Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of November 15, 2016

among

SEMTECH CORPORATION,

as Borrower,

The Subsidiaries of Borrower party hereto,

as Guarantors,

The institutional lenders party hereto and named as “Lenders” herein,

as Lenders,

HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,

as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer,

HSBC SECURITIES (USA) INC., BANK OF THE WEST, MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.

AND U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

BANK OF THE WEST, MUFG BANK, N.A. AND U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,

as Co-Syndication Agents,

and

COMPASS BANK AND WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,

as Co-Documentation Agents

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AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

This AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of November 15, 2016, is entered among SEMTECH CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as borrower (“ Borrower ”), the Guarantors party hereto (including for the purposes of Section 10.15 ), the institutional lenders party to this Agreement and named herein as Lenders, and HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (“ HSBC ”), in its separate capacities as Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and as Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.  This Agreement amends, restates, supersedes and replaces in its entirety the Original Credit Agreement and is not intended to, and will not, act as a novation of all or any portion of the Obligations or any other indebtedness, liabilities or other obligations, including the Guaranteed Obligations of each Guarantor (for purposes of this Preamble, as such terms are defined in the Original Credit Agreement), evidenced thereby or otherwise arising or existing thereunder or under any of the other Original Loan Documents.

RECITALS

A.                                  Borrower and each of the Guarantors party hereto have entered into the Original Credit Agreement with the institutional lenders named as Lenders therein (the “ Existing Lenders ”), and HSBC in its separate capacities as Administrative Agent on behalf and for the benefit of the Secured Parties and as L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender (for the purposes of this Recital, as such terms are defined the Original Credit Agreement), pursuant to which the Existing Lenders, together with L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, have extended and made available to Borrower a revolving credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of up to $250,000,000 outstanding at any one time, including a $40,000,000 sublimit for Credits and a $25,000,000 sublimit for swing line advances, and a term loan facility in the original principal amount of $150,000,000 (the “ Existing Senior Credit Facilities ”).

B.                                  Borrower desires to renew and extend the maturity of, and to restructure, the Existing Senior Credit Facilities and to amend the Original Credit Agreement in certain other respects, and, as so amended, to restate the Original Credit Agreement in its entirety as well as to amend,  amend and restate or otherwise to reaffirm the other Original Loan Documents executed or delivered pursuant to or otherwise existing in support of the Original Credit Agreement and the Existing Senior Credit Facilities outstanding thereunder.

C.                                  It is the intent of Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and HSBC in its separate capacities as Administrative Agent and as L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, that, except as hereinafter expressly provided, the Original Obligations outstanding under the Original Credit Agreement and the other Original Loan Documents will not be deemed to be repaid or terminated upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, but will continue to remain outstanding and will be due and payable at the time and in the manner provided by this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged), the parties agree as follows:

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AGREEMENT

ARTICLE I
Certain Defined Terms; Certain Rules of Construction

Section 1.01     Certain Defined Terms .

As used in this Agreement, the following terms will mean the following:

“ Acceptable Commitment ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.05(c)(i) .

“ Acceptable Recovery Event Commitment ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.05(c)(ii) .

“ Acquisition ” means any transaction or series of related transactions resulting, directly or indirectly, in (a) the acquisition by any Loan Party or by any other Subsidiary of Borrower of (i) all or substantially all of the assets of another Person or (ii) any business unit or division of another Person, (b) the acquisition by any Loan Party or by any other Subsidiary of Borrower of the Equity Interests of another Person resulting in the acquiring Person having the ability to Control the acquired Person, or otherwise causing any other Person to become a Subsidiary of such Person or (c) a merger or consolidation, or any other combination, of any Loan Party or of any other Subsidiary of Borrower with another Person (other than (A) a Person that is a Subsidiary or (B) a merger, consolidation or other combination pursuant to which any Subsidiary of Borrower is subject to a Disposition).

“ Acquisition Consideration ” means, in connection with any Acquisition by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any Target, the consideration paid or payable in Cash or other property, including the issuance of Equity Interests of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (with the value of such other property determined as of the closing date of such Acquisition) in connection with such Acquisition or series of related Acquisitions (such consideration, including any deferred portion thereof constituting Deferred Purchase Price Obligations).

“ Additional Alternative Currency ” has the meaning given such term in Section 1.02(l) .

“ Additional Commitment Documentation ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.14(c) .

“ Additional Commitments Effective Date ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.14(b) .

“ Additional Revolving Credit Commitment ” means the commitment of an Additional Revolving Credit Lender to make Additional Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 2.14 .

“ Additional Revolving Credit Lender ” means, at any time, any lender providing an Additional Revolving Credit Commitment, other than any such Person that thereafter ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.

“ Additional Revolving Credit Loans ” means any loans made in respect of Additional Revolving Credit Commitments.

“ Additional Term Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Additional Term Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each Additional Term Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(d) .

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“ Additional Term Commitments ” means the commitment of an Additional Term Lender to make Additional Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.14 .

“ Additional Term Facility ” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of the Additional Term Loans of all Additional Term Lenders outstanding at such time.

“ Additional Term Lender ” means, at any time, a lender providing Additional Term Loans, other than any such Person that thereafter ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.

“ Additional Term Loan Maturity Date ” means the earlier of (a) the Additional Term Loan Stated Maturity Date and (b) the acceleration of the Additional Term Loans pursuant to Section 8.03 .

“ Additional Term Loan Percentage Share ” means as to any Additional Term Lender at any time, the percentage (expressed as a decimal carried out to the ninth decimal place) of (a) on or prior to the closing date of any Additional Term Loans, the Aggregate Additional Term Commitments represented by such Additional Term Lender’s Additional Term Commitment, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.07 ; (b) following the closing date of any Additional Term Loans so long as any Additional Term Loans are outstanding, the Outstanding Amount of all Additional Term Loans represented by the Outstanding Amount of all Additional Term Loans owing to such Additional Term Lender; and (c) following the closing date of any Additional Term Loans if all Additional Term Loans have been repaid in full, the Outstanding Amount of all Additional Term Loans represented by the Outstanding Amount of all Additional Term Loans owing to such Additional Term Lender immediately prior to such repayment in full, giving effect to any subsequent assignments.  The Additional Term Loan Percentage Share of each Additional Term Lender will be set forth in the Additional Commitment Documentation or the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Additional Term Lender became a party hereto, as applicable.

“ Additional Term Loan Stated Maturity Date ” means the maturity date specified for Additional Term Loans pursuant to the applicable Additional Term Documentation.

“ Additional Term Loans ” means any loans made in respect of Additional Term Commitments.

“ Administrative Agent ” means, at any time, the administrative and collateral agent for the Secured Parties under the Loan Documents as appointed pursuant to Article IX (which, initially, will be HSBC).

“ Administrative Agent’s Office ” means Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02 , or such other address or account as Administrative Agent may from time to time notify Borrower and each Lending Party.

“ Administrative Detail Form ” means an administrative detail form in a form supplied by, or otherwise acceptable to, Administrative Agent.

“ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified (excluding any trustee under, or any committee with responsibility for administering, any Employee Benefit Plan).

“ Agent Parties ” has the meaning given such term in Section 10.02(b)(iii) .

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“ Aggregate Additional Term Commitments ” means, at any time, the combined Additional Term Commitments of all Additional Term Lenders.

“ Aggregate Commitments ” means, at any time, the sum of:  (a) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments, plus (b) the Aggregate Term Loan Commitments plus (c) if applicable, the Aggregate Additional Term Commitments.

“ Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments ” means, at any time, the combined Revolving Credit Commitments of all Revolving Credit Lenders.  As of the Closing Date, the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments of all Revolving Credit Lenders total $250,000,000.

“ Aggregate Term Loan Commitments ” means, at any time, the combined Term Loan Commitments of all Term Loan Lenders.  As of the Closing Date and immediately prior to the making of the initial Credit Extension hereunder, the Aggregate Term Loan Commitments of all Term Loan Lenders total $150,000,000.

“ Agreement ” means this Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

“ Alternative Currency ” means Sterling, Euros, Canadian Dollars, Swiss Francs, Yen and each Additional Alternative Currency (other than Dollars) that is approved from time to time in accordance with Section 1.02(l) .

“ Alternative Currency Available Credit ” means, as of any date of determination, the lesser of (a) $40,000,000 less (i) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate of all Eurodollar Rate Loans then outstanding denominated in an Alternative Currency, (ii) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate of all Credit Obligations then outstanding in respect of Credits denominated in an Alternative Currency and (iii) the Alternative Currency Reserve as of such date, and (b) the amount by which (i) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect exceeds (ii) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings plus the Alternative Currency Reserve as of such date.

“ Alternative Currency Equivalent ” means, at any time, with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the equivalent amount thereof in the applicable Alternative Currency as determined by Administrative Agent at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of such Alternative Currency with Dollars.

“ Alternative Currency Reserve ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.01(b) .

“ Applicable Margin ” means, at any time with respect to, and as included in the computation of the rate of interest for Eurodollar Rate Loans or Base Rate Loans, in the computation of Credit Fees, or in the computation of Commitment Fees, as the context requires and as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the applicable rate percentage per annum set forth in the grid below, each such percentage being based, subject to Section 2.08(d) , upon the corresponding Consolidated Leverage Ratio maintained by Borrower, measured as of the end of the most recent Fiscal Period for which Borrower has furnished a Compliance Certificate to Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.01(c) .

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the determination of the Applicable Margin for any period and at any time will be subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(d).

“ Applicable Time ” means, with respect to any Borrowings and payments in any Alternative Currency, the local time in the place of settlement for such Alternative Currency as may be reasonably determined by Administrative Agent to be necessary for timely settlement on the relevant date in accordance with normal banking procedures in the place of payment.

“ Approved Fund ” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

“ Arranger ” means and includes HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. Bank of the West, MUFG Union Bank, N.A. and U.S. Bank National Association in their capacities as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the Transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents.

“ Asset Sale ” means any Disposition (whether in one transaction or a series of related transactions) by any Loan Party to any Person other than a Loan Party of (a) any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of a Loan Party or (b) any other property of any Loan Party; provided that “Asset Sale” will not include any Disposition permitted by Sections 7.05(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l)  or (m) .

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“ Assignment and Assumption ” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lending Party and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 10.06(b) ), and accepted by Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by Administrative Agent.

“ Attributable Debt ” means, on any date of determination, (a) in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Capitalized Lease.

“ Audited Financials Effective Date ” means, with respect to any Fiscal Year of Borrower, the date that is five Business Days following the date of receipt by Administrative Agent of the audited Consolidated financial statements of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, delivered to Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) .

“ Automatic Extension Letter of Credit ” means a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions.

“ Availability Period ” means the period from the Closing Date to the date that is (a) for Revolving Credit Loans, the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, and (b) for Swing Line Loans, one Business Day prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.

“ Bail-In Action ” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.

“ Bail-In Legislation ” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing Law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

“ Bank Undertaking ” means any independent undertaking of L/C Issuer within the meaning of, and complying with the requirements of, 12 C.F.R. §7.1016 as to which the issuer’s obligation to honor depends upon the presentation of specified documents and not upon non-documentary conditions or resolution of any questions of fact or law, issued hereunder pursuant to Section 2.03 .  Bank Undertakings may be issued in Dollars or an Alternative Currency as permitted by this Agreement.

“ Bankruptcy Code ” means the Federal Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (11 U.S.C. Sections 101 et seq .), and the Bankruptcy Rules promulgated thereunder.

“ Base Rate ” means, for any day, the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Rate for such day plus one-half of one percent (0.50%) and (c) the Daily One Month LIBOR Rate for such day (determined on a daily basis as set forth below) plus one percent (1.00%).  As used in this definition of “ Base Rate ”, the “ Daily One Month LIBOR Rate ” means, with respect to any interest rate calculation for a Loan or other Obligation bearing interest at the Base Rate, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, as necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of one percent (0.01%)) determined by Administrative Agent to be the rate appearing on the Reuters “LIBOR01” screen displaying interest rates for Dollar deposits in the London interbank market for a one month interest period (or, in the event that such rate does not appear on such screen or on any successor or substitute screen provided by Reuters, or any successor to or commercially available substitute for such service providing rate quotations

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comparable to those provided on such Reuters screen, as determined by Administrative Agent from time to time ) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the applicable day as the rate for Dollar deposits in the London interbank market with a maturity of one month; provided that if the Daily One Month LIBOR Rate, as determined above with respect to any interest rate calculation, shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.  Each determination by Administrative Agent pursuant to this definition will be conclusive absent manifest error.

“ Base Rate Loan ” means a Loan that bears interest based upon the Base Rate.

“ Board of Directors ” means, as to any Person, the board of directors (or comparable managers) of such Person, or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of the board of directors (or comparable managers).

“ Borrower ” has the meaning given such term in the Preamble .

“ Borrowing ” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a Swing Line Borrowing or a Term Loan Borrowing, as the context may require.

“ Business Day ” means any day (i) other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, New York, New York or such other city and state where Administrative Agent’s Office is located, and (ii):

(a)                                  if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurodollar Rate Loan denominated in Dollars, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Dollars in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, or any other dealings in Dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, that is a London Banking Day;

(b)                                  if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurodollar Rate Loan denominated in Euro, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Euro in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, or any other dealings in Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, that is a TARGET Day;

(c)                                   if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurodollar Rate Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Canadian Dollars in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, or any other dealings in Canadian Dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan, on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in both London and Toronto;

(d)                                  if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to a Eurodollar Rate Loan denominated in a currency other than Dollars, Euro or Canadian Dollars, on which dealings in deposits in the relevant currency are conducted by and between banks in the London or other applicable offshore interbank market for such currency; and

(e)                                   if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in a currency other than Dollars, Euro or Canadian Dollars in respect of a Eurodollar Rate Loan denominated in a currency other than Dollars, Euro or Canadian Dollars, or any other dealings in any currency other than Dollars, Euro or Canadian Dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan (other than any interest rate settings), on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in the principal financial center of the country of such currency.

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“ Camarillo Facility ” means Borrower’s corporate offices and related facilities owned in fee by Borrower and located at 200 Flynn Road, Camarillo, California, including the land and all improvements located thereon.

“ Canadian Dollars ” means the lawful currency of Canada.

“ Capital Expenditures ” means, as determined for any Person for any period, all expenditures by such Person which should be capitalized in accordance with GAAP and shown on the Consolidated balance sheet of such Person and, without duplication, the amount of all Indebtedness under Capitalized Leases incurred by such Person, but excluding expenditures (a) constituting the permitted reinvestment of cash proceeds from Asset Sales in accordance with Section 2.05(c) , (b) made in connection with the replacement, substitution or restoration of assets to the extent financed (i) from insurance proceeds (or other similar recoveries) paid on account of the loss of or damage to the assets being replaced or restored or (ii) with awards of compensation arising from the taking by eminent domain or condemnation of the assets being replaced, (c) which constitute part of an Acquisition permitted by Section 7.03 , (d) accounted for as capital expenditures of such Person but which are actually paid for (or reimbursed) by a third party and for which no Loan Party has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or obligation to such third party or any other Person, (e) for equipment purchased substantially contemporaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment to the extent that the gross amount of the purchase price of such purchased equipment is reduced by the credit granted to the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time, (f) made with the net proceeds of the issuance of any Equity Interests of, or capital contributions to, the Borrower or (g) capitalized interest expense.

“ Capitalized Leases ” means all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any lease that is accounted for as an operating lease as of the Closing Date or any lease entered into after the Closing Date that would have been accounted for as an operating lease as of the Closing Date, may, in the sole discretion of the Borrower, be accounted for as an operating lease and not as a Capitalized Lease.

“ Cash ” means money, currency or a credit balance in a deposit account.

