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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Form 10-Q
 
ý      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2017  
 
Or

o      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
For the Transition period from           to           .  
Commission File Number 001-34820
 
KKR & CO. L.P.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)  
Delaware
 
26-0426107
(State or other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

  9 West 57 th Street, Suite 4200
New York, New York 10019
Telephone: (212) 750-8300
(Address, zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant’s principal executive office.)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  ý  No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes  ý  No  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer  x
 
Accelerated filer o
 
Non-accelerated filer o
 
Smaller reporting company  o
 
Emerging growth company  o
 
 
 
 
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 
 
 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  o  No  ý

As of August 2, 2017 , there were 469,983,183 Common Units of the registrant outstanding.
 


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KKR & CO. L.P.
 
FORM 10-Q
 
For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2017
 
INDEX  
 
 
Page No.
 
PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
 
 
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
 
 
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
 
 
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
 
 
 
 
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
 
 
 
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
 
 
 
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
 
 
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
 
 
 
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
 
 
 
Item 5.
Other Information
 
 
 
Item 6.
Exhibits
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
 
 
 

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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
This report contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act, which reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, our operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward looking statements by the use of words such as "outlook," "believe," "expect," "potential," "continue," "may," "should," "seek," "approximately," "predict," "intend," "will," "plan," "estimate," "anticipate," the negative version of these words, other comparable words or other statements that do not relate strictly to historical or factual matters. Without limiting the foregoing, statements regarding the declaration and payment of distributions on common or preferred units of KKR, the timing, manner and volume of repurchases of common units pursuant to a repurchase program, and the expected synergies from acquisitions, reorganizations, or strategic partnerships, may constitute forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements or cause the benefits and anticipated synergies from transactions to not be realized. We believe these factors include those described under the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2017. These factors should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this report and in our other periodic filings. We do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or review any forward looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

 
 
 


In this report, references to "KKR," "we," "us," "our" and "our partnership" refer to KKR & Co. L.P. and its consolidated subsidiaries. Prior to KKR & Co. L.P. becoming listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") on July 15, 2010, KKR Group Holdings L.P. ("Group Holdings") consolidated the financial results of KKR Management Holdings L.P. and KKR Fund Holdings L.P. (together, the "KKR Group Partnerships") and their consolidated subsidiaries. On August 5, 2014, KKR International Holdings L.P. became a KKR Group Partnership. Each KKR Group Partnership has an identical number of partner interests and, when held together, one Class A partner interest in each of the KKR Group Partnerships together represents one KKR Group Partnership Unit.  In connection with KKR's issuance of Series A Preferred Units and Series B Preferred Units, the KKR Group Partnerships issued preferred units with economic terms designed to mirror those of the Series A Preferred Units and Series B Preferred Units, respectively.

References to "our Managing Partner" are to KKR Management LLC, which acts as our general partner and unless otherwise indicated, references to equity interests in KKR's business, or to percentage interests in KKR's business, reflect the aggregate equity of the KKR Group Partnerships and are net of amounts that have been allocated to our principals and other employees and non-employee operating consultants in respect of the carried interest from KKR's business as part of our "carry pool" and certain minority interests. References to "principals" are to our senior employees and non-employee operating consultants who hold interests in KKR's business through KKR Holdings L.P., which we refer to as "KKR Holdings," and references to our "senior principals" are to our senior employees who hold interests in our Managing Partner entitling them to vote for the election of its directors.

References to non-employee operating consultants include employees of KKR Capstone and are not employees of KKR. KKR Capstone refers to a group of entities that are owned and controlled by their senior management. KKR Capstone is not a subsidiary or affiliate of KKR. KKR Capstone operates under several consulting agreements with KKR and uses the "KKR" name under license from KKR.

Prior to October 1, 2009, KKR's business was conducted through multiple entities for which there was no single holding entity, but were under common control of senior KKR principals, and in which senior principals and KKR's other principals and individuals held ownership interests (collectively, the "Predecessor Owners"). On October 1, 2009, we completed the acquisition of all of the assets and liabilities of KKR & Co. (Guernsey) L.P. (f/k/a KKR Private Equity Investors, L.P. or "KPE") and, in connection with such acquisition, completed a series of transactions pursuant to which the business of KKR was reorganized into a holding company structure. The reorganization involved a contribution of certain equity interests in KKR's business that were held by KKR's Predecessor Owners to the KKR Group Partnerships in exchange for equity interests in the KKR Group Partnerships held through KKR Holdings. We refer to the acquisition of the assets and liabilities of KPE and to our subsequent reorganization into a holding company structure as the "KPE Transaction."

In this report, the term "GAAP" refers to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.


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We disclose certain financial measures in this report that are calculated and presented using methodologies other than in accordance with GAAP. We believe that providing these performance measures on a supplemental basis to our GAAP results is helpful to unitholders in assessing the overall performance of KKR's businesses. These financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for similar financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, if available. We caution readers that these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the calculations of other investment managers, and as a result, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other investment managers. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, where applicable, are included within "Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)—Note 14. Segment Reporting" and later in this report under "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Segment Operating and Performance Measures" and "— Segment Balance Sheet."

This report uses the terms assets under management or AUM, fee paying assets under management or FPAUM, economic net income or ENI, fee related earnings or FRE, distributable earnings, capital invested, syndicated capital and book value. You should note that our calculations of these financial measures and other financial measures may differ from the calculations of other investment managers and, as a result, our financial measures may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other investment managers. These and other financial measures are defined in the section "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition & Results of Operations—Segment Operating and Performance Measures" and "— Segment Balance Sheet."

References to "our funds" or "our vehicles" refer to investment funds, vehicles and accounts advised, sponsored or managed by one or more subsidiaries of KKR including CLO and CMBS vehicles, unless the context requires otherwise. They do not include investment funds, vehicles or accounts of any hedge fund manager with which we have formed a strategic partnership where we have acquired a non-controlling interest.

Unless otherwise indicated, references in this report to our fully exchanged and diluted common units outstanding, or to our common units outstanding on a fully exchanged and diluted basis, reflect (i) actual common units outstanding, (ii) common units into which KKR Group Partnership Units not held by us are exchangeable pursuant to the terms of the exchange agreement described in this report, (iii) common units issuable in respect of exchangeable equity securities issued in connection with the acquisition of Avoca Capital ("Avoca"), and (iv) common units issuable pursuant to any equity awards actually granted from the KKR & Co. L.P. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan, which we refer to as our "Equity Incentive Plan." Our fully exchanged and diluted common units outstanding do not include (i) common units available for issuance pursuant to our Equity Incentive Plan for which equity awards have not yet been granted and (ii) common units which we have the option to issue in connection with our acquisition of additional interests in Marshall Wace. 



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KKR & CO. L.P.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (UNAUDITED)
  (Amounts in Thousands, Except Unit Data)
 
 
June 30,
2017
 
December 31,
2016
Assets
 

 
 

Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
2,131,687

 
$
2,508,902

Cash and Cash Equivalents Held at Consolidated Entities
1,477,009

 
1,624,758

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
103,372

 
212,155

Investments
36,267,767

 
31,409,765

Due from Affiliates
394,717

 
250,452

Other Assets
2,493,529

 
2,996,865

Total Assets
$
42,868,081

 
$
39,002,897

 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Equity
 

 
 

Debt Obligations
$
19,425,253

 
$
18,544,075

Due to Affiliates
392,340

 
359,479

Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
3,508,129

 
2,981,260

Total Liabilities
23,325,722

 
21,884,814

 
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies

 


 
 
 
 
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
512,481

 
632,348

 
 
 
 
Equity
 

 
 

Series A Preferred Units
   (13,800,000 units issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2017
   and December 31, 2016)
332,988

 
332,988

Series B Preferred Units
   (6,200,000 units issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2017
   and December 31, 2016)
149,566

 
149,566

KKR & Co. L.P. Capital - Common Unitholders
   (469,968,183 and 452,380,335 common units issued and outstanding
   as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)
6,212,556

 
5,457,279

Total KKR & Co. L.P. Partners' Capital
6,695,110

 
5,939,833

Noncontrolling Interests
12,334,768

 
10,545,902

Total Equity
19,029,878

 
16,485,735

Total Liabilities and Equity
$
42,868,081

 
$
39,002,897

 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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KKR & CO. L.P.
  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (Continued) (UNAUDITED)
  (Amounts in Thousands)
 
The following presents the portion of the consolidated balances presented in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition attributable to consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 . KKR's consolidated VIEs consist primarily of certain collateralized financing entities (“CFEs”) holding collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs") and commercial real estate mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS”) and certain investment funds. With respect to consolidated VIEs, the following assets may only be used to settle obligations of these consolidated VIEs and the following liabilities are only the obligations of these consolidated VIEs. The noteholders, limited partners and other creditors of these VIEs have no recourse to KKR’s general assets. Additionally, KKR has no right to the benefits from, nor does KKR bear the risks associated with, the assets held by these VIEs beyond KKR’s beneficial interest therein and any fees generated from the VIEs. There are neither explicit arrangements nor does KKR hold implicit variable interests that would require KKR to provide any material ongoing financial support to the consolidated VIEs, beyond amounts previously committed, if any.
 
