Exhibit 10.33(F)

EXECUTION VERSION

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

SIXTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Sixth Amendment ”) dated as of November 8, 2018 among ROADRUNNER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), each of the Subsidiaries of the Company identified as “Subsidiary Guarantors” on the signature pages to the Credit Agreement (the “ Subsidiary Guarantors ”), the Lenders (as defined below) party hereto and BMO HARRIS BANK N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”), each of which is a party to the Existing Credit Agreement (as defined below).

WHEREAS, Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto as lenders (the “ Lenders ”) and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of July 21, 2017 (as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time prior to this Sixth Amendment and as in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Sixth Amendment, the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”, and as amended by this Sixth Amendment and as may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the “ Amended Credit Agreement ”).

WHEREAS, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors request that the Lenders and the Administrative Agent amend the Existing Credit Agreement in certain respects, and the Lenders party hereto and the Administrative Agent are willing to so amend the Existing Credit Agreement, as set forth below.

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

Section 1. Definitions . Except as otherwise defined in this Sixth Amendment, terms defined in the Amended Credit Agreement are used herein as defined therein.

Section 2. Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement . The Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent agree that on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text ) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text ) as set forth in the changed pages attached as Exhibit A hereto together with a clean conformed copy attached as Exhibit B hereto; provided that (a) the Rights Offering Amendments (as defined below) shall not become effective, if ever, until the Rights Offering Effective Date (as defined below) and (b) all other amendments shall become effective on the Sixth Amendment Effective Date. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that its obligations under the Loan Documents are, effective as of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, modified as necessary to accommodate the amendment of the Existing Credit Agreement pursuant hereto.

Section 3. Representations and Warranties of the Loan Parties . The Loan Parties represent and warrant to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that as of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date:

3.01.    each of the representations and warranties set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all respects (or in all material respects for such representations and warranties that are not by their terms already qualified as to materiality) as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all respects (or in all material respects for such representations and warranties that are not by their terms already qualified as to materiality) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 3.01, (i) the representations and warranties contained in Section 6.05(a) and (c) of the Amended Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent

statements furnished pursuant to clause (a) of Section 7.01 of the Amended Credit Agreement and (ii) the representations and warranties contained in Section 6.05(b) of the Amended Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clause (b) of Section 7.01 of the Amended Credit Agreement;

3.02.    both immediately before and after giving effect to this Sixth Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, no Default (other than the Specified Default) shall have occurred and be continuing, or would result therefrom;

3.03.    both immediately before and after giving effect to this Sixth Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or would result therefrom, under the Existing Investment Agreement and/or the Second Amendment Investment Agreement (as amended) or any transactions contemplated thereby, and no fees shall have been paid to any holders of the “Preferred Stock” in connection therewith; and

3.04.    all information included in any Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and complete in all respects.

Section 4. Conditions Precedent to this Sixth Amendment . This Sixth Amendment shall become effective as of the date upon which each of the following conditions precedent shall be satisfied or waived (the “ Sixth Amendment Effective Date ”):

4.01.     Execution . The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Sixth Amendment, executed by the Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

4.02.     Preferred Stock Consent . The Lenders shall have received confirmation that the holders of the “Preferred Stock” under the Existing Investment Agreement and the Second Amendment Investment Agreement (as amended by (a) Amendment No. 1 to Investment Agreement and Termination of Equity Commitment Letter dated as of August 3, 2018, (b) Amendment No. 2 to Investment Agreement dated as of September 19, 2018 and (c) Amendment No. 3 to Investment Agreement dated as of the date hereof) have consented to the Sixth Amendment in form and substance satisfactory to the Lenders.

4.03.     Beneficial Ownership Certification. Each Borrower shall provide, in form and substance satisfactory to each Lender, all documentation and other information as any Lender deems appropriate in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulation. If any Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, it shall deliver a Beneficial Ownership Certification to each Lender upon request.

4.04.     Fees and Expenses . The Company shall have paid all fees and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent due and payable in connection with this Sixth Amendment, including those certain fees set forth in that certain Fee Letter dated as of the date hereof by and between the Company and the Administrative Agent (the “ Sixth Amendment Fee Letter ”).

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Section 5. Conditions Precedent to the Rights Offering Effective Date Amendments . Those amendments in the Amended Credit Agreement that are marked with a footnote that states “ Rights Offering Effective Date ” (collectively, the “Rights Offering Amendments”) shall become effective as of the date upon which each of the following conditions precedent (collectively, the “ Rights Offering Conditions Precedent ”) shall be satisfied or waived (the “ Rights Offering Effective Date ”); provided that if the Rights Offering Conditions Precedent are not satisfied on or prior to January 31, 2019, the Rights Offering Amendments shall be null and void:

5.01.     Rights Offering . The Company shall have received at least $30,000,000 in net cash proceeds from the Rights Offering.

5.02.     Fees and Expenses . The Company shall have paid all fees and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent due and payable in connection with this Sixth Amendment, including those certain fees set forth in the Sixth Amendment Fee Letter.

Section 6. Reference to and Effect Upon the Existing Credit Agreement .

6.01.    Except as specifically amended or waived above, the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

6.02.    The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Sixth Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement or any Loan Document, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Existing Credit Agreement or any Loan Document, except as specifically set forth herein.

Section 7. Ratification of Liability . As of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, the Company and the other Loan Parties, as debtors, grantors, pledgors, guarantors, assignors, or in other similar capacities in which such parties grant liens or security interests in their properties or otherwise act as accommodation parties or guarantors, as the case may be, under the Loan Documents to which they are a party, hereby ratify and reaffirm all of their payment and performance obligations and obligations to indemnify, contingent or otherwise, under each of such Loan Documents to which they are a party, and ratify and reaffirm their grants of liens on or security interests in their properties pursuant to such Loan Documents to which they are a party, respectively, as security for the Obligations, and as of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, each such Person hereby confirms and agrees that such liens and security interests hereafter secure all of the Obligations, including, without limitation, all additional Obligations hereafter arising or incurred pursuant to or in connection with this Sixth Amendment, the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. As of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, the Company and the other Loan Parties further agree and reaffirm that the Loan Documents to which they are parties now apply to all Obligations as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, all additional Obligations hereafter arising or incurred pursuant to or in connection with this Sixth Amendment, the Amended Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document). As of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, the Company and the other Loan Parties (a) further acknowledge receipt of a copy of this Sixth Amendment, (b) consent to the terms and conditions of same, and (c) agree and acknowledge that each of the Loan Documents to which they are a party remain in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed.

Section 8. Miscellaneous . Except as herein provided, the Existing Credit Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. This Sixth Amendment is a Loan Document for all purposes of the Amended Credit Agreement. This Sixth Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by different parties hereto on separate counterpart signature pages, and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of a counterpart signature page by facsimile transmission or by e-mail transmission of an Adobe portable document format file (also known as a “ PDF ” file) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart signature page. Section headings used in this Sixth Amendment are for reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Sixth Amendment.

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Section 9. GOVERNING LAW . THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT, AND THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS.

Section 10. Release and Waiver . The Loan Parties each do hereby release the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders and each of their officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, personal representatives, successors, predecessors and assigns from all manner of actions, cause and causes of action, suits, deaths, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, specialties, covenants, controversies, agreements, promises, variances, trespasses, damages, judgments, executions, claims and demands, whatsoever, in law or in equity, and particularly, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in connection with the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any agreements, documents and instruments relating to the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the administration of the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent or any Lender and any agreements, documents and instruments relating to the Amended Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (collectively, the “ Claims ”), which the Loan Parties now have against the Administrative Agent or any Lender or ever had, or which might be asserted by their heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, agents, successors, or assigns based on any Claims which exist on or at any time prior to the date of this Sixth Amendment. The Loan Parties expressly acknowledge and agree that they have been advised by counsel in connection with this Sixth Amendment and that they each understand that this Section 10 constitutes a general release of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and that they each intend to be fully and legally bound by the same. The Loan Parties further expressly acknowledge and agree that this general release shall have full force and effect notwithstanding the occurrence of a breach of the terms of this Sixth Amendment or an Event of Default or Default under the Amended Credit Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Sixth Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

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EXHIBIT A

Changed pages to Credit Agreement

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CREDIT AGREEMENT CONFORMED THROUGH FIFTH AMENDMENT Conformed Version

Attached to the Sixth Amendment

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of July 21, 2017

among

ROADRUNNER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, INC.,

as a Borrower

and

THE SUBSIDIARIES OF ROADRUNNER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, INC. SIGNATORY

HERETO AS SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS,

each as a Guarantor,

and

CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS,

as Lenders,

and

BMO HARRIS BANK N.A.,

as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender,

and

BMO CAPITAL MARKETS, and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners

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“ Aircraft Permits ” means all certificates, franchises, licenses, registrations, permits, rights, designations, authorizations, exemptions, concessions and consents necessary for each Aircraft Operating Party to operate its Aircraft and conduct its business and operations as an Air Carrier as conducted on the Closing Date.

“ Aircraft Regulations ” means any law or regulation, official directive or recommendation, mandatory requirement, or contractual undertaking, or airworthiness requirement or limitation, which applies to the Aircraft Operating Party or its Aircraft, including any rules or regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration.

“ Aircraft Related Documents ” means any Irrevocable De-Registration and Export Request Authorization for each Aircraft subject to an Aircraft Mortgage, and such other documents under applicable Federal Aviation Administration requirements of Law as are necessary to perfect the Liens created, or purported to be created, with respect to the Aircraft.

“ Allocable Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(c)(ii) .

“ ALTA Survey ” means a survey satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its Permitted Discretion prepared in accordance with the standards adopted by the American Land Title Association and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping in 1997, known as the “Minimum Standard Detail Requirements of Land Title Surveys” and sufficient form to satisfy the requirements of any applicable title insurance company to provide extended coverage over survey defects and shall also show the location of all easements, utilities, and covenants of record, dimensions of all improvements, encroachments from any adjoining property, and certify as to the location of any flood plain area affecting the subject Real Property.

“ Annual Financial Statements ” means the draft version 9 Consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2016, and the related Consolidated statement of operations, stockholders’ investment and cash flows for the fiscal year of the Company and its Subsidiaries then ended, including the notes thereto.

“ Anti-Corruption Laws ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.21 .

“ Anti-Money Laundering Laws ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 8.18 .

“ Applicable CapX Percentage ” means with respect to any CapX Lender at any time, such CapX Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the CapX Facility at such time.

“ Applicable Margin ” ¹ means (x)(a) :

(a) with respect to Term Loans that are LIBOR Loans, 2.25%, and (b) , the percentages per annum set forth below, for the period set forth below:

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(b) with respect to Term Loans that are Base Rate Loans, 1.25%, and (y) with respect to any other Type of Loan, the percentages per annum set forth below, as based upon the Average Availability for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter:

From the Closing Date until the first day of each fiscal quarter, commencing with January 1, 2018 (the “ Adjustment Date ”) margins shall be determined as if Level II were applicable. Thereafter, any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in Average Availability shall become effective as of each Adjustment Date based upon Average Availability for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter. If any Borrowing Base Certificate (including any required financial information in support thereof) of the Borrowers is not received by Administrative Agent by the date required pursuant to Section 7.02(a) , then the Applicable Margin shall be determined as if the Average Availability for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter is at Level III until such time as such Borrowing Base Certificate and supporting information are received.

“ Applicable Percentage ” means (a) in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Revolving Credit Facility, represented by the amount of the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Revolving Credit Lender at such time; provided that if the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated at such time, then the Applicable Percentage of each Revolving Credit Lender shall be the Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Credit Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments, (b) in respect of the Term Loan Facility, with respect to any Term Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Term Loan Facility represented by (i) on or prior to the Closing Date, such Term Lender’s Term Loan Commitment at such time and (ii) thereafter, the Outstanding Amount of such Term Lender’s Term Loans at such time, and (c) in respect of the CapX Facility, with respect to any CapX Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the CapX Facility represented by (i) the undrawn amount of such CapX Lender’s CapX Commitment at such time plus (ii) the Outstanding Amount of such CapX Lender’s CapX Loans at such time. The initial Applicable Percentage of each Lender with respect to each Facility is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.

“ Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage ” means with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility at such time.

“ Appraised Value ” means, with respect to Eligible Equipment, the fair market value of such Eligible Equipment as set forth in the most recent Acceptable Appraisal.

“ Appropriate Lender ” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any Facility, a Lender that has a Commitment with respect to such Facility or holds a Loan under such Facility at such time, (b) with respect to the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (i) the Letter of Credit Issuer and (ii) if any Letters of Credit have been issued, the Revolving Credit Lenders and (c) with respect to the Swing Line Sublimit, (i) the Swing Line Lender and (ii) if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding, the Revolving Credit Lenders.

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

“ Arrangers ” means BMO Capital and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. .

“ Assignment and Assumption ” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.06(b) ), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

“ Assumed Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of a Person which is (a) in existence at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary or (b) assumed in connection with an Investment in or Acquisition of such Person, and which, in each case, (i) has not been incurred or created in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such Person becoming a Subsidiary, (ii) only such Person (or its Subsidiaries so acquired) are obligors with respect to such Indebtedness, (iii) such Indebtedness is not a revolving loan facility; and (iv) such Indebtedness is not secured by any Liens on Accounts or Aircraft Parts.

“ Attributable Indebtedness ” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capital Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease payments under the relevant lease that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease were accounted for as a Capital Lease, and (c) in respect of any sale and leaseback transaction, the present value (discounted at the implied interest rate in such transaction compounded annually) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended).

“ Audito r” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01(a) .

“ Auto-Extension Letter of Credit ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(b)(iii) .

“ Availability ” means (a) the Maximum Borrowing Amount minus (b) Total Revolving Credit Outstandings.

In calculating Availability at any time and for any purpose under this Agreement, the Borrower Agent, on behalf of the Borrowers, shall certify to the Administrative Agent that all accounts payable and Taxes are being paid on a timely basis consistent with past practices (absent which the Administrative Agent may establish a Reserve therefor).

“ Availability Block ” means $15,000,000. ² means an amount equal to $20,000,000 minus the sum of (a) if all Term Loans have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, $5,000,000 on the first Business Day after such repayment in full and at all times thereafter, (b) if the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is equal to or greater than 1.00 to 1.00 but less than 1.25 to 1.00, as evidenced by the Compliance Certificate required by Section 7.02(c) for the most recently ended Measurement Period, $5,000,000 on the first Business Day after delivery of such Compliance Certificate and at all times thereafter and (c) if the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is equal to or greater than 1.25 to 1.00, as evidenced by the Compliance Certificate required by Section 7.02(c) for the most recently ended Measurement Period, $15,000,000 on the first Business Day after delivery of such Compliance Certificate and at all times thereafter.

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“ Availability Period ” means (a) in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, the period from the Closing Date to the Revolving Credit Termination Date and (b) in respect of the CapX Facility, the period from the Closing Date to the earliest of (i) the date that is four (4) years after the Closing Date, (ii) the Maturity Date and (iii) the date on which the CapX Loans under this Agreement have been declared or have automatically become due and payable (whether by acceleration or otherwise).

“ Availability Reserves ” means, without duplication of any other Reserves or items that are otherwise addressed or excluded through eligibility criteria, such reserves as the Administrative Agent from time to time determines in its Permitted Discretion as being appropriate (a) to reflect the impediments to the Administrative Agent’s ability to realize upon the Collateral consisting of Eligible Accounts or Eligible Aircraft Parts, (b) to reflect sums that any Loan Party could reasonably be expected to be required to pay under any Section of this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, or, in the case of leased assets, rents or other amounts payable under such leases) and has failed to pay in a timely manner consistent with past practice, (c) to reflect amounts for which claims are reasonably expected to be asserted against the Collateral, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders or (d) to reflect criteria, events, conditions, contingencies or risks which adversely affect any component of the Borrowing Base, or the assets, business, financial performance or financial condition of any Loan Party. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Availability Reserves may include (but are not limited to) reserves based on (but without duplication of other reserves or adjustments): (i) Rent and Charge Reserves; (ii) customs duties, and other costs to release Aircraft Parts which is being imported into the United States; (iii) outstanding Taxes and other governmental charges, including, without limitation, ad valorem, real estate, personal property, sales, and other Taxes which could reasonably be expected to have priority over the interests of the Administrative Agent in the Collateral; (iv) salaries, wages and benefits due to employees of any Loan Party (including amounts for employee wage claims for earned wages, vacation pay, health care reimbursements and other amounts due under Wisconsin wage lien law, Wis. Stat 109.01, et seq ., or any similar state or local law); (v) any liabilities that are or could reasonably be expected to become secured by Liens on the Collateral (including Permitted Liens) which could reasonably be expected to have priority over the Liens or interests of the Administrative Agent in the Collateral; (vi) Credit Product Reserves; (vii) reserves with respect to the salability of Eligible Aircraft Parts or which reflect such other factors as affect the market value of the Eligible Aircraft Parts, including obsolescence, seasonality, shrink (i.e., lost, misplaced, stolen, or is otherwise unaccounted for), vendor chargebacks, imbalance, change in Aircraft Parts character, composition or mix, markdowns and out of date and/or expired Aircraft Parts; (viii) [reserved]; (ix) brokers fees; (x) the Dilution Reserve; and (xi) reserves in the amount of all unpaid annual tag and title fees in respect of Rolling Stock constituting Collateral.

“ Average Availability ” means for any period, the average daily amount of Availability during such period.

“ 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.

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“ Base Rate ” means, for any day, a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the rate of interest announced by BMO from time to time as its prime rate for such day (with any change in such rate announced by BMO taking effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change); (b) the Federal Funds Rate for such day, plus 0.50%; or (c) the LIBOR Rate for a one month Interest Period plus 1.00%. In no event shall Base Rate be less than 0%.

“ Base Rate CapX Loan ” means a segment of a CapX Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

“ Base Rate Loan ” means a Base Rate Revolving Credit Loan, a Base Rate Term Loan, or a Base Rate CapX Loan.

“ Base Rate Revolving Credit Loan ” means a Revolving Credit Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

“ Base Rate Term Loan ” means a segment of a Term Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

“ Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, in form and substance satisfactory to each Lender.

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

“ Blocked Person ” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.21 .

“ BMO ” means BMO Harris Bank N.A.

“ BMO Capital ” means BMO Capital Markets.

“ Board of Directors ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) in the case of any corporation, the board of directors of such Person or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board, (b) in the case of any limited liability company, the board of managers or board of directors or sole member or manager of such Person or any Person or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on behalf of such board, (c) in the case of any partnership, the Board of Directors of a general partner of such Person and (d) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing.

“ Borrower Agent ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(g) .

“ Borrowers ” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

“ Borrower Materials ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02 .

“ Borrowing ” means any of (a) a Revolving Credit Borrowing, (b) a Term Borrowing (c) a Swing Line Borrowing, or (d) a CapX Borrowing, as the context may require.

“ Borrowing Base ” means, at any time of calculation, an amount equal to:

(a) the Value of Eligible Credit Enhanced Accounts (less all cash received but not yet applied in respect of such Eligible Credit Enhanced Accounts) multiplied by 90%; plus

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the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated as described in the first portion of clause (c) above, (iii) is organized under the laws of the United States or of any state thereof and (iv) has combined capital and surplus of at least $250,000,000;

(e) readily marketable general obligations of any corporation organized under the laws of any state of the United States of America, payable in the United States of America, expressed to mature not later than twelve months following the date of issuance thereof and rated A or better by S&P or A3 or better by Moody’s; and

(f) readily marketable shares of investment companies or money market funds that, in each case, invest solely in the foregoing Investments described in clauses (a) through (e) above.

“ CERCLA ” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980.

“ CERCLIS ” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Information System maintained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

“ CFC ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “ Excluded Subsidiary ”.

“ CFCHC ” has the meaning specified in the definition of “ Excluded Subsidiary ”.

“ Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following:

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

“ Change of Control ” means an event or series of events after the date of this Agreement by which:

(a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding any employee benefit plan of the Company or its Subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-4 and 13d-6 under the Exchange Act, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire (such right, an “option right”), whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the Voting Stock of the Company on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such Voting Stock that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right); or provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and/or Elliott International, L.P., a Cayman Islands, British West Indies limited partnership may acquire more than 35% of the Voting Stock of the Company in connection with any Rights Offering Back-Stop Agreement;

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(b) during any period of 24 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Company cease to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body;

(c) the Company shall fail to own and control, beneficially and of record (directly or indirectly), 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of each of any other Loan Party, except where such failure is the result of a transaction permitted under the Loan Documents; or

(d) any “change of control” or similar event under the Permitted Replacement Term Debt.

“ Closing Date ” means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 5.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 11.01 (or, in the case of Section 5.01(b) , waived by the Person entitled to receive the applicable payment), which date is July 21, 2017.

“ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

“ Collateral ” means, collectively, certain property of the Loan Parties or any other Person in which the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party is granted a Lien under any Security Instrument as security for all or any portion of the Obligations or any other obligation arising under any Loan Document.

“ Commitment ” means a Term Loan Commitment, a Revolving Credit Commitment, or a CapX Commitment, as the context may require.

“ Commitment Increase ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.18(a) .

“ Committed Loan Notice ” means a notice of (a) a Borrowing, (b) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (c) a continuation of LIBOR Loans, in each case, described in Section 2.02 .

“ Commodity Exchange Act ” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

“ Company ” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

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

“ Concentration Account ” has the meaning specified in Section 4.04(b) .

“ Conforming Credit Product Obligations ” means Credit Product Obligations (a) established pursuant to a Credit Product Notice delivered at a time no Event of Default shall be continuing and (b) up to a maximum amount (or, in the case of Credit Product Obligations arising under Swap Contracts, the Swap Termination Value thereunder) specified in such Credit Product Notice (whether delivered to establish or increase the amount thereof) to the extent that no Overadvance would exist if a Credit Product Reserve were established therefore on the date of such Credit Product Notice.

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Agreement shall be annualized for any Measurement Period ending on or before July 31, 2018 (e.g., for the Measurement Period ending on July 31, 2017, multiplying such payments for the one month period then ending by 12, and for the Measurement Period ending on August 31, 2017, multiplying such payments for the two month period then ending by 6), (c) all Restricted Payments made in cash during such period (excluding the redemption of shares of (x) Existing Series E Preferred Stock with proceeds from a Specified Disposition and/or Permitted Replacement Term Debt and/or (y) Existing Series F Preferred Stock on the Closing Date), and (d) the aggregate amount of federal, state, local and foreign income taxes paid in cash, in each case, of or by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently completed Measurement Period.

“ Consolidated Funded Indebtedness ” means, as of any date of determination, for the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis, the sum of (a) the outstanding principal amount of all obligations, whether current or long-term, for borrowed money (including Obligations hereunder) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments, (b) all purchase money Indebtedness, (c) all direct obligations arising under standby and commercial letters of credit (excluding the undrawn amount thereof), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties (excluding the amounts available thereunder as to which demand for payment has not yet been made), surety bonds (excluding the amounts available thereunder as to which demand for payment has not yet been made) and similar instruments, (d) all obligations in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the Ordinary Course of Business), (e) Attributable Indebtedness in respect of Capital Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations, (f) without duplication, all Guarantees with respect to outstanding Indebtedness of the types specified in clauses (a) through (e) above of Persons other than the Company or any Subsidiary, and (g) all Indebtedness of the types referred to in clauses (a) through (f) above of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary is a general partner or joint venturer, to the extent such Indebtedness is recourse to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary.

“ Consolidated Interest Charges ” means, with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries for any period ending on the date of computation thereof, the gross interest expense of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including without limitation (a) the current amortized portion of all fees (including fees payable in respect of any Swap Contract in the nature of an interest rate hedge and all fees payable in respect of any Letter of Credit) payable in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness to the extent included in gross interest expense and (b) the portion of any payments made in connection with Capital Leases allocable to interest expense, all determined on a Consolidated basis; provided , however , that Consolidated Interest Charges shall include the amount of payments in respect of Synthetic Lease Obligations that are in the nature of interest.

“ Consolidated Net Income ” means, with respect to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the aggregate of all amounts that, in accordance with GAAP, would be included as net income (or net loss) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, excluding (a) any gains and/or losses from dispositions of assets outside of the Ordinary Course of Business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and related tax effects in accordance with GAAP, (b) any extraordinary gains and/or any extraordinary losses, (c) any gains and/or losses from discontinued operations, (d) the income (or loss) of any Person which is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof in cash by such Person during such period and the payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Person is not at the time of such payment or distribution prohibited by operation of the terms of its charter or of any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Person and (e) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company or is merged into or consolidated

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“ Dilution Reserve ” means, at any date of determination, (a) the percentage amount by which the Dilution Percent exceeds five percent (5%) times (b) the amount of Eligible Accounts of the Loan Parties.

“ Direct Foreign Subsidiary ” means a Subsidiary, other than a Domestic Subsidiary that is not a CFCHC, a majority of whose Voting Equity Interests are owned by the Borrowers or a Domestic Subsidiary.

“ Disposition “ or “ Dispose ” means the sale, transfer, license, lease , Division or other disposition (including any sale and leaseback transaction and any casualty or condemnation) of any property (including any Equity Interest), or part thereof, by any Person, including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.

“ Disqualified Equity Interest ” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, (a) matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date, (b) is convertible into or exchangeable for debt securities (unless only occurring at the sole option of the issuer thereof), (c) (i) contains any repurchase obligation that may come into effect prior to, or (ii) provides the holders thereof with any rights to receive any cash upon the occurrence of a change of control (other than Preferred Stock under the Existing Investment Agreement existing on the Closing Date and the Second Amendment Series E Preferred Stock (but excluding any reissuance thereof)) or sale of assets prior to, in each case, the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date; provided , however , that (i) with respect to any Equity Interests issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Equity Interest shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations or as a result of such employee’s termination, resignation, death or disability and (ii) any class of Equity Interest of such Person that by its terms authorizes such Person to satisfy its obligations thereunder by delivery of an Equity Interest that is not a Disqualified Equity Interest, such Equity Interests shall not be deemed to be Disqualified Equity Interests and (iii) only the portion of such Equity Interests which so matures or is so mandatorily redeemable, is so convertible or exchangeable or is so redeemable at the option of the holder thereof prior to such date shall be deemed to be Disqualified Equity Interests.

“ Disqualified Institution ” means, on any date, (a) any Person set forth on Schedule 11.06 and (b) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other Person that is a bona fide competitor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, which Person has been designated by the Company as a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (by the Administrative Agent posting such notice to the Lenders) from time to time that is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; provided, irrespective of the occurrence or continuance of an Event of Default, “Disqualified Institutions” shall exclude any Person that the Company has designated as no longer being a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders from time to time.

“ Division” means, in reference to any Person which is an entity, the division of such Person into two (2) or more separate Persons, with the dividing Person either continuing or terminating its existence as part of such division, including as contemplated under Section 18- 217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Act for limited liability companies formed under Delaware law, or any analogous action taken pursuant to any other applicable Law with respect to any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other entity. The word “Divide,” when capitalized, shall have a correlative meaning.

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

“ Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of any political subdivision of the United States (but excluding any territory or possession thereof).

“ Dominion Trigger Period ” means the period (a) commencing on the day that (i) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (ii) Adjusted Excess Availability is less than the greater of (x) ten percent (10.0%) of the Maximum Borrowing Amount at such time and (y) $17,500,000 for a period of five (5) consecutive Business Days, and (b) continuing until the date that during the previous thirty (30) consecutive days, (i) no Event of Default has existed, and (ii) Adjusted Excess Availability has been equal to or greater than the greater of (x) ten percent (10%) of the Maximum Borrowing Amount at such time and (y) $ 17,500,000; provided, that, a Dominion Trigger Period shall commence on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and continue until the requirements set forth in clause (b) above have been satisfied and the Company has received net cash proceeds from the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interest) of at least $30,000,000.

“ DQ List ” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(d) .

“ 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.

“ Eligible Accounts ” means Accounts due to a Loan Party that are determined by the Administrative Agent, in its Permitted Discretion, to be Eligible Accounts. Except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, none of the following shall be deemed to be Eligible Accounts:

(a) Accounts that are (i) not fully earned by performance (or otherwise represent a progress billing or pre-billing) or (ii) not evidenced by an invoice which has been delivered to the applicable Account Debtor;

(b) Accounts that have been outstanding for more than ninety (90) days from the invoice date or more than sixty (60) days past the original due date whichever comes first;

(c) Accounts due from any Account Debtor, fifty percent (50%) of whose Accounts are otherwise ineligible under clause (b) above;

(d) Accounts with respect to which (i) the representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents with respect thereto are not true and correct in all material respects, (ii) a Loan Party does not have good, valid and marketable title thereto, free and clear of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens described in clauses (a), (c) and (n) of Section 8.02), (iii) are not subject to a perfected first priority Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, or (iv) the applicable Account Debtor has not been instructed

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

“ ERISA Event ” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the withdrawal of any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Pension Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; (f) any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the determination that any Pension Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430, 431 and 432 of the Code or Sections 303, 304 and 305 of ERISA; or (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate.

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

“ Eurocurrency liabilities ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.04(e) .

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

“ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

“ Excluded Deposit Account ” (a) Deposit Accounts the balance of which consists exclusively of withheld income taxes and federal, state or local employment taxes, (b) all Deposit Accounts constituting (and the balance of which consists solely of funds set aside in connection with) payroll accounts, trust or escrow accounts, or accounts dedicated to the payment of accrued employee benefits, medical, dental and employee benefits claims to employees of any Loan Party, (c) zero balance disbursement accounts and (d) other Deposit Accounts maintained in the Ordinary Course of Business containing cash amounts that do not exceed at any time $50,000 for any such account and $250,000 in the aggregate for all such accounts under this clause (d).

“ Excluded Equity Interests ” shall mean (a) any of the outstanding Voting Equity Interests of any CFC or CFCHC that is a Direct Foreign Subsidiary of a Loan Party in excess of 65% of all the Voting Equity Interests of such CFC or CFCHC, (b) any Voting Equity Interests of any CFC or CHCHC that is not a Direct Foreign Subsidiary of a Loan Party, (c) the Equity Interests of a Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary the pledge of which would violate a contractual obligation to the owners of the other Equity Interests of such Subsidiary (other than any such owners that are the Company or Affiliates of the Company) that is binding on or relating to such Equity Interests, or the applicable organizational documents, joint venture agreement or shareholders’ agreement of such Subsidiary, and (d) Equity Interests of any Immaterial Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

“ Excluded Real Property ” means (a) any fee-owned Real Property of a Credit Party with a Fair Market Value of less than $2,500,000 individually, (b) any Real Property that is not pledged to secure the Permitted Replacement Term Debt, and (c) any Real Property with respect to which, in the reasonable

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“ Intellectual Property ” means all past, present and future: trade secrets, know-how and other proprietary information; trademarks, uniform resource locations (URLs), internet domain names, service marks, sound marks, trade dress, trade names, business names, designs, logos, slogans (and all translations, adaptations, derivations and combinations of the foregoing) indicia and other source and/or business identifiers, and the goodwill of the business relating thereto and all registrations or applications for registrations which have heretofore been or may hereafter be issued thereon throughout the world; copyrights (including copyrights for computer programs) and copyright registrations or applications for registrations which have heretofore been or may hereafter be issued throughout the world and all tangible property embodying the copyrights, unpatented inventions (whether or not patentable); patent applications and patents; industrial design applications and registered industrial designs; license agreements related to any of the foregoing and income therefrom; books, records, writings, computer tapes or disks, flow diagrams, specification sheets, computer software, source codes, object codes, executable code, data, databases and other physical manifestations, embodiments or incorporations of any of the foregoing; the right to sue for all past, present and future infringements of any of the foregoing; all other intellectual property; and all common law and other rights throughout the world in and to all of the foregoing.

“I ntercreditor Agreement ” means any intercreditor agreement with a holder of Indebtedness permitted hereby that is required to be (or otherwise may be) subject to an “Intercreditor Agreement”, such agreement to contain terms and provisions reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and shall include (a) any intercreditor agreement entered into with the holders of any Permitted Replacement Term Debt and (b) any intercreditor and/or subordination agreement entered into with any holder of Subordinated Indebtedness.

“ Interest Payment Date ” means, (a) as to any LIBOR Loan, (i) the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Loan; provided that if any Interest Period for a LIBOR Loan is greater than three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates (ii) any date that such Loan is prepaid or converted, in whole or in part, and (iii) the Maturity Date; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan (including a Swing Line Loan), (i) the first day of each month with respect to interest accrued through the last day of the immediately preceding month, (ii) any date that such Loan is prepaid or converted, in whole or in part, and (iii) the Maturity Date; provided , further , that interest accruing at the Default Rate shall be payable from time to time upon demand of the Administrative Agent.

“ Interest Period ” means, as to each LIBOR Loan, the period commencing on the date such LIBOR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a LIBOR Loan and ending, in each case, on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower Agent in its Committed Loan Notice; provided that:

(a) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

(b) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.

“ International Registry ” means the international registry established in accordance with the Cape Town Convention.

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“ Loan ” means an extension of credit under Article II in the form of a Revolving Credit Loan, a Term Loan, a CapX Loan, a Protective Advance or a Swing Line Loan.

“ Loan Account ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.11(a) .

“ Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, each Note, each Security Instrument, each Committed Loan Notice, Swing Line Loan Notice, the Vehicle Title Custodial Agreement, each Issuer Document, each Borrowing Base Certificate, each Compliance Certificate, any Intercreditor Agreement, the Fee Letter, any agreement creating or perfecting rights in Cash Collateral securing any Obligation hereunder and all other instruments and documents heretofore or hereafter executed or delivered to or in favor of any Lender or the Administrative Agent in connection with the Loans made and transactions contemplated by this Agreement, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, Credit Product Arrangements.

“ Loan Obligations ” means all Obligations other than amounts (including fees) owing by any Loan Party pursuant to any Credit Product Arrangements.

“ Loan Parties ” means the Borrowers and each Guarantor.

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

“ Material Acquisition ” means any Acquisition or series of related Acquisitions that involves the payment of gross consideration by the Company in excess of $15,000,000.

“ Material Adverse Effect “ means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect on, the operations, business, assets, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), or financial condition of either (i) the Borrowers, taken as a whole or (ii) the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of the Loan Parties to perform their obligations under the Loan Documents; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or on the ability of the Administrative Agent to collect any Obligation or realize upon any material portion of the Collateral.

“ Material Contract ” means any agreement or arrangement to which a Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary is party (other than the Loan Documents) (a) that is deemed to be a material contract under the Securities Act of 1933; (b) for which breach, termination, nonperformance or failure to renew could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or (c) that relates to Subordinated Debt or the Permitted Replacement Term Debt, or to Indebtedness in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or more.

“ Material Disposition ” means any Disposition or series of related Dispositions that involves gross proceeds to the Company in excess of $15,000,000.

“ Material License ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.15 .

“ Material Third-Party Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.17(a) .

“ Maturity Date ” means July 21, 2022.

“ Maximum Borrowing Amount ” means (i) the lesser of (A) the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments, and (B) the Borrowing Base, minus (ii) the Availability Block. Notwithstanding anything

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“ Outstanding Amount ” means (a) with respect to CapX Loans, Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans, Protective Advances and Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any Borrowings and any prepayments or repayments of Cap X Loans, Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans, Protective Advances or Swing Line Loans occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any Letter of Credit Obligations on any date, (i) the aggregate outstanding amount of such Letter of Credit Obligations on such date after giving effect to any Letter of Credit Extension occurring on such date plus and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the Letter of Credit Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrowers of Unreimbursed Amounts and all Letter of Credit Borrowings on such date.

“ Overadvance ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.01(d)(i)(A) .

“ Overadvance Loan ” means a Base Rate Revolving Credit Loan made when an Overadvance exists or is caused by the funding thereof.

“ Overnight Rate ” means, for any day and from time to time as in effect, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Rate and (b) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

“ Participant ” has the meaning assigned to such term in clause (d) of Section 11.06 .

“ Participant Register ” has the meaning assigned to such term in clause (d) of Section 11.06 .

“ Patent Security Agreement ” means any patent security agreement pursuant to which a Loan Party assigns to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, such Person’s interests in its patents, as security for the Obligations.

“ PATRIOT Act ” means United States Public Law 107-56, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder from time to time in effect.

“ Payment Conditions “ ³ means, with respect to any Specified Transaction, the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) as of the date of any such Specified Transaction and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

(b) Adjusted Excess Availability immediately before and after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Specified Transaction, and on an average basis during the thirty (30) consecutive day period ending on and including the date of such Specified Transaction, shall be not less than, the greater of (A) 12.5 % of the Maximum Borrowing Amount and (B) $20,000,000;

(c) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the end of the most recently ended twelve month period prior to the making of such Specified Transaction, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis, shall be equal to or greater than 1.00 to 1.00; provided that, with respect to any Specified Transaction (other than any Specified Restricted Payment, which shall always require compliance with the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test in this clause (c)), the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test described in this clause (c) shall not apply if the Adjusted Excess Availability

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(b) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing either immediately prior to or immediately after giving effect to such Acquisition;

(c) the Payment Conditions are satisfied; and

(d) The Borrower Agent shall have furnished the Administrative Agent with ten (10) days’ prior written notice of such intended Acquisition and shall have furnished the Administrative Agent with a current draft of the applicable acquisition documents (and final copies thereof as and when executed), and to the extent available, appropriate financial statements of the Person which is the subject of such Acquisition, pro forma projected financial statements for the twelve (12) month period following such Acquisition after giving effect to such Acquisition (including balance sheets, cash flows and income statements by month for the acquired Person, individually, and on a Consolidated basis with all Loan Parties), and, to the extent available, such other information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

“ Permitted Acquisitions CapX Equipment ” means CapX Equipment acquired by a Loan Party in connection with a Permitted Acquisition.

“ Permitted Discretion ” means a determination made in good faith and in the exercise of reasonable (from the perspective of a secured asset-based lender) business judgment.

“ Permitted Earn-Out Payments ” means: (x) earn-out payments existing on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 1.04 , and (y) earn-out payments incurred after the Closing Date in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Investment permitted by this Agreement.

“ Permitted Liens ” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02 .

“ Permitted Replacement Term Debt ” means the Indebtedness of the Company evidenced by the Permitted Replacement Term Debt Documents and satisfying the Permitted Replacement Term Debt Requirements.

“ Permitted Replacement Term Debt Credit Agreement ” means any credit agreement or similar loan document or indenture among the Company, the guarantors signatory thereto, and the applicable term lender, note purchaser or similar creditor, or trustee for the benefit of such creditors or noteholders, satisfying the Permitted Replacement Term Debt Requirements, as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with this Agreement and any applicable Intercreditor Agreement.

“ Permitted Replacement Term Debt Documents ” means the Permitted Replacement Term Debt Credit Agreement and all material security agreements, guaranties, mortgages and other material related loan documents entered into in connection therewith.

“ Permitted Replacement Term Debt Requirements ” means, with respect to any Permitted Replacement Term Debt, the satisfaction of the following conditions with respect to such Indebtedness: (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed $ 90,000,000 plus accrued interest, dividends and premiums, and reasonable fees and expenses incurred in connection with the refinancing of the Existing Series E Preferred Stock at any time, (b 75,000,000, (b) the proceeds of the Permitted Replacement Term Debt shall pay the outstanding Term Loans in full, and any excess proceeds of the Permitted Replacement Term Debt shall be used by the Borrower and the Guarantors for general corporate purposes, (c ) such Indebtedness shall not mature prior to the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date in effect at the time of the issuance of such Indebtedness, except upon the occurrence of a

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change of control or similar event (including asset sales), in each case so long as the provisions relating to change of control or similar events (including asset sales) included in the governing instrument of such Indebtedness provide that the provisions of this Agreement must be satisfied prior to the satisfaction of such provisions of such Indebtedness, ( c d ) such Indebtedness is not Guaranteed by any Subsidiary of the Company other than the Loan Parties, ( d e ) such Indebtedness, if secured, is secured only by a first-priority Lien on Real Property , a first-priority Lien on Rolling Stock, a first-priority Lien on Aircraft or a second-priority Lien on the other Collateral (or both any combination of the foregoing ), ( e f ) the Permitted Replacement Term Debt Documents include amortization provisions that are (i) customary for deals of such size and nature and (ii) reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, ( f g ) the terms of the Permitted Replacement Term Debt Documents are not materially more restrictive than the terms of this Agreement; (g and (h ) such Indebtedness shall be subject to an Intercreditor Agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, addressing (without limitation) access, disposition, lien priority, and other customary terms , and (h) the Payment Conditions are satisfied, after taking such Indebtedness into account .