“ Cash Collateralize ” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of Administrative Agent or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, and the Lenders, as collateral for Credit Obligations, Obligations or obligations of Lenders to fund participations in respect of either thereof (as the context may require), Cash or, if the L/C Issuer (in the case of Credit Obligations) will agree in its sole discretion, other credit support to be received and held or maintained under the control and dominion of Administrative Agent within the United States, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to (a) Administrative Agent and (b) the L/C Issuer, as the case may be.  “ Cash Collateral ” will have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and will include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

“ Cash Equivalents ” means, as to any Person, any of the following: (a) readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof (but only so long as the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof) having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition; (b) domestic and Eurodollar certificates of deposit, time or demand deposits or bankers’ acceptances maturing within one year after the date of acquisition issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by any Lender or by any nationally or state chartered commercial bank or any branch or agency of a foreign bank licensed to conduct business in the United States having combined capital and surplus of not less than $250,000,000 (at the time of

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acquisition thereof) whose short-term securities are rated (at the time of acquisition thereof) at least A or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least A2 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s; (c) fully collateralized repurchase obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the types described in clause (a) of this definition entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (d) of this definition (at the time of acquisition thereof); (d) commercial paper issued by the parent corporation of any Lender or any commercial bank ( provided that such parent corporation or bank is a U.S. Person) having capital and surplus in excess of $250,000,000 (at the time of acquisition thereof) and commercial paper issued by any Person incorporated in the United States, which commercial paper is rated (at the time of acquisition thereof) at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s, and in each case maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition by such Person; (e) investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which are administered by financial institutions that have the highest rating obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P, and the portfolios of which are limited solely to investments of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a) through (d) of this definition; and (f) in the case of Foreign Subsidiaries, other investments utilized by such Foreign Subsidiaries in accordance with customary cash management practices in the jurisdictions in which such Foreign Subsidiaries are organized or are conducting business.

“ Cash Management Bank ” has the meaning given such term in the definition of “Secured Cash Management Obligations” set forth in this Section 1.01 .

“ Cash Management Obligations ” means all liabilities and other obligations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of any overdraft and related liabilities arising from treasury, depository, cash pooling arrangements and cash management services or any automated clearing house transfers of funds, netting services, employee credit or purchase card programs and similar arrangements.

“ CDOR Rate ” means for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan requested by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02 to be funded in Canadian Dollars, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, as necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of one percent (0.01%)) determined by Administrative Agent to be the Canadian deposit offered rate which, in turn, means, as determined as of any day, the rate equal to the sum of: (a) the rate determined by Administrative Agent with reference to the arithmetic average of the discount rate quotations of all institutions listed in respect of the relevant interest period for CAD Dollar-denominated bankers’ acceptances displayed and identified as such on the “Reuters Screen CDOR Page” as defined in the International Swap Dealer Association, Inc. definitions, as modified and amended from time to time, as of 10:00 a.m., Toronto time on such day, and if such day is not a Business Day, then on the immediately preceding Business Day (as adjusted by Administrative Agent after 10:00 a.m., Toronto time, to reflect any error in the posted rate of interest or in the posted average annual rate of interest), and (b) 0.10% per annum ; provided that if such rates are not available on the Reuters Screen CDOR Page on any particular day, then the Canadian deposit offered rate component of such rate on that day will be calculated to be the rate determined by Administrative Agent to be the annual discount rate (rounded upwards, as necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of one percent (0.01%)) as of 10:00 A.M. on such day, and if such day is not a Business Day, then on the immediately preceding Business Day, at which a Canadian chartered bank listed on Schedule 1 of the Bank Act (Canada) as selected by Administrative Agent is then offering to purchase Canadian Dollar bankers’ acceptances accepted by it having a tenor equal (or as close as possible) to such specified Interest Period; and provided that if the CDOR Rate, as determined above with respect to any interest rate calculation, shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.  Each determination by Administrative Agent pursuant to this definition will be conclusive absent manifest error.

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“ Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority, or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “ Change in Law ”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, implemented or issued.

“ Change of Control ” means any of the following occurs:

(a)                                  any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act)  is or shall become the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 30% or more on a fully diluted basis of the economic or voting interests in Borrower’s capital stock;

(b)                                  during any period of twenty-four (24) consecutive months, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of Borrower cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that Board of Directors on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that Board of Directors was approved by individuals referred to in the preceding clause (i) constituting at the time of such ·election or nomination at least a majority of that Board of Directors or (iii) whose election or nomination to that Board of Directors was approved by individuals referred to in the preceding clauses (i) and (ii) (inclusive of, in the case of clause (ii), any such members of the Board of Directors who themselves were also previously approved in accordance with the preceding clause (ii)) constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that Board of Directors; or

(c)                                   except as expressly permitted by Section 7.04 or Section 7.05 ( provided the Net Cash Proceeds of such Disposition are applied in accordance with Section 2.05(c)(i)  to the extent so required), Borrower fails to own and control, directly or indirectly, 100% of the Equity Interests of (i) each other Loan Party that is wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by Borrower as of the Closing Date, and (ii) Semtech (International); or

(d)                                  the occurrence of any “Change in Control” as defined in (or any covenant or other obligation having the equivalent effect under) any loan agreement, indenture or other agreement or instrument evidencing any Specified Permitted Indebtedness or in the documentation governing any Qualified Preferred Stock, to the extent such Change of Control requires an offer to purchase or redeem Specified Permitted Indebtedness or Qualified Preferred Stock or permits the holders thereof to require the payment thereof prior to the stated maturity thereof.

“ Closing Date ” means the first date on which all of the conditions precedent to the initial Credit Extension set forth in Section 4.01 and Section 4.02 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 10.01 ).

“ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

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“ Collateral ” means all property and rights in property and proceeds thereof now owned or hereafter acquired by any Loan Party in or upon which a Lien now or hereafter exists in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (or any of the foregoing), whether under this Agreement or under any other Collateral Document.

“ Collateral Documents ” means, individually and collectively, the Security Agreement, the Grants of IP Security Interests, the Mortgages, the Swiss Pledge Agreement and the Financing Statements and such other agreements (including deposit and securities account control agreements), assignments, documents and instruments as are from time to time executed and delivered by any Loan Party granting, assigning or transferring or otherwise evidencing or relating to any Lien granted, assigned or transferred to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

“ Collateral Information Certificate ” means that Collateral Information Certificate dated as of the Closing Date, signed on behalf of each Loan Party by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower in favor of Administrative Agent, completed with appropriate insertions.

“ Commitment ” means, as to any Lender, such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, Term Loan Commitment, Additional Revolving Credit Commitment or Additional Term Commitment, as applicable, and as to Swing Line Lender, Swing Line Lender’s Swing Line Commitment.

“ Commodity Exchange Act ” means the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. Sections 1 et seq.).

“ Communications ” means any Specified Materials distributed to Administrative Agent or any Lending Party by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section 10.02(b) , including through an Electronic Platform.

“ Compliance Certificate ” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit B .

“ Consolidated ” refers, with respect to any Person, to the consolidation of accounts of such Person and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

“ Consolidated EBITDA ” means, as calculated for Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (a) the following to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income for such period (without duplication), all (i) Consolidated Interest Expense, (ii) amounts treated as expenses for such period for depreciation and amortization, (iii) provision for Federal, state, local and foreign taxes on or measured by income and foreign withholding taxes of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period, (iv) Transaction Costs to the extent paid in Cash and not capitalized, (v) fees and expenses incurred and associated with ) the Existing Senior Credit Facilities, (vi) reasonable and customary costs and expenses incurred in such period in connection with an actual or contemplated Permitted Acquisition or an Investment permitted by Section 7.02(q)  or Section 7.02(p) , whether or not such Permitted Acquisition or Investment is consummated, (vii) reasonable and customary costs and expenses incurred in such period in connection with the actual or contemplated issuance, prepayment or amendment or refinancing of Indebtedness expressly permitted under the Loan Documents or the issuance of any Equity Interests not prohibited under the Loan Documents, whether or not such transaction is consummated, (viii)  extraordinary losses for such period, (ix) unusual or non-recurring losses, charges or expenses, (x) losses from the sales of assets other than inventory sold in the ordinary course of business, (xi) other non-Cash charges of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries for such period other than Non-Cash charges Borrower elects

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to exclude from this clause (xi), (xii) restructuring costs, expenses, charges or reserves and severance, retention and relocation expenses, business optimization costs and integration costs (including any bonus, retention or success payments) incurred during such period, and (xiii) costs and expenses (including settlements or judgments) of any actual or threatened litigation, arbitration or other adversarial dispute (for purposes of this subclause (xiii), inclusive of all related matters or claims with respect to the same or affiliated parties, an “ Adversary Matter ”), which does not arise from ordinary course employee relations (provided that amounts added pursuant to this clause for any particular Adversary Matter shall not exceed $5,000,000); and minus (b) the following to the extent included in calculating such Consolidated Net Income for such period (without duplication), all (i) extraordinary gains for such period, (ii) non-recurring gains for such period, (iii) any gains from sales of assets other than inventory sold in the ordinary course of business, (iv) non-Cash income or non-Cash gains for such period (excluding ordinary course accruals) and (v) Cash payments made (or incurred) on account of any non-cash charges added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to preceding subclause (a)(xi) in a previous period; and plus (c) the annualized amount of net cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies reasonably projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions (x) taken since the beginning of such period in respect of which Consolidated EBITDA is being determined or (y) initiated prior to or during such period or (z) reasonably anticipated to be taken in connection with or following an Acquisition or other Investment that is permitted under the Loan Documents (in each case, which cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies shall be added to Consolidated EBITDA until fully realized, but in no event for more than five fiscal quarters) (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such annualized cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period, net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions); provided that (1) such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies are reasonably identifiable, quantifiable and factually supportable in the good faith judgment of the Borrower and (2) no cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies shall be added pursuant to this clause (c) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added to Consolidated EBITDA for such period; provided further , that the aggregate amount added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (c) shall not exceed in the aggregate 15% of Consolidated EBITDA ( provided that the aggregate amount added back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (c) with respect to such cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies related to internal restructurings and not in connection with an Acquisition or other Investment shall not exceed in the aggregate 5% of Consolidated EBITDA) for any such period (determined after giving effect to this clause (c); and provided further , that projected (and not yet realized) amounts may no longer be added in calculating Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (c) to the extent occurring more than five full fiscal quarters after the specified action taken or initiated in order to realize such projected cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies (or to the extent relating to a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment and added pursuant to clause (z) above, to the extent occurring more than five full fiscal quarters after the relevant Acquisition or other Investment).

“ Consolidated Funded Debt ” means, as of any date of determination, calculated for Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, the sum of (without duplication) all Indebtedness of a type described in clauses (a) through (h) inclusive (and, without duplication, all Guaranties of such Indebtedness) of the definition of “Indebtedness” set forth in this Section 1.01 .

“ Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, as calculated for Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for any period, the sum of (without duplication) (a) all interest payable in Cash, premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including all commissions, discounts, fees and other charges under Swap Contracts, letters of credit and similar instruments and all capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets during such period, in each case to the extent treated as interest expense in accordance with GAAP, plus

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(b) the portion of rent expense with respect to such period under Capitalized Leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP that is payable in Cash, plus (c) the “deemed interest expense” ( i.e., the interest expense which would have been applicable if the respective obligations were structured as on-balance sheet financing arrangements) with respect to all Synthetic Lease Obligations to the extent the same does not arise from a financing arrangement constituting an operating lease.

“ Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio ” means, as determined as of the last day of any Fiscal Period, calculated for Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for the period consisting of the four consecutive Fiscal Periods ending on such date, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for such period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, excluding premium payments, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses in connection with borrowed money (including all commissions, discounts, fees and other charges under Swap Contracts, letters of credit and similar instruments and all capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets during such period.

“ Consolidated Leverage Ratio ” means, as determined as of the last day of any Fiscal Period, calculated for Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Debt as of such date of determination to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the period consisting of the Test Period ending on such date.

“ Consolidated Net Income ” means, as calculated for Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis for any period, the sum of net income (or loss) for such period, but excluding (a) any income (or loss) of any Person if such Person is not a Subsidiary, except that Borrower’s direct or indirect equity in the net income of any such Person for such period will be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of Cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to Borrower or any Subsidiary as a Dividend, and (b) any impact on net income of (i) purchase price adjustments, including the impact of adjustments for Deferred Purchase Price Obligations, (ii) compensation expenses which are not a Cash item during such period arising from the issuance of Equity Interests, options to purchase Equity Interests and any appreciation rights to officers, directors, employees or consultants of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) purchase accounting adjustments for such period and (iv) non-Cash tax charges.  For the avoidance of doubt, income (or loss) of any Person that is not a Subsidiary but is otherwise consolidated with the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as required by GAAP will not be included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income except to the extent of the aggregate amount of Cash actually distributed by such Person during such period to the Borrower or any Subsidiary as a Dividend.

“ Consolidated Net Worth ” means, as determined as of the last day of any Fiscal Period, the net worth of Borrower and its Subsidiaries calculated on a Consolidated basis, as determined in accordance with GAAP as of such date.

“ Contractual Obligation ” means, as to any Person, any document or other agreement or undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

“ Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.  “ Controlled ” has the meaning correlative thereto.

“ Controlled Entity ” means any of the Subsidiaries of Borrower and any of their or Borrower’s respective Controlled Affiliates.

“ Credit ” means any Letter of Credit or Bank Undertaking.

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“ Credit Advance ” means a Revolving Credit Lender’s funding of its participation in a Credit Borrowing in accordance with its Revolving Credit Percentage Share.

“ Credit Application ” means an application and agreement (including any related reimbursement agreement) for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit or a Bank Undertaking in the form from time to time in use by L/C Issuer.

“ Credit Borrowing ” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit that has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving Credit Borrowing.

“ Credit Expiration Date ” means the day that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Credit Stated Maturity Date then in effect (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

“ Credit Extension ” means a Borrowing or an L/C Credit Extension.

“ Credit Fee ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.03(i) .

“ Credit Obligations ” means, as determined at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Credits and (b) the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all Credit Borrowings.  For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Credit, the amount of such Credit will be determined in accordance with Section 1.02(i) .

“ Credit Sublimit ” means an amount equal to $40,000,000.  The Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments.

“ Debtor Relief Laws ” means the Bankruptcy Code and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

“ Default ” means any event or condition that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time, or both, would (unless cured or waived in accordance with this Agreement) constitute an Event of Default.

“ Default Rate ” means, as determined at any time, (a) when used with respect to Obligations other than Credit Fees, a per annum interest rate equal to the sum of (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Margin, if any, then applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2.0% per annum ; provided that, with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Default Rate will be a per annum interest rate equal to the sum of (A) the interest rate (including any Applicable Margin) otherwise then applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loan plus (B) 2.0% per annum ; and (b) when used with respect to Credit Fees, a per annum interest rate equal to the sum of (1) the Applicable Margin then applicable to Credit Fees plus (2) 2.0% per annum .

“ Defaulting Lender ” means , subject to Section 3.07(b) , any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its funding obligations hereunder, including in respect of its Loans or participations in respect of Credits, within two Business Days of the date any such funding obligation was required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies Administrative Agent and 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 (ii) pay to Administrative Agent or any Lending Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Credits) within two

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Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified Borrower, Administrative Agent or any Lending Party 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 Business Days after written request by Administrative Agent or Borrower, to confirm in writing to Administrative Agent and 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 Administrative Agent and Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law,  (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-in Action; provided that a Lender will not be deemed 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 Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender will be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 3.07(b) ) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to Borrower and each Lending Party.

“ Deferred Purchase Price Obligations ” means unsecured obligations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries arising in connection with any Acquisition, including any Permitted Acquisition, permitted pursuant to Section 7.02 or any Investment otherwise made pursuant to Section 7.02(p)  or (q)  to the seller or other Person with respect to any Target and the payment of which is dependent on the future earnings or performance of such Target or another Person and contained in the agreement relating to such Acquisition or other Investment or in an employment agreement delivered in connection therewith (but in any event excluding compensation for employment and indemnification obligations).

“ Departing Lender ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.01(a)(ii) .

“ Disposition ” means the sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, license (other than on a non-exclusive basis), lease or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction) of any property by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.  The term “ Dispose ” has a meaning correlative thereto.  For purposes of clarification, the issuance, sale, assignment, transfer or other disposition by any Person of Equity Interests in itself (or rights with respect thereto) will not be deemed a Disposition by such Person.

