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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: November 23, 2021
(Date of earliest event reported)
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C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 000-23189
Delaware   41-1883630
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

14701 Charlson Road
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 952-937-8500

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.10 par value CHRW Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐



Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On November 19, 2021, C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company”), as initial master servicer and performance guarantor, C.H. Robinson Receivables, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and bankruptcy-remote entity (“CHRR”), as seller, Bank of America, N.A. (“BofA”) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), as committed purchasers (conduit purchasers and committed purchasers collectively, the “Purchasers”), BofA and Wells Fargo, as purchaser agents, and BofA, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”), entered into a Receivables Purchase Agreement (the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”). The Receivables Purchase Agreement and related transaction documents provide a receivables securitization facility (the “Facility”).

The documentation for the Facility includes (i) the Receivables Purchase Agreement, (ii) a Receivables Sale Agreement (the “RSA”) by and among C.H. Robinson Company Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Originator”), CHRR, and the Company, as initial master servicer; and (iii) a Performance Guaranty by the Company for the benefit of the Agent, the Purchasers, and other affected parties (the “Performance Guaranty”).

CHRR was formed for the purpose of acquiring rights to payment arising from the sale of goods or services by the Originator (the “Receivables”). Under the Facility, on an ongoing basis the Originator will sell Receivables to CHRR on a non-recourse basis or transfer Receivables to CHRR as capital contributions. CHRR in turn may obtain funding of up to $300 million (which amount may be increased to up to $500 million pursuant to the terms of the Receivables Purchase Agreement) from time to time from the conduit purchaser or the committed purchasers by requesting purchases of interests in Receivables owned by CHRR, related assets and collections. The purchase price for Receivables sold by the Originator to CHRR will be paid in cash to the extent available to pay the price of Receivables each day, with the balance being evidenced by one or more subordinated notes from CHRR. The subordinated note obligations will be satisfied from collections of the Receivables available after payment of other amounts owed by CHRR under the Receivables Purchase Agreement. For as long as the Company is the master servicer, the Company will service, administer, and collect the Receivables on behalf of CHRR and the Purchasers. The Performance Guaranty is a customary undertaking by the Company guaranteeing the performance of the obligations of the Originator and any master servicer under the Receivables Purchase Agreement and the RSA, as applicable.

The Receivables Purchase Agreement requires CHRR to pay yield based on the rate for commercial paper issued by a conduit purchaser, in the case of purchases by a conduit purchaser, and based on the one-month Bloomberg Short-Term Yield Index rate (the “BSBY Rate”), in the case of other purchases. A different default rate may be used to calculate yield in the case of certain defaults. Different rates may be used to calculate yield with respect to specific tranches if an appropriate BSBY Rate is not available or if the Agent does not receive required notice that the tranche is not to be funded through the issuance of commercial paper notes. In addition, CHRR will pay the Purchasers upfront fees and commitment fees, and will pay an administrative agent fee.

The Receivables Purchase Agreement contains various customary affirmative and negative covenants, and it also contains customary default and termination provisions which provide for acceleration of amounts owed under the Receivables Purchase Agreement upon the occurrence of certain specified events with respect to the Company, the Originator, or CHRR, including, but not limited to, the failure to pay yield, fees, and other amounts due, defaults on certain other indebtedness, failure to discharge certain judgments, insolvency events, change in control, and exceeding certain financial ratios designed to capture events negatively affecting the overall credit quality of the Receivables.

The Facility will terminate on November 17, 2023 unless extended by the parties.

BofA and Wells Fargo, among others, are lenders under the Company’s existing senior unsecured revolving credit facility. In the ordinary course of business, the Company and its affiliates have engaged, and may in the future engage, BoA and Wells Fargo, or the affiliates of such parties to provide commercial banking, investment banking, and other services for which the Company or its affiliates pay customary fees and commissions.

The foregoing description of the Facility is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, RSA and Performance Guaranty, which are filed, respectfully, as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 hereto.

Amendments to Credit Agreement and Note Purchase Agreement

On November 19, 2021, the Company entered into (i) an amendment (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”) to its existing credit agreement with a group of lenders led by U.S. Bank National Association (as amended by the Credit Agreement Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”) and (ii) an amendment (the “NPA Amendment”) to its existing note purchase agreement with certain



purchasers (as amended by the NPA Amendment, the “Note Purchase Agreement”). Among other things, the Credit Agreement Amendment and the NPA Amendment increase the amount of qualified securitization financing permitted to be incurred under the Credit Agreement and the Note Purchase Agreement to facilitate the transactions described above. The Credit Agreement Amendment also contains provisions providing for benchmark replacements to LIBOR.

The foregoing descriptions of the Credit Agreement Amendment and the NPA Amendment are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendments, which are filed as Exhibits 10.4 and 10.5 hereto.

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

The information in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Number Description
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
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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.
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.
By: /s/ Brent Schoenrock
Brent Schoenrock
Treasurer
Date: November 23, 2021

Exhibit 10.1

RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dated as of November 19, 2021
among
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.,
as initial Master Servicer and Performance Guarantor,
C.H. ROBINSON RECEIVABLES, LLC,
as Seller,
and
THE VARIOUS CONDUIT PURCHASERS, COMMITTED PURCHASERS, AND PURCHASER AGENTS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent



Table of Contents



Page
ARTICLE I PURCHASES AND REINVESTMENTS 2
SECTION 1.1 Purchases; Limits on Purchasers’ Obligations 2
SECTION 1.2 Purchase Procedures; Assignment of Seller’s Interests 2
SECTION 1.3 Reinvestments of Certain Collections; Payment of Remaining Collections; Asset Interest 5
SECTION 1.4 Changes in Purchasers’ Total Commitment 8
ARTICLE II COMPUTATIONAL RULES 9
SECTION 2.1 Selection of Rate Tranches 9
SECTION 2.2 Computation of each Purchaser’s Investment and each Purchaser’s Tranche Investment 10
SECTION 2.3 Computation of Concentration Limit and Unpaid Balance 10
SECTION 2.4 Computation of Yield 10
SECTION 2.5 Estimates of Yield Rate, Fees, Etc 10
SECTION 2.6 Illegality 11
SECTION 2.7 Inability to Determine Rates 11
ARTICLE III SETTLEMENTS 14
SECTION 3.1 Settlement Procedures 14
SECTION 3.2 Deemed Collections; Reduction of Purchasers’ Total Investment, Etc 18
SECTION 3.3 Payments and Computations, Etc 20
SECTION 3.4 Treatment of Collections and Deemed Collections 25
SECTION 3.5 Extension of the Purchase Termination Date 25
ARTICLE IV FEES AND YIELD PROTECTION 26
SECTION 4.1 Fees 26
  SECTION 4.2 Yield Protection 26
  SECTION 4.3 Funding Losses 28
ARTICLE V CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES 29
SECTION 5.1 Closing Date; Conditions Precedent to Initial Purchase 29
SECTION 5.2 Conditions Precedent to All Purchases and Reinvestments 31
ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 31
SECTION 6.1 Representations and Warranties of Seller 31
SECTION 6.2 Representations and Warranties of Master Servicer 37
ARTICLE VII GENERAL COVENANTS OF SELLER AND MASTER SERVICER 41
SECTION 7.1 Affirmative Covenants of Seller 41
SECTION 7.2 Reporting Requirements of Seller 44
SECTION 7.3 Negative Covenants of Seller 47
SECTION 7.4 Affirmative Covenants of Master Servicer 50
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SECTION 7.5 Reporting Requirements of Master Servicer 53
SECTION 7.6 Negative Covenants of Master Servicer 56
SECTION 7.7 Full Recourse 58
SECTION 7.8 Corporate Separateness; Related Matters and Covenants 59
ARTICLE VIII ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION 63
SECTION 8.1 Designation of Master Servicer 63
SECTION 8.2 Duties of Master Servicer 64
SECTION 8.3 Rights of Administrative Agent 65
SECTION 8.4 Responsibilities of Master Servicer 66
SECTION 8.5 Further Action Evidencing Purchases and Reinvestments 67
SECTION 8.6 Application of Collections 67
ARTICLE IX SECURITY INTEREST 67
SECTION 9.1 Grant of Security Interest 67
SECTION 9.2 Further Assurances 68
SECTION 9.3 Remedies; Waiver 68
ARTICLE X EVENTS OF TERMINATION 68
SECTION 10.1 Events of Termination 68
SECTION 10.2 Remedies 72
ARTICLE XI PURCHASER AGENTS; ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT; CERTAIN RELATED MATTER 75
SECTION 11.1 [Reserved] 75
SECTION 11.2 Limited Liability of Purchasers, Purchaser Agents and Administrative Agent 75
SECTION 11.3 Authorization and Action of each Purchaser Agent 76
SECTION 11.4 Authorization and Action of Administrative Agent 76
SECTION 11.5 Delegation of Duties of each Purchaser Agent 76
SECTION 11.6 Delegation of Duties of Administrative Agent 77
SECTION 11.7 Successor Agent 77
SECTION 11.8 Indemnification 77
SECTION 11.9 Reliance, etc 77
SECTION 11.10 Purchasers and Affiliates 78
SECTION 11.11 Sharing of Recoveries 78
SECTION 11.12 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, Purchaser Agents and Other Purchasers 78
SECTION 11.13 Recovery of Erroneous Payments 79
ARTICLE XII INDEMNIFICATION 79
SECTION 12.1 Indemnities by Seller 79
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SECTION 12.2 Indemnity by Master Servicer 83
ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS 83
SECTION 13.1 Amendments, Etc 83
SECTION 13.2 Notices, Etc 84
SECTION 13.3 Successors and Assigns; Participations; Assignments 84
SECTION 13.4 No Waiver; Remedies 87
SECTION 13.5 Binding Effect; Survival 87
SECTION 13.6 Costs, Expenses and Taxes 87
SECTION 13.7 No Proceedings 88
SECTION 13.8 Confidentiality 89
SECTION 13.9 Captions and Cross References 91
SECTION 13.10 Integration 91
SECTION 13.11 Governing Law 91
SECTION 13.12 Waiver of Jury Trial 91
SECTION 13.13 Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities 92
SECTION 13.14 Execution in Counterparts 92
SECTION 13.15 No Recourse Against Other Parties 93
SECTION 13.16 Pledge to a Federal Reserve Bank or Security Trustee 93
SECTION 13.17 Severability 93
SECTION 13.18 No Party Deemed Drafter 94
SECTION 13.19 USA PATRIOT Act 94
SECTION 13.20 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 94
SECTION 13.21 Post-Closing Covenants 95
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APPENDIX A Definitions
SCHEDULE I Commitments
SCHEDULE II
Payment Instructions(1)
SCHEDULE III
Excluded Obligors(1)
SCHEDULE 6.1(m) UCC Details
SCHEDULE 6.1(n)
Lock-Box Information(1)
SCHEDULE 6.2(n) Credit and Collections Policy
SCHEDULE 13.2 Addresses for Notices
EXHIBIT I Form of Purchase Notice
EXHIBIT 3.1(a) Form of Information Package
EXHIBIT 7.5 Form of Compliance Certificate

(1)Pursuant to Item 601(10), portions of the exhibit or exhibits have been omitted.


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RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of November 19, 2021 (this “Agreement”), among C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC., a Delaware corporation (“CHR”), as initial Master Servicer and as Performance Guarantor, C.H. ROBINSON RECEIVABLES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as seller (the “Seller”), the various CONDUIT PURCHASERS, COMMITTED PURCHASERS and PURCHASER AGENTS from time to time party hereto, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (“BofA”), as administrative agent on behalf of the Affected Parties (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).
B A C K G R O U N D:
1.    Originators have, and expect to have, Receivables which Originators intend to sell or contribute, as applicable, to Seller pursuant to the Sale Agreement.
2.    Seller is a special purpose, bankruptcy-remote, limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of CHR.
3.    Seller, in turn, intends to sell to Administrative Agent, on behalf of Purchasers, the Receivables and certain other related assets which Seller is acquiring from Originators.
4.    Seller has requested that Administrative Agent on behalf of Purchasers, and Administrative Agent on behalf of Purchasers has agreed, subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, to purchase an undivided ownership interest in such Receivables and certain other related assets, referred to herein as the Asset Interest, from Seller from time to time during the term of this Agreement.
5.    Seller, Purchasers, Purchaser Agents and Administrative Agent also desire that, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, certain of the daily Collections in respect of the Asset Interest be reinvested in Pool Receivables, which reinvestment shall constitute part of the Asset Interest.
6.    Purchasers and Administrative Agent also desire that, pursuant to the terms hereof, CHR be appointed, and act, as the initial Master Servicer of the Receivables.
7.    Seller, Purchasers, Purchaser Agents, and Administrative Agent also desire that Performance Guarantor guarantee the obligations of the Originators and Master Servicer under the Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms of the Performance Guaranty.
8.    BofA has been requested, and is willing, to act as Administrative Agent.
9.    Each of the Purchaser Agents has been requested by the Purchasers in its Purchaser Group, and is willing, to act as Purchaser Agent for such Purchasers.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement are used as defined in (or by reference in) Appendix A, and the other interpretive provisions set out in Appendix A shall be applied in the interpretation of this Agreement.



ARTICLE I

PURCHASES AND REINVESTMENTS
SECTION 1.1Purchases; Limits on Purchasers’ Obligations. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, from time to time prior to the Purchase Termination Date, Seller may request that Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Conduit Purchasers ratably (in accordance with its applicable Ratable Share) purchase from Seller the Asset Interest (each such purchase being a “Purchase”) and, if any Conduit Purchaser in any Purchaser Group is unwilling or unable for any reason to make its Ratable Share of such Purchase or if any Purchaser Group does not have a Conduit Purchaser, Seller shall be deemed to have requested that the Committed Purchaser in such Purchaser Group make such Ratable Share of such Purchase, in an aggregate amount (the “Purchase Price”) equal in each instance to the lesser of: (i) the amount requested by Seller under Section 1.2(a) and (ii) the largest amount that will not cause (a) the Purchasers’ Total Investment to exceed the Purchasers’ Total Commitment, (b) the sum of the Purchasers’ Total Investment and the Required Reserves to exceed the Net Portfolio Balance (in each case, at such time) or (c) the aggregate Investment of such Purchaser’s Purchaser Group to exceed the Commitment of the Committed Purchaser in such Purchaser Group; provided, that each Purchase made pursuant to this Section 1.1 shall be in an amount at least equal to $5,000,000 and, in each case, in integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Committed Purchaser hereby agrees, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, to make its Ratable Share of Purchases deemed to be so requested by Seller above, in such amount as would not cause its Investment after giving effect to such Purchase (and any other Purchase to be made on such date) to exceed its Commitment or cause the Purchasers’ Total Investment to exceed the Purchasers’ Total Commitment. At no time shall a Conduit Purchaser that is not a Committed Purchaser have any obligation or commitment to make any Purchase.
SECTION 1.2Purchase Procedures; Assignment of Seller’s Interests.
(a)Notice of Purchase. Each Purchase shall be made on notice from Seller to Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent in the form of a Purchase Notice attached hereto as Exhibit I and received by Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of such proposed Purchase. Each such notice of a proposed Purchase shall specify (A) the desired amount and date of such proposed Purchase (which shall be a Business Day), (B) the amount of such proposed Purchase to be allocated to each Purchaser Group in accordance with each Purchaser Group’s Ratable Share and (C) a pro forma calculation of the Asset Interest after giving effect to such Purchase and any other Purchase proposed to be made on such day; provided, however, that, Seller shall not request, and the Purchasers shall not be required to fund, more than 4 Purchases per calendar month. If any Conduit Purchaser is willing and able, in its sole discretion, to make its Ratable Share of a Purchase requested of it pursuant to this Section 1.2(a) subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such Conduit Purchaser shall make such Purchase by transferring such amount in accordance with clause (b) below on the requested date of such Purchase. If any Conduit Purchaser in any Purchaser Group is unwilling or unable for any reason to make its Ratable Share of such Purchase or if any Purchaser Group does not contain a Conduit Purchaser, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Committed Purchaser in such Purchaser Group, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, shall make its Ratable Share of such Purchase by transferring such amount in accordance with clause (b) below.
(b)Payment of Purchase Price. On the date of each Purchase hereunder, the applicable Purchasers, or the related Purchaser Agent, shall, upon satisfaction of the
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applicable conditions set forth herein (including in Article V), make available to the Seller their Ratable Share of the aggregate Purchase Price with respect to such Purchase in immediately available funds at the following account:
Holder Name: C.H. Robinson Receivables, LLC
Bank Name: U.S. Bank National Association
Branch: Nicollet Mall
SWIFT: USBKUS44
Address: 800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402-4302
Account Number: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX
ABA Number: XXX XXX XXX;

or such other account as designated from time to time by Seller in a written notice to Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent (such account, the “SPE Account”).
(c)Assignment of Asset Interest. Seller hereby absolutely and irrevocably sells, assigns and transfers to Administrative Agent (on behalf of Purchasers) (ratably, according to each Purchaser’s Investment), upon the payment of the aggregate Purchase Price, effective on and as of the date of each Purchase and Reinvestment hereunder, an undivided ownership interest in all of its right, title and interest in, to and under all Pool Receivables and all Related Assets and all proceeds of any of the foregoing, whether currently owned or existing or thereafter arising, acquired or originated, or in which the Seller now or hereafter has any rights, and wherever so located (the assets so assigned to include not only the Pool Receivables and Related Assets existing as of the date of such Purchase but also all future Pool Receivables and the Related Assets acquired by Seller from time to time as provided in Section 1.3).
On any date the Asset Interest will represent Purchasers’ ownership interest in all then outstanding Pool Receivables and all Related Assets with respect thereto (including all Collections and other proceeds thereof as described in this Section 1.2(c)), as at such date. On any date, the Asset Interest will be equal to a percentage, expressed as the following fraction:
PTI + RR
NPB
where:
PTI = Purchasers’ Total Investment;
RR = the Required Reserves; and
NPB = the Net Portfolio Balance;
in each case as of that date; provided that the Asset Interest will remain constant at 100% of the Net Portfolio Balance at all times on and after the Purchase Termination Date until the Final Payout Date. Administrative Agent’s right, title and interest in, to
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and under such assets, for the benefit of the Purchasers, is herein called the “Asset Interest”.
(d)Characterization as a Purchase and Sale; Recharacterization. It is the intention of the parties to this Agreement that the conveyance of Seller’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Asset Interest to Administrative Agent (on behalf of Purchasers) pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute a purchase and sale and not a pledge. The provisions of this Agreement and all related Transaction Documents shall be construed to further these intentions of the parties. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the conveyance of the Asset Interest to Administrative Agent (on behalf of Purchasers) is characterized by any Governmental Authority, bankruptcy trustee or any other Person as a pledge, the parties intend that Seller shall be deemed hereunder to have granted, and Seller does hereby grant, to Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Affected Parties) a security interest to secure Seller’s obligations hereunder in the Asset Interest as provided in Section 9.1 hereof. Such security interest shall be, and the Seller and the Master Servicer shall cause it to be, a first priority perfected security interest. Each of the parties hereto hereby acknowledges and intends that no Purchase hereunder shall constitute, or be deemed to constitute, a “Security” under U.S. securities laws or within the meaning of the UCC. The provisions of this Agreement and all related Transaction Documents shall be construed to further these intentions of the parties hereto.
(e)Tax Treatment. Notwithstanding clause (d) above, it is the intention of the parties hereto that for U.S. federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes, each Purchase will be treated as a loan from the applicable Purchaser to Seller (it being understood that all payments to the Purchasers, in their capacity as such, representing Yield, fees and other amounts accrued under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents shall be deemed to constitute interest payments) (such treatment, the “Intended Tax Treatment”), except as required by applicable law. The provisions of this Agreement and all related Transaction Documents shall be construed to further these intentions of the parties hereto.
(f)Purchasers Limitation on Payments. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to the contrary, none of the Purchasers, Purchaser Agents or Administrative Agent shall, and none of them shall be obligated (whether on behalf of a Purchaser or otherwise) to, pay any amount to Seller as a Reinvestment under Section 1.3, except to the extent that Collections are available for distribution to Seller for such purpose in accordance with this Agreement. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the obligations of any Purchaser that is a commercial paper conduit or similar vehicle under this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents shall be payable by such Purchaser solely to the extent of funds received from Seller in accordance herewith or from any party to any Transaction Document in accordance with the terms thereof in excess of funds necessary to pay such Person’s matured and maturing Commercial Paper Notes or other senior indebtedness when due. Any amount which Administrative Agent, a Purchaser Agent or a Purchaser is not obligated to pay pursuant to the operation of the two preceding sentences shall not constitute a claim (as defined in § 101 of the Bankruptcy Code) against, or corporate obligation of, any Purchaser Agent, any Purchaser or Administrative Agent, as applicable, for any such insufficiency unless and until such amount becomes available for distribution to Seller pursuant to the terms hereof.
(g)Obligations Not Assumed. The foregoing sale, assignment and transfer does not constitute, and is not intended to result in, the creation or an assumption by Administrative Agent, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser of any obligation or
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liability of Seller, any Originator, Master Servicer, or any other Person under or in connection with all, or any portion of, the Asset Interest (including the Pool Receivables and Related Assets), all of which shall remain the obligations and liabilities of Seller, Originators, Master Servicer and such other Persons, as applicable.
(h)Obligations. Each Committed Purchaser’s obligations hereunder shall be several, such that the failure of any Committed Purchaser to make a payment in connection with any Purchase hereunder, shall not relieve any other Committed Purchaser of its obligations hereunder to make payment for any Purchase.
SECTION 1.3Reinvestments of Certain Collections; Payment of Remaining Collections; Asset Interest.
(a)On the close of business on each Business Day during the period from the Closing Date to the Final Payout Date, Master Servicer shall, on behalf of Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Affected Parties), out of all Collections from Pool Receivables received since the end of the immediately preceding Business Day:
(i)set aside and hold in trust for Administrative Agent on behalf of the Affected Parties, an amount (based on information provided by Administrative Agent pursuant to Article II) equal to the sum of: (a) the estimated amount of Yield accrued in respect of each Rate Tranche, (b) all other amounts due to Administrative Agent, Purchaser Agents, Purchasers or any other Affected Party hereunder (including Deemed Collections and costs and expenses described in Section 13.6) and (c) the Master Servicing Fee (in each case, accrued through such day and not so previously set aside or anticipated to accrue through the end of the then current Settlement Period, as determined by Master Servicer based upon, among other relevant information, the then outstanding Purchasers’ Total Investment and the Yield Rates then in effect); provided, that in the case of any Exiting Purchaser, the remainder of such Collections (equal to the excess, if any, of all such Collections, over the sum of the amounts described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above on such day) shall not be reinvested (as described below) after the then-current Purchase Termination Date for such Exiting Purchaser and shall instead be held in trust for the benefit of such Exiting Purchaser (or, if there is more than one Exiting Purchaser on such day, pro rata for the benefit of each such Exiting Purchaser based on such Exiting Purchaser’s Investment) and applied in accordance with clause (ii) below; provided, further, that, so long as Master Servicer is able, on each Business Day and on an equitable and consistent basis, to identify which funds are Collections on Pool Receivables, Master Servicer shall not be required to hold Collections that have been so set aside in a separate deposit account containing only such Collections, and may commingle such Collections with its own funds and funds of it Subsidiaries; it being understood that Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Affected Parties, shall have a claim against Master Servicer to make payments pursuant to Sections 1.3(c), 3.1(b) or 3.1(c) (which claims shall be full recourse to Master Servicer) in an amount equal to the amount of such Collections that have not been set aside but that have been so commingled; provided further, that any commingled amounts, that are not Collections, held in the SPE Account shall be withdrawn from such account within one (1) Business Day following receipt thereof; provided further, that the Master Servicer shall hold Collections that have been so set aside in a separate deposit account containing only such Collections if the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent has requested that the Master Servicer not commingle or transfer funds during the Liquidation Period, or after the occurrence of any Event
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of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement or after the occurrence of an Unmatured Event of Termination; and
(ii)subject to Sections 3.1(c)(iv) and 3.2(b), apply such Collections as are not required to be set aside and held in trust pursuant to clause (i) above (including any such Collections not set aside but commingled), to pay Seller for additional Pool Receivables and Related Assets with respect to such Pool Receivables (each such purchase being a “Reinvestment”); provided, that, (A) if (I) the sum of the Purchasers’ Total Investment and the Required Reserves would exceed the Net Portfolio Balance, (II) any Purchaser Group Investment would exceed the related Purchaser Group Commitment, (III) the Purchasers’ Total Investment would exceed the Purchasers’ Total Commitment or (IV) the aggregate Investment of any Exiting Purchaser is greater than zero (in each case, at such time and after giving effect to such Reinvestment), then Master Servicer (for the benefit of the Purchasers) shall only make Reinvestments after first setting aside and holding in trust for the benefit of Administrative Agent on behalf of the Affected Parties in accordance with Section 3.4, a portion of such Collections which, together with other Collections previously set aside for such purpose and then so held, shall equal the amount necessary to reduce (i) the Purchasers’ Total Investment to an amount equal to or less than the Purchasers’ Total Commitment, (ii) each Purchaser Group Investment to an amount equal to or less than the related Purchaser Group Commitment, (iii) the sum of the Purchasers’ Total Investment and the Required Reserves at such time to an amount equal to or less than the Net Portfolio Balance and (iv) the aggregate Investment of all Exiting Purchasers to zero, in each case, at such time (any remaining Collections after giving effect to this proviso shall then be applied as described above in this Section 1.3(a)(ii)); and (B) if the conditions precedent to Reinvestment in clause (a), (b), (d) or (e) of Section 5.2 are not satisfied, then Master Servicer shall not apply any of such remaining Collections to a Reinvestment pursuant to this clause (ii).
(b)Unreinvested Collections. Subject to Sections 1.3(a)(ii) and 3.1(c)(iv), Master Servicer shall set aside and hold in trust for the benefit of Administrative Agent on behalf of the applicable Affected Parties, all Collections which, pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 1.3(a), may not be reinvested in the Pool Receivables and Related Assets; provided, that, so long as Master Servicer is able, on each Business Day and on an equitable and consistent basis, to identify which funds are Collections on Pool Receivables, Master Servicer shall not be required to hold Collections that have been so set aside in a separate deposit account containing only such Collections, and may commingle such Collections with its own funds and funds of its Subsidiaries; it being understood that Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Affected Parties, shall have a claim against Master Servicer to make payments pursuant to Sections 1.3(c), 3.1(b) or 3.1(c) (which claims shall be full recourse to Master Servicer) in an amount equal to the amount of such Collections that have not been set aside but that have been so commingled; provided further, that any commingled amounts, that are not Collections, held in the SPE Account shall be withdrawn from such account within one (1) Business Day following receipt thereof; provided further, that Master Servicer shall hold Collections that have been so set aside in a separate deposit account containing only such Collections if Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent has requested that Master Servicer not commingle or transfer funds during the Liquidation Period, or after the occurrence of any Event of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement or after the occurrence of an Unmatured Event of Termination. If, prior to the date when such Collections are required to be paid to the applicable Purchaser Agents for the benefit of the applicable Affected Parties, pursuant to Section 1.3(c), the
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amount of Collections so set aside exceeds the amount, if any, necessary to reduce (i) the Purchasers’ Total Investment to an amount equal to or less than the Purchasers’ Total Commitment, (ii) each Purchaser Group Investment to an amount equal to or less than the related Purchaser Group Commitment, (iii) the sum of the Purchasers’ Total Investment and the Required Reserves to an amount equal to or less than the Net Portfolio Balance and (iv) the aggregate Investment of all Exiting Purchasers to zero (in each case, at such time), and the conditions precedent to Reinvestment set forth in clauses (a), (b), (d) and (e) of Section 5.2 are satisfied, then Master Servicer shall apply such Collections (or, if less, a portion of such Collections equal to the amount of such excess) in accordance with Section 1.3(a)(ii) to the making of a Reinvestment.
(c)Payment of Amounts Set Aside.
(i)Master Servicer shall pay all amounts of Collections set aside and held in trust pursuant to clause (i) of Section 1.3(a) in respect of Yield on a Rate Tranche not funded by the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes (including under a Liquidity Agreement or an Enhancement Agreement) to the applicable Purchaser Agent on the last day of the then current Yield Period for such Rate Tranche based on information provided by such Purchaser Agent pursuant to Article II, or during the Liquidation Period or after the occurrence of an Event of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement, on such earlier date or dates as any such Purchaser Agent shall require on at least two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice to Master Servicer.
(ii)Master Servicer shall pay all amounts of Collections set aside and held in trust pursuant to clause (i) of Section 1.3(a) above and not applied pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 1.3(c) to the applicable Purchaser Agent on the Settlement Date for each Settlement Period, as provided in Section 3.1, or during the Liquidation Period or after the occurrence of an Event of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement, on such earlier date or dates as any such Purchaser Agent shall require on at least two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice to Master Servicer.
(iii)Master Servicer shall pay all amounts set aside and held in trust pursuant to Section 1.3(b) above (and not otherwise applied pursuant to the last sentence of such Section) to the applicable Purchaser Agent for the account of the Affected Parties (A) on the last day of the then current Yield Period for any Rate Tranche not funded by the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes in an amount not exceeding each Committed Purchaser’s Tranche Investment of such Rate Tranche (based on information provided by the applicable Purchaser Agent pursuant to Article II), and (B) on the Settlement Date for each Settlement Period, as provided in Section 3.1, in an amount not exceeding each Conduit Purchaser’s Tranche Investment of the Rate Tranche funded by Commercial Paper Notes (based on information provided by the applicable Purchaser Agent pursuant to Article II), or, in the case of clause (A) or clause (B) above, during the Liquidation Period or after the occurrence of an Event of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement, on such earlier date or dates as any Purchaser Agent shall require on at least two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice to Master Servicer.
(d)Reduction of Purchasers’ Total Investment. Neither the Purchasers’ Total Investment, nor the Investment of any Purchaser, shall be reduced by the amount of Collections set aside pursuant to this Section unless and until such Collections are actually received by the applicable Purchaser Agent for application hereunder to reduce
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Purchasers’ Total Investment and the applicable Purchaser’s Investment in accordance with the terms hereof.
SECTION 1.4Changes in Purchasers’ Total Commitment. Provided that no Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination or Master Servicer Termination Event exists and is continuing, Seller may request an increase in the Purchasers’ Total Commitment up to an amount not to exceed $500,000,000, ratably among the Purchaser Groups, in a minimum amount of $50,000,000 (or a larger integral multiple of $1,000,000), upon at least thirty (30) days’ (or such lesser time as the Administrative Agent may agree) written notice to Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent (a “Commitment Increase Request”), which request shall specify the aggregate amount of any such increase and the applicable Committed Purchasers’ proposed respective portions thereof. Promptly upon receipt of a Commitment Increase Request, Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent and each Committed Purchaser shall notify Seller and Administrative Agent as to whether such Person approves such Commitment Increase Request (it being understood that Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent and each Committed Purchaser may accept or decline such Commitment Increase Request in its sole discretion and on such terms as it may elect). The failure of any Person to affirmatively notify the Seller of such Person’s election regarding such increase request within ten (10) Business Days after its receipt thereof shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Person to grant the requested increase. If any Committed Purchaser issues a negative response, in whole or in part, or fails to issue a timely response, Seller may request another Committed Purchaser to agree to the declined portion of such increase by issuing another Commitment Increase Request pursuant to this Section 1.4. In the event that any Committed Purchaser shall approve such Commitment Increase Request, each such Committed Purchasers and the other parties hereto that approved such Commitment Increase Request shall enter into such documents as such Persons may deem necessary or appropriate to reflect such increase with respect to such Purchasers.
ARTICLE II

COMPUTATIONAL RULES
SECTION 2.1Selection of Rate Tranches. Subject to the requirements set forth in this Article II, each Purchaser Agent shall from time to time, only for purposes of computing Yield with respect to each Purchaser in its Purchaser Group, account for the Asset Interest in terms of one or more Rate Tranches, and the applicable Yield Rate may be different for each Rate Tranche. Each Purchaser’s Investment shall be allocated to each Rate Tranche by the related Purchaser Agent to reflect the funding sources for each portion of the Asset Interest, so that:
(a)there will be one or more Rate Tranches, selected by each Purchaser Agent, reflecting the portion, if any, of the Asset Interest funded or maintained by its related Committed Purchaser other than through the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes (including by outstanding Liquidity Advances or by funding under an Enhancement Agreement); and
(b)there will be a Rate Tranche, selected by each Purchaser Agent, equal to the excess of aggregate Investment of the Purchasers in its Purchaser Group over the aggregate amounts allocated at such time pursuant to clause (a) above, which Rate Tranche shall reflect the portion of the Asset Interest funded or maintained by Commercial Paper Notes.
Each Purchaser Agent may, in its sole discretion at any time and from time to time, declare any Yield Period applicable to any Investment of a Purchaser in its Purchaser Group to
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be terminated and allocate the portion of such Purchaser’s Investment allocated to such Yield Period to one or more other Yield Periods and Yield Rates as such Purchaser Agent shall select.
SECTION 2.2Computation of each Purchaser’s Investment and each Purchaser’s Tranche Investment. In making any determination of any Purchasers’ Total Investment, any Purchaser’s Investment and any Purchaser’s Tranche Investment, the following rules shall apply:
(a)each Purchaser’s Investment shall not be considered reduced by any allocation, setting aside or distribution of any portion of Collections unless such Collections shall have been actually received by the applicable Purchaser Agent in accordance with the terms hereof;
(b)each Purchaser’s Investment (or any other amounts payable under any Transaction Document) shall not be considered reduced (or paid) by any distribution of any portion of Collections or other payments, as applicable, if at any time such distribution or payment is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason; and
(c)if there is any reduction in any Purchaser’s Investment, there shall be a corresponding reduction (in the aggregate) in such Purchaser’s Tranche Investment with respect to one or more Rate Tranches selected by the related Purchaser Agent in its sole discretion (subject to Section 1.3(c)(iii)).
SECTION 2.3Computation of Concentration Limit and Unpaid Balance. In the case of any Obligor which is an Affiliate of any other Obligor, the Concentration Limit and the aggregate Unpaid Balance of Pool Receivables of such Obligors shall be calculated as if such Obligors were one Obligor.
SECTION 2.4Computation of Yield. In making any determination of Yield, the following rules shall apply:
(a)Each Purchaser Agent shall determine the Yield accruing with respect to each Rate Tranche for the Purchasers in its Purchaser Group, based on the Yield Period therefor determined in accordance with Section 2.1 and the other terms hereof (or, in the case of the Rate Tranche funded by Commercial Paper Notes, each Settlement Period), in accordance with the definition of Yield;
(b)no provision of this Agreement shall require the payment or permit the collection of Yield in excess of the maximum permitted by applicable Law; and
(c)Yield for any Rate Tranche shall not be considered paid by any distribution or other payment if at any time such distribution or payment is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason.
SECTION 2.5Estimates of Yield Rate, Fees, Etc. It is understood and agreed that (a) the Yield Rate for any Rate Tranche may change from one applicable Yield Period or Settlement Period to the next, and the applicable Bank Rate, Base Rate or CP Rate used to calculate the applicable Yield Rate may change from time to time and at any time during an applicable Yield Period or Settlement Period, (b) any rate information provided by any Purchaser Agent to Seller or Master Servicer shall be based upon such Purchaser Agent’s good faith estimate, (c) the amount of Yield actually accrued with respect to a Rate Tranche during any Yield Period (or, in the case of the Rate Tranche funded by Commercial Paper Notes, any Settlement Period) may exceed, or be less than, the amount set aside with respect thereto by Master Servicer, and (d) the amount of fees or other amounts payable to any
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Affected Party accrued hereunder with respect to any Settlement Period may exceed, or be less than, the amount set aside with respect thereto by Master Servicer. Failure to set aside any amount so accrued shall not relieve Master Servicer of its obligation to remit Collections to the applicable Purchaser Agent or otherwise to any other Person with respect to such accrued amount, as and to the extent provided in Section 3.1.
SECTION 2.6Illegality. If the Administrative Agent, any Purchaser or Purchaser Agent determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Purchaser to make, maintain or fund any Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield by reference to the BSBY Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the BSBY Rate then, upon notice thereof by the Administrative Agent or such Purchaser or Purchaser Agent to the Seller (through the Administrative Agent), (a) any obligation of such Purchaser to make or continue any Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the BSBY Rate or to convert such Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the BSBY Rate shall be suspended, and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Purchaser making or maintaining such Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the Base Rate which is determined by reference to the BSBY Rate component of the Base Rate, the rate on which Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the Base Rate of such Purchaser shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the BSBY Rate component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Purchaser notifies the Administrative Agent and the Seller that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Seller shall, upon demand from such Purchaser (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the BSBY Rate of such Purchaser to Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the Base Rate (the rate on which such Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the Base Rate of such Purchaser shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the BSBY Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Yield Period therefor, if such Purchaser may lawfully continue to maintain such Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the BSBY Rate to such day, or immediately, if such Purchaser may not lawfully continue to maintain such Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the BSBY Rate and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Purchaser determining or charging interest rates based upon the BSBY Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Purchaser without reference to the BSBY Rate component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Purchaser that it is no longer illegal for such Purchaser to determine or charge interest rates based upon the BSBY Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Seller shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted., together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 4.3.
SECTION 2.7Inability to Determine Rates.
(a)Inability to Determine Rates. If in connection with any request for a Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the BSBY Rate or a conversion to or continuation thereof, as applicable, (i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (A) no Successor Rate has been determined in accordance with Section 2.7(b), and the circumstances under clause (i) of Section 2.7(b) or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred (as applicable) or (B) adequate and reasonable means do not otherwise exist for determining BSBY for any requested Yield Period with respect to a proposed Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the BSBY Rate or in connection with an existing or proposed Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the Base Rate, or (ii) the Administrative Agent or the Required Purchasers determine that for any reason the
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BSBY Rate for any requested Yield Period with respect to a proposed Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the BSBY Rate does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Purchaser of funding such Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the BSBY Rate, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Seller and each Purchaser and Purchaser Agent. Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Purchasers to make or maintain Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the BSBY Rate or to convert Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the Base Rate to Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the BSBY Rate, shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the BSBY Rate or Yield Periods), and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the BSBY component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the BSBY Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a determination by the Required Purchasers described in clause (ii) of this Section 2.7(a), until the Administrative Agent upon instruction of the Required Purchasers) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Seller may revoke any pending request for a Purchasers' Tranche Investment of, or conversion to, or continuation of such Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the BSBY Rate (to the extent of the affected Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the BSBY Rate or Yield Periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the Base Rate in the amount specified therein and (ii) any outstanding Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the BSBY Rate shall be deemed to have been converted to Purchasers' Tranche Investment accruing Yield under the Base Rate immediately at the end of their respective applicable Yield Period.
(b)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Seller or Required Purchasers notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Purchasers, a copy to the Seller) that the Seller or Required Purchasers (as applicable) have determined, that:
(i)adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one month, three month and six month interest periods of BSBY, including, without limitation, because the BSBY Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or
(ii)Bloomberg or any successor administrator of the BSBY Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or Bloomberg or such administrator with respect to its publication of BSBY, in each case acting in such capacity, has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one month, three month and six month interest periods of BSBY or the BSBY Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of U.S. dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided that, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that will continue to provide such interest periods of BSBY after such specific date (the latest date on which one month, three month and six month interest periods of BSBY or the BSBY Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date”);
then, on a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent (any such date, the “BSBY Replacement Date”), which date shall be at the end of an Yield Period or on the relevant interest
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payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (ii) above, no later than the Scheduled Unavailability Date, BSBY will be replaced hereunder and under any Transaction Document with, subject to the proviso below, the first available alternative set forth in the order below for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (the “Successor Rate”):
(x)    Term SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment; and
(y)    Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment;
provided that, if initially BSBY is replaced with the rate contained in clause (y) above (Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment) and subsequent to such replacement, the Administrative Agent determines that Term SOFR has become available and is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, and the Administrative Agent notifies the Seller and each Purchaser of such availability, then from and after the beginning of the Yield Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, in each case, commencing no less than thirty (30) days after the date of such notice, the Successor Rate shall be Term SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment.
    If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all Yield will be payable on a monthly basis.
    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) if the Administrative Agent determines that neither of the alternatives set forth in clauses (x) and (y) above is available on or prior to the BSBY Replacement Date, (ii) if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 2.7(b)(i) or (ii) have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect or (iii) at any other time as the Administrative Agent and the Seller may agree, then in each case, the Administrative Agent and the Seller may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing BSBY or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 2.7 at the end of any Yield Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with another alternate benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such alternative benchmarks and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such benchmarks, which adjustment or method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion and may be periodically updated. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a Successor Rate. Any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Purchasers and the Seller unless, prior to such time, Purchaser Agents comprising the Required Purchasers have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Purchasers object to such amendment.
    The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Seller and each Purchaser of the implementation of any Successor Rate.
    Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.
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    Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than 0.00%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be 0.00% for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
    In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Seller and the Purchasers reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.
ARTICLE III

SETTLEMENTS
SECTION 3.1Settlement Procedures.
The parties hereto will take the following actions with respect to each Settlement Period:
(a)Information Package. On the 15th day of each calendar month (or if such day is not a Business Day, the next Business Day) (each, a “Reporting Date” for and related to the Settlement Period ending immediately prior to such date), Master Servicer shall deliver to Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent an e-mail attaching an Excel file and a file in .pdf or similar format signed by Master Servicer containing the information described in Exhibit 3.1(a), including the information calculated by Master Servicer pursuant to this Section 3.1 (each, an “Information Package”) for the related Settlement Period; provided, that Administrative Agent may modify, in any reasonable respect, the information required to be provided by Master Servicer in, or the form of, the Information Package upon reasonable prior notice to Master Servicer; provided, further, that during the Liquidation Period or after the occurrence of an Event of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement, Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent may request, in its sole discretion, Master Servicer to, and Master Servicer agrees to, deliver any information related to the Asset Interest or the transactions contemplated hereby as Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent shall request (including a calculation of Required Reserves and each component thereof) on each Business Day.
(b)Yield; Other Amounts Due. On or before the second (2nd) Business Day prior to the Reporting Date for each Settlement Period, each Purchaser Agent shall notify Master Servicer of (i) the amount of Yield accrued in respect of each related Rate Tranche for the Purchasers in its Purchaser Group during such Settlement Period and (ii) all fees and other amounts accrued and payable or to be paid by Seller under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents on the related Settlement Date (other than amounts described in clause (c) below) to such Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser in, or Affected Party related to, its Purchaser Group. Seller (or Master Servicer on its behalf), on the Settlement Date for such Settlement Period, or when otherwise required hereunder prior to each such date, shall pay such Yield and all fees and other amounts due in respect of such Settlement Period to the applicable Purchaser Agent out of amounts set aside pursuant to Section 1.3 for such purpose and, to the extent such amounts were not so set aside, Seller hereby agrees to pay such amounts (notwithstanding any limitation on recourse or other liability limitation contained herein to pay such amounts) to the applicable Purchaser Agent.
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(c)Settlement Computations.
(i)Before each Reporting Date, Master Servicer shall compute, as of the most recent Cut-Off Date and based upon the assumption in the next sentence, (A) the Asset Interest, the Unpaid Balance of all of the Pool Receivables, the Purchasers’ Total Investment, the Purchaser Group Investment of each Purchaser Group, the Required Reserves, the Net Portfolio Balance and each component of each of the foregoing, (B) the amount of the reduction or increase (if any) in each of the Asset Interest, the Required Reserves, the Net Portfolio Balance, the Purchaser Group Investment of any Purchaser Group and the Purchasers’ Total Investment since the immediately preceding Cut-Off Date, (C) the excess (if any) of the sum of the Purchasers’ Total Investment and the Required Reserves, over the Net Portfolio Balance, (D) the excess (if any) of the Purchasers’ Total Investment, over the Purchasers’ Total Commitment, (E) the excess (if any) of the Purchaser Group Investment of each Purchaser Group, over the Purchaser Group Commitment of each such Purchaser Group and (F) the aggregate amount of Investment of the Exiting Purchasers, if any. Such calculations shall be based upon the assumption that Collections set aside pursuant to Section 1.3(b) (and not otherwise applied in accordance with such Section) will be paid to the applicable Purchaser Agent for the benefit of the applicable Purchasers in its Purchaser Group in accordance with the related Purchaser Group’s Ratable Share of such Collections on the Settlement Date for the Settlement Period related to such Reporting Date.
(ii)If, according to the computations made pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 3.1(c), the sum of the Purchasers’ Total Investment and the Required Reserves at such time shall exceed the Net Portfolio Balance at such time, the Purchasers’ Total Investment shall exceed the Purchasers’ Total Commitment, the Purchaser Group Investment of any Purchaser Group shall exceed the Purchaser Group Commitment of such Purchaser Group or the aggregate Investment of Exiting Purchasers shall exceed zero, Master Servicer shall, on behalf of Seller, (i) promptly notify Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent thereof and (ii) immediately pay to the applicable Purchaser Agents for the benefit of the applicable Purchasers (to the extent of Collections received during the applicable period and not previously paid to such Purchaser Agents) the amount necessary to reduce (A) the Purchasers’ Total Investment to the Purchasers’ Total Commitment, (B) the sum of the Purchasers’ Total Investment and the Required Reserves at such time to no more than the Net Portfolio Balance at such time, (C) the Purchaser Group Investment of each Purchaser Group to the Purchaser Group Commitment of each such Purchaser Group and (D) the aggregate Investment of all Exiting Purchasers to zero, subject, however, to Section 1.3(c)(iii).
(iii)The payment described in clause (ii) of this Section 3.1(c) shall be made out of amounts set aside pursuant to Section 1.3 for such purpose and, to the extent such amounts were not so set aside, Seller hereby agrees to pay such amounts (notwithstanding any limitation on recourse or other liability limitation contained herein to pay such amounts) to Master Servicer during the relevant Settlement Period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, on any date on or prior to the Final Payout Date, if the sum of the Purchasers’ Total Investment and the Required Reserves at such time exceeds the Net Portfolio Balance at such time, Master Servicer shall immediately pay to each Purchaser Agent (ratably, based on the Purchaser Group Investment of such Purchaser Agent’s Purchaser Group at such time) from amounts held in trust, or that should have been so held, pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(i), an amount equal to such excess.
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(iv)In addition to the payments described in clause (ii) of this Section 3.1(c), during the Liquidation Period or after the occurrence of an Event of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement, Master Servicer shall pay to each Purchaser Agent the Ratable Share of its Purchaser Group all other Collections on all Pool Receivables, whether or not required to be set aside pursuant to Section 1.3 on the dates specified pursuant to Section 1.3(c).
(d)Order of Application. Master Servicer (for the benefit of the Affected Parties) shall distribute the funds required to be distributed pursuant to this Section 3.1 with respect to any Settlement Period, in the following order of priority:
(i)to each Purchaser Agent ratably (based on the aggregate accrued and unpaid Yield) Yield accrued and unpaid on all Rate Tranches for the Purchasers in its Purchaser Group howsoever funded or maintained during the related Settlement Period;
(ii)to each Purchaser Agent ratably (based on the aggregate accrued and unpaid Program Fee) the accrued and unpaid Program Fee for its Purchaser Group;
(iii)to the Master Servicer all accrued and unpaid Master Servicing Fee (if Master Servicer is not CHR or an Affiliate thereof);
(iv)to each Purchaser Agent ratably (based on the aggregate accrued and unpaid Commitment Fee) the accrued and unpaid Commitment Fee for its Purchaser Group;
(v)to Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent ratably (based on the aggregate accrued and unpaid amounts owing to such Person) accrued and unpaid amounts owed to Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent hereunder (including all fees payable to Administrative Agent, Purchaser Agents and Purchasers pursuant to the Fee Letter other than fees paid pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iv) above);
(vi)to each Purchaser Agent ratably (based on the related Purchaser Group Investment), the reduction of Purchasers’ Total Investment, to the extent such reduction is required under Section 3.1(c) or 3.2(b) or, during the Liquidation Period or after the occurrence of an Event of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement, with respect to each Purchaser Group, first, to pay any outstanding Commercial Paper Notes funding or maintaining the related Purchaser Group Investment and second, to ratably reduce the remainder of the related Purchaser Group Investment;
(vii)to each Affected Party (or the related Purchaser Agent on their behalf) ratably (based on the aggregate accrued and unpaid Obligations) accrued and unpaid Obligations owed to such Affected Parties; and
(viii)to the Master Servicer all accrued and unpaid Master Servicing Fee (if Master Servicer is CHR or an Affiliate thereof).
(e)Non-Distribution of Master Servicing Fee. If Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent consent (which consent is granted as of the Closing Date but which consent shall be deemed to have been revoked upon the occurrence of an Event of
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Termination or an Unmatured Event of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement), the amounts (if any) set aside by Master Servicer pursuant to Section 1.3 in respect of the Master Servicing Fee may be retained by Master Servicer or any permitted Sub-Servicer for its own account. To the extent Master Servicer sets aside and retains such amounts, no distribution shall be made in respect of the Master Servicing Fee pursuant to clause (d)(iii) or clause (d)(viii) above.
(f)Delayed Payment. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if, on any day for payment described in this Section 3.1 (or in Section 1.3(c) in respect of accrued Yield on Rate Tranches funded by Liquidity Advances or under an Enhancement Agreement), Collections during the relevant Settlement Period or Yield Period were less than the aggregate amounts payable hereunder, Master Servicer shall not make any payment otherwise required, and the next available Collections in respect of the Asset Interest shall be applied to such payment, and no Reinvestment shall be permitted hereunder until such amount payable has been paid in full. The foregoing shall not limit or otherwise affect the full recourse nature of Seller’s obligations hereunder.
SECTION 3.2Deemed Collections; Reduction of Purchasers’ Total Investment, Etc.
(a)Deemed Collections. If on any day:
(i)the Unpaid Balance of any Pool Receivable is:
(A)reduced or cancelled as a result of Dilution or otherwise;
(B)less than the amount included in calculating the Net Portfolio Balance for purposes of any Information Package (for any reason other than such Pool Receivable becoming a Defaulted Receivable or due to the application of Collections received with respect to such Pool Receivable); or
(C)otherwise extended, amended or otherwise modified, or any term or condition of any related Contract is amended, modified or waived (except as expressly permitted under Section 8.2(b));
(ii)any of the representations or warranties of Seller set forth in (A) Section 6.1 were untrue when made or (B) Sections 6.1(d), or (k) are no longer true with respect to any Pool Receivable as determined by Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent;
then, on such day, Seller shall be deemed to have received a Collection of such Pool Receivable and Seller shall pay to the Purchaser Agents on the next Settlement Date (or during the Liquidation Period or after the occurrence of an Event of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, within two (2) Business Days from the event giving rise to such Deemed Collection) for application as provided in this Agreement an amount equal to:
(1)in the case of clauses (i)(A) or (B) above, in the amount of such reduction or cancellation or the difference between the actual Unpaid Balance (as determined immediately prior to the applicable event) and the amount included in respect of such Pool Receivable in calculating the Net Portfolio Balance or, with respect to clause (i)(C) above, in the amount
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that such extension, amendment, modification or waiver affects the Unpaid Balance of the related Pool Receivable in the sole determination of Administrative Agent, as applicable; or
(2)in the case of clause (ii) above, in the amount of the entire Unpaid Balance of the relevant Pool Receivable or Pool Receivables (as determined immediately prior to the applicable event) with respect to which such representations or warranties were or are untrue.
Collections deemed received by Seller under this Section 3.2(a) are herein referred to as “Deemed Collections”.
(b)Seller’s Optional Reduction of Purchasers’ Total Investment. Seller may at any time and from time to time elect to reduce (in whole or in part) Purchasers’ Total Investment as follows:
(i)Seller shall give Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent written notice of such elected reduction no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the proposed date of reduction. Each such notice shall specify (A) the amount of such proposed reduction, (B) the source of the funds to be used by Seller to make such reduction, which may be either (I) funds available to Seller that are not otherwise being held in trust pursuant to this Agreement (including amounts contributed to Seller by CHR for purposes of making such reduction) (any such reduction, an “Immediate Reduction”) or (II) Collections to be received by Seller on and after the date of such notice (any such reduction, an “Accumulating Reduction”), (C) with respect to any Immediate Reduction, the proposed date on which such reduction will occur and (D) with respect to any Accumulating Reduction, the proposed date on which such reduction will commence;
(ii)with respect to any Accumulating Reduction, on the proposed date of commencement of such reduction and on each day thereafter, Master Servicer shall refrain from reinvesting Collections pursuant to Section 1.3 until the amount thereof not so reinvested shall equal the desired amount of reduction;
(iii)with respect to any Immediate Reduction, on the proposed date on which such reduction will occur, the Master Servicer (on behalf of Seller) shall pay to each Purchaser Agent ratably (based on the related Purchaser Group Investment), the reduction of Purchasers’ Total Investment. Any accrued and unpaid Yield and Program Fee with respect to such reduction along with any amounts owing under Section 4.3 with respect thereto shall be paid by Seller on the immediately following Settlement Date;
(iv)with respect to any Accumulating Reduction, the Master Servicer shall hold such Collections in trust for Purchasers, pending payment to the applicable Purchaser Agents, as provided in Section 1.3; provided, that,
    (A)    the amount of any such reduction shall be not less than $5,000,000 and shall be an integral multiple of $100,000; and
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    (B)    Seller shall use reasonable efforts to choose a reduction amount, and the date of commencement thereof, so that such reduction shall commence and conclude in the same Settlement Period.
SECTION 3.3Payments and Computations, Etc.
(a)Payments. All amounts to be paid to, or deposited by Seller, Master Servicer or Performance Guarantor with, Administrative Agent, any Purchaser Agent or any other Person hereunder (other than amounts payable under Section 4.2) shall be paid or deposited in accordance with the terms hereof no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the day when due in U.S. Dollars in same day funds to the applicable account set forth on Schedule II or to such other account as Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent, as applicable, shall designate in writing to Master Servicer from time to time.
(b)Late Payments. Seller or Master Servicer, as applicable, shall, out of amounts set aside pursuant to Section 1.3 for such purpose and to the extent permitted by Law, pay to the applicable Purchaser Agent, for the benefit of the applicable Affected Party, interest on all amounts not paid or deposited by such party on the date when due hereunder at an annual rate equal to 2.0% above the Base Rate, payable on demand, provided, that such interest rate shall not at any time exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable Law.
(c)Method of Computation. All computations of interest, Yield, Liquidation Discount, any fees payable under Section 4.1 and any other fees payable by Seller to any Purchaser, any Purchaser Agent, Administrative Agent or any other Affected Party in connection with Purchases hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) elapsed (except that calculations with respect to the Prime Rate shall be on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be).
(d)Payment of Currency and Setoff. All payments by Seller or Master Servicer to any Affected Party or any other Person shall be made in U.S. Dollars and without set-off or counterclaim. Any of Seller’s or Master Servicer’s obligations hereunder shall not be satisfied by any tender or recovery of another currency except to the extent such tender or recovery results in receipt of the full amount of U.S. Dollars.
(e)Taxes. Except to the extent required by applicable Law, any and all payments and deposits required to be made hereunder, under any other Transaction Document or under any instrument delivered hereunder or thereunder to any Affected Party or otherwise hereunder or thereunder by Seller or Master Servicer shall be made free and clear of, and without withholding or deduction for, any and all present or future Taxes. If Seller, Master Servicer or the Administrative Agent shall be required by Law to make any such withholding or deduction, (A) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, Seller (or Master Servicer, on its behalf) shall make an additional payment to such Affected Party, in an amount sufficient so that, after making all required withholdings or deductions (including withholdings or deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.3(e)), such Affected Party receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholdings or deductions been made, (B) Seller (or Master Servicer, on its behalf), Master Servicer or the Administrative Agent shall make such withholding or deduction and (C) Seller (or Master Servicer, on its behalf), Master Servicer or the Administrative Agent shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law.
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(ii)Seller will indemnify each Affected Party for the full amount of (A) Indemnified Taxes (including any Indemnified Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section paid by such Affected Party, as the case may be, and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) payable by such Affected Party and (B) Taxes that arise because a Purchase or the Asset Interest is not treated for U.S. federal, state or local income or franchise tax purposes consistently with the Intended Tax Treatment (such indemnification will include any U.S. federal, state or local income and franchise taxes necessary to make such Affected Party whole on an after-tax basis taking into account the taxability of receipt of payments under the this clause (B) and any reasonable expenses (other than Taxes) arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the foregoing). Any indemnification under this Section 3.3(e)(ii) shall be paid on the next Settlement Date (or during the Liquidation Period or after the occurrence of an Event of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, within two (2) Business Days) after the date any Affected Party makes written demand therefor, together with a statement of reasons for such demand and the calculations of such amount. Such calculations, if made in good faith, absent manifest error, shall be final and conclusive on all parties.
(iii)Each Purchaser shall severally indemnify Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Purchaser (but only to the extent that Seller has not already indemnified Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of Seller to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Purchaser’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 13.3(e) relating to the maintenance of a Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Purchaser, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Transaction Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Purchaser by Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Purchaser hereby authorizes Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Purchaser under any Transaction Document or otherwise payable by Administrative Agent to such Purchaser from any other source against any amount due to Administrative Agent under this Section 3.3(e)(iii).
(iv)Within 30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes deducted or withheld by any of Seller or Master Servicer, as applicable, in respect of any payment to any Affected Party, Seller or Master Servicer, as applicable, will furnish to Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent, the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof (or other evidence satisfactory to Administrative Agent).
(v)Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement contained herein, the agreements and obligations contained in this Section shall survive the payment in full of Obligations hereunder.
(vi)Each Affected Party that is not a “United States person,” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code, shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a transferee that is a participation holder, on or before the date such transferee becomes a participation holder hereunder), deliver to the Master
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Servicer and Administrative Agent such certificates, documents or other evidence, as required by the Code or Treasury Regulations issued pursuant thereto, including Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN, Form W-8BEN-E, Form W-8ECI, or any other applicable certificate or statement of exemption, properly completed and duly executed by such Affected Party (or such transferee) establishing that payment made to such Affected Party (or such transferee) is (i) not subject to United States Federal withholding Tax under the Code because such payments are effectively connected with the conduct by such Affected Party (or such transferee) of a trade or business in the United States, (ii) exempt or entitled to a reduction from United States Federal withholding tax under a provision of an applicable Tax treaty, or (iii) eligible for the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, in which case such Affected Party (or such transferee) shall also deliver a certificate to the effect that such Affected Party (or such transferee) is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of Seller, within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” related to Seller as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code. In addition, each such Affected Party (or such transferee) shall, if legally able to do so, thereafter deliver such certificates, documents or other evidence from time to time establishing that payments received hereunder are not subject to, or subject to a reduced rate of, such withholding upon receipt of a written request therefor from Seller or Administrative Agent. Unless Seller and Administrative Agent have received forms or other documents satisfactory to them indicating that payments hereunder are not subject to, or subject to a reduced rate of, United States Federal withholding Tax, Seller or Administrative Agent shall withhold such Taxes from such payments at the applicable statutory rate as provided in Section 3.3(e)(i).
(vii)Each Affected Party that is a “United States person,” shall, on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a transferee that is a participation holder, on or before the date such transferee becomes a participation holder hereunder), deliver to Seller and Administrative Agent such certificates, documents or other evidence, as required by the Code or Treasury Regulations issued pursuant thereto, including Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 or any other applicable certificate or statement of exemption properly completed and duly executed by such Affected Party establishing that payment made to such Affected Party is not subject to United States Federal backup withholding Tax under the Code. In addition, each such Affected Party shall, if legally able to do so, thereafter deliver such certificates, documents or other evidence from time to time establishing that payments received hereunder are not subject to such withholding upon receipt of a written request therefor from Seller or Administrative Agent. Unless Seller and Administrative Agent have received forms or other documents satisfactory to them indicating that payments hereunder are not subject to United States Federal backup withholding Tax, Seller or Administrative Agent shall withhold such Taxes from such payments at the applicable statutory rate.
(viii)Each Affected Party that is entitled to any exemption or reduction of non-U.S. withholding tax with respect to any payment under this Agreement shall, on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of a transferee that is a participation holder, on or before the date such transferee becomes a participation holder hereunder) or upon the reasonable request of Seller or Administrative Agent, deliver to Seller and Administrative Agent such certificates, documents or other evidence as may reasonably be requested by
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Seller, establishing that such payment is not subject to, or is subject to a reduced rate of, withholding. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the delivery of such certificates, documents or other evidence shall not be required if in the Affected Party’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Affected Party to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Affected Party.
(ix)Seller (or Master Servicer, on its behalf) shall not be required to pay any additional amounts to any Affected Party in respect of any withholding Tax pursuant to paragraph (i) above to the extent that the obligation to pay such additional amounts would not have arisen but for a failure by such Affected Party to comply with the requirements of the preceding paragraph (vi), (vii) or (viii) unless such failure is attributable to (i) a change in applicable law, regulation or official interpretation thereof or (ii) an amendment or modification to or a revocation of any applicable Tax treaty or a change in official position regarding the application or interpretation thereof, in each case on or after the date such Affected Party became a party to this Agreement.
(x)Any Affected Party claiming any additional amounts payable pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policies and legal and regulatory restrictions) to, at the expense of Master Servicer, change the jurisdiction of its applicable lending office if such change would avoid the need for or reduce the amount of any such additional amounts which may thereafter accrue and would not, in the sole determination of such Affected Party, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Affected Party.
(xi)If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund in respect of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section, it shall promptly repay such refund to the indemnifying party (to the extent of amounts that have been paid by the indemnifying party under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes imposed with respect to such refund) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than interest paid by the relevant taxing authority with respect to such refund); provided, however, that the indemnified party, upon the request of such indemnifying party, agrees to return such refund (plus penalties, interest or other charges) to such indemnifying party in the event such indemnifying party is required to repay such refund to the applicable taxing authority. Nothing in this Section shall obligate any Affected Party to apply for any refund. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (xi), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (xi) 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.
(xii)If a payment made to an Affected Party under any Transaction Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Affected Party 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 Affected Party shall deliver to Seller and Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or
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times reasonably requested by Seller or 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 Seller or Administrative Agent as may be necessary for Seller and Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Affected Party has complied with such Affected Party’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this paragraph (xii), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(xiii)Nothing contained in this Section shall require any Affected Party to make available any of its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes which it deems to be confidential).
SECTION 3.4Treatment of Collections and Deemed Collections. Subject to Section 3.2(a), Seller shall immediately deliver to Master Servicer all Deemed Collections, and Master Servicer shall hold or distribute such Deemed Collections as Yield, accrued Master Servicing Fee, repayment of Purchasers’ Total Investment or as otherwise applicable hereunder to the same extent as if such Collections had actually been received on the date of such delivery to Master Servicer. So long as Seller or Master Servicer shall hold any Collections (including Deemed Collections) required to be paid to Master Servicer, any Purchaser, any Purchaser Agent or Administrative Agent, Seller or Master Servicer shall hold and apply such Collections in accordance with Section 1.3 and Section 3.2, as applicable, and shall clearly mark its master data processing records to reflect the same. Seller shall promptly enforce all obligations of Originators under the Sale Agreement, including, payment of Deemed Collections (as defined in the Sale Agreement).
SECTION 3.5Extension of the Purchase Termination Date. Provided that no Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination or Master Servicer Termination Event exists and is continuing, no earlier than six months prior to (but no later than 60 days prior to) the then current Purchase Termination Date, Seller may request an extension of the then current Purchase Termination Date by submitting a request for an extension (each, an “Extension Request”) to Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent. Such Extension Request must specify (i) the new Purchase Termination Date requested by Seller and (ii) the date (which must be at least 45 days after the applicable Extension Request is delivered to Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent) as of which Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser is requested to respond to such Extension Request by (each, a “Response Date”). Promptly upon receipt of an Extension Request, Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser shall notify Seller and Administrative Agent as to whether such Person approves such Extension Request (it being understood that Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser may accept or decline such Extension Request in its sole discretion and on such terms as it may elect). The failure of any Person to affirmatively notify the Seller of such Person’s election regarding such extension request by the applicable Response Date shall be deemed to be a refusal by such Person to grant the requested extension. In the event that any Purchaser shall approve such Extension Request, each such Purchasers and the other parties hereto that approved such Extension Request shall enter into such documents as such Persons may deem necessary or appropriate to reflect such extension with respect to such Purchasers. In the event that any Purchaser declines an Extension Request (any such declining Purchaser, an “Exiting Purchaser”), such Exiting Purchaser shall so notify Seller, Administrative Agent and each of the other parties hereto of such Exiting Purchaser’s determination. If any Committed Purchaser becomes an Exiting Purchaser, such Committed Purchaser’s Commitment shall automatically be reduced to zero on the then-current Purchase Termination Date, without giving effect to any other Purchaser’s agreement to extend the Purchase Termination Date, if any.
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ARTICLE IV

FEES AND YIELD PROTECTION
SECTION 4.1Fees. From the Closing Date until the Final Payout Date, Seller and Master Servicer, jointly and severally, shall pay to Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser, as applicable, all fees specified in the Fee Letter or any other Transaction Document in accordance with the terms of the Fee Letter, such other Transaction Document and this Agreement.
SECTION 4.2Yield Protection.
(a)If any Regulatory Change occurring or implemented after the date hereof or, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Specified Regulation:
(i)shall subject an Affected Party to any tax, duty or other charge with respect to any Asset Interest owned, maintained or funded by it (or its participation in any of the forgoing), or any obligations or right to make Purchases or Reinvestments or to provide funding or maintenance therefor (or its participation in any of the foregoing), or shall change the basis of taxation of payments to the Affected Party or other Indemnified Party of Purchasers’ Total Investment or Yield owned by, owed to, funded or maintained in whole or in part by it (or its participation in any of the foregoing) or any other amounts due under this Agreement in respect of the Asset Interest owned, maintained or funded by it or its obligations or rights, if any, to make or participate in Purchases or Reinvestments or to provide funding therefor or the maintenance thereof;
(ii)shall impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of any Affected Party, deposits or obligations with or for the account of any Affected Party or with or for the account of any Affiliate (or entity deemed by the Federal Reserve Board or other Governmental Authority to be an affiliate) of any Affected Party, or credit extended by any Affected Party;
(iii)shall impose any other condition affecting any Asset Interest owned, maintained or funded (or participated in) in whole or in part by any Affected Party, or its obligations or rights, if any, to make (or participate in) Purchases or Reinvestments or to provide (or participate in) funding therefor or the maintenance thereof;
(iv)shall change the rate for, or the manner in which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (or a successor thereto) or similar Person assesses, deposit insurance premiums or similar charges which an Affected Party is obligated to pay; or
(v)shall change the amount of capital or liquidity maintained or required or requested or directed to be maintained by any Affected Party;
and the result of any of the foregoing is or would be, in each case, as determined by the applicable Purchaser Agent or the applicable Affected Party:
(A)to increase the cost to (or impose a cost on) (1) an Affected Party funding or making or maintaining any Purchases or Reinvestments, any purchases, reinvestments, or loans or other extensions of credit under
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any Liquidity Agreement, any Enhancement Agreement or any commitment (hereunder or under any Liquidity Agreement or any Enhancement Agreement) of such Affected Party with respect to any of the foregoing, or (2) a Program Administrator, any Purchaser Agent or Administrative Agent for continuing its relationship with any Purchaser;
(B)to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by an Affected Party under this Agreement, any Liquidity Agreement or any Enhancement Agreement (or its participation in any such Liquidity Agreement or Enhancement Agreement) with respect thereto; or
(C)to reduce the rate of return on the capital of such Affected Party or its holding company as a consequence of its obligations hereunder, under any Liquidity Agreement or under any Enhancement Agreement (or its participation in any such Liquidity Agreement or Enhancement Agreement), including its funding or maintenance of any portion of the Asset Interest, or arising in connection herewith (or therewith) to a level below that which such Affected Party or its holding company could otherwise have achieved hereunder or thereunder (taking into consideration such Affected Party’s policies and the policies of such Affected Party’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy);
then, subject to Section 4.2(d) below, on the Settlement Date (or during the Liquidation Period or after the occurrence of an Event of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, within two (2) Business Days) following its receipt of notice from such Affected Party (or by the Administrative Agent or a Purchaser Agent on its behalf) in accordance with Section 4.2(c), Seller shall pay directly to such Affected Party such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Affected Party for such additional or increased cost or such reduction.
(b)Each Affected Party (or the Administrative Agent or a Purchaser Agent on its behalf), shall promptly notify Seller and Administrative Agent of any event of which it has knowledge which will entitle such Affected Party to compensation pursuant to this Section 4.2; provided, that no failure to give or delay in giving such notification shall adversely affect the rights of any Affected Party to such compensation.
(c)In determining any amount provided for or referred to in this Section 4.2, an Affected Party may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods that it, in its sole discretion, shall deem applicable. Any Affected Party (or the Administrative Agent or a Purchaser Agent on its behalf) when making a claim under this Section 4.2 shall submit to Seller and Administrative Agent a written statement of such increased cost or reduced return, which statement, in the absence of manifest error, shall be conclusive and binding upon Seller.
(d)Failure or delay on the part of any Affected Party (or Administrative Agent or a Purchaser Agent) to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall not constitute a waiver of such Affected Party’s (or the Administrative Agent’s or a Purchaser Agent’s on its behalf) right to demand such compensation.
SECTION 4.3Funding Losses. If any Affected Party incurs any liability, charge, cost, loss or expense (including any loss or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Affected Party), at any time, as a result of (a) any settlement (including any optional or required full or partial repayment of principal) with respect to any Purchaser’s Tranche Investment of any Rate Tranche,
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howsoever funded, being made on any day other than the scheduled last day of an applicable Yield Period with respect thereto, (b) any Purchase not being completed by Seller in accordance with its request therefor under Section 1.2, (c) the failure to exercise or complete (in accordance with Section 3.2(b)) any reduction in Purchasers’ Total Investment elected to be made under Section 3.2(b), (d) any reduction in Purchasers’ Total Investment elected under Section 3.2(b) exceeding the total amount of Rate Tranches, howsoever funded, with respect to which the last day of the related Yield Period is the date of such reduction or (e) any other mandatory or voluntary reduction in Purchasers’ Total Investment (including as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Termination), then, upon written notice from such Affected Party (or the Administrative Agent or a Purchaser Agent on its behalf) to Seller and Master Servicer, Seller shall pay to Master Servicer, and Master Servicer shall pay to the applicable Purchaser Agent for the account of the applicable Affected Parties, on the next Settlement Date (or during the Liquidation Period, after the occurrence of an Event of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement, within two (2) Business Days from the receipt of such notice) the amount of such liability, charge, cost, loss or expense. Such written notice shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding upon Seller and Master Servicer. If an Affected Party incurs any liability, charge, cost, loss or expense (including any loss or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Affected Party), at any time, and is not entitled to reimbursement for such liability, charge, loss or expense in the manner set forth above, such Affected Party shall individually bear such liability, charge, loss or expense without recourse to, or payment from, any other Affected Party.
ARTICLE V

CONDITIONS OF PURCHASES
SECTION 5.1Closing Date; Conditions Precedent to Initial Purchase. This Agreement shall become effective on the date hereof (the “Closing Date”), or such later date as all of the conditions in this Section 5.1 have been satisfied. The initial Purchase hereunder (and the occurrence of the Closing Date) is subject to the condition precedent that Administrative Agent shall have received, on or before the date of such Purchase, the following, each (unless otherwise indicated) dated such date or another recent date reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent and in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent:
(a)a copy of the resolutions or unanimous written consent, as applicable, of the board of directors, as the case may be, of each CHR Party required to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of each Transaction Document to be delivered by it hereunder and the transactions contemplated thereby (including for the Seller, customary organizational resolutions), certified by its secretary or any other authorized person;
(b)good standing certificates (or the equivalent) for each CHR Party issued by the Secretary of State (or the equivalent) of the jurisdiction in which each such entity is organized;
(c)a certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary of each CHR Party certifying the names and true signatures of the officers authorized on its behalf to sign this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, as applicable, to be delivered by it hereunder (on which certificate Administrative Agent and Purchasers may conclusively rely until such time as Administrative Agent shall receive from each CHR Party, as the case may be, a revised certificate meeting the requirements of this clause (c));
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(d)copies of the certificates of incorporation or formation (or the equivalent) of each CHR Party duly certified by the Secretary of State (or the equivalent) of the jurisdiction in which each such entity is organized, together with a copy of the by-laws, limited liability company agreement (or the equivalent) of each CHR Party, all of the foregoing duly certified by the secretary or an assistant secretary of each such Person;
(e)acknowledgment copies of proper financing statements (form UCC-1), filed on or prior to the date of the initial Purchase, naming (i) each Originator as the debtor/seller of Receivables, (ii) Seller as purchaser/assignor secured party or any other authorized person and (iii) Administrative Agent as secured party/total assignee of Seller; and/or other similar instruments or documents as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent, desirable under the UCC or any comparable Law of all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect Seller’s and Administrative Agent’s, on behalf of the Affected Parties’, interests in the Pool Receivables originated by each such Originator and the Related Assets and Collections on, and other proceeds of, the foregoing;
(f)acknowledgment copies of proper financing statements (form UCC-1), filed on or prior to the date of the initial Purchase, naming (i) Seller as the debtor/seller of Receivables or any interest therein, and (ii) Administrative Agent as the secured party/purchaser; or other similar instruments or documents as may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent, desirable under the UCC or any comparable Law of all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect Administrative Agent’s, on behalf of the Affected Parties’, interests in the Pool Receivables and the Related Assets and Collections on, and other proceeds of, the foregoing;
(g)a search report by a nationally recognized search firm provided in writing to Administrative Agent by Master Servicer listing all financing statements, state and federal tax or ERISA liens and judgments that name Seller, Master Servicer or any Originator as debtor and that are filed in the jurisdictions in which filings were made pursuant to the Transaction Documents and in such other jurisdictions that Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, together with copies of such financing statements (none of which shall cover any Pool Receivables or Related Assets);
(h)copies of proper termination statements (form UCC-3) and release documentation each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent with respect to any financing statement included in the search report described in clause (g) above, to the extent that any such financing statement set forth therein covers any Pool Receivables or Related Assets;
(i)duly executed copies of Lock-Box Agreements with each Lock-Box Bank;
(j)favorable opinions (including with respect to creation of security interests (under New York Law) and perfection of security interests, non-consolidation and true sale; and other standard corporate opinions including with respect to enforceability, legality, no conflicts with Law, no conflict with material agreements, Investment Company Act and Volcker Rule matters) of special counsel to the CHR Parties; and favorable opinions (including with respect to certain corporate matters) of special counsel to the Performance Guarantor;
(k)completion of satisfactory due diligence by the Purchasers, Purchaser Agents and the Administrative Agent;
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(l)a pro forma Information Package, prepared in respect of the proposed initial Purchase, assuming an initial Cut-Off Date of October 31, 2021;
(m)execution of the Transaction Documents;
(n)payment by CHR or Seller of each Purchaser’s and Administrative Agent’s expenses, to the extent set forth herein and in the other Transaction Documents;
(o)Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 of the Seller and each Originator; and
(p)such other agreements, instruments, certificates, opinions and other documents as Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
SECTION 5.2Conditions Precedent to All Purchases and Reinvestments. Each Purchase (including the initial Purchase) and each Reinvestment hereunder shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that on the date of such Purchase or Reinvestment, the following statements shall be true (and Seller, by accepting the amount of such Purchase or by receiving the proceeds of such Reinvestment, shall be deemed to have certified that):
(a)each of the representations and warranties contained in Article VI hereof, in the Sale Agreement and in each other Transaction Document are true and correct on and as of such day as though made on and as of such day and shall be deemed to have been made on such day (except to the extent such representations and warranties explicitly refer solely to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date);
(b)no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Purchase or Reinvestment, that constitutes an Event of Termination, an Unmatured Event of Termination, a Master Servicer Termination Event or an Unmatured Master Servicer Termination Event;
(c)Seller has provided to Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent all documentation and other information requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act, and such documentation included a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to Seller if Seller then qualifies as a Legal Entity Customer under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation;
(d)after giving effect to such proposed Purchase or Reinvestment, (i) the Purchasers’ Total Investment will not exceed the Purchasers’ Total Commitment, (ii) the sum of the Purchasers’ Total Investment and the Required Reserves will not exceed the Net Portfolio Balance and (iii) the Purchaser Group Investment of each Purchaser Group will not exceed its respective Purchaser Group Commitment; and
(e)the Purchase Termination Date has not occurred.
ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 6.1Representations and Warranties of Seller. Seller represents and warrants, as of the date hereof and as of each date on which a Purchase or Reinvestment is made, as follows:
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(a)Organization and Good Standing. It has been duly and solely organized in, and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, with limited liability company power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are presently owned and such business is presently conducted and will be conducted as contemplated herein and had at all relevant times, and now has, all necessary power, authority, and legal right to acquire and own the Pool Receivables and Related Assets.
(b)Due Qualification. It is in good standing in the State of Delaware, and has obtained all necessary licenses, approvals and qualifications, if any, in connection with its execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, the purchase of the Receivables pursuant to the Sale Agreement and the performance by it of its obligations contemplated in the Transaction Documents, except to the extent that failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Power and Authority; Due Authorization. It (i) has all necessary limited liability company power, authority and legal right to (A) execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party in any capacity, (B) carry out the terms of and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents applicable to it, (C) acquire the Pool Receivables and Related Assets pursuant to the Sale Agreement and own, sell, pledge, hold, maintain, collect and service the Pool Receivables and Related Assets; and (D) sell and assign the Asset Interest on the terms and conditions herein provided and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party in any capacity and the sale and assignment of the Asset Interest on the terms and conditions herein provided.
(d)Valid Sale; Binding Obligations. This Agreement constitutes an absolute and irrevocable valid sale, transfer, and assignment of the Asset Interest to Administrative Agent (on behalf of each Purchaser) free and clear of any Adverse Claim, for the benefit of Purchasers, or, alternatively, a granting of a valid security interest in the Asset Interest to Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Affected Parties), enforceable against creditors of, and purchasers from, Seller; and this Agreement constitutes, and each other Transaction Document to be signed by Seller when duly executed and delivered by it will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law.
(e)No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof will not (i) conflict with, result in any breach or (without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, (A) its certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, or (B) any indenture, loan agreement, asset purchase agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or other agreement or instrument to which Seller is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of Seller’s properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, loan agreement, asset purchase agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, other than any Adverse Claim created in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or (iii) violate any Law applicable to it or any of its properties,
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if such violation of Law could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f)No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations pending, or to its knowledge threatened, before any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (ii) seeking to prevent the sale and assignment of any portion of the Asset Interest or the consummation of the purposes of this Agreement or of any of the other Transaction Documents, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that has had or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (iv) seeking to adversely affect, or in which there is a reasonable likelihood of a determination adversely affecting, in either case, the federal income tax attributes of the Purchases or Reinvestments hereunder.
(g)Bulk Sales Act. No transaction contemplated hereby requires compliance by it with any bulk sales act or similar Law.
(h)Governmental Approvals. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated thereby, except for the filing of the UCC financing statements referred to in Article V, all of which, at the time required in Article V, shall have been duly made and shall be in full force and effect.
(i)Litigation. No injunction, decree or other decision has been issued or made by any Governmental Authority against Seller or its properties, and no threat by any Person has been made to attempt to obtain any such decision against it or its properties.
(j)Use of Proceeds. The use of all funds obtained by Seller under this Agreement will not conflict with or contravene any of Regulations T, U and X promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(k)Quality of Title. Seller has acquired, for fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value, all of the right, title and interest of the applicable Originator in each Pool Receivable and the Related Assets. Each Pool Receivable and the Related Assets, is owned by Seller free and clear of any Adverse Claim; when Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Purchasers or any Purchaser makes a Purchase or Reinvestment, as applicable, it shall have acquired and shall at all times thereafter continuously maintain a valid and perfected ownership free of any Adverse Claim or first priority perfected security interest in each Pool Receivable, together with the Related Assets and Collections and proceeds of the foregoing, free and clear of any Adverse Claim; and no financing statement or other instrument similar in effect covering any Pool Receivable, any interest therein and the Related Assets is on file in any recording office except such as may be filed (i) in favor of any Originator or Seller in accordance with the Contracts or any Transaction Document (and assigned to Administrative Agent) or (ii) in favor of any Purchaser or Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement or any Transaction Document.
(l)Accurate Reports. No Information Package or any other information, exhibit, financial statement, document, book, record or report furnished or to be furnished by or on behalf of any CHR Party or any of their respective Affiliates to Administrative Agent, any Purchaser, any Purchaser Agent or any other Affected Party in connection with this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents: (i) was or will
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be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect as of the date it was or will be dated or (except as otherwise disclosed in writing to such Affected Party at such time) as of the date so furnished or (ii) contained or will contain when furnished any material misstatement of fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading. The information included in any KYC Package or delivered in connection with a KYC Request is true and correct in all respects as of the date thereof.
(m)UCC Details. Seller’s true legal name as registered in the sole jurisdiction in which it is organized, the jurisdiction of such organization and the location of its chief executive office and principal place of business are specified in Schedule 6.1(m), its federal employer identification number, if any, specified in the Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 provided to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.1 and the offices where Seller keeps all its Records are located at the addresses specified in Schedule 6.1(m) (or at such other locations, notified to Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 7.1(f)), in jurisdictions where all action required by Section 8.5 has been taken and completed. Except as described in Schedule 6.1(m), Seller has no, and has never had any, trade names, fictitious names, assumed names or “doing business as” names and Seller has never changed the location of its chief executive office or its true legal name, identity or corporate structure. Seller is organized only in a single jurisdiction.
(n)Lock-Box Accounts. The names and addresses of all of the Lock-Box Banks, together with the account numbers of the Lock-Box Accounts of Seller at such Lock-Box Banks, are specified in Schedule 6.1(n).
(o)Eligible Receivables. Each Receivable included in the Net Portfolio Balance as an Eligible Receivable on the date of any Purchase or Reinvestment or on the date of any Information Package shall be an Eligible Receivable on such date. Upon and after giving effect to any Purchase or Reinvestment to be made on such date, sufficient Eligible Receivables exist in the Receivables Pool such that the sum of Purchasers’ Total Investment and the Required Reserves on such date does not exceed the Net Portfolio Balance on such date.
(p)No Disclosure Required. Under applicable Law, Seller is not required to file a copy of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document with any Governmental Authority except for (i) as required by the SEC or any rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC or (ii) the filing of the UCC financing statements referred to in Article V, all of which, at the time required in Article V, shall have been duly made and shall be in full force and effect.
(q)Nature of Pool Receivables. The purchase of Pool Receivables (or an interest therein) with the proceeds of Commercial Paper Notes or otherwise pursuant to the terms hereof does not constitute a Security.
(r)Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2020, there has been no material adverse change in the value, validity, enforceability, collectability or payment history of all or a material portion of any Originator’s receivables or of the Pool Receivables, and (ii) since Seller’s date of formation, there has been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to Seller.
(s)Credit and Collection Policies. It has engaged Master Servicer to service the Pool Receivables and Related Assets in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policies and all applicable Law, and such policies have not changed in any material respect since the Closing Date, except as permitted under Sections 7.3(c) and 7.6(b).
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(t)Financial Information. All financial statements of Seller delivered to Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 7.2(a) were prepared in accordance with GAAP in effect on such date such statements were prepared and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of Seller and its results of operations as of the date and for the period presented or provided (other than in the case of annual financial statements, subject to the absence of footnotes and year-end audit adjustments), as applicable.
(u)Investment Company Act, Etc. Seller is not required to register as an “Investment Company” under (and as defined in) the Investment Company Act. Seller is not a “covered fund” under Section 13 of the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder (the “Volcker Rule”).  In determining that Seller is not a “covered fund” under the Volcker Rule, Seller is entitled to rely on the exemption from the definition of “investment company” set forth in Section 3(c)(5)(A) or (B) of the Investment Company Act.
(v)No Other Obligations. Seller does not have outstanding any security of any kind except membership interests issued to CHR in connection with its organization and the Subordinated Notes, if any, and has not incurred, assumed, guaranteed or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable for, or in respect of, any Debt and no Person has any commitment or other arrangement to extend credit to Seller, in each case, other than as will occur in accordance with the Transaction Documents.
(w)Representations and Warranties in Other Transactions Documents. Seller hereby makes for the benefit of Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent and each Purchaser all of the representations and warranties it makes, in any capacity, in the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party as if such representations and warranties (together with the related and ancillary provisions) were set forth in full herein.
(x)Ordinary Course of Business. Each remittance of Collections by or on behalf of Seller pursuant to the Transaction Documents and any related accounts of amounts owing hereunder in respect of the Purchases will have been (i) in payment of a debt incurred by Seller in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of Seller and (ii) made in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of Seller.
(y)Tax Status. Seller has (i) timely filed all tax returns (federal, state and local) required to be filed by it and (ii) paid, or caused to be paid, all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, if any, other than taxes, assessments and other governmental charges being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP and as to which no Adverse Claim exits.
(z)Disregarded Entity.    Seller is, and shall at all relevant times continue to be, a “disregarded entity” within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulation § 301.7701-3 that is disregarded as separate from a United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code and is not and will at all relevant times not be required to withhold or otherwise be subject to liability under Sections 1441, 1445 and 1461 of the Code.
(aa)[Reserved].
(ab)Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. Each CHR Party has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance by it and its directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption
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Laws and applicable Sanctions. Each CHR Party, its Affiliates and Subsidiaries and their respective officers, employees, directors and, to the Seller's knowledge, agents are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. No CHR Party, nor any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by a CHR Party, or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, (a) is a Sanctioned Entity; (b) is controlled by or is acting on behalf of a Sanctioned Entity; (c) to its knowledge is under investigation for an alleged breach of Sanction(s) by any Governmental Authority that enforces Sanctions; or (d) will fund any payment in connection with a Purchase or Reinvestment with proceeds derived from any transaction that would be prohibited by Sanctions or would otherwise cause the Administrative Agent, any Affected Party or any other party to this Agreement to be in breach of any Sanctions. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.
(ac)[Reserved].
(ad)Solvency. After giving effect to any Purchase or Reinvestment contemplated on such date, the Seller is Solvent.
(ae)Opinions. The facts regarding each CHR Party, the Receivables, the Related Assets and the related matters set forth or assumed in each of the true sale and non-consolidation opinions of counsel delivered in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction Documents are true and correct in all material respects.
(af)No Event of Termination. No event has occurred and is continuing and no condition exists, or would result from any Purchase or Reinvestment or from the application of proceeds therefrom, that constitutes or may reasonably be expected to constitute an Event of Termination, an Unmatured Event of Termination, a Master Servicer Termination Event or an Unmatured Master Servicer Termination Event.
(ag)Beneficial Ownership Regulation. The Seller is an entity that is organized under the laws of the United States or of any state thereof and at least 51 percent of whose common stock or analogous equity interest is owned by a Person whose common stock or analogous equity interests are listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange or has been designated as a NASDAQ National Market Security listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange and is excluded on that basis from the definition of “Legal Entity Customer” as defined in the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
(ah)Prior Securitization. Between the Formation Date and the date hereof, Seller was in compliance in all material respects with each of covenants set forth in Section 7.8 of the Prior Receivables Purchase Agreement. Seller has no further duties or obligations to any Person under any of the Prior Securitization Documents or in connection with the Prior Securitization.
(ai)Unsold Receivables. Each Unsold Receivable and the proceeds thereof, are owned by an Originator (or an Affiliate thereof) free and clear of any Adverse Claim (other than an Adverse Claim held by a Person who is then party to an Intercreditor Agreement that is in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).
(aj)Interline Trust. No Interline Relationship has been established by any CHR Party (or any Affiliate thereof) with any third-party carrier.
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SECTION 6.2Representations and Warranties of Master Servicer. CHR, individually and when acting as Master Servicer, represents and warrants as of the date hereof and as of each date on which a Purchase or Reinvestment is made as follows:
(a)Organization and Good Standing. It has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization, with corporate power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are presently owned and such business is presently conducted, except to the extent that such failure could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)Due Qualification. It is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in good standing, and has obtained all necessary qualifications, licenses and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business (including the servicing of the Pool Receivables) requires such qualifications, licenses or approvals, except where the failure to be in good standing or to hold any such qualifications, licenses and approvals could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Power and Authority; Due Authorization. It (i) has all necessary corporate power and authority to (A) execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party in any capacity, (B) carry out the terms of and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents applicable to it, and (C) service the Pool Receivables and Related Assets in accordance with the provisions hereof and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary corporate action the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party in any capacity and the servicing of the Pool Receivables in accordance with the provisions hereof.
(d)Binding Obligations. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Transaction Document to be signed by it when duly executed and delivered by it will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law.
(e)No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof by it will not (i) conflict with, result in any breach or (without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, (A) its articles or certificate of incorporation or by-laws, or (B) any indenture, loan agreement, asset purchase agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, loan agreement, asset purchase agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or other agreement or instrument other than any Adverse Claim created in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or (iii) violate any Law applicable to it or any of its properties, except in the case of clause (i)(B), (ii) or (iii), where such conflict, breach, default, Adverse Claim or violation could reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect.
(f)No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations pending, or to the knowledge of any of its officers, threatened before any Governmental Authority (i)
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asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (ii) seeking to prevent the servicing of the Receivables by it or the consummation of the purposes of this Agreement or of any of the other Transaction Documents, (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) seeking to adversely affect, or in which there is a reasonable likelihood of a determination adversely affecting, in either case, the federal income tax attributes of the Purchases or Reinvestments hereunder or (vi) that would prevent it from conducting its business operations relating to the Receivables or the performance of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents. No injunction, decree or other decision has been issued or made by any Governmental Authority against it or its properties that prevents it from conducting its business operations relating to the Receivables or the performance of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents.
(g)Governmental Approvals. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the transactions contemplated thereby, except for the filing of the UCC financing statements referred to in Article V, all of which, at the time required in Article V, shall have been duly made and shall be in full force and effect.
(h)Financial Condition. All financial statements of CHR and its consolidated Subsidiaries (including the notes thereto) delivered to Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent pursuant to Section 7.2(a) were prepared in accordance with GAAP in effect on the date such statements were prepared and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition, business, business prospects and operations of CHR and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date and for the period presented or provided (other than in the case of annual financial statements, subject to the absence of footnotes and year-end audit adjustments). Since December 31, 2020, there has been no change in the business, property, operation or financial condition of the Master Servicer and its Subsidiaries which could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i)Accurate Reports. No Information Package or any other written information, exhibit, financial statement, document, book, record or report furnished by any CHR Party or any of their respective Affiliates to Administrative Agent, any Purchaser, any Purchaser Agent or any other Affected Party in connection with this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents: (i) was or will be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect as of the date it was or will be dated or (except as otherwise disclosed in writing to such Affected Party at such time) as of the date so furnished or (ii) contained or will contain when furnished any material misstatement of fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading; provided, however, that with respect to projected financial information and information of a general economic or industry specific nature, the Master Servicer represents only that such information has been prepared in good faith based on assumptions believed by the Master Servicer to be reasonable. The information included in any KYC Package or delivered in connection with a KYC Request is true and correct in all respects as of the date thereof.
(j)Lock-Box Accounts. The names and addresses of all of the Lock-Box Banks, together with the account numbers of the Lock-Box Accounts at such Lock-Box Banks, are specified in Schedule 6.1(n).
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(k)Servicing Programs. No license or approval is required for Administrative Agent’s use of any software or other computer program used by Master Servicer, any Originator or any Sub-Servicer in the servicing of the Receivables, other than those which have been obtained and are in full force and effect.
(l)No Disclosure Required. Under applicable Law, it is not required to file a copy of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document with any Governmental Authority except for (i) as required by the SEC or any rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC or (ii) the filing of the UCC financing statements referred to in Article V, all of which, at the time required in Article V, shall have been duly made and shall be in full force and effect.
(m)Credit and Collection Policies; Law. It has complied with the Credit and Collection Policies in all material respects and such policies have not changed in any material respect since the Closing Date except as permitted under Sections 7.3(c) and 7.6(b). It has complied with all applicable Law except where such noncompliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(n)Investment Company Act. Master Servicer is not required to register as an “Investment Company” under (and as defined in) the Investment Company Act.
(o)ERISA. Each CHR Party and their respective ERISA Affiliates (i) have fulfilled their obligations under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan; (ii) are in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan; (iii) have not incurred any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or to any Plan under Title IV of ERISA, other than a liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA; (iv) have not incurred any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or to any Plan under Title IV of ERISA with respect to a plan termination under Section 4041 of ERISA; and (v) have not incurred any Withdrawal Liability to a Multiemployer Plan. No steps have been taken by any Person to terminate any Plan the assets of which are not sufficient to satisfy all of its benefit liabilities under Title IV of ERISA.
(p)Adverse Change in Receivables. Since December 31, 2020, there has been no material adverse change in the value, validity, enforceability, collectability or payment of its receivable or of all or a material portion of the Pool Receivables.
(q)Tax Status. Master Servicer has (i) timely filed all tax returns (federal, state and local) required to be filed and (ii) paid or caused to be paid all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, other than taxes, assessments and other governmental charges being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP and as to which no Adverse Claim exists except where the failure to do so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(r)[Reserved].
(s)Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. Each CHR Party has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance by it and its directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions. Each CHR Party, its Affiliates and Subsidiaries and their respective officers, employees, directors and, to the Master Servicer's knowledge, agents are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all
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material respects. No CHR Party, nor any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by a CHR Party, or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, (a) is a Sanctioned Entity; (b) is controlled by or is acting on behalf of a Sanctioned Entity; (c) to its knowledge is under investigation for an alleged breach of Sanction(s) by any Governmental Authority that enforces Sanctions; or (d) will fund any payment in connection with a Purchase or Reinvestment with proceeds derived from any transaction that would be prohibited by Sanctions or would otherwise cause the Administrative Agent, any Affected Party or any other party to this Agreement to be in breach of any Sanctions. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.
(t)Opinions. The facts regarding each CHR Party, the Receivables, the Related Assets and the related matters set forth or assumed in each of the true sale and non-consolidation opinions of counsel delivered in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction Documents are true and correct in all material respects.
(u)No Event of Termination. No event has occurred and is continuing and no condition exists, or would result from any Purchase or Reinvestment or from the application of proceeds therefrom, that constitutes or may reasonably be expected to constitute an Event of Termination, an Unmatured Event of Termination, a Master Servicer Termination Event or an Unmatured Master Servicer Termination Event.
(v)Prior Securitization. Between the Formation Date and the date hereof, Seller was in compliance in all material respects with each of covenants set forth in Section 7.8 of the Prior Receivables Purchase Agreement. Seller has no further duties or obligations to any Person under any of the Prior Securitization Documents or in connection with the Prior Securitization.
(w)Unsold Receivables. Each Unsold Receivable and the Related Assets, are owned by an Originator (or an Affiliate thereof) free and clear of any Adverse Claim (other than an Adverse Claim held by a Person who is then party to an Intercreditor Agreement that is in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).
(x)Interline Trust. No Interline Relationship has been established by any CHR Party (or any Affiliate thereof) with any third-party carrier.
ARTICLE VII