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

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

“ Plan of Reorganization ” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(i)(c) .

“ Platform ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02 .

“ Priority Swap Obligations ” means Credit Product Obligations under Swap Contracts (a) owing to BMO or its Affiliates (so long as BMO (in its discretion) shall have established a Credit Product Reserve with respect thereto) or (b) owing to any other Credit Product Provider and expressly identified as “Priority Swap Obligations” in a Credit Product Notice from the Borrower Agent and such Credit Product Provider to the Administrative Agent (which at all times shall be subject to a Credit Product Reserve).

“ Pro Forma Adjustment ” means, for the purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA for any Measurement Period, if at any time during such Measurement Period the Company, any Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have made a Material Acquisition or Material Disposition, Consolidated EBITDA for such Measurement Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if any such Material Acquisition or Material Disposition occurred on the first day of such Measurement Period, including (a) with respect to an any Material Acquisition, inclusion of (i) the actual historical results of operation of such acquired Person or line of business during such Measurement Period and (ii) pro forma adjustments arising out of events which are directly attributable to such Material Acquisition, are factually supportable, and are expected to have a continuing impact, in each case, that are either mutually and reasonably agreed upon by the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, or else determined on a basis consistent with Article 11 of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Securities Act and as interpreted by the staff of the SEC) and (b) with respect to any Material Disposition, exclusion of the actual historical results of operations of the disposed of Person or line of business or assets during such Measurement Period.

“ Pro Forma Basis ,” “ Pro Forma Compliance ” and “ Pro Forma Effect ” means, with respect to compliance with any test, financial ratio or covenant hereunder required by the terms of this Agreement to be made on a pro forma basis, that (a) to the extent applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment shall have been Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

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

“ Revolving Credit Facility ” means the facility described in Sections 2.01(a) , 2.03 and 2.04 providing for Revolving Credit Loans, Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to or for the benefit of the Borrowers by the Revolving Credit Lenders, Letter of Credit Issuer and Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, in the maximum aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding of $200,000,000, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

“ Revolving Credit Lender ” means each Lender that has a Revolving Credit Commitment or, following termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments, has any Revolving Credit Exposure.

“ Revolving Credit Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a) .

“ Revolving Credit Loan Note ” means a promissory note made by the Borrowers in favor of a Revolving Credit Lender evidencing Revolving Credit Loans made by such Revolving Credit Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 .

“ Revolving Credit Termination Date ” means the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date, (b) the date of termination of the Aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.07(a) , and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and of the obligation of the Letter of Credit Issuer to make Letter of Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 9.02 .

“ Rights Offering” means the rights offering to existing holders of the Company’s common stock pursuant to that certain Form S-1 filed with the SEC on September 19, 2018, including, for the avoidance of doubt, pursuant to any Rights Offering Back-Stop Agreement.

“Rights Offering Back-Stop Agreement” means any standby purchase, back-stop or other agreement dated on or about the Sixth Amendment Effective Date between the Company and Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and/or Elliott International, L.P., a Cayman Islands, British West Indies limited partnership in connection with the Rights Offering.

“Rights Offering Effective Date” has the meaning specified in the Sixth Amendment.

“ Rolling Stock ” means any Equipment that (a) consists of trucks, tractors, trailers and/or other vehicles subject to certificates of title and (b) is owned by any Loan Party.

“ Royalties ” means all royalties, fees, expense reimbursement and other amounts payable by a Loan Party under a License.

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

“ Same Day Funds ” means immediately available funds.

“ Sarbanes-Oxley ” means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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“ SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

“ Second Amendment Effective Date ” means January 30, 2018.

“ Second Amendment Investment Agreement ” means the Investment Agreement by and among the Company, Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and Brockdale Investments LP, a Delaware limited partnership entered into within 30 days of the Second Amendment Effective Date on the terms described in paragraphs 1 and 2 of that certain commitment letter dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date by and among the Company, Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and Brockdale Investments LP, a Delaware limited partnership and otherwise on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

“ Second Amendment Series E Preferred Stock ” means the “Series E Preferred Stock” as defined in, and issued pursuant to, the Second Amendment Investment Agreement (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Investment Agreement and Termination of Equity Commitment Letter dated as of August 3, 2018, Amendment No. 2 to Investment Agreement dated as of September 19, 2018 and Amendment No. 3 to Investment Agreement dated as of November 8, 2018); provided that (A) the aggregate amount of such Preferred Stock shall not exceed $52,500,000, (B) such Preferred Stock shall be issued in increments of not less than $8,750,000, (C) the Net Cash Proceeds of each issuance of such Preferred Stock shall be applied to prepay Term Loans pursuant to Section 2.06(b)(i)(E) and (D) such Preferred Stock is issued by December January 31, 2018. 2019.

“ Secured Party ” means (a) each Lender, (b) each Credit Product Provider, (c) the Administrative Agent, (d) the Letter of Credit Issuer, (e) the Arrangers and (f) the successors and assigns of each of the foregoing.

“ Secured Party Expenses ” has the meaning specified in Section 11.04(a) .

“ Securities Laws ” means the Securities Act of 1933, the Exchange Act, Sarbanes-Oxley and the applicable accounting and auditing principles, rules, standards and practices promulgated, approved or incorporated by the SEC or the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, as each of the foregoing may be amended and in effect on any applicable date hereunder.

“ Security Agreement ” means the Pledge and Security Agreement and Irrevocable Proxy dated as of the date hereof by the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit C .

“ Security Instruments ” means, collectively or individually as the context may indicate, the Security Agreement, the Control Agreements, the Aircraft Mortgages, the Aircraft Related Documents, the Mortgages, the Mortgage Related Documents, the Copyright Security Agreement, the Trademark Security Agreement, each Lien Waiver and all other agreements (including securities account control agreements), instruments and other documents, whether now existing or hereafter in effect, pursuant to which any Loan Party or other Person shall grant or convey to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders a Lien in property as security for all or any portion of the Obligations.

“ Settlement Date ” has the meaning provided in Section 2.14 .

“ Sixth Amendment” means that certain Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of November 8, 2018, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto, and the Administrative Agent.

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“Sixth Amendment Effective Date” means November 8, 2018.

“ Solvent ” means, as to any Person, such Person (a) owns property or assets whose fair salable value is greater than the amount required to pay all of its debts (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities); (b) owns property or assets whose present fair salable value (as defined below) is greater than the probable total liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person as they become absolute and matured; (c) is able to pay all of its debts as they mature; (d) has capital that is not unreasonably small for its business and is sufficient to carry on its business and transactions and all business and transactions in which it is about to engage; (e) is not “insolvent” within the meaning of Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code; and (f) has not incurred (by way of assumption or otherwise) any obligations or liabilities (contingent or otherwise) under any Loan Documents, or made any conveyance in connection therewith, with actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors of such Person or any of its Affiliates. “ Fair salable value ” means the amount that could be obtained for assets within a reasonable time, either through collection or through sale under ordinary selling conditions by a capable and diligent seller to an interested buyer who is willing (but under no compulsion) to purchase. For purposes hereof, the amount of all contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at the time, can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

“ Specified Debt Payment ” means any prepayment of Indebtedness made pursuant to Section 8.11(a)(v) .

“ Specified Disposition ” means a sale of a “division” of the Loan Parties, including the sale of all of the capital stock or substantially all of the assets of the Loan Parties identified on Schedule 1.05 .

“ Specified Event of Default ” means at any time an Event of Default under Section 9.01(a) , 9.01(b) (solely with respect to a breach of Section 8.12 ), or Section 9.01(f) .

“ Specified Events ” means those events specified to the Lenders prior to the Closing Date.

“ Specified Investment ” means any Investment made pursuant to Section 8.03(l) .

“ Specified Loan Party ” means a Loan Party that is not then an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 2.15(c) ).

“ Specified Pro Forma Transaction ” means, with respect to any period, any Investment, Disposition, incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, Restricted Payment, subsidiary designation or other event that by the terms of the Loan Documents expressly requires “Pro Forma Compliance” with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis.”

“ Specified Restricted Payment ” means any Restricted Payment pursuant to Section 8.06(e) or (f) .

“ Specified Transaction ” means each Specified Disposition, Specified Debt Payment, Specified Investment, Specified Restricted Payment and Permitted Acquisition.

“ Subordinated Debt ” means (i) Indebtedness which is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the prior Payment in Full and which is in form and on terms reasonably satisfactory to, and approved in writing by, the Administrative Agent, and (ii) Permitted Earn-Out Payments.

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“ Subordination Provisions ” means any provision relating to debt or lien subordination applicable to or contained in any documents evidencing any Subordinated Debt or any Permitted Replacement Term Debt, including as set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement or other applicable intercreditor agreements.

“ Subsidiary ” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity (but not a representative office of such Person) of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “ Subsidiary ” or to “ Subsidiaries ” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company.

“ Subsidiary Guarantor ” means any Subsidiary of the Company that is a Guarantor.

“ Swap Contract ” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement, together with any related schedules; provided , that no stock option, phantom stock, restricted stock or similar plan or agreement providing for payments on account of services provided by current or former directors or employees of any Loan Party shall be a “Swap Contract.”

“ Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Loan Party, any obligation to perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

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

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

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

“ Swing Line Lender ” means BMO in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder.

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“ Term Loan Outstandings ” means, with respect to any Term Lender at any time, the sum of the Outstanding Amount of such Term Lender’s Term Loans at such time.

“ Third Amendment Effective Date ” means March 14, 2018.

“ Threshold Amount ” means $10,000,000.

“ Total Credit Exposure ” means, as to any Lender at any time, the unused outstanding Commitments of such Lender and the Credit Exposure of such Lender at such time.

“ Total Revolving Credit Outstandings ” means, without duplication, the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans, Protective Advances, Swing Line Loans and Letter of Credit Obligations.

“ Trade and Replacement Plan ” means any plan or program providing for the trade or replacement of Rolling Stock.

“ Trade Date ” has the meaning specified in Section 11.06(i)(a) .

“ Trademark Security Agreement ” means any trademark security agreement pursuant to which any Loan Party assigns to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, such Person’s interest in its trademarks as security for the Obligations.

“ Transaction ” means, individually or collectively as the context may indicate, (a) entering into the Permitted Replacement Term Debt and (b) the entering by the Loan Parties of the Loan Documents to which they are a party and the funding of the Revolving Credit Facility.

“ Treasury Management and Other Services ” means (a) all arrangements for the delivery of treasury and cash management services, (b) all commercial credit card, purchase card, p-card and merchant card services; and (c) all other banking products or services, including trade and supply chain finance services, other than Letters of Credit, in each case, to or for the benefit of any Loan Party or an Affiliate of any Loan Party which are entered into or maintained with a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender and which are not prohibited by the express terms of the Loan Documents.

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

“ UCC ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of Illinois; provided that if, with respect to any financing statement or by reason of any mandatory provisions of law, the perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the security interests granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any applicable Loan Document is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction of the United States other than Illinois, the term “ UCC ” shall also include the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions of this Agreement, each Loan Document and any financing statement relating to such perfection or effect of perfection or non-perfection.

“ United States ” and “ U.S .” mean the United States of America.

“ Unreimbursed Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i) .

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(v) All refinancings and fundings under this Section 2.04(c) shall be in addition to and without duplication of the settlement procedures and obligations under Section 2.14 .

(d) Repayment of Participations . At any time after any Revolving Credit Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Revolving Credit Lender its Applicable Percentage of such payment (appropriately adjusted, in the case of interest payments, to reflect the period of time during which such Revolving Credit Lender’s risk participation was funded) in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.

(e) Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender . The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrowers for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Base Rate Revolving Credit Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.

(f) Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender . The Borrowers shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.

2.05 Repayment of Loans.

(a) Term Loan . ⁴ The Borrowers unconditionally promise to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Term Lender the principal amount of the Term Loans on the last day of each fiscal quarter, in consecutive quarterly installments based on a 5.5-year amortization schedule (i.e. each installment shall be 1/22nd of the original principal amount of the Term Loan), commencing on March 31, 2018. Loans outstanding on the following dates in the respective amounts set forth opposite such dates:

The outstanding unpaid principal balance and all accrued and unpaid interest on the Term Loan shall be due and payable on the earlier of (i) the Maturity Date, and (ii) the date of the acceleration of the Term Loan in accordance with the terms hereof.

(b) CapX Loan . In the event any CapX Loans are made, the principal of each CapX Loan shall be repaid on the last day of each fiscal quarter in consecutive quarterly installments based on a six-year amortization schedule (i.e. each installment shall be 1/24th of the original principal amount of such CapX Loan), commencing on the last day of the first full fiscal quarter immediately following the making of such CapX Loan. The outstanding unpaid principal balance and all accrued and unpaid interest on the CapX Loan shall be due and payable on the earlier of (i) the Maturity Date, and (ii) the date of the acceleration of the CapX Loan in accordance with the terms hereof.

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respects if qualified by materiality) on and as of the Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects (or in all respects if qualified by materiality) as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.18 , the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 6.05 shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a)  and (b) , respectively, of Section 7.01 , (ii) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent, and any Additional Commitment Lender shall have executed and delivered a joinder agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel; (iii) the Borrowers shall have paid such fees and other compensation to the Revolving Credit Lenders increasing their Revolving Credit Commitments and to the Additional Commitment Lenders as the Borrowers and such Lenders and Additional Commitment Lenders shall agree; (iv) the Borrowers shall have paid such arrangement fees, if any, to the Administrative Agent as the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent may agree; (v) other than the fees and compensation referred to in clauses (iii) and (iv) above, the Commitment Increase shall be on the same terms and pursuant to the same documentation applicable to the existing Revolving Credit Commitments, (vi) the Borrowers shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) an opinion or opinions, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, from counsel to the Loan Parties reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and dated such date and (B) a certification from the Borrower Agent, or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that such increase is permitted under the documents governing the Permitted Replacement Term Debt and any other material Indebtedness of the Borrowers; (viii) the Borrowers, the Lenders increasing their Commitments and each Additional Commitment Lender shall have delivered such other instruments, documents and agreements as the Administrative Agent may reasonably have requested; and (ix) no Default or Event of Default exists or shall result therefrom. The Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on the Increase Effective Date shall be reallocated and adjusted between and among the applicable Lenders, and the Borrowers shall pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05 resulting therefrom, to the extent necessary to keep the outstanding applicable Revolving Credit Loans ratable among the applicable Lenders with any revised Applicable Percentages, as applicable, arising from any nonratable increase in the applicable Revolving Credit Loans under this Section 2.18 .

(f) Conflicting Provisions . This Section 2.18 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 11.01 to the contrary.

2.19 Designation of Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries . The Borrower Agent may, at any time after the Effective Date upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, designate any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Borrower) as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided , that (i) immediately before and after such designation and on a Pro Forma Basis as of the end of the most recent Measurement Period, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) each Subsidiary to be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (and its Subsidiaries) has not at the time of such designation, and does not thereafter, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable with respect to any Indebtedness pursuant to which the lender thereunder or any other party thereto has recourse to any Loan Party or other Restricted Subsidiary or to any assets of any Loan Party or other Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) no Loan Party shall have any liability for any Indebtedness or other obligations of any Unrestricted Subsidiary except to the extent permitted as to any unaffiliated Person under the Loan Documents, (iv) in the case of a designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (A) the Payment Conditions would be satisfied on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect to such designation, and (B) after giving thereto, Unrestricted Subsidiaries may not, in the aggregate, represent more than ten percent 10% of the total assets or total revenue of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (after intercompany eliminations), (v) no Subsidiary that owns Intellectual Property that is material to the business of the other Loan Parties, taken as a whole, may be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary, and no such Intellectual Property may be transferred to any Unrestricted Subsidiary following its designation as such, and (vi) no Restricted

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Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it was previously designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or if it is a Restricted Subsidiary for purposes of the Permitted Replacement Term Debt. The designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the date hereof shall constitute an Investment by the Company therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Company or its Subsidiaries’ (as applicable) investment therein. Any notice delivered pursuant to this Section 2.19(a) shall include a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower Agent certifying as to compliance with the preceding clauses and demonstrating (in reasonable detail) the calculations required thereby.

ARTICLE III

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

3.01 Taxes.

(a) Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes .

(i) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Loan Parties hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall to the extent permitted by applicable Laws be made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Taxes. If, however, applicable Laws require the Loan Parties or the Administrative Agent to withhold or deduct any Tax, such Tax shall be withheld or deducted in accordance with such Laws as determined by the Borrower Agent or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, upon the basis of the information and documentation to be delivered pursuant to subsection (e) below.

(ii) If any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent shall be required by the Code to withhold or deduct any Taxes, including both United States federal backup withholding and withholding taxes, from any payment, then (A) the Administrative Agent shall withhold or make such deductions as are determined by the Administrative Agent to be required based upon the information and documentation it has received pursuant to subsection (e) below, (B) the Administrative Agent shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with the Code, and (C) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, the sum payable by the Loan Parties shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, Lender or Letter of Credit Issuer, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.

(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrowers . Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Loan Parties shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law.

(c) Tax Indemnification by the Borrowers .

(i) Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) or (b) above, each Loan Party shall, and does hereby, indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Letter of Credit Issuer, and shall make payment in respect thereof within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) withheld or deducted by the Loan Parties or the Administrative Agent or paid by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and Borrower for a return is promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent for application to the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.06(c) .

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(iii) Acquisition, Sale and Maintenance . No Borrower shall acquire or accept any Aircraft Parts on consignment or approval, and shall assure that all Aircraft Parts are acquired in accordance with applicable Law. No Borrower shall sell any Aircraft Parts on consignment or approval or any other basis under which the customer may return or require a Borrower to repurchase such Aircraft Parts. The Borrowers shall use, store and maintain all Aircraft Parts with reasonable care and caution, in accordance with applicable standards of any insurance and in conformity with all applicable Laws, and shall make current rent payments (within applicable grace periods provided for in leases) at all locations where any Collateral is located.

(c) Collateral at Locations Subject to a Material Third-Party Agreement . With respect to any location of Collateral subject to a Material Third-Party Agreement entered into after the Closing Date, each Loan Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide the Administrative Agent with Lien Waivers with respect to the premises subject to such Material Third-Party Agreements. Loan Parties acknowledge that if such Lien Waivers are not delivered, then, except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, at the election of the Administrative Agent, all or a portion of the Collateral at such locations may be deemed ineligible for inclusion in the Borrowing Base and/or (without duplication) the Administrative Agent may establish a Rent and Charges Reserve for such location.

4.03 After Acquired Property; Further Assurances.

(a) New Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts . Concurrently with or prior to the opening of any Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodity Account by any Loan Party, other than any Excluded Deposit Account, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Control Agreement covering such Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodity Account, duly executed by such Loan Party, the Administrative Agent and the applicable Controlled Account Bank, securities intermediary or financial institution at which such account is maintained.

(b) Future Leases . Without limiting the generality of the foregoing subsection (a), prior to entering into any new lease of Real Property or renewing any existing lease of Real Property following the Closing Date, each Borrower shall, and shall cause each Loan Party to, use its (and their) commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to the Administrative Agent a Lien Waiver, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, executed by the lessor of any Real Property, to the extent the value of any Collateral (other than Rolling Stock or Aircraft) of the Borrowers held or to be held at such leased property exceeds (or it is anticipated that the value of such Collateral will exceed at any point in time during the term of such leasehold term) $100,000.