“ Disqualified Equity Interest ” means any Equity Interest of any Person that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof) or upon the happening of any event (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable in Cash pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or other similar obligation (other than as a result of a “change of control” so long as all Obligations are required to be paid in full prior to any deposit or other payment in respect of such sinking fund obligation or other similar obligation), (b) is redeemable in Cash at the

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option of the holder thereof (excluding any redemption of fractional shares), or (c) requires or mandates the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance or other similar payment (other than Dividends) for Cash (other than as a result of a (i) “change of control” so long as all Obligations are required to be paid in full prior to any payment in respect of such Equity Interest or (ii) fractional shares), in each case on or prior to the last to occur of the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, the Term Loan Maturity Date and the Additional Term Loan Maturity Date, as applicable.

“ Dividend ” means, as to any Person, any dividend, distribution or return on equity capital declared by such Person and paid or made to the stockholders, members or partners of such Person, in their capacity as such, whether in Cash or other property (other than Equity Interests of such Person that are not Disqualified Equity Interests).

“ Dollar ” and “ $ ” mean lawful money of the United States.

“ Dollar Equivalent ” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in any Alternative Currency, the equivalent amount thereof (rounded to the nearest unit of such Alternative Currency, with 0.5 of a unit being rounded upward) in Dollars as determined by Administrative Agent at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with such Alternative Currency.

“ Domestic Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia , provided that any Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower that would otherwise constitute a Domestic Subsidiary will not constitute a Domestic Subsidiary for purposes of the Loan Documents.

“ 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.

“ Electronic Platform ” means an electronic system for the delivery of information (including documents), such as DXSyndicate TM , SyndTrak Online TM , Intralinks on Demand Workspaces TM  or Debtdomain TM  that may or may not be provided or administered by Administrative Agent or an Affiliate thereof.

“ Eligible Assignee ” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.06(b)(iii), (v)  and (vi)  (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(iii)) .

“ Employee Benefit Plan ” means any Pension Plan and any employee welfare benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA, that is maintained for the employees of any Person or any ERISA Affiliate of such Person.

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“ Environmental Indemnity ” means the Amended and Restated Environmental Indemnity dated as of the date of this Agreement, by each Loan Party in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

“ Equity Interests ” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.

“ ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

“ ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).

“ ERISA Event ” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the withdrawal of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such Person was a “ substantial employer ” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; (f) any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the determination that any Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; or (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate; or (i) any Foreign Benefit Event.

“ EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.

“ Euro ” and “ € ” mean the single currency of the Participating Member States.

“ Eurocurrency Reserve Requirement ” means the stated maximum rate (rounded upwards, as necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of one percent (0.01%)), as in effect on any date of determination of all reserve requirements (including any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or other reserves) applicable on such date to any member bank of the Federal Reserve System in respect of “ Eurocurrency liabilities ” as defined in Regulation D (or any successor category of liabilities under Regulation D) of the FRB as in effect on such day, whether or not applicable to any Lending Party.

“ Eurodollar Rate ” means for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, as necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of one percent (0.01%)) determined by

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Administrative Agent to be the rate appearing on the Reuters screen displaying the interest rates for deposits in Dollars or in the applicable Alternative Currency (except Canadian Dollars), as the case may be, in the London interbank market ( or, in the event that such rate does not appear on such screen or on any successor or substitute screen provided by Reuters, or any successor to or commercially available substitute for such service providing rate quotations comparable to those provided on such Reuters screen, as determined by Administrative Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) as the rate for deposits in the applicable currency in the London interbank market with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Alternative Currency is Canadian Dollars, the Eurodollar Rate will be deemed to be the CDOR Rate determined in accordance with that definition; and provided further that if the Eurodollar Rate, as determined above with respect to any interest rate calculation, shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.  In the event the FRB imposes a Eurocurrency Reserve Requirement on member banks of the Federal Reserve System, the Eurodollar Rate will be calculated as the rate determined in accordance with the preceding sentence, divided by 1 minus the Eurocurrency Reserve Requirement then in effect.  Each determination by Administrative Agent pursuant to this definition will be conclusive absent manifest error.

“ Eurodollar Rate Loan ” means a Loan that bears interest based upon the Eurodollar Rate.

“ Event of Default ” has the meaning given such term in Section 8.01 .

“ Event of Loss ” means, with respect to any property, any (a) loss, destruction or damage of such property or (b) actual condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, of such property, or confiscation of such property or the requisition of the use of such property.

“ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

“ Excluded Subsidiary ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.11(a) .

“ Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, (a) any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, as applicable, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to any applicable keep well, support, or other agreement for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all Guaranties of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor, or a grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Guarantor as specified in any agreement between the relevant Loan Parties and counterparty applicable to such Swap Obligation.  If a Swap Obligation arises under a Master Agreement governing more than one Swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to Swaps for which such Guaranty or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

“ Excluded Taxes ” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the

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case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal and California withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by Borrower under Section 3.08 ) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 3.01 , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(e)  and (d) any Taxes imposed under FATCA.

“ Existing Lenders ” has the meaning given such term in Recital A to this Agreement.

“ Existing Senior Credit Facilities ” has the meaning given such term in Recital A to this Agreement, and refers to the credit facilities identified on Schedule 1.01-A .

“ Facility ” means the Revolving Credit Facility, the Term Loan Facility or any Additional Term Facility, as the context requires.

“ FASB ASC ” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

“ FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.

“ Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, then the Federal Funds Rate for such day will be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, then the Federal Funds Rate for such day will be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of one one-hundredth of one percent (0.01%)) charged to HSBC on such day on such transactions as determined by Administrative Agent.

“ Fee Letter ” means the letter agreement dated September 23, 2016, between Borrower and HSBC, as Administrative Agent and (on behalf of HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.) as an Arranger, regarding certain fees to be paid by Borrower in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents.

“ Financing Statements ” means the Form UCC financing statements (or comparable documents now or hereafter filed in accordance with the UCC or other comparable Law) separately naming each Loan Party as debtor and Administrative Agent as secured party, authorized and delivered pursuant to the Collateral Documents, including a description of the personal property Collateral granted by such Loan Party to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as security for the Obligations, which Financing Statements will be caused to be filed with the UCC (or comparable) filing office of the applicable Governmental Authorities.

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“ FIRREA ” means the Financial Institutions Reform Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989.

“ Fiscal Period ” means, for any Fiscal Year, the fiscal quarters of Borrower ending on or about the last Sunday in April, July and October of such Fiscal Year (it being understood that the first and second fiscal months of each such fiscal quarter are 4 weeks long and that the third fiscal month of each such fiscal quarter is 5 weeks long) and on the last Sunday in January of such Fiscal Year.

“ Fiscal Year ” means each fiscal year of Borrower ending on the last Sunday in January of each calendar year.

“ Foreign Benefit Event ” means, with respect to any Foreign Pension Plan, (a) the existence of unfunded liabilities in excess of the amount permitted under any applicable law, or in excess of the amount that would be permitted absent a waiver from a Governmental Authority or other Person authorized to grant a waiver, (b) the failure to make the required contributions or payments, under any applicable law, on or before the due date for such contributions or payments, (c) the receipt of a notice by a Governmental Authority relating to the intention to terminate any such Foreign Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee or similar official to administer any such Foreign Pension Plan, or alleging the insolvency of any such Foreign Pension Plan, (d) the incurrence of any liability in excess of the Threshold Amount (or the Dollar equivalent thereof in another currency applicable to an affected Foreign Pension Plan) by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under applicable Law on account of the complete or partial termination of such Foreign Pension Plan or the complete or partial withdrawal of any participating employer therein, or (e) the occurrence of any transaction that is prohibited under any applicable law and could reasonably be expected to result in the incurrence of any liability by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or the imposition on Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any fine, excise tax or penalty resulting from any noncompliance with any applicable law, in each case in excess of the Threshold Amount (or the Dollar equivalent thereof in another currency).

“ Foreign Lender ” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.

“ Foreign Pension Plan ” means any defined benefit pension plan that is maintained or is contributed to outside the jurisdiction of the United States by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and which under applicable law is required to be funded through a trust or other funding vehicle other than a trust or funding vehicle maintained exclusively by a Governmental Authority.

“ Foreign Pledge Agreement ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.11(c) .

“ Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

“ Foreign Subsidiary Holdco ” means any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary of Borrower that does not engage in any material direct operations and substantially all of the assets of which (either directly or indirectly) consists of (a) Equity Interests in one or more Foreign Subsidiaries or (b) Indebtedness owed to by one or more Foreign Subsidiaries.  For the avoidance of doubt, as of the Closing Date, Borrower has no Foreign Subsidiary Holdcos.

“ Foreign Subsidiary Investment Amount ” means, as determined at any time, an initial amount equal to $25,000,000, as such amount will be decreased by the aggregate amount of all Investments made pursuant to clause (ii) of Section 7.02(d)  after the Closing Date in excess of the initial $25,000,000 of Investments heretofore made pursuant to such clause (ii) during such period (each such Investment will be determined without regard to any write-downs or write-offs thereof and net of cash repayments of principal in the case of loans or advances, sale proceeds in the case of Investments subject to subsequent Dispositions and cash received in respect of equity (whether as a Dividend, redemption or sale) in the

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case of equity investments and cancellation or termination of obligations under the applicable Guaranty in the case of Investments in the form of Guaranties).

“ FRB ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

“ Fronting Exposure ” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to any L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share of the outstanding Credit Obligations other than Credit 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 Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share of Swing Line Loans other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

“ Fund ” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

“ GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.

“ Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States 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).

“ Grants of IP Security Interests ” means, collectively, the separate (a) grants of security interest (patents), (b) grants of security interest (trademarks), and (c) grants of security interest (copyrights), and all supplements thereto and amendments and restatements thereof, from time to time separately executed by the Loan Parties to the extent any such Loan Party has any interest in Collateral comprising such registered intellectual property rights (or an application therefor) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office, as applicable, with respect to the Liens granted to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, under the Collateral Documents.

“ Guaranteed Obligations ” has the meaning given such term in Section 10.15(a) .

“ Guarantor Applicable Insolvency Laws ” has the meaning given such term in Section 10.15(c)(i)(A) .

“ Guarantor Specified Lien ” has the meaning given such term in Section 10.15(c)(i)(B) .

“ Guarantor Subordinated Indebtedness ” has the meaning given such term in Section 10.15(k) .

“ Guarantor Subordinated Indebtedness Payments ” has the meaning given such term in Section 10.15(k) .

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“ Guarantors ” means, collectively, (a) for the purposes of Section 10.15 (i) each Person that is party to this Agreement as of the Closing Date and is named in the signature pages hereto as a Guarantor, (ii) Borrower (solely as to and for the Secured Cash Management Obligations and the Secured Swap Obligations of any Subsidiary of the Borrower) and (iii) each Subsidiary of Borrower that at a date subsequent to the Closing Date executes a Joinder Agreement, including as required by Section 6.11 , in order to become a Guarantor hereunder, and (b) each other Person who, at a date subsequent to the Closing Date, becomes a guarantor of all or any portion of the Obligations.

“ Guaranty ” means, as to any Person, any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation payable or performable by another Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect: (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation; (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance of such Indebtedness or other obligation; (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation; or (d) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment or performance thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), and will include the guaranty set forth in Section 10.15 .  The amount of any Guaranty will be deemed to be the amount recognized as a guaranty and shown on the guaranteeing Person’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP provided that if such financial statements of the guaranteeing Person are not reasonably available to Administrative Agent at its reasonable request, the amount of such Guaranty will be deemed to be the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith.  The term “ Guarantee ” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

“ Hedge Bank ” has the meaning given such term in the definition of “Secured Swap Obligations” set forth in this Section 1.01 .

“ Honor Date ” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the date of any payment by the L/C Issuer in respect of any draw thereunder.

“ HSBC ” has the meaning given such term in the Preamble to this Agreement.

“ Increasing Revolving Credit Lender ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.01(a)(iii) .

“ Increasing Term Loan Lender ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.01(a)(iii) .

“ Incremental Cap ” means, as of any date of determination, the difference between (a) the sum of (i) $150,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans voluntarily prepaid pursuant to Section 2.05(b)(iii) , and (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Additional Revolving Credit Commitments at such time that were incurred in reliance on the preceding clause (a) and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Additional Term Loans outstanding at such time that were incurred in reliance on the preceding clause (a).

“ Indebtedness ” means, as to any Person as of any date of determination, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included or characterized as indebtedness or a liability in accordance with GAAP: (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments; (c) all direct or

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contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit, bank undertakings, letters of guaranty (including, for each of the foregoing, the stated or available amount that is undrawn or that has been drawn but is unreimbursed); (d) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances; (e) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services to the extent (1) such obligations are required to be reflected on the balance sheet of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP (excluding in the notes thereof) and (2) such obligations are due more than twelve months from the initial date of incurrence of the relevant obligation or are evidenced by a promissory note or similar instrument reflecting a payment obligation (excluding any such obligations to the extent that Borrower has elected to exclude such obligations (or a portion thereof) in a written notice delivered to Administrative Agent certifying that Borrower or a subsidiary of Borrower has designated and maintains in reserve certain Unrestricted Cash or Cash Equivalents to pay such obligations as and when they become due and payable (in which case such reserved Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents will not be counted towards determining the Minimum Liquidity Condition until such time that the Borrower delivers a written notice to Administrative Agent certifying that such designated Unrestricted Cash or Cash Equivalents (or specified portion thereof) no longer is being reserved for application to the payment of such outstanding deferred purchase price obligations); (f) indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness will have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse ( provided that if such Person has not assumed or become liable in respect of such indebtedness, such indebtedness will be deemed to be an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the fair market value of the property to which such Lien relates and (ii) the indebtedness secured by a Lien on such property); (g) all Attributable Debt in respect of all Capitalized Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations of such Person; (h) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or make other similar payments (other than dividends) in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests in Cash valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends ( provided that (i) an issuance of Disqualified Equity Interests (without regard to the number of holders thereof) will not be considered Indebtedness for purposes of this definition if the aggregate of the obligations in respect thereof (as determined pursuant to this clause (h)) do not exceed $5,000,000 and (ii) obligations to make such payments in cash with respect to fractional shares will not be deemed to be Indebtedness); (i) all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing; and (j) the Swap Termination Value under all Swap Contracts to which such Person is a party.  The Indebtedness of any Person will include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following will constitute Indebtedness for purposes of this Agreement:  (i) trade or other accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, (ii) bonuses or other deferred compensation arrangements with respect to officers, directors, employees or agents of such Person, (iii) customer accounts and deposits, accrued employee compensation and other liabilities in the nature of employee compensation accrued, (iv) rebates, credits for returned products, discounts, refunds, allowances for customers and credits against receivables, in each case in this clause (iv) in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and (v) earn-outs and other deferred payment obligations incurred in connection with an Acquisition to the extent not included in clause (e) above.

“ Indemnified Taxes ” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the preceding clause (a), Other Taxes.

“ Indemnitees ” means, collectively, Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Arranger, each Lending Party and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons.

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“ Information ” has the meaning given such term in Section 10.07 .

“ Insolvency Proceeding ” means (a) any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, dissolution, winding-up or relief of debtors, or (b) any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, composition, marshalling of assets for creditors or other, similar arrangement in respect of its creditors generally or any substantial portion of its creditors, in the cases of each of the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) undertaken under Federal, state or foreign Law, including the Bankruptcy Code.

“ Interest Payment Date ” means (a) with respect to (i) a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto and, in the case of a Eurodollar Rate Loan 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, (ii) a Base Rate Loan (other than a Swing Line Loan), the last Business Day of each calendar month, and (iii) a Swing Line Loan, the last Business Day of each calendar month; and (b) (i) in the case of Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans, the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (ii) in the case of Term Loans, the Term Loan Maturity Date and (iii) in the case of Additional Term Loans, the Additional Term Loan Maturity Date.

“ Interest Period ” means, as to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Rate Loan and ending on the date one, two, three, six, or if made available by each of the Lenders making such Eurodollar Rate Loan, twelve months thereafter, as selected by Borrower in the related Loan Notice; provided that (a) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day will be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period will end on the next preceding Business Day; (b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) will end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and (c) no Interest Period for (i) any Revolving Credit Loan will extend beyond the Revolving Credit Stated Maturity Date, (ii) any Term Loan will extend beyond the Term Loan Stated Maturity Date and (iii) any Additional Term Loan will extend beyond the Additional Term Loan Stated Maturity Date.