GENERAL COVENANTS OF SELLER AND MASTER SERVICER
SECTION 7.1Affirmative Covenants of Seller. From the date hereof until the Final Payout Date, Seller shall, unless each Consent Party shall otherwise consent in writing pursuant to Section 13.1:
(a)Compliance with Laws, Etc. Comply in all respects with all applicable Laws with respect to it, the Pool Receivables and each of the related Contracts.
(b)Preservation of Existence. Preserve and maintain its limited liability company existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its organization, and qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a foreign limited liability company in each jurisdiction except where the failure to qualify or preserve or maintain such existence, rights, franchises or privileges could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(c)Inspections. (i) From time to time, upon reasonable notice and during regular business hours permit each Purchaser, Purchaser Agent, Administrative Agent and any of their respective agents, regulator or representatives including certified public accountants or other auditors or consultants acceptable to Administrative Agent, such Purchaser Agent or such Purchaser, as applicable (at the sole cost and expense of Seller), (A) to examine and make copies of and abstracts from all Records in the possession or under the control of Seller or its Affiliates or agents, and (B) to visit the offices and properties of Seller or its agents for the purpose of examining such materials described in clause (A) above, and to discuss matters relating to the Pool Receivables or Seller’s performance hereunder with any of the officers or employees of Seller or its Affiliates having knowledge of such matters; and (ii) without limiting the provisions of clause (i) above, from time to time on request of Administrative Agent, permit certified public accountants or other consultants or auditors acceptable to Administrative Agent to conduct, at Seller’s expense, a review of Seller’s books and records relating to Pool Receivables; provided that, unless an Event of Termination or Unmatured Event of Termination shall have occurred that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement at the time any such audit/inspection is requested, Seller shall only be required to reimburse any Person for costs and expenses related to two such audit/inspections during any calendar year.
(d)Keeping of Records and Books of Account; Delivery. Maintain and implement, or cause to be maintained and implemented, administrative and operating procedures (including (i) an ability to recreate records evidencing the Pool Receivables and Related Assets in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof, backing up on at least a daily basis on a separate backup computer from which electronic file copies can be readily produced and distributed to third parties being agreed to suffice for this purpose and (ii) procedures to identify and track sales with respect to, and collections on, Excluded Receivables and Unsold Receivables), and keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, all documents, books, records and other information necessary or advisable for the collection of all Pool Receivables and Related Assets and the identification and reporting of all Excluded Receivables and Unsold Receivables (including records adequate to permit the daily identification of each new Pool Receivable, Unsold Receivable and Excluded Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Pool Receivable, Unsold Receivables and Excluded Receivable received, made or otherwise processed on that day). At any time after the occurrence of an Event of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement or an Unmatured Event of Termination, upon the request of Administrative Agent, deliver or cause Master Servicer to deliver the originals of all Contracts to Administrative Agent or its designee, together with electronic and other files applicable thereto, and other Records necessary to enforce the related Receivable against the Obligor thereof.
(e)Performance and Compliance with Pool Receivables and Contracts. At its expense, timely and fully perform and comply with all provisions and covenants required to be observed by it under the Contracts and the Pool Receivables, unless an Originator or Seller makes a Deemed Collection payment in respect of the entire Unpaid Balance thereof in accordance with Section 3.2 of the Sale Agreement.
(f)Location of Records. Keep its chief place of business and chief executive office, and the offices where it keeps its Records (and all original documents relating thereto), at the address(es) of Seller referred to in Section 6.1(m) or, upon 30 days’ prior written notice to Administrative Agent, at such other locations in jurisdictions where all action required by Section 8.5 shall have been taken and completed.
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(g)Credit and Collection Policies. Cause Master Servicer to service the Pool Receivables and Related Assets in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policies in all material respects and not agree to any material changes thereto except as permitted under Sections 7.3(c) and 7.6(b).
(h)Collections. Instruct or cause Master Servicer to instruct all Obligors to cause all Collections of Pool Receivables to be deposited directly in a Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement. In the event Seller or any of its Affiliates receives any Collections (or any insurance payments that Seller or Master Servicer receives with respect to amounts owed in respect of Pool Receivables and net proceeds of sale or other disposition of repossessed goods or other collateral or property of any Obligor or any other party directly or indirectly liable for payment of any Pool Receivable and available to be applied to the payment of any Pool Receivable), they will deposit such Collections in a Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement within two (2) Business Days of such receipt. If any such funds other than Collections on Pool Receivables are deposited or transferred into a Lock-Box Account, Seller (or the Master Servicer on its behalf) shall within two (2) Business Days of receipt, transfer such funds out of such Lock-Box Account.
(i)Right and Title. Hold all right, title and interest in each Pool Receivable, except to the extent that any such right, title or interest has been transferred or granted to Administrative Agent (on behalf of Purchasers).
(j)Transaction Documents. Without limiting any of Seller’s covenants or agreements set forth herein or in any other Transaction Document, comply with each and every of its covenants and agreements under each Transaction Document to which it is a party in any capacity and its certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement.
(k)Enforcement of Sale Agreement. On its own behalf and on behalf of Purchasers, Purchaser Agents and Administrative Agent, shall (x) promptly enforce all covenants and obligations of each Originator contained in the Sale Agreement and (y) deliver to Administrative Agent all consents, approvals, directions, notices and waivers and take other actions under the Sale Agreement as may be reasonably directed by Administrative Agent.
(l)Filing of Financing Statements. Within one (1) Business Day hereof, Seller shall (i) cause the financing statements described in Sections 5.1(e), (f) and (h), to be duly filed in the appropriate jurisdictions and (ii) provide Administrative Agent with acknowledgment copies of all financing statements described in Sections 5.1(e), (f) and (h).
(m)[Reserved].
(n)Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Each CHR Party, each Person directly or indirectly controlling a CHR Party, each Person directly or indirectly controlled by a CHR Party and each other Affiliate of any of the foregoing shall (i) comply with all applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws; (ii) maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with all applicable Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Corruption Laws in all material respects; and (iii) ensure it does not use any of the Purchase or Reinvestment in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
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(o)Regulation W. Seller agrees to respond promptly to any reasonable requests for information related to its use of Purchase proceeds to the extent required by any Purchaser in connection with such Purchaser’s determination of its compliance with Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. § 371c) and the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulation W (12 C.F.R. Part 223). Seller shall not to its actual knowledge use the proceeds of any Purchase hereunder to purchase any asset or securities from any Purchaser’s “affiliate” as such term is defined in 12 C.F.R. Part 223. In connection with each request for a Purchase hereunder, Seller shall be deemed to have represented and warranted to Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent on the date such Purchase is made that, to its actual knowledge, as of such date, the proceeds of such Purchase will not be used by Seller to, directly or indirectly, either (x) purchase any asset or securities from any Purchaser’s “affiliate” as such term is defined in 12 C.F.R. Part 223 or (y) invest in any fund sponsored by a Purchaser or Affiliate thereof.
(p)Excluded Collections Commingling. Ensure that for each calendar month, that no more than $50,000,000 in the aggregate of Excluded Collections are directly or indirectly deposited into the Lock-Box Accounts during such calendar month.
(q)Commingling. Ensure that for each Settlement Period, that the Redirection Ratio for such Settlement Period exceeds (i) if such Settlement Period commences on or after June 30, 2022 (but prior to the date set forth in the following clause (ii)), 50.0% or (ii) if such Settlement Period commences on or after September 30, 2022, 98.0%.
SECTION 7.2Reporting Requirements of Seller. From the date hereof until the Final Payout Date, Seller shall furnish or cause to be furnished to Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent each of the following:
(a)Financial Statements. As soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of the fiscal year of Seller, copies of the annual income statement and balance sheet of Seller, prepared in conformity with GAAP, duly certified by a Designated Financial Officer of Seller with respect to such fiscal year.
(b)ERISA. (i) Promptly after the filing or receiving thereof, copies of (I) all reports and notices with respect to any Reportable Event with respect to any Plan, which any CHR Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates files under ERISA with the Internal Revenue Service, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or the U.S. Department of Labor or which CHR Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates receives from the Internal Revenue Service, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or the U.S. Department of Labor, and (II) all reports and documents which it files under any other applicable pension benefits legislation that relate to matters concerning, or that would or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to affect, the Receivables (including the value, the validity, the collectability, or the enforceability thereof), the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or the performance of Seller (or any of its Affiliates), or the ability of Seller (or any of its Affiliates) to perform, thereunder.
(ii)Promptly after Seller becomes aware of the occurrence of any of the events listed in clauses (1) through (5) below, a notice indicating that such event has occurred:
(1)the Secretary of the Treasury issues a notice to Seller that a Plan has ceased to be a plan described in Section 4021(a)(2) of Title IV of
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ERISA or when the Secretary of Labor determines that any such plan is not in compliance with Title I of ERISA;
(2)the Secretary of the Treasury determines that there has been a termination or a partial termination within the meaning of Section 411(d)(3) of the Code or Section 4041 of ERISA of any Plan;
(3)any Plan fails to meet the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA;
(4)any Plan is unable to pay benefits thereunder when due; or
(5)Seller or any of its ERISA Affiliates liquidates in a case under the Bankruptcy Code, or under any similar Law as now or hereafter in effect.
(c)Events of Termination. Notice of the occurrence of any Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Master Servicer Termination Event or Unmatured Master Servicer Termination Event, accompanied by a written statement of an appropriate officer of Seller setting forth details of such event and the action that Seller proposes to take with respect thereto, such notice to be provided promptly (but not later than two (2) Business Days) after Seller obtains knowledge of any such event.
(d)Litigation. Promptly, and in any event within three (3) Business Days of Seller’s knowledge thereof, notice of (i) any litigation, investigation or proceeding (including a contingency thereof) initiated against Seller and (ii) any material adverse development in previously disclosed litigation.
(e)Agreed Upon Procedures Report. Not later than thirty (30) days following Administrative Agent’s delivery to Seller of a written request therefor (at the sole cost and expense of Seller), a report of an accounting firm or consulting firm reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, addressed to Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent and setting forth the results of such firm’s performance of agreed upon procedures with respect to the performance of Master Servicer for the prior fiscal year or twelve (12) calendar month period, as requested by Administrative Agent. The scope of the above agreed upon procedures report shall be as reasonably requested by Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Unmatured Event of Termination or Event of Termination has occurred, Seller shall not be required to deliver the foregoing agreed upon procedures report more than once in any twelve (12) calendar month period. In addition, Seller shall cooperate with Master Servicer and the designated accountants or consultants for each annual agreed upon procedures report required pursuant to this Section 7.2(e) and Section 7.5(f).
(f)Change in Credit and Collection Policies or Business. At least fifteen (15) days prior to (i) the effectiveness of any material change in or material amendment to the Credit and Collection Policy, a description or, if available, a copy of the Credit and Collection Policy then in effect and a written notice (A) indicating such change or amendment and (B) if such proposed change or amendment would be reasonably likely to adversely affect the collectability of the Pool Receivables or decrease the credit quality of any newly created Pool Receivables, requesting Administrative Agent’s consent thereto and (ii) Seller making any change or changes in the character of its business, written notice indicating such change and requesting Administrative Agent’s consent thereto.
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(g)Change in Accountants or Accounting Policy. Prompt notice of any change in (i) the external accountants of any CHR Party, (ii) any accounting policy of Seller or (iii) any material accounting policy of Originators that is relevant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (it being understood that any change to the manner in which either the Seller or any Originator accounts for the Pool Receivables or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed “material” for such purpose).
(h)Other Information. Promptly, from time to time, such Records or other information, documents, records or reports respecting the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of Seller as Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of Administrative Agent, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser under or as contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or to comply with any Law or any Governmental Authority.
(i)Notices Under Sale Agreement. A copy of each notice received by Seller from an Originator pursuant to any provision of the Sale Agreement.
(j)Included Region. Promptly, from time to time, notice of any expansion, contraction, change, reorganization, merger or other corporate, organizational or other structural change to any Included Region that would result in any receivables originated by any Originator not being considered Receivables under this Agreement.
(k)Included Branch. Promptly, from time to time, notice of any expansion, contraction, change, reorganization, merger or other corporate, organizational or other structural change to the branches of the Originators that are included in any Included Region.
(l)Change in Seller Status or Beneficial Ownership Information. Promptly, notice of any change that would result in a change to the status of the Seller as an excluded “Legal Entity Customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation or the information contained in the most recent Beneficial Ownership Certification provided to any Affected Party.
SECTION 7.3Negative Covenants of Seller. From the date hereof until the Final Payout Date, Seller shall not, without the prior written consent of each Consent Party pursuant to Section 13.1, do or permit to occur any act or circumstance with which it has covenanted not to do or permit to occur in any Transaction Document to which it is a party in any capacity, and:
(a)Sales, Adverse Claims, Etc. Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or in the Sale Agreement, sell, assign or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim (by operation of Law or otherwise) upon or with respect to, any of its assets (including any Pool Receivable or Related Assets or any proceeds of any of the foregoing, or any interest therein, or any Lock-Box Account to which any Collections of any of the foregoing are sent, or any right to receive income or proceeds from or in respect of any of the foregoing).
(b)Extension or Amendment of Receivables. Except as permitted under Section 8.2(b), extend, amend or otherwise modify the terms of any Pool Receivable or amend, modify or waive any term or condition of any related Contract, in each case unless a corresponding Deemed Collection payment in respect of the related Pool Receivable is made, in full, in connection therewith.
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(c)Change in Credit and Collection Policies, Business or Organizational Documents. (i) Make or consent to any change in the Credit and Collection Policies that could reasonably be expected to impair the value, validity, collectability or enforceability of, or increase the days-to-pay or Dilution with respect to, any Pool Receivable or otherwise make any material change thereto without the prior written consent of each Consent Party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, and the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Consent Parties, shall respond to such request for consent within 10 Business Days after receipt of sufficient notification from Master Servicer or Seller), (ii) make any change in the character of its business or amend, waive or otherwise modify its limited liability company agreement or certificate of formation or (iii) amend, waiver or otherwise modify any other Transaction Document to which the Seller is a party or consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any Transaction Document.
(d)Change in Payment Instructions to Obligors. Deposit Collections or cause Collections to be deposited in any lock-box or account other than a Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement; provided, that a Lock-Box Account may not be terminated unless the payments from Obligors that are being sent to such Lock-Box Account will, upon termination of such Lock-Box Account and at all times thereafter, be deposited in a separate Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement.
(e)Name Change, Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, etc. (i) Change its name or the location of any office at which Records are maintained, (ii) be a party to any merger or consolidation, or purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the assets or any stock of any class of, or any partnership or joint venture interest in, any other Person, or, except in the ordinary course of its business, sell, transfer, convey, contribute or lease all or any substantial part of its assets, or sell or assign with or without recourse any Pool Receivables or any interest therein (other than pursuant hereto and to the Sale Agreement) to any Person, (iii) undertake any division of its rights, assets, obligations or liabilities pursuant to a plan of division or otherwise pursuant to applicable Law or (iv) have any Subsidiaries.
(f)Deposits to Accounts. Deposit or otherwise credit, or cause or permit to be so deposited or credited, or direct any Obligor to deposit or remit, any Collection or proceeds thereof (other than as remitted to Seller pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(ii) hereof) to any account (or related lock-box, if applicable) other than any Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement.
(g)Debt and Business Activity. Incur, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable for or in respect of any Debt or other obligation, purchase any asset (or make any investment by share purchase loan or otherwise) or engage in any other activity (whether or not pursued for gain or other pecuniary advantage), in any case, other than as will occur in accordance with this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents and as is permitted by its certificate of formation and limited liability company agreement.
(h)Change in Organization, Etc. Change its jurisdiction of organization or its name, identity or corporate structure or make any other change such that any financing statement filed or other action taken to perfect Administrative Agent’s interests under this Agreement would become seriously misleading or would otherwise be rendered ineffective, unless Seller shall have given Consent Party not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such change and shall have cured such circumstances. Seller shall not amend or otherwise modify or waive its limited liability company agreement or any
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of its other organizational documents or any provision thereof. Seller shall at all times maintain its jurisdiction of organization within the State of Delaware.
(i)Actions Impairing Quality of Title. Take any action that could reasonably be expected to cause any Pool Receivable, together with the Related Assets, not to be owned by it free and clear of any Adverse Claim; or take any action that could cause Administrative Agent not to have a valid ownership free of any Adverse Claim or first priority perfected security interest in the Asset Interest and all products and proceeds of the foregoing, free and clear of any Adverse Claim; or suffer the existence of any financing statement or other instrument similar in effect covering any Pool Receivable or any Related Asset on file in any recording office except such as may be filed (i) in favor of any Originator or Seller in accordance with the Contracts or any Transaction Document or (ii) in favor of a Purchaser or Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement or any Transaction Document or take any action that could cause Administrative Agent not to have a valid first priority perfected security interest in each Lock-Box Account and all amounts or instruments on deposit or credited therein from time to time.
(j)Net Worth. Permit (a) as of any date that any Subordinated Note is outstanding, the amount equal to (i) the amount equal to (A) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of Receivables (that are not Defaulted Receivables) determined at such time, minus (B) the greater of (x) the product of the Loss Reserve Percentage at such time times the Net Portfolio Balance at such time, and (y) 1.00% of the aggregate Unpaid Balance of Pool Receivables, minus (C) the Purchasers’ Total Investment at such time, minus (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of each Subordinated Note at such time, minus (iii) without duplication, the outstanding principal amount of all other Obligations, to be less than $12,000,000, or (b) as of any date that there are no Subordinated Notes outstanding, Seller’s net worth (as calculated in accordance with GAAP consistently applied) to be less than the greater of (x) $12,000,000 and (y) the amount reasonably necessary to pay its Debts as they become due and for Seller to otherwise be considered Solvent.
(k)Actions by Originators. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Sale Agreement, Seller will not consent to (i) any change or removal of any notation required to be made by any Originator pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Sale Agreement, or (ii) any waiver of or departure from any term set forth in Section 5.4 of the Sale Agreement, in each case without the prior written consent each Consent Party.
(l)Sanctions. No CHR Party, no Person directly or indirectly controlling a CHR Party, and no Person directly or indirectly controlled by a CHR Party, and no other Affiliate of any of the foregoing, in each case directly or indirectly, shall use the proceeds of any Purchase or Reinvestment hereunder, or lend, contribute, or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner, or other Person (i) to fund any activities or business of or with a Sanctioned Entity, or (ii) in any manner that would be prohibited by Sanctions or would otherwise cause the Administrative Agent or any Affected Party to be in breach of any Sanctions. Each CHR Party shall comply with all applicable Sanctions in all material respects, and shall maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with Sanctions.
(m)Change in Included Region. Expand, contract, reorganize, merge, change or otherwise modify any Included Region in any manner that that would result in any receivables that would constitute "Receivables" before giving effect to such event, no longer being considered "Receivables", in each case, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
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(n)Unsold Receivables. Sell, assign or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim (by operation of Law or otherwise) upon or with respect to, any of the Unsold Receivables (unless any purchaser thereof and any Person with an Adverse Claim therein, in each case, is then a party to an Intercreditor Agreement that is in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).
(o)Interline Trust. Establish any Interline Relationship with any third-party carrier.
SECTION 7.4Affirmative Covenants of Master Servicer. From the date hereof until the Final Payout Date, Master Servicer shall, unless each Consent Party shall otherwise consent in writing pursuant to Section 13.1:
(a)Compliance with Laws, Etc. Comply in all respects with all applicable Laws with respect to it, the Pool Receivables, the related Contracts and the servicing and collection thereof, except to the extent such non-compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)Preservation of Corporate Existence. Subject to Section 7.6(f), preserve and maintain its corporate existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a foreign corporation in each other jurisdiction on which the ownership or lease of its property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to preserve or maintain such existence, rights, franchises or privileges or to be so qualified could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Inspections. (i) From time to time, upon reasonable notice and during regular business hours permit each Purchaser, Purchaser Agent, Administrative Agent and any of their respective agents, regulators or representatives including certified public accountants or other auditors or consultants acceptable to Administrative Agent, such Purchaser Agent or such Purchaser, as applicable (at the sole cost and expense of Master Servicer), (A) to examine and make copies of and abstracts from all Records in the possession or under the control of Master Servicer or its Subsidiaries, and (B) to visit the offices and properties of Master Servicer or its Subsidiaries for the purpose of examining such materials described in clause (A) above, and to discuss matters relating to the Pool Receivables or Master Servicer’s performance hereunder with any of the officers or employees of Master Servicer or Subsidiaries having knowledge of such matters; and (ii) without limiting the provisions of clause (i) above, from time to time on request of Administrative Agent, permit certified public accountants or other consultants or auditors acceptable to Administrative Agent to conduct, at Master Servicer’s expense, a review of Master Servicer’s books and records relating to Pool Receivables; provided that, unless an Event of Termination or Unmatured Event of Termination shall have occurred that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement at the time any such audit/inspection is requested, Master Servicer shall only be required to reimburse any Person for costs and expenses related to two such audit/inspections during any calendar year.
(d)Keeping of Records and Books of Account; Delivery; Location of Records. Maintain and implement, or cause to be maintained and implemented, administrative and operating procedures (including (i) an ability to recreate records evidencing the Pool Receivables and Related Assets in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof, backing up on at least a daily basis on a separate backup computer from which electronic file copies can be readily produced and distributed to third parties
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being agreed to suffice for this purpose and (ii) procedures to identify and track sales with respect to, and collections on, Excluded Receivables and Unsold Receivables), and keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, all documents, books, records and other information necessary or advisable for the collection of all Pool Receivables and Related Assets and the identification and reporting of all Excluded Receivables and Unsold Receivables (including records adequate to permit the daily identification of each new Pool Receivable, Unsold Receivables and Excluded Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Pool Receivable, Unsold Receivables and Excluded Receivable received, made or otherwise processed on that day). At any time after the occurrence of an Event of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement or an Unmatured Event of Termination, upon the request of Administrative Agent, deliver the originals of all Contracts to Administrative Agent or its designee, together with electronic and other files applicable thereto, and other Records necessary to enforce the related Receivable against the Obligor thereof.
In addition, Master Servicer shall keep its principal place of business and chief executive office, and the offices where it keeps the Records (and all original documents relating thereto), at the address(es) of Master Servicer referred to in Schedule 13.2 or at such other address(es) of Master Servicer as set forth in the Sale Agreement or, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent, at such other locations in jurisdictions where all action required by Section 8.5 hereof shall have been taken and completed.
(e)Performance and Compliance with Receivables and Contracts. At its expense, timely and fully perform and comply with all provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under the Contracts and the Pool Receivables, unless, with respect to a Pool Receivable, an Originator or Master Servicer makes a Deemed Collection payment in respect of the entire Unpaid Balance thereof in accordance with Section 3.2 of the Sale Agreement.
(f)Credit and Collection Policy. Comply in all material respects with the applicable Credit and Collection Policy in regard to each Pool Receivable, the related Contract and the other Related Assets and the servicing and collection thereof.
(g)Collections. Instruct all Obligors to cause all Collections of Pool Receivables to be deposited directly in a Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement. In the event Master Servicer or any of its Affiliates receives any Collections (or any insurance payments that Seller or Master Servicer receives with respect to amounts owed in respect of Pool Receivables and net proceeds of sale or other disposition of repossessed goods or other collateral or property of any Obligor or any other party directly or indirectly liable for payment of any Pool Receivable and available to be applied to the payment of any Pool Receivable) other than through the deposit to a Lock-Box Account, such Person will deposit such Collections in a Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement within two (2) Business Days of its receipt thereof. No later than 60 days following the related Excluded Effective Date, instruct each Excluded Obligor to cause (and use commercially reasonable effort to ensure) all Excluded Collections to be deposited directly in one or more accounts (or any related lock-box or post office box) that do not constitute a Lock-Box Account. If any such funds other than Collections on Pool Receivables are deposited or transferred into a Lock-Box Account, Master Servicer shall within two (2) Business Days of such receipt, transfer such funds out of such Lock-Box Account. Master Servicer shall take commercially reasonable actions to ensure that no amounts other than Collections on Pool Receivables are deposited into the New Lock-Box Account. During such times as the Administrative Agent has, in accordance with the terms of the relevant Lock-Box
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Agreement, excluded the Master Servicer from having access to the relevant Lock-Box Account, the Administrative Agent will return such other amounts to the Master Servicer promptly following receipt of satisfactory evidence that such amounts do not constitute Collections on Pool Receivables.
(h)Transaction Documents. Without limiting any of Master Servicer’s covenants or agreements set forth herein or in any other Transaction Document, so long as Master Servicer is an Originator or the Performance Guarantor, Master Servicer shall comply with each and every of its covenants and agreements as an Originator or the Performance Guarantor, as applicable, under each Transaction Document to which it is a party in any capacity.
(i)Filing of Financing Statements. Within one (1) Business Day of the date hereof, Seller shall cause the financing statements described in Sections 5.1(e), (f) and (h) to be duly filed in the appropriate jurisdictions.
(j)Frequency of Billing. Prepare and deliver (or cause to be prepared or delivered) invoices with respect to each Pool Receivable in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy, but in any event no less frequently than as required under the Contract related to such Pool Receivable.
(k)Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Each CHR Party, each Person directly or indirectly controlling a CHR Party, each Person directly or indirectly controlled by a CHR Party and each other Affiliate of any of the foregoing shall (i) comply with all applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws; (ii) maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with all applicable Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Corruption Laws in all material respects; and (iii) ensure it does not use any of the Purchase or Reinvestment in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
(l)Excluded Collections Commingling. Ensure that for each calendar month, that no more than $50,000,000 in the aggregate of Excluded Collections are directly or indirectly deposited into the Lock-Box Accounts during such calendar month.
(m)Commingling. Ensure that for each Settlement Period, that the Redirection Ratio for such Settlement Period exceeds (i) if such Settlement Period commences on or after June 30, 2022 (but prior to the date set forth in the following clause (ii)), 50.0% or (ii) if such Settlement Period commences on or after September 30, 2022, 98.0%.
SECTION 7.5Reporting Requirements of Master Servicer. From the date hereof until the Final Payout Date, Master Servicer shall furnish to Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent each of the following:
(a)    Quarterly Financial Statements. Within 45 days after the close of each of the first three quarterly periods of each fiscal year, for itself and its Subsidiaries, consolidated unaudited balance sheets as at the close of each such period and consolidated unaudited income statements and a consolidated unaudited statement of cash flows for the period from the beginning of such fiscal year to the end of such quarter, all certified by a Designated Financial Officer.
(ii)Annual Financial Statements. Within 90 days after the close of each of its fiscal years, an audit report (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the
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scope of such audit) certified by Deloitte Touche LLP or another independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Master Servicer, prepared in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis for itself and its Subsidiaries, including balance sheets as of the end of such period, related income statements, and a statement of cash flows, accompanied by a certificate of said accountants that, in the course of their examination necessary for their certification of the foregoing, they have obtained no knowledge of any Unmatured Event of Termination or an Event of Termination, or if, in the opinion of such accountants, any Unmatured Event of Termination or Event of Termination shall exist, stating the nature and status thereof.
(iii)Compliance Certificate. Together with the financial statements required hereunder, a compliance certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit 7.5 signed by a Responsible Officer of Master Servicer and dated the date of such annual financial statement or such quarterly financial statement, as the case may be.
(b)Financial Statements and Other Information. Master Servicer will furnish to Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent:
(i)promptly after the sending thereof, copies of all proxy statements, financial statements and regular or special reports which Master Servicer sends to its stockholders;
(ii)promptly upon its receipt of any material notice, request for consent, financial statements, certification, report or other communication under or in connection with any Transaction Document from any Person other than an Affected Party, copies of the same;
(iii)promptly following a request therefor, any documentation or other information (including with respect to any CHR Party) that Administrative Agent or any Purchaser reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under the applicable “know your customer” and anti money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act; and
(iv)from time to time such further information regarding the business, affairs and financial condition of the CHR Parties as Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.
(c)ERISA. (i) Promptly after the filing or receiving thereof, copies of (I) all reports and notices with respect to any Reportable Event described in Section 4043 of ERISA which any CHR Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates files under ERISA with the Internal Revenue Service, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or the U.S. Department of Labor or which any CHR Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates receives from the Internal Revenue Service, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or the U.S. Department of Labor and (II) all reports and documents which it files under any other applicable pension benefits legislation that relate to matters concerning, or that would or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Pool Receivables (including the value, the validity, the collectability, or the enforceability thereof), the priority of Administrative Agent’s lien therein or the enforceability thereof, the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or the performance of Master Servicer, or the ability of Master Servicer or any of its Affiliates to perform, thereunder.
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(ii)Promptly after Master Servicer becomes aware of the occurrence of any of the events listed in clauses (1) through (5) below, a notice indicating that such event has occurred
(1)the Secretary of the Treasury issues a notice to Master Servicer that a Plan has ceased to be a plan described in Section 4021(a)(2) of Title IV of ERISA or when the Secretary of Labor determines that any such plan is not in compliance with Title I of ERISA;
(2)the Secretary of the Treasury determines that there has been a termination or a partial termination within the meaning of Section 411(d)(3) of the Code or Section 4041 of ERISA of any Plan;
(3)any Plan fails to meet the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA;
(4)any Plan is unable to pay benefits thereunder when due; or
(5)Master Servicer or any of its ERISA Affiliates liquidates in a case under the Bankruptcy Code, or under any similar Law as now or hereafter in effect.
(d)Events of Termination. Notice of the occurrence of any Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Master Servicer Termination Event or Unmatured Master Servicer Termination Event, accompanied by a written statement of an appropriate officer of Master Servicer setting forth details of such event and the action that it proposes to take with respect thereto, such notice to be provided promptly (but not later than two (2) Business Days) after any of its officers obtains knowledge of any such event.
(e)Litigation. Promptly, and in any event within three (3) Business Days of any of its officers’ knowledge thereof, notice of (i) any litigation, investigation or proceeding initiated against any CHR Party which may exist at any time which has had or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) any adverse development in litigation previously disclosed which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(f)Agreed Upon Procedures Report. Not later than thirty (30) days following Administrative Agent’s delivery to the Master Servicer of a written request therefor (at the sole cost and expense of Master Servicer), a report of an accounting firm or consulting firm reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent, addressed to Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent and setting forth the results of such firm’s performance of agreed upon procedures with respect to the performance of Master Servicer for the prior fiscal year or twelve (12) calendar month period, as requested by Administrative Agent. The scope of the above agreed upon procedures report shall be as reasonably requested by Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Unmatured Event of Termination or Event of Termination has occurred, Master Servicer shall not be required to deliver the foregoing agreed upon procedures report more than once in any twelve (12) calendar month period.
(g)Change in Accountants or Accounting Policy. Prompt notice of any change in (i) the external accountants of any CHR Party, (ii) any accounting policy of Seller or (iii) any material accounting policy of Originators that is relevant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (it
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being understood that any change to the manner in which either the Seller or any Originator accounts for the Pool Receivables or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed “material” for such purpose).
(h)Other Information. Promptly, from time to time, such Records or other information, documents, records or reports respecting the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of Master Servicer or Performance Guarantor as Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of Administrative Agent, any Purchaser Agent or any Purchaser under or as contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or to comply with any Law or any Governmental Authority.
(i)Servicing Programs. If a license or approval is required for Administrative Agent’s or such successor Master Servicer’s use of any software or other computer program used by CHR in the servicing of the Receivables, then CHR shall at its own expense arrange for Administrative Agent or such successor Master Servicer to receive any such required license or approval.
(j)Included Region. Promptly, from time to time, notice of any expansion, contraction, change, reorganization, merger or other corporate, organizational or other structural change to any Included Region that would result in any receivables originated by any Originator not being considered Receivables under this Agreement.
(k)Included Branch. Promptly, from time to time, notice of any expansion, contraction, change, reorganization, merger or other corporate, organizational or other structural change to the branches of the Originators that are included in any Included Region.
Any information required to be furnished pursuant to Section 7.5(a)(i), 7.5(a)(ii) or 7.5(b)(i) shall be deemed to have been furnished on the date on which the Master Servicer has filed such information with the SEC on its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (EDGAR) or any successor SEC electronic filing system for such purposes.
SECTION 7.6Negative Covenants of Master Servicer. From the date hereof until the Final Payout Date, CHR, individually and as Master Servicer shall not, without the prior written consent each Consent Party pursuant to Section 13.1, do or permit to occur any act or circumstance with which it (in its capacity as Master Servicer) has covenanted not to do or permit to occur in any Transaction Document to which it is a party in any capacity, or:
(a)Extension or Amendment of Receivables. Except as permitted under Section 8.2(b), extend, amend or otherwise modify the terms of any Pool Receivable or amend, modify or waive any term or condition of any related Contract, in each case unless a corresponding Deemed Collection payment in respect of the related Pool Receivable is made, in full, in connection therewith.
(b)Change in Credit and Collection Policies or Business. (i) Make or consent to any change in, or waive any of the provisions of, the Credit and Collection Policies that could reasonably be expected to impair the value, validity, collectability or enforceability of, or increase the days-to-pay or Dilution with respect to, any Pool Receivable or otherwise make any material change thereto without the prior written consent of each Consent Party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, and the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Consent Parties, shall respond to such request for consent within 10 Business Days after receipt of sufficient notification from Master
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Servicer or Seller), (ii) make any change in the character of its business that would have or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (iii) amend, waive or otherwise modify any other Transaction Document to which it is a party, in any capacity, or consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of any Transaction Document.
(c)Change in Lock-Box Banks. (i) Add any bank or lock-box account not listed on Schedule 6.1(n) as a Lock-Box Bank or Lock-Box Account unless Administrative Agent shall have previously approved and received duly executed copies of all Lock-Box Agreements and/or amendments thereto covering each such new bank and lock-box account, (ii) terminate any Lock-Box Bank, Lock-Box Agreement or related Lock-Box Account without the prior written consent of each Consent Party and, in each case, only if all of the payments from Obligors that were being sent to such Lock-Box Bank or Lock-Box Account will, upon termination of such Lock-Box Bank or Lock-Box Account and at all times thereafter, be deposited in a Lock-Box Account with another Lock-Box Bank covered by a Lock-Box Agreement or (iii) amend, supplement or otherwise modify any Lock-Box Agreement.
(d)Deposits to Accounts. Deposit or otherwise credit, or cause or permit to be so deposited or credited, or direct any Obligor to deposit or remit, any Collection or proceeds thereof (other than as remitted to Seller pursuant to Section 1.3(a)(ii) hereof) to any account (or related lock-box, if applicable) other than any Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement.
(e)Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, Etc. Consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or sell, lease or transfer all or substantially all of its property and assets, or agree to do any of the foregoing, unless (i) no Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Master Servicer Termination Event or Unmatured Master Servicer Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or would result immediately after giving effect thereto, (ii) if CHR is not the surviving corporation or if CHR sells, leases or transfers all or substantially all of its property and assets, the surviving corporation or the Person purchasing or being leased the assets agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions applicable to CHR hereunder, (iii) Administrative Agent provides prior written consent to such transaction, (iv) Performance Guarantor reaffirms in a writing, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, that its obligations under the Performance Guaranty shall apply to the surviving entity and (v) Administrative Agent receives such additional certifications and opinions of counsel as it shall reasonably request, including as to the necessity and adequacy of any new UCC financing statements or amendments to existing UCC financing statements.
(f)Actions Contrary to Separateness. Take any action inconsistent with the terms of Section 7.8.
(g)Sales, Liens, Etc. Except as otherwise provided herein, sell, assign (by operation of Law or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim upon or with respect to, any Pool Receivable or related Contract or Related Assets, or any interest therein, or any proceeds of any of the foregoing, or any Lock-Box Account to which any Collections of any Pool Receivable are sent, or any right to receive income or proceeds from or in respect of any of the foregoing or purport to do any of the foregoing.
(h)Actions Evidencing Transfers by Originators. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Sale Agreement, Master Servicer shall not consent to any change or removal of any notation required to be made by any Originator pursuant to
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Section 3.3 of the Sale Agreement without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent.
(i)No Adverse Claim on Seller. Master Servicer shall not create or permit to exist any Adverse Claim on the Voting Stock of Seller.
(j)Sanctions. No CHR Party, no Person directly or indirectly controlling a CHR Party, and no Person directly or indirectly controlled by a CHR Party, and no other Affiliate of any of the foregoing, in each case directly or indirectly, shall use the proceeds of any Purchase or Reinvestment hereunder, or lend, contribute, or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner, or other Person (i) to fund any activities or business of or with a Sanctioned Entity, or (ii) in any manner that would be prohibited by Sanctions or would otherwise cause the Administrative Agent or any Affected Party to be in breach of any Sanctions. Each CHR Party shall comply with all applicable Sanctions in all material respects, and shall maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with Sanctions.
(k)Change in Included Region. Expand, contract, reorganize, merge, change or otherwise modify any Included Region in any manner that that would result in any receivables that would constitute "Receivables" before giving effect to such event, no longer being considered "Receivables", in each case, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
(l)Unsold Receivables. Sell, assign or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim (by operation of Law or otherwise) upon or with respect to, any of the Unsold Receivables (unless any purchaser thereof and any Person with an Adverse Claim therein, in each case, is then a party to an Intercreditor Agreement that is in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).
(m)Interline Trust. Establish any Interline Relationship with any third-party carrier.
SECTION 7.7Full Recourse. Notwithstanding any limitation on recourse contained herein or in any other Transaction Document: (i) Seller has the obligation to pay all Yield and other amounts due under Sections 3.1(c) and 3.4 or under Articles IV or XII (which obligation shall be full recourse general obligations of Seller), and (ii) all obligations of Master Servicer so specified hereunder shall be full recourse general obligations of Master Servicer.
SECTION 7.8Corporate Separateness; Related Matters and Covenants. Each of Master Servicer and Seller covenant, until the Final Payout Date as follows:
(a)Seller and Master Servicer shall assure that Seller, Performance Guarantor, Master Servicer and each Originator (and each of their respective Affiliates) shall observe the applicable legal requirements for the recognition of Seller as a legal entity separate and apart from each of each Originator, Performance Guarantor, Master Servicer and any of their respective Affiliates, and comply with (and cause to be true and correct) its organizational documents and assuring that each of the following is complied with:
(i)Seller shall maintain (or cause to be maintained) separate company records, books of account and financial statements (each of which shall be sufficiently full and complete to permit a determination of Seller’s assets and liabilities and to permit a determination of the obligees thereon and the time for
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performance on each of Seller’s obligations) from those of each CHR Party and their respective Affiliates other than Seller;
(ii)except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement, Seller shall not commingle any of its assets or funds with those of any other CHR Party or any of their respective Affiliates other than Seller;
(iii)at least one member of Seller’s Board of Directors shall be an Independent Director and the limited liability company agreement of Seller shall provide: (i) for the same definition of “Independent Director” as used herein, (ii) that Seller’s Board of Directors shall not approve, or take any other action to cause the filing of, a voluntary bankruptcy petition with respect to Seller unless the Independent Director shall approve the taking of such action in writing before the taking of such action and (iii) that the provisions required by clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence cannot be amended except in accordance with Section 13.1 and without the prior written consent of the Independent Director;
(iv)the members and Board of Directors of Seller shall hold all regular and special meetings appropriate to authorize Seller’s actions. The members and managers of Seller may act from time to time by unanimous written consent or through one or more committees in accordance with Seller’s certificate of formation and its limited liability company agreement. Seller shall not take any Material Actions (as defined in its limited liability company agreement) without the consent of all its managers, including its Independent Director. Appropriate minutes of all meetings of Seller’s members and managers (and committees thereof) shall be kept by Seller;
(v)Seller shall compensate its Independent Director in accordance with its limited liability company agreement;
(vi)decisions with respect to Seller’s business and daily operations shall be independently made by Seller and shall not be dictated by any other CHR Party or any of their respective Affiliates (except by CHR as a member and/or manager of Seller in accordance with Seller’s limited liability company agreement); provided that Master Servicer shall service the Pool Receivables as contemplated by the Transaction Documents;
(vii)Seller shall use, as needed, its own separate stationery;
(viii)no transactions shall be entered between Seller, on the one hand and any other CHR Party or any Affiliate of any of them, on the other hand (other than as contemplated hereby and in the other Transaction Documents);
(ix)Seller shall act solely in its own name and through its own authorized managers, members, directors, officers and agents, except that, as a general matter, the Obligors will not be informed in the first instance that Master Servicer, Originators or Performance Guarantor are acting on behalf of Seller. No Originator, Master Servicer, Performance Guarantor or any Affiliates of Master Servicer shall be appointed as an agent of Seller, except in the capacity of Master Servicer or Sub-Servicer hereunder;
(x)none of Master Servicer, any Originator, Performance Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates shall advance funds or credit to Seller; and none of Master Servicer, Performance Guarantor nor any Affiliate of Master Servicer,
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any Originator or Performance Guarantor will otherwise supply funds or credit to, or guarantee any obligation of, Seller except for CHR’s contributions of capital to Seller and the issuance by Seller of Subordinated Notes to Originators as contemplated by the Transaction Documents;
(xi)Seller shall maintain separate space which shall be physically separate from space occupied by an Originator or Performance Guarantor (but may be in a separate space occupied solely by Seller and any Subsidiary of Performance Guarantor that is not an Originator, and is not domiciled in the United States, at the offices of Performance Guarantor or any Originator) and shall be clearly identified as Seller’s space so it can be identified by outsiders;
(xii)other than as permitted by the Transaction Documents, Seller shall not guarantee, or otherwise become liable with respect to, any obligation of any Originator, Master Servicer, Performance Guarantor or any Affiliate of any Originator;
(xiii)Seller shall at all times hold itself out to the public under Seller’s own name as a legal entity separate and distinct from its equity holders, members, managers, Performance Guarantor, each Originator, Master Servicer and each of their respective Affiliates (the foregoing to include, but not be limited to, Seller not using the letterhead or telephone number of any such Person);
(xiv)Master Servicer or Performance Guarantor may issue consolidated financial statements that will include Seller, but such financial statements shall disclose the separateness of Seller and that the Pool Receivables are owned by Seller and are not available to creditors of CHR or the Originators to the extent required by GAAP; in addition Seller shall prepare separate financial statements in compliance with GAAP consistently applied;
(xv)if any of Seller, Master Servicer, Performance Guarantor or any Originator shall provide Records relating to Pool Receivables to any creditor of Seller or Master Servicer, Seller or Master Servicer, as the case may be, shall also provide (or cause any Originator to provide) to such creditor a notice indicating that the Collections relating to such Pool Receivables are held in trust pursuant to Section 3.4;
(xvi)any allocations of direct, indirect or overhead expenses (including, but not limited to, overhead for shared office space) for items shared between Seller and any Originator, Performance Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates that are not included as part of the Master Servicing Fee shall be made among Seller and such Originator, Performance Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates to the extent practical on the basis of actual use or value of services rendered and otherwise on a basis reasonably related to actual use or the value of services rendered;
(xvii)Seller shall not be named, directly or indirectly, as a contingent beneficiary or loss payee on any insurance policy covering the Master Servicer, Originator, Performance Guarantor or any Affiliate of any of them (other than Seller) other than insurance policies entered into in the ordinary course of business covering other Affiliates of any of the foregoing;
(xviii)Seller shall maintain adequate capital in light of its contemplated business operations;
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(xix)Seller shall generally maintain an arm’s-length relationship with each Originator, Performance Guarantor, Master Servicer and its Affiliates and each transaction entered into with the Seller shall be undertaken in good faith for a bona fide business purpose; and
(xx)the Independent Director shall not at any time serve as a trustee in bankruptcy for Seller, Master Servicer, any Originator, Performance Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates.
(b)Seller agrees that (and Master Servicer, in its capacity as the sole member of Seller, agrees that it will cause Seller to comply therewith), until the Final Payout Date:
(i)Seller shall not (A) issue any security of any kind except certificates evidencing membership interests issued to CHR in connection with its formation, or (B) incur, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable for or in respect of any Debt or obligation other than the Subordinated Notes and otherwise as expressly permitted by the Transaction Documents.
(ii)Seller shall not sell, pledge or dispose of any of its assets, except as permitted by, or as provided in, the Transaction Documents.
(iii)Seller shall not purchase any asset (or make any investment, by share purchase, loan or otherwise) except as permitted by, or as provided in, the Transaction Documents.
(iv)Seller shall not engage in any activity (whether or not pursued for gain or other pecuniary advantage) other than as permitted by the Transaction Documents.
(v)Seller shall not create, assume or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim on any of its assets.
(vi)Seller shall not make any payment, directly or indirectly, to, or for the account or benefit of, any owner of any Voting Stock, security interest or equity interest in Seller or any Affiliate of any such owner (except, in each case, as expressly permitted by the Transaction Documents).
(vii)Seller shall not make, declare or otherwise commence or become obligated in respect of, any dividend, stock or other security redemption or purchase, distribution or other payment to, or for the account or benefit of, any owner of any Voting Stock or other equity interest, security interest or equity interest in Seller to any such owner or any Affiliate of any such owner other than from funds received by it under Article III and so long as, in any case, (I) the result would not directly or indirectly cause any non-compliance with Section 7.3(j) or (II) before or after giving effect thereto, no Event of Termination shall have occurred that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement and no Unmatured Event of Termination shall have occurred that remains continuing.
(viii)Seller shall not acquiesce in, or direct Master Servicer or any other agent to take, any action that is prohibited to be taken by Seller in clauses (i) through (vii) above or in Section 7.3 hereof.
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(ix)Seller shall not have any employees.
(x)Seller will provide for not less than ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice to Administrative Agent of any removal, replacement or appointment of any director that is currently serving or is proposed to be appointed as an Independent Director, such notice to include the identity of the proposed replacement Independent Director, together with a certification that such replacement satisfies the requirements for an Independent Director set forth in this Agreement and the limited liability company agreement of Seller.
(c)Neither Master Servicer nor Seller shall take any action or permit any of their respective Affiliates to take any action inconsistent with this Section 7.8.
ARTICLE VIII

ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION
SECTION 8.1Designation of Master Servicer.
(a)CHR as Initial Master Servicer. The servicing, administering and collection of the Pool Receivables on behalf of Administrative Agent, Purchaser Agents and Purchasers shall be conducted by the Person designated as Master Servicer hereunder (“Master Servicer”) from time to time in accordance with this Section 8.1. Until Administrative Agent (with the consent, or acting at the direction of, the Purchaser Agents) gives to CHR a Successor Notice (as defined in Section 8.1(b)), CHR is hereby designated as, and hereby agrees to perform the duties and obligations of, Master Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof. Master Servicer shall receive the Master Servicing Fee, payable as described in Article III, for the performance of its duties hereunder.
(b)Successor Notice. In the event that a Master Servicer Termination Event has occurred and has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement, Administrative Agent shall have the right, upon notice 10 Business Days’ notice to CHR and Seller, to immediately designate a successor Master Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof (a “Successor Notice”). Upon receipt of a Successor Notice, CHR agrees that it shall terminate its activities as Master Servicer hereunder in a manner that Administrative Agent reasonably believes will facilitate the transition of the performance of such activities to the successor Master Servicer, and Administrative Agent (or its designee) shall assume each and all of CHR’s obligations to service and administer the Pool Receivables, on the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth, and CHR shall use commercially reasonable efforts to assist Administrative Agent (or its designee) in assuming such obligations. Such cooperation shall include access to and transfer of records and use by the new Master Servicer of all records, licenses, hardware or software necessary or desirable to collect the Receivables and the Related Assets. Administrative Agent agrees not to give CHR a Successor Notice except after the occurrence of any Master Servicer Termination Event that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement.
(c)Sub-Servicers. The Master Servicer may delegate its duties and obligations hereunder to any subservicer (each a “Sub-Servicer”); provided, that, in each such delegation: (i) such Sub-Servicer shall agree in writing to perform the delegated duties and obligations of the Master Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, (ii) the Master Servicer shall remain liable for the performance of the duties and obligations so delegated, (iii) the Seller, the Administrative Agent, each Purchaser and each Affected
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Party shall have the right to look solely to the Master Servicer for performance, (iv) the terms of any agreement with any Sub-Servicer shall provide that the Administrative Agent may terminate such agreement upon the termination of the Master Servicer hereunder by giving notice of its desire to terminate such agreement to the Master Servicer (and the Master Servicer shall provide appropriate notice to each such Sub-Servicer) and (v) if such Sub-Servicer is not an Affiliate of the Master Servicer, the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent shall have consented in writing in advance to such delegation.
SECTION 8.2Duties of Master Servicer. Each Purchaser, each Purchaser Agent and Administrative Agent hereby appoints as its agent Master Servicer, as from time to time designated pursuant to Section 8.1, to enforce its rights and interests in and under the Pool Receivables, the Related Security and the related Contracts. Master Servicer shall take or cause to be taken all such actions as may be necessary or advisable to collect, administer and service each Pool Receivable from time to time with reasonable care and diligence and, in any event, with no less care and diligence than it uses in the collection, administration and servicing of its own assets, and in accordance with (i) applicable Laws and (ii) the Credit and Collection Policies. Seller hereby acknowledges and agrees to this appointment of Master Servicer.
(a)Allocation of Collections; Segregation. Master Servicer shall set aside and hold in trust Collections of Pool Receivables in accordance with Section 1.3.
(b)Extension and Modification of Receivables. So long as no Unmatured Event of Termination or Event of Termination has occurred that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement, CHR, while it is Master Servicer, may, in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policies and the servicing standards set forth herein, extend the maturity or adjust the Unpaid Balance of any Pool Receivable as CHR may reasonably determine to be appropriate to maximize Collections thereof; provided, that, (A) after giving effect to such extension of maturity or such adjustment, the sum of Purchasers’ Total Investment and the Required Reserves at such time shall not exceed the Net Portfolio Balance at such time, (B) no such extension of maturity shall extend the maturity of any Receivable more than once or extend the due date of any Receivable to a date more than 30 days after the original due date thereof, and (C) no such extension of maturity or such adjustment shall make or be deemed to make any such Pool Receivable current or otherwise modify the aging thereof.
(c)Documents and Records. Seller shall deliver (and cause each Originator to deliver) to Master Servicer, and Master Servicer shall hold in trust for Seller, each Originator, Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent, each Purchaser and each other Affected Party in accordance with their respective interests, all Records (and all original documents relating thereto) (and after the occurrence of any Unmatured Event of Termination or Event of Termination, shall deliver the same to Administrative Agent promptly upon Administrative Agent’s written request). Upon written request of Administrative Agent, Master Servicer shall provide Administrative Agent with the location(s) of all Records (and all original documents relating thereto).
(d)Certain Duties of Master Servicer and Seller. Master Servicer shall, promptly following receipt of the collections of any receivable that is not a Pool Receivable, a Related Asset or any other property included in the grant set forth in Section 9.1, turn over such collection to the Person entitled to such collection. Master Servicer, if other than CHR (or any of its Affiliates), shall, as soon as practicable upon demand, deliver to Seller (A) all documents, instruments, books, records, purchase orders, agreements, reports and other information (including computer programs, tapes,
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disks, other information storage media, data processing software and related property and rights) in its possession that evidence or relate to Receivables of Seller other than Pool Receivables and the Obligors of such Receivables, and (B) copies of all Records in its possession.
(e)Termination. Master Servicer’s authorization as such under this Agreement shall terminate upon the Final Payout Date.
(f)Power of Attorney. Seller hereby grants to Master Servicer an irrevocable power of attorney, with full power of substitution, coupled with an interest, to take in the name of Seller any and all steps which are necessary or advisable to endorse, negotiate or otherwise realize on any writing or other right of any kind held or transmitted by Seller or transmitted or received by Seller in connection with any Pool Receivable or under the related Records.
(g)Resignation of CHR as Master Servicer. CHR shall not resign in its capacity as Master Servicer hereunder without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent, which consent shall be given or withheld in the sole and absolute discretion of Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent.
SECTION 8.3Rights of Administrative Agent. In addition to all of its other rights herein including under Articles IX and X, under the other Transaction Documents or at Law or in equity, Administrative Agent shall have the other following rights set forth in this Section 8.3:
(a)Notice to Obligors. At any time after (i) the occurrence of any Event of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement or (ii) the commencement of the Liquidation Period, Master Servicer shall (on behalf of Seller), at Administrative Agent’s request and at Seller’s expense, give notice of Administrative Agent’s ownership and security interest in the Pool Receivables to each said Obligor and instruct them that payments on the Pool Receivables will only be effective if made to, or as otherwise instructed in writing by, Administrative Agent.
(b)Notice to Lock-Box Banks. At any time after (i) the occurrence of an Unmatured Event of Termination or an Event of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement or (ii) the commencement of the Liquidation Period, Administrative Agent may in its sole discretion, and is hereby authorized to, give notice to the Lock-Box Banks, as provided in the Lock-Box Agreements, of the assumption by Administrative Agent of exclusive dominion and control over the Lock-Box Accounts, and Seller and Master Servicer shall take any further action that Administrative Agent may reasonably request to effect such assumption.
(c)Other Rights. At any time after (i) the occurrence of an Event of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement, (ii) the occurrence and during the continuance of an Unmatured Event of Termination or (iii) the commencement of the Liquidation Period, Master Servicer shall (on behalf of Seller), (A) at Administrative Agent’s request and at Seller’s expense, assemble all of the Records and deliver such Records to or at the direction of Administrative Agent and (B) at the request of Administrative Agent or its designee, exercise or enforce any of their respective rights hereunder, under any other Transaction Document, under any Pool Receivable or under any Related Asset (to the extent permitted hereunder or thereunder). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of Master Servicer and Seller
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shall, at any time and from time to time, upon the request of Administrative Agent or its designee and at Seller’s expense:
    (I)    authorize, execute (if required) and file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto or assignments thereof, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or appropriate;
    (II)    mark its master data processing records evidencing that the Pool Receivables have been sold in accordance with this Agreement; and
    (III)    following the occurrence of an Event of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement or an Unmatured Event of Termination, mark conspicuously each Contract evidencing each Pool Receivable with a legend reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent evidencing that the Pool Receivables have been sold or otherwise pledged pursuant to this Agreement.
(d)Additional Financing Statements; Performance by Administrative Agent. Seller hereby authorizes Administrative Agent or its designee to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto and assignments thereof, or any similar instruments in any relevant jurisdiction relative to all or any of the Pool Receivables and Related Assets now existing or hereafter arising in the name of Seller. Seller agrees that an “all assets” or similar filing against it may also be filed for the purposes hereof and to perfect the security interest and transfers created hereby. If Seller fails to perform any of its agreements or obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, Administrative Agent or its designee may (but shall not be required to) itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement or obligation, and the expenses of Administrative Agent or its designee incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by Seller as provided in Section 13.6.
SECTION 8.4Responsibilities of Master Servicer. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding:
(a)Contracts. Master Servicer shall, in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policy, applicable law and the terms of this Agreement, perform all of its obligations and enforce all of its rights under the Records, so long as it is an Affiliate of Seller, to the same extent as if the Asset Interest had not been sold hereunder and the exercise by Administrative Agent or its designee of its rights hereunder shall not relieve Master Servicer from such obligations.
(b)Limitation of Liability. None of Administrative Agent, any Purchaser or any Purchaser Agent shall have any obligation or liability with respect to any Pool Receivables or Related Assets related thereto, nor shall any of them be obligated to perform any of the obligations of Master Servicer or Seller thereunder.
SECTION 8.5Further Action Evidencing Purchases and Reinvestments. Seller agrees that from time to time, at its expense, it shall (or cause Master Servicer to) promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further actions, that Administrative Agent or its designee may reasonably request or that are necessary in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the transactions contemplated by the other Transaction Documents, the Purchases hereunder and the resulting Asset Interest.
SECTION 8.6Application of Collections. Unless Administrative Agent instructs otherwise, any payment by an Obligor in respect of any indebtedness owed by it shall, except
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as otherwise specified in writing or otherwise by such Obligor, required by Law or by the underlying Contract, be applied: first, as a Collection of any Pool Receivable or Receivables then outstanding of such Obligor, with such Pool Receivables being paid in the order of the oldest first, and, second, to any other indebtedness of such Obligor.
ARTICLE IX

SECURITY INTEREST
SECTION 9.1Grant of Security Interest. To secure all obligations of Seller arising in connection with this Agreement and each other Transaction Document, whether now or hereafter existing, due or to become due, direct or indirect, or absolute or contingent, including, all Indemnified Amounts, payments on account of Collections received or deemed to be received and fees and expenses, in each case pro rata according to the respective amounts thereof, Seller hereby assigns and pledges to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Affected Parties, and hereby grants to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Affected Parties, a first and prior perfected security interest in, and general lien on all of the following: all of Seller’s right, title and interest now or hereafter existing in, to and under all of Seller’s assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and wherever located (whether or not in the possession or control of Seller), including all of its right, title and interest in, to and under all the Pool Receivables and Related Assets, all rights and remedies of Seller under the Sale Agreement and each of the following, in each case, whether now owned or existing hereafter arising, acquired, or originated, or in which Seller now or hereafter has any rights, and wherever located (whether or not in the possession or control of Seller) and all proceeds of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Collateral”): (I) all Receivables; (II) the Related Assets; (III) the Collections; (IV) all Accounts; (V) all Chattel Paper; (VI) all Contracts; (VII) all Deposit Accounts; (VIII) all Documents; (IX) all Payment Intangibles; (X) all General Intangibles; (XI) all Instruments; (XII) all Inventory; (XIII) all Investment Property; (XIV) all letter of credit rights and supporting obligations; (XV) the Sale Agreement and all rights and remedies of Seller thereunder and rights under each Lock Box Agreement; (XVI) all other assets in the Asset Interest; (XVII) all rights, interests, remedies and privileges of Seller relating to any of the foregoing (including the right to sue for past, present or future infringement of any or all of the foregoing); and (XVIII) to the extent not otherwise included, all products and Proceeds (each capitalized term in clauses I through XVIII, as defined in the UCC) of each of the foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions and replacements for, and rents, profits and products of each of the foregoing (including insurance proceeds), and all distributions (whether in money, securities or other property) and collections from or with respect to any of the foregoing.
Seller hereby authorizes the filing of financing statements, including those filed under Section 8.3(d), describing the collateral covered thereby as “all of debtor’s personal property and assets” or words to that effect, notwithstanding that such wording may be broader in scope than the collateral described in this Section 9.1. This Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable Law.
SECTION 9.2Further Assurances. The provisions of Section 8.5 shall apply to the security interest granted, and to the assignment effected, under Section 9.1 as well as to the Purchases, Reinvestments and the Asset Interest hereunder.
SECTION 9.3Remedies; Waiver. After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Termination, Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Affected Parties, shall have, with respect to the Collateral granted pursuant to Section 9.1, and in addition to all other rights and remedies available to any Affected Party under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents or other applicable Law, all the rights and
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remedies of a secured party upon default under the UCC. To the fullest extent it may lawfully so agree, Seller agrees that it will not at any time insist upon, claim, plead, or take any benefit or advantage of any appraisal, valuation, stay, extension, moratorium, redemption or similar Law now or hereafter in force in order to prevent, delay, or hinder the enforcement hereof or the absolute sale of any part of the Collateral; Seller for itself and all who claim through it, so far as it or they now or hereafter lawfully may do so, hereby waives the benefit of all such Laws and all right to have the Collateral marshalled upon any foreclosure hereof, and agrees that any court having jurisdiction to foreclose this Agreement may order the sale of the Collateral in its entirety. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Seller hereby waives and releases any and all right to require Administrative Agent to collect any of such obligations from any specific item or items of the Collateral or from any other party liable as guarantor or in any other manner in respect of any of such obligations or from any collateral (including, without limitation, the Collateral) for any of such obligations.
ARTICLE X

EVENTS OF TERMINATION
SECTION 10.1Events of Termination. The following events shall be “Events of Termination” hereunder:
(a)Any of the following events:
(i)Any CHR Party shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement as and when required hereunder or under any other Transaction Document (other than as referred to in clause (a)(ii) below) and such failure shall remain unremedied for three (3) Business Days;
(ii)any of the following shall occur: (A) any CHR Party shall fail to make any payment or deposit or transfer of monies to be made by it hereunder or under any other Transaction Document as and when due and such failure is not remedied within three (3) Business Days, (B) Seller shall breach Sections 7.3(a), 7.3(e), 7.3(h), 7.3(i), 7.8(a)(iii) or 7.8(b)(x), (C) Master Servicer shall breach Sections 7.6(a), 7.6(e) or 7.6(g); or (D) Master Servicer shall breach Section 3.1(a) and such breach shall remain unremedied for two (2) Business Days;
(b)any representation or warranty made or deemed to be made by Seller, Master Servicer, Performance Guarantor or any Originator under or in connection with any Transaction Document shall prove to have been false or incorrect in any respect when made or deemed to be made and has caused or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(c)(i) failure of any CHR Party or any Subsidiary thereof (other than Seller) to pay when due any principal of or premium or interest on its Debt in an aggregate amount exceeding $50,000,000, in any such case, when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise); and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the applicable agreement relating to such Debt (whether or not such failure shall have been waived under the related agreement); (ii) the default by any such Person in the performance of any term, provision or condition contained in any agreement under which any such Debt was created or is governed, or any other event shall occur or condition exist (whether or not any such failure shall have been waived under the related agreement), the effect of which is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Debt to cause (whether or not acted upon), such Debt to become due prior to its stated
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maturity (or permit such holders to terminate any undrawn committed thereunder); or (iii) any such Debt of any CHR Party or any Subsidiary thereof shall be declared to be due and payable or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled payment), redeemed, defeased, accelerated or repurchased, or the commitment of any lender thereunder to be terminated, in each case, prior to the stated maturity thereof;
(d)(i) failure of Seller to pay when due any principal of or premium or interest on its Debt in an aggregate amount exceeding $10,000, in any such case, when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise); and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the applicable agreement relating to such Debt (whether or not such failure shall have been waived under the related agreement); or (ii) the default by Seller in the performance of any term, provision or condition contained in any agreement under which any such Debt was created or is governed, or any other event shall occur or condition exist (whether or not any such failure shall have been waived under the related agreement), the effect of which is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Debt to cause (whether or not acted upon), such Debt to become due prior to its stated maturity (or permit such holders to terminate any undrawn committed thereunder);
(e)an Event of Bankruptcy shall have occurred with respect to any CHR Party;
(f)the occurrence of any litigation, or any development has occurred in any litigation to which any CHR Party is a party (including derivative actions), arbitration proceedings or proceedings of any Governmental Authority which could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or solely with respect to Seller, is or could reasonably be expected to be for an amount (or economic equivalent thereof) equal to or in excess of $10,000;
(g)the average of the Default Ratios for the three preceding Settlement Periods shall at any time exceed 7.00%;
(h)the average of the Dilution Ratios for the three preceding Settlement Periods shall at any time exceed 3.50%;
(i)the average of the Delinquency Ratios for the three preceding Settlement Periods shall at any time exceed 9.50%;
(j)on any date, after giving effect to the payments made under Section 3.1(c), either (i) the sum of the aggregate Purchasers’ Total Investment and the Required Reserves exceeds the Net Portfolio Balance, or (ii) Purchasers’ Total Investment exceeds the Purchasers’ Total Commitment;
(k)(i) a Change of Control shall occur or (ii) any Originator shall at any time cease to own or control all notes or other evidences of debt of Seller to it in respect of any unpaid purchase price of Pool Receivables (including any Subordinated Note in favor of such Originator);
(l)[Intentionally omitted];
(m)[Intentionally omitted];
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(n)any CHR Party shall make any change in any of the Credit and Collection Policies except as permitted by this Agreement;
(o)(A) Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Affected Parties, fails at any time to have a valid and perfected first priority ownership interest or first priority perfected security interest in the Pool Receivables and to the extent such security interest can be perfected by filing a financing statement or the execution of an account control agreement, any Related Assets (or any portion thereof) and all cash proceeds of any of the foregoing, in each case, free and clear of any Adverse Claim or (B) Administrative Agent shall fail to have a valid first priority perfected security interest in each Lock-Box Account (and all amounts and instruments from time to time on deposit therein), for the benefit of the Administrative Agent;
(p)either (i) the Internal Revenue Service shall file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 6323 of the Code with regard to any assets of any CHR Party and such lien shall not have been released within five (5) days or (ii) the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall, or shall indicate its intention to, file notice of a lien pursuant to Section 4068 of ERISA with regard to any of the assets of any CHR Party or any of their Affiliates;
(q)(i) the occurrence of a Reportable Event; (ii) the adoption of an amendment to a Plan that would require the provision of security pursuant to Section 401(a)(29) of the Code or Section 307 of ERISA; (iii) the existence with respect to any Multiemployer Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (iv) the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Code with respect to any Plan (v) the incurrence of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan or the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of any CHR Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from any Multiemployer Plan; (vi) the receipt by any CHR Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates from the PBGC or any plan administrator of any notice relating to the intention to terminate any Plan or Multiemployer Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (vii) the receipt by any CHR Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates of any notice concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (viii) the occurrence of a prohibited transaction with respect to any CHR Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates (pursuant to Section 4975 of the Code); (ix) the occurrence or existence of any other similar event or condition with respect to a Plan or a Multiemployer Plan, with respect to each of clause (i) through (ix), either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(r)any CHR Party shall be required to register as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act;
(s)any CHR Party fails to cooperate in Administrative Agent’s assumption of exclusive control of any Lock-Box Account subject to any Lock-Box Agreement or Administrative Agent is unable to obtain exclusive control thereof in accordance with Section 8.3(b) or such Lock-Box Agreements;
(t)any Transaction Document or any of the terms thereof shall cease to be the valid and binding obligation enforceable against any CHR Party;
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(u)Seller shall fail to pay in full all of its obligations to Administrative Agent and Purchasers hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents on or prior to the Legal Final;
(v)one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $50,000,000 (other than judgments covered by insurance issued by an insurer that has accepted coverage and has the ability to pay such judgments) shall be rendered against any CHR Party or any Subsidiary of any CHR Party or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of any CHR Party or any Subsidiary of any CHR Party to enforce any such judgment which is not effectively stayed for a period of 10 consecutive days;
(w)one or more judgments shall be rendered against Seller;
(x)Receivables cease being sold or contributed to the Seller pursuant to the Sale Agreement;
(y)the Performance Guaranty is canceled, rescinded, amended or modified without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent; or
(z)any Master Servicer Termination Event.
SECTION 10.2Remedies.
(a)Optional Liquidation. Upon, or anytime after, the occurrence of an Event of Termination (other than an Event of Termination described in Section 10.1(e)), Administrative Agent shall, at the request, or may with the consent, of the Required Purchasers, by notice to Seller and Master Servicer declare the Purchase Termination Date to have occurred and the Liquidation Period to have commenced and shall have all of the remedies set forth in Section 9.3 or otherwise herein or in equity or at Law.
(b)Automatic Liquidation. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Termination described in Section 10.1(d), the Purchase Termination Date shall occur and the Liquidation Period shall commence automatically.
(c)Remedies. Upon, or at any time after, the declaration or automatic occurrence of the Purchase Termination Date pursuant to this Section 10.2, no Purchases or Reinvestments thereafter will be made. Upon the declaration or automatic occurrence of the Purchase Termination Date pursuant to this Section 10.2, Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Affected Parties, shall have, in addition to all other rights and remedies under this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or otherwise, (i) all other rights and remedies provided under the UCC of each applicable jurisdiction and other applicable Laws (including all the rights and remedies of a secured party upon default under the UCC (including the right to sell any or all of the Collateral subject hereto)) and (ii) all rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral granted pursuant to Section 9.1, all of which rights shall be cumulative.
(d)Specific Remedies. Without limiting Section 10.2(c) or any other provision herein or in any other Transaction Document, the parties hereto agree that the terms of this Section 10.2(d) are agreed upon in accordance with Section 9-603 of the New York UCC, that they do not believe the terms of this Section 10.2(d) to be “manifestly unreasonable” for purposes of Section 9-603 of the New York UCC, and
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that compliance therewith shall constitute a “commercially reasonable” disposition under Section 9-610 of the New York UCC, and further agree as follows:
(ii)After the occurrence of the Purchase Termination Date, Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Affected Parties, shall have all rights, remedies and recourse granted in any Transaction Document and any other instrument executed to provide security for or in connection with the payment and performance of the Obligations or existing at common Law or equity (including specifically those granted by the New York UCC and the UCC of any other state which governs the creation or perfection (and the effect thereof) of any security interest in the Collateral), and such rights and remedies: (A) shall be cumulative and concurrent; (B) may be pursued separately, successively or concurrently against Seller, Master Servicer and any Originator and any other party obligated under the Obligations, or any of such Collateral, or any other security for the Obligations, or any of them, at the sole discretion of Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Affected Parties; (C) may be exercised as often as occasion therefor shall arise, it being agreed by Seller, Master Servicer, any Originator and any other party obligated under the Obligations that the exercise or failure to exercise any of same shall in no event be construed as a waiver or release thereof or of any other right, remedy or recourse; and (D) are intended to be and shall be, non exclusive. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any disposition of the Collateral or any part thereof (including any purchase by Administrative Agent, any Affected Party, or any Affiliate of any of them) in accordance with the terms of this Section 10.2 for consideration which is insufficient, after payment of all related costs and expenses of every kind, to satisfy the Obligations, (1) such disposition shall not act as, and shall not be deemed to be, a waiver of any rights by Administrative Agent or the Affected Parties and Administrative Agent on behalf of the Affected Parties shall have a claim for such deficiency and (2) Administrative Agent shall not be liable or responsible for any such deficiency.
Upon the declaration or automatic occurrence of the Purchase Termination Date pursuant to Section 10.2(a) or Section 10.2(b), Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Affected Parties, shall have the right, in accordance with this Section 10.2(d), to dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof upon giving at least three (3) days’ prior notice to Seller and Master Servicer of the time and place of disposition, for cash or upon credit or for future delivery, with Seller and Master Servicer hereby waiving all rights, if any, to require Administrative Agent or any other Person to marshal the Collateral and at the option and in the complete discretion of Administrative Agent, Administrative Agent may:
    (I)    dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof at a public disposition;
    (II)    dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof at a private disposition, in which event such notice shall also contain a summary of the material terms of the proposed disposition, and Seller shall have until the time of such proposed disposition during which to redeem the Collateral or to procure a Person willing, ready and able to acquire the Collateral on terms at least as favorable to Seller and the Affected Parties, and if such an acquirer is so procured, then Administrative Agent shall dispose of the Collateral to the acquirer so procured;
    (III)    dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof in bulk or parcels;
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    (IV)    dispose of the Collateral or any part thereof to any Affected Party or any Affiliate thereof at a public disposition;
    (V)    bid for and acquire, unless prohibited by applicable Law, free from any redemption right, the Collateral or any part thereof, and, if the Affected Parties are then the holders of any Obligations or any participation or other interest therein, in lieu of paying cash therefor, Administrative Agent on behalf of the Affected Parties may make settlement for the selling price by crediting the net selling price, if any, after deducting all costs and expenses of every kind, upon the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations, in such order and manner as Administrative Agent on behalf of the Affected Parties, in its discretion, may deem advisable and as permissible and required under the Transaction Documents. Administrative Agent for the benefit of Affected Parties, upon so acquiring the Collateral or any part thereof shall be entitled to hold or otherwise deal with or dispose of the same in any manner not prohibited by applicable Law; or
    (VI)    enforce any other remedy available to Administrative Agent on behalf of the Affected Parties at Law or in equity.
From time to time Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, postpone the time and change the place of any proposed disposition of any of the Collateral for which notice has been given as provided above and may retain the Collateral until such time as the proposed disposition occurs if, in the sole discretion of Administrative Agent, such postponement or change is necessary or appropriate in order that the provisions of this Agreement applicable to such disposition may be fulfilled or in order to obtain more favorable conditions under which such disposition may take place. Seller and Master Servicer each acknowledges and agrees that private dispositions may be made at prices and upon other terms less favorable than might have been attained if the Collateral were disposed of at public disposition. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent permitted by Law, Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any disposition of the Collateral or any part thereof notwithstanding any prior notice of a proposed disposition. No demand, advertisement or notice, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Seller and Master Servicer to the extent permitted by Law, shall be required in connection with any disposition of the Collateral or any part thereof, except for the notice described in this clause (ii).
In case of any disposition by Administrative Agent of any of the Collateral on credit, which may be elected at the option and in the complete discretion of Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Affected Parties, the Collateral so disposed may be retained by Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Affected Parties until the disposition price is paid by the purchaser, but neither Administrative Agent nor the Affected Parties shall incur any liability in case of failure of the purchaser to take up and pay for the Collateral so disposed. In case of any such failure, such Collateral so disposed may be again disposed.
After deducting all costs or expenses of every kind (including the attorneys’ fees and legal expenses incurred by Administrative Agent or the Affected Parties, or both), Administrative Agent shall apply the residue of the proceeds of any disposition or dispositions, if any, to pay the principal of and interest upon the Obligations in such order and manner as Administrative Agent in its discretion may deem advisable and as permissible and required under the Transaction Documents. The excess, if any, shall be paid to Seller in accordance with the Transaction Documents. Neither Administrative Agent nor the Affected Parties shall incur any liability as a result of the dispositions of the Collateral at any private or public disposition that complies with the provisions of this Section 10.2(d).
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Notwithstanding a foreclosure upon any of the Collateral or exercise of any other remedy by Administrative Agent on behalf of the Affected Parties in connection with any Purchase Termination Date, neither Seller nor Master Servicer shall be subrogated thereby to any rights of Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Affected Parties against the Collateral or any other security for the Obligations, nor shall Seller or Master Servicer be deemed to be the owner of any interest in any Obligations, or exercise any rights or remedies with respect to itself or any other party until the Obligations (other than any Indemnified Amounts that have not then been requested under this Agreement) have been paid to Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Affected Parties and are fully and indefeasibly performed and discharged.
Administrative Agent shall have no duty to prepare or process the Collateral for disposition.
ARTICLE XI

PURCHASER AGENTS; ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT;
CERTAIN RELATED MATTERS
SECTION 11.1[Reserved].
SECTION 11.2Limited Liability of Purchasers, Purchaser Agents and Administrative Agent. The obligations of Administrative Agent, each Program Administrator, each Purchaser, each Purchaser Agent, each Enhancement Provider, each Liquidity Provider and each agent for any Purchaser under the Transaction Documents are solely the corporate obligations of such Person. Except with respect to any claim arising out of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Person (including with respect to the servicing, administering or collecting Pool Receivables by such Person as successor Master Servicer pursuant to Section 8.1), no claim may be made by any CHR Party against any Program Administrator, Administrative Agent, any Purchaser, any Purchaser Agent, any Enhancement Provider, any Liquidity Provider or any agent for any Purchaser or their respective Affiliates, directors, members, managers, officers, employees, attorneys or agents, including Global Securitization Services, LLC, any Program Administrator and BofA, for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and each of Seller, Master Servicer, Performance Guarantor and CHR hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages not expressly permitted by this Section 11.2, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to the contrary: (i) in no event shall Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent ever be required to take any action which exposes it to personal liability or which is contrary to the provision of any Transaction Document or applicable Law and (ii) neither Administrative Agent nor any Purchaser Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any party hereto or any other Person, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities on the part of Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent shall be read into this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents or otherwise exist against Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent. In performing its functions and duties hereunder, Administrative Agent shall act solely as the agent of the Purchasers, the Purchaser Agents and the other Affected Parties, as applicable, and does not assume nor shall be deemed to have assumed any obligation or relationship of trust or agency with or for Seller, any Originator, Performance Guarantor or Master Servicer or any other Person.
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SECTION 11.3Authorization and Action of each Purchaser Agent. By its execution hereof, in the case of each Conduit Purchaser and Committed Purchaser, and by accepting the benefits hereof, each Enhancement Provider and Liquidity Provider, each such party hereby designates and appoints its related Purchaser Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to such Purchaser Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Purchaser Agent reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to take any actions and exercise any rights or remedies, in each case, authorized or provided for under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and any related agreements and documents.
SECTION 11.4Authorization and Action of Administrative Agent. By its execution hereof, in the case of each Conduit Purchaser, Committed Purchaser and Purchaser Agent, each such party hereby designates and appoints BofA as the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to take any actions and exercise any rights or remedies, in each case, authorized or provided for under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and any related agreements and documents.
SECTION 11.5Delegation of Duties of each Purchaser Agent. Each Purchaser Agent may execute any of its duties through agents or attorneys in fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. No Purchaser Agent shall be responsible to any Purchaser in its Purchaser Group for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys in fact selected by it with reasonable care.
SECTION 11.6Delegation of Duties of Administrative Agent. Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties through agents or attorneys in fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. Administrative Agent shall not be responsible to any Purchaser, any Purchaser Agent or any other Person for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys in fact selected by it with reasonable care.
SECTION 11.7Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may, upon at least thirty (30) days notice to the Seller and each Purchaser Agent, resign as Administrative Agent. Such resignation shall not become effective until a successor agent (i) is appointed by the Required Purchasers and so long as no Event of Termination or Unmatured Event of Termination has occurred and is continuing, the Seller and (ii) has accepted such appointment. Upon such acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under the Transaction Documents.
SECTION 11.8Indemnification. Each Committed Purchaser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and its officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents (to the extent not reimbursed by the Seller or the Master Servicer and without limiting the obligation of the Seller or the Master Servicer to do so), ratably in accordance with its Commitment from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, judgments, settlements, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind whatsoever (including in connection with any investigative or threatened proceeding, whether or not the Administrative Agent or such Person is designated a party thereto) that may at any time be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent for such Person as a result of, or related to, any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or
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the execution, delivery or performance of the Transaction Documents or any other document furnished in connection therewith (but excluding any such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, judgments, settlements, costs, expenses or disbursements to the extent resulting solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent or such Person as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction).
SECTION 11.9Reliance, etc. Without limiting the generality of Section 11.2, each of any Program Administrator, Administrative Agent, any Purchaser Agent, any Enhancement Provider and any Liquidity Provider: (a) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for Seller), independent certified public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (b) makes no warranty or representation to any Purchaser or any other holder of any interest in Pool Receivables and shall not be responsible to any Purchaser or any such other holder for any statements, warranties or representations made by other Persons in or in connection with any Transaction Document; (c) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of any Transaction Document on the part of Seller or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of Seller; (d) shall not be responsible to any Purchaser or any other holder of any interest in Pool Receivables for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of any Transaction Document; and (e) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by acting upon any notice (including notice by telephone), consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by facsimile or telex) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.
SECTION 11.10 Purchasers and Affiliates. Any Purchaser, any Purchaser Agent, any Program Administrator, Administrative Agent and any of their respective Affiliates may generally engage in any kind of business with any CHR Party or any Obligor, any of their respective Affiliates and any Person who may do business with or own securities of any CHR Party or any Obligor or any of their respective Affiliates, all as if it was not a Purchaser, a Purchaser Agent, a Program Administrator or Administrative Agent hereunder, and without any duty to account therefor to any Purchaser or any other holder of an interest in Pool Receivables.
SECTION 11.11 Sharing of Recoveries. Each Purchaser agrees that if it receives any recovery, through set-off, judicial action or otherwise, on any amount payable or recoverable hereunder in a greater proportion than should have been received hereunder or otherwise inconsistent with the provisions hereof, then the recipient of such recovery shall purchase for cash an interest in amounts owing to the other Purchasers (as return of Investment or otherwise), without representation or warranty except for the representation and warranty that such interest is being sold by each such other Purchaser free and clear of any Lien created or granted by such other Purchaser, in the amount necessary to create proportional participation by the Purchaser in such recovery. If all or any portion of such amount is thereafter recovered from the recipient, such purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
SECTION 11.12 Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent, Purchaser Agents and Other Purchasers. Each Purchaser expressly acknowledges that none of the Administrative Agent, the Purchaser Agents nor any of their respective officers, directors, members, partners, certificateholders, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent, or any Purchaser Agent hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Seller, Master Servicer or any Originator, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by
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the Administrative Agent or such Purchaser Agent, as applicable. Each Purchaser represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents that, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, Purchaser Agents or any other Purchaser and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, it has made and will continue to make its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, prospects, financial and other conditions and creditworthiness of the Seller, Master Servicer or the Originators, and the Receivables and its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to take, or omit, action under any Transaction Document. Except for items specifically required to be delivered hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Purchaser Agent with any information concerning the Seller, Master Servicer or the Originators or any of their Affiliates that comes into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, members, partners, certificateholders, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.
SECTION 11.13 Recovery of Erroneous Payments.
(a)Without limitation of any other provision in this Agreement, if at any time the Administrative Agent makes a payment hereunder in error to any Purchaser or Purchaser Agent (the “Credit Party”), whether or not in respect of an Obligation due and owing by the Seller at such time, where such payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in any such event, each Credit Party receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount received by such Credit Party in immediately available funds in the currency so received, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Rescindable Amount is received by 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. Each Credit Party irrevocably waives any and all defenses, including any “discharge for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise claim a right to retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its obligation to return any Rescindable Amount. The Administrative Agent shall inform each Credit Party promptly upon determining that any payment made to such Credit Party comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.
(b)With respect to any payment that the Administrative Agent makes for the account of any Credit Party hereunder as to which the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the following applies (such payment referred to as the “Rescindable Amount”) : (1) the Seller has not in fact made such payment; (2) the Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so paid by the Seller (whether or not then owed); or (3) the Administrative Agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Purchaser or Purchaser Agent with respect to any amount owing under this Section 11.13 shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
ARTICLE XII

INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 12.1Indemnities by Seller.
(a)General Indemnity. Without limiting any other rights which any such Person may have hereunder or under applicable Law, but subject to Sections 12.1(b) and 13.5, Seller agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Administrative Agent, each Program Administrator, each Purchaser, each Purchaser Agent, each Enhancement Provider, each
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Liquidity Provider, each other Affected Party, any sub-agent of Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent, any assignee or successor of any of the foregoing and each of their respective Affiliates, and all directors, members, managers, directors, shareholders, officers, employees and attorneys or agents of any of the foregoing (each an “Indemnified Party”), forthwith on demand, from and against any and all damages, losses, claims, liabilities and related costs and expenses (including all filing fees), including reasonable attorneys’, consultants’ and accountants’ fees and disbursements but excluding all Excluded Taxes other than any amounts reimbursable pursuant to Section 3.3, (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as “Indemnified Amounts”) awarded against or incurred by any of them arising out of, relating to or in connection with the Transaction Documents, any of the transactions contemplated thereby, or the ownership, maintenance or funding, directly or indirectly, of the Asset Interest (or any part thereof) or in respect of or related to any Collateral, including Pool Receivables or any Related Assets or otherwise arising out of or relating to or in connection with the actions or inactions of Seller, Master Servicer or any other party to a Transaction Document (other than such Indemnified Party), provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article XII, excluding Indemnified Amounts solely to the extent (x) determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Indemnified Party as determined by a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction or (y) they constitute recourse with respect to a Pool Receivable and the Related Assets by reason of bankruptcy or insolvency, or the financial or credit condition or financial default, of the related Obligor. Without limiting the foregoing, Seller shall indemnify, subject to the express limitations set forth in this Section 12.1, and hold harmless each Indemnified Party for any and all Indemnified Amounts arising out of, relating to or in connection with:
(i)the transfer by Seller or any Originator of any interest in any Pool Receivable other than the transfer of any Pool Receivable and Related Assets to Administrative Agent and any Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, to Administrative Agent and to Seller pursuant to the Sale Agreement and the grant of a security interest to Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement and to Seller pursuant to the Sale Agreement;
(ii)any representation or warranty made by Seller, Master Servicer or any other party to a Transaction Document (other than such Indemnified Party) (or any of their respective officers or Affiliates) under or in connection with any Transaction Document, any Information Package or any other information or report delivered by or on behalf of Seller pursuant hereto, which shall have been untrue, false or incorrect when made or deemed made;
(iii)the failure of Seller, Master Servicer or any other party to a Transaction Document (other than such Indemnified Party) to comply with the terms of any Transaction Document or any applicable Law (including with respect to any Pool Receivable or Related Assets), or the nonconformity of any Pool Receivable or Related Assets or any servicing thereof with any such Law;
(iv)the lack of an enforceable ownership interest, or a first priority perfected security interest, in the Pool Receivables (and all Related Assets) against all Persons (including any bankruptcy trustee or similar Person);
(v)the failure to file, or any delay in filing of (other than as a result of actions or omissions of the Administrative Agent or Purchaser Group), financing statements or other similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any
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applicable jurisdiction or under any other applicable Laws with respect to any Pool Receivable whether at the time of any Purchase or Reinvestment or at any time thereafter other than as a result of the Administrative Agent or the Purchaser Group;
(vi)any dispute, claim, offset or defense (other than discharge in bankruptcy) of the Obligor to the payment of any Pool Receivable in, or purporting to be in, the Receivables Pool (including a defense based on such Pool Receivable’s or the related Contract’s not being a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms) or any other claim resulting from the sale of the merchandise or services related to such Pool Receivable or the furnishing or failure to furnish such merchandise or services or the servicing or collection of such Receivable;
(vii)any suit or claim related to the Pool Receivables, Related Assets or any Transaction Document (including any products liability or environmental liability claim arising out of or in connection with merchandise or services that are the subject of any Pool Receivable or Related Asset);
(viii)the ownership, delivery, non-delivery, possession, design, construction, use, maintenance, transportation, performance (whether or not according to specifications), operation (including the failure to operate or faulty operation), condition, return, sale, repossession or other disposition or safety of any Related Assets (including claims for patent, trademark, or copyright infringement and claims for injury to persons or property, liability principles, or otherwise, and claims of breach of warranty, whether express or implied);
(ix)the failure by Seller, Master Servicer or any other party to a Transaction Document (other than such Indemnified Party) to notify any Obligor of the assignment pursuant to the terms hereof of any Pool Receivable or Related Assets to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Purchasers or the failure to require that payments (including any under the related insurance policies) be made directly to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Purchasers;
(x)failure by Seller, Master Servicer or any other party to a Transaction Document (other than such Indemnified Party) to comply with the “bulk sales” or analogous Laws of any jurisdiction;
(xi)any Taxes (other than Excluded Taxes) imposed upon any Indemnified Party or upon or with respect to the Pool Receivables or Related Assets, all interest and penalties thereon or with respect thereto, and all costs and expenses related thereto or arising therefrom, including the fees and expenses of counsel in defending against the same;
(xii)any loss arising, directly or indirectly, as a result of the imposition of sales or similar transfer type taxes or the failure by Seller, any Originator, Performance Guarantor or Master Servicer to timely collect and remit to the appropriate authority any such taxes;
(xiii)any commingling of any Collections by Seller, any Originator, Performance Guarantor or Master Servicer relating to the Pool Receivables or Related Assets with any of their funds or the funds of any other Person (including the commingling of Collections of Pool Receivables with Excluded Collections or collections on Unsold Receivables);
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(xiv)any failure by Seller, any Originator, Performance Guarantor or Master Servicer to perform its duties or obligations in accordance with the provisions of the Transaction Documents and the related Contracts;
(xv)any failure by Seller, any Originator, Master Servicer or any of their Affiliates to obtain consent from any Obligor prior to the assignment of any Pool Receivable and Related Assets pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents;
(xvi)any breach of any Contract as a result of the sale or contribution thereof or any Receivables related thereto pursuant to the Sale Agreement or this Agreement;
(xvii)the failure or delay to provide any Obligor with an invoice or other evidence of indebtedness; or
(xviii)any inability of any Originator or Seller to assign any Receivable or Related Asset as contemplated under the Transaction Documents; or the violation or breach by any Originator, Seller, Master Servicer, Performance Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates of any confidentiality provision, or of any similar covenant of non-disclosure, with respect to any Contract, or any other Indemnified Amount with respect to or resulting from any such violation or breach.
(b)Contest of Tax Claim; After-Tax Basis. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.3, if any Indemnified Party shall have notice of any attempt to impose or collect any Indemnified Tax or governmental fee or charge for which indemnification will be sought from Seller under Sections 12.1(a)(xi) or (xii), such Indemnified Party shall give prompt and timely notice of such attempt to Seller and Seller shall, provided that Seller shall first deposit with the applicable Purchaser Agent amounts which are sufficient to pay both the aforesaid tax, fee or charge and the costs and expenses of the Indemnified Parties, have the right, at its sole expense, to participate in any proceedings resisting or objecting to the imposition or collection of any such Tax, governmental fee or charge. Indemnification in respect of such tax, governmental fee or charge shall be in an amount necessary to make the Indemnified Party whole after taking into account any tax consequences to the Indemnified Party of the payment of any of the aforesaid Taxes and the receipt of the indemnity provided hereunder or of any refund of any such Tax previously indemnified hereunder, including the effect of such Tax or refund on the amount of Tax measured by net income or profits which is or was payable by the Indemnified Party.
(c)Contribution. If for any reason the indemnification provided above in this Section 12.1 is unavailable to an Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless, then Seller shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by such Indemnified Party on the one hand and Seller on the other hand but also the relative fault of such Indemnified Party as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
SECTION 12.2Indemnity by Master Servicer. Without limiting any other rights which any such Person may have hereunder or under applicable Law, Master Servicer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Party from any and all Indemnified Amounts incurred by any of them and arising out of, relating to or in connection with: (i) any breach by it (in any capacity) of any of its obligations or duties under this Agreement,
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any other Transaction Document or any Contract; (ii) the untruth or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by it (in any capacity) hereunder, under any other Transaction Document or in any certificate or statement delivered by it or on its behalf pursuant hereto or to any other Transaction Document, including any Information Package; (iii) the failure of any information contained in an Information Package to be true and correct, or the failure of any other information provided to any such Indemnified Party by, or on behalf of, Master Servicer (in any capacity) to be true and correct; (iv) any negligence or willful misconduct on its (in any capacity) part arising out of, relating to, in connection with, or affecting any transaction contemplated by the Transaction Documents, any Pool Receivable or any Related Asset; (v) the failure by Master Servicer (in any capacity) to comply with any applicable Law, rule or regulation with respect to any Pool Receivable or the related Contract or its servicing thereof; (vi) the violation or breach by Master Servicer or any of its Affiliates of any confidentiality provision, or of any similar covenant of non-disclosure, with respect to any Contract, or any other Indemnified Amount with respect to or resulting from any such violation or breach; (vii) any failure by Master Servicer or any of its Affiliates to obtain consent from any Obligor prior to the assignment of any Pool Receivable and Related Assets pursuant to the terms of the Transaction Documents; (viii) any breach of any Contract as a result of the sale or contribution thereof or any Receivables related thereto pursuant to the Sale Agreement or this Agreement; or (ix) any commingling of any funds by it (in any capacity) relating to the Asset Interest with any of its funds or the funds of any other Person (including the commingling of Collections of Pool Receivables with Excluded Collections or collections on Unsold Receivables).
ARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 13.1Amendments, Etc. No amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement nor consent to any departure by Seller or Master Servicer therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by, unless otherwise described herein, Seller, Administrative Agent, Master Servicer and the Required Purchasers, and then 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 modification shall (i) decrease the outstanding amount of, or extend the repayment of or any scheduled payment date for the payment of, any Yield in respect of the Purchasers’ Total Investment or any fees owed to any Purchaser, any Purchaser Agent or Administrative Agent without the prior written consent of such Person; (ii) forgive or waive or otherwise excuse any repayment of the Purchasers’ Total Investment without the prior written consent of each Purchaser and the related Purchaser Agent affected thereby; (iii) increase the Commitment of any Purchaser without its prior written consent; (iv) amend or modify the ratable share of any Committed Purchaser’s Commitment or its percentage of the Purchasers’ Total Commitment without such Committed Purchaser’s prior written consent; (v) amend or modify the provisions of this Section 13.1, Section 10.1, or the definition of “Asset Interest”, “Delinquent Receivable”, “Defaulted Receivable”, “Eligible Receivable”, “Event of Termination”, “Unmatured Event of Termination”, “Required Purchasers”, “Net Portfolio Balance”, “Purchase Termination Date”, “Related Asset”, “Required Reserves”, “Master Servicer Termination Events”, “Unmatured Master Servicer Termination Event”, “Specified Concentration Percentage” (other than any permitted changes contemplated by the definition thereof), or “Yield Period” or any of the definitions used in any such preceding definition, in each case without the prior written consent of each Committed Purchaser and each Purchaser Agent or (vi) release all or any material part of the Asset Interest from the security interest granted by the Seller to the Administrative Agent hereunder without the prior written consent of each Committed Purchaser and each Purchaser Agent; provided, further, that the consent of Seller and Master Servicer shall not be required for the
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effectiveness of any amendment which modifies on a prospective basis, the representations, warranties, covenants or responsibilities of Master Servicer at any time when Master Servicer is not CHR or an Affiliate of CHR or a successor Master Servicer is designated by Administrative Agent through a Successor Notice. Notwithstanding anything in any Transaction Document to the contrary, none of Seller or Master Servicer shall (and shall not permit Performance Guarantor to) amend, waive or otherwise modify any other Transaction Document, or consent to any such amendment or modification, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and the Required Purchasers.
SECTION 13.2Notices, Etc. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (including facsimile and email communication) and shall be personally delivered or sent by express mail or nationally recognized overnight courier or by certified mail, first class postage prepaid, or by facsimile or email, to the intended party at the address, facsimile number or email address of such party set forth in Schedule 13.2 or at such other address, facsimile number or email address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and communications shall be effective, (a) if personally delivered or sent by express mail or courier or if sent by certified mail, when received, and (b) if transmitted by facsimile or email, when receipt is confirmed by telephonic or electronic means.
SECTION 13.3Successors and Assigns; Participations; Assignments.
(a)Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, none of Seller, Master Servicer or Performance Guarantor may assign or transfer any of its rights or delegate any of its duties hereunder or under any Transaction Document without the prior consent of Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent.
(b)Participations. Any Purchaser may sell to one or more Persons (each a “Participant”) participating interests in the interests of such Purchaser hereunder; provided, however, that no Purchaser shall, without the consent of the Seller, grant any participation under which the Participant shall have rights to approve any amendment to or waiver of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. Such Purchaser shall remain solely responsible for performing its obligations hereunder, and Seller, Master Servicer, each Purchaser Agent and Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Purchaser in connection with such Purchaser’s rights and obligations hereunder. A Purchaser shall not agree with a Participant to restrict such Purchaser’s right to agree to any amendment hereto; and in no event shall Seller or Master Servicer be liable to any such Participant under Article IV for an amount in excess of that which would be payable to the applicable Purchaser under such Article. Each Purchaser that sells a participating interest hereunder to a Participant shall notify Administrative Agent, the related Purchaser Agent and Seller of any such sale.
(c)Assignment by Conduit Purchasers. This Agreement and each Conduit Purchaser’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including its interest in the Asset Interest) or any other Transaction Document shall be freely assignable in whole or in part by such Conduit Purchaser and its successors and permitted assigns to any Eligible Assignee without the consent of Seller except as required pursuant to clause (iv) of the definition of Eligible Assignee. Each assignor of all or a portion of its interest in the Asset Interest shall notify Administrative Agent, the related Purchaser Agent and Seller of any such assignment. Each assignor of all or a portion of its interest in the Asset Interest may, in connection with such assignment and subject to Section 13.8, disclose to the assignee any information relating to the Asset Interest, furnished to such
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assignor by or on behalf of Seller, Master Servicer or Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, any Conduit Purchaser may at any time pledge or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including its interest in the Asset Interest) to any Conduit Trustee without notice to or consent of the Seller; provided, that no such pledge or grant of security interest shall release such Conduit Purchaser from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such Conduit Trustee for such Conduit Purchaser as a party hereto.
(d)Assignment by Committed Purchasers. (i) Each Committed Purchaser may freely assign to any Eligible Assignee without the consent of Seller except as required pursuant to clause (iv) of the definition of Eligible Assignee all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document (including all or a portion of its Commitment and its interest in the Asset Interest) in each case, with prior written consent of Administrative Agent, the related Purchaser Agent and prior written notice to Seller; provided, however that the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to Administrative Agent and to Seller, for its recording in the Register, a duly executed and enforceable joinder to this Agreement (“Joinder”).
(ii) From and after the effective date specified in such Joinder, (x) the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent that rights and obligations under this Agreement have been assigned to it pursuant to such Joinder, have the rights and obligations of a Committed Purchaser thereunder and (y) the assigning Committed Purchaser shall, to the extent that rights and obligations have been assigned by it pursuant to such Joinder, relinquish such rights and be released from such obligations under this Agreement. In addition, any Committed Purchaser may assign all or any portion of its rights (including its interest in the Asset Interest) under this Agreement to any Federal Reserve Bank without notice to or consent of Seller, Master Servicer, any other Committed Purchaser, Conduit Purchaser or Administrative Agent.
(e)Register.
(i)Seller or Master Servicer on Seller’s behalf shall maintain a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Purchasers, and the Purchases (and Yield, fees and other similar amounts under this Agreement) pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and Seller, Master Servicer and the Purchasers shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a lender solely for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Purchaser, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(ii)Seller or Master Servicer on Seller’s behalf shall also maintain in the Register each participant’s and/or assignee’s interest or obligations under the Transaction Documents with respect to each participation or assignment pursuant to Section 13.3(b) or 13.3(c) and shall record such participation or assignment upon notice from the Administrative Agent or the applicable Purchaser; provided that no Person shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant's interest in any commitments, purchases or its other obligations under any Transaction Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such interest or obligation that is treated as indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes is in registered form under
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Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(f)Opinions of Counsel. If requested by Administrative Agent or an assigning Purchaser or related Purchaser Agent or necessary to maintain the ratings of any Conduit Purchaser’s Commercial Paper Notes, each assignment agreement or transfer supplement, as the case may be, must be accompanied by an opinion of counsel of the assignee as to such matters as Administrative Agent or such Purchaser or related Purchaser Agent may reasonably request.
SECTION 13.4No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of Administrative Agent, any Liquidity Provider, any Enhancement Provider, any Affected Party, any Purchaser, any Purchaser Agent or any Indemnified Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law. Any waiver of this Agreement shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. Without limiting the foregoing, each Purchaser, each Purchaser Agent, BofA, individually and as Administrative Agent, each Enhancement Provider, each Liquidity Provider, each Affected Party, and any of their Affiliates (the “Set-off Parties”) are each hereby authorized by Master Servicer, Performance Guarantor and Seller at any time and from time to time (without notice to the Master Servicer, Performance Guarantor, Seller or any other Person (any such notice being expressly waived by Master Servicer and Seller)), to the fullest extent permitted by Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held by, and other indebtedness at any time owing to, any such Set-off Party to or for the credit to the account of Master Servicer, Performance Guarantor or Seller, as applicable, against any and all obligations of Master Servicer, Performance Guarantor or Seller, as applicable, now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, to any Set-off Party.
SECTION 13.5Binding Effect; Survival.
(a)This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Seller, Master Servicer, Performance Guarantor, Administrative Agent, each Purchaser, and the provisions of Articles IV and XII shall inure to the benefit of the Affected Parties and Indemnified Parties, respectively, and their respective successors and assigns.
(b)Each Liquidity Provider, each Enhancement Provider and each other Affected Party are express third party beneficiaries hereof. Subject to clause (i) of Section B of Appendix A hereto, this Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any other Person, other than the third party beneficiaries specified in this Section 13.5(b).
(c)This Agreement shall create and constitute the continuing obligations of the parties hereto in accordance with its terms, and shall remain in full force and effect until the Final Payout Date. The rights and remedies with respect to any breach of any representation and warranty made by Seller pursuant to Article VI and the indemnification and payment provisions of Articles IV and XII and Sections 1.2(f), 3.2, 3.3, 11.8, 11.11, 13.4, 13.5, 13.6, 13.7, 13.8, 13.11, 13.12, 13.13, 13.14 and 13.15 shall be continuing and shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
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SECTION 13.6Costs, Expenses and Taxes. In addition to its obligations under Article XII, Seller and Master Servicer, jointly and severally, agree to pay on demand:
(a)All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of Administrative Agent, each Liquidity Provider, each Enhancement Provider, each Purchaser, each Purchaser Agent and each other Affected Party in connection with:
(i)the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and any amendment of or consent or waiver under any of the Transaction Documents (whether or not consummated), or the enforcement of, or any actual or claimed breach of, this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, including external accountants’, external auditors’, external consultants’ external and external attorneys’ fees and expenses to any of such Persons and the fees and charges of any nationally recognized statistical rating agency or any independent accountants, external auditors, external consultants or other agents incurred in connection with any of the foregoing or in advising such Persons as to their respective rights and remedies under any of the Transaction Documents in connection with any of the foregoing; and
(ii)the administration (including periodic auditing as provided for herein) of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, including all expenses and accountants’, consultants’ and attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the administration and maintenance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby; and
(b)all stamp and other similar Taxes and fees payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution, delivery, filing and recording of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents.
SECTION 13.7No Proceedings.
(a)Seller, Master Servicer, Performance Guarantor, Administrative Agent, each Purchaser and each Purchaser Agent, each hereby agrees that it will not (and will not permit any of its Affiliates to) institute against any Conduit Purchaser, or join any other Person in instituting against any Conduit Purchaser, any proceeding of the type referred to in the definition of Event of Bankruptcy from the Closing Date until one year plus one day following the last day on which all Commercial Paper Notes and other publicly or privately placed indebtedness for borrowed money of such Conduit Purchaser shall have been indefeasibly paid in full.
(b)Master Servicer, Performance Guarantor, each Purchaser and each Purchaser Agent, each hereby agrees that it will not institute against Seller, or join any other Person in instituting against Seller, any proceeding of the type referred to in the definition of Event of Bankruptcy; provided, however, that Administrative Agent, with the prior consent of the Required Purchasers, may, or shall at the direction of the Required Purchasers institute or join any other Person in instituting any such proceeding against Seller. The foregoing shall not limit any such Person’s right to file any claim in or otherwise take any action with respect to any insolvency proceeding that was instituted by any Person other than such parties.
SECTION 13.8Confidentiality.
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(a)Each party hereto acknowledges that Administrative Agent, each Purchaser and each Purchaser Agent regards the terms of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to be proprietary and confidential, and each such party severally agrees that:
(i)it will not disclose without the prior consent of Administrative Agent (other than to the directors, officers, employees, auditors, counsel or Affiliates (collectively, “representatives”) of such party, each of whom shall be informed by such party of the confidential nature of the Program Information (as defined below) and of the terms of this Section 13.8), (1) any information regarding the pricing terms in, or copies of, this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, (2) any information regarding the organization, business or operations of any Purchaser generally or the services performed by Administrative Agent for any Purchaser, or (3) any information which is furnished by Administrative Agent to such party and is designated by Administrative Agent to such party in writing as confidential (the information referred to in clauses (1), (2) and (3) is collectively referred to as the “Program Information”), provided that such party may disclose any such Program Information: (A) to any other party to this Agreement (and any representatives so long as they are informed that such information is confidential and agree to keep such information confidential) for the purposes contemplated hereby, (B) as may be required by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over such party, (x) in order to comply with any Law applicable to such party or (y) subject to subsection (c), in the event such party is legally compelled (by interrogatories, requests for information or copies, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any such Program Information or (C) to any Conduit Trustee or to any permitted assignee of such party’s rights and obligations hereunder to the extent they agree to be bound by this Section;
(ii)it, and any Person to which it discloses such information, will use the Program Information solely for the purposes of evaluating, administering, performing and enforcing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and making any necessary business judgments with respect thereto; and
(iii)it, and any Person to which it discloses such information, will, upon written demand from Administrative Agent, return (and cause each of its representatives to return) to Administrative Agent or destroy, all documents or other written material received from Administrative Agent, as the case may be, pursuant to clauses (2) or (3) of subsection (i) above and all copies thereof made by such party which contain all Program Information. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of any information as provided in this Section 13.8(a) shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
(b)Availability of Confidential Information. This Section 13.8 shall be inoperative as to such portions of the Program Information which are or become generally available to the public or such party on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than Administrative Agent or were known to such party on a nonconfidential basis prior to its disclosure by Administrative Agent.
(c)Legal Compulsion to Disclose. In the event that any party or anyone to whom such party or its representatives transmits the Program Information is requested or becomes legally compelled (by interrogatories, requests for information or documents,
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subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any of the Program Information, such party shall provide Administrative Agent, each Purchaser Agent and Master Servicer with prompt written notice so that Administrative Agent may at the expense of Master Servicer seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or if it so chooses, agree that such party may disclose such Program Information pursuant to such request or legal compulsion. In the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, or Administrative Agent waives compliance with the provisions of this Section 13.8(c), such party will furnish only that portion of the Program Information which (in such party’s good faith judgment) is legally required to be furnished and will exercise commercially reasonable efforts to obtain reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Program Information.
(d)Confidentiality of Administrative Agent and Purchasers. Each of Administrative Agent, each Purchaser, each Purchaser Agent, each Affected Party and their successors and assigns agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (i) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and be instructed and agree or be otherwise bound to keep such Information confidential), (ii) to the extent requested by any Governmental Authority or by any applicable Law, (iii) to the extent required by any subpoena or similar legal process, provided, however, to the extent permitted by applicable Law and if practical to do so under the circumstances, that the Person relying on this clause (iii) shall provide Seller with prompt notice of any such required disclosure so that Seller may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy, and in the event that such protective order or other remedy is not obtained, such Person will furnish only that portion of the Information which is legally required, (iv) to any other Affected Party or to any Conduit Trustee, (v) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (vi) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, (vii) to any prospective participant or assignee provided such person agrees to be bound by this Section 13.8(d), (viii) with the consent of Seller, (ix) to the extent such Information (1) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or any agreement contemplated by this Section or (2) becomes available to such Person on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Master Servicer or its Subsidiaries (and not in breach of this Section or any agreement contemplated by this Section) or (x) to any nationally recognized statistical rating organization as contemplated by Section 17g-5 of the 1934 Act or in connection with obtaining or monitoring a rating on any Commercial Paper Notes. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof relating to Seller, the Master Servicer, Performance Guarantor or any Affiliate or their business, other than any such information that is available to such Person on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Master Servicer or any Affiliate 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.
SECTION 13.9Captions and Cross References. The various captions (including the table of contents) in this Agreement are provided solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, references in this Agreement to any Section, Appendix, Schedule or Exhibit are to such Section of or Appendix, Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement, as the
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case may be, and references in any Section, subsection, or clause to any subsection, clause or subclause are to such subsection, clause or subclause of such Section, subsection or clause.
SECTION 13.10Integration. This Agreement, together with the other Transaction Documents, contains a final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior oral or written understandings.
SECTION 13.11Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PERFECTION, THE EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF THE INTERESTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY PURCHASER IN THE POOL RECEIVABLES OR RELATED ASSETS IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK).
SECTION 13.12Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR UNDER ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT OR DOCUMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY BANKING OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT A JURY.
SECTION 13.13Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT:
(a)IT IRREVOCABLY (i) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION, FIRST, OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURT, AND SECOND, IF FEDERAL JURISDICTION IS NOT AVAILABLE, OF ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT, IN EITHER CASE SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, (ii) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED ONLY IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT AND NOT IN ANY OTHER COURT, AND (iii) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
(b)TO THE EXTENT THAT IT HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM THE JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID TO EXECUTION, EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.
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SECTION 13.14Execution in Counterparts; Electronic Records and Signatures. This Agreement and any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Agreement (each a “Communication”), including Communications required to be in writing, may be in the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using Electronic Signatures. Each of the CHR Parties agrees that any Electronic Signature on or associated with any Communication shall be valid and binding on each of the CHR Parties to the same extent as a manual, original signature, and that any Communication entered into by Electronic Signature, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the CHR Parties enforceable against such in accordance with the terms thereof to the same extent as if a manually executed original signature was delivered. Any Communication may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same Communication. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance by the Administrative Agent and each of the Purchasers of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed Communication converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. The Administrative Agent and each of the Purchasers may, at its option, create one or more copies of any Communication in the form of an imaged Electronic Record (“Electronic Copy”), which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of the such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document. All Communications in the form of an Electronic Record, including an Electronic Copy, shall be considered an original for all purposes, and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (a) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Purchasers shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of any CHR Party without further verification and (b) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Purchaser, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart. For purposes hereof, “Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.
SECTION 13.15No Recourse Against Other Parties. Other than as provided for in the Transaction Documents with respect to Performance Guarantor, Master Servicer and any Originator, no recourse under any obligation, covenant or agreement of any party contained in this Agreement shall be had against any stockholder, employee, officer, director, member, manager, incorporator or organizer of such party.
SECTION 13.16Pledge to a Federal Reserve Bank or Security Trustee.
(a)Federal Reserve. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein (including in Section 13.3), (i) each Committed Purchaser or any assignee or participant thereof or (ii) in the event that any Conduit Purchaser assigns any of its interest in, to and under the Asset Interest to any Liquidity Provider or Enhancement Provider, any such Person, may at any time pledge, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its interest in the Asset Interest or under this Agreement to secure the obligations of such Person to a Federal Reserve Bank or otherwise to any other federal Governmental Authority or special purpose entity formed or sponsored by any such federal Governmental Authority, in each case without notice to or the consent of Seller or Master Servicer, but such pledge, grant or transfer shall not relieve any Person from its obligations hereunder.
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(b)Security Trustee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein (including in Section 13.3), each Conduit Purchaser may at any time pledge, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its interest in the Asset Interest or under this Agreement to a collateral trustee or security trustee under its Commercial Paper Notes program, without notice to or the consent of Seller or Master Servicer, but such pledge, grant or transfer shall not relieve such Conduit Purchaser from its obligations, if any, hereunder.
SECTION 13.17Severability. Any provisions of this Agreement which are prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
SECTION 13.18No Party Deemed Drafter. CHR, Master Servicer, Seller, Performance Guarantor, each Purchaser, each Purchaser Agent and Administrative Agent agree that no party hereto shall be deemed to be the drafter of this Agreement.
SECTION 13.19 USA PATRIOT Act. Each of the Administrative Agent and each other Affected Party hereby notifies each CHR Party that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, Title III of Pub. L. 107 56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) (the “Patriot Act”), the Administrative Agent and the other Affected Parties may be required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies a CHR Party, which information includes the name, address, tax identification number and other information regarding such CHR Party that will allow the Administrative Agent and the other Affected Parties to identify such CHR Party in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the PATRIOT Act. Each CHR Party agrees to promptly respond to any KYC Request and provide the Administrative Agent and each other Affected Party, from time to time, with all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
SECTION 13.20 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs.
To the extent that the Transaction Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any swap contract or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “
QFC Credit Support”, and each such QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Transaction Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):
(a)In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a
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Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Transaction Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Transaction Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a defaulting Purchaser or Administrative Agent shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.
(b)As used in this Section 13.20, the following terms have the following meanings:
BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
Covered Entity” means any of the following: (i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b); (ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or (iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