(c) Acquired Real Property . If, after the Closing Date, any Loan Party acquires, owns or holds an interest in any fee-owned Real Property not constituting Excluded Real Property, the Company will promptly (and in any event within ten (10) days of the acquisition thereof (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree)) notify the Administrative Agent in writing of such event, identifying the property or interests in question. Promptly upon the Administrative Agent’s request (but not in contravention of any Intercreditor Agreement with any holders of Permitted Replacement Term Debt, unless otherwise agreed to by such holders of Permitted Replacement Term Debt), each Loan Party with an interest in such fee-owned Real Property shall deliver applicable Mortgages and Mortgage Related Documents for such fee owned Real Property in favor of the Administrative Agent, which shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

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(b) on or before the 30 ^th day of each calendar month from and after the date hereof, Borrower Agent shall deliver to the Administrative Agent, in the form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (i) reconciliations of all Borrowers’ Accounts as shown on the month-end Borrowing Base Certificate for the immediately preceding month to Borrowers’ accounts receivable agings, to Borrowers’ general ledger and to Borrowers’ most recent financial statements, (ii) a detailed aged trial balance of all Accounts as of the end of the preceding calendar month, specifying each Account’s Account Debtor name and address, amount, invoice date and due date, showing any credit and other information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request. (iii) accounts payable agings, and (iv) Inventory status reports, all with supporting materials as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request;

(c) a Compliance Certificate executed by the chief executive officer, chief financial officer or treasurer of Borrower Agent which (A) certifies compliance with Section 8.12 , (B) provides a reasonably detailed calculation of the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio and (C) provides updates, if any, to Schedules 6.08 , 6.19 , 6.28 , 6.29(a) , 6.29(b) , 6.30(a) and 6.30(b) to make the representations and warranties with respect thereto true and correct as of the end of the applicable Measurement Period, delivered (i) concurrently with delivery of financial statements under Sections 7.01(a) and 7.01(b) , whether or not a Fixed Charge Trigger Period then exists, (ii) on the first day of any Fixed Charge Trigger Period (certifying compliance as of the last day of the Measurement Period most recently ended prior to the start of such Fixed Charge Trigger Period) and (iii) as requested by Administrative Agent while a Default or Event of Default exists;

(d) promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement sent to the stockholders of the Company, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Company may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;

(e) at the Administrative Agent’s reasonable request (but not more frequently than monthly unless a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), a listing of each Borrower’s trade payables, specifying the trade creditor and balance due, and a detailed trade payable aging, all in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(f) (i) on or prior to the last Business Day of each week (commencing with the week ending April 27, 2018), a rolling 13-week consolidated cash flow forecast of the Company and its Subsidiaries depicting on a weekly basis, projected cash receipts and disbursements and cash balances of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (ii) promptly, any material variance in actual cash receipts or disbursements or cash balances from any forecast provided under clause (f)(i) above together with an explanation thereof; and

(g) promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial or corporate affairs of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request, all in form and scope reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 7.01(a) or 7.01(b) or Section 7.02(d) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower Agent posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower Agent’s website on the Internet at www.rrts.com ; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower Agent’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided

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(g) of any change in the Borrower Agent’s chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer or treasurer;

(h) of the discharge by any Loan Party of its present Auditors or any withdrawal or resignation by such Auditors;

(i) of any collective bargaining agreement or other labor contract to which a Loan Party becomes a party, or the application for the certification of a collective bargaining agent;

(j) of the filing of any Lien for unpaid Taxes against any Loan Party in excess of $1,000,000;

(k) of any casualty or other insured damage to any material portion of the Collateral or the commencement of any action or proceeding for the taking of any interest in a material portion of the Collateral under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding or if any material portion of the Collateral is damaged or destroyed;

(l) of Collateral in an aggregate face amount of $2,500,000 or more ceasing to be Eligible Accounts, Eligible Aircraft Parts or Eligible Equipment;

(m) promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any material requests or notices received by any Borrower or Subsidiary (other than in the ordinary course of business or to the extent duplicative of notices provided hereunder) and copies of any material statement or report furnished to any lender or holder of any “Preferred Stock” under the Existing Investment Agreement or the Second Amendment Investment Agreement (including executed copies of the Second Amendment Investment Agreement and the certificate of designation related thereto promptly after execution or filing thereof, as applicable), Permitted Replacement Term Debt or Subordinated Debt; and

(n) of any failure by any Loan Party to pay rent at any of such Loan Party’s locations where the NOLV of Aircraft Parts at such location in excess of $100,000 if such failure continues for more than fifteen (15) days following the day on which such rent first came due.

Each notice pursuant to this Section 7.03 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower Agent setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrowers have taken and propose to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 7.03(a) shall describe with particularity any and all provisions of this Agreement and any other Loan Document that have been breached.

7.04 Payment of Obligations . Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all its obligations and liabilities, including (a) all tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being Properly Contested; (b) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property, except to the extent that any such Lien would otherwise be permitted by Section 8.02 ; and (c) all Indebtedness having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than $10,000,000, as and when due and payable, but subject to any Subordination Provisions contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness.

7.05 Preservation of Existence, Etc . (a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization or formation except in a transaction permitted by Section 8.04 or 8.05 ; (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all

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provided that representatives of the Borrower Agent shall be given the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Auditors. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to any Loan Party to share any results of any Field Exam with any Loan Party. Appraisals shall be shared with the Borrower Agent upon request. The Loan Parties acknowledge that all Field Exams, appraisals and reports are prepared by or for the Administrative Agent and Lenders for their purposes, and Loan Parties shall not be entitled to rely upon them.

(b) Reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket charges, costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent in connection with (i) up to one appraisal of parts inventory and Field Exam during any twelve (12) month period during which no Reporting Trigger Period has arisen, (ii) up to one additional Field Exam in any twelve (12) month period during which Adjusted Excess Availability is less than the greater of (i) $24,000,000 and (ii) 15.0% of the Maximum Borrowing Amount for five (5) consecutive Business Days, and (iii) up to one additional appraisal of parts inventory in any twelve (12) month period during which a Reporting Trigger Period has arisen; provided, however, that if a Field Exam or appraisal is initiated during a Default or Event of Default, (x) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket charges, costs and expenses therefor shall be reimbursed by the Loan Parties without regard to such limits and (y) there shall be no limitation on the number or frequency of such Field Exams or appraisals of parts inventory. In addition, (i) during the continuance of an Event of Default, in the Administrative Agent’s discretion, the Administrative Agent may request appraisals of Aircraft and Rolling Stock without limitation on the number or frequency of such appraisals, all of which shall be at the Company’s expense and (ii) the Administrative Agent shall conduct one (1) appraisal of Term Loan Equipment after the Third Amendment Effective Date (which the Administrative Agent intends to conduct within 60 days of the Third Amendment Effective Date), which appraisal shall be (x) conducted at Company’s expense, (y) substantially in the same form as that conducted prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date, and (z) provided by such appraiser which conducted the appraisal prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date.

(c) Without limiting the foregoing, participate and will cause their key management personnel to participate in telephonic or other meetings with the Administrative Agent and Lenders periodically during each year, which meetings shall be held at such times and such places as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

7.11 Use of Proceeds . Use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions (x) in the case of the Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan Facility (i) to redeem all outstanding shares of the Existing Series F Preferred Stock, (ii) to pay fees and expenses in connection with the Transactions, and (iii) for working capital, capital expenditures, Permitted Acquisitions, and other general corporate purposes not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document, and (y) in the case of the CapX Facility, to finance CapX Equipment. None of the proceeds of the Credit Extensions will be used, directly or indirectly, (a) to finance or refinance dealings or transactions by or with any Person that is described or designated in the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, United States Department of the Treasury (“ OFAC ”) or is otherwise a Person officially sanctioned by the United States of America pursuant to the OFAC Sanctions Program or (b) for any purpose that is otherwise in violation of the Trading with the Enemy Act, the OFAC Sanctions Program, the PATRIOT Act or CISADA (collectively, the “ Foreign Activities Laws ”).

7.12 New Subsidiaries . As soon as practicable but in any event within 30 Business Days following the acquisition or creation of any Domestic Subsidiary (other than an Excluded Subsidiary), or the time any existing Excluded Subsidiary ceases to be an Excluded Subsidiary, or the Division of any Subsidiary (other than any Subsidiary that is or becomes a Foreign Subsidiary or an Excluded Subsidiary), cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent each of the following, as applicable:

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(b) No later than September 15, 2017, (i) execute and deliver a Control Agreement with respect to each Securities Account and Commodity Account listed on part (b) of Schedule 6.19 , or (ii) close any such Securities Account or Commodity Account that is not subject to a Control Agreement.

(c) No later than September 15, 2017, deliver to the Administrative Agent (or the Vehicle Title Service Provider) a valid certificate of title issued in the name of a Loan Party which, to the extent required by the Laws of the applicable jurisdiction that issued the certificate of title in order to perfect a Lien on such Rolling Stock, lists the Administrative Agent (or the Vehicle Title Service Provider) as the first and sole lienholder with respect to each item of Rolling Stock constituting Term Loan Equipment; provided that prior to such time limit, the certificate of title for such item of Rolling Stock shall be issued in the name of a Loan Party and evidence no Lien other than a Lien in favor of US Bank in connection with credit facilities which have been paid in full and terminated and for which the Company has authority to re-title in the name of the Administrative Agent.

(d) No later than September 15, 2017, execute and deliver Aircraft Mortgages granting a first priority lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, together with each Aircraft Related Document, with respect to each Aircraft constituting Term Loan Equipment.

(e) No later than October 31, 2017, comply with the obligations set forth in Section 7.19(a) .

(f) No later than January 26, 2018, comply with the obligations set forth in Section 7.19(b) .

(g) No later than September 15, 2017, with respect to that certain McDonnell Douglas model model DC-9-83 (MD-83) aircraft bearing manufacturer’s serial number 53021 (described on the International Registry Manufacturer’s List as McDONNELL DOUGLAS model MD-80-83, serial number 53021) and United States Registration Number N948AS, either (x) provide evidence of deregistration thereof in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent or (y) execute and deliver an Aircraft Mortgage granting a first priority lien in favor of the Administrative Agent, together with each Aircraft Related Document, with respect thereto.

(h) No later than September 15, 2017, provide evidence of filing of releases of the security interests in copyrights identified in part (g) of Schedule 7.21 , in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(i) No later than September 15, 2017, provide evidence of filing of releases of the security interests in trademarks identified in part (h) of Schedule 7.21 , in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(j) No later than August 31, 2017, provide a monthly Account roll-forward for each of March, April, and May of 2017, tied to the beginning and ending accounts receivable balances of the Company’s general ledger.

(k) Pursuant to Amendment No. 3 dated as of November 8, 2018, the Second Amendment Investment Agreement in respect of the Second Amendment Series E Preferred Stock shall be amended to extend the commitment therein to issue up to $17,500,000 of Second Amendment Series E Preferred Stock from December 31, 2018 to the earlier of (i) January 31, 2019 and (ii) the occurrence of the Rights Offering.

7.22 Rights Offering . If the Rights Offering (inclusive of any amount received pursuant to any Rights Offering Back-Stop Agreement) is consummated, the Company shall retain at least $30,000,000 in net cash proceeds from the Rights Offering (inclusive of any amount received pursuant to any Rights Offering Back-Stop Agreement) and use such proceeds solely for general corporate purposes not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document.

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ARTICLE VIII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder or any Loan Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, no Loan Party shall, nor shall it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

8.01 Indebtedness . Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness or issue any Disqualified Equity Interest, except:

(a) Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;

(b) Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 8.01 ;

(c) Guarantees of any Loan Party in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of any other Loan Party; provided that any Guarantee of Indebtedness permitted hereunder that is subordinated to the Obligations shall be subordinated to the Obligations on substantially the same terms as such guaranteed Indebtedness;

(d) obligations (contingent or otherwise) existing or arising under any Swap Contract , ; provided that (i) such obligations are (or were) entered into by such Person in the Ordinary Course of Business for the purpose of directly mitigating risks reasonably anticipated by such Person associated with liabilities, commitments, investments, assets, cash flows of or property held by, or changes in the value of securities issued by, such Person, and not for purposes of speculation or taking a “market view” and (ii) such Swap Contract does not contain any provision exonerating the non-defaulting party from its obligation to make payments on outstanding transactions to the defaulting party; provided further, however, that the Swap Termination Value of all such Swap Contracts, together with the aggregate amount of all Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.01(f) below at any one time outstanding, shall not exceed $ 60,000,000; 75,000,000; provided further that this amount shall be increased to $100,000,000 upon the earlier of (x) December 31, 2019 and (y) the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Term Loans, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon; ⁵

(e) Indebtedness arising in the Ordinary Course of Business in connection with treasury management and commercial credit card, merchant card and purchase or procurement card services including Treasury Management and Other Services;

(f) Without duplication of Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.01(x) below , Indebtedness in respect of Capital Leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations and purchase money obligations for Real Property and fixed or capital assets within the limitations set forth in Section 8.02(i) ; provided , however, that the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness at any one time outstanding, together with the Swap Termination Value of all Swap Contracts permitted under Section 8.01(d) above, shall not exceed $60,000,000; , shall not exceed $75,000,000; provided further that this amount shall be increased to $100,000,000 upon the earlier of (x) December 31, 2019 and (y) the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Term Loans, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon; ⁶

⁵ The proviso is only effective as of the Rights Offering Effective Date.

⁶ The proviso is only effective as of the Rights Offering Effective Date.

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(g) the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(h) Indebtedness in respect of any bankers’ acceptance, bank guarantees, letters of credit, warehouse receipt or similar facilities entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business in respect of workers’ compensation and other casualty claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other Indebtedness with respect to reimbursement-type obligations regarding workers’ compensation and other casualty claims;

(i) Indebtedness incurred or arising in the Ordinary Course of Business and not in connection with the borrowing of money in respect of (i) obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of goods or services or progress payments in connection with such goods and services; provided that such obligations are incurred in connection with open accounts extended by suppliers on customary trade terms; (ii) performance bonds, bid bonds, appeal bonds, surety bonds, performance and completion guarantees and similar instruments or obligations; and (iii) without duplication of Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.01(q) below, obligations to pay insurance premiums;

(j) Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees, consultants or independent contractors incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(k) surety bonds, deposits and similar obligations permitted under Section 8.02(e) or (f) ;

(l) unsecured Indebtedness of (i) any Loan Party owing to any other Loan Party, (ii) any Loan Party owing to any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party; provided that any such Indebtedness described in this clause (ii) (x) bears interest (and provided for fees) at a rate (or amount) no greater than the then current arm’s length market rate (or amount) for similar Indebtedness, (y) does not require the payment in cash of principal (at maturity or otherwise) prior to ninety-one (91) days following the Maturity Date and (z) is subordinated to the Obligations on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (iii) any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party owing to any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and (iv) any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party owing to any Loan Party; provided that any such Indebtedness described in this clause (iv) which is owing to a Loan Party, shall (x) to the extent the aggregate principal amount thereof is in excess of $1,000,000, be evidenced by promissory notes in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and pledged to the Administrative Agent on terms acceptable to it, (y) be permitted under Section 8.03(c)(iv) or Section 8.03(g) , and (z) not be forgiven or otherwise discharged for any consideration other than payment in full in cash unless the Administrative Agent otherwise consents;

(m) Permitted Replacement Term Debt;

(n) Subordinated Debt;

(o) Indebtedness incurred in connection with any Permitted Earn-Out Payment;

(p) Contingent Obligations arising with respect to customary indemnification obligations in favor of purchasers in connection with Dispositions permitted under Section 8.05(b) ;

(q) Without duplication of Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.01(i)(iii) above, Indebtedness incurred in connection with the financing of insurance premiums in the Ordinary Course of Business (“ Financed Premiums ”);

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(r) Contingent Obligations arising under indemnity agreements to title insurers to cause such title insurers to issue to the Administrative Agent and/or for the benefit of providers of Permitted Replacement Term Debt title insurance policies;

(s) Contingent Obligations related to guaranty obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to operating leases of the Company’s Domestic Subsidiaries for terminal facilities and other contract obligations (other than Indebtedness) of the Company’s Domestic Subsidiaries not prohibited by this Agreement so long as the same remain Contingent Obligations;

(t) Contingent Obligations arising with respect to customary indemnification obligations in favor of sellers in connection with Permitted Acquisitions;

(u) Indebtedness or Contingent Obligations related to co-borrower or guaranty obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries with respect to loans obtained by independent contractors of the Company or its Subsidiaries for the purpose of such independent contractor acquiring trucks or trailers; provided that the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness or Contingent Obligations, together with the aggregate amount of Investments permitted under Section 8.03(i) , shall not exceed $15,000,000 at any one time outstanding;

(v) Assumed Indebtedness; provided that the aggregate amount of such Assumed Indebtedness does not exceed $7,500,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;

(w) Refinancing Indebtedness;

(x) Without duplication of Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.01(f) above, Attributable Indebtedness; provide that the aggregate amount of such Attributable Indebtedness does not exceed $10,000,000 at any time outstanding; and

(y) Other Indebtedness; provided that the aggregate amount of such other Indebtedness does not exceed $7,500,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding.

8.02 Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, assets or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following (collectively, “ Permitted Liens ”):

(a) Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;

(b) Liens existing on the date hereof as described on Schedule 8.02 (setting forth, as of the Closing Date, the lienholder thereof, the principal amount of the obligations secured thereby and the property or assets of such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary subject thereto) and any renewals or extensions thereof, provided that (i) the Lien does not extend to any additional property, and (ii) the obligations secured or benefited thereby constitutes Refinancing Indebtedness;

(c) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges, not yet due or which are being Properly Contested, and which in all cases are junior to the Lien of the Administrative Agent;

(d) Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, repairmen, landlords or other like Liens imposed by Law or arising in the Ordinary Course of Business which are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or which are being Properly Contested;

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(e) Liens, pledges or deposits in the Ordinary Course of Business in connection with (i) insurance, workers compensation, unemployment insurance and social security legislation, (ii) contracts, bids, government contracts, and surety, appeal, customs, performance and return-of-money bonds and (iii) other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations in respect of the payment for borrowed money), whether pursuant to contracts, statutory requirements, common law or consensual arrangements, other than any Lien imposed by ERISA;

(f) Liens arising in the Ordinary Course of Business consisting of deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), statutory obligations, surety bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation), performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case, incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(g) Liens with respect to minor defects in title and easements, rights-of-way, covenants, consents, reservations, encroachments, variations and zoning and other similar restrictions, charges, encumbrances or title defects affecting Real Property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person and do not materially detract from the value of or materially impair the use by the Loan Parties in the Ordinary Course of Business of the property subject to or to be subject to such encumbrance;

(h) Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 9.01 or securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments, and which in all cases are junior to the Lien of the Administrative Agent;

(i) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.01(f) ; provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost or Fair Market Value, whichever is lower, of the property being acquired on the date of acquisition;

(j) Liens arising from precautionary Uniform Commercial Code financing statement filings regarding leases entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(k) operating leases or subleases (other than leases or sublease of any Aircraft subject to an Aircraft Mortgage) granted by the Loan Parties to any other Person in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(l) Liens (a) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC or any comparable or successor provision on items in the course of collection, (b) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodity brokerage accounts incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business and (c) in favor of banking institutions arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry;

(m) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities imposed by Law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods and arising in the Ordinary Course of Business which are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or which are being Properly Contested;

(n) Liens securing Permitted Replacement Term Debt permitted pursuant to Section 8.01(m) ;

(o) Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto; and

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(l) other Investments (other than Acquisitions) so long as the Payment Conditions are satisfied with respect thereto (a “ Specified Investment ”); and

(m) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such Investment, additional Investments not otherwise expressly permitted by this Section, Investments by any Loan Party in an aggregate amount (valued at Cost) not to exceed $2,500,000 during the term of this Agreement.