“ Investment ” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person in another Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or limited liability company interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the investor Guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitutes a business unit, or all or a substantial part of the business of, such Person.  For purposes of calculating compliance with Section 7.02 , the amount of any Investment will be the original principal or capital amount thereof without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment, but less all returns of principal or equity thereon and less all distributions, dividends or other payments thereon or received in respect thereof (and with respect to Investments constituting Guarantees, less the amount of all obligations so guaranteed that are permanently terminated or satisfied other than through payment on such Guarantee), and will, if made by the transfer or exchange of Property other than Cash, be deemed to have been made in an original principal or capital amount equal to the fair market value of such Property.

“ IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

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“ ISP ” means, with respect to any Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” (exclusive of Rule 3.14 thereof) published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or, if the L/C Issuer agrees at the time of issuance, such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance of such Credit).

“ Issuer Documents ” means, with respect to any Credit, the Credit Application relating thereto and any other document entered into by the L/C Issuer and Borrower as account party or its permitted designee or otherwise delivered by Borrower or its permitted designee to or for the benefit of the L/C Issuer, in each case relating to such Credit.

“ Joinder Agreement ” means an agreement entered into by a Subsidiary of Borrower following the date hereof pursuant to Section 6.11(a)  to join in the Guaranty set forth in Section 10.15 , in substantially the form of Exhibit C or any other form approved by Administrative Agent.

“ Joint Venture ” means a joint venture, partnership, alliance, consortium or similar arrangement, whether in corporate, partnership or other legal form; provided that, as to any such arrangement in corporate form, such corporation will not, as to any Person of which such corporation is a subsidiary, be considered to be a Joint Venture to which such Person is a party.

“ Laws ” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, concessions, grants, franchises, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law, and including all Debtor Relief Laws.

“ L/C Credit Extension ” means, with respect to any Credit, the issuance thereof, the extension of the expiry date thereof or the increase of the amount thereof.

“ L/C Issuer ” means HSBC in its capacity as the initial issuer of Credits hereunder, or any successor or additional issuer of Credits hereunder, and includes any branch or Affiliate thereof.

“ LCT Test Date ”  has the meaning given such term in Section 1.02(p) .

“ Lender ” means, collectively, (a) initially, each Person designated on Schedule 2.01 as a “Lender” and (b) each Person that assumes a Revolving Credit Commitment, an Additional Revolving Credit Commitment, a Term Loan Commitment and/or an Additional Term Commitment pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or pursuant to the applicable Additional Commitment Documentation or which otherwise holds a Revolving Credit Commitment, a Revolving Credit Loan, an Additional Revolving Credit Loan, an Additional Revolving Credit Commitment, a Term Loan, and Term Loan Commitment, an Additional Term Commitment, and Additional Term Loan, a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan or a participation in a Credit or a Credit Borrowing (in each case, for so long as such Person holds Commitments or Loans).

“ Lending Office ” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Detail Form, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Lending Parties.

“ Lending Parties ” means, collectively, Lenders, Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuers.

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“ Letter of Credit ” means any standby or commercial letter of credit issued hereunder.

“ Lien ” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement) and any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property.

“ Limited Condition Transaction ” means any Acquisition that Borrower or any one or more of its Subsidiaries is contractually committed to consummate (it being understood that such commitment may be subject to conditions precedent, which conditions precedent may be amended, satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms of the applicable agreement) whose consummation is not conditioned upon the availability of, or on obtaining, third-party financing.

“ Linked Undertaking ” means a Bank Undertaking with respect to which the L/C Issuer thereof is the beneficiary of a related Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer’s Affiliate supporting such Bank Undertaking on terms substantially identical (other than the beneficiary) to those of such Bank Undertaking.

“ Loan ” means any Revolving Credit Loan, Swing Line Loan, Term Loan, Additional Revolving Credit Loan or Additional Term Loan.

“ Loan Document Obligations ” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan or Credit, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.

“ Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Credits and related Issuer Documents, any agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.15 , the Collateral Documents, the Fee Letter, the Environmental Indemnity and any and all other agreements, documents and instruments executed and/or delivered by or on behalf of or in support of any Loan Party to Administrative Agent or any Lending Party or their respective authorized designee evidencing or otherwise relating to the Loans or the Credit Borrowings made or the Credits issued hereunder.

“ Loan Notice ” means a notice, pursuant to Section 2.02(a) , of (a) a borrowing of Loans, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other or (c) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans, which notice, if in writing, will be substantially in the form of Exhibit D .

“ Loan Parties ” means, collectively, Borrower and all Guarantors.

“ London Banking Day ” means any day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market.

“ Margin Stock ” means “margin stock” as defined in Regulation U adopted by the FRB (12 C.F.R. Part 221).

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“ Material Acquisition ” means each Acquisition (or series of related Acquisitions) for which the Acquisition Consideration, including any Deferred Purchase Price Obligations, is equal to or greater than $50,000,000.

“ Material Adverse Effect ” means any of the following: (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, the business, assets, properties, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; or (b) a material adverse effect on the ability of Borrower and the Guarantors, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under any Loan Document; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against Borrower or any Guarantor of any Loan Documents to which it is a party.

“ Material Contract ” means any written contract, license or other written arrangement to which any Loan Party is a party (other than the Loan Documents) for which breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew could reasonably be expected to have or result in a Material Adverse Effect.

“ Material Subsidiary ” means each Subsidiary of Borrower now existing or hereafter acquired or formed, and each successor thereto, in each case which accounts for more than 5% of (i) the Consolidated gross revenues (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries or (ii) the Consolidated assets (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case as of the last day of the most recently completed Fiscal Period for which financial statements are available as reflected on the financial statements for such Fiscal Period.

“ Minimum Collateral Amount ” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of Cash, an amount equal to 103% of the Fronting Exposure of the applicable L/C Issuer(s) with respect to Credits issued and outstanding at such time and (b) otherwise, an amount determined by Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer(s) with respect to Credits issued and outstanding at such time in their Reasonable Discretion.

“ Minimum Liquidity Condition ” means, as of any date of determination, that the sum of (a) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments minus the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings, and (b) the sum of (i) 100% of the Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries on such date and (ii) 75% of the Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of Borrower’s Foreign Subsidiaries on such date, equals or exceeds $100,000,000 ( provided that to the extent any Unrestricted Cash or Cash Equivalents have been designated by Borrower or its Subsidiaries as reserved for the payment of outstanding deferred purchase price obligations as contemplated by clause (e) of the definition of “Indebtedness” set forth in Section 1.01 so that such obligations shall not constitute Indebtedness, such designated Unrestricted Cash or Cash Equivalents shall automatically be excluded from the determination of the Minimum Liquidity Condition unless and until Borrower delivers to Administrative Agent a written notice certifying that such designated Unrestricted Cash or Cash Equivalents (or specified portion thereof) no longer is being reserved by Borrower for application to the payment of such outstanding deferred purchase price obligations).

“ Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto.

“ Mortgaged Property ” means, collectively, all property subject to the Liens of the Mortgages.

“ Mortgages ” means each deed of trust, mortgage or other document listed on Schedule 1.01-B , together with each other deed of trust or mortgage or similar document executed and delivered to

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Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including Section 6.11, after the Closing Date.

“ Multiemployer Plan ” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

“ Multiple Employer Plan ” means a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.

“ National Currency Unit ” means a fraction or multiple of one Euro expressed in units of the former national currency of a Participating Member State.

“ Net Cash Proceeds ” means, with respect to any Recovery Event, any Disposition of property or assets or any incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness, the aggregate amount of Cash received from time to time (whether as initial consideration or through payment or disposition of deferred consideration, as and when received in Cash) by or on behalf of such Person in connection with such transaction after deducting therefrom only (without duplication) (a) reasonable and customary brokerage commissions, legal fees, finders’ fees and other similar fees and commissions, (b) the amount of taxes payable in connection with or as a result of such transaction, (c) the amount of any Indebtedness secured by a Lien on such asset (other than the Obligations) that, by the terms of such transaction, is required to be and is repaid upon such Disposition and the amount of any other non-contingent liabilities directly associated with such asset (including indemnity obligations) and (d) other transaction costs and expenses customary and reasonable for such transactions, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are properly attributable to such Disposition or to the asset that is the subject thereof and are actually paid (or required to be paid) to a Person that is not a Loan Party (it being understood that if such are amounts are not so paid within sixty (60) days of when so required to be paid, such amount shall not constitute a deduction from Net Cash Proceeds of the applicable Disposition); provided, that (x) in the case of taxes that are deductible under clause (b) above and that at the time of receipt of such Cash, have not been actually paid or are not then payable, such Person may deduct an amount (the “ Reserved Tax Amount ”) equal to a reasonable estimate for such taxes; provided, that at the time such taxes are paid (and if further taxes in respect thereof are not due), an amount equal to the amount, if any, by which the Reserved Tax Amount exceeds the amount actually so paid, will constitute Net Cash Proceeds; provided , further , that at the time any tax indemnification in respect of a Reserved Tax Amount is received by such Person, an amount equal to the amount, if any, by which the tax indemnification amount received exceeds the amount actually paid in respect of the underlying indemnified event, will constitute Net Cash Proceeds, and (y) in the case of any Cash reserved or held back in connection with a Disposition for purposes of securing payment of related indemnity obligations, such Person may deduct an amount (the “ Indemnity Holdback ”) equal to the amount reserved or held back for such purpose pursuant to the documents governing such Disposition; provided , that at the time all such indemnity obligations are paid or the Indemnity Holdback is otherwise released, an amount equal to the amount, if any, by which the Indemnity Holdback exceeds the amount, if any, actually paid with respect to such indemnity obligations, will constitute Net Cash Proceeds.

“ Net Equity Proceeds Amount ” means, as of any time of determination, an amount equal to the aggregate Net Equity Proceeds received by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries after the Closing Date which are used solely to fund all or a portion of the Acquisition Consideration for Acquisitions permitted pursuant to Section 7.02 or to fund Capital Expenditures permitted pursuant to Section 7.07 , with the Net

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Equity Proceeds Amount to be immediately reduced by (a) the amount of the Acquisition Consideration for any such Permitted Acquisition made with such Net Equity Proceeds and (b) the amount of such Capital Expenditures made with such Net Equity Proceeds.

“ Net Equity Proceeds ” means, with respect to any issuance of any Equity Interest, including any securities convertible into or exchangeable for Equity Interests or any warrants, rights, options or other securities to acquire Equity Interests by an Person, the aggregate amount of Cash received from time to time (whether as initial consideration or through payment or disposition of deferred consideration, as and when received in Cash) by or on behalf of such Person in connection with such transaction after deducting therefrom only (without duplication):  (a) reasonable and customary brokerage commissions, underwriting fees and discounts, legal fees, finders’ fees and other similar fees and commissions and (b) other transaction costs customary and reasonable for such transactions, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are properly attributable to such transaction and are, at the time of receipt of such Cash, actually paid to a Person that is not a Loan Party.

“ New Lender ” has the meaning given such term in Section 4.01(g) .

“ New Lender Agreement ” has the meaning given such term in Section 4.01(g) .

“ Non-Consenting Lender ” means any Lender that does not (as determined by Administrative Agent in its Reasonable Discretion) approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 and (b) has been approved by Required Lenders (to the extent such consent, waiver or amendment requires the approval of all Lenders) or Required Revolving Credit Lenders or Required Term Loan Lenders or Required Additional Term Loan Lenders (to the extent such consent, waiver or amendment requires the consent of all Revolving Credit Lenders, Term Loan Lenders or Additional Term Loan Lenders, as applicable).

“ Non-Defaulting Lender ” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

“ Note ” means any promissory note executed by Borrower in favor of a Lender pursuant to Section 2.11 in substantially the form of Exhibit E .

“ Obligations ” means, collectively, (a) the Loan Document Obligations, (b) the Secured Cash Management Obligations and (c) the Secured Swap Obligations (excluding with respect to any Guarantor that is a Subsidiary of Borrower, Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor).

“ OFAC ” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

“ Organizational Documents ” means (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-United States jurisdiction) of such Person; (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement of such Person; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization of such Person and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with such Person’s formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such Person.

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“ Original Credit Agreement ” means that Credit Agreement dated as of May 2, 2013, as amended, modified and supplemented from time to time up to the Closing Date, including by that First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of August 2, 2013, and that Second Amendment to Credit Agreement and Limited Waiver dated as of July 6, 2016, among Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Existing Lenders and HSBC, in its separate capacities as Administrative Agent and as L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender.

“ Original Loan Documents ” has the meaning given term “Loan Documents” in the Original Loan Agreement.

“ Original Obligations ” has the meaning given term “Obligations” in the Original Loan Agreement.

“ Other Connection Taxes ” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

“ Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp, court 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, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 3.08 ).

“ Outstanding Amount ” means, as determined as of any date, (a) with respect to any Loans, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any Borrowings and prepayments or repayments of such Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any Credit Obligations on any date, the amount of such Credit Obligations after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the Credit Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.

“ Participant ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 10.06(d) .

“ 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)).

“ PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

“ Pension Act ” means the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

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“ Pension Funding Rules ” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans and set forth in, as applicable,  Sections 412, 430, 431, 432 and 436 of the Code and Sections 302, 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA.

“ Pension Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan, other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is maintained or is contributed to by any Loan Party and any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code.

“ Percentage Share ” means, as to any Lender, its Revolving Credit Percentage Share, Term Loan Percentage Share, or Additional Term Loan Percentage Share, as applicable.

“ Permitted Acquisition ” means (a) the Acquisition by Borrower or any Subsidiary of (i) all or substantially all of the assets of another Person, (ii) an identifiable business unit or division of another Person or (iii) Equity Interests of another Person resulting in the acquiring Person having the ability to Control the acquired Person or otherwise causing another Person to become a Subsidiary of such Person, or (b) the Acquisition of another Person or an identifiable business unit or division of another Person by Borrower or any Subsidiary in a merger, consolidation, amalgamation, reorganization or other similar transaction (in each case, the Person or identifiable business unit or division being so acquired is referred to as the “ Target ”), excluding (A) any Acquisition (including those effected through a merger, consolidation, amalgamation, reorganization or other similar transaction) by Borrower of the assets or identifiable business unit or division of, or Equity Interests in, any Subsidiary or (B) any Acquisition (including those effected through a merger, consolidation, amalgamation, reorganization or other similar transaction) by any Subsidiary of the assets or identifiable business unit or division of, or Equity Interests in, any other Subsidiary, or assets of, or an identifiable business unit or division of, the Borrower; provided that the Acquisition meets the following conditions:

(a)           the proposed Acquisition will be undertaken and consummated in accordance and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws;

(b)           such proposed Acquisition does not involve any material assets or businesses of the type prohibited pursuant to Section 7.11 ;

(c)           such proposed Acquisition will be consensual and be approved by (i) to the extent required by Applicable Law, the Target’s Board of Directors and (ii) to the extent required by applicable Law, the holders of the Equity Interests in the Target;

(d)           no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing at the time of execution of a binding purchase agreement with respect to the proposed Acquisition or immediately after giving effect thereto;

(e)           Borrower will be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.15 , for the Test Period ended as of the last day of the most recent Fiscal Period immediately preceding the closing date of the proposed Acquisition for which financial statements have been provided, on a pro forma basis as if such proposed Acquisition (as well as all other Permitted Acquisitions closed subsequent to such Fiscal Period end) occurred on the first day of the Test Period ended on such date (but assuming, for purposes of determining pro forma compliance with Section 7.15(a)  for such Test Period, that the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio permitted pursuant to Section 7.15(a)  for such Test Period was 0.25 less than the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio set forth in Section 7.15(a)  corresponding to such Test Period (after giving effect to any permitted increase to such maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio corresponding to such Test Period assuming the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition);

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provided , at Borrower’s option, compliance with such covenants may be tested at the time a binding agreement with respect to the proposed Acquisition is entered into (and not at the time of consummation of such Acquisition), in which case the permitted increase to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be based on the pro forma calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio (giving effect to the Permitted Acquisition and the Indebtedness related thereto that is reasonably anticipated to be incurred or assumed);

(f)            after giving effect to the proposed Acquisition and the payment of all amounts (including fees and expenses) owing in connection therewith, the Minimum Liquidity Condition is satisfied;

(g)           the business and assets of the Target will be free and clear of Liens upon the consummation of the Acquisition, except Permitted Liens;

(h)           with respect to any Acquisition by Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary of any Target that, upon the consummation of such Acquisition, would become a direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiary of the Borrower, the Acquisition Consideration payable for the proposed Acquisition (excluding any Acquisition Consideration payable in Equity Interests of the Borrower that are not Disqualified Equity Interests) will not exceed $10,000,000;

(i)            if the Acquisition Consideration payable for the proposed Acquisition equals or exceeds $25,000,000, Borrower will have delivered to Administrative Agent the historical audited financial statements of Target for the three immediately preceding fiscal years of Target (or, if less, the number of years available, if any) and unaudited financial statements thereof for the most recent interim period (if any) that is available;

(j)            Borrower will have provided to Administrative Agent at least five Business Days’ prior written notice of such Acquisition (or such shorter period agreed to by Administrative Agent in writing in its Reasonable Discretion), which notice describes in reasonable detail the principal terms and conditions of such Acquisition and the proposed closing date thereof;

(k)           Borrower will have delivered to Administrative Agent a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower certifying, to the best of such Responsible Officer’s knowledge, the compliance with each of the conditions set forth in the preceding clauses (a) through (j), inclusive, and containing the calculations (in reasonable detail) required by the preceding clauses (e) and (f);

(l)            in connection with any Acquisition involving the creation or acquisition of a Subsidiary, or the acquisition of any Equity Interest of any Person, such Equity Interests thereof created or acquired in connection with such Acquisition are pledged for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to (and to the extent required by) the Loan Documents within the time period prescribed in Section 6.11(b) ; and

(m)          Borrower will cause each Subsidiary which is formed to effect, or is acquired pursuant to, an Acquisition to comply with, and to execute and deliver all of the documentation as and to the extent required by the Loan Documents and within the time period prescribed therein (including Section 6.11 ).

