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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
July 2, 2018

PLANTRONICS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
1-12696
77-0207692
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 (Commission file number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

345 Encinal Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)

(831) 426-5858
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01
Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information contained in Item 2.01 under the heading “Stockholder Agreement” and Item 2.03 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.01      Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On July 2, 2018, Plantronics, Inc. (the “Company”) completed its acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Polycom, Inc. (“Polycom”). The Acquisition was consummated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the previously announced Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated March 28, 2018, among the Company, Triangle Private Holdings II, LLC (“Triangle”) and Polycom.  Polycom is a provider of open, standards-based UC&C solutions for voice, video and content sharing and a comprehensive line of support and service solutions.
At the closing of the Acquisition, the Company paid the aggregate purchase price for the stock of Polycom, consisting of (1) 6,352,201 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Stock Consideration”) and (2) $1.638 billion in cash (the “Cash Consideration”).  The consideration paid at closing is also subject to a working capital adjustment. The Company financed the Cash Consideration by using available cash-on-hand and with funds drawn from the Company’s new term loan facility, which is described under Item 2.03. Portions of the Stock Consideration and the Cash Consideration were each deposited into separate escrow accounts to secure certain indemnification obligations of Triangle pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.  
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Purchase Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Stockholder Agreement
On July 2, 2018, in connection with, and as a condition to the consummation of, the Acquisition, the Company entered into a Stockholder Agreement (the “Stockholder Agreement”) with Triangle. Pursuant to the Stockholder Agreement, the Company is required to file a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 by which the holders of the Stock Consideration may sell their shares in one or more registered offerings. In addition, the holders have certain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to registration statements that the Company may file. The Company is subject to obligations regarding the registration of the Stock Consideration, the maintenance of an active shelf registration statement and the offer and resale of the Stock Consideration by the holders. In addition, the Company has granted Triangle certain preemptive rights to acquire additional Company securities.
Pursuant to the Stockholder Agreement, Triangle and its affiliates may not transfer any of the Stock Consideration until July 2, 2019. Following the expiration of this initial period, Triangle will be able to sell up to one-third of its shares until January 2, 2020, up to two-thirds of its shares prior to July 2, 2020 and all of its remaining shares following July 2, 2020.
The Stockholder Agreement also obligated the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) to appoint two representatives of Triangle to the Board and provides that the Board must continue to nominate up to two Triangle representatives for election to the Board based on Triangle’s percentage ownership of the Company and the overall size of the Board (assuming that the Company has 11 or fewer directors). The Triangle representatives selected for appointment or nomination to the Board are subject to the prior approval of the Company. Effective upon the closing of the Acquisition, Frank Baker and Dan Moloney were appointed to the Board as the initial Triangle representatives.
The Stockholder Agreement contains a standstill provision applicable to Triangle that extends for three years and thereafter for so long as a Triangle representative serves on the Company’s Board and prohibits Triangle from taking certain actions, including acquiring shares of the Company’s common stock and seeking to control, alter or





influence the board of directors, management or polices of the Company. Among other things, Triangle is subject to a voting agreement requiring it to vote in favor of the Board’s director nominees.
The foregoing description of the Stockholder Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Stockholder Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03      Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On July 2, 2018, in connection with the acquisition of Polycom, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement replaced the Company’s existing revolving credit facility in its entirety.
The Credit Agreement provides for (i) a revolving credit facility with an initial maximum aggregate amount of availability of $100 million that matures in July 2023 and (ii) a $1.275 billion term loan facility due in quarterly principal installments commencing on December 28, 2018, with all remaining outstanding principal due at maturity in July 2025. Availability under the revolving credit facility is reduced by the amount necessary to meet the Company’s obligations under two outstanding letters of credit, which were approximately $86 thousand as of July 2, 2018, after giving effect to the acquisition. The Company may increase the aggregate principal amount of any outstanding tranche of term loans, add one or more additional tranches of term loans and/or increase the aggregate principal amount of revolving commitments under the Credit Agreement by an aggregate amount of up to the sum of (1) $500 million, (2) an amount such that, after giving effect to the incurrence of such amount, the consolidated secured net leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) is equal to or less than 2.75 to 1.00 and (3) the amount of certain prepayments made under the Credit Agreement from time to time. Any such increase would be subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including that no default or event of default be continuing under the Credit Agreement at the time of the increase and that the Company obtain the consent of each lender providing any such additional loans or commitments.
On July 2, 2018, the Company borrowed the full amount available under the term loan facility. Proceeds from the initial borrowing under the Credit Agreement were used to finance the acquisition of Polycom, to refinance certain debt of the Company and Polycom, to pay related fees, commissions, transaction costs and expenses and for general corporate purposes. The Company expects that the proceeds of future borrowings will be used to provide ongoing working capital and capital for other general corporate purposes of the Company and its subsidiaries.
The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are currently guaranteed by Polycom and will from time to time be guaranteed by, subject to certain exceptions, any domestic subsidiaries that may become material in the future. Subject to certain exceptions, the Credit Agreement is secured by first-priority perfected liens and security interests in substantially all of the personal property of the Company and each subsidiary guarantor and will from time to time also be secured by certain material real property that the Company or any subsidiary guarantor may acquire.
Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a variable rate equal to (i) LIBOR plus a specified margin, or (ii) the base rate (which is the highest of (a) the prime rate publicly announced from time to time by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, (b) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% or (c) the sum of 1% plus one-month LIBOR) plus a specified margin.
The Company must also pay (i) an unused commitment fee ranging from 0.200% to 0.300% per annum of the average daily unused portion of the aggregate revolving credit commitments under the Credit Agreement, and (ii) a per annum fee equal to (a) for each performance standby letter of credit outstanding under the Credit Agreement with respect to nonfinancial contractual obligations, 50% of the applicable margin over LIBOR under the revolving credit facility in effect from time to time multiplied by the daily amount available to be drawn under such letter of credit, and (b) for each other letter of credit outstanding under the Credit Agreement, the applicable margin over LIBOR under the revolving credit facility in effect from time to time multiplied by the daily amount available to be drawn for such letter of credit.





The Credit Agreement contains various restrictions and covenants, including requirements that the Company maintain certain financial ratios at prescribed levels and restrictions on the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to consolidate or merge, create liens, incur additional indebtedness, dispose of assets, consummate acquisitions, make investments and pay dividends and other distributions. The Credit Agreement includes the following financial covenants applicable to the revolving credit facility only: (i) a maximum consolidated secured net leverage ratio (defined as, with certain adjustments and exclusions, the ratio of the Company’s consolidated secured indebtedness as of the end of the relevant fiscal quarter to consolidated net income before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, non-cash charges and certain other items (“EBITDA”) for the period of four fiscal quarters then ended) of 3.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending during the period from December 29, 2018 through June 29, 2019; 3.25 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending during the period from June 30, 2019 through March 28, 2020; 3.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending during the period from March 29, 2020 through April 3, 2021; and 2.75 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending on or after April 4, 2021; and (ii) a minimum interest coverage ratio (defined as, with certain adjustments, the ratio of the Company’s EBITDA to the Company’s consolidated interest expense to the extent paid or payable in cash) of 2.75 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending on or after December 29, 2018.
The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default. If an event of default under the Credit Agreement occurs and is continuing, then the lenders may declare any outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement to be immediately due and payable; provided, however, that the occurrence of an event of default as a result of a breach of a financial covenant under the Credit Agreement does not constitute a default or event of default with respect to any term facility under the Credit Agreement unless and until the required revolving lenders shall have terminated their revolving commitments and declared all amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility to be due and payable. In addition, if the Company, any subsidiary guarantor or, with certain exceptions, any other subsidiary becomes the subject of voluntary or involuntary proceedings under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law, then any outstanding obligations under the Credit Agreement will automatically become immediately due and payable. Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at a rate of 2.00% per annum in excess of the otherwise applicable rate (i) while a payment or bankruptcy event of default exists or (ii) upon the lenders’ request, during the continuance of any other event of default.
The foregoing description of the Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Credit Agreement filed herewith as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02      Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On July 2, 2018, effective as of the closing of the Acquisition, the Board increased the authorized number of directors from eight to ten and appointed Frank Baker and Dan Moloney to the Board to serve terms expiring at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Messrs. Baker and Moloney have also been nominated for election to the Board at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Messrs. Baker and Moloney will receive compensation pursuant to the Company’s standard arrangements for directors as described in its Proxy Statement for its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and will enter into a standard director indemnification agreement with the Company.
Mr. Baker is a co-founder and managing partner of Siris Capital Group, LLC (“Siris”) and Mr. Moloney is an executive partner of Siris. As described above, the Company entered into the Purchase Agreement with Triangle, an entity that is indirectly controlled by Siris, pursuant to which the Company acquired Polycom from Triangle. The Purchase Agreement contemplates post-closing adjustments to the purchase price and mutual indemnification rights, among other terms. In addition, the Company entered into the Stockholder Agreement, which required the Company to appoint two individuals selected by Triangle to the Board at the closing of the Acquisition and obligates the Company to continue to nominate up to two individuals selected by Triangle for election to the Board, with Messrs. Baker and Moloney being the initial two individuals selected by Triangle and approved by the Company for nomination. The Stockholder Agreement also grants Triangle certain rights, including registration rights concerning the Stock





Consideration, preemptive rights regarding certain stock issuances by the Company and other rights described in Item 2.01. The transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement and Stockholder Agreement were negotiated on an arm's-length basis and approved by the Board prior to Messrs. Baker and Moloney having any relationship with the Company.
Item 5.03      Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On July 2, 2018, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement and effective simultaneously with the closing of the Acquisition, the Board adopted an amendment to Article 3, Section 2 of the Company’s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaws Amendment”) to increase the range within which the Board can determine the authorized number of directors of the Company. The Bylaws Amendment provides that the authorized number of directors of the Company shall be between six and eleven. Prior to the adoption of the Bylaws Amendment, the Board could set the authorized number of directors between five and nine.
The foregoing description of the Bylaws Amendment does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Bylaws Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01      Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 2, 2018, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the Acquisition. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits .
(a)      The required financial statements of Polycom will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than 71 calendar days after the date that this initial Current Report on Form 8-K was required to be filed.
(b)      The required pro forma financial information relating to the Acquisition will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than 71 calendar days after the date that this initial Current Report on Form 8-K was required to be filed.
(c)      Not applicable.
(d)      The following exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K
Exhibit Number
Description






SIGNATURE

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

July 2, 2018
PLANTRONICS, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Mary Huser
 
Name:
Mary Huser
 
Title:
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary




 
 
EXECUTION VERSION
 
 
 









STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
AMONG
PLANTRONICS, INC.,
TRIANGLE PRIVATE HOLDINGS II, LLC
AND
POLYCOM, INC.
MARCH 28, 2018







TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
Page
1
PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES
2
PURCHASE PRICE; PAYMENT
 
2.1.
Purchase Price
 
2.2.
Estimated Closing Statement
 
2.3.
Closing Payments
 
2.4.
Post-Closing Reconciliation
 
2.5.
Payment of Final Cash Purchase Price Adjustment
 
2.6.
Escrow Arrangement
 
2.7.
Accounting Principles and Methodologies
 
2.8.
Method of Payment
 
2.9.
Access to Information
 
2.10.
Withholding
 
2.11.
Certain Adjustments
 
2.12.
Transaction Expense Tax Benefits
3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
 
3.1.
Organization
 
3.2.
Authority
 
3.3.
Ownership
 
3.4.
No Violation
 
3.5.
No Litigation
 
3.6.
No Brokers or Finders
 
3.7.
Investment Representations
 
3.8.
No Additional Representations
4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF POLYCOM
 
4.1.
Organization
 
4.2.
Capitalization of Polycom
 
4.3.
Subsidiaries
 
4.4.
Authority
 
4.5.
No Violation
 
4.6.
Financial Matters
 
4.7.
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
 
4.8.
Tax Matters
 
4.9.
Absence of Certain Changes
 
4.10.
No Litigation
 
4.11.
Compliance with Laws and Orders
 
4.12.
Unlawful Payments
 
4.13.
Anti-Money Laundering
 
4.14.
Economic Sanctions and Export Controls
 
4.15.
Customs and Free Trade Agreements

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4.16.
Licenses and Permits
 
4.17.
Environmental, Health and Safety Matters
 
4.18.
Properties
 
4.19.
Insurance
 
4.20.
Contracts and Commitments
 
4.21.
No Default
 
4.22.
Labor Matters
 
4.23.
Polycom Plans
 
4.24.
Employees; Compensation
 
4.25.
Intellectual Property Rights
 
4.26.
Customers; Suppliers
 
4.27.
Product Warranty and Product Liability
 
4.28.
Certain Relationships to the Polycom Companies
 
4.29.
No Brokers or Finders
 
4.30.
No Additional Representations
5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
 
5.1.
Organization
 
5.2.
Capitalization
 
5.3.
Subsidiaries
 
5.4.
Authority
 
5.5.
No Violation
 
5.6.
Financial Matters
 
5.7.
Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities
 
5.8.
Tax Matters
 
5.9.
Absence of Certain Changes
 
5.10.
No Litigation
 
5.11.
Compliance with Laws and Orders
 
5.12.
Unlawful Payments
 
5.13.
Anti-Money Laundering
 
5.14.
Economic Sanctions and Export Controls
 
5.15.
Customs and Free Trade Agreements
 
5.16.
Licenses and Permits
 
5.17.
Environmental, Health and Safety Matters
 
5.18.
Properties
 
5.19.
Insurance
 
5.20.
Contracts and Commitments
 
5.21.
Labor Matters
 
5.22.
Buyer Plans
 
5.23.
Intellectual Property Rights
 
5.24.
No Brokers or Finders
 
5.25.
Sufficient Funds
 
5.26.
Solvency
 
5.27.
SEC Filings and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

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5.28.
Investment Representations
 
5.29.
No Additional Representations
6
COVENANTS PRIOR TO THE CLOSING
 
6.1.
Pre-Closing Access to Information; Integration Planning; Customers and Suppliers
 
6.2.
Conduct of Polycom Pending the Closing
 
6.3.
Conduct of Buyer Pending the Closing
 
6.4.
Exclusive Negotiations
 
6.5.
Further Actions
 
6.6.
Certain Filings
 
6.7.
Termination of Transactions
 
6.8.
R&W Insurance Policy
 
6.9.
Stock Exchange Listing
 
6.10.
Termination of Currency Swap Arrangement
 
6.11.
Notification
 
6.12.
Tail Coverage
 
6.13.
Company Accounting
 
6.14.
L&R Matters
 
6.15.
Certain Plan Matters
 
6.16.
Black Duck Scan
7
COVENANTS AFTER THE CLOSING
 
7.1.
Post-Closing Access to Information; Cooperation
 
7.2.
Tax Matters
 
7.3.
Nonsolicitation; Certain Companies
 
7.4.
Confidential Information
 
7.5.
Seller Ongoing Obligations
 
7.6.
Obihai Earnout
 
7.7.
Project X Settlement
 
7.8.
Post-Closing Employee Matters
 
7.9.
Further Assurances
 
7.10.
Concerning Counsel
8
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO BUYER’S OBLIGATIONS
 
8.1.
Accuracy of Representations and Warranties
 
8.2.
Compliance With Agreement
 
8.3.
Delivery of Documents
 
8.4.
No Order, Law or Litigation
 
8.5.
Regulatory Approvals
 
8.6.
No Material Adverse Effect
 
8.7.
Termination of Related Party Transactions and Currency Swap Arrangement
 
8.8.
Closing Stock Consideration Listing
 
8.9.
R&W Insurance Policy
9
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO POLYCOM’S AND SELLER’S OBLIGATIONS
 
9.1.
Accuracy of Representations and Warranties
 
9.2.
Compliance With Agreement

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9.3.
Delivery of Documents
 
9.4.
Closing Stock Consideration Listing
 
9.5.
No Order, Law or Litigation
 
9.6.
Regulatory Approvals
 
9.7.
No Material Adverse Effect
10
INDEMNIFICATION
 
10.1.
Indemnification by Seller
 
10.2.
Indemnification by Buyer
 
10.3.
Procedures Relating to Indemnification among Seller and Buyer
 
10.4.
Procedures Relating to Indemnification for Third Party Claims and the Specific Indemnified Matters
 
10.5.
Indemnification Waterfall
 
10.6.
Pre-Closing Officers and Directors
 
10.7.
Certain Determinations
 
10.8.
Mitigation
 
10.9.
Subrogation
 
10.10.
Exclusive Remedy
 
10.11.
Effect of Investigation
11
CLOSING
 
11.1.
Closing Date; Location
 
11.2.
Documents to be Delivered by Polycom and Seller
 
11.3.
Documents to be Delivered by Buyer
12
TERMINATION
 
12.1.
Termination Without Breach
 
12.2.
Termination for Breach
 
12.3.
Effect of Termination
13
MISCELLANEOUS
 
13.1.
Disclosure Schedules
 
13.2.
Publicity
 
13.3.
Assignment
 
13.4.
Parties in Interest
 
13.5.
Law Governing Agreement; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial
 
13.6.
Severability
 
13.7.
Amendment
 
13.8.
Waiver
 
13.9.
Notice
 
13.10.
Expenses
 
13.11.
Equitable Relief
 
13.12.
Entire Agreement
 
13.13.
No Recourse
 
13.14.
Counterparts
 
13.15.
No Strict Construction
 
13.16.
Interpretive Provisions

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13.17.
Definitions





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EXHIBITS
Exhibit 6.8
-
Form of R&W Insurance Policy
Exhibit 11.2(b)
-
Form of General Release
Exhibit 11.2(l)
-
Form of Stockholders’ Agreement
Exhibit 11.3(d)
-
Form of Buyer’s Bylaws Amendment
Exhibit 13.17(ll)
-
Form of Escrow Agreement




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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and effective as of March 28, 2018 (the “ Agreement Date ”) by and among Plantronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Buyer ”); Triangle Private Holdings II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Seller ”); and Polycom, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Polycom ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined in the context of the Section in which such terms first appear have the respective meanings set forth in Section 13.17 .
WHEREAS , Polycom and each of its Subsidiaries listed on Schedule A‑1 (Polycom and each such company, each a “ Polycom Company ” and, collectively including Polycom, the “ Polycom Companies ”) are engaged in the development, manufacture, sale, distribution and delivery of, and providing support services relating to, unified communications and collaboration software and hardware systems for voice, video and content sharing for distributors, service providers and end-user customers (the “ Polycom Business ”);
WHEREAS , Seller owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Polycom (the “ Shares ”); and
WHEREAS , Buyer desires to purchase the Shares from Seller, and Seller desires to sell the Shares to Buyer, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW , THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties agree as follows:

1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall sell, convey, assign, transfer and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase and acquire from Seller, all of the Shares, free and clear of all Liens (other than any Liens arising pursuant to applicable federal and state securities Laws, Liens arising as a result of actions solely taken by Buyer or any of its controlled Affiliates, and Liens contemplated by the Financing).
2.      PURCHASE PRICE; PAYMENT
2.1.      Purchase Price . The aggregate purchase price for the Shares (the “ Purchase Price ”) shall be (i) an amount equal to One Billion Six Hundred Thirty Eight Million One Hundred Seventy Two Thousand Two Hundred Seventy Eight and 84/100 Dollars ($1,638,172,278.84) (as such amount may be adjusted pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) , the “ Base Cash Purchase Price ”); plus (A) the Final Cash Amount; plus (B) the amount, if any, by which the Final Adjusted Net Working Capital Amount exceeds the Upper Adjusted Net Working Capital Target or minus (C) the amount, if any, by which the Final Adjusted Net Working Capital Amount is less than the Lower Adjusted Net Working Capital Target; minus (D) the Final Indebtedness Amount; minus (E) the Final

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Polycom Transaction Expense Amount; and (ii) 6,352,201 shares of Buyer Common Stock (as such amount may be adjusted pursuant to this Section 2.1 and Section 2.11 , the “ Closing Stock Consideration ”), provided , however , that if on the Closing Date the Closing Stock Consideration would exceed 19.9% of the then outstanding shares of Buyer Common Stock, then the Closing Stock Consideration shall be reduced by an amount of shares necessary for the Closing Stock Consideration to not exceed 19.9% of the then outstanding shares of Buyer Common Stock as of the Effective Time and the amount of the Base Cash Purchase Price shall be increased by the product of (I) $56.96 and (II) the number of shares of Buyer Common Stock comprising the Closing Stock Consideration as of the Agreement Date minus the number of shares of Buyer Common Stock comprising the Closing Stock Consideration as of the Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall Buyer be obligated to issue a number of shares of Buyer Common Stock under this Agreement equal to more than 19.9% of the outstanding shares of Buyer Common Stock measured as of the time of issuance of the Closing Stock Consideration.
2.2.      Estimated Closing Statement . Not less than four (4) Business Days prior to the Closing Date (or two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date with respect to Section 2.2(b) ), Polycom shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver to Buyer:
(a)      A statement (the “ Estimated Closing Statement ”) setting forth Seller’s good faith estimate of each of the following, together with reasonably detailed documentation supporting each estimate: (i) the amount of Cash as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Estimated Cash Amount ”); (i) the amount of Adjusted Net Working Capital as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Estimated Adjusted Net Working Capital Amount ”); (i) the aggregate amount of all Polycom Indebtedness outstanding and unpaid as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Estimated Indebtedness Amount ”), including a breakdown of the aggregate amount of all Paid-Off Indebtedness outstanding and unpaid as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Estimated Paid-Off Indebtedness Amount ”) and the aggregate amount of all Retained Indebtedness outstanding and unpaid as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Estimated Retained Indebtedness Amount ”); and (i) the aggregate amount of all Polycom Transaction Expenses outstanding and unpaid as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Estimated Polycom Transaction Expense Amount ”). The Estimated Closing Statement shall also set forth the amount and calculation of the “ Estimated Closing Date Cash Purchase Price ,” which shall be equal to the sum of (A) the Base Cash Purchase Price, plus (B) the Estimated Cash Amount, plus (C) the amount, if any, by which the Estimated Adjusted Net Working Capital Amount exceeds the Upper Adjusted Net Working Capital Target or minus (D) the amount, if any, by which the Estimated Adjusted Net Working Capital Amount is less than the Lower Adjusted Net Working Capital Target, minus (E) the Estimated Indebtedness Amount, and minus (F) the Estimated Polycom Transaction Expense Amount. After delivery of the Estimated Closing Statement, Polycom shall (1) reasonably cooperate Buyer and its representatives in Buyer’s review of the Estimated Closing Statement, and (2) give Buyer reasonable access to and copies of the books and records of Polycom and its Subsidiaries and reasonable access to relevant personnel thereof (including any auditors or accountants) for the purpose of reviewing the Estimated Closing Statement provided that the confidentiality of all such books and records shall be strictly maintained by all such

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persons in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement. Polycom and Seller shall consider in good faith any comments on the Estimated Closing Statement submitted by Buyer; provided that in the event Buyer and Polycom are unable to agree regarding any of the matters and/or amounts set forth on the Estimated Closing Statement, such matters and amounts set forth on the Estimated Closing Statement delivered by Polycom and Seller shall be used for the purpose of the payment set forth in Section 2.3 .
(b)      A schedule of the respective amounts, payees/obligees and wire transfer instructions with respect to (i) each item of Paid-Off Indebtedness included within the calculation of the Estimated Paid-Off Indebtedness Amount and (ii) each Polycom Transaction Expense included within the calculation of the Estimated Polycom Transaction Expense Amount, in each case, as set forth on the Estimated Closing Statement.
(c)      Payoff letters, lien terminations (including UCC‑3 financing statements), releases, instruments of discharge and similar documentation, in each case in customary form reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, to be executed and delivered as of the Closing by each of the obligees identified pursuant to Section 2.2(b) , which shall include, if applicable, such obligees’ release, upon payment at Closing (or replacement, cash collateralization or backstop of existing letters of credit), of all Liens of such obligees over the properties and assets of each Polycom Company (other than any cash that is used to cash collateralize existing letters of credit, if applicable) and the Shares (the “ Payoff Letters ”) and shall evidence the repayment or prepayment of all Paid-off Indebtedness (other than for customary indemnity obligations that expressly survive by their terms). For the avoidance of doubt, Buyer and its representatives shall be permitted a reasonable period of time to review and comment on the drafts and execution versions of any such documentation.
2.3.      Closing Payments .
(a)      Payment of Estimated Paid-Off Indebtedness Amount . At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver and pay to the applicable obligees, for and on behalf of the Polycom Companies, each item of Paid-Off Indebtedness included within the calculation of the Estimated Paid-Off Indebtedness Amount.
(b)      Payment of Estimated Polycom Transaction Expense Amount . At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver and pay to the applicable obligees, for and on behalf of the Polycom Companies, each Polycom Transaction Expense included within the calculation of the Estimated Polycom Transaction Expense Amount, in full satisfaction and retirement of all Polycom Transaction Expenses outstanding and unpaid as of the Closing, as set forth in the Estimated Closing Statement.
(c)      Payment and Delivery of Closing Date Balance . At the Closing, Buyer shall pay and deliver the Estimated Closing Date Cash Purchase Price as follows:
(i)      Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) (the “ L&R Matters Escrow Amount ”) shall be deposited into the L&R Matters Escrow Account; and

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(ii)      An amount equal to the Estimated Closing Date Cash Purchase Price minus the L&R Matters Escrow Amount shall be paid to Seller.
(d)      Delivery of Closing Stock Consideration . At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver certificates evidencing the Closing Stock Consideration (or at Buyer’s election in non-certificated book-entry form to Escrow Agent’s or Seller’s, as applicable, designated account), with a restrictive legend as set forth in Section 3.7(e) , as follows:
(i)      Such number of shares of Buyer Common Stock with an aggregate value of One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000), based on a price per share equal to the average closing price of Buyer Common Stock for the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days prior to the Closing Date, to be deposited by Buyer into the General Escrow Account (the “ Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration ”); and
(ii)      the balance of the Closing Stock Consideration to Seller (the “ Paid Closing Stock Consideration ”).
2.4.      Post-Closing Reconciliation .
(a)      Preliminary Closing Statement . Not more than seventy-five (75) days following the Closing Date, Buyer shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, and deliver to Seller a statement (the “ Preliminary Closing Statement ”) setting forth Buyer’s calculation of each of the following, together with reasonably detailed documentation supporting each calculation: (i) the amount of Cash as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Preliminary Cash Amount ”); (i) the amount of Adjusted Net Working Capital as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Preliminary Adjusted Net Working Capital Amount ”); (i) the aggregate amount of all Polycom Indebtedness outstanding and unpaid as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Preliminary Indebtedness Amount ”), including a breakdown of the aggregate amount of all Paid-Off Indebtedness outstanding and unpaid as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Preliminary Paid-Off Indebtedness Amount ”) and the aggregate amount of all Retained Indebtedness outstanding and unpaid as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Preliminary Retained Indebtedness Amount ”); and (i) the aggregate amount of all Polycom Transaction Expenses outstanding and unpaid as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Preliminary Polycom Transaction Expense Amount ”). The Preliminary Closing Statement shall also set forth Buyer’s calculation of the amount of the “ Preliminary Closing Date Cash Purchase Price ”, which shall be equal to the sum of (A) the Base Cash Purchase Price, plus (B) the Preliminary Cash Amount, plus (C) the amount, if any, by which the Preliminary Adjusted Net Working Capital Amount exceeds the Upper Adjusted Net Working Capital Target or minus (D) the amount, if any, by which the Preliminary Adjusted Net Working Capital Amount is less than the Lower Adjusted Net Working Capital Target, minus (E) the Preliminary Indebtedness Amount, and minus (F) the Preliminary Polycom Transaction Expense Amount.

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(b)      Objection to Preliminary Closing Statement . After the Preliminary Closing Statement is delivered to Seller pursuant to Section 2.4(a) , Seller shall have fifty (50) days (the “ Response Period ”) to review and respond to the Preliminary Closing Statement in accordance with this Section 2.4(b) . If Seller objects to any of the amounts or calculations set forth on the Preliminary Closing Statement, then Seller shall inform Buyer on or before the last day of the Response Period by delivering written notice to Buyer (a “ Closing Statement Objection ”) setting forth a specific description of the basis of the Closing Statement Objection and the proposed adjustments to the Preliminary Closing Statement that Seller believes should be made. If no Closing Statement Objection is delivered to Buyer within the Response Period, then Seller shall be deemed to have accepted the Preliminary Closing Statement for all purposes hereunder.
(c)      Response to Closing Statement Objection . If a Closing Statement Objection is delivered to Buyer pursuant to Section 2.4(b) , then Buyer shall have fifteen (15) days following the delivery of the Closing Statement Objection (the “ Rebuttal Period ”) to review and respond to the Closing Statement Objection by delivering written notice to Seller specifying the scope of its disagreement with the information contained in the Closing Statement Objection. If no such written notice is delivered to Seller within the Rebuttal Period, then Buyer shall be deemed to have accepted the Closing Statement Objection for all purposes hereunder.
(d)      Dispute Resolution Following Closing Statement Objection .
(i)      If Buyer delivers a written notice to Seller in response to a Closing Statement Objection pursuant to Section 2.4(c) , then Buyer and Seller shall promptly meet (in person, by telephone or any other mutually convenient medium agreed upon by the Parties) and attempt in good faith to resolve any dispute or disagreement relating to the Preliminary Closing Statement, the amount and calculation of the Preliminary Closing Date Cash Purchase Price or the amount and calculation of any of the amounts set forth in Section 2.4(a) (a “ Closing Statement Dispute ”).
(ii)      If Buyer and Seller are unable to resolve the Closing Statement Dispute within thirty (30) days following Buyer’s delivery of written notice to Seller pursuant to Section 2.4(c) , then, at any time thereafter, Buyer or Seller may elect to have the Closing Statement Dispute resolved by Ernst & Young LLP or another nationally or regionally recognized firm of independent public accountants as to which Buyer and Seller mutually agree, and in either case as to which all of the Parties represent that they have not otherwise engaged such firm in the two (2) years prior to this engagement (the “ CPA Firm ”), which firm shall, acting as an expert and not as an arbitrator ( provided that, absent manifest error, the final decision of the CPA Firm shall be binding upon and enforceable by the Parties in the same manner as though rendered in binding arbitration), resolve the Closing Statement Dispute on the basis of the standards, methods and procedures set forth in this Agreement and otherwise according to the rules and procedures set forth in

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an engagement letter to be entered into between Buyer, Seller and the CPA Firm (the “ Engagement Letter ”). The Engagement Letter shall provide that: (A) the scope of the resolution conducted by the CPA Firm shall be limited solely to the Closing Statement Dispute and that the CPA Firm shall not conduct a review of or render a decision on any other items; (B) the CPA Firm shall deliver to Buyer and Seller, as promptly as practicable and in any event within the timelines specified in the Engagement Letter, a written report setting forth the final value of each item included within the Closing Statement Dispute, which shall be the position of either Buyer or Seller, or a position between the positions of Buyer and Seller, and may not be an alternative resolution; and (C) the CPA Firm shall make its determination based solely on the guidelines, definitions and procedures set forth in this Agreement and the material provided by Buyer and Seller and not pursuant to any independent review and without regard to any objections of Seller that are not described in the Closing Statement Objection. Absent manifest error, the determination of the CPA Firm shall be final and binding on the Parties, shall be non-appealable and may be enforced by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(iii)      All fees and expenses of the CPA Firm in connection with the services provided pursuant to Section 2.4(d)(ii) shall be paid by Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, in proportion to the amounts by which their respective aggregate positions in the Closing Statement Dispute differed from the CPA Firm’s final aggregate determination.
(e)      Final Closing Statement . The actual and final amount of Cash as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Final Cash Amount ”), the actual and final amount of Adjusted Net Working Capital as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Final Adjusted Net Working Capital Amount ”), the actual and final aggregate amount of Polycom Indebtedness (including the actual and final breakdown of the aggregate amount of Paid-Off Indebtedness and the aggregate amount of Retained Indebtedness) outstanding and unpaid as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Final Indebtedness Amount ”), and the actual and final amount of Polycom Transaction Expenses outstanding and unpaid as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (the “ Final Polycom Transaction Expense Amount ”) will be:
(i)      as stated in the Preliminary Closing Statement, with respect to any items thereon as to which Seller fails to deliver a Closing Statement Objection during the Response Period;
(ii)      as stated in the Preliminary Closing Statement as adjusted by the Closing Statement Objection, if a Closing Statement Objection is delivered by Seller and Buyer does not deliver written notice to Seller within the Rebuttal Period;
(iii)      as determined by the CPA Firm as provided in Section 2.4(d)(ii) , with respect to any items on the Preliminary Closing Statement as to which Seller delivers a Closing Statement Objection during the Response Period and Buyer delivers written notice to Seller within the Rebuttal Period; or

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(iv)      notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (i) , (ii) or (iii) , as mutually agreed in writing by Buyer and Seller.
The “ Final Closing Statement ” shall mean the Preliminary Closing Statement, if Seller does not deliver any Closing Statement Objection during the Response Period, or the Preliminary Closing Statement as adjusted pursuant to this Section 2.4(e) if Seller delivers a Closing Statement Objection during the Response Period. The Final Closing Statement shall set forth the amount and calculation of the “ Final Closing Date Cash Purchase Price ,” which shall be equal to the sum of (A) the Base Cash Purchase Price, (B)  plus the Final Cash Amount, (C)  plus the amount, if any, by which the Final Adjusted Net Working Capital Amount exceeds the Upper Adjusted Net Working Capital Target or minus the amount, if any, by which the Final Adjusted Net Working Capital Amount is less than the Lower Adjusted Net Working Capital Target, (D)  minus the Final Indebtedness Amount, and (E)  minus the Final Polycom Transaction Expense Amount.
2.5.      Payment of Final Cash Purchase Price Adjustment . If the Final Closing Date Cash Purchase Price, as set forth on the Final Closing Statement, is less than the Estimated Closing Date Cash Purchase Price, as set forth on the Estimated Closing Statement, then Seller shall pay to Buyer an amount equal to the difference between the Estimated Closing Date Cash Purchase Price and the Final Closing Date Cash Purchase. If the Final Closing Date Cash Purchase Price, as set forth on the Final Closing Statement, is greater than the Estimated Closing Date Cash Purchase Price, as set forth on the Estimated Closing Statement, then Buyer shall pay to Seller an amount equal to the difference between the Final Closing Date Cash Purchase Price and the Estimated Closing Date Cash Purchase Price. Any payment required by this Section 2.5 shall be made within five (5) Business Days after determination of the Final Closing Statement.
2.6.      Escrow Arrangement .
(a)      Payments to Buyer Indemnified Parties . The Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration and the L&R Matters Escrow Amount shall be held in escrow to satisfy, at least in part, claims made by the Buyer Indemnified Parties for satisfaction of any indemnification claim in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 2.6 and Article 10 . The Escrow Agent will hold the Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration and the L&R Matters Escrow Amount in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement. If Seller becomes obligated (whether through mutual agreement between Buyer and Seller, as a result of a final non-appealable judicial determination or otherwise finally determined in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) to make a payment to Buyer or another Buyer Indemnified Party from the General Escrow Account and/or the L&R Matters Escrow Account (such dollar amount, as finally determined from time to time pursuant to this Agreement, an “ Indemnification Escrow Claim Dollar Amount ”), then Buyer and Seller shall promptly execute and deliver joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent to disburse to Buyer or another Buyer Indemnified Party (x) with respect to the General Escrow Account, (A) first, an amount in cash (the “ Released General Escrow Funds Amount ”) equal to the lesser of (1) the amount of General Escrow Funds then existing in the General Escrow Account and (2) the Indemnification Escrow Claim Dollar Amount

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and (B) second, to the extent the Released General Escrow Funds Amount is less than the Indemnification Escrow Claim Dollar Amount, a number of shares of Buyer Common Stock from the General Escrow Account equal to the lesser of (i) (x) the applicable Indemnification Escrow Claim Dollar Amount minus the applicable Released General Escrow Funds Amount divided by (y) the average closing price of Buyer Common Stock for the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days prior to the date that the Escrow Agent actually releases and transfers such amount of Buyer Common Stock to Buyer or another Buyer Indemnified Party, as applicable, or (ii) the number of shares of Buyer Common Stock then existing in the General Escrow Account, and/or (y) with respect to the L&R Matters Escrow Account, an amount to Buyer or another Buyer Indemnified Party equal to the lesser of the Indemnification Escrow Claim Dollar Amount to be paid from the L&R Matters Escrow Account and the amount of funds then existing in the L&R Matters Escrow Account.
(b)      Release of L&R Matters Escrow Amount and Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration in Certain Circumstances to Seller .
(i)      If (A) the L&R Matters Completion Date occurs before the General Escrow Release Date and (B) no indemnification claim or claims have been made by a Buyer Indemnified Party against the L&R Matters Escrow Account and/or the Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration under Article 10 or no such claim(s) remain(s) outstanding on the General Escrow Release Date, then the following will apply: promptly following the L&R Matters Completion Date, in the event that no claim for indemnification under Article 10 by a Buyer Indemnified Party has been made and remains outstanding against the L&R Matters Escrow Account, Buyer and Seller shall promptly execute and deliver joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent to distribute to Seller fifty percent (50%) of the remainder of the L&R Matters Escrow Amount, if any. If, on the L&R Matters Completion Date, an indemnification claim or claims has been made by a Buyer Indemnified Party against the L&R Matters Escrow Account under Article 10 and such claim(s) remain(s) outstanding on such date, but the maximum potential obligation of Seller in respect of such claim(s) is reasonably identifiable and not subject to further dispute and is less than the remainder of the L&R Matters Escrow Amount, then Buyer and Seller shall promptly execute and deliver joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent to distribute to Seller from the L&R Matters Escrow Account an amount equal to (x) fifty percent (50%) multiplied by (y) the sum of (1) the remainder of the L&R Matters Escrow Amount, minus (2) such identifiable maximum potential obligation of Seller in respect of such claim(s). Once all pending claims have been resolved and satisfied from the L&R Matters Escrow Account, Buyer and Seller shall promptly and jointly direct the Escrow Agent to release fifty percent (50%) of the amount of such resolved claims then remaining in the L&R Matters Escrow Account to Seller, with the remainder of the L&R Matters Escrow Account distributed to Seller as set forth on Schedule 13.17(fff) .
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a Buyer Indemnified Party has been made and remains outstanding against the L&R Matters Escrow Account or the Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration, or (B) the L&R Matters Completion Date occurs after the General Escrow Release Date but an indemnification claim or claims has been made by a Buyer Indemnified Party against the L&R Matters Escrow Account and/or the Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration under Article 10 and such claim(s) remain(s) outstanding on the General Escrow Release Date, then the following will apply: Promptly following the L&R Matters Completion Date, in the event that no claim for indemnification under Article 10 by a Buyer Indemnified Party has been made and remains outstanding against the L&R Matters Escrow Account or the Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration, Buyer and Seller shall promptly execute and deliver joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent to distribute to Seller fifty percent (50%) of the remainder of the L&R Matters Escrow Amount and fifty percent (50%) of the Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration, if any. The remainder of the L&R Matters Escrow Account and the Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration will be distributed to Seller as set forth on Schedule 13.17(fff) . If, on the L&R Matters Completion Date, an indemnification claim or claims has been made by a Buyer Indemnified Party against the L&R Matters Escrow Account and/or the Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration under Article 10 and such claim(s) remain(s) outstanding on such date, but the maximum potential obligation of Seller in respect of such claim(s) is reasonably identifiable and not subject to further dispute and is less than the remainder of the sum of the L&R Matters Escrow Amount and the Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration, then Buyer and Seller shall promptly execute and deliver joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent to distribute to Seller, first from the Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration (valuing shares of Buyer Common Stock based on the average closing price of Buyer Common Stock for the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days prior to the L&R Matters Completion Date) and then from the L&R Matters Escrow Account an amount equal to (x) fifty percent (50%) multiplied by (y) the sum of (1) the remainder of the L&R Matters Escrow Amount and the Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration, minus (2) such identifiable maximum potential obligation of Seller in respect of such claim(s). Once all pending claims have been resolved and satisfied from the L&R Matters Escrow Account and the Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration, Buyer and Seller shall promptly and jointly direct the Escrow Agent to release fifty percent (50%) of the amount of such resolved claims then remaining in the L&R Matters Escrow Account and the Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration to Seller. The remainder of the L&R Matters Escrow Account and the Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration will be distributed to the Seller as set forth on Schedule 13.17(fff) .
(c)      Release of Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration and Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration in Certain Circumstances to Seller . On the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Closing Date (the “ General Escrow Release Date ”),

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in the event that no claim for indemnification under Article 10 by a Buyer Indemnified Party has been made and remains outstanding against the General Escrow Account, Buyer and Seller shall promptly execute and deliver joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent to distribute to Seller the remainder of the General Escrow Funds and the Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration; provided , however , if the General Escrow Release Date precedes the L&R Matters Completion Date, then the joint written instruction delivered by Buyer and Seller shall instruct the Escrow Agent to retain from the General Escrow Account, (i) 100% of the General Escrow Funds (such amount, the “ Retained General Escrow Funds Amount ”) and (ii) from the Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration, the number of shares of Buyer Common Stock having a value equal to the sum of (x) Twenty Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000) minus (y) the Retained General Escrow Funds Amount, based on the average closing price of Buyer Common Stock for the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days prior to the General Escrow Release Date (such shares, the “ Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration ”), which such retained General Escrow Funds and Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration shall continue to be held in the General Escrow Account and only disbursed to Seller following the L&R Matters Completion Date as set forth in Section 2.6(b)(ii) . If, on the General Escrow Release Date, an indemnification claim or claims (“ Pending Claims ”) has been made by a Buyer Indemnified Party against the General Escrow Account under Article 10 and such claim(s) remain(s) outstanding on such date, but the maximum potential obligation of Seller in respect of such claim(s) is reasonably identifiable and not subject to further dispute and is less than the aggregate value of the sum of the General Escrow Funds and the Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration (based on the average closing price of Buyer Common Stock for the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days prior to the General Escrow Release Date), then Buyer and Seller shall promptly execute and deliver joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent to distribute to Seller from the Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration, the number of shares of Buyer Common Stock having a value equal to (w) the aggregate value of the remainder of the Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration, plus (x) the amount then remaining of the General Escrow Funds minus (y) such identifiable maximum potential obligation of Seller in respect of each such claim (the “ Escrow Reserve Amount ”), minus (z) if the General Escrow Release Date precedes the L&R Matters Completion Date, the Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration, based on the average closing price of Buyer Common Stock for the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days prior to the General Escrow Release Date. Thereafter, as any pending indemnification claim is resolved, Buyer and Seller shall promptly and jointly direct the Escrow Agent to distribute to (i) Buyer, (A) first, from the General Escrow Funds, the Released General Escrow Funds Amount, and (B) second, the number of shares of Buyer Common Stock from the remainder of the Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration having a value equal to the applicable Indemnification Escrow Claim Dollar Amount minus the Released General Escrow Funds Amount based on the average closing price of Buyer Common Stock for the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days prior to the date that the Escrow Agent actually releases and transfers such amount of Buyer Common Stock to Buyer or another Buyer Indemnified Party, as applicable, provided , however , that any Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration shall continue to be held by the Escrow Agent until released pursuant to Section 2.6(b)(ii) and (ii) Seller (after taking into account such distribution to Buyer), (A) first, the number of

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shares of Buyer Common Stock from the remainder of the Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration having a value (based on the average closing price of Buyer Common Stock for the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days prior to the date that the Escrow Agent actually releases and transfers such amount of Buyer Common Stock) equal to the positive amount, if any, of the sum of (1) the aggregate value of the remainder of the Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration plus (2) the amount then remaining of the General Escrow Funds minus (3) the aggregate Escrow Reserve Amount with respect to the remaining Pending Claims, if any, based on the average closing price of Buyer Common Stock for the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days prior to the date that the Escrow Agent actually releases and transfers such amount of Buyer Common Stock to Seller. Once all pending claims have been resolved and satisfied from the General Escrow Account, Buyer and Seller shall promptly and jointly direct the Escrow Agent to release the remainder of the General Escrow Funds and the Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration to Seller; provided , however , that any Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration shall continue to be held by the Escrow Agent until released pursuant to Section 2.6(b)(ii) .
(d)      For the avoidance of doubt, all claims made against and distributions directed from the General Escrow Account and the L&R Matters Escrow Account shall be made pursuant to the terms of Article 10 , including but not limited to the waterfall described in Section 10.5 .
(e)      The fees and expenses of the Escrow Agent with respect to the General Escrow Account and the L&R Matters Escrow Account shall be borne equally by Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller, jointly and severally, on the other hand.
2.7.      Accounting Principles and Methodologies . Each of the Estimated Closing Statement, Preliminary Closing Statement and Final Closing Statement shall be prepared in a manner consistent in all respects with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“ GAAP ”) and, to the extent consistent with GAAP, using the same accounting methods, policies, practices, principles and procedures, with consistent classifications and valuation and estimation methodologies that were used in the preparation of the Polycom Financial Statements for the most recent fiscal year end of the Polycom Companies (the “ Accounting Principles and Methodologies ”). An illustrative example of the calculation of net working capital in accordance with the Accounting Principles and Methodologies is set forth on Schedule 2.7 .
2.8.      Method of Payment . All cash payments pursuant to this Article 2 shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account that the recipient has designated in writing.
2.9.      Access to Information . Following the Closing until the determination of the Final Closing Statement, Buyer will (a) reasonably cooperate with Seller and its representatives in Seller’s review of the Preliminary Closing Statement, and (b) permit Seller and its representatives (including their accountants and attorneys), during normal business hours upon reasonable prior notice and without interruption to the Polycom Business, to have reasonable access to the books and records of the Polycom Companies necessary to review the Preliminary Closing Statement,

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provided that the confidentiality of all such books and records shall be strictly maintained by all such Persons in accordance with Section 7.4 .
2.10.      Withholding . Buyer and Seller shall each be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amount payable under this Agreement any withholding of Taxes or other similar amounts required under applicable Tax Law to be deducted and withheld, and Buyer and Seller, as applicable, shall pay such amounts to the appropriate authorities. To the extent such amounts are so deducted or withheld, such amounts will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid. To the extent that Buyer or Seller becomes aware of any applicable withholding Taxes, Buyer or Seller, as the case may be, (i) shall use reasonable efforts to provide prompt written notice to the other of the amount of such Tax and (ii) shall use reasonable efforts to consult with the other in good faith as to the nature of the Tax and the basis upon which such withholding is required.
2.11.      Certain Adjustments . Without limiting the provisions of this Agreement, if, from the Agreement Date until the Effective Time, the shares of Buyer Common Stock shall have been changed into, or exchanged for, a different number of shares or a different class, by reason of any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split, combination, exchange of shares, or similar transaction, the Closing Stock Consideration and any items on which the calculation of the Closing Stock Consideration depends, as the case may be, shall be correspondingly adjusted as appropriate to provide the holders of the shares of Buyer Common Stock the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to such event.
2.12.      Transaction Expense Tax Benefits . In addition to the payments payable by Buyer to Seller under this Article 2 , to the extent that any cash Tax benefits are realized by Buyer or the Polycom Companies with respect to any Tax period (other than a Pre-Closing Tax Period) ending before January 1, 2021 in respect of Polycom Transaction Expenses or Specified Expenses, Buyer shall pay to Seller in cash the amount of such net Tax benefits actually realized (calculated on an “with and without” basis, net of reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses) (it being understood that this clause shall apply only with respect to any Tax deductions resulting from Polycom Transaction Expenses or Specified Expenses that in the aggregate amount to at least $5,000,000 in a fiscal year).
3.      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Subject to Section 13.1(a) , Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:
3.1.      Organization . Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing or equivalent status under the Laws of the State of Delaware.
3.2.      Authority . Seller has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by Seller pursuant hereto and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by Seller pursuant hereto and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by the managing member of Seller. No other or further corporate act or proceeding on the part of Seller or its equity holders is necessary to authorize

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this Agreement or the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by Seller pursuant hereto or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement constitutes, and when executed and delivered, the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by Seller pursuant hereto will constitute, valid and binding agreements of Seller enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or any other similar Law affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law).
3.3.      Ownership . No shares of the capital stock of Polycom are issued or outstanding except for 100,100 shares of common stock, which are all owned of record and beneficially by Seller. Seller owns (of record and beneficially) and has valid title to all of the Shares free and clear of all Liens (other than any Liens arising pursuant to applicable federal and state securities Laws, Liens arising as a result of actions solely taken by Buyer or any of its controlled Affiliates and Liens contemplated by the Financing). There are no outstanding warrants, options, rights, Contracts, calls, puts or other agreements of any kind relating to the issuance, sale or transfer of any capital stock or other Equity Interests of Polycom to any Person, and all of the outstanding capital stock and other Equity Interests of Polycom have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and were not issued in violation of any Law or any charter or other provision regarding preemptive, anti-dilution or similar rights. There are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, profit participation, phantom stock or similar rights with respect to Polycom. Seller is not a party to any voting trust, proxy or other agreement or understanding with respect to the voting of any capital stock or other Equity Interests of Polycom.
3.4.      No Violation .
(a)      Except as set forth on Schedule 3.4(a) , or (other than with respect to clause (i) ), as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by Seller pursuant hereby or thereby, and assuming the authorizations, consents and approvals referred to in Section 3.4(b) are obtained, none of the execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement and the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by it pursuant hereto, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and compliance by Seller with any of the provisions hereof or thereof will conflict with, or result in any violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or result in the creation of any Lien under, give rise to a right of termination, modification, acceleration or cancellation under, or require any prepayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance, discharge or other satisfaction of any Seller Indebtedness or require an offer to be made to prepay, repurchase, redeem, defease, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Seller Indebtedness under any provision of (i) the Organizational Documents of Seller; (ii) any Order of any Governmental Authority applicable to Seller or by which any of the properties or assets of Seller are bound; (iii) any applicable Law; or (iv) any Contract to which Seller is a party or by which Seller or any of its properties, assets or rights may be bound or affected.

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(b)      Except as set forth in Schedule 3.4(b) , no consent, waiver, approval, Order, Permit or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notification to, any Governmental Authority is required on the part of Seller in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered pursuant hereto by Seller, or the compliance by Seller with any of the provisions hereof or thereof, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except for (i) the filing of notification and report forms with the FTC and the DOJ under the HSR Act and the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period thereunder, (i) the filing of the required applications and notices with Governmental Authorities under other Regulatory Laws as set forth in Schedule 3.4(b)(ii) , the issuance of consents, authorizations or approvals of such applications by such authorities, if required, and the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting periods thereunder, (i) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and any other applicable Securities Law, and (i) except as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by Seller pursuant hereby or thereby.
3.5.      No Litigation . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.5 , there is no material Litigation pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller or Seller’s respective directors, managers or officers or foreign equivalents (in such capacities) that seeks to prevent, restrain, prohibit or make illegal the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.6.      No Brokers or Finders . Neither Seller nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents have retained any broker or finder in connection with the transactions provided for herein or in connection with the negotiation thereof, nor are any of them responsible for the payment of any broker’s or finder’s fees.
3.7.      Investment Representations .
(a)      Offering Exemption . Seller understands that the shares of Buyer Common Stock to be acquired by Seller pursuant to this Agreement have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act or qualified under any state securities Laws and that such shares of Buyer Common Stock are being offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from such registration and qualification based in part upon the representations contained herein. Seller is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) under the U.S. Securities Act.
(b)      Knowledge and Experience; Ability to Bear Risks . Seller has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that Seller is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment contemplated by this Agreement, and Seller is able to bear the economic risk of this investment in the shares of Buyer Common Stock that may be delivered to Seller or held in escrow pursuant to this Agreement (including a complete loss of Seller’s investment or a reduction in the price of Buyer Common Stock, whether at the time it is held by Seller or while such Buyer Common Stock is held in the General Escrow Account).

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(c)      Investment Purpose . Seller is acquiring the shares of Buyer Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement solely for Seller’s own account for investment and not with a view toward the resale or distribution thereof, nor with any present intention of transferring or distributing Seller’s interest in such shares of Buyer Common Stock, in each case in a manner that would require registration of such shares of Buyer Common Stock prior to such registration under the Stockholders’ Agreement. Seller has no contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer, assign or pledge to such person or anyone else all or any part of the shares of Buyer Common Stock being issued under this Agreement, and Seller has no current plans or intentions to enter into any such contract, undertaking or arrangement, in each case in a manner that would require registration of such shares of Buyer Common Stock prior to such registration under the Stockholders Agreement.
(d)      Resale Restrictions . Seller acknowledges that the shares of Buyer Common Stock that Seller may acquire pursuant to this Agreement (i) have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities statutes of any state or other jurisdiction, (ii)  have the status of securities acquired in a transaction under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, and (iii)  are “restricted securities” (as that term is defined in Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act), and, therefore, Seller further acknowledges that the shares of Buyer Common Stock that Seller is acquiring pursuant to this Agreement cannot be resold unless they are registered under applicable federal and state securities laws (including the Securities Act) or unless exemptions from all such applicable registration requirements are available, and consequently, Seller must bear the economic risk of investment for an indefinite period of time. Seller will not sell or otherwise transfer any of the shares of Buyer Common Stock that Seller may acquire pursuant to this Agreement without either the prior registration thereof under the Securities Act and all other applicable statutes, or applicable exemptions from the registration requirements of each of those statutes.
(e)      Legend . Seller understands that certificates or book entries representing the shares of Buyer Common Stock being issued hereunder will bear the following legend reflecting the foregoing restrictions on transfer:
“The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or under any other applicable securities laws. The securities may not be sold, transferred, assigned or pledged or otherwise disposed of at any time unless (i) they are registered under the Securities Act and such other applicable laws or (ii) in the opinion of legal counsel for Plantronics, Inc., Inc. or other legal opinion reasonably satisfactory to Plantronics, Inc. such disposition will not result in a violation of the Securities Act or any other applicable securities laws or (iii) sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act ( provided that the transferor provides Plantronics, Inc. with reasonable assurances (in the form of a seller representation letter and, if applicable, a broker representation letter) that the securities may be sold pursuant to such rule).”

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3.8.      No Additional Representations . Except for the representations and warranties expressly made by Buyer in Article 5 , Seller acknowledges that none of Buyer or any other Person makes, and that Seller has not relied upon, any express or implied representation or warranty whatsoever and specifically (but without limiting the foregoing), that neither Buyer nor its any of its representatives makes, nor has Seller relied upon, any representation or warranty with respect to (a) Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, conditions (financial or otherwise), prospects or any other matter relating to Buyer or its Subsidiaries or (b) any documentation, forecasts, budgets, projections, estimates or other information (including the accuracy or completeness of, or the reasonableness of the assumptions underlying, such documentation, forecasts, budgets, projections, estimates or other information) provided by Buyer or any representative of Buyer, including in any “data rooms” or management presentations.
4.      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF POLYCOM
Subject to Section 13.1(a) , Polycom hereby represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:
4.1.      Organization . Polycom is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing or equivalent status under the Laws of the State of Delaware. Polycom is duly licensed, qualified or authorized to do business and is in good standing or equivalent status in each jurisdiction in which the character of the assets owned or leased by Polycom or the nature of its business makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed, qualified, authorized or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to be material to Polycom. Schedule 4.1 sets forth a correct and complete list of the jurisdictions in which Polycom is duly licensed, qualified, or authorized to do business. True, correct and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of Polycom have been made available to Buyer. The minute books and stock records of Polycom, which have been made available for Buyer’s inspection, are correct and complete copies of such instruments and accurately reflect all material corporate action that Polycom has taken.
4.2.      Capitalization of Polycom .
(a)      Ownership . The authorized capital stock of Polycom consists entirely of 101,000 shares of common stock. No shares of such capital stock are issued or outstanding except for 100,100 shares of common stock, which are all owned of record and beneficially by Seller. Seller owns (of record and beneficially) and has valid title to all of the Shares free and clear of all Liens (other than any Liens arising pursuant to applicable federal and state securities Laws, Liens arising as a result of actions solely taken by Buyer or any of its controlled Affiliates, any Liens under the Credit Agreements and Liens contemplated by the Financing). There are no outstanding warrants, options, rights, Contracts, calls, puts or other agreements of any kind relating to the issuance, sale or transfer of any capital stock or other Equity Interests of Polycom to any Person, and all of the outstanding capital stock and other Equity Interests of Polycom have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and were not issued in violation of any Law or any charter or other provision regarding preemptive, anti-dilution or similar rights. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.2(a) , there are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, profit

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participation, phantom stock or similar rights with respect to Polycom. Polycom is not a party to any voting trust, proxy or other agreement or understanding with respect to the voting of its capital stock or other Equity Interests.
(b)      Convertible Indebtedness . There is no Polycom Indebtedness (i) that carries the right to vote on any matters on which equity holders may vote (or which is convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having such right); or (ii) the value of which is in any way based upon or derived from capital stock or other Equity Interests of Polycom.
4.3.      Subsidiaries . Each Subsidiary of Polycom is an entity duly organized, validly existing and (where applicable or recognized) in good standing or equivalent status under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, except where the failure to be in good standing would not be material to Polycom and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Each Subsidiary of Polycom is duly licensed, qualified or authorized to do business and is in good standing or equivalent status in each jurisdiction in which the character of the assets owned or leased by such Polycom Subsidiary or the nature of its business makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed, qualified, authorized or in good standing would reasonably be expected to be not material to Polycom. Schedule 4.3 sets forth a true and complete list of the holders of the Equity Interests of each Subsidiary of Polycom. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.3 , neither Polycom nor any Subsidiary of Polycom owns, directly or indirectly, any Equity Interests in any other Person. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.3 , there are no outstanding warrants, options, rights, Contracts, calls, puts or other agreements of any kind relating to the issuance, sale or transfer of any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of Polycom to any Person, and all of the Equity Interests of each of Polycom’s Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and were not issued in violation of any Law or any charter or other provision regarding preemptive, anti-dilution or similar rights. There are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, profit participation, phantom stock or similar rights with respect to any Subsidiary of Polycom. Neither Polycom nor any Subsidiary of Polycom is party to any voting trust, proxy or other agreement or understanding with respect to the voting of any Equity Interests of such Subsidiary of Polycom. Polycom has made available to Buyer a correct and complete copy of each certificate representing the issued shares of capital stock or other Equity Interests of its Subsidiaries as of the Agreement Date and as of the Closing Date.
4.4.      Authority . Polycom has all requisite corporate power, legal right and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by it pursuant hereto and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by Polycom pursuant hereto and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Polycom. No other or further act or proceeding on the part of Polycom is necessary to authorize this Agreement or the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by Polycom pursuant hereto or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement constitutes, and when executed and delivered, the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by Polycom pursuant hereto will constitute, valid and binding agreements of Polycom, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except as such

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enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or any other similar Law affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law).
4.5.      No Violation .
(a)      Except (i) as set forth in Schedule 4.5(a) , or (ii) (other than with respect to clause (i) ) as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to Polycom, the execution and delivery by Polycom of this Agreement or the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by it pursuant hereto, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or compliance by Polycom with any of the provisions hereof or thereof will not conflict with, or result in any violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, result in the creation of any Lien (other than any Liens arising pursuant to applicable federal and state securities Laws, Liens arising as a result of actions solely taken by Buyer or any of its controlled Affiliates, any Polycom Permitted Liens and Liens contemplated by the Financing) under, give rise to a right of termination, modification, acceleration or cancellation under, or require any prepayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance, discharge or other satisfaction of any Polycom Indebtedness or require an offer to be made to prepay, repurchase, redeem, defease, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Polycom Indebtedness under any provision of:
(i)      the Organizational Documents of any Polycom Company;
(ii)      any Order of any Governmental Authority applicable to any Polycom Company or by which any of the properties or assets of any Polycom Company are bound;
(iii)      any applicable Law; or
(iv)      any Material Contract to which any Polycom Company is a party or by which any Polycom Company or any of its respective properties, assets or rights may be bound or affected (including with respect to this subsection (iv) any consent right in connection with the transaction contemplated hereby of a counterparty to any Material Contract).
(b)      Except as set forth in Schedule 4.5(b) , no consent, waiver, approval, Order, Permit or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notification to, any Governmental Authority is required on the part of Polycom in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by it pursuant hereto, or the compliance by Polycom with any of the provisions hereof or thereof, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except for (i) the filing of notification and report forms with the FTC and the DOJ under the HSR Act and the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period thereunder, (i) the filing of the required applications and notices with Governmental Authorities under other Regulatory Laws as set forth in Schedule 4.5(b)(ii) , the issuance of consents,

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authorizations or approvals of such applications by such authorities, if required, and the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting periods thereunder, (i) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable securities Law and (i) any actions or filings the absence of which would not be reasonably expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to Polycom.
4.6.      Financial Matters .
(a)      Financial Statements . Included in Schedule 4.6 are the consolidated financial statements of Polycom (collectively, the “ Polycom Financial Statements ”) consisting of (i) the consolidated audited financial statements (including the consolidated balance sheets and statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), comprehensive income (loss) and cash flow) of Polycom as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2017, December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (the balance sheet as of December 31, 2017, the “ Polycom Recent Audited Balance Sheet ”) and (ii) a consolidated unaudited balance sheet of Polycom, as of February 28, 2018 (the “ Polycom Recent Balance Sheet ”) and the related consolidated unaudited statements of operations and cash flows for the two (2) months then ended. The Polycom Financial Statements (A) are prepared from and consistent with such financial statements as have been prepared and used by the Polycom Companies in the ordinary course of measuring and reporting the Polycom Companies’ operating results, financial condition and/or cash flow; (B) are prepared in accordance with GAAP, as applied on a consistent basis, and with the books and records of the Polycom Companies; provided , however , that the consolidated unaudited financial statements are subject to normal year-end adjustments (which if made would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to Polycom) and to final adjustments related to the purchase of Obihai Technology, Inc. (which if made would not, individually or in the aggregate, be material to Polycom) and do not contain all footnotes required under GAAP, which if presented would not provide, individually or in the aggregate, additional material information; and (C) fairly present, in all material respects, the assets, Liabilities, financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Polycom Companies as of the dates and for the periods indicated. None of Polycom, its Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective independent registered public accounting firms has indicated to Polycom, and to the Knowledge of Polycom, neither Polycom nor any of its Subsidiaries has been made aware of (i) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves any of Polycom’s or its Subsidiaries’ management or other employees or other Persons who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by Polycom and its Subsidiaries or (ii) any claim or allegation regarding the foregoing.
(b)      Internal Accounting Controls . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.6(b) , the Polycom Companies maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that, since January 1, 2015, (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP, or any corresponding provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law, and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s

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general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.
4.7.      Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities . Except as and to the extent specifically disclosed, reflected, reserved against or otherwise provided for in the Polycom Recent Balance Sheet or in Schedule 4.7 , no Polycom Company has any Liabilities, other than: (i) commercial Liabilities incurred since the date of the Polycom Recent Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, none of which is expected to be a Liability resulting from breach of Contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement or misappropriation and none of which is material; (ii) Liabilities specifically disclosed in the Polycom Disclosure Schedule; (iii) Liabilities to perform after the Closing under Contracts that are disclosed in the Polycom Disclosure Schedule or that are of the type or kind required to be disclosed in the Polycom Disclosure Schedule but are not disclosed solely because they fall below the applicable minimum threshold amount, term or materiality of the disclosures required by the terms of this Agreement to be set forth in the Polycom Disclosure Schedule; (iv) Liabilities that are of the type or kind required to be disclosed in the Polycom Disclosure Schedule but are not disclosed solely because they fall below the applicable minimum threshold amount, term or materiality of the disclosures required by the terms of this Agreement to be set forth in the Polycom Disclosure Schedule; (v) Liabilities to perform its obligations contained in this Agreement; (vi) Liabilities that have been discharged or paid in full prior to the Agreement Date; or (vii) Liabilities that have not been, and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to Polycom.
4.8.      Tax Matters . Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material effect on Polycom:
(a)      The unpaid Taxes of any Polycom Company, individually or in the aggregate did not, as of the date of the Polycom Recent Balance Sheet, exceed the reserve for Tax Liability (rather than any reserve for deferred Taxes established for temporary differences between book and Tax bases of assets and Liabilities) as set forth on the face of the Polycom Recent Balance Sheet. Since the date of the Polycom Recent Balance Sheet, no Polycom Company has incurred Tax Liability arising from extraordinary gains or losses, as that term is used in GAAP. Each Polycom Company has established adequate accruals or reserves, in accordance with GAAP, for all Taxes for taxable periods since the date of the Polycom Recent Balance Sheet.
(b)      All Tax Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of each Polycom Company have been timely filed and, when filed, were prepared in compliance with all applicable Laws. No Governmental Authority has notified any Polycom Company that such Polycom Company is or may be subject to taxation in respect of Taxes as to which such Polycom Company does not file Tax Returns for such Taxes in the Governmental Authority’s jurisdiction.
(c)      All Taxes due and owing by each Polycom Company (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been paid, except with respect to matters for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP on the Polycom

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Financial Statements. All Tax deficiencies that have been claimed, proposed or asserted against any Polycom Company have been fully paid or finally settled or are being contested in good faith and for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP on the Polycom Financial Statements.
(d)      Except as set forth in Schedule 4.8(d) or with respect to matters for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established, in accordance with GAAP, on the Polycom Financial Statements, each Polycom Company has complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws, rules and regulations relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes (including withholding of Taxes pursuant to Sections 1441 and 1442 of the Code or similar provisions under any foreign, state or local law) and has, within the time and the manner prescribed by Law, duly withheld and paid all Taxes that it is required to withhold and pay in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, shareholder, member, investor or other third party of such Polycom Company.
(e)      Except as set forth on Schedule 4.8(e) , no Polycom Company has received from any Governmental Authority notice that an audit is pending or threatened with respect to any Taxes due from or with respect to or attributable to any Polycom Company or any Tax Return filed by or with respect to any Polycom Company, and no Polycom Company is currently the beneficiary of any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return (other than any automatic extensions or any customary extensions elected by a Polycom Company in the ordinary course of business). No power of attorney has been granted by or with respect to any Polycom Company with respect to any matter relating to Taxes.
(f)      Except as set forth in Schedule 4.8(f) , no Polycom Company or equity holder of such Polycom Company (including Seller) has received a Tax opinion with respect to any transaction relating to such Polycom Company, other than a transaction in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.
(g)      There are no outstanding requests, agreements, consents, Contracts or waivers extending the statutory period of limitations applicable to any Taxes, deficiencies, or any Tax Return of any Polycom Company.
(h)      No Polycom Company is subject to any Liens for Taxes other than Polycom Permitted Liens.
(i)      No Polycom Company is or has ever been a party to any “listed transaction,” as defined in Section 6707A(c)(2) of the Code and Treasury Regulation §1.6011-4(b)(2). No Polycom Company is a “United States real property holding corporation” within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code.
(j)      During the two (2) year period ending on the date of this Agreement, no Polycom Company has been a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled

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corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355 of the Code) with respect to a transaction described in Section 355 of the Code.
(k)      Except as set forth in Schedule 4.8(k) , no Polycom Company is a party to any Tax allocation or Tax sharing Contract (other than an agreement exclusively between or among the Polycom Companies) that will survive the Closing; and no Polycom Company has any potential liability or obligation to any person as a result of, or pursuant to, any such Contract.
(l)      Except as set forth in Schedule 4.8(l) , no Polycom Company will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the opening of business on the Closing Date as a result of any (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (ii) “closing agreement” as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or Non-U.S. Tax Law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date; (iii) intercompany transaction or excess loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code; (iv) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the opening of business on the Closing Date; (v) prepaid amount received on or prior to the opening of business on the Closing Date (other than deferred revenue amounts automatically included in the ordinary course of business under Revenue Procedure 2004-34 or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or Non-U.S. Tax Law) or (vi) election under Section 108(i) of the Code.
(m)      Each Polycom Company has collected all sales, value-added or use Taxes required to be collected and has remitted, or will remit on a timely basis, such amounts to the appropriate Governmental Authority.
(n)      No Governmental Authority of any jurisdiction in which the Polycom Companies have not filed Tax Returns has asserted that any of the Polycom Companies is required to file Tax Returns.
(o)      Certain Polycom Companies have claimed or received Tax exemptions or rulings, as applicable, in China and the Netherlands. Each Polycom Company is in material compliance with the terms and conditions of all applicable Tax exemptions or rulings in China or the Netherlands that such Polycom Company may be subject or that such Polycom Company may have claimed or received, and consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not have any adverse effect on such compliance.
4.9.      Absence of Certain Changes . Except as set forth in Schedule 4.9 , (x) since December 31, 2017, there has not been a Material Adverse Effect on the Polycom Companies taken as a whole, and (y) since the date of the Polycom Recent Balance Sheet Date, each Polycom Company has conducted its business in the ordinary course of business in all material respects (except for actions taken in connection with this Agreement), and there has not been:
(a)      any material loss, material damage or material destruction, relating to or affecting the assets, Liabilities or operations of such Polycom Company;

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(b)      any material increase in the compensation, salaries, commissions, wages, or benefits payable or provided or to become payable or provided to any current or former employees, directors, independent contractors, or agents of such Polycom Company, including any material bonus or other material employee benefit granted, made or accrued in respect of such employees, directors, independent contractors, or agents, or any material increase or material decrease in the number of such employees, directors, independent contractors, or agents (including any such increase or change pursuant to any Polycom Plan or other commitment), in each case other than in the ordinary course of business;
(c)      any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other material distribution in respect of capital stock or other Equity Interest of such Polycom Company; any redemption, purchase or other acquisition by such Polycom Company of any capital stock or other Equity Interests of such Polycom Company; or any other material payment of any kind to any stockholder or other holder of any Equity Interests of such Polycom Company, except for regular payments of base salary, benefits or under Polycom Plans or other payments in the ordinary course of business, or reimbursement of expenses in accordance with the expense reimbursement policy of such Polycom Company or other payments (other than dividends) in the ordinary course of business;
(d)      any material increase in such Polycom Company’s investment in, amounts receivable from or amounts payable to any other Polycom Company or any Affiliate, other than in the ordinary course of business;
(e)      any sale, lease, grant or other transfer or disposition of any material assets of such Polycom Company material to the Polycom Business, except for the sale of Inventory items in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(f)      any merger or consolidation with, any acquisition of a material interest in, or any acquisition of a substantial portion of the assets, Liabilities or operations of any Person or any other acquisition of any material assets;
(g)      any Polycom Indebtedness incurred, assumed or guaranteed by such Polycom Company, or any loan or advance made by such Polycom Company to any Person, other than advances for travel and entertainment to the Polycom Employees and Polycom Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(h)      any entry into, material amendment or early termination of any material Contract with any director, manager, officer, employee agent, consultant or other third party performing similar functions with base annual compensation of the Threshold or greater, other than in the ordinary course of business; any entry into, material amendment or early termination of any Shareholder Loan or Polycom Company Guarantee; any entry into, material amendment (including any material change in shipping terms) or early termination of any Material Contract to which such Polycom Company is a party; or any release or waiver of any material claims or material rights under any Material Contract to which such Polycom Company is a party, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

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(i)      any material grant of credit by such Polycom Company to any material customer of any Polycom Company on terms or in amounts materially more favorable than those that have been extended to such customer in the past; or any other material change in the terms of any credit heretofore extended by any Polycom Company or any other material change of the policies or practices of such Polycom Company with respect to the granting of credit, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(j)      any satisfaction or discharge, or agreement to satisfy or discharge, any material Liability of such Polycom Company, other than the satisfaction or discharge of current Liabilities reflected in the Polycom Recent Balance Sheet and of current Liabilities incurred since the date of the Polycom Recent Balance Sheet, in each case, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(k)      any deferral, material extension or failure to pay any of the material Liabilities of such Polycom Company as and when the same become due or any prepayment of any of the material Liabilities of such Polycom Company;
(l)      any management of payables, receivables or inventory outside of the ordinary course of business;
(m)      any delay in investments in inventory for new product launches;
(n)      any material change in financial or Tax accounting principles or methods of such Polycom Company, except to the extent required by GAAP or any corresponding provision of Law;
(o)      any other material event or condition not in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that relates to or affects any material assets, Liabilities or operations of such Polycom Company that are material to the Polycom Companies taken as a whole;
(p)      any settlement or compromise of any material Litigation (whether or not commenced prior to the Agreement Date), other than settlements or compromises of Litigation that do not involve any material obligation of such Polycom Company; or
(q)      any entry into, material amendment or early termination of any Contract to take any of the actions specified in this Section 4.9 , other than this Agreement, or any act or omission that, if arising after the Agreement Date, would constitute a material breach of any covenant set forth in Section 6.2 .
4.10.      No Litigation . Except as set forth in Schedule 4.10 , there is no material Litigation pending or, to the Knowledge of Polycom, threatened against (a) any Polycom Company or any Person holding any Equity Interests of any Polycom Company, (b) any Polycom Company’s respective directors or officers (or equivalent managers) or foreign equivalents (in such capacities)

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or (c) their respective businesses, assets or Liabilities that is (i) material to the Polycom Business or (ii) that seeks to prevent, restrain, prohibit or make illegal the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.11.      Compliance with Laws and Orders . Except for past violations for which no Polycom Company is subject to any current material Liability and no Polycom Company can become subject to any future material Liability, and (i) except as set forth in Schedule 4.12 and Schedule 4.14 and (ii) except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to Polycom and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, each Polycom Company (including its material assets, Liabilities or operations) is, and during the last three (3) years, has been, in material compliance with all applicable Laws and Orders. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.12 and Schedule 4.14 , no Polycom Company during the last three (3) years has received notice of any material violation or alleged material violation of any Laws or Orders, and to the Knowledge of Polycom, there are no facts or circumstances that could form the basis for any such violation. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.11 , none of the Polycom Companies or their respective business, assets or Liabilities are subject to any material Order.
4.12.      Unlawful Payments .
(a)      Except as set forth on Schedule 4.12 , each Polycom Company is currently and has been in the last five (5) years in compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable Anti-Corruption or Anti-Bribery Laws. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.12 , during the last five (5) years the Polycom Companies have not received written notice of (i) any violation or alleged violation of any Anti-Corruption or Anti-Bribery Laws by any Polycom Company or (ii) any threatened or pending action against any Polycom Company before any court or by any Governmental Authority responsible for enforcing any Anti-Corruption or Anti-Bribery Laws.
(b)      Except as disclosed in a required regulatory filing, no Polycom Company, any Person holding any Equity Interests of any Polycom Company, director, manager, officer or, to the Knowledge of Polycom, employee is a Public Official that is not otherwise disclosed in a required regulatory filing.
(c)      Since January 1, 2013, except as set forth on Schedule 4.12 , no Polycom Company, any Person holding any Equity Interests of any Polycom Company, director, manager, officer, or to the Knowledge of Polycom, employee, distributor, re-seller, agent, or any other Person associated with or acting on behalf of any Polycom Company, has, directly or indirectly, (i) used any funds of any Polycom Company to pay money or to provide any other thing of value to any Public Official or any official candidate for foreign or domestic political office, or any official, employee, or agent of any foreign or domestic political party (but excluding payments to Governmental Authorities in amounts legally due and owing by such Polycom Company or reasonable and bona fide payments directly related to the promotion, demonstration or explanation of the Products/Services of such Polycom Company or the execution or performance of a lawful written Contract); (ii) offered, promised to pay or authorized the payment of any money or any other thing of value to any Public Official or any candidate for foreign or domestic political office, or any official, employee or agent of any foreign or domestic political party (but excluding payments to

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Governmental Authorities in amounts legally due and owing by such Polycom Company or reasonable and bona fide payments directly related to the promotion, demonstration or explanation of the Products/Services of such Polycom Company or the execution or performance of a lawful written Contract); or (iii) made any unlawful bribe, unlawful rebate, unlawful payoff, unlawful influence payment, unlawful kickback or other unlawful payment, promise of payment or authorization of payment of money, gifts or anything of material value to any Public Official, private or public, regardless of form, whether in money, material property or material services, to receive materially favorable treatment in obtaining or retaining business for any Polycom Company, to obtain or retain special concessions for any Polycom Company or to pay for materially favorable treatment for business obtained or retained or to pay for special concessions already obtained for any Polycom Company, or to secure any other improper advantage for any Polycom Company.
(d)      Since January 1, 2013, except as set forth on Schedule 4.12 , no Polycom Company, any Person holding any Equity Interests of any Polycom Company, director, manager, officer, or to the Knowledge of Polycom, employee, distributor, re-seller, agent, or any other Person associated with or acting on behalf of any Polycom Company, has, directly or indirectly, (i) established or maintained any unlawful fund of monies or other assets of any Polycom Company; (ii) made any knowingly false or fraudulent entry on the books or records of any Polycom Company; or (iii) fraudulently circumvented the system of internal accounting controls implemented by any Polycom Company.
4.13.      Anti-Money Laundering . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13 , each Polycom Company is currently and has been in the last five (5) years in compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable U.S., United Kingdom, European Union, and other applicable Laws in the jurisdictions where they conduct business related to terrorism or money laundering including: (i) the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970 (31 U.S.C. 5311 et. seq. (the Bank Secrecy Act)), as amended by Title III of the USA PATRIOT Act, (ii) the Trading with the Enemy Act, or (iii) Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001 (66 Fed. Reg. 49079), any other enabling legislation, executive order or regulations issued by a Governmental Authority pursuant or relating thereto (collectively, “ Anti-Money Laundering Laws ”).
4.14.      Economic Sanctions and Export Controls . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.14 , each Polycom Company is and, for the five (5) years preceding signing, has been in material compliance with all applicable U.S., United Kingdom, European Union, and other applicable economic sanctions and export control Laws in the jurisdictions where they conduct business, including (i) the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. app. 2401‑2420), and the Export Administration Regulations, 15 C.F.R. §§ 730-774 (“ EAR ”); (ii) the Arms Export Control Act, 22 U.S.C. § 2778, and the corresponding International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ ITAR ”); (iii) the economic sanctions, Laws and regulations enforced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“ OFAC ”), 31 C.F.R. Part 500 et seq., and the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Terrorist Financial and Economic Sanctions Policy; and (iv) the anti-boycott regulations, guidelines, and reporting requirements under the Export Administration Regulations and Section 999 of the Internal Revenue Service Code

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(collectively, “ Export Control Laws ”). To the Knowledge of Polycom, no Polycom Company is a target of the prohibitions or restrictions under any of the Export Controls Laws or other laws of similar effect in the jurisdictions where they operate or otherwise conduct business.
4.15.      Customs and Free Trade Agreements . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15 , each Polycom Company is and, for the five (5) years preceding signing, has been in material compliance with all applicable U.S., United Kingdom, European Union, and other applicable Laws in the jurisdictions where they conduct business governing the classification, valuation, duties, origination, and marking of foreign-origin products in which a Polycom Company is acting as importer of record into the applicable jurisdiction (collectively “ Customs Laws ”), as well as any similar requirements imposed under bilateral or multilateral Free Trade Agreements to which the United States or other applicable jurisdiction is a party (“ FTAs ”).
4.16.      Licenses and Permits . Each Polycom Company has all material Permits required for the conduct of the Polycom Business (as currently conducted by the Polycom Companies) and the operation of such Polycom Real Property. All such material Permits are in full force and effect, in all material respects, and will not be materially affected or made subject to any material loss, material limitation or obligation to reapply as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Except for past violations for which no Polycom Company is subject to any current material Liability and for which no Polycom Company can become subject to any future Liability, and except as set forth in Schedule 4.16 , each Polycom Company is and in the last five (5) years has been in material compliance with all such Permits.
4.17.      Environmental, Health and Safety Matters . Except for past violations for which no Polycom Company is subject to any current material Liability and for which no Polycom Company can become subject to any future Liability, except as set forth in Schedule 4.17 and except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to Polycom:
(a)      each Polycom Company (including its assets, Liabilities, Polycom Real Property or operations) is and within the last three (3) years has been in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws;
(b)      there is no Litigation pending or, to the Knowledge of Polycom, threatened against any Polycom Company relating in any way to any applicable Environmental Laws;
(c)      there are no conditions, circumstances, activities, practices, incidents, actions, omissions or plans that would be reasonably likely to give rise to any Liability to any Polycom Company, including Liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, or similar state, local or non-U.S. Laws, or otherwise form the basis of any Litigation involving any Polycom Company based on or related to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling, or the emission, discharge, release or threatened release into the environment, of any Waste; and

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(d)      each Polycom Company has filed all reports required to be filed by or on behalf of such Polycom Company since January 1, 2013 under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, and any deficiencies noted on such reports have been corrected.
4.18.      Properties .
(a)      Marketable Title . Except as set forth in Schedule 4.18(a) , each Polycom Company has good and valid title to, or in the case of leased or subleased assets, valid and subsisting leasehold interests in, all of its respective assets (tangible and intangible) other than Intellectual Property Rights, free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) statutory Liens for Taxes not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings (and that have been reflected or reserved against in the Polycom Recent Balance Sheet); (ii) Liens arising from municipal and zoning ordinances, other land use regulations and easements for public utilities, none of which, individually or in the aggregate materially interfere with the Polycom Business (as currently conducted by the Polycom Companies) or adversely affect, individually or in the aggregate, the marketability or value of any of the material assets necessary for any Polycom Company; (iii) mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s, repairmen’s or other like liens arising from or incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with industry practice or amounts that are not delinquent and none of which, individually or in the aggregate materially interfere with the Polycom Business or adversely affect, individually or in the aggregate the marketability or value of any of the material assets of any Polycom Company; (iv) non-exclusive licenses with respect to Polycom Owned Intellectual Property Rights that are entered into in the ordinary course of business, (v) statutory, common law or contractual liens of landlords for amounts not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings (and that have been reflected or reserved against in full in the Polycom Recent Balance Sheet), (vi) title defects, encumbrances or irregularities that do not secure the payment of a sum of money or that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially impair the continued use and operation of the assets to which they relate in the business of such Polycom Company as presently conducted, or (vii) liens arising under original purchase price conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with industry practice which are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Polycom Business (collectively, the “ Polycom Permitted Liens ”). Except as set forth in Schedule 4.18(a) , no Polycom Company is using any assets or rights that are material to the Polycom Business that are not owned, validly licensed or validly leased by such Polycom Company.
(b)      Real Property . No Polycom Company owns any real property. Schedule 4.18(b) sets forth the address of all material real property leased, subleased, used or occupied by each Polycom Company (the “ Polycom Real Property ”) over 5,000 square feet, the identity of the lessor or sublessor, lessee or sublessee and current occupant (if different from the lessee or sublessee), and all leases, subleases and other related Contracts (including all amendments, supplements, modifications, assignments, guarantees, landlord consents and non-disturbance agreements, the “ Polycom Real Property Leases ”) of or related

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to the Polycom Real Property. No other Person uses or occupies, or has the right to use or occupy, the Polycom Real Property, other than as identified in and under the Polycom Real Property Leases.
4.19.      Insurance .
(a)      Policies . Schedule 4.19(a) sets forth a correct and complete list of all material policies of property and casualty insurance including commercial property, fire, commercial general liability, product liability, workers compensation, directors and officers liability, employment practices liability, fiduciary liability, cyber liability, professional liability, commercial auto, product recall and other forms of insurance with respect to material assets, Liabilities or operations of each Polycom Company (other than any policy maintained to provide benefits under any Polycom Plan) (i) that are currently in effect; or (ii) that are liability insurance policies that were in force at any time during the preceding two (2) calendar years (collectively, the “ Polycom Insurance Policies ”).
(b)      Nature; Validity . All Polycom Insurance Policies provide insurance coverage with respect to the assets, Liabilities or operations of each Polycom Company of the kinds, in the customary amounts and against the risks as are customary in all material respects for companies of similar size in the same or similar line of business as such Polycom Company, and are sufficient, in all material respects, for each Polycom Company to satisfy the requirements of all Material Contracts. All Polycom Insurance Policies showing a current policy period on Schedule 4.19(a) (each, a “ Polycom Current Insurance Policy ”) are valid, outstanding and enforceable policies in all material respects. Since March 31, 2016, no Polycom Company has received any notice of cancellation or termination with respect to any Polycom Current Insurance Policy. Since March 31, 2016, no Polycom Company has been refused any insurance with respect to any aspect of its assets, Liabilities or operations, except where such refusal would be reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, be not material to Polycom. Since March 31, 2016, no Polycom Company has received any written notice from or on behalf of any insurance carrier issuing any Polycom Current Insurance Policy that insurance rates therefor will hereafter be substantially increased (except to the extent insurance rates may be increased for all similarly situated risks). Other than workers compensation insurance policies, no Polycom Insurance Policy (nor any previous policy) provides for or is subject to any currently enforceable retroactive rate or other premium adjustment arising wholly or partially out of any events arising prior to the Closing that would reasonably be expected to be material to Polycom.
(c)      Claims . There is no material claim by any Polycom Company pending under any Polycom Insurance Policy as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriters of such policies, except where such questioning, denial or dispute would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to Polycom.
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(a)      Except as set forth in Schedule 4.20(a) , no Polycom Company is party to or bound by any of the following types of Contracts in each case, as of the Agreement Date, but excluding any purchase orders, invoices, requisition forms or other form purchasing documents:
(i)      Contracts with the Polycom Material Suppliers;
(ii)      Contracts that contain a change in control provision that would be triggered in connection with consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, provided that (A) such Contract has provided $5,000,000 or more of revenue to the Polycom Companies, individually or in the aggregate, in fiscal year 2017, or would reasonably be expected to provide $5,000,000 or more of revenue to the Polycom Companies, individually or in the aggregate, in fiscal year 2018, or (B) such change in control provision expressly requires aggregate payments by the Polycom Companies, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $500,000; provided , however , that with respect to the Contracts in (A) above, the Contracts provided as of the date hereof include only those Contracts with more than $15,000,000 of revenue; provided, further that Polycom will be permitted to provide additional Contracts with less than $15,000,000 of revenue within sixty (60) days of the date hereof and such additional Contracts will be deemed to have been provided and disclosed on Schedule 4.20(a)(ii) as of the date hereof;
(iii)      Contracts relating to the purchase of equipment, fixed assets or similar goods involving any remaining capital expenditure on the part of such Polycom Company in excess of the Threshold in fiscal year 2018;
(iv)      Contracts with the Polycom Material Customers;
(v)      other than any Polycom Plan, Contracts with any director, manager, officer or employee with base annual compensation of the Threshold or greater;
(vi)      Contracts evidencing or relating to Polycom Indebtedness in excess of the Threshold (other than letters of credit issued pursuant to the Credit Agreements, other letters of credit and bank guarantees not in excess of $1,500,000 in the aggregate and Contracts between Polycom and its Subsidiaries), whether executed as a signatory, guarantor or otherwise, and/or any Contract for Polycom Indebtedness in excess of the Threshold under which any Polycom Company has created, incurred, assumed or permitted to exist (or agreed to create, incur, assume or permit to exist) any Lien on any of its material assets or property (other than any Polycom Permitted Lien);

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(vii)      Contracts to guaranty payment or performance in excess of the Threshold by any Person, to indemnify any director or officer of Polycom except under Contracts entered into by such Polycom Company in the ordinary course of business, or to act as a surety, or otherwise be contingently or secondarily liable for the obligations of any Person in excess of the Threshold;
(viii)      Contracts with any Governmental Authority involving payment or performance in excess of the Threshold;
(ix)      any Collective Bargaining Agreement; or
(x)      Contracts (A) prohibiting or restricting such Polycom Company from competing in any business or geographical area, (B) containing any “most favored nation,” “most favored customer” or similar provisions, or (C) granting any type of exclusive rights to any Person; in each case of clauses (A) , (B) and (C) , that is material to Polycom and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(b)      Available Information . Polycom has made available to Buyer correct and complete copies of the Contracts to be listed in Schedule 4.20(a) , together with all material amendments.
4.21.      No Default . Since March 31, 2016, except for breaches, violations or defaults that would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, be not material to Polycom or its Subsidiaries, no Polycom Company is in default under any Material Contract, nor, to the Knowledge of Polycom, has any event or omission occurred that, through the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default thereunder or cause the acceleration of any material obligations of such Polycom Company thereunder or result in the creation of any Lien (other than a Polycom Permitted Lien) on any of the capital stock or other Equity Interests, or any of the material assets, Liabilities or operations, of such Polycom Company or the Shares. To the Knowledge of Polycom, no third party is in default under any Material Contract, nor, to the Knowledge of Polycom, has any event or omission occurred that, through the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default thereunder, or give rise to an automatic termination or the right of discretionary termination thereof. Each Material Contract to which any Polycom Company is a party or otherwise bound is in full force and effect and is a valid and binding agreement enforceable against such Polycom Company and, to the Knowledge of Polycom, the other party or parties thereto in accordance with its terms.
4.22.      Labor Matters . Except as has not resulted in, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, a material liability taken as a whole, no Polycom Company has breached or otherwise failed to comply with the provisions of any Collective Bargaining Agreement, and neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered pursuant hereto nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will, either alone or in combination with any other event, result in any breach or other violation of any Collective Bargaining Agreement. Since January 1, 2016, no Polycom Company has experienced any material labor disputes, any material union organization attempts or any work stoppages due to labor disagreements. Except for past violations for which no Polycom

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Company is subject to any current Liability and for which no Polycom Company can become subject to any future Liability, each Polycom Company is and since January 1, 2016 has been in material compliance with all applicable Laws or Orders relating to employment and employment practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, and no Polycom Company has engaged in any unfair labor practice. There is no material unfair labor practice charge or complaint pending or, to the Knowledge of Polycom, threatened against any Polycom Company. There is no labor strike, dispute, request for representation, slowdown or stoppage pending or, to the Knowledge of Polycom, threatened against any Polycom Company. To the Knowledge of Polycom, there is no secondary boycott pending or threatened with respect to any Products/Services of any Polycom Company. No question concerning representation relating to the employees of any Polycom Company is pending or, to the Knowledge of Polycom, threatened. No labor grievance or any arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any Collective Bargaining Agreement that is material to the Polycom Business or the Polycom Companies is pending, to the Knowledge of Polycom. There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Polycom, threatened material administrative charges or court complaints against any Polycom Company concerning alleged employment discrimination or other employment-related matters.
4.23.      Polycom Plans .
(a)      Disclosure . Schedule 4.23(a) sets forth a correct and complete list of all material Polycom Plans, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any bonus or incentive plan and all sale, “stay-around,” retention or similar bonuses or payments to current or former directors, managers, officers, employees and consultants paid or payable as a result of or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, but excluding any Polycom Plans required by applicable Laws and Non-U.S. Polycom Plans of jurisdictions with less than one hundred (100) Polycom Employees.
(b)      Delivery of Documents . Polycom has provided to Buyer correct and complete copies of the following documents or information, to the extent material, with respect to each material U.S. Polycom Plan, as applicable:
(i)      all material written documents setting forth the terms and conditions of the U.S. Polycom Plan, including all amendments (or, if no plan document exists, an accurate description of the U.S. Polycom Plan’s material terms);
(ii)      the currently effective summary plan description, together with each summary of material modifications thereto, if required by ERISA;
(iii)      the most recent determination letter or opinion letter received from the IRS if the U.S. Polycom Plan is intended to be qualified under Section 401 of the Code;
(iv)      the recent annual report required to be filed on Form 5500, along with all accompanying schedules or material correspondence required to be filed with the IRS, DOL, PBGC or other Governmental Authority;

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(v)      if any U.S. Polycom Plan is subject to Title IV of ERISA (other than a Multiemployer Plan), a correct and complete copy of the most recent actuarial report for such U.S. Polycom Plan;
(vi)      all material rulings, determinations, no action letters, or compliance statements issued by the IRS, DOL, PBGC or any other Governmental Authority in the past three (3) years that pertain to each U.S. Polycom Plan (if any); and
(vii)      any notice or demand issued by the IRS to Polycom or its Subsidiaries indicating that Polycom or its Subsidiaries may be liable for an “employer shared responsibility payment” as contemplated by Section 4908H of the Code and any related documentation confirming (as applicable) that each such entity has paid in full or contests any such penalties.
(c)      Terminations, Proceedings, Penalties, Etc. Neither Polycom nor any of its ERISA Affiliates currently maintains, sponsors, or contributes to, is obligated to maintain, sponsor, or contribute to, or in the past six (6) years maintained, sponsored or contributed to, or has been obligated to maintain, sponsor or contribute to any plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, any Multiemployer Plan or any Multiple Employer Plan.
(d)      Payments and Compliance . With respect to each U.S. Polycom Plan, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to Polycom and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole: (i) all contributions, premium payments, and other payments due under the plan have been completely and timely made; (ii) each Polycom Company and the plan administrators and fiduciaries (within the meaning of ERISA) have funded, administered and maintained the plan in material compliance with its terms and all applicable Laws and Orders, including ERISA, COBRA, the Affordable Care Act, and the Code; (iii) all reports and information required to be filed with any Governmental Authority or provided to participants, alternate payees and/or their beneficiaries have been timely filed or provided and, when filed or provided, were correct and complete, (iv) if intended to qualify under Section 401 of the Code, the plan has received a favorable determination, opinion, or advisory letter from the IRS on which the plan sponsor may rely with respect to such qualification and nothing has occurred that has caused or could reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualification; (v) no U.S. Polycom Plan is under, and neither Polycom nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice with respect to a U.S. Polycom Plan of, an audit or investigation by the IRS, DOL, PBGC, or any other Governmental Authority; (vi) no U.S. Polycom Plan provides any employer premium subsidies with respect to post-retirement health and welfare benefits or for any current or former employee of Polycom or any of its Subsidiaries (or any dependents or beneficiaries thereof), other than in connection with severance benefits; and (vii) no proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of Polycom, threatened against any U.S. Polycom Plan (other than routine claims for benefits and appeals of such claims), any trustee or fiduciaries thereof, any of the assets of any trust of the U.S. Polycom Plan, or any of Polycom or its Subsidiaries related to any such plan; and (viii) no condition or circumstance exists that could reasonably be expected

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to subject Polycom or any of its Subsidiaries or any U.S. Polycom Plan to penalties or excise Taxes under Sections 4908H or 4980I of the Code. Further, each Polycom Company has maintained adequate records to enable it to comply with any reporting obligations it may have under Sections 6055 and 6056 of the Code.
(e)      Prohibited Transactions; Fiduciary Duties . Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to Polycom and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, no “prohibited transaction” (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to any U.S. Polycom Plan for which a statutory, regulatory, or administrative exemption does not apply has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur.
(f)      Post-Retirement Benefits . None of Polycom or its Subsidiaries has any material current or projected liability with respect to post-retirement health, medical or life insurance benefits for any employee, officer, director, or other independent contractor of Polycom or its Subsidiaries (whether current, former, or retired), or their beneficiaries or dependents, except for coverage mandated by COBRA, in connection with severance benefits or the continuation of coverage through the end of the calendar month in which termination from employment occurs but in all such cases for no longer than the applicable COBRA continuation period, and except for other coverage mandated by applicable Laws.
(g)      No Triggering of Obligations . Except as set forth in Schedule 4.23(g) , neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered pursuant hereto nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will, either alone or in combination with any other event, (i) entitle any employee, officer, director, or other independent contractor of Polycom or its Subsidiaries (whether current, former, or retired) or their beneficiaries or dependents to material severance pay under a Polycom Plan; (ii) result in any material payment becoming due under any Polycom Plan; (iii) materially increase any compensation or benefits payable under any Polycom Plan, including acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any compensation or benefits; or (iv) require Polycom or any of its Subsidiaries to fund any Liabilities under a Polycom Plan or place in trust or otherwise set aside any amounts in respect of any Polycom Plan.
(h)      Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plans . Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to Polycom and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, each U.S. Polycom Plan that is a “non-qualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined for purposes of Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) is and has been in documentary and operational compliance with Section 409A of the Code and all applicable Internal Revenue Service guidance promulgated thereunder.
(i)      Certain Payments . No Polycom Company is required to provide any gross-up, make-whole, or other additional payment with respect to Taxes, interests or penalties imposed under any Tax provisions, including Section 409A or Section 4999 of the Code.

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(j)      Non-U.S. Polycom Plan Delivery of Documents and Compliance . Polycom has provided to Buyer, correct and complete copies of all material documents embodying and relating to each material Non-U.S. Polycom Plan, including, in each case to the extent material and applicable, the Non-U.S. Polycom Plan document, all material amendments thereto and all related trust documents, the most recent plan summary and all amendments thereto, the most recent actuarial valuation report, the most recent Tax return filing. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to Polycom and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, each Non-U.S. Polycom Plan (i) if intended to qualify for special tax treatment, meets all the requirements for such treatment, and no event has occurred that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect such special tax treatment, (ii) if required to be registered or approved by any Governmental Authority, has been so registered or approved and has been maintained in good standing with applicable Governmental Authorities, (iii) if required to be funded, book-reserved or secured by an insurance policy, is fully-funded, book-reserved or secured by an insurance policy, as applicable, based on reasonable actuarial assumptions in accordance with applicable accounting principles, and (iv) has been maintained in material compliance with all applicable Laws.
(k)      Future Commitments . There has not been any announcement of, or legally binding commitment to create, any additional plan, program or arrangement that would be considered a Polycom Plan, or the amendment or modification of any current Polycom Plan, which would result in any material increase in the Liabilities or obligations of Polycom or any of its Subsidiaries.
4.24.      Employees; Compensation . Except for immaterial errors the document entitled “Employee Census item 13.1_updated 3.12.18” and made available to Buyer in Polycom’s electronic data room is correct and complete as of March 12, 2018.
4.25.      Intellectual Property Rights .
(a)      Generally . Schedule 4.25(a) sets forth a complete and correct list of: (i) all Polycom Registered Intellectual Property Rights, including the name of the current owner, registrant or applicant, the jurisdictions by or in which any such registrations or applications have been issued or filed, the respective registration or application numbers and dates of issuance, registrations or filing; (ii) all material unregistered trademarks owned by any Polycom Company, including the name of the current owner; (iii) all material Polycom Inbound License Agreements (other than shrink-wrap, click-wrap, and similar non-exclusive licenses for commercially available off-the-shelf Software generally commercially available on standard and non-discriminatory terms); and (iv) all Internet Assets owned by any Polycom Company. Except for the Polycom Permitted Liens and except as set forth on Schedule 4.25(a) , no third party owns or has any rights with respect to Polycom Owned Intellectual Property Rights.
(b)      Ownership . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.25(b) , (i) each Polycom Company either exclusively owns, free and clear of any Liens (except for the Polycom Permitted Liens) or has a valid and enforceable written license or other right or

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license to use the Polycom Business Intellectual Property Rights, free and clear of all Liens, and, to Polycom’s Knowledge, no Litigation by any third party contesting the validity, enforceability, use or ownership of any of the foregoing has been initiated, is currently pending, or is threatened, except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to Polycom and its Subsidiaries, and (ii) all of the rights of each Polycom Company in and to the Polycom Business Intellectual Property Rights (excluding Polycom Licensed Intellectual Property Rights) are freely assignable (subject to the Polycom Permitted Liens) by each Polycom Company, including the right to create derivative works. Each present or past employee, officer, director, consultant or any other Person who has developed any material Polycom Owned Intellectual Property Rights (including any Software) for any Polycom Company has executed a valid and enforceable Contract with a Polycom Company that conveys to one or more Polycom Companies any and all right, title and interest in and to all such Intellectual Property Rights developed by such Person in connection with such Person’s employment or engagement by a Polycom Company, and which Contract, in the case of any Polycom Company that is a Chinese entity, does not require any future payments under the Contract or by Law for the applicable Polycom Company Chinese entity to own all right, title, and interest in and to all such Intellectual Property Rights.
(c)      Infringement . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.25(c) , (i) no Polycom Company has received notice of any infringement, violation, dilution or misappropriation of any Intellectual Property Right owned by any third Person, including any written demand, request, or unsolicited offer that any Polycom Company license rights from a third Person, (ii) no Polycom Company is infringing, diluting, misappropriating, or otherwise violating any Intellectual Property Rights owned by any third Person, and (iii)  no Polycom Company has infringed, diluted, misappropriated or otherwise violated any Intellectual Property Rights of any third Person or holder of Equity Interests of any Polycom Company that would be material to the Polycom Companies taken as a whole.
(d)      Intellectual Property Rights Contracts . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.25(d) , there are no material Contracts to which any Polycom Company is a party pursuant to which any Polycom Company has (i) transferred ownership of any Polycom Business Intellectual Property Right owned by such Polycom Company or granted any license or option to any other Person (other than another Polycom Company) with respect to such Polycom Business Intellectual Property Rights owned by such Polycom Company outside the ordinary course of Polycom Business consistent with past practices or (ii) obtained a license under or option to acquire or license the Intellectual Property Rights of another Person (other than licenses for commercially available “off-the-shelf,” non-custom Software, non-disclosure agreements entered into in the ordinary course of Polycom Business consistent with past practice, licenses for “open source software” or “public software” or under a similar licensing or distribution model, and non-exclusive inbound trademark licenses that are entered into in the ordinary course of Polycom Business consistent with past practice) (the Contracts required to be listed on Schedule 4.25(d) , the “ Polycom Intellectual Property Rights Contracts ”).

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(e)      Open Source Material . To Polycom’s Knowledge, The Polycom Companies are in material compliance with the terms and conditions of all licenses for any Open Source Material used by the Polycom Companies. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.25(e) , the Polycom Companies have not used Open Source Material in such a way (i) that would require, as a condition of use, modification or distribution of such Open Source Material, or (ii) that any Polycom Software be (x) disclosed or distributed in source code form, (y) be licensed for the purpose of making derivative works, or (z) be redistributable at no charge.
(f)      Source Code . The Polycom Companies possess all source code and other documentation and materials reasonably necessary to compile and operate the material Software owned by the Polycom Companies (“ Polycom Company Software ”), except where the failure to possess all source code and other documentation and materials reasonably necessary to compile and operate the Polycom Company Software would not reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the Polycom Companies. The Polycom Companies have validly and effectively obtained the right and license to use, copy, modify, and distribute the third-party programming and materials (“ Third Party Software ”) contained in or combined with the Polycom Company Software. Standard back-up copies and working copies of the source code for the Polycom Company Software and Third Party Software (to the extent held by any Polycom Company) have been made and are securely maintained. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.25(f) , no Polycom Company is bound by or is a party to any Contract pursuant to which (i) such Polycom Company is obligated to provide to any third Person any proprietary source code owned by any Polycom Company Software or (ii) such Polycom Company has deposited, or is or may be required to deposit, with an escrow agent or other party, any such source code. To Polycom’s Knowledge, no circumstance or condition currently exists that, with or without notice or lapse of time or both, will, or would reasonably be expected to, result in the delivery or disclosure of any such source code to any third Person who is not, as of the Agreement Date, an employee of any Polycom Company. To Polycom’s Knowledge, there are not, and for the past three (3) years have not been, any defects, technical concerns or problems in any of the Polycom Company Software or Third Party Software that would prevent any Polycom Company Software from performing substantially in accordance with its user specifications or functionality descriptions.
(g)      Restrictions . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.25(g) , there are no settlements, injunctions, forbearances to sue, consents, coexistence agreements, judgments, or Orders or similar obligations to which any Polycom Company is party or is otherwise bound that (i) restrict the rights of such Polycom Company to use any Polycom Business Intellectual Property Rights (excluding Polycom Licensed Intellectual Property Rights) or (ii) permit third parties to use any Polycom Business Intellectual Property Rights (excluding Polycom Licensed Intellectual Property Rights) in a manner that would otherwise infringe any Polycom Business Intellectual Property Rights (excluding Polycom Licensed Intellectual Property Rights).

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(h)      Registrations . All registrations for Polycom Registered Intellectual Property Rights are valid, subsisting and in force, and any applications to register any unregistered Intellectual Property Rights identified Schedule 4.25(a) are pending and in good standing, all without third party challenge of any kind except for examination proceedings from the appropriate Governmental Authority such as the United States Patent and Trademark Office or such other intellectual property office in the applicable geographic region (“ Patent and Trademark Office ”), and each Polycom Company has the right to bring actions for infringement or unauthorized use of the Intellectual Property Rights owned by such Polycom Company.
(i)      Patents and Trademarks . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.25(i) , all patents and trademarks included in the Polycom Registered Intellectual Property Rights have been maintained and renewed in accordance with all applicable Laws. Except for trademarks that are not currently being used, such as intent-to-use, abandoned, cancelled, and expired trademark registrations and applications, all trademarks are in use in the form appearing in, and in connection with the goods and services listed in, their respective registration certificates (with respect to registered trademarks) or applications (with respect to unregistered trademarks for which an application has been filed). Each Polycom Company has used commercially reasonable efforts to protect its rights in such patents and registered and material unregistered trademarks, and to Polycom’s Knowledge there have been no acts or omissions by any Polycom Company the result of which would be to materially adversely affect the rights of any Polycom Company to apply for or enforce appropriate legal protection of such patents and registered and material unregistered trademarks.
(j)      Protective Measures . Each Polycom Company has taken reasonable measures to (i) safeguard and maintain the secrecy and confidentiality of the Trade Secrets that are part of the Intellectual Property Rights owned by such Polycom Company or that such Polycom Company is otherwise bound by contract to safeguard and maintain and (ii) protect the confidentiality of all Confidential Information owned by such Polycom Company, including in each case requiring all employees, independent contractors and temporary contingent workers of any Polycom Company or any third Person having access thereto to agree to be bound by written confidentiality obligations. To Polycom’s Knowledge, there has been no material disclosure of any such Trade Secrets by any employee, independent contractors or temporary contingent workers of any Polycom Company bound by such confidentiality obligations to any third Person who was not bound by a confidentiality obligation owed to a Polycom Company. To Polycom’s Knowledge, no Confidential Information of any Polycom Company has been disclosed by any employee, independent contractors or temporary contingent workers of the Polycom Company bound by such confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations to any third Person who was not bound by a confidentiality and non-disclosure obligation owed to a Polycom Company; and, to Polycom’s Knowledge, no third Person that is a party to any confidentiality and non-disclosure agreement with any Polycom Company is in breach of default thereof. To Polycom’s Knowledge, no third Person is misappropriating, infringing, diluting, or otherwise violating any Intellectual Property Rights of any Polycom Company.

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(k)      Software . Polycom has used diligent efforts to avoid any defect, virus or programming, design or documentation error from being introduced into, or otherwise compromising, Polycom Company Software. To Polycom’s Knowledge, none of the Polycom Company Software, when delivered, contains any undocumented self-help mechanism, virus, Trojan horse, “back door,” “time bomb,” worm or other Software routine or hardware component designed to permit unauthorized access or designed to disable a computer program automatically with the passage of time or under the positive control of a Person other than an authorized licensee or owner of the Software program. Polycom has used diligent efforts to avoid including “spyware” or “trackware” (as such terms are commonly understood in the software industry) in the Polycom Company Software.  None of the Polycom Company Software (i) records a user’s actions without such user’s knowledge or (ii) employs a user’s Internet connection without such user’s knowledge to gather or transmit information on such user or such user’s behavior.
(l)      Polycom Websites . For each web site owned and controlled by any Polycom Company (“ Polycom Web Sites ”), the applicable Polycom Company has provided and does provide a privacy policy posted on each such web site that materially complies with all applicable Laws, copies of which have been provided to Buyer (“ Polycom Privacy Policies ”).
(m)      Personal Information and User Data . Except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to Polycom and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, each Polycom Company has at all times since March 1, 2015 complied with and currently complies with (i) any Contracts to which such Polycom Company is a party relating to privacy, data protection and the collection, compilation, sharing, use, processing, storage, transfer or security from unauthorized disclosure of personally identifiable information (“ Personal Information ”), (ii) Polycom Privacy Policies, (iii) all consents and authorizations that apply to such Polycom Company’s receipt, access, use and disclosure of Personal Information (as defined below) and for which such Polycom Company has been provided a copy or otherwise made aware of the requirements of the consent or authorization, and (iv) all applicable Laws relating to privacy, data protection, sales and marketing, and the collection, compilation, sharing, use, processing, storage, transfer or security from unauthorized disclosure of Personal Information or User Data collected, used or held for use by such Polycom Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Personal Information includes any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person; and provided further that an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, or an online identifier. Except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to Polycom and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, the Polycom Companies contractually require all third parties, including vendors, Affiliates, and other persons providing services to any Polycom Company that have access to or receive Personal Information from or on behalf of any Polycom Company to comply with all applicable Laws and to take all reasonable steps to ensure that all Polycom Personal Information in such third parties’ possession or control is protected against damage, loss, and against unauthorized access, acquisition, use, modification, disclosure or other

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misuse. Except for disclosures of Personal Information or User Data required by Law, authorized by the provider of the Personal Information or User Data or in accordance with the applicable Contract, no Polycom Company sells, rents or otherwise makes available to third parties any such Personal Information in violation of any applicable Laws. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.25(m) , and to the Knowledge of Polycom, there have been no material breaches of security leading to the accidental or unlawful loss or unauthorized disclosure of or access to any Personal Information or User Data held or collected by any Polycom Company (“ Breach of Security ”). There is no, and never has been, any material Litigation pending or, to Polycom’s Knowledge, threatened against any Polycom Company alleging a Breach of Security, violation of any Person’s privacy, data protection or data rights or Laws concerning privacy, data protection or data security, or the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards. No Polycom Company has received a material notice, claim or demand from any person, entity or Governmental Authority asserting or claiming any Polycom Company has violated or has failed to comply with any Law relating to the privacy or security of Personal Information or User Data. The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not breach or otherwise cause any violation of any Laws, Polycom Privacy Policy or Material Contract related to privacy, data protection or the collection and use of Personal Information or User Data collected, used or held for use by or on behalf of any Polycom Company. The Polycom Companies are in the process of implementing, and will use commercially reasonable efforts to have in place prior to May 25, 2018, processes and programs for compliance with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679.
(n)      IT Systems . Each Polycom Company has established and is in compliance with a written information security program that includes administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to safeguard the security, confidentiality, and integrity of transactions and Polycom data. Each Polycom Company has established, and maintains, response and notification procedures in the case of any Breach of Security of Personal Information or User Data. There have been no material unauthorized intrusions or Breaches of Security of any of the IT Systems, and the data and information that they store or process, including any Personal Information or User Data, has not been corrupted in any discernible manner or accessed without the authorization of any Polycom Employees of any Breach of Security related to the Personal Information or User Data of the Polycom Companies. The Polycom Companies have implemented and maintain backup, security and disaster recovery, and business continuity plans, procedures, and facilities, technology and procedures consistent with reasonable information technology security practices for an enterprise of the size and nature of the Polycom Companies, taken as a whole, and at least consistent with applicable industry standards. No Polycom Company has received written notice of or is aware of any material circumstances, including the execution of this Agreement, that would enable any third party to terminate any Contract relating to the IT Systems (including maintenance and support).