SECTION 13.21 Post-Closing Covenants.
(a)Not later than ninety (90) days following the Closing Date (or such later date consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser), Seller and the Master Servicer shall deliver (at the sole cost and expense of Seller), a report of an accounting firm or consulting firm reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent (such report, the "Post-Closing AUP"), addressed to Administrative Agent and each Purchaser Agent and setting forth the results of such firm’s performance of agreed upon procedures with respect to the performance of Master Servicer for the prior fiscal year or twelve (12) calendar month period, as requested by Administrative Agent. The scope of the above agreed upon procedures report shall be as reasonably requested by Administrative Agent.
(b)Not later than one hundred twenty (120) days following the Closing Date (or such later date consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser), Seller and Master Servicer shall enter into such agreements, amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications of the Transaction Documents as reasonably requested by Administrative Agent to address any shortfalls, deficiencies or other terms identified in the Post-Closing AUP.
(c)Not later than January 1, 2022 (or such later date consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser), Seller shall open up a new bank account at a Lock-Box Bank in the name of the Seller (such bank account, the "New
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Lock-Box Account") and provide the account number therefore to the Administrative Agent.
(d)Not later than January 1, 2022 (or such later date consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser), Seller shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly executed copy of a Lock-Box Agreement (or an amendment to an existing Lock-Box Agreement) covering the New Lock-Box Account, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(e)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, the failure of Seller or the Master Servicer to timely perform its respective obligations under this Section 13.21 shall constitute an immediate Event of Termination under this Agreement with no grace period.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.,
as initial Master Servicer and as Performance Guarantor


By:
/s/ Brent C. Schoenrock
Name:    Brent Schoenrock
Title:    Treasurer


C.H. ROBINSON RECEIVABLES, LLC, as Seller


By:
/s/ Brent C. Schoenrock
Name:    Brent Schoenrock
Title:    Treasurer
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent


By:
/s/ Daniel Ghanem
Name:    Daniel Ghanem
Title:    Vice President



BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as a Purchaser Agent for the BofA Purchaser Group


By:
/s/ Daniel Ghanem
Name:    Daniel Ghanem
Title:    Vice President


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as a Committed Purchaser for the BofA Purchaser Group


By:
/s/ Daniel Ghanem
Name:    Daniel Ghanem
Title:    Vice President



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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as a Purchaser Agent for the Wells Purchaser Group


By:
/s/ Darrell Cole
Name:    Darrell Cole
Title:    Vice President


WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as a Committed Purchaser for the Wells Purchaser Group


By:
/s/ Darrell Cole
Name:    Darrell Cole
Title:    Vice President


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APPENDIX A

DEFINITIONS
This is Appendix A to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2021, among C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC., a Delaware corporation, as initial Master Servicer and as Performance Guarantor, C.H. ROBINSON RECEIVABLES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as seller, the various CONDUIT PURCHASERS, COMMITTED PURCHASERS and PURCHASER AGENTS from time to time party hereto, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent on behalf of the Affected Parties.
A.    Defined Terms.
As used in this Agreement, unless the context requires a different meaning, the following terms have the meanings indicated herein below:
1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Accumulating Reduction” is defined in Section 3.2(b).
Adjusted Dilution Ratio” means, as of any day, the average of the Dilution Ratios for the preceding twelve Settlement Periods.
Administrative Agent” is defined in the preamble.
Adverse Claim” means any claim of ownership or any Lien; it being understood that any thereof in favor of, or assigned to, the Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Affected Parties) shall not constitute an Adverse Claim.
Affected Party” means Administrative Agent, each Purchaser, each Exiting Purchaser, each Purchaser Agent, each Liquidity Provider, each Enhancement Provider and each Program Administrator.
Affiliate” when used with respect to a Person means any other Person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of its management and policies, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Affiliate Receivable” means any Pool Receivable the Obligor of which (a) is an Affiliate of any CHR Party; (b) is a Person 10% or more of the Voting Stock of which is controlled, directly or indirectly, by any CHR Party or any Affiliate of any CHR Party; or (c) is a Person which, together with any Affiliates of such Person, controls, directly or indirectly, 10% of the Voting Stock of any CHR Party.
Agreement” is defined in the preamble.
Anti-Corruption Laws” means (a) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; (b) the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, as amended; and (c) any other anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, regulations or ordinances in any jurisdiction in which the Administrative Agent, any Purchaser or Purchaser Agent, or any of their respective Subsidiaries is located or doing business, all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to any CHR Party or any Person that is an Affiliate of a CHR Party from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.
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Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means applicable Law in any jurisdiction in the Administrative Agent, any Purchaser or Purchaser Agent, or any of their respective Subsidiaries are located or doing business that relates to money laundering or terrorism financing, any predicate crime to money laundering, or any financial record keeping and reporting requirements related thereto.
Asset Interest” is defined in Section 1.2(c).
Bank Rate” for any day falling in a particular Yield Period with respect to any Rate Tranche and any Purchaser Group means an interest rate per annum equal to the BSBY Rate on such day.
Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code.
Base Rate” means, with respect to any Purchaser, on any date, a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of:
(a)    the applicable Prime Rate for such date;
(b)    the Federal Funds Rate for such date, plus 0.50%; and
(c)    the BSBY Rate on such day, plus 0.50%.
BASEL Accord” means, the second accord adopted by the BASEL Committee on Banking Supervision (as defined below), to the extent and in the manner implemented as an applicable law, guideline or request (or any combination thereof) from any Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law), as such accord and any related law, guideline or request may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified, including, but not limited to, each similar and subsequent accord that may be adopted by the BASEL Committee on Banking Supervision (including, but not limited to, the proposed accord known as BASEL III) and all related laws, guidelines or requests implementing each such accord as may be adopted and amended or supplemented from time to time. As used herein, “BASEL Committee on Banking Supervision” means, the committee created in 1974 by the central bank governors of the Group of Ten nations. For purposes hereof “Group of Ten” shall mean the eleven countries of Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland, the United States, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom, which are commonly referred to as the “Group of Ten” or “G-10”, and any successor thereto.
Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, which certification shall be substantially similar in form and substance to the form of Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers published jointly, in May 2018, by the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
Bloomberg” means Bloomberg Index Services Limited.
BofA” is defined in the preamble.
BSBY” means the Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index rate.
BSBY Rate” means for any day during any Yield Period, the rate per annum equal to the BSBY Screen Rate on such day with a term equivalent to one-month (or if the rate is not
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published on such determination date then BSBY Rate means the BSBY Screen Rate on the first Business Day immediately prior thereto); provided that if the BSBY Rate determined in accordance with this definition would otherwise be less than zero, the BSBY Rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.
BSBY Screen Rate” means the Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index rate administered by Bloomberg and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).
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 and, if such day relates to any Rate Tranche funded at the BSBY Rate, in New York City.
    “Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:
(a)    CHRCI shall at any time cease to directly own or control 100% of the Voting Stock of Seller free and clear of any Adverse Claim;
(b)    Performance Guarantor shall at any time cease to directly or indirectly own or control 100% of the Voting Stock of any Originator free and clear of any Adverse Claim; or
(c)    with respect to Performance Guarantor:
(i)    any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the 1934 Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act), directly or indirectly, of thirty-five percent (35%) or more of the voting power of the then outstanding Voting Stock of Performance Guarantor entitled to vote generally in the election of the directors of Performance Guarantor;
(ii)    during any period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months, the board of directors of Performance Guarantor shall cease to have as a majority of its members individuals (i) who were directors of Performance Guarantor on the first day of such period or (ii) whose election by the board of directors or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of the Performance Guarantor was approved by at least a majority of the directors then still in office at the time of such election or nomination who were directors of Performance Guarantor on the first day of such period or whose election or nomination for election was so approved; or
(iii)    Performance Guarantor consolidates with or merges into another Person (other than a Subsidiary of Performance Guarantor) or conveys, transfers or leases all or substantially all of its property to any Person (other than a Subsidiary of Performance Guarantor), or any Person (other than a Subsidiary of Performance Guarantor) consolidates with or merges into Performance Guarantor, in either event pursuant to a transaction in which the outstanding Voting Stock of Performance Guarantor is reclassified or changed into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property.
CHR” is defined in the preamble.
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CHR Parties” means CHR, the Master Servicer, the Seller, the Originators and the Performance Guarantor.
CHRCI” means C.H. Robinson Company Inc.
Closing Date” is defined in Section 5.1.
Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Collateral” is defined in Section 9.1.
Collections” means, with respect to any Pool Receivable, all funds which either (a) are received by Seller, an Originator, CHR, Master Servicer or any other Person from or on behalf of the related Obligors in payment of any amounts owed (including purchase prices, finance charges, interest and all other charges) in respect of such Pool Receivable, or applied to such other charges in respect of such Pool Receivable, or applied to such amounts owed by such Obligors (including insurance payments that Seller or Master Servicer applies in the ordinary course of its business to amounts owed in respect of such Pool Receivable and net proceeds of sale or other disposition of repossessed goods or other collateral or property of the Obligor or any other party directly or indirectly liable for payment of such Pool Receivable and available to be applied thereon) or (b) are deemed to have been received by Seller or any other Person as a Collection pursuant to Section 3.2 (it being understood that Collections shall not refer to the purchase price paid by any Purchaser to Seller for Purchases of the Pool Receivables and Related Assets pursuant to Section 1.1).
Commercial Paper Notes” means short-term promissory notes issued or to be issued by a Conduit Purchaser to fund its investments in accounts receivable or other financial assets.
Commitment” means, with respect to each Committed Purchaser, the maximum amount which such Committed Purchaser is obligated to pay hereunder on account of any Purchase, as set forth on Schedule I hereto, as such amount may be increased in accordance with Section 1.4.
Commitment Fee” is defined in the Fee Letter.
Committed Purchaser” means each Person listed as such as set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement.
Concentration Limit” means at any time for any Obligor, the product of (a) such Obligor’s Specified Concentration Percentage, and (b) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Eligible Receivables at the time of determination.
Conduit Purchaser” means each commercial paper conduit listed as such as set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement.
Conduit Trustee” means, with respect to any Conduit Purchaser, a security trustee or collateral agent for the benefit of the holders of the Commercial Paper Notes of such Conduit Purchaser or commercial paper note issuer appointed pursuant to such entity’s program documents.
Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with BSBY or any proposed Successor Rate, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of Bank Rate, Base Rate, BSBY and Yield Period, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definition of
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Business Day, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate, 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 rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Transaction Document).
Consent Party” means each party required to sign any amendment, modification or waiver of any provisions of this Agreement or consent to any departure by Seller or Master Servicer therefrom pursuant to Section 13.1.
Contract” means, with respect to any Receivable, a contract (including any purchase order or invoice), between an Originator and an Obligor, pursuant to which such Receivable arises or which evidences such Receivable and, for purposes of this Agreement only, which has been sold or contributed to Seller pursuant to the Sale Agreement. A “related” Contract with respect to a Pool Receivable means a Contract under which such Pool Receivable arises or which is relevant to the collection or enforcement of such Receivable.
Control” when used with respect to any specified Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management, policies, or activities of a Person or entity, whether through the ownership of voting securities or membership interests, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
CP Rate” means, for any period and with respect to any Rate Tranche funded by Commercial Paper Notes of any Conduit Purchaser, the per annum rate equivalent to the weighted average cost (as determined by the applicable Purchaser Agent for such Conduit Purchaser and which shall include commissions and fees of placement agents and dealers, incremental carrying costs incurred with respect to Commercial Paper Notes maturing on dates other than those on which corresponding funds are received by such Conduit Purchaser, other borrowings by such Conduit Purchaser (other than under any Liquidity Agreement) and any other costs and expenses associated with the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes) of or related to the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes that are allocated, in whole or in part, by such Conduit Purchaser or the applicable Purchaser Agent to fund or maintain such Rate Tranche (and which may be also allocated in part to the funding of other assets of such Conduit Purchaser (determined in the case of Commercial Paper Notes issued on a discount by converting the discount to an interest equivalent rate per annum); provided, that notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to the contrary, Seller agrees that any amounts payable to the applicable Conduit Purchaser in respect of Yield for any Yield Period with respect to any Rate Tranche funded by such Conduit Purchaser at the CP Rate shall include an amount equal to the portion of the face amount of the outstanding Commercial Paper Notes issued by such Conduit Purchaser to fund or maintain such Rate Tranche that corresponds to the portion of the proceeds of such Commercial Paper Notes that was used to pay the interest component of maturing Commercial Paper Notes issued by such Conduit Purchaser to fund or maintain such Rate Tranche, to the extent that such Conduit Purchaser had not received payments of interest in respect of such interest component prior to the maturity date of such maturing Commercial Paper Notes (for purposes of the foregoing, the “interest component” of Commercial Paper Notes equals the excess of the face amount thereof over the net proceeds received by such Conduit Purchaser from the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes, except that if such Commercial Paper Notes are issued on an interest-bearing basis its “interest component” will equal the amount of interest accruing on such Commercial Paper Notes through maturity).
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Credit and Collection Policy” or “Credit and Collection Policies” means with respect to any Pool Receivable, Master Servicer’s credit and collection policies and practices, as applicable, relating to Contracts and Receivables, each as described in Schedule 6.2(n), as amended, restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified without violating Section 7.6(b).
Cut-Off Date” means the last day of each Settlement Period.
Daily Simple SOFR” with respect to any applicable determination date means the secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”) published on such date by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source).
Days Sales Outstanding” means, on any date, the number of days equal to the product of (a) 30 and (b) the amount obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of the Pool Receivables as of such date by (ii) the aggregate initial Unpaid Balance of Pool Receivables which were originated during the immediately preceding Settlement Period.
Debt” means with respect to any Person at any time, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for money borrowed or raised, all obligations (other than accounts payable and other similar items arising in the ordinary course of business) for the deferred payment of the purchase price of property, and all capital lease obligations or other obligations which, in each case, in accordance with GAAP, would be included in determining total liabilities as shown on the liability side of the balance sheet of such Person and all guarantees (whether contingent or otherwise) of such Person guaranteeing the Debt of any other Person, whether directly or indirectly (other than endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business).
Deemed Collections” is defined in Section 3.2(a).
Default Rate” means, a rate per annum equal to the higher of (A) BSBY Rate on such date, plus 2.0% per annum and (B) the applicable Prime Rate for such date
Default Ratio” means, for any Settlement Period, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Defaulted Receivables as of the Cut-Off Date of such Settlement Period and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Pool Receivables on the Cut- Off Date of such Settlement Period.
Defaulted Receivable” means a Pool Receivable: (a) as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for more than 90 days from the original due date for such payment with respect to such Pool Receivable, (b) as to which the Obligor thereof is subject to an Event of Bankruptcy that has occurred and is continuing or (c) which, consistent with the Credit and Collection Policy, would be or should have been written off as uncollectible; provided, that once a Pool Receivable has been written off as uncollectible it shall no longer be a Defaulted Receivable.
Delinquency Ratio” means, for any Settlement Period, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Delinquent Receivables as of the Cut-Off Date of such Settlement Period and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Pool Receivables on the Cut-Off Date of such Settlement Period.
Delinquent Receivable” means a Pool Receivable: (a) as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for more than 60 days from the original due date for such payment; or
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(b) which, consistent with the Credit and Collection Policies, is or should have been classified as delinquent or past due by the applicable Originator or Master Servicer.
Designated Financial Officer” means, at any time and with respect to any Person, the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such Person.
Dilution” means, as of any date of determination with respect to any Pool Receivable, the amount by which the Unpaid Balance of such Pool Receivable is reduced or cancelled due to returns, defective goods, refunds, allowances, cash discounts, rebates, disputes, rejections, set off, netting, deficit, failure to perform on the part of the related Originator or Master Servicer, adjustment or advertising, price protection or service credits, or any other similar reason other than with respect to the credit-worthiness of the related Obligor.
Dilution Horizon Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is equal to the aggregate initial Unpaid Balance of all Receivables originated by each Originator during the most recently ended Settlement Period, and (b) the denominator of which is the Net Portfolio Balance as of the Cut-Off Date of the most recently ended Settlement Period.
Dilution Ratio” means, with respect to any Settlement Period, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of all Dilutions in respect of Pool Receivables which occurred during such Settlement Period and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate initial Unpaid Balance of all Receivables which were originated by the Originators during the immediately preceding Settlement Period.
Dilution Reserve Floor Percentage”, mean with respect to any date of determination, an amount equal to the Adjusted Dilution Ratio, times the Dilution Horizon Ratio.
Dilution Reserve Percentage” means, with respect to any date of determination, an amount equal to:
DHR x {(2.00 x ADR) + DVC}
        where:
        ADR    =    the Adjusted Dilution Ratio on such day,
        DHR    =     the Dilution Horizon Ratio on such day, and
        DVC    =     Dilution Volatility Component on such day.
Dilution Volatility Component” means, with respect to any date of determination, the product of (a) the positive difference between (i) the highest average Dilution Ratio for any three consecutive Settlement Periods observed over the preceding twelve Settlement Periods (the “Dilution Spike”), minus (ii) the Adjusted Dilution Ratio, multiplied by (b) the quotient of (i) the Dilution Spike, divided by (ii) the Adjusted Dilution Ratio.
Eligible Assignee” means (i) Administrative Agent, any Purchaser Agent, any Purchaser or any of their respective Affiliates that are financial institutions, insurance company entities or manage a commercial paper conduit or similar entity, (ii) any Liquidity Provider, any Program Administrator or any Enhancement Provider, (iii) any commercial paper conduit or similar entity that is managed by Administrative Agent, any Purchaser or any Purchaser Agent or any of their respective Affiliates and (iv) any financial or other institution that is acceptable to Administrative Agent, and solely with respect to this clause (iv) so long as the Liquidation
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Period has not commenced and no Event of Termination or Unmatured Event of Termination has occurred and is continuing, Seller (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
Eligible Contract” means a Contract governed by the law of the United States of America or of any State thereof that contains an obligation to pay a specified sum of money and that has been duly authorized by each party thereto and which (i) does not require the Obligor thereunder to consent to any transfer, sale or assignment thereof or of the related Receivable, any Related Asset or any proceeds of any of the foregoing, (ii) is not subject to a confidentiality provision, covenant of non-disclosure or similar restrictions that would restrict the ability of Administrative Agent or any Purchaser to fully exercise or enforce its rights under the Transaction Documents (including any rights thereunder assigned or originated to them hereunder) with respect to the related Receivable or any Related Asset, (iii) is not “chattel paper” as defined in the UCC of any jurisdiction governing the perfection or assignment of the related Receivable, (iv) has not been modified, extended or rewritten in any manner (except for extensions and modifications expressly permitted hereunder) and (v) remains in full force and effect.
Eligible Foreign Country” means Canada.
Eligible Receivable” means, as of any date of determination, a Receivable:
(a)    (i) which represents all or part of the sales price of goods or services, sold by an Originator and billed to the related Obligor in the ordinary course of such Originator’s business and sold or contributed to Seller pursuant to the Sale Agreement, (ii) all obligations of the Originator in connection with which have been fully performed, (iii) no portion of which is in respect of any amount as to which the related Obligor is permitted to withhold payment until the occurrence of a specified event or condition (including “guaranteed” or “conditional” sales or any performance by an Originator), (iv) which is not owed to any Originator or Seller as a bailee or consignee for another Person, (v) which is not issued under cash-in-advance or cash-on-account terms or (vi) with payment terms of less than 60 days from the original billing date; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, no portion of any Receivable billed to any Obligor for which the related goods or services have not been delivered or performed by an Originator shall constitute an “Eligible Receivable” (including for purposes of calculating the Net Portfolio Balance);
(b)    which (i) constitutes an “account” or a “payment intangible”, (ii) is not evidenced by “instruments” or “chattel paper”, (iii) does not constitute, or arise from the sale of, “as-extracted collateral”, in each case, as defined in the UCC and (iv) does not constitute an Interline Receivable;
(c)    the Obligor of which (i) is not a Sanctioned Entity, (ii) is not a Governmental Authority and (iii) is a commercial Obligor and not a natural Person acting in its individual capacity;
(d)    the Obligor of which either (i) has a principal place of business and has provided an Originator a billing address, in either case located in the United States or (ii) both (A) has a principal place of business and has provided an Originator a billing address, in either case located in an Eligible Foreign Country (other than an Obligor located in Quebec, Canada) or the United States and (B) Administrative Agent has approved such Obligor in writing and has not notified Seller of the termination of such approval;
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(e)    the Obligor of which has an aggregate Unpaid Balance of Defaulted Receivables included in the Receivables Pool that is not more than 50% of the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Pool Receivables owed by such Obligor;
(f)    which is not a Defaulted Receivable or a Delinquent Receivable;
(g)    with regard to which the representations of Seller in Section 6.1(k) are true and correct;
(h)    the sale or contribution of which pursuant to the Sale Agreement and this Agreement does not (i) violate, contravene or conflict with any Law, the related Contract or any other applicable contracts or other restrictions or (ii) require the consent or approval of, or a license or consent from, the related Obligor, any Governmental Authority or any other Person;
(i)    which is denominated and payable only in U.S. Dollars in the United States and the Obligor has been instructed to make payments to (i) if such date of determination is prior to September 30, 2022, a Lock-Box Account at a Lock-Box Bank that is subject to a Lock-Box Agreement or (ii) if such date of determination is on or after September 30, 2022, the New Lock-Box Account at a Lock-Box Bank that is subject to a Lock-Box Agreement;
(j)    which arises under an Eligible Contract that, together with such Receivable, (i) is in full force and effect and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the related Obligor to pay such Receivable enforceable against such Obligor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws relating to and limiting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or in law), (ii) is not subject to any dispute, rebate, discount, offset, netting, litigation, counterclaim or defense whatsoever (including defenses arising out of violations of usury Laws) (other than potential discharge in a bankruptcy of the related Obligor) and (iii) is not subject to any Adverse Claim;
(k)    which together with the Contract related thereto, does not (i) require the consent of the related Obligor in order for the related Originator or its assigns to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or hypothecate such Receivable or any Related Assets or (ii) contravene any Law applicable thereto (including Laws relating to usury, consumer protection, truth in lending, fair credit billing, fair credit reporting, equal credit opportunity, fair debt collection practices and privacy) in any respect which could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value, validity, collectability or enforceability of the related Receivable or would or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(l)    which (i) was originated by the applicable Originator in the ordinary course of its business and (ii) satisfies all applicable requirements of the Credit and Collection Policy;
(m)    which together with the Contract related thereto, has not been modified, waived or restructured since its creation, except as permitted pursuant to Section 8.2;
(n)    with respect to which all consents, licenses, approvals or authorizations of, or registrations or declarations with or notices to, any Governmental Authority or other Person required to be obtained, effected or given by an Originator in connection with the creation of such Receivable, the execution, delivery and performance by such Originator of the related Contract or the assignment thereof under the Sale Agreement have been duly obtained, effected or given and are in full force and effect;
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(o)    as to which Administrative Agent or any Purchaser Agent has not notified Seller and the Administrative Agent and the other Purchaser Agents prior to the time of Purchase or Reinvestment that Administrative Agent or such Purchaser Agent has determined, in its judgment, that such Receivable (or class of Receivables) or Obligor of such Receivable is not acceptable for purchase hereunder;
(p)    the purchase of which is a “current transaction” within Section 3(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(q)    which represents part or all of the price of the sale of “merchandise,” “insurance” or “services” within the meaning of Section 3(c)(5) of the Investment Company Act and which is an “eligible asset” as defined in Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act;
(r)    the purchase of which by Seller under the Sale Agreement, or by the related Purchaser under this Agreement, does not constitute a Security;
(s)    which (i) does not arise from a sale of accounts made as part of a sale of a business or constitute an assignment for the purpose of collection only, (ii) is not a transfer of a single account made in whole or partial satisfaction of a preexisting indebtedness or an assignment of a right to payment under a contract to an assignee that is also obligated to perform under the contract and (iii) is not a transfer of an interest in or an assignment of a claim under a policy of insurance;
(t)    which is not supported by any actual or inchoate mechanics, suppliers, materialmen, laborers, employees or repairmen liens or other rights to file or assert any of the foregoing;
(u)    which does not relate to the sale of any consigned goods or finished goods which have incorporated any consigned goods into such finished goods;
(v)    which is neither (i) a Supplier Receivable nor (ii) an Affiliate Receivable;
(w)    the Obligor of which is not an Affiliate of any of the parties hereto; and
(x)    for which the related invoice with respect to such Receivable does not include any Excluded Receivable or Unsold Receivable.
Enhancement Agreement” means any agreement between a Conduit Purchaser and any other Person(s), entered into to provide (directly or indirectly) credit enhancement to such Conduit Purchaser’s commercial paper facility.
Enhancement Provider” means any Person providing credit or similar support to a Conduit Purchaser under an Enhancement Agreement, including pursuant to an unfunded commitment, or any similar entity with respect to any permitted assignee of such Conduit Purchaser.
ERISA” means the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, trade or business which together with the Person is a member of a controlled group of corporations or a controlled group of trades or businesses and would be deemed a “single employer” within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA.
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Event of Bankruptcy” shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to a Person if either:
(a)    (i) a case or other proceeding shall be commenced, without the application or consent of such Person, in any court, seeking the liquidation, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of debts of such Person, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee, sequestrator (or other similar official) for such Person or all or substantially all of its assets, or any similar action with respect to such Person under any Law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up or composition or adjustment of debts, and such case or proceeding shall continue unstayed or undismissed for a period of sixty (60) days (or, for purposes of Section 10.1(e), if such case or proceeding is in respect of Seller, zero (0) days); or (ii) an order for relief in respect of such Person shall be entered in an involuntary case under federal bankruptcy laws or other similar Laws now or hereafter in effect; or
(b)    such Person (i) shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution or other similar Law now or hereafter in effect, or (ii) shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) for, such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or (iii) shall make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail to, or admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts generally as they become due, or, if a corporation or similar entity, its board of directors (or any board or Person holding similar rights to control the activities of such Person) shall vote to implement any of the foregoing.
Event of Termination” is defined in Section 10.1.
Excess Foreign Receivables Concentration Amount” means, at any time, the amount (if any) by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables, the Obligors of which have a principal place of business or a billing address in an Eligible Foreign Country at such time, exceeds (b) 5.0% of the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables at such time.
Excess Obligor Concentration Amount” means, at any time, the aggregate of the amounts determined for each Obligor by which (a) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Eligible Receivables owed by such Obligor or an Affiliate of such Obligor at such time, exceeds (b) the Concentration Limit for such Obligor at such time.
Excluded Collections” means, with respect to any Excluded Receivable, all funds which are received by Seller, an Originator, CHR, Master Servicer or any other Person from or on behalf of the related Excluded Obligors in payment of any amounts owed (including purchase prices, finance charges, interest and all other charges) in respect of such Excluded Receivable, or applied to such other charges in respect of such Excluded Receivable, or applied to such amounts owed by such Excluded Obligors.
Excluded Effective Date” means, with respect to any Excluded Obligor, the effective date upon which such Excluded Obligor was first added to Schedule III hereto.
Excluded Obligor” means any Person set forth on Schedule III hereto.
Excluded Receivables” means any right to payment from a Person, whether constituting an account, chattel paper, payment intangible, instrument or a general intangible (as such terms are defined under the UCC), arising from the sale of goods and/or provision of services by any Originator pursuant to a contract, the obligor of which is an Excluded Obligor.
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Excluded Regions” means each region of CHRCI other than the Included Regions.
Excluded Taxes” means (i) any Taxes based upon, or measured by, any Affected Party’s net income, but only to the extent such Taxes are imposed by a taxing authority (a) in a jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such Affected Party is organized or incorporated, (b) in a jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) in which such Affected Party does business, or (c) in a jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) in which such Affected Party maintains a lending office (or branch), (ii) any franchise Taxes, branch Taxes or branch profits Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) described in clause (i) or in which any of Seller, Master Servicer or Performance Guarantor is located, (iii) with regard to any Affected Party, any withholding Tax to the extent it is (a) imposed on amounts payable to such Affected Party because such Affected Party designates a new lending office, except to the extent that such Affected Party was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive such additional amounts from any of Seller, Master Servicer or Performance Guarantor, as applicable, pursuant to Section 3.3, or (b) attributable to such Affected Party’s failure to comply with Section 3.3(vi), (vii) or (viii), as applicable and (iv) any FATCA Withholding Tax.
Executive Order means Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financings: Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism issued on September 23, 2001.
Exiting Purchaser” is defined in Section 3.5.
Extension Request” is defined in Section 3.5.
FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreements entered into in connection with the foregoing and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or official practices implemented to give effect to any such intergovernmental agreements.
FATCA Withholding Tax” means any Tax imposed under FATCA.
Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum, determined by Administrative Agent, equal (for each day during such period) to:
(a)    the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; or
(b)    if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the applicable Liquidity Provider or Purchaser Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
Federal Reserve Bank” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or any successor thereto or to the functions thereof.
Fee Letter” means the fee letter, dated as of the Closing Date, among Seller, Master Servicer, Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents.
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Final Payout Date” means the date following the Purchase Termination Date on which Purchasers’ Total Investment shall have been reduced to zero and all Obligations and other amounts then accrued or payable to any of the Affected Parties under the Transaction Documents shall have been paid in full in cash.
Formation Date” means January 9, 2017
GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as consistently applied.
Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state, provincial, territorial 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).
Immediate Reduction” is defined in Section 3.2(b).
Included Branches” means each of the following branch locations of CHRCI that are identified as such (or with substantially similar names) in the books and records of CHRCI: Bloomington, Chicago Cent, Chicago Central Field Ops, Chicago North, Chicago South, Fargo, Des Moins, FR-Trans Delivered Sales, Grand Rapids, Great Lakes Field Ops, Green Bay, Indianapolis, Iowa City, Lansing, Madison, Metro Detroit, MidNorth Field Ops, Milwaukee, Minneapolis Surface Trans, Mpls North Loop, North Commercial, Omaha, Port Services, Rochester, St Louis, Sartell and Toledo.
Included Regions” means the “Great Lakes” and “Midnorth” branch sub-regions of CHRCI that are identified as such (or with substantially similar names) in the books and records of CHRCI.
Indemnified Amounts” is defined in Section 12.1(a).
Indemnified Party” is defined in Section 12.1(a).
Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
Independent Director” means a natural person who (I) is not at the time of initial appointment, or at any time while serving as Independent Director of Seller, and has not been at any time during the preceding five (5) years: (a) a stockholder, member, director, manager (with the exception of serving as an independent director of Seller or any Affiliate), officer, employee, partner, attorney or counsel of Seller or Master Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates; (b) a customer, supplier or other Person who derives any of its purchases or revenues from its activities with Seller or Master Servicer or any of their respective Affiliates; (c) a Person or other entity Controlling or under common Control with any such stockholder, member, director, manager, officer, employee, partner, attorney or counsel described in clauses (a) or (b) above; or (d) a member of the immediate family of any such customer, supplier, stockholder, member, director, manager, officer, employee, partner, attorney, counsel or other Person described in clauses (a), (b) or (c) above; (II) (1) has prior experience as an independent director for a company whose charter documents required the unanimous consent of all independent directors thereof before such company could consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it or could file a petition seeking relief under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy and (2) has at least three years of employment experience with one or more entities that provide, in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, advisory,
Appendix A-13



management or placement services to issuers of securitization or structured finance instruments, agreements or securities and (III) is reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent as evidenced in a writing executed by Administrative Agent.
Information Package” is defined in Section 3.1(a).
Intended Tax Treatment” is defined in Section 1.2(e).
Intercreditor Agreement” means any intercreditor agreement, to be entered into among Administrative Agent, Master Servicer and a Person that has an Adverse Claim in any Unsold Receivables.
Interline Receivable” means a Pool Receivable: (a) for which any Originator (or any Affiliate thereof) has contracted with any third-party carrier to transport any goods that has given rise to all or any portion of such Pool Receivable, (b) for which any third-party carrier has or will have any constructive trust or other rights over such Pool Receivable or any proceeds thereof, (c) for which the "interline trust doctrine" will apply to such Pool Receivable or any proceeds thereof, (d) for which any Interline Relationship exists between any Originator (or any Affiliate thereof) and any third-party carrier that has performed any services with respect to such Pool Receivable or (e) for which any third-party carrier has made any payment request directly to the related Obligor with respect to any amounts owed to such third-party carrier by any Originator (or any Affiliate thereof).
Interline Relationship” means any one or more of the following factors: (a) any agreement, arrangement or course of dealing between any Originator (or any Affiliate thereof) and any third-party carrier for which such Originator (or any Affiliate thereof) is required to segregate or identify funds received from Obligors for payment to such third-party carrier or to make payments to such third-party carrier from segregated funds, (b) any agreement, arrangement or course of dealing between any Originator (or any Affiliate thereof) and any third-party carrier for which such Originator (or any Affiliate thereof) is required to compensate such third-party carrier solely to the extent that such Originator (or any Affiliate thereof) receives payment from the related Obligor, (c) any agreement, arrangement or course of dealing between any Originator (or any Affiliate thereof) and any third-party carrier under which the amount such Originator (or any Affiliate thereof) is required to compensate such third-party carrier depends on the overall charge to the Obligor, (d) any agreement, arrangement or course of dealing under which any Originator (or any Affiliate thereof) remits funds received from any Obligor to any third-party carrier, less any applicable fee or commission owing to such Originator or Affiliate thereof, (e) any agreement, arrangement or course of dealing under which any third-party shipper is directly in privity with any Obligor or otherwise has any direct rights against any Obligor, (f) any agreement, arrangement or course of dealing under which any Originator (or any Affiliate thereof) apportions funds received from any Obligor to any third-party carrier or between such Originator (or any Affiliate thereof) and any third-party carrier or (g) any agreement, arrangement or course of dealing under which any Originator (or any Affiliate thereof) does not have any obligation to pay interest to any third-party carrier on amounts owed to such third-party carrier (even if such payment is made after the expected payment date).
Investment” means at any time with respect to the Asset Interest and any Purchaser an amount equal to (a) such Purchaser’s Ratable Share of the amounts theretofore paid or allocated to Seller for Purchases pursuant to Section 1.1, less (b) the aggregate amount of Collections theretofore received and actually distributed to such Purchaser on account of such Purchaser’s Investment pursuant to Section 1.3 (and not rescinded or otherwise returned or reinvested pursuant to Section 1.3).
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Investment Company Act” means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time.
KYC Package” means the documentation and other information requested by the Administrative Agent or any Affected Party in any KYC Request.
KYC Request” means any reasonable request of the Administrative Agent or any Affected Party for documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act.
Law” means any law (including common law), constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, order, injunction, writ, decree, judgment, award or similar item of or by a Governmental Authority or any interpretation, implementation or application thereof.
Legal Final” means the one-year anniversary of the occurrence of the Purchase Termination Date.
Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest, hypothecation, charge, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), preference, priority or other security agreement, preferential arrangement or similar agreement or arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any assignment, deposit arrangement or lease intended as, or having the effect of, security and any filed financing statement or other notice of any of the foregoing (whether or not a lien or other encumbrance is created or exists at the time of the filing).
Liquidation Discount” on any day means an amount determined by Administrative Agent as follows:
NPB x (BR + 3.00%) x DSO x 1.5
360
where:
NPB    =    the Net Portfolio Balance on such day;
BR    =    the Base Rate on such day; and
DSO    =    the Days Sales Outstanding on such day.
Liquidation Fee” means, for each Rate Tranche (or portion thereof) for each day in any Yield Period or Settlement Period (computed without regard to clause (iii) of the proviso of the definition of “Yield Period”) during the Liquidation Period, the amount, if any, by which:
(a)    the additional Yield (calculated without taking into account any Liquidation Fee) which would have accrued on the reductions of such Purchaser’s Tranche Investment effected pursuant to Section 1.3(c)(ii) or (iii) with respect to such Rate Tranche for such day during such Yield Period or Settlement Period (as so computed) if such reductions had not been made until the last day of such Yield Period or Settlement Period exceeds,
(b)    the income, if any, received for such day during such Yield Period or Settlement Period by the affected Purchaser from investing the proceeds of such reductions of such Purchaser’s Tranche Investment.
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Liquidation Period” means the period commencing on the date on which the conditions precedent to Purchases and Reinvestments set forth in Section 5.2 are not satisfied (or expressly waived by each Purchaser) and Administrative Agent shall have notified Seller and Master Servicer that the Liquidation Period has commenced, and ending on the Final Payout Date.
Liquidity Advance” means a loan, advance, purchase or other similar action made by a Liquidity Provider pursuant to a Liquidity Agreement.
Liquidity Agreement” means any agreement entered into, directly or indirectly, in connection with or related to, this Agreement pursuant to which a Liquidity Provider agrees to make loans or advances to, or purchase assets from, a Conduit Purchaser (directly or indirectly) in order to provide liquidity or other enhancement for such Conduit Purchaser’s Commercial Paper Notes or other senior indebtedness.
Liquidity Provider” means any Purchaser or Purchaser Agent or any of their respective Affiliates or any other lender, credit enhancer or liquidity provider that is at any time party to a Liquidity Agreement or any successor or assign of such lender, credit enhancer or liquidity provider or any similar entity with respect to any permitted assignee of a Conduit Purchaser.
Lock-Box Accounts” means each of the accounts (and any related lock-box or post office box) specified in Schedule 6.1(n) maintained at a Lock-Box Bank in the name of the Seller.
Lock-Box Agreement” means a valid and enforceable agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, among Seller, Master Servicer, Administrative Agent and any Lock-Box Bank, whereupon Seller, as sole owner of the related Lock-Box Account(s) and the customer of the related Lock-Box Bank in respect of such Lock-Box Account(s), shall transfer to the Administrative Agent exclusive dominion and control over and otherwise perfect a first-priority security interest in, such Lock-Box Account(s) and the cash, instruments or other property on deposit or held therein.
Lock-Box Bank” means any bank at which Seller maintains one or more Lock-Box Accounts.
Loss Horizon Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate initial Unpaid Balance of all Receivables originated by each Originator during the immediately preceding four Settlement Periods then most recently ended and (b) the denominator of which is the Net Portfolio Balance as of the Cut-Off Date of the most recently ended Settlement Period.
Loss Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is the sum of (i) the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Receivables as to which any payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for more than 90 but less than 121 days from the original due date for such payment as of the Cut-Off Date for the most recently ended Settlement Period, plus (without duplication), plus (ii) any Losses (net of recoveries) incurred in such Settlement Period, and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Receivables generated by the Originators four Settlement Periods prior to such Settlement Period.
Loss Reserve Floor Percentage” means on any day, 12.00 %
Appendix A-16



Loss Reserve Percentage” means, on any day:
2.00 x PLR x LHR
where:
PLR    =    Peak Loss Ratio on such day,
LHR    =    Loss Horizon Ratio on such day.
Losses” means the Unpaid Balance of any Pool Receivables that have been, or should have been, written-off as uncollectible by Master Servicer in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policies.
Master Servicer” is defined in Section 8.1(a).
Master Servicer Termination Event” means any of the following events:
(a) any material adverse change in the ability of the Seller or Master Servicer to perform its duties and obligations (including payment obligations) under any Transaction Document to which it is a party;
(b) any Transaction Document shall be amended or otherwise modified except in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or shall cease to be the valid and binding obligation enforceable against Master Servicer;
(c) (i) Master Servicer fails to make any payment or deposit or transfer of monies to be made by it hereunder or under any other Transaction Documents as and when due and such failure is not remedied within two (2) Business Days or (ii) Master Servicer shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement as and when required hereunder or under any other Transaction Document and such failure shall remain unremedied for five (5) Business Days;
(d) any representation or warranty made or deemed to be made by Master Servicer under or in connection with any Transaction Document shall prove to have been false or incorrect in any respect when made or deemed to be made and, only if such representation or warranty is able to be corrected, such representation or warranty is not corrected within five (5) Business Days;
(e) an Event of Bankruptcy has occurred with respect to the Master Servicer;
(f) any CHR Party fails to cooperate in Administrative Agent’s assumption of exclusive control of any Lock-Box Account subject to any Lock-Box Agreement or Administrative Agent is unable to obtain exclusive control thereof in accordance with Section 8.3(b) or such Lock-Box Agreements; or
(g) the occurrence of any Event of Termination.
Master Servicing Fee” means the fee payable to cover the cost of servicing the Receivables for the current Settlement Period, which is equal, for each day of such Settlement Period to, (a) if Master Servicer is CHR or an Affiliate of CHR, the Master Servicing Fee Rate multiplied by the aggregate Unpaid Balance of all Pool Receivables as of the Cut-Off Date of such Settlement Period, multiplied by 1/360 and (b) if Master Servicer is not CHR or an Affiliate of CHR, 110% of the actual per annum costs incurred by the successor Master Servicer
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designated pursuant to Section 8.1(b) for its servicing during such Settlement Period, multiplied by 1/360, in either case, payable in arrears.
Master Servicing Fee Rate” means 1.0% per annum.
Master Servicing Reserve Percentage” means, at any time, a percentage equal to the product of (i) the Master Servicing Fee Rate divided by 360 and (ii) the highest Days Sales Outstanding for the immediately preceding 12 calendar months.
Material Action” is defined in Seller’s limited liability company agreement.
Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any event or circumstance, a material adverse effect on:
(a)    (i) if a particular Person is specified, the ability of such Person to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or (ii) if a particular Person is not specified, the ability of any Originator, Master Servicer or Performance Guarantor or Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document;
(b)    (i) the validity or enforceability against any Originator, Master Servicer, Performance Guarantor or Seller of any Transaction Document to which it is a party, or (ii) the value, validity, enforceability or collectability of a material portion of the Pool Receivables or the Related Assets with respect thereto;
(c)    the status, existence, perfection, priority, enforceability or other rights and remedies of any Purchaser, Administrative Agent or any other Affected Party associated with its respective interest in the Pool Receivables or the Related Assets; or
(d)    (i) if a particular Person is specified, the business, assets, liabilities, property, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of such Person and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) if a particular Person is not specified, the business, assets, liabilities, property, operations or conditions (financial or otherwise) of (A) the Master Servicer, the Originators and the Performance Guarantor and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (B) the Seller.
Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any CHR Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates (other than one considered an ERISA Affiliate only pursuant to subsection (m) or (o) of Section 414 of the Code) is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions, or has within any of the preceding five plan years made or accrued an obligation to make contributions.
Net Portfolio Balance” means, at any time, an amount equal to the aggregate Unpaid Balance of Pool Receivables that are Eligible Receivables determined at such time, minus (without duplication) the sum of (a) the aggregate Excess Obligor Concentration Amount at such time, plus (b) the Excess Foreign Receivables Concentration Amount at such time.
New Lock-Box Account” is defined in Section 13.21.
Obligations” means all obligations of Seller arising in connection with this Agreement and each other Transaction Document, whether now or hereafter existing, due or to become due,
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direct or indirect, or absolute or contingent, including, all Indemnified Amounts, payments on account of Collections received or deemed to be received and fees.
Obligor” means a Person obligated to make payments under a Contract with respect to a Receivable, including any guarantor thereof.
OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.
Originator” means, each Person from time to time party to the Sale Agreement, as an originator. As of the Closing Date, CHRCI is the only Originator.
PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA.
Peak Loss Ratio” means, with respect to any date of determination, the highest average Loss Ratio for any three consecutive Settlement Periods observed over the preceding twelve Settlement Periods.
Performance Guarantor” means CHR.
Performance Guaranty” means any performance guaranty (or similar agreement) entered into by a Performance Guarantor in favor of Administrative Agent and the other beneficiaries thereto, in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
Person” means a natural individual, partnership, sole proprietorship, corporation (including a business trust), joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, any Governmental Authority or any other entity of whatever nature.
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 or Section 412 of the Code, and that is maintained by or contributed to by any CHR Party or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates, or to which any such entity is obligated to contribute.
Pool Receivable” means a Receivable in the Receivables Pool.
Prime Rate” means, with respect to any Purchaser Group, the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by the applicable Purchaser Agent, the related Committed Purchaser or their Affiliates as its “reference rate” or “prime rate”, as applicable. Such “reference rate” or “prime rate” is set by the applicable Purchaser Agent, the related Committed Purchaser or their Affiliates based upon various factors, including such Person’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above or below such announced rate, and is not necessarily the lowest rate charged to any customer.
Prior Receivables Purchase Agreement” means that certain Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2017, among the Seller, CHR, the various conduit purchasers, committed purchasers and purchaser agents from time to time party thereof, and Wells, as administrative agent.
Prior Securitization” means each of the transactions and agreements contemplated by, or with respect to the Prior Securitization Documents.
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Prior Securitization Documents” means each of the Prior Receivables Purchase Agreement, the "Transaction Documents" (as defined in the Prior Receivables Purchase Agreement) and each other document and agreement executed by any CHR Party prior to the date hereof in connection with the Prior Receivables Purchase Agreement.
Program Administration Agreement” means that certain administration agreement between a Conduit Purchaser and Program Administrator governing certain aspects of the administration of such Conduit Purchaser’s commercial paper facility or any other agreement having similar purposes, as in effect from time to time.
Program Administrator” means the administrator designated for Purchaser under the Program Administration Agreement.
Program Fee” is defined in the Fee Letter.
Program Information” is defined in Section 13.8(a)(i).
Purchase” is defined in Section 1.1.
Purchase Notice” means a letter in substantially the form of Exhibit I hereto executed and delivered by the Seller to the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser Agents pursuant to Section 1.2(a).
Purchase Termination Date” means the earliest of (a) November 17, 2023, (b) ten (10) Business Days following the date of receipt by each of the other parties to this Agreement of a written notice of termination provided by Seller, (c) the declaration of the Purchase Termination Date by Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 10.2(a) and (d) the occurrence of an Event of Termination under Section 10.1(e).
Purchaser” means each of Conduit Purchaser and Committed Purchaser, as applicable.
Purchaser Agent” means each Person acting as agent on behalf of a Purchaser Group and listed as such as set forth on the signature pages of this Agreement.
Purchaser Group” means each Purchaser Agent, its Committed Purchaser and, if applicable, its Conduit Purchaser. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that a Purchaser Group may contain only a Committed Purchaser and a Purchaser Agent without any Conduit Purchaser.
Purchaser Group Commitment” means, at any time with respect to any Purchaser Group, the aggregate Commitments of all Committed Purchasers at such time in such Purchaser Group.
Purchaser Group Investment” means, at any time with respect to any Purchaser Group, the aggregate Investment of all Purchasers at such time in such Purchaser Group.
Purchasers’ Total Commitment” means, at any time, the aggregate Commitments of all Committed Purchasers at such time.
Purchasers’ Total Investment” means at any time with respect to the Asset Interest, an amount equal to (a) the aggregate of the amounts theretofore paid to Seller for Purchases in cash pursuant to Section 1.1, less (b) the aggregate amount of Collections theretofore received and actually distributed to a Purchaser, and not reinvested as a Reinvestment, on account of such Purchaser’s Investment pursuant to Section 1.3 (and not rescinded or otherwise returned or reinvested pursuant to Section 1.3).
Appendix A-20



Purchaser’s Tranche Investment” means in relation to any Rate Tranche the amount of Purchasers’ Total Investment allocated by Administrative Agent to such Rate Tranche pursuant to Section 2.1; provided, that at all times the aggregate amounts allocated to all Rate Tranches shall equal Purchasers’ Total Investment.
Ratable Share” means, at any time, for any Purchaser Group, a percentage equal to the quotient of (a) the Purchaser Group Commitment for such Purchaser Group at such time, divided by (b) the Purchasers’ Total Commitment at such time.
Rate Tranche” means at any time a portion of the Asset Interest selected by the applicable Purchaser Agent pursuant to Section 2.1 and designated as a Rate Tranche solely for purposes of computing Yield.
Receivable” means any right to payment from a Person, whether constituting an account, chattel paper, payment intangible, instrument or a general intangible (as such terms are defined under the UCC), arising from the sale of goods and/or provision of services exclusively or partially by any Included Region or any Included Branch of any Originator pursuant to a Contract, including the right to payment of any interest, finance charges and other payment obligations of such Person with respect thereto; provided, however, that “Receivable” does not include any Excluded Receivable.
Receivables Pool” means at any time all then outstanding Receivables sold, purported to be sold or contributed to Seller pursuant to the Sale Agreement.
Records” means all Contracts and other documents, instruments, books, records, purchase orders, agreements, reports and other information (including computer programs, tapes, disks, other information storage media, data processing software and related property and rights) prepared or maintained by an Originator, CHR, Master Servicer, or Seller, respectively, with respect to, or that evidence or relate to, the Pool Receivables, the Related Assets and the Obligors of such Pool Receivables or the origination, collection or servicing of any of the foregoing.
Redirection Ratio” means, with respect to any Settlement Period, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (a) the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of all Collections on Pool Receivables which were deposited directly into the New Lock-Box Account by the related Obligor during such Settlement Period and (b) the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of Collections on Pool Receivables which were received during such Settlement Period.
Regulatory Change” means, relative to any Affected Party:
(a)    any change in (or in the adoption, implementation, phase-in or interpretations or commencement of effectiveness of):
(i)    any Law applicable to such Affected Party;
(ii)    any regulation, interpretation, directive, guideline, requirement, order or request (whether or not having the force of Law) applicable to such Affected Party of (A) any Governmental Authority charged with the interpretation, implementation, enforcement or administration of any Law referred to in clause (a)(i) or of (B) any fiscal, monetary or other authority having jurisdiction over such Affected Party or its assets;
(iii)    GAAP consistently applied or regulatory accounting principles applicable to such Affected Party and affecting the application to such Affected Party of any Law, regulation, interpretation, directive, requirement or request referred to in clause (a)(i) or (a)(ii) above; or
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(b)    any change in the application to, or implementation by, such Affected Party of any existing Law, regulation, interpretation, directive, guideline, requirement, order, request or accounting principles referred to in clause (a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii) above.
Reinvestment” is defined in Section 1.3(a)(ii).
Related Assets” means (a) all rights to, but not any obligations under, all Related Security with respect to the Pool Receivables, (b) all Records (but excluding any obligations or liabilities under the Contracts), (c) all Collections in respect of, and other proceeds of, the Pool Receivables or any other Related Security, (d) all Lock-Box Accounts and all amounts, instruments or other items from time to time on deposit therein, (e) all rights and remedies of Seller or any Originator, as applicable, under the Sale Agreement, each Lock-Box Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and any other rights or assets pledged, sold or otherwise transferred or purportedly transferred to Seller thereunder, and (f) all the products and proceeds of any of the foregoing.
Related Security” means, with respect to any Pool Receivable: (a) all of Seller’s or Originator’s, as applicable, right, title and interest in, to and under all Contracts that relate to such Pool Receivable; (b) all of Seller’s or Originator’s, as applicable, interest in the merchandise and goods (including returned merchandise and goods), if any, relating to the sale which gave rise to such Pool Receivable and in any and all insurance related thereto (including any insurance payments that Seller, any Originator or Master Servicer receives with respect to amounts owed in respect of Pool Receivables and net proceeds of sale or other disposition of repossessed goods or other collateral or property of any Obligor or any other party directly or indirectly liable for payment of any Pool Receivable and available to be applied to the payment of any Pool Receivable); (c) all other security interests, liens, mortgages or similar rights and property subject thereto and rights to file, perfect or enforce any such security interest, liens, mortgages or rights from time to time purporting to secure payment of such Pool Receivable, whether pursuant to the Contract related to such Pool Receivable or otherwise; (d) all UCC financing statements filed by or on behalf of Seller or the Originators describing any collateral securing payment of such Pool Receivable; (e) all guaranties, letters of credit and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of such Pool Receivable (including insurance policies or other similar arrangements) whether pursuant to the Contract related to such Pool Receivable or otherwise; and (f) all the proceeds of any of the foregoing.
Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
Reportable Event” shall mean any reportable event as defined in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan, other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived.
Reporting Date” is defined in Section 3.1(a).
Required Purchasers” means, at any time, Committed Purchasers whose Commitments at such time aggregate more than 66 2/3% of the Purchasers’ Total Commitment at such time (or, if at such time, the Purchasers’ Total Commitment is zero, the Committed Purchasers whose Investments at such time aggregate more than 66 2/3% of the Purchasers’ Total Investment at such time); provided if at any time there are only two Committed Purchasers, Required Purchasers shall mean both such Committed Purchasers.
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Required Reserves” means, for any day, the product of (A) the higher of (i) the sum of the Loss Reserve Percentage, the Dilution Reserve Percentage, the Master Servicing Reserve Percentage and the Yield Reserve Percentage and (ii) the sum of Loss Reserve Floor Percentage, the Dilution Reserve Floor Percentage, and the Master Servicing Fee and Yield Reserve Percentage, and (B) the Net Portfolio Balance, in each case, for such day.
Response Date” is defined in Section 3.5.
Responsible Officer” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any executive officer or Designated Financial Officer of such Person, and any other officer, similar official or employee thereof responsible for the administration of the obligations of such Person in respect of this Agreement.
S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, and any successor thereto that is a nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
Sale Agreement” means the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Originators, as sellers, and Seller, as buyer.
Sanction” or “Sanctions” means individually and collectively, respectively, economic or financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, or trade embargoes and anti-terrorism laws, including but not limited to imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC, or the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Treasury, or through any existing or future Executive Order, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, (c) the European Union, (d) or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or (e) any other Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over any CHR Party.
Sanctioned Entity” means any individual, entity, group, sector, territory or country that is the target of any Sanctions, including without limitation, any legal entity that is deemed to be a target of Sanctions based on the direct or indirect ownership or control of such entity by any other Sanctioned Entity.
SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor governmental authority.
Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.
Security” is defined in Section 2(a)(1) of the Securities Act.
Seller” is defined in the preamble.
Settlement Date” means, with respect to any Settlement Period, the third (3rd) Business Day following the Reporting Date for such Settlement Period; provided, that the last Settlement Date shall be the last day of the last Settlement Period.
Settlement Period” means:
(a)    the period from the Closing Date to the end of the next calendar month thereafter; and
(b)    thereafter, each subsequent calendar month;
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provided, that the last Settlement Period shall end on the Final Payout Date.
SOFR Adjustment” with respect to Daily Simple SOFR means 0.11448% (11.448 basis points); and with respect to Term SOFR means 0.11448% (11.448 basis points) for an interest period of one-month’s duration, 0.26161% (26.161 basis points;) for an interest period of three-month’s duration, 0.42826% (42.826 basis points) for an interest period of six-months’ duration, and 0.71513% (71.513 basis points) for an interest period of twelve–months’ duration.
Solvent” means, with respect to any Person and as of any particular date, (i) the present fair market value (or present fair saleable value) of the assets of such Person is not less than the total amount required to pay the probable liabilities of such Person on its total existing debts and liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as they become absolute and matured, (ii) such Person is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and commitments as they mature and become due in the normal course of business, (iii) such Person is not incurring debts or liabilities beyond its ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature and (iv) such Person is not engaged in any business or transaction, and is not about to engage in any business or transaction, for which its property would constitute unreasonably small capital after giving due consideration to the prevailing practice in the industry in which such Person is engaged.
SPE Account” is defined in Section 1.2(b).
Specified Concentration Percentage” means, with respect to any Obligor, the percentage appearing opposite such Obligor’s applicable rating on the table below:
S&P Short-Term Rating / Long-Term Rating Moody’s Short-Term Rating / Long-Term Rating Specified Concentration Percentage
A-1 / A+ or higher P-1 / A1 or higher 12.00%
A-2 / BBB+ or higher P-2 / Baa1 or higher 12.00%
A-3 / BBB- or higher P-3 / Baa3 or higher 6.00%
Below A-3 / BBB- or Not Rated / Withdrawn Below P-3 / Baa3 or Not Rated / Withdrawn 3.00%

Each Obligor’s “Specified Concentration Percentage” shall be computed as follows:
(i) if such Obligor has a short-term unsecured debt rating (A) from both Moody’s and S&P, such Obligor’s “Specified Concentration Percentage” shall be determined based on the lower of such short-term unsecured debt ratings or (B) from only one of Moody’s or S&P, such Obligor’s “Specified Concentration Percentage” shall be determined based upon the short-term unsecured debt rating that is maintained;
(ii) if such Obligor (A) does not have a short-term unsecured debt rating from either Moody’s or S&P and (B) has a long-term unsecured debt rating (I) from both Moody’s and S&P, such Obligor’s “Specified Concentration Percentage” shall be determined based on the lower of such long-term unsecured debt ratings or (II) from only one of Moody’s or S&P, such Obligor’s “Specified Concentration Percentage” shall be determined based upon the long-term unsecured debt rating that is maintained; and
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(iii) if such Obligor has neither a short-term unsecured debt rating nor a long-term unsecured debt rating from either Moody’s or S&P, such Obligor’s “Specified Concentration Percentage” shall be the lowest percentage set forth on the table above.
Specified Regulation” means (A) the final rule titled Risk-Based Capital Guidelines; Capital Adequacy Guidelines; Capital Maintenance: Regulatory Capital; Impact of Modifications to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; Consolidation of Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Programs; and Other Related Issues, adopted by the United States bank regulatory agencies on December 15, 2009 (the “FAS 166/167 Capital Guidelines”), (B) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), (C) the BASEL Accord, or (D) any existing or future rules, regulations, guidance, interpretations or directives from any Governmental Authority relating to Accounting Standards Codification 860-10-40-5(a), the FAS 166/167 Capital Guidelines, the Dodd-Frank Act or the BASEL Accord (whether or not having the force of law).
Sub-Servicer” is defined in Section 8.1(c).
Subordinated Note” as defined in the Sale Agreement.
Subsidiary” means a corporation or other entity of which Performance Guarantor and/or its other direct or indirect Subsidiaries own, directly or indirectly, such number of outstanding shares or other ownership or control interest as have more than 50% of the ordinary voting power for the election of directors or managers, as the case may be.
Successor Notice” as defined in Section 8.1(b).
Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(b).
Supplier Receivable” means any Pool Receivable the Obligor of which is a material supplier to any Originator or an Affiliate of a material supplier.
Taxes” means all income, gross receipts, rental, franchise, excise, stamp, occupational, capital, value added, sales, use, ad valorem (real and personal), property (real and personal) and taxes, fees, levies, imposts, charges or withholdings of any nature whatsoever, together with any assessments, penalties, fines, additions to tax and interest thereon, howsoever imposed, by any Governmental Authority or other taxing authority in the United States or by any foreign government, foreign governmental subdivision or other foreign or international taxing authority.
Term SOFR” means, for the applicable corresponding Yield Period of BSBY (or if any Yield Period does not correspond to an interest period applicable to SOFR, the closest corresponding interest period of SOFR, and if such interest period of SOFR corresponds equally to two Yield Periods of BSBY, the corresponding interest period of the shorter duration shall be applied) the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
Tranche Investment” means in relation to any Rate Tranche and any Purchaser the amount of such Purchaser’s Investment allocated by the related Purchaser Agent to such Rate Tranche pursuant to Section 2.1; provided, that at all times the aggregate amounts allocated to all Rate Tranches of all Purchasers shall equal Purchasers’ Total Investment; provided, further, that at all times the aggregate amounts allocated to all Rate Tranches of any Purchaser shall equal the aggregate Investment of such Purchaser.
Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the Sale Agreement, the Performance Guaranty, the Fee Letters, the Lock-Box Agreements, each Intercreditor Agreement, Seller’s
Appendix A-25



limited liability company agreement, and all other documents, agreements and certificates to be executed and delivered in connection herewith or in connection with any of the foregoing as to which any CHR Party or any of their Affiliates is a party.
UCC” means, in respect of each state in the United States of America, the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in such state.
Unmatured Event of Termination” means any event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Termination.
Unmatured Master Servicer Termination Event” means any event which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a Master Servicer Termination Event.
Unpaid Balance” of any Receivable means, at any time, the sum of (a) the unpaid amount thereof, plus (b) the unpaid amount of all finance charges, interest payments and other amounts actually accrued thereon at such time, but excluding, in the case of clause (b) above, all late payment charges, delinquency charges, and extension or collection fees.
Unsold Receivables” means any right to payment from a Person, whether constituting an account, chattel paper, payment intangible, instrument or a general intangible (as such terms are defined under the UCC), arising from the sale of goods and/or provision of services by any Excluded Region of any Originator pursuant to a contract; provided, however, that “Unsold Receivable” does not include any Excluded Receivable.
U.S. Dollars” means dollars in lawful money of the United States of America.
Voting Stock” of any Person means the common stock of such Person and any other security of, or ownership interest in, such Person having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors (or other Persons serving similar function) of such Person.
Wells” means Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Withdrawal Liability” shall mean liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
Yield” means, for any day with respect to any Rate Tranche:
{(PTI x YR)/360} + LF
where:
YR = the Yield Rate for such Rate Tranche;
PTI = Purchaser’s Tranche Investment in such Rate Tranche on such day; and
LF = the Liquidation Fee, if any, for such day.

Yield Period” means (x) with respect to any Rate Tranche that is funded or maintained other than through the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes:
(a)    the period commencing on the date of the initial Purchase of the Asset Interest, the making of such Liquidity Advance or funding under such Enhancement Agreement or the
Appendix A-26



creation of such Rate Tranche pursuant to Section 2.1 (whichever is latest) and ending such number of days thereafter as the applicable Purchaser Agent shall select in its sole discretion; and
(b)    each period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding Yield Period for the related Rate Tranche and ending such number of days thereafter as the applicable Purchaser Agent shall select in its sole discretion;
provided, that:
(i)    any such Yield Period (other than a Yield Period consisting of one day) which would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day;
(ii)    in the case of Yield Periods of one day for any Rate Tranche, (A) the initial Yield Period shall be the date such Yield Period commences as described in clause (a) above; and (B) any subsequently occurring Yield Period which is one day shall, if the immediately preceding Yield Period is more than one day, be the last day of such immediately preceding Yield Period, and if the immediately preceding Yield Period is one day, shall be the next day following such immediately preceding Yield Period; and
(iii)    in the case of any Yield Period for any Rate Tranche which commences before the Purchase Termination Date and would otherwise end on a date occurring after the Purchase Termination Date, such Yield Period shall end on the Purchase Termination Date and the duration of each such Yield Period which commences on or after the Purchase Termination Date for such Rate Tranche shall be of such duration as shall be selected by the applicable Purchaser Agent; and
(y)    with respect to any Rate Tranche that is funded or maintained through the issuance of Commercial Paper Notes, each Settlement Period.
Yield Rate” means for any Rate Tranche on any day:
(a)    in the case of a Rate Tranche funded by Commercial Paper Notes, the applicable CP Rate; and
(b)    in the case of a Rate Tranche not funded by Commercial Paper Notes, the applicable Bank Rate for such Rate Tranche;
provided, that:
(i)    on any day as to any Rate Tranche which is not funded by Commercial Paper Notes, the Yield Rate shall equal the applicable Base Rate, if (A) Administrative Agent does not receive notice or determine, by 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the third Business Day prior to the first day of the related Yield Period, that such Rate Tranche shall not be funded by Commercial Paper Notes or (B) Administrative Agent determines that (I) funding that Rate Tranche on a basis consistent with pricing based on the applicable Bank Rate would violate any applicable Law or (II) that deposits of a type and maturity appropriate to match fund such Rate Tranche based on the applicable Bank Rate are not available; and
(ii)    on any day when any Event of Termination shall have occurred that has not been waived in accordance with this Agreement or the Purchase Termination Date has occurred by virtue of clause (b) of the definition thereof, the applicable Yield Rate for each Rate Tranche means the Default Rate.
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Yield Reserve Percentage means, at any time, a percentage equal to the product of (i) the Prime Rate as of such date divided by 360, (ii) 1.5 and (iii) the highest Days Sales Outstanding for the immediately preceding 12 calendar months.
B. Other Interpretive Matters.
All accounting terms defined directly or by incorporation in this Agreement or the Sale Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document delivered pursuant thereto unless otherwise defined therein. For purposes of this Agreement, the Sale Agreement and all such certificates and other documents, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; (b) terms defined in Article 9 of the UCC and not otherwise defined in such agreement are used as defined in such Article; (c) references to any amount as on deposit or outstanding on any particular date means such amount at the close of business on such day; (d) the words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to such agreement (or the certificate or other document in which they are used) as a whole and not to any particular provision of such agreement (or such certificate or document); (e) references to any Section, Schedule or Exhibit are references to Sections, Schedules and Exhibits in or to such agreement (or the certificate or other document in which the reference is made), and references to any paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision within any Section or definition refer to such paragraph, subsection, clause or other subdivision of such Section or definition; (f) the term “including” means “including without limitation”; (g) references to any Law refer to that Law as amended from time to time and include any successor Law; (h) references to any agreement refer to that agreement as from time to time amended, restated, extended or supplemented or as the terms of such agreement are waived or modified in accordance with its terms; (i) references to any Person include that Person’s permitted successors and assigns; (j) headings are for purposes of reference only and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof; (k) unless otherwise provided, in the calculation of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the term “from” means “from and including”, and the terms “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”; (l) if any calculation to be made hereunder refers to a Settlement Period (or any portion thereof) that would have occurred prior to the Closing Date, such reference shall be deemed to be a reference to a calendar month; (m) for the purposes of calculating the Required Reserves (or any component thereof) or the calculation of the Loss Ratio or Dilution Ratio, when a component of any such calculation is determined by reference to the first Settlement Period, such first Settlement Period for such purposes shall be deemed to refer to the first full calendar month after the Closing Date; (n) terms in one gender include the parallel terms in the neuter and opposite gender; and (o) the term “or” is not exclusive.
Appendix A-28



SCHEDULE I

COMMITMENTS

Party Capacity Commitment
BofA Purchaser Group
BofA Committed Purchaser $180,000,000
BofA Purchaser Agent N/A
N/A Conduit Purchaser N/A
Wells Purchaser Group
Wells Committed Purchaser $120,000,000
Wells Purchaser Agent N/A
N/A Conduit Purchaser N/A

Schedule I-1
Receivables
Purchase Agreement



SCHEDULE II

PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS

With respect to BofA:
Bank: Bank of America, N.A.
ABA: XXXXXXXXX
Account Name: XXXXXXXXX
Account No.: XXXXXXXXX
Ref: C.H. ROBINSON RECEIVABLES, LLC
Attn: Gary Watts
With respect to Wells:
Bank: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
ABA: XXX-XXX-XXX
Account No.: XXXXXXXXXX
Ref: CH Robinson Receivables BOFA





Schedule II-1
Receivables
Purchase Agreement



SCHEDULE III

EXCLUDED OBLIGORS


Certain information has been excluded from the exhibit because it is both immaterial and confidential.

Schedule III-1
Receivables
Purchase Agreement




SCHEDULE 6.1(m)

UCC DETAILS


Legal Name: C.H. Robinson Receivables, LLC
Other Names: N/A
Jurisdiction of Organization: Delaware
Address: 14701 Charlson Road, Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347

Schedule 6.1(m)-1
Receivables
Purchase Agreement



SCHEDULE 6.1(n)

LOCK-BOX INFORMATION
Bank Address Lock-Box # Account #(s)
U.S. Bank, National Association
800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402-4302
XXXX-XXXX-XXXX
U.S. Bank, National Association
C. H. Robinson Company
PO Box 9121
Minneapolis, MN 55480-9121
XXXX XXXX-XXXX-XXXX
U.S. Bank, National Association
C. H. Robinson Company
SDS-12-0805
PO Box 86
Minneapolis, MN 55486-0805
XX-XXX XXXX-XXXX-XXXX



Schedule 6.1(n)-1
Receivables
Purchase Agreement



SCHEDULE 6.2(n)

CREDIT AND COLLECTION POLICY
(attached)






Schedule 6.2(n)-1
Receivables
Purchase Agreement



SCHEDULE 13.2

ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES
If to Master Servicer:
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
14701 Charlson Road
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347
Attn: Brent Schoenrock
Tel: (xxx) xxx-xxxx
Email: xxxxxx

If to Seller:
C.H. Robinson Receivables, LLC
14701 Charlson Road
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347
Attn: Brent Schoenrock
Tel: (xxx) xxx-xxxx
Email: xxxxxx

If to Performance Guarantor:
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
14701 Charlson Road
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347
Attn: Brent Schoenrock
Tel: (xxx) xxx-xxxx
Email: xxxxxx

If to BofA or the Administrative Agent:

Bank of America, N.A.
Trade Receivables Securitization Finance
13510 Ballantyne Corporate PI
Charlotte, NC 28277
Attn: Christopher Haynes
Tel: xxx-xxx-xxxx
Email: xxxxxx
If to Wells:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
1100 Abernathy Road, Suite 1500
Atlanta, GA 30328
Attn: Darrell Cole
Tel: (xxx)-xxx-xxxx
Email: xxxxxx

Schedule 13.2-1
Receivables
Purchase Agreement



EXHIBIT I

FORM OF PURCHASE NOTICE

[Date]

[Administrative Agent]
[Purchaser Agents]
Re:    Purchase Notice
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is hereby made to that certain Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2021 among C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC., a Delaware corporation, as initial Master Servicer (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), C.H. ROBINSON RECEIVABLES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as seller (the “Seller”), the various CONDUIT PURCHASERS, COMMITTED PURCHASERS and PURCHASER AGENTS from time to time party hereto, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) on behalf of the Affected Parties (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings attributed thereto in the Agreement (including those incorporated by reference therein).
This letter constitutes a Purchase Notice pursuant to Section 1.2(a) of the Agreement. The Seller hereby requests a Purchase in the aggregate amount of [$_______] to be made on [_____, 20__]. Of such amount, $[_______] is to be funded by the [_________] Purchaser Group and $[_________] is to be funded by the [_________] Purchaser Group. After giving effect to such Purchase, (i) the Purchasers’ Total Investment will be [$_______] and (ii) the Asset Interest will be [___]%.
The Seller hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof, and after giving effect to such Purchase, as follows:
(a)each of the representations and warranties contained in Article VI of the Agreement, in the Sale Agreement and in each other Transaction Document are true and correct on and as of such day as though made on and as of such day and shall be deemed to have been made on such day (except to the extent such representations and warranties explicitly refer solely to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date);
(b)no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Purchase, that constitutes an Event of Termination, an Unmatured Event of Termination, a Master Servicer Termination Event or an Unmatured Master Servicer Termination Event;
(c)after giving effect to such proposed Purchase, (i) the Purchasers’ Total Investment will not exceed the Purchasers’ Total Commitment, (ii) the sum of the Purchasers’ Total Investment and the Required Reserves will not exceed the Net Portfolio Balance and (iii) the Purchaser Group Investment of each Purchaser Group will not exceed its respective Purchaser Group Commitment; and

Exhibit I Receivables
Purchase Agreement



(d)the Purchase Termination Date has not occurred.

[Signature follows]



Exhibit I Receivables
Purchase Agreement



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this letter by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.
Very truly yours,

                
                C.H. ROBINSON RECEIVABLES, LLC
                        By:___________________________________
                        Name:
                        Title:





Exhibit I Receivables
Purchase Agreement



EXHIBIT 3.1(a)

FORM OF INFORMATION PACKAGE
(attached)



Exhibit 3.1(a) Receivables
Purchase Agreement



EXHIBIT 7.5

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to that certain Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2021 among C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC., a Delaware corporation, as initial Master Servicer (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), C.H. ROBINSON RECEIVABLES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as seller (the “Seller”), the various CONDUIT PURCHASERS, COMMITTED PURCHASERS and PURCHASER AGENTS from time to time party hereto, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent on behalf of the Affected Parties (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings attributed thereto in the Agreement (including those incorporated by reference therein).
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:
1.I am the duly elected ________________ of Master Servicer.
2.I have reviewed the terms of the Agreement and each of the other Transaction Documents and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and conditions of Master Servicer, each Originator and Seller during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements.
3.The examinations described in paragraph 2 above did not disclose, and I have no knowledge of, the existence of any condition or event which constitutes an Event of Termination, an Unmatured Event of Termination or a Master Servicer Termination Event, as each such terms are defined under the Agreement, during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the date of this Compliance Certificate.
4.Described below are the exceptions, if any, to paragraph 3 above by listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has existed and the action which Master Servicer has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event:
The foregoing certifications and the financial statements delivered with this Compliance Certificate in support thereof, are made and delivered as of the _____ day of _____________, 20__.
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:

Exhibit 7.5 Receivables
Purchase Agreement

Exhibit 10.2







RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT
dated as of November 19, 2021
among
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.,
as initial Master Servicer
and
C.H. ROBINSON COMPANY INC.,
as an Originator,
and, the other
ORIGINATORS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
as Originators
and
C.H. ROBINSON RECEIVABLES, LLC,
as Buyer






Table of Contents



Page
ARTICLE I Definitions AND RELATED MATTERS 1
Section 1.1 Defined Terms 1
Section 1.2 Other Interpretive Matters 2
ARTICLE II AGREEMENT TO Purchase, SELL AND CONTRIBUTE 2
Section 2.1 Purchase, Sale and Contribution 2
Section 2.2 Timing of Purchases 2
Section 2.3 Purchase Price 2
Section 2.4 No Recourse or Assumption of Obligations 3
ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION 4
Section 3.1 CHR to Act as Master Servicer, Contracts 4
Section 3.2 Deemed Collections 4
Section 3.3 Actions Evidencing Purchases 5
Section 3.4 Application of Collections 6
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 6
Section 4.1 Mutual Representations and Warranties 6
Section 4.2 Additional Representations and Warranties of Each Originator 8
ARTICLE V GENERAL COVENANTS 12
Section 5.1 Mutual Covenants 12
Section 5.2 Additional Covenants of Each Originator 13
Section 5.3 Reporting Requirements 14
Section 5.4 Negative Covenants of Each Originator 17
ARTICLE VI TERMINATION OF PURCHASES 19
Section 6.1 Voluntary Termination 19
Section 6.2 Automatic Termination 19
ARTICLE VII INDEMNIFICATION 19
Section 7.1 Each Originator's Indemnity 19
Section 7.2 Contribution 23
ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS 23
Section 8.1 Amendments, etc 19
Section 8.2 No Waiver; Remedies 23
Section 8.3 Notices, Etc 24
Section 8.4 Binding Effect; Assignment 24
Section 8.5 Survival 24
Section 8.6 Costs, Expenses and Taxes 24
Section 8.7 Execution in Counterparts; Integration 25
Section 8.8 Governing Law 25
Section 8.9 Waiver of Jury Trial 25
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Table of Contents
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Section 8.10 Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities 26
Section 8.11 Confidentiality 26
Section 8.12 No Proceedings 26
Section 8.13 No Recourse Against Other Parties 26
Section 8.14 Grant of Security Interest 26
Section 8.15 Binding Terms in Other Transaction Documents 27
Section 8.16 Joint and Several Liability 27
Section 8.17 Severability 27
ARTICLE IX JOINDER OF ADDITIONAL ORIGINATORS 27
Section 9.1 Addition of New Originators 27
ANNEX 1 UCC Details Schedule
ANNEX 2 Notice Information
EXHIBIT 2.3(d) Form of Notice
EXHIBIT 5.3 Form of Compliance Certificate
EXHIBIT 9 Form of Joinder Agreement
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RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT
THIS RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT dated as of November 19, 2021 (this “Agreement”) is among C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC., a Delaware corporation (“CHR”), as initial master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), C.H. ROBINSON COMPANY INC., a Minnesota corporation (“CHRCI”), THE PERSONS IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO AS ORIGINATORS (together with CHRCI, the “Originators” and each, an “Originator”), and C.H. ROBINSON RECEIVABLES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Buyer”). For good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS AND RELATED MATTERS
Section 1.1 Defined Terms. In this Agreement, unless otherwise specified: (a) capitalized terms are used as defined in (or by reference in) Appendix A to the Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time, the “Receivables Purchase Agreement) among Buyer, as Seller, CHR, as initial Master Servicer, the purchasers party thereto from time to time, and Bank of America, N.A., as Committed Purchaser and as Administrative Agent, and (b) as used in this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms have the meanings indicated below:
Contract” means with respect to a Receivable, a contract (including any purchase order or invoice) between any Originator and an Obligor pursuant to which such Receivable arises or which evidences such Receivable. A “related” Contract with respect to a Receivable means a Contract under which such Receivable in the Receivables Pool arises.
Joinder Agreement” has the meaning given in Section 9.1(c).
Related Assets” means (a) all rights to, but not any obligations under, all Related Security with respect to the Receivables, (b) all Records (but excluding any obligations under the Contracts), (c) all Collections in respect of, and other proceeds of, the Receivables or any other Related Security, (d) all rights and remedies of any Originator under any Transaction Documents and any other rights or assets pledged sold or otherwise transferred to Buyer hereunder, and (e) all the products and proceeds of any of the foregoing.
Senior Interest Holders” has the meaning given in Exhibit 2.3(d).
Senior Interests” has the meaning given in Exhibit 2.3(d).
Subordinated Note” has the meaning given in Section 2.3(d).
Subordination Provisions” has the meaning given in each Subordinated Note.
Section 1.2 Other Interpretive Matters. The interpretation of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified, is subject to part (B) of Appendix A to the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
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ARTICLE II.

AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE, SELL AND CONTRIBUTE
Section 2.1 Purchase, Sale and Contribution. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Originator hereby sells or contributes, as applicable, to Buyer, and Buyer hereby purchases or acquires from each Originator, as applicable, all of such Originator’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Receivables and the Related Assets, in each case whether now existing or hereafter arising, acquired, or originated.
Section 2.2 Timing of Purchases. All of the Receivables existing at the opening of each Originator’s business on the Closing Date are hereby sold or contributed, as applicable, to Buyer on such date in accordance with the terms hereof. In respect of purchases on the Closing Date sold by such Originator hereunder, Buyer shall pay the respective Originators the applicable cash Purchase Price for the Receivables within two (2) Business Days after such creation in immediately available funds; provided, however, to the extent that Buyer does not have funds available to pay the Purchase Price due on any day in cash (such cash insufficiency being a “Deferred Payment”), then until such Deferred Payment is made in cash, the Deferred Payment shall be deemed principal, as applicable to each Originator, of the respective Subordinated Notes, subject to the limitation in Section 2.3(d) below. On and after the Closing Date until the Purchase Termination Date, each Receivable shall be deemed to have been sold or contributed to Buyer immediately (and without further action by any Person) upon the creation or acquisition of such Receivable. The Related Assets with respect to each Receivable shall be sold or contributed at the same time as such Receivable, whether such Related Assets exist at such time or arise, are acquired or are originated thereafter.
Section 2.3 Purchase Price. The purchase price (“Purchase Price”) for the Receivables and the Related Assets shall equal the fair market value of the Receivables as agreed by each Originator and Buyer at the time of purchase or acquisition.
(b)On the date of the initial purchase, CHRCI shall contribute Receivables to Buyer as a capital contribution in the amount set forth in a written notice on the date thereof from CHRCI to Buyer and Administrative Agent.
(c)Buyer shall pay the related Originator the Purchase Price with respect to each non-contributed Receivable and the Related Assets, created or acquired by such Originator on the date of purchase thereof as set forth above by transfer of funds, to the extent that Buyer has funds available for that purpose after satisfying Buyer’s obligations under the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
(d)In the case of any Originator, to the extent Buyer does not have funds available to pay the Purchase Price due on any day in cash, Buyer shall execute and deliver in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit 2.3(d), a subordinated promissory note (each, a “Subordinated Note”) in a principal amount equal to such Deferred Payment and payable to the order of such Originator, or shall increase the principal amount of any outstanding Subordinated Note to such Originator by the amount of any Deferred Payment; provided, that the aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Notes shall not at any time exceed or be permitted to exceed the maximum amount on the Subordinated Notes that could be owed without rendering Buyer’s net worth (as calculated in accordance with GAAP consistently applied) less than the minimum net worth required under Section 7.3(j) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement. Each Originator is hereby authorized by Buyer to endorse on the schedule attached to its Subordinated Note an appropriate notation evidencing the date and amount of each advance thereunder, as well as the date of each payment with respect thereto,
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provided that the failure to make such notation shall not affect any obligation of Buyer thereunder.
(e)To the extent Buyer does not have funds available to pay the Purchase Price due on any day in cash, and any Subordinated Note may not be increased as provided in Section 2.3(d) above, CHRCI, as an Originator hereunder and as sole member of the Buyer, may elect in its sole discretion to treat CHRCI Receivables allocable to any Deferred Payment to have been transferred by CHRCI to Buyer as a capital contribution, in return for an increase in the value of the equity interest in Buyer held by CHRCI. CHRCI may also, at its option in its sole discretion, contribute cash to Buyer in return for an increase in the value of the equity interest in Buyer held by CHRCI. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require CHRCI to make any capital contribution to the Buyer. CHRCI and Buyer shall each record on its respective books and records any capital contribution made by CHRCI to Buyer promptly following its occurrence.
Section 2.4 No Recourse or Assumption of Obligations. Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, the purchase and sale or contribution, as applicable, of Receivables and Related Assets under this Agreement shall be without recourse to any Originator. Each Originator and Buyer intend the transactions hereunder to constitute absolute and irrevocable true sales or valid contributions of Receivables and the Related Assets by each Originator to Buyer, providing Buyer with the full risks and benefits of ownership of the Receivables and Related Assets (such that the Receivables and the Related Assets would not be property of any Originator’s estate in the event of such Originator’s bankruptcy).
None of Buyer, Administrative Agent, the Purchasers or the other Affected Parties shall have any obligation or liability under any Receivables or Related Assets, nor shall Buyer, Administrative Agent, any Purchaser or the other Affected Parties have any obligation or liability to any Obligor or other customer or client of any Originator (including any obligation to perform any of the obligations of any Originator under any Receivables or Related Assets).
ARTICLE III.

