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

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 14, 2019

Gannett Co., Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware
 
001-36097
 
38-3910250
(State or other jurisdiction
 of incorporation)
 
(Commission
 File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
 Identification No.)

7950 Jones Branch Drive
McLean, VA 22107-0910
703-854-6000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

New Media Investment Group Inc.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:
 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
 
GCI
 
New York Stock Exchange

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

Emerging Growth Company ☐

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

Item 1.01.  Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Credit Agreement

On November 19, 2019, Gannett Co., Inc. (formerly known as New Media Investment Group Inc.), a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) among Parent, as a guarantor, Gannett Holdings LLC (formerly known as Arctic Holdings LLC), a Delaware limited liability company (“Intermediate Holdco”), as the borrower, certain subsidiaries of Intermediate Holdco as guarantors, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Cortland Products Corp., as collateral agent and administrative agent.  The Credit Agreement provides for a five-year senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1,792,000,000 (the “Credit Facility”).  The proceeds of the Credit Facility were used to pay the consideration under the Merger Agreement (referenced in Item 2.01 below), to the prepay loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement dated as of June 4, 2014 (as amended, the “Existing Parent Credit Agreement”), among New Media Holdings I LLC, New Media Holdings II LLC, the lenders and other financial institutions party thereto and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, as administrative agent, to prepay loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement dated as of June 29, 2015 (as amended, the “Existing Company Credit Agreement”), among Gannett Media Corp. (formerly known as Gannett Co., Inc.) (the “Company”), the lenders and other financial institutions party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and to pay fees, costs and expenses in connection with the foregoing.  The obligations of Intermediate Holdco under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by Parent, each domestic subsidiary of Intermediate Holdco and certain foreign subsidiaries of Intermediate Holdco.  The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all assets, including real property, of Parent, Intermediate Holdco and each of the other guarantors.

At Intermediate Holdco’s option, loans issued under the Credit Facility will bear interest at a rate of 11.50% per annum, which rate will be reduced to 11.00% per annum at any time when the ratio of consolidated indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA (the “Leverage Ratio”) is less than 1.00 to 1.00.  Loans under the Credit Facility may be prepaid, at the option of Intermediate Holdco, at any time without premium.  Loans under the Credit Facility are required to be prepaid from time to time with the proceeds of non-ordinary course asset sales and casualty and condemnation events, a percentage (ranging from 50% to 90%, depending on the Leverage Ratio) of excess cash flow, the proceeds of indebtedness not permitted under the Credit Agreement, and any unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of Parent and its subsidiaries at the end of the 2020 and 2021 fiscal years in excess of $40,000,000.

The Credit Agreement contains usual and customary representations and warranties, and usual and customary affirmative and negative covenants, including: a financial covenant requiring minimum liquidity of $20,000,000 at the end of each fiscal quarter and limitations on liens, indebtedness, fundamental changes and dispositions, changes in the nature of the business of Parent and its subsidiaries, loans, advances and investments, sale and leaseback transactions, capital expenditures, restricted payments, use of proceeds in violation of Federal Reserve regulations and anti-corruption, anti-terrorism and anti-money laundering regulations, transactions with affiliates, limitations on dividends and other payment restrictions affecting subsidiaries, limitations on negative pledges, modifications of indebtedness, organizational documents and certain other agreements, violations of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, (“ERISA”) and environmental regulations, and plans of division.  The Credit Agreement also contains usual and customary events of default, including: non-payment of principal, interest, fees and other amounts; material breach of a representation or warranty; default on other material debt; bankruptcy or insolvency; incurrence of certain material ERISA liabilities; material judgments; impairment of loan documentation; violation of subordination provisions; and change of control.

The foregoing summary of the Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, reference to the Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Registration Rights Agreement

On November 19, 2019, and in connection with the closing of the Merger (referenced in Item 2.01 below), Parent entered into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) that provides FIG LLC (the “Manager”) with customary registration rights, including “demand” and “piggyback” registration rights. The Registration Rights Agreement also provides that Parent will pay certain expenses relating to such registrations and indemnify the registration rights holders against certain liabilities that may arise under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, reference to the Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Supplemental Indenture

In connection with the completion of the Merger, Parent, the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (the “Trustee”), as trustee, entered into the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 19, 2019 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), to the Indenture, dated as of April 9, 2018 (such Indenture, as so amended and supplemented, the “Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee, relating to the Company’s 4.750% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”).

As a result of the Merger, and pursuant to the First Supplemental Indenture, the Notes are no longer convertible into shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“Company Common Stock”), and instead each $1,000 principal amount of Notes is convertible into a number of units of reference property (each, a “unit of Reference Property”) equal to the conversion rate then in effect, subject to the Company’s right to settle any conversion of Notes in units of Reference Property, cash or any combination thereof.  A unit of Reference Property is comprised of (A) 0.5427 of a share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Parent (“Parent Common Stock”) and (B) $6.25 in cash, without interest.

In addition, pursuant to the First Supplemental Indenture, Parent became a guarantor of the Company’s obligations under the Notes.

The foregoing description of the First Supplemental Indenture does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, reference to the First Supplemental Indenture, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1.02.  Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

On November 19, 2019, the outstanding loans under each of the Existing Parent Credit Agreement and the Existing Company Credit Agreement were paid in full (together with accrued interest and fees thereunder), the commitments to extend credit under the Existing Parent Credit Agreement and the Existing Company Credit Agreement were terminated, and all guarantees and security interests in respect of the Existing Parent Credit Agreement and the Existing Company Credit Agreement were released.

Item 2.01.  Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

At 12:20 p.m. Eastern time (the “Effective Time”) on November 19, 2019 (the “Closing Date”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of August 5, 2019, among Parent, the Company, Intermediate Holdco, a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and Arctic Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Intermediate Holdco (“Merger Sub”), Merger Sub merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”).  Immediately after the Effective Time, Parent changed its name to “Gannett Co., Inc.”, Intermediate Holdco changed its name to “Gannett Holdings LLC”, and the Company changed its name to “Gannett Media Corp.”.

The Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in connection with the Merger, were previously described in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-233509) filed by Parent and the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus of Parent and the Company, dated October 10, 2019.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (subject to limited exceptions, including shares as to which dissenters’ rights were properly exercised in accordance with Delaware law) was converted automatically into (A) 0.5427 of a fully paid and nonassessable share of Parent Common Stock and (B) the right to receive $6.25 in cash, without interest, plus cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that otherwise would have been issued (collectively, the “Merger Consideration”).  Parent issued approximately 62.4 million shares of Parent Common Stock to former holders of Company Common Stock, including shares issued to satisfy outstanding equity-based awards that were accelerated and converted into the Merger Consideration (as described below).

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, (a) Company restricted stock units were converted into Parent restricted stock units based on the value of the Merger Consideration, which are generally subject to the same terms and conditions as applied to the original Company award, except that Company restricted stock units held by non-employee directors of the Company were converted into the Merger Consideration, (b) Company performance shares were converted into Parent time-based restricted stock units based on the value of the Merger Consideration and assuming achievement of applicable performance goals in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, which are generally subject to the same terms and conditions as applied to the original Company award (other than performance-based vesting conditions), (c) Company restricted stock awards were converted into the Merger Consideration, (d) and Company phantom share units were converted into equivalent Parent phantom share units, which are generally subject to the same terms and conditions as the original Company award.

Based on the closing price of $6.32 per share of Parent Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on November 18, 2019, the aggregate implied value of the Merger Consideration paid to former holders of Company Common Stock in connection with the Merger was approximately $1.1 billion, including approximately $394 million in Parent Common Stock and approximately $719 million in cash.

Parent financed the cash portion of the Merger Consideration with the proceeds of the Credit Facility.

The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, reference to the Merger Agreement, a copy of which was attached as Exhibit 2.1 to Parent’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 6, 2019, and is incorporated herein by reference, and Amendment No. 1 to the Merger Agreement, a copy of which was attached as Exhibit 2.1 to Parent’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 30, 2019, and is incorporated herein by reference.

The above description of the Merger Agreement has been included to provide investors with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about Parent, the Company or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Merger Agreement were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement.

As previously disclosed, in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Parent entered into the Amended and Restated Management and Advisory Agreement (the “Amended Management Agreement”) with the Manager.  Pursuant to the terms of the Amended Management Agreement, at the Effective Time, Parent issued to the Manager 4,205,607 shares of Parent Common Stock.  The Manager is restricted from selling these shares until the expiration of the Amended Management Agreement, or otherwise upon a change in control and certain other extraordinary events. Parent also granted the Manager options to acquire 3,163,264 shares of Parent Common Stock. These options have an exercise price of $15.50 per share and become exercisable upon the first trading day immediately following the first 20 consecutive trading day period in which the closing price of Parent Common Stock (on its principal U.S. national securities exchange) is at or above $20 per share (subject to adjustment), and also upon a change in control and certain other extraordinary events.

The foregoing description of the Amended Management Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Amended Management Agreement, a copy of which was attached as Exhibit 10.1 to Parent’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 6, 2019, and is incorporated herein by reference.

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

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03 insofar as it relates to the creation of a direct financial obligation of the Parent.

Item 3.03.  Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth in Items 1.01, 2.01 and 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Board of Directors

In connection with the Merger, the Board of Directors of Parent (the “Board”) increased the size of the Board to nine members and appointed John Jeffry Louis, Debra A. Sandler and Barbara W. Wall as directors of Parent, effective as of the Effective Time.  The committee appointments of each of the new directors are described below.

The appointments of Mr. Louis, Ms. Sandler and Ms. Wall were pursuant to the requirements of the Merger Agreement but were not otherwise made pursuant to any arrangement or understanding between any of them and any other person, and none of them has entered into (or proposed to enter into) any transactions required to be reported under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Louis, Ms. Sandler and Ms. Wall will receive the standard annual Board compensation for non-employee directors for 2019 (pro-rated based on the effective date of their appointments). Standard annual Board compensation for 2019 is described in Parent’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the SEC on April 12, 2019.

None of Mr. Louis, Ms. Sandler and Ms. Wall has any family relationship with Parent’s directors or executive officers or any persons nominated or chosen by Parent to be a director or executive officer. None of Mr. Louis, Ms. Sandler and Ms. Wall has entered into any other material plan, contract, arrangement or amendment in connection with his or her appointment to the Board.

Committee Appointments

Effective as of the Effective Time, the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Transformation Committee will be comprised of the following directors.

Audit Committee
Kevin M. Sheehan (Chair)
Mayur Gupta
Theodore P. Janulis
Maria M. Miller

Compensation Committee
Theodore P. Janulis (Chair)
John Jeffry Louis
Kevin M. Sheehan

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Laurence Tarica (Chair)
Theodore P. Janulis,
John Jeffry Louis
Maria M. Miller
Debra A. Sandler

Transformation Committee
Debra A. Sandler (Chair)
Mayur Gupta
Laurence Tarica
Barbara Wall

Executive Officers

As previously announced, Kirk A. Davis, the Chief Operating Officer of Parent and President and Chief Executive Officer of GateHouse Media, LLC, departed Parent effective as of the Closing Date. Mr. Davis’s departure is not in connection with any disagreement with Parent on any matter relating to Parent’s operations, policies or practices.

In connection with the Merger, Parent has appointed Paul J. Bascobert as Chief Executive Officer of the Company.  Mr. Bascobert, age 55, was previously Chief Executive Officer of the Company from August 2019.  Prior to that, Mr. Bascobert served as the President of XO Group Inc. from 2016 until its sale to Permira Funds in 2019. Prior to XO Group Inc., Mr. Bascobert led sales, service and marketing for the Local Businesses segment at Yodle Inc. from 2014 until 2016. Before that, he spent four years at Bloomberg LP as President of Bloomberg Businessweek from 2010 until 2014, in addition to serving as Chief Operating Officer of Bloomberg LP’s Media Group from 2011 to 2014 and Chief Revenue Officer from 2013 until 2014. Mr. Bascobert joined Bloomberg LP from Dow Jones & Co. where he was Senior Vice President of Operations from 2006 until 2007 and Chief Marketing Officer from 2007 until 2009. Mr. Bascobert began his career as an engineer with General Motors and Whirlpool Corporation. Mr. Bascobert holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Kettering University and an MBA in finance from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

In connection with the Merger, Parent has appointed Alison K. Engel as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Engel, age 48, was previously Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company from June 2015.  Prior to that, Ms. Engel was Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of A. H. Belo Corporation, and served that company following its spin-off in 2008 from Belo Corp.  Ms. Engel joined Belo Corp. in 2003 where she held various senior positions before serving as its Vice President and Corporate Controller from 2006 and 2008.  Ms. Engel has more than 20 years of financial management experience at diversified, multi-unit business organizations and PricewaterhouseCoopers.  Ms. Engel holds a B.S. and M.P.A. from The Red McCombs School of Business of the University of Texas at Austin.

Parent appointed Mr. Bascobert as Chief Executive Officer of the Company as required by the Merger Agreement. There were no other arrangements or understandings pursuant to which either Mr. Bascobert or Ms. Engel was selected as an officer of Parent. There are no family relationships between either Mr. Bascobert or Ms. Engel and any director or executive officer of Parent, or any person chosen by Parent to become a director or executive officer. There are no related party transactions in respect of Parent of the kind described in Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K in which either Mr. Bascobert or Ms. Engel was a participant.

Item 5.03.  Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Effective promptly after the Effective Time, Parent amended its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws to change Parent’s name to “Gannett Co., Inc.”.

The Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Amended and Restated Bylaws are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.07          Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On November 14, 2019, Parent held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) relating to Parent’s acquisition of the Company pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.

As of the close of business on September 26, 2019, the record date for the Special Meeting, there were 60,480,075 shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting.  Disregarding shares held or voted by Fortress Stockholders (as defined in Parent’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended to date), there were 58,990,130 shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting.  A quorum of 45,005,172 shares of Parent Common Stock was represented in person or by proxy at the Special Meeting (representing approximately 74.41% of the shares entitled to vote at the Special Meeting).

At the Special Meeting, the stockholders voted on a proposal to approve the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in connection with the Merger (the “Transactions Proposal”).

The number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as abstentions and broker non-votes, if applicable, with respect to the Transactions Proposal is set out below:

For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Broker Non-Votes
43,466,000
 
444,546
 
235,806
 
0
             
The Transactions Proposal was approved, receiving the affirmative vote of approximately 73.68% of the outstanding shares of Parent common stock entitled to vote thereon at the Special Meeting, disregarding any votes cast by any Fortress Stockholders. After including the votes cast by Fortress Stockholders in favor of the Transactions Proposal, such proposal received the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding capital stock of Parent.

Because the Transactions Proposal was approved, the proposal to adjourn the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there were insufficient votes to approve the Transactions Proposal was not brought before the Special Meeting for a vote.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

In connection with the Merger, the Board approved certain amendments to Parent’s Corporate Governance Guidelines (as amended, the “Amended Guidelines”), effective as of the Effective Time.  Among other things, the Amended Guidelines (i) increase the retirement age of directors to 75 years, (ii) add the Transformation Committee as a fourth standing committee of the Board, (iii) codify certain governance changes in connection with the Merger and (iv) add provisions related to the First Amendment, good citizenship and digital transformation.  A copy of the Amended Guidelines is posted on Parent’s website at www.gannett.com.

Pursuant to the Amended Guidelines, the Board created the Transformation Committee as a fourth standing committee of the Board. The Transformation Committee’s responsibilities will be to assist the Board in achieving Parent’s and its operating subsidiaries’ digital transformation. The Board has adopted the Charter of the Transformation Committee, a copy of which is posted on Parent’s website at www.gannett.com.

From and after the Effective Time, the Company’s headquarters in McLean, Virginia will serve as the headquarters of Parent.

On the Closing Date, Parent and the Company issued a joint press release announcing the closing of the Merger, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number
 
Description of Exhibit
2.1
 
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 5, 2019, by and among Gannett Co., Inc., Gannett Media Corp., Gannett Holdings LLC and Arctic Acquisition Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Gannett Co., Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 6, 2019).*
2.2
 
Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 29, 2019, by and among Gannett Co., Inc., Gannett Media Corp., Gannett Holdings LLC and Arctic Acquisition Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to Gannett Co., Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 30, 2019).
3.1
 
Certificate of Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Gannett Co., Inc., effective as of November 19, 2019.
3.2
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Gannett Co., Inc., effective as of November 19, 2019.
4.1
 
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 19, 2019, by and among Gannett Co., Inc., Gannett Media Corp. and U.S. Bank National Association.
 
Credit Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2019, by and among Gannett Co., Inc., Gannett Holdings LLC, each person listed as a guarantor on the signature pages thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as collateral agent and administrative agent.*
 
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2019, by and among Gannett Co., Inc., FIG LLC and such other persons from time to time party thereto.
 
Joint Press Release issued by Gannett Co., Inc. and Gannett Media Corp. on November 19, 2019.
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

*Exhibits and/or schedules omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K.  Parent agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

SIGNATURES

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

 
GANNETT CO., INC.
 
       
Date: November 20, 2019
By:
/s/ Michael E. Reed
Name:  Michael E. Reed
Title:    Chief Executive Officer and President
 
     
     



Exhibit 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
NEW MEDIA INVESTMENT GROUP INC.

(Pursuant to Section 242 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware)

New Media Investment Group Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware General Corporation Law”),

DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:

1.          Article First of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Gannett Co., Inc.

2.          The foregoing amendment was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

3.          This Certificate of Amendment shall be effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

* * * * *

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be executed by the undersigned duly authorized officer this 19th day of November, 2019.


 
NEW MEDIA INVESTMENT GROUP INC.
     
 
by
 /s/ Michael E. Reed
   
   
Name: Michael E. Reed
   
Title: Chief Executive Officer



Exhibit 3.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED

BYLAWS

OF

GANNETT CO., INC.

A Delaware Corporation

Effective November 19, 2019


TABLE OF CONTENTS

     
Page
       
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
1
       

SECTION 1.1.
Registered Office
1
       

 
SECTION 1.2.
Other Offices
1
       
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
1
       

SECTION 2.1.
Place of Meetings
1
       

SECTION 2.2.
Annual Meetings
1
       

SECTION 2.3.
Special Meetings
1
       

SECTION 2.4.
Notice
2
       

SECTION 2.5.
Adjournments
2
       

SECTION 2.6.
Waiver of Notice
2
       

SECTION 2.7.
Quorum
3
       

SECTION 2.8.
Organization
3
       

SECTION 2.9.
Voting
3
       

SECTION 2.10.
Proxies
4
       

SECTION 2.11.
Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting
4
       

SECTION 2.12.
List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote
4
       

SECTION 2.13.
Record Date
5
       

SECTION 2.14.
Stock Ledger
6
       

SECTION 2.15.
Meetings by Remote Communications
6

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SECTION 2.16.
Reproductions
6
       
 
SECTION 2.17.
Conduct of Meetings
7
       
 
SECTION 2.18.
Inspectors of Election
7
       
 
SECTION 2.19.
Nature of Business at Meetings of Stockholders
8
       
 
SECTION 2.20.
Nomination of Directors
10
       
 
SECTION 2.21.
Requirement to Appear
12
       
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
13
       
 
SECTION 3.1.
Duties and Powers
13
       
 
SECTION 3.2.
Number and Election of Directors
13
       
 
SECTION 3.3.
Vacancies
14
       
 
SECTION 3.4.
Meetings
14
       
 
SECTION 3.5.
Organization
15
       
 
SECTION 3.6.
Resignations and Removals of Directors
15
       
 
SECTION 3.7.
Quorum
16
       
 
SECTION 3.8.
Action at Meeting
16
       
 
SECTION 3.9.
Actions of the Board by Written Consent
16
       
 
SECTION 3.10.
Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone
16
       
 
SECTION 3.11.
Committees
17
       
 
SECTION 3.12.
Compensation
17
       
 
SECTION 3.13.
Interested Directors
17
       
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
18
       
 
SECTION 4.1.
General
18
       
 
SECTION 4.2.
Election
18
       
 
SECTION 4.3.
Voting Securities Owned by the Corporation
18
       
 
SECTION 4.4.
Chairman of the Board of Directors
19
       
 
SECTION 4.5.
Chief Executive Officer
19

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SECTION 4.6.
President
19
       
 
SECTION 4.7.
Chief Financial Officer
20
       
 
SECTION 4.8.
Vice Presidents
20
       
 
SECTION 4.9.
Secretary
20
       
 
SECTION 4.10.
Other Officers
21
       
 
SECTION 4.11.
Resignation
21
       
 
SECTION 4.12.
Removal
21
       
ARTICLE V
STOCK
22
       
 
SECTION 5.1.
Issuance and Consideration
22
       
 
SECTION 5.2.
Share Certificates
22
       
 
SECTION 5.3.
Uncertificated Shares
23
       
 
SECTION 5.4.
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates
23
       
 
SECTION 5.5.
Transfers
23
       
 
SECTION 5.6.
Record Owners
23
       
 
SECTION 5.7.
Transfer and Registry Agents
23
       
 
SECTION 5.8.
Regulations
23
       
ARTICLE VI
NOTICES
24
       
 
SECTION 6.1.
Notices
24
       
 
SECTION 6.2.
Waivers of Notice
24
       
ARTICLE VII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
25
       
 
SECTION 7.1.
Dividends
25
       
 
SECTION 7.2.
Disbursements
25
       
 
SECTION 7.3.
Fiscal Year
25
       
 
SECTION 7.4.
Corporate Seal
25
       
 
SECTION 7.5.
Records to be Kept
26
       
 
SECTION 7.6.
Execution of Instruments
26
       
 
SECTION 7.7.
Certificate of Incorporation
26

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SECTION 7.8.
Construction
26
       
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
27
       
 
SECTION 8.1.
Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation
27
       
 
SECTION 8.2.
Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation
27
       
 
SECTION 8.3.
Authorization of Indemnification
27
       
 
SECTION 8.4.
Good Faith Defined
28
       
 
SECTION 8.5.
Indemnification by a Court
28
       
 
SECTION 8.6.
Expenses Payable in Advance
28
       
 
SECTION 8.7.
Non-exclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses
29
       
 
SECTION 8.8.
Insurance
29
       
 
SECTION 8.9.
Certain Definitions
30
       
 
SECTION 8.10.
Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses
30
       
 
SECTION 8.11.
Contractual Rights
30
       
 
SECTION 8.12.
Limitation on Indemnification
30
       
 
SECTION 8.13.
Indemnification of Employees and Agents
30
       
 
SECTION 8.14.
Severability
30
       
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
31
       
 
SECTION 9.1.
Amendments
31
       
ARTICLE X
EMERGENCY BYLAWS
32
       
 
SECTION 10.1.
Emergency Board of Directors
32
       
 
SECTION 10.2.
Membership of Emergency Board of Directors
32
       
 
SECTION 10.3.
Powers of the Emergency Board
32

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SECTION 10.4.
Stockholders’ Meeting
32
       
 
SECTION 10.5.
Emergency Corporate Headquarters
32
       
 
SECTION 10.6.
Limitation of Liability
32
       
 
SECTION 10.7.
Amendments; Repeal
32
       
ARTICLE XI
DEFINITIONS
33
       
 
SECTION 11.1.
Certain Defined Terms
33


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AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
GANNETT CO., INC.

Adopted by the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Gannett Co., Inc. (the “Corporation”) on June 18, 2013, as amended and restated by the Board of Directors of the Corporation effective as of November 19, 2019 (as amended and restated, the “Bylaws”).

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

SECTION 1.1.                 Registered Office.  The registered office of the Corporation shall be in the State of Delaware at 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801; and the Corporation shall have and maintain at all times a registered agent located at such address whose name is The Corporation Trust Company, until changed from time to time as provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as in effect from time to time (the “DGCL”).

SECTION 1.2.                 Other Offices.  The Corporation may also have offices at such other places, both within and without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) may from time to time determine.

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

SECTION 2.1.                 Place of Meetings.  All meetings of the stockholders for the election of directors or for any other purpose shall be held at such time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of the stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication in the manner authorized by the DGCL

SECTION 2.2.                 Annual Meetings.  A meeting of the stockholders for the election of directors shall be held annually on such date and at such time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors (each, an “Annual Meeting”).  Any other business prescribed by law, by the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, as amended and restated from time to time (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), or elsewhere in these Bylaws may be transacted at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

SECTION 2.3.                 Special Meetings.  Unless otherwise required by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, special meetings of stockholders, for any purpose or purposes (a) may be called at any time by either (i) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one or (ii) the Chief Executive Officer, if there be one, and (b) shall be called by the Chairman or Chief Executive Officer at the request in writing of (i) the Board of Directors, (ii) a committee of the Board of Directors that has been duly designated by the Board of Directors and whose powers include the authority to call such meetings or (iii) the Fortress Stockholders provided that the Fortress Stockholders (as defined in Section 11.1 of Article XI), collectively, beneficially own (as defined in Section 11.1 of Article XI) at least 20% of the then issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote in the election of directors (the “Voting Shares”).  Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting.  At any time the Fortress Stockholders do not, collectively, beneficially own at least 20% of the then issued and outstanding Voting Shares, the ability of the stockholders to call or cause a special meeting of stockholders to be called is hereby specifically denied.  At a special meeting of stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall be specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto).


SECTION 2.4.                 Notice.  Except as otherwise provided by law, these Bylaws or the Certificate of Incorporation, whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given in accordance with Section 6.1 hereof, which shall state the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting (or the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person), describing the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.  Unless otherwise required by law, such notice of any meeting shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting, except that, where any other minimum or maximum notice period for any action to be taken at such meeting is required under the DGCL, then such other minimum or maximum notice period shall control.

SECTION 2.5.                 Adjournments.  Any meeting of the stockholders may be adjourned from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time and place, if any, thereof and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken.  At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting.  If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, notice of the adjourned meeting in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.4 hereof shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.

SECTION 2.6.                 Waiver of Notice.  Notice of any meeting of stockholders shall not be required to be given to any stockholder who shall attend such meeting in person or by proxy and shall not, at the beginning of such meeting, object to the transaction of any business because the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened, or who shall, either before or after the meeting, submit a signed waiver of notice or waive notice by electronic transmission, in person or by proxy.  To the extent permitted by law, a stockholder’s attendance at a meeting, in person or by proxy, waives objection to consideration of a particular matter at the meeting that is not within the purpose or purposes described in the meeting notice, unless the stockholder objects to considering the matter when it is presented.  Any stockholder so waiving notice of a meeting shall be bound by the proceedings of such meeting in all respects as if due notice thereof had been given.

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SECTION 2.7.                 Quorum.  Unless otherwise required by applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority of the Corporation’s capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business.  Where a separate vote by one or more series or classes is required, a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of such one or more series or classes present in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter.  A quorum, once established, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum.  If, however, such quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, in the manner provided in Section 2.5 hereof, until a quorum shall be present or represented.

SECTION 2.8.                 Organization.  Such person as the Chairman of the Board may have designated or, in the absence of such person, such person as the Board of Directors may have designated or, in the absence of such person, the Chief Executive Officer, or in the Chief Executive Officer’s absence, such person as may be chosen by the holders of a majority of the Corporation’s shares of capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, shall call to order any meeting of the stockholders and act as chairman of the meeting.  In the absence of the Secretary, the secretary of the meeting shall be such person as the chairman of the meeting appoints.

SECTION 2.9.                 Voting.  Unless otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, or permitted by the rules of any stock exchange on which the Corporation’s shares are listed and traded, any question brought before any meeting of the stockholders, other than the election of directors, shall be decided by the vote of the holders of a majority of the total number of votes of the Corporation’s capital stock present or represented at the meeting and entitled to vote on such question, voting as a single class.  Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, and subject to Section 2.13 (a) of this Article II, each stockholder present or represented at a meeting of the stockholders shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote for each share of the capital stock entitled to vote thereat held by such stockholder.  Such votes may be cast in person or by proxy as provided in Section 2.10 of this Article II.  The Board of Directors, in its discretion, or person acting as chairman of the meeting of the stockholders, in such person’s discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting shall be cast by written ballot.

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SECTION 2.10.             Proxies.  Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of the stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted upon after three years from its date, unless such proxy provides for a longer period.  Any proxy to be used at a meeting of stockholders must be filed with the Secretary or the Secretary’s representative at or before the time of the meeting.  Except as otherwise limited therein, proxies shall entitle the persons authorized thereby with respect to a meeting of stockholders to vote at any adjournment of such meeting but shall not be valid after final adjournment of such meeting.  A proxy with respect to stock held in the name of two or more persons shall be valid if executed by one of them if the person signing appears to be acting on behalf of all the co-owners unless prior to exercise of the proxy the Corporation receives a specific written notice to the contrary from any one of them.  Subject to the provisions of Section 212 of the DGCL and to any express limitation on the proxy’s authority provided in the appointment form, the Corporation is entitled to accept the proxy’s vote or other action as that of the stockholder making the appointment.  Without limiting the manner in which a stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy, the following shall constitute a valid means by which a stockholder may grant such authority:

(a)            A stockholder may execute a writing authorizing another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy.  Execution may be accomplished by the stockholder or such stockholder’s authorized officer, director, employee or agent signing such writing or causing such person’s signature to be affixed to such writing by any reasonable means, including, but not limited to, by facsimile or electronic signature.

(b)            A stockholder may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy by transmitting or authorizing the transmission of a facsimile, email or other means of electronic transmission to the person who will be the holder of the proxy or to a proxy solicitation firm, proxy support service organization or like agent duly authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy to receive such transmission, provided that any such facsimile, email, or other means of electronic transmission must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that such transmission was authorized by the stockholder.  If it is determined that such facsimile, email, or other means of electronic transmission is valid, the inspectors or, if there are no inspectors, such other persons making that determination shall specify the information on which they relied.

SECTION 2.11.             Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting.  Subject to the provisions of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation at any meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by all the stockholders entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof, provided, however, that at any time the Fortress Stockholders, collectively, beneficially own at least 20% of the then issued and outstanding Voting Shares, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation at any meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by stockholders, including the Fortress Stockholders, holding at least a majority of the voting power of the then issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote with respect to the subject matter thereof.

SECTION 2.12.              List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote.  In accordance with Section 219 of the DGCL, the officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make available, at least 10 days before every meeting of the stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder; provided, however, that if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than 10 days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the 10th day before the meeting date.  Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting either (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the Corporation.  In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation.  If the meeting is to be held at a place, then the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.  If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.

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SECTION 2.13.             Record Date.  In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of the stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting.  If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held.  A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of the stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this clause (a) at the adjourned meeting.

(a)            In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting (if an action in writing is then permitted under the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation and these Bylaws), the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than 10 days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors.  If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required by applicable law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of the stockholders are recorded.  Delivery made to the Corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.  If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by applicable law, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

(b)            Any stockholder’s notice requesting the setting of a record date pursuant to clause (b) of this Section 2.13 shall be valid and effective only if received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation and only if it contains the information set forth in Section 2.19 (and, if such notice relates to the nomination of any person for election or re-election as a director of the Corporation, the questionnaire, representation and agreement required by Section 2.20 must also be delivered with and at the same time as such notice).  The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation.  In addition, a stockholder requesting a record date for proposed stockholder action by consent shall promptly provide any other information reasonably requested by the Corporation.

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SECTION 2.14.             Stock Ledger.  The stock ledger of the Corporation shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock ledger, the list required by Section 2.12 of this Article II or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of the stockholders.

SECTION 2.15.             Meetings by Remote Communications.  Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, if authorized by the Board of Directors, any annual or special meeting of stockholders, whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or by means of remote communication, may be conducted in whole or in part by means of remote communication.  If authorized by the Board of Directors, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt, stockholders and proxyholders not physically present at a meeting of stockholders may, by means of remote communications:  (a) participate in such meeting of stockholders; and (b) be deemed present in person and vote at such meeting of stockholders whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication, provided that:  (i) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a stockholder or proxyholder; (ii) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to provide such stockholders and proxyholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrently with such proceedings; and (iii) if any stockholder or proxyholder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such vote or other action shall be maintained by the Corporation.

SECTION 2.16.             Reproductions.  Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of a vote, consent, waiver, proxy appointment or other action by a stockholder or by the proxy or other agent of any stockholder may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or electronic transmission for any and all purposes for which the original writing or electronic transmission could be used, so long as the copy, facsimile or other reproduction is a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or electronic transmission.

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SECTION 2.17.             Conduct of Meetings.

(a)            The Board of Directors of the Corporation may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of any meeting of the stockholders as it shall deem appropriate.  Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of Directors, the chairman of any meeting of the stockholders shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting.  Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following:  (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) the determination of when the polls shall open and close for any given matter to be voted on at the meeting; (iii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iv) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall determine; (v) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (vi) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants.

(b)            The chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall have the power and duty to determine all matters relating to the conduct of the meeting, including determining whether any nomination or item of business has been properly brought before the meeting in accordance with these Bylaws (including whether the stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, solicited (or is part of a group that solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such stockholder’s nominee or proposal in compliance with such stockholder’s representation as required by Section 2.19), and if the chairman should so determine and declare that any nomination or item of business has not been properly brought before a meeting of stockholders, then such business shall not be transacted or considered at such meeting and such nomination shall be disregarded.  Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

SECTION 2.18.             Inspectors of Election.  In advance of any meeting of the stockholders, the Board of Directors, by resolution, the Chairman of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof.  One or more other persons may be designated as alternate to replace any inspector who fails to act.  If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of the stockholders, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting.  Unless otherwise required by applicable law, inspectors may be officers, employees or agents of the Corporation.  Each inspector, before assuming the duties of inspector, shall take and sign an oath to execute faithfully the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability.  The inspector shall have the duties prescribed by law and shall take charge of the polls and, when the vote is completed, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by applicable law.

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SECTION 2.19.             Nature of Business at Meetings of Stockholders.  Only such business (other than nominations for election to the Board of Directors, which must comply with the provisions of Section 2.20 of this Article II) may be transacted at an Annual Meeting as is either (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof), (b) otherwise properly brought before the Annual Meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof), or (c) otherwise properly brought before the Annual Meeting by any stockholder of the Corporation (i) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 2.19 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such Annual Meeting and (ii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.19.  This Section shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make business proposals before a special meeting of stockholders (other than matters properly bought under Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and included in the Corporation’s notice of meeting).  Subject to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, nothing in these Bylaws shall be construed to permit any stockholder, or give any stockholder the right, to include or have disseminated or described in the Corporation’s proxy statement any business proposal.

In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to be properly brought before an Annual Meeting by a stockholder, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation.

To be timely, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must be delivered to or be mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding Annual Meeting of Stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that no annual meeting was held in the previous year, or the Annual Meeting is called for a date that is not within 30 days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not earlier than the opening of business 120 days before the date of such annual meeting, and not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such notice of the date of the Annual Meeting was mailed or such public disclosure of the date of the Annual Meeting was made, whichever first occurs.  In no event shall the adjournment or postponement of an Annual Meeting, or the public announcement of such an adjournment or postponement, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

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To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must set forth the following information:

(a)            as to each matter such stockholder proposes to bring before the Annual Meeting, (1) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the Annual Meeting; (2) the text of the proposal to be voted on by stockholders (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and, in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the Bylaws, the language of the proposed amendment); (3) the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting; and (4) a description of any direct or indirect material interest of the stockholder or of any beneficial owner on whose behalf the proposal is made, or their respective affiliates, in such business (whether by holdings of securities, or by virtue of being a creditor or contractual counterparty of the Corporation or of a third party, or otherwise), and all agreements, arrangements and understandings between such stockholder or any such beneficial owner or their respective affiliates and any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) in connection with the proposal of such business; and

(b)            as to the stockholder giving notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is being made (each, a “Party”), (1) the name and address of such Party (in the case of each stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books); (2) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation that are owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially or held of record by such Party or any of its affiliates (naming such affiliates); (3) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any swap or other derivative or short position, profit interest, option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation or similar right with exercise or conversion privileges, hedging transactions, and securities lending or borrowing arrangement) to which such Party or any of its affiliates is, directly or indirectly, a party as of the date of such notice (x) with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation; or (y) the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage the potential risk or benefit of security price changes (increases or decreases) for, or increase or decrease the voting power of such Party or any of its affiliates with respect to securities of the Corporation or which has a value derived in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the value (or change in value) of any securities of the Corporation, in each case whether or not subject to settlement in the underlying security of the Corporation (each such agreement, arrangement or understanding, a “Disclosable Arrangement”) (specifying in each case (I) the effect of such Disclosable Arrangement on voting or economic rights in securities in the Corporation, as of the date of the notice; and (II) any changes in such voting or economic rights which may arise pursuant to the terms of such Disclosable Arrangement); (4) any proxy, agreement, arrangement, understanding or relationship pursuant to which such Party has a right to vote, directly or indirectly, any shares of any security of the Corporation; (5) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially by such Party that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation; (6) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Disclosable Arrangements held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such Party is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner; (7) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such Party is directly or indirectly entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Disclosable Arrangements, if any, as of the date of such notice, including any such interests held by members of such Party’s immediate family sharing the same household; (8) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination; (9) a representation whether such Party intends, or is part of a group which intends, either or both (x) to deliver either or both a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee; and (y) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination.  Such notice must be accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to being named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected; (10) any other information relating to such Party required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, either or both the proposal and for the election of directors in an election contest pursuant to and in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (11) a certification regarding whether such Party has complied with all federal, state, and other legal requirements in connection with any one or more of such Party’s acquisition of shares of capital stock or other securities of the Corporation and such Party’s acts or omissions as a stockholder of the Corporation.

A stockholder providing notice of business proposed to be brought before an Annual Meeting shall further update and supplement such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 2.19 shall be true and correct as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of the Annual Meeting and such update and supplement shall be delivered to or be mailed and received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five business days after the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of the Annual Meeting.

No business shall be conducted at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders except business brought before the Annual Meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.19; provided, however, that, once business has been properly brought before the Annual Meeting in accordance with such procedures, nothing in this Section 2.19 shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any stockholder of any such business.  If the chairman of an Annual Meeting determines that business was not properly brought before the Annual Meeting in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the chairman shall declare at the meeting that the business was not properly brought before the meeting and such business shall not be transacted.

Nothing contained in this Section 2.19 shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act (or any successor provision of law).

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SECTION 2.20.             Nomination of Directors.  Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the following procedures shall be eligible for election as directors of the Corporation, except as may be otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation with respect to the right of holders of preferred stock of the Corporation to nominate and elect a specified number of directors in certain circumstances.  Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at any Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or at any Special Meeting of Stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, (a) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) or (b) by any stockholder of the Corporation (i) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 2.20 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such Annual Meeting or Special Meeting and (ii) who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.20.  This Section shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations before a special meeting of stockholders (other than matters properly bought under Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and included in the Corporation’s notice of meeting).  Subject to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, nothing in these Bylaws shall be construed to permit any stockholder, or give any stockholder the right, to include or have disseminated or described in the Corporation’s proxy statement any nomination of director or directors.

In addition to any other applicable requirements for a nomination to be made by a stockholder, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary of the Corporation.

To be timely, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must be delivered to or be mailed and received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (a) in the case of an Annual Meeting, not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding Annual Meeting of Stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that no annual meeting was held in the previous year, or the Annual Meeting is called for a date that is not within 30 days before or after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder in order to be timely must be so received not earlier than the opening of business 120 days before the date of such annual meeting, and not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such notice of the date of the Annual Meeting was mailed or such public disclosure of the date of the Annual Meeting was made, whichever first occurs; and (b) in the case of a Special Meeting of Stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which notice of the date of the Special Meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the Special Meeting was made, whichever first occurs.  In no event shall the adjournment or postponement of an Annual Meeting or a Special Meeting called for the purpose of electing directors, or the public announcement of such an adjournment or postponement, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

In the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors at an annual meeting of stockholders is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming the nominees for the additional directorships at least 100 days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the Corporation’s proxy statement released to stockholders in connection with the previous year’s annual meeting of stockholders, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 2.20 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional directorships, if it shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

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To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must set forth the following information:

(a)            as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director, (1) all information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case in accordance with Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act and such other information as may be required by the Corporation pursuant to any policy of the Corporation governing the selection of directors publicly available (whether on the Corporation’s website or otherwise) as of the date of such notice; (2) such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected; (3) a statement whether such person, if elected, intends to tender any advance resignation notice(s) requested by the Board of Directors in connection with subsequent elections, such advance resignation to be contingent upon the nominee’s failure to receive a majority of the votes cast by stockholders and acceptance of such resignation by the Board of Directors; and (4) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the stockholder or any beneficial owner on whose behalf such nomination is made, or their respective affiliates, and each nominee or any other person or persons (naming such person or persons) in connection with the making of such nomination or nominations; and

(b)            as to the stockholder giving the notice, and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination is being made, (1) the name and address of such Party (in the case of each stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books); (2) the class or series and number of shares of the Corporation that are owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially or held of record by such Party or any of its affiliates (naming such affiliates); (3) a description of any Disclosable Arrangement (including any swap or other derivative or short position, profit interest, option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation or similar right with exercise or conversion privileges, hedging transactions, and securities lending or borrowing arrangement) to which such Party or any of its affiliates is, directly or indirectly, a party as of the date of such notice (x) with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation; or (y) the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage the potential risk or benefit of security price changes (increases or decreases) for, or increase or decrease the voting power of such Party or any of its affiliates with respect to securities of the Corporation or which has a value derived in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from the value (or change in value) of any securities of the Corporation, in each case whether or not subject to settlement in the underlying security of the Corporation (specifying in each case (I) the effect of such Disclosable Arrangement on voting or economic rights in securities in the Corporation, as of the date of the notice; and (II) any changes in such voting or economic rights which may arise pursuant to the terms of such Disclosable Arrangement); (4) any proxy, agreement, arrangement, understanding or relationship pursuant to which such Party has a right to vote, directly or indirectly, any shares of any security of the Corporation; (5) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially by such Party that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation; (6) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Disclosable Arrangements held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such Party is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner; (7) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such Party is directly or indirectly entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or Disclosable Arrangements, if any, as of the date of such notice, including any such interests held by members of such Party’s immediate family sharing the same household; (8) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination; and (9) a representation whether such Party intends, or is part of a group which intends, either or both (x) to deliver either or both a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding shares of capital stock required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee; and (y) otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal or nomination.  Such notice must be accompanied by a written consent of each proposed nominee to being named as a nominee and to serve as a director if elected.

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The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation or that could be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.  In addition, a stockholder seeking to nominate a director candidate or bring another item of business before the annual meeting shall promptly provide any other information reasonably requested by the Corporation.  For purposes of these Bylaws, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

A stockholder providing notice of any nomination proposed to be made at an Annual Meeting or Special Meeting shall further update and supplement such notice, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to this Section 2.20 shall be true and correct as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of the Annual Meeting or Special Meeting, and such update and supplement shall be delivered to or be mailed and received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than five business days after the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of such Annual Meeting or Special Meeting.

To be eligible to be a nominee for election or re-election by the stockholders as a director of the Corporation or to serve as a Director of the Corporation, a person must deliver (not later than the deadline prescribed in the foregoing) to the Secretary a written questionnaire with respect to the background and qualification of such person and, if applicable, the background of any other person on whose behalf the nomination is being made (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Secretary upon written request) and a written representation and agreement (in the form provided by the Secretary upon written request) that such person:  (i) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person as to how such person, if elected as a director, will act or vote on any issue or question that has not been disclosed in such questionnaire; (ii) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed in such questionnaire; and (iii) in such person’s individual capacity and on behalf of any person on whose behalf the nomination is being made, would be in compliance, if elected as a director, and will comply with, applicable law and all conflict of interest, confidentiality and other policies and guidelines of the Corporation (including the Corporation’s Corporate Governance Guidelines) applicable to directors generally and publicly available (whether on the Corporation’s website or otherwise) as of the date of such representation and agreement.

No person shall be eligible for election as a director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.20.  If the chairman of the meeting determines that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedures, the chairman shall declare to the meeting that the nomination was defective and such defective nomination shall be disregarded.

SECTION 2.21.             Requirement to Appear.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 2.19 and Section 2.20, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present a nomination or item of business, such proposed business shall not be transacted and such nomination shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation.

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ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

SECTION 3.1.                 Duties and Powers.  The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

SECTION 3.2.                 Number and Election of Directors.  The Board of Directors shall consist of not fewer than three nor more than eleven members, the exact number of which shall be fixed from time to time by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Entire Board of Directors.  Directors elected at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders shall be elected for a term of office to expire at the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders.  After the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders, the term of office of each director elected at each succeeding annual meeting of stockholders, or elected at any time in the period between annual meetings of stockholders, shall expire at the next annual meeting of stockholders following such election.  Nothing in this Article III shall shorten the term of any director elected at or before the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders.  Additionally, in no case will a decrease in the number of directors shorten the term of any incumbent director.

The Board of Directors shall present to the stockholders nominations of candidates for election to the Board of Directors (or recommend the election of such candidates as nominated by others) such that, and shall take such other corporate actions as may be reasonably required to provide that, to the best knowledge of the Board of Directors, if such candidates are elected by the stockholders, following the time of Listing, at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors shall be Independent Directors (as hereinafter defined).  Following the time of Listing, the Board of Directors shall only elect any person to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors if, to the best knowledge of the Board of Directors, after such person’s election at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors shall be Independent Directors.  The foregoing provisions of this paragraph shall not cause a director who, upon commencing such director’s service as a member of the Board of Directors was determined by the Board of Directors to be an Independent Director but did not in fact qualify as such, or who by reason of any change in circumstances ceases to qualify as an Independent Director, from serving the remainder of the term as a director for which such director was selected.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, no action of the Board of Directors shall be invalid by reason of the failure at any time of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors to be Independent Directors.

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Except as provided in Section 3.3 of this Article III, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation, present in person or represented by proxy, and entitled to vote on the election of directors at any meeting of stockholders or in any action by written consent in lieu of such a meeting with respect to which (a) the Corporation receives a notice that a stockholder has nominated a person for election to the Board of Directors (including a notice that a stockholder seeks to include a nominee in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-11 under the Exchange Act) that was timely made in accordance with the applicable nomination periods provided in these Bylaws (or, in the case of a notice that a stockholder seeks to include a nominee in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-11 under the Exchange Act, the applicable notice periods provided in such rule), and (b) such nomination or notice has not been withdrawn (and, in the case of a notice under Rule 14a-11, the Corporation has not determined that it will exclude such proposed nominee from its proxy materials) on or before the 10th day before the Corporation first mails its initial proxy statement in connection with such election of directors; provided, however, that the determination that directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast shall be determinative only as to the timeliness of a notice of nomination or notice under Rule 14a-11 and not otherwise as to its validity.  If directors are to be elected by a plurality of the votes cast, stockholders shall not be permitted to vote against a nominee.

SECTION 3.3.                 Vacancies.  Unless otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, and subject to the terms of any one or more classes or series of preferred stock of the Corporation, (i) any vacancy on the Board of Directors that results from an increase in the number of directors may be filled by a majority of the Board of Directors then in office, provided that a quorum is present, (ii) any other vacancy occurring on the Board of Directors may be filled by a majority of the Board of Directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director or (iii) solely in the event of the removal of the Entire Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least eighty percent (80%) of the voting power of the then issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote in the election of directors.  Any director elected to fill a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors shall hold office for a term that shall expire at the next annual meeting of stockholders following such election.  Any director elected to fill a vacancy not resulting from an increase in the number of directors shall have the same remaining term as that of such director’s predecessor.

SECTION 3.4.                 Meetings.  The Board of Directors and any committee thereof may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or without the State of Delaware.  Regular meetings of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof may be held without notice at such time and at such place as may from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors or such committee, respectively.  Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman, if there be one, the Chief Executive Officer, or by any two directors.  Special meetings of any committee of the Board of Directors may be called by the chairman of such committee, if there be one, the Chief Executive Officer or any director serving on such committee.  Notice thereof stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each director (or, in the case of a committee, to each member of such committee) either by mail not less than 48 hours before the date of the meeting, by telephone, facsimile, email, or other electronic means on 24 hours’ notice, or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances.  A notice of a special meeting of the Board of Directors need not specify the purpose of the meeting unless required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.  Notice of any meeting of the Board shall not, however, be required to be given to any director who submits a signed waiver of notice, or waives notice of such meeting by electronic transmission, whether before or after the meeting, or if he or she shall be present at such meeting; and any meeting of the Board of Directors shall be a legal meeting without any notice thereof having been given if all the directors of the Corporation then in office shall be present thereat or shall have waived notice thereof.

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The Independent Directors shall meet periodically without any member of management present and, except as the Independent Directors may otherwise determine, without any other director present to consider the overall performance of management and the performance of the role of the Independent Directors in the governance of the Corporation; such meetings shall be held in connection with a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors except as the Independent Directors shall otherwise determine.

SECTION 3.5.   Organization.  At each meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the chairman of such committee, as the case may be, or, in such chairman’s absence or if there be none, a director chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as chairman.  Except as provided below, the Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary at each meeting of the Board of Directors and of each committee thereof.  In case the Secretary shall be absent from any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof, an Assistant Secretary shall perform the duties of secretary at such meeting; and in the absence from any such meeting of the Secretary and all the Assistant Secretaries, the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the members of each committee of the Board of Directors may appoint any person to act as secretary of any meeting of such committee and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation may, but need not if such committee so elects, serve in such capacity.

SECTION 3.6.   Resignations and Removals of Directors.  Any director of the Corporation may resign from the Board of Directors or any committee thereof at any time, by giving notice in writing or electronic transmission to (i) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, or to the Chief Executive Officer, if there is no Chairman of the Board, and (ii) the Secretary of the Corporation and, in the case of a committee, to the chairman of such committee, if there be one.  Such resignation shall take effect at the time therein specified or, if no time is specified, immediately; and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.  Except as otherwise required by applicable law and subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of shares of preferred stock of the Corporation then outstanding, any director or the Entire Board of Directors may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of the then issued and outstanding Voting Shares, provided, however, that at any time the Fortress Stockholders, collectively, beneficially own at least 20% of the then issued and outstanding Voting Shares, any director or the Entire Board of Directors may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the then issued and outstanding Voting Shares.  The vacancy or vacancies in the Board of Directors caused by any such removal shall be filled by the Board of Directors as provided in Section 3.3.  Any director serving on a committee of the Board of Directors may be removed from such committee at any time by the Board of Directors.

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SECTION 3.7.    Quorum.  Except as otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or the rules and regulations of any stock exchange on which the Corporation’s shares are listed and traded, at all meetings of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, a majority of the Entire Board of Directors or a majority of the directors constituting such committee, as the case may be, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the act of a majority of the directors or committee members present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors or such committee, as applicable.  If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, a majority of directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the time and place of the adjourned meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

SECTION 3.8.   Action at Meeting.  At any meeting of the Board of Directors at which a quorum is present (or such smaller number as may make a determination pursuant to Section 145 of the DGCL or any successor provision), business shall be transacted in such order and manner as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, and all matters shall be determined by the vote of a majority of the directors present at such meeting at which there is a quorum, except as is required or provided by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by any other provision of these Bylaws.

SECTION 3.9.   Actions of the Board by Written Consent.  Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all the members of the Board of Directors or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or such committee.  Action taken under this Section 3.9 is effective when the last director signs or delivers the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.  A consent signed or delivered under this Section 3.9 has the effect of a meeting vote and may be described as such in any document.