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(a)      Material Customers . Schedule 4.26(a) contains a correct and complete list of the ten (10) largest customers (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any distributor, value-added reseller, direct market reseller, and other third party performing similar functions) of the Polycom Companies, taken as a whole, during the 2017 fiscal year (determined on the basis of the total dollar amount of net sales) (each, a “ Polycom Material Customer ”) showing the total dollar amount of net sales to each such Polycom Material Customer during the 2017 fiscal year. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.26(a) , to Polycom’s Knowledge, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no facts indicating, or any other reason to believe, that any of the Polycom Material Customers described in Schedule 4.26(a) will not continue to be customers of the Polycom Companies after the Closing at substantially the same level of purchases, at substantially the same customer contract terms and at substantially the same pricing as heretofore.
(b)      Material Suppliers . Schedule 4.26(b) contains a correct and complete list of the ten (10) largest suppliers to the Polycom Companies (including, for the avoidance of doubt, manufacturers), taken as a whole, for the 2017 fiscal year (determined on the basis of the total dollar amount of net purchases) (each, a “ Polycom Material Supplier ”) showing the total dollar amount of net purchases from each such Polycom Material Supplier during such fiscal year. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.26(b) , to Polycom’s Knowledge, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no facts indicating, or any other reason to believe, that any of the Polycom Material Suppliers described in Schedule  4.26(b) will not continue to be suppliers to the Polycom Companies after the Closing or will not continue to supply the Polycom Companies with substantially the same quantity and quality of goods and services, at substantially the same contract terms and at substantially the same pricing as heretofore.
4.27.      Product Warranty and Product Liability . The Polycom Companies have provided a correct and complete copy of the standard warranty or warranties offered by the Polycom Companies for sales of Products/Services, and except as expressly set forth therein or in any service Contract of a Polycom Company, there are no material warranties (statutory or otherwise), material deviations from standard warranties or material commitments or obligations with respect to the return, repair, replacement, reperformance, or refund of Products/Services under which the Polycom Companies could have any material Liability. The Polycom Companies have obtained any necessary Permits that are required for the sale of Products/Services to a Governmental Authority to the extent that the Polycom Companies are selling Products/Services to such Governmental Authority as of the date hereof.
4.28.      Certain Relationships to the Polycom Companies .
(a)      Affiliate Entitlements . Schedule 4.28(a) sets forth a correct and complete list of (i) any obligation of Seller or any of its Affiliates (other than Polycom and its subsidiaries) to repay any amount loaned to such Person by any Polycom Company (the “ Shareholder Loans ”); (ii) all assets owned by any Polycom Company and used in the personal capacity of Seller and its Affiliates (other than Polycom and its Subsidiaries); and (iii) all Contracts (whether to provide a service or otherwise assist) between any Polycom

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Company, on the one hand, and Seller or any Affiliate of Seller (other than Polycom and its Subsidiaries) on the other hand.
(b)      Affiliate Obligations . Schedule 4.28(b) sets forth a correct and complete list of (i) any guarantee by any Polycom Company of any obligation of Seller or its Affiliates (other than Polycom and its Subsidiaries) (the “ Company Guarantees ”) and (ii) Polycom Indebtedness, Contracts, and other obligations or commitments of any Polycom Company, on the one hand, to Seller or any Affiliate of Seller (other than Polycom and its Subsidiaries), on the other hand (together with the Company Guarantees, the “ Affiliate Obligation Arrangements ”).
4.29.      No Brokers or Finders . Except for the engagement of Moelis and Company and Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., the terms of which are set forth on Schedule 4.29 , no Polycom Company has retained any broker or finder in connection with the transactions provided for herein or the negotiation thereof, nor are any of them responsible for the payment of any broker’s, finder’s or similar fees.
4.30.      No Additional Representations . Except for the representations and warranties expressly made by Buyer in Article 5 , Polycom acknowledges that none of Buyer or any other Person makes, and that Polycom has not relied upon, any express or implied representation or warranty whatsoever and specifically (but without limiting the foregoing), that neither Buyer nor any of its representatives makes, nor has Polycom relied upon, any representation or warranty with respect to (a) Buyer or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, conditions (financial or otherwise), prospects or any other matter relating to Buyer or its Subsidiaries or (b) any documentation, forecasts, budgets, projections, estimates or other information (including the accuracy or completeness of, or the reasonableness of the assumptions underlying, such documentation, forecasts, budgets, projections, estimates or other information) provided by Buyer or any representative of Buyer, including in any “data rooms” or management presentations.
5.      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Subject to Section 13.1(b) , except as disclosed in Buyer SEC Reports to the extent that such Buyer SEC Reports are publicly available on EDGAR and the relevance of the applicable disclosure as an exception to the applicable representations and warranties would be reasonably apparent to an individual who has read that disclosure and such representations and warranties, but excluding, in each case, any disclosures set forth in any risk factor section or in any other section to the extent they are forward-looking statements or cautionary, predictive or forward-looking in nature, Buyer represents and warrants to Polycom and Seller as follows:
5.1.      Organization . Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing or equivalent status under the Laws of the State of Delaware. Buyer is duly licensed, qualified or authorized to do business and is in good standing or equivalent status in each jurisdiction in which the character of the assets owned or leased by Buyer or the nature of its business makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed, qualified, authorized or in good standing would reasonably be expected to not be material to Buyer. True,

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correct and complete copies of the Organizational Documents of Buyer have been made available to Seller.
5.2.      Capitalization .
(a)      The authorized capital stock of Buyer consists entirely of (i) 100,000,000 shares of Buyer Common Stock, (ii) 100,000 shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Series A Participating Preferred Stock ”), and (iii) 900,000 shares of Undesignated Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Undesignated Preferred Stock ”). As of March 27, 2018, (x) 33,250,895 shares of Buyer Common Stock were outstanding, (y) no shares of Series A Participating Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, and (z) no shares of Undesignated Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding. As of March 27, 2018, there are outstanding (A) options to acquire Buyer Common Stock from Buyer representing in the aggregate the right to acquire 922,975 shares of Buyer Common Stock under the Plantronics, Inc. 2003 Stock Plan, as amended and restated (the “ Buyer Stock Plan ”), (B) restricted shares of Buyer Common Stock relating to an aggregate of 929,700 shares of Buyer Common Stock under the Buyer Stock Plan, and (C) restricted units of Buyer Common Stock relating to an aggregate of 328,187 shares of Buyer Common Stock.
(b)      As of March 27, 2018, except as set forth above or in Schedule 5.2(b) , no Equity Interests of Buyer have been issued or reserved for issuance or are outstanding. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.2(b) , there are no outstanding warrants, options, rights, Contracts, calls, puts or other agreements of any kind relating to the issuance, sale or transfer of any Equity Interests of Buyer to any Person, and all of the Equity Interests of Buyer have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and were not issued in violation of any Law or any charter or other provision regarding preemptive, anti-dilution or similar rights. Buyer has no indebtedness (i) that carries the right to vote on any matters on which equity holders may vote (or which is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Equity Interests having such right); or (ii) the value of which is in any way based upon or derived from the Equity Interests of such Buyer.
5.3.      Subsidiaries . Each Subsidiary of Buyer is an entity duly organized, validly existing and (where applicable or recognized) in good standing or equivalent status under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, except where the failure to be in good standing would not reasonably be expected to be material to such Subsidiary of Buyer. Each Subsidiary of Buyer is duly licensed, qualified or authorized to do business and is in good standing or equivalent status in each jurisdiction in which the character of the assets owned or leased by such Buyer Subsidiary or the nature of its business makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed, qualified, authorized or in good standing would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, be not material to the Buyer Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.3 , each material Subsidiary of Buyer is wholly owned by Buyer. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.3 , neither Buyer nor any Subsidiary of Buyer owns, directly or indirectly, any Equity Interests in any other Person. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.3 , there are no outstanding warrants, options, rights, Contracts, calls, puts or other agreements of any kind relating to the

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issuance, sale or transfer of any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of Buyer to any Person, and all of the Equity Interests of each of Buyer’s Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and were not issued in violation of any Law or any charter or other provision regarding preemptive, antidilution or similar rights. There are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, profit participation, phantom stock or similar rights with respect to any Subsidiary of Buyer. Neither Buyer nor any Subsidiary of Buyer is party to any voting trust, proxy or other agreement or understanding with respect to the voting of any Equity Interests of such Subsidiary of Buyer.
5.4.      Authority . The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by Buyer pursuant hereto and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of Buyer. No other or further corporate act or proceeding on the part of Buyer or its equity holders is necessary to authorize this Agreement or the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by Buyer pursuant hereto or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement constitutes, and when executed and delivered, the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by Buyer pursuant hereto will constitute, valid and binding agreements of Buyer enforceable in accordance with their respective terms.
5.5.      No Violation .
(a)      Except (i) as set forth in Schedule 5.5(a) , or (ii) (other than with respect to clause (i) ) as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to Buyer, the execution and delivery by Buyer of this Agreement or the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by it pursuant hereto, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or compliance by Buyer with any of the provisions hereof or thereof will not conflict with, or result in any violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or a violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, result in the creation of any Lien (other than any Liens arising pursuant to applicable federal and state securities Laws, Liens arising as a result of actions solely taken by Seller or any of its Affiliates, any Buyer Permitted Liens and Liens contemplated by the Financing) under, give rise to a right of termination, modification, acceleration or cancellation under, or require any prepayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance, discharge or other satisfaction of any Buyer Indebtedness or require an offer to be made to prepay, repurchase, redeem, defease, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Buyer Indebtedness under any provision of:
(i)      the Organizational Documents of any Buyer Company;
(ii)      any Order of any Governmental Authority applicable to any Buyer Company or by which any of the properties or assets of any Buyer Company are bound;
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(iv)      any Material Contract to which any Buyer Company is a party or by which any Buyer Company or any of its respective properties, assets or rights may be bound or affected.
(b)      Except as set forth in Schedule 5.5(b) , no consent, waiver, approval, Order, Permit or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notification to, any Governmental Authority is required on the part of Buyer in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by it pursuant hereto, or the compliance by Buyer with any of the provisions hereof or thereof, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except for (i) the filing of notification and report forms with the FTC and the DOJ under the HSR Act and the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period thereunder, (i) the filing of the required applications and notices with Governmental Authorities under other Regulatory Laws as set forth in Schedule 5.5(b)(ii) , the issuance of consents, authorizations or approvals of such applications by such authorities, if required, and the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting periods thereunder, (i) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and any other applicable securities Law and (i) any actions or filings the absence of which would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, not material to Buyer.
5.6.      Financial Matters . The consolidated financial statements of Buyer (collectively, the “ Buyer Financial Statements ”) consist of (i) the consolidated audited financial statements (including the balance sheet and statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, comprehensive income and cash flow) of Buyer (the balance sheet as of April 1, 2017, the “ Buyer Recent Audited Balance Sheet ”) and (ii) a consolidated unaudited balance sheet of Buyer, as of December 30, 2017 (the “ Buyer Recent Balance Sheet ”) included or incorporated by reference in the Buyer SEC Reports. The Buyer Financial Statements (A) are prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject, in the case of unaudited statements to normal year-end adjustments), as applied on a consistent basis, and with the books and records of the Buyer Companies and (B) fairly present, in all material respects, the assets, Liabilities, financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Buyer Companies as of the dates and for the periods indicated.
5.7.      Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities . Except as and to the extent specifically disclosed, reflected, reserved against or otherwise provided for in the Buyer Recent Balance Sheet (or in the notes thereto) or in Schedule 5.7 , no Buyer Company has any Liabilities, other than: (i) commercial Liabilities incurred since the date of the Buyer Recent Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, none of which is expected to be material; (ii) Liabilities specifically disclosed in the Buyer Disclosure Schedule; (iii) Liabilities to perform after the Closing under Contracts that are disclosed in the Buyer Disclosure Schedule or that are of the type or kind required to be disclosed in the Buyer Disclosure Schedule but are not disclosed solely because they fall below the applicable minimum threshold amount, term or materiality of the disclosures required by the terms of this Agreement to be set forth in the Buyer Disclosure Schedule; (iv) Liabilities that are of the type or kind required to be disclosed in the Buyer Disclosure Schedule but are not disclosed solely because they fall below the applicable minimum threshold amount, term or materiality of the disclosures required by the terms of this Agreement to be set

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forth in the Buyer Disclosure Schedule; (v) Liabilities arising out of or in connection with this Agreement; (vi) Liabilities that have been discharged or paid in full prior to the Agreement Date; or (vii) Liabilities that have not been, and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to Buyer.
5.8.      Tax Matters .
Except as not reasonably expected to be material to Buyer:
(a)      Each Buyer Company has established adequate accruals or reserves, in accordance with GAAP, for all Taxes for taxable periods since the date of the Buyer Recent Balance Sheet.
(b)      All material Tax Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of each Buyer Company have been timely filed and, when filed, were prepared in compliance with all applicable Laws. No Governmental Authority has notified any Buyer Company that such Buyer Company is or may be subject to taxation in respect of Taxes as to which such Buyer Company does not file Tax Returns for such Taxes in the Governmental Authority’s jurisdiction.
(c)      All material Taxes due and owing by each Buyer Company (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been paid, except with respect to matters for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established, in accordance with GAAP, on the Buyer Financial Statements. All Tax deficiencies that have been claimed, proposed or asserted against any Buyer Company have been fully paid or finally settled or are being contested in good faith and for which adequate accruals or reserves have been established, in accordance with GAAP, on the Buyer Financial Statements.
5.9.      Absence of Certain Changes . Except as set forth in Schedule 5.9 , since the date of the Buyer Recent Balance Sheet, there has not been a Material Adverse Effect on the Buyer Companies taken as a whole, and each Buyer Company has conducted its business in the ordinary course of business in all material respects (except for actions taken in connection with this Agreement), and there has not been:
(a)      any material loss, material damage or material destruction, relating to or affecting the assets, Liabilities or operations of such Buyer Company;
(b)      any merger or consolidation with, any acquisition of a material interest in, or any acquisition of a substantial portion of the assets, Liabilities or operations of any Person or any other acquisition of any material assets;
(c)      any deferral, material extension or failure to pay any of the material Liabilities of such Buyer Company as and when the same become due or any prepayment of any of the material Liabilities of such Buyer Company;

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(d)      any material change in financial or Tax accounting principles or methods of such Buyer Company, except to the extent required by GAAP or any corresponding provision of Law;
(e)      any settlement or compromise of any material Litigation (whether or not commenced prior to the Agreement Date), other than settlements or compromises of Litigation that do not involve any material obligation of such Buyer Company; or
5.10.      No Litigation . Except as set forth in Schedule 5.10 , there is no material Litigation pending or, to the Knowledge of Buyer, threatened against any Buyer Company holding any Equity Interests of any Buyer Company, or any Buyer Company’s respective directors, managers or officers or foreign equivalents (in such capacities) or their respective businesses, assets or Liabilities that is material to the Buyer Business or that seeks to prevent, restrain, prohibit or make illegal the transactions contemplated hereby. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.11 , none of the Buyer Companies or their respective business, assets or Liabilities are subject to any material Order.
5.11.      Compliance with Laws and Orders . Except for past violations for which no Buyer Company is subject to any current material Liability and no Buyer Company can become subject to any future material Liability, and (i) except as set forth in Schedule 5.11 and (ii) except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to Buyer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, each Buyer Company (including its material assets, Liabilities or operations) is, and during the last three (3) years, has been, in material compliance with all applicable Laws and Orders.
5.12.      Unlawful Payments .
(a)      Except as set forth on Schedule 5.12 , each Buyer Company is currently and has been in the last five (5) years in compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable Anti-Corruption or Anti-Bribery Laws. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.12 , during the last five (5) years, the Buyer Companies have not received written notice of (i) any violation or alleged violation of any Anti-Corruption or Anti-Bribery Laws by any Buyer Company or (ii) any threatened or pending action against any Buyer Company before any court or by any Governmental Authority responsible for enforcing any Anti-Corruption or Anti-Bribery Laws.
(b)      Except as set forth in Schedule 5.12(b) or as disclosed in a required regulatory filing, no Buyer Company, director, manager, officer, or to the Knowledge of Buyer, employee or agent is a Public Official that is not otherwise disclosed in a required regulatory filing.
(c)      Since January 1, 2013, except as set forth on Schedule 5.12 , no Buyer Company, director, manager, officer, or to the Knowledge of Buyer, employee, distributor, re-seller, agent, or any other Person associated with or acting on behalf of any Buyer Company, has, directly or indirectly, (i) used any funds of any Buyer Company to pay money or to provide any other thing of value to any Public Official or any official candidate for foreign or domestic political office, or any official, employee, or agent of any foreign or

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domestic political party (but excluding payments to Governmental Authorities in amounts legally due and owing by such Buyer Company or reasonable and bona fide payments directly related to the promotion, demonstration or explanation of the Products/Services of such Buyer Company or the execution or performance of a lawful written Contract); (ii) offered, promised to pay, or authorized the payment of any money or any other thing of value to any Public Official or any candidate for foreign or domestic political office, or any official, employee, or agent of any foreign or domestic political party (but excluding payments to Governmental Authorities in amounts legally due and owing by such Buyer Company or reasonable and bona fide payments directly related to the promotion, demonstration or explanation of the Products/Services of such Buyer Company or the execution or performance of a lawful written Contract); or (iii) made any unlawful bribe, unlawful rebate, unlawful payoff, unlawful influence payment, unlawful kickback or other unlawful payment, promise of payment or authorization of payment of money, gifts or anything of material value to any Public Official, private or public, regardless of form, whether in money, material property or material services, to receive materially favorable treatment in obtaining or retaining business for any Buyer Company, to obtain or retain special concessions for any Buyer Company or to pay for materially favorable treatment for business obtained or retained or to pay for special concessions already obtained for any Buyer Company, or to secure any other improper advantage for any Buyer Company.
(d)      Since January 1, 2013, except as set forth on Schedule 5.12 , no Buyer Company, director, manager, officer, or to the Knowledge of Buyer, employee, distributor, re-seller, agent, or any other Person associated with or acting on behalf of any Buyer Company, has, directly or indirectly, (i) established or maintained any unlawful fund of monies or other assets of any Buyer Company; (ii) made any knowingly false or fraudulent entry on the books or records of any Buyer Company; or (iii) fraudulently circumvented the system of internal accounting controls implemented by any Buyer Company.
5.13.      Anti-Money Laundering . Except as set forth on Schedule 5.13 , each Buyer Company is currently and has been in the last five (5) years in compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
5.14.      Economic Sanctions and Export Controls . Except as set forth on Schedule 5.14 , each Buyer Company is and, for the five (5) years preceding signing, has been in material compliance with all Export Control Laws. To the Knowledge of Buyer, no Buyer Company is a target of the prohibitions or restrictions under any of the Export Controls Laws or other laws of similar effect in the jurisdictions where they operate or otherwise conduct business.
5.15.      Customs and Free Trade Agreements . Except as set forth on Schedule 5.15 , each Buyer Company is and, for the five (5) years preceding signing, has been in material compliance with all applicable FTAs.
5.16.      Licenses and Permits . Each Buyer Company has all material Permits required for the conduct of the Buyer Business (as currently conducted by the Buyer Companies) and the operation of Buyer Real Property. All such material Permits are in full force and effect, in all material respects, and will not be materially affected or made subject to any material loss, material

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limitation or obligation to reapply as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Except for past violations for which no Buyer Company is subject to any current material Liability and for which no Buyer Company can become subject to any future Liability and except as set forth in Schedule 5.16 , each Buyer Company is and in the last five (5) years has been in material compliance with all such Permits.
5.17.      Environmental, Health and Safety Matters . Except for past violations for which no Buyer Company is subject to any current material Liability and for which no Buyer Company can become subject to any future Liability, except as set forth in Schedule 5.17 and except as would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to be material to Buyer:
(a)      each Buyer Company (including its assets, Liabilities, Buyer Real Property or operations) is and within the last three (3) years has been in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws;
(b)      there is no Litigation pending or, to the Knowledge of Buyer, threatened against any Buyer Company relating in any way to any applicable Environmental Laws;
(c)      there are no conditions, circumstances, activities, practices, incidents, actions, omissions or plans that would be reasonably likely to give rise to any Liability to any Buyer Company, including Liability under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as amended, or similar state, local or non-U.S. Laws, or otherwise form the basis of any Litigation involving any Buyer Company based on or related to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling, or the emission, discharge, release or threatened release into the environment, of any Waste; and
(d)      each Buyer Company has filed all reports required to be filed by or on behalf of such Buyer Company since January 1, 2013 under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, and any deficiencies noted on such reports have been corrected.
5.18.      Properties . Each Buyer Company has good and valid title to, or in the case of leased or subleased assets, valid and subsisting leasehold interests in, all of its respective assets (tangible and intangible), free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) Liens for Taxes not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings (and that have been reflected or reserved against in the Buyer Recent Balance Sheet); (ii) Liens arising from municipal and zoning ordinances, other land use regulations and easements for public utilities, none of which materially interfere with the Buyer Business (as currently conducted by the Buyer Companies) or adversely affect the marketability of any of the material assets necessary for any Buyer Company; (iii) mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s, repairmen’s or other like liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with industry practice or amounts that are not delinquent and none of which materially interfere with the Buyer Business or adversely affect the marketability of any of the material assets of any Buyer Company; (iv) non-exclusive licenses with respect to Buyer Owned Intellectual Property Rights that are entered into in the ordinary course of business,

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(v) statutory, common law or contractual liens of landlords, (vi) title defects, encumbrances or irregularities that do not secure the payment of a sum of money or that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially impair the continued use and operation of the assets to which they relate in the business of such Buyer Company as presently conducted, (vii) liens arising under original purchase price conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with industry practice which are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Buyer Business (collectively, the “ Buyer Permitted Liens ”) or (viii) as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to Buyer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Except as set forth in Schedule 5.18 , no Buyer Company is using any assets or rights that are material to the Buyer Business that are not owned, validly licensed or validly leased by such Buyer Company.
5.19.      Insurance . All insurance policies of Buyer provide insurance coverage with respect to the assets, Liabilities or operations of each Buyer Company of the kinds, in the customary amounts and against the risks as are customary in all material respects for companies of similar size in the same or similar line of business. The insurance policies of Buyer are sufficient, in all material respects, for compliance by each Buyer Company with all requirements of Law and with the requirements of all material Contracts to which each Buyer Company is a party.
5.20.      Contracts and Commitments .
(a)      Except as set forth in Schedule 5.20(a) , or Contracts filed as exhibits to the Buyer SEC Reports, as of the date of this Agreement, no Buyer Company is party to or bound by any Contract that: (i) is a “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC), or (ii) constitutes or provides for indentures, mortgages, promissory notes, loan agreements, guarantees, letter of credit or other agreements or instruments of such Buyer Company or commitments for the borrowing or the lending by such Buyer Company.
(b)      Available Information . Buyer has made available to Polycom correct and complete copies of the Contracts to be listed in Schedule 5.20(a) , together with all material amendments. Each Buyer Contract is valid and binding on the applicable Buyer Company and in full force and effect. Each Buyer Company and, to the Knowledge of Buyer, the other Person or Persons thereto has in all material respects performed all of its obligations required to be performed by it under each Buyer Contract, except for instances of noncompliance where neither the costs to comply nor the failure to comply would reasonably be expected to be not material, individually or in the aggregate, to Buyer.
5.21.      Labor Matters . Except as has not resulted in, and would not reasonably be expected to result in, a material liability taken as a whole, no Buyer Company has breached or otherwise failed to comply with the provisions of any Collective Bargaining Agreement, and neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered pursuant hereto nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will, either alone or in combination with any other event, result in any breach or other violation of any Collective Bargaining Agreement. Since January 1, 2016, no Buyer Company

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has experienced any material labor disputes, any material union organization attempts or any work stoppages due to labor disagreements.
5.22.      Buyer Plans .
(a)      Payments and Compliance . With respect to each U.S. Buyer Plan, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to Buyer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole: (i) all contributions, premium payments, and other payments due under the plan have been completely and timely made; (ii) Buyer, its Subsidiaries and the plan administrators and fiduciaries (within the meaning of ERISA) have funded, administered and maintained the plan in material compliance with its terms and all applicable Laws and Orders, including ERISA, COBRA, the Affordable Care Act, and the Code; (iii) if intended to qualify under Section 401 of the Code, the plan has received a favorable determination, opinion, or advisory letter from the IRS on which the plan sponsor may rely with respect to such qualification and nothing has occurred that has caused or could reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualification; (iv) no U.S. Buyer Plan is under, and neither Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice with respect to a U.S. Buyer Plan of, an audit or investigation by the IRS, DOL, PBGC, or any other Governmental Authority; (v) no U.S. Buyer Plan provides any employer premium subsidies with respect to post-retirement health and welfare benefits or for any current or former employee of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries (or any dependents or beneficiaries thereof), other than in connection with severance benefits; and (vi) no proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of Buyer, threatened against any U.S. Buyer Plan (other than routine claims for benefits and appeals of such claims), any trustee or fiduciaries thereof, any of the assets of any trust of the U.S. Buyer Plan, or any of Buyer or its Subsidiaries related to any such plan.
(b)      Prohibited Transactions; Fiduciary Duties . Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to Buyer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, no “prohibited transaction” (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) with respect to any U.S. Buyer Plan for which a statutory, regulatory, or administrative exemption does not apply has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur.
(c)      Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plans . Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to Buyer and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, each U.S. Buyer Plan that is a “non-qualified deferred compensation plan” (as defined for purposes of Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) is and has been in documentary and operational compliance with Section 409A of the Code and all applicable Internal Revenue Service guidance promulgated thereunder.
5.23.      Intellectual Property Rights .
(a)      Except as set forth in Schedule 5.23(a) or as would reasonably be expected to be not material to Buyer: (i) the conduct of the Buyer Business as currently conducted does not infringe, misappropriate, dilute or otherwise violate any Intellectual

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Property Rights of a third Person, to Buyer’s Knowledge; (ii) no Person is infringing, misappropriating or otherwise violating any Buyer Owned Intellectual Property Rights, to Buyer’s Knowledge, and (iii) the Buyer Companies own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable terms, adequate Intellectual Property Rights necessary to carry on the Buyer Business as currently operated.
(b)      To Buyer’s Knowledge, the Buyer Companies are in material compliance with the terms and conditions of all licenses for any Open Source Material used by the Buyer Companies.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.23(b) , the Buyer Companies have not used Open Source Material in such a way (i) that would require, as a condition of use, modification or distribution of such Open Source Material, or (ii) that any Buyer Software be (x) disclosed or distributed in source code form, (y) be licensed for the purpose of making derivative works, or (z) be redistributable at no charge.
5.24.      No Brokers or Finders . Except for the engagement of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, no Buyer Company has retained any broker or finder in connection with the transactions provided for herein or the negotiation thereof, nor are any of them responsible for the payment of any broker’s, finder’s, or similar fees.
5.25.      Sufficient Funds .
(a)      Buyer has delivered to Seller a complete and correct copy of (i) an executed debt commitment letter (such commitment letter, including all exhibits, schedules, annexes, supplements and amendments thereto, the “ Debt Commitment Letter ”) and (ii) and executed fee letter related thereto (the “ Fee Letter ”) ( provided that provisions in the Fee Letter may be redacted in a customary manner), in each case, dated the date hereof, issued to Buyer by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (such Debt Commitment Letter and Fee Letter, as each may be amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time to the extent permitted or required by Section 6.5 , the “ Debt Financing Commitment ”) in connection with the debt financing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “ Debt Financing ”), pursuant to which the lenders party thereto have committed, subject to the terms thereof, to lend amounts set forth therein, which, taken together with the cash on hand of Buyer, is in no event less than the Cash Consideration Amount, plus , without duplication, any amounts required to be paid by Buyer or its Affiliates pursuant to the Fee Letter (as defined below) and fees and expenses related to the transactions contemplated hereby and required to be paid by Buyer or its Affiliates (such amount together with the Cash Consideration Amount, the “ Required Amount ”). Buyer acknowledges that Buyer’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement is not contingent upon the availability of financing to Buyer.
(b)      The Debt Financing Commitment is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer, and to the Knowledge of Buyer, the other parties thereto, in each case, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or any other similar Law affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law). As of the date of this Agreement, assuming the due

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authorization, execution and delivery of the Debt Financing Commitment by the parties thereto (other than Buyer), the Debt Financing Commitment is in full force and effect and, to Buyer’s Knowledge, has not been withdrawn, rescinded or terminated or otherwise amended or modified in any respect, and no such amendment or modification is currently contemplated. Buyer is not in breach of any of the terms or conditions set forth in the Debt Financing Commitment in any material respects and no event has occurred which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would reasonably be expected to constitute a material breach, material default or failure to satisfy any condition precedent set forth therein. As of the date of this Agreement (and assuming that Seller, the Polycom Companies and their respective Affiliates and representatives provide the cooperation and assistance required by this Agreement and satisfy the conditions set forth in Article 8 ) and based on facts and events known by Buyer as of the date of this Agreement, Buyer has no reason to believe that any of the conditions in the Debt Financing Commitment will not be satisfied on a timely basis, or that the full amount of the Debt Financing will not be made available to it on a timely basis in order to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Buyer has not received notice that the lenders party thereto intend to terminate any portion of the Debt Financing Commitment or not to provide any of the Debt Financing. The net proceeds from the Financing, together with cash on hand, will be sufficient for Buyer to pay the Required Amount. Buyer, or its Affiliates or Subsidiaries, as applicable, has paid in full any and all commitment or other fees required by the Debt Financing Commitment that are due as of the date of this Agreement and will pay (or cause to be paid), after the date of this Agreement, all other such fees thereunder as they become due. Except for the Fee Letter, there are no side letters, understandings or other agreements or arrangements relating to the Debt Financing to which Buyer or any of its controlled Affiliates is a party. There are no conditions precedent or other contingencies related to the funding of the full amount of the Debt Financing other than those set forth in this Agreement or the Debt Financing Commitments or the payment of fees payable pursuant to the fee letters with respect to the Debt Financing Commitment (collectively, the “ Disclosed Conditions ”). No Person has any right to impose, and none of Buyer or any counterparty to any Debt Financing Commitment has any obligation to accept, any condition precedent to such funding, other than the Disclosed Conditions, any reduction to the aggregate amount available under the Debt Financing Commitments on the Closing Date, or any term or condition that would have the effect of reducing the aggregate amount available under the Debt Financing Commitments on the Closing Date.
5.26.      Solvency . Buyer is not entering into this Agreement or any Financing with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors of Buyer or its affiliates. Immediately after giving effect to all of the transactions contemplated herein and in any Financing, including without limitation any Financing and the making of the payments contemplated by this Agreement and assuming satisfaction of the conditions to Buyer’s obligation to consummate the transactions as set forth herein, the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Seller and Polycom set forth herein and the performance by the Parties of their obligations hereunder in all material respects, Buyer and the Buyer Companies will be Solvent at and immediately after the Closing.

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5.27.      SEC Filings and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act .
(a)      Buyer has filed with or furnished to the SEC all required Buyer SEC Reports since March 31, 2016.
(b)      As of its filing date (or, if amended or supplemented, as of the date of the most recent amendment or supplement filed prior to the date of this Agreement), each Buyer SEC Report complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the case may be.
(c)      As of its filing date (or, if amended or supplemented, as of the date of the most recent amendment or supplement filed prior to the Agreement Date), each Buyer SEC Report filed or furnished pursuant to the Exchange Act did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in any material respect.
(d)      Buyer has heretofore furnished or made available to the Seller complete and correct copies of all comment letters from the SEC since December 31, 2015 through the Agreement Date with respect to any of the Buyer SEC Reports, together with all written responses of Buyer thereto, to the extent that such comment letters and written responses are not publicly available on EDGAR. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in comment letters received from the SEC staff with respect to any of the Buyer SEC Reports, and, to the Knowledge of Buyer, none of the Buyer SEC Reports are subject to ongoing SEC review.
(e)      Buyer has established and maintains a system of internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) (“ Internal Controls ”). The management of Buyer has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation of its system of internal control over financial reporting prior to the date of this Agreement, to Buyer’s outside auditors and the audit committee of the board of directors of Buyer (i) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of its internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect in any material respect Buyer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in Buyer’s internal control over financial reporting.
(f)      Each of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of Buyer (or each former principal executive officer and principal financial officer of Buyer, as applicable) have made all certifications required by Rule 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Exchange Act and Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and any related rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC and the NYSE, and the statements contained in any such certifications are complete and correct in all material respects.

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(g)      Since the date of the Buyer Recent Balance Sheet, there has been no transaction, or series of similar transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings, nor is there any proposed transaction as of the date of this Agreement, or series of similar transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings to which Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries was or is to be a party, that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act that has not been disclosed in the Buyer SEC Reports publicly filed or furnished with the SEC following the date of the Buyer Recent Balance Sheet.
5.28.      Investment Representations .
(a)      Offering Exemption . Buyer understands that the shares of Polycom Common Stock to be acquired by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act or qualified under any state securities Laws and that such shares of Polycom Common Stock are being offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from such registration and qualification based in part upon the representations contained herein. Buyer is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) under the U.S. Securities Act.
(b)      Knowledge and Experience; Ability to Bear Risks . Buyer has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that Buyer is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment contemplated by this Agreement; and Buyer is able to bear the economic risk of this investment in the shares of Polycom Common Stock that may be delivered to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement (including a complete loss of Buyer’s investment or a reduction in the price of Polycom Common Stock).
(c)      Investment Purpose . Buyer is acquiring the shares of Polycom Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement solely for Buyer’s own account for investment and not with a view toward the resale or distribution thereof, nor with any present intention of transferring or distributing Buyer’s interest in such shares of Polycom Common Stock, in each case in a manner that would require registration of such shares of Polycom Common Stock. Buyer has no contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer, assign or pledge to such person or anyone else all or any part of the shares of Polycom Common Stock being acquired under this Agreement, and Buyer has no current plans or intentions to enter into any such contract, undertaking or arrangement, in each case in a manner that would require registration of such shares of Polycom Common Stock.
(d)      Resale Restrictions . Buyer acknowledges that the shares of Polycom Common Stock that Buyer may acquire pursuant to this Agreement (i) have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities statutes of any state or other jurisdiction, (ii)  have the status of securities acquired in a transaction under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, and (iii)  are “restricted securities” (as that term is defined in Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act), and, therefore, Buyer further acknowledges that the shares of Polycom Common Stock that Buyer is acquiring pursuant to this Agreement cannot be resold unless they are registered under applicable federal and state securities laws (including the Securities Act) or unless exemptions from all such applicable registration requirements are

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available, and consequently, Buyer must bear the economic risk of investment for an indefinite period of time. Buyer will not sell or otherwise transfer any of the shares of Polycom Common Stock that Buyer may acquire pursuant to this Agreement without either the prior registration thereof under the Securities Act and all other applicable statutes, or applicable exemptions from the registration requirements of each of those statutes.
(e)      Legend . Buyer understands that certificates or book entries representing the shares of Polycom Common Stock being issued hereunder will bear the following legend reflecting the foregoing restrictions on transfer:
“The securities represented by this certificate have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or under any other applicable securities laws. The securities may not be sold, transferred, assigned or pledged or otherwise disposed of at any time unless (i) they are registered under the Securities Act and such other applicable laws or (ii) in the opinion of legal counsel for Polycom, Inc. or other legal opinion reasonably satisfactory to Polycom, Inc. such disposition will not result in a violation of the Securities Act or any other applicable securities laws or (iii) sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act ( provided that the transferor provides Polycom, Inc. with reasonable assurances (in the form of a seller representation letter and, if applicable, a broker representation letter) that the securities may be sold pursuant to such rule).”
5.29.      No Additional Representations . Except for the representations and warranties expressly made by Seller in Article 3 and Polycom in Article 4 , Buyer acknowledges that neither Polycom, Seller nor any other Person makes, and that Buyer has not relied upon, any express or implied representation or warranty whatsoever and specifically (but without limiting the foregoing), that neither Polycom, Seller nor either of their representatives makes, nor has Buyer relied upon, any representation or warranty with respect to (a) Polycom, Seller or their respective Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, operations, assets, liabilities, conditions (financial or otherwise), prospects or any other matter relating to Polycom, Seller or their respective Subsidiaries or (b) any documentation, forecasts, budgets, projections, estimates or other information (including the accuracy or completeness of, or the reasonableness of the assumptions underlying, such documentation, forecasts, budgets, projections, estimates or other information) provided by Polycom, Seller or either of their representatives, including in any “data rooms” or management presentations.

6.      COVENANTS PRIOR TO THE CLOSING
6.1.      Pre-Closing Access to Information; Integration Planning; Customers and Suppliers .
(a)      Access to Information . From the Agreement Date until the Closing, except as prohibited by applicable Law, each of Polycom and Buyer shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and their respective officers, employees, agents, independent accountants

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and advisors to, furnish to the other Party and its representatives, at reasonable times and places, such access as the other Party may, from time to time, reasonably request to enable the other Party to conduct (i) a review of the books, records, financial statements, Tax filings and other financial and operational information of such Party; (ii) discussions with such Party’s management and, when mutually agreed in writing by the Parties (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), employees and agents; (iii) visits to the warehouse, sales and other facilities of such Party; and (iv) when mutually agreed in writing by Buyer and Polycom (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), contacts with customers, suppliers, lessors and other third parties with whom such Party does business. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Party may restrict or otherwise prohibit access to any documents or information to the extent that: (i) any applicable Law requires a Party to restrict or otherwise prohibit access to such documents or information; (ii) access to such documents or information would waive any attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine or other applicable privilege applicable to such documents or information or would result in the disclosure of any trade secrets of any third party; or (iii) access to a Contract if such access would violate or cause a default under, or give a third party the right to terminate or accelerate the rights under, such Contract. All information exchanged pursuant to this Section shall be subject to the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement.
(b)      Interim Financials . Polycom shall provide Buyer with such interim consolidated financial statements and trial balance of Polycom prepared and used in the ordinary course of managing its business and measuring and reporting its operating results. Additionally, at the request of Buyer, Polycom shall (i) provide (A) consolidated unaudited financial statements (including the balance sheet and statements of operations, stockholders’ equity, comprehensive income and cash flow) of Polycom as of and for the quarters ended March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2018 that are reviewed by Polycom’s outside auditor by no later than May 31, 2018 (and which shall incorporate adjustments that relate to the purchase of Obihai Technology, Inc.) and (B) consolidated unaudited financial statements of Polycom as of and for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2018 by no later than August 15, 2018, which, in each case, shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, as applied on a consistent basis, and with the books and records of the Polycom Companies; provided , however , that the unaudited financial statements may be subject to normal year-end adjustments, and (ii) assist in obtaining a written consent or other required review of KPMG LLP pertaining or relating to the financial statements of Polycom and required to be filed in any of Buyer’s registration statements, prospectuses, reports and other documents required to be filed by Buyer with the SEC.
(c)      Integration Planning . From the Agreement Date until the Closing, except as prohibited by applicable Law, Polycom and Seller shall, and shall cause the Polycom Companies and all officers, employees, agents, independent accountants and advisors of the Polycom Companies to, reasonably cooperate with Buyer and its representatives in connection with planning for the integration of the Polycom Companies and the Polycom Business, including providing such access to Buyer and its representatives as is described in Section 6.1(a) .

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6.2.      Conduct of Polycom Pending the Closing . From the Agreement Date until the Closing, except as required or contemplated by the express terms this Agreement, as set forth in Schedule 6.2 , as required by applicable Law or as consented to by Buyer in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), Polycom and Seller shall, and shall cause the Polycom Companies to, comply with the following:
(a)      the Polycom Companies shall carry on their business only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, including managing their working capital in the ordinary course of business;
(b)      the Polycom Companies shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain, preserve, renew and keep in favor and effect the existence, rights, qualifications, licenses, Permits, consents, authorizations, regulations and franchises of the Polycom Companies; and the Polycom Companies shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the operation of the Polycom Business as currently conducted by the Polycom Companies, and to preserve for Buyer its current relationships with suppliers, customers, officers, key employees and agents of the Polycom Companies and others having business dealings with the Polycom Companies, in each case, that are material to the Polycom Business;
(c)      no Polycom Company shall enter into any Material Contracts except for Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and which do not create or grant any Lien on the Shares and except as allowed by Section 6.2(f) ; and no Polycom Company shall materially amend or terminate Material Contracts of any type, or waive any material rights thereunder, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(d)      Polycom shall provide Buyer with, (i) no later than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date, an analysis demonstrating whether any Person will have a right to any payments and/or benefits as a result of or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that would be deemed to constitute “parachute payments” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (hereafter, “ Section 280G ”)) and (ii) no later than seven (7) days prior to the Closing Date, the proposed documents necessary to effectuate the following provisions of this Section 6.2(d) . To the extent applicable, Polycom shall use its reasonable best efforts to (x) solicit waivers from each Person who has a right to any payments and/or benefits as a result of or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that would be deemed to constitute “parachute payments” (within the meaning of Section 280G) of such individual’s rights to some or all of such payments and/or benefits (the “ Waived 280G Benefits ”), and (y) solicit the approval of the stockholder of Polycom in a manner intended to comply with Sections 280G(b)(5)(A)(ii) and 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code of any Waived 280G Benefits; provided , however , that any actions or documents necessary to effectuate this Section 6.2(d) shall be subject to approval by both Parties, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed by either Party. For the avoidance of doubt, the actions described in this Section 6.2(d) shall not be required with respect to any Person with respect to whom

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such actions were taken as of the date hereof. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, the Parties agree that in the event stockholder approval of the Waived 280G Benefits is not obtained as set forth in clause (y) , such Person who would have otherwise been entitled to the Waived 280G Benefits shall have no right to such Waived 280G Benefits, which shall be retained by Polycom;
(e)      no Polycom Company shall (i) amend its Organizational Documents or make any changes to its authorized or issued capital stock or other Equity Interests; (ii) issue any additional capital stock or Equity Interests or enter into any Contract to issue any additional capital stock or Equity Interests; or (iii) issue any warrants, options, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock or any other securities of any kind that carry the right to vote on any matters on which equity holders may vote, or which is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Equity Interests having such right;
(f)      no Polycom Company shall make capital expenditures, or commit to make capital expenditures, in excess of the Threshold per fiscal quarter in the aggregate for all Polycom Companies other than capital expenditures described on Schedule 6.2(f) or pursuant to Contracts entered into prior to the date of this Agreement;
(g)      no Polycom Company shall cancel, terminate, fail to keep in place or reduce the amount of any insurance coverage provided by existing insurance policies without obtaining substantially equivalent (in the aggregate) substitute insurance coverage, other than in the ordinary course of business or if such Polycom Company, in its reasonable judgment, determines that such cancellation, termination or failure to keep in place would not result in the Polycom Companies having inadequate coverage, including after giving effect to any insured self-retention or co-insurance feature;
(h)      no Polycom Company shall sell, lease, license, encumber, grant a Lien on or otherwise transfer or dispose of any of its material assets, except for (i) sales of Inventory items, of Products/Services, or obsolete equipment, or non-exclusive licensing of Intellectual Property Rights all in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) sales, licenses, leases or transfers that are pursuant to Contracts in effect on the date of this Agreement, (iii) Polycom Permitted Liens, or (iv) sales, licenses, leases or other transfers to, or Liens in favor of, a Polycom Company;
(i)      no Polycom Company shall negotiate or enter into any license of any Business Intellectual Property Right, whether as licensor or as licensee, outside of the ordinary course of business or as permitted pursuant to Section 6.2(q) ;
(j)      no Polycom Company shall (i) make any material elections, or any changes in the current material elections, with respect to material Taxes, (ii) settle or compromise any material audit, dispute or controversy related to Taxes, (iii) amend, or fail to file when due, any material Tax Return, (iv) make any request for a written ruling of a Governmental Authority relating to Taxes or (v) enter into a written and legally binding agreement with a Governmental Authority relating to Taxes;

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(k)      Seller shall not pledge or transfer, or attempt to pledge or transfer, any Equity Interests of any Polycom Company, except with respect to the transfer of the Shares to Buyer pursuant hereto or as required pursuant to a Contract entered into prior to the date of this Agreement and as set forth on Schedule 4.2(a) or Schedule 4.3 ;
(l)      no Polycom Company shall acquire from a third party (other than another Polycom Company) (i) any portion of the capital stock or other Equity Interests, or any material portion of the assets, Liabilities or operations, of any entity or other business organization or division thereof (whether directly or indirectly, or by merger, sale of stock, reorganization, recapitalization, joint venture or otherwise); or (ii) any assets, except (x) for purchases of Inventory items or supplies in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (y) and for capital expenditures in compliance with Section 6.2(f) and (z) pursuant to Contracts in effect on the date of this Agreement and disclosed in the Polycom Disclosure Schedule;
(m)      no Polycom Company shall incur, assume or guarantee any Polycom Indebtedness (or obtain any commitment(s) therefor) outside of the ordinary course of business except for (i) indebtedness or guarantees between or among Polycom Companies (including any guarantees by a Polycom Company of any obligations of any of another Polycom Company) and (ii) indebtedness for borrowed money that will be paid prior to the Closing, and which does not subject a Polycom Company to any pre-payment or other penalties, that is incurred in the ordinary course of business and in an amount not to exceed the Threshold in aggregate principal amount, and (iii) letters of credit issued and maintained in the ordinary course of business to the extent undrawn;
(n)      no Polycom Company shall make any loan or advance to any Person other than (i) advances for travel and entertainment to the Polycom Employees in the ordinary course of business, (ii) loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, another Polycom Company, (iii) advances of expenses to employees or other service providers of a Polycom Company in the ordinary course of business, for amounts individually not exceeding $10,000 and in the aggregate not exceeding $250,000, (iv) advances to customers of a Polycom Company in the ordinary course of business in connection with the sale of the Polycom Companies’ products and services, except (x) sales made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (y) for capital expenditures in compliance with Section 6.2(f) and (z) pursuant to Contracts in effect on the date of this Agreement;
(o)      no Polycom Company shall hire any additional employees, other than in the ordinary course of business, or terminate the engagement of any employees at the executive officer level, other than for cause or for performance-related reasons;
(p)      no Polycom Company shall adopt any plan of complete or partial liquidation of such Polycom Company, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of such Polycom Company or otherwise permit the corporate existence of such Polycom Company or the rights or franchises or any license, permit or authorization under which its business operates to be suspended, lapsed or revoked;

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(q)      no Polycom Company shall commence any Litigation (other than to enforce its rights under this Agreement) or settle or compromise any pending or threatened Litigation for, or that would result in a loss of revenue of, an amount (in excess of insurance proceeds) that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be greater than the Threshold or settle or compromise any matters set forth on Schedule 10.1(a)(vi) ; provided , however , that Litigation relating to the L&R Matters is addressed Section 6.14 ; and
(r)      Except as set forth in Section 6.14 , no Polycom Company nor Seller shall, directly or indirectly, enter into any Contract or make any commitment with respect to any act or omission that is prohibited by this Section 6.2 .
Buyer acknowledges and agrees that: (i) nothing contained in this Agreement shall give Buyer, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct Polycom’s or the Polycom Subsidiaries’ operations prior to the Effective Time, (ii) prior to the Effective Time, each of Polycom and Buyer shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its and its Subsidiaries’ respective operations, and (iii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no consent of Buyer shall be required with respect to any matter set forth in this Section 6.2 or elsewhere in this Agreement to the extent the requirement of such consent would violate applicable Law.
6.3.      Conduct of Buyer Pending the Closing . From the Agreement Date until the Closing, except as required or contemplated by the express terms of this Agreement, as set forth on Schedule 6.3 , as required by applicable Law or as consented to by Seller in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed),
(a)      The Buyer Companies shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain, preserve, renew and keep in favor and effect the existence, rights, qualifications, licenses, Permits, consents, authorizations, regulations and franchises of the Buyer Companies; and the Buyer Companies shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the operation of the Buyer Business as currently conducted by the Buyer Companies, and to preserve for Buyer its current relationships with suppliers, customers, officers, employees, key employees and agents of the Buyer Companies and others having business dealings with the Buyer Companies, in each case, that are material to the Buyer Business;
(b)      except as in the ordinary course of business under any Buyer Plan no Buyer Company shall (i) amend its Organizational Documents or make any changes to its authorized or issued capital stock or other Equity Interests; (ii) issue any additional capital stock or Equity Interests or enter into any Contract to issue any additional capital stock or Equity Interests; or (iii) issue any warrants, options, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock or any other securities of any kind that carry the right to vote on any matters on which equity holders may vote, or which is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Equity Interests having such right;
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into any agreement or understanding that requires Buyer or any Buyer Subsidiary to abandon or terminate this Agreement or the transactions contemplated herein or that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect, prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d)      Buyer and its Subsidiaries shall carry on their business only in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(e)      Buyer shall not amend its Organizational Documents other than the Buyer’s Bylaws Amendment;
(f)      no Buyer Company shall (i) make any material elections, or any changes in the current material elections, with respect to material Taxes, (ii) amend, or fail to file when due, any material Tax Return or (iii) enter into a written and legally binding agreement with a Governmental Authority relating to Taxes;
(g)      no Buyer Company shall acquire from a third party (other than another Buyer Company) (i) any material portion of the capital stock or other Equity Interests, or any material portion of the assets, Liabilities or operations, of any entity or other business organization or division thereof (whether directly or indirectly, or by merger, sale of stock, reorganization, recapitalization, joint venture or otherwise); or (ii) any material assets, (x) except for purchases in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (y) pursuant to Contracts in effect on the date of this Agreement;
(h)      no Buyer Company shall incur, assume or guarantee any Buyer Indebtedness (or obtain any commitment(s) therefor) outside of the ordinary course of business except for (i) indebtedness or guarantees between or among Buyer and its Subsidiaries (including any guarantees by a Buyer Company of any obligations of another Buyer Company) and (ii) indebtedness for borrowed money that will be paid prior to the Closing, and which does not subject a Buyer Company to any pre-payment or other penalties, that is incurred in the ordinary course of business and in an amount not to exceed the Threshold in aggregate principal amount, and (iii) letters of credit issued and maintained in the ordinary course of business to the extent undrawn; and (iv) the Debt Financing;
(i)      Buyer shall not declare, set aside or pay any dividend on or make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock, property or otherwise) with respect to shares of capital stock of Buyer, other than quarterly cash dividends at the current rate per share; and
(j)      no Buyer Company shall, directly or indirectly, enter into any Contract or make any commitment with respect to any act or omission that is prohibited by this Section 6.3 .
6.4.      Exclusive Negotiations . In consideration of the expenditures of time, effort and expense that Buyer will undertake to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Seller and Polycom agree that, from the Agreement Date until the Closing (the “ Exclusivity Period ”), Seller and Polycom shall not, and shall cause their Affiliates and subsidiaries

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and any shareholders, directors, officers, agents or other representatives of any of the foregoing, as applicable, not to, directly or indirectly (other than with respect to Buyer or with respect to the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), submit, solicit, re-start, encourage, make, entertain, initiate, discuss or negotiate the terms of any offer or proposal from or to any Person relating to (a) the sale or possible sale or other disposition of all or any material portion of the assets of the Polycom Companies, (b) the sale or possible sale or other disposition of all or any portion of the Equity Interests of any Polycom Company, whether such equity interests constitute newly issued or previously outstanding Equity Interests, or (c) any merger or business combination involving any Polycom Company or any other transaction that is inconsistent with the transactions contemplated hereby (each of the foregoing, a “ Competing Transaction ”). Seller and Polycom shall immediately terminate all discussions regarding any Competing Transaction with any third party. During the Exclusivity Period, Seller and Polycom shall not, and shall cause their Affiliates and subsidiaries and any shareholders, directors, officers, agents or other representatives of the foregoing not to, directly or indirectly, (i) furnish any information with respect to, assist, participate in or facilitate in any other manner any effort by any Person other than Buyer to consummate or seek any Competing Transaction, (ii) disclose to any Person other than Buyer any information relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or (iii) agree, in writing or otherwise, to do any of the actions prohibited by this Section 6.4 . If Seller, Polycom, any Affiliate or subsidiary or any shareholder, director, officer, agent or other representative of the foregoing, as applicable, receives any inquiry from any Person other than Buyer relating to any Competing Transaction, then Seller and Polycom will immediately provide Buyer, or will cause Buyer to be provided with, written notice of any such inquiry, request, discussion or other action initiated by such Person. Such notice will include the identity of the Person seeking such discussions or negotiations, making such inquiry or proposal or requesting such information and the terms, conditions and other content of such discussions, negotiations, inquiries, proposals and requests (to the extent such disclosure does not breach a confidentiality obligation of Seller or Polycom). Seller and Polycom will cause their respective Affiliates and subsidiaries, and the shareholders, directors, officers, agents and other representatives of the foregoing, as applicable, to comply with this Section 6.4 . Notwithstanding the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, the Exclusivity Period shall terminate in the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms of, Article 12 .
6.5.      Further Actions .
(a)      Each of the Parties shall use its reasonable best efforts to take all action and to do, or cause to be done, and to cooperate fully with the other Parties with respect to, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby, including using their reasonable best efforts to obtain, transfer or renew prior to the Closing all licenses, permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and orders of Governmental Authorities and parties to Contracts with any Polycom Company that are necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; provided , that neither Party shall be required to pay any fees to such parties to Contracts in connection with the Parties’ efforts to obtain such consents. With regard to consents from, and notices to, third parties to the Contracts set forth in Schedule 4.20(a) and from the Polycom Material Customers and Polycom Material

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Suppliers, Polycom and/or Seller shall initiate contact to obtain such consents, or to provide such notices, only in conjunction and cooperation with Buyer.
(b)      Subject to the final sentence of this Section 6.5(b) , Polycom and Seller shall, and shall cause the Polycom Companies to, use its and their commercially reasonable efforts to provide such cooperation as may be reasonably requested by Buyer in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, Polycom and Seller shall, and shall cause the Polycom Companies to, in each case subject to the final sentence of this Section 6.5(b) :
(i)      as promptly as reasonably practicable provide customary financial or other pertinent information relating to the Polycom Companies as may be reasonably requested by Buyer or the Financing Sources, including information to be used in the preparation of a customary information package regarding the business and operations of the Polycom Companies as is reasonably necessary for the completion of the Debt Financing, and otherwise provide customary authorization letters and enter into customary definitive financing documents and take other actions that are customary in connection with the Debt Financing of this type (including, to the extent requested within nine (9) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, providing all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know-your-customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations);
(ii)      reasonably cooperate with the marketing and syndication efforts of Buyer, its Affiliates and the Financing Sources, including participating in a reasonable number of meetings, due diligence sessions and road shows, at times and at locations reasonably acceptable to the Polycom Companies;
(iii)      (A) provide reasonable and customary assistance in preparing customary offering memoranda, rating agency presentations, lender presentations and other similar reasonably customary documents, (B) make available on a customary and reasonable basis and upon reasonable notice, appropriate personnel (including using commercially reasonable efforts to make available auditors of the Polycom Companies), as may be reasonably requested by Buyer or any Financing Source, and (C) obtain customary financing accountants’ comfort letters and consents of accountants for use of their reports in any materials relating to any Financing and in connection with any filings required to be made by Buyer and/or its Affiliates pursuant to the U.S. Securities Act or the Exchange Act (including any registration statement);
(iv)      provide such information as may be necessary so that the customary marketing materials delivered to the Financing Sources or any prospective lender, solely as they relate to matters with respect to the Polycom Companies and their Affiliates prior to the Closing Date:

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(A)      with respect to all written information and written data (other than the Projections, as defined below, estimates, budgets and other forward-looking information and information of a general economic or industry specific nature) concerning the Polycom Companies and their Affiliates and the transactions contemplated hereby that has been or will be made available to the Financing Sources or the prospective lenders by Polycom Companies and their respective representatives, subsidiaries or Affiliates (or on their behalf) (the “ Information ”), when taken as a whole after giving effect to all supplements and updates provided thereto prior to the Closing Date, (x) is, and in the case of Information made available after the date hereof, will (when taken as a whole) when furnished be complete and correct in all material respects and (y) does not, and in the case of Information made available after the date hereof, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading in any material respect; and
(B)      with respect to all financial projections concerning the Polycom Companies and their Affiliates, that such information take into account the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, that have been or will be made available to the Financing Sources or the prospective lenders by Polycom Companies and their respective representatives, Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or on behalf of the Polycom Companies and their respective representatives, Subsidiaries and Affiliates) (the “ Projections ”) have been and will be prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Polycom Companies and their Affiliates be reasonable at the time such Projections are made available to the Financing Sources or the prospective lenders by Polycom Companies and their Affiliates, it being understood that such Projections are not to be viewed as facts, actual results may vary materially from the Projections, there can be no assurance that the results therein will be realized and such Projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Polycom Companies and their subsidiaries. Polycom agrees that if, at any time prior to the later of the Closing Date and the Syndication Date (under and as defined in the Debt Commitment Letter), it becomes aware that any of the representations and warranties contained in the preceding sentence would be incorrect in any material respect if the Information and Projections were being furnished, and such representations were being made, at such time, then Polycom will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly supplement the Information and the Projections so that such representations are (or with respect to Information and Projections relating to the Polycom Companies, to Polycom’s knowledge are) correct in all material respects under those circumstances;
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(vi)      execute and deliver any pledge and security documents, other definitive financing documents, or other certificates or documents as may be reasonably requested by Buyer and otherwise facilitating the pledging of, and granting, recording and perfection of security interests in, collateral.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (I) nothing herein shall require such cooperation to the extent it would (A) interfere unreasonably in any material respect with the business or operations of Seller or the Polycom Companies or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries or (B) require Seller or the Polycom Companies to take any action that would reasonably be expected to conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under the Organizational Documents of Seller, any applicable laws or any Contract that will remain in effect after the Closing, (II) neither Seller nor any of the Polycom Companies shall be required to commit to take any action that is not contingent upon the Closing or that would be effective at or prior to the Effective Time, (III) none of the Polycom Companies’ board of directors (or equivalent bodies) shall be required to approve or adopt any Debt Financing or agreements related thereto (or any Alternative Debt Financing) to take effect at or prior to the Effective Time, (IV) neither Polycom nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to execute or deliver any agreements, certificates or instruments in connection with any Debt Financing (or any Alternative Debt Financing) to take effect at or prior to the Effective Time (other than, in the case of this clause and clause (II) , customary authorization letters), (V) none of Seller or any of the Polycom Companies shall be required to pay any commitment or other similar fee or make any other payment or incur any other liability or provide or agree to provide any indemnity in connection with the Debt Financing or any of the foregoing prior to the Effective Time, (VI) in no event shall Seller, the Polycom Companies or their respective Affiliates and Subsidiaries be in breach of this Agreement because of the failure of any financial or other information to be delivered that is not currently readily available to the Polycom Companies on the date hereof or is not otherwise prepared in the ordinary course of business of the Polycom Companies at the time requested by Buyer; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Polycom Companies shall provide to Buyer the financial statements and/or other information required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 7(b) and (c) of the Debt Commitment Letter and (VII) neither Seller nor any of the Polycom Companies shall be responsible for any adjustments to any pro forma financial information required to be provided in accordance with the Debt Commitment Letter.
(c)      Polycom and Seller consent to the use of any logos, trademarks and trade names related to the Polycom Companies in connection with the Financing; provided , however , that such logos, trademarks and trade names are used solely in a manner that is not intended to nor reasonably likely to harm, disparage or otherwise adversely affect Seller or the Polycom Companies or the reputation or goodwill of Seller or the Polycom Companies and its or their marks.

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(d)      Polycom and Seller shall cause each Polycom Company to execute and deliver such documents, and take such actions, as may be reasonably necessary or reasonably requested by Buyer to facilitate the consummation of each Lien Release Transaction; provided however , that neither Seller nor any of the Polycom Companies shall be required to commit to take any action that is not contingent upon the Closing or that would be effective at or prior to the Effective Time.
(e)      Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, unless, and to the extent, Buyer has then sufficient cash available from other sources to pay the Required Amount, Buyer will, and will cause each of its controlled Affiliates to, use its reasonable best efforts to do, or cause to be done, all things reasonably necessary or advisable to arrange and obtain the Debt Financing on a timely basis on the terms and conditions described in the Debt Financing Commitment (including, as necessary any flex provisions therein or in any Fee Letter), including using its reasonable best efforts to:
(i)      comply with its obligations under the Debt Financing Commitment in all material respects;
(ii)      maintain in effect the Debt Financing Commitment;
(iii)      negotiate and enter into definitive agreements with respect to the Debt Financing on a timely basis on terms and conditions (including, as necessary, any such flex provisions) contained therein or otherwise not materially less favorable to Buyer in the aggregate than those contained in the Debt Financing Commitment;
(iv)      satisfy (or obtain the waiver of) on a timely basis all conditions applicable to Buyer contained in the Debt Financing Commitment (or any definitive agreements related to any Debt Financing), including the payment of any commitment, engagement or placement fees required as a condition to any part of the Debt Financing; and
(v)      upon satisfaction of such conditions, and the conditions set forth in Article 8 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions), enforce all of its rights under the Debt Financing Commitment (or any definitive agreements related thereto) and consummate the Debt Financing at or prior to the Closing Date, but in no event later than the Termination Date.
Buyer will keep Seller informed on a reasonably prompt basis and in reasonable detail of the status of its efforts to arrange the Debt Financing. Buyer will notify Seller promptly in writing, and in any event within three Business Days (x) of any material breach or material default by Buyer under the Debt Financing Commitment or definitive agreement related thereto (or any event or circumstance that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, could reasonably be expected to give rise to any material breach, material threatened breach or material default) (excluding any such breach or default that occurs after the consummation of the transactions

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contemplated by this Agreement and does not relate to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) or any termination or threatened in writing termination by Buyer of the Debt Financing Commitment or definitive agreement related thereto (excluding any such termination that occurs after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement); or (y) upon having knowledge of any material breach, material threatened breach or material default by any other party to the Debt Financing Commitment or definitive agreement related thereto (or any event or circumstance that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, could reasonably be expected to give rise to any material breach or material default) (excluding any such breach or default that occurs after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and does not relate to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement) or any termination or threatened in writing termination by any other party to the Debt Financing Commitment or definitive agreement related thereto (excluding any such termination that occurs after the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement). Other than as set forth in this Section 6.5(e) , Buyer will not, without the prior written consent of Seller (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), unless, and to the extent, Buyer then has sufficient immediately available cash available from other sources available to deliver the Required Amount, (A) amend, modify, supplement or waive any of the conditions or contingencies to funding contained in the Debt Financing Commitment (or any definitive agreements related thereto) or any other provision of, or remedies under, the Debt Financing Commitment (or any definitive agreements related thereto), in each case to the extent such amendment, modification, supplement or waiver could reasonably be expected to have the effect of (I) adversely affecting in any material respect the ability of Buyer to timely consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (II) materially delaying the Closing, (III) reducing the aggregate cash amount of the funding commitments thereunder below the Required Amount or (IV) adversely impacting the ability of Buyer to enforce its rights under any Debt Financing Commitment or (B) consent to early termination of any Debt Financing Commitment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, Buyer may (without obtaining Seller’s consent) amend, supplement or modify the Debt Financing Commitment (i) to add or replace lenders, lead arrangers, bookrunners, syndication agents or similar entities, if the addition of such additional parties, individually or in the aggregate, would not prevent, delay or impair the availability of the Debt Financing under the Debt Financing Commitment or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby in any material respect or (ii) in any manner that is not prohibited by this Agreement. Upon any such amendment, supplement, waiver or modification of the Debt Commitment Letter in accordance with this Section 6.5(e) , Buyer shall provide a copy thereof to Seller ( provided that provisions in any fee letter may be redacted in a customary manner) and references to “Debt Financing Commitment” shall include such documents as permitted to be amended, supplemented, waived or modified under this Section 6.5(e) and references to “Debt Financing” shall include the financing contemplated by the Debt Financing Commitment as permitted to be amended, supplemented, waived or modified under

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this Section 6.5(e) . If all conditions applicable to the Debt Financing Commitments have been satisfied and all of the conditions set forth in Article 8 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions) have been satisfied (or waived), unless, and to the extent, Buyer has then sufficient immediately available cash available from other sources available to deliver the Required Amount, Buyer will use reasonable best efforts to cause the sources of financing under the Debt Financing Commitment to fund the Debt Financing (including by taking enforcement action to cause such sources of financing to fund the Financing).
(f)      If all or any portion of the Debt Financing becomes unavailable on the terms and conditions contemplated in a Debt Financing Commitment or a definitive agreement with respect to the Debt Financing, Buyer will use reasonable best efforts to (i) take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary or advisable to arrange to promptly obtain the Debt Financing or such portion of the Debt Financing from alternative sources in an amount sufficient, when added to any portion of the Debt Financing that is available and other available cash, to pay in cash the Required Amount on terms and conditions not materially less favorable, in the aggregate, to Buyer than those in the Debt Commitment Letter (or, if such terms and conditions are not then available after the use of reasonable best efforts to obtain such terms and conditions, then on other terms that are reasonably acceptable to Buyer) (“ Alternative Debt Financing ”) and (ii) obtain a new financing commitment letter (the “ Alternative Debt Commitment Letter ”) and a new definitive agreement with respect thereto that provides for financing in an amount that is sufficient, when added to any portion of the Debt Financing that is available, and other available cash to pay in cash the Required Amount. In such event, the term “Debt Financing Commitment” and “Debt Financing”, in each case, as used in this Agreement will be deemed to include any Alternative Debt Commitment Letter and Alternative Debt Financing, respectively.
(g)      Except in the case of fraud or willful misconduct, Buyer acknowledges and agrees that none of Seller, the Polycom Companies nor any of their respective representatives will have any responsibility for, or incur any liability to any Person under or in connection with, the arrangement of the Debt Financing or any Alternative Debt Financing that Buyer may raise or attempt to raise in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that Buyer will indemnify and hold harmless Seller, Polycom and their respective representatives, Affiliates and Subsidiaries from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties suffered or incurred by them in connection with the Debt Financing or any Alternative Debt Financing (including any action taken pursuant to Section 6.5(b) ) and any information utilized in connection therewith (other than historical information provided by Seller or Polycom expressly for use in connection therewith) except to the extent that such loss, damage, claim, cost, expense, interest, award, judgment or penalty arises from Seller’s, any Polycom Company’s or any of their respective representative’s, Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s fraud or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to a final non-appealable judicial determination. Buyer will, and will cause its Affiliates to, reimburse

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Seller, Polycom and their respective representatives upon request of Seller and/or Polycom accompanied by a responsible detailed invoice for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs or expenses incurred by such Persons in connection with cooperation provided for in this Section 6.5 .
6.6.      Certain Filings .
(a)      Reasonable Best Efforts . Each Party shall use reasonable best efforts to make or obtain or cause to be made or obtained, in cooperation with the other Parties and to the extent applicable and as promptly as practicable after the Agreement Date (which filings and applications shall be made in any event within ten (10) Business Days, except in the case of filings under Regulatory Laws in Germany, Russia and, to the extent required, France, which shall be made within fifteen (15) Business Days), all approvals, permits, registrations, filings and notices appropriate under applicable Regulatory Laws and other Laws, and all other appropriate approvals and permits from, and registrations and filings with, Governmental Authorities, relating to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided , however , that Polycom shall pay fifty percent (50%) of the filing fees in connection therewith, and Buyer shall pay fifty percent (50%) of the filing fees in connection therewith. Prior to the Closing Date, each Party shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) respond at the earliest practicable date to any requests for additional information or documentary material made by any Governmental Authority with respect to all filings made under Regulatory Laws; (ii) take all actions necessary to cause the waiting periods for all filings made under Regulatory Laws to terminate or expire at the earliest practical date; (iii) take or cause to be taken all actions necessary to obtain any appropriate approvals of any Governmental Authority; and (iv) resist in good faith, at its cost (including the institution or defense of any judicial or administrative Litigation), any assertion that the transactions contemplated hereby constitute a violation of Regulatory Laws or other Laws, all to the end of expediting consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Buyer shall have the right to control and lead all communications and strategy relating to any shareholder or regulatory Litigation, subject to the obligation of the Parties to consult and cooperate with each other.
(b)      No Burdensome Condition . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither Buyer nor any of its Affiliates shall have any obligation to take or agree to any action that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Burdensome Condition. With regard to this Section 6.6 , Buyer shall have the right to take (or decline to take) any steps or action Buyer chooses to minimize the extent or effect of any relief that may be sought in relation to the transactions contemplated hereby, and Seller and its Affiliates shall cooperate with and assist Buyer with regard to the foregoing. With regard to any Governmental Authority, none of Seller, the Polycom Companies, or any of their respective Affiliates or agents, without Buyer’s advance written consent, shall discuss or commit to any divestiture, consent decree or consent agreement, discuss or commit to alter the Polycom Business or any of the Polycom Companies’ business or commercial practices in any way, or otherwise take or commit to take any action that limits Buyer’s freedom of action with respect to the Polycom Companies, Buyer’s ability to retain any of

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the Polycom Business, product lines or assets of the Polycom Companies or Buyer’s ability to receive the full benefits of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall require or be construed to require that Buyer or any of its Affiliates become subject to, or consent or agree to, any requirement, condition, understanding, agreement or Order where the consummation or effectiveness of such requirement, condition, understanding, agreement or Order is not conditioned upon the Closing or would be binding on Buyer or its Affiliates in the event that the Closing does not occur.
(c)      Cooperation . The Parties shall and shall cause their Affiliates to: (i) cooperate in all respects with each other in connection with any filing, submission, investigation, action, requests for additional information and documentary material, or inquiry in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) promptly inform the other Parties of any material communication received by such Party or its Affiliate from, or given by such Party or its Affiliate to any Governmental Authority and of any material communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private party, in each case, regarding any of the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) have the right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each shall consult the other on and consider in good faith the views of the other Parties in connection with, any filing made with, or written materials to be submitted to any Governmental Authority or, in connection with any proceeding by a private party, any other Person, in connection with any of the transactions contemplated hereby, (iv) make available to the other Parties copies of all filings, notices and other written communications submitted or made by any Party or its Affiliates to any Governmental Authority or received from any Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (v) consult with each other in advance of any substantive meeting, discussion, telephone call or conference with any Governmental Authority or, in connection with any proceeding by a private party, with any other Person, and to the extent not expressly prohibited by the Governmental Authority or Person, give the other Parties hereto the opportunity to attend and participate, in each case, regarding any of the transactions contemplated hereby. With regard to any sharing of information contemplated under this Section 6.6(c) , (A) any disclosure of information shall been done in a manner consistent with applicable Law, (B) any Party may, as it deems advisable or necessary, reasonably designate any confidential or competitively sensitive information as for “outside counsel only,” (C) materials provided to a Party or its counsel may be redacted to remove references concerning the valuation for the transactions contemplated hereby, and (D) no Party shall be obligated to provide to any other Party any portion of its HSR Act notification filing not customarily furnished to another party in connection with HSR Act filings.
6.7.      Termination of Transactions . Prior to or at the Closing, Polycom shall terminate the Contracts set forth on Schedule 6.7 .
6.8.      R&W Insurance Policy . Buyer shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain the R&W Insurance Policy on substantially the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit 6.8 on or prior to April 30, 2018. Seller and Polycom shall cooperate with Buyer’s efforts and provide assistance

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as reasonably requested by Buyer to obtain and bind (at the Closing) the R&W Insurance Policy, and Polycom shall pay all R&W Insurance Policy Expenses as they become due.
6.9.      Stock Exchange Listing . Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the shares constituting the Closing Stock Consideration to be approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange prior to the Effective Time, subject to official notice of issuance.
6.10.      Termination of Currency Swap Arrangement . Prior to the Closing, Polycom and Seller shall terminate, unwind and fully discharge, with no remaining post-Closing Liabilities or obligations owed to or by any Polycom Company thereunder, the Macquarie and Goldman Sachs Swap Agreements (as hereinafter defined). For purpose hereof, the term “Macquarie Cross Currency Swap” shall mean that certain Confirmation, dated as of February 13, 2017, between Polycom and Macquarie Bank Limited relating to an Interest Rate Swap Transaction bearing Transaction Reference HH_34000481/HH_34000483, as amended from time to time, which Confirmation is subject to, and governed by, that certain 2002 ISDA Master Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2017, between Polycom and Macquarie Bank Limited, as supplemented and amended from time to time (the “ Macquarie ISDA ”). Further, the term “Goldman Cross Currency Swap” shall mean that certain Confirmation, dated as of February 10, 2017, between Polycom and Goldman Sachs Bank USA relating to a Swap Transaction bearing GS Bank USA Reference Number LTAABBCS33337XMLS9J.0.1.0 1 1, as amended from time to time, which Confirmation is subject to, and governed by, that certain and that certain 2002 ISDA Master Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2017, between Polycom and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as supplemented and amended from time to time (the “ Goldman ISDA ”, and collectively with the Goldman Cross Currency Swap, Macquarie ISDA and Macquarie Cross-Currency Swap, the “ Macquarie and Goldman Sachs Swap Agreements ”). In connection with the amounts payable by Polycom to Macquarie Bank Limited and/or Goldman Sachs Bank USA for the termination, unwinding and discharge of the Macquarie and Goldman Sachs Swap Agreements, Buyer shall be responsible to pay the portion of such amounts payable not greater than an amount equal to (x) $33,550,000 minus (y) fifty percent (50%) of any discounts (excluding any decrease due to marking to market) received from Macquarie Bank Limited and Goldman Sachs Bank USA in connection with such termination, unwinding and discharge (the “ Buyer Swap Obligations ”).
6.11.      Notification .
(a)      Prior to the Closing, Seller and Polycom shall promptly provide Buyer (after Polycom or Seller has notice thereof) with written notice of, and keep Buyer advised as to, (i) any material adverse change in the conduct, financial condition, assets, Liabilities or operations of the Polycom Companies; (ii) any pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened Litigation that challenges the transactions contemplated hereby; and (iii) any fact, circumstance, event or action that has resulted in or would reasonably be expected to result in a material inaccuracy to any representation or warranty by Seller or Polycom; provided , however , that Buyer’s receipt of information pursuant to this Section 6.11(a) shall not operate as a waiver or otherwise affect any representation, warranty or agreement given or made by Seller or Polycom in this Agreement (including Section 10.1 and Section 12.2(a) ) and shall not be deemed to amend or supplement the Polycom Disclosure Schedule.

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(b)      Prior to the Closing, Buyer shall promptly provide Seller (after Buyer has notice thereof) with written notice of, and keep Seller advised as to, (i) any material adverse change in the conduct, financial condition, assets, Liabilities or operations of the Buyer or its Subsidiaries; (ii) any pending or, to the Knowledge of Buyer, threatened Litigation that challenges the transactions contemplated hereby; and (iii) any fact, circumstance, event or action that has resulted in or would reasonably be expected to result in a material inaccuracy to any representation or warranty by Buyer; provided , however , that Seller’s receipt of information pursuant to this Section 6.11(b) shall not operate as a waiver or otherwise affect any representation, warranty or agreement given or made by Buyer in this Agreement (including Section 10.2 and Section 12.2(b) ) and shall not be deemed to amend or supplement the Buyer Disclosure Schedule.
6.12.      Tail Coverage . Prior to the Closing, Polycom shall, and Seller shall cause Polycom and the Polycom Companies to, purchase an extended reporting period endorsement or “tail” under each of their respective existing cyber liability, professional liability, directors’ and officers’ liability, employment practices liability, fiduciary liability and any other claims-made liability insurance policies (the “ Tail Coverage ”) to provide the Polycom Companies, and all individuals afforded coverage under each such policy prior to the Closing, with Tail Coverage for a period of no less than six (6) years after the Closing for acts or omissions of the Polycom Companies and such individuals occurring prior to Closing. Buyer shall not, and shall, after the Closing, cause the Polycom Companies not to, take any action that results in the cancellation or termination of, or amend or otherwise modify, the Tail Coverage. Buyer and Seller shall each bear fifty percent (50%) of all costs of the Tail Coverage. After the Closing for a period of six (6) years, Buyer and the Polycom Companies shall maintain in effect the exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of the certificates of incorporation and by-laws or similar Organizational Documents of the Polycom Companies and any indemnification agreements of any Polycom Company with any of their respective directors, officers or employees, in each case as in effect immediately prior to the Closing, and shall not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions in any manner that would materially and adversely affect the rights thereunder of any individuals who at the time of the Closing were current or former directors, officers or employees of a Polycom Company.
6.13.      Company Accounting . Prior to the Closing, Polycom shall, at its sole expense (but with reasonable cooperation and assistance of Buyer), undertake commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the Polycom Companies are able to account for revenue from contracts with customers in accordance with the Accounting Standard Update (ASU) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), as amended.
6.14.      L&R Matters . Prior to the Closing, Polycom and Seller shall, and shall cause the Polycom Companies to, promptly inform Buyer of all material communications with a third party (that is not an Affiliate or an agent, advisor or other representative of Polycom, Seller or their Affiliate) with respect to the L&R Matters, including with regard to any proposed settlement or resolution of a L&R Matter and any terms, conditions, or other obligations related to any proposed settlement or resolution of the L&R Matters. Polycom and Seller shall not, and Polycom and Seller shall ensure that the Polycom Companies do not, agree to any settlement or resolution of the L&R

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Matters without Buyer’s written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, except that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Buyer may withhold its consent to the extent that the aggregate fines, disgorgement and penalties are greater than the L&R Matters Threshold or such settlement requires any Polycom Company to admit to any violation of federal criminal law. Polycom and Seller shall and shall cause the Polycom Companies to use their commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the fines and penalties with respect to the L&R Matters via declination of criminal prosecution with respect to any Polycom Company.
6.15.      Certain Plan Matters .
(a)      Prior to the Closing, Seller shall cause the Polycom Companies to (i) amend each U.S. Polycom Plan that is a health or welfare benefit plan that includes provisions that reference the potential eligibility of retirees for coverage under such plan and, if applicable, the associated currently effective summary plan description, to clarify that such plan does not provide for, and no former employee or retiree of the Polycom Companies is eligible for, any post-termination of employment heath or welfare benefit coverage other than coverage required to be provided under applicable Law and (ii) provide to applicable participants a notice that describes the eligibility provisions of each such U.S. Polycom Plan, which notice will not include any reference to retiree or post-termination coverage and will specify that the contents of such notice supersede all prior communications or other documents provided to participants as they relate to eligibility under such U.S. Polycom Plan.
(b)      If, at least fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date, Buyer makes a written request to Polycom or Seller that Polycom terminate the Polycom, Inc. 401(k) Retirement Savings Incentive Plan (the “ Polycom 401(k) Plan ”) and such request includes a commitment that all participants in the Polycom 401(k) Plan who are Continuing Employees will be eligible to participate in a 401(k) plan maintained by a Buyer Company within one (1) payroll period following the Closing Date, then Polycom shall take, or Seller shall cause Polycom to take, all actions necessary to terminate the Polycom 401(k) Plan effective no later than the day immediately preceding the Closing Date, including notifying all related service providers and Polycom 401(k) Plan participants of such termination.
(c)      Polycom shall provide Buyer with a reasonable opportunity (which shall not be required to be longer than three (3) days) to review and provide comments with respect to all written broad-based notices, correspondence, and communications that are provided by Polycom to Polycom Employees prior to the Closing Date related to the compensation and benefits that may be provided by a Polycom Company or a Buyer Company after the Closing Date, including the notices described in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Section. Polycom shall consider in good faith and, if appropriate, accept and integrate all reasonable comments provided by Buyer, provided that they are not unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.
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or a designee thereof and (ii) no additional IRs may be granted under the LTIP on or after the Closing Date. Seller and Buyer agree to cooperate in good faith after the date hereof to determine whether an alternative method to that described in clause (i) of this Section 6.15(d) and in Section 7.8(c) for administering the Polycom LTIP could be implemented that would (x) better reflect that, although Polycom remains the sponsor of the Polycom LTIP, Seller is responsible for payments under the Polycom LTIP and/or (y) result in a lesser Tax liability on Seller and its Affiliates and the participants in the Polycom LTIP, provided that such change does not result in a greater Tax liability to Buyer and its Affiliates.
6.16.      Black Duck Scan . Prior to the Closing, Polycom shall, at its sole expense, (a) use commercially reasonable efforts to direct Synopsis to complete its report (based on the scope of Synopsis’ engagement by Polycom prior to the date hereof), utilizing the Black Duck software that has been commissioned by Polycom and (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to remediate any “flags” identified in such report with respect to license violations or security vulnerabilities in a manner reasonably acceptable to Buyer. Buyer will reimburse Polycom for the $272,000 cost of engaging Synopsis in connection with the report described in the foregoing sentence.
7.      COVENANTS AFTER THE CLOSING
7.1.      Post-Closing Access to Information; Cooperation .
(a)      Access to Information . After the Closing, each Party shall afford each other Party, its counsel, accountants and other representatives, during normal business hours, reasonable access to the books, records and other data or information in such Party’s possession relating directly or indirectly to the assets, Liabilities or operations of the Polycom Companies with respect to periods prior to the Closing, and the right to make copies and extracts therefrom at its expense, to the extent such access is required by the requesting Party for the defense or management of any Tax Proceeding. Without limitation, after the Closing, each Party shall make available to each other Party, as reasonably requested, and to any Tax authority that is legally permitted to receive the following pursuant to its subpoena power or its equivalent, all books, records and other data relating to Tax Liabilities or potential Tax Liabilities of the Polycom Companies for all periods prior to or including the Closing Date and shall preserve all such books, records and other data until the expiration of any applicable statute of limitations for assessment or refund of Taxes or extensions thereof. Subject to the previous sentence, each Party agrees, for a period of six (6) years plus ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, not to destroy or otherwise dispose of any of the books, records or other data described in this Section 7.1(a) without first offering in writing to surrender such books, records and other data to the other Parties, which other Parties shall have ten (10) days after such offer to agree in writing to take possession thereof.
(b)      Cooperation . Each Party shall cooperate, as and to the extent reasonably requested by any other Party, in connection with (i) the filing of Tax Returns pursuant to Section 7.2 ; and (ii) any Litigation (including insurance claims) brought by or against any third party in connection with (a) any transaction contemplated by this Agreement or (b) any fact or condition relating to the assets, Liabilities or operations of the Polycom Companies. Such cooperation shall include making available to the requesting

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Party, at such times and under such circumstances so as not to unreasonably disrupt business, the relevant information, documents, records and employees of the cooperating Party, allowing the relevant personnel of the cooperating Party to assist the requesting Party in participating in any such matter (including providing testimony or other statement in connection with any relevant proceeding), executing and delivering documents or instruments and taking all such action as the requesting Party reasonably requests in connection with such matter; provided , however , that the requesting Party shall promptly reimburse the cooperating Party for all out-of-pocket costs, for a pro-rata portion of the salary (including fringe benefits with such pro-rata portion determined based upon the time spent in connection with cooperation) and for travel and subsistence expenses directly relating to such cooperation of any of the cooperating Party’s employees who assist the requesting Party (unless the contesting or defending party is entitled to indemnification therefor under Article 10 ). Each Party agrees, as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other Party, to use its respective reasonable best efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from any Governmental Authority or other Person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Tax that could be imposed with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Buyer and Seller further agree, as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other Party, to provide such other Party with all information that either Party may be required to report pursuant to Section 6043 of the Code and all Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (if any).
(c)      Consultation with Advisors . Seller consents to Buyer’s consultation with legal, accounting and other professional advisors to the Polycom Companies and Seller relating to the advice rendered to any Polycom Company or Seller prior to the Closing regarding the assets, Liabilities or operations of the Polycom Companies, excluding , however , the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
(d)      Adversarial Proceedings Involving Parties . Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7.1 , although the existence of a dispute or other adversarial proceeding between or among any of the Parties shall not abrogate or suspend the provisions of this Section 7.1 , as to such records or other information directly pertinent to such dispute or other adversarial proceeding, the Parties may not utilize this Section 7.1 , but rather, absent agreement, must utilize the rules of discovery (to the extent applicable).
7.2.      Tax Matters .
(a)      Seller-Prepared Tax Returns . Between the Agreement Date and the Closing Date, Seller shall file, or cause to be filed, on a timely basis, all Tax Returns that are required to be filed by the Polycom Companies on or prior to the Closing Date. All such Tax Returns shall be prepared in accordance with applicable Law. Seller shall provide Buyer with completed drafts of such Tax Returns (including any related work papers or other information reasonably requested by Buyer) for Buyer’s review and comment at least thirty (30) days prior to the due date for filing and shall consider in good faith any reasonable comments thereto. Seller, or such Polycom Company as may be or is obligated to pay, shall

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timely pay (or cause to be paid, but in each case at the expense of Seller) all Taxes due and payable on the Tax Returns filed under this Section 7.2(a) . If Buyer does not provide Seller with a written description of the items in the Tax Returns or the tax statement that Buyer intends to dispute within fifteen (15) Business Days following the delivery to Buyer of such documents, Buyer shall be deemed to have accepted and agreed to such documents in the form provided, and Seller shall thereafter cause all such Tax Returns to be timely filed.
(b)      Buyer-Prepared Tax Returns . Buyer shall have the right to prepare, approve and/or file, or to cause the Polycom Companies to prepare, approve and/or file, all Tax Returns for the Polycom Companies for all periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date that are required to be filed after the Closing Date. All such Tax Returns shall be prepared in accordance with applicable Law and in a manner consistent with prior practice of the Polycom Companies to the extent consistent with applicable Law. Buyer shall provide Seller with completed drafts of such Tax Returns (including any related work papers or other information reasonably requested by Seller) for Seller’s review and comment at least thirty (30) days prior to the due date for filing and shall consider in good faith any reasonable comments thereto. Buyer shall not make any changes to such Tax Returns without the prior written approval of Seller (which approval may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed). Buyer and Seller agree to timely consult with each other and to negotiate in good faith any timely-raised issue arising as a result of the review of such Tax Returns to permit the filing of such Tax Returns as promptly as possible, which good faith negotiations shall include each side exchanging in writing their positions concerning the matter(s) in dispute and a meeting to discuss their respective positions. In the event Buyer and Seller are unable to resolve any dispute within ten (10) Business Days following the delivery of written notice by Seller of such dispute, Seller or Buyer may require that they mutually engage and submit such dispute to, and the same shall be finally resolved in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement by, a U.S. recognized accounting firm mutually agreed to by Seller and Buyer (the accounting firm ultimately chosen, the “ Accounting Referee ”), and they shall jointly request the Accounting Referee to resolve any issue in dispute at least ten (10) Business Days before the due date of such Tax Return so that such Tax Return may be timely filed. The Accounting Referee shall make a determination with respect to any disputed issue within five (5) Business Days before the due date (including extensions) for the filing of the Tax Return in question, and Seller shall cause the Polycom Companies to file such Tax Return on the due date (including extensions) therefor in a manner consistent with the determination of the Accounting Referee. The determination of the Accounting Referee shall be binding; provided , however , that any such determination shall be limited to the resolution of issues in dispute. The fees and disbursements of the Accounting Referee shall be borne equally by the Parties.
(c)      Tax Periods Beginning On Or Before and Ending After the Closing Date . Buyer shall cause to be prepared and filed any Tax Returns of the Polycom Companies for Tax periods that begin on or before the Closing Date and end after the Closing Date. Buyer shall provide Seller with summary calculations and results which shall appear in such Tax Returns for Seller’s review and comment at least fifteen (15) days prior to the due date for filing and shall incorporate any reasonable comments thereto made by Seller, but Buyer

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shall have no obligation, and shall not, provide Buyer Tax Returns for Seller’s review. Within fifteen (15) Business Days after the delivery of written notice of the amount of Taxes with respect to such periods by Buyer or the Polycom Companies to Seller, Seller shall pay to Buyer and/or the Polycom Companies an amount equal to the portion of such Taxes that relates to the portion of such Tax period ending on the Closing Date to the extent such Taxes are not reflected in the reserve for Tax liability shown on the face of the Final Closing Statement. For purposes of this Section 7.2(c) , in the case of any Taxes that are imposed on a periodic basis and are payable for a Tax period that includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date, the portion of such Taxes that relates to the portion of such Tax period ending on the Closing Date shall (A) in the case of any Taxes other than Taxes based upon or related to income, disbursements (including payroll) or receipts, be deemed to be the amount of such Taxes for the entire Tax period multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the Tax period ending on and including the Closing Date, and the denominator of which is the number of days in the entire Tax period; and (B) in the case of any Taxes based upon or related to income, disbursements (including payroll) or receipts, be deemed equal to the amount that would be payable if the relevant Tax period ended on the Closing Date, using the “closing of the books” method of accounting, and in a manner consistent with the Polycom Recent Balance Sheet. This Section 7.2(c) shall be subject to the same dispute resolution procedure as set forth above in Section 7.2(a) ; provided , however , that Buyer shall have no obligation to, and shall not, provide Seller with copies or drafts of Buyer Tax Returns. Unless necessary to comply with applicable law, neither Buyer nor any of its Subsidiaries shall (or shall cause or permit any Polycom Company) unreasonably amend, unreasonably refile or otherwise unreasonably modify (or grant an extension of any statute of limitations with respect to) any Tax Return relating in whole or in part to any Polycom Company with respect to any taxable year or period ending on or before the Closing Date or with respect to any taxable period beginning on or before and ending after the Closing Date without the prior consent of Seller or take any other action that would in bad faith increase any Tax liability or reduce any Tax benefit in respect of any taxable year or period ending on or before the Closing Date or any taxable period beginning on or before and ending after the Closing Date. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Section 7.2(c) , Buyer shall not be precluded from restructuring, consolidating, or otherwise effecting or implementing any corporate or tax action or internal transaction in the normal course of its business where such action is determined by Buyer to be in the best interests of Buyer (and its new consolidated group which includes the Polycom Companies) after the Closing (for instance, including (i) where such action may prompt an expedited tax clearing process or review, (ii) where in the case where there may be a Polycom Company tax matter outstanding or in dispute but Buyer determined in the normal course of its business and integration of the Polycom Companies that liquidating or dissolving business units at Buyer’s discretion should occur), or (iii) such other similar and dissimilar cases and circumstances each in the business judgment of Buyer in the ordinary course of Buyer’s business; provided , however , in each case, that Buyer may not (and may not cause or permit any Polycom Company to) file any voluntary disclosures or take any similar actions with respect to Tax Returns relating to a Pre-Closing Tax Period without the consent of Seller.

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(d)      Tax Proceedings . If an audit, investigation or similar proceeding with respect to any Tax matter shall be commenced, or a claim shall be made, by any Governmental Authority, with respect to (i) any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date or any taxable period beginning on or before and ending after the Closing Date or (ii) Taxes for which Seller may be liable pursuant to this Agreement, then Buyer shall, or shall cause the Polycom Companies to, promptly (but no later than thirty (30) days) notify Seller in writing of such audit, investigation or similar proceeding or claim (a “ Tax Proceeding ”), provided that the failure to provide such notice shall not release the Buyer Indemnified Parties’ right to indemnification except to the extent that Seller are materially prejudiced by such failure. Seller shall have the primary right, at their sole expense, to contest any Tax Proceeding relating to (i) a taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date or any taxable period beginning on or before and ending after the Closing Date or (ii) Taxes for which Seller may be liable pursuant to this Agreement; and Buyer shall have the primary right to contest all other such Tax Proceedings (the party controlling such Tax Proceeding hereinafter referred to as the “ Controlling Party ”). The Controlling Party shall have discretion and authority to pay, settle or compromise any such Tax Proceeding (including selection of counsel, the pursuit or waiver of any administrative proceeding or the right to pay the Tax and sue for a refund or contest the Tax Proceeding in any permissible manner); provided , however , that (i) Buyer or Seller, as applicable (the “ Non-Controlling Party ”) (or their advisors), may fully participate at the Non-Controlling Party’s expense in the Tax Proceeding and (ii) the Controlling Party shall not settle any Tax Proceeding in a manner that would materially and adversely affect the Non-Controlling Party without the prior written consent of the Non-Controlling Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Controlling Party shall keep the Non-Controlling Party timely informed with respect to the commencement, status and nature of any Tax Proceeding. Upon the conclusion of any Tax Proceeding in accordance with the foregoing, whether by way of settlement or otherwise, Buyer shall cause the Polycom Companies and an appropriate officer of each Polycom Company to execute any and all agreements, instruments or other documents that are necessary or appropriate to conclude such Tax Proceeding. To the extent this Section 7.2(d) conflicts with Section 10.4 , this Section 7.2(d) shall control.
(e)      Transfer Taxes . Seller, on the one hand, and the Buyer, on the other hand, shall each be responsible for fifty percent (50%) of all sales, use, documentary stamp, transfer, registration and other Taxes, together with all recording expenses and notarial fees, attributable to, imposed upon or arising from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (“ Transfer Taxes ”). Seller and Buyer shall cooperate in the filing of all such relevant Transfer Tax related Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to such Taxes, and the applicable other Party shall join in the execution of any such Tax Returns to the extent required by applicable Law. Seller and Buyer shall reimburse each other for its share of any Transfer Taxes borne by, paid or otherwise suffered by the other Party. Buyer and Seller further agree, upon request, to use reasonable efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from any Governmental Authority or any other person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce, or eliminate any such Taxes that could be imposed with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

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(f)      Tax Sharing Agreement . All Tax sharing Contracts or similar Contracts with respect to or involving any Polycom Company shall be terminated as of the Closing Date. After the Closing Date, no Polycom Company shall be bound thereby or have any Liability thereunder, and such Contracts shall have no further effect for any Tax year (whether the current year, a future year, or a past year).
(g)      Tax Treatment of Payments . Any payments pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated by the Parties, for Tax purposes, as an adjustment to the Purchase Price, except as otherwise required by applicable Law.
7.3.      Nonsolicitation; Certain Companies . As an inducement to Buyer to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to preserve the goodwill associated with the Business, for a period of three (3) years from and after the Closing Date, Seller shall not, and Seller shall cause its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, solicit, induce or otherwise offer employment or engagement as an independent contractor to, except pursuant to a general solicitation which is not directed specifically to any such employees, or engage in discussions regarding employment or engagement as an independent contractor with, any person who is or was employed at a level of senior director or above or as a commissioned salesperson or engineer of Polycom or of the Polycom Companies or assist any third party with respect to any of the foregoing, unless (i) such person has been terminated by Buyer or any of its Affiliates (including each Polycom Company), (ii) such person has been separated from his or her employment or other relationship with Buyer and each of its Affiliates (including each Polycom Company) for a period of six (6) consecutive months prior to any such solicitation, inducement or offer of employment or (iii) such person responds to a general solicitation that is not directed specifically to any such employees. Buyer and Seller agree that the foregoing restrictions applicable to Buyer and its Affiliates shall not apply with respect to any individual identified on Schedule 7.3 ; provided , however , the foregoing restriction shall only apply to Seller’s Affiliates that are portfolio companies to the extent such Seller’s Affiliates are acting at the direction of Seller or the funds managed by Seller or Seller’s Affiliates. In addition, in the event that Seller or any of its Affiliates intends to enter into any non-disclosure agreement, indication of interest, letter of intent or similar agreement with regard to any of the companies listed on Schedule 7.3 (other than such an agreement relating to the sale or other disposal of any interest in any of the portfolio companies of Seller or any of its Affiliates), Seller shall promptly notify Buyer in writing prior to its execution thereof, and Buyer, at its sole option exercised by written notice to Seller delivered within ten calendar days of receipt of such notice from Seller, may direct any conflicted member of the board of directors of Buyer designated by Seller to resign from the board of directors of Buyer (and Seller or such Affiliate shall cause such individual to so resign). Further, if Buyer directs any such member of the board to resign, then Seller and its Affiliates shall be prohibited from executing a definitive agreement with or relating to such company or its Affiliates for three (3) months, but this prohibition on executing a definitive agreement shall not apply to a definitive agreement with or relating to the companies listed on Schedule 7.3 .


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7.4.      Confidential Information . For a period of three (3) years after the Closing, Seller shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates that have received Confidential Information not to, directly or indirectly, (a) use any Confidential Information for any purpose, other than in connection with Seller’s ownership and/or disposition of Buyer Common Stock in compliance with applicable Law; (b) disclose any Confidential Information to any Person other than Buyer or its Affiliates (including each Polycom Company) or any agents, consultants, members, partners, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, accountants, advisors, Financing Sources, or representatives of Seller or any of its Affiliates (to the extent they actually receive Confidential Information, “ Seller Representatives ”); or (c) assist any other Person in engaging in any of the foregoing, except to the extent necessary to comply with the express terms of any written agreement between Seller and Buyer or any of its Affiliates (including, for this purpose, each Polycom Company) and except to the extent explicitly requested in writing by Buyer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller and the Seller Representatives may disclose Confidential Information at such times, in such manner and to the extent such disclosure is required by applicable Law, provided that Seller (i) provides Buyer with prompt written notice thereof to the extent permitted by Law; (ii) limits such disclosure to what is required as reasonably determined by Seller’s counsel; and (iii) at Buyer’s request and sole expense, attempts to preserve the confidentiality of any Confidential Information so disclosed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller and the Seller Representatives may disclose Confidential Information without providing the foregoing notice or performing such required actions, pursuant to a request made by a banking financial, accounting, securities or similar supervisory entity exercising its supervisory or audit authority under any law, rule, regulation, or administrative or legal process; provided that such requests are not specifically directed at the Buyer or its Affiliates or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement reduces any obligation of Seller to comply with applicable Laws or Orders relating to trade secrets, confidential information and unfair competition. If, at any time after the Closing, Seller discovers that it is in possession of any records containing any Confidential Information, then Seller shall immediately deliver such records to Buyer. Seller shall not assert a waiver or loss of confidential or privileged status of the information based upon such possession or discovery.
Buyer acknowledges that in the ordinary course of business, Seller and its Affiliates pursue, acquire, manage and serve on the boards of companies that may be competitors or potential competitors to Buyer and the Polycom Companies, and that their review of Confidential Information will inevitably enhance their knowledge and understanding of Buyer and the Polycom Companies’ industry in a way that cannot be separated from their historical knowledge. Accordingly, Buyer agrees that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Agreement shall not restrict their use of such knowledge and understanding, including in connection with the purchase, sale, consideration and oversight of any other investments or investment opportunities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing does not grant Seller or its Affiliates any license under any patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights of Buyer, its Affiliates or any Polycom Company.
7.5.      Seller Ongoing Obligations . Seller shall not transfer or enter into any proposed sale, exchange, dividend or other distribution or liquidation of all or a significant portion of its assets in one or a series of transactions or any significant recapitalization or reclassification of its outstanding securities with the intent to, or in a manner reasonably expected to, or for the

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purpose to avoid or limit its indemnification obligations, as applicable, under this Agreement, for so long as Seller has any continuing indemnification obligations under this Agreement.
7.6.      Obihai Earnout . In the event that the Deferred Payment Amount set forth in the Obihai Acquisition Agreement that is actually paid by Polycom is less than the Obihai Indebtedness Amount (such difference, the “ Excess Obihai Amount ”), Buyer shall pay the Excess Obihai Amount to Seller within ten (10) Business Days after the Deferred Payment Amount payment is made.
7.7.      Project X Settlement . In the event that the aggregate amount of all Polycom Losses relating to the Project X Litigation from the Closing Date to the date that the Project X Litigation is settled and all Polycom payments and other obligations in relation to such settlement are paid in full and satisfied (such date, the “ Project X Settlement Date ”) is less than the Project X Indebtedness Amount (such difference, the “ Project X Excess Amount ”), Buyer shall pay the Project X Excess Amount to Seller within ten (10) Business Days following the Project X Settlement Date.
7.8.      Post-Closing Employee Matters .
(a)      Without limiting the foregoing, Buyer shall use reasonable best efforts to cause to be waived any pre-existing conditions limitations, exclusions, waiting periods, required physical examinations or similar limitations under any welfare benefit plan maintained by Buyer or any of its Affiliates that is not a Polycom Plan in which the employees of a Polycom Company who continue to be employed by Buyer or any of its Affiliates (including any Polycom Company) (individually a “ Continuing Employee ” and collectively the “ Continuing Employees ”) (or their eligible dependents) will be eligible to participate from and after the Closing Date, except to the extent that such pre-existing conditions limitations, exclusions, waiting periods, required physical examinations or similar limitation would not have been satisfied or waived under the comparable Polycom Plan in which the Continuing Employees participated immediately prior to the Closing Date. Buyer shall use reasonable best efforts to cause to be recognized the dollar amount of all co-payments, deductibles and similar expenses incurred by each Continuing Employee (and his or her eligible dependents) during the calendar year in which the Closing occurs for purposes of satisfying such year’s deductible, co-payment, or similar limitations under the relevant welfare benefit plans in which the Continuing Employee (and his or her eligible dependents) will be eligible to participate from and after the Effective Time that is not a Polycom Plan.
(b)      Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, with respect to any Continuing Employees who (i) are based outside of the United States, Buyer’s obligations under this Section 7.8 shall be in addition to, but not in contravention of, any obligations under the Law of the non-U.S. countries and political subdivisions thereof in which such Continuing Employees are based, or (ii) are covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement, Buyer’s obligations under this Section 7.8 shall (A) be in addition to, but not in contravention of, the terms and conditions of employment for such Continuing Employees as set forth in such Collective Bargaining Agreement until its expiration, modification or termination in accordance with its terms and applicable Law and (B) apply only to the extent

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(c)      Buyer shall, and shall cause its Affiliates (including the Polycom Companies) to, honor the terms of the Polycom LTIP, taking into account the amendment contemplated by Section 6.15(d) . On the fourteen (14) month anniversary of the Closing, Buyer will pay to Seller an amount equal to the difference, if any, between (i) Polycom LTIP Indebtedness, less (ii) the amount paid by Buyer and its Affiliates (including the Polycom Companies) in respect of the Polycom LTIP during such fourteen (14) month period (including the employer portion of any payroll, social security or similar Taxes). At any time following such fourteen (14) month period at which payments are due to participants in the Polycom LTIP (or if payments due prior to such time exceed the Polycom LTIP Indebtedness) Seller shall make a payment to Buyer equal to the amount of such payments (including the employer portion of any payroll, social security or similar Taxes) and, upon receipt, Buyer shall, or shall cause its applicable Affiliate to, pay such amounts to the applicable participants in the Polycom LTIP (or their respective beneficiaries).
(d)      Nothing contained in this Section 7.8 , expressed or implied, shall (i) be treated as the establishment, amendment or modification of any Polycom Plan or constitute a limitation on rights to amend, modify, merge or terminate after the Closing Date any Polycom Plan, (ii) give any current or former employee, director or other independent contractor of any Polycom Company (including any beneficiary or dependent thereof), any labor organization, union, works council, employee association, trade union or other similar employee representative body or any other Person any third-party beneficiary or other rights under this Agreement or otherwise or (iii) obligate Buyer or any of its Affiliates to (A) maintain any particular Polycom Plan or (B) retain the employment or services of any current or former employee, director or other independent contractor of any Polycom Company.
7.9.      Further Assurances . From time to time after the Agreement Date, upon request of any Party and without further consideration, each Party shall execute and deliver to the requesting Party such documents and take such action as may reasonably requested by the requesting Party to consummate more effectively the intent and purpose of the Parties under this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
7.10.      Concerning Counsel .    
(a)      Sidley Austin LLP (“ Counsel ”) has been engaged by Seller to represent Seller and its Subsidiaries, including the Company, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. Buyer (on its behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates) hereby (i) agrees that, in the event that a dispute arises after the Closing between Buyer and/or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and Seller and/or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, Counsel may represent Seller and/or any of its Affiliates in such dispute even though the interests of Seller and/or any of its Affiliates may be directly adverse to Buyer and its Affiliates and even though Counsel may have represented the Buyer Affiliates (prior to

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Closing) in a matter substantially related to such dispute, or may be handling ongoing matters for Buyer or Polycom Companies and (ii) waives any conflict in connection therewith. Buyer (on its behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates) further agrees that, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, as to all communications among Counsel, Seller and the Polycom Companies (including any of their respective directors, officers, employees or other Representatives) (the “ Designated Persons ”) to the extent relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the attorney-client privilege, and the expectation of client confidence belongs to Seller and shall be controlled by Seller and shall not pass to or be claimed by Buyer, the Polycom Companies or any of their Affiliates; provided , that the foregoing shall not extend to any communication not involving this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or to communications with any Person other than the Designated Persons and their advisors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that a dispute arises between Buyer, the Polycom Companies or any of their respective Affiliates and a third party other than a party to this Agreement after the Closing, Buyer may assert (or cause to be asserted) the attorney-client privilege to prevent disclosure of confidential communications by Counsel to such third party; provided , however , that to the extent such dispute relates to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, Buyer may not waive (or permit the waiver of) such privilege without the prior written consent of Seller (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
(b)      Foley & Lardner LLP (“ Buyer’s Counsel ”) has been engaged by Buyer to represent Buyer and its Subsidiaries in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. Seller (on its behalf and on behalf of its Subsidiaries) hereby (i) agrees that, in the event that a dispute arises after the Closing between Buyer and/or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Seller and/or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, Buyer’s Counsel may represent Buyer and/or any of its Subsidiaries in such dispute even though the interests of Buyer and/or any of its Subsidiaries may be directly adverse to Seller and its Affiliates and even though Buyer’s Counsel may have obtained privileged or confidential information relating to Seller and/or any of its Affiliates (prior to Closing) in matters substantially related to such dispute, or may be handling ongoing matters for Seller or Polycom Companies and (ii) waives any conflict in connection therewith.
(c)      This Section 7.10 is not intended to, and the Parties hereby agree that it does not, and will not, supersede the provisions of any common interest agreement among the Parties and their respective counsel. This Section is also not intended to, and the Parties hereby agree that it does not, and will not, supersede the provisions of § 259 of the Delaware General Corporation Law with respect to Buyer’s ownership of any privileges or other confidentiality protections related to the assets which are the subject of this Agreement, except as specifically provided for herein.

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Each and every obligation of Buyer to be performed on or after the Closing Date under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver by Buyer) prior to or at the Closing of each of the following conditions:
8.1.      Accuracy of Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties made by Polycom and Seller in this Agreement (a) that is a Fundamental Polycom Representation shall be true and correct in all material respects when made and as of the Closing as though such representations, warranties and statements were made or given on and as of the Closing Date (except for such representations and warranties expressly stated to relate to an earlier date, in which case, as of such earlier date) and (b) that is not a Fundamental Polycom Representation shall be true and correct in all respects (disregarding any qualification as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” (or similar concept)) when made and as of the Closing Date as though such representations, warranties and statements were made or given on and as of the Closing Date (except for such representations and warranties expressly stated to relate to an earlier date, in which case, as of such earlier date) provided , however , that clause (b) of this condition shall be considered satisfied unless the failure of such representations or warranties to be true and correct, has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Polycom. For purposes of whether the representations and warranties made by Seller pursuant to this Agreement are true and correct at and as of the Closing Date, the Seller Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to include only that information contained therein on the Agreement Date.
8.2.      Compliance With Agreement . Polycom and Seller shall have in all material respects performed and complied with all of their respective agreements and obligations under this Agreement that are to be performed or complied with by Polycom or Seller prior to or on the Closing Date.
8.3.      Delivery of Documents . Polycom and Seller shall have delivered, or caused to have been delivered, all of the documents described in Section 11.2 .
8.4.      No Order, Law or Litigation . No Order or Law shall be in effect that would prohibit, restrain, or prevent the transactions contemplated hereby.
8.5.      Regulatory Approvals . (a) All applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby shall have expired or terminated; (b) receipt of the evidence of compliance with any applicable requirement and prior authorization process pursuant to Article L.151-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code; and (c) receipt of the evidence of clearance of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained from the Specified Authorities in the applicable Specified Jurisdictions or the waiting periods applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby under the applicable Law of the Specified Jurisdictions shall have expired or terminated, in all cases in the aggregate without a Burdensome Condition.
8.6.      No Material Adverse Effect . No event, change, effect, condition, fact or circumstance shall have occurred after the Agreement Date that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on Polycom.

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8.7.      Termination of Related Party Transactions and Currency Swap Arrangement . Polycom and Seller shall have complied with, performed and satisfied all of their obligations under Section 6.7 and Section 6.10 .
8.8.      Closing Stock Consideration Listing . The shares constituting the Closing Stock Consideration shall have been authorized for listing on the New York Stock Exchange subject to official notice of issuance.
8.9.      R&W Insurance Policy . Buyer shall have obtained and bound the R&W Insurance Policy substantially on the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit 6.8 .

9.      CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO POLYCOM’S AND SELLER’S OBLIGATIONS
Each and every obligation of Polycom and Seller to be performed on or after the Closing Date under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction (or written waiver by Seller) prior to or at the Closing of each of the following conditions:
9.1.      Accuracy of Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties made by Buyer in this Agreement (a) that is a Fundamental Buyer Representation shall be true and correct in all material respects when made and as of the Closing Date as though such representations, warranties and statements were made or given on and as of the Closing Date (except for such representations and warranties expressly stated to relate to an earlier date in which case, as of such earlier date) and (b) that is not a Fundamental Buyer Representation shall be true and correct in all respects (disregarding any qualification as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” (or similar concept)) at and as of the Closing Date as though such representations, warranties and statements were made or given on and as of the Closing Date (except for such representations and warranties expressly stated to relate to an earlier date, in which case, as of such earlier date) provided , however , that clause (b) of this condition shall be considered satisfied unless the failure of such representations or warranties to be true and correct, has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Buyer. For purposes of whether the representations and warranties made by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement is true and correct at and as of the Closing Date, the Buyer Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed to include only that information contained therein on the Agreement Date.
9.2.      Compliance With Agreement . Buyer shall have in all material respects performed and complied with all of its agreements and obligations under this Agreement that are to be performed or complied with by Buyer prior to or on the Closing Date.
9.3.      Delivery of Documents . Buyer shall have delivered, or caused to have been delivered, all of the documents described in Section 11.3 .

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9.4.      Closing Stock Consideration Listing . The shares constituting the Closing Stock Consideration shall have been authorized for listing on the New York Stock Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance.
9.5.      No Order, Law or Litigation . No Order or Law shall be in effect that would prohibit or prevent the transactions contemplated hereby.
9.6.      Regulatory Approvals . (a) All applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby shall have expired or terminated; (b) receipt of the evidence of compliance with any applicable requirement and prior authorization process pursuant to Article L.151-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code; and (c) receipt of the evidence of clearance of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been obtained from the Specified Authorities in the applicable Specified Jurisdictions or the waiting periods applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby under the applicable Law of the Specified Jurisdictions shall have expired or terminated, in all cases in the aggregate without a Burdensome Condition.
9.7.      No Material Adverse Effect . No event, change, effect, condition, fact or circumstance shall have occurred after the Agreement Date that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect on Buyer.

10.      INDEMNIFICATION
10.1.      Indemnification by Seller .
(a)      General . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Article 10 , Seller shall indemnify and hold harmless Buyer and its Affiliates (including, following the Closing, the Polycom Companies), and their respective equity holders, directors, officers, employees, agents and other representatives (collectively, the “ Buyer Indemnified Parties ”), from and against all Losses resulting to, imposed upon or incurred by any Buyer Indemnified Party, by reason of, arising out of or resulting from: (i) any inaccuracy or breach of any representation or warranty of Polycom or Seller contained in this Agreement; (ii) any breach of any covenant of Polycom or Seller contained in this Agreement (regardless of whether such breach is deemed “material”); (iii) any Polycom Indebtedness outstanding as of the Effective Time that is not repaid at Closing or included (on a dollar for dollar basis) as Retained Indebtedness in the calculation of the Final Closing Date Cash Purchase Price as set forth on the Final Closing Statement; (iv) any Polycom Transaction Expenses; (v) any Indemnified Taxes; (vi) any of the matters described on Schedule 10.1(a)(vi) ; or (vii) the L&R Matters.
(b)      Limitations . Seller’s obligations under Section 10.1(a) shall be subject to the following limitations:
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would be liable exceeds Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), in which case Seller would be liable only for the amount of Losses in excess of Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000); provided , however , that the limitation set forth in this Section 10.1(b)(i) shall not apply to the extent such Losses result from any inaccuracy or breach of a Fundamental Polycom Representation or the Specified Representation;
(ii)      Seller will have no liability for Losses under clause (i) and clause (vi) of Section 10.1(a) to the extent the aggregate amount of all such Losses for which Seller would otherwise be required to provide indemnification exceeds, on a cumulative basis, an amount equal to the then-remaining General Escrow Assets, which General Escrow Assets shall be the sole and exclusive source of recovery available to the Buyer Indemnified Parties under this Agreement with respect to Losses under clause (i) and clause (vi) of Section 10.1(a) ; provided , however , that the limitation set forth in this Section 10.1(b)(ii) shall not apply to the extent such Losses result from any inaccuracy or breach of a Fundamental Polycom Representation or the Specified Representation;
(iii)      Seller will have no liability for Losses under clause (vii) of Section 10.1(a) to the extent the aggregate amount of all such Losses for which Seller would otherwise be required to provide indemnification exceeds, on a cumulative basis, (x) the then-remaining L&R Matters Escrow Amount plus (y) the lesser of (I) Twenty Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000) from the General Escrow Assets or (II) the then-remaining General Escrow Assets;
(iv)      Seller will have no liability for Losses under (A)  clause (i) of Section 10.1(a) , including to the extent such Losses result from any inaccuracy or breach of a Fundamental Polycom Representation or the Specified Representation, and (B)  clause (v) of Section 10.1(a) that exceed, on a cumulative basis, an amount equal to the net proceeds actually received by Seller;
(v)      the obligation of Seller to indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Parties against any Losses under Section 10.1(a) shall be reduced (on a dollar-for-dollar basis) by the amount of any reserve, provision or allowance (in the form of an accrued Current Liability or an offset to a Current Asset) that was included in the calculation of the Final Adjusted Net Working Capital Amount as set forth on the Final Closing Statement relating specifically to the matter for which Seller would otherwise be required to provide such indemnification;
(vi)      the obligation of Seller to indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Parties for Losses under Section 10.1(a) shall be reduced (A) by the amount of any indemnification payment actually received by the Buyer Indemnified Parties from any third party in respect of such Losses; (B) by the amount of any insurance proceeds actually received by the Buyer Indemnified Parties from any third party insurer (including the R&W Insurance Provider under the R&W Insurance Policy as set forth in Section 10.5 ) with respect to such Losses, in each case, net of any deductibles or other costs and expenses (including any increase in insurance premiums that has

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occurred or is reasonably likely to occur as a result of such claim, whether by retrospective or retroactive premium adjustments or otherwise, giving effect to the present value of any such premium increase over the period for which it is reasonably anticipated to be effective) incurred by such Buyer Indemnified Parties in procuring such recovery; and (C) with respect to claims satisfied from the L&R Matters Escrow Account or General Escrow Account, by the amount of any net Tax benefits actually realized (calculated on an “with and without” basis) as a reduction in cash Taxes paid by the Buyer Indemnified Parties arising from such Loss in the taxable year in which such Loss was sustained or in the taxable year following the year in which such Loss was sustained (it being understood that this clause (C) shall apply only with respect to any claim or claims aggregating to at least $5,000,000 in a calendar year); provided , however , that if Seller pays to any Buyer Indemnified Party an amount in respect of Losses and the Buyer Indemnified Parties thereafter receive from a third party (including the R&W Insurance Provider under the R&W Insurance Policy as set forth in Section 10.5 ) a sum in respect of such Losses, then Buyer shall promptly tender to Seller an amount equal to the lesser of such sum and the amount that Seller paid in respect of such Losses; and
(vii)      Seller shall not have any liability for Losses under clause (i) and clause (vi) of Section 10.1(a) following the date that is eighteen (18) months after the Closing; provided , however , that (A) there shall be no time limitation on any claim for inaccuracy or breach of any Fundamental Polycom Representation; (B) claims for breach of the Specified Representation and Indemnified Taxes shall survive the Closing until the date that is sixty (60) days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations; and (C) a Buyer Indemnified Party shall preserve its right to pursue a claim under clause (i) and clause (vi) of Section 10.1(a) with respect to a particular breach if such Buyer Indemnified Party delivers a notice that constitutes an Indemnification Notice (as defined below), but only with respect to the breach, and the underlying facts and circumstances of such breach, described in such Indemnification Notice. For the avoidance of doubt, Seller’s indemnification obligations with respect to clauses (ii) , (iii) , (iv) and (v) of Section 10.1(a) shall not expire, and Seller’s indemnification obligations with respect to clause (vii) of Section 10.1(a) shall expire upon the release of the L&R Matters Escrow Account and Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration as determined in accordance with Schedule 13.17(fff) except that a Buyer Indemnified Party shall preserve its right to pursue a claim under clause (vii) of Section 10.1(a) with respect to a matter if such Buyer Indemnified Party delivers a notice that constitutes an Indemnification Notice, but only with respect to the matter, and the underlying facts and circumstances of such matter, described in such Indemnification Notice.
10.2.      Indemnification by Buyer .
(a)      General . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Article 10 , Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless Seller and its Affiliates, and their respective equity holders, directors, officers, employees, heirs, executors, agents and other

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representatives, as applicable (collectively, the “ Seller Indemnified Parties ”), from and against all Losses, resulting to, imposed upon or incurred by any Seller Indemnified Party, by reason of, arising out of or resulting from: (i) any inaccuracy or breach of any representation or warranty of Buyer contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement; and (ii) any breach of any covenant of Buyer contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement (regardless of whether such breach is deemed “material”).
(b)      Limitations . Buyer’s obligations under Section 10.2(a) , shall be subject to the following limitations:
(i)      Buyer shall have no liability for Losses under clause (i) of Section 10.2(a) unless the aggregate amount of all Losses thereunder for which Buyer would be liable exceeds $3,618,277, in which case Buyer would be liable only for the amount of Losses in excess of $3,618,277; provided , however , that the limitation set forth in this Section 10.2(b)(i) shall not apply to the extent such Losses result from any inaccuracy or breach of a Fundamental Buyer Representation or the Specified Buyer Representation;
(ii)      Buyer shall have no liability for Losses under clause (i) of Section 10.2(a) to the extent the aggregate amount of all such Losses for which Buyer would otherwise be required to provide indemnification exceeds, on a cumulative basis, an amount equal to $36,182,772 and
(iii)      Buyer shall not have any liability for Losses under clause (i) of Section 10.2(a) following the date that is eighteen (18) months after the Closing; provided , however , that (A) there shall be no time limitation on any claim for inaccuracy or breach of any Fundamental Buyer Representations; (B) claims for breach of the Specified Buyer Representation shall survive the Closing until the date that is the earlier of (x) thirty (30) months after the Closing and (y) the sale of all of the shares of Buyer Common Stock owned by Seller; and (C) a Seller Indemnified Party shall preserve its right to pursue a claim under clause (i) of Section 10.2(a) with respect to a particular breach if such Seller Indemnified Party, prior to the expiration of the applicable survival period specified in this Section 10.2(b)(iii) , delivers a notice that constitutes an Indemnification Notice, but only with respect to the breach, and the underlying facts and circumstances of such breach, described in such Indemnification Notice. For the avoidance of doubt, Buyer’s indemnification obligations with respect to clause (ii) of Section 10.2(a) shall not expire.
10.3.      Procedures Relating to Indemnification among Seller and Buyer . Following the discovery of any facts or conditions that could reasonably be expected to give rise to a Loss or Losses for which indemnification under this Article 10 may be obtained, the Party seeking indemnification under this Article 10 (the “ Indemnified Party ”) shall, within thirty (30) days thereafter, provide written notice to the Party from whom indemnification is sought (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) and, if applicable, the Escrow Agent, setting forth the specific facts and circumstances, in reasonable detail, relating to such Loss or Losses, the amount of such Loss or Losses (or a non-binding, reasonable estimate thereof if the actual amount is not capable of

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reasonable calculation) and the specific Section(s) of this Agreement upon which the Indemnified Party is relying in seeking such indemnification (an “ Indemnification Notice ”). An Indemnified Party’s failure to provide an Indemnification Notice within the time period specified above shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from its indemnification obligations with respect to the subject of the Indemnification Notice, except to the extent (and only to the extent) the Indemnifying Party is prejudiced as a result of such failure.
10.4.      Procedures Relating to Indemnification for Third Party Claims and the Specific Indemnified Matters .
(a)      Notice . For an Indemnified Party to be entitled to any indemnification provided for under this Agreement arising out of or involving a claim or demand made by any third party, including any Governmental Authority (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any claim or demand arising under the Specific Indemnified Matters, a “ Third Party Claim ”), the Indemnified Party shall promptly provide the Indemnifying Party with an Indemnification Notice relating to the Third Party Claim and Specific Indemnified Claim ( provided that no notice is required in connection with the L&R Matters). An Indemnified Party’s failure to provide an Indemnification Notice within such reasonable time shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from its indemnification obligations with respect to the subject of the Indemnification Notice, except to the extent (and only to the extent) the Indemnifying Party is prejudiced as a result of such failure.
(b)      Defense of Third Party Claims . If a Third Party Claim is made against an Indemnified Party, then the Indemnified Party shall be entitled (at its sole discretion) to assume the defense of the Third Party Claim. If the Indemnified Party elects to assume the defense of any Third Party Claim, then (1) Indemnifying shall be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal fees or expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with such Third Party Claim, so long as the Indemnified Party continues to defend such Third Party Claim; (2) the Indemnifying Party shall have the right, at its sole expense, to participate in the defense of such Third Party Claim and to employ counsel separate from the counsel employed by the Indemnified Party, it being understood, however, that the Indemnified Party shall control such defense; and (3) the Indemnifying Party shall cooperate in all respects in the defense of such Third Party Claim, which cooperation shall include but not be limited to the retention and provision to the Indemnified Party relevant information, documents, records and employees of the cooperating Party, allowing the relevant personnel of the cooperating Party to assist the requesting Party in participating in any such matter (including providing testimony in connection with any relevant proceeding), executing and delivering documents or instruments, and taking all such action as the Indemnified Party reasonably requests in connection with such matter. Any settlement or compromise of a Third Party Claim by any Indemnified Party shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and the Indemnified Party shall regularly consult with the Indemnifying Party in connection with any Third Party Claim. Following the Closing, this Section 10.4(b) shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to the claims against the Polycom Companies contemplated in Section 7.6 and Section 7.7 .

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(c)      Defense of the Specific Indemnified Matters . After the Closing, the Buyer Indemnified Parties shall be entitled (at Buyer’s sole discretion) to assume the defense of any claim or demand relating to the Specific Indemnified Matters (a “ Specific Indemnified Claim ”). If a Buyer Indemnified Party elects to assume the defense of any Specific Indemnified Claim, then (1) Seller shall be liable to the Buyer Indemnified Party for any legal fees (except, with respect to the L&R Matters, to the extent of any transition costs to new counsel where Buyer and Polycom determine to cease using Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati as sole legal counsel, which the Buyer Indemnified Party shall bear) or expenses subsequently incurred by the Buyer Indemnified Party in connection with such Specific Indemnified Claim, so long as the Buyer Indemnified Party continues to defend such Specific Indemnified Claim actively and in good faith; (2) Seller shall have the right, at Seller’s sole expense, to participate in the defense of such Specific Indemnified Claim and to employ counsel separate from the counsel employed by the Buyer Indemnified Party, it being understood, however, that the Buyer Indemnified Party shall control such defense; (3) Seller shall cooperate in all respects in the defense of such Specific Indemnified Claim, which cooperation shall include but not be limited to the retention and provision to the Buyer Indemnified Party relevant information, documents, records and employees of Seller, allowing the relevant personnel of Seller to assist the Buyer Indemnified Party in participating in any such matter (including providing testimony in connection with any relevant proceeding), executing and delivering documents or instruments, and taking all such action as the Buyer Indemnified Party reasonably requests in connection with such matter; and (4) any settlement or compromise of a Specific Indemnified Claim by any Buyer Indemnified Party shall be subject to the prior written consent of Seller, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and the Indemnified Party shall regularly consult with the Indemnifying Party in connection with any Specific Indemnified Claim.
10.5.      Indemnification Waterfall . All claims made by any Buyer Indemnified Party pursuant to this Article 10 with respect to the L&R Matters shall be exclusively satisfied first from the L&R Matters Escrow Account until its depletion and second from the General Escrow Account until the earlier of its expiration or depletion. All claims made by any Buyer Indemnified Party pursuant to this Article 10 , except claims relating to the L&R Matters (which shall be satisfied as provided in the previous sentence) shall be satisfied from the sources and in order of priority set forth immediately below:
(a)      First, from the General Escrow Account until the aggregate of all Losses as finally determined pursuant to this Agreement against Seller that are satisfied from the General Escrow Account exceed Thirty Five Million Dollars ($35,000,000), with any excess being satisfied pursuant to Section 10.5(b) , Section 10.5(c) or Section 10.5(d) , as applicable;
(b)      Second, from the R&W Insurance Policy until the aggregate of all Losses as finally determined pursuant to this Agreement against Seller that are satisfied from the R&W Insurance Policy exceed the coverage limit of the R&W Insurance Policy, with any excess being satisfied pursuant to Section 10.5(c) ; provided , however , that any claim that is not covered by the R&W Insurance Policy shall be satisfied first from the General

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Escrow Account until the earlier of its expiration or depletion and, second, in accordance with Section 10.5(d) , as applicable;
(c)      Third, from the General Escrow Account until the earlier of its expiration or depletion; and
(d)      Fourth, solely with respect to claims relating to (i) the Fundamental Polycom Representations and the Specified Representation, (ii)  Section 10.1(a)(ii) , (iii)  Section 10.1(a)(iv) , (iv)  Section 10.1(a)(v) , or (v) any Indemnified Taxes, directly from Seller, to the extent not satisfied under any other provision of this Section 10.5 .
10.6.      Pre-Closing Officers and Directors . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any Organizational Documents of any Polycom Company, the pre-Closing directors and officers of each Polycom Company shall not be entitled to exculpation, indemnification or contribution from Buyer or, after Closing, any Polycom Company for or in connection with any facts or circumstances that are the subject matter of or related to an indemnification claim under this Article 10 brought by any Buyer Indemnified Party.
10.7.      Certain Determinations . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, for purposes of determining whether there has been a breach and the amount of any Losses that are the subject matter of a claim for indemnification hereunder with respect to such breach, each representation and warranty of a Party set forth in this Agreement shall be read without regard and without giving effect to the term(s) “material” or “Material Adverse Effect” or similar materiality qualifiers, in each case, as if such words and surrounding related words (e.g . , “reasonably be expected to,” “could have” and similar restrictions and qualifiers) were deleted from such representation or warranty; provided , however , that this Section 10.7 shall not apply to the representation and warranty of Polycom and Seller set forth in clause (C) of Section 4.6(a) and the lead in to Section 4.9 or the representation and warranty of Buyer set forth in clause (B) of Section 5.6 and the lead in to Section 5.9 .
10.8.      Mitigation . Each of the Parties agrees to take all commercially reasonable steps to mitigate their respective Losses, which steps may include the filing of insurance claims (including under the R&W Insurance Policy, but recognizing that it may be commercially reasonable to elect not to file an insurance claim), upon and after any member of executive management of such Party becomes aware of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any Losses for which such party may be entitled to indemnification hereunder; provided , however , that Buyer will have no obligation to litigate or arbitrate with any insurance provider, including the R&W Insurer Policy provider, with respect to any such insurance claims, and provided , further , that Buyer will not have any obligation (a) to seek insurance recovery in respect of Losses to the extent recovery of such Losses would be precluded or would preclude other (i) pending claims or (ii) claims reasonably likely, based upon past claims experience, to be submitted as a result of the applicable policy coverage limit, or (b) to maintain insurance for the benefit or in the name of the Polycom Companies, or to make the Polycom Companies named insureds, after the Closing (in each case, other than the R&W Insurance Policy and the Tail Coverage).

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10.9.      Subrogation . In the event of payment by or on behalf of any Indemnifying Party to any Indemnified Party (including pursuant to this Article 10 ) in connection with any claim or demand by any Person other than the Parties or their respective Affiliates, such Indemnifying Party shall be subrogated to and shall stand in the place of such Indemnified Party as to any events or circumstances in respect of which such Indemnified Party may have any right, defense or claim relating to such claim or demand against any claimant or plaintiff asserting such claim or demand (except with respect to either Party’s customers, suppliers, employees, licensors and landlords). Such Indemnified Party shall cooperate with such Indemnifying Party in a reasonable manner, and at the cost of such Indemnifying Party, in presenting any subrogated right, defense or claim.
10.10.      Exclusive Remedy . Exclusive Remedy. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, except in connection with a dispute under Section 2.4 (which shall be governed exclusively by Section 2.4 ), or as provided in Section 7.2 or Section 13.11 or for claims relating to fraud, the indemnification provisions of Article 10 and the R&W Insurance Policy shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Parties following the Closing for any and all breaches or alleged breaches of any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the Parties, or any other provision of this Agreement.
10.11.      Effect of Investigation. The representations, warranties and covenants of an Indemnifying Party, and Indemnified Party’s right to indemnification with respect thereto, shall not be affected or deemed waived by reason of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party (including by any of its representatives) or by reason of the fact that the Indemnified Party or any of its representatives knew or should have known that any such representation or warranty is, was or might be inaccurate or by reason of the Indemnified Party’s waiver of any condition set forth in Article 8 or Article 9 , as the case may be.

11.      CLOSING
11.1.      Closing Date; Location . Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been abandoned in accordance with Article 12 , and provided that the conditions to the Closing set forth in Article 8 and Article 9 are satisfied or waived in writing in the manner provided therein, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at 10:00 a.m., Pacific Time, on the date that is the later of (a) three (3) Business Days after the later of (i) the conditions in Article 9 and Article 10 have been satisfied or waived in writing, and (ii) the expiration of the Marketing Period and (b) July 2, 2018, or at such other location, time and date as the Parties shall agree in writing. However, if any of the conditions set forth in Article 8 and Article 9 are not satisfied on a date on which the Closing is to occur pursuant to this Section 11.1 (including this sentence), then any Party may, by notice to the other Parties, postpone the Closing to the date five (5) Business Days after such date. Further, if such conditions are satisfied on a date such that the Closing would occur a day that is not the first day of Buyer’s fiscal month, then Buyer may postpone the Closing to the first day of Buyer’s immediately following fiscal month. The Parties intend that the Closing shall be effected, to the extent practicable, by conference call, the electronic delivery of documents and the prior physical exchange of certain other documents to be held in trust by outside counsel to the recipient

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Party pending authorization by the delivering Party (or its outside counsel) of their release at the Closing. The actual date of the Closing shall be referred to as the “ Closing Date ,” and if the Closing occurs, the Closing shall be deemed to have become effective as of 12:01 a.m. Pacific time on the Closing Date (the “ Effective Time ”).
11.2.      Documents to be Delivered by Polycom and Seller . At the Closing, Polycom and Seller shall deliver to Buyer the following documents, in each case, duly executed or otherwise in proper form:
(a)      Stock Powers . Duly executed stock powers for the Shares.
(b)      General Release . A general release, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 11.2(b) .
(c)      Compliance Certificate . A certificate signed by an officer of Seller and Polycom, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, certifying, representing and warranting that the conditions set forth in Section 8.1 and Section 8.2 have been satisfied (except to the extent waived in writing by Buyer).
(d)      Polycom Secretary’s Certificate . A certificate signed by the secretary or an assistant secretary of Polycom, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, certifying the incumbency of each person executing any document on behalf of Polycom delivered to Buyer pursuant hereto and further certifying that attached thereto is (i) a true and complete copy of the certificate of incorporation of Polycom, certified as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority in the State of Delaware; (ii) a true and complete copy of the Organizational Documents of Polycom; (iii) a true and complete copy of the resolutions of the board of directors of Polycom and Seller (as the sole stockholder of Polycom), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, authorizing and approving this Agreement and the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by Polycom pursuant hereto and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and (iv) a true and complete copy of a certificate of good standing or equivalent status for Polycom, issued as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority in the State of Delaware.
(e)      Seller Secretary’s Certificate . A certificate signed by the secretary or an assistant secretary of Seller, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, certifying the incumbency of each person executing any document on behalf of Seller delivered to Buyer pursuant hereto and further certifying that attached thereto is (i) a true and complete copy of the resolutions of the managing member of Seller, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, authorizing and approving this Agreement and the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by Seller pursuant hereto and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and (ii) a true and complete copy of a certificate of good standing or equivalent status for Seller, issued as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority in the State of Delaware.

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(f)      Resignations . The resignations of the directors of Polycom, effective as of the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, duly executed by such persons.
(g)      Evidence of Termination of Related Party Transactions . Evidence of the termination of all Contracts set forth in Schedule 6.7 and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer.
(h)      Payoff Letters; Lien Releases . The Payoff Letters, and such other written evidence, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, of the release of all Liens on or otherwise affecting the property or assets of each Polycom Company and the Shares under the Credit Agreements.
(i)      FIRPTA Certificates . An affidavit signed by an authorized officer of Polycom in compliance with Treasury Regulations §1.1445-2(c)(2), certifying that the interests acquired hereunder is not a United States Real Property Interest as defined in Code section 897(c)(1), or a United States Real Property Holding Corporation as defined in Code section 897(c)(2), as the case may be for purposes of U.S. income taxation within the meaning of Section 1445 of the Code.
(j)      Form W‑9, W-8, or W8-BEN-E Beneficial Interest Statement . A properly completed and duly executed Form W‑9, W-8, or W8-BEN-E, or other applicable and appropriate information statement from Seller.
(k)      Escrow Agreement . The Escrow Agreement, duly executed by Seller and the Escrow Agent.
(l)      Stockholders’ Agreement . A Stockholders’ Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 11.2(l) (the “ Stockholders’ Agreement ”), duly executed by Seller.
11.3.      Documents to be Delivered by Buyer . At the Closing, Buyer shall deliver to the applicable recipients thereof the payments and delivery of the Closing Stock Consideration set forth in Section 2.3 ; and to Seller, the following documents, in each case, duly executed or otherwise in proper form:
(a)      Compliance Certificate . A certificate signed by the principal executive officer of Buyer, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Seller, certifying, representing and warranting that the conditions set forth in Section 9.1 and Section 9.2 have been satisfied (except to the extent waived in writing by Buyer).
(b)      Escrow Agreement . The Escrow Agreement, duly executed by Buyer.
(c)      Stockholders’ Agreement . The Stockholders’ Agreement, duly executed by Buyer.
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person executing any document on behalf of Buyer delivered to Seller pursuant hereto and further certifying that attached thereto is (i) a true and complete copy of the resolutions of the board of directors of Buyer, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Seller, authorizing and approving this Agreement and the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by Buyer pursuant hereto, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the adoption of the amendment to Buyer’s amended and restated bylaws in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 11.3(d) (“ Buyer’s Bylaws Amendment ”), effective as of the Closing; and (ii) a true and complete copy of a certificate of good standing or equivalent status for Buyer, issued as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority in the State of Delaware.
(e)      FIRPTA Certificates . An affidavit signed by an authorized officer of Buyer in compliance with Treasury Regulations §1.1445-2(c)(2), certifying that the interests acquired hereunder is not a United States Real Property Interest as defined in Code section 897(c)(1), or a United States Real Property Holding Corporation as defined in Code section 897(c)(2), as the case may be for purposes of U.S. income taxation within the meaning of Section 1445 of the Code.

12.      TERMINATION
12.1.      Termination Without Breach . This Agreement may be terminated, and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned, at any time prior to the Closing:
(a)      by mutual written agreement of Buyer and Seller;
(b)      by either Buyer or Seller in the event the Closing shall not have occurred on or before September 28, 2018, or such later date as Buyer and Seller shall agree upon in writing (the “ Termination Date ”); provided , however , that Buyer or Seller may elect, by providing written notice to the other Party at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Termination Date, to extend the Termination Date for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days in the event that the conditions set forth in Section 8.4 , Section 8.5 , Section 9.5 or Section 9.6 (provided in the case of Section 8.4 or 9.5 , to the extent related in whole or in part to or arising under any Regulatory Law) have not been satisfied on or before the Termination Date; provided , further , that neither Buyer nor Seller shall have the right to extend the Termination Date if the failure of the conditions set forth in Section 8.5 or Section 9.6 to be satisfied on or before the Termination Date has resulted from any breach of this Agreement by such Party (or, with respect to Seller, any Polycom Company); or
(c)      by either Buyer or Seller, by providing written notice to the other Party, if any Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any final, non-appealable Order or any Law, or refused to grant any required consent or approval, that has the effect of making the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal or that otherwise prohibits the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

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12.2.      Termination for Breach .
(a)      Termination by Buyer . If (i) Polycom or Seller shall have breached or failed to comply with any of its covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement or any of its representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall have become untrue as of any date subsequent to the Agreement Date; (ii) such breach, failure to perform or the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, (A) would cause either of the conditions in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2 not to be satisfied or (B) has the effect of making the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; (iii) Buyer shall have delivered to Seller written notice of such breach or failure to perform; and (iv) such breach or failure to perform is incapable of being cured by Seller or Polycom prior to the Termination Date or, if such breach or failure to perform is capable of being cured, Seller or Polycom shall not have cured such breach or failure to perform within thirty (30) days after receipt of such written notice (but no later than the Termination Date), then Buyer may, upon written notice to Seller at any time prior to the Closing, terminate this Agreement with the effect set forth in Section 12.3 .
(b)      Termination by Seller .
(i)      If (A) Buyer shall have breached or failed to comply with any of its covenants or other agreements contained in this Agreement or any of its representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall have become untrue as of any date subsequent to the Agreement Date; (B) such breach, failure to perform or the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, (I) would cause either of the conditions in Section 9.1 or Section 9.2 not to be satisfied or (II) has the effect of making the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; (C) Seller shall have delivered to Buyer written notice of such breach or failure to perform; and (D) such breach or failure to perform is incapable of being cured by Buyer prior to the Termination Date or, if such breach or failure to perform is capable of being cured, Buyer shall not have cured such breach or failure to perform within thirty (30) days after receipt of such written notice (but no later than the Termination Date), then Seller may, upon written notice to Buyer at any time prior to the Closing, terminate this Agreement with the effect set forth in Section 12.3 .
(ii)      This Agreement may be terminated on or prior to the Closing Date by Seller, upon written notice to Buyer, if (A) all of the conditions set forth in Article 8 have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied or waived at the Closing), (A) Seller has confirmed in a written notice delivered to Buyer that (I) all of the conditions set forth in Article  9 have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied or waived at the Closing) and (II) Seller is ready, willing and able to consummate the Closing at the time of termination and (C) Buyer fails to complete

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the Closing within ten (10) Business Days after the later of (x) the date the Closing is required to have occurred pursuant to Section 11.1 and (y) the date written notice is delivered pursuant to Section 12.2(b)(ii)(B) .
12.3.      Effect of Termination . Termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Article 12 shall not in any way affect the rights of any Party against any other Party that has violated, breached or failed to satisfy any of the representations, warranties, covenants or obligations of such Party under this Agreement prior to termination hereof. The provisions of this Section 12.3 , and Article 13 , and the Parties’ obligations under Section 6.5(g) , the proviso in the first sentence of Section 6.6(a) and Section 13.10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

13.      MISCELLANEOUS
13.1.      Disclosure Schedules .
(a)      The Polycom Companies and Seller have prepared the schedules to Article 3 and Article 4 attached to this Agreement (individually, a “ Schedule ” (as applicable) and collectively, the “ Polycom Disclosure Schedule ”) and delivered them to Buyer on the Agreement Date. Any information disclosed in a Schedule shall be deemed to be disclosed to Buyer with respect to each other representation and warranty in Article 3 and Article 4 to the extent that such disclosure contains such information so as to enable a reasonable person to determine that such disclosure qualifies or otherwise applies to such other representation or warranty. The Polycom Disclosure Schedule shall not vary, change or alter the language of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement. Neither the specification of any dollar amount in any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement nor the inclusion of any specific item in the Polycom Disclosure Schedule is intended to imply that such amount, or higher or lower amounts, or the item so included or other items, are or are not material, and no Person shall use the fact of the setting forth of any such amount or the inclusion of any such item in any dispute or controversy between the parties as to whether any obligation, item or matter not described herein or included in the Polycom Disclosure Schedule is or is not material for purposes of this Agreement. The Polycom Disclosure Schedule is incorporated herein and expressly made a part of this Agreement as though completely set forth herein.
(b)      Buyer has prepared the schedules to Article 5 , attached to this Agreement (individually, a “ Buyer Schedule ” (as applicable) and collectively, the “ Buyer Disclosure Schedule ”) and delivered them to Seller on the Agreement Date. Any information disclosed in a Buyer Schedule shall be deemed to be disclosed to Seller with respect to each other representation and warranty in Article 5 on each other Buyer Schedule of the Buyer Disclosure Schedule to the extent that such disclosure contains such information so as to enable a reasonable person to determine that such disclosure qualifies or otherwise applies to such representation or warranty. The Buyer Disclosure Schedule shall not vary, change or alter the language of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement.