June 30, 2017
 
Consolidated CFEs
 
Consolidated KKR Funds and Other Entities
 
Total
Assets
 
 
 

 
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents Held at Consolidated Entities
$
1,027,597

 
$
449,412

 
$
1,477,009

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents

 
67,629

 
67,629

Investments
15,286,680

 
8,731,362

 
24,018,042

Due from Affiliates

 
7,030

 
7,030

Other Assets
156,010

 
169,497

 
325,507

Total Assets
$
16,470,287

 
$
9,424,930

 
$
25,895,217

 
 
 
 

 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 

 
 
Debt Obligations
$
14,740,575

 
$
961,452

 
$
15,702,027

Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
957,248

 
196,573

 
1,153,821

Total Liabilities
$
15,697,823

 
$
1,158,025

 
$
16,855,848

 

 
December 31, 2016
 
Consolidated CFEs
 
Consolidated KKR Funds and Other Entities
 
Total
Assets
 
 
 

 
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents Held at Consolidated Entities
$
1,158,641

 
$
466,117

 
$
1,624,758

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
86,777

 
95,105

 
181,882

Investments
13,950,897

 
8,979,341

 
22,930,238

Due from Affiliates

 
5,555

 
5,555

Other Assets
153,283

 
430,326

 
583,609

Total Assets
$
15,349,598

 
$
9,976,444

 
$
25,326,042

 
 
 
 

 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 

 
 
Debt Obligations
$
13,858,288

 
$
1,612,799

 
$
15,471,087

Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
722,714

 
316,121

 
1,038,835

Total Liabilities
$
14,581,002

 
$
1,928,920

 
$
16,509,922


See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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KKR & CO. L.P.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(Amounts in Thousands, Except Unit Data) 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fees and Other
$
931,788

 
$
576,757

 
$
1,647,740

 
$
739,562

 
 
 
 
 


 
 
Expenses
 
 
 
 


 
 
Compensation and Benefits
462,841

 
296,412

 
865,804

 
421,901

Occupancy and Related Charges
14,032

 
16,188

 
28,883

 
32,754

General, Administrative and Other
152,855

 
110,618

 
275,055

 
276,886

Total Expenses
629,728

 
423,218

 
1,169,742

 
731,541

 
 
 
 
 


 
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 
 
 
 


 
 
Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities
418,428

 
9,168

 
976,876

 
(726,055
)
Dividend Income
69,446

 
31,669

 
79,370

 
94,882

Interest Income
295,718

 
266,213

 
576,698

 
496,689

Interest Expense
(198,590
)
 
(181,313
)
 
(385,444
)
 
(352,707
)
Total Investment Income (Loss)
585,002

 
125,737

 
1,247,500

 
(487,191
)
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
Income (Loss) Before Taxes
887,062

 
279,276

 
1,725,498

 
(479,170
)
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
Income Tax / (Benefit)
18,538

 
6,045

 
59,080

 
7,935

 
 
 
 
 


 
 
Net Income (Loss)
868,524

 
273,231

 
1,666,418

 
(487,105
)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
22,387

 
1,533

 
43,320

 
1,495

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to
Noncontrolling Interests
432,150

 
172,115

 
941,427

 
(258,244
)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P.
413,987

 
99,583

 
681,671

 
(230,356
)
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
Net Income Attributable to
Series A Preferred Unitholders
5,822

 
5,693

 
11,644

 
5,693

Net Income Attributable to
Series B Preferred Unitholders
2,519

 

 
5,038

 

 
 
 
 
 


 
 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. Common Unitholders
$
405,646

 
$
93,890

 
$
664,989

 
$
(236,049
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. Per Common Unit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.87

 
$
0.21

 
$
1.45

 
$
(0.53
)
Diluted
$
0.81

 
$
0.19

 
$
1.33

 
$
(0.53
)
Weighted Average Common Units Outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
466,170,025

 
448,221,538

 
459,967,395

 
449,241,840

Diluted
501,177,423

 
481,809,612

 
498,943,294

 
449,241,840


See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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KKR & CO. L.P.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)
(Amounts in Thousands)
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net Income (Loss)
$
868,524

 
$
273,231

 
$
1,666,418

 
$
(487,105
)
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax:


 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
20,520

 
(10,207
)
 
37,096

 
(1,773
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
889,044

 
263,024

 
1,703,514

 
(488,878
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less: Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
22,387

 
1,533

 
43,320

 
1,495

Less: Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
441,638

 
165,664

 
961,747

 
(261,109
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P.
$
425,019

 
$
95,827

 
$
698,447

 
$
(229,264
)
 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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KKR & CO. L.P.
  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
  (Amounts in Thousands, Except Unit Data)

 
KKR & Co. L.P.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common
Units
Capital -
Common
Unitholders
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Total
Capital -
Common
Units
Capital -
Series A
Preferred
Units
Capital -
Series B
Preferred
Units
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Total
Equity
 
Redeemable
Noncontrolling
Interests
Balance at January 1, 2016
457,834,875

$
5,575,981

$
(28,799
)
$
5,547,182

$

$

 
$
43,731,774

 
$
49,278,956

 
$
188,629

Net Income (Loss)
 

(236,049
)
 

(236,049
)
5,693



 
(258,244
)
 
(488,600
)
 
1,495

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)- Foreign Currency Translation (Net of Tax)
 

 

1,092

1,092

 
 
 
(2,865
)
 
(1,773
)
 
 

Deconsolidation of Funds
 


 

 
 
 
(34,240,240
)
 
(34,240,240
)
 
 
Exchange of KKR Holdings L.P. Units and Other Securities to KKR & Co. L.P. Common Units
2,668,200

31,532

(268
)
31,264

 
 
 
(31,264
)
 

 
 

Tax Effects Resulting from Exchange of KKR Holdings L.P. Units and delivery of KKR & Co. L.P. Common Units
 

(3,981
)
(131
)
(4,112
)
 
 
 
 

 
(4,112
)
 
 

Net Delivery of Common Units - Equity Incentive Plan
5,104,131

(28,234
)
 
(28,234
)
 
 
 
 
 
(28,234
)
 
 
Equity Based Compensation
 

97,987

 

97,987

 
 
 
26,493

 
124,480

 
 
Unit Repurchases
(19,403,655
)
(265,218
)
 
(265,218
)
 
 
 
 
 
(265,218
)
 
 
Equity Issued in connection with Preferred Unit Offering
 
 
 

332,988

149,566

 
 
 
482,554

 
 
Capital Contributions
 

 
 


 
 
 
1,454,761

 
1,454,761

 
167,000

Capital Distributions
 

(142,310
)
 

(142,310
)
(5,693
)


 
(820,255
)
 
(968,258
)
 
(17,487
)
Balance at June 30, 2016
446,203,551

$
5,029,708

$
(28,106
)
$
5,001,602

$
332,988

$
149,566

 
$
9,860,160

 
$
15,344,316

 
$
339,637

 

 
KKR & Co. L.P.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common
Units
Capital -
Common
Unitholders
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Total
Capital -
Common
Units
Capital -
Series A
Preferred
Units
Capital -
Series B
Preferred
Units
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Total
Equity
 
Redeemable
Noncontrolling
Interests
Balance at January 1, 2017
452,380,335

$
5,506,375

$
(49,096
)
$
5,457,279

$
332,988

$
149,566

 
$
10,545,902

 
$
16,485,735

 
$
632,348

Net Income (Loss)
 