8.04 Fundamental Changes. Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person or Divide any Loan Party to their Subsidiaries , except that, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom:

(a) any Subsidiary of the Company may merge or consolidate with or liquidate or dissolve into a Loan Party; provided , that , (i) the Loan Party shall be the continuing or surviving Person, (ii) a Borrower may not merge into the Company and (iii) in the case of any merger of a Borrower and a Subsidiary Guarantor, such Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person;

(b) in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, any Subsidiary of a Loan Party may merge with or into or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to merge with or into or consolidate with it; provided , that , (i) the Person surviving such merger shall be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of a Loan Party and (ii) in the case of any such merger to which any Loan Party is a party, such Loan Party is the surviving Person or the surviving Person becomes a Loan Party; provided , further that the Company shall be the surviving Person in the case of any merger with the Company;

(c) any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may merge into any other Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party; provided that , when any wholly-owned Subsidiary is merging with another Subsidiary that is not wholly-owned, the wholly-owned Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving Person; and

(d) any Loan Party (other than the Company) may dissolve or liquidate if the Borrower Agent determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interest of the Loan Parties and is not materially disadvantageous to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders; provided that such Loan Party shall at or before the time of such dissolution or liquidation, transfer its assets to a Loan Party (or, if such Loan Party was a Borrower, to a Borrower).

8.05 Dispositions. Make any Disposition or enter into any agreement to make any Disposition, except:

(a) Dispositions of Cash Equivalents, each in the Ordinary Course of Business;

(b) Dispositions (including Term Loan Equipment, CapX Equipment, and the capital securities and other Equity Interests or other assets of Subsidiaries) for at least Fair Market Value (as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company if the Fair Market Value is reasonably likely to be more than $1,000,000) so long as (i) except in the case of a Specified Disposition, the net book value of all assets sold or otherwise disposed of in any fiscal year by the Company and its Subsidiaries, in the aggregate, does not constitute a substantial portion of the property of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or otherwise exceed 5% of the net book value of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of the preceding fiscal year (ii) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such Disposition, and (iii) all proceeds thereof are applied in accordance with Section 2.06(c) ; and

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acquire any such shares in connection with customary employee or management agreements, plans or arrangements, all in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 during the term of this Agreement;

(d) the Borrower may acquire its common stock upon the exercise of stock options or the vesting of restricted stock units if such common stock represents a portion of the exercise price of such stock options or in connection with tax withholding obligations arising in connection with such exercise or vesting of securities held by any current or former director, officer or employee of any Loan Party or Subsidiary, all in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 during any fiscal year;

(e) the Company shall be permitted to make (i) Permitted Earn-Out Payments described in clause (x) of the definition thereof so long as no Specified Event of Default then exists or would exist as a result thereof, and (ii) Permitted Earn-Out Payments described in clause (y) of the definition thereof if the Payment Conditions are satisfied with respect thereto; and

(f) the Company shall be permitted to make any other Restricted Payment (whether in the form of cash dividends (including, without limitation, dividends on any series of Preferred Stock as defined in the Existing Investment Agreement or Second Amendment Investment Agreement, as applicable), distributions, purchases, redemptions (including, without limitation, redemption of the Existing Series E Preferred Stock) or other acquisitions of or with respect to shares of its common stock or other Equity Interests or otherwise) if the Payment Conditions are satisfied with respect thereto ; provided that, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, there is no need to satisfy the Payment Conditions in order to make Restricted Payments on the Rights Offering Effective Date with the proceeds of the Rights Offering (including, without limitation, payments or dividends made in connection with the redemption of any of the “Preferred Stock” issued pursuant to the Existing Investment Agreement or the Second Amendment Investment Agreement) .

8.07 Change in Nature of Business . Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries on the date hereof or any business substantially related or incidental thereto.

8.08 Transactions with Affiliates . Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of any Loan Party, whether or not in the Ordinary Course of Business, other than:

(a) transactions on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to such Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate;

(b) transactions between or among the Loan Parties;

(c) subject to the terms and conditions of Section 8.06(e) , each of the Permitted Earn-Out Payments;

(d) transactions pursuant to agreements in existence or contemplated on the Closing Date as set forth on Schedule 8.08 or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment is not adverse to the Secured Parties in any material respect; and

(e) the Permitted Replacement Term Debt ; and

(f) any Rights Offering Back-Stop Agreement or any registration rights agreement and stockholders agreement executed in connection therewith.

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(c) amend, modify or change in any manner any term or condition of the Existing Investment Agreement, the Second Amendment Investment Agreement or the preferred stock certificates of designation related thereto, in each case so that the terms and conditions thereof are less favorable in any material respect to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders than the terms thereof (i) in the case of the Existing Investment Agreement and the preferred stock certificates of designation related thereto, as of the Closing Date and (ii) in the case of the Second Amendment Investment Agreement and the preferred stock certificate of designation related thereto, as of the date of Amendment No. 1 to Investment Agreement and Termination of Equity Commitment Letter dated as of August 3, 2018.

8.12 Financial Covenant . Permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, determined on a Pro Forma Basis as of (i) the last day of the Measurement Period most recently ended before the commencement of a Fixed Charge Trigger Period and (ii) the last day of each Measurement Period thereafter ending during any Fixed Charge Trigger Period to be less than 1.00 to 1.00 for such Measurement Period.

8.13 Creation of New Subsidiaries . Create or acquire any new Subsidiary after the Closing Date other than Subsidiaries created or acquired in accordance with Section 7.12 .

8.14 Securities of Subsidiaries . Permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue any Equity Interests (whether for value or otherwise) to any Person other than a Loan Party.

8.15 Sale and Leaseback . Enter into any agreement or arrangement with any other Person providing for the leasing by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of real or personal property which has been or is to be sold or transferred by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary to such other Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of a Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary (a “ Sale and Leaseback Transaction ”), unless (a) the Disposition of the property subject to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction is permitted by Section 8.05, and the Fair Market Value of all property sold in any fiscal year is not in excess of $10,000,000, (b) the applicable Loan Party would be entitled to incur Liens with respect to such transaction pursuant to Section 8.02 and such Lien shall not attach to any property of the Company and its Subsidiaries other than the property subject to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction, (c) the Indebtedness in respect of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction is permitted under Section 8.01(x) (measured as the Attributable Indebtedness with respect to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction), and the aggregate principal amount of Attributable Indebtedness in respect of all Sale and Leaseback Transactions shall not exceed $10,000,000, (d) the Net Cash Proceeds received by the applicable Loan Party in connection with such transaction are at least equal to the Fair Market Value (as determined by the board of directors of the Company or a member of the senior management of the Company) of such property and (e) not less than 80% of the purchase price for the property subject to such Sale and Leaseback Transaction shall be in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents.

8.16 Organization Documents; Fiscal Year. (a) Amend, modify or otherwise change any of its Organization Documents in any material respect, except in connection with the Rights Offering or a transaction permitted under Section 8.04 , but in any case not in any manner that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the interests of the Secured Parties, or (b) change its fiscal year.

8.17 [Reserved].

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(e) Expressly consent to or permit any Freight Carrier to at any time seek payment from, or to have contractual recourse known to any senior officer of a Loan Party to, any Account Debtor for material Freight Payables payable by any Loan Party to such Freight Carrier.

8.21 Aircraft Operations . (a) fail to maintain any Aircraft Permit applicable to it, (b) fail to operate and maintain any Aircraft in all material respects in compliance with all Aircraft Regulations, or (c) receive notice from any Governmental Authority of its intent to revoke or cancel any Aircraft Permit and such Governmental Authority does not agree in writing to withdraw such revocation or cancelation within 20 Business Days of receipt of such notice.

ARTICLE IX

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

9.01 Events of Default . Any of the following shall constitute an “ Event of Default ”:

(a) Non-Payment . Any Borrower fails to pay (i) when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or any Letter of Credit Obligation, or (ii) within five days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on any Letter of Credit Obligation, any commitment or other fee due hereunder, or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or

(b) Specific Covenants . Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained (i) in any of Sections 4.04, 6.30(g), 7.03(a), 7.03(b), 7.05(a), 7.07, 7.10, 7.11, 7.21, or 7.21 7.22 or Article VIII, or (ii) in any of Sections 7.01(a), 7.01(b), 7.02(a), 7.02(b), 7.02(c) or 7.02(f), and such failure under this clause (ii) continues for three (3) or more Business Days; or

(c) Other Defaults . Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in subsection (a) or (b) above) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days after receipt of notice of such default by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower Agent from the Administrative Agent; or

(d) Representations and Warranties . Any representation, warranty, certification or statement of fact made or deemed made by or on behalf of any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading when made or deemed made in any material respect (or in any respect if qualified by materiality); or

(e) Cross-Default . (i) With respect to any Indebtedness or guarantee (other than Indebtedness hereunder and Indebtedness under Swap Contracts) having an aggregate principal amount (including undrawn committed or available amounts and including amounts owing to all creditors under any combined or syndicated credit arrangement) of more than the Threshold Amount any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries (A) fails to make any payment when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise, and after passage of any grace period) in respect of any such Indebtedness or guarantee, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or guarantee or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event occurs, and such default continues for more than the grace or cure period, if any, therein specified, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder of such Indebtedness or beneficiary of such guarantee (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or beneficiary) to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to be demanded or to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an

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(d) EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 11.02 . NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

11.15 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

11.16 Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents . The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption or in any amendment or other modification hereof (including waivers and consents) shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

11.17 USA PATRIOT Act Notice . Each Lender that is subject to the PATRIOT Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrowers, which information includes the name and address of the Borrowers and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrowers in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. Borrowers shall, promptly upon request, provide all documentation and information as each Lender may request from time to time for purposes of complying with any “know your customer,” anti-money laundering rules and regulations, or other requirements of applicable Law, including the PATRIOT Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

11.18 No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility . In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Secured Parties are arm’s-length commercial transactions between each Loan Party, on the one hand, and the Secured Parties, on the other hand, (B) each Loan Party has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) each Loan Party is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) each Secured Party is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for any Loan Party or any of its Affiliates or any other Person and (B) no Secured Party has any obligation to any Loan Party or any of its

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Exhibit 10.35(C)

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO INVESTMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”) is entered into as of November 8, 2018, by and among Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and Brockdale Investments LP, a Delaware limited partnership (collectively, the “ Purchasers ”).

RECITALS

A.    The Company and the Purchasers are parties to that certain Investment Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2018, as amended as of August 3, 2018, as further amended as of September 19, 2018 (as in effect immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the “ Existing Investment Agreement ”).

B.    The Company and the Purchasers desire to amend the Existing Investment Agreement in certain respects.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

Section 1.     Definitions . Except as otherwise provided in this Amendment, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings attributed thereto in the Existing Investment Agreement.

Section 2.     Amended Language to Existing Investment Agreement .

(a)    Section 5.16(a)(2) of the Existing Investment Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

(2)    by the Company or the Purchasers, upon written notice to the other party given at any time on or after February 1, 2019; provided , however , that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section  5.16(a)(2) shall not be available to any party whose material breach of any obligations under this Agreement shall have been the cause of, or shall have resulted in, the failure of a Closing to occur on or prior to such date;

(b)    Section 5.16(b) of the Existing Investment Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

“(b)    If not already terminated pursuant to Section  5.16(a) , this Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the Rights Offering Effective Date (as defined in the Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated November 8, 2018, among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company, BMO Harris Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and as Lender, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as a Lender and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as a Lender).”

Section 3.     Reference to and Effect Upon the Existing Investment Agreement .

(a)    Except as specifically amended or waived above, the Existing Investment Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed.

(b)    The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Purchasers under the Existing Investment Agreement, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Existing Investment Agreement, except as specifically set forth herein.

Section 4.     Miscellaneous . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by different parties hereto on separate counterpart signature pages, and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of a counterpart signature page by facsimile transmission or by e-mail transmission of a portable document format file (also known as a “ PDF ” file) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart signature page. Section headings used in this Amendment are for reference only and shall not affect the construction of this Amendment.

Section 5.     GOVERNING LAW . THIS AMENDMENT, AND THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment on the day and year first above written.

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 3]

Execution Version

Exhibit 10.48

STANDBY PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This STANDBY PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of November 8, 2018, is made by and among Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Elliott Associates ”), and Elliott International, L.P., a Cayman Islands, British West Indies limited partnership (“ Elliott International ” and, collectively with Elliott Associates, “ Elliott ”).

WHEREAS, the Company proposes to distribute at no charge to the holders of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ Common Stock ”), on a record date (the “ Record Date ”) to be set by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”), transferable subscription rights (the “ Rights ”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 900,000,000 new shares (the “ Offered Shares ”) of the Company’s Common Stock (the “ Rights Offering ”) that, if exercised in full, will provide gross proceeds to the Company of $450 million (the “ Aggregate Offering Amount ”);

WHEREAS, the Company will distribute to each holder of its Common Stock on the Record Date (“ Rights Holder ”) one transferable Right for every share of Common Stock owned by such Rights Holder on the Record Date;

WHEREAS, each Right will entitle the holder thereof to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing 900,000,000 by the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Record Date (the “ Basic Subscription Right ”) at the subscription price of $0.50 per share of Common Stock (the “ Subscription Price ”);

WHEREAS, the holders of Rights, other than Elliott, who fully exercise their Basic Subscription Rights will be entitled to subscribe for additional shares of Common Stock that remain unsubscribed as a result of any unexercised Basic Subscription Rights (the “ Over-Subscription Right ”), which allows such holder, other than Elliott, to subscribe for additional shares of Common Stock up to the number of shares purchased under such holder’s Basic Subscription Right at the Subscription Price;

WHEREAS, each Right gives the holder thereof one Basic Subscription Right and one Over-Subscription Right;

WHEREAS, in order to facilitate the Rights Offering, the Company and Elliott wish to enter into this Agreement, pursuant to which and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, Elliott agrees to (i) exercise its Basic Subscription Right in full and (ii) to the extent that the Rights Offering is not fully subscribed, purchase from the Company, at a price per share equal to the Subscription Price, all unsubscribed shares of Common Stock in the Rights Offering;

WHEREAS, the Board established a special financing alternatives committee of independent directors (the “ Special Committee ”), with the two directors designated by Elliott abstaining from the vote establishing the Special Committee, to consider, identify, and evaluate potential alternative strategic financing transactions for the company and to recommend to the Board whether to engage in such transactions;

WHEREAS, the Board has received a letter from the Company’s financial advisor, Barclays Capital Inc. (“ Barclays ”), that, subject to the qualifications stated therein, Barclays is of the opinion that, as of the date of such letter, from a financial point of view, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are the best alternative reasonably available to the Company under the circumstances; and

WHEREAS, following the unanimous approval and recommendation by the Special Committee, all of the members of the Board, other than the two directors designated by Elliott, voted in favor of and approved the Rights Offering and the transactions contemplated hereby and recommended that stockholders of the Company vote in favor of the Rights Offering and the transactions contemplated hereby.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, agreements, representations, warranties, and covenants contained herein, each of the parties hereto hereby agrees as follows:

1.     The Rights Offering .

(a)    On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company shall distribute, at no charge, to each Rights Holder one transferable Right for every share of Common Stock owned by such Rights Holder on the Record Date. Each whole Right will entitle the holder thereof to purchase the number of shares of Common Stock determined by dividing 900,000,000 by the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Record Date at the Subscription Price. Each such Right shall be transferable separately from the underlying shares of Common Stock on account of which such Right was distributed. Rights Holders and holders to whom Rights have been validly transferred are collectively referred to as “ Holders ,” each individually being a “ Holder .”

(b)    The Rights (including under both the Basic Subscription Right and the Over-Subscription Right) may be exercised during a period (the “ Subscription Period ”) commencing on the date on which the Rights are issued to Rights Holders and ending no more than 20 days thereafter (the “ Expiration Time ”), subject to extension by the Company; provided , however , the Subscription Period may not be extended by more than 10 days without the prior written consent of Elliott. The Company may cancel, terminate, or amend the Rights Offering at any time prior to the Expiration Time; provided, however , that Elliott’s prior written consent is required once the Subscription Period is commenced, subject to the right of the Company to extend the Subscription Period as set forth in the previous sentence.

(c)    Each Holder that wishes to exercise all or a portion of its Rights under the Basic Subscription Right shall, during the Subscription Period and prior to the Expiration Time, follow the instructions set forth in the Registration Statement (as defined below) and related materials to exercise such Rights. On the Closing Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue to each Holder that validly exercised its Rights under the Basic Subscription Right the number of Offered Shares to which such Holder is entitled based on such exercise, provided that the obligation of the Company to consummate the Rights Offering shall be subject to the conditions set forth in Section  11(d) (which may not be waived, in whole or in part, by the Company without the prior written consent of Elliott).

(d)    Each Holder (other than Elliott) that exercises in full its Basic Subscription Right will be entitled under the Over-Subscription Right to subscribe for additional shares of Common Stock at the Subscription Price pursuant to the instructions set forth in the Registration Statement and related materials to the extent that other Holders elect not to exercise all of their respective Rights to subscribe for and purchase all of the Offered Shares under the Basic Subscription Right; provided that no Holder shall be entitled to purchase more Offered Shares under the Over-Subscription Right than such Holder subscribed for under the Basic Subscription Right. If the number of Offered Shares remaining after the exercise of Rights under the Basic Subscription Right (the “ Remaining Offered Shares ”) is not sufficient to satisfy all requests for Offered Shares under the Over-Subscription Right, the Holders that exercised their Rights under the Over-Subscription Right will be allocated such Remaining Offered Shares as follows: the number of Remaining Offered Shares allotted to each Holder participating in the Over-Subscription Right shall be the product (rounded to the nearest whole number so that the Subscription Price multiplied by the aggregate number of Offered Shares does not exceed the Aggregate Offering Amount) obtained by multiplying the number of Offered Shares such Holder subscribed for under the Over-Subscription Right by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of Remaining Offered Shares and the denominator of which is the total number of Offered Shares sought to be subscribed for under the Over-Subscription Right by all Holders participating in such Over-Subscription Right. If the number of Remaining Offered Shares allocated after the exercise of the Over-Subscription Right is less than all of the shares of Common Stock a Holder subscribed for under the Over-Subscription Right, then any excess payment for shares of Common Stock not issued to the Holder will be returned to such Holder by mail, without interest or deduction, within 10 business days after the Expiration Time of the Rights Offering.

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(e)    If the exercise of Rights would create any fractional shares of our Common Stock, the Company will not issue such fractional shares of Common Stock or cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock. Any fractional shares of Common Stock that would be created by such an exercise of Rights will be rounded to the nearest whole share, with such adjustments as necessary to ensure that all of the Offered Shares are issued and the Company receives the Aggregate Offering Amount.

2.     Backstop Commitment; Fees and Expenses .

(a)    Subject to the consummation of the Rights Offering and the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (i) each of Elliott Associates and Elliott International agrees to exercise, and to cause their controlled affiliates to exercise, their respective Basic Subscription Rights in full (such shares, the “ Investor Offered Shares ”) and (ii) to the extent the Rights Offering is not fully subscribed, Elliott Associates and Elliott International agree, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company in accordance with the percentages set forth on Schedule 1 (the “ Pro-Rata Percentage ”), at a price per share equal to the Subscription Price, a number of shares of Common Stock equal to (x) the Offered Shares minus (y) the number of shares of Common Stock subscribed for and purchased pursuant to the Rights Offering (the “ Backstop Commitment ”). As soon as reasonably practicable after the Expiration Time of the Rights Offering (if possible, within two (2) business days after the Expiration Time), the Company shall issue to Elliott a notice (the “ Subscription Notice ”) setting forth the number of shares of Common Stock subscribed for in the Rights Offering and, based on the foregoing, the number of shares of Common Stock to be acquired by each of Elliott Associates and Elliott International pursuant to the Backstop Commitment (the “ Backstop Acquired Shares ”) and the purchase price to be paid by each of Elliott Associates and Elliott International in exchange for the Backstop Acquired Shares (collectively, the “ Purchase Price ”).