SECTION 3.10. Meetings by Means of Conference Telephone.  Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, or any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can simultaneously hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 3.10 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

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SECTION 3.11.  Committees.  The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation.  Each member of a committee must meet the requirements for membership, if any, imposed by applicable law and the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or quotation system on which the securities of the Corporation are listed or quoted for trading.  The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of any such committee.  Subject to the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or quotation system on which the securities of the Corporation are listed or quoted for trading, in the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, and in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another qualified member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any absent or disqualified member.  Any committee, to the extent permitted by law and provided in the resolution establishing such committee, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it.  Each committee shall keep regular minutes and report to the Board of Directors when required.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article III, the resolution of the Board of Directors establishing any committee of the Board of Directors and/or the charter of any such committee may establish requirements or procedures relating to the governance and/or operation of such committee that are different from, or in addition to, those set forth in these Bylaws and, to the extent that there is any inconsistency between these Bylaws and any such resolution or charter, the terms of such resolution or charter shall be controlling.

SECTION 3.12.  Compensation.  The Board of Directors, by affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, and irrespective of any personal interest of any of its members, may establish reasonable compensation (including reasonable pensions, disability or death benefits, and other benefits or payments) of directors for services to the Corporation as directors, or may delegate such authority to an appropriate committee.  The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary for service as director, payable in cash or securities.  No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.  Members of special or standing committees may be allowed like compensation for service as committee members.

SECTION 3.13.  Interested Directors.  No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof which authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because any such director’s or officer’s vote is counted for such purpose if:  (i) the material facts as to the director’s or officer’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; or (ii) the material facts as to the director’s or officer’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (iii) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the stockholders.  Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.

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ARTICLE IV

OFFICERS

SECTION 4.1.                 General.  The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors and shall be a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Financial Officer and a Secretary.  The Board of Directors, in its discretion, also may choose a Chairman of the Board of Directors (who must be a director but is not required to be an employee of the Corporation), a Treasurer and one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers and other officers.  Any number of offices may be held by the same person, unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.  The officers of the Corporation need not be stockholders of the Corporation nor, except in the case of the Chairman of the Board of Directors (who must be a director), need such officers be directors of the Corporation.  Whenever an officer or officers is absent, or whenever for any reason the Board of Directors may deem it desirable, the Board may delegate the powers and duties of any officer or officers to any director or directors.  The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officers or agents, notwithstanding any other provision hereof.

SECTION 4.2.                 Election.  The Board of Directors shall elect the officers of the Corporation who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors; and each officer of the Corporation shall hold office until such officer’s successor is elected and qualified, or until such officer’s earlier death, resignation or removal.  Any officer elected by the Board of Directors may be removed at any time by the Board of Directors, including by unanimous written consent.  Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation shall be filled by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 4.3.                 Voting Securities Owned by the Corporation.  Powers of attorney, proxies, waivers of notice of meeting, consents and other instruments relating to securities owned by the Corporation may be executed in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation by the President or any Vice President or any other officer authorized to do so by the Board of Directors and any such officer may, in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, take all such action as any such officer may deem advisable to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of security holders of any corporation in which the Corporation may own securities and at any such meeting shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and power incident to the ownership of such securities and which, as the owner thereof, the Corporation might have exercised and possessed if present.  The Board of Directors may, by resolution, from time to time confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

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SECTION 4.4.                 Chairman of the Board of Directors.  The Chairman of the Board of Directors, if there be one, shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors.  The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall be designated by the Board of Directors and, except where by law the signature of the President is required, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall possess the same power as the President to sign all contracts, certificates and other instruments of the Corporation which may be authorized by the Board of Directors.  During the absence or disability of the President, the Chairman of the Board of Directors shall exercise all the powers and discharge all the duties of the President.  The Chairman of the Board of Directors shall also perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as may from time to time be assigned by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 4.5.                 Chief Executive Officer.  The Chief Executive Officer shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors and if there be one, the Chairman of the Board, have general supervision of the affairs of the Corporation and general and active control of all its business.  In the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or if there be none, the Chief Executive Officer shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and, provided the Chief Executive Officer is also a director, the Board of Directors.  The Chief Executive Officer shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors and the stockholders are carried into effect.  The Chief Executive Officer shall have general authority to execute bonds, deeds and contracts in the name of the Corporation and affix the corporate seal thereto; to sign stock certificates; to cause the employment or appointment of such employees and agents of the Corporation as the proper conduct of operations may require, and to fix their compensation, subject to the provisions of these Bylaws; to remove or suspend any employee or agent who shall have been employed or appointed under the Chief Executive Officer’s authority or under authority of an officer subordinate to the Chief Executive Officer; to suspend for cause, pending final action by the authority which shall have elected or appointed the Chief Executive Officer, any officer subordinate to the Chief Executive Officer; and, in general, to exercise all the powers and authority usually appertaining to the chief executive officer of a corporation, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws.

SECTION 4.6.                 President.  The President shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors and, if there be one, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, have general supervision of the business of the Corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect.  The President shall execute all bonds, mortgages, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation requiring a seal, under the seal of the Corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except that the other officers of the Corporation may sign and execute documents when so authorized by these Bylaws, the Board of Directors or the President.  If there be no Chairman of the Board of Directors, or if the Board of Directors shall otherwise designate, the President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.  The President shall also perform such other duties and may exercise such other powers as may from time to time be assigned to such officer by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors.

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SECTION 4.7.                 Chief Financial Officer.  The Chief Financial Officer shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, and if there be one, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer and President, keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all monies and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as shall be designated by the Board of Directors or, in the absence of such designation in such depositories, as the Chief Financial Officer shall from time to time deem proper.  The Chief Financial Officer shall be the treasurer of the Corporation, unless a Treasurer shall be appointed.  The Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or Assistant Chief Financial Officer, shall sign all stock certificates as treasurer of the Corporation.  The Chief Financial Officer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as shall be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, shall promptly render to the Chief Executive Officer and to the Board of Directors such statements of the Chief Financial Officer’s transactions and accounts as the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors respectively may from time to time require, and in general, shall exercise all the powers and authority usually appertaining to the chief financial officer of a corporation, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws.

SECTION 4.8.                 Vice Presidents.  At the request of the President or in the President’s absence or in the event of the President’s inability or refusal to act (and if there be no Chairman of the Board of Directors), the Vice President, or the Vice Presidents if there are more than one (in the order designated by the Board of Directors), shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President.  Each Vice President shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors from time to time may prescribe.  If there be no Chairman of the Board of Directors and no Vice President, the Board of Directors shall designate an officer of the Corporation who, in the absence of the President or in the event of the inability or refusal of the President to act, shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President.

SECTION 4.9.                 Secretary.  Except as otherwise provided herein, the Secretary shall record all the proceedings of meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the stockholders in a book or books to be kept for that purpose, and the Secretary shall also perform like duties for committees of the Board of Directors when required.  The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors or the President, under whose supervision the Secretary shall be.  If the Secretary shall be unable or shall refuse to cause to be given notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and if there be no Assistant Secretary, then either the Board of Directors or the President may choose another officer to cause such notice to be given.  The Secretary shall have custody of the seal of the Corporation and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary, if there be one, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it and when so affixed, it may be attested by the signature of the Secretary or by the signature of any such Assistant Secretary.  The Board of Directors may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest to the affixing by such officer’s signature.  The Secretary shall see that all books, reports, statements, certificates and other documents and records required by law to be kept or filed are properly kept or filed, as the case may be.

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SECTION 4.10.             Other Officers.  Such other officers as the Board of Directors may choose shall perform such duties and have such powers as from time to time may be assigned to them by the Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors may delegate to any other officer of the Corporation the power to choose such other officers and to prescribe their respective duties and powers.

SECTION 4.11.             Resignation.  Any officer may resign by delivering such officer’s written resignation to the Corporation at its principal office, and such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless it is specified to be effective at a later time.  If a resignation is made effective at a later date and the Corporation accepts the future effective date, the Board of Directors may fill the pending vacancy before the effective date if the Board of Directors provides that the successor shall not take office until the effective date.  An officer’s resignation shall not affect the Corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

SECTION 4.12.             Removal.  The Board of Directors may remove any officer with or without cause.  Nothing herein shall limit the power of any officer to discharge any subordinate.

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ARTICLE V

STOCK

SECTION 5.1.                 Issuance and Consideration.  Subject to any applicable requirements of law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the Board of Directors may direct the Corporation to issue the number of shares of each class or series of stock authorized by the Certificate of Incorporation.  The Board of Directors may authorize shares to be issued for any valid consideration.  Before the Corporation issues shares, the Board of Directors shall determine that the consideration received or to be received for shares to be issued is adequate.  That determination by the Board of Directors is conclusive insofar as the adequacy of consideration for the issuance of shares relates to whether the shares are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.  Subject to any applicable requirements of law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors shall determine the terms upon which the rights, options, or warrants for the purchase of shares or other securities of the Corporation are issued by the Corporation and the terms, including the consideration, for which the shares or other securities are to be issued.

SECTION 5.2.                 Share Certificates.  If shares are represented by certificates, at a minimum each share certificate shall state on its face:  (a) the name of the Corporation and that it is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware; (b) the name of the person to whom issued; and (c) the number and class of shares and the designation of the series, if any, the certificate represents.  The front or back of each certificate shall also set forth any information or statement required to be set forth thereon by the DGCL.  Unless shares can be issued in uncertificated form as contemplated by Section 5.3, each stockholder shall be entitled to a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, either manually or in facsimile, the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel or Secretary (if there be such officers appointed) or any two officers designated by the Board of Directors, certifying the name of shares owned by him or her.  Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be by facsimile, and any such certificate shall bear the corporate seal or its facsimile.  If the person who signed, either manually or in facsimile, a share certificate no longer holds office when the certificate is issued, the certificate shall be nevertheless valid.

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SECTION 5.3.                 Uncertificated Shares.  The Board of Directors may authorize by resolution or resolutions the issue of some or all of the shares of any or all of the Corporation’s classes or series of capital stock without certificates.  The authorization shall not affect shares already represented by certificates until they are surrendered to the Corporation.  To the extent required by the DGCL, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, the Corporation shall send the stockholder a written statement of the information required by the DGCL to be on physical share certificates of the Corporation.

SECTION 5.4.                 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates.  The Board of Directors may, subject to Delaware Code, Title 6, Section 8-405, determine the conditions upon which a new share certificate may be issued in place of any certificate alleged to have been lost, destroyed, or wrongfully taken.  The Board of Directors may, in its discretion, require the owner of such share certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give a bond, sufficient in its opinion, with or without surety, to indemnify the Corporation against any loss or claim which may arise by reason of the issue of the new certificate.

SECTION 5.5.                 Transfers.  Transfers of stock shall be made only upon the transfer books of the Corporation kept at an office of the Corporation or by transfer agents designated to transfer shares of stock of the Corporation.  Subject to any restrictions on transfer and except when a certificate is issued in accordance with Section 5.4, shares of stock represented by certificates may be transferred on the books of the Corporation by the surrender to the Corporation or its transfer agent of the certificate therefor properly endorsed or accompanied by a written assignment and power of attorney properly executed, with transfer stamps (if necessary) affixed, and with such proof of the authenticity of signature as the Corporation or its transfer agent may reasonably require.  Upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered owner of uncertificated shares, such uncertificated shares shall be cancelled and the issuance of new equivalent uncertificated shares shall be made to the person entitled thereto and the transaction shall be recorded upon the books of the Corporation.  A record shall be made of each transfer and whenever a transfer shall be made for collateral security, and not absolutely, it shall be so expressed in the entry of the transfer.

SECTION 5.6.                 Record Owners.  The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise required by law.

SECTION 5.7.                Transfer and Registry Agents.  The Corporation may from time to time maintain one or more transfer offices or agencies and registry offices or agencies at such place or places as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 5.8.                Regulations.  The issue, transfer, conversion and registration of certificates of stock shall be governed by such other regulations as the Board of Directors may establish.

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ARTICLE VI

NOTICES

SECTION 6.1.                Notices.  Whenever written notice is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, such notice may be given by mail, addressed to such director, member of a committee or stockholder, at such person’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail.  Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission if consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given.  Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the Corporation.  Any such consent shall be deemed to be revoked if (i) the Corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two (2) consecutive notices by the Corporation in accordance with such consent and (ii) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice; provided, however, that the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action.  Notice given by electronic transmission, as described above, shall be deemed given:  (i) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (ii) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (iii) if by a posting on an electronic network, together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of (A) such posting and (B) the giving of such separate notice; and (iv) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.  An affidavit of the mailing or other means of giving any notice of any stockholders’ meeting, executed by the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary or any transfer agent of the Corporation giving the notice, shall be prima facie evidence of the giving of such notice or report.  Notice shall be deemed to have been given to all stockholders of record who share an address if notice is given in accordance with the “householding” rules set forth in Rule 14a-3(e) under the Exchange Act, and Section 233 of the DGCL.  Notice to directors or committee members may be given personally or by telegram, telex, cable or other means of electronic transmission.

SECTION 6.2.                 Waivers of Notice.  Whenever any notice is required by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, to be given to any director, member of a committee or stockholder, a waiver thereof in writing, signed by the person or persons entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person or persons entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person or persons entitled to notice whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto.  Attendance of a person at a meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.  Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any Annual or Special Meeting of Stockholders or any regular or special meeting of the directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws.

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ARTICLE VII

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 7.1.                 Dividends.

(a)            Dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation, subject to the requirements of the DGCL and the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors (or any action by written consent in lieu thereof in accordance with Section 3.8 of Article III hereof), and may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the Corporation’s capital stock.  Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, or for purchasing any of the shares of capital stock, warrants, rights, options, bonds, debentures, notes, scrip or other securities or evidences of indebtedness of the Corporation, or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for any proper purpose, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.

(b)            In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such action.  If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

SECTION 7.2.                 Disbursements.  All checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.

SECTION 7.3.                 Fiscal Year.  The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.  If the Board makes no determination to the contrary, the fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the twelve months ending on December 31 each year.

SECTION 7.4.                 Corporate Seal.  The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its organization and the words “Corporate Seal, Delaware”.  The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise.  If and when so directed by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof, duplicates of the seal (the original of which shall be kept with the Secretary) may be kept and used by the Treasurer or by an Assistant Treasurer or Assistant Secretary (if there be such officers appointed).

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SECTION 7.5.                 Records to be Kept.

(a)            The Corporation shall keep as permanent records minutes of all meetings of its stockholders and Board of Directors, a record of all actions taken by the stockholders or Board of Directors without a meeting, and a record of all actions taken by a committee of the Board of Directors in place of the Board of Directors on behalf of the Corporation.  The Corporation or its agent shall maintain a record of its stockholders, in a form that permits preparation of a list of the names and addresses of all stockholders, in alphabetical order by class or series of shares showing the number and class or series of shares held by each.  The Corporation shall maintain its records in written form or in another form capable of conversion into written form within a reasonable time.

(b)            The Corporation shall keep within the State of Delaware a copy of such records at its principal office or an office of its transfer agent or of its Secretary or Assistant Secretary or of its registered agent as may be required by law.

SECTION 7.6.                 Execution of Instruments.  The Board of Directors may authorize, or provide for the authorization of, officers, employees or agents to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name and on behalf of the Corporation.  Any such authorization must be in writing or by electronic transmission and may be general or limited to specific contracts or instruments.

SECTION 7.7.                 Certificate of Incorporation.  All references in these Bylaws to the Certificate of Incorporation shall be deemed to refer to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended and in effect from time to time, including any certificate of designations in effect from time to time with respect to Preferred Stock.

SECTION 7.8.                 Construction.  The words “include” and “including” and similar terms shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.” Whenever used in these Bylaws, any noun or pronoun shall be deemed to include the plural as well as the singular and to cover all genders.  Any reference in these Bylaws to provision of any statute shall be deemed to include any successor provision.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “person” shall be deemed to include any natural person or any corporation, organization or other entity.

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ARTICLE VIII

INDEMNIFICATION

SECTION 8.1.                 Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings other than Those by or in the Right of the Corporation.   Subject to Section 8.3 of this Article VIII, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless to the fullest extent authorized by Delaware law any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful.  The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.

SECTION 8.2.                 Power to Indemnify in Actions, Suits or Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation.  Subject to Section 8.3 of this Article VIII, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation; except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses that the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

SECTION 8.3.                 Authorization of Indemnification.  Any indemnification under this Article VIII (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2 of this Article VIII, as the case may be.  Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (i) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (ii) by a committee of such directors designated by a majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or (iv) by the stockholders.  Such determination shall be made, with respect to former directors and officers, by any person or persons having the authority to act on the matter on behalf of the Corporation.  To the extent, however, that a present or former director or officer of the Corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding described above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith, without the necessity of authorization in the specific case.

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SECTION 8.4.                 Good Faith Defined.  For purposes of any determination under Section 8.3 of this Article VIII, a person shall be deemed to have acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, or, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, to have had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful, if such person’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Corporation or another enterprise, or on information supplied to such person by the officers of the Corporation or another enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Corporation or another enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Corporation or another enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with reasonable care by the Corporation or another enterprise.  The provisions of this Section 8.4 shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the circumstances in which a person may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2 of this Article VIII, as the case may be.

SECTION 8.5.                 Indemnification by a Court.  Notwithstanding any contrary determination in the specific case under Section 8.3 of this Article VIII, and notwithstanding the absence of any determination thereunder, any director or officer may apply to the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or any other court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Delaware for indemnification to the extent otherwise permissible under Section 8.1 or Section 8.2 of this Article VIII.  The basis of such indemnification by a court shall be a determination by such court that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2 of this Article VIII, as the case may be.  Neither a contrary determination in the specific case under Section 8.3 of this Article VIII nor the absence of any determination thereunder shall be a defense to such application or create a presumption that the director or officer seeking indemnification has not met any applicable standard of conduct.  Notice of any application for indemnification pursuant to this Section 8.5 shall be given to the Corporation promptly upon the filing of such application.  If successful, in whole or in part, the director or officer seeking indemnification shall also be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such application; provided, however, that such notice shall not be a requirement for an award of or a determination of entitlement to indemnification or advancement of expenses.

SECTION 8.6.                 Expenses Payable in Advance.  To the fullest extent authorized by Delaware law, expenses (including attorneys’ and other professionals’ fees and disbursements and court costs) incurred by a director or officer in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article VIII.  Such expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the Corporation deems appropriate.

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SECTION 8.7.                Non-exclusivity of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.  The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VIII shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person’s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, it being the policy of the Corporation that indemnification of and advancement of expenses to the persons specified in Section 8.1 and Section 8.2 of this Article VIII shall be made to the fullest extent permitted by law, including as a result of any amendment of the DGCL expanding the right of corporations to indemnify and advance expenses.  The provisions of this Article VIII shall not be deemed to preclude the indemnification of any person who is not specified in Section 8.1 or Section 8.2 of this Article VIII but whom the Corporation has the power or obligation to indemnify under the provisions of the DGCL, or otherwise.  The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify, to hold harmless, or to provide advancement of expenses to any indemnitee who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee, agent or manager of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise or nonprofit entity (including service with respect to an employee benefit plan) shall be reduced by any amount such indemnitee actually collects as indemnification, holding harmless, or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise nonprofit entity.

SECTION 8.8.                 Insurance.  The Corporation may purchase and maintain at its expense insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article VIII or Delaware law.  Nothing contained in this Article VIII shall prevent the Corporation from entering into with any person any agreement that provides independent indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights to such person or further regulates the terms on which indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights are to be provided to such person or provides independent assurance of any one or more of the Corporation’s obligations to indemnify, hold harmless, and exonerate such person, whether or not such indemnification, hold harmless or exoneration rights are on the same or different terms than provided for by this Article VIII or is in respect of such person acting in any other capacity, and nothing contained herein shall be exclusive of, or a limitation on, any right to indemnification, to be held harmless, to exoneration or to advancement of expenses to which any person is otherwise entitled.  The Corporation may create a trust fund, grant a security interest or use other means (including a letter of credit) to ensure the payment of such amounts as may be necessary to effect indemnification and the advancement of expenses as provided in this Article VIII.

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SECTION 8.9.                 Certain Definitions.  For purposes of this Article VIII, references to the “Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors or officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article VIII with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.  The term “another enterprise” as used in this Article VIII shall mean any other corporation or any partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent.  For purposes of this Article VIII, references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; and references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article VIII.

SECTION 8.10.             Survival of Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.  The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VIII shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

SECTION 8.11.             Contractual Rights.  The rights conferred upon any person in this Article VIII shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to any person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, trustee or agent, and shall inure to the benefit of such person’s heirs, executors and administrators.  A right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses arising under any provision of this Article VIII shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment, alteration or repeal of any provision of the Bylaws of this Corporation after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought (even in the case of a proceeding based on such a state of facts that is commenced after such time).

SECTION 8.12.             Limitation on Indemnification.  Notwithstanding anything contained in this Article VIII to the contrary, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification (which shall be governed by Section 8.5 of this Article VIII), the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer (or such director’s or officer’s heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives) or advance expenses in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

SECTION 8.13.             Indemnification of Employees and Agents.  The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board of Directors, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article VIII to directors and officers of the Corporation.

SECTION 8.14.              Severability.  If this Article VIII or any portion hereof shall be invalidated or held to be unenforceable on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of which shall not have been reversed on appeal, this Article VIII shall be deemed to be modified to the minimum extent necessary to avoid a violation of law and, as so modified, this Article and the remaining provisions hereof shall remain valid and enforceable in accordance with their terms to the fullest extent permitted by law.

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ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENTS

SECTION 9.1.                 Amendments.  These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed, in whole or in part, or new Bylaws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new Bylaws be contained in the notice of such meeting (if there is one) of the stockholders or Board of Directors, as the case may be.  All such alterations, amendments, repeals or adoptions must be approved by either the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of the then issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon or by a majority of the Entire Board of Directors, provided, however, that at any time the Fortress Stockholders, collectively, beneficially own at least 20% of the then issued and outstanding Voting Shares, any such alterations, amendments, repeals or adoptions may be approved by either the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the then issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon or by a majority of the Entire Board of Directors.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provision of these Bylaws (and in addition to any other vote that may be required by law), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the voting power of the then issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon shall be required to amend, alter, change or repeal, or to adopt any provision as part of these Bylaws inconsistent with the purpose and intent of Section 2.3 (Special Meetings), Section 2.11 (Consent of Stockholders in Lieu of Meeting), Section 3.1 (Duties and Powers), Section 3.2 (Number and Election of Directors), Section 3.3 (Vacancies), Section 3.6 (Resignations and Removals of Directors), this Article IX and Article XI (Definitions) (collectively, the “Specified Bylaws”), provided, however, that at any time that the Fortress Stockholders, collectively, beneficially own at least 20% of the then issued and outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote thereon, the Specified Bylaws also may be amended, altered, changed, or repealed, in whole or in part, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Entire Board of Directors (and, for the avoidance of doubt, without approval of the stockholders).

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ARTICLE X

EMERGENCY BYLAWS

SECTION 10.1.              Emergency Board of Directors.  In case of an attack on the United States or on a locality in which the Corporation conducts its business or customarily holds meetings of the Board of Directors or its stockholders, or during any nuclear or atomic disaster, or during the existence of any catastrophe, or other similar emergency condition, as a result of which a quorum of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof cannot readily be convened for action in accordance with the provisions of the Bylaws, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of an Emergency Board of Directors (hereinafter called the “Emergency Board”) established in accordance with Section 10.2.

SECTION 10.2.              Membership of Emergency Board of Directors.  The Emergency Board shall consist of at least three of the following persons present or available at the Emergency Corporate Headquarters determined according to Section 10.5:  (a) those persons who were directors at the time of the attack or other event mentioned in Section 10.1, and (b) any other persons appointed by such directors to the extent required to provide a quorum at any meeting of the Board of Directors.  If there are no such directors present or available at the Emergency Corporate Headquarters, the Emergency Board shall consist of the three highest-ranking officers or employees of the Corporation present or available and any other persons appointed by them.

SECTION 10.3.              Powers of the Emergency Board.  The Emergency Board will have the same powers as those granted to the Board of Directors in these Bylaws, but will not be bound by any requirement of these Bylaws which a majority of the Emergency Board believes impracticable under the circumstances.

SECTION 10.4.              Stockholders’ Meeting.  At such time as it is practicable to do so, as determined in the sole discretion of the Emergency Board, the Emergency Board shall call a meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing directors.  Such meeting will be held at a time and place (or by means of remote communication) to be fixed by the Emergency Board and pursuant to such notice to stockholders as it is deemed practicable to give.  The stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum.

SECTION 10.5.              Emergency Corporate Headquarters.  Emergency Corporate Headquarters shall be at such location as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer shall determine prior to the attack or other event, or if not so determined, at such place as the Emergency Board may determine.

SECTION 10.6.              Limitation of Liability.  No officer, director or employee acting in accordance with the provisions of this Article X shall be liable except for willful misconduct.

SECTION 10.7.              Amendments; Repeal.  At any meeting of the Emergency Board, the Emergency Board may modify, amend or add to the provisions of this Article X so as to make any provision that may be practical or necessary for the circumstances of the emergency.  The provisions of this Article X shall be subject to repeal or change by further action of the Board of Directors or by action of the stockholders, but no such repeal or change shall modify the provisions of Section 10.6 with regard to action taken prior to the time of such repeal or change.

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ARTICLE XI

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 11.1.              Certain Defined Terms.  For purposes of these Bylaws, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)            Affiliate” means, with respect to a given person, any other person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, such person; provided, however, that for purposes of this definition and this Article XI, none of (i) the Gannett Entities and any entities (including corporations, partnerships, limited liability companies, or other persons) in which such Gannett Entities hold, directly or indirectly, an ownership interest, on the one hand, or (ii) the Fortress Stockholders and their Affiliates (excluding any Gannett Entities or other entities described in clause (i)), on the other hand, shall be deemed to be “Affiliates” of one another.  For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) as applied to any person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of beneficial ownership of, or the power to vote, 10% or more of the securities having voting power for the election of directors (or other persons acting in similar capacities) of such person or the power otherwise to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

(b)            beneficially own” and “beneficial ownership” and similar terms used herein shall be determined in accordance with Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act.

(c)            Entire Board of Directors” means the total number of directors which the Corporation would have if there were no vacancies.

(d)            Fortress Affiliate Stockholders” shall mean (A) any director of the Corporation who may be deemed an Affiliate of Fortress Investment Group LLC (“FIG”), (B) any director or officer of FIG or its Affiliates and (C) any investment funds (including any managed accounts) managed directly or indirectly by FIG or its Affiliates.

(e)            Fortress Stockholders” shall mean (i) the Initial Stockholder, (ii) each Fortress Affiliate Stockholder and (iii) each Permitted Transferee.

(f)            Governmental Entity” shall mean any national, state, provincial, municipal, local or foreign government, any court, arbitral tribunal, administrative agency or commission or other governmental or regulatory authority, commission, or agency, or any non-governmental, self-regulatory authority, commission, or agency.

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(g)            Independent Director” shall mean a director who (i) qualifies as an “independent director” within the meaning of the corporate governance listing standards from time to time adopted by the NYSE (or, if at any time the Corporation’s common stock is not listed on the NYSE and is listed on a stock exchange other than the NYSE, the applicable corporate governance listing standards of such stock exchange) with respect to the composition of the board of directors of a listed company (without regard to any independence criteria applicable under such standards only to the members of a committee of the board of directors) and (ii) also satisfies the minimum requirements of director independence of Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Exchange Act (as from time to time in effect), whether or not such director is a member of the audit committee.

(h)            Initial Stockholder” shall mean Newcastle Investment Corp.  and its Subsidiaries (other than Subsidiaries that constitute Gannett Entities).

(i)            Judgment” shall mean any order, writ, injunction, award, judgment, ruling, or decree of any Governmental Entity.

(j)            Law” shall mean any statute, law, code, ordinance, rule, or regulation of any Governmental Entity.

(k)            Lien” shall mean any pledge, claim, equity, option, lien, charge, mortgage, easement, right-of-way, call right, right of first refusal, “tag”- or “drag”- along right, encumbrance, security interest, or other similar restriction of any kind or nature whatsoever.

(l)            Listing” shall mean the listing of the Common Stock on the NYSE or other national securities exchange.

(m)            (“Gannett Entities” means the Corporation and its Subsidiaries, and “Gannett Entity” shall mean any of the Gannett Entities.

(n)            NYSE” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.

(o)            Permitted Transferee” shall mean, with respect to each Fortress Stockholder, (i) any other Fortress Stockholder, (ii) such Fortress Stockholder’s Affiliates and (iii) in the case of any Fortress Stockholder, (A) any member or general or limited partner of such Fortress Stockholder (including, without limitation, any member of the Initial Stockholder), (B) any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity that is an Affiliate of such Fortress Stockholder or any member, general or limited partner of such Fortress Stockholder (collectively, “Fortress Stockholder Affiliates”), (C) any investment funds managed directly or indirectly by such Fortress Stockholder or any Fortress Stockholder Affiliate (a “Fortress Stockholder Fund”), (D) any general or limited partner of any Fortress Stockholder Fund, (E) any managing director, general partner, director, limited partner, officer, or employee of any Fortress Stockholder Affiliate, or any spouse, lineal descendant, sibling, parent, heir, executor, administrator, testamentary trustee, legatee, or beneficiary of any of the foregoing persons described in this clause (E) (collectively, “Fortress Stockholder Associates”), or (F) any trust, the beneficiaries of which, or any corporation, limited liability company or partnership, the stockholders, members or general or limited partners of which, consist solely of any one or more of such Fortress Stockholders, any general or limited partner of such Fortress Stockholders, any Fortress Stockholder Affiliates, any Fortress Stockholder Fund, any Fortress Stockholders Associates, their spouses or their lineal descendants.

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(p)            Restriction” with respect to any capital stock, partnership interest, membership interest in a limited liability company, or other equity interest or security, shall mean any voting or other trust or agreement, option, warrant, preemptive right, right of first offer, right of first refusal, escrow arrangement, proxy, buy-sell agreement, power of attorney or other contract, any Law, license, permit, or Judgment that, conditionally or unconditionally, (i) grants to any person the right to purchase or otherwise acquire, or obligates any person to sell or otherwise dispose of or issue, or otherwise results or, whether upon the occurrence of any event or with notice or lapse of time or both or otherwise, may result in any person acquiring, (A) any of such capital stock, partnership interest, membership interest in a limited liability company, or other equity interest or security, (B any of the proceeds of, or any distributions paid or that are or may become payable with respect to, any of such capital stock, partnership interest, membership interest in a limited liability company, or other equity interest or security, or (C) any interest in such capital stock, partnership interest, membership interest in a limited liability company, or other equity interest or security or any such proceeds or distributions, (ii) restricts or, whether upon the occurrence of any event or with notice or lapse of time or both or otherwise, is reasonably likely to restrict the transfer or voting of, or the exercise of any rights or the enjoyment of any benefits arising by reason of ownership of, any such capital stock, partnership interest, membership interest in a limited liability company, or other equity interest or security or any such proceeds or distributions or (iii) creates or, whether upon the occurrence of any event or with notice or lapse of time, or both, or otherwise, is reasonably likely to create a Lien or purported Lien affecting such capital stock, partnership interest, membership interest in a limited liability company or other equity interest or security, proceeds or distributions.

(q)            Subsidiary” with respect to any person means:  (i) a corporation, a majority of whose capital stock with voting power, under ordinary circumstances, to elect directors is at the time, directly or indirectly owned by such person, by a Subsidiary of such person, or by such person and one or more Subsidiaries of such person, without regard to whether the voting of such capital stock is subject to a voting agreement or similar Restriction, (ii) a partnership or limited liability company in which such person or a Subsidiary of such person is, at the date of determination, (A) in the case of a partnership, a general partner of such partnership with the power affirmatively to direct the policies and management of such partnership or (B) in the case of a limited liability company, the managing member or, in the absence of a managing member, a member with the power affirmatively to direct the policies and management of such limited liability company or (iii) any other person (other than a corporation) in which such person, a Subsidiary of such person or such person and one or more Subsidiaries of such person, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination thereof, has (A) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the members of the governing body of such person (whether or not such power is subject to a voting agreement or similar restriction) or (B) in the absence of such a governing body, a majority ownership interest.

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Adopted as of:  November 19, 2019

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Exhibit 4.1
FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

This FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of November 19, 2019 (the “First Supplemental Indenture”), is entered into by and among Gannett Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), New Media Investment Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (“New Media”) and U.S. Bank National Association (the “Trustee”).

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture, dated as of April 9, 2018 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee, providing for the issuance of the 4.750% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”);

WHEREAS, on August 5, 2019, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with New Media Investment Group Inc. (“New Media”), Arctic Holdings LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of New Media (“Intermediate Holdco”), and Arctic Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Intermediate Holdco (“Merger Sub”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions thereof, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of New Media (the “New Media Merger”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the New Media Merger (the “Effective Time,” and the date of such Effective Time, the “Effective Date”), each share of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Company Excluded Shares and any Dissenting Shares, each as defined in the Merger Agreement) will be automatically converted into (A) 0.5427 of a fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of New Media (“New Media Common Stock”) (subject to Section 2.05 of the Merger Agreement with respect to fractional shares) and (B) the right to receive $6.25 in cash, without interest;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13.07 of the Indenture, the Company and New Media are required to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture providing for, among other things, the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes into the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Rate immediately prior to the New Media Merger would have owned or been entitled to receive upon the New Media Merger;

WHEREAS, the New Media Merger constitutes a Merger Event, Fundamental Change and Make-Whole Fundamental Change;

WHEREAS, New Media wishes to fully and unconditionally guarantee all of the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the Indenture (the “Guarantee”);

WHEREAS, Section 10.01(m) of the Indenture provides that the Company, when authorized by the resolutions of the Board of Directors and the Trustee, may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental thereto, without the consent of Holders, in connection with any Merger Event, to provide that the Notes are convertible into Reference Property, subject to Section 13.02 of the Indenture, and to make certain related changes to the terms of the Notes;

WHEREAS, Section 10.01(l) of the Indenture provides that the Company, when authorized by the resolutions of the Board of Directors and the Trustee, may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental thereto, without the consent of Holders, to eliminate the requirement that all conversions prior to June 29, 2020 be settled through Combination Settlement with a Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes of $1,000 (as set forth in the proviso to Section 13.02(a) of the Indenture);

WHEREAS, Section 10.01(c) of the Indenture provides that the Company, when authorized by the resolutions of the Board of Directors and the Trustee, may from time to time and at any time enter into an indenture or indentures supplemental thereto, without the consent of Holders, to add guarantees with respect to the Notes; and

WHEREAS, the Company has complied with all conditions precedent provided for in the Indenture relating to this First Supplemental Indenture.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders as follows:

ARTICLE I
TERMS

Section 1.01          Definitions.  All capitalized terms used but not defined in this First Supplemental Indenture shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Indenture. “Unit of Reference Property” means  (A) 0.5427 of a fully paid and nonassessable share of New Media Common Stock and (B) $6.25 in cash, without interest.

ARTICLE II
EFFECT OF NEW MEDIA MERGER

SECTION 2.01. Conversion Right.  Pursuant to Section 13.07 of the Indenture, as a result of the New Media Merger:

(1) at and after the Effective Time, the right to convert each $1,000 principal amount of Notes shall be changed into a right to convert such principal amount of Notes into the  number of Units of Reference Property equal to the Conversion Rate in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time;

(2) at and after the Effective Time (A) the Company shall continue to have the right to determine the Settlement Method applicable upon conversion of Notes in accordance with Section 13.02 of the Indenture and (B)(I) any amount payable in cash upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 13.02 shall continue to be payable in cash, and (II) any shares of Common Stock that the Company would have been required to deliver upon conversion of the Notes in accordance with Section 13.02 shall instead be deliverable in Units of Reference Property;
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(3) the Daily VWAP shall be calculated based on the value of a Unit of Reference Property;

(4) the definitions of “Trading Day” and “Market Disruption Event” shall be determined by reference to the New Media Common Stock; and

(5) the provisions of the Indenture, as modified herein, including without limitation, (i) all references and provisions respecting the terms “Common Stock,” “Conversion Price” and “Conversion Rate,” and (ii) the provisions of Article 13 of the Indenture, including Section 13.01(b) thereof, shall continue to apply, mutatis mutandis, to the Holders’ right to convert each Note into the Reference Property.

SECTION 2.02. Anti-Dilution Adjustments.  As and to the extent required by Section 13.07(a) of the Indenture, the Conversion Rate shall be subject to anti-dilution and other adjustments as a result of events occurring subsequent to the date hereof with respect to the Reference Property that shall be as nearly equivalent as is possible to the adjustments provided for in Article 13 of the Indenture with respect to the Common Stock.

SECTION 2.03. Repurchase of Notes at Option of Holders.  References to the “Company” and to “Common Stock” in the definition of “Fundamental Change” and “Make-Whole Fundamental Change” in Section 1.01 of the Indenture shall instead be references to “New Media” and “New Media Common Stock,” respectively. Except as amended hereby, the purchase rights set forth in Article 14 of the Indenture shall continue to apply.

ARTICLE III
MODIFICATIONS TO INDENTURE

SECTION 3.01.  Settlement Upon Conversion.  The following language shall be deleted from the first sentence of Section 13.02(a): “; provided, however, that all conversion prior to June 29, 2020 shall be settled through Combination Settlement with a Specified Dollar Amount per $1,000 principal amount of Notes of $1,000”.

SECTION 3.02.  Guarantee.  (a)  New Media hereby unconditionally guarantees to each Holder of Notes and to the Trustee and its successors and assigns, (i) the full and punctual payment when due of all monetary obligations of the Company under the Indenture and (ii) the full and punctual performance within applicable grace periods of all other obligations of the Company under the Indenture. New Media further agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the absence or existence of any action to enforce the same, the recovery of any judgment against the Company (except to the extent such judgment is paid) or any waiver or amendment of the provisions of the Indenture or the Notes to the extent that any such action or any similar action would otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of New Media (except that such waiver or amendment shall be effective in accordance with its terms).
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(b) New Media further agrees that its Guarantee constitutes a guarantee of payment, performance and compliance and not merely of collection.

(c) New Media further agrees to waive presentment to, demand of payment from and protest to the Company of its Guarantee, and also waives diligence, notice of acceptance of its Guarantee, presentment, demand for payment, notice of protest for nonpayment, the filing of claims with a court in the event of merger or bankruptcy of the Company, any right to require a proceeding first against the Company or any other Person, and all other defenses based on suretyship.  The obligations of New Media shall not be affected by any failure or delay on the part of the Trustee to exercise any right or remedy under the Indenture or the Notes.

(d) The obligation of New Media to make any payment hereunder may be satisfied by causing the Company to make such payment. If any Holder of any Note or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company or New Media or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to the Company or New Media any amount paid by either of them to the Trustee or such Holder, the Guarantee, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect.

ARTICLE IV
ACCEPTANCE OF FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

SECTION 4.01. Trustee’s Acceptance.  The Trustee hereby accepts this First Supplemental Indenture and agrees to perform the same under the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture.

ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SECTION 5.01. Effectiveness of First Supplemental Indenture.  This First Supplemental Indenture shall become effective as of the Effective Time on the Effective Date.

SECTION 5.02. Effect of First Supplemental Indenture.  Upon the execution and delivery of this First Supplemental Indenture by the Company, New Media and the Trustee, the Indenture shall be supplemented and amended in accordance herewith, and this First Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be bound hereby. All the provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture shall thereby be deemed to be incorporated in, and a part of, the Indenture; and the Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this First Supplemental Indenture, shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.

SECTION 5.03. Indenture Remains in Full Force and Effect.  This First Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes and, except as supplemented or amended hereby, all other provisions in the Indenture and the Notes, to the extent not inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this First Supplemental Indenture, shall remain in full force and effect and is in all respects confirmed and preserved.
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SECTION 5.04. Headings.  The headings of the Articles and Sections of this First Supplemental Indenture are inserted for convenience of reference and shall not be deemed a part thereof.

SECTION 5.05. Counterparts.  This First Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

SECTION 5.06. Governing Law. THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND ANY CLAIM CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS PROVISIONS THEREOF).

SECTION 5.07. Severability.  In the event any provision of this First Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then (to the extent permitted by law) the validity, legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired.

SECTION 5.08. Waiver of Jury TrialEACH OF THE COMPANY, NEW MEDIA AND THE TRUSTEE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, THE INDENTURE, THE NOTES OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year first written above.


 
GANNETT CO., INC.
   
 
By:
/s/ Paul J. Bascobert
   
Name: Paul J. Bascobert
   
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

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NEW MEDIA INVESTMENT GROUP INC.
   
 
By:
 /s/ Michael E. Reed
   
Name: Michael E. Reed
   
Title: Chief Executive Officer

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee
   
 
By:
/s/ William Sicking
   
Name: William Sicking
   
Title: Vice President

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Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of November 19, 2019

by and among

NEW MEDIA INVESTMENT GROUP INC.
(to be renamed GANNETT CO., INC. upon effectiveness of the Merger),
as Holdings

ARCTIC HOLDINGS LLC
(to be renamed GANNETT HOLDINGS LLC upon effectiveness of the Merger),
as Borrower,

EACH PERSON
LISTED AS A GUARANTOR ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO,
as Guarantors,

THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
as Lenders,

CORTLAND PRODUCTS CORP.,
as Collateral Agent,

and

CORTLAND PRODUCTS CORP.,
as Administrative Agent


TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
   
Page
   
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS; CERTAIN TERMS
1
     
Section 1.01
Definitions.
1
Section 1.02
Terms Generally.
41
Section 1.03
Certain Matters of Construction.
42
Section 1.04
Pro Forma Calculations.
42
Section 1.05
Accounting and Other Terms.
43
Section 1.06
Time References.
43
   
ARTICLE II THE LOANS
45
     
Section 2.01
Commitments.
45
Section 2.02
Making the Term Loans.
45
Section 2.03
Repayment of Term Loans; Evidence of Debt.
45
Section 2.04
Interest.
46
Section 2.05
Termination of Commitment; Prepayment of Term Loans.
47
Section 2.06
Fees.
50
Section 2.07
[Reserved].
50
Section 2.08
[Reserved].
50
Section 2.09
Taxes.
50
Section 2.10
Increased Costs and Reduced Return.
54
Section 2.11
[Reserved].
55
Section 2.12
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
55
   
ARTICLE III [RESERVED]
56
   
ARTICLE IV APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS
57
     
Section 4.01
Payments; Computations and Statements.
57
Section 4.02
Sharing of Payments.
57
Section 4.03
Apportionment of Payments.
58
   
ARTICLE V CONDITIONS TO LOANS
59
     
Section 5.01
Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness.
59
   
ARTICLE VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
62
     
Section 6.01
Representations and Warranties.
62
   
ARTICLE VII COVENANTS OF THE LOAN PARTIES
71
     
Section 7.01
Affirmative Covenants.
71

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Section 7.02
Negative Covenants.
83
Section 7.03
Minimum Liquidity.
90
   
ARTICLE VIII [Reserved]
90
   
ARTICLE IX EVENTS OF DEFAULT
90
     
Section 9.01
Events of Default.
90
   
ARTICLE X AGENTS
93
     
Section 10.01
Appointment.
93
Section 10.02
Nature of Duties; Delegation.
94
Section 10.03
Rights, Exculpation, Etc.
95
Section 10.04
Reliance.
96
Section 10.05
Indemnification.
96
Section 10.06
Agents Individually.
97
Section 10.07
Successor Agent.
97
Section 10.08
Collateral Matters.
98
Section 10.09
Agency for Perfection.
100
Section 10.10
No Reliance on any Agent’s Customer Identification Program.
101
Section 10.11
No Third Party Beneficiaries.
101
Section 10.12
No Fiduciary Relationship.
101
Section 10.13
[Reserved].
101
Section 10.14
Collateral Custodian.
101
Section 10.15
[Reserved].
101
Section 10.16
Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim.
101
Section 10.17
Defaults.
102
   
ARTICLE XI GUARANTY
102
     
Section 11.01
Guaranty.
102
Section 11.02
Guaranty Absolute.
103
Section 11.03
Waiver.
104
Section 11.04
Continuing Guaranty; Assignments.
104
Section 11.05
Subrogation.
105
Section 11.06
Contribution.
105
   
ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS
106
     
Section 12.01
Notices, Etc.
106
Section 12.02
Amendments, Etc.
109
Section 12.03
No Waiver; Remedies, Etc.
110
Section 12.04
Expenses; Taxes; Attorneys’ Fees.
111
Section 12.05
Right of Set-off.
111
Section 12.06
Severability.
112
Section 12.07
Assignments and Participations.
112

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Section 12.08
Counterparts.
115
Section 12.09
GOVERNING LAW.
116
Section 12.10
CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS AND VENUE.
116
Section 12.11
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL, ETC.
117
Section 12.12
Consent by the Agents and Lenders.
117
Section 12.13
No Party Deemed Drafter.
117
Section 12.14
Reinstatement; Certain Payments.
117
Section 12.15
Indemnification; Limitation of Liability for Certain Damages.
117
Section 12.16
Records.
119
Section 12.17
Binding Effect.
119
Section 12.18
Highest Lawful Rate.
119
Section 12.19
Confidentiality.
120
Section 12.20
Public Disclosure.
121
Section 12.21
Integration.
121
Section 12.22
USA PATRIOT Act.
121
Section 12.23
Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.
121
 
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SCHEDULE AND EXHIBITS

Schedule 1.01(A)
Lenders and Lenders’ Commitments
Schedule 1.01(B)
Closing Date Mortgaged Properties
Schedule 6.01(e)
Capitalization; Subsidiaries
Schedule 6.01(f)
Litigation
Schedule 6.01(i)
ERISA
Schedule 6.01(l)
Nature of Business
Schedule 6.01(q)
Environmental Matters
Schedule 6.01(r)
Insurance
Schedule 6.01(u)
Intellectual Property
Schedule 6.01(v)
Material Contracts
Schedule 7.01(r)
Post-Closing Matters
Schedule 7.02(a)
Existing Liens
Schedule 7.02(b)
Existing Indebtedness
Schedule 7.02(e)
Existing Investments
Schedule 7.02(k)
Limitations on Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions
Exhibit A
Form of Joinder Agreement
   
Exhibit B
Form of Assignment and Acceptance
Exhibit C
Form of Notice of Borrowing
Exhibit D
Form of Promissory Note
Exhibit E
[Reserved]
Exhibit F
Form of Mortgage
Exhibit 2.09(d)-1
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit 2.09(d)-2
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit 2.09(d)-3
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Exhibit 2.09(d)-4
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)


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CREDIT AGREEMENT

Credit Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2019, by and among New Media Investment Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (to be renamed Gannett Co., Inc. upon the effectiveness of the Merger; “Holdings”), Arctic Holdings LLC (to be renamed Gannett Holdings LLC upon the effectiveness of the Merger), a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), each Person listed as a “Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto (together with each other Person that executes a joinder agreement and becomes a “Guarantor” hereunder or otherwise guaranties all or any part of the Obligations (as hereinafter defined), each a “Guarantor” and collectively, the “Guarantors”), the lenders from time to time party hereto (each a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”), Cortland Products Corp. (“Cortland”), as collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”), and Cortland, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent” and together with the Collateral Agent, each an “Agent” and collectively, the “Agents”).

RECITALS

Holdings, the Borrower and Arctic Acquisition Corp. (to be renamed Gannett Media Corp. upon the effectiveness of the Merger), a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower (“Merger Sub”), have entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 5, 2019, as amended on October 29, 2019 (the “Merger Agreement”) with Gannett Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Target”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Target (the “Merger”), with the Target surviving as a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower.

In connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Borrower has asked the Lenders to extend credit to the Borrower consisting of a term loan in the aggregate principal amount of $1,792,000,000.  The proceeds of the term loan shall be used by the Borrower to (i) partially fund the Merger, (ii) consummate the Payoff (as defined below), (iii) pay fees and expenses incurred to obtain the Term Loans and to consummate of the Payoff and (iv) fund $40,000,000 or more of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents to the balance sheet of the Borrower and the Guarantors.  The Lenders are severally, and not jointly, willing to extend such credit to the Borrower subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

In consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS; CERTAIN TERMS

Section 1.01        Definitions.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings indicated below:

Account Debtor” means, with respect to any Person, each debtor, customer or obligor in any way obligated on or in connection with any Account of such Person.


Account” has the meaning specified for such term in § 9.102 of the UCC.

Acquisition” means the acquisition (whether by means of a merger, consolidation or otherwise) of all of the Equity Interests of any Person or all or substantially all of the assets of (or any division or business line of) any Person.

Action” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.12.

Additional Amount” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(a).

Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Administrative Agent’s Account” means an account at a bank designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time as the account into which the Loan Parties shall make all payments to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.  For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, directly or indirectly, either to (a) vote 10% or more of the Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of members of the Board of Directors of such Person or (b) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by contract or otherwise.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall any Agent or any Lender be considered an “Affiliate” of any Loan Party.

Affiliated Lender” means, collectively, Fortress Investment Group LLC, SoftBank Group Corp., Holdings and their respective Affiliates.

Agent” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Agent Fee Letter” means that certain Agent Fee Letter, dated November 19, 2019, between the Borrower and Cortland.

Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, including all amendments, modifications and supplements and any exhibits or schedules to any of the foregoing.

Anti-Corruption Laws” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6.01(z).

Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws” means any Requirement of Law relating to terrorism, economic sanctions or money laundering, including, without limitation, (a) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 (i.e., 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957), (b) the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 (31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959), and the implementing regulations promulgated thereunder, (c) the USA PATRIOT Act and the implementing regulations promulgated thereunder, (d) the laws, regulations and Executive Orders administered under any Sanctions Programs, (e) any law prohibiting or directed against terrorist activities or the financing or support of terrorist activities (e.g., 18 U.S.C. §§ 2339A and 2339B), and (f) any similar laws enacted in the United States or any other jurisdictions in which the parties to this Agreement operate, as any of the foregoing laws have been, or shall hereafter be, amended, renewed, extended, or replaced and all other present and future legal requirements of any Governmental Authority governing, addressing, relating to, or attempting to eliminate, terrorist acts and acts of war and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, in each case applicable to Holdings or any Subsidiary.

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Applicable Margin” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to the interest rate of the Term Loan (or any portion thereof):

(a)       11.50% per annum; provided that, from and after the delivery to the Agents and the Lenders in accordance with Section 7.01(a)(ii) or Section 7.01(a)(iii), as applicable, of the financial statements for the second full Fiscal Quarter ended after the Closing Date, the Applicable Margin shall be 11.00% per annum if the Total Gross Leverage Ratio, calculated as of the last day of the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements and a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower are received by the Agents and the Lenders in accordance with Section 7.01(a)(ii) or Section 7.01(a)(iii), as applicable, and Section 7.01(a)(iv), respectively, is less than 1.00 to 1.00.  Each adjustment of the Applicable Margin (if any) will occur one (1) Business Day after the date on which the Administrative Agent receives the quarterly financial statements and a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower in accordance with Section 7.01(a)(ii) or Section 7.01(a)(iii), as applicable, and Section 7.01(a)(iv) and shall be effective until the next such date.