“ Permitted Asset Sale ” means any Asset Sale so long as (a) the aggregate Cash and non-Cash consideration (including all deferred debt or earn-out obligations) payable in connection therewith (whether in one or a series of transactions) does not exceed $75,000,000 and the aggregate Cash and non-Cash consideration payable in connection with all Asset Sales after the Closing Date does not exceed $150,000,000; (b) immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to any such Asset Sale, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of, or will result after giving effect to, such Asset Sale; (c) such Asset Sale is in an arm’s-length transaction and Borrower or such Subsidiary conducting such Asset Sale receives fair market value for such property Disposed of in such Asset Sale;

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and (d) the consideration received by Borrower or such Subsidiary consists of at least 75% Cash and such Cash consideration is paid at the time of the closing of such Asset Sale.   T he determination of the aggregate Cash and non-Cash consideration for any Asset Sale, including any included contingent obligations such as earn-out obligations, for purposes of clauses (a) and (c) of the preceding sentence shall be made by the Board of Directors or by the chief financial officer or treasurer of Borrower, as applicable, in good faith using commercially reasonable valuation methodologies as of the time the definitive documents relating to such Asset Sale is entered into.

“ Permitted Encumbrances ” means any Cash Collateral or other credit support provided to any L/C Issuer in respect of a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (E) of Section 2.03(a)(iv) .

“ Permitted Liens ” has the meaning given such term in Section 7.01 .

“ Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

“ Plan ” means any “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Plan), maintained for employees of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate or any such Plan to which any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees.

“ Post-Closing Items Agreement ”  has the meaning given such term in Section 4.01(i) .

“ Preferred Equity ” means, as applied to the Equity Interests of any Person, Equity Interests of such Person (other than common Equity Interests of such Person) of any class or classes (however designed) that ranks prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of such Person, to shares of Equity Interests of any other class of such Person.

“ Prime Rate ” means the per annum rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by HSBC as its “Prime Rate,” such rate being the rate of interest most recently announced within HSBC at its principal office in New York, New York as its “Prime Rate,” with the understanding that HSBC’s “Prime Rate” is one of HSBC’s base rates and serves as the basis upon which effective rates of interest are calculated for those loans making reference thereto, and is evidenced by the recording thereof after its announcement in such internal publication or publications as HSBC may designate.  HSBC’s “Prime Rate” is not intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by HSBC in connection with extensions of credit to borrowers.  Any change in HSBC’s “Prime Rate” as announced by HSBC will take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change.

“ Proceeding ” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.03(b) .

“ Qualified ECP Guarantor ” means, in respect of any Secured Swap Obligations, each Guarantor that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant Guaranty or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Secured Swap Obligation or such other Person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another Person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

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“ Qualified Preferred Stock ” means any Preferred Equity of Borrower (a) that does not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests and (b) does not require the Cash payment of dividends or distributions that would otherwise be prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.

“ Reasonable Discretion ” means, as to any Person, a determination or judgment made by such Person in the exercise of such Person’s reasonable (from the perspective of a secured commercial lender) business judgment.

“ Recipient ” means (a) Administrative Agent and (b) any Lending Party, as applicable.

“ Record ” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or which is stored on an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceived form.

“ Recovery Event ” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards (to the extent the same are paid or payable in Cash) (a) by reason of theft, loss, physical damage, taking or any other similar event with respect to any property or assets (including any Collateral) of Borrower or any of its Domestic Subsidiaries and (b) under any policy of insurance required to be maintained under Section 6.06 or any provision of any of the Collateral Documents (other, in each case, than on account of any (i) business interruption insurance, (ii) directors’ or officers’ (or similar) liability insurance or (iii) any other liability insurance policy).

“ Register ” means a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of Lenders and, as applicable, the Commitments of, and Outstanding Amounts of the Loans and Credit Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time.

“ Related Business ” means any business that is the same, similar or otherwise reasonably related, ancillary or complementary to the businesses of the Loan Parties on the Closing Date.

“ Related Parties ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the partners, members, directors, officers, employees, trustees, administrators, managers, advisors and agents and representatives of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates, and specifically includes, in the case of HSBC, HSBC in its separate capacities as Administrative Agent, as Swing Line Lender and as L/C Issuer, and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in its capacity as an Arranger.

“ Reportable Event ” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other than events for which the thirty-day notice period has been waived.

“ Request for Credit Extension ” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans, a Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Credit Application, and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.

“ Required Additional Term Loan Lenders ” means, as determined at any time, Additional Term Loan Lenders holding in excess of 50.0% of the Outstanding Amount of all Additional Term Loans and Additional Term Commitments; provided that each determination of Required Additional Term Loan Lenders will disregard the Outstanding Amount of all Additional Term Loan Loans and Additional Term Commitments held by any then Defaulting Lender .

“ Required Lenders ” means, as determined at any time, Lenders holding in excess of 50.0% of the sum of (a) (i) the Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect or (ii) if the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated following the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Total Revolving

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Credit Outstandings at such time, plus (b) the Outstanding Amount of all Term Loans at such time; provided that each determination of Required Lenders will disregard the Revolving Credit Commitment of, the portion of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings and the Outstanding Amount of all Term Loan Loans, as the case may be, of any then Defaulting Lender .

“ Required Revolving Credit Lenders ” means, as determined at any time, (a) Revolving Credit Lenders holding in excess of 50.0% of the Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect or (b) if the Aggregate Revolving Commitments have been terminated following the occurrence of an Event of Default, Revolving Credit Lenders holding in excess of 50.0% of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings at such time; provided that each determination of Required Revolving Credit Lenders will disregard the Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings held or deemed held, by any then Defaulting Lender .

“ Required Term Loan Lenders ” means, as determined at any time, Term Loan Lenders holding in excess of 50.0% of the Outstanding Amount of all Term Loans; provided that each determination of Required Term Loan Lenders will disregard the Outstanding Amount of all Term Loan Loans held by any then Defaulting Lender .

“ Responsible Officer ” means (a) with respect to Borrower in connection with any Request for Credit Extension to be delivered by Borrower hereunder, the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer or controller of Borrower; (b) with respect to Borrower in connection with any Compliance Certificate or any other certificate or notice pertaining to any financial information required to be delivery by Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document, the chief financial officer, treasurer, controller or other officer having primary responsibility for the financial affairs of such Person; and (c) otherwise, with respect to Borrower or any other Loan Party, the chief executive officer, president, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, treasurer, controller, secretary or general counsel of such Person or such other authorized person duly appointed by such Loan Party.

“ Restricted ” means, when referring to Cash or Cash equivalents of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, that such Cash or Cash Equivalents (a) are indicated as “restricted” (or such similar language) on a Consolidated balance sheet of Borrower (unless such indication is related to the Loan Documents or the Liens created thereunder), (b) are subject to any Liens in favor of any Person other than Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties or (c) are not otherwise generally available for use by Borrower or such Subsidiary.

“ Restricted Payment ” means, as to any Person, (a) any Dividend by such Person (whether in Cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interest of such Person, (b) any payment (whether in Cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of such Equity Interest or on account of any return of capital to any holder of any such Person’s Equity Interests and (c) the acquisition for value by such Person of any Equity Interests issued by such Person or any other Person that Controls such Person.

“ Restricted Subsidiary ” means each direct or indirect non-wholly owned Domestic Subsidiary of Borrower now existing or hereafter acquired or formed, and each successor thereto, in each case which accounts for (a) not more than 10% of the Consolidated gross revenues (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries and (b) not more than 10% of the Consolidated assets (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, in each case, as of the last day of the most recently completed Fiscal Period for which financial statements have been delivered as reflected on the financial statements for such Fiscal Period; provided that if the Restricted Subsidiaries

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of Borrower at any time account for, in the aggregate, (i) more than 20% of the Consolidated gross revenues (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries or (ii) more than 20% of the Consolidated assets (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, in each case, as of the last day of the most recently completed Fiscal Period for which financial statements have been delivered as reflected on the financial statements for such Fiscal Period, Borrower shall designate one or more of such Restricted Subsidiaries to be Unrestricted Subsidiaries such that, after giving effect to such designations, the Restricted Subsidiaries of Borrower shall account for, in the aggregate, (A) not more than 20% of the Consolidated gross revenues (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries and (B) not more than 20% of the Consolidated assets (after intercompany eliminations) of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries, in each case, as of the last day of the most recently completed Fiscal Period for which financial statements have been delivered as reflected on the financial statements for such Fiscal Period.

“ Revaluation Date ” means with respect to any Loan, each of the following: (a) each date of the funding of a Eurodollar Rate Loan hereunder denominated in an Alternative Currency, (b) each date of an amendment or modification of any such Loan having the effect of increasing the amount thereof (solely with respect to the increased amount), (c) each date of any prepayment or repayment of any Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency and (d) such additional dates as Administrative Agent or any Lending Party will reasonably determine in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

“ Revolving Credit Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each Revolving Credit Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(b) .

“ Revolving Credit Commitment ” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender at any time, its obligation to do the following pursuant to the terms hereof: (a) make Revolving Credit Loans to Borrower; (b) purchase participations in Credit Obligations; and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans; all in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto or pursuant to the applicable Additional Commitment Documentation, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

“ Revolving Credit Commitment Fee ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.09(a) .

“ Revolving Credit Exposure ” means, as to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and such Revolving Credit Lender’s participation in Credit Obligations and Swing Line Loans at such time.

“ Revolving Credit Facility ” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.

“ Revolving Credit Lender ” means, collectively, (a) initially, each Lender designated on Schedule 2.01 as a Lender having a Revolving Credit Commitment as of the Closing Date and (b) each Lender that assumes a Revolving Credit Commitment pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or pursuant to the applicable Additional Commitment Documentation or which otherwise holds a Revolving Credit Commitment, a Revolving Credit Loan, a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan or a participation in a Credit or a L/C Borrowing, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto or ceases to hold any Revolving Credit Commitments or Revolving Credit Loans nor any such risk participations pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.

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“ Revolving Credit Loan ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.01(b) .

“ Revolving Credit Maturity Date ” means the earliest of (a) the Revolving Credit Stated Maturity Date, (b) the date of the termination of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06 and (c) the date of the termination of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments and of the obligation of any L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions and the acceleration of the Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 8.03 .

“ Revolving Credit Percentage Share ” means as to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the percentage (expressed as a decimal carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.07 ; provided that, if the commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans and the obligation of any L/C Issuer to issue L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.03 or if the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments have expired, then the Revolving Credit Percentage Share of each Revolving Credit Lender will be determined based upon such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments.  The initial Revolving Credit Percentage Share of each Revolving Credit Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption or pursuant to the applicable Additional Commitment Documentation pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as applicable.

“ Revolving Credit Stated Maturity Date ” means November 12, 2021.

“ S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.

“ Same Day Funds ” means (a) with respect to disbursements and payments in Dollars, immediately available funds, and (b) with respect to disbursements and payments in an Alternative Currency, same day or other funds as may be determined by Administrative Agent to be customary in the place of disbursement or payment for the settlement of international banking transactions in the relevant Alternative Currency.

“ Sanctioned Persons ” has the meaning given such term in Section 5.17(a) .

“ Sanctions ” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced by the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the United States Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union and Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.

“ SEC ” means the Securities Exchange Commission and any successor thereto.

“ Secured Cash Management Obligations ” means Cash Management Obligations that are (a) owed to Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates, (b) owed on the Closing Date to a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender as of the Closing Date or (c) owed to a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time such obligations are incurred (each such Person to whom any such liabilities or other obligations are owed is referred to herein as a “ Cash Management Bank ” for such purpose).

“ Secured Parties ” means (a) each Lending Party, (b) Administrative Agent, (c) each Cash Management Bank to whom any Secured Cash Management Obligations are owed, (d) each Hedge Bank that is a counterparty to any Swap Contract the obligations under which constitute Secured Swap

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Obligations, (e) the beneficiaries of each indemnification obligation undertaken by any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (f) the permitted successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.

“ Secured Swap Obligations ” means all liabilities and other obligations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any Swap Contract permitted under Section 7.03(e) ; provided that such Swap Contract (a) is with a counterparty that is Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates, (b) is in effect on the Closing Date with a counterparty that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender as of the Closing Date or (c) is entered into after the Closing Date with any counterparty that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time such Swap Contract is entered into (each such counterparty being referred to herein as a “ Hedge Bank ” for such purpose), and in the case of each of the preceding clauses (a), (b) and (c), such counterparty has not delivered to Administrative Agent a written notice that the liabilities and other obligations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under such Swap Contract are not to be treated as Secured Swap Obligations for purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

“ Security Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Security Agreement dated as of the date of this Agreement by Borrower, each other Loan Party that is a party to this Agreement as of the Closing Date and, upon their joinder thereto pursuant to Section 6.11(a) , each other Person as will hereafter become a Loan Party, in favor of Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

“ Semtech (International) ” means Semtech (International) AG, a corporation organized under the laws of Switzerland.

“ Significant Acquisition ” means each Acquisition (or series of related Acquisitions) for which the Acquisition Consideration, including any Deferred Purchase Price Obligations, is equal to or greater than $3,000,000.

“ Significant Disposition ” means each Disposition (or series of related Dispositions) for which the all-in consideration paid or payable in Cash or other property, including any deferred consideration included or characterized as indebtedness or a liability in accordance with GAAP, is equal to or greater than $3,000,000.

“ Significant Investment ” means each Investment (or series of related Investments) permitted pursuant to Section 7.02(p)  or Section 7.02(q)  for which the all-in consideration paid or payable in Cash or other property, including any deferred consideration included or characterized as indebtedness or a liability in accordance with GAAP, is equal to or greater than $3,000,000.

“ Solvent ” means, as to any Person at any time, that (a) the fair value of the property of such Person on a going concern basis is greater than the amount of such Person’s liabilities (including contingent liabilities), as such value is established and such liabilities are evaluated for purposes of Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code and, in the alternative, for purposes of the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar state statute applicable to Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof; (b) the present fair salable value of the property of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person is able to realize upon its property and pay its debts and other liabilities (including contingent liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of business; (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (e) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small capital.  For the purposes of the foregoing, the amount of contingent liabilities at any time will be computed as the amount

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that, in light of all facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

“ Special Notice Currency ” means at any time an Alternative Currency, other than the currency of a country that is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development at such time located in North America or Europe.