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Neither the specification of any dollar amount in any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement nor the inclusion of any specific item in the Buyer Disclosure Schedule is intended to imply that such amount, or higher or lower amounts, or the item so included or other items, are or are not material, and no Person shall use the fact of the setting forth of any such amount or the inclusion of any such item in any dispute or controversy between the parties as to whether any obligation, item or matter not described herein or included in the Buyer Disclosure Schedule is or is not material for purposes of this Agreement. The Buyer Disclosure Schedule is incorporated herein and expressly made a part of this Agreement as though completely set forth herein.
13.2.      Publicity . No public release or announcement relating to the transactions contemplated hereby shall be issued or made by any Party without the prior consent of Buyer and Seller (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except as such release or announcement may, in the judgment of the releasing Party, be required by Law or Order (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Regulatory Law or by obligations pursuant to a securities exchange), in which case the Party required to make the release or announcement shall, to the extent reasonably practicable under the circumstances, allow the other Party reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of such issuance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the Parties shall cooperate to prepare a joint press release to be issued on the Agreement Date and/or the Closing Date; (b) Polycom and Seller shall provide Buyer access to, and facilitate meetings with, employees, customers, suppliers and/or distributors of the Polycom Companies for the purpose of making announcements relating to, and preparing for the consummation of, the transactions contemplated hereby; and (c) any Party may disclose information about the transactions contemplated hereby to their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, lenders, investors, partners, financing sources, customers, suppliers, licensors and landlords without any other Party’s prior consent.
13.3.      Assignment . Except to the extent otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, none of the Parties may assign, transfer or otherwise encumber this Agreement or its rights or obligations hereunder (excluding any collateral assignment for the benefit of the Financing Sources), in whole or in part, whether voluntarily or by operation of Law, without the prior written consent of Buyer and Seller, and any attempted assignment without such consent shall be void and without legal effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer may, without the consent of Seller, assign all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any Affiliate of Buyer, provided that Buyer remains primarily liable for all of its obligations hereunder.
13.4.      Parties in Interest . This Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective heirs, personal representatives, permitted successors and permitted assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any person any right relating in any way to employment or terms of employment with Buyer or any of its Affiliates (including, for this purpose, the Polycom Companies). Nothing in this Agreement shall confer any rights, remedies or claims upon any Person or entity not a Party or a permitted assignee of a Party except as set forth in Section 6.5(g) , Section 6.12 , Article 10 and Section 13.13 . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Financing Sources shall be express third party beneficiaries of this Section 13.4 and Section 13.5 , Section 13.7 and

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Section 13.13 , and each of such Sections shall expressly inure to the benefit of the Financing Sources and the Financing Sources shall be entitled to rely on and enforce the provisions of such Sections.
13.5.      Law Governing Agreement; Venue; Waiver of Jury Trial .
(a)      This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, excluding any choice of law rules that may direct the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Polycom, on behalf of itself and each Polycom Company (and, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, on behalf of each of its equity holders, directors, officers and employees) and each of the other Parties agrees that any claim, controversy or dispute of any kind or nature (whether based upon contract, tort or otherwise) against a Financing Source that is in any way related to this Agreement or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to any Financing, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to conflict of law principles (other than Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law); provided that (i) the interpretation of the definition of Material Adverse Effect and whether or not a Material Adverse Effect has occurred, (ii) the determination of the accuracy of any representations made in this Agreement and whether as a result of any inaccuracy thereof Buyer or its Affiliates have the right to terminate its obligations under this Agreement or to decline to consummate the transactions pursuant to this Agreement and (iii) the determination of whether the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in each case, shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted solely in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles that would result in the application of the laws of any other state.
(b)      The Parties hereby unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware and of the United States of America located in the State of Delaware for any actions, suits or proceedings arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. The Parties waive any objection relating to venue in any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in the courts of the State of Delaware or the United States of America located in the State of Delaware and expressly waive any respective rights to seek transfer to a jurisdiction other than the courts of the State of Delaware or the United States of America located in the State of Delaware. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of Seller and Polycom, on behalf of itself and each Polycom Company (and, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, on behalf of each of its equity holders, directors, officers and employees), agree that it will not bring or support any action, cause of action, claim, cross-claim or third-party claim of any kind or description, whether in law or in equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against the Financing Sources in any way relating to this Agreement or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to any Financing or the performance thereof or the transactions contemplated thereby, in any forum other than exclusively in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, or, if under applicable Law exclusive jurisdiction is

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vested in the federal courts, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (and appellate courts thereof).
(c)      EACH PARTY HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTIONS, SUITS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY FINANCING OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY FINANCING SOURCE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FINANCING (INCLUDING ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM AGAINST ANY FINANCING SOURCE).
13.6.      Severability . If any court of competent jurisdiction determines that the provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions set forth in Section 7.3 and Section 7.4 , are illegal or excessively broad as to duration, geographical scope or activity, then such provisions shall be construed so that the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected, but shall remain in full force and effect, and any such illegal or overly broad provisions shall be deemed, without further action on the part of any Person, to be modified, amended and/or limited, but only to the extent necessary to render the same valid and enforceable in the applicable jurisdiction.
13.7.      Amendment . This Agreement may be amended or supplemented only pursuant to a written instrument executed and delivered by Buyer and Seller; provided , however , that this Section 13.7 , Section 13.4 , Section 13.5 , and Section 13.13 (and any related definitions insofar as they affect such Sections) may not be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified in a manner adverse to the Financing Sources, in each case, without the prior written consent of the Financing Sources party to the Debt Commitment Letter.
13.8.      Waiver . No waiver by any Party of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless expressly set forth in writing and executed by the Party so waiving. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, no action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including any investigation by or on behalf of any Party, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the Party taking such action of compliance with any representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement and in any documents delivered or to be delivered pursuant hereto. The waiver by any Party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach.
13.9.      Notice . All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be (a) personally delivered; (b) sent by email transmission; (c) sent by registered or certified U.S. mail, return receipt requested and postage prepaid; or (d) sent by private overnight mail courier service, as follows:

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If to Buyer or to Polycom after Closing, to:
Plantronics, Inc.
345 Encinal Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
Attention: General Counsel
Email: mary.huser@plantronics.com

(with a copy to)


Foley & Lardner LLP
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin    
Attention: Patrick G. Quick and Benjamin F. Rikkers
Email: pgquick@foley.com; brikkers@foley.com
If to Seller or Polycom prior to the Closing, to:
Polycom, Inc.
6001 America Center Drive
San Jose, California 95002
Attention: Mike Mills
Email: mike.mills@polycom.com
(with a copy to)

c/o Siris Capital Group, LLC
601 Lexington Ave, 59th Floor
New York, New York 10022

Attention: General Counsel
Email: legalnotices@siriscapital.com
(with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to)

Sidley Austin LLP
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 17th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067    

Attention: Dan Clivner and Vijay Sekhon
Email: dclivner@sidley.com; vsekhon@sidley.com     

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If to Seller after the Closing, to:
c/o Siris Capital Group, LLC
601 Lexington Ave, 59th Floor
New York, New York 10022

Attention: General Counsel
Email: legalnotices@siriscapital.com

(with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to)


Sidley Austin LLP
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 17th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067    

Attention: Dan Clivner and Vijay Sekhon
Email: dclivner@sidley.com; vsekhon@sidley.com     
or to such other person or address as any Party shall have specified by notice in writing to the other Parties. If personally delivered, such communication shall be deemed delivered upon actual receipt; if sent by facsimile or e‑mail transmission, such communication shall be deemed delivered the day of the transmission, or if the transmission is not made on a Business Day, the first Business Day after transmission (and sender shall bear the burden of proof of delivery); if sent by U.S. mail, such communication shall be deemed delivered as of the date of delivery indicated on the receipt issued by the relevant postal service or, if the addressee fails or refuses to accept delivery, as of the date of such failure or refusal; and if sent by overnight courier, such communication shall be deemed delivered upon receipt.
13.10.      Expenses . Regardless of whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated and except to the extent otherwise set forth in this Agreement (including, Sections 6.5(g) , 6.6(a) (the proviso in the first sentence), 6.8 and 7.2(e) ), each Party shall bear its own expenses and the expenses of its counsel and other agents and representatives in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided , however , that the Polycom Transaction Expenses shall be the responsibility of Seller and shall be paid in the manner set forth in Section 2.3(b) .
13.11.      Equitable Relief . The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) Seller shall be entitled to specific performance against Buyer (A) of Buyer’s obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to conduct the Closing upon the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article 8 (Conditions Precedent to Buyer’s Obligations) and (B) to enforce and to prevent any breach by Buyer of its covenants under this Agreement and (ii) Buyer shall be entitled to specific performance against Polycom and Seller (A) of Polycom and Sellers’ obligation

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to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to conduct the Closing upon the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article 9 (Conditions Precedent to Polycom’s and Seller’s Obligations) and (B) to enforce and to prevent any breach by Polycom and Seller of their covenants under this Agreement. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond in connection with such remedy are waived. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert or attempt to assert, by way of motion or other request for leave from the court, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any proceeding of any kind involving any claim or argument that there is an adequate remedy at law or that an award of specific performance is not otherwise an available or appropriate remedy. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, termination of this Agreement shall not relieve a Party of any liability for breach of this Agreement, and shall be in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity a Party has against another Party for (x) the loss suffered as a result of any failure of the transactions contemplated hereby to be consummated and (y) any other losses, damages, obligations or liabilities suffered as a result of or under this Agreement, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative and non-exclusive.
13.12.      Entire Agreement . This Agreement (including the Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto) and the Confidentiality Agreement supersede all prior agreements (including that certain Non-Binding Term Sheet, dated February 5, 2018, between Buyer and Polycom) and constitutes (together with the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered pursuant hereto) a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement among the Parties with respect to its subject matter. There have been and are no representations, warranties or covenants among the Parties other than those set forth or provided for in this Agreement (including the Schedules attached hereto).
13.13.      No Recourse . No past, present or future shareholder, director, member, manager, officer, employee, incorporator, Affiliate, agent or attorney or representative of (i) Buyer shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of Buyer under this Agreement or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) Seller shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of Seller or the Polycom Companies under this Agreement or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of Seller, Polycom, on behalf of itself and each Polycom Company (and, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, on behalf of each of its equity holders, directors, officers and employees) acknowledges and agrees that it (and such other Persons) shall have no recourse against the Financing Sources, and the Financing Sources shall be subject to no liability or claims by any Polycom Company (or such other Persons) in connection with the Debt Financing or in any way relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, whether at law, in equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise, and no Financing Source shall have any rights or claims against any Polycom Company in connection with this Agreement, the Debt Financing or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, whether at law or equity, in contract, in tort or otherwise; provided that, following consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the foregoing will not limit the rights of the parties to the Debt Financing under any commitment letter or any definitive agreements related thereto.

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13.14.      Counterparts . This Agreement may be legally executed by signatures exchanged and legally delivered via facsimile or other electronic means and in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
13.15.      No Strict Construction . Notwithstanding the fact that this Agreement has been drafted or prepared by one of the Parties, each of the Parties confirms that both it and its counsel have reviewed, negotiated and adopted this Agreement as the joint agreement and understanding of the Parties. The language used in this Agreement shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any Party.
13.16.      Interpretive Provisions . For purposes of this Agreement, (i) words in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa; (ii) the words “including” and “include” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (iii) the word “or” is not exclusive; (iv) the words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereto” or “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole; (v) references to “Dollars” or “$” shall mean United States Dollars; (vi) references to “written” or “in writing” include in electronic form; (vii) any reference to “days” means calendar days unless Business Days are expressly specified; and (viii) when calculating the period of time before which, within which or following which any act is to be done or action taken pursuant to this Agreement, the date that is the reference date in calculating such period shall be excluded and if the last day of such period is not a Business Day, the period shall end at the close of business on the next succeeding Business Day. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Agreement: (A) to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules mean the Articles and Sections of, and the Exhibits and Schedules attached to, this Agreement; (B) to an agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof and by this Agreement; and (C) to a statute means such statute as amended from time to time and includes any successor legislation thereto and any regulations promulgated thereunder. The Schedules and Exhibits referred to in this Agreement shall be construed with and as an integral part of this Agreement to the same extent as if they were set forth verbatim herein. Titles to Articles and headings of Sections are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
13.17.      Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the term:
(a)      Adjusted Net Working Capital ” means the Current Assets minus the Current Liabilities, calculated in accordance with the Accounting Principles and Methodologies.
(b)      Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, and the term “ control ” (including the terms “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting power of such Person

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or the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise.
(c)      Affordable Care Act ” means the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, as amended, and all regulations issued thereunder and rulings issued with respect thereto.
(d)      Anti-Corruption or Anti-Bribery Laws ” means all domestic and foreign Laws that are designed to deter, prevent, or combat the bribery or other corruption of Public Officials in connection with business transactions, including (i) the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (15 U.S.C. § 77dd-1, et seq . ), and (ii) the United Kingdom Bribery Act (2010).
(e)      Burdensome Condition ” means any condition or requirement (including any Order, judgment or decree) by any Governmental Authority requiring Polycom or Buyer or any of their respective Affiliates to (i) pay any additional amount (other than filing fees required by Law), provide any consideration, divest, license, lease, sell (or proffer to sell), transfer, dispose of or hold separate (including through the establishment of a trust or otherwise) or otherwise encumber any asset, license, operation, right, product line, business, security, instrument or interest of Polycom, the Buyer, or any of their respective Affiliates, or (ii) agree to (or proffer to agree to) any obligation, liability or change, or impose any limitation or restriction on Polycom, the Buyer or any of their Affiliates to conduct their businesses or own their assets or to acquire, hold or exercise full rights of ownership of the businesses of Polycom, the Buyer or any of their respective Affiliates that, in the case of both clauses (i) and (ii) , in the aggregate or individually, would reasonably be expected to (A) be material and adverse to the economic or business benefits of the transactions contemplated hereby to the Buyer and its Affiliates or (B) be material and adverse to the business, operations or assets of Buyer and its respective Subsidiaries, or Polycom and its respective Subsidiaries, each respectively taken as a whole, relative to the manner in which such Persons’ operations are currently conducted.
(f)      Business Day ” means any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other date on which banking institutions located in the State of California or New York are authorized by Law or Order to close.
(g)      Buyer Business ” means the design, manufacture, and marketing of lightweight communications headsets, telephone headset systems, other communication endpoints, and accessories for the worldwide business and consumer markets.
(h)      Buyer Common Stock ” means the common stock of Buyer, par value $0.01 per share.
(i)      Buyer Company ” means Buyer, together with its Subsidiaries.
(j)      Buyer Contract ” means each Contract of the type described in Section 5.20(a) .

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(k)      Buyer Indebtedness ” means, without duplication: (i) all obligations of any Buyer Company for bank or other third party indebtedness for borrowed money; (ii) all obligations of any Buyer Company evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, mortgages (including chattel mortgages) or other similar instruments; (iii) all obligations in respect of bid bonds, performance bonds or letters of credit, to the extent drawn, and bankers’ acceptances issued for the account of any Buyer Company; and (iv) all accrued and unpaid interest, premiums, make-whole payments, change of control payments, and prepayment or redemption premiums fees or penalties with respect to any of the foregoing.
(l)      Buyer Licensed Intellectual Property Rights ” means Intellectual Property Rights under which any Buyer Company is granted rights under a License Agreement.
(m)      Buyer Owned Intellectual Property Rights ” means Intellectual Property Rights owned in whole or in part by any Buyer Company.
(n)      Buyer Real Property ” means all material real property leased, subleased, used or occupied by each Buyer Company.
(o)      Buyer SEC Reports ” means all reports, schedules, forms, statements, prospectuses, registration statements and other documents required to be filed or furnished, as the case may be, by Buyer to the SEC since March 31, 2016.
(p)      Buyer’s Knowledge ” or “ Knowledge of Buyer ” or similar knowledge qualifiers shall mean, and shall be limited to, the knowledge of any of the individuals set forth on Schedule 13.17(p) .
(q)      Buyer Plan ” means any “employee benefit plan” as defined by Section 3(3) of ERISA, each employment agreement, severance agreement, and any other plan, program, arrangement or agreement, whether written or unwritten, providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, equity compensation or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, insurance (including any self-insured arrangements), vacation, paid time off, health or medical benefits, disability or sick leave payments, change of control payments (whether single trigger or double trigger), or post-employment or retirement benefits (including compensation, pension, health, medical, or life insurance benefits which is maintained, administered or contributed to by Buyer or its Affiliates for the benefit of their current or former employees, officer, director, independent contractor, or other service provider of Buyer or its Affiliates (or any dependent or beneficiary thereof) (i) to which Buyer or any of its Affiliates is a party; or (ii) with respect to which Buyer or any of its Affiliates has any obligation or liability (actual or contingent).
(r)      Cash ” means the (i) aggregate cash balance of the Polycom Companies on a consolidated basis, including all cash, commercial paper, certificates of deposit and other bank deposits, treasury bills, short term investments (excluding those with a maturity exceeding 30 days) and all other cash equivalents in its accounts, and third-party checks deposited or held in its accounts that have not yet cleared (to the extent not included

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in Current Assets) less (ii) with respect to Cash or Cash Equivalents located in any jurisdiction located outside the United States, the amount of repatriation taxes with respect to such Cash or Cash Equivalent or its equivalents in the United States less (iii) any outstanding checks on draft of the Polycom Companies that are issued or outstanding (to the extent not included in Current Liabilities).
(s)      Cash Consideration Amount ” means an amount equal to (x) the sum of the amounts that Seller must pay pursuant to Section 2.3 other than the Closing Stock Consideration plus (y) fees and expenses related to any Financing pursuant to Section 6.5(b) not previously reimbursed by Buyer.
(t)      CIM Information ” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Marketing Period”.
(u)      COBRA ” means the continuation coverage provisions of (i) Part 6 of Title I of ERISA; (ii) Section 4980B of the Code; or (iii) any similar state, local or Non-U.S. Law, and all regulations issued thereunder and rulings issued with respect thereto.
(v)      Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(w)      Collective Bargaining Agreement ” means any Contract or any side letter to which any Party is bound or that has been entered into between any Party and any labor organization, union, works council, employee association, trade union, or other similar employee representative body.
(x)      Confidentiality Agreement ” means the Non-disclosure Agreement by and between Buyer and Polycom dated September 28, 2017.
(y)      Confidential Information ” means any information that has value to a business and is not generally known to the public or its competitors and that is or was used, developed or obtained by any Person, including any such information, observations and data concerning or consisting of (i) the business or affairs of any Person, (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing structures, (iv) designs, specifications and models, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) Software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) databases, (x) source code, (xi) accounting and business methods, (xii) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xiii) customers and clients and customer or client lists, (xiv) production methods, processes, Know-How, Technology and Trade Secrets, and (xv) all similar and related information in whatever form, except information generally known or available to the public. Confidential Information shall not include information that (1) is or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of any disclosure or other action or inaction by the receiving party in breach of this Agreement; (2) is or becomes known or available to receiving party or any of its representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source (other than disclosing party or any

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of its subsidiaries, affiliates or representatives) that, to the best of the knowledge of receiving party, is not prohibited from disclosing such Confidential Information to receiving party by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation; (3) was already in the receiving party’s possession or known to the receiving party prior to being disclosed or provided to the receiving party by or on behalf of the disclosing party, or (4) is or was independently developed by receiving party or any of its representatives without violation of any obligation under this Agreement.
(z)      Contracts ” means all oral and written contracts, subcontracts, purchase orders, sales orders, licenses, sublicenses, leases, subleases and all other agreements, commitments, arrangements and understandings.
(aa)      Credit Agreements ” means (a) the First Lien Credit Agreement dated as of September 27, 2016 among Polycom, Seller, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Macquarie Capital Funding LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and (b) the Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of September 27, 2016 among Polycom, Seller, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Macquarie Capital Funding LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
(bb)      Current Assets ” means the following line items as shown on the face of the Polycom Recent Audited Balance Sheet: trade receivables, net; inventories; prepaid expenses and other current assets excluding amounts included in Cash. For avoidance of doubt, the current portion of deferred tax assets are excluded from “Current Assets.” The value of the Current Assets as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be determined in accordance with the Accounting Principles and Methodologies as illustrated in Schedule 2.7 .
(cc)      Current Liabilities ” means the following line items as shown on the face of the Polycom Recent Audited Balance Sheet: accounts payable, accrued payroll, accrued payroll and related liabilities, income taxes payable, other, deferred revenue and long-term deferred revenue and excludes current amounts included in Polycom Indebtedness (including, for avoidance of doubt, interest accruals), current accruals related to long-term cash and Obihai cash retention program, current accrued Network-1 Settlement amounts, income taxes payable, and Polycom Transaction Expenses. For the avoidance of doubt, the current portion of deferred tax liabilities are excluded from “Current Liabilities”. The value of the Current Liabilities as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be determined in accordance with the Accounting Principles and Methodologies as illustrated in Schedule 2.7 .
(dd)      DOJ ” means any Division or component of the United States Department of Justice, including but not limited to the Antitrust Division.
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(ff)      EDGAR ” means the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System.
(gg)      Environmental Laws ” means all Laws (including common law and Orders) relating to pollution, regulation or protection of the indoor or outdoor environment or human health, occupational safety and health, sanitation, or nuisance, including Laws relating to emissions, spills, discharges, generation, storage, leaks, injection, leaching, active or passive migration, seepage, releases or threatened releases of Waste into the environment (including ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface or subsurface strata) or otherwise relating to the import, export, manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, recycling, reuse, transport or handling of Waste, or to the reporting, disclosure, monitoring, warning or other notification of Waste, together with any regulation, code, plan, order, decree, permit, judgment, written policy or guidance, injunction, notice, Order or demand letter issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder.
(hh)      Equity Interests ” of any Person means any and all shares of capital stock, partnership interests, limited liability company interests, membership interests or any other equity interests or securities of such Person.
(ii)      ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and all regulations issued thereunder and rulings issued with respect thereto.
(jj)      ERISA Affiliate ” of any entity means each entity that is treated as a single employer with such other entity for purposes of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or Section 414(b), (c), (m), or (o) of the Code.
(kk)      Escrow Agent ” means U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association.
(ll)      Escrow Agreement ” means an escrow agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 13.17(ll) to be executed as of the Closing by and among Buyer, Seller and the Escrow Agent providing for (i) the holding of the Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration in and disbursement of the Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration from the General Escrow Account in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof and (ii) the holding and disbursement of funds from the L&R Matters Escrow Account in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
(mm)      Exchange Act ” means mean the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
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(oo)      Financing Sources ” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and any other agents, arrangers, lenders, underwriters and other entities that have entered into agreements in connection with any Debt Financing, including the parties to the Debt Commitment Letter in respect of the Debt Financing or to any joinder agreements, credit agreements or other agreements entered into pursuant thereto or relating thereto, together with their affiliates and the current, former or future officers, directors, employees, partners, trustees, shareholders, equityholders, managers, members, limited partners, controlling persons, agents and representatives of each of them and the successors and assigns of the foregoing Persons.
(pp)      Foreign Competition Law ” means foreign (including supranational) Laws, Orders or administrative or judicial doctrines, and other foreign (including supranational) Laws, that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization, lessening of competition or restraint of trade or creating or strengthening a dominant position.
(qq)      FTC ” means the United States Federal Trade Commission.
(rr)      Fundamental Buyer Representations ” means the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.1 (Organization), Section 5.2 (Capitalization), Section 5.3 (Subsidiaries); Section 5.4 (Authority), Section 5.24 (No Brokers or Finders) and Section 5.26 (Solvency).
(ss)      Fundamental Polycom Representations ” means the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.1 (Organization), Section 3.2 (Authority), Section 3.3 (Ownership), Section 3.6 (No Brokers or Finders), Section 4.1 (Organization), Section 4.2 (Capitalization), Section 4.3 (Subsidiaries), Section 4.4 (Authority) and Section 4.29 (No Brokers or Finders).
(tt)      General Developments ” shall mean (i) any developments affecting economic or political conditions in general, including changes in the financial, securities or credit markets in any jurisdiction, (ii) changes or conditions generally affecting the industries, markets or geographical areas in which Buyer or a Polycom Company (as applicable) operates, (iii) geopolitical conditions, the outbreak or escalation of hostilities, civil disobedience, acts of war, sabotage or terrorism or any escalation or worsening of the foregoing, the declaration by any Governmental Authority of a state of emergency or any natural disasters (including hurricanes, tornadoes, floods or earthquakes), (iv) any action taken or not taken, as applicable, by the Buyer or its Affiliates or by Polycom or the Polycom Subsidiaries or their respective Affiliates at the written request of the other Party, (v) any changes in or interpretations of any applicable Law or generally accepted accounting practices occurring after the Agreement Date, (vi) the public announcement of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby or (vii) any failure by a Polycom Company or Buyer (as applicable) to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts or predictions in respect of financial or operating performance for any future period, but excluding, in each of the cases described in clauses (i) (v) , any effect to the extent arising from any change, effect, condition, factor or circumstance that has, or is reasonably likely

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to have, a materially disproportionately impact on the business, results of operations, properties, condition (financial or otherwise), assets or liabilities of the Polycom Companies (taken as a whole) or the Buyer Companies (taken as a whole) relative to similarly situated companies principally engaged in the industries in which Polycom or Buyer (as applicable) or any of its respective Subsidiaries conducts its business.
(uu)      General Escrow Account ” means the account designated by the Escrow Agent into which the deposit required by Section 2.3(d)(i) shall be made and any succeeding account in which the Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration shall be held by the Escrow Agent.
(vv)      General Escrow Assets ” means, at any given time, the funds and assets in the General Escrow Account that are available for distribution to satisfy indemnification claims under Article 10 at such time.
(ww)      General Escrow Funds ” means, at any given time, any earnings and other income on the Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration (including without limitation dividends paid thereon in cash or non-cash property other than shares of Buyer Common Stock).
(xx)      Governmental Authority ” means any government or governmental, administrative or regulatory body thereof, or political subdivision thereof, whether federal, state, local, foreign or supranational, or any department, agency, instrumentality or authority thereof, or any court, tribunal, self-regulatory body or arbitral or judicial body (including any grand jury).
(yy)      HSR Act ” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(zz)      Indemnified Taxes ” means the amount of any Taxes attributable to (i) all Taxes (or nonpayment thereof) of any Polycom Company for any Pre-Closing Tax Period; (ii) all Taxes of any member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group of which any Polycom Company (or any predecessor) is or was a member on or prior to the Closing Date, including pursuant to Treasury Regulation §1.1502-6 (or any corresponding provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law); (iii) any inaccuracy or breach of any representation or warranty contained in or made pursuant to Section 4.8 (Tax Matters), including the Specified Representations; (iv) any payroll Taxes imposed on any Polycom Company related to the payment of any compensation paid or incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including payroll Taxes, if any, relating to the Polycom Indebtedness or Polycom Transaction Expenses); and (v) all Taxes of any Person imposed on any Polycom Company as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise, which Taxes relate to any event or transaction occurring prior to the Closing; provided , however , that in the case of clauses (i) , (ii) , (iii) , and (iv) , Indemnified Taxes shall only include Taxes that exceed the amount, if any, explicitly reserved for such Taxes

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(excluding any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) on the face of the Final Closing Statement.
(aaa)      Intellectual Property Rights ” means all intellectual property rights, administrative and legal rights arising therefrom and relating thereto throughout the world, including: (i) patents, patent applications, patent disclosures, inventions, industrial designs and models (whether or not patentable and whether or not reduced to practice) and any improvement, reissue, continuation, continuation in part, division, provisional, revision, extension, renewal or reexamination thereof; (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names (whether registered or not), corporate names, slogans, fictitious names, other source identifiers, and internet domain names, and internet and world wide web URLs or addresses, together with all applications (including intent-to-use applications), including all goodwill associated therewith; (iii) copyrights (whether registered or unregistered), database rights and works of authorship; (iv) mask works and any equivalent or similar rights in semiconductor masks, layouts, architectures or topology; (v) all registrations, applications and renewals for any of the foregoing; (vi) Trade Secrets, Know-How and Confidential Information; (vii) Internet Assets; (viii) all copies and tangible embodiments of the foregoing (in whatever form or medium); and (ix) all moral rights, “ droit moral ” or rights of attribution or integrity in any of the foregoing
(bbb)      Internet Assets ” means all websites, and domain names.
(ccc)      Inventory ” means inventories of raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods (including all such in transit), and all spare, service and repair parts, supplies and components held for sale, together with related packaging materials.
(ddd)      IRS ” means the Internal Revenue Service.
(eee)      Know-How ” means all proprietary technical information and know (other than Trade Secrets and the information disclosed or referenced therein) that are used in connection with the development and commercialization of a business or any product developed, formulated, manufactured, distributed, sold, licensed, leased or delivered by or on behalf of any business.
(fff)      L&R Matters ” means the litigation and regulatory matters set forth on Schedule 13.17(fff) .
(ggg)      L&R Matters Completion Date ” has the meaning set forth on Schedule 13.17(fff) .
(hhh)      L&R Matters Escrow Account ” means the account designated by the Escrow Agent into which the deposit required by Section 2.3(c)(i) shall be made and held by the Escrow Agent.
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(jjj)      Law ” means any applicable foreign, supranational, federal, state or local law (including common law), statute, code, ordinance, Order, rule or regulation.
(kkk)      Liability ” or “ Liabilities ” means any Polycom Indebtedness or Buyer Indebtedness (as applicable), guaranty, endorsement, claim, loss, damage, deficiency, cost, expense, fine, penalty (only to the extent actually awarded to a third party), obligation, fixed or unfixed, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured.
(lll)      License Agreement ” means any agreement (including any outstanding decrees, orders, judgments, settlement agreements and stipulations) pursuant to which a Person is granted any license or other rights in or to any Intellectual Property Rights or User Data, including any right to modify, distribute, promote, market, sell or otherwise use any Intellectual Property Rights or User Data.
(mmm)      Lien Release Transactions ” means, upon the repayment in full of all applicable obligations (other than the obligations that expressly survive by their terms) on the Closing Date, the (a) release, termination and discharge of all Liens on the assets and property of the Polycom Companies and the Shares, including any Liens securing the obligations under the Credit Agreements (other than in respect of any cash used to cash collateralize any existing letters of credit, if any) and (b) execution, delivery and receipt, as applicable, of any required notices of prepayment, the Payoff Letters, lien terminations, releases, instruments of discharge and similar documentation.
(nnn)      Liens ” means any mortgages, liens (statutory or otherwise), security interests, claims, pledges, licenses (excluding non-exclusive licenses granted in the ordinary course of business), equities, options, conditional sales contracts, assessments, levies, easements, reservations, encroachments, hypothecations, restrictions, rights-of-way, exceptions, limitations, charges, possibilities of reversion, rights of refusal or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever, including voting trusts or agreements, proxies and marital or community property interests.
(ooo)      Litigation ” means any complaint, action, suit, proceeding, arbitration or other alternate dispute resolution procedure, demand, claim, investigation or inquiry, whether civil, criminal, commercial or administrative.
(ppp)      Loss ” or “ Losses ” means and includes (i) all Liabilities; (ii) all losses, damages, judgments, awards, penalties (but only to the extent penalties are actually awarded to a third party) and settlements; (iii) all demands, claims, suits, actions, causes of action, proceedings and assessments; and (iv) all costs and expenses (including prejudgment interest in any litigated or arbitrated matter and other interest), court costs and fees and expenses of attorneys, consultants and expert witnesses of investigating, defending or asserting any of the foregoing or of enforcing this Agreement.
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(rrr)      Marketing Period ” means the at least 15 consecutive Business Day period afforded to the Lead Arranger (as defined in the Debt Commitment Letter) to syndicate the Financing pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Debt Commitment Letter after the receipt of all information customarily provided by a borrower for inclusion in a confidential information memorandum to be used in connection with the Debt Financing (including the financial statements referred to in Section 7(a), (b) and (c) of the Debt Commitment Letter) and customary 10b-5 representation letter (consistent with the provisions set forth in Section 6.5(b)(iv) ) and customary authorization letter, collectively, the “ CIM Information ”); provided that if such period has not ended on or before August 17, 2018, it shall not commence before September 4, 2018, and such period shall not include any date from July 2, 2018 through and including July 6, 2018. If Polycom in good faith reasonably believes that it has delivered the CIM Information, it may deliver to Buyer written notice to that effect (stating when it believes it completed any such delivery), in which case the receipt of the CIM Information shall be deemed to have occurred and the 15 consecutive business day period described above shall be deemed to have commenced on the date of receipt of such notice, unless Buyer in good faith reasonably believes that Polycom has not completed delivery of the CIM Information and, within two business days after its receipt of such notice from Polycom, Buyer delivers a written notice to Polycom to that effect (stating with specificity which information is required to complete the delivery of the CIM Information); provided that solely for purposes of the Marketing Period, if the Marketing Period shall have commenced and after such commencement, any person shall be required to deliver any additional information pursuant to paragraph 7 of the Debt Commitment Letter, delivery of such additional information shall not cause the Marketing Period to restart or be extended.
(sss)      Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean any change, effect, condition or circumstance that is or is reasonably likely to (i) be materially adverse to the business, results of operations, properties, condition (financial or otherwise), assets or liabilities of Polycom or Buyer, as applicable, and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) materially impede Polycom or Buyer (as applicable) from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, General Developments, Transaction Developments or Losses relating to the L&R Matters (to the extent such Losses do not exceed Seventy Five Million Dollars ($75,000,000)) shall not be deemed, either alone or in combination, to constitute a Material Adverse Effect.
(ttt)      Material Contract ” means (i) with respect to Polycom, (A) any Contract listed (or required to be listed) on Schedule 4.20(a) and (B) any Polycom Intellectual Property Rights Contract and (C) any Polycom Real Property Leases, and (ii) with respect to Buyer, any Contract listed (or required to be listed) on Schedule 5.20(a) .
(uuu)      McDowell Agreement ” means the Executive Employment Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) dated September 14, 2016, by and between Triangle Private Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Mary McDowell.

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(vvv)      Multiemployer Plan ” has the meaning given in either Sections 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
(www)      Multiple Employer Plan ” has the meaning given in Section 4063 of ERISA or Section 413(c) of the Code.
(xxx)      Non-U.S. Buyer Plan ” means each Buyer Plan that primarily covers current or former employees, officers, directors or other service providers of Buyer or its Affiliates based outside of the United States and/or which is governed by the Law of any jurisdiction outside of the United States (other than any plan or program maintained by a Governmental Authority to which Buyer or its Affiliate is required to contribute pursuant to applicable Law).
(yyy)      Non-U.S. Polycom Plan ” means each Polycom Plan that primarily covers current or former employees, officers, directors or other service providers of any Polycom Company based outside of the United States and/or which is governed by the Law of any jurisdiction outside of the United States (other than any plan or program maintained by a Governmental Authority to which any Polycom Company is required to contribute pursuant to applicable Law).
(zzz)      Obihai Acquisition Agreement ” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, entered into as of December 18, 2017, by and among Polycom, Inc., Ohio Merger Corporation, Obihai Technology, Inc., and with respect to Article 7 , Article 8 and Article 9 only, Jan Fandrianto, as Stockholder Representative.
(aaaa)      Obihai Indebtedness Amount ” means Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000).
(bbbb)      Open Source Material ” means Software or other material that is distributed as “free software”, “open source software” or under a similar licensing or distribution terms (including but not limited to the GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), Mozilla Public License (MPL), BSD licenses, the Artistic License, the Netscape Public License, the Sun Community Source License (SCSL) the Sun Industry Standards License (SISL) and the Apache License.
(cccc)      Order ” means any order (including stipulated or administrative consent orders), injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, determination, award or writ of a Governmental Authority, or stipulated agreement with the FTC, the DOJ, or a Specified Authority.
(dddd)      Organizational Documents ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s certificate (or articles) of incorporation and bylaws, certificate of formation, articles of organization, limited liability company agreement, certificate of limited partnership, agreement of limited partnership, the memorandum and/or articles of association, charter, constitution, shareholders agreement, and/or other documentation

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governing the formation, organization, governance, ownership, and existence of such Person (including the foreign equivalent of any of the foregoing).
(eeee)      Paid-Off Indebtedness ” means each item of Polycom Indebtedness under the Credit Agreements that is to be fully paid, satisfied and retired at the Closing pursuant to Section 2.3(a) . For the avoidance of doubt, the Paid-Off Indebtedness shall include all principal and interest under the Credit Agreements.
(ffff)      Party ” or “ Parties ” means Buyer, Polycom, and/or Seller, as the case may be.
(gggg)      PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
(hhhh)      Permit ” means any approvals, consents, licenses, permits, waivers, exemptions, orders, registrations, written notices, certificates or other written authorizations of a Governmental Authority.
(iiii)      Person ” means any individual, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization, Governmental Authority or other entity of any kind or nature.
(jjjj)      Polycom Business Intellectual Property Rights ” means (i) all Registered Intellectual Property Rights; (ii) all unregistered Intellectual Property Rights owned by any Polycom Company; and (iii) all Polycom Licensed Intellectual Property Rights.
(kkkk)      Polycom Common Stock ” means the common stock of Polycom, par value $0.001 per share.
(llll)      Polycom Employee ” means any employee of Polycom or its Subsidiaries.
(mmmm)      Polycom Inbound License Agreement ” means any License Agreement pursuant to which any Polycom Company is granted any rights in any Intellectual Property Rights of any other Person (other than another Polycom Company).
(nnnn)      Polycom Indebtedness ” means, without duplication: (i) all obligations of any Polycom Company for bank or other third party indebtedness for borrowed money; (ii) all obligations of any Polycom Company evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, mortgages (including chattel mortgages), capital lease or financing agreement or installment sale agreement or other similar instruments; (iii) all obligations in respect of bid bonds, performance bonds or letters of credit, to the extent drawn, and bankers’ acceptances issued for the account of any Polycom Company; (iv) all obligations in respect of any sale, “stay-around,” retention or similar bonuses or payments to current or former directors, officers, employees and consultants paid or that may become payable as a result of or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including the employer portion of any payroll,

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social security, or similar Taxes with respect to such payments, but excluding any amounts payable under the Long-Term Cash Plan (including, in all cases, the employer portion of any payroll, social security, or similar Taxes) or the Polycom LTIP; (v) the Polycom LTIP Indebtedness; (vi) all obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services with respect to which any Polycom Company is liable other than related to the Obihai Acquisition Agreement; (vii) all unpaid cash Taxes to the extent not contested by the Polycom Companies with the applicable Governmental Authority and specified in writing by Seller in its sole and absolute discretion; (viii) the Obihai Indebtedness Amount and the Project X Indebtedness Amount; (ix) all obligations of any Polycom Company under derivative, hedging, swap, foreign exchange or similar Contracts other than the Buyer Swap Obligations; (x) all accrued and unpaid interest, premiums, make-whole payments and prepayment or redemption premiums fees or penalties with respect to any of the foregoing; and (xi) all management fees and other amounts payable to Seller or any Affiliate of Seller (other than Polycom and its Subsidiaries).
(oooo)      Polycom Licensed Intellectual Property Rights ” means Intellectual Property Rights under which any Polycom Company is granted rights under a License Agreement.
(pppp)      Polycom LTIP ” means the Polycom, Inc. 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan (which for clarity includes the Project Ohio (Obihai) LTIP).
(qqqq)      Polycom LTIP Indebtedness ” means an amount equal to the maximum amount that could be paid in respect of the Polycom LTIP during the fourteen (14) month period following the Closing Date (including the employer portion of any payroll, social security or similar Taxes).  Polycom LTIP Indebtedness shall be calculated without taking into account the Closing Stock Consideration.
(rrrr)      Polycom Owned Intellectual Property Rights ” means Intellectual Property Rights owned in whole or in part by any Polycom Company.
(ssss)      Polycom Plan ” means any “employee benefit plan” as defined by Section 3(3) of ERISA, each employment agreement, severance agreement, and any other plan, program, arrangement or agreement, whether written or unwritten, providing for compensation, bonuses, profit-sharing, equity compensation or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation, insurance (including any self-insured arrangements), vacation, paid time off, health or medical benefits, disability or sick leave payments, change of control payments (whether single trigger or double trigger), or post-employment or retirement benefits (including compensation, pension, health, medical, or life insurance benefits), or any other material fringe benefit (i) which is maintained, administered or contributed to by Polycom or its Subsidiaries for the benefit of any current or former Polycom Employee, officer, director, independent contractor, or other service provider of any Polycom Company or beneficiary thereof to which Polycom or any of its Subsidiaries is a party; or (ii) with respect to which Polycom or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise has any obligation or liability (actual or contingent), in each case other than any plan, program, arrangement, or agreement maintained or required by a Governmental Authority.

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(tttt)      Polycom Registered Intellectual Property Rights ” means all registered Intellectual Property Rights owned by any Polycom Company, including all registrations of and pending applications to register any Intellectual Property Rights owned by any Polycom Company.
(uuuu)      Polycom Transaction Expenses ” means, except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, all unpaid fees and expenses, whether or not accrued, incurred by or on behalf of any Polycom Company as of immediately prior to the Effective Time in connection with the process of selling Polycom or to the negotiation, preparation or execution of this Agreement and the other documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by any Polycom Company pursuant hereto or the performance or consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including (i) all fees and expenses of each Polycom Company’s legal, accounting and other professional service providers; (ii) all brokers’ or finders’ fees of Polycom; (iii) one hundred percent (100%) of R&W Insurance Policy Expenses; and (iv) ”Severance Payments” (as such term is defined in the McDowell Agreement), other than the prorated bonus under clause (D) of the definition of “ Severance Payments ” (including the employer portion of any payroll, social security or similar Taxes attributable to such Severance Payments); and (v) fifty percent (50%) of the cost of the Tail Coverage.
(vvvv)      Polycom’s Knowledge ” or “ Knowledge of Polycom ” or similar knowledge qualifiers shall mean, and shall be limited to, the actual knowledge of any of the individuals set forth on Schedule 13.17(vvvv) .
(wwww)      Polycom 401(k) Plan ” means the Polycom 401(k) Retirement Savings Incentive Plan.
(xxxx)      Pre-Closing Tax Period ” means (i) any taxable period ending on or before the Closing Date and (ii) with respect to any taxable period beginning on or before and ending after the Closing Date, the portion of such taxable period ending on and including the Closing Date.
(yyyy)      Products/Services ” means all products or services (including Software) currently or previously sold or licensed by any Polycom Company or by any predecessor of any Polycom Company or that have borne a trademark of any Polycom Company or that of a third party but produced by any Polycom Company.
(zzzz)      “Project X Litigation ” means the Litigation set forth on Schedule 13.17(zzzz) .
(aaaaa)      Project X Indebtedness Amount ” means the amount set forth on Schedule 13.17(aaaaa) .
(bbbbb)      Public Official ” means (i) any Person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any domestic or foreign government or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof; (ii) any officer or employee of a domestic or foreign government

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or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, other than members of the reserve components of the United States Armed Forces; (iii) any Person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any corporation or other entity owned or controlled by any Governmental Authority; (iv) any officer or employee of any corporation or other entity owned or controlled by any Governmental Authority; or (v) any Person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any public international organization whose members are countries, governments of countries, and/or other public international organizations.
(cccc)      R&W Insurance Policy ” means all policies constituting the buyer side representation and warranty insurance coverage to be obtained by Buyer on substantially the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit 6.8 .
(ddddd)      R&W Insurance Policy Expenses ” means the aggregate amount of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket premiums, underwriting fees, surplus line or other taxes, broker commissions and any other reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses paid or payable by or on behalf of Buyer to obtain and bind the R&W Insurance Policy.
(eeeee)      R&W Insurance Provider ” shall mean all insurers or insurance providers that issue and bind the coverage constituting the R&W Insurance Policy.
(fffff)      Regulatory Law ” means any Law, Order or administrative or judicial doctrine that is designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate (i) foreign investment; or (ii) actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization, lessening of competition or restraint of trade or creating or strengthening a dominant position, including the HSR Act and applicable Foreign Competition Laws.
(ggggg)      Retained Indebtedness ” means each item of Polycom Indebtedness (or portion thereof) that is not fully paid, satisfied and retired at the Closing pursuant to Section 2.3(a) .
(hhhhh)      SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(iiiii)      Seller Indebtedness ” means, without duplication: (i) all obligations of Seller for bank or other third party indebtedness for borrowed money; (ii) all obligations of Seller evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, mortgages (including chattel mortgages) or other similar instruments; (iii) all obligations in respect of bid bonds, performance bonds or letters of credit, to the extent drawn, and bankers’ acceptances issued for the account of Seller; and (iv) all accrued and unpaid interest, premiums, make-whole payments, change of control payments, and prepayment or redemption premiums fees or penalties with respect to any of the foregoing.
(jjjjj)      Seller’s Knowledge ” or “ Knowledge of Seller ” or similar knowledge qualifiers shall mean, and shall be limited to, the actual knowledge of any of the individuals set forth on Schedule 13.17(jjjjj) .

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(kkkkk)      Software ” means any computer program, operating system, applications system, firmware or other computer code of any nature (including any and all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, program files, program and system logic, program modules, routines, and subroutines), whether operational, under development or inactive, including all object code, source code and any updates, enhancements and customization of any of the foregoing, whether in machine-readable form, programming language or any other language or symbols and whether stored, encoded, recorded or written on disk, tape, film, memory device, paper or other media of any nature.
(lllll)      Solvent ” means, with respect to a particular date, that on such date, (a) the sum of the assets, at a fair valuation, of the Polycom Companies (on a consolidated basis) will exceed their debts, (b) each of the Polycom Companies (on a consolidated basis) has not incurred and does not intend to incur, and does not believe that it will incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as such debts mature, and (c) the Polycom Companies (on a consolidated basis) will have, sufficient capital and liquidity with which to conduct its business in the ordinary course.
(mmmmm)      Specific Indemnified Matters ” means the L&R Matters and the matters described on Schedule 10.1(a)(vi) .
(nnnnn)      Specified Authorities ” means (i) the French Ministry of the Economy and Finance, (ii) the German Federal Cartel Office and (iii) The Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation.
(ooooo)      Specified Buyer Representation ” means the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.8 (Tax Matters).
(ppppp)      Specified Expenses ” means expenses incurred by the Polycom Companies through FYE 2020 in connection with (a) to the extent mutually agreed upon by the parties, the Polycom LTIP; (b) the payments to be made by Seller in connection with terminating the Macquarie and Goldman Sachs Swap Agreements (for clarity’s sake, capped at 50% of such costs), and (c) the costs of the L&R Matters.
(qqqqq)      Specified Jurisdictions ” means France, Germany and Russia.
(rrrrr)      Specified Representation ” means the representations and warranties in Section 4.8 (Tax Matters).
(sssss)      Subsidiary ” of any Person shall mean any corporation or other form of legal entity an amount of the outstanding voting securities of which sufficient to elect at least a majority of its board of directors or other governing body (or, if there are not such voting securities, fifty percent (50%) or more of the equity interests of which) is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person.

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(ttttt)      Taxes ” means any supranational, federal, state, county, local, territorial, provincial or foreign income, net income, gross income, gross receipts, single business, unincorporated business, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, premium, windfall profits, environmental (including taxes under Section 59A of the Code), customs duties, capital, capital stock, franchise, profits, gains, withholding, social security (or similar), payroll, unemployment, disability, workers compensation, real property, personal property, escheat and unclaimed property, ad valorem, replacement, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalty or addition, whether or not disputed, and whether imposed by law, contract, or by any Governmental Authority.
(uuuuu)      Tax Return ” means any return, declaration, report, estimate, claim for refund, or information return or statement relating to, or required to be filed in connection with, any Taxes, including any schedule, form, attachment or amendment.
(vvvvv)      Technology ” means all Trade Secrets, concepts, ideas, designs, research, processes, procedures, techniques, methods, Know-How, formulas, algorithms, data, discoveries, developments, inventions, modifications, extensions, improvements, technology, Software, systems and related hardware (whether or not patentable or subject to copyright, mask work or trade secret protection).
(wwwww)      Threshold ” means One Million Dollars ($1,000,000).
(xxxxx)      Trade Secret ” or “ Trade Secrets ” means all trade secrets, as defined under the Delaware Uniform Trade Secret Act.
(yyyyy)      Trading Day ” means any day or days that shares of Buyer Common Stock shall trade on the New York Stock Exchange.
(zzzzz)      Transaction Developments ” shall mean the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
(aaaaaa)      Upper Adjusted Net Working Capital Target ” means an amount equal to negative $140,000,000.
(bbbbbb)      Unique Identifying Number ” means an identifier uniquely associated with a Person such as a social security number, driver’s license number, passport number or customer number, but excluding an identifier which is randomly or otherwise assigned so that it cannot reasonably be used to identify such Person.
(cccccc)      User Data ” means: (i) all data related to impression and click-through activity of website users, including user identification and associated activities at a web site as well as pings and activity related to closed loop reporting and all other data associated with a user’s behavior on the internet, (ii) all data that contains a natural person’s first and last name (or last name if associated with an address), telephone number, e‑mail address, Unique Identifying Number, photograph, or any other information, alone or in

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combination, that allows for the identification of a natural person, (iii) all data and other content created, developed or maintained, whether by third Persons (including users of the websites of any Polycom Company) or otherwise, on any website of any Polycom Company, (iv) known, or reasonably inferred information or attributes about a user or identifier, and (v) all derivatives and aggregations of (ii), (iii) and (iv), including user profiles or other information provided by or collected from users of websites of any Polycom Company.
(dddddd)      U.S. Buyer Plan ” means each Buyer Plan that is not a Non‑U.S. Buyer Plan.
(eeeeee)      U.S. Polycom Plan ” means each Polycom Plan that is not a Non-U.S. Polycom Plan.
(ffffff)      U.S. Securities Act ” or “ Securities Act ” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.
(gggggg)      Waste ” means any chemicals, product, by-products, materials, substances, compounds, mixtures, vapors, wastes, or materials that (because of their toxicity, concentration, or quantity) have characteristics that are hazardous or toxic to human health, the environment, or natural resources, including: (I) any petroleum, hazardous or toxic petroleum-derived substance or petroleum product; flammable or explosive material; radioactive materials, wastes, and byproducts; asbestos or asbestos‑containing materials in any form;, urea formaldehyde foam insulation; organohalogenated flame retardant chemicals, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, perfluorooctanoic acid, and perfluorooctane sulfonate; foundry sand; or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), greenhouse gasses; (II) any chemical or other material or substance that is now or has been regulated, classified or defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substance,” “hazardous waste,” “hazardous material,” “mixed waste,” “radioactive waste,” “extremely hazardous substance,” “restricted hazardous waste,” “toxic substance,” “toxic pollutant,” “pollutant” or “contaminant,” “carcinogen,” “reproductive toxicant,” “biohazardous waste,” under any Environmental Law, or any similar denomination intended to classify substances by reason of toxicity, carcinogenicity, ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or other deleterious property under any Environmental Law; or (III) any other chemical or other material, waste or substance, use of, exposure to which is now prohibited, limited or regulated by or under any Environmental Law. Waste includes mold if such mold is present in any structure, or portion thereof, so as to impair or inhibit the use of such structure for its intended uses.
Additional Defined Terms
Agreement Reference
Accounting Principles and Methodologies
Section 2.7
Affiliate Obligation Arrangements
Section 4.28(b)
Agreement
Preamble
Agreement Date
Preamble
Alternative Debt Commitment Letter
Section 6.5(f)
Alternative Debt Financing
Section 6.5(f)
Anti-Money Laundering Laws
Section 4.13

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Base Cash Purchase Price
Section 2.1
Breach of Security
Section 4.25(m)
Buyer
Preamble
Buyer Disclosure Schedule
Section 13.1(b)
Buyer Financial Statements
Section 5.6
Buyer Indemnified Parties
Section 10.1(a)
Buyer Permitted Liens
Section 5.18
Buyer Real Property
Section 5.16
Buyer Recent Audited Balance Sheet
Section 5.6
Buyer Recent Balance Sheet
Section 5.6
Buyer Schedule
Section 13.1(b)
Buyer Stock Plan
Section 5.2(a)
Buyer Swap Obligations
Section 6.10
Buyer’s Bylaws Amendment
Section 11.3(d)
Buyer’s Counsel
Section 7.10(b)
Cash Consideration Amount
Section 2.1
Closing
Section 11.1
Closing Date
Section 11.1
Closing Statement Dispute
Section 2.4(d)(i)
Closing Statement Objection
Section 2.4(b)
Closing Stock Consideration
Section 2.1
Company Guarantees
Section 4.28(b)
Competing Transaction
Section 6.4
Continuing Employee
Section 7.8(a)
Controlling Party
Section 7.2(d)
Counsel
Section 7.10(a)
CPA Firm
Section 2.4(d)(ii)
Customs Laws
Section 4.15
Debt Commitment Letter
Section 5.25
Debt Financing
Section 5.25
Debt Financing Commitment
Section 5.25
Disclosed Conditions
Section 5.25(b)
Effective Time
Section 11.1
Engagement Letter
Section 2.4(d)(ii)
Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration
Section 2.3(d)(i)
Estimated Adjusted Net Working Capital Amount
Section 2.2(a)(ii)
Estimated Cash Amount
Section 2.2(a)(i)
Estimated Closing Date Cash Purchase Price
Section 2.2(a)
Estimated Closing Statement
Section 2.2(a)
Estimated Indebtedness Amount
Section 2.2(a)(iii)
Estimated Paid-Off Indebtedness Amount
Section 2.2(a)(iii)
Estimated Polycom Transaction Expense Amount
Section 2.2(a)(iv)
Estimated Retained Indebtedness Amount
Section 2.2(a)(iii)

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Excess Obihai Amount
Section 7.7
Information
Section 6.5(b)(iv)(A)
Exclusivity Period
Section 6.4
Export Control Laws
Section 4.14
Fee Letter
Section 5.25
Final Adjusted Net Working Capital Amount
Section 2.4(e)
Final Cash Amount
Section 2.4(e)
Final Closing Date Cash Purchase Price
Section 2.4(e)
Final Closing Statement
Section 2.4(e)
Final Indebtedness Amount
Section 2.4(e)
Final Polycom Transaction Expense Amount
Section 2.4(e)
FTA
Section 4.15
GAAP
Section 2.7
General Escrow Release Date
Section 2.6(c)
Goldman Cross Currency Swap
Section 6.10
Goldman ISDA
Section 6.10
Indemnification Escrow Claim Dollar Amount
Section 2.6(a)
Indemnification Notice
Section 10.3
Indemnified Party
Section 10.3
Indemnifying Party
Section 10.3
Internal Controls
Section 5.27(d)
ITAR
Section 4.14
L&R Matters Escrow Amount
Section 2.3(c)(i)
Macquarie and Goldman Sachs Swap Agreements
Section 6.10
Macquarie Cross Currency Swap
Section 6.10
Macquarie ISDA
Section 6.10
Non-Controlling Party
Section 7.2(d)
OFAC
Section 4.14
Paid Closing Stock Consideration
Section 2.3(d)(ii)
Polycom
Preamble
Polycom Business
Recitals
Polycom Companies
Recitals
Polycom Company Software
Section 4.25(f)
Polycom Current Insurance Policy
Section 4.19(b)
Polycom Disclosure Schedule
Section 13.1(a)
Polycom Financial Statements
Section 4.6
Polycom Insurance Policies
Section 4.19(a)
Polycom Material Customer
Section 4.28(a)
Polycom Material Supplier
Section 4.28(b)
Polycom Permitted Lien
Section 4.18(a)
Polycom Privacy Policies
Section 4.25(l)
Polycom Real Property
Section 4.18(b)
Polycom Real Property Leases
Section 4.18(b)

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Polycom Recent Audited Balance Sheet
Section 4.6(a)
Polycom Recent Balance Sheet
Section 4.6(b)
Polycom Web Sites
Section 4.25(l)
Patent and Trademark Office
Section 4.25(h)
Payoff Letters
Section 2.2(c)
Pending Claims
Section 2.6(c)
Personal Information
Section 4.25(m)
Preliminary Adjusted Net Working Capital Amount
Section 2.4(a)(ii)
Preliminary Cash Amount
Section 2.4(a)(i)
Preliminary Closing Date Cash Purchase Price
Section 2.4(a)
Preliminary Closing Statement
Section 2.4(a)
Preliminary Indebtedness Amount
Section 2.4(a)(iii)
Preliminary Paid-Off Indebtedness Amount
Section 2.4(a)(iii)
Preliminary Polycom Transaction Expense Amount
Section 2.4(a)(iv)
Preliminary Retained Indebtedness Amount
Section 2.2(a)(iii)
Project X Excess Amount
Section 7.8
Project X Settlement Date
Section 7.8
Projections
Section 6.5(b)(iv)(B)
Purchase Price
Section 2.1(a)
Rebuttal Period
Section 2.4(c)
Released General Escrow Funds Amount
Section 2.6(a)
Remainder General Escrow Funds Amount
Section 2.6(c)
Required Amount
Section 5.25(a)
Response Period
Section 2.4(b)
Retained General Escrow Funds Amount
Section 2.6(c)
Retained L&R Matters Escrowed Closing Stock Consideration
Section 2.6(c)
Schedule
Section 13.1(a)
Seller
Preamble
Seller Indemnified Parties
Section 10.2(a)
Seller Representatives
Section 7.4
Series A Participating Preferred Stock
Section 5.2(a)
Shareholder Loans
Section 4.28(a)
Shares
Recitals
Specific Indemnified Claim
Section 10.4(c)
Stockholders’ Agreement
Section 11.2(l)
Tail Coverage
Section 6.12
Tax Proceeding
Section 7.2(d)
Termination Date
Section 12.1(b)
Third Party Claim
Section 10.4(a)
Third Party Software
Section 4.25(f)
Transfer Taxes
Section 7.2(e)
Undesignated Preferred Stock
Section 5.2(a)

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned have caused their duly authorized officers to execute and deliver this Stock Purchase Agreement as of the day and year first written above.
BUYER :


PLANTRONICS, INC.


By:         
/s/ Joe Burton    
Name:     
Joe Burton    
Title:     
Chief Executive Officer    






SELLER :


TRIANGLE PRIVATE HOLDINGS II, LLC



By:         
/s/ Peter Berger    
Name:     
Peter Berger    
Title:     
Chairman    
POLYCOM :


POLYCOM, INC.


By:        
/s/ Mary McDowell    
Name:     
Mary McDowell    
Title:     
Chief Executive Officer    






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NON-BINDING TERM SHEET FOR PROJECT PALACE
March 20, 2018
After preliminary review of certain documents provided to us by you, including the March 14, 2018 draft of the agreement pursuant to which the transactions contemplated by Project Palace are expected to be effectuated (the “ Acquisition Agreement ”), Euclid Transactional, LLC (“ ET ”) is pleased to present to you with the following proposed terms for Buyer Side Representations and Warranties Insurance. The terms set forth herein (the “ Term Sheet ”) are a non-binding summary of contemplated coverage and do not constitute an offer of insurance. If you would like ET to continue our underwriting review, please provide ET with a countersigned copy of this Term Sheet executed by an authorized person of the Proposed Insured and remit the Due Diligence Fee set forth in Section 7 of this Term Sheet using the wire transfer instructions set forth in the invoice attached hereto as Appendix A . Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Acquisition Agreement.
1.       
Proposed Insured
To be determined. 1  
2.       
Proposed Target
Polycom, Inc.
3.       
Coverage
Buyer Side Representations and Warranties Insurance
4.       
Limit/Retention/Premium
Limit: $30,000,000, in the aggregate. 2  
Retention: 2% of the enterprise value, in the aggregate. For the avoidance of doubt, the Retention includes and will be eroded by covered loss borne by the buyer in respect of any deductible or de minimis amounts set forth in the Acquisition Agreement (assumed to be $5,000,000). To the extent the then-remaining Retention is greater than 0.5% of the enterprise value on the later of the 12-month anniversary of the Closing and the survival date in the Acquisition Agreement with respect to the general representations, the Retention shall be reduced to such amount on such date.
Premium: $990,000
5.       
Covered Provisions/Model Form
ET will endeavor to provide coverage for all of the representations and warranties set forth in Article 3 of the Acquisition Agreement and the indemnity for pre-Closing taxes set forth in Section 9.1(a)(v) of the Acquisition Agreement, but solely with respect to clauses (i), (ii), (iv), and (v) of the definition of Indemnified Taxes in the Acquisition Agreement (other than transfer taxes, taxes accurately accrued or otherwise reflected on the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing and any matters disclosed in the disclosure schedules to the Acquisition Agreement) (collectively, the
“Covered Provisions”), in each case, except as set forth below. While
each policy ET issues is unique and specifically tailored to its applicable transaction (including to reflect the terms of the Acquisition Agreement and ET’s underwriting review), ET would expect to provide a form of policy based on one recently negotiated with ET by the
 
1 The terms set forth herein are subject to our understanding of the identity of the Buyer.
2 We may be willing to provide additional limits, including on an excess basis.





 
 
Proposed Insured, its insurance broker and/or its legal advisors (the “Model Form”).
6.
Exclusions and Other Areas of Heightened Risk
Any policy issued in connection herewith would contain the standard exclusions set forth in the Model Form and the following:
Ÿ      The Specific Indemnities or Special Matter;
Ÿ      Transfer pricing matters; and
Ÿ      Amount and availability of net operating losses and other similar tax attributes.
In addition, ET reserves the right to propose transaction-specific exclusions resulting from its underwriting review. Without limitation, the underwriting review is expected to focus on the following:
Ÿ      Product liability, warranty, and recall matters;
Ÿ      Compliance with the FLSA and other wage and hour laws;
Ÿ      Environmental matters;
Ÿ      Intellectual property matters;
Ÿ      Compliance with the FCPA and other anti-bribery laws; and
Ÿ      Collectability of accounts receivable.
For purposes of any policy issued in connection herewith, (i) the word “adequate” in Section 3.9(a)(vi) and 3.9(b)(ii) will be deemed deleted and (ii) Sections 3.32 and 3.33 of the Acquisition Agreement will be deemed deleted.
7.       
Due Diligence Fee and Underwriting Process
$35,000, plus $5,000 for each excess market. The Due Diligence Fee is intended to cover our costs in connection with the underwriting of any policy (including costs of engaging outside counsel to assist us in the underwriting process). For the avoidance of doubt, if coverage is purchased in connection with this Term Sheet, the Due Diligence Fee will be separate and in addition to the Premium and will not be subject to any brokerage commission.
In connection with our underwriting process, we will require, among other things, (i) current drafts of the Acquisition Agreement, (ii) current drafts of the disclosure schedules, (iii) due diligence reports of your outside advisors in connection with the transaction and (iv) access to any datasite of target in connection with the transaction. In addition, we will want to have an underwriting call with you and your advisors to discuss the overall transaction, the due diligence process and the negotiation of the Acquisition Agreement.
8.       
Expiry Date
General Representations: the 36-month anniversary of the Closing. Fundamental Representations and the Pre-Closing Tax Indemnity: the earlier of the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations and the 72-month anniversary of the Closing.
For purposes of this Term Sheet, the “Fundamental Representations”
shall be customary fundamental and tax representations. The “General
Representations” shall constitute all of the Covered Provisions other
than the Fundamental Representations.
9.       
Other Comments
The terms set forth herein contemplate the following coverage enhancements:
Ÿ      a materiality scrape for purposes of determining the amount of a loss and whether a breach has occurred (provided that ET will only provide such coverage if the seller’s indemnity obligations are also subject to a scrape for purposes of determining whether a breach has occurred);





 
Ÿ      silence as to the availability of indirect, special, remote and consequential damages and diminution in value, lost revenues, profits or opportunities or damages based on a multiple of earnings, revenue, cash flow, EBITDA or similar valuation methodologies (provided that the Acquisition Agreement does not provide an affirmative grant of such types of damages if there is a seller indemnity set forth therein); and
Ÿ      inception of coverage at the time of the execution of the Acquisition Agreement (“Signing”), subject to the following
conditions: (i) the period between Signing and Closing is no greater than 75 days, (ii) receipt of a non-refundable 10% deposit (which ET will retain as liquidated damages if coverage is not acquired at Closing or if the Closing does not occur) as of the Signing, (iii) receipt of “No Claims Declarations” as of Signing and Closing, (iv) access to the deal team members to conduct bring down due diligence prior to Closing and (v) exclusion from coverage of breaches that first arise and are discovered between Signing and Closing.
In each case, ET’s ability to provide the above coverage enhancements is subject to its review of a negotiated Acquisition Agreement, and further understanding of the contemplated transaction.
The terms herein also assume that the Proposed Insureds will not limit their rights (and ET’s related subrogation rights) in the event of fraud.
10.      Broker
Vipul Patel, Aon
11.      Brokerage Commission
The Premium will be inclusive of a 15.5% brokerage commission.
12.      Taxes
The Premium is exclusive of any applicable surplus lines or premium tax and any other similar applicable tax, fee or surcharge.
If coverage is offered and purchased, it will be the named insured under the applicable policy’s responsibility to pay any such surplus lines or premium tax or other similar applicable tax, fee or surcharge.
13.      Not an Offer of Insurance
This Term Sheet is non-binding and ET makes no commitment other than to analyze the risks associated with issuing a policy in connection with this transaction. ET will perform this analysis in a manner it deems appropriate under the circumstances. No commitment to bind insurance shall exist until a binder or policy, as the case may be, is issued and executed by the parties thereto.
14.      Termination
This Term Sheet will immediately and automatically terminate without further action if it has not been signed and returned to ET by April 20, 2018.
15.      Miscellaneous
This Term Sheet may be executed in counterparts (and counterparts may be exchanged by electronic transmission, including email), each of which shall be deemed to be an original copy of this Term Sheet and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement. Notwithstanding any reference to the “non-binding” nature of this Term Sheet, this Section and Section 7 (Due Diligence Fee) are intended to be binding on the signatories hereto, shall survive any termination or rescission of this Term Sheet, and may not be amended or modified unless each party hereto agrees to such amendment or modification in writing.





Accepted and agreed by: Euclid Transactional, LLC
By:                 
Name:
Title:
Proposed Insured: Plantronics, Inc.        
By:                 
Name:
Title:





Appendix A
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Due Diligence Fee Invoice
Description
Due Diligence Fee with Respect to Project Palace
Amount
$35,000, plus $5,000 for each excess market
Remit to Bank Name
The Northern Trust Company
Bank Address
101 South Cross Street, Wheaton, IL 60187
ABA/SWIFT #
ABA: 07 1000152
For Credit To
Euclid Transactional, LLC
Account Number
A/C # 3801 67 1887





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March 23, 2018
Vipul Patel
Aon Transaction Solutions
Re:
Project Palace Non-Binding Indication Letter for Excess Buyer-Side
Representations and Warranties Insurance
Dear Vipul:
Thank you for providing us with information and materials for a preliminary review of the above captioned matter. QBE may be interested in pursuing the business opportunity you have presented. Our interest would be subject to satisfactory terms, conditions and pricing and completion of our underwriting due diligence. Based upon our preliminary review of the information and materials provided, we are pleased to provide you with this non-binding indication letter.
Contemplated Non-Binding Terms of Coverage :
1.    Coverage Type:
Excess buyer Side Representations and Warranties Insurance, which would be provided on a form policy modified to account for the terms of the Acquisition Agreement and further modified based on our discretion to account for particular risks identified during our underwriting and due diligence review.
2.    Transaction:
See Euclid Term Sheet dated March 20, 2018.
3.    Insurer:
QBE Specialty Insurance Company
4.    Named Insured:
TBD





5.      Retention:
See Euclid Term Sheet dated March 20, 2018.





6.      Limit of Liability:
$25,000,000, excess of $30,000,000
7.      Premium
$585,000
8.      Broker’s Commission:
See Euclid Term Sheet dated March 20, 2018.
9.      Taxes, Fees and Filings:
Any applicable taxes, surcharges or countersignature fees are in addition to the above indicated figures. Your office is responsible for making State Surplus Lines Filings and complying with all applicable law.
1.      Policy Period:
See Euclid Term Sheet dated March 20, 2018.
2.      Covered Representations:
See Euclid Term Sheet dated March 20, 2018.
10.      Exclusions:
See Euclid Term Sheet dated March 20, 2018.
11.      Termination:
This NBIL expires 30 calendar days from the date above.




Additional Matters:

This letter does not offer coverage, does not commit us to offer coverage and does not commit your client to buy coverage. If you and your client wish to go forward, please sign and return this letter of interest along. Please also forward to us, as soon as practicable, the documents and information requested in the Schedule attached to this letter.

Very truly yours,

Dennis C. Kearns
Senior Vice President
QBE
Accepted and Agreed:
By:
 




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Non Binding Indication
Date:
March 23, 2018
Project Name:
Palace
Proposed Insured:
Plantronics
Reference Number:
21377
Type of Insurance:
Second Excess Representations & Warranties Insurance (Buyer)
Key Policy Details:
Limit of Liability
Attachment Point
Premium
Option 1

$25,000,000

$55,000,000 plus the Underlying
Retention
$450,000 & any applicable
taxes
Underlying
Insurance
Primary
Insurer

Limit of Liability
Retention
Premium
Euclid


$30,000,000

As per
Retention of the
Euclid NBIL
(“Underlying
Retention”)
$990,000 & any applicable
taxes
First Excess
Insurer(s)

Limit of Liability
Attachment
Point
Premium
QBE


$25,000,000

$30,000,000
plus the
Underlying
Retention
$585,000 & any applicable
taxes
Policy Term:
As per the Policy Period section of the Euclid NBIL.
Policy Wording:
The template excess policy wording attached as Exhibit A (“Excess Policy Wording”) to this NBI or where there has been a pre-agreed Ambridge policy wording with the buyer’s advisor or for the buyer’s group/affiliates, such pre-agreed wording. Please note that in either case, no Pollutants Exclusion will apply.
Description of Coverage:
Excess R&W insurance, subject to the Excess Policy Wording and based on the Non-Binding Indication Letter for Buyer-Side R&W Insurance with respect to Project Palace from Euclid to Aon dated March 22, 2018 (the “Euclid NBIL”).
Incorporated into this Non-Binding Indication are the terms set out in the Euclid NBIL.
Broker Commission:
15% of the Premium.
Expiry Date:
This NBI will expire and be of no effect thirty (30) days after the date of this NBI.
Areas of Heightened Risk:
As per the Euclid NBIL.
Policy Exclusions:
Please see Endorsement 1 to the Excess Policy Wording.
Information
Requests:
To complete underwriting due diligence, we will require (i) all underlying insurers’ indications and binders, including all information requested therein, and draft and final policy forms, (ii) analysis completed by the primary insurer’s external vetting counsel

Ambridge Partners LLC
520 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
t.212.871.5400  |  f.212.947.1838  
www.ambridgepartners.com

 
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(Ambridge is willing to sign a standard legal access agreement with the primary insurer’s external vetting counsel), (iii) copies of all due diligence reports prepared by or for the Proposed Insured, and (iv) access to the data room.
Underwriting Team:
Name :
Telephone :
Email :
 
Kim Gladney
+1.212.871.5413
kgladney@ambridgepartners.com
 
Patrick Pirozzi
+1.212.871.5433
ppriozzi@ambridgepartners.com
 
Pierce Krauland
+1.212.871.5418
pkrauland@ambridgepartners.com
 
Daniel Rico
+1.212.871.5418
drico@ambridgepartners.com
 
Jeffrey Cowhey
+1.212.871.5402
jcowhey@ambridgepartners.com
 
Tim Kennedy
+1.212.871.5403
tkennedy@ambridgepartners.com
This Non Binding Indication (“NBI”) should be read together with the Ambridge’s General Information and
Standard Terms and Conditions for Excess Representations & Warranty Insurance Non Binding
Indications and the Policy Wording listed in Exhibit A.

Ambridge Partners LLC
520 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
t.212.871.5400  |  f.212.947.1838  
www.ambridgepartners.com

 
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General Information and Standard Terms and Conditions for
DisclosureGap ® Representations & Warranty (“R&W”) Insurance Non Binding Indications
Thank you for the opportunity to provide a Non Binding Indication (“NBI”) for your client’s R&W Insurance requirements which is based on a preliminary review of the information provided in your submission. This NBI provides a description of the terms, conditions and exclusions of the proposed insurance as well as the indicative costs associated therewith should an offer of insurance be made by Ambridge Partners LLC (“Ambridge”) after successful completion of underwriting due diligence. Please read this NBI and the Policy Wording carefully to ensure that they are in accordance with the requirements of your client.
Areas of Heightened Risk:
The matters described in the Areas of Heightened Risk section of the NBI are areas that we have identified as requiring particular focus, in addition to our typical underwriting review. Ambridge assumes that the Proposed Insured focused on these areas in their due diligence process as well. Please note, if the Target does not have a satisfactory compliance function and a clean operating history with respect to such matters, additional exclusions may apply.
Willingness to offer Coverage for Identified Exposures:
While identified exposures will be excluded under the R&W Insurance, it’s possible that Ambridge may be able to offer an InterpretationGap ® Tax Insurance Policy, Specific Contingency Insurance Policy, Intellectual Property Insurance Policy or other policy with respect to such exposures. If coverage for such is desired, please let Ambridge know so that we can advise our underwriting position. For information about Ambridge’s products, please visit our website at http://www.ambridgepartners.com/products .
Insurance Undertakings:
If, after completion of underwriting due diligence, an offer of insurance is made by Ambridge, a firm structure will be provided specifying which Insurers will be utilized together with the amount of insurance to be provided by each such Insurer. For your convenience, we list the following details for each of the prospective Insurers described below and for more information about any insurers, please contact us.
Syndicate BRT 2987 at Lloyd’s of London managed by Brit Syndicates Limited
Syndicate ASP 4711 at Lloyd’s of London managed by Aspen Managing Agency Limited
Syndicate AML 2001 at Lloyd’s of London managed by MS Amlin Underwriting Limited
Syndicate KLN 510 at Lloyd’s of London managed by Tokio Marine Kiln Syndicates Limited
Syndicate RNR 1458 at Lloyd’s of London managed by RenaissanceRe Syndicate Management Limited
Syndicate BRT 2988 at Lloyd’s of London managed by Brit Syndicates Limited
Syndicate CSL 1084 at Lloyd’s of London managed by Chaucer Syndicates Limited
Syndicate BAR 1955 at Lloyd’s of London managed by Barbican Managing Agency Limited
Syndicate NWL 1218 at Lloyd’s of London managed by Newline Underwriting Management Limited
Syndicate ADV 780 at Lloyd’s of London managed by Advent Underwriting Limited
International Insurance Company of Hannover SE
Axis Surplus Insurance Company
Markel International Insurance Company Limited
HDI Specialty Insurance Company
General Terms of this NBI:
The terms described in this NBI are non binding and subject to satisfactory completion of full underwriting due diligence by Ambridge. Ambridge makes no representations or warranties that any insurance policy will be offered or issued, and neither Ambridge nor the Insurers are under any obligation whatsoever to offer or issue any insurance policy. Either Ambridge or the Insurers may terminate their underwriting consideration of the insurance described herein at any time for any reason or no reason and there should be no reliance on the availability, offering or placement of the insurance described herein until you have been advised in writing of such by an authorized representative of Ambridge. This NBI supersedes all previous discussions that you may have had with any Ambridge employee concerning the insurance described herein. The information set out in this NBI is for information only and is not intended to constitute and does not constitute advice or a personal recommendation to the Proposed Insured.


Ambridge Partners LLC
520 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
t.212.871.5400  |  f.212.947.1838  
www.ambridgepartners.com

 
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Applicable Taxes:
All applicable taxes and fees (including any surplus lines taxes and fees) are in addition to the premium set out in the Key Policy Details section of this NBI. Collection of such taxes, fees, filings and other requirements (including the stamping of this NBI and any certificate or policy, if issued) is the responsibility of your office and not the responsibility of Ambridge or any of the Insurers. If coverage is bound, Ambridge will require a completed surplus lines form.
About Ambridge:
Ambridge is a managing general underwriter of Transactional Insurance, Specialty Management Liability Insurance and Intellectual Property Insurance. Established in 2000, Ambridge underwrites exclusively pursuant to worldwide underwriting authorities with the Insurers set out above. Ambridge Group has a team of more than 30 transaction and tax professionals.
Service and Complaints:
Ambridge is committed to providing you and your client with the most responsive service possible. If you are not satisfied with our service level please contact your underwriter or Jeffrey D. Cowhey, President, by e-mail at jcowhey@ambridgepartners.com or at Ambridge Partners LLC, 520 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10018.

Ambridge Partners LLC
520 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018
t.212.871.5400  |  f.212.947.1838  
www.ambridgepartners.com

 
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Exhibit 11.2(b) FINAL FORM

GENERAL RELEASE
WHEREAS, Plantronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Buyer ”), Triangle Private Holdings II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Seller ”), and Polycom, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Palace ”), have entered into that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2018 (the “ Purchase Agreement ”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Buyer will purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Palace; and
WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this instrument by the undersigned (the “ Releasor ”) is a condition to Buyer’s obligation to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement; and
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Purchase Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Releasor agrees as follows:
1. Except with respect to fraud by Buyer, the Releasor, for the Releasor and the Releasor’s Affiliates, heirs, assigns, executors, administrators, personal representatives and other successors, does herewith now and forever absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably release and discharge each of Buyer , each Palace Company and their respective Affiliates, and each of the present and former equity holders, members, directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, representatives and successors of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Released Parties ”), from any and all claims, demands, rights, actions, suits, proceedings, liabilities, obligations and causes of action of any kind and nature whatsoever, fixed or contingent, known or unknown, liquidated or unliquidated, that the Releasor or the Releasor’s Affiliates or any person claiming through or under the Releasor or the Releasor’s Affiliates ever had or now has or hereafter can, shall or may have for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing resulting from, arising out of or incurred with respect to, or alleged to result from, arise out of or be incurred with respect to, acts or omissions to act of any nature and kind whatsoever that occurred, in whole or in part, prior to or at the time of the Closing in connection with any of the Palace Companies (collectively, “ Claims ”); provided, however , that the foregoing provisions shall not apply to any Claims (a) that are based upon the Releasor’s rights under the Purchase Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, and/or the Stockholders Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby or (b) of portfolio companies of the funds managed by the Releasor’s Affiliates, to the extent arising in the ordinary course of such portfolio companies’ respective businesses; provided, further , that the foregoing provisions do apply to any right of contribution or similar Claim with respect to the representations, warranties and covenants made by Palace in the Purchase Agreement, which are Claims released hereunder.
2.      The Releasor expressly acknowledges that (a) this instrument is intended to include in its effect all Claims within the scope of this instrument, including, without limitation, all Claims that the Releasor does not know or suspect to exist in the Releasor’s favor at the time of the execution and delivery hereof and (b) this instrument contemplates the extinguishment of all such Claims.



Exhibit 11.2(b) FINAL FORM

3.      The Releasor irrevocably agrees not to assert, and shall cause its Affiliates not to assert, directly or indirectly, any Claim, or to commence, institute or cause to be commenced or instituted, any proceeding of any kind against any Released Party asserting any Claim released hereby.
4.      The Releasor represents and warrants to the Released Parties that it has not heretofore assigned or transferred to any person or entity any Claim or part thereof that it may have had or claimed to have had against the Released Parties.
5.      The provisions of this instrument are contractual and not a mere recital. The Releasor acknowledges that, before executing and delivering this instrument, the Releasor has received and reviewed in detail this instrument, that the Releasor fully understands the terms, content and effect of this instrument, that the Releasor has relied fully and completely on the Releasor’s own judgment in executing and delivering this instrument and that the Releasor has had the opportunity to obtain advice from an attorney of the Releasor’s own choosing.
6.      This instrument is executed and delivered with the intent and understanding that it will be relied upon by Buyer, Palace, each Palace Company and their respective Affiliates and the successors and assigns of the foregoing.
7.      This instrument shall be construed and interpreted according to the laws of the State of Delaware, excluding any choice of law rules that may direct the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the provisions of this instrument are illegal, excessively broad or otherwise unenforceable, then this instrument shall be construed so that the remaining provisions shall not be affected, but shall remain in full force and effect, and any such illegal, overbroad or unenforceable provisions shall be deemed, without further action by any person or entity, to be modified and/or limited to the extent necessary to render the same valid and enforceable. This instrument shall be binding upon the Releasor and the Releasor’s heirs, assigns, executors, administrators, personal representatives and other successors and shall inure to the benefit of Buyer, Palace, each Palace Company and their respective Affiliates and the successors and assigns of the foregoing.
[Signature page follows]



Exhibit 11.2(b) FINAL FORM

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Releasor has duly executed and delivered this instrument as of _____________, 2018.
RELEASOR:

Triangle Private Holdings II, LLC


By:                             
Print Name:
Title:    





Exhibit 11.2(l) FINAL FORM

























STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
TRIANGLE PRIVATE HOLDINGS II, LLC
AND
PLANTRONICS, INC.
DATED AS OF [     ] 2018








TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
 
Page
Article I DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01.
Defined Terms
SECTION 1.02.
Other Interpretive Provisions
Article II REGISTRATION RIGHTS
SECTION 2.01.
Shelf Registration
SECTION 2.02.
Piggyback Registration
SECTION 2.03.
Black-out Periods
SECTION 2.04.
Registration Procedures
SECTION 2.05.
Underwritten Offerings
SECTION 2.06.
Registration Expenses
SECTION 2.07.
Indemnification
SECTION 2.08.
Rule 144
Article III TRANSFER OF SHARES
SECTION 3.01.
Restriction on Transfer
SECTION 3.02.
Organizational Documents
Article IV BOARD REPRESENTATION; STANDSTILL
SECTION 4.01.
Sonic Board Representation
SECTION 4.02.
Standstill
Article V PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS
SECTION 5.01.
Right to Purchase New Securities
SECTION 5.02.
New Securities
SECTION 5.03.
Required Notices
SECTION 5.04.
Company’s Right to Sell
Article VI ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
SECTION 6.01.
Removal of Legends
SECTION 6.02.
Freedom to Pursue Opportunities
SECTION 6.03.
Confidentiality
Article VII MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 7.01.
Term; Release
SECTION 7.02.
Injunctive Relief
SECTION 7.03.
Attorneys’ Fees
SECTION 7.04.
Amendment; Waivers
SECTION 7.05.
Disclosure of Agreement
SECTION 7.06.
Notices
SECTION 7.07.
Successors, Assigns and Transferees

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SECTION 7.08.
Third Parties
SECTION 7.09.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction
SECTION 7.10.
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
SECTION 7.11.
Entire Agreement
SECTION 7.12.
Severability
SECTION 7.13.
Counterparts
SECTION 7.14.
Binding Effect
SECTION 7.15.
Headings


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STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT
STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of July 2, 2018, by and among Plantronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Triangle Private Holdings II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Sonic ”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Polycom, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Palace ”), Sonic and the Company entered into that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of March 28, 2018 (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) pursuant to which Sonic and the selling stockholder a party thereto have agreed to sell to the Company all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Palace (the “ Palace Shares ”);
WHEREAS, in partial consideration for the Company’s purchase of the Palace Shares, the Company has agreed to issue to Sonic shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value (“ Common Stock ”), as more particularly set forth in the Purchase Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to set forth certain registration rights and other agreements in respect of the Registrable Securities (as defined below).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises, covenants and agreements of the parties hereto, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01.      Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Adverse Disclosure ” means public disclosure of material non-public information that, in the Company’s good faith judgment, (a) would be required to be made in (including through incorporation by reference) any Registration Statement filed with the SEC by the Company so that such Registration Statement would not be materially misleading; (b) would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing and/or use of such Registration Statement; and (c) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not disclosing publicly.
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Affiliate ” has the meaning specified in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act; provided that no Holder shall be deemed an Affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries for purposes of this Agreement. The term “ Affiliated ” has a correlative meaning.
Board of Directors ” means the board of directors the Company.

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Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks located in the state of California or New York are required by law to be closed.
Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Company ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall include the Company’s successors by merger, acquisition, reorganization, conversion or otherwise.
Company Public Sale ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a) .
Confidential Information ” means any information that has value to a business and is not generally known to the public or its competitors and that is or was used, developed or obtained by any Person, including any such information, observations and data concerning or consisting of (i) the business or affairs of any Person, (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing structures, (iv) designs, specifications and models, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) databases, (x) source code, (xi) accounting and business methods, (xii) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xiii) customers and clients and customer or client lists, (xiv) production methods, processes, know-how, technology and trade secrets, and (xv) all similar and related information in whatever form; provided that “Confidential Information” does not include information that (i) is generally known or available to the public; (ii) was lawfully within the possession of such Person or of its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives prior to the date of this Agreement from a source other than the Company; (iii) is received by such Person, its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives from a source other than the Company; or (iv) is independently developed by such Person, its Affiliates or any of their Representatives without reference to any Confidential Information.
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
FINRA ” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (formerly known as the National Association of Securities Dealers).
Holder ” means any Person who is a party hereto or succeeds to rights hereunder pursuant to Section 7.07 and who is at the applicable time a holder of Registrable Securities.
Holders Counsel ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a) .
Initial Lock-up Period ” means the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the one year anniversary of the date hereof.
Lock-up Restriction ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a) .
Participating Holder ” means, with respect to any Registration, any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement.

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Person ” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political subdivision thereof.
Piggyback Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a) .
Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, all amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, and all other material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
Registrable Securities ” means any Shares (including any securities which by their terms are exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into Shares) and any securities that may be issued or distributed or be issuable in respect of any Share by way of conversion, dividend, stock split or other distribution, merger, consolidation, exchange, recapitalization or reclassification or similar transaction; provided , however , that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) offers and sales related to the Shares have been registered under the Securities Act, the Registration Statement in connection therewith has been declared effective and such Shares have been Transferred pursuant to such Registration Statement, (ii) the Holder thereof, together with its Affiliates, beneficially owns (as defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) less than 1% (one percent) of the Registrable Securities that are outstanding at such time and such Holder and its Affiliates are able to dispose of all of their Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar or analogous rule promulgated under the Securities Act) without any time, manner or volume of sale restrictions or (iii) such Registrable Securities cease to be outstanding.
Registration ” means a registration with the SEC of the Company’s securities for offer and sale to the public under a Registration Statement. The term “ Register ” shall have a correlative meaning.
Registration Statement ” means any registration statement of the Company filed with, or to be filed with, the SEC under the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, including the related Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including pre- and post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
Representatives ” means, with respect to any Person, any of such Person’s officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, actuaries, consultants, equity financing partners or financial advisors or other Person associated with, or acting on behalf of, such Person.
SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

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Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock that the Company delivered pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or any other equity interests in the Company, issued or issuable with respect to such shares of Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or distribution payable thereon or stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, reorganization, exchange, subdivision or combination thereof.
Shelf Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b) .
Shelf Registration ” means a Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.01 .
Shelf Registration Statement ” means a Registration Statement of the Company filed with the SEC on either (i) Form S‑3 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act) or (ii) if the Company is not permitted to file a Registration Statement on Form S‑3, a Registration Statement on Form S‑1 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act), in each case for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC) covering the Registrable Securities, as applicable.
Shelf Suspension ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c) .
Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which such Person, directly or indirectly, owns at least 50% of the voting stock or other voting equity interests of such other Person.
Transfer ” means any offer, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation, mortgage sale, contract to sell, grant of an option to purchase, short sale, assignment, transfer, exchange, gift (outright or in trust), bequest, or other disposition (with or without consideration), direct or indirect, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise. The terms “ Transferred ”, “ Transferring ”, “ Transferor ”, “ Transferee ” and “ Transferable ” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Underwritten Offering ” means a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter or underwriters on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public.
SECTION 1.02.      Other Interpretive Provisions . (a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof.
(a)      The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and any subsection, Section, Exhibit, Schedule and Annex references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(b)      The term “including” is not limiting and means “including without limitation.”
(c)      The captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

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(d)      Whenever the context requires, any pronouns used herein shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms.
ARTICLE II
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
SECTION 2.01.      Shelf Registration .
(a)      Filing . On a date that is no later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Lock-up Period, the Company shall file with the SEC a Shelf Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale by the Holders from time to time of all the Registrable Securities held by the Holders and, as promptly as practicable thereafter, shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act at or prior to the expiration of the Initial Lock-up Period. The Shelf Registration Statement shall provide for the resale pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, the Holders of any and all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement. As soon as practicable following the date that the Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective, but in any event within two (2) Business Days of such date, the Company shall provide the Holders with written notice of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.
(b)      Continued Effectiveness . The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act in order to permit the Prospectus forming a part thereof to be usable by Holders until the earlier of (i) the date as of which all Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or another registration statement filed under the Securities Act (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder) and (ii) the date as of which each of the Holders is permitted to sell all of its Registrable Securities without Registration pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act without any time, manner or volume limitations or other restrictions on transfer thereunder (such period of effectiveness, the “ Shelf Period ”). Subject to Section 2.01(c) , the Company shall not voluntarily take any action or omit to take any action that would result in Holders of Registrable Securities covered thereby not being able to offer and sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement during the Shelf Period, unless such action or omission is required by applicable law.
(c)      Suspension of Registration . At any time that the Shelf Registration Statement is effective and the Holders have a current intention to effect an offering of all or part of its Registrable Securities included in the Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders shall deliver a written notice to the Company stating such intention at least fifteen (15) days prior to the commencement of such offering. If the continued use of such Shelf Registration Statement at such time would (i) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate organization, financing, securities offering or other similar transaction involving the Company, (ii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, (iii) require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or (iv) in

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the good faith determination of the Company, have a material adverse effect on the Company, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, suspend use of the Shelf Registration Statement (a “ Shelf Suspension ”); provided that the Company shall not be permitted to exercise a Shelf Suspension (i) for a period exceeding sixty (60) continuous days or (ii) in excess of one-hundred twenty (120) days in any calendar year. In the case of a Shelf Suspension, the Holders agree to immediately suspend use of the applicable Prospectus in connection with any sale or purchase of, or offer to sell or purchase, Registrable Securities, upon receipt of the notice referred to above. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders upon the termination of any Shelf Suspension, amend or supplement the Prospectus (including through the filing of a current report on Form 8‑K), if necessary, so it does not contain any untrue statement or omission and furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented as the Holders may reasonably request. The Company will, if necessary, supplement or make amendments to the Shelf Registration Statement if required by the registration form used by the Company for the Shelf Registration or by the instructions applicable to such registration form or by the Securities Act or the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or as may reasonably be requested by the Holders.
(d)      Underwritten Offering . During at any time a Holder so elects in connection with an offering with estimated gross proceeds of at least $75,000,000, an offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering, and the Company shall amend or supplement the Shelf Registration Statement for such purpose, provided, however, that the Company will have no obligation to participate in more than one (1) Underwritten Offerings relating to the sale of Registrable Securities. The Company shall select the managing underwriter or underwriters to administer such offering, subject to the consent of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such Underwritten Offering (which consent shall not be unreasonably be withheld, conditioned or delayed).
SECTION 2.02.      Piggyback Registration .
(a)      Participation . After the expiration of the Initial Lock-up Period, if the Company proposes to file (i) a Registration Statement or (ii) a prospectus supplement to an effective shelf registration statement and Holders may be included in the offering to which such prospectus supplement relates without the filing of a post-effective amendment to such shelf registration statement, with respect to any offering of its equity securities for cash for its own account or for the account of any other Persons (other than (A) a Registration on Form S-4 or S-8 or any successor form to such Forms or (B) a Registration of securities solely relating to an offering and sale to employees or directors of the Company pursuant to any employee stock plan or other employee benefit plan arrangement) (a “ Company Public Sale ”), then, as soon as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than fifteen (15) days prior to such filing), the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to the Holders, and such notice shall offer the Holders the opportunity to Register under such Registration Statement such number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing, subject to the restrictions on Transfer contained in Article III (a

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Piggyback Registration ”). Subject to Section 2.01(b) , the Company shall include in such Registration Statement all such Registrable Securities that are requested to be included therein within fifteen (15) days after the receipt by such Holders of any such notice; provided that if at any time after giving written notice of its intention to Register any securities and prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such Registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to Register or to delay Registration of such securities, the Company shall give written notice of such determination to each Holder and, thereupon, (i) in the case of a determination not to Register, shall be relieved of its obligation to Register any Registrable Securities in connection with such Registration, and (ii) in the case of a determination to delay Registering, shall be permitted to delay Registering any Registrable Securities, for the same period as the delay in Registering such other securities. If the offering pursuant to such Registration Statement is to be underwritten, then each Holder making a request for a Piggyback Registration pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must, and the Company shall make such arrangements with the managing underwriter or underwriters so that each such Holder may, participate in such Underwritten Offering. If the offering pursuant to such Registration Statement is to be on any other basis, then each Holder making a request for a Piggyback Registration pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must, and the Company shall make such arrangements so that each such Holder may, participate in such offering on such basis. Each Holder shall be permitted to withdraw all or part of its Registrable Securities from a Piggyback Registration. Any Holder may deliver written notice (an “ Opt-Out Notice ”) to the Company requesting that such Holder not receive notice from the Company of any proposed Company Public Sale; provided , however , that such Holder may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing. Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from a Holder (unless subsequently revoked), the Company shall not be required to deliver any notice to such Holder pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) and such Holder shall no longer be entitled to participate in Underwritten Offerings by the Company pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) .
(b)      Priority of Piggyback Registration . If the managing underwriter or underwriters of any proposed Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities included in a Piggyback Registration informs the Company and the Holders in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities which such Holders and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such Registration shall be (i) first, 100% of the securities proposed to be sold in such Registration by the Company proposes to sell, and (ii) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (i) have been included, the number of Registrable Securities that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated pro rata among the Holders that have requested to participate in such Registration based on the relative number of Registrable Securities then held by each such Holder (provided that any securities thereby allocated to a Holder that exceed such Holder’s request shall be reallocated among the remaining requesting Holders in like manner) and (iii) third, and only if all of the Registrable Securities

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referred to in clause (ii) have been included in such Registration, any other securities eligible for inclusion in such Registration.
SECTION 2.03.      Black-out Periods . In the event of a Company Public Sale of the Company’s equity securities in an Underwritten Offering, the Holders, if requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters in such Underwritten Offering, will not effect any public sale or distribution of any securities (except, in each case, as part of the applicable Registration, if permitted), or enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of such securities, that are the same as or similar to those being Registered in connection with such Company Public Sale, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, during the period beginning seven (7) days before and ending ninety (90) days (or such period as may be required by the Company or such managing underwriter or underwriters) after, the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such Registration, to the extent timely notified in writing by the Company or the managing underwriter or underwriters; provided, however, such restrictions shall not apply to (a) securities acquired in open market transactions and (b) transfers to Affiliates but only if such Affiliates agree to be bound by the restrictions herein. Each Holder must execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the managing underwriter or underwriters that are consistent with the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto.
SECTION 2.04.      Registration Procedures .
(a)      In connection with the Company’s Registration obligations under Sections 2.01 and 2.02 , the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof as expeditiously as reasonably practicable, and in connection therewith the Company shall:
(i)      prepare the Shelf Registration Statement including all exhibits and financial statements required under the Securities Act to be filed therewith, and at least three (3) Business Days before filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, (A) furnish to the underwriters, if any, and to Participating Holders and counsel designated by such Participating Holders (“ Holders Counsel ”) copies of all documents prepared to be filed, and (B) except in the case of a Registration under Section 2.02 , not file any Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto to which the Holders or the underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object, provided that compliance with this Section 2.04(a)(i) shall not be deemed to be a breach of Section 2.01 or this Section 2.04 ;
(ii)      prepare and file with the SEC such pre- and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement and supplements to the Prospectus as may be (A) reasonably requested by a Holder, (B) reasonably requested by any other Participating Holder (to the extent such request relates to information relating to such Holder), or (C) necessary to keep such Registration effective for the period of time required by this Agreement, and comply with provisions of the applicable securities

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laws with respect to the sale or other disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during such period in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement;
(iii)      use reasonable best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of, (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction in which a Holder intends to sell Registrable Securities;
(iv)      notify the Participating Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and (if requested) confirm such advice in writing and provide copies of the relevant documents, as soon as reasonably practicable after notice thereof is received by the Company (A) when the applicable Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed or becomes effective, and when the applicable Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Prospectus has been filed, (B) of any written comments by the SEC or any request by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or for additional information, (C) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or any order by the SEC or any other regulatory authority preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purposes, (D) if, at any time, the representations and warranties of the Company in any applicable underwriting agreement cease to be true and correct in all material respects, and (E) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;
(v)      respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments received from the Commission with respect to each Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and promptly provide the Holders Counsel true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to such Registration Statement that pertains to the Holders as “Selling Shareholders”;
(vi)      promptly notify the Participating Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, when the Company becomes aware of the happening of any event as a result of which the applicable Registration Statement or the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (as then in effect) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of such Prospectus and any preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such time period to amend or supplement such Registration Statement or Prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act and, in either case at the request of the Participating Holders, prepare and file with the

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SEC, and furnish without charge to the Participating Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, an amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus which shall correct such misstatement or omission or effect such compliance;
(vii)      promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriter or underwriters and the Holders agree should be included therein relating to the plan of distribution with respect to such Registrable Securities; and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;
(viii)      furnish to each Participating Holder and each underwriter, if any, without charge, as many conformed copies as such Holder or underwriter may reasonably request of the applicable Registration Statement and any amendment or post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits (including those incorporated by reference);
(ix)      deliver to each Participating Holder and each underwriter, if any, without charge, as many copies of the applicable Prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Holder or underwriter may reasonably request (it being understood that the Company consents to the use of such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by such Holder and the underwriters, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto) and such other documents as such Holder or underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities by such Holder or underwriter;
(x)      on or prior to the date on which the applicable Registration Statement is declared effective, use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify, and cooperate with the Participating Holders, the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel, in connection with the registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of each state and other jurisdiction of the United States as any Participating Holder or managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or their respective counsel reasonably request in writing and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to keep such registration or qualification in effect for such period as required by Section 2.01(b) , provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action which would subject it to taxation or general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;
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certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends; and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriters may request at least two business days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities to the underwriters;
(xii)      use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter or underwriters, if any, to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;
(xiii)      not later than the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, provide the applicable transfer agent with printed certificates or book-entry notations for the Registrable Securities which are in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company;
(xiv)      make available upon reasonable notice at reasonable times and for reasonable periods for inspection by the Holders, by any underwriter participating in any disposition to be effected pursuant to such Registration Statement and by any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Holders or any such underwriter, all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause all of the Company’s officers, directors and employees and the independent public accountants who have certified its financial statements to make themselves reasonably available to discuss the business of the Company and to supply all material information related to the Company’s business, financial condition and operations reasonably requested by any such Person in connection with such Registration Statement as shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility; provided that any such Person gaining access to information regarding the Company pursuant to this Section 2.04(a)(xiv) shall agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure or use any information regarding the Company that the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination such Person is notified, unless (A) the release of such information is required (by deposition, interrogatory, requests for information or documents by a governmental entity, subpoena or similar process), (B) such information is or becomes publicly known other than through a breach of this or any other agreement of which such Person has knowledge, (C) such information is or becomes available to such Person on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or (D) such information is independently developed by such Person;
(xv)      in the case of an Underwritten Offering and subject to the limitations contained in Section 2.01(d) , cause its officers to use their commercially reasonable efforts to support the marketing of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement (including, without limitation, by participation in “road shows”) if reasonably requested by the managing underwriter(s) and taking into account the Company’s business needs;

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(xvi)      cooperate with any registered broker through which a Holder proposes to resell its Registrable Securities in effecting a filing with FINRA pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110 as requested by any such Holder; and
(xvii)      if reasonably requested by Holders Counsel, (i) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement such information as the Company reasonably agrees (upon advice of counsel) is required to be included therein and (ii) make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment promptly after the Company has received notification of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment and has agreed to their inclusion in the Registration Statement.
(b)      The Company may require each Participating Holder to furnish to the Company such information regarding the distribution of such securities and such other information relating to such Holder and its ownership of Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing. Each Participating Holder agrees to furnish such information to the Company and to cooperate with the Company as reasonably necessary to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.
(c)      Each Participating Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 2.04(a)(vi) , such Holder will forthwith immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 2.04(a)(vi) , or until such Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and if so directed by the Company, such Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. In the event the Company shall give any such notice, the period during which the applicable Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement either receives the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 2.04(a)(vi) or is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed.
(d)      Each Participating Holder shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, notify the Company, at any time when a Prospectus is required to be delivered (or deemed delivered) under the Securities Act, of the occurrence of an event, of which such Participating Holder has knowledge, relating to such Participating Holder or its sale of Registrable Securities thereunder requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such Prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered (or deemed delivered) to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a

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material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
SECTION 2.05.      Underwritten Offerings .
(a)      Shelf Registration . If requested by the underwriters for any Underwritten Offering, the Company shall enter into an underwriting agreement with such underwriters for such offering, such agreement to be reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to the Company, the Holders participating in such Underwritten Offering and the underwriters, and to contain such representations and warranties by the Company and such other terms as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type. The Participating Holders shall cooperate with the Company in the negotiation of such underwriting agreement and shall give consideration to the reasonable suggestions of the Company regarding the form thereof. Such Holders shall be parties to such underwriting agreement, which underwriting agreement shall (i) contain such representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Company to and for the benefit of such Holders as are customarily made by issuers to selling stockholders in secondary underwritten public offerings and (ii) provide that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such underwriters under such underwriting agreement also shall be conditions precedent to the obligations of such Holders.
(b)      Piggyback Registrations . If the Company proposes to register any of its securities under the Securities Act as contemplated by Section 2.02 and such securities are to be distributed in an Underwritten Offering through one or more underwriters, the Company shall, if requested by any Holder pursuant to Section 2.02 and subject to the provisions of Section 2.02(b) , use its commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for such underwriters to include on the same terms and conditions that apply to the other sellers in such Registration all the Registrable Securities to be offered and sold by such Holder among the securities of the Company to be distributed by such underwriters in such Registration. The Participating Holders shall be parties to the underwriting agreement between the Company and such underwriters, which underwriting agreement shall (i) contain such representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Company to and for the benefit of such Holders as are customarily made by issuers to selling stockholders in secondary underwritten public offerings and (ii) provide that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such underwriters under such underwriting agreement also shall be conditions precedent to the obligations of such Holders.
(c)      Participation in Underwritten Registrations . Subject to provisions of Section 2.05(a) and (b) , no Person may participate in any Underwritten Offering hereunder unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such Person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, lock-up agreements, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

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(d)      Price and Underwriting Discounts . In the case of an Underwritten Offering under Section 2.01 , the price, underwriting discount and other financial terms for the Registrable Securities shall be determined by the Holder(s) selling Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement. In addition, in the case of any Underwritten Offering, each of the Holders may withdraw their request to participate in the registration pursuant to Section 2.01 or 2.02 after being advised of such price, discount and other terms and shall not be required to enter into any agreements or documentation that would require otherwise; provided if any Holder enters into any such agreement requiring otherwise, the Holder shall be deemed to have waived this provision. Any such withdrawal pursuant to the foregoing sentence must be made up to and including the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering to be effective; and such withdrawal shall count as the one Underwritten Offering hereunder for purposes of Section 2.01(d) .
SECTION 2.06.      Registration Expenses . All customary expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with its obligations under this Agreement in connection with the registration and disposition of Registrable Securities shall be paid by the Company, including (i) all registration and filing fees, and any other fees and expenses associated with filings required to be made with the SEC or the FINRA, (ii) all fees and expenses in connection with compliance with any securities or “Blue Sky” laws, (iii) all printing, duplicating, word processing, messenger, telephone, facsimile and delivery expenses (including expenses of printing certificates for the Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and of printing prospectuses), (iv) all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of all independent certified public accountants of the Company (including the expenses of any special audit and cold comfort letters required by or incident to such performance), (v) Securities Act liability insurance or similar insurance if the Company so desires or the underwriters so require in accordance with then-customary underwriting practice, (vi) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange or quotation of the Registrable Securities on any inter-dealer quotation system, (vii) all applicable rating agency fees with respect to the Registrable Securities, (viii) all fees and expenses of any special experts or other Persons retained by the Company in connection with any Registration, (ix) all out-of-pocket expenses related to any “road-show” for one Underwritten Offering, including all travel, meals and lodging, and (x) all of the Company’s internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties); but excluding all fees and disbursements of legal counsel for each Holder selling Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement, any fees and disbursements of underwriters customarily paid by issuers or sellers of securities, all out-of-pocket expenses related to any “road-show” for any other Underwritten Offering , including all travel, meals and lodging, and underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, attributable to the sale of Registrable Securities. All expenses relating to the offer and sale of Registrable Securities not to be borne by the Company pursuant to the foregoing sentence shall be borne and paid by the Holders of such Registrable Securities, in proportion to the number of Registrable Securities included in such registration for each such holder.

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SECTION 2.07.      Indemnification .
(a)      Indemnification by the Company . The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, each Holder, each of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, stockholders, employees, advisors, and agents and each Person who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) such Persons and each of their respective Representatives from and against any and all losses, penalties, judgments, suits, costs, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, joint or several (including reasonable costs of investigation and legal expenses) (each, a “ Loss ” and collectively “ Losses ”), as incurred, arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities were Registered under the Securities Act (including any final, preliminary or summary Prospectus contained therein or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein), (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (iii) any actions or inactions or proceedings in respect of the foregoing whether or not such indemnified party is a party thereto; provided , that the Company shall not be liable to any particular indemnified party (A) to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any such Registration Statement or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such indemnified party for use in the preparation thereof or (B) to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or omission in a preliminary Prospectus relating to Registrable Securities, if a Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) that would have cured the defect was furnished to the indemnified party from whom the Person asserting the claim giving rise to such Loss purchased Registrable Securities at least five (5) days prior to the written confirmation of the sale of the Registrable Securities to such Person and a copy of such Prospectus (as amended and supplemented) was not sent or given by or on behalf of such indemnified party to such Person at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of the Registrable Securities to such Person. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have. The Company shall also indemnify underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the indemnified parties.
(b)      Indemnification by the Participating Holders . Each Participating Holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors and officers and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) from and against any Losses resulting from (i) any untrue statement of a material fact in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities were Registered under the Securities Act (including any final, preliminary or summary Prospectus contained therein or any amendment thereof or

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supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein), or (ii) any omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, in each case, to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement and has not been corrected in a subsequent writing prior to or concurrently with the sale of the Registrable Securities to the Person asserting the claim. In no event shall the liability of such Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder under the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. The Company shall be entitled to receive indemnities from underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, to the same extent as provided above (with appropriate modification) with respect to information furnished in writing by such Persons specifically for inclusion in any Prospectus or Registration Statement.
(c)      Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings . Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that any delay or failure to so notify the indemnifying party shall relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder only to the extent, if at all, that it is actually and materially prejudiced by reason of such delay or failure) and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided that any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to select and employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Person unless (A) the indemnifying party has agreed in writing to pay such fees or expenses, (B) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim within a reasonable time after receipt of notice of such claim from the Person entitled to indemnification hereunder and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Person, (C) the indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based upon advice of its counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it or other indemnified parties that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party, or (D) in the reasonable judgment of any such Person (based upon advice of its counsel) a conflict of interest may exist between such Person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the Person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such Person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such Person, but shall always be permitted to participate in such defense). If the indemnifying party assumes the defense, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to settle such action without the consent of the indemnified party. No indemnifying party shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of an unconditional release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation without the prior written consent of such indemnified party (such consent to not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If such defense is not assumed by the

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indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made without its prior written consent, but such consent may not be unreasonably withheld. It is understood that the indemnifying party or parties shall not, except as specifically set forth in this Section 2.07(c) , in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees, disbursements or other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the indemnifying party or parties, (y) an indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based on the advice of counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the other indemnified parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists or may exist (based upon advice of counsel to an indemnified party) between such indemnified party and the other indemnified parties, in each of which cases the indemnifying party shall be obligated to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels.
(d)      Contribution . If for any reason the indemnification provided for in subsections ( a) and (b) of this Section 2.07 is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any Losses referred to therein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Loss (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party or parties on the other hand in connection with the acts, statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. In connection with any Registration Statement filed with the SEC by the Company, the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 2.07(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 2.07(d) . No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to in Section 2.07(a) and 2.07(b) shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.07(d) , in connection with any Registration Statement filed by the Company, a Participating Holder shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder under the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation less any amounts paid by such Holder pursuant to Section 2.07(b) . If indemnification is available under this Section 2.07 , the indemnifying parties shall indemnify each indemnified party to the full extent provided in Section 2.07(a) and 2.07(b) without regard to the provisions of

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this Section 2.07(d) . The remedies provided for in this Section 2.07 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.
SECTION 2.08.      Rule 144 . The Company covenants that it will file the reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder (or, if the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the reasonable request of the Holders, make publicly available such necessary information for so long as necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act), and it will take such further action as the Holders may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable the Holders to sell Registrable Securities following the Initial Lock-Up Period without Registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time, or (ii) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. Upon the reasonable request of a Holder, the Company will deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements and, if not, the specifics thereof.
ARTICLE III
TRANSFER OF SHARES
SECTION 3.01.      Restriction on Transfer .
(a)      Except as otherwise provided herein, Sonic agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Company, Sonic will not directly or indirectly Transfer all or any part of the Shares or any right or economic interest pertaining thereto, including the right to vote or consent on any matter or to receive or have any economic interest in distributions or advances from the Company pursuant thereto (the “ Lock-up Restriction ”); provided , however , that the Lock-up Restriction shall not apply with respect to any Transfer to any Affiliate of Sonic that is not a portfolio company of Sonic, provided that such Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by the restrictions in this Agreement applicable to Sonic, and Sonic will continue to be bound by the restrictions in this Agreement applicable to Sonic notwithstanding such Transfer.
(b)      Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Lock-Up Restriction shall cease to apply to the Shares as follows:
(i)      on and after the expiration of the Initial Lock-up Period until the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the date hereof, Sonic may Transfer up to a number of Shares equal to one-third (1/3) of the total number of Shares (provided that all Shares deposited in the General Escrow Account on the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement (as such terms are defined therein) shall be included in the number of Shares for the purpose of this clause (i));
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the total number of Shares (provided that all Shares deposited in the General Escrow Account on the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement shall be included in the number of Shares for the purpose of this clause (ii)), minus (B) the number of Shares Transferred pursuant to Section 3.01(b)(i) as of such date, if any; and
(iii)      on and after the two (2) year anniversary of the date hereof, the Lock-Up Restrictions shall no longer apply, and Sonic may Transfer any or all of the Shares.
(c)      Subject to the additional restrictions set forth in Section 4.02 , the Lock-Up Restriction shall not apply to (i) Common Stock, and any securities then convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, acquired in open market transactions, (ii) entering into a customary voting or support agreement (with or without granting a proxy) in connection with any merger, consolidation or other business combination of the Company, whether effectuated through one transaction or series of related transactions (including a tender offer followed by a merger in which holders of Common Stock receive the same consideration per share paid in the tender offer) (a “ Business Combination ”), or (iii) any Transfer pursuant to any Business Combination.
(d)      Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, under no circumstances shall any Holder, without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly Transfer all or any part of its Shares or any right or economic interest pertaining thereto, including the right to vote or consent on any matter or to receive or have any economic interest in distributions or advances from the Company pursuant thereto, to any Person or group of Persons who, based on the reasonable inquiry of the Holder (including the obtainment of representations and warranties from such Person or group of Persons), is or would be, as a result of the proposed Transfer or a series of transactions involving Common Stock (including the proposed Transfer), required under Section 13(d)of the Exchange Act to file a Schedule 13D with the SEC with respect to the Company upon such Person or group of Persons acquiring an ownership stake (whether direct or beneficial) in the Company that equals or exceeds 5% the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to any Transfer of the Shares (i) in an open market transaction conducted through a market maker where the identity(ies) of the ultimate buyer(s) is not known or disclosed to the Holder, (ii) pursuant to an Underwritten Offering or (iii) to an Affiliate of such Holder.
SECTION 3.02.      Organizational Documents . Without the prior written consent of Sonic, the Company shall not amend its certificate of incorporation or bylaws as in effect as of the date of this Agreement in a manner intended to, or that would reasonably be expected to, (a) add or alter any restrictions to the transferability of the Shares applicable to Sonic, its Affiliates or any of their respective transferees, other than such restrictions provided for herein, the certificate of incorporation of the Company as of the Closing Date, applicable securities laws or restrictions adopted by the Company that are generally applicable to all holders of Common Stock, (b) nullify any of the rights of Sonic, its Affiliates or any of their respective transferees that are provided for in this Agreement or (c) otherwise have an adverse effect on Sonic, its Affiliates or any of their respective transferees in a materially disproportionate manner relative to other stockholders.
ARTICLE IV
BOARD REPRESENTATION; STANDSTILL
SECTION 4.01.      Sonic Board Representation .
(a)      Effective as the date hereof, the Company shall have increased the size of the Board of Directors to no fewer than ten (10) and no more than eleven (11) directors and shall have caused Frank Baker and Dan Moloney to be appointed as members of the Board of Directors, with terms expiring at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company. Following the date hereof, the Company will continue to nominate, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be elected (or appointed, as applicable), representatives selected by Sonic (each a “ Sonic Director ”) to serve on the Board of Directors, with the number of such representatives being determined in accordance with the table provided below based on the size of the Board of Directors and Sonic’s and its Affiliates’ aggregate ownership percentage of shares of issued and outstanding Common Stock (the “ Sonic Percentage Ownership ”) calculated by dividing (i) the sum of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock actually and directly held with full voting and investment power (including Common Stock held in book-entry form in a brokerage or similar account owned by Sonic or its Affiliates) by Sonic and its Affiliates plus (B) the number of shares of Common Stock then held in the General Escrow Account (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) by (ii) the sum of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the date hereof plus (B) the number of shares of Common Stock that the Company has issued after the date hereof as a result of the issuance of New Securities (as defined in Section 5.01) under circumstances in which the Holders had the right to participate in the offering of such New Securities pursuant to Section 5.01 (in each case subject to adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and recapitalization transactions affecting the Common Stock after the date hereof). For the avoidance of doubt, except by virtue of the operation of the foregoing clause (ii)(B), (x) the Sonic Percentage Ownership shall not be impacted by dilutive issuances of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, and (y) the number of Sonic Directors may only be reduced upon the Transfer of Shares by Sonic or its Affiliates (other than Transfers to Sonic and its Affiliates), including the distribution of Shares to the Company from the General Escrow Account pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, that results in the Sonic Percentage Ownership falling below the applicable levels set forth in the table below. Sonic shall use its reasonable best efforts keep the Company regularly apprised of the Sonic Percentage Ownership, to the extent that such position materially differs from the ownership positions that Sonic last reported publicly on Sonic’s Schedule 13G or Schedule 13D, as applicable, filed with the SEC with respect to the Common Stock and shall promptly provide written certification to the Company of the Sonic Percentage Ownership at the request of the Company, which the Company may request no more than once during a calendar year.

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Ten (10) Company Directors
Eleven (11) Company Directors
Sonic Percentage Ownership
Sonic Directors
Sonic Percentage Ownership
Sonic Directors
14% or greater
2
13% or greater
2
9% to 14%
1
8% to 13%
1
Less than 9%
0
Less than 8%
0

(b)      The identification of any Sonic Director to be nominated or appointed by the Board of Directors shall be subject to the prior approval of the Company, provided , however, that the nomination or appointment of Frank Baker, Dan Moloney, Peter Berger or Jeff Hendren as Sonic Directors in accordance with Section 4.01(a) is hereby pre-approved by the Company. In addition, prior to the appointment or election of any Sonic Director to the Board of Directors, such Sonic Director must agree in writing to resign from the Board of Directors under the circumstances contemplated by Section 7.3 of the Purchase Agreement or by Section 4.01(k) .
(c)      Sonic acknowledges that, as members of the Board of Directors, the Sonic Directors shall be obligated to comply with all policies, procedures, processes, codes, rules, standards and guidelines applicable to members of the Board of Directors (as each may be amended from time to time for all directors).
(d)      The Company agrees to include in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board of Directors those persons designated by Sonic in accordance with Section 4.01(a) and approved by the Company in accordance with Section 4.01(b) , and to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the election or appointment (as applicable) of each such designee to the Board of Directors (whether at a meeting of the Company’s stockholders or otherwise), subject to applicable law.
(e)      In the event that a vacancy is created at any time by the death, disability, retirement, resignation or removal of any Sonic Director, the Company agrees, subject to Section 4.01(b) , to cause the vacancy created thereby to be filled as promptly as practicable by a new designee of Sonic following receipt of written notification from Sonic naming a new designee.
(f)      Each Sonic Director shall be entitled to compensation, reimbursement of out of pocket expenses, indemnification and insurance coverage in connection with his or her role as a director to the same extent as other directors on the Board of Directors. The Company shall notify the Sonic Directors of all regular meetings and special meetings of the Board of Directors and of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors on which such Sonic Directors serve. The Company shall provide the Sonic Directors with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials that are provided to other members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials are provided to the other members.

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(g)      The Company acknowledges that the Sonic Directors may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by Sonic and/or its respective Affiliates (collectively, the “ Sonic Indemnitors ”). The Company hereby agrees that, with respect to a claim by a Sonic Director for indemnification arising out his or her service as a director of the Company, the Company is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to each Sonic Director with respect to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance (which obligations are and shall be the same as such obligations the Company owes to other members of the Board of Directors) are primary and any obligation of the Sonic Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by the Sonic Director are secondary) and (ii) the Sonic Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to all of the rights of recovery of the Sonic Directors against the Company for such indemnity, advancement or insurance proceeds.
(h)      If at any time the size of the Board of Directors exceeds eleven (11) directors, then the number of Sonic Directors shall be increased if, and then only to the extent, necessary so that Sonic and its Affiliates maintain, as nearly as possible, the proportionate representation on the Board of Directors reflected in the table provided above based on the size of the Board of Directors and the Sonic Percentage Ownership.
(i)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Company’s Confidential Information disclosure policies, the Sonic Directors shall be permitted to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company to the partners, chief financial officer, general counsel and principal of Siris Capital so long as Siris Capital has agreed to be bound by and executed a confidentiality agreement prescribed by the Company and reasonably acceptable to Sonic that names such persons, limits disclosure of Confidential Information to such persons and provides that Sonic will be responsible for a failure of such persons to comply with obligations concerning confidentiality.
(j)      Sonic will provide the Company, in writing, with the information about the Sonic Directors that is required by applicable law or is otherwise necessary for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials for meetings of stockholders promptly after the Company requests such information from Sonic and will cause the Sonic Directors to submit on a timely basis to the Company a completed and executed questionnaire in the form that the Company provides to its outside directors generally.
(k)      Promptly upon any change in the Sonic Percentage Ownership that results in the number of Sonic Directors then serving on the Board of Directors to exceed the number of Sonic Directors that the Company would be required to nominate pursuant to Section 4.01(a) if the nomination of directors occurred immediately after the change in the Sonic Percentage Ownership, Sonic shall cause one or more, as applicable, Sonic Directors to promptly resign from the Board of Directors such that, after such resignation(s), the number of Sonic Directors serving on the Board of Directors equals the number of Sonic Directors that the Company would be required to nominate to the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 4.01(a) .

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(l)      The rights of Sonic under this Section 4.01 (i) are personal to Sonic and its Affiliates and are non-assignable to any Person that is not an Affiliate of Sonic, including assignment through a direct or indirect change of control, and (ii) will automatically terminate at the earlier of (A) such time that the Sonic Percentage Ownership falls below the level required for the Company to be obligated to nominate or appoint one (1) Sonic Director, (B) such time that a holder of these rights is no longer an Affiliate of Sonic or (C) such time that the Sonic Directors resign from the Board of Directors to permit Sonic and/or an Affiliate of Sonic to participate in a third party tender offer or acquisition proposal pursuant to Section 4.02(c) .
SECTION 4.02.      Standstill .
(a)      From the date of this Agreement and continuing until the three (3) year anniversary of the date hereof and for such period thereafter as a Sonic Director serves on the Board of Directors (the “ Standstill Period ”), except as pre-approved in writing by the Board of Directors, Sonic and its Affiliates will not, in any manner, directly or indirectly:
(i)      (A) acquire any additional shares of Common Stock, including through the acquisition of Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock, (B) make, initiate or, subject Section 4.02. (c) , participate in any tender offer or exchange offer for the Common Stock or any acquisition proposal (whether by merger, business combination, recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction) involving the Company or its subsidiaries and not recommended by the Board of Directors, (C) seek to demand, request to demand, demand or join in any demand for a meeting of the Company’s stockholders, (D) nominate a director for election to the Board of Directors through any “proxy access” procedure, (E) make, initiate or participate in any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as those terms are used in the proxy rules of the SEC promulgated pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act) in opposition to the Board of Directors (for the avoidance of doubt, voting for the nominees selected by the Board of Directors shall not be deemed a solicitation of proxies), (F) fail to vote the Common Stock then held by Sonic or its Affiliates in favor of the nominees chosen by the Board of Directors, or (G) disclose any intention inconsistent with any of the foregoing; provided that, with respect to clause (F), the prohibitions on Sonic and its Affiliates contained therein shall only apply if and to the extent that the Company is, at the time of voting, in compliance with its obligations (if any) with respect to the nomination of Sonic Directors;
(ii)      form, join or participate in a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder), other than a group involving Sonic and its Affiliates, pooling agreement, syndicate or voting trust with respect to the matters described in Section 4.02(a)(i) , or otherwise act in concert with another stockholder of the Company with respect to the matters described in Section 4.02(a)(i) ;

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(iii)      act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control the management, the Board of Directors or policies of the Company;
(iv)      seek to remove or support anyone else in seeking to remove, without cause, any member of the Board of Directors (other than a Sonic Director), or encourage any other Person to do so;
(v)      agree or offer to take, or encourage or propose (publicly or otherwise) the taking of, assist, induce or encourage any other Person to take, or enter into discussions with any third party with respect to the taking of, any action referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 4.02(a) (subject to the limitations stated therein); or
(vi)      other than in connection with enforcement of Sonic’s rights under this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement and the other agreements contemplated thereby, otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to knowingly and directly encourage, facilitate, incite, or seek to cause others to instigate legal proceedings against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective officers, directors, or employees.
(b)      During the Standstill Period, neither the Company nor Sonic and its Affiliates shall make or issue or cause to be made or issued any disclosure, announcement, or statement (including any disclosure to any journalist, member of the media, or securities analyst) concerning the other party, in each case which disparages such other party or any of such other party’s directors, director nominees, officers, members, employees, advisors or other affiliates; provided that nothing in this Section 4.02(b) shall preclude any Person from making or issuing, or causing to be made or issued, any disclosure, announcement or statement (i) that such Person determines in good faith is required by applicable law, rule or regulation, or (ii) in connection with a governmental investigation, audit or inquiry, legal process or any dispute involving the parties to this Agreement.
(c)      During the Standstill Period, Sonic and its Affiliates may participate in a tender offer or exchange offer for Common Stock or any acquisition proposal (whether by merger, business combination, recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction) involving the Company or its subsidiaries and not recommended by the Board of Directors, provided, that, prior to such participation, all then-serving Sonic Directors must resign from the Board of Directors. From and after such resignation(s), the Company shall have no continuing obligations regarding the nomination or appointment of Sonic Directors pursuant to Section 4.01 .
(d)      During the Standstill Period, Sonic and its Affiliates, whether directly or indirectly through any third-party intermediaries, shall not, publicly or privately, request that the Company or the Board of Directors waive, terminate, or amend the provisions of this Section 4.02 .