(b)        Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any financial statement or certificate described in clause (a) above is inaccurate, and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of the higher Applicable Margin for any fiscal period, then the Applicable Margin for such fiscal period shall be adjusted retroactively (to the effective date of the determination of the Applicable Margin that was based upon the delivery of such inaccurate financial statement or certificate) to reflect the correct Applicable Margin, and the Borrower shall make payments to the Agents and the Lenders as promptly as practicable to reflect such adjustment.

Assignment and Acceptance” means an assignment and acceptance entered into by an assigning Lender and an assignee, and accepted by the Borrower (as applicable), in accordance with Section 12.07 hereof and substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, or such other form as approved by the Administrative Agent.

Australian Loan Party” means a Loan Party incorporated, organized or established under the laws of Australia.

Australian Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary incorporated, organized or established under the laws of Australia.

Authorized Officer” means, with respect to any Person, the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, director, company secretary, treasurer or other financial officer performing similar functions, president or executive vice president of such Person.

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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.

Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time and any successor statute or any similar Federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership of the Borrower as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

Beneficial Ownership Regulation” means 31 C.F.R. §1010.230.

Blocked Person” means any Person:

(a)       that (i) is identified on the list of “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons” published by OFAC; (ii) resides, is organized or chartered in a country, region or territory that is the target of comprehensive sanctions under any Sanctions Program (a “Sanctioned Country”); or (iii) a Person listed in any economic or financial sanctions-related or trade embargoes-related list of designated Persons maintained under any of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws; and

(b)         that is owned or controlled by or that is acting for or on behalf of, any Person described in clause (a) above.

Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).

Board of Directors” means with respect to (a) any corporation, the board of directors of the corporation, (b) a partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership, (c) a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee or board of directors of such company or the sole member or the managing member thereof, and (d) any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar function.

Borrower” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Business Day” means, for all purposes, any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required to close.

Canadian Loan Party” means a Loan Party incorporated, organized or established under the laws of Canada.

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Canadian PPSA” means the Personal Property Security Act, as amended, of the applicable province of Canada.

Canadian Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary incorporated, organized or established under the laws of Canada.

Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of the aggregate of all expenditures by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period that in accordance with GAAP are or should be included in “property, plant and equipment”, “intangible assets” or in a similar fixed asset account on its balance sheet, whether such expenditures are paid in cash or financed, including all Capitalized Lease Obligations, obligations under synthetic leases and capitalized software costs that are paid or due and payable during such period.

Capitalized Lease” means, with respect to any Person, any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property by such Person as lessee that is required under GAAP to be classified and accounted for as a finance lease on the balance sheet of such Person under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842).

Capitalized Lease Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, obligations of such Person and its Subsidiaries under Capitalized Leases, and, for purposes hereof, the amount of any such obligation shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

Cash Equivalents” means (a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States Government or issued by any agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case, maturing within six months from the date of acquisition thereof; (b) commercial paper, maturing not more than 270 days after the date of issue rated P‑1 by Moody’s or A‑1 by Standard & Poor’s; (c) certificates of deposit maturing not more than 270 days after the date of issue, issued by commercial banking institutions and money market or demand deposit accounts maintained at commercial banking institutions, each of which is a member of the Federal Reserve System and has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000; (d) repurchase agreements having maturities of not more than 90 days from the date of acquisition which are entered into with major money center banks included in the commercial banking institutions described in clause (c) above and which are secured by readily marketable direct obligations of the United States Government or any agency thereof; (e) money market accounts maintained with mutual funds having assets in excess of $2,500,000,000, which assets are primarily comprised of Cash Equivalents described in another clause of this definition; (f) marketable tax exempt securities rated A or higher by Moody’s or A+ or higher by Standard & Poor’s, in each case, maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof; and (g) in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, other short-term investments that are analogous to the foregoing, are of comparable credit quality and are customarily used by companies in the jurisdiction of such Foreign Subsidiary for cash management purposes.

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Cash Interest Savings” means, with respect to any Fiscal Quarter, an amount equal to the difference between (i) the interest that would have been payable hereunder in such Fiscal Quarter if the principal amount of Term Loans had not been reduced in such Fiscal Quarter using Equity Sale Proceeds and (ii) the interest that was in fact payable hereunder in such Fiscal Quarter based on the principal amount of Term Loans after giving effect to Equity Sale Proceeds that are applied in such Fiscal Quarter within five (5) business days of receipt by the Borrower to prepay the Term Loans; provided that any Cash Interest Savings generated in any Fiscal Quarter shall be limited in such Fiscal Quarter to the Cash Interest Savings generated for such Fiscal Quarter (i.e., prorated for the remaining days of such Fiscal Quarter from and including the applicable prepayment date).

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, judicial ruling, judgment or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives concerning capital adequacy 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 shall, in each case, be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

Change of Control” means each occurrence of any of the following:

(a)         the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any person or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) of beneficial ownership of more than 35% of the aggregate outstanding voting or economic power of the Equity Interests of Holdings;

(b)        Holdings shall cease to have beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of 100% of the aggregate voting or economic power of the Equity Interests of the Borrower, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Specified Liens); or

(c)         a “Change of Control” (or any comparable term or provision) under or with respect to any Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount in excess of $5,000,000.

Closing Date” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 5.01.

Closing Date Mortgaged Property” means the owned real property identified on Schedule 1.01(B), including, without limitation, the land on which each such property is located, all buildings and other improvements thereon, and all fixtures located thereat or used in connection therewith with respect to which a Mortgage is granted pursuant to Section 7.01(m).

Collateral” means all of the property and assets and all interests therein and proceeds thereof now owned or hereafter acquired by any Person upon which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted by such Person as security for all or any part of the Obligations.

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Collateral Agent” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Collateral Agent Advances” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 10.08(a).

Collections” means all cash, checks, notes, instruments, and other items of payment (including insurance proceeds, proceeds of cash sales, rental proceeds, and tax refunds).

Commitments” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment.

Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01(a)(iv).

Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to any Person for any period:

(a)      the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period,

plus

(b)    without duplication, the sum of the following amounts for such period to the extent deducted in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income for such period:

(i)          any provision for United States federal income taxes or other taxes measured by net income,

(ii)        Consolidated Net Interest Expense (but excluding interest expense related to operating leases that are not Capitalized Leases),

(iii)      any depreciation and amortization expense (but excluding depreciation and amortization related to operating leases that are not Capitalized Leases),

(iv)       any aggregate net loss on the Disposition of property (other than accounts and Inventory) outside the ordinary course of business,

(v)       any other non-cash expenditure, charge or loss for such period (other than any non-cash expenditure, charge or loss relating to write-offs, write-downs or reserves with respect to accounts and Inventory),

(vi)    (A) any restructuring and integration costs associated with the Transactions and (B) any other extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual charges and expenses or deductions (clauses (A) and (B), collectively, “Extraordinary Expenses”); provided that, for any period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters, the aggregate amount of cash Extraordinary Expenses that are incurred following the Closing Date that are added back pursuant to this clause (vi) in calculating Consolidated EBITDA shall not exceed (x) for any period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or prior to the third Fiscal Quarter of 2020, $75,000,000, (y) for any period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending after the third Fiscal Quarter of 2020, but on or prior to the last day of Fiscal Year 2021, 12.5% of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person and (z) for any period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending after the last day of Fiscal Year 2021, 7.0% of Consolidated EBITDA of such Person (which percentages, in the case of clauses (y) and (z), shall be calculated prior to giving effect to the addition of Extraordinary Expenses),

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(vii)      deferred financing costs,

(viii)     management fee incentive expense incurred and paid using common Equity Interests,

(ix)        fees, costs and expenses in connection with the Transactions, and

(x)        fees, costs and expenses relating to any contemplated or completed acquisitions or dispositions or to any contemplated or completed offering of securities or other Indebtedness,

minus

(c)      without duplication, the sum of the following amounts for such period to the extent included in the calculation of such Consolidated Net Income for such period:

(i)          any credit for United States federal income taxes or other taxes measured by net income,

(ii)        any gain from extraordinary items,

(iii)      any aggregate net gain from the Disposition of property (other than accounts and Inventory) outside the ordinary course of business; and

(iv)       any other non-cash gain, including any reversal of a charge referred to in clause (b)(v) above by reason of a decrease in the value of any Equity Interest, but excluding any such non-cash gains (A) in respect of which cash was received in a prior period or will be received in a future period and (B) that represent the reversal of any accrual in a prior period for, or the reversal of any cash reserves established in a prior period for, anticipated cash charges.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consolidated EBITDA shall be $111,708,000, $128,819,000, $101,467,000 and $173,063,000 for the Fiscal Quarters ended September 30, 2019, June 30, 2019, March 31, 2019 and December 30, 2018.

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period; provided, however, that the following shall be excluded:  (a) the net income of any other Person in which such Person or one of its Subsidiaries has a joint interest with a third-party (which interest does not cause the net income of such other Person to be consolidated into the net income of such Person), except to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions paid to such Person or Subsidiary, (b) the net income of any Subsidiary (other than a Loan Party) of such Person that is, on the last day of such period, subject to any restriction or limitation on the payment of dividends or the making of other distributions, to the extent of such restriction or limitation, and (c) the net income of any other Person arising prior to such other Person becoming a Subsidiary of such Person or merging or consolidating into such Person or its Subsidiaries.

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Consolidated Net Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person for any period, (a) gross interest expense of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP, less (b) the sum of (i) interest income for such period and (ii) gains for such period on Hedging Agreements (to the extent not included in interest income above and to the extent not deducted in the calculation of gross interest expense), plus (c) the sum of (i) losses for such period on Hedging Agreements (to the extent not included in gross interest expense), (ii) the upfront costs or fees for such period associated with Hedging Agreements (to the extent not included in gross interest expense) and (iii) amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par, in each case, determined on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP.

Contingent Indemnity Obligations means any Obligation constituting a contingent, unliquidated indemnification obligation of any Loan Party, in each case, to the extent (a) such obligation has not accrued and is not yet due and payable and (b) no claim has been made or is reasonably anticipated to be made with respect thereto.

Contingent Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing any Indebtedness (“primary obligations”) of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, (a) the direct or indirect guaranty, endorsement (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), co-making, discounting with recourse or sale with recourse by such Person of the obligation of a primary obligor, (b) the obligation to make take-or-pay or similar payments, if required, regardless of nonperformance by any other party or parties to an agreement, (c) any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (A) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (B) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, assets, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term “Contingent Obligation” shall not include any product warranties extended in the ordinary course of business.  The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation with respect to which such Contingent Obligation is made (or, if less, the maximum amount of such primary obligation for which such Person may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument evidencing such Contingent Obligation) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability with respect thereto (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder), as determined by such Person in good faith.

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

Control Agreement” means, with respect to any deposit account, any securities account, any commodity account, any securities entitlement or any commodity contract, an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, among the Collateral Agent, the financial institution or other Person at which such account is maintained or with which such entitlement or contract is carried and the Loan Party maintaining such account or entitlement or contract, effective to grant “control” (as defined under the applicable UCC) over such account, entitlement or contract to the Collateral Agent.

Corporations Act” means the Corporations Act 2011 (Commonwealth of Australia).

Cortland” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Current Value” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.01(n).

Debenture” means the English law debenture to be entered into between (1) the UK Guarantors and (2) the Collateral Agent.

Debtor Relief Law” means the Bankruptcy Code and any other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief law of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction from time to time in effect.

Default” means an event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Disposition” means any transaction, or series of related transactions, pursuant to which any Person or any of its Subsidiaries sells, assigns, transfers, leases, licenses (as licensor) or otherwise disposes of any property or assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to any other Person, in each case, whether or not the consideration therefor consists of cash, securities or other assets owned by the acquiring Person.  For purposes of clarification, “Disposition” shall include (a) the sale or other disposition for value of any contracts, (b) the early termination or modification of any contract resulting in the receipt by any Loan Party of a cash payment or other consideration in exchange for such event (other than payments in the ordinary course for accrued and unpaid amounts due through the date of termination or modification), (c) any sale of merchant accounts (or any rights thereto (including, without limitation, any rights to any residual payment stream with respect thereto)) by any Loan Party or (d) any disposition of property through a “plan of division” under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act or any comparable transaction under any similar law.

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Disqualified Equity Interests” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interest into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition, (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of (i) the payment in full of the Obligations (other than Contingent Indemnification Obligations) and (ii) a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Term Loans and all other Obligations (other than Contingent Indemnification Obligations) and the termination of the Commitments), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends or distributions in cash, or (d) is convertible into or exchangeable for (i) Indebtedness or (ii) any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case of clauses (a) through (d), prior to the date that is six months after the Final Maturity Date.

Dollar,” “Dollars” and the symbol “$” each means lawful money of the United States of America.

Domestic Loan Party” means (a) Holdings, (b) the Borrower and (c) each Guarantor that is a Domestic Subsidiary.

Domestic Subsidiaries” means all Subsidiaries incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.

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.

Employee Plan” means an employee benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) covered by Title IV of ERISA that is maintained by any Loan Party or with respect to which any Loan Party has any liability (including on account of  any of its ERISA Affiliates).

Environmental Actions” means any complaint, summons, citation, written notice or directive, order, claim, litigation, investigation, judicial or administrative proceeding or judgment by or before any Governmental Authority or an Action by any Person involving violations of Environmental Laws or Releases of or exposure of any Person to Hazardous Materials (a) from any assets, properties or businesses owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any legal predecessor in interest; (b) from adjoining properties or businesses onto or otherwise impacting any assets or properties owned or operated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; or (c) onto any facilities which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any predecessor in interest.

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Environmental Laws” means, as applicable, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601, et seq.), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 1801, et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901, et seq.), the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.) and, as it relates to exposure to hazardous or toxic materials, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.), as such laws may be amended or otherwise modified from time to time, and any other Requirement of Law, permit, license or other binding determination of any Governmental Authority imposing liability or establishing standards of conduct for protection of the environment or other binding government restrictions relating to the protection of the environment or the generation, storage, use, labelling, transport, distribution, Release, deposit or migration of, or exposure of any Person to, any hazardous or toxic materials or materials listed, defined, or regulated as “hazardous”, “toxic”, a “pollutant”, or a “contaminant” or words of similar meaning under applicable Laws into the environment.

Environmental Liabilities and Costs” means all liabilities, monetary obligations, Remedial Actions, losses, damages, punitive damages, consequential damages, treble damages, costs and expenses (including all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts and consultants and costs of investigations and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions and interest incurred as a result of any claim or demand by any Governmental Authority or any third party, and which, in each case, relate to any Loan Party’s noncompliance with Environmental Laws, any environmental condition or a Release of Hazardous Materials from or onto (a) any property presently or formerly owned by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or (b) any facility which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries.

Environmental Lien” means any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for Environmental Liabilities and Costs.

Equity Interests” means (a) all shares of capital stock (whether denominated as common stock or preferred stock), equity interests, beneficial, partnership or membership interests, joint venture interests, participations or other ownership or profit interests in or equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a Person (other than an individual), whether voting or non-voting and (b) all securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of the foregoing and all warrants, options or other rights to purchase, subscribe for or otherwise acquire any of the foregoing, whether or not presently convertible, exchangeable or exercisable.

Equity Issuance” means either (a) the sale or issuance by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any shares of its Equity Interests or (b) the receipt by Holdings of any cash capital contributions.

Equity Sale Proceeds” means the Net Cash Proceeds from the sale of Equity Interests of Holdings.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute of similar import, and regulations thereunder, in each case, as in effect from time to time.  References to sections of ERISA shall be construed also to refer to any successor sections.

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ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of which such Person is a member and which would be deemed to be a “controlled group” within the meaning of Sections 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) of the Internal Revenue Code.

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

Event of Default” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 9.01.

Excess Amount” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.02(g).

Excess Cash Flow” means, with respect to any Person for any period,

(a)          Consolidated EBITDA of such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period, less

(b)          the sum of, without duplication,

(i)          the cash portion of Consolidated Net Interest Expense paid during such period,

(ii)         income taxes paid in cash by such Person and its Subsidiaries for such period,

(iii)      all cash principal payments (excluding any principal payments made pursuant to Section 2.05(b) or, except as provided in clause (iv) below, Section 2.05(c)) made on the Term Loans during such period,

(iv)        all mandatory prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(vi) during such period,

(v)        the cash portion of Capital Expenditures made during such period (i) to the extent not funded with (x) an incurrence of Indebtedness or (y) proceeds from the issuance of Equity Interests and (ii) subject to a cap equal to $40,000,000 for each such period,

(vi)        the excess, if any, of Working Capital at the end of such period over Working Capital at the beginning of such period (or, if the difference results in an amount less than zero, minus the excess, if any, of Working Capital at the beginning of such period over Working Capital at the end of such period),

(vii)     all cash expenses, fees, charges and amounts to the extent added back to Consolidated EBITDA (or its component definitions) for such period,

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(viii)     cash payments to fund pension obligations made during such period,

(ix)      the cash portion of the purchase price paid in connection with Permitted Acquisitions made by such Person and its Subsidiaries during such period (excluding any Permitted Acquisitions to the extent financed with the proceeds of an Equity Issuance)

(x)         any cash actually paid during such period in respect of any non-cash losses or charges recorded in a prior period; and

(xi)      the amount of Restricted Payments made during such period pursuant to clause (c) of “Permitted Restricted Payments”.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Excluded Subsidiary” means Newsquest Media Group Limited and each of its Subsidiaries.

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.12(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.09, 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 2.09(d) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Convertible Notes” means the notes issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of April 9, 2018, between the Target, as issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.

Existing Financing Facilities” means, collectively, the Existing Gannett Credit Agreement, the Existing New Media Credit Agreement and the Existing Convertible Notes.

Existing Gannett Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2015, among the Target, as borrower, the lenders and other financial institutions party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent on behalf of the lenders.

Existing New Media Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2014, among New Media Holdings I LLC, New Media Holdings II LLC, as borrower, the lenders and other financial institutions party thereto, and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, as administrative agent on behalf of the lenders.

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Extraordinary Receipts” means any cash received by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries from casualty or condemnation awards (and payments in lieu thereof).

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

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue 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) and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreements, treaty or convention among Government Authorities implementing the foregoing.

FCPA” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6.01(z).

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal to, for each day during such period, the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from 3 federal funds brokers of recognized standing.

Fee Letters” means collectively, the Agent Fee Letter, the Lender Fee Letter and the Structuring Fee Letter.

Final Maturity Date” means November 19, 2024.

Financial Statements” means (I)(a) the audited consolidated balance sheets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the three most recently completed Fiscal Years ended at least 90 days before the Closing Date and related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the two most recently completed Fiscal Years ended at least 90 days before the Closing Date and (b) the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets and related condensed consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for each subsequent Fiscal Quarter ended at least 45 days before the Closing Date (other than any fiscal fourth quarter) after the most recent fiscal period for which audited financial statements have been provided pursuant to clause (I)(a) hereof, in each case prepared in accordance with GAAP and (II)(a) the audited consolidated balance sheets of the Target and its Subsidiaries as of the end of the three most recently completed Fiscal Years ended at least 90 days before the Closing Date and related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Target and its Subsidiaries for the two most recently completed Fiscal Years ended at least 90 days before the Closing Date and (b) the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets and related condensed consolidated statements of operations and cash flows of the Target and its Subsidiaries for each subsequent Fiscal Quarter ended at least 45 days before the Closing Date (other than any fiscal fourth quarter) after the most recent fiscal period for which audited financial statements have been provided pursuant to clause (II)(a) hereof, in each case prepared in accordance with GAAP.

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Fiscal Quarter” means a fiscal quarter of Holdings and its Subsidiaries; provided that, for purposes of determining the availability under any exception to the covenants in Section 7.02 (including any related defined terms), “Fiscal Quarter” shall at all times refer to the fiscal quarter of the Borrower.

Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of Holdings and its Subsidiaries ending on the last Sunday in December of each calendar year or such other fiscal year end date as elected by Holdings in accordance with Section 7.01(k); provided that, for purposes of determining the availability under any exception to the covenants in Section 7.02 (including any related defined terms), “Fiscal Year” shall at all times refer to the fiscal year of the Borrower.

Foreign Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(d)(ii).

Foreign Official” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6.01(z).

Foreign Pledge Agreement” means a pledge or charge agreement granting a Lien on Equity Interests issued by a Foreign Subsidiary in order to secure the Obligations and, in each case, governed by the law of the jurisdiction of organization of such Foreign Subsidiary and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower.

Foreign Security Agreement” means an agreement granting a Lien on assets owned by any Foreign Subsidiary consisting of assets comprising the Collateral (but, with respect to any category of assets, only to the extent that a Lien on such category of assets is customarily granted in the applicable jurisdiction) to secure the Obligations and governed by the law of the jurisdiction of organization of such Foreign Subsidiary and, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower.

Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States, applied on a consistent basis, provided that if there occurs after the date of this Agreement any change in GAAP that affects in any respect the calculation of any covenant contained in Section 7.02 or Section 7.03 hereof or any other provision hereof, the Required Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith amendments to the provisions of this Agreement that relate to the calculation of such covenant with the intent of having the respective positions of the Lenders and the Borrower after such change in GAAP conform as nearly as possible to their respective positions as of the date of this Agreement, and prior to the effectiveness of such amendment to this Agreement, such covenant or other provision shall be calculated without giving effect to such change in GAAP.

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Governing Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization, and the operating agreement; (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture, declaration or other applicable agreement or documentation evidencing or otherwise relating to its formation or organization, governance and capitalization; and (d) with respect to any of the entities described above, any other agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization.

Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any Federal, state, province, city, town, municipality, county, local or other political subdivision thereof or thereto and any department, commission, board, bureau, instrumentality, agency 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).

Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 11.01.

Guarantor” means (a) Holdings and each Subsidiary of Holdings (other than the Borrower) listed as a “Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto, and (b) each other Person which guarantees, pursuant to Section 7.01(b) or otherwise, all or any part of the Obligations; provided, however, that in no event shall any Excluded Subsidiary be a Guarantor, unless (i) the Borrower elects to satisfy the requirements of Section 7.01(b) with respect to such Person, (ii) such Person is no longer a Foreign Subsidiary or (iii) as a result of such Person’s providing a Guaranty, such Person would not have any liability to contribute to an occupational pension scheme (as defined in section 1 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (United Kingdom)) in the United Kingdom other than an occupational pension scheme all the benefits under which are money purchase benefits (as defined in section 181 of the Pension Schemes Act 1993 (United Kingdom)).

Guaranty” means (a) the guaranty of each Guarantor party hereto contained in Article XI hereof and (b) each other guaranty, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, made by any other Guarantor in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders guaranteeing all or part of the Obligations.

Hazardous Material” means (a) any element, compound or chemical that is defined, listed or otherwise classified as a contaminant, pollutant, toxic pollutant, toxic or hazardous substance, extremely hazardous substance or chemical, hazardous waste, special waste, or solid waste under Environmental Laws or that is likely to cause immediately, or at some future time, harm to or have an adverse effect on, the environment or human health or safety, including, without limitation, any pollutant, contaminant, waste, hazardous waste, toxic substance or dangerous good which is defined or identified in any Environmental Law and which is present in the environment in such quantity or state that it contravenes any Environmental Law; (b) petroleum and its refined products; (c) polychlorinated biphenyls; (d) any substance exhibiting a hazardous waste characteristic, including, without limitation, corrosivity, ignitability, toxicity or reactivity, that subjects it to regulation under Environmental Law, as well as any radioactive or explosive materials; and (e) any raw materials, building components (including, without limitation, asbestos-containing materials) and manufactured products containing hazardous substances listed or classified as such under Environmental Laws.

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Hedging Agreement” means any interest rate, foreign currency, commodity or equity swap, collar, cap, floor or forward rate agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designed to protect against fluctuations in interest rates or currency, commodity or equity values (including, without limitation, any option with respect to any of the foregoing and any combination of the foregoing agreements or arrangements), and any confirmation executed in connection with any such agreement or arrangement.

Highest Lawful Rate” means, with respect to any Agent or any Lender, the maximum non-usurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the Obligations under laws in any jurisdiction applicable to such Agent or such Lender which are currently in effect or, to the extent allowed by law, under such applicable laws which may hereafter be in effect and which allow a higher maximum non-usurious interest rate than applicable laws now allow.

Holdings” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Holdout Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.02(b).

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade payables or other accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business and any earn-out, purchase price adjustment or similar obligation until such obligation appears in the liabilities section of the balance sheet of such Person and is no longer contingent); (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments; (d) all reimbursement, payment or other obligations and liabilities of such Person created or arising under any conditional sales or other title retention agreement with respect to property used and/or acquired by such Person, even though the rights and remedies of the lessor, seller and/or lender thereunder may be limited to repossession or sale of such property; (e) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (f) all obligations and liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of such Person, in respect of letters of credit, acceptances and similar facilities other than obligations that are cash collateralized on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (g) all net obligations and liabilities, calculated on a basis satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and in accordance with accepted practice, of such Person under Hedging Agreements; (h) all monetary obligations under any receivables factoring, receivable sales or similar transactions and all monetary obligations under any synthetic lease, tax ownership/operating lease, off-balance sheet financing or similar financing; (i) all Contingent Obligations in respect of obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (h) and (j) of this definition of another Person; (j) all Disqualified Equity Interests; and (k) all obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (j) of this definition of another Person secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) a Lien upon property owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness.  The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership of or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer so long as, in the case of a joint venture, such Indebtedness is recourse to any Loan Party.

Indemnified Matters” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.15.

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

Indemnitees” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.15.

Insolvency Proceeding” means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of any Debtor Relief Law.

Intellectual Property” has the meaning specified therefor in the Security Agreement.

Intercompany Subordination Agreement” means an Intercompany Subordination Agreement made by Holdings and its Subsidiaries in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent.

Internal Revenue Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any successor statute thereto) and the regulations thereunder.

Inventory” means, with respect to any Person, all goods and merchandise of such Person leased or held for sale or lease by such Person, including, without limitation, all raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods, and all packaging, supplies and materials of every nature used or usable in connection with the shipping, storing, advertising or sale of such goods and merchandise, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and all such other property the sale or other disposition of which would give rise to an Account or cash.

Investment” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any investment by such Person in any other Person (including Affiliates) in the form of loans, guarantees, advances or other extensions of credit (excluding Accounts arising in the ordinary course of business), capital contributions or acquisitions of Indebtedness (including, any bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities), Equity Interests, or all or substantially all of the assets of such other Person (or of any division or business line of such other Person), (b) the purchase or ownership of any futures contract or liability for the purchase or sale of currency or other commodities at a future date in the nature of a futures contract, or (c) any investment in any other items that are or would be classified as investments on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Joinder Agreement” means a Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A, duly executed by a Subsidiary of a Loan Party made a party hereto pursuant to Section 7.01(b).

Joinder Document Deliverable” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.01(b)(i).

Lease” means any lease of real property to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party as lessor or lessee.

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Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in the preamble hereto.

Lender Fee Letter” means that certain Lender Fee Letter, dated August 4, 2019, between Apollo Capital Management, L.P. and New Media Investment Group, Inc.

Lender Director” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.01(x)(i).

Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, lien (statutory or otherwise), security interest, charge or other encumbrance or security or preferential arrangement of any nature, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or title retention arrangement, any Capitalized Lease and any assignment, deposit arrangement or financing lease intended as, or having the effect of, security, but not including the interest of a lessor under a lease that is an operating lease.

Loan Document” means this Agreement, any Control Agreement, the Fee Letters, any Guaranty, the Intercompany Subordination Agreement, any Joinder Agreement, any Mortgage, any Security Document, any landlord waiver, any collateral access agreement, any Perfection Certificate and any other agreement, instrument, certificate, report and other document executed and delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or otherwise evidencing or securing any Loan or any other Obligation.

Loan Party” means the Borrower and any Guarantor.

Management Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Management and Advisory Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2019 and effective as of the Closing Date, between Holdings and FIG LLC.

Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on any of (a) the operations, assets, liabilities, or financial condition of the Loan Parties taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties taken as a whole to perform any of their obligations under any Loan Document or (c) the rights and remedies of any Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document.

Material Contract” means, with respect to any Person, (a) each contract or agreement to which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is a party involving aggregate consideration payable to or by such Person or such Subsidiary of $5,000,000 or more in any Fiscal Year (other than purchase orders in the ordinary course of the business of such Person or such Subsidiary and other than contracts that by their terms may be terminated by such Person or Subsidiary upon less than 60 days’ notice without penalty or premium) and (b) all other contracts or agreements as to which the breach, nonperformance, cancellation or failure to renew by any party thereto would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Merger” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals hereto.

Merger Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals hereto.

Merger Sub” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals hereto.

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

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Mortgage” means a mortgage, deed of trust or deed to secure debt, each substantially in the form of Exhibit F (with such changes to account for local law matters) or otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower, made by a Loan Party in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, securing the Obligations and delivered to the Collateral Agent.

Mortgaged Property” means the Closing Date Mortgaged Property and the New Mortgaged Property.

Multiemployer Plan” means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates contributes or is obligated to contribute.

Net Cash Proceeds” means, with respect to any issuance or incurrence of any Indebtedness, any Equity Issuance, any Disposition (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Sale and Leaseback Transaction) or the receipt of any Extraordinary Receipts by any Person or any of its Subsidiaries, the aggregate amount of cash received (directly or indirectly) from time to time (whether as initial consideration or through the payment or disposition of deferred consideration) by or on behalf of such Person or such Subsidiary, in connection therewith after deducting therefrom only (a) in the case of any Disposition or the receipt of any Extraordinary Receipts consisting of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards, the amount of any Indebtedness secured by any Permitted Lien on any asset (other than Indebtedness assumed by the purchaser of such asset) which is required to be, and is, repaid in connection therewith (other than Indebtedness under this Agreement), (b) all expenses related thereto incurred by such Person or such Subsidiary in good faith in connection therewith (including, with respect to any Permitted Disposition or Sale and Leaseback Transaction permitted under Section 7.02(f), expenditures in respect of moving and build-out costs), (c) transfer taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable to any taxing authorities by such Person or such Subsidiary in connection therewith, and (d) net income taxes to be paid in connection therewith (after taking into account any tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements), in each case, to the extent, but only to the extent, that the amounts so deducted are (i) actually paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable) to a Person that, except in the case of out-of-pocket expenses and tax payments, is not an Affiliate of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) properly attributable to such transaction or to the asset that is the subject thereof.

New Mortgaged Property” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.01(n).

Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.02(a).

Obligations” means all present and future indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities of each Loan Party to the Agents and the Lenders arising under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, whether or not the right of payment in respect of such claim is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured, and whether or not such claim is discharged, stayed or otherwise affected by any proceeding referred to in Section 9.01.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of each Loan Party under the Loan Documents include (a) the obligation (irrespective of whether a claim therefor is allowed in an Insolvency Proceeding) to pay principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, premiums, attorneys’ fees and disbursements, indemnities and other amounts payable by such Person under the Loan Documents, and (b) the obligation of such Person to reimburse any amount in respect of any of the foregoing that any Agent or any Lender (in its sole discretion) may elect to pay or advance on behalf of such Person.

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Observer” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 7.01(x)(i).

Option Awards Agreement” means the Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2019, and effective as of the Closing Date, between Fortress Operating Entity I LP and Holdings.

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 Term 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.

Participant Register” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(i).

Payment Office” means the Administrative Agent’s office located at 225 W. Washington St., 9th Floor Chicago, Illinois 60606, or at such other office or offices of the Administrative Agent as may be designated in writing from time to time by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Borrower.

Payoff” means the repayment, prepayment, repurchase, redemption, defeasance or discharge in full of each of the Existing Financing Facilities (but, in the case of the Existing Convertible Notes, only to the extent that the Indebtedness thereunder is put or converted by the holders thereof), and with respect to each of the foregoing, as applicable to such Indebtedness, the termination of all commitments thereunder and the release of all security interests and guaranties in connection therewith.

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any successor thereto.

Perfection Certificate” means a certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower providing information with respect to the property of each Loan Party.

Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition by a Loan Party or any wholly-owned Subsidiary of a Loan Party to the extent that each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

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(a)         no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the consummation of the proposed Acquisition;

(b)        the Borrower shall have furnished to the Administrative Agent at least 10 Business Days prior to the consummation of such Acquisition (i) a term sheet (setting forth in reasonable detail the terms and conditions of such Acquisition) or executed purchase agreement and, at the request of any Agent, such other information and documents that any Agent may reasonably request with respect to such Acquisition, including, without limitation, executed counterparts of the respective agreements, instruments or other documents pursuant to which such Acquisition is to be consummated (including, without limitation, any related management, non-compete, employment, option or other material agreements), any schedules to such agreements, instruments or other documents and all other material ancillary agreements, instruments or other documents to be executed or delivered in connection therewith, (ii) solely to the extent prepared internally by the Borrower in connection with such Acquisition, pro forma financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries after the consummation of such Acquisition, and (iii) a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower, demonstrating on a pro forma basis compliance, as at the end of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which internally prepared financial statements are available, with the covenant set forth in Section 7.03 hereof after the consummation of such Acquisition;

(c)       the agreements, instruments and other documents referred to in paragraph (b) above shall provide that (i) neither the Loan Parties nor any of their Subsidiaries shall, in connection with such Acquisition, assume or remain liable in respect of any Indebtedness of the applicable Seller or Sellers, or other obligation of the applicable Seller or Sellers (except for obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business in operating the property so acquired and necessary or desirable to the continued operation of such property and except for Permitted Indebtedness), and (ii) all property to be so acquired in connection with such Acquisition shall be free and clear of any and all Liens, except for Permitted Liens (and if any such property is subject to any Lien not permitted by this clause (ii) then concurrently with such Acquisition such Lien shall be released);

(d)         such Acquisition shall be effected in such a manner so that the acquired assets or Equity Interests are owned by a Loan Party and, if effected by merger or consolidation involving a Loan Party, such Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person (or the continuing or surviving Person shall become a Loan Party);

(e)         except as permitted under clause (c) above, no Indebtedness or earn-out shall be incurred or assumed in connection with any such Acquisition;

(f)          the assets being acquired or the Person whose Equity Interests are being acquired did not have negative Consolidated EBITDA (calculated excluding corporate overhead costs) during the 12 consecutive month period most recently concluded prior to the date of the proposed Acquisition;

(g)         the assets being acquired (other than a de minimis amount of assets in relation to the Loan Parties’ and their Subsidiaries’ total assets), or the Person whose Equity Interests are being acquired, are useful in or engaged in, as applicable, the business of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries or a business reasonably related thereto;

(h)         [reserved];

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(i)         any such Subsidiary (and its equityholders) shall execute and deliver the agreements, instruments and other documents required by Section 7.01(b) on or prior to the date of the consummation of such Acquisition (or arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent for the taking of such actions within the grace periods provided in Section 7.01(b) for a newly-formed or acquired Subsidiary shall have been made);

(j)         the consideration for any such Acquisition shall consist solely of (x) Equity Interests of Holdings or cash generated by the issuance of Equity Interests of Holdings or (y) unrestricted cash on the balance sheet; and

(k)        before and after giving effect to any such Acquisition, the Borrower shall be permitted to make at least $1.00 of Restricted Payments pursuant to clause (c) of “Permitted Restricted Payments”.

Permitted Disposition” means:

(a)          sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of business;

(b)          licensing or sub-licensing, on a non-exclusive basis, Intellectual Property rights in the ordinary course of business;

(c)          leasing or subleasing assets (including ground leases) in the ordinary course of business;

(d)         (i) the lapse of Registered Intellectual Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to the extent not economically desirable in the conduct of their business or (ii) the abandonment of Intellectual Property rights in the ordinary course of business so long as (in each case under clauses (i) and (ii)), (A) with respect to copyrights, such copyrights are not material revenue generating copyrights, and (B) such lapse is not materially adverse to the interests of the Secured Parties;

(e)          any involuntary loss, damage or destruction of property;

(f)          any condemnation, seizure or taking, by exercise of the power of eminent domain or otherwise, or confiscation or requisition of use of property;

(g)         so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, transfers of assets (i) from Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to a Loan Party, and (ii) from any Subsidiary of Holdings that is not a Loan Party to any other Subsidiary of Holdings;

(h)          the granting of Permitted Liens;

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(i)          (x) Disposition of obsolete or worn-out equipment or equipment that is no longer used or useful in the business of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, in each case in the ordinary course of business and (y) Dispositions of equipment to the extent such equipment is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property;

(j)          Dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with a compromise, write-down or collection thereof in the ordinary course of business or in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of the applicable counterparty and Dispositions of any securities received in any such bankruptcy or reorganization; and

(k)         Dispositions of property or assets not otherwise permitted in clauses (a) through (j) above as long as (i) the aggregate amount of consideration received is not less than the fair market value of such property or assets and (ii) 100% of the purchase price is payable in cash or Cash Equivalents.

Permitted Indebtedness” means:

(a)          any Indebtedness owing to any Agent or any Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

(b)        any other Indebtedness listed on Schedule 7.02(b), and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of such Indebtedness;

(c)         any Refinancing Facilities;

(d)         Permitted Intercompany Investments;

(e)        Indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business under performance, surety, statutory, and appeal bonds and similar obligations (other than in respect of other Indebtedness);

(f)          Indebtedness owed to any Person (including obligations in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees and similar instruments for the benefit of such Person) providing property, casualty, liability, or other insurance to the Loan Parties, so long as the amount of such Indebtedness is not in excess of the amount of the unpaid cost of, and shall be incurred only to defer the cost of, such insurance for the period in which such Indebtedness is incurred and such Indebtedness is outstanding only during such period;

(g)        the incurrence by any Loan Party of Indebtedness under Hedging Agreements that are incurred for the bona fide purpose of hedging the interest rate, commodity, or foreign currency risks associated with such Loan Party’s operations and not for speculative purposes;

(h)         Indebtedness incurred in respect of credit cards, credit card processing services, debit cards, stored value cards, purchase cards (including so-called “procurement cards” or “P-cards”) or other similar cash management services, in each case, incurred in the ordinary course of business;

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(i)       contingent liabilities in respect of any indemnification obligation, adjustment of purchase price, non-compete, or similar obligation of any Loan Party incurred in connection with the consummation of one or more Permitted Acquisitions;

(j)       Indebtedness arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business; provided that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of incurrence;

(k)      Indebtedness consisting of the financing of insurance premiums to the extent non-recourse (other than to the insurance premiums) incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(l)       customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods purchased in the ordinary course of business;

(m)    Indebtedness in respect of Contingent Obligations of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of Holdings or any other Subsidiary permitted hereunder; provided that, in the case of a Contingent Obligation of a Loan Party in respect of Indebtedness of a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, such Contingent Obligation is permitted under Section 7.02(e);

(n)         other unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $5,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(o)         the Existing Convertible Notes; and

(p)        Capitalized Lease Obligations arising from Sale and Leaseback Transactions permitted pursuant to Section 7.02(f) and in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding.

Permitted Intercompany Investments” means Investments made by (a) a Loan Party to or in another Loan Party, (b) a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to or in another Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and (c) a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to or in a Loan Party, so long as, in the case of a loan or advance made pursuant to this clause (c), the parties thereto are party to the Intercompany Subordination Agreement.

Permitted Investments” means:

(a)          Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents;

(b)          Investments in negotiable instruments deposited or to be deposited for collection in the ordinary course of business;

(c)         advances made in connection with purchases of goods or services in the ordinary course of business;

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(d)         Investments received in settlement of amounts due to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries effected in the ordinary course of business or owing to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of Insolvency Proceedings involving an Account Debtor or upon the foreclosure or enforcement of any Lien in favor of a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries;

(e)         Investments existing on the date hereof, as set forth on Schedule 7.02(e) hereto, but not any increase in the amount thereof as set forth in such Schedule or any other modification of the terms thereof;

(f)          Permitted Intercompany Investments;

(g)        Permitted Acquisitions and any Investments held by any Person acquired in connection with (but not made in contemplation of) any Permitted Acquisition as of the date of consummation of such acquisition;

(h)         [reserved];

(i)          Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of, or settlement of delinquent accounts and disputes with, customers and suppliers, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(j)          Investments in Hedging Agreements permitted under Section 7.02(b);

(k)       extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled Account Debtors in the ordinary course of business;

(l)       Investments in the ordinary course of business consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit and customary trade arrangements with customers consistent with past practices; and

(m)        Investments consisting of the purchase of outstanding minority interests in non-wholly owned subsidiaries of the Loan Parties pursuant to obligations existing as of the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 7.02(e).

Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement” means, with respect to any Liens on Collateral that are intended to be junior to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Term Loans, an intercreditor agreement for the sharing of liens on a junior basis in form and substance that is reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders in their sole discretion.

Permitted Liens” means:

(a)          Liens securing the Obligations;

(b)         Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges the payment of which is not required under Section 7.01(c)(ii);

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(c)       Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations (other than Indebtedness for borrowed money) that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings initiated as promptly as practicable and diligently conducted, and a reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made therefor;

(d)        Liens described on Schedule 7.02(a), provided that any such Lien shall only secure the Indebtedness that it secures on the Closing Date and any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

(e)         Liens in respect of Refinancing Facilities and subject to a Permitted Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable;

(f)          deposits and pledges of cash securing (i) obligations incurred in respect of workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of governmental insurance or benefits, (ii) the performance of bids, tenders, leases, contracts (other than for the payment of money) and statutory obligations or (iii) obligations on surety or appeal bonds (and, in the case of each of the foregoing, deposits and pledges of cash in respect of letters of credit, bank guarantees or similar instruments issued for the account of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary in support of any such obligations), but only to the extent such deposits or pledges are made or otherwise arise in the ordinary course of business and secure obligations not past due;

(g)         with respect to any Mortgaged Property, covenants, easements, zoning restrictions and similar encumbrances on real property and minor irregularities in the title thereto that do not (i) secure obligations for the payment of money (other than Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder) or (ii) materially impair the value of such property or its use by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in the normal conduct of such Person’s business;

(h)       Liens of landlords and mortgagees of landlords securing unpaid rents (i) arising by statute or under any lease or related Contractual Obligation entered into in the ordinary course of business, (ii) on fixtures and movable tangible property located on the real property leased or subleased from such landlord, or (iii) for amounts not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions are maintained on the books of such Person in accordance with GAAP;

(i)         the title and interest of a lessor or sublessor, or of a licensor or a sublicensor, in and to personal property leased or subleased (other than through a Capitalized Lease), or licensed or sublicensed, in each case extending only to such personal property;

(j)          non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property granted in the ordinary course of business;

(k)          judgment liens securing judgments and other proceedings not constituting an Event of Default under Section 9.01(j);

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(l)        rights of set-off, bankers’ liens or similar rights and remedies upon deposits of cash in favor of banks or other depository institutions, solely to the extent incurred in connection with the maintenance of such deposit accounts in the ordinary course of business;

(m)       Liens granted in the ordinary course of business on the unearned portion of insurance premiums securing the financing of insurance premiums to the extent the financing is permitted under the definition of Permitted Indebtedness;

(n)        Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits made by any Loan Party in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement with respect to a Permitted Acquisition;

(o)         Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;

(p)         Liens (x) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the Uniform Commercial Code (or any comparable or successor provision) on items in the course of collection, and (y) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodity brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(q)         Liens that are contractual rights of set-off relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(r)          Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(s)          leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses granted to others in the ordinary course of business which do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and do not secure any Indebtedness;

(t)         Liens arising from UCC or other applicable personal property financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(u)        Liens to secure Capitalized Lease Obligations resulting from Sale and Leaseback Transactions that are permitted pursuant to Section 7.02(f) so long as any such Lien does not apply to any property or assets of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries other than the property or assets leased pursuant to the Capitalized Leases; and

(v)          Liens arising from Cash Equivalents described in clause (d) of the definition of the term “Cash Equivalents”.

Permitted Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement” means, with respect to any Liens on Collateral that are intended to be pari passu with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Term Loans, an intercreditor agreement for the sharing of liens on a pari passu in form and substance that is reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders in their sole discretion.

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Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means the extension of maturity, refinancing or modification of the terms of Indebtedness so long as:

(a)         after giving effect to such extension, refinancing or modification, the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness is not greater than the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness and unused commitments outstanding immediately prior to such extension, refinancing or modification (other than by the amount of accrued and unpaid interest with respect thereto and premiums paid thereon and the fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith and by the amount of unfunded commitments with respect thereto);

(b)         such extension, refinancing or modification does not result in (i) the average weighted maturity (measured as of the extension, refinancing or modification) of the Indebtedness so extended, refinanced or modified being shorter than the shorter of (x) the remaining average weighted maturity of the Term Loans and (y) the remaining average weighted maturity of such Indebtedness prior to giving effect to such extension, refinancing or modification or (ii) the maturity date of the Indebtedness so extended, refinanced or modified being earlier than the earlier of (x) the Final Maturity Date and (y) the maturity date of such Indebtedness prior to giving effect to such extension, refinancing or modification;

(c)         such extension, refinancing or modification is pursuant to terms (including, without limitation, terms relating to the payment of cash interest (which cannot exceed the amount of cash interest payable on such Indebtedness as of the Closing Date)) that are not less favorable, when taken as a whole, to the Loan Parties and the Lenders than the terms of the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced or modified;

(d)        the Indebtedness that is extended, refinanced or modified is not recourse to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries that is liable on account of the obligations other than those Persons which were obligated with respect to the Indebtedness that was refinanced, renewed, or extended
 
(e)         if the Indebtedness that is extended, refinanced or modified is subordinated to the Obligations, then such extension, refinancing or modification shall also be subordinated to the Obligations on terms not less favorable in any material respect to the Lenders; and

(f)         such extension, refinancing or modification shall not be secured by any Lien on any asset other than the assets that secured such Indebtedness (or would have been required to secure such Indebtedness pursuant to the terms thereof).

Permitted Restricted Payments” means any of the following Restricted Payments made by:

(a)       any Subsidiary of Holdings to Holdings or any other Subsidiary; provided that, if the Subsidiary making such Restricted Payment is a Loan Party, then the recipient of such Restricted Payment shall also be a Loan Party,

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(b)         Holdings to make Restricted Payments in the form of common Equity Interests,

(c)         after the thirtieth (30th) day of the second full Fiscal Quarter following the Closing Date, so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (ii) a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower is received by the Agents and the Lenders in accordance with Section 7.01(a)(iv) calculating the Total Gross Leverage Ratio for the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended prior to the Fiscal Quarter in which such Restricted Payment is made for purposes of determining the RP Threshold, Holdings to make Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the RP Cap,
 
(d)        Holdings to make cash payments in lieu of issuing fractional shares in connection with the exercise of warrants, options or other securities convertible into or exchange for Equity Interests in Holdings and

(e)        Holdings to repurchase Equity Interests upon the exercise of stock options if such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of such stock options.

Permitted Specified Liens” means Permitted Liens described in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (e) of the definition of Permitted Liens, and, solely in the case of Section 7.01(b)(i), including clauses (g), (h) and (i) of the definition of Permitted Liens.

Permitted Tax Distribution” means, for any taxable period during which (i) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are part of a consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group for U.S. federal and/or applicable, state, local or foreign Tax purposes (a “Consolidated Group”) or (ii) the Borrower is a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes that is wholly owned (directly or indirectly) by a Person that is a member of a Consolidated Group, distributions to discharge the income Tax liabilities of such Consolidated Group, when and as due, in an amount not to exceed the amount that the Borrower would be required to pay in respect of income Taxes for such taxable period if the Borrower were the parent of a separate Consolidated Group consisting of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (computed at the highest marginal tax rate applicable to a corporation residing in New York, New York and in effect for such taxable period, and taking into account the character and type of income earned and any actual carryovers and carrybacks of Tax attributes (such as net operating losses) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries from other taxable years).

Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, joint venture or other enterprise or entity or Governmental Authority.

Plan” means any Employee Plan or Multiemployer Plan.

Post-Default Rate” means a rate of interest per annum equal to the rate of interest in respect of Term Loans then in effect (or that would have been in effect if Term Loans were then outstanding) from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement plus 2.00%.

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PPSA” means the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Commonwealth of Australia).

Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to a Lender’s obligation to make the Term Loan and the right to receive payments of interest, fees, and principal with respect thereto, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment, by (ii) the Total Term Loan Commitment, provided that if the Total Term Loan Commitment has been reduced to zero, the numerator shall be the aggregate unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s portion of the Term Loan and the denominator shall be the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loan of all Lenders.

Projected Pension Obligation” means, with respect to any Fiscal Quarter, the portion of the following annual amounts that are expected to be paid in such Fiscal Quarter in respect of pension contributions, as set forth in a projection of quarterly payments prepared by the Borrower and delivered to the Administrative Agent prior to the start of the applicable Fiscal Year in which such Fiscal Quarter will occur: (i) for Fiscal Year 2020, $83,000,000; (ii) for Fiscal Year 2021, $53,000,000; (iii) for Fiscal Year 2022, $54,000,000; (iv) for Fiscal Year 2023, $34,000,000; and (v) for Fiscal Year 2024, $28,000,000.

Projections” means financial projections of Holdings and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(vi).

Qualified Cash” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash on-hand of (x) the Loan Parties maintained in deposit accounts in the name of a Loan Party in the United States as of such date, which deposit accounts are, on and after the date that is 60 days after the Closing Date, subject to Control Agreements and (y) the Excluded Subsidiaries.

Qualified Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all Equity Interests of such Person that are not Disqualified Equity Interests.

Real Property Deliverables” means the requirement that within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, with respect to the Mortgaged Property, the Collateral Agent shall have received each of the following agreements, instruments and other documents in respect of each Mortgaged Property:

(a)        a Mortgage duly executed by the applicable Loan Party, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent and suitable for recording or filing, together with such other documents and instruments, payments of recording charges and/or taxes necessary to cause the same to be recorded in the real property records,

(b)        evidence of the recording of each Mortgage in such office or offices as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Collateral Agent, desirable to perfect the Lien purported to be created thereby or to otherwise protect the rights of the Collateral Agent and the Lenders thereunder;

(c)         a Title Insurance Policy with respect to each Mortgage;

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(d)         a current ALTA survey and a surveyor’s certificate, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, certified to the Collateral Agent and to the issuer of the Title Insurance Policy with respect thereto by a professional surveyor licensed in the state in which such Mortgaged Property is located and satisfactory to Collateral Agent; provided, however, that, with respect to any Mortgaged Property, Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall not be required to satisfy the requirements of this clause (d) if the Title Insurance Policy for the applicable Mortgage does not include a general exception concerning matters a survey would show based on an existing survey together with an affidavit of no change;

(e)        an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, in the state where such Mortgaged Property is located with respect to the enforceability of the Mortgage to be recorded and such other reasonable and customary matters as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request;

(f)        a reasonably satisfactory ASTM 1527-13 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment of each Mortgaged Property, in form and substance and by an independent firm reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent;

(g)        if requested by any Lender, no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the delivery of the Mortgage, the following documents and instruments, in order to comply with the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 and related legislation (including the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) (“Flood Laws”): (1) a complete standard flood hazard determination form, (2) if any portion of the improvements on any Mortgaged Property is located in a special flood hazard area, a notification to the Borrower (“Borrower Notice”) and, if applicable, notification to the Borrower that flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) is not available because the community does not participate in NFIP, (3) documentation evidencing the Borrower’s receipt of the Borrower Notice and (4) if the Borrower Notice is required to be given and flood insurance is available in the community in which the property is located, a copy of the flood insurance policy, the Borrower’s application for a flood insurance policy plus proof of premium payment, a declaration page confirming that flood insurance has been issued, or such other evidence of flood insurance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (any of the foregoing being “Evidence of Flood Insurance”); and

(h)        such other agreements, instruments and other documents (including guarantees and opinions of counsel) as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require

Recipient” means any Agent and any Lender, as applicable.