“ Specified Event of Default ” means any Event of Default occurring under Sections 8.01(a) , (f)  or (g)  (and with respect to Section 8.01(f) or (g), with respect to Borrower only).

“ Specified Lender ” means, at any time, any Lender that (a) has (i) requested compensation under Section 3.04 and has not rescinded such request within five Business Days of the making thereof or (ii) to whom Borrower must pay an additional amount (or on whose behalf Borrower must pay an additional amount to a Governmental Authority) pursuant to Section 3.01 , and in the case of either of clauses (i) or (ii), such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different Lending Office in accordance with Section 3.06 ; (b) gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02 ; (c) is a Defaulting Lender; or (d) is a Non-Consenting Lender.

“ Specified Materials ” means, collectively, all notices, demands, communications, documents and other materials or information provided by or on behalf of Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, as well as documents and other written materials relating to Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other materials or matters relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents (including any amendments or waivers of the terms thereof or supplements thereto) or the transactions contemplated herein or therein.

“ Specified Permitted Debt Documents ” means, on and after the execution and delivery thereof, each note, indenture, purchase agreement, loan agreement, guaranty and other material agreement relating to the incurrence or issuance of Specified Permitted Indebtedness, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.

“ Specified Permitted Indebtedness ” means any unsecured Indebtedness of Borrower, which may be guaranteed on an unsecured basis by any Subsidiary Guarantor, all of the terms of which satisfy the requirements of Section 7.03(b) .

“ Specified Representations ” means the representations and warranties of Borrower and, to the extent applicable, the other Loan Parties set forth in Section 5.01 , Section 5.02(a)  (with respect to entering into and performance of the Loan Documents), Section 5.04 , Section 5.11 (only with respect to the second sentence thereof), Section 5.14 , Section 5.16 , Section 5.17 and Section 5.18 .

“ Specified Transaction ” means, with respect to any period, any Investment, Disposition of assets, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, Restricted Payment, subsidiary designation or other event that by the terms of this Agreement requires “ pro forma ” compliance with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a “ pro forma ” or after giving “ pro forma ” effect thereto.

“ Spot Rate ” for a currency means the rate determined by Administrative Agent or L/C Issuer, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that Administrative Agent or L/C Issuer may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by Administrative Agent or L/C Issuer if the

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Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided, further, that L/C Issuer may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency.

“ Sterling ” and “ £ ” mean the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.

“ Subsidiary ” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than Equity Interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise Controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person.  Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “ Subsidiary ” or to “ Subsidiaries ” will refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of Borrower.

“ Subsidiary Guarantor ” means, collectively, each Domestic Subsidiary of Borrower that executes this Agreement as a Guarantor as of the Closing Date and each other Domestic Subsidiary that becomes a Guarantor hereunder pursuant to Section 6.11(a) .

“ Swap ” means any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

“ Swap Contract ” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement; and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, that are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement including any such obligations or liabilities under any such master agreement (in each case, together with any related schedules).

“ Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation to pay or perform under any Swap.

“ Swap Termination Value ” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts,  (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s) and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a) of this definition, the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

“ Swing Line ” means the revolving credit facility made available by Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04 .

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“ Swing Line Borrowing ” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04 .

“ Swing Line Lender ” means, at any time, the provider of the Swing Line hereunder (which, initially, will be HSBC).

“ Swing Line Loan ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.04(a) .

“ Swing Line Loan Notice ” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b) , which, if in writing, will be substantially in the form of Exhibit F .

“ Swing Line Sublimit ” means, as determined as of any date, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $25,000,000 and (b) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments.  The Swing Line Sublimit is a part of, but is not in addition to, the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments.

“ Swiss Francs ” means the lawful currency of Switzerland.

“ Swiss Pledge Agreement ” means that Share Pledge Agreement dated May 2, 2013, between Borrower and Administrative Agent, as confirmed by that Security Confirmation and Amendment Agreement between Borrower and Administrative Agent on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties, pursuant to which Borrower pledges and grants a security interest to Administrative Agent, on behalf and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in 65% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in Semtech (International), which pledge agreement is governed by the laws of Switzerland.

“ Synthetic Lease Obligation ” means the principal balance outstanding under any lease, funding agreement or other arrangement with respect to any real or personal property pursuant to which the lessor is treated as the owner of such property for accounting purposes and the lessee is treated as the owner of such property for federal income tax purposes, or any tax retention operating lease, off-balance sheet loan or similar off-balance sheet financing product to which such Person is a party, where such transaction is considered borrowed money indebtedness for tax purposes but is classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP.

“ Target ” has the meaning given to such term in the first term in the first sentence of the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” set forth in this Section 1.01 .

“ TARGET Day ” means any day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer (TARGET) payment system (or, if such payment system ceases to be operative, such other payment system (if any) determined by Administrative Agent to be a suitable replacement) is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.

“ Taxes ” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholdings), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

“ Term Loan ” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.01(c) , and will include, collectively, the Term Loans and, if applicable, the Additional Term Loans.

“ Term Loan Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each Term Loan Lender pursuant to Section 2.01(c) .

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“ Term Loan Commitment ” means, as to each Term Loan Lender at any time, its obligation to make Term Loans to Borrower in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as applicable.

“ Term Loan Facility ” means, at any time, (a) on or prior to the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitments at such time and (b) following the Closing Date, and the funding of the initial Credit Extensions hereunder, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans of all Term Loan Lenders outstanding at such time.

“ Term Loan Lender ” means, initially, each Lender designated on Schedule 2.01 as a Lender having a Term Loan Commitment as of the Closing Date, and thereafter, each Lender holding a Term Loan Commitment or a Term Loan, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.

“ Term Loan Maturity Date ” means the earlier of (a) the Term Loan Stated Maturity Date and (b) the acceleration of the Term Loan Loans pursuant to Section 8.03 .

“ Term Loan Percentage Share ” means as to any Term Loan Lender at any time, the percentage (expressed as a decimal carried out to the ninth decimal place) of (a) on or prior to the Closing Date, the Aggregate Term Loan Commitments represented by such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.07 ; (b) following the Closing Date so long as any Term Loans are outstanding, the Outstanding Amount of all Term Loans represented by the Outstanding Amount of all Term Loans owing to such Lender; and (c) following the Closing Date if all Term Loans have been repaid in full, the Outstanding Amount of all Term Loans represented by the Outstanding Amount of all Term Loans owing to such Lender immediately prior to such repayment in full, giving effect to any subsequent assignments.  The initial Term Loan Percentage Share of each Term Loan Lender is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as applicable.

“ Term Loan Stated Maturity Date ” means November 12, 2021.

“ Test Period ” means each period of four consecutive Fiscal Periods then last ended, in each case taken as one accounting period.

“ Threshold Amount ” means $20,000,000.

“ Title Policy ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(a)(i) .

“Total Credit Exposure ” means, as determined as to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) such Lender’s unused Revolving Credit Commitment, plus (b) the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans owed to such Lender, plus (c) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share of the Outstanding Amount of all Credit Obligations and all Swing Loans and plus (d) the Outstanding Amount of all Term Loans and Additional Term Loans owed to such Lender, in each case at such time.

“ Total Revolving Credit Outstandings ” means, as determined as at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans, plus (b) the Outstanding Amount of all Credit Obligations and plus (c) the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans.

“ Transactions ” means, collectively, the (a) entry by the parties hereto into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents for the purpose of the Lending Parties making available to Borrower the

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Facility on the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and thereof, (b)  refinancing, including through cashless settlements as applicable, of the Existing Senior Credit Facilities under the Original Credit Agreement and the other Original Loan Documents and (c) payment of all related Transaction Costs.

“ Transaction Costs ” means the fees, costs and expenses paid or payable by the Loan Parties in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, including the initial funding of the Credit Extensions under this Agreement on the Closing Date.

“ Type ” means, with respect to any Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

“ UCP ” means, with respect to any commercial Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits 2007 Revision, UCP 600, published by the International Chamber of Commerce (or, if L/C Issuer will agree at the time of issuance, such later version thereof as may be in effect immediately prior to the issuance of such Credits, the extension of the expiry date thereof or any increase of the amount thereof).

“ U.K. Regulatory Cost ” means an addition to the interest rate on a Eurodollar Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency to compensate a Lender for the cost imputed to such Lender in respect of any such Eurodollar Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency made by such Lender hereunder resulting from the imposition from time to time under or pursuant to the Bank of England Act 1998 or by the Bank of England or the Financial Services Authority (including any successor thereto, the “ FSA ”) (or other United Kingdom governmental authorities or agencies) of a requirement to place non-interest-bearing deposits or special deposits (whether interest-bearing or not) with the Bank of England to meet cash ratio requirements and/or pay fees to the FSA calculated by reference to liabilities used to fund such Eurodollar Rate Loan.

“ Uniform Commercial Code ” or “ UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York; provided that, to the extent perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any security interest in any collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, “ UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.

“ Unreimbursed Amount ” means, with respect to any Credit, any amount (in Dollars, or if the applicable Credit is denominated in an Alternative Currency, the Dollar Equivalent thereof) drawn thereunder that Borrower has failed to reimburse to the L/C Issuer thereof by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(i) .

“ Unrestricted ” means, when referring to Cash or Cash Equivalents of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, that such Cash or Cash Equivalents are not Restricted.

“ Unrestricted Subsidiary ” means each direct or indirect non-wholly owned Domestic Subsidiary of Borrower now existing or hereafter acquired or formed, and each successor thereto, in each case that is not a Restricted Subsidiary (including which has not been designated a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the definition thereof set forth in this Section 1.01 ).

“ U.S. Person ” means any Person that is a “ United States Person ” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

“ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.01(f) .

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“ Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when applied to any Indebtedness, the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the sum of the product of (i) the number of years (calculated to the nearest 1/12th) from the date of determination to the date each successive scheduled principal payment (including payment at maturity) of such indebtedness multiplied by (ii) the amount of such payment, by (b) the sum of all such payments.

“ Withholding Agent ” means any Loan Party and Administrative Agent.

“ Write-Down and Conversion Powers ” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

“ Yen ” and “ ¥ ” mean the lawful currency of Japan.

Section 1.02     Certain Rules of Construction .

(a)                                  General Rules .

(i)                                     Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, the meaning of a defined term is applicable equally to the singular and plural forms thereof.

(ii)                                 The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.

(iii)                             The word “documents” includes instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, indentures, notices and other writings, however evidenced.

(iv)                              The words “include” and “including” are not limiting and the word “or” is not exclusive.

(v)                                  In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”; the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding” and the word “through” means “to and including.”

(vi)                              Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, the words “property,” “properties,” “asset” and “assets” refer to both personal property (whether tangible or intangible, including Cash, securities, accounts and contract rights) and real property.

(vii)                          Whenever a representation or warranty is made to any Person’s knowledge or awareness or with a similar qualification, knowledge or awareness means the actual knowledge of the Responsible Officers, after such investigation into the applicable matter as is customary for the Responsible Officers in the ordinary course of their conduct of the applicable Person’s business.

(viii)                      Whenever this Agreement refers to any “wholly owned” Subsidiary of any Person, such reference will be deemed to include (A) any Foreign Subsidiary of such Person in which a nominal amount of Equity Interests are held by residents of the jurisdiction in which such Subsidiary is organized in order to comply with requirements of local Law and (B) any Subsidiary of such Person with directors’ qualifying shares.

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(ix)                              Any reference to a Person will be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns.

(x)                                  Unless the context otherwise requires, terms that are used but not defined herein but are defined in Article 8 or Article 9 of the UCC will have the meaning so given to them in Article 8 or Article 9 of the UCC.

(xi)                              Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, (A) Article, Section, subsection, clause, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement; (B) references to documents (including this Agreement) will be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, renewals, extensions, replacements, restatements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent such amendments, renewals, extensions, replacements, restatements and other modifications are not prohibited by the terms of any Loan Document; and (C) references to any statute or regulation are to be construed as including all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting the statute or regulation.

(b)                                  Time References.   Unless the context requires otherwise, all references herein to times of day will be references to New York time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

(c)                                   Captions.  The captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and will not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

(d)                                  Cumulative Nature of Certain Provisions.   This Agreement and the other Loan Documents may use several different limitations, tests or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters.  All such limitations, tests and measurements are cumulative and will be performed in accordance with their respective terms.

(e)                                   No Construction Against Any Party.   This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are the result of negotiations among, and have been reviewed by counsel to, the Loan Parties, Administrative Agent and the Lending Parties and are the products of all parties.  Accordingly, they will not be construed against Administrative Agent or any Lending Party merely because of the involvement of any or all of the preceding Persons in their preparation.

(f)                                    Paid in Full.   Any reference in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to the satisfaction or repayment in full of the Obligations means the repayment in full in Cash (or, in the case of (i) Credits, (ii) Secured Swap Obligations or (iii) Secured Cash Management Obligations, the cash collateralization, support by a standby letter of credit or other backstopping in an amount, by an institution and pursuant to arrangements in accordance with the terms thereof or otherwise, in each case, reasonably satisfactory to the applicable L/C Issuer, Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank) of all Obligations other than unasserted contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations and other than any Secured Swap Obligations or Secured Cash Management Obligations that, at such time, are allowed by the applicable Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank to remain outstanding and not be repaid or cash collateralized.

(g)                                  GAAP.   Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, all accounting terms not expressly defined herein will be construed, and all financial computations required under this Agreement will be made, in accordance with GAAP.  If at any time any change in GAAP or any changes in accounting principles or practices from those used in the preparation of the financial statements are hereafter occasioned by the promulgation of rules, regulations, pronouncements and opinions by or required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or the American Institute of Certified Public

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Accountants (or any successor thereto or agencies with similar functions) or other regulatory body with jurisdiction over GAAP or any financial reporting by Borrower, that results in a material change in the method of accounting in the financial statements required to be furnished to Administrative Agent hereunder or in the calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms contained in this Agreement, and either Borrower or Required Lenders will so request, Administrative Agent, the Lending Parties and Borrower will 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 Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended:  (i) such ratio or requirement will continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein; and (ii) Borrower will provide to Administrative Agent and the Lending Parties financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, unless otherwise determined by Borrower, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made without giving effect to any change to GAAP occurring after the date hereof as a result of the adoption of any proposals set forth in the Proposed Accounting Standards Update, Leases (Topic 840), issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board on August 17, 2010, or any other proposals issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in connection therewith, in each case if and to the extent such change would require treating any lease (or similar arrangement conveying the right to use) as a capital lease where such lease (or similar arrangement) would not have been required to be so treated under GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date.

(h)                                  Rounding.   Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Loan Parties or any of them pursuant to the Loan Documents will be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number using the common — or symmetric arithmetic — method of rounding (in other words, rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

(i)                                     Computations of Certain Financial Covenants .

(i)                                     For purposes of computing the Consolidated Leverage Ratio or the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as of any date (excluding, however, any calculation for purposes of determining the Applicable Margin), all components of such ratios will include or exclude, as the case may be, for the Test Period ending on such date all financial results (without duplication of amounts) attributable to any business or assets that are the subject of any Significant Acquisition, Significant Investment or Significant Disposition by Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof effected during such period, as reviewed and confirmed by Administrative Agent in its Reasonable Discretion on a pro forma basis for such period (including pro forma adjustments (A) determined on a basis consistent with Article 11 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act and (B) in the case of any Significant Acquisition or Significant Investment, that are appropriate, in the reasonable determination of a Responsible Officer as set forth in reasonable detail in an officer’s certificate delivered to Administrative Agent, to reflect the cost savings, other operating improvements and synergies that are factually supportable and identifiable and projected in good faith to be realized as a result of such Significant Acquisition or Significant Investment (including the termination or discontinuance of activities constituting such business), net of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions to the extent already included in Consolidated EBITDA for such period, provided that (I) such cost savings, operating improvements and synergies are reasonably anticipated to result from such actions, (II) such actions have been taken, or have been committed to be taken and the benefits resulting therefrom are reasonably anticipated by Borrower

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to be realized within twelve months) as if such Significant Acquisition, Significant Investment or Significant Disposition had occurred (and any Indebtedness incurred or repaid in connection therewith had been incurred and repaid and any such cost savings and other operating improvements and synergies had been realized, as the case may be) at the beginning of such Test Period on the first day of such measurement period.