ADMINISTRATION AND COLLECTION
Section 3.1 CHR to Act as Master Servicer, Contracts. CHR shall be responsible for the master servicing, administration and collection of the Receivables and the Related Assets for the benefit of Buyer and for the benefit of Administrative Agent (as Buyer’s assignee) on behalf of the Purchasers, all on the terms set out in (and subject to any rights to terminate CHR as Master Servicer and appoint a successor Master Servicer pursuant to) the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
(b)Buyer and each Originator hereby grant to Master Servicer an irrevocable power of attorney, with full power of substitution, coupled with an interest, to take in the name of Buyer or such Originator, as the case may be, any and all steps which are necessary or advisable to endorse, negotiate, enforce, or otherwise realize on any writing or other right of any kind held or transmitted by Buyer or such Originator or transmitted or received by Buyer or such Originator in connection with any Receivable and any Related Assets (including under the related Records).
(c)Each Originator hereby grants to Buyer and to Administrative Agent, as assignee of Buyer, an irrevocable power of attorney, with full power of substitution, coupled with an interest, to take in the name of Buyer or such Originator, as the case may be, any and all steps which are necessary or advisable to endorse, negotiate, enforce, or
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otherwise realize on any writing or other right of any kind held or transmitted by Buyer or such Originator or transmitted or received by Buyer or such Originator in connection with any Receivable and any Related Assets (including under the related Records).
(d)Each Originator shall perform all of its obligations under the Records to the same extent as if the Receivables had not been sold or contributed, as applicable, hereunder and the exercise by each of Buyer, Master Servicer, Administrative Agent or any of their respective designees of its rights hereunder or under the Receivables Purchase Agreement shall not relieve such Originator from such obligations.
Section 3.2 Deemed Collections. If on any day:
(i)the Unpaid Balance of any Receivable originated by any Originator is: (A) reduced or cancelled as a result of any Dilution or otherwise, (B) less than the amount included in calculating the Net Portfolio Balance for purposes of any Information Package (for any reason other than such Receivable becoming a Defaulted Receivable or due to the application of Collections received with respect to such Receivable), or (C) extended, amended or otherwise modified or waived or any term or condition of any related Contract is amended, modified or waived (except as expressly permitted under Section 8.2(b) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement); or
(ii)any of the representations or warranties of any Originator set forth in Section 4.2(a), (c) or (k) were untrue when made with respect to any Receivable originated by such Originator or any of the representations or warranties of any Originator set forth in Section 4.2(a) or (c) are no longer true with respect to any Receivable originated by such Originator;
then, on such day, such Originator shall be deemed to have received a Collection of such Receivable:
(1)in the case of clauses (i)(A) through (B) above, in the amount of such reduction or cancellation or the difference between the actual Unpaid Balance (as determined immediately prior to the applicable event) and the amount included in respect of such Receivable in calculating such Net Portfolio Balance or, with respect to clause (i)(C) above, in the amount that such extension, modification, amendment or waiver affects the Unpaid Balance of the related Receivable in the sole determination of Buyer or its assignee; or
(2)in the case of clause (ii) above, in the amount of the entire Unpaid Balance of the relevant Receivable (as determined immediately prior to the applicable event) with respect to which such representations or warranties of any Originator are or were untrue.
Collections deemed received by any Originator under this Section 3.2(a) are herein referred to as “Deemed Collections”.
(b)Such Originator shall transfer to Buyer immediately available funds in the amount of such Deemed Collections within two (2) Business Days from the event giving rise to such Deemed Collection, or at the option of Buyer so long as no Event of Termination or Unmatured Event of Termination is continuing, the amount of such Deemed Collection may be set off against the unpaid principal balance of such Originator's Subordinated Note.
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Section 3.3 Actions Evidencing Purchases. On or prior to the Closing Date, each Originator (or Master Servicer, on behalf of Originators) shall mark its records evidencing Receivables and Contracts in a form acceptable to Buyer, evidencing that the Receivables have been transferred in accordance with this Agreement and none of the Originators or Master Servicer shall change or remove such mark without the consent of Buyer and its assignee. In addition, each Originator agrees that from time to time, at its expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action that Buyer or its assignee may request in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the purchases, sales and contributions hereunder, or to enable Buyer or its assigns to exercise or enforce any of their respective rights with respect to the Receivables and the Related Assets. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Originator will upon the request of Buyer or its designee: (i) authorize and file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto or assignments thereof, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or appropriate; and (ii) upon and after the occurrence of an Event of Termination or an Unmatured Event of Termination, mark conspicuously each Contract evidencing each Receivable with a legend, acceptable to Buyer, evidencing that the related Receivables have been sold or contributed in accordance with this Agreement.
(b)Each Originator hereby authorizes Buyer or its designee (i) to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto and assignments thereof, relative to all or any of the Receivables and the Related Assets now existing or hereafter arising in the name of such Originator and (ii) to the extent permitted by the Receivables Purchase Agreement, to notify Obligors of the assignment of the Receivables and the Related Assets.
(c)Without limiting the generality of subsection (a) above, each Originator shall: authorize and deliver and file or cause to be filed appropriate continuation statements, not earlier than six months and not later than three months prior to the fifth anniversary of the date of filing of the financing statements filed in connection with the Closing Date or any other financing statement filed pursuant to this Agreement, if the Final Payout Date shall not have occurred.
Section 3.4 Application of Collections. Unless Buyer instructs otherwise, any payment by an Obligor in respect of any indebtedness owed by it shall, except as otherwise specified in writing or otherwise by such Obligor, required by Law or by the underlying Contract, be applied: first, as a Collection of any Receivable or Receivables then outstanding of such Obligor, with such Receivables being paid in the order of the oldest first, and, second, to any other indebtedness of such Obligor.
ARTICLE IV.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.1 Mutual Representations and Warranties. Each Originator represents and warrants to Buyer, and Buyer represents and warrants to each Originator, as of the date hereof and as of each date on which a purchase and sale or contribution, as applicable, is made hereunder, as follows:
(a)Organization and Good Standing. It has been duly organized in, and is validly existing as a corporation or limited liability company, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization, with power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are presently owned and such business is presently conducted and will be conducted, except to the extent that the
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failure to have such power and authority could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)Due Qualification. It is duly qualified to do business as a foreign organization in good standing and has obtained all necessary qualifications, licenses and approvals, in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of property or the conduct of its business requires such qualifications, licenses or approvals, except where the failure to be in good standing or to hold any such qualifications, licenses and approvals could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Power and Authority; Due Authorization. It (i) has all necessary power and authority to (A) execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (and Joinder Agreement, if applicable) to which it is a party in any capacity, (B) carry out the terms of and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents applicable to which it is a party, (C) with respect to each Originator, sell or assign the Receivables and the Related Assets on the terms and conditions herein provided and (D) with respect to Buyer, purchase, acquire and own the Receivables and the Related Assets on the terms and conditions herein provided and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary corporate or limited liability company action, as applicable, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (and Joinder Agreement, if applicable) to which it is a party in any capacity and on the terms and conditions herein or therein provided.
(d)Binding Obligations. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Transaction Document (and Joinder Agreement, if applicable) to be signed by it when duly executed and delivered by it will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity, regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law.
(e)No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (and Joinder Agreement, if applicable) and the fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof by it will not, (i) conflict with, result in any breach or (without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, (A) its articles or certificate of incorporation, bylaws, certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement, as applicable, or (B) any indenture, loan agreement, asset purchase agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Adverse Claim upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, loan agreement, asset purchase agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or other agreement or instrument, other than any Adverse Claim created in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, or (iii) violate any Law applicable to it or any of its properties, except in the case of clause (i)(B), (ii) or (iii), where such violation of Law could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f)No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations pending, or to the knowledge of any of its officers, threatened, before any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (or Joinder Agreement, if applicable) to which it is a party, (ii) seeking to prevent the sale, assignment or contribution, as applicable, of any Receivables and Related Assets or the consummation of the purposes of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents (or Joinder Agreement, if applicable) to which it is a party, (iii) seeking any
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determination or ruling that could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) seeking to adversely affect, or in which there is a reasonable likelihood of a determination adversely affecting, in either case, the federal income tax attributes of the sales, assignments or contributions, as applicable, hereunder or (vi) that would prevent it from conducting its business operations relating to the Receivables or the performance of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents. No injunction, decree or other decision has been issued or made by any Governmental Authority against it or its properties that prevents it from conducting its business operations relating to the Receivables or the performance of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Transaction Documents.
(g)Bulk Sales Act. No transaction contemplated hereby requires compliance by it with any bulk sales act or similar Law.
(h)Governmental Approvals. No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (or Joinder Agreement, if applicable) or the transactions contemplated thereby, except for the filing of the UCC financing statements referred to in such Transaction Documents, all of which, at the time required in Article V of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, shall have been duly made and shall be in full force and effect.
(i)Ordinary Course of Business. Each remittance of Collections transferred by such Originator to Buyer under this Agreement or pursuant to the other Transaction Documents will have been (i) in payment of a debt incurred by such Originator in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of such Originator and the Buyer and (ii) made in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of such Originator and the Buyer.
Section 4.2 Additional Representations and Warranties of Each Originator. Each Originator represents and warrants to Buyer as of the date hereof and as of each date on which a purchase and sale or contribution, as applicable, is made hereunder, as follows:
(a)Valid Sale. This Agreement constitutes an absolute and irrevocable valid sale, transfer and assignment or contribution, as applicable, of the Receivables originated by such Originator and the Related Assets to Buyer free and clear of any Adverse Claim, or alternatively the granting of a valid security interest in the Receivables and the Related Assets to Buyer, enforceable against creditors of, and purchasers from such Originator.
(b)Use of Proceeds. The use of all funds obtained by such Originator under this Agreement will not conflict with or contravene any of Regulations T, U and X promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(c)Quality of Title. Prior to its sale or contribution to Buyer hereunder, each Receivable, together with the Related Assets, is owned by it free and clear of any Adverse Claim; when Buyer makes a purchase or acquires such Receivable and Related Assets and Collections and proceeds if any of the foregoing by contribution, Buyer shall have acquired legal and equitable title to such Receivable, for fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value (and each Originator represents and warrants that it has taken all steps under the UCC necessary to transfer such good title and ownership interests in such assets), free and clear of any Adverse Claim; and no financing statement or other instrument similar in effect covering any Receivable, any interest therein, and the Related Assets is on file in any recording office, except such as may be filed (i) in favor of such Originator or Buyer in accordance with the Contracts or any Transaction Document (and
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assigned to Administrative Agent) or (ii) in favor of any Purchaser or Administrative Agent in accordance with the Receivables Purchase Agreement or any Transaction Document.
(d)Accurate Reports. No Information Package (to the extent information therein was supplied by such Originator or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) or any other written information, exhibit, financial statement, document, book, record or report furnished by such Originator to Buyer, Administrative Agent or any other Affected Party in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document: (i) was or will be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect as of the date it was or will be dated or (except as otherwise disclosed in writing to Administrative Agent, Buyer, or other applicable Affected Party at such time) as of the date so furnished; or (ii) contained or will contain when furnished any material misstatement of fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading; provided, that, with respect to projected financial information and information of a general economic or industry specific nature, each Originator represents only that such information has been prepared in good faith based on assumptions believed by such Originator to be reasonable.
(e)UCC Details. Such Originator’s true legal name as registered in the sole jurisdiction in which it is organized, the jurisdiction of such organization and the location of its chief executive office and principal place of business are specified in Annex 1, its federal employer identification number, if any, is specified in its Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.1 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, and the offices where such Originator keeps all its Records are specified in Annex 1 (or at such other locations, notified to Administrative Agent and Buyer in accordance with Section 7.1(f) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement), in jurisdictions where all action required by Section 8.5 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement has been taken and completed. Except as described in Annex 1, such Originator has no, and has never had any, trade names, fictitious names, assumed names or “doing business as” names and such Originator has never changed the location of its chief executive office or its true legal name, identity or corporate structure. Each Originator is organized only in a single jurisdiction.
(f)Lock-Box Accounts. The names and addresses of all of the LockBox Banks, together with the account numbers of the LockBox Accounts at such Lock-Box Banks, are specified in Schedule 6.1(n) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
(g)No Disclosure Required. Under applicable Law, such Originator is not required to file a copy of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document with any Governmental Authority except for (i) as required by the SEC or any rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC or (ii) the filing of the UCC financing statements referred to in Article V of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, all of which, at the time required in Article V of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, shall have been duly made and shall be in full force and effect.
(h)Tax Status. Such Originator has (i) timely filed all tax returns (federal, state and local) required to be filed by it and (ii) paid, or caused to be paid, all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, if any, other than taxes, assessments and other governmental charges being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP and as to which no Adverse Claim exists.
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(i)Servicing Programs. No license or approval is required for Master Servicer or Buyer’s use of any software or other computer program used by such Originator in the servicing of the Receivables, other than those which have been obtained and are in full force and effect.
(j)Credit and Collection Policies; Law. Such Originator has complied with its Credit and Collection Policies in all material respects, and such policies have not changed in any material respect since the Closing Date except in accordance with Section 5.3(g). Such Originator has complied with all applicable Law except where such noncompliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(k)Eligible Receivables. Each Receivable shall be an Eligible Receivable on the date of any sale or contribution hereunder, unless otherwise specified in the first Information Package that includes such Receivable.
(l)Adverse Change in Receivables. Since December 31, 2020, there has been no material adverse change in the value, validity, enforceability, collectability or the payment history of the Receivables originated by such Originator.
(m)Financial Condition. All financial statements of CHR and its consolidated Subsidiaries (including the notes thereto) delivered in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document were prepared in accordance with GAAP in effect on the date such statements were prepared and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition, business, business prospects and operations of CHR and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date and for the period presented or provided (other than in the case of annual financial statements, subject to the absence of footnotes and year-end audit adjustments). Since December 31, 2020, there has been no change in the business, property, operations or financial condition of CHR and its Subsidiaries which could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(n)Investment Company Act. Such Originator is not required to register as an “Investment Company” under (and as defined in) the Investment Company Act.
(o)ERISA. Such Originator and its respective ERISA Affiliates (i) have fulfilled their obligations under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan; (ii) are in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Plan; (iii) have not incurred any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or to any Plan under Title IV of ERISA, other than a liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA; (iv) have not incurred any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or to any Plan under Title IV of ERISA with respect to a plan termination under Section 4041 of ERISA; and (v) have not incurred any Withdrawal Liability to a Multiemployer Plan. No steps have been taken by any Person to terminate any Plan the assets of which are not sufficient to satisfy all of its benefit liabilities under Title IV of ERISA.
(p)No Event of Termination. No Master Servicer Termination Event, Unmatured Master Servicer Termination Event, Event of Termination or Potential Event of Termination has occurred and is continuing, or would result from the sale, transfer and assignment or contribution of the Receivables originated by such Originator.
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(q)No Fraudulent Conveyance. No sale or contribution hereunder constitutes a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under any United States federal or applicable state bankruptcy or insolvency laws or is otherwise void or voidable under such or similar laws or principles or for any other reason.
(r)Solvent. Such Originator is Solvent.
(s)Reliance on Separate Legal Identity. Such Originator acknowledges that each of the Purchasers, the Purchaser Agents and the Administrative Agent are entering into the Transaction Documents to which they are parties in reliance upon the Buyer’s identity as a legal entity separate from such Originator.
(t)Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. Each Originator has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance by it and its directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions. Each Originator, its Affiliates and Subsidiaries and their respective officers, employees, directors and, to such Originator’s knowledge, agents are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. No Originator, nor any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by an Originator, or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, (a) is a Sanctioned Entity; (b) is controlled by or is acting on behalf of a Sanctioned Entity; (c) to its knowledge is under investigation for an alleged breach of Sanction(s) by any Governmental Authority that enforces Sanctions; or (d) will fund any portion of the Purchase Price with proceeds derived from any transaction that would be prohibited by Sanctions or would otherwise cause the Administrative Agent, any Affected Party or any other party to this Agreement to be in breach of any Sanctions. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.
(u)Opinions. The facts regarding such Originator, the Receivables, the Related Assets and the related matters set forth or assumed in each of the true sale and non-consolidation opinions of counsel delivered in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction Documents are true and correct in all material respects.
(v)Unsold Receivables. Each Unsold Receivable and the proceeds thereof, are owned by an Originator (or an Affiliate thereof) free and clear of any Adverse Claim (other than an Adverse Claim held by a Person who is then party to an Intercreditor Agreement that is in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).
(w)Interline Trust. No Interline Relationship has been established by any CHR Party (or any Affiliate thereof) with any third-party carrier.
ARTICLE V.

GENERAL COVENANTS
Section 5.1 Mutual Covenants. At all times prior to the Final Payout Date, Buyer and each Originator shall:
(a)Compliance with Laws, Etc. Comply in all respects with all applicable Laws with respect to it, the Receivables and the related Contracts, except to the extent such non-compliance could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(b)Preservation of Existence. Except as expressly permitted by Section 5.4(e), preserve and maintain its existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its organization, and qualify and remain qualified in good standing as a foreign organization in each jurisdiction except where the failure to preserve or maintain such existence, rights, franchises or privileges or to be so qualified could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Separateness. (i) To the extent applicable to it, observe the applicable legal requirements for the recognition of Buyer as a legal entity separate and apart from CHR, CHRCI and any Affiliate of CHR or CHRCI, including complying with (and causing to be true and correct) each of the facts and assumptions contained in the legal opinions of counsel delivered in connection with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents regarding “true” sale and “substantive consolidation” matters (and any later bring-downs or replacements of such opinions), (ii) not take any actions inconsistent with the terms of Section 7.8 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement or Buyer’s limited liability company agreement, (iii) CHR and CHRCI may issue consolidated financial statements that will include Buyer, but such financial statements shall disclose the separateness of Seller and that the Pool Receivables are owned by Buyer and are not available to creditors of CHR or CHRCI to the extent required by GAAP, (iv) if any Originator shall provide Records relating to Pool Receivables to any creditor of Originator, such Originator shall also provide to such creditor a notice indicating that (A) such Receivables have been conveyed to the Buyer and pledged to the Administrative Agent in accordance with the Transaction Documents and (B) the Collections relating to such Pool Receivables are held in trust pursuant to Section 3.4 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement and (v) each Originator’s financial statements shall disclose the separateness of Buyer and that the Receivables are owned by Buyer and are not available to creditors of such Originator or of its Affiliates.
Section 5.2 Additional Covenants of Each Originator. At all times prior to the Final Payout Date, each Originator shall:
(a)Inspections. (i) From time to time, upon reasonable notice and during regular business hours, permit Buyer, Administrative Agent, each Purchaser, each Purchaser Agent and any of their respective agents, regulators or representatives including certified public accountants or other auditors or consultants acceptable to Administrative Agent, such Purchaser Agent, such Purchaser or Buyer, as applicable (at the sole cost and expense of such Originator), (A) to examine and make copies of and abstracts from all Records in the possession or under the control of such Originator or its Affiliates or agents, and (B) to visit the offices and properties of such Originator or its agents or Affiliates for the purpose of examining such materials described in clause (A) above, and to discuss matters relating to the Receivables originated by such Originator or such Originator’s performance hereunder with any of the officers or employees of such Originator or its Affiliates having knowledge of such matters; provided that, unless an Event of Termination shall have occurred that has not been waived in accordance with the Receivables Purchase Agreement at the time any such audit/inspection is requested, such Originator shall only be required to reimburse any Person for costs and expenses related to one such audit/inspection during any calendar year (excluding any audits/inspections requested by Buyer).
(b)Keeping of Records and Books of Account; Delivery. Maintain and implement, or cause to be maintained and implemented, administrative and operating procedures (including (i) an ability to recreate records evidencing the Receivables and Related Assets in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof, backing up on at least a daily basis on a separate backup computer from which electronic file copies can be
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readily produced and distributed to third parties being agreed to suffice for this purpose and (ii) procedures to identify and track sales with respect to, and collections on, Excluded Receivables and Unsold Receivables), and keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained (or transferred to Master Servicer), all documents, books, records and other information necessary or advisable for the collection of all Receivables and Related Assets and the identification and reporting of all Excluded Receivables and Unsold Receivables (including records adequate to permit the daily identification of each new Receivable, Unsold Receivable and Excluded Receivable and all Collections of and adjustments to each existing Receivable, Unsold Receivable and Excluded Receivable received, made or otherwise processed on that day). At any time after the occurrence of an Event of Termination that has not been waived in accordance with the Receivables Purchase Agreement, upon request of Administrative Agent or Buyer, deliver the originals of all Contracts to Administrative Agent or Buyer, together with electronic and other files applicable thereto, and other Records necessary to enforce the related Receivable against the Obligor thereof.
(c)Performance and Compliance with Receivables and Contracts. At its expense, timely and fully perform and comply with all provisions, covenants and other promises required to be observed by it under the Contracts and the Receivables, unless, with respect to a Receivable, such Originator or Master Servicer makes a Deemed Collection payment in respect of the entire Unpaid Balance thereof in accordance with Section 3.2.
(d)Location of Records. Keep its principal place of business and chief executive office, and the offices where it keeps the Records (and all original documents relating thereto), at the address(es) of such Originator referred to in Annex 1 or, upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Administrative Agent, at such other locations in jurisdictions where all action required by Section 8.5 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement shall have been taken and completed.
(e)Credit and Collection Policies. Until such Receivable is sold or contributed to Buyer, comply in all material respects with its Credit and Collection Policy in regard to each Receivable and the Related Assets and not agree to any material changes thereto except as expressly permitted hereunder and under the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
(f)Collections. Instruct all Obligors to cause all Collections of Receivables to be deposited directly in a Lock-Box Account covered by an effective Lock-Box Agreement. In the event such Originator or any of its Affiliates receive any funds constituting Collections (including any insurance payments with respect to amounts owed in respect of Receivables and any net proceeds of the sale or other disposition of repossessed goods or other collateral or property of any Obligor and available to be applied to the payment of any Receivable) other than through the deposit to a Lock-Box Account, such Originator shall (or shall cause such Affiliate to) deposit such funds in a Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement within two (2) Business Days of its receipt thereof. Such Originator shall take commercially reasonable actions to ensure that no amounts other than Collections on Pool Receivables are deposited into the New Lock-Box Account. The Originators shall cooperate with Buyer and Master Servicer in collecting amounts due from Obligors in respect of the Receivables. Each Originator hereby grants to Buyer and Master Servicer an irrevocable power of attorney, with full power of substitution, coupled with an interest, to take or cause to be taken in the name of such Originator all steps necessary or advisable to endorse, negotiate or otherwise realize on any Collections and any checks, instruments or other proceeds of the Receivables held
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or transmitted by such Originator or transmitted or received by Buyer (whether or not from such Originator) in connection with any Receivable transferred by it hereunder.
(g)Agreed Upon Procedures. Cooperate with Master Servicer and the designated accountants or consultants for each annual agreed upon procedures report required pursuant to Sections 7.2(e) and 7.5(f) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
(h)Frequency of Billing. Prepare and deliver (or cause to be prepared and delivered) invoices with respect to all Receivables in accordance with the Credit and Collection Policies, but in any event no less frequently than as required under the Contract related to such Receivable.
(i)Federal Assignment of Claims Act. If requested by the Agent, prepare and make any filings under the Federal Assignment of Claims Act with respect to Receivables from Obligors that are Governmental Authorities, that are necessary or desirable in order for the Agent to enforce such Receivable against the Obligor thereof.
Section 5.3 Reporting Requirements. From the date hereof until the Final Payout Date, each Originator will furnish to Buyer and to Administrative Agent each of the following:
(a)[Reserved].
(b)Financial Statements and Other Information. Each Originator will furnish (or caused to be furnished) to Administrative Agent:
(i)promptly following a request therefor, any documentation or other information that Buyer, Administrative Agent or any Purchaser reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under the applicable “know your customer” and anti money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act; and
(ii)from time to time such further information regarding the business, affairs and financial condition of such Originator and its subsidiaries as Buyer or Administrative Agent shall reasonably request.
(c)ERISA. (i) Promptly after the filing or receiving thereof, such Originator shall deliver copies of (I) all reports and notices with respect to any Reportable Event which such Originator or any of its respective ERISA Affiliates files under ERISA with the Internal Revenue Service, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or the U.S. Department of Labor or which such Originator or any of its respective ERISA Affiliates receives from the Internal Revenue Service, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or the U.S. Department of Labor and (II) all reports and documents which such Originator files under any other applicable pension benefits legislation that relate to matters concerning, or that would adversely affect or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Receivables (including the value, validity, the collectability or enforceability thereof), the priority of Administrative Agent’s lien therein or the enforceability thereof, the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, or the performance of such Originator, or the ability of such Originator (or any of its Affiliates) to perform, thereunder.
(ii)Promptly after such Originator becomes aware of the occurrence of any of the events listed in clauses (1) through (5) below, a notice indicating that such event has occurred:
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(I)the Secretary of the Treasury issues a notice to such Originator that a Plan has ceased to be a plan described in Section 4021(a)(2) of Title IV of ERISA or when the Secretary of Labor determines that any such plan is not in compliance with Title I of ERISA;
(II)the Secretary of the Treasury determines that there has been a termination or a partial termination within the meaning of Section 411(d)(3) of the Code or Section 4041 of ERISA of any Plan;
(III)any Plan fails to meet the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA;
(IV)any Plan is unable to pay benefits thereunder when due; or
(V)such Originator or any of its ERISA Affiliates liquidates in a case under the Bankruptcy Code, or under any similar Law as now or hereafter in effect.
(d)Events of Termination. Each Originator shall deliver prompt notice of the occurrence of any Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Master Servicer Termination Event, Unmatured Master Servicer Termination Event or termination of any sale or contribution of Receivables under this Agreement, accompanied by a written statement of an appropriate officer of such Originator setting forth details of such event and the action that such Originator, as applicable, proposes to take with respect thereto, such notice to be provided promptly (but not later than three (3) Business Days) after such Originator obtains knowledge of any such event.
(e)Servicing Programs. If the Master Servicer is CHR (or an Affiliate of CHR) or an Event of Termination has occurred and has not been waived in accordance with the terms of the Receivables Purchase Agreement and a license or approval is required for Buyer or such Master Servicer’s use of any software or other computer program used by such Master Servicer in the servicing of the Receivables, then each Originator, as applicable, shall at its own expense arrange for Buyer and such Master Servicer to receive any such required license or approval.
(f)Litigation. Promptly, and in any event within three (3) Business Days after such Originator obtains knowledge thereof, notice of (i) any litigation, investigation or proceeding initiated against such Originator which may exist at any time which has had or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) any material adverse development in litigation previously disclosed by it.
(g)Change in Credit and Collection Policies or Business. At least fifteen (15) days prior to (i) the effectiveness of any material change in or material amendment to such Originator’s Credit and Collection Policy, a description or, if available, a copy of the Credit and Collection Policy then in effect and a written notice (A) indicating such change or amendment and (B) if such proposed change or amendment would be reasonably likely to adversely affect the collectability of the Receivables or decrease the credit quality of any newly created Receivables, requesting Buyer’s and Administrative Agent’s consent thereto and (ii) any change or changes in the character of such Originator’s business, a written notice indicating such change and requesting Buyer’s and Administrative Agent’s consent thereto.
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(h)Other Information. Promptly, from time to time, such Records or other information, documents, records or reports respecting the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of such Originator as Administrative Agent or Buyer may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of Buyer, Administrative Agent or Purchasers under or as contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or to comply with any Law or any Governmental Authority.
(i)Included Region. Promptly, from time to time, notice of any expansion, contraction, change, reorganization, merger or other corporate, organizational or other structural change to any Included Region that would result in any receivables originated by any Originator not being considered Receivables under this Agreement.
(j)Included Branch. Promptly, from time to time, notice of any expansion, contraction, change, reorganization, merger or other corporate, organizational or other structural change to the branches of the Originators that are included in any Included Region.
Section 5.4 Negative Covenants of Each Originator. From the date hereof until the Final Payout Date, each Originator shall not, without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and Buyer, do or permit to occur any act or circumstance which it has covenanted not to do or permit to occur in any Transaction Document to which it is a party, or:
(a)Sales, Adverse Claims, Etc. Except as otherwise explicitly provided herein or in the other Transaction Documents, sell, assign or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim (by operation of Law or otherwise) upon or with respect to, (i) any Receivable or Related Asset or any interest therein, or any LockBox Account to which any Collections of any of the foregoing are sent, or any right to receive income or proceeds (other than the purchase price paid to such Originator hereunder or any proceeds of Collections remitted to such Originator hereunder to the extent such Originator owes no other amounts hereunder) from or in respect of any of the foregoing or (ii) with respect to CHRCI, prior to the Final Payout Date, its equity interest in Buyer, if any.
(b)Extension or Amendment of Receivables. Except as permitted under Section 8.2(b) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement, extend, amend or otherwise modify the terms of any Receivable originated by such Originator or amend, modify or waive any term or condition of any related Contract, in each case unless a corresponding Deemed Collection payment in respect of such Receivable is made in connection therewith.
(c)Change in Credit and Collection Policies or Business. (i) Make or consent to any change in the Credit and Collection Policies that would be reasonably likely to adversely affect the collectability of the Receivables or decrease the credit quality of any newly created Receivables without the prior written consent of Buyer and Administrative Agent or make any other material change in the Credit and Collection Policies without the prior written consent of Buyer and Administrative Agent, or (ii) make a change in the character of its business that would have or could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, in either case, without the prior written consent of Buyer and Administrative Agent.
(d)Change in Lock-Box Banks. (i) Add any bank or lock-box account not listed on Schedule 6.1(n) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement as a Lock-Box Bank or Lock-Box Account unless Administrative Agent shall have previously approved and received duly executed copies of all Lock-Box Agreements and/or amendments thereto
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covering each such new bank and lock-box account, (ii) terminate any Lock-Box Bank, Lock-Box Agreement or related Lock-Box Account without the prior written consent of Administrative Agent and, in each case, only if all of the payments from Obligors that were being sent to such Lock-Box Bank or Lock-Box Account will, upon termination of such Lock-Box Bank or Lock-Box Account and at all times thereafter, be deposited in a Lock-Box Account with another Lock-Box Bank covered by a Lock-Box Agreement or (iii) amend, supplement or otherwise modify any Lock-Box Agreement without the prior written consent of Buyer and Administrative Agent.
(e)Mergers, Sales, Etc. Consolidate or merge with or into any other Person or sell, lease or transfer all or substantially all of its property and assets, or agree to do any of the foregoing, unless (i) no Event of Termination, Unmatured Event of Termination, Master Servicer Termination Event or Unmatured Master Servicer Termination Event has occurred and is continuing or would result immediately after giving effect thereto, (ii) if Originator is not the surviving corporation or if Originator sells, leases or transfers all or substantially all of its property and assets, the surviving corporation or the Person purchasing or being leased the assets is a wholly owned Subsidiary of CHR and agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions applicable to Originator hereunder, (iii) Performance Guarantor reaffirms in a writing, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, that its obligations under the Performance Guaranty shall apply to the surviving entity, (iv) Administrative Agent and Buyer have consented thereto in writing, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld and (v) Administrative Agent receives such additional certifications and opinions of counsel as it shall reasonably request, including as to the necessity and adequacy of any new UCC financing statements or amendments to existing UCC financing statements.
(f)Deposits to Accounts. Deposit or otherwise credit, or cause or permit to be so deposited or credited, or direct any Obligor to deposit or remit, any Collections or proceeds thereof to any account (or related lock–box, if applicable) other than any Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement.
(g)Change in Organization, Etc. Change its jurisdiction of organization or its name, identity or corporate organization structure or make any other change such that any financing statement filed or other action taken to perfect Buyer’s or Administrative Agent’s interests hereunder and under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, as applicable, would become seriously misleading or would otherwise be rendered ineffective, unless (i) such Originator shall have given Buyer and Administrative Agent not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of such change and shall have cured such circumstances, (ii) Administrative Agent and Buyer have consented thereto in writing, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld and (iii) Administrative Agent and Buyer have received such certificates and opinions of counsel as they shall reasonably request. Each Originator shall at all times maintain its jurisdiction of organization and its chief executive office within a jurisdiction in the United States of America in which Article 9 of the UCC (2001 or later revision) is in effect.
(h)Actions Impairing Quality of Title. Take any action that could reasonably be expected to cause any Receivable, together with the Related Assets, not to be owned by it free and clear of any Adverse Claim; or take any action that could cause Administrative Agent not to have a valid ownership free of any Adverse Claim or first priority perfected security interest in the Asset Interest and all products and proceeds of the foregoing, free and clear of any Adverse Claim; or suffer the existence of any financing statement or other instrument similar in effect covering any Receivable or any Related Asset on file in any recording office except such as may be filed (i) in favor of any Originator or Seller in accordance with the Contracts or any Transaction Document
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or (ii) in favor of a Purchaser or Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement or any Transaction Document or take any action that could cause Administrative Agent not to have a valid first priority perfected security interest in each Lock-Box Account and all amounts or instruments on deposit or credited therein from time to time.
(i)Buyer’s Tax Status. Take or cause any action to be taken that could result in the Buyer becoming treated other than as a disregarded entity within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulation § 301.7701-3 that is disregarded as separate from a United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code for U.S. federal income tax purposes without the consent of the Administrative Agent.
(j)Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Each Originator, each Person directly or indirectly controlling an Originator, each Person directly or indirectly controlled by an Originator and each other Affiliate of any of the foregoing shall (i) comply with all applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws; (ii) maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with all applicable Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Corruption Laws in all material respects; and (iii) ensure it does not use any of the Purchase or Reinvestment in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
(k)Change in Included Region. Expand, contract, reorganize, merge, change or otherwise modify any Included Region in any manner that that would result in any receivables that would constitute "Receivables" before giving effect to such event, no longer being considered "Receivables", in each case, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
(l)Unsold Receivables. Sell, assign or otherwise dispose of, or create or suffer to exist any Adverse Claim (by operation of Law or otherwise) upon or with respect to, any of the Unsold Receivables (unless any purchaser thereof and any Person with an Adverse Claim therein, in each case, is then a party to an Intercreditor Agreement that is in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).
(m)Interline Trust. Establish any Interline Relationship with any third-party carrier.
ARTICLE VI.

TERMINATION OF PURCHASES
Section 6.1 Voluntary Termination. The sale by any Originator or contribution by CHRCI, as applicable, of Receivables and Related Assets pursuant to this Agreement may be terminated by any party hereto, upon reasonable notice to the other parties hereto, at any time when the Purchasers’ Total Investment is equal to zero.
Section 6.2 Automatic Termination. The sale by any Originator or contribution by CHRCI, as applicable, of Receivables and Related Assets pursuant to this Agreement shall automatically terminate if an Event of Bankruptcy shall have occurred and remain continuing with respect to such Originator or Buyer.
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ARTICLE VII.

INDEMNIFICATION
Section 7.1 Each Originator’s Indemnity. General Indemnity. Without limiting any other rights which any such Person may have hereunder or under applicable Law, but subject to Sections 7.1(b) and 8.6, each Originator, jointly and severally, hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Buyer, Buyer’s Affiliates and all of their respective successors, transferees, participants and assigns, all Persons referred to in Section 8.4 hereof, and all officers, members, managers, directors, shareholders, officers, employees and agents of any of the foregoing (each an “Originator Indemnified Party”), forthwith on demand, from and against any and all damages, losses, claims, liabilities and related documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including all filing fees), including reasonable attorneys’, consultants’ and accountants’ fees and disbursements (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as “Originator Indemnified Amounts”) awarded against or incurred by any of them arising out of, relating to or in connection with the Transaction Documents, any of the transactions contemplated thereby, or the ownership, maintenance or purchasing of the Receivables or in respect of or related to any Receivable or Related Assets or otherwise arising out of or relating to or in connection with the actions or inactions of Buyer, Master Servicer, Performance Guarantor, such Originator or any Affiliate of any of them; provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VII, excluding Originator Indemnified Amounts solely to the extent (x) resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Originator Indemnified Party as determined by a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction or (y) they constitute recourse with respect to a Receivable by reason of an Event of Bankruptcy or insolvency, or the financial or credit condition or financial default, of the related Obligor. Without limiting the foregoing, each Originator, jointly and severally, shall indemnify, subject to the express limitations set forth in this Section 7.1, and hold harmless each Originator Indemnified Party for any and all Originator Indemnified Amounts arising out of, relating to or in connection with:
(i)the transfer by such Originator of any interest in any Receivable other than the sale or contribution, as applicable, of any Receivable and Related Assets to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement and the grant of a security interest or ownership interest to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement;
(ii)any representation or warranty made by such Originator (or any of its officers or Affiliates) under or in connection with any Transaction Document, any Information Package or any other information or report delivered by or on behalf of any Originator pursuant hereto, which shall have been untrue, false or incorrect when made or deemed made;
(iii)the failure of such Originator to comply with the terms of any Transaction Document the Federal Assignment of Claims Act or any other applicable Law (including with respect to any Receivable or the Related Assets), or the nonconformity of any Receivable or Related Assets with any such Law;
(iv)the lack of an enforceable ownership interest or a first priority perfected security interest in the Receivables (and all Related Assets) transferred, or purported to be transferred, to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement against all Persons (including any bankruptcy trustee or similar Person);
(v)any attempt by any Person (including Buyer) to void the transfers contemplated hereby under statutory provisions or common law or equitable action;
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(vi)the failure to file, or any delay in filing of, financing statements or other similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or under any other applicable Laws with respect to any Receivable transferred by such Originator, or purported to be transferred by such Originator, to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement whether at the time of any purchase or acquisition, as applicable, or at any time thereafter;
(vii)any dispute, claim, offset or defense (other than discharge in bankruptcy) of the Obligor to the payment of any Receivable in, or purporting to be in, the Receivables Pool transferred, or purported to be transferred, to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement (including a defense based on such Receivable’s or the related Contract’s not being a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor enforceable against it in accordance with its terms), or any other claim resulting from the sale of the merchandise or services related to such Receivable or the furnishing or failure to furnish such merchandise or services;
(viii)any failure of such Originator to perform its duties or obligations in accordance with the provisions of any Transaction Document;
(ix)any suit or claim related to the Receivables or Related Assets transferred, or purported to be transferred, to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement (including any products liability or environmental liability claim arising out of or in connection with merchandise or services that are the subject of any such Receivable or Related Asset);
(x)the ownership, delivery, nondelivery, possession, design, construction, use, maintenance, transportation, performance (whether or not according to specifications), operation (including the failure to operate or faulty operation), condition, return, sale, repossession or other disposition or safety of any Related Assets (including claims for patent, trademark, or copyright infringement and claims for injury to persons or property, liability principles, or otherwise, and claims of breach of warranty, whether express or implied);
(xi)the failure by such Originator to notify any Obligor of the assignment pursuant to the terms hereof of any Receivable or Related Assets to Buyer (and subsequently, pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, to Administrative Agent for the benefit of Purchasers) or the failure to require that all Collections of Receivables be deposited directly in a Lock-Box Account covered by a Lock-Box Agreement;
(xii)the failure by such Originator to comply with the “bulk sales” or analogous Laws of any jurisdiction;
(xiii)(I) any Taxes imposed upon any Originator Indemnified Party or upon or with respect to the Receivables transferred, or purported to be transferred, to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement arising by reason of the purchase or ownership, contribution or sale of such Receivables (or of any interest therein) or Related Assets or any goods which secure any such Receivables or Related Asset or (II) any Taxes for which any Originator Indemnified Party is liable under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, and, in each case, all interest and penalties thereon or with respect thereto, and all costs and expenses related thereto or arising therefrom, including the fees and expenses of counsel in defending against the same, which such Taxes or such amounts relating thereto;
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(xiv)any taxes imposed on the Buyer’s income, capital, or revenue, or any liability of the Buyer attributable to Taxes of any Person under Treasury Regulation section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, operation of law or otherwise;
(xv)any liability of the Buyer for U.S. federal net income tax or any withholding tax or other obligation under Sections 1441, 1446 and 1461 of the Code;
(xvi)any loss arising, directly or indirectly, as a result of the imposition of sales or similar transfer type taxes or the failure by such Originator to timely collect and remit to the appropriate authority any such taxes;
(xvii)any commingling of any Collections by such Originator relating to the Receivables or Related Assets with any of its own funds or the funds of any other Person;
(xviii)the failure or delay to provide any Obligor with an invoice or other evidence of indebtedness;
(xix)any failure by any Originator to obtain consent from any Obligor prior to the assignment of any Receivable and Related Assets pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;
(xx)any breach of any Contract as a result of the sale or contribution thereof or any Receivables related thereto pursuant to this Agreement;
(xxi)any inability of such Originator or Buyer to assign any Receivable or other Related Asset as contemplated under the Transaction Documents; or the violation or breach by such Originator of any confidentiality provision, or of any similar covenant of nondisclosure, with respect to any Contract, or any other Indemnified Amount with respect to or resulting from any such violation or breach; or
(xxii)any other amount paid or payable pursuant to Sections 4.3 or 13.6 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
(b)AfterTax Basis. Indemnification in respect of such tax, governmental fee or charge shall be in an amount necessary to make such Originator Indemnified Party whole after taking into account any tax consequences to such Originator Indemnified Party of the payment of any of the aforesaid Taxes and the receipt of the indemnity provided hereunder or of any refund of any such Tax previously indemnified hereunder, including the effect of such Tax or refund on the amount of Tax measured by net income or profits which is or was payable by such Originator Indemnified Party.
Section 7.2 Contribution. If for any reason the indemnification provided above in this Article VII is unavailable to an Originator Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold an Originator Indemnified Party harmless, then each Originator shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Originator Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by such Originator Indemnified Party on the one hand and such Originator on the other hand but also the relative fault of such Originator Indemnified Party as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
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ARTICLE VIII.

MISCELLANEOUS
Section 8.1 Amendments, etc. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement nor consent to any departure by any Originator therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Buyer, Administrative Agent and (if an amendment) such Originator, and if such amendment or waiver affects the obligations of the Performance Guarantor, the Performance Guarantor consents in writing thereto, and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No Originator may amend or otherwise modify any other Transaction Document executed by it without the written consent of Buyer and Administrative Agent, and if such amendment or waiver affects the obligations of the Performance Guarantor, the Performance Guarantor consents in writing thereto.
Section 8.2 No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of Buyer or any Originator Indemnified Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Termination, Buyer (or Administrative Agent as assignee of Buyer’s rights hereunder) shall have, in addition to all other rights and remedies under this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or otherwise, all other rights and remedies provided under the UCC of each applicable jurisdiction and other applicable Laws (including all the rights and remedies of a secured party upon default under the UCC (including the right to sell any or all of the Receivables and Related Assets)). The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law. Each Originator hereby consents to and agrees to be bound by the specific remedies provisions of Section 10.2(d) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement as if they were set forth herein mutatis mutandis. Without limiting the foregoing, BofA, individually and as Administrative Agent, and each Purchaser and Purchaser Agent, and any of their Affiliates (the “Set-off Parties”) are each hereby authorized by the parties hereto, at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held by and other indebtedness at any time owing to any such Set-off Party to or for the credit to the account of the parties hereto, against all obligations of each Originator, now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document (other than in respect of any repayment of Purchasers’ Total Investment or Yield by Buyer pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement), to any Affected Party, any Indemnified Party or any other Affected Party.
Section 8.3 Notices, Etc. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (including facsimile communication) and shall be personally delivered or sent by express mail or courier or by certified mail, first class postage prepaid or by facsimile, to the intended party at the address, facsimile number or email address of such party set forth in Annex 2 or at such other address or facsimile number as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto. All such notices and communications shall be effective, (a) if personally delivered or sent by express mail or courier or if sent by certified mail, when received, and (b) if transmitted by facsimile, when receipt is confirmed by telephone.
Section 8.4 Binding Effect; Assignment. Each Originator acknowledges that institutions providing financing (by way of loans or purchases of Receivables or interests therein) pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement may rely upon the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns and shall also, to the extent provided herein, inure to the
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benefit of the parties to the Receivables Purchase Agreement. Each Originator acknowledges that Buyer’s rights under this Agreement may be assigned to BofA, a Committed Purchaser or a Conduit Purchaser under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, consents to such assignment and to the exercise of those rights directly by BofA, a Committed Purchaser or a Conduit Purchaser to the extent permitted by the Receivables Purchase Agreement and acknowledges and agrees that BofA, individually and as agent, a Committed Purchaser, a Conduit Purchaser and the other Affected Parties and each of their respective successors and assigns are express third party beneficiaries of this Agreement.
Section 8.5 Survival. The rights and remedies with respect to any breach of any representation and warranty made by any Originator or Buyer pursuant to Section 3.2, Article IV the indemnification provisions of Article VII, the provisions of Sections 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10, 8.11, 8.12 and 8.14 shall survive any termination of this Agreement and the provisions of Section 5.3(c) shall survive any termination of CHR or CHRCI as a party to this Agreement other than pursuant to a termination of this Agreement in its entirety.
Section 8.6 Costs, Expenses and Taxes. In addition to its obligations under Section 7, each Originator, jointly and severally, agrees to pay within five (5) Business Days after demand therefor:
(a)all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Buyer and any other Originator Indemnified Party in connection with:
(i)the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and any amendment of or consent or waiver under any of the Transaction Documents (whether or not consummated), or the enforcement of, or any actual or claimed breach of, this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, including reasonable accountants’, auditors’, consultants’ and outside legal counsels’ fees and expenses to any of such Persons and the fees and charges of any nationally recognized statistical rating agency or any independent accountants, auditors, consultants or other agents incurred in connection with any of the foregoing or in advising such Persons as to their respective rights and remedies under any of the Transaction Documents in connection with any of the foregoing; and
(ii)the administration (including periodic auditing as provided for herein) of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, including all reasonable expenses and accountants’, consultants’ and attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with the administration and maintenance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby; and
(b)all stamp, franchise and other Taxes and fees payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution, delivery, filing and recording of this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, and agrees to indemnify each Originator Indemnified Party and their respective Affiliates against any liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay in paying or omission to pay such Taxes and fees.
Section 8.7 Execution in Counterparts; Integration. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. 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 a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. This
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Agreement, together with the other Transaction Documents, contains a final and complete integration of all prior expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior oral or written understandings.
Section 8.8 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PERFECTION, EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF THE INTERESTS OF BUYER IN THE RECEIVABLES OR RELATED ASSETS IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK).
Section 8.9 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH ORIGINATOR AND BUYER HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR UNDER ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT OR DOCUMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY BANKING OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT A JURY.
Section 8.10 Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Immunities. EACH ORIGINATOR AND BUYER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT:
(a)IT IRREVOCABLY (i) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION, FIRST, OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURT, AND SECOND, IF FEDERAL JURISDICTION IS NOT AVAILABLE, OF ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT, IN EITHER CASE SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, (ii) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED ONLY IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT AND NOT IN ANY OTHER COURT, AND (iii) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
(b)TO THE EXTENT THAT IT HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM THE JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID TO EXECUTION, EXECUTION OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 8.11 Confidentiality. Each party hereto agrees to comply with, and be bound by, the confidentiality provisions of Section 13.8 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement as if they were set forth herein mutatis mutandis.
Section 8.12 No Proceedings. Each Originator agrees, for the benefit of the parties to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, that it will not institute against Buyer, or join any other Person in instituting against Buyer, any proceeding of a type referred to in the definition of Event of Bankruptcy from the Closing Date until one year and one day after no investment, loan or
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commitment is outstanding under the Receivables Purchase Agreement. In addition, all amounts payable by Buyer to any Originator pursuant to this Agreement shall be payable solely from funds available for that purpose (after Buyer has satisfied all obligations then due and owing under the Receivables Purchase Agreement).
Section 8.13 No Recourse Against Other Parties. No recourse under any obligation, covenant or agreement of Buyer contained in this Agreement shall be had against any stockholder, employee, officer, director, member, manager incorporator or organizer of Buyer.
Section 8.14 Grant of Security Interest. It is the intention of the parties to this Agreement that the conveyance of each Originator’s right, title and interest in and to the Receivables, the Related Assets and all the proceeds of all of the foregoing to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute an absolute and irrevocable purchase and sale or capital contribution, as applicable, and not a loan or pledge. If, notwithstanding the foregoing, the conveyance of the Receivables and the Related Assets to Buyer is characterized by any third party as a loan or pledge, the parties intend that such Originator shall be deemed hereunder to have granted, and such Originator does hereby grant, to Buyer a security interest to secure such Originator’s obligations hereunder in all of such Originator’s now or hereafter existing right, title and interest in, to and under the Receivables and the Related Assets and that this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law.
Section 8.15 Binding Terms in Other Transaction Documents. Each Originator hereby makes for the benefit of Program Administrator, Administrative Agent, each Purchaser, each other Secured Party, each of the representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements, and accepts all other binding terms, including the waiver of any rights, which are made applicable to any Originator in any other Transaction Document, each as if the same (together with any provisions incorporated therein by reference) were set forth in full herein.
Section 8.16 Joint and Several Liability. Each of the representations, warranties, covenants, obligations, indemnities and other undertakings of any Originator hereunder shall be made jointly and severally, and are joint and several liabilities of each of the Originators hereunder.
Section 8.17 Severability. Any provisions of this Agreement which are prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
ARTICLE IX.

JOINDER OF ADDITIONAL ORIGINATORS
Section 9.1 Addition of New Originators. Additional Persons may be added as Originators hereunder, with the prior written consent of Buyer and Administrative Agent, provided that the following conditions are satisfied on or before the date of such addition:
(a)Master Servicer shall have given Administrative Agent and Buyer at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such proposed addition and the identity of each such proposed additional Originator and shall have provided such other information with respect to such proposed additional Originator as Administrative Agent may reasonably request;
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(b)Performance Guarantor shall have executed and delivered to Administrative Agent a Performance Guaranty in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion) guaranteeing the timely payment and performance of all of each such proposed additional Originator’s obligations hereunder and under each other Transaction Document, if any, to which such proposed Originator is a party in any capacity;
(c)each such proposed additional Originator has executed and delivered to the Buyer and Administrative Agent an agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 9 (a “Joinder Agreement”);
(d)such proposed additional Originator has delivered to Buyer and Administrative Agent each of the documents with respect to such Originator described in Section 5.1 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement;
(e)the Purchase Termination Date shall not have occurred; and
(f)the proposed additional Originator is organized under the laws of the United Sates, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
C.H. ROBINSON COMPANY INC.,
as Originator


By: /s/ Brent C. Schoenrock
Name: Brent Schoenrock
Title:    Treasurer






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C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.,
as Master Servicer


By: /s/ Brent C. Schoenrock
Name: Brent Schoenrock
Title:    Treasurer
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C.H. ROBINSON RECEIVABLES, LLC,
as Buyer


By: /s/ Brent C. Schoenrock
Name: Brent Schoenrock
Title:    Treasurer
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ANNEX 1
UCC DETAILS SCHEDULE
(1)    C.H. Robinson Company Inc.:
(a)    Chief Executive Office

14701 Charlson Road
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347

(b)    Locations Where Records Are Kept

14701 Charlson Road
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347

(c)    Changes in Location or Name

None

(d)    Jurisdiction of Organization

Minnesota

(e)    True Legal Name

C.H. Robinson Company Inc.


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ANNEX 2
NOTICE INFORMATION
If to an Originator, to the following, as applicable:
C.H. Robinson Company Inc.
14701 Charlson Road
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347
Attention: Brent Schoenrock
Tel: (xxx) xxx-xxxx
Email: xxxxxx

If to Buyer:

C.H. Robinson Receivables, LLC
14701 Charlson Road
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55347
Attention: Brent Schoenrock
Tel: (xxx) xxx-xxxx
Email: xxxxxx

With a copy to each Committed Purchaser, each Conduit Purchaser and Administrative Agent at their respective addresses set forth in the Receivables Purchase Agreement.


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Exhibit 2.3(d)
FORM OF NOTE
NON-NEGOTIABLE SUBORDINATED NOTE
as of [ ], 20__
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, C.H. Robinson Receivables, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”), promises to pay to [________________, a ________________] (“Company”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Receivables Sale Agreement referred to below, the aggregate unpaid purchase price of all Receivables and Related Assets purchased, acquired and to be purchased or acquired by Buyer pursuant to the Receivables Sale Agreement. Such amount as shown in the records of the Master Servicer shall be rebuttable presumptive evidence of the principal amount owing under this Note.
1.    Receivables Sale Agreement. This note (this “Note”) is one of the Subordinated Notes described in Section 2.3(d) of, and is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in, the Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2021 (as the same may be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified in accordance with its terms, the “Receivables Sale Agreement”), among Company, as Originator, the Originators party thereto, the Master Servicer and Buyer. Reference is hereby made to the Receivables Sale Agreement for a statement of certain other rights and obligations of Buyer and Company. In the case of any conflict between the terms of this Note and the terms of the Receivables Sale Agreement, the terms of the Receivables Sale Agreement shall control.
2.    Definitions; Interpretation. Capitalized terms used (but not defined) herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in (or by reference in) the Receivables Sale Agreement, and this Note shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 1.2 of the Receivables Sale Agreement. In addition, as used herein, the following terms have the following meanings:
Final Maturity Date” means the date that falls a year and a day after the later of (a) the Purchase Termination Date and (b) the Final Payout Date.
Junior Liabilities” means all obligations of Buyer to Company under this Note or to any other Originator, if applicable, under any other Subordinated Notes described in Section 2.3(d) of the Receivables Sale Agreement.
Senior Interests” means (a) the Asset Interest acquired by Administrative Agent for the benefit of Purchasers pursuant to the Receivables Purchase Agreement, and (b) all obligations of Buyer to the Senior Interest Holders, howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter existing, or due or to become due on or before the Final Maturity Date.
Senior Interest Holders” means, collectively, each Committed Purchaser, each Conduit Purchaser, Administrative Agent and the other Affected Parties and their permitted assigns.
Subordination Provisions” is defined in Section 7 hereof.
3.    Interest. Subject to the Subordination Provisions, Buyer promises to pay interest on the aggregate unpaid principal amount of this Note outstanding on each day at a variable rate determined to be a fair market rate from time to time by and between Buyer and Company, with
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reference to market conditions, which rate shall in no instance be lower than the sum of 1%, plus the one-month LIBOR rate announced from time to time by the British Bankers Association.
4.    Interest Payment Dates. Subject to the Subordination Provisions, Buyer shall pay accrued interest on this Note for each Settlement Period on each Settlement Date (or on such earlier date as Buyer may elect from time to time) and on the Final Maturity Date (or, if any such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). Buyer also shall pay accrued interest on the principal amount of each prepayment hereof on the date of each such prepayment.
5.    Basis of Computation. Interest accrued hereunder shall be computed for the actual number of days elapsed on the basis of a 360-day year.
6.    Principal Payment Dates. Subject to the Subordination Provisions, any unpaid principal of this Note shall be paid on the Final Maturity Date (or, if such date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day). Subject to the Subordination Provisions, the principal amount of and accrued interest on this Note may be prepaid on any Business Day without premium or penalty.
7.    Subordination Provisions. Buyer covenants and agrees, and Company, by its acceptance of this Note, likewise covenants and agrees, in each case, for the benefit of the other and for the benefit of the Senior Interest Holders, that the payment of all Junior Liabilities is hereby expressly subordinated in right of payment to the payment and performance of the Senior Interests, and any payment hereunder is pari passu in right of payment and performance to all other Junior Liabilities, to the extent and in the manner set forth in the following clauses of this Section 7 (the “Subordination Provisions”):
    (a)    No payment or other distribution of Buyer’s assets of any kind or character, whether in cash, securities, or other rights or property, shall be made on account of this Note except to the extent such payment or other distribution is made pursuant to Sections 4 or 6 of this Note;
(b)    (i) In the event of any Event of Bankruptcy involving Buyer, and (ii) on and after the occurrence of the Purchase Termination Date, the Senior Interests shall first be indefeasibly paid and performed in full and in cash before the Company shall be entitled to receive and to retain any payment or distribution in respect of this Note. In order to implement the foregoing: (A) all payments and distributions of any kind or character in respect of this Note to which Company would be entitled except for this subsection 7(b) shall be made directly to Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Senior Interest Holders); and (B) Company hereby irrevocably agrees that Administrative Agent, in the name of Company or otherwise, may demand, sue for, collect, receive and receipt for any and all such payments or distributions, and file, prove and vote or consent in any such proceeding with respect to any and all claims of Company relating to this Note, in each case until the Senior Interests shall have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full and in cash.
(c)    In the event that Company receives any payment or other distribution of any kind or character from Buyer or from any other source whatsoever, in respect of this Note, other than as expressly permitted by the terms of this Note, such payment or other distribution shall be received in trust for the Senior Interest Holders and shall immediately be turned over in cash by the Company to Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Senior Interest Holders) until the Senior Interests have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full and in cash. All payments and distributions received by Administrative Agent in respect of this Note, to the extent received in or converted into cash, may be applied by Administrative Agent (for the benefit of the Senior Interest Holders) first, to the payment of any and all expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and other legal expenses) paid or incurred by Administrative Agent or the Senior
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Interest Holders in enforcing these Subordination Provisions, or in endeavoring to collect or realize upon the Junior Liabilities, and second, any balance thereof shall, solely as between any Originator (including Company hereunder) and the Senior Interest Holders, be applied by Administrative Agent toward the payment of the Senior Interests in a manner determined by Administrative Agent to be in accordance with the Receivables Purchase Agreement; but as between Buyer and its creditors, no such payments or distributions of any kind or character shall be deemed to be payments or distributions in respect of the Senior Interests.
(d)    Upon the indefeasible payment in full and in cash of all Senior Interests, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Senior Interest Holders to receive payments or distributions from Buyer that are applicable to the Senior Interests until this Note is indefeasibly paid and performed in full in cash.
(e)    These Subordination Provisions are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the Company, on the one hand, and the Senior Interest Holders, on the other hand. Nothing contained in the Subordination Provisions or elsewhere in this Note is intended to or shall impair, as between Buyer, its creditors (other than the Senior Interest Holders) and the Company, Buyer’s obligation, which is unconditional and absolute, to pay this Note as and when the same shall become due in accordance with the terms hereof and of the Receivables Sale Agreement or to affect the relative rights of the Company and creditors of Buyer (other than the Senior Interest Holders).
(f)    Company shall not, until the Senior Interests have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full and in cash: (i) cancel, waive, forgive, transfer or assign, or commence legal proceedings to enforce or collect, or subordinate to any obligation of Buyer, howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or now or hereafter existing, or due or to become due, other than the Senior Interests, this Note, or any rights in respect thereof or (ii) convert this Note into an equity interest in Buyer, unless, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above, Company shall have received the prior written consent of Administrative Agent.
(g)    Company shall not commence, or join with any other Person in commencing, any proceedings related to an Event of Bankruptcy with respect to Buyer until at least one year and one day shall have passed since the Senior Interests shall have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full and in cash.
(h)    If, at any time, any payment (in whole or in part) made with respect to any Senior Interest is rescinded or must be restored or returned by a Senior Interest Holder (whether in connection with any Event of Bankruptcy or otherwise), these Subordination Provisions shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, as though such payment had not been made.
(i)    Each of the Senior Interest Holders may, from time to time, at its sole discretion, without notice or demand to Company, and without waiving any of its rights under these Subordination Provisions, take any or all of the following actions: (i) retain or obtain an interest in any property securing any of the Senior Interests pursuant to, and to the extent set forth in, the Transaction Documents; (ii) retain or obtain the primary or secondary obligations of any other obligor or obligors with respect to any of the Senior Interests; (iii) extend or renew for one or more periods (whether or not longer than the original period), alter or exchange any of the Senior Interests, or release or compromise any obligation of any nature with respect to any of the Senior Interests in accordance with the Transaction Documents; (iv) amend, supplement, or otherwise modify any Transaction Document in accordance with the terms thereof; and (v) release its security interest in, or surrender, release or permit any substitution or exchange for all or any part of any rights or property securing any of the Senior Interests, or extend or renew for one or more
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periods (whether or not longer than the original period), or release, compromise, alter or exchange any obligations of any nature of any obligor with respect to any such rights or property.
(j)    Company agrees that this Note shall be pari passu with all other Junior Liabilities.
(k)    Company hereby waives: (i) notice of acceptance of these Subordination Provisions by any of the Senior Interest Holders; (ii) notice of the existence, creation, non-payment or non-performance of all or any of the Senior Interests; and (iii) all diligence in enforcement, collection or protection of, or realization upon the Senior Interests, or any thereof, or any security therefor.
(l)    These Subordination Provisions constitute a continuing offer from Buyer to all Persons who become the holders of, or who continue to hold, Senior Interests; and these Subordination Provisions are made for the benefit of the Senior Interest Holders, and Administrative Agent may proceed to enforce such provisions on behalf of each of such Persons.
8.    Cumulative Remedies; Amendments, Etc. No failure or delay on the part of Company in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power or right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right. No amendment, modification or waiver of, or consent with respect to, any provision of this Note shall in any event be effective unless (a) the same shall be in writing and signed and delivered by Buyer and Company and acknowledged and agreed to by Administrative Agent, and (b) all consents required for such actions under the Transaction Documents shall have been received by the appropriate Persons.
9.    Limitation on Interest. Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, Buyer shall never be required to pay unearned interest on any amount outstanding hereunder, and shall never be required to pay interest on the principal amount outstanding hereunder, at a rate in excess of the maximum interest rate that may be contracted for, charged or received without violating applicable federal or state law.
10.    Negotiation. This Note is not negotiable.
11.    Governing Law. THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF).
12.    Captions. Paragraph captions used in this Note are provided solely for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Note.
[Signature Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Note to be duly executed as of the date hereof.
C.H. ROBINSON RECEIVABLES, LLC
By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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Exhibit 5.3
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
This Compliance Certificate is furnished pursuant to that certain Receivables Sale Agreement dated as of November 19, 2021 among the various originators from time to time party thereto (the “Originators”), the Master Servicer and C.H. Robinson Receivables, LLC (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings attributed thereto in the Agreement (including those incorporated by reference therein).
THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT:
1.    I am the duly elected ________________ of Originator.
2.    I have reviewed the terms of the Agreement and I have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and conditions of Originator and its Subsidiaries during the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements.
3.    The examinations described in paragraph 2 did not disclose, and I have no knowledge of, the existence of any condition or event which constitutes an Event of Termination or an Unmatured Event of Termination, as each such term is defined under the Agreement, during or at the end of the accounting period covered by the attached financial statements or as of the date of this Certificate, except as set forth below.
4.    Described below are the exceptions, if any, to paragraph 3 by listing, in detail, the nature of the condition or event, the period during which it has existed and the action which Originator has taken, is taking, or proposes to take with respect to each such condition or event:
The foregoing certifications and the financial statements delivered with this Certificate in support thereof, are made and delivered as of the _____ day of _____________, 20__.

By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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Exhibit 9
FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT
JOINDER AGREEMENT
THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT is executed and delivered by ____________________, a ____________________ (“New Originator”), in favor of C.H. Robinson Receivables, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as purchaser (“Buyer”), with respect to that certain Receivables Sale Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2021, by and among the various originators from time to time party thereto (the “Originators”), the Master Servicer and Buyer (as amended, restated, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time, the “Sale Agreement”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined are used with the meanings attributed thereto in the Sale Agreement (including those incorporated by reference therein).
Subject to receipt of counterparts hereof signed by the signatories below, by its signature below, New Originator hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to become a party to the Sale Agreement as an Originator thereunder and to be bound by all of the provisions thereof, and hereby makes as to itself, as of the date hereof, each of the representations and warranties in Section 4 of the Sale Agreement.
Attached hereto are amended and restated versions of Annexes 1 and 2 to the Sale Agreement incorporating relevant information with respect to the New Originator. After giving effect to the amendments and restatements embodied therein, each of the representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of the Sale Agreement will be true and correct as to New Originator.
The provisions of Section 8 of the Sale Agreement are incorporated in this Joinder Agreement by this reference with the same force and effect as if set forth in full herein except that references in such Section 8 to “this Agreement” shall be deemed to refer to “this Joinder Agreement and to the Sale Agreement as modified by this Joinder Agreement.”
Delivered herewith are each of the documents, certificates and opinions required to be delivered by New Originator pursuant to Section 9.1 of the Sale Agreement.
Please acknowledge your consent to New Originator’s joinder to the Sale Agreement by signing the enclosed copy hereof in the appropriate space provided below.
[signature pages follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, New Originator has executed this Joinder Agreement as of the _____ day of ____________________.
[NEW ORIGINATOR]


By:_____________________________________
Name:
Title:

Each of the undersigned hereby consents
to New Originator’s joinder to the Sale Agreement:
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
By:________________________________________
Name:    
Title:


C.H. ROBINSON RECEIVABLES, LLC,
as Buyer

By:________________________________________
Name:
Title:


C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.,
as Performance Guarantor
By:________________________________________
Name:
Title:

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Exhibit 10.3
PERFORMANCE GUARANTY
This PERFORMANCE GUARANTY (this “Agreement”), dated as of November 19, 2021, is between C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Performance Guarantor”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (“BofA”), as agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”) for and on behalf of the Affected Parties under the Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among C.H. Robinson Receivables, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Seller”), C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., individually and as initial master Servicer (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”), the Agent and various Conduit Purchasers, Purchaser Agents and Committed Purchasers described therein (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Receivables Purchase Agreement”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement are used as defined in, or by reference in, the Receivables Purchase Agreement. The interpretive provisions set out in Appendix A of the Receivables Purchase Agreement shall be incorporated herein and applied in the interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 1.Undertaking.
(a)For value received by it and its Affiliates, the Performance Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably assures and undertakes (as primary obligor and not merely as surety) for the benefit of each of the Affected Parties the due and punctual performance and observance by each Originator and the Master Servicer (and any of their respective successors and assigns in such capacity) of all their respective covenants, agreements, undertakings, indemnities and other obligations or liabilities (including, in each case, those related to any breach by any Originator or Master Servicer, as applicable, of its respective representations, warranties and covenants), whether monetary or non-monetary and regardless of the capacity in which incurred (including all of any Originator’s or Master Servicer’s payment, repurchase, Deemed Collections (including as defined in the Sale Agreement), indemnity or similar obligations), under any of the Transaction Documents (collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations”), irrespective of: (A) the validity, binding effect, legality, subordination, disaffirmance, enforceability or amendment, restatement, modification or supplement of, or waiver of compliance with, this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any documents related hereto or thereto, (B) any change in the existence, formation or ownership of, or the bankruptcy or insolvency of, the Seller, any Originator, Master Servicer or any other Person, (C) any extension, renewal, settlement, compromise, exchange, waiver or release in respect of any Guaranteed Obligation (or any collateral security therefor, including the property sold, contributed (or purportedly sold or contributed) or otherwise pledged or transferred by any Originator under the Sale Agreement) or any party to this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or any related documents, (D) the existence of any claim, set-off, counterclaim or other right that the Performance Guarantor or any other Person may have against the Seller, any Originator, Master Servicer or any other Person, (E) any impossibility or impracticability of performance, illegality, force majeure, act of war or terrorism, any act of any Governmental Authority or any other circumstance or occurrence that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense available to, or provides a discharge of, the Performance Guarantor, (F) any Law affecting any term of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any Transaction Document, or rights of the Administrative Agent or any other Affected Party with respect thereto or otherwise, (G) the failure by the Administrative Agent or any Affected Party to take any steps to perfect and maintain perfected its interest in, or the impairment or release of, any Collateral, (H) any failure to obtain any authorization or approval from or other action by or to notify or file with, any Governmental Authority required in connection with the performance of the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise or (I) any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a legal or equitable discharge of, the Performance Guarantor,



any Originator, any surety or any guarantor (other than the defense of performance and/or payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations).
(b)Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Performance Guarantor agrees that if any Originator or Master Servicer (or any of their respective successors and assigns in such capacity) shall fail in any manner whatsoever to perform or observe any of its respective Guaranteed Obligations when the same shall be required to be performed or observed under any applicable Transaction Document to which it is a party, then the Performance Guarantor will itself duly and punctually perform or observe or cause to be performed or observed such Guaranteed Obligations. It shall not be a condition to the accrual of the obligation of the Performance Guarantor hereunder to perform or to observe any Guaranteed Obligation that the Administrative Agent or any other Person shall have first made any request of or demand upon or given any notice to the Performance Guarantor, the Seller, any Originator, Master Servicer or any other Person or have initiated any action or proceeding against the Performance Guarantor, the Seller, any Originator, Master Servicer or any other Person in respect thereof. The Performance Guarantor also hereby expressly waives any defenses based on any of the provisions set forth above and all defenses it may have as a guarantor or a surety generally or otherwise based upon suretyship, impairment of collateral or otherwise in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations whether in equity or at law. The Performance Guarantor agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be irrevocable and unconditional. The Performance Guarantor hereby also expressly waives diligence, presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind whatsoever, as well as any requirement that the Affected Parties (or any of them) exhaust any right to take any action against the Seller, any Originator, Master Servicer or any other Person (including the filing of any claims in the event of a receivership or bankruptcy of any of the foregoing), or with respect to any collateral or collateral security at any time securing any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and hereby consents to any and all extensions of time of the due performance of any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations. The Performance Guarantor agrees that it shall not exercise or assert any right which it may acquire by way of subrogation under this Agreement unless and until all Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full. For the sake of clarity, and without limiting the foregoing, it is expressly acknowledged and agreed that the Guaranteed Obligations do not include the payment or guaranty of any amounts to the extent such amounts constitute recourse with respect to a Pool Receivable or Related Asset by reason of an Event of Bankruptcy or insolvency, or the financial or credit condition or financial default, of the related Obligor.
Section 2.Confirmation. The Performance Guarantor hereby confirms that the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents have been arranged among the Seller, any Originator, the Master Servicer and the Affected Parties, as applicable, with the Performance Guarantor’s full knowledge and consent and any amendment, restatement, modification or supplement of, or waiver of compliance with, the Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms thereof by any of the foregoing shall be deemed to be with the Performance Guarantor’s full knowledge and consent. The Performance Guarantor hereby confirms (i) that on the date hereof, it directly or indirectly owns (through one or more subsidiaries) 100% of the Voting Stock of each Originator and the Seller and (ii) that it is in the best interest of the Performance Guarantor to execute this Agreement, inasmuch as the Performance Guarantor (individually) and the Performance Guarantor and its Affiliates (collectively) will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The Performance Guarantor agrees to promptly notify the Administrative Agent in the event that it ceases to directly or indirectly own 100% of the Voting Stock of any Originator or the Seller.
Section 3.Covenants. The Performance Guarantor covenants and agrees that, from the date hereof until all Guaranteed Obligations are indefeasibly paid and satisfied in full, it shall observe and perform the following covenants:
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(a)Sale Treatment. The Performance Guarantor and each Originator, on a consolidated basis, shall not account for, or otherwise treat, the transactions contemplated by the Receivables Purchase Agreement other than as a sale of Receivables or inconsistent with the interests of the Seller and the Agent in the Receivables and Collections.
(b)Mergers, Sales, Etc. It shall not (i) consolidate or merge with or into, or sell, lease or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its assets to, any other Person, unless (a) the Performance Guarantor is the surviving entity, (b) if the Performance Guarantor is not the surviving entity, such surviving entity assumes the obligations of the Performance Guarantor under this Agreement or (c) the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser has provided prior written consent to such consolidation, merger or sale, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, or (ii) discontinue or eliminate any business line or segment if such discontinuance or elimination could, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c)Actions Contrary to Separateness. It shall not take any action inconsistent with the terms of Section 7.8 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
(d)Information and Assistance. It shall, from time to time, promptly at the request of the Administrative Agent (for itself or on behalf of any other Affected Party), provide information relating to its business or affairs as the Administrative Agent (for itself or on behalf of any other Affected Party) may reasonably request. It shall also do all such things and execute all such documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably consider necessary or desirable to give full effect to this Agreement and to perfect or preserve the rights and powers of the Administrative Agent or any other Affected Party hereunder or with respect hereto.
(e)Impairment Actions. It shall not take any action that could reasonably be expected to (i) cause any Pool Receivable, together with the Related Assets, not to be owned by Seller free and clear of any Adverse Claim; (ii) cause Administrative Agent not to have a valid and perfected ownership interest or first priority perfected security interest in each Pool Receivable, together with the Related Assets, each Lock-Box Account and all proceeds of the foregoing (to the extent such security interest can be perfected by filing a financing statement or the execution of an account control agreement), in each case free and clear of any Adverse Claim, or (iii) cause this Agreement to cease being a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Performance Guarantor, enforceable against the Performance Guarantor in accordance with its terms.
(f)Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. None of the Performance Guarantor, each Person directly or indirectly controlling the Performance Guarantor, each Person directly or indirectly controlled by the Performance Guarantor and each other Affiliate of any of the foregoing shall (i) comply with all applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Anti-Corruption Laws; (ii) maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to promote and achieve compliance with all applicable Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Corruption Laws in all material respects; and (iii) ensure it does not use any of the Purchase or Reinvestment in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
(g)Reporting Requirements. Performance Guarantor, whether or not it is the Master Servicer, shall furnish all items required by Section 7.5(a) and 7.5(b) of the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
Section 4.Miscellaneous.
(a)The Performance Guarantor agrees that any payments hereunder will be made in accordance with Section 3.3 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
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(b)Any payments under this Agreement shall be made in full in U.S. Dollars to the Administrative Agent in the United States without any set-off, deduction or counterclaim; and the Performance Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall not be satisfied by any tender or recovery of another currency except to the extent such tender or recovery results in receipt of the full amount of U.S. Dollars required hereunder.
(c)No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement nor consent to any departure by the Performance Guarantor therefrom shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent and the Performance Guarantor. No failure on the part of the Administrative Agent or any other Affected Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.
(d)This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, the other Affected Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. The Performance Guarantor shall not assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its obligations or duties under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Purchaser. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that each of the Affected Parties shall be a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.
(e)THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF).
(f)EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OR UNDER ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT OR DOCUMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY BANKING OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT A JURY.
(g)EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT IRREVOCABLY (i) SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION, FIRST, OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURT, AND SECOND, IF FEDERAL JURISDICTION IS NOT AVAILABLE, OF ANY NEW YORK STATE COURT, IN EITHER CASE SITTING IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, (ii) AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED ONLY IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR FEDERAL COURT AND NOT IN ANY OTHER COURT, AND (iii) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY EFFECTIVELY DO SO, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
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Section 5.Termination of Performance Guaranty.
(a)This Agreement and the Performance Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall remain operative and continue in full force and effect until the later of (i) the Final Payout Date, and (ii) such time as all Guaranteed Obligations are duly performed and indefeasibly paid and satisfied in full, provided, that this Agreement and the Performance Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment or other satisfaction of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization of any Originator, Seller, Master Servicer or otherwise, as applicable, as though such payment had not been made or other satisfaction occurred, whether or not the Administrative Agent or any of the Affected Parties (or their respective assigns) are in possession of this Agreement. To the fullest extent permitted by Law, no invalidity, irregularity or unenforceability by reason of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar Law, or any other Law or order of any Governmental Authority thereof purporting to reduce, amend or otherwise affect the Guaranteed Obligations shall impair, affect, or be a defense to or claim against the obligations of the Performance Guarantor under this Agreement.
(b)This Agreement shall survive the insolvency of any Originator, Master Servicer, Seller, any Affected Party or any other Person and the commencement of any case or proceeding by or against any Originator, Master Servicer, Seller or any other Person under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar Law. No automatic stay under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar Law with respect to any Originator, Master Servicer, Seller or any other Person shall postpone the obligations of the Performance Guarantor under this Agreement.
Section 6.Set-off. Each Affected Party (and its assigns) is hereby authorized by the Performance Guarantor at any time and from time to time, without notice to the Performance Guarantor (any such notice being expressly waived by the Performance Guarantor) and to the fullest extent permitted by Law, to set-off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) and other sums at any time held by, and other indebtedness at any time owing to, any such Affected Party to or for the credit to the account of the Performance Guarantor, against any and all Guaranteed Obligations of the Performance Guarantor, now or hereafter existing under this Agreement.
Section 7.Entire Agreement; Severability; No Party Deemed Drafter. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto with respect to the matters set forth herein. The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by Law or any other agreement, and this Agreement shall be in addition to any other guaranty of or collateral security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations. Any provisions of this Agreement which are prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. If the obligations of the Performance Guarantor hereunder would otherwise be held or determined to be avoidable, invalid or unenforceable in any action or proceeding on account of the amount of the Performance Guarantor’s liability under this Agreement, then, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the amount of such liability shall, without any further action by the Performance Guarantor or any Affected Party, be automatically limited and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and enforceable as determined in such action or proceeding. Any provisions of this Agreement which are prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
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unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that no party hereto shall be deemed to be the drafter of this Agreement.
Section 8.Expenses. The Performance Guarantor agrees to pay on demand:
(a)all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any other Affected Party in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and any amendment, restatement or supplement of, or consent or waivers under, this Agreement (whether or not consummated), enforcement of, or any actual or claimed breach of, or claim under, this Agreement, including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel incurred in connection therewith and all accountants’, auditors’, consultants’ and other agents’ fees and expenses incurred in connection with any of the foregoing or in advising such Persons as to their respective rights and remedies under any of the Transaction Documents; and
(b)all stamp and other similar Taxes and fees payable or determined to be payable in connection with the execution, delivery, filing and recording of this Agreement, and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and each of the other Affected Parties against any liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay in paying or omission to pay such Taxes and fees.
Section 9.Indemnities by Performance Guarantor. Without limiting any other rights which any Affected Party may have hereunder or under applicable Law, the Performance Guarantor agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Affected Party and each of their respective Affiliates, and all successors, transferees, participants and assigns and all officers, members, managers, directors, shareholders, controlling persons, employees and agents of any of the foregoing (each an “Indemnified Party”) forthwith and on demand from and against any and all damages, losses, claims, liabilities and related costs and expenses (including all filing fees, if any), including reasonable attorneys’, consultants’ and accountants’ fees and disbursements (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as “Indemnified Amounts”) incurred by any of them and arising out of, relating to, resulting from or in connection with: (i) any breach by the Performance Guarantor of any of its obligations or duties under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party in any capacity; (ii) the inaccuracy of any representation or warranty made by the Performance Guarantor in any of its capacities under the Receivables Purchase Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which it is a party in any capacity or in any certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or to any other Transaction Document to which it is a party in any capacity; (iii) the failure of any information provided to any such Indemnified Party by, or on behalf of, the Performance Guarantor, in any capacity, to be true and correct; (iv) the material misstatement of fact or the omission of a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained in any information provided to any such Indemnified Party by, or on behalf of, the Performance Guarantor, in any capacity, not materially misleading; (v) any negligence or misconduct on the Performance Guarantor’s part arising out of, relating to, in connection with, or affecting any transaction contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; (vi) the failure by the Performance Guarantor to comply with any applicable Law, rule or regulation with respect to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby, any other Transaction Document to which it is a party in any capacity, the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise or (vii) the failure of this Agreement to constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Performance Guarantor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms; provided, however, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9, Indemnified Amounts shall be excluded solely to the extent determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Indemnified Party.
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Section 10.Addresses for Notices. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including by e-mail or facsimile) and mailed, e-mailed, telecopied, telegraphed, cabled or delivered to the receiving party at its address designated on Schedule A of this Agreement or at such other address as shall have been designated by the receiving party in a written notice to the sending party. All such notices and other communications shall, when mailed or faxed, be effective when deposited in the mails or faxed, respectively.
Section 11.Taxes. All payments to be made by the Performance Guarantor hereunder shall be made free and clear of any deduction or withholding. If the Performance Guarantor is required by Law to make any deduction or withholding on account of Tax or otherwise from any such payment, the sum due from it in respect of such payment shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that, after the making of such deduction or withholding, the Affected Parties receive a net sum equal to the sum which it would have received had no deduction or withholding been made.
Section 12.Waiver of Immunity. To the extent that the Performance Guarantor or any of its properties, assets or revenues may have or may hereafter become entitled to, or have attributed to it, any right of immunity, on the grounds of sovereignty or otherwise, from any legal action, suit or proceeding in connection with or arising out of this Agreement, from the giving of any relief in any thereof, from setoff or counterclaim, from the jurisdiction of any court, from service of process, from attachment upon or prior to judgment, from attachment in aid of execution of judgment, or from execution of judgment, or other legal process or proceeding for the giving of any relief or for the enforcement of any judgment, in any jurisdiction in which proceeding may at any time be commenced, with respect to its obligations, liabilities or any other matter under or arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, the Performance Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, and agrees for the benefit of the Affected Parties not to plead or claim, any such immunity, and consents to such relief and enforcement.
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    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Performance Guarantor has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.,
as Performance Guarantor


By: /s/ Brent C. Schoenrock
Name: Brent Schoenrock
Title:    Treasurer



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ACCEPTED AND ACKNOWLEDGED, as of the date first written above.

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Agent


By: /s/ Daniel Ghanem
Name: Daniel Ghanem
Title:    Vice President


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SCHEDULE A
ADDRESSES FOR NOTICE
If to Performance Guarantor:
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
14701 Charlson Road
Eden Prairie, MN 55347
Attention: Brent Schoenrock
Tel: (xxx) xxx-xxxx
Email: xxxxxx

If to Agent:
Bank of America, N.A.
Trade Receivables Securitization Finance
13510 Ballantyne Corporate PI
Charlotte, NC 28277
Attn: Christopher Haynes
Tel: xxx-xxx-xxxx
Email: xxxxxx
Schedule A

Exhibit 10.4
THIRD OMNIBUS AMENDMENT

    THIS THIRD OMNIBUS AMENDMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of November 19, 2021 (the “Amendment Effective Date”) by and among C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (the “Borrower”), the Guarantors (as defined below), the lenders listed on the signature pages hereto (the “Lenders”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as LC Issuer (in such capacity, the “LC Issuer”), Swing Line Lender (in such capacity, the “Swing Line Lender”) and Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), under (i) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of October 29, 2012 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including by this Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the Lenders, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, and (ii) that certain Guaranty, dated as of October 29, 2012 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, including by this Amendment, the “Guaranty”), by and among the Subsidiaries of the Borrower party thereto from time to time (the “Guarantors”) in favor of the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Guarantors have requested that the Lenders, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent agree to make certain modifications to the Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent have so agreed on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent hereby agree as follows.
ARTICLE I - AMENDMENTS
1.1Amendments to Credit Agreement. Effective as of the Amendment Effective Date but subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Article III below, the Credit Agreement (including the Pricing Schedule, Schedule 1 and Exhibit D, but excluding all other Schedules and Exhibits, which shall remain in the original form delivered) is hereby amended as set forth in the marked terms on Exhibit A-1 attached hereto. In Exhibit A-1 hereto, deletions of text in the Credit Agreement as amended hereby are indicated by struck-through text, and insertions of text are indicated by bold, double-underlined text. Exhibit A-2 attached hereto sets forth a clean copy of the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, after giving effect to such amendments. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document.
ARTICLE II- REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower and each of the Guarantors hereby represent and warrant as follows:
2.1This Amendment and the Credit Agreement (in the case of the Borrower) and Guaranty (in the case of the Guarantors), in each case as amended hereby, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and each of the Guarantors and are enforceable against the Borrower and each of the Guarantors in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity.



2.2As of the date hereof and after giving effect to the terms of this Amendment, (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in Article V of the Credit Agreement and each of the Guarantors set forth in the Guaranty, in each case as amended hereby, are true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty was true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.
ARTICLE III- CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
    This Amendment shall become effective on the Amendment Effective Date, provided, however, that the effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent:

3.1The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and the Lenders.
3.2The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, signed by an Authorized Officer on behalf of the Borrower, (i) stating that as of the date hereof and after giving effect to the terms of this Amendment, (A) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (B) the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in Article V of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, are true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty was true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date and (ii) attaching a certified copy of the Senior Note Purchase Agreement as in effect on the Amendment Effective Date.
3.3The Administrative Agent shall have received certificates of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each Loan Party certifying (i) that there have been no changes in the charter document of such Loan Party since the Effective Date, (ii) that there have been no changes in the by-laws or other organizational document of such Loan Party since the Effective Date except, in the case of the Borrower, as attached to the certificate of the Secretary of the Borrower, (iii) existing resolutions issued by its Board of Directors or other governing body authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment, (iv) the Good Standing Certificate (or analogous documentation if applicable) for such Loan Party from the Secretary of State (or analogous governmental entity) of the jurisdiction of its organization, to the extent generally available in such jurisdiction and (v) the names and true signatures of the incumbent officers of each Loan Party authorized to sign the Amendment.
3.4There shall not have occurred a material adverse change in the business, Property, financial condition or results of operations the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since December 31, 2020.
3.5The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of all governmental, equity holder and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the contemplated financing and all such consents and approvals shall be in full force and effect and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken by any authority that would be reasonably likely to restrain, prevent or impose any material adverse conditions on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and no law or regulation shall be applicable which in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent could have such effect.
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3.6Upon the reasonable request of any Lender made at least ten days prior to the Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower shall have provided to such Lender the documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act, in each case at least five days prior to the Amendment Effective Date.
3.7At least five (5) days prior to the Amendment Effective Date, if the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the Borrower shall have delivered a Beneficial Ownership Certification (as defined in the Credit Agreement) in relation to the Borrower.
ARTICLE IV – RELEASE
In further consideration of the execution by the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and the Lenders of this Amendment, the Borrower, on behalf of itself and each of its affiliates, and all of the successors and assigns of each of the foregoing (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby completely, voluntarily, knowingly, and unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender, the Lenders, each of their advisors, professionals and employees, each affiliate of the foregoing and all of their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”), from any and all claims, actions, suits, and other liabilities, including, without limitation, any so-called “lender liability” claims or defenses, whether arising in law or in equity, which any of the Releasors ever had, now has or hereinafter can, shall or may have against any of the Releasees for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever from time to time occurred on or prior to the date hereof, in any way concerning, relating to, or arising from the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. The Releasors hereby acknowledge that they have been advised by legal counsel of the meaning and consequences of this release.

ARTICLE V- GENERAL
5.1Reaffirmation. Each Guarantor hereby ratifies and reaffirms all of its payment and performance obligations, contingent or otherwise, under the Guaranty and each other Loan Document executed by such Guarantor.
5.2Expenses. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent upon demand for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent, including, without limitation, reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel to the Administrative Agent, incurred in connection with preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and any other document required to be furnished herewith.
5.3Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy or electronically shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. The electronic signature provisions of Section 14.2 of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference and apply hereto.
5.4Severability. Any provision in this Amendment that is held to be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid without affecting the remaining provisions in that jurisdiction or the
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operation, enforceability, or validity of that provision in any other jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of this Amendment are declared to be severable.
5.5Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with the internal laws (without regard to the conflict of law provisions) of the State of New York, but giving effect to federal laws applicable to national banks.
5.6Successors; Enforceability. The terms and provisions of this Amendment shall be binding upon the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and the Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and the Lenders and their respective successors and assigns.
5.7Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement and the Guaranty.
a.Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, on and after the date hereof, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended and modified hereby.
b.Except as specifically amended above, the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith (including, without limitation, all of the Loan Documents) shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.
c.The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.
5.8Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are for convenience of reference only, and shall not govern the interpretation of any of the provisions of this Amendment.
(signature pages follow)
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    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.


C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC., as the Borrower
By: /s/ Brent C. Schoenrock
Name: Brent Schoenrock
Title Treasurer
Signature Page to
C.H. Robinson
Third Omnibus Amendment




C.H. ROBINSON COMPANY, LLC, as a Guarantor
By: /s/ Ben G. Campbell
Name: Ben Campbell
Title Secretary
C.H. ROBINSON COMPANY INC., as a Guarantor
By: /s/ Brent Schoenrock
Name: Brent Schoenrock
Title Treasurer

Signature Page to
C.H. Robinson
Third Omnibus Amendment




U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender and LC Issuer, Swing Line Lender and Administrative Agent
By: /s/ Eric M. Herm
Name: Eric M. Herm
Title Assistant Vice President



Signature Page to
C.H. Robinson
Third Omnibus Amendment



WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By: /s/ Kevin Valenta
Name: Kevin Valenta
Title Director
Signature Page to
C.H. Robinson
Third Omnibus Amendment



BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., as a Lender
By: /s/ Wesley M. Anderson
Name: Wesley M. Anderson
Title Managing Director
Signature Page to
C.H. Robinson
Third Omnibus Amendment




JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By: /s/ Jonathan Bennett
Name: Jonathan Bennett
Title Executive Director
Signature Page to
C.H. Robinson
Third Omnibus Amendment





BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender
By: /s/ Jonathan M. Phillips
Name: Jonathan Phillips
Title Senior Vice President
Signature Page to
C.H. Robinson
Third Omnibus Amendment




MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By: /s/ Jack Kuhns
Name: Jack Kuhns
Title Authorized Signatory
Signature Page to
C.H. Robinson
Third Omnibus Amendment



MUFG BANK, LTD., formerly known as the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. as a Lender
By: /s/ Brett Parker
Name: Brett Parker
Title Authorized Signature
Signature Page to
C.H. Robinson
Third Omnibus Amendment



HBSC BANK USA, NA., as a Lender
By: /s/ Kyle Patterson
Name: Kyle Patterson
Title Senior Vice President
Signature Page to
C.H. Robinson
Third Omnibus Amendment



PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By: /s/ Debra Hoffenkamp
Name: Debra Hoffenkamp
Title Assistant Vice President
Signature Page to
C.H. Robinson
Third Omnibus Amendment



THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender
By: /s/ Wicks Barkhausen
Name: Wicks Barkhausen
Title Senior Vice President

Signature Page to
C.H. Robinson
Third Omnibus Amendment



EXHIBIT A-1
Credit Agreement, as amended



Deal CUSIP 12543AAA4
Revolving Loan CUSIP 12543AAB2
CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF OCTOBER 29, 2012,
AS AMENDED BY THAT CERTAIN OMNIBUS AMENDMENT,
DATED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014,
[
AND AS FURTHER AMENDED BY ]THAT CERTAIN SECOND OMNIBUS AMENDMENT,
DATED AS OF OCTOBER 24, 2018,
AND
THAT CERTAIN THIRD OMNIBUS AMENDMENT,
DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2021


AMONG


C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.,


THE LENDERS,


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
AS CO-SYNDICATION AGENTS

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. AND
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
AS CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS

AND

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. AND
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
AS JOINT LEAD ARRANGERS AND JOINT BOOK RUNNERS





Table of Contents

Page
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
1
ARTICLE II THE CREDITS 26
36
2.1.    Commitment
26
36
2.2.    Determination of Dollar Amounts; Required Payments; Termination
26
37
2.3.    Ratable Loans; Types of Advances
27
38
2.4.    Swing Line Loans
27
39
2.5.    Commitment Fee
28
41
2.6.    Minimum Amount of Each Advance
28
41
2.7.    Reductions in Aggregate Commitment; Optional Principal Payments
29
41
2.8.    Method of Selecting Types and Interest Periods for New Advances.
29
43
2.9.    Conversion and Continuation of Outstanding Advances; Maximum Number of Interest Periods.
30
44
2.10.    Interest Rates
31
46
 2.11.    Rates Applicable After Event of Default
31
47
2.12.    Method of Payment
32
49
2.13.    Notes; Evidence of Indebtedness
32
50
2.14.    Telephonic Notices
33
51
2.15.    Interest Payment Dates; Interest and Fee Basis
33
51
2.16.    Notification of Advances, Interest Rates, Prepayments and Commitment Reductions
34
52
2.17.    Lending Installations
34
53
2.18.    Non-Receipt of Funds by the Administrative Agent
34
53
2.19.    Facility LCs
34
54
2.20.    Replacement of Lender
39
61
2.21.    Limitation of Interest
39
62
2.22.    Defaulting Lenders
40
64
2.23.    Judgment Currency
44
70
2.24.    Increase Option
45
71
2.25.    Market Disruption    46
46
74
ARTICLE III YIELD PROTECTION; TAXES
46
75
3.1.    Yield Protection
46
75
3.2.    Changes in Capital Adequacy Regulations
47
76
3.3.    Availability of Types of Advances; Adequacy of Interest Rate
47
77
3.4.    Funding Indemnification
48
83
3.5.    Taxes
49
84
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3.6. Selection of Lending Installation; Mitigation Obligations; Lender Statements; Survival of Indemnity
52
89
3.7. Illegality 53
90
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
54
92
4.1.    Initial Credit Extension
54
92
4.2.    Each Credit Extension
55
93
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
55
94
5.1.    Existence and Standing
55
94
5.2.    Authorization and Validity
56
94
5.3.    No Conflict; Government Consent
56
95
5.4.    Financial Statements
56
96
5.5.    Material Adverse Change
56
96
5.6.    Taxes
57
97
5.7.    Litigation and Contingent Obligations
57
97
5.8.    Subsidiaries
57
98
5.9.    ERISA    
57
98
5.10.    Accuracy of Information
57
98
5.11.    Regulation U
58
99
5.12.    Compliance With Laws
58
99
5.13.    Ownership of Properties
58
99
5.14.    Plan Assets; Prohibited Transactions
58
100
 5.15.    Environmental Matters
58
100
 5.16.    Investment Company Act
59
101
 5.17.    Insurance
59
101
 5.18.    No Default
59
102
5.19.    Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions; Anti-Terrorism Laws
59
102
5.20.    EEAAffected Financial Institution
59
102
ARTICLE VI COVENANTS
59
102
6.1.    Financial Reporting
59
102
6.2.    Use of Proceeds.
61
104
6.3.    Notice of Material Events
61
105
6.4.    Conduct of Business
62
105
6.5.    Taxes
62
106
6.6.    Insurance
62
107
6.7.    Compliance with Laws
62
107
6.8.    Maintenance of Properties
62
107
6.9.    Books and Records; Inspection
63
108
6.10.    Merger
63
108
6.11.    Sale of Assets
63
109
6.12.    Investments
64
109
6.13.    Acquisitions
65
111
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6.14.    Liens
65
111
6.15.    Financial Covenants
66
112
6.16.    Further Assurances
66
113
6.17.    PATRIOT Act Compliance
67
114
ARTICLE VII DEFAULTS
67
114
ARTICLE VIII ACCELERATION, WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES
69
116
8.1.    Acceleration; Remedies
69
116
8.2.    Application of Funds
70
118
8.3.    Amendments
71
119
8.4.    Preservation of Rights
72
121
ARTICLE IX GENERAL PROVISIONS
73
122
9.1.    Survival of Representations
73
122
9.2.    Governmental Regulation
73
122
9.3.    Headings
73
122
9.4.    Entire Agreement
73
122
9.5.    Several Obligations; Benefits of this Agreement
73
122
9.6.    Expenses; Indemnification
73
123
9.7.    Intentionally Omitted
74
125
9.8.    Accounting
74
125
9.9.    Severability of Provisions
75
126
9.10.    Nonliability of Lenders
75
127
9.11.    Confidentiality
76
128
9.12.    Nonreliance
77
130
9.13.    Disclosure
77
130
9.14.    USA PATRIOT ACT NOTIFICATION
77
130
9.15.    Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEAAffected Financial Institutions
77
130
9.16.    Divisions.
131
9.17.    LIBOR Notifications.
131
9.18.    Erroneous Payments.
132
9.19.    Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs.
134
ARTICLE X THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
78
135
10.1.    Appointment; Nature of Relationship
78
135
10.2.    Powers
78
136
10.3.    General Immunity    
78
137
10.4.    No Responsibility for Loans, Recitals, etc
78
137
10.5.    Action on Instructions of Lenders
79
138
10.6.    Employment of Administrative Agents and Counsel
79
139
10.7.    Reliance on Documents; Counsel
79
139
10.8.    Administrative Agent’s Reimbursement and Indemnification
79
140
10.9.    Notice of Event of Default
80
141
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10.10.    Rights as a Lender    
80
142
10.11.    Lender Credit Decision, Legal Representation
80
143
10.12.    Successor Administrative Agent
81
143
10.13.    Administrative Agent’s and Arrangers’ Fees
82
146
10.14.    Delegation to Affiliates
82
147
10.15.    Documentation Agents, Syndication Agents, etc
83
147
10.16.    No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility
83
147
10.17.    Certain ERISA Matters
83
149
ARTICLE XI SETOFF; RATABLE PAYMENTS
85
151
11.1.    Setoff
85
151
11.2.    Ratable Payments
85
152
ARTICLE XII BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS
85
152
12.1.    Successors and Assigns
85
152
12.2.    Participations
86
154
12.3.    Assignments
87
156
ARTICLE XIII NOTICES
90
159
13.1.    Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.
90
159
ARTICLE XIV COUNTERPARTS; INTEGRATION; EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC EXECUTION; ELECTRONIC RECORDS
91
161
14.1.    Counterparts; Effectiveness
91
161
14.2.    Electronic Execution of Assignments
91
161
14.3.    Electronic Records
91
162
ARTICLE XV CHOICE OF LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
92
162
15.1.    CHOICE OF LAW.    
92
162
15.2.    CONSENT TO JURISDICTION.
92
163
15.3.    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
92
163

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SCHEDULES

PRICING SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE 1 – Commitments

SCHEDULE 5.8 – Subsidiaries

SCHEDULE 5.13 – Properties

SCHEDULE 6.12 – Investments

SCHEDULE 6.14 - Liens


EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT A – Form of Opinion

EXHIBIT B – Form of Compliance Certificate

EXHIBIT C – Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement

EXHIBIT D – Form of Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice

EXHIBIT E – Form of Note

EXHIBIT F – Form of Increasing Lender Supplement

EXHIBIT G – Form of Augmenting Lender Supplement

EXHIBIT H – List of Closing Documents
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Credit Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of October 29, 2012, as amended by that certain Omnibus Amendment dated as of December 31, 2014,[ and as further amended by] that certain Second Omnibus Amendment dated as of October 24, 2018, and that certain Third Omnibus Amendment dated as of November 19, 2021, is among C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC., the Lenders and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as LC Issuer, Swing Line Lender and Administrative Agent. The parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement:
“Acquisition” means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated on or after the date of this Agreement, by which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) acquires any going-concern business or all or substantially all of the assets of any firm, corporation or limited liability company, or division thereof, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (ii) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the securities of a corporation which have ordinary voting power for the election of directors (other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority (by percentage or voting power) of the outstanding ownership interests of a partnership or limited liability company.
“Administrative Agent” means U.S. Bank in its capacity as contractual representative of the Lenders pursuant to Article X, and not in its individual capacity as a Lender, and any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Article X.
“Advance” means a borrowing hereunder, (i) made by some or all of the Lenders on the same Borrowing Date, or (ii) converted or continued by the Lenders on the same date of conversion or continuation, consisting, in either case, of the aggregate amount of the several Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans (other than RFR Loans), for the same Interest Period. The term “Advance” shall include Swing Line Loans unless otherwise expressly provided.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affected Lender” is defined in Section 2.20.
“Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person, including, without limitation, such Person’s Subsidiaries. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person owns 10% or more of any class of voting securities (or other ownership interests) of the controlled Person or possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the controlled Person, whether through ownership of stock, by contract or otherwise.
“Aggregate Commitment” means the aggregate of the Commitments of all the Lenders, as reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. As of the Second Amendment Effective Date, the Aggregate Commitment is $1,000,000,000.
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“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Lenders.
“Agreed Currencies” means (i) Dollars, (ii) so long as such currencies remain Eligible Currencies, British Pounds Sterling and [euro]Euro, and (iii) any other Eligible Currency which the Borrower requests the Administrative Agent to include as an Agreed Currency hereunder and which is acceptable to all of the Lenders.
“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, as it may be amended or modified and in effect from time to time.
“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of ([i]a) [0.0]0%, ([ii]b) the Prime Rate for such day, ([iii]c) the sum of the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day plus 0.50% per annum and ([iv]d) the [Eurocurrency]Daily LIBO Rate (without giving effect to the Applicable Margin but adjusted for Reserve Requirements) for a one -month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) for Dollars plus 1.00%[,]; provided that[,] the Daily LIBO Rate for [the avoidance of doubt, the Eurocurrency Rate for any]such day shall be based on the [rate reported by the applicable financial information service]LIBO Screen Rate for such day (or, if unavailable for a one-month period, the LIBO Interpolated Rate for such day) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate, or the Daily LIBO Rate shall be effective from the effective date of such change. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used when Advances accruing interest at the LIBO Rate are unavailable pursuant to the terms hereof, then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the highest of clauses (a), (b) and (c) above, without reference to clause (d) above.
“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, money laundering, or corruption.
“Applicable Fee Rate” means, at any time, the percentage rate per annum, determined by reference to the Credit Ratings from S&P and Moody’s, at which commitment fees are accruing on the Available Aggregate Commitment at such time as set forth in the Pricing Schedule.
“Applicable Margin” means, with respect to Advances of any Type at any time, the percentage rate per annum, determined by reference to the Credit Ratings from S&P and Moody’s, which is applicable at such time with respect to Advances of such Type as set forth in the Pricing Schedule.
“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.
“Approximate Equivalent Amount” of any currency with respect to any amount of Dollars shall mean the Equivalent Amount of such currency with respect to such amount of Dollars on or as of the date of the relevant conversion, rounded up to the nearest amount of such currency as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time.
“Arrangers” means U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BMO Harris Bank N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and their respective successors, in their capacities as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners.
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“Article” means an article of this Agreement unless another document is specifically referenced.
“Article VII Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary which, as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1, contributed greater than 5% of the Borrower’s Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ended on such date or of the Borrower’s consolidated total assets as of such date; provided, however, that if more than three non-Article VII Subsidiaries are subject to events, occurrences or actions covered by Article VII, then, notwithstanding any Subsidiary’s portion of Consolidated EBITDA or total assets, all Subsidiaries shall constitute Article VII Subsidiaries and all Subsidiaries shall be subject to the Events of Default set forth in Article VII.
“Augmenting Lender” is defined in Section 2.24.
“Authorized Officer” means any of the executive officers or the treasurer of the Borrower, acting singly; provided, however, that (i) with respect to certifications under Sections 6.1(b) and 6.1(c), Authorized Officer means the chief financial officer or the treasurer of the Borrower, and (ii) with respect to confirmations of telephonic notices of [Borrowing]borrowing under Section 2.14, Authorized Officer means the chief financial officer, the treasurer, the tax manager, the bank manager or any tax accountant of the Borrower.
“Available Aggregate Commitment” means, at any time, the Aggregate Commitment then in effect minus the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure at such time.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any Agreed Currency, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof), as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period for any term rate or otherwise, for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 3.3.6.
“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]Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means[,] (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time [which]that is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to (i) the Alternate Base Rate for such day plus (ii) the Applicable Margin, in each case changing when and as the Alternate Base Rate or the Applicable Margin changes.
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“Base Rate Advance” means an Advance which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at the Base Rate.
“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at the Base Rate.
“Benchmark” means, initially, with respect to any Loan in any Agreed Currency, the applicable Relevant Rate for such Agreed Currency; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the applicable Relevant Rate or the then-current Benchmark for such Agreed Currency, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Sections 3.3.2 and 3.3.3.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date; provided that, in the case of any Loan denominated in an Agreed Currency other than Dollars or in the case of an Other Benchmark Rate Election, “Benchmark Replacement” shall mean the alternative set forth in (3) below:
(1)    in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, the sum of: (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(2)    in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(3)    the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time in the United States and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
provided that, in the case of clause (1), such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; provided further that, in the case of clause (3), when such clause is used to determine the Benchmark Replacement in connection with the occurrence of an Other Benchmark Rate Election, the alternate benchmark rate selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be the term benchmark rate that is used in lieu of a LIBOR-based rate in the relevant other Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities; provided further that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event, and the delivery of a Term SOFR Notice, on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date, the “Benchmark Replacement” shall revert to and shall be deemed to be the sum of (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, as set forth in clause (1) of this definition (subject to the first proviso above).
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If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:
(1)    for purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent:
(a)    the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for the applicable Corresponding Tenor;
(b)    the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that would apply to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon an index cessation event with respect to such Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; and
(2)    for purposes of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time;
provided that, in the case of clause (1) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark
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Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:
(1)    in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2)    in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be no longer representative; provided, that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (3) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date;
(3)    in the case of a Term SOFR Transition Event, the date that is thirty (30) days after the date a Term SOFR Notice is provided to the Lenders and the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.3.3; or
(4)    in the case of an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election or Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election or Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election or Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:
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(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the NYFRB, the central bank for the Agreed Currency applicable to such Benchmark, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), in each case, which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer, or as of a specified future date will no longer be, representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.3 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.3.
“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.
“BMO Fee Letter” is defined in Section 10.13.
“Borrower” means C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.
“Borrowing Date” means a date on which an Advance is made or a Facility LC is issued hereunder.
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“Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice” is defined in Section 2.8.