Reference Rate” means, for any period, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% per annum, and (ii) the rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Specified Lender) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Specified Lender).  Each change in the Reference Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

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Refinancing Facilities” means, collectively, (i) any secured or unsecured term loans incurred by the Borrower (such loans, “Refinancing Term Loans”) or (ii) any secured or unsecured notes or loans issued by the Borrower (whether under an indenture, a credit agreement or otherwise) (such loans or notes, the “Refinancing Notes”) and, in each case, the Indebtedness represented thereby; provided, that (a) 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Notes are used to permanently reduce Term Loans on a dollar-for-dollar basis substantially simultaneously with the incurrence or issuance thereof; (b) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Notes does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans so reduced plus any fees, premiums, original issue discount and accrued interest associated therewith, and costs and expenses related thereto; (c) the final maturity date of such Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Notes is on or after the Final Maturity Date; (d) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Notes is greater than or equal to the remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Term Loans so reduced; (e) the terms of such Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Notes do not require any mandatory prepayments or mandatory redemptions, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, prior to the Final Maturity Date (except as a result of (i) the payment in full of the Obligations (other than Contingent Indemnification Obligations) and (ii) a change of control or asset sale so long as any rights of the holders thereof upon the occurrence of a change of control or asset sale event shall be subject to the prior repayment in full of the Term Loans and all other Obligations (other than Contingent Indemnification Obligations) and the termination of the Commitments); (f) the other terms of such Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Notes, taken as a whole, are substantially similar to, or not materially less favorable to (i) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or (ii) the Lenders, in each case, than the terms, taken as a whole, applicable to the Term Loans (other than any such less favorable terms that are (1) applicable only after the Final Maturity Date or (2) added for the benefit of the existing Term Loans at the time of the applicable refinancing); (g) there shall be no obligor in respect of such Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Notes that is not a Loan Party; (h) Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Notes that are secured by Collateral shall be subject to the provisions of a Permitted Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement or a Permitted Junior Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable and (i) such Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Notes (1) shall not accrue interest at a rate that exceeds the Applicable Margin, (2) shall not be issued with original issue discount and (3) shall not be subject to any “make-whole” provision in connection with a voluntary or mandatory prepayment thereof.

Register” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(f).

Registered Intellectual Property” means Intellectual Property that is issued, registered, renewed or the subject of a pending application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or the U.S. Copyright Office, or any equivalent office or agency in any other country throughout the world.

Registered Loans” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(f).

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Registration Rights Agreements” means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated and effective as of the Closing Date, between Holdings and FIG LLC.

Regulation T”, “Regulation U” and “Regulation X” mean, respectively, Regulations T, U and X of the Board or any successor, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

Related Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, trustees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, seeping, migrating, dumping or disposing of any Hazardous Material (including the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers and other closed receptacles containing any Hazardous Material) into the indoor or outdoor environment, including, without limitation, the movement of Hazardous Materials through or in the ambient air, soil, surface or ground water, or property.

Remedial Action” means all actions taken to (a) clean up, remove, remediate, contain, treat, monitor, assess, evaluate or in any other way address Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment; (b) prevent or minimize a Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials so they do not migrate or endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment; (c) perform pre-remedial studies and investigations and post-remedial operation and maintenance activities; or (d) perform any other actions authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 9601.

Replacement Lender” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.02(b).

Reportable Event” means an event described in Section 4043 of ERISA (other than an event not subject to the provision for 30-day notice to the PBGC under the regulations promulgated under such Section).

Required Lenders” means Lenders whose Pro Rata Shares aggregate at least 50.1%.

Required Prepayment Date” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.05(g).

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Requirements of Law” means, with respect to any Person, collectively, the common law and all Federal, state, provincial, local, foreign, multinational or international laws, statutes, codes, treaties, standards, rules and regulations, guidelines, ordinances, orders, judgments, writs, injunctions, decrees (including administrative or judicial precedents or authorities) and the interpretation or administration thereof by, and other determinations, directives, requirements or requests of, any Governmental Authority, in each case that are applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

Responsible Officer” means, when used with respect to the Agent, any officer within the department of the Administrative Agent or Collateral Agent, as applicable, administering this matter, including any vice president, assistant vice president, senior associate, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, trust officer or any other officer of the Agent who customarily performs functions similar to those performed by the Persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any such matter is referred because of such person’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement.

Restricted Payment” means (a) the declaration or payment of any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any Equity Interests of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, now or hereafter outstanding, (b) the making of any repurchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any Equity Interests of any Loan Party or any direct or indirect parent of any Loan Party, now or hereafter outstanding or (c) the making of any payment to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition of shares of any class of Equity Interests of any Loan Party, now or hereafter outstanding.

RP Cap” means, (i) for the Fiscal Quarter in which the Closing Date occurs and the next succeeding Fiscal Quarter, $0 (plus, in the case of the Fiscal Quarter in which the Closing Date occurs, any Restricted Payments made prior to the Closing Date); and (ii) for each Fiscal Quarter thereafter, (w) $30,000,000, plus (x) Cash Interest Savings, less (y) the amount of cash consideration paid in respect of Permitted Acquisitions in such Fiscal Quarter and less (z) any increased pension obligations incurred in such Fiscal Quarter that have, since the Closing Date, been satisfied with cash of Holdings or its Subsidiaries to the extent such amounts satisfied with cash exceed 105% of the Projected Pension Obligation for such Fiscal Quarter; provided that in the event clause (y) causes the RP Cap for the applicable Fiscal Quarter to be less than $0, then the amount by which such RP Cap is less than $0 shall be carried over to any succeeding Fiscal Quarter and reduce the RP Cap for such succeeding Fiscal Quarter (or any future succeeding Fiscal Quarter, as applicable); provided, further, that (A) unused amounts in any such Fiscal Quarter may be carried over to any succeeding Fiscal Quarter within the Fiscal Year of such Fiscal Quarter and (B) unused amounts not to exceed $40,000,000 in any Fiscal Year may be carried over to any succeeding Fiscal Year; provided, further, that the RP Cap for any Fiscal Quarter described in clause (ii) may not exceed $60,000,000 after giving effect to any permitted carry overs.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Restricted Payments will not be permitted during any Fiscal Quarter if the Total Gross Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter exceeds the corresponding RP Threshold on a pro forma basis.

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RP Threshold” means, with respect to any Fiscal Quarter, the Total Gross Leverage Ratio set forth below opposite such Fiscal Quarter:

Fiscal Quarter
Total Gross Leverage Ratio
The Fiscal Quarter in which the Closing Date occurs and each of the next two succeeding Fiscal Quarters
3.75 to 1.00
Each of the next two succeeding Fiscal Quarters, the second of which will occur no later than the last day of Fiscal Year 2020
3.50 to 1.00
Each of the next two succeeding Fiscal Quarters, the first of which will occur no later than the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2021
3.00 to 1.00
Each of the next two succeeding Fiscal Quarters
2.50 to 1.00
Each of the next two succeeding Fiscal Quarters
2.25 to 1.00
Each of the next two succeeding Fiscal Quarters
2.00 to 1.00
Each of the next two succeeding Fiscal Quarters
1.75 to 1.00
Each Fiscal Quarter thereafter
1.50 to 1.00

Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means, with respect to Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any Person whereby Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall sell or transfer any property used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property (or any portion thereof) or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold or transferred.

Sanctions Programs” means any of the sanctions programs and related Requirements of Law administered by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, the Government of Canada or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, in each case, as renewed, extended, amended, or replaced.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other similar or successor agency of the Federal government administering the Securities Act.

Secured Party” means any Agent, any Lender and each Person providing treasury, depositary and cash management services to a Loan Party the obligations under which constitute Obligations.

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Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar Federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

Securitization” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 12.07(l).

Security Agreement” means the Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of the Closing Date made by the Domestic Loan Parties in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties securing the Obligations.

Security Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, the Foreign Pledge Agreements, the Foreign Security Agreements and each other security agreement or other instrument or document executed and delivered pursuant to any of the foregoing or pursuant to Section 7.1(b), Section 7.1(n) or Section 7.1(q) to secure any of the Obligations.

Seller” means any Person that sells Equity Interests or other property or assets to a Loan Party or a Subsidiary of a Loan Party in a Permitted Acquisition.

Solvent” means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is not less than the total amount of the liabilities of such Person, (b) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its existing debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person is able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities, contingent obligations and other commitments 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.

Specified Lender” means, collectively, one or more investment funds affiliated with Apollo Capital Management, L.P.

Standard & Poor’s” means S&P Global Ratings and any successor thereto.

Structuring Fee Letter” means that certain Structuring Fee Letter, dated August 5, 2019, between Apollo Capital Management, L.P. and New Media Investment Group, Inc.

Subordinated Indebtedness” means Indebtedness of any Loan Party which has been expressly subordinated in right of payment to all Indebtedness of such Loan Party under the Loan Documents by the execution and delivery of a subordination agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

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Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person at any date, any corporation, limited or general partnership, limited liability company, trust, estate, association, joint venture or other business entity (a) the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of such Person in such Person’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP or (b) of which more than 50% of (i) the outstanding Equity Interests having (in the absence of contingencies) ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the Board of Directors of such Person, (ii) in the case of a partnership or limited liability company, the interest in the capital or profits of such partnership or limited liability company or (iii) in the case of a trust, estate, association, joint venture or other entity, the beneficial interest in such trust, estate, association or other entity business is, at the time of determination, owned or controlled directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, by such Person.  References to a Subsidiary shall mean a Subsidiary of Holdings unless the context expressly provides otherwise.

Target” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals hereto.

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

Termination Date” means the first date on which all of the Obligations are paid in full in cash and the Commitments of the Lenders are terminated.

Termination Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to any Employee Plan, (b) any event that causes any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates to incur liability under Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or Section 4971 or 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, (c) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate an Employee Plan or the treatment of an Employee Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 of ERISA, (d) the institution of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate an Employee Plan, or (e) any other event or condition that would reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Employee Plan.

Term Loan” means, collectively, the loans made by the Term Loan Lenders to the Borrower on the Closing Date pursuant to Sections 2.01(a).

Term Loan Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make the Term Loan to the Borrower on the Closing Date in the amount set forth in Schedule 1.01(A) hereto or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender under this Agreement, as the same may be terminated or reduced from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Term Loan Lender” means a Lender with a Term Loan Commitment or a Term Loan.

Title Insurance Policy” means a mortgagee’s loan policy, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, together with all endorsements made from time to time thereto, issued to the Collateral Agent by or on behalf of a title insurance company selected by or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, insuring the Lien created by a Mortgage in an amount no greater than one hundred twenty (120%) percent of the fair market value of such property (as reasonably estimated by the Borrower) and with such endorsements reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (other than a zoning 3.1 endorsement).

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Total Gross Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Person and its Subsidiaries for any period, the ratio of (a) all Indebtedness in respect of the Term Loans and any other Indebtedness (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, pension liabilities and any Indebtedness listed on Schedule 7.02(b) (other than any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof)), in each case of such Person and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis outstanding as of the end of such period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of such Person and its Subsidiaries for the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters then last ended for which financial statements have been (or were required to be) delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(ii) or Section 7.01(a)(iii), as applicable.  Unless otherwise specified, references to the “Total Gross Leverage Ratio” herein shall mean the Total Gross Leverage Ratio of Holdings and its Subsidiaries.

Total Term Loan Commitment” means the sum of the amounts of the Lenders’ Term Loan Commitments.  As of the date hereof, the Total Term Loan Commitments is $1,792,000,000.00.

Transactions” means, collectively, (i) the consummation of the Merger, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents, (iii) the consummation of the Payoff and (iv) the payment of all fees and expenses to be paid and owing in connection with the foregoing.

UK Guarantor” means each of (i) Gannett International Finance LLP, a limited liability partnership organized under the laws of England and Wales, (ii) Gannett International Holdings LLP, a limited liability partnership organized under the laws of England and Wales, (iii) Gannett U.K. Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, (iv) Newsquest Capital Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales, (v) Newsquest Limited, a private limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales and (vi) each other party which accedes to the Debenture by executing a deed of accession in the form attached to the Debenture.

UK Partnership Interest Charges” means the charges over limited liability partnership interests in Gannett International Holdings LLP and Gannett International Finance LLP dated on or around the date of this Agreement and each entered into by (1) the entities named therein as Chargors in favour of (2) the Collateral Agent.

Uniform Commercial Code” or “UCC” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 1.05.

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

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(d)(ii)(B)(3).

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USA PATRIOT Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (PATRIOT) Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, Oct. 26, 2001) as amended by the USA Patriot Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-177, March 9, 2006) and as the same may have been or may be further renewed, extended, amended, or replaced.

Waivable Mandatory Prepayment” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.05(g).

WARN” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 6.01(p).

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

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

Working Capital” means, at any date of determination thereof, (a) the sum, for any Person and its Subsidiaries, of (i) the unpaid face amount of all Accounts of such Person and its Subsidiaries as at such date of determination, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of prepaid expenses and other current assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries as at such date of determination (other than cash, Cash Equivalents and any Indebtedness owing to such Person or any of its Subsidiaries by Affiliates of such Person), minus (b) the sum, for such Person and its Subsidiaries, of (i) the unpaid amount of all accounts payable of such Person and its Subsidiaries as at such date of determination, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of all accrued expenses of such Person and its Subsidiaries as at such date of determination (other than the current portion of long-term debt and lease liabilities and all accrued interest and taxes).

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

Section 1.02      Terms Generally.  The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.  Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.  The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”.  The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”.  Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any right or interest in or to assets and properties of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible.

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Section 1.03        Certain Matters of Construction.  A Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to exist at all times during the period commencing on the date that such Default or Event of Default occurs to the date on which such Default or Event of Default is waived in writing pursuant to this Agreement or, in the case of a Default, is cured within any period of cure expressly provided for in this Agreement; and an Event of Default shall “continue” or be “continuing” until such Event of Default has been waived in writing by the Required Lenders.  Any Lien referred to in this Agreement or any other Loan Document as having been created in favor of any Agent, any agreement entered into by any Agent pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, any payment made by or to or funds received by any Agent pursuant to or as contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any act taken or omitted to be taken by any Agent, shall, unless otherwise expressly provided, be created, entered into, made or received, or taken or omitted, for the benefit or account of the Agents and the Lenders. Wherever the phrase “to the knowledge of any Loan Party” or words of similar import relating to the knowledge or the awareness of any Loan Party are used in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, such phrase shall mean and refer to (i) the actual knowledge of a senior officer of any Loan Party or (ii) the knowledge that a senior officer would have obtained if such officer had engaged in good faith and diligent performance of such officer’s duties, including the making of such reasonably specific inquiries as may be necessary of the employees or agents of such Loan Party and a good faith attempt to ascertain the existence or accuracy of the matter to which such phrase relates.  All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or otherwise within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a default if such action is taken or condition exists.  In addition, all representations and warranties hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular representation or warranty proves to be incorrect or is breached, the fact that another representation or warranty concerning the same or similar subject matter is correct or is not breached will not affect the incorrectness of a breach of a representation or warranty hereunder.

Section 1.04         Pro Forma Calculations.

(a)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, financial ratios and tests (including the Total Gross Leverage Ratio) pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated in the manner prescribed by this Section 1.04.

(b)       In the event that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries redeems, repays, retires or extinguishes any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness repaid under any revolving credit facility unless such Indebtedness has been permanently repaid and has not been replaced) subsequent to the end of the applicable period for which such financial ratio or test is being calculated but prior to or simultaneously with the event for which such calculation is being made, then such financial ratio or test shall, except to the extent relating to the RP Threshold, be calculated giving pro forma effect to such redemption, repayment, retirement or extinguishment of Indebtedness, as if the same had occurred on the last day of the applicable period.

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Section 1.05         Accounting and Other Terms.

(a)        Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, each accounting term used herein shall have the meaning given it under GAAP.  For purposes of determining compliance with any incurrence or expenditure tests set forth in Section 7.01 and Section 7.02, any amounts so incurred or expended (to the extent incurred or expended in a currency other than Dollars) shall be converted into Dollars on the basis of the exchange rates (as shown on the Bloomberg currency page for such currency or, if the same does not provide such exchange rate, by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent or, in the event no such service is selected, on such other basis as is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (acting at the written direction of the Required Lenders) as in effect on the date of such incurrence or expenditure under any provision of any such Section that has an aggregate Dollar limitation provided for therein (and to the extent the respective incurrence or expenditure test regulates the aggregate amount outstanding at any time and it is expressed in terms of Dollars, all outstanding amounts originally incurred or spent in currencies other than Dollars shall be converted into Dollars on the basis of the exchange rates (as shown on the Bloomberg currency page for such currency or, if the same does not provide such exchange rate, by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange rates as may be reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent or, in the event no such service is selected, on such other basis as is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (acting at the written direction of the Required Lenders)) as in effect on the date of any new incurrence or expenditures made under any provision of any such Section that regulates the Dollar amount outstanding at any time).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of Holdings and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 and FASB ASC 470-20 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.

(b)        All terms used in this Agreement which are defined in Article 8 or Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York (the “Uniform Commercial Code” or the “UCC”) and which are not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings herein as set forth therein, provided that terms used herein which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York on the date hereof shall continue to have the same meaning notwithstanding any replacement or amendment of such statute except as any Agent (acting at the written direction of the Required Lenders) may otherwise determine.

Section 1.06       Time References.  Unless otherwise indicated herein, all references to time of day refer to Eastern Standard Time or Eastern daylight saving time, as in effect in New York City on such day.  For purposes of the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” each means “to but excluding”; provided, however, that with respect to a computation of fees or interest payable to any Secured Party, such period shall in any event consist of at least one full day.

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Section 1.07    Australian Terms.  (a)  Unless the context requires otherwise, a reference to “Australia” shall include the Commonwealth of Australia and each State or Territory of the Commonwealth of Australia (and “Australian” shall have a corresponding meaning).

(b)       In relation to any Australian Person or where the PPSA otherwise applies, a reference to a Lien or other security interest includes any “security interest” as defined in sections 12(1) or (2) of the PPSA.

(c)      Where it relates to any Australian Person, a reference to: (i) bankruptcy includes administration; (ii) liquidation includes winding up; (iii) a receiver includes a controller and a managing controller, each as defined in the Corporations Act (and a reference to receivership has a corresponding meaning); (iv) Insolvency Proceeding includes any corporate action, legal proceedings or other formal procedure, filing or step under the Bankruptcy Act 1966 (Commonwealth of Australia) and Chapter 5 and Part 5C.9 of the Corporations Act in relation to the suspension of payments, a moratorium of any indebtedness, winding-up, dissolution, administration or reorganisation or the appointment of a liquidator, receiver, administrator, compulsory manager or other similar officer; or (v) such Australian Person being insolvent or unable, or admitting inability, to pay its debts as they become due includes such Australian Person being, or being presumed or deemed under applicable law to be, insolvent.

(d)      A reference to any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority includes, in relation to anything which will be fully or partly prohibited or restricted by Australian law if a Governmental Authority in or of Australia intervenes or acts in any way within a specified period after lodgment, filing, registration or notification, the expiry of that period without intervention or action.

Section 1.08      Canadian Terms.  (a)  Unless the context requires otherwise, a reference to “Canada” shall include the country of Canada and each Province or Territory of Canada (and “Canadian” shall have a corresponding meaning).

(b)       In relation to any Canadian Person or where the Canadian PPSA otherwise applies, a reference to a Lien or other security interest includes any “security interest” as defined in the applicable Canadian PPSA.

(c)       Where it relates to any Canadian Person, a reference to: (i) bankruptcy includes administration, (ii) liquidation includes winding up; (iii) a receiver includes a receiver and manager (and a reference to receivership has a corresponding meaning); (iv) Insolvency Proceeding includes a proceeding is taken with respect to a reorganization, liquidation, winding up, proposal, compromise or arrangement with creditors, or to any Canadian Person being declared bankrupt, (including, without limitation, any proceeding commenced by or in respect of any Canadian Person under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, (Canada) R.S.C. 1985, c. B-3 as amended or the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36 as amended) or a proceeding is taken to have a receiver, interim receiver, receiver and manager or agent appointed over all or any part of the property and assets of a Canadian Person (including, without limitation, the private appointment of any such receiver, receiver and manager or agent) or any encumbrancer taking possession of all or any part of the property and assets of a Canadian Person, or any execution, writ of seizure and sale, sequestration or extent or any other process of any court becomes enforceable against a Canadian Person or a distress or analogous process is levied upon a material portion of the properties and assets of a Canadian Person; (v) such Canadian Person being insolvent or unable, or admitting inability, to pay its debts as they become due includes such Canadian Person being, or being presumed or deemed under applicable law to be, insolvent.

(d)      A reference to any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority includes, in relation to anything which will be fully or partly prohibited or restricted by Canadian law if a Governmental Authority in or of Canada intervenes or acts in any way within a specified period after lodgment, filing, registration or notification, the expiry of that period without intervention or action.

(e)         No Canadian Loan Party nor any of its Affiliates is or has at any time been an employer participating in a “registered pension plan” as defined in subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) (a “Canadian Pension Plan”) and no Canadian Loan Party shall establish a Canadian Pension Plan without the Lenders express prior written consent.

(f)        For any Canadian Loan Party, (i) for the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada) and disclosure thereunder, whenever any interest or any fee to be paid hereunder or in connection herewith is to be calculated on the basis of a 360-day or 365-day year, the yearly rate of interest to which the rate used in such calculation is equivalent is the rate so used multiplied by the actual number of days in the calendar year in which the same is to be ascertained and divided by 360 or 365, as applicable; (ii) the rates of interest under this Agreement are nominal rates, and not effective rates or yields; and (iii) the principle of deemed reinvestment does not apply to any interest calculation under this Agreement.

(g)         Each Canadian Loan Party confirms that they fully understand and are able to calculate the rate of interest applicable and based on the methodology for calculating per annum rates provided for in this Agreement and each Canadian Loan Party hereby irrevocably agrees not to plead or assert, whether by way of defense or otherwise, in any proceeding relating to this Agreement or to any other documents, that the interest payable under this Agreement and the calculation thereof has not been adequately disclosed to the Canadian Loan Party as required pursuant to Section 4 of the Interest Act (Canada).

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ARTICLE II

THE LOANS

Section 2.01       Commitments.  (a)  Subject to the terms and conditions and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth in Article VI, each Term Loan Lender severally agrees to make its portion of the Term Loan to be advanced on the Closing Date to the Borrower on the Closing Date, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount of such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment.

(b)        Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan made on the Closing Date shall not exceed the Total Term Loan Commitment.  Any principal amount of the Term Loan which is repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

Section 2.02        Making the Term Loans.  With respect to the making of Term Loans:

(a)         The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent prior written notice substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto (a “Notice of Borrowing”), not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date which is one Business Day prior to the Closing Date.  Such Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the principal amount of the proposed Loan, (ii) wire instructions for the account of the Borrower into which such funds should be deposited, and (iii) the proposed borrowing date, which must be a Business Day.  The Administrative Agent and the Lenders may act without liability upon the basis of written, emailed or telecopied notice believed by the Administrative Agent in good faith to be from the Borrower (or from any Authorized Officer thereof designated in writing purportedly from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent).  The Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be entitled to rely conclusively on any Authorized Officer’s authority to request a Loan on behalf of the Borrower until the Administrative Agent receives written notice to the contrary.  The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have no duty to verify the authenticity of the signature appearing on any written Notice of Borrowing.

(b)        Each Notice of Borrowing pursuant to this Section 2.02 shall be irrevocable and the Borrower shall be bound to make a borrowing in accordance therewith.

(c)       Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2.02(c), the Term Loans under this Agreement shall be made by the Lenders simultaneously and proportionately to their Pro Rata Shares of the Total Term Loan Commitment; it being understood that no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in that other Lender’s obligations to make a Term Loan requested hereunder, nor shall the Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of the default by any other Lender in that other Lender’s obligation to make a Term Loan requested hereunder, and each Lender shall be obligated to make the Term Loans required to be made by it by the terms of this Agreement regardless of the failure by any other Lender.  Not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the borrowing date, each Lender shall deliver to the account of the Borrower specified in the Notice of Borrowing an amount in immediately available funds equal to the such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Term Loan to be made by the Lenders.

Section 2.03        Repayment of Term Loans; Evidence of Debt.

(a)         [Reserved].

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(b)       The outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan, and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable on the earlier of (i) the Final Maturity Date and (ii) the date on which the Term Loan is declared due and payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

(c)        Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from the Term Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

(d)       The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of the Term Loan made hereunder, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

(e)      The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to Section 2.03(c) or Section 2.03(d) shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that (i) the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Term Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (ii) in the event of any conflict between the entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to Section 2.03(c) and the accounts maintained pursuant to Section 2.03(d), the accounts maintained pursuant to Section 2.03(d) shall govern and control.

(f)         Any Lender may request that Term Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto.  In such event, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) in the form of Exhibit D hereto.  Thereafter, the Term Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 12.07) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein.

Section 2.04         Interest.

(a)         [Reserved].

(b)        Interest Rate.  The Term Loan shall bear interest on the principal amount thereof from time to time outstanding, from the Closing Date until repaid, at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin.

(c)      Default Interest.  To the extent permitted by law and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, automatically upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the principal of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all Term Loans, fees, indemnities or any other Obligations of the Loan Parties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, shall bear interest, from the date such Event of Default occurred until the date such Event of Default is cured or waived in writing in accordance herewith, at a rate per annum equal at all times to the Post-Default Rate.

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(d)        Interest Payment.  Interest on the Term Loan shall be payable quarterly, in arrears, commencing with the second full Fiscal Quarter after the Closing Date, on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December. For the avoidance of doubt, interest will accrue from and including the Closing Date. Interest at the Post-Default Rate shall be payable on demand. All interest payments shall be payable in cash.

(e)         General.  All interest shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days, including the first day but excluding the last day, elapsed.

Section 2.05        Termination of Commitment; Prepayment of Term Loans.

(a)         Termination of Commitments.  The Total Term Loan Commitment shall terminate at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the Closing Date.

(b)         Optional Prepayment.

(i)       [Reserved].

(ii)     Term Loan.  The Borrower may, at any time and from time to time, upon at least 3 Business Days’ prior written notice prior to 12:00 p.m. New York Time to the Administrative Agent, prepay the principal of the Term Loan, in whole or in part, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the date of prepayment but without any premium or penalty.  Each prepayment notice delivered pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(ii) shall be irrevocable (except that such notice may be conditioned on the closing of a replacement financing facility, in which case such notice may be revoked or extended by the Borrower if any such condition is not satisfied prior to the date of the applicable prepayment) and accompanied by the payment of accrued interest to the date of such payment on the amount prepaid.

(iii)     Termination of Agreement.  The Borrower may, upon at least 3 days’ prior written notice prior to 12:00 p.m. New York Time to the Administrative Agent, terminate this Agreement by paying to the Administrative Agent, in cash, the Obligations (but excluding any Contingent Indemnity Obligations) in full; provided that such notice may provide that it is conditioned upon the consummation of other financing or the consummation of a sale of Equity Interests, in which case, such notice may be revoked or extended by the Borrower if any such condition is not satisfied prior to the date of termination of this Agreement in such notice.  If the Borrower has sent a notice of termination pursuant to this Section 2.05(b)(iii), then the Lenders’ obligations to extend credit hereunder shall terminate and the Borrower shall be obligated to repay the Obligations (but excluding any Contingent Indemnity Obligations) in full on the date set forth in such notice (except as revoked or extended as provided above).

(c)         Mandatory Prepayment.

(i)      Within 5 Business Days after the delivery to the Agents and the Lenders of financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(ii) and Section 7.01(a)(iii):

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(A)        commencing with the delivery to the Agents and the Lenders of the financial statements for the third full Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date (and ending with the delivery of the financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(iii) for the Fiscal Year 2020) or, if such financial statements are not delivered to the Agents and the Lenders on the date such statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(ii) or Section 7.01(a)(iii), as applicable, on the date such statements are required to be delivered to the Agents and the Lenders pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(ii) or Section 7.01(a)(iii), as applicable, the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) in an amount equal to 50% of Excess Cash Flow for Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter;

(B)         commencing with the delivery to the Agents and the Lenders of the financial statements for each Fiscal Quarter ending after Fiscal Year 2020 or, if such financial statements are not delivered to the Agents and the Lenders on the date such statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(ii) or Section 7.01(a)(iii), as applicable, on the date such statements are required to be delivered to the Agents and the Lenders pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(ii) or Section 7.01(a)(iii), as applicable, the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) in an amount equal to (i) if the Total Gross Leverage Ratio for the four Fiscal Quarter period ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter is 1.00 to 1.00 or greater, 90% of Excess Cash Flow for Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and (ii) if the Total Gross Leverage Ratio for the four Fiscal Quarter period ending on the last day of such Fiscal Quarter is less than 1.00 to 1.00, 50% of Excess Cash Flow for Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter.

(C)        Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans required to be prepaid pursuant to this Section 2.05(c)(i) for any Fiscal Quarter shall be reduced, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, by the aggregate principal amount of Term Loans prepaid pursuant to Section 2.05(b) during such Fiscal Quarter.

(ii)     Within 5 Business Days after any Sale and Leaseback Transactions or any Disposition (excluding Dispositions which qualify as Permitted Dispositions under clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i) (but only to the extent the fair market value of such property does not exceed $100,000 per such Disposition or series of related Dispositions) or (j) of the definition of Permitted Disposition) by any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries, the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in connection with such Sale and Leaseback Transaction or Disposition, as applicable.  Nothing contained in this Section 2.05(c)(ii) shall permit any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to make a Sale and Leaseback Transaction or Disposition of any property other than in accordance with Section 7.02(f) or Section 7.02(c)(ii), as applicable.

(iii)    Within 1 Business Day after the issuance or incurrence by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness), the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding amount of the Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in connection therewith.  The provisions of this Section 2.05(c)(iii) shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such issuance, incurrence or sale otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

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(iv)    Within 5 Business Days after the receipt by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries of any Extraordinary Receipts, the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal of the Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) in an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received by such Person in connection therewith.

(v)     Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Net Cash Proceeds received by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the receipt of Extraordinary Receipts consisting of insurance proceeds or condemnation awards that are required to be used to prepay the Obligations pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(iv), such Extraordinary Receipts shall not be required to be so used to prepay the Obligations to the extent that such Net Cash Proceeds are used to replace, repair, improve, renovate or restore properties or assets (other than current assets) used in such Person’s business, provided that, (A) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date such Person receives such Net Cash Proceeds, (B) the Borrower delivers a certificate to the Administrative Agent within 5 Business Days after the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds stating that such Net Cash Proceeds shall be used to replace, repair or restore properties or assets used in such Person’s business within a period specified in such certificate not to exceed 180 days after the date of receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds (which certificate shall set forth estimates of the Net Cash Proceeds to be so expended), (C) such Net Cash Proceeds are deposited in an account subject to a Control Agreement, and (D) upon the earlier of (1) the expiration of the period specified in the relevant certificate furnished to the Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (B) above or (2) the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, such Net Cash Proceeds, if not theretofore so used, shall be used to prepay the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.05(c)(iv).

(vi)    Within 5 Business Days after the delivery to the Agents and the Lenders of annual financial statements pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(iii) for the Fiscal Years ending in 2020 and 2021, or, if such financial statements are not delivered to the Agents and the Lenders on the date such statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(iii), on the date such statements are required to be delivered to the Agents and the Lenders pursuant to Section 7.01(a)(iii), the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) in an amount equal to the amount by which the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of the applicable Fiscal Year exceeds $40,000,000.

(vii)   On the date that is 37 Business Days after the Closing Date, the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans in accordance with Section 2.05(d) in an amount, if any, equal to the aggregate principal amount of Existing Convertible Notes that have not been surrendered for repurchase or conversion on or prior to such date.

(d)         Application of Payments.  Each such prepayment of the Term Loan shall be applied against the remaining principal of the Term Loan.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent shall, if directed in writing by the Required Lenders, apply payments in respect of any Obligations in accordance with Section 4.03(b), and apply prepayments required under Section 2.05(c) in the manner set forth in Section 4.03(b).

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(e)          Interest and Fees.  Any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.05 shall be accompanied by accrued interest on the principal amount being prepaid to the date of prepayment.

(f)         Cumulative Prepayments.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 2.05, payments with respect to any subsection of this Section 2.05 are in addition to payments made or required to be made under any other subsection of this Section 2.05.

(g)        Waivable Mandatory Prepayments.  Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event that the Borrower is required to make any mandatory prepayment (a “Waivable Mandatory Prepayment”) of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.05(c), not less than 3:00 p.m. New York Time two (2) Business Days prior to the date on which the Borrower is required to make such Waivable Mandatory Prepayment (the “Required Prepayment Date”), the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of the amount of such prepayment, and the Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter notify each Lender of the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Waivable Mandatory Prepayment and such Lender’s option to refuse such amount.  Each such Lender may exercise such option by giving written notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of its election to do so on or before the first Business Day prior to the Required Prepayment Date (it being understood that any Lender that does not notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of its election to exercise such option on or before 3:00 p.m. New York Time on the first Business Day prior to the Required Prepayment Date shall be deemed to have elected, as of such date, not to exercise such option).  On the Required Prepayment Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent the amount of the Waivable Mandatory Prepayment, which amount shall be applied (i) in an amount equal to that portion of the Waivable Mandatory Prepayment payable to those Lenders that have elected not to exercise such option, to prepay the Term Loans of such Lenders (which prepayment shall be applied to prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.05(d)), and (ii) to the extent of any remaining excess, to the Borrower.

Section 2.06       Fees.  As and when due and payable under the terms of the Fee Letters, the Borrower shall pay the fees set forth in each Fee Letter.

Section 2.07       [Reserved].

Section 2.08        [Reserved].

Section 2.09       Taxes.  (a)  Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for any and all Taxes, except as required by applicable law.  If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of any Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Taxes from or in respect of any such payment, (i) the applicable Withholding Agent shall make such deduction or withholding (for which it shall have no liability), (ii) the applicable Withholding Agent shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and (iii) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased by the amount (an “Additional Amount”) necessary such that after making all required deductions and withholdings (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.09) the applicable Recipient receives the amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

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(b)        In addition, each Loan Party shall pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law any Other Taxes, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of any Other Taxes by any Secured Party.  Each Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent official receipts in respect of any Taxes or Other Taxes payable hereunder as promptly as practicable after payment of such Taxes or Other Taxes.

(c)       The Loan Parties hereby jointly and severally indemnify and agree to hold each Secured Party harmless from and against Indemnified Taxes (including, without limitation, Indemnified Taxes imposed on any amounts payable under this Section 2.09) paid or payable by such Secured Party or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Secured Party and any expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally asserted.  Such indemnification shall be paid within 10 days from the date on which any such Person makes written demand therefore specifying in reasonable detail the nature and amount of such Indemnified Taxes.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Secured Party (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of another Secured Party shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d)         (i)    Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.  In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.09(d)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

   (ii)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

(A)         any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

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(B)          any Lender that is not a U.S. Person (a “Foreign Lender”) shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be reasonably requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(1)         in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

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

(3)         in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.09(d)-1 hereto to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E; or

(4)        to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.09(d)-2 or Exhibit 2.09(d)-3, IRS Form W-9, or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.09(d)-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C)          any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be reasonably requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

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(D)       if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment.  Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(e)         On or prior to the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent, if it is not a U.S. Person, shall deliver to the Borrower an accurate, complete, original, signed copy of IRS Form W-8IMY certifying in Part I that the Administrative Agent is a U.S. branch of a foreign bank and in Part VI that the Administrative Agent agrees to be treated as a U.S. Person with respect to any payments associated with such IRS Form W-8IMY.

(f)          Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 12.07(i) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority.  A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (f).

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(g)         If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.09 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.09), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.09 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund).  Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid.  This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(h)         The obligations of the Loan Parties under this Section 2.09 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, the payment of the Term Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder and the resignation or removal of any Agent.

Section 2.10        Increased Costs and Reduced Return.  (a)  If any Secured Party shall have determined that any Change in Law shall (i) subject such Secured Party, or any Person controlling such Secured Party, to any Tax with respect to this Agreement or any Term Loans,  or other Obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto, made by such Agent or such Lender, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Secured Party or any Person controlling such Secured Party of any amounts payable hereunder (except for Indemnified Taxes and Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes), (ii) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against any Term Loan or against assets of or held by, or deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, such Secured Party or any Person controlling such Secured Party or (iii) impose on such Secured Party or any Person controlling such Secured Party any other condition regarding this Agreement or any Term Loan, and the result of any event referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above shall be to increase the cost to such Secured Party of making any Term Loan or agreeing to make any Term Loan, or to reduce any amount received or receivable by such Secured Party hereunder, then, upon demand by such Secured Party, the Borrower shall pay to such Secured Party such additional amounts as will compensate such Secured Party for such increased costs or reductions in amount.

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(b)        If any Secured Party shall have determined that any Change in Law either (i) affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by such Secured Party or any Person controlling such Secured Party, and such Secured Party determines that the amount of such capital is increased as a direct or indirect consequence of any Term Loans made or maintained or any guaranty or participation with respect thereto or any agreement to make Term Loans or such Secured Party’s or such other controlling Person’s other obligations hereunder, or (ii) has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Secured Party’s or such other controlling Person’s capital to a level below that which such Secured Party or such controlling Person could have achieved but for such circumstances as a consequence of any Term Loans made or maintained or any guaranty or participation with respect thereto or any agreement to make Term Loans or such Secured Party’s or such other controlling Person’s other obligations hereunder (in each case, taking into consideration such Secured Party’s or such other controlling Person’s policies with respect to capital adequacy), then, upon demand by such Secured Party, the Borrower shall pay to such Secured Party from time to time such additional amounts as will compensate such Secured Party for such cost of maintaining such increased capital or such reduction in the rate of return on such Secured Party’s or such other controlling Person’s capital.

(c)        All amounts payable under this Section 2.10 shall bear interest from the date that is 10 days after the date of demand by any Secured Party until payment in full to such Secured Party at the Reference Rate.  A certificate of such Secured Party claiming compensation under this Section 2.10, specifying the event herein above described and the nature of such event shall be submitted by such Secured Party to the Borrower, setting forth the additional amount due and an explanation of the calculation thereof, and such Secured Party’s reasons for invoking the provisions of this Section 2.10, and shall be final and conclusive absent manifest error.

(d)        Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.10 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.10 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

(e)        The obligations of the Loan Parties under this Section 2.10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, the payment of the Term Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder and the resignation or removal of any Agent.

Section 2.11        [Reserved].

Section 2.12        Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

(a)       If any Lender requires the Borrower to pay any Additional Amounts under Section 2.09 or requests compensation under Section 2.10, then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to such Section in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender.  The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

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(b)       If any Lender requires the Borrower to pay any Additional Amounts under Section 2.09 or requests compensation under Section 2.10 and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with clause (a) above, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 12.07), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if such Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:

(i)       the Borrower shall have paid to the Agents any assignment fees specified in Section 12.07;

(ii)     such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 2.09) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

(iii)    in the case of any such assignment resulting from payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.09 or a claim for compensation under Section 2.10, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter; and

(iv)     such assignment does not conflict with applicable law.

Prior to the effective date of such assignment, the assigning Lender shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance, subject only to the conditions set forth above.  If the assigning Lender shall refuse or fail to execute and deliver any such Assignment and Acceptance prior to the effective date of such assignment, the assigning Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance.  Any such assignment shall be made in accordance with the terms of Section 12.07.

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

ARTICLE III

 [RESERVED]

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ARTICLE IV

APPLICATION OF PAYMENTS

Section 4.01       Payments; Computations and Statements.  The Borrower will make each payment under this Agreement not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the day when due, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent’s Account.  All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day may, in the Administrative Agent’s discretion, be credited on the next succeeding Business Day.  All payments shall be made by the Borrower without set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, deduction or other defense to the Agents and the Lenders.  Except as provided in Section 2.02, after receipt, the Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal ratably to the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  The Lenders and the Borrower hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to, and the Administrative Agent may, from time to time, revise the Register with any amount due and payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document.  Each of the Lenders and the Borrower agrees that the Administrative Agent shall have the right to make such changes whether or not any Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. The Lenders and the Borrower confirm that any changes which the Administrative Agent may so make to the Register as herein provided will be made as an accommodation to the Borrower and solely at the Administrative Agent’s discretion, provided that the Administrative Agent shall from time to time upon the request of the Required Lenders, revise the Register with any amount due and payable under any Loan Document.  Whenever any payment to be made under any such Loan Document shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or fees, as the case may be.  Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes in the absence of manifest error.

Section 4.02      Sharing of Payments.  Except as provided in Section 2.02 hereof, if any Lender shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of set-off, or otherwise) on account of any Obligation in excess of its ratable share of payments on account of similar obligations obtained by all the Lenders, such Lender shall forthwith purchase from the other Lenders such participations in such similar obligations held by them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably with each of them; provided, however, that (a) if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such purchase from each Lender shall be rescinded and each Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price to the extent of such recovery together with an amount equal to such Lender’s ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Lender’s required repayment to (ii) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered and (b) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (i) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), or (ii) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).  The Borrower agrees that any Lender so purchasing a participation from another Lender pursuant to this Section may, to the fullest extent permitted by law, exercise all of its rights (including the Lender’s right of set-off) with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were the direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

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Section 4.03         Apportionment of Payments.Subject to Section 2.02 hereof:

(a)         All payments of principal and interest in respect of outstanding Term Loans and all other payments in respect of any other Obligations, shall be allocated by the Administrative Agent among such of the Lenders as are entitled thereto, in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Shares or otherwise as provided herein or, in respect of payments not made on account of Term Loans, as designated by the Person making payment when the payment is made.

(b)         (w) After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default described in Section 9.01(a), (f) or (g), (x) after the acceleration of the Term Loans pursuant to Section 9.01, (y) after the exercise of enforcement remedies by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents or (z) otherwise upon the written direction of the Required Lenders, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, in each case, the Administrative Agent shall apply all payments in respect of any Obligations, including, without limitation, proceeds of the Collateral and any amounts received on account of the Obligations (whether received as a consequence of the exercise of any remedies under Section 9.01 hereof or any Loan Document or as a distribution out of any proceeding in respect of or commenced under any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding including payments in respect of “adequate protection” for the use of Collateral during such proceeding or under any plan of reorganization or on account of any liquidation of any Loan Party, subject to the provisions of this Agreement), (i) first, ratably to pay the Obligations in respect of any fees, expense reimbursements, indemnities and other amounts then due and payable to the Agents until paid in full; (ii) second, to pay interest then due and payable in respect of the Collateral Agent Advances until paid in full; (iii) third, to pay principal of the Collateral Agent Advances until paid in full; (iv) fourth, ratably to pay the Obligations in respect of any fees, expense reimbursements, indemnities and other amounts then due and payable to the Lenders until paid in full; (v) fifth, ratably to pay interest then due and payable in respect of the Term Loans until paid in full; (vi) sixth, ratably to pay principal of the Term Loans until paid in full; (vii) seventh, to the ratable payment of all other Obligations then due and payable; and (viii) eighth, to the extent of any remaining amounts, to the Borrower or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.

(c)         [reserved.]

(d)        In the event of a conflict between the priority provisions of this Section 4.03 and other provisions contained in any other Loan Document, the terms and provisions of this Section 4.03 shall control and govern.

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ARTICLE V

CONDITIONS TO LOANS

Section 5.01       Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness.  This Agreement shall become effective as of the Business Day (the “Closing Date”) when each of the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied in a manner satisfactory to the Required Lenders:

(a)        Payment of Fees, Etc.  The Borrower shall have paid on or before the Closing Date all fees then payable pursuant to Section 2.06 and, to the extent invoiced at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by any Loan Party pursuant to Section 12.04.

(b)         Representations and Warranties.  The following statements shall be true and correct: (i) the representations made by or with respect to the Target and its subsidiaries in the Merger Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders (in their capacities as such) (but only to the extent that Holdings has the right to terminate its obligations under the Merger Agreement as a result of a breach of such representations in the Merger Agreement) shall be true and correct in all material respects and (ii) the representations and warranties made in respect of the Borrower, and, to the extent applicable, the Guarantors, in Sections 6.01(a)(i), (a)(ii), (b)(i), (b)(ii)(A), (d), (k), (t), (w) and, solely with respect to the use of the proceeds of the Term Loans, (y) and (z) shall be true and correct in all material respects.

(c)         [Reserved].

(d)        Delivery of Documents.  The Agents shall have received on or before the Closing Date the following, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and, unless indicated otherwise, dated the Closing Date and, if applicable, duly executed by the Persons party thereto:

(i)     subject to the last paragraph of this Article V, the Security Agreement, together with the original stock certificates representing all of the Equity Interests and all promissory notes required to be pledged thereunder, accompanied by undated stock powers executed in blank and other proper instruments of transfer;

(ii)    to the extent applicable in the relevant jurisdiction, the results of searches for any effective UCC or other applicable personal property financing statements, tax Liens or judgment Liens filed against any Loan Party or its property, which results shall not show any such Liens (other than Permitted Liens);

(iii)     subject to the last paragraph of this Article V, the UK Partnership Interest Charges;

(iv)     a Perfection Certificate;

(v)      the Agent Fee Letter;

(vi)     the Intercompany Subordination Agreement;

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(vii)   a certificate of an Authorized Officer of each Loan Party, certifying (A) as to copies of the Governing Documents of such Loan Party, together with all amendments thereto (including, without limitation, a true and complete copy of the charter, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership or other publicly filed organizational document of each Loan Party certified as of a recent date not more than 30 days prior to the Closing Date by an appropriate official of the jurisdiction of organization of such Loan Party which shall set forth the same complete name of such Loan Party as is set forth herein and the organizational number of such Loan Party, if an organizational number is issued in such jurisdiction), (B) as to a copy of the resolutions or written consents of such Loan Party authorizing (1) the borrowings hereunder and the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is or will be a party, and (2) the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Loan Party is or will be a party and the execution and delivery of the other documents to be delivered by such Person in connection herewith and therewith and (C) the names and true signatures of the representatives of such Loan Party authorized to sign each Loan Document (in the case of the Borrower, including, without limitation, Notices of Borrowing, and all other notices under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) to which such Loan Party is or will be a party and the other documents to be executed and delivered by such Loan Party in connection herewith and therewith, together with evidence of the incumbency of such authorized officers;

(viii)   in addition to a certificate as described in Section 5.01(d)(vi) above, a certificate of an Authorized Officer of each UK Guarantor certifying (A) that guaranteeing and securing the Secured Obligations would not cause any guarantee, security or similar limit binding on any UK Guarantor to be exceeded, (B) that each copy document relating to it and supplied pursuant to this Section 5.01 is correct, complete and in full force and effect and has not been amended or superseded as at a date no earlier than the date of this Agreement and (C) that (1) each UK Guarantor has complied with the relevant timeframe with any notice it has received pursuant to Part 21A of the Companies Act 2006 from any other UK Guarantor and no “warning notice” or “restrictions notice” (in each case as defined in Schedule 1B of the Companies Act 2006) has been issued in respect of such UK Guarantor’s shares, together with a copy of the “PSC register” (within the meaning of section 790C(10) of the Companies Act 2006) or (2) such UK Guarantor is not required to comply with Part 21A of the Companies Act 2006;

(ix)    a certificate of the chief financial officer of Holdings, certifying as to the solvency of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (after giving effect to the Term Loans and the other transactions to be consummated on the Closing Date) (or, at the Borrower’s option, a solvency opinion from an independent investment bank or valuation firm of nationally recognized standing);

(x)       the Financial Statements;

(xi)     a duly executed Notice of Borrowing;

(xii)    to the extent that the concept is applicable in the relevant jurisdiction, a certificate of the appropriate official(s) of the jurisdiction of organization certifying as of a recent date not more than 30 days prior to the Closing Date as to the subsistence in good standing of such Loan Party in such jurisdictions;

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(xiii)    an opinion of (A) Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York counsel to the Loan Parties, (B) Slaughter and May, United Kingdom counsel to the Loan Parties, (C), DLA Piper Australia, Australian counsel to the Lenders, (D) DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Canadian counsel to the Lenders, (E) Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Illinois counsel to the Loan Parties, (F) Maddin, Hauser, Roth & Heller, P.C., Michigan counsel to the Loan Parties, (G) Ryley Carlock & Applewhite, P.C., Arizona counsel to the Loan Parties, (H) SmithAmundsen LLC, Wisconsin counsel to the Loan Parties, (I) Whitfield & Eddy, P.L.C., Iowa counsel to the Loan Parties, and (J) Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP, Arkansas counsel to the Loan Parties, in each case as to such matters regarding the Loan Parties, this Agreement (including the Guaranty) and the Term Loans as the Required Lenders may reasonably request, and the Loan Parties hereby request such opinions;

(xiv)   a pro forma consolidated balance sheet and a related pro forma consolidated statement of income of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of and for the twelve-month period ending on June 30, 2019;

(xv)  evidence of the consummation of the Payoff simultaneously or substantially concurrently with the consummation of the Merger; and

(xvi)   a duly executed W-9 (or such other applicable IRS tax form),  from each of the Loan Parties.

(e)       Material Adverse Effect.  Except as expressly disclosed in the Company SEC Reports (as defined in the Merger Agreement as in effect as of August 5, 2019) filed with or furnished to the SEC and publicly available after January 1, 2017 and prior to the date of the Merger Agreement (other than (a) any information that is contained solely in the “Risk Factors” section of such Company SEC Reports that are not statements of historical fact and (b) any forward-looking statements, or other statements that are similarly predictive or forward-looking in nature, contained in such Company SEC Reports), or in the Company Disclosure Letter (as defined in the Merger Agreement as in effect on August 5, 2019), since December 31, 2018, there shall not have been any event, change, circumstance, effect, development or state of facts that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement as in effect on August 5, 2019).

(f)        Merger. The closing of the Merger shall be consummated substantially simultaneously or substantially concurrently with the funding of the Term Loans on the terms described in the Merger Agreement, without giving effect to any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification thereof that is adverse to the interests of the Lenders in their capacities as such, unless it is approved by the Specified Lender (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned).

(g)         Minimum Liquidity. Immediately after giving effect to the Transactions, the Loan Parties shall have unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents on their consolidated balance sheet in an aggregate amount of at least $40,000,000.

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(h)        Other Debt. On the Closing Date, immediately after giving effect to the Transactions, none of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the other Subsidiaries shall have any Indebtedness for borrowed money other than (i) the Term Facility, (ii) other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred or outstanding on or prior to the Closing Date pursuant to the Merger Agreement and (iii) any rollover of then existing Capitalized Leases.