(ii)                                 For the purposes of computing the Consolidated Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as of any date, to the extent that any Joint Venture is included in Borrower’s Consolidated financial statements, such calculations will disregard the ratable portion of such Joint Venture attributable to the ownership of any Joint Venture by any Person who is not a Loan Party or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of Borrower and its Subsidiaries will be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825-10-25 (relating to “fair value” accounting for financial assets and financial liabilities) for purposes of the calculation of, and compliance with, financial covenants will be disregarded.

(j)                                     Calculations with Respect to Credits.   Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Credit at any time will be deemed to be the stated amount of such Credit in effect at such time; provided that, with respect to any Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Credit will be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

(k)                                  Documents Executed by Responsible Officers.   Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party will be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer will be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

(l)                                     Additional Alternative Currencies .  Borrower may from time to time request that Loans be made and Credits be issued in a currency other than those specifically listed in the definition of “ Alternative Currency ”; provided that such requested currency is a lawful currency (other than Dollars) that is readily available and freely transferable and convertible into Dollars.  Each such request will be subject to the prior approval of all Revolving Credit Lenders and, for any Credit requested to be denominated in an Alternative Currency, the applicable L/C Issuer.  Any such request will be made to Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon, ten Business Days prior to the desired date for making the requested Loan or desired issuance date of the requested Credit, as applicable.  Administrative Agent will notify Borrower, not later than 9:00 a.m., five Business Days after receipt of such request whether the Revolving Credit Lenders have consented, in their sole discretion, to the making of the requested Loan or the issuance of the requested Credit, as applicable, in such requested currency.  Any failure by Administrative Agent to respond to such request within the time period specified in the preceding sentence will be deemed to be a refusal by the Revolving Credit Lenders to permit such Loan to be made or such Credit to be issued in such requested currency.  If the Revolving Credit Lenders consent to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Credit, as applicable, in such requested currency (an “ Additional Alternative Currency ”), such Additional Alternative Currency will thereupon be deemed for all purposes to be an Alternative Currency hereunder for purposes of such Loan or Credit.

(m)                              Exchange Rates .  Administrative Agent will determine the Spot Rates as of each Revaluation Date to be used for calculating the Dollar Equivalent of (i) Loans and other Obligations and (ii) issued and undrawn Credits, in each case outstanding hereunder denominated in Alternative

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Currencies.  Such Spot Rates will become effective as of such Revaluation Date and will be the Spot Rates employed in converting any amounts between the applicable currencies until the next Revaluation Date to occur.  Except for purposes of the audited and unaudited financial statements to be prepared and delivered by Borrower pursuant to Section 6.01(a)  and Section 6.01(b)  or the calculation of financial covenants hereunder, including pursuant to Section 7.07 and Section 7.15 or except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable amount of any currency for purposes of the Loan Documents will be such Dollar Equivalent as so determined by Administrative Agent.

(n)                                  Redenomination of Certain Foreign Currencies; New Currency .

(i)                                     Each obligation of Borrower to make a payment denominated in the National Currency Unit of any member state of the European Union that adopts the Euro as its lawful currency after the date hereof will be redenominated into Euro at the time of such adoption.  If, in relation to the currency of any such member state, the basis of accrual of interest expressed in this Agreement in respect of that currency will be inconsistent with any convention or practice in the London interbank market for the basis of accrual of interest in respect of the Euro, such expressed basis will be replaced by such convention or practice with effect from the date on which such member state adopts the Euro as its lawful currency; provided that if any Loan denominated in the currency of such member state is outstanding immediately prior to such date, such replacement will take effect, with respect to such Loan, at the end of the then current Interest Period.

(ii)                                 If, after the making of any Loan or the issuance of any Credit, as applicable, in any Alternative Currency, currency control or exchange regulations are imposed in the country which issues such Alternative Currency with the result that different types of such Alternative Currency (the “ New Currency ”) are introduced and the type of currency in which the Loan was made or the Credit was issued (the “ Original Currency ”) no longer exists or Borrower is not able to make payment to Administrative Agent for the account of the Lending Parties or Administrative Agent in such Original Currency, then all payments to be made by Borrower hereunder in such currency will be made to Administrative Agent in such amount and such type of the New Currency as will be equivalent to the amount of such payment otherwise due hereunder in the Original Currency, it being the intention of the parties hereto that Borrower takes all risks of the imposition of any such currency control or exchange regulations.  In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.02(n) , if, after the making of any Loan or the issuance of any Credit, as applicable, in any Alternative Currency, Borrower is not able to make payment to Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Credit Lenders or Administrative Agent in the type of currency in which such Loan was made or such Credit was issued because of the imposition of any such currency control or exchange regulation, then such Loan will instead be repaid or such Credit will be reimbursed, as applicable, when due in Dollars in a principal amount equal to the Dollar Equivalent (as of the date of repayment) of such Loan or Credit reimbursement amount.

(iii)                             If, after the making of any Eurodollar Rate Loan denominated in Euros with respect to the business operations of Borrower in any member state of the European Union, that member state ceases to use the Euro as its lawful currency, then Borrower and Administrative Agent will negotiate in good faith to determine whether such Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be redenominated into the National Currency Unit of such state and, if so, the terms on which such redenomination will be made.

(o)                                  Currency of Account .  Dollars are the currency of account and payment for each and every sum at any time due from Borrower hereunder in each case except as expressly provided in this Agreement; provided that, subject to Section 1.02(n) :

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(i)                                     each repayment of a Loan or a part thereof, and each reimbursement of a draw on a Credit, as applicable, will be made in the currency in which such Loan or Credit is denominated at the time of that repayment or reimbursement;

(ii)                                 each payment of interest will be made in the currency in which such principal or other sum in respect of which such interest is payable, is denominated;

(iii)                             each payment of fees will be in Dollars;

(iv)                              each payment in respect of costs, expenses and indemnities will be made in the currency in which the same were incurred or the Dollar Equivalent thereof; and

(v)                                  any amount expressed to be payable in a currency other than Dollars will be paid in that other currency.

No payment to Administrative Agent or any Lending Party (whether under any judgment or court order or otherwise) will discharge the obligation or liability in respect of which it was made unless and until Administrative Agent or such Lending Party will have received payment in full in the currency in which such obligation or liability was incurred, and to the extent that the amount of any such payment will, on actual conversion into such currency, fall short of such obligation or liability actual or contingent expressed in that currency, Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Administrative Agent or such Lending Party, as applicable, with respect to the amount of the shortfall, with such indemnity surviving the termination of this Agreement and any legal proceeding, judgment or court order pursuant to which the original payment was made which resulted in the shortfall.

(p)                                  Limited Condition Transactions .  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, when calculating any applicable ratio, the amount or availability of the Incremental Cap, or determining other compliance with this Agreement in connection with a Specified Transaction undertaken in connection with the consummation of a Limited Condition Transaction, the date of determination of such ratio, the amount or availability of the Incremental Cap, or other applicable covenant shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is entered into (the “ LCT Test Date ”) based on the Test Period ending as of the last date for which financial statements were most recently furnished prior to such date pursuant to Section 6.01 , and if, after such ratios and other provisions are measured on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Limited Condition Transaction and the other Specified Transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they occurred at the beginning of the applicable Test Period ending prior to the LCT Test Date, Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with such ratios and provisions, such provisions shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, such ratios and other provisions shall not be tested at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction or related Specified Transactions and, in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or other provision with respect to any other Specified Transaction on or following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated or the date that the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction, any such ratio or basket shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.

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ARTICLE II
Credit Extensions

Section 2.01     Transitional Matters; Revolving Credit Loans; Term Loans .

(a)                                  Certain Transitional Matters.

(i)                                     Borrower hereby certifies that (A)  Schedule 1.01-A accurately and completely sets forth the Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans and the Outstanding Amount of all Term Loans (as such terms are defined in the Original Credit Agreement) owed to each Existing Lender under the Existing Senior Credit Facilities immediately prior to the Closing Date and the giving effect to the repayments, re-allocations and settlements contemplated by this Section 2.01(a) ), (B) there are no Swing Line Loans (as such term is defined in the Original Credit Agreement) outstanding as of the Closing Date and (C) there are no Credits nor any Unreimbursed Amounts (as such terms are defined in the Original Credit Agreement) outstanding as of the Closing Date.

(ii)                                 The Existing Lenders listed on the signature pages to this Agreement, which amends and restates the Original Credit Agreement, shall, together with each New Lender delivering a New Lender Agreement to Administrative Agent pursuant Section 4.01(a)(g) , be Lenders for all purposes hereunder and under the other Loan Documents as of the Closing Date, and shall have the respective Commitments and, as applicable, Revolving Credit Percentage Shares and Term Loan Percentage Shares as set forth in Schedule 2.01 .  Any Existing Lender party to the Original Credit Agreement not listed on the signature pages to this Agreement (each a “ Departing Lender ”) shall cease to be a Lender on the Closing Date upon payment in full of all Obligations due to it under (and as such term is defined in) the Original Credit Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Original Credit Agreement, in order to effect the restructuring of the Existing Senior Credit Facilities as contemplated by this Agreement, all accrued and unpaid interest, and all accrued and incurred and unpaid fees, expenses, charges and other disbursements payable to the Existing Lenders in respect of the Existing Senior Credit Facilities outstanding under the Original Credit Agreement will be due and payable in full (without duplication) on the Closing Date.

(iii)                             Each Departing Lender and each other Existing Lender having Revolving Credit Loans (as such term is defined in the Original Credit Agreement) outstanding on the Closing Date and whose Revolving Credit Percentage Share in respect of such Revolving Credit Loans has been decreased on the Closing Date shall be deemed to have assigned on the Closing Date, without recourse, ratably to each Revolving Credit Lender increasing its Revolving Credit Commitment hereunder (each an “ Increasing Revolving Credit Lender ”), to each New Lender having a Revolving Credit Commitment and to each Term Loan Lender such portion of such outstanding Revolving Credit Loans (as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) as shall be necessary to result in each Lender having the Loans and Commitments set forth in Schedule 2.01.  In connection therewith, it is agreed that (i) $94,062,500.00 of Revolving Credit Loans under the Original Credit Agreement shall be Revolving Credit Loans hereunder on the Closing Date and (ii) $86,937,500.00 of Revolving Credit Loans under the Original Credit Agreement shall be Term Loans hereunder on the Closing Date, in each case, upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, and such Revolving Credit Loans and Term Loans shall be treated as funded under a cashless settlement mechanism in accordance with Section 10.20 .  Each Departing Lender and each other Existing Lender having Term Loans (as such term is defined in the Original Credit Agreement) outstanding on the Closing Date and whose Term Loan Percentage Share in respect of such outstanding Term Loans has been decreased on the Closing Date shall be deemed to have assigned on the Closing Date, without recourse, ratably to each Term Loan Lender increasing its Term Loan Commitment hereunder (each an “ Increasing Term Loan Lender ”) and to each New Lender having a Term Loan

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Commitment such ratable portion of such outstanding Term Loans as shall be necessary to effectuate such adjustment (and all such Term Loans shall be deemed to be Term Loans hereunder, funded under a cashless settlement mechanism in accordance with Section 10.20 ).

(iv)                              Each Increasing Revolving Credit Lender, each Increasing Term Loan Lender and each New Lender on the Closing Date shall (A) be deemed to have assumed such ratable portion of such Revolving Credit Loans and such outstanding Term Loans, as applicable, and (B) fund (which funding may be by cashless settlements in accordance with Section 10.20 ) on the Closing Date such assumed amounts to Administrative Agent for the account of each such assigning Lender in accordance with the provisions hereof in the amount notified to such Increasing Revolving Credit Lender, such Increasing Term Loan Lender Increasing Lender or such New Lender, as the case may be, by Administrative Agent.

(b)                                  Revolving Credit Loans.   Upon the terms, subject to the conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of Borrower and each other Loan Party set forth in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents, each Revolving Credit Lender having a Revolving Credit Commitment severally (but not jointly) agrees to make loans (each such loan, a “ Revolving Credit Loan ”) of immediately available funds to Borrower, on a revolving basis from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding not to exceed at any time such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment as then in effect, provided that, and notwithstanding the foregoing, after giving effect to any Revolving Credit Borrowing, (i) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings will not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments less , if applicable, the Alternative Currency Reserve, and (ii) the sum of (A) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Revolving Credit Lender plus (B) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share multiplied by the Outstanding Amount of all Credit Obligations plus (C) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share multiplied by the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans, plus (D) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share multiplied by the Alternative Currency Reserve will not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and so long as the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 2.01(b)  are not satisfied, the Revolving Credit Lenders will not be obligated to fund any Revolving Credit Loans; provided , further , that such portion of the Revolving Credit Loans made on the Closing Date as may be determined by the Administrative Agent may be funded pursuant to cashless settlement; and provided , further , that at any time any Revolving Credit Loans are outstanding and denominated in Alternative Currencies, Administrative Agent will establish a reserve in an amount equal to 5% multiplied by the amount of Total Revolving Credit Outstandings at such time which are denominated in Alternative Currencies (such amount, the “ Alternative Currency Reserve ”).  Each Revolving Credit Loan will be denominated in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency as permitted by this Agreement and no Revolving Credit Lender will be obligated to make any Revolving Credit Loan if the requested Revolving Credit Loan is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or an Alternative Currency as permitted under this Agreement.  Within the limits of each Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01 , prepay under Section 2.05 , and reborrow under this Section 2.01 .  Revolving Credit Loans may be requested and made as Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.  All Revolving Credit Loans to be denominated in an Alternative Currency will be Eurodollar Rate Loans.

(c)                                   Term Loans.   Upon the terms, subject to the conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of Borrower and each other Loan Party set forth in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents, each Term Loan Lender severally (but not jointly) agrees to make a loan (each such loan, a “ Term Loan ”) of immediately available funds to Borrower upon the Closing Date in a principal amount equal to such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment (which may be by cashless settlement).

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On the Closing Date, immediately upon the making of a Term Loan by any Lender having a Term Loan Commitment, such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment will be permanently reduced to zero .   Each Term Loan will be denominated in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency as permitted by this Agreement and no Term Loan Lender will be obligated to make any Term Loan if the requested Term Loan is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or an Alternative Currency as permitted under this Agreement.  Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.  All Term Loans to be denominated in an Alternative Currency will be Eurodollar Rate Loans.  Amounts borrowed as Term Loans that are repaid or prepaid by Borrower may not be reborrowed.

(d)                                  Additional Term Loans.   Each Additional Term Lender severally agrees to make a loan to Borrower (each such loan, an “ Additional Term Loan ”) on the date specified in the Additional Commitment Documentation in the amount of such Lender’s Additional Term Commitment.  Additional Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans, as further provided herein.  Amounts borrowed as Additional Term Loans that are repaid or prepaid by Borrower may not be reborrowed.

(e)                                   Loans Generally.   Each Loan will be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their applicable Revolving Credit Commitments, Term Loan Commitments or Additional Term Commitments, as applicable; provided , however , that the failure of any Lender to make any Loan will not in itself relieve any other Lender of its obligation to lend hereunder (it being understood, however, that no Lender will be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make any Loan required to be made by such other Lender).

Section 2.02                             Procedures for Borrowing .