664,989

 

664,989

11,644

5,038

 
941,427

 
1,623,098

 
43,320

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)- Foreign Currency Translation (Net of Tax)
 

 

16,776

16,776

 
 
 
20,320

 
37,096

 
 

Changes in Consolidation
 
 
 

 
 
 
(71,657
)
 
(71,657
)
 
(315,057
)
Transfer of interests under common control (See Note 15)
 
12,269

(1,988
)
10,281

 
 
 
(10,281
)
 

 
 
Exchange of KKR Holdings L.P. Units and Other Securities to KKR & Co. L.P. Common Units
11,361,012

154,789

(1,315
)
153,474

 
 
 
(153,474
)
 

 
 

Tax Effects Resulting from Exchange of KKR Holdings L.P. Units
 

2,605

424

3,029

 
 
 
 

 
3,029

 
 

Net Delivery of Common Units - Equity Incentive Plan
6,226,836

(37,304
)
 
(37,304
)
 
 
 
 
 
(37,304
)
 
 
Equity Based Compensation
 

94,919

 

94,919

 
 
 
104,057

 
198,976

 
 
Unit Repurchases
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Capital Contributions
 

 
 


 
 
 
1,759,873

 
1,759,873

 
152,222

Capital Distributions
 

(150,887
)
 

(150,887
)
(11,644
)
(5,038
)
 
(801,399
)
 
(968,968
)
 
(352
)
Balance at June 30, 2017
469,968,183

$
6,247,755

$
(35,199
)
$
6,212,556

$
332,988

$
149,566

 
$
12,334,768

 
$
19,029,878

 
$
512,481


See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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KKR & CO. L.P.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(Amounts in Thousands)
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Operating Activities
 

 
 

Net Income (Loss)
$
1,666,418

 
$
(487,105
)
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income (Loss) to Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities:


 
 

Equity Based Compensation
198,976

 
124,480

Net Realized (Gains) Losses on Investments
(44,752
)
 
(65,488
)
Change in Unrealized (Gains) Losses on Investments
(932,124
)
 
791,543

Carried Interest Allocated as a result of Changes in Fund Fair Value
(886,776
)
 
(187,831
)
Other Non-Cash Amounts
31,186

 
1,234

Cash Flows Due to Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:


 
 

Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents Held at Consolidated Entities
199,676

 
(767,808
)
Change in Due from / to Affiliates
(124,400
)
 
(95,261
)
Change in Other Assets
146,267

 
32,777

Change in Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
883,099

 
250,666

Investments Purchased
(22,853,278
)
 
(7,386,747
)
Proceeds from Investments
19,852,232

 
6,598,621

Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities
(1,863,476
)
 
(1,190,919
)
 
 
 
 
Investing Activities
 

 
 

Change in Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
108,783

 
80,345

Purchase of Fixed Assets
(48,239
)
 
(3,784
)
Development of Oil and Natural Gas Properties
(1,111
)
 
(1,190
)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Investing Activities
59,433

 
75,371

 
 
 
 
Financing Activities
 

 
 

Distributions to Partners
(150,887
)
 
(142,310
)
Distributions to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
(352
)
 
(17,487
)
Contributions from Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
152,222

 
167,000

Distributions to Noncontrolling Interests
(801,399
)
 
(820,255
)
Contributions from Noncontrolling Interests
1,755,608

 
1,027,774

Issuance of Preferred Units (net of issuance costs)

 
482,554

Preferred Unit Distributions
(16,682
)
 
(5,693
)
Net Delivery of Common Units - Equity Incentive Plan
(37,304
)
 
(28,234
)
Unit Repurchases

 
(265,218
)
Proceeds from Debt Obligations
5,297,648

 
3,404,624

Repayment of Debt Obligations
(4,763,930
)
 
(2,219,243
)
Financing Costs Paid
(8,096
)
 
(3,229
)
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities
1,426,828

 
1,580,283

 
 
 
 
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
(377,215
)
 
464,735

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period
2,508,902

 
1,047,740

Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period
$
2,131,687

 
$
1,512,475

 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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KKR & CO. L.P.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued) (UNAUDITED)
(Amounts in Thousands)
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
 

 
 

Payments for Interest
$
369,666

 
$
327,682

Payments for Income Taxes
$
22,828

 
$
13,448

Supplemental Disclosures of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities


 
 

Non-Cash Contributions of Equity Based Compensation
$
198,976

 
$
124,480

Non-Cash Contributions from Noncontrolling Interests
$
4,265

 
$
426,987

Debt Obligations - Net Gains (Losses), Translation and Other
$
(352,664
)
 
$
(337,316
)
Tax Effects Resulting from Exchange of KKR Holdings L.P. Units and delivery of KKR & Co. L.P. Common Units
$
3,029

 
$
(4,112
)
 
 
 
 
Changes in Consolidation and Other


 
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents Held at Consolidated Entities
$
(2,244
)
 
$
(270,458
)
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents
$

 
$
(54,064
)
Investments
$
(174,906
)
 
$
(35,686,489
)
Due From Affiliates
$
(3,536
)
 
$
147,427

Other Assets
$
(298,097
)
 
$
(532,226
)
Debt Obligations
$

 
$
(2,355,305
)
Due to Affiliates
$

 
$
329,083

Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
$
(114,573
)
 
$
(129,348
)
Noncontrolling Interests
$
(71,657
)
 
$
(34,240,240
)
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
$
(315,057
)
 
$

 
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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KKR & CO. L.P.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
(All Amounts in Thousands, Except Unit, Per Unit Data, and Except Where Noted)

1. ORGANIZATION
 
KKR & Co. L.P. (NYSE: KKR), together with its consolidated subsidiaries (“KKR”), is a leading global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit and, through its strategic partners, hedge funds. KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and driving growth and value creation with KKR's portfolio companies. KKR invests its own capital alongside its partners' capital and provides financing solutions and investment opportunities through its capital markets business.
 
KKR & Co. L.P. was formed as a Delaware limited partnership on June 25, 2007 and its general partner is KKR Management LLC (the “Managing Partner”). KKR & Co. L.P. is the parent company of KKR Group Limited, which is the non-economic general partner of KKR Group Holdings L.P. (“Group Holdings”), and KKR & Co. L.P. is the sole limited partner of Group Holdings. Group Holdings holds a controlling economic interest in each of (i) KKR Management Holdings L.P. (“Management Holdings”) through KKR Management Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation which is a domestic corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (ii) KKR Fund Holdings L.P. (“Fund Holdings”) directly and through KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited, a Cayman Island limited company which is a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and (iii) KKR International Holdings L.P. (“International Holdings”, and together with Management Holdings and Fund Holdings, the “KKR Group Partnerships”) directly and through KKR Fund Holdings GP Limited. Group Holdings also owns certain economic interests in Management Holdings through a wholly owned Delaware corporate subsidiary of KKR Management Holdings Corp. and certain economic interests in Fund Holdings through a Delaware partnership of which Group Holdings is the general partner with a 99% economic interest and KKR Management Holdings Corp. is a limited partner with a 1% economic interest. KKR & Co. L.P., through its indirect controlling economic interests in the KKR Group Partnerships, is the holding partnership for the KKR business.
 
KKR & Co. L.P. both indirectly controls the KKR Group Partnerships and indirectly holds Class A partner units in each KKR Group Partnership (collectively, “KKR Group Partnership Units”) representing economic interests in KKR’s business. The remaining KKR Group Partnership Units are held by KKR Holdings L.P. (“KKR Holdings”), which is not a subsidiary of KKR. As of June 30, 2017 , KKR & Co. L.P. held approximately 57.8% of the KKR Group Partnership Units and principals through KKR Holdings held approximately 42.2% of the KKR Group Partnership Units. The percentage ownership in the KKR Group Partnerships will continue to change as KKR Holdings and/or principals exchange units in the KKR Group Partnerships for KKR & Co. L.P. common units or when KKR & Co. L.P. otherwise issues or repurchases KKR & Co. L.P. common units. The KKR Group Partnerships also have outstanding equity interests that provide for the carry pool and preferred units with economic terms that mirror the preferred units issued by KKR & Co. L.P.