(i)       KYC; Beneficial Ownership.  The Agents and the Lenders shall have received all information required under the applicable “know your customer” requirements of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws, including without limitation, the USA PATRIOT Act and a Beneficial Ownership Certification for the Borrower and any Guarantor, in each case, that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation to any Lender that has requested such certification (in each case, with such documentation and information to be requested not later than 10 Business Days prior to the Closing Date and to be delivered at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that, to the extent any security interest in the intended Collateral or any deliverable related to the perfection of security interests in the intended Collateral (other than any Collateral the security interest in which may be perfected by the filing of a UCC or other applicable personal property financing statement or the possession of the stock certificates of the Borrower, any subsidiary of Holdings or the Target to the extent that, in the case of subsidiaries of the Target, such stock certificates are received from the Target, after using commercially reasonable efforts, on or prior to the Closing Date), is not or cannot be provided and/or perfected on the Closing Date (i) without undue burden or expense or (ii) after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so, then the provision and/or perfection of such security interest(s) or deliverable shall not constitute a condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement on the Closing Date but shall be required to be provided and/or perfected within 60 days after the Closing Date.

ARTICLE VI

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 6.01        Representations and Warranties.  Each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Secured Parties as follows:

(a)      Organization, Good Standing, Etc.  Each Loan Party (i) is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state or jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business as now conducted and as presently contemplated and, in the case of the Borrower, to make the borrowings hereunder, and to execute and deliver each Loan Document to which it is a party, and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, and (iii) is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary, except (solely for the purposes of this subclause (iii)) where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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(b)        Authorization, Etc.   The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which it is or will be a party, (i) have been duly authorized by all necessary action, (ii) do not and will not contravene (A) any of its Governing Documents, (B) any applicable material Requirement of Law or (C) any material Contractual Obligation binding on or otherwise affecting it or any of its properties, (iii) do not and will not result in or require the creation of any Lien (other than pursuant to any Loan Document) upon or with respect to any of its properties, and (iv) do not and will not result in any default, noncompliance, suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal of any permit, license, authorization or approval applicable to its operations or any of its properties, except, in the case of clause (iv), to the extent where such contravention, default, noncompliance, suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or nonrenewal would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)      Governmental Approvals.  No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the due execution, delivery and performance by any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is or will be a party other than filings and recordings with respect to Collateral to be made, or otherwise delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing or recordation, on the Closing Date.

(d)         Enforceability of Loan Documents.  This Agreement is, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is or will be a party, when delivered hereunder, will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.

(e)       Capitalization.  On the Closing Date, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby to occur on the Closing Date, the authorized Equity Interests of Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries and the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries are as set forth on Schedule 6.01(e) (giving effect to any supplements to or modifications of such Schedule that are delivered to, and satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent not later than five Business Days after the Closing Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion)).  All of the issued and outstanding shares of Equity Interests of Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, and the holders thereof are not entitled to any preemptive, first refusal or other similar rights.  All Equity Interests of such Subsidiaries of Holdings are owned by Holdings free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Specified Liens).  Except as described on Schedule 6.01(e) (giving effect to any supplements to or modifications of such Schedule that are delivered to, and satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent not later than five Business Days after the Closing Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion)), there are no outstanding debt or equity securities of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and no outstanding obligations of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries convertible into or exchangeable for, or warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, or other obligations of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, directly or indirectly, any shares of Equity Interests of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries.

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(f)         Litigation.  Except as set forth in Schedule 6.01(f), there is no pending or, to the best knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened action, suit or proceeding affecting any Loan Party or any of its properties before any court or other Governmental Authority or any arbitrator that (i) if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) relates to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby.

(g)         Financial Statements.  The Financial Statements, copies of which have been delivered to each Agent and each Lender, fairly present the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal periods ended on such respective dates, all in accordance with GAAP.  Since December 30, 2018, no event or development has occurred that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(h)       Compliance with Law, Etc.  No Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of (i) any of its Governing Documents, (ii) any material Requirement of Law or (iii) any material term of any material Contractual Obligation (including, without limitation, any Material Contract) binding on or otherwise affecting it or any of its properties, and no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing thereunder.

(i)          ERISA.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each Employee Plan is in substantial compliance with ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code, (ii) no Termination Event has occurred nor is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any Employee Plan, (iii) the most recent annual report (Form 5500 Series) with respect to each Employee Plan, including any required Schedule B (Actuarial Information) thereto, copies of which have been filed with the Internal Revenue Service and delivered to the Lenders, is complete and correct and fairly presents the funding status of such Employee Plan, and since the date of such report there has been no material adverse change in such funding status, (iv) copies of each agreement entered into with the PBGC, the U.S. Department of Labor or the Internal Revenue Service with respect to any Employee Plan have been delivered to the Agents, (v) no Employee Plan had an accumulated or waived funding deficiency or permitted decrease which would create a deficiency in its funding standard account or has applied for an extension of any amortization period within the meaning of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code at any time during the previous 60 months, and (vi) no Lien imposed under the Internal Revenue Code or ERISA exists or is likely to arise on account of any Employee Plan within the meaning of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code.  Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(i), no Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates has occurred or may reasonably be expected to incur any withdrawal liability under ERISA with respect to any Multiemployer Plan.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, no Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates nor any fiduciary of any Employee Plan has (i) engaged in a nonexempt prohibited transaction described in Sections 406 of ERISA or 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, (ii) failed to pay any required installment or other payment required under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code on or before the due date for such required installment or payment, (iii) engaged in a transaction within the meaning of Section 4069 of ERISA or (iv) incurred any liability to the PBGC which remains outstanding other than the payment of premiums, and there are no premium payments which have become due which are unpaid.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, there are no pending or, to the best knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened claims, actions, proceedings or lawsuits (other than claims for benefits in the normal course) asserted or instituted against (i) any Employee Plan or its assets, (ii) any fiduciary with respect to any Employee Plan, or (iii) any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates with respect to any Employee Plan.  Except as required by Section 4980B of the Internal Revenue  Code or any other applicable law or as would not be material, no Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates maintains an employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) which provides health or welfare benefits (through the purchase of insurance or otherwise) for any retired or former employee of any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates or coverage after a participant’s termination of employment.

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(j)        Taxes, Etc.  (i) All material Federal, state, provincial and local tax returns and other reports required by applicable Requirements of Law to be filed by any Loan Party have been filed, or extensions have been obtained, and (ii) all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon any Loan Party or any property of any Loan Party and which have become due and payable on or prior to the date hereof have been paid, except (x) to the extent contested in good faith by proper proceedings which stay the imposition of any penalty, fine or Lien resulting from the non-payment thereof and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof on the Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP or (y) unpaid taxes, assessment and other governmental charges in an aggregate amount not exceed $25,000,000.

(k)        Regulations T, U and X.  No Loan Party is or will be engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X), and no proceeds of any Term Loan will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock or for any purpose that violates, or is inconsistent with, the provisions of Regulation T, U and X.

(l)          Nature of Business.

(i)     No Loan Party is engaged in any business other than as set forth on Schedule 6.01(l) or business activities incidental or related thereto.

(ii)      Holdings does not have any material liabilities (other than liabilities arising under the Loan Documents), own any material assets (other than the Equity Interests of its Subsidiaries or cash and cash equivalents held in connection with the performing of activities in each case permitted under this Agreement) or engage in any operations or business (other than the ownership of its Subsidiaries).

(m)       Adverse Agreements, Etc.  No Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Contractual Obligation or subject to any restriction or limitation in any Governing Document or any judgment, order, regulation, ruling or other requirement of a court or other Governmental Authority, which (either individually or in the aggregate) has, or in the future would reasonably be expected (either individually or in the aggregate) to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

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(n)      Permits, Etc.  Each Loan Party has, and is in compliance with, all permits, licenses, authorizations, approvals, entitlements and accreditations required for such Person lawfully to own, lease, manage or operate, or to acquire, each business and Mortgaged Property currently owned, leased, managed or operated by such Person, except to the extent the failure to have or be in compliance therewith would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  No condition exists or event has occurred which, in itself or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would result in the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or non-renewal of any such permit, license, authorization, approval, entitlement or accreditation, and there is no claim that any thereof is not in full force and effect, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(o)        Properties.  Each Loan Party has good and marketable title to, valid leasehold interests in, or valid licenses to use, all property and assets material to its business, free and clear of all Liens, except Permitted Liens.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all such properties and assets are in good operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

(p)         Employee and Labor Matters.  There is (i) no unfair labor practice complaint pending or, to the best knowledge of any Loan Party, threatened against any Loan Party before any Governmental Authority and no grievance or arbitration proceeding pending or threatened against any Loan Party which arises out of or under any collective bargaining agreement, (ii) no strike, labor dispute, slowdown, stoppage or similar action or grievance pending or threatened against any Loan Party or (iii) to the knowledge of each Loan Party, no union representation question existing with respect to the employees of any Loan Party and no union organizing activity taking place with respect to any of the employees of any Loan Party, in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  No Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates has incurred any material liability or material obligation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”) or similar state law, which remains unpaid or unsatisfied.  The hours worked and payments made to employees of any Loan Party have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable legal requirements, except to the extent such violations would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  All payments due from any Loan Party on account of wages and employee health and welfare insurance and other benefits have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of such Loan Party, except where the failure to do so would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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(q)         Environmental Matters.  Except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(q), (i) the operations of each Loan Party are in material compliance with all Environmental Laws, except for such noncompliance that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) there has been no Release at any of the properties owned or operated by any Loan Party or a legal predecessor in interest, or at any disposal or treatment facility which received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any legal predecessor in interest which in either case would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) no Environmental Action has been asserted against any Loan Party or any predecessor in interest, nor does any Loan Party have knowledge or notice of any threatened or pending Environmental Action against any Loan Party or any predecessor in interest, which, in either case, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iv)  no Environmental Actions have been asserted against any facilities that have received Hazardous Materials generated by any Loan Party or any predecessor in interest which in either case would reasonably be expected to be material to the Loan Parties; (v)  no property now or formerly owned or operated by a Loan Party has been used as a treatment or disposal site for any Hazardous Material in a manner which violates Environmental Laws in any material respect or has resulted in or would reasonably be expected to result in an Environmental Action, Environmental Liabilities and Costs, or an obligation on the part of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries to conduct a Remedial Action, in each case which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (vi) no Loan Party has failed to report to the proper Governmental Authority any Release which is required to be so reported by any Environmental Laws which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (vii) each Loan Party holds all licenses, permits and approvals required under any Environmental Laws in connection with the operation of the business carried on by it, except for such licenses, permits and approvals as to which a Loan Party’s failure to maintain or comply with would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (viii) no Loan Party has received any written notification by any Governmental Authority pursuant to any Environmental Laws that (A) any work, repairs, construction or Capital Expenditures are required to be made to continue to comply with any Environmental Laws, or any license, permit or approval issued pursuant thereto or (B) any license, permit or approval referred to above is about to be reviewed, made, subject to limitations or conditions, revoked, withdrawn or terminated, in each case, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(r)         Insurance.  Each Loan Party maintains the insurance and required services and financial assurance as required by law and as required by Section 7.01(h).  Schedule 6.01(r) sets forth a list of all insurance maintained by each Loan Party on the Closing Date.

(s)         Use of Proceeds.  The proceeds of the Term Loans shall be used by the Borrower on the Closing Date to (i) partially fund the Merger, (ii) consummate the Payoff, (iii) pay fees and expenses incurred to obtain the Term Loans and to consummate of the Payoff and (iv) fund $40,000,000 or more of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents to the balance sheet of the Borrower and Guarantors.

(t)          Solvency.  Immediately after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to occur on the Closing Date (including, without limitation, the funding of the Term Loans), the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis are Solvent.  No transfer of property is being made by any Loan Party and no obligation is being incurred by any Loan Party in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with the intent to hinder, delay, or defraud either present or future creditors of such Loan Party.

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(u)        Intellectual Property.  Each Loan Party owns or licenses or otherwise has the right to use all Intellectual Property rights that are necessary for the operation of its business, without infringement upon or conflict with the rights of any other Person with respect thereto, except for such infringements and conflicts which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.  Subject to Section 6(b) of the Security Agreement, set forth on Schedule 6.01(u) (giving effect to any supplements to or modifications of such Schedule that are delivered to, and satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent not later than (x) in the case of information relating to copyrights, 20 days and (y) in the case of information relating to patents and trademarks, 60 days, in each case after the Closing Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion)) is a complete and accurate list as of the Closing Date of each item of Registered Intellectual Property (except with respect to copyrights, which shall be limited to the Material Copyrights (as defined in the Security Agreement)) owned by each Loan Party.  No trademark or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by any Loan Party infringes upon or conflicts with any rights owned by any other Person, and no claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or threatened, except for such infringements and conflicts which would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.  To the knowledge of each Loan Party, no patent, invention, device, application, principle or any statute, law, rule, regulation, standard or code pertaining to Intellectual Property is pending or proposed, which, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(v)        Material Contracts.  Set forth on Schedule 6.01(v) is a complete and accurate list as of the Closing Date of all Material Contracts of each Loan Party.  Each such Material Contract (i) is in full force and effect and is binding upon and enforceable against each Loan Party that is a party thereto and, to the best knowledge of such Loan Party, all other parties thereto in accordance with its terms, except as such may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles, (ii) has not been otherwise amended or modified, and (iii) is not in default due to the action of any Loan Party or, to the best knowledge of any Loan Party, any other party thereto.

(w)      Investment Company Act.  None of the Loan Parties is (i) an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” or “promoter” of, or “principal underwriter” of or for, an “investment company”, as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (ii) subject to regulation under any Requirement of Law that limits in any respect its ability to incur Indebtedness or which may otherwise render all or a portion of the Obligations unenforceable.

(x)         Customers and Suppliers.  Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, there exists no actual or threatened termination, cancellation or limitation of, or modification to or change in, the business relationship between (i) any Loan Party, on the one hand, and any customer or any group thereof, on the other hand, whose agreements with any Loan Party are individually or in the aggregate material to the business or operations of such Loan Party, or (ii) any Loan Party, on the one hand, and any supplier or any group thereof, on the other hand, whose agreements with any Loan Party are individually or in the aggregate material to the business or operations of such Loan Party.

(y)         Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws.

(i)       None of the Loan Parties, any of their respective Subsidiaries, their respective directors, officers or employees nor to the knowledge of the Borrower, their respective agents, has violated or is in violation of any of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws in any material respect or has engaged in or conspired to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws.

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(ii)      None of the Loan Parties, nor any Subsidiary of any of the Loan Parties, nor any officer, director, employees or principal shareholder or owner of any of the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, any of the Loan Parties’ or any of their Subsidiaries’ respective agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the Term Loans or other transactions hereunder, is a Blocked Person.

(iii)    None of the Loan Parties, nor any Subsidiary of any of the Loan Parties, nor, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, any of their respective agents acting in any capacity in connection with the Term Loans or other transactions hereunder, (A) conducts any business with or for the benefit of any Blocked Person or engages in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to, from or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, or (B) deals in, or otherwise engages in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to any Sanctions Programs.

(iv)   The Borrower will not request any Term Loan, and the Borrower shall not use, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Term Loan (A) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Blocked Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (B) in any manner that would result in the violation of Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws applicable to any by any Person (including any Lender or any Agent).

(v)     The Loan Parties have adopted, implemented and maintain policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws by the Loan Parties, their respective Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents.

(z)          Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws.

(i)      The Loan Parties, their respective Subsidiaries, their respective directors, officers and employees and to the knowledge of the Borrower, their respective agents, are in compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (the “FCPA”), and the anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdictions applicable to the Loan Parties or their Subsidiaries from time to time (collectively, the “Anti-Corruption Laws”).

(ii)      None of the Loan Parties has at any time:

(A)        offered, promised, paid, given, or authorized the payment or giving of any money, gift or other thing of value, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of any employee, official, or other person acting on behalf of any foreign (i.e., non-U.S.) Governmental Authority, or of any public international organization, or any foreign political party or official thereof, or candidate for foreign political office (collectively, “Foreign Official”), for the purpose of: (1) improperly influencing any act or decision of such Foreign Official in his, her, or its official capacity; or (2) inducing such Foreign Official to do, or omit to do, an act in violation of the lawful duty of such Foreign Official, or (3) securing any improper advantage, in order to obtain or retain business for, or with, or to direct business to, any Person; or

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(B)          acted or attempted to act in any manner which would subject any of the Loan Parties to liability under any Anti-Corruption Law.

(iii)    There are, and have been, no allegations, investigations or inquiries with regard to a potential violation of any Anti-Corruption Law by any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective current or former directors, officers, employees, stockholders or agents, or other persons acting on their behalf.

(iv)    The Loan Parties have adopted, implemented and maintain anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the Anti-Corruption Laws by the Loan Parties, their respective Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents.

(v)     The Borrower will not request any Term Loan, and the Borrower shall not use, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Term Loan in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws.

(aa)       Full Disclosure.

(i)      Each Loan Party has disclosed to the Agents all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Agents (other than forward-looking information and projections and information of a general economic nature and general information about Borrower’s industry) in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which it was made, not materially misleading.

(ii)      As of the Closing Date, the information included in any Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and correct in all material respects.

(bb)      Not a Trustee.  No Australian Loan Party enters into this Agreement or any other Loan Document as a trustee of any trust or settlement.

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ARTICLE VII

COVENANTS OF THE LOAN PARTIES

Section 7.01       Affirmative Covenants.  So long as any principal of or interest on any Term Loan or any other Obligation (whether or not due) shall remain unpaid (other than Contingent Indemnity Obligations) or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, each Loan Party will:

(a)         Reporting Requirements.  Furnish to each Agent and each Lender:

(i )      [reserved];

(ii)     as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year, commencing with the first such Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date, unaudited consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and retained earnings and statements of cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter, and for the period commencing at the end of the immediately preceding Fiscal Year and ending with the end of such quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding date or period set forth in the financial statements for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and certified by an Authorized Officer of Holdings as fairly presenting, in all material respects, the financial position of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such quarter and the results of operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such quarter and for such year-to-date period and the cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for such year-to-date period, in accordance with GAAP applied in a manner consistent with that of the most recent audited financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries furnished to the Agents and the Lenders, subject to the absence of footnotes and normal year-end adjustments;

(iii)     as soon as available, and in any event within 75 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, commencing with the first Fiscal Year ending after the Closing Date, consolidated balance sheets, statements of operations and retained earnings and statements of cash flows of Holdings and its Subsidiaries as at the end of such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding date or period set forth in the financial statements for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, and accompanied by a report and an opinion, prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, of independent certified public accountants of recognized standing selected by the Borrower and satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which opinion shall be without (1) a “going concern” or like qualification or exception, or (2) any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit (other than solely as a result of the impending maturity of any Term Loans)), together with a written statement of such accountants (x) to the effect that, in making the examination necessary for their certification of such financial statements, they have not obtained any knowledge of the existence of an Event of Default or a Default under Section 7.03 and (y) if such accountants shall have obtained any knowledge of the existence of an Event of Default or such Default, describing the nature thereof;

(iv)    simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries required by clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Section 7.01(a), a certificate of an Authorized Officer of Holdings (a “Compliance Certificate”):

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(A)         stating that such Authorized Officer has reviewed the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and has made or caused to be made under his or her supervision a review of the condition and operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during the period covered by such financial statements with a view to determining whether the Borrower and its Subsidiaries were in compliance with all of the provisions of this Agreement and such Loan Documents at the times such compliance is required hereby and thereby, and that such review has not disclosed, and such Authorized Officer has no knowledge of, the occurrence and continuance during such period of an Event of Default or Default or, if an Event of Default or Default had occurred and continued or is continuing, describing the nature and period of existence thereof and the action which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries propose to take or have taken with respect thereto,

(B)          (1) attaching a schedule showing the calculation of the Total Gross Leverage Ratio at the end of the relevant period, (2) attaching a schedule showing the calculation of the Excess Cash Flow in accordance with the terms of Section 2.05(c)(i) and (3) to the extent not included in the applicable financial statements, including a discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of Holdings and its Subsidiaries for the portion of the Fiscal Year then elapsed and discussing the reasons for any significant variations from the figures for the corresponding period in the previous Fiscal Year, and

(C)         in the case of the delivery of the financial statements of Holdings and its Subsidiaries required by clause (iii) of this Section 7.01(a), attaching (1) a summary of all material insurance coverage maintained as of the date thereof by any Loan Party, together with such other related documents and information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require and (2) confirmation that there have been no changes to the information contained in the Perfection Certificate delivered on the Closing Date or the date of the most recently updated Perfection Certificate delivered pursuant to this clause (iv) and/or attaching an updated Perfection Certificate identifying any such changes to the information contained  therein;

(v)      upon the request of the Required Lenders, participate in a customary conference call with the Lenders once per month, at a time selected by the Required Lenders and reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, to discuss the financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries;

(vi)     as soon as available and in any event not later than 30 days prior to the end of each Fiscal Year, a certificate of an Authorized Officer of Holdings  attaching Projections for Holdings and its Subsidiaries, supplementing and superseding the Projections previously required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement, prepared on a quarterly basis and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, for the immediately succeeding Fiscal Year;

(vii)   as promptly as practicable after submission to any Governmental Authority, all documents and information furnished to such Governmental Authority in connection with any investigation of any Loan Party other than routine inquiries by such Governmental Authority;

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(viii)  as soon as possible, and in any event within 3 Business Days after the occurrence of an Event of Default or Default or the occurrence of any event or development that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the written statement of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of such Event of Default or Default or other event or development that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and the action which the affected Loan Party proposes to take with respect thereto;

(ix)     (A) as promptly as practicable and in any event within 10 days after any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate thereof knows or has reason to know that (1) any Reportable Event with respect to any Employee Plan has occurred, (2) any other Termination Event with respect to any Employee Plan has occurred, or (3) an accumulated funding deficiency has been incurred or an application has been made to the Secretary of the Treasury for a waiver or modification of the minimum funding standard (including installment payments) or an extension of any amortization period under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to an Employee Plan, a statement of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of such occurrence and the action, if any, which such Loan Party or such ERISA Affiliate proposes to take with respect thereto, (B) as promptly as practicable and in any event within 3 days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate thereof from the PBGC, copies of each notice received by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate thereof of the PBGC’s intention to terminate any Plan or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Plan, (C) as promptly as practicable and in any event within 10 days after the filing thereof with the Internal Revenue Service if requested by the Administrative Agent (acting at the written direction of the Required Lenders), copies of each Schedule B (Actuarial Information) to the annual report (Form 5500 Series) with respect to each Employee Plan and Multiemployer Plan, (D) as promptly as practicable and in any event within 10 days after any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate thereof knows or has reason to know that a required installment within the meaning of Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code has not been made when due with respect to an Employee Plan and (E) as promptly as practicable and in any event within 3 days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate thereof from a sponsor of a Multiemployer Plan or from the PBGC, a copy of each notice received by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate thereof concerning the imposition or amount of withdrawal liability under Section 4202 of ERISA or indicating that such Multiemployer Plan may enter reorganization status under Section 4241 of ERISA;

(x)     as promptly as practicable after the commencement thereof but in any event not later than 5 Business Days after service of process with respect thereto on, or the obtaining of knowledge thereof by, any Loan Party, notice of each action, suit or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority or other regulatory body or any arbitrator which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(xi)     as promptly as practicable and in any event within 5 Business Days after execution, receipt or delivery thereof, copies of any material notices that any Loan Party executes or receives in connection with any Material Contract;

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(xii)    as promptly as practicable and in any event within 5 Business Days after execution, receipt or delivery thereof, copies of any material notices that any Loan Party executes or receives in connection with the sale or other Disposition of the Equity Interests of, or all or substantially all of the assets of, any Loan Party;

(xiii)   [reserved];

(xiv)   as promptly as practicable after the receipt thereof, a copy of any material notice received from any holder of its Indebtedness;

(xv)    as promptly as practicable upon receipt thereof, copies of all financial reports (including, without limitation, management letters), if any, submitted to any Loan Party by its auditors in connection with any annual or interim audit of the books thereof;

(xvi)   as promptly as practicable upon request, any certification or other evidence reasonably requested from time to time by any Lender in its sole discretion, confirming the Borrower’s compliance with Section 7.02(r);

(xvii)  simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries required by clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 7.01(a), if, as a result of any change in accounting principles and policies from those used in the preparation of the Financial Statements that is permitted by Section 7.02(q), the consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 7.01(a) will differ from the consolidated financial statements that would have been delivered pursuant to such subdivisions had no such change in accounting principles and policies been made, then, together with the first delivery of such financial statements after such change, one or more statements of reconciliation for all such prior financial statements in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(xviii)  [reserved]; and

(xix)  as promptly as practicable upon request, such other information concerning the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of any Loan Party as any Agent may from time to time may reasonably request.

For the avoidance of doubt, delivery of any reports, information and documents to an Agent hereunder is for informational purposes only and such Agent’s receipt of such shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein, including the Borrower’s compliance with any of its covenants hereunder.

Information required to be furnished pursuant to clause (ii) or (iii) of this Section 7.01(a) shall be deemed to have been furnished if such information, or one or more annual or quarterly reports containing such information, shall have been posted by the Administrative Agent on an Approved Electronic Platform or shall be available on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.  Information required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 7.01(a) may also be furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent.

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(b)         Additional Guarantors and Collateral Security.  Cause:

(i)       each Subsidiary of any Loan Party not in existence on the Closing Date (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) to execute and deliver to the Collateral Agent as promptly as practicable and in any event within 30 days (except as provided in clause (D) below and unless a later date is otherwise agreed to by the Collateral Agent) after the formation, acquisition or change in status thereof, (A) a Joinder Agreement, pursuant to which such Subsidiary shall be made a party to this Agreement as a Guarantor, (B) in the case of any such Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary, a supplement to the Security Agreement, together with (1) certificates evidencing all of the Equity Interests of any Person owned by such Subsidiary required to be pledged under the terms of the Security Agreement, (2) undated stock powers for such Equity Interests executed in blank with signature guaranteed, and (3) such opinions of counsel as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request, (C) in the case of any such Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary, a Foreign Security Agreement (or a supplement to the applicable existing Foreign Security Agreement, if any) governed by the laws of the applicable Foreign Subsidiary’s jurisdiction of organization, (D) to the extent required under the terms of this Agreement, within ninety (90) days after such formation, acquisition or change in status, one or more Mortgages creating on the fee-owned real property of such Subsidiary a perfected, first priority Lien (in terms of priority, subject only to Permitted Specified Liens) on such real property and such other Real Property Deliverables as may be required by the Collateral Agent with respect to each such real property and (E) such other agreements, instruments, approvals or other documents reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent in order to create, perfect, establish the first priority of or otherwise protect any Lien purported to be covered by any such Security Document or otherwise to effect the intent that such Subsidiary shall become bound by all of the terms, covenants and agreements contained in the Loan Documents and that all property and assets of such Subsidiary shall become Collateral for the Obligations (each such deliverable set out in this clause (i) being a “Joinder Document Deliverable”);

(ii)    each Loan Party that is the owner of the Equity Interests of any such Subsidiary to execute and deliver as promptly as practicable and in any event within 10 Business Days after the formation or acquisition of such Subsidiary (x) in the case of any such Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary, a Pledge Amendment (as defined in the Security Agreement) and (y) in the case of any such Subsidiary that is a Foreign Subsidiary, a Foreign Pledge Agreement (or a supplement to an existing Foreign Pledge Agreement, if any) governed by the laws of the applicable Foreign Subsidiary’s jurisdiction of organization, in each case together with (A) certificates evidencing all of the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary required to be pledged under the terms of the applicable Security Document, (B) to the extent required by the terms of the applicable Security Document, undated stock powers or other appropriate instruments of assignment for such Equity Interests executed in blank with signature guaranteed, (C) such opinions of counsel as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request and (D) such other agreements, instruments, approvals or other documents requested by the Collateral Agent; and

(iii)     notwithstanding Section 7.01(b)(i)-(ii), in the case of any Australian Subsidiary which was not a Subsidiary of a Loan Party as at the Closing Date, if compliance with the requirements set out in Section 7.01(b)(i)-(ii) would constitute financial assistance under Section 260A of the Corporations Act, then such Australian Subsidiary (A) shall not be required to satisfy such requirements until the date that is 45 days after the formation, acquisition or change in status of that Australian Subsidiary (unless a later date is otherwise agreed to by the Collateral Agent) (the “Australian Joinder Date”), provided that Australian Subsidiary provides evidence satisfactory to the Collateral Agent of the completion of the financial assistance ‘whitewash’ procedure under Section 260B of the Corporations Act on or before the Australian Joinder Date.

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(c)          Compliance with Laws; Payment of Taxes.

(i)     Comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply with all Requirements of Law (including, without limitation, all Environmental Laws), judgments and awards (including any settlement of any claim that, if breached, could give rise to any of the foregoing), except to the extent the failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(ii)    Pay, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, in full before delinquency or before the expiration of any extension period, all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, except to the extent (x) contested in good faith by proper proceedings which stay the imposition of any penalty, fine or Lien resulting from the non-payment thereof and with respect to which adequate reserves have been set aside for the payment thereof in accordance with GAAP or (y) unpaid taxes, assessments and other governmental charges in an aggregate amount not exceed $25,000,000.

(d)       Preservation of Existence, Etc.  Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement, maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, its existence, rights and privileges (except as otherwise permitted by Section 7.02(c)), and become or remain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to become or remain, duly qualified and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the properties owned or leased by it or in which the transaction of its business makes such qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(e)         Keeping of Records and Books of Account.  Keep, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to keep, adequate records and books of account, with complete entries made to permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

(f)         Inspection Rights.  (i) Permit, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to permit, the agents and representatives of any Agent (acting at the written direction of the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders) at any time and from time to time during normal business hours, at the expense of the Borrower, to examine and make copies of and abstracts from its records and books of account, to visit and inspect its properties, to verify materials, leases, notes, accounts receivable, deposit accounts and its other assets, to conduct audits, physical counts, valuations, appraisals or non-intrusive examinations and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with any of its directors, officers, managerial employees, independent accountants or any of its other representatives and (ii) at the request of the Collateral Agent and at Borrower’s expense, conduct and provide to the Collateral Agent (x) a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment of the applicable Mortgaged Property using a consultant reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent (the “Phase I Report”) and (y) to the extent such Phase I Report concludes that a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment is reasonably necessary to mitigate or address an impact or threat to the environment or human health and safety posed by any environmental condition identified in the Phase I Report, or recommends a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment to investigate a “Recognized Environmental Condition” identified in the Phase I Report, a reasonably-scoped Phase II Environmental Site Assessment; provided, however, that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Agents shall not exercise the rights under this Section 7.01(f) more often than one time during any calendar year, provided that the Agents may exercise such rights under this Section 7.01(f) following the receipt of a notice pursuant to Section 7.01(j).  In furtherance of the foregoing, each Loan Party hereby authorizes its independent accountants, and the independent accountants of each of its Subsidiaries, to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of such Person (independently or together with representatives of such Person) with the agents and representatives of any Agent in accordance with this Section 7.01(f).

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(g)        Maintenance of Properties, Etc.  Maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain and preserve, all of its properties which are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear and casualty excepted, and comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, at all times with the provisions of all leases to which it is a party as lessee or under which it occupies property, so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder, except to the extent the failure to so maintain and preserve or so comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(h)        Maintenance of Insurance.  Maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, insurance with responsible and reputable insurance companies or associations (including, without limitation, comprehensive general liability, hazard, rent, worker’s compensation and business interruption insurance) with respect to its properties (including all real properties leased or owned by it) and business, in such amounts and covering such risks as is required by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect thereto or as is carried generally in accordance with sound business practice by companies in similar businesses similarly situated and in any event in amount, adequacy and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent (it being understood and agreed that the amount, adequacy and scope of insurance coverage that exists on the Closing Date is satisfactory to the Collateral Agent).  All policies covering the Collateral are to be made payable to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, as its interests may appear, in case of loss, under a standard non‑contributory “lender” or “secured party” clause and are to contain such other provisions as the Collateral Agent may reasonably require to fully protect the Lenders’ interest in the Collateral and to any payments to be made under such policies.  All certificates of insurance are to be delivered to the Collateral Agent, with the loss payable and additional insured endorsement in favor of the Collateral Agent and such other Persons as the Collateral Agent may designate from time to time, and shall provide for not less than 30 days’ (10 days’ in the case of non-payment) prior written notice to the Collateral Agent of the exercise of any right of cancellation.  If any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries fails to maintain such insurance, the Collateral Agent may arrange for such insurance, but at the Borrower’s expense and without any responsibility on the Collateral Agent’s part for obtaining the insurance, the solvency of the insurance companies, the adequacy of the coverage, or the collection of claims.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, upon the written direction of the Collateral Agent or the Required Lenders, the Collateral Agent shall have the sole right, in the name of the Lenders, any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries, to file claims under any insurance policies, to receive, receipt and give acquittance for any payments that may be payable thereunder, and to execute any and all endorsements, receipts, releases, assignments, reassignments or other documents that may be necessary to effect the collection, compromise or settlement of any claims under any such insurance policies.

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(i)        Obtaining of Permits, Etc.  Obtain, maintain and preserve, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to obtain, maintain and preserve, and take all necessary action to timely renew, all permits, licenses, authorizations, approvals, entitlements and accreditations that are necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business, in each case, except to the extent the failure to obtain, maintain, preserve or take such action would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(j)      Environmental.  (i)  Keep any property either owned or operated by it or any of its Subsidiaries free of any Environmental Liens; (ii) comply, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to comply, with all Environmental Laws and provide to the Collateral Agent any documentation of such compliance which the Collateral Agent may reasonably request; (iii) provide the Agents written notice within 20 days of becoming aware of any Release of a Hazardous Material in excess of any reportable quantity from or onto property at any time owned or operated by it or any of its Subsidiaries and take any Remedial Actions required to abate said Release; and (iv) provide the Agents with written notice within 20 days of the receipt of any of the following:  (A) notice that an Environmental Lien has been filed against any property of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; (B) commencement of any Environmental Action or notice that an Environmental Action will be filed against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; and (C) notice of a violation, citation or other administrative order which, in the case of item (i), (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(k)        Fiscal Year.  Cause the Fiscal Year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to end on the last Sunday in December of each calendar year; provided that Holdings may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change the Fiscal Year end to December 31, in which case the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to reflect such change.

(l)          [Reserved].

(m)      Real Property Collateral. On or before a date which is 90 days following the date hereof (unless a later date is otherwise agreed to by the Collateral Agent), the Real Property Deliverables shall have been provided with respect to each of the Closing Date Mortgaged Properties.

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(n)       After Acquired Real Property.  Upon the acquisition by it or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof of any fee interest in any real property (wherever located) (each such interest being a “New Mortgaged Property”) with a Current Value (as defined below) in excess of $2,500,000, so notify, as promptly as practicable, the Collateral Agent, setting forth with specificity a description of the interest acquired, the location of the real property, any structures or improvements thereon and either an appraisal or such Loan Party’s good-faith estimate of the current value of such real property (for purposes of this Section, the “Current Value”).  The Collateral Agent shall notify such Loan Party whether it intends to require a Mortgage (and any other Real Property Deliverables) with respect to such New Mortgaged Property.  Upon receipt of such notice requesting a Mortgage (and any other Real Property Deliverables), the Person that has acquired such New Mortgaged Property shall promptly furnish no more than 90 days after the acquisition (unless a later date is otherwise agreed to by the Collateral Agent) the same to the Collateral Agent.  The Borrower shall pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, and all title insurance charges and premiums, in connection with each Loan Party’s obligations under this Section 7.01(n).

(o)        Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws; Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws.  Maintain, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain, policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to ensure compliance by the Loan Parties, their respective Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with the Anti-Corruption Laws and the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws.

(p)         Lender Meetings.  Upon the request of the Required Lenders (which request, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, shall not be made more than once during each Fiscal Year), participate in (i) a conference call or (ii) a meeting with the Agents and the Lenders at the Borrower’s corporate offices (or at such other location as may be agreed to by the Borrower and the Required Lenders), in each case, at such time as may be agreed to by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

(q)         Further Assurances.  Take such action and execute, acknowledge and deliver, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to take such action and execute, acknowledge and deliver, at its sole cost and expense, such agreements, instruments or other documents as any Agent may reasonably require from time to time in order (i) to carry out more effectively the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) to subject to valid and perfected first priority Liens (subject to Permitted Liens) any of the Collateral or any other property of any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries that is required, pursuant to the terms of any Security Document, to become Collateral, (iii) to establish and maintain the validity and effectiveness of any of the Loan Documents and the validity, perfection and priority of the Liens intended to be created thereby, and (iv) to better assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer and confirm unto each Secured Party the rights now or hereafter intended to be granted to it under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.  In furtherance of, and to the extent necessary to accomplish, the foregoing, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, each Loan Party (i) authorizes each Agent, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to execute any such agreements, instruments or other documents in such Loan Party’s name and to file such agreements, instruments or other documents in any appropriate filing office, (ii) authorizes (but without any obligation to do so) each Agent to file any financing statement required hereunder or under any other Loan Document, and any continuation statement or amendment with respect thereto, in any appropriate filing office without the signature of such Loan Party, and (iii) ratifies the filing of any financing statement, and any continuation statement or amendment with respect thereto, filed without the signature of such Loan Party prior to the date hereof.

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(r)        Post-Closing Matters.  As promptly as practicable, take all necessary actions to satisfy the items described on Schedule 7.01(r) within the applicable period of time specified in such Schedule (unless a later date is otherwise agreed to by the Collateral Agent).

(s)       Joinder of Australian Loan Parties.  Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, each Australian Subsidiary in existence on the Closing Date will not be required to be a Loan Party on the Closing Date, provided that within 45 days after the Closing Date (unless a later date is otherwise agreed to by the Collateral Agent) any such Australian Subsidiary (i) provides evidence satisfactory to the Collateral Agent of the completion of the financial assistance ‘whitewash’ procedure under Section 260B of the Corporations Act, (ii) executes and delivers to the Collateral Agent each relevant Joinder Document Deliverable to the satisfaction of the Collateral Agent, (iii) executes and delivers a certificate of an Authorized Officer of such Australian Subsidiary, certifying (A) as to copies of the Governing Documents of such Australian Subsidiary, together with all amendments thereto, (B) as to an extract of the resolutions of such Australian Subsidiary authorizing (1) the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents to which it will be a party, and (2) the execution, delivery and performance by it of each Loan Document to which it will be a party and (C) the names and true signatures of the representatives of it that are authorized to sign each Loan Document to which it will be a party and the other documents to be executed and delivered by it in connection herewith, and (iv) procures that Australian legal counsel to the Lenders provide a legal opinion as to such matters as the Lenders may reasonably request in form and reasonably satisfactory to the Agents.

(t)         Control Agreements.  Deliver to the Collateral Agent no later than 60 days after the Closing Date (unless a later date is otherwise agreed to by the Collateral Agent) each Control Agreement that, in the reasonable judgment of the Collateral Agent, are required for the Loan Parties to comply with the Loan Documents, each duly executed by, in addition to the applicable Loan Party, the applicable financial institution.

(u)         [Reserved].

(v)         Loss Payee and Additional Insured Endorsements.  Deliver to the Collateral Agent (to the extent not delivered on the Closing Date) no later than 60 days after the Closing Date (unless a later date is otherwise agreed to by the Collateral Agent) each long form insurance endorsement referenced under Section 5.01(d)(xvi).

(w)        Casualty and Condemnation. The Borrower will furnish to the Agents and the Lenders prompt written notice of any casualty or other insured damage to any material portion of any Collateral or the commencement of any action or proceeding for the taking of any Collateral or any part thereof or interest therein under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding.

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(x)          Board of Directors Observer; Lender Director.

(i)       The Specified Lender shall have the right (but not the obligation) to designate two (2) individuals to attend, as an observer and participant in a non-fiduciary and non-voting capacity (an “Observer”), each meeting of the Board of Directors of Holdings (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not any committee thereof) (each such meeting, a “Meeting”); provided, however, that if the Total Gross Leverage Ratio for any two consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or before December 31, 2020, or any one Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter, is greater than or equal to the greater of (i) 3.00 to 1.00 and (ii) the Total Gross Leverage Ratio corresponding to the then-applicable RP Threshold plus 0.25 to 1.00, then, until the Term Loan has been repaid and discharged in cash in full, (A) the Specified Lender shall have the right (but not the obligation) to appoint one Observer and (B) the Board of Directors shall take all actions necessary and permitted by applicable law to appoint one individual designated by the Specified Lender (and reasonably acceptable to Holdings) as a member of the Board of Directors (a “Lender Director”); provided, further, however, that if the Total Gross Leverage Ratio for any two consecutive Fiscal Quarters ending on or before December 31, 2020, or any one Fiscal Quarter ending thereafter, is greater than or equal to the greater of (i) 3.00 to 1.00 and (ii) the Total Gross Leverage Ratio corresponding to the then-applicable RP Threshold plus 1.00 to 1.00, then, until the Term Loan has been repaid and discharged in cash in full, the Board of Directors shall take all actions necessary and permitted by applicable law to appoint two Lender Directors as members of the Board of Directors (and, for the avoidance of doubt, in the event such Lender Directors are not so appointed (or are removed), the Specified Lender shall continue to have the right to designate Observers).  Neither the Administrative Agent, any Lender nor any such Observer shall have any duty or obligation, fiduciary or otherwise, or be subject to any liability, to Holdings, any of its Subsidiaries, the Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of the Observer role or the rights related thereto. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Specified Lender may unilaterally waive all or any portion of its rights in respect of Lender Directors.

(ii)      The Observer shall be entitled to participate in discussions of any matters presented at any Meeting, but shall not be entitled to vote on any such matters.  Holdings shall (i) provide the Observer with reasonable advance written notice of the time, place, telephonic (or other remote access) information and agenda for each Meeting (but in no event shall such notice be given to the Observer later than the time at which such notice is provided to any member of the applicable Board of Directors) and, in the case of any proposed action by written consent in lieu of a Meeting, shall provide the Observer with copies of all consent materials no later than the time that such materials are provided to any member of the applicable Board of Directors, (ii) provide the Observer with copies of all minutes of each Meeting and all written consents in lieu of any Meeting as promptly as practicable after such Meeting has been adjourned or such consent has been executed, as applicable, and (iii) provide the Observer with copies of all documents, materials and other information given to any member of any Board of Directors no later than the time at which any member of such Board of Directors is provided with such documents, materials or other information (and Holdings shall make available to the Observer all documents, materials and other information to which any member of such Board of Directors has access).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Observer shall have the right to direct Holdings to deliver any such documents, materials or other information to the Observer’s legal counsel (in lieu of delivering such documents, materials or other information directly to the Observer).

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(iii)     So long as the Specified Lender has the right under Section 7.01(x)(i) to appoint at least one Lender Director, Holdings shall (A) include each Lender Director in its slate of nominees for election to the Board of Directors at each annual or special meeting of the stockholders of Holdings at which directors are to be elected, and (B) recommend that the Company’s stockholders vote in favor of the election of each Lender Director at each Meeting at which members of the Board of Directors of Holdings will be elected and otherwise support each such Lender Director in a manner no less rigorous and favorable than the manner in which Holdings supports its other nominees.

(iv)     If a Lender Director is unable or unwilling to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of Holdings (for purposes of this Section 7.01(x), a “director”), resigns as a director, is removed as a director or ceases to be a director for any other reason, and at such time the Specified Lender has the right under Section 7.01(x)(i) to appoint such Lender Director, the Specified Lender shall have the right to designate, and Holdings shall take all actions necessary and permitted by applicable law to appoint, a new Lender Director to serve as a member of the Board of Directors for the remainder of the previous Lender Director’s term.

(v)      Holdings agrees to reimburse each Lender Director for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by such Lender Director in connection with his or her service as a director, including any service on any committee of the Board of Directors of Holdings.  No Lender Director shall be entitled to any retainer, equity compensation or other fees or compensation paid to non-employee directors for their services as a director, including any service on any committee of the Board of Directors of Holdings.  Holdings shall indemnify each Lender Director and provide each such Lender Director with director and officer insurance to the same extent as it indemnifies and provides such insurance to other members of the Board of Directors of Holdings.  Holdings acknowledges and agrees that it (A) is the indemnitor of first resort (i.e., its obligations to such Lender Directors are primary and any obligation of any other Persons to which such Lender Directors or any of their Affiliates may have rights to advancement of expenses or to indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such Lender Directors are secondary) and (B) shall be required to advance the amount of expenses incurred by the Lender Directors and shall be liable for the amount of all expenses and liabilities incurred by the Lender Directors, in each case to the same extent as it indemnifies and provides such insurance to other members of the Board of Directors, without regard to any rights the Lender Directors may have against any other Person.

(vi)    The Specified Lender may from time to time, in its sole discretion and by providing Holdings with prior written notice thereof, remove and replace an Observer with a new Observer, as applicable. The costs and expenses incurred by the Observer in connection with attendance at Meetings or otherwise, including, but not limited to, the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket travel and lodging costs, shall be paid by Holdings as promptly as practicable after receipt of a written request by the Observer for such payment.

(vii)  Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, this Section 7.01(x) shall not amend, modify, reduce, supersede, alter or otherwise change any of the covenants or obligations of the Loan Parties herein to provide notices, documents, materials, reports and/or other information to the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders.

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(viii)  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.01(x) to the contrary, (A) the Observer shall be required to enter into a customary non-disclosure agreement or other confidentiality agreement with respect to any documents, materials or other information provided to the Observer at any Meeting, (B) Holdings reserves the right to withhold any information and to exclude the Observer from the portion of any meeting to the extent, based upon written advice of counsel (in consultation with counsel of the Specified Lender), that such exclusion would result in the loss of   the attorney-client privilege between the Company and its counsel and (C) as a condition to appointment as the Observer, any individual designated as the Observer must provide to Holdings an undertaking in writing to waive notice of and recuse himself or herself from meetings, deliberations or discussions of the Board of Directors of Holdings (or any committee thereof) regarding this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the Loans.

Section 7.02       Negative Covenants.  So long as any principal of or interest on any Term Loan or any other Obligation (whether or not due) shall remain unpaid (other than Contingent Indemnity Obligations) or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, each Loan Party shall not:

(a)          Liens, Etc.  Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist, any Lien upon or with respect to any of its properties, whether now owned or hereafter acquired; file or suffer to exist under the Uniform Commercial Code or any Requirement of Law of any jurisdiction, a financing statement (or the equivalent thereof) that names it or any of its Subsidiaries as debtor; or sign or suffer to exist any security agreement authorizing any secured party thereunder to file such financing statement (or the equivalent thereof) other than, as to all of the above, Permitted Liens.

(b)        Indebtedness.  Create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist, or otherwise become or remain liable with respect to, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist or otherwise become or remain liable with respect to, any Indebtedness other than Permitted Indebtedness.

(c)          Fundamental Changes; Dispositions.

(i)       Wind-up, liquidate or dissolve, or merge, consolidate or amalgamate with any Person, including by means of a “plan of division” under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act or any comparable transaction under any similar law, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do (or agree to do) any of the foregoing; provided, however, that (x) any wholly-owned Subsidiary of any Loan Party may be merged into such Loan Party or another wholly-owned Subsidiary of such Loan Party, or may consolidate or amalgamate with such Loan Party or another wholly-owned Subsidiary of such Loan Party, and any Person may merge into or consolidate or amalgamate with any Subsidiary in a transaction permitted by Section 7.02(e) in which, after giving effect to such transaction, the surviving entity is a Subsidiary, so long as (A) no other provision of this Agreement would be violated thereby, (B) such Loan Party gives the Agents at least 10 days’ prior written notice of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation accompanied by true, correct and complete copies of all material agreements, documents and instruments relating to such merger, consolidation or amalgamation, including, without limitation, the certificate or certificates of merger or amalgamation to be filed with each appropriate Secretary of State (with a copy as filed as promptly as practicable after such filing), (C) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing either before or after giving effect to such transaction, (D) the Lenders’ rights in any Collateral, including, without limitation, the existence, perfection and priority of any Lien thereon, are not adversely affected in any material respect by such merger, consolidation or amalgamation, (E) the surviving Subsidiary, if any, if not already a Loan Party, is joined as a Loan Party hereunder pursuant to a Joinder Agreement and becomes a party to a Security Agreement and the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary become the subject of a Security Agreement, in each case, which is in full force and effect not later than the date that is 30 days after giving effect to such merger, consolidation or amalgamation (unless a later date is otherwise agreed to by the Collateral Agent) and (F) if the Borrower is a party to such transaction, the Borrower shall be the surviving entity, (y) any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may merge into or consolidate or amalgamate with another Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party or, if the surviving entity is or becomes a Loan Party, with a Subsidiary that is a Loan Party and (z) any Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) may wind-up, liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such winding-up, liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Secured Parties; and

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(ii)     Make any Disposition, whether in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of all or any part of its business, property or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired (or agree to do any of the foregoing), or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing; provided, however, that any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries may make Permitted Dispositions.

(d)        Change in Nature of Business. Make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make, any change in the nature of its business as described in Section 6.01(l).

(e)          Loans, Advances, Investments, Etc.  Make or commit or agree to make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries make or commit or agree to make, any Investment in any other Person except for Permitted Investments.

(f)           Sale and Leaseback Transactions.  Enter into, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into, any Sale and Leaseback Transaction except to the extent the Net Cash Proceeds thereof are paid to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders pursuant to the terms of Section 2.05(c)(ii).

(g)         Capital Expenditures.  Make or commit or agree to make, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make or commit or agree to make, any Capital Expenditure (by purchase or Capitalized Lease) that would cause the aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures made by the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries (i) during the period beginning on August 5, 2019 and ending on the last day of the Fiscal Year ending in December 2019, to exceed $60,000,000 and (ii) in any Fiscal Year thereafter, to exceed $60,000,000.  For purposes of this Section 7.02(g), Capital Expenditures shall not include expenditures in respect of moving and build-out costs in connection with any Sale and Leaseback Transaction permitted under Section 7.02(f); provided that any such costs in excess of 20% of the proceeds received from such Sale and Leaseback Transaction shall be included.

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(h)         Restricted Payments.  Make or permit any of its Subsidiaries to make any Restricted Payment other than (a) Permitted Restricted Payments and (b) Permitted Tax Distributions.

(i)         Federal Reserve Regulations.  Permit any Term Loan or the proceeds of any Term Loan under this Agreement to be used for any purpose that would cause such Term Loan to be a margin loan under and in a manner that violates the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the Board.

(j)         Transactions with Affiliates.  Enter into, renew, extend or be a party to, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter into, renew, extend or be a party to, any transaction or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease, transfer or exchange of property or assets of any kind or the rendering of services of any kind) with any Affiliate, except (i) transactions consummated in the ordinary course of business in a manner and to an extent consistent with past practice and necessary or desirable for the prudent operation of its business, for fair consideration and on terms no less favorable to it or its Subsidiaries than would be obtainable in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate thereof if they involve one or more payments by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $1,000,000 for any single transaction or series of related transactions, (ii) transactions by a Loan Party with another Loan Party not involving any other Affiliate and transactions by a Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party with another Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party not involving any other Affiliate, (iii) transactions permitted by Section 7.02(e) and Section 7.02(h), (iv) sales of Qualified Equity Interests of Holdings to Affiliates of Holdings not otherwise prohibited by the Loan Documents and the granting of registration and other customary rights in connection therewith under agreements to which such Loan Party or such Subsidiary is a party as of the date hereof and any similar agreements which it may enter into thereafter; provided, however, that the existence of or the performance by any Loan Party or any of their respective Subsidiaries of obligations under any future amendment to any such existing agreement or under any similar agreement entered into after the date hereof shall only be permitted by this clause (iv) to the extent that the terms of any such amendment or new agreement are not otherwise materially disadvantageous to the Lenders when taken as a whole, (v) reasonable and customary director and officer compensation (including bonuses and stock option programs), benefits and indemnification arrangements, in each case approved by the Board of Directors (or a committee thereof) of such Loan Party or such Subsidiary, (vi) so long as no Default or Event of Default, in each case, pursuant to Section 9.01(a) has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, transactions in respect of the Management Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date and the payment of all amounts payable under the Management Agreement as in effect on the Closing Date and (vii) transactions under the Registration Rights Agreement and the Option Awards Agreement.