(a)                                  Notices of Borrowing, Conversion and Continuation.   Each Borrowing (other than a Swing Line Borrowing), each conversion of Loans from one Type to the other and each continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans will be made upon Borrower’s irrevocable notice to Administrative Agent, which may, subject to the provisions of Section 10.02, be given by approved electronic communication.  Each such notice must be received by Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon (i) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing (other than a Swing Line Borrowing) of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans or of any conversion of Eurodollar Rate Loans to Base Rate Loans; provided that if Borrower requests such Borrowing in an Alternative Currency, such notice must be received by Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon five Business Days (or six Business Days in the case of Special Notice Currency) prior to the requested date of the applicable Borrowing, and (ii) one Business Day prior to the requested date of any Borrowing (other than a Swing Line Borrowing) of Base Rate Loans; provided , however , that if Borrower wishes to request Eurodollar Rate Loans having an Interest Period other than one, two, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” the applicable notice must be received by Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon (1) four Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, or (2) six Business Days (or seven Business Days in the case of a Special Notice Currency) prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies, whereupon Administrative Agent will give prompt notice to the Lenders of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to all of them.  With respect to a request for Eurodollar Rate Loans having an Interest Period other than one, two, three or six months in duration, not later than 12:00 noon, (A) three Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, or (B) five Business Days (or six Business Days in the case of a Special Notice Currency) prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans denominated in Alternative Currencies, Administrative Agent

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shall notify Borrower whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by all the Lenders.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, but subject to the provisions of Section 10.02 , any electronic communication by Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.02(a)  may be given by an individual who has been authorized in writing to do so by an appropriate Responsible Officer of Borrower.  Each such electronic communication must be confirmed promptly by delivery to Administrative Agent of a written Loan Notice, appropriately completed and signed by an appropriate Responsible Officer of Borrower.  Further, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, including this Section 2.02(a) , the Lenders will have no obligation to make, convert or continue make any Eurodollar Rate Loan denominated in an Alternative Currency to the extent the principal amount of such requested Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds the Alternative Currency Available Credit as of the date of the requested Borrowing, conversion or continuation.

(b)                                  Amount of Borrowing, Conversion or Continuation.   (i) Each Borrowing (other than a Swing Line Borrowing) of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans will be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof, or, in the case of a Borrowing denominated in an Alternative Currency, in a principal amount of a Dollar Equivalent of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of a Dollar Equivalent of $100,000 in excess thereof; and (ii) except as provided in Sections 2.03(c)  and Section 2.04(c) , each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans will be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof.

(c)                                   Loan Notices Generally.   Each Loan Notice (including by electronic communication to the extent permitted by this Agreement) will specify (i) that Borrower is requesting, as applicable:  (A) a Revolving Credit Borrowing or a Term Loan Borrowing, (B) a conversion of outstanding Loans from one Type to the other or (C) a continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans; (ii) the requested date (which will be a Business Day) of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be; (iii) the principal amount of the Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued; (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Loans are to be converted; (v) whether such Borrowing is to be denominated in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency, and if the latter, which Alternative Currency; and (vi) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto.  If Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Loan Notice or if Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Loans will be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans; provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower will be deemed to have elected to continue any Loan constituting a Eurodollar Rate Loan into a new Eurodollar Rate Loan having an Interest Period of one month.  Any such automatic conversion to a Base Rate Loan (or continuation of a Eurodollar Rate Loan into a new Eurodollar Rate Loan having an Interest Period of one month) will be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Eurodollar Rate Loans; provided, further , that if Borrower requests a Borrowing in an Alternative Currency but Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in such Loan Notice or if Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation of a Loan in an Alternative Currency, then the applicable Loans will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.  If Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Eurodollar Rate Loans in any such Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.

(d)                                  Procedures Concerning the Making of Loans.   Following receipt of a Loan Notice, Administrative Agent will promptly notify each applicable Lender of the amount of its applicable Percentage Share of the requested Borrowing.  If Borrower does not timely provide notice of a conversion or continuation, then Administrative Agent will notify each applicable Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans to the extent described in the preceding subsection.  Each Lender will make the amount of its applicable Loan available to Administrative Agent in immediately

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available funds at Administrative Agent’s Office (or, at the request of Administrative Agent, in the case of a Eurodollar Rate denominated in an Alternative Currency, at such bank as Administrative Agent may designate to the Revolving Credit Lenders or the Term Lenders or the Additional Term Lenders, as applicable) not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Loan Notice.  Subject to the prior satisfaction as of the Closing Date of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.01 , upon the satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 , Administrative Agent will make all funds so received available to Borrower in like funds as received by Administrative Agent either by:  (i) crediting the account of Borrower on the books of HSBC with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) Administrative Agent by Borrower; provided that, if, on the date the Loan Notice with respect to such Borrowing is given by Borrower, there are Credit Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Borrowing will be applied, first , to the payment in full of any such Credit Borrowings and, second , to Borrower as provided in this Section 2.02(d) .

(e)                                   Special Provisions Applicable to Continuation or Conversions of Eurodollar Rate Loans.   Subject to Section 3.05, a Eurodollar Rate Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Eurodollar Rate Loan.  During the existence of an Event of Default:  (i) no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans without the consent of Administrative Agent or Required Lenders; and (ii) Required Revolving Credit Lenders, Required Term Loan Lenders or Required Additional Term Lenders may demand that any or all of the then outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, Term Loans or Additional Term Loans, respectively, that are Eurodollar Rate Loans be converted immediately to Base Rate Loans, whereupon Borrower will pay any amounts due under Section 3.05 in accordance with the terms thereof due to any such conversion.

(f)                                    Notification of Interest Rate.   Administrative Agent will promptly notify Borrower and the applicable Lenders of the interest rate (including the Applicable Margin, if any) applicable to any Interest Period for Eurodollar Rate Loans upon determination of such interest rate.

(g)                                  Limitation on Interest Periods.   After giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions of Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there will not be more than: (i) seven Interest Periods in effect with respect to Revolving Credit Loans; and (ii) five Interest Periods in effect with respect to all Term Loans.

(h)                                  Discretion of Lenders as to Manner of Funding .  Subject only to Section 3.06 and otherwise notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, each Lender will be entitled to fund and maintain its funding of all or any part of such Lender’s interest in Loans made hereunder in any manner such Lender deems to be appropriate (including funding such Loans through a foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender, so long as such funding does not adversely affect the Borrowers).

Section 2.03                             Letters of Credit .

(a)                                  Letter of Credit Subfacility.   Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein:

(i)                                     Upon the terms, subject to the conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties of Borrower and each of the other Loan Parties set forth in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents and upon the agreements of the Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03 , each L/C Issuer agrees (A) from time to time on any Business Day, during the period from the Closing Date until the Credit Expiration Date, to issue Credits, in the form of standby or

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commercial Letters of Credit or Bank Undertakings denominated in Dollars or in an Alternative Currency in accordance with this Agreement for the account of Borrower on behalf of Borrower (or other Loan Parties and/or such Subsidiaries as Borrower designates) and amend or extend Credits previously issued by it, in accordance with subsection (b) of this Section 2.03 ; and (B) to honor drawings under the Credits.

(ii)                                 Each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to participate in each Credit issued by any L/C Issuer and each drawing thereunder; provided that, after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Credit, (A) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings will not exceed the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments; (B) the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Revolving Credit Lender, plus an amount equal to such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share multiplied by the Outstanding Amount of all Credit Obligations, plus an amount equal to such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share multiplied by the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans will not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; and (C) the Outstanding Amount of the Credit Obligations will not exceed the Credit Sublimit.  Each request by Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Credit will be deemed to be a representation by Borrower that each such issuance or amendment complies with the applicable conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence.  Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Borrower’s ability to obtain Credits will be fully revolving, and, accordingly, Borrower may, during the period described in Section 2.03(a)(i) , obtain Credits to replace Credits that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.

(iii)                             Subject to Section 2.03(b)(v) , no L/C Issuer will issue or extend any Credit if (A) the expiry date of such requested Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the L/C Issuer thereof  will have approved such expiry date, (B) the expiry date of such requested Credit, including as extended pursuant to the preceding subclause (A),  would occur after the Credit Expiration Date, unless (1) all Revolving Credit Lenders will have approved such expiry date or (2) Borrower has agreed, pursuant to arrangements satisfactory to the L/C Issuer, to Cash Collateralize such Credit by a date that is not later than the Credit Expiration Date in at least the Minimum Collateral Amount, or (C) with respect to any Credit denominated in an Alternative Currency, to the extent that the face amount of such requested Credit exceeds the Alternative Currency Available Credit as of the requested issuance date.

(iv)                              No L/C Issuer will have any obligation to issue a Credit if:

(A)                                any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator will by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the L/C Issuer from issuing such Credit, or any Law applicable to the L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the L/C Issuer will prohibit, or request that the L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Credit in particular or will impose upon the L/C Issuer with respect to such Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or will impose upon the L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense that was not applicable on the Closing Date and which the L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;

(B)                                the issuance of such Credit would violate one or more policies of the L/C Issuer;

(C)                                such Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars or an Alternative Currency;

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(D)                                in the case of any Credit to be denominated in an Alternative Currency, the L/C Issuer does not, as of the issuance date of such requested Credit, issue Credits in the requested currency; or

(E)                                any Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless the L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with Borrower or such Lender to eliminate the L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 3.07(a)(iv) ) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Credit then proposed to be issued or that Credit and all other Credit Obligations as to which the L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion.

(v)                                  The L/C Issuer will have no obligation to amend any Credit if the L/C Issuer would not be obligated to issue such Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof or if the beneficiary of such Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to such Credit.

(vi)                              The L/C Issuer will act on behalf of all Revolving Credit Lenders with respect to any Credits issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and L/C Issuer will have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by the L/C Issuer in connection with Credits issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Credits as fully as if the term “ Administrative Agent ” as used in Article IX included the L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to the L/C Issuer.

(b)                                  Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Credits; Automatic Extensions of Credits.

(i)                                     Each Credit will be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of Borrower delivered to the L/C Issuer thereof (with a copy to Administrative Agent) in the form of an Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower.  Such Credit Application must be received by the L/C Issuer and Administrative Agent (A) in the case of any Credits to be denominated in an Alternative Currency or any Bank Undertakings, not later than 12:00 noon at least ten Business Days prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment (or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the applicable L/C Issuer, in its discretion), as the case may be, and (B) in the case of any other Credits, not later than 12:00 noon at least two Business Days prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be, or in each case such other date or time as the L/C Issuer and Administrative Agent may agree.  In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Credit, such Credit Application will specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Credit (which will be a Business Day), (B) the stated amount and currency thereof, (C) the expiry date thereof, (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof, (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder, (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder, (G) whether the Credit is a Bank Undertaking or a Letter of Credit, and if any Linked Undertaking will exist in respect of the issuance of any Credit, (H) if the Credit is a Letter of Credit, whether it is a standby or commercial Letter of Credit, and (I) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require.  In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Credit, such Credit Application will specify in form and detail satisfactory to the L/C Issuer (1) the Credit to be amended, (2) the proposed date of the amendment thereof (which will be a Business Day), (3) the nature of the proposed amendment and (4) such other matters as the L/C Issuer may require.  Additionally, Borrower will furnish to the L/C Issuer and Administrative Agent

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such other documents and information pertaining to such requested Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as the L/C Issuer or Administrative Agent may require.

(ii)                                 Promptly after receipt of any Credit Application at the address provided pursuant to Section 10.02 for receiving Credit Applications and related correspondence, the L/C Issuer will confirm with Administrative Agent in writing (which, subject to the provisions of Section 10.02, may be by approved electronic communication) that Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Credit Application from Borrower and, if not, the L/C Issuer will provide Administrative Agent with a copy thereof ( provided that such confirmation will not be required if the L/C Issuer and Administrative Agent are the same Person).  Unless the L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Revolving Credit Lender, Administrative Agent or any Loan Party at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Credit that one or more applicable conditions in Article IV will not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the L/C Issuer will, on the requested date, issue the Credit requested by Borrower or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with the L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices.

(iii)                             The L/C Issuer will promptly notify Administrative Agent in writing, and Administrative Agent will in turn notify each Lender in writing, of each such issuance of a Credit (including the amount, the expiry date and the beneficiary thereof).  Immediately upon the issuance of each Credit, each Revolving Credit Lender will be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Credit equal to such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share multiplied by the face amount of such Credit.

(iv)                              Promptly after its delivery of any Credit or any amendment to a Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, the L/C Issuer will also deliver to Borrower and Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Credit or amendment.

(v)                                  If Borrower specifically requests in any applicable Credit Application, the L/C Issuer may issue an Automatic Extension Letter of Credit.  Unless otherwise directed by the L/C Issuer, Borrower will not be required to make a specific request to the L/C Issuer for any such extension.  Once an Automatic Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, Revolving Credit Lenders will be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such Automatic Extension Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the earlier to occur of (A) twelve months after the date of the last extension and (B) the Credit Expiration Date unless Borrower has agreed, pursuant to arrangements satisfactory to the L/C Issuer, to Cash Collateralize such Automatic Extension Letter of Credit by a date that is not later than the Credit Expiration Date in at least the Minimum Collateral Amount; provided that the L/C Issuer will not permit any such extension if (1) the L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Automatic Extension Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of Section 2.03(a)  or otherwise), or (2) the L/C Issuer has received notice in writing (which, subject to the provisions of Section 10.02, may be by approved electronic communication) on or before the day that is thirty days before any date provided for in such Automatic Extension Letter of Credit as the last day by which notice of the non-extension thereof must be given (x) from Administrative Agent that Required Revolving Credit Lenders have elected not to permit such extension, or (y) from Administrative Agent, any Revolving Credit Lender or Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.

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(c)                                   Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations .

(i)                                     Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Credit of any drawing under such Credit (or any notice thereof), the L/C Issuer thereof will notify Borrower and Administrative Agent thereof.  If the L/C Issuer will make any payment in respect of a Credit, Borrower will reimburse the L/C Issuer the amount of such payment not later than 1:00 p.m. on the related Honor Date if Borrower will have received notice of such payment prior to 11:00 a.m. on the Honor Date, or, if such notice has not been received by Borrower prior to 11:00 a.m. on such Honor Date, then not later than 12:00 noon on the Business Day immediately following the day that Borrower receives such notice.  If Borrower fails to so reimburse the L/C Issuer, then Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Revolving Credit Lender of the related Honor Date, the Unreimbursed Amount and the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share of such Unreimbursed Amount.  In such event, Borrower will be deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit Borrowing consisting of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on such Honor Date in an amount equal to such Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Loan Notice).

(ii)                                 Each Revolving Credit Lender will, upon receipt of any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) , make funds available (and Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) for the account of the L/C Issuer at Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share multiplied by the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii) , each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available will be deemed to have made a Revolving Credit Loan that is a Base Rate Loan to Borrower in such amount on the Honor Date.  Administrative Agent will remit the funds so received to the L/C Issuer.

(iii)                             With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Credit Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) , whether because each of the conditions (other than the delivery of a Loan Notice) set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or otherwise, Borrower will be deemed to have incurred from the L/C Issuer a Credit Borrowing on the Honor Date in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which Credit Borrowing will be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and will bear interest at the Default Rate.  In such event, each Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii)  will be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such Credit Borrowing and will constitute a Credit Advance from such Revolving Credit Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03 .

(iv)                              Until each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Revolving Credit Loan or Credit Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)  to reimburse the L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Credit, interest in respect of the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage Share of such amount will be solely for the account of the L/C Issuer.

(v)                                  Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or Credit Advances to reimburse any L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Credits issued by it, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c) , will be absolute and unconditional and will not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right that such Lender may have against the L/C Issuer, Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or Event of Default or (C) any other occurrence, event or

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condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)  is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by Borrower of a Loan Notice).  No such making of a Credit Advance will relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of Borrower to reimburse any L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by the L/C Issuer under any Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

(vi)                              If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to Administrative Agent for the account of any L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c)  by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii) , then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, the L/C Issuer will be entitled to recover from such Revolving Credit Lender (acting through Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing.  A certificate of the L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vi) will be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d)                                  Repayment of Participations .

(i)                                     If, at any time after any L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Credit issued by it and has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Lender’s Credit Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c) , Administrative Agent receives for the account of the L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by Administrative Agent), Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender an amount that equals its Revolving Credit Percentage Share thereof (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Lender’s Credit Advance was outstanding) in the same funds as those received by Administrative Agent.

(ii)                                 If any payment received by Administrative Agent for the account of any L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i)  is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Revolving Credit Lender will pay to Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuer an amount equal to its Revolving Credit Percentage Share thereof on the demand of Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect.  The obligations of Revolving Credit Lenders under this clause (ii) will survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

(e)                                   Obligations Absolute.   The obligation of Borrower to reimburse each L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Credit issued by it and to repay each Credit Borrowing is absolute, unconditional and irrevocable and will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

(i)                                     any lack of validity or enforceability of such Credit, this Agreement or any other Loan Document;

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(ii)                                 the existence of any claim, counterclaim, setoff, defense or other right that Borrower or any other Loan Party may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of such Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), the L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction (including any underlying transaction between any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries and the beneficiary for which any Credit was procured);

(iii)                             any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

(iv)                              any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Credit;