(b)    On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the closing of the Backstop Commitment and the Rights Offering (the “ Closing ”) shall occur concurrently on the third (3 ^rd ) business day following the later of (i) the issuance by the Company of the Subscription Notice and (ii) the date that all of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Section  11 of this Agreement have been satisfied or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions), at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) at the offices of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, 2375 East Camelback Road, Suite 700, Phoenix, Arizona 85016, or such other place, time, and date as shall be agreed between the Company and Elliott (the date on which the Closing occurs, the “ Closing Date ”).

(c)    At the Closing (i) each of Elliott Associates and Elliott International shall deliver to the Company its Pro-Rata Percentage of the Purchase Price, as set forth in the Subscription Notice by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account designated by the Company in writing at least two (2) business days prior to the Closing Date, and (ii) the Company shall deliver to Elliott the Backstop Acquired Shares in book-entry form, free and clear of all liens, other than liens arising by reason of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under applicable federal or state laws, to the account of Elliott designated by Elliott in writing.

(d)    The Company shall pay all of its own fees and expenses associated with the Rights Offering, including, without limitation, filing and printing fees, fees and expenses of any rights and information agents, its legal counsel and financial advisor and accounting fees and expenses, fees and expenses of the dealer manager, including the fees and disbursement of counsel to the dealer manager, as specified in the dealer manager agreement between the Company and the dealer manager, costs associated with clearing the Offered Shares for sale under applicable state securities laws, and listing fees (the “ Company Transaction Expenses ”).

(e)    On the Closing Date or as provided in Section  14 , the Company shall promptly reimburse or pay, as the case may be, all documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Elliott in connection with the Rights Offering, the Backstop Commitment and the transaction contemplated thereby, including fees for legal counsel to Elliott (collectively with the amounts referred in the next sentence, the “ Elliott Transaction Expenses ”). For the avoidance of doubt, the filing fee, if any, required to be paid in connection with any filings

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required to be made in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “ HSR Act ”) or any other competition laws or regulations shall be paid by the Company when due in connection with such filings.

(f)    No fees will be paid by the Company to Elliott for providing the Backstop Commitment.

3.     Use of Proceeds . The Company shall use the aggregate net proceeds (the “ Net Proceeds ”) received from the Rights Offering and the Backstop Commitment, after deducting the Company Transaction Expenses, to pay in cash all accrued and unpaid dividends on the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock (as defined below), to redeem, immediately following the Closing Date, all of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, at liquidation value, together with all redemption premiums, other than redemption premiums on the accrued and unpaid dividends, and to pay all of the Elliott Transaction Expenses; provided, however , that Elliott agrees that in the event that the Closing Date occurs on or prior to January 31, 2019, the Company shall not be required to pay any dividends accrued after November 30, 2018 through the date of redemption. The Company shall use any remaining Net Proceeds for general corporate purposes. The dollar amount paid to satisfy the foregoing use of Net Proceeds shall be as provided for in the Registration Statement.

4.     Representations and Warranties of the Company . The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with Elliott, as set forth below. Except for representations, warranties, and agreements that are expressly limited as to their date, each representation, warranty, and agreement is made as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:

(a)     Organization and Qualification . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (as defined below) is duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing (or the equivalent thereof, where such concept is recognized) under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization, with the requisite power and authority to own, operate and lease its properties and assets as and where currently owned, operated and leased and to conduct its business as currently conducted. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or organization for the transaction of business and is in good standing (or the equivalent thereof, where such concept is recognized) under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which the nature of its properties, assets or business requires such qualification, except to the extent that the failure to be so qualified or be in good standing has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. For the purpose of this Agreement, “ Material Adverse Effect ” means any event, fact, change, condition, omission, development or effect (each an “ Effect ” and collectively, the “ Effects ”) that, individually or in the aggregate, (i) has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise), or results of operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) prevents, materially delays or materially impedes the Company, subject to the approvals and other authorizations set forth in Section  4(g) , from performing its obligations hereunder or consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however , that any Effect caused by or resulting from the following shall not constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or will be, a Material Adverse Effect on or with respect to the Company: (I) general changes or developments in the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries operate, (II) political instability, acts of terrorism or war, (III) any change affecting the United States economy generally or the economy of any region in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries conducts business that is material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (IV) any change in the price or trading volume of the Company’s outstanding securities (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such change in stock price or trading volume may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or will be, a Material Adverse Effect), (V) any failure, in and of itself, by the Company to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts, or revenue or earnings predictions for any period ending on or after the date of this Agreement (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such failure may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been, or will be, a Material Adverse Effect), (VI) the announcement of the execution of this Agreement or the performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including compliance with the covenants set forth herein, or (VII) any change in any applicable law, rule, or regulation or U.S. generally accepted accounting principles or interpretation thereof after the date hereof, unless and to the extent, in the case

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of clause (I), (II), (III), and (VII) above, such Effect has had or would reasonably be expected to have a disproportionate adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise), or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other affected persons in the same industry. For the purposes of this Agreement, a “ Subsidiary ” of any person means, with respect to such person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, or other legal entity of which such person (either alone or through or together with any other subsidiary) owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the stock or other equity interests, has the power to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body, or has the power to direct the business and policies.

(b)     Corporate Power and Authority . The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into, execute, and deliver this Agreement and each other agreement, document, and instrument to which it will be a party or which it will execute and deliver in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (this Agreement and such other agreements, documents, and instruments collectively, the “ Transaction Agreements ”) and, subject to receipt of stockholder approval of the Rights Offering Proposals (as defined below), to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder, including the issuance of the Rights, the issuance of the Offered Shares (including the Backstop Acquired Shares), and the payment of the Elliott Transaction Expenses. Subject to receipt of stockholder approval of the Rights Offering Proposals, the Company has taken all necessary corporate action required for the due authorization of the Transaction Agreements, including the issuance of the Rights and the Offered Shares (including the Backstop Acquired Shares). Based upon the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee, the Board has determined, with the two directors designated by Elliott abstaining, to recommend that stockholders of the Company vote in favor of (i) an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock from 105,000,000 to 1,100,000,000 shares; (ii) the issuance and sale of the Offered Shares upon the exercise of the Rights at the Subscription Price to raise the Aggregate Offering Amount in the Rights Offering; (iii) the issuance and sale of the Backstop Acquired Shares to Elliott pursuant to the Backstop Commitment in accordance with this Agreement; (iv) an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to permit the Company’s stockholders to take action by written consent; (v) an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to permit the Company’s stockholders that hold a majority of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock to request that the Company call a special meeting; (vi) an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to permit the Company’s stockholders holding a majority of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock to remove directors with or without cause; (vii) an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to permit the Company’s stockholders holding a majority of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock to amend or repeal the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or any provision thereof; (viii) an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to permit the Company’s stockholders holding a majority of the Company’s outstanding common stock to amend or repeal the Company’s Second Amended and Restated Bylaws or any provision thereof; (ix) an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to designate the courts in the state of Delaware as the exclusive forum for all legal actions; (x) an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to opt-out of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; and (xi) an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to renounce any interest or expectancy of the Company in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity that is presented to Elliott or its directors, officers, shareholders, or employees ((i) through (xi) above, collectively, the “ Rights Offering Proposals ”).

(c)     Execution and Delivery; Enforceability . This Agreement is and each other Transaction Agreement will be, at or prior to the Closing Date, duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company, and each such Transaction Agreement constitutes, or, when executed and delivered, will constitute, a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and subject to principles of equity and public policy.

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(d)     Authorized and Issued Capital Stock . The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 105,000,000 shares of Common Stock and (ii) 15,005,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ Preferred Stock ”), of which 5,000 shares were designated Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock, 155,000 were designated Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 55,000 shares were designated Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 100 shares were designated Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 90,000 were designated Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 54,750 were designated Series E-1 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, and 240,500 were designated Series F Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. As of November 8, 2018, (i) 38,515,600 shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding; (ii) no shares of Common Stock were held in the treasury of the Company; (iii) 243,530 shares of Common Stock were reserved for future issuance pursuant to outstanding stock options and other rights to purchase shares of Common Stock and vesting of restricted stock units and restricted stock (each, an “ Option ” and, collectively, the “ Options ”) granted under any stock option or stock-based compensation plan of the Company or otherwise (the “ Stock Plans ”); and (iv) 283,328 shares of Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, of which no Shares were designated Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock, 155,000 were designated Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 55,000 were designated Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 100 were designated Series D Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 37,500 were designated Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, and 35,728 were designated Series E-1 Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. The issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable, are not subject to and were not issued in violation of any preemptive or similar rights and were issued in compliance with all applicable laws. Except as set forth in this Section  4(d) , as of the date of this Agreement, no shares of capital stock or other equity securities or voting interest in the Company are issued, reserved for issuance, or outstanding. Since the date of this Agreement, no shares of capital stock or other equity securities or voting interest in the Company have been issued or reserved for issuance or become outstanding, other than shares described in this Section  4(d) that have been issued upon the exercise of outstanding Options granted under the Stock Plans and other than the Offered Shares, including the Backstop Acquired Shares to be issued hereunder. Except as described in this Section  4(d) , and other than the Second Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2007, by and among the Company and the stockholders named therein and the Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2017, between the Company, Elliott Associates, L.P., and Brockdale Investments LP (as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated March 1, 2018), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is party to or otherwise bound by or subject to any outstanding option, warrant, call, subscription, or other right (including any preemptive right), agreement, or commitment that (w) obligates the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, deliver, sell, or transfer, or repurchase, redeem, or otherwise acquire, or cause to be issued, delivered, sold, or transferred, or repurchased, redeemed, or otherwise acquired, any shares of the capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests in, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any security convertible or exercisable for or exchangeable into any capital stock of, or other equity or voting interest in, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (x) obligates the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, grant, extend, or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, security, commitment, contract, arrangement, or undertaking, (y) restricts the transfer of any shares of capital stock of the Company (other than pursuant to restricted stock award agreements under the Stock Plans), or (z) relates to the voting of any shares of capital stock of the Company. All issued and outstanding shares of capital stock and equity interests (as applicable) of each Subsidiary are owned beneficially and of record by the Company or another Subsidiary, free and clear of any and all liabilities, obligations, liens, security interests, mortgages, pledges, charges, or similar encumbrances, other than as provided under the Credit Agreement, dated July 21, 2017, among the Company, BMO Harris Bank N.A., the lenders (as defined therein), and the other parties thereto, as amended on each of December 15, 2017, January 30, 2018, March 14, 2018, August 3, 2018, and September 19, 2018 (the “ ABL Facility ”).

(e)     Issuance . The Offered Shares to be issued and sold by the Company to Holders pursuant to the Rights Offering, when such Offered Shares are issued and delivered against payment therefor, will, upon receipt of approval of the Rights Offering Proposals, be duly authorized, validly issued and delivered, and fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all taxes, liens, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, subscription, and similar rights. The Backstop Acquired Shares, if any, to be issued and sold by the Company to Elliott hereunder, when such Backstop Acquired Shares are issued and delivered against payment therefor by Elliott hereunder will, upon receipt of approval of the Company’s stockholders, be duly authorized, validly issued and delivered, and fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all taxes, liens, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, subscription, and similar rights.

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(f)     No Conflict . Other than as set forth on Schedule 4(f) , the distribution of the Rights, the sale, issuance, and delivery of the Offered Shares upon exercise of the Rights, the issuance and delivery of the Backstop Acquired Shares in accordance with the terms hereof, the consummation of the Rights Offering by the Company, and the execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Agreements and performance of and compliance with all of the provisions hereof and thereof by the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any change of control of the Company that may result from such transactions (i) will not conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or result, in the acceleration of, or the creation of any lien under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, (ii) will not result in any violation of the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company or any of the organizational or governance documents of its Subsidiaries, and (iii) will not result in any violation of, or any termination or impairment of any rights under, any statute or any license, authorization, injunction, judgment, order, decree, rule, or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties, except in any such case described in subclauses (i) and (iii) for any conflict, breach, violation, default, acceleration, lien, termination, or impairment which does not involve any agreement or plan with or for the benefit of any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and which would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(g)     Consents and Approvals . No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, or qualification of or with any third party or any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties is required for the distribution of the Rights, the sale, issuance, and delivery of the Offered Shares upon exercise of the Rights, the issuance and delivery of the Backstop Acquired Shares in accordance with the terms hereof, the consummation of the Rights Offering by the Company, and the execution and delivery by the Company of the Transaction Agreements and performance of and compliance by the Company with all of the provisions hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein, except (i) the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), of the issuance of the Rights and the Offered Shares pursuant to the exercise of Rights, (ii) filings with respect to and the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act, relating to the sale or issuance of Backstop Acquired Shares to Elliott, and (iii) such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, or qualifications (y) as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws in connection with the purchase of the Backstop Acquired Shares by Elliott, or the distribution of the Rights and the sale of the Offered Shares to Holders, or (z) pursuant to the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (“ NYSE ”), including the requisite approval of the Company’s stockholders of the issuance and sale of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Backstop Commitment in accordance with this Agreement.

(h)     Arm’s Length . The Company acknowledges and agrees that Elliott is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person or entity. Additionally, Elliott is not advising the Company or any other person or entity as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting, or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company has consulted with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and Elliott shall have no responsibility or liability to the Company, its stockholders, and directors not affiliated with Elliott, or its officers, employees, advisors, or other representatives with respect thereto. Any review by Elliott of the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of Elliott and shall not be on behalf of the Company, its stockholders, and directors not affiliated with Elliott, or its officers, employees, advisors, or other representatives and shall not affect any of the representations or warranties contained herein or the remedies of Elliott with respect thereto.

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(i)     Company SEC Documents . Except as set forth on Schedule 4(i) , the Company has filed all required reports, proxy statements, forms, and other documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ Commission ”) since January 1, 2016 (collectively, the “ Company SEC Documents ”). Each of the Company SEC Documents, as of its respective date, complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder applicable to such Company SEC Documents and, except as set forth on Schedule 4(i) , or to the extent that information contained in any Company SEC Document has been amended, revised or superseded by a later filed Company SEC Document filed and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement, none of the Company SEC Documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(j)     Financial Statements ; No Undisclosed Liabilities .

(i)    Except as set forth on Schedule 4(j)(i) , the Company ( i ) has implemented and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are reasonably designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries is made known to the individuals responsible for the preparation of the Company’s filings with the Commission and (ii) has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior to the date of this Agreement, to the Company’s outside auditors and the Board’s audit committee (A) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information and (B) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting. There is no transaction, arrangement or other relationship between the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries and an unconsolidated or other off-balance sheet entity that is required to be disclosed by the Company in the Company SEC Documents and is not so disclosed. The financial statements and related notes of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Documents (the “ Financial Statements ”), and to be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (as defined below) fairly present or will fairly present, as the case may be, in all material respects, the Company’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows for the dates or periods indicated thereon. Such financial statements have been or will be, as the case may be, prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP ”) applied in all material respects on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated.

(ii)    Except as set forth on Schedule 4(j)(ii) and except for (i) those liabilities that are reflected or reserved for in the Financial Statements, (ii) liabilities incurred since December 31, 2016 in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (it being agreed that a violation of law in any material respect or a material litigation or other adverse proceeding shall not be deemed ordinary course), (iii) liabilities incurred pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (iv) (x) liabilities that would be required to be included on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP that would not, individually or in the aggregate, be materially adverse to the Company and/or any of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and (y) other liabilities that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company does not have any liabilities or obligations of any nature whatsoever (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, or otherwise).

(k)     Registration Statement and Prospectus . The Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, as of the Securities Act Effective Date (as defined below), and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (as defined below), at the time of use thereof, will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and will not contain any 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

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misleading; and as of the applicable date of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date, the Prospectus will not contain any 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, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. At the time of its distribution and at the Expiration Time, the Investment Decision Package (as defined below) will 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, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each Preliminary Prospectus (as defined below), at the time of filing thereof, will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and will not contain any 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, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Proxy Statement (as defined below), at the time of filing thereof, will comply in all material respects with the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and will not contain any 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, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representation and warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance on and in conformity with information relating to Elliott furnished to the Company in writing by Elliott expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, and the Proxy Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto.

For the purposes of this Agreement, (i) the term “ Registration Statement ” means the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-227428) filed with the Commission relating to the Rights Offering, including all exhibits thereto, as amended as of the Securities Act Effective Date, and any post-effective amendment thereto that becomes effective; (ii) the term “ Prospectus ” means the final prospectus contained in the Registration Statement at the Securities Act Effective Date (including information, if any, omitted pursuant to Rule 430A and subsequently provided pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act), and any amended form of such prospectus provided under Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act or contained in a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement; (iii) the term “ Investment Decision Package ” means the Prospectus, together with any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus used by the Company to offer the Offered Shares to Holders pursuant to the Rights Offering, (iv) the term “ Issuer Free Writing Prospectus ” means each “issuer free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 433 of the rules promulgated under the Securities Act) prepared by or on behalf of the Company or used or referred to by the Company in connection with the Rights Offering, (v) the term “ Preliminary Prospectus ” means each prospectus included in the Registration Statement (and any amendments thereto) before it becomes effective, any prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(a) under the Securities Act, and the prospectus included in the Registration Statement, at the time of effectiveness that omits information permitted to be excluded under Rule 430A under the Securities Act; (vi) the term “ Securities Act Effective Date ” means the date and time as of which the Registration Statement, or the most recent post-effective amendment thereto, was declared effective by the Commission; and (vii) the term “ Proxy Statement ” means the proxy statement, and all amendments or supplements thereto, if any, soliciting the approval of, among other proposals, the Company’s stockholders of the Rights Offering Proposals.

(l)     Absence of Certain Changes . Since September 30, 2018, other than as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents filed before the date hereof, and except for actions required to be taken pursuant to the Transaction Agreements, (i) there has not been any change in the capital stock of the Company or its Subsidiaries from that set forth in Section  4(d) or any material change in long-term debt of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, set aside for payment, paid, or made by the Company on any class of capital stock; and (ii) the Company has been operated in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, and no Effect has occurred that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(m)     Compliance with Laws . The Company and each of its Subsidiaries conduct their businesses in compliance with all applicable laws and applicable stock exchange requirements, except for any noncompliance that would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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(n)     Litigation . Except as set forth on Schedule 4(n) , there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except actions, suits or proceedings which would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any order, statute, rule or regulation of any governmental agency, except as would not reasonably be expected individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(o)     No Broker’s Fees . Except for a dealer manager agreement and engagement letter, each entered into between the Company and Barclays Capital Inc., neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement, or understanding with any person that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company for a financial advisory fee, brokerage commission, finder’s fee, or like payment in connection with the Rights Offering, including the issuance of the Offered Shares upon exercise of Rights or the issuance and sale of the Backstop Acquired Shares in accordance with the terms hereof.

(p)     No Reliance . The Company acknowledges that it is not relying upon any representation or warranty made by Elliott not expressly set forth in this Agreement.

5.     Representations and Warranties of Elliott Associates . Elliott Associates represents and warrants and agrees with the Company as set forth below. Each such representation, warranty, and agreement is made as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date.

(a)     Formation . Elliott Associates has been duly formed and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of Delaware.

(b)     Power and Authority . Elliott Associates has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into, execute, and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and has taken all necessary corporate action required for the due authorization of the Transaction Agreements.

(c)     Execution and Delivery . This Agreement is and each other Transaction Agreement will be, at or prior to the Closing Date, duly and validly executed and delivered by Elliott Associates and constitutes, or, when executed and delivered, will constitute, a valid and binding obligation of Elliott Associates, enforceable against Elliott Associates in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and subject to principles of equity and public policy.

(d)     No Registration . Elliott Associates understands that the Backstop Acquired Shares and the Investor Offered Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act, the availability of which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of Elliott Associates’ representations as expressed herein or otherwise made pursuant hereto.