“Business Day” means[ (i) with respect to], any [borrowing, payment or rate selection of Eurocurrency Advances, a ]day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks [generally ]are open for business in New York City, New York[,] and Minneapolis, Minnesota; provided that, (a) in relation to Loans denominated in Sterling and[ London, England for the conduct of substantially all of their commercial lending activities, interbank wire transfers can be made on the Fedwire system and dealings in Dollars are carried on] in relation to the [London interbank market and (ii) for all other purposes]calculation or computation of LIBOR, [a]any day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks [generally ]are open [in New York City, New York and Minneapolis, Minnesota for the conduct of substantially all of their commercial lending activities and interbank wire transfers can be made on the Fedwire system]for business in London, England, (b) in relation to Loans denominated in Euros and in relation to the calculation or computation of EURIBOR, any day which is a TARGET Day, (c) in relation to RFR Loans and any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments of any such RFR Loan, or any other dealings in the applicable Agreed Currency of such RFR Loan, any such day that is only an RFR Business Day, and (d) in relation to Loans denominated in an Agreed Currency other than Dollars and not covered by clauses (a), (b), or (c), such other business day as determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower, giving effect to market conventions for business-day determinations in respect of such Agreed Currency.
“Capitalized Lease” of a Person means any lease of Property by such Person as lessee which would be [capitalized]required to be listed as a finance lease on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Capitalized Lease Obligations” of a Person means the amount of the obligations of such Person under Capitalized Leases which would be shown as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash Collateralize” means to deposit in the Facility LC Collateral Account or to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the LC Issuer or Lenders, as collateral for LC Obligations or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of LC Obligations, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the LC Issuer 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 and the LC Issuer. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Equivalent Investments” means (i) short-term obligations of, or fully guaranteed by, the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support of such obligations), (ii) short-term obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof having one of the two highest ratings categories obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P, (iii) commercial paper rated A-1 or better by S&P or P-1 or better by Moody’s, (iv) demand deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business or as part of or incidental to the provision of transitional services to a purchaser of Property in connection with a disposition of such Property permitted by this Agreement, (v) certificates of deposit issued by and time deposits with commercial banks (whether domestic or foreign) having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000, and (vi) investment funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute cash or Cash Equivalent Investments of the kinds described in clauses (i) through (v) of this definition; provided in each case, to the extent applicable, that
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the same provides for payment of both principal and interest (and not principal alone or interest alone) and is not subject to any contingency regarding the payment of principal or interest.
“Cash Management Services” means any banking services that are provided to the Borrower or any Subsidiary by the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any other Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, including without limitation: (a) credit cards, (b) credit card processing services, (c) debit cards, (d) purchase cards, (e) stored value cards, (f) automated clearing house or wire transfer services, or (g) treasury management, including controlled disbursement, consolidated account, lockbox, overdraft, return items, sweep and interstate depository network services.
“Central Bank Rate” means, (A) the greater of (i) for any Loan denominated in (a) Sterling, the Bank of England (or any successor thereto)’s “Bank Rate” as published by the Bank of England (or any successor thereto) from time to time, (b) Euros, one of the following three rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion: (1) the fixed rate for the main refinancing operations of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), or, if that rate is not published, the minimum bid rate for the main refinancing operations of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), each as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time, (2) the rate for the marginal lending facility of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time or (3) the rate for the deposit facility of the central banking system of the Participating Member States, as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time, and (c) any other Agreed Currency determined on or after the Third Amendment Effective Date, a central bank rate as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion and (ii) 0%; plus (B) the applicable Central Bank Rate Adjustment.
“Central Bank Rate Adjustment” means, for any day, for any Loan denominated in (a) Euros, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of the EURIBOR Rate for the five most recent Business Days preceding such day for which the EURIBOR Screen Rate was available (excluding, from such averaging, the highest and the lowest EURIBOR Rate applicable during such period of five Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Euros in effect on the last Business Day in such period, (b) Sterling, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of SONIA for the five most recent RFR Business Days preceding such day for which SONIA was available (excluding, from such averaging, the highest and the lowest SONIA applicable during such period of five RFR Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Sterling in effect on the last RFR Business Day in such period, and (c) any other Agreed Currency (other than Dollars and those described above) determined after the Third Amendment Effective Date, a Central Bank Rate Adjustment as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. For purposes of this definition, (x) the term Central Bank Rate shall be determined disregarding clause (B) of the definition of such term and (y) the EURIBOR Rate on any day shall be based on the EURIBOR Screen Rate on such day at approximately the time referred to in the definition of such term for deposits in the applicable Agreed Currency for a maturity of one month (or, in the event the EURIBOR Screen Rate for deposits in the applicable Agreed Currency is not available for such maturity of one month, shall be based on the EURIBOR Interpolated Rate as of such time); provided that if such rate shall be less than 0%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0%.
“Change in Control” means (i) the acquisition by any Person, or two or more Persons acting in concert, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of 30% or
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more of the outstanding shares of voting stock of the Borrower on a fully diluted basis; or (ii) if, within any twelve-month period, individuals who at the beginning of such period were directors of the Borrower (together with any new directors whose election by the board of directors of the Borrower or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Borrower was approved by a vote of the majority of the directors then in office who either were directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) shall cease to constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower.
“Change in Law” means the adoption after the date of this Agreement (or, in the case of Section 3.7, after the Second Amendment Effective Date) of, or change after the date of this Agreement (or, in the case of Section 3.7, after the Second Amendment Effective Date) in, any law, governmental or quasi-governmental rule, regulation, policy, guideline, interpretation, or directive (whether or not having the force of law) or in the interpretation, promulgation, implementation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority or quasi-Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, including, notwithstanding the foregoing, all requests, rules, guidelines or directives (x) in connection with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or (y) promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States financial regulatory authorities pursuant to Basel III, in each case of clauses (x) and (y), regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued, promulgated or implemented, or compliance by any Lender or applicable Lending Installation or the LC Issuer with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency made or issued after the date of this Agreement (or, in the case of Section 3.7, after the Second Amendment Effective Date).
“Co-Documentation Agent” means each of Bank of America, N.A., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and MUFG Bank, Ltd., each together with its successors and assigns.
“Co-Syndication Agent” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, BMO Harris Bank N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., each together with its successors and assigns
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, reformed or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Collateral Shortfall Amount” is defined in Section 8.1(a).
“Commitment” means, for each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Loans to, and participate in Facility LCs issued upon the application of, the Borrower and in Swing Line Loans, in an amount not exceeding the amount set forth in Schedule 1, as it may be modified (i) pursuant to Section 2.7, (ii) as a result of any assignment that has become effective pursuant to Section 12.3(c) or (iii) otherwise from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means Consolidated Net Income plus, to the extent deducted from revenues in determining Consolidated Net Income and without duplication, (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) expense for taxes paid in cash or accrued, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization, (v) unusual or non-recurring non-cash expenses, charges or losses incurred other than in the ordinary course of business and (vi) non-cash expenses related to stock based compensation, minus, to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, (1) unusual or non-recurring income or gains realized other than in the ordinary course of business, (2) interest income, (3) income tax credits and refunds (to the extent not netted from tax expense), (4) any
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cash payments made during such period in respect of items described in clauses (v) or (vi) above subsequent to the fiscal quarter in which the relevant non-cash expenses, charges or losses were incurred, all calculated for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. For the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters (each, a “Reference Period”), (i) if at any time during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition, the Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the property that is the subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period, and (ii) if during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition, Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto on a basis approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment as if such Material Acquisition occurred on the first day of such Reference Period.
“Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means at any time the aggregate Dollar Amount of Consolidated Indebtedness minus Net Mark-to-Market Exposure under Rate Management Transactions and other Financial Contracts and the undrawn face amount of commercial Letters of Credit.
“Consolidated Indebtedness” means at any time the Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis as of such time.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with reference to any period, the interest expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period. For the purposes of calculating Consolidated Interest Expense for any Reference Period, (i) if at any time during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition, the Consolidated Interest Expense for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated Interest Expense (if positive) attributable to the property that is the subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated Interest Expense (if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period, and (ii) if during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition, Consolidated Interest Expense for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto on a basis approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment as if such Material Acquisition occurred on the first day of such Reference Period.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with reference to any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period.
“Consolidated Net Worth” means at any time the consolidated stockholders’ equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis as of such time, all as defined according to GAAP.
“Consolidated Total Capitalization” means at any time the sum of Consolidated Indebtedness and Consolidated Net Worth, each calculated at such time.
“Contingent Obligation” of a Person means any agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which such Person assumes, guarantees, endorses, contingently agrees to purchase or provide funds for the payment of, or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon, the obligation or liability of any other Person, or agrees to maintain the net worth or working capital or other financial condition of any other Person, or otherwise assures any creditor of such other Person against loss, including, without limitation, any comfort letter, operating agreement, take-or-pay
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contract or the obligations of any such Person as general partner of a partnership with respect to the liabilities of the partnership.
“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
“Credit Extension” means the making of an Advance or the issuance of a Facility LC hereunder.
“Credit Rating” means a rating as determined by a Credit Rating Agency of the Borrower’s senior unsecured long-term indebtedness without third-party credit enhancement.
“Credit Rating Agency” means S&P, Moody’s, Fitch Ratings Inc. or any other nationally recognized credit rating agency reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that evaluates the financial condition of issuers of debt instruments and then assigns a rating that reflects its assessment of the issuer’s ability to make debt payments.
“Daily [Eurocurrency]LIBO Base Rate” means, [with respect to a Swing Line Loan]for any Business Day, the greater of (a) [zero percent (0.0]0%[)] and (b) the [applicable interest settlement rate for deposits in Dollars administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for one month appearing on the applicable Reuters Screen LIBOR01 (or on any successor or substitute page on such screen) as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on a Business Day, provided that, if the applicable Reuters Screen (or any successor or substitute page) is not available to the Administrative Agent for any reason, the applicable Daily Eurocurrency Base]LIBO Rate for a one -month [shall instead be the applicable interest settlement rate for deposits in Dollars administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for one month as reported by any other generally recognized financial information service selected by the Administrative Agent]Interest Period as reported as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) [on a Business Day]for such day. For purposes of determining any interest rate hereunder or under any other Loan Document which is based on the Daily [Eurocurrency]LIBO Base Rate, such interest rate shall change as and when the Daily [Eurocurrency]LIBO Base Rate shall change.
“Daily [Eurocurrency]LIBO Loan” means a Swing Line Loan which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at the Daily [Eurocurrency]LIBO Rate.
“Daily [Eurocurrency]LIBO Rate” means, with respect to a Swing Line Loan, the sum of (a) the quotient of (i) the Daily [Eurocurrency]LIBO Base Rate, divided by (ii) one minus the Reserve [Percentage]Requirement (expressed as a decimal) applicable to [a one month]an Interest Period of one month, plus (b) the Applicable Margin.
Daily Simple RFR” means, for any day (an “RFR Interest Day”), an interest rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) for any RFR Loan denominated in Sterling, SONIA for the day that is 5 Business Days prior to (A) if such RFR Interest Day is a Business Day, such RFR Interest Day or (B) if such RFR Interest Day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such RFR Interest Day and (b) 0%. Any change in Daily Simple RFR due to a change in the applicable RFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the RFR without notice to the Borrower.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which may include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for business loans; provided,
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that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Default” means an event which but for the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.22(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days after the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied or waived, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the LC 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 Facility LCs or Swing Line Loans) within two (2) Business Days after the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the LC 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 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 (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the 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 (other than an Undisclosed Administration), 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 manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.22(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and each Lender.
“Deposits” is defined in Section 11.1.
“Dollar” and “$” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.
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“Dollar Amount” means, on any date of determination, (a) with respect to any amount in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount in an Agreed Currency, the equivalent in Dollars of such amount, determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.2 using the Exchange Rate with respect to such Agreed Currency at the time in effect.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Early Opt-in Election” means, if the then current Benchmark with respect to Dollars is the LIBO Rate, the occurrence of:
(1)    a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding Dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and
(2)    the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to trigger a fallback from the LIBO Rate and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective Date” means October 29, 2012.
“Eligible Assignee” means (i) a Lender; (ii) an Approved Fund; (iii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and having total assets in excess of $3,000,000,000, calculated in accordance with the accounting principles prescribed by the regulatory authority applicable to such bank in its jurisdiction of organization; (iv) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country that is a member of the OECD, or a political subdivision of any such country, and having total assets in excess of $3,000,000,000, calculated in accordance with the accounting principles prescribed by the regulatory authority applicable to such bank in its jurisdiction of organization, so long as such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the country in which it is organized or another country that is described in this clause (iv); (v) the central bank of any country that is a member of the OECD or (vi) any commercial bank, insurance company, investment or mutual fund or other entity that is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act); provided, however, that neither the Borrower nor an Affiliate of the Borrower shall qualify as an Eligible Assignee.
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“Eligible Currency” means any lawful currency other than Dollars that is not restricted, readily available and freely traded, in which deposits are customarily offered to banks in the London interbank market (or other applicable interbank market designated by the Administrative Agent),[ which are] convertible into Dollars in the international interbank market available to the Lenders in such market and as to which a Dollar Amount may be readily calculated. If, after the designation by the Lenders of any currency as an Agreed Currency, currency control or other exchange regulations are imposed in the country in which such currency is issued, or any other event occurs, in each case with the result that (i) such currency no longer exists, (ii) such currency is, in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent, no longer readily available or freely traded, (iii) a Dollar Amount is, in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent, not readily calculable with respect to such currency, or (iv) such currency is no longer a currency in which the Required Lenders are willing to make Loans (each of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), a “Disqualifying Event”), then the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders and the Borrower, and such country’s currency shall no longer be an Agreed Currency until such time as the Disqualifying Event(s) no longer exist, but in any event within five (5) Business Days after receipt of such notice from the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall repay all Loans made in the currency to which the Disqualifying Event applies in Dollars or convert such Loans into the Dollar Amount of Loans in Dollars, subject to the other terms contained in Article II.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, judicial decisions, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, plans, injunctions, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements and other governmental restrictions relating to (i) the protection of the environment, (ii) personal injury or property damage relating to the release or discharge of Hazardous Materials, (iii) emissions, discharges or releases of pollutants, contaminants, hazardous substances or wastes into surface water, ground water or land, or (iv) the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants, hazardous substances or wastes or the clean-up or other remediation thereof.
“Equivalent Amount” of any currency at any date means the equivalent in Dollars of such currency, calculated on the basis of the arithmetic mean of the buy and sell spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the London interbank market (or other market where the Administrative Agent’s foreign exchange operations in respect of such currency are then being conducted) for such other currency at or about 11:00 a.m. ([Minneapolis Time]local time applicable to the transaction in question) on the date on which such amount is to be determined, rounded up to the nearest amount of such currency as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time; provided, however, that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such amount, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any rule or regulation issued thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the failure with respect to any Plan to satisfy the “minimum funding standard” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or
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not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition upon the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
“EU” means the European Union.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“EURIBOR Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, with respect to any Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Euros and for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the EURIBOR Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the EURIBOR Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the EURIBOR Screen Rate is available for Euros) that is shorter than the Impacted EURIBOR Rate Interest Period; and (b) the EURIBOR Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which the EURIBOR Screen Rate is available for Euros) that exceeds the Impacted EURIBOR Rate Interest Period, in each case, at such time; provided that, if any EURIBOR Interpolated Rate shall be less than 0%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0% for the purposes of this Agreement.
“EURIBOR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Euros and for any Interest Period, the EURIBOR Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., Brussels time, two TARGET Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that, if the EURIBOR Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted EURIBOR Rate Interest Period”) with respect to Euros then the EURIBOR Rate shall be the EURIBOR Interpolated Rate.
“EURIBOR Screen Rate” means the euro interbank offered rate administered by the European Money Markets Institute (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) for the relevant period displayed (before any correction, recalculation or republication by the administrator) on page EURIBOR01 of the Thomson Reuters screen (or any replacement Thomson Reuters page which displays that rate) or on the appropriate page of such other information service which publishes that rate from time to time in place of Thomson Reuters as of 11:00 a.m. Brussels time two TARGET Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. If such page or service ceases to be available, the Administrative Agent may specify another page or service displaying the relevant rate after consultation with the Borrower. If the EURIBOR Screen Rate shall be less than 0%, the EURIBOR Screen Rate shall be deemed to be 0% for purposes of this Agreement.
“Euro”, “euro” and[/or] “EUR” means the single currency of the participating member states of the EU.
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“Eurocurrency Advance” means an Advance which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at the applicable Eurocurrency Rate (which, for Eurocurrency Advances other than RFR Advances, also shall have a corresponding Interest Period).
“Eurocurrency Base Rate” means, with respect to a Eurocurrency Advance[ for ]:
(i)    the [relevant Interest Period]EURIBOR Rate for Advances in Euro (determined as of the Quotation Date therefor);
(ii)    the LIBO Rate for Advances in Dollars (determined as of the Quotation Date therefor);
(iii)    the applicable Daily Simple RFR for Advances in Sterling (determined as of the Quotation Date therefor); and
(iv)    in any Agreed Currency other than the foregoing, the greater of (a) [zero percent (0.0]0%[)] and (b) the applicable interest settlement rate for deposits in the applicable Agreed Currency administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) appearing [(x) ]on the applicable Reuters Screen (or on any successor or substitute page on such screen) for such Agreed Currency as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) [for any Agreed Currency ]on the Quotation Date for [such]the applicable Interest Period, and having a maturity equal to such Interest Period[,]; provided, that, if the applicable Reuters Screen (or on any successor or substitute page) for such Agreed Currency is not available to the Administrative Agent for any reason, the applicable Eurocurrency Base Rate for the relevant Interest Period shall instead be the greater of (i) 0% and (ii) the applicable interest settlement rate for deposits in the applicable Agreed Currency administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) as reported by any other generally recognized financial information service selected by the Administrative Agent [in its reasonable discretion ]as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) [for any Agreed Currency ]on the Quotation Date for such Interest Period, and having a maturity equal to such Interest Period.
“Eurocurrency Loan” means a Loan which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at the applicable Eurocurrency Rate.
“Eurocurrency Rate” means, with respect to a Eurocurrency Advance[ for the relevant Interest Period], the sum of (i) the quotient of (a) the Eurocurrency Base Rate applicable [to such Interest Period]thereto, divided by (b) one minus the Reserve [Percentage]Requirement (expressed as a decimal) applicable [to]thereto (where such [Interest Period]Reserve Requirement is applicable for the relevant Agreed Currency), plus (ii) the Applicable Margin, with such determination being tied to an Interest Period for Eurocurrency Advances other than RFR Advances.
“Event of Default” is defined in Article VII.
“Exchange Rate” means on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Amount of any other currency, the rate at which such other currency may be exchanged into Dollars at the time of determination on such day on the applicable Reuters[ WRLD] Page for such currency. In the event that such rate does not appear on [any]the applicable Reuters[ WRLD] Page, the Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, or, in the absence of such an agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such currency are then being conducted, at or about
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such time as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably elect after determining that such rates shall be the basis for determining the Exchange Rate, on such date for the purchase of Dollars for delivery two (2) Business Days later; provided that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be presumed correct absent manifest error.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and only 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), including by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
“Excluded Taxes” means, in the case of each Lender or applicable Lending Installation, the LC Issuer, and the Administrative Agent, (i) Taxes imposed on its overall net income, franchise Taxes, gross receipts Taxes imposed in lieu of net income Taxes and branch profits Taxes imposed on it, by the respective jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent is incorporated or is organized or in which its principal executive office is located or, in the case of a Lender, in which such Lender’s applicable Lending Installation is located, (ii) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender, any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Non-U.S. Lender pursuant to the laws in effect at the time such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a party to this Agreement or designates a new Lending Installation, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.5(a), 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 it changed its Lending Installation, or is attributable to the Non-U.S. Lender’s failure to comply with Section 3.5(f), and (iii) any U.S. federal withholding taxes imposed by FATCA.
“Exhibit” refers to an exhibit to this Agreement, unless another document is specifically referenced.
“Facility LC” is defined in Section 2.19(a)
“Facility LC Application” is defined in Section 2.19(c).
“Facility LC Collateral Account” is defined in Section 2.19(k).
“Facility Termination Date” means October 24, 2023 or any earlier date on which the Aggregate Commitment is reduced to zero or otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms hereof.
“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, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities entered into in connection with the implementation of the foregoing.
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“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) zero percent (0.0%) and (b) the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations at approximately 10:00 a.m. (Minneapolis time) on such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three (3) Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
“Fee Letters” is defined in Section 10.13.
“Financial Contract” of a Person means (i) any exchange-traded or over-the-counter futures, forward, swap or option contract or other financial instrument with similar characteristics or (ii) any Rate Management Transaction.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the LIBO Rate, the EURIBOR Rate, each Daily Simple RFR, or any other applicable Eurocurrency Rate, as the case may be. As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Floor equals 0% for all interest rate determinations.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction not located in the United States of America.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the LC Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s ratable share of the LC Obligations with respect to Facility LCs issued by the LC Issuer other than LC Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s ratable share of outstanding Swing Line Loans made by the Swing Line Lender other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders.
“Freightquote Acquisition” means (i) the merger of Freightquote.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Freightquote”), with and into Jayhawk Merger Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Jayhawk Merger Sub”) and a wholly owned Subsidiary of C.H. Robinson Company Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Buyer”), on terms and conditions substantially consistent with those set forth in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 1, 2014 among Buyer, Jayhawk Merger Sub, the Borrower (solely with respect to Section 10.14 thereof), Freightquote and Timothy A. Barton, solely in his capacity as Stockholders’ Representative as defined therein (the “Stockholders’ Representative”), and (ii) the merger of Freightview, Inc., a Kansas corporation (“Freightview”), with and into Bridger Merger Subsidiary, Inc., a Kansas corporation (“Bridger Merger Sub”) and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Buyer, on terms and conditions substantially consistent with those set forth in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 1, 2014 among Buyer, Bridger Merger Sub, Freightview and the Stockholders’ Representative.
“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 business.
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“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the financial statements referred to in Section 5.4, subject at all times to Section 9.8.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America 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, without limitation, any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank) and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or standards (including, without limitation, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervisory Practices or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing).
“Guarantor” means each Material Domestic Subsidiary that is a party to the Guaranty, either on the date hereof or pursuant to the terms of Section 6.16, and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary stated in this Agreement, no Qualified Receivables Entity shall be required to become a Guarantor.
“Guaranty” means that certain Guaranty dated as of October 29, 2012 executed by each of the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, renewed or replaced from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof.
“Hazardous Material” means any explosive or radioactive substances or wastes, any hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and any other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Highest Lawful Rate” means, on any day, the maximum non-usurious rate of interest permitted for that day by applicable federal or state law stated as a rate per annum.
“Impacted EURIBOR Rate Interest Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “EURIBOR Rate.”
“Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “LIBO Rate.”
“Increasing Lender” is defined in Section 2.24.
“Indebtedness” of a Person means such Person’s (i) obligations for borrowed money (including the Obligations hereunder), (ii) obligations representing the deferred purchase price of Property or services (other than accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of such Person’s business payable on terms customary in the trade and contingent earn-out obligations), (iii) Indebtedness, whether or not assumed, secured by Liens or payable out of the proceeds or production from Property now or hereafter owned or acquired by such Person, (iv) obligations which are evidenced by notes, acceptances, or other similar instruments, (v) obligations of such Person to purchase securities or other Property arising out of or in connection with the sale of the same or substantially similar securities or Property (other than the withholding of securities under employee incentive plans), (vi) Capitalized Lease Obligations, (vii) obligations of such Person as an account party with respect to standby and commercial Letters of Credit, (viii) Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness, (ix) Receivables Transaction
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Attributed Indebtedness and (x) Net Mark-to-Market Exposure under Rate Management Transactions and other Financial Contracts.
“Indemnified Taxes” means 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, other than Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes.
“Interest Differential” is defined in Section 3.4.
“Interest Period” means, with respect to[ a] Eurocurrency [Advance]Advances other than those constituting RFR Advances, (a) if denominated in Dollars, a period of one[ (1)] week or one[ (1), two (2)], three[ (3) or], six [(6)]or, if available to all Lenders, twelve months, ([or twelve (12)]b) if denominated in Euros, a period of one or three months and (c) if [available to all Lenders)]denominated in any other Agreed Currency (other than Sterling, which is subject to provisions governing RFR Advances), a period of one or three months, in each case commencing on a Business Day selected by the Borrower of such Advance pursuant to this Agreement. [Such]Any Interest Period shall end on the day which corresponds numerically to such date one[ (1)] week or one[ (1), two (2)], three[ (3) or], six [(6)]or, if applicable, twelve months[ (or twelve (12) months if available to all Lenders)] thereafter, as applicable; provided, however, that if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such next, [second, ]third[ or], sixth [(]or[ twelfth], if applicable[)], twelfth succeeding month, such Interest Period shall end on the [next]last Business Day [to occur in the immediately]of such next, third, sixth or, if applicable, twelfth succeeding month. If an Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall end on the next succeeding Business Day, provided, however, that if said next succeeding Business Day falls in a new calendar month, such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day. The Eurocurrency Rate for a one-week Interest Period shall be determined using the Eurocurrency Rate for a one-month Interest Period that would otherwise start on the same day as the requested one-week period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, as a result of a Benchmark Replacement, an Advance may no longer correspond with an Interest Period, and this definition of Interest Period shall be modified pursuant to Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes to address such change.
“Investment” of a Person means any loan, advance (other than commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), extension of credit (other than accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business on terms customary in the trade) or contribution of capital by such Person; stocks, bonds, mutual funds, partnership interests, notes, debentures or other securities (including warrants or options to purchase securities) owned by such Person; any deposit accounts and certificate of deposit owned by such Person; and structured notes and other similar instruments or contracts owned by such Person.
“ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.
“JPMorgan Fee Letter” is defined in Section 10.13.
“LC Fee” is defined in Section 2.19(d).
“LC Issuer” means U.S. Bank (or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of U.S. Bank designated by U.S. Bank) in its capacity as issuer of Facility LCs hereunder.
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“LC Obligations” means, at any time, the sum, without duplication, of (i) the aggregate undrawn stated amount under all Facility LCs outstanding at such time plus (ii) the aggregate unpaid amount at such time of all Reimbursement Obligations.
“LC Payment Date” is defined in Section 2.19(e).
“Lenders” means the lending institutions listed on the signature pages of this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns. Unless otherwise specified, the term “Lenders” includes U.S. Bank in its capacity as Swing Line Lender.
“Lending Installation” means, with respect to a Lender or the Administrative Agent, the office, branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate of such Lender or the Administrative Agent listed on the signature pages hereof (in the case of the Administrative Agent) or on its Administrative Questionnaire (in the case of a Lender) or otherwise selected by such Lender or the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.17.
“Letter of Credit” of a Person means a letter of credit or similar instrument which is issued upon the application of such Person or upon which such Person is an account party or for which such Person is in any way liable.
“Leverage Holiday” means, in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, the Borrower’s request (sent by the Borrower at least 10 days prior to consummating such Permitted Acquisition) to increase the Leverage Ratio above (x) 3.00 to 1.00 or (y) after the Senior Note Purchase Agreement Leverage Increase Date, 3.50 to 1.00, to the level set forth in the proviso in Section 6.15(b); provided, that (x) only one Leverage Holiday shall be given effect during the term of this Agreement, (y) no Default or Event of Default shall be in existence immediately before or after the consummation of the applicable Permitted Acquisition, and (z) such request shall be given effect concurrently with the consummation of the applicable Permitted Acquisition.
“Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of calculation, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness outstanding on such date to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters ended on such date.
“LIBO Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, with respect to any Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars and for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the LIBO Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available for the applicable Agreed Currency) that is shorter than the Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period; and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available for the applicable Agreed Currency) that exceeds the Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period, in each case, at such time; provided that if any LIBO Interpolated Rate shall be less than 0%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0% for the purposes of this Agreement.
“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars and for any Interest Period, the LIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period”) with respect to such Agreed Currency, then the LIBO Base Rate shall be the LIBO Interpolated Rate.
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“LIBO Screen Rate” means, for any day and time, with respect to any Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars and for any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for such Agreed Currency for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on such day and time on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion); provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate as so determined would be less than 0%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0% for the purposes of this Agreement.
“LIBOR” means the London interbank offered rate.
“Lien” means any lien (statutory or other), mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale, Capitalized Lease or other title retention agreement, but excluding the issuance of performance bonds on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business).
“Loan” means a Revolving Loan or[,] a Swing Line Loan.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Facility LC Applications, the Guaranty, any Note or Notes executed by the Borrower in connection with this Agreement and payable to a Lender, and any other document or agreement, now or in the future, executed by the Borrower for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement.
“Loan Party” or “Loan Parties” means, individually or collectively, the Borrower and the Guarantors.
“Material Acquisition” means any Acquisition permitted by this Agreement that involves the payment of cash consideration by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of $250,000,000.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the business, Property, financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Borrower or any Guarantor to perform in any material respect its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, or (iii) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or the Lenders under the Loan Documents.
“Material Disposition” means any sale, transfer or disposition of property or series of related sales, transfers, or dispositions of property (other than as permitted by clauses (a) through (f) of Section 6.11) that yields gross proceeds to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $250,000,000.
“Material Domestic Subsidiary” means each Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Qualified Receivables Entity) which, as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1, (i) contributed greater than 10% of the Borrower’s Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ended on such date or (ii) contributed greater than 10% of the Borrower’s consolidated total assets as of such date; provided that, if the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA for such period or of the Borrower’s consolidated total assets as of such
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date contributed by of all Domestic Subsidiaries (other than any Qualified Receivables Entity) that are not Material Domestic Subsidiaries exceeds 20% of the Borrower’s Consolidated EBITDA for such period or 20% of the Borrower’s consolidated total assets as of such date, the Borrower (or, in the event the Borrower has failed to do so within ten (10) days, the Administrative Agent) shall designate sufficient Domestic Subsidiaries (other than any Qualified Receivables Entity) as “Material Domestic Subsidiaries” to eliminate such excess, and such designated Domestic Subsidiaries shall for all purposes of this Agreement constitute Material Domestic Subsidiaries.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower or any Article VII Subsidiary in an outstanding principal amount of $75,000,000 or more in the aggregate (or the equivalent thereof in any currency other than Dollars).
“Material Indebtedness Agreement” means any agreement under which any Material Indebtedness was created or is governed or which provides for the incurrence of Indebtedness in an amount which would constitute Material Indebtedness (whether or not an amount of Indebtedness constituting Material Indebtedness is outstanding thereunder).
“Maximum Foreign Currency Amount” means $300,000,000.
“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, with respect to a Defaulting Lender, at any time, (i) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 103% of the Fronting Exposure of the LC Issuer with respect to such Defaulting Lender for all Facility LCs issued and outstanding at such time and (ii) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and the LC Issuer in their sole discretion.
“Modify” and “Modification” are defined in Section 2.19(a).
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“Moody’s Rating” means, at any time, the rating issued by Moody’s and then in effect with respect to the Borrower’s senior unsecured long-term indebtedness without third-party credit enhancement.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a Plan maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or any other arrangement to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is, or in the immediately preceding six years was, a party to which more than one employer is obligated to make contributions.
“Net Mark-to-Market Exposure” of a Person means, as of any date of determination, the excess (if any) of all unrealized losses over all unrealized profits of such Person arising from Rate Management Transactions. “Unrealized losses” means the fair market value of the cost to such Person of replacing such Rate Management Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming the Rate Management Transaction were to be terminated as of that date), and “unrealized profits” means the fair market value of the gain to such Person of replacing such Rate Management Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming such Rate Management Transaction were to be terminated as of that date).
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Non-U.S. Lender” means a Lender that is not a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
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“Note” is defined in Section 2.13(d).
“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“Obligations” means (i) all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, all LC Obligations, and all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders or to any Lender, the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any indemnified party arising under the Loan Documents, (ii) all obligations in connection with Cash Management Services, and (iii) all Rate Management Obligations provided to the Borrower or any Subsidiary by the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any other Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing; provided, however, that “Obligations” shall exclude all Excluded Swap Obligations.
“OFAC” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“Original Currency” is defined in Section 2.12(b).
“Other Benchmark Rate Election” means, with respect to any Loan denominated in Dollars, if the then-current Benchmark is the LIBO Rate, the occurrence of:
(a) a request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify each of the other parties hereto that, at the determination of the Borrower, Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed), in lieu of a LIBOR-based rate, a term benchmark rate that is not a SOFR-based rate as a benchmark rate, and
(b) the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to trigger a fallback from the LIBO Rate and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.
“Outstanding Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal Dollar Amount of its Revolving Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans outstanding at such time, plus (iii) an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the LC Obligations at such time.
“Participant Register” is defined in Section 12.2(c).
“Participants” is defined in Section 12.2(a).
“Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that has the Euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to Economic and Monetary Union.
“PATRIOT Act” means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Payment Date” means [the last day of each calendar quarter, provided, that if such day is not a Business Day, the Payment Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day](a) with
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respect to any Base Rate Loan (other than a Swing Line Loan), the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, (b) with respect to any RFR Loan, each date that is on the numerically corresponding day in each calendar month that is one month after the date such Loan is made (or, if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such month, then the last day of such month), (c) with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan or other Eurocurrency Loan (other than an RFR Loan), as applicable, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to the Advance of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Advance or other applicable Eurocurrency Advance with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period, (d) with respect to any Swing Line Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid, (e) with respect to any other payment not specified above or otherwise herein, the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, and (f) the Facility Termination Date.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor thereto.
“Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that, (a) as of the date of the consummation of such Acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from such Acquisition, and the representation and warranty contained in Section 5.11 shall be true both before and after giving effect to such Acquisition, (b) such Acquisition is consummated on a non-hostile basis pursuant to a negotiated acquisition agreement that has been (if required by the governing documents of the seller or entity to be acquired) approved by the board of directors or other applicable governing body of the seller or entity to be acquired, and no material challenge to such Acquisition (excluding the exercise of appraisal rights) shall be pending or threatened by any shareholder or director of the seller or entity to be acquired, (c) the business to be acquired in such Acquisition is in a similar line of business as the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s or a line of business incidental or complementary thereto, (d) as of the date of the consummation of such Acquisition, all material approvals required in connection therewith shall have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect, and (e) the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with the financial covenant contained in Section 6.15 as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter ended prior to the consummation of such Acquisition for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 calculated as if such Acquisition, including the consideration therefor, had been consummated on such date.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, firm, joint venture, partnership, limited liability company, association, enterprise, trust or other entity or organization, or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.
“Phoenix Acquisition” means the purchase of all of the outstanding capital stock of Phoenix International Freight Services, Ltd. on terms and conditions substantially consistent with those set forth in that certain Purchase Agreement among Phoenix International Freight Services, Ltd., the Persons listed on Annex A thereto as Selling Shareholders, the Borrower, and James William McInerney and Emil Sanchez as representatives of such Selling Shareholders.
“Plan” means an employee pension benefit plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA as to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability.
“Pounds Sterling” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
“Pricing Schedule” means the Schedule attached hereto identified as such.
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“Prime Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the prime rate of interest announced from time to time by U.S. Bank or its parent (which is not necessarily the lowest rate charged to any customer), changing when and as said prime rate changes.
“Property” of a Person means any and all property, whether real, personal, tangible, intangible, or mixed, of such Person, or other assets owned, leased or operated by such Person.
“Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to a Lender, a portion equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s Commitment and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Commitment, provided, however, if all of the Commitments are terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then “Pro Rata Share” means the percentage obtained by dividing (a) such Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure at such time by (b) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure at such time; and provided, further, that when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, “Pro Rata Share” shall mean the percentage of the Aggregate Commitment (disregarding any Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) represented by such Lender’s Commitment (except that no Lender is required to fund or participate in Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans or Facility LCs to the extent that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of its outstanding Revolving Loans and funded or unfunded participations in Swing Line Loans and Facility LCs would exceed the amount of its Commitment (determined as though no Defaulting Lender existed)).
“Purchasers” is defined in Section 12.3(a).
“Qualified Receivables Entity” means a newly-formed Subsidiary or other special-purpose entity which engages solely in activities in connection with Qualified Receivables Transactions.
“Qualified Receivables Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to a Qualified Receivables Entity, or any other Person, any interest (whether characterized as the grant of a security interest or the transfer of ownership) in any Receivables and rights related thereto, whether such transaction or series of transactions constitutes a secured loan or credit facility, a true sale of assets to a Qualified Receivables Entity or other Person, or otherwise, provided that (i) the documents evidencing such transaction or series of transactions are acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, and (ii) the Receivables Transaction Attributed Indebtedness outstanding at any one time does not exceed $[250,000,000]500,000,000.
“Quotation Date” means, in relation to any Interest Period for which an interest rate is to be determined, or for any Eurocurrency Advance, (a) if the related Advance is a Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars, two (2) Business Days before the first day of that [period]Interest Period, (b) if the related Advance is a Term Benchmark Advance denominated in [euro]Euros, the earlier of two[ (2)] TARGET Days and two [(2) ]London Business Days (to the extent the two are not the same) before the first day of such [period]Interest Period, (c) if the related Advance is an RFR Advance denominated in Pounds Sterling, five London Business Days before the[ first] day [of such period]the applicable Advance is extended, and (d) if the related Advance is denominated in any other Agreed Currency, the date which is agreed to by the Lenders when they agree that such currency may be an Agreed Currency.
“Rate Management Obligations” of a Person means any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (i) any and all Rate Management Transactions, and (ii) any and all
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cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Rate Management Transactions.
“Rate Management Transaction” means any transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered by the Borrower or any Subsidiary which is a rate swap, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, forward transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether linked to one or more interest rates, foreign currencies, commodity prices, equity prices or other financial measures.
“Receivable” means any right to the payment of a monetary obligation now or hereafter owing to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, whether evidenced by or constituting an account, instrument, chattel paper or general intangible.
“Receivables Transaction Attributed Indebtedness” means the amount of obligations outstanding under the legal documents entered into as part of any Qualified Receivables Transaction on any date of determination that would be characterized as principal if such Qualified Receivables Transaction were structured as a secured lending transaction rather than as a purchase.
“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is the LIBO Rate, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two London banking days preceding the date of such setting, (2) if such Benchmark is the EURIBOR Rate, 11:00 a.m. Brussels time two TARGET Days preceding the date of such setting, (3) if the RFR for such Benchmark is SONIA, then 4 Business Days prior to such setting, or (4) if such Benchmark is none of the LIBO Rate, the EURIBOR Rate, or SONIA, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Register” is defined in Section 12.3(d).
“Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor thereto or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to reserve requirements applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve System.
“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to the extension of credit by banks for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stocks applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve System.
“Reimbursement Obligations” means, at any time, the aggregate of all obligations of the Borrower then outstanding under Section 2.19 to reimburse the LC Issuer for amounts paid by the LC Issuer in respect of any one or more drawings under Facility LCs.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means (i) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Dollars, the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto, (ii) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Sterling, the Bank of England, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Bank of England or, in
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each case, any successor thereto, (iii) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Euros, the European Central Bank, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the European Central Bank or, in each case, any successor thereto, and (iv) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in any other currency, (a) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated or any central bank or other supervisor which is responsible for supervising either (1) such Benchmark Replacement or (2) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement or (b) any working group or committee officially endorsed or convened by (1) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated, (2) any central bank or other supervisor that is responsible for supervising either (A) such Benchmark Replacement or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement, (3) a group of those central banks or other supervisors or (4) the Financial Stability Board or any part thereof.
“Relevant Rate” means (i) with respect to any Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars, the LIBO Rate, (ii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Euros, the EURIBOR Rate, (iii) with respect to any Advance denominated in Sterling, the applicable Daily Simple RFR, as applicable, and (iv) with respect to any Advance in any other Agreed Currency, the Eurocurrency Rate therefor.
“Relevant Screen Rate” means (i) with respect to any Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars, the LIBO Screen Rate, or (ii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Euros, the EURIBOR Screen Rate.
“Reports” is defined in Section 9.6(a).
“Required Lenders” means Lenders in the aggregate having greater than 50% of the Aggregate Commitment or, if the Aggregate Commitment has been terminated, Lenders in the aggregate holding greater than 50% of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. The Commitments and Outstanding Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time.
“Reserve [Percentage]Requirement” means, [for any day during any]with respect to an Interest Period, any day on which interest is determined for an RFR Loan or any other Advance where legal or regulatory requirements include the following type of reserve[ percentage in effect on such day, whether or not applicable to any Lender, under regulations issued from time to time by the Federal Reserve Board for determining], the maximum aggregate reserve requirement (including [any emergency, special]all basic, supplemental[ or other], marginal [reserve requirement) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “]and other reserves) which is imposed on Eurocurrency liabilities[” in] (i) under Regulation D[). The Eurocurrency Rate for each outstanding Eurocurrency Loan shall be adjusted automatically as of] or (ii) by any governmental or quasi-governmental rule, regulation, policy, guideline or directive of any jurisdiction outside of the United States of America or any subdivision thereof (whether or not having the [effective date of any change in the Reserve Percentage]force of law).
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Revolving Loan” means, with respect to a Lender, such Lender’s loan made pursuant to its commitment to lend set forth in Section 2.1 (or any conversion or continuation thereof).
“RFR” means, for any RFR Loan denominated in Sterling, SONIA.
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“RFR Administrator” means the SONIA Administrator.
“RFR Advance” means, as to any Advance, the RFR Loans comprising such Advance.
“RFR Business Day” means, for any Loan denominated in Sterling, any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which banks are closed for general business in London.
“RFR Interest Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple RFR”.
“RFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Daily Simple RFR.
“Risk-Based Capital Guidelines” means (i) the risk-based capital guidelines in effect in the United States on the date of this Agreement, including transition rules, and (ii) the corresponding capital regulations promulgated by regulatory authorities outside the United States, including transition rules, and, in each case, any amendments to such regulations.
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc.
“S&P Rating” means, at any time, the rating issued by S&P and then in effect with respect to the Borrower’s senior unsecured long-term indebtedness without third-party credit enhancement.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, any country or territory which is itself the subject or target of any comprehensive Sanctions.

“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person or group that is, or, to the knowledge of any of the Borrower’s officers, that is 50% or more owned by Persons or groups that are, listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, or any Person or group listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or any EU member state, (b) any Person or group operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, or (c) any agency, political subdivision or instrumentality of, or a Person that is, to the knowledge of any of the Borrower’s officers, otherwise controlled by, the government of a Sanctioned Country.

“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any EU Member State or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“Schedule” refers to a specific schedule to this Agreement, unless another document is specifically referenced.
“Second Amendment” means that certain Second Omnibus Amendment, dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent.
“Second Amendment Effective Date” means October 24, 2018.
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“Section” means a numbered section of this Agreement, unless another document is specifically referenced.
“Senior Note Purchase Agreement” means the Note Purchase Agreement, dated August 23, 2013, by and among the Borrower and the Persons party thereto as purchasers, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Senior Note Purchase Agreement Leverage Increase Date” is defined in Section 6.15(b).
“SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
“SOFR Administrator” means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the NYFRB’s website, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“SONIA” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the Sterling Overnight Index Average for such Business Day published by the SONIA Administrator on the SONIA Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
“SONIA Administrator” means the Bank of England (or any successor administrator of the Sterling Overnight Index Average).
“SONIA Administrator’s Website” means the Bank of England’s website, currently at http://www.bankofengland.co.uk, or any successor source for the Sterling Overnight Index Average identified as such by the SONIA Administrator from time to time.
“Stated Rate” is defined in Section 2.21.
“Subsidiary” of a Person means (i) any corporation more than 50% of the outstanding securities having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or similar business organization more than 50% of the ownership interests having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or controlled. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Substantial Portion” means, with respect to the Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, Property which represents more than 10% of the consolidated total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole as of the last day of the four-quarter period ending immediately prior to the quarter in which such determination is made.
“swap” means 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 Counterparty” means, with respect to any swap with the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any other Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, any Person or entity that is or becomes a party to such swap.
“Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any swap between the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any other Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing and one or more Swap Counterparties.
“Swing Line Borrowing Notice” is defined in Section 2.4(b).
“Swing Line Lender” means U.S. Bank or such other Lender which may succeed to its rights and obligations as Swing Line Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
“Swing Line Loan” means a Loan made available to the Borrower by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.4.
“Swing Line Sublimit” means the maximum principal amount of Swing Line Loans the Swing Line Lender may have outstanding to the Borrower at any one time, which, as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, is $[75,000,000]200,000,000.
“T-Chek Disposition” means the sale of all or substantially all of the Property and assets of TChek Systems, Inc. on terms and conditions substantially consistent with those set forth in that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of October 16, 2012 between Electronic Funds Source LLC, T-Check Systems, Inc. and the Borrower.
“TARGET” means Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system.
“TARGET Day” means any day on which TARGET is open for settlement of payments in euro.
“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, and similar fees, assessments, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority, and any and all liabilities with respect to the foregoing, including interest, additions to tax and penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Benchmark” when used in reference to any Loan or Advance, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Advance, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBO Rate or the EURIBOR Rate.
“Term SOFR” means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
“Term SOFR Notice” means a notification by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders and the Borrower of the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event.
“Term SOFR Transition Event” means the determination by the Administrative Agent that (a) Term SOFR has been recommended for use by the Relevant Governmental Body, (b) the administration of Term SOFR is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent and (c) a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable (and, for the avoidance of doubt, not in the case of an Other Benchmark Rate Election), has previously occurred resulting in a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 3.3 that is not Term SOFR.
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“Third Amendment” means that certain Third Omnibus Amendment, dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent.
“Third Amendment Effective Date” means November 19, 2021.
“Transferee” is defined in Section 12.3(e).
“Type” means, with respect to any Advance, its nature as a Base Rate Advance or a Eurocurrency Advance (which also may differentiate between Term Benchmark Advances, RFR Advances and other Eurocurrency Advances) and with respect to any Loan, its nature as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Loan (which also may differentiate between Term Benchmark Loans, RFR Loans and other Eurocurrency Loans).
“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Undisclosed Administration” means in relation to a Lender the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official by a supervisory authority or regulator under or based on the law in the country where such Lender is subject to home jurisdiction supervision if applicable law requires that such appointment is not to be publicly disclosed.
“U.S. Bank” means U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, in its individual capacity, and its successors.
“U.S. Bank Fee Letter” is defined in Section 10.13.
“Wells Fargo Fee Letter” is defined in Section 10.13.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of a Person means any Subsidiary of which 100% of the beneficial ownership interests (other than qualifying shares of directors or other members of governing boards or investments by foreign nationals mandated by law) shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under
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the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
The foregoing definitions shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the defined terms. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Loan”). Advances also may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Advance”).
ARTICLE II

THE CREDITS
2.1.Commitment. From and including the date of this Agreement and prior to the Facility Termination Date, each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make (a) Revolving Loans to the Borrower in Agreed Currencies and participate in Facility LCs issued upon the request of the Borrower, provided that, after giving effect to the making of each such Loan and the issuance of each such Facility LC, (i) the Dollar Amount of such Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall not exceed its Commitment, (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal Dollar Amount of all Eurocurrency Advances in Agreed Currencies other than Dollars shall not exceed the Maximum Foreign Currency Amount and (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitment. All Base Rate Loans shall be made in Dollars. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow the Revolving Loans at any time prior to the Facility Termination Date. Unless previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Facility Termination Date. The LC Issuer will issue Facility LCs hereunder on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 2.19.
2.2.Determination of Dollar Amounts; Required Payments; Termination. The Administrative Agent will determine the Dollar Amount of: (a) each Advance in Agreed Currencies other than Dollars as of the date three (3) Business Days prior to the Borrowing Date or, if applicable, date of conversion/continuation of such Advance, and (b) all outstanding Advances other than those denominated in Dollars as of the last Business Day of each quarter and on any other Business Day elected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or upon instruction by the Required Lenders in the exercise of their reasonable discretion. Each day upon or as of which the Administrative Agent determines Dollar Amounts as described in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) is herein described as a “Computation Date” with respect to each Advance for which a Dollar Amount is determined on or as of such day. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower in writing of the Dollar Amount so determined within one (1) Business Day after the applicable Computation Date. If at any time the Dollar Amount of (i) the aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure exceeds the Aggregate Commitments or (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal Dollar Amount of all Eurocurrency Advances in Agreed Currencies other than Dollars exceeds 105% of the Maximum Foreign Currency Amount, the Borrower shall immediately or, if such excess is caused by a change in the Dollar Amount of any Advance made in Agreed Currencies other than Dollars, within five (5) Business Days after the aforesaid notice of such change has been given, make a payment on the Loans or Cash Collateralize LC Obligations in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.19(k) sufficient to eliminate such excess. The Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure and all other unpaid Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be paid in full by the Borrower on the Facility Termination Date.
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2.3.Ratable Loans; Types of Advances. Each Advance hereunder (other than any Swing Line Loan) shall consist of Loans made from the several Lenders ratably according to their Pro Rata Shares. The Advances may be Base Rate Advances or Eurocurrency Advances, or a combination thereof, selected by the Borrower in accordance with Sections 2.8 and 2.9, or Swing Line Loans selected by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.4.
2.4.Swing Line Loans.
(a)Amount of Swing Line Loans. Upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.2 and, if such Swing Line Loan is to be made on the date of the initial Advance hereunder, the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.1 as well, from and including the date of this Agreement and prior to the Facility Termination Date, the Swing Line Lender may, at its option, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, make Swing Line Loans in Dollars to the Borrower from time to time in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the Swing Line Sublimit, provided that the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure shall not at any time exceed the Aggregate Commitment, and provided further that at no time shall the sum of (i) the Swing Line Loans, plus (ii) the outstanding Revolving Loans made by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.1, plus (iii) the Swing Line Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the LC Obligations, exceed the Swing Line Lender’s Commitment at such time. Subject to the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation the discretion of the Swing Line Lender), the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Swing Line Loans at any time prior to the Facility Termination Date.
(b)Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice. In order to borrow a Swing Line Loan, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender irrevocable notice (a “Swing Line Borrowing Notice”) not later than 12:00 noon (Minneapolis time) on the Borrowing Date of each Swing Line Loan, specifying (i) the applicable Borrowing Date (which date shall be a Business Day), and (ii) the aggregate amount of the requested Swing Line Loan.
(c)Making of Swing Line Loans; Participations. Not later than 2:00 p.m. (Minneapolis time) on the applicable Borrowing Date, the Swing Line Lender shall make available the Swing Line Loan, in funds immediately available, to the Administrative Agent at its address specified pursuant to Article XIII. The Administrative Agent will promptly make the funds so received from the Swing Line Lender available to the Borrower on the Borrowing Date at the Administrative Agent’s aforesaid address. Each time that a Swing Line Loan is made by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to this Section 2.4(c), the Swing Line Lender shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have unconditionally and irrevocably sold to each Lender and each Lender shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have unconditionally and irrevocably purchased from the Swing Line Lender a participation in such Swing Line Loan in proportion to its Pro Rata Share.
(d)Repayment of Swing Line Loans. Each Swing Line Loan shall be paid in full by the Borrower on the date selected by the Administrative Agent and communicated to the Borrower at the time such Swing Line Loan is made. In addition, the Swing Line Lender may at any time in its sole discretion with respect to any outstanding Swing Line Loan, require each Lender to fund the participation acquired by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.4(c) or require each Lender (including the Swing Line Lender) to make a Revolving Loan in the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Swing Line Loan (including, without limitation, any interest accrued and unpaid thereon), for the purpose of repaying such Swing Line Loan. Not later than 1:00 p.m. (Minneapolis time) on the date of any notice received pursuant to this Section 2.4(d), each Lender shall make available its required Revolving Loan, in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent at its address specified pursuant to Article XIII. Revolving Loans made pursuant to this Section 2.4(d) shall initially be Base Rate
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Loans and thereafter may be continued as Base Rate Loans or converted into Eurocurrency Loans in the manner provided in Section 2.9 and subject to the other conditions and limitations set forth in this Article II. Unless a Lender shall have notified the Swing Line Lender, prior to the Swing Line Lender’s making any Swing Line Loan, that any applicable condition precedent set forth in Sections 4.1 or 4.2 had not then been satisfied, such Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.4(d) to repay Swing Line Loans or to fund the participation acquired pursuant to Section 2.4(c) shall be unconditional, continuing, irrevocable and absolute and shall not be affected by any circumstances, including, without limitation, (a) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender or any other Person, (b) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or Event of Default, (c) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower, or (d) any other circumstances, happening or event whatsoever. In the event that any Lender fails to make payment to the Administrative Agent of any amount due under this Section 2.4(d), interest shall accrue thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate for each day during the period commencing on the date of demand and ending on the date such amount is received and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to receive, retain and apply against such obligation the principal and interest otherwise payable to such Lender hereunder until the Administrative Agent receives such payment from such Lender or such obligation is otherwise fully satisfied. On the Facility Termination Date, the Borrower shall repay in full the outstanding principal balance of the Swing Line Loans.
2.5.Commitment Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender according to its Pro Rata Share a commitment fee at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Fee Rate on the average daily Available Aggregate Commitment from the date hereof to and including the Facility Termination Date, payable in arrears on each Payment Date hereafter and on the Facility Termination Date. Solely for purposes of calculating the commitment fee due hereunder, the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans outstanding at any time shall be counted as Outstanding Credit Exposure of U.S. Bank and no portion thereof shall be counted as Outstanding Credit Exposure of any other Lender.
2.6.Minimum Amount of Each Advance. Each Eurocurrency Advance shall be in the minimum amount of $500,000 and incremental amounts in integral multiples of $100,000, and each Base Rate Advance (other than an Advance to repay Swing Line Loans) shall be in the minimum amount of $500,000 and incremental amounts in integral multiples of $100,000, provided, however, that any Base Rate Advance may be in the amount of the Available Aggregate Commitment.
2.7.Reductions in Aggregate Commitment; Optional Principal Payments. The Borrower may permanently reduce the Aggregate Commitment in whole, or in part ratably among the Lenders in integral multiples of $500,000, upon at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, which notice shall specify the amount of any such reduction, provided, however, that the amount of the Aggregate Commitments may not be reduced below the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. All accrued commitment fees shall be payable on the effective date of any termination of the obligations of the Lenders to make Credit Extensions hereunder. The Borrower may from time to time pay, without penalty or premium, all outstanding Base Rate Advances (other than Swing Line Loans), or, in a minimum aggregate amount of $500,000 and incremental amounts in integral multiples of $100,000, any portion of the aggregate outstanding Base Rate Advances (other than Swing Line Loans) upon same day notice by 1:00 p.m. (Minneapolis time) to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower may at any time pay, without penalty or premium, all outstanding Swing Line Loans, or any portion of the outstanding Swing Line Loans, with notice to the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender by 11:00 a.m. (Minneapolis time) on the date of repayment. The Borrower may from time to time pay, subject to the payment of any funding indemnification amounts required by Section 3.4 but without penalty or premium, all outstanding Eurocurrency Advances,
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or, in a minimum aggregate amount of $500,000 and incremental amounts in integral multiples of $100,000, any portion of the aggregate outstanding Eurocurrency Advances upon at least two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent by 1:00 p.m. (Minneapolis time).
2.8.Method of Selecting Types and Interest Periods for New Advances. The Borrower shall select the Type of Advance[ and, ], in the case of [each]a Eurocurrency Advance, the Interest Period [and] Advance, the Agreed Currency applicable thereto[ from time to time], and, other than for an RFR Advance, the Interest Period therefor. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice in the form of Exhibit D (a “Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice”) not later than (1) 11:00 a.m. (Minneapolis time) on the Borrowing Date of each Base Rate Advance (other than a Swing Line Loan)[ and any Eurocurrency Advance in Dollars to be made on the Second Amendment Effective Date, and not later than 11:00 a.m. (Minneapolis time) (x) two], (2) three (3) Business Days before the Borrowing Date for each [Eurocurrency]Term Benchmark Advance in Dollars, ([other than any Eurocurrency Advance to be made on the Second Amendment Effective Date)]3) three (3) Business Days before the Borrowing Date for each Term Benchmark Advance in Euros, (4) five (5) Business Days before the Borrowing Date for each RFR Advance in Sterling, and ([y]5) four (4) Business Days before the Borrowing Date for each Eurocurrency Advance in an Agreed Currency other than [Dollars]those listed above, specifying:
(i)    the Borrowing Date, which shall be a Business Day, of such Advance,
(ii)    the aggregate amount of such Advance,
(iii)    the Type of Advance selected, and
(iv)    in the case of each Eurocurrency Advance, the[ Interest Period and] Agreed Currency therefor, whether such Advance is a Term Benchmark Advance, an RFR Advance or another Type of Eurocurrency Advance, and, if applicable[ thereto], the Interest Period therefor.
Not later than 1:00 p.m. (Minneapolis time) on each Borrowing Date, each Lender shall make available its Loan or Loans in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent at its address specified pursuant to Article XIII. The Administrative Agent will promptly make the funds so received from the Lenders available to the Borrower on the Borrowing Date at the Administrative Agent’s aforesaid address.
2.9.Conversion and Continuation of Outstanding Advances; Maximum Number of Interest Periods. Base Rate Advances (other than Swing Line Loans) shall continue as Base Rate Advances unless and until such Base Rate Advances are converted into Eurocurrency Advances pursuant to this Section 2.9 or are repaid in accordance with Section 2.7. [Each Eurocurrency]RFR Advances shall continue as RFR Advances unless and until such RFR Advances are converted into Eurocurrency Advances of a different Type pursuant to this Section 2.9 or are repaid in accordance with Section 2.4 or 2.7. Each Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars shall continue as a [Eurocurrency]Term Benchmark Advance until the end of the then applicable Interest Period therefor, at which time such [Eurocurrency]Term Benchmark Advance shall be automatically converted into a Base Rate Advance unless (x) such [Eurocurrency]Term Benchmark Advance is or was repaid in accordance with Section 2.7 or (y) the Borrower shall have given the Administrative Agent a Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice requesting that, at the end of such Interest Period, such Eurocurrency Advance continue as a Eurocurrency Advance for the same or another Interest Period. Each Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Euros and each other Eurocurrency Advance[ denominated in an Agreed Currency] other than those denominated in
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Dollars or Sterling shall automatically continue as a Eurocurrency Advance in the same Agreed Currency with an Interest Period of one [week]month unless (x) such Eurocurrency Advance is or was repaid in accordance with Section 2.7 or (y) the Borrower shall have given the Administrative Agent a [Borrowing/]Conversion/Continuation Notice (as defined below) requesting that, at the end of such Interest Period, such Eurocurrency Advance continue as a Eurocurrency Advance for the same or another Interest Period or that such Eurocurrency Advance be converted to an Advance in Dollars. Subject to the terms of Section 2.6, the Borrower may elect from time to time to convert all or any part of a Base Rate Advance (other than a Swing Line Loan) into a Eurocurrency Advance, or an RFR Advance into a different Type of Eurocurrency Advance or a Base Rate Advance. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent a Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice for each conversion of a Base Rate Advance into a Eurocurrency Advance, conversion of a Eurocurrency Advance to a Base Rate Advance, or continuation of a Eurocurrency Advance (where applicable) not later than 11:00 a.m. (Minneapolis time) [(x) ]at least [two](x) five ([2]5) Business Days [for Eurocurrency Advances in Dollars and]prior to the date of a requested conversion if to be made as an RFR Advance, (y) four (4) Business Days for any Eurocurrency [Advances]Advance in an Agreed Currency other than Dollars[,] and not constituting an RFR Advance, whether in respect of a conversion or continuation, and (z) three (3) Business Days for any other Advance prior to the date of the requested conversion or continuation, specifying:
(i)[(i) ]the requested date, which shall be a Business Day, of such conversion or continuation,
(ii)[(ii) ]the Agreed Currency amount and Type of the Advance which is to be converted or continued, and
(iii)[(iii) ]the amount of such Advance which is to be converted into or continued as a Eurocurrency Advance and the duration of the Interest Period (if applicable to the relevant Agreed Currency) applicable thereto.
After giving effect to all Advances, all conversions of Advances from one Type to another and all continuations of Advances of the same Type, there shall be no more than ten (10) Interest Periods in effect hereunder (which, for purposes hereof, shall include each RFR Advance as utilizing one of such Interest Periods); provided that there shall be no more than five (5) Interest Periods (including RFR Advances for purposes hereof) in effect with respect to all of the Advances denominated in Agreed Currencies (other than Dollars) at any time.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or roll over 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.
2.10.Interest Rates. Each Base Rate Advance (other than a Swing Line Loan) shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from and including the date such Advance is made or is automatically converted from a Eurocurrency Advance into a Base Rate Advance pursuant to Section 2.9, to but excluding the date it becomes due or is converted into a Eurocurrency Advance pursuant to Section 2.9 hereof, at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate for such day. Each RFR Advance shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from and including the date such Advance is made or is automatically converted from an RFR Advance into another Type of Eurocurrency Advance or into a Base Rate Advance pursuant to Section 2.9, to but excluding the date it becomes due or is converted into such a Eurocurrency Advance pursuant to Section 2.9
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hereof, at a rate per annum equal to the Daily RFR Rate for such day. Each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from and including the day such Swing Line Loan is made to but excluding the date it is paid, at a rate per annum equal to, at the Borrower’s option, the Base Rate for such day or the Daily [Eurocurrency]LIBO Rate; provided, that the Applicable Margin therefor, if any, shall be mutually agreed to by the Borrower and the Swing Line Lender. Changes in the rate of interest on that portion of any Advance maintained as a Base Rate Advance, RFR Advance or Daily LIBO Loan will take effect simultaneously with each change in the Alternate Base Rate, Daily RFR Rate, Daily LIBO Base Rate or Applicable Margins, respectively. Each Eurocurrency Advance (other than RFR Advances) shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from and including the first day of the Interest Period applicable thereto to (but not including) the last day of such Interest Period at the interest rate determined by the Administrative Agent as applicable to such Eurocurrency Advance based upon the Borrower’s selections under Sections 2.8 and 2.9 and the Pricing Schedule. Any Term Benchmark Loan converted to another Type of Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor shall have accrued interest in respect thereof paid on the effective date for such conversion. No Interest Period may end after the Facility Termination Date.
2.11.Rates Applicable After Event of Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections 2.8, 2.9 or 2.10, but subject to the remainder of this Section 2.11, during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default the Required Lenders may, at their option, by notice to the Borrower (which notice may be revoked at the option of the Required Lenders notwithstanding any provision of Section 8.3 requiring unanimous consent of the Lenders to changes in interest rates), declare that no Advance may be made as, converted into or continued as a Eurocurrency Advance. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 7.2 or Section 7.3 (with respect to Section 6.15), the Required Lenders may, at their option, by notice to the Borrower (which notice may be revoked at the option of the Required Lenders notwithstanding any provision of Section 8.3 requiring unanimous consent of the Lenders to changes in interest rates), declare that, [before or after judgment, (i) ]unless repaid:
2.11.1each RFR Advance shall be converted to a Base Rate Advance in Dollars;
2.11.2each Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars shall be converted to a Base Rate Advance at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto;
2.11.3each Term Benchmark Advance and other Eurocurrency Advance denominated in an Agreed Currency other than Dollars [shall be converted to an Advance in] the Approximate Equivalent Amount [in Dollars, (ii) each Eurocurrency] Advance shall bear interest [for]but not constituting an RFR Advance shall bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the Applicable Margin; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Term Benchmark Loans or other Eurocurrency Loans denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars shall either be (i) converted to a Base Rate Loan denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Approximate Equivalent Amount of such Agreed Currency) at the [remainder]end of the[ applicable] Interest Period, as applicable, therefor or (ii) prepaid at the [rate otherwise]end of the applicable[ to such] Interest Period[ plus 2.00% per annum, (iii)], as applicable, in full;
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2.11.4 each Base Rate Advance shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus 2.00% per annum[,]; and[ (iv)]
2.11.5 the LC Fee shall be increased by 2.00% per annum.[ Upon the occurrence and]
If no election is made by the Borrower by the earlier of (x) the date that is three Business Days after receipt by the Borrower of such a notice and (y) the last day of the current Interest Period if in respect of a Term Benchmark Loan or other Eurocurrency Loan that is not an RFR Loan, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert the applicable Loan to a Base Rate Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth herein, during the continuance of an Event of Default under [Sections]Section 7.6 or 7.7, the increases by 2.00% in interest rates [set forth in clauses (ii) and (iii) above and the increase in]and the LC Fee [set forth in clause (iv) above ]shall be applicable automatically to all Credit Extensions without any election or action on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender. After an Event of Default has been cured or waived, the interest rate applicable to Advances and the LC Fee shall revert to the rates applicable prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default.
2.12.Method of Payment.
(a)    Each Advance shall be repaid and each payment of interest thereon shall be paid in the currency in which such Advance was made. All payments of the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be made, without setoff, deduction, or counterclaim, in immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s address specified pursuant to Article XIII, or at any other Lending Installation of the Administrative Agent specified in writing by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, by 12:00 noon (Minneapolis time) on the date when due and shall (except (i) with respect to repayments of Swing Line Loans, (ii) in the case of Reimbursement Obligations for which the LC Issuer has not been fully indemnified by the Lenders, or (iii) as otherwise specifically required hereunder) be applied ratably by the Administrative Agent among the Lenders. Each payment delivered to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Lender shall be delivered promptly by the Administrative Agent to such Lender in the same type of funds that the Administrative Agent received at its address specified pursuant to Article XIII or at any Lending Installation specified in a notice received by the Administrative Agent from such Lender. The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to charge the account of the Borrower maintained with U.S. Bank for each payment of principal, interest, Reimbursement Obligations and fees as it becomes due hereunder. Each reference to the Administrative Agent in this Section 2.12 shall also be deemed to refer, and shall apply equally, to the LC Issuer, in the case of payments required to be made by the Borrower to the LC Issuer pursuant to Section 2.19(f).
(b)    Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12, if, after the making of any Advance in any currency other than Dollars, currency control or exchange regulations are imposed in the country which issues such currency, or any other event occurs, in each case with the result that the type of currency in which the Advance was made (the “Original Currency”) no longer exists or would otherwise no longer be an Eligible Currency or the Borrower is not able to make payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders in such Original Currency, then all payments to be made by the Borrower hereunder in such currency shall instead be made when due in Dollars in an amount equal to the Dollar Amount (as of the date of repayment) of such payment due, it being the intention of the parties hereto that the Borrower take all risks of the imposition of any such currency control or exchange regulations.
2.13.Notes; Evidence of Indebtedness. Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrower to
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such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(b)The Administrative Agent shall also maintain accounts in which it will record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Agreed Currency and Type thereof and the Interest Period with respect thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder, (iii) the original stated amount of each Facility LC and the amount of LC Obligations outstanding at any time, and (iv) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower and each Lender’s share thereof.
(c)The entries maintained in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) above shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the Obligations therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Obligations in accordance with their terms.
(d)Any Lender (including the Swing Line Lender) may request that its Loans be evidenced by a promissory note representing its Loans and Swing Line Loans substantially in the form of Exhibit E (with appropriate changes for notes evidencing Swing Line Loans) (each a “Note”). The Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender such Note or Notes payable to the order of such Lender in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent. The Loans evidenced by such Note and interest thereon shall at all times (prior to any assignment pursuant to Section 12.3) be represented by one or more Notes payable to the order of the payee named therein, except to the extent that any such Lender subsequently returns any such Note for cancellation and requests that such Loans once again be evidenced as described in clauses (b) (i) and (ii) above.
2.14.Telephonic Notices. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to extend, convert or continue Advances, effect selections of Agreed Currencies and Types of Advances and to transfer funds based on telephonic notices made by any Person or Persons the Administrative Agent or any Lender in good faith believes to be acting on behalf of the Borrower, it being understood that the foregoing authorization is specifically intended to allow Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notices to be given telephonically. The Borrower agrees to deliver promptly to the Administrative Agent a written confirmation (which may include e-mail) of each telephonic notice authenticated by an Authorized Officer. If the written confirmation differs in any material respect from the action taken by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, the records of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall govern absent manifest error. The parties agree to prepare appropriate documentation to correct any such error within ten (10) days after discovery by any party to this Agreement.
2.15.Interest Payment Dates; Interest and Fee Basis. Interest accrued on each Base Rate Advance, each RFR Advance and each Swing Line Loan shall be payable on each Payment Date, commencing with the first such Payment Date to occur after the date hereof and at maturity. Interest accrued on each Eurocurrency Advance (other than RFR Advances) shall be payable on the last day of its applicable Interest Period, on any date on which the Eurocurrency Advance is prepaid, whether by acceleration or otherwise, and at maturity. Interest accrued on each Eurocurrency Advance having an Interest Period longer than three (3) months shall also be payable on the last day of each three-month interval during such Interest Period. Interest on all Advances and fees shall be calculated for actual days elapsed on the basis of a 360-day year, except that (i) interest on Advances denominated in Pounds Sterling and (ii) interest computing by reference to the Alternate Base Rate shall each be calculated for actual days elapsed on the basis of a 365/366-day year. Interest shall be payable for the day an Advance is made but not for the day of any payment on the amount paid if payment is received
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prior to 3:00 p.m. (Minneapolis time) at the place of payment. If any payment of principal of or interest on an Advance shall become due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
2.16.Notification of Advances, Interest Rates, Prepayments and Commitment Reductions. Promptly after receipt thereof, the Administrative Agent will notify each Lender of the contents of each Commitment reduction notice, Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice, Swing Line Borrowing Notice, and repayment notice received by it hereunder. Promptly after notice from the LC Issuer, the Administrative Agent will notify each Lender of the contents of each request for issuance of a Facility LC hereunder. The Administrative Agent will notify each Lender of the currency and interest rate applicable to each Eurocurrency Advance promptly upon determination of such interest rate and will give each Lender prompt notice of each change in the Alternate Base Rate.
2.17.Lending Installations. Each Lender may book its Advances and its participation in any LC Obligations and the LC Issuer may book the Facility LCs at any Lending Installation selected by such Lender or the LC Issuer, as the case may be, and may change its Lending Installation from time to time. All terms of this Agreement shall apply to any such Lending Installation and the Loans, Facility LCs, participations in LC Obligations and any Notes issued hereunder shall be deemed held by each Lender or the LC Issuer, as the case may be, for the benefit of any such Lending Installation. Each Lender and the LC Issuer may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in accordance with Article XIII, designate replacement or additional Lending Installations through which Loans will be made by it or Facility LCs will be issued by it and for whose account Loan payments or payments with respect to Facility LCs are to be made.
2.18.Non-Receipt of Funds by the Administrative Agent. Unless the Borrower or a Lender, as the case may be, notifies the Administrative Agent prior to the date on which it is scheduled to make payment to the Administrative Agent of (i) in the case of a Lender, the proceeds of a Loan or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, a payment of principal, interest or fees to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, that it does not intend to make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such payment has been made. The Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the amount of such payment available to the intended recipient in reliance upon such assumption. If such Lender or the Borrower, as the case may be, has not in fact made such payment to the Administrative Agent, the recipient of such payment shall, on demand by the Administrative Agent, repay to the Administrative Agent the amount so made available together with interest thereon in respect of each day during the period commencing on the date such amount was so made available by the Administrative Agent to but excluding the date the Administrative Agent recovers such amount at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of payment by a Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (y) in the case of payment by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to the relevant Loan.
2.19.Facility LCs.
(a)Issuance. The LC Issuer hereby agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to issue standby Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars (each, a “Facility LC”) and to renew, extend, increase, decrease or otherwise modify each Facility LC (“Modify,” and each such action a “Modification”), from time to time from and including the date of this Agreement and prior to the Facility Termination Date upon the request of the Borrower; provided that immediately after each such Facility LC is issued or Modified, (i) the aggregate amount of the outstanding LC Obligations shall not exceed $50,000,000 and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitment. No
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Facility LC shall have an expiry date later than the earlier to occur of (x) the fifth Business Day prior to the Facility Termination Date and (y) one (1) year after its issuance; provided, however, that the expiry date of a Facility LC may be up to one (1) year later than the fifth Business Day prior to the Facility Termination Date if the Borrower has posted on or before the fifth Business Day prior to the Facility Termination Date cash collateral in the Facility LC Collateral Account on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to 103% of the LC Obligations with respect to such Facility LC. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the LC Issuer shall have no obligation hereunder to issue any Facility LC the proceeds of which would be made available to any Person (i) to fund any activity or business of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of any Sanctions or (ii) in any manner that would result in a violation of any Sanctions by any party to this Agreement.
(b)Participations. Upon the issuance or Modification by the LC Issuer of a Facility LC in accordance with this Section 2.19, the LC Issuer shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have unconditionally and irrevocably sold to each Lender, and each Lender shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have unconditionally and irrevocably purchased from the LC Issuer, a participation in such Facility LC (and each Modification thereof) and the related LC Obligations in proportion to its Pro Rata Share.
(c)Notice. Subject to Section 2.19(a), the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent notice prior to 10:00 a.m. (Minneapolis time) at least two (2) Business Days prior to the proposed date of issuance or Modification of each Facility LC, specifying the beneficiary, the proposed date of issuance (or Modification) and the expiry date of such Facility LC, and describing the proposed terms of such Facility LC and the nature of the transactions proposed to be supported thereby. Upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the LC Issuer and each Lender, of the contents thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s participation in such proposed Facility LC. The issuance or Modification by the LC Issuer of any Facility LC shall, in addition to the conditions precedent set forth in Article IV, be subject to the conditions precedent that such Facility LC shall be reasonably satisfactory to the LC Issuer and that the Borrower shall have executed and delivered such application agreement and/or such other instruments and agreements relating to such Facility LC as the LC Issuer shall have reasonably requested (each, a “Facility LC Application”). The LC Issuer shall have no independent duty to ascertain whether the conditions set forth in Article IV have been satisfied; provided, however, that the LC Issuer shall not issue a Facility LC if, on or before the proposed date of issuance, the LC Issuer shall have received notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders that any such condition has not been satisfied or waived. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of any Facility LC Application, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
(d)LC Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, with respect to each Facility LC, a letter of credit fee at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin for Eurocurrency Loans constituting Term Benchmark Loans in effect from time to time on the average daily undrawn stated amount under such Facility LC, such fee to be payable in arrears on each Payment Date (the “LC Fee”). The Borrower shall also pay to the LC Issuer for its own account (x) a fronting fee in an amount agreed upon between the LC Issuer and the Borrower and (y) on demand, all amendment, drawing and other fees regularly charged by the LC Issuer to its letter of credit customers and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the LC Issuer in connection with the issuance, Modification, administration or payment of any Facility LC.
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(e)Administration; Reimbursement by Lenders. Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Facility LC of any demand for payment under such Facility LC, the LC Issuer shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and each other Lender as to the amount to be paid by the LC Issuer as a result of such demand and the proposed payment date (the “LC Payment Date”), which LC Payment Date shall be no earlier than the first Business Day after the date such notice is given. The responsibility of the LC Issuer to the Borrower and each Lender shall be only to determine that the documents (including each demand for payment) delivered under each Facility LC in connection with such presentment shall be in conformity in all material respects with such Facility LC. The LC Issuer shall endeavor to exercise the same care in the issuance and administration of the Facility LCs as it does with respect to letters of credit in which no participations are granted, it being understood that in the absence of any gross negligence or willful misconduct by the LC Issuer, each Lender shall be unconditionally and irrevocably liable without regard to the occurrence of any Event of Default or any condition precedent whatsoever, to reimburse the LC Issuer on demand for (i) such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the amount of each payment made by the LC Issuer under each Facility LC to the extent such amount is not reimbursed by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19(f) below and there are not funds available in the Facility LC Collateral Account to cover the same, plus (ii) interest on the foregoing amount to be reimbursed by such Lender, for each day from the date of the LC Issuer’s demand for such reimbursement (or, if such demand is made after 11:00 a.m. (Minneapolis time) on such date, from the next succeeding Business Day) to the date on which such Lender pays the amount to be reimbursed by it at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
(f)Reimbursement by Borrower. The Borrower shall be irrevocably and unconditionally obligated to reimburse the LC Issuer on or before the applicable LC Payment Date for any amounts to be paid by the LC Issuer upon any drawing under any Facility LC, without presentment, demand, protest or other formalities of any kind; provided that neither the Borrower nor any Lender shall hereby be precluded from asserting any claim for direct (but not consequential) damages suffered by the Borrower or such Lender to the extent, but only to the extent, caused by (i) the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the LC Issuer in determining whether a request presented under any Facility LC issued by it complied with the terms of such Facility LC or (ii) the LC Issuer’s failure to pay under any Facility LC issued by it after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Facility LC. All such amounts paid by the LC Issuer and remaining unpaid by the Borrower shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal to (x) the rate applicable to Base Rate Advances for such day if such day falls on or before the applicable LC Payment Date and (y) the sum of 2.00% per annum plus the rate applicable to Base Rate Advances for such day if such day falls after such LC Payment Date. The LC Issuer will pay to each Lender ratably in accordance with its Pro Rata Share all amounts received by it from the Borrower for application in payment, in whole or in part, of the Reimbursement Obligation in respect of any Facility LC issued by the LC Issuer, but only to the extent such Lender has made payment to the LC Issuer in respect of such Facility LC pursuant to Section 2.19(e). Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including without limitation the submission of a Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice in compliance with Section 2.8 and the satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IV), the Borrower may request an Advance hereunder for the purpose of satisfying any Reimbursement Obligation.
(g)Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligations under this Section 2.19 shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment which the Borrower may have or have had against the LC Issuer, any Lender or any beneficiary of a Facility LC. The Borrower further agrees
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with the LC Issuer and the Lenders that the LC Issuer and the Lenders shall not be responsible for, and the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligation in respect of any Facility LC shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even if such documents should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the Borrower, any of its Affiliates, the beneficiary of any Facility LC or any financing institution or other party to whom any Facility LC may be transferred or any claims or defenses whatsoever of the Borrower or of any of its Affiliates against the beneficiary of any Facility LC or any such transferee. The LC Issuer shall not be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Facility LC. The Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by the LC Issuer or any Lender under or in connection with each Facility LC and the related drafts and documents, if done without gross negligence or willful misconduct, shall be binding upon the Borrower and shall not put the LC Issuer or any Lender under any liability to the Borrower. Nothing in this Section 2.19(g) is intended to limit the right of the Borrower to make a claim against the LC Issuer for damages as contemplated by the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.19(f).
(h)Actions of LC Issuer. The LC Issuer shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any Facility LC, draft, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, facsimile, telex, teletype or electronic mail message, statement, order or other document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected by the LC Issuer. The LC Issuer shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement unless it shall first have received such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it reasonably deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.19, the LC Issuer shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon the Lenders and any future holders of a participation in any Facility LC.
(i)Indemnification. The Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Lender, the LC Issuer and the Administrative Agent, and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees from and against any and all claims and damages, losses, liabilities and reasonable out-of-pocket costs or expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements) which such Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent may incur (or which may be claimed against such Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent by any Person whatsoever) by reason of or in connection with the issuance, execution and delivery or transfer of or payment or failure to pay under any Facility LC or any actual or proposed use of any Facility LC, including, without limitation, any claims, damages, losses, liabilities and reasonable out-of-pocket costs or expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements) which the LC Issuer may incur by reason of or in connection with (i) the failure of any other Lender to fulfill or comply with its obligations to the LC Issuer hereunder (but nothing herein contained shall affect any rights the Borrower may have against any Defaulting Lender) or (ii) by reason of or on account of the LC Issuer issuing any Facility LC which specifies that the term “Beneficiary” included therein includes any successor by operation of law of the named Beneficiary, but which Facility LC does not require that any drawing by any such successor Beneficiary be accompanied by a copy of a legal document, satisfactory to the LC Issuer, evidencing the appointment of such successor Beneficiary; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to indemnify any Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent or any of their respective directors, officers, agents or employees for any
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claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses to the extent, but only to the extent, caused by (x) the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the LC Issuer in determining whether a request presented under any Facility LC complied with the terms of such Facility LC or (y) the LC Issuer’s failure to pay under any Facility LC after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Facility LC. Nothing in this Section 2.19(i) is intended to limit the obligations of the Borrower under any other provision of this Agreement.
(j)Lenders’ Indemnification. Each Lender shall, ratably in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, indemnify the LC Issuer, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower) against any cost, expense (including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements), claim, demand, action, loss or liability (except such as result from such indemnitees’ gross negligence or willful misconduct or the LC Issuer’s failure to pay under any Facility LC after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the Facility LC) that such indemnitees may suffer or incur in connection with this Section 2.19 or any action taken or omitted by such indemnitees hereunder.
(k)Facility LC Collateral Account. The Borrower agrees that it will, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders and until the final expiration date of any Facility LC and thereafter as long as any amount is payable to the LC Issuer or the Lenders in respect of any Facility LC, maintain a special collateral account pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (the “Facility LC Collateral Account”), in the name of such Borrower but under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders and in which such Borrower shall have no interest other than as set forth in Section 8.1. The Borrower hereby pledges, assigns and grants to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of and for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the LC Issuer, a security interest in all of the Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to all funds which may from time to time be on deposit in the Facility LC Collateral Account to secure the prompt and complete payment and performance of the Obligations. The Administrative Agent will invest any funds on deposit from time to time in the Facility LC Collateral Account in certificates of deposit of U.S. Bank having a maturity not exceeding thirty (30) days. Nothing in this Section 2.19(k) shall either obligate the Administrative Agent to require the Borrower to deposit any funds in the Facility LC Collateral Account or limit the right of the Administrative Agent to release any funds held in the Facility LC Collateral Account in each case other than as required by Section 2.22 or Section 8.1.
(l)Rights as a Lender. In its capacity as a Lender, the LC Issuer shall have the same rights and obligations as any other Lender.
2.20.Replacement of Lender. If (i) the Borrower is required pursuant to Sections 3.1, 3.2 or 3.5 to make any additional payment to any Lender, (ii) any Lender’s obligation to make or continue, or to convert Base Rate Advances into Eurocurrency Advances shall be suspended pursuant to Section 3.3 or (iii) any Lender defaults in its obligation to make a Loan or to reimburse the LC Issuer pursuant to Section 2.19(e) or the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.4(d) or declines to approve an amendment or waiver that is approved by the Required Lenders or otherwise becomes a Defaulting Lender (any Lender so affected an “Affected Lender”), the Borrower may elect (in the case of clause (i) or (ii) above, if such amounts continue to be charged or such suspension is still effective) to replace such Affected Lender as a Lender party to this Agreement, provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement, and provided further that, concurrently with such replacement, (x) another bank or other entity which is reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall agree, as of such date, to purchase for cash at par the Advances and other Obligations due to the Affected Lender under this Agreement and the
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other Loan Documents (other than any such other Obligations paid by the Borrower in accordance with clause (y) below) pursuant to an assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit C and to become a Lender for all purposes under this Agreement and to assume all obligations of the Affected Lender to be terminated as of such date and to comply with the requirements of Section 12.3 applicable to assignments, and (y) the Borrower shall pay to such Affected Lender in same day funds on the day of such replacement (A) all accrued and unpaid interest, fees and other amounts then due to such Affected Lender by the Borrower hereunder to but excluding the date of termination, including without limitation payments due to such Affected Lender under Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5.
2.21.Limitation of Interest. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders intend to strictly comply with all applicable laws, including applicable usury laws. Accordingly, the provisions of this Section 2.21 shall govern and control over every other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document which conflicts or is inconsistent with this Section 2.21, even if such provision declares that it controls. As used in this Section 2.21, the term “interest” includes the aggregate of all charges, fees, benefits or other compensation which constitute interest under applicable law, provided that, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, (a) any non-principal payment shall be characterized as an expense or as compensation for something other than the use, forbearance or detention of money and not as interest, and (b) all interest at any time contracted for, reserved, charged or received shall be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread, in equal parts during the full term of this Agreement. In no event shall the Borrower or any other Person be obligated to pay, or any Lender have any right or privilege to reserve, receive or retain, (a) any interest in excess of the maximum amount of nonusurious interest permitted under the applicable laws (if any) of the United States or of any applicable state, or (b) total interest in excess of the amount which such Lender could lawfully have contracted for, reserved, received, retained or charged had the interest been calculated for the full term of this Agreement at the Highest Lawful Rate. On each day, if any, that the interest rate (the “Stated Rate”) called for under this Agreement or any other Loan Document exceeds the Highest Lawful Rate, the rate at which interest shall accrue shall automatically be fixed by operation of this sentence at the Highest Lawful Rate for that day, and shall remain fixed at the Highest Lawful Rate for each day thereafter until the total amount of interest accrued equals the total amount of interest which would have accrued if there were no such ceiling rate as is imposed by this sentence. Thereafter, interest shall accrue at the Stated Rate unless and until the Stated Rate again exceeds the Highest Lawful Rate when the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall again automatically operate to limit the interest accrual rate. The daily interest rates to be used in calculating interest at the Highest Lawful Rate shall be determined by dividing the applicable Highest Lawful Rate per annum by the number of days in the calendar year for which such calculation is being made. None of the terms and provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document which directly or indirectly relate to interest shall ever be construed without reference to this Section 2.21, or be construed to create a contract to pay for the use, forbearance or detention of money at an interest rate in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate. If the term of any Loan or any other Obligation outstanding hereunder or under the other Loan Documents is shortened by reason of acceleration of maturity as a result of any Event of Default or by any other cause, or by reason of any required or permitted prepayment, and if for that (or any other) reason any Lender at any time, including but not limited to, the stated maturity, is owed or receives (and/or has received) interest in excess of interest calculated at the Highest Lawful Rate, then and in any such event all of any such excess interest shall be canceled automatically as of the date of such acceleration, prepayment or other event which produces the excess, and, if such excess interest has been paid to such Lender, it shall be credited pro tanto against the then-outstanding principal balance of the Borrower’s Obligations to such Lender, effective as of the date or dates when the event occurs which causes it to be excess interest, until such excess is exhausted or all of such principal has been fully paid and satisfied, whichever occurs first, and any remaining balance of such excess shall be promptly refunded to its payor.
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2.22.Defaulting Lenders.