(k)        Limitations on Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Subsidiaries.  Create or otherwise cause, incur, assume, suffer or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Subsidiary of any Loan Party (i) to pay dividends or to make any other distribution on any shares of Equity Interests of such Subsidiary owned by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) to pay or prepay or to subordinate any Indebtedness owed to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) to make loans or advances to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or (iv) to transfer any of its property or assets to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing; provided, however, that nothing in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 7.02(k) shall prohibit or restrict compliance with:

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(A)      this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the definitive documentation for any Refinancing Facility;

(B)     any agreement in effect on the date of this Agreement and described on Schedule 7.02(k), or any extension, replacement or continuation of any such agreement; provided, that, any such encumbrance or restriction contained in such extended, replaced or continued agreement is no less favorable in any material respect to the Agents and the Lenders than the encumbrance or restriction under or pursuant to the agreement so extended, replaced or continued;

(C)      any applicable law, rule or regulation (including, without limitation, applicable currency control laws and applicable state corporate statutes restricting the payment of dividends in certain circumstances);

(D)     in the case of clause (iv), (1) customary restrictions on the subletting, assignment or transfer of any specified property or asset set forth in a lease, license, asset sale agreement or similar contract for the conveyance of such property or asset and (2) instrument or other document evidencing a Permitted Lien (or the Indebtedness secured thereby) from restricting on customary terms the transfer of any property or assets subject thereto;

(E)       customary restrictions on dispositions of real property interests in reciprocal easement agreements;

(F)     customary restrictions in agreements for the sale of assets on the transfer or encumbrance of such assets during an interim period prior to the closing of the sale of such assets;

(G)      customary restrictions in contracts that prohibit the assignment of such contract; or

(H)    customary restrictions set forth in the Governing Documents of any Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary.

(l)         Limitations on Negative Pledges.  Enter into, incur or permit to exist, or permit any Subsidiary to enter into, incur or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any agreement, instrument, deed, lease or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon the ability of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of its property or revenues in favor of the Secured Parties to secure the Obligations under the Loan Documents, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or that requires the grant of any security for an obligation if security is granted for another obligation, except the following:  (i) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or in the definitive documentation for any Refinancing Facility, (ii) restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.02(b) of this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such Indebtedness, (iii) any customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale or other disposition of assets or of a Subsidiary pending such sale or other disposition; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the assets or Subsidiary to be sold or disposed of and such sale or disposition is permitted hereunder, (iv) customary provisions in leases restricting the assignment or sublet thereof, (v) customary restrictions in contracts that prohibit the assignment of such contracts and (vi) customary restrictions set forth in the Governing Documents of any Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary.

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(m)         Modifications of Indebtedness, Organizational Documents and Certain Other Agreements; Etc.

(i)          Amend, modify or otherwise change (or permit the amendment, modification or other change in any manner of) any of the provisions of any of its or its Subsidiaries’ Indebtedness or of any instrument or agreement (including, without limitation, any purchase agreement, indenture, loan agreement or security agreement) relating to any such Indebtedness if such amendment, modification or change would shorten the final maturity or average life to maturity of, or require any payment to be made earlier than the date originally scheduled on, such Indebtedness, would increase the interest rate applicable to such Indebtedness, would add any covenant or event of default, would change the subordination provision, if any, of such Indebtedness, or would otherwise be adverse to the Lenders or the issuer of such Indebtedness in any respect,

(ii)         except for the Obligations or for any Indebtedness owing by a Subsidiary of a Loan Party to a Loan Party,

(A)         make any mandatory, voluntary or optional payment (including, without limitation, any payment of interest in cash that, at the option of the issuer, may be paid in cash or in kind), prepayment, redemption, defeasance, sinking fund payment or other acquisition for value of any of its or its Subsidiaries’ Subordinated Indebtedness (including, without limitation, by way of depositing money or securities with the trustee therefor before the date required for the purpose of paying any portion of such Subordinated Indebtedness when due),

(B)      refund, refinance, replace or exchange any other Subordinated Indebtedness for any such Indebtedness (other than with respect to Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness);

(iii)       amend, modify or otherwise change any of its Governing Documents (including, without limitation, by the filing or modification of any certificate of designation, or any agreement or arrangement entered into by it) with respect to any of its Equity Interests (including any shareholders’ agreement), or enter into any new agreement with respect to any of its Equity Interests, except any such amendments, modifications or changes or any such new agreements or arrangements pursuant to this clause (iii)  that either individually or in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that no such amendment, modification or change or new agreement or arrangement shall provide for any plan of division pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (or any similar statute or provision under applicable law); or

(iv)       agree to any amendment, modification or other change to or waiver of any of its rights under any Material Contract if such amendment, modification, change or waiver would be adverse in any material respect to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or the Agents and the Lenders.

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(n)         Investment Company Act of 1940.  Engage in any business, enter into any transaction, use any securities or take any other action or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do any of the foregoing, that would cause it or any of its Subsidiaries to be required to register under the registration requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, by virtue of being an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” not entitled to an exemption within the meaning of such Act.

(o)         ERISA.  (i) Engage, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to engage, in any transaction described in Section 4069 of ERISA; (ii) engage, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to engage, in any prohibited transaction described in Section 406 of ERISA or 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code for which a statutory or class exemption is not available or a private exemption has not previously been obtained from the U.S. Department of Labor; (iii) adopt or permit any ERISA Affiliate to adopt any employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA which provides benefits to employees after termination of employment other than as required by Section 601 of ERISA or applicable law; (iv) fail to make any contribution or payment to any Multiemployer Plan which it or any ERISA Affiliate may be required to make under any agreement relating to such Multiemployer Plan, or any law pertaining thereto; or (v) fail, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to fail, to pay any required installment or any other payment required under Section 412 of the Internal Revenue Code on or before the due date for such installment or other payment.

(p)        Environmental.  Permit the use, handling, generation, storage, treatment, Release or disposal of Hazardous Materials at any property owned or leased by it or any of its Subsidiaries, except in compliance with Environmental Laws (other than any noncompliance that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).

(q)         [Reserved].

(r)          Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws.

(i)           None of the Loan Parties, nor any of their Subsidiaries shall:

(A)         conduct any business or engage in any transaction or dealing with or for the benefit of any Blocked Person, including the making or receiving of any contribution of funds, goods or services to, from or for the benefit of any Blocked Person;

(B)        deal in, or otherwise engage in any transaction relating to, any property or interests in property blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to the Sanctions Programs;

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(C)         use any of the proceeds of the Term Loans or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to finance, promote or otherwise support in any manner any illegal activity, including, without limitation, any violation of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws or any specified unlawful activity as that term is defined in the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1956 and 1957; or

(D)       violate, attempt to violate, or engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, any of the Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorism Laws in any material respects.

(ii)         None of the Loan Parties, nor any Subsidiary of any of the Loan Parties, nor any officer, director or principal shareholder or owner of any of the Loan Parties, nor, to the knowledge of any Loan Party, any of the Loan Parties’ respective agents acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with the Term Loans or other transactions hereunder, shall be or shall become a Blocked Person.

(s)          Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Laws.  None of the Loan Parties shall:

(i)       offer, promise, pay, give, or authorize the payment or giving of any money, gift or other thing of value, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of any Foreign Official for the purpose of: (1) influencing any act or decision of such Foreign Official in his, her, or its official capacity; (2) inducing such Foreign Official to do, or omit to do, an act in violation of the lawful duty of such Foreign Official, or (3) securing any improper advantage, in order to obtain or retain business for, or with, or to direct business to, any Person; or

(ii)    act or attempt to act in any manner which would subject any of the Loan Parties to liability under any Anti-Corruption Law.

(t)        Divisions.  Notwithstanding anything herein or any other Loan Document to the contrary, no Loan Party that is a limited liability company may divide itself into two or more limited liability companies (pursuant to a “plan of division” as contemplated under the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders, and in the event that any Loan Party that is a limited liability company divides itself into two or more limited liability companies (with or without the prior consent of the Required Lenders as required above), any limited liability companies formed as a result of such division shall be required to comply with the obligations set forth in Section 7.01(b) and the other further assurances obligations set forth in the Loan Documents and become a Borrower or Guarantor (as required by the Required Lenders) under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

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Section 7.03        Minimum Liquidity.  So long as any principal of or interest on any Term Loan or any other Obligation (whether or not due) shall remain unpaid (other than Contingent Indemnity Obligations) or any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, each Loan Party shall not permit, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter (beginning with the Fiscal Quarter in which the Closing Date occurs), the aggregate amount of Qualified Cash of the Loan Parties to be less than $20,000,000.

ARTICLE VIII

[Reserved]

ARTICLE IX

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 9.01       Events of Default.Each of the following events shall constitute an event of default (each, an “Event of Default”):

(a)         the Borrower shall fail to pay, when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), (i) any interest on any Term Loan, any Collateral Agent Advance or any fee, indemnity or other amount payable under this Agreement (other than any portion thereof constituting principal of the Term Loans) or any other Loan Document, and such failure continues for a period of three Business Days or (ii) all or any portion of the principal of the Term Loans;

(b)         any representation or warranty made by or on behalf of any Loan Party or by any officer of the foregoing under or in connection with any Loan Document or under or in connection with any certificate delivered to any Secured Party pursuant to any Loan Document shall have been incorrect in any material respect (or in any respect if such representation or warranty is qualified or modified as to materiality or “Material Adverse Effect” in the text thereof) when made or deemed made; provided that any supplement to or modification of Schedule 6.01(e) (as permitted under Section 6.01(e)) or Schedule 6.01(u) (as permitted under Section 6.01(u)), or to Schedule III, IV, V or XI to the Security Agreement (as permitted under the corresponding defined term or section of the Security Agreement), or to Schedule VI or Schedule VII to the Perfection Certificate (as permitted under the corresponding section of the Perfection Certificate), shall automatically cure any Default or Event of Default arising solely as a result of the information in such Schedule, as delivered on the Closing Date, being incorrect in any material respect (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, arising as a result of the information in such Schedule, as so supplemented or modified, being incorrect in any material respect);

(c)        any Loan Party shall fail to perform or comply with any covenant or agreement contained in Section 7.01(a), Section 7.01(d) (with respect to the Borrower), Section 7.01(k), Section 7.01(m), Section 7.01(t), Section 7.01(v), Section 7.01(x), Section 7.02 or Section 7.03;

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(d)        any Loan Party shall fail to perform or comply with any other term, covenant or agreement contained in any Loan Document to be performed or observed by it and, except as set forth in subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 9.01, such failure, if capable of being remedied, shall remain unremedied for 15 days after the earlier of the date a senior officer of any Loan Party has knowledge of such failure and the date written notice of such default shall have been given by any Agent (acting at the written direction of the Required Lenders) to such Loan Party;
 
(e)        Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to pay when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise) any principal, interest or other amount payable in respect of Indebtedness (excluding Indebtedness evidenced by this Agreement) having an aggregate amount outstanding in excess of $25,000,000, and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness, or any other default under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness, or any other event, shall occur and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect of such default or event is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, the maturity of such Indebtedness; or any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment), redeemed, purchased or defeased or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case, prior to the stated maturity thereof;

(f)       Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries (i) shall institute any proceeding or voluntary case seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for any such Person or for any substantial part of its property, (ii) shall be generally not paying its debts as such debts become due or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally, (iii) shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (iv) shall take any action to authorize or effect any of the actions set forth above in this subsection (f);

(g)        any proceeding shall be instituted against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, protection, relief of debtors, or seeking the entry of an order for relief or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for any such Person or for any substantial part of its property, and either such proceeding shall remain undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 days or any of the actions sought in such proceeding (including, without limitation, the entry of an order for relief against any such Person or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official for it or for any substantial part of its property) shall occur;

(h)       any material provision of any Loan Document shall at any time for any reason (other than pursuant to the express terms thereof) cease to be valid and binding on or enforceable against any Loan Party intended to be a party thereto, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any party thereto, or a proceeding shall be commenced by any Loan Party or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over any of them, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof, or any Loan Party shall deny in writing that it has any liability or obligation purported to be created under any Loan Document;

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(i)         any Security Agreement, any Mortgage or any other security document, after delivery thereof pursuant hereto, shall for any reason (other than release by the Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof of thereof or the failure of the Agents to take required actions based on accurate information timely provided by the Loan Parties) fail or cease to create a valid and perfected and, except to the extent permitted by the terms hereof or thereof, first priority Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders on any Collateral purported to be covered thereby;

(j)        one or more judgments, orders or awards (or any settlement of any litigation or other proceeding that, if breached, could result in a judgment, order or award) for the payment of money exceeding $25,000,000 in the aggregate (except to the extent fully covered (other than to the extent of customary deductibles) by insurance pursuant to which the insurer has been notified and has not denied coverage) shall be rendered against Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and remain unsatisfied and (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon any such judgment, order, award or settlement or (ii) there shall be a period of 10 consecutive days after entry thereof during which (A) a stay of enforcement thereof is not be in effect or (B) the same is not vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal;

(k)        [reserved];

(l)         [reserved];

(m)       [reserved];

(n)        [reserved];

(o)        any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates shall have made a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan, and, as a result of such complete or partial withdrawal, any Loan Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates incurs a withdrawal liability in an annual amount that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or a Multiemployer Plan enters reorganization status under Section 4241 of ERISA, and, as a result thereof any Loan Party’s or any of its ERISA Affiliates’ annual contribution requirements with respect to such Multiemployer Plan increases in an annual amount that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(p)        any Termination Event with respect to any Employee Plan shall have occurred, and, 30 days after notice thereof shall have been given to any Loan Party by any Agent, (i) such Termination Event (if correctable) shall not have been corrected, and (ii) the then current value of such Employee Plan’s vested benefits exceeds the then current value of assets allocable to such benefits in such Employee Plan by an amount that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect (or, in the case of a Termination Event involving liability under Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201, 4204 or 4212 of ERISA or Section 4971 or 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code, the liability is in excess of such amount);

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(q)        (i) any of the Obligations for any reason shall cease to be “Senior Indebtedness” or “Designated Senior Indebtedness” (or any comparable terms) under, and as defined in the documents evidencing or governing, any subordinated Indebtedness, (ii) any Indebtedness other than the Obligations shall constitute “Designated Senior Indebtedness” (or any comparable term) under, and as defined in, the documents evidencing or governing any subordinated Indebtedness, (iii) any holder of subordinated Indebtedness shall fail to perform or comply with any of the subordination provisions of the documents evidencing or governing such subordinated Indebtedness, or (iv) the subordination provisions of the documents evidencing or governing any subordinated Indebtedness shall, in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against any holder of the applicable subordinated Indebtedness; or

(r)          a Change of Control shall have occurred;

then, and in any such event, the Collateral Agent shall, at the written direction of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, (i) terminate or reduce all Commitments, whereupon all Commitments shall immediately be so terminated or reduced, (ii) declare all or any portion of the Term Loans then outstanding to be accelerated and due and payable, whereupon all or such portion of the aggregate principal of all Loans, all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, all fees and all other amounts payable under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by each Loan Party and (iii) exercise any and all of its other rights and remedies under applicable law, hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in subsection (f) or (g) of this Section 9.01 with respect to any Loan Party, without any notice to any Loan Party or any other Person or any act by any Agent or any Lender, all Commitments shall automatically terminate and all Loans then outstanding, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, all fees and all other amounts due under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be accelerated and become due and payable automatically and immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by each Loan Party.

ARTICLE X

AGENTS

Section 10.01     Appointment. Each of the Lenders (and each subsequent maker of any Loan by its making thereof) hereby irrevocably appoints, authorizes and empowers the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to perform the duties of each such Agent as set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of the Term Loans), the Agents shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the instructions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), and such instructions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents) shall be binding upon all Lenders and all makers of Term Loans; provided, however, that the Agents shall not be required to take any action which, in the reasonable opinion of any Agent, exposes such Agent to liability or which is contrary to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or applicable law.  If any Agent so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction from the Lenders or Required Lenders, as applicable, against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action.  No provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall require any Agent to: (i) expend or risk its own funds or provide indemnities in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or the exercise of any of its rights or power or (ii) otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of its duties or the exercise of any of its rights or powers.
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Section 10.02      Nature of Duties; Delegation. (a) The Agents shall have no duties or responsibilities except those expressly set forth in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents.  The duties of the Agents shall be mechanical and administrative in nature.  The Agents shall not have by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender.  Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, express or implied, is intended to or shall be construed to impose upon the Agents any obligations in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document except as expressly set forth herein or therein.  Each of the Lenders shall make its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of the Loan Parties in connection with the making and the continuance of the Term Loans hereunder and shall make its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and the value of the Collateral, and the Agents shall have no duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to provide any Lender with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into their possession before the initial Loans hereunder or at any time or times thereafter, provided that, upon the reasonable request of a Lender, each Agent shall provide to such Lender any documents or reports delivered to such Agent by the Loan Parties pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.  If any Agent seeks the consent or approval of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents) to the taking or refraining from taking any action hereunder, such Agent shall send notice thereof to each Lender.

(b)        Each Agent may, upon any term or condition it specifies, delegate or exercise any of its rights, powers and remedies under, and delegate or perform any of its duties or any other action with respect to, any Loan Document by or through any trustee, co-agent, employee, attorney-in-fact and any other Person (including any Lender).  Any such Person shall benefit from this Article X to the extent provided by the applicable Agent.  No Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any such Person except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final nonappealable judgment that the Agent did not appoint such Person with due care.

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Section 10.03      Rights, Exculpation, Etc. The Agents and their directors, officers, agents or employees shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by them (a) at or by the direction of the Required Lenders, or (b) under or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, except for their own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agents (i) may treat the payee of any Term Loan as the owner thereof until the Administrative Agent receives written notice of the assignment or transfer thereof, pursuant to Section 12.07 hereof, signed by such payee and in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (ii) may consult with legal counsel (including, without limitation, counsel to any Agent or counsel to the Loan Parties), independent public accountants, and other experts selected by any of them and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by any of them in accordance with the advice of such counsel or experts; (iii) make no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any Lender for any statements, certificates, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; (iv) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents on the part of any Person, the existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default, or to inspect the Collateral or other property (including, without limitation, the books and records) of any Person; (v) shall not be responsible to any Lender for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; and (vi) shall not be deemed to have made any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectibility of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Collateral Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Agents be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.  The Agents shall not be liable for any apportionment or distribution of payments made in good faith pursuant to Section 4.03, and if any such apportionment or distribution is subsequently determined to have been made in error, and the sole recourse of any Lender to whom payment was due but not made shall be to recover from other Lenders any payment in excess of the amount which they are determined to be entitled.  The Agents may at any time request instructions from the Lenders with respect to any actions or approvals which by the terms of this Agreement or of any of the other Loan Documents the Agents are permitted or required to take or to grant, and the Agents shall be absolutely entitled to refrain from taking any action or to withhold any approval under any of the Loan Documents until they shall have received such instructions from the Required Lenders.  Without limiting the foregoing, no Lender shall have any right of action whatsoever against any Agent as a result of such Agent acting or refraining from acting under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents in accordance with the instructions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents).  The Agents shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of their obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of God; earthquakes; fire; flood; terrorism; wars and other military disturbances; sabotage; epidemics; riots; business interruptions; loss or malfunctions of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communication services; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil or military authority and governmental action.  In no event shall any Agent be responsible or liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of profit) irrespective of whether such Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.  No Agent shall be required to qualify in any jurisdiction in which it is not presently qualified to perform its obligations as Agent or to enforce any rights and remedies in any foreign jurisdiction.

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Section 10.04   Reliance. Each Agent shall be entitled to rely upon any written notices, statements, certificates, orders or other documents or any telephone message believed by it in good faith to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person, and with respect to all matters pertaining to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents and its duties hereunder or thereunder.  Before an Agent acts or refrains from acting, it may require an officer’s certificate from the Borrower and/or an opinion of counsel satisfactory to such Agent with respect to the proposed action or inaction, such certificate and opinion to be given at the Borrower’s expense.  No Agent shall be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance upon such certificate or opinion.  Whenever in the administration of the Loan Documents any Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that a matter be proved or established before taking or suffering or omitting to take any act under any Loan Document, such matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof is herein specifically prescribed) may, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Agent, be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by an officers’ certificate delivered to such Agent, and such certificate, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Agent, shall be full warrant to that Agent for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it under the Loan Documents upon the faith thereof.

Section 10.05     Indemnification. To the extent that any Agent is not reimbursed and indemnified by any Loan Party, and whether or not such Agent has made demand on any Loan Party for the same, the Lenders will, within five days of written demand by such Agent (and, with respect to any EEA Financial Institution, such amounts shall be deemed due and payable no later than six days after demand therefor), reimburse such Agent for and indemnify such Agent, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, charges, expenses (including, without limitation, client charges and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of counsel or any other advisor to such Agent), advances or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against such Agent, in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any action taken or omitted by such Agent, under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, in proportion to each Lender’s Pro Rata Share, including, without limitation, advances and disbursements made pursuant to Section 10.08; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses, advances or disbursements for which there has been a final non-appealable judicial determination that such liability resulted from such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.  The obligations of the Lenders under this Section 10.05 shall survive the payment in full of the Term Loans, the resignation or removal of any Agent, the termination of this Agreement and the exercise of Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority with respect to any Lender that is an EEA Financial Institution.

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Section 10.06      Agents Individually. With respect to its Pro Rata Share of the Term Loan Commitment hereunder and the Term Loans made by it, each Agent shall have and may exercise the same rights and powers hereunder and is subject to the same obligations and liabilities as and to the extent set forth herein for any other Lender or maker of a Term Loan.  The terms “Lenders” or “Required Lenders” or any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include each Agent in its individual capacity as a Lender or one of the Required Lenders.  Each Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with any Borrower as if it were not acting as an Agent pursuant hereto without any duty to account to the other Lenders.

Section 10.07     Successor Agent.  (a) Any Agent may at any time give at least 30 days prior written notice of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower.  Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent.  If no such successor Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent.  Whether or not a successor Agent has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.  In addition, any Agent may be removed by the Required Lenders (for cause or no cause) upon 10 days prior written notice (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date” and together with the Resignation Effective Date, the “Replacement Effective Date”) delivered to the Borrower and the Agents, and upon delivery of any such notice of removal, the Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent; provided, that whether or not a successor Agent has been appointed, such removal shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.

(b)         With effect from the Replacement Effective Date, (i) the retiring or removed Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any Collateral held by such Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Agent is appointed) and (ii) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through such retiring or removed Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time, if any, as a successor Agent shall have been appointed as provided for above.  Upon the acceptance of a successor’s Agent’s appointment as Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent, and the retiring or removed Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents.  After the retiring or removed Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article, Section 12.04 and Section 12.15 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed Agent in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while the retiring or removed Agent was acting as Agent.

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Section 10.08      Collateral Matters.

(a)       The Collateral Agent may, but shall be under no obligation to, from time to time, at the written direction of the Required Lenders, make such disbursements and advances (“Collateral Agent Advances”) which the Required Lenders, in their sole discretion, deem necessary or desirable to preserve, protect, prepare for sale or lease or dispose of the Collateral or any portion thereof, to enhance the likelihood or maximize the amount of repayment by the Borrower of the Term Loans and other Obligations or to pay any other amount chargeable to the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, costs, fees and expenses as described in Section 12.04.  The Collateral Agent Advances shall be repayable on demand and be secured by the Collateral and shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Reference Rate.  The Collateral Agent Advances shall constitute Obligations hereunder.  The Collateral Agent shall notify each Lender and the Borrower in writing of each such Collateral Agent Advance, which notice shall include a description of the purpose of such Collateral Agent Advance.  Without limitation to its obligations pursuant to Section 10.05, each Lender agrees that it shall make available to the Collateral Agent, upon the Collateral Agent’s demand, in Dollars in immediately available funds, the amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of each such Collateral Agent Advance.  If such funds are not made available to the Collateral Agent by such Lender, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to recover such funds on demand from such Lender, together with interest thereon for each day from the date such payment was due until the date such amount is paid to the Collateral Agent, at the Federal Funds Rate for three Business Days and thereafter at the Reference Rate.

(b)        The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any Lien granted to or held by the Collateral Agent upon any Collateral (i) upon termination of the Term Loan Commitment and payment and satisfaction of all Term Loans and all other Obligations (other than Contingent Indemnification Obligations) in accordance with the terms hereof; (ii) constituting property being sold or disposed of in the ordinary course of any Loan Party’s business or otherwise in compliance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; or (iii) constituting property in which the Loan Parties owned no interest at the time the Lien was granted or at any time thereafter; or if approved, authorized or ratified in writing by the Lenders in accordance with Section 12.02.

(c)       Each Lender agrees to confirm in writing, upon request by the Collateral Agent, the authority to release Collateral conferred upon the Collateral Agent under Section 10.08(b).  Upon receipt by the Collateral Agent of confirmation from the Lenders of its authority to release any particular item or types of Collateral, and upon prior written request by any Loan Party, the Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of the Liens granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Secured Parties upon such Collateral; provided, however, that (i) the Collateral Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in the Collateral Agent’s opinion, would expose the Collateral Agent to liability or create any obligations or entail any consequence other than the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty, and (ii) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any Lien upon (or obligations of any Loan Party in respect of) all interests in the Collateral retained by any Loan Party.

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(d)        Anything contained in any of the Loan Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the Loan Parties, each Agent and each Lender hereby agree that (i) no Lender shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral under any Loan Document or to enforce any Guaranty, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Loan Documents may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent acting at the written direction of the Required Lenders for the benefit of the Lenders in accordance with the terms thereof, (ii) in the event of a foreclosure by the Collateral Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale and (iii) the Collateral Agent, as agent for and representative of the Agents and the Lenders (but not any other Agent or any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral to be sold (A) at any public or private sale, (B) at any sale conducted by the Collateral Agent under the provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code (including pursuant to Sections 9-610 or 9-620 of the Uniform Commercial Code), (C) at any sale or foreclosure conducted by the Collateral Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with applicable law or (D) any sale conducted pursuant to the provisions of any Debtor Relief Law (including Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code), to use and apply all or any of the Obligations as a credit on account of the purchase price for any Collateral payable by the Collateral Agent at such sale.

(e)        The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Lender to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Loan Parties or is cared for, protected or insured or has been encumbered or that the Lien granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document has been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or is entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent in this Section 10.08 or in any other Loan Document, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty or liability whatsoever to any other Lender, except as otherwise provided herein.

(f)         Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody thereof, no Agent shall have any duty as to any Collateral in its possession or control or in the possession or control of any agent or bailee or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto.  No Agent shall be responsible for (i) perfecting, maintaining, monitoring, preserving or protecting the security interest or Liens granted under this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) the filing, re-filing, recording, re-recording or continuing or any document, financing statement, mortgage, assignment, notice, instrument of further assurance or other instrument in any public office at any time or times or (iii) providing, maintaining, monitoring or preserving insurance on or the payment of taxes with respect to any of the Collateral.  The actions described in items (i) through (iii) shall be the sole responsibility of the Borrower.  The Collateral Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property and shall not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral, by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Collateral Agent in good faith.

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(g)       No Agent shall be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Agent (as determined by a final, nonappealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction), for the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or assignment contained therein, for the validity of the title to the Collateral, for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral.  The Agents hereby disclaim any representation or warranty to the present and future holders of the Obligations concerning the perfection of the Liens granted hereunder or in the value of any of the Collateral.

(h)        In the event that any Agent is required to acquire title to an asset for any reason, or take any managerial action of any kind in regard thereto, in order to carry out any fiduciary or trust obligation for the benefit of another, which in such Agent’s sole discretion may cause the Agent, to be considered an “owner or operator” under any Environmental Laws or otherwise cause the Agent to incur, or be exposed to, any liability under Environmental Law, (i) each Agent reserves the right, instead of taking such action, either to resign as Agent or to arrange for the transfer of the title or control of the asset to a court appointed receiver and (ii) no Agent will be liable to any Person for any Environmental Liabilities and Costs or any environmental liabilities or contribution actions under any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation by reason of such Agent’s actions and conduct as authorized, empowered and directed hereunder or relating to any kind of discharge or Release or threatened discharge or Release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment, unless and only to the extent that such liability results from such Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as finally judicially determined in a court of competent jurisdiction.

Section 10.09    Agency for Perfection. Each Agent and each other Secured Party hereby appoints each other Agent and each other Secured Party as agent and bailee for the purpose of perfecting the security interests in and liens upon the Collateral in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, can be perfected only by possession or control (or where the security interest of a secured party with possession or control has priority over the security interest of another secured party) and each Agent and each other Secured Party hereby acknowledges that it holds possession of or otherwise controls any such Collateral for the benefit of the Agents and the other Secured Parties as secured party.  Should the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party obtain possession or control of any such Collateral, the Administrative Agent or such other Secured Party shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions.  In addition, at the direction of the Required Lenders, the Collateral Agent shall also have the power and authority hereunder to appoint such other sub-agents as may be necessary or required under applicable state law or otherwise to perform its duties and enforce its rights with respect to the Collateral and under the Loan Documents.  Each Loan Party by its execution and delivery of this Agreement hereby consents to the foregoing.

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Section 10.10     No Reliance on any Agent’s Customer Identification Program. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that neither such Lender, nor any of its Affiliates, participants or assignees, may rely on any Agent to carry out such Lender’s, Affiliate’s, participant’s or assignee’s customer identification program, or other requirements imposed by the USA PATRIOT Act or the regulations issued thereunder, including the regulations set forth in 31 C.F.R. §§ 1010.100(yy), (iii), 1020.100, and 1020.220 (formerly 31 C.F.R. § 103.121), as hereafter amended or replaced (“CIP Regulations”), or any other Anti-Terrorism Laws, including any programs involving any of the following items relating to or in connection with any of the Loan Parties, their Affiliates or their agents, the Loan Documents or the transactions hereunder or contemplated hereby:  (1) any identity verification procedures, (2) any recordkeeping, (3) comparisons with government lists, (4) customer notices or (5) other procedures required under the CIP Regulations or other regulations issued under the USA PATRIOT Act.  Each Lender, Affiliate, participant or assignee subject to Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act will perform the measures necessary to satisfy its own responsibilities under the CIP Regulations.

Section 10.11     No Third Party Beneficiaries. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and no Loan Party shall have rights as a third-party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

Section 10.12    No Fiduciary Relationship. It is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Document (or any other similar term) with reference to any Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law.  Instead such term is used as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.

Section 10.13      [Reserved].

Section 10.14   Collateral Custodian. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default, the Collateral Agent or its designee may, at the written direction of the Required Lenders, at any time and from time to time employ and maintain on the premises of any Loan Party a custodian selected by the Required Lenders who shall have full authority to do all acts necessary to protect the Agents’ and the Secured Parties’ interests.  Each Loan Party hereby agrees to, and to cause its Subsidiaries to, cooperate with any such custodian and to do whatever the Required Lenders or its designee may reasonably request to preserve the Collateral.  All costs and expenses incurred by the Required Lenders or its designee by reason of the employment of the custodian shall be the responsibility of the Borrower and shall be part of the Obligations hereunder.

Section 10.15     [Reserved].

Section 10.16     Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether any Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

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(a)        to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Term Loans and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Secured Parties (including any claim for the compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Secured Parties and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Secured Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b)       to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Secured Party to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Secured Parties, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.

Section 10.17     Defaults. No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer has received written notice from a Lender, the Borrower or a Guarantor specifying such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “Notice of Default.”  If an Agent receives such a notice, then it shall give prompt notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower (if such notice is received from a Lender).  Such Agent shall (subject to Section 10.01) take such action with respect to any such Default or Event of Default as shall be directed in writing by the Required Lenders; provided that unless and until such Agent shall have received such directions, it may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interest of the Lenders.

ARTICLE XI

GUARANTY

Section 11.01     Guaranty. Each Guarantor hereby jointly and severally and unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the punctual payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all Obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under any Loan Document, whether for principal, interest (including, without limitation, all interest that accrues after the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding of any Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing interest is allowed in such Insolvency Proceeding), fees, commissions, expense reimbursements, indemnifications or otherwise (such obligations, to the extent not paid by the Borrower, being the “Guaranteed Obligations”), and agrees to pay any and all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of (i) one outside counsel and one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction for the Agents, (ii) one outside counsel and one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction for the Specified Lender, the Observer and any Lender Director and (iii) one outside counsel and one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction for the other Lenders taken as a whole) incurred in enforcing any rights under the guaranty set forth in this Article XI.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor’s liability shall extend to all amounts that constitute part of the Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed by the Borrower to the Secured Parties under any Loan Document but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of an Insolvency Proceeding involving any Borrower.

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Section 11.02    Guaranty Absolute. Each Guarantor jointly and severally guarantees that the Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Secured Parties with respect thereto.  Each Guarantor agrees that this Article XI constitutes a guaranty of payment when due and not of collection and waives any right to require that any resort be made by any Agent or any Lender to any Collateral.  The obligations of each Guarantor under this Article XI are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against each Guarantor to enforce such obligations, irrespective of whether any action is brought against any Loan Party or whether any Loan Party is joined in any such action or actions.  The liability of each Guarantor under this Article XI shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and each Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now or hereafter have in any way relating to, any or all of the following:

(a)         any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument relating thereto;

(b)      any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any Loan Document, including, without limitation, any increase in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to any Loan Party or otherwise;

(c)        any taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any Collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations;

(d)         the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right that any Guarantor may have at any time against any Person, including, without limitation, any Secured Party;

(e)       any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate, limited liability company or partnership structure or existence of any Loan Party; or
 
(f)         any other circumstance (other than defense of payment, but including, without limitation, any statute of limitations) or any existence of or reliance on any representation by the Secured Parties that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, any Loan Party or any other guarantor or surety.

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This Article XI shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by Secured Parties or any other Person upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

Section 11.03     Waiver. Each Guarantor hereby waives (i) promptness and diligence, (ii) notice of acceptance and any other notice with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this Article XI and any requirement that the Secured Parties exhaust any right or take any action against any Loan Party or any other Person or any Collateral, (iii) any right to compel or direct any Secured Party to seek payment or recovery of any amounts owed under this Article XI from any one particular fund or source or to exhaust any right or take any action against any other Loan Party, any other Person or any Collateral, (iv) any requirement that any Secured Party protect, secure, perfect or insure any security interest or Lien on any property subject thereto or exhaust any right to take any action against any Loan Party, any other Person or any Collateral, and (v) any other defense available to any Guarantor.  Each Guarantor agrees that the Secured Parties shall have no obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Guarantor or against, or in payment of, any or all of the Obligations.  Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated herein and that the waiver set forth in this Section 11.03 is knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.  Each Guarantor hereby waives any right to revoke this Article XI, and acknowledges that this Article XI is continuing in nature and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing now or in the future.

Section 11.04     Continuing Guaranty; Assignments. This Article XI is a continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the later of the cash payment in full of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than Contingent Indemnity Obligations) and all other amounts payable under this Article XI and the Final Maturity Date, (b) be binding upon each Guarantor, its successors and assigns and (c) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Secured Parties and their successors, pledgees, transferees and assigns.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), any Lender may pledge, assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including, without limitation, all or any portion of its Commitments and its Term Loans) to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted such Lender herein or otherwise, in each case as provided in Section 12.07.

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Section 11.05      Subrogation. No Guarantor will exercise any rights that it may now or hereafter acquire against any Loan Party or any other guarantor that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of such Guarantor’s obligations under this Article XI, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Secured Parties against any Loan Party or any other guarantor or any Collateral, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from any Loan Party or any other guarantor, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security solely on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than Contingent Indemnity Obligations) and all other amounts payable under this Article XI shall have been paid in full in cash and the Final Maturity Date shall have occurred.  If any amount shall be paid to any Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence at any time prior to the later of the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than Contingent Indemnity Obligations) and all other amounts payable under this Article XI and the Final Maturity Date, such amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties and shall forthwith be paid to the Secured Parties to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Article XI, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, or to be held as Collateral for any Guaranteed Obligations or other amounts payable under this Article XI thereafter arising.  If (i) any Guarantor shall make payment to the Secured Parties of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, (ii) all of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than Contingent Indemnification Obligations) and all other amounts payable under this Article XI shall be paid in full in cash and (iii) the Final Maturity Date shall have occurred, the Secured Parties will, at such Guarantor’s request and expense, execute and deliver to such Guarantor appropriate documents, without recourse and without representation or warranty, necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to such Guarantor of an interest in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from such payment by such Guarantor.

Section 11.06    Contribution. All Guarantors desire to allocate among themselves, in a fair and equitable manner, their obligations arising under this Guaranty.  Accordingly, in the event any payment or distribution is made on any date by a Guarantor under this Guaranty such that its Aggregate Payments exceeds its Fair Share as of such date, such Guarantor shall be entitled to a contribution from each of the other Guarantors in an amount sufficient to cause each Guarantor’s Aggregate Payments to equal its Fair Share as of such date.  “Fair Share” means, with respect to any Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the ratio of (i) the Fair Share Contribution Amount with respect to such Guarantor, to (ii) the aggregate of the Fair Share Contribution Amounts with respect to all Guarantors multiplied by, (b) the aggregate amount paid or distributed on or before such date by all Guarantors under this Guaranty in respect of the obligations Guaranteed.  “Fair Share Contribution Amount” means, with respect to any Guarantor as of any date of determination, the maximum aggregate amount of the obligations of such Guarantor under this Guaranty that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance as a fraudulent transfer or conveyance under Section 548 of Title 11 of the United States Code or any comparable applicable provisions of state law; provided, solely for purposes of calculating the “Fair Share Contribution Amount” with respect to any Guarantor for purposes of this Section 11.06, any assets or liabilities of such Guarantor arising by virtue of any rights to subrogation, reimbursement or indemnification or any rights to or obligations of contribution hereunder shall not be considered as assets or liabilities of such Guarantor.  “Aggregate Payments” means, with respect to any Guarantor as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (A) the aggregate amount of all payments and distributions made on or before such date by such Guarantor in respect of this Guaranty (including, without limitation, in respect of this Section 11.06), minus (B) the aggregate amount of all payments received on or before such date by such Guarantor from the other Guarantors as contributions under this Section 11.06.  The amounts payable as contributions hereunder shall be determined as of the date on which the related payment or distribution is made by the applicable Guarantor.  The allocation among Guarantors of their obligations as set forth in this Section 11.06 shall not be construed in any way to limit the liability of any Guarantor hereunder.  Each Guarantor is a third party beneficiary to the contribution agreement set forth in this Section 11.06.

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ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01      Notices, Etc.

(a)       Notices Generally.  All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand, sent by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested), overnight courier, or telecopier.  In the case of notices or other communications to any Loan Party, Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be, they shall be sent to the respective address set forth below (or, as to each party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties complying as to delivery with the terms of this Section 12.01):

Gannett Holdings LLC
c/o Gannett Co., Inc.
1345 Avenue of the Americas, Floor 45
New York, NY  10105
Attention:  Michael Reed
Telephone:  (212) 798-6146
Telecopier:  (212) 798-6070

with a copy to:

GateHouse Media, LLC
175 Sully’s Trail
Pittsford, NY  14534
Attention:  Polly Sack
Telephone:  (585) 598-0032
Telecopier:  (585) 248-9562

with a copy to:

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Attention: George E. Zobitz, Esq.
Telephone:  (212) 474-1996
Telecopier:  (212) 474-3700
Email:  gzobitz@cravath.com

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if to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, to it at the following address:

Cortland Products Corp.
225 W. Washington St., 9th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attention: Legal Department and Steve Lenard
Telephone: 312-564-5100
Telecopier: 312-376-0751
Email: cpcagency@cortlandglobal.com and legal@cortlandglobal.com

in each case, with a copy to:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attention:  Brian Kim, Esq.
Telecopier: 212-492-0780
Email:  bkim@paulweiss.com

if to the Specified Lender, to it at the following address:

Apollo Global Management, Inc.
9 West 57th Street, 37th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: General Counsel
Telephone:  (212) 822-0456
Telecopier:  (646) 417-6605
Email:  jglatt@apollo.com

in each case with a copy to:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019
Attention:  Brian Kim, Esq.
Telecopier: 212-492-0780
Email:  bkim@paulweiss.com

All notices or other communications sent in accordance with this Section 12.01, shall be deemed received on the earlier of the date of actual receipt or 3 Business Days after the deposit thereof in the mail; provided, that (i) notices sent by overnight courier service shall be deemed to have been given when received and (ii) notices by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient), provided, further that notices to any Agent pursuant to Article II shall not be effective until received by such Agent, as the case may be.

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(b)         Electronic Communications.

(i)      Each Agent and the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.  Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e‑mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Agents that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication.

(ii)    Unless the Collateral Agent otherwise prescribes, (A) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (B) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (A), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (A) and (B) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

(c)       The Agents shall have the right to accept and act upon instructions, including funds transfer instructions (“Instructions”) given pursuant to this Agreement and sent by unsecured e-mail, pdf, facsimile transmission or other similar unsecured electronic methods; provided, however, that the Borrower shall amend the incumbency certificate provided by the Borrower in accordance with Section 5.01 whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the list.  If the Borrower elects to give any Agent Instructions using e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) and the Agent in its discretion elects to act upon such Instructions, the Agent’s reasonable understanding of such Instructions shall be deemed controlling.  The Borrower understands and agrees that the Agents cannot determine the identity of the actual sender of such Instructions and that the Agents shall conclusively presume that directions that purport to have been sent by an Authorized Officer listed on the incumbency certificate provided to such Agent have been sent by such Authorized Officer.  The Borrower shall be responsible for ensuring that only Authorized Officers transmit such Instructions to the Agents and that the Borrower and all Authorized Officers are solely responsible to safeguard the use and confidentiality of applicable user and authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys upon receipt by the Borrower.  No Agent shall be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from such Agent’s reliance upon and compliance with such Instructions notwithstanding such directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction.  The Borrower agrees: (i) to assume all risks arising out of the use of e-mail or facsimile instructions (or instructions by a similar electronic method) to submit Instructions to the Agents, including without limitation the risk of such Agent acting on unauthorized Instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties; (ii) that it is fully informed of the protections and risks associated with the various methods of transmitting Instructions to the Agents and that there may be more secure methods of transmitting Instructions than the method(s) selected by the Borrower; (iii) that the security procedures (if any) to be followed in connection with its transmission of Instructions provide to it a commercially reasonable degree of protection in light of its particular needs and circumstances; and (iv) to notify the applicable Agent immediately upon learning of any compromise or unauthorized use of the security procedures.

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Section 12.02    Amendments, Etc.  (a) No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (excluding the Fee Letter), and no consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed (x) in the case of an amendment, consent or waiver to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency or granting a new Lien for the benefit of the Agents and the Secured Parties or extending an existing Lien over additional property, by the Agents and the Borrower, (y) in the case of any other waiver or consent, by the Required Lenders (or by the Collateral Agent with the written consent of the Required Lenders), with a copy to each Agent, and (z) in the case of any other amendment, by the Required Lenders (or by the Collateral Agent with the written consent of the Required Lenders) and the Borrower, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(i)       increase the Commitment of any Lender, reduce the principal of, or interest on, the Term Loans payable to any Lender, reduce the amount of any fee payable for the account of any Lender, or postpone or extend any scheduled date fixed for any payment of principal of, or interest or fees on, the Term Loans payable to any Lender without the written consent of such Lender;

(ii)     change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans that is required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder without the written consent of each Lender;

(iii)     amend the definition of “Required Lenders” or “Pro Rata Share” without the written consent of each Lender;

(iv)    release all or substantially all the Collateral (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), subordinate any Lien granted in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Agents and the Lenders, or release any Borrower or any Guarantor (except in connection with a Disposition of the Equity Interests thereof permitted by Section 7.02(c)(ii)), or release the Guaranty of Holdings or of all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty provided by the other Guarantors (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), in each case, without the written consent of each Lender; or

(v)      amend, modify or waive Section 4.02, Section 4.03 or this Section 12.02 of this Agreement without the written consent of each Lender.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by an Agent, affect the rights or duties of such Agent (but not in its capacity as a Lender) under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

(b)       If any action to be taken by the Lenders hereunder requires the consent, authorization, or agreement of all of the Lenders or any Lender affected thereby, and a Lender (the “Holdout Lender”) fails to give its consent, authorization, or agreement, then the Borrower, upon at least 5 Business Days prior irrevocable notice to the Holdout Lender, may permanently replace the Holdout Lender with one or more substitute lenders (each, a “Replacement Lender”), and the Holdout Lender shall have no right to refuse to be replaced hereunder.  Such notice to replace the Holdout Lender shall specify an effective date for such replacement, which date shall not be later than 15 Business Days after the date such notice is given.  Prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Holdout Lender and each Replacement Lender shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance, subject only to the Holdout Lender being repaid its share of the outstanding Obligations without any premium or penalty of any kind whatsoever.  If the Holdout Lender shall refuse or fail to execute and deliver any such Assignment and Acceptance prior to the effective date of such replacement, the Holdout Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance.  The replacement of any Holdout Lender shall be made in accordance with the terms of Section 12.07.

Section 12.03      No Waiver; Remedies, Etc.  No failure on the part of any Agent or any Lender to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right under any Loan Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.  The rights and remedies of the Agents and the Lenders provided herein and in the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are in addition to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies provided by law.  The rights of the Agents and the Lenders under any Loan Document against any party thereto are not conditional or contingent on any attempt by the Agents and the Lenders to exercise any of their rights under any other Loan Document against such party or against any other Person.

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Section 12.04     Expenses; Attorneys’ Fees. The Borrower will pay as promptly as practicable, and in any event within 10 days of a delivery of an invoice, all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses incurred by or on behalf of each Agent, the Observer, each Lender Director and each Lender, regardless of whether the Transactions are consummated, including, without limitation, reasonable fees, costs, client charges and expenses (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of (i) one outside counsel and one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction for the Agents, (ii) one outside counsel and one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction for the Specified Lender, the Observer and any Lender Director and (iii) one outside counsel and one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction for the other Lenders taken as a whole), accounting, due diligence, valuations, investigations, searches and filings, monitoring of assets, appraisals of Collateral, title searches and reviewing environmental assessments, miscellaneous disbursements, examination, travel, lodging and meals, arising from or relating to:  (a) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery, performance and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the preparation of any additional Loan Documents pursuant to Section 7.01(b) or the review of any of the agreements, instruments and documents referred to in Section 7.01(f)), (b) any requested amendments, waivers or consents to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents whether or not such documents become effective or are given, (c) the preservation and protection of the Agents’ or any of the Lenders’ rights under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, (d) the defense of any claim or action asserted or brought against any Agent or any Lender by any Person that arises from or relates to this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Agents’ or the Lenders’ claims against any Loan Party under the Loan Documents, or any and all matters in connection therewith, (e) the commencement or defense of, or intervention in, any court proceeding arising from or related to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (f) the filing of any petition, complaint, answer, motion or other pleading by any Agent or any Lender, or the taking of any action in respect of the Collateral, in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (g) the protection, collection, lease, sale, taking possession of or liquidation of, any Collateral in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (h) any attempt to enforce any Lien or security interest in any Collateral in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (i) any attempt to collect from any Loan Party, (j) all liabilities and costs arising from or in connection with the past, present or future operations of any Loan Party involving any damage to real or personal property or natural resources or harm or injury alleged to have resulted from any Release of Hazardous Materials on, upon or into such property, (k) any Environmental Liabilities and Costs incurred in connection with the investigation, removal, cleanup and/or remediation of any Hazardous Materials present or arising out of the operations of any Mortgaged Property of any Loan Party, (l) any Environmental Liabilities and Costs incurred in connection with any Environmental Lien, or (m) the receipt by any Agent or any Lender of any advice from professionals with respect to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that the Borrower shall not have any obligation to reimburse any fees, costs and expenses under this Section 12.04 to the extent caused by the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of any Agent, the Observer, any Lender Director or any Lender (or, in each case, any of its Related Parties), as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.  Without limitation of the foregoing or any other provision of any Loan Document, the Borrower agrees to pay all broker fees that may become due in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  The obligations of the Borrower under this Section 12.04 shall survive the repayment of the Obligations and discharge of any Liens granted under the Loan Documents and the resignation or removal of any Agent.

Section 12.05      Right of Set-off. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, any Agent or any Lender may, and is hereby authorized to, at any time and from time to time, without notice to any Loan Party (any such notice being expressly waived by the Loan Parties) and to the fullest extent permitted by law, set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other Indebtedness at any time owing by such Agent or such Lender or any of their respective Affiliates to or for the credit or the account of any Loan Party against any and all obligations of the Loan Parties either now or hereafter existing under any Loan Document, irrespective of whether or not such Agent or such Lender shall have made any demand hereunder or thereunder and although such obligations may be contingent or unmatured. Each Agent and each Lender agrees to notify such Loan Party promptly after any such set-off and application made by such Agent or such Lender or any of their respective Affiliates provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.  The rights of the Agents and the Lenders under this Section 12.05 are in addition to the other rights and remedies (including other rights of set-off) which the Agents and the Lenders may have under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents of law or otherwise.

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Section 12.06    Severability.   Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining portions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 12.07      Assignments and Participations.

(a)         This Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each Loan Party and each Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that none of the Loan Parties may assign or transfer any of its rights hereunder or under the other Loan Documents without the prior written consent of each Agent and each Lender and any such assignment without the Agents’ and Lenders’ prior written consent shall be null and void.

(b)        Subject to the conditions set forth in clause (c) below, each Lender may assign to one or more other Lenders or other entities all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to:

(i)      all or a portion of its Term Loan Commitment and any Term Loan made by it with the written consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and

(ii)      [reserved]; and

provided, however, that (x) no written consent of the Borrower shall be required in connection with any assignment by a Lender to a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or a Related Fund of such Lender and (y) no written consent of the Borrower shall be required during the continuance of an Event of Default pursuant to Sections 9.01(a), (f) or (g); provided further that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any assignment hereunder, unless it shall have objected thereto by written notice to the assigning Lender within 10 Business Days after having received written notice thereof.

(c)          Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(i)       Each such assignment shall be in an amount which is at least $1,000,000 or a multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or the remainder of such Lender’s Commitment) (except such minimum amount shall not apply to an assignment by a Lender to (A) a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or a Related Fund of such Lender or (B) a group of new Lenders, each of whom is an Affiliate or Related Fund of each other to the extent the aggregate amount to be assigned to all such new Lenders is at least $1,000,000 or a multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or the remainder of such Lender’s Commitment));

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(ii)     Except as provided in the last sentence of this Section 12.07(c)(ii), the parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent, for its acknowledgment, an Assignment and Acceptance, together with any promissory note subject to such assignment and all documentation and other information with respect to the assignee that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act, and such parties shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (except the payment of such fee shall not be required in connection with an assignment by a Lender to a Lender, an Affiliate of such Lender or a Related Fund of such Lender); and

(iii)     No such assignment shall be made to an Affiliated Lender or to a natural person.