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(e)      All of the Shares are subject to this Section 4.02 . Any transferee of any of the Shares shall acknowledge and agree to be bound by the terms of this Section 4.02 for the remainder of the Standstill Period, except where such transferee acquires ownership of the Shares through a public offering that is made in compliance with this Agreement pursuant to a Registration Statement.
(f)      For the purposes of this Section 4.02 , a Person shall be deemed the “ Beneficial Owner ” of and shall be deemed to “ Beneficially Own ” any Common Stock:
(i)      which such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates beneficially owns pursuant to Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act;
(ii)      which such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates, directly or indirectly, has (A) the right or the obligation to acquire (whether such right is exercisable, or such obligation is required to be performed, immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (written or oral and other than customary agreements with and between underwriters and selling group members with respect to a bona fide public offering of securities), or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; or (B) the right to vote such shares of Common Stock pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (written or oral);
(iii)      which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other Person with which such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates has any agreement, arrangement or understanding (written or oral, but other than customary agreements with and between underwriters and selling group members with respect to a bona fide public offering of securities) for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any Common Stock of the Company; or
(iv)      which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by a counterparty (or any of such counterparty’s Affiliates) under any Derivatives Contract (without regard to any short or similar position under the same or any other Derivatives Contract) to which such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates is a Receiving Party; provided, however, that the number of Common Stock that a Person is deemed to Beneficially Own pursuant to this clause (iv) in connection with a particular Derivatives Contract shall not exceed the number of Notional Common Stock with respect to such Derivatives Contract; provided, further, that the number of Common Stock beneficially owned by each counterparty (including its Affiliates) under a Derivatives Contract shall for purposes of this clause (iv) be deemed to include all Common Stock that are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other counterparty (or any of such other counterparty’s Affiliates) under any Derivatives Contract to which such first counterparty (or any of such first counterparty’s Affiliates) is a Receiving Party, with this proviso being applied to successive counterparties as appropriate.

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(g)      For the purposes of this Section 4.02 Derivatives Contract ” means a contract between two parties (the “ Receiving Party ” and the “ Counterparty ”) that is designed to produce economic benefits and risks to the Receiving Party that correspond substantially to the ownership by the Receiving Party of a number of shares of Common Stock specified or referenced in such contract (the number corresponding to such economic benefits and risks, the “ Notional Common Stock ”), regardless of whether obligations under such contract are required or permitted to be settled through the delivery of cash, Common Stock or other property, without regard to any short position under the same or any other similar contract.
ARTICLE V
PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS
SECTION 5.01.      Right to Purchase New Securities . For so long as Sonic’s percentage ownership interest in the Company (calculated by dividing (i) the number of shares of Common Stock actually and directly held with full voting and investment power (including Common Stock held in book-entry form in a brokerage or similar account owned by Sonic or its Affiliates) by Sonic and its Affiliates by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the applicable calculation date) is equal to five percent (5%) or greater, the Company hereby grants to each Holder the right to purchase any or all of such Holder’s Preemptive Share Percentage (as defined below) of all New Securities (as defined below) that the Company may, from time to time, propose to issue and sell at the cash price and on the terms on which the Company proposes to sell such New Securities; provided that such right shall apply only with respect to proposed issuances that meet each of the following requirements: (i) the New Securities are to be issued at a cash price per share (or implied cash price per share based on conversion, exercise or similar rights, as applicable, that are offered for cash) of Common Stock that is less than $56.961 (subject to adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and recapitalization transactions affecting the Common Stock after the date hereof) and (ii) the total number of New Securities proposed to be issued exceeds one percent (1%) of the then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. A Holder’s “ Preemptive Share Percentage ” shall be equal to a fraction (a) the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock held by such Holder on the date of the Company’s written notice pursuant to Section 5.03 and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date.
SECTION 5.02.      New Securities . “ New Securities ” shall mean any shares of Common Stock or preferred stock of the Company, any rights, options or warrants to purchase Common Stock or preferred stock and any other equity securities, derivative securities or any securities whatsoever convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for capital stock of the Company; provided, however, that the term New Securities shall not include (a) securities issued as part of compensatory arrangements to employees, consultants or directors of the Company or any of its subsidiaries whether or not pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or other equity compensation agreement; (b) securities issued pro rata to existing security holders pursuant to any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other reclassification by the Company of any of its capital stock; (c) securities issued

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to financiers in connection with transactions that are primarily debt financing transactions to which the Company and an unaffiliated third party may be a party and which are approved by the Board of Directors, including securities issued pursuant to the exercise of warrants, rights, options or other securities issued to financiers in connection therewith; (d) securities issued as part of the sale of the Company, or in connection with the acquisition by the Company of another Person or any assets thereof by merger, purchase or otherwise; or (e) securities issued upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any securities that may be issued by the Company that provide for the conversion or exchange into or exercise for such other securities if and to the extent Sonic and its Affiliates were granted preemptive rights pursuant to this Article V in connection with the initial issuance of such convertible, exchangeable or exercisable security.
SECTION 5.03.      Required Notices . In the event the Company proposes to undertake an issuance of New Securities, it shall give Sonic prompt written notice of its intention describing the number and type of New Securities proposed to be issued, the cash price therefor, the expected date of issuance such New Securities (which shall be at least thirty (30) days after the date of delivery of such notice) and the general terms upon which the Company proposes to issue the same. Sonic and its Affiliates shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of any such notice to agree to purchase any or all of Sonic’s Preemptive Share Percentage of such New Securities at the price and upon the general terms specified in the Company’s notice, by Sonic delivering written notice to the Company and stating therein the quantity of New Securities to be purchased. Upon the issuance of any New Securities, the Company shall issue to Sonic and/or its Affiliates (as applicable) such number of New Securities as was designated in the written notice therefor delivered to the Company in accordance with this Section 5.03 , against payment in full for such shares of New Securities.
SECTION 5.04.      Company’s Right to Sell . In the event Sonic and its Affiliates fail to exercise, within such fifteen (15) day period, the right to acquire its full Preemptive Share Percentage of the New Securities offered, the Company shall have sixty (60) days to sell or enter into an agreement to sell (pursuant to which the sale of New Securities covered thereby shall be closed, if at all, within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of such agreement) all such New Securities for which such preemptive rights were not exercised, at a price and upon terms not more favorable in any material respect to the purchasers thereof as was specified in the Company’s notice delivered pursuant to Section 5.03 . In the event the Company has not (a) sold or issued, or entered into any agreement to sell, all such New Securities within such sixty (60) day period or (b) if the Company so entered into an agreement to sell all such New Securities, sold and issued all such New Securities within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of such agreement, the Company shall not thereafter issue or sell any New Securities without first again offering such securities to Sonic and its Affiliates in the manner provided in this Article V .
ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
SECTION 6.01.      Removal of Legends . Upon the written request of any Holder:
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such Holder’s and/or its Affiliates’ ownership of securities of the Company, and the Company shall issue a certificate (or evidence of the issuance of securities in book-entry form) without such restrictive legend or any other restrictive legend to the holder of the applicable securities upon which it is stamped, if (i) such securities are registered for resale under the Securities Act, (ii) such securities are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) such Securities are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) as to such securities and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions. Following the earlier of (A) the effective date of a Registration Statement described in Article II or (B) Rule 144 becoming available for the resale of securities, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) as to the Securities and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, the Company, upon the written request of the Holder, shall instruct the Company’s transfer agent to remove the legend from the securities (in whatever form) and shall cause its counsel to issue any legend removal opinion required by the transfer agent. Any fees (with respect to the transfer agent, Company counsel, or otherwise) associated with the issuance of such opinion or the removal of such legend shall be borne by the Company. If a legend is no longer required pursuant to the foregoing, the Company will no later than five (5) Business Days following the delivery by any Holder or its Affiliate to the Company or the transfer agent (with notice to the Company) of a legended certificate (if applicable) representing such securities (endorsed or with stock powers attached, signatures guaranteed, and otherwise in form necessary to affect the reissuance and/or transfer) and a seller representation letter representing that such securities may be sold pursuant to Rule 144, to the extent required, deliver or cause to be delivered to the holder of such securities a certificate representing such securities (or evidence of the issuance of securities in book-entry form) that is free from all restrictive legends.
(b)      The Company shall cooperate with and take reasonable action to facilitate, in accordance with reasonable and customary business practices, any and all Transfers for consideration or otherwise, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, by any Holder or its Affiliates of the Shares.
SECTION 6.02.      Freedom to Pursue Opportunities . Without limiting Section 7.3 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that notwithstanding any duty that may otherwise exist hereunder or at law or in equity, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law:
(a)      Sonic, Sonic’s Affiliates, any funds or accounts managed or beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by Sonic or any of its Affiliates, and any of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, trustees, employees, partners, managers, members, stockholders, beneficiaries and agents (in each case, other than any officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Affiliate of such Person) (the foregoing Persons in this clause (a), the “Exempted Persons”), have the right to, and shall have no duty (contractual, fiduciary or otherwise) not to, directly or indirectly engage in any business, business activity or line of business, including

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those that are the same or similar to those of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or may be deemed to be competing with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and
(b)      in the event that any Exempted Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a business opportunity for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and such Exempted Person or any other Person, on the other hand, such Exempted Person shall have no duty (contractual, fiduciary or otherwise) to communicate or present such business opportunity to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, shall not be liable to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any Affiliates or stockholders of any of the foregoing for breach of any duty (contractual, fiduciary or otherwise) by reason of the fact that such Exempted Person, directly or indirectly, pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another Person, does not present such opportunity to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or otherwise; provided, however, that this clause (b) shall not apply to any business opportunities that come to an Exempted Person’s attention solely as a result of such Exempted Person’s (or their officers’, directors’, trustees’, employees’, partners’, managers’, members’, stockholders’, beneficiaries’, affiliates’ and agents’, as and if applicable) position as an officer, director or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 6.03.      Confidentiality . The Company acknowledges that in the ordinary course of business, Sonic and its Affiliates pursue, acquire, manage and serve on the boards of companies that may be competitors or potential competitors to the Company and its Affiliates, and that their review of Confidential Information of the Company will inevitably enhance their knowledge and understanding of the Company and its industry in a way that cannot be separated from their historical knowledge. Accordingly, the Company agrees that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Agreement shall not restrict their use of such knowledge and understanding, including in connection with the purchase, sale, consideration and oversight of any other investments or investment opportunities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sonic acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing does not grant Sonic or its Affiliates, including the Sonic Directors, any license under any patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights of the Company or any of its Affiliates.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 7.01.      Term; Release . This Agreement shall terminate upon the later of the expiration of the Shelf Period and such time as there are no Registrable Securities, except for (a) the provisions of Sections 2.07 and 2.08 and all of this Article VII, which shall survive any such termination, and (b) the provisions of Article III and Section 4.02 , which shall terminate when Sonic and its Affiliates cease to hold any Shares. In the event any Holder shall Transfer all of the Shares held by such Holder in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement such that neither such Holder nor any of its Affiliates retains any interest in Shares of any kind, then such Holder shall cease to be a party to this Agreement and shall be relieved and have no further liability arising hereunder for events occurring from and after the date of such Transfer so long as the Holder was not in material breach of this Agreement at the time of such Transfer.

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SECTION 7.02.      Injunctive Relief . It is hereby agreed and acknowledged that it will be impossible to measure in money the damage that would be suffered if the parties fail to comply with any of the obligations herein imposed on them and that in the event of any such failure, an aggrieved Person will be irreparably damaged and will not have an adequate remedy at law. Any such Person shall, therefore, be entitled (in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled in law or in equity) to injunctive relief, including specific performance, to enforce such obligations, and if any action should be brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, none of the parties hereto shall raise the defense that there is an adequate remedy at law.
SECTION 7.03.      Attorneys’ Fees . In any action or proceeding brought to enforce any provision of this Agreement or where any provision hereof is validly asserted as a defense, the successful party shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees in addition to any other available remedy.
SECTION 7.04.      Amendment; Waivers . No amendment or waiver of any term, provision or condition of this Agreement will be effective, unless in writing and executed by the Holders of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities of such Holders. No amendment, modification, supplement, discharge, or waiver hereof or hereunder shall require the consent of any person not a party to this Agreement. No waiver of any provision hereof shall be deemed a waiver of any other provision nor shall any such waiver by any party be deemed a continuing waiver of any matter. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder, or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such party preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.
SECTION 7.05.      Disclosure of Agreement . The parties may disclose the Agreement through the Company’s filing with the SEC of current report(s) on Form 8‑K attaching the Agreement or describing the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. Except as required by applicable SEC rules and regulations or New York Stock Exchange rules applicable to the Company, or any factually correct summary of the terms of the Agreement included in the aforementioned filing(s) or any press releases by the Company regarding the entering into and/or terms of the Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, the parties agree that during the Standstill Period there will be no other public comments by the parties regarding the Agreement.
SECTION 7.06.      Notices . Unless otherwise specified herein, all notices and other communications authorized or required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by personal hand-delivery, by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail, by mailing the same in a sealed envelope, registered first-class mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or by air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery, sent to the Person at the address given for such Person below or such other address as such Person may specify by notice to the Company:


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If to the Company:

Plantronics, Inc.
345 Encinal Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Attention:     General Counsel
Facsimile:     831.426.2965
Email:          Mary.huser@plantronics.com

With a copy (not constituting notice) to:


Foley & Lardner LLP
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Attention:
Patrick G. Quick
    Benjamin F. Rikkers
Facsimile:    (414) 297-4900
Email:    pgquick@foley.com

    brikkers@foley.com
If to Sonic:

Triangle Private Holdings II, LLC
601 Lexington Ave, 59th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: General Counsel
Email: legalnotices@siriscapital.com


(with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to)


Sidley Austin LLP
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 17th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067    
Attention: Dan Clivner and Vijay Sekhon
Email: dclivner@sidley.com and vsekhon@sidley.com
If to any other Holder who becomes party to this Agreement after the date hereof, to the address on the counterpart signature page to this Agreement executed by such holder
SECTION 7.07.      Successors, Assigns and Transferees . Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4.01(l) , each party may assign all or a portion of its rights hereunder to any Person to which such party transfers its ownership of all or any of its Registrable Securities. Such Persons (other than Affiliates of any such Persons) shall execute a counterpart to this Agreement and become a party hereto and such Person’s Registrable Securities shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement (including all rights set forth herein, except as set forth in Section 4.01(l)) . The

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Company may assign this Agreement at any time in connection with a sale or acquisition of the Company, whether by merger, consolidation sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, or similar transaction, without the consent of the Holders; provided, that the successor or acquiring Person agrees in writing to assume all of the Company’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.
SECTION 7.08.      Third Parties . Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any Person not a party hereto (other than each other Person entitled to indemnity or contribution under Section 2.07 ) any right, remedy or claim under or by virtue of this Agreement.
SECTION 7.09.      Governing Law; Jurisdiction . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF. ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE PARTIES RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT AND ENFORCED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE OR (TO THE EXTENT SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION EXISTS THEREFOR) THE COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE, AND THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
SECTION 7.10.      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE 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 HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 7.10 .
SECTION 7.11.      Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior communication or agreement with respect thereto.
SECTION 7.12.      Severability . If any provision of this Agreement becomes or is deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction by reason of the scope, extent or duration of its coverage, then such provision will be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law so as to be valid and enforceable or, if such provision cannot be so amended without materially altering the intention of the parties, then such provision will be stricken and the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect. Should there ever occur any conflict between any provision contained in this Agreement and any present or future statute, law, ordinance or regulation contrary to which the parties have no legal right to contract, the latter will prevail, but

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the provision of this Agreement affected thereby may be curtailed and limited only to the extent necessary to bring it into compliance with the law. All the other terms and provisions of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect without impairment or limitation
SECTION 7.13.      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by each of the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed will be deemed to be an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same agreement.
SECTION 7.14.      Binding Effect . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto, their distributees, heirs, legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns.
SECTION 7.15.      Headings . The heading references herein and in the table of contents hereto are for convenience purposes only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
[SIGNATURE PAGES TO FOLLOW]





PLANTRONICS, INC.


By:             
Name:    
Title:        
TRIANGLE PRIVATE HOLDINGS II, LLC



By:             
Name:    
Title:




Exhibit 11.3(d) FINAL FORM

AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF
PLANTRONICS, INC.

The Amended and Restated Bylaws of Plantronics, Inc. are hereby amended as follows:
1. ARTICLE 3, Section 2 is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“2. Number, Election and Term of Office
The authorized number of directors constituting the board of directors shall be from six (6) to eleven (11). The exact number of directors within the foregoing range shall be determined from time to time exclusively by resolution of the board of directors. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director's term expires. Directors shall only be elected by stockholders at the annual meeting of the stockholders. Each director elected shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal as hereinafter provided.”
All other provisions of the Amended and Restated Bylaws shall remain in full force and effect.

Effective Date: ___, 2018







Exhibit 13.17(lI) FINAL FORM



ESCROW AGREEMENT

THIS ESCROW AGREEMENT , dated as of [•], 2018 (“ Agreement ”), is by and among (i) PLANTRONICS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Buyer ”), (ii) TRIANGLE PRIVATE HOLDINGS II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Seller ”), and (iii) U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as escrow agent hereunder (“ Escrow Agent ”).

BACKGROUND

A. Buyer and Seller have entered into that certain Stock Purchase Agreement (the “ Underlying Agreement ”), dated as of March 28, 2018, which provides, among other things, that on the Closing Date Seller shall sell to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase from Seller, all of the Shares and become the sole stockholder of Polycom, Inc., a Delaware corporation. The Underlying Agreement further provides that Buyer shall deposit on the Closing Date each of (i) the Special Escrow Amount (defined below) and (ii) the General Escrow Buyer Stock (defined below) in segregated escrow accounts to be held by Escrow Agent for purposes of indemnification that may become due to Buyer pursuant to the Underlying Agreement.

B. Escrow Agent has agreed to accept, hold, and disburse the funds and securities deposited with it and any earnings and other income thereon (including without limitation dividends and interest) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

C. Buyer and Seller have appointed the Representatives (as defined below) to represent them for all purposes in connection with the funds and securities to be deposited with Escrow Agent and this Agreement.

D. Buyer and Seller acknowledge that (i) Escrow Agent is not a party to and has no duties or obligations under the Underlying Agreement, (ii) all references in this Agreement to the Underlying Agreement are solely for the convenience of Buyer and Seller, and (iii) Escrow Agent shall have no implied duties beyond the express duties set forth in this Agreement, other than the implied duty of good faith and fair dealing.

E. Solely as between Buyer and Seller, capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the same meaning as given in the Underlying Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE , for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, for themselves, their successors and assigns, hereby agree as follows:

1. Definitions . The following terms shall have the following meanings when used herein:

Buyer ” shall have the meaning set forth in the initial paragraph.





Buyer Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock of Buyer, par value $0.01 per share.

Buyer Representative ” shall mean the person(s) so designated on Schedule A hereto, or any other person designated in a writing signed by Buyer and delivered to Escrow Agent and the Seller Representative in accordance with the notice provisions of this Agreement, to act as its representative under this Agreement. In the event more than one person is so designated as Buyer Representative at any one time, each such person may singularly execute any document or instrument or take any action contemplated by this Agreement in the capacity of the Buyer Representative, and such execution or action by any such individual shall be deemed the valid act of the Buyer Representative upon which Seller and Escrow Agent may rely without further investigation.

Escrow Agent ” shall have the meaning set forth in the initial paragraph.

Escrowed Property ” means collectively the Special Escrow Funds, the General Escrow Funds and the General Escrow Buyer Stock.

General Escrow Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 .

General Escrow Amount ” shall mean, collectively, the General Escrow Buyer Stock and the General Escrow Funds.

General Escrow Buyer Stock ” shall mean the shares of Buyer Common Stock deposited with Escrow Agent pursuant to Section 3(b) , including dividends payable in shares of Buyer Common Stock, if any.

General Escrow Funds ” shall mean any earnings and other income on General Escrow Buyer Stock (including without limitation dividends paid thereon in cash or non-cash property other than shares of Buyer Common Stock), which shall be maintained in the General Escrow Account.

Indemnified Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12 .

Joint Written Direction ” shall mean a written direction executed by each of the Buyer Representative and the Seller Representative directing Escrow Agent to (i) disburse all or a portion of the Escrowed Property, or (ii) otherwise take or refrain from taking any other action pursuant to this Agreement.

Representatives ” shall mean the Buyer Representative and the Seller Representative.

Seller ” shall have the meaning set forth in the initial paragraph.

Seller Representative ” shall mean the person(s) so designated on Schedule A hereto, or any other person designated in a writing signed by Seller and delivered to Escrow Agent and the Buyer Representative in accordance with the notice provisions of this Agreement, to act as its representative under this Agreement. In the event more than one person is so designated as Seller Representative

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at any one time, each such person may singularly execute any document or instrument or take any action contemplated by this Agreement in the capacity of the Seller Representative, and such execution or action by any such individual shall be deemed the valid act of the Seller Representative upon which Buyer and Escrow Agent may rely without further investigation.

Special Escrow Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 .

Special Escrow Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 .

Special Escrow Funds ” shall mean the Special Escrow Amount, together with any interest and other earnings or income thereon.

Trading Day ” shall mean any day or days that shares of Buyer Common Stock shall trade on the New York Stock Exchange.
2. Appointment of and Acceptance by Escrow Agent . Buyer and Seller hereby appoint Escrow Agent to serve as escrow agent hereunder. Escrow Agent hereby accepts such appointment and, upon receipt of the Special Escrow Amount and the General Escrow Buyer Stock in accordance with Section 3 , agrees to hold, invest and disburse each of the Special Escrow Funds, the General Escrow Buyer Stock and the General Escrow Funds in accordance with this Agreement.

3. Deposits . Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Buyer will transfer to Escrow Agent (a) Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) (the “ Special Escrow Amount ”) to be deposited by wire transfer of immediately available funds into a segregated escrow account maintained by Escrow Agent (the “ Special Escrow Account ”), and (b) [●] shares of Buyer Common Stock (the “ General Escrow Buyer Stock ”) registered in book-entry form in the name of Escrow Agent to be deposited into a segregated escrow account maintained by Escrow Agent (the “ General Escrow Account ”). The General Escrow Funds, if any, will also be maintained by Escrow Agent in the General Escrow Account.

4. Disbursement . Escrow Agent shall only disburse all or any portion of the Escrowed Property (together with all accrued earnings thereon) as follows:

(a)      upon receipt by Escrow Agent of, and in accordance with, a Joint Written Direction, which Joint Written Direction shall specify (i) whether the requested disbursement shall be made from the Special Escrow Account and/or the General Escrow Account (including specifying the type(s) of Escrowed Property to be disbursed ( e.g. , Special Escrow Funds, General Escrow Funds and/or General Escrow Buyer Stock)), (ii) the recipient(s) of such disbursement(s) and (iii) complete payment and delivery instructions, including any applicable wiring or brokerage account deposit instructions;

(b)      upon receipt by Escrow Agent of a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction ordering Escrow Agent to disburse all or any part of the Escrowed Property (together with all accrued earnings thereon) (a “ Final Order ”), accompanied by a written certification of counsel for the instructing party attesting that such Final Order is final, non-appealable and issued

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by a court of competent jurisdiction, along with a written instruction from a Representative of the instructing party given to effectuate such Final Order, specifying, in each case in accordance with such Final Order, (i) whether the disbursement shall be made from the Special Escrow Account and/or the General Escrow Account (including specifying the type(s) of Escrowed Property to be disbursed ( e.g. , Special Escrow Funds, General Escrow Funds and/or General Escrow Buyer Stock)), (ii) the recipient(s) of such disbursement(s) and (iii) complete payment and delivery instructions, including any applicable wiring or brokerage account deposit instructions (provided that Buyer and Seller acknowledge and agree that Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely and act upon any such certification and instruction and shall have no responsibility to review the order received to which such certification and instruction refers or to make any determination as to whether such order is final, even if such order is later determined not to be final and is subject to further appeal and potential reversal); and/or

(c)      to facilitate the payment of taxes incurred by Seller or Buyer with respect to interest or other income earned on the Special Escrow Amount (if any) allocable to Seller or the General Escrow Buyer Stock or General Escrow Funds allocable to Buyer (as set forth in Section 28 ), within five business days following the last day of each calendar quarter during the term of this Agreement, notwithstanding anything else to the contrary herein, the Escrow Agent shall release and disburse to Seller or Buyer, as applicable, an amount equal 45% of the interest and other income, if any, earned on the Special Escrow Amount or General Escrow Buyer Stock, as applicable (“ Tax Distribution ”), during such calendar quarter; provided that a Tax Distribution shall be made to Seller or Buyer, as applicable for any unpaid Tax Distribution with respect to any preceding calendar quarter and for the period from the date of the last disbursement and the date of the final release of the Special Escrow Amount or General Escrow Buyer Stock, as applicable, by the Escrow Agent in accordance with this Agreement.

Prior to any disbursement, Escrow Agent shall have received reasonable identifying information regarding the recipient such that Escrow Agent may comply with its regulatory obligations and reasonable business practices, including without limitation a completed United States Internal Revenue Service (“ IRS ”) Form W-9 or Form W-8, as applicable. All disbursements from the Special Escrow Account and the General Escrow Account shall be subject to the fees and claims of Escrow Agent and the Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 12 and Section 13 .

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall (i) disbursements in respect of the General Escrow Account exceed, in the aggregate, the General Escrow Amount and (ii) disbursements in respect of the Special Escrow Account exceed, in the aggregate, the Special Escrow Funds.

5. [RESERVED . ]

6. Suspension of Performance; Disbursement into Court . If, at any time, there shall exist any dispute or disagreement with respect to the holding or disposition of all or any portion of the Escrowed Property, then Escrow Agent may, in its sole discretion, refrain and refuse to deliver or otherwise dispose of funds or other property held pursuant to this Agreement or any part thereof or to otherwise act hereunder, as stated above, unless and until:

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(i)      the rights of the parties hereto have been resolved pursuant to a Final Order; or

(ii)      the parties hereto deliver a Joint Instruction to Escrow Agent with respect to such dispute or disagreement.

In the event of any dispute or disagreement, as described above, Escrow Agent shall have the right, in addition to the rights above and at the election of Escrow Agent to petition (by means of an interpleader action or any other appropriate method) any court of competent jurisdiction, in any venue convenient to Escrow Agent, for instructions with respect to such dispute or disagreement and, to the extent required or permitted by law, pay into such court, for holding and disposition in accordance with the instructions of such court, all Escrowed Property, after deduction and payment to Escrow Agent of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including court costs and attorneys’ fees, in each case, which are reasonable, documented and out-of-pocket) payable to or incurred by Escrow Agent in connection with the performance of its duties and the exercise of its rights hereunder.

Until receipt of a Final Order with respect to such dispute or disagreement, Escrow Agent shall have no liability to Buyer, Seller or the Representatives, their respective owners, shareholders or members or any other person with respect to any such suspension of performance or disbursement into court, specifically including any liability or claimed liability that may arise, or be alleged to have arisen, out of or as a result of any delay in the disbursement of the Escrowed Property or any delay in or with respect to any other action required or requested of Escrow Agent.

7. Investment of Special Escrow Funds and General Escrow Funds .

(a)      Based upon Seller’s and Buyer’s prior review of investment alternatives, in the absence of further specific written direction to the contrary, Escrow Agent is directed to initially invest and reinvest each of the General Escrow Funds and the Special Escrow Funds in the investment indicated on Schedule C hereto.  With the approval of Buyer, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, Seller may provide written instructions changing the investment of the General Escrow Funds or the Special Escrow Funds to Escrow Agent; provided , however , that no investment or reinvestment instructions shall be given except in the following:  (a) direct obligations of the United States of America or obligations the principal of and the interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America; (b) U.S. dollar denominated deposit accounts and certificates of deposits issued by any bank, bank and trust company, or national banking association (including Escrow Agent and its affiliates), which such deposits are either (i) insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or a similar governmental agency, or (ii) with domestic commercial banks which have a rating on their short- term certificates of deposit on the date of purchase of “A-1” or “A-l+” by S&P or “P-1” by Moody’s and maturing no more than 360 days after the date of purchase (ratings on holding companies are not considered as the rating of the bank); (c) repurchase agreements with any bank, trust company, or national banking association (including Escrow Agent and its affiliates); or (d) institutional money market funds, including funds managed by Escrow Agent or any of its affiliates; provided that Escrow Agent will not be directed

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to invest in investments that Escrow Agent in its reasonable discretion determines are not consistent with Escrow Agent’s policy or practices.  Buyer and Seller acknowledge that Escrow Agent does not have a duty nor will it undertake any duty to provide investment advice.

(b)      If Escrow Agent has not received a Joint Written Direction from Buyer and Seller at any time that an investment decision must be made, Escrow Agent is directed to invest the General Escrow Funds, the Special Escrow Funds or such portion thereof as to which no written investment instruction has been received, in the investment indicated on Schedule C hereto.  All investments shall be made in the name of Escrow Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Escrow Agent may, without notice to Buyer and Seller, sell or liquidate any of the foregoing investments at any time for any disbursement of the General Escrow Funds or the Special Escrow Funds permitted or required hereunder.  All investment earnings of the General Escrow Funds shall become part of the General Escrow Funds and investment losses of the General Escrow Funds shall be charged against the General Escrow Funds. All investment earnings of the Special Escrow Funds shall become part of the Special Escrow Funds and investment losses of the Special Escrow Funds shall be charged against the Special Escrow Funds.  Except as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 11 , Escrow Agent shall not be liable or responsible for loss in the value of any investment made pursuant to this Agreement, or for any loss, cost or penalty resulting from any sale or liquidation of the General Escrow Funds or the Special Escrow Funds. With respect to any General Escrow Funds or Special Escrow Funds received by Escrow Agent after 12:00 p.m. New York time the Escrow Agent shall not be required to invest such funds or to effect any investment instruction until the next day upon which banks in New York, NY and the New York Stock Exchange are open for business.

8. Voting Rights as a Stockholder . Escrow Agent will vote the Buyer Common Stock held in the General Escrow Account in accordance with the written instructions of Seller.
9. Dividends and Other Distributions in Respect of the General Escrow Buyer Stock . All dividends and other distributions payable with respect to the General Escrow Buyer Stock shall be delivered to the Escrow Agent to hold in the General Escrow Account in accordance with the terms hereof. To the extent Escrow Agent receives dividends and other distributions payable with respect to the General Escrow Buyer Stock other than cash or shares of Buyer Common Stock, the Escrow Agent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly convert such dividends or other distributions to cash.

10. Resignation or Removal of Escrow Agent . Escrow Agent may resign and be discharged from the performance of its duties hereunder at any time by giving sixty (60) calendar days prior written notice to Buyer and Seller specifying a date when such resignation shall take effect. Similarly, Escrow Agent may be removed at any time by Buyer and Seller giving at least five (5) days’ prior written notice to Escrow Agent specifying the date when such removal shall take effect. Buyer and Seller jointly shall appoint a successor Escrow Agent hereunder prior to the effective date of such resignation or removal. If Buyer and Seller fail to appoint a successor Escrow Agent within such time, Escrow Agent shall have the right to petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor escrow agent, and all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable and documented out-of-pocket

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attorneys’ fees) related to such petition shall be paid jointly and severally by Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand; provided that as between Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, each of them shall be responsible for 50% of such costs and expenses. The retiring Escrow Agent shall transmit all records pertaining to the Escrowed Property and shall transfer the Escrowed Property to the successor Escrow Agent, after making copies of such records as the retiring Escrow Agent deems advisable and after deduction and payment to the retiring Escrow Agent of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including court costs and attorneys’ fees, in each case, which are reasonable, documented and out-of-pocket) payable to or incurred by the retiring Escrow Agent in connection with the performance of its duties and the exercise of its rights hereunder. After any retiring Escrow Agent’s resignation or removal, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Escrow Agent under this Agreement.

11. Liability of Escrow Agent . Escrow Agent undertakes to perform only such duties as are expressly set forth herein and no duties shall be implied, other than the implied duty of good faith and fair dealing. Escrow Agent has no fiduciary or discretionary duties of any kind. Escrow Agent’s permissive rights shall not be construed as duties. Escrow Agent shall have no liability under and no duty to inquire as to the provisions of any agreement other than this Agreement, including without limitation any other agreement between any or all of the parties hereto or any other persons even though reference thereto may be made herein and whether or not a copy of such agreement has been provided to Escrow Agent. Escrow Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted by it in good faith except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines, which determination is not subject to appeal, that Escrow Agent’s bad faith, gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct was the cause of any loss to Buyer or Seller. Escrow Agent may retain and act hereunder through agents, and shall not be responsible for or have any liability with respect to the acts of any such agent retained by Escrow Agent in good faith, except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines, which determination is not subject to appeal, that Escrow Agent’s or such agent’s bad faith, gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct was the cause of any loss to Buyer or Seller. Escrow Agent’s sole responsibility shall be for the safekeeping of the Escrowed Property in accordance with Escrow Agent’s customary practices and disbursement thereof in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to make any calculations under this Agreement, or to determine when any calculation required under the provisions of this Agreement should be made, how it should be made or what it should be, or to confirm or verify any such calculation. Escrow Agent may rely upon any notice, instruction, request or other instrument, not only as to its due execution, validity and effectiveness, but also as to the truth and accuracy of any information contained therein, which Escrow Agent believes in good faith to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the person or parties purporting to sign the same. In no event shall Escrow Agent be liable for (a) acting in accordance with or conclusively relying upon any instruction, notice, demand, certificate or document believed in good faith by Escrow Agent to have been created by or on behalf of Buyer or Seller, or (b) any amount greater than the value of (x) the aggregate amount of the Special Escrow Funds and General Escrow Funds, as valued upon deposit with Escrow Agent, plus (y) the General Escrow Buyer Stock, as valued based on the average closing price of Buyer Common Stock for the twenty (20) consecutive Trading Days prior to the date of deposit. Escrow Agent shall not be responsible for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control, including

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without limitation acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war or terror, epidemics, governmental regulations, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, attacks or intrusions, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters. Escrow Agent shall not be obligated to take any legal action or commence any proceeding in connection with the Escrowed Property, any account in which any of the Special Escrow Funds, General Escrow Funds or the General Escrow Buyer Stock are deposited, this Agreement or the Underlying Agreement or to appear in, prosecute or defend any such legal action or proceeding or to take any other action that in Escrow Agent’s reasonable judgment may expose it to potential expense or liability. Escrow Agent may consult legal counsel selected by it in the event of any dispute or question as to the construction of any of the provisions hereof or of any other agreement or of its duties hereunder, or relating to any dispute involving any party hereto and shall incur no liability and shall be fully indemnified from any liability in acting in good faith and in accordance with the advice of such counsel. Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, jointly and severally, shall promptly pay, upon demand, the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of any such counsel; provided that as between Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, each of them shall be responsible for 50% of such fees and expenses. Buyer and Seller agree to perform or procure the performance of all further acts and things, and execute and deliver such further documents, as may be required by law or as Escrow Agent may reasonably request in connection with its duties hereunder.

Escrow Agent is authorized, in its sole discretion, to comply with orders issued or process entered by any court with respect to the Escrowed Property which it is advised by legal counsel selected by it is binding upon it. If any portion of the Escrowed Property is at any time attached, garnished or levied upon under any court order, or in case the payment, assignment, transfer, conveyance or delivery of any such property shall be stayed or enjoined by any court order, or in case any order, judgment or decree shall be made or entered by any court affecting such property or any part thereof, then and in any such event, Escrow Agent is authorized, in its sole discretion, to rely upon and comply with any such order, writ, judgment or decree which it is advised by legal counsel selected by it is binding upon it, without the need for appeal or other action; and if Escrow Agent complies with any such order, writ, judgment or decree, it shall not be liable to any of the parties hereto or to any other person or entity by reason of such compliance even though such order, writ, judgment or decree may be subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set aside or vacated.

12. Indemnification of Escrow Agent . Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, jointly and severally, shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify and hold harmless Escrow Agent and each director, officer, employee, attorney, agent and affiliate of Escrow Agent (each, an “ Indemnified Party ”) upon demand against any and all actions, claims, losses, damages, liabilities, penalties, and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of any kind or nature (including without limitation attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses, in each case, which are reasonable, documented and out-of-pocket) incurred by or asserted against any of the Indemnified Parties, whether as a result of or arising from or in any way relating to any claim, demand, suit, action or proceeding (including any inquiry or investigation) threatened, asserted or initiated by any person or entity, including without limitation Buyer, Seller and the Representatives, arising from or in connection with this Agreement or any transactions contemplated herein, whether or not any such Indemnified Party is a party to any such suit, action or proceeding or the target of any such inquiry or investigation; provided, however, that no Indemnified Party shall have the right to

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be indemnified hereunder for any liability to the extent finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, which determination is not subject to appeal, to have been caused by the bad faith, gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party. Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, further agree, jointly and severally, to indemnify each Indemnified Party for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs, including without limitation reasonable and documented out-of-pocket attorney’s fees, incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the enforcement of Buyer’s and Seller’s obligations hereunder. Each Indemnified Party shall, in its sole discretion, have the right to select and employ one separate counsel with respect to any action or claim brought or asserted against it, and the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees of such counsel shall be paid upon demand by Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, jointly and severally. The obligations of Buyer and Seller under this Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of Escrow Agent. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Section 12 , as between Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, each of them shall be responsible for 50% of such costs and expenses.

Buyer and Seller agree that neither the payment by Buyer or Seller of any claim by Escrow Agent for indemnification hereunder nor any disbursements to Escrow Agent from the Escrowed Property in respect of a claim by Escrow Agent for indemnification shall impair, limit, modify or affect, as between Buyer and Seller, the respective rights and obligations of Buyer and Seller under the Underlying Agreement.

13. Compensation and Reimbursement of Escrow Agent .

(a)      Fees and Expenses . Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, agree, jointly and severally, to compensate and reimburse Escrow Agent upon demand in accordance with Schedule B hereto; provided that as between Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, each of them shall be responsible for 50% of such amounts. The obligations of Buyer and Seller under this Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of Escrow Agent.

(b)      Security and Offset . Buyer and Seller hereby grant to Escrow Agent and the Indemnified Parties a first priority security interest in, lien upon and right of offset against the Escrowed Property with respect to any compensation or reimbursement due any of them hereunder (including any claim for indemnification hereunder). Buyer and Seller shall promptly pay such amounts to Escrow Agent or any Indemnified Party upon receipt of an itemized invoice.

14. Representations and Warranties . Buyer and Seller, severally and not jointly, each respectively make the following representations and warranties to Escrow Agent solely as to itself:

(a)      it has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; and this Agreement has been duly approved by all necessary action and constitutes its valid and binding agreement enforceable in accordance with its terms;

(b)      each of the applicable persons designated on Schedule A hereto has been duly appointed to act as its authorized representative hereunder and individually has full power and

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authority on its behalf to execute and deliver any Joint Written Direction, to amend, modify or waive any provision of this Agreement and to take any and all other actions as its authorized representative under this Agreement, all without further consent or direction from, or notice to, it or any other person; and

(c)      no change in designation of such authorized representatives shall be effective until written notice of such change is delivered to each other party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 16 and Escrow Agent has had reasonable time to act upon it.

15. Identifying Information . 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 who opens an account. For a non-individual person such as a business entity, a charity, a trust or other legal entity, Escrow Agent requires documentation to verify its formation and existence as a legal entity. Escrow Agent may require financial statements, licenses or identification and authorization documents from individuals claiming authority to represent the entity or other relevant documentation. Buyer and Seller agree to provide all information requested by Escrow Agent in connection with any legislation or regulation to which Escrow Agent is subject, in a timely manner.

16. Notices . All notices, approvals, consents, requests and other communications hereunder shall be in writing (provided that any communication sent to Escrow Agent hereunder must be in the form of a manually signed document or electronic copy thereof), in English, and shall be delivered (a) by personal delivery, or (b) by national overnight courier service, or (c) by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or (d) via facsimile transmission, with confirmed receipt or (e) via email by way of a PDF attachment thereto. Notice shall be effective upon receipt except for notice via email, which shall be effective only when the recipient, by return email or notice delivered by other method provided for in this Section, acknowledges having received that email (with an automatic “read receipt” or similar notice not constituting an acknowledgement of an email receipt for purposes of this Section). Such notices shall be sent to the applicable party or parties at the address specified below:

If to Buyer or Buyer Representative at:
    
Plantronics, Inc.
345 Encinal Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Attention: General Counsel
Mary.huser@plantronics.com
Direct: 831.458.7848
Fax: 831.426.2965

(with a copy to)

Foley & Lardner LLP
111 Huntington Avenue, Suite 2500

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Boston, MA 02199-7610
Attention: Beth Boland and Patrick Quick
Email: bboland@foley.com and pgquick@foley.com    

If to Seller or Seller Representative at:

Siris Capital Group, LLC
601 Lexington Ave, 59th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: General Counsel
Email: legalnotices@siriscapital.com

(with a copy to)

Sidley Austin LLP
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 17th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067    
Attention: Dan Clivner and Vijay Sekhon
Email: dclivner@sidley.com and vsekhon@sidley.com

If to Escrow Agent at:    U.S. Bank National Association, as Escrow Agent
                
ATTN: Peter M. Brennan, Corporate Trust Services
1555 N. RiverCenter Drive, Suite 203
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Telephone: 414.905.5003
Facsimile: 414.905.5049
E-mail: peter.brennan@usbank.com

and to:

U.S. Bank National Association, as Escrow Agent
ATTN: Escrow Trust Finance Management
60 Livingston Avenue, EP-MN-WS3T, St. Paul, MN 55107
Telephone: 651.466.6091
Facsimile: 866.691.4161
E-mail: TFMCorporateEscrowShared@usbank.com

or to such other address as each party may designate for itself by like notice and unless otherwise provided herein shall be deemed to have been given on the date received. Buyer and Seller agree to assume all risks arising out of the use of electronic methods to submit instructions and directions to Escrow Agent, including without limitation the risk of Escrow Agent acting on unauthorized instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties.


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17. Optional Security Procedures . In the event instructions, including funds transfer instructions, address change or change in contact information are given to Escrow Agent (other than in writing at the time of execution of this Agreement), whether in writing, by facsimile or otherwise, Escrow Agent is authorized but shall not be required to seek confirmation of such instructions by telephone call-back to the person or persons designated on Schedule A hereto, and Escrow Agent may rely upon the confirmation of anyone purporting to be the person or persons so designated. The persons and telephone numbers for call-backs may be changed only in writing actually received and acknowledged by Escrow Agent and shall be effective only after Escrow Agent has a reasonable opportunity to act on such changes. If Escrow Agent is unable to contact any of the designated representatives identified in Schedule A hereto, Escrow Agent is hereby authorized but shall be under no duty to seek confirmation of such instructions by telephone call-back to any one or more of Buyer’s or Seller’s executive officers, which shall include the titles of Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice President, or any of the persons that constitute a Seller Representative (collectively, the “ Contact Persons ”), as Escrow Agent may select. Such Contact Persons shall deliver to Escrow Agent a fully executed incumbency certificate, and Escrow Agent may rely in good faith upon the confirmation of anyone purporting to be any such officer. Buyer and Seller agree that Escrow Agent may at its option record any telephone calls made pursuant to this Section. Escrow Agent in any funds transfer may rely solely upon any account numbers or similar identifying numbers provided by any Buyer Representative or any Seller Representative to identify (a) the beneficiary, (b) the beneficiary’s bank, or (c) an intermediary bank. Escrow Agent may apply any of the Escrowed Property for any payment order it executes using any such identifying number, even when its use may result in a person other than the beneficiary being paid, or the transfer of funds to a bank other than the beneficiary’s bank or an intermediary bank so designated. Buyer and Seller acknowledge that these optional security procedures are commercially reasonable.

18. Binding Effect; Successors . This Agreement shall be binding upon the respective parties hereto and their heirs, executors, successors or assigns. If Escrow Agent consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business (including the escrow contemplated by this Agreement) to another entity, the successor or transferee entity without any further act shall be the successor Escrow Agent.

19. Amendment, Waiver and Assignment . None of the terms or conditions of this Agreement may be changed, waived, modified, discharged, terminated or varied in any manner whatsoever unless in writing duly signed by Escrow Agent, a Buyer Representative and a Seller Representative. No course of conduct shall constitute a waiver of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, unless such waiver is specified in writing, and then only to the extent so specified. A waiver of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement on one occasion shall not constitute a waiver of the other terms of this Agreement, or of such terms and conditions on any other occasion. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, this Agreement may not be assigned by any party without the written consent of Escrow Agent, the Buyer Representative and the Seller Representative.

20. Severability . To the extent any provision of this Agreement is 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.

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21. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof that would require the application of any other laws.

22. Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue . Each party hereto stipulates that, if there is any dispute or disagreement between or among any of the parties or privies to this Agreement as to the interpretation of any provision of, or the performance of obligations under, this Agreement (a “ Dispute ”), then the Dispute may be commenced and prosecuted in its entirety in, and each party hereto consents to the non-exclusive jurisdiction and proper venue of, any state or federal court having proper jurisdiction located in the State of Delaware, and each party hereto consents to personal jurisdiction and venue in such courts and waives and relinquishes all right to attack the suitability or convenience of such venue or forum by reason of their present or future domiciles, or by any other reason. The parties hereto acknowledge that all directions issued by the forum court, including all injunctions and other decrees, will be binding and enforceable in all jurisdictions and countries.

23. Entire Agreement, No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement (and, solely as to Buyer and Seller, the Underlying Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement between the signatory parties hereto relating to (i) the holding, investment and disbursement of the Special Escrow Funds and General Escrow Funds and (ii) the holding and disbursement of the General Escrow Buyer Stock and sets forth in their entirety the obligations and duties of Escrow Agent with respect to the Special Escrow Funds or the General Escrow Buyer Stock. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any person other than the signatory parties hereto and the Indemnified Parties any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

24. Execution in Counterparts, Facsimiles . This Agreement and any Joint Written Direction may be executed in two or more counterparts, which when so executed shall constitute one and the same agreement or direction. The delivery of copies of this Agreement and any Joint Written Direction and their respective signature pages as a PDF attachment to an email or by facsimile transmission in accordance with Section 16 shall constitute effective execution and delivery as to the parties and may be used in lieu of originals for all purposes.

25. Termination . This Agreement shall terminate upon the distribution of all the Escrowed Property pursuant to any applicable provision of this Agreement, and Escrow Agent shall thereafter have no further obligation or liability whatsoever with respect to this Agreement or the Escrowed Property.

26. Dealings . Escrow Agent and any stockholder, director, officer or employee of Escrow Agent may buy, sell and deal in any of the securities of any other party hereto and become pecuniarily interested in any transaction in which any other party hereto may be interested, and contract and lend money to any other party hereto and otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not Escrow Agent under this Agreement. Nothing herein shall preclude Escrow Agent from acting in any other capacity for any other party hereto or for any other person or entity.


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27. Brokerage Confirmation Waiver . Buyer and Seller acknowledge that to the extent regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency or other applicable regulatory entity grant either the right to receive brokerage confirmations for certain security transactions as they occur, Buyer and Seller specifically waive receipt of such confirmations to the extent permitted by law. Escrow Agent will furnish Buyer and Seller periodic cash transaction statements that include detail for all investment transactions made by Escrow Agent.

28. Tax Reporting . Escrow Agent shall have no responsibility for the tax consequences of this Agreement on Buyer or Seller, and Buyer and Seller shall consult with independent counsel concerning any and all tax matters. Buyer and Seller shall provide Escrow Agent a properly completed IRS Form W-9 or Form W-8, as applicable, for each payee. If requested tax documentation is not so provided, Escrow Agent is authorized to withhold taxes as required by the United States Internal Revenue Code and related regulations. Buyer and Seller have determined that any interest or income on Special Escrow Funds shall be reported on a cash basis and deemed to be for the account of Seller. Buyer and Seller have determined that the General Escrow Buyer Stock and all income (in dividends or otherwise) earned on the General Escrow Buyer Stock or on the General Escrow Funds shall be treated as owned by Buyer. Buyer and Seller shall prepare and file all required tax filings with the IRS and any other applicable taxing authority required to be prepared and filed thereby pursuant to applicable law; provided that the parties further agree that:

(a)      Escrow Agent IRS Reporting . Except as otherwise agreed by Escrow Agent in writing, Escrow Agent has no tax reporting or withholding obligation except with respect to Form 1099-B reporting on payments of gross proceeds under Internal Revenue Code Section 6045 and Form 1099 and Form 1042-S reporting with respect to investment income earned on the Special Escrow Funds, the General Escrow Buyer Stock and the General Escrow Funds. Buyer and Seller shall accurately provide Escrow Agent with all information requested by Escrow Agent in connection with the preparation and filing with the IRS of all applicable Form 1099 and Form 1042-S documents with respect to all distributions as well as in the performance of Escrow Agent’s other reporting obligations, if any, under applicable U.S. federal law or regulation.

(b)      Indemnification . Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, jointly and severally agree to indemnify and hold Escrow Agent harmless from any liability or obligation on account of taxes, assessments, additions for late payment, interest, penalties, expenses and other governmental charges that may be assessed or asserted against Escrow Agent on account of the Escrowed Property, the management established hereby, any payment or distribution of or from the Escrowed Property pursuant to the terms hereof or other activities performed under the terms of this Agreement, except to the extent caused by Escrow Agent’s bad faith, gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct (as finally adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction). The indemnification provided by this Section is in addition to any other indemnification provision of this Agreement and shall survive the resignation or removal of Escrow Agent and the termination of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Section 28(b) , as between Buyer, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, each of them shall be responsible for 50% of any amounts payable to Escrow Agent under this Section 28(b) .


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(c)      Imputed Interest . To the extent that IRS imputed interest regulations apply, Buyer and Seller shall so inform Escrow Agent, provide Escrow Agent with all imputed interest calculations and direct Escrow Agent to disburse imputed interest amounts as Buyer and Seller deem appropriate. Escrow Agent shall rely solely on such provided calculations and information and shall have no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any such calculations or information.

29. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY . TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED, THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE, AND COVENANT THAT THEY WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE), ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ANY OF THEM MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY TO WAIVE ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING WHATSOEVER BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTIONS WILL INSTEAD BE TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.

30. Publicity . No party will (a) use any other party’s proprietary indicia, trademarks, service marks, trade names, logos, symbols or brand names, or (b) otherwise refer to or identify any other party in advertising, publicity releases or promotional or marketing publications, without, in each case, securing the prior written consent of such other party.

31. Construction .  Words used in the singular number may include the plural and the plural may include the singular. The section headings appearing in this instrument have been inserted for convenience only and shall be given no substantive meaning or significance whatsoever in construing the terms and conditions of this Agreement. All references to Sections refer to Sections of this Agreement unless expressly stated otherwise.

32. Waiver of Immunity . To the extent that in any jurisdiction any party may now or hereafter be entitled to claim, for itself or its assets, immunity from suit, execution, attachment (before or after judgment) or other legal process, each party irrevocably agrees not to claim, and it hereby waives, such immunity in connection with this Agreement.

33. Escheat . Buyer and Seller are aware that under applicable state law, property which is presumed abandoned may under certain circumstances escheat to the applicable state. Escrow Agent shall have no liability to Buyer or Seller, their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns, or any other party, should any or all of the Escrowed Property escheat by operation of law.

[Signature page follows]

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


BUYER:


PLANTRONICS, INC.


        By:     _____________________________
Name:    
Title:    


SELLER:


TRIANGLE PRIVATE HOLDINGS II, LLC


        By:     _____________________________
Name:    
Title:    



         ESCROW AGENT:

                        

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION


        By:     _____________________________
Name:    
Title:    


Signature Page to Escrow Agreement



SCHEDULE A

Each of the following person(s) is a Buyer Representative authorized to execute documents and direct Escrow Agent as to all matters, including fund transfers, address changes and contact information changes, on Buyer’s behalf (only one signature required):

Joe Burton
 
 
 
(831) 426-5858
Name
 
Specimen signature
 
Telephone No.
 
 
 
 
 
Mary Huser
 
 
 
(831) 426-5858
Name
 
Specimen signature
 
Telephone No.
 
 
 
 
 
Pamela Strayer
 
 
 
(831) 426-5858
Name
 
Specimen signature
 
Telephone No.


(Note: if only one person is identified above, provide the following information)
The following person not listed above is authorized for call-back confirmations:
 
 
 
Name
 
Telephone Number



Each of the following person(s) is a Seller Representative authorized to execute documents and direct Escrow Agent as to all matters, including fund transfers, address changes and contact information changes, on Seller’s behalf (only one signature required):

Peter Berger
 
 
 
(212) 231-0095
Name
 
Specimen signature
 
Telephone No.
 
 
 
 
 
Frank Baker
 
 
 
(212) 231-0095
Name
 
Specimen signature
 
Telephone No.
 
 
 
 
 
Jeffery Hendren
 
 
 
(212) 231-0095
Name
 
Specimen signature
 
Telephone No.


(Note: if only one person is identified above, provide the following information)
The following person not listed above is authorized for call-back confirmations
 
 
 
Name
 
Telephone Number





SCHEDULE B

Escrow Agent Compensation

See attached.





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SCHEDULE C

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
MONEY MARKET ACCOUNT AUTHORIZATION FORM
DESCRIPTION AND TERMS
CUSIP 9AMMF05B2



The U.S. Bank Money Market account is a U.S. Bank National Association (“U.S. Bank”) interest-bearing money market deposit account designed to meet the needs of U.S. Bank’s Corporate Trust Services Escrow Group and other Corporate Trust customers of U.S. Bank. Selection of this investment includes authorization to place funds on deposit and invest with U.S. Bank.

U.S. Bank uses the daily balance method to calculate interest on this account (actual/365 or 366). This method applies a daily periodic rate to the principal balance in the account each day. Interest is accrued daily and credited monthly to the account. Interest rates are determined at U.S. Bank’s discretion, and may be tiered by customer deposit amount.

The owner of the account is U.S. Bank as Agent for its trust customers. U.S. Bank’s trust department performs all account deposits and withdrawals. Deposit accounts are FDIC Insured per depositor, as determined under FDIC Regulations, up to applicable FDIC limits.


AUTOMATIC AUTHORIZATION

In the absence of specific written direction to the contrary, U.S. Bank is hereby directed to invest and reinvest proceeds and other available moneys in the U.S. Bank Money Market Account. The U.S. Bank Money Market Account is a permitted investment under the operative documents and this authorization is the permanent direction for investment of the moneys until notified in writing of alternate instructions.






Exhibit 3.1

AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF
PLANTRONICS, INC.

The Amended and Restated Bylaws of Plantronics, Inc. are hereby amended as follows:
1. ARTICLE 3, Section 2 is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:
“2. Number, Election and Term of Office
The authorized number of directors constituting the board of directors shall be from six (6) to eleven (11). The exact number of directors within the foregoing range shall be determined from time to time exclusively by resolution of the board of directors. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director's term expires. Directors shall only be elected by stockholders at the annual meeting of the stockholders. Each director elected shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal as hereinafter provided.”
All other provisions of the Amended and Restated Bylaws shall remain in full force and effect.

Effective Date: July 2, 2018








Exhibit 3.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED
BYLAWS
OF
PLANTRONICS, INC.
a Delaware corporation
 
(Effective June 29, 2018)
 
ARTICLE 1
 
OFFICES
 
1.        Registered Office
        The registered office of the corporation in the State of Delaware shall be located at 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, County of New Castle. The name of the corporation's registered agent at such address shall be The Corporation Trust Company. The registered office and/or registered agent of the corporation may be changed from time to time by action of the board of directors.
 2.        Other Offices
         The corporation may also have offices at such other places, both within and without the State of Delaware, as the board of directors may from time to time determine or the business of the corporation may require.
ARTICLE 2
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
 1.        Place and Time of Meetings
        The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held each year. The board of directors shall designate the date and time of the annual meeting.  At the annual meeting, directors shall be elected and any other proper business may be transacted.  Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place, within or outside the State of Delaware, designated by the board of directors. The board of directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
 2.        Special Meetings
        Special meetings of stockholders may be called for any purpose and may be held at such time and place, within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be stated in a notice of meeting or in a duly executed waiver of notice thereof. The board of directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a special meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.  Such meetings may be called at any time only by the board of directors, the chairman of the board of directors, the president, or the holders of twenty percent (20%) or more of the outstanding Common Stock of the corporation. No business may be conducted at a special meeting other than the business brought before the meeting by the board of directors, the chairman of the board of directors, or the president, as the case may be.  The board of directors may cancel, postpone or reschedule any previously scheduled special meeting at any time, before or after the notice for such meeting has been sent to the stockholders.  The notice of a special meeting shall include the purpose for which the meeting is called.





 3.        Place of Meetings
        The board of directors may designate any place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting called by the board of directors. If no designation is made, or if a special meeting be otherwise called, the place of meeting shall be the principal executive office of the corporation.
 4.        Notice
        Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given which shall state the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Except as otherwise provided in the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, the written notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.
 5.        Stockholders List
        The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall prepare and make, at least 10 days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. The corporation shall not be required to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting: (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the corporation’s principal place of business. In the event that the corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be examined by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. Such list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them.
  
6.        Quorum
        The holders of the outstanding shares of capital stock representing a majority of the voting power of the corporation, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders, except as otherwise provided by law or by the certificate of incorporation. If a quorum is not present, either the chairman of the meeting or the holders of the shares representing a majority of the voting power present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting, and entitled to vote at the meeting, may adjourn the meeting to another time and/or place. When a specified item of business requires a vote by a class or series (if the corporation shall then have outstanding shares of more than one class or series) voting as a class, the holders of a majority of the shares of such class or series shall constitute a quorum (as to such class or series) for the transaction of such item of business. When a quorum is once present to commence a meeting of stockholders, it is not broken by the subsequent withdrawal of any stockholder or their proxies.





 7.        Adjourned Meetings
        When a meeting is adjourned to another time and place, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof and the means of remote communications if any by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting the corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record day is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
 8.        Vote Required
        When a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of the holders of the shares representing a majority of the voting power present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be the act of the stockholders, unless the question is one upon which by express provisions of an applicable law or of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question. Where a separate vote by class may be required, the affirmative vote of the majority of shares of such class present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting shall be the act of such class.  
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these bylaws, effective as of the first meeting of stockholders at which the directors will be elected following the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders, each director shall be elected by the vote of the majority of the votes cast with respect to the nominee at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present, provided that, the directors shall be elected by the vote of a plurality of the votes cast on the election of directors at the 2011 annual meeting of stockholders and at any meeting for which (i) the Secretary receives a notice of a stockholder’s intention to nominate a person or persons for election to the board of directors in compliance with the advance notice provisions of Article 2, Section 13 of these bylaws and (ii) such nomination has not been withdrawn by such stockholder on or before the fourteenth (14th) day preceding the date the corporation first mails its notice of meeting for such meeting of stockholders. For purposes of this Section, a majority of the votes cast means that the number of shares voted “for” a director must exceed the number of votes cast “against” that director.
9.        Voting Rights
        Except as otherwise provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or by the certificate of incorporation of the corporation or any amendments thereto, every stockholder shall at every meeting of the stockholders be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy for each share of Common Stock held by such stockholder.
 10.        Proxies
Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for him or her by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A written proxy may be in the form of means of transmission permitted by law which sets forth or is submitted with information from which it can be determined that such means of transmission was authorized by the person.
 11.        Prohibitions on Action by Written Consent
        Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, no action may be taken by the stockholders of the corporation pursuant to a written consent in lieu of an annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the corporation.





 12.        Advance Notice of Stockholder Business
        At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. To be properly brought before an annual meeting, business must be brought: (A) pursuant to the corporation’s proxy materials with respect to such meeting, (B) by or at the direction of the board of directors, or (C) by a stockholder of the corporation who (1) is a stockholder of record at the time of the giving of the notice required by this section and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting and (2) has timely complied in proper written form with the notice procedures set forth in this section, and (3) the stockholder or a duly authorized representative of such stockholder must be present in person to present such business. In addition, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, such business must be a proper matter for stockholder action pursuant to these bylaws and applicable law. For the avoidance of doubt, clause (C) above shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to bring business before an annual meeting of stockholders.
         To comply with clause (C) of the immediately preceding paragraph, a stockholder’s notice must set forth all information required under this section and must be timely received by the secretary of the corporation. To be timely, a stockholder's notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the corporation not later than the close of business on the 60th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 90th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting;  provided , however , that in the event that no annual meeting was held in the previous year or if the date of the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days prior to or delayed by more than 60 days after the one-year anniversary of the date of the previous year’s annual meeting, then, for notice by the stockholder to be timely, it must be so received by the secretary not later than the tenth (10th) day following the day on which Public Announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the corporation. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described in this section. “ Public Announcement ” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or a comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor thereto (the “ 1934 Act ”).
        To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the secretary must set forth as to each matter of business the stockholder intends to bring before the annual meeting: (1) a brief description of the business intended to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (2) the name and address, as they appear on the corporation’s books, of the stockholder proposing such business and of any Stockholder Associated Person (as defined below), (3) the class and number of shares of the corporation that are held of record or are beneficially owned by the stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person and any derivative positions held or beneficially held by the stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person, (4) whether and the extent to which any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on behalf of such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person with respect to any securities of the corporation, and a description of any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares), the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, or to manage the risk or benefit from share price changes for, or to increase or decrease the voting power of, such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person with respect to any securities of the corporation, (5) any material interest of the stockholder or a Stockholder Associated Person in such business, and (6) a statement whether either such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person will deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the corporation’s voting shares required under applicable law to carry the proposal (such information provided and statements made as required by clauses (1) through (6), a “ Business Solicitation Statement ”). In addition, to be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the secretary must be supplemented not later than ten days following the record date to disclose the information contained in clauses (3) and (4) above as of the record date. For purposes of this section, a “ Stockholder Associated Person ” of any stockholder shall mean (i) any person controlling, directly or indirectly, or acting in concert with, such stockholder, (ii) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the corporation owned of record or beneficially by such stockholder and on whose behalf the proposal or nomination, as the case





may be, is being made, or (iii) any person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such person referred to in the preceding clauses (i) and (ii).
        Without exception, no business shall be conducted at any annual meeting except in accordance with the provisions set forth in this section and, if applicable, the next section. The chairman of the annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare at the annual meeting that business was not properly brought before the annual meeting and in accordance with the provisions of this section, and, if the chairman should so determine, he or she shall so declare at the annual meeting that any such business not properly brought before the annual meeting shall not be conducted.
        This Section 12 is expressly intended to be applicable to stockholder proposals that are not made pursuant to Rule 14a-8 and are not intended to be included in the corporation’s proxy statement.  In addition to the foregoing provisions of this Section 12, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of state law and of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 12. Nothing in this Section 12 shall be deemed to affect adversely any right of a stockholder to request inclusion of proposals in, nor the right of the corporation to omit a proposal from, the corporation's proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 (or any successor provision) under the 1934 Act.
 13.        Advance Notice of Stockholder Nominations
        Notwithstanding anything in these bylaws to the contrary, only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section shall be eligible for election or re-election as directors at an annual meeting of stockholders. Nominations of persons for election to the board of directors of the corporation shall be made at an annual meeting of stockholders or at a special meeting of stockholders in which directors are to be elected only (A) by or at the direction of the board of directors or (B) by a stockholder of the corporation who (1) was a stockholder of record at the time of the giving of the notice required by this section and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting and (2) has timely complied in proper written form with the notice procedures set forth in this section.
       To comply with clause (B) of the immediately preceding paragraph, a nomination to be made by a stockholder must set forth all information required under this section and must be received by the secretary of the corporation at the principal executive offices of the corporation at the time and manner set forth in Article 2, Section 12 for the timely proposal of business other than the nomination of persons for election as directors.
        To be in proper written form, such stockholder’s notice to the secretary must set forth: as to each person (a “ nominee ”) whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director: (A) the name, age, business address and residence address of the nominee, (B) the principal occupation or employment of the nominee, (C) the class and number of shares of the corporation that are held of record or are beneficially owned by the nominee and any derivative positions held or beneficially held by the nominee, (D) whether and the extent to which any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on behalf of the nominee with respect to any securities of the corporation, and a description of any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares), the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, or to manage the risk or benefit of share price changes for, or to increase or decrease the voting power of the nominee, (E) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the nominations are to be made by the stockholder, (F) a written statement executed by the nominee acknowledging that as a director of the corporation, the nominee will owe a fiduciary duty under Delaware law with respect to the corporation and its stockholders, and (G) any other information relating to the nominee that would be required to be disclosed about such nominee if proxies were being solicited for the election of the nominee as a director, or that is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the 1934 Act (including without limitation the nominee’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement, if any, as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); and as to such stockholder giving notice, (A) the information required to be provided pursuant to clauses (2) through (5) of the third paragraph of Article 2, Section 12, and the supplement referenced in the second sentence of the third paragraph of such Section (except that the references to “business” in such clauses shall instead refer to nominations of directors for purposes





of this paragraph), and (B) a statement whether either such stockholder or Stockholder Associated Person will deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of a number of the corporation’s voting shares reasonably believed by such stockholder or Stockholder Associated Person to be necessary to elect such nominee(s) (such information provided and statements made as required by clauses (A) and (B) above, a “ Nominee Solicitation Statement ”).
        At the request of the board of directors, any person nominated by a stockholder for election as a director must furnish to the secretary of the corporation such other information as may reasonably be required by the corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as an independent director of the corporation or that could be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee; in the absence of the furnishing of such information if requested, such stockholder’s nomination shall not be considered in proper form pursuant to this section.
        Without exception, no person shall be eligible for election or re-election as a director of the corporation at an annual meeting of stockholders unless nominated in accordance with the provisions set forth in this section. The chairman of the annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare at the annual meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the provisions prescribed by these bylaws, and if the chairman should so determine, he or she shall so declare at the annual meeting, and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.
  14.      Inspectors of Elections
       Before any meeting of stockholders, the board of directors shall appoint an inspector or inspectors of election to act at the meeting or its adjournment. The number of inspectors shall be either one (1) or three (3). If any person appointed as inspector fails to appear or fails or refuses to act, then the chairman of the meeting may, and upon the request of any stockholder or a stockholder's proxy shall, appoint a person to fill that vacancy.
 Such inspectors shall: (i) determine the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, the number of shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, and the authenticity, validity, and effect of proxies; (ii) receive votes and ballots; (iii) hear and determine all challenges and questions in any way arising in connection with the right to vote; and (iv) count and tabulate all votes and ballots.
 The inspectors of election shall perform their duties impartially, in good faith, to the best of their ability and as expeditiously as is practical. If there are three (3) inspectors of election, the decision, act or certificate of a majority is effective in all respects as the decision, act or certificate of all. Any report or certificate made by the inspectors of election is prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
15.      Conduct of Meeting
       The chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of business as the Chairman deems appropriate.





ARTICLE 3
DIRECTORS
1.
General Powers
        The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the board of directors.
 2.        Number, Election and Term of Office
        The authorized number of directors constituting the board of directors shall be from six (6) to eleven (11). The exact number of directors within the foregoing range shall be determined from time to time exclusively by resolution of the board of directors. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term expires. Directors shall only be elected by stockholders at the annual meeting of the stockholders   Each director elected shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal as hereinafter provided.
 3.        Removal and Resignation
        Any director or the entire board of directors may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the holders of the shares representing a majority of the voting power of the corporation then entitled to vote at an election of directors. Whenever the holders of any class or series are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions of the corporation's certificate of incorporation, the provisions of this section shall apply, in respect to the removal without cause of a director or directors so elected, to the vote of the holders of the outstanding shares of that class or series and not to the vote of the outstanding shares as whole. Any director may resign at any time upon written notice, including by electronic transmission, to the corporation.
 4.        Vacancies
a.
If a vacancy on the board of directors has resulted from the death, resignation or removal of a director, such vacancy shall be filled only by a majority of those remaining directors then in office, though such directors may constitute less than a quorum.

b.
Newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors shall be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office.

c.
Each director so chosen shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal as herein provided.
5.         Regular Meetings
           Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by the board.





6.              Special Meetings and Notice
            Special meetings of the board of directors for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the president or any two (2) directors. Notice of the date, time and place of special meetings shall be delivered personally, by telephone, facsimile, electronic mail or other comparable communication equipment to each director or sent by first-class mail, charges prepaid, addressed to each director at that director's address as it is shown on the records of the corporation. If the notice is mailed, it shall be deposited in the United States mail at least four (4) days before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is delivered personally or by telephone, facsimile, telegram, electronic mail or other comparable communication equipment, it shall be delivered at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. Any notice given personally or by telephone, facsimile, telegram, electronic mail or other comparable communication equipment may be communicated either to the director or to a person at the office of the director who the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate it to the director. The notice need not specify the purpose of the meeting.
 7.  Quorum, Required Vote and Adjournment
 A majority of the total number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  Except as otherwise required in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, the vote of a majority of directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the board of directors. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the board of directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.
 8. Committees
       Subject to the voting requirements set forth in Article 3, the board of directors may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the corporation, which to the extent provided in such resolution or these bylaws shall have and may exercise the powers of the board of directors in the management and affairs of the corporation except as otherwise limited by law. The board of directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the board of directors. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the board of directors when required.
 9.      Communications Equipment
        Members of the board of directors or any committee thereof may participate in and act at any meeting of such board or committee through the use of a conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in the meeting pursuant to this section shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.
 10.      Waiver of Notice and Presumption of Assent
        Any member of the board of directors or any committee thereof who is present at a meeting shall be conclusively presumed to have waived notice of such meeting except when such member attends for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Such member shall be conclusively presumed to have assented to any action taken unless his or her dissent shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting or unless his or her written dissent to such action shall be filed with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the adjournment thereof or shall be forwarded by registered mail to the secretary of the corporation immediately after the adjournment of the meeting. Such right to dissent shall not apply to any member who voted in favor of such action.





 11.        Action by Written Consent
        Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the board of directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the board or committee, as the case may be consent thereto in writing, including by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the board or committee.
ARTICLE 4
OFFICERS
1.        Number
       The officers of the corporation shall be appointed by the board of directors and shall consist of a president and a secretary.  The corporation may also have, at the discretion of the board of directors, a chairperson of the board of directors, a vice chairperson of the board of directors, a chief executive officer, a chief financial officer, a treasurer, one or more vice presidents, one or more assistant vice presidents, one or more assistant treasurers, one or more assistant secretaries, and any such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.
2.        Appointment of officers
The board of directors shall appoint the officers of the corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Article 4, Section 3 of these bylaws, subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment.
3. Other Officers, Assistant Officers and Agents
       The board of directors may appoint, or empower the chief executive officer or, in the absence of a chief executive officer, the president, to appoint, such other officers and agents as the business of the corporation may require. Each of such officers and agents shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these bylaws or as the board of directors may from time to time determine.
4.         Removal and Resignation
Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by an affirmative vote of the majority of the board of directors at any regular or special meeting of the board of directors or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the board of directors, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the board of directors.
Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice. Unless otherwise specified in the notice of resignation, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.
5.        Vacancies
       Any vacancy occurring in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise, may be filled by the board of directors or in accordance with Article 4, Section 3 of these bylaws.





6.          Authority and Duties of Officers
       All officers of the corporation shall respectively have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the corporation as may be designated from time to time by the board of directors or the stockholders and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the board of directors.
ARTICLE 5
INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND OTHERS
 1.        Nature of Indemnity
       Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a "proceeding"), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary, or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise at any time during which this bylaw is in effect (whether or not such person continues to serve in such capacity at the time any indemnification or payment of expenses pursuant hereto is sought or at the time any proceeding relating thereto exists or is brought), shall be indemnified and held harmless by the corporation to the fullest extent which it is empowered to do so by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys' fees actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such proceeding) and such indemnification shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators; provided, however, that, except as provided in Article 5, Section 2 hereof, the corporation shall indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the board of directors of the corporation. The right to indemnification conferred in this Article 5 shall be a contract right, shall vest at the time of such person’s service to or at the request of the corporation and, subject to Article 5, Sections 2 and 5 hereof, shall include the right to be paid by the corporation the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition. The corporation may, by action of its board of directors, provide indemnification to employees and agents of the corporation with the same scope and effect as the foregoing indemnification of directors and officers.
2.        Procedure for Indemnification of Directors and Officers
       Any indemnification of a director or officer of the corporation under Section 1 of this Article 5 or advance of expenses under Section 5 of this Article 5 shall be made promptly, and in any event within (x) thirty (30) days, in the case of a request for advancement, and sixty (60) days, in the case of a request for indemnification, following the written request of the director or officer. If a determination by the corporation that the director or officer is entitled to indemnification or advancement is not made within the times periods described above, or if the corporation denies a written request for indemnification or advancing of expenses, in whole or in part, the right to indemnification or advances as granted by this Article 5 shall be enforceable by the director or officer in any court of competent jurisdiction. Such person's costs and expenses incurred in connection with successfully establishing his or her right to indemnification, in whole or in part, in any such action shall also be indemnified by the corporation. It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required undertaking, if any, has been tendered to the corporation) that the claimant has not met the standards of conduct which make it permissible under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware for the corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed, but the burden of such defense shall be on the corporation. Neither the failure of the corporation (including its board of directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, nor an actual determination by the corporation (including its board of directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders)





that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
3.        Article Not Exclusive
       The rights to indemnification and the payment of expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final disposition conferred in this Article 5 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the certificate of incorporation, bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
 4.        Insurance
        The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on its own behalf and on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, fiduciary, or agent of the corporation or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under this Article 5.
 5.        Expenses
        Expenses incurred by any person described in Section 1 of this Article 5 in defending a proceeding shall be paid by the corporation in advance of such proceeding's final disposition upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation. Such expenses incurred by other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the board of directors deems appropriate.
 6.        Employees and Agents
        Persons who are not covered by the foregoing provisions of this Article 5 and who are or were employees or agents of the corporation, or who are or were serving at the request of the corporation as employees or agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, may be indemnified to the extent authorized at any time or from time to time by the board of directors.
7.        Contract Rights
        The provisions of this Article 5 shall be deemed to be a contract right between the corporation and each director or officer who serves in any such capacity at any time while this Article 5 and the relevant provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or other applicable law are in effect.  Any amendment, modification, alteration or repeal of this Article 5 that in any way diminishes, limits, restricts, adversely affects or eliminates any right of an indemnitee or his or her successors to indemnification, advancement of expenses or otherwise shall be prospective only and shall not in any way diminish, limit, restrict, adversely affect or eliminate any such right with respect to any actual or alleged state of facts, occurrence, action or omission then or previously existing, or any action, suit or proceeding previously or thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part upon any such actual or alleged state of facts, occurrence, action or omission.





 8.        Merger or Consolidation
        For purposes of this Article 5, references to "the corporation" shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this Article 5 with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as he or she would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.
ARTICLE 6
CERTIFICATES OF STOCK
  1.        Form
        The shares of the corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the board of directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the corporation. Every holder of stock in the corporation represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate, signed by, or in the name of the corporation by, the chairperson of the board of directors or vice-chairperson of the board of directors, or the president or a vice-president, and by the treasurer or an assistant treasurer, or the secretary or an assistant secretary of the corporation representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
       The name of the person to whom shares of the corporation are issued, with the number of shares and date of issue, shall be entered on the books of the corporation. Shares of stock of the corporation shall only be transferred on the books of the corporation by the holder of record thereof or by such holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and if such stock is certificated, upon surrender to the corporation of the certificate or certificates for such shares endorsed by the appropriate person or persons, with such evidence of the authenticity of such endorsement, transfer, authorization, and other matters as the corporation may reasonably require, and accompanied by all necessary stock transfer stamps. The board of directors may appoint a bank or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof to act as its transfer agent or registrar, or both in connection with the transfer of any class or series of securities of the corporation.
 2.        Lost Certificate
 Except as provided in this Article 6, Section 2, no new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace a previously issued certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the corporation and cancelled at the same time. The corporation may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen, or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen, or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the corporation may, as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen, or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his or her legal representative, to give the corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify the corporation against any claim that may be made against the corporation on account of the loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate.





3.        Fixing a Record Date for Stockholder Meetings
        In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the board of directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the board of directors, and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If no record date is fixed by the board of directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be the close of business on the next day preceding the day on which notice is given, or if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the board of directors may fix a new record date for the adjournment meeting.
 4.        Fixing a Record Date for Other Purposes
        In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment or any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purposes of any other lawful action, the board of directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the board of directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
5.        Registered Stockholders
        Prior to the surrender to the corporation of the certificate or certificates for a share or shares of stock with a request to record the transfer of such share or shares, the corporation may treat the registered owner as the person entitled to receive dividends, to vote, to receive notifications, and otherwise to exercise all the rights and powers of an owner.
ARTICLE 7
GENERAL PROVISIONS
  1.        Dividends
        Dividends upon the capital stock of the corporation, subject to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, if any, may be declared by the board of directors at any regular or special meeting, pursuant to applicable law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the capital stock, subject to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the directors from time to time, in their absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, or any other purpose and the directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.
 2.        Checks, Drafts or Orders
        All checks, drafts, or other orders for the payment of money by or to the corporation and all notes and other evidences of indebtedness issued in the name of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers, agent or agents of the corporation, and in such manner, as shall be determined by resolution of the board of directors or a duly authorized committee thereof.





 3.        Contracts
        The board of directors may authorize any officer or officers, or any agent or agents, of the corporation to enter into any contract or to execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
 4.        Loans
        The corporation may lend money to, or guarantee any obligation of, or otherwise assist any officer or other employee of the corporation or of its subsidiary, including any officer or employee who is a director of the corporation or its subsidiary, whenever, in the judgment of the directors, such loan, guaranty or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the corporation, except to the extent prohibited by applicable law. The loan, guaranty or other assistance may be with or without interest, and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the board of directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the corporation. Nothing in this section contained shall be deemed to deny, limit or restrict the powers of guaranty or warranty of the corporation at common law or under any statute. No loans shall be made or contracted on behalf of the corporation and no evidences of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by resolution of the board of directors. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
 5.        Fiscal Year
        The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the board of directors.
 6.        Voting Securities Owned By Corporation
        Voting securities in any other corporation held by the corporation shall be voted by the president or the secretary, unless the board of directors specifically confers authority to vote with respect there to, which authority may be general or confined to specific instances, upon some other person or officer. Any person authorized to vote securities shall have the power to appoint proxies, with general power of substitution.
7.        Inspection of Books and Records
        Any stockholder (as defined in Section 220 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware), in person or by attorney or other agent, shall, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have the right during the usual hours for business to inspect for any proper purpose the corporation's stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records, and to make copies or extracts therefrom. A proper purpose shall mean any purpose reasonably related to such person's interest as a stockholder. In every instance where an attorney or other agent shall be the person who seeks the right to inspection, the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of attorney or such other writing which authorizes the attorney or other agent to so act on behalf of the stockholder. The demand under oath shall be directed to the corporation at its registered office in the State of Delaware or at its principal place of business.
 8.        Section Headings
        Section headings in these bylaws are for convenience of reference only and shall not be given any substantive effect in limiting or otherwise construing any provision herein.
 9.        Inconsistent Provisions
        In the event that any provision of these bylaws is or becomes inconsistent with any provision of the certificate of incorporation, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any other applicable law, the provision of these bylaws shall not be given any effect to the extent of such inconsistency but shall otherwise be given full force and effect.





ARTICLE 8
AMENDMENTS
       Except as set forth in the next sentence, these bylaws may be amended, altered, or repealed and new bylaws adopted at any meeting of the board of directors or by the stockholders at a meeting at which such matter is properly brought before them for a vote by the vote of a majority of the voting power of all shares entitled to vote thereon. The fact that the power to adopt, amend, alter, or repeal the bylaws has been conferred upon the board of directors shall not divest the stockholders of the same powers. 







Execution Version

 

Published CUSIP Number: 72749DAA4
Revolving Credit CUSIP Number: 72749DAB2
Term B Loan CUSIP Number: 72749DAC0
CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of July 2, 2018

among

PLANTRONICS, INC.,
as the Borrower,

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent,
and

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC,
as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner

 



TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
Page
Section
 
 
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section 1.01.
Defined Terms
Section 1.02.
Other Interpretive Provisions
Section 1.03.
Accounting Terms
Section 1.04.
Rounding
Section 1.05.
Times of Day
Section 1.06.
Letter of Credit Amounts
Section 1.07.
Limited Condition Transactions
Section 1.08.
Rates
Section 1.09.
Timing of Performance
ARTICLE 2
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
Section 2.01.
The Loans
Section 2.02.
Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans
Section 2.03.
Letters of Credit
Section 2.04.
Swing Line Loans
Section 2.05.
Prepayments
Section 2.06.
Termination or Reduction of Commitments
Section 2.07.
Repayment of Loans
Section 2.08.
Interest
Section 2.09.
Fees
Section 2.10.
Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate
Section 2.11.
Evidence of Debt
Section 2.12.
Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback
Section 2.13.
Sharing of Payments by Lenders
Section 2.14.
Incremental Increases
Section 2.15.
Cash Collateral
Section 2.16.
Defaulting Lenders
Section 2.17.
Extensions of Term Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments
Section 2.18.
Reverse Dutch Auction Prepayments
Section 2.19.
Refinancing Facilities
ARTICLE 3
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
Section 3.01.
Taxes
Section 3.02.
Illegality
Section 3.03.
Inability to Determine Rates

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Section 3.04.
Increased Costs
Section 3.05.
Compensation for Losses
Section 3.06.
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
Section 3.07.
Survival
ARTICLE 4
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
Section 4.01.
Conditions of Effectiveness and Initial Credit Extension
Section 4.02.
Conditions to all Credit Extensions After the Closing Date
ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 5.01.
Existence, Qualification and Power
Section 5.02.
Authorization; No Contravention
Section 5.03.
Governmental Authorization; Other Consents
Section 5.04.
Binding Effect
Section 5.05.
Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect
Section 5.06.
Litigation
Section 5.07.
No Default
Section 5.08.
Ownership of Property; Liens; Investments
Section 5.09.
Environmental Compliance
Section 5.10.
Insurance
Section 5.11.
Taxes
Section 5.12.
ERISA Compliance
Section 5.13.
Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties
Section 5.14.
Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act
Section 5.15.
Disclosure
Section 5.16.
Compliance with Laws
Section 5.17.
Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.
Section 5.18.
Solvency
Section 5.19.
Casualty, Etc.
Section 5.20.
Labor Matters
Section 5.21.
Collateral Documents
Section 5.22.
Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions
Section 5.23.
Senior Indebtedness Status
Section 5.24.
Burdensome Provisions
ARTICLE 6
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Section 6.01.
Financial Statements
Section 6.02.
Certificates; Other Information
Section 6.03.
Notices
Section 6.04.
Payment of Taxes and Other Obligations



Section 6.05.
Preservation of Existence, Etc.
Section 6.06.
Maintenance of Properties
Section 6.07.
Maintenance of Insurance
Section 6.08.
Compliance with Laws
Section 6.09.
Books and Records
Section 6.10.
Inspection Rights
Section 6.11.
Use of Proceeds
Section 6.12.
Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security
Section 6.13.
Compliance with Environmental Laws
Section 6.14.
Further Assurances
Section 6.15.
Compliance with Terms of Leaseholds
Section 6.16.
Material Contracts
Section 6.17.
Maintenance of Debt Ratings
Section 6.18.
Compliance with ERISA
Section 6.19.
Post-Closing Matters
Section 6.20.
Designation of Subsidiaries
ARTICLE 7
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Section 7.01.
Liens
Section 7.02.
Indebtedness
Section 7.03.
Investments
Section 7.04.
Fundamental Changes
Section 7.05.
Dispositions
Section 7.06.
Restricted Payments
Section 7.07.
Change in Nature of Business
Section 7.08.
Transactions with Affiliates
Section 7.09.
Burdensome Agreements
Section 7.10.
Use of Proceeds
Section 7.11.
Financial Covenants
Section 7.12.
Amendments of Organization Documents
Section 7.13.
Accounting Changes
Section 7.14.
Prepayments, Etc. of Junior Indebtedness
ARTICLE 8
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 8.01.
Events of Default
Section 8.02.
Remedies upon Event of Default
Section 8.03.
Application of Funds
Section 8.04.
Credit Bidding
ARTICLE 9
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT



Section 9.01.
Appointment and Authority
Section 9.02.
Rights as a Lender
Section 9.03.
Exculpatory Provisions
Section 9.04.
Reliance by Administrative Agent
Section 9.05.
Delegation of Duties
Section 9.06.
Resignation of Administrative Agent
Section 9.07.
Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders
Section 9.08.
No Other Duties, Etc.
Section 9.09.
Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim
Section 9.10.
Collateral and Guaranty Matters
Section 9.11.
Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements
Section 9.12.
Certain ERISA Matters
ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01.
Amendments, Etc.
Section 10.02.
Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications
Section 10.03.
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement
Section 10.04.
Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
Section 10.05.
Payments Set Aside
Section 10.06.
Successors and Assigns
Section 10.07.
Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality
Section 10.08.
Right of Setoff
Section 10.09.
Interest Rate Limitation
Section 10.10.
Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness
Section 10.11.
Survival of Representations and Warranties
Section 10.12.
Severability
Section 10.13.
Replacement of Lenders
Section 10.14.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.
Section 10.15.
Waiver of Jury Trial
Section 10.16.
No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility
Section 10.17.
Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents
Section 10.18.
USA PATRIOT Act
Section 10.19.
Time of the Essence
Section 10.20.
Entire Agreement
Section 10.21.
Inconsistencies with Other Documents
Section 10.22.
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions




SCHEDULES
 
 
 
Existing Letters of Credit
Subsidiary Guarantors
Existing Liens
Owned Real Property
Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments; Loan Parties
Intellectual Property Matters
Post-Closing Matters
Existing Indebtedness
Existing Investments
Transactions with Affiliates
Burdensome Agreements
Administrative Agent’s Office, Certain Addresses for Notices
 
 
EXHIBITS
 
 
 
Form of
 
Committed Loan Notice
Swing Line Loan Notice
Term B Note
Revolving Credit Note
Swing Line Note
Compliance Certificate
Assignment and Assumption
Perfection Certificate
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Foreign Lenders that Are Not Partnerships
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Foreign Participants that Are Not Partnerships
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Foreign Participants that Are Partnerships
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate for Foreign Lenders that Are Partnerships
Auction Procedures
Solvency Certificate
Cash Management Bank Designation
Hedge Bank Designation




CREDIT AGREEMENT
This CREDIT AGREEMENT (“ Agreement ”) is entered into as of July 2, 2018, among PLANTRONICS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “ Lenders ” and individually, a “ Lender ”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as Administrative Agent.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS :
Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated March 28, 2018 (the “ Polycom Acquisition Agreement ”) among the Borrower, Triangle Private Holdings II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Seller ”) and Polycom, Inc. a Delaware corporation (the “ Acquired Company ”), the Borrower has agreed to acquire the Acquired Company from the Seller on the terms and conditions set forth therein (the “ Polycom Acquisition ”).
The Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide (i) Initial Term B Loans in the aggregate principal amount of $1,275,000,000 and (ii) Revolving Credit Commitments in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000, and the Lenders have indicated their willingness to provide such Initial Term B Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS
Section 1.01.     Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
Acquired Company ” has the meaning specified in the Preliminary Statements hereto.
Acquired Company Audited Financial Statements ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(h)(ii) .
Acquired Company Interim Financial Statements ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(h)(ii) .
Acquisition ”, by any Person, means the purchase or other acquisition by such Person, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, of all of the Equity Interests (other than qualifying directors shares) in, or all or substantially all of the property of, or all or substantially all of any business or division of, any Person (other than any interest in any joint venture owned by such Person) that, upon the consummation thereof, will be owned directly by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including as a result of a merger or consolidation). Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Acquisition” shall not include any transaction or series of related transactions solely among the Borrower and/or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Acquisition Consideration ” means the purchase consideration for any Permitted Acquisition and all other payments by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in exchange for, or as part of, any Permitted Acquisition, whether paid in cash or by exchange of Equity Interests or of properties or otherwise and whether payable at or prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or deferred for payment at any future time, whether or not any such future payment is subject to the occurrence of any contingency, and includes any and all payments representing the purchase price and any assumptions of Indebtedness, “earn-outs” and other agreements to make any payment the amount of which is, or the terms of payment of which are, in any respect subject to or contingent upon the revenues, income, cash flow or profits (or the like) of any Person or business; provided that any such future payment that is subject to a contingency shall be considered Acquisition Consideration only to the extent of the reserve, if any, required under GAAP at the time of such purchase to be established in respect thereof by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.



Act ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.18 .
Administrative Agent ” means Wells Fargo in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent appointed pursuant to Section 9.06 .
Administrative Agent’s Office ” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02 , or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Lenders.
Administrative Questionnaire ” means an Administrative Questionnaire in substantially the form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. For the avoidance of doubt, no individual shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of a Person solely because such individual is a director, senior officer or the equivalent of such Person.
Aggregate Commitments ” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.
Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
Anti-Corruption Laws ” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including, without limitation, the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and the rules and regulations thereunder and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010 and the rules and regulations thereunder.
Anti-Money Laundering Laws ” means any and all laws, statutes, regulations or obligatory government orders, decrees, ordinances or rules applicable to a Loan Party, its Subsidiaries or Controlled Affiliates related to terrorism financing or money laundering, including any applicable provision of the Act and The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (also known as the “Bank Secrecy Act,” 31 U.S.C. §§  5311-5330 and 12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959).
Applicable Percentage ” means (a) in respect of the Term B Facility, with respect to any Term B Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Term B Facility represented by (i) on the Closing Date (in the case of the Initial Term B Loans) or the applicable borrowing date (in the case of any Incremental Term B Loan), such Term B Lender’s Term B Commitment at such time and (ii) thereafter, represented by the principal amount of such Term B Lender’s Term B Loans at such time, as such amount may be increased, reduced or otherwise modified at any time or from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, and (b) in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Revolving Credit Facility represented by such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.16 . If the commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans and the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02 , or if the Revolving Credit Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Revolving Credit Lender in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Credit Lender in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments. The initial Applicable Percentage of each Lender in respect of each Facility is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on the Register or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.
Applicable Rate ” means:
(a) with respect to each Class of Initial Term B Loans, 2.50% per annum for Eurodollar Rate Loans and 1.50% per annum for Base Rate Loans; and

 
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(b) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, Commitment Fees and Letter of Credit Fees, (i) from the Closing Date to the date on which the Administrative Agent actually receives a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(a) for the fiscal quarter ending December 29, 2018, (A) 2.00% per annum for Eurodollar Rate Loans and Letter of Credit Fees, (B) 1.00% per annum for Base Rate Loans, and (C) 0.25% per annum for Commitment Fees, and (ii) thereafter, the applicable percentage per annum set forth below determined by reference to the Total Net Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(b) :
Pricing Level
Total Net Leverage Ratio
Revolving Credit Facility
Letters of Credit Fees*
Commitment Fees
Eurodollar Rate Loans
Base Rate Loans
I
≥ 3.50 : 1.00
2.25%
1.25%
2.25%
0.30%
II
< 3.50 : 1.00 but
≥ 3.00 : 1.00
2.00%
1.00%
2.00%
0.25%
III
< 3.00 : 1.00 but
≥ 2.50 : 1.00
1.75%
0.75%
1.75%
0.20%
IV
< 2.50 : 1.00
1.50%
0.50%
1.50%
0.20%

Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) ; provided , however , that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, Commitment Fees and Letter of Credit Fees, upon request of the Required Revolving Credit Lenders, Pricing Level I shall apply, in each case as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and in each case shall remain in effect until the date on which such Compliance Certificate is delivered. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the determination of the Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(b) .
* The Applicable Rate for each performance standby Letter of Credit with respect to nonfinancial contractual obligations shall equal 50% of the Applicable Rate of Letter of Credit Fees set forth above.
Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage ” means with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility at such time.
Appropriate Lender ” means, at any time, (a) with respect to the Initial Term B Loans, the Term B Lenders holding the Outstanding Amount at such time of the Initial Term B Loans, (b) with respect to any Incremental Term Loan, the applicable Incremental Lenders holding the Outstanding Amount at such time of all of such Incremental Term Loans, (c) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, the Revolving Credit Lenders at such time, (d) with respect to the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (i) the L/C Issuer and (ii) if any Letters of Credit have been issued pursuant to Section 2.03(a) , the Revolving Credit Lenders, and (e) with respect to the Swing Line Sublimit, (i) the Swing Line Lender and (ii) if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.04(a) , the Revolving Credit Lenders.
Approved Fund ” means any Fund 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.
Arranger ” means Wells Fargo Securities, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner.
Assignment and Assumption ” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.06(b)) , and

 
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accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
Attributable Indebtedness ” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount or principal amount of the remaining lease or similar payments under the relevant lease or other applicable agreement or instrument that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease or other agreement or instrument were accounted for as a Capitalized Lease.
Auction ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a) .
Auction Manager ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a) .
Auction Notice ” has the meaning specified in Exhibit H .
Auction Procedures ” means the procedures set forth in Exhibit H .
Available Amount ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Available Amount Basket.”
Available Amount Basket ” means, at any date of determination the sum of (a) $50,000,000 plus (b) Retained Excess Cash Flow (which in no event shall be less than zero) (such amount the “ Available Amount ”); provided that the Available Amount Basket shall only be available so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time and (ii) the Borrower is in pro forma compliance (determined at the time such basket is utilized based on the financial information received for the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to such time for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) , as applicable) with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 (whether or not in effect).
Availability Period ” means, in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06 , and (c) the date of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans and of the obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02 .
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.
Base Rate ” means, at any time, the highest of: (a) the Prime Rate; (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%; and (c) the Eurodollar Rate for an Interest Period of one month plus 1.00%; each change in the Base Rate shall take effect simultaneously with the corresponding change or changes in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Rate, or the Eurodollar Rate ( provided that clause (c) shall not be applicable during any period in which the Eurodollar Rate is unavailable or unascertainable). Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely in determining the Base Rate for Term B Loans, if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
Base Rate Loan ” means a Revolving Credit Loan or a Term Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

 
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Beneficial Ownership Certification ” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
Beneficial Ownership Regulation ” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
Benefit Plan ” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan.”
Borrower ” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.
Borrower Audited Financial Statements ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(h)(i) .
Borrower Interim Financial Statements ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(h)(i) .
Borrower Materials ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02 .
Borrowing ” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a Swing Line Borrowing or a Term B Borrowing, as the context may require.
Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located or the state where the Borrower’s primary cash management bank is located and, if such day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, means any such day that is also a London Banking Day.
Capital Expenditures ” means, with respect to any Person for any period, any expenditure in respect of the purchase or other acquisition of any fixed or capital asset (excluding (a) normal replacements and maintenance which are properly charged to current operations, (b) reinvestments in fixed assets pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) , to the extent of Net Cash Proceeds permitted to be reinvested thereunder, and (c) such expenditures attributable solely to acquisitions of property, plant and equipment in Permitted Acquisitions). For purposes of this definition, the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment or with insurance proceeds shall be included in Capital Expenditures only to the extent of the gross amount by which such purchase price exceeds the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time or the amount of such insurance proceeds, as the case may be.
Capitalized Expenses ” means any costs or expenses incurred during any applicable period that are not deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income except by means of amortization or through impairment of goodwill.
Capitalized Leases ” means, subject to Section 1.03(b)(ii) , all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases.
Cash Collateral ” has a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
Cash Collateral Account ” means a blocked, interest-bearing deposit account, invested in the type of investments identified in the definition of “Cash Equivalents” or other investments satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, of one or more of the Loan Parties at Wells Fargo (or another commercial bank located in the United States) in the name of the Administrative Agent and under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, and otherwise established in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 
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Cash Collateralize ” means, to deposit in a Cash Collateral Account or to pledge and deposit with, or deliver to, the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the L/C Issuers, the Swing Line Lender or the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender shall agree, in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, as applicable.
Cash Equivalents ” means any of the following types of Investments, to the extent owned by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens permitted hereunder):
(a) readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of the United States is pledged in support thereof;
(b) time or demand deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, or money market or demand deposit accounts or overnight bank deposits maintained at, any commercial bank that (i) is a Lender or (ii) (A) is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, and (B) either (x) issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated as described in clause (c) of this definition or (y) has combined capital and surplus of at least $500,000,000, in each case with maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(c) commercial paper or fixed rate notes issued by any Person organized under the laws of any state of the United States and rated at least “Prime-1” (or the then equivalent grade) by Moody’s or at least “A-1” (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another rating agency), in each case with maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof;
(d) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (a) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (b)(i) or (b)(ii) above, which repurchase obligations are secured by a valid perfected security interest in the underlying securities;
(e) Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which are administered by financial institutions that have the highest rating obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P, and the portfolios of which are limited solely to Investments of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this definition;
(f) money market accounts and similar funds maintained with mutual funds having assets in excess of $2,500,000,000, which assets are primarily comprised of Cash Equivalents described in one or more other clauses of this definition or money market accounts and similar funds having a rating of at least P-1 or A-1 (or the then equivalent grade) from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another rating agency);
(g) marketable tax exempt securities rated A or higher (or the then equivalent grade) by Moody's or A+ or higher (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P (or, if at any time neither Moody’s nor S&P shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another rating agency), in each

 
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case, maturing within twelve months from the date of acquisition thereof, but excluding any of the foregoing to the extent consisting of margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X); and
(h) any Investments contemplated by that certain Investment Policy & Guidelines (the “ Investment Policy ”), dated as of August 14, 2017, approved by the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Borrower, and as separately identified in writing to the Lenders, prior to the date of allocation, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented, replaced and/or otherwise modified from time to time; provided that any Investment added thereto by any such amendment, restatement, supplement, replacement or other modification shall be substantially similar to Investments fitting within the foregoing clauses (a)-(g) and shall not be considered a “Cash Equivalent” hereunder until such Investment is approved by the Administrative Agent.
Cash Management Agreement ” means any agreement to provide cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit or debit card (including non-card electronic payables), electronic funds transfer and other cash management arrangements.
Cash Management Bank ” means any Person that, (a) at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement with a Loan Party, is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Arranger or an Affiliate of an Arranger, the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement, (b) at the time it (or its Affiliate) becomes a Lender, an Arranger or the Administrative Agent (including on the Closing Date) is a party to a Cash Management Agreement with a Loan Party in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement or (c) is designated by the Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement; provided that such person, unless a party to this Agreement, executes and delivers an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J-1 or another form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent pursuant to which such person (i) appoints the Administrative Agent as its “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents and (ii) agrees to be bound by Sections 9.03, 9.07, 10.04(c) and 9.09 as if it were a Lender and Sections 9.10 and 9.11.
CFC ” means a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code.
Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement (or, as to any Lender or Participant that becomes a Lender or Participant, as the case may be, after the date hereof, the date such Person becomes a Lender or Participant, as the case may be), 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, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) 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 to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.
Change of Control ” means an event or series of events by which any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities or other Equity Interests that such person or group has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time (such right, an “ option right ”)), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the Equity Interests of the Borrower entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of the Borrower on a fully-diluted

 
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basis (and taking into account all such securities that such “person” or “group” has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, a Person shall not be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of Equity Interests subject to a stock purchase agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement until the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreement.
Class ” means, when used in reference to (a) any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Credit Loans, Revolving Credit Facility Increases, Initial Term B Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans or Extended Term Loans, (b) any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Credit Commitment, Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments (of the same series), Extended Revolving Credit Commitment (of the same series) or a Term B Commitment and (c) any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments. Incremental Term Loans, Extended Term Loans, Refinancing Term Loans, Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments (and Loans made pursuant thereto), Revolving Credit Facility Increases (and Loans made pursuant thereto) and Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and Loans made pursuant thereto) that have different terms and conditions shall be construed to be in different Classes.
Closing Date ” means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01 .
Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Collateral ” means all of the “ Collateral ” referred to in the Collateral Documents and all of the other property that is or is intended under the terms of the Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; provided that, with respect to any Mortgages, “Collateral” shall mean “Mortgaged Property” or a similar term as defined therein.
Collateral Documents ” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, each of the Mortgages, collateral assignments, control agreements, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement or the Collateral Documents, and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
Commitment ” means a Term B Commitment or a Revolving Credit Commitment, as the context may require.
Commitment Fee ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(a) .
Committed Loan Notice ” means a notice of (a) a Term B Borrowing, (b) a Revolving Credit Borrowing, (c) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (d) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a) , which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A or another form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent).
Commodity Exchange Act ” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq .).
Competitor ” means any Person that is a competitor of the Borrower, the Acquired Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries.
Compliance Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D .
Consolidated Current Assets ” means, at any date of determination, the total assets of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries which may properly be classified as current assets on a consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, excluding cash, Cash Equivalents, and

 
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the effects of adjustments pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any Permitted Acquisition.
Consolidated Current Liabilities ” means, at any date of determination, the total liabilities of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries which may properly be classified as current liabilities (other than the current portion of any Indebtedness) on a consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, excluding the effects of adjustments pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting, as the case may be, in relation to the Transactions or any Permitted Acquisition.
Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any period, an amount equal to Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for such period and without duplication plus (a) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income and without duplication: (i) Consolidated Interest Charges (net of interest income), (ii) the provision for federal, state, local and foreign income taxes payable or accrued during such period (but excluding amounts paid or accrued in a prior period), (iii) depreciation and amortization expense (including amortization of Capitalized Expenses), (iv) non-recurring or unusual expenses (other than Capitalized Expenses and integration expenses) incurred in connection with the consummation of this Agreement, the initial Credit Extensions hereunder, the Polycom Acquisition and the other Transactions, (v) non-recurring or unusual expenses and other items deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income (other than Capitalized Expenses and integration expenses) incurred, after the Closing Date, in connection with any Permitted Acquisition (other than the Polycom Acquisition) or any proposed Acquisition that is not closed, (vi) all non-cash losses, charges, expenses and other items reducing such Consolidated Net Income which do not represent a cash item in such period or any future period (in each case of or by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period), (vii) non-recurring or unusual integration expenses and other items deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income incurred by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date in connection with, and directly related to, the Polycom Acquisition or any Permitted Acquisition (in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $50,000,000 and 10% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Measurement Period (calculated before giving effect to any such expenses to be added back pursuant to this clause (a)(vii) for such Measurement Period); provided that integration expenses related to the Polycom Acquisition shall not exceed an aggregate amount equal to $75,000,000), so long as such integration expenses are incurred within eighteen (18) months of closing such Permitted Acquisition or the Polycom Acquisition, as applicable, (viii) other non-recurring or unusual losses, charges, expenses and other items reducing such Consolidated Net Income (other than items of the type referred to in the preceding clauses (iv) and (vii)) incurred during the then applicable Measurement Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $50,000,000 and 10% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Measurement Period (calculated before giving effect to any such items to be added back pursuant to this clause (a)(viii)), (ix) without duplication of amounts added back pursuant to other clauses in this definition (whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise), the amount of any expected “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, transition expenses, business optimization, other operating improvements, initiatives and synergies (collectively, “ Expected Cost Savings ”) (net of actual amounts realized) that are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable (in the good faith determination of such Person) related to (i) the Polycom Acquisition and (ii) after the Closing Date, any Permitted Acquisitions, permitted Investments, permitted Dispositions, or any operating improvement, restructuring, cost savings initiative or other similar initiative and/or specified transaction; provided that, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii) hereof, such Expected Cost Savings are projected by a financial officer in good faith to be reasonably anticipated to be realizable within eighteen (18) months of the consummation of the event giving rise thereto and shall not exceed 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Measurement Period (calculated before giving effect to any such Expected Cost Savings to be added back pursuant to this clause (a)(ix)) and (x) any transaction fees, costs and expenses, premiums, make-whole amounts, penalty payments and other similar items incurred in connection with the consummation of any of the following transactions (or any such transaction proposed and not consummated): any issuance or offering of Equity Interests, any Investment, any Disposition and any incurrence, repayment, refinancing, amendment or modification of Indebtedness (provided that expenses under each of the foregoing shall, upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, be outlined and described to the Administrative Agent in reasonable detail (with supporting data, calculations and information as may be reasonably requested

 
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by the Administrative Agent)); minus (b) the following to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income and without duplication: (i) federal, state, local and foreign income tax credits, (ii) all non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income (other than the accrual of revenue or recording of receivables in the ordinary course of business) and (iii) cash payments made during such period with respect to any expenses added back in any prior period pursuant to clause (a)(vi) (in each case of or by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained herein, Consolidated EBITDA for the fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2017, September 30, 2017, December 30, 2017 and March 31, 2018 shall be deemed to be $97,200,000, $127,600,000, $108,400,000 and $108,500,000, respectively, notwithstanding any calculation to the contrary in this definition.
For purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period, if, at any time during such period, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have Disposed of all or substantially all of the assets or Equity Interests of any Person or division, business unit, product line or line of business or consummated the Polycom Acquisition or a Permitted Acquisition, Consolidated EBITDA for such period shall be calculated (a) giving pro forma effect to such transaction as if such Disposition or the Polycom Acquisition or such Permitted Acquisition, as the case may be, occurred on the first day of such period, (b) excluding all income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the assets or Equity Interests that are subject to any such Disposition made during such period, (c) including all income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Equity Interests of such Person(s) acquired pursuant to the Polycom Acquisition or any such Permitted Acquisition, as the case may be, and (d) without duplication of any other adjustments already included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for such period, after giving effect to the pro forma adjustments with respect to such transaction, subject to the provisions and limitations set forth in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA.
Consolidated Funded Indebtedness ” means, as of any date of determination, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of the following (without duplication): (a) the outstanding principal amount of all obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed money (including Obligations hereunder) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments, (b) the outstanding principal amount of all purchase money Indebtedness, (c) all direct obligations arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial) (less the amount of any cash collateral securing any such letters of credit), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments, to the extent drawn and not reimbursed, (d) the principal amount of obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Earnout Obligations, until such obligations appear in the liabilities section of the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the footnotes thereto) and are not paid within 30 days after becoming due and payable, and (iii) accrued expenses and accrued pension costs and other employee benefit compensation and compensation obligations incurred or arising in the ordinary course of business), solely to the extent such obligations are included as liabilities on the balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, (e) the outstanding principal amount or capitalized amount, as applicable, of all Attributable Indebtedness, (f) all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) through (e) above of Persons other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, and (g) the outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary.
Consolidated Interest Charges ” means, for any period, the sum of (a) all interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, (b) all interest paid or payable with respect to discontinued operations, (c) the portion of rent expense under Capitalized Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP and (d) all cash contributions to any employee stock ownership plan or similar trust to the extent such contributions are used by such plan or trust to pay interest or fees to any Person (other than Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary)

 
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in connection with Indebtedness incurred by such plan or trust, in each case, of or by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP for such period; provided that Consolidated Net Income shall exclude (a) gains and losses that, in each case, are both unusual in nature and infrequently occurring, for such period, (b) the net income of any Restricted Subsidiary during such period to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary of such income is not permitted by operation of the terms of its Organization Documents or any agreement, instrument or Law applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary during such period, except that the Borrower’s equity in any net loss of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in determining Consolidated Net Income, (c) any income (or loss) for such period of any Person if such Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary, except that the Borrower’s equity in the net income of any such Person for such period shall be included in Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution (and in the case of a dividend or other distribution to a Restricted Subsidiary, such Restricted Subsidiary is not precluded from further distributing such amount to the Borrower as described in clause (b) of this proviso), (d) any gain (or loss) realized during such period by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries upon any sale of assets (other than any dispositions in the ordinary course of business) by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (e) earnings resulting from any reappraisal, revaluation or write-up of assets during such period, (f) unrealized gains and losses with respect to Swap Contracts during such period, (g)(i) any unrealized foreign currency exchange net gain or loss (including any currency re-measurement of Indebtedness or any other currency related risk and any gain or loss resulting from intercompany Indebtedness) and (ii) any realized or unrealized foreign currency exchange net gain or loss resulting from Swap Contracts for currency exchange risk associated with any currency re-measurement of Indebtedness, (h) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles during such period, to the extent included in such net income (loss), (i) the after-tax effect of any net income (or loss) for such period attributable to the early extinguishment of Indebtedness (or any cancellation of Indebtedness), (j) any reduction or increase in revenue as the result of a fair value adjustment pursuant to FASB ASC 805 to deferred revenue acquired in the Polycom Acquisition or any Permitted Acquisition and (k) the effects of non-cash adjustments in the inventory, property and equipment, software, goodwill, intangible assets, in-process research and development, deferred revenue, debt line items and other non-cash charges in the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s consolidated financial statements pursuant to GAAP resulting from the application of recapitalization accounting or, if applicable, purchase accounting in relation to the Transactions or any Permitted Acquisition or the amortization or write-off or write-down of any amounts thereof, net of taxes.
Consolidated Secured Indebtedness ” means, the aggregate principal amount of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on any assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
Contractual Obligation ” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
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.
Credit Extension ” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.
Debt Incurrence Test ” means, with respect to any applicable transaction, a Total Net Leverage Ratio of less than or equal to 5.00 to 1.00.
Debt Ratings ” means the collective reference to (a) the public corporate family rating of the Borrower as determined by Moody’s from time to time, (b) the public corporate credit rating of the Borrower as determined

 
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by S&P from time to time and (c) the public ratings with respect to the Facilities as determined by both Moody’s and S&P from time to time and “ Debt Rating ” means, as applicable, any of the foregoing.
Debtor Relief Laws ” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, 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 and affecting the rights of creditors generally.
Default ” means any event, act or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.
Default Rate ” means (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Letter of Credit Fees, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate for Base Rate Loans that are Initial Term B Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, as applicable plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided , however , that with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum, in each case to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Rate plus 2% per annum.
Defaulting Lender ” means, subject to Section 2.16(b) , any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of the Revolving Credit Loans or any Term Loan within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, including in respect of its participation in respect of Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans, within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent demonstrable error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.16(b) ) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and each Lender.

 
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Disposition ” or “ Dispose ” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction but excluding assignments for security purposes) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith; provided, however, that “Disposition” shall not be deemed to include any issuance by the Borrower of any of its Equity Interests to another Person or the use of cash or Cash Equivalents as consideration for a transaction that does not conflict with any Loan Document. For the avoidance of doubt, none of (x) the sale of any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness by the Borrower, (y) the sale of any Permitted Warrant Transaction by the Borrower nor (z) the performance by Borrower of its obligations under any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness or any Permitted Warrant Transaction, shall constitute a Disposition.
Disqualified Institution ” means, on any date, any Person that is (a) a Competitor or the direct or indirect Controlling owner of such Competitor identified in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent at any time, (b) designated by the Borrower as being a “Disqualified Institution” in writing to the Arranger prior to March 28, 2018 or (c) Affiliates of any such Competitors or institutions clearly identifiable as Affiliates solely on the basis of their names (other than any bona fide fixed income investor or debt fund that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business) or identified in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent from time to time (it being understood that any update pursuant to clause (a) or clause (c) shall not become effective until the third Business Day following the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such notice, and, in any event, shall not apply retroactively to disqualify any such person as to any assignment or participation that has occurred prior to, or is pending, as of the date such update becomes effective).
Disregarded Entity ” means an entity that is disregarded as separate from its owner for United States federal income tax purposes.
Dollar ” and “ $ ” mean lawful money of the United States.
Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States.
Earnout Obligations ” means, in connection with any acquisition, the obligation of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay a portion of the purchase price after the closing date thereof that is structured as an earnout or similar contingent payment or arrangement. The amount of any Earnout Obligation shall be the amount of such liability as reflected on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.
ECF Calculation Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.05(b)(i) .
ECF Percentage ” means, with respect to any determination of Excess Cash Flow, (a) 50% if the Total Net Leverage Ratio is greater than 3.00:1.00 as of the last day of the fiscal year most recently ended prior to such determination, (b) 25% if the Total Net Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.00:1.00 but greater than 2.50:1.00 as of the last day of such fiscal year, and (c) 0% if the Total Net Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.50:1.00 as of the last day of such fiscal year.
EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
EEA Member Country ” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

 
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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 credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country.
Eligible Assignee ” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.06(b)(iii) and (v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(iii) ). For the avoidance of doubt, any Disqualified Institution is subject to Section 10.06(g) .
Environment ” shall mean ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface, sediments, and subsurface strata & natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.

Environmental Laws ” means any and all applicable federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws (including the common law), regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to human health and safety (as it relates to exposure to Hazardous Materials), pollution and the protection of the Environment, including the Release or threat of Release of Hazardous Materials.
Environmental Liability ” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) an actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage or treatment of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
Environmental Permit ” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required under any applicable Environmental Law.
Equity Interests ” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.
ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).
ERISA Event ” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal (within the meaning of Sections 4203 or 4205 of ERISA) by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or in reorganization (within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA); (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (e) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer,

 
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any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) the determination that any Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan, or any Multiemployer Plan is considered a plan in endangered or critical status, within the meaning of Sections 430 or 432 of the Code or Sections 303 or 305 of ERISA, as applicable; (g) the failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to meet all applicable requirements under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of a Pension Plan, whether or not waived; or (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor thereto), as in effect from time to time.
Eurodollar Rate ” means, subject to the implementation of a Replacement Rate in accordance with Section 3.03(b) ,
(a)    for any interest rate calculation with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate of interest per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to the applicable Interest Period as published by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, a United Kingdom company (or a comparable or successor quoting service approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion in a manner consistent with other credit facilities under which it acts as administrative agent generally) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) London Banking Days prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period. If, for any reason, such rate is not so published, then the “Eurodollar Rate” shall be determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion to be the arithmetic average of the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars would be offered by first class banks in the London interbank market to the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) London Banking Days prior to the first day of the applicable Interest Period for a period equal to such Interest Period; and
(b)    for any interest rate calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan, the rate of interest per annum determined on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to one month (commencing on the date of determination of such interest rate) as published by the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited, a United Kingdom company (or a comparable or successor quoting service approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion in a manner consistent with other credit facilities under which it acts as administrative agent generally) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date of determination, or, if such date is not a Business Day, then the immediately preceding Business Day. If, for any reason, such rate is not so published, then the “Eurodollar Rate” for such Base Rate Loan shall be determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion to be the arithmetic average of the rate per annum at which deposits in Dollars would be offered by first class banks in the London interbank market to the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date of determination for a period equal to one month commencing on such date of determination.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) if the Eurodollar Rate (including, without limitation, any Replacement Rate with respect thereto) shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement and (y) unless otherwise specified in any amendment to this Agreement entered into in accordance with Section 3.03(b) , in the event that a Replacement Rate with respect to the Eurodollar Rate is implemented then all references herein to the Eurodollar Rate shall be deemed references to such Replacement Rate.
Eurodollar Rate Loan ” means a Revolving Credit Loan or a Term B Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”
Event of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01 .

 
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Excess Cash Flow ” means, for any fiscal year of the Borrower (the “ Excess Cash Flow Period ”), the excess (if any) of (a) the sum of (i) Consolidated EBITDA (calculated without giving effect to any adjustment described in the last sentence of the definition of Consolidated EBITDA) for the Excess Cash Flow Period plus (ii) the excess (if any) of the amount of Net Working Capital at the end of the previous Excess Cash Flow Period over the amount of Net Working Capital at the end of the Excess Cash Flow Period (except as a result of (w) the reclassification of items from short-term to long-term or vice versa, (x) the application of purchase and/or recapitalization accounting, (y) the effect of any fluctuation in the amount of accrued and contingent obligations under any Swap Contract and (z) any change in GAAP or in the application thereof), over (b) the sum (without duplication) for such Excess Cash Flow Period of (i) Consolidated Interest Charges actually paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) scheduled principal repayments, to the extent actually made in cash, of Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.07(a) , and mandatory prepayments of the Loans required due to a Disposition or an Insurance and Condemnation Event to the extent that such Disposition or Insurance and Condemnation Event resulted in an increase to Consolidated EBITDA, (iii) principal payments on all other Indebtedness actually paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (to the extent not financed with the proceeds of the Indebtedness (other than Revolving Credit Loans)), (iv) all income taxes actually paid in cash or tax reserves set aside (without duplication) by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (v) Capital Expenditures or the acquisition of intellectual property actually made in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Excess Cash Flow Period to the extent such Capital Expenditures or intellectual property are not funded with Indebtedness (other than Revolving Credit Loans), (vi) payments made in cash on Earnout Obligations by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (vii) the excess (if any) of the amount of Net Working Capital at the end of the Excess Cash Flow Period over the amount of the Net Working Capital at the end of the previous Excess Cash Flow Period (except as a result of any change in GAAP or in the application thereof), (viii) cash losses realized with respect to asset sales during the Excess Cash Flow Period, (ix) the aggregate amount of expenditures made in cash during such period pursuant to any Permitted Acquisition or any Investment made in cash pursuant to Section 7.03(k) (other than pursuant to the Retained Excess Cash Flow portion of the Available Amount set forth in Section 7.03(k)(i) ) or Sections 7.03(b) , (g) , (m) or (q) and to the extent such Permitted Acquisition or Investment, as applicable, is not funded with Indebtedness (other than Revolving Credit Loans), (x) Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to Section 7.06(d) (other than pursuant to the Retained Excess Cash Flow portion of the Available Amount set forth in Section 7.06(d)(i) ) or Sections 7.06(g) , (h) , (i) or (m) or voluntary prepayments of (A) Indebtedness consisting of Capitalized Leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations or purchase money obligations permitted hereunder or (B) other Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.02(d) , in each case to the extent made in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during the Excess Cash Flow Period to the extent that such Restricted Payments or prepayments were not funded with Indebtedness (other than Revolving Credit Loans), (xi) cash payments by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of long-term liabilities and other obligations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Indebtedness) to the extent such payments are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income, (xii) the aggregate amount of expenditures actually made by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries from internally generated cash flow of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees) to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income (without duplication of amounts previously deducted as reserves or accruals), (xiii) the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments actually paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that are made in connection with any prepayment or redemption of Indebtedness to the extent such payments are not expensed during such period or are not deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income, (xiv) any fees, expenses or charges incurred during such period, or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any Acquisition, Investment, Disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, issuance of Equity Interests, refinancing transaction or amendment or modification of any debt instrument (including any amendment or other modification of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) and any such transaction undertaken but not completed, and any charges or non-recurring merger costs incurred during such period as a result of any such transaction, in each case whether or not successful, (xv) all other amounts to the extent paid or payable in cash and added to Consolidated Net Income in the determination of Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to the definition of Consolidated EBITDA, and (xvi) all non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income or added to Consolidated Net Income in the

 
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determination of Consolidated EBITDA, other than the accrual of revenue or recording of receivables in the ordinary course of business.
Excess Cash Flow Period ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Excess Cash Flow.”
Excluded Property ” shall have the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.
Excluded Subsidiary ” means (i) any Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) any FSHCO, (iii) any Immaterial Subsidiary, (iv) any Subsidiary that is directly or indirectly owned by a Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC or by an FSHCO; (v) any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (vi) any Subsidiary to the extent and for so long as a guarantee of the Obligations by such Subsidiary is prohibited or restricted by applicable law whether on the Closing Date or thereafter, or would require or be subject to any governmental authority or regulatory consent, license, authorization or approval, (vii) any Subsidiary to the extent and for so long as a guarantee of the Obligations by such Subsidiary would be prohibited or restricted by contract existing on the Closing Date or, with respect to Subsidiaries acquired after the Closing Date, by contract existing when such Subsidiary was acquired and not entered into in contemplation of such acquisition (viii) any Subsidiary to the extent and for so long as a guarantee of the Obligations by such Subsidiary would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries, as reasonably determined in writing by Borrower in consultation with the Administrative Agent, (ix) certain special purpose entities agreed in writing by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, (x) not-for-profit subsidiaries and captive insurance companies, (xi) any Subsidiary created solely for the purpose of consummating a Permitted Acquisition and meeting the requirements thereof; provided that such Subsidiary shall be an Excluded Subsidiary under this clause (xi) solely until the consummation of such acquisition, (xii) any Subsidiary that is not a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or a Guarantor, and (xiii) any Receivables Subsidiary and (xiv) any Subsidiary where the Administrative Agent and the Borrower agree the cost of obtaining a guarantee by such Subsidiary would be excessive in light of the practical benefit to the Lenders afforded thereby; provided, however, that any Domestic Subsidiary that issues, guarantees or otherwise is obligated on any Junior Indebtedness shall not constitute an “Excluded Subsidiary”.
Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation (after giving effect to Section 15 of the Guaranty). 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 any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, United States federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which such Lender (i) acquires such interest in the applicable Commitment or, to the extent a Lender acquires an interest in a Loan not funded pursuant to a prior Commitment, acquires such interest in such Loan (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 3.06(b) or Section 10.13 ) or (ii) changes its Lending Office, except in either case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.01 , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender's assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before

 
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it changed its Lending Office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(f) and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
Existing Indenture ” means that certain indenture dated as of May 27, 2015 among the Borrower, the guarantors from time to time party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as amended, restated or supplemented from time to time.
Existing Letters of Credit ” means the letters of credit identified on Schedule 1.01 .
Existing Notes ” means the Borrower’s 5.500% Senior Notes Due 2023 under the Existing Indenture.
Extended Revolving Credit Commitment ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(a)(ii) .
Extended Term Loans ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(a)(iii) .
Extending Revolving Credit Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(a)(ii) .
Extension ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(a) .
Extension Offer ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(a) .
Facilities ” means, collectively, the Term B Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility, and “ Facility ” means any of the foregoing as the context may require.
FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code or otherwise pursuant to the foregoing, any intergovernmental agreement entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to such intergovernmental agreement.
Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day, provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day and (b) if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average of the quotation for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion in a manner consistent with other credit facilities under which it acts as administrative agent generally. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Federal Funds Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
Fee Letter ” means that certain fee letter, dated March 28, 2018, among the Borrower, Wells Fargo and Wells Fargo Securities.
Flood Laws ” means collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (which comprehensively revised the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973) as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (iii) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.
Foreign Funded Plan ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.12(e) .

 
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Foreign Lender ” means a Lender that is neither a U.S. Person nor a Disregarded Entity that is treated for U.S. federal income Tax purposes as having as its sole owner a Person that is a U.S. Person.
Foreign Non-Funded Plan ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.12(e) .
Foreign Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
FRB ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.
Fronting Exposure ” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Credit Lender, (a) with respect to the L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Revolving Credit Lenders or Cash Collateralized, in either case, in accordance with the terms hereof and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of Swing Line Loans other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Revolving Credit Lenders or Cash Collateralized, in either case, in accordance with the terms hereof.
FSHCO ” means any Domestic Subsidiary that owns (directly or indirectly through Disregarded Entities) no material assets other than the Equity Interests of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs.
Fund ” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.
GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect in the United States from time to time.
Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state 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 (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).
Guarantee ” means, as to any Person, without duplication, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien); provided that the term “Guarantee Obligations” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case, in the ordinary course of business, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any Acquisition, Disposition or other transaction permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Indebtedness); provided , further , that with respect to any Guarantee described in clause (b) above, to the extent the Indebtedness or obligation secured thereby has

 
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not been assumed by the guarantor or is nonrecourse to the guarantor, the amount of such Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the lesser of the fair market value of the assets subject to such Lien or the Indebtedness or obligation secured thereby. The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The term “ Guarantee ” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.
Guarantors ” means the Subsidiary Guarantors.
Guaranty ” means, the unconditional guaranty agreement of even date herewith executed by the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, together with each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to Section 6.12 .
Hazardous Materials ” shall mean petroleum, petroleum hydrocarbons or petroleum products, petroleum by-products, asbestos, asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, chlorofluorocarbons, radon gas, toxic mold and any chemicals, materials, substances, wastes, pollutants or contaminants, constituents or compounds in any form, regulated or which can give rise to liability under Environmental Laws.