(a)Defaulting Lender Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:
(i)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 and in the last paragraph of Section 8.3.
(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 VII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 11.1 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the LC Issuer and Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the LC Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.22(d); fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account (including the Facility LC Collateral Account) and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the LC Issuer’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Facility LCs issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.22(d); sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the LC Issuer or Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the LC Issuer or 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 Default or Event of 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; eighth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent, distributed to the Lenders other than the Defaulting Lender until the ratio of the Outstanding Credit Exposures of such Lenders to the Aggregate Outstanding Exposure equals such ratio immediately prior to the Defaulting Lender’s failure to fund any portion of any Loans or participations in Facility LCs or Swing Line Loans; and ninth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or Facility LC issuances in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Facility LCs were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Credit Extensions of all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Credit Extensions of such Defaulting Lender
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until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in LC Obligations and Swing Line Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments without giving effect to Section 2.22(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 2.22(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 that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).
(B)    Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive LC Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its ratable share of the stated amount of Facility LCs for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.22(d).
(C)    With respect to any commitment fee or LC Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in LC Obligations or Swing Line Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the LC Issuer and Swing Line Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to the LC Issuer’s or Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender (after giving effect to any such reallocation), and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.
(iv)Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in LC Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent, promptly following any written request from the Administrative Agent that it do so, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s 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 (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 law, (x) first, prepay Swing Line Loans in an amount equal to the Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the LC Issuer’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.22(d).
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(b)Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender and the LC 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 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 at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Facility LCs and Swing Line Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the Commitments (without giving effect to Section 2.22(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.
(c)New Swing Line Loans/Facility LCs. So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (i) the Swing Line Lender shall not be required to fund any Swing Line Loans unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect to such Swing Line Loan and (ii) the LC Issuer shall not be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Facility LC unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.
(d)Cash Collateral. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one (1) Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or the LC Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the LC Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 2.22(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount.
(i)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 LC Issuer, 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 LC Obligations, to be applied pursuant to clause (ii) 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 and the LC Issuer as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).
(ii)Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under this Section 2.22 in respect of Facility LCs shall be applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of LC Obligations (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.
(iii)Termination of Requirement. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce the LC Issuer’s Fronting Exposure shall no longer be required
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to be held as Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.22(d) following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender), or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the LC Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided that, subject to this Section 2.22 the Person providing Cash Collateral and the LC Issuer may agree that Cash Collateral shall be held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations. So long as no Event of Default is then outstanding, if both the Borrower and the Defaulting Lender have provided Cash Collateral, any Cash Collateral no longer required to be held pursuant to this Section 2.22(d) shall be returned first to the Borrower until it has received all Cash Collateral provided by it (together with any interest or income accrued or earned thereon) and second to the Defaulting Lender.
2.23.Judgment Currency. If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due from the Borrower hereunder in the currency expressed to be payable herein (the “specified currency”) into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the specified currency with such other currency at the Administrative Agent’s offices on the Business Day preceding that on which final, non-appealable judgment is given. The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than the specified currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) may in accordance with normal, reasonable banking procedures purchase the specified currency with such other currency. If the amount of the specified currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in the specified currency, the Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, against such loss, and if the amount of the specified currency so purchased exceeds (a) the sum originally due to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in the specified currency and (b) any amounts shared with other Lenders as a result of allocations of such excess as a disproportionate payment to such Lender under Section 11.2, such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, agrees to remit such excess to the Borrower.
2.24.Increase Option. The Borrower may from time to time following the Second Amendment Effective Date elect to increase the Commitments, in each case in a minimum amount of $25,000,000 or such lower amount as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree upon, so long as, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of such increases does not exceed $500,000,000. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the increase in the Commitments pursuant to the Second Amendment is not being effected under this Section 2.24. The Borrower may arrange for any such increase to be provided by one or more Lenders (each Lender so agreeing to an increase in its Commitment, an “Increasing Lender”), or by one or more new banks, financial institutions or other entities that are Eligible Assignees (each such new bank, financial institution or other entity, an “Augmenting Lender”), to increase their existing Commitments, or extend Commitments, as the case may be; provided that (i) each Augmenting Lender and each Increasing Lender so arranged by the Borrower shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the LC Issuer, in each case not to be unreasonably withheld, and (ii) (x) in the case of an Increasing Lender, the Borrower and such Increasing Lender execute an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, and (y) in the case of an Augmenting Lender, the Borrower and such Augmenting Lender execute an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto. No consent of any Lender (other than the Lenders participating in the
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increase) shall be required for any increase in Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.24. Increases and new Commitments created pursuant to this Section 2.24 shall become effective on the date agreed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the relevant Increasing Lenders or Augmenting Lenders, and the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no increase in the Commitments (or in the Commitment of any Lender) shall become effective under this paragraph unless, (i) on the proposed date of the effectiveness of such increase, (A) the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.2 shall be satisfied or waived by the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate to that effect dated such date and executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower and (B) the Borrower shall be in compliance (on a pro forma basis reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) with the covenant contained in Section 6.15 as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to Section 6.1 ended prior to giving effect to the applicable increase under this Section, and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received documents consistent with those delivered on the Effective Date as to the corporate power and authority of the Borrower to borrow hereunder after giving effect to such increase, as well as such documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request (including, without limitation, customary opinions of counsel, affirmations of Loan Documents and updated financial projections, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, demonstrating the Borrower’s anticipated compliance with Section 6.15 through the Facility Termination Date). On the effective date of any increase in the Commitments (i) each relevant Increasing Lender and Augmenting Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent such amounts in immediately available funds as the Administrative Agent shall determine, for the benefit of the other Lenders, as being required in order to cause, after giving effect to such increase and the use of such amounts to make payments to such other Lenders, each Lender’s portion of the outstanding Revolving Loans of all the Lenders to equal its Pro Rata Share of such outstanding Revolving Loans, and (ii) the Borrower shall be deemed to have repaid and reborrowed all outstanding Revolving Loans as of the date of any increase in the Commitments (with such reborrowing to consist of the Types of Revolving Loans, with related Interest Periods if applicable, specified in a notice delivered by the Borrower, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.3). The deemed payments made pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be accompanied by payment of all accrued interest on the amount prepaid and, in respect of each Eurocurrency Loan, shall be subject to indemnification by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.4 if the deemed payment occurs other than on the last day of the related Interest Periods. Nothing contained in this Section 2.24 shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time.
2.25.Market Disruption2.26. . Notwithstanding the satisfaction of all conditions referred to in Article II and Article IV with respect to any Advance in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars, if there shall occur on or prior to the date of such Advance any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls, or any other event, in each case, which would in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders make it impracticable for the Eurocurrency Loans comprising such Advance to be denominated in the Agreed Currency specified by the Borrower, then the Administrative Agent shall, at least two (2) Business Days before the relevant Borrowing Date, give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders, and such Loans shall not be denominated in such Agreed Currency but shall be made on such Borrowing Date in Dollars, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Dollar Amount as of such Borrowing Date of the aggregate principal amount specified in the related Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice, as Base Rate Loans, unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent at least one (1) Business Day before such Borrowing Date that (i) it elects not to borrow on such Borrowing Date or (ii) it elects to borrow on such Borrowing Date in a different Agreed Currency, as the case may be, in which the denomination of such Loans would in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders be practicable and in an aggregate principal
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amount equal to the Dollar Amount of the aggregate principal amount specified in the related Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice, as the case may be.
ARTICLE III

YIELD PROTECTION; TAXES
3.1.Yield Protection. If, after the date of this Agreement, there occurs any Change in Law which:
(a)subjects any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation, the LC Issuer, or the Administrative Agent to any Taxes (other than with respect to Indemnified Taxes, Excluded Taxes, and Other Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto, or
(b)imposes or increases or deems applicable any reserve, assessment, compulsory loan, insurance charge, special deposit, liquidity or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation or the LC Issuer (other than reserves and assessments taken into account in determining the interest rate applicable to Eurocurrency Advances and Daily [Eurocurrency]LIBO Loans), or
(c)imposes any other condition (other than Taxes) the result of which is to increase the cost to any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation or the LC Issuer of making, funding, continuing, converting, or maintaining its Eurocurrency Loans or Daily [Eurocurrency]LIBO Loans, or of issuing or participating in Facility LCs, or reduces any amount receivable by any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation or the LC Issuer in connection with its Eurocurrency Loans, or Daily [Eurocurrency]LIBO Loans, Facility LCs or participations therein, or requires any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation or the LC Issuer to make any payment calculated by reference to the amount of Eurocurrency Loans, or Daily [Eurocurrency]LIBO Loans, Facility LCs or participations therein held or interest or LC Fees received by it, by an amount deemed material by such Lender or the LC Issuer as the case may be,
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Person of making, maintaining, continuing or converting its Loans or Commitment or of issuing or participating in Facility LCs or to reduce the amount received by such Person in connection with such Loans or Commitment, Facility LCs or participations therein, then, within fifteen (15) days after demand by such Person, the Borrower shall pay such Person such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Person for such increased cost or reduction in amount received, as the case may be; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate any Person for any such increased cost incurred or reduction suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Person makes the aforesaid demand (except that if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased cost or reduction is retroactive, then such nine-month period shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
3.2.Changes in Capital Adequacy Regulations. If a Lender or the LC Issuer determines the amount of capital or liquidity required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or the LC Issuer, any Lending Installation of such Lender or the LC Issuer, or any corporation or holding company controlling such Lender or the LC Issuer is increased as a result of (i) a Change in Law or (ii) any change after the date of this Agreement in the Risk-Based Capital Guidelines, then, within fifteen (15) days of demand by such Lender or the LC Issuer, the Borrower shall pay such Lender or the LC Issuer the amount necessary to compensate for any
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shortfall in the rate of return on the portion of such increased capital or liquidity which such Lender or the LC Issuer reasonably determines is attributable to this Agreement, its Outstanding Credit Exposure or its Commitment to make Loans and issue or participate in Facility LCs, as the case may be, hereunder (after taking into account such Lender’s or the LC Issuer’s policies as to capital adequacy or liquidity), in each case that is attributable to such Change in Law or change in the Risk-Based Capital Guidelines, as applicable; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate any Lender or the LC Issuer for any such shortfall suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or LC Issuer makes the aforesaid demand (except that if the Change in Law or the change in Risk-Based Capital Guidelines giving rise to such shortfall is retroactive, then such nine-month period shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
3.3.Availability of Types of Advances; Adequacy of Interest Rate.
[(a)    If]
3.3.1.Subject to Sections 3.3.2 through 3.3.7 hereof:
(a) the Administrative Agent [or the Required Lenders determine]
[(i)    that deposits of a type and maturity appropriate to match fund]determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) (i) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Advance or other Eurocurrency Advance (excluding RFR Advances[ or Daily Eurocurrency Loans are not available to such Lenders in the relevant market, or]
), that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable Eurocurrency Rate for such Advance (including because the Relevant Screen Rate or other similar method of quotation or determination is not available or published on a current basis) in the applicable Agreed Currency for such Interest Period, (ii) at any time, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable Daily Simple RFR or RFR for the applicable Agreed Currency or (iii) at any time, for Agreed Currencies not covered by clauses (a)(i) and (ii) hereof, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the [interest rate ]applicable [to ]Eurocurrency [Advances or Daily Eurocurrency Loans is not ascertainable or does]Rate for such Advance; or
(b)the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that (i) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Advance, the Eurocurrency Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency and relevant Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Advance for the applicable Agreed Currency and such Interest Period, (ii) at any time, the applicable Daily Simple RFR or RFR for the applicable Agreed Currency will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining [Eurocurrency Advances or Daily Eurocurrency Loans,]
[then the Administrative Agent shall suspend the availability of Eurocurrency Advances or Daily Eurocurrency Loans and require any affected Eurocurrency Advances or Daily Eurocurrency Loans to be repaid or converted to Base Rate Advances, subject to the payment of any funding indemnification amounts required by Section 3.4.]
[(b)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (i) the
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circumstances set forth in Section 3.3(a)(ii) have arisen and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary, (ii) ICE Benchmark Administration (or any Person that takes over the administration of such rate) discontinues its administration and publication of interest settlement rates for deposits in the applicable Agreed Currency, or (iii) the] supervisor for the administrator of [the interest settlement rate described in clause (ii) of this Section 3.3(b) or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which such interest settlement rate shall no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans], then the Administrative Agent [and the Borrower shall seek to jointly agree upon an alternate rate of interest to the Eurocurrency Base Rate and the Daily Eurocurrency Base Rate that gives due consideration to the then prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest for syndicated loans in the United States at such time, and the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable. ]their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Advance for the applicable Agreed Currency or (iii) at any time for Agreed Currencies not covered by clause (i) and (ii) hereof, at any time the applicable Eurocurrency Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Advance for the applicable Agreed Currency;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone, telecopy or electronic mail as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (A) any request to convert a Loan to, or continuation of any Loan as, a Term Benchmark Advance shall be ineffective, (B) if any request for a Loan seeks a Term Benchmark Advance in Dollars, such Advance shall be made as a Base Rate Advance and (C) if any request for a Loan seeks a Term Benchmark Advance, an RFR Advance or another type of non-Dollar Eurocurrency Rate Advance for the applicable rate above in an Agreed Currency (other than Dollars), then such request shall be ineffective; provided, that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Advances, then all other Types of Advances shall be permitted. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Loan, RFR Loan or any other Eurocurrency Rate Loan in any Agreed Currency is outstanding on the date of the Borrower’s receipt of the notice from the Administrative Agent referred to in this Section 3.3 with respect to a Relevant Rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, RFR Loan or other Eurocurrency Rate Loan, then until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) if such Term Benchmark Loan is denominated in Dollars, then on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), such Loan shall be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, a Base Rate Loan denominated in Dollars on such day, (ii) if such Term Benchmark Loan is denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars, then such Loan shall, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day) bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the Applicable Margin; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Term Benchmark Loans denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars shall, at the Borrower’s election prior to such day: (A) be prepaid by the Borrower on such day or (B) solely for the purpose of calculating the interest rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, such Term Benchmark Loan denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars shall be deemed to be a Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Dollars and shall accrue interest at the same interest rate applicable to Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars at such time, (iii) if such RFR Loan is
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denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars, then such Loan shall bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the Applicable Margin; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected RFR Loans denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars, at the Borrower’s election, shall either (A) be converted into Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Equivalent Amount of such Agreed Currency) immediately or (B) be prepaid in full immediately; and (iv) if such Loan is denominated in an Agreed Currency other than Dollars and is not a Term Benchmark Loan or an RFR Loan, then such Loan shall bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the Applicable Margin; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Eurocurrency Loans denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency, at the Borrower’s election, shall either (A) be converted into Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Equivalent Amount of such Agreed Currency) immediately or (B) be prepaid in full immediately.
3.3.2.Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in [Section 8.3, 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]any other Loan Document (and any Agreement evidencing Swap Obligations or Rate Management Obligations shall be deemed not to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 3.3), if a Benchmark Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” with respect to Dollars for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” with respect to any Agreed Currency for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business [Days of]Day after the date notice of such [alternate rate of interest]Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders[, a] without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders[ stating that such Required Lenders object to such amendment. Until an alternate rate of interest shall be determined in accordance with this Section 3.3(b), (x) any request pursuant to Section 2.9 that requests the conversion of any Advance to, or continuation of any Advance as, a Eurocurrency Advance shall be ineffective and any such Advance shall be continued as or converted to, as the case may be, a Base Rate Advance, and (y) if any request pursuant to Section 2.8 requests a Eurocurrency Advance, such Advance shall be made as a Base Rate Advance. If the alternate rate of interest determined] pursuant to this Section 3.3[(b) shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement].
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3.3.3.Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document and subject to the proviso below in this paragraph, with respect to a Loan denominated in Dollars, if a Term SOFR Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then the applicable Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder or under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, this Section 3.3.3 shall not be effective unless the Administrative Agent has delivered to the Lenders and the Borrower a Term SOFR Notice. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to deliver a Term SOFR Notice after the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event and may do so in its sole discretion.
3.3.4.In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
3.3.5.The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (a) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, (b) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (c) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (d) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 3.3.6 below and (e) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 3.3, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 3.3.
3.3.6.Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (a) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR, the LIBO Rate or the EURIBOR Rate) and either (i) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (ii) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (b) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (i) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (ii) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be
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representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
3.3.7.Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a Term Benchmark Advance, RFR Advance or other Eurocurrency Rate Advance of, conversion to or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans or other Eurocurrency Loans (excluding RFR Loans) to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, either (x) the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any request for a Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars into a request for an Advance of or conversion to Base Rate Loans or (y) any Term Benchmark Advance, RFR Advance or other Eurocurrency Advance denominated in an Agreed Currency other than Dollars shall be ineffective. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of the Alternate Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Alternate Base Rate. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Loan, RFR Loan or other Eurocurrency Loan in any Agreed Currency is outstanding on the date of the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to a Relevant Rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, RFR Loan or other Eurocurrency Loan, then until such time as a Benchmark Replacement for such Agreed Currency is implemented pursuant to this Section 3.3, (a) if such Term Benchmark Loan is denominated in Dollars, then on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), such Loan shall be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, a Base Rate Loan denominated in Dollars on such day, (b) if such Term Benchmark Loan is denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars, then such Loan shall, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day) bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the Applicable Margin; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Term Benchmark Loans denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars shall, at the Borrower’s election prior to such day: (i) be prepaid by the Borrower on such day or (ii) solely for the purpose of calculating the interest rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, such Term Benchmark Loan denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars shall be deemed to be a Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Dollars and shall accrue interest at the same interest rate applicable to Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars at such time, (c) if such RFR Loan is denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars, then such Loan shall bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the Applicable Margin; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected RFR Loans denominated in any Agreed Currency, at the Borrower’s election, shall either (i) be converted into Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Equivalent Amount of the Agreed Currency) immediately or (ii) be prepaid in full immediately, or (d) if such Loan is a Eurocurrency Rate Loan not covered by clauses (a), (b) or (c) above,
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then such Loan shall bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the Applicable Margin; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Eurocurrency Loans denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency, at the Borrower’s election, shall either (i) be converted into Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Equivalent Amount of the Agreed Currency) immediately or (ii) be prepaid in full immediately.
3.4.    Funding Indemnification. [If]
3.4.1    Other than RFR Loans, which are covered in Section 3.4.2 below, if (a) any payment of a Eurocurrency Advance occurs on a date which is not the last day of the applicable Interest Period, whether because of acceleration, prepayment or otherwise, (b) a Eurocurrency Advance is not made on the date specified by the Borrower for any reason other than default by the Lenders, (c) a Eurocurrency Loan is converted other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (d) the Borrower fails to convert, continue or prepay any Eurocurrency Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto, or (e) any Eurocurrency Loan is assigned by any Lender which is not a Defaulting Lender other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.20, the Borrower will indemnify each Lender for such Lender’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (other than funding costs and expenses) and Interest Differential (as reasonably determined by such Lender) incurred as a result of the applicable event. The term “Interest Differential” shall mean that sum equal to the greater of zero or the financial loss incurred by the Lender resulting from the applicable foregoing event, calculated as the difference between the amount of interest such Lender would have earned (from the investments in money markets as of the Borrowing Date of such Advance) had such event not occurred and the interest such Lender will actually earn (from like investments in money markets as of the date of such applicable event) as a result of the redeployment of funds from such event. Because of the short-term nature of this facility, Borrower agrees that Interest Differential shall not be discounted to its present value.
3.4.2    With respect to RFR Loans, in the event of (i) the payment of any principal of any RFR Loan other than on the Payment Date applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default or an optional or mandatory prepayment of Loans), (ii) the failure to borrow or prepay any RFR Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.7 and is revoked in accordance therewith), (iii) the assignment of any RFR Loan other than on the Payment Date applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to the terms hereof or (iv) the failure by the Borrower to make any payment of any Loan or drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereof) denominated in an Agreed Currency on its scheduled due date or any payment thereof in a different currency, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Company or Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
3.5.Taxes.
(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except
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as required by applicable law. If any applicable law requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment, then the Borrower 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 or Other Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.5) the applicable Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(b) The Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(c) The Borrower shall indemnify the Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent, within fifteen (15) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.5) payable or paid by such Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or LC Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or LC Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within fifteen (15) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 12.2(c) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register, and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (d).

(e) As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 3.5, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(f)(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
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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, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.5(f)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

(A) any Lender that is a United States Person for U.S. federal income Tax purposes 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 U.S. federal backup withholding Tax;

(B) any Non-U.S. Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, 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 Non-U.S. 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 Non-U.S. 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 copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such Tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such Tax treaty;

(2) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(3) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Non-U.S. 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 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E; or

(4) to the extent a Non-U.S. Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, IRS Form W-8IMY or IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable.

(C) any Non-U.S. Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, 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 Non-U.S. Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or
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the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit 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 U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount, if any, 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 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.

(g)    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 3.5 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.5), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(h)    Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.5 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.

(i)    For purposes of Section 3.5(d) and (f), the term “Lender” includes the LC Issuer.
(j)    For purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and after the Second Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower and the Administrative
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Agent shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat) the Loans and the Facility LCs as not qualifying as a “grandfathered obligation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).
3.6.Selection of Lending Installation; Mitigation Obligations; Lender Statements; Survival of Indemnity. To the extent reasonably possible, each Lender shall designate an alternate Lending Installation with respect to its Revolving Loans and its participation in Swing Line Loans and Facility LCs to reduce any liability of the Borrower to such Lender under Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.5 or to avoid the unavailability of Eurocurrency Advances or Daily [Eurocurrency]LIBO Loans under Section 3.3 or to eliminate the need for notice pursuant to Section 3.7, so long as such designation is not, in the judgment of such Lender, disadvantageous to such Lender. Each Lender shall deliver a written statement of such Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) as to the amount due, if any, under Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 or 3.5. Such written statement shall set forth in reasonable detail the calculations upon which such Lender determined such amount and shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Borrower in the absence of manifest error. Determination of amounts payable under such Sections in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan or Daily [Eurocurrency]LIBO Loan shall be calculated as though each Lender funded its Eurocurrency Loan and the Swing Line Lender funded its Daily [Eurocurrency]LIBO Loan through the purchase of a deposit of the type and maturity corresponding to the deposit used as a reference in determining the Eurocurrency Rate or Daily [Eurocurrency]LIBO Rate applicable to such Loan, whether in fact that is the case or not. Unless otherwise provided herein, the amount specified in the written statement of any Lender shall be payable on demand after receipt by the Borrower of such written statement. The obligations of the Borrower under Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5 shall survive payment of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement.
3.7Illegality3.8. . If any Lender determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted after the Second Amendment Effective Date that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable lending office to make, maintain, or fund Advances whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed after the Second Amendment Effective Date material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market or other applicable interbank market, then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower (through the Administrative Agent), (a) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Advances or to convert Base Rate Advances to Eurocurrency Advances shall be suspended, and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Advances the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Advances of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurocurrency 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. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurocurrency Advances of such Lender to Base Rate Advances (the interest rate on which Base Rate Advances of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor (or, for an RFR Loan, the next Business Day after receipt of such notice), if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Advances to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Advances and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component thereof until
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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 Eurocurrency Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.4.
ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
4.1.Initial Credit Extension. The Lenders shall not be required to make the initial Credit Extension hereunder unless each of the following conditions is satisfied:
(a)The Administrative Agent shall have received executed counterparts of each of this Agreement and the Guaranty.
(b)The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, stating that on the date of the initial Credit Extension (1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (2) the representations and warranties contained in Article V are true and correct in all material respects as of such date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.
(c)The Administrative Agent shall have received a written opinion of the Borrower’s and Guarantors’ counsel (which may include local counsel and in-house counsel), addressed to the Lenders, substantially covering the opinions set forth in Exhibit A.
(d)The Administrative Agent shall have received any Notes requested by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.13 payable to the order of each such requesting Lender.
(e)The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Borrower and each initial Guarantor, the authorization of the transactions contemplated hereby and any other legal matters relating to the Borrower and such Guarantors, the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel and as further described in the list of closing documents attached as Exhibit H.
(f)If the initial Credit Extension will be the issuance of a Facility LC, the Administrative Agent shall have received a properly completed Facility LC Application.
(g)The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees due and payable on or prior to the date hereof, and, to the extent invoiced prior to the date hereof, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder.
(h)There shall not have occurred a material adverse change in the business, Property, financial condition or results of operations the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, since December 31, 2011.
(i)The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of all governmental, equity holder and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the contemplated financing and all such consents and approvals are in full force and effect and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken by any
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authority that would be reasonably likely to restrain, prevent or impose any material adverse conditions on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and no law or regulation shall be applicable which in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent could have such effect.
4.2.Each Credit Extension. The Lenders shall not (except as otherwise set forth in Section 2.4(d) with respect to Revolving Loans for the purpose of repaying Swing Line Loans) be required to make any Credit Extension unless on the applicable Borrowing Date:
(a)There exists no Default or Event of Default, nor would a Default or Event of Default result from such Credit Extension.
(b)The representations and warranties contained in Article V are true and correct in all material respects as of such Borrowing Date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.
Each Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice or Swing Line Borrowing Notice, as the case may be, or request for issuance of a Facility LC with respect to each such Credit Extension shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that the conditions contained in Sections 4.2(a) and (b) have been satisfied.
ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:
5.1.Existence and Standing. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is a corporation, partnership (in the case of Subsidiaries only) or limited liability company duly and properly incorporated or formed, as the case may be, validly existing and (to the extent such concept applies to such entity) in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and has all requisite organizational authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would not be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
5.2.Authorization and Validity. The Borrower has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery by the Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been duly authorized by proper corporate proceedings on the part of the Borrower, and the Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity.
5.3.No Conflict; Government Consent. Neither the execution and delivery by the Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, nor the consummation by the Borrower of the transactions therein contemplated, nor compliance by the Borrower with the provisions thereof will violate (i) any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or
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award binding on the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s articles or certificate of incorporation, partnership agreement, certificate of partnership, articles or certificate of organization, by-laws, or operating or other management agreement, as the case may be, or (iii) the provisions of any indenture, instrument or agreement evidencing Indebtedness or payment obligations in excess of $75,000,000 to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or is subject, or by which it, or its Property, is bound, or conflict with or constitute a default thereunder, or result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien in, of or on the Property of the Borrower or a Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement. No order, consent, adjudication, approval, license, authorization, or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, or other action in respect of any governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof, which has not been obtained by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, is required to be obtained by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery by the Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, the [borrowings]Advances under this Agreement, or the payment and performance by the Borrower of the Obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, or in order to insure the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against the Borrower of any of the Loan Documents to which it is a party.
5.4.Financial Statements. The December 31, 2011 audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and their unaudited financial statements dated as of June 30, 2012, heretofore delivered to the Lenders were prepared in accordance with GAAP in effect as of the respective dates of such statements (subject, in the case of the interim financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnote disclosures) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such respective dates and the consolidated results of their operations for the respective periods then ended.
5.5.Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2017 there has been no change in the business, Property, financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.6.Taxes. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all United States federal and state income Tax returns and all other material Tax returns which are required to be filed by them (after giving effect to any extension) and have paid all United States federal and state income Taxes and all other material Taxes due from the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, pursuant to any assessment received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except such Taxes, if any, as are being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. As of the date of this Agreement, no Tax Liens have been filed and no claims have been asserted with respect to any such Taxes. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of any Taxes or other governmental charges are adequate.
5.7.Litigation and Contingent Obligations. There is no litigation, arbitration, governmental investigation, proceeding or inquiry pending or, to the knowledge of any of the Borrower’s officers, threatened against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or which seeks to prevent, enjoin or delay the making of any Credit Extensions. Other than any liability incident to any litigation, arbitration, investigation, proceeding or inquiry which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower has, as of the date of this Agreement, no material Contingent Obligations not provided for or disclosed in the financial statements referred to in Section 5.4.
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5.8.Subsidiaries. Schedule 5.8 contains an accurate list of all Subsidiaries of the Borrower as of the date of this Agreement, setting forth their respective jurisdictions of organization and the percentage of their respective capital stock or other ownership interests owned by the Borrower or other Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other ownership interests of such Subsidiaries have been (to the extent such concepts are relevant with respect to such ownership interests) duly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.
5.9.ERISA. With respect to each Plan, the Borrower and all ERISA Affiliates have paid all required minimum contributions and installments on or before the due dates provided under Section 430(j) of the Code and could not reasonably be subject to a lien under Section 430(k) of the Code or Title IV of ERISA. Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has filed, pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA, an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.10.Accuracy of Information.
(a)    No written information, exhibit or report furnished by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender in connection with the negotiation of, or compliance with, the Loan Documents (other than projections and information of a general economic or general industry nature), when taken as a whole, contained as of the date furnished any material misstatement of fact or omitted to state as of the date furnished any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made. All projections furnished by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender in connection with the negotiation of, or compliance with, the Loan Documents were prepared in good faith based upon reasonable assumptions (it being recognized by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that such projections are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ from projected results, and such differences may be material).
(b)    The information included in any Beneficial Ownership Certification, as and when delivered, is true and correct in all respects.
5.11.Regulation U. Margin stock (as defined in Regulation U) constitutes less than 25% of the value of those assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which are subject to any limitation on sale, pledge, or other restriction hereunder.
5.12.Compliance With Laws. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all respects with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and restrictions of any domestic or foreign government or any instrumentality or agency thereof having jurisdiction over the conduct of their respective businesses or the ownership of their respective Property, except where failure to be in such compliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.13.Ownership of Properties. Except for Property and assets sold pursuant to the T-Chek Disposition and otherwise as set forth in Schedule 5.13, on the date of this Agreement, the Borrower or a Subsidiary has good title, free of all Liens other than those permitted by Section 6.14, to all of the Property and assets reflected in the Borrower’s most recent consolidated financial statements provided to the Administrative Agent as owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than any such Property or assets that have been disposed since the date of such financial statements and prior to the date hereof in the ordinary course of business)).
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5.14.Plan Assets; Prohibited Transactions. The Borrower is not an entity deemed to hold “plan assets” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, of an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which is subject to Title I of ERISA or any plan (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code) which is subject to Section 4975 of the Code, and neither the execution of this Agreement nor the making of Credit Extensions hereunder gives rise to a prohibited transaction within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code. The assets of Borrower are not subject to, and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not violate, any law, rule or regulation which is substantially similar to the prohibited transaction provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
5.15.Environmental Matters. In the ordinary course of its business, the officers of the Borrower consider the effect of Environmental Laws on the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in the course of which they identify and evaluate potential risks and liabilities accruing to the Borrower due to Environmental Laws. On the basis of this consideration, the Borrower has concluded its Property and operations and those of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, except where failure to be in such compliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and that none of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any liability under Environmental Laws that individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has received any notice to the effect that its Property and/or operations are not in material compliance with any of the requirements of applicable Environmental Laws or are the subject of any federal or state investigation evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to a release of any Hazardous Material, which non-compliance or remedial action could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.16.Investment Company Act. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
5.17.Insurance. The Borrower maintains, and has caused each Subsidiary to maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, property insurance, liability insurance and environmental insurance in such amounts, subject to such deductibles and self-insurance retentions and covering such properties and risks as is consistent with sound business practice.
5.18.No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
5.19.Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions; Anti-Terrorism Laws.
(a)The Borrower, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of any of the Borrower’s officers, their respective officers, employees, directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of any of the Borrower’s officers, any of their respective directors, officers or employees or any Person owning, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, is a Sanctioned Person. No Loan or Facility LC, use of the proceeds of any Loan or Facility LC or other transactions contemplated hereby will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.
(b)The use of the proceeds of the Loans made hereunder will not violate the PATRIOT Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, or any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 C.F.R., Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto or successor statute thereto. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with the PATRIOT Act.
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5.20.[EEA]Affected Financial Institution5.21. . No Loan Party is an [EEA]Affected Financial Institution.
ARTICLE VI

COVENANTS
So long as any Commitments are outstanding or any Obligations under the Loan Documents remain unpaid (other than (i) LC Obligations that have been Cash Collateralized, or (ii) contingent indemnification obligations or contingent obligations under Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 or 3.5 hereof absent the assertion of a claim with respect thereto), unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:
6.1.Financial Reporting. The Borrower will maintain, for itself and each Subsidiary, a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP, and furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders:
(a)Within 90 days after the close of each of its fiscal years, an unqualified (except for qualifications relating to changes in accounting principles or practices reflecting changes in GAAP) audit report, with no going concern modifier, certified by Deloitte & Touche LLP or another firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Borrower, prepared in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis for itself and its Subsidiaries, including a balance sheet as of the end of such period, and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows.
(b)Within 45 days after the close of the first three (3) quarterly periods of each of its fiscal years, for itself and its Subsidiaries, a consolidated unaudited balance sheet as at the close of each such period and consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the period from the beginning of such fiscal year to the end of such quarter, all certified by an Authorized Officer.
(c)Together with the financial statements required under Sections 6.1(a) and (b), a compliance certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit B signed by an Authorized Officer showing the calculations necessary to determine compliance with this Agreement and stating that no Default or Event of Default exists, or if any Default or Event of Default exists, stating the nature and status thereof.
(d)Promptly upon the furnishing thereof to the shareholders of the Borrower, copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements so furnished.
(e)Promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements and annual, quarterly, monthly or other regular reports which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(f)On or promptly after any time at which the Borrower or any Subsidiary becomes subject to the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a completed Beneficial Ownership Certification in form and detail acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
(g)Such other information (including non-financial information and environmental reports) as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request, including information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” requirements under the PATRIOT Act or other applicable anti-money laundering laws.
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Any information required to be furnished pursuant to Section 6.1(a), Section 6.1(b), Section 6.01(d) or Section 6.01(e) shall be deemed to have been furnished on the date on which the Lenders receive notice that the Borrower has filed such financial statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is available on the EDGAR website on the Internet at www.sec.gov or any successor government website that is freely and readily available to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders without charge. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall deliver paper or electronic copies of any such financial statement to the Administrative Agent if the Administrative Agent reasonably requests the Borrower to furnish such paper or electronic copies until written notice to cease delivering such paper or electronic copies is given by the Administrative Agent.
6.2.Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions for general corporate and working capital purposes, capital expenditures, dividends and distributions, repurchases of the Borrower’s common stock, the Phoenix Acquisition, the Freightquote Acquisition and other Acquisitions that constitute Permitted Acquisitions. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, use any of the proceeds of the Advances to purchase or carry any “margin stock” (as defined in Regulation U). The Borrower will not request any Loan or Facility LC, and the Borrower shall not use, and the Borrower shall ensure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Loan or Facility LC (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 (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.
6.3.Notice of Material Events. The Borrower will, or will cause each Subsidiary to, give notice in writing to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, promptly and in any event within 5 Business Days (other than with respect to clauses (a) below, which shall be 2 Business Days) after an officer of the Borrower obtains knowledge thereof, of the occurrence of any of the following:
(a)any Default or Event of Default;
(b)the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority (including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws) against the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or which seeks to prevent, enjoin or delay the making of any Credit Extensions;
(c)with respect to a Plan, (i) any failure to pay all required minimum contributions and installments on or before the due dates provided under Section 430(j) of the Code or (ii) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA, of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard;
(d)the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(e)any material change in accounting policies of, or financial reporting practices by, the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(f)any change in the information provided in any Beneficial Ownership Certification that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in parts (c) or (d) of such certification; and
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(g)any other development, financial or otherwise, which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of an officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
6.4.Conduct of Business. Subject to Section 6.10, the Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, carry on and conduct its business in substantially the same fields of enterprise as any of the businesses of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries are presently conducted (or fields of enterprise incidental or complementary thereto) and do all things necessary to remain duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and (to the extent such concept applies to such entity) in good standing as a domestic corporation, partnership or limited liability company in its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as the case may be, and maintain all requisite organizational authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted. In addition, the Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary, to remain duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would not be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
6.5.Taxes. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, timely file (after giving effect to any extensions) complete and correct United States federal and state income Tax returns and all other material Tax returns required by law and pay when due all United States federal and state income Taxes and all other material Taxes upon it or its income, profits or Property, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside in accordance with GAAP.
6.6.Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies property insurance, liability insurance and environmental insurance in such amounts, subject to such deductibles and self-insurance retentions and covering such properties and risks as is consistent with sound business practice, and the Borrower will furnish to any Lender upon request full information as to the insurance carried.
6.7.Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, comply in all respects with all laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs, judgments, injunctions, decrees or awards to which it may be subject including, without limitation, all Environmental Laws, except where failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower will maintain in effect and use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions
6.8.Maintenance of Properties. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, do all things necessary to maintain, preserve, protect and keep its material Property in good repair, working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and make all necessary and proper repairs, renewals and replacements so that its business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times.
6.9.Books and Records; Inspection. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, permit the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, by
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their respective representatives and agents, at the Borrower’s expense, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and otherwise, at the expense of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, to inspect any of the Property, books and financial records of the Borrower and each Subsidiary, to examine and make copies of the books of accounts and other financial records of the Borrower and each Subsidiary, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower and each Subsidiary with, and to be advised as to the same by, their respective officers at such reasonable times and intervals as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may designate.
6.10.Merger. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, merge or consolidate with or into any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve, except that (i) a Subsidiary may merge, consolidate, liquidate or dissolve into the Borrower or a Guarantor (with the Borrower or a Guarantor being the survivor thereof, and with the Borrower being the survivor of any merger with any Guarantor or Subsidiary), (ii) a non-Guarantor Subsidiary may merge, consolidate, liquidate or dissolve into another non-Guarantor Subsidiary, and (iii) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with or into any Person other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary in order to effect the Freightquote Acquisition or a Permitted Acquisition (with the Borrower or a Subsidiary being the survivor thereof).
6.11.Sale of Assets. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, lease, sell or otherwise dispose of its Property to any other Person, except:
(a)Sales of inventory, or used, worn-out or surplus equipment, all in the ordinary course of business.
(b)The sale of equipment to the extent that such equipment is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement equipment, or the proceeds of such sale are applied with reasonable promptness to the purchase price of such replacement equipment.
(c)Sales of property (i) between Loan Parties, (ii) between non-Loan Party Subsidiaries, and (iii) by a non-Loan Party Subsidiary to a Loan Party.
(d)Any transfer of an interest (whether characterized as the grant of a security interest or the transfer of ownership) in Receivables and related assets as part of a Qualified Receivables Transaction.
(e)The licensing of rights to use intellectual property in the ordinary course of business or in settlement of any litigation or claims in respect of intellectual property and the leasing of real property or equipment in the ordinary course of business or as part of or incidental to the provision of transitional services to a purchaser of Property in connection with a disposition of such Property permitted by this Agreement.
(f)Sales of Investments permitted by Section 6.12(a).
(g)Any lease, sale or other disposition of its Property that, together with all other Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries previously leased, sold or disposed of pursuant to this clause (g) during the four quarter period ending with the quarter in which such lease, sale or other disposition occurs, do not constitute a Substantial Portion of the Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
6.12.Investments. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, make or suffer to exist any Investments (including without limitation, loans and advances to, and other Investments in, Subsidiaries), or commitments therefor, or to create any Subsidiary or to become or remain a partner in any partnership or joint venture, except:
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(a)Cash Equivalent Investments and Investments made pursuant to the Borrower’s Investment Policy and Guidelines delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as of the Effective Date (with such changes thereto as approved by the Administrative Agent).
(b)Investments in Subsidiaries in existence on the Second Amendment Effective Date and other Investments in existence on the date hereof and described in Schedule 6.12.
(c)Investments constituting the Phoenix Acquisition, the Freightquote Acquisition or Permitted Acquisitions (including, without limitation, any nominal amounts invested by the Borrower or a Subsidiary thereof to capitalize a new Subsidiary formed to consummate the applicable Acquisition, together with any incidental amounts required to be paid as part of the formation process for such Subsidiary).
(d)Investments by (i) Loan Parties in other Loan Parties, (ii) non-Loan Party Subsidiaries in other non-Loan Party Subsidiaries, and (iii) non-Loan Party Subsidiaries in Loan Parties.
(e)The repurchase of capital stock and other securities of the Borrower.
(f)Other Investments, provided that the aggregate amount of such other Investments does not exceed 20% of Consolidated Net Worth (as determined as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered under Section 6.1). In determining the amount of Investments permitted under this clause (f), loans, advances, bonds, notes, debentures and similar Investments shall be taken at the principal amount thereof then remaining unpaid, and stocks, mutual funds, partnership interests and similar Investments shall be taken at the original cost thereof (regardless of any subsequent appreciation or depreciation therein) net of any cash distributions in respect thereof.
(g)Investments comprised of capital contributions (whether in the form of cash, a note, or other assets) to a Qualified Receivables Entity or otherwise resulting from transfers of assets permitted by Section 6.11(d) to such a Qualified Receivables Entity.
6.13.Acquisitions. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary, to make any Acquisition other than the Phoenix Acquisition, the Freightquote Acquisition and any other Permitted Acquisition.
6.14.Liens. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, or suffer to exist any Lien in, of or on the Property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except:
(a)Liens for Taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on its Property if the same shall not at the time be delinquent or thereafter can be paid without penalty, or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books.
(b)Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ liens and other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business which secure payment of obligations not more than 60 days past due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books.
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(c)Liens arising out of pledges or deposits under worker’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance, old age pensions, or other social security or retirement benefits, or similar legislation.
(d)Utility easements, building restrictions and such other encumbrances or charges against real property as are of a nature generally existing with respect to properties of a similar character and which do not in any material way affect the marketability of the same or interfere with the use thereof in the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries.
(e)Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to bankers’ liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts, securities accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution; provided that (i) such account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restriction against access by Borrower or a Subsidiary in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, and (ii) such account is not intended by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to provide collateral to the depository institution.
(f)Liens existing on the date hereof and described in Schedule 6.14.
(g)Liens on Property acquired in the Phoenix Acquisition, the Freightquote Acquisition or any other Permitted Acquisition, provided that such Liens extend only to the Property so acquired and were not created in contemplation of such acquisition.
(h)Liens granted pursuant to this Agreement.
(i)Liens to secure the performance of bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness), leases, statutory obligations, liability to insurance carriers, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature (including Liens to secure letters of credit issued to assure payment of such obligations).
(j)Liens consisting of licenses or leases permitted by Section 6.11(e).
(k)Liens incurred in connection with any transfer of an interest (whether characterized as the grant of a security interest or the transfer of ownership) in Receivables[ or], related assets and the deposit accounts into which proceeds of such Receivables and related assets may be deposited as part of a Qualified Receivables Transaction; provided, that proceeds of assets unrelated to such a Qualified Receivables Transaction may be deposited from time to time into one or more of such deposit accounts, with the understanding that (x) such proceeds shall be transferred promptly out of such account into a different account that is not subject to a Lien in respect of such Qualified Receivables Transaction, and (y) the creditors or purchasers under such Qualified Receivables Transaction shall have agreed in writing that they shall return to the Borrower (or another Loan Party, as applicable) any such proceeds received during a time in which such creditors or purchasers have exercised their right of exclusive access to such account.
(l)Other Liens securing Indebtedness or other liabilities or obligations, provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness or other liabilities or obligations at any time outstanding secured by Liens described in this clause ([k]l) at any time does not exceed 10% of the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ consolidated total assets (as determined as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been provided under Section 6.1).
6.15.Financial Covenants.
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(a)[Reserved].
(b)The Borrower will not permit the Leverage Ratio, determined as of the end of each of its fiscal quarters, to be greater than (x) 3.00 to 1.00 or (y) 3.50 to 1.00 after the date on which the maximum Leverage Ratio test contained in the Senior Note Purchase Agreement is increased to 3.50 to 1.00 (such date, the “Senior Note Purchase Agreement Leverage Increase Date”); provided that, if the Leverage Holiday has been exercised and the request therefor has been given effect, the Borrower will not permit the Leverage Ratio, determined as of the end of each of its four consecutive fiscal quarters beginning with the fiscal quarter in which the Leverage Holiday is exercised, to be greater than (x) 3.50 to 1.00 or (y) 4.00 to 1.00 after the Senior Note Purchase Agreement Leverage Increase Date.
(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth herein, if, after the Second Amendment Effective Date (i) any financial covenant set forth in Section 10.6 of the Senior Note Purchase Agreement or any other agreements, documents and instruments delivered in connection therewith (together with all definitions and relative components used therein) becomes more restrictive than any corresponding financial covenant set forth in this Section 6.15 (including any financial covenants added hereto after the Second Amendment Effective Date) or (ii) any additional financial covenant is added to the Senior Note Purchase Agreement, then this Agreement automatically, and without any further action by the Borrower or any other party hereto, shall be amended to apply such more restrictive financial covenant (or such additional financial covenant, as applicable) set forth in the Senior Note Purchase Agreement in lieu of (or in addition to, as the case may be) such financial covenant set forth in this Section 6.15. The Borrower shall promptly (and in any event within three (3) Business Days) notify the Administrative Agent of any such modification and shall promptly deliver all amendment documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to give further effect to such modifications hereunder. Only the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall be required to execute any such amendment hereto.
6.16.Further Assurances.
(a)As promptly as possible but in any event within thirty (30) days (or such later date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) after a Material Domestic Subsidiary is organized or acquired, or any Person becomes a Material Domestic Subsidiary pursuant to the definition thereof, or is designated by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as a Material Domestic Subsidiary, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent with written notice thereof setting forth information in reasonable detail describing the material assets of such Subsidiary and shall cause each such Subsidiary to deliver to the Administrative Agent a joinder to the Guaranty in the form contemplated thereby) pursuant to which such Subsidiary agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions thereof, such Guaranty joinders to be accompanied by an updated organizational chart for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries substantially similar to Schedule 5.8 hereto designating such Material Domestic Subsidiary as such, appropriate corporate resolutions, other corporate documentation and legal opinions, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel, and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
6.17. PATRIOT Act Compliance. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, provide such information and take such actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in order to assist the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in maintaining compliance with the PATRIOT Act.
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ARTICLE VII

DEFAULTS
The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an Event of Default (each, an “Event of Default”):
7.1.Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under or in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Credit Extension, or any certificate or information delivered in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be materially false on the date made or deemed made.
7.2.Nonpayment of (i) principal of any Loan when due or any payment under the Guaranty when required, (ii) any Reimbursement Obligation within one (1) Business Day after the same becomes due, or (iii) interest upon any Loan or of any commitment fee, LC Fee or other obligations under any of the Loan Documents within five (5) days after the same becomes due.
7.3.The breach by the Borrower of any of the terms or provisions of Section 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 (other than with respect to the last sentence thereof), 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 6.15, 6.16 or 6.17.
7.4.The breach by the Borrower or any Guarantor (other than a breach which constitutes an Event of Default under another Section of this Article VII) of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document which is not remedied within thirty (30) days after the Administrative Agent or any Lender notifies the Borrower of any such breach.
7.5.Failure of the Borrower or any of its Article VII Subsidiaries to pay when due any payment (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness and the expiration of any applicable grace period with respect thereto; or the default by the Borrower or any of its Article VII Subsidiaries in the performance (beyond the applicable grace period with respect thereto, if any) of any term, provision or condition contained in any Material Indebtedness Agreement, or any other event of default shall occur, the effect of which default or event is to cause, or to permit the holder(s) of such Material Indebtedness or the lender(s) under any Material Indebtedness Agreement to cause, any portion of such Material Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or any commitment to lend under any Material Indebtedness Agreement to be terminated prior to its stated expiration date; or any portion of Material Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Article VII Subsidiaries shall be declared to be due and payable prior to the stated maturity thereof; or the Borrower or any of its Article VII Subsidiaries shall not pay, or admit in writing its inability to pay, its debts generally as they become due.
7.6.The Borrower or any of its Article VII Subsidiaries shall (i) have an order for relief entered with respect to it under the Federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect, (ii) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) apply for, seek, consent to, or acquiesce in, the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official for it or any Substantial Portion of its Property, (iv) institute any proceeding seeking an order for relief under the Federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors (excluding any dissolution or liquidation permitted under Section 6.10 hereof) or fail to file an answer or other pleading denying the material allegations of any such proceeding filed against it, (v) take any corporate, limited liability company or partnership action to authorize or effect any of the foregoing actions set
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forth in this Section 7.6 or (vi) fail to contest in good faith any appointment or proceeding described in Section 7.7.
7.7.Without the application, approval or consent of the Borrower or any of its Article VII Subsidiaries, a receiver, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official shall be appointed for the Borrower or any of its Article VII Subsidiaries or any Substantial Portion of its Property, or a proceeding described in Section 7.6(iv) shall be instituted against the Borrower or any of its Article VII Subsidiaries and such appointment continues undischarged or such proceeding continues undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days.
7.8.The Borrower or any of its Article VII Subsidiaries shall fail within thirty (30) days to pay, obtain a stay with respect to, or otherwise discharge one or more (i) judgments or orders for the payment of money in excess (to the extent not fully covered by insurance) of $75,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in currencies other than Dollars) in the aggregate, or (ii) nonmonetary judgments or orders which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, which judgment(s), in any such case, is/are not stayed on appeal or otherwise being appropriately contested in good faith, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Borrower or any of its Article VII Subsidiaries to enforce any such judgment.
7.9.(a) With respect to a Plan, the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate is subject to a lien in excess of $75,000,000 pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA, or (b) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.10.Any Change in Control shall occur.
7.11.Except in connection with the release of any Guarantor pursuant to the terms of the Guaranty, any Loan Document shall fail to remain in full force or effect or any action shall be taken to discontinue or to assert the invalidity or unenforceability of any Guaranty, or any Guarantor shall fail to comply with any of the terms or provisions of any Guaranty to which it is a party, or any Guarantor shall deny that it has any further liability under any Guaranty to which it is a party, or shall give notice to such effect.
ARTICLE VIII

ACCELERATION, WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES
8.1.Acceleration; Remedies.
(a)If any Event of Default described in Section 7.6 or 7.7 occurs with respect to the Borrower, the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder and the obligation and power of the LC Issuer to issue Facility LCs shall automatically terminate and the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall immediately become due and payable without any election or action on the part of the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any Lender and the Borrower will be and become thereby unconditionally obligated, without any further notice, act or demand, to pay to the Administrative Agent an amount in immediately available funds, which funds shall be held in the Facility LC Collateral Account, equal to the difference of (x) the amount of LC Obligations at such time, less (y) the amount on deposit in the Facility LC Collateral Account at such time which is free and clear of all rights and claims of third parties and has not been applied against the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (such difference, the “Collateral Shortfall Amount”). If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent
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may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, (a) terminate or suspend the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder and the obligation and power of the LC Issuer to issue Facility LCs, or declare the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to be due and payable, or both, whereupon the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which the Borrower hereby expressly waives, and (b) upon notice to the Borrower and in addition to the continuing right to demand payment of all amounts payable under this Agreement, make demand on the Borrower to pay, and the Borrower will, forthwith upon such demand and without any further notice or act, pay to the Administrative Agent the Collateral Shortfall Amount, which funds shall be deposited in the Facility LC Collateral Account.
(b)If at any time while any Event of Default is continuing, the Administrative Agent determines that the Collateral Shortfall Amount at such time is greater than zero, the Administrative Agent may make demand on the Borrower to pay, and the Borrower will, forthwith upon such demand and without any further notice or act, pay to the Administrative Agent the Collateral Shortfall Amount, which funds shall be deposited in the Facility LC Collateral Account.
(c)The Administrative Agent may at any time or from time to time after funds are deposited in the Facility LC Collateral Account, apply such funds to the payment of the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other amounts as shall from time to time have become due and payable by the Borrower to the Lenders or the LC Issuer under the Loan Documents, as provided in Section 8.2.
(d)At any time while any Event of Default is continuing, neither the Borrower nor any Person claiming on behalf of or through the Borrower shall have any right to withdraw any of the funds held in the Facility LC Collateral Account. After all of the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (other than contingent indemnification obligations or contingent obligations under Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 or 3.5 hereof, in each case absent the assertion of a claim with respect thereto) have been paid in full and the Aggregate Commitment has been terminated, any funds remaining in the Facility LC Collateral Account shall be returned by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower or paid to whomever may be legally entitled thereto at such time.
(e)If, within thirty (30) days after acceleration of the maturity of the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or termination of the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and the obligation and power of the LC Issuer to issue Facility LCs hereunder as a result of any Event of Default (other than any Event of Default as described in Section 7.6 or 7.7 with respect to the Borrower) and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the Obligations due under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall have been obtained or entered, the Required Lenders (in their sole discretion) shall so direct, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, rescind and annul such acceleration and/or termination.
(f)Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, exercise all rights and remedies under the Loan Documents and enforce all other rights and remedies under applicable law.
8.2.Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.1 (or after the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents have automatically become immediately due and payable as set forth in the first sentence of Section 8.1(a)), any
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amounts received by the Administrative Agent on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:
(a)First, to payment of fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;
(b)Second, to payment of fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest, LC Fees and commitment fees) payable to the Lenders and the LC Issuer (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and the LC Issuer as required by Section 9.6 and amounts payable under Article III);
(c)Third, to payment of accrued and unpaid LC Fees, commitment fees and interest on the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations, ratably among the Lenders and the LC Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts described in this Section 8.2(c) payable to them;
(d)Fourth, to payment of all other Obligations ratably among the Lenders;
(e)Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for deposit to the Facility LC Collateral Account in an amount equal to the Collateral Shortfall Amount (as defined in Section 8.1(a)), if any; and
(f)Last, the balance, if any, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by law;
provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Loan Parties to preserve the allocation to Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section 8.2.
8.3.Amendments. Subject to the provisions of this Section 8.3, the Required Lenders (or the Administrative Agent with the consent in writing of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower may enter into agreements supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding or modifying any provisions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or the Borrower hereunder or thereunder or waiving any Default or Event of Default hereunder; provided, however, that no such supplemental agreement shall:
(a)except as provided in Section 2.11, without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, extend the final maturity of any Loan, or extend the expiry date of any Facility LC to a date after the Facility Termination Date or such later date as is permitted by Section 2.19(a) or postpone any regularly scheduled payment of principal of any Loan or forgive all or any portion of the principal amount thereof or any Reimbursement Obligation related thereto, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or fees thereon or Reimbursement Obligations related thereto or extend or increase the amount of the Commitment of such Lender hereunder (provided that any fee owing solely to the Administrative Agent may be modified or waived solely with the consent of the Administrative Agent);
(b)without the consent of all of the Lenders, reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders;
(c)without the consent of all of the Lenders, amend the first sentence of Section 2.3, Section 8.2, this Section 8.3 or Section 11.2; provided, that the foregoing limitation in respect of Section 11.2 shall not prohibit each Lender directly affected thereby
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from consenting to the extension of the final maturity date of its Loans or expiry date of its Facility LCs beyond the Facility Termination Date or such later date as is permitted by Section 2.19(a) as contemplated by Section 8.3(a) above;
(d)without the consent of all of the Lenders, amend the definitions of “Agreed Currencies” or “Eligible Currency”; or
(e)without the consent of all of the Lenders, release all or substantially all of the Guarantors of the Obligations except in accordance with the terms of the Guaranty.
No amendment of any provision of this Agreement relating to the Administrative Agent shall be effective without the written consent of the Administrative Agent, and no amendment of any provision relating to the LC Issuer shall be effective without the written consent of the LC Issuer. No amendment to any provision of this Agreement relating to the Swing Line Lender or any Swing Line Loans shall be effective without the written consent of the Swing Line Lender. The Administrative Agent may waive payment of the fee required under Section 12.3(c) without obtaining the consent of any other party to this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Administrative Agent may, with the consent of the Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency of a technical or immaterial nature, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) as to any amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification otherwise approved in accordance with this Section, it shall not be necessary to obtain the consent or approval of any Lender that, upon giving effect to such amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification, would have no Commitment or outstanding Loans so long as such Lender receives payment in full of the principal of and interest accrued on each Loan made by, and all other amounts owing to, such Lender or accrued for the account of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents at the time such amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification becomes effective, and (B) any amendment, modification, waiver or other action may be effected without the consent of any Defaulting Lender, except that (1) the Commitment of any such Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended, the maturity of the Loans of any Defaulting Lender may not be extended, the rate of interest on any of such Loans may not be reduced (other than by any waiver or amendment with respect to a default rate of interest) and the principal amount of any of such Loans may not be forgiven, in each case without the consent of such Defaulting Lender, and (2) any amendment, modification, waiver or other action that by its terms adversely affects any Defaulting Lender in its capacity as a Lender on a non-ratable basis and in a manner that differs in any material respect from, and is more adverse to such Defaulting Lender than it is to, other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.
8.4.Preservation of Rights. No delay or omission of the Lenders, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent to exercise any right under the Loan Documents shall impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of any Event of Default or an acquiescence therein, and the making of a Credit Extension notwithstanding the existence of an Event of Default or the inability of the Borrower to satisfy the conditions precedent to such Credit Extension shall not constitute any waiver or acquiescence. Any single or partial exercise of any such right shall not preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, and no waiver, amendment or other variation of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Loan Documents whatsoever shall be valid unless in writing signed by or with the consent of the Lenders required pursuant to Section 8.3, and then only to the extent in such writing specifically set forth. All remedies contained in the Loan Documents or by law afforded shall be cumulative and all shall be available to the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer and the Lenders until the Obligations have been paid in full.
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ARTICLE IX

GENERAL PROVISIONS
9.1.Survival of Representations. All representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in this Agreement shall survive the making of the Credit Extensions herein contemplated.
9.2.Governmental Regulation. Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, neither the LC Issuer nor any Lender shall be obligated to extend credit to the Borrower in violation of any limitation or prohibition provided by any applicable statute or regulation.
9.3.Headings. Section headings in the Loan Documents are for convenience of reference only, and shall not govern the interpretation of any of the provisions of the Loan Documents.
9.4.Entire Agreement. The Loan Documents embody the entire agreement and understanding among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer and the Lenders and supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer and the Lenders relating to the subject matter thereof other than those contained in the Fee Letters which shall survive and remain in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement.
9.5.Several Obligations; Benefits of this Agreement. The respective obligations of the Lenders hereunder are several and not joint and no Lender shall be the partner or agent of any other (except to the extent to which the Administrative Agent is authorized to act as such). The failure of any Lender to perform any of its obligations hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender from any of its obligations hereunder. This Agreement shall not be construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns, provided, however, that the parties hereto expressly agree that the Arranger shall enjoy the benefits of the provisions of Sections 9.6, 9.10 and 10.11 to the extent specifically set forth therein and shall have the right to enforce such provisions on its own behalf and in its own name to the same extent as if it were a party to this Agreement.
9.6.Expenses; Indemnification.
(a)The Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Arranger for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Arranger, including, without limitation, filing and recording costs and fees, costs of any environmental review, and consultants’ fees, travel expenses and reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Arranger incurred from time to time, in connection with the due diligence, preparation, administration, negotiation, execution, delivery, syndication, distribution (including, without limitation, via DebtX and any other internet service selected by the Administrative Agent), review, amendment, modification, and administration of the Loan Documents. The Borrower also agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer and the Lenders for any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including, without limitation, filing and recording costs and fees, costs of any environmental review, and consultants’ fees, travel expenses and reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer and the Lenders, paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer or any Lender in connection with the collection and enforcement of the Loan Documents. Expenses being reimbursed by the Borrower under this Section include, without limitation, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Reports described in the
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following sentence. The Borrower acknowledges that from time to time U.S. Bank may prepare and may distribute to the Lenders (but shall have no obligation or duty to prepare or to distribute to the Lenders) certain audit reports (the “Reports”) pertaining to the Borrower’s assets for internal use by U.S. Bank from information furnished to it by or on behalf of the Borrower, after U.S. Bank has exercised its rights of inspection pursuant to this Agreement. Each payment under this Section 9.6 shall be made within ten days following demand therefor accompanied by a reasonably detailed invoice.
(b)The Borrower hereby further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer, each Lender, their respective Affiliates, and each of their directors, officers and employees, agents and advisors against all losses, claims, damages, penalties, judgments, liabilities and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, charges and disbursements and settlement costs (including, without limitation, all expenses of litigation or preparation therefor) whether or not the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer, any Lender or any Affiliate is a party thereto, but excluding Taxes) which any of them may pay or incur arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the transactions contemplated hereby, any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any Property owned or operated by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, any environmental liability related in any way to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or 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 Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or the direct or indirect application or proposed application of the proceeds of any Credit Extension hereunder, except in each case to the extent that they are determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the party seeking indemnification or any of its Affiliates or a material breach of the obligations of such party or any of its Affiliates under the Loan Documents. The obligations of the Borrower under this Section 9.6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement. No indemnified Person shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
9.7.Intentionally Omitted.
9.8.Accounting. Except as provided to the contrary herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted and all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made in accordance with GAAP in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the financial statements referred to in Section 5.4; provided, however that, notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made without giving effect to (i) any election under Accounting Standards Codification Section 825-10-25 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at “fair value”, as defined therein, or (ii) any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Financial Accounting Standards Codification Subtopic 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent 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
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preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders), provided that, until so amended, such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders reconciliation statements showing the difference in such calculation, together with the delivery of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements required hereunder. In addition, notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, the definitions set forth in this Agreement and any financial calculations required by the Loan Documents shall be computed to exclude any change to lease accounting rules from those in effect pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 840 (Leases) and other related lease accounting guidance as in effect on the date hereof.
9.9.Severability of Provisions. Any provision in any Loan Document that is held to be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid without affecting the remaining provisions in that jurisdiction or the operation, enforceability, or validity of that provision in any other jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of all Loan Documents are declared to be severable.
9.10.Nonliability of Lenders. The relationship between the Borrower on the one hand and the Lenders, the LC Issuer and the Administrative Agent on the other hand shall be solely that of borrower and lender. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer nor any Lender shall have any fiduciary responsibilities to the Borrower. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer nor any Lender undertakes any responsibility to the Borrower to review or inform the Borrower of any matter in connection with any phase of the Borrower’s business or operations. The Borrower agrees that neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer nor any Lender shall have liability to the Borrower (whether sounding in tort, contract or otherwise) for losses suffered by the Borrower in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, the transactions contemplated and the relationship established by the Loan Documents, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith, unless it is determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that such losses resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the party from which recovery is sought or any of its Affiliates or a material breach of the obligations of such party or any of its Affiliates under the Loan Documents. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer nor any Lender shall have any liability with respect to, and the Borrower hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue for, any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages suffered by the Borrower in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby. It is agreed that the Arranger shall, in its capacity as such, have no duties or responsibilities under the Agreement or any other Loan Document. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied and will not rely on the Arranger in deciding to enter into the Agreement or any other Loan Document or in taking or not taking any action.
9.11.Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to hold any information which it may receive from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in confidence and to use such information solely for the purpose of evaluating, administering or enforcing the Loan Documents or the transactions effected thereby, except for disclosure (i) to its Affiliates and to the Administrative Agent and any other Lender and their respective Affiliates (provided that each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be responsible for any violation of this Section 9.11 by any of its Affiliates as if such Affiliates were bound hereby), (ii) to legal counsel, accountants, and other professional advisors to the Administrative Agent or such Lender provided such parties have been notified of the confidential nature of such information, (iii) as provided in Section 12.3(e), (iv) to regulatory officials, (v) to any Person as requested pursuant to or as required by law, regulation, or legal process, (vi) to any Person in connection with any legal proceeding to
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which it is a party, (vii) to its direct or indirect contractual counterparties in swap agreements or to legal counsel, accountants and other professional advisors to such counterparties provided such parties have been notified of the confidential nature of such information, (viii) to rating agencies if requested or required by such agencies in connection with a rating relating to the Advances hereunder, (ix) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (x) with the Borrower’s consent, (xi) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and (xii) to the extent such Information (1) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (2) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. Without limiting Section 9.4, the Borrower agrees that the terms of this Section 9.11 shall set forth the entire agreement between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and each Lender with respect to any confidential information previously or hereafter received by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in connection with this Agreement, and this Section 9.11 shall supersede any and all prior confidentiality agreements entered into by the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to such confidential information. The obligations of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 9.11 shall survive termination of this Agreement for a period of six months thereafter. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the Commitments.
9.12.Nonreliance. Each Lender hereby represents that it is not relying on or looking to any margin stock (as defined in Regulation U) for the repayment of the Credit Extensions provided for herein.
9.13.Disclosure. The Borrower and each Lender hereby acknowledge and agree that each Lender and/or its Affiliates from time to time may hold investments in, make other loans to or have other relationships with the Borrower and its Affiliates, subject to the provisions of Section 9.11 hereof.
9.14.USA PATRIOT ACT NOTIFICATION. The following notification is provided to Borrower pursuant to Section 326 of the PATRIOT Act:
Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act hereby notifies the Borrower and each other Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the PATRIOT Act.
9.15.Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of [EEA]Affected 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]Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of [an EEA]the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
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(a)the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by [an EEA]the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an [EEA]Affected Financial Institution; and
(b)the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i)a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii)a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such [EEA]Affected Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii)the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any [EEA ]Resolution Authority.
9.16.Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (i) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (ii) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized and acquired on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time
9.17.LIBOR Notifications. The interest rate for certain Eurocurrency Advances and Daily LIBO Loans is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Base Rate and Daily LIBO Base Rate, respectively, which is derived from LIBOR. Section 3.3 provides a mechanism for (a) determining an alternative rate of interest if LIBOR is no longer available or in the other circumstances set forth in Section 3.3, and (b) modifying this Agreement to give effect to such alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to LIBOR or other rates in the definition of Eurocurrency Base Rate, Daily LIBO Base Rate, or any other similar definition in respect of interest rates, as applicable, or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof, including without limitation, whether any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate, as it may or may not be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.3, will have the same value as, or be economically equivalent to, the Eurocurrency Base Rate or Daily LIBO Base Rate, as applicable.
9.18.Erroneous Payments.
(a)If the Administrative Agent notifies a Lender, LC Issuer or other holder of any Obligations (each, a “Lender Party”), or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender Party (any such Lender Party or other recipient, a “Payment Recipient”), that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion (whether or not after receipt of any notice under immediately succeeding clause (b)) that any funds received by such
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Payment Recipient from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates were erroneously transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not such error is known to any Payment Recipient) (any such funds, whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise, individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and demands the return of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof), such Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of the Administrative Agent and shall be segregated by the Payment Recipient and held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and such Payment Recipient shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received), together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in same day funds at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Payment Recipient under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(b)Without limiting immediately preceding clause (a), if any Payment Recipient receives a payment, prepayment or repayment (whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise) from the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) that (x) is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, (y) was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates), or (z) such Payment Recipient otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error (in whole or in part):

i.(A) in the case of immediately preceding clause (x) or (y), an error shall be presumed to have been made (absent written confirmation from the Administrative Agent to the contrary) or (B) in the case of immediately preceding clause (z), an error has been made, in each case, with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment; and

ii.such Payment Recipient shall promptly (and, in all events, within one Business Day of its knowledge of such error) notify the Administrative Agent of its receipt of such payment, prepayment or repayment, the details thereof (in reasonable detail) and that it is so notifying the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9.18(b).

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(c)Each Lender Party hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender Party under any Loan Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender Party from any source, against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under immediately preceding clause (a) or under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement.

(d)An Erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations, except to the extent such Erroneous Payment comprises funds received by the Administrative Agent from a Loan Party for the purpose of making such Erroneous Payment.

(e)To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Payment Recipient hereby agrees not to assert any right or claim to an Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, and is deemed to waive, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment, including without limitation any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine, with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payment.

Each party’s agreements under this Section 9.18 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender or LC Issuer, the termination of the Commitments, or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of any or all Obligations.
9.19.Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Rate Management Transactions or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):
In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise
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apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

For purposes hereof, the following terms have the following meanings:
“BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
“Covered Entity” means:
(i)a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(ii)a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(iii)a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
ARTICLE X

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
10.1.Appointment; Nature of Relationship. U.S. Bank National Association is hereby appointed by each of the Lenders as its contractual representative (herein referred to as the “Administrative Agent”) hereunder and under each other Loan Document, and each of the Lenders irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the contractual representative of such Lender with the rights and duties expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent agrees to act as such contractual representative upon the express conditions contained in this Article X. Notwithstanding the use of the defined term “Administrative Agent,” it is expressly understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall not have any fiduciary responsibilities to any Lender by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document and that the Administrative Agent is merely acting as the contractual representative of the Lenders with only those duties as are expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In its capacity as the Lenders’ contractual representative, the Administrative Agent does not hereby assume any fiduciary duties to any of the Lenders and is acting as an independent contractor, the rights and duties of which are limited to those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each of the Lenders hereby agrees to assert no claim against the Administrative Agent on any agency theory or any other theory of liability for breach of fiduciary duty, all of which claims each Lender hereby waives.
10.2.Powers. The Administrative Agent shall have and may exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms
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of each thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent shall have no implied duties to the Lenders, or any obligation to the Lenders to take any action thereunder except any action specifically provided by the Loan Documents to be taken by the Administrative Agent.
10.3.General Immunity. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable to the Borrower, the Lenders or any Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in connection herewith or therewith except to the extent such action or inaction is determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Person or any of its Affiliates or a material breach of the obligations of such Person or any of its Affiliates under the Loan Documents.
10.4.No Responsibility for Loans, Recitals, etc. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, or verify (a) any statement, warranty or representation made in connection with any Loan Document or any borrowing hereunder; (b) the performance or observance of any of the covenants or agreements of any obligor under any Loan Document, including, without limitation, any agreement by an obligor to furnish information directly to each Lender; (c) the satisfaction of any condition specified in Article IV, except receipt of items required to be delivered solely to the Administrative Agent; (d) the existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default; (e) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness, sufficiency or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other instrument or writing furnished in connection therewith; (f) the value, sufficiency, creation, perfection or priority of any Lien in any collateral security; or (g) the financial condition of the Borrower or any guarantor of any of the Obligations or of any of the Borrower’s or any such guarantor’s respective Subsidiaries.
10.5.Action on Instructions of Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, hereunder and under any other Loan Document in accordance with written instructions signed by the Required Lenders, and such instructions and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding on all of the Lenders. The Lenders hereby acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall be under no duty to take any discretionary action permitted to be taken by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall be requested in writing to do so by the Required Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action hereunder and under any other Loan Document unless it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders pro rata against any and all liability, cost and expense that it may incur by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agent may, at any time, request instructions from the Required Lenders with respect to any actions or approvals which, by the terms of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent is permitted or required to take or to grant without consent or approval from the Required Lenders, and if such instructions are promptly requested, the Administrative Agent will be absolutely entitled to refrain from taking any action or to withhold any approval under any of the Loan Documents and will not have any liability for refraining from taking any action or withholding any approval under any of the Loan Documents until it has received such instructions from the Required Lenders.
10.6.Employment of Administrative Agents and Counsel. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties as Administrative Agent hereunder and under any other Loan Document by or through employees, agents, and attorneys-in-fact and shall not be answerable to the Lenders, except as to money or securities received by it or its authorized agents, for the default or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning the contractual
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arrangement between the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and all matters pertaining to the Administrative Agent’s duties hereunder and under any other Loan Document.
10.7.Reliance on Documents; Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any Note, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex, electronic mail message, statement, paper or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons, and, in respect to legal matters, upon the opinion of counsel selected by the Administrative Agent, which counsel may be employees of the Administrative Agent. For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Sections 4.1 and 4.2, 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 applicable date specifying its objection thereto.
10.8.Administrative Agent’s Reimbursement and Indemnification. The Lenders agree to reimburse and indemnify the Administrative Agent ratably in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Shares (disregarding, for the avoidance of doubt, the exclusion of Defaulting Lenders therein) (determined at the time such indemnity or reimbursement is sought) (i) for any amounts not reimbursed by the Borrower for which the Administrative Agent is entitled to reimbursement by the Borrower under the Loan Documents, (ii) for any other expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration and enforcement of the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, for any expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with any dispute between the Administrative Agent and any Lender or between two or more of the Lenders) and (iii) for any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents or any other document delivered in connection therewith or the transactions contemplated thereby (including, without limitation, for any such amounts incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in connection with any dispute between the Administrative Agent and any Lender or between two or more of the Lenders), or the enforcement of any of the terms of the Loan Documents or of any such other documents, provided that (i) no Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent any of the foregoing is found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent and (ii) any indemnification required pursuant to Section 3.5(d) shall, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 10.8, be paid by the relevant Lender in accordance with the provisions thereof. The obligations of the Lenders under this Section 10.8 shall survive payment of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement.
10.9.Notice of Event of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders; provided that, except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not 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 Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
10.10.Rights as a Lender. In the event the Administrative Agent is a Lender, the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder and under any other Loan
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Document with respect to its Commitment and its Loans as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, at any time when the Administrative Agent is a Lender, unless the context otherwise indicates, include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity. The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of trust, debt, equity or other transaction, in addition to those contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in which the Borrower or such Subsidiary is not restricted hereby from engaging with any other Person.
10.11.Lender Credit Decision, Legal Representation.
(a)Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or any other Lender and based on the financial statements prepared by the Borrower and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Except for any notice, report, document or other information expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent or Arranger hereunder, neither the Administrative Agent nor the Arranger shall have any duty or responsibility (either initially or on a continuing basis) to provide any Lender with any notice, report, document, credit information or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or Arranger (whether or not in their respective capacity as Administrative Agent or Arranger) or any of their Affiliates.
(b)Each Lender further acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to be represented by legal counsel in connection with its execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, that it has made its own evaluation of all applicable laws and regulations relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and that the counsel to the Administrative Agent represents only the Administrative Agent and not the Lenders in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
10.12.Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower, such resignation to be effective upon the appointment of a successor Administrative Agent or, if no successor Administrative Agent has been appointed, thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its intention to resign. The Administrative Agent may be removed at any time that it constitutes a Defaulting Lender by written notice received by the Administrative Agent from the Required Lenders, such removal to be effective on the date specified by the Required Lenders. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint, on behalf of the Borrower and the Lenders, a successor Administrative Agent. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders within fifteen (15) days after the resigning Administrative Agent’s giving notice of its intention to resign, then the resigning Administrative Agent may appoint, on behalf of the Borrower and the Lenders, a successor Administrative Agent. The consent of the Borrower, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, shall be required prior to the appointment of any successor Administrative Agent, other than a Lender, becoming effective, provided that the consent of the Borrower shall not be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and provided further that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such appointment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Lenders and, if applicable, the resigning Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may at any time without the consent of the Borrower or any Lender, appoint any of its Affiliates meeting the requirements for a successor Administrative Agent set forth below as a successor Administrative Agent hereunder. If the Administrative Agent has resigned or been removed and no successor Administrative Agent has been appointed, the Lenders may perform all the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder and the Borrower shall make all payments in respect of the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the applicable Lender and for all other purposes shall deal directly with the Lenders. No successor Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be appointed hereunder until such successor Administrative Agent has accepted the appointment. Any such successor Administrative Agent shall be a commercial bank having capital and retained earnings of at least $100,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the resigning or removed Administrative Agent. Upon the effectiveness of the resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent, the resigning or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the Loan Documents other than its duties under Section 9.11 hereof. After the effectiveness of the resignation or removal of an Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article X shall continue in effect for the benefit of such Administrative Agent in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In the event that there is a successor to the Administrative Agent by merger, or the Administrative Agent assigns its duties and obligations to an Affiliate pursuant to this Section 10.12, then the term “Prime Rate” as used in this Agreement shall mean the prime rate, base rate or other analogous rate of the new Administrative Agent.
10.13.Administrative Agent’s and Arrangers’ Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers, for their respective accounts, (i) the fees agreed to by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and U.S. Bank, as an Arranger, pursuant to that certain letter agreement dated as of October 24, 2018 between the Administrative Agent, U.S. Bank, as an Arranger, and the Borrower (the “U.S. Bank Fee Letter”), (ii) the fees agreed to by the Borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agent and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as an Arranger, pursuant to that certain letter agreement dated as of October 24, 2018 between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agent, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as an Arranger and the Borrower (the “Wells Fargo Fee Letter”), (iii) the fees agreed to by the Borrower and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as an Arranger and as Co-Syndication Agent, pursuant to that certain letter agreement dated as of October 24, 2018 between BMO Harris Bank N.A., as an Arranger and a Co-Syndication Agent and the Borrower (the “BMO Fee Letter”), and (iv) the fees agreed to by the Borrower and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as an Arranger and as Co-Syndication Agent, pursuant to that certain letter agreement dated as of October 24, 2018 between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as an Arranger and a Co-Syndication Agent and the Borrower (the “JPMorgan Fee Letter” and together with the U.S. Bank Fee Letter, the Wells Fargo Fee Letter and the BMO Fee Letter, the “Fee Letters”), or as otherwise agreed from time to time.
10.14.Delegation to Affiliates. The Borrower and the Lenders agree that the Administrative Agent may delegate any of its duties under this Agreement to any of its Affiliates, provided that no such delegation shall release the Administrative Agent from liability for performance of such duties. Any such Affiliate (and such Affiliate’s directors, officers, agents and employees) which performs duties in connection with this Agreement shall be entitled to the same benefits of the indemnification, waiver and other protective provisions to which the Administrative Agent is entitled under Articles IX and X.
10.15. Documentation Agents, Syndication Agents, etc. Neither any of the Lenders identified in this Agreement as a “co-agent” nor as a Documentation Agent or a Co-Syndication
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Agent shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of such Lenders shall have or be deemed to have a fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender hereby makes the same acknowledgments with respect to such Lenders as it makes with respect to the Administrative Agent in Section 10.11.
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 that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, 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 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) no 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) each of 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 no 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 claims that it may have against each of 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.
10.17.Certain ERISA Matters10.18. .
(a)Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of (1) the Second Amendment Effective Date and (2) if such Lender became a party hereto after the Second Amendment Effective Date, the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, (1) from the Second Amendment Effective Date and (2) if such Lender became a party hereto after the Second Amendment Effective Date, 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, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, 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 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, of an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which is subject to Title I of ERISA or any plan (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code) which is subject to Section 4975 of the Code with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement, (ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more prohibited transaction exemptions issued by the Department of Labor (each, a “PTE”), 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
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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.
(b)In addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has not provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in sub-clause (iv) 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 and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (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).
(c)[(c) ]The Administrative Agent and each 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 Facility LCs, the Commitments and this Agreement, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans, the Facility LCs or the Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans, the Facility LCs 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 XI

SETOFF; RATABLE PAYMENTS
11.1.Setoff. The Borrower hereby grants each Lender a security interest in all deposits, credits and deposit accounts (including all account balances, whether provisional or final and whether or not collected or available) of the Borrower with such Lender or any Affiliate of such Lender (the “Deposits”) to secure the Obligations. In addition to, and without limitation of, any rights of the Lenders under applicable law, if any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, Borrower authorizes each Lender to offset and apply all such Deposits toward the payment of the Obligations owing to such Lender, whether or not the Obligations, or any part thereof, shall then be due and regardless of the existence or adequacy of any collateral, guaranty or any other security, right or remedy available to such Lender or the Lenders; provided, that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the
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provisions of Section 2.22 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 LC Issuer, and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff.
11.2.Ratable Payments. If any Lender, whether by setoff or otherwise, has payment made to it upon its Outstanding Credit Exposure (other than payments received pursuant to Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 or 3.5) in a greater proportion than that received by any other Lender, such Lender agrees, promptly upon demand, to purchase a portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure held by the other Lenders so that after such purchase each Lender will hold its Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. If any Lender, whether in connection with setoff or amounts which might be subject to setoff or otherwise, receives collateral or other protection for its Obligations or such amounts which may be subject to setoff, such Lender agrees, promptly upon demand, to take such action necessary such that all Lenders share in the benefits of such collateral or other protection ratably in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Shares of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. In case any such payment is disturbed by legal process, or otherwise, appropriate further adjustments shall be made.
ARTICLE XII

BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS
12.1.Successors and Assigns. The terms and provisions of the Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights or obligations under the Loan Documents without the prior written consent of each Lender, (ii) any assignment by any Lender must be made in compliance with Section 12.3, (iii) any transfer by participation must be made in compliance with Section 12.2 and (iv) any replacement of the Administrative Agent must be effected in compliance with Section 10.12. Any attempted assignment or transfer by any party not made in compliance with this Section 12.1 shall be null and void, unless such attempted assignment or transfer is treated as a participation in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that clause (ii) of this Section 12.1 relates only to absolute assignments and this Section 12.1 does not prohibit assignments creating security interests, including, without limitation, (x) any pledge or assignment by any Lender of all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement and any Note to a Federal Reserve Bank or (y) in the case of a Lender which is a Fund, any pledge or assignment of all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement and any Note to its trustee in support of its obligations to its trustee; provided, however, that no such pledge or assignment creating a security interest shall release the transferor Lender from its obligations hereunder unless and until the parties thereto have complied with the provisions of Section 12.3. The Administrative Agent may treat the Person which made any Loan or which holds any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until such Person complies with Section 12.3; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may in its discretion (but shall not be required to) follow instructions from the Person which made any Loan or which holds any Note to direct payments relating to such Loan or Note to another Person. Any assignee of the rights to any Loan or any Note agrees by acceptance of such assignment to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents. Any request, authority or consent of any Person, who at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent is the owner of the rights to any Loan (whether or not a Note has been issued in evidence thereof), shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder or assignee of the rights to such Loan.
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12.2.Participations.
(a)Permitted Participants; Effect. Any Lender may at any time sell to one or more entities (“Participants”) participating interests in any Outstanding Credit Exposure owing to such Lender, any Note held by such Lender, any Commitment of such Lender or any other interest of such Lender under the Loan Documents. In the event of any such sale by a Lender of participating interests to a Participant, such Lender’s obligations under the Loan Documents shall remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, such Lender shall remain the owner of its Outstanding Credit Exposure and the holder of any Note issued to it in evidence thereof for all purposes under the Loan Documents, all amounts payable by the Borrower under this Agreement shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participating interests, and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under the Loan Documents.
(b)Voting Rights. Each Lender shall retain the sole right to approve, without the consent of any Participant, any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents provided that each such Lender may agree in its participation agreement with its Participant that such Lender will not vote to approve any amendment, modification or waiver with respect to any Outstanding Credit Exposure or Commitment in which such Participant has an interest which would require consent of all of the Lenders pursuant to the terms of Section 8.3 or of any other Loan Document.
(c)Benefit of Certain Provisions. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of setoff provided in Section 11.1 in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under the Loan Documents to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under the Loan Documents, provided that each Lender shall retain the right of setoff provided in Section 11.1 with respect to the amount of participating interests sold to each Participant. The Lenders agree to share with each Participant, and each Participant, by exercising the right of setoff provided in Section 11.1, agrees to share with each Lender, any amount received pursuant to the exercise of its right of setoff, such amounts to be shared in accordance with Section 11.2 as if each Participant were a Lender. The Borrower further agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 9.6 and 9.10 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 12.3, provided that (i) a Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.1 or 3.2 than the Lender who sold the participating interest to such Participant would have received had it retained such interest for its own account, unless the sale of such interest to such Participant is made with the prior written consent of the Borrower, and (ii) a Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.5 than the Lender who sold the participating interest to such Participant would have received had it retained such interest for its own account (A) except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a change in treaty, law or regulation (or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority) that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation and (B), in the case of any Participant that would be a Non-U.S. Lender if it were a Lender, such Participant agrees to comply with the provisions of Section 3.5 to the same extent as if it were a Lender (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.5(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender). Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a nonfiduciary 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 any Outstanding Credit Exposure, any Note, any Commitment or any 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
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Participant's interest in any Outstanding Credit Exposure, any Note, any Commitment or any other obligations under the Loan Documents) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Outstanding Credit Exposure, any Note, any Commitment or any other obligations under the Loan Documents 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.
12.3.Assignments.
(a)Permitted Assignments. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees (“Purchasers”) all or any part of its rights and obligations under the Loan Documents. Such assignment shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit C or in such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as may be agreed to by the parties thereto. Each such assignment with respect to a Purchaser which is not a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund shall either be in an amount equal to the entire applicable Commitment and Outstanding Credit Exposure of the assigning Lender or (unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents) be in an aggregate amount not less than $5,000,000. The amount of the assignment shall be based on the Commitment or Outstanding Credit Exposure (if the Commitment has been terminated) subject to the assignment, determined as of the date of such assignment or as of the “Trade Date,” if the “Trade Date” is specified in the assignment.
(b)Consents. The consent of the Borrower shall be required prior to an assignment becoming effective unless the Purchaser is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, provided that the consent of the Borrower shall not be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; provided further 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 five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof. The consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required prior to an assignment becoming effective unless the Purchaser is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund. The consent of each of the LC Issuer and the Swing Line Lender shall be required prior to an assignment of a Commitment becoming effective unless the Purchaser is a Lender with a Commitment. Any consent required under this Section 12.3(b) shall not be unreasonably withheld or (in the case of the Administrative Agent) delayed.
(c)Effect; Assignment Effective Date. Upon (i) delivery to the Administrative Agent of an assignment, together with any consents required by Sections 12.3(a) and 12.3(b), and (ii) payment of a $3,500 fee to the Administrative Agent for processing such assignment (unless such fee is waived by the Administrative Agent), such assignment shall become effective on the effective date specified in such assignment. The assignment shall contain a representation by the Purchaser to the effect that none of the consideration used to make the purchase of the Commitment and Outstanding Credit Exposure under the applicable assignment agreement constitutes “plan assets” as defined under ERISA and that the rights and interests of the Purchaser in and under the Loan Documents will not be “plan assets” under ERISA. On and after the effective date of such assignment, such Purchaser shall for all purposes be a Lender party to this Agreement and any other Loan Document executed by or on behalf of the Lenders and shall have all the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, to the same extent as if it were an original party thereto, and the transferor Lender shall be released with respect to the Commitment and Outstanding Credit Exposure assigned to such Purchaser without any further consent or action by the
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Borrower, the Lenders or the Administrative Agent. In the case of an assignment covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a Lender hereunder but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of, and subject to, those provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents which survive payment of the Obligations and termination of the applicable agreement. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 12.3 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 12.2. Upon the consummation of any assignment to a Purchaser pursuant to this Section 12.3(c), the transferor Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall, if the transferor Lender or the Purchaser desires that its Loans be evidenced by Notes, make appropriate arrangements so that new Notes or, as appropriate, replacement Notes are issued to such transferor Lender and new Notes or, as appropriate, replacement Notes, are issued to such Purchaser, in each case in principal amounts reflecting their respective Commitments, as adjusted pursuant to such assignment.
(d)Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in the United States of America, a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender, and participations of each Lender in Facility LCs, pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and each Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(e)Dissemination of Information. The Borrower authorizes each Lender to disclose to any Participant or Purchaser or any other Person acquiring an interest in the Loan Documents by operation of law (each a “Transferee”) and any prospective Transferee any and all information in such Lender’s possession; provided that each Transferee and prospective Transferee agrees to be bound by Section 9.11 of this Agreement.
(f)Resignation as LC Issuer or Swing Line Lender after Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time U.S. Bank National Association or any other LC Issuer or Swing Line Lender assigns all of its Commitments and Loans pursuant to subsection (b) above, (i) U.S. Bank National Association or any other LC Issuer may, upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as LC Issuer and/or (ii) U.S. Bank National Association or any other Swing Line Lender may, upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower, resign as Swing Line Lender. In the event of any such resignation as LC Issuer or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor LC Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of such LC Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. If U.S. Bank National Association resigns as LC Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the LC Issuer hereunder with respect to all Facility LCs outstanding as of the effective time of its resignation as LC Issuer and all LC Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations pursuant to Section 2.19(b)). If U.S. Bank National Association 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 time of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.4(d). Upon the appointment of a successor LC Issuer and/or Swing Line
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Lender, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring LC Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, and (b) the successor LC Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Facility LCs, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to such LC Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of such LC Issuer with respect to such Facility LCs.
ARTICLE XIII

NOTICES
13.1.Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.
(a)Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in paragraph (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile as follows:
(i)if to the Borrower, to it at C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., 14701 Charlson Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55347, Attention: Troy Renner, Treasurer, Facsimile: 952-937-7700;
(ii)if to the Administrative Agent, to it at U.S. Bank National Association, 1420 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor, Seattle, Washington 98101, Attention: Agency Services, Facsimile: 206-598-7022;
(iii)if to the LC Issuer, to it at U.S. Bank National Association, 800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402, Attention: Standby Letter of Credit Department, Facsimile: 612-303-5226;
(iv)if to a Lender, to it at its address (or facsimile number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.
Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices 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). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).
(b)Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the LC 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 or as otherwise determined by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the LC Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the LC 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 respective discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it or as it otherwise determines, provided that such determination or approval 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), provided that if such notice or other communication is not given during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.
(c)Change of Address, Etc. Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto given in the manner set forth in this Section 13.1.
ARTICLE XIV

COUNTERPARTS; INTEGRATION; EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC EXECUTION; ELECTRONIC RECORDS
14.1.Counterparts; 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 shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent, and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the parties hereto (provided that the Lenders’ obligations to make Credit Extensions shall be subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article IV), and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or .pdf shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
14.2.Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any assignment and assumption agreement 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, or any other state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
14.3.Electronic Records14.4. . The Borrower hereby acknowledges the receipt of a copy of this Agreement and all other Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent and each Lender may, on behalf of the Borrower, create a microfilm or optical disk or other electronic image of this Agreement and any or all of the Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent and each Lender may store the electronic image of this Agreement and Loan Documents in its electronic form and then destroy the paper original as part of the Administrative Agent’s and each Lender’s normal business practices, with the electronic image deemed to be an original and of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as the paper originals. The Administrative Agent and each Lender are authorized, when appropriate, to convert any note into a “transferable record” under the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
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ARTICLE XV

CHOICE OF LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
15.1.CHOICE OF LAW.THE LOAN DOCUMENTS (OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINING A CONTRARY EXPRESS CHOICE OF LAW PROVISION) SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT GIVING EFFECT TO FEDERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO NATIONAL BANKS.
15.2.CONSENT TO JURISDICTION.THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN ANY SUCH COURT AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AS TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT OR THAT SUCH COURT IS AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LC ISSUER OR ANY LENDER TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE BORROWER IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. IN THE EVENT THE BORROWER COMMENCES ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LC ISSUER OR ANY LENDER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LC ISSUER OR ANY LENDER INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY JURISDICTION OR VENUE OTHER THAN A UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LC ISSUER OR ANY LENDER, AT ITS OPTION, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO HAVE THE CASE TRANSFERRED TO A UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK.
15.3.WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LC ISSUER AND EACH LENDER HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED THEREUNDER.

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PRICING SCHEDULE
Applicable Margin Level I Status Level II Status Level III Status Level IV Status
Level V
Status
Eurocurrency Rate/Daily [Eurocurrency]LIBO Rate (other than for SONIA RFR Loans)
0.875% 1.00% 1.125% 1.25% 1.50%
SONIA RFR Loans 0.9076% 1.0326% 1.1576% 1.2826% 1.5326%
Base Rate 0% 0% 0.125% 0.25% 0.50%
Applicable Fee Rate Level I Status Level II Status Level III Status Level IV Status Level V Status
Commitment Fee 0.075% 0.090% 0.110% 0.150% 0.200%

For the purposes of this Schedule, the following terms have the following meanings, subject to the final paragraph of this Schedule:
“Level I Status” means the Borrower’s S&P Rating is A or higher and its Moody’s Rating is A2 or higher.
“Level II Status” means Level I Status does not apply, but the Borrower’s S&P Rating is A- or higher and its Moody’s Rating is A3 or higher.
“Level III Status” means neither Level I Status nor Level II Status applies, but the Borrower’s S&P Rating is BBB+ or higher and its Moody’s Rating is Baa1 or higher.
“Level IV Status” means neither Level I Status, Level II Status nor Level III Status applies, but the Borrower’s S&P Rating is BBB or higher and its Moody’s Rating is Baa2 or higher.
“Level V Status” means neither Level I Status, Level II Status, Level III Status nor Level IV Status applies.
“Status” means either Level I Status, Level II Status, Level III Status, Level IV Status or Level V Status.
[Initially, commencing on the Second Amendment Effective Date the Applicable Margin shall be determined based upon Pricing Level III. ]Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,




(a) if only one of the Credit Rating Agencies shall have in effect a Credit Rating or if no Credit Rating Agency shall have in effect a Credit Rating, then the Pricing Level shall be determined by reference to Pricing Level V;
(b) if two Credit Rating Agencies shall have in effect a Credit Rating, and such Credit Ratings differ by one level, then the Pricing Level for the higher of the two Credit Ratings shall apply (with the Credit Rating for Pricing Level I being the highest and the Credit Rating for Pricing Level V being the lowest); and
(c) if two Credit Rating Agencies shall have in effect a Credit Rating, and there is a split in Credit Ratings of such Credit Rating Agencies of more than one level, then the Pricing Level that is one level below the higher of the two Credit Ratings shall apply.
Each change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a publicly announced change in the Credit Rating after the Second Amendment Effective Date shall be effective during the period commencing on the date of the public announcement thereof and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating system of any such Credit Rating Agency shall change, or if any such Credit Rating Agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, or if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that it elects to have a Credit Rating Agency replace S&P or Moody’s, the Borrower and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this Pricing Schedule to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such Credit Rating Agencies or the replacement Credit Rating Agency selected by the Borrower and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin and the Applicable Fee Rate the Credit Rating of the affected Credit Rating Agency shall be deemed to the Credit Rating of such Credit Rating Agency as most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation.




SCHEDULE 1
Commitments

Lender: Commitment: Percentage:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $160,000,000
16.000000000%
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $120,000,000
12.000000000%
BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. $120,000,000
12.000000000%
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $120,000,000
12.000000000%
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $90,000,000
9.000000000%
MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $90,000,000
9.000000000%
MUFG BANK, LTD. $90,000,000
9.000000000%
HSBC BANK USA, N.A. $80,000,000
8.000000000%
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $80,000,000
8.000000000%
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY $50,000,000
5.000000000%
TOTAL COMMITMENTS $1,000,000,000 100%






EXHIBIT D

FORM OF BORROWING/CONVERSION/CONTINUATION NOTICE
TO:    U.S. Bank National Association, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) under that certain Credit Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), dated as of October 29, 2012 among C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto, as lenders (the “Lenders”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent, as Swing Line Lender and as LC Issuer.
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
The undersigned Borrower hereby gives to the Administrative Agent a request for [borrowing] [conversion] [continuation] pursuant to Section [2.8] [2.9] of the Credit Agreement, and the Borrower hereby requests to [borrow on] [convert on] [continue on] [_______________], 20[__] (the “[Borrowing] [Conversion] [Continuation] Date”):
(a) from the Lenders, on a pro rata basis, an aggregate principal Dollar Amount of $[___________] in Revolving Loans as:
1. ☐    a Base Rate Advance (in Dollars)
2. [☐] a Eurocurrency Advance with the following characteristics:

Term Benchmark Advance
RFR Advance
Other Type of Eurocurrency Advance
Interest Period (if applicable) of [__________] [days/month(s)]
Agreed Currency: [[____]__________]
[(b) from the Swing Line Lender, a Swing Line Loan (in Dollars) of $[____________] bearing interest at:
1. ☐    Base Rate
2. ☐    Daily [Eurocurrency Base]LIBO Rate]
[The undersigned hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that (i) the representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date; and (ii) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Advance, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.]
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EXH. D



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice to be executed by its authorized officer as of the date set forth below.
Dated: [_______________], 20[__]
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.