(d)       Upon such execution, delivery and acceptance, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance and recordation on the Register, (A) the assignee thereunder shall become a “Lender” hereunder and, in addition to the rights and obligations hereunder held by it immediately prior to such effective date, have the rights and obligations hereunder that have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance and (B) the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto).

(e)        By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning Lender and the assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows:  (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto; (ii) the assigning Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or the performance or observance by any Loan Party of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other documents and information it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the assigning Lender, any Agent or any Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (v) such assignee appoints and authorizes the Agents to take such action as agents on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Agents by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental hereto and thereto; and (vi) such assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

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(f)        The Administrative Agent shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain, or cause to be maintained at the Payment Office, a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and a register (the “Register”) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitments of, and the principal amount of the Term Loans (and stated interest thereon) (the “Registered Loans”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Agents and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior written notice.

(g)       Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of a completed Assignment and Acceptance and all documents required under Section 12.07(c), and subject to the acknowledgment required from the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 12.07(b) (which acknowledgment of the Administrative Agent must be evidenced by such Agent’s execution of an acceptance to such Assignment and Acceptance), the Administrative Agent shall accept such assignment, and record the information contained therein in the Register (as adjusted to reflect any principal payments on or amounts capitalized and added to the principal balance of the Term Loans and/or Commitment reductions made subsequent to the effective date of the applicable assignment, as confirmed in writing by the corresponding assignor and assignee in conjunction with delivery of the assignment to the Administrative Agent).

(h)        A Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be assigned or sold in whole or in part only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register (and each registered note shall expressly so provide).  Any assignment or sale of all or part of such Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be effected only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register, together with the surrender of the registered note, if any, evidencing the same duly endorsed by (or accompanied by a written instrument of assignment or sale duly executed by) the holder of such registered note, whereupon, at the request of the designated assignee(s) or transferee(s), one or more new registered notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the designated assignee(s) or transferee(s).  Prior to the registration of assignment or sale of any Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same), the Agents shall treat the Person in whose name such Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) is registered on the Register as the owner thereof for the purpose of receiving all payments thereon, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.

(i)         In the event that any Lender sells participations in a Registered Loan, such Lender shall, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent on behalf of the Borrower, maintain, or cause to be maintained, a register, on which it enters the name of all participants in the Registered Loans held by it and the principal amount (and stated interest thereon) of the portion of the Registered Loan that is the subject of the participation (the “Participant Register”).  A Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be participated in whole or in part only by registration of such participation on the Participant Register (and each registered note shall expressly so provide).  Any participation of such Registered Loan (and the registered note, if any, evidencing the same) may be effected only by the registration of such participation on the Participant Register.  The Participant Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

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(j)          Any Foreign Lender who purchases or is assigned or participates in any portion of such Registered Loan shall comply with Section 2.09(d).

(k)        Each Lender may sell, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, participations to one or more banks or other entities (other than any Affiliated Lender) in or to all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all or a portion of its Commitments and the Term Loans made by it); provided, that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement (including without limitation, its Commitments hereunder) and the other Loan Documents shall remain unchanged; (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, and the Borrower, the Agents and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and (iii) a participant shall not be entitled to require such Lender to take or omit to take any action hereunder except (A) action directly effecting an extension of the maturity dates or decrease in the principal amount of the Term Loans, (B) action directly effecting an extension of the due dates or a decrease in the rate of interest payable on the Term Loans or the fees payable under this Agreement, or (C) actions directly effecting a release of all or substantially all of the Collateral (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) or a release of the Guaranty of Holdings or of all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty provided by the other (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).  For the avoidance of doubt, a participant may not vote on waivers of Defaults or Events of Default.  The Loan Parties agree that each participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.09 and Section 2.10 of this Agreement with respect to its participation in any portion of the Commitments and the Term Loans as if it was a Lender.

(l)         Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or loans made to such Lender pursuant to securitization or similar credit facility (a “Securitization”); provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.  The Loan Parties shall cooperate with such Lender and its Affiliates to effect the Securitization including, without limitation, by providing such information as may be reasonably requested by such Lender in connection with the rating of its Loans or the Securitization.

Section 12.08    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telecopier or electronic mail shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement.  Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Agreement by telecopier or electronic mail also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Agreement but the failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Agreement.  The foregoing shall apply to each other Loan Document mutatis mutandis.

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Section 12.09   GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN ANOTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN RESPECT OF SUCH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 12.10  CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS AND VENUE. ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND, BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY ACCEPTS IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE JURISDICTION OF THE AFORESAID COURTS.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUT OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS AND IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY ANY MEANS PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO SUCH PARTY AT ITS ADDRESS FOR NOTICES AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 12.01, SUCH SERVICE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE 10 DAYS AFTER SUCH MAILING.  EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.  NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE AGENTS AND THE LENDERS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST ANY LOAN PARTY IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE JURISDICTION OR LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO ABOVE AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH LITIGATION HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.

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Section 12.11    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL, ETC. EACH LOAN PARTY, EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM CONCERNING ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR UNDER ANY AMENDMENT, WAIVER, CONSENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR OTHER AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH IN THE FUTURE MAY BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, OR ARISING FROM ANY FINANCING RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION, PROCEEDINGS OR COUNTERCLAIM SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.  EACH LOAN PARTY CERTIFIES THAT NO OFFICER, REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY AGENT OR ANY LENDER HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT ANY AGENT OR ANY LENDER WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS.  EACH LOAN PARTY HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE AGENTS AND THE LENDERS ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 12.12     Consent by the Agents and Lenders. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein to the contrary or in any other Loan Document, if the consent, approval, satisfaction, determination, judgment, acceptance or similar action (an “Action”) of any Agent or any Lender shall be permitted or required pursuant to any provision hereof or any provision of any other agreement to which any Loan Party is a party and to which any Agent or any Lender has succeeded thereto, such Action shall be required to be in writing and may be withheld or denied by such Agent or such Lender, in its sole discretion, with or without any reason, and without being subject to question or challenge on the grounds that such Action was not taken in good faith.

Section 12.13     No Party Deemed Drafter. Each of the parties hereto agrees that no party hereto shall be deemed to be the drafter of this Agreement.

Section 12.14      Reinstatement; Certain Payments.  If any claim is ever made upon any Secured Party for repayment or recovery of any amount or amounts received by such Secured Party in payment or on account of any of the Obligations, such Secured Party shall give prompt notice of such claim to each other Agent and Lender and the Borrower, and if such Secured Party repays all or part of such amount by reason of (i) any judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative body having jurisdiction over such Secured Party or any of its property, or (ii) any good faith settlement or compromise of any such claim effected by such Secured Party with any such claimant, then and in such event each Loan Party agrees that (A) any such judgment, decree, order, settlement or compromise shall be binding upon it notwithstanding the cancellation of any Indebtedness hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or the termination of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and (B) it shall be and remain liable to such Secured Party hereunder for the amount so repaid or recovered to the same extent as if such amount had never originally been received by such Secured Party.
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Section 12.15      Indemnification; Limitation of Liability for Certain Damages.

(a)       In addition to each Loan Party’s other Obligations under this Agreement, each Loan Party agrees to, jointly and severally, defend, protect, indemnify and hold harmless each Observer, each Lender Director each Secured Party and all of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, consultants and agents (collectively called the “Indemnitees”) from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, obligations, penalties, fees, reasonable costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees, costs, charges and expenses one firm of counsel for the Agents and its Related Parties, taken as a whole and all other Indemnitees, taken as a whole (and, if necessary, of a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction for all Indemnitees, take as a whole) (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest where the Indemnitee affected by such conflict informs the Borrower of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, of another firm of counsel (and local counsel, if applicable, for such affected Indemnitee)) incurred by such Indemnitees, whether prior to or from and after the Closing Date, whether direct, indirect or consequential, as a result of or arising from or relating to or in connection with any of the following:  (i) the negotiation, preparation, execution, administration or performance or enforcement of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or of any other document executed in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) any Lender’s furnishing of funds to the Borrower under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the management of any such Loans, (iii) the Agents and the Lenders relying on any instructions of the Borrower or the handling of the Register and Collateral of the Borrower as herein provided, (iv) any matter relating to the Transactions (including the functions performed by the Observer or any Lender Director in accordance with Section 7.01(x)) or the other Loan Documents or by any document executed in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or (v) any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether or not any Indemnitee is a party thereto (collectively, the “Indemnified Matters”); provided, however, that the Loan Parties shall not have any obligation to any Indemnitee under this subsection (a) for any Indemnified Matter (x) caused by the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or any of its Related Parties, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (y) arising from a material breach of such Indemnitee’s  (or any of its Related Party’s) obligations under this Agreement, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.  This paragraph shall not apply with respect to Taxes, other than Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.

(b)      To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, pay and hold harmless set forth in this Section 12.15 may be unenforceable because it is violative of any law or public policy, each Loan Party shall, jointly and severally, contribute the maximum portion which it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law, to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Matters incurred by the Indemnitees.

(c)        No party hereto shall assert, and each party hereto hereby waives, any claim against any other party hereto, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) (whether or not the claim therefor is based on contract, tort or duty imposed by any applicable legal requirement) arising out of, in connection with, as a result of, or in any way related to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Term Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof or any act or omission or event occurring in connection therewith, and each party hereto hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any such claim or seek any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit any Loan Party’s indemnification obligations pursuant to Section 12.15(a).

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(d)      The indemnities and waivers set forth in this Section 12.15 shall survive the repayment of the Obligations and discharge of any Liens granted under the Loan Documents and the resignation or removal of any Agent.

Section 12.16     Records. The unpaid principal of and interest on the Term Loans, the interest rate or rates applicable to such unpaid principal and interest, the duration of such applicability, the Commitments, and the accrued and unpaid fees payable pursuant to Section 2.06 hereof, shall at all times be ascertained from the records of the Agents, which shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error.

Section 12.17     Binding Effect. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by each Loan Party, each Agent and each Lender and when the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.01 hereof have been satisfied or waived in writing by the Agents, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each Loan Party, each Agent and each Lender, and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Loan Parties shall not have the right to assign their rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of each Agent and each Lender, and any assignment by any Lender shall be governed by Section 12.07 hereof.

Section 12.18      Highest Lawful Rate. It is the intention of the parties hereto that each Agent and each Lender shall conform strictly to usury laws applicable to it.  Accordingly, if the transactions contemplated hereby or by any other Loan Document would be usurious as to any Agent or any Lender under laws applicable to it (including the laws of the United States of America and the State of New York or any other jurisdiction whose laws may be mandatorily applicable to such Agent or such Lender notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement), then, in that event, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement entered into in connection with or as security for the Obligations, it is agreed as follows:  (i) the aggregate of all consideration which constitutes interest under law applicable to any Agent or any Lender that is contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received by such Agent or such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or agreements or otherwise in connection with the Obligations shall under no circumstances exceed the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law, and any excess shall be canceled automatically and if theretofore paid shall be credited by such Agent or such Lender on the principal amount of the Obligations (or, to the extent that the principal amount of the Obligations shall have been or would thereby be paid in full, refunded by such Agent or such Lender, as applicable, to the Borrower); and (ii) in the event that the maturity of the Obligations is accelerated by reason of any Event of Default under this Agreement or otherwise, or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest under law applicable to any Agent or any Lender may never include more than the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law, and excess interest, if any, provided for in this Agreement or otherwise shall, subject to the last sentence of this Section 12.18, be canceled automatically by such Agent or such Lender, as applicable, as of the date of such acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited by such Agent or such Lender, as applicable, on the principal amount of the Obligations (or, to the extent that the principal amount of the Obligations shall have been or would thereby be paid in full, refunded by such Agent or such Lender to the Borrower).  All sums paid or agreed to be paid to any Agent or any Lender for the use, forbearance or detention of sums due hereunder shall, to the extent permitted by law applicable to such Agent or such Lender, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full term of the Term Loans until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of any Term Loans hereunder does not exceed the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law.  If at any time and from time to time (x) the amount of interest payable to any Agent or any Lender on any date shall be computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Agent or such Lender pursuant to this Section 12.18 and (y) in respect of any subsequent interest computation period the amount of interest otherwise payable to such Agent or such Lender would be less than the amount of interest payable to such Agent or such Lender computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Agent or such Lender, then the amount of interest payable to such Agent or such Lender in respect of such subsequent interest computation period shall continue to be computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Agent or such Lender until the total amount of interest payable to such Agent or such Lender shall equal the total amount of interest which would have been payable to such Agent or such Lender if the total amount of interest had been computed without giving effect to this Section 12.18.

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For purposes of this Section 12.18, the term “applicable law” shall mean that law in effect from time to time and applicable to the loan transaction between the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Agents and the Lenders, on the other, that lawfully permits the charging and collection of the highest permissible, lawful non-usurious rate of interest on such loan transaction and this Agreement, including laws of the State of New York and, to the extent controlling, laws of the United States of America.

The right to accelerate the maturity of the Obligations does not include the right to accelerate any interest that has not accrued as of the date of acceleration.

Section 12.19     Confidentiality. Each Agent and each Lender agrees (on behalf of itself and each of its affiliates, directors, officers, employees and representatives) to use reasonable precautions to keep confidential, in accordance with its customary procedures for handling confidential information of this nature and in accordance with safe and sound practices of comparable commercial finance companies, any non-public information supplied to it by the Loan Parties pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents which is identified in writing by the Loan Parties as being confidential at the time the same is delivered to such Person (and which at the time is not, and does not thereafter become, publicly available or available to such Person from another source not known to be subject to a confidentiality obligation to such Person not to disclose such information), provided that nothing herein shall limit the disclosure by any Agent or any Lender of any such information (i) to its Affiliates and Related Funds and to its and its Affiliates’ and Related Funds’ respective equityholders (including, without limitation, investors and partners), directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, counsel, advisors and representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such information and instructed to keep such information confidential in accordance with this Section 12.19, and such Agent or Lender shall be responsible for any such Person’s compliance with this requirement); (ii) to any other party hereto; (iii) to any assignee or participant (or prospective assignee or participant) or any party to a Securitization so long as such assignee or participant (or prospective assignee or participant) or party to a Securitization first agrees, in writing, to be bound by confidentiality provisions similar in substance to this Section 12.19; (iv) to the extent required by any Requirement of Law or judicial process or as otherwise requested by any Governmental Authority (in which case, such Agent or Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower in advance to the extent permitted by law); (v) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar organization, any examiner, auditor or accountant or any nationally recognized rating agency or otherwise to the extent consisting of general portfolio information that does not identify Loan Parties; (vi) in connection with any litigation to which any Agent or any Lender is a party (in which case, such Agent or Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower in advance to the extent permitted by law); (vii) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder; or (viii) with the consent of the Borrower.

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Section 12.20     Public Disclosure. Each Loan Party agrees that neither it nor any of its Affiliates will now or in the future issue any press release or other public disclosure using the name of an Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates or referring to this Agreement or any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of such Agent or such Lender, except to the extent that such Loan Party or such Affiliate is required to do so under applicable law (in which event, such Loan Party or such Affiliate will consult with such Agent or such Lender before issuing such press release or other public disclosure).  Each Loan Party hereby authorizes each Agent and each Lender, after consultation with the Borrower, to advertise the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and to make appropriate announcements of the financial arrangements entered into among the parties hereto, as such Agent or such Lender shall deem appropriate, including, without limitation, on a home page or similar place for dissemination of information on the Internet or worldwide web, or in announcements commonly known as tombstones, in such trade publications, business journals, newspapers of general circulation and to such selected parties as such Agent or such Lender shall deem appropriate.

Section 12.21      Integration. This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, reflects the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and shall not be contradicted or qualified by any other agreement, oral or written, before the date hereof.

Section 12.22      USA PATRIOT Act. Each Agent and each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the entities composing the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of each such entity and other information that will allow such Agent and Lender to identify the entities composing the Borrower in accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.  Each Loan Party agrees to take such action and execute, acknowledge and deliver at its sole cost and expense, such instruments and documents as any Agent or any Lender may reasonably require from time to time in order to enable such Agent or Lender to comply with the USA PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

Section 12.23     Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

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(a)       the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

(b)          the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i)       a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii)     a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

(iii)     the variation of the terms of such liability  in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

Section 12.24       Exclusion of Certain PPSA Provisions. Where the Lenders or Collateral Agent (each a “Secured Party”) has a security interest (as defined in the PPSA) under any Loan Document, to the extent the law permits:

(a)         for the purposes of sections 115(1) and 115(7) of the PPSA:

(i)      each Secured Party with the benefit of the security interest need not comply with sections 95, 118, 121(4), 125,130, 132(3)(d) or 132(4) of the PPSA; and

(ii)      sections 142 and 143 of the PPSA are excluded;

(b)        for the purposes of section 115(7) of the PPSA, each Secured Party with the benefit of the security interest need not comply with sections 132 and 137(3);

(c)        each party hereto waives its right to receive from any Secured Party any notice required under the PPSA (including a notice of a verification statement);

(d)         if a Secured Party with the benefit of a security interest exercises a right, power or remedy in connection with it, that exercise is taken not to be an exercise of a right, power or remedy under the PPSA unless the Secured Party states otherwise at the time of exercise.  However, this paragraph does not apply to a right, power or remedy which can only be exercised under the PPSA; and

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(e)         if the PPSA is amended to permit the Parties to agree not to comply with or to exclude other provisions of the PPSA, the Secured Parties may notify the Australian Loan Party that any of these provisions is excluded, or that the Secured Parties need not comply with any of these provisions.

This does not affect any rights a person has or would have other than by reason of the PPSA and applies despite any other provision in any Loan Document.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.

 
HOLDINGS:
   
 
NEW MEDIA INVESTMENT GROUP INC.
     
 
By:
/s/ Michael E. Reed
 
   
Name: Michael E. Reed
   
Title: Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
BORROWER:
   
 
ARCTIC HOLDINGS LLC
  By:
NEW MEDIA INVESTMENT GROUP INC., as its Sole Member

 
By:
/s/ Michael E. Reed
 
   
Name: Michael E. Reed
   
Title: Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
EACH GUARANTOR LISTED ON ANNEX 1:
   
 
By:
/s/ Mark Maring
 
   
Name: Mark Maring
   
Title: As Indicated on Annex I

 
EACH GUARANTOR LISTED ON ANNEX II:
   
 
By:
/s/ Michael E Reed
 
   
Name: Michael E Reed
   
Title: As Indicated on Annex II

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
ENMOTIVE COMPANY LLC
 
GIDDYUP EVENTS, LLC
 
MILWAUKEE MARATHON LLC
   
 
By:
/s/ Bradford Scudder
 
   
Name: Bradford Scudder
   
Title: Manager

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
EACH GUARANTOR LISTED ON ANNEX III:
   
 
By:
/s/ Elizabeth A. Allen
 
   
Name: Elizabeth A. Allen
   
Title: As Indicated on Annex III

 
GANNETT VERMONT INSURANCE, INC.
   
 
By:
/s/ Minaskshi Sundaram
 
   
Name: Minaskshi Sundaram
   
Title: Vice President

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
SWEETIQ ANALYTICS CORP.
   
 
By:
/s/ Elizabeth A. Allen
 
   
Name: Elizabeth A. Allen
   
Title: Secretary

 
RUGGED EVENTS CANADA LTD
   
 
By:
/s/ Mark Maring
 
   
Name: Mark Maring
   
Title: Senior Vice President and Treasurer

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
Party
 
Signature block
   
 
GANNETT
INTERNATIONAL
 
GANNETT INTERNATIONAL FINANCE,
LLP acting by:
)
)

  FINANCE, LLP  
)
/s/ Alison K. Engel
 
 
Name: Alison K. Engel
   
     
Title: Manager
 
Member
     
Duly authorised for and on behalf of
   
     
Gannett International Finance, LLC
   
           
     
In the presence of
   
     
Witness signature
 
/s/ Todd M. Aman
     
Witness address
 
7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean VA22107
     
Witness name
 
Todd M. Aman
           
 
GANNETT
INTERNATIONAL
 
GANNETT INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS,
LLP acting by:
)
)

  HOLDINGS, LLP    
)
/s/ Alison K. Engel
     
Name: Alison K. Engel
   
     
Title: Manager
 
Member
      Duly authorised for and on behalf of    
     
Gannett International Communications, Inc.
   
           
     
In the presence of
   
     
Witness signature
 
/s/ Todd M. Aman
     
Witness address
 
7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean VA 22107
     
Witness name
 
Todd M. Aman
           


 
GANNETT U.K. LIMITED
 
GANNETT U.K. LIMITED
acting by:
)
)

       
)
/s/ Alison K. Engel
           
     
Alison K. Engel
 
Authorised signatory
           
           
 

 
NEWSQUEST CAPITAL LIMITED
acting by:
)
)

 
NEWSQUEST
   
)
/s/ Alison K. Engel
  CAPITAL LIMITED  
Alison K. Engel
   
         
Authorised signatory
           
 
NEWSQUEST
LIMITED
 
NEWSQUEST LIMITED
acting by:
)
)

       
)
/s/ Alison K. Engel
     
Alison K. Engel
   
         
Authorised signatory
           


 
COLLATERAL AGENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
     
 
CORTLAND PRODUCTS CORP., as
Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent
     
 
By:
/s/ Emily Ergang Pappas
   
Name: Emily Ergang Pappas
   
Title: Associate Counsel
     

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
LENDERS:
 
 
APOLLO CREDIT STRATEGIES MASTER FUND LTD.
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Tammy Jennissen
 
   
Name: Tammy Jennissen
   
Title:    Director

 
APOLLO A-N CREDIT FUND (DELAWARE), L.P.
   
 
By:
Apollo A-N Credit Advisors (APO FC Delaware), L.P., its general partner

 
By:
Apollo A-N Credit Advisors (APO FC-GP), LLC, its general partner

 
By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

 
APOLLO ATLAS MASTER FUND, LLC
 
 
By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Managing Member

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
APOLLO TR OPPORTUNISTIC LTD.
 
  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Director

 
MPI (LONDON) LIMITED
   
  By:
Apollo TRF MP Management, LLC, its investment manager

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

 
APOLLO MOULTRIE CREDIT FUND, L.P.
   
  By:
Apollo Moultrie Credit Fund Advisors, L.P., its general partner
     
  By:
Apollo Moultrie Capital Management, LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
CADBURY MONDELEZ PENSION TRUST LIMITED
   
  By:
Apollo TRF CM Management, LLC, its investment manager

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

 
APOLLO PPF OPPORTUNISTIC CREDIT PARTNERS (LUX), SCSP
     
  By:
Apollo PPF Credit Management, LLC, its investment manager

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

 
AP KENT CREDIT MASTER FUND, L.P.
     
  By:
AP Kent Advisors, L.P., its general partner
     
  By:
AP Kent Advisors GP, LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
APOLLO LINCOLN FIXED INCOME FUND, L.P.
   
  By:
Apollo Lincoln Fixed Income Advisors (APO DC), L.P., its general partner
     
  By:
Apollo Lincoln Fixed Income Advisors (APO DC-GP), LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

 
APOLLO ACCORD MASTER FUND III, L.P.
     
  By:
Apollo Accord Advisors III, L.P., its general partner
     
  By:
Apollo Accord Advisors GP III, LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

 
APOLLO CREDIT MASTER FUND LTD.
   
  By:
/s/ Guy Major
 
   
Name: Guy Major
   
Title:   Director

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
APOLLO CENTRE STREET PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
   
  By:
Apollo Centre Street Advisors (APO DC), L.P., its general partner
     
  By:
Apollo Centre Street Advisors (APO DC-GP), LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

 
APOLLO TACTICAL VALUE SPN INVESTMENTS, L.P.
   
  By:
Apollo Tactical Value SPN Advisors (APO DC), L.P., its general partner
     
  By:
Apollo Tactical Value SPN Capital Management (APO DC-GP), LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
APOLLO CHIRON CREDIT FUND, L.P.
   
  By:
Apollo Chiron Advisors, L.P., its general partner
     
  By:
Apollo Chiron Advisors GP, LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

 
ATHENE ANNUITY & LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY
     
  By:
 Apollo Insurance Solutions Group LLC, its investment manager
   

  By:
 Apollo Capital Management L.P., its sub-advisor
     
  By:
Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
VENERABLE INSURANCE AND ANNUITY COMPANY
   
  By:
Apollo Insurance Solutions Group LLC, its investment manager
     
  By:
 Apollo Capital Management, L.P., its sub-advisor
     
  By:
Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
     
  By:
Apollo Insurance Solutions Group LLC, its investment manager
     
  By:
Apollo Capital Management L.P., its sub-advisor
     
  By:
Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

 
MIDLAND NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
   
  By:
Apollo Insurance Solutions Group LLC, its investment manager
     
  By:
Apollo Capital Management L.P., its sub-advisor
     
  By:
Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
   
  By:
Apollo Insurance Solutions Group LLC, its investment manager
     
  By:
Apollo Capital Management L.P., its sub-advisor
     
  By:
 Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHWEST
   
  By:
Apollo Insurance Solutions Group LLC, its investment manager
     
  By:
Apollo Capital Management L.P., its sub-advisor
     
  By:
Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

 
ATHENE ANNUITY RE LTD.
   
  By:
Apollo Insurance Solutions Group LLC, its investment manager
     
  By:
Apollo Capital Management L.P., its sub-advisor
     
  By:
Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
ATHENE ANNUITY AND LIFE COMPANY
   
  By:
Apollo Insurance Solutions Group LLC, its investment manager
     
  By:
Apollo Capital Management L.P., its sub-advisor
     
  By:
Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
ATHORA LUX INVEST S.C.SP in respect of its compartment, Loan Origination
     
  By:
Apollo Management International LLP, its portfolio manager
     
  By:
AMI (Holdings), LLC, its member

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
APOLLO CREDIT FUNDS ICAV, an Umbrella Irish Collective Asset-Management Vehicle with Segregated Liability between its Sub-Funds, acting in respect of its Sub-Fund, Apollo Helius Loan Fund
     
  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Director

 
AHVF CREDIT HOLDINGS I, L.P.
     
  By:
Apollo Hybrid Value Advisors (APO FC), L.P., its general partner
     
  By:
Apollo Hybrid Value Advisors (APO FC-GP), LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

 
AA DIRECT, L.P.
     
  By:
AA Direct GP, LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
ATCF S.A R.L.
   
  By
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Class A Manager

  By:
/s/ Laurent Ricci
 
   
Name: Laurent Ricci
   
Title:   Class B Manager

 
APOLLO KINGS ALLEY CREDIT SPV, L.P.
   
  By:
Apollo Kings Alley Credit Advisors (DC), L.P., its general partner
     
  By:
Apollo Kings Alley Credit Advisors (DC-GP), LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
APOLLO UNION STREET PARTNERS, L.P.
   
  By:
Apollo Union Street Advisors, L.P., its general partner
     
  By:
Apollo Union Street Capital Management, LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President
     
 
AIE III INVESTMENTS, L.P.
   
  By:
Apollo Europe Advisors III, L.P., its general partner
     
  By:
Apollo Europe Capital Management III, LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
APOLLO/CAVENHAM EUROPEAN MANAGED ACCOUNT II, L.P.
   
  By:
Apollo/Cavenham EMA Advisors II, L.P. its general partner
     
  By:
Apollo/Cavenham EMA Capital Management II, LLC, its general partner

  By:
/s/ Joseph D. Glatt
 
   
Name: Joseph D. Glatt
   
Title:   Vice President

 
MIDCAP FINANCIAL TRUST
   
  By:
Apollo Capital Management, L.P., its investment manager
     
  By:
Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC its general partner

  By:
/s/ Maurice Amsellem
 
   
Name: Maurice Amsellem
   
Title:   Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


 
MIDCAP FUNDING IX TRUST
   
  By:
 Apollo Capital Management, L.P., its investment manager
     
  By:
Apollo Capital Management GP, LLC its general partner

  By:
/s/ Maurice Amsellem
 
   
Name: Maurice Amsellem
   
Title:   Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page – Credit Agreement]


Annex I
 
 
Exact Legal Name of Each Guarantor
 
Signature Block
 
American Influencer Awards, LLC
 
Mark Maring, as its Manager
 
Arctic Acquisition Corp.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
BridgeTower Media Holding Company
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
CA Alabama Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
CA Louisiana Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
CA Massachusetts Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
CA North Carolina Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
CA South Carolina Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
Copley Ohio Newspapers, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
CyberInk, LLC
 
GateHouse Media Pennsylvania Holdings, Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
Daily Journal of Commerce, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
Daily Reporter Publishing Company
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
DB Acquisition, Inc
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
DB Arkansas Holdings, Inc
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
DB Iowa Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
DB North Carolina Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
DB Oklahoma Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
DB Tennessee Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
DB Texas Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
DB Washington Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
Enterprise NewsMedia Holding, LLC
 
GateHouse Media Massachusetts II, Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
Enterprise NewsMedia, LLC
 
Enterprise NewsMedia Holding, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Massachusetts II, Inc., its Sole Member
•          Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
Enterprise Publishing Company, LLC
 
Enterprise NewsMedia, LLC, as its Member
•          By Enterprise NewsMedia Holding, LLC, its Member
•          By GateHouse Media Massachusetts II, Inc., its Member
•          Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
Finance and Commerce, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer

Annex I – 1

 
Exact Legal Name of Each Guarantor
 
Signature Block
 
GateHouse Media Alaska Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Arkansas Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media California Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Colorado Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Connecticut Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Corning Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Delaware Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Directories Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Freeport Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Georgia Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Illinois Holdings II, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Illinois Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Indiana Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Iowa Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Kansas Holdings II, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Kansas Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Lansing Printing, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Louisiana Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Macomb Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Management Services, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Maryland Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Massachusetts I, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Massachusetts II, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Michigan Holdings II, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Michigan Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Minnesota Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Missouri Holdings II, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Missouri Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Nebraska Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer

Annex I – 2

 
Exact Legal Name of Each Guarantor
 
Signature Block
 
GateHouse Media New York Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media North Dakota Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Ohio Holdings II, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Ohio Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Oklahoma Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Oregon Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Pennsylvania Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media South Dakota Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Suburban Newspapers, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Tennessee Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Texas Holdings II, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Texas Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
GateHouse Media Virginia Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
George W. Prescott Publishing Company, LLC
 
Enterprise NewsMedia, LLC, as its Member
•          By Enterprise NewsMedia Holding, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Massachusetts II, Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
LMG Maine Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
LMG Massachusetts, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
LMG National Publishing, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
LMG Rhode Island Holdings, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
LMG Stockton, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
Local Media Group Holdings LLC
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
Local Media Group, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
Loco Sports, LLC
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
Low Realty, LLC
 
Enterprise NewsMedia, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By Enterprise NewsMedia Holding, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Massachusetts II, Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer

Annex I – 3

 
Exact Legal Name of Each Guarantor
 
Signature Block
 
LRT Four Hundred, LLC
 
Enterprise NewsMedia, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By Enterprise NewsMedia Holding, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Massachusetts II, Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
Mineral Daily News Tribune, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
News Leader, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
Seacoast Newspapers, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
SureWest Directories
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
Terry Newspapers, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
The Inquirer and Mirror, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
The Mail Tribune, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
The Nickel of Medford, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
The Peoria Journal Star, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
ThriveHive, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
UpCurve Cloud LLC
 
UpCurve, Inc
•          Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
UpCurve, Inc.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer
 
W-Systems Corp.
 
Mark Maring—Senior Vice President and Treasurer

Annex I – 4

Annex II
 
     
Exact Legal Name of Each Guarantor
 
Signature Block
 
o
 
Arizona News Service, LLC
 
Dolco Acquisition, LLC, as its Manager
•          By GateHouse Media Operating, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
BridgeTower Media DLN, LLC
 
Dolco Acquisition, LLC, as its Manager
•          By GateHouse Media Operating, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
BridgeTower Media, LLC
 
Dolco Acquisition, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Operating, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer

Annex II – 1

     
Exact Legal Name of Each Guarantor
 
Signature Block
 
o
 
CA Florida Holdings, LLC
 
Cummings Acquisition, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Operating, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
Cummings Acquisition, LLC
 
GateHouse Media Operating, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
Dolco Acquisition, LLC
 
GateHouse Media Operating, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Holdco, LLC, its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer

Annex II – 2

     
Exact Legal Name of Each Guarantor
 
Signature Block
 
o
 
ENHE Acquisition, LLC
 
GateHouse Media Operating, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Holdco, LLC, its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
GateHouse Live, LLC
 
New Media Ventures Group LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
GateHouse Media Holdco, LLC
 
GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media, LLC, its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC
 
GateHouse Media, LLC, as its Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, its Sole Member
•          New Media Holdings I LLC, its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
GateHouse Media Operating, LLC
 
GateHouse Media Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer

Annex II – 3

     
Exact Legal Name of Each Guarantor
 
Signature Block
 
o
 
GateHouse Media, LLC
 
New Media Holdings II LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
Idaho Business Review, LLC
 
Dolco Acquisition, LLC, as its Manager
•          By GateHouse Media Operating, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
Lawyer's Weekly, LLC
 
Dolco Acquisition, LLC, as its Manager
•          By GateHouse Media Operating, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
Liberty SMC, L.L.C.
 
GateHouse Media Operating, LLC
•          By GateHouse Media Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer

Annex II – 4

     
Exact Legal Name of Each Guarantor
 
Signature Block
 
o
 
Long Island Business News, LLC
 
Dolco Acquisition, LLC, as its Manager
•          By GateHouse Media Operating, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
Missouri Lawyers Media, LLC
 
Dolco Acquisition, LLC, as its Manager
•          By GateHouse Media Operating, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
New Media Holdings I LLC
 
New Media Investment Group Inc., its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
New Media Holdings II LLC
 
New Media Holdings I LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
New Media Ventures Group LLC
 
New Media Investment Group Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer

Annex II – 5

     
Exact Legal Name of Each Guarantor
 
Signature Block
 
o
 
New Orleans Publishing Group, L.L.C.
 
Dolco Acquisition, LLC, as its Manager
•          By GateHouse Media Operating, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
NOPG, L.L.C.
 
New Orleans Publishing Group, L.L.C., as its Manager
•          By Dolco Acquisition, LLC, as its Manager
•          By GateHouse Media Operating, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
Rugged Events Holding LLC
 
GateHouse Live, LLC
•          By New Media Ventures Group LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
Rugged Races LLC
 
Rugged Events Holding LLC
•          By GateHouse Live, LLC
•          By New Media Ventures Group LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer

Annex II – 6

     
Exact Legal Name of Each Guarantor
 
Signature Block
 
o
 
The Daily Record Company, LLC
 
Dolco Acquisition, LLC, as its Manager
•          By GateHouse Media Operating, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
The Journal Record Publishing Co., LLC
 
Dolco Acquisition, LLC, as its Manager
•          By GateHouse Media Operating, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer
 
o
 
The NWS Company, LLC
 
Dolco Acquisition, LLC, as its Manager
•          By GateHouse Media Operating, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By GateHouse Media, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings II LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Holdings I LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By New Media Investment Group Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Michael E. Reed—Chief Executive Officer

Annex II – 7

Annex III
 
     
Exact Legal Name of Each Guarantor
 
Signature Block
 
o
 
Action Advertising, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Alexandria Newspapers, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Baxter County Newspapers, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Bizzy, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Boat Spinco, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Citizen Publishing Company
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
DealOn, LLC
 
ReachLocal,Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Des Moines Press Citizen LLC
 
Des Moines Register and Tribune Company, as its Sole Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Des Moines Register and Tribune Company
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Desert Sun Publishing, LLC
 
Gannett Media Services, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Member
o          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
•          By The Desert Sun Publishing Co., as its Member
o          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
•          By Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC, as its Member
o          By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
◾          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
•          By Gannett International Communications, Inc., as its Member
o          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Desk Spinco, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Detroit Free Press, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
DiGiCol, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Evansville Courier Company, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Federated Publications, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
FoodBlogs, LLC
 
Grateful Media, LLC
•          By Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary

Annex III – 1

     
Exact Legal Name of Each Guarantor
 
Signature Block
 
o
 
Gannett GP Media, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Gannett International Communications, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Gannett International Finance LLC
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Gannett Media Services, LLC
 
Gannett Co., Inc., as its Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
The Desert Sun Publishing Co., as its Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC, as its Member
•          Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
Gannett International Communications, Inc., as its Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Gannett MHC Media, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Gannett Missouri Publishing, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Gannett Publishing Services, LLC
 
Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC, as its Managing Member
•          By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Gannett Retail Advertising Group, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Gannett River States Publishing Corporation
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC
 
Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Gannett Supply Corporation
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Gannett UK Media, LLC
 
Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Gannett Vermont Publishing, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
GCCC, LLC
 
Gannett Missouri Publishing, Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
GCOE, LLC
 
Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC, as its Managing Member
•          By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
GFHC, LLC
 
Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary

Annex III – 2

     
Exact Legal Name of Each Guarantor
 
Signature Block
 
o
 
GNSS LLC
 
Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Grateful Media, LLC
 
Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Guam Publications, Incorporated (Pacific Daily News)
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Imagn Content Services, LLC
 
USA Today Sports Media Group, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC, as its Managing Member
•          By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Indiana Newspapers, LLC
 
Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Journal Community Publishing Group, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Journal Media Group, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Journal Sentinel Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Kicker, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
LOCALiQ LLC
 
Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Memphis Publishing Company
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Multimedia, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Pacific Media, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Phoenix Newspapers, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Press-Citizen Company, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
ReachLocal Canada, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
ReachLocal DP, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
ReachLocal International GP LLC
 
ReachLocal International, Inc.
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
ReachLocal International, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
ReachLocal, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Reno Newspapers, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary

Annex III – 3

     
Exact Legal Name of Each Guarantor
 
Signature Block
 
o
 
Salinas Newspapers LLC
 
Gannett Media Services, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Member
o          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
•          By The Desert Sun Publishing Co., as its Member
o          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
•          By Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC, as its Member
o          By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
◾          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
•          By Gannett International Communications, Inc., as its Member
o          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Scripps NP Operating, LLC
 
Desk Spinco, Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Sedona Publishing Company, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
State-Kilbourn Holdings LLC
 
Journal Sentinel Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Texas-New Mexico Newspapers, LLC
 
Texas-New Mexico Newspapers, LLC, as its Manager
•         By The Sun Company of San Bernardino, California LLC, as its Managing Member
•          By Gannett Media Services, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Thanksgiving Ventures, LLC
 
Grateful Media, LLC
•          By Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
The Advertiser Company
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
The Courier-Journal, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
The Desert Sun Publishing Co.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary

Annex III – 4

     
Exact Legal Name of Each Guarantor
 
Signature Block
 
o
 
The Sun Company of San Bernardino, California LLC
 
Gannett Media Services, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Member
o          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
•          By The Desert Sun Publishing Co., as its Member
o          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
•          By Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC, as its Member
o          By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
◾          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
•          By Gannett International Communications, Inc., as its Member
o          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
The Times Herald Company
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
USA Today Sports Media Group, LLC
 
Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC, as its Managing Member
•          By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
•          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Visalia Newspaper LLC
 
Gannett Media Services, LLC, as its Sole Member
•          By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Member
o          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
•          By The Desert Sun Publishing Co., as its Member
o          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
•          By Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC, as its Member
o          By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
◾          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
•          By Gannett International Communications, Inc., as its Member
o          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
Wordstream, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
x.com, Inc.
 
Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary

Annex III – 5

     
Exact Legal Name of Each Guarantor
 
Signature Block
 
o
 
York Daily Record-York Sunday News LLC
 
York Newspaper Company, as its Manager
•          By York Newspapers Holdings, L.P., as its General Partner
o         By York Partnership Holdings, LLC, as its General Partner
o         By Texas-New Mexico Newspapers, LLC, as its Managing Member
o         By The Sun Company of San Bernardino, California LLC, as its Managing Member
o         By Gannett Media Services, LLC, as its Sole Member
o         By Gannett Co., Inc.., as its Sole Member
o         Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
•          By York Partnership Holdings, LLC, as its General Partner
o         By Texas-New Mexico Newspapers, LLC, as its Managing Member
o         By The Sun Company of San Bernardino, California LLC, as its Managing Member
o         By Gannett Media Services, LLC, as its Sole Member
o         By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
o         Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary

Annex III – 6

     
Exact Legal Name of Each Guarantor
 
Signature Block
 
o
 
York Dispatch LLC
 
York Newspaper Company, as its Manager
•          By York Newspapers Holdings, L.P., as its General Partner
o         By York Partnership Holdings, LLC, as its General Partner
o         By Texas-New Mexico Newspapers, LLC, as its Managing Member
o         By The Sun Company of San Bernardino, California LLC, as its Managing Member
o         By Gannett Media Services, LLC, as its Sole Member
o         By Gannett Co., Inc.., as its Sole Member
o         Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
•          By York Partnership Holdings, LLC, as its General Partner
o         By Texas-New Mexico Newspapers, LLC, as its Managing Member
o         By The Sun Company of San Bernardino, California LLC, as its Managing Member
o          By Gannett Media Services, LLC, as its Sole Member
o          By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
o          Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
York Newspaper Company
 
By York Newspapers Holdings, L.P., as its General Partner
•         By York Partnership Holdings, LLC, as its General Partner
•         By Texas-New Mexico Newspapers, LLC, as its Managing Member
•         By The Sun Company of San Bernardino, California LLC, as its Managing Member
•         By Gannett Media Services, LLC, as its Sole Member
•         By Gannett Co., Inc.., as its Sole Member
•         Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
By York Partnership Holdings, LLC, as its General Partner
•         By Texas-New Mexico Newspapers, LLC, as its Managing Member
•         By The Sun Company of San Bernardino, California LLC, as its Managing Member
•         By Gannett Media Services, LLC, as its Sole Member
•         By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Sole Member
•         Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary

Annex III – 7

     
Exact Legal Name of Each Guarantor
 
Signature Block
 
o
 
York Newspapers Holdings, L.P.
 
York Partnership Holdings, LLC, as its General Partner
•         By Texas-New Mexico Newspapers, LLC, as its Managing Member
•         By The Sun Company of San Bernardino, California LLC, as its Managing Member
•         By Gannett Media Services, LLC, as its Sole Member
•         By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Member
•         Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
York Newspapers Holdings, LLC
 
York Newspapers Holdings, L.P., as its Sole Member
•         By York Partnership Holdings, LLC, as its General Partner
•         By Texas-New Mexico Newspapers, LLC, as its Managing Member
•         By The Sun Company of San Bernardino, California LLC, as its Managing Member
•         By Gannett Media Services, LLC, as its Sole Member
•         By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Member
•         Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary
 
o
 
York Partnership Holdings, LLC
 
Texas-New Mexico Newspapers, LLC, as its Manager
•         By The Sun Company of San Bernardino, California LLC, as its Managing Member
•         By Gannett Media Services, LLC, as its Sole Member
•         By Gannett Co., Inc., as its Member
•         Elizabeth A. Allen—Secretary


Annex III – 8




Schedule 1.01(A)

Lenders
 
Term Loan
Commitment
 
Apollo Credit Strategies Master Fund Ltd.
 
$
240,795,977.64
 
Apollo A-N Credit Fund (Delaware), L.P.
 
$
58,674,755.87
 
Apollo Atlas Master Fund, LLC
 
$
28,508,015.42
 
Apollo TR Opportunistic Ltd.
 
$
151,891,694.73
 
MPI (London) Limited
 
$
20,915,538.62
 
Apollo Moultrie Credit Fund, L.P.
 
$
25,684,904.28
 
Cadbury Mondelez Pension Trust Limited
 
$
21,214,125.63
 
Apollo PPF Opportunistic Credit Partners (Lux), SCSp
 
$
37,095,689.07
 
AP Kent Credit Master Fund, L.P.
 
$
34,038,568.61
 
Apollo Lincoln Fixed Income Fund, L.P.
 
$
12,160,196.87
 
Apollo Accord Master Fund III, L.P.
 
$
104,023,862.34
 
Apollo Credit Master Fund Ltd.
 
$
44,051,130.78
 
Apollo Centre Street Partnership, L.P.
 
$
59,976,258.13
 
Apollo Tactical Value SPN Investments, L.P.
 
$
98,244,758.88
 
Apollo Chiron Credit Fund, L.P.
 
$
37,095,689.08
 
Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company
 
$
44,051,130.78
 
Venerable Insurance and Annuity Company
 
$
17,620,452.31
 
American Equity Investment Life Insurance Company
 
$
22,906,588.00
 
Midland National Life Insurance Company
 
$
10,572,271.38
 
The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
 
$
17,620,452.31
 
Life Insurance Company of The Southwest
 
$
1,762,045.23
 
Athene Annuity Re Ltd.
 
$
14,096,361.85
 
Athene Annuity and Life Company
 
$
109,246,804.33
 
Athora Lux Invest – Loan Origination
 
$
44,051,130.78
 
Apollo Helius Loan Fund
 
$
26,430,678.47
 
AHVF Credit Holdings I, L.P.
 
$
321,061,303.52
 
AA Direct, L.P.
 
$
9,915,420.12
 
ATCF S.A R.L
 
$
53,215,911.06
 
Apollo Kings Alley Credit SPV, L.P.
 
$
20,580,029.56
 
Apollo Union Street Partners, L.P.
 
$
15,410,942.57
 
AIE III Investments, L.P.
 
$
18,605,502.54
 
Apollo/Cavenham European Managed Account II, L.P.
 
$
17,620,452.31
 
MidCap Funding IX Trust
 
$
35,240,904.62
 
MidCap Financial Trust
 
$
17,620,452.31
 
Total
 
$
1,792,000,000.00
 




Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTIVE VERSION

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

BY AND AMONG

NEW MEDIA INVESTMENT GROUP INC.

(to be renamed GANNETT CO., INC.)

AND

CERTAIN STOCKHOLDERS

Dated as of November 19, 2019


TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
Page
ARTICLE I EFFECTIVENESS
1
   
Section 1.1
Effectiveness
1
     
ARTICLE II DEFINITIONS
1
   
Section 2.1
Definitions
1
Section 2.2
Other Interpretive Provisions
5
     
ARTICLE III REGISTRATION RIGHTS
6
   
Section 3.1
Demand Registration
6
Section 3.2
Shelf Registration
8
Section 3.3
Piggyback Registration
11
Section 3.4
Lock-Up Agreements
12
Section 3.5
Registration Procedures
13
Section 3.6
Underwritten Offerings
19
Section 3.7
No Inconsistent Agreements; Additional Rights
20
Section 3.8
Registration Expenses
21
Section 3.9
Indemnification
22
Section 3.10
Rules 144 and 144A and Regulation S
24
Section 3.11
Existing Registration Statements
25
   
ARTICLE IV MISCELLANEOUS
25
   
Section 4.1
Authority; Effect
25
Section 4.2
Notices
25
Section 4.3
Termination and Effect of Termination
27
Section 4.4
Permitted Transferees
27
Section 4.5
Remedies
27
Section 4.6
Amendments
27
Section 4.7
Governing Law
27
Section 4.8
Consent to Jurisdiction
28
Section 4.9
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
28
Section 4.10
Merger; Binding Effect, Etc.
28
Section 4.11
Counterparts
29
Section 4.12
Severability
29
Section 4.13
No Recourse
29

i

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, this “Agreement”), dated as of November 19, 2019, is made by and among:
 
i.          New Media Investment Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”);
 
ii.         FIG LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“FIG”); and

iii.        such other Persons, if any, that from time to time become party hereto as holders of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 4.4 in their capacity as Permitted Transferees (together with FIG, the “Holders”).
 
RECITALS
 
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Holders own shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”); and
 
WHEREAS, the parties believe that it is in the best interests of the Company and the other parties hereto to set forth their agreements regarding registration rights with respect to the Common Stock and certain other matters.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual promises, covenants and agreements of the parties hereto, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE I

EFFECTIVENESS
 
Section 1.1        Effectiveness.  This Agreement shall become effective from and after the Effective Time (as such term is defined in the Amended and Restated Management and Advisory Agreement entered into on August 5, 2019 between the Company and FIG (as amended from time to time, the “Management Agreement”)).
 
ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS
 
Section 2.1        Definitions.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
 
Adverse Disclosure” means public disclosure of material non-public information that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, after consultation with outside counsel to the Company: (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement filed with the SEC by the Company so that such Registration Statement, from and after its effective date, does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii) would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing, effectiveness or continued use of such Registration Statement; and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not disclosing publicly.


Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) any Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person or (b) in the event that the specified Person is a natural Person, a Member of the Immediate Family of such Person; provided, that the Company and each of its subsidiaries shall be deemed not to be Affiliates of any Holder.  As used in this definition, the term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
 
Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
 
Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in the City of New York, and on which the SEC is open for business.

 “Common Stock” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
 
Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
 
Demand Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.3.
 
Demand Registration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.1(a).
 
Demand Registration Request” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.1(a).
 
Demand Registration Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.1(c).
 
Demand Suspension” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.6.
 
Demanding Holder” means a Holder that exercises its right to include its Registrable Securities in a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 3.1.1 or Section 3.1.3.
 
Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.
 
FIG” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
 
FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
 
Holders” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
 
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act, relating to an offer of the Registrable Securities.

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Issuer Shares” means the shares of Common Stock or other equity securities of the Company, and any securities into which such shares of Common Stock or other equity securities shall have been changed or any securities resulting from any reclassification or recapitalization of such shares of Common Stock or other equity securities.
 
Loss” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.9.1.
 
Management Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1.
 
Member of the Immediate Family” means, with respect to any Person who is a natural person, (a) each parent, spouse (but not including a former spouse or a spouse from whom such Person is legally separated) or child (including those adopted) of such individual and (b) each trustee, solely in his or her capacity as trustee, for a trust naming only one or more of the Persons listed in sub-clause (a) as beneficiaries.
 
Participation Conditions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.5(b).
 
Permitted Transferee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.
 
Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, company, association, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, entity or division, or any government, governmental department or agency or political subdivision thereof.
 
Piggyback Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.1.

Piggyback Registration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.1.
 
Potential Takedown Participant” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.5(b).
 
Pro Rata Portion” means, with respect to each Holder requesting that its shares be registered pursuant to a Demand Registration or sold in a Public Offering, a number of such shares equal to the aggregate number of Registrable Securities to be registered in such Demand Registration or sold in such Public Offering (excluding any shares to be registered or sold for the account of the Company) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate number of Registrable Securities held by such Holder, and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of Registrable Securities held by all Holders requesting that their Registrable Securities be registered in such Demand Registration or sold in such Public Offering.
 
Prospectus” means (i) the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, all amendments and supplements to such prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all other material incorporated by reference in such prospectus, and (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus.
 
Public Offering” means the offer and sale of Registrable Securities for cash pursuant to an effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act (other than a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor form).

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Registrable Securities” means (i) all shares of Common Stock owned by the Holders, whether now held or hereinafter acquired, including any shares of Common Stock issuable or issued upon exercise, conversion or exchange of any option, warrant or convertible security and (ii) all shares of Common Stock directly or indirectly issued or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i) above by way of unit or stock dividend or unit or stock split, or in connection with a combination of units or shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization.  As to any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (w) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such Registration Statement, (x) such securities shall have been Transferred to the public pursuant to Rule 144, (y) the aggregate number of such securities held by the applicable Holder and its Affiliates is less than the number that would subject the distribution of such securities to any volume limitation or other restrictions on transfer under Rule 144 and such Holder is able to immediately distribute such securities publicly without any restrictions on transfer, or (z) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding.
 
Registration” means registration under the Securities Act of the offer and sale to the public of any Issuer Shares under a Registration Statement.  The terms “register”, “registered” and “registering” shall have correlative meanings.
 