Hedge Bank ” means (a) any Person that, at the time it enters into a Swap Contract with a Loan Party required or permitted under Article 6 or 7 , is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Arranger or an Affiliate of an Arranger, the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent in its capacity as a party to such Swap Contract, (b) at the time it (or its Affiliate) becomes a Lender, an Arranger or the Administrative Agent (including on the Closing Date), is a party to a Swap Contract with a Loan Party in its capacity as a party to such Swap Contract or (c) is designated by the Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as a party to such Swap Contract; provided that such person, unless a party to this Agreement, executes and delivers an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 or another form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent pursuant to which such person (i) appoints the Administrative Agent as its “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents and (ii) agrees to be bound by Sections 9.03, 9.07, 10.04(c) and 9.09 as if it were a Lender and Sections 9.10 and 9.11.
Immaterial Subsidiary ” means, at any date of determination, any Restricted Subsidiary (i) whose total assets (on a consolidated basis with its Restricted Subsidiaries, but after excluding goodwill and other similar intangible assets of any Restricted Subsidiary acquired in (and not in contemplation of) an acquisition prior to the Closing Date and the Polycom Acquisition) as of the day of the Measurement Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination were less than 5% of the consolidated total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date (based upon the financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) most recently delivered on or prior to such date) or (ii) whose gross revenues (on its consolidated basis with its Restricted Subsidiaries) for such Measurement Period were less than 5% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that a Restricted Subsidiary shall not be permitted to be an Immaterial Subsidiary if (i) the aggregate amount of gross revenue for all Immaterial Subsidiaries exceeds 10% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of the last day of the Measurement Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination or (ii) the aggregate amount of total assets for all Immaterial Subsidiaries (after excluding goodwill and other similar intangible assets of any Restricted Subsidiary acquired in (and not in contemplation of) an acquisition prior to the Closing Date and the Polycom Acquisition) exceeds 10% of the aggregate amount of consolidated total assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the last day of the Measurement Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Subsidiary that is an obligor or guarantor of (a) any Refinancing Debt, (b) any unsecured Indebtedness for borrowed money with an aggregate principal amount in excess of the Threshold Amount or (c) any Indebtedness that is secured on a junior basis to the Secured Obligations, in any such case be designated as an Immaterial Subsidiary. As of the Closing

 
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Date, immediately after giving effect to the Transactions, the only Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that will not be an Immaterial Subsidiary is Polycom, Inc.
Increase Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(c) .
Incremental Amendment ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(d)(iii) .
Incremental Increase ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a) .
Incremental Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(b) .
Incremental Term B Loan ” means any increase in the Outstanding Amount of any Term B Loan or any separate tranche of incremental term loans that is marketed primarily to institutional investors, or is otherwise designated as such by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower.
Incremental Term Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a) .
Indebtedness ” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:
(a) all liabilities, obligations and indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;
(b) the maximum amount of all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial but excluding any trade letters of credit in the ordinary course of business) (less the amount of any cash collateral securing any such letters of credit) and bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;
(c) net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;
(d) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Earnout Obligations, until such obligations appear in the liabilities section of the balance sheet of such Person (other than the footnotes thereto) and are not paid within 30 days after becoming due and payable and (iii) any accrued expenses or accrued pension costs and other employee benefit compensation and compensation obligations incurred or arising in the ordinary course of such Person’s business);
(e) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements, other than customary reservations or retentions of title under agreements with suppliers entered into in the ordinary course of business), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;
(f) all Attributable Indebtedness in respect of Capitalized Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations of such Person;
(g) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any warrant, right or option to acquire such Equity Interest, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and
(h) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing;

 
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provided that “Indebtedness” shall not include (1) any obligations of such Person in respect of customer advances received and held in the ordinary course of business, (2) appeal bonds, surety bonds, performance bonds or performance guaranties (or bank guaranties or letters of credit in lieu thereof) or similar instruments entered into in the ordinary course of business, (3) any indebtedness that has been defeased and/or discharged in accordance with its terms by the deposit of cash and/or Cash Equivalents or has been cash collateralized, (4) interest, fees, premium or expenses, if any, relating to the principal amount of Indebtedness or (5) any obligations under any Permitted Bond Hedge Transactions or Permitted Warrant Transactions. If any of the foregoing Indebtedness is limited to recourse against a particular asset or assets of such Person, the amount of the corresponding Indebtedness shall be equal to the lesser of the amount of such Indebtedness and the fair market value of such asset or assets at the date for determination of the amount of such Indebtedness. For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to such Person. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date. For all purposes of this Agreement, the amount of Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries hereunder shall be calculated without duplication of Guarantees of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect thereof. For purposes hereof, the amount of any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness shall be the aggregate stated principal amount thereof without giving effect to any obligation to pay cash or deliver shares with value in excess of such principal amount, and without giving effect to any integration thereof with any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction pursuant to Treasury Regulation § 1.1275-6.
Indemnified Taxes ” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
Indemnitees ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b) .
Information ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07 .
Initial Term B Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a)(i) .
Insurance and Condemnation Event ” means the receipt by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any cash insurance proceeds or condemnation award payable by reason of theft, loss, physical destruction or damage, taking or similar event with respect to any of their respective rights or interests in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, Equity Interests.
Interest Coverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the then applicable Measurement Period to (b) Consolidated Interest Charges for such period paid or payable in cash (and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Consolidated Interest Charges arising from the effects of applying FASB ASC 815 (Derivatives and Hedging) and related interpretations to any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness).
Interest Payment Date ” means, (a) as to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Revolving Credit Maturity Date or the Term B Maturity Date, as applicable; provided , however , that if any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan or Swing Line Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Revolving Credit Maturity Date or the Term B Maturity Date, as applicable.
Interest Period ” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the

 
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date one, two, three or six months (or twelve months or such other period if requested by the Borrower and consented to by all the Appropriate Lenders ) thereafter, in each case as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice and subject to availability; provided that:
(a) the Interest Period shall commence on the date of advance of or conversion to any Eurodollar Rate Loan and, in the case of immediately successive Interest Periods, each successive Interest Period shall commence on the date on which the immediately preceding Interest Period expires;
(b) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;
(c) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period;
(d) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Revolving Credit Maturity Date or the Term B Maturity Date, as applicable; and
(e) there shall be no more than ten (10) Interest Periods in effect at any time.
Investment ” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or interest in, another Person (other than accounts receivable, credit card and debit card receivables, trade credit, advances to customers and distributors, commission, travel and similar advances to employees, directors, officers, managers, distributors and consultants, in each case, arising in the ordinary course of business), or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit or all or a substantial part of the business of, such Person. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment, but without duplication of any other increase in baskets or amounts hereunder, giving effect to any returns or distributions of capital or repayment of principal actually received in cash by such Person with respect thereto (but only to the extent that the aggregate amount of all such returns, distributions and repayments with respect to such Investment does not exceed the principal amount of such Investment).
IPO ” means an initial public offering of Equity Interests by the Borrower registered with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
IP Rights ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.17 .
IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
ISP ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).
Issuer Documents ” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement or instrument entered into by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) or in favor of the L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.
Junior Indebtedness ” means any Subordinated Indebtedness.

 
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L/C Advance ” means, with respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, such Revolving Credit Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage.
L/C Borrowing ” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving Credit Borrowing.
L/C Credit Extension ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.
L/C Issuer ” means (a) with respect to Letters of Credit issued hereunder on or after the Closing Date, (i) Wells Fargo, in its capacity as issuer thereof, or any successor thereto, and/or (ii) any other Revolving Credit Lender that has agreed in its sole discretion to act as an “L/C Issuer” hereunder and that has been approved in writing by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (such approval by the Administrative Agent not to be unreasonably delayed, conditioned or withheld) as an “L/C Issuer” hereunder, in each case in its capacity as issuer of any Letter of Credit, and (b) with respect to the Existing Letters of Credit identified on Schedule 1.01 , Wells Fargo in its capacity as issuer thereof. References to the L/C Issuer herein shall, as the context may indicate (including with respect to any particular Letter of Credit, L/C Credit Extension, L/C Borrowing or L/C Obligations), mean the applicable L/C Issuer, each L/C Issuer, any L/C Issuer, or all L/C Issuers as the context dictates.
L/C Obligations ” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06 . For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.
LCT Election ” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07 .
LCT Test Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 1.07 .
Laws ” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes, executive orders and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.
Lender ” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, unless the context requires otherwise, includes the Swing Line Lender.
Lending Office ” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender set forth in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
Letter of Credit ” means (a) any standby or commercial letter of credit issued hereunder and (b) any Existing Letter of Credit.
Letter of Credit Application ” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the form of the existing Standby Letter of Credit Agreement dated March 31, 2009 by and between the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and Plantronics BV or other form from time to time in use by the L/C Issuer.

 
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Letter of Credit Expiration Date ” means the day that is five days prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).
Letter of Credit Fee ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(h) .
Letter of Credit Sublimit ” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $25,000,000 and (b) the Revolving Credit Facility. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility.
Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment in the nature of a security interest, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing but for the avoidance of doubt excluding any Operating Lease).
Limited Condition Transaction ” means any Acquisition permitted under this Agreement or any Investment permitted under Section 7.03(k) or (m) , that, in each case, is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.
Loan ” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article 2 in the form of a Term B Loan, a Revolving Credit Loan or a Swing Line Loan.
Loan Documents ” means, collectively, (a) this Agreement, (b) the Notes, (c) the Guaranty, (d) the Collateral Documents, (e) the Fee Letter, (f) each Issuer Document, (g) any Refinancing Term Loan Amendment, (h) any Replacement Revolving Facility Amendment and (i) any agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.15 .
Loan Parties ” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.
London Banking Day ” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market.
Material Adverse Effect ” means (a) a material adverse effect on the business, property, results of operations or financial condition of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, to fully and timely perform their respective obligations under the Loan Documents; (c) a material impairment of the rights of or benefits or remedies available to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents against the Loan Parties, (d) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, of the Loan Documents; or (e) except solely as a result of an action or inaction by the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party, a material adverse effect on the Collateral or the liens in favor of the Administrative Agent (for its benefit and for the benefit of the other Secured Parties) on the Collateral or the priority of such liens, in each case with respect to Collateral having a fair market value in excess of $15,000,000.
Material Contract ” means, each contract to which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew by any party thereto could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Material Real Property ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.12(b) .
Measurement Period ” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four fiscal quarters of the Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered, or are required to be delivered, to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) , as applicable.

 
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Minimum Collateral Amount ” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided to reduce or eliminate Fronting Exposure during any period when a Revolving Credit Lender constitutes a Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to 102% of the Fronting Exposure of all L/C Issuers with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time and (b) otherwise, an amount equal to 102% of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations.
MNPI ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a) .
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.
Mortgage ” means a mortgage, deed of trust, security deed or other security document granting a Lien on any Material Real Property to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties to secure the Secured Obligations, in each case, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. Each Mortgage shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent.
Multiemployer Plan ” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.
Net Cash Proceeds ” means:
(a) with respect to any Disposition by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Insurance and Condemnation Event, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such transaction (including any cash or Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received, but excluding the proceeds of business interruption insurance) over (ii) the sum of (A) the principal amount, premium or penalty, if any, interest, breakage costs and other amounts required to be paid with respect to any Indebtedness that is secured by the applicable asset (or if the applicable asset is Equity Interests in a Restricted Subsidiary, by assets of such Restricted Subsidiary ) and that is required to be repaid in connection with such transaction (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents and any Refinancing Debt), (B) the fees and reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such transaction (including attorneys’ fees, accountants’ fees, investment banking fees, survey costs, title insurance premiums, and related search and recording charges, sales, use or transfer taxes, deed or mortgage recording taxes, other customary expenses and brokerage, consultant and other customary fees), (C) income or franchise taxes reasonably estimated to be actually payable within two years of the date of the relevant transaction as a result of any gain recognized in connection therewith (including taxes that are or would be payable upon repatriation of such proceeds to the United States); provided that, if the amount of any estimated taxes pursuant to subclause (C) exceeds the amount of taxes actually required to be paid in cash in respect of such Disposition or such Insurance and Condemnation Event, as the case may be, the aggregate amount of such excess shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds, (D) amounts provided as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP or as otherwise required pursuant to the documentation with respect to such Disposition, against (x) any liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Disposition, (y) any other liabilities retained by Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries associated with the properties sold in such Disposition or (z) any other purchase price adjustments associated with the purchase price of the asset(s) subject to any such Disposition; provided that, to the extent and at the time any such amounts are released from such reserve, such amounts shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds, (E) Borrower’s good faith estimate of payments required to be made with respect to unassumed liabilities relating to the properties sold (or the property of any Restricted Subsidiary sold) within 180 days of such Disposition; provided that, to the extent such cash proceeds are not used to make payments in respect of such unassumed liabilities within 180 days of such Disposition, such cash proceeds shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds, (F) in the case of any Disposition or Insurance and Condemnation Event by a non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof

 
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(calculated without regard to this clause (F)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof, (G) any costs associated with unwinding any related Swap Contracts in connection with such transaction, (I) the amount of any required tax distribution that the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary may make as a result of such transaction and (J) the amount of any payments required to be made by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to equity options, management incentive plans or similar obligations, in each case, to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are (i) actually paid or required to be paid and (ii) properly attributable to such transaction or to the asset that is the subject thereof; and
(b) with respect to the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the excess of (i) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such transaction over (ii) all taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable, the underwriting fees, discounts and commissions, investment banking fees and any other fees or costs and other reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses, incurred by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection therewith.
Net Working Capital ” means, at any time, Consolidated Current Assets at such time minus Consolidated Current Liabilities at such time.
Non-Defaulting Lender ” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
Note ” means a Term B Note, a Revolving Credit Note or a Swing Line Note, as the context may require.
Obligations ” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest, fees (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees) and other amounts that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest, fees or other amounts are allowed claims or allowable in such proceeding. For the avoidance of doubt, any obligations under any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or any Permitted Warrant Transaction shall not constitute Obligations.
OFAC ” means the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Operating Leases ” means, subject to Section 1.03(b)(ii) , with respect to any Person, all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as operating leases in respect of which such Person is liable as lessee.
Organization Documents ” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating or limited liability company agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.
Other Connection Taxes ” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections

 
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arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.06(b) or 10.13 ).
Outstanding Amount ” means (a) with respect to any Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of such Loans occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.
Participant ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d) .
Participant Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d) .
PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Pension Funding Rules ” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans as set forth in Sections 412 and 430 of the Code and Sections 302 and 303 of ERISA.
Pension Plan ” means any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding five plan years.
Perfection Certificate ” means, with respect to any Loan Party, a certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit F to this Agreement, completed and supplemented with schedules and attachments contemplated thereby and duly executed on behalf of such Loan Party by a Responsible Officer of such Loan Party.
Permitted Acquisition ” means any Acquisition that meets all of the following requirements (but subject, in the case of an Acquisition that is a Limited Condition Transaction, to Section 1.07 ):
(a) if such Acquisition is a merger or consolidation, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary shall be the ultimately surviving Person, and no Change of Control shall have been effected thereby;
(b) any such newly-created or acquired Restricted Subsidiary shall comply with the requirements of Section 6.12 ;
(c) the lines of business of the Person to be (or the property of which is to be) so purchased or otherwise acquired shall be permitted pursuant to Section 7.07 ;
(d) in the case of a merger with, or purchase or other acquisition of the Equity Interests of, another Person, the board of directors (or other comparable governing body) of such other Person shall have duly approved such Acquisition;

 
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(e) immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to any such Acquisition, (i) no Default or Event of Default, shall exist or be continuing and (ii) on a pro forma basis after giving pro forma effect to such Acquisition and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 (whether or not in effect); provided that for purposes of the foregoing clause (ii), pro forma financial covenant compliance and calculations shall be determined on the basis of the financial information most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) , as applicable, as though such Acquisition had been consummated as of the first day of the twelve month period ending on the date of such financial statements;
(f) in the event that the entity to be acquired or purchased will be an Excluded Subsidiary or will otherwise not become a Loan Party, any proposed Acquisition must, after the completion thereof, be in compliance with Section 7.03(c)(iv) , such that, unless otherwise consented to by the Required Lenders, the cash portion of Acquisition Consideration for such Acquisition, when aggregated with the cash portion of Acquisition Consideration for all other Acquisitions of or outstanding Investments in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties, shall not in the aggregate exceed the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 10% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the most recent Measurement Period at the time such Acquisition is consummated;
(g) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, at least five Business Days prior to the date on which any such Acquisition is to be consummated (or such later date as may be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), a written notice describing such transaction including the proposed date of such Acquisition, and thereafter, if requested by the Administrative Agent for any such transaction involving Acquisition Consideration that is equal to or in excess of $200,000,000, (i) historical financial statements of or related to the Person or assets to be acquired, to the extent available, (ii) projections for such Person or assets to be acquired and for the Borrower immediately after giving effect to such transaction (including projections of financial covenant compliance for at least the four fiscal quarters following the consummation of such transaction), and (iii) material documentation and other information relating to such transaction, to the extent available and reasonably requested, reasonably in advance, by the Administrative Agent; provided that all of the information delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this clause (g) will be delivered to each Lender concurrently with or promptly after the consummation of the Acquisition; and
(h) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, at least three Business Days prior to the date on which any such Acquisition is to be consummated (or such later date that is on or prior to the consummation of such Acquisition as may be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), a certificate of a Responsible Officer, in form and substance, and with such supporting calculations and other documents and information, as are reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, certifying that all of the requirements set forth in this definition of Permitted Acquisitions have been satisfied or will be satisfied pursuant to the provisions of such definition.
Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction ” means any bond hedge, call or capped call option (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) relating to the Borrower’s common stock (or other securities or property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the common stock of the Borrower) purchased by the Borrower in connection with the issuance of any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness and settled in common stock of the Borrower (or such other securities or property), cash or a combination thereof (such amount of cash determined by reference to the price of the Borrower’s common stock or such other securities or property), and cash in lieu of fractional shares of common stock of the Borrower; provided that the purchase of any such Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction is made with, and the purchase price thereof does not exceed, the net proceeds received by the Borrower in connection with the issuance of any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness.

 
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Permitted Convertible Indebtedness ” means (i) senior, unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower that is convertible into shares of common stock of the Borrower (or other securities or property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the common stock of the Borrower), cash or a combination thereof (such amount of cash determined by reference to the price of the Borrower’s common stock or such other securities or property), and cash in lieu of fractional shares of common stock of the Borrower or (ii) any Guarantee by any Loan Party of Indebtedness of the Borrower described in clause (i); provided that (A) the aggregate principal amount of all such Permitted Convertible Indebtedness described in clause (i) shall not exceed $500,000,000, plus the amount of any redemption or other premiums associated with any Indebtedness refinanced with the proceeds of Permitted Convertible Indebtedness, plus the amount of any fees and expenses incurred in connection with such refinancing and the issuance of such Permitted Convertible Indebtedness, plus the amount of any underwriter’s or initial purchaser’s “overallotment” or similar option to purchase additional Permitted Convertible Indebtedness and (B) such Permitted Convertible Indebtedness shall be incurred in compliance with Section 7.02 .
Permitted Receivables Financing ” means any financing pursuant to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to a Receivables Subsidiary (in a transaction intended to constitute (and opined by nationally-recognized outside legal counsel in connection therewith to constitute) a true sale or true contribution to such Receivables Subsidiary) or any other Person, or grant a security interest in, any accounts receivable (and related rights and assets) of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that (a) such financing shall be with limited or no recourse to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than any Receivables Subsidiary) except to the extent customary (in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower) for such transactions, and (b) the aggregate principal amount of receivables so financed does not exceed $350,000,000 in any fiscal year.
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness ” means any Indebtedness (the “ Refinancing Indebtedness ”), the proceeds of which are used to refinance, refund, renew, extend or replace outstanding Indebtedness (such outstanding Indebtedness, the “ Refinanced Indebtedness ”); provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Refinancing Indebtedness is not greater than the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Refinanced Indebtedness at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement, except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other reasonable amounts paid, and fees and expenses, defeasance costs, underwriting discounts and commissions (including upfront fees, original issue discount and initial yield payments) incurred, in connection with such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement, and by an amount equal to any existing commitments thereunder that have not been utilized at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement; (b) the final stated maturity and weighted average life to maturity of such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be prior to or shorter than that applicable to the Refinanced Indebtedness; provided that any Refinancing Indebtedness that automatically converts to, or is exchangeable into, notes or other Indebtedness that meet this clause (b) shall be deemed to satisfy this condition so long as the Borrower or applicable Loan Party irrevocably agrees at the time of the issuance thereof to take all actions necessary to convert or exchange such Refinancing Indebtedness, (c) such Refinancing Indebtedness does not require any scheduled payment of principal, mandatory repayment, redemption or repurchase that is more favorable in any material respect when taken as a whole to the holders of the Refinancing Indebtedness than the corresponding terms (if any) of the Refinanced Indebtedness (other than any scheduled payment of principal, mandatory repayment, redemption or repurchase occurring on or after the date that is 91 days after the latest maturity date of all the Term Loans and Commitments in effect at the time of the issuance or incurrence of such Refinancing Indebtedness); (d) such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be secured by (i) Liens on assets other than (A) assets (and products and proceeds of assets) securing the Refinanced Indebtedness at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement (except, in the case of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred under Section 7.02 , to refinance, refund, renew, extend or replace any existing lease, any replacement property of a similar type and value subject to a replacement lease) and (B) after-acquired assets (and products and proceeds of such assets) within the scope of the collateral pledge applicable to the Refinanced Indebtedness immediately prior to such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement

 
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or (ii) Liens having a higher priority than the Liens, if any, securing the Refinanced Indebtedness; (e) such Refinancing Indebtedness shall not be guaranteed by or otherwise recourse to any Person other than the Person(s) to whom the Refinanced Indebtedness is recourse or by whom it is guaranteed, in each case as of the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement; (f) to the extent such Refinanced Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations (or the Liens securing such Indebtedness were originally contractually subordinated to the Liens securing the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents), such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations (or the Liens securing such Indebtedness shall be subordinated to the Liens securing the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents) on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders in any material respect when taken as a whole as those contained in the documentation governing such Refinanced Indebtedness or otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; (g) in the event that the Refinanced Indebtedness is unsecured Indebtedness (including unsecured Subordinated Indebtedness) such Refinancing Indebtedness does not include any financial performance “maintenance” covenants (whether stated as covenant, default or otherwise, although “incurrence based” financial tests may be included) or cross-defaults (but may include cross-payment defaults and cross-defaults at the final stated maturity thereof and cross-acceleration) and (h) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of, or would result from, such refinancing, refunding, renewal, extension or replacement. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) Permitted Convertible Indebtedness that meets the foregoing requirements may also constitute Refinancing Indebtedness and (ii) for purposes of determining whether Permitted Convertible Indebtedness meets the foregoing requirements, (a) neither any settlement upon conversion of such Permitted Convertible Indebtedness (whether in cash, stock or other property) nor any required redemption or repurchase thereof upon a “fundamental change” (customarily defined for such Permitted Convertible Indebtedness) shall disqualify such Permitted Convertible Indebtedness from constituting Refinancing Indebtedness and (b) such Permitted Convertible Indebtedness may be guaranteed by any Loan Party (notwithstanding clause (e) of this definition).
Permitted Warrant Transaction ” means any call option, warrant or right to purchase (or substantively equivalent derivative transaction) relating to the Borrower’s common stock (or other securities or property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the common stock of the Borrower) sold by the Borrower substantially concurrently with any purchase by the Borrower of a Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and settled in common stock of the Borrower (or such other securities or property), cash or a combination thereof (such amount of cash determined by reference to the price of the Borrower’s common stock or such other securities or property), and cash in lieu of fractional shares of common stock of the Borrower.

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.
Plan ” means any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) established or maintained by the Borrower or, with respect to any such plan that is subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, any ERISA Affiliate.
Platform ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02 .
Polycom Acquisition ” has the meaning specified in the Preliminary Statements hereto.
Polycom Acquisition Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the Preliminary Statements hereto.
Polycom Material Adverse Effect ” means any change, effect, condition or circumstance that is or is reasonably likely to (i) be materially adverse to the business, results of operations, properties, condition (financial or otherwise), assets or liabilities of the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) materially impede the Acquired Company from consummating the transactions contemplated in the Polycom Acquisition Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, general developments, transaction developments or losses relating to the L&R Matters (as defined in the Polycom Acquisition Agreement), to the extent such losses do not exceed $75,000,000, shall not be deemed, either alone or in combination, to constitute a Polycom Material Adverse Effect.

 
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Prime Rate ” means, at any time, the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the day such change in such prime rate occurs. The parties hereto acknowledge that the rate announced publicly by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate is an index or base rate and shall not necessarily be its lowest or best rate charged to its customers or other banks.
PTE ” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.
Public Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02 .
Qualified Equity Interests ” means any Equity Interests that are not Disqualified Equity Interests. For purposes of this definition, “ Disqualified Equity Interests ” means any Equity Interests that, by their terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which such Equity Interests are convertible or for which they are exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event or condition: (a) mature (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or are mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (b) are redeemable, in whole or in part, at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Qualified Equity Interests), (c) provide for the scheduled payment of dividends in cash (other than tax distributions), or (d) are or become convertible into or exchangeable (unless only occurring at the sole option of the issuer thereof) for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the latest maturity date of any Loan hereunder; provided that (i) if such Equity Interests are issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries to employees, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because they may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations, (ii) if such Equity Interests contain a mandatory redemption or mandatory offer to repurchase in connection with a casualty, condemnation, change of control, asset sale or similar event that requires the prior payment in full of, and termination of all commitments with respect to, the Obligations as a condition to such redemption or repurchase, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because they contain such mandatory redemption or mandatory offer to repurchase; (iii) with respect to any Equity Interests issued to any current or former employee, director, officer, manager or consultant or to any plan for the benefit of current or former employees, directors, officers, managers or consultants of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, directors, officers, managers or consultants, such Equity Interest shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable contractual, statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such Person’s termination, resignation, death or disability; and (iv) only the portion of such Equity Interests which so matures or is so mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Equity Interest.
Receivables Subsidiary ” means a bankruptcy remote, special purpose wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower (or another wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower) formed in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing.
Recipient ” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) the L/C Issuer, as applicable.
Refinance ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a) .
Refinancing Amendment ” means an amendment to this Agreement (which may, at the option of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, be in the form of an amendment and restatement of this Agreement) providing for any Refinancing Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.19 , which shall be substantially consistent with the applicable provisions of this Agreement and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the parties thereto. Each Refinancing Amendment shall be executed by the Administrative Agent, the Loan Parties and the other parties specified in Section 2.19 (but not any other Lender not specified in Section 2.19 ), but shall not affect

 
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any amendments that would require the consent of each affected Lender or all Lenders pursuant to Section 10.01 . Any Refinancing Amendment may include conditions for delivery of opinions of counsel and other documentation consistent with the conditions in Section 4.01 , all to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the other parties to such Refinancing Amendment.
Refinancing Debt ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a) .
Refinancing Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a) .
Refinancing Notes ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a) .
Refinancing Term Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a) .
Refinancing Term Loan Amendment ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a) .
Refinancing Term Loan Series ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a) .
Refinancing Term Loans ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(a) .
Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c) .
Related Parties ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors, trustees, administrators, managers and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
Release ” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection, pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into or through the Environment or within, from or into any building, structure, facility or fixture.

Replacement Rate ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b) .
Replacement Revolving Commitment Series ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(b) .
Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(b) .
Replacement Revolving Credit Effective Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(b) .
Replacement Revolving Facility Amendment ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(b) .
Replacement Revolving Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(b) .
Replacement Revolving Loans ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.19(b) .
Reportable Event ” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than events for which the 30 day notice period to the PBGC has been waived.
Request for Credit Extension ” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term B Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, a Committed Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.
Required Lenders ” means, as of any date of determination, Lenders holding more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Revolving Credit Lender’s risk

 
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participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Revolving Credit Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.
Required Revolving Credit Lenders ” means, as of any date of determination, Revolving Credit Lenders holding more than 50% of the sum of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment; provided that if the Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated, “Required Revolving Credit Lenders” means Revolving Credit Lenders holding more than 50% of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Revolving Credit Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Revolving Credit Lender for purposes of this definition); provided , further , that the unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Credit Lenders.
Required Term B Lenders ” means, as of any date of determination and as to each applicable affected Class under the Term B Facility, Term B Lenders holding more than 50% of the Outstanding Amount of such Class; provided that the portion of the Outstanding Amount of such Class held or deemed held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Term B Lenders).
Responsible Officer ” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, chief administrative officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer, vice president, general counsel or controller of a Loan Party and solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 4.01 , the secretary or any assistant secretary of a Loan Party and, solely for purposes of notices given and Letter of Credit Applications delivered pursuant to Article 2 , any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party so designated by any of the foregoing officers in a written notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to a written agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.
Restricted Payment ” means (a) any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of any Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to any Person’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent of any thereof), or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such dividend or other distribution or payment, and (b) any payment or prepayment of principal of or any redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of any Junior Indebtedness prior to the scheduled maturity thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, none of (1) the purchase or other acquisition (including any payments of premiums in connection therewith) of any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or Permitted Warrant Transaction and any exercise and settlement or termination thereof, whether in cash, capital stock or other securities, (2) the payment of principal or interest at scheduled maturity or otherwise on any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness nor (3) the settlement of any conversion of any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness, whether in cash, capital stock or other securities, shall constitute a Restricted Payment.
Restricted Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Retained Excess Cash Flow ” means the cumulative amount, which shall in no event be less than zero, equal to the products obtained for each Excess Cash Flow Period of the Borrower ending on or after the Closing Date, of (i) 100% minus the ECF Percentage for the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period multiplied by (ii) Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow Period.

 
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Revolving Credit Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b) .
Revolving Credit Commitment ” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b) , (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on the Register, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
Revolving Credit Facility ” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments at such time. The aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Facility on the Closing Date is $100,000,000.
Revolving Credit Facility Increase ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(a) .
Revolving Credit Lender ” means, at any time, (a) so long as any Revolving Credit Commitment is in effect, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit Commitment at such time or (b) if the Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated or expired, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit Loan or a participation in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans.
Revolving Credit Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b) .
Revolving Credit Maturity Date ” means July 2, 2023; provided , however , that if such date is not a Business Day, the Revolving Credit Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.
Revolving Credit Note ” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Revolving Credit Lender evidencing Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2 .
S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc., and any successor thereto.
Sanctioned Country ” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any comprehensive Sanctions (including, as of the Closing Date, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and Crimea, but which does not include, as of the date of this Agreement, the Russian Federation).
Sanctioned Person ” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC (including, without limitation, OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and OFAC’s Consolidated Non-SDN List), the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in clauses (a) and (b), including a Person that is deemed by OFAC to be a Sanctions target based on the ownership of such legal entity by Sanctioned Person(s).
Sanctions ” means any and all economic or financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes and anti-terrorism laws, including, but not limited to, those imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. government (including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority with jurisdiction over the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

 
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Secured Cash Management Agreement ” means any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between any Loan Party and any Cash Management Bank.
Secured Hedge Agreement ” means any Swap Contract required or permitted under Article 6 or 7 that is entered into by and between any Loan Party and any Hedge Bank, excluding any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or any Permitted Warrant Transaction.
Secured Net Leverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the Consolidated Secured Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the then applicable Measurement Period; provided that for purposes of this calculation, Consolidated Secured Indebtedness shall be calculated net of the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents on the balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date up to an amount equal to $100,000,000.
Secured Obligations ” means, collectively, (a) the Obligations and (b) all existing or future payment and other obligations owing by any Loan Party under (i) any Secured Hedge Agreement (other than any Excluded Swap Obligation) and (ii) any Secured Cash Management Agreement.
Secured Parties ” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Swing Line Lenders, each L/C Issuer, the Hedge Banks, the Cash Management Banks, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.05 , and the other Persons the Secured Obligations owing to which are or are purported to be secured by the Collateral under the terms of the Collateral Documents.
Security Agreement ” means the security agreement of even date herewith executed in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, by each of the Loan Parties.
Seller ” has the meaning specified in the Preliminary Statements hereto.
Solvent ” and “ Solvency ” mean, with respect to any Person or Persons on any date of determination, that on such date (i) the sum of the debt (including contingent liabilities) of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, does not exceed the fair value of the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (ii) the capital of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is not unreasonably small in relation to the business of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, engaged in or contemplated as of such date of determination; (iii) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, is greater than the total amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of such Person and its Subsidiaries as they become absolute and matured, (iv) such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, do not intend to incur, or believe that they will incur, debts (including current obligations and contingent liabilities) beyond their ability to pay such debts as they mature in the ordinary course of business and (v) such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are able to pay their debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business. For the purposes hereof, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.
Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations ” means any representation and warranty by the Acquired Company and/or the Seller or their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or with respect to the Acquired Company, its Subsidiaries or its businesses, in each case, in the Polycom Acquisition Agreement, that is material to the interests of the Lenders, but only to the extent that the Borrower or its Affiliates have the right to terminate its or their respective obligations under the Polycom Acquisition or otherwise decline to close the Polycom Acquisition as a result of a breach of such representation and warranties not being accurate (in each case, taking into account any applicable cure provisions under the Polycom Acquisition Agreement).
Specified Default ” means an Event of Default arising under Section 8.01(a) or 8.01(f) .

 
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Specified Representations ” means the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents relating to corporate existence of the Loan Parties and good standing of the Loan Parties in their respective jurisdictions of organization; organizational power and authority, due authorization, execution and delivery and enforceability, in each case, relating to the Loan Parties entering into and performance of the Loan Documents; no conflicts with the Loan Parties’ Organization Documents (in each case, as they relate to the entering into and performance of the Loan Documents); Solvency of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as of the Closing Date (immediately after giving effect to the Transactions); Federal Reserve margin regulations; the Investment Company Act; the Act; the use of proceeds of the Facilities on the Closing Date not violating OFAC or the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977; and creation, validity and perfection of security interests in the Collateral.
Standard Securitization Undertakings ” means representations, warranties, covenants, repurchase obligations, indemnities and similar obligations entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, which the Borrower has determined in good faith to be customary, necessary or advisable in a Permitted Receivables Financing.
Subordinated Indebtedness ” means the collective reference to any unsecured Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date (and any Guarantee thereof) that (a) is subordinated in right and time of payment to the Obligations on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (b) otherwise meets the requirements specified in clause (C) of Section 7.02(j)(i) .
Subsidiary ” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “ Subsidiary ” or to “ Subsidiaries ” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
Subsidiary Guarantor ” shall mean each Subsidiary listed on Schedule 1.02 , and each other Subsidiary that is or becomes a party to the Guaranty.
Swap Contract ” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “ Master Agreement ”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed a Swap Contract hereunder.
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.

 
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Swap Termination Value ” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).
Swing Line Borrowing ” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04 .
Swing Line Lender ” means Wells Fargo, in its capacity as the provider of Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender in such capacity hereunder.
Swing Line Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a) .
Swing Line Loan Notice ” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b) , which, if in writing, shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B or another form reasonably acceptable to the Swing Line Lender (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Swing Line Lender).
Swing Line Note ” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of the Swing Line Lender, evidencing Swing Line Loans made by the Swing Line Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C‑3 .
Swing Line Sublimit ” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $25,000,000 and (b) the Revolving Credit Facility. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility.
Synthetic Lease Obligation ” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property (including sale and leaseback transactions), in each case, creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the application of any Debtor Relief Laws to such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
Taxes ” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Term B Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Initial Term B Loans or Incremental Term B Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the applicable Term B Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a) or the applicable Incremental Amendment, as the case may be.
Term B Commitment ” means, as to each Term B Lender, its obligation to make (a) Initial Term B Loans to the Borrower on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.01(a) in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term B Lender’s name on the Register, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement and/or (b) Incremental Term B Loans to the Borrower on the applicable Increase Effective Date pursuant to Section 2.14 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term B Lender’s name on the Register, in each case as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.
Term B Facility ” means (a) at any time, on or prior to the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of the Term B Commitments at such time, and (b) thereafter, the aggregate principal amount of the Term B Loans of all Term B Lenders outstanding at such time. The aggregate principal amount of the Term B Facility on the Closing Date is $1,275,000,000.

 
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Term B Lender ” means (a) at any time, on or prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has a Term B Commitment at such time and (b) at any time after the Closing Date, any Lender that holds outstanding Term B Loans at such time.
Term B Loans ” means the Initial Term B Loans and, if applicable, the Incremental Term B Loans and any Extended Term Loans and/or Refinancing Term Loans in respect of the foregoing, and “ Term B Loan ” means any of such Term B Loans.
Term B Maturity Date ” means July 2, 2025; provided , however , that if such date is not a Business Day, the Term B Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.
Term B Note ” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Term B Lender evidencing Term B Loans made by such Term B Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C‑1 .
Term Loans ” means, collectively, the Initial Term B Loans and all Incremental Term Loans, all Extended Term Loans and all Refinancing Term Loans, and “ Term Loan ” means any of such Term Loans.
Threshold Amount ” means $40,000,000.
Total Net Leverage Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) the Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the then applicable Measurement Period; provided that for purposes of this calculation, Consolidated Funded Indebtedness shall be calculated net of the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents on the balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date up to an amount equal to $100,000,000.
Total Outstandings ” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C Obligations.
Total Revolving Credit Outstandings ” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations.
Transactions ” means, collectively, (a) the consummation of the Polycom Acquisition, (b) the refinancing of certain indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries as contemplated by Section 4.01(g) , (c) the entering into and funding on the Closing Date of the Term B Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility, and (d) the payment of fees, commissions, transaction costs and expenses incurred in connection with each of the foregoing.
Type ” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York; provided that, if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, “ UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.
Unfunded Pension Liability ” means the excess of a Pension Plan’s benefit liabilities under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Pension Plan’s assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable plan year.
United States ” and “ U.S. ” mean the United States of America.
Unreimbursed Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i) .

 
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Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means (a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.20 after the Closing Date and (b) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
U.S. Lender ” means a Lender that is not a Foreign Lender.
U.S. Person ” means any Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(f) .
Wells Fargo ” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association.
Wells Fargo Securities ” means Wells Fargo Securities, LLC.
Withholding Agent ” means any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent and/or any other applicable withholding agent.
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.     Other Interpretive Provisions . With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:
(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, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) 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 or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns, (iii) the words “ herein ,” “ hereof ” and “ hereunder ,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time and (vi) 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) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “ from ” means “ from and including ”; the words “ to ” and “ until ” each mean “ to but excluding ”; and the word “ through ” means “ to and including .”
(c) Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 
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Section 1.03.     Accounting Terms .
(a) Generally . All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, as in effect from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, the effects of Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“ FASB ASC ”) 825 and FASB ASC 470-20 (or any similar accounting principle permitting a Person to value its financial liabilities or Indebtedness at the fair value thereof) on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.
(b) Changes in GAAP .
(i) If at any time any change in GAAP or any elective change in how the Borrower applies GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and any of the Borrower, the Required Revolving Credit Lenders or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders and the Borrower); provided that, until so amended, (A) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP without giving effect to such change and (B) the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change; provided further that, unless a breach of Section 7.11 has become an Event of Default with respect to the Term B Loans in accordance with Section 8.01 , any such amendment shall not affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement in, and for the purposes of, Section 7.11 until approved in writing by the Required Revolving Credit Lenders.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 1.03 or the definitions of “Capitalized Leases” or “Operating Leases”, except for provisions relating to the preparation and delivery of financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, in the event of an accounting change requiring all leases to be capitalized, only those leases that would have constituted capital leases on the date hereof without giving effect to the phase-in of the effectiveness of any amendments to GAAP that have been adopted as of the Closing Date (assuming for purposes hereof that they were in existence on the date hereof) shall be considered capital leases, and except as provided herein all calculations and deliverables under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made in accordance therewith.
Section 1.04.     Rounding . Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).
Section 1.05.     Times of Day . Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Pacific time (daylight or standard, as applicable).
Section 1.06.     Letter of Credit Amounts . Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time excluding any automatic increases thereto which have not yet been exercised).
Section 1.07.     Limited Condition Transactions . In the event that the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that any proposed Acquisition or Investment is a Limited Condition Transaction and that the Borrower wishes to test the conditions to such Limited Condition Transaction and any Indebtedness being incurred substantially concurrently with such Limited Condition Transaction that is to be used solely to finance such Limited Condition Transaction and any related transaction costs and expenses incurred in connection with such Limited Condition Transaction in accordance with this Section (such notification, a “ LCT Election ”), then, so long as agreed to by the lenders providing such Indebtedness (if any), the following provisions shall apply:

 
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(a) any condition to such Limited Condition Transaction or such Indebtedness that requires that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such Limited Condition Transaction or the incurrence of such Indebtedness, shall be satisfied if (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the execution of the definitive agreements governing such Limited Condition Transaction (such date, the “ LCT Test Date ”) and (ii) no Specified Default shall have occurred and be continuing both before and immediately after giving effect to such Limited Condition Transaction and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith (including such additional Indebtedness);
(b) any financial ratio test (including any such test calculated in determining amounts under baskets) or financial condition to such Limited Condition Transaction or such Indebtedness shall be tested on the LCT Test Date;
(c) except as provided in the next sentence, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket on or following the relevant date of execution of the definitive agreement with respect to such Limited Condition Transaction and prior to the earlier of (i) the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or (ii) the date that the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio or basket shall be required to be satisfied on a pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including the incurrence or assumption of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any calculation of a ratio in connection with (x) determining the Applicable Rate and determining whether or not the Borrower is in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 shall, in each case, be calculated assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including the incurrence or assumption of Indebtedness) have not been consummated and (y) determining whether the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries may make a Restricted Payment shall be calculated (1) on a pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including the incurrence or assumption of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated and (2) assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including the incurrence or assumption of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have not been consummated. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCT Election and any of the ratios or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCT Test Date are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio or basket (including due to fluctuations of the target of any Limited Condition Transaction) after the LCT Test Date, but at or prior to the consummation of the Limited Condition Transaction, such basket or ratio will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations solely for purposes of determining whether the Limited Condition Transaction is permitted hereunder, and such ratios, baskets and other provisions shall not be tested at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction; and
(d) with respect to any incurrence of Indebtedness, the proceeds of which are being used to finance a substantially concurrent Acquisition (and the related transaction costs) that is a Limited Condition Transaction subject to customary “funds certain provisions,” any requirement under this Agreement or any other Loan Document that the representations and warranties be true and correct as a condition precedent to such Acquisition or the incurrence and the availability of such Indebtedness may, if agreed to by the applicable lenders providing such Indebtedness, be limited to those representations and warranties, the accuracy of which is customarily included as a condition precedent to the incurrence or availability of third party acquisition financings that are subject to customary “funds certain provisions” (including, without limitation, certain specified representations and warranties under this Agreement and the representations and warranties under the relevant agreement governing such Acquisition that are material to the lenders providing such Indebtedness to the extent that the Borrower or its applicable Restricted Subsidiary has the right to terminate its obligations under such agreement or otherwise decline to close such Acquisition as a result of the failure of such representations and warranties to be true and correct), so long as all representations and warranties in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects at the time of execution of the relevant agreement governing such Acquisition.

 
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The foregoing provisions shall apply with similar effect during the pendency of multiple Limited Condition Transactions such that each of the possible scenarios is separately tested. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall there be more than two Limited Condition Transactions at any time outstanding.
Section 1.08.     Rates . The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to the rates in the definition of “Eurodollar Rate.”
Section 1.09.     Timing of Performance . When performance of any covenant, duty or obligation in respect of any deliverable is required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date on which such performance is required shall be extended to the immediately succeeding Business Day.
ARTICLE 2
THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS
Section 2.01.     The Loans .
(a) Initial Term B Loans .
(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term B Lender severally agrees to make a single loan (each such loan, an “ Initial Term B Loan ”) in Dollars to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an amount equal to such Term B Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Term B Facility, in accordance with the terms of Section 2.02 .
(ii) Each Term B Borrowing of Initial Term B Loans shall consist of Initial Term B Loans made simultaneously by the applicable Term B Lenders.
(iii) Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(a) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Initial Term B Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.
(b) The Revolving Credit Borrowings . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “ Revolving Credit Loan ”) in Dollars to the Borrower from time to time, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided , however , that after giving effect to any Revolving Credit Borrowing, (i) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility, and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender, plus such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Within the limits of each Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(b) , prepay under Section 2.05 , and reborrow under this Section 2.01(b) . Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Revolving Credit Facility shall be undrawn on the Closing Date other than (a) to fund original issue discount or upfront fees in connection with the “market flex” provisions in the Fee Letter, (b) Existing Letters of Credit and (iii) Letters of Credit issued on the Closing Date in order to backstop or replace letters of credit of the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries that are outstanding on the Closing Date.
Section 2.02.     Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans .
(a) Each Term B Borrowing, each Revolving Credit Borrowing, each conversion of Term B Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by telephone or electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent. Each such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (i) three Business Days prior to the requested date of

 
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any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans, and (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans; provided , however , that if the Borrower wishes to request Eurodollar Rate Loans having an Interest Period other than one, two, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” the applicable notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. four Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Appropriate Lenders of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to all of them and not later than 11:00 a.m., three Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower (which notice may be by telephone) whether or not such requested Interest Period has been consented to by all the Appropriate Lenders. Each telephonic notice by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a written Committed Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Each Term B Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof (or, if less, the remaining principal amount of the Term B Commitment). Each Revolving Credit Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (or, if less the remaining principal amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment). Each Term B Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (or, if less the remaining principal amount of the Term B Commitment). Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c) , each Revolving Credit Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (or, if less the remaining principal amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment). Each Committed Loan Notice (whether telephonic, electronic or written) shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Term B Borrowing, a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a conversion of Term B Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Term B Loans or Revolving Credit Loans are to be converted, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Term B Loans or Revolving Credit Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Eurodollar Rate Loans with an Interest Period of one month. Any such automatic conversion to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Swing Line Loan may not be converted to a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
(b) Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice for a Facility, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage under such Facility of the applicable Term B Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Appropriate Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Eurodollar Rate Loans described in Section 2.02(a) . In the case of a Term B Borrowing or a Revolving Credit Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension on the Closing Date, Section 4.01 ), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Wells Fargo with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower.
(c) Except as otherwise provided herein, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan. During the existence of an Event of Default, no Revolving Credit Loans may be requested as, or at the end of any Interest Period converted to or continued as, Eurodollar Rate Loans without the consent of the Required Revolving Credit Lenders and no Term B Loans with respect to any

 
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Class may at the end of any Interest Period be converted or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without the consent of the Required Term B Lenders of such Class.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the interest rate applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in Wells Fargo’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.
(e) After giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions of Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than fifteen Interest Periods in effect in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loans, collectively.
(f) If the Borrower selects the Eurodollar Rate for any Credit Extension to be made on or within 3 Business Days of the Closing Date (including with respect to a Committed Loan Notice requesting a conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a Eurodollar Rate Loan during such period), Section 3.05 shall apply.
Section 2.03.     Letters of Credit .
(a) The Letter of Credit Commitment .
(i) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) the L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03 , (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of obligations of the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b) , and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries and any drawings thereunder; provided that after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (x) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility, (y) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Revolving Credit Lender, plus such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, plus such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans shall not exceed such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth clauses (x) and (z) in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed. All Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto, and from and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and conditions hereof.
(ii) The L/C Issuer shall not issue any Letter of Credit if:
(A) subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii) , the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur more than two years after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Required Revolving Credit Lenders have approved such expiry date; or
(B) the expiry date of such requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless (1) such Letter of Credit is Cash Collateralized reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer or (2) all the Revolving Credit Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) have approved such expiry date.

 
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(iii)     The L/C Issuer shall not be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:
(A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it or the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit is a Sanctioned Person;
(B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;
(C) such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars;
(D) such Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder; or
(E) any Revolving Credit Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer with the Borrower or such Revolving Credit Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv) ) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which the L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its reasonable discretion.
(iv)     The L/C Issuer shall not amend any Letter of Credit if such Letter of Credit in its amended form would conflict with clause (ii) above.
(v) The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) the L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms of clause (iii) above or (B) the beneficiary of such Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Letter of Credit.
(vi) The L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Revolving Credit Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and the L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article 9 with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article 9 included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.
(b) Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit .
(i) Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer (which may be by electronic transmission using the system provided by the L/C Issuer) (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (or such other form as shall be reasonably acceptable to the L/C Issuer). Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 3:00 p.m. at least four Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing

 
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thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (1) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (2) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (3) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (4) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may reasonably require. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may reasonably require.
(ii) Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Within a reasonable time following receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Revolving Credit Lenders of the contents thereof. Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Revolving Credit Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article 4 shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit requested by the Borrower or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit (or on the Closing Date in the case of the Existing Letters of Credit), each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage times the amount of such Letter of Credit.
(iii) If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to 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 L/C Issuer 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 and the Borrower not later than a day in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless (1) such Letter of Credit is Cash Collateralized or (2) all the Revolving Credit Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) have approved such expiry date; provided , however , that the L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) the L/C Issuer 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 (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the scheduled date of such extension from the Administrative Agent, the Required Revolving Credit Lenders or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.
(iv) Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.
(v) The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will promptly notify the L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against the L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.

 
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(c) Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations .
(i) Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. If the Borrower and the Administrative Agent have received notice of such drawing not later than 11:00 a.m. on such date, then not later than 3:00 p.m. on the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit and otherwise not later than 3:00 p.m. on the Business Day after receipt of such notice (each such date, an “ Honor Date ”), the Borrower shall reimburse the L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing. If the Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Credit Lender of the Honor Date, the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (the “ Unreimbursed Amount ”), and the amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
(ii) Each Revolving Credit Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available to (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) for the account of the L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 3:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii) , each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer.
(iii) With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03 .
(iv) Until each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Revolving Credit Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.
(v) Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse the L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c) , shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Credit Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided , however , that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Committed Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for the amo
(vi) If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii) , the L/C Issuer shall be entitled to recover from such

 
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Revolving Credit Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Revolving Credit Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Loan included in the relevant Revolving Credit Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.03(c)(vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) Repayment of Participations .
(i) At any time after the L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Revolving Credit Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c) , if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Revolving Credit Lender its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.
(ii) If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Revolving Credit Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Revolving Credit Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
(e) Obligations Absolute . The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document;
(ii) the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;
(iii) any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;
(iv) any payment by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or

 
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(v) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.
(f) Role of L/C Issuer . Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, the L/C Issuer shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Revolving Credit Lenders or the Required Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided , however , that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of the L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (v) of Section 2.03(e) ; provided , however , that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against the L/C Issuer, and the L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower that are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been caused by the L/C Issuer’s bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence or the L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit or such other actions or omissions as may expressly be agreed in writing between the Borrower and the L/C Issuer (it being understood that any such claim shall be solely against the L/C Issuer and shall not affect the Borrower’s obligations hereunder to the other parties hereto). In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and the L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.
(g) Applicability of ISP . Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued (including any such agreement applicable to an Existing Letter of Credit), the rules of the ISP shall apply to each Letter of Credit.
(h) Letter of Credit Fees . The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance, subject to Section 2.16 , with its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage a Letter of Credit fee (the “ Letter of Credit Fee ”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06 . Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) due and payable on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or the first such date to occur after the Closing Date in the case of the Existing Letters of Credit), on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand and (ii) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate (i) in accordance with Section 2.08(b)(i) or (ii) while any Event of Default exists, upon the request of the Required Revolving Credit Lenders.
(i) Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuer . The Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit (other than the Existing Letters of Credit), at the rate per annum agreed to in writing by the Borrower and the applicable L/C Issuer.

 
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Each fronting fee shall be computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or the first such date to occur after the Closing Date in the case of the Existing Letters of Credit), on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06 . In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of the L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.
(j) Conflict with Issuer Documents . In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.
(k) Letters of Credit Issued in Respect of Obligations of Restricted Subsidiaries . Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the benefit of such Restricted Subsidiary inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Restricted Subsidiaries.
(l) Reporting of Existing Letters of Credit . For so long as any Existing Letter of Credit is outstanding, then (i) on the last Business Day of each calendar month, (ii) on each date that any Existing Letter of Credit is amended, terminated or otherwise expires, (iii) on each date that an L/C Credit Extension occurs with respect to any Existing Letter of Credit, and (iv) upon the request of the Administrative Agent, each applicable L/C Issuer shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a report (in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) setting forth information (including, without limitation, any reimbursements, Cash Collateral, or termination) with respect to each Existing Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer that is outstanding hereunder. No failure on the part of any L/C Issuer to provide such information pursuant to this Section 2.03(l) shall limit the obligations of the Borrower or any Revolving Credit Lender hereunder with respect to its reimbursement and participation obligations, respectively, pursuant to this Section 2.03 .
Section 2.04.     Swing Line Loans .
(a) The Swing Line . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04 , may in its sole discretion make loans (each such loan, a “ Swing Line Loan ”) in Dollars to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day after the Closing Date during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided , however , that (x) after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility at such time and (ii) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Revolving Credit Lender (other than the Swing Line Lender) at such time, plus such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations at such time, plus such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans at such time shall not exceed such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, (y) the Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan, and (z) the Swing Line Lender shall not be under any obligation to make any Swing Line Loan if it shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent demonstrable error) that it has, or by such Credit Extension may have Fronting Exposure. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow Swing Line Loans under this Section 2.04 , prepay such Loans under Section 2.05 and reborrow such Loans under this Section 2.04 . Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such

 
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Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.
(b) Borrowing Procedures . Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent in the form of a written Swing Line Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Each such Swing Line Loan Notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum principal increments of $100,000, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any Swing Line Loan Notice, the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Revolving Credit Lender) prior to 2:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a) , or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article 4 is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 3:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower at its office by crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of the Swing Line Lender in immediately available funds.
(c) Refinancing of Swing Line Loans .
(i) The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may, request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Credit Lender make a Revolving Credit Loan that is a Base Rate Loan in an amount equal to such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02 , without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Facility and provided that no Event of Default exists or would result therefrom. The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Committed Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Revolving Credit Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the amount specified in such Committed Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral available with respect to the Swing Line Loan) for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 1:00 p.m. on the day specified in such Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii) , each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.
(ii) If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Credit Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i) , the request for Base Rate Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Revolving Credit Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.
(iii) If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i) , the Swing Line Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Revolving Credit Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Swing Line Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative,

 
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processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Revolving Credit Lender pays such amount, the amount so paid (other than interest and fees) shall constitute such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Loan included in the relevant Revolving Credit Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(iv) Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Revolving Credit Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided , however , that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 . No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.
(d) Repayment of Participations .
(i) At any time after any Revolving Credit Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Revolving Credit Lender its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.
(ii) If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the Revolving Credit Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
(e) Interest for Account of the Swing Line Lender . The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.
(f) Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender . The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of any Swing Line Loan directly to the Swing Line Lender.
Section 2.05.     Prepayments .
(a) Optional Prepayments .
(i) Revolving Credit Loans; and Term B Loans . Subject to Section 2.05(c) (solely with respect to the Initial Term B Loans) and the penultimate sentence of this Section 2.05(a)(i) , the Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay any Class of Term B Loans or Revolving Credit Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (A) such notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (1) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans and (2) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (B) any prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof; and (C) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in

 
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each case of the foregoing subclauses (B) and (C), if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Eurodollar Rate Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s ratable portion of such prepayment (based on such Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the relevant Facility). If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein; provided that a notice of prepayment delivered by Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the closing of another transaction, in which case such prepayment may be conditional upon the effectiveness of such other credit facilities or the closing of such other transaction ( provided further that, regardless of the conditionality of such prepayment, the Borrower shall pay any amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05 as a result of its failure to prepay such Loans on the specified date). Any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05 . Each prepayment of the outstanding Term B Loans of any Class pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) shall be applied to the remaining principal repayment installments of such Class as directed by the Borrower, and, subject to Section 2.16 , each such prepayment shall be paid to the Appropriate Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages in respect of each of the relevant Facilities.
(ii) Swing Line Loans . The Borrower may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (A) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (B) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000 (or the remaining outstanding principal amount of the Swing Line Loan). Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein; provided that a notice of prepayment delivered by Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the closing of another transaction, in which case such prepayment may be conditional upon the effectiveness of such other credit facilities or the closing of such other transaction.
(b) Mandatory Prepayments .
(i) Excess Cash Flow . Within five Business Days after financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) and the related Compliance Certificate has been delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(a) (such date, the “ ECF Calculation Date ”), for each Excess Cash Flow Period of the Borrower ending on or after December 31, 2019, the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Loans equal to the excess (if any) of (A) the ECF Percentage of Excess Cash Flow for the Excess Cash Flow Period covered by such financial statements minus (B) the sum of (1) the aggregate principal amount of all optional prepayments of Term Loans plus (2) the aggregate amount of all optional prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans (solely to the extent accompanied by permanent optional reductions in the Revolving Credit Commitment) plus (3) the aggregate amount paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a prepayment of Term B Loans in accordance with Section 2.18 , in each case of clauses (1), (2) and (3), to the extent such prepayments are not funded with Indebtedness (other than Revolving Credit Loans) and were made (x) during the Excess Cash Flow Period or (y) after such Excess Cash Flow Period but prior to the ECF Calculation Date immediately following such Excess Cash Flow Period; provided that, to the extent any deduction is made in accordance with this clause (y) with respect to any prepayments made after any applicable Excess Cash Flow Period but prior to the applicable ECF Calculation Date, the amounts so deducted with respect to such Excess Cash Flow Period shall not be deducted in the Excess Cash Flow Period in which the applicable prepayments were made. All such prepayments under this clause (i) shall be applied as set forth in clauses (iv) and (vi) below. Not later than the applicable ECF Calculation Date, the Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the amount, if any, of Excess Cash Flow for the most recently ended Excess Cash Flow Period, any amount deducted in such Excess Cash Flow Period pursuant to clause (y) of this Section 2.05(b)(i) , the amount of any required prepayment in respect thereof and the calculation of Excess Cash Flow for such Excess Cash Flow Period, in each case in reasonable detail.

 
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(ii) Dispositions and Insurance and Condemnation Events . If (x) the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Disposes of any property (other than any Disposition of any property permitted by subsections (a) through (i) and (k) through (s) of Section 7.05 ) or (y) any Insurance and Condemnation Event occurs, which, in the case of each of clauses (x) and (y), such event results in the realization by such Person of Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $10,000,000, the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Loans equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds not later than five Business Days after receipt thereof by such Person (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clauses (iv) and (vi) below); provided, however, that with respect to any Net Cash Proceeds realized under a Disposition or as a result of an Insurance and Condemnation Event described in this Section 2.05(b)(ii) , at the election of the Borrower (as notified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date of the required payment under this Section 2.05(b)(ii) ), and so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary may reinvest all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in assets used or useful for the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries within (x) twelve (12) months following receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds or (y) if such Person enters into a bona fide commitment to reinvest such Net Cash Proceeds within twelve (12) months following receipt thereof, within the later of (A) twelve (12) months following receipt thereof and (B) six (6) months of the date of such commitment; provided that if any Net Cash Proceeds are no longer intended to be or cannot be so reinvested at any time after delivery of a notice of reinvestment election, an amount equal to any such Net Cash Proceeds shall be applied immediately after the applicable Person reasonably determines that such Net Cash Proceeds are no longer intended to be or cannot be so reinvested to the prepayment of the Loans as set forth in this Section 2.05(b)(ii) ; provided , further , that any Net Cash Proceeds relating to Collateral shall be reinvested in assets constituting Collateral.
(iii) Debt Issuances . Upon the incurrence or issuance by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of (A) any Refinancing Debt or (B) any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness expressly permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.02 ), the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom not later than five Business Days after receipt thereof by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clauses (iv) and (vi) below).
(iv) Application of Mandatory Prepayments . The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any mandatory prepayment of Obligations required to be made pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 2.05 (including the amount of such prepayment so required) by 1:00 P.M. at least three (3) Business Days prior to the date of such prepayment. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Appropriate Lender of the contents of the Borrower’s prepayment notice and of such applicable Lender’s pro rata share of the prepayment. Each Appropriate Lender may reject all or a portion of its share of any mandatory prepayment made pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) (such declined amounts, the “ Declined Proceeds ”) of Loans by providing written notice (each, a “ Rejection Notice ”) to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower no later than 5:00 P.M. two (2) Business Days after the date of such Lender’s receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent regarding such prepayment. Each Rejection Notice from a given Lender shall specify the principal amount of the mandatory prepayment of Loans to be rejected by such Lender. If a Lender fails to deliver a Rejection Notice to the Administrative Agent within the time frame specified above or such Rejection Notice fails to specify the principal amount of the Loans to be rejected, any such failure will be deemed an acceptance of the total amount of such mandatory repayment of the Loans. The Borrower shall not have any obligation to apply any Declined Proceeds to a prepayment hereunder. Each prepayment of Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.05(b) shall be applied, first , on a pro rata basis among the Initial Term B Loans and (unless otherwise agreed by the applicable Lenders in respect of any Incremental Term Loans) each of the Incremental Term Loans (with each such prepayment to be applied within each Class, first , to the remaining scheduled principal repayment installments thereof in direct order of maturity unless otherwise directed by the Borrower) and, second , to the Revolving Credit Facility in the manner set forth in clause (vi) of this Section 2.05(b) . Proceeds of any Refinancing Debt shall be applied solely to prepay each applicable Class of Term Loans and/or Revolving Credit Loans so refinanced. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) to the extent any Incremental Term Loans, Extended Term Loans or Refinancing Term Loans are made, the application of prepayments of Term Loans pursuant to this clause (iv) shall be made on a pro rata basis among the Term Loans, Incremental Term Loans, Extended Term Loans and Refinancing Term Loans (except to the extent that any applicable Incremental Amendment, Extension Offer or Refinancing Amendment provides that the Class of Term Loans made thereunder shall be entitled to less than pro rata treatment) and (B) with respect to any Net Cash Proceeds from any Disposition or Insurance and Condemnation Event, the Borrower may prepay Term Loans and prepay or purchase any Refinancing Debt that is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis (at a purchase

 
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price no greater than par plus accrued and unpaid interest), to the extent required thereby, on a pro rata basis in accordance with the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Term Loans and such Refinancing Debt as of the time of the applicable Disposition or Insurance and Condemnation Event. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the amount of such mandatory prepayments shall be applied first to the then outstanding Loans that are Base Rate Loans and then to the then outstanding Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans in a manner that minimizes the amount of any payments required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.05 .
(v) Revolving Credit Loans . If for any reason the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings at any time exceed the Revolving Credit Facility at such time, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Borrowings and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (other than the L/C Borrowings) in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.
(vi) Application to Revolving Credit Facility . Prepayments of the Revolving Credit Facility made pursuant to this Section 2.05(b) , first , shall be applied ratably to the L/C Borrowings and the Swing Line Loans, second , shall be applied ratably to the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, and, third , shall be used to Cash Collateralize the remaining L/C Obligations up to an amount equal to 102% of the Outstanding Amount of such L/C Obligations; and, in the case of prepayments of the Revolving Credit Facility required pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 2.05(b) , the amount remaining, if any, after the prepayment in full of all L/C Borrowings, Swing Line Loans and Revolving Credit Loans outstanding at such time and the Cash Collateralization of the remaining L/C Obligations in full may be retained by the Borrower for use in the ordinary course of its business. No prepayment under this clause (vi) shall result in any reduction of the Revolving Credit Facility. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit that has been Cash Collateralized, the funds held as Cash Collateral shall be applied (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to reimburse the L/C Issuer or the Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable.
(c) Call Premium . In the event that, on or prior to the date that is six months after the Closing Date, the Borrower (i) makes any prepayment of the Term B Loans in connection with any Repricing Transaction (as defined below) or (ii) effects any amendment of this Agreement resulting in a Repricing Transaction, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each applicable Term B Lender, a fee in an amount equal to, (x) in the case of clause (i), a prepayment premium of 1.0% of the amount of the Term B Loans being prepaid and (y) in the case of clause (ii), a payment equal to 1.0% of the aggregate amount of the applicable Term Loans outstanding immediately prior to such amendment. Such fees shall be due and payable within three (3) Business Days of the date of the effectiveness of such Repricing Transaction. For the purpose of this clause (c), “ Repricing Transaction ” means (a) any prepayment or repayment of the Term B Loans with the proceeds of, or any conversion of the Term B Loans into, any new or replacement tranche of term loans or Indebtedness bearing interest with an “effective yield” (taking into account, for example, upfront fees, interest rate spreads, interest rate benchmark floors and original issue discount) less than the “effective yield” applicable to the Term B Loans (as such comparative yields are determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) and (b) any repricing of the Term B Loans (whether pursuant to an amendment, amendment and restatement, mandatory assignment or otherwise) which reduces the “effective yield” applicable to all or a portion of the Term B Loans (it being understood that any such prepayment premium with respect to a Repricing Transaction shall apply to any required assignment by a non-consenting Lender in connection with any such amendment pursuant to Section 10.13 ), in each case, other than in connection with the consummation of an acquisition not permitted under the Loan Documents, an IPO or the occurrence of a Change of Control (so long as the primary purpose of the prepayment or repayment of, or amendment to the Term B Loans in connection therewith is not to reduce the “effective yield” applicable to the Term B Loans as certified by a financial officer of the Borrower in a certificate to the Administrative Agent (on which the Administrative Agent is expressly permitted to rely)).
Section 2.06.     Termination or Reduction of Commitments .
(a) Optional . The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Revolving Credit Facility, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit or from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Facility, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit without premium or penalty; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. three Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or any whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof and (iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce (A) the

 
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Revolving Credit Facility if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings would exceed the Revolving Credit Facility, (B) the Letter of Credit Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto, the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations not fully Cash Collateralized hereunder would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit, or (C) the Swing Line Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Outstanding Amount of Swing Line Loans would exceed the Swing Line Sublimit; provided , further that a notice of termination or reduction delivered by Borrower hereunder may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or the closing of another transaction, in which case such termination or reduction may be conditional upon the effectiveness of such other credit facilities or the closing of such other transaction.
(b) Mandatory . If after giving effect to any reduction or termination of Revolving Credit Commitments under this Section 2.06 , the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the Revolving Credit Facility at such time, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit, as the case may be, shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.
(c) Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees . The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Revolving Credit Lenders of any termination or reduction of the Letter of Credit Sublimit, the Swing Line Sublimit or the Revolving Credit Commitment under this Section 2.06 . Upon any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender shall be reduced by such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of such reduction amount. All fees in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Credit Facility shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.
Section 2.07.     Repayment of Loans .
(a) Term Loans .
(i) Initial Term B Loans . The Borrower shall repay to the Term B Lenders the outstanding principal amount of the Initial Term B Loans in consecutive quarterly principal installments on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December, commencing with the first full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date equal to the aggregate principal amount of Initial Term B Loans funded on the Closing Date multiplied by 0.25% (except as the amounts of individual installments maybe adjusted pursuant to Section 2.05 hereof; provided , however , that the final principal repayment installment of the Initial Term B Loans shall be repaid on the Term B Maturity Date in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Term B Loans outstanding on such date; and
(ii) Incremental Term Loans . The Borrower shall repay to the Incremental Lenders holding Incremental Term Loans the outstanding principal amount of each Incremental Term Loan (if any) as determined pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 2.14 (which amounts shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with the order of priority set forth in Section 2.05 ).
(b) Revolving Credit Loans . The Borrower shall repay to the Revolving Credit Lenders on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on such date.
(c) Swing Line Loans . The Borrower shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the earlier to occur of (i) the date ten Business Days after such Loan is made and (ii) the Revolving Credit Maturity Date; provided that any Swing Line Loan that has not been repaid upon the date referenced in clause (i) shall be refinanced with Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c) without regard to any conditions for funding Revolving Credit Loans.
Section 2.08.     Interest .
(a) Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(b) , (i) each Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate for Loans of such Type; (ii) each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for Loans of such Type; and (iii) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding

 
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principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for Base Rate Loans that are Revolving Credit Loans.
(b) (i) Immediately upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or (f) , the Borrower shall pay interest on the outstanding principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(ii) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any other Event of Default, at the election of the Required Lenders, the Borrower shall pay interest on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Laws.
(iii) Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts shall be due and payable upon demand.
(c) Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.
Section 2.09.     Fees . In addition to certain fees described in Sections 2.03(h) and (i) :
(a) Commitment Fee . The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage, a commitment fee (“ Commitment Fee ”) equal to the Applicable Rate times the actual daily amount by which the Revolving Credit Facility exceeds the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.16 . The Commitment Fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article 4 is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period. The Commitment Fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.
(b) Other Fees .
(i) The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent or Wells Fargo Securities, as applicable, for its own account and for the account of the Arranger, without duplication, fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
(ii) The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders, without duplication, such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.
Section 2.10.     Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate .
(a) All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day

 
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on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a) , bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent demonstrable error.
(b) If, as a result of any restatement of or other adjustment to the financial statements of the Borrower or for any other reason, the Borrower or the Lenders determine that (i) the Total Net Leverage Ratio as calculated by the Borrower as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Total Net Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrower shall (A) immediately deliver to the Administrative Agent, a corrected Compliance Certificate for such period and (B) immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, promptly on written demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under Section 2.03(c)(iii) , 2.03(h) or 2.08(b) or under Article 8 . The Borrower’s obligations under this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.
Section 2.11.     Evidence of Debt .
(a) The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent demonstrable error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of demonstrable error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Revolving Credit Note, a Swing Line Note, a Term B Note, as applicable, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note(s)
(b) In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(a) , each Revolving Credit Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Revolving Credit Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Revolving Credit Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of demonstrable error.
Section 2.12.     Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback .
(a) General . All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 1:00 p.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage in respect of the relevant Facility (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 1:00 p.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected on computing interest or fees, as the case may be.
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(i) Funding by Lenders; Presumptions by Administrative Agent . Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of Eurodollar Rate Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 12:00 noon on the date of such 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 Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02 ) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand, without duplication, such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid (other than interest and fees) shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.
(ii) Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent . Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Appropriate Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Appropriate Lenders or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, in immediately available funds 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 Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing.
(c) Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent . If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article 2 , and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article 4 are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.
(d) Obligations of Lenders Several . The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 10.04(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 10.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 10.04(c) .
(e) Funding Source . Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.
Section 2.13.     Sharing of Payments by Lenders . If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or other obligations

 
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hereunder resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon or other such obligations (other than pursuant to Sections 3.01 , 3.04 , 3.05 or 10.04 ) greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and such other obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, 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 other amounts owing them; provided that:
(i) if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and
(ii) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender or Disqualified Institution), (B) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.15 , or (C) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply (unless consented to by the Required Lenders), except to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 10.01 .
The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.
Section 2.14.     Incremental Increases .
(a) Request for Incremental Increases . At any time after the Closing Date, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Borrower may, from time to time, request one or more incremental term loans or increases in the Outstanding Amount of any Class of Term Loan (each, an “ Incremental Term Loan ”) or one or more increases in the Revolving Credit Facility (each, a “ Revolving Credit Facility Increase ” and, together with the initial principal amount of the Incremental Term Loans, the “ Incremental Increases ”); provided :
(i) the principal amount of each requested Incremental Increase shall not exceed the sum of:
(A) $500,000,000 less the aggregate original principal amount of all other Incremental Increases incurred after the Closing Date pursuant to this clause (A) (whether or not such Incremental Increases have been funded); plus
(B) the amount that is equal to the greatest amount of additional Indebtedness that, as of the Increase Effective Date of such Incremental Increase, would not cause the pro forma Secured Net Leverage Ratio to exceed 2.75 to 1.00 (it being understood and agreed that the calculation of the Secured Net Leverage Ratio under this clause (B) shall be determined based on the financial information received for the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to the Increase Effective Date for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) , as applicable, after giving effect to such Incremental Increase (assuming that all Incremental Increases are fully funded on the effective date thereof) and to the related use of proceeds thereof (including any permanent repayment of Indebtedness in connection therewith)); plus
(C) the sum of (1) the aggregate principal amount of Term B Loans prepaid pursuant to Section 2.05(a)(i) plus (2) the aggregate amount of all optional prepayments of Revolving Credit Loans (solely to the extent accompanied by permanent optional reductions in the Revolving Credit

 
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Commitment) plus (3) the aggregate amount paid in cash by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a prepayment of Term B Loans in accordance with Section 2.18 ; in each case to the extent such prepayments are not funded with the proceeds of Indebtedness that, in accordance with GAAP (constitutes, or when incurred, constituted) a long-term liability;
provided , that, for the avoidance of doubt, (x) amounts shall be established or incurred utilizing clause (B) above prior to utilizing clauses (A) or (C) above, and (y) any amounts previously incurred utilizing clause (A) or (C) above may, at the election of Borrower, later be reclassified as having been incurred under clause (B) above, so long as the Borrower meets the requirements of clause (B) above at the time of, and after giving effect to, such reclassification (in which case the amount available under clauses (A) and/or (C), as applicable, shall be increased by the amount so reclassified); and
(ii) any such request for an increase shall be in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 for any Incremental Term Loan and $5,000,000 for any Revolving Credit Facility Increase or, in each case, any lesser remaining amount permitted pursuant to the foregoing clause (i).
(b) Incremental Lenders . Each notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Increase. Incremental Increases may be provided by any existing Lender (but no existing Lender will have any obligation to make a portion of any Incremental Increase) or by any other Persons (each such Person referred to in this sentence that agrees to provide any portion of an Incremental Increase, an “ Incremental Lender ”); provided that the Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and/or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, shall have consented (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to such Incremental Lender’s providing such Incremental Increases to the extent any such consent would be required under Section 10.06(b) for an assignment of Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, to such Incremental Lender. At the time of sending such notice, the Borrower (in consultation with the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Incremental Lender is requested to respond, which shall in no event be less than 10 Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the proposed Incremental Lenders (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent and each Incremental Lender, in their sole discretion). Each proposed Incremental Lender may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, and shall notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether it agrees, to provide an Incremental Increase and, if so, whether by an amount equal to, greater than or less than requested. Any Person not responding within such time period shall be deemed to have declined to provide an Incremental Increase.
(c) Increase Effective Date and Allocations . The Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall determine the effective date (the “ Increase Effective Date ”) and the final allocation of such Incremental Increase. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Incremental Lenders of the final allocation of such Incremental Increases and the Increase Effective Date (limited in the case of the Incremental Lenders to their own respective allocations thereof).
(d) Conditions to Effectiveness of Incremental Increases . Any Incremental Increase shall become effective as of such Increase Effective Date; provided that, subject to Section 1.07 , each of the following conditions has been satisfied or waived as of such Increase Effective Date:
(i) no Default or Event of Default shall exist on such Increase Effective Date immediately prior to or immediately after giving effect to (A) such Incremental Increase or (B) the making of any Credit Extensions pursuant thereto;
(ii) immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to (A) such Incremental Increase and (B) the making of any Credit Extensions pursuant thereto, the conditions set forth in Section 4.02(a) are satisfied;
(iii) each such Incremental Increase shall be effected pursuant to an amendment (each, an “ Incremental Amendment ”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the applicable Incremental Lenders, which Incremental

 
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Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.14 . Without limiting the foregoing, in connection with any Incremental Increase having a maturity date that ends after the then latest maturity date hereunder, to the extent reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, the respective Loan Parties shall (at their expense) amend (and the Administrative Agent is hereby directed to amend) any Mortgage that has a maturity date prior to the maturity date applicable to such Incremental Increase so that such maturity date is extended to the then latest maturity date hereunder (after giving effect to such Incremental Increase) (or such later date as may be advised by outside counsel to the Administrative Agent);
(iv) in the case of each Incremental Term B Loan:
(A) such Incremental Term B Loan will mature and amortize in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Incremental Lenders making such Incremental Term B Loan and the Borrower, but will not in any event have a shorter weighted average life to maturity than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of the Initial Term B Loan or a maturity date earlier than the Term B Maturity Date; and
(B) the Applicable Rate and pricing grid, if applicable, for such Incremental Term B Loan shall be determined by the applicable Incremental Lenders and the Borrower on the applicable Increase Effective Date; provided that if the Applicable Rate in respect of any Incremental Term B Loan that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Initial Term B Loans and incurred on or prior to the date that is twelve (12) months after the Closing Date (determined with reference to each pricing tier of any applicable pricing grid) exceeds the Applicable Rate for the Initial Term B Loan (in each case, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) by more than 0.50%, then the Applicable Rate for the Initial Term B Loan shall be increased (including by way of inclusion of a pricing grid) so that the Applicable Rate in respect of such Initial Term B Loan is equal to the Applicable Rate for such Incremental Term B Loan minus 0.50% (determined at each level of each applicable pricing grid); provided , further that in determining the Applicable Rate(s) applicable to each Incremental Term B Loan and the Applicable Rate(s) for the Initial Term B Loan, (1) original issue discount (“ OID ”) or upfront fees (which shall be deemed to constitute like amounts of OID) payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under such Incremental Term B Loan or such Initial Term B Loan in each case in the initial primary syndication thereof shall be included (with OID being equated to interest based on assumed four-year life to maturity, or, if the remaining life to maturity is less than four years, based on the remaining life to maturity) and (2) customary arrangement, underwriting or commitment fees payable to the Arranger or its Affiliates or to one or more arrangers (or their affiliates) of any Incremental Term B Loan shall be excluded (it being understood that all interest rate margins and the effects of any and all interest rate floors shall be included in determining Applicable Rate(s) under this provision);
(v) in the case of each Revolving Credit Facility Increase:
(A) such Revolving Credit Facility Increase shall mature on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as the Revolving Credit Loans (except for interest rate margins, commitment fees and upfront fees; provided that if the interest rate margins and/or commitment fees in respect of any Revolving Credit Facility Increase exceed the interest rate margins and/or commitment fees for any other Revolving Credit Commitments, then the interest rate margins and/or commitment fees, as applicable, for such other Revolving Credit Commitments shall be increased so that the interest rate margins and/or commitment fees, as applicable, are equal to the interest rate margins and/or commitment fees for such Revolving Credit Facility Increase; provided , further , that in determining the interest rate margins applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility Increase and the Revolving Credit Facility (1) upfront fees payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under such Revolving Credit Facility or such Revolving Credit Facility Increase in each case in the initial primary syndication thereof (with such upfront fees being equated

 
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to interest based on an assumed four-year life to maturity or, if the remaining life to maturity is less than four years, based on the remaining life to maturity) shall be included and the effects of any and all interest rate floors shall be included and (2) customary arrangement, underwriting or commitment fees payable to the Arranger (or its Affiliate) or to one or more arrangers (or their affiliates) of any Revolving Credit Facility Increase shall be excluded);
(B) the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and Applicable Revolving Credit Percentages of Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations will be reallocated by the Administrative Agent on the applicable Increase Effective Date among the Revolving Credit Lenders (including the Incremental Lenders providing such Revolving Credit Facility Increase) in accordance with their revised Applicable Revolving Credit Percentages (and the Revolving Credit Lenders (including the Incremental Lenders providing such Revolving Credit Facility Increase) agree to make all payments and adjustments necessary to effect such reallocation); and
(C) except as provided above, all of the other terms and conditions applicable to such Revolving Credit Facility Increase shall, except to the extent otherwise provided in this Section 2.14 , be identical to the terms and conditions applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility; and
(vi) the terms and conditions of any Incremental Increase shall be set forth in the relevant Incremental Amendment and, except as provided in the foregoing clauses of this Section 2.14 or in the case of terms that are consistent with the Initial Term B Loan, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.
(e) Nature of Obligations . Each Incremental Increase shall constitute Obligations of the Borrower and Guarantors and not be guaranteed by any entity that is not a Guarantor and shall be secured and guaranteed with the other Credit Extensions on a pari passu basis and not be secured with any assets that are not Collateral.
(f) Voting . Any Incremental Lender providing any portion of a Revolving Credit Facility Increase shall be entitled to the same voting rights as the existing Revolving Credit Lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility and any Credit Extensions made in connection with each Revolving Credit Facility Increase shall receive proceeds of prepayments on the same basis as the other Revolving Credit Loans made hereunder and the Incremental Lenders shall be included in any determination of the Required Lenders, Required Revolving Credit Lenders, Required Term B Lenders or similar term hereunder, as applicable.
(g) Conflicting Provisions . This Section shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary.
Section 2.15.     Cash Collateral . At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within three Business Days following the written request (which request shall include a reasonably detailed accounting of the amount so requested) of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the Fronting Exposure of the L/C Issuer and/or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount.
(a) Grant of Security Interest . The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such Cash Collateral as security for the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans, to be applied pursuant to subsection (b) below. If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender as herein provided (other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01 ), or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrower will, promptly upon written demand by the Administrative Agent (which demand shall include a reasonably detailed accounting of the amount so demanded), pay or provide to the Administrative Agent

 
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additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).
(b) Application . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under this Section 2.15 or Section 2.16 in respect of Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans shall be applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.
(c) Termination of Requirement . Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce the Fronting Exposure of the L/C Issuer and/or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, shall no longer be required to be held as Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.15 and shall be promptly released following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender), or (ii) the good faith determination by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided that, subject to Section 2.16 , the Person providing Cash Collateral, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender may agree that Cash Collateral shall be held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.
Section 2.16.     Defaulting Lenders .
(a) Adjustments . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:
(i) Waivers and Amendments . Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders, Required Revolving Credit Lenders, Required Term B Lenders and Section 10.01 .
(ii) Defaulting Lender Waterfall . Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article 8 or otherwise), or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.08 ), shall be applied at such time or times as may be reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second , to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender hereunder; third , to Cash Collateralize the Fronting Exposure of the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.15 ; fourth , as the Borrower may request (so long as no Specified Default exists), to the funding of any Loan or funded participation in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth , if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (A) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans and funded participations under this Agreement and (B) Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s and the Swing Line Lender’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.15 ; sixth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh , so long as no Specified Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth , to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (A) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or funded participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not

 
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fully funded its appropriate share and (B) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and funded participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or funded participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments hereunder without giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv) . Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.16(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(iii) Certain Fees .
(A) No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any Commitment Fee for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee or any other fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).
(B) Each Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Credit Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which such Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.15 .
(C) With respect to any fee payable under Section 2.09(a) or any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrower shall (1) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that is a Revolving Credit Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (2) pay to the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuer’s or Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (3) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.
(iv) Reallocation of Applicable Revolving Credit Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure . All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders which are Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Revolving Credit Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment) but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the sum of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans of any Non-Defaulting Lender plus such Non-Defaulting Lender’s ratable share (determined based on its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage) of L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.
(v) Cash Collateral; Repayment of Swing Line Loans . If the reallocation described in clause (a)(iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under applicable Law, (A) first , prepay Swing Line Loans in an amount equal to the Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure and (B) second , Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.15 .
(b) Defaulting Lender Cure . If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and, in the event that a Defaulting Lender is a Revolving Credit Lender, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuer agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective

 
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date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans of the other Revolving Credit Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Credit Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Revolving Credit Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv) ), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
Section 2.17.     Extensions of Term Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments .
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, pursuant to one or more offers (each, an “ Extension Offer ”) made from time to time by the Borrower to all Lenders of any Class of Term Loans with a like maturity date or Revolving Credit Commitments with a like maturity date, in each case on a pro rata basis (based on the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the respective Class of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments with a like maturity date, as the case may be) and on the same terms to each such Lender, the Borrower is hereby permitted to consummate from time to time transactions with individual Lenders that accept the terms contained in such Extension Offers to extend the maturity date of each such Lender’s Term Loans of such Class and/or Revolving Credit Commitments and otherwise modify the terms of such Term Loans and/or Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to the terms of the relevant Extension Offer (including, without limitation, by increasing the interest rate or fees payable in respect of such Term Loans and/or Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings) and/or modifying the amortization schedule in respect of such Term Loans) (each, an “ Extension ,” and each group of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, in each case as so extended, as well as the original Term Loans and the original Revolving Credit Commitments (in each case not so extended), being a separate “tranche” and a separate Class; any Extended Term Loans shall constitute a separate tranche and Class of Term Loans from the tranche and Class of Term Loans from which they were converted, and any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall constitute a separate tranche and Class of Revolving Credit Commitments from the tranche and Class of Revolving Credit Commitments from which they were converted), so long as the following terms are satisfied:
(i) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time the offering document in respect of an Extension Offer is delivered to the Lenders or immediately prior to, and immediately after, the effectiveness of such Extension,
(ii) except as to interest rates, fees and final maturity (which shall be determined by the Borrower and set forth in the relevant Extension Offer), the Revolving Credit Commitment of any Revolving Credit Lender that agrees to an Extension with respect to such Revolving Credit Commitment (an “ Extending Revolving Credit Lender ”) extended pursuant to an Extension (an “ Extended Revolving Credit Commitment ”), and the related outstandings, shall be a Revolving Credit Commitment (or related outstandings, as the case may be) with the same terms as the original Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings); provided that:
(A) the borrowing and repayment (except for (1) payments of interest and fees at different rates on Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and related outstandings), (2) repayments required upon the maturity date of the non-extending Revolving Credit Commitments and (3) repayment to any Lender that is not an Extending Revolving Credit Lender made in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments) of Loans with respect to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments after the applicable Extension date shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Credit Commitments,

 
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(B) all Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit shall be participated on a pro rata basis by all Lenders with Revolving Credit Commitments in accordance with their Applicable Revolving Credit Percentages,
(C) the permanent repayment of Revolving Credit Loans with respect to, and termination of, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments after the applicable Extension date shall be made on a pro rata basis with all other Revolving Credit Commitments, except that the Borrower shall be permitted to permanently repay and terminate commitments of any such tranche on a better than a pro rata basis as compared to any other tranche with a later maturity date than such tranche, and
(D) assignments and participations of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and extended Revolving Credit Loans shall be governed by the same assignment and participation provisions applicable to Revolving Credit Commitments and Revolving Credit Loans,
(iii) except as to interest rates, fees, amortization, final maturity date, premium, required prepayment dates and participation in prepayments (which shall, subject to immediately succeeding clauses (iv), (v) and (vi), be determined by the Borrower and set forth in the relevant Extension Offer), the Term Loans of any Lender that agrees to an Extension with respect to such Term Loans extended pursuant to any Extension (“ Extended Term Loans ”) shall have the same terms as the Class of Term Loans subject to such Extension Offer, provided that:
(A) the final maturity date of any Extended Term Loans shall be no earlier than the latest maturity date hereunder,
(B) the weighted average life to maturity of any Extended Term Loans shall be no shorter than the remaining weighted average life to maturity of the applicable Class of Term Loans extended thereby,
(C) any Extended Term Loans may participate on a pro rata basis or a less than pro rata basis (but not greater than a pro rata basis) in any voluntary or mandatory repayments or prepayments hereunder, in each case as specified in the respective Extension Offer,
(iv) if the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans (calculated on the face amount thereof) or Revolving Credit Commitments, as the case may be, in respect of which Lenders shall have accepted the relevant Extension Offer shall exceed the maximum aggregate principal amount of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments, as the case may be, offered to be extended by the Borrower pursuant to such Extension Offer, then the Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, as the case may be, of such Lenders shall be extended ratably up to such maximum amount based on the respective principal amounts (but not to exceed actual holdings of record) with respect to which such Lenders have accepted such Extension Offer,
(v) all documentation in respect of such Extension shall be substantially consistent with the foregoing, and
(vi) at no time shall there be more than five different Classes of Revolving Credit Commitments hereunder or ten different Classes of Term Loans hereunder (including the Initial Term B Loans, any Incremental Term Loans, any Extended Term Loans and any Refinancing Term Loans).
(b) With respect to all Extensions consummated by the Borrower pursuant to this Section, (i) such Extensions shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of Section 2.05 and (ii) unless otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent, each Extension Offer shall be in a minimum principal amount (to be specified in the relevant Extension Offer) for the applicable Class to be extended of (A) $10,000,000 with respect to Term Loans and (B) $5,000,000 with respect to Revolving Credit Commitments (in each case, or, if less, the remaining amount of such Class). The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the transactions contemplated by

 
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this Section (including, for the avoidance of doubt, payment of any interest, fees or premium in respect of any Extended Term Loans and/or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments on the such terms as may be set forth in the relevant Extension Offer) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that may otherwise prohibit any such Extension or any other transaction contemplated by this Section.
(c) No consent of any Lender or the Administrative Agent shall be required to effectuate any Extension, other than (i) the consent of each Lender agreeing to such Extension with respect to one or more of its Term Loans and/or Revolving Credit Commitments (or a portion thereof), and (ii) with respect to any Extension of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the consent of the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. All Extended Term Loans, Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and all obligations in respect thereof shall be Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents that are secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis with all other applicable Secured Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Borrower as may be necessary in order to establish new Classes or sub-Classes in respect of Revolving Credit Commitments or Term Loans so extended and such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in connection with the establishment of such new tranches or sub-tranches, in each case on terms substantially consistent with this Section. In addition, if so provided in such amendment and with the consent of each L/C Issuer, participations in Letters of Credit expiring on or after the maturity date of any Revolving Credit Commitments that are not extended shall be re-allocated from Lenders holding Revolving Credit Commitments to Lenders holding Extended Revolving Credit Commitments in accordance with the terms of such amendment; provided , however , that such participation interests shall, upon receipt thereof by the relevant Lenders holding Revolving Credit Commitments, be deemed to be participation interests in respect of such Revolving Credit Commitments and the terms of such participation interests (including, without limitation, the commission applicable thereto) shall be adjusted accordingly. Without limiting the foregoing, in connection with any Extensions, to the extent reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent, the respective Loan Parties shall (at their expense) amend (and the Administrative Agent is hereby directed to amend) any Mortgage that has a maturity date prior to the then latest maturity date so that such maturity date is extended to the then latest maturity date hereunder (or such later date as may be advised by outside counsel to the Administrative Agent).
(d) In connection with any Extension, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent at least 5 Business Days (or such shorter period as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent) prior written notice thereof, and shall agree to such procedures (including, without limitation, regarding timing, rounding and other adjustments and to ensure reasonable administrative management of the credit facilities hereunder after such Extension), if any, as may be established by, or reasonably acceptable to, the Administrative Agent, in each case acting reasonably to accomplish the purposes of this Section.
Section 2.18.     Reverse Dutch Auction Prepayments .
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Borrower may at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date conduct reverse Dutch auctions in order to prepay any Class of Term B Loans on a non-pro rata basis (each, an “ Auction ,” and each such Auction to be managed exclusively by the Administrative Agent or another investment bank of recognized standing selected by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “ Auction Manager ”)), so long as the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) each Auction shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures, terms and conditions set forth in this Section and the Auction Procedures;
(ii) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom on the date of the delivery of each Auction Notice and at the time of prepayment of any Term B Loans in connection with any Auction and after giving effect to any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith;

 
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(iii) the principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term B Loans that the Borrower offers to repay in any such Auction shall be no less than $5,000,000 and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof (unless another amount is agreed to by the Administrative Agent and Auction Manager);
(iv) no proceeds of Revolving Credit Loans shall be used to repurchase any Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.18 ;
(v) the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term B Loans so prepaid by the Borrower shall automatically be cancelled and retired by the Borrower on the settlement date of the relevant prepayment;
(vi) no more than one Auction may be ongoing at any one time;
(vii) the Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and Term B Lenders that, at the time of each such Auction and at the time of any prepayment of Term B Loans pursuant to such Auction, neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have any material non-public information (within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws, “ MNPI ”) with respect to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any securities of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the Borrower’s ability to perform any obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any other matter that may be material to a decision by any Lender to participate in any such prepayment of Term B Loans pursuant to this Section, in any case, that has not been previously disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (other than because such Lender does not wish to receive MNPI) prior to such time and could reasonably be expected to have a material effect upon, or otherwise be material to, a Lender’s decision to participate in the Auction;
(viii) at the time of each prepayment of Term B Loans through the Auction the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Auction Manager an officer’s certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying as to compliance with the preceding clauses (ii), (iv), (v) and (vi); and
(ix) any Auction shall be offered to all Lenders with outstanding Term B Loans of the applicable Class that are to be prepaid on a pro rata basis.
(b) The Borrower must terminate an Auction if it fails to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of prepayment of Term B Loans pursuant to the respective Auction. If the Borrower commences any Auction (and all relevant requirements set forth above which are required to be satisfied at the time of the commencement of the respective Auction have in fact been satisfied), and if at such time of commencement the Borrower reasonably believes that all required conditions set forth above which are required to be satisfied at the time of the prepayment of Term B Loans pursuant to such Auction shall be satisfied, then the Borrower shall have no liability to any Lender for any termination of the respective Auction as a result of its failure to satisfy one or more of the conditions set forth above which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of prepayment of Term B Loans pursuant to the respective Auction, and any such failure shall not result in any Default hereunder. With respect to all prepayments of Term B Loans made by the Borrower pursuant to this Section, (i) the Borrower shall pay on the settlement date of each such prepayment all accrued and unpaid interest and fees (except to the extent otherwise set forth in the relevant offering documents), if any, on the prepaid Term B Loans up to the settlement date of such prepayment and (ii) such prepayments shall not constitute voluntary or mandatory payments or prepayments for purposes of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 2.05 or 2.06 .
(c) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to any Auction and the other transactions contemplated by this Section ( provided that no Lender shall have an obligation to participate in any such Auctions) and hereby waive the requirements of any provision of this Agreement (including, without limitation, Sections 2.05 and 2.13 ) that may otherwise prohibit any Auction or any other transaction contemplated by this Section. The parties

 
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hereto understand and acknowledge that prepayments of the Term B Loans by the Borrower contemplated by this Section shall not constitute Investments by the Borrower. The Auction Manager acting in its capacity as such hereunder shall be entitled to the benefits of the provisions of Article 9 and Section 10.04 mutatis mutandis as if each reference therein to the “Administrative Agent” were a reference to the Auction Manager, and the Administrative Agent shall cooperate with the Auction Manager as reasonably requested by the Auction Manager in order to enable it to perform its responsibilities and duties in connection with each Auction.
Section 2.19.     Refinancing Facilities .
(a) Refinancing Term Loans .
(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Borrower may by written notice to the Administrative Agent request the establishment of one or more additional tranches or Classes of term loans under this Agreement (“ Refinancing Term Loans ”) or one or more series of debt securities (“ Refinancing Notes ” and, together with Refinancing Term Loans, “ Refinancing Debt ”), which refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund (collectively, “ Refinance ”) one or more Classes of Term Loans and/or Revolving Credit Commitments (and Revolving Credit Loans thereunder) under this Agreement; provided that
(A) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom;
(B) the principal amount of such Refinancing Debt may not exceed the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans and/or Revolving Credit Commitments being Refinanced plus accrued and unpaid interest and fees thereon, any prepayment premiums applicable thereto and reasonable fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith;
(C) the Net Cash Proceeds of such Refinancing Debt shall be applied, concurrently or substantially concurrently with the incurrence thereof, solely to the repayment of the outstanding amount of one or more Classes of Term Loans and/or to permanently reduce one or more Classes of Revolving Credit Commitments, as the case may be, being Refinanced thereby;
(D) each Class of Refinancing Term Loans shall be in an aggregate amount of $1,000,000 or any whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof (or such other amount necessary to repay any Class of outstanding Term Loans in full);
(E) in the case of any Refinancing of Term Loans, the final maturity date of such Refinancing Debt shall not be earlier than the maturity date of the Term Loans being Refinanced, and the weighted average life to maturity of such Refinancing Debt shall be no earlier than the then remaining weighted average life to maturity of each Class of Term Loans being Refinanced; provided that any Indebtedness that automatically converts to, or is exchangeable into, notes or other Indebtedness that meet this clause (E) shall be deemed to satisfy this condition so long as the Borrower or applicable Loan Party irrevocably agrees at the time of the issuance thereof to take all actions necessary to convert or exchange such Indebtedness);
(F) subject to clause (E) above, in the case of any Refinancing of Term Loans, such Refinancing Debt shall have pricing (including interest rates, fees and premiums), amortization, optional prepayment, mandatory prepayment and redemption terms as may be agreed to by the Borrower and the relevant Refinancing Term Lenders or the Persons providing such Refinancing Notes, as applicable, so long as, in the case of any mandatory prepayment or redemption provisions, such Refinancing Debt does not participate on a greater basis in any such prepayments as compared to the Term Loans being Refinanced;
(G) all other terms applicable to such Refinancing Debt shall be substantially identical to, or (taken as a whole) be otherwise not more favorable to (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) the lenders providing such Refinancing Debt than those applicable to the then outstanding Term Loans and/or Revolving Credit Commitments, except to the extent such covenants and other terms apply solely to any period after the latest final maturity date of the Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments existing at the time of such

 
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refinancing or replacement (or, in the case of any unsecured or second lien Refinancing Debt, after the date 91 days after such latest final maturity date);
(H) Refinancing Debt may rank pari passu or junior in right of payment with the remaining Revolving Credit Commitments, Revolving Credit Loans and/or Term Loans or may be unsecured so long as the holders of any Refinancing Debt that are subordinated in right of payment are subject to a subordination agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower;
(I) any Refinancing Debt that is secured, may be secured by the Collateral on a pari passu or junior basis, so long as (A) the holders of any Refinancing Notes (or a duly authorized agent on their behalf) or any junior lien Refinancing Debt are subject to an intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (B) any Refinancing Debt is (x) not secured by any assets that do not also constitute Collateral and (y) secured pursuant to security documentation that is, taken as a whole, not materially more restrictive to the Loan Parties than the Collateral Documents;
(J) such Refinancing Debt shall not be secured by (i) Liens on assets other than assets securing the Indebtedness or Commitments being Refinanced or (ii) Liens having a higher priority than the Liens, if any, securing the Indebtedness or Commitments being Refinanced;
(K) no Restricted Subsidiary is a borrower or a guarantor with respect to such Refinancing Debt unless such Restricted Subsidiary is a Loan Party which shall have previously or substantially concurrently guaranteed, or shall be a borrower with respect to, the Secured Obligations; and
(L) no existing Lender shall be required to provide any Refinancing Debt.
(ii) Each such notice shall specify the date (each, a “ Refinancing Effective Date ”) on which the Borrower proposes that the Refinancing Debt be made, which shall be a date reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
(iii) The Borrower may approach any Lender or any other Person that would be an Eligible Assignee of Term Loans pursuant to Section 10.06 to provide all or a portion of the Refinancing Term Loans (each a “ Refinancing Term Lender ”); provided that any Lender offered or approached to provide all or a portion of the Refinancing Term Loans may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide a Refinancing Term Loan. Any Refinancing Term Loans made on any Refinancing Effective Date shall be designated a series (a “ Refinancing Term Loan Series ”) of Refinancing Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Refinancing Term Loans may, to the extent provided in the applicable Refinancing Term Loan Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Refinancing Term Loan Series of Refinancing Term Loans made to the Borrower.
(iv) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the transactions contemplated by this Section 2.19(a) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the payment of interest, fees, amortization or premium in respect of the Refinancing Term Loans on the terms specified by the Borrower) and hereby waive the requirements of this Agreement (including Section 2.13 and Section 10.01 ) or any other Loan Document that may otherwise prohibit such Refinancing or any other transaction contemplated by this Section 2.19(a) . The Refinancing Term Loans shall be established pursuant to an amendment to this Agreement among the Borrower and the Refinancing Term Lenders providing such Refinancing Term Loans (a “ Refinancing Term Loan Amendment ”) which shall be substantially consistent with the provisions set forth in Section 2.19(a)(i) . The Refinancing Notes shall be established pursuant to documentation which shall be substantially consistent with the provisions set forth in Section 2.19(a)(i) . Each Refinancing Term Loan Amendment shall be binding on the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Loan Parties party thereto and the other parties hereto without the consent of any other Lender and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.19(a) , including in order to establish new tranches or sub-tranches in respect of the Refinancing Term Loans and such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith and to adjust the amortization schedule in Section 2.07(a) (insofar as such schedule relates to payments due to Lenders the Term Loans of which are Refinanced; provided that no such amendment shall reduce the pro rata share of any such payment that would have

 
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otherwise been payable to the Lenders, the Term Loans of which are not Refinanced). The Administrative Agent shall be permitted, and each is hereby authorized, to enter into such Refinancing Amendments with the Borrower to effect the foregoing. The effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of conditions substantially consistent with the conditions in Section 4.02 and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, receipt by the Administrative Agent of (i) customary legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates substantially consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date (conformed as appropriate) other than changes to such legal opinions resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (ii) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent in order to ensure that such Refinancing Term Loan is provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents.
(v) The Administrative Agent is authorized to enter into any applicable intercreditor agreement (and any amendments, amendments and restatements, restatements or waivers of or supplements to or other modifications to, such agreements) and to take all actions (and execute all documents) reasonably required (or otherwise deemed reasonably advisable by the Administrative Agent) in connection with the incurrence by any Loan Party of any Refinancing Debt, in order to permit such Refinancing Debt to be secured by a valid, perfected lien and the parties hereto acknowledge that any such intercreditor agreement will be binding upon them. Each Lender (i) hereby agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of any applicable intercreditor agreement and (ii) hereby authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent to enter into any applicable intercreditor agreement (and any amendments, amendments and restatements, restatements or waivers of or supplements to or other modifications to, such agreements) in connection with the incurrence by any Loan Party of any Refinancing Debt, in order to permit such Refinancing Debt to be secured by a valid, perfected lien and to subject the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations to the provisions thereof.
(b) Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments .
(i) The Borrower may by written notice to Administrative Agent request the establishment of one or more additional revolving facilities under this Agreement providing for revolving commitments (“ Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments ” and the revolving loans thereunder, “ Replacement Revolving Loans ”) which Refinances one or more Classes of Revolving Credit Commitments and/or Term Loans under this Agreement; provided , that any such Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments may not be in an amount greater than the Revolving Credit Commitments and/or Term Loans being Refinanced plus unpaid accrued interest and premium (if any) thereon and underwriting discounts, fees, commissions, costs and expenses in connection therewith. Each such notice shall specify the date (each, a “ Replacement Revolving Credit Effective Date ”) on which the Borrower proposes that the Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments shall become effective, which shall be a date not less than three (3) Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent; provided that :
(A) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom;
(B) no Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments shall have a scheduled termination date prior to the latest stated maturity date applicable to the Revolving Credit Commitments, Revolving Credit Loans and/or Term Loans being Refinanced;
(C) such Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments shall have pricing (including interest rates, fees and premiums), optional prepayment and redemption terms as may be agreed to by the Borrower and the Replacement Revolving Lender (as defined below);
(D) all other terms applicable to such Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments shall be substantially identical to, or (taken as a whole) be otherwise not more favorable to (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) the lenders providing such Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments than those applicable to the then outstanding Term Loans and/or Revolving Credit Commitments, except to the extent such covenants and other terms apply solely to any period after the latest final maturity date of the Term Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments existing at the time of such refinancing or replacement (or, in the case of any unsecured or second lien Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment after the date 91 days after such

 
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latest final maturity date); provided that Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments may rank pari passu or junior in right of payment and/or security with the remaining Revolving Credit Commitments, Revolving Credit Loans and/or Term Loans or may be unsecured so long as the holders of any Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments and/or Replacement Revolving Loans that are subordinated in right of payment and/or security are subject to an intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(E) such Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments shall not be secured by (i) Liens on assets other than assets securing the Indebtedness being Refinanced or (ii) Liens having a higher priority than the Liens, if any, securing the Indebtedness being Refinanced.
(ii) The Borrower may approach any Lender or any other Person that would be an Eligible Assignee of a Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to Section 10.06 to provide all or a portion of the Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments (a “ Replacement Revolving Lender ”); provided that any Lender offered or approached to provide all or a portion of the Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide a Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment and the selection of Replacement Revolving Lenders shall be subject to the consent of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and/or the Swing Line Lender to the extent the same would be required pursuant to Section 10.06 . Any Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment made on any Replacement Revolving Credit Effective Date shall be designated a series (a “ Replacement Revolving Commitment Series ”) of Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments for all purposes of this Agreement; provided that any Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments may, to the extent provided in the applicable Replacement Revolving Facility Amendment, be designated as an increase in any previously established Replacement Revolving Commitment Series.
(iii) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the transactions contemplated by this Section 2.19(b) (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the payment of interest, fees, or premium in respect of the Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments and Replacement Revolving Loans on the terms specified by the Borrower) and hereby waive the requirements of this Agreement (including Section 2.13 and Section 10.01 ) or any other Loan Document that may otherwise prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Section 2.19(b) . The Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment to this Agreement among the Borrower and the Replacement Revolving Lenders providing such Replacement Revolving Loans and, if applicable, any replacement L/C Issuer and/or replacement Swing Line Lender thereunder (a “ Replacement Revolving Facility Amendment ”) which shall be substantially consistent with the provisions set forth in Section 2.19(b)(i) . Each Replacement Revolving Facility Amendment shall be binding on the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Loan Parties party thereto and the other parties hereto without the consent of any other Lender, and the Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.19(b) , including in order to establish new tranches or sub-tranches in respect of the Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments and Replacement Revolving Loans. The Administrative Agent shall be permitted, and each is hereby authorized to enter into such amendments with the Borrower to effect the foregoing.
(iv) If any Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment is designated as an increase in any previously established Replacement Revolving Credit Commitment, on the Replacement Revolving Credit Effective Date, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, each of the Replacement Revolving Lenders with Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments of such Replacement Revolving Commitment Series shall purchase from each of the other Lenders with Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments of such Replacement Revolving Commitment Series, at the principal amount thereof and in the applicable currencies, such interests in the Revolving Credit Loans under such Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments outstanding immediately prior to such Refinancing as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, the Replacement Revolving Loans of such Replacement Revolving Commitment Series will be held by Replacement Revolving Lenders thereunder ratably in accordance with their Replacement Revolving Credit Commitments.
(c) Limited Number of Tranches . Notwithstanding the terms of Sections 2.14 , 2.18 and 2.19 , in no event shall there be more than (i) five (5) tranches of revolving facilities in the aggregate in effect at any time (including the Revolving Credit Commitments, any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and any Replacement Revolving Credit

 
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Commitments) and (ii) ten (10) tranches of term loans (including the Initial Term B Loans, any Incremental Term Loans, any Extended Term Loans and any Refinancing Term Loans), in each case under this Agreement.
ARTICLE 3
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
Section 3.01.     Taxes .
(a) L/C Issuer . For purposes of this Section 3.01 , the term “Lender” includes the L/C Issuer and the term “applicable Law” includes FATCA.
(b) Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes .
(i) 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 Laws. 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, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01 ), the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(c) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower . 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.
(d) Tax Indemnifications .
(i) Indemnification by the Loan Parties . The Loan Parties shall, jointly and severally, indemnify each Recipient, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient or payable or paid by such Recipient and any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket 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; provided, however, that the Loan Parties shall not be obligated to make payment to a Recipient pursuant to this Section 3.01(d) in respect of penalties, interest and other similar liabilities attributable to any Indemnified Taxes required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient or payable or paid by such Recipient, if (A) written demand therefor has not been made by such Recipient within 180 days from the date on which it received written notice of the imposition of Indemnified Taxes by the relevant Governmental Authority (but only to the extent that making such demand after such 180-day period gave rise to such penalties, interest and other similar liabilities), or (B) such penalties interest and other similar liabilities are attributable to the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Recipient. A reasonably detailed certificate as to the amount of any such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower 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 and such certificate shall be delivered contemporaneously with any demand for payment under this Section 3.01 .
(ii) Indemnification by the Lenders . Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for (A) 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), (B) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.06(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (C) 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

 
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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. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii).
(e) Evidence of Payments . As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by a Loan Party to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 3.01 , 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 any return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(f) Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation .
(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 Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower 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 the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, a Lender shall not be required to deliver any documentation that such Lender is not legally eligible to deliver.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
(A) any U.S. Lender shall deliver to the Borrower 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 the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from United States federal backup withholding tax;
(B) any Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower 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 the Borrower 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, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or other applicable successor form) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, United States 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 W-8BEN-E (or other applicable successor form) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, United States federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;
(2) executed originals of 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 substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1 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 the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower, as described in Section

 
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881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or other applicable successor form);
(4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or other applicable successor form), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2 or Exhibit G-3 , 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 substantially in the form of Exhibit G-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner; or
(5) for purposes of furnishing the U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate as described in the foregoing clauses (3) and (4), if a Foreign Lender (or a foreign Participant) is a Disregarded Entity, the Foreign Lender will submit such certificate based on the status of the Person that is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as being the sole owner of such Lender or Participant;
(C) any Foreign Lender shall deliver to the Borrower 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 the Borrower 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 United States federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(iii) Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 3.01 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(iv) Each Lender authorizes the Administrative Agent to deliver to the Loan Parties and to any successor Administrative Agent any documentation provided by such Lender to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 3.01(f) .
(g) Treatment of Certain Refunds . If any party determines, in its sole discretion, exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 3.01 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01 ), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid by the Loan Parties, under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, agrees to repay to each indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this clause (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority except

 
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to the extent attributable to the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of the indemnified party ) in the event the indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this clause (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this clause (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 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 3.01 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 Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
Section 3.02.     Illegality . If any Lender determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower through the Administrative Agent, (i) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurodollar Rate Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended and replaced with an obligation of such Lender to fund Base Rate Loans rather than Eurodollar Rate Loans, and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist (which such Lender shall do promptly after becoming aware thereof). Upon receipt of such notice, (x) the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loans and (y) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate component of the Base Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Eurodollar Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate (which such Lender shall do promptly after becoming aware thereof). Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.
Section 3.03.     Inability to Determine Rates .
(a) Circumstances Affecting the Availability of the Eurodollar Rate . Unless and until a Replacement Rate is implemented in accordance with clause (b) below, if, in connection with any request for a Eurodollar Rate Loan or a Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is determined with reference to the Eurodollar Rate or a conversion to or continuation thereof or otherwise, if for any reason (i) the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent demonstrable error) that Dollar deposits are not being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the applicable amount and Interest Period of such Loan, (ii) the Administrative Agent shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent demonstrable error) that reasonable and adequate means do not exist for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan or any Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is determined with reference to the Eurodollar Rate or (iii) the Required Revolving Credit Lenders in the case of the Revolving Credit Facility or the Required Term B Lenders in the case of any Class of Term B Loans shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent demonstrable error) that for any reason the Eurodollar Rate for any requested

 
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Interest Period with respect to a proposed Eurodollar Rate Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining such Loans during such Interest Period, then the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender. Thereafter, until (x) in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that such circumstances no longer exist (which the Administrative Agent shall do promptly after becoming aware thereof) or (y) in the case of clause (iii) above, the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Revolving Credit Lenders in the case of the Revolving Credit Facility or the Required Term B Lenders in the case of any Class of Term B Loans) revokes such notice, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans (or Base Rate Loans as to which the interest rate is determined with reference to the Eurodollar Rate) and the right of the Borrower to convert any Loan to, or continue any Loan as a Eurodollar Rate Loan (or a Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate) shall be suspended, with any such suspension with respect to clause (iii) above to apply only to the Facility with respect to which such notice was given. Upon receipt of such notice, and (i) in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, the Borrower shall either (A) repay in full (or cause to be repaid in full) the then outstanding principal amount of each such Eurodollar Rate Loan together with accrued interest thereon (subject to Section 2.10(a) ), on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loan; or (B) convert the then outstanding principal amount of each such Eurodollar Rate Loan to a Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is not determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate as of the last day of such Interest Period; or (ii) in the case of Base Rate Loans as to which the interest rate is determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate, the Borrower shall convert the then outstanding principal amount of each such Loan to a Base Rate Loan as to which the interest rate is not determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate as of the last day of such Interest Period. Each of the Lenders agrees that if clauses (i) or (ii) above apply to Base Rate Loans, then the Base Rate will be determined without reference to the Eurodollar Rate.
(b) Alternative Rate of Interest . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Sections 3.02 and 3.03(a) above, if the Administrative Agent determines (such determination to be conclusive absent demonstrable error) or the Borrower or the Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Borrower) that the Borrower or the Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that (i) the circumstances described in Section 3.03(a)(i) or (a)(ii) have arisen and that such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary, (ii) any applicable interest rate specified herein is no longer a widely recognized benchmark rate for newly originated loans in the U.S. syndicated loan market in the applicable currency, (iii) the applicable supervisor or administrator (if any) of any applicable interest rate specified herein or any Governmental Authority having, or purporting to have, jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which any applicable interest rate specified herein shall no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans in the U.S. syndicated loan market in the applicable currency or (iv) syndicated loans currently being executed, or that include language similar to that contained in this Section 3.03(b) , are being executed or amended (as applicable) to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace the Eurodollar Rate, then the Administrative Agent may, to the extent practicable (in consultation with the Borrower and as determined by the Administrative Agent to be generally in accordance with similar situations in other transactions in which it is serving as administrative agent or otherwise consistent with market practice generally), establish a replacement interest rate (the “ Replacement Rate ”), in which case, the Replacement Rate shall, subject to the next two sentences, replace such applicable interest rate for all purposes under the Loan Documents unless and until (A) an event described in Section 3.03(a)(i) , (a)(ii) , (b)(i) , (b)(ii) or (b)(iii) occurs with respect to the Replacement Rate or (B) the Administrative Agent (or the Required Lenders through the Administrative Agent) notifies the Borrower that the Replacement Rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding the Loans bearing interest at the Replacement Rate. In connection with the establishment and application of the Replacement Rate, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be amended solely with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, as they determine may be reasonably necessary or appropriate, to effect the provisions of this Section 3.03(b ), including, without limitation, to incorporate any conforming changes to the definitions of “Base Rate”, “Eurodollar Rate”, “Applicable Rate” and “Interest Period” and any related definitions, the timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other administrative matters as may be appropriate, in the reasonable, good faith discretion of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the adoption of such successor interest rate benchmark and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such successor interest rate benchmark exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines reasonably and in good faith and in consultation with the Borrower). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or the other Loan

 
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Documents (including, without limitation, Section 10.01 ), such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement so long as the Administrative Agent shall not have received, within five (5) Business Days of the delivery of such amendment to the Lenders, written notices from such Lenders that in the aggregate constitute Required Lenders, with each such notice stating that such Lender objects to such amendment (which such notice shall note with specificity the particular provisions of the amendment to which such Lender objects). To the extent the Replacement Rate is approved by the Administrative Agent in connection with this clause (b), the Replacement Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that, in each case, to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Replacement Rate shall be applied as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent (it being understood that any such modification by the Administrative Agent shall not require the consent of, or consultation with, any of the Lenders).
Section 3.04.     Increased Costs .
(a) Increased Costs Generally . If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement contemplated by Section 3.04(e) ) or the L/C Issuer;
(ii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes and (B) Excluded Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii) impose on any Lender or the L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Rate Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender, the L/C Issuer or such other Recipient of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender, the L/C Issuer or such other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, the L/C Issuer or other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon written request of such Lender, the L/C Issuer or other Recipient, the Borrower will pay to such Lender, the L/C Issuer or other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, the L/C Issuer or other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) Capital Requirements . If any Lender or the L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time upon written request of such Lender or such L/C Issuer the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or the L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) Certificates for Reimbursement . A certificate of a Lender, the L/C Issuer or such other Recipient setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender, the L/C Issuer, such other Recipient or any of their respective holding companies, an explanation of the calculation thereof in reasonable detail and a description

 
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of the event giving rise to such compensation, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower with any demand for compensation pursuant to such sections and shall be conclusive absent demonstrable error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender, the L/C Issuer or such other Recipient, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof.
(d) Delay in Requests . Failure or delay on the part of any Lender, the L/C Issuer or such other Recipient to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s, the L/C Issuer’s or such other Recipient’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Recipient pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than 90 days prior to the date that such Lender, the L/C Issuer or such other Recipient, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s, the L/C Issuer’s or such other Recipient’s claim to receive compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 90-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof). In requesting any compensation pursuant to this Section 3.04 , each Lender will use good faith efforts to treat the Borrower in substantially the same manner as such Lender treats other similarly situated borrowers under similar circumstances.
(e) Reserves on Eurodollar Rate Loans . The Borrower shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as “Eurocurrency liabilities”), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive absent demonstrable error), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan; provided the Borrower shall have received at least 10 Business Days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest from such Lender accompanied by a reasonably detailed certificate setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 3.04(e) and setting forth the basis for requesting such amount. If a Lender fails to give notice 10 Business Days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional interest shall be due and payable 10 Business Days from receipt of such notice.
Section 3.05.     Compensation for Losses . Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:
(a) any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);
(b) any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or
(c) any assignment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.13 ;
including any loss (other than lost profits) or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. The Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing. A reasonably detailed certificate of a Lender delivered to the Borrower setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 3.05 shall be delivered contemporaneously with any demand for payment under this Section 3.05 and shall set forth the basis for requesting such amount.
For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrower to the Lenders under this Section 3.05 , each Lender shall be deemed to have funded each Eurodollar Rate Loan made by it at the Eurodollar Rate for such Loan by a matching

 
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deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market for a comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Eurodollar Rate Loan was in fact so funded.
Section 3.06.     Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders .
(a) Designation of a Different Lending Office . If any Lender (or its Participant) requests compensation under Section 3.04 , or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender (or its Participant), the L/C Issuer, or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender (or its Participant) or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 3.01 , or if any Lender (or its Participant) gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02 , then such Lender, Participant or the L/C Issuer shall, as applicable at the request of the Borrower, use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Credit Extensions hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, Participant or the L/C Issuer, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04 , as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender, Participant or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender, Participant or the L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in any material respect. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or the L/C Issuer in connection with any such designation or assignment.
(b) Replacement of Lenders . If any Lender (or its Participant) (i) requests compensation under Section 3.04 , or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender (or its Participant) or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender (or its Participant) pursuant to Section 3.01 or (ii) gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02 , unless notices under Section 3.02 have been given by Lenders holding at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Loans and Commitments under any applicable tranche, and, in each case, such Lender (or its Participant) has declined or is unable to designate a different Lending Office in accordance with Section 3.06(a) , then the Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10.13 .
Section 3.07.     Survival . All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article 3 shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, repayment of all Obligations hereunder, and resignation of the Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE 4
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
Section 4.01.     Conditions of Effectiveness and Initial Credit Extension . The effectiveness of this Agreement and the obligation of the L/C Issuer and each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder on the Closing Date are subject to satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent:
(a) Loan Documents . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of executed counterparts of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party and, in the case of this Agreement, by each Lender.
(b) Opinions of Counsel . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of customary opinions of legal counsel (including, without limitation, customary opinions of local counsel as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent) to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender (and, subject to customary conditions, expressly permitting reliance by the permitted assigns of the Administrative Agent and each Lender), dated as of the Closing Date.
(c) Organization Documents, Resolutions, Etc . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following:
(i) copies of the Organization Documents of each Loan Party certified to be true and complete as of a recent date by the appropriate Governmental Authority of the state or other jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, where applicable, and certified by a secretary or assistant secretary of such Loan Party to be true and complete as of the Closing Date;

 
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(ii) such certificates of resolutions or other action duly adopted by the board of directors (or other governing body) of such Loan Party authorizing and approving the transactions contemplated hereunder and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party; and
(iii) such certificates of good standing or the equivalent from each Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization or formation, as applicable.
(d) Perfection and Priority of Liens . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of the following, in each case, in proper form for filing:
(i) UCC financing statements and intellectual property filings for each appropriate jurisdiction as is necessary, in the Administrative Agent’s reasonable discretion, to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral;
(ii) all certificates evidencing any certificated Equity Interests pledged to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Security Agreement, together with duly executed in blank and undated stock powers attached thereto; and
(iii) evidence that all other action that the Administrative Agent may deem reasonably necessary in order to perfect the Liens created under the Security Agreement has been taken (including receipt of duly executed payoff letters and UCC-3 termination statements).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this clause (d), to the extent any security interest in any Collateral (other than security interests that may be perfected by (x) the filing of a financing statement under any applicable UCC and (y) the delivery of certificates evidencing the Equity Interests required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents; provided that certificates evidencing the Equity Interests of the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries shall only be required to be delivered on the Closing Date if actually received by the Borrower from the seller on or prior to the Closing Date, after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts) is not or cannot be perfected on the Closing Date after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so, then the perfection of such security interests shall not constitute a condition precedent to the availability of the initial Credit Extensions on the Closing Date, but instead shall be required to be perfected after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.19 ).
(e) Closing Certificate . Receipt by the Administrative Agent of a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 4.01(m) and 4.01(o) have been satisfied; provided that the only representations and warranties under this Agreement or any other Loan Document the accuracy of which shall be a condition to the availability of the initial Credit Extension on the Closing Date shall be the Specified Representations and the Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations.
(f) Solvency Certificate . Receipt by the Administrative Agent and the Arranger of a certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit I signed by the chief financial officer of the Borrower attesting to the Solvency of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, immediately after giving effect to the Transactions.
(g) Existing Indebtedness . All existing indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (excluding (A) the Existing Notes, (B) any indebtedness of the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries permitted to be outstanding under the Polycom Acquisition Agreement, (C) the Facilities, (D) Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.02(d ) or 7.02(f) , (E) unsecured Indebtedness permitted by

 
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Section 7.02(h) and (F) intercompany Indebtedness) shall be repaid in full, all commitments (if any) in respect thereof shall have been terminated and all guarantees therefor and security therefor shall be released, and the Administrative Agent shall have received customary pay-off letters evidencing such repayment, termination and release (except (i) to the extent any outstanding letters of credit are continued under the Revolving Credit Facility, (ii) to the extent any such Indebtedness is cash collateralized, backed by a standby letter of credit or otherwise secured pursuant to customary payoff arrangements or (iii) any provisions which by their terms expressly survive a payoff).
(h) Financial Matters . The Administrative Agent and the Arranger shall have received:
(i) with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (i) audited consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of income, stockholder’s equity and cash flows for the three most recently completed fiscal years ended at least 90 days prior to the Closing Date (the “ Borrower Audited Financial Statements ”) and (ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for each interim fiscal quarter ended since the last audited financial statements and at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date (the “ Borrower Interim Financial Statements ”); provided that filing of the required financial statements on form 10-K and form 10-Q by the Borrower will satisfy the foregoing requirements;
(ii) with respect to the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries, (i) audited consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of income, stockholder’s equity and cash flows for the three most recently completed fiscal years ended at least 100 days prior to the Closing Date (the “ Acquired Company Audited Financial Statements ”) and (ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related consolidated statements of income and cash flows for each interim fiscal quarter ended since the last audited financial statements (other than the fourth fiscal quarter of 2017) and at least 60 days prior to the Closing Date (the “ Acquired Company Interim Financial Statements ”); and
(iii) the pro forma financial statements set forth in the confidential information memorandum, prepared after giving pro forma effect to each element of the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred on the last day of such four quarter period (in the case of such balance sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the case of such other financial statements); it being understood that such pro forma financial statements shall be required to include adjustments for purchase accounting (including adjustments of the type contemplated by FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations (formerly SFAS 141R)) or otherwise be prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(i) PATRIOT Act . The Borrower and each of the other Loan Parties shall have provided to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (i) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date the documentation and other information requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date in order to comply with requirements of the Act, applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity” customer under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower.
(j) Fees; Expenses . Receipt by (i) the Administrative Agent and the Arranger of any fees and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid on or before the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement and the Fee Letter and (ii) the Lenders of any fees required to be paid on or before the Closing Date pursuant to the Fee Letter, in each case to the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Day prior to the Closing Date (or as otherwise set forth in a funds flow approved by the Borrower).
(k) Attorney Costs . Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have paid all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, charges and disbursements of a single primary legal counsel and, if necessary, one local counsel in any relevant jurisdiction to the Administrative Agent (directly to such

 
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counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent), in each case to the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date (or as otherwise set forth in a funds flow approved by the Borrower).
(l) Prefunding Breakage Letter . If the Borrower selects the Eurodollar Rate for the initial Credit Extension to be made on the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received the letter agreement referred to in Section 2.02(f) .
(m) No Polycom Material Adverse Effect . Since March 28, 2018, no event, change, effect, condition, fact or circumstance has occurred that, individually or in the aggregate, has or would reasonably be expected to result in a Polycom Material Adverse Effect on the Acquired Company.
(n) Polycom Acquisition Agreement . Substantially concurrently with the funding of the initial Credit Extensions on the Closing Date, the Polycom Acquisition shall have been consummated in accordance with the Polycom Acquisition Agreement in all material respects without giving effect to any waiver, modifications, or consent thereunder that is materially adverse to the interests of the Arranger or the Lenders (as reasonably determined by the Arranger), such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; it being understood that, without limitation, any change in the amount or form of the purchase price (except as set forth in the following proviso), the third party beneficiary rights applicable to the Arranger and the Lenders or the governing law of the Polycom Acquisition shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the interests of the Arranger and the Lenders unless approved by the Arranger (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that any increase in the purchase price that is funded with common stock of the Borrower shall not be deemed to be materially adverse to the interest of the Arranger or the Lenders; provided further that any decrease in the purchase price for the Polycom Acquisition of less than 10% shall not be deemed materially adverse to the interests of the Arranger or Lenders if such reduction is applied pro rata to reduce the common stock financing and the amount of the Term B Facility.
(o) Specified Representations and Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations . The Specified Representations and Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations of the Loan Parties are true and correct in all material respects (or if qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on the Closing Date (unless such Specified Representations relate to an earlier date, in which case, such Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects (or if qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) as of such earlier date.
(p) Perfection Certificate . The Administrative Agent shall have received a Perfection Certificate with respect to the Loan Parties dated the Closing Date and duly executed by a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party.
(q) Committed Loan Notice . The Administrative Agent shall receive a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.
Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 9.03(d) , for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01 , each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto. The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders of the occurrence of the Closing Date, which notice shall be conclusive and binding.
Section 4.02.     Conditions to all Credit Extensions After the Closing Date . Subject to Section 1.07 , the obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension (other than with respect to a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans) is subject to the following conditions precedent:
(a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article 5 and any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, if any such

 
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representation or warranty is by its terms qualified by concepts of materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, if any such representation or warranty is by its terms qualified by concepts of materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 4.02 , after the delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01(a) and (b) , the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.05(a) and (b) shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) and (b) .
(b) No Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or would exist upon giving effect to such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds thereof.
(c) The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof; provided , however , that no Letter of Credit Applications shall be required in connection with the Existing Letters of Credit becoming Letters of Credit issued hereunder pursuant to Section 2.03(a)(i) .
Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans and any Letter of Credit Application with respect to an amendment to a Letter of Credit that does not extend the expiry date thereof or increase the amount thereof) submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.
ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:
Section 5.01.     Existence, Qualification and Power . Each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business in all material respects as currently conducted and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i) or clause (c), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Loan Party nor any Restricted Subsidiary thereof is an EEA Financial Institution.
Section 5.02.     Authorization; No Contravention . The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is a party (a) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and (b) do not (i) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents; (ii) conflict with or result in any material breach or contravention of the Existing Indenture or any Material Contract to which such Person is a party; (iii) result in the creation of any Lien (other than the creation of Liens permitted under this Agreement) upon or with respect to the properties of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; (iv) conflict with or result in any material breach or contravention of any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (v) violate any material Law that has or could reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.03.     Governmental Authorization; Other Consents . No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with (a) the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) the grant by any Loan Party of the Liens granted by it pursuant to

 
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the Collateral Documents, (c) the perfection or maintenance of the Liens created under the Collateral Documents (including the first priority nature thereof subject to the Liens permitted under Section 7.01 ) or (d) the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of its rights under the Loan Documents or the remedies in respect of the Collateral pursuant to the Collateral Documents, except (w) disclosure filings that are required to be made with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Document, (x) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (y) filings necessary to perfect and maintain the perfection of the Liens created by the Loan Documents, and (z) other approvals, consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions by, or notices to, or filings the failure to obtain or perform which would not adversely affect in any material respect the Liens created under the Collateral Documents and could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.04.     Binding Effect . This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its 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 5.05.     Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect .
(a) (i) The Borrower Audited Financial Statements and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, the Acquired Company Audited Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) the Borrower Audited Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby; and (iii) the Acquired Company Audited Financial Statements, to the knowledge of the Borrower, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby.
(b) (i) The Borrower Interim Financial Statements and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, the Acquired Company Interim Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP, except as otherwise expressly noted therein; (ii) the Borrower Interim Financial Statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby; and (iii) the Acquired Company Interim Financial Statements, to the knowledge of the Borrower, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Acquired Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole as of the date thereof and their results of operations for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.
(c) Since April 1, 2017, there has been no material adverse change in the properties, business, results of operations, or financial condition of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and no event has occurred or condition arisen, either individually or in the aggregate, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) The consolidated pro forma financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(h)(iii) were prepared in good faith on the basis of the assumptions stated therein, which assumptions are believed to be reasonable in light of then existing conditions except that such financial statements shall be subject to normal year end closing and audit adjustments, and such pro forma financial statements fairly present in all material respects the consolidated pro forma financial condition of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at such date and the consolidated pro forma results of operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the period ended on such date, all in accordance with GAAP.
Section 5.06.     Litigation . There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or against any of their properties or revenues that (a) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or (b) either individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 
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Section 5.07.     No Default . Neither any Loan Party nor any Restricted Subsidiary thereof is in default under or with respect to any Material Contract which default would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the Transactions.
Section 5.08.     Ownership of Property; Liens; Investments .
(a) Each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has good and marketable title in fee simple to, valid leasehold interests in, or other contractual rights to use all property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title or interest as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) There are no Liens on the property or assets of any Loan Party other than those Liens of the Administrative Agent created by the Loan Documents, Liens set forth on Schedule 5.08(b) , and the other Liens permitted by Section 7.01 .
(c) Schedule 5.08(c) sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Material Real Property owned by each Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries, showing as of the Closing Date the street address, county or other relevant jurisdiction, state and record owner thereof.
Section 5.09.     Environmental Compliance . Except for such instances that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect:
(a) The Loan Parties, their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, and each of their respective operations and facilities, are and at all times have been in compliance with Environmental Laws and have obtained, maintained and are in compliance with all Environmental Permits;
(b) Neither any Loan Party nor any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries is subject to or has received notice of any claim, proceeding or action that would be reasonably expected to cause the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to incur or be subject to an Environmental Liability;
(c) There are no facts, circumstances, conditions or occurrences that would be reasonably expected to cause the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to incur or be subject to an Environmental Liability.
Section 5.10.     Insurance . The properties of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are insured in accordance with the requirements of Section 6.07 .
Section 5.11.     Taxes . The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have filed all federal, state and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all federal, state and other material taxes, assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP, or to the extent the failure to have so filed such Tax returns or paid such Taxes would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There is no proposed tax assessment against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.12.     ERISA Compliance . Except in such instances that, individually or in the aggregate, have not resulted and could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect:
(a) (i) each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state Laws, (ii) each Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, nothing has occurred which would reasonably be expected to prevent, or cause the loss of, such qualification, and (iii) the Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate have made all required contributions to each Plan subject to the Pension Funding Rules, and

 
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no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to the Pension Funding Rules has been applied for or obtained with respect to any Pension Plan;
(b) (i) there are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened (in writing) claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority with respect to any Plan, and (ii) there has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan;
(c) (i) no ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) no Pension Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (iii) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan; and (v) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could reasonably be expected to be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA; and
(d) with respect to any employee benefit plan (i) maintained by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary for the benefit of employees of such entity or entities who are located in jurisdictions that are not subject to the laws of the United States, and (ii) if (x) the benefits of such plan are funded by assets set aside in advance of the benefits being paid (each, a “ Foreign Funded Plan ”) (if any), the fair market value of the assets of such Foreign Funded Plan are sufficient to satisfy the accrued benefit obligations under such Foreign Funded Plan as of the date hereof and (y) such plan is not a Foreign Funded Plan (each, a “ Foreign Non-Funded Plan ”) (if any), the entity or entities responsible for the payment of any benefits that may become payable under such Foreign Non-Funded Plan maintain adequate reserves for the payment of any benefits accrued as of the date hereof.
Section 5.13.     Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties . As of the Closing Date, (a) no Loan Party has any Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Part (a) of Schedule 5.13 , and all of the outstanding Equity Interests in such Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned by a Loan Party in the amounts specified on Part (a) of Schedule 5.13 free and clear of all Liens except those created under the Collateral Documents and those permitted pursuant to Section 7.01 , (b) no Loan Party has any material equity investments in any other corporation or entity other than those specifically disclosed in Part (b) of Schedule 5.13 , and (c) set forth on Part (c) of Schedule 5.13 is a complete and accurate list of all Loan Parties, showing as of such date (as to each Loan Party) the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, the address of its chief executive office and, if applicable, its United States taxpayer identification number or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary that does not have a United States taxpayer identification number, its unique identification number issued to it by the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation. As of the Closing Date, the copy of the charter of each Loan Party and each amendment thereto provided pursuant to Section 4.01(c) is a true and correct copy of each such document, each of which is valid and in full force and effect.
Section 5.14.     Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act .
(a) No Loan Party nor any Restricted Subsidiary thereof 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” (as each such term is defined or used, directly or indirectly, in Regulation U of the FRB). No part of the proceeds of any of the Loans or Letters of Credit will be used for purchasing or carrying margin stock in a manner that violates the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the FRB.
(b) None of the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower, or any Restricted Subsidiary is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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(a) None of the representation or warranties made by the Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Loan Documents as of the date of such representations and warranties are made or deemed made, and none of the written statements, contained in any exhibit, report, statement or certificate furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof to the Administrative Agent or any Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished), taken together as a whole, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not materially misleading when made; provided that, with respect to projected financial information and estimates, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time of such preparation (it being recognized by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that such information is subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies and that no assurance can be given that any particular forecast, estimate or projection will be realized and that actual results during the period or periods covered thereby may vary and such variances may be material) and the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries make no representations or warranties with respect to information of a general economic or general industry nature.
(b) As of the Closing Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and correct in all respects.
Section 5.16.     Compliance with Laws . Each Loan Party and each Restricted Subsidiary thereof is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws (including the Act) and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate action or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Loan Party and each Restricted Subsidiary thereof has timely filed all material reports, documents and other materials required to be filed by it under all applicable Laws with any Governmental Authority and has retained all material records and documents required to be retained by it under applicable Law, except where the failure to have, comply or file could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.17.     Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc. Except, either individually or in the aggregate, as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use, all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “ IP Rights ”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, and without infringement, violation or conflict with the rights of any other Person, and Schedule 5.17 sets forth a complete and accurate list of all such registered and applied for U.S. IP Rights owned by the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the date hereof (or, if applicable, the most recent date on which the Borrower has delivered a supplement to Schedule 5.17 pursuant to Section 6.02(k) ). Except as specifically disclosed on the date hereof in Schedule 5.17 , no claim has been asserted and is pending, or to the knowledge of the Borrower has been threatened in writing, by any Person challenging or questioning the use of any IP Rights or the ownership, validity or effectiveness of any IP Rights, which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.18.     Solvency . The Borrower and its Subsidiaries are Solvent on a consolidated basis.
Section 5.19.     Casualty, Etc . Neither the businesses nor the properties of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries are affected by any fire, explosion, accident, strike, lockout or other labor dispute, drought, storm, hail, earthquake, embargo, act of God or of the public enemy or other casualty (to the extent not covered by insurance) that, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.20.     Labor Matters . There are no collective bargaining agreements or Multiemployer Plans covering the employees of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, and neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary has suffered any strikes, walkouts, work stoppages or other labor difficulty within the last five years, except, in each of the foregoing cases, in such instances that, individually or in the aggregate, have not resulted and could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 
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Section 5.21.     Collateral Documents .
(a) Security Agreement .  The Security Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable Liens on, and security interests in (in the case of enforceability subject to the Debtor Relief Laws), the Collateral described therein and, when (i) financing statements and other filings in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 6 to the Perfection Certificate and (ii) upon the taking of possession or control by the Administrative Agent of the Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control (which possession or control shall be given to the Administrative Agent to the extent possession or control by the Administrative Agent is required by the Security Agreement), the Liens created by the Security Agreement shall constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in the Collateral described therein, to the extent such Liens and security interests can be perfected by filing a financing statement or taking possession or control of such Collateral pursuant to the applicable UCC, in each case subject to no Liens other than Liens permitted under Section 7.01 .
(b) PTO Filing; Copyright Office Filing .  When the Security Agreement or a short form thereof is filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, the Liens created by such Security Agreement shall constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the grantors thereunder in Patents (as defined in the Security Agreement) registered or applied for with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or Copyrights (as defined in such Security Agreement) registered or applied for with the United States Copyright Office, as the case may be, in each case subject to no Liens other than Liens permitted under Section 7.01 .
(c) Mortgages .  Each Mortgage is effective to create, in favor of the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and the benefit of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable first priority Liens on, and security interests in, subject to the Debtor Relief Laws, all of the Loan Parties’ right, title and interest in and to the Material Real Property thereunder and the proceeds thereof, subject only to Liens reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and Liens permitted under Section 7.01 , and when the Mortgages are filed in the offices specified on Schedule 6 to the Perfection Certificate dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of any Mortgage executed and delivered after the date thereof in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.12 , when such Mortgage is filed in the offices specified in the local counsel opinion delivered with respect thereto in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.12 ), the Mortgages shall constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in the Material Real Properties and the proceeds thereof, in each case prior and superior in right to any other person, other than Liens permitted by such Mortgage or this Agreement.
(d) Valid Liens .  Each Collateral Document delivered pursuant to Section 6.12 or the Collateral Documents will, upon execution and delivery thereof, be effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, legal, valid and enforceable Liens on, and security interests in (subject as to enforceability to the Debtor Relief Laws), all of the Loan Parties’ right, title and interest in and to the Collateral thereunder, and (i) when all appropriate filings or recordings are made in the appropriate offices as may be required under applicable law and (ii) upon the taking of possession or control by the Administrative Agent of such Collateral with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control (which possession or control shall be given to the Administrative Agent to the extent required by any Collateral Document), such Collateral Document will constitute fully perfected Liens on, and security interests in, all right, title and interest of the Loan Parties in such Collateral, to the extent such Liens and security interest can be perfected by making such filings or recordings or taking such possession or control, as the case may be, in each case subject to no Liens other than the Liens permitted under Section 7.01 .
Section 5.22.     Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions .
(a) None of (i) the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers, employees or Controlled Affiliates, or (ii) to the knowledge of the Borrower, any agent of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that will act in connection with or directly benefit from the Facilities, (A) is a Sanctioned Person or currently is the subject or target of any Sanctions, (B) is controlled by or is acting on behalf of a Sanctioned Person or (C) has its assets located in a Sanctioned Country in violation of Sanctions.