(e)     Investment Intent . Elliott Associates is acquiring the Backstop Acquired Shares and the Investor Offered Shares for investment for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof not in compliance with applicable securities laws, and Elliott Associates has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same, except in compliance with applicable securities laws.

(f)     Securities Laws Compliance . The Backstop Acquired Shares and Investor Offered Shares will not be offered for sale, sold, or otherwise transferred by Elliott Associates except pursuant to a registration statement or in a transaction exempt from, or not subject to, registration under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.

(g)     Sophistication . Without derogating from or limiting the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement, Elliott Associates has such knowledge and experience in financial and business

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matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Backstop Acquired Shares and the Investor Offered Shares being acquired hereunder. Elliott Associates understands and is able to bear any economic risks associated with such investment (including, without limitation, the necessity of holding the Backstop Acquired Shares and the Investor Offered Shares for an indefinite period of time). Without derogating from or limiting the representations and warranties of the Company, Elliott Associates acknowledges that it has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the Company and to obtain additional information that it has requested to verify the information contained herein.

(h)     Legended Securities . Elliott Associates understands and acknowledges that, upon the original issuance thereof and until such time as the same is no longer required under any applicable requirements of the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws, the Company and its transfer agent shall make such notation in the stock book and transfer records of the Company as may be necessary to record that the Backstop Acquired Shares and the Investor Offered Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and that the Backstop Acquired Shares and Investor Offered Shares may not be resold without registration under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements thereof.

(i)     No Conflict . Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company hereunder, the purchase of the Backstop Acquired Shares by Elliott Associates, the purchase of the Investor Offered Shares by Elliott Associates, the execution and delivery by Elliott Associates of each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and the performance of and compliance with all of the provisions hereof and thereof by Elliott Associates, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein (i) will not conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or result, in the acceleration of, or the creation of any lien under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, or other agreement or instrument to which Elliott Associates is a party or by which Elliott Associates is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Elliott Associates or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, (ii) will not result in any violation of the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, or similar governance documents of Elliott Associates, and (iii) will not result in any material violation of, or any termination or material impairment of any rights under, any statute or any license, authorization, injunction, judgment, order, decree, rule, or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over Elliott Associates or any of its properties, except in any such case described in subclauses (i) and (iii) for any conflict, breach, violation, default, acceleration, or lien which would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to prohibit, materially delay, or materially and adversely affect Elliott Associates’ performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

(j)     Consents and Approvals . Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company hereunder, no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over Elliott Associates or any of its properties is required to be obtained or made by Elliott Associates for the purchase of the Backstop Acquired Shares and the purchase of the Investor Offered Shares in accordance with the terms hereof and the execution and delivery by Elliott Associates of this Agreement or the other Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and performance of and compliance by Elliott Associates with all of the provisions hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein, except filings with respect to and the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act relating to the purchase of Backstop Acquired Shares and the purchase of the Investor Offered Shares and except for any consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, or qualification which, if not made or obtained, would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to prohibit, materially delay, or materially and adversely affect Elliott Associates’ performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

(k)     Arm’s Length . Elliott Associates acknowledges and agrees that the Company is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to Elliott Associates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Additionally, without derogating from or limiting the representations and warranties of the Company, Elliott Associates is not relying on the Company for any legal, tax, investment, accounting, or regulatory advice, except as specifically set forth in this Agreement. Without derogating from or limiting the representations and warranties of the Company, Elliott Associates has consulted with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby.

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(l)     Information Furnished . Information relating to Elliott Associates furnished to the Company in writing by Elliott Associates expressly for use in the SEC Transaction Documents (as defined below) will 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.

(m)     No Reliance . Elliott Associates acknowledges that it is not relying upon any representation or warranty made by the Company not expressly set forth in this Agreement.

6.     Representations and Warranties of Elliott International . Elliott International represents and warrants and agrees with the Company as set forth below. Each such representation, warranty, and agreement is made as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date.

(a)     Formation . Elliott International has been duly formed and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the Cayman Islands, British West Indies.

(b)     Power and Authority . Elliott International has the requisite corporate power and authority to enter into, execute, and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and has taken all necessary corporate action required for the due authorization of the Transaction Agreements.

(c)     Execution and Delivery . This Agreement is and each other Transaction Agreement will be, at or prior to the Closing Date, duly and validly executed and delivered by Elliott International and constitutes, or, when executed and delivered, will constitute, a valid and binding obligation of Elliott International, enforceable against Elliott International in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and subject to principles of equity and public policy.

(d)     No Registration . Elliott International understands that the Backstop Acquired Shares and the Investor Offered Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act by reason of a specific exemption from the registration provisions of the Securities Act, the availability of which depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of Elliott International’ representations as expressed herein or otherwise made pursuant hereto.

(e)     Investment Intent . Elliott International is acquiring the Backstop Acquired Shares and the Investor Offered Shares for investment for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any distribution thereof not in compliance with applicable securities laws, and Elliott International has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same, except in compliance with applicable securities laws.

(f)     Securities Laws Compliance . The Backstop Acquired Shares and Investor Offered Shares will not be offered for sale, sold, or otherwise transferred by Elliott International except pursuant to a registration statement or in a transaction exempt from, or not subject to, registration under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.

(g)     Sophistication . Without derogating from or limiting the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement, Elliott International has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Backstop Acquired Shares and the Investor Offered Shares being acquired hereunder. Elliott International understands and is able to bear any economic risks associated with such investment (including, without limitation, the necessity of holding the Backstop Acquired Shares and the Investor Offered Shares for an indefinite period of time). Without derogating from or limiting the representations and warranties of the Company, Elliott International acknowledges that it has been afforded the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers concerning the Company and to obtain additional information that it has requested to verify the information contained herein.

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(h)     Legended Securities . Elliott International understands and acknowledges that, upon the original issuance thereof and until such time as the same is no longer required under any applicable requirements of the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws, the Company and its transfer agent shall make such notation in the stock book and transfer records of the Company as may be necessary to record that the Backstop Acquired Shares and the Investor Offered Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and that the Backstop Acquired Shares and Investor Offered Shares may not be resold without registration under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements thereof.

(i)     No Conflict . Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company hereunder, the purchase of the Backstop Acquired Shares by Elliott International, the purchase of the Investor Offered Shares by Elliott International, the execution and delivery by Elliott International of each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and the performance of and compliance with all of the provisions hereof and thereof by Elliott International, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein (i) will not conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both), or result, in the acceleration of, or the creation of any lien under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, or other agreement or instrument to which Elliott International is a party or by which Elliott International is bound or to which any of the property or assets of Elliott International or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, (ii) will not result in any violation of the provisions of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws, or similar governance documents of Elliott International, and (iii) will not result in any material violation of, or any termination or material impairment of any rights under, any statute or any license, authorization, injunction, judgment, order, decree, rule, or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over Elliott International or any of its properties, except in any such case described in subclauses (i) and (iii) for any conflict, breach, violation, default, acceleration, or lien which would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to prohibit, materially delay, or materially and adversely affect Elliott International’ performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

(j)     Consents and Approvals . Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company hereunder, no consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, or qualification of or with any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over Elliott International or any of its properties is required to be obtained or made by Elliott International for the purchase of the Backstop Acquired Shares and the purchase of the Investor Offered Shares in accordance with the terms hereof and the execution and delivery by Elliott International of this Agreement or the other Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and performance of and compliance by Elliott International with all of the provisions hereof and thereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein, except filings with respect to and the expiration or termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act relating to the purchase of Backstop Acquired Shares and the purchase of the Investor Offered Shares and except for any consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, or qualification which, if not made or obtained, would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to prohibit, materially delay, or materially and adversely affect Elliott International’ performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

(k)     Arm’s Length . Elliott International acknowledges and agrees that the Company is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to Elliott International with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Additionally, without derogating from or limiting the representations and warranties of the Company, Elliott International is not relying on the Company for any legal, tax, investment, accounting, or regulatory advice, except as specifically set forth in this Agreement. Without derogating from or limiting the representations and warranties of the Company, Elliott International has consulted with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby.

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(l)     Information Furnished . Information relating to Elliott International furnished to the Company in writing by Elliott International expressly for use in the SEC Transaction Documents (as defined below) will 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.

(m)     No Reliance . Elliott International acknowledges that it is not relying upon any representation or warranty made by the Company not expressly set forth in this Agreement.

7.     Additional Covenants of the Company . Without derogating from the obligations of the Company set forth elsewhere in this Agreement, the Company agrees with Elliott as set forth below.

(a)     Registration Statement and Proxy Statement.

(i)    The Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement (the “ SEC Transaction Documents ”) filed with the Commission shall be consistent in all material respects with the last forms of such documents provided to Elliott and its counsel to review prior to the filing thereof. The Company shall: (x) provide Elliott with a reasonable opportunity to review any SEC Transaction Document that is amended after the date hereof prior to its filing with the Commission and shall duly consider in good faith any comments of Elliott and its counsel; (y) advise Elliott promptly of the time when each of the SEC Transaction Documents has been filed and when the Registration Statement has become effective or any Prospectus or Prospectus supplement has been filed and shall furnish Elliott with copies thereof; and (z) advise Elliott promptly after it receives notice of any comments or inquiries by the Commission (and furnish Elliott with copies of any correspondence related thereto), of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any SEC Transaction Document, of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for any such purpose, or of any request by the Commission for amending or supplementing any SEC Transaction Document or for additional information, and in each such case, provide Elliott with a reasonable opportunity to review any such comments, inquiries, request, or other communication from the Commission and to review any responses thereto and any amendment or supplement to any SEC Transaction Document before any filing with the Commission, and to duly consider in good faith any comments of Elliott and its counsel and in the event of the issuance of any stop order or of any order preventing or suspending the use of any SEC Transaction Document or suspending any such qualification, to use promptly its reasonable best efforts to obtain its withdrawal.

(ii)    The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement cleared or declared effective, as the case may be, by the Commission as promptly as practicable after they are filed with the Commission. The Company shall take all action as may be necessary or advisable so that the Rights Offering and the issuance and sale of the Backstop Acquired Shares and the Investor Offered Shares and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be effected in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and any state or foreign securities or Blue Sky laws.

(iii)    The Company shall cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to the Company’s stockholders as promptly as practicable after the Proxy Statement is cleared by the Commission. Subject to applicable law, the Board shall set the Record Date, and the Company shall take all action necessary, in accordance with and subject to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, to duly call, give notice of, and convene and hold, as promptly as practicable, an annual meeting of its stockholders to consider and vote upon, among other proposals, the Rights Offering Proposals, to the extent required by applicable law or regulations or the rules of the NYSE. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the requisite stockholder approval of the Rights Offering Proposals.

(iv)    If at any time prior to the Expiration Time, any event occurs as a result of which the Investment Decision Package, as then amended or supplemented, would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of

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the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend or supplement the Investment Decision Package to comply with applicable law, the Company will promptly notify Elliott of any such event and prepare an amendment or supplement to the Investment Decision Package that will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance.

(b)     Listing . The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to list and maintain the listing of the Common Stock, including the Offered Shares, on the NYSE and to list and maintain the listing of the Rights on the NYSE so long as the Company’ Common Stock is listed and trading on the NYSE; provided, however , that the Company shall have no obligation to list and maintain the listing of the Common Stock, including the Offered Shares, on the NYSE and shall have no obligation to list and maintain the listing of the Rights on the NYSE in the event the Company’s Common Stock ceases to be listed and traded on the NYSE on or prior to the Closing Date.

(c)     Rule  158 . The Company will generally make available to the Company’s security holders as soon as practicable an earnings statement of the Company covering a twelve-month period beginning after the date of this Agreement, which shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act.

(d)     Ordinary Course of Business; Actions Regarding Conditions . During the period from the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date, the Company shall conduct its business, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to conduct their business, in the ordinary course and consistent with the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ past practice; and the Company for itself and on behalf of its Subsidiaries agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to preserve substantially intact their business organizations and goodwill, to keep available the services of those of their present officers, employees, and consultants who are integral to the operation of their businesses as presently conducted, and to preserve their present relationships with significant customers and suppliers and with other persons with whom they have significant business relations; and, except as contemplated by the Rights Offering, this Agreement, or the other Transaction Agreements or as required by applicable law, the Company shall not take any action or omit to take any action that would reasonably be expected to result in the Company’s failure to satisfy the conditions to the Agreement set forth in Section  11 .

(e)     Reasonable Best Efforts . The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts (and shall cause its Subsidiaries to use their respective reasonable best efforts) to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, reasonably necessary, proper, or advisable on its or their part under this Agreement and applicable laws to cooperate with Elliott and to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including:

(i)    defending any lawsuits or other actions or proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated by this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining order entered by any court or other governmental entity vacated or reversed; and

(ii)    executing, delivering, and filing, as applicable, any additional ancillary instruments, documents, or agreements necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements and to fully carry out the purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, an amended and restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “ A&R Registration Rights Agreement ”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit  A and a Stockholders’ Agreement (the “ Stockholders’ Agreement ”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit  B .

8.     Additional Covenants of Elliott Associates . Elliott Associates agrees with the Company:

(a)     Information . To provide the Company with such information as the Company reasonably requests regarding Elliott Associates expressly for inclusion in the SEC Transaction Documents and that is required under applicable law.

(b)     Cooperation . Subject to Section  2(e) , Elliott Associates shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Company and to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by

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this Agreement in accordance with its terms, including executing, delivering, and filing, as applicable, any additional ancillary instruments or agreements necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with its terms and to fully carry out the purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including:

(i)    causing the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Elliott and its controlled affiliates to be voted in favor of the Rights Offering Proposals pursuant to the terms hereof at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held prior to consummation of the Rights Offering;

(ii)    defending any lawsuits or other actions or proceedings to which Elliott Associates has been named a party, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated by this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining order entered by any court or other governmental entity vacated or reversed;

(iii)    not exercising any Over-Subscription Right granted to Elliott Associates pursuant to the Rights Offering; and

(iv)    executing, delivering, and filing, as applicable, any additional ancillary instruments, documents, or agreements necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements in accordance with their terms and to fully carry out the purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the A&R Registration Rights Agreement and the Stockholders’ Agreement.

(c)     No Transfer of Rights . During the Subscription Period, Elliott Associates will not, without the prior written consent of the Special Committee, sell, assign, transfer, convey, hypothecate, pledge, encumber, grant a security interest in, or otherwise dispose of (whether by operation of law or otherwise), in whole or in part, or directly or indirectly enter into, or cause to become subject to, any option, warrant, purchase right, or other contract or commitment that could require Elliott Associates to sell, assign, transfer, convey, hypothecate, pledge, encumber, grant a security interest in, or otherwise dispose of (whether by operation of law or otherwise), in whole or in part (“ Transfer ”), any Rights distributed, directly or indirectly, to Elliott Associates by the Company pursuant to the Rights Offering; provided however , that Elliott Associates may Transfer all or any portion of its Rights to one or more of its affiliates, which shall agree in writing to take such Rights subject to, and to comply with, the terms of this Agreement.

(d)     No Transfer of Common Stock . Until the earlier to occur of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section  14 , Elliott Associates will not, without the prior written consent of the Special Committee, Transfer any shares of Common Stock held, directly or indirectly, by Elliott Associates; provided, however , that Elliott Associates may Transfer all or any portion of its shares of Common Stock to one or more of its affiliates, which shall agree in writing to take such securities subject to, and to comply with, the terms of this Agreement.

(e)     No Stabilization . Elliott Associates will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Common Stock in violation of applicable law.

9.     Additional Covenants of Elliott International . Elliott International agrees with the Company:

(a)     Information . To provide the Company with such information as the Company reasonably requests regarding Elliott International expressly for inclusion in the SEC Transaction Documents and that is required under applicable law.

(b)     Cooperation . Subject to Section  2(e) , Elliott International shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Company and to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with its terms, including executing, delivering, and filing, as applicable, any additional ancillary instruments or agreements necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with its terms and to fully carry out the purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including:

(i)    causing the shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Elliott and its controlled affiliates to be voted in favor of the Rights Offering Proposals pursuant to the terms hereof at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held prior to consummation of the Rights Offering;

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(ii)    defending any lawsuits or other actions or proceedings to which Elliott International has been named a party, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated by this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining order entered by any court or other governmental entity vacated or reversed;

(iii)    not exercising any Over-Subscription Right granted to Elliott International pursuant to the Rights Offering; and

(iv)    executing, delivering, and filing, as applicable, any additional ancillary instruments, documents, or agreements necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements in accordance with their terms and to fully carry out the purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including, without limitation, the A&R Registration Rights Agreement and the Stockholders’ Agreement.

(c)     No Transfer of Rights . During the Subscription Period, Elliott International will not, without the prior written consent of the Special Committee, sell, assign, transfer, convey, hypothecate, pledge, encumber, grant a security interest in, or otherwise dispose of (whether by operation of law or otherwise), in whole or in part, or directly or indirectly enter into, or cause to become subject to, any option, warrant, purchase right, or other contract or commitment that could require Elliott International to sell, assign, transfer, convey, hypothecate, pledge, encumber, grant a security interest in, or otherwise dispose of (whether by operation of law or otherwise), in whole or in part (“ Transfer ”), any Rights distributed, directly or indirectly, to Elliott International by the Company pursuant to the Rights Offering; provided, however , that Elliott International may Transfer all or any portion of its Rights to one or more of its affiliates, which shall agree in writing to take such Rights subject to, and to comply with, the terms of this Agreement.

(d)     No Transfer of Common Stock . Until the earlier to occur of the Closing Date or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section  14 , Elliott International will not, without the prior written consent of the Special Committee, Transfer any shares of Common Stock held, directly or indirectly, by Elliott International; provided however , that Elliott International may Transfer all or any portion of its shares of Common Stock to one or more of its affiliates, which shall agree in writing to take such securities subject to, and to comply with, the terms of this Agreement.

(e)     No Stabilization . Elliott International will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Common Stock in violation of applicable law.

10.     Additional Joint Covenant of Company, Elliott Associates, and Elliott International . Each of the Company, Elliott Associates, and Elliott International agree to use its respective commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary under the HSR Act to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements, including, to the extent permitted by applicable law, furnishing all information required by applicable law in connection with approvals of or filings with any governmental authority, and filing, or causing to be filed, as promptly as practicable, any required notification and report forms under other applicable competition laws with the applicable governmental antitrust authority. Each party shall consult with each other party as to the appropriate time of filing such notifications and shall agree upon the timing of such filings. Subject to appropriate confidentiality safeguards, each party shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law,

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(i) respond promptly to any request for additional information made by the antitrust agency; (ii) promptly notify counsel to each other party of, and if in writing, furnish counsel to each other party with copies of (or, in the case of material oral communications, advise the other party orally of) any communications from or with the antitrust agency in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) not participate in any meeting with the antitrust agency unless it consults with counsel to each other party in advance and, to the extent permitted by the agency, give each other party a reasonable opportunity to attend and participate thereat; (iv) furnish counsel to each other party with copies of all correspondence, filings, and communications between it and the antitrust agency with respect to any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and (v) furnish counsel to each other party with such necessary information and reasonable assistance as may be reasonably necessary in connection with the preparation of necessary filings or submission of information to the antitrust agency. Each party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the waiting periods under the applicable competition laws to terminate or expire at the earliest possible date after the date of filing with any such antitrust agency.

Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing shall require Elliott Associates, Elliott International, or their affiliates or the Company or its Subsidiaries to dispose of any of its or its respective Subsidiaries’ or its affiliates’ assets or to limit its freedom of action with respect to any of its or its respective Subsidiaries’ businesses, or to consent to any disposition of the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ assets or limits on the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ freedom of action with respect to the conduct of any of its or its Subsidiaries’ businesses, or to commit or agree to any of the foregoing, and nothing in this Agreement shall authorize the Company or any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to commit or agree to any of the foregoing, to obtain any consents, approvals, permits, or authorizations to remove any impediments to the transactions contemplated hereby or by any other Transaction Agreement relating to antitrust or competition laws or to avoid the entry of, or to effect the dissolution of, any injunction, temporary restraining order, or other order in any action relating to antitrust or competition laws.