PAAMCO Prisma

On June 1, 2017, KKR completed its previously announced transaction to combine Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company, LLC (“PAAMCO”) and Prisma Capital Partners LP (“Prisma”), formerly known as KKR Prisma or KKR’s hedge fund solutions platform, to create PAAMCO Prisma Holdings, LLC ("PAAMCO Prisma"). PAAMCO Prisma is a leading liquid alternatives investment firm, which operates independently from KKR.

In connection with this transaction, KKR contributed $114.1 million of net assets, including intangible assets and an allocation of goodwill, in exchange for a 39.9% equity interest in PAAMCO Prisma and the right to receive certain payments from PAAMCO Prisma, the collective fair value of which was $131.6 million . KKR reports its investment in PAAMCO Prisma using the equity method of accounting. See Note 16 "Goodwill and Intangible Assets."







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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of KKR & Co. L.P. have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q. The condensed consolidated financial statements (referred to hereafter as the “financial statements”), including these notes, are unaudited and exclude some of the disclosures required in annual financial statements. Management believes it has made all necessary adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring items) such that the financial statements are presented fairly and that estimates made in preparing the financial statements are reasonable and prudent. The operating results presented for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the entire year. The December 31, 2016 condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited consolidated financial statements included in KKR’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 , which include all disclosures required by GAAP. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in KKR & Co. L.P.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

KKR & Co. L.P. consolidates the financial results of the KKR Group Partnerships and their consolidated subsidiaries, which include the accounts of KKR’s investment management and capital markets companies, the general partners of certain unconsolidated investment funds, general partners of consolidated investment funds and their respective consolidated investment funds and certain other entities including CFEs. References in the accompanying financial statements to “principals” are to KKR’s senior employees and non‑employee operating consultants who hold interests in KKR’s business through KKR Holdings.
All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.  
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of fees, expenses and investment income (loss) during the reporting periods. Such estimates include but are not limited to the valuation of investments and financial instruments. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and such differences could be material to the financial statements.
 
Principles of Consolidation
 
The types of entities KKR assesses for consolidation include (i) subsidiaries, including management companies, broker-dealers and general partners of investment funds that KKR manages, (ii) entities that have all the attributes of an investment company, like investment funds, (iii) CFEs and (iv) other entities, including entities that employ non-employee operating consultants. Each of these entities is assessed for consolidation on a case by case basis depending on the specific facts and circumstances surrounding that entity.

Pursuant to its consolidation policy, KKR first considers whether an entity is considered a VIE and therefore whether to apply the consolidation guidance under the VIE model. Entities that do not qualify as VIEs are assessed for consolidation as voting interest entities (“VOEs”) under the voting interest model.

KKR’s funds are, for GAAP purposes, investment companies and therefore are not required to consolidate their investments in portfolio companies even if majority-owned and controlled. Rather, the consolidated funds and vehicles reflect their investments at fair value as described below in “Fair Value Measurements.”

An entity in which KKR holds a variable interest is a VIE if any one of the following conditions exist: (a) the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the legal entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support, (b) the holders of the equity investment at risk (as a group) lack either the direct or indirect ability through voting rights or similar rights to make decisions about a legal entity’s activities that have a significant effect on the success of the legal entity or the obligation to absorb the expected losses or right to receive the expected residual returns, or (c) the voting rights of some investors are disproportionate to their obligation to absorb the expected losses of the legal entity, their rights to receive the expected residual returns of the legal entity, or both and substantially all of the legal entity’s activities either involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor with disproportionately few voting rights. Limited partnerships and other similar entities where unaffiliated limited partners have not been granted (i) substantive participatory rights or (ii) substantive rights to either

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dissolve the partnership or remove the general partner (“kick-out rights”) are VIEs under condition (b) above. KKR’s investment funds that are not CFEs (i) are generally limited partnerships, (ii) generally provide KKR with operational discretion and control, and (iii) generally have fund investors with no substantive rights to impact ongoing governance and operating activities of the fund, including the ability to remove the general partner, and as such the limited partners do not hold kick-out rights. Accordingly, most of KKR’s investment funds are categorized as VIEs.

KKR consolidates all VIEs in which it is the primary beneficiary. A reporting entity is determined to be the primary beneficiary if it holds a controlling financial interest in a VIE. A controlling financial interest is defined as (a) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and (b) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The consolidation guidance requires an analysis to determine (i) whether an entity in which KKR holds a variable interest is a VIE and (ii) whether KKR’s involvement, through holding interests directly or indirectly in the entity or contractually through other variable interests (for example, management and performance related fees), would give it a controlling financial interest. Performance of that analysis requires the exercise of judgment. Fees earned by KKR that are customary and commensurate with the level of effort required to provide those services, and where KKR does not hold other economic interests in the entity that would absorb more than an insignificant amount of the expected losses or returns of the entity, would not be considered variable interests. KKR factors in all economic interests including interests held through related parties, to determine if it holds a variable interest. KKR determines whether it is the primary beneficiary of a VIE at the time it becomes involved with a VIE and reconsiders that conclusion periodically.

For entities that are determined not to be VIEs, these entities are generally considered VOEs and are evaluated under the voting interest model. KKR consolidates VOEs it controls through a majority voting interest or through other means.

The consolidation assessment, including the determination as to whether an entity qualifies as a VIE or VOE depends on the facts and circumstances surrounding each entity and therefore certain of KKR’s investment funds may qualify as VIEs whereas others may qualify as VOEs.

With respect to CLOs (which are generally VIEs), in its role as collateral manager, KKR generally has the power to direct the activities of the CLO that most significantly impact the economic performance of the entity. In some, but not all cases, KKR, through its residual interest in the CLO may have variable interests that represent an obligation to absorb losses of, or a right to receive benefits from, the CLO that could potentially be significant to the CLO. In cases where KKR has both the power to direct the activities of the CLO that most significantly impact the CLO's economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses of the CLO or the right to receive benefits from the CLO that could potentially be significant to the CLO, KKR is deemed to be the primary beneficiary and consolidates the CLO.

With respect to CMBS vehicles (which are generally VIEs), KKR holds unrated and non-investment grade rated securities issued by the CMBS, which are the most subordinate tranche of the CMBS vehicle. The economic performance of the CMBS is most significantly impacted by the performance of the underlying assets. Thus, the activities that most significantly impact the CMBS economic performance are the activities that most significantly impact the performance of the underlying assets. The special servicer has the ability to manage the CMBS assets that are delinquent or in default to improve the economic performance of the CMBS. KKR generally has the right to unilaterally appoint and remove the special servicer for the CMBS and as such is considered the controlling class of the CMBS vehicle. These rights give KKR the ability to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the CMBS. Additionally, as the holder of the most subordinate tranche, KKR is in a first loss position and has the right to receive benefits, including the actual residual returns of the CMBS, if any. In these cases, KKR is deemed to be the primary beneficiary and consolidates the CMBS.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
 
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests represent noncontrolling interests of certain investment funds and vehicles that are subject to periodic redemption by fund investors following the expiration of a specified period of time (typically between one and three years ), or may be withdrawn subject to a redemption fee during the period when capital may not be otherwise withdrawn. Fund investors interests subject to redemption as described above are presented as Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of financial condition and presented as Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
 
When redeemable amounts become legally payable to fund investors, they are classified as a liability and included in Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. For all consolidated investment vehicles and funds in which redemption rights have not been granted, noncontrolling

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interests are presented within Equity in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of financial condition as noncontrolling interests.

Noncontrolling Interests
 
Noncontrolling interests represent (i) noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities and (ii) noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings.
 
Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Entities
 
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated entities represent the non-redeemable ownership interests in KKR that are held primarily by:
 
(i)
third party fund investors in KKR’s funds;
(ii)
third parties entitled to up to 1% of the carried interest received by certain general partners of KKR’s funds and 1% of KKR’s other profits (losses) through and including December 31, 2015;
(iii)
certain former principals and their designees representing a portion of the carried interest received by the general partners of KKR’s private equity funds that was allocated to them with respect to private equity investments made during such former principals’ tenure with KKR prior to October 1, 2009;
(iv)
certain principals and former principals representing all of the capital invested by or on behalf of the general partners of KKR’s private equity funds prior to October 1, 2009 and any returns thereon;
(v)
third parties in KKR’s capital markets business;
(vi)
holders of exchangeable equity securities representing ownership interests in a subsidiary of a KKR Group Partnership issued in connection with the acquisition of Avoca; and
(vii)
holders of the 7.375% Series A LLC Preferred Shares of KFN whose rights are limited to the assets of KFN.