By: _________________________
Name:
Title:



EXH. D



EXHIBIT A-2
Clean Credit Agreement, as amended

Deal CUSIP 12543AAA4
Revolving Loan CUSIP 12543AAB2
CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF OCTOBER 29, 2012,
AS AMENDED BY THAT CERTAIN OMNIBUS AMENDMENT,
DATED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014,
THAT CERTAIN SECOND OMNIBUS AMENDMENT,
DATED AS OF OCTOBER 24, 2018,
AND
THAT CERTAIN THIRD OMNIBUS AMENDMENT,
DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 19, 2021


AMONG


C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.,


THE LENDERS,


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. AND JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
AS CO-SYNDICATION AGENTS

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. AND
MUFG BANK, LTD.,
AS CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS

AND

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC, BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. AND
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
AS JOINT LEAD ARRANGERS AND JOINT BOOK RUNNERS






Table of Contents
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SCHEDULES

PRICING SCHEDULE

SCHEDULE 1 – Commitments

SCHEDULE 5.8 – Subsidiaries

SCHEDULE 5.13 – Properties

SCHEDULE 6.12 – Investments

SCHEDULE 6.14 - Liens


EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT A – Form of Opinion

EXHIBIT B – Form of Compliance Certificate

EXHIBIT C – Form of Assignment and Assumption Agreement

EXHIBIT D – Form of Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice

EXHIBIT E – Form of Note

EXHIBIT F – Form of Increasing Lender Supplement

EXHIBIT G – Form of Augmenting Lender Supplement

EXHIBIT H – List of Closing Documents
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Credit Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of October 29, 2012, as amended by that certain Omnibus Amendment dated as of December 31, 2014, that certain Second Omnibus Amendment dated as of October 24, 2018, and that certain Third Omnibus Amendment dated as of November 19, 2021, is among C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC., the Lenders and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as LC Issuer, Swing Line Lender and Administrative Agent. The parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement:
“Acquisition” means any transaction, or any series of related transactions, consummated on or after the date of this Agreement, by which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (i) acquires any going-concern business or all or substantially all of the assets of any firm, corporation or limited liability company, or division thereof, whether through purchase of assets, merger or otherwise or (ii) directly or indirectly acquires (in one transaction or as the most recent transaction in a series of transactions) at least a majority (in number of votes) of the securities of a corporation which have ordinary voting power for the election of directors (other than securities having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) or a majority (by percentage or voting power) of the outstanding ownership interests of a partnership or limited liability company.
“Administrative Agent” means U.S. Bank in its capacity as contractual representative of the Lenders pursuant to Article X, and not in its individual capacity as a Lender, and any successor Administrative Agent appointed pursuant to Article X.
“Advance” means a borrowing hereunder, (i) made by some or all of the Lenders on the same Borrowing Date, or (ii) converted or continued by the Lenders on the same date of conversion or continuation, consisting, in either case, of the aggregate amount of the several Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurocurrency Loans (other than RFR Loans), for the same Interest Period. The term “Advance” shall include Swing Line Loans unless otherwise expressly provided.
“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
“Affected Lender” is defined in Section 2.20.
“Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person, including, without limitation, such Person’s Subsidiaries. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person owns 10% or more of any class of voting securities (or other ownership interests) of the controlled Person or possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the controlled Person, whether through ownership of stock, by contract or otherwise.
“Aggregate Commitment” means the aggregate of the Commitments of all the Lenders, as reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. As of the Second Amendment Effective Date, the Aggregate Commitment is $1,000,000,000.
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“Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate of the Outstanding Credit Exposure of all the Lenders.
“Agreed Currencies” means (i) Dollars, (ii) so long as such currencies remain Eligible Currencies, British Pounds Sterling and Euro, and (iii) any other Eligible Currency which the Borrower requests the Administrative Agent to include as an Agreed Currency hereunder and which is acceptable to all of the Lenders.
“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, as it may be amended or modified and in effect from time to time.
“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of (a) 0%, (b) the Prime Rate for such day, (c) the sum of the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day plus 0.50% per annum and (d) the Daily LIBO Rate (without giving effect to the Applicable Margin but adjusted for Reserve Requirements) for a one-month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) for Dollars plus 1.00%; provided that the Daily LIBO Rate for such day shall be based on the LIBO Screen Rate for such day (or, if unavailable for a one-month period, the LIBO Interpolated Rate for such day) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate, or the Daily LIBO Rate shall be effective from the effective date of such change. If the Alternate Base Rate is being used when Advances accruing interest at the LIBO Rate are unavailable pursuant to the terms hereof, then the Alternate Base Rate shall be the highest of clauses (a), (b) and (c) above, without reference to clause (d) above.
“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, money laundering, or corruption.
“Applicable Fee Rate” means, at any time, the percentage rate per annum, determined by reference to the Credit Ratings from S&P and Moody’s, at which commitment fees are accruing on the Available Aggregate Commitment at such time as set forth in the Pricing Schedule.
“Applicable Margin” means, with respect to Advances of any Type at any time, the percentage rate per annum, determined by reference to the Credit Ratings from S&P and Moody’s, which is applicable at such time with respect to Advances of such Type as set forth in the Pricing Schedule.
“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.
“Approximate Equivalent Amount” of any currency with respect to any amount of Dollars shall mean the Equivalent Amount of such currency with respect to such amount of Dollars on or as of the date of the relevant conversion, rounded up to the nearest amount of such currency as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time.
“Arrangers” means U.S. Bank, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BMO Harris Bank N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and their respective successors, in their capacities as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners.
“Article” means an article of this Agreement unless another document is specifically referenced.
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“Article VII Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary which, as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1, contributed greater than 5% of the Borrower’s Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ended on such date or of the Borrower’s consolidated total assets as of such date; provided, however, that if more than three non-Article VII Subsidiaries are subject to events, occurrences or actions covered by Article VII, then, notwithstanding any Subsidiary’s portion of Consolidated EBITDA or total assets, all Subsidiaries shall constitute Article VII Subsidiaries and all Subsidiaries shall be subject to the Events of Default set forth in Article VII.
“Augmenting Lender” is defined in Section 2.24.
“Authorized Officer” means any of the executive officers or the treasurer of the Borrower, acting singly; provided, however, that (i) with respect to certifications under Sections 6.1(b) and 6.1(c), Authorized Officer means the chief financial officer or the treasurer of the Borrower, and (ii) with respect to confirmations of telephonic notices of borrowing under Section 2.14, Authorized Officer means the chief financial officer, the treasurer, the tax manager, the bank manager or any tax accountant of the Borrower.
“Available Aggregate Commitment” means, at any time, the Aggregate Commitment then in effect minus the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure at such time.
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any Agreed Currency, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof), as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period for any term rate or otherwise, for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 3.3.6.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.
“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time that is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).
“Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to (i) the Alternate Base Rate for such day plus (ii) the Applicable Margin, in each case changing when and as the Alternate Base Rate or the Applicable Margin changes.
“Base Rate Advance” means an Advance which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at the Base Rate.
“Base Rate Loan” means a Loan which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at the Base Rate.
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“Benchmark” means, initially, with respect to any Loan in any Agreed Currency, the applicable Relevant Rate for such Agreed Currency; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the applicable Relevant Rate or the then-current Benchmark for such Agreed Currency, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Sections 3.3.2 and 3.3.3.
“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date; provided that, in the case of any Loan denominated in an Agreed Currency other than Dollars or in the case of an Other Benchmark Rate Election, “Benchmark Replacement” shall mean the alternative set forth in (3) below:
(1)    in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, the sum of: (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(2)    in the case of any Loan denominated in Dollars, the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(3)    the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time in the United States and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
provided that, in the case of clause (1), such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion; provided further that, in the case of clause (3), when such clause is used to determine the Benchmark Replacement in connection with the occurrence of an Other Benchmark Rate Election, the alternate benchmark rate selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be the term benchmark rate that is used in lieu of a LIBOR-based rate in the relevant other Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities; provided further that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, upon the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event, and the delivery of a Term SOFR Notice, on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date, the “Benchmark Replacement” shall revert to and shall be deemed to be the sum of (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment, as set forth in clause (1) of this definition (subject to the first proviso above).
If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:
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(1)    for purposes of clauses (1) and (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent:
(a)    the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for the applicable Corresponding Tenor;
(b)    the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that would apply to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon an index cessation event with respect to such Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; and
(2)    for purposes of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for syndicated credit facilities denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency at such time;
provided that, in the case of clause (1) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:
(1)    in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced
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therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2)    in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be no longer representative; provided, that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (3) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date;
(3)    in the case of a Term SOFR Transition Event, the date that is thirty (30) days after the date a Term SOFR Notice is provided to the Lenders and the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.3.3; or
(4)    in the case of an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election or Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election or Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election or Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:
(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the NYFRB, the central bank for the Agreed Currency applicable to such Benchmark, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), in each case, which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors
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of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer, or as of a specified future date will no longer be, representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.3 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 3.3.
“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.
“BMO Fee Letter” is defined in Section 10.13.
“Borrower” means C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns.
“Borrowing Date” means a date on which an Advance is made or a Facility LC is issued hereunder.
“Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice” is defined in Section 2.8.
“Business Day” means, any day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks are open for business in New York City, New York and Minneapolis, Minnesota; provided that, (a) in relation to Loans denominated in Sterling and in relation to the calculation or computation of LIBOR, any day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks are open for business in London, England, (b) in relation to Loans denominated in Euros and in relation to the calculation or computation of EURIBOR, any day which is a TARGET Day, (c) in relation to RFR Loans and any interest rate settings, fundings, disbursements, settlements or payments of any such RFR Loan, or any other dealings in the applicable Agreed Currency of such RFR Loan, any such day that is only an RFR Business Day, and (d) in relation to Loans denominated in an Agreed Currency other than Dollars and not covered by clauses (a), (b), or (c), such other business day as determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower, giving effect to market conventions for business-day determinations in respect of such Agreed Currency.
“Capitalized Lease” of a Person means any lease of Property by such Person as lessee which would be required to be listed as a finance lease on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.
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“Capitalized Lease Obligations” of a Person means the amount of the obligations of such Person under Capitalized Leases which would be shown as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash Collateralize” means to deposit in the Facility LC Collateral Account or to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the LC Issuer or Lenders, as collateral for LC Obligations or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of LC Obligations, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the LC Issuer 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 and the LC Issuer. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.
“Cash Equivalent Investments” means (i) short-term obligations of, or fully guaranteed by, the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America (provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support of such obligations), (ii) short-term obligations issued by any state of the United States of America or any political subdivision thereof having one of the two highest ratings categories obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P, (iii) commercial paper rated A-1 or better by S&P or P-1 or better by Moody’s, (iv) demand deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business or as part of or incidental to the provision of transitional services to a purchaser of Property in connection with a disposition of such Property permitted by this Agreement, (v) certificates of deposit issued by and time deposits with commercial banks (whether domestic or foreign) having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000, and (vi) investment funds at least 95% of the assets of which constitute cash or Cash Equivalent Investments of the kinds described in clauses (i) through (v) of this definition; provided in each case, to the extent applicable, that the same provides for payment of both principal and interest (and not principal alone or interest alone) and is not subject to any contingency regarding the payment of principal or interest.
“Cash Management Services” means any banking services that are provided to the Borrower or any Subsidiary by the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any other Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, including without limitation: (a) credit cards, (b) credit card processing services, (c) debit cards, (d) purchase cards, (e) stored value cards, (f) automated clearing house or wire transfer services, or (g) treasury management, including controlled disbursement, consolidated account, lockbox, overdraft, return items, sweep and interstate depository network services.
“Central Bank Rate” means, (A) the greater of (i) for any Loan denominated in (a) Sterling, the Bank of England (or any successor thereto)’s “Bank Rate” as published by the Bank of England (or any successor thereto) from time to time, (b) Euros, one of the following three rates as may be selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion: (1) the fixed rate for the main refinancing operations of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), or, if that rate is not published, the minimum bid rate for the main refinancing operations of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), each as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time, (2) the rate for the marginal lending facility of the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto), as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time or (3) the rate for the deposit facility of the central banking system of the Participating Member States, as published by the European Central Bank (or any successor thereto) from time to time, and (c) any other Agreed Currency determined on or after the Third Amendment Effective Date, a central bank rate as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion and (ii) 0%; plus (B) the applicable Central Bank Rate Adjustment.
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“Central Bank Rate Adjustment” means, for any day, for any Loan denominated in (a) Euros, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of the EURIBOR Rate for the five most recent Business Days preceding such day for which the EURIBOR Screen Rate was available (excluding, from such averaging, the highest and the lowest EURIBOR Rate applicable during such period of five Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Euros in effect on the last Business Day in such period, (b) Sterling, a rate equal to the difference (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) of (i) the average of SONIA for the five most recent RFR Business Days preceding such day for which SONIA was available (excluding, from such averaging, the highest and the lowest SONIA applicable during such period of five RFR Business Days) minus (ii) the Central Bank Rate in respect of Sterling in effect on the last RFR Business Day in such period, and (c) any other Agreed Currency (other than Dollars and those described above) determined after the Third Amendment Effective Date, a Central Bank Rate Adjustment as determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion. For purposes of this definition, (x) the term Central Bank Rate shall be determined disregarding clause (B) of the definition of such term and (y) the EURIBOR Rate on any day shall be based on the EURIBOR Screen Rate on such day at approximately the time referred to in the definition of such term for deposits in the applicable Agreed Currency for a maturity of one month (or, in the event the EURIBOR Screen Rate for deposits in the applicable Agreed Currency is not available for such maturity of one month, shall be based on the EURIBOR Interpolated Rate as of such time); provided that if such rate shall be less than 0%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0%.
“Change in Control” means (i) the acquisition by any Person, or two or more Persons acting in concert, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of 30% or more of the outstanding shares of voting stock of the Borrower on a fully diluted basis; or (ii) if, within any twelve-month period, individuals who at the beginning of such period were directors of the Borrower (together with any new directors whose election by the board of directors of the Borrower or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Borrower was approved by a vote of the majority of the directors then in office who either were directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) shall cease to constitute at least a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower.
“Change in Law” means the adoption after the date of this Agreement (or, in the case of Section 3.7, after the Second Amendment Effective Date) of, or change after the date of this Agreement (or, in the case of Section 3.7, after the Second Amendment Effective Date) in, any law, governmental or quasi-governmental rule, regulation, policy, guideline, interpretation, or directive (whether or not having the force of law) or in the interpretation, promulgation, implementation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority or quasi-Governmental Authority, central bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, including, notwithstanding the foregoing, all requests, rules, guidelines or directives (x) in connection with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act or (y) promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States financial regulatory authorities pursuant to Basel III, in each case of clauses (x) and (y), regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued, promulgated or implemented, or compliance by any Lender or applicable Lending Installation or the LC Issuer with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank or comparable agency made or issued after the date of this Agreement (or, in the case of Section 3.7, after the Second Amendment Effective Date).
“Co-Documentation Agent” means each of Bank of America, N.A., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and MUFG Bank, Ltd., each together with its successors and assigns.
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“Co-Syndication Agent” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, BMO Harris Bank N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., each together with its successors and assigns
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, reformed or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Collateral Shortfall Amount” is defined in Section 8.1(a).
“Commitment” means, for each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Loans to, and participate in Facility LCs issued upon the application of, the Borrower and in Swing Line Loans, in an amount not exceeding the amount set forth in Schedule 1, as it may be modified (i) pursuant to Section 2.7, (ii) as a result of any assignment that has become effective pursuant to Section 12.3(c) or (iii) otherwise from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
“Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Consolidated EBITDA” means Consolidated Net Income plus, to the extent deducted from revenues in determining Consolidated Net Income and without duplication, (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) expense for taxes paid in cash or accrued, (iii) depreciation, (iv) amortization, (v) unusual or non-recurring non-cash expenses, charges or losses incurred other than in the ordinary course of business and (vi) non-cash expenses related to stock based compensation, minus, to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, (1) unusual or non-recurring income or gains realized other than in the ordinary course of business, (2) interest income, (3) income tax credits and refunds (to the extent not netted from tax expense), (4) any cash payments made during such period in respect of items described in clauses (v) or (vi) above subsequent to the fiscal quarter in which the relevant non-cash expenses, charges or losses were incurred, all calculated for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. For the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters (each, a “Reference Period”), (i) if at any time during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition, the Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if positive) attributable to the property that is the subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated EBITDA (if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period, and (ii) if during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition, Consolidated EBITDA for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto on a basis approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment as if such Material Acquisition occurred on the first day of such Reference Period.
“Consolidated Funded Indebtedness” means at any time the aggregate Dollar Amount of Consolidated Indebtedness minus Net Mark-to-Market Exposure under Rate Management Transactions and other Financial Contracts and the undrawn face amount of commercial Letters of Credit.
“Consolidated Indebtedness” means at any time the Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis as of such time.
“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with reference to any period, the interest expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period. For the purposes of calculating Consolidated Interest Expense for any Reference Period, (i) if at any time during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition, the Consolidated Interest Expense for such Reference Period shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Consolidated Interest Expense (if positive) attributable to the property that is
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the subject of such Material Disposition for such Reference Period or increased by an amount equal to the Consolidated Interest Expense (if negative) attributable thereto for such Reference Period, and (ii) if during such Reference Period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made a Material Acquisition, Consolidated Interest Expense for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto on a basis approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable credit judgment as if such Material Acquisition occurred on the first day of such Reference Period.
“Consolidated Net Income” means, with reference to any period, the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis for such period.
“Consolidated Net Worth” means at any time the consolidated stockholders’ equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a consolidated basis as of such time, all as defined according to GAAP.
“Consolidated Total Capitalization” means at any time the sum of Consolidated Indebtedness and Consolidated Net Worth, each calculated at such time.
“Contingent Obligation” of a Person means any agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which such Person assumes, guarantees, endorses, contingently agrees to purchase or provide funds for the payment of, or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon, the obligation or liability of any other Person, or agrees to maintain the net worth or working capital or other financial condition of any other Person, or otherwise assures any creditor of such other Person against loss, including, without limitation, any comfort letter, operating agreement, take-or-pay contract or the obligations of any such Person as general partner of a partnership with respect to the liabilities of the partnership.
“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
“Credit Extension” means the making of an Advance or the issuance of a Facility LC hereunder.
“Credit Rating” means a rating as determined by a Credit Rating Agency of the Borrower’s senior unsecured long-term indebtedness without third-party credit enhancement.
“Credit Rating Agency” means S&P, Moody’s, Fitch Ratings Inc. or any other nationally recognized credit rating agency reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that evaluates the financial condition of issuers of debt instruments and then assigns a rating that reflects its assessment of the issuer’s ability to make debt payments.
“Daily LIBO Base Rate” means, for any Business Day, the greater of (a) 0% and (b) the LIBO Rate for a one-month Interest Period as reported as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) for such day. For purposes of determining any interest rate hereunder or under any other Loan Document which is based on the Daily LIBO Base Rate, such interest rate shall change as and when the Daily LIBO Base Rate shall change.
“Daily LIBO Loan” means a Swing Line Loan which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at the Daily LIBO Rate.
“Daily LIBO Rate” means, with respect to a Swing Line Loan, the sum of (a) the quotient of (i) the Daily LIBO Base Rate, divided by (ii) one minus the Reserve Requirement (expressed as a decimal) applicable to an Interest Period of one month, plus (b) the Applicable Margin.
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Daily Simple RFR” means, for any day (an “RFR Interest Day”), an interest rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) for any RFR Loan denominated in Sterling, SONIA for the day that is 5 Business Days prior to (A) if such RFR Interest Day is a Business Day, such RFR Interest Day or (B) if such RFR Interest Day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such RFR Interest Day and (b) 0%. Any change in Daily Simple RFR due to a change in the applicable RFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the RFR without notice to the Borrower.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which may include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for business loans; provided, that if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.
“Default” means an event which but for the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.22(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days after the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied or waived, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the LC 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 Facility LCs or Swing Line Loans) within two (2) Business Days after the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the LC 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 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 (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the 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 (other than an Undisclosed Administration), 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
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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 manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.22(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and each Lender.
“Deposits” is defined in Section 11.1.
“Dollar” and “$” means the lawful currency of the United States of America.
“Dollar Amount” means, on any date of determination, (a) with respect to any amount in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount in an Agreed Currency, the equivalent in Dollars of such amount, determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.2 using the Exchange Rate with respect to such Agreed Currency at the time in effect.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Early Opt-in Election” means, if the then current Benchmark with respect to Dollars is the LIBO Rate, the occurrence of:
(1)    a notification by the Administrative Agent to (or the request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding Dollar denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and
(2)    the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to trigger a fallback from the LIBO Rate and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
“Effective Date” means October 29, 2012.
“Eligible Assignee” means (i) a Lender; (ii) an Approved Fund; (iii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and having total assets in excess of $3,000,000,000, calculated in accordance with the accounting principles prescribed by
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the regulatory authority applicable to such bank in its jurisdiction of organization; (iv) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country that is a member of the OECD, or a political subdivision of any such country, and having total assets in excess of $3,000,000,000, calculated in accordance with the accounting principles prescribed by the regulatory authority applicable to such bank in its jurisdiction of organization, so long as such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the country in which it is organized or another country that is described in this clause (iv); (v) the central bank of any country that is a member of the OECD or (vi) any commercial bank, insurance company, investment or mutual fund or other entity that is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act); provided, however, that neither the Borrower nor an Affiliate of the Borrower shall qualify as an Eligible Assignee.
“Eligible Currency” means any lawful currency other than Dollars that is not restricted, readily available and freely traded, in which deposits are customarily offered to banks in the London interbank market (or other applicable interbank market designated by the Administrative Agent), convertible into Dollars in the international interbank market available to the Lenders in such market and as to which a Dollar Amount may be readily calculated. If, after the designation by the Lenders of any currency as an Agreed Currency, currency control or other exchange regulations are imposed in the country in which such currency is issued, or any other event occurs, in each case with the result that (i) such currency no longer exists, (ii) such currency is, in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent, no longer readily available or freely traded, (iii) a Dollar Amount is, in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent, not readily calculable with respect to such currency, or (iv) such currency is no longer a currency in which the Required Lenders are willing to make Loans (each of (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), a “Disqualifying Event”), then the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Lenders and the Borrower, and such country’s currency shall no longer be an Agreed Currency until such time as the Disqualifying Event(s) no longer exist, but in any event within five (5) Business Days after receipt of such notice from the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall repay all Loans made in the currency to which the Disqualifying Event applies in Dollars or convert such Loans into the Dollar Amount of Loans in Dollars, subject to the other terms contained in Article II.
“Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws, judicial decisions, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, plans, injunctions, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements and other governmental restrictions relating to (i) the protection of the environment, (ii) personal injury or property damage relating to the release or discharge of Hazardous Materials, (iii) emissions, discharges or releases of pollutants, contaminants, hazardous substances or wastes into surface water, ground water or land, or (iv) the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants, hazardous substances or wastes or the clean-up or other remediation thereof.
“Equivalent Amount” of any currency at any date means the equivalent in Dollars of such currency, calculated on the basis of the arithmetic mean of the buy and sell spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the London interbank market (or other market where the Administrative Agent’s foreign exchange operations in respect of such currency are then being conducted) for such other currency at or about 11:00 a.m. (local time applicable to the transaction in question) on the date on which such amount is to be determined, rounded up to the nearest amount of such currency as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time; provided, however, that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such amount, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any rule or regulation issued thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the failure with respect to any Plan to satisfy the “minimum funding standard” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal of the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition upon the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
“EU” means the European Union.
“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
“EURIBOR Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, with respect to any Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Euros and for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the EURIBOR Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the EURIBOR Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the EURIBOR Screen Rate is available for Euros) that is shorter than the Impacted EURIBOR Rate Interest Period; and (b) the EURIBOR Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which the EURIBOR Screen Rate is available for Euros) that exceeds the Impacted EURIBOR Rate Interest Period, in each case, at such time; provided that, if any EURIBOR Interpolated Rate shall be less than 0%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0% for the purposes of this Agreement.
“EURIBOR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Euros and for any Interest Period, the EURIBOR Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., Brussels time, two TARGET Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that, if the EURIBOR Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted EURIBOR Rate Interest Period”) with respect to Euros then the EURIBOR Rate shall be the EURIBOR Interpolated Rate.
“EURIBOR Screen Rate” means the euro interbank offered rate administered by the European Money Markets Institute (or any other person which takes over the administration of that rate) for the relevant period displayed (before any correction, recalculation or republication by the administrator) on page EURIBOR01 of the Thomson Reuters screen (or any replacement
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Thomson Reuters page which displays that rate) or on the appropriate page of such other information service which publishes that rate from time to time in place of Thomson Reuters as of 11:00 a.m. Brussels time two TARGET Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period. If such page or service ceases to be available, the Administrative Agent may specify another page or service displaying the relevant rate after consultation with the Borrower. If the EURIBOR Screen Rate shall be less than 0%, the EURIBOR Screen Rate shall be deemed to be 0% for purposes of this Agreement.
“Euro”, “euro” and “EUR” means the single currency of the participating member states of the EU.
“Eurocurrency Advance” means an Advance which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at the applicable Eurocurrency Rate (which, for Eurocurrency Advances other than RFR Advances, also shall have a corresponding Interest Period).
“Eurocurrency Base Rate” means, with respect to a Eurocurrency Advance:
(i)    the EURIBOR Rate for Advances in Euro (determined as of the Quotation Date therefor);
(ii)    the LIBO Rate for Advances in Dollars (determined as of the Quotation Date therefor);
(iii)    the applicable Daily Simple RFR for Advances in Sterling (determined as of the Quotation Date therefor); and
(iv)    in any Agreed Currency other than the foregoing, the greater of (a) 0% and (b) the applicable interest settlement rate for deposits in the applicable Agreed Currency administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) appearing on the applicable Reuters Screen (or on any successor or substitute page on such screen) for such Agreed Currency as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the Quotation Date for the applicable Interest Period, and having a maturity equal to such Interest Period; provided, that, if the applicable Reuters Screen (or on any successor or substitute page) for such Agreed Currency is not available to the Administrative Agent for any reason, the applicable Eurocurrency Base Rate for the relevant Interest Period shall instead be the greater of (i) 0% and (ii) the applicable interest settlement rate for deposits in the applicable Agreed Currency administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) as reported by any other generally recognized financial information service selected by the Administrative Agent as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the Quotation Date for such Interest Period, and having a maturity equal to such Interest Period.
“Eurocurrency Loan” means a Loan which, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.11, bears interest at the applicable Eurocurrency Rate.
“Eurocurrency Rate” means, with respect to a Eurocurrency Advance, the sum of (i) the quotient of (a) the Eurocurrency Base Rate applicable thereto, divided by (b) one minus the Reserve Requirement (expressed as a decimal) applicable thereto (where such Reserve Requirement is applicable for the relevant Agreed Currency), plus (ii) the Applicable Margin, with such determination being tied to an Interest Period for Eurocurrency Advances other than RFR Advances.
“Event of Default” is defined in Article VII.
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“Exchange Rate” means on any day, for purposes of determining the Dollar Amount of any other currency, the rate at which such other currency may be exchanged into Dollars at the time of determination on such day on the applicable Reuters Page for such currency. In the event that such rate does not appear on the applicable Reuters Page, the Exchange Rate shall be determined by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, or, in the absence of such an agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the market where its foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such currency are then being conducted, at or about such time as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably elect after determining that such rates shall be the basis for determining the Exchange Rate, on such date for the purchase of Dollars for delivery two (2) Business Days later; provided that if at the time of any such determination, for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Administrative Agent may use any reasonable method it deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be presumed correct absent manifest error.
“Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and only 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), including by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
“Excluded Taxes” means, in the case of each Lender or applicable Lending Installation, the LC Issuer, and the Administrative Agent, (i) Taxes imposed on its overall net income, franchise Taxes, gross receipts Taxes imposed in lieu of net income Taxes and branch profits Taxes imposed on it, by the respective jurisdiction under the laws of which such Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent is incorporated or is organized or in which its principal executive office is located or, in the case of a Lender, in which such Lender’s applicable Lending Installation is located, (ii) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender, any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Non-U.S. Lender pursuant to the laws in effect at the time such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a party to this Agreement or designates a new Lending Installation, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.5(a), 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 it changed its Lending Installation, or is attributable to the Non-U.S. Lender’s failure to comply with Section 3.5(f), and (iii) any U.S. federal withholding taxes imposed by FATCA.
“Exhibit” refers to an exhibit to this Agreement, unless another document is specifically referenced.
“Facility LC” is defined in Section 2.19(a)
“Facility LC Application” is defined in Section 2.19(c).
“Facility LC Collateral Account” is defined in Section 2.19(k).
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“Facility Termination Date” means October 24, 2023 or any earlier date on which the Aggregate Commitment is reduced to zero or otherwise terminated pursuant to the terms hereof.
“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, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities entered into in connection with the implementation of the foregoing.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) zero percent (0.0%) and (b) the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations at approximately 10:00 a.m. (Minneapolis time) on such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three (3) Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
“Fee Letters” is defined in Section 10.13.
“Financial Contract” of a Person means (i) any exchange-traded or over-the-counter futures, forward, swap or option contract or other financial instrument with similar characteristics or (ii) any Rate Management Transaction.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the LIBO Rate, the EURIBOR Rate, each Daily Simple RFR, or any other applicable Eurocurrency Rate, as the case may be. As of the Third Amendment Effective Date, the Floor equals 0% for all interest rate determinations.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction not located in the United States of America.
“Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the LC Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s ratable share of the LC Obligations with respect to Facility LCs issued by the LC Issuer other than LC Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s ratable share of outstanding Swing Line Loans made by the Swing Line Lender other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders.
“Freightquote Acquisition” means (i) the merger of Freightquote.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Freightquote”), with and into Jayhawk Merger Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Jayhawk Merger Sub”) and a wholly owned Subsidiary of C.H. Robinson Company Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Buyer”), on terms and conditions substantially consistent with those set forth in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 1, 2014 among Buyer, Jayhawk Merger Sub, the Borrower (solely with respect to Section 10.14 thereof), Freightquote and Timothy A. Barton, solely in his capacity as Stockholders’ Representative as defined therein (the “Stockholders’ Representative”), and (ii) the merger of Freightview, Inc., a Kansas corporation (“Freightview”), with and into Bridger Merger
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Subsidiary, Inc., a Kansas corporation (“Bridger Merger Sub”) and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Buyer, on terms and conditions substantially consistent with those set forth in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 1, 2014 among Buyer, Bridger Merger Sub, Freightview and the Stockholders’ Representative.
“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 business.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the financial statements referred to in Section 5.4, subject at all times to Section 9.8.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America 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, without limitation, any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank) and any group or body charged with setting financial accounting or regulatory capital rules or standards (including, without limitation, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Bank for International Settlements or the Basel Committee on Banking Supervisory Practices or any successor or similar authority to any of the foregoing).
“Guarantor” means each Material Domestic Subsidiary that is a party to the Guaranty, either on the date hereof or pursuant to the terms of Section 6.16, and their respective successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary stated in this Agreement, no Qualified Receivables Entity shall be required to become a Guarantor.
“Guaranty” means that certain Guaranty dated as of October 29, 2012 executed by each of the Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified, renewed or replaced from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof.
“Hazardous Material” means any explosive or radioactive substances or wastes, any hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and any other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.
“Highest Lawful Rate” means, on any day, the maximum non-usurious rate of interest permitted for that day by applicable federal or state law stated as a rate per annum.
“Impacted EURIBOR Rate Interest Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “EURIBOR Rate.”
“Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “LIBO Rate.”
“Increasing Lender” is defined in Section 2.24.
“Indebtedness” of a Person means such Person’s (i) obligations for borrowed money (including the Obligations hereunder), (ii) obligations representing the deferred purchase price of Property or services (other than accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of such Person’s
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business payable on terms customary in the trade and contingent earn-out obligations), (iii) Indebtedness, whether or not assumed, secured by Liens or payable out of the proceeds or production from Property now or hereafter owned or acquired by such Person, (iv) obligations which are evidenced by notes, acceptances, or other similar instruments, (v) obligations of such Person to purchase securities or other Property arising out of or in connection with the sale of the same or substantially similar securities or Property (other than the withholding of securities under employee incentive plans), (vi) Capitalized Lease Obligations, (vii) obligations of such Person as an account party with respect to standby and commercial Letters of Credit, (viii) Contingent Obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness, (ix) Receivables Transaction Attributed Indebtedness and (x) Net Mark-to-Market Exposure under Rate Management Transactions and other Financial Contracts.
“Indemnified Taxes” means 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, other than Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes.
“Interest Differential” is defined in Section 3.4.
“Interest Period” means, with respect to Eurocurrency Advances other than those constituting RFR Advances, (a) if denominated in Dollars, a period of one week or one, three, six or, if available to all Lenders, twelve months, (b) if denominated in Euros, a period of one or three months and (c) if denominated in any other Agreed Currency (other than Sterling, which is subject to provisions governing RFR Advances), a period of one or three months, in each case commencing on a Business Day selected by the Borrower of such Advance pursuant to this Agreement. Any Interest Period shall end on the day which corresponds numerically to such date one week or one, three, six or, if applicable, twelve months thereafter, as applicable; provided, however, that if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such next, third, sixth or, if applicable, twelfth succeeding month, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such next, third, sixth or, if applicable, twelfth succeeding month. If an Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall end on the next succeeding Business Day, provided, however, that if said next succeeding Business Day falls in a new calendar month, such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day. The Eurocurrency Rate for a one-week Interest Period shall be determined using the Eurocurrency Rate for a one-month Interest Period that would otherwise start on the same day as the requested one-week period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, as a result of a Benchmark Replacement, an Advance may no longer correspond with an Interest Period, and this definition of Interest Period shall be modified pursuant to Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes to address such change.
“Investment” of a Person means any loan, advance (other than commission, travel and similar advances to officers and employees made in the ordinary course of business), extension of credit (other than accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business on terms customary in the trade) or contribution of capital by such Person; stocks, bonds, mutual funds, partnership interests, notes, debentures or other securities (including warrants or options to purchase securities) owned by such Person; any deposit accounts and certificate of deposit owned by such Person; and structured notes and other similar instruments or contracts owned by such Person.
“ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.
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“JPMorgan Fee Letter” is defined in Section 10.13.
“LC Fee” is defined in Section 2.19(d).
“LC Issuer” means U.S. Bank (or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of U.S. Bank designated by U.S. Bank) in its capacity as issuer of Facility LCs hereunder.
“LC Obligations” means, at any time, the sum, without duplication, of (i) the aggregate undrawn stated amount under all Facility LCs outstanding at such time plus (ii) the aggregate unpaid amount at such time of all Reimbursement Obligations.
“LC Payment Date” is defined in Section 2.19(e).
“Lenders” means the lending institutions listed on the signature pages of this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns. Unless otherwise specified, the term “Lenders” includes U.S. Bank in its capacity as Swing Line Lender.
“Lending Installation” means, with respect to a Lender or the Administrative Agent, the office, branch, Subsidiary or Affiliate of such Lender or the Administrative Agent listed on the signature pages hereof (in the case of the Administrative Agent) or on its Administrative Questionnaire (in the case of a Lender) or otherwise selected by such Lender or the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.17.
“Letter of Credit” of a Person means a letter of credit or similar instrument which is issued upon the application of such Person or upon which such Person is an account party or for which such Person is in any way liable.
“Leverage Holiday” means, in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, the Borrower’s request (sent by the Borrower at least 10 days prior to consummating such Permitted Acquisition) to increase the Leverage Ratio above (x) 3.00 to 1.00 or (y) after the Senior Note Purchase Agreement Leverage Increase Date, 3.50 to 1.00, to the level set forth in the proviso in Section 6.15(b); provided, that (x) only one Leverage Holiday shall be given effect during the term of this Agreement, (y) no Default or Event of Default shall be in existence immediately before or after the consummation of the applicable Permitted Acquisition, and (z) such request shall be given effect concurrently with the consummation of the applicable Permitted Acquisition.
“Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of calculation, the ratio of (i) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness outstanding on such date to (ii) Consolidated EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters ended on such date.
“LIBO Interpolated Rate” means, at any time, with respect to any Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars and for any Interest Period, the rate per annum (rounded to the same number of decimal places as the LIBO Screen Rate) determined by the Administrative Agent (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) to be equal to the rate that results from interpolating on a linear basis between: (a) the LIBO Screen Rate for the longest period (for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available for the applicable Agreed Currency) that is shorter than the Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period; and (b) the LIBO Screen Rate for the shortest period (for which the LIBO Screen Rate is available for the applicable Agreed Currency) that exceeds the Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period, in each case, at such time; provided that if any LIBO Interpolated Rate shall be less than 0%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0% for the purposes of this Agreement.
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“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars and for any Interest Period, the LIBO Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate shall not be available at such time for such Interest Period (an “Impacted LIBO Rate Interest Period”) with respect to such Agreed Currency, then the LIBO Base Rate shall be the LIBO Interpolated Rate.
“LIBO Screen Rate” means, for any day and time, with respect to any Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars and for any Interest Period, the London interbank offered rate as administered by ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes over the administration of such rate) for such Agreed Currency for a period equal in length to such Interest Period as displayed on such day and time on pages LIBOR01 or LIBOR02 of the Reuters screen that displays such rate (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a Reuters page or screen, on any successor or substitute page on such screen that displays such rate, or on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion); provided that if the LIBO Screen Rate as so determined would be less than 0%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0% for the purposes of this Agreement.
“LIBOR” means the London interbank offered rate.
“Lien” means any lien (statutory or other), mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale, Capitalized Lease or other title retention agreement, but excluding the issuance of performance bonds on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business).
“Loan” means a Revolving Loan or a Swing Line Loan.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Facility LC Applications, the Guaranty, any Note or Notes executed by the Borrower in connection with this Agreement and payable to a Lender, and any other document or agreement, now or in the future, executed by the Borrower for the benefit of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement.
“Loan Party” or “Loan Parties” means, individually or collectively, the Borrower and the Guarantors.
“Material Acquisition” means any Acquisition permitted by this Agreement that involves the payment of cash consideration by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of $250,000,000.
“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (i) the business, Property, financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (ii) the ability of the Borrower or any Guarantor to perform in any material respect its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, or (iii) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or the Lenders under the Loan Documents.
“Material Disposition” means any sale, transfer or disposition of property or series of related sales, transfers, or dispositions of property (other than as permitted by clauses (a) through (f) of Section 6.11) that yields gross proceeds to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $250,000,000.
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“Material Domestic Subsidiary” means each Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Qualified Receivables Entity) which, as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1, (i) contributed greater than 10% of the Borrower’s Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ended on such date or (ii) contributed greater than 10% of the Borrower’s consolidated total assets as of such date; provided that, if the aggregate amount of Consolidated EBITDA for such period or of the Borrower’s consolidated total assets as of such date contributed by of all Domestic Subsidiaries (other than any Qualified Receivables Entity) that are not Material Domestic Subsidiaries exceeds 20% of the Borrower’s Consolidated EBITDA for such period or 20% of the Borrower’s consolidated total assets as of such date, the Borrower (or, in the event the Borrower has failed to do so within ten (10) days, the Administrative Agent) shall designate sufficient Domestic Subsidiaries (other than any Qualified Receivables Entity) as “Material Domestic Subsidiaries” to eliminate such excess, and such designated Domestic Subsidiaries shall for all purposes of this Agreement constitute Material Domestic Subsidiaries.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower or any Article VII Subsidiary in an outstanding principal amount of $75,000,000 or more in the aggregate (or the equivalent thereof in any currency other than Dollars).
“Material Indebtedness Agreement” means any agreement under which any Material Indebtedness was created or is governed or which provides for the incurrence of Indebtedness in an amount which would constitute Material Indebtedness (whether or not an amount of Indebtedness constituting Material Indebtedness is outstanding thereunder).
“Maximum Foreign Currency Amount” means $300,000,000.
“Minimum Collateral Amount” means, with respect to a Defaulting Lender, at any time, (i) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 103% of the Fronting Exposure of the LC Issuer with respect to such Defaulting Lender for all Facility LCs issued and outstanding at such time and (ii) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and the LC Issuer in their sole discretion.
“Modify” and “Modification” are defined in Section 2.19(a).
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“Moody’s Rating” means, at any time, the rating issued by Moody’s and then in effect with respect to the Borrower’s senior unsecured long-term indebtedness without third-party credit enhancement.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a Plan maintained pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement or any other arrangement to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is, or in the immediately preceding six years was, a party to which more than one employer is obligated to make contributions.
“Net Mark-to-Market Exposure” of a Person means, as of any date of determination, the excess (if any) of all unrealized losses over all unrealized profits of such Person arising from Rate Management Transactions. “Unrealized losses” means the fair market value of the cost to such Person of replacing such Rate Management Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming the Rate Management Transaction were to be terminated as of that date), and “unrealized profits” means the fair market value of the gain to such Person of replacing such Rate Management Transaction as of the date of determination (assuming such Rate Management Transaction were to be terminated as of that date).
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“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
“Non-U.S. Lender” means a Lender that is not a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
“Note” is defined in Section 2.13(d).
“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
“Obligations” means (i) all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, all LC Obligations, and all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders or to any Lender, the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any indemnified party arising under the Loan Documents, (ii) all obligations in connection with Cash Management Services, and (iii) all Rate Management Obligations provided to the Borrower or any Subsidiary by the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any other Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing; provided, however, that “Obligations” shall exclude all Excluded Swap Obligations.
“OFAC” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
“Original Currency” is defined in Section 2.12(b).
“Other Benchmark Rate Election” means, with respect to any Loan denominated in Dollars, if the then-current Benchmark is the LIBO Rate, the occurrence of:
(a) a request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to notify each of the other parties hereto that, at the determination of the Borrower, Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed), in lieu of a LIBOR-based rate, a term benchmark rate that is not a SOFR-based rate as a benchmark rate, and
(b) the joint election by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to trigger a fallback from the LIBO Rate and the provision, as applicable, by the Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Borrower and the Lenders.
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.
“Outstanding Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the sum of (i) the aggregate principal Dollar Amount of its Revolving Loans outstanding at such time, plus (ii) an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans outstanding at such time, plus (iii) an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share of the LC Obligations at such time.
“Participant Register” is defined in Section 12.2(c).
“Participants” is defined in Section 12.2(a).
“Participating Member State” means any member state of the European Union that has the Euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to Economic and Monetary Union.
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“PATRIOT Act” means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
“Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any Base Rate Loan (other than a Swing Line Loan), the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, (b) with respect to any RFR Loan, each date that is on the numerically corresponding day in each calendar month that is one month after the date such Loan is made (or, if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such month, then the last day of such month), (c) with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan or other Eurocurrency Loan (other than an RFR Loan), as applicable, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to the Advance of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Advance or other applicable Eurocurrency Advance with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period, (d) with respect to any Swing Line Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid, (e) with respect to any other payment not specified above or otherwise herein, the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower, and (f) the Facility Termination Date.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor thereto.
“Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that, (a) as of the date of the consummation of such Acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from such Acquisition, and the representation and warranty contained in Section 5.11 shall be true both before and after giving effect to such Acquisition, (b) such Acquisition is consummated on a non-hostile basis pursuant to a negotiated acquisition agreement that has been (if required by the governing documents of the seller or entity to be acquired) approved by the board of directors or other applicable governing body of the seller or entity to be acquired, and no material challenge to such Acquisition (excluding the exercise of appraisal rights) shall be pending or threatened by any shareholder or director of the seller or entity to be acquired, (c) the business to be acquired in such Acquisition is in a similar line of business as the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s or a line of business incidental or complementary thereto, (d) as of the date of the consummation of such Acquisition, all material approvals required in connection therewith shall have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect, and (e) the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with the financial covenant contained in Section 6.15 as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter ended prior to the consummation of such Acquisition for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1 calculated as if such Acquisition, including the consideration therefor, had been consummated on such date.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, firm, joint venture, partnership, limited liability company, association, enterprise, trust or other entity or organization, or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof.
“Phoenix Acquisition” means the purchase of all of the outstanding capital stock of Phoenix International Freight Services, Ltd. on terms and conditions substantially consistent with those set forth in that certain Purchase Agreement among Phoenix International Freight Services, Ltd., the Persons listed on Annex A thereto as Selling Shareholders, the Borrower, and James William McInerney and Emil Sanchez as representatives of such Selling Shareholders.
“Plan” means an employee pension benefit plan which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA as to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may have any liability.
“Pounds Sterling” means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
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“Pricing Schedule” means the Schedule attached hereto identified as such.
“Prime Rate” means a rate per annum equal to the prime rate of interest announced from time to time by U.S. Bank or its parent (which is not necessarily the lowest rate charged to any customer), changing when and as said prime rate changes.
“Property” of a Person means any and all property, whether real, personal, tangible, intangible, or mixed, of such Person, or other assets owned, leased or operated by such Person.
“Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to a Lender, a portion equal to a fraction the numerator of which is such Lender’s Commitment and the denominator of which is the Aggregate Commitment, provided, however, if all of the Commitments are terminated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, then “Pro Rata Share” means the percentage obtained by dividing (a) such Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure at such time by (b) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure at such time; and provided, further, that when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, “Pro Rata Share” shall mean the percentage of the Aggregate Commitment (disregarding any Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) represented by such Lender’s Commitment (except that no Lender is required to fund or participate in Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans or Facility LCs to the extent that, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of its outstanding Revolving Loans and funded or unfunded participations in Swing Line Loans and Facility LCs would exceed the amount of its Commitment (determined as though no Defaulting Lender existed)).
“Purchasers” is defined in Section 12.3(a).
“Qualified Receivables Entity” means a newly-formed Subsidiary or other special-purpose entity which engages solely in activities in connection with Qualified Receivables Transactions.
“Qualified Receivables Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary pursuant to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to a Qualified Receivables Entity, or any other Person, any interest (whether characterized as the grant of a security interest or the transfer of ownership) in any Receivables and rights related thereto, whether such transaction or series of transactions constitutes a secured loan or credit facility, a true sale of assets to a Qualified Receivables Entity or other Person, or otherwise, provided that (i) the documents evidencing such transaction or series of transactions are acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion, and (ii) the Receivables Transaction Attributed Indebtedness outstanding at any one time does not exceed $500,000,000.
“Quotation Date” means, in relation to any Interest Period for which an interest rate is to be determined, or for any Eurocurrency Advance, (a) if the related Advance is a Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars, two (2) Business Days before the first day of that Interest Period, (b) if the related Advance is a Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Euros, the earlier of two TARGET Days and two London Business Days (to the extent the two are not the same) before the first day of such Interest Period, (c) if the related Advance is an RFR Advance denominated in Pounds Sterling, five London Business Days before the day the applicable Advance is extended, and (d) if the related Advance is denominated in any other Agreed Currency, the date which is agreed to by the Lenders when they agree that such currency may be an Agreed Currency.
“Rate Management Obligations” of a Person means any and all obligations of such Person, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (i) any and all Rate Management Transactions, and (ii) any and all
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cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Rate Management Transactions.
“Rate Management Transaction” means any transaction (including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered by the Borrower or any Subsidiary which is a rate swap, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option, interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor transaction, collar transaction, forward transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including any option with respect to any of these transactions) or any combination thereof, whether linked to one or more interest rates, foreign currencies, commodity prices, equity prices or other financial measures.
“Receivable” means any right to the payment of a monetary obligation now or hereafter owing to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, whether evidenced by or constituting an account, instrument, chattel paper or general intangible.
“Receivables Transaction Attributed Indebtedness” means the amount of obligations outstanding under the legal documents entered into as part of any Qualified Receivables Transaction on any date of determination that would be characterized as principal if such Qualified Receivables Transaction were structured as a secured lending transaction rather than as a purchase.
“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is the LIBO Rate, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two London banking days preceding the date of such setting, (2) if such Benchmark is the EURIBOR Rate, 11:00 a.m. Brussels time two TARGET Days preceding the date of such setting, (3) if the RFR for such Benchmark is SONIA, then 4 Business Days prior to such setting, or (4) if such Benchmark is none of the LIBO Rate, the EURIBOR Rate, or SONIA, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Register” is defined in Section 12.3(d).
“Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor thereto or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to reserve requirements applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve System.
“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as from time to time in effect and any successor or other regulation or official interpretation of said Board of Governors relating to the extension of credit by banks for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stocks applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve System.
“Reimbursement Obligations” means, at any time, the aggregate of all obligations of the Borrower then outstanding under Section 2.19 to reimburse the LC Issuer for amounts paid by the LC Issuer in respect of any one or more drawings under Facility LCs.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means (i) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Dollars, the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto, (ii) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Sterling, the Bank of England, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Bank of England or, in each case, any successor thereto, (iii) with respect to a
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Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in Euros, the European Central Bank, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the European Central Bank or, in each case, any successor thereto, and (iv) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Loans denominated in any other currency, (a) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated or any central bank or other supervisor which is responsible for supervising either (1) such Benchmark Replacement or (2) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement or (b) any working group or committee officially endorsed or convened by (1) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated, (2) any central bank or other supervisor that is responsible for supervising either (A) such Benchmark Replacement or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement, (3) a group of those central banks or other supervisors or (4) the Financial Stability Board or any part thereof.
“Relevant Rate” means (i) with respect to any Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars, the LIBO Rate, (ii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Euros, the EURIBOR Rate, (iii) with respect to any Advance denominated in Sterling, the applicable Daily Simple RFR, as applicable, and (iv) with respect to any Advance in any other Agreed Currency, the Eurocurrency Rate therefor.
“Relevant Screen Rate” means (i) with respect to any Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars, the LIBO Screen Rate, or (ii) with respect to any Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Euros, the EURIBOR Screen Rate.
“Reports” is defined in Section 9.6(a).
“Required Lenders” means Lenders in the aggregate having greater than 50% of the Aggregate Commitment or, if the Aggregate Commitment has been terminated, Lenders in the aggregate holding greater than 50% of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. The Commitments and Outstanding Credit Exposure of any Defaulting Lender shall be disregarded in determining Required Lenders at any time.
“Reserve Requirement” means, with respect to an Interest Period, any day on which interest is determined for an RFR Loan or any other Advance where legal or regulatory requirements include the following type of reserve, the maximum aggregate reserve requirement (including all basic, supplemental, marginal and other reserves) which is imposed on Eurocurrency liabilities (i) under Regulation D or (ii) by any governmental or quasi-governmental rule, regulation, policy, guideline or directive of any jurisdiction outside of the United States of America or any subdivision thereof (whether or not having the force of law).
“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
“Revolving Loan” means, with respect to a Lender, such Lender’s loan made pursuant to its commitment to lend set forth in Section 2.1 (or any conversion or continuation thereof).
“RFR” means, for any RFR Loan denominated in Sterling, SONIA.
“RFR Administrator” means the SONIA Administrator.
“RFR Advance” means, as to any Advance, the RFR Loans comprising such Advance.
“RFR Business Day” means, for any Loan denominated in Sterling, any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which banks are closed for general business in London.
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“RFR Interest Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple RFR”.
“RFR Loan” means a Loan that bears interest at a rate based on Daily Simple RFR.
“Risk-Based Capital Guidelines” means (i) the risk-based capital guidelines in effect in the United States on the date of this Agreement, including transition rules, and (ii) the corresponding capital regulations promulgated by regulatory authorities outside the United States, including transition rules, and, in each case, any amendments to such regulations.
“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc.
“S&P Rating” means, at any time, the rating issued by S&P and then in effect with respect to the Borrower’s senior unsecured long-term indebtedness without third-party credit enhancement.
“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, any country or territory which is itself the subject or target of any comprehensive Sanctions.

“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person or group that is, or, to the knowledge of any of the Borrower’s officers, that is 50% or more owned by Persons or groups that are, listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, or any Person or group listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom or any EU member state, (b) any Person or group operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country, or (c) any agency, political subdivision or instrumentality of, or a Person that is, to the knowledge of any of the Borrower’s officers, otherwise controlled by, the government of a Sanctioned Country.

“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any EU Member State or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.
“Schedule” refers to a specific schedule to this Agreement, unless another document is specifically referenced.
“Second Amendment” means that certain Second Omnibus Amendment, dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent.
“Second Amendment Effective Date” means October 24, 2018.
“Section” means a numbered section of this Agreement, unless another document is specifically referenced.
“Senior Note Purchase Agreement” means the Note Purchase Agreement, dated August 23, 2013, by and among the Borrower and the Persons party thereto as purchasers, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Senior Note Purchase Agreement Leverage Increase Date” is defined in Section 6.15(b).
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“SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
“SOFR Administrator” means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the NYFRB’s website, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“SONIA” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the Sterling Overnight Index Average for such Business Day published by the SONIA Administrator on the SONIA Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
“SONIA Administrator” means the Bank of England (or any successor administrator of the Sterling Overnight Index Average).
“SONIA Administrator’s Website” means the Bank of England’s website, currently at http://www.bankofengland.co.uk, or any successor source for the Sterling Overnight Index Average identified as such by the SONIA Administrator from time to time.
“Stated Rate” is defined in Section 2.21.
“Subsidiary” of a Person means (i) any corporation more than 50% of the outstanding securities having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, or (ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or similar business organization more than 50% of the ownership interests having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or controlled. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Substantial Portion” means, with respect to the Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, Property which represents more than 10% of the consolidated total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole as of the last day of the four-quarter period ending immediately prior to the quarter in which such determination is made.
“swap” means any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.
“Swap Counterparty” means, with respect to any swap with the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any other Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, any Person or entity that is or becomes a party to such swap.
“Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any swap between the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any other Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing and one or more Swap Counterparties.
“Swing Line Borrowing Notice” is defined in Section 2.4(b).
“Swing Line Lender” means U.S. Bank or such other Lender which may succeed to its rights and obligations as Swing Line Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
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“Swing Line Loan” means a Loan made available to the Borrower by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.4.
“Swing Line Sublimit” means the maximum principal amount of Swing Line Loans the Swing Line Lender may have outstanding to the Borrower at any one time, which, as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, is $200,000,000.
“T-Chek Disposition” means the sale of all or substantially all of the Property and assets of TChek Systems, Inc. on terms and conditions substantially consistent with those set forth in that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of October 16, 2012 between Electronic Funds Source LLC, T-Check Systems, Inc. and the Borrower.
“TARGET” means Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system.
“TARGET Day” means any day on which TARGET is open for settlement of payments in euro.
“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, and similar fees, assessments, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority, and any and all liabilities with respect to the foregoing, including interest, additions to tax and penalties applicable thereto.
“Term Benchmark” when used in reference to any Loan or Advance, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Advance, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBO Rate or the EURIBOR Rate.
“Term SOFR” means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
“Term SOFR Notice” means a notification by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders and the Borrower of the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event.
“Term SOFR Transition Event” means the determination by the Administrative Agent that (a) Term SOFR has been recommended for use by the Relevant Governmental Body, (b) the administration of Term SOFR is administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent and (c) a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable (and, for the avoidance of doubt, not in the case of an Other Benchmark Rate Election), has previously occurred resulting in a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 3.3 that is not Term SOFR.
“Third Amendment” means that certain Third Omnibus Amendment, dated as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders party thereto, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent.
“Third Amendment Effective Date” means November 19, 2021.
“Transferee” is defined in Section 12.3(e).
“Type” means, with respect to any Advance, its nature as a Base Rate Advance or a Eurocurrency Advance (which also may differentiate between Term Benchmark Advances, RFR Advances and other Eurocurrency Advances) and with respect to any Loan, its nature as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurocurrency Loan (which also may differentiate between Term Benchmark Loans, RFR Loans and other Eurocurrency Loans).
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“UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“Undisclosed Administration” means in relation to a Lender the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official by a supervisory authority or regulator under or based on the law in the country where such Lender is subject to home jurisdiction supervision if applicable law requires that such appointment is not to be publicly disclosed.
“U.S. Bank” means U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, in its individual capacity, and its successors.
“U.S. Bank Fee Letter” is defined in Section 10.13.
“Wells Fargo Fee Letter” is defined in Section 10.13.
“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” of a Person means any Subsidiary of which 100% of the beneficial ownership interests (other than qualifying shares of directors or other members of governing boards or investments by foreign nationals mandated by law) shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.
The foregoing definitions shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the defined terms. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Loan”). Advances also may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Advance”).
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ARTICLE II

THE CREDITS
2.1.Commitment. From and including the date of this Agreement and prior to the Facility Termination Date, each Lender severally agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to make (a) Revolving Loans to the Borrower in Agreed Currencies and participate in Facility LCs issued upon the request of the Borrower, provided that, after giving effect to the making of each such Loan and the issuance of each such Facility LC, (i) the Dollar Amount of such Lender’s Outstanding Credit Exposure shall not exceed its Commitment, (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal Dollar Amount of all Eurocurrency Advances in Agreed Currencies other than Dollars shall not exceed the Maximum Foreign Currency Amount and (iii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitment. All Base Rate Loans shall be made in Dollars. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow the Revolving Loans at any time prior to the Facility Termination Date. Unless previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Facility Termination Date. The LC Issuer will issue Facility LCs hereunder on the terms and conditions set forth in Section 2.19.
2.2.Determination of Dollar Amounts; Required Payments; Termination. The Administrative Agent will determine the Dollar Amount of: (a) each Advance in Agreed Currencies other than Dollars as of the date three (3) Business Days prior to the Borrowing Date or, if applicable, date of conversion/continuation of such Advance, and (b) all outstanding Advances other than those denominated in Dollars as of the last Business Day of each quarter and on any other Business Day elected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or upon instruction by the Required Lenders in the exercise of their reasonable discretion. Each day upon or as of which the Administrative Agent determines Dollar Amounts as described in the preceding clauses (a) and (b) is herein described as a “Computation Date” with respect to each Advance for which a Dollar Amount is determined on or as of such day. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower in writing of the Dollar Amount so determined within one (1) Business Day after the applicable Computation Date. If at any time the Dollar Amount of (i) the aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure exceeds the Aggregate Commitments or (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal Dollar Amount of all Eurocurrency Advances in Agreed Currencies other than Dollars exceeds 105% of the Maximum Foreign Currency Amount, the Borrower shall immediately or, if such excess is caused by a change in the Dollar Amount of any Advance made in Agreed Currencies other than Dollars, within five (5) Business Days after the aforesaid notice of such change has been given, make a payment on the Loans or Cash Collateralize LC Obligations in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.19(k) sufficient to eliminate such excess. The Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure and all other unpaid Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be paid in full by the Borrower on the Facility Termination Date.
2.3.Ratable Loans; Types of Advances. Each Advance hereunder (other than any Swing Line Loan) shall consist of Loans made from the several Lenders ratably according to their Pro Rata Shares. The Advances may be Base Rate Advances or Eurocurrency Advances, or a combination thereof, selected by the Borrower in accordance with Sections 2.8 and 2.9, or Swing Line Loans selected by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.4.
2.4.Swing Line Loans.
(a)Amount of Swing Line Loans. Upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.2 and, if such Swing Line Loan is to be made on the date of the initial Advance hereunder, the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.1 as well, from and including the date of this Agreement and prior to the Facility Termination Date,
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the Swing Line Lender may, at its option, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, make Swing Line Loans in Dollars to the Borrower from time to time in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the Swing Line Sublimit, provided that the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure shall not at any time exceed the Aggregate Commitment, and provided further that at no time shall the sum of (i) the Swing Line Loans, plus (ii) the outstanding Revolving Loans made by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.1, plus (iii) the Swing Line Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the LC Obligations, exceed the Swing Line Lender’s Commitment at such time. Subject to the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation the discretion of the Swing Line Lender), the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow Swing Line Loans at any time prior to the Facility Termination Date.
(b)Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice. In order to borrow a Swing Line Loan, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender irrevocable notice (a “Swing Line Borrowing Notice”) not later than 12:00 noon (Minneapolis time) on the Borrowing Date of each Swing Line Loan, specifying (i) the applicable Borrowing Date (which date shall be a Business Day), and (ii) the aggregate amount of the requested Swing Line Loan.
(c)Making of Swing Line Loans; Participations. Not later than 2:00 p.m. (Minneapolis time) on the applicable Borrowing Date, the Swing Line Lender shall make available the Swing Line Loan, in funds immediately available, to the Administrative Agent at its address specified pursuant to Article XIII. The Administrative Agent will promptly make the funds so received from the Swing Line Lender available to the Borrower on the Borrowing Date at the Administrative Agent’s aforesaid address. Each time that a Swing Line Loan is made by the Swing Line Lender pursuant to this Section 2.4(c), the Swing Line Lender shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have unconditionally and irrevocably sold to each Lender and each Lender shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have unconditionally and irrevocably purchased from the Swing Line Lender a participation in such Swing Line Loan in proportion to its Pro Rata Share.
(d)Repayment of Swing Line Loans. Each Swing Line Loan shall be paid in full by the Borrower on the date selected by the Administrative Agent and communicated to the Borrower at the time such Swing Line Loan is made. In addition, the Swing Line Lender may at any time in its sole discretion with respect to any outstanding Swing Line Loan, require each Lender to fund the participation acquired by such Lender pursuant to Section 2.4(c) or require each Lender (including the Swing Line Lender) to make a Revolving Loan in the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Swing Line Loan (including, without limitation, any interest accrued and unpaid thereon), for the purpose of repaying such Swing Line Loan. Not later than 1:00 p.m. (Minneapolis time) on the date of any notice received pursuant to this Section 2.4(d), each Lender shall make available its required Revolving Loan, in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent at its address specified pursuant to Article XIII. Revolving Loans made pursuant to this Section 2.4(d) shall initially be Base Rate Loans and thereafter may be continued as Base Rate Loans or converted into Eurocurrency Loans in the manner provided in Section 2.9 and subject to the other conditions and limitations set forth in this Article II. Unless a Lender shall have notified the Swing Line Lender, prior to the Swing Line Lender’s making any Swing Line Loan, that any applicable condition precedent set forth in Sections 4.1 or 4.2 had not then been satisfied, such Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Loans pursuant to this Section 2.4(d) to repay Swing Line Loans or to fund the participation acquired pursuant to Section 2.4(c) shall be unconditional, continuing, irrevocable and absolute and shall not be affected by any circumstances, including, without limitation, (a) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender or any other Person, (b) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or Event of Default, (c) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower, or (d) any other circumstances, happening or event whatsoever.
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In the event that any Lender fails to make payment to the Administrative Agent of any amount due under this Section 2.4(d), interest shall accrue thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate for each day during the period commencing on the date of demand and ending on the date such amount is received and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to receive, retain and apply against such obligation the principal and interest otherwise payable to such Lender hereunder until the Administrative Agent receives such payment from such Lender or such obligation is otherwise fully satisfied. On the Facility Termination Date, the Borrower shall repay in full the outstanding principal balance of the Swing Line Loans.
2.5.Commitment Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender according to its Pro Rata Share a commitment fee at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Fee Rate on the average daily Available Aggregate Commitment from the date hereof to and including the Facility Termination Date, payable in arrears on each Payment Date hereafter and on the Facility Termination Date. Solely for purposes of calculating the commitment fee due hereunder, the aggregate principal amount of Swing Line Loans outstanding at any time shall be counted as Outstanding Credit Exposure of U.S. Bank and no portion thereof shall be counted as Outstanding Credit Exposure of any other Lender.
2.6.Minimum Amount of Each Advance. Each Eurocurrency Advance shall be in the minimum amount of $500,000 and incremental amounts in integral multiples of $100,000, and each Base Rate Advance (other than an Advance to repay Swing Line Loans) shall be in the minimum amount of $500,000 and incremental amounts in integral multiples of $100,000, provided, however, that any Base Rate Advance may be in the amount of the Available Aggregate Commitment.
2.7.Reductions in Aggregate Commitment; Optional Principal Payments. The Borrower may permanently reduce the Aggregate Commitment in whole, or in part ratably among the Lenders in integral multiples of $500,000, upon at least five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, which notice shall specify the amount of any such reduction, provided, however, that the amount of the Aggregate Commitments may not be reduced below the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. All accrued commitment fees shall be payable on the effective date of any termination of the obligations of the Lenders to make Credit Extensions hereunder. The Borrower may from time to time pay, without penalty or premium, all outstanding Base Rate Advances (other than Swing Line Loans), or, in a minimum aggregate amount of $500,000 and incremental amounts in integral multiples of $100,000, any portion of the aggregate outstanding Base Rate Advances (other than Swing Line Loans) upon same day notice by 1:00 p.m. (Minneapolis time) to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower may at any time pay, without penalty or premium, all outstanding Swing Line Loans, or any portion of the outstanding Swing Line Loans, with notice to the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender by 11:00 a.m. (Minneapolis time) on the date of repayment. The Borrower may from time to time pay, subject to the payment of any funding indemnification amounts required by Section 3.4 but without penalty or premium, all outstanding Eurocurrency Advances, or, in a minimum aggregate amount of $500,000 and incremental amounts in integral multiples of $100,000, any portion of the aggregate outstanding Eurocurrency Advances upon at least two (2) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent by 1:00 p.m. (Minneapolis time).
2.8.Method of Selecting Types and Interest Periods for New Advances. The Borrower shall select the Type of Advance, in the case of a Eurocurrency Advance, the Agreed Currency applicable thereto, and, other than for an RFR Advance, the Interest Period therefor. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent irrevocable notice in the form of Exhibit D (a “Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice”) not later than (1) 11:00 a.m. (Minneapolis time) on the Borrowing Date of each Base Rate Advance (other than a Swing Line Loan), (2) three (3) Business Days before the Borrowing Date for each Term Benchmark Advance in Dollars, (3)
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three (3) Business Days before the Borrowing Date for each Term Benchmark Advance in Euros, (4) five (5) Business Days before the Borrowing Date for each RFR Advance in Sterling, and (5) four (4) Business Days before the Borrowing Date for each Eurocurrency Advance in an Agreed Currency other than those listed above, specifying:
(i)    the Borrowing Date, which shall be a Business Day, of such Advance,
(ii)    the aggregate amount of such Advance,
(iii)    the Type of Advance selected, and
(iv)    in the case of each Eurocurrency Advance, the Agreed Currency therefor, whether such Advance is a Term Benchmark Advance, an RFR Advance or another Type of Eurocurrency Advance, and, if applicable, the Interest Period therefor.
Not later than 1:00 p.m. (Minneapolis time) on each Borrowing Date, each Lender shall make available its Loan or Loans in funds immediately available to the Administrative Agent at its address specified pursuant to Article XIII. The Administrative Agent will promptly make the funds so received from the Lenders available to the Borrower on the Borrowing Date at the Administrative Agent’s aforesaid address.
2.9.Conversion and Continuation of Outstanding Advances; Maximum Number of Interest Periods. Base Rate Advances (other than Swing Line Loans) shall continue as Base Rate Advances unless and until such Base Rate Advances are converted into Eurocurrency Advances pursuant to this Section 2.9 or are repaid in accordance with Section 2.7. RFR Advances shall continue as RFR Advances unless and until such RFR Advances are converted into Eurocurrency Advances of a different Type pursuant to this Section 2.9 or are repaid in accordance with Section 2.4 or 2.7. Each Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars shall continue as a Term Benchmark Advance until the end of the then applicable Interest Period therefor, at which time such Term Benchmark Advance shall be automatically converted into a Base Rate Advance unless (x) such Term Benchmark Advance is or was repaid in accordance with Section 2.7 or (y) the Borrower shall have given the Administrative Agent a Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice requesting that, at the end of such Interest Period, such Eurocurrency Advance continue as a Eurocurrency Advance for the same or another Interest Period. Each Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Euros and each other Eurocurrency Advance other than those denominated in Dollars or Sterling shall automatically continue as a Eurocurrency Advance in the same Agreed Currency with an Interest Period of one month unless (x) such Eurocurrency Advance is or was repaid in accordance with Section 2.7 or (y) the Borrower shall have given the Administrative Agent a Conversion/Continuation Notice (as defined below) requesting that, at the end of such Interest Period, such Eurocurrency Advance continue as a Eurocurrency Advance for the same or another Interest Period or that such Eurocurrency Advance be converted to an Advance in Dollars. Subject to the terms of Section 2.6, the Borrower may elect from time to time to convert all or any part of a Base Rate Advance (other than a Swing Line Loan) into a Eurocurrency Advance, or an RFR Advance into a different Type of Eurocurrency Advance or a Base Rate Advance. The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent a Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice for each conversion of a Base Rate Advance into a Eurocurrency Advance, conversion of a Eurocurrency Advance to a Base Rate Advance, or continuation of a Eurocurrency Advance (where applicable) not later than 11:00 a.m. (Minneapolis time) at least (x) five (5) Business Days prior to the date of a requested conversion if to be made as an RFR Advance, (y) four (4) Business Days for any Eurocurrency Advance in an Agreed Currency other than Dollars and not constituting an RFR Advance, whether in respect of a conversion or continuation, and (z) three (3) Business Days for any other Advance prior to the date of the requested conversion or continuation, specifying:
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(i)the requested date, which shall be a Business Day, of such conversion or continuation,
(ii)the Agreed Currency amount and Type of the Advance which is to be converted or continued, and
(iii)the amount of such Advance which is to be converted into or continued as a Eurocurrency Advance and the duration of the Interest Period (if applicable to the relevant Agreed Currency) applicable thereto.
After giving effect to all Advances, all conversions of Advances from one Type to another and all continuations of Advances of the same Type, there shall be no more than ten (10) Interest Periods in effect hereunder (which, for purposes hereof, shall include each RFR Advance as utilizing one of such Interest Periods); provided that there shall be no more than five (5) Interest Periods (including RFR Advances for purposes hereof) in effect with respect to all of the Advances denominated in Agreed Currencies (other than Dollars) at any time.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or roll over 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.
2.10.Interest Rates. Each Base Rate Advance (other than a Swing Line Loan) shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from and including the date such Advance is made or is automatically converted from a Eurocurrency Advance into a Base Rate Advance pursuant to Section 2.9, to but excluding the date it becomes due or is converted into a Eurocurrency Advance pursuant to Section 2.9 hereof, at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate for such day. Each RFR Advance shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from and including the date such Advance is made or is automatically converted from an RFR Advance into another Type of Eurocurrency Advance or into a Base Rate Advance pursuant to Section 2.9, to but excluding the date it becomes due or is converted into such a Eurocurrency Advance pursuant to Section 2.9 hereof, at a rate per annum equal to the Daily RFR Rate for such day. Each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof, for each day from and including the day such Swing Line Loan is made to but excluding the date it is paid, at a rate per annum equal to, at the Borrower’s option, the Base Rate for such day or the Daily LIBO Rate; provided, that the Applicable Margin therefor, if any, shall be mutually agreed to by the Borrower and the Swing Line Lender. Changes in the rate of interest on that portion of any Advance maintained as a Base Rate Advance, RFR Advance or Daily LIBO Loan will take effect simultaneously with each change in the Alternate Base Rate, Daily RFR Rate, Daily LIBO Base Rate or Applicable Margins, respectively. Each Eurocurrency Advance (other than RFR Advances) shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from and including the first day of the Interest Period applicable thereto to (but not including) the last day of such Interest Period at the interest rate determined by the Administrative Agent as applicable to such Eurocurrency Advance based upon the Borrower’s selections under Sections 2.8 and 2.9 and the Pricing Schedule. Any Term Benchmark Loan converted to another Type of Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor shall have accrued interest in respect thereof paid on the effective date for such conversion. No Interest Period may end after the Facility Termination Date.
2.11.Rates Applicable After Event of Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections 2.8, 2.9 or 2.10, but subject to the remainder of this Section 2.11, during the continuance of a Default or Event of Default the Required Lenders may, at their option, by notice to the Borrower (which notice may be revoked at the option of the Required
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Lenders notwithstanding any provision of Section 8.3 requiring unanimous consent of the Lenders to changes in interest rates), declare that no Advance may be made as, converted into or continued as a Eurocurrency Advance. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 7.2 or Section 7.3 (with respect to Section 6.15), the Required Lenders may, at their option, by notice to the Borrower (which notice may be revoked at the option of the Required Lenders notwithstanding any provision of Section 8.3 requiring unanimous consent of the Lenders to changes in interest rates), declare that, unless repaid:
2.11.1. each RFR Advance shall be converted to a Base Rate Advance in Dollars;
2.11.2. each Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars shall be converted to a Base Rate Advance at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto;
2.11.3. each Term Benchmark Advance and other Eurocurrency Advance denominated in an Agreed Currency other than Dollars but not constituting an RFR Advance shall bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the Applicable Margin; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Term Benchmark Loans or other Eurocurrency Loans denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars shall either be (i) converted to a Base Rate Loan denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Approximate Equivalent Amount of such Agreed Currency) at the end of the Interest Period, as applicable, therefor or (ii) prepaid at the end of the applicable Interest Period, as applicable, in full;
2.11.4. each Base Rate Advance shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate in effect from time to time plus 2.00% per annum; and
2.11.5. the LC Fee shall be increased by 2.00% per annum.
If no election is made by the Borrower by the earlier of (x) the date that is three Business Days after receipt by the Borrower of such a notice and (y) the last day of the current Interest Period if in respect of a Term Benchmark Loan or other Eurocurrency Loan that is not an RFR Loan, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert the applicable Loan to a Base Rate Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth herein, during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 7.6 or 7.7, the increases by 2.00% in interest rates and the LC Fee shall be applicable automatically to all Credit Extensions without any election or action on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender. After an Event of Default has been cured or waived, the interest rate applicable to Advances and the LC Fee shall revert to the rates applicable prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default.
2.12.Method of Payment.
(a)    Each Advance shall be repaid and each payment of interest thereon shall be paid in the currency in which such Advance was made. All payments of the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be made, without setoff, deduction, or counterclaim, in immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s address specified pursuant to Article XIII, or at any other Lending Installation of the Administrative Agent specified in writing by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, by 12:00 noon (Minneapolis time) on the date when due and shall (except (i) with respect to repayments of Swing Line Loans, (ii) in the case of Reimbursement Obligations for which the LC Issuer has not been fully indemnified by the Lenders, or (iii) as otherwise specifically required hereunder) be applied ratably by the Administrative Agent among the Lenders. Each payment delivered to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Lender shall be delivered promptly by the
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Administrative Agent to such Lender in the same type of funds that the Administrative Agent received at its address specified pursuant to Article XIII or at any Lending Installation specified in a notice received by the Administrative Agent from such Lender. The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized to charge the account of the Borrower maintained with U.S. Bank for each payment of principal, interest, Reimbursement Obligations and fees as it becomes due hereunder. Each reference to the Administrative Agent in this Section 2.12 shall also be deemed to refer, and shall apply equally, to the LC Issuer, in the case of payments required to be made by the Borrower to the LC Issuer pursuant to Section 2.19(f).
(b)    Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.12, if, after the making of any Advance in any currency other than Dollars, currency control or exchange regulations are imposed in the country which issues such currency, or any other event occurs, in each case with the result that the type of currency in which the Advance was made (the “Original Currency”) no longer exists or would otherwise no longer be an Eligible Currency or the Borrower is not able to make payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders in such Original Currency, then all payments to be made by the Borrower hereunder in such currency shall instead be made when due in Dollars in an amount equal to the Dollar Amount (as of the date of repayment) of such payment due, it being the intention of the parties hereto that the Borrower take all risks of the imposition of any such currency control or exchange regulations.
2.13.Notes; Evidence of Indebtedness. (a) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.
(b)The Administrative Agent shall also maintain accounts in which it will record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Agreed Currency and Type thereof and the Interest Period with respect thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder, (iii) the original stated amount of each Facility LC and the amount of LC Obligations outstanding at any time, and (iv) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower and each Lender’s share thereof.
(c)The entries maintained in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) above shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the Obligations therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Obligations in accordance with their terms.
(d)Any Lender (including the Swing Line Lender) may request that its Loans be evidenced by a promissory note representing its Loans and Swing Line Loans substantially in the form of Exhibit E (with appropriate changes for notes evidencing Swing Line Loans) (each a “Note”). The Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender such Note or Notes payable to the order of such Lender in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent. The Loans evidenced by such Note and interest thereon shall at all times (prior to any assignment pursuant to Section 12.3) be represented by one or more Notes payable to the order of the payee named therein, except to the extent that any such Lender subsequently returns any such Note for cancellation and requests that such Loans once again be evidenced as described in clauses (b) (i) and (ii) above.
2.14.Telephonic Notices. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Lenders and the Administrative Agent to extend, convert or continue Advances, effect selections of Agreed Currencies and Types of Advances and to transfer funds based on telephonic notices made by
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any Person or Persons the Administrative Agent or any Lender in good faith believes to be acting on behalf of the Borrower, it being understood that the foregoing authorization is specifically intended to allow Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notices to be given telephonically. The Borrower agrees to deliver promptly to the Administrative Agent a written confirmation (which may include e-mail) of each telephonic notice authenticated by an Authorized Officer. If the written confirmation differs in any material respect from the action taken by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, the records of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall govern absent manifest error. The parties agree to prepare appropriate documentation to correct any such error within ten (10) days after discovery by any party to this Agreement.
2.15.Interest Payment Dates; Interest and Fee Basis. Interest accrued on each Base Rate Advance, each RFR Advance and each Swing Line Loan shall be payable on each Payment Date, commencing with the first such Payment Date to occur after the date hereof and at maturity. Interest accrued on each Eurocurrency Advance (other than RFR Advances) shall be payable on the last day of its applicable Interest Period, on any date on which the Eurocurrency Advance is prepaid, whether by acceleration or otherwise, and at maturity. Interest accrued on each Eurocurrency Advance having an Interest Period longer than three (3) months shall also be payable on the last day of each three-month interval during such Interest Period. Interest on all Advances and fees shall be calculated for actual days elapsed on the basis of a 360-day year, except that (i) interest on Advances denominated in Pounds Sterling and (ii) interest computing by reference to the Alternate Base Rate shall each be calculated for actual days elapsed on the basis of a 365/366-day year. Interest shall be payable for the day an Advance is made but not for the day of any payment on the amount paid if payment is received prior to 3:00 p.m. (Minneapolis time) at the place of payment. If any payment of principal of or interest on an Advance shall become due on a day which is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
2.16.Notification of Advances, Interest Rates, Prepayments and Commitment Reductions. Promptly after receipt thereof, the Administrative Agent will notify each Lender of the contents of each Commitment reduction notice, Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice, Swing Line Borrowing Notice, and repayment notice received by it hereunder. Promptly after notice from the LC Issuer, the Administrative Agent will notify each Lender of the contents of each request for issuance of a Facility LC hereunder. The Administrative Agent will notify each Lender of the currency and interest rate applicable to each Eurocurrency Advance promptly upon determination of such interest rate and will give each Lender prompt notice of each change in the Alternate Base Rate.
2.17.Lending Installations. Each Lender may book its Advances and its participation in any LC Obligations and the LC Issuer may book the Facility LCs at any Lending Installation selected by such Lender or the LC Issuer, as the case may be, and may change its Lending Installation from time to time. All terms of this Agreement shall apply to any such Lending Installation and the Loans, Facility LCs, participations in LC Obligations and any Notes issued hereunder shall be deemed held by each Lender or the LC Issuer, as the case may be, for the benefit of any such Lending Installation. Each Lender and the LC Issuer may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in accordance with Article XIII, designate replacement or additional Lending Installations through which Loans will be made by it or Facility LCs will be issued by it and for whose account Loan payments or payments with respect to Facility LCs are to be made.
2.18.Non-Receipt of Funds by the Administrative Agent. Unless the Borrower or a Lender, as the case may be, notifies the Administrative Agent prior to the date on which it is scheduled to make payment to the Administrative Agent of (i) in the case of a Lender, the proceeds of a Loan or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, a payment of principal, interest or fees to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders, that it does not intend to make such
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payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such payment has been made. The Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make the amount of such payment available to the intended recipient in reliance upon such assumption. If such Lender or the Borrower, as the case may be, has not in fact made such payment to the Administrative Agent, the recipient of such payment shall, on demand by the Administrative Agent, repay to the Administrative Agent the amount so made available together with interest thereon in respect of each day during the period commencing on the date such amount was so made available by the Administrative Agent to but excluding the date the Administrative Agent recovers such amount at a rate per annum equal to (x) in the case of payment by a Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (y) in the case of payment by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to the relevant Loan.
2.19.Facility LCs.
(a)Issuance. The LC Issuer hereby agrees, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, to issue standby Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars (each, a “Facility LC”) and to renew, extend, increase, decrease or otherwise modify each Facility LC (“Modify,” and each such action a “Modification”), from time to time from and including the date of this Agreement and prior to the Facility Termination Date upon the request of the Borrower; provided that immediately after each such Facility LC is issued or Modified, (i) the aggregate amount of the outstanding LC Obligations shall not exceed $50,000,000 and (ii) the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure shall not exceed the Aggregate Commitment. No Facility LC shall have an expiry date later than the earlier to occur of (x) the fifth Business Day prior to the Facility Termination Date and (y) one (1) year after its issuance; provided, however, that the expiry date of a Facility LC may be up to one (1) year later than the fifth Business Day prior to the Facility Termination Date if the Borrower has posted on or before the fifth Business Day prior to the Facility Termination Date cash collateral in the Facility LC Collateral Account on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in an amount equal to 103% of the LC Obligations with respect to such Facility LC. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the LC Issuer shall have no obligation hereunder to issue any Facility LC the proceeds of which would be made available to any Person (i) to fund any activity or business of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of any Sanctions or (ii) in any manner that would result in a violation of any Sanctions by any party to this Agreement.
(b)Participations. Upon the issuance or Modification by the LC Issuer of a Facility LC in accordance with this Section 2.19, the LC Issuer shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have unconditionally and irrevocably sold to each Lender, and each Lender shall be deemed, without further action by any party hereto, to have unconditionally and irrevocably purchased from the LC Issuer, a participation in such Facility LC (and each Modification thereof) and the related LC Obligations in proportion to its Pro Rata Share.
(c)Notice. Subject to Section 2.19(a), the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent notice prior to 10:00 a.m. (Minneapolis time) at least two (2) Business Days prior to the proposed date of issuance or Modification of each Facility LC, specifying the beneficiary, the proposed date of issuance (or Modification) and the expiry date of such Facility LC, and describing the proposed terms of such Facility LC and the nature of the transactions proposed to be supported thereby. Upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the LC Issuer and each Lender, of the contents thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s participation in such proposed Facility LC. The issuance or Modification by the LC Issuer of any Facility LC shall, in addition to the conditions precedent set forth in Article IV, be subject to the conditions precedent that such Facility LC shall be reasonably satisfactory to the LC Issuer and that the Borrower shall have executed and delivered such application agreement
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and/or such other instruments and agreements relating to such Facility LC as the LC Issuer shall have reasonably requested (each, a “Facility LC Application”). The LC Issuer shall have no independent duty to ascertain whether the conditions set forth in Article IV have been satisfied; provided, however, that the LC Issuer shall not issue a Facility LC if, on or before the proposed date of issuance, the LC Issuer shall have received notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders that any such condition has not been satisfied or waived. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of any Facility LC Application, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
(d)LC Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, with respect to each Facility LC, a letter of credit fee at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin for Eurocurrency Loans constituting Term Benchmark Loans in effect from time to time on the average daily undrawn stated amount under such Facility LC, such fee to be payable in arrears on each Payment Date (the “LC Fee”). The Borrower shall also pay to the LC Issuer for its own account (x) a fronting fee in an amount agreed upon between the LC Issuer and the Borrower and (y) on demand, all amendment, drawing and other fees regularly charged by the LC Issuer to its letter of credit customers and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the LC Issuer in connection with the issuance, Modification, administration or payment of any Facility LC.
(e)Administration; Reimbursement by Lenders. Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Facility LC of any demand for payment under such Facility LC, the LC Issuer shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and each other Lender as to the amount to be paid by the LC Issuer as a result of such demand and the proposed payment date (the “LC Payment Date”), which LC Payment Date shall be no earlier than the first Business Day after the date such notice is given. The responsibility of the LC Issuer to the Borrower and each Lender shall be only to determine that the documents (including each demand for payment) delivered under each Facility LC in connection with such presentment shall be in conformity in all material respects with such Facility LC. The LC Issuer shall endeavor to exercise the same care in the issuance and administration of the Facility LCs as it does with respect to letters of credit in which no participations are granted, it being understood that in the absence of any gross negligence or willful misconduct by the LC Issuer, each Lender shall be unconditionally and irrevocably liable without regard to the occurrence of any Event of Default or any condition precedent whatsoever, to reimburse the LC Issuer on demand for (i) such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the amount of each payment made by the LC Issuer under each Facility LC to the extent such amount is not reimbursed by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19(f) below and there are not funds available in the Facility LC Collateral Account to cover the same, plus (ii) interest on the foregoing amount to be reimbursed by such Lender, for each day from the date of the LC Issuer’s demand for such reimbursement (or, if such demand is made after 11:00 a.m. (Minneapolis time) on such date, from the next succeeding Business Day) to the date on which such Lender pays the amount to be reimbursed by it at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.
(f)Reimbursement by Borrower. The Borrower shall be irrevocably and unconditionally obligated to reimburse the LC Issuer on or before the applicable LC Payment Date for any amounts to be paid by the LC Issuer upon any drawing under any Facility LC, without presentment, demand, protest or other formalities of any kind; provided that neither the Borrower nor any Lender shall hereby be precluded from asserting any claim for direct (but not consequential) damages suffered by the Borrower or such Lender to the extent, but only to the extent, caused by (i) the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the LC Issuer in determining whether a request presented under any Facility LC issued by it complied with the terms of such Facility LC or (ii) the LC Issuer’s failure to pay under any Facility LC issued by it after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Facility
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LC. All such amounts paid by the LC Issuer and remaining unpaid by the Borrower shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal to (x) the rate applicable to Base Rate Advances for such day if such day falls on or before the applicable LC Payment Date and (y) the sum of 2.00% per annum plus the rate applicable to Base Rate Advances for such day if such day falls after such LC Payment Date. The LC Issuer will pay to each Lender ratably in accordance with its Pro Rata Share all amounts received by it from the Borrower for application in payment, in whole or in part, of the Reimbursement Obligation in respect of any Facility LC issued by the LC Issuer, but only to the extent such Lender has made payment to the LC Issuer in respect of such Facility LC pursuant to Section 2.19(e). Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including without limitation the submission of a Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice in compliance with Section 2.8 and the satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IV), the Borrower may request an Advance hereunder for the purpose of satisfying any Reimbursement Obligation.
(g)Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligations under this Section 2.19 shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment which the Borrower may have or have had against the LC Issuer, any Lender or any beneficiary of a Facility LC. The Borrower further agrees with the LC Issuer and the Lenders that the LC Issuer and the Lenders shall not be responsible for, and the Borrower’s Reimbursement Obligation in respect of any Facility LC shall not be affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements thereon, even if such documents should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the Borrower, any of its Affiliates, the beneficiary of any Facility LC or any financing institution or other party to whom any Facility LC may be transferred or any claims or defenses whatsoever of the Borrower or of any of its Affiliates against the beneficiary of any Facility LC or any such transferee. The LC Issuer shall not be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in connection with any Facility LC. The Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by the LC Issuer or any Lender under or in connection with each Facility LC and the related drafts and documents, if done without gross negligence or willful misconduct, shall be binding upon the Borrower and shall not put the LC Issuer or any Lender under any liability to the Borrower. Nothing in this Section 2.19(g) is intended to limit the right of the Borrower to make a claim against the LC Issuer for damages as contemplated by the proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.19(f).
(h)Actions of LC Issuer. The LC Issuer shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any Facility LC, draft, writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram, telegram, facsimile, telex, teletype or electronic mail message, statement, order or other document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and upon advice and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other experts selected by the LC Issuer. The LC Issuer shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement unless it shall first have received such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it reasonably deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.19, the LC Issuer shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement in accordance with a request of the Required Lenders, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon the Lenders and any future holders of a participation in any Facility LC.
(i)Indemnification. The Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Lender, the LC Issuer and the Administrative Agent, and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees from and against any and all claims and damages,
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losses, liabilities and reasonable out-of-pocket costs or expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements) which such Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent may incur (or which may be claimed against such Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent by any Person whatsoever) by reason of or in connection with the issuance, execution and delivery or transfer of or payment or failure to pay under any Facility LC or any actual or proposed use of any Facility LC, including, without limitation, any claims, damages, losses, liabilities and reasonable out-of-pocket costs or expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements) which the LC Issuer may incur by reason of or in connection with (i) the failure of any other Lender to fulfill or comply with its obligations to the LC Issuer hereunder (but nothing herein contained shall affect any rights the Borrower may have against any Defaulting Lender) or (ii) by reason of or on account of the LC Issuer issuing any Facility LC which specifies that the term “Beneficiary” included therein includes any successor by operation of law of the named Beneficiary, but which Facility LC does not require that any drawing by any such successor Beneficiary be accompanied by a copy of a legal document, satisfactory to the LC Issuer, evidencing the appointment of such successor Beneficiary; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to indemnify any Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent or any of their respective directors, officers, agents or employees for any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs or expenses to the extent, but only to the extent, caused by (x) the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the LC Issuer in determining whether a request presented under any Facility LC complied with the terms of such Facility LC or (y) the LC Issuer’s failure to pay under any Facility LC after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Facility LC. Nothing in this Section 2.19(i) is intended to limit the obligations of the Borrower under any other provision of this Agreement.
(j)Lenders’ Indemnification. Each Lender shall, ratably in accordance with its Pro Rata Share, indemnify the LC Issuer, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, agents and employees (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower) against any cost, expense (including reasonable counsel fees and disbursements), claim, demand, action, loss or liability (except such as result from such indemnitees’ gross negligence or willful misconduct or the LC Issuer’s failure to pay under any Facility LC after the presentation to it of a request strictly complying with the terms and conditions of the Facility LC) that such indemnitees may suffer or incur in connection with this Section 2.19 or any action taken or omitted by such indemnitees hereunder.
(k)Facility LC Collateral Account. The Borrower agrees that it will, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders and until the final expiration date of any Facility LC and thereafter as long as any amount is payable to the LC Issuer or the Lenders in respect of any Facility LC, maintain a special collateral account pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (the “Facility LC Collateral Account”), in the name of such Borrower but under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders and in which such Borrower shall have no interest other than as set forth in Section 8.1. The Borrower hereby pledges, assigns and grants to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of and for the ratable benefit of the Lenders and the LC Issuer, a security interest in all of the Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to all funds which may from time to time be on deposit in the Facility LC Collateral Account to secure the prompt and complete payment and performance of the Obligations. The Administrative Agent will invest any funds on deposit from time to time in the Facility LC Collateral Account in certificates of deposit of U.S. Bank having a maturity not exceeding thirty (30) days. Nothing in this Section 2.19(k) shall either obligate the Administrative Agent to require the Borrower to deposit any funds in the Facility LC Collateral Account or limit the right of the Administrative Agent to release any funds held in the Facility LC Collateral Account in each case other than as required by Section 2.22 or Section 8.1.
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(l)Rights as a Lender. In its capacity as a Lender, the LC Issuer shall have the same rights and obligations as any other Lender.
2.20.Replacement of Lender. If (i) the Borrower is required pursuant to Sections 3.1, 3.2 or 3.5 to make any additional payment to any Lender, (ii) any Lender’s obligation to make or continue, or to convert Base Rate Advances into Eurocurrency Advances shall be suspended pursuant to Section 3.3 or (iii) any Lender defaults in its obligation to make a Loan or to reimburse the LC Issuer pursuant to Section 2.19(e) or the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.4(d) or declines to approve an amendment or waiver that is approved by the Required Lenders or otherwise becomes a Defaulting Lender (any Lender so affected an “Affected Lender”), the Borrower may elect (in the case of clause (i) or (ii) above, if such amounts continue to be charged or such suspension is still effective) to replace such Affected Lender as a Lender party to this Agreement, provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement, and provided further that, concurrently with such replacement, (x) another bank or other entity which is reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall agree, as of such date, to purchase for cash at par the Advances and other Obligations due to the Affected Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (other than any such other Obligations paid by the Borrower in accordance with clause (y) below) pursuant to an assignment substantially in the form of Exhibit C and to become a Lender for all purposes under this Agreement and to assume all obligations of the Affected Lender to be terminated as of such date and to comply with the requirements of Section 12.3 applicable to assignments, and (y) the Borrower shall pay to such Affected Lender in same day funds on the day of such replacement (A) all accrued and unpaid interest, fees and other amounts then due to such Affected Lender by the Borrower hereunder to but excluding the date of termination, including without limitation payments due to such Affected Lender under Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5.
2.21.Limitation of Interest. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders intend to strictly comply with all applicable laws, including applicable usury laws. Accordingly, the provisions of this Section 2.21 shall govern and control over every other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document which conflicts or is inconsistent with this Section 2.21, even if such provision declares that it controls. As used in this Section 2.21, the term “interest” includes the aggregate of all charges, fees, benefits or other compensation which constitute interest under applicable law, provided that, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, (a) any non-principal payment shall be characterized as an expense or as compensation for something other than the use, forbearance or detention of money and not as interest, and (b) all interest at any time contracted for, reserved, charged or received shall be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread, in equal parts during the full term of this Agreement. In no event shall the Borrower or any other Person be obligated to pay, or any Lender have any right or privilege to reserve, receive or retain, (a) any interest in excess of the maximum amount of nonusurious interest permitted under the applicable laws (if any) of the United States or of any applicable state, or (b) total interest in excess of the amount which such Lender could lawfully have contracted for, reserved, received, retained or charged had the interest been calculated for the full term of this Agreement at the Highest Lawful Rate. On each day, if any, that the interest rate (the “Stated Rate”) called for under this Agreement or any other Loan Document exceeds the Highest Lawful Rate, the rate at which interest shall accrue shall automatically be fixed by operation of this sentence at the Highest Lawful Rate for that day, and shall remain fixed at the Highest Lawful Rate for each day thereafter until the total amount of interest accrued equals the total amount of interest which would have accrued if there were no such ceiling rate as is imposed by this sentence. Thereafter, interest shall accrue at the Stated Rate unless and until the Stated Rate again exceeds the Highest Lawful Rate when the provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall again automatically operate to limit the interest accrual rate. The daily interest rates to be used in calculating interest at the Highest Lawful Rate shall be determined by dividing the applicable Highest Lawful Rate per annum by the number of days in the calendar
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year for which such calculation is being made. None of the terms and provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document which directly or indirectly relate to interest shall ever be construed without reference to this Section 2.21, or be construed to create a contract to pay for the use, forbearance or detention of money at an interest rate in excess of the Highest Lawful Rate. If the term of any Loan or any other Obligation outstanding hereunder or under the other Loan Documents is shortened by reason of acceleration of maturity as a result of any Event of Default or by any other cause, or by reason of any required or permitted prepayment, and if for that (or any other) reason any Lender at any time, including but not limited to, the stated maturity, is owed or receives (and/or has received) interest in excess of interest calculated at the Highest Lawful Rate, then and in any such event all of any such excess interest shall be canceled automatically as of the date of such acceleration, prepayment or other event which produces the excess, and, if such excess interest has been paid to such Lender, it shall be credited pro tanto against the then-outstanding principal balance of the Borrower’s Obligations to such Lender, effective as of the date or dates when the event occurs which causes it to be excess interest, until such excess is exhausted or all of such principal has been fully paid and satisfied, whichever occurs first, and any remaining balance of such excess shall be promptly refunded to its payor.
2.22.Defaulting Lenders.

(a)Defaulting Lender Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:
(i)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 and in the last paragraph of Section 8.3.
(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 VII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 11.1 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the LC Issuer and Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize the LC Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.22(d); fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account (including the Facility LC Collateral Account) and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the LC Issuer’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Facility LCs issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.22(d); sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the LC Issuer or Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, the LC Issuer or 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 Default or Event of 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; eighth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent, distributed to the Lenders other than the Defaulting Lender until the ratio of the
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Outstanding Credit Exposures of such Lenders to the Aggregate Outstanding Exposure equals such ratio immediately prior to the Defaulting Lender’s failure to fund any portion of any Loans or participations in Facility LCs or Swing Line Loans; and ninth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or Facility LC issuances in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Facility LCs were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Credit Extensions of all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Credit Extensions of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in LC Obligations and Swing Line Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments without giving effect to Section 2.22(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 2.22(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 that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).
(B)    Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive LC Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its ratable share of the stated amount of Facility LCs for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.22(d).
(C)    With respect to any commitment fee or LC Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in LC Obligations or Swing Line Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the LC Issuer and Swing Line Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to the LC Issuer’s or Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender (after giving effect to any such reallocation), and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.
(iv)Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in LC Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section 4.2 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent, promptly following any written request from the Administrative Agent that it do so, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s 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.
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(v)Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swing Line Loans. If the reallocation described in clause (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 law, (x) first, prepay Swing Line Loans in an amount equal to the Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the LC Issuer’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.22(d).
(b)Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender and the LC 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 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 at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Facility LCs and Swing Line Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the Commitments (without giving effect to Section 2.22(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.
(c)New Swing Line Loans/Facility LCs. So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, (i) the Swing Line Lender shall not be required to fund any Swing Line Loans unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect to such Swing Line Loan and (ii) the LC Issuer shall not be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Facility LC unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.
(d)Cash Collateral. At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one (1) Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or the LC Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the LC Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section 2.22(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount.
(i)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 LC Issuer, 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 LC Obligations, to be applied pursuant to clause (ii) 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 and the LC Issuer as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).
(ii)Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under this Section 2.22 in respect of Facility LCs shall be applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund participations in respect of LC Obligations (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest
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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.
(iii)Termination of Requirement. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce the LC Issuer’s Fronting Exposure shall no longer be required to be held as Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.22(d) following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender), or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the LC Issuer that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided that, subject to this Section 2.22 the Person providing Cash Collateral and the LC Issuer may agree that Cash Collateral shall be held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations. So long as no Event of Default is then outstanding, if both the Borrower and the Defaulting Lender have provided Cash Collateral, any Cash Collateral no longer required to be held pursuant to this Section 2.22(d) shall be returned first to the Borrower until it has received all Cash Collateral provided by it (together with any interest or income accrued or earned thereon) and second to the Defaulting Lender.
2.23.Judgment Currency. If for the purposes of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due from the Borrower hereunder in the currency expressed to be payable herein (the “specified currency”) into another currency, the parties hereto agree, to the fullest extent that they may effectively do so, that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the specified currency with such other currency at the Administrative Agent’s offices on the Business Day preceding that on which final, non-appealable judgment is given. The obligations of the Borrower in respect of any sum due to any Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than the specified currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) of any sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency such Lender or the Administrative Agent (as the case may be) may in accordance with normal, reasonable banking procedures purchase the specified currency with such other currency. If the amount of the specified currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in the specified currency, the Borrower agrees, to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, against such loss, and if the amount of the specified currency so purchased exceeds (a) the sum originally due to any Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in the specified currency and (b) any amounts shared with other Lenders as a result of allocations of such excess as a disproportionate payment to such Lender under Section 11.2, such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, agrees to remit such excess to the Borrower.
2.24.Increase Option. The Borrower may from time to time following the Second Amendment Effective Date elect to increase the Commitments, in each case in a minimum amount of $25,000,000 or such lower amount as the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree upon, so long as, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of such increases does not exceed $500,000,000. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the increase in the Commitments pursuant to the Second Amendment is not being effected under this Section 2.24. The Borrower may arrange for any such increase to be provided by one or more Lenders (each Lender so agreeing to an increase in its Commitment, an “Increasing Lender”), or by one or more new banks, financial institutions or other entities that are Eligible Assignees (each such new bank, financial institution or other entity, an “Augmenting Lender”), to increase their existing Commitments, or extend Commitments, as the case may be; provided that (i) each Augmenting Lender and each Increasing Lender so arranged by the Borrower shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent and the LC Issuer, in each case not to be unreasonably withheld, and
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(ii) (x) in the case of an Increasing Lender, the Borrower and such Increasing Lender execute an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit F hereto, and (y) in the case of an Augmenting Lender, the Borrower and such Augmenting Lender execute an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto. No consent of any Lender (other than the Lenders participating in the increase) shall be required for any increase in Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.24. Increases and new Commitments created pursuant to this Section 2.24 shall become effective on the date agreed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the relevant Increasing Lenders or Augmenting Lenders, and the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no increase in the Commitments (or in the Commitment of any Lender) shall become effective under this paragraph unless, (i) on the proposed date of the effectiveness of such increase, (A) the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.2 shall be satisfied or waived by the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate to that effect dated such date and executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower and (B) the Borrower shall be in compliance (on a pro forma basis reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) with the covenant contained in Section 6.15 as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been provided pursuant to Section 6.1 ended prior to giving effect to the applicable increase under this Section, and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall have received documents consistent with those delivered on the Effective Date as to the corporate power and authority of the Borrower to borrow hereunder after giving effect to such increase, as well as such documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request (including, without limitation, customary opinions of counsel, affirmations of Loan Documents and updated financial projections, reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, demonstrating the Borrower’s anticipated compliance with Section 6.15 through the Facility Termination Date). On the effective date of any increase in the Commitments (i) each relevant Increasing Lender and Augmenting Lender shall make available to the Administrative Agent such amounts in immediately available funds as the Administrative Agent shall determine, for the benefit of the other Lenders, as being required in order to cause, after giving effect to such increase and the use of such amounts to make payments to such other Lenders, each Lender’s portion of the outstanding Revolving Loans of all the Lenders to equal its Pro Rata Share of such outstanding Revolving Loans, and (ii) the Borrower shall be deemed to have repaid and reborrowed all outstanding Revolving Loans as of the date of any increase in the Commitments (with such reborrowing to consist of the Types of Revolving Loans, with related Interest Periods if applicable, specified in a notice delivered by the Borrower, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.3). The deemed payments made pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be accompanied by payment of all accrued interest on the amount prepaid and, in respect of each Eurocurrency Loan, shall be subject to indemnification by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.4 if the deemed payment occurs other than on the last day of the related Interest Periods. Nothing contained in this Section 2.24 shall constitute, or otherwise be deemed to be, a commitment on the part of any Lender to increase its Commitment hereunder at any time.
2.25.Market Disruption. Notwithstanding the satisfaction of all conditions referred to in Article II and Article IV with respect to any Advance in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars, if there shall occur on or prior to the date of such Advance any change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions or currency exchange rates or exchange controls, or any other event, in each case, which would in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders make it impracticable for the Eurocurrency Loans comprising such Advance to be denominated in the Agreed Currency specified by the Borrower, then the Administrative Agent shall, at least two (2) Business Days before the relevant Borrowing Date, give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders, and such Loans shall not be denominated in such Agreed Currency but shall be made on such Borrowing Date in Dollars, in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Dollar Amount as of such Borrowing Date of the aggregate principal amount specified in the related Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice, as Base Rate Loans, unless the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent at least one (1)
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Business Day before such Borrowing Date that (i) it elects not to borrow on such Borrowing Date or (ii) it elects to borrow on such Borrowing Date in a different Agreed Currency, as the case may be, in which the denomination of such Loans would in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders be practicable and in an aggregate principal amount equal to the Dollar Amount of the aggregate principal amount specified in the related Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice, as the case may be.
ARTICLE III

YIELD PROTECTION; TAXES
3.1.Yield Protection. If, after the date of this Agreement, there occurs any Change in Law which:
(a)subjects any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation, the LC Issuer, or the Administrative Agent to any Taxes (other than with respect to Indemnified Taxes, Excluded Taxes, and Other Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto, or
(b)imposes or increases or deems applicable any reserve, assessment, compulsory loan, insurance charge, special deposit, liquidity or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation or the LC Issuer (other than reserves and assessments taken into account in determining the interest rate applicable to Eurocurrency Advances and Daily LIBO Loans), or
(c)imposes any other condition (other than Taxes) the result of which is to increase the cost to any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation or the LC Issuer of making, funding, continuing, converting, or maintaining its Eurocurrency Loans or Daily LIBO Loans, or of issuing or participating in Facility LCs, or reduces any amount receivable by any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation or the LC Issuer in connection with its Eurocurrency Loans, or Daily LIBO Loans, Facility LCs or participations therein, or requires any Lender or any applicable Lending Installation or the LC Issuer to make any payment calculated by reference to the amount of Eurocurrency Loans, or Daily LIBO Loans, Facility LCs or participations therein held or interest or LC Fees received by it, by an amount deemed material by such Lender or the LC Issuer as the case may be,
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Person of making, maintaining, continuing or converting its Loans or Commitment or of issuing or participating in Facility LCs or to reduce the amount received by such Person in connection with such Loans or Commitment, Facility LCs or participations therein, then, within fifteen (15) days after demand by such Person, the Borrower shall pay such Person such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Person for such increased cost or reduction in amount received, as the case may be; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate any Person for any such increased cost incurred or reduction suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Person makes the aforesaid demand (except that if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased cost or reduction is retroactive, then such nine-month period shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
3.2.Changes in Capital Adequacy Regulations. If a Lender or the LC Issuer determines the amount of capital or liquidity required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or the LC Issuer, any Lending Installation of such Lender or the LC Issuer, or any
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corporation or holding company controlling such Lender or the LC Issuer is increased as a result of (i) a Change in Law or (ii) any change after the date of this Agreement in the Risk-Based Capital Guidelines, then, within fifteen (15) days of demand by such Lender or the LC Issuer, the Borrower shall pay such Lender or the LC Issuer the amount necessary to compensate for any shortfall in the rate of return on the portion of such increased capital or liquidity which such Lender or the LC Issuer reasonably determines is attributable to this Agreement, its Outstanding Credit Exposure or its Commitment to make Loans and issue or participate in Facility LCs, as the case may be, hereunder (after taking into account such Lender’s or the LC Issuer’s policies as to capital adequacy or liquidity), in each case that is attributable to such Change in Law or change in the Risk-Based Capital Guidelines, as applicable; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate any Lender or the LC Issuer for any such shortfall suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or LC Issuer makes the aforesaid demand (except that if the Change in Law or the change in Risk-Based Capital Guidelines giving rise to such shortfall is retroactive, then such nine-month period shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
3.3.Availability of Types of Advances; Adequacy of Interest Rate.
3.3.1. Subject to Sections 3.3.2 through 3.3.7 hereof:
(a)the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) (i) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Advance or other Eurocurrency Advance (excluding RFR Advances), that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable Eurocurrency Rate for such Advance (including because the Relevant Screen Rate or other similar method of quotation or determination is not available or published on a current basis) in the applicable Agreed Currency for such Interest Period, (ii) at any time, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable Daily Simple RFR or RFR for the applicable Agreed Currency or (iii) at any time, for Agreed Currencies not covered by clauses (a)(i) and (ii) hereof, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable Eurocurrency Rate for such Advance; or
(b)the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that (i) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Advance, the Eurocurrency Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency and relevant Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Advance for the applicable Agreed Currency and such Interest Period, (ii) at any time, the applicable Daily Simple RFR or RFR for the applicable Agreed Currency will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Advance for the applicable Agreed Currency or (iii) at any time for Agreed Currencies not covered by clause (i) and (ii) hereof, at any time the applicable Eurocurrency Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Advance for the applicable Agreed Currency;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone, telecopy or electronic mail as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (A) any request to convert a Loan to, or continuation of any Loan as, a Term Benchmark Advance shall be ineffective, (B) if any request for a Loan seeks a Term Benchmark Advance in Dollars, such Advance shall be made as a Base Rate Advance and (C) if any request for a Loan seeks a Term Benchmark Advance, an RFR Advance or another type of non-Dollar Eurocurrency Rate Advance for the applicable rate above in an Agreed Currency (other than Dollars), then such request shall be ineffective; provided, that if the circumstances
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giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Advances, then all other Types of Advances shall be permitted. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Loan, RFR Loan or any other Eurocurrency Rate Loan in any Agreed Currency is outstanding on the date of the Borrower’s receipt of the notice from the Administrative Agent referred to in this Section 3.3 with respect to a Relevant Rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, RFR Loan or other Eurocurrency Rate Loan, then until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) if such Term Benchmark Loan is denominated in Dollars, then on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), such Loan shall be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, a Base Rate Loan denominated in Dollars on such day, (ii) if such Term Benchmark Loan is denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars, then such Loan shall, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day) bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the Applicable Margin; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Term Benchmark Loans denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars shall, at the Borrower’s election prior to such day: (A) be prepaid by the Borrower on such day or (B) solely for the purpose of calculating the interest rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, such Term Benchmark Loan denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars shall be deemed to be a Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Dollars and shall accrue interest at the same interest rate applicable to Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars at such time, (iii) if such RFR Loan is denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars, then such Loan shall bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the Applicable Margin; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected RFR Loans denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars, at the Borrower’s election, shall either (A) be converted into Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Equivalent Amount of such Agreed Currency) immediately or (B) be prepaid in full immediately; and (iv) if such Loan is denominated in an Agreed Currency other than Dollars and is not a Term Benchmark Loan or an RFR Loan, then such Loan shall bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the Applicable Margin; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Eurocurrency Loans denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency, at the Borrower’s election, shall either (A) be converted into Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Equivalent Amount of such Agreed Currency) immediately or (B) be prepaid in full immediately.
3.3.2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document (and any Agreement evidencing Swap Obligations or Rate Management Obligations shall be deemed not to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 3.3), if a Benchmark Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” with respect to Dollars for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” with respect to any Agreed Currency for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for
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all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.
3.3.3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document and subject to the proviso below in this paragraph, with respect to a Loan denominated in Dollars, if a Term SOFR Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then the applicable Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder or under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that, this Section 3.3.3 shall not be effective unless the Administrative Agent has delivered to the Lenders and the Borrower a Term SOFR Notice. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to deliver a Term SOFR Notice after the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event and may do so in its sole discretion.
3.3.4. In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
3.3.5. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (a) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, an Early Opt-in Election or an Other Benchmark Rate Election, as applicable, (b) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (c) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (d) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 3.3.6 below and (e) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 3.3, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 3.3.
3.3.6. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (a) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR, the LIBO Rate or the EURIBOR Rate) and either (i) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (ii) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (b) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (i) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (ii) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark
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(including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
3.3.7. Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a Term Benchmark Advance, RFR Advance or other Eurocurrency Rate Advance of, conversion to or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans or other Eurocurrency Loans (excluding RFR Loans) to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, either (x) the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any request for a Term Benchmark Advance denominated in Dollars into a request for an Advance of or conversion to Base Rate Loans or (y) any Term Benchmark Advance, RFR Advance or other Eurocurrency Advance denominated in an Agreed Currency other than Dollars shall be ineffective. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of the Alternate Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Alternate Base Rate. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Loan, RFR Loan or other Eurocurrency Loan in any Agreed Currency is outstanding on the date of the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to a Relevant Rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, RFR Loan or other Eurocurrency Loan, then until such time as a Benchmark Replacement for such Agreed Currency is implemented pursuant to this Section 3.3, (a) if such Term Benchmark Loan is denominated in Dollars, then on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), such Loan shall be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, a Base Rate Loan denominated in Dollars on such day, (b) if such Term Benchmark Loan is denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars, then such Loan shall, on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day) bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the Applicable Margin; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Term Benchmark Loans denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars shall, at the Borrower’s election prior to such day: (i) be prepaid by the Borrower on such day or (ii) solely for the purpose of calculating the interest rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan, such Term Benchmark Loan denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars shall be deemed to be a Term Benchmark Loan denominated in Dollars and shall accrue interest at the same interest rate applicable to Term Benchmark Loans denominated in Dollars at such time, (c) if such RFR Loan is denominated in any Agreed Currency other than Dollars, then such Loan shall bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the Applicable Margin; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected RFR Loans denominated in any Agreed Currency, at the Borrower’s election, shall either (i) be converted into Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Equivalent Amount of the Agreed Currency) immediately or (ii) be prepaid in full immediately, or (d) if such Loan is a Eurocurrency Rate Loan not covered by clauses (a), (b) or (c) above, then such Loan shall bear interest at the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency plus the Applicable Margin; provided that, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that the Central Bank Rate for the applicable Agreed Currency cannot be determined, any outstanding affected Eurocurrency Loans denominated in the applicable Agreed Currency, at the Borrower’s election, shall either (i) be converted into Base Rate Loans denominated in Dollars (in an amount equal to the Equivalent Amount of the Agreed Currency) immediately or (ii) be prepaid in full immediately.
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3.4.Funding Indemnification.
3.4.1    Other than RFR Loans, which are covered in Section 3.4.2 below, if (a) any payment of a Eurocurrency Advance occurs on a date which is not the last day of the applicable Interest Period, whether because of acceleration, prepayment or otherwise, (b) a Eurocurrency Advance is not made on the date specified by the Borrower for any reason other than default by the Lenders, (c) a Eurocurrency Loan is converted other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (d) the Borrower fails to convert, continue or prepay any Eurocurrency Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto, or (e) any Eurocurrency Loan is assigned by any Lender which is not a Defaulting Lender other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.20, the Borrower will indemnify each Lender for such Lender’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (other than funding costs and expenses) and Interest Differential (as reasonably determined by such Lender) incurred as a result of the applicable event. The term “Interest Differential” shall mean that sum equal to the greater of zero or the financial loss incurred by the Lender resulting from the applicable foregoing event, calculated as the difference between the amount of interest such Lender would have earned (from the investments in money markets as of the Borrowing Date of such Advance) had such event not occurred and the interest such Lender will actually earn (from like investments in money markets as of the date of such applicable event) as a result of the redeployment of funds from such event. Because of the short-term nature of this facility, Borrower agrees that Interest Differential shall not be discounted to its present value.
3.4.2    With respect to RFR Loans, in the event of (i) the payment of any principal of any RFR Loan other than on the Payment Date applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default or an optional or mandatory prepayment of Loans), (ii) the failure to borrow or prepay any RFR Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.7 and is revoked in accordance therewith), (iii) the assignment of any RFR Loan other than on the Payment Date applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to the terms hereof or (iv) the failure by the Borrower to make any payment of any Loan or drawing under any Letter of Credit (or interest due thereof) denominated in an Agreed Currency on its scheduled due date or any payment thereof in a different currency, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Company or Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
3.5.Taxes.
(a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment, then the Borrower 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 or Other Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.5) the applicable Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

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(b) The Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(c) The Borrower shall indemnify the Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent, within fifteen (15) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.5) payable or paid by such Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Lender, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or LC Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or LC Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within fifteen (15) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 12.2(c) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register, and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (d).