 
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(b) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Controlled Affiliates with all Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and applicable Sanctions.
(c) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and to the knowledge of the Borrower, each director, officer, employee, agent and Controlled Affiliate of the Borrower and each such Subsidiary, is in compliance in all material respects with all Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and applicable Sanctions.
(d) No proceeds of any Credit Extension have been used by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors, officers, employees and agents in violation of Section 6.11 .
Section 5.23.     Senior Indebtedness Status . The Obligations of each Loan Party and each Restricted Subsidiary thereof under this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents (a) rank and shall continue to rank at least senior in priority of payment to all Subordinated Indebtedness and at least equal in priority to all senior unsecured Indebtedness of each such Person and (b) are or will be designated as “Senior Indebtedness” (or the equivalent) under all instruments and documents, now or in the future, relating to all Subordinated Indebtedness of such Person.
Section 5.24.     Burdensome Provisions . No Restricted Subsidiary is a party to any agreement or instrument or otherwise subject to any restriction or encumbrance that restricts or limits its ability to (x) make dividend payments or other distributions in respect of its Equity Interests to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, (y) transfer any of its assets or properties to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary or (z) create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of their respective properties or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or which requires the grant of any security for an obligation if security is granted for another obligation, in each case other than existing under or by reason of the Loan Documents or applicable Law or permitted by Section 7.09 .
ARTICLE 6
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation (other than inchoate contingent obligations that by their terms survive the termination of the Loan Documents) hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (unless such Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized), the Borrower shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01 , 6.02 , 6.03 and 6.11 ) cause each Restricted Subsidiary to:
Section 6.01.     Financial Statements . Deliver to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly make such information available to the Lenders in accordance with its customary practice):
(a) upon the earlier of %3) the date that is 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower or %3) five Business Days after the date such information is filed with the SEC, a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, such consolidated statements to be audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP or other independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit; provided that (x) such report may include a “going concern” qualification or like qualification or exception relating to an anticipated financial covenant default under this Agreement or to an upcoming maturity date under this Agreement and (y) such report may contain references (excluding formal qualifications) regarding audits performed by other auditors as contemplated by AU Section 543, Part of Audit Performed by Other Independent Auditors (or any successor or similar standard under GAAP;

 
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(b) upon the earlier of %3) the date that is 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower %3) five Business Days after the date such information is filed with the SEC, a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Borrower’s fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, and such consolidated statements to be certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes; and
(c) as soon as available, but in any event not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, an annual budget of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, including forecasts prepared by management of the Borrower with a reasonable disclosure of the key assumptions and drivers with respect to such budget, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, of consolidated balance sheets and statements of income or operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a quarterly basis for such fiscal year.  
As to any information contained in materials furnished pursuant to Section 6.02(d) , the Borrower shall not be separately required to furnish such information under Section 6.01(a) or (b) above, but the foregoing shall not be in derogation of the obligation of the Borrower to furnish the information and materials described in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) above at the times specified therein.
Section 6.02.     Certificates; Other Information . Deliver to the Administrative Agent:  
(a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) (commencing with the delivery of the financial statements for the fiscal quarter ended December 29, 2018), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (which delivery may be by electronic communication including fax or email and shall be deemed to be an original authentic counterpart thereof for all purposes), which shall include a reasonably detailed calculation of the basket amounts under Sections 7.03(k)(i) and 7.06(d)(i) ;
(b) promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication of a financial nature sent to the stockholders of the Borrower generally, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements (other than exhibits thereto and any registration statements on Form S-8 or its equivalent) which the Borrower may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or with any national securities exchange, and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;
(c) promptly upon the request thereof, such other information and documentation reasonably required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws (including, without limitation, any applicable “know your customer” rules and regulations, the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and the Act), as from time to time reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender;
(d) promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any investigation or possible investigation against such Loan Party to the extent such investigation could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(e) promptly after the assertion or occurrence thereof to which a Responsible Officer has knowledge, notice of any action or proceeding against or of any noncompliance by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with any Environmental Law or Environmental Permit that could (i) reasonably be

 
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expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) cause any property described in any Mortgages that are included in the Collateral Documents after the date hereof to be subject to any material restrictions on ownership, occupancy, use or transferability under any Environmental Law;
(j) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a) and Section 6.01(b) , (i) a report supplementing Schedule 5.08(c) , including a list and description (including the street address, county or other relevant jurisdiction, state, record owner and book value thereof) of all Material Real Property, if any, acquired during such fiscal year or fiscal quarter and a description of such other changes in the information included in such Schedules as may be necessary for such Schedules to be accurate and complete in all material respects; and (ii) a report supplementing Schedule 5.17 , setting forth (A) a list of registration numbers for all owned U.S. registered patents, trademarks and copyrights acquired by, and material registered Copyrights exclusively licensed to, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof during such fiscal year or fiscal quarter and (B) a list of all patent applications, trademark applications, and copyright applications acquired or submitted by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof to the United States Patent and Trademark Office or the United States Copyright Office, as applicable, during such fiscal year or fiscal quarter and the status of each such application; and
(k) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial, legal or corporate affairs of any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) may from time to time reasonably request.
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or Section 6.02(d) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) (i) will be deemed to have been delivered hereunder upon the Borrower filing such documents with the SEC via the EDGAR filing system (or any successor system) to the extent such documents are publicly available and (ii) otherwise may be delivered electronically and, if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (A) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto, on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02 ; or (B) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (by facsimile or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents (which shall notify each Lender), and if requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery or to maintain copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.
The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arranger will make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties hereunder (collectively, “ Borrower Materials ”) by posting the Borrower Materials on Intralinks, SyndTrak or another similar electronic system (the “ Platform ”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “ Public Lender ”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive MNPI with respect to the Borrower or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. The Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (w) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders to treat such Borrower Materials as not containing any MNPI (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws ( provided , however , that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 10.07 ); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information”; and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arranger shall treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked

 
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“PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on (and shall only post such Borrower Materials on) the portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be under no obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC.
Section 6.03.     Notices . Promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge thereof notify the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent shall promptly thereafter notify each Lender):
(a) of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
(b) of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(c) 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 a Material Adverse Effect;
(d) of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof impacting any financial covenant, ratio or basket calculations herein, including any determination by the Borrower referred to in Section 2.10(b) (it being understood that disclosure of any such change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices in the Borrower’s SEC filings shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 6.03 );
(e) of the (i) occurrence of any Disposition of property or assets for which the Borrower is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) , (ii) incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness for which the Borrower is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(iii) , and (iii) occurrence of any Insurance and Condemnation Event for which the Borrower is required to make a mandatory prepayment pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(ii) ;
(f) of (i) the receipt of notice from a Governmental Authority that enforces Sanctions or any Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws or (ii) any voluntary disclosure from any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to any Governmental Authority, in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) of this subsection, regarding a possible material violation of Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Sanctions, together with any related copies thereof; and
(g) any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in parts (c) or (d) of such certification (it being understood that disclosure of any such change in the Borrower’s SEC filings shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of this Section 6.03 ).
Each notice pursuant to Section 6.03 (other than Section 6.03(d) or Section 6.03(g) ) shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 6.03(a) shall describe with reasonable particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.
Section 6.04.     Payment of Taxes and Other Obligations . Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, (a) all material tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets; and (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law reasonably be expected to become a Lien upon the Collateral; provided that such payment and discharge shall not be required with respect to any such tax liabilities, assessments, governmental charges, levies or claims so long as (x) (i) the validity or amount thereof shall be contested in good faith by action and the applicable Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (ii) such contest operates to suspend collection of the contested tax liabilities, assessments, governmental charges, levies or claims and enforcement of a Lien, if applicable, other than a Lien permitted under Section 7.01 or (y) the failure to pay or discharge the same could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 
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Section 6.05.     Preservation of Existence, Etc . (a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and, if applicable, good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05 ; (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises reasonably necessary in the normal conduct of its business as currently conducted, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all of its registered IP Rights, the non-preservation or non-renewal of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.06.     Maintenance of Properties . (a) Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties (including IP Rights) and equipment reasonably necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and casualty and condemnation events excepted, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.07.     Maintenance of Insurance . Maintain with insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against (including, without limitation, hazard and business interruption) by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons and providing for not less than 30 days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent of termination, lapse or cancellation of such insurance (except as a result of cancellation due to non-payment of premium, in which case, only 10 days’ prior written notice will be required). All such insurance shall name the Administrative Agent as mortgagee (in the case of property insurance) or additional insured on behalf of the Secured Parties (in the case of liability insurance) or loss payee (in the case of property insurance), as applicable. From time to time after the Closing Date, deliver to the Administrative Agent, upon its reasonable request, information in reasonable detail as to the insurance then in effect, stating the names of the insurance companies, the amounts and rates of the insurance, the dates of the expiration thereof and the properties and risks covered thereby. If any portion of any Material Real Property subject to a Mortgage is at any time located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency) as a special flood hazard area with respect to which flood insurance has been made available under the Flood Laws, then the Borrower shall, or shall cause the applicable Loan Party to, (i) maintain, or cause to be maintained, flood insurance in an amount and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Laws, (ii) reasonably cooperate with the Administrative Agent and provide information reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to comply with the Flood Laws and (iii) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, including, without limitation, evidence of annual renewals of such insurance. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries shall be permitted, in the good faith judgment of management, to maintain or cause to be maintained, other than with respect to flood insurance, self-insurance with respect to its business and properties provided that such self-insurance shall be maintained in such amounts and covering such risks as are reasonable, prudent and customarily maintained by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where such Person operates.
Section 6.08.     Compliance with Laws . Comply with the requirements of all applicable Laws (including the Act) and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate action; or (b) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and Affiliates with Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects.
Section 6.09.     Books and Records . (a) Maintain proper books of record and account sufficient to permit the preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP; and (b) maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be.

 
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Section 6.10.     Inspection Rights . Permit representatives and independent contractors of the Administrative Agent and each Lender (in the case of a Lender, coordinated through the Administrative Agent) to visit and inspect any of its properties, to examine its corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants (subject, in the case of such accountants, to the Borrower having a reasonable opportunity to be present during, or otherwise participate in, such discussions), all at the expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as may be reasonably desired, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided , however , that in the absence of an Event of Default, the Borrower will not be required to reimburse the expense of more than one such visit for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) collectively in a year; provided , further , that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be required to permit more than two such visits and inspections during any calendar year in the aggregate for the Administrative Agent and all Lenders (it being understood that there shall be no limit on the number of visits and inspections during an Event of Default). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, none of the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (a) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (b) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or independent contractors) is prohibited by any applicable legal requirement or any binding agreement or (c) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product; provided that in the event that the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries does not provide any information requested in connection with an examination or a discussion permitted under this Section 6.10 in reliance on the preceding clause (b) or (c) due to confidentiality or waiver concerns, such Person shall, unless doing so is itself prohibited by any applicable legal requirement or binding agreement or would cause a waiver of attorney-client or similar privilege or attorney work product protection, provide notice to the Administrative Agent that such information is being withheld and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to communicate the applicable information in a way that would not violate the applicable obligation or risk waiver of such privilege.
Section 6.11.     Use of Proceeds . Use the proceeds of (a) the Initial Term B Loans on the Closing Date for the Transactions and for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, ongoing working capital and (b) the Revolving Credit Facility for general corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, ongoing working capital, permitted share repurchases and Permitted Acquisitions; provided that in no event shall the proceeds of the Credit Extensions be used in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document or directly, or to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly (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 or Anti-Money Laundering 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 in each case in violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto, or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
Section 6.12.     Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security .
(a) Subject to the proviso set forth below, (x) upon the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) or (y) if any Subsidiary ceases to be an Excluded Subsidiary, in each case promptly notify the Administrative Agent and within 45 days thereafter (or such later times as may be determined solely by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) and in each case at the Borrower’s expense:
(i) deliver to the Administrative Agent the certificates, if any, representing all of the Equity Interests of such, together with undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of transfer executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of the holder(s) of such Equity Interests, and all intercompany notes owing from such Subsidiary to any Loan Party together with instruments of transfer executed and delivered in blank by a duly authorized officer of such Loan Party in each case to the extent required to be delivered pursuant to the Collateral Documents.
(ii) cause such Subsidiary to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a guaranty or guaranty supplement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, guaranteeing the Secured Obligations,

 
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(iii) cause such Subsidiary to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent security and pledge agreements and supplements and joinders to existing Collateral Documents, as specified by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and other instruments of the type specified in Section 4.01(d) ), securing payment and performance of all the Secured Obligations,
(iv) cause such Subsidiary and each direct and indirect parent of such Subsidiary (if it has not already done so) to take whatever action (including authorizing the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements) as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Administrative Agent (or in any representative of the Administrative Agent designated by it) valid and subsisting Liens on the personal property purported to be subject to the security and pledge agreements and supplements and joinders to existing Collateral Documents delivered pursuant to this Section 6.12 , enforceable against all third parties in accordance with their terms in each case to the extent required by the Collateral Documents,
(v) deliver to the Administrative Agent, upon the request of the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, a signed copy of an opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, of counsel for the Loan Parties reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as to the matters contained in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, and as to such other matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, and
(vi) deliver to the Administrative Agent such Organization Documents, board resolutions or consents, incumbency, other documents, and certificates referred to in Section 4.01 , such updated Schedules to the Loan Documents with respect to such Subsidiary and such other documents, in each case as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
provided , that a security interest shall not be required to be granted on Excluded Property; provided , further that any Loan Party that pledges the Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary shall only be required to execute a pledge governed by any foreign Laws if, in each case, (A) the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that the benefits to the Lenders of having such a pledge by such Loan Party governed by foreign Laws outweighs the cost to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of such actions and (B) the Administrative Agent requests such foreign Law pledge.
(b) Upon the acquisition of any fee-owned real property by any Loan Party, if such property, has a fair market value in excess of $25,000,000 individually (any such real property, the “ Material Real Property ” (it being acknowledged and agreed that all real property shall be subject to the negative pledge requirements of Section 7.01 and the double negative pledge requirements of Section 7.09(c) ), that in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent is not already subject to a perfected first priority security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (subject to Liens permitted under Section 7.01 ), at the Borrower’s expense within 90 days after such acquisition (or such later time as may be determined solely by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion):
(A) cause the applicable Loan Party to deliver to the Administrative Agent, with respect to such Material Real Property, (i) mortgagee title insurance policies and surveys, (ii) a description of the property so acquired in detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and (iii) “life of the loan” flood zone determinations and, as applicable, flood insurance and borrower notices (all in compliance with applicable regulations and Flood Laws) with respect to such real property, each in scope, form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
(B) cause the applicable Loan Party to duly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent Mortgages and other security and pledge agreements and supplements and joinders to existing Collateral Documents, as specified by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, securing payment of all the Secured Obligations of the applicable Loan Party under the Loan Documents and constituting Liens on all such real property,

 
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(C) cause the applicable Loan Party to take whatever action (including authorizing the recording of Mortgages and the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements) as may be reasonably necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent to vest in the Administrative Agent (or in any representative of the Administrative Agent designated by it) valid and subsisting Liens on such real property, enforceable against all third parties (subject to Liens permitted under Section 7.01 ),
(D) deliver to the Administrative Agent, upon the request of the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, a signed copy of a customary opinion, addressed to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties, of counsel for the Loan Parties reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent with respect to the enforceability, due authorization, execution and delivery of the Mortgages, and such other matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, and
(E) deliver to the Administrative Agent such Organization Documents, board resolutions or consents, incumbency, other documents, and certificates referred to in Section 4.01 , such updated Schedules to the Loan Documents with respect to such Material Real Property and such other documents, in each case as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, all in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(c) Upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Borrower shall, at the Borrower’s expense:
(i) within 10 days after such request, furnish to the Administrative Agent a description of the real and personal properties of the Loan Parties and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries in detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and
(ii) as promptly as practicable after such request, deliver, to the Administrative Agent with respect to each parcel of Material Real Property owned by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, title reports, surveys, “life of the loan” flood zone determinations and, as applicable, flood insurance and borrower notices (all in compliance with applicable regulations) and environmental assessment reports, each in scope, form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, provided , however , that to the extent that any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have otherwise received any of the foregoing items with respect to such real property, such items shall, promptly after the receipt thereof, be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
(d) with respect to any property acquired after the Closing Date by any Loan Party that is intended to be subject to the Lien created by any of the Collateral Documents but is not so subject, promptly (and in any event within 45 days after the acquisition thereof or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent and the collateral agent such amendments or supplements to the relevant Collateral Documents or such other documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably deem necessary or advisable to grant to the Administrative Agent, for its benefit and for the benefit of the other Secured Parties, a Lien on such property subject to no Liens other than Liens permitted under Section 7.01 , and (ii) take all actions reasonably necessary to cause such Lien to be duly perfected to the extent required by such Collateral Document in accordance with all applicable law, including authorizing the filing of financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent. Borrower shall otherwise take such actions and execute and/or deliver to the Administrative Agent such documents as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably require to confirm the validity, perfection and priority of the Lien of the Collateral Documents on such after-acquired properties.
Section 6.13.     Compliance with Environmental Laws . Comply, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all lessees and other Persons operating or occupying its properties to comply, in all material respects, with all applicable Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits; obtain and renew all Environmental Permits reasonably necessary for its operations and properties; and conduct any investigation, study, sampling and testing, and undertake any cleanup, removal, remedial or other action reasonably necessary to remove and clean up all Hazardous Materials from any of its properties, in accordance with the requirements of all Environmental Laws; provided , however , that neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be required to undertake any such investigation, study,

 
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sampling, testing, cleanup, removal, remedial or other action or to obtain or renew any permit to the extent that (i) its obligation to do so is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and appropriate reserves are being maintained with respect to such circumstances in accordance with GAAP or (ii) the failure to take such action, individually or in the aggregate, has not resulted and could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.14.     Further Assurances . Promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, to the extent consistent with this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents (a) correct any material defect or error that may be discovered in any Loan Document or in the execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof, and (b) do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably require from time to time in order to (i) carry out more effectively the purposes of the Loan Documents, (ii) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, subject any Loan Party’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ properties, assets, rights or interests to the Liens now or hereafter intended to be covered by any of the Collateral Documents, (iii) perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and priority of any of the Collateral Documents and any of the Liens intended to be created thereunder and (iv) grant, collaterally assign, preserve, protect and confirm more effectively unto the Secured Parties the rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to the Secured Parties under any Loan Document or under any other instrument executed in connection with any Loan Document to which any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is or is to be a party, and cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to do so.
Section 6.15.     Compliance with Terms of Leaseholds . Make all payments and otherwise perform all obligations in all materials respects of all leases of real property to which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party, keep such leases in full force and effect and not allow such leases to lapse or be terminated or any rights to renew such leases to be forfeited or cancelled, promptly cure any default thereunder, and cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to do so, except, in any case, where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.16.     Material Contracts . (a) Enforce each Material Contract in accordance with its terms except where the failure to do so, individually and in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have Material Adverse Effect, (b) perform and observe in all material respects all the terms and provisions of each Material Contract to be performed or observed by it except where the failure to do so, individually and in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have Material Adverse Effect, and (c) maintain each such Material Contract in full force and effect except where the failure to do so, individually and in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have Material Adverse Effect.
Section 6.17.     Maintenance of Debt Ratings . Use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain all Debt Ratings.
Section 6.18.     Compliance with ERISA . In addition to and without limiting the generality of Section 6.08 , (a) except where the failure to so comply could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) comply with applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to all Plans, (ii) not take any action or fail to take action the result of which could reasonably be expected to result in a liability to the PBGC or to a Multiemployer Plan, (iii) not participate in any prohibited transaction that could result in any civil penalty under ERISA or tax under the Code and (iv) operate each Plan in such a manner that will not incur any tax liability under Section 4980B of the Code or any liability to any qualified beneficiary as defined in Section 4980B of the Code and (b) furnish to the Administrative Agent promptly after the Administrative Agent’s request such additional information about any Plan as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
Section 6.19.     Post-Closing Matters . Execute and deliver the documents and complete the tasks set forth on Schedule 6.19 , in each case within the time limits specified on such schedule (or such later times as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion).

 
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Section 6.20.     Designation of Subsidiaries . The Borrower may at any time after the Closing Date designate any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary by delivering to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Responsible Officer of the Borrower specifying such designation and certifying that the conditions to such designation set forth in this Section 6.20 are satisfied; provided that:
(a) no Default or Event of Default exists or would exist immediately after giving effect to such designation;
(b) the Investments in such Subsidiary (including the value thereof) constitutes an Investment permitted under Section 7.03 ;
(c) in the case of the designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (i) the Subsidiary to be so designated does not (directly, or indirectly through its Subsidiaries) own any Equity Interests or Indebtedness of, or own or hold any Lien on any property of, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) neither the Borrower nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall at any time be directly or indirectly liable for any Indebtedness that provides that the holder thereof may (with the passage of time or notice or both) declare a default thereon or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity upon the occurrence of a default with respect to any Indebtedness, Lien or other obligation of the Subsidiary to be so designated (including any right to take enforcement action against such Subsidiary);
(d) the designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any Indebtedness, Investments and/or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time;
(e) immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Borrower shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 on a pro forma basis (whether or not in effect); and
(f) no Restricted Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it was previously designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary or if it is a “restricted subsidiary” pursuant to the terms of any other Indebtedness or senior notes of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower in such Subsidiary on the date of designation in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Borrower’s Investment therein (as determined reasonably and in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower). 

ARTICLE 7
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder (other than inchoate contingent obligations that by their terms survive the termination of the Loan Documents) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding (unless such Letter of Credit has been Cash Collateralized), the Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:
Section 7.01.     Liens . Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or file or authorize the filing under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction a financing statement that names the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as debtor, or assign any accounts or other right to receive income, other than the following:
(a) Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;

 
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(b) Liens existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 5.08(b) and any replacements, modifications, renewals or extensions thereof to the extent that the amount secured thereby is not increased except as contemplated by Section 7.02(d) ; provided that any replacement, modification, renewal or extension of the obligations secured thereby is permitted by Section 7.02(d) ;
(c) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges that (i) are not past due for more than 60 days or (ii) are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;
(d) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, landlord’s, suppliers’, repairmen’s, construction, contractors’ or other like Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which %3) are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or %3) which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate action, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;
(e) pledges or deposits in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, other forms of governmental insurance or benefits, and other social security legislation (other than any Lien imposed by ERISA);
(f) pledges or deposits to secure %3) the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money), statutory obligations, performance and return of money bonds, performance bonds, governmental contracts and other obligations of a like nature and %3) obligations on surety, stay, customs or appeal bonds or other similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(g) (i) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions (including zoning restrictions), covenants, encroachments, protrusions or other similar encumbrances, restrictions or title deficiencies affecting real property that do not (x) secure obligations for the payment of borrowed money or (y) in the aggregate materially detract from the value of the real property subject thereto or materially interfere with the use of such real property by any Loan Party or any of its respective Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person and (ii) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of any Loan Party or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries;
(h) Liens securing judgments, attachments and awards for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h) ;
(i) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(f) ; provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and the products and proceeds thereof and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost or fair market value, whichever is lower, of the property being acquired on the date of acquisition; provided, however, that individual financings of fixed or capital assets provided by a Lender may be cross collateralized to other financings of fixed or capital assets provided by such Lender and/or any of its Affiliates on customary terms;
(j) (i) deposits or pledges made in the ordinary course of business to secure (x) liability for premiums to insurance carriers or (y) liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations to insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to any Loan Party and/or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof and (ii) Liens granted in the ordinary course of business on the unearned portion of insurance premiums securing the financing of insurance premiums to the extent the financing is permitted under Section 7.02 ;
(k) leases of the real properties, subleases, licenses or sublicenses granted by any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary to others, in each case entered into or granted in connection with a Disposition permitted by Section 7.05 , a Permitted Acquisition or in the ordinary course of the business of such Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary so long as in each case any such lease, sublease, license or sublicense does not,

 
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individually or in the aggregate, %3) interfere in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary or %3) materially impair the use (for its intended purpose) or the value of the property subject thereto;
(l) bankers’ Liens, rights of setoff and other similar Liens existing solely with respect to cash, Cash Equivalents and other investment property on deposit in one or more accounts maintained by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case arising by operation of law or granted in the ordinary course of business in favor of the bank or banks or other financial institutions with which such accounts are maintained, solely securing amounts owing to such banks or other financial institutions with respect to cash management and operating account arrangements, including those involving pooled accounts and netting arrangements; provided that in no case shall any such Liens secure the repayment of any Indebtedness;
(m) Liens on property or assets of (i) a Person existing at the time such Person is acquired, including any acquisition by means of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation with or into any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary, and (ii) any Loan Party or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries existing at the time such property or assets are purchased or otherwise acquired by such Loan Party or any such Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, in each case, such Liens are not created or incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such purchase, acquisition, amalgamation, merger or consolidation and that such Liens do not extend to property not subject to such Liens at the time of such purchase, acquisition amalgation, merger or consolidation (other than improvements thereon and proceeds and products thereof, it being understood that the attachment of Liens to proceeds and to after-acquired property within the scope of a collateral granting clause in effect at the time of a merger, consolidation or acquisition, and not created in contemplation thereof, shall not be deemed an increase in the property covered thereby);
(n) licenses or sublicenses of IP Rights granted by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of business of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries;
(o) the filing of UCC financing statements solely as a precautionary measure in connection with Operating Leases or consignment of goods;
(p) other Liens securing Indebtedness outstanding in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 10% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the most recent Measurement Period at the time of incurrence thereof;
(q) Liens on Collateral securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(m) ; provided that, if applicable, any such Indebtedness is subject to an intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(r) Liens in favor of collecting banks arising by operation of law under Section 4-210 of the UCC or, with respect to collecting banks located in the State of New York, under Section 4-208 of the UCC, and Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits, in each case to the extent not securing Indebtedness for borrowed money, and attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;
(s) Liens in favor of customs or revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(t) Liens securing reimbursement obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business for letters of credit or banker’s acceptances, which Liens encumber only goods, or documents of title covering goods, which are purchased in transactions for which such letters of credit or banker’s acceptances are issued;
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(v) contractual rights of set-off and similar rights securing Swap Contracts and cash management agreements so long as any related Indebtedness is permitted to be incurred by Section 7.02 ;
(w) rights of first refusal, put, call and similar rights arising in connection with repurchase agreements that constitute Investments permitted hereunder;
(x) Liens on any amounts held by a trustee or similar party under any indenture or other debt agreement pursuant to customary discharge, redemption or defeasance provisions thereunder in connection with any repayment thereof permitted hereunder;
(y) any extension, renewal or substitution of or for any Lien permitted by clause (i) or clause (m) of this Section, to the extent that (i) the amount of the Indebtedness or other obligation or liability secured by the applicable Lien shall not exceed the amount of the Indebtedness or other obligation or liability existing immediately prior to such extension, renewal or substitution, and (ii) the scope of the property subject to such Lien is not increased;
(z) Liens incurred in connection with any transfer of an interest in accounts or notes receivable or related assets as part of any Permitted Receivables Financing;
(aa) if on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions, the Borrower is not in compliance with Section 4.08(b) and Section 4.07 of the Existing Indenture, the Existing Notes shall be equally and ratably secured with the Facilities pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(ab) Liens on the identifiable proceeds of any of the assets subject to any of the foregoing Liens.
Section 7.02.     Indebtedness . Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except: (a) obligations (contingent or otherwise) existing or arising under any Swap Contract; provided that such obligations are (or were) incurred for the bona fide purpose of hedging the interest rate, commodity or foreign currency risks associated with such Person’s operations and not for speculative purposes;
(b) Indebtedness of (i) a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower owed to the Borrower or another Loan Party or of the Borrower owed to a Loan Party, which Indebtedness shall in each case, (A) be on subordination terms, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (B) be otherwise permitted under the provisions of Section 7.03 ; (ii) a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not required to be a Loan Party owed to another Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party or (iii) a Loan Party owed to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, which Indebtedness shall in each case, (A) be on subordination terms, if any, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (B) be otherwise permitted under the provisions of Section 7.03 and (C) not exceed the aggregate amount at the time incurred the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 10% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the most recent Measurement Period at the time of incurrence thereof;
(c) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;
(d) Indebtedness outstanding on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 7.02 (including the Existing Notes) and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;
(e) Guarantees of any Loan Party in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted under this Section 7.02 ;
(f) Indebtedness in respect of Capitalized Leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations and/or purchase money obligations for fixed or capital assets within the limitations set forth in Section 7.01(i) and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof; provided , however , that the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness (including any such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness) at the time incurred shall not exceed

 
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the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 10% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the most recent Measurement Period at the time of incurrence thereof;
(g) Indebtedness in respect of bid, performance, appeal or surety bonds, performance and completion guarantees and other similar obligations, workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations and bankers acceptances issued for the account of any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, including guarantees or obligations of any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to letters of credit or other similar instruments related thereto supporting such bid, performance, appeal or surety bonds, performance and completion guarantees and similar obligations, workers’ compensation claims, self-insurance obligations and bankers acceptances (in each case other than for an obligation for money borrowed);
(h) other Indebtedness (whether of Loan Parties or Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties) and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, in an aggregate principal amount (including the aggregate principal amount of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness) not to exceed at the time of incurrence the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 10% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the most recent Measurement Period at the time of incurrence thereof;
(i) unsecured Earnout Obligations in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $75,000,000 and (y) 15% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the most recent Measurement Period at the time of incurrence thereof;
(j) (i) unsecured Indebtedness (including unsecured Subordinated Indebtedness) of the Borrower or any other Loan Party; provided that (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the incurrence of such Indebtedness; (B) immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the receipt and application of the proceeds thereof, the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with the Debt Incurrence Test (determined based on the financial information received for the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to the date of incurrence of such Indebtedness for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) , as applicable, and assuming the funding in full of such Indebtedness); and (C) such Indebtedness does not mature prior to the date that is 91 days after the latest of the maturity dates of, or have a shorter weighted average life to maturity than, all Term Loans or Term B Commitments in effect at the time of issuance of such Indebtedness (other than (1) a customary mandatory prepayment or mandatory offer to repurchase in connection with a change of control or asset sale that requires the prior payment in full of, and termination of all commitments with respect to, the Obligations as a condition to such mandatory prepayment or mandatory offer to repurchase) and (2) in respect of Permitted Convertible Indebtedness, any required redemption or repurchase upon a “fundamental change” (as customarily defined for such Permitted Convertible Indebtedness) or any settlement upon conversion thereof (whether in cash, securities or other property); provided that any Indebtedness that automatically converts to, or is exchangeable into, notes or other Indebtedness that meet this clause (C) shall be deemed to satisfy this condition so long as the Borrower or applicable Loan Party irrevocably agrees at the time of the issuance thereof to take all actions necessary to convert or exchange such Indebtedness); and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any Indebtedness incurred under subclause (i) of this clause (j) or this subclause (ii);
(k) Indebtedness in respect of netting services, overdraft protections, automatic clearinghouse arrangements and similar arrangements in each case in connection with deposit accounts and Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business;
(l) (i) Indebtedness of a Person existing at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or assets were acquired from such Person in connection with an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.03 , to the extent that (A) such Indebtedness was not incurred in contemplated of such Investment and (B)) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness at any time when combined with the aggregate outstanding amount at such time of any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to subclause

 
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(B) of this clause (l) does not exceed $50,000,000 and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to subclause (A ) of this clause (l);
(m) (i) Indebtedness under Refinancing Notes, one hundred percent (100%) of the Net Cash Proceeds of which are applied to repay outstanding Loans and (ii) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to subclause (i) of this clause (m);
(n) (i) Indebtedness supported by a letter of credit or similar instrument, in a principal amount not in excess of the stated amount of such letter of credit or instrument and (ii) Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary as an account party in respect of letters of credit and similar instruments issued in the ordinary course of business; provided that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Indebtedness under subclauses (i) and (ii) of this clause (n) shall not at any time exceed $25,000,000;
(o) Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary which is a Restricted Subsidiary of any Loan Party not exceeding at the time of incurrence greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 10% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the most recent Measurement Period;
(p) Indebtedness consisting of promissory notes issued by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary to current or former officers, directors and employees, their respective estates, spouses or former spouses to finance the purchase or redemption of Equity Interests of any Loan Party or any of Restricted Subsidiary permitted by Section 7.06 ; and
(q) Indebtedness incurred by a Receivables Subsidiary in a Permitted Receivables Financing that is not recourse (except for Standard Securitization Undertakings) to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than a Receivables Subsidiary); provided that the Borrower would be in compliance on a pro forma basis with Section 7.11 hereof.
Section 7.03.     Investments . Make or hold any Investments, except:(a)    Investments held by any Loan Party and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents;
(b) (i) loans and advances to officers, directors and employees of a Loan Party or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries (A) in the ordinary course of business and/or (B) which are used by such Persons to purchase simultaneously Equity Interests of the Borrower not to exceed $15,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding and (ii) commission draws made in the ordinary course of business;
(c) (i) Investments by a Loan Party to or in another Loan Party, (ii) Investments by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to or in another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, (iii) Investments by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to or in a Loan Party and (iv) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing either before or immediately after giving effect thereto, Investments by the Loan Parties in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (including, Acquisitions of Excluded Subsidiaries or Persons that do not become Loan Parties to the extent such Acquisitions otherwise satisfy the requirements for Permitted Acquisitions) in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 10% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the most recent Measurement Period at the time such Investment is made;
(d) (i) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and (%4) Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;
(e) Guarantees by any Loan Party or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries of leases (but not Capitalized Leases) or of other obligations of any Loan Party or any other Subsidiary that do not constitute Indebtedness and are entered into in the ordinary course of business;

 
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(f) Investments existing, or that are made pursuant to legally binding written commitments existing, on the Closing Date, as set forth on Schedule 7.03 hereto, and any modification, replacement, renewal or extension thereof; provided no such modification, replacement, renewal or extension shall increase the amount of Investments then permitted under this clause (f) except pursuant to the terms of such Investment in existence on the date hereof or as otherwise permitted by this Section 7.03 ;
(g) Permitted Acquisitions;
(h) Investments consisting of (i) negotiable instruments held for collection in the ordinary course of business, (ii) deposits to facilitate the operation of cash pooling, netting, interest set-off and/or sweep accounts or (iii) utility and other similar deposits in the ordinary course of business;
(i) Investments made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that consist of consideration received in connection with a Disposition made in compliance with Section 7.05 ;
(j) purchases or acquisitions of Equity Interests of the Borrower to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 7.06(d) ;
(k) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing either before or immediately after giving effect thereto, the Loan Parties and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries may make Investments; provided that after giving effect thereto:
(i) the aggregate amount of all Investments made since the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 7.03(k) and all Restricted Payments made since the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.06(d) and prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or satisfaction of Junior Indebtedness since the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.14 shall not exceed an amount equal to the Available Amount; and
(ii) after giving effect to such Investment and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith, the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance (determined at the time such Investment is made based on the financial information received for the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to such time for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) , as applicable, and on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Investment and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith) with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 (whether or not in effect ) ;
(l) the Polycom Acquisition;
(m) other Investments in an aggregate amount outstanding not to exceed the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 10% of Consolidated EBITDA as of the most recent Measurement Period at the time such Investment is made;
(n) Investments received in settlement of amounts due to any Loan Party or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries effected in the ordinary course of business or owing to any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of any proceedings under Debtor Relief Laws involving an account debtor, other customer or supplier or upon the foreclosure or enforcement of any Lien in favor of a Loan Party or its respective Restricted Subsidiaries;
(o) Investments consisting of prepaid expenses;
(p) Investments arising under Swap Contracts permitted hereunder;
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(r) the licensing, sublicensing or contribution of IP Rights pursuant to joint marketing arrangements with Persons other than the Loan Parties or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
(s) to the extent constituting Investments, transactions expressly permitted under Sections 7.01 , 7.02 , 7.04 (other than clause (f)), 7.05 and 7.06 ;
(t) Investments of a Person that is acquired and becomes a Loan Party or of a company merged or amalgamated or consolidated into any Loan Party, in each case, after the date hereof and in accordance with this Agreement, to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation, do not (other than any Investments by such acquired Loan Parties in one of its Restricted Subsidiaries) constitute a material portion of the aggregate assets acquired in such transaction and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation;
(u) advances of payroll payments to employees in the ordinary course of business;
(v) equity interests in any Lender acquired by virtue of any Bail-in Action or similar regulatory action;
(w) (i) Investments in a Receivables Subsidiary in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing; provided that any such Investment in a Receivables Subsidiary is in the form of a contribution of additional assets in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing or as common equity or subordinated Indebtedness, and (ii) payments of fees and purchases of a Receivables Subsidiary’s assets pursuant to a repurchase obligation pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, in each case in connection with a Permitted Receivables Financing; and
(x) each Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction and Permitted Warrant Transaction.
Section 7.04.     Fundamental Changes . Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that the following shall be permitted:
(a) any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with, Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to, or dissolve or liquidate into (i) the Borrower; provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that when any Loan Party is merging with another Subsidiary, such Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person;
(b) any Loan Party other than the Borrower may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Loan Party;
(c) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may merge or consolidate with, Dispose of all or substantially all its assets to, or dissolve or liquidate into (i) another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or (ii) a Loan Party;
(d) in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge into or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it; provided that (i) in the case of a merger to which the Borrower is not a party, the Person surviving such merger shall be a direct or indirect wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, (ii) in the case of any such merger to which the Borrower is a party, the Borrower is the surviving Person and (iii) in the case of any such merger to which any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) is a party, the surviving Person in such merger is, or becomes, a Loan Party;

 
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(e) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, any Subsidiary of the Borrower may merge into or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it; provided , however , that in each case, immediately after giving effect thereto (i) in the case of any such merger to which the Borrower is a party, the Borrower is the surviving corporation and (ii) in the case of any such merger to which any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) is a party, such Loan Party is the surviving corporation;
(f) any merger, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation and/or Disposition in compliance with Section 7.03 (other than clause (s)) and/or Section 7.05 ;
(g) so long as no Event of Default (or, to the extent relating to a Permitted Acquisition, no Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or (f) ) exists or would result therefrom, the Borrower may merge or consolidate with or Dispose of all or substantially all its assets to any other Person; provided that (i) the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or (ii) if the Person formed by or surviving any such merger or consolidation is not the Borrower (or, in connection with a Disposition of all or substantially all of the Borrower’s assets, is the transferee of such assets) (any such Person, a “ Successor Borrower ”), (A) the Successor Borrower shall be an entity organized or existing under the Laws of the United States, any state thereof, any territory thereof or the District of Columbia, (B) the Successor Borrower shall expressly assume all the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party pursuant to supplements hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (C) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger, consolidation or Disposition, shall have by a supplement to the Guaranty (or in another form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) confirmed that its Guaranty shall apply to the Successor Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, (D) each Loan Party, unless it is the other party to such merger, consolidation or Disposition, shall have by a supplement to the Security Agreement (or in another form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, (E) the Successor Borrower shall, immediately following such merger or consolidation, directly or indirectly own all Subsidiaries owned by the Borrower immediately prior to such merger or consolidation, (F) the Secured Parties’ rights and remedies under the Loan Documents, including their rights and remedies with respect to any Collateral owned by the Successor Borrower, and the Successor Borrower’s obligations under the Guaranty and the Security Agreement, will not be impaired in any manner as a result of such merger or consolidation, (G) if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, each mortgagor of a Material Real Property, unless it is the other party to such merger, consolidation or Disposition, shall have by an amendment to or restatement of the applicable Mortgage (or other instrument reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, and (H) the Successor Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such merger, consolidation or Disposition and such supplement to this Agreement or any Collateral Document comply with this Agreement and if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, authorizing resolutions and other corporate or other legal entity documents shall be required to be provided; provided, further, that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Borrower will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Borrower under this Agreement; provided, further, that the Borrower agrees to provide any documentation and other information regarding the Successor Borrower as shall have been reasonably requested in writing by any Lender through the Administrative Agent that such Lender shall have reasonably determined is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act; and
(h) the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries may consummate the Transactions.
Section 7.05.     Dispositions . Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, except:
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(b) Dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business and the write-off, discount, sale or other disposition of defaulted, charged-off or past-due or extended term receivables and similar obligations in the ordinary course of business and not undertaken as part of an accounts receivable financing transaction;
(c) Dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;
(d) Dispositions of property in the form of an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 7.03 , in the form of a Lien permitted pursuant to Section 7.01 or a Restricted Payment permitted pursuant to Section 7.06 ;
(e) Dispositions permitted by Section 7.04 (other than Section 7.04(f) );
(f) Dispositions consisting of exclusive licenses or sublicenses permitted under Section 7.01(n) , provided , however , that such exclusive licenses or sublicenses shall consist of licenses or sublicenses granted in the ordinary course of the Borrower’s or other Loan Parties’ or any Restricted Subsidiary’s business;
(g) Dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under this Section 7.05 ; provided that (i) at the time of such Disposition, no Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition, (ii) the book value of any individual piece of property or business unit Disposed of in reliance on this clause (g) shall not exceed $20,000,000 and (iii) the aggregate book value of all property Disposed of in reliance on this clause (g) in any fiscal year shall not exceed $40,000,000.
(h) so long as no Default shall occur and be continuing, the grant of any option or other right to purchase any asset in a transaction that would be permitted under the provisions of Section 7.05(g) ;
(i) leases or subleases of real or personal property in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the applicable Collateral Documents;
(j) Dispositions by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under this Section 7.05 ; provided that (i) at the time of any such Disposition, no Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition, (ii) the aggregate consideration received for all such Dispositions in any given fiscal year shall be less than or equal to $50,000,000 (the “ Consideration Limit ”), provided , further that if the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have previously utilized the Consideration Limit in any given fiscal year, they may nonetheless Dispose of any Person or any business or division of any Person so long as the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA for the four fiscal quarter period ended as of the last day of the immediately prior fiscal year that is attributable to all Persons, businesses or divisions Disposed of pursuant to this clause (j) in such fiscal year (including, those Disposed of pursuant to the Consideration Limit) shall not exceed (5%) of such Consolidated EBITDA for such period, (iii) any such Disposition is for fair market value, (iv) not less than 75% of the purchase price for any such Disposition shall be paid to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in cash and Cash Equivalents and (v) after giving effect to such Disposition, the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with the Debt Incurrence Test and Section 7.11 (whether or not then in effect) (in each case, determined at the time each such Disposition is made based on the financial statements most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to, Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) , as applicable, and after giving pro forma effect to each such Disposition));
(k) non-exclusive licenses and sublicenses of IP Rights in the ordinary course of business not interfering, individually or in the aggregate, in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
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(m) (i) the lapse of IP Rights of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent not economically desirable or necessary in the conduct of their business and (ii) the abandonment of IP Rights in the ordinary course of business so long as (in each case under clauses (i) and (ii)) such lapse or abandonment could not reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Loan Parties or the Secured Parties;
(n) any involuntary loss, damage or destruction of property;
(o) any involuntary condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, or confiscation or requisition of use of property;
(p) transfers of assets (i) from the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to a Loan Party, and (ii) from any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Loan Party to any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower;
(q) any issuance by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of its own capital stock or other Equity Interests (provided that such issuance would not result in a Change of Control and, in the case of an issuance by a Subsidiary, such issuance is to the Borrower and/or one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries);
(r) Dispositions of assets received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business,
(s) Dispositions of Equity Interests in any Lender acquired by virtue of any Bail-In Action or similar regulatory action;
(t) the Disposition of assets acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition which assets are not used or useful to the core or principal business of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, subject to application of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof in accordance with Section 2.05(b)(ii) ;
(u) Dispositions of property as separately identified in writing to the Lenders, prior to the date of allocation; and
(v) any Disposition of any interest in accounts or notes receivable and related assets in respect of (i) the transfer or assignment of accounts for collection purposes in the ordinary course of business or (ii) the transfer or assignment of trade notes receivable or accounts receivable in connection with any Permitted Receivables Financing;
provided , however , that, any Dispositions made pursuant to this Section (excluding Dispositions made pursuant to clause (j)) of assets with a fair market value in excess of the Threshold Amount shall be for fair market value. To the extent the Required Lenders or all the Lenders, as applicable, waive the provisions of this Section 7.05 with respect to the sale of any Collateral, or any Collateral is sold as permitted by this Section 7.05 , such Collateral (unless sold to a Loan Party) shall be sold free and clear of the Liens created by the Collateral Documents, and, so long as the Borrower shall have provided the Administrative Agent such certifications or documents as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in order to demonstrate compliance with this Section 7.05 , the Administrative Agent is authorized to take all actions it deems appropriate or that is reasonably requested by the Borrower in order to effect the foregoing.
Section 7.06.     Restricted Payments . Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except the following:
(a) (i) each Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to a Loan Party and any other Person that owns a direct Equity Interest in such Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) each Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may make Restricted Payments to any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and any other Person that owns a direct Equity Interest in such Restricted Subsidiary;

 
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(b) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the common stock or other common Equity Interests of such Person;
(c) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall exist or result therefrom, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may (i) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire its Equity Interests with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issuance of new Qualified Equity Interests and (ii) prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy any Junior Indebtedness with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issuance of new Qualified Equity Interests;
(d) so long as no Default shall exist or result therefrom, the Borrower may make Restricted Payments; provided that immediately after giving effect thereto:
(i) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments made since the Closing Date pursuant to this Section 7.06(d) and prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or satisfaction of Junior Indebtedness since the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.14 and all Investments made since the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.03(k) shall not exceed the Available Amount; and
(ii) the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance (determined at the time such Restricted Payment is made based on the financial information received for the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to such time for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) , as applicable, and on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Restricted Payment and any Indebtedness incurred in connection therewith) with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 (whether or not in effect);
(e) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may refinance, refund, renew or extend any Junior Indebtedness, in each case in accordance with Section 7.02(j)(ii) or 7.02(m) ;
(f) the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may make other Restricted Payments; provided that (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom; (B) after giving pro forma effect, such Restricted Payments, the pro forma Total Net Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 3.50 to 1.00 (determined based on the financial information received for the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to such Restricted Payments for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) , as applicable);
(g) the Borrower may pay normal announced quarterly dividends on its common stock consistent with past practice (including dividend increases consistent with past practice but, for the avoidance of doubt, not special or other one-time dividends) up to $50,000,000 in the aggregate per fiscal year (subject to carry-over of unused amounts);
(h) cash payments in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares in connection with the exercise or conversion of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
(i) withholding tax payments made on behalf of employees in connection with the exercise by such employees of stock options or other rights to purchase Equity Interests or the vesting of restricted Equity Interests;
(j) that portion of any cash payment actually made by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary representing the “strike price” for any stock option, warrant or other convertible or exchangeable security payable by the holder thereof, but only to the extent such “strike price” was actually received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary and no netting of such payment was made by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, in each case, prior to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary making any cash payment in respect of such stock option, warrant or other convertible or exchangeable security;

 
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(k) the purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement of any Equity Interests of the Borrower by conversion into, or by or in exchange for, Equity Interests, or out of net cash proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Borrower) of other Equity Interests of the Borrower, with a sale being deemed substantially concurrent if such purchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or retirement occurs not more than 120 days after such sale;
(l) the redemption, defeasance, repurchase, acquisition or retirement for value of any Indebtedness of the Borrower that is subordinate in right of payment to the Obligations by conversion into, or in exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of a substantially concurrent issue and sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Borrower) of (i) new subordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower incurred in accordance with this Agreement, or (ii) Qualified Equity Interests of the Borrower, in each case with an issue and sale being deemed substantially concurrent if such redemption, defeasance, repurchase, acquisition or retirement for value occurs not more than 120 days after such issue and sale;
(m) the purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of Equity Interests in any Loan Party held by any current or former director, officer or employee of any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (or their estates or beneficiaries under their estates) upon death, disability, retirement or termination of employment or alteration of employment status or pursuant to the terms of any agreement or plan under which such Equity Interests were issued; and
(n) the non-cash repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, warrants or other convertible or exchangeable securities, due to “netting” in connection therewith.
Section 7.07.     Change in Nature of Business . Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the Closing Date or any business reasonably related, complementary, synergistic, ancillary or incidental thereto or reasonable extensions thereof.
Section 7.08.     Transactions with Affiliates . Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Borrower involving aggregate consideration in excess of $10,000,000, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and reasonable terms no less favorable in all material respects to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate; provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to the following:
(a) transactions between or among the Loan Parties or wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiaries of Loan Parties (or any entity that becomes a Loan Party as a result of such transaction);
(b) Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to Section 7.06 ;
(c) Investments permitted pursuant to Section 7.03 ;
(d) reasonable and customary director, officer and employee compensation (including bonuses) and other benefits (including retirement, health and other insurance, equity compensation, stock option programs and other benefit plans and employment and severance agreements) and indemnification arrangements and reimbursement of expenses, in each case approved by the board of directors or applicable senior management of the Borrower;
(e) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers, joint venture partners or purchasers or sellers of goods and services, in each case in the ordinary course of business and otherwise not prohibited by the Loan Documents;
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(g) equity issued and capital contributions made in compliance with the terms hereof;
(h) the agreements listed on Schedule 7.08 or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment is not adverse to any Loan Party or the Lenders in any material respect when taken as a whole;
(i) reorganizations of Restricted Subsidiaries consummated for the purpose of reducing tax obligations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, so long as the aggregate value of assets owned by the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries and the Borrower and Guarantors is not materially decreased as a result thereof;
(j) non-interest bearing intercompany loans or other advances among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or to employees, officers and directors in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;
(k) payments to or from, and transactions with, any joint venture in the ordinary course of business (including, without limitation, any cash management activities related thereto); and
(l) transactions effected as part of a Permitted Receivables Financing.
Section 7.09.     Burdensome Agreements . Enter into or permit to exist any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that:
(a) limits the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor or to otherwise transfer property to or invest in the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor or limits the ability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, except (i) any agreement in effect on the date hereof and set forth on Schedule 7.09 ; (ii) any agreement in effect at the time any Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or merges into the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, so long as such agreement was not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or merging into the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower; (iii) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease or sublease governing a leasehold interest of a Restricted Subsidiary; (iv) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement or license or sublicense entered into by a Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business; (v) any holder of a Lien permitted by Section 7.01 restricting the transfer of the property subject thereto; (vi) customary restrictions and conditions contained in any agreement relating to the Disposition of any property permitted under Section 7.05 pending the consummation of such Disposition; (vii) in the case of any joint venture which is not a Loan Party, restrictions in such joint venture’s Organization Documents or pursuant to any joint venture agreement or stockholders agreements solely to the extent of the Equity Interests of or property held in the subject joint venture or other entity, so long as the Investment in such joint venture is otherwise permitted by Section 7.03 , (viii) customary provisions in Indebtedness permitted pursuant to this Agreement but no more restrictive than the provisions in this Agreement and provided that no such provision shall prohibit a Loan Party from, or adversely affect a Loan Party’s ability to, make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, (ix) pursuant to any document or instrument governing purchase money Indebtedness, Capitalized Leases or Synthetic Lease Obligations incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(d) or (f) ( provided that any such restriction contained therein relates only to the asset or assets financed thereby), (x) by reason of applicable Law, license, permit or similar restriction; (xi) customary limitations on Liens contained in any agreement with respect to Indebtedness incurred pursuant to (A) Section 7.02(j) or any Refinancing Notes that are based upon an incurrence based financial test that is less restrictive than the financial ratio requirements set forth in Sections 2.14 and 7.02(j) hereof and permits, as of the date of execution thereof, Liens to secure the Commitments and Loans hereunder as well as the Incremental Increases permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 2.14(a)(i)(A) , (B) Section 7.02(d) or (f) ; provided that such limitation relates only to the assets or asset financed thereby or (C) Section 7.02(l) , but only to the extent of the assets subject to Liens permitted under Section 7.01(m) that secure such Indebtedness, (xii) customary restrictions in leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses or asset sale agreements otherwise permitted hereby so long as such restrictions relate to the assets subject thereto, (xiii) any Lien or restrictions arising in connection with cash or other deposits permitted under Sections 7.02 and limited to such cash or deposit, (xiv) any Lien or restriction existing

 
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at the time of the acquisition of property, so long as the Liens or restrictions relate solely to the property so acquired (and are not or were not created in anticipation of or in connection with the acquisition thereof), (xv) restrictions on cash and other deposits or net worth imposed by direct or indirect customers or suppliers under contracts entered into the ordinary course of business, (xvi) restrictions on the sale, lease or transfer of property or assets arising or agreed to in the ordinary course of business, not relating to any Indebtedness, and that do not, individually or in the aggregate, detract from the value of property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any manner material to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (xvii) Liens or restrictions arising under deferred compensation arrangements or any “rabbi trust” formed in connection with any such arrangement and (xviii) any amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings of the agreements, instruments, deeds, leases or other arrangements referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) through (xvii), provided that such amendments, modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or refinancings are no more restrictive in any material respect with respect to such Lien or restrictions than those contained in the Lien or restrictions prior to such amendment, modification, restatement, renewal, increase, supplement, refunding, replacement or refinancing.
Section 7.10.     Use of Proceeds .
(a) Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X of the FRB) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose.
(b) The Borrower will not request any Credit Extension, and the Borrower shall not use, and shall ensure that its Restricted Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and Affiliates shall not use, the proceeds of any Credit Extension (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 or Anti-Money Laundering 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 in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.
Section 7.11.     Financial Covenants . With respect to the Revolving Credit Facility only:
(a) Secured Net Leverage Ratio . As of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending during the periods specified below, permit the Secured Net Leverage Ratio to be greater than the corresponding ratio set forth below:
Period
Maximum Secured Net Leverage Ratio
December 29, 2018 through June 29, 2019
3.50 to 1.00
June 30, 2019 through March 28, 2020
3.25 to 1.00
March 29, 2020 through April 3, 2021
3.00 to 1.00
April 4, 2021 and thereafter
2.75 to 1.00

(b) Interest Coverage Ratio . As of the last day of any fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending December 29, 2018, permit the Interest Coverage Ratio to be less than 2.75 to 1.00.
(c) The provisions of this Section 7.11 are for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Lenders only and the Required Revolving Credit Lenders may amend, waive or otherwise modify this Section 7.11 or the defined terms used for purposes of this Section 7.11 or waive any Default or Event of Default resulting from a breach of this Section 7.11 without the consent of any Lenders other than the Required Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with the provisions of clause (v) of the second proviso to Section 10.01 .

 
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Section 7.12.     Amendments of Organization Documents . Without the consent of the Administrative Agent which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, amend, modify or change any of its Organization Documents, other than any such amendments or modifications that are not materially adverse as a whole (a) to the interests of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or the Secured Parties or (b) the Collateral.
Section 7.13.     Accounting Changes . Without the consent of the Administrative Agent which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed make any change in (a) accounting policies or reporting practices, except as required or permitted by GAAP or (b) the Borrower’s fiscal year.
Section 7.14.     Prepayments, Etc. of Junior Indebtedness . Pay, prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy any Junior Indebtedness prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner that would be in violation of any subordination terms of such Junior Indebtedness, except (a) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or satisfaction of any Junior Indebtedness (i) with proceeds of a substantially concurrent issuance of Qualified Equity Interests or (ii) permitted by Section 7.06 , (b) the aggregate amount of all prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or satisfaction of Junior Indebtedness since the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.14 and Restricted Payments made since the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.06(d) and all Investments made since the Closing Date pursuant to Section 7.03(k) shall not exceed the Available Amount or (c) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of any Subordinated Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.02 , and by any subordination provisions applicable thereto; provided that, for purposes of clause (b), (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such payment and (ii) the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance (determined at the time such basket is utilized based on the financial information received for the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to such time for which financial statements have been delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b) , as applicable) with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 (whether or not in effect).
ARTICLE 8
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 8.01.     Events of Default . Any of the following (an “ Event of Default ”):
(a) Non-Payment . The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to (i) pay when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation or deposit any funds as Cash Collateral in respect of L/C Obligations, or (ii) pay within five Business Days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any fee due hereunder, or (iii) pay within five Business Days after the same becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or
(b) Specific Covenants . The Borrower fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 6.03(a) , 6.03(b) , 6.03(c) , 6.05(a) (with respect to the Borrower, and solely with respect to existence, any other Loan Party), 6.10 , 6.11 , 6.12 , or Article 7 ; provided that a breach of Section 7.11 shall not constitute an Event of Default with respect to any Term B Loans unless and until the Required Revolving Credit Lenders have declared all amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility or any applicable Revolving Credit Facility Increase to be due and payable and all outstanding Revolving Credit Commitments to be terminated, in each case in accordance with this Agreement and such declaration has not been rescinded; or
(c) Other Defaults . Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in Section 8.01(a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues and is not waived for a period of 30 days after the earlier to occur of (i) the date upon which the Borrower receives written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent or any Lender and (ii) the date upon which any Responsible Officer of any Loan Party has knowledge of such failure; or

 
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(d) Representations and Warranties . Any representation, warranty, certification or written statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect (or, if any such representation, warranty, certification or statement is by its terms qualified by concepts of materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, such representation, warranty, certification or statement shall be incorrect or misleading in any respect) when made or deemed made; or
(e) Cross-Default . (i) Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof (A) fails to (beyond the grace period, if any, provided in the agreement pursuant to which such Indebtedness was created) make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness or Guarantee (other than Indebtedness hereunder, Indebtedness under Swap Contracts and Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount (including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than the Threshold Amount, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or Guarantee or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto the effect of which default is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness or the beneficiary or beneficiaries of such Guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity (other than (x) any event that permits holders of any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness to convert such Indebtedness or (y) the conversion of any Permitted Convertible Indebtedness, in either case, into common stock of the Borrower (or other securities or property following a merger event, reclassification or other change of the common stock of the Borrower), cash or a combination thereof), or such Guarantee to become payable or cash collateral in respect thereof to be demanded; or (ii) there occurs under any Swap Contract an Early Termination Date (as defined in such Swap Contract) resulting from (A) any event of default under such Swap Contract as to which a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof is the Defaulting Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) or (B) any Termination Event (as defined in such Swap Contract) under such Swap Contract as to which a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof is an Affected Party (as defined in such Swap Contract) and, in either event, the Swap Termination Value owed by such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof is greater than the Threshold Amount; provided , that clause (i) 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, so long as such Indebtedness is repaid in accordance with its terms and that clause (ii)(B) shall not apply to the occurrence of any Early Termination Date under any Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or any Permitted Warrant Transaction; or
(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc . Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) thereof institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors generally; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 consecutive calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60 consecutive calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or
(g) Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment . (i) Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) thereof becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writs or warrants of attachment or execution or similar processes issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person remain undischarged, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for 60 consecutive days after its issue or levy and with respect to obligations that in the aggregate exceed the Threshold Amount; or

 
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(h) Judgments . There is entered against any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than an Immaterial Subsidiary) thereof (i) one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money in an aggregate amount (as to all such outstanding judgments and orders) exceeding the Threshold Amount (to the extent not covered by independent third‑party insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of the potential claim and does not dispute coverage), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary final judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of 60 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or
(i) ERISA . (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount, or (ii) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in the liability of the Borrower in an aggregate amount in excess of the Threshold Amount; or
(j) Invalidity of Loan Documents . Any material provision of any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations or otherwise in accordance with its terms, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any material provision of any Loan Document against any Loan Party; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any provision of any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any material provision of any Loan Document; or
(k) Change of Control . There occurs any Change of Control; or
(l) Collateral Documents . Any Collateral Document after delivery shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof) cease to create a valid and perfected first priority Lien (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.01 ) on the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, in each case other than in accordance with the express terms hereof or thereof.
Section 8.02.     Remedies upon Event of Default . If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders (or if such Event of Default results solely from a breach of Section 7.11 that has not become an Event of Default with respect to the Term B Loans pursuant to Section 8.01(b) , the Required Revolving Credit Lenders), take any or all of the following actions:
(a) declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;
(b) declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document (or, in the case the Required Revolving Credit Lenders are taking such action, only the Loans and Obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility and any applicable Incremental Increase) to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;
(c) require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (in an amount equal to the Minimum Collateral Amount with respect thereto); and
(d) exercise on behalf of itself, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer all rights and remedies available to it, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under the Loan Documents or applicable law;

 
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provided , however , that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of the L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if the only Events of Default then having occurred and continuing are pursuant to a failure to observe the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 , the Administrative Agent shall only take the actions set forth in this Section 8.02 at the request of the Required Revolving Credit Lenders (as opposed to Required Lenders) or, for the purposes of clause (c) above, Lenders holding a majority of the Revolving Credit Commitments.
Section 8.03.     Application of Funds . After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02 ), any amounts received on account of the Secured Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Section 2.15 and 2.16 , and all proceeds of Collateral shall, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:
First , to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations (i) constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article 3 ) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such and (ii) that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, L/C Borrowings and Secured Obligations then owing under Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements, ratably among the Lenders, the L/C Issuer, the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause First held by them;
Second , to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and the L/C Issuer arising under the Loan Documents and amounts payable under Article 3 ), ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;
Third , to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans, L/C Borrowings and other Secured Obligations arising under the Loan Documents, ratably among the Lenders and the L/C Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;
Fourth , to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit to the extent not otherwise Cash Collateralized by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.03 and 2.15 ; and
Last , the balance, if any, after all of the Secured Obligations have been paid in full in cash, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.
Subject to Sections 2.03(c) and 2.15 , amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Secured Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be. Each Cash Management Bank or Hedge

 
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Bank not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article 9 hereof for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.
Section 8.04.     Credit Bidding .
(a) Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties, shall have the right, exercisable at the discretion of the Required Lenders, to credit bid and purchase for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties all or any portion of Collateral at any sale thereof conducted by the Administrative Agent under the provisions of the UCC, including pursuant to Sections 9-610 or 9-620 of the UCC, at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code, including Section 363 thereof, or a sale under a plan of reorganization, or at any other sale or foreclosure conducted by the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with applicable Law. Such credit bid or purchase may be completed through one or more acquisition vehicles formed by the Administrative Agent to make such credit bid or purchase and, in connection therewith, the Administrative Agent is authorized, on behalf of itself and the other Secured Parties, to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles, and assign the applicable Secured Obligations to any such acquisition vehicle in exchange for Equity Interests and/or debt issued by the applicable acquisition vehicle (which shall be deemed to be held for the ratable account of the applicable Secured Parties on the basis of the Secured Obligations so assigned by each Secured Party); 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 the vote of the Required Lenders, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in Section 10.01 .
(b) Each Lender hereby agrees, on behalf of itself and each of its Affiliates that is a Secured Party, that, except as otherwise provided in any Loan Document or with the written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, it will not take any enforcement action, accelerate obligations under any of the Loan Documents, or exercise any right that it might otherwise have under applicable Law to credit bid at foreclosure sales, UCC sales or other similar dispositions of Collateral.

ARTICLE 9
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Section 9.01.     Appointment and Authority .
(a) Each of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints Wells Fargo to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Except for the Borrower’s specific rights contained in Section 9.06 , the provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, and neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary thereof shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applied Law. Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “ collateral agent ” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Hedge Bank and a potential Cash Management Bank), the L/C Issuer and the other Secured Parties hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and the L/C Issuer for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens

 
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on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Secured Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto (including, without limitation, to enter into additional Loan Documents or supplements to existing Loan Documents on behalf of the Secured Parties). In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article 9 and Article 10 (including Section 10.04(c) , as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.
Section 9.02.     Rights as a Lender . The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder 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 the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
Section 9.03.     Exculpatory Provisions .
(a) The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder and thereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
(i) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;
(ii) shall not 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 the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents); provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law; and
(iii) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Sections 10.01 and 8.02 ) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default unless and until notice describing such Default or Event of Default is given in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, a Lender or the L/C Issuer.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall not 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

 
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or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, or the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article 4 or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
(d) 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 in connection therewith, to any ‎Disqualified Institution.
Section 9.04.     Reliance by Administrative Agent . The Administrative 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 (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it, acting in good faith, to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or the L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or the L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or the L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
Section 9.05.     Delegation of Duties . The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The Administrative Agent shall remain responsible for the performance of its obligations under this Agreement notwithstanding any such appointment or delegation unless consented to by the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative 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 Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.
Section 9.06.     Resignation of Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned and not to be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders, consented to by the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or condition and not to be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) and accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that in no event shall any successor Administrative Agent be a Disqualified Institution; provided further that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall

 
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nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (a) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders or the L/C Issuer under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (b) except for any indemnity payments owed to the retiring Administrative Agent, all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and the L/C Issuer directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint and the Borrower consents to (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or condition and not to be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this Section. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent (other than any rights to indemnity payments owed to the retiring Administrative Agent), and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 10.04 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 the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
Any resignation by Wells Fargo as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (i) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender (other than any rights to indemnity payments owed to the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be), (ii) the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (iii) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.
Section 9.07.     Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders . Each Lender and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
Section 9.08.     No Other Duties, Etc . Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the bookrunners, arrangers, syndication agents or co-documentation agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or the L/C Issuer hereunder.
Section 9.09.     Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim . In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:
(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, L/C Obligations and all other Secured Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the L/

 
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C Issuer and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(h) and (i) , 2.09 and 10.04 ) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and
(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;
and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the L/C Issuer to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.09 and 10.04 .
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Secured Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the L/C Issuer to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or the L/C Issuer in any such proceeding.
Section 9.10.     Collateral and Guaranty Matters . Each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Cash Management Bank and a potential Hedge Bank), the L/C Issuer and the other Secured Parties irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion,
(a) to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations), and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuer shall have been made), (ii) that is sold or to be sold as part of or in connection with any sale permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document to a Person that is not a Loan Party), (iii) on any property of a Subsidiary Guarantor that is released from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to clause (b) below or (iv) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing in accordance with Section 10.01 ;
(b) to release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereunder; and
(c) to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 7.01(i) .
Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.10 . In each case as specified in this Section 9.10 , the Administrative Agent will, at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.10 ; provided that the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate certifying as to such matters reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent may rely on such certificate including its authority hereunder without independent investigation).
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therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.
Section 9.11.     Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements . Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in any Guaranty or any Collateral Document, no Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of Section 8.03 , any Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of any Guaranty or any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender or agent and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article 9 to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Secured Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Secured Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements.
Section 9.12.     Certain ERISA Matters .
(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:
(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments;
(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement;
(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement; or
(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.
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in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that:
(i) none of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger nor any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related hereto or thereto);
(ii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is independent (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-21) and is a bank, an insurance carrier, an investment adviser, a broker-dealer or other Person that holds, or has under management or control, total assets of at least $50 million, in each case as described in 29 CFR § 2510.3-21(c)(1)(i)(A)-(E);
(iii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to particular transactions and investment strategies (including in respect of the Secured Obligations);
(iv) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is a fiduciary under ERISA or the Code, or both, with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement and is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the transactions hereunder; and
(v) no fee or other compensation is being paid directly to the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or their respective Affiliates for investment advice (as opposed to other services) in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement.
(c) The Administrative Agent and the Arranger hereby informs the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a financial interest in the transactions contemplated hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof (i) may receive interest or other payments with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the Loan Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, commitment fees, arrangement fees, facility fees, upfront fees, underwriting fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent or collateral agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment fees, processing fees, term out premiums, banker’s acceptance fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing.

ARTICLE 10
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.01.     Amendments, Etc . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be

 
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effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders (or the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided , however , that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:
(a) waive any condition set forth in Section 4.01 without the written consent of each Lender;
(b) without limiting the generality of clause (a) above, waive any condition set forth in Section 4.02 or any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, if the effect of such amendment, modification or waiver is to require the Revolving Credit Lenders to make Revolving Credit Loans (pursuant to a substantially concurrent request by the Borrower) when such Revolving Credit Lenders would not otherwise be required to do so without the written consent of the Required Revolving Credit Lenders;
(c) extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate the Commitment of any Lender terminated pursuant to Section 8.02 ) without the written consent of such Lender;
(d) postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment (excluding mandatory prepayments) of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to any Lender hereunder or under such other Loan Document or postpone the scheduled date of expiration or reduction of any Commitment (except as expressly provided in Section 2.17 ) without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby;
(e) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iv) of the second proviso to this Section 10.01 ) any fees or other amounts (excluding any amendment implementing Replacement Rate or otherwise effectuating the terms of Section 3.03(b) ) payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to any Lender entitled to such amount without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby; provided , however , that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary (i) to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate or (ii) subject to clause (v) of the “provided further” clause below to amend any financial covenant hereunder (or any defined term used therein) even if the effect of such amendment would be to reduce the rate of interest on any Loan or L/C Borrowing or to reduce any fee payable hereunder;
(f) change (i) Section 2.13 or Section 8.03 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby or (ii) the order of application of any reduction in the Commitments or any prepayment of Loans among the Facilities from the application thereof set forth in the applicable provisions of Section 2.05(b) or 2.06(b) , respectively, in each case in any manner that directly and adversely affects the Lenders under a Facility without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby except that (A) Extensions may be made pursuant to Section 2.17 , (B) Auctions may be held pursuant to Section 2.18 and (C) assignments of Term B Loans may be made to Affiliates of the Borrower on terms and conditions (including an aggregate Dollar cap) approved by the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders;
(g) change (i) any provision of this Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” to reduce the percentage set forth therein or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder (other than the definitions specified in clauses (ii) through (iii) of this Section 10.01(g) ), without the written consent of each Lender, (ii) the definition of “Required Revolving Credit Lenders” to reduce the percentage set forth therein without the written consent of each Revolving Credit Lender or (iii) the definition of “Required Term B Lenders” to reduce the percentage set forth therein without the written consent of each Term B Lender;
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(i) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty, without the written consent of each Lender, except to the extent the release of any Restricted Subsidiary from the Guaranty is permitted pursuant to Section 9.10 (in which case such release may be made by the Administrative Agent acting alone); or
(j) impose any greater restriction on the ability of any Lender under a Facility to assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the written consent of (i) if such Facility is the Term B Facility, the Required Term B Lenders, (ii) if such Facility is the Revolving Credit Facility, the Required Revolving Credit Lenders and (iii) if such Facility is a separate tranche of Incremental Term Loans, those Incremental Lenders holding at least 50% of the Outstanding Amount of such Incremental Term Loans;
and provided , further , that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the L/C Issuer in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the L/C Issuer under this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (iv) the Fee Letter may not be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, except in a writing executed only by the parties thereto; (v) unless a breach of Section 7.11 has become an Event of Default with respect to the Term B Loans in accordance with Section 8.01 , any amendment, waiver or consent of Section 1.03(b) or Section 7.11 (or any defined terms used therein, but only for purposes of Section 7.11 and not for any other purposes, including, without limitation, any pro forma compliance or incurrence tests) may only be effected with consent of the Borrower and the Required Revolving Credit Lenders (or the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Revolving Credit Lenders) and shall not require the vote of any Term B Lender, in its capacity as such; (vi) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend any provision of the Loan Documents (and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document) if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature in any such provision; (vii) any amendment, waiver or consent that by its terms affects the rights or duties of Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of a particular Class (but not the Lenders holding Loans or Commitments of any other Class) will require only the requisite percentage in interest of the affected Class of Lenders that would be required to consent thereto if such Class of Lenders were the only Class of Lenders, including, without limitation, (A) any waiver of any condition set forth in Section 4.02 as to any Credit Extension under the Revolving Credit Facility or any waiver of or changes to any conditions in Sections 2.03 or 2.04 shall only require the consent of the Required Revolving Credit Lenders, (B) any waiver of the “MFN” requirement set forth in Section 2.14(d)(v) shall only require the Required Term B Lenders, (C) any amendments, waivers, or modifications of any provisions relating to the Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans shall only require the consent of the Required Revolving Credit Lenders and (D) any modifications made in connection with an amendment that solely addresses a repricing transaction in which any Class of Loans or Commitments is refinanced with a replacement Class of Loans or Commitments hereunder bearing (or is modified in such a manner such that the resulting replacement Class bears) a lower “effective yield” (taking into account, for example, upfront fees, interest rate spreads, interest rate benchmark floors and original issue discount, but excluding the effect of any arrangement, structuring, syndication or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not shared with all lenders or holders of such new or replacement Class) shall only require the consent of the affected Lenders under the Class being refinanced; and (viii) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may, without the consent of any Lender, enter into amendments or modifications to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or to enter into additional Loan Documents as the Administrative Agent reasonably deems appropriate in order to implement any Replacement Rate or otherwise effectuate the terms of Section 3.03(b) in accordance with the terms of Section 3.03(b) . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent that, by its terms, requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender under a Facility may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender under a Facility that, by its terms, affects any Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

 
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If any Lender does not consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, consent or release with respect to any Loan Document that requires the consent of each Lender or each Lender directly affected thereby and that has been approved by the Required Lenders, the Borrower may replace such non-consenting Lender in accordance with Section 10.13 ; provided that such amendment, waiver, consent or release can be effected as a result of the assignment contemplated by such Section (together with all other such assignments required by the Borrower to be made pursuant to this paragraph).
Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, on its behalf, and without further consent of any Lender (but with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) to (x) amend and restate this Agreement, if, upon giving effect to such amendment and restatement, such Lender shall no longer be a party to this Agreement (as so amended and restated), the Commitments of such Lender shall have terminated, such Lender shall have no other commitment or other obligation hereunder and shall have been paid in full for all principal, interest and other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement and (y) amend this Agreement as the Administrative Agent reasonably deems appropriate in order to effectuate the terms of Section 2.14 , 2.17 and/or 2.19 (including, without limitation, as applicable, (A) to provide that additional Classes of Loans and/or Commitments shall share ratably in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Obligations, (B) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such Classes in any determination of (1) Required Lenders, (2) Required Revolving Credit Lenders, (3) Required Term B Lenders or (4) similar required lender terms applicable thereto and (C) to permit any such additional credit facilities to share ratably with the Term Loans in the application of prepayments; provided that no amendment or modification shall result in any increase in the amount of any Lender’s Commitment or any increase in any Lender’s Applicable Percentage, in each case, without the written consent of such affected Lender.
Section 10.02.     Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications .
(a) Notices Generally . Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (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 as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:
(i) if to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02 ; and
(ii) if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire.
Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).
(b) Electronic Communications . Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuer hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the L/C Issuer pursuant to Article 2 if such Lender or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 
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Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefore; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.
(c) The Platform . THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. 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 BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “ Agent Parties ”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s, any Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials through the Internet, except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Agent Party or such Agent Party’s breach in bad faith of its obligations hereunder; provided , however , that in no event shall any Agent Party have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any other Person for indirect, special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages).
(d) Change of Address, Etc . Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender may change its address, email address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, email address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and applicable Law, including United States federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain MNPI with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States federal or state securities laws.
(e) Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Lenders . The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic or electronic Committed Loan Notices, Letter of Credit Applications and Swing Line Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower and believed by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Lender, as the case may be, acting in good faith, to be genuine even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from such reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

 
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Section 10.03.     No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement . No failure by any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuer; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13 ), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided , further , that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13 , any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.
Section 10.04.     Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver .
(a) Costs and Expenses . The Borrower shall pay, promptly following written demand therefor, (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and their respective Affiliates (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates and, if necessary, one local counsel in any relevant jurisdiction) promptly following written demand thereof and accompanied by an invoice in reasonable detail, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, due diligence in connection therewith, and the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery 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 and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the L/C Issuer in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable and documented out of pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of (x) one counsel to the Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Securities taken as a whole, special or foreign counsel and, if necessary, of one local counsel to the Administrative Agent and Wells Fargo Securities, taken as a whole, in any relevant jurisdiction, and in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of affected persons similarly situated taken as a whole and (y) one counsel to the Lenders (taken as a whole), special or foreign counsel and, if necessary, of one local counsel to the Lenders (taken as a whole) in any relevant jurisdiction; provided that in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction to each group of affected Lenders similarly situated (taken as a whole)) promptly following written demand thereof and accompanied by an invoice in reasonable detail, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.
(b) Indemnification by the Borrower . The Borrower and each other Loan Party shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), the Arranger, each Lender and the L/C Issuer, and each Related

 
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Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of (x) one counsel to the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates and, if reasonably necessary, a single specialty or local counsel for the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates in each relevant material specialty or jurisdiction, as applicable and (y) one counsel to all Indemnitees taken as a whole (other than the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates) and, if reasonably necessary, a single specialty or local counsel for all Indemnitees taken as a whole (other than the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates) in each relevant material specialty or jurisdiction, as applicable; provided that in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest with respect to any of the foregoing counsel, one additional counsel in each relevant specialty or jurisdiction, as applicable, to each group of affected Indemnitees similarly situated and taken as a whole), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution, enforcement or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including in respect of any matters addressed in Section 3.01 ), (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a 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 at, on, under or from any property currently or formerly owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party 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 costs or 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 such Indemnitee’s Related Indemnified Parties (as defined below), (y) result from a claim brought by the Borrower or any other Loan Party against an Indemnitee for material breach of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or any other Loan Document, if the Borrower or such Loan Party has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment from a court of competent jurisdiction in its favor on such claim, or (z) any dispute solely among the Indemnitees (other than any claims (i) against an Indemnitee in its capacity as or in fulfilling its role as an agent or arranger or any similar role under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or (ii) arising out of any act or omission of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or any of their respective Affiliates). Neither Borrower nor any Loan Party shall, as to any Indemnitee, be liable for any settlement entered into by such Indemnitee if such settlement was effected without the Borrower’s or such Loan Party’s consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), but if settled with the written consent of the Borrower or such Loan Party or if there is a final judgment for the plaintiff in connection therewith, the Borrower and the Loan Parties agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnitee from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses by reason of such settlement or judgment in accordance with this Section 10.04(b) ; provided , further that if any Indemnitee shall have requested indemnification or contribution in accordance with this Agreement, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties shall be liable for any settlement or other action referred to in this sentence effected without their consent, if (1) such settlement or other action is entered into more than thirty (30) days after receipt by the Borrower or such Loan Party of such request for indemnification or contribution and (2) the Borrower or such Loan Party has not provided such indemnification or contribution in accordance with such request prior the date of such settlement or other action. This Section 10.04(b) shall not apply with respect to any Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising from any non-Tax claim. As used herein, “ Related Indemnified Party ” means, as to any Indemnitee, such Indemnitee’s Controlled Affiliates or its or their respective employees, partners or Controlled Persons.
(c) Reimbursement by Lenders . To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to pay in full in cash any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, but without relieving the Borrower from its obligation to do so, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent

 
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(or any such sub-agent), the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or such Related Party, 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, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or the L/C Issuer in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or L/C Issuer in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) provisions of Section 2.12(d) .
(d) Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc . To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each party to this Agreement agrees not to assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any other party to this Agreement, 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, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that nothing in this sentence shall limit the Borrower’s or any other Loan Parties’ indemnity or reimbursement obligations herein or in the other Loan Documents to the extent that such special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages are included in any third party claim with which any Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification or reimbursement hereunder or under the other Loan Documents. No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the bad faith, gross negligence, willful misconduct or breach in bad faith of such Indemnitee as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(e) Payments . All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than five Business Days after demand therefor accompanied by a reasonably detailed invoice.
(f) Survival . The agreements in this Section and the indemnity provisions of Section 10.02(e) shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.
Section 10.05.     Payments Set Aside . To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and the L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuer under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.
Section 10.06.     Successors and Assigns .
(a) Successors and Assigns Generally . The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.06(b) , (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.06(d) , or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment

 
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of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 10.06(e) (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
(b) Assignments by Lenders . Any Lender may at any time, assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment(s) and the Loans (including for purposes of this Section 10.06(b) , participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:
(i) Minimum Amounts .
(A) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment under any Facility and the Loans at the time owing to it under such Facility or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds that equal at least the amount specified in paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and
(B) in any case not described in subsection (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the 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 or, if a “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date, shall not be less than $5,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, or $1,000,000, in the case of any assignment in respect of the Term B Facility, or an amount to be determined and set forth in the applicable Incremental Amendment, in the case of any assignment in respect of a separate tranche of Incremental Term Loans, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) to a lesser amount;
(ii) Proportionate Amounts . Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not (A) apply to the Swing Line Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of Swing Line Loans or (B) prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among separate Facilities on a non- pro rata basis;
(iii) Required Consents . No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:
(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default under Section 8.01(a) or (f) has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment, (2) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or (3) in the case of any assignment of Initial Term B Loans that is made in connection with the primary syndication of the Facilities and during the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date that is 90 days following the Closing Date; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after having received notice thereof; provided further that the Borrower shall receive prompt notice of any assignment not requiring its consent hereunder;
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Credit Commitment if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender or (2) any Term Loan to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and
(C) the consent of the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender (such consents not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility.
(iv) Assignment and Assumption . The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $3,500; provided , however , that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.
(v) No Assignment to Certain Persons . No such assignment shall be made to (A) the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Restricted Subsidiaries or (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B), or (C) to a natural person or (D) a Disqualified Institution.
(vi) Certain Additional Payments . In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (A) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (B) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01 , 3.04 , 3.05 and 10.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 10.06(d) .
(c) Register . The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower (and such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption and each Incremental Amendment delivered to it (or the equivalent thereof in

 
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electronic form) and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent demonstrable error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(d) Participations . Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person, a Defaulting Lender, a Disqualified Institution (to the extent the Borrower authorizes the Administrative Agent to make the DQ list available to all Lenders) or, the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Restricted Subsidiaries) (each, a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations and/or Swing Line Loans) owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 10.04(c) without regard to the existence of any participation.
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 to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 10.01 that affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01 , 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(f) shall be delivered to the Lender who sells the participation); provided that such Participant (A) agrees to provide to the applicable Lender the forms described in Section 3.01(f) as though it were a Lender providing such forms to the Borrower and to be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.06 and 10.13 as if it were an assignee under subsection (b) of this Section and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.01 or 3.04 , with respect to any participation, than the Lender from whom it acquired the applicable participation would have been entitled to receive 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. Each Lender that sells participation agrees, at the Borrower's request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 3.06 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal 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 any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant's interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(e) Certain Pledges . Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall

 
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release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(f) Resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender after Assignment . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time Wells Fargo assigns all of its Revolving Credit Commitment and Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 10.06(b) , Wells Fargo may, (i) upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer and/or (ii) upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower, resign as Swing Line Lender. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided , however , that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of Wells Fargo as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. If Wells Fargo resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c) ). If Wells Fargo resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in any such outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c) . Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer and/or Swing Line Lender, (A) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, and (B) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to Wells Fargo to effectively assume the obligations of Wells Fargo with respect to such Letters of Credit.
(g) Disqualified Institutions .
(i) No assignment or participation shall be made to any Person that was a Disqualified Institution as of the date (the “ Trade Effective Date ”) on which the assigning Lender or Lender selling a participation 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 Borrower has 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 Effective Date (including as a result of the delivery of a notice pursuant to the definition of “Disqualified Institution”), (x) such assignee shall not retroactively be disqualified from becoming a Lender and (y) the execution by the Borrower 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 (g)(i) shall not be void, but the other provisions of this clause (g) shall apply.
(ii) If any assignment or participation is made to any Disqualified Institution without the Borrower’s prior written consent in violation of clause (i) above, or if any Person becomes a Disqualified Institution after the applicable Trade Effective Date, the Borrower may, at its 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 Borrower owing to such Disqualified Institution in connection with such Revolving Credit Commitment, (B) in the case of outstanding Term Loans held by Disqualified Institutions, purchase or prepay such Term Loan by paying the lesser of (x) the principal amount thereof and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Institution paid to acquire such Term Loans, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder and/or (C) require such Disqualified Institution to assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in this Section 10.06 ), all of its interest, rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more Eligible Assignees 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, in each case plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts (other than principal amounts) payable to it hereunder.
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Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (y) attend or participate in meetings attended by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, or (z) 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 on any plan of reorganization or plan of liquidation pursuant to any Debtor Relief Laws (a “ Bankruptcy Plan ”), each Disqualified Institution party hereto hereby agrees (1) not to vote on such Bankruptcy Plan, (2) if such Disqualified Institution does vote on such Bankruptcy Plan 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 Bankruptcy Code of the United States (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 Bankruptcy Plan in accordance with Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States (or any similar provision in any other Debtor Relief Laws) and (3) not to contest any request by any party for a determination by any bankruptcy court (or other applicable court of competent jurisdiction) effectuating the foregoing clause (2).
(iv) The Administrative Agent shall, and the Borrower hereby expressly authorizes the Administrative Agent, to (A) post the list of Disqualified Institutions provided by the Borrower and any updates thereto from time to time (collectively, the “ DQ List ”) on the Platform, including that portion of the Platform that is designated for “public side” Lenders, promptly after the Administrative Agent’s receipt thereof from the Borrower and/or (B) provide the DQ List to each Lender requesting the same.
(v) 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.
(h) Cashless Settlement . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all or a portion of its Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such Lender.
Section 10.07.     Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality . Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its Related Parties (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 required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as, or at least as restrictive as, those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in (other than a Disqualified Institution), any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or any Eligible Assignee invited to be a Lender pursuant to Section 2.14 or (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) (other than a Disqualified Institution) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (g) with the prior written consent of the Borrower, (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes generally publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower; provided that such source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof known to the

 
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Lender; or (i) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder. Each Lender will, to the extent practical and so long as not prohibited from doing so by any applicable Law, notify the Borrower of any request for information of the type referred to in clause (c) above prior to disclosing such information so that the Borrower may seek appropriate relief from any applicable court or other Governmental Authority.
For purposes of this Section, “ Information ” means all information received from any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof relating to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof or their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof. 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.
Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuer acknowledges that (a) the Information may include MNPI concerning the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of MNPI and (c) it will handle such MNPI in accordance with applicable Law, including United States federal and state securities Laws.
Section 10.08.     Right of Setoff . If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and the L/C Issuer is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency but excluding deposits held in a trustee, fiduciary, agency or similar capacity or otherwise for the benefit of a third party) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender or the L/C Issuer to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or the L/C Issuer, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or the L/C Issuer shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrower may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender or the L/C Issuer different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided , that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (a) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.16 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Lenders, and (b) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Secured Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender and the L/C Issuer under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or the L/C Issuer may have. Each Lender and the L/C Issuer agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
Section 10.09.     Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by applicable Law (the “ Maximum Rate ”). If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

 
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Section 10.10.     Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to any L/C Issuer, constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01 , this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging means (e.g. “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 10.11.     Survival of Representations and Warranties . All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.
Section 10.12.     Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.12 , if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.
Section 10.13.     Replacement of Lenders . If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04 , (ii) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.01 , (iii) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (iv) any Lender does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (A) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 and (B) has been approved by the Required Lenders, or (v) any other circumstance exists hereunder that gives the Borrower the right to replace a Lender as a party hereto, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.06 ), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.04 ) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:
(a) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee specified in Section 10.06(b) and any premiums due pursuant to Section 2.05(c) ;
(b) except as otherwise provided in Section 10.06(g) with respect to Disqualified Institutions, such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and L/C Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05 ) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);
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(d) in the case of an assignment pursuant to clause (iv) above, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent; and
(e) in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender that has become the subject of a Bail-In Action, the assignee shall be deemed to have taken assignment of all the interests, rights and obligations of the assigning Lender under this Agreement without giving effect to the applicable Bail-In Action on such interests, rights and obligations.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if a Lender (a “ Demanding Lender ”) demands any payment of any amount pursuant to Section 3.04 and the amount so demanded is disproportionately greater than the amount of compensation (if any) that the Borrower generally is obligated to pay to other Lenders arising out of the same event or circumstance giving rise to such demand (a “ Trigger Event ”), then the Borrower may terminate such Lender’s Commitment hereunder; provided that (i) no Event of Default or Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such Commitment termination, (ii) the Borrower shall concurrently terminate the Commitment of each other Lender that has made a demand for payment under Section 3.04 that arises out of such Trigger Event and that is similarly disproportionate to the amount the Borrower is generally obligated to pay to other Lenders arising out of such Trigger Event and (iii) such Lender shall have been paid all amounts then due to it under this Agreement and each other Loan Document (which, for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower may pay in connection with any such termination without making ratable payments to any other Lender (other than another Lender that has a Commitment that concurrently is being terminated under this Section 10.13 )). In no event shall the termination of a Lender’s Commitment in accordance with this paragraph impair or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower to make any payment demanded by such Lender in accordance with Section 3.04 .
Each party hereto agrees that (1) an assignment required pursuant to this Section 10.13 may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the assignee (or, to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to Debt Domain, Intralinks, SyndTrak, ClearPar or a substantially similar electronic system as to which the Administrative Agent and such parties are participants), and (2) the Lender required to make such assignment need not be a party thereto in order for such assignment to be effective and shall be deemed to have consented to and be bound by the terms thereof; provided that, following the effectiveness of any such assignment, the other parties to such assignment agree to execute and deliver such documents necessary to evidence such assignment as reasonably requested by the applicable Lender, provided that any such documents shall be without recourse to or warranty by the parties thereto.
Section 10.14.     Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc .
(a) GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(b) SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION . THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, THE L/C ISSUER, OR ANY RELATED PARTY OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS 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, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL

 
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CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR THE L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
(c) WAIVER OF VENUE . THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
(d) SERVICE OF PROCESS . EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02 . NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
Section 10.15.     Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT 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 PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
Section 10.16.     No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility . In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) each of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, any Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, any Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any

 
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claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.
Section 10.17.     Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents . The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption or in any amendment or other modification hereof (including waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
Section 10.18.     USA PATRIOT Act . Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Act ”) and any other Anti-Money Laundering Laws, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the Act and any other Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Borrower shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” an anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act and any other Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
Section 10.19.     Time of the Essence . Time is of the essence of the Loan Documents.
Section 10.20.     Entire Agreement . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.
Section 10.21.     Inconsistencies with Other Documents . In the event there is a conflict or inconsistency between this Agreement and any other Loan Documents, the terms of this Agreement shall control; provided that any provision of the Collateral Documents which impose additional burdens on the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or further restrict the rights of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or gives the Administrative Agent or Lenders additional rights shall not be deemed to be in conflict or inconsistent with this Agreement and shall be given full force and effect.
Section 10.22.     Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and
(b) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership

 
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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.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed under seal by their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and year first written above.
 
PLANTRONICS, INC., as Borrower
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Pamela Strayer
 
Name:
Pamela Strayer
 
Title:
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer





 
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender, L/C Issuer and Lender
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Jesse Mason
 
Name:
Jesse Mason
 
Title:
Director





SCHEDULE 1.01

(EXISTING LETTERS OF CREDIT)

Bank Name
L/C Number
On Behalf of
Beneficiary
Amount
Date Entered
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
NZS532895
Polycom (Germany) GmbH
Panavia Aircraft GMBH
€50,969.33
12/07/2004
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
NZS450653
Polycom, Inc.
Triforum GmbH & Co. Verwaltunge KG
€22,833.48
7/31/2002


[Schedule 1.01]
4845-8011-6582.11



SCHEDULE 1.02

(SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS)

1.
Polycom, Inc.






SCHEDULE 5.08(b)

(EXISTING LIENS)

Plantronics, Inc.
SECURED PARTY
FILE NUMBER
FILING DATE
SUMMARY COLLATERAL DESCRIPTION
EverBank Commercial Finance, Inc.
20141385996
04/08/14
Certain leased equipment.


Polycom, Inc.
SECURED PARTY
FILE NUMBER
FILING DATE
SUMMARY COLLATERAL DESCRIPTION
CHG-Meridian USA Corp.
20182100309
03/28/18
All equipment and other goods leased or financed by the Secured Party.
CHG-Meridian USA Corp.
20183512809
05/23/18
Certain leased equipment.


Certain of the guarantees and letters of credit on Schedule 7.02 are cash collateralized.







SCHEDULE 5.08(c)

(MATERIAL OWNED REAL PROPERTY)
None





SCHEDULE 5.13

(SUBSIDIARIES AND OTHER EQUITY INVESTMENTS; LOAN PARTIES)

Part (a):
Name of Subsidiary
Holders of Equity Interest
Frederick Electronics Corp.
Plantronics, Inc. (100%)
Plantronics India Private Limited
Plantronics B.V. (99.9%), 1 share owned by legal representative
Plantronics Pty. Ltd.
Plantronics, Inc. (100%)
Plantronics Telecomunicacoes Ltda.
Plantronics, Inc. (99%), FutureComms, Inc. (1%)
Plantronics Canada Inc.
Plantronics, Inc. (100%)
Plantronics International Ltd.
Plantronics, Inc. (100%)
Plantronics Communications Technology (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
Plantronics B.V. (100%)
Plantronics Trading (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
Plantronics B.V. (100%)
Plantronics Middle East FZE
Plantronics B.V. (100%)
Plantronics Services GmbH
Plantronics B.V. (100%)
Plantronics Rus LLC
Plantronics B.V. (99%), Plantronics Europe Limited (1%)
Plantronics Japan Ltd.
Plantronics, Inc. (100%)
Plantronics Europe Ltd.
Plantronics International Ltd. (99.9%), 1 share owned by legal representative
Plamex, S.A. de C.V.
Plantronics, Inc. (99.9%), 1 share owned by Pacific Plantronics Inc.
Plantronics B.V.
Plantronics Europe Ltd. (100%)
Plantronics Singapore Pte Ltd
Plantronics B.V. (50%), Plantronics, Inc. (50%)
Plantronics Limited
Plantronics B.V. (100%)
Plantronics Chile Limitada
Plantronics B.V. (100%)
Plantronics Polska Sp. z o.o.
Plantronics B.V. (100%)



Name of Subsidiary
Holders of Equity Interest
Plantronics Futurecomms, Inc.
Plantronics, Inc. (100%)
Plantronics Asia Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Plantronics B.V. (100%)
Pacific Plantronics Inc.
Plantronics, Inc. (100%)
Polycom, Inc.
Plantronics, Inc. (100%)
1414c Inc.
PictureTel LLC (100%)
A.S.P.I. Digital, Inc.
Polycom, Inc. (100%)
Accord Networks Management, Inc.
Polycom (Israel) Ltd. (100%)
Accord Networks, Inc.
Polycom (Israel) Ltd. (100%)
Accordent Technologies, Inc.
Polycom, Inc. (100%)
Destiny Conferencing Corporation
Polycom, Inc. (100%)
Obihai Technology, Inc.
Polycom, Inc. (100%)
Octave Communications, Inc.
Voyant Technologies, Inc. (100%)
PicTel Videoconferencing Systems Corporation
PictureTel LLC (100%)
PictureTel Audio Holdings, Inc.
PictureTel LLC (100%)
PictureTel LLC
Polycom, Inc. (100%)
PictureTel Mexico SA de CV
PictureTel LLC (100%)
PictureTel Scandinavia AB
PictureTel LLC (100%)
PictureTel Securities, Corporation
PictureTel LLC (100%)
PictureTel Service Corporation
PictureTel LLC (100%)
PictureTel Venezuela SA
Polycom International Corporation (98%), PictureTel Service Corporation (2%)
Polycom (France) S.A.R.L.
Polycom (Netherlands) B.V. (100%)
Polycom (Italy) S.R.L.
Polycom (Netherlands) B.V. (100%)
Polycom (Japan) K.K.
PictureTel LLC (100%)
Polycom (Mena) FZ-LLC
Polycom (Netherlands) B.V. (100%)



Name of Subsidiary
Holders of Equity Interest
Polycom (Netherlands) B.V.
Polycom Europe Cooperatief U.A. (100%)
Polycom (Switzerland) AG
PictureTel LLC (100%)
Polycom (UK) Ltd.
Polycom (Netherlands) B.V. (100%)
Polycom Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Polycom (Netherlands) B.V. (100%)
Polycom Australia Pty Ltd.
Polycom (Netherlands) B.V. (100%)
Polycom Canada Ltd.
Vivu Nova Scotia ULC (100%)
Polycom Capital LLC
Polycom, Inc. (100%)
Polycom Chile Comerical Limitada
Polycom, Inc. (99.96%), PictureTel LLC (0.04%)
Polycom Communication Solutions (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Polycom Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (100%)
Polycom Communications Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Polycom Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (100%)
Polycom Copenhagen APS
Polycom (Netherlands) B.V. (100%)
Polycom Europe Cooperatief U.A.
Polycom Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (100%)
Polycom Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd
Vivu (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (100%)
Polycom Global Ltd.
Polycom Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (100%)
Polycom GmbH
Polycom (Netherlands) B.V. (100%)
Polycom Hong Kong Ltd.
Polycom (Netherlands) B.V. (100%)
Polycom International Corporation
PictureTel LLC (100%)
Polycom (Israel) Ltd.
Polycom (Netherlands) B.V. (100%)
Polycom Norway A.S.
Polycom (Netherlands) B.V. (100%)
Polycom Nova Scotia ULC
Polycom, Inc. (100%)
Polycom Peru SRL
Polycom, Inc. (99.7%), Polycom WebOffice, Inc. (0.3%)



Name of Subsidiary
Holders of Equity Interest
Polycom Poland Sp.z.o.o.
Polycom (Netherlands) B.V. (99%), Polycom, Inc. (1%)
Polycom Puerto Rico LLC
Polycom Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (100%)
Polycom (Russia) LLC
Polycom (Netherlands) B.V. (100%),
Polycom (Saudi) LLC
Polycom (Netherlands) B.V. (99%), Polycom (UK) Ltd. (1%)
Poly-com S de RL de CV
Polycom, Inc. (99%), Polycom Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (1%)
Polycom Solutions (Spain) SL
Polycom (Netherlands) B.V. (100%)
Polycom South Africa (PTY) Ltd
Polycom (Netherlands) B.V. (100%)
Polycom Technology (R&D) Center Pvt. Ltd.
Polycom Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (99.99%), Polycom (Netherlands) B.V. (0.01%)
Polycom Telecommunicacoes do Brasil Ltda.
Polycom International Corporation (80%), PictureTel LLC (20%)
Polycom Unified Communications Solution Pvt. Ltd.
Polycom Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (100%)
Polycom Unified Iletisim Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd.
Polycom (Netherlands) B.V. (100%)
Polycom WebOffice Holding, Inc.
Polycom, Inc. (100%)
Polycom WebOffice Israel Ltd.
Polycom WebOffice, Inc. (100%)
Polycom WebOffice, Inc.
Polycom WebOffice Holding, Inc. (100%)
Polyspan Cayman
Vivu, Inc. (100%)
Starlight Networks, Inc.
PictureTel LLC (100%)
Vivu (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Polyspan Cayman (100%)
ViVu, Inc.
Polycom, Inc. (100%)
Vivu Nova Scotia ULC
Polycom Nova Scotia ULC (100%)
Voyant Technologies, Inc.
Polycom, Inc. (100%)




Part (b):
Current Legal Entities Owned
Record Owner
Edgewater Networks Inc. ($1M investment, with 2.46% ownership)
Polycom, Inc.
Avnera Corporation ($1.2M investment, with 0.82% ownership)
Polycom, Inc.


Part (c):
Loan Party
State of Formation
Address of Chief Executive Office
Federal Taxpayer Identification Number
Plantronics, Inc.
Delaware
345 Encinal Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
77-0207692
Polycom, Inc.
Delaware
6001 America Center Drive
San Jose, California 95002
94-3128324






SCHEDULE 5.17

(INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MATTERS)

a)
Attachment 5.17(a) sets forth the trademark registrations and applications owned by Plantronics, Inc.

b)
Attachment 5.17(b) sets forth the copyright registrations owned by Plantronics, Inc.

c)
Attachment 5.17(c) sets forth the patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Plantronics, Inc.

d)
Attachment 5.17(d) sets forth the trademark registrations and applications owned by Polycom, Inc.

e)
Attachment 5.17(e) sets forth the copyright registrations owned by Polycom, Inc.

f)
Attachment 5.17(f) sets forth the patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Polycom, Inc.











5.17(a) trademark registrations and applications owned by Plantronics, Inc.

Trademark
Country
Status
Application Date
Application Number
Registration Date
Registration Number
Ameriphone
United States of America
Registered
Nov-09-1993
74,455,960
Jul-18-1995
1,905,391
BACKBEAT
United States of America
Registered
Aug-15-2008
77,548,409
Feb-16-2010
3,750,458
BLACKTOP
United States of America
Registered
Apr-25-2012
85,607,604
Jun-04-2013
4,347,929
BLACKWIRE
United States of America
Registered
Oct-20-2009
77,853,075
Jan-01-2013
4,268,559
BLACKWIRE
United States of America
Registered
Oct-20-2009
77,980,956
Feb-08-2011
3,918,140
CALISTO
United States of America
Registered
Apr-02-2007
77,146,822
Sep-30-2008
3,509,357
DEEPSLEEP
United States of America
Registered
Mar-09-2012
85,565,730
Aug-13-2013
4,384,957
Design (Cityscape2 sound world graphic)
United States of America
Registered
Feb-18-2011
85,246,700
Nov-06-2012
4,238,350
Design (Cityscape2 sound world graphic)
United States of America
Registered
Nov-04-2011
85,464,799
Nov-13-2012
4,243,374
Design of Head with Swirl
United States of America
Registered
Jul-27-2012
85,688,783
May-07-2013
4,331,014
DuoPro
United States of America
Registered
Nov-01-2001
76/333,264
Aug-20-2002
2,609,729
Encore
United States of America
Registered
Mar-31-1995
74,655,118
Aug-12-1997
2,088,053
ENCOREPRO
United States of America
Registered
Sep-15-2008
77,569,812
Apr-06-2010
3,772,650
ENSEMBLE
United States of America
Registered
Apr-04-2012
85,589,386
May-28-2013
4,343,865
ENTERA
United States of America
Registered
Aug-21-2008
77,553,012
Mar-09-2010
3,758,569
FIND MYHEADSET
United States of America
Registered
Jul-24-2012
85,685,807
Jun-04-2013
4,348,318
Firefly
United States of America
Registered
Sep-01-2001
78/265,371
Jun-15-2004
2,853,826
FORTISSIMO
United States of America
Registered
Oct-12-2011
85,445,505
May-07-2013
4,332,556
GAMECOM
United States of America
Registered
Jun-07-2004
78,430,913
Jan-02-2007
3,190,927
GAMECOM COMMANDER
United States of America
Registered
Mar-22-2012
85,577,574
Jul-16-2013
4,369,582
GIANT
United States of America
Registered
Dec-21-2012
85,809,478
Apr-01-2014
4,507,190
HABITAT
United States of America
Pending
Oct-25-2016
87,215,456
 
 
HABITAT SOUNDSCAPING
United States of America
Pending
Jul-26-2017
87,543,585
 
 
HABITAT SOUNDSCAPING
United States of America
Pending
Jul-26-2017
87,543,633
 
 
HABITAT SOUNDSCAPING
United States of America
Pending
Jul-26-2017
87,543,510
 
 
Mirage
United States of America
Registered
Dec-06-1988
73,767,780
Aug-22-1989
1,552,678
Plantronics
United States of America
Registered
Jan-18-1974
73,011,263
Sep-16-1975
1,020,399


5.17(a) trademark registrations and applications owned by Plantronics, Inc.

Plantronics
United States of America
Registered
Apr-25-1980
73,259,654
May-22-1984
1,278,897
Plantronics
United States of America
Registered
Jun-29-2005
78,661,254
Nov-07-2006
3,167,827
PLANTRONICS EXPLORER
United States of America
Registered
Jun-14-2005
78,650,593
Apr-24-2007
3,234,928
PLANTRONICS VOYAGER
United States of America
Registered
Jun-15-2005
78,651,577
Apr-29-2008
3,419,994
PLANTRONICS. BEAUTIFULLY HUMAN.
United States of America
Pending
Sep-22-2016
87,179,866
 
 
PLT
United States of America
Registered
Sep-24-2015
86,767,835
Aug-22-2017
5,271,784
PLT LABS
United States of America
Registered
Sep-04-2015
86,748,488
Aug-08-2017
5,261,675
RIG
United States of America
Registered
Feb-12-2013
85,848,064
Dec-24-2013
4,456,581
SAVI
United States of America
Registered
Oct-31-2008
77,605,322
Mar-23-2010
3,764,604
SES
United States of America
Registered
Oct-04-1996
75,177,123
Apr-06-1999
2,237,203
SIMPLY SMARTER COMMUNICATIONS
United States of America
Registered
Nov-30-2010
85,187,499
Mar-19-2013
4,305,676
SMART FOR SENIORS
United States of America
Registered
Aug-25-2011
85,407,467
May-07-2013
4,330,183
SoundGuard
United States of America
Registered
Oct-25-1982
73,400,682
May-15-1984
1,277,911
SPOKES
United States of America
Registered
Mar-23-2011
85,275,026
Jun-23-2015
4,760,488
SPOKES
United States of America
Registered
Mar-23-2011
85,982,938
Jan-13-2015
4,672,522
StarSet
United States of America
Registered
May-16-1970
72,357,112
Aug-24-1971
918,812
Supra
United States of America
Registered
Nov-05-1982
73,401,718
Jun-05-1984
1,280,576
SupraPlus
United States of America
Registered
Nov-26-2003
78/333579
Dec-14-2004
2,911,025
TriStar
United States of America
Registered
Apr-22-1994
74/515,325
May-20-1997
2,063,631
VersaTip
United States of America
Registered
Nov-21-1990
74/118,722
Aug-18-1992
1,709,230
Vista
United States of America
Registered
May-16-2006
78,885,082
Jan-23-2007
3,202,188
VistaPlus
United States of America
Registered
May-16-2006
78,885,086
Apr-07-2009
3,604,480
Voicetube - Clear
United States of America
Registered
May-07-1999
75,699,347
Apr-16-2002
2,560,905
Voicetube-Shape
United States of America
Registered
May-07-1999
75,699,346
Dec-25-2001
2,523,576
Voyager
United States of America
Registered
Aug-05-2010
85,100,870
Apr-12-2011
3,943,719
VOYAGER LEGEND
United States of America
Registered
Feb-21-2012
85,548,822
May-21-2013
4,339,708
WindSmart
United States of America
Registered
Jul-23-2004
78,456,036
May-30-2006
3,099,170
ClarityLife
United States of America
Registered
Apr-25-2016
87,014,320
Dec-06-2016
5,095,191


5.17(b) copyright registrations owned by Plantronics, Inc.

Owner
Full Title of Work
Copyright Number
Date
Plantronics, Inc.
Animal Print Fabric Pattern.
VAu001149592
2013
Plantronics, Inc.
Cityscape Sound World Graphic DI.
VA0001811620
2011
Plantronics, Inc.
Cityscape Sound World Graphic DS.
VA0001803442
2010
Plantronics, Inc.
Cityscape Sound World Graphic SA.
VA0001802920
2010
Plantronics, Inc.
Cityscape Sound World Graphic VP.
VA0001811654
2010
Plantronics, Inc.
Music Sound World Graphic BB.
VA0001821979
2010
Plantronics, Inc.
Park Sound World Graphic 10.
VA0001803453
2011
Plantronics, Inc.
Plantronics.
SR0000373953
2005
Plantronics, Inc.
Plantronics blues piano.
SRu000663353
2007
Plantronics, Inc.
Plantronics calypso.
SRu000655082
2007
Plantronics, Inc.
Plantronics cartoons.
SRu000655087
2007
Plantronics, Inc.
Plantronics funky clavinet.
SRu000667828
2007
Plantronics, Inc.
Plantronics inventory management system.
TX0004483986
1996
Plantronics, Inc.
Plantronics inventory management system; software / By Plantronics, Inc.
V3354P025
1997
Plantronics, Inc.
Plantronics reggae.
SRu000663690
2007
Plantronics, Inc.
Plantronics rising arpeggio.
SRu000669289
2007
Plantronics, Inc.
Plantronics salsa.
SRu000664288
2007
Plantronics, Inc.
Road Warrior Sound World Graphic K1.
VA0001811664
2010
Plantronics, Inc.
Road Warrior Sound World Graphic M1.
VA0001803456
2010



5.17(c) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Plantronics, Inc.

Pending and Granted Utility Patents
Application Number
Application Date
Title
Patent Type
Country
Publication Number
Publication Date
Grant Date
Grant Number
09/233,289
Jan-19-1999
Rotary Matrix Switch
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Oct-02-2001
6,297,462
09/458,353
Dec-09-1999
Headset With Memory
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Oct-16-2007
7,283,635
09/385,824
Aug-30-1999
Adaptive Transmit Amplifier
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Dec-30-2003
6,671,371
09/499,090
Feb-04-2000
Signal Expander with Discrimination Between Close and Distant Acoustic Source
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Apr-15-2003
6,549,630
09/274,434
Mar-22-1999
Conformable Earhook for an Over-The-Ear Headset
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Sep-10-2002
6,449,374
11/429,634
May-05-2006
Automatic Headset Hookswitch
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Sep-14-2010
RE41,702
09/401,070
Sep-22-1999
Accessory Interface Bus for Telephone Headset Adapter
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Dec-15-2009
7,633,963
09/427,382
Oct-25-1999
Auditory User Interface
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Mar-09-2004
6,704,413
09/854,304
May-11-2001
Auto-Adjust Noise Canceling Microphone with Position Sensor
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Mar-18-2008
7,346,176
09/952,434
Sep-13-2001
Microphone Position And Speech Level Sensor
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Sep-06-2005
6,941,161
09/854,172
May-11-2001
AUTO-ADJUST NOISE CANCELING MICROPHONE WITH POSITION SENSOR
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Jul-14-2009
7,561,700
09/967,677
Sep-28-2001
Acoustic signal level limiter
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Apr-03-2007
7,200,238
10/091,905
Mar-04-2002
Management and Control of Call Center and Office Telephony Assets
Patent
United States of America
 
 
May-20-2008
7,376,123
10/040,922
Dec-28-2001
Audio Limiting Circuit
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Mar-14-2006
7,013,011
10/153,403
May-22-2002
Under-the-ear mounting headset
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Apr-27-2004
6,728,387
10/115,487
Apr-02-2002
Voice Tube Assembly
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Jul-20-2004
6,766,032
10/174,285
Jun-18-2002
Headset with Foldable Noise Canceling and Omnidirectional Dual-Mode Boom
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Mar-13-2007
7,190,797
10/159,240
May-30-2002
Intelligibility Control for Speech Communications Systems
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Nov-25-2008
7,457,757
10/061,421
Feb-01-2002
Headset Noise Exposure Dosimeter
Patent
United States of America
US 2003-0191609 A1
Oct-09-2003
Nov-30-2004
6,826,515
10/043,613
Jan-09-2002
Comfortable Earphone Cushions
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Feb-15-2005
6,856,690
10/076,164
Feb-13-2002
Ear Clasp Headset
Patent
United States of America
2004-0008855
Jan-15-2004
Oct-17-2006
7,123,737
10/256,450
Sep-27-2002
Echo Reduction for A Headset or Handset
Patent
United States of America
 
 
May-02-2006
7,039,179
10/313,730
Dec-06-2002
Self-adjusting earloop for an over-the-ear headset
Patent
United States of America
 
 
May-23-2006
7,050,598
10/295,691
Nov-15-2002
Bifurcated Inverted F Antenna
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Jun-07-2005
6,903,693
10/437,346
May-12-2003
System and Method for Storage And Retrieval of Personal Preference Audio Settings on a Processor-Based Host
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Apr-22-2014
8,706,919
10/425,382
Apr-28-2003
Method and apparatus for a wireless network
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Mar-13-2007
7,190,972
10/308,810
Dec-02-2002
PERSONAL COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH ACOUSTIC STRAY FIELD CANCELLATION
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Mar-03-2009
7,499,555
10/309,695
Dec-03-2002
Method and Apparatus for Reducing Echo and Noise
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Apr-15-2008
7,359,504
10/376,854
Feb-27-2003
Over-the-ear headset
Patent
United States of America
 
 
May-22-2007
7,221,771


5.17(c) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Plantronics, Inc.