Noncontrolling Interests held by KKR Holdings
 
Noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings include economic interests held by principals in the KKR Group Partnerships. Such principals receive financial benefits from KKR’s business in the form of distributions received from KKR Holdings and through their direct and indirect participation in the value of KKR Group Partnership Units held by KKR Holdings. These financial benefits are not paid by KKR & Co. L.P. and are borne by KKR Holdings.
 
The following table presents the calculation of noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Balance at the beginning of the period
$
4,491,197

 
$
3,998,930

 
$
4,293,337

 
$
4,347,153

Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings (1)
305,280

 
73,400

 
521,712

 
(198,175
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (2)
8,833

 
(3,998
)
 
13,753

 
(268
)
Impact of the exchange of KKR Holdings units to KKR & Co. L.P. common units (3) 
(104,797
)
 
(1,598
)
 
(140,701
)
 
(30,978
)
Equity based compensation
42,964

 
9,041

 
104,057

 
19,647

Capital contributions
2,913

 
69

 
2,950

 
138

Capital distributions
(62,717
)
 
(57,539
)
 
(119,354
)
 
(119,212
)
Transfer of interests under common control (See Note 15 "Equity")

 

 
7,919

 

Balance at the end of the period
$
4,683,673

 
$
4,018,305

 
$
4,683,673

 
$
4,018,305

 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Refer to the table below for calculation of Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings.

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(2)
Calculated on a pro rata basis based on the weighted average KKR Group Partnership Units held by KKR Holdings during the reporting period. 
(3)
Calculated based on the proportion of KKR Holdings units exchanged for KKR & Co. L.P. common units pursuant to the exchange agreement during the reporting period. The exchange agreement provides for the exchange of KKR Group Partnership Units held by KKR Holdings for KKR & Co. L.P. common units.
Net income (loss) attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. after allocation to noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings, with the exception of certain tax assets and liabilities that are directly allocable to KKR Management Holdings Corp., is attributed based on the percentage of the weighted average KKR Group Partnership Units held by KKR and KKR Holdings, each of which hold equity of the KKR Group Partnerships. However, primarily because of the (i) contribution of certain expenses borne entirely by KKR Holdings, (ii) the periodic exchange of KKR Holdings units for KKR & Co. L.P. common units pursuant to the exchange agreement and (iii) the contribution of certain expenses borne entirely by KKR associated with the KKR & Co. L.P. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (“Equity Incentive Plan”), equity allocations shown in the condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity differ from their respective pro-rata ownership interests in KKR’s net assets.
The following table presents net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net income (loss)
$
868,524

 
$
273,231

 
$
1,666,418

 
$
(487,105
)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
22,387

 
1,533

 
43,320

 
1,495

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to Noncontrolling Interests in consolidated entities
126,870

 
98,715

 
419,715

 
(60,069
)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to Series A and Series B Preferred Unitholders
8,341

 
5,693

 
16,682

 
5,693

Plus: Income tax / (benefit) attributable to KKR Management Holdings Corp.
5,348

 
(2,178
)
 
24,508

 
(11,563
)
Net income (loss) attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. Common Unitholders and KKR Holdings
$
716,274

 
$
165,112

 
$
1,211,209

 
$
(445,787
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings
$
305,280

 
$
73,400

 
$
521,712

 
$
(198,175
)
 
Investments
 
Investments consist primarily of private equity, real assets, credit, investments of consolidated CFEs, equity method, carried interest and other investments. Investments denominated in currencies other than the entity's functional currency are valued based on the spot rate of the respective currency at the end of the reporting period with changes related to exchange rate movements reflected as a component of Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities in the consolidated statements of operations. Security and loan transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Further disclosure on investments is presented in Note 4 “Investments.”
 
The following describes the types of securities held within each investment class.
 
Private Equity  - Consists primarily of equity investments in operating businesses, including growth equity investments.
 
Real Assets  - Consists primarily of investments in (i) energy related assets, principally oil and natural gas producing properties, (ii) infrastructure assets, and (iii) real estate, principally residential and commercial real estate assets and businesses.
 
Credit  - Consists primarily of investments in below investment grade corporate debt securities (primarily high yield bonds and syndicated bank loans), distressed and opportunistic debt and interests in unconsolidated CLOs.
 
Investments of Consolidated CFEs  - Consists primarily of (i) investments in below investment grade corporate debt securities (primarily high yield bonds and syndicated bank loans) held directly by the consolidated CLOs and (ii) investments in originated, fixed-rate mortgage loans held directly by the consolidated CMBS vehicles.
 

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Equity Method - Consists primarily of (i) certain investments in private equity funds, real assets funds and credit funds, which are not consolidated and (ii) certain investments in operating companies in which KKR is deemed to exert significant influence under GAAP.

Carried Interest  - Consists of carried interest from unconsolidated investment funds that are allocated to KKR as the general partner of the investment fund based on cumulative fund performance to date, and where applicable, subject to a preferred return.

Other  - Consists primarily of investments in common stock, preferred stock, warrants and options of companies that are not private equity, real assets, credit or investments of consolidated CFEs.

Investments held by Consolidated Investment Funds

The consolidated investment funds are, for GAAP purposes, investment companies and reflect their investments and other financial instruments, including portfolio companies that are majority-owned and controlled by KKR's investment funds, at fair value. KKR has retained this specialized accounting for the consolidated funds in consolidation. Accordingly, the unrealized gains and losses resulting from changes in fair value of the investments and other financial instruments held by the consolidated investment funds are reflected as a component of Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Certain energy investments are made through consolidated investment funds, including investments in working and royalty interests in oil and natural gas producing properties as well as investments in operating companies that operate in the energy industry. Since these investments are held through consolidated investment funds, such investments are reflected at fair value as of the end of the reporting period. 

Investments in operating companies that are held through KKR’s consolidated investment funds are generally classified within private equity investments and investments in working and royalty interests in oil and natural gas producing properties are generally classified as real asset investments.

Energy Investments held directly by KKR

Certain energy investments are made by KKR directly in working and royalty interests in oil and natural gas producing properties and not through investment funds. Oil and natural gas producing activities are accounted for under the successful efforts method of accounting and such working interests are consolidated based on the proportion of the working interests held by KKR. Accordingly, KKR reflects its proportionate share of the underlying statements of financial condition and statements of operations of the consolidated working interests on a gross basis and changes in the value of these working interests are not reflected as unrealized gains and losses in the consolidated statements of operations. Under the successful efforts method, exploration costs, other than the costs of drilling exploratory wells, are charged to expense as incurred. Costs that are associated with the drilling of successful exploration wells are capitalized if proved reserves are found. Lease acquisition costs are capitalized when incurred. Costs associated with the drilling of exploratory wells that do not find proved reserves, geological and geophysical costs and costs of certain nonproducing leasehold costs are charged to expense as incurred.
 
Expenditures for repairs and maintenance, including workovers, are charged to expense as incurred.
 
The capitalized costs of producing oil and natural gas properties are depleted on a field-by-field basis using the units-of production method based on the ratio of current production to estimated total net proved oil, natural gas and natural gas liquid reserves. Proved developed reserves are used in computing depletion rates for drilling and development costs and total proved reserves are used for depletion rates of leasehold costs.
 
Estimated dismantlement and abandonment costs for oil and natural gas properties, net of salvage value, are capitalized at their estimated net present value and amortized on a unit-of-production basis over the remaining life of the related proved developed reserves.

Whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of oil and natural gas properties may not be recoverable, KKR evaluates oil and natural gas properties and related equipment and facilities for impairment on a field-by-field basis. The determination of recoverability is made based upon estimated undiscounted future net cash flows. The amount of impairment loss, if any, is determined by comparing the fair value, as determined by a discounted cash flow analysis, with the carrying value of the related asset. Any impairment in value is recognized when incurred and is recorded in General, Administrative, and Other expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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Fair Value Option
For certain investments and other financial instruments, KKR has elected the fair value option. Such election is irrevocable and is applied on a financial instrument by financial instrument basis at initial recognition. KKR has elected the fair value option for certain private equity, real assets, credit, investments of consolidated CFEs, equity method and other financial instruments not held through a consolidated investment fund with gains and losses recorded in net income. Accounting for these investments at fair value is consistent with how KKR accounts for its investments held through consolidated investment funds. Changes in the fair value of such instruments are recognized in Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities in the consolidated statements of operations. Interest income on interest bearing credit securities on which the fair value option has been elected is based on stated coupon rates adjusted for the accretion of purchase discounts and the amortization of purchase premiums. This interest income is recorded within Interest Income in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Equity Method

For certain investments in entities over which KKR exercises significant influence but which do not meet the requirements for consolidation and for which KKR has not elected the fair value option, KKR uses the equity method of accounting. KKR’s share of earnings (losses) from these investments is reflected as a component of Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. For equity method investments, KKR records its proportionate share of the investee's earnings or losses based on the most recently available financial information of the investee, which in certain cases may lag the date of KKR's financial statements by no more than three calendar months. As of June 30, 2017, equity method investees for which KKR reports financial results on a quarter lag include Marshall Wace LLP and USI, Inc. KKR evaluates its equity method investments for which KKR has not elected the fair value option for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of such investments may not be recoverable.

The carrying value of equity method investments in private equity funds, real assets funds and credit funds, which are not consolidated, approximate fair value, because the underlying investments of the unconsolidated investment funds are reported at fair value.

The carrying value of equity method investments in certain operating companies, which KKR is determined to exert significant influence under GAAP and for which KKR has not elected the fair value option, is determined based on the amounts invested by KKR, adjusted for the equity in earnings or losses of the investee allocated based on KKR’s respective ownership percentage, less distributions.

Financial Instruments held by Consolidated CFEs
 
KKR measures both the financial assets and financial liabilities of the consolidated CFEs in its financial statements using the more observable of the fair value of the financial assets and the fair value of the financial liabilities which results in KKR’s consolidated net income (loss) reflecting KKR’s own economic interests in the consolidated CFEs including (i) changes in the fair value of the beneficial interests retained by KKR and (ii) beneficial interests that represent compensation for services rendered.

For the consolidated CLO entities, KKR has determined that the fair value of the financial assets of the consolidated CLOs is more observable than the fair value of the financial liabilities of the consolidated CLOs. As a result, the financial assets of the consolidated CLOs are being measured at fair value and the financial liabilities are being measured as: (1) the sum of the fair value of the financial assets and the carrying value of any nonfinancial assets that are incidental to the operations of the CLOs less (2) the sum of the fair value of any beneficial interests retained by KKR (other than those that represent compensation for services) and KKR’s carrying value of any beneficial interests that represent compensation for services. The resulting amount is allocated to the individual financial liabilities (other than the beneficial interests retained by KKR).

For the consolidated CMBS vehicles, KKR has determined that the fair value of the financial liabilities of the consolidated CMBS vehicles is more observable than the fair value of the financial assets of the consolidated CMBS vehicles. As a result, the financial liabilities of the consolidated CMBS vehicles are being measured at fair value and the financial assets are being measured in consolidation as: (1) the sum of the fair value of the financial liabilities (other than the beneficial interests retained by KKR), the fair value of the beneficial interests retained by KKR and the carrying value of any nonfinancial liabilities that are incidental to the operations of the CMBS vehicles less (2) the carrying value of any nonfinancial assets that are incidental to the operations of the CMBS vehicles. The resulting amount is allocated to the individual financial assets.


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Fair Value Measurements
  
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Except for certain of KKR's equity method investments (see "Equity Method" above in this Note 2 "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies") and debt obligations (as described in Note 10 "Debt Obligations"), KKR's investments and other financial instruments are recorded at fair value or at amounts whose carrying values approximate fair value. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation techniques are applied. These valuation techniques involve varying levels of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on a variety of factors.

GAAP establishes a hierarchical disclosure framework which prioritizes and ranks the level of market price observability used in measuring financial instruments at fair value. Market price observability is affected by a number of factors, including the type of financial instrument, the characteristics specific to the financial instrument and the state of the marketplace, including the existence and transparency of transactions between market participants. Financial instruments with readily available quoted prices in active markets generally will have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment used in measuring fair value.

Investments and financial instruments measured and reported at fair value are classified and disclosed based on the observability of inputs used in the determination of fair values, as follows: 

Level I - Pricing inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the measurement date. The types of financial instruments included in this category are publicly-listed equities, credit investments and securities sold short.

Level II - Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the measurement date, and fair value is determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies. The types of financial instruments included in this category are credit investments, investments and debt obligations of consolidated CLO entities, convertible debt securities indexed to publicly-listed securities, less liquid and restricted equity securities and certain over-the-counter derivatives such as foreign currency option and forward contracts. 

Level III - Pricing inputs are unobservable for the financial instruments and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the financial instrument. The inputs into the determination of fair value require significant management judgment or estimation. The types of financial instruments generally included in this category are private portfolio companies, real assets investments, credit investments, equity method investments for which the fair value option was elected and investments and debt obligations of consolidated CMBS entities.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. KKR’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and consideration of factors specific to the asset.

A significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability is an indication that transactions or quoted prices may not be representative of fair value because in such market conditions there may be increased instances of transactions that are not orderly. In those circumstances, further analysis of transactions or quoted prices is needed, and a significant adjustment to the transactions or quoted prices may be necessary to estimate fair value.
 
The availability of observable inputs can vary depending on the financial asset or liability and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of instrument, whether the instrument has recently been issued, whether the instrument is traded on an active exchange or in the secondary market, and current market conditions. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by KKR in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level III. The variability and availability of the observable inputs affected by the factors described above may cause transfers between Levels I, II, and III, which KKR recognizes at the beginning of the reporting period.
 
Investments and other financial instruments that have readily observable market prices (such as those traded on a securities exchange) are stated at the last quoted sales price as of the reporting date. KKR does not adjust the quoted price for these investments, even in situations where KKR holds a large position and a sale could reasonably affect the quoted price.

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Management’s determination of fair value is based upon the methodologies and processes described below and may incorporate assumptions that are management’s best estimates after consideration of a variety of internal and external factors.

Level II Valuation Methodologies
 
Credit Investments: These instruments generally have bid and ask prices that can be observed in the marketplace. Bid prices reflect the highest price that KKR and others are willing to pay for an instrument. Ask prices represent the lowest price that KKR and others are willing to accept for an instrument. For financial assets and liabilities whose inputs are based on bid-ask prices obtained from third party pricing services, fair value may not always be a predetermined point in the bid-ask range. KKR’s policy is generally to allow for mid-market pricing and adjusting to the point within the bid-ask range that meets KKR’s best estimate of fair value.

Investments and Debt Obligations of Consolidated CLO Vehicles: Investments of consolidated CLO vehicles are reported within Investments of Consolidated CFEs and are valued using the same valuation methodology as described above for credit investments. Under ASU 2014-13, KKR measures CLO debt obligations on the basis of the fair value of the financial assets of the CLO.
 
Securities indexed to publicly-listed securities: The securities are typically valued using standard convertible security pricing models. The key inputs into these models that require some amount of judgment are the credit spreads utilized and the volatility assumed. To the extent the company being valued has other outstanding debt securities that are publicly-traded, the implied credit spread on the company’s other outstanding debt securities would be utilized in the valuation. To the extent the company being valued does not have other outstanding debt securities that are publicly-traded, the credit spread will be estimated based on the implied credit spreads observed in comparable publicly-traded debt securities. In certain cases, an additional spread will be added to reflect an illiquidity discount due to the fact that the security being valued is not publicly-traded. The volatility assumption is based upon the historically observed volatility of the underlying equity security into which the convertible debt security is convertible and/or the volatility implied by the prices of options on the underlying equity security.

Restricted Equity Securities: The valuation of certain equity securities is based on an observable price for an identical security adjusted for the effect of a restriction.

Derivatives: The valuation incorporates observable inputs comprising yield curves, foreign currency rates and credit spreads.

Level III Valuation Methodologies
 
Investments and financial instruments categorized as Level III consist primarily of the following:

Private Equity Investments: KKR generally employs two valuation methodologies when determining the fair value of a private equity investment. The first methodology is typically a market comparables analysis that considers key financial inputs and recent public and private transactions and other available measures. The second methodology utilized is typically a discounted cash flow analysis, which incorporates significant assumptions and judgments. Estimates of key inputs used in this methodology include the weighted average cost of capital for the investment and assumed inputs used to calculate terminal values, such as exit EBITDA multiples. Other inputs are also used in both methodologies. In addition, when a definitive agreement has been executed to sell an investment, KKR generally considers a significant determinant of fair value to be the consideration to be received by KKR pursuant to the executed definitive agreement.
 