11.     Conditions to the Obligations of the Parties .

(a)     Conditions to the Company’s and Elliott’s Obligations under this Agreement . The obligations of the Company and Elliott to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to the Investor Offered Shares and the Backstop Acquired Shares shall be subject to the satisfaction prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions (which may be waived in whole or in part by the Company or Elliott in their sole discretion):

(i)     Registration Statement Effectiveness . The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the Commission and shall continue to be effective and no stop order shall have been entered by the Commission with respect thereto.

(ii)     Rights Offering . The Rights Offering shall have been conducted in all material respects in accordance with this Agreement and shall have been consummated without the waiver of any condition thereto.

(iii)     Consents . All material governmental and third-party notifications, filings, consents, waivers, and approvals required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Rights Offering, shall have been made or received.

(iv)     Antitrust Approvals . All terminations or expirations of waiting periods imposed under any necessary filing under the HSR Act or any other competition laws or regulations shall have occurred.

(v)     No Legal Impediment to Issuance . No action shall have been taken, no statute, rule, regulation, or order shall have been enacted, adopted, or issued by any federal, state, or foreign governmental or regulatory authority, and no judgment, injunction, decree, or order of any federal, state, or foreign court shall have been issued that, in each case, prohibits the implementation of the Rights Offering, and the issuance and sale of Common Stock in the Rights Offering, or materially impairs the benefit of implementation thereof, and no action or proceeding by or before any federal, state, or foreign governmental or regulatory authority shall be

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pending or threatened wherein an adverse judgment, decree, or order would be reasonably likely to result in the prohibition of or material impairment of the benefits of the implementation of the Rights Offering and the issuance and sale of Common Stock in the Rights Offering.

(vi)     Stockholder Approval . Stockholder approval of the Rights Offering Proposals shall have been received in accordance with the Proxy Statement.

(vii)     NYSE . The Offered Shares shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance; provided, however , that this condition shall not apply in the event the Company’s Common Stock ceases to be listed and traded on the NYSE on or prior to the Closing Date.

(viii)     No Restriction on Redemption of Preferred Stock . There shall be no restrictions on the Company’s ability to redeem all outstanding shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(b)     Additional Conditions to the Company’s Obligations under this Agreement (c) . In addition to the conditions set forth in Section  11(a) above, the obligation of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to the Investor Offered Shares and the Backstop Acquired Shares shall be subject to the satisfaction prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions (which may not be waived, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of Elliott):

(i)     Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of Elliott contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct (disregarding all qualifications and exceptions contained therein relating to materiality or material adverse effect on Elliott’s performance of its obligations or similar qualifications) as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date (except for the representations and warranties made as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct only as such specified date), except with respect to Elliott’s representations in all Sections other than Sections 5(b) , 5(c) , 6(b) , and 6(c) where the failure to be so true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has not prohibited, materially delayed, or materially and adversely affected, and would not reasonably be expected to prohibit, materially delay, or materially and adversely affect, Elliott’s performance of its obligations under this Agreement.

(ii)     Covenants . Elliott shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all of its covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and in any other Transaction Agreement required to be performed or complied with on or prior to the Closing Date, including, without limitation, entering into the Registration Rights Agreement.

(c)     Additional Conditions to Elliott’s Obligations under this Agreement . In addition to the conditions set forth in Section  11(a) above, the obligation of Elliott to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to the Investor Offered Shares and the Backstop Acquired Shares shall be subject to the satisfaction prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions (which may be waived in whole or in part by Elliott in its sole discretion):

(i)     Intentionally Omitted .

(ii)     Lender Waivers . Each of BMO Harris Bank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. shall have executed a waiver of the necessary provisions under the Company’s ABL Facility to (i) avoid the mandatory use of proceeds received in the Rights Offering to prepay the principal outstanding under such ABL Facility and (ii) waive any event of default that may be deemed to occur as a result of the consummation of the Rights Offering and the issuance of Common Stock pursuant to the Backstop Commitment.

(iii)     A&R Registration Rights Agreement . The Company shall have executed and delivered to Elliott the A&R Registration Rights Agreement.

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(iv)     Stockholders’ Agreement . The Company shall have executed and delivered to Elliott the Stockholders’ Agreement.

(v)     Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date with the same effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties made as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct only as of the specified date), other than with respect to the representations in Sections  4(b) , 4(c) , 4(d) , 4(e) , 4(k) and 4(l)(ii) , which shall be true and correct in all respects.

(vi)     Covenants . The Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with all of its covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and in any other Transaction Agreement required to be performed or complied with on or prior to the Closing Date.

(vii)     Corporate Governance Changes . The Company shall have taken all necessary and required corporate action (including having obtained the requisite stockholder approval of the Rights Offering Proposals) to adopt and shall have implemented the corporate governance changes set forth on Schedule 11(c)(vii) .

(d)     Conditions to the Company’s Obligations to Consummate the Rights Offering . The obligation of the Company to consummate the Rights Offering shall be subject to the satisfaction prior to the closing of the Rights Offering of each of the following conditions (which may be waived in whole or in part by the Company with the consent of Elliott):

(i)     Rights Offering . The Rights Offering shall have been conducted in all material respects in accordance with this Agreement.

(ii)     Consents . All material governmental and third-party notifications, filings, consents, waivers, and approvals required for the consummation of the Rights Offering shall have been made or received in accordance with the Proxy Statement.

(iii)     No Legal Impediment to Issuance . No action shall have been taken, no statute, rule, regulation, or order shall have been enacted, adopted, or issued by any federal, state, or foreign governmental or regulatory authority, and no judgment, injunction, decree, or order of any federal, state, or foreign court shall have been issued that, in each case, prohibits the implementation of the Rights Offering and the issuance and sale of Common Stock in the Rights Offering or materially impairs the benefit of implementation thereof, and no action or proceeding by or before any federal, state, or foreign governmental or regulatory authority shall be pending or threatened wherein an adverse judgment, decree, or order would be reasonably likely to result in the prohibition of or material impairment of the benefits of the implementation of the Rights Offering and the issuance and sale of Common Stock in the Rights Offering.

(iv)     Registration Statement Effectiveness . The Registration Statement shall have been declared effective by the Commission and shall continue to be effective and no stop order shall have been entered by the Commission with respect thereto.

(v)     Stockholder Approval . Stockholder approval of the Rights Offering Proposals shall have been received in accordance with the Proxy Statement.

(vi)     Antitrust Approvals . All terminations or expirations of waiting periods imposed under any necessary filing under the HSR Act or any other competition laws or regulations shall have occurred.

(vii)     Lender Waivers . Each of BMO Harris Bank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. shall have executed a waiver of the necessary provisions under the Company’s ABL Facility to (i) avoid the mandatory use of proceeds received in the Rights Offering to prepay the principal outstanding under such ABL Facility and (ii) waive any event of default that may be deemed to occur as a result of the consummation of the Rights Offering and the issuance of Common Stock pursuant to the Backstop Commitment.

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(viii)     NYSE . The Offered Shares shall have been approved for listing on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance; provided however , that this condition shall not apply in the event the Company’s Common Stock ceases to be listed and traded on the NYSE on or prior to the Closing Date.

(ix)     Concurrent Closing Pursuant to This Agreement . The concurrent Closing of the purchase of the Backstop Acquired Shares pursuant to this Agreement.

12.     Indemnification and Contribution .

(a)    Whether or not this Agreement is terminated or the transactions contemplated hereby consummated, the Company (in such capacity, the “ Indemnifying Party ”) shall indemnify and hold harmless Elliott, its affiliates (other than the Company), and their respective officers, directors, members, partners, employees, agents, and controlling persons (each, an “ Indemnified Person ”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, and reasonable expenses (“ Losses ”) to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject arising out of or in connection with any claim, challenge, litigation, investigation, or proceeding (“ Proceedings ”) instituted by a third party with respect to the Rights Offering, this Agreement, or the other Transaction Documents, the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, the Investment Decision Package, any amendment or supplement thereto, or the transactions contemplated by any of the foregoing and shall reimburse such Indemnified Persons for any reasonable legal or other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with investigating, responding to, or defending any of the foregoing; provided that the foregoing indemnification will not apply to Losses to the extent that they directly resulted from (a) any breach by such Indemnified Person of this Agreement, or (b) statements or omissions in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto made in reliance upon or in conformity with information relating to such Indemnified Person furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person expressly for use in the Registration Statement, any Preliminary Prospectus, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto. If for any reason the foregoing indemnification is unavailable to any Indemnified Person (except as set forth in the proviso to the immediately preceding section) or insufficient to hold it harmless, then the Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and such Indemnified Person on the other hand but also the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and such Indemnified Person on the other hand as well as any relevant equitable considerations. The indemnity, reimbursement, and contribution obligations of the Indemnifying Party under this Section  12 shall be in addition to any liability that the Indemnifying Party may otherwise have to an Indemnified Person and shall bind and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs, and personal representatives of the Indemnifying Party and any Indemnified Person.

(b)    Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person of notice of the commencement of any Proceedings with respect to which the Indemnified Person may be entitled to indemnification hereunder, such Indemnified Person will, if a claim is to be made hereunder against the Indemnifying Party in respect thereof, notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of the commencement thereof; provided that (i) the omission so to notify the Indemnifying Party will not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability that it may have hereunder except to the extent it has been prejudiced by such failure and (ii) the omission so to notify the Indemnifying Party will not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than on account of this Section  12 . In case any such Proceedings are brought against any Indemnified Person and it notifies the Indemnifying Party of the commencement thereof, the Indemnifying Party will be entitled to participate therein, and, to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to such Indemnified Person, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person; provided that if the defendants in any such Proceedings include both such Indemnified Person and the Indemnifying Party and such Indemnified Person shall have concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different

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from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party, such Indemnified Person shall have the right to select separate counsel, which selection shall be subject to the reasonable approval of the Indemnifying Party, to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such Proceedings on behalf of such Indemnified Person. Upon receipt of notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnified Person of its election so to assume the defense of such Proceedings and approval by such Indemnified Person of counsel, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to such Indemnified Person for expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with the defense thereof (other than reasonable costs of investigation) unless (i) such Indemnified Person shall have employed separate counsel in connection with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso to the preceding sentence, (ii) the Indemnifying Party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person to represent such Indemnified Person within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the Proceedings, or (iii) the Indemnifying Party shall have authorized in writing the employment of counsel for such Indemnified Person.

(c)    The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any Proceedings effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed). If any settlement of any Proceeding is consummated with the written consent of the Indemnifying Party or if there is a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such Proceedings, the Indemnifying Party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person from and against any and all Losses by reason of such settlement or judgment in accordance with, and subject to the limitations of, the provisions of this Section  12 . The Indemnifying Party shall not, without the prior written consent of an Indemnified Person (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed), effect any settlement of any pending or threatened Proceedings in respect of which indemnity has been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person unless (i) such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person in form and substance satisfactory to such Indemnified Person from all liability on the claims that are the subject matter of such Proceedings and (ii) such settlement does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability, or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.

13.     Survival of Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties made in this Agreement will survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the covenants shall survive in accordance with their specific terms.

14.     Termination .

(a)    This Agreement may be terminated by the Company and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned by the Company at any time prior to the commencement of the Subscription Period if:

(i)    the Company receives a written offer for (A) a merger, joint venture, partnership, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, tender offer, recapitalization, reorganization, share exchange, business combination, or similar transaction involving the Company, or (B) any other direct or indirect acquisition involving fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power of the Company or all or substantially all of the consolidated total assets (including equity securities of its Subsidiaries) of the Company (each an “ Alternative Transaction ”); and

(ii)     after the receipt of a written offer for an Alternative Transaction, the Special Committee and the Board, other than the two directors designated by Elliott, determine in good faith, after receiving the advice of their financial advisors and outside legal counsel, and in the exercise of their fiduciary duties, that such Alternative Transaction is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

(b)    This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing Date:

(i)    by mutual written agreement of the Company and Elliott;

(ii)    by either the Company or Elliott if the Closing Date shall not have occurred by January 31, 2019; provided , however , that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section  14(b)(ii) shall not be available to any party whose failure to comply with any provision of this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Closing Date to occur on or prior to such date;

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(iii)    by the Company,

(A)    if there has been a breach of any covenant or a breach of any representation or warranty of Elliott, which breach would cause the failure of any condition precedent set forth in Section  11(b) , provided that any such breach of a covenant or representation or warranty is not reasonably capable of cure on or prior to January 31, 2019; or

(B)    upon the occurrence of any event that results in a failure to satisfy any of the conditions set forth in Section  11(a) , which failure is not reasonably capable of cure on or prior to January 31, 2019; provided that all determinations made for the Company prior to the Closing Date with respect to Section  14(b)(iii)(A) and this Section  14(b)(iii)(B) shall be made by the Special Committee;

(iv)    by Elliott,

(A)    if there has been a breach of any covenant or a breach of any representation or warranty of the Company, which breach would cause the failure of any condition precedent set forth in Section  11(c) , provided that any such breach of a covenant or representation or warranty is not reasonably capable of cure on or prior to January 31, 2019; or

(B)    upon the occurrence of any event that results in a failure to satisfy any of the conditions set forth in Section  11(a) , which failure is not reasonably capable of cure on or prior to January 31, 2019.

(c)    If this Agreement is terminated, other than pursuant to Section  14(b)(iii)(A) , the Company shall pay to Elliott all of the Elliott Transaction Expenses and all other amounts certified by Elliott to be due and payable hereunder that have not been paid theretofore. Payment of the amounts due under this Section  14(c) will be made no later than the close of business on the third (3rd) business day following the date of such termination by wire transfer of immediately available funds in U.S. dollars to an account specified by Elliott to the Company.

(d)    Upon termination under this Section  14 , all rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall terminate without any liability of any party to any other party except that (i) nothing contained herein shall release any party hereto from liability for any willful breach of this Agreement and (ii) the covenants and agreements made by the parties herein in Sections  2(d) and 2(e) and Sections  12 through 20 will survive indefinitely in accordance with their terms.

15.     Notices . All notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed given (and will be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) if delivered personally, sent via electronic transmission, mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested), or delivered by an express courier (with confirmation) to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as will be specified by like notice):

Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.

1431 Opus Place, Suite 530

Downers Grove, Illinois 60515

Attention: Curtis W. Stoelting

Electronic mail: cstoelting@rrts.com

with copies to:

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

2375 East Camelback Road, Suite 700

Phoenix, Arizona 85016

Attention: Brian H. Blaney, Esq.

Electronic mail: blaneyb@gtlaw.com

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c/o Elliott Management Corporation

40 West 57 ^th Street

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Elliott Greenberg

Electronic mail: egreenberg@elliottmgmt.com

with copies to:

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Kevin M. Schmidt, Esq.

Electronic mail: kmschmidt@debevoise.com

c/o Elliott Management Corporation

40 West 57 ^th Street

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Elliott Greenberg

Electronic mail: egreenberg@elliottmgmt.com

with copies to:

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, New York 10022

Attention: Kevin M. Schmidt, Esq.

Electronic mail: kmschmidt@debevoise.com

16.     Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries . Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests, or obligations under this Agreement will be assigned by either of the parties (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, this Agreement, and Elliott’s obligations hereunder, may be assigned, delegated, or transferred, in whole or in part, by Elliott to any affiliate of Elliott over which Elliott or any of its affiliates exercises investment authority, including, without limitation, with respect to voting and dispositive rights; provided that any such assignee assumes the obligations of Elliott hereunder and agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement in the same manner as Elliott. Notwithstanding the foregoing or any other provisions herein, no such assignment will relieve Elliott of its obligations hereunder if such assignee fails to perform such obligations. Except as provided in Section  12 with respect to the Indemnified Persons, this Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred to in this Agreement) is not intended to and does not confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies under this Agreement. Any Indemnified Persons shall be entitled to enforce and rely on the provisions listed in the immediately preceding sentence as if they were a party to this Agreement.

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17.     Prior Negotiations; Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with the A&R Registration Rights Agreement, the Stockholders’ Agreement and the documents and instruments attached as exhibits to and referred to in this Agreement, the A&R Registration Rights Agreement and the Stockholders’ Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the Backstop Commitment and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements, or understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

18.     GOVERNING LAW; VENUE . THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THEREOF. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY OR, IF THE COURT OF CHANCERY LACKS SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, ANY COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE SITUATED IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY OR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE, WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, AND WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS UPON IT, AND AGREES THAT ALL SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, DIRECTED TO IT AT ITS ADDRESS AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 15 , AND THAT SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE TREATED AS COMPLETED WHEN RECEIVED. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO VENUE OF ANY ACTION INSTITUTED IN ANY SUCH COURT. THE COMPANY AND ELLIOTT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, PROCEEDING, OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF THE COMPANY OR ELLIOTT IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE, AND ENFORCEMENT HEREOF. NOTHING IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO SERVE LEGAL PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT EACH OF THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING FOR ENFORCEMENT OF A JUDGMENT ENTERED BY A COURT PERMITTED BY THIS SECTION 18 IN ANY OTHER COURT OR JURISDICTION.

19.     Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which will be considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party (including via facsimile or other electronic transmission), it being understood that each party need not sign the same counterpart.

20.     Waivers and Amendments . This Agreement may be amended, modified, superseded, cancelled, renewed, or extended, and the terms and conditions of this Agreement may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by all the parties or, in the case of a waiver, by the party waiving compliance. No delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, power, or privilege pursuant to this Agreement will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any waiver on the part of any party of any right, power, or privilege pursuant to this Agreement, nor will any single or partial exercise of any right, power, or privilege pursuant to this Agreement, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege pursuant to this Agreement. The rights and remedies provided pursuant to this Agreement are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any party otherwise may have at law or in equity. All determinations made for the Company prior to the Closing Date with respect to this Section  20 shall be made by the Special Committee.

21.     Adjustment to Shares . If, prior to the Closing Date, the Company effects a reclassification, stock split (including a reverse stock split), stock dividend or distribution, recapitalization, merger, issuer tender or exchange offer, or other similar transaction with respect to any shares of its capital stock, references to the numbers of such shares and the prices therefore shall be equitably adjusted to reflect such change and, as adjusted, shall, from and after the date of such event, be subject to further adjustment in accordance herewith.

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22.     Headings . The headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

23.     Publicity . The Company and Elliott shall consult with each other prior to issuing any press releases (and provide each other a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon such releases) or otherwise making public announcements with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and prior to making any filings with any third party or any governmental entity (including any national securities exchange or interdealer quotation service) with respect thereto, except as may be required by law or by the request of any governmental entity.

24.     Non-Recourse . This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claims or causes of action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement, may only be made against the entities that are expressly identified as parties hereto, including entities that become parties hereto after the date hereof, and no former, current or future equityholders, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates of any party hereto or any former, current or future equityholder, controlling person, director, officer, employee, general or limited partner, member, manager, advisor, agent or Affiliate of any of the foregoing (each, a “Non-Recourse Party”) shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of the parties to this Agreement or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby or in respect of any representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith. Without limiting the rights of either party against the other party hereto, in no event shall either party or any of its Affiliates seek to enforce this Agreement against, make any claims for breach of this Agreement against, or seek to recover monetary damages from, any Non-Recourse Party.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date first written above.

Schedule 1

Pro-Rata Percentage

Exhibit A

Form of A&R Registration Rights Agreement

(Attached)

AMENDED AND RESTATED

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

dated as of [●]

by and among

Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.,

Elliott Associates, L.P.,

Elliott International, L.P.,

Brockdale Investments LP,

Thayer Equity Investors V, L.P.,

TC Roadrunner-Dawes Holdings, L.L.C.,

TC Sargent Holdings, L.L.C.,

HCI Equity Partners III, L.P.,

and

HCI Co-Investors III, L.P.

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