10/313,156
Dec-06-2002
Earbud Headset
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Nov-02-2004
6,810,987
10/622,037
Jul-16-2003
Charger Contact
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Jul-11-2006
7,075,270
10/672,473
Sep-26-2003
Adaptive Sidetone And Adaptive Voice Activity Detect (Vad) Threshold For Speech Processing
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Feb-01-2011
7,881,927
10/719,822
Nov-21-2003
Earloop for Telecommunications Headset
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Sep-12-2006
7,106,877
10/735,083
Dec-12-2003
On-Line Status Detection for Host-Based Headset Applications
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Jun-26-2012
8,209,441
10/746,571
Dec-23-2003
Integrated Network System
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Feb-03-2009
7,486,965
10/952,662
Sep-29-2004
Integrated Network System
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Nov-10-2009
7,616,769
11/27/2064
Dec-30-2004
Sound Pressure Level Limiter with Anti-Startle Feature
Patent
United States of America
2006-0147049
Jul-06-2006
Apr-14-2015
9,008,319
10/940,130
Sep-13-2004
Microphone Position and Speech Level Sensor
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Nov-07-2006
7,133,701
11/173,397
Jul-01-2005
Wireless Headset Systems and Methods for Activating Application Programs on Processor-Based Host
Patent
United States of America
2007-0004463
Jan-04-2007
Jun-17-2014
8,755,845
11/392,861
Mar-29-2006
Conformable ear tip with spout
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Jun-21-2011
7,965,855
11/217,967
Aug-31-2005
Remote Headset Configuration
Patent
United States of America
2007-0049198
Mar-01-2007
Aug-25-2015
9,118,770
11/218,190
Aug-31-2005
Headset charging station
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Nov-25-2008
7,457,649
10/749,312
Dec-31-2003
Microphone with Low Frequency Noise Shunt
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Mar-18-2008
7,346,179
11/317,984
Dec-23-2005
Wireless Stereo Headset
Patent
United States of America
US 2007-0149261 A1
Jun-28-2007
Dec-01-2009
7,627,289
11/317,358
Dec-23-2005
Noise Cancelling Microphone with Reduced Acoustic Leakage
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Aug-13-2013
8,509,459
11/173,398
Jul-01-2005
Headset with a Retractable Speaker Portion
Patent
United States of America
US-2007-0025581-A1
Feb-01-2007
Mar-16-2010
7,680,267
11/451,815
Jun-12-2006
Control and Management of a Wired or Wireless Headset (CON)
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Jun-15-2010
7,738,434
11/451,816
Jun-12-2006
Automated Voice over Internet Protocol wireless headset
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Dec-06-2011
8,073,152
11/120,692
May-02-2005
Faceplate cover
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Apr-15-2008
7,357,217
11/414,670
Apr-27-2006
Speakerphone with downfiring speaker and directional microphones
Patent
United States of America
2007-0263845
Nov-15-2007
Apr-12-2011
7,925,004
11/367,266
Mar-02-2006
Voice recognition script for headset setup and configuration
Patent
United States of America
2007-0207767
Sep-06-2007
Mar-09-2010
7,676,248
11/712,061
Feb-28-2007
Foot Actuated Call Answer-end Apparatus
Patent
United States of America
US 2008-0285742 A1
Nov-20-2008
Jan-12-2010
7,646,864
11/388,721
Mar-24-2006
Headset Charging Cradle
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Jun-29-2010
7,746,028
11/365,118
Feb-28-2006
Expander Circuit with Reduced Distortion
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Jun-14-2011
7,961,896
11/492,508
Jul-24-2006
Projection Headset
Patent
United States of America
2008-0044005
Feb-21-2008
Aug-27-2013
8,520,836
11/604,376
Nov-22-2006
Movement powered headset
Patent
United States of America
US 2008-0116849 A1
May-22-2008
Jan-12-2010
7,646,863
11/542,385
Oct-02-2006
Donned and doffed headset state detection
Patent
United States of America
US 2008-0080705 A1
Apr-03-2008
Dec-18-2012
8,335,312
13/693,881
Dec-04-2012
Donned and Doffed Headset State Detection
Patent
United States of America
2013-0210497
Aug-15-2013
Sep-17-2013
8,538,009
13/693,930
Dec-04-2012
Donned and Doffed Headset State Detection
Patent
United States of America
2013-0095894
Apr-18-2013
Oct-15-2013
8,559,621
11/801,589
May-10-2007
Ear bud speaker earphone with retainer tab
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Jul-26-2011
7,986,803


5.17(c) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Plantronics, Inc.

11/804,094
May-17-2007
Headset with whisper mode feature
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Jan-29-2013
8,363,820
11/787,577
Apr-17-2007
Headset adapter with host phone detection and characterization
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Aug-28-2012
8,254,561
11/809,554
Jun-01-2007
Headset with Rotatable Earpiece
Patent
United States of America
2013-0202144
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Nov-15-2012
Oct-17-2017
9,794,678
14/633,520
Feb-27-2015
Authentication Server for a Probability-Based User Authentication System and Method
Patent
United States of America
2016-0253486
Sep-01-2016
May-22-2018
9,977,884
14/633,606
Feb-27-2015
Wearable User Device for Use in a User Authentication System
Patent
United States of America
2016-0253487
Sep-01-2016
 
 
14/633,686
Feb-27-2015
Mobile User Device and Method of Communication Over a Wireless Medium
Patent
United States of America
2016-0255459
Sep-01-2016
Jul-04-2017
9,699,594
14/612,125
Feb-02-2015
Multiple Wireless Identities for a Mobile Device
Patent
United States of America
2016-0227395
Aug-04-2016
Jul-11-2017
9,706,602
14/743,642
Jun-18-2015
Folding Headset Earpiece
Patent
United States of America
2016-0373848
Dec-22-2016
Aug-29-2017
9,749,727
14/801,571
Jul-16-2015
Wearable Devices for Headset Status and Control
Patent
United States of America
2017-0019517
Jan-19-2017
May-23-2017
9,661,117
15/494,155
Apr-21-2017
Wearable Devices for Headset Status and Control
Patent
United States of America
2017-0223162
Aug-03-2017
 
 
14/833,386
Aug-24-2015
Biometrics-Based Dynamic Sound Masking (Cross-cite 01-7925/US)
Patent
United States of America
2017-0061950
Mar-02-2017
May-08-2018
9,966,056
14/851,774
Sep-11-2015
Steerable Loudspeaker System for Individualized Sound Masking (Cross-cite 01-7922/US)
Patent
United States of America
2017-0076708
Mar-16-2017
Jan-16-2018
9,870,762
14/926,462
Oct-29-2015
Sidetone-Based Loudness Control for Groups of Headset Users
Patent
United States of America
2017-0127170
May-04-2017
Jul-11-2017
9,706,287
14/926,824
Oct-29-2015
System for Determining a Location of a User
Patent
United States of America
2017-0123047
May-04-2017
May-22-2018
9,979,473
14/989,695
Jan-06-2016
Headphones with Active Noise Cancellation Adverse Effect Reduction
Patent
United States of America
2017-0193979
Jul-06-2017
May-22-2018
9,978,357
15/051,586
Feb-23-2016
Headset Position Sensing, Reporting, and Correction
Patent
United States of America
2017-0245075
Aug-24-2017
Mar-06-2018
9,913,059
15/877,188
Jan-22-2018
Headset Position Sensing, Reporting, and Correction
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
14/991,441
Jan-08-2016
Headset Audio System
Patent
United States of America
2017-0201832
Jul-13-2017
Jul-25-2017
9,716,947


5.17(c) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Plantronics, Inc.

14/957,441
Dec-02-2015
Headset with Stem Mounted Connector (Ray)
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United States of America
2017-0164086-A1
Jun-08-2017
 
 
15/255,702
Sep-02-2016
Connection Switching for Bluetooth Headsets
Patent
United States of America
2017-0289739
Oct-05-2017
May-29-2018
9,986,370
15/891,004
Feb-07-2018
Connection Switching for Bluetooth Headsets
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United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/891,039
Feb-07-2018
Connection Switching for Bluetooth Headsets
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United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/189,491
Jun-22-2016
Sound Exposure Limiter
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United States of America
2017-0374444
Dec-28-2017
May-22-2018
9,980,028
15/204,232
Jul-07-2016
Enhanced Security for Near Field Communication Enabled Bluetooth Devices
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United States of America
2018-0014145
Jan-11-2018
 
 
15/382,498
Dec-16-2016
Subscription-Enabled Audio Device and Subscription System
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/177,778
Jun-09-2016
Mode Switchable Audio Processor for Digital Audio
Patent
United States of America
2017-0357474
Dec-14-2017
 
 
15/286,443
Oct-05-2016
Enhanced Biometric User Authentication
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United States of America
2018-0096118
Apr-05-2018
 
 
15/296,674
Oct-18-2016
User Authentication Persistence
Patent
United States of America
2018-0107813
Apr-19-2018
 
 
15/231,228
Aug-08-2016
Vowel Sensing Voice Activity Detector
Patent
United States of America
2018-0040338
Feb-08-2018
 
 
15/382,459
Dec-16-2016
Companion Device Out-of-Band Authentication
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/365,647
Nov-30-2016
Locality Based Noise Masking
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/457,236
Mar-13-2017
Headset System with Acoustic Safety Incident Detection
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/684,663
Aug-23-2017
Communication Hub and Communication System
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/719,429
Sep-28-2017
Forking Transmit and Receive Call Audio Channels
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/439,588
Feb-22-2017
Enhanced Voiceprint Authentication
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/347,558
Nov-09-2016
High Yield Strength, Low Thermal Impedance Component and Manufacturing Method
Patent
United States of America
2018-0126615
May-10-2018
 
 
15/438,595
Feb-21-2017
Ear Tip with Anti-Tragus Stabilizer
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/458,864
Mar-14-2017
Floating-Cup Pivot for Head-Worn Audio Devices
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/455,022
Mar-09-2017
Centralized Control of Multple Active Noise Cancellation Devices
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/435,124
Feb-16-2017
Headset with Magnetic Frictional Coupler
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/702,625
Sep-12-2017
Intelligent Soundscape Adaptation Utilizing Mobile Devices
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/601,855
May-22-2017
Sensor-Based Mute Control for a Softphone Client
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
62/508,959
May-19-2017
Headset for Pinna-Based Acoustic Biometry
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/662,164
Jul-27-2017
Clip-Slider for Body-Worn Audio Devices
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/615,733
Jun-06-2017
Intelligent Dynamic Soundscape Adaptation
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/680,043
Aug-17-2017
Wireless Density-Based On-the-Fly Codec and Radio Frequency Link Type Selection
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/710,595
Sep-20-2017
Dynamic Model-Based Ringer Profiles
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/662,131
Jul-27-2017
Dual-Ear Heart Rate Detection System Using Asymmetry
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/796,633
Oct-27-2017
Wireless Dongle Storage for Head-Worn Audio Devices
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/901,809
Feb-21-2018
Device Registry for Mediating Communication Sessions
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 


5.17(c) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Plantronics, Inc.

15/710,435
Sep-20-2017
Predictive Soundscape Adaptation
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/705,150
Sep-14-2017
Extension Mobility Via a Headset Connection
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/862,446
Jan-04-2018
Seamless Pivot for Head-Worn Audio Devices
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/834,948
Dec-07-2017
Narrowband Single Base Location System
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/890,232
Feb-06-2018
System for Distraction Avoidance via Soundscaping and Headset Coordination
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/922,471
Mar-15-2018
Secure Call Endpoint Pairing
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/970,807
May-03-2018
Environmental Control Systems Utilizing User Monitoring
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/861,526
Jan-03-2018
Three-Dimensional Visual Display Including Directly Lit Diffusers
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/901,794
Feb-21-2018
Visual Display Having Adjustable Diffusion Strength
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/860,350
Jan-02-2018
Sound Masking System with Improved High-Frequency Spatial Uniformity
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/970,800
May-03-2018
Control Device for a Headset Audio System and Headset Audio System
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/969,702
May-02-2018
Adaptive Timing Synchronization in Packet Based Radio Systems
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
62/641,384
Mar-11-2018
Mobile Phone Station (Pika)
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
62/657,627
Apr-13-2018
Call Audio Endpoint for Hoteling
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
62/674,226
May-21-2018
Inputs to Automatic Speech Recognition and its Acoustic Model
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
15/986,704
May-22-2018
Generation and Visualization of Distraction Index Parameter with Environmental Response
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
10/26/243
Sep-12-2002
DSP-ENABLED AMPLIFIED TELEPHONE WITH DIGITAL AUDIO PROCESSING
Patent
United States of America
 
 
May-09-2006
7,042,986
10/3/243
Sep-12-2002
Remotely Controlled Diagnostic Telephone System with Modem
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Apr-13-2004
6,721,404
10/882,720
Jul-01-2004
Limiting maximum gain in duplex communications devices including telephone sets
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Aug-15-2006
7,092,513
10/746,509
Dec-23-2003
Microphone with Reduced Noise
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Nov-20-2007
7,298,859
10/810,082
Mar-26-2004
ADAPTIVE DUPLEXING FOR AMPLIFIED TELEPHONE
Patent
United States of America
US-2005-0213746-A1
Sep-29-2005
Apr-09-2013
8,416,945
11,479,663
Jun-30-2006
Isolated High Gain Line Amplifier Circuit
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Nov-13-2012
8,311,210
11/341,220
Jan-26-2006
Auto Host Disconnect on Loss of Power to a Headset Amplifier
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Nov-22-2011
8,064,593
11/998,333
Nov-29-2007
Wireless Listening System
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Apr-10-2012
8,155,362
11/879,552
Jul-17-2007
Microphone with Reduced Noise
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Feb-01-2011
7,881,464
12,141,811
Jun-18-2008
Bluetooth Control for VoIP Telephony using Headset Profile
Patent
United States of America
US-2009-0318081A1
Dec-24-2009
Jun-26-2012
8,208,854
11/732,361
Apr-02-2007
Systems and Methods for Logging Acoustic Incidents
Patent
United States of America
2008-0240450
Oct-02-2008
Mar-17-2015
8,983,081
12/343,932
Dec-24-2008
In-Headset Conference Calling
Patent
United States of America
2010-0159830
Jun-24-2010
Feb-21-2012
8,121,547
12/343,934
Dec-24-2008
Contextual Audio Switching For a USB Controlled Audio Device
Patent
United States of America
20,100,158,288

Jun-24-2010
Jan-29-2013
8,363,844
13/416,362
Mar-09-2012
Wearing State Based Device Operation
Patent
United States of America
2013-0238340
Sep-12-2013
Aug-25-2015
9,117,443
13/348,841
Jan-12-2012
Wearing Position Derived Device Operation
Patent
United States of America
2013-0182867
Jul-18-2013
Mar-29-2016
9,300,386
13/915,533
Jun-11-2013
Character Data Entry
Patent
United States of America
2014-0365214
Dec-11-2014
Sep-20-2016
9,449,600


5.17(c) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Plantronics, Inc.

14/060,909
Oct-23-2013
Wearable Speaker User Detection
Patent
United States of America
2015-0110280
Apr-23-2015
Sep-06-2016
9,439,011
15/299,160
Oct-20-2016
Marking Objects of Interest in a Streaming Video (AV1)
Patent
United States of America
2018-0115591
Apr-26-2018
 
 
15/299,190
Oct-20-2016
Combining Audio and Video Streams for a Video Headset (AV1)
Patent
United States of America
2018-0115744
Apr-26-2018
 
 
15/299,269
Oct-20-2016
Video Headset (AV1)
Patent
United States of America
2018-0115747
Apr-26-2018
 
 
10/12/225
Dec-03-2001
Echo Suppression and Speech Detection Techniques for Telephony Applications (former docket no.: OCTVP003)
Patent
United States of America
US 2002-0169602 A1
Nov-14-2002
Jun-26-2007
7,236,929
10/066,332
Feb-01-2002
Techniques for Varible Sample Rate Conversion (former docket no.: OCTVP007)
Patent
United States of America
US 2003-0149495 A1
Aug-07-2003
Jun-08-2004
6,747,581
10/696,239
Oct-28-2003
Techniques for improving telephone audio quality
Patent
United States of America
US 2004-0086107 A1
May-06-2004
Oct-07-2008
7,433,462
11/492,280
Jul-24-2006
Headset Convertible to Monaural, Binaural or Stereo Configuration
Patent
United States of America
 
 
Dec-18-2012
8,335,334
13/715,736
Dec-14-2012
Network Architecture Using Wi-Fi Devices
Patent
United States of America
2014-0169212
Jun-19-2014
Aug-08-2017
9,730,108
14/469,454
Aug-26-2014
Roaming for Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Direct Devices
Patent
United States of America
2016-0066247
Mar-03-2016
Oct-10-2017
9,788,255
14/820,906
Aug-07-2015
Headset with Adjustable Microphone Boom
Patent
United States of America
2017-0041695
Feb-09-2017
Jul-11-2017
9,706,281
15/687,261
Aug-25-2017
Headset with Improved Don/Doff Detection Accuracy
Patent
United States of America
 
 
 
 
11/970,447
Jan-07-2008
HEADSET WITH A PIVOTING MICROPHONE ARM
Patent
United States of America
2009/0175480
Jul-09-2009
Feb-12-2013
8,374,374
11/116,173
Apr-15-2005
Compact portable media reproduction system
Patent
United States of America
US 2005-0265569 A1
Dec-01-2005
Jun-12-2007
7,230,822
11/412,101
Apr-27-2006
Portable media player emulator for facilitating wireless use of an accessory
Patent
United States of America
2007-0254695
Nov-01-2007
Nov-29-2011
8,068,882

Pending and Granted Designs
Application Number
Application Date
Design Title
Design Type
Country
Registration Date
Registration Number
29299357
Dec-21-2007
Communications Headset (Discovery 925)
(Ruby)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Dec-02-2008
D581,900
29/332,181
Feb-10-2009
Earbud for a Communications Headset (Earbud for Torino)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Sep-29-2009
D601134
29/332,183
Feb-10-2009
Earbud for a communications headset (earbuds for BoraBora)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jun-08-2010
D617,316
29/177,525
Mar-10-2003
Cradle for communications headset
Industrial Design
United States of America
Sep-14-2004
D496029
29/177,526
Mar-10-2003
Communications Headset
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jul-06-2004
D492,667
29/190,651
Sep-23-2003
A COMMUNICATIONS HEADSET (Europa)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Nov-16-2004
D498,470
29/185,905
Jul-02-2003
Ear cone for a communications headset
Industrial Design
United States of America
May-17-2005
D505,132
29/190,674
Sep-23-2003
Microphone boom for communications headset (Europa)
Industrial Design
United States of America
May-24-2005
D505,413
29/197,443
Jan-13-2004
Microphone Boom for a Communications Headset
M60 (Hercules)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-26-2005
D504,419
29/195,428
Dec-10-2003
Communications Headset Adapter (DA60 Adapter)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Aug-17-2004
D494,571
29/443,484
Jan-17-2013
Communications Headset (Blue Pacific:mono and bi/ BlackwireC710)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Oct-08-2013
D691,110
29/330775
Jan-14-2009
Communications Headset (Theo for Hydra/Savi)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Aug-25-2009
D598,895
29/330839
Jan-14-2009
Base for a Communications Headset (Hydra base (2nd version with broken lines))
Industrial Design
United States of America
Sep-01-2009
D599,331


5.17(c) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Plantronics, Inc.

29/330841
Jan-14-2009
Communications Headset (Eros for Hydra)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Nov-03-2009
D603,372
29333563
Mar-11-2009
Communications Headset (Lego body only)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Nov-24-2009
D604722
29334399
Mar-25-2009
Base Cradle for Communications Headset (Theo stand alone charger base)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Oct-27-2009
D602,917
29/195,429
Dec-10-2003
BINAURAL HEADSET (Europa Binaural)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Aug-10-2004
D494,154
29/195,430
Dec-10-2003
INLINE CONTROL MODULE FOR COMMUNICATIONS HEADSET ADAPTER
Industrial Design
United States of America
Nov-30-2004
D499,086
29/196,329
Dec-23-2003
Earloop for Headset (M220 Design Patent)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jul-15-2008
D573137
29/196,328
Dec-23-2003
Headset body for a communications headset
Industrial Design
United States of America
May-10-2005
D504,887
29/196,334
Dec-23-2003
Lens Covering for Communications Headset (M2220 Design Patent)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Aug-02-2005
D508,044
29/196,544
Dec-29-2003
Microphone Pod for Communications Headset
(Reel Design)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-26-2005
D504,420
29/196,545
Dec-29-2003
Cord Winder
Non Verizon version ( Reel Design)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Sep-21-2004
D496,254
29/196,546
Dec-29-2003
Cord Winder
Verizon version (Reel Design)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Nov-16-2004
D498,410
29/201,594
Mar-17-2004
A Headset Body for Communications Headset
(Luxe Design)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-18-2006
D519,106
29/211,650
Aug-19-2004
Communications Headset (Revised CS 60)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Sep-06-2005
D509,210
29/211,507
Aug-19-2004
Base Cradle for Communications Headset
Revised CS 60 Micro
Industrial Design
United States of America
May-02-2006
D519,975
29/212,860
Sep-08-2004
Base Cradle for a Communications Headset
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jun-20-2006
D523,412
29/212,885
Sep-08-2004
Microphone Boom for a Communications Headset
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-25-2006
D519,498
29/216,816
Nov-09-2004
Base Cradle for Communications Headset
(Design patent for base of C65, CS50 USB)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Mar-28-2006
D518,033
29/220,701
Jan-04-2005
Base for communications headset
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jul-25-2006
D525,618
29/220,691
Jan-04-2005
Communications Headset (Pulsar 590A)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jan-31-2006
D514,087
29/220,742
Jan-04-2005
Control Pod for Communications Headset
(Megara)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Mar-14-2006
D517,052
29/220,698
Jan-04-2005
Control Pod for Communication Headset
(Megara)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Dec-13-2005
D512,711
29/220,690
Jan-04-2005
Communications Headset
(Megara)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jan-31-2006
D514,086
29/223,120
Feb-08-2005
Microphone Boom for Communications Headset
divisional of 01-7108
Industrial Design
United States of America
Oct-10-2006
D529,900
29/220,741
Jan-04-2005
Adapter for Communications Headset
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jan-31-2006
D514,095
29/225,022
Mar-09-2005
Headset Body For Communications Headset
(Tonga design)
Industrial Design
United States of America
May-09-2006
D520,497
29/225,102
Mar-09-2005
Carrying Case for Communications Headset
(Tahiti)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Oct-03-2006
D529,288
29/225,024
Mar-09-2005
Carrying Case
(Tahiti)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Aug-29-2006
D527,182
29/225,100
Mar-09-2005
Charge Pocket for Communications Headset
(Tahiti)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Aug-15-2006
D526,641
29/225,101
Mar-09-2005
Communications Headset
(Tahiti)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Mar-14-2006
D517,053
29/229,738
May-10-2005
Earloop for Communications Headset
(Earloop for L510)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Dec-20-2005
D512,984
29/229,886
May-12-2005
Communications Headset
(Continuation of 0-7194)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Mar-21-2006
D517528
29/229,901
May-12-2005
Microphone Boom for Communications Headset
(Megara)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-04-2006
D518479
29/229,927
May-12-2005
Earloop for a communications headset
Industrial Design
United States of America
May-23-2006
D521,492


5.17(c) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Plantronics, Inc.

29/207,003
Jun-03-2004
Personal Conferencing Node (former docket no: OCTVD001)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jul-18-2006
D525,231
29/245,140
Dec-19-2005
EARPIECE AND HEADBAND FOR A COMMUNICATIONS HEADSET. (Bi-headset Pegasus)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jan-16-2007
D535,285
29/245,229
Dec-19-2005
Earpiece and Headband for Communications Headset (mono Pegasus/SupraPlus Wireless)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Mar-20-2007
D538,785
29/245,230
Dec-19-2005
EARPIECE FOR A COMMUNICATIONS HEADSET (Bigfoot) (CS70)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Mar-27-2007
D539,266
29/245,216
Dec-19-2005
Microphone Boom for Communications Headset (Bigfoot NC) (CS70)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jan-30-2007
D535,980
29/245,231
Dec-19-2005
Microphone Boom for Communications Headset (Bigfoot)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Mar-06-2007
D537815
29255421
Mar-07-2006
Communications Headset (Vibe 40 headset)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-17-2007
D540777
29/255,432
Mar-07-2006
COMMUNICATIONS HEADSET
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-17-2007
D540,778
29/255,424
Mar-07-2006
Communications Headset (Vibe 60 headset)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-24-2007
D541256
29255422
Mar-07-2006
Communications Headset (Vibe 70 headset)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-10-2007
D540303
29255715
Mar-10-2006
Microphone Boom for Communications Headset (Vibe50 & Vibe 40 mic.)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-03-2007
D539789
29/255,431
Mar-07-2006
Microphone Boom for Communications Headset (Vibe70 mic)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-03-2007
D539788
29/258,879
Apr-28-2006
Communications Headset (.Audio350)
Industrial Design
United States of America
May-15-2007
D542,774
29257624
Apr-06-2006
MICROPHONE BOOM FOR A COMMUNICATIONS HEADSET (New MX series microphone, MX250)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-10-2007
D540,313
29/257,637
Apr-06-2006
COMMUNICATIONS HEADSET(New MX series earbud, MX200)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-03-2007
D539,783
29261043
Jun-05-2006
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS HEADSET
(Fiji Headset/Discovery 665 and 655)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Sep-11-2007
D550658
29/261,042
Jun-05-2006
CLIP-ON HOLDER FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS HEADSET
(Fiji Headset/Discovery 665)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jun-05-2007
D543,694
29263688
Jul-26-2006
Communications Headset (Panama project, MHS 213)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Nov-13-2007
D555152
29/265,057
Aug-24-2006
CORDLESS TELEPHONE Neo headset design
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jul-03-2007
D545,814
29/265,061
Aug-24-2006
BATTERY CHARGER AND STAND FOR A CORDLESS TELEPHONE AND ASSOCIATED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS HEADSET(Neo Headset design)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jun-12-2007
D544,476
29265050
Aug-24-2006
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS HEADSET (Neo Headset design)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Nov-13-2007
D555153
29/268,523
Nov-07-2006
Communications Headset (Explorer 330)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Mar-18-2008
D564,500
29270101
Feb-23-2007
Communications Headset
Industrial Design
United States of America
Sep-16-2008
D577003
29273518
Mar-06-2007
Communications Headset
Gemini design patent (without earloop)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-08-2008
D566105
29291308
Aug-22-2007
Carrying Case "soft"charging station for the Ruby project
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-08-2008
D565836
29/291,124
Aug-14-2007
Base Cradle for Communications Headset (Hydra: Theo Cradle)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jun-09-2009
D593,998
29291042
Aug-10-2007
Base for a Communications Headset (Hydra Base)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Dec-16-2008
D582,901
29/291,026
Aug-10-2007
Communications Headset (Virtual Phone Booth Headset Design)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Oct-14-2008
D578,508
29/291,028
Aug-10-2007
Communications Headset (.Audio 480 Virtual Phone Booth)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Aug-26-2008
D575768
29291117
Aug-14-2007
Base Cradle for a Communications Headset; formerly Hydra (Eros Cradle for CS70 headset)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Mar-24-2009
D589,031
29291118
Aug-14-2007
Base Cradle for Communications Headset (Helios Cradle)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Oct-13-2009
D602,008
29288530
Jun-13-2007
Voy520 (Aruba)
Industrial Design
United States of America
May-27-2008
D569842
29305891
Mar-28-2008
COMMUNICATIONS HEADSET (Ovation monaural)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Mar-03-2009
D587,684


5.17(c) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Plantronics, Inc.

29305890
Mar-28-2008
Ovation Headset design (binau)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Mar-03-2009
D587,683
29/305,885
Mar-28-2008
Microphone for a Communications Headset (Ovation)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Oct-27-2009
D602,908
29/318,390
May-19-2008
Communications Headset (Entera HW121-USB (Mumbai binaural))
Industrial Design
United States of America
Oct-13-2009
D602,001
29318391
May-19-2008
Communications Headset (Entera HW 111-USB (Mumbai) monaural)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Oct-06-2009
D601,543
29320165
Jun-23-2008
Communications Headset (Pismo)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Mar-31-2009
D589,492
29329441
Dec-15-2008
Communications Headset (Torino/Backbeat earpiece)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jul-13-2010
D619,561
29/329,445
Dec-15-2008
Communications Headset (Torino/Backbeat complete headset)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jan-04-2011
D630,186
29329596
Dec-18-2008
Microphone Boom for a Communication Headset (Bora Bora/Voyager Pro mic boom)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Mar-30-2010
D612835
29/335360
Apr-14-2009
Communications Headset (Diamond)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Nov-24-2009
D604,718
29354900
Jan-29-2010
Communications Headset (Magellan Headset (Concept A))
Industrial Design
United States of America
Oct-19-2010
D625,710
29/354,905
Jan-29-2010
Communications Headset (Magellan Headset (Concept B))
Industrial Design
United States of America
Oct-19-2010
D625,711
29/354,907
Jan-29-2010
Communications Headset (Magellan Headset (Concept C))
Industrial Design
United States of America
Oct-19-2010
D625,712
29/354,910
Jan-29-2010
Communications Headset (Magellan Headset (Concept F))
Industrial Design
United States of America
Oct-19-2010
D625,713
29357239
Mar-09-2010
Communications Headset (Piccolo)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Nov-30-2010
D628194
29/357,240
Mar-09-2010
Earbud for a Communications Headset (Piccolo)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Nov-30-2010
D628,188
29363004
Jun-03-2010
Base Cradle for a Communications Headset (Hydra: Hermit Headset base)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Aug-23-2011
D643,834
29/363,774
Jun-14-2010
Communications Headset (Savor M1100/Cheetah)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Mar-15-2011
D634,300
29/364,783
Jun-28-2010
Communications Headset (Hermit: earpiece and headband)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-05-2011
D635,548
29364785
Jun-28-2010
Communications Headset (Hermit: earpiece only)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-12-2011
D635,962
29/368,894
Aug-31-2010
Communications Earbud (Backbeat 216)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Oct-18-2011
D647,081
29/368,897
Aug-31-2010
Communications Earbud (BackBeat 116)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jul-05-2011
D641,010
29/379753
Nov-23-2010
Base Cradle for Communications Headset
Industrial Design
United States of America
Oct-30-2012
D669,888
29/379,754
Nov-23-2010
Base Cradle For A Communications Headset
Industrial Design
United States of America
Sep-13-2011
D645,027
29/388,173
Mar-24-2011
Communications Headset (Blackwire C435)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Feb-07-2012
D653,649
29/443,183
Jan-14-2013
Communications Headset (M25)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Oct-08-2013
D691,120
29/448,800
Mar-13-2013
Ear Tip for Communications Headset (one size fits all ear tip)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Feb-11-2014
D699,215
29/460,793
Jul-15-2013
Communications Headset (Voltron)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Sep-23-2014
D713,817
29/460,802
Jul-15-2013
Microphone Boom for Communications Headset (Voltron)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Sep-22-2015
D739,388
29/466,304
Sep-06-2013
Communications Headset (Emerald)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Sep-13-2016
D766,209
29/466,381
Sep-06-2013
Charge Case for a Communications Headset (Emerald)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jul-14-2015
D734,022
29/466,393
Sep-06-2013
Ear Tip for a Communications Headset (Emerald)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Nov-18-2014
D717,771
29/467,720
Sep-23-2013
Communications Headset (Deutschmark Capsule Only)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Nov-18-2014
D717,767
29/471,308
Oct-30-2013
Communications Headset (Dollar)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Dec-09-2014
D719,135


5.17(c) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Plantronics, Inc.

29/471,514
Nov-01-2013
Communications Headset
Industrial Design
United States of America
Nov-18-2014
D717,765
29/494,453
Jun-20-2014
Communications Headset/Headphone (Nirvana)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jul-14-2015
D734,296
29/483,936
Mar-04-2014
Communications Headset (Emerald)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jun-02-2015
D730,877
29/494,681
Jun-23-2014
Headset Control Module (Doubloon)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jan-12-2016
D747,293
29/501,381
Sep-03-2014
Communications Headset (COD Figs 1-8)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-26-2016
D754,639
29/398,806
Aug-04-2011
Communications Headset (Bora Bora/Voyager Pro complete headset)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Dec-31-2013
RE44,672
29/399,920
Aug-19-2011
Communications Headset (Bora Bora/ Voyager Pro earpiece only)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Aug-05-2014
RE45,056
29/401818
Sep-15-2011
Base Cradle for Communications Headset (CS530)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jun-19-2012
D662,089
29/393,286
Jun-01-2011
Communications Headset (Coyote)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-17-2012
D657,781
29/403326
Oct-04-2011
Communications Headset (blackbird / Marque 2 M165)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jul-24-2012
D664,125
29/405,973
Nov-08-2011
Communications Headset (Blackwire C310/C320)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Sep-18-2012
D667,388
29/405,975
Nov-08-2011
Ear Cushion Face Plate for a Communications Headset (Blackwire C310/C320)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Sep-11-2012
D666,993
29/413,506
Feb-16-2012
Communications Headset (M25)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-16-2013
D680,101
29413552
Feb-16-2012
Communications Headset (M55)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Feb-05-2013
D675,600
29/418,399
Apr-16-2012
Communication Headset (Voyager Legend/Moorea: full headset)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-30-2013
D681,003
29418406
Apr-16-2012
Communications Headset (Voyager Legend/Moorea: microphone boom only)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-30-2013
D681,014
29418408
Apr-16-2012
Communications Headset (Voyager Legend/Moorea: earpiece only)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-30-2013
D681,002
29418710
Apr-19-2012
Ear Tip for Communications Headset (one size fits all ear tip)
Industrial Design
United States of America
May-07-2013
D681,602
29423840
Jun-05-2012
Charger (Combo Charger: Bluebird)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jan-08-2013
D673,908
29/427,487
Jul-18-2012
Communications Headset (Blue Pacific:mono and bi/ BlackwireC710)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Oct-08-2013
D691,113
29/517,379
Feb-12-2015
Communications Headset (SHASTA)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jul-19-2016
D761,769
29/517,392
Feb-12-2015
Magnetic USB Clip (SHASTA
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jun-14-2016
D759,019
29/523,218
Apr-07-2015
Communications Headset (Sublime)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Aug-30-2016
D765,056
29/523,219
Apr-07-2015
Communications Headset (Madone)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Aug-23-2016
D764,437
29/523,223
Apr-07-2015
Base Cradle for a Communications Headset (Madone)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Sep-06-2016
D765,623
29/512,747
Dec-22-2014
Headset Adapter and Audio Controller (Nexus)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-26-2016
D754,637
29/528,447
May-28-2015
Headband for Headset or Headphones
Industrial Design
United States of America
Sep-13-2016
D766,206
29/528,455
May-28-2015
Communications Headset or Headphone
Industrial Design
United States of America
Sep-13-2016
D766,207
29/528,461
May-28-2015
Communications Headset or Headphone
Industrial Design
United States of America
Sep-13-2016
D766,208
29/537,530
Aug-26-2015
Communications Headset (COD Figs 9-16)
Industrial Design
United States of America
May-16-2017
D786,835
29/537,532
Aug-26-2015
Communications Headset (COD (Figs 17-24)
Industrial Design
United States of America
May-23-2017
D787,478
29/547,974
Dec-09-2015
Communications Headset (Crystal - Full Headset)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-18-2017
D784,291
29/547,980
Dec-09-2015
Communications Headset (Crystal - Headset Portion Only)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-18-2017
D784,290


5.17(c) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Plantronics, Inc.

29/547,989
Dec-09-2015
Microphone Boom for a Communications Headset (Crystal - Boom Portion Only)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jun-13-2017
D789,331
29/547,995
Dec-09-2015
Case for a Communications Headset (Crystal)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Aug-22-2017
D794,955
29/557,045
Mar-04-2016
Communications Headset (E100)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Aug-22-2017
D795,223
29/557,058
Mar-04-2016
Vent Clip or Stand for Communications Headset (E100)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Aug-29-2017
D795,844
29/557,071
Mar-04-2016
Communications Headset (Shark - Explorer 80)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Aug-29-2017
D795,843
29/557,514
Mar-09-2016
Communications Headset
Industrial Design
United States of America
Sep-05-2017
D796,475
29/555,275
Feb-19-2016
Communications Headset (SHASTA)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jul-18-2017
D792,379
29/555,282
Feb-19-2016
Communications Headset (SHASTA)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Jul-18-2017
D792,380
29/555,285
Feb-19-2016
Communications Headset (SHASTA)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Aug-01-2017
D793,368
29/567,430
Jun-08-2016
Communications Headset or Headphone (RIG8XX-16M)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Oct-17-2017
D800,092
29/567,309
Jun-07-2016
Communications Headset or Headphone (RIG4XX-16S)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Oct-17-2017
D800,091
29/574,981
Aug-19-2016
Communications Headset or Headphone (Blur/BBPro-17L)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Mar-27-2018
D813,837
29/572,894
Aug-01-2016
Communications Headset or Headphone (BB100-16S)
Industrial Design
United States of America
 
 
29/613,092
Aug-07-2017
Communications Headset (BW5XX-17L)
Industrial Design
United States of America
 
 
29/578,606
Sep-22-2016
Audio Switcher
Industrial Design
United States of America
Aug-29-2017
D795,841
29/605,818
May-30-2017
Case for a Communications Headset (VOY3200)
Industrial Design
United States of America
 
 
29/593,903
Feb-14-2017
Communications Headset or Headphone BB200
Industrial Design
United States of America
 
 
29/593,944
Feb-14-2017
Communications Headset or Headphone BB200
Industrial Design
United States of America
 
 
29/609,172
Jun-28-2017
Communications Headset or Headphone (VOY9XX-17X) (CIP of 01-8004/US)
Industrial Design
United States of America
 
 
29/606,288
Jun-02-2017
Communications Headset or Headphone (RIG1XX-17S)
Industrial Design
United States of America
 
 
29/614,975
Aug-24-2017
Communications Headset or Headphone (BB300-17M)
Industrial Design
United States of America
 
 
29/622,496
Oct-17-2017
Communications Headset (Voyager 6200)
Industrial Design
United States of America
 
 
29/630,653
Dec-21-2017
Electronic Display Apparatus (Monet Halo Embodiment)
Industrial Design
United States of America
 
 
29/229,926
May-12-2005
Base Portion of a Communications Headset Base Cradle
Industrial Design
United States of America
Mar-21-2006
D517,519
29/429,317
Aug-09-2012
Communications Headset (Div. of 01-7710) (Blackwire C310/C320:bi)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Apr-30-2013
D681,004
29/229,885
May-12-2005
Cradle for Communications Headset
(Design patent for base of C65, CS50 USB)
Industrial Design
United States of America
Mar-28-2006
D518,034
29/641,325
Mar-21-2018
Communications Headset (BLTXXX-17S) Voyager 104
Industrial Design
United States of America
 
 
29/643,345
Apr-06-2018
Communications Headset or Headphone (BB600-18M)
Industrial Design
United States of America
 
 
29/639,459
Mar-06-2018
Base Unit for a Communications Device
Industrial Design
United States of America
 
 



5.17(d) trademark registrations and applications owned by Polycom, Inc.

Mark
Country
Appl. Date
Appl. No.
Reg. Date
Reg. No.
3D VOICE
United States
8/1/2013
86/025,866
5/12/2015
4,735,964
ACCESS DIRECTOR
United States
8/16/2012
85/705,950
9/22/2015
4,818,231
ACCORDENT
United States
4/19/2000
76/029,462
5/6/2003
2,713,966
ACOUSTIC BUBBLE
United States
6/30/2014
86/324,366
4/7/2015
4,718,198
ACOUSTIC FENCE
United States
6/30/2014
86/324,388
11/1/2016
5,073,709
ADVANCEDACCESS
United States
5/3/2011
85/311,246
4/17/2012
4,129,792
CENTRO
United States
3/2/2017
87/356,938
 
 
Circles Logo (B&W)
United States
3/29/2012
85/583,130
7/9/2013
4,365,622
Circles Logo (Color)
United States
3/29/2012
85/583,116
7/9/2013
4,365,621
CLARITY BY POLYCOM
United States
6/4/1998
75/496,029
6/5/2001
2,457,746
CLOUDAXIS
United States
9/28/2012
85/741,363
6/17/2014
4,552,451
CMA
United States
7/10/2008
77/519,361
2/9/2010
3,747,478
CONTENTCONNECT
United States
4/21/2015
86/604,501
11/29/2016
5,092,040
DMA
United States
7/10/2008
77/519,391
1/17/2012
4,088,225
EDUCART
United States
10/24/2013
86/100,548
12/23/2014
4,660,807
GROUP CONVENE
United States
3/10/2015
86/558,731
5/10/2016
4,957,168
HALO
United States
3/18/2008
77/425,307
12/2/2008
3,539,842
HDX
United States
10/31/2008
77/605,068
8/18/2009
3,668,740
MEDIALIGN
United States
10/1/2015
86/774,702
6/28/2016
4,990,451
OPEN VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS CONSORTIUM
United States
3/4/2011
85/258,226
6/4/2013
4,347,189
OTX
United States
4/23/2010
85/021,828
6/28/2011
3,986,893
OVCC
United States
3/4/2011
85/258,259
7/16/2013
4,369,003
PANO
United States
10/18/2016
87/207,436
9/5/2017
5,282,737
PICTURETEL
United States
1/30/1995
74/627,588
1/16/1996
1,948,810
PLATFORM DIRECTOR
United States
6/20/2013
85/965,760
3/10/2015
4,700,543
POLYCOM
United States
10/7/1991
74/210,898
7/20/1993
1,783,295
POLYCOM
United States
10/6/2004
78/495,754
11/29/2005
3,020,685
POLYCOM TRIO
United States
10/3/2017
87/632,330
 
 
POLYCOM & Circles Logo (B&W)
United States
3/29/2012
85/583,166
7/9/2013
4,365,623
POLYCOM & Circles Logo (Color)
United States
3/29/2012
85/583,184
7/9/2013
4,365,624
POLYCOM & Design (Triangles Above)
United States
1/2/1992
74/235,014
8/15/1995
1,912,272
POLYCOM & Design (Triangles left)
United States
1/2/1992
74/235,014
8/15/1995
1,912,272
POLYCOM POWERED
United States
5/21/2012
85/630,635
7/9/2013
4,365,824
POWERED BY POLYCOM
United States
10/14/2004
78/499,562
3/3/2009
3,584,570
READIVOICE
United States
5/31/2000
76/060,510
6/18/2002
2,583,391
REALACCESS
United States
7/17/2017
87/530,350
1/30/2018
5,391,914
REALCONNECT
United States
6/25/2014
86/319,652
11/1/2016
5,073,706
REALCONNECT
United States
7/7/2017
87/519,414
1/23/2018
5,386,563


5.17(d) trademark registrations and applications owned by Polycom, Inc.

REALPRESENCE
United States
7/11/2011
85/367,621
2/14/2012
4,099,101
REALPRESENCE
United States
8/22/2011
85/403,290
10/30/2012
4,235,064
REALPRESENCE CENTRO
United States
6/16/2015
86/664,572
6/6/2017
5,219,054
REALPRESENCE CLARITI
United States
10/1/2015
86/774,734
12/19/2017
5,360,436
REALPRESENCE DEBUT
United States
7/9/2015
86/688,440
9/13/2016
5,042,479
REALPRESENCE IMMERSIVE STUDIO
United States
6/20/2013
85/965,722
6/30/2015
4,765,025
REALPRESENCE TOUCH
United States
5/21/2015
86/638,468
6/28/2016
4,990,060
REALPRESENCE TRIO
United States
6/16/2015
86/664,617
3/29/2016
4,929,162
RealPresence TRIO Trade Dress
United States
11/16/2017
87/687,892
 
 
RealPresence TRIO Trade Dress (buttons claimed)
United States
11/16/2017
87/687,920
 
 
RMX
United States
4/29/2009
77/724,998
11/24/2009
3,714,980
SMARTPAIRING
United States
9/11/2012
85/726,213
8/12/2014
4,586,180
SOUNDPOINT
United States
4/17/1996
75/090,711
8/26/1997
2,092,227
SOUNDSTATION
United States
10/7/1991
74/210,897
8/3/1993
1,786,099
SoundStation Speakerphone Product Configuration
United States
10/7/2004
78/496,006
6/6/2006
3,100,113
SOUNDSTATION VTX 1000
United States
3/11/2003
78/224,178
9/7/2004
2,883,230
SOUNDSTRUCTURE
United States
1/26/2007
77/091,930
4/1/2008
3,406,196
Triangles Logo
United States
1/2/1992
74/235,015
9/21/1993
1,794,159
Triangles Logo
United States
10/7/2004
78/468,975
11/29/2005
3,020,708
Triangles Logo (Red)
United States
10/14/2009
77/848,738
3/30/2010
3,767,458
TRIO
United States
3/2/2017
87/356,936
 
 
UC EVERYWHERE
United States
6/3/2011
85/337,943
12/27/2011
4,077,206
V V X
United States
8/29/2008
77/558,912
9/1/2009
3,677,680
VBP
United States
3/5/2008
77/413,475
2/23/2010
3,752,817
VIAVIDEO
United States
6/4/1998
75/496,012
9/17/2002
2,621,649
VIDEO DUALMANAGER
United States
6/20/2013
85/965,623
9/22/2015
4,818,379
VISUALBOARD
United States
3/19/2013
85/879,765
5/9/2017
5,200,131
VOICESTATION
United States
2/16/2001
76/211,802
8/26/2003
2,756,841
VoiceStation Speakerphone Trade Dress
United States
5/4/2010
85/029,325
2/21/2012
4,100,875
VORTEX
United States
11/16/1992
74/331,235
10/11/1994
1,857,503
VOXBOX
United States
9/9/2016
87/165,749
5/15/2018
5,470,417



5.17(e) copyright registrations owned by Polycom, Inc.

Title of Work
Type of Work
Claimed Authorship
Status
Country
Claimaint
Registration Number
Registration Date
GroupSeries v4.0.2
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom Inc.
TX0008159337
2/29/2016
GroupSeries v4.1.1
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom Inc.
TX0008159275
2/29/2016
GroupSeries v4.1.3
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom Inc.
TX0008159334
2/29/2016
GroupSeries v4.2.0
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom Inc.
TX0008159284
2/29/2016
GroupSeries v5.0.0
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom Inc.
TX0008159278
2/29/2016
Real Presence Desktop v2.0.0
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom Inc.
TX0008160852
2/29/2016
Real Presence Mobile/Desktop v2.2
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom Inc.
TX0008159270
2/29/2016
Real Presence Mobile/Desktop v3.3
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom Inc.
TX0008159336
2/29/2016
Real Presence Mobile v2.0.0 for Android
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom Inc.
TX0008160855
2/29/2016
Real Presence v2.0.0 for iOS
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom Inc.
TX0008160854
2/29/2016
RMX v8.4.0
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom Inc.
TX0008159286
2/29/2016
RMX v8.4.2
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom Inc.
TX0008159277
2/29/2016
RMX v8.6.0
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom Inc.
TX0008159285
2/29/2016
Polycom Circles Logo
Visual Material
2-D artwork
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom, Inc.
VA0001906252
2/27/2014
SpectraLink song / by Caleb Roberts
Recorded Document
Unknown
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom, Inc.;
SpectraLink Corporation
V3617D121
6/11/2012
ViewStation FX : version 4.0
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom, Inc.
TX0005682283
4/21/2003
Polycom conference suite
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom, Inc.
TXu001082644
2/13/2003
ShowStation IP software
Computer File
Unknown
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom, Inc.
TX0004934576
2/10/1999


5.17(e) copyright registrations owned by Polycom, Inc.

ShowStation
Computer File
Computer program; user's guide
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom, Inc.
TX0004345740
2/16/1996
Soundstation operating system, 1.0
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States - (US)
Polycom, Inc.
TX0003457926
12/8/1992
CSS v1.5.2.
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States
Polycom, Inc.
TX0008317359
3/31/2017
EDU v2.0.0.
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States
Polycom, Inc.
TX0008317371
3/31/2017
EDU v3.0.0.
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States
Polycom, Inc.
TX0008317372
3/31/2017
EEP v1.2.0.34.
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States
Polycom, Inc.
TX0008317358
3/31/2017
EEP v1.2.1.2.
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States
Polycom, Inc.
TX0008317357
3/31/2017
MediaSuite v2.6.0.0.
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States
Polycom, Inc.
TX0008317374
3/31/2017
MediaSuite v2.7.0.0.
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States
Polycom, Inc.
TX0008317355
3/31/2017
MediaSuite v2.8.0.0.
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States
Polycom, Inc.
TX0008317376
3/31/2017
Oculus v1.1.0.
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States
Polycom, Inc.
TX0008317366
3/31/2017
Oculus v1.1.1.
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States
Polycom, Inc.
TX0008317367
3/31/2017
Oculus v1.2.0.
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States
Polycom, Inc.
TX0008317368
3/31/2017
Oculus v1.2.1.
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States
Polycom, Inc.
TX0008317370
3/31/2017
Real Presence Mobile v3.3.
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States
Polycom, Inc.
TX0008354371
5/31/2017
Real Presence Mobile v3.5.1.
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States
Polycom, Inc.
TX0008317365
3/31/2017
Real Presence Mobile v3.7.
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States
Polycom, Inc.
TX0008317364
3/31/2017
RealPresence Desktop v3.3.
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States
Polycom, Inc.
TX0008354813
5/31/2017
RealPresence Desktop v3.5.1.
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States
Polycom, Inc.
TX0008317363
3/31/2017
RealPresence Desktop v3.6.
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States
Polycom, Inc.
TX0008317361
3/31/2017
RealPresence Desktop v3.7.
Computer File
Computer program
Registered
United States
Polycom, Inc.
TX0008317360
3/31/2017



5.17(f) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Polycom, Inc.

Title
Country
Application Number
Application Date
Publication Number
Publication Date
Patent Number
Grant Date
AUTOMATIC CAMERA TRACKING USING BEAMFORMING
United States - (US)
10/004,070
10/25/2001
2003-0081504A1
5/1/2003
6,980,485
12/27/2005
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO ERROR CONCEALMENT
United States - (US)
10/226,504
8/23/2002
US20030039312
2/27/2003
7,239,662
7/3/2007
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING VIDEO AND/OR AUDIO CONFERENCING THROUGH A RAPID-UPDATE WEB SITE
United States - (US)
09/675,798
9/28/2000
 
 
6,760,750
7/6/2004
SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING VIDEO AND/OR AUDIO CONFERENCING THROUGH A RAPID-UPDATE WEB SITE
United States - (US)
10/670,486
9/25/2003
US2004-0039794
2/26/2004
7,574,472
8/11/2009
VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM WITH HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL MICROPHONE ARRAYS
United States - (US)
10/414,420
4/15/2003
US2004-0032487
2/19/2004
6,922,206
7/26/2005
INTEGRATED PORTABLE VIDEOCONFERENCING UNIT
United States - (US)
08/964,324
11/5/1997
 
 
6,847,403
1/25/2005
ELECTRONIC PAN TILT ZOOM VIDEO CAMERA WITH ADAPTIVE EDGE SHARPENING FILTER
United States - (US)
09/141,057
8/27/1998
 
 
6,614,474
9/2/2003
ELECTRONIC PAN TILT ZOOM VIDEO CAMERA WITH ADAPTIVE EDGE SHARPENING FILTER
United States - (US)
10/425,535
4/29/2003
2003-0193584
10/16/2003
7,471,320
12/30/2008
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTIMEDIA VIDEO PROCESSING
United States - (US)
09/952,339
9/14/2001
 
 
6,757,005
6/29/2004
HIGH RESOLUTION GRAPHICS SIDE CHANNEL IN VIDEO CONFERENCE
United States - (US)
10/105,752
3/21/2002
US2002-0154209
10/24/2002
8,279,257
10/2/2012
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVICE CO-LOCATION DISCRIMINATION
United States - (US)
10/023,572
12/17/2001
US2002-0101918
8/1/2002
6,959,260
10/25/2005
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVICE CO-LOCATION DISCRIMINATION
United States - (US)
11/203,053
8/12/2005
US2006-0018285
1/26/2006
7,171,329
1/30/2007
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING A CONFERENCE USING A DEDICATED SERVER
United States - (US)
10/032,766
12/26/2001
US2002-0103864
8/1/2002
8,126,968
2/28/2012
CONFERENCING SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED AUDIO DRIVER AND NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE
United States - (US)
10/396,976
3/24/2003
US2004-0012669
1/22/2004
7,450,149
11/11/2008
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING ACROSS NETWORKS SEPARATED BY A FIREWALL
United States - (US)
10/364,963
2/11/2003
US2003-0154410
8/14/2003
6,633,985
10/14/2003
VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM WITH EXTENSIBLE MICROPHONE ARRAYS AND MICROPHONE GRILLS
United States - (US)
29/157,692
3/22/2002
 
 
D471,573
3/11/2003
AUDIO SYSTEM ENCLOSURE
United States - (US)
29/157,700
3/22/2002
 
 
D471,533
3/11/2003
VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM WITH EXTENSIBLE MICORPHONE ARRAYS
United States - (US)
29/157,699
3/22/2002
 
 
D471,219
3/4/2003
LOW-DELAY VIDEO ENCODING METHOD FOR CONCELAING THE EFFECTS OF PACKET LOSS IN MULTI-CHANNEL PACKET SWITCHED NETWORKS
United States - (US)
10/098,849
3/12/2002
2002-0126668-A
9/12/2002
7,136,394
11/14/2006
SPEAKERPHONE
United States - (US)
29/142,693
5/30/2001
 
 
D478,560
8/19/2003


5.17(f) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Polycom, Inc.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POINT TO POINT INTEGRATION OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS WITH VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEMS
United States - (US)
10/162,175
6/3/2002
US2003-0009524
1/9/2003
6,941,343
9/6/2005
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POINT TO POINT INTEGRATION OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS WITH VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEMS
United States - (US)
11/101,317
4/7/2005
US2005-0198134
9/8/2005
9,197,852
11/24/2015
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POINT TO POINT INTEGRATION OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS WITH VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEMS
United States - (US)
14/878,919
10/8/2015
US-2016-0028995-A1
1/28/2016
9,769,423
9/19/2017
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH RESOLUTION VIDEOCONFERENCING
United States - (US)
12/349,409
1/6/2009
US2009-0115838
5/7/2009
8,077,194
12/13/2011
LOCATING AN AUDIO SOURCE BACKGROUND
United States - (US)
09/079,840
5/15/1998
 
 
6,593,956
7/15/2003
AUDIO PROCESSOR
United States - (US)
09/234,856
1/22/1999
 
 
5,983,192
11/9/1999
METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR MIXING COMPRESSED VIDEO
United States - (US)
10/310,728
12/4/2002
2003-0123537
7/3/2003
7,245,660
7/17/2007
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING MULTIMEDIA VIDEO COMMUNICATION
United States - (US)
10/346,306
1/16/2003
US2003-0174202
9/18/2003
7,542,068
6/2/2009
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION CONTROL
United States - (US)
09/506,861
1/13/2000
 
 
6,300,973
10/9/2001
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIDEBAND CONFERENCING
United States - (US)
10/335,108
12/31/2002
US2003-0224815
12/4/2003
7,221,663
5/22/2007
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIDEBAND CONFERENCING
United States - (US)
11/679,489
2/27/2007
US2007-0140456
6/21/2007
8,023,458
9/20/2011
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIDEBAND CONFERENCING
United States - (US)
13/209,038
8/12/2011
US2011-0299674
12/8/2011
8,582,520
11/12/2013
DELAY REDUCTION FOR TRANSMISSION AND PROCESSING OF VIDEO DATA
United States - (US)
10/344,792
2/14/2003
US2004-0042553
3/4/2004
7,535,485
5/19/2009
DELAY REDUCTION FOR TRANSMISSION AND PROCESSING OF VIDEO DATA
United States - (US)
12/467,831
5/18/2009
US2009-0284581
11/19/2009
8,223,191
7/17/2012
A MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION CONTROL UNIT AS A SECURE DEVICE FOR MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LAN USERS AND OTHER NETWORK USERS
United States - (US)
10/362,382
8/14/2001
US2004-0114612
6/17/2004
8,706,893
4/22/2014
MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION CONTROL UNIT AS A SECURE DEVICE FOR MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LAN USERS AND OTHER NETWORK USERS
United States - (US)
14/191,139
2/26/2014
US2014-0181318
6/26/2014
9,531,776
12/27/2016
CONTROL UNIT FOR MULTIPOINT MULTIMEDIA/AUDIO SYSTEM
United States - (US)
10/144,561
5/10/2002
US20020188731
12/12/2002
8,805,928
8/12/2014
PSEUDO-RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR CAPABLE OF EFFICIENTLY EXPLOITING PROCESSORS HAVING INSTRUCTION-LEVEL PARALLELISM AND THE USE THEREOF FOR ENCRYPTION
United States - (US)
09/007,944
1/16/1998
 
 
8,805,928
11/9/1999
DYNAMIC INTRA-CODED MACROBLOCK REFRESH INTERVAL FOR VIDEO ERROR CONCEALMENT
United States - (US)
10/328,513
12/23/2002
US2006-0056519
3/16/2006
7,020,203
3/28/2006


5.17(f) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Polycom, Inc.

DIGITAL LINKING OF MULTIPLE MICROPHONE SYSTEMS
United States - (US)
10/349,419
1/21/2003
US2003-0138119
7/24/2003
7,783,063
8/24/2010
DIGITAL LINKING OF MULTIPLE MICROPHONE SYSTEMS
United States - (US)
12/838,215
7/16/2010
2010-0278358
11/4/2010
9,338,301
5/10/2016
 MULTIPOINT MULTIMEDIA/AUDIO CONFERENCE USING IP TRUNKING
United States - (US)
10/462,118
6/13/2003
US2004-0047342
3/11/2004
7,701,926
4/20/2010
MULTIPOINT MULTIMEDIA/AUDIO CONFERENCE USING IP TRUNKING
United States - (US)
12/688,453
1/15/2010
US2010-0110938
5/6/2010
8,000,319
8/16/2011
VIDEO CAMERA
United States - (US)
29/167,214
9/9/2002
 
 
D476,345
6/24/2003
VIDEO CAMERA SYSTEM
United States - (US)
29/167,107
9/6/2002
 
 
D477622
7/22/2003
SIGNAL ROUTING FOR REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION IN A CONFERENCING SYSTEM
United States - (US)
09/766,423
1/18/2001
US2002-0094807
7/18/2002
6,587,682
7/1/2003
SIGNAL ROUTING FOR REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION IN A CONFERENCING SYSTEM
United States - (US)
10/611,413
7/1/2003
US2004-0072598
4/15/2004
7,162,227
1/9/2007
SIGNAL ROUTING FOR REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION IN A CONFERENCING SYSTEM
United States - (US)
11/650,246
1/5/2007
US2007-0111715
5/17/2007
7,440,750
10/21/2008
A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ONE OR MORE MULTIPOINT CONTROL UNITS AS ONE MULTIPOINT CONTROL UNIT
United States - (US)
09/708,898
11/8/2000
 
 
7,174,365
2/6/2007
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ONE OR MORE MULTIPOINT CONTROL UNITS AS ONE MULTIPOINT CONTROL UNIT
United States - (US)
11/612,182
12/18/2006
US20070126862
6/7/2007
8,843,550
9/23/2014
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING A LOCATION OF AN ACOUSTIC SOURCE
United States - (US)
10/414,421
4/15/2003
US2004-0032796
2/19/2004
6,912,178
6/28/2005
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING A LOCATION OF AN ACOUSTIC SOURCE
United States - (US)
11/015,373
12/17/2004
US2005-0100176
5/12/2005
7,787,328
8/31/2010
CONFERENCING SYSTEM HAVING AN EMBEDDED WEB SERVER, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF
United States - (US)
09/417,903
10/14/1999
 
 
6,693,661
2/17/2004
DEVICE FOR ROTATABILITY POSITIONING A CAMERA OR SIMILAR ARTICLE ABOUT TWO ORTHOGONAL AXES
United States - (US)
09/215,059
12/17/1998
 
 
6,356,308
3/12/2002
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE ANGULAR POSITION OF A ROTATABLY POSITIONABLE OBJECT
United States - (US)
09/179,104
10/26/1998
 
 
6,031,613
2/29/2000
HIGH EFFICIENCY HOMOGENOUS POLARIZATION CONVERTER
United States - (US)
09/121,777
7/23/1998
 
 
6,081,378
6/27/2000
WEB-ENABLED PRESENTATION DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
United States - (US)
09/452,800
12/2/1999
 
 
6,560,637
5/6/2003
VIDEO DISPLAY MODE AUTOMATIC SWITCHING SYSTEM AND METHOD
United States - (US)
09/684,489
10/4/2000
 
 
6,744,460
6/1/2004
VIDEOCONFERENCING APPARATUS HAVING INTEGRATED MULTI-POINT CONFRENCE CAPABILITIES
United States - (US)
09/684,145
10/5/2000
 
 
7,089,285
8/8/2006
PERSONAL VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM HAVING DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING ARCHITECTURE
United States - (US)
09/545,043
4/7/2000
 
 
6,590,604
7/8/2003


5.17(f) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Polycom, Inc.

INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE CONTENT DISTRIBUTION DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
United States - (US)
09/568,642
5/10/2000
 
 
6,760,749
7/6/2004
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING IN LOSSY PACKET SWITCHED NETWORKS
United States - (US)
10/305,485
11/26/2002
 
 
7,317,685
1/8/2008
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING IN LOSSY PACKET SWITCHED SYSTEMS
United States - (US)
11/943,912
11/21/2007
US2008-0117819
5/22/2008
7,782,775
8/24/2010
GLOBAL DIRECTORY SERVICE WITH INTELLIGENT DIALING
United States - (US)
09/789,650
2/20/2001
 
 
6,975,721
12/13/2005
GLOBAL DIRECTORY SERVICE WITH INTELLIGENT DIALING
United States - (US)
11/211,387
8/24/2005
US2006-0030300
2/9/2006
7,142,663
11/28/2006
CONFERENCING NETWORK RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR CALL CONNECTIVITY
United States - (US)
10/032,979
11/2/2001
2002-0085490-A
7/4/2002
7,009,943
3/7/2006
INTEGRATED AUDIO/VIDEO CALL CONTROL POD
United States - (US)
29/157,666
3/22/2002
 
 
D473,546
4/22/2003
AUDIO SYSTEM ENCLOSURE WITH SPEAKER GRILLS
United States - (US)
29/157,701
3/22/2002
 
 
D471,895
3/18/2003
HORIZONTAL MICROPHONE ARRAY
United States - (US)
29/157,667
3/22/2002
 
 
D471,899
3/18/2003
VERTICAL MICROPHONE ARRAY
United States - (US)
29/157,721
3/22/2002
 
 
D472,233
3/25/2003
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING BIOMETRICS TECHNOLOGY IN CONFERENCING
United States - (US)
11/461,204
7/31/2006
US2006-0259755
11/16/2006
8,218,829
7/10/2012
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STATIC PERCEPTUAL CODING OF MACROBLOCKS INA VIDEO FRAME
United States - (US)
10/218,256
8/12/2002
NA
8/12/2002
6,864,909
3/8/2005
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC PERCEPTUAL CODING OF MACROBLOCKS IN A VIDEO FRAME
United States - (US)
10/218,270
8/12/2002
NA
8/12/2002
6,987,889
1/17/2006
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC PERCEPTUAL CODING OF MACROBLOCKS IN A VIDEO FRAME
United States - (US)
11/175,666
7/6/2005
 
 
7,162,096
1/9/2007
VIDEOCONFERENCE CLOSED CAPTION SYSTEM AND METHOD
United States - (US)
10/219,607
8/14/2002
 
 
6,771,302
8/3/2004
SPEAKERPHONE
United States - (US)
29/152,608
12/20/2001
 
 
D480,059
9/30/2003
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RESERVATIONLESS CONFERENCING
United States - (US)
09/790,577
2/22/2001
2002-0159394-A
10/31/2002
7,085,243
8/1/2006
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RESERVATIONLESS CONFERENCING
United States - (US)
10/960,337
10/7/2004
US2005-0058088
3/17/2005
7,830,824
11/9/2010
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RESERVATIONLESS CONFERENCING
United States - (US)
10/954,934
9/30/2004
US2005-0047336
3/3/2005
7,310,320
12/18/2007
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING RESERVATIONLESS CONFERENCING
United States - (US)
11/945,078
11/26/2007
US2008-0069012
3/20/2008
8,411,595
4/2/2013
CONTROL UNIT FOR MULTIPOINT MULTIMEDIA/AUDIO CONFERENCE
United States - (US)
10/072,081
2/6/2002
2002-0123895-A
9/5/2002
7,054,820
5/30/2006
A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF VIDEO COMMUNICATION OVER A PACKET-BASED NETWORK
United States - (US)
10/199,872
7/18/2002
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2/20/2003
7,818,772
10/19/2010


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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING DATA DURING AN AUDIO CONFERENCE
United States - (US)
10/378,709
3/3/2003
US2004-0022375
2/5/2004
7,526,078
4/28/2009
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ESTABLISHING OPTIMUM AUDIO QUALITY IN AN AUDIO CONFERENCE
United States - (US)
11/757,775
6/4/2007
US2007-0230677
10/4/2007
7,903,588
3/8/2011
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION CHANNEL AND DEVICE CONTROL VIA AN EXISTING AUDIO CHANNEL
United States - (US)
10/378,711
3/3/2003
US2004-0022272
2/5/2004
7,821,918
10/26/2010
VARIABLE LENGTH CODING USING A PLURALITY OF REGION BIT ALLOCATION PATTERNS
United States - (US)
08/726,959
10/7/1996
 
 
5,924,064
7/13/1999
AUDIO PROCESSOR
United States - (US)
08/925,309
9/8/1997
 
 
6,141,597
10/31/2000
LOW DELAY REAL TIME DIGITAL VIDEO MIXING FOR MULTIPOINT VIDEO CONFERENCING
United States - (US)
09/014,942
1/28/1998
 
 
6,285,661
9/4/2001
VIDEO CODING USING MULTIPLE BUFFERS
United States - (US)
09/852,977
5/10/2001
2002-0092030
7/11/2002
7,253,831
8/7/2007
FILTERING ARTIFACTS FROM MULTI-THREADED VIDEO
United States - (US)
09/846,508
5/1/2001
2002-0036707
3/28/2002
7,206,016
4/17/2007
ERROR CORRECTION AND CONCEALMENT DURING DATA TRANSMISSION
United States - (US)
09/272,792
3/19/1999
 
 
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3/12/2002
MEDIA ROLE MANAGEMENT IN A VIDEO CONFERENCING NETWORK
United States - (US)
09/556,359
4/24/2000
 
 
6,704,769
3/9/2004
MEDIA ROLE MANAGEMENT IN A VIDEO CONFERENCING NETWORK
United States - (US)
10/742,048
12/19/2003
US2004-0133696
7/8/2004
7,139,807
11/21/2006
MEDIA ROLE MANAGEMENT IN A VIDEO CONFERENCING NETWORK
United States - (US)
10/727,931
12/4/2003
US2004-0093266
4/29/2004
7,373,379
5/13/2008
AUTOMATED CALL LAUNCHING
United States - (US)
09/495,134
1/31/2000
 
 
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4/1/2008
CHANNEL AGGREGATION HAVING LOW LATENCY AND OVERHEAD
United States - (US)
09/028,714
2/24/1998
 
 
6,240,140
5/29/2001
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VIDEO QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
United States - (US)
10/449,851
5/30/2003
US2004-0075772
4/22/2004
6,992,692
1/30/2006
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION CONTROL
United States - (US)
09/952,340
9/14/2001
 
 
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12/17/2002
SPEECH ACTIVITY DETECTOR FOR USE IN NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREFOR
United States - (US)
09/371,748
8/10/1999
 
 
6,453,285
9/17/2002
ADAPTIVE FILTER FEATURING SPECTRAL GAIN SMOOTHING AND VARIABLE NOISE MULTIPLIER FOR NOISE REDUCTION, AND METHOD THEREFOR
United States - (US)
09/371,306
8/10/1999
 
 
6,351,731
2/26/2002
METHODS FOR ENCODING OR DECODING IN A VIDEOCONFERENCE SYSTEM TO REDUCE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH NOISY IMAGE ACQUISITION
United States - (US)
10/633,137
8/1/2003
US2005-0025369
2/3/2005
7,782,940
8/24/2010
COMPUTER PROGRAM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY INITIALIZING AN AUDIO CONTROLLER
United States - (US)
10/644,670
8/20/2003
US2005-0060438
3/17/2005
7,552,389
6/23/2009
COMPUTER PROGRAM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY INITIALIZING AN AUDIO CONTROLLER
United States - (US)
12/436,846
5/7/2009
US2009-0240993
9/24/2009
8,234,573
7/31/2012


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COMPUTER PROGRAM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY INITIALIZING AN AUDIO CONTROLLER
United States - (US)
13/230,247
9/12/2011
US2011-0320942
12/29/2011
8,527,878
9/3/2013
GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR VIDEO FEED ON VIDEOCONFERENCE TERMINAL
United States - (US)
10/631,667
7/31/2003
US2005-0024485
2/3/2005
7,133,062
11/7/2006
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING NUISANCE SIGNALS IN AUDIO/VIDEO CONFERENCE
United States - (US)
10/636,909
8/6/2003
US2005-0069114
3/31/2005
7,269,252
9/11/2007
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING ESTABLISHING OF MULTIMEDIA SESSION
United States - (US)
10/941,790
9/15/2004
US2005-0091380
4/28/2005
8,924,464
12/30/2014
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING ESTABLISHING OF MULTIMEDIA SESSION
United States - (US)
14/549,850
11/21/2014
US2015-0081822
3/19/2015
9,525,651
12/20/2016
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING VIDEO COMMUNICATION IMAGES FOR WIDE SCREEN DISPLAY
United States - (US)
12/871,418
8/30/2010
US2011-0007126
1/13/2011
8,456,504
6/4/2013
SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR EXTENDING WIRELESS PERSONAL AREA NETWORKS USING CONFERENCING CONNECTION
United States - (US)
11/278,321
3/31/2006
US2007-0264988
11/15/2007
7,675,537
3/9/2010
SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPRATUS FOR EXTENDING WIRELESS PERSONAL AREA NETWORKS USING CONFERENCING CONNECTION
United States - (US)
12/688,957
1/18/2010
US2010-0110161
5/6/2010
8,368,739
2/5/2013
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEOCONFERENCE INTERACTION WITH BLUETOOTH-ENABLED CELLULAR TELEPHONE
United States - (US)
11/075,616
3/9/2005
US2006-0203083
9/14/2006
7,522,181
4/21/2009
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MIXING COMPRESSED VIDEO
United States - (US)
10/761,718
1/20/2004
US20050157164
7/21/2005
7,139,015
11/21/2006
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MIXING COMPRESSED VIDEO
United States - (US)
11/554,429
10/30/2006
US2007-0120967
5/31/2007
7,884,843
2/8/2011
LOCAL EXCHANGE SUBSCRIBER LINE CONFERENCING
United States - (US)
10/208,893
7/30/2002
US20030026406
2/6/2003
6,898,273
5/24/2005
LOCAL EXCHANGE SUBSCRIBER LINE CONFERENCING METHOD
United States - (US)
10/208,503
7/30/2002
 
 
6,885,740
4/26/2005
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING THE AVERAGE IMAGE REFRESH RATE IN A COMPRESSED VIDEO BITSTREAM
United States - (US)
13/452,325
4/20/2012
US2012-0200663
8/9/2012
8,374,236
2/12/2013
SELF-TUNING STATISTICAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR MULTIPOINT NETWORK EVENTS
United States - (US)
09/812,971
3/19/2001
US2002-0165963
11/7/2002
7,054,933
5/30/2006
SCALABLE AUDIO CONFERENCE PLATFORM
United States - (US)
09/532,602
3/22/2000
 
 
6,625,271
9/23/2003
SCALABLE AUDIO CONFERENCE PLATFORM
United States - (US)
10/613,431
7/3/2003
US2004-0042602
3/4/2004
7,054,424
5/30/2006
AUDIO CONFERENCE PLATFORM SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BROADCASTING A REAL-TIME AUDIO CONFERENCE OVER THE INTERNET
United States - (US)
95/000,193
10/17/2006
 
 
 
 
AUDIO CONFERENCE PLATFORM SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BROADCASTING A REAL-TIME AUDIO CONFERENCE OVER THE INTERNET
United States - (US)
09/532,983
3/22/2000
 
 
6,697,476
2/24/2004


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AUDIO CONFERENCING METHOD
United States - (US)
10/717,944
11/20/2003
US2004-0101120
5/27/2004
6,985,571
1/10/2006
AUDIO CONFERENCE PLATFORM WITH DYNAMIC SPEECH DETECTION THRESHOLD
United States - (US)
10/135,323
4/30/2002
US20020172342
11/21/2002
6,721,411
4/13/2004
AUDIO CONFERENCE PLATFORM WITH DYNAMIC SPEECH DETECTION THRESHOLD
United States - (US)
10/801,276
3/16/2004
US2004-0174973
9/9/2004
8,111,820
2/7/2012
AUDIO CONFERENCE PLATFORM WITH DYNAMIC SPEECH DETECTION THRESHOLD
United States - (US)
13/361,395
1/30/2012
US2013-0028404
1/31/2013
8,611,520
12/17/2013
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ON-DEMAND TELECONFERENCING
United States - (US)
09/366,355
8/3/1999
 
 
6,181,786
1/30/2001
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ON-DEMAND TELECONFERENCING
United States - (US)
09/772,590
1/29/2001
 
 
6,330,321
12/11/2001
LARVE-SCALE, FAULT-TOLERANT AUDIO CONFERENCING OVER A HYBRID NETWORK
United States - (US)
09/426,382
10/25/1999
 
 
6,657,975
12/2/2003
LARGE-SCALE, FAULT-TOLERANT AUDIO CONFERENCING OVER A HYBRID NETWORK
United States - (US)
10/696,376
10/29/2003
US2004-0085913
5/6/2004
6,879,565
4/12/2005
INTEGRATED DESKTOP VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM
United States - (US)
11/108,015
4/15/2005
US2005-0231587
10/20/2005
7,593,031
9/22/2009
A SPEAKERPHONE WITH A CELLULAR PHONE CONNECTION
United States - (US)
11/076,360
3/9/2005
US2005-0233778
10/20/2005
7,529,566
5/5/2009
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDLING THE AUDIO SIGNALS OF CONFERENCE
United States - (US)
10/909,446
8/2/2004
US2006-0026002
2/2/2006
8,170,191
5/1/2012
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDLING THE AUDIO SIGNALS OF CONFERENCE
United States - (US)
11/148,103
6/8/2005
US2006-0023062
2/2/2006
7,929,011
4/19/2011
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING A SUB-VIDEOCONFERENCE FROM A MAIN VIDEOCONFERENCE
United States - (US)
11/045,396
1/27/2005
US2006-0164507
7/27/2006
7,679,640
3/16/2010
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STEREO OPERATION OF MICROPHONES FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEM
United States - (US)
11/095,900
3/30/2005
US2006-0221177
10/5/2006
7,646,876
1/12/2010
REMOTE MULTIPOINT ARCHITECTURE FOR FULL-DUPLEX AUDIO
United States - (US)
11/065,792
2/25/2005
US2006-0193466
8/31/2006
7,903,828
3/8/2011
CONFERENCE LINK BETWEEN A SPEAKERPHONE AND A VIDEO CONFERENCE UNIT
United States - (US)
10/897,318
7/21/2004
US2005-0231586
10/20/2005
7,339,605
3/4/2008
CONFERENCE LINK BETWEEN A SPEAKERPHONE AND A VIDEO CONFERENCE UNIT
United States - (US)
12/040,718
2/29/2008
US2008-0143819
6/19/2008
8,004,556
8/23/2011
A SPEAKERPHONE WITH A NOVEL LOUDSPEAKER PLACEMENT
United States - (US)
11/136,137
5/24/2005
US2006-0285680
12/21/2006
7,646,862
1/12/2010
SPEAKERPHONE WITH A NOVEL LOUDSPEAKER PLACEMENT
United States - (US)
12/551,885
9/1/2009
20,090,324,001

12/31/2009
7,940,923
5/10/2011
FEEDBACK ELIMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS
United States - (US)
11/095,045
3/31/2005
US2006-0227978
10/12/2006
7,742,608
6/22/2010
A CONFERENCE UNIT CONTROLLING ROOM FUNCTIONS
United States - (US)
11/136,138
5/24/2005
US2006-0017805
1/26/2006
8,767,032
7/1/2014
STEREO MICROPHONE PROCESSING FOR TELECONFERENCING
United States - (US)
10/881,008
6/30/2004
US2006-0013416
1/19/2006
8,687,820
4/1/2014
NATURAL PAN TILT ZOOM CAMERA MOTION TO PRESET CAMERA POSITIONS
United States - (US)
10/892,813
7/16/2004
US2006-0012671
1/19/2006
7,623,156
11/24/2009


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ERROR CONCEALMENT IN A VIDEO DECODER
United States - (US)
11/208,153
8/19/2005
US2006-0039475
2/23/2006
8,064,527
11/22/2011
A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMBINING SPEAKERPHONE AND VIDEO CONFERENCE UNIT OPERATIONS
United States - (US)
11/123,765
5/6/2005
US2005-0212908
9/29/2005
8,947,487
2/3/2015
CONFERENCE ENDPOINT CONTROLLING FUNCTIONS OF A REMOTE DEVICE
United States - (US)
11/081,081
3/15/2005
US2005-0213739
9/29/2005
8,934,382
1/13/2015
SPEAKERPHONE TRANSMITTING URL INFORMATION TO A REMOTE DEVICE
United States - (US)
11/080,997
3/15/2005
US2005-0213735
9/29/2005
7,864,938
1/4/2011
METHOD AND MEANS FOR PROVIDING NETWORK AWARE SCHEDULING FOR A VIDEOCONFERNCING NETWORK
United States - (US)
10/325,644
12/20/2002
 
 
7,437,463
10/14/2008
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING APPLICATIONS BETWEEN COMPUTER SYSTEMS
United States - (US)
09/109,958
7/2/1998
 
 
6,271,839
8/7/2001
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING APPLICATIONS BETWEEN COMPUTER SYSTEMS
United States - (US)
09/109,330
8/10/1998
 
 
6,285,363
9/4/2004
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING APPLICATIONS BETWEEN COMPUTER SYSTEMS
United States - (US)
09/322,504
5/28/1999
 
 
6,268,855
7/31/2001
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING DATA FOR A SHARED APPLICATION
United States - (US)
09/108,882
7/1/1998
 
 
6,216,177
4/10/2001
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING DATA FOR A SHARED APPLICATION
United States - (US)
09/108,881
7/1/1998
 
 
6,304,928
10/16/2001
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING DATA FOR A SHARED APPLICATION
United States - (US)
09/566,309
5/8/2000
 
 
6,911,987
6/28/2005
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING AN APPLICATION PROGRAM WITH MULTIPLE COMPUTER SYSTEMS
United States - (US)
09/266,719
3/11/1999
 
 
6,223,212
4/24/2001
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING DATA WHILE SHARING APPLICATION PROGRAMS
United States - (US)
09/186,668
11/4/1998
 
 
6,574,674
6/3/2003
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING DATA FLOW
United States - (US)
08/815,091
3/12/1997
 
 
6,032,188
2/29/2000
CEILING MICROPHONE ASSEMBLY
United States - (US)
11/156,954
6/20/2005
US2006-0088173
4/27/2006
7,660,428
2/9/2010
VIDEO ERROR CONCEALMENT METHOD
United States - (US)
11/180,899
7/13/2005
US2007-0014360
1/18/2007
9,661,376
5/23/2017
MULTI-SITE CONFERENCING SYSTEM AND METHOD
United States - (US)
11/109,563
4/19/2005
US2006-0233120
10/19/2006
7,492,730
2/17/2009
SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING VIDEOCONFERENCING SESSION OVER TELEVISION NETWORK
United States - (US)
11/308,294
3/15/2006
US2007-0216759
9/20/2007
7,884,844
2/8/2011
HOME VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM
United States - (US)
12/986,088
1/6/2011
US2012-0169831
7/5/2012
8,619,953
12/31/2013
DUAL-TRANSFORM CODING OF AUDIO SIGNALS
United States - (US)
11/550,629
10/18/2006
US2008-0097749
4/24/2008
7,953,595
5/31/2011
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALLOWING A VIDEO CONFEREE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN VARIOUS ASSOCIATED VIDEOCONFERENCES
United States - (US)
11/045,565
1/27/2005
US2006-0164508
7/27/2006
7,679,638
3/16/2010
CONFERENCE ENDPOINT CONTROLLING AUDIO VOLUME OF A REMOTE DEVICE
United States - (US)
11/080,369
3/15/2005
US2005-0213517
9/29/2005
8,948,059
2/3/2015


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CONFERENCE ENDPOINT INSTRUCTING CONFERENCE BRIDGE TO DIAL PHONE NUMBER
United States - (US)
11/080,989
3/15/2005
US2005-0213730
9/29/2005
8,964,604
2/24/2015
CONFERENCE POINT INSTRUCTING CONFERENCE BRIDGE TO MUTE PARTICIPANTS
United States - (US)
11/080,993
3/15/2005
US2005-0213731
9/29/2005
7,978,838
7/12/2011
CONFERENCE ENDPOINT INSTRUCTING A REMOTE DEVICE TO ESTABLISH A NEW CONNECTION
United States - (US)
11/080,985
3/15/2005
US2005-0231728
9/29/2005
8,934,381
1/13/2015
CONFERENCE ENDPOINT REQUESTING AND RECEIVING BILLING INFORMATION FROM A CONFERENCE BRIDGE
United States - (US)
11/081,019
3/15/2005
US2005-0213738
9/29/2005
8,223,942
7/17/2012
SPEAKERPHONE USING A SECURE AUDIO CONNECTION TO INITIATE A SECOND SECURE CONNECTION
United States - (US)
11/080,988
3/15/2005
US2005-0213729
9/29/2005
9,001,702
4/7/2015
SPEAKERPHONE AND CONFERENCE BRIDGE WHICH REQUEST AND PERFORM POLLING OPERATIONS
United States - (US)
11/080,984
3/15/2005
US2005-0213727
9/29/2005
8,976,712
3/10/2015
SPEAKERPHONE TRANSMITTING PASSWORD INFORMATION TO A REMOTE DEVICE
United States - (US)
11/081,016
3/15/2005
US2005-0213737
9/29/2005
8,977,683
3/10/2015
SPEAKERPHONE AND CONFERENCE BRIDGE WHICH RECEIVE AND PROVIDE PARTICIPANT MONITORING INFORMATION
United States - (US)
13/310,336
12/2/2011
US2012-0076288
3/29/2012
8,705,719
4/22/2014
SPEAKERPHONE ESTABLISHING AND USING A SECOND CONNECTION OF GRAPHICS INFORMATION
United States - (US)
11/080,999
3/15/2005
US2005-0213736
9/29/2005
7,742,588
6/22/2010
SPEAKERPHONE TRANSMITTING CONTROL INFORMATION EMBEDDED IN AUDIO INFORMATION THROUGH A CONFERENCE BRIDGE
United States - (US)
11/080,977
3/15/2005
US2005-0213725
9/29/2005
8,885,523
11/11/2014
CLUSTER OF FIRST-ORDER MICROPHONES AND METHOD OF OPERATION FOR STEREO INPUT OF VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM
United States - (US)
11/320,323
12/27/2005
US2007-0147634
6/28/2007
8,130,977
3/6/2012
MULTIPLEXED MICROPHONE SIGNALS WITH MULTIPLE SIGNAL PROCESSING PATHS
United States - (US)
11/318,784
12/27/2005
US2007-0147627
6/28/2007
7,873,175
1/18/2011
CONFERENCING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING SITE NAMES (CALLER ID) IN LANGUAGES BASED ON DOUBLE OR MULTIPLE BYTE CHARACTER SETS
United States - (US)
11/456,465
7/10/2006
US2007-0041540
2/22/2007
8,018,481
9/13/2011
SPATIALLY CORRELATED AUDIO IN MULTIPOINT VIDEOCONFERENCING
United States - (US)
11/221,168
9/7/2005
US2007-0064094
3/22/2007
7,612,793
11/3/2009
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTINUOUS PRESENCE VIDEO IN A CASCADING CONFERENCE
United States - (US)
11/365,115
3/1/2006
US2007-0206089
9/6/2007
7,800,642
9/21/2010
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTINUOUS PRESENCE VIDEO IN A CASCADING CONFERENCE
United States - (US)
12/885,859
9/20/2010
US2011-0018960
1/27/2011
8,446,451
5/21/2013
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONTINUOUS PRESENCE VIDEO IN A CASCADING CONFERENCE
United States - (US)
13/868,733
4/23/2013
US2013-0235147
9/12/2013
9,035,990
5/19/2015
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING BANDWIDTH BETWEEN MULTIPLE VIDEO STREAMS OF VIDEOCONFERENCE
United States - (US)
11/277,535
3/27/2006
US2007-0263072
11/15/2007
8,064,514
11/22/2011


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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING CONNECTION INFORMATION FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING UNITS USING E-MAILS
United States - (US)
11/277,967
3/30/2006
US2007-0263074
11/15/2007
7,589,757
9/15/2009
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING CONNECTION INFORMATION FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING UNITS USING E-MAILS
United States - (US)
12/556,768
9/10/2009
US2010-0070598
3/18/2010
8,217,986
7/10/2012
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VIDEOCONFERENCE WITH TOUCH SCREEN INTERFACE
United States - (US)
11/307,194
1/26/2006
US2007-0171273
7/26/2007
8,872,879
10/28/2014
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United States - (US)
13/008,280
1/18/2011
US2011-0234746
9/29/2011
8,593,502
11/26/2013
MIDDLEWARE SERVER FOR INTERFACING COMMUNICATIONS, MULTIMEDIA, AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
United States - (US)
11/278,847
4/6/2006
US2007-0239899
10/11/2007
7,975,073
7/5/2011
BACKGROUND COMPRESSION AND RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUE FOR VIDEO TELEPHONY AND VIDEO CONFERENCING
United States - (US)
13/250,487
9/30/2011
US2013/0083153
4/4/2013
8,773,498
7/8/2014
MULTICAST DISTRIBUTION OVER ONE OR MORE ADDRESSABLE BUSES WHEREIN A SWITCH INCLUDES A REMAPPLING TABLE FOR INPUTTING ADDRESS FOR ONE OR MORE DESTINATIONS
United States - (US)
11/378,797
3/16/2006
NPR
 
7,581,038
8/25/2009
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING CONNECTION INFORMATION FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING UNITS USING INSTANT MESSAGING
United States - (US)
11/277,979
3/30/2006
US2007-0263075
11/15/2007
7,969,461
6/28/2011
METHOD FOR CREATING A VIDEOCONFERENCING DISPLAYED IMAGE
United States - (US)
11/609,735
12/12/2006
US2008-0136898
6/12/2008
8,035,679
10/11/2011
METHOD FOR CREATING A VIDEOCONFERENCING DISPLAYED IMAGE
United States - (US)
11/838,404
8/14/2007
US2008-013899
6/12/2008
8,248,455
8/21/2012
METHOD FOR CREATING A VIDEOCONFERENCING DISPLAYED IMAGE
United States - (US)
13/240,091
9/22/2011
US2012-0007944
1/12/2012
8,217,987
7/10/2012
METHOD FOR CREATING A VIDEOCONFERENCING DISPLAYED IMAGE
United States - (US)
13/545,068
7/10/2012
US2012-0274729
11/1/2012
8,638,355
1/28/2014
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRESENTATIONS AND VIDEOCONFERENCES USING HAND MOTIONS
United States - (US)
11/557,173
11/7/2006
US2008-0109724
5/8/2008
7,770,115
8/3/2010
AUTOMATIC AUDIO PRIORITY DESIGNATION DURING CONFERENCE
United States - (US)
12/697,844
2/1/2010
US2011-0187814
8/4/2011
8,447,023
5/21/2013
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERCUSSIVE NOISE REDUCTION IN A CONFERENCE
United States - (US)
11/684,689
3/12/2007
NPR
 
8,170,200
5/1/2012
TAG-AWARE MULTIPOINT SWITCHING FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING
United States - (US)
11/772,687
7/2/2007
US2009-0009587
1/8/2009
8,274,543
9/25/2012
TAG-AWARE MULTIPOINT SWITCHING FOR CONFERENCING
United States - (US)
13/617,773
9/14/2012
US2013-0010050
1/10/2013
8,797,375
8/5/2014
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY SUPPRESSING COMPUTER KEYBOARD NOISES IN AUDIO TELECOMMUNICATION SESSION
United States - (US)
11/745,510
5/8/2007
US2008-0279366
11/13/2008
8,654,950
2/18/2014
SPEAKER AND SPEAKER ENCLOSURE
United States - (US)
11/742,308
4/30/2007
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12/6/2007
8,494,203
7/23/2013


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SPEAKER WITH ACOUSTIC DAMPED PORT
United States - (US)
11/421,022
5/30/2006
US2007-0280499
12/6/2007
7,899,201
3/1/2011
SPEAKER WITH ACOUSTIC DAMPED PORT
United States - (US)
12/955,332
11/29/2010
US2011-0069848
3/24/2011
8,582,794
11/12/2013
VIDEOCONFERENCING NETWORK ADAPTER DETECTION USING STUN PROTOCOL
United States - (US)
11/940,979
11/15/2007
US2008-0129817
6/5/2008
8,217,984
7/10/2012
ULTRASONIC CAMERA TRACKING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
United States - (US)
11/872,303
10/15/2007
US2008-0095401
4/24/2008
8,249,298
8/21/2012
DESKTOP PHONE WITH INTERCHANGEABLE WIRELESS HANDSET
United States - (US)
11/537,530
9/29/2006
US2008-0081610
4/3/2008
8,175,636
5/8/2012
FAST LATTICE VECTOR QUANTIZATION
United States - (US)
11/550,682
10/18/2006
US2008-0097755
4/24/2008
7,966,175
6/21/2011
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BRIGHTNESS MATCHING
United States - (US)
11/684,271
3/9/2007
US2008-0218585
9/11/2008
8,144,186
3/27/2012
APPEARANCE MATCHING FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING
United States - (US)
13/372,074
2/13/2012
US2012-0147130
6/14/2012
8,885,014
11/11/2014
SMART CROPPING OF VIDEO IMAGES IN A VIDEOCONFERENCING SESSION
United States - (US)
11/751,558
5/21/2007
US2008-0291265
11/27/2008
8,289,371
10/16/2012
A METHOD TO POPULATE CONTACT LIST FROM RECENT CALL LOG
United States - (US)
12/190,406
8/12/2008
US2010-0039495
2/18/2010
8,508,570
8/13/2013
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOST PACKET RECOVERY WITH CONGESTION AVOIDANCE
United States - (US)
12/178,367
7/23/2008
US2009-0046580
2/19/2009
7,876,685
1/25/2011
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOST PACKET RECOVERY WITH CONGESTION AVOIDANCE
United States - (US)
12/967,787
12/14/2010
US2011-0096776
4/28/2011
8,493,862
7/23/2013
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMAL TRANSMISSION OF A MULTITUDE OF VIDEO PICTURES TO ONE OR MORE DESTINATIONS
United States - (US)
10/371,823
2/21/2003
US2004-0179591
9/16/2004
7,352,809
4/1/2008
SPEAKERPHONE
United States - (US)
29/279,000
4/17/2007
 
 
D571776
6/24/2008
DISTRIBUTED AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM
United States - (US)
12/136,654
6/10/2008
US2009-0304206
12/10/2009
8,422,701
4/16/2013
DISTRIBUTED AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING VIRTUAL CHANNELS
United States - (US)
12/136,663
6/10/2008
20,090,304,197

12/10/2009
8,369,541
2/5/2013
DISTRIBUTED AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING LOGICAL CHANNEL GROUPS
United States - (US)
12/136,671
6/10/2008
US2009-0307383
12/10/2009
8,358,791
1/22/2013
ENHANCED WIRELESS TELEPHONE HANDSET
United States - (US)
29/256,819
3/24/2006
 
 
D539779
4/3/2007
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING A CONFERENCE BETWEEN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND A CONFERENCING TERMINAL
United States - (US)
12/465,548
5/13/2009
US2009-0284579
11/19/2009
8,340,271
12/25/2012
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INITIATING A CONFERENCE BASED ON THE PROXIMITY OF A PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE
United States - (US)
12/465,558
5/13/2009
US2009-0284580
11/19/2009
8,340,272
12/25/2012
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING CONFERENCING RESOURCES IN A PREMISES
United States - (US)
12/465,566
5/13/2009
US2009-0285130
11/19/2009
8,428,234
4/23/2013
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE TO A PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A CONFERENCING SESSION
United States - (US)
12/465,574
5/13/2009
US2009-0285131
11/19/2009
8,340,268
12/25/2012


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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING A CONFERENCE BETWEEN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND A CONFERENCING TERMINAL
United States - (US)
13/846,592
3/18/2013
US2013-0210401
8/15/2013
8,885,811
11/11/2014
AUDIO SIGNAL ROUTING
United States - (US)
12/099,144
4/7/2008
2009-0252315
10/8/2009
8,559,611
10/15/2013
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSIGNING A PLURALITY OF MACS TO A PLURALITY OF PROCESSORS
United States - (US)
12/196,700
8/22/2008
20,090,067,320

3/12/2009
7,898,941
3/1/2011
CONFIGURING VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEMS TO CREATE VIDEO SESSIONS WITH REALISTIC PRESENCE
United States - (US)
12/249,348
10/10/2008
US2009-0225152
9/10/2009
8,217,981
7/10/2012
INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR TELEPRESENCE VIDEOCONFERENCING
United States - (US)
12/249,467
10/10/2008
US20090096861
4/16/2009
8,773,495
7/8/2014
METHOD & SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING AUDIO SIGNALS
United States - (US)
12/684,717
1/8/2010
 
 
8,462,193
6/11/2013
STEREO TO MONO CONVERSION FOR VOICE CONFERENCING
United States - (US)
12/275,393
11/21/2008
US2010-0131278
5/27/2010
8,219,400
7/10/2012
EXTENDED PRESENCE FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEMS
United States - (US)
12/483,493
6/12/2009
2010-0149307
6/17/2010
8,330,795
12/11/2012
EXTENDED PRESENCE FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEMS
United States - (US)
13/586,232
8/15/2012
US2012-0306996
12/6/2012
8,941,711
1/27/2015
DETECTION AND SUPRESSION OF RETURNED AUDIO AT NEAR-END
United States - (US)
12/565,374
9/23/2009
US2011-0069830
3/24/2011
8,625,776
1/7/2014
DETECTION AND SUPRESSION OF RETURNED AUDIO AT NEAR-END
United States - (US)
14/100,907
12/9/2013
US2014-0098950
4/10/2014
9,025,764
5/5/2015
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINING A PLURALITY OF VIDEO STREAM GENERATED IN A VIDEOCONFERENCE
United States - (US)
12/581,626
10/19/2009
US2010-0128105
5/27/2010
8,502,857
8/6/2013
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMBINING A PLURALITY OF VIDEO STREAM GENERATED IN A VIDEOCONFERENCE
United States - (US)
13/932,145
7/1/2013
US2013-0300819
11/14/2013
9,065,974
6/23/2015
DISTRIBUTED BRIDGING
United States - (US)
12/099,146
4/7/2008
US2009-0252316
10/8/2009
8,379,823
2/19/2013
AUTOMATIC VIDEO LAYOUTS FOR MULTI-STREAM MULTI-SITE TELEPRESENCE CONFERENCING SYSTEM
United States - (US)
13/024,101
2/9/2011
US2012-0200658
8/9/2012
8,537,195
9/17/2013
AUTOMATIC VIDEO LAYOUTS FOR MULTI-STREAM MULTI-SITE TELEPRESENCE CONFERENCING SYSTEM
United States - (US)
13/970,231
8/19/2013
US2013-0328998
12/12/2013
9,462,227
10/4/2016
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING A CONTINUOUS PRESENCE VIDEO-CONFERENCE
United States - (US)
12/872,672
8/31/2010
US2012-0050454
3/1/2012
8,704,871
4/22/2014
DYNAMIC ADAPTION OF A CONTINUOUS PRESENCE VIDEOCONFERENCING LAYOUT BASED ON A VIDEO CONTENT
United States - (US)
12/683,806
1/7/2010
US2010-0103245
4/29/2010
8,446,454
5/21/2013
DYNAMIC ADAPTION OF A CONTINUOUS PRESENCE VIDEOCONFERENCING LAYOUT BASED ON A VIDEO CONTENT
United States - (US)
13/857,746
4/5/2013
US2013-0222529
8/29/2013
9,294,726
3/22/2016
DYNAMIC ADAPTION OF A CONTINUOUS PRESENCE VIDEOCONFERENCING LAYOUT BASED ON A VIDEO CONTENT
United States - (US)
15/050,245
2/22/2016
US-216-0173824-A1
6/16/2016
9,467,657
10/11/2016


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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPOSING VIDEO IMAGES FROM A PLURALITY OF ENDPOINTS
United States - (US)
12/492,797
6/26/2009
US2010-0328422
12/30/2010
8,184,142
5/22/2012
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPOSING VIDEO IMAGES FROM A PLURALITY OF ENDPOINTS
United States - (US)
13/449,756
4/18/2012
US2012-0206563
8/16/2012
8,885,015
11/11/2014
FULL-BAND SCALABLE AUDIO CODEC
United States - (US)
12/829,233
7/1/2010
US2012-0004918
1/5/2012
8,386,266
2/26/2013
VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM WITH ENHANCHED TELEPRESENCE USING A SINGLE WIDE ASPECT RATIO CAMERA
United States - (US)
13/117,513
5/27/2011
US2011-0310214
12/22/2011
8,797,376
8/5/2014
DISTANCE LEARNING VIA INSTRUCTOR IMMERSION INTO REMOTE CLASSROOM
United States - (US)
12/549,234
8/27/2009
US2011-0050842
3/3/2011
8,208,002
6/26/2012
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPATCHING RECEIVED SESSIONS BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF INSTANCES OF AN APPLICATION USING THE SAME IP PORT
United States - (US)
12/357,001
1/21/2009
US20100131656
5/27/2010
8,849,972
9/30/2014
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPATCHING RECEIVED SESSIONS BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF INSTANCES OF AN APPLICATION USING THE SAME IP PORT
United States - (US)
14/459,987
8/14/2014
US2015-0026328
1/22/2015
9,379,984
6/28/2016
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPATCHING RECEIVED SESSIONS BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF INSTANCES OF AN APPLICATION USING THE SAME IP PORT
United States - (US)
15/193,873
6/27/2016
US 2016-0308921 A1
10/20/2016
 
 
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING CONTINUOUS PRESENCE CONFERENCES
United States - (US)
12/542,450
8/17/2009
US2010-0194847
8/5/2010
8,228,363
7/24/2012
VIDEOCONFERENCING ENDPOINT HAVING MULTIPLE VOICE-TRACKING CAMERAS
United States - (US)
12/782,137
5/18/2010
US2011-0285808
11/24/2011
8,395,653
3/12/2013
VIDEOCONFERENCING ENDPOINT HAVING MULTIPLE VOICE-TRACKING CAMERAS
United States - (US)
13/786,260
3/5/2013
US2013-0271559
10/17/2013
9,392,221
7/12/2016
AUTOMATIC CAMERA FRAMING FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING
United States - (US)
12/782,155
5/18/2010
US2011-0285809
11/24/2011
8,248,448
8/21/2012
VOICE-TRACKING CAMERA WITH SPEAKER IDENTIFICATION
United States - (US)
12/782,173
5/18/2010
US-2011-0285807-A1
11/24/2011
9,723,260
8/1/2017
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-BOX ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVISIONING
United States - (US)
13/088,158
4/15/2011
US-2012-0262281-A1
10/18/2012
9,916,169
3/13/2018
METHOD AND APPARATUS TO VIRTUALIZE PEOPLE WITH 3D EFFECT INTO A REMOTE ROOM ON A TELEPRESENCE CALL FOR TRUE IN PERSON EXPERIENCE
United States - (US)
12/694,109
1/26/2010
US2011-0181685
7/28/2011
8,487,977
7/16/2013
ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLER CLOCK COMPENSATION
United States - (US)
12/907,224
10/19/2010
NON PUB REQ
 
8,320,554
11/27/2012
METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ADD VIDEO CAPABILITY TO ANY VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VO/IP) SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL (SIP) PHONE
United States - (US)
12/784,563
5/21/2010
US2011-0289201
11/24/2011
9,380,078
6/28/2016
METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ADD VIDEO CAPABILITY TO ANY VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL (VO/IP) SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL (SIP) PHONE
United States - (US)
15/193,953
6/27/2016
US 2016-0308930 A1
10/20/2016
 
 
REMOVING A SELF IMAGE FROM A CONTINUOUS PRESENCE VIDEO IMAGE
United States - (US)
12/958,500
12/2/2010
US2012-0140020
6/7/2012
8,427,520
4/23/2013


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REMOVING A SELF IMAGE FROM A CONTINUOUS PRESENCE VIDEO IMAGE
United States - (US)
13/783,691
3/4/2013
US2013-0176379
7/11/2013
8,970,657
3/3/2015
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTING A CP LAYOUT ACCORDING TO INTERACTION BETWEEN CONFEREES
United States - (US)
12/750,851
3/31/2010
US2011-0090302
4/21/2011
8,542,266
9/24/2013
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTING A CP LAYOUT ACCORDING TO INTERACTION BETWEEN CONFEREES
United States - (US)
14/014,146
8/29/2013
US2014-0002585
1/2/2014
9,041,767
5/26/2015
AUDIO PACKET LOSS CONCEALMENT BY TRANSFORM INTERPOLATION
United States - (US)
12/696,788
1/29/2010
US2011-0191111
8/4/2011
8,428,959
4/23/2013
SPEAKERPHONE
United States - (US)
29/358,053
3/22/2010
 
 
D635955
4/12/2011
SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC CALL INITIATION BASED ON BIOMETRIC DATA
United States - (US)
13/231,122
9/13/2011
US2013-0063548
3/14/2013
 
 
METHOD FOR ARTIFACT REDUCTION IN PACKET LOSS CONCEALMENT
United States - (US)
12/911,314
10/25/2010
US2012-0101814
4/26/2012
9,263,049
2/16/2016
MANAGING MOBILE DEVICE INTERACTIONS USING BARCODES
United States - (US)
13/207,929
8/11/2011
US2012-0061458
3/15/2012
8,496,180
7/30/2013
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STIMULATED 3D VIDEOCONFERENCING
United States - (US)
13/105,290
5/11/2011
US2012-0236107
9/20/2012
8,736,660
5/27/2014
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STIMULATED 3D VIDEOCONFERENCING
United States - (US)
14/279,584
5/16/2014
US2014-0247321
9/4/2014
9,769,422
9/19/2017
METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR STIMULATED 3D VIDEOCONFERENCING
United States - (US)
15/708,690
9/19/2017
 
 
 
 
FAR FIELD NOISE SUPPRESSION FOR TELEPHONY DEVICES
United States - (US)
13/684,526
11/24/2012
US2014-0148224
5/29/2014
8,989,815
3/24/2015
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN VIDEO STREAMS IN A CONTINUOUS PRESENCE CONFERENCE
United States - (US)
13/487,703
6/4/2012
US2012-0236111
9/20/2012
8,760,492
6/24/2014
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN VIDEO STREAMS IN A CONTINUOUS PRESENCE CONFERENCE
United States - (US)
14/276,454
5/13/2014
US2014-0333715
11/13/2014
9,215,416
12/15/2015
SCALABLE AUDIO IN A MULTI-POINT ENVIRONMENT
United States - (US)
13/294,471
11/11/2011
US2012-0290305
11/15/2012
8,831,932
9/9/2014
AUTOMATIC CAMERA SELECTION FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING
United States - (US)
13/163,837
6/20/2011
US2012-0320143
12/20/2012
9,030,520
5/12/2015
REFLECTIVE AND REFRACTIVE SOLUTIONS TO PROVIDING DIRECT EYE CONTACT VIDEOCONFERENCING
United States - (US)
13/715,188
12/14/2012
US2013-0155176
6/20/2013
8,970,655
3/3/2015
AUTOMATED CALENDARED CONFERENCE RESCHEDULING AND FORWARDING
United States - (US)
13/206,652
8/10/2011
US2013-0038673
2/14/2013
8,743,171
6/3/2014
ARTIFACT REDUCTION IN TIME COMPRESSION
United States - (US)
13/159,815
6/14/2011
US2012-0323585
12/20/2012
8,996,389
3/31/2015
CONFIGURABLE AUDIO TRANSMITTER CIRCUITRY
United States - (US)
13/682,012
11/20/2012
US2014-0140542
5/22/2014
9,590,694
3/7/2017
PORTABLE DEVICES AS VIDEOCONFERENCING PERIPHERALS
United States - (US)
13/282,582
10/27/2011
US2013-0106976
5/2/2013
8,896,651
11/25/2014
VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM USING QR CODES FOR INTERACTION
United States - (US)
13/329,472
12/19/2011
US2013-0155173
6/20/2013
8,963,984
2/24/2015
VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM USING QR CODES FOR INTERACTION
United States - (US)
14/626,499
2/19/2015
US2015-0163455
6/11/2015
9,560,317
1/31/2017


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METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTO-SETTING OF REFERENCE POINTS IN VIDEO CONFERENCING
United States - (US)
13/558,739
7/26/2012
US2013-0250036
9/26/2013
9,386,276
7/5/2016
AUTOMATIC POSITIONING OF VIDEOCONFERENCE CAMERA TO PRESENTER AT PRESENTATION DEVICE
United States - (US)
13/659,028
10/24/2012
US2014-0111600
4/24/2014
9,473,740
10/18/2016
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING CRITICAL PACKETS LOSS IN MULTI-HOP RTP STREAMING
United States - (US)
13/763,382
2/8/2013
2013-0208079
8/15/2013
9,131,110
9/8/2015
PAIRING DEVICES IN CONFERENCE USING ULTRASONIC BEACON
United States - (US)
13/282,609
10/27/2011
US2013-0106977
5/2/2013
9,024,998
5/5/2015
Pairing Devices in Conference Using Ultrasonic Beacon and Subsequent Control Thereof
United States - (US)
14/673,477
3/30/2015
US2015-0208033
7/23/2015
9,544,541
1/10/2017
Pairing Devices in Conference Using Ultrasonic Beacon and Subsequent Control Thereof
United States - (US)
15/395,492
12/30/2016
US2017-0302886
10/19/2017
 
 
Pairing Devices in Conference Using Ultrasonic Beacon and Subsequent Content Sharing
United States - (US)
14/673,482
3/30/2015
US2015-0208034
7/23/2015
9,538,135
1/3/2017
Pairing Devices in Conference Using Ultrasonic Beacon and Subsequent Connection Transfer
United States - (US)
14/673,491
3/30/2015
US2015-0208035
7/23/2015
9,538,136
1/3/2017
COMPENSATING FOR DIFFERENT AUDIO CLOCKS BETWEEN DEVICES USING ULTRASONIC BEACON
United States - (US)
13/282,633
10/27/2011
US2013-0108076
5/2/2013
9,491,404
11/8/2016
METHOD, SYSTEM, AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR INTEGRATING STREAMING CONTENT AND A REAL TIME INTERACTIVE DYNAMIC USER INTERFACE OVER A NETWORK
United States - (US)
09/560,821
4/28/2000
 
 
7,299,289
11/20/2007
METHOD, SYSTEM, AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR INTEGRATING STREAMING CONTENT AND A REAL TIME INTERACTIVE DYNAMIC USER INTERFACE OVER A NETWORK
United States - (US)
11/848,188
8/30/2007
20,080,022,204

1/24/2008
7,734,804
6/8/2010
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GRID-BASED INTERACATIVE MULTIMEDIA
United States - (US)
12/274,625
11/20/2008
US2009-0129479
5/21/2009
8,483,284
7/9/2013
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPABILITY-BASED MULTIMEDIA INTERACTIONS
United States - (US)
13/911,233
6/6/2013
US2013-0346881
12/26/2013
9,826,006
11/21/2017
INTERACTIVE CONFERENCING SYSTEM
United States - (US)
15/783,942
10/13/2017
US-2018-0041554-A1
2/8/2018
 
 
MULTIMEDIA SIGNAL LATENCY MANAGEMENT BY SKIPPING
United States - (US)
14/091,465
11/27/2013
US2014-0089470
3/27/2014
9,467,491
10/11/2016
PANORAMIC VIEWING SYSTEM WITH A COMPOSITE FIELD OF VIEW
United States - (US)
95/001,876
1/26/2012
 
 
 
 
LOSSY CHANNEL VIDEO BLUR AVOIDANCE
United States - (US)
13/770,178
2/19/2013
Non-Pub
 
9,661,325
5/23/2017
LOSSY CHANNEL VIDEO BLUR AVOIDANCE
United States - (US)
15/601,947
5/22/2017
US-2017-0374381-A1
12/28/2017
 
 
LAYOUT AND PRESENTATION MANAGER FOR A VIDEOCONFERENCING MULTIPOINT CONTROL UNIT
United States - (US)
13/918,226
6/14/2013
US2013-0335506
12/19/2013
9,088,692
7/21/2015
AUTOMATIC MICROPHONE MUTING OF NOISES BY MICROPHONE ARRAYS
United States - (US)
13/865,001
4/17/2013
US2013-0294612
11/7/2013
9,282,405
3/8/2016
A VIDEO CONFERENCING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOF
United States - (US)
13/663,618
10/30/2012
US2014-0118471
5/1/2014
9,179,100
11/3/2015
MOBILE GROUP CONFERENCING WITH MOBILE DEVICES
United States - (US)
13/544,271
7/9/2012
US2013-0106975
5/2/2013
9,203,633
12/1/2015


5.17(f) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Polycom, Inc.

SPEECH FRAGMENT DETECTION FOR MANAGEMENT OF INTERACTION IN A REMOTE CONFERENCE
United States - (US)
14/209,465
3/13/2014
US2014-0278399
9/18/2014
9,478,233
10/25/2016
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDLING CONTENT IN VIDEOCONFERENCING
United States - (US)
14/174,218
2/6/2014
US2014-0225982
8/14/2014
9,369,671
6/14/2016
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HANDLING CONTENT IN VIDEOCONFERENCING
United States - (US)
15/181,132
6/13/2016
US 2016-0373697 A1
12/22/2016
9,743,043
8/22/2017
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONDUCTING VIDEO CONFERENCE OF DIVERSE PARTICIPATING DEVICES
United States - (US)
15/174,459
6/6/2016
US-2016-0286168-A1
9/29/2016
 
 
VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM HAVING ADJUNCT CAMERA FOR AUTO-FRAMING AND TRACKING
United States - (US)
13/589,380
8/20/2012
US2014-0049595
2/20/2014
8,842,161
9/23/2014
IMMERSIVE TELEPRESENCE ANYWHERE
United States - (US)
14/209,327
3/13/2014
US2014-0267545
9/18/2014
9,215,406
12/15/2015
IMMERSIVE TELEPRESENCE ANYWHERE
United States - (US)
14/931,603
11/3/2015
US-2016-0073057
3/10/2016
9,503,689
11/22/2016
IMMERSIVE TELEPRESENCE ANYWHERE
United States - (US)
15/336,568
10/27/2016
US-2017-0048486
2/16/2017
9,743,039
8/22/2017
IMMERSIVE TELEPRESENCE ANYWHERE
United States - (US)
15/670,546
8/7/2017
US-2018-0027211-A1
1/25/2018
 
 
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING CONTENT IN VIDEOCONFERENCING
United States - (US)
14/283,691
5/21/2014
US2014-0347435
11/27/2014
9,729,822
8/8/2017
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING CONTENT IN VIDEOCONFERENCING
United States - (US)
15/642,508
7/6/2017
US-2017-0310932-A1
10/26/2017
 
 
FACILITATING MULTI-PARTY CONFERENCES, INCLUDING ALLOCATING RESOURCES NEEDED FOR CONFERENCE WHILE ESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS WITH PARTICIPANTS
United States - (US)
13/945,570
7/18/2013
US2014-0022334
1/23/2014
9,319,634
4/19/2016
FACILITATING MULTI-PARTY CONFERENCES, INCLUDING ALLOCATING RESOURCES NEEDED FOR CONFERENCE WHILE ESTABLISHING CONNECTIONS WITH PARTICIPANTS
United States - (US)
15/072,231
3/16/2016
US-2016-0198124-A1
7/7/2016
9,749,588
8/29/2017
LOUDSPEAKER ARRANGEMENT WITH ON-SCREEN VOICE POSITIONING FOR TELEPRESENCE SYSTEM
United States - (US)
14/201,348
3/7/2014
US2014-0270302
9/18/2014
9,924,252
3/20/2018
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VIRTUAL CAFETERIA
United States - (US)
14/211,631
3/14/2014
US2014-0267575
9/18/2014
9,392,225
7/12/2016
DISPLAY
United States - (US)
29/433,965
10/11/2012
 
 
D694,208
11/26/2013
PROVIDING DIRECT EYE CONTACT VIDEOCONFERENCING
United States - (US)
14/041,677
9/30/2013
US2014-0092200
4/3/2014
9,088,693
7/21/2015
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZING AUDIO AND VIDEO STREAMS IN MEDIA RELAY CONFERENCING
United States - (US)
14/054,411
10/15/2013
US2014-0118473
5/1/2014
9,426,423
8/23/2016
SPEAKERPHONE PERIPHERAL
United States - (US)
29/447,257
3/1/2013
 
 
D714,258
9/30/2014
INTELLEGENT LAYOUTS FOR CALL SCALING AND LAYOUT PERSISTENCE
United States - (US)
14/212,652
3/14/2014
US2014-0267576
9/18/2014
9,369,672
6/14/2016
INTELLEGENT LAYOUTS FOR CALL SCALING AND LAYOUT PERSISTENCE
United States - (US)
15/180,876
6/13/2016
US 2016-0295169 A1
10/6/2016
 
 
ADAPTING A CONTINUOUS PRESENCE LAYOUT TO A DISCUSSION SITUATION
United States - (US)
14/463,506
8/19/2014
US2014-0354764
12/4/2014
9,516,272
12/6/2016


5.17(f) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Polycom, Inc.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NEW LAYOUT EXPERIENCE IN VIDEO COMMUNICATION
United States - (US)
14/719,839
5/22/2015
2015-0341596
11/26/2015
9,876,989
1/23/2018
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NEW LAYOUT EXPERIENCE IN VIDEO COMMUNICATION
United States - (US)
15/840,919
12/13/2017
 
11/26/2015
 
 
AUTOMATED CALLING SYSTEM FOR CONFERENCE CALLS
United States - (US)
12/157,217
6/9/2008
2008/0240392
10/2/2008
8,098,808
1/17/2012
Speech-Selective Audio Mixing for Conference
United States - (US)
14/339,244
7/23/2014
US2015-0030149
1/29/2015
9,237,238
1/12/2016
SYSTEM FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATIONS AND CONFERENCING BETWEEN DISSIMILAR COMPUTING DEVICES INCLUDING MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES
United States - (US)
14/506,234
10/3/2014
US2015-0097922
4/9/2015
9,661,269
5/23/2017
SYSTEM FOR ENABLING COMMUNICATIONS AND CONFERENCING BETWEEN DISSIMILAR COMPUTING DEVICES INCLUDING MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES
United States - (US)
15/487,707
4/14/2017
US-2017-0223064-A1
8/3/2017
 
 
Message Controlled Application and Operating System Image Development and Deployment
United States - (US)
14/804,112
7/20/2015
US-2016-0028672-A1
1/28/2016
 
 
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME ADAPTATION OF A CONFERENCING SYSTEM TO CURRENT CONDITIONS OF A CONFERENCE SESSION
United States - (US)
14/512,186
10/10/2014
US2015-0103137
4/16/2015
 
 
ACOUSTIC PERIMETER FOR REDUCING NOISE TRANSMITTED BY A COMMUNICATION DEVICE IN AN OPEN-PLAN ENVIRONMENT
United States - (US)
14/304,903
6/14/2014
US-2015-0365762-A1
12/17/2015
 
 
MAGNETICALLY ALIGNED HANDSET
United States - (US)
15/068,994
3/14/2016
US-2017-0264724-A1
9/14/2017
 
 
CUSTOMIZABLE PRESENCE-BASED RECIPIENT AVAILABLE NOTIFICATION
United States - (US)
15/668,076
8/3/2017
US-2018-0041632-A1
2/8/2018
 
 
Method and Systems for Optimizing Bandwidth Utilization in a Multi-participant Full Mesh Peer-to-peer Video Session
United States - (US)
14/674,587
3/31/2015
2015-0281645
10/1/2015
9,380,266
6/28/2016
METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMIZING BANDWIDTH UTILIZATION IN A MULTI-PARTICIPANT FULL MESH PEER-TO-PEER VIDEO SESSION
United States - (US)
15/176,254
6/8/2016
US 2016-0285945 A1
9/29/2016
9,756,107
9/5/2017
Method and Systems for Optimizing Bandwidth Utilization in a Multi-Participant Full Mesh Peer-to-Peer Video Session
United States - (US)
15/693,261
8/31/2017
US-2017-0366598-A1
12/21/2017
 
 
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A HYBRID TOPOLOGY MEDIA CONFERENCING SYSTEM
United States - (US)
14/674,662
3/31/2015
2015-0281648
10/1/2015
9,338,401
5/10/2016
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A HYBRID TOPOLOGY MEDIA CONFERENCING SYSTEM
United States - (US)
15/093,840
4/8/2016
US 2016-0227169 A1
8/4/2016
9,596,433
3/14/2017
Method for Providing Seamless Graphical User Interface Control for a Complex System Consisting of Distributed Hardware Modules
United States - (US)
14/817,667
8/4/2015
US-2016-0043907-A1
2/11/2016
 
 
Seamless Transition of a Video Session Between Mesh Topology and a Centralized Bridge Topology
United States - (US)
15/221,371
7/27/2016
US-2017-0272512-A1
9/21/2017
 
 
Method and system for using mesh control for video conferencing bridges and cascading conferences
United States - (US)
14/858,031
9/18/2015
2016-0094804
3/31/2016
9,338,402
5/10/2016
Sample adaptive offset optimization in HEVC temporal SVC encoder
United States - (US)
14/497,706
9/26/2014
 
 
 
 


5.17(f) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Polycom, Inc.

Fast sub pixel motion search in hierarchy motion estimation for H.265 encoder
United States - (US)
14/498,010
9/26/2014
 
 
9,628,793
4/18/2017
MOTION ESTIMATION
United States - (US)
15/463,387
3/20/2017
US-2017-0195686-A1
7/6/2017
 
 
SEAMLESS ESCALATION OF MESH VIDEOCONFERENCES TO BRIDGED VIDEOCONFERENCES
United States - (US)
14/923,230
10/26/2015
US 2016-0119583 A1
4/28/2016
9,491,406
11/8/2016
RELAYING MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCING UTILIZING SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING ARCHITECTURE
United States - (US)
15/221,325
7/27/2016
2017-0034224
2/2/2017
 
 
Leaf Speakerphone
United States - (US)
29/518,227
2/20/2015
 
 
D760,201
6/28/2016
SPEAKERPHONE
United States - (US)
29/620,772
5/31/2017
 
 
 
 
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING SPECIALIZED INDEXES OF RECORDED MEETINGS
United States - (US)
15/160,679
5/20/2016
US 2016-0342639 A1
11/24/2016
 
 
Localization of Talkers for the Table-top Videoconferencing System using both Audio and Video
United States - (US)
14/943,667
11/17/2015
US-2016-0140396-A1
5/19/2016
9,542,603
1/10/2017
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCALIZING A TALKER USING AUDIO AND VIDEO INFORMATION
United States - (US)
15/369,576
12/5/2016
2017-0085837
3/23/2017
9,912,908
3/6/218
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCALIZING A TALKER USING AUDIO AND VIDEO INFORMATION
United States - (US)
15/808,665
11/9/2017
 
 
 
 
AUTOMATED LAYOUTS OPTIMIZED FOR MULTI-SCREEN AND MULTI-CAMERA VIDEOCONFERENCING CALLS
United States - (US)
14/965,469
12/10/2015
US-2016-0173823-A1
6/16/2016
9,602,771
3/21/2017
AUTOMATED LAYOUTS OPTIMIZED FOR MULTI-SCREEN AND MULTI-CAMERA VIDEOCONFERENCING CALLS
United States - (US)
15/427,902
2/8/2017
US-2017-0150099-A1
5/25/2017
 
 
INTEGRATION OF SCHEDULED MEETINGS WITH AUDIO-VIDEO SOLUTIONS
United States - (US)
15/066,498
3/10/2016
US 2016-0269687 A1
9/15/2016
9,866,599
1/9/2018
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BRIGHTENING VIDEO IMAGE REGIONS TO COMPENSATE FOR BACKLIGHTING
United States - (US)
15/017,262
2/5/2016
US-2016-0234455-A1
8/11/2016
9,843,761
12/12/2017
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BRIGHTENING VIDEO IMAGE REGIONS TO COMPENSATE FOR BACKLIGHTING
United States - (US)
15/808,685
11/9/2017
 
 
 
 
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECORDING A MESH PEER-TO-PEER VIDEO CONFERENCE
United States - (US)
15/221,385
7/27/2016
US-2017-0359391-A1
12/14/2017
 
 
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CASCADED PEER-2-PEER VIDEO CONFERENCES
United States - (US)
15/221,398
7/27/2016
US-2017-0359392-A1
12/14/2017
 
 
LED CAMERA ANGLE IDENTIFIER SYSTEM
United States - (US)
15/687,363
8/25/2017
US 2017-0359503 A1
12/14/2017
 
 
Retractable Camera Device
United States - (US)
14/873,073
10/1/2015
 
 
9,405,173
8/2/2016
METHOD AND DESIGN FOR OPTIMUM CAMERA AND DISPLAY ALIGNMENT OF CENTER OF THE ROOM VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEMS
United States - (US)
14/872,817
10/1/2015
 
 
9,531,996
12/27/2016
METHOD AND DESIGN FOR OPTIMUM CAMERA AND DISPLAY ALIGNMENT OF CENTER OF THE ROOM VIDEO CONFERENCING SYSTEMS
United States - (US)
15/354,404
11/17/2016
US-2017-0099454-A1
4/6/2017
 
 
DIGITAL STORYBOARDS USING MULTIPLE DISPLAYS FOR CONTENT PRESENTATION AND COLLABORATION
United States - (US)
15/282,817
9/30/2016
 
 
 
 


5.17(f) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Polycom, Inc.