Upon completion of the valuations conducted using these methodologies, a weighting is ascribed to each method, and an illiquidity discount is typically applied where appropriate. The ultimate fair value recorded for a particular investment will generally be within a range suggested by the two methodologies, except that the value may be higher or lower than such range in the case of investments being sold pursuant to an executed definitive agreement.
 
When determining the weighting ascribed to each valuation methodology, KKR considers, among other factors, the availability of direct market comparables, the applicability of a discounted cash flow analysis, the expected hold period and manner of realization for the investment, and in the case of investments being sold pursuant to an executed definitive agreement, an estimated probability of such sale being completed. These factors can result in different weightings among investments in the portfolio and in certain instances may result in up to a 100% weighting to a single methodology.
 

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When an illiquidity discount is to be applied, KKR seeks to take a uniform approach across its portfolio and generally applies a minimum 5% discount to all private equity investments. KKR then evaluates such private equity investments to determine if factors exist that could make it more challenging to monetize the investment and, therefore, justify applying a higher illiquidity discount. These factors generally include (i) whether KKR is unable to sell the portfolio company or conduct an initial public offering of the portfolio company due to the consent rights of a third party or similar factors, (ii) whether the portfolio company is undergoing significant restructuring activity or similar factors and (iii) characteristics about the portfolio company regarding its size and/or whether the portfolio company is experiencing, or expected to experience, a significant decline in earnings. These factors generally make it less likely that a portfolio company would be sold or publicly offered in the near term at a price indicated by using just a market multiples and/or discounted cash flow analysis, and these factors tend to reduce the number of opportunities to sell an investment and/or increase the time horizon over which an investment may be monetized. Depending on the applicability of these factors, KKR determines the amount of any incremental illiquidity discount to be applied above the 5% minimum, and during the time KKR holds the investment, the illiquidity discount may be increased or decreased, from time to time, based on changes to these factors. The amount of illiquidity discount applied at any time requires considerable judgment about what a market participant would consider and is based on the facts and circumstances of each individual investment. Accordingly, the illiquidity discount ultimately considered by a market participant upon the realization of any investment may be higher or lower than that estimated by KKR in its valuations.

In the case of growth equity investments, enterprise values may be determined using the market comparables analysis and discounted cash flow analysis described above. A scenario analysis may also be conducted to subject the estimated enterprise values to a downside, base and upside case, which involves significant assumptions and judgments. A milestone analysis may also be conducted to assess the current level of progress towards value drivers that we have determined to be important, which involves significant assumptions and judgments. The enterprise value in each case may then be allocated across the investment’s capital structure to reflect the terms of the security and subjected to probability weightings.  In certain cases, the values of growth equity investments may be based on recent or expected financings.
 
Real Assets Investments: Real asset investments in infrastructure, energy and real estate are valued using one or more of the discounted cash flow analysis, market comparables analysis and direct income capitalization, which in each case incorporates significant assumptions and judgments. Infrastructure investments are generally valued using the discounted cash flow analysis. Key inputs used in this methodology can include the weighted average cost of capital and assumed inputs used to calculate terminal values, such as exit EBITDA multiples. Energy investments are generally valued using a discounted cash flow analysis. Key inputs used in this methodology that require estimates include the weighted average cost of capital. In addition, the valuations of energy investments generally incorporate both commodity prices as quoted on indices and long-term commodity price forecasts, which may be substantially different from commodity prices on certain indices for equivalent future dates. Certain energy investments do not include an illiquidity discount. Long-term commodity price forecasts are utilized to capture the value of the investments across a range of commodity prices within the energy investment portfolio associated with future development and to reflect a range of price expectations. Real estate investments are generally valued using a combination of direct income capitalization and discounted cash flow analysis. Key inputs used in such methodologies that require estimates include an unlevered discount rate and current capitalization rate. The valuations of real assets investments also use other inputs.

Credit Investments: Credit investments are valued using values obtained from dealers or market makers, and where these values are not available, credit investments are generally valued by KKR based on ranges of valuations determined by an independent valuation firm. Valuation models are based on discounted cash flow analyses, for which the key inputs are determined based on market comparables, which incorporate similar instruments from similar issuers.

Other Investments: With respect to other investments including equity method investments for which the fair value election has been made, KKR generally employs the same valuation methodologies as described above for private equity investments when valuing these other investments.

Investments and Debt Obligations of Consolidated CMBS Vehicles: Under ASU 2014-13, KKR measures CMBS investments, which are reported within Investments of Consolidated CFEs on the basis of the fair value of the financial liabilities of the CMBS. Debt obligations of consolidated CMBS vehicles are valued based on discounted cash flow analyses. The key input is the expected yield of each CMBS security using both observable and unobservable factors, which may include recently offered or completed trades and published yields of similar securities, security-specific characteristics (e.g. securities ratings issued by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, credit support by other subordinate securities issued by the CMBS and coupon type) and other characteristics.
   
 Key unobservable inputs that have a significant impact on KKR’s Level III investment valuations as described above are included in Note 5 “Fair Value Measurements.” KKR utilizes several unobservable pricing inputs and assumptions in

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determining the fair value of its Level III investments. These unobservable pricing inputs and assumptions may differ by investment and in the application of KKR’s valuation methodologies. KKR’s reported fair value estimates could vary materially if KKR had chosen to incorporate different unobservable pricing inputs and other assumptions or, for applicable investments, if KKR only used either the discounted cash flow methodology or the market comparables methodology instead of assigning a weighting to both methodologies.
 
Level III Valuation Process

The valuation process involved for Level III measurements is completed on a quarterly basis and is designed to subject the valuation of Level III investments to an appropriate level of consistency, oversight, and review.

For Private Markets investments classified as Level III, investment professionals prepare preliminary valuations based on their evaluation of financial and operating data, company specific developments, market valuations of comparable companies and other factors. These preliminary valuations are reviewed by an independent valuation firm engaged by KKR to perform certain procedures in order to assess the reasonableness of KKR’s valuations annually for all Level III investments in Private Markets and quarterly for investments other than certain investments, which have values less than pre-set value thresholds and which in the aggregate comprise less than 5% of the total value of KKR’s Level III Private Markets investments. The valuations of certain real asset investments are determined solely by an independent valuation firm without the preparation of preliminary valuations by our investment professionals, and instead such independent valuation firm relies principally on valuation information available to it as a broker or valuation firm. For credit investments and debt obligations of consolidated CMBS vehicles, an independent valuation firm is generally engaged by KKR with respect to investments classified as Level III. The valuation firm either provides a value, or provides a valuation range from which KKR’s investment professionals select a point in the range to determine the preliminary valuation or performs certain procedures in order to assess the reasonableness and provide positive assurance of KKR’s valuations. After reflecting any input from the independent valuation firm, the valuation proposals are submitted to their respective valuation sub-committees.

KKR has a global valuation committee comprised of senior employees including investment professionals and professionals from business operations functions, and includes one of KKR's Co-Presidents and Co-Chief Operating Officers and its Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. The global valuation committee is assisted by valuation sub-committees and investment professionals for each business strategy. All preliminary Level III valuations are reviewed and approved by the valuation sub-committees for private equity, real estate, energy and infrastructure, and credit, as applicable. For periods prior to the completion of the PAAMCO Prisma transaction, when Level III valuations were required to be performed on hedge fund investments, a valuation sub-committee for hedge funds reviewed these valuations. The valuation sub-committees are responsible for the review and approval of valuations in their respective business lines on a quarterly basis. The members of the valuation sub-committees are comprised of investment professionals, including the heads of each respective strategy, and professionals from business operations functions such as legal, compliance and finance, who are not primarily responsible for the management of the investments.

The global valuation committee provides general oversight of the valuation sub-committees. The global valuation committee is responsible for coordinating and implementing the firm’s valuation process to ensure consistency in the application of valuation principles across portfolio investments and between periods. All valuations are subject to approval by the global valuation committee. When valuations are approved by the global valuation committee after reflecting any input from it, the valuations of Level III investments, as well as the valuations of Level I and Level II investments, are presented to the audit committee of the board of directors of the general partner of KKR & Co. L.P. and are then reported to the board of directors.