Registration Expenses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.8.
 
Registration Statement” means any registration statement of the Company filed with, or to be filed with, the SEC under the Securities Act, including the related Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including pre- and post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement other than a registration statement (and related Prospectus) filed on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor form thereto.
 
Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, any of such Person’s Affiliates and such Person’s and its Affiliates’ respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, accountants, actuaries, consultants, equity financing partners or financial advisors or other Person associated with, or acting on behalf of, such Person.
 
Requisite Investor Approval” means the approval of the Holders owning a majority of the Registrable Securities at any time; provided, that, for purposes of this definition, any Holder shall be deemed to have approved an action to the extent that such Holder votes in favor of, or provides its written consent to, such action.
 
Rule 144” means Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor Rule).

 “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency having jurisdiction under the Securities Act.
 
Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

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Shelf Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.3.
 
Shelf Registration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.1(a).
 
Shelf Registration Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.2.
 
Shelf Registration Request” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.1(a).
 
Shelf Registration Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.1(a).
 
Shelf Suspension” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.4.
 
Shelf Takedown Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.5(b).
 
Shelf Takedown Request” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.5(a).
 
Transfer” means, with respect to any Registrable Security, any interest therein, or any other securities or equity interests, a direct or indirect transfer, sale, exchange, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other encumbrance or other disposition thereof, including the grant of an option or other right, whether directly or indirectly, whether voluntarily, involuntarily, by operation of law, pursuant to judicial process or otherwise.  “Transferred” shall have a correlative meaning.
 
Underwritten Shelf Takedown” means an underwritten Public Offering pursuant to an effective Shelf Registration Statement.
 
WKSI” means any Securities Act registrant that is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act at the most recent eligibility determination date specified in paragraph (2) of that definition.
 
Section 2.2        Other Interpretive Provisions(a)  The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

(b)       The words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” and similar words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and any subsection and section references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(c)       The term “including” is not limiting and means “including without limitation.”

(d)       The captions and headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

(e)       Whenever the context requires, any pronouns used herein shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms.

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ARTICLE III

REGISTRATION RIGHTS
 
The Company will perform and comply, and cause each of its subsidiaries to perform and comply, with such of the following provisions as are applicable to it.  Each Holder will perform and comply with such of the following provisions as are applicable to such Holder.
 
Section 3.1        Demand Registration.
 
Section 3.1.1.   Request for Demand Registration.

 
(a)
Subject to the terms of the Management Agreement, following the effective date of this Agreement, any one or more Holders shall have the right to make a written request from time to time (a “Demand Registration Request”) to the Company for Registration of all or part of the Registrable Securities held by such Holders.  Any such Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration Request shall hereinafter be referred to as a “Demand Registration.

 
(b)
Each Demand Registration Request shall specify (x) the kind and aggregate amount (or maximum amount or desired range) of Registrable Securities to be registered, and (y) the intended method or methods of disposition thereof.

 
(c)
Upon receipt of the Demand Registration Request, the Company shall as promptly as practicable file a Registration Statement (a “Demand Registration Statement”) relating to such Demand Registration, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Demand Registration Statement to be promptly declared effective under the Securities Act.

Section 3.1.2.   Limitation on Demand Registrations.  The Company shall not be obligated to take any action to effect any Demand Registration (i) less than one hundred and eighty (180) days following the date of this Agreement (unless otherwise consented to by the Company’s Board of Directors) or (ii) if a Demand Registration was declared effective or an Underwritten Shelf Takedown was consummated within the preceding ninety (90) days (unless otherwise consented to by the Company’s Board of Directors).

Section 3.1.3.   Demand Notice.  Promptly upon receipt of a Demand Registration Request pursuant to Section 3.1.1 (but in no event more than two (2) Business Days thereafter), the Company shall deliver a written notice (a “Demand Notice”) of any such Demand Registration Request to all other Holders, if any, and the Demand Notice shall offer each such Holder the opportunity to include in the Demand Registration that number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing.  Subject to the terms of the Management Agreement, the Company shall include in the Demand Registration all such Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within two (2) Business Days after the date that the Demand Notice was delivered.

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Section 3.1.4.   Demand Withdrawal.  A Demanding Holder that has requested its Registrable Securities be included in a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 3.1.3 may withdraw all or any portion of its Registrable Securities included in a Demand Registration from such Demand Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of the applicable Demand Registration Statement.  Upon receipt of a notice to such effect from a Demanding Holder (or if there is more than one Demanding Holder, from all such Demanding Holders) with respect to all of the Registrable Securities included by such Demanding Holder(s) in such Demand Registration, the Company shall cease all efforts to secure effectiveness of the applicable Demand Registration Statement.

Section 3.1.5.   Effective Registration.  The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Demand Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective for not less than one hundred eighty (180) days (or such shorter period as will terminate when all Registrable Securities covered by such Demand Registration Statement have been sold or withdrawn), or, if such Demand Registration Statement relates to an underwritten Public Offering, such longer period as in the opinion of counsel for the underwriter or underwriters a Prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales of Registrable Securities by an underwriter or dealer.

Section 3.1.6.   Delay in Filing; Suspension of Registration.  If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Demand Registration Statement at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, the Demand Registration Statement (a “Demand Suspension”); provided, however, that the Company shall not be permitted to exercise a Demand Suspension for a period exceeding thirty (30) days on any one occasion or for more than ninety (90) days in the aggregate during any twelve (12)-month period.  In the case of a Demand Suspension, the Holders agree to suspend use of the applicable Prospectus in connection with any sale or purchase, or offer to sell or purchase, Registrable Securities, upon receipt of the notice referred to above.  The Company shall immediately notify the Holders in writing upon the termination of any Demand Suspension, amend or supplement the Prospectus, if necessary, so it does not contain any untrue statement or omission and furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented as the Holders may reasonably request.  The Company shall, if necessary, supplement or make amendments to the Demand Registration Statement, if required by the registration form used by the Company for the Demand Registration or by the instructions applicable to such registration form or by the Securities Act or the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or as may reasonably be requested by the Holders of a majority of Registrable Securities that are included in such Demand Registration Statement.

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Section 3.1.7.   Priority of Securities Registered Pursuant to Demand Registrations.  If the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed underwritten Public Offering of the Registrable Securities included in a Demand Registration, advise the Company in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in such Demand Registration exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such Registration shall be in the case of any Demand Registration (x) first, allocated to each Demanding Holder that has requested to participate in such Demand Registration an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the number of such Registrable Securities requested to be registered or sold by such Demanding Holder, and (ii) a number of such shares equal to such Demanding Holder’s Pro Rata Portion, and (y) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (x) have been included, the number of other securities that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters can be sold without having such adverse effect.  In the event that any Holders have requested pursuant to Section 3.3.1 to have Registrable Securities included in such Public Offering, the priority with respect to such Holders shall be determined in accordance with Section 3.3.2.

Section 3.1.8.   Resale Rights.  In the event that a Holder requests to participate in a Registration pursuant to this Section 3.1 in connection with a distribution of Registrable Securities to its partners or members, the Registration shall provide for resale by such partners or members, if requested by such Holder.

Section 3.2        Shelf Registration.
 
Section 3.2.1.   Request for Shelf Registration.

 
(a)
Subject to the terms of the Management Agreement, upon the written request of one or more Holders from time to time following the Effective Time (a “Shelf Registration Request”), the Company shall promptly file with the SEC a shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(x) under the Securities Act (“Shelf Registration Statement”) relating to the offer and sale of Registrable Securities by any Holders thereof from time to time in accordance with the methods of distribution elected by such Holders and set forth in the Shelf Registration Statement and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to promptly become effective under the Securities Act.  Any such Registration pursuant to a Shelf Registration Request shall hereinafter be referred to as a “Shelf Registration.

 
(b)
If on the date of the Shelf Registration Request: (i) the Company is a WKSI, then the Shelf Registration Request may request Registration of an unspecified amount of Registrable Securities; and (ii) the Company is not a WKSI, then the Shelf Registration Request shall specify the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities to be registered.  Subject to the terms of the Management Agreement, the Company shall provide to any Holder, at such Holder’s request, the information necessary to determine the Company’s status as a WKSI upon request.

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Section 3.2.2.   Shelf Registration Notice.  Promptly upon receipt of a Shelf Registration Request (but in no event more than two (2) Business Days thereafter), the Company shall deliver a written notice (a “Shelf Registration Notice”) of any such request to all other Holders, if any, which notice shall specify, if applicable, the amount of Registrable Securities to be registered, and the Shelf Registration Notice shall offer each such Holder the opportunity to include in the Shelf Registration that number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing.  The Company shall include in such Shelf Registration all such Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within two (2) Business Days after the date that the Shelf Registration Notice has been delivered.

Section 3.2.3.   Continued Effectiveness.  The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act in order to permit the Prospectus forming part of the Shelf Registration Statement to be usable by Holders until the earlier of: (i) the date as of which all Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or another Registration Statement filed under the Securities Act (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder); and (ii) the date as of which all included securities have otherwise ceased to be Registrable Securities (such period of effectiveness, the “Shelf Period”).  Subject to Section 3.2.4, the Company shall be deemed not to have used its reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective during the Shelf Period if the Company voluntarily takes any action or omits to take any action that would result in Holders of the Registrable Securities covered thereby not being able to offer and sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement during the Shelf Period, unless such action or omission is required by applicable law.

Section 3.2.4.   Suspension of Registration.  If the continued use of such Shelf Registration Statement at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure, the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the Holders, suspend use of the Shelf Registration Statement (a “Shelf Suspension”); provided, however, that the Company shall not be permitted to exercise a Shelf Suspension for a period exceeding thirty (30) days on any one occasion or for more than ninety (90) days in the aggregate during any twelve (12)-month period.  In the case of a Shelf Suspension, the Holders agree to suspend use of the applicable Prospectus and in connection with any sale or purchase of, or offer to sell or purchase, Registrable Securities, upon receipt of the notice referred to above.  The Company shall immediately notify the Holders in writing upon the termination of any Shelf Suspension, amend or supplement the Prospectus, if necessary, so it does not contain any untrue statement or omission and furnish to the Holders such numbers of copies of the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented as the Holders may reasonably request.  The Company shall, if necessary, supplement or make amendments to the Shelf Registration Statement, if required by the registration form used by the Company for the Shelf Registration Statement or by the instructions applicable to such registration form or by the Securities Act or the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or as may reasonably be requested by the Holders.

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Section 3.2.5.   Shelf Takedown.

 
(a)
At any time during which the Company has an effective Shelf Registration Statement, but subject to Section 3.2.4, by notice to the Company specifying the intended method or methods of disposition thereof, a Holder may make a written request (a “Shelf Takedown Request”) to the Company to effect a Public Offering, including an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, of all or a portion of the Holder’s Registrable Securities that are covered by such Shelf Registration Statement (stating the approximate number or range of the Registrable Securities to be included in the Public Offering), and as soon as practicable the Company shall amend or supplement the Shelf Registration Statement for such purpose.

 
(b)
Promptly upon receipt of a Shelf Takedown Request (but in no event more than two (2) Business Days thereafter) for any Underwritten Shelf Takedown, the Company shall deliver a notice (a “Shelf Takedown Notice”) to each other Holder with Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Shelf Registration Statement, or to all other Holders if such Registration Statement is undesignated (each a “Potential Takedown Participant”).  The Shelf Takedown Notice shall offer each such Potential Takedown Participant the opportunity to include in any Underwritten Shelf Takedown that number of Registrable Securities as each such Potential Takedown Participant may request in writing.  Subject to the terms of the Management Agreement, the Company shall include in the Underwritten Shelf Takedown all such Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day immediately following the Shelf Takedown Notice Delivery Time; it being understood that for the purposes of this Section 3.2.5, the “Shelf Takedown Notice Delivery Time” shall be deemed to be the date of delivery of such notice if it is delivered to Holders at or prior to 12:00 p.m. New York City time and shall be deemed to be the business day immediately following delivery of such notice if it is delivered to Holders after 12:00 p.m. New York City time.  Subject to Section 3.2.6, any Potential Takedown Participant’s participation in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall be on the same terms as the Holders who made the Shelf Takedown Request.  Any Potential Takedown Participant’s request to participate in an Underwritten Shelf Takedown shall be binding on the Potential Takedown Participant, except that such participation may be conditioned on the Underwritten Shelf Takedown being completed within ten (10) Business Days of its acceptance at a price per share (after giving effect to any underwriters’ discounts or commissions) to such Potential Takedown Participant of not less than ninety percent (90%) of the closing price for the shares on their principal trading market on the Business Day immediately prior to such Potential Takedown Participant’s election to participate (the “Participation Conditions”).  Notwithstanding the delivery of any Shelf Takedown Notice, but subject to the Participation Conditions (to the extent applicable), all determinations as to whether to complete any Underwritten Shelf Takedown and as to the timing, manner, price and other terms of any Underwritten Shelf Takedown contemplated by this Section 3.2.5 shall be determined by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities offered by the Holders who made the applicable Shelf Takedown Request.

 
(c)
The Company shall not be obligated to take any action to effect any Underwritten Shelf Takedown if a Demand Registration or an Underwritten Shelf Takedown was consummated within the preceding ninety (90) days (unless otherwise consented to by the Company’s Board of Directors).

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Section 3.2.6.   Priority of Securities Sold Pursuant to Shelf Takedowns.  If the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Shelf Takedown pursuant to Section 3.2.5 advise the Company in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities requested to be included in the proposed Underwritten Shelf Takedown exceeds the number that can be sold in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such offering shall be (x) first, allocated to each Holder that has requested to participate in such Underwritten Shelf Takedown an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the number of such Registrable Securities requested to be registered or sold by such Holder, and (ii) a number of such shares equal to such Holder’s Pro Rata Portion, and (y) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (x) have been included, the number of other securities that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters can be sold without having such adverse effect.

Section 3.2.7.   Resale Rights.  In the event that a Holder elects to request a Registration pursuant to this Section 3.2 in connection with a distribution of Registrable Securities to its partners or members, the Registration shall provide for resale by such partners or members, if requested by the Holder.

Section 3.3        Piggyback Registration.
 
Section 3.3.1.   Participation.  If the Company at any time proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act or to conduct a Public Offering with respect to any offering of its equity securities for its own account or for the account of any other Persons (other than (i) a Registration under Section 3.2 of which the Holder has received a Shelf Registration Notice pursuant to Section 3.2.2, (ii) a Registration on Form S-4 or Form S-8 or any successor form to such Forms, (iii) a Registration of securities solely relating to an offering and sale to employees or directors of the Company or its subsidiaries pursuant to any employee stock plan or other employee benefit plan arrangement or (iv) pursuant to a rights offering), then, as soon as practicable (but in no event less than two (2) Business Days prior to the proposed date of filing of such Registration Statement or, in the case of any such Public Offering, the anticipated pricing or trade date), the Company shall give written notice (a “Piggyback Notice”) of such proposed filing or Public Offering to all Holders, and such Piggyback Notice shall offer the Holders the opportunity to register under such Registration Statement, or to sell in such Public Offering, such number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing (a “Piggyback Registration”).  Subject to Section 3.3.2 and the terms of the Management Agreement, the Company shall include in such Registration Statement or in such Public Offering as applicable, all such Registrable Securities that are requested to be included therein within three (3) Business Days after the receipt by such Holder of any such notice; provided, however, that if at any time after giving written notice of its intention to register or sell any securities and prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement filed in connection with such Registration, or the pricing or trade date of such Public Offering, the Company shall determine for any reason not to register or sell or to delay Registration or the sale of such securities, the Company shall give written notice of such determination to each Holder and, thereupon, (i) in the case of a determination not to register or sell, shall be relieved of its obligation to register or sell any Registrable Securities in connection with such Registration or Public Offering (but not from its obligation to pay the Registration Expenses in connection therewith), without prejudice, however, to the rights of any Holders entitled to request that such Registration or sale be effected as a Demand Registration under Section 3.1 or an Underwritten Shelf Takedown under Section 3.2, as the case may be, and (ii) in the case of a determination to delay Registration or sale, in the absence of a request for a Demand Registration or an Underwritten Shelf Takedown, as the case may be, shall be permitted to delay registering or selling any Registrable Securities, for the same period as the delay in registering or selling such other securities.  If the offering pursuant to such Registration Statement or Public Offering is to be underwritten, then each Holder making a request for a Piggyback Registration pursuant to this Section 3.3.1 shall, and the Company shall make such arrangements with the managing underwriter or underwriters so that each such Holder may, participate in such underwritten offering.  If the offering pursuant to such Registration Statement or Public Offering is to be on any other basis, then each Holder making a request for a Piggyback Registration pursuant to this Section 3.3.1 shall, and the Company shall make such arrangements so that each such Holder may, participate in such offering on such basis.  Any Holder shall have the right to withdraw all or part of its request for inclusion of its Registrable Securities in a Piggyback Registration by giving written notice to the Company of its request to withdraw; provided, that such request must be made in writing prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or, in the case of a Public Offering, at least two (2) Business Days prior to the earlier of the anticipated filing of the “red herring” Prospectus, if applicable, and the anticipated pricing or trade date.

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Section 3.3.2.   Priority of Piggyback Registration.

(A)        If the registration or Public Offering referred to in the first sentence of Section 3.3.1. is to be a registration or Public Offering on behalf of the Company, and the managing underwriter or underwriters of any proposed offering of Registrable Securities included in a Piggyback Registration informs the Company and the participating Holders in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities that such Holders and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such Registration shall be (i) first, one hundred percent (100%) of the securities that the Company proposes to sell, (ii) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (i) have been included, the number of Registrable Securities that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated among the Holders that have requested to participate in such Registration based on an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the number of such Registrable Securities requested to be sold by such Holder, and (ii) a number of such shares equal to such Holder’s Pro Rata Portion and (iii) third, and only if all of the Registrable Securities referred to in clause (ii) have been included in such Registration, any other securities eligible for inclusion in such Registration.

(B)        If the registration or Public Offering referred to in the first sentence of Section 3.3.1. is to be a registration or Public Offering on behalf of a Demanding Holder, and the managing underwriter or underwriters of any proposed offering of Registrable Securities included in a Piggyback Registration informs the Demanding Holder and the participating Holders in writing that, in its or their opinion, the number of securities that such Holders and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, then the securities to be included in such Registration shall be (i) first, one hundred percent (100%) of the Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders propose to sell, (ii) second, and only if all the securities referred to in clause (i) have been included, the number of Registrable Securities that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated among the other Holders that have requested to participate in such Registration based on an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the number of such Registrable Securities requested to be sold by such Holder, and (ii) a number of such shares equal to such Holder’s Pro Rata Portion, (iii) third, and only if all of the Registrable Securities referred to in clause (ii) have been included in such Registration, the number of securities that the Company proposes to sell that, in the opinion of such managing underwriter or underwriters, can be sold without having such adverse effect and (iv) fourth, and only if all of the securities referred to in clauses (ii) and (iii) have been included in such Registration, any other securities eligible for inclusion in such Registration.

Section 3.3.3.   No Effect on Other Registrations.  No Registration of Registrable Securities effected pursuant to a request under this Section 3.3 shall be deemed to have been effected pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.2 or shall relieve the Company of its obligations under Sections 3.1 and 3.2.
 
Section 3.4       Lock-Up Agreements.  In connection with each Registration or sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3.1, 3.2 or 3.3 conducted as an underwritten Public Offering, each Holder agrees, if requested and without regard to whether or not such Holder has elected to participate in such Public Offering, to become bound by and to execute and deliver a “lock‑up” agreement with the underwriter(s) of such Public Offering in the same form as is entered into by the Holders participating in such Public Offering.

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 Section 3.5       Registration Procedures.
 
Section 3.5.1.   Requirements.  In connection with the Company’s obligations under Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such Registration and to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof as expeditiously as reasonably practicable, and in connection therewith the Company shall:

 
(a)
prepare the required Registration Statement, including all exhibits and financial statements required under the Securities Act to be filed therewith, and, before filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, (x) furnish to the underwriters, if any, and to the Holders of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, copies of all documents prepared to be filed, which documents shall be subject to the review of such underwriters and such Holders and their respective counsel, (y) make such changes in such documents concerning the Holders prior to the filing thereof as such Holders, or their counsel, may reasonably request and (z) except in the case of a Registration under Section 3.3, not file any Registration Statement or Prospectus or amendments or supplements thereto to which the participating Holders, or the underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object;

 
(b)
prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to such Registration Statement and supplements to the Prospectus as may be (x) reasonably requested by any participating Holder (to the extent such request relates to information relating to such Holder), or (y) necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the period of time required by this Agreement, and comply with provisions of the applicable securities laws with respect to the sale or other disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during such period in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement;

 
(c)
notify the participating Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and (if requested) confirm such notice in writing and provide copies of the relevant documents, as soon as reasonably practicable after notice thereof is received by the Company (a) when the applicable Registration Statement or any amendment thereto has been filed or becomes effective, and when the applicable Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto has been filed, (b) of any written comments by the SEC, or any request by the SEC or other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement or such Prospectus, or for additional information (whether before or after the effective date of the Registration Statement) or any other correspondence with the SEC relating to, or which may affect, the Registration, (c) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or any order by the SEC or any other regulatory authority preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purposes, (d) if, at any time, the representations and warranties of the Company in any applicable underwriting agreement cease to be true and correct in all material respects and (e) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose;

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(d)
promptly notify each selling Holder and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, when the Company becomes aware of the happening of any event as a result of which the applicable Registration Statement or the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (as then in effect) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of such Prospectus or any preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, when any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus includes information that may conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement, or, if for any other reason it shall be necessary during such time period to amend or supplement such Registration Statement or Prospectus in order to comply with the Securities Act and, as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter, prepare and file with the SEC, and furnish without charge to the selling Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, an amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus, which shall correct such misstatement or omission or effect such compliance;

 
(e)
to the extent the Company is eligible under the relevant provisions of Rule 430B under the Securities Act, if the Company files any Shelf Registration Statement, and to the extent requested by the Holders whose Registrable Securities are included in such Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall include in such Shelf Registration Statement such disclosures as may be required by Rule 430B under the Securities Act (referring to the unnamed selling security holders in a generic manner by identifying the initial offering of the securities by the Holders) in order to ensure that the Holders may be added to such Shelf Registration Statement at a later time through the filing of a Prospectus supplement rather than a post-effective amendment;

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(f)
use its reasonable best efforts to prevent, or obtain the withdrawal of, any stop order or other order or notice preventing or suspending the use of any preliminary or final Prospectus;

 
(g)
promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriter or underwriters and the Holders of a majority of Registrable Securities being sold agree should be included therein relating to the plan of distribution with respect to such Registrable Securities; and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or post-effective amendment as soon as reasonably practicable after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or post-effective amendment;

 
(h)
furnish to each selling Holder and each underwriter, if any, without charge, as many conformed copies as such Holder or underwriter may reasonably request of the applicable Registration Statement and any amendment or post-effective amendment or supplement thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits (including those incorporated by reference);

 
(i)
deliver to each selling Holder and each underwriter, if any, without charge, as many copies of the applicable Prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto and such other documents as such Holder or underwriter may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities by such Holder or underwriter (it being understood that the Company shall consent to the use of such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders and the underwriters, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto);

 
(j)
on or prior to the date on which the applicable Registration Statement becomes effective, use its reasonable best efforts to register or qualify, and cooperate with the selling Holders, the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel, in connection with the Registration or qualification of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or “Blue Sky” laws of each state and other jurisdiction as any such selling Holder or managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, or their respective counsel reasonably request in writing and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to keep such Registration or qualification in effect for such period as required by Section 3.1 or Section 3.2, as applicable, provided, that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action which would subject it to taxation or general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;

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(k)
cooperate with the selling Holders and the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (or dematerialized evidence of ownership) representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends; and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the applicable Holder or managing underwriters may request at least two (2) Business Days prior to any delivery of such Registrable Securities;

 
(l)
use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter or underwriters, if any, to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;

 
(m)
not later than the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement, provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities and make all arrangements necessary for the Registrable Securities to be eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company;

 
(n)
make such representations and warranties to the Holders whose Registrable Securities are being registered, and their underwriters or agents, if any, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers in public offerings similar to the offering then being undertaken;

 
(o)
enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting and indemnification agreements) and take all such other actions as the participating Holders or the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the Registration and disposition of such Registrable Securities;

 
(p)
in the case of an underwritten Public Offering, obtain for delivery to the Holders participating in such Public Offering and to the underwriter or underwriters, if any, an opinion or opinions (including a “negative assurance” or “disclosure letter”) from counsel for the Company dated the date of each closing under the underwriting agreement, in customary form, scope and substance, which opinions shall be reasonably satisfactory to such Holders or underwriters, as the case may be, and their respective counsel;

 
(q)
in the case of an underwritten Public Offering, obtain for delivery to the Company and the managing underwriter or underwriters, with copies to the Holders participating in the Public Offering or sale, a comfort letter from the Company’s independent certified public accountants or independent auditors (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants or independent auditors of any subsidiary of the Company or any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included in the Registration Statement) and a letter from any other expert named in the Registration Statement in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by such letters as the managing underwriter or underwriters reasonably request, dated the date of execution of the underwriting agreement and brought down to the date of each closing under the underwriting agreement;

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(r)
cooperate with each seller of Registrable Securities and each underwriter, if any, participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA;

 
(s)
use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable securities laws and, if a Registration Statement was filed, make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

 
(t)
provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement from and after a date not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

 
(u)
use its best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which any of the Company’s equity securities are then listed or quoted and on each inter-dealer quotation system on which any of the Company’s equity securities are then quoted;

 
(v)
make available upon reasonable notice at reasonable times and for reasonable periods for inspection by a representative appointed by the majority of the Holders covered by the applicable Registration Statement, by any underwriter participating in any disposition to be effected pursuant to such Registration Statement and by any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by such Holders or any such underwriter, all pertinent financial and other records and pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, and cause all of the Company’s officers, directors and employees and the independent public accountants who have certified its financial statements to make themselves available to discuss the business of the Company and to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Person in connection with such Registration Statement; provided, however, that any such Person gaining access to information regarding the Company pursuant to this Section 3.5.1 (v) shall agree to hold in strict confidence and shall not make any disclosure or use any information regarding the Company that the Company determines in good faith to be confidential, and of which determination such Person is notified, unless (a) the release of such information is requested or required (by deposition, interrogatory, requests for information or documents by a governmental entity, subpoena or similar process), (b) disclosure of such information, in the opinion of counsel to such Person, is otherwise required by law, (c) such information is or becomes publicly known other than through a breach of this Agreement or any other agreement of which such Person has knowledge, (d) such information is or becomes available to such Person on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or (e) such information is independently developed by such Person;

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(w)
in the case of a marketed Public Offering, cause the senior executive officers of the Company to participate in the customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters in any such offering and otherwise to facilitate, cooperate with, and participate in each proposed offering contemplated herein and customary selling efforts related thereto;

 
(x)
take no direct or indirect action prohibited by Regulation M under the Exchange Act;

 
(y)
take all reasonable action to ensure that any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus utilized in connection with any Registration complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, is filed in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby, is retained in accordance with the Securities Act to the extent required thereby and, when taken together with the related Prospectus, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and

 
(z)
take all such other commercially reasonable actions as are necessary or advisable in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Section 3.5.2.   Company Information Requests.  The Company may require each seller of Registrable Securities as to which any Registration or sale is being effected to furnish to the Company such information regarding the distribution of such securities and such other information relating to such Holder and its ownership of Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing and the Company may exclude from such Registration or sale the Registrable Securities of any such Holder who unreasonably fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request.  Each Holder agrees to furnish such information to the Company and to cooperate with the Company as reasonably necessary to enable the Company to comply with the provisions of this Agreement.

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Section 3.5.3.   Discontinuing Registration.  Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3.5.1(d), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3.5.1(d) or until such Holder is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, or any amendments or supplements thereto, and if so directed by the Company, such Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.  In the event the Company shall give any such notice, the period during which the applicable Registration Statement is required to be maintained effective shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice to and including the date when each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement either receives the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 3.5.1(d) or is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed.

Section 3.6        Underwritten Offerings.
 
Section 3.6.1.   Shelf and Demand Registration.  If requested by the underwriters for any underwritten Public Offering, pursuant to a Registration or sale under Sections 3.1 or 3.2, the Company shall enter into an underwriting agreement with such underwriters, such agreement to be reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to each of the Company, the participating Holders and the underwriters, and to contain such representations and warranties by the Company and such other terms as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type, including indemnities no less favorable to the recipient thereof than those provided in Section 3.9.  The Holders of the Registrable Securities proposed to be distributed by such underwriters shall cooperate with the Company in the negotiation of the underwriting agreement and shall give consideration to the reasonable suggestions of the Company regarding the form thereof.  Such Holders shall be parties to such underwriting agreement, which underwriting agreement shall: (i) contain such representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Company to and for the benefit of such Holders as are customarily made by issuers to selling stockholders in public offerings similar to the applicable offering; and (ii) provide that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such underwriters under such underwriting agreement also shall be conditions precedent to the obligations of such Holders.  Any such Holder shall not be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Holder, such Holder’s title to the Registrable Securities, such Holder’s intended method of distribution and any other representations required to be made by the Holder under applicable law, and the aggregate amount of the liability of such Holder shall not exceed such Holder’s net proceeds from such offering.

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Section 3.6.2.   Piggyback Registrations.  If the Company proposes to register or sell any of its securities under the Securities Act as contemplated by Section 3.3 and such securities are to be distributed through one or more underwriters, the Company shall, if requested by any Holder pursuant to Section 3.3 and, subject to the provisions of Section 3.3.2, use its reasonable best efforts to arrange for such underwriters to include on the same terms and conditions that apply to the other sellers in such Registration or sale all the Registrable Securities to be offered and sold by such Holder among the securities of the Company to be distributed by such underwriters in such Registration or sale.  The Holders of Registrable Securities to be distributed by such underwriters shall be parties to the underwriting agreement between the Company and such underwriters, which underwriting agreement shall (i) contain such representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Company to and for the benefit of such Holders as are customarily made by issuers to selling stockholders in public offerings similar to the applicable offering and (ii) provide that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such underwriters under such underwriting agreement also shall be conditions precedent to the obligations of such Holders.  Any such Holder shall not be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Holder, such Holder’s title to the Registrable Securities and such Holder’s intended method of distribution or any other representations required to be made by the Holder under applicable law, and the aggregate amount of the liability of such Holder shall not exceed such Holder’s net proceeds from such offering.

Section 3.6.3.   Participation in Underwritten Registrations.  Subject to the provisions of Section 3.6.1 and Section 3.6.2 above, no Person may participate in any underwritten Public Offering hereunder unless such Person (i) agrees to sell such Person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled to approve such arrangements and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

Section 3.6.4.   Selection of Underwriters.  In the case of an underwritten Public Offering, under Sections 3.1 or 3.2, the managing underwriter or underwriters to administer the offering shall be determined by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such Public Offering; provided, that such underwriter or underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company.

Section 3.7         No Inconsistent Agreements; Additional Rights.  Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall hereafter enter into, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is currently a party to, any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders by this Agreement.  Without Requisite Investor Approval, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall enter into any agreement granting registration or similar rights to any Person, and the Company hereby represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, no registration or similar rights have been granted to any other Person other than pursuant to this Agreement.
 
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Section 3.8         Registration Expenses.  All reasonable expenses incident to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement shall be paid by the Company, including (i) all registration and filing fees, and any other fees and expenses associated with filings required to be made with the SEC or FINRA, (ii) all fees and expenses in connection with compliance with any securities or “Blue Sky” laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities), (iii) all printing, duplicating, word processing, messenger, telephone, facsimile and delivery expenses (including expenses of printing certificates for the Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and of printing Prospectuses), (iv) all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and of all independent certified public accountants or independent auditors of the Company and any subsidiaries of the Company (including the expenses of any special audit and comfort letters required by or incident to such performance), (v) Securities Act liability insurance or similar insurance if the Company so desires or the underwriters so require in accordance with then-customary underwriting practice, (vi) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on any securities exchange or quotation of the Registrable Securities on any inter-dealer quotation system, (vii) all applicable rating agency fees with respect to the Registrable Securities, (viii) all reasonable fees and disbursements of legal counsel for the Holders (who shall be selected by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in the relevant Registration), (ix) any reasonable fees and disbursements of underwriters customarily paid by issuers or sellers of securities, (x) all fees and expenses incurred in connection with the distribution or Transfer of Registrable Securities to or by a Holder or its Permitted Transferees, (xi) all fees and expenses of any special experts or other Persons retained by the Company in connection with any Registration or sale, (xii) all of the Company’s internal expenses (including all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties) and (xiii) all expenses related to the “roadshow” for any underwritten Public Offering (including the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Holders), including all travel, meals and lodging.  All such expenses are referred to herein as “Registration Expenses.”  The Company shall not be required to pay any fees and disbursements to underwriters not customarily paid by the issuers of securities in an offering similar to the applicable offering, including underwriting discounts and commissions and transfer taxes, if any, attributable to the sale of Registrable Securities.

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Section 3.9         Indemnification.

Section 3.9.1.   Indemnification by the Company.  The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the full extent permitted by law, each Holder, each shareholder, member, limited or general partner thereof, each shareholder, member, limited or general partner of each such shareholder, member, limited or general partner, each of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, employees, advisors, and agents and each Person who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) such Persons and each of their respective Representatives from and against any and all losses, penalties, judgments, suits, costs, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, joint or several (including reasonable costs of investigation and legal expenses) (each, a “Loss” and collectively, “Losses”) arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities are registered or sold under the Securities Act (including any final, preliminary or summary Prospectus contained therein or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein) or any other disclosure document produced by or on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries including any report and other document filed under the Exchange Act, (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of any federal, state, foreign or common law rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries and relating to action or inaction in connection with any such registration, disclosure document or other document or report; provided, that no selling Holder shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 3.9.1 in respect of any untrue statement or omission contained in or omitted from any information furnished in writing by such selling Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in a Registration Statement that has not been corrected in a subsequent writing prior to or concurrently with the sale of the Registrable Securities to the Person asserting the claim.  This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have.  Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Holder or any indemnified party and shall survive the Transfer of such securities by such Holder.  The Company shall also indemnify underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such Persons (within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the indemnified parties.

Section 3.9.2.   Indemnification by the Selling Holders.  Each selling Holder agrees (severally and not jointly) to indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company, its directors and officers and each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) from and against any Losses resulting from (i) any untrue statement of a material fact in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable Securities were registered or sold under the Securities Act (including any final, preliminary or summary Prospectus contained therein or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any documents incorporated by reference therein) or (ii) any omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is contained in or omitted from any information furnished in writing by such selling Holder to the Company specifically for inclusion in such Registration Statement that has not been corrected in a subsequent writing prior to or concurrently with the sale of the Registrable Securities to the Person asserting the claim.  In no event shall the liability of any selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation less any amounts paid by such Holder pursuant to Section 3.9.4 and any amounts paid by such Holder as a result of liabilities incurred under the underwriting agreement, if any, related to such sale.  The Company shall be entitled to receive indemnities from underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry professionals participating in the distribution, to the same extent as provided above (with appropriate modification) with respect to information furnished in writing by such Persons specifically for inclusion in any Prospectus or Registration Statement.

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Section 3.9.3.   Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings.  Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification (provided that any delay or failure to so notify the indemnifying party shall relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder only to the extent, if at all, that it is actually and materially prejudiced by reason of such delay or failure) and (ii) permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party; provided, however, that any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall have the right to select and employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such claim, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Person unless (i) the indemnifying party has agreed in writing to pay such fees or expenses, (ii) the indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such claim within a reasonable time after receipt of notice of such claim from the Person entitled to indemnification hereunder and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Person, (iii) the indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based upon advice of its counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it or other indemnified parties that are different from or in addition to those available to the indemnifying party, or (iv) in the reasonable judgment of any such Person (based upon advice of its counsel) a conflict of interest may exist between such Person and the indemnifying party with respect to such claims (in which case, if the Person notifies the indemnifying party in writing that such Person elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such claim on behalf of such Person).  If the indemnifying party assumes the defense, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to settle such action without the consent of the indemnified party.  No indemnifying party shall consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of an unconditional release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation without the prior written consent of such indemnified party.  If such defense is not assumed by the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made without its prior written consent, but such consent may not be unreasonably withheld.  It is understood that the indemnifying party or parties shall not, except as specifically set forth in this Section 3.9.3, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees, disbursements or other charges of more than one separate firm admitted to practice in such jurisdiction at any one time unless (x) the employment of more than one counsel has been authorized in writing by the indemnifying party or parties, (y) an indemnified party has reasonably concluded (based on the advice of counsel) that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the other indemnified parties or (z) a conflict or potential conflict exists or may exist (based upon advice of counsel to an indemnified party) between such indemnified party and the other indemnified parties, in each of which cases the indemnifying party shall be obligated to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such additional counsel or counsels.

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Section 3.9.4.   Contribution.  If for any reason the indemnification provided for in Section 3.9.1 and Section 3.9.2 is unavailable to an indemnified party (other than as a result of exceptions contained in Section 3.9.1 and Section 3.9.2) or insufficient in respect of any Losses referred to therein, then the indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Loss in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party or parties on the other hand in connection with the acts, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  In connection with any Registration Statement filed with the SEC by the Company, the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.  The parties hereto agree that it would not be just or equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 3.9.4 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 3.9.4.  No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.  The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to in Sections 3.9.1 and 3.9.2 shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim.  Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3.9.4, in connection with any Registration Statement filed by the Company, a selling Holder shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the dollar amount of the net proceeds received by such holder under the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such contribution obligation less any amounts paid by such Holder pursuant to Section 3.9.2 and any amounts paid by such Holder as a result of liabilities incurred under the underwriting agreement, if any, related to such sale.  If indemnification is available under this Section 3.9, the indemnifying parties shall indemnify each indemnified party to the full extent provided in Sections 3.9.1 and 3.9.2 hereof without regard to the provisions of this Section 3.9.4.  The remedies provided for in this Section 3.9 are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.

Section 3.10      Rules 144 and 144A and Regulation S.  The Company shall file the reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC thereunder (or, if the Company is not required to file such reports, it will, upon the request of any Holder, make publicly available such necessary information for so long as necessary to permit sales that would otherwise be permitted by this Agreement pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from time to time or any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC), and the Company will take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without Registration under the Securities Act in transactions that would otherwise be permitted by this Agreement and within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rules 144, 144A or Regulation S under the Securities Act, as such rules may be amended from time to time, or (ii) any similar rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the SEC.  Upon the request of any Holder, the Company will deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements and, if not, the specifics thereof.

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Section 3.11      Existing Registration Statements.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary and subject to applicable law and regulation, the Company may satisfy any obligation hereunder to file a Registration Statement or to have a Registration Statement become effective by a specified date by designating, by notice to the Holders, a Registration Statement that previously has been filed with the SEC or become effective, as the case may be, as the relevant Registration Statement for purposes of satisfying such obligation, and all references to any such obligation shall be construed accordingly; provided, that such previously filed Registration Statement may be amended or, subject to applicable securities laws, supplemented to add the number of Registrable Securities, and, to the extent necessary, to identify as selling stockholders those Holders requesting the filing of a Registration Statement pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.  To the extent this Agreement refers to the filing or effectiveness of other Registration Statements by or at a specified time and the Company has, in lieu of then filing such Registration Statements or having such Registration Statements become effective, designated a previously filed or effective Registration Statement as the relevant Registration Statement for such purposes, in accordance with the preceding sentence, such references shall be construed to refer to such designated Registration Statement, as amended.
 
ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS
 
Section 4.1        Authority; Effect.  Each party hereto represents and warrants to and agrees with each other party that the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized on behalf of such party and do not violate any agreement or other instrument applicable to such party or by which its assets are bound.  This Agreement does not, and shall not be construed to, give rise to the creation of a partnership among any of the parties hereto, or to constitute any of such parties members of a joint venture or other association.  The Company and its subsidiaries shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations of each such party pursuant to this Agreement.

Section 4.2        Notices.  Any notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted in this Agreement shall be effective if in writing and (i) delivered personally, (ii) sent by e-mail (provided that the transmission of the e-mail is promptly confirmed by non-automated reply), or (iii) sent by overnight courier, in each case, addressed as follows:
 
If to the Company to:

New Media Investment Group Inc.
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 45th Floor
New York, NY 10105
E-mail: mreed@fortress.com
Attention: Michael E. Reed, Chief Executive Officer

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with copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Worldwide Plaza
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
E-mail: dzoubek@cravath.com
Attention: Damien Zoubek

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
222 Delaware Avenue, Suite 800
Wilmington, DE 19801
 
E-mail:
wchandler@wsgr.com
rgreecher@wsgr.com
 
Attention:
William B. Chandler III
Ryan Greecher, Esq.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
 
E-mail:
mkorman@wsgr.com
dschnell@wsgr.com
 
Attention:
Martin W. Korman
Douglas K. Schnell

If to FIG to:

FIG LLC
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 45th Floor
New York, NY 10105
E-mail: dbrooks@fortress.com
Attention: David Brooks, Secretary
 
Unless otherwise specified herein, such notices or other communications shall be deemed effective (i) on the date received, if personally delivered, (ii) on the date received if delivered by facsimile or e-mail on a Business Day, or if not delivered on a Business Day, on the first Business Day thereafter and (iii) two (2) Business Days after being sent by overnight courier.  Each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to specify a different address by giving notice as aforesaid to each of the other parties hereto.

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Section 4.3        Termination and Effect of Termination.  This Agreement shall terminate upon the date on which no Holder holds any Registrable Securities, except for the provisions of Sections 3.9 and 3.10, which shall survive any such termination.  No termination under this Agreement shall relieve any Person of liability for breach prior to termination.  In the event this Agreement is terminated, each Person entitled to indemnification rights pursuant to Section 3.9 hereof shall retain such indemnification rights with respect to any matter that (i) may be an indemnified liability thereunder and (ii) occurred prior to such termination.

 Section 4.4       Permitted Transferees.  The rights of a Holder hereunder may be assigned (but only with all related obligations as set forth below) in connection with a Transfer of Registrable Securities effected in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to a Person who, if not already a Holder, has delivered to the Company a written acknowledgment and agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company that such Person will be bound by, and will be a party to, this Agreement (such Person, a “Permitted Transferee”).  A Permitted Transferee to whom rights are transferred pursuant to this Section 4.4 may not again transfer those rights to any other Permitted Transferee, other than as provided in this Section 4.4.  For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 4.4 shall not permit the Transfer of any Registrable Securities that is otherwise prohibited under the Management Agreement or any other agreement, plan or award document relating to such Registrable Securities.
 
Section 4.5        Remedies.  The parties to this Agreement shall have all remedies available at law, in equity or otherwise in the event of any breach or violation of this Agreement or any default hereunder.  The parties acknowledge and agree that in the event of any breach of this Agreement, in addition to any other remedies that may be available, each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to specific performance of the obligations of the other parties hereto and, in addition, to such other equitable remedies (including preliminary or temporary relief) as may be appropriate in the circumstances.  No delay of or omission in the exercise of any right, power or remedy accruing to any party as a result of any breach or default by any other party under this Agreement shall impair any such right, power or remedy, nor shall it be construed as a waiver of or acquiescence in any such breach or default, or of any similar breach or default occurring later; nor shall any such delay, omission nor waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default occurring before or after that waiver.
 
Section 4.6        Amendments.  This Agreement may not be orally amended, modified, extended or terminated, nor shall any oral waiver of any of its terms be effective.  This Agreement may be amended, modified, extended or terminated, and the provisions hereof may be waived, only by an agreement in writing signed by the Company and Holder(s) constituting Requisite Investor Approval.  Each such amendment, modification, extension or termination shall be binding upon each party hereto and each other Holder.  In addition, each party hereto may waive any right hereunder by an instrument in writing signed by such party.
 
Section 4.7        Governing Law.  This Agreement and all claims arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic substantive laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision or rule that would cause the application of the domestic substantive laws of any other jurisdiction.

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Section 4.8        Consent to Jurisdiction.  Each party to this Agreement, by its execution hereof, (i) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the County of New York in the State of New York for the purpose of any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof, (ii) hereby waives to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, and agrees not to assert, and agrees not to allow any of its subsidiaries to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that any such proceeding brought in one of the above-named courts is improper, or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof or thereof may not be enforced in or by such court and (iii) hereby agrees not to commence or maintain any action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation arising out of or based upon this Agreement or relating to the subject matter hereof or thereof other than before one of the above-named courts nor to make any motion or take any other action seeking or intending to cause the transfer or removal of any such action, claim, cause of action or suit (in contract, tort or otherwise), inquiry, proceeding or investigation to any court other than one of the above-named courts whether on the grounds of inconvenient forum or otherwise.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any party hereto is or becomes a party in any litigation in connection with which it may assert indemnification rights set forth in this Agreement, the court in which such litigation is being heard shall be deemed to be included in clause (i) above.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any party to this Agreement may commence and maintain an action to enforce a judgment of any of the above-named courts in any court of competent jurisdiction.  Each party hereto hereby consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any manner permitted by New York law, and agrees that service of process by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof is reasonably calculated to give actual notice.

 Section 4.9     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.  TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY FORUM IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE OR ACTION, CLAIM, CAUSE OF ACTION OR SUIT (IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE), INQUIRY, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING.  EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO THAT THIS SECTION 4.9 CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT UPON WHICH THEY ARE RELYING AND WILL RELY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT.  ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 4.9 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
 
Section 4.10      Merger; Binding Effect, Etc.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to its subject matter, supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements or discussions with respect to such subject matter, and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, representatives, successors and permitted assigns.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no Holder or other party hereto may assign any of its respective rights or delegate any of its respective obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment or delegation in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void.

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Section 4.11      Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one instrument.
 
Section 4.12      Severability.  In the event that any provision hereof would, under applicable law, be invalid or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be construed by modifying or limiting it so as to be valid and enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with, and possible under, applicable law.  The provisions hereof are severable, and in the event any provision hereof should be held invalid or unenforceable in any respect, it shall not invalidate, render unenforceable or otherwise affect any other provision hereof.
 
Section 4.13      No Recourse.  Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, the Company and each Holder covenant, agree and acknowledge that no recourse under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement shall be had against any current or future director, officer, employee, general or limited partner or member of any Holder or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, as such, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any current or future officer, agent or employee of any Holder or any current or future member of any Holder or any current or future director, officer, employee, partner or member of any Holder or of any Affiliate or assignee thereof, as such, for any obligation of any Holder under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation.
 
[Signature pages follow]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement (or caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its officer or representative thereunto duly authorized) as of the date first above written.
 
 
New Media Investment Group Inc.
 
     
 
By:
/s/ Michael E. Reed
 
   
Name: Michael E. Reed
 
   
Title: Chief Executive Officer
 

[Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]


 
FIG LLC
 
     
 
By:
/s/ David N. Brooks
 
   
Name: David N. Brooks
 
   
Title: Secretary
 

 [Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement]




Exhibit 99.1
 
New Media and Gannett Complete Merger, Creating Leading U.S. Print and Digital News Organization

NEW YORK, NY AND MCLEAN, VA November 19, 2019 – New Media Investment Group Inc. (“New Media”) (NYSE: NEWM) and Gannett Co., Inc. (“Gannett”) (NYSE: GCI) jointly announced today the successful completion of the previously announced acquisition of Gannett by New Media for a combination of cash and stock (the “Merger”).

As previously announced, Gannett stockholders are entitled to receive $6.25 in cash and 0.5427 shares of New Media common stock per share of Gannett common stock in the Merger.

The combined company will operate under the name “Gannett Co., Inc.”. Beginning on November 20, 2019, New Media will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under this name and its ticker symbol will be changed to “GCI”. Michael Reed will remain Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the combined company and Paul Bascobert will serve as Chief Executive Officer of the operating subsidiary, Gannett Media Corp.

“We are pleased to announce the completion of the Merger to create the leading U.S. print and digital news organization with deep local roots and national scale,” said Michael Reed, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of New Media. “Our combined company will sustain local journalism in hundreds of markets across the country and enhance the services we provide to small and midsized businesses nationally. On behalf of everyone at New Media, we welcome Gannett and their talented team, and look forward to working together to achieve a seamless transition and to build value for all of our shareholders, employees, clients and local communities.”

“Today is an exciting day as we move forward together as a combined company,” said Paul Bascobert, Chief Executive Officer of Gannett. “We have a bright future together, grounded in our shared commitment to our local communities and our goal of building an enduring model that supports local journalism.”

About New Media Investment Group Inc.

New Media (NYSE: NEWM) supports small to mid-size communities by providing locally-focused print and digital content to its consumers and premier marketing and technology solutions to its small and medium business partners. New Media is one of the largest publishers of locally based print and online media in the United States as measured by its 152 daily publications.  As of September 29, 2019, New Media operates in over 600 markets across 39 states reaching over 21 million people on a weekly basis and serves over 200,000 business customers.

About Gannett

Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is an innovative, digitally focused media and marketing solutions company committed to strengthening communities across its network. With an unmatched local-to-national reach, Gannett touches the lives of more than 125 million people monthly with its Pulitzer-Prize winning content, consumer experiences and benefits, and advertiser products and services. Gannett brands include USA TODAY NETWORK with the iconic USA TODAY and more than 100 local media brands, digital marketing services companies ReachLocal, WordStream and SweetIQ, and U.K. media company Newsquest. To connect with Gannett, visit www.gannett.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this communication may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts. Words such as “anticipate(s),” “expect(s),” “intend(s),” “plan(s),” “target(s),” “project(s),” “believe(s),” “will,” “aim(s),” “would,” “seek(s),” “estimate(s)” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are based on New Media’s and Gannett’s respective management’s current expectations and beliefs, and neither New Media nor Gannett can give any assurance that its expectations or beliefs will be attained. These forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results or events to differ, possibly materially, from the expectations or estimates reflected in such forward-looking statements, including, among others:

the risk that the parties may be unable to achieve the anticipated benefits of the transaction, including synergies and operating efficiencies, within the expected time-frames, or at all;

the risk that the businesses will not be integrated successfully or that integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected;

the risk that operating costs, customer loss and business disruption (including, without limitation, difficulties in maintaining relationships with employees, customers, clients or suppliers) may be greater than expected following the transaction;

general economic and market conditions;

the retention of certain key employees; and

the combined company’s ability to grow its digital marketing and business services initiatives, and grow its digital audience and advertiser base.

Additional risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include, but are not limited to, the risks identified by New Media and Gannett in their respective most recent Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, as well as the risks identified in the registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-233509) filed by New Media. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. Except to the extent required by law, New Media and Gannett expressly disclaim any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in their expectations with regard thereto or change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

Contact:

Ashley Higgins, New Media Investor Relations
ir@newmediainv.com
(212) 479-3160
or
Media:
Jonathan Gasthalter/Nathaniel Garnick
Gasthalter & Co.
(212) 257-4170
Or
Investors:
Sam Levenson
Arbor Advisory Group
(203) 307-2250

Stacy Cunningham, Gannett Vice President, Financial Planning & Investor Relations
investors@gannett.com
(703) 854-3168
Or
Ed Trissel / Tim Ragones / Tanner Kaufman
Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
(212) 355-4449

Source: New Media Investment Group Inc. and Gannett Co., Inc.
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