COLLABORATIVELY CONTROLLING DISPLAY OF INFORMATION ACROSS MULTIPLE DISPLAYS
United States - (US)
15/282,840
9/30/2016
US-2017-097745-A1
4/6/2017
 
 
CONVERSATIONAL PLACEMENT OF SPEAKERS AT ONE ENDPOINT
United States - (US)
15/252,078
8/30/2016
US-2017-0099459-A1
4/6/2017
9,800,835
10/24/2017
CONVERSATIONAL PLACEMENT OF SPEAKERS AT ONE ENDPOINT
United States - (US)
15/790,682
10/23/2017
 
 
 
 
OPTIMIZING PANORAMIC IMAGE COMPOSITION
United States - (US)
15/252,085
8/30/2016
US-2017-0099460-A1
4/6/2017
 
 
PANORAMIC IMAGE PLACEMENT TO MINIMIZE FULL IMAGE INTERFERENCE
United States - (US)
15/252,093
8/30/2016
US-2017-009461-A1
4/6/2017
9,843,770
12/12/2017
PANORAMIC IMAGE PLACEMENT TO MINIMIZE FULL IMAGE INTERFERENCE
United States - (US)
15/839,476
12/12/2017
 
 
 
 
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING IMAGES AND VIDEO HAVING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE
United States - (US)
15/371,031
12/6/2016
 
 
 
 
Multi-Finger Touch
United States - (US)
14/871,012
9/30/2015
US-2017-0090606-A1
3/30/2017
 
 
Videoconferencing Unit
United States - (US)
29/539,282
9/11/2015
 
 
D788725
6/6/2017
DETECTION OF UNSECURE CALLS BY COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
United States - (US)
15/395,802
12/30/2016
US-2017-0318456-A1
11/2/2017
 
 
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE TELEPRESENCE AMONGST NON-HOMOGENEOUS ENDPOINTS
United States - (US)
15/286,466
10/5/2016
US-2017-0099361-A1
4/6/2017
 
 
ENHANCED ROSTER FOR A SCHEDULED COLLABORATION SESSION
United States - (US)
15/221,352
7/27/2016
US-2017-0353509-A1
12/7/2017
 
 
Room-specific pairing via a combined Ultrasonic beacon / Blue-tooth approach
United States - (US)
15/251,126
8/30/2016
 
 
9,730,255
8/8/2017
PAIRING COMPUTER SYSTEMS WITH CONFERENCING SYSTEMS USING A VIDEO INTERFACE
United States - (US)
15/370,433
12/6/2016
 
 
 
 
DIFFERENTIAL AUDIO-VIDEO SYNCHRONIZATION
United States - (US)
15/615,717
6/6/2017
 
 
 
 
People Detection Method for Auto-framing and Tracking in Video Conference
United States - (US)
15/640,371
6/30/2017
 
 
 
 
Interference-free audio pickup for video-conferencing systems
United States - (US)
15/640,385
6/30/2017
 
 
 
 
MULTIMEDIA COMPOSITION IN MEETING SPACES
United States - (US)
62/527,969
6/30/2017
 
 
 
 
Audio acoustic feedback elimination utilizing multiple adaptive filters and nonlinear processing
United States - (US)
62/480,106
3/31/2017
 
 
 
 
Optimal View Selection Method in a Video Conference
United States - (US)
15/640,358
6/30/2017
 
 
 
 
INTERNET CONNECTION LOAD BALANCING WITH DIRECT ACCESS TO BALANCED DEVICES
United States - (US)
62/479,009
3/30/2017
 
 
 
 
DIRECTION DEPENDENT MCU/GATEWAY
United States - (US)
62/479,142
3/30/2017
 
 
 
 
REVERSE CALL FORKING
United States - (US)
62/479,290
3/30/2017
 
 
 
 
REPLYING TO A SPOKEN COMMAND
United States - (US)
15/670,572
8/7/2017
 
 
 
 
GLOBAL ANNOTATIONS ACROSS CONTENTS
United States - (US)
15/615,675
6/6/2017
 
 
 
 


5.17(f) patents, industrial designs, and applications owned by Polycom, Inc.

DETECTING ERASURE GESTURES IN AN ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION SYSTEM
United States - (US)
15/615,606
6/6/2017
 
 
 
 
CONTEXT BASED ANNOTATING IN AN ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION SYSTEM
United States - (US)
15/615,642
6/6/2017
 
 
 
 
ADAPTIVE INKING IN AN ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION SYSTEM
United States - (US)
15/615,664
6/6/2017
 
 
 
 
REJECTING EXTRANEOUS TOUCH INPUTS IN AN ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION SYSTEM
United States - (US)
15/615,707
6/6/2017
 
 
 
 
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SECURE CLOUD-BASED ACCESS AND CONTROL OF CLOUD BASED CONTENT SOURCES TO COMMUNITY DEVICES VIA FEDERATED AUTHORIZATION AND PERSONAL DEVICES
United States - (US)
62/515,814
6/6/2017
 
 
 
 
AUDIO ECHO CANCELLATION WITH ROBUST DOUBLE-TALK DETECTION IN A CONFERENCING ENVIRONMENT
United States - (US)
15/667,910
8/3/2017
 
 
 
 
START CODE AND EMULATION PREVENTION PROPOSAL FOR AV1
United States - (US)
62/546,327
8/16/2017
 
 
 
 




SCHEDULE 6.19

(POST-CLOSING MATTERS)

Within 90 days of the Closing Date (or such longer period as agreed by the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall, or shall cause each Loan Party to, as applicable, deliver to the Administrative Agent, certificates and endorsements for each insurance policy maintained pursuant to Section 6.07 of the Credit Agreement, thereby naming the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as additional insured, loss payee and/or mortgagee, as applicable, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.





SCHEDULE 7.02

(EXISTING INDEBTEDNESS)

Indenture dated as of May 27, 2015 among the Borrower, the guarantors from time to time party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as amended, restated or supplemented from time to time
Purchase Agreement between the Borrower and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, as representative of the several Initial Purchasers listed in Schedule I thereto, effective as of May 21, 2015
Intercompany note between Polycom Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd as lender and Polycom, Inc. as lendee in the principal amount of $40.2M
Intercompany note between Polycom (United Kingdom) Ltd. as lender and Polycom, Inc. as lendee in the principal amount of $14.5M
Letter of Credit with Citibank, in the amount of USD 500,000 for the benefit of CyberTAN Technology, Inc. as supplier for Obihai Technology. This is cash collateralized.
Bank Guarantee with Rabo Bank, Australia in the amount of AUD 20,000 for the benefit of Mirvac Funds Limited as landlord
Bank Guarantee with Rabo Bank, Paris in the amount of EUR 134,760 for the benefit of Perial Asset Management as landlord
Bank Guarantee with Rabo Bank, Milan in the amount of EUR 176,000 for the benefit of Zinc Two, S.R.L. as landlord
Bank Guarantee with Nordea Bank, Oslo in the amount of NOK 97,069 for the benefit of Oslo Kemnerkontor as tax agency. This is supported by an unsecured Bank of America Letter of Credit
Bank Guarantee with Australia New Zealand Bank (ANZ), in the amount of AUD 92,000 for the benefit of The Trust Company Limited A.C.N 004 027 749 as trustee for LAV Australia, Sub Trust 1 ABN 85 793 344 938 as landlord
Bank Guarantee with Australia New Zealand Bank (ANZ), in the amount of AUD 328,296.00 for the benefit of ISPT Pty Ltd A.C.N 064 041 283 as landlord
Bank Guarantee with Dresdner Bank AG, in the amount of EUR 22,833.48 for the benefit of Triforum GmbH & Co. Verwaltunge KG as landlord. This is supported by a Wells Fargo Letter of Credit which is collateralized outside of the Polycom Line of Credit.
Bank Guarantee with Dresdner Bank AG, in the amount of EUR 50,969.33 for the benefit of Panavia Aircraft GmbH as landlord. This is supported by a Wells Fargo Letter of Credit which is collateralized outside of the Polycom Line of Credit.



Surety Bond with Hanover Insurance Co., in the amount of USD 200,000 for the benefit of The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection as government agency
Surety Bond with C.A. Shea & Co, Inc., in the amount USD 200,000 for the benefit of The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection as government agency
Surety Bond with Trisura, in the amount CAD 50,000 for the benefit of Canada Border Services Agency as government agency
Surety Bond with Roanoke Inc., in the amount of USD 300,000 for the benefit of The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection as government agency
Surety Bond with Roanoke Inc., in the amount of USD 500,000 for the benefit of The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection as government agency
Surety Bond with Roanoke Inc., in the amount of USD 100,000 for the benefit of The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection as government agency
Polycom Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) in the approximate amount of $20M with payments due to employees in July 2018 and January 2019
Polycom, Inc. has a capital lease with CHG-Meridian USA Corp for $622,000 related to the purchase of computer equipment
Letter of Credit with Macquarie Capital Funding LLC, in the amount of USD 250,000 for the benefit of Zurich American Insurance Company on behalf of Polycom, Inc.
Letter of Credit with Macquarie Capital Funding LLC, in the amount of USD 15,000 for the benefit of The Travelers Indemnity Company on behalf of Polycom, Inc.
Letter of Credit with Bank of Montreal, in the amount of USD 400,000 for the benefit of The Hanover Insurance Company on behalf of Polycom, Inc.
Letter of Credit with Macquarie Capital Funding LLC, in the amount of USD 400,000 for the benefit of Bank of Montreal on behalf of Polycom, Inc.






SCHEDULE 7.03

(EXISTING INVESTMENTS)

Intercompany note between Plantronics, Inc. as lender and Plantronics Telecomunicacoes Ltda. (Brazil) as lendee in the principal amount of $4.8M
Polycom, Inc. equity investment in Edgewater Networks, Inc. of approximately $1M, with 2.46% ownership
Polycom, Inc. equity investment in Avnera Corporation of approximately $1.2M, with 0.82% ownership









SCHEDULE 7.08

(TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES)

Intercompany note between Plantronics, Inc. as lender and Plantronics Telecomunicacoes Ltda. (Brazil) as lendee in the principal amount of $4.8M
Intercompany note between Polycom Global (Singapore) Pte. Ltd as lender and Polycom, Inc. as lendee in the principal amount of $40.2M
Intercompany note between Polycom (United Kingdom) Ltd. as lender and Polycom, Inc. as lendee in the principal amount of $14.5M







SCHEDULE 7.09

(BURDENSOME AGREEMENTS)

Indenture dated as of May 27, 2015 among the Borrower, the guarantors from time to time party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as amended, restated or supplemented from time to time







SCHEDULE 10.02

(ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S OFFICE, CERTAIN ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES)

Borrower:
Plantronics, Inc.
345 Encinal Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Attention: Mary Huser, General Counsel
Telephone: 831.458.7848
Facsimile: 831.426.2965
Electronic Mail: Mary.huser@plantronics.com

Website: http://investor.plantronics.com/

With a copy to:

Plantronics, Inc.
345 Encinal Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Attention: Pamela Strayer, Chief Financial Officer
Telephone: 831.458.7444
Facsimile: 831.426.2965
Electronic Mail: Pamela.strayer@plantronics.com


Administrative Agent:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1525 W W T Harris Blvd, Floor 01
Charlotte, NC 28262-8522
Attention: Stephen Foltin
Telephone: 704-427-2546
Electronic Mail: Stephen.Foltin2@wellsfargo.com

With a copy to:

Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
90 South 7th Street, 6th Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Attention: Jesse Mason
Telephone: 763-251-0456
Electronic Mail: jesse.s.mason@wellsfargo.com




EXHIBIT A
[FORM OF]
COMMITTED LOAN NOTICE
Date:               ,      
To:    Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2018 (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 Plantronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
The undersigned hereby requests (select one):
A [Revolving Credit] [Term B] Borrowing
A [conversion] [continuation] of [Revolving Credit] [Term B] Loans
1.
On                                 a Business Day).
2.
In the amount of $                           .
3.
[Comprised of                                             ] [To be
converted to                     ] (Type of Loan requested).
4.
For Eurodollar Rate Loans: with an Interest Period of [one (1)][two (2)][three (3)][six (6)] months. 1  
[After giving effect to the Revolving Credit Borrowing requested herein, the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings will not exceed the Revolving Credit Commitments.] 2 [The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) will be satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.] 3  
PLANTRONICS, INC.
By:              
Name:    
Title:    
1

Or twelve months or such other period if requested by the Borrower and consented to by all the Appropriate Lenders.

2

Include this sentence in the case of a Revolving Credit Borrowing.
3

Include this sentence unless requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans.








EXHIBIT B
[FORM OF]
SWING LINE LOAN NOTICE
Date:               ,      
To:    Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Swing Line Lender
    Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2018 (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 Plantronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
The undersigned hereby requests a Swing Line Loan:
1.
On                                 a Business Day).
2.
In the amount of $                           .
After giving effect to the Swing Line Loan requested herein, the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings will not exceed the Revolving Credit Commitments.

The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) shall be satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.
PLANTRONICS, INC.
By:              
Name:    
Title:    





EXHIBIT C-1
[FORM OF]
TERM B NOTE
$                                           , 20__
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (the “ Borrower ”), hereby promises to pay to                       or its registered assigns (the “ Lender ”), in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement (as hereinafter defined) on the Term B Maturity Date, the outstanding principal amount of the Term B Loan made by the Lender to the Borrower under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2018 (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 the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Term B Loan made by the Lender 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 Dollars in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office. 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.
This Term B Note is one of the Term B 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 Term B Note is also entitled to the benefits of the Guaranty 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 Term B Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable all as provided in the Agreement. The Term B Loan made by the Lender shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts or records maintained by the Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Lender may also attach schedules to this Term B Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Term B Loans and payments with respect thereto.
The Borrower, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand and notice of protest, demand, dishonor and non-payment of this Term B Note.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
PLANTRONICS, INC.
By:              
Name:    
Title:    






LOANS AND PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT THERETO
Date
Type of
Loan Made
Amount of Loan Made
End of
Interest
Period
Amount of Principal or Interest Paid This Date
Outstanding Principal
Balance
This Date
Notation Made By
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




EXHIBIT C-2
[FORM OF]
REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE
$                                           , 20__
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (the “ Borrower ”), hereby promises to pay to                       or its registered assigns (the “ Lender ”), in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement (as hereinafter defined) on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, the outstanding principal amount of each Revolving Credit Loan from time to time made by the Lender to the Borrower under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2018 (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 the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Credit Loan 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. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.04(f) of the Agreement with respect to Swing Line Loans, all payments of principal and interest shall be made to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lender in Dollars in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office. 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.
This Revolving Credit Note is one of the Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit Note is also entitled to the benefits of the Guaranty 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 Revolving Credit Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable all as provided in the Agreement. Revolving Credit 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 Revolving Credit Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Revolving Credit Loans and payments with respect thereto.
The Borrower, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand and notice of protest, demand, dishonor and non-payment of this Revolving Credit Note.
THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
PLANTRONICS, INC.
By:              
Name:    
Title:    






LOANS AND PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT THERETO
Date
Type of
Loan Made
Amount of Loan Made
End of
Interest
Period
Amount of Principal or Interest Paid This Date
Outstanding Principal
Balance
This Date
Notation Made By
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





EXHIBIT C-3
[FORM OF]
SWING LINE NOTE
$                                           , 20__
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (the “ Borrower ”), hereby promises to pay to [                       ] or its registered assigns (the “ Swing Line Lender ”), in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the outstanding principal amount of each Swing Line Loan from time to time made by the Swing Line Lender to the Borrower under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2018 (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 the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
The Borrower promises to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Swing Line Loan from the date of such Swing Line 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 Swing Line Lender for its own account in Dollars in immediately available funds as set forth in 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.
This Swing Line Note is the Swing Line Note 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 Swing Line Note is also entitled to the benefits of the Guaranty 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 Swing Line Note shall become, or may be declared to be, immediately due and payable all as provided in the Agreement. Swing Line Loans made by the Swing Line Lender shall be evidenced by one or more loan accounts or records maintained by the Swing Line Lender in the ordinary course of business. The Swing Line Lender may also attach schedules to this Swing Line Note and endorse thereon the date, amount and maturity of its Swing Line Loans and payments with respect thereto.
The Borrower, for itself, its successors and assigns, hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest and demand and notice of protest, demand, dishonor and non-payment of this Swing Line Note.
THIS SWING LINE NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
PLANTRONICS, INC.
By:              
Name:    
Title:    






LOANS AND PAYMENTS WITH RESPECT THERETO
Date
Amount of
Loan Made
Amount of Principal or Interest Paid
This Date
Outstanding
Principal
Balance
This Date
Notation
Made By
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





EXHIBIT D
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
Financial Statement Date:              ,          
To:    Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2018 (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 Plantronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
The undersigned Responsible Officer hereby certifies as of the date hereof that he/she is the                        of the Borrower, and that, as such, he/she is authorized to execute and deliver this Compliance Certificate to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Borrower, and that:
[Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal year-end financial statements]
1.    The Borrower has delivered (i) the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of the fiscal year of the Borrower ended as of the above date and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP, and audited by an independent certified public accountant as required by Section 6.01(a) of the Agreement, and (ii) the report and opinion of such independent certified public accountant with respect to such consolidated statements required by such Section 6.01(a) .
[Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal quarter-end financial statements]
1.    The Borrower has delivered the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the end of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower ended as of the above date, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations and cash flows for such fiscal quarter and for the portion of the Borrower’s fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.
2.    The undersigned has reviewed and is familiar with the terms of the Agreement and has made, or has caused to be made under his/her supervision, a reasonably detailed review of the transactions and financial condition of the Borrower during the accounting period covered by such financial statements, and






[select one:]
[to the knowledge of the undersigned, as of the date hereof, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.]
--or--
[to the knowledge of the undersigned, the following is a list of each Default or Event of Default that exists on the date hereof and its nature and status:]
4.    To the knowledge of the undersigned, the financial covenants and negative covenant analyses and information set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto are true and accurate in all material respects on and as of the date of this Compliance Certificate.
[Signature Page Follows]



IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned has executed this Compliance Certificate as of                      ,                     .
PLANTRONICS, INC.
By:              
Name:    
Title:    



For the Quarter/Year ended                 ,       (“ Statement Date ”)
SCHEDULE 1 1
to the Compliance Certificate
($ in 000’s)
I.    Section 7.11(a) – Secured Net Leverage Ratio. 2  
A.    Consolidated Secured Indebtedness at Statement Date:
1.    Outstanding principal amount of all obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed money (including Obligations under the Agreement) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments:    $          
plus
2.    Outstanding principal amount of all purchase money Indebtedness:     $          
plus
3.    (a)    All direct obligations arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments, to the extent drawn and not reimbursed:     $          
(b)    The amount of cash collateral securing any letters of credit described in Line I.A.3(a) above:     $          
    
1

This Schedule is intended as a starting point only. Please refer to all relevant definitions and Sections in the Agreement when preparing a Compliance Certificate.

2

For the purposes of this calculation, Consolidated Secured Indebtedness shall be calculated net of the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents on the balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date up to an amount equal to $100,000,000.





(c)    Line I.A.3(a) less Line I.A.3(b):     $          
plus
4.    Principal amount of obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than (i) trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Earnout Obligations, until such obligations appear in the liabilities section of the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than the footnotes thereto) and are not paid within 30 days after becoming due and payable and (iii) accrued expenses and accrued pension costs and other employee benefit compensation and compensation obligations incurred or arising in the ordinary course of business), solely to the extent such obligations are included as liabilities on the balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP:     $          
plus
5.    Outstanding principal amount or capitalized amount, as applicable, of all Attributable Indebtedness:     $          
plus
6.    All Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in Lines I.A.1 through I.A.5 above of Persons other than the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary:     $          
plus
7.    Outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness of the types referred to in Lines I.A.1 through I.A.6 above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer, unless such Indebtedness is expressly made non-recourse to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary:     $          




8.    Consolidated Funded Indebtedness ( sum of Lines I.A.1 plus I.A.2 plus I.A.3(c) plus I.A.4 plus I.A.5 plus I.A.6 plus I.A.7 above):     $          
9.    Consolidated Secured Indebtedness (the aggregate principal amount of Line I.A.8 that is secured by a Lien on any assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries):     $          
B.    Consolidated Interest Charges:
Sum of the following, of or by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the Subject Period (as defined below):
1.    All interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP:     $          
plus
2.    All interest, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP:     $          
plus
3.    All interest paid or payable with respect to discontinued operations:     $          
plus
4.    Portion of rent expense under Capitalized Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP:     $          
plus
5.    All cash contributions to any employee stock ownership plan or similar trust to the extent such contributions are used by such plan or trust to pay interest or fees to any Person (other than the Borrower or



any Restricted Subsidiary) in connection with Indebtedness incurred by such plan or trust:     $          
6.    Consolidated Interest Charges ( sum of Lines I.B.1 through I.B.5 above):     $          
C.    Consolidated EBITDA 3 of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the completed period for which this Compliance Certificate and the related financial statements are being delivered (the “ Subject Period ”):
1.    Consolidated Net Income for the Subject Period (as determined pursuant to the definition thereof in the Agreement):     $          
plus (to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income and without duplication):
2.    Consolidated Interest Charges (net of interest income) for the Subject Period (Line I.B.6 above):    $          
3.    Provision for federal, state, local and foreign income taxes payable or accrued during such period (but excluding amounts paid or accrued in a prior period) for the Subject Period:     $          
4.    Depreciation expenses for the Subject Period:     $          
5.    Amortization expenses (including amortization of Capitalized Leases) for the Subject Period:     $          
3

See the definition of Consolidated EBITDA with respect to certain adjustments in calculations in connection with certain Dispositions and Permitted Acquisitions. This Schedule is intended as a starting point only. Please refer to the Agreement and all relevant definitions and Sections when preparing a Compliance Certificate.






6.    Non-recurring or unusual expenses for the Subject Period (other than Capitalized Expenses and integration expenses) incurred in connection with the consummation of the Agreement, the initial Credit Extensions thereunder, the Polycom Acquisition and the other Transactions:     $          
7.    Non-recurring or unusual expenses and other items deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income (other than Capitalized Expenses and integration expenses) incurred after the Closing Date during the Subject Period in connection with any Permitted Acquisition (other than the Polycom Acquisition) or any proposed Acquisition that is not closed:     $          
8.    All non-cash losses, charges, expenses and other items reducing such Consolidated Net Income which do not represent a cash item for the Subject Period or any future period (in each case of or by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries):     $          
9.    Non-recurring or unusual integration expenses and other items deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income incurred by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date in connection with, and directly related to, the Polycom Acquisition or any Permitted Acquisition (in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $50,000,000 and 10% of Consolidated EBITDA for the Subject Period (calculated without inclusion of this Line I.C.9), provided that integration expenses related to the Polycom Acquisition shall not exceed an aggregate amount equal to $75,000,000) so long as such integration expenses are incurred within eighteen (18) months of closing such Permitted Acquisition or the Polycom Acquisition, as applicable:    $          
10.    Other non-recurring or unusual losses, charges, expenses and other items, reducing such Consolidated Net Income (other than items of the type referred to in the preceding Lines (6) and (9)), incurred during the Subject Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the greater of $50,000,000 and 10% of Consolidated EBITDA for the Subject Period (calculated without inclusion of this Line I.C.10):    $          



11.    Without duplication of amounts added back in the preceding Lines (whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise), the amount of any Expected Cost Savings (net of actual amounts realized) that are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable (in the good faith determination of such Person) related to (i) the Polycom Acquisition and (ii) after the Closing Date, any Permitted Acquisitions, permitted Investments, permitted Dispositions, or any operating improvement, restructuring, cost savings initiative or other similar initiative and/or specified transaction, projected by a financial officer in good faith to be reasonably anticipated to be realizable within eighteen (18) months of the consummation of the event giving rise thereto and not to exceed 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for the Subject Period (calculated without inclusion of this Line I.C.11) 4 :     $               
12.    Any transaction fees, costs and expenses, premiums, make-whole amounts, penalty payments and other similar items incurred in connection with the consummation of any of the following transactions (or any such transaction proposed and not consummated); any issuance or offering of Equity Interests, any Investment, any Disposition and any incurrence, repayment, refinancing, amendment or modification of Indebtedness:    $          

minus (to the extent the following were included in calculating Consolidated Net Income and without duplication):
13.    Federal, state, local and foreign income tax credits for the Subject Period:     $          
14.    Non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income (other than the accrual of revenue or recording of receivables in the ordinary course of business) for the Subject Period:     $          
4

“Expected Cost Savings” are “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, transition expenses, business optimization, other operating improvements, initiatives and synergies (net of actual amounts realized) that are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable (in the good faith determination of such Person).





15.    Cash payments made during the Subject Period with respect to any expenses added back in any prior period under Line I.C.8 above for the Subject Period:     $          
16.    Consolidated EBITDA (sum of Lines I.C.1 through I.C.12 minus Lines I.C.13 through I.C.15):     $          
D.    Secured Net Leverage Ratio
(Line I.A.9 ¸ Line I.C.16):    ____ to 1.00
E.    Maximum permitted:    ____ to 1.00
Period
Maximum Secured Net Leverage Ratio
December 29, 2018 through June 29, 2019
3.50 to 1.00
June 30, 2019 through March 28, 2020
3.25 to 1.00
March 29, 2020 through April 3, 2021
3.00 to 1.00
April 4, 2021 and thereafter
2.75 to 1.00

II.    Interest Coverage Ratio 5  
Section 7.11(b) (Line I.C.16 ¸ Line I.B.6 (to the extent paid or payable in cash)):    ____ to 1.00

III.    Total Net Leverage Ratio 6  
(Line I.A.8 ¸ Line I.C.16):     $          

5

Minimum permitted: 2.75 to 1.00

6

For the purposes of this calculation, Consolidated Funded Indebtedness shall be calculated net of the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents on the balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date up to an amount equal to $100,000,000.







EXHIBIT E
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
This Assignment and Assumption (this “ Assignment and Assumption ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [the][each] 1 Assignor identified in item 1 below ([the][each, an] “ Assignor ”) and [the][each] 2 Assignee identified in item 2 below ([the][each, an] “ Assignee ”). [It is understood and agreed that the rights and obligations of [the Assignors][the Assignees] 3 hereunder are several and not joint.] 4 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by [the][each] Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
For an agreed consideration, [the][each] Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to [the Assignee][the respective Assignees], and [the][each] Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from [the Assignor][the respective Assignors], subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of [the Assignor’s][the respective Assignors’] rights and obligations in [its capacity as a Lender][their respective capacities as Lenders] under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto in the amount[s] and equal to the percentage interest[s] identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of [the Assignor] [the respective Assignors] under the respective facilities identified below (including, without limitation, the Letters of Credit and the Swing Line Loans included in such facilities 5 ) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of [the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender)][the respective Assignors (in their respective capacities as Lenders)] against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by [the][any] Assignor to [the][any] Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as [the][an] “ Assigned Interest ”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to [the][any] Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by [the][any] Assignor.
1

For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignor(s), if the assignment is from a single Assignor, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is from multiple Assignors, choose the second bracketed language.

2

For bracketed language here and elsewhere in this form relating to the Assignee(s), if the assignment is to a single Assignee, choose the first bracketed language. If the assignment is to multiple Assignees, choose the second bracketed language.

3

Select as appropriate.

4

Include bracketed language if there are either multiple Assignors or multiple Assignees.

5

Include all applicable subfacilities.




1.
Assignor[s] :         
         
[Assignor [is] [is not] a Defaulting Lender]
2.
Assignee[s] :         
         
[for each Assignee, indicate [Affiliate][Approved Fund] of [identify Lender]]
3.
Borrower : Plantronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation
4.
Administrative Agent : Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement
5.
Credit Agreement :     Credit Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2018, among Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.
6.
Assigned Interest[s] :
Assignor[s] 6
Assignee[s] 7
Facility
Assigned
8
Aggregate Amount of
Commitment/
Loans for all Lenders
9
Amount of
Commitment/
Loans
Assigned
Percentage Assigned of Commitment/ Loans 10
CUSIP
Number
 
 
 
$           
$           
           %
 
 
 
 
$           
$           
           %
 
 
 
 
$           
$           
           %
 

[7.
Trade Date :          ] 11  
Effective Date:                 , 20__ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
6

List each Assignor, as appropriate.

7

List each Assignee and, if available, its market entity identifier, as appropriate.

8

Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment (e.g. “Revolving Credit Commitment,” “Term B Commitment,” etc.).

9

Amounts in this column and in the column immediately to the right to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.

10

Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.

11

To be completed if the Assignor and the Assignee intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.





ASSIGNOR[S] 12  
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:              
Title:    
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:              
Title:    
ASSIGNEE[S] 13  
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:              
Title:    
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:              
Title:    






















12

Add additional signature blocks as needed. Include both Fund/Pension Plan and manager making the trade (if applicable).
13

Add additional signature blocks as needed. Include both Fund/Pension Plan and manager making the trade (if applicable).





[Consented to and] 14 Accepted:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
   as Administrative Agent
By:         
Title:
[Consented to:] 15  
    
By:         
Title:





























14

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

15

To be added only if the consent of the Borrower and/or other parties (e.g. Swing Line Lender, L/C Issuer) is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.





ANNEX 1 TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
1.     Representations and Warranties .
1.1.     Assignor . [The][Each] Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, (ii) [the][such] Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) it is [not] a Defaulting Lender; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
1.2.     Assignee . [The][Each] Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it is an Eligible Assignee that meets all the requirements to be an assignee under Sections 10.06(b)(iii) , (v) and (vi) of the Credit Agreement (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of [the][the relevant] Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by [the][such] Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire [the][such] Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase [the][such] Assigned Interest, and (vii) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached hereto is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by [the][such] Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, [the][any] Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2.     Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of [the][each] Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and



other amounts) to [the][the relevant] Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to [the][the relevant] Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments of interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Effective Date to [the][the relevant] Assignee.
3.     General Provisions . This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by facsimile or email shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.







Exhibit F

FORM OF PERFECTION CERTIFICATE
Reference is hereby made to (i) that certain Credit Agreement dated as of July 2, 2018 (the “ Credit Agreement ”) among Plantronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Borrower ”), certain other parties thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), and (ii) that certain Security Agreement dated as of July 2, 2018 (the “ Security Agreement ”), executed in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit Agreement), by the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor (as defined in the Credit Agreement). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement, as applicable.
As used herein, the term “ Companies ” means Borrower and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors.
The undersigned hereby certify to the Administrative Agent as of the date hereof as follows; provided that such certification with respect to Polycom, Inc. under Sections 1(b) (to the extent not reflected in the organizational documents of Polycom, Inc.) 3, 9, 12 and 14 below are solely to the undersigned’s knowledge after due inquiry:
1. Names .
(a)      The exact legal name of each Company, as such name appears in its respective certificate of incorporation or any other organizational document, is set forth in Schedule 1(a) . Each Company is (i) the type of entity disclosed next to its name in Schedule 1(a) and (ii) a registered organization except to the extent disclosed in Schedule 1(a) . Also set forth in Schedule 1(a) is the organizational identification number, if any, of each Company that is a registered organization, the Federal Taxpayer Identification Number of each Company and the jurisdiction of formation of each Company.
(b)      Set forth in Schedule 1(b) hereto is a list of any other corporate or organizational names of each Company (or any other business or organization to which each Company became the successor by merger, consolidation, Acquisition, change in form or jurisdiction of organization or otherwise) has had in the past five years, together with the date of the relevant change.
(c)      Set forth in Schedule 1(c) is a list of all other names used by each Company on any filings with the Internal Revenue Service at any time within the five years preceding the date hereof. Except as set forth in Schedule 1(c) , no Company has changed its jurisdiction of organization at any time during the past four months.
2.      Current Locations . The chief executive office of each Company is located at the address set forth in Schedule 2 hereto.
3.      Extraordinary Transactions . Except for (i) those purchases, acquisitions and other transactions described in Schedule 3 attached hereto and (ii) Collateral with a value of less than $25,000,000, all of the Collateral within the past five (5) years has been originated by each Company in the ordinary course of business or consists of goods which have been acquired by such Company in the ordinary course of business from a person in the business of selling goods of that kind.
4.      UCC Filings . The financing statements attached as Schedule 4 relating to the Security Agreement, are in the appropriate forms for filing in the filing offices in the jurisdictions identified in Schedule 5 hereof.



5.      Schedule of Filings . Attached hereto as Schedule 5 is a schedule of (i) the appropriate filing offices for the financing statements attached hereto as Schedule 4 , and (ii) the appropriate filing offices for the Mortgages and fixture filings relating to the Mortgaged Property set forth in Schedule 6(a) .
6.      Real Property . (a) Attached hereto as Schedule 6(a) is a list of all (i) real property to be encumbered by a Mortgage and fixture filing, which real property includes all Material Real Property owned by each Company located in the United States as of the Closing Date (such real property, the “ Mortgaged Property ”), (ii) common names, addresses and uses of each Mortgaged Property (including a description of any material improvements located thereon), and (iii) other information relating thereto required by such Schedule. Except as described in Schedule 6(b) attached hereto: (i) no Company has entered into any material leases, subleases, tenancies, franchise agreements, licenses or other occupancy arrangements as owner, lessor, sublessor, licensor, franchisor or grantor with respect to any of the real property described in Schedule 6(a) , and (ii) no Company has any Leases which the execution, delivery or performance of any Loan Document requires the consent of the landlord, tenant or other party thereto except to the extent the failure to obtain such consent would not adversely affect in any material respect the Liens created under the Collateral Documents and could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
7.      Termination Statements . Attached hereto as Schedule 7(a) are the duly authorized termination statements in the appropriate form for filing in each applicable jurisdiction identified in Schedule 7(b) hereto with respect to each Lien described therein.
8.      Stock Ownership and Other Equity Interests . Attached hereto as Schedule 8(a) is a true and correct list of all of the authorized, and the issued and outstanding, stock, partnership interests, limited liability company membership interests or other equity interest of each Company and its Subsidiaries and the record and beneficial owners of such stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other equity interests setting forth the percentage of such equity interests pledged under the Security Agreement. Also set forth in Schedule 8(b) is each equity investment of each Company that represents 50% or less of the equity of the entity in which such investment was made setting forth the percentage of such equity interests pledged under the Security Agreement; provided, however, that such equity investments with a value individually of less than $10,000,000 shall not be required to be listed on Schedule 8(b) so long as the aggregate value of all such equity investments not listed on Schedule 8(b) is less than $25,000,000.
9.      Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper . Attached hereto as Schedule 9 is a true and correct list of all promissory notes, instruments (other than checks to be deposited in the ordinary course of business), tangible chattel paper, electronic chattel paper and other evidence of indebtedness, in each case evidencing an outstanding principal amount equal to or exceeding $10,000,000 individually, or together with all amounts payable evidenced by any instrument or tangible chattel paper not listed on Schedule 9, $25,000,000 in the aggregate, held by each Company as of the date hereof, including all such intercompany notes between or among any two or more Companies or any of their Subsidiaries, stating if such instruments, chattel paper or other evidence of indebtedness is pledged under the Security Agreement.
10.      Intellectual Property . (a) Attached hereto as Schedule 10(a ) is a schedule setting forth all of each Company’s material owned Patents and Trademarks (each as defined in the Security Agreement) applied for or registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “ USPTO ”), including the name of the registered owner or applicant and the registration, application, or publication number, as applicable, of such Patent or Trademark owned by such Company.



(b) Attached hereto as Schedule 10(b) is a schedule setting forth all of each Company’s material owned United States Copyrights (as defined in the Security Agreement) registered with the United States Copyright Office (the “ USCO ”), including the name of the registered owner and the registration number of such Copyright owned by such Company.
(c) Attached hereto as Schedule 10(c) is a schedule setting forth all of each Company’s material Patent Licenses, material Trademark Licenses and material exclusive Copyright Licenses including, but not limited to, the relevant signatory parties to each license along with the date of execution thereof but excluding any off-the-shelf software.
; provided , however, that inadvertent failure to list intellectual property in this Section 10 that is not useful to a Company or that a Company intends to abandon or allow to lapse or that is of de minimis value (individually, and in the aggregate with all other intellectual property not listed) will not constitute a breach of this Section 10 .

11.     Commercial Tort Claims . Attached hereto as Schedule 11 is a true and correct list of all Commercial Tort Claims (as defined in the Security Agreement), in each case for an amount equal to or greater than $10,000,000 held by each Company, including a brief description thereof and stating if such commercial tort claims are required to be pledged under the Security Agreement.

12.     Letter-of-Credit Rights . Attached hereto as Schedule 12 is a true and correct list of all Letters of Credit, in each case with an undrawn face amount equal to or greater than $10,000,000, issued in favor of each Company, as beneficiary thereunder, stating if letter-of-credit rights with respect to such Letters of Credit are required to be subject to a control arrangement pursuant to the Security Agreement.
13.     Insurance .    Attached hereto as Schedule 13 is a true and correct list of all material insurance policies of the Companies.
14.     Other Collateral . Attached hereto as Schedule 14 is a true and correct list of all of the following types of collateral, if any, owned or held by each Company: (a) all material agreements and material contracts with any Governmental Authority, (b) all FCC licenses, (c) all aircraft and airplanes, (d) all ships, boats and vessels, (e) all rolling stock and trains, (f) all quantities of oil, gas, minerals and as extracted collateral, stating in each case, if such types of collateral are required to be pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , we have hereunto signed this Perfection Certificate as of this ____ day of ______, 2018.
PLANTRONICS, INC.
By:
        
Name:    
Title:    
POLYCOM, INC.
By:
        
Name:    
Title:    




Schedule 1(a)
Legal Names, Etc .
Legal Name
Type of Entity
Registered Organization
(Yes/No)
Organizational Number
Federal Taxpayer
Identification Number
State of Formation
 
 
 
 
 
 




Schedule 1(b)
Prior Organizational Names
Company/Subsidiary
Prior Name
Date of Change
 
 
 




Schedule 1(c)
Other Names on IRS Filings; Changes in Jurisdiction
Company/Subsidiary
List of All Other Names Used on Any Filings with the Internal Revenue Service During Past Five Years
Prior Jurisdiction of Organization
 
 
 






Schedule 2
Chief Executive Offices
Company/Subsidiary
Address
County
State
 
 
 
 




Schedule 3
Extraordinary Transactions
Company/Subsidiary
Description of Transaction Including Parties Thereto
Seller’s/Predecessor’s State of Formation
Date of Transaction
 
 
 
 




Schedule 4
Copy of UCC Financing Statements To Be Filed
[see attached]



Schedule 5
Filings/Filing Offices
Type of Filing
Entity
Applicable Collateral Document
Jurisdictions
 
 
 
 




Schedule 6(a)

Real Property



Schedule 6(b)

Required Consents; Company Held Landlord’s/Grantor’s Interests




Schedule 7(a)

Termination Statements To Be Filed


[See attached]




Schedule 7(b)
Termination Statement Filing Jurisdictions
Debtor
Jurisdiction
Secured Party
Type of Collateral
UCC-1 File Date
UCC-1 File Number
 
 
 
 
 
 



Schedule 8
(a) Equity Interests of Companies and Subsidiaries
Current Legal Entities Owned
Record Owner
No. Shares/Interest
Percent Pledged
 
 
 
 

(b) Other Equity Interests

Current Legal Entities Owned
Record Owner
Percent Pledged
 
 
 




Schedule 9
Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper
1.    Promissory Notes:
Payee
Payor
Principal Amount
Date of Issuance
Interest Rate
Maturity Date
Pledged
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2.    Chattel Paper:
Description
Pledged
 
 





Schedule 10(a)
Patents and Trademarks
[See attached]




Schedule 10(b)
Copyrights
[See attached]





Schedule 10(c)
Intellectual Property Licenses
Patent Licenses:
LICENSEE
LICENSOR
COUNTRY/STATE
REGISTRATION/ APPLICATION NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
 
 
 
 
 
Trademark Licenses:
LICENSEE
LICENSOR
COUNTRY/STATE
REGISTRATION/ APPLICATION NUMBER
TRADEMARK
 
 
 
 
 


Copyright Licenses:
LICENSEE
LICENSOR
COUNTRY/STATE
REGISTRATION/ APPLICATION NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
 
 
 
 
 




Schedule 11
Commercial Tort Claims
Description
Pledged
 
 




Schedule 12
Letter of Credit Rights
Issuer
Beneficiary
Principal Amount
Date of Issuance
Maturity Date
Subject to Control Requirement
 
 
 
 
 
 




Schedule 13
Insurance




Schedule 14
Other Collateral
(a) Agreements and Contracts with Governmental Authorities
Description



(b) FCC Licenses
Description
 

(c) Aircraft and Airplanes
Description
Pledged
 
 
 
(d) Ships, Boats and Vessels
Description
Pledged
 
 

(e) Rolling Stock And Trains
Description
Pledged
 
 

(f) Oil, Gas, Minerals and As Extracted Collateral



Description
Pledged
 
 






EXHIBIT G-1
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For A Foreign Lender That, For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes, Is Neither Treated As A Partnership Nor Treated As A Disregarded Entity That Is Owned By A Partnership)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 2, 2018 (the “ Agreement ”), by and among Plantronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the lenders who are or may become a party thereto, as Lenders, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01(f) of the Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (a) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (b) it (or, in the event that it is a Disregarded Entity, the Person that is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as being the sole owner of the undersigned) is not a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (c) it is not a “10-percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (d) it is not a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (e) no payments in connection with any Loan Document are effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business by the undersigned (or, in the event that the undersigned is a Disregarded Entity, by the Person that is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as being the sole owner of the undersigned).
The undersigned has furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a certificate of the non-U.S. person status of the undersigned (or, in the event that the undersigned is a Disregarded Entity, the Person that is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as being the sole owner of the undersigned) on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E (or other applicable successor form). By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (a) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing and (b) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two (2) calendar years preceding such payments.
[NAME OF LENDER]
By:             
Name:    
Title:    
Date:                      , 20    





EXHIBIT G-2
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For A Foreign Participant That, For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes, Is Neither Treated As A Partnership Nor Treated As A Disregarded Entity That Is Owned By A Partnership)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 2, 2018 (the “ Agreement ”), by and among Plantronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the lenders who are or may become a party thereto, as Lenders, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01(f) of the Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (a) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (b) it (or, in the event that it is a Disregarded Entity, the Person that is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as being the sole owner of the undersigned) is not a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (c) it is not a “10-percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, (d) it is not a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (e) no payments in connection with any Loan Document are effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business by the undersigned (or, in the event that the undersigned is a Disregarded Entity, by the Person that is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as being the sole owner of the undersigned).
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of the non-U.S. person status of the undersigned (or, in the event that the undersigned is a Disregarded Entity, the Person that is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as being the sole owner of the undersigned) on IRS Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E (or other applicable successor form). By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (a) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing and (b) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two (2) calendar years preceding such payments.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:             
Name:    
Title:    
Date:                      , 20    




EXHIBIT G-3
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For A Foreign Participant That, For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes, Is Either Treated As A Partnership Or Treated As A Disregarded Entity That Is Owned By A Partnership)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 2, 2018 (the “ Agreement ”), by and among Plantronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the lenders who are or may become a party thereto, as Lenders, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01(f) of the Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (a) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (b) it is the sole beneficial owner of such participation for purposes other than U.S. federal income tax purposes, (c) it (or, in the event that it is a Disregarded Entity, the Person that is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as being the sole owner of the undersigned) is not a “bank” extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (d) with respect to such participation, no direct or indirect partner/member of the undersigned that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption (an “ Applicable Partner/Member ”) is (i) a “bank” extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (ii) a 10%-percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or (iii) a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (e) no payments in connection with any Loan Document are effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business by the undersigned or any of its Applicable Partners/Members.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with an IRS Form W-8IMY (or other applicable successor form) accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (a) an IRS Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E (or other applicable successor form) or (b) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E (in each case or other applicable successor form) from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (i) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing and (ii) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two (2) calendar years preceding such payments.
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:             
Name:    
Title:    
Date:                      , 20    



EXHIBIT G-4
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For A Foreign Lender That, For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes, Is Either Treated As A Partnership Or Treated As A Disregarded Entity That Is Owned By A Partnership)
Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 2, 2018 (the “ Agreement ”), by and among Plantronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the lenders who are or may become a party thereto, as Lenders, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.01(f) of the Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (a) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (b) it is the sole beneficial owner of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) for purposes other than U.S. federal income tax purposes, , (c) it (or, in the event that it is a Disregarded Entity, the Person that is treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as being the sole owner of the undersigned) is not a “bank” extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (d) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, no direct or indirect partner/member of the undersigned that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption (an “ Applicable Partner/Member ”) is (i) a “bank” extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (ii) a 10%-percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or (iii) a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (e) no payments in connection with any Loan Document are effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business by the undersigned or any of its Applicable Partners/Members.
The undersigned has furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with an IRS Form W‑8IMY (or other applicable successor form) accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (a) an IRS Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E (or other applicable successor form) or (b) an IRS Form W‑8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E (in each case or other applicable successor form) from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (i) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing and (ii) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two (2) calendar years preceding such payments.
[NAME OF LENDER]
By:             
Name:    
Title:    
Date:                      , 20    




EXHIBIT H
AUCTION PROCEDURES
This Exhibit H is intended to summarize certain basic terms of the Auction Procedures pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 2.18 of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2018 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented, amended and restated or otherwise modified in time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Plantronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, of which this Exhibit H is a part. This Exhibit H is not intended to be a definitive statement of all of the terms and conditions of an Auction, the definitive terms and conditions for which shall be set forth in the applicable offering document. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Exhibit H have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.
(a)     Notice Procedures . In connection with each Auction, the Borrower will provide notification to the Auction Manager (for distribution to the Term B Lenders of the applicable Class(es)) of the Class or Classes of Term B Loans that will be the subject of such Auction (each, an “ Auction Notice ”). Each Auction Notice shall contain (i) the maximum principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof ) of each Class of Term B Loans that the Borrower offers to prepay in such Auction (the “ Auction Amount ”), which shall be no less than $5,000,000 and whole increments of $500,000 in excess thereof (unless another amount is agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Auction Manager); (ii) the range of discounts to par or the amount below a certain discount to par (the “ Discount Range ”), expressed as a range of prices per $1,000 (in increments of $5), at which the Borrower would be willing to prepay Term B Loans of each applicable Class in such Auction; and (iii) the date and time on which such Auction will conclude, on which date and time Return Bids (as defined below) will be due (the “ Expiration Time ”). Such Expiration Time may be extended for an additional period as agreed to between the Auction Manager and the Borrower. An Auction shall be regarded as a “failed auction” in the event that either (x) the Borrower withdraws such Auction in accordance with the terms hereof or (y) the Expiration Time occurs with no Qualifying Bids (as defined below) having been received. In the event of a failed auction, the Borrower shall not be permitted to deliver a new Auction Notice prior to the date occurring three (3) Business Days after such withdrawal or Expiration Time, as the case may be. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Borrower shall not initiate any Auction by delivering an Auction Notice to the Auction Manager until after the conclusion (whether successful or failed) of the previous Auction (if any), whether such conclusion occurs by withdrawal of such previous Auction or the occurrence of the Expiration Time of such previous Auction.
(b)     Reply Procedures . In connection with any Auction, each Term B Lender of the applicable Class(es) wishing to participate in such Auction shall, prior to the Expiration Time, provide the Auction Manager with a notice of participation, in the form included in the respective offering document (each, a “ Return Bid ”) which shall specify (i) a discount to par that must be expressed as a price per $1,000 (in increments of $5) in principal amount of Term B Loans (the “ Reply Price ”) of the applicable Class within the Discount Range and (ii) the principal amount of Term Loans of the applicable Class, in an amount not less than $500,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof, that such Lender offers for sale at its Reply Price (the “ Reply Amount ”). A Lender may submit a Reply Amount that is less than the minimum amount and incremental amount requirements described above only if the Reply Amount comprises the entire amount of the Term B Loans of the applicable Class held by such Term B Lender. Term B Lenders may only submit one Return Bid per Class per Auction but each Return Bid may contain up to three (3) component bids, each of which may result in a separate Qualifying Bid and each of



which will not be contingent on any other component bid submitted by such Term B Lender resulting in a Qualifying Bid. In addition to the Return Bid, the participating Term B Lender must execute and deliver, to be held by the Auction Manager, an assignment and acceptance in the form included in the offering document (each, an " Auction Assignment and Assumption "). The Borrower will not prepay any Term B Loans at a price that is outside of the applicable Discount Range, nor will any Return Bids (including any component bids specified therein) submitted at a price that is outside such applicable Discount Range be considered in any calculation of the Applicable Threshold Price (as defined below).
(c)     Acceptance Procedures . Based on the Reply Prices and Reply Amounts received by the Auction Manager, the Auction Manager, in consultation with the Borrower, will calculate the lowest price (the “ Applicable Threshold Price ”) for such Auction within the Discount Range for such Auction that will allow the Borrower to complete the Auction by prepaying the full Auction Amount (or such lesser amount of Term B Loans (i) for which the Borrower has received Qualifying Bids or (ii) as the Borrower may select (which shall be no less than $5,000,000)). The Borrower shall prepay Term B Loans of the applicable Class from each Term B Lender whose Return Bid is within the Discount Range and contains a Reply Price that is equal to or less than the Applicable Threshold Price (each, a “ Qualifying Bid ”). All Term B Loans of the applicable Class included in Qualifying Bids (including multiple component Qualifying Bids contained in a single Return Bid) received at a Reply Price lower than the Applicable Threshold Price will be prepaid at such applicable Reply Prices and shall not be subject to proration.
(d)     Proration Procedures . All Term B Loans offered in Return Bids (or, if applicable, any component thereof) constituting Qualifying Bids at the Applicable Threshold Price will be prepaid at the Applicable Threshold Price; provided that if the aggregate principal amount (calculated on the face amount thereof) of all Term B Loans of the applicable Class for which Qualifying Bids have been submitted in any given Auction at the Applicable Threshold Price would exceed the remaining portion of the Auction Amount (after deducting all Term B Loans of the applicable Class to be prepaid at prices below the Applicable Threshold Price), the Borrower shall prepay the Term B Loans of the applicable Class for which the Qualifying Bids submitted were at the Applicable Threshold Price ratably based on the respective principal amounts offered and in an aggregate amount equal to the amount necessary to complete the prepayment of the Auction Amount. No Return Bids or any component thereof will be accepted above the Applicable Threshold Price.
(e)     Notification Procedures . The Auction Manager will calculate the Applicable Threshold Price and post the Applicable Threshold Price and proration factor onto an internet or intranet site (including the Platform) in accordance with the Auction Manager’s standard dissemination practices on the same Business Day as the date the Return Bids were due (as such due date may be extended in accordance with this Exhibit H ). The Auction Manager will insert the principal amount of the applicable Term B Loans to be assigned and the applicable settlement date into each applicable Auction Assignment and Assumption received in connection with a Qualifying Bid. Upon the request of the submitting Term B Lender, the Auction Manager will promptly return any Auction Assignment and Assumption received in connection with a Return Bid that is not a Qualifying Bid.
(f)     Additional Procedures . Once initiated by an Auction Notice, the Borrower may withdraw an Auction only in the event that, as of such time, no Qualifying Bid has been received by the Auction Manager or the Borrower has failed, or in good faith believes it will fail, to satisfy one or more conditions set forth in Section 2.18 of the Credit Agreement which are required to be met at the time which otherwise would have been the time of repayment of the Loans pursuant to the respective Auction. Furthermore, in connection with any Auction with respect to a particular Class of Term B Loans, upon submission by a Term B Lender of a Return Bid, such Term B Lender will not have any withdrawal rights. Any Return



Bid (including any component bid thereof) delivered to the Auction Manager may not be modified, revoked, terminated or cancelled by a Term B Lender. However, an Auction may become void if the conditions to the prepayment of Term B Loans of the applicable Class by the Borrower required by the terms and conditions of Section 2.18 of the Credit Agreement are not met. The prepayment amount in respect of each Qualifying Bid for which prepayment by the Borrower is required in accordance with the foregoing provisions shall be paid directly by the Borrower to the respective Term B Lender on a settlement date as determined jointly by the Borrower and the Auction Manager (which shall be no later than ten (10) Business Days after the Expiration Time). All questions as to the form of documents and validity and eligibility of Term B Loans that are the subject of an Auction will be determined by the Auction Manager, in consultation with the Borrower, and their determination will be final and binding so long as such determination is not inconsistent with the terms of Section 2.18 of the Credit Agreement or this Exhibit H . The Auction Manager’s interpretation of the terms and conditions of the offering document, in consultation with the Borrower, will be final and binding so long as such interpretation is not inconsistent with the terms of Section 2.18 of the Credit Agreement or this Exhibit H . None of the Administrative Agent, the Auction Manager or any of their respective affiliates assumes any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning the Borrower, the other Loan Parties, or any of their Affiliates (whether contained in an offering document or otherwise) or for any failure to disclose events that may have occurred and may affect the significance or accuracy of such information.
This Exhibit H shall not require the Borrower to initiate any Auction, nor shall any Term B Lender be obligated to participate in any Auction.
None of the Administrative Agent, the Auction Manager, the Arrangers or any of their respective Related Parties makes any recommendation as to whether or not any Term B Lender should participate in any Auction or as to any Reply Price or Reply Amount. Each Term B Lender shall make its own independent decision as to whether to participate in any Auction and, if so, the principal amount and proposed price to be included in its Return Bid. Each Term B Lender should consult its own attorneys, business advisors and tax advisors as to legal, business, tax and related matters concerning any proposed Auction.




EXHIBIT I
Form of Solvency Certificate

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This Solvency Certificate is being executed and delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(f) of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2018 (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 Plantronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.


I, [ ], the [Chief Financial Officer/equivalent officer] of Borrower, in such capacity and not in an individual capacity, hereby certify as follows:

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I am generally familiar with the finances, businesses and assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and am duly authorized to execute this Solvency Certificate on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement. I have reviewed the Loan Documents and such other documentation and information and have made such investigation and inquiries as I have deemed necessary and prudent therefor;
2.
As of the date hereof and immediately after giving effect to the Transactions and the incurrence of the Indebtedness and Obligations being incurred in connection with the Credit Agreement and the Transactions, that, (i) the sum of the debt (including contingent liabilities) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, does not exceed the fair value of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (ii) the capital of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, is not unreasonably small in relation to the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, engaged in or contemplated as of the date hereof; (iii) the present fair saleable value of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, is greater than the total amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as they become absolute and matured, (iv) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, do not intend to incur, or believe that they will incur, debts (including current obligations and contingent liabilities) beyond their ability to pay such debts as they mature in the ordinary course of business and (v) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are able to pay their debts and liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the ordinary course of business. For the purposes hereof, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability; and
3.
I acknowledge that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are relying on the truth and accuracy of this Solvency Certificate in connection with the making of Loans and the issuance of Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Solvency Certificate on the date first written above.

PLANTRONICS, INC.
By:              
Name:    
Title:    




EXHIBIT J-1
[FORM OF]
CASH MANAGEMENT BANK DESIGNATION

To:    Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as the Administrative Agent
1525 W W T Harris Blvd, Floor 01
Charlotte, NC 28262-8522
Attention: Stephen Foltin
Telephone: 704-427-2546
Electronic Mail: Stephen.Foltin2@wellsfargo.com

Designation of Cash Management Agreement (“Designation”)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2018 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among Plantronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Designation shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[ ] (“ Counterparty ”) has entered into a Cash Management Agreement permitted under the Credit Agreement with [[the Borrower]/[ ]], who is a Loan Party.
The Borrower hereby designates the Counterparty as a “Cash Management Bank” pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.
The Counterparty hereby (i) appoints the Administrative Agent as “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents and (ii) agrees to be bound by the provisions of Sections 9.03, 9.07, 10.04(c) and 9.09 as if it were a Lender and Sections 9.10 and 9.11.
The Administrative Agent hereby confirms, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, that the Counterparty is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent by providing the attached acknowledgement to this Designation.
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Very truly yours,

 
PLANTRONICS. INC.
 
BY:
 
 
 
Name:
 
Title:

[CASH MANAGEMENT BANK]
 
By:
 
 
 
Name:
 
Title:



ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
BY:
 
 
 
Name:
 
Title:






EXHIBIT J-2
[FORM OF]
HEDGE BANK DESIGNATION

To:    Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as the Administrative Agent
1525 W W T Harris Blvd, Floor 01
Charlotte, NC 28262-8522
Attention: Stephen Foltin
Telephone: 704-427-2546
Electronic Mail: Stephen.Foltin2@wellsfargo.com

Designation of Secured Hedge Agreement (“Designation”)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 2, 2018 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among Plantronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Designation shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
[ ] (“ Counterparty ”) has entered into a Swap Contract required or permitted under Article 6 or 7 of the Credit Agreement with [[the Borrower]/[ ]], who is a Loan Party which is not a Permitted Bond Hedge Transaction or any Permitted Warrant Transaction.
The Borrower hereby designates the Counterparty as a “Hedge Bank” pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. The Hedge Bank hereby (i) appoints the Administrative Agent as “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents and (ii) agrees to be bound by the provisions of Sections 9.03, 9.07, 10.04(c) and 9.09 as if it were a Lender and Sections 9.10 and 9.11.
The Administrative Agent hereby confirms, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, that the Counterparty is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent by providing the attached acknowledgement to this Designation.

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Very truly yours,
PLANTRONICS, INC.
 
BY:
 
 
 
Name:
 
Title:

[HEDGE BANK]
 
By:
 
 
 
Name:
 
Title:





ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
BY:
 
 
 
Name:
 
Title:




EXECUTION VERSION

























STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
TRIANGLE PRIVATE HOLDINGS II, LLC
AND
PLANTRONICS, INC.
DATED AS OF JULY 2, 2018








TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01.
Defined Terms
SECTION 1.02.
Other Interpretive Provisions
Article II REGISTRATION RIGHTS
SECTION 2.01.
Shelf Registration
SECTION 2.02.
Piggyback Registration
SECTION 2.03.
Black-out Periods
SECTION 2.04.
Registration Procedures
SECTION 2.05.
Underwritten Offerings
SECTION 2.06.
Registration Expenses
SECTION 2.07.
Indemnification
SECTION 2.08.
Rule 144
Article III TRANSFER OF SHARES
SECTION 3.01.
Restriction on Transfer
SECTION 3.02.
Organizational Documents
Article IV BOARD REPRESENTATION; STANDSTILL
SECTION 4.01.
Siris Board Representation
SECTION 4.02.
Standstill
Article V PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS
SECTION 5.01.
Right to Purchase New Securities
SECTION 5.02.
New Securities
SECTION 5.03.
Required Notices
SECTION 5.04.
Company’s Right to Sell
Article VI ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
SECTION 6.01.
Removal of Legends
SECTION 6.02.
Freedom to Pursue Opportunities
SECTION 6.03.
Confidentiality
Article VII MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 7.01.
Term; Release
SECTION 7.02.
Injunctive Relief
SECTION 7.03.
Attorneys’ Fees
SECTION 7.04.
Amendment; Waivers
SECTION 7.05.
Disclosure of Agreement
SECTION 7.06.
Notices
SECTION 7.07.
Successors, Assigns and Transferees

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SECTION 7.08.
Third Parties
SECTION 7.09.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction
SECTION 7.10.
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
SECTION 7.11.
Entire Agreement
SECTION 7.12.
Severability
SECTION 7.13.
Counterparts
SECTION 7.14.
Binding Effect
SECTION 7.15.
Headings


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STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT
STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of July 2, 2018, by and among Plantronics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and Triangle Private Holdings II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Siris”).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Polycom, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Polycom”), Siris and the Company entered into that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of March 28, 2018 (the “ Purchase Agreement ”) pursuant to which Siris and the selling stockholder a party thereto have agreed to sell to the Company all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Polycom (the “Polycom Shares ”);
WHEREAS, in partial consideration for the Company’s purchase of the Polycom Shares, the Company has agreed to issue to Siris shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value (“ Common Stock ”), as more particularly set forth in the Purchase Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to set forth certain registration rights and other agreements in respect of the Registrable Securities (as defined below).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises, covenants and agreements of the parties hereto, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01.      Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Adverse Disclosure ” means public disclosure of material non-public information that, in the Company’s good faith judgment, (a) would be required to be made in (including through incorporation by reference) any Registration Statement filed with the SEC by the Company so that such Registration Statement would not be materially misleading; (b) would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing and/or use of such Registration Statement; and (c) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not disclosing publicly.
Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Affiliate ” has the meaning specified in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act; provided that no Holder shall be deemed an Affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries for purposes of this Agreement. The term “ Affiliated ” has a correlative meaning.
Board of Directors ” means the board of directors the Company.

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Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks located in the state of California or New York are required by law to be closed.
Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Company ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble and shall include the Company’s successors by merger, acquisition, reorganization, conversion or otherwise.
Company Public Sale ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a) .
Confidential Information ” means any information that has value to a business and is not generally known to the public or its competitors and that is or was used, developed or obtained by any Person, including any such information, observations and data concerning or consisting of (i) the business or affairs of any Person, (ii) products or services, (iii) fees, costs and pricing structures, (iv) designs, specifications and models, (v) analyses, (vi) drawings, photographs and reports, (vii) software, including operating systems, applications and program listings, (viii) flow charts, manuals and documentation, (ix) databases, (x) source code, (xi) accounting and business methods, (xii) inventions, devices, new developments, methods and processes, whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice, (xiii) customers and clients and customer or client lists, (xiv) production methods, processes, know-how, technology and trade secrets, and (xv) all similar and related information in whatever form; provided that “Confidential Information” does not include information that (i) is generally known or available to the public; (ii) was lawfully within the possession of such Person or of its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives prior to the date of this Agreement from a source other than the Company; (iii) is received by such Person, its Affiliates or any of their respective Representatives from a source other than the Company; or (iv) is independently developed by such Person, its Affiliates or any of their Representatives without reference to any Confidential Information.
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
FINRA ” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (formerly known as the National Association of Securities Dealers).
Holder ” means any Person who is a party hereto or succeeds to rights hereunder pursuant to Section 7.07 and who is at the applicable time a holder of Registrable Securities.
Holders Counsel ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a) .
Initial Lock-up Period ” means the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the one year anniversary of the date hereof.
Lock-up Restriction ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a) .
Participating Holder ” means, with respect to any Registration, any Holder of Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement.

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Person ” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, trust or joint venture, or a governmental agency or political subdivision thereof.
Piggyback Registration ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02(a) .
Prospectus ” means the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, all amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement, and all other material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.
Registrable Securities ” means any Shares (including any securities which by their terms are exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into Shares) and any securities that may be issued or distributed or be issuable in respect of any Share by way of conversion, dividend, stock split or other distribution, merger, consolidation, exchange, recapitalization or reclassification or similar transaction; provided , however , that any such Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) offers and sales related to the Shares have been registered under the Securities Act, the Registration Statement in connection therewith has been declared effective and such Shares have been Transferred pursuant to such Registration Statement, (ii) the Holder thereof, together with its Affiliates, beneficially owns (as defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act) less than 1% (one percent) of the Registrable Securities that are outstanding at such time and such Holder and its Affiliates are able to dispose of all of their Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar or analogous rule promulgated under the Securities Act) without any time, manner or volume of sale restrictions or (iii) such Registrable Securities cease to be outstanding.
Registration ” means a registration with the SEC of the Company’s securities for offer and sale to the public under a Registration Statement. The term “ Register ” shall have a correlative meaning.
Registration Statement ” means any registration statement of the Company filed with, or to be filed with, the SEC under the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act, including the related Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including pre- and post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.
Representatives ” means, with respect to any Person, any of such Person’s officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, actuaries, consultants, equity financing partners or financial advisors or other Person associated with, or acting on behalf of, such Person.
SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

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Shares ” means the shares of Common Stock that the Company delivered pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or any other equity interests in the Company, issued or issuable with respect to such shares of Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or distribution payable thereon or stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, reclassification, reorganization, exchange, subdivision or combination thereof.
Shelf Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(b) .
Shelf Registration ” means a Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.01 .
Shelf Registration Statement ” means a Registration Statement of the Company filed with the SEC on either (i) Form S‑3 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act) or (ii) if the Company is not permitted to file a Registration Statement on Form S‑3, a Registration Statement on Form S‑1 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act), in each case for an offering to be made on a continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any similar rule that may be adopted by the SEC) covering the Registrable Securities, as applicable.
Shelf Suspension ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c) .
Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which such Person, directly or indirectly, owns at least 50% of the voting stock or other voting equity interests of such other Person.
Transfer ” means any offer, pledge, encumbrance, hypothecation, mortgage sale, contract to sell, grant of an option to purchase, short sale, assignment, transfer, exchange, gift (outright or in trust), bequest, or other disposition (with or without consideration), direct or indirect, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise. The terms “ Transferred ”, “ Transferring ”, “ Transferor ”, “ Transferee ” and “ Transferable ” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Underwritten Offering ” means a Registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter or underwriters on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public.
SECTION 1.02.      Other Interpretive Provisions . (a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof.
(a)      The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and any subsection, Section, Exhibit, Schedule and Annex references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(b)      The term “including” is not limiting and means “including without limitation.”
(c)      The captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

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(d)      Whenever the context requires, any pronouns used herein shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms.
ARTICLE II
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
SECTION 2.01.      Shelf Registration .
(a)      Filing . On a date that is no later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the Initial Lock-up Period, the Company shall file with the SEC a Shelf Registration Statement relating to the offer and sale by the Holders from time to time of all the Registrable Securities held by the Holders and, as promptly as practicable thereafter, shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act at or prior to the expiration of the Initial Lock-up Period. The Shelf Registration Statement shall provide for the resale pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, the Holders of any and all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement. As soon as practicable following the date that the Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective, but in any event within two (2) Business Days of such date, the Company shall provide the Holders with written notice of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement.
(b)      Continued Effectiveness . The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act in order to permit the Prospectus forming a part thereof to be usable by Holders until the earlier of (i) the date as of which all Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or another registration statement filed under the Securities Act (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder) and (ii) the date as of which each of the Holders is permitted to sell all of its Registrable Securities without Registration pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act without any time, manner or volume limitations or other restrictions on transfer thereunder (such period of effectiveness, the “ Shelf Period ”). Subject to Section 2.01(c) , the Company shall not voluntarily take any action or omit to take any action that would result in Holders of Registrable Securities covered thereby not being able to offer and sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement during the Shelf Period, unless such action or omission is required by applicable law.
(c)      Suspension of Registration . At any time that the Shelf Registration Statement is effective and the Holders have a current intention to effect an offering of all or part of its Registrable Securities included in the Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders shall deliver a written notice to the Company stating such intention at least fifteen (15) days prior to the commencement of such offering. If the continued use of such Shelf Registration Statement at such time would (i) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate organization, financing, securities offering or other similar transaction involving the Company, (ii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or Exchange Act, (iii) require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or (iv) in

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the good faith determination of the Company, have a material adverse effect on the Company, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, suspend use of the Shelf Registration Statement (a “ Shelf Suspension ”); provided that the Company shall not be permitted to exercise a Shelf Suspension (i) for a period exceeding sixty (60) continuous days or (ii) in excess of one-hundred twenty (120) days in any calendar year. In the case of a Shelf Suspension, the Holders agree to immediately suspend use of the applicable Prospectus in connection with any sale or purchase of, or offer to sell or purchase, Registrable Securities, upon receipt of the notice referred to above. The Company shall immediately notify the Holders upon the termination of any Shelf Suspension, amend or supplement the Prospectus (including through the filing of a current report on Form 8‑K), if necessary, so it does not contain any untrue statement or omission and furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented as the Holders may reasonably request. The Company will, if necessary, supplement or make amendments to the Shelf Registration Statement if required by the registration form used by the Company for the Shelf Registration or by the instructions applicable to such registration form or by the Securities Act or the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or as may reasonably be requested by the Holders.
(d)      Underwritten Offering . During at any time a Holder so elects in connection with an offering with estimated gross proceeds of at least $75,000,000, an offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering, and the Company shall amend or supplement the Shelf Registration Statement for such purpose, provided, however, that the Company will have no obligation to participate in more than one (1) Underwritten Offerings relating to the sale of Registrable Securities. The Company shall select the managing underwriter or underwriters to administer such offering, subject to the consent of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such Underwritten Offering (which consent shall not be unreasonably be withheld, conditioned or delayed).
SECTION 2.02.      Piggyback Registration .
(a)      Participation . After the expiration of the Initial Lock-up Period, if the Company proposes to file (i) a Registration Statement or (ii) a prospectus supplement to an effective shelf registration statement and Holders may be included in the offering to which such prospectus supplement relates without the filing of a post-effective amendment to such shelf registration statement, with respect to any offering of its equity securities for cash for its own account or for the account of any other Persons (other than (A) a Registration on Form S-4 or S-8 or any successor form to such Forms or (B) a Registration of securities solely relating to an offering and sale to employees or directors of the Company pursuant to any employee stock plan or other employee benefit plan arrangement) (a “ Company Public Sale ”), then, as soon as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than fifteen (15) days prior to such filing), the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to the Holders, and such notice shall offer the Holders the opportunity to Register under such Registration Statement such number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing, subject to the restrictions on Transfer contained in Article III (a

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Piggyback Registration ”). Subject to Section 2.01(b) , the Company shall include in such Registration Statement all such Registrable Securities that are requested to be included therein within fifteen (15) days after the receipt by such Holders of any such notice; provided that if at any time after giving written notice of its intention to Register any securities and prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such Registration, the Company shall determine for any reason not to Register or to delay Registration of such securities, the Company shall give written notice of such determination to each Holder and, thereupon, (i) in the case of a determination not to Register, shall be relieved of its obligation to Register any Registrable Securities in connection with such Registration, and (ii) in the case of a determination to delay Registering, shall be permitted to delay Registering any Registrable Securities, for the same period as the delay in Registering such other securities. If the offering pursuant to such Registration Statement is to be underwritten, then each Holder making a request for a Piggyback Registration pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must, and the Company shall make such arrangements with the managing underwriter or underwriters so that each such Holder may, participate in such Underwritten Offering. If the offering pursuant to such Registration Statement is to be on any other basis, then each Holder making a request for a Piggyback Registration pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) must, and the Company shall make such arrangements so that each such Holder may, participate in such offering on such basis. Each Holder shall be permitted to withdraw all or part of its Registrable Securities from a Piggyback Registration. Any Holder may deliver written notice (an “ Opt-Out Notice ”) to the Company requesting that such Holder not receive notice from the Company of any proposed Company Public Sale; provided , however , that such Holder may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing. Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from a Holder (unless subsequently revoked), the Company shall not be required to deliver any notice to such Holder pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) and such Holder shall no longer be entitled to participate in Underwritten Offerings by the Company pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) .
(b)      Priority of Piggyback Registration . If the managing underwriter or underwriters of any proposed Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities included in a Piggyback Registration informs the Company and the Holders in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities which such Holders and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number which can be sold in such offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such Registration shall be (i) first, 100% of the securities proposed to be sold in such Registration by the Company proposes to sell, and (ii) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (i) have been included, the number of Registrable Securities that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated pro rata among the Holders that have requested to participate in such Registration based on the relative number of Registrable Securities then held by each such Holder (provided that any securities thereby allocated to a Holder that exceed such Holder’s request shall be reallocated among the remaining requesting Holders in like manner) and (iii) third, and only if all of the Registrable Securities

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referred to in clause (ii) have been included in such Registration, any other securities eligible for inclusion in such Registration.
SECTION 2.03.      Black-out Periods . In the event of a Company Public Sale of the Company’s equity securities in an Underwritten Offering, the Holders, if requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters in such Underwritten Offering, will not effect any public sale or distribution of any securities (except, in each case, as part of the applicable Registration, if permitted), or enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of such securities, that are the same as or similar to those being Registered in connection with such Company Public Sale, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, during the period beginning seven (7) days before and ending ninety (90) days (or such period as may be required by the Company or such managing underwriter or underwriters) after, the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such Registration, to the extent timely notified in writing by the Company or the managing underwriter or underwriters; provided, however, such restrictions shall not apply to (a) securities acquired in open market transactions and (b) transfers to Affiliates but only if such Affiliates agree to be bound by the restrictions herein. Each Holder must execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the managing underwriter or underwriters that are consistent with the foregoing or that are necessary to give further effect thereto.
SECTION 2.04.      Registration Procedures .
(a)      In connection with the Company’s Registration obligations under Sections 2.01 and 2.02 , the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof as expeditiously as reasonably practicable, and in connection therewith the Company shall:
(i)      prepare the Shelf Registration Statement including all exhibits and financial statements required under the Securities Act to be filed therewith, and at least three (3) Business Days before filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, (A) furnish to the underwriters, if any, and to Participating Holders and counsel designated by such Participating Holders (“ Holders Counsel ”) copies of all documents prepared to be filed, and (B) except in the case of a Registration under Section 2.02 , not file any Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto to which the Holders or the underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object, provided that compliance with this Section 2.04(a)(i) shall not be deemed to be a breach of Section 2.01 or this Section 2.04 ;
(ii)      prepare and file with the SEC such pre- and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement and supplements to the Prospectus as may be (A) reasonably requested by a Holder, (B) reasonably requested by any other Participating Holder (to the extent such request relates to information relating to such Holder), or (C) necessary to keep such Registration effective for the period of time required by this Agreement, and comply with provisions of the applicable securities

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laws with respect to the sale or other disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during such period in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement;
(iii)      use reasonable best efforts to avoid the issuance of, or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of, (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction in which a Holder intends to sell Registrable Securities;
(iv)      notify the Participating Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and (if requested) confirm such advice in writing and provide copies of the relevant documents, as soon as reasonably practicable after notice thereof is received by the Company (A) when the applicable Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed or becomes effective, and when the applicable Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Prospectus has been filed, (B) of any written comments by the SEC or any request by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement or such Prospectus or for additional information, (C) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or any order by the SEC or any other regulatory authority preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purposes, (D) if, at any time, the representations and warranties of the Company in any applicable underwriting agreement cease to be true and correct in all material respects, and (E) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;
(v)      respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments received from the Commission with respect to each Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and promptly provide the Holders Counsel true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to such Registration Statement that pertains to the Holders as “Selling Shareholders”;
(vi)      promptly notify the Participating Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, when the Company becomes aware of the happening of any event as a result of which the applicable Registration Statement or the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (as then in effect) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of such Prospectus and any preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such time period to amend or supplement such Registration Statement or Prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act and, in either case at the request of the Participating Holders, prepare and file with the

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SEC, and furnish without charge to the Participating Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, an amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus which shall correct such misstatement or omission or effect such compliance;
(vii)      promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriter or underwriters and the Holders agree should be included therein relating to the plan of distribution with respect to such Registrable Securities; and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;
(viii)      furnish to each Participating Holder and each underwriter, if any, without charge, as many conformed copies as such Holder or underwriter may reasonably request of the applicable Registration Statement and any amendment or post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits (including those incorporated by reference);
(ix)      deliver to each Participating Holder and each underwriter, if any, without charge, as many copies of the applicable Prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Holder or underwriter may reasonably request (it being understood that the Company consents to the use of such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by such Holder and the underwriters, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto) and such other documents as such Holder or underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities by such Holder or underwriter;
(x)      on or prior to the date on which the applicable Registration Statement is declared effective, use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify, and cooperate with the Participating Holders, the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel, in connection with the registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of each state and other jurisdiction of the United States as any Participating Holder or managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or their respective counsel reasonably request in writing and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to keep such registration or qualification in effect for such period as required by Section 2.01(b) , provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action which would subject it to taxation or general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;
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certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends; and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the managing underwriters may request at least two business days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities to the underwriters;
(xii)      use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter or underwriters, if any, to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;
(xiii)      not later than the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, provide the applicable transfer agent with printed certificates or book-entry notations for the Registrable Securities which are in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company;
(xiv)      make available upon reasonable notice at reasonable times and for reasonable periods for inspection by the Holders, by any underwriter participating in any disposition to be effected pursuant to such Registration Statement and by any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Holders or any such underwriter, all pertinent financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause all of the Company’s officers, directors and employees and the independent public accountants who have certified its financial statements to make themselves reasonably available to discuss the business of the Company and to supply all material information related to the Company’s business, financial condition and operations reasonably requested by any such Person in connection with such Registration Statement as shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility; provided that any such Person gaining access to information regarding the Company pursuant to this Section 2.04(a)(xiv) shall agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure or use any information regarding the Company that the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination such Person is notified, unless (A) the release of such information is required (by deposition, interrogatory, requests for information or documents by a governmental entity, subpoena or similar process), (B) such information is or becomes publicly known other than through a breach of this or any other agreement of which such Person has knowledge, (C) such information is or becomes available to such Person on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or (D) such information is independently developed by such Person;
(xv)      in the case of an Underwritten Offering and subject to the limitations contained in Section 2.01(d) , cause its officers to use their commercially reasonable efforts to support the marketing of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement (including, without limitation, by participation in “road shows”) if reasonably requested by the managing underwriter(s) and taking into account the Company’s business needs;

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(xvi)      cooperate with any registered broker through which a Holder proposes to resell its Registrable Securities in effecting a filing with FINRA pursuant to FINRA Rule 5110 as requested by any such Holder; and
(xvii)      if reasonably requested by Holders Counsel, (i) promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement such information as the Company reasonably agrees (upon advice of counsel) is required to be included therein and (ii) make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment promptly after the Company has received notification of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment and has agreed to their inclusion in the Registration Statement.
(b)      The Company may require each Participating Holder to furnish to the Company such information regarding the distribution of such securities and such other information relating to such Holder and its ownership of Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing. Each Participating Holder agrees to furnish such information to the Company and to cooperate with the Company as reasonably necessary to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.
(c)      Each Participating Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 2.04(a)(vi) , such Holder will forthwith immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 2.04(a)(vi) , or until such Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and if so directed by the Company, such Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. In the event the Company shall give any such notice, the period during which the applicable Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement either receives the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 2.04(a)(vi) or is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed.
(d)      Each Participating Holder shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, notify the Company, at any time when a Prospectus is required to be delivered (or deemed delivered) under the Securities Act, of the occurrence of an event, of which such Participating Holder has knowledge, relating to such Participating Holder or its sale of Registrable Securities thereunder requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such Prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered (or deemed delivered) to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a

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material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
SECTION 2.05.      Underwritten Offerings .
(a)      Shelf Registration . If requested by the underwriters for any Underwritten Offering, the Company shall enter into an underwriting agreement with such underwriters for such offering, such agreement to be reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to the Company, the Holders participating in such Underwritten Offering and the underwriters, and to contain such representations and warranties by the Company and such other terms as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type. The Participating Holders shall cooperate with the Company in the negotiation of such underwriting agreement and shall give consideration to the reasonable suggestions of the Company regarding the form thereof. Such Holders shall be parties to such underwriting agreement, which underwriting agreement shall (i) contain such representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Company to and for the benefit of such Holders as are customarily made by issuers to selling stockholders in secondary underwritten public offerings and (ii) provide that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such underwriters under such underwriting agreement also shall be conditions precedent to the obligations of such Holders.
(b)      Piggyback Registrations . If the Company proposes to register any of its securities under the Securities Act as contemplated by Section 2.02 and such securities are to be distributed in an Underwritten Offering through one or more underwriters, the Company shall, if requested by any Holder pursuant to Section 2.02 and subject to the provisions of Section 2.02(b) , use its commercially reasonable efforts to arrange for such underwriters to include on the same terms and conditions that apply to the other sellers in such Registration all the Registrable Securities to be offered and sold by such Holder among the securities of the Company to be distributed by such underwriters in such Registration. The Participating Holders shall be parties to the underwriting agreement between the Company and such underwriters, which underwriting agreement shall (i) contain such representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Company to and for the benefit of such Holders as are customarily made by issuers to selling stockholders in secondary underwritten public offerings and (ii) provide that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such underwriters under such underwriting agreement also shall be conditions precedent to the obligations of such Holders.
(c)      Participation in Underwritten Registrations . Subject to provisions of Section 2.05(a) and (b) , no Person may participate in any Underwritten Offering hereunder unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such Person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, lock-up agreements, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

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(d)      Price and Underwriting Discounts . In the case of an Underwritten Offering under Section 2.01 , the price, underwriting discount and other financial terms for the Registrable Securities shall be determined by the Holder(s) selling Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement. In addition, in the case of any Underwritten Offering, each of the Holders may withdraw their request to participate in the registration pursuant to Section 2.01 or 2.02 after being advised of such price, discount and other terms and shall not be required to enter into any agreements or documentation that would require otherwise; provided if any Holder enters into any such agreement requiring otherwise, the Holder shall be deemed to have waived this provision. Any such withdrawal pursuant to the foregoing sentence must be made up to and including the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering to be effective; and such withdrawal shall count as the one Underwritten Offering hereunder for purposes of Section 2.01(d) .
SECTION 2.06.      Registration Expenses . All customary expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with its obligations under this Agreement in connection with the registration and disposition of Registrable Securities shall be paid by the Company, including (i) all registration and filing fees, and any other fees and expenses associated with filings required to be made with the SEC or the FINRA, (ii) all fees and expenses in connection with compliance with any securities or “Blue Sky” laws, (iii) all printing, duplicating, word processing, messenger, telephone, facsimile and delivery expenses (including expenses of printing certificates for the Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and of printing prospectuses), (iv) all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of all independent certified public accountants of the Company (including the expenses of any special audit and cold comfort letters required by or incident to such performance), (v) Securities Act liability insurance or similar insurance if the Company so desires or the underwriters so require in accordance with then-customary underwriting practice, (vi) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange or quotation of the Registrable Securities on any inter-dealer quotation system, (vii) all applicable rating agency fees with respect to the Registrable Securities, (viii) all fees and expenses of any special experts or other Persons retained by the Company in connection with any Registration, (ix) all out-of-pocket expenses related to any “road-show” for one Underwritten Offering, including all travel, meals and lodging, and (x) all of the Company’s internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties); but excluding all fees and disbursements of legal counsel for each Holder selling Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement, any fees and disbursements of underwriters customarily paid by issuers or sellers of securities, all out-of-pocket expenses related to any “road-show” for any other Underwritten Offering , including all travel, meals and lodging, and underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, attributable to the sale of Registrable Securities. All expenses relating to the offer and sale of Registrable Securities not to be borne by the Company pursuant to the foregoing sentence shall be borne and paid by the Holders of such Registrable Securities, in proportion to the number of Registrable Securities included in such registration for each such holder.

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SECTION 2.07.      Indemnification .
(a)      Indemnification by the Company . The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, each Holder, each of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, stockholders, employees, advisors, and agents and each Person who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) such Persons and each of their respective Representatives from and against any and all losses, penalties, judgments, suits, costs, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, joint or several (including reasonable costs of investigation and legal expenses) (each, a “ Loss ” and collectively “ Losses ”), as incurred, arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities were Registered under the Securities Act (including any final, preliminary or summary Prospectus contained therein or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein), (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (iii) any actions or inactions or proceedings in respect of the foregoing whether or not such indemnified party is a party thereto; provided , that the Company shall not be liable to any particular indemnified party (A) to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in any such Registration Statement or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such indemnified party for use in the preparation thereof or (B) to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or omission in a preliminary Prospectus relating to Registrable Securities, if a Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) that would have cured the defect was furnished to the indemnified party from whom the Person asserting the claim giving rise to such Loss purchased Registrable Securities at least five (5) days prior to the written confirmation of the sale of the Registrable Securities to such Person and a copy of such Prospectus (as amended and supplemented) was not sent or given by or on behalf of such indemnified party to such Person at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of the Registrable Securities to such Person. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have. The Company shall also indemnify underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the indemnified parties.
(b)      Indemnification by the Participating Holders . Each Participating Holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors and officers and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) from and against any Losses resulting from (i) any untrue statement of a material fact in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities were Registered under the Securities Act (including any final, preliminary or summary Prospectus contained therein or any amendment thereof or

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supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein), or (ii) any omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, in each case, to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information furnished in writing by such Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement and has not been corrected in a subsequent writing prior to or concurrently with the sale of the Registrable Securities to the Person asserting the claim. In no event shall the liability of such Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder under the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation. The Company shall be entitled to receive indemnities from underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, to the same extent as provided above (with appropriate modification) with respect to information furnished in writing by such Persons specifically for inclusion in any Prospectus or Registration Statement.
(c)      Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings . Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that any delay or failure to so notify the indemnifying party shall relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder only to the extent, if at all, that it is actually and materially prejudiced by reason of such delay or failure) and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided that any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to select and employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Person unless (A) the indemnifying party has agreed in writing to pay such fees or expenses, (B) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim within a reasonable time after receipt of notice of such claim from the Person entitled to indemnification hereunder and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Person, (C) the indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based upon advice of its counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it or other indemnified parties that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party, or (D) in the reasonable judgment of any such Person (based upon advice of its counsel) a conflict of interest may exist between such Person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the Person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such Person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such Person, but shall always be permitted to participate in such defense). If the indemnifying party assumes the defense, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to settle such action without the consent of the indemnified party. No indemnifying party shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of an unconditional release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation without the prior written consent of such indemnified party (such consent to not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If such defense is not assumed by the

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indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made without its prior written consent, but such consent may not be unreasonably withheld. It is understood that the indemnifying party or parties shall not, except as specifically set forth in this Section 2.07(c) , in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees, disbursements or other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the indemnifying party or parties, (y) an indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based on the advice of counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the other indemnified parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists or may exist (based upon advice of counsel to an indemnified party) between such indemnified party and the other indemnified parties, in each of which cases the indemnifying party shall be obligated to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels.
(d)      Contribution . If for any reason the indemnification provided for in subsections ( a) and (b) of this Section 2.07 is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of any Losses referred to therein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Loss (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party or parties on the other hand in connection with the acts, statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. In connection with any Registration Statement filed with the SEC by the Company, the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 2.07(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 2.07(d) . No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to in Section 2.07(a) and 2.07(b) shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.07(d) , in connection with any Registration Statement filed by the Company, a Participating Holder shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder under the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation less any amounts paid by such Holder pursuant to Section 2.07(b) . If indemnification is available under this Section 2.07 , the indemnifying parties shall indemnify each indemnified party to the full extent provided in Section 2.07(a) and 2.07(b) without regard to the provisions of

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this Section 2.07(d) . The remedies provided for in this Section 2.07 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.
SECTION 2.08.      Rule 144 . The Company covenants that it will file the reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder (or, if the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the reasonable request of the Holders, make publicly available such necessary information for so long as necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act), and it will take such further action as the Holders may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable the Holders to sell Registrable Securities following the Initial Lock-Up Period without Registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time, or (ii) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC. Upon the reasonable request of a Holder, the Company will deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements and, if not, the specifics thereof.
ARTICLE III
TRANSFER OF SHARES
SECTION 3.01.      Restriction on Transfer .
(a)      Except as otherwise provided herein, Siris agrees that, without the prior written consent of the Company, Siris will not directly or indirectly Transfer all or any part of the Shares or any right or economic interest pertaining thereto, including the right to vote or consent on any matter or to receive or have any economic interest in distributions or advances from the Company pursuant thereto (the “ Lock-up Restriction ”); provided , however , that the Lock-up Restriction shall not apply with respect to any Transfer to any Affiliate of Siris that is not a portfolio company of Siris, provided that such Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by the restrictions in this Agreement applicable to Siris, and Siris will continue to be bound by the restrictions in this Agreement applicable to Siris notwithstanding such Transfer.
(b)      Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Lock-Up Restriction shall cease to apply to the Shares as follows:
(i)      on and after the expiration of the Initial Lock-up Period until the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the date hereof, Siris may Transfer up to a number of Shares equal to one-third (1/3) of the total number of Shares (provided that all Shares deposited in the General Escrow Account on the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement (as such terms are defined therein) shall be included in the number of Shares for the purpose of this clause (i));
(ii)      on and after the eighteen (18) month anniversary of the date hereof, Siris may Transfer up to a number of Shares equal to (A) two-thirds (2/3) of the total number of Shares (provided that all Shares deposited in the General Escrow Account on the Closing Date pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement shall be included in the number of Shares for the purpose of this clause (ii)), minus (B) the number of Shares Transferred pursuant to Section 3.01(b)(i) as of such date, if any; and
(iii)      on and after the two (2) year anniversary of the date hereof, the Lock-Up Restrictions shall no longer apply, and Siris may Transfer any or all of the Shares.
(c)      Subject to the additional restrictions set forth in Section 4.02 , the Lock-Up Restriction shall not apply to (i) Common Stock, and any securities then convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock, acquired in open market transactions, (ii) entering into a customary voting or support agreement (with or without granting a proxy) in connection with any merger, consolidation or other business combination of the Company, whether effectuated through one transaction or series of related transactions (including a tender offer followed by a merger in which holders of Common Stock receive the same consideration per share paid in the tender offer) (a “ Business Combination ”), or (iii) any Transfer pursuant to any Business Combination.

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(d)      Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, under no circumstances shall any Holder, without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly Transfer all or any part of its Shares or any right or economic interest pertaining thereto, including the right to vote or consent on any matter or to receive or have any economic interest in distributions or advances from the Company pursuant thereto, to any Person or group of Persons who, based on the reasonable inquiry of the Holder (including the obtainment of representations and warranties from such Person or group of Persons), is or would be, as a result of the proposed Transfer or a series of transactions involving Common Stock (including the proposed Transfer), required under Section 13(d)of the Exchange Act to file a Schedule 13D with the SEC with respect to the Company upon such Person or group of Persons acquiring an ownership stake (whether direct or beneficial) in the Company that equals or exceeds 5% the then-outstanding shares of Common Stock; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to any Transfer of the Shares (i) in an open market transaction conducted through a market maker where the identity(ies) of the ultimate buyer(s) is not known or disclosed to the Holder, (ii) pursuant to an Underwritten Offering or (iii) to an Affiliate of such Holder.
SECTION 3.02.      Organizational Documents . Without the prior written consent of Siris, the Company shall not amend its certificate of incorporation or bylaws as in effect as of the date of this Agreement in a manner intended to, or that would reasonably be expected to, (a) add or alter any restrictions to the transferability of the Shares applicable to Siris, its Affiliates or any of their respective transferees, other than such restrictions provided for herein, the certificate of incorporation of the Company as of the Closing Date, applicable securities laws or restrictions adopted by the Company that are generally applicable to all holders of Common Stock, (b) nullify any of the rights of Siris, its Affiliates or any of their respective transferees that are provided for in this Agreement or (c) otherwise have an adverse effect on Siris, its Affiliates or any of their respective transferees in a materially disproportionate manner relative to other stockholders.
ARTICLE IV
BOARD REPRESENTATION; STANDSTILL
SECTION 4.01.     Siris Board Representation .
(a)      Effective as the date hereof, the Company shall have increased the size of the Board of Directors to no fewer than ten (10) and no more than eleven (11) directors and shall have caused Frank Baker and Dan Moloney to be appointed as members of the Board of Directors, with terms expiring at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company. Following the date hereof, the Company will continue to nominate, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be elected (or appointed, as applicable), representatives selected by Siris (each a “Siris Director ”) to serve on the Board of Directors, with the number of such representatives being determined in accordance with the table provided below based on the size of the Board of Directors and Siris’s and its Affiliates’ aggregate ownership percentage of shares of issued and outstanding Common Stock (the “Siris Percentage Ownership ”) calculated by dividing (i) the sum of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock actually and directly held with full voting and investment power (including Common Stock held in book-entry form in a brokerage or similar account owned by Siris or its Affiliates) by Siris and its Affiliates plus (B) the number of shares of Common Stock then held in the General Escrow Account (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) by (ii) the sum of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the date hereof plus (B) the number of shares of Common Stock that the Company has issued after the date hereof as a result of the issuance of New Securities (as defined in Section 5.01) under circumstances in which the Holders had the right to participate in the offering of such New Securities pursuant to Section 5.01 (in each case subject to adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and recapitalization transactions affecting the Common Stock after the date hereof). For the avoidance of doubt, except by virtue of the operation of the foregoing clause (ii)(B), (x) the Siris Percentage Ownership shall not be impacted by dilutive issuances of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, and (y) the number of Siris Directors may only be reduced upon the Transfer of Shares by Siris or its Affiliates (other than Transfers to Siris and its Affiliates), including the distribution of Shares to the Company from the General Escrow Account pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, that results in the Siris Percentage Ownership falling below the applicable levels set forth in the table below. Siris shall use its reasonable best efforts keep the Company regularly apprised of the Siris Percentage Ownership, to the extent that such position materially differs from the ownership positions that Siris last reported publicly on Siris’s Schedule 13G or Schedule 13D, as applicable, filed with the SEC with respect to the Common Stock and shall promptly provide written certification to the Company of the Siris Percentage Ownership at the request of the Company, which the Company may request no more than once during a calendar year.
Ten (10) Company Directors
Eleven (11) Company Directors
Siris Percentage Ownership
Siris Directors
Siris Percentage Ownership
Siris Directors
14% or greater
2
13% or greater
2
9% to 14%
1
8% to 13%
1
Less than 9%
0
Less than 8%
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(b)      The identification of any Siris Director to be nominated or appointed by the Board of Directors shall be subject to the prior approval of the Company, provided , however, that the nomination or appointment of Frank Baker, Dan Moloney, Peter Berger or Jeff Hendren as Siris Directors in accordance with Section 4.01(a) is hereby pre-approved by the Company. In addition, prior to the appointment or election of any Siris Director to the Board of Directors, such Siris Director must agree in writing to resign from the Board of Directors under the circumstances contemplated by Section 7.3 of the Purchase Agreement or by Section 4.01(k) .
(c)     Siris acknowledges that, as members of the Board of Directors, the Siris Directors shall be obligated to comply with all policies, procedures, processes, codes, rules, standards and guidelines applicable to members of the Board of Directors (as each may be amended from time to time for all directors).
(d)      The Company agrees to include in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board of Directors those persons designated by Siris in accordance with Section 4.01(a) and approved by the Company in accordance with Section 4.01(b) , and to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the election or appointment (as applicable) of each such designee to the Board of Directors (whether at a meeting of the Company’s stockholders or otherwise), subject to applicable law.
(e)      In the event that a vacancy is created at any time by the death, disability, retirement, resignation or removal of any Siris Director, the Company agrees, subject to Section 4.01(b) , to cause the vacancy created thereby to be filled as promptly as practicable by a new designee of Siris following receipt of written notification from Siris naming a new designee.
(f)      Each Siris Director shall be entitled to compensation, reimbursement of out of pocket expenses, indemnification and insurance coverage in connection with his or her role as a director to the same extent as other directors on the Board of Directors. The Company shall notify the Siris Directors of all regular meetings and special meetings of the Board of Directors and of all regular and special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors on which such Siris Directors serve. The Company shall provide the Siris Directors with copies of all notices, minutes, consents and other materials that are provided to other members of the Board of Directors at the same time such materials are provided to the other members.
(g)      The Company acknowledges that the Siris Directors may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by Siris and/or its respective Affiliates (collectively, the “Siris Indemnitors ”). The Company hereby agrees that, with respect to a claim by a Siris Director for indemnification arising out his or her service as a director of the Company, the Company is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to each Siris Director with respect to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance (which obligations are and shall be the same as such obligations the Company owes to other members of the Board of Directors) are primary and any obligation of the Siris Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for

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the same expenses or liabilities incurred by the Siris Director are secondary) and (ii) the Siris Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to all of the rights of recovery of the Siris Directors against the Company for such indemnity, advancement or insurance proceeds.
(h)      If at any time the size of the Board of Directors exceeds eleven (11) directors, then the number of Siris Directors shall be increased if, and then only to the extent, necessary so that Siris and its Affiliates maintain, as nearly as possible, the proportionate representation on the Board of Directors reflected in the table provided above based on the size of the Board of Directors and the Siris Percentage Ownership.
(i)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Company’s Confidential Information disclosure policies, the Siris Directors shall be permitted to disclose any Confidential Information of the Company to the partners, chief financial officer, general counsel and principal of Siris Capital so long as Siris Capital has agreed to be bound by and executed a confidentiality agreement prescribed by the Company and reasonably acceptable to Siris that names such persons, limits disclosure of Confidential Information to such persons and provides that Siris will be responsible for a failure of such persons to comply with obligations concerning confidentiality.
(j)     Siris will provide the Company, in writing, with the information about the Siris Directors that is required by applicable law or is otherwise necessary for inclusion in the Company’s proxy materials for meetings of stockholders promptly after the Company requests such information from Siris and will cause the Siris Directors to submit on a timely basis to the Company a completed and executed questionnaire in the form that the Company provides to its outside directors generally.
(k)      Promptly upon any change in the Siris Percentage Ownership that results in the number of Siris Directors then serving on the Board of Directors to exceed the number of Siris Directors that the Company would be required to nominate pursuant to Section 4.01(a) if the nomination of directors occurred immediately after the change in the Siris Percentage Ownership, Siris shall cause one or more, as applicable, Siris Directors to promptly resign from the Board of Directors such that, after such resignation(s), the number of Siris Directors serving on the Board of Directors equals the number of Siris Directors that the Company would be required to nominate to the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 4.01(a) .
(l)      The rights of Siris under this Section 4.01 (i) are personal to Siris and its Affiliates and are non-assignable to any Person that is not an Affiliate of Siris, including assignment through a direct or indirect change of control, and (ii) will automatically terminate at the earlier of (A) such time that the Siris Percentage Ownership falls below the level required for the Company to be obligated to nominate or appoint one (1) Siris Director, (B) such time that a holder of these rights is no longer an Affiliate of Siris or (C) such time that the Siris Directors resign from the Board of Directors to permit Siris and/or an Affiliate of Siris to participate in a third party tender offer or acquisition proposal pursuant to Section 4.02(c) .

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SECTION 4.02.      Standstill .
(a)      From the date of this Agreement and continuing until the three (3) year anniversary of the date hereof and for such period thereafter as a Siris Director serves on the Board of Directors (the “ Standstill Period ”), except as pre-approved in writing by the Board of Directors, Siris and its Affiliates will not, in any manner, directly or indirectly:
(i)      (A) acquire any additional shares of Common Stock, including through the acquisition of Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock, (B) make, initiate or, subject Section 4.02. (c) , participate in any tender offer or exchange offer for the Common Stock or any acquisition proposal (whether by merger, business combination, recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction) involving the Company or its subsidiaries and not recommended by the Board of Directors, (C) seek to demand, request to demand, demand or join in any demand for a meeting of the Company’s stockholders, (D) nominate a director for election to the Board of Directors through any “proxy access” procedure, (E) make, initiate or participate in any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as those terms are used in the proxy rules of the SEC promulgated pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act) in opposition to the Board of Directors (for the avoidance of doubt, voting for the nominees selected by the Board of Directors shall not be deemed a solicitation of proxies), (F) fail to vote the Common Stock then held by Siris or its Affiliates in favor of the nominees chosen by the Board of Directors, or (G) disclose any intention inconsistent with any of the foregoing; provided that, with respect to clause (F), the prohibitions on Siris and its Affiliates contained therein shall only apply if and to the extent that the Company is, at the time of voting, in compliance with its obligations (if any) with respect to the nomination of Siris Directors;
(ii)      form, join or participate in a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder), other than a group involving Siris and its Affiliates, pooling agreement, syndicate or voting trust with respect to the matters described in Section 4.02(a)(i) , or otherwise act in concert with another stockholder of the Company with respect to the matters described in Section 4.02(a)(i) ;
(iii)      act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control the management, the Board of Directors or policies of the Company;
(iv)      seek to remove or support anyone else in seeking to remove, without cause, any member of the Board of Directors (other than a Siris Director), or encourage any other Person to do so;
(v)      agree or offer to take, or encourage or propose (publicly or otherwise) the taking of, assist, induce or encourage any other Person to take, or enter into discussions with any third party with respect to the taking of, any action referred

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to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 4.02(a) (subject to the limitations stated therein); or
(vi)      other than in connection with enforcement of Siris’s rights under this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement and the other agreements contemplated thereby, otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to knowingly and directly encourage, facilitate, incite, or seek to cause others to instigate legal proceedings against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective officers, directors, or employees.
(b)      During the Standstill Period, neither the Company nor Siris and its Affiliates shall make or issue or cause to be made or issued any disclosure, announcement, or statement (including any disclosure to any journalist, member of the media, or securities analyst) concerning the other party, in each case which disparages such other party or any of such other party’s directors, director nominees, officers, members, employees, advisors or other affiliates; provided that nothing in this Section 4.02(b) shall preclude any Person from making or issuing, or causing to be made or issued, any disclosure, announcement or statement (i) that such Person determines in good faith is required by applicable law, rule or regulation, or (ii) in connection with a governmental investigation, audit or inquiry, legal process or any dispute involving the parties to this Agreement.
(c)      During the Standstill Period, Siris and its Affiliates may participate in a tender offer or exchange offer for Common Stock or any acquisition proposal (whether by merger, business combination, recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution or other extraordinary transaction) involving the Company or its subsidiaries and not recommended by the Board of Directors, provided, that, prior to such participation, all then-serving Siris Directors must resign from the Board of Directors. From and after such resignation(s), the Company shall have no continuing obligations regarding the nomination or appointment of Siris Directors pursuant to Section 4.01 .
(d)      During the Standstill Period, Siris and its Affiliates, whether directly or indirectly through any third-party intermediaries, shall not, publicly or privately, request that the Company or the Board of Directors waive, terminate, or amend the provisions of this Section 4.02 .
(e)      All of the Shares are subject to this Section 4.02 . Any transferee of any of the Shares shall acknowledge and agree to be bound by the terms of this Section 4.02 for the remainder of the Standstill Period, except where such transferee acquires ownership of the Shares through a public offering that is made in compliance with this Agreement pursuant to a Registration Statement.
(f)      For the purposes of this Section 4.02 , a Person shall be deemed the “ Beneficial Owner ” of and shall be deemed to “ Beneficially Own ” any Common Stock:
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(ii)      which such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates, directly or indirectly, has (A) the right or the obligation to acquire (whether such right is exercisable, or such obligation is required to be performed, immediately or only after the passage of time) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (written or oral and other than customary agreements with and between underwriters and selling group members with respect to a bona fide public offering of securities), or upon the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; or (B) the right to vote such shares of Common Stock pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (written or oral);
(iii)      which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other Person with which such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates has any agreement, arrangement or understanding (written or oral, but other than customary agreements with and between underwriters and selling group members with respect to a bona fide public offering of securities) for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any Common Stock of the Company; or
(iv)      which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by a counterparty (or any of such counterparty’s Affiliates) under any Derivatives Contract (without regard to any short or similar position under the same or any other Derivatives Contract) to which such Person or any of such Person’s Affiliates is a Receiving Party; provided, however, that the number of Common Stock that a Person is deemed to Beneficially Own pursuant to this clause (iv) in connection with a particular Derivatives Contract shall not exceed the number of Notional Common Stock with respect to such Derivatives Contract; provided, further, that the number of Common Stock beneficially owned by each counterparty (including its Affiliates) under a Derivatives Contract shall for purposes of this clause (iv) be deemed to include all Common Stock that are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other counterparty (or any of such other counterparty’s Affiliates) under any Derivatives Contract to which such first counterparty (or any of such first counterparty’s Affiliates) is a Receiving Party, with this proviso being applied to successive counterparties as appropriate.
(g)      For the purposes of this Section 4.02 Derivatives Contract ” means a contract between two parties (the “ Receiving Party ” and the “ Counterparty ”) that is designed to produce economic benefits and risks to the Receiving Party that correspond substantially to the ownership by the Receiving Party of a number of shares of Common Stock specified or referenced in such contract (the number corresponding to such economic benefits and risks, the “ Notional Common Stock ”), regardless of whether obligations under such contract are required or permitted to be settled through the delivery of cash, Common Stock or other property, without regard to any short position under the same or any other similar contract.
ARTICLE V
PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS
SECTION 5.01.      Right to Purchase New Securities . For so long as Siris’s percentage ownership interest in the Company (calculated by dividing (i) the number of shares of Common Stock actually and directly held with full voting and investment power (including Common Stock held in book-entry form in a brokerage or similar account owned by Siris or its Affiliates) by Siris and its Affiliates by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the applicable calculation date) is equal to five percent (5%) or greater, the Company hereby grants to each Holder the right to purchase any or all of such Holder’s Preemptive Share Percentage (as defined below) of all New Securities (as defined below) that the Company may, from time to time, propose to issue and sell at the cash price and on the terms on which the Company proposes to sell such New Securities; provided that such right shall apply only with respect to proposed issuances that meet each of the following requirements: (i) the New Securities are to be issued at a cash price per share (or implied cash price per share based on conversion, exercise or similar rights, as applicable, that are offered for cash) of Common Stock that is less than $56.961 (subject to adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and recapitalization transactions affecting the Common Stock after the date hereof) and (ii) the total number of New Securities proposed to be issued exceeds one percent (1%) of the then issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. A Holder’s “ Preemptive Share Percentage ” shall be equal to a fraction (a) the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock held by such Holder on the date of the Company’s written notice pursuant to Section 5.03 and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on such date.
SECTION 5.02.      New Securities . “ New Securities ” shall mean any shares of Common Stock or preferred stock of the Company, any rights, options or warrants to purchase Common Stock or preferred stock and any other equity securities, derivative securities or any securities whatsoever convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for capital stock of the Company; provided, however, that the term New Securities shall not include (a) securities issued as part of compensatory arrangements to employees, consultants or directors of the Company or any of its subsidiaries whether or not pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or other equity compensation agreement; (b) securities issued pro rata to existing security holders pursuant to any stock dividend, stock split, combination or other reclassification by the Company of any of its capital stock; (c) securities issued to financiers in connection with transactions that are primarily debt financing transactions to which the Company and an unaffiliated third party may be a party and which are approved by the Board of Directors, including securities issued pursuant to the exercise of warrants, rights, options or other securities issued to financiers in connection therewith; (d) securities issued as part of the sale of the Company, or in connection with the acquisition by the Company of another Person or any assets thereof by merger, purchase or otherwise; or (e) securities issued upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any securities that may be issued by the Company that provide for the conversion or exchange into or exercise for such other securities if and to the extent Siris and its Affiliates were granted preemptive rights pursuant to this Article V in connection with the initial issuance of such convertible, exchangeable or exercisable security.
SECTION 5.03.      Required Notices . In the event the Company proposes to undertake an issuance of New Securities, it shall give Siris prompt written notice of its intention describing the number and type of New Securities proposed to be issued, the cash price therefor, the expected

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date of issuance such New Securities (which shall be at least thirty (30) days after the date of delivery of such notice) and the general terms upon which the Company proposes to issue the same. Siris and its Affiliates shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of any such notice to agree to purchase any or all of Siris’s Preemptive Share Percentage of such New Securities at the price and upon the general terms specified in the Company’s notice, by Siris delivering written notice to the Company and stating therein the quantity of New Securities to be purchased. Upon the issuance of any New Securities, the Company shall issue to Siris and/or its Affiliates (as applicable) such number of New Securities as was designated in the written notice therefor delivered to the Company in accordance with this Section 5.03 , against payment in full for such shares of New Securities.
SECTION 5.04.      Company’s Right to Sell . In the event Siris and its Affiliates fail to exercise, within such fifteen (15) day period, the right to acquire its full Preemptive Share Percentage of the New Securities offered, the Company shall have sixty (60) days to sell or enter into an agreement to sell (pursuant to which the sale of New Securities covered thereby shall be closed, if at all, within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of such agreement) all such New Securities for which such preemptive rights were not exercised, at a price and upon terms not more favorable in any material respect to the purchasers thereof as was specified in the Company’s notice delivered pursuant to Section 5.03 . In the event the Company has not (a) sold or issued, or entered into any agreement to sell, all such New Securities within such sixty (60) day period or (b) if the Company so entered into an agreement to sell all such New Securities, sold and issued all such New Securities within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of such agreement, the Company shall not thereafter issue or sell any New Securities without first again offering such securities to Siris and its Affiliates in the manner provided in this Article V .
ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
SECTION 6.01.      Removal of Legends . Upon the written request of any Holder:
(a)      The Company shall remove any restrictive legend included on the certificates (or, in the case of book-entry shares, any other instrument or record) representing





such Holder’s and/or its Affiliates’ ownership of securities of the Company, and the Company shall issue a certificate (or evidence of the issuance of securities in book-entry form) without such restrictive legend or any other restrictive legend to the holder of the applicable securities upon which it is stamped, if (i) such securities are registered for resale under the Securities Act, (ii) such securities are sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144, or (iii) such Securities are eligible for sale under Rule 144, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) as to such securities and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions. Following the earlier of (A) the effective date of a Registration Statement described in Article II or (B) Rule 144 becoming available for the resale of securities, without the requirement for the Company to be in compliance with the current public information required under Rule 144(c)(1) (or Rule 144(i)(2), if applicable) as to the Securities and without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions, the Company, upon the written request of the Holder, shall instruct the Company’s transfer agent to remove the legend from the securities (in whatever form) and shall cause its counsel to issue any legend removal opinion required by the transfer agent. Any fees (with respect to the transfer agent, Company counsel, or otherwise) associated with the issuance of such opinion or the removal of such legend shall be borne by the Company. If a legend is no longer required pursuant to the foregoing, the Company will no later than five (5) Business Days following the delivery by any Holder or its Affiliate to the Company or the transfer agent (with notice to the Company) of a legended certificate (if applicable) representing such securities (endorsed or with stock powers attached, signatures guaranteed, and otherwise in form necessary to affect the reissuance and/or transfer) and a seller representation letter representing that such securities may be sold pursuant to Rule 144, to the extent required, deliver or cause to be delivered to the holder of such securities a certificate representing such securities (or evidence of the issuance of securities in book-entry form) that is free from all restrictive legends.
(b)      The Company shall cooperate with and take reasonable action to facilitate, in accordance with reasonable and customary business practices, any and all Transfers for consideration or otherwise, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, by any Holder or its Affiliates of the Shares.
SECTION 6.02.      Freedom to Pursue Opportunities . Without limiting Section 7.3 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees that notwithstanding any duty that may otherwise exist hereunder or at law or in equity, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law:
(a)     Siris , Siris’s Affiliates, any funds or accounts managed or beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by Siris or any of its Affiliates, and any of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, trustees, employees, partners, managers, members, stockholders, beneficiaries and agents (in each case, other than any officer or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Affiliate of such Person) (the foregoing Persons in this clause (a), the “Exempted Persons”), have the right to, and shall have no duty (contractual, fiduciary or otherwise) not to, directly or indirectly engage in any business, business activity or line of business, including those that are the same or similar to those of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or may be deemed to be competing with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and
(b)      in the event that any Exempted Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a business opportunity for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and such Exempted Person or any other Person, on the other hand, such Exempted Person shall have no duty (contractual, fiduciary or otherwise) to communicate or present such business opportunity to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, shall not be liable to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, any Affiliates or stockholders of any of the foregoing for breach of any duty (contractual, fiduciary or otherwise) by reason of the fact that such Exempted Person, directly or indirectly, pursues or acquires such opportunity for itself, directs such opportunity to another Person, does not present such opportunity to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or otherwise; provided, however, that this clause (b) shall not apply to any business opportunities that come to an Exempted Person’s attention solely as a result of such Exempted Person’s (or their officers’, directors’, trustees’, employees’, partners’, managers’, members’, stockholders’, beneficiaries’, affiliates’ and agents’, as and if applicable) position as an officer, director or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
SECTION 6.03.      Confidentiality . The Company acknowledges that in the ordinary course of business, Siris and its Affiliates pursue, acquire, manage and serve on the boards of companies that may be competitors or potential competitors to the Company and its Affiliates, and that their review of Confidential Information of the Company will inevitably enhance their knowledge and understanding of the Company and its industry in a way that cannot be separated from their historical knowledge. Accordingly, the Company agrees that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, this Agreement shall not restrict their use of such knowledge and understanding, including in connection with the purchase, sale, consideration and oversight of any other investments or investment opportunities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Siris acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing does not grant Siris or its Affiliates, including the Siris Directors, any license under any patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights of the Company or any of its Affiliates.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 7.01.      Term; Release . This Agreement shall terminate upon the later of the expiration of the Shelf Period and such time as there are no Registrable Securities, except for (a) the provisions of Sections 2.07 and 2.08 and all of this Article VII, which shall survive any such termination, and (b) the provisions of Article III and Section 4.02 , which shall terminate when Siris and its Affiliates cease to hold any Shares. In the event any Holder shall Transfer all of the Shares held by such Holder in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement such that neither such Holder nor any of its Affiliates retains any interest in Shares of any kind, then such Holder shall cease to be a party to this Agreement and shall be relieved and have no further liability arising hereunder for events occurring from and after the date of such Transfer so long as the Holder was not in material breach of this Agreement at the time of such Transfer.

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SECTION 7.02.      Injunctive Relief . It is hereby agreed and acknowledged that it will be impossible to measure in money the damage that would be suffered if the parties fail to comply with any of the obligations herein imposed on them and that in the event of any such failure, an aggrieved Person will be irreparably damaged and will not have an adequate remedy at law. Any such Person shall, therefore, be entitled (in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled in law or in equity) to injunctive relief, including specific performance, to enforce such obligations, and if any action should be brought in equity to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement, none of the parties hereto shall raise the defense that there is an adequate remedy at law.
SECTION 7.03.      Attorneys’ Fees . In any action or proceeding brought to enforce any provision of this Agreement or where any provision hereof is validly asserted as a defense, the successful party shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys’ fees in addition to any other available remedy.
SECTION 7.04.      Amendment; Waivers . No amendment or waiver of any term, provision or condition of this Agreement will be effective, unless in writing and executed by the Holders of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities of such Holders. No amendment, modification, supplement, discharge, or waiver hereof or hereunder shall require the consent of any person not a party to this Agreement. No waiver of any provision hereof shall be deemed a waiver of any other provision nor shall any such waiver by any party be deemed a continuing waiver of any matter. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder, or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such party preclude any other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.
SECTION 7.05.      Disclosure of Agreement . The parties may disclose the Agreement through the Company’s filing with the SEC of current report(s) on Form 8‑K attaching the Agreement or describing the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. Except as required by applicable SEC rules and regulations or New York Stock Exchange rules applicable to the Company, or any factually correct summary of the terms of the Agreement included in the aforementioned filing(s) or any press releases by the Company regarding the entering into and/or terms of the Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, the parties agree that during the Standstill Period there will be no other public comments by the parties regarding the Agreement.
SECTION 7.06.      Notices . Unless otherwise specified herein, all notices and other communications authorized or required to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon receipt) by personal hand-delivery, by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail, by mailing the same in a sealed envelope, registered first-class mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or by air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery, sent to the Person at the address given for such Person below or such other address as such Person may specify by notice to the Company:

If to the Company:

Plantronics, Inc.
345 Encinal Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Attention:     General Counsel
Facsimile:     831.426.2965
Email:          Mary.huser@plantronics.com

With a copy (not constituting notice) to:


Foley & Lardner LLP
777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202
Attention:
Patrick G. Quick
    Benjamin F. Rikkers
Facsimile:    (414) 297-4900
Email:    pgquick@foley.com

    brikkers@foley.com
If to Siris:

Triangle Private Holdings II, LLC
601 Lexington Ave, 59th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: General Counsel
Email: legalnotices@siriscapital.com


(with a copy, which shall not constitute notice, to)


Sidley Austin LLP
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 17th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067    
Attention: Dan Clivner and Vijay Sekhon
Email: dclivner@sidley.com and vsekhon@sidley.com

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If to any other Holder who becomes party to this Agreement after the date hereof, to the address on the counterpart signature page to this Agreement executed by such holder
SECTION 7.07.      Successors, Assigns and Transferees . Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 4.01(l) , each party may assign all or a portion of its rights hereunder to any Person to which such party transfers its ownership of all or any of its Registrable Securities. Such Persons (other than Affiliates of any such Persons) shall execute a counterpart to this Agreement and become a party hereto and such Person’s Registrable Securities shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement (including all rights set forth herein, except as set forth in Section 4.01(l)) . The Company may assign this Agreement at any time in connection with a sale or acquisition of the Company, whether by merger, consolidation sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, or similar transaction, without the consent of the Holders; provided, that the successor or acquiring Person agrees in writing to assume all of the Company’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.
SECTION 7.08.      Third Parties . Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to confer upon any Person not a party hereto (other than each other Person entitled to indemnity or contribution under Section 2.07 ) any right, remedy or claim under or by virtue of this Agreement.
SECTION 7.09.      Governing Law; Jurisdiction . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF. ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE PARTIES RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE BROUGHT AND ENFORCED EXCLUSIVELY IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE OR (TO THE EXTENT SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION EXISTS THEREFOR) THE COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE, AND THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
SECTION 7.10.      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE 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 HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AS APPLICABLE, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 7.10 .
SECTION 7.11.      Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior communication or agreement with respect thereto.
SECTION 7.12.      Severability . If any provision of this Agreement becomes or is deemed invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction by reason of the scope, extent or duration of its coverage, then such provision will be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law so as to be valid and enforceable or, if such provision cannot be so amended without materially altering the intention of the parties, then such provision will be stricken and the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect. Should there ever occur any conflict between any provision contained in this Agreement and any present or future statute, law, ordinance or regulation contrary to which the parties have no legal right to contract, the latter will prevail, but

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the provision of this Agreement affected thereby may be curtailed and limited only to the extent necessary to bring it into compliance with the law. All the other terms and provisions of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect without impairment or limitation
SECTION 7.13.      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by each of the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed will be deemed to be an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same agreement.
SECTION 7.14.      Binding Effect . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of the parties hereto, their distributees, heirs, legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns.
SECTION 7.15.      Headings . The heading references herein and in the table of contents hereto are for convenience purposes only, do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.
[SIGNATURE PAGES TO FOLLOW]


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

PLANTRONICS, INC.

By:
 
/s/ Joe Burton
Name:
 
Joe Burton
Title:
 
Chief Executive Officer
TRIANGLE PRIVATE HOLDINGS II, LLC


By:
 
/s/ Peter Berger
Name:
 
Peter Berger
Title:
 
Chairman




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July 2, 2018

Plantronics Completes Acquisition of Polycom

SANTA CRUZ, Calif., July 2, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Plantronics (NYSE: PLT) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Polycom. The acquisition of Polycom will accelerate and expand Plantronics’ vision and enable it to deliver the broadest portfolio of end points in the Unified Communications and Collaboration (UCC) ecosystem.

“We are pleased that Plantronics and Polycom are moving ahead as one company focused on putting people at the center of every collaboration experience,” stated Joe Burton, Plantronics’ President and Chief Executive Officer. “Plantronics now offers an unparalleled portfolio of integrated, intelligent solutions that spans headsets, software, desk phones, audio and video conferencing, and cloud services. This combined offering empowers people with the tools and flexibility they need to create the best experience when connecting to what is most important to them.”

UCC and team collaboration technology are unlocking human potential at work and at home. With this acquisition, Plantronics is focused on voice, video, content, and cloud solutions for every place that technology touches people as they work, share, collaborate, and play. As trends in enterprise communications move toward open work spaces and flexible work arrangements, the ecosystem of platforms and devices continues to expand. With the addition of Polycom’s leading portfolio, Plantronics can offer a premium experience regardless of the UCC solutions selected by the customer.

“The combination of Plantronics and Polycom comes at a critical time when customers are searching for high-quality audio and video solutions that are easy to buy, easy to use, and easy to manage,” said Ira M. Weinstein, Founder, Recon Research. “The company’s offerings work with on-premises, cloud (service provider) and hybrid platforms, giving customers the flexibility to choose their deployment method and cloud migration timing.  In addition, its global channel and technology partner ecosystem fosters both innovation and global reach. We’re expecting great things in the future from the new and expanded Plantronics.”

Plantronics expects the acquisition to be immediately accretive to Non-GAAP earnings per share and believes it can achieve annual run-rate cost synergies of $75 million within 12 months. Non-GAAP earnings per share may exclude charges related to stock-based compensation, purchase accounting adjustments, acquisition and integration costs, restructuring and other related charges, litigation settlements, as well as the tax impact of these items and any discrete tax adjustments.

Under terms of the acquisition agreement, Plantronics acquired Polycom at a $2.0 billion enterprise value with the total consideration consisting of approximately $1.638 billion in cash and 6.352 million Plantronics shares, resulting in Triangle Private Holdings II, LLC, which was Polycom’s sole shareholder, owning approximately 16.0% of Plantronics following the acquisition. Under the terms of the transaction, Frank Baker, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Siris Capital Group (an affiliate of Triangle Private Holdings II, LLC), and Daniel Moloney, Executive Partner, Siris Capital Group, were appointed to Plantronics Board of Directors and have been nominated for election by Plantronics’ stockholders at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

In conjunction with the closing of the acquisition, Plantronics today completed the financing of the transaction through a $1.275 billion term loan priced at LIBOR plus 250 bps, maturing in July 2025 (“Term Loan”). Proceeds of the Term Loan, along with cash on hand, were used to finance the acquisition as well as pay related fees and expenses. Additionally, Plantronics concurrently replaced its existing $100 million credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (“Wells Fargo”), with a new $100 million credit facility. Wells Fargo led the new Term Loan facility, as well as the replacement of the existing credit facility and will act as administrative agent for both the Term Loan and new credit facility. Foley & Lardner LLP acted as outside legal counsel for Plantronics. Further details regarding the terms of the Term Loan and new credit facility are outlined in Plantronics’ Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Q1 Fiscal Year 2019 Earnings Release Date

Plantronics will release financial results for its fiscal Q1 2019 on August 7, 2018. Given that the acquisition closed after the quarter ended, Plantronics will issue financial results on a standalone basis for the quarter, but intends to issue guidance for the September quarter on a combined basis.











Forward Looking Statements

This press release, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by Plantronics, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended , including statements relating to: (i) potential accretion from the transaction; (ii) expected synergies; (iii) benefits to our business, partners and users that we expect from the acquisition; (iv) expectations regarding timing; and (v) expectations and targets regarding cash flow and debt repayments, in addition to other matters discussed in this press release that are not purely historical data. We do not assume any obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as the result of new developments or otherwise.

Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by such statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated are:
the ability to: (i) realize expected synergies or operating efficiencies within the expected time-frames or not at all and (ii) integrate Polycom's business in a timely and cost-efficient manner without adversely impacting operations, including new product launches;
the effect of the acquisition on (i) relationships with the combined company’s historical customers, suppliers and strategic partners and their operating results and businesses generally (including the diversion of management time on integration-related issues), (ii) competition and competitive strategies, including each party’s historical competitors, and (iii) the combined company’s ability to retain and hire key personnel;
the possibility that pending and unforeseen Polycom legal and regulatory enforcement may adversely impact the results of the combined company in amounts exceeding or otherwise not within the scope of Plantronics indemnification rights under the acquisition agreement;
the risks associated with the increased leverage undertaken by the company as a result of the acquisition;
the potential negative effects of the acquisition on the market price of the company’s common stock, particularly in light of the issuance of stock in the transaction;
risks relating to our financial reporting including those resulting from the adoption of new accounting pronouncements and associated system implementation in the context of the acquisition, our ability to forecast financial results of the combined company and the risk that reporting system integration could impact our ability to make timely and accurate SEC filings;
the potential impact of the acquisition on our future tax rate and payments based on the consolidation of the global group and our ability to quickly integrate foreign operations;
the challenges of integrating the supply chains of the two companies;
the potential that our due diligence did not uncover risks and potential liabilities associated with Polycom;
our ability to realize and achieve positive financial results projected to arise in the Enterprise market from UCC adoption could be adversely affected by a variety of factors including the following: (i) as UCC become more widely adopted, the risk that competitors will offer solutions that will effectively commoditize our product and service offerings which, in turn, will reduce the sales prices for our products and services; (ii) our plans are dependent upon adoption of our UCC solutions by major platform providers and strategic partners such as Microsoft Corporation, Cisco Systems, Inc., Avaya, Inc., Alcatel-Lucent, and Huawei, and our influence over such providers with respect to the functionality of their platforms or their product offerings, their rate of deployment, and their willingness to integrate their platforms and product offerings with our solutions is limited; (iii) delays or limitations on our ability to timely introduce solutions that are cost effective, feature-rich, stable, and attractive to our customers within forecasted development budgets; (iv) our successful implementation and execution of new and different processes involving the design, development, and manufacturing of complex electronic systems composed of hardware, firmware, and software that works seamlessly and continuously in a wide variety of environments and with multiple devices; (v) failure of UCC solutions generally, or our solutions in particular, to be adopted with the breadth and speed we anticipate; (vi) our sales model and expertise must successfully evolve to support complex integration of hardware and software with UCC infrastructure consistent with changing customer purchasing expectations; (vii) as UCC becomes more widely adopted we anticipate that competition for market share will increase, particularly given that some competitors may have superior technical and economic resources; (viii) sales cycles for more complex UCC deployments are longer as compared to our traditional Enterprise products; (ix) our inability to timely and cost-effectively adapt to changing business requirements may impact our profitability in this market and our overall margins; and (x) our failure to expand our technical support capabilities to support the complex and proprietary platforms in which our UCC products are and will be integrated;
volatility in prices from our suppliers, including our manufacturers located in China, which have in the past and could in the future negatively affect our profitability and/or market share;
fluctuations in foreign exchange rates;
the bankruptcy or financial weakness of distributors or key customers, or the bankruptcy of or reduction in capacity of our key suppliers;
seasonality in one or more of our product categories;
general global macroeconomic and geo-political conditions, including but not limited to, fluctuations in the stock markets generally; and
slowdowns or downturns in economic conditions generally and in the market for consumer electronics, including voice, video and content solutions.

For more information concerning these and other possible risks, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2018 and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as well as recent press releases. The Securities and Exchange Commission filings can be accessed over the Internet at http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar companysearch.html .





About Plantronics

Plantronics is an audio pioneer and a leader in the communications industry. Plantronics technology creates rich, natural, people-first audio and collaboration experiences so good ideas can be shared and heard-wherever, whenever and however they happen. The company’s portfolio of integrated communications and collaboration solutions spans headsets, software, desk phones, audio and video conferencing, analytics and services. Our solutions are used worldwide by consumers and businesses alike and are the leading choice for every kind of workspace. For more information visit plantronics.com.

Plantronics is a registered trademark of Plantronics. The Bluetooth name and the Bluetooth trademarks are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and are used by Plantronics under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Plantronics Investor Contact:

Will Zelver
Manager, Investor Relations & External Reporting
+1 (831) 420-3168

Plantronics Media Contact:

George Gutierrez
Sr. Director, Global Communications & Content Strategy
+1 (831) 458-7537