Fees and Other

Fees and other consist primarily of (i) transaction fees earned in connection with successful investment transactions and from capital markets activities, (ii) management and incentive fees from providing investment management services to unconsolidated funds, CLOs, other vehicles, and separately managed accounts, (iii) monitoring fees from providing services to portfolio companies, (iv) carried interest allocations to general partners of unconsolidated funds, (v) revenue earned by oil and gas-producing entities that are consolidated and (vi) consulting fees earned by consolidated entities that employ non-employee operating consultants.


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For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively, fees and other consisted of the following:    
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Management Fees
$
177,269

 
$
159,569

 
$
338,451

 
$
315,899

Transaction Fees
156,472

 
67,452

 
400,130

 
164,720

Monitoring Fees
66,586

 
47,918

 
103,355

 
76,021

Fee Credits
(48,677
)
 
(37,152
)
 
(136,755
)
 
(59,531
)
Carried Interest
551,003

 
304,787

 
886,776

 
187,831

Incentive Fees
845

 
4,253

 
1,118

 
2,245

Oil and Gas Revenue
17,382

 
18,225

 
34,655

 
31,786

Consulting Fees
10,908

 
11,705

 
20,010

 
20,591

Total Fees and Other
$
931,788

 
$
576,757

 
$
1,647,740

 
$
739,562

 
All revenues presented in the table above, except for oil and gas revenue and certain transaction fees earned by KKR's Capital Markets business, are earned from KKR investment funds and portfolio companies. Consulting fees are earned by certain consolidated entities that employ non-employee operating consultants from providing advisory and other services to portfolio companies and other companies. These fees are separately negotiated with each company for which services are provided and are not shared with KKR.

Management Fees
Management fees are recognized in the period during which the related services are performed in accordance with the contractual terms of the related agreement. Management fees earned from private equity funds and certain investment funds are based upon a percentage of capital committed or capital invested during the investment period, and thereafter generally based on remaining invested capital or net asset value. For certain other investment funds, CLOs, and separately managed accounts, management fees are based upon the net asset value, gross assets or as otherwise defined in the respective agreements.
Management fees received from KKR’s consolidated funds and vehicles are eliminated in consolidation. However, because these amounts are funded by, and earned from, noncontrolling interests, KKR’s allocated share of the net income from KKR’s consolidated funds and vehicles is increased by the amount of fees that are eliminated. Accordingly, the elimination of these fees does not have an effect on the net income (loss) attributable to KKR or KKR partners’ capital.
Transaction Fees
Transaction fees are earned by KKR primarily in connection with successful investment transactions and capital markets activities. Transaction fees are recognized in the period when the transaction closes. Fees are typically paid on or shortly after the closing of a transaction.
In connection with pursuing successful portfolio company investments, KKR receives reimbursement for certain transaction‑related expenses. Transaction‑related expenses, which are reimbursed by third parties, are typically deferred until the transaction is consummated and are recorded in Other Assets on the consolidated statements of financial condition on the date incurred. The costs of successfully completed transactions are borne by the KKR investment funds and included as a component of the investment’s cost basis. Subsequent to closing, investments are recorded at fair value each reporting period as described in the section above titled “Investments”. Upon reimbursement from a third party, the cash receipt is recorded and the deferred amounts are relieved. No fees or expenses are recorded for these reimbursements.
Monitoring Fees
Monitoring fees are earned by KKR for services provided to portfolio companies and are recognized as services are rendered. These fees are generally paid based on a fixed periodic schedule by the portfolio companies either in advance or in arrears and are separately negotiated for each portfolio company.
In connection with the monitoring of portfolio companies and certain unconsolidated funds, KKR receives reimbursement for certain expenses incurred on behalf of these entities. Costs incurred in monitoring these entities are classified as general, administrative and other expenses and reimbursements of such costs are classified as monitoring fees. In addition, certain

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monitoring fee provisions may provide for a termination payment following an initial public offering or change of control. These termination payments are recognized in the period when the related transaction closes.
Fee Credits

Agreements with the fund investors of certain of its investment funds require KKR to share with these fund investors an agreed upon percentage of certain fees, including monitoring and transaction fees received from portfolio companies (“Fee Credits”). Fund investors receive Fee Credits only with respect to monitoring and transaction fees that are allocable to the fund’s investment in the portfolio company and not, for example, any fees allocable to capital invested through co-investment vehicles. Fee Credits are calculated after deducting certain fund-related expenses and generally amount to 80% for older funds, or 100% for our newer funds, of allocable monitoring and transaction fees after fund-related expenses are recovered, although the actual percentage may vary from fund to fund as well as among different classes of investors within a fund.

Carried Interest

For certain investment fund structures, carried interest is allocated to the general partner based on cumulative fund performance to date, and where applicable, subject to a preferred return to limited partners. At the end of each reporting period, KKR calculates the carried interest that would be due to KKR for each fund, pursuant to the fund agreements, as if the fair value of the underlying investments were realized as of such date, irrespective of whether such amounts have been realized. As the fair value of underlying investments varies between reporting periods, it is necessary to make adjustments to amounts recorded as carried interest to reflect either (a) positive performance resulting in an increase in the carried interest allocated to the general partner or (b) negative performance that would cause the amount due to KKR to be less than the amount previously recognized as revenue, resulting in a negative adjustment to carried interest allocated to the general partner. In each case, it is necessary to calculate the carried interest on cumulative results compared to the carried interest recorded to date and make the required positive or negative adjustments. KKR ceases to record negative carried interest allocations once previously recognized carried interest allocations for a fund have been fully reversed. KKR is not obligated to pay guaranteed returns or hurdles, and therefore, cannot have negative carried interest over the life of a fund. Accrued but unpaid carried interest as of the reporting date is reflected in Investments in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition.
Incentive Fees
Incentive fees earned on the performance of certain hedge fund structures are recognized based on fund performance, subject to the achievement of minimum return levels, and/or high water marks, in accordance with the respective terms set out in each fund’s governing agreements. Incentive fee rates generally range from 5% to 20% . KKR does not record performance‑based incentive fees until the end of each fund’s measurement period (which is generally one year) when the performance‑based incentive fees become fixed and determinable.
Oil and Gas Revenue Recognition
Oil and gas revenues are recognized when production is sold to a purchaser at fixed or determinable prices, when delivery has occurred and title has transferred and collectability of the revenue is reasonably assured. The oil and gas producing entities consolidated by KKR follow the sales method of accounting for natural gas revenues. Under this method of accounting, revenues are recognized based on volumes sold, which may differ from the volume to which the entity is entitled based on KKR’s working interest. An imbalance is recognized as a liability only when the estimated remaining reserves will not be sufficient to enable the under-produced owners to recoup their entitled share through future production. Under the sales method, no receivables are recorded when these entities have taken less than their share of production and no payables are recorded when it has taken more than its share of production unless reserves are not sufficient.

Consulting Fees
Consulting fees are earned by certain consolidated entities that employ non‑employee operating consultants from providing advisory and other services to portfolio companies and other companies and are recognized as the services are rendered. These fees are separately negotiated with each company for which services are provided and are not shared with KKR.

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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
 
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers Topic 606 (“ASU 2014-09”) which has subsequently been amended by ASU 2015-14, ASU 2016-08, ASU 2016-10, and ASU 2016-12. These ASUs outline a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and supersedes most current revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. Revenue recorded under ASU 2014-09 will depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In July 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date of ASU 2014-09 to annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption will be permitted as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim reporting periods within those annual periods. A full retrospective or modified retrospective approach is required.

Carried interest is a capital allocation to the general partner based on fund performance, and where applicable, subject to a preferred return to limited partners. KKR has concluded that capital allocation-based carried interest represents income from equity method investments that is not in the scope of ASU 2014-09. Accordingly, in connection with the adoption of ASU 2014-09, KKR will account for such carried interest as a financial instrument under the equity method of accounting within the scope of ASC 323, Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (“ASC 323”). In accordance with ASC 323, KKR will record equity method income (losses) based on the change in KKR’s proportionate claim on the net assets of the investment fund, including performance-based capital allocations, assuming the investment fund was liquidated as of each reporting date pursuant to each investment fund's governing