(e) As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 3.5, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(f)(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, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 3.5(f)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
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(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

(A) any Lender that is a United States Person for U.S. federal income Tax purposes 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 U.S. federal backup withholding Tax;

(B) any Non-U.S. Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, 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 Non-U.S. 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 Non-U.S. 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 copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such Tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such Tax treaty;

(2) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(3) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to the effect that such Non-U.S. 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 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E; or

(4) to the extent a Non-U.S. Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, IRS Form W-8IMY or IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable.

(C) any Non-U.S. Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, 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 Non-U.S. 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 U.S. 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 U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the
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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, if any, 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 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.

(g)    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 3.5 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.5), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(h)    Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.5 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.

(i)    For purposes of Section 3.5(d) and (f), the term “Lender” includes the LC Issuer.
(j)    For purposes of determining withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA, from and after the Second Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall treat (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to treat) the Loans and the Facility LCs as not qualifying as a “grandfathered obligation” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1471-2(b)(2)(i).
3.6.Selection of Lending Installation; Mitigation Obligations; Lender Statements; Survival of Indemnity. To the extent reasonably possible, each Lender shall designate an alternate Lending Installation with respect to its Revolving Loans and its participation in Swing Line Loans and Facility LCs to reduce any liability of the Borrower to such Lender under Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.5 or to avoid the unavailability of Eurocurrency Advances or Daily LIBO Loans under Section 3.3 or to eliminate the need for notice pursuant to Section 3.7, so long as
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such designation is not, in the judgment of such Lender, disadvantageous to such Lender. Each Lender shall deliver a written statement of such Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) as to the amount due, if any, under Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 or 3.5. Such written statement shall set forth in reasonable detail the calculations upon which such Lender determined such amount and shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Borrower in the absence of manifest error. Determination of amounts payable under such Sections in connection with a Eurocurrency Loan or Daily LIBO Loan shall be calculated as though each Lender funded its Eurocurrency Loan and the Swing Line Lender funded its Daily LIBO Loan through the purchase of a deposit of the type and maturity corresponding to the deposit used as a reference in determining the Eurocurrency Rate or Daily LIBO Rate applicable to such Loan, whether in fact that is the case or not. Unless otherwise provided herein, the amount specified in the written statement of any Lender shall be payable on demand after receipt by the Borrower of such written statement. The obligations of the Borrower under Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 and 3.5 shall survive payment of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement.
3.7.Illegality. If any Lender determines that any Change in Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted after the Second Amendment Effective Date that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable lending office to make, maintain, or fund Advances whose interest is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, or any Governmental Authority has imposed after the Second Amendment Effective Date material restrictions on the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London interbank market or other applicable interbank market, then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower (through the Administrative Agent), (a) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Eurocurrency Advances or to convert Base Rate Advances to Eurocurrency Advances shall be suspended, and (b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Advances the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Advances of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurocurrency 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. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Eurocurrency Advances of such Lender to Base Rate Advances (the interest rate on which Base Rate Advances of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Eurocurrency Rate component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor (or, for an RFR Loan, the next Business Day after receipt of such notice), if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Advances to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Advances and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Eurocurrency 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 Eurocurrency Rate. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.4.
ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
4.1.Initial Credit Extension. The Lenders shall not be required to make the initial Credit Extension hereunder unless each of the following conditions is satisfied:
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(a)The Administrative Agent shall have received executed counterparts of each of this Agreement and the Guaranty.
(b)The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, signed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, stating that on the date of the initial Credit Extension (1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (2) the representations and warranties contained in Article V are true and correct in all material respects as of such date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.
(c)The Administrative Agent shall have received a written opinion of the Borrower’s and Guarantors’ counsel (which may include local counsel and in-house counsel), addressed to the Lenders, substantially covering the opinions set forth in Exhibit A.
(d)The Administrative Agent shall have received any Notes requested by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.13 payable to the order of each such requesting Lender.
(e)The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Borrower and each initial Guarantor, the authorization of the transactions contemplated hereby and any other legal matters relating to the Borrower and such Guarantors, the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel and as further described in the list of closing documents attached as Exhibit H.
(f)If the initial Credit Extension will be the issuance of a Facility LC, the Administrative Agent shall have received a properly completed Facility LC Application.
(g)The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees due and payable on or prior to the date hereof, and, to the extent invoiced prior to the date hereof, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder.
(h)There shall not have occurred a material adverse change in the business, Property, financial condition or results of operations the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, since December 31, 2011.
(i)The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of all governmental, equity holder and third party consents and approvals necessary in connection with the contemplated financing and all such consents and approvals are in full force and effect and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken by any authority that would be reasonably likely to restrain, prevent or impose any material adverse conditions on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and no law or regulation shall be applicable which in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent could have such effect.
4.2.Each Credit Extension. The Lenders shall not (except as otherwise set forth in Section 2.4(d) with respect to Revolving Loans for the purpose of repaying Swing Line Loans) be required to make any Credit Extension unless on the applicable Borrowing Date:
(a)There exists no Default or Event of Default, nor would a Default or Event of Default result from such Credit Extension.
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(b)The representations and warranties contained in Article V are true and correct in all material respects as of such Borrowing Date, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date.
Each Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice or Swing Line Borrowing Notice, as the case may be, or request for issuance of a Facility LC with respect to each such Credit Extension shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that the conditions contained in Sections 4.2(a) and (b) have been satisfied.
ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:
5.1.Existence and Standing. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is a corporation, partnership (in the case of Subsidiaries only) or limited liability company duly and properly incorporated or formed, as the case may be, validly existing and (to the extent such concept applies to such entity) in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization and has all requisite organizational authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would not be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
5.2.Authorization and Validity. The Borrower has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder. The execution and delivery by the Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been duly authorized by proper corporate proceedings on the part of the Borrower, and the Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity.
5.3.No Conflict; Government Consent. Neither the execution and delivery by the Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, nor the consummation by the Borrower of the transactions therein contemplated, nor compliance by the Borrower with the provisions thereof will violate (i) any law, rule, regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or award binding on the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) the Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s articles or certificate of incorporation, partnership agreement, certificate of partnership, articles or certificate of organization, by-laws, or operating or other management agreement, as the case may be, or (iii) the provisions of any indenture, instrument or agreement evidencing Indebtedness or payment obligations in excess of $75,000,000 to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or is subject, or by which it, or its Property, is bound, or conflict with or constitute a default thereunder, or result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien in, of or on the Property of the Borrower or a Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of any such indenture, instrument or agreement. No order, consent, adjudication, approval, license, authorization, or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, or other action in respect of any governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof, which has not been obtained by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, is required to be
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obtained by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution and delivery by the Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, the Advances under this Agreement, or the payment and performance by the Borrower of the Obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, or in order to insure the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against the Borrower of any of the Loan Documents to which it is a party.
5.4.Financial Statements. The December 31, 2011 audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and their unaudited financial statements dated as of June 30, 2012, heretofore delivered to the Lenders were prepared in accordance with GAAP in effect as of the respective dates of such statements (subject, in the case of the interim financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnote disclosures) and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at such respective dates and the consolidated results of their operations for the respective periods then ended.
5.5.Material Adverse Change. Since December 31, 2017 there has been no change in the business, Property, financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.6.Taxes. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all United States federal and state income Tax returns and all other material Tax returns which are required to be filed by them (after giving effect to any extension) and have paid all United States federal and state income Taxes and all other material Taxes due from the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, pursuant to any assessment received by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except such Taxes, if any, as are being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP. As of the date of this Agreement, no Tax Liens have been filed and no claims have been asserted with respect to any such Taxes. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of any Taxes or other governmental charges are adequate.
5.7.Litigation and Contingent Obligations. There is no litigation, arbitration, governmental investigation, proceeding or inquiry pending or, to the knowledge of any of the Borrower’s officers, threatened against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or which seeks to prevent, enjoin or delay the making of any Credit Extensions. Other than any liability incident to any litigation, arbitration, investigation, proceeding or inquiry which could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower has, as of the date of this Agreement, no material Contingent Obligations not provided for or disclosed in the financial statements referred to in Section 5.4.
5.8.Subsidiaries. Schedule 5.8 contains an accurate list of all Subsidiaries of the Borrower as of the date of this Agreement, setting forth their respective jurisdictions of organization and the percentage of their respective capital stock or other ownership interests owned by the Borrower or other Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other ownership interests of such Subsidiaries have been (to the extent such concepts are relevant with respect to such ownership interests) duly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.
5.9.ERISA. With respect to each Plan, the Borrower and all ERISA Affiliates have paid all required minimum contributions and installments on or before the due dates provided under Section 430(j) of the Code and could not reasonably be subject to a lien under Section 430(k) of the Code or Title IV of ERISA. Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has filed, pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA, an application for a
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waiver of the minimum funding standard. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.10.Accuracy of Information.
(a)    No written information, exhibit or report furnished by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender in connection with the negotiation of, or compliance with, the Loan Documents (other than projections and information of a general economic or general industry nature), when taken as a whole, contained as of the date furnished any material misstatement of fact or omitted to state as of the date furnished any material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made. All projections furnished by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent or to any Lender in connection with the negotiation of, or compliance with, the Loan Documents were prepared in good faith based upon reasonable assumptions (it being recognized by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that such projections are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ from projected results, and such differences may be material).
(b)    The information included in any Beneficial Ownership Certification, as and when delivered, is true and correct in all respects.
5.11.Regulation U. Margin stock (as defined in Regulation U) constitutes less than 25% of the value of those assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which are subject to any limitation on sale, pledge, or other restriction hereunder.
5.12.Compliance With Laws. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all respects with all applicable statutes, rules, regulations, orders and restrictions of any domestic or foreign government or any instrumentality or agency thereof having jurisdiction over the conduct of their respective businesses or the ownership of their respective Property, except where failure to be in such compliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.13.Ownership of Properties. Except for Property and assets sold pursuant to the T-Chek Disposition and otherwise as set forth in Schedule 5.13, on the date of this Agreement, the Borrower or a Subsidiary has good title, free of all Liens other than those permitted by Section 6.14, to all of the Property and assets reflected in the Borrower’s most recent consolidated financial statements provided to the Administrative Agent as owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than any such Property or assets that have been disposed since the date of such financial statements and prior to the date hereof in the ordinary course of business)).
5.14.Plan Assets; Prohibited Transactions. The Borrower is not an entity deemed to hold “plan assets” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, of an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which is subject to Title I of ERISA or any plan (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code) which is subject to Section 4975 of the Code, and neither the execution of this Agreement nor the making of Credit Extensions hereunder gives rise to a prohibited transaction within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code. The assets of Borrower are not subject to, and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not violate, any law, rule or regulation which is substantially similar to the prohibited transaction provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
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5.15.Environmental Matters. In the ordinary course of its business, the officers of the Borrower consider the effect of Environmental Laws on the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in the course of which they identify and evaluate potential risks and liabilities accruing to the Borrower due to Environmental Laws. On the basis of this consideration, the Borrower has concluded its Property and operations and those of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, except where failure to be in such compliance could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and that none of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any liability under Environmental Laws that individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has received any notice to the effect that its Property and/or operations are not in material compliance with any of the requirements of applicable Environmental Laws or are the subject of any federal or state investigation evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to a release of any Hazardous Material, which non-compliance or remedial action could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
5.16.Investment Company Act. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
5.17.Insurance. The Borrower maintains, and has caused each Subsidiary to maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, property insurance, liability insurance and environmental insurance in such amounts, subject to such deductibles and self-insurance retentions and covering such properties and risks as is consistent with sound business practice.
5.18.No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
5.19.Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions; Anti-Terrorism Laws.
(a)The Borrower, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of any of the Borrower’s officers, their respective officers, employees, directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of any of the Borrower’s officers, any of their respective directors, officers or employees or any Person owning, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, is a Sanctioned Person. No Loan or Facility LC, use of the proceeds of any Loan or Facility LC or other transactions contemplated hereby will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.
(b)The use of the proceeds of the Loans made hereunder will not violate the PATRIOT Act, the Trading with the Enemy Act, as amended, or any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 C.F.R., Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto or successor statute thereto. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with the PATRIOT Act.
5.20.Affected Financial Institution. No Loan Party is an Affected Financial Institution.
ARTICLE VI

COVENANTS
So long as any Commitments are outstanding or any Obligations under the Loan Documents remain unpaid (other than (i) LC Obligations that have been Cash Collateralized, or (ii) contingent indemnification obligations or contingent obligations under Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.4
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or 3.5 hereof absent the assertion of a claim with respect thereto), unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:
6.1.Financial Reporting. The Borrower will maintain, for itself and each Subsidiary, a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP, and furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders:
(a)Within 90 days after the close of each of its fiscal years, an unqualified (except for qualifications relating to changes in accounting principles or practices reflecting changes in GAAP) audit report, with no going concern modifier, certified by Deloitte & Touche LLP or another firm of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Borrower, prepared in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis for itself and its Subsidiaries, including a balance sheet as of the end of such period, and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows.
(b)Within 45 days after the close of the first three (3) quarterly periods of each of its fiscal years, for itself and its Subsidiaries, a consolidated unaudited balance sheet as at the close of each such period and consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the period from the beginning of such fiscal year to the end of such quarter, all certified by an Authorized Officer.
(c)Together with the financial statements required under Sections 6.1(a) and (b), a compliance certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit B signed by an Authorized Officer showing the calculations necessary to determine compliance with this Agreement and stating that no Default or Event of Default exists, or if any Default or Event of Default exists, stating the nature and status thereof.
(d)Promptly upon the furnishing thereof to the shareholders of the Borrower, copies of all financial statements, reports and proxy statements so furnished.
(e)Promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements and annual, quarterly, monthly or other regular reports which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries files with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(f)On or promptly after any time at which the Borrower or any Subsidiary becomes subject to the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a completed Beneficial Ownership Certification in form and detail acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
(g)Such other information (including non-financial information and environmental reports) as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request, including information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” requirements under the PATRIOT Act or other applicable anti-money laundering laws.
Any information required to be furnished pursuant to Section 6.1(a), Section 6.1(b), Section 6.01(d) or Section 6.01(e) shall be deemed to have been furnished on the date on which the Lenders receive notice that the Borrower has filed such financial statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is available on the EDGAR website on the Internet at www.sec.gov or any successor government website that is freely and readily available to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders without charge. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall deliver paper or electronic copies of any such financial statement to the Administrative Agent if the Administrative Agent reasonably requests the Borrower to furnish
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such paper or electronic copies until written notice to cease delivering such paper or electronic copies is given by the Administrative Agent.
6.2.Use of Proceeds. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions for general corporate and working capital purposes, capital expenditures, dividends and distributions, repurchases of the Borrower’s common stock, the Phoenix Acquisition, the Freightquote Acquisition and other Acquisitions that constitute Permitted Acquisitions. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, use any of the proceeds of the Advances to purchase or carry any “margin stock” (as defined in Regulation U). The Borrower will not request any Loan or Facility LC, and the Borrower shall not use, and the Borrower shall ensure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Loan or Facility LC (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 (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.
6.3.Notice of Material Events. The Borrower will, or will cause each Subsidiary to, give notice in writing to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, promptly and in any event within 5 Business Days (other than with respect to clauses (a) below, which shall be 2 Business Days) after an officer of the Borrower obtains knowledge thereof, of the occurrence of any of the following:
(a)any Default or Event of Default;
(b)the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority (including pursuant to any applicable Environmental Laws) against the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or which seeks to prevent, enjoin or delay the making of any Credit Extensions;
(c)with respect to a Plan, (i) any failure to pay all required minimum contributions and installments on or before the due dates provided under Section 430(j) of the Code or (ii) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA, of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard;
(d)the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(e)any material change in accounting policies of, or financial reporting practices by, the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
(f)any change in the information provided in any Beneficial Ownership Certification that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in parts (c) or (d) of such certification; and
(g)any other development, financial or otherwise, which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of an officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
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6.4.Conduct of Business. Subject to Section 6.10, the Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, carry on and conduct its business in substantially the same fields of enterprise as any of the businesses of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries are presently conducted (or fields of enterprise incidental or complementary thereto) and do all things necessary to remain duly incorporated or organized, validly existing and (to the extent such concept applies to such entity) in good standing as a domestic corporation, partnership or limited liability company in its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as the case may be, and maintain all requisite organizational authority to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted. In addition, the Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary, to remain duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would not be reasonably likely to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
6.5.Taxes. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, timely file (after giving effect to any extensions) complete and correct United States federal and state income Tax returns and all other material Tax returns required by law and pay when due all United States federal and state income Taxes and all other material Taxes upon it or its income, profits or Property, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside in accordance with GAAP.
6.6.Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies property insurance, liability insurance and environmental insurance in such amounts, subject to such deductibles and self-insurance retentions and covering such properties and risks as is consistent with sound business practice, and the Borrower will furnish to any Lender upon request full information as to the insurance carried.
6.7.Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, comply in all respects with all laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs, judgments, injunctions, decrees or awards to which it may be subject including, without limitation, all Environmental Laws, except where failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower will maintain in effect and use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions
6.8.Maintenance of Properties. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, do all things necessary to maintain, preserve, protect and keep its material Property in good repair, working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and make all necessary and proper repairs, renewals and replacements so that its business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times.
6.9.Books and Records; Inspection. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, permit the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, by their respective representatives and agents, at the Borrower’s expense, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and otherwise, at the expense of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, to inspect any of the Property, books and financial records of the Borrower and each Subsidiary, to examine and make copies of the books of accounts and other financial records of the Borrower and each Subsidiary, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower and each Subsidiary with, and to be advised as to the same by, their respective officers at such reasonable times and intervals as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may designate.
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6.10.Merger. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, merge or consolidate with or into any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or liquidate or dissolve, except that (i) a Subsidiary may merge, consolidate, liquidate or dissolve into the Borrower or a Guarantor (with the Borrower or a Guarantor being the survivor thereof, and with the Borrower being the survivor of any merger with any Guarantor or Subsidiary), (ii) a non-Guarantor Subsidiary may merge, consolidate, liquidate or dissolve into another non-Guarantor Subsidiary, and (iii) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with or into any Person other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary in order to effect the Freightquote Acquisition or a Permitted Acquisition (with the Borrower or a Subsidiary being the survivor thereof).
6.11.Sale of Assets. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, lease, sell or otherwise dispose of its Property to any other Person, except:
(a)Sales of inventory, or used, worn-out or surplus equipment, all in the ordinary course of business.
(b)The sale of equipment to the extent that such equipment is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement equipment, or the proceeds of such sale are applied with reasonable promptness to the purchase price of such replacement equipment.
(c)Sales of property (i) between Loan Parties, (ii) between non-Loan Party Subsidiaries, and (iii) by a non-Loan Party Subsidiary to a Loan Party.
(d)Any transfer of an interest (whether characterized as the grant of a security interest or the transfer of ownership) in Receivables and related assets as part of a Qualified Receivables Transaction.
(e)The licensing of rights to use intellectual property in the ordinary course of business or in settlement of any litigation or claims in respect of intellectual property and the leasing of real property or equipment in the ordinary course of business or as part of or incidental to the provision of transitional services to a purchaser of Property in connection with a disposition of such Property permitted by this Agreement.
(f)Sales of Investments permitted by Section 6.12(a).
(g)Any lease, sale or other disposition of its Property that, together with all other Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries previously leased, sold or disposed of pursuant to this clause (g) during the four quarter period ending with the quarter in which such lease, sale or other disposition occurs, do not constitute a Substantial Portion of the Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
6.12.Investments. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, make or suffer to exist any Investments (including without limitation, loans and advances to, and other Investments in, Subsidiaries), or commitments therefor, or to create any Subsidiary or to become or remain a partner in any partnership or joint venture, except:
(a)Cash Equivalent Investments and Investments made pursuant to the Borrower’s Investment Policy and Guidelines delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as of the Effective Date (with such changes thereto as approved by the Administrative Agent).
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(b)Investments in Subsidiaries in existence on the Second Amendment Effective Date and other Investments in existence on the date hereof and described in Schedule 6.12.
(c)Investments constituting the Phoenix Acquisition, the Freightquote Acquisition or Permitted Acquisitions (including, without limitation, any nominal amounts invested by the Borrower or a Subsidiary thereof to capitalize a new Subsidiary formed to consummate the applicable Acquisition, together with any incidental amounts required to be paid as part of the formation process for such Subsidiary).
(d)Investments by (i) Loan Parties in other Loan Parties, (ii) non-Loan Party Subsidiaries in other non-Loan Party Subsidiaries, and (iii) non-Loan Party Subsidiaries in Loan Parties.
(e)The repurchase of capital stock and other securities of the Borrower.
(f)Other Investments, provided that the aggregate amount of such other Investments does not exceed 20% of Consolidated Net Worth (as determined as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered under Section 6.1). In determining the amount of Investments permitted under this clause (f), loans, advances, bonds, notes, debentures and similar Investments shall be taken at the principal amount thereof then remaining unpaid, and stocks, mutual funds, partnership interests and similar Investments shall be taken at the original cost thereof (regardless of any subsequent appreciation or depreciation therein) net of any cash distributions in respect thereof.
(g)Investments comprised of capital contributions (whether in the form of cash, a note, or other assets) to a Qualified Receivables Entity or otherwise resulting from transfers of assets permitted by Section 6.11(d) to such a Qualified Receivables Entity.
6.13.Acquisitions. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary, to make any Acquisition other than the Phoenix Acquisition, the Freightquote Acquisition and any other Permitted Acquisition.
6.14.Liens. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, or suffer to exist any Lien in, of or on the Property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except:
(a)Liens for Taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on its Property if the same shall not at the time be delinquent or thereafter can be paid without penalty, or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books.
(b)Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ liens and other similar liens arising in the ordinary course of business which secure payment of obligations not more than 60 days past due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books.
(c)Liens arising out of pledges or deposits under worker’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance, old age pensions, or other social security or retirement benefits, or similar legislation.
(d)Utility easements, building restrictions and such other encumbrances or charges against real property as are of a nature generally existing with respect to properties of a
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similar character and which do not in any material way affect the marketability of the same or interfere with the use thereof in the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries.
(e)Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to bankers’ liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as to deposit accounts, securities accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution; provided that (i) such account is not a dedicated cash collateral account and is not subject to restriction against access by Borrower or a Subsidiary in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, and (ii) such account is not intended by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to provide collateral to the depository institution.
(f)Liens existing on the date hereof and described in Schedule 6.14.
(g)Liens on Property acquired in the Phoenix Acquisition, the Freightquote Acquisition or any other Permitted Acquisition, provided that such Liens extend only to the Property so acquired and were not created in contemplation of such acquisition.
(h)Liens granted pursuant to this Agreement.
(i)Liens to secure the performance of bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the payment of Indebtedness), leases, statutory obligations, liability to insurance carriers, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature (including Liens to secure letters of credit issued to assure payment of such obligations).
(j)Liens consisting of licenses or leases permitted by Section 6.11(e).
(k)Liens incurred in connection with any transfer of an interest (whether characterized as the grant of a security interest or the transfer of ownership) in Receivables, related assets and the deposit accounts into which proceeds of such Receivables and related assets may be deposited as part of a Qualified Receivables Transaction; provided, that proceeds of assets unrelated to such a Qualified Receivables Transaction may be deposited from time to time into one or more of such deposit accounts, with the understanding that (x) such proceeds shall be transferred promptly out of such account into a different account that is not subject to a Lien in respect of such Qualified Receivables Transaction, and (y) the creditors or purchasers under such Qualified Receivables Transaction shall have agreed in writing that they shall return to the Borrower (or another Loan Party, as applicable) any such proceeds received during a time in which such creditors or purchasers have exercised their right of exclusive access to such account.
(l)Other Liens securing Indebtedness or other liabilities or obligations, provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness or other liabilities or obligations at any time outstanding secured by Liens described in this clause (l) at any time does not exceed 10% of the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ consolidated total assets (as determined as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been provided under Section 6.1).
6.15.Financial Covenants.
(a)[Reserved].
(b)The Borrower will not permit the Leverage Ratio, determined as of the end of each of its fiscal quarters, to be greater than (x) 3.00 to 1.00 or (y) 3.50 to 1.00 after the date on which the maximum Leverage Ratio test contained in the Senior Note Purchase Agreement is increased to 3.50 to 1.00 (such date, the “Senior Note Purchase Agreement Leverage Increase
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Date”); provided that, if the Leverage Holiday has been exercised and the request therefor has been given effect, the Borrower will not permit the Leverage Ratio, determined as of the end of each of its four consecutive fiscal quarters beginning with the fiscal quarter in which the Leverage Holiday is exercised, to be greater than (x) 3.50 to 1.00 or (y) 4.00 to 1.00 after the Senior Note Purchase Agreement Leverage Increase Date.
(c)Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth herein, if, after the Second Amendment Effective Date (i)  any financial covenant set forth in Section 10.6 of the Senior Note Purchase Agreement or any other agreements, documents and instruments delivered in connection therewith (together with all definitions and relative components used therein) becomes more restrictive than any corresponding financial covenant set forth in this Section 6.15 (including any financial covenants added hereto after the Second Amendment Effective Date) or (ii) any additional financial covenant is added to the Senior Note Purchase Agreement, then this Agreement automatically, and without any further action by the Borrower or any other party hereto, shall be amended to apply such more restrictive financial covenant (or such additional financial covenant, as applicable) set forth in the Senior Note Purchase Agreement in lieu of (or in addition to, as the case may be) such financial covenant set forth in this Section 6.15. The Borrower shall promptly (and in any event within three (3) Business Days) notify the Administrative Agent of any such modification and shall promptly deliver all amendment documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to give further effect to such modifications hereunder. Only the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall be required to execute any such amendment hereto.
6.16.Further Assurances.
(a)As promptly as possible but in any event within thirty (30) days (or such later date as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) after a Material Domestic Subsidiary is organized or acquired, or any Person becomes a Material Domestic Subsidiary pursuant to the definition thereof, or is designated by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as a Material Domestic Subsidiary, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent with written notice thereof setting forth information in reasonable detail describing the material assets of such Subsidiary and shall cause each such Subsidiary to deliver to the Administrative Agent a joinder to the Guaranty in the form contemplated thereby) pursuant to which such Subsidiary agrees to be bound by the terms and provisions thereof, such Guaranty joinders to be accompanied by an updated organizational chart for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries substantially similar to Schedule 5.8 hereto designating such Material Domestic Subsidiary as such, appropriate corporate resolutions, other corporate documentation and legal opinions, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel, and such other documentation as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
6.17. PATRIOT Act Compliance. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, provide such information and take such actions as are reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in order to assist the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in maintaining compliance with the PATRIOT Act.
ARTICLE VII

DEFAULTS
The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute an Event of Default (each, an “Event of Default”):
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7.1.Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under or in connection with this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any Credit Extension, or any certificate or information delivered in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be materially false on the date made or deemed made.
7.2.Nonpayment of (i) principal of any Loan when due or any payment under the Guaranty when required, (ii) any Reimbursement Obligation within one (1) Business Day after the same becomes due, or (iii) interest upon any Loan or of any commitment fee, LC Fee or other obligations under any of the Loan Documents within five (5) days after the same becomes due.
7.3.The breach by the Borrower of any of the terms or provisions of Section 6.2, 6.3, 6.4 (other than with respect to the last sentence thereof), 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 6.15, 6.16 or 6.17.
7.4.The breach by the Borrower or any Guarantor (other than a breach which constitutes an Event of Default under another Section of this Article VII) of any of the terms or provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document which is not remedied within thirty (30) days after the Administrative Agent or any Lender notifies the Borrower of any such breach.
7.5.Failure of the Borrower or any of its Article VII Subsidiaries to pay when due any payment (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness and the expiration of any applicable grace period with respect thereto; or the default by the Borrower or any of its Article VII Subsidiaries in the performance (beyond the applicable grace period with respect thereto, if any) of any term, provision or condition contained in any Material Indebtedness Agreement, or any other event of default shall occur, the effect of which default or event is to cause, or to permit the holder(s) of such Material Indebtedness or the lender(s) under any Material Indebtedness Agreement to cause, any portion of such Material Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or any commitment to lend under any Material Indebtedness Agreement to be terminated prior to its stated expiration date; or any portion of Material Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Article VII Subsidiaries shall be declared to be due and payable prior to the stated maturity thereof; or the Borrower or any of its Article VII Subsidiaries shall not pay, or admit in writing its inability to pay, its debts generally as they become due.
7.6.The Borrower or any of its Article VII Subsidiaries shall (i) have an order for relief entered with respect to it under the Federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect, (ii) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) apply for, seek, consent to, or acquiesce in, the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official for it or any Substantial Portion of its Property, (iv) institute any proceeding seeking an order for relief under the Federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors (excluding any dissolution or liquidation permitted under Section 6.10 hereof) or fail to file an answer or other pleading denying the material allegations of any such proceeding filed against it, (v) take any corporate, limited liability company or partnership action to authorize or effect any of the foregoing actions set forth in this Section 7.6 or (vi) fail to contest in good faith any appointment or proceeding described in Section 7.7.
7.7.Without the application, approval or consent of the Borrower or any of its Article VII Subsidiaries, a receiver, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official shall be appointed for the Borrower or any of its Article VII Subsidiaries or any Substantial Portion of its Property, or a proceeding described in Section 7.6(iv) shall be instituted against the Borrower or any of its
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Article VII Subsidiaries and such appointment continues undischarged or such proceeding continues undismissed or unstayed for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days.
7.8.The Borrower or any of its Article VII Subsidiaries shall fail within thirty (30) days to pay, obtain a stay with respect to, or otherwise discharge one or more (i) judgments or orders for the payment of money in excess (to the extent not fully covered by insurance) of $75,000,000 (or the equivalent thereof in currencies other than Dollars) in the aggregate, or (ii) nonmonetary judgments or orders which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, which judgment(s), in any such case, is/are not stayed on appeal or otherwise being appropriately contested in good faith, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Borrower or any of its Article VII Subsidiaries to enforce any such judgment.
7.9.(a) With respect to a Plan, the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate is subject to a lien in excess of $75,000,000 pursuant to Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA or Title IV of ERISA, or (b) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.10.Any Change in Control shall occur.
7.11.Except in connection with the release of any Guarantor pursuant to the terms of the Guaranty, any Loan Document shall fail to remain in full force or effect or any action shall be taken to discontinue or to assert the invalidity or unenforceability of any Guaranty, or any Guarantor shall fail to comply with any of the terms or provisions of any Guaranty to which it is a party, or any Guarantor shall deny that it has any further liability under any Guaranty to which it is a party, or shall give notice to such effect.
ARTICLE VIII

ACCELERATION, WAIVERS, AMENDMENTS AND REMEDIES
8.1.Acceleration; Remedies.
(a)If any Event of Default described in Section 7.6 or 7.7 occurs with respect to the Borrower, the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder and the obligation and power of the LC Issuer to issue Facility LCs shall automatically terminate and the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall immediately become due and payable without any election or action on the part of the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer or any Lender and the Borrower will be and become thereby unconditionally obligated, without any further notice, act or demand, to pay to the Administrative Agent an amount in immediately available funds, which funds shall be held in the Facility LC Collateral Account, equal to the difference of (x) the amount of LC Obligations at such time, less (y) the amount on deposit in the Facility LC Collateral Account at such time which is free and clear of all rights and claims of third parties and has not been applied against the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (such difference, the “Collateral Shortfall Amount”). If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, (a) terminate or suspend the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder and the obligation and power of the LC Issuer to issue Facility LCs, or declare the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to be due and payable, or both, whereupon the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which the Borrower hereby expressly waives, and (b) upon notice to the Borrower and in addition to the continuing right to demand payment of all amounts payable under this
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Agreement, make demand on the Borrower to pay, and the Borrower will, forthwith upon such demand and without any further notice or act, pay to the Administrative Agent the Collateral Shortfall Amount, which funds shall be deposited in the Facility LC Collateral Account.
(b)If at any time while any Event of Default is continuing, the Administrative Agent determines that the Collateral Shortfall Amount at such time is greater than zero, the Administrative Agent may make demand on the Borrower to pay, and the Borrower will, forthwith upon such demand and without any further notice or act, pay to the Administrative Agent the Collateral Shortfall Amount, which funds shall be deposited in the Facility LC Collateral Account.
(c)The Administrative Agent may at any time or from time to time after funds are deposited in the Facility LC Collateral Account, apply such funds to the payment of the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other amounts as shall from time to time have become due and payable by the Borrower to the Lenders or the LC Issuer under the Loan Documents, as provided in Section 8.2.
(d)At any time while any Event of Default is continuing, neither the Borrower nor any Person claiming on behalf of or through the Borrower shall have any right to withdraw any of the funds held in the Facility LC Collateral Account. After all of the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (other than contingent indemnification obligations or contingent obligations under Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 or 3.5 hereof, in each case absent the assertion of a claim with respect thereto) have been paid in full and the Aggregate Commitment has been terminated, any funds remaining in the Facility LC Collateral Account shall be returned by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower or paid to whomever may be legally entitled thereto at such time.
(e)If, within thirty (30) days after acceleration of the maturity of the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or termination of the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and the obligation and power of the LC Issuer to issue Facility LCs hereunder as a result of any Event of Default (other than any Event of Default as described in Section 7.6 or 7.7 with respect to the Borrower) and before any judgment or decree for the payment of the Obligations due under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall have been obtained or entered, the Required Lenders (in their sole discretion) shall so direct, the Administrative Agent shall, by notice to the Borrower, rescind and annul such acceleration and/or termination.
(f)Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, exercise all rights and remedies under the Loan Documents and enforce all other rights and remedies under applicable law.
8.2.Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.1 (or after the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents have automatically become immediately due and payable as set forth in the first sentence of Section 8.1(a)), any amounts received by the Administrative Agent on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:
(a)First, to payment of fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;
(b)Second, to payment of fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest, LC Fees and commitment fees) payable to the Lenders and the LC Issuer
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(including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and the LC Issuer as required by Section 9.6 and amounts payable under Article III);
(c)Third, to payment of accrued and unpaid LC Fees, commitment fees and interest on the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations, ratably among the Lenders and the LC Issuer in proportion to the respective amounts described in this Section 8.2(c) payable to them;
(d)Fourth, to payment of all other Obligations ratably among the Lenders;
(e)Fifth, to the Administrative Agent for deposit to the Facility LC Collateral Account in an amount equal to the Collateral Shortfall Amount (as defined in Section 8.1(a)), if any; and
(f)Last, the balance, if any, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by law;
provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above, Excluded Swap Obligations with respect to any Guarantor shall not be paid with amounts received from such Guarantor or its assets, but appropriate adjustments shall be made with respect to payments from other Loan Parties to preserve the allocation to Obligations otherwise set forth above in this Section 8.2.
8.3.Amendments. Subject to the provisions of this Section 8.3, the Required Lenders (or the Administrative Agent with the consent in writing of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower may enter into agreements supplemental hereto for the purpose of adding or modifying any provisions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or the Borrower hereunder or thereunder or waiving any Default or Event of Default hereunder; provided, however, that no such supplemental agreement shall:
(a)except as provided in Section 2.11, without the consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, extend the final maturity of any Loan, or extend the expiry date of any Facility LC to a date after the Facility Termination Date or such later date as is permitted by Section 2.19(a) or postpone any regularly scheduled payment of principal of any Loan or forgive all or any portion of the principal amount thereof or any Reimbursement Obligation related thereto, or reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest or fees thereon or Reimbursement Obligations related thereto or extend or increase the amount of the Commitment of such Lender hereunder (provided that any fee owing solely to the Administrative Agent may be modified or waived solely with the consent of the Administrative Agent);
(b)without the consent of all of the Lenders, reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders;
(c)without the consent of all of the Lenders, amend the first sentence of Section 2.3, Section 8.2, this Section 8.3 or Section 11.2; provided, that the foregoing limitation in respect of Section 11.2 shall not prohibit each Lender directly affected thereby from consenting to the extension of the final maturity date of its Loans or expiry date of its Facility LCs beyond the Facility Termination Date or such later date as is permitted by Section 2.19(a) as contemplated by Section 8.3(a) above;
(d)without the consent of all of the Lenders, amend the definitions of “Agreed Currencies” or “Eligible Currency”; or
(e)without the consent of all of the Lenders, release all or substantially all of the Guarantors of the Obligations except in accordance with the terms of the Guaranty.
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No amendment of any provision of this Agreement relating to the Administrative Agent shall be effective without the written consent of the Administrative Agent, and no amendment of any provision relating to the LC Issuer shall be effective without the written consent of the LC Issuer. No amendment to any provision of this Agreement relating to the Swing Line Lender or any Swing Line Loans shall be effective without the written consent of the Swing Line Lender. The Administrative Agent may waive payment of the fee required under Section 12.3(c) without obtaining the consent of any other party to this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Administrative Agent may, with the consent of the Borrower only, amend, modify or supplement this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to cure any ambiguity, omission, mistake, defect or inconsistency of a technical or immaterial nature, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (A) as to any amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification otherwise approved in accordance with this Section, it shall not be necessary to obtain the consent or approval of any Lender that, upon giving effect to such amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification, would have no Commitment or outstanding Loans so long as such Lender receives payment in full of the principal of and interest accrued on each Loan made by, and all other amounts owing to, such Lender or accrued for the account of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents at the time such amendment, amendment and restatement or other modification becomes effective, and (B) any amendment, modification, waiver or other action may be effected without the consent of any Defaulting Lender, except that (1) the Commitment of any such Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended, the maturity of the Loans of any Defaulting Lender may not be extended, the rate of interest on any of such Loans may not be reduced (other than by any waiver or amendment with respect to a default rate of interest) and the principal amount of any of such Loans may not be forgiven, in each case without the consent of such Defaulting Lender, and (2) any amendment, modification, waiver or other action that by its terms adversely affects any Defaulting Lender in its capacity as a Lender on a non-ratable basis and in a manner that differs in any material respect from, and is more adverse to such Defaulting Lender than it is to, other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.
8.4.Preservation of Rights. No delay or omission of the Lenders, the LC Issuer or the Administrative Agent to exercise any right under the Loan Documents shall impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of any Event of Default or an acquiescence therein, and the making of a Credit Extension notwithstanding the existence of an Event of Default or the inability of the Borrower to satisfy the conditions precedent to such Credit Extension shall not constitute any waiver or acquiescence. Any single or partial exercise of any such right shall not preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, and no waiver, amendment or other variation of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Loan Documents whatsoever shall be valid unless in writing signed by or with the consent of the Lenders required pursuant to Section 8.3, and then only to the extent in such writing specifically set forth. All remedies contained in the Loan Documents or by law afforded shall be cumulative and all shall be available to the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer and the Lenders until the Obligations have been paid in full.
ARTICLE IX

GENERAL PROVISIONS
9.1.Survival of Representations. All representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in this Agreement shall survive the making of the Credit Extensions herein contemplated.
9.2.Governmental Regulation. Anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, neither the LC Issuer nor any Lender shall be obligated to extend credit to the
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Borrower in violation of any limitation or prohibition provided by any applicable statute or regulation.
9.3.Headings. Section headings in the Loan Documents are for convenience of reference only, and shall not govern the interpretation of any of the provisions of the Loan Documents.
9.4.Entire Agreement. The Loan Documents embody the entire agreement and understanding among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer and the Lenders and supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer and the Lenders relating to the subject matter thereof other than those contained in the Fee Letters which shall survive and remain in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement.
9.5.Several Obligations; Benefits of this Agreement. The respective obligations of the Lenders hereunder are several and not joint and no Lender shall be the partner or agent of any other (except to the extent to which the Administrative Agent is authorized to act as such). The failure of any Lender to perform any of its obligations hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender from any of its obligations hereunder. This Agreement shall not be construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns, provided, however, that the parties hereto expressly agree that the Arranger shall enjoy the benefits of the provisions of Sections 9.6, 9.10 and 10.11 to the extent specifically set forth therein and shall have the right to enforce such provisions on its own behalf and in its own name to the same extent as if it were a party to this Agreement.
9.6.Expenses; Indemnification.
(a)The Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Arranger for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Arranger, including, without limitation, filing and recording costs and fees, costs of any environmental review, and consultants’ fees, travel expenses and reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Arranger incurred from time to time, in connection with the due diligence, preparation, administration, negotiation, execution, delivery, syndication, distribution (including, without limitation, via DebtX and any other internet service selected by the Administrative Agent), review, amendment, modification, and administration of the Loan Documents. The Borrower also agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer and the Lenders for any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including, without limitation, filing and recording costs and fees, costs of any environmental review, and consultants’ fees, travel expenses and reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer and the Lenders, paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer or any Lender in connection with the collection and enforcement of the Loan Documents. Expenses being reimbursed by the Borrower under this Section include, without limitation, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Reports described in the following sentence. The Borrower acknowledges that from time to time U.S. Bank may prepare and may distribute to the Lenders (but shall have no obligation or duty to prepare or to distribute to the Lenders) certain audit reports (the “Reports”) pertaining to the Borrower’s assets for internal use by U.S. Bank from information furnished to it by or on behalf of the Borrower, after U.S. Bank has exercised its rights of inspection pursuant to this Agreement. Each payment under this Section 9.6 shall be made within ten days following demand therefor accompanied by a reasonably detailed invoice.
(b)The Borrower hereby further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer, each Lender, their respective Affiliates, and each of their directors, officers and employees, agents and advisors against all losses, claims,
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damages, penalties, judgments, liabilities and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, charges and disbursements and settlement costs (including, without limitation, all expenses of litigation or preparation therefor) whether or not the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer, any Lender or any Affiliate is a party thereto, but excluding Taxes) which any of them may pay or incur arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the transactions contemplated hereby, any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous Materials on or from any Property owned or operated by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, any environmental liability related in any way to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or 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 Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or the direct or indirect application or proposed application of the proceeds of any Credit Extension hereunder, except in each case to the extent that they are determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the party seeking indemnification or any of its Affiliates or a material breach of the obligations of such party or any of its Affiliates under the Loan Documents. The obligations of the Borrower under this Section 9.6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement. No indemnified Person shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
9.7.Intentionally Omitted.
9.8.Accounting. Except as provided to the contrary herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted and all accounting determinations hereunder shall be made in accordance with GAAP in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the financial statements referred to in Section 5.4; provided, however that, notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made without giving effect to (i) any election under Accounting Standards Codification Section 825-10-25 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at “fair value”, as defined therein, or (ii) any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Financial Accounting Standards Codification Subtopic 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof. If at any time any change in GAAP would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent 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 in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders), provided that, until so amended, such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders reconciliation statements showing the difference in such calculation, together with the delivery of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements required hereunder. In addition, notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, the definitions set forth in this Agreement and any financial calculations required by the Loan Documents shall be computed to exclude any change to lease accounting rules from those in effect pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 840 (Leases) and other related lease accounting guidance as in effect on the date hereof.
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9.9.Severability of Provisions. Any provision in any Loan Document that is held to be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid without affecting the remaining provisions in that jurisdiction or the operation, enforceability, or validity of that provision in any other jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of all Loan Documents are declared to be severable.
9.10.Nonliability of Lenders. The relationship between the Borrower on the one hand and the Lenders, the LC Issuer and the Administrative Agent on the other hand shall be solely that of borrower and lender. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer nor any Lender shall have any fiduciary responsibilities to the Borrower. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer nor any Lender undertakes any responsibility to the Borrower to review or inform the Borrower of any matter in connection with any phase of the Borrower’s business or operations. The Borrower agrees that neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer nor any Lender shall have liability to the Borrower (whether sounding in tort, contract or otherwise) for losses suffered by the Borrower in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, the transactions contemplated and the relationship established by the Loan Documents, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith, unless it is determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that such losses resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the party from which recovery is sought or any of its Affiliates or a material breach of the obligations of such party or any of its Affiliates under the Loan Documents. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Arranger, the LC Issuer nor any Lender shall have any liability with respect to, and the Borrower hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue for, any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages suffered by the Borrower in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby. It is agreed that the Arranger shall, in its capacity as such, have no duties or responsibilities under the Agreement or any other Loan Document. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied and will not rely on the Arranger in deciding to enter into the Agreement or any other Loan Document or in taking or not taking any action.
9.11.Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to hold any information which it may receive from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents in confidence and to use such information solely for the purpose of evaluating, administering or enforcing the Loan Documents or the transactions effected thereby, except for disclosure (i) to its Affiliates and to the Administrative Agent and any other Lender and their respective Affiliates (provided that each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be responsible for any violation of this Section 9.11 by any of its Affiliates as if such Affiliates were bound hereby), (ii) to legal counsel, accountants, and other professional advisors to the Administrative Agent or such Lender provided such parties have been notified of the confidential nature of such information, (iii) as provided in Section 12.3(e), (iv) to regulatory officials, (v) to any Person as requested pursuant to or as required by law, regulation, or legal process, (vi) to any Person in connection with any legal proceeding to which it is a party, (vii) to its direct or indirect contractual counterparties in swap agreements or to legal counsel, accountants and other professional advisors to such counterparties provided such parties have been notified of the confidential nature of such information, (viii) to rating agencies if requested or required by such agencies in connection with a rating relating to the Advances hereunder, (ix) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (x) with the Borrower’s consent, (xi) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and (xii) to the extent such Information (1) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (2) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the LC Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender on a non-confidential basis
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from a source other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. Without limiting Section 9.4, the Borrower agrees that the terms of this Section 9.11 shall set forth the entire agreement between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and each Lender with respect to any confidential information previously or hereafter received by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in connection with this Agreement, and this Section 9.11 shall supersede any and all prior confidentiality agreements entered into by the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to such confidential information. The obligations of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 9.11 shall survive termination of this Agreement for a period of six months thereafter. In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the Commitments.
9.12.Nonreliance. Each Lender hereby represents that it is not relying on or looking to any margin stock (as defined in Regulation U) for the repayment of the Credit Extensions provided for herein.
9.13.Disclosure. The Borrower and each Lender hereby acknowledge and agree that each Lender and/or its Affiliates from time to time may hold investments in, make other loans to or have other relationships with the Borrower and its Affiliates, subject to the provisions of Section 9.11 hereof.
9.14.USA PATRIOT ACT NOTIFICATION. The following notification is provided to Borrower pursuant to Section 326 of the PATRIOT Act:
Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act hereby notifies the Borrower and each other Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the PATRIOT Act.
9.15.Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a)the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and
(b)the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i)a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii)a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be
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issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii)the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any Resolution Authority.
9.16.Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (i) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (ii) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized and acquired on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time
9.17.LIBOR Notifications. The interest rate for certain Eurocurrency Advances and Daily LIBO Loans is determined by reference to the Eurocurrency Base Rate and Daily LIBO Base Rate, respectively, which is derived from LIBOR. Section 3.3 provides a mechanism for (a) determining an alternative rate of interest if LIBOR is no longer available or in the other circumstances set forth in Section 3.3, and (b) modifying this Agreement to give effect to such alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission or any other matter related to LIBOR or other rates in the definition of Eurocurrency Base Rate, Daily LIBO Base Rate, or any other similar definition in respect of interest rates, as applicable, or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof, including without limitation, whether any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate, as it may or may not be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.3, will have the same value as, or be economically equivalent to, the Eurocurrency Base Rate or Daily LIBO Base Rate, as applicable.
9.18.Erroneous Payments.
(a)If the Administrative Agent notifies a Lender, LC Issuer or other holder of any Obligations (each, a “Lender Party”), or any Person who has received funds on behalf of a Lender Party (any such Lender Party or other recipient, a “Payment Recipient”), that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion (whether or not after receipt of any notice under immediately succeeding clause (b)) that any funds received by such Payment Recipient from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates were erroneously transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously received by, such Payment Recipient (whether or not such error is known to any Payment Recipient) (any such funds, whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise, individually and collectively, an “Erroneous Payment”) and demands the return of such Erroneous Payment (or a portion thereof), such Erroneous Payment shall at all times remain the property of the Administrative Agent and shall be segregated by the Payment Recipient and held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, and such Payment Recipient shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, in same day funds (in the currency so received), together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Payment Recipient to
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the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent in same day funds at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Payment Recipient under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(b)Without limiting immediately preceding clause (a), if any Payment Recipient receives a payment, prepayment or repayment (whether received as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees, distribution or otherwise) from the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) that (x) is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment, (y) was not preceded or accompanied by a notice of payment, prepayment or repayment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates), or (z) such Payment Recipient otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error (in whole or in part):

i.(A) in the case of immediately preceding clause (x) or (y), an error shall be presumed to have been made (absent written confirmation from the Administrative Agent to the contrary) or (B) in the case of immediately preceding clause (z), an error has been made, in each case, with respect to such payment, prepayment or repayment; and

ii.such Payment Recipient shall promptly (and, in all events, within one Business Day of its knowledge of such error) notify the Administrative Agent of its receipt of such payment, prepayment or repayment, the details thereof (in reasonable detail) and that it is so notifying the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9.18(b).

(c)Each Lender Party hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off, net and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender Party under any Loan Document, or otherwise payable or distributable by the Administrative Agent to such Lender Party from any source, against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under immediately preceding clause (a) or under the indemnification provisions of this Agreement.

(d)An Erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations, except to the extent such Erroneous Payment comprises funds received by the Administrative Agent from a Loan Party for the purpose of making such Erroneous Payment.

(e)To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Payment Recipient hereby agrees not to assert any right or claim to an Erroneous Payment, and hereby waives, and is deemed to waive, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment, including without limitation any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine, with
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respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Erroneous Payment.

Each party’s agreements under this Section 9.18 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent, any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender or LC Issuer, the termination of the Commitments, or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of any or all Obligations.
9.19.Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for Rate Management Transactions or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support “QFC Credit Support” and each such QFC a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):
In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

For purposes hereof, the following terms have the following meanings:
BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.
Covered Entity” means:
(i)a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(ii)a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
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(iii)a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
ARTICLE X

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
10.1.Appointment; Nature of Relationship. U.S. Bank National Association is hereby appointed by each of the Lenders as its contractual representative (herein referred to as the “Administrative Agent”) hereunder and under each other Loan Document, and each of the Lenders irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the contractual representative of such Lender with the rights and duties expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent agrees to act as such contractual representative upon the express conditions contained in this Article X. Notwithstanding the use of the defined term “Administrative Agent,” it is expressly understood and agreed that the Administrative Agent shall not have any fiduciary responsibilities to any Lender by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document and that the Administrative Agent is merely acting as the contractual representative of the Lenders with only those duties as are expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In its capacity as the Lenders’ contractual representative, the Administrative Agent does not hereby assume any fiduciary duties to any of the Lenders and is acting as an independent contractor, the rights and duties of which are limited to those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each of the Lenders hereby agrees to assert no claim against the Administrative Agent on any agency theory or any other theory of liability for breach of fiduciary duty, all of which claims each Lender hereby waives.
10.2.Powers. The Administrative Agent shall have and may exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of each thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Administrative Agent shall have no implied duties to the Lenders, or any obligation to the Lenders to take any action thereunder except any action specifically provided by the Loan Documents to be taken by the Administrative Agent.
10.3.General Immunity. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable to the Borrower, the Lenders or any Lender for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in connection herewith or therewith except to the extent such action or inaction is determined in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have arisen from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Person or any of its Affiliates or a material breach of the obligations of such Person or any of its Affiliates under the Loan Documents.
10.4.No Responsibility for Loans, Recitals, etc. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, or verify (a) any statement, warranty or representation made in connection with any Loan Document or any borrowing hereunder; (b) the performance or observance of any of the covenants or agreements of any obligor under any Loan Document, including, without limitation, any agreement by an obligor to furnish information directly to each Lender; (c) the satisfaction of any condition specified in Article IV, except receipt of items required to be delivered solely to the Administrative Agent; (d) the existence or possible existence of any
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Default or Event of Default; (e) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness, sufficiency or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other instrument or writing furnished in connection therewith; (f) the value, sufficiency, creation, perfection or priority of any Lien in any collateral security; or (g) the financial condition of the Borrower or any guarantor of any of the Obligations or of any of the Borrower’s or any such guarantor’s respective Subsidiaries.
10.5.Action on Instructions of Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, hereunder and under any other Loan Document in accordance with written instructions signed by the Required Lenders, and such instructions and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding on all of the Lenders. The Lenders hereby acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall be under no duty to take any discretionary action permitted to be taken by it pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall be requested in writing to do so by the Required Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action hereunder and under any other Loan Document unless it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders pro rata against any and all liability, cost and expense that it may incur by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Administrative Agent may, at any time, request instructions from the Required Lenders with respect to any actions or approvals which, by the terms of this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent is permitted or required to take or to grant without consent or approval from the Required Lenders, and if such instructions are promptly requested, the Administrative Agent will be absolutely entitled to refrain from taking any action or to withhold any approval under any of the Loan Documents and will not have any liability for refraining from taking any action or withholding any approval under any of the Loan Documents until it has received such instructions from the Required Lenders.
10.6.Employment of Administrative Agents and Counsel. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties as Administrative Agent hereunder and under any other Loan Document by or through employees, agents, and attorneys-in-fact and shall not be answerable to the Lenders, except as to money or securities received by it or its authorized agents, for the default or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning the contractual arrangement between the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and all matters pertaining to the Administrative Agent’s duties hereunder and under any other Loan Document.
10.7.Reliance on Documents; Counsel. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any Note, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex, electronic mail message, statement, paper or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons, and, in respect to legal matters, upon the opinion of counsel selected by the Administrative Agent, which counsel may be employees of the Administrative Agent. For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Sections 4.1 and 4.2, 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 applicable date specifying its objection thereto.
10.8.Administrative Agent’s Reimbursement and Indemnification. The Lenders agree to reimburse and indemnify the Administrative Agent ratably in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Shares (disregarding, for the avoidance of doubt, the exclusion of Defaulting Lenders therein) (determined at the time such indemnity or reimbursement is sought) (i) for any amounts not reimbursed by the Borrower for which the Administrative Agent is entitled to reimbursement by the Borrower under the Loan Documents, (ii) for any other expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, in connection with the preparation, execution,
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delivery, administration and enforcement of the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, for any expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with any dispute between the Administrative Agent and any Lender or between two or more of the Lenders) and (iii) for any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of the Loan Documents or any other document delivered in connection therewith or the transactions contemplated thereby (including, without limitation, for any such amounts incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in connection with any dispute between the Administrative Agent and any Lender or between two or more of the Lenders), or the enforcement of any of the terms of the Loan Documents or of any such other documents, provided that (i) no Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent any of the foregoing is found in a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative Agent and (ii) any indemnification required pursuant to Section 3.5(d) shall, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 10.8, be paid by the relevant Lender in accordance with the provisions thereof. The obligations of the Lenders under this Section 10.8 shall survive payment of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement.
10.9.Notice of Event of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders; provided that, except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not 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 Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
10.10.Rights as a Lender. In the event the Administrative Agent is a Lender, the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers hereunder and under any other Loan Document with respect to its Commitment and its Loans as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” shall, at any time when the Administrative Agent is a Lender, unless the context otherwise indicates, include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity. The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of trust, debt, equity or other transaction, in addition to those contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in which the Borrower or such Subsidiary is not restricted hereby from engaging with any other Person.
10.11.Lender Credit Decision, Legal Representation.
(a)Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or any other Lender and based on the financial statements prepared by the Borrower and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Except for any notice, report, document or other information expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent or Arranger hereunder, neither the Administrative Agent nor the Arranger shall have any duty or responsibility (either initially or on
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a continuing basis) to provide any Lender with any notice, report, document, credit information or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or Arranger (whether or not in their respective capacity as Administrative Agent or Arranger) or any of their Affiliates.
(b)Each Lender further acknowledges that it has had the opportunity to be represented by legal counsel in connection with its execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, that it has made its own evaluation of all applicable laws and regulations relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and that the counsel to the Administrative Agent represents only the Administrative Agent and not the Lenders in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
10.12.Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower, such resignation to be effective upon the appointment of a successor Administrative Agent or, if no successor Administrative Agent has been appointed, thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its intention to resign. The Administrative Agent may be removed at any time that it constitutes a Defaulting Lender by written notice received by the Administrative Agent from the Required Lenders, such removal to be effective on the date specified by the Required Lenders. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint, on behalf of the Borrower and the Lenders, a successor Administrative Agent. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders within fifteen (15) days after the resigning Administrative Agent’s giving notice of its intention to resign, then the resigning Administrative Agent may appoint, on behalf of the Borrower and the Lenders, a successor Administrative Agent. The consent of the Borrower, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, shall be required prior to the appointment of any successor Administrative Agent, other than a Lender, becoming effective, provided that the consent of the Borrower shall not be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and provided further that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such appointment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Lenders and, if applicable, the resigning Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent may at any time without the consent of the Borrower or any Lender, appoint any of its Affiliates meeting the requirements for a successor Administrative Agent set forth below as a successor Administrative Agent hereunder. If the Administrative Agent has resigned or been removed and no successor Administrative Agent has been appointed, the Lenders may perform all the duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder and the Borrower shall make all payments in respect of the Obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the applicable Lender and for all other purposes shall deal directly with the Lenders. No successor Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be appointed hereunder until such successor Administrative Agent has accepted the appointment. Any such successor Administrative Agent shall be a commercial bank having capital and retained earnings of at least $100,000,000. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the resigning or removed Administrative Agent. Upon the effectiveness of the resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent, the resigning or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the Loan Documents other than its duties under Section 9.11 hereof. After the effectiveness of the resignation or removal of an Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article X shall continue in effect for the benefit of such Administrative Agent in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In the event that there is a successor to the Administrative Agent by merger, or the Administrative Agent assigns its duties and obligations to an Affiliate pursuant to this
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Section 10.12, then the term “Prime Rate” as used in this Agreement shall mean the prime rate, base rate or other analogous rate of the new Administrative Agent.
10.13.Administrative Agent’s and Arrangers’ Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers, for their respective accounts, (i) the fees agreed to by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and U.S. Bank, as an Arranger, pursuant to that certain letter agreement dated as of October 24, 2018 between the Administrative Agent, U.S. Bank, as an Arranger, and the Borrower (the “U.S. Bank Fee Letter”), (ii) the fees agreed to by the Borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agent and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as an Arranger, pursuant to that certain letter agreement dated as of October 24, 2018 between Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agent, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as an Arranger and the Borrower (the “Wells Fargo Fee Letter”), (iii) the fees agreed to by the Borrower and BMO Harris Bank N.A., as an Arranger and as Co-Syndication Agent, pursuant to that certain letter agreement dated as of October 24, 2018 between BMO Harris Bank N.A., as an Arranger and a Co-Syndication Agent and the Borrower (the “BMO Fee Letter”), and (iv) the fees agreed to by the Borrower and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as an Arranger and as Co-Syndication Agent, pursuant to that certain letter agreement dated as of October 24, 2018 between JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as an Arranger and a Co-Syndication Agent and the Borrower (the “JPMorgan Fee Letter” and together with the U.S. Bank Fee Letter, the Wells Fargo Fee Letter and the BMO Fee Letter, the “Fee Letters”), or as otherwise agreed from time to time.
10.14.Delegation to Affiliates. The Borrower and the Lenders agree that the Administrative Agent may delegate any of its duties under this Agreement to any of its Affiliates, provided that no such delegation shall release the Administrative Agent from liability for performance of such duties. Any such Affiliate (and such Affiliate’s directors, officers, agents and employees) which performs duties in connection with this Agreement shall be entitled to the same benefits of the indemnification, waiver and other protective provisions to which the Administrative Agent is entitled under Articles IX and X.
10.15. Documentation Agents, Syndication Agents, etc. Neither any of the Lenders identified in this Agreement as a “co-agent” nor as a Documentation Agent or a Co-Syndication Agent shall have any right, power, obligation, liability, responsibility or duty under this Agreement other than those applicable to all Lenders as such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of such Lenders shall have or be deemed to have a fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender hereby makes the same acknowledgments with respect to such Lenders as it makes with respect to the Administrative Agent in Section 10.11.
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 that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, 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 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) no 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) each of 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 no
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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 claims that it may have against each of 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.
10.17.Certain ERISA Matters.
(a)Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of (1) the Second Amendment Effective Date and (2) if such Lender became a party hereto after the Second Amendment Effective Date, the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, (1) from the Second Amendment Effective Date and (2) if such Lender became a party hereto after the Second Amendment Effective Date, 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, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, 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 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, of an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which is subject to Title I of ERISA or any plan (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code) which is subject to Section 4975 of the Code with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement, (ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more prohibited transaction exemptions issued by the Department of Labor (each, a “PTE”), 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.
(b)In addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has not provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in sub-clause (iv) 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 and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (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).
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(c)The Administrative Agent and each 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 Facility LCs, the Commitments and this Agreement, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans, the Facility LCs or the Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans, the Facility LCs 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 XI

SETOFF; RATABLE PAYMENTS
11.1.Setoff. The Borrower hereby grants each Lender a security interest in all deposits, credits and deposit accounts (including all account balances, whether provisional or final and whether or not collected or available) of the Borrower with such Lender or any Affiliate of such Lender (the “Deposits”) to secure the Obligations. In addition to, and without limitation of, any rights of the Lenders under applicable law, if any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, Borrower authorizes each Lender to offset and apply all such Deposits toward the payment of the Obligations owing to such Lender, whether or not the Obligations, or any part thereof, shall then be due and regardless of the existence or adequacy of any collateral, guaranty or any other security, right or remedy available to such Lender or the Lenders; provided, that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.22 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 LC Issuer, and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff.
11.2.Ratable Payments. If any Lender, whether by setoff or otherwise, has payment made to it upon its Outstanding Credit Exposure (other than payments received pursuant to Section 3.1, 3.2, 3.4 or 3.5) in a greater proportion than that received by any other Lender, such Lender agrees, promptly upon demand, to purchase a portion of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure held by the other Lenders so that after such purchase each Lender will hold its Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. If any Lender, whether in connection with setoff or amounts which might be subject to setoff or otherwise, receives collateral or other protection for its Obligations or such amounts which may be subject to setoff, such Lender agrees, promptly upon demand, to take such action necessary such that all Lenders share in the benefits of such collateral or other protection ratably in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Shares of the Aggregate Outstanding Credit Exposure. In case any such payment is disturbed by legal process, or otherwise, appropriate further adjustments shall be made.
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ARTICLE XII

BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS; PARTICIPATIONS
12.1.Successors and Assigns. The terms and provisions of the Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) the Borrower shall not have the right to assign its rights or obligations under the Loan Documents without the prior written consent of each Lender, (ii) any assignment by any Lender must be made in compliance with Section 12.3, (iii) any transfer by participation must be made in compliance with Section 12.2 and (iv) any replacement of the Administrative Agent must be effected in compliance with Section 10.12. Any attempted assignment or transfer by any party not made in compliance with this Section 12.1 shall be null and void, unless such attempted assignment or transfer is treated as a participation in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that clause (ii) of this Section 12.1 relates only to absolute assignments and this Section 12.1 does not prohibit assignments creating security interests, including, without limitation, (x) any pledge or assignment by any Lender of all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement and any Note to a Federal Reserve Bank or (y) in the case of a Lender which is a Fund, any pledge or assignment of all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement and any Note to its trustee in support of its obligations to its trustee; provided, however, that no such pledge or assignment creating a security interest shall release the transferor Lender from its obligations hereunder unless and until the parties thereto have complied with the provisions of Section 12.3. The Administrative Agent may treat the Person which made any Loan or which holds any Note as the owner thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until such Person complies with Section 12.3; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may in its discretion (but shall not be required to) follow instructions from the Person which made any Loan or which holds any Note to direct payments relating to such Loan or Note to another Person. Any assignee of the rights to any Loan or any Note agrees by acceptance of such assignment to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents. Any request, authority or consent of any Person, who at the time of making such request or giving such authority or consent is the owner of the rights to any Loan (whether or not a Note has been issued in evidence thereof), shall be conclusive and binding on any subsequent holder or assignee of the rights to such Loan.
12.2.Participations.
(a)Permitted Participants; Effect. Any Lender may at any time sell to one or more entities (“Participants”) participating interests in any Outstanding Credit Exposure owing to such Lender, any Note held by such Lender, any Commitment of such Lender or any other interest of such Lender under the Loan Documents. In the event of any such sale by a Lender of participating interests to a Participant, such Lender’s obligations under the Loan Documents shall remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, such Lender shall remain the owner of its Outstanding Credit Exposure and the holder of any Note issued to it in evidence thereof for all purposes under the Loan Documents, all amounts payable by the Borrower under this Agreement shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participating interests, and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under the Loan Documents.
(b)Voting Rights. Each Lender shall retain the sole right to approve, without the consent of any Participant, any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of the Loan Documents provided that each such Lender may agree in its participation agreement with its Participant that such Lender will not vote to approve any amendment, modification or waiver with respect to any Outstanding Credit Exposure or Commitment in which such Participant has
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an interest which would require consent of all of the Lenders pursuant to the terms of Section 8.3 or of any other Loan Document.
(c)Benefit of Certain Provisions. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of setoff provided in Section 11.1 in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under the Loan Documents to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under the Loan Documents, provided that each Lender shall retain the right of setoff provided in Section 11.1 with respect to the amount of participating interests sold to each Participant. The Lenders agree to share with each Participant, and each Participant, by exercising the right of setoff provided in Section 11.1, agrees to share with each Lender, any amount received pursuant to the exercise of its right of setoff, such amounts to be shared in accordance with Section 11.2 as if each Participant were a Lender. The Borrower further agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 9.6 and 9.10 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 12.3, provided that (i) a Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.1 or 3.2 than the Lender who sold the participating interest to such Participant would have received had it retained such interest for its own account, unless the sale of such interest to such Participant is made with the prior written consent of the Borrower, and (ii) a Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 3.5 than the Lender who sold the participating interest to such Participant would have received had it retained such interest for its own account (A) except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a change in treaty, law or regulation (or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority) that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation and (B), in the case of any Participant that would be a Non-U.S. Lender if it were a Lender, such Participant agrees to comply with the provisions of Section 3.5 to the same extent as if it were a Lender (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.5(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender). Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a nonfiduciary 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 any Outstanding Credit Exposure, any Note, any Commitment or any 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 Outstanding Credit Exposure, any Note, any Commitment or any other obligations under the Loan Documents) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Outstanding Credit Exposure, any Note, any Commitment or any other obligations under the Loan Documents 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.
12.3.Assignments.
(a)Permitted Assignments. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees (“Purchasers”) all or any part of its rights and obligations under the Loan Documents. Such assignment shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit C or in such other form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent as may be agreed to by the parties thereto. Each such assignment with respect to a Purchaser which is not a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund shall either be in an amount equal to the entire applicable Commitment and Outstanding Credit Exposure of the assigning Lender or (unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents) be in an aggregate amount not less
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than $5,000,000. The amount of the assignment shall be based on the Commitment or Outstanding Credit Exposure (if the Commitment has been terminated) subject to the assignment, determined as of the date of such assignment or as of the “Trade Date,” if the “Trade Date” is specified in the assignment.
(b)Consents. The consent of the Borrower shall be required prior to an assignment becoming effective unless the Purchaser is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, provided that the consent of the Borrower shall not be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; provided further 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 five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof. The consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required prior to an assignment becoming effective unless the Purchaser is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund. The consent of each of the LC Issuer and the Swing Line Lender shall be required prior to an assignment of a Commitment becoming effective unless the Purchaser is a Lender with a Commitment. Any consent required under this Section 12.3(b) shall not be unreasonably withheld or (in the case of the Administrative Agent) delayed.
(c)Effect; Assignment Effective Date. Upon (i) delivery to the Administrative Agent of an assignment, together with any consents required by Sections 12.3(a) and 12.3(b), and (ii) payment of a $3,500 fee to the Administrative Agent for processing such assignment (unless such fee is waived by the Administrative Agent), such assignment shall become effective on the effective date specified in such assignment. The assignment shall contain a representation by the Purchaser to the effect that none of the consideration used to make the purchase of the Commitment and Outstanding Credit Exposure under the applicable assignment agreement constitutes “plan assets” as defined under ERISA and that the rights and interests of the Purchaser in and under the Loan Documents will not be “plan assets” under ERISA. On and after the effective date of such assignment, such Purchaser shall for all purposes be a Lender party to this Agreement and any other Loan Document executed by or on behalf of the Lenders and shall have all the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, to the same extent as if it were an original party thereto, and the transferor Lender shall be released with respect to the Commitment and Outstanding Credit Exposure assigned to such Purchaser without any further consent or action by the Borrower, the Lenders or the Administrative Agent. In the case of an assignment covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a Lender hereunder but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of, and subject to, those provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents which survive payment of the Obligations and termination of the applicable agreement. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 12.3 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 12.2. Upon the consummation of any assignment to a Purchaser pursuant to this Section 12.3(c), the transferor Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall, if the transferor Lender or the Purchaser desires that its Loans be evidenced by Notes, make appropriate arrangements so that new Notes or, as appropriate, replacement Notes are issued to such transferor Lender and new Notes or, as appropriate, replacement Notes, are issued to such Purchaser, in each case in principal amounts reflecting their respective Commitments, as adjusted pursuant to such assignment.
(d)Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices in the United States of America, a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender, and participations of each Lender in Facility LCs, pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The
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entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and each Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
(e)1.0625e Borrower and the Lenders, resign as LC Issuer and/or (ii) U.S. Bank National Association or any other Swing Line Lender may, upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower, resign as Swing Line Lender. In the event of any such resignation as LC Issuer or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor LC Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of such LC Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. If U.S. Bank National Association resigns as LC Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the LC Issuer hereunder with respect to all Facility LCs outstanding as of the effective time of its resignation as LC Issuer and all LC Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations pursuant to Section 2.19(b)). If U.S. Bank National Association 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 time of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.4(d). Upon the appointment of a successor LC 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 LC Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, and (b) the successor LC Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Facility LCs, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to such LC Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of such LC Issuer with respect to such Facility LCs.
ARTICLE XIII

NOTICES
13.1.Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communication.
(a)Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in paragraph (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile as follows:
(i)if to the Borrower, to it at C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., 14701 Charlson Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55347, Attention: Troy Renner, Treasurer, Facsimile: 952-937-7700;
(ii)if to the Administrative Agent, to it at U.S. Bank National Association, 1420 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor, Seattle, Washington 98101, Attention: Agency Services, Facsimile: 206-598-7022;
(iii)if to the LC Issuer, to it at U.S. Bank National Association, 800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402, Attention: Standby Letter of Credit Department, Facsimile: 612-303-5226;
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(iv)if to a Lender, to it at its address (or facsimile number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.
Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices 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). Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).
(b)Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the LC 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 or as otherwise determined by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or the LC Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or the LC 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 respective discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it or as it otherwise determines, provided that such determination or approval may be limited to particular notices or communications.
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), provided that if such notice or other communication is not given during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.
(c)Change of Address, Etc. Any party hereto may change its address or facsimile number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto given in the manner set forth in this Section 13.1.
ARTICLE XIV

COUNTERPARTS; INTEGRATION; EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC EXECUTION; ELECTRONIC RECORDS
14.1.Counterparts; 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 shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent, and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the parties hereto (provided that the Lenders’ obligations to make Credit Extensions shall be subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article IV), and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or .pdf shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
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14.2.Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any assignment and assumption agreement 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, or any other state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
14.3.Electronic Records. The Borrower hereby acknowledges the receipt of a copy of this Agreement and all other Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent and each Lender may, on behalf of the Borrower, create a microfilm or optical disk or other electronic image of this Agreement and any or all of the Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent and each Lender may store the electronic image of this Agreement and Loan Documents in its electronic form and then destroy the paper original as part of the Administrative Agent’s and each Lender’s normal business practices, with the electronic image deemed to be an original and of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as the paper originals. The Administrative Agent and each Lender are authorized, when appropriate, to convert any note into a “transferable record” under the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
ARTICLE XV

CHOICE OF LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
15.1.CHOICE OF LAW.
THE LOAN DOCUMENTS (OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINING A CONTRARY EXPRESS CHOICE OF LAW PROVISION) SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT GIVING EFFECT TO FEDERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO NATIONAL BANKS.
15.2.CONSENT TO JURISDICTION.
THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN ANY SUCH COURT AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AS TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT OR THAT SUCH COURT IS AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LC ISSUER OR ANY LENDER TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE BORROWER IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. IN THE EVENT THE BORROWER COMMENCES ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LC ISSUER OR ANY LENDER OR ANY AFFILIATE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LC ISSUER OR ANY LENDER INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY JURISDICTION OR VENUE OTHER THAN A UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LC ISSUER OR ANY LENDER,
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AT ITS OPTION, SHALL BE ENTITLED TO HAVE THE CASE TRANSFERRED TO A UNITED STATES FEDERAL OR STATE COURT SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK.
15.3.WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, THE LC ISSUER AND EACH LENDER HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED THEREUNDER.

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PRICING SCHEDULE
Applicable Margin Level I Status Level II Status Level III Status Level IV Status
Level V
Status
Eurocurrency Rate/Daily LIBO Rate (other than for SONIA RFR Loans) 0.875% 1.00% 1.125% 1.25% 1.50%
SONIA RFR Loans 0.9076% 1.0326% 1.1576% 1.2826% 1.5326%
Base Rate 0% 0% 0.125% 0.25% 0.50%
Applicable Fee Rate Level I Status Level II Status Level III Status Level IV Status Level V Status
Commitment Fee 0.075% 0.090% 0.110% 0.150% 0.200%

For the purposes of this Schedule, the following terms have the following meanings, subject to the final paragraph of this Schedule:
“Level I Status” means the Borrower’s S&P Rating is A or higher and its Moody’s Rating is A2 or higher.
“Level II Status” means Level I Status does not apply, but the Borrower’s S&P Rating is A- or higher and its Moody’s Rating is A3 or higher.
“Level III Status” means neither Level I Status nor Level II Status applies, but the Borrower’s S&P Rating is BBB+ or higher and its Moody’s Rating is Baa1 or higher.
“Level IV Status” means neither Level I Status, Level II Status nor Level III Status applies, but the Borrower’s S&P Rating is BBB or higher and its Moody’s Rating is Baa2 or higher.
“Level V Status” means neither Level I Status, Level II Status, Level III Status nor Level IV Status applies.
“Status” means either Level I Status, Level II Status, Level III Status, Level IV Status or Level V Status.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
(a)        if only one of the Credit Rating Agencies shall have in effect a Credit Rating or if no Credit Rating Agency shall have in effect a Credit Rating, then the Pricing Level shall be determined by reference to Pricing Level V;




(b)        if two Credit Rating Agencies shall have in effect a Credit Rating, and such Credit Ratings differ by one level, then the Pricing Level for the higher of the two Credit Ratings shall apply (with the Credit Rating for Pricing Level I being the highest and the Credit Rating for Pricing Level V being the lowest); and
(c)        if two Credit Rating Agencies shall have in effect a Credit Rating, and there is a split in Credit Ratings of such Credit Rating Agencies of more than one level, then the Pricing Level that is one level below the higher of the two Credit Ratings shall apply.
Each change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a publicly announced change in the Credit Rating after the Second Amendment Effective Date shall be effective during the period commencing on the date of the public announcement thereof and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change.  If the rating system of any such Credit Rating Agency shall change, or if any such Credit Rating Agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, or if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that it elects to have a Credit Rating Agency replace S&P or Moody’s, the Borrower and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this Pricing Schedule to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of ratings from such Credit Rating Agencies or the replacement Credit Rating Agency selected by the Borrower and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin and the Applicable Fee Rate the Credit Rating of the affected Credit Rating Agency shall be deemed to the Credit Rating of such Credit Rating Agency as most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation.




SCHEDULE 1
Commitments

Lender: Commitment: Percentage:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $160,000,000
16.000000000%
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $120,000,000
12.000000000%
BMO HARRIS BANK N.A. $120,000,000
12.000000000%
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. $120,000,000
12.000000000%
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. $90,000,000
9.000000000%
MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. $90,000,000
9.000000000%
MUFG BANK, LTD. $90,000,000
9.000000000%
HSBC BANK USA, N.A. $80,000,000
8.000000000%
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $80,000,000
8.000000000%
THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY $50,000,000
5.000000000%
TOTAL COMMITMENTS $1,000,000,000 100%






EXHIBIT D

FORM OF BORROWING/CONVERSION/CONTINUATION NOTICE
TO:    U.S. Bank National Association, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) under that certain Credit Agreement (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), dated as of October 29, 2012 among C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (the “Borrower”), the financial institutions party thereto, as lenders (the “Lenders”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as Administrative Agent, as Swing Line Lender and as LC Issuer.
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
The undersigned Borrower hereby gives to the Administrative Agent a request for [borrowing] [conversion] [continuation] pursuant to Section [2.8] [2.9] of the Credit Agreement, and the Borrower hereby requests to [borrow on] [convert on] [continue on] [_______________], 20[__] (the “[Borrowing] [Conversion] [Continuation] Date”):
(a) from the Lenders, on a pro rata basis, an aggregate principal Dollar Amount of $[___________] in Revolving Loans as:
1. ☐    a Base Rate Advance (in Dollars)
2. a Eurocurrency Advance with the following characteristics:
Term Benchmark Advance
RFR Advance
Other Type of Eurocurrency Advance
Interest Period (if applicable) of [__________] [days/month(s)]
Agreed Currency: [__________]
[(b) from the Swing Line Lender, a Swing Line Loan (in Dollars) of $[____________] bearing interest at:
1. ☐    Base Rate
2. ☐    Daily LIBO Rate]
[The undersigned hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that (i) the representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date; and (ii) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Advance, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.]
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EXH. D



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Borrowing/Conversion/Continuation Notice to be executed by its authorized officer as of the date set forth below.
Dated: [_______________], 20[__]
C.H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.


By: _________________________
Name:
Title:


EXH. D

Exhibit 10.5

SECOND AMENDMENT TO
NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
    THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), is made and entered into as of November 19, 2021, by and among C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), The Prudential Insurance Company of America and the other holders of Notes (as defined in the Note Agreement defined below) that are signatories hereto (together with their successors and assigns, the “Noteholders”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Noteholders are parties to a certain Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 23, 2013 and amended by the First Amendment, dated as of February 15, 2015 (as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note Agreement”; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Note Agreement), pursuant to which the Noteholders have purchased Notes from the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Noteholders amend certain provisions of the Note Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Noteholders are willing to do so;
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of all of which are acknowledged, the Company and the Noteholders agree as follows:
1.Amendments.
(a)Section 10.5(k) of the Note Agreement is amended by replacing the existing text of Section 10.5(k) with the following:
    (k)    Liens incurred in connection with any transfer of an interest (whether characterized as the grant of a security interest or the transfer of ownership) in Receivables, related assets and the deposit accounts into which proceeds of such Receivables and related assets may be deposited as part of a Qualified Receivables Transaction; provided, that the sum of the aggregate amount of Receivables Transaction Attributed Indebtedness plus Consolidated Priority Debt does not exceed 20% of Consolidated Total Assets immediately after giving effect to any such transfer or Qualified Receivables Transaction; provided, further, that proceeds of assets unrelated to such a Qualified Receivables Transaction may be deposited from time to time into one or more of such deposit accounts, with the understanding that (x) such proceeds shall be transferred promptly out of such account into a different account that is not subject to a Lien in respect of such Qualified Receivables Transaction, and (y) the creditors or purchasers under such Qualified Receivables Transaction shall have agreed in writing that they shall return to the Company (or another Credit Party, as applicable) any such proceeds received during a time in which such creditors or purchasers have exercised their right of exclusive access to such account;
(b)Section 22 of the Note Agreement is amended by adding a new Section 22.8:
22.8.    Divisions. For all purposes under this Agreement and all related agreements, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or



any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (i) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent Person, and (ii) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized and acquired on the first date of its existence by the holders of its ownership interests at such time
(c)Schedule A of the Note Agreement is amended by replacing the definition of “Qualified Receivables Transaction” with the following:
“Qualified Receivables Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to which the Company or any Subsidiary may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to a Qualified Receivables Entity, or any other Person, any interest (whether characterized as the grant of a security interest or the transfer of ownership) in any Receivables and rights related thereto, whether such transaction or series of transactions constitutes a secured loan or credit facility, a true sale of assets to a Qualified Receivables Entity or other Person, or otherwise, provided that (i) the documents evidencing such transaction or series of transactions are acceptable to the Required Holders in their reasonable discretion, and (ii) the Receivables Transaction Attributed Indebtedness outstanding at any one time does not exceed $500,000,000.

2.Conditions to Effectiveness of this Amendment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Amendment and without affecting in any manner the rights of the holders of the Notes hereunder, it is understood and agreed that this Amendment shall not become effective, and the Company shall have no rights under this Amendment, until the Noteholders shall have received (i) reimbursement or payment of its costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Amendment or the Note Agreement (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of King & Spalding LLP, counsel to the Noteholders), and (ii) each of the following documents:
    (a)     executed counterparts to this Amendment from the Company, each of the Guarantors and the Noteholders;
    (b)    a duly executed copy of the Credit Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Noteholders; and
(c)     a duly executed certificate of its Secretary or Assistant Secretary, dated the date of the Closing, certifying as to (i) the resolutions attached thereto and other corporate proceedings relating to the authorization, execution and delivery of this Amendment, (ii) the Company’s organizational documents as then in effect (or certifying that there have been no changes or modifications thereof to the documents delivered pursuant to Section 4.3(b) of the Note Agreement) and (iii) a good standing certificate (or analogous documentation if applicable) for the Company from the Secretary of State (or analogous governmental entity) of the jurisdiction of its organization, to the extent generally available in such jurisdiction.
3.Representations and Warranties. To induce the Noteholders to enter into this Amendment, each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby represents and warrants to the Noteholders that:
(a)    Each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each
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jurisdiction in which such qualification is required by law, other than those jurisdictions as to which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors has the corporate power and authority to own or hold under lease the properties it purports to own or hold under lease, to transact the business it transacts and proposes to transact, to execute and deliver this Amendment and to perform the provisions hereof and thereof.
(b)    This Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, and this Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, enforceable against the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(c)    This Amendment and the most recent consolidated financial statements delivered to the holders of the Notes pursuant to Section 7.1(a) and Section 7.1(b) of the Note Agreement (this Amendment and such financial statements delivered to the holders being referred to, collectively, as the “Amendment Disclosure Documents”), taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made. Since December 31, 2020, there has been no change in the financial condition, operations, business or properties of the Company or any Subsidiary except changes that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d)     All of the most recent consolidated financial statements delivered to the holders of the Notes pursuant to Section 7.1(a) and Section 7.1(b) of the Note Agreement (including in each case the related schedules and notes) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates of such financial statements and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the respective periods so specified and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved except as set forth in the notes thereto (subject, in the case of any interim financial statements, to normal yearend adjustments). The Company and its Subsidiaries do not have any Material liabilities that are not disclosed in the Amendment Disclosure Documents.
(e)     The execution, delivery and performance by the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors of this Amendment will not (i) contravene, result in any breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any Lien in respect of any property of the Company or any Subsidiary under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan, purchase or credit agreement, lease, corporate charter or by laws, shareholders agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or by which the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties may be bound or affected, (ii) conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any order, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or (iii) violate any provision of any statute or other rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary. No consent, approval or authorization of, or registration, filing or declaration with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of this Amendment.
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(f)     The Company and its Subsidiaries have good and sufficient title to their respective Material properties, including all such properties reflected in the audited balance sheet for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 or purported to have been acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary after such date (except as sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business), in each case free and clear of Liens prohibited by the Note Agreement, except for those defects in title and Liens that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect. All Material leases are valid and subsisting and are in full force and effect in all material respects.
(g)     Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default and no waiver of default is currently in effect, in the payment of any principal or interest on any Indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary and no event or condition exists with respect to any Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary the outstanding principal amount of which exceeds $10,000,000 that would permit (or that with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would permit) one or more Persons to cause such Indebtedness to become due and payable before its stated maturity or before its regularly scheduled dates of payment.
    (h)    After giving effect to this Amendment, (i) the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.8, Section 5.9, Section 5.11, Section 5.12 (but excluding Section 5.12(d)), Section 5.16 (but excluding Section 5.16(b) and Section 5.16(d)(1)(iii)) and Section 5.17 of the Note Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date, and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof.
(i)    As of the date hereof, no Subsidiary of the Company has guaranteed or become liable, whether as a borrower, or as an additional or co-borrower or otherwise, for or in respect of any Indebtedness under the Material Credit Facility, other than the Subsidiaries of the Company that have executed this Amendment.
(j)    The Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of any of the Company’s officers, their respective officers, employees, directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions (as defined in the Credit Agreement) in all material respects. None of the Company, any Subsidiary or, to the knowledge of any of the Company’s officers, any of their respective directors, officers or employees or any Person owning, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the Company or any Subsidiary, is a Sanctioned Person (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement).
4.Reaffirmations of Guaranty. Each Subsidiary Guarantor consents to the execution and delivery by the Company of this Amendment and jointly and severally ratify and confirm the terms of the Subsidiary Guaranty with respect to the Indebtedness now or hereafter outstanding under the Note Agreement as amended hereby and all promissory notes issued thereunder. Each Subsidiary Guarantor acknowledges that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other document evidencing any Indebtedness of the Company to the Noteholders or any other obligation of the Company, or any actions now or hereafter taken by the Noteholders with respect to any obligation of the Company, the Subsidiary Guaranty (i) is and shall continue to be a primary obligation of the Subsidiary Guarantors, (ii) is and shall continue to be an absolute, unconditional, joint and several, continuing and irrevocable guaranty of payment, and (iii) is and shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Nothing contained herein to the contrary shall release, discharge, modify, change or affect the original liability of the Subsidiary Guarantors under the Subsidiary Guaranty.
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5.Effect of Amendment. Except as set forth expressly herein, all terms of the Note Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Note Documents shall be and remain in full force and effect and shall constitute the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations of the Company to all holders of the Notes. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the holders of the Notes under the Note Agreement, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Note Agreement. From and after the date hereof, all references to the Note Agreement shall mean the Note Agreement as modified by this Amendment. This Amendment shall constitute a Note Document for all purposes of the Note Agreement.
6.Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York and all applicable federal laws of the United States of America.
7.No Novation. This Amendment is not intended by the parties to be, and shall not be construed to be, a novation of the Note Agreement or an accord and satisfaction in regard thereto.
8.Costs and Expenses. The Company agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses of the Noteholders in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of outside counsel for the Noteholders with respect thereto.
9.Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile transmission or by electronic mail in pdf form shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
10.Binding Nature. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, any other holders of Notes from time to time and their respective successors, successors-in-titles, and assigns.
11.Entire Understanding. This Amendment sets forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the matters set forth herein, and shall supersede any prior negotiations or agreements, whether written or oral, with respect thereto.
12.Successors; Enforceability. The terms and provisions of this Amendment shall be binding upon the Company, the Guarantors and the Noteholders and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Company, the Guarantors and the Noteholders and the successors and assigns of the Noteholders.
13.Severability. Any provision in this Amendment that is held to be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid without affecting the remaining provisions in that jurisdiction or the operation, enforceability, or validity of that provision in any other jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of this Amendment are declared to be severable.
14.Release. In further consideration of the execution by the Noteholders of this Amendment, the Company, on behalf of itself and each of its affiliates, and all of the successors and assigns of each of the foregoing (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby completely, voluntarily, knowingly, and unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Noteholders, each of their advisors, professionals and employees, each affiliate of the foregoing and all of
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their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”), from any and all claims, actions, suits, and other liabilities, including, without limitation, any so-called “lender liability” claims or defenses (collectively, “Claims”), whether arising in law or in equity, which any of the Releasors ever had, now has or hereinafter can, shall or may have against any of the Releasees for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever from time to time occurred on or prior to the date hereof, in any way concerning, relating to, or arising from (i) any of the Releasors in connection with the Note Agreement, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantors and other related documents and the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) the obligations of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors under the Note Agreement, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guaranties and all other related documents, and (iii) the financial condition, business operations, business plans, prospects or creditworthiness of the Company or any affiliate thereof.  The Releasors hereby acknowledge that they have been advised by legal counsel of the meaning and consequences of this release.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed, under seal in the case of the Company and the Guarantors, by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
COMPANY:
C. H. ROBINSON WORLDWIDE, INC.
By: /s/ Brent C. Schoenrock
Name: Brent Schoenrock
Title: Treasurer
GUARANTORS:
C. H. ROBINSON COMPANY, LLC, as a Guarantor
By: /s/ Ben G. Campbell
Name: Ben Campbell
Title: Secretary
C. H. ROBINSON COMPANY, INC., as a Guarantor
By: /s/ Brent C. Schoenrock
Name: Brent Schoenrock
Title: Treasurer
    


                    

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement]



                    
NOTEHOLDERS:
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY
OF AMERICA
By: /s/ J. Alex Stuart
Vice President
PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF
NEW JERSEY
By: /s/ J. Alex Stuart
Assistant Vice President
THE GIBRALTAR LIFE INSURANCE CO.,
LTD.
By: Prudential Investment Management Japan Co., Ltd., as Investment Manager
By: Prudential Investment Management, Inc., as Sub-Adviser
By: /s/ J. Alex Stuart
Vice President
PRUDENTIAL RETIREMENT INSURANCE
AND ANNUITY COMPANY
PRUDENTIAL ARIZONA REINSURANCE
UNIVERSAL COMPANY
By: Prudential Investment Management, Inc.
(as Investment Manager)
By: /s/ J. Alex Stuart
Vice President
 
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement]



FARMERS INSURANCE EXCHANGE
MID CENTURY INSURANCE COMPANY
THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
COMPANION LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
THE PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
By: Prudential Private Placement Investors,
L.P. (as Investment Advisor)
By: Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc.
(as its General Partner)
By: /s/ J. Alex Stuart
Vice President
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement]





NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: /s/ Sean Campbell
Name: Sean Campbell
Title: Corporate Vice President
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY
CORPORATION
By: NYL Investors LLC, its Investment Manager
By: /s/ Sean Campbell
Name: Sean Campbell
Title: Senior Director
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY
CORPORATION INSTITUTIONALLY OWNED LIFE INSURANCE SEPARATE ACCOUNT (BOLI 30C)
By: NYL Investors LLC, its Investment Manager
By: /s/ Sean Campbell
Name: Sean Campbell
Title: Senior Director
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement]


        
    

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: MetLife Investment Management, LLC, Its
Investment Manager
By: /s/ Jennifer Potenta
Name: Jennifer Potenta
Title: Authorized Signatory
METLIFE REINSURANCE COMPANY OF
BERMUDA, Ltd.
By: MetLife Investment Management, LLC, Its
Investment Manager
 
By: /s/ Jennifer Potenta
Name: Jennifer Potenta
Title: Authorized Signatory
EMPLOYERS REINSURANCE CORPORATE
By: MetLife Investment Management, LLC, Its
Investment Manager
 
By: /s/ Jennifer Potenta
Name: Jennifer Potenta
Title: Authorized Signatory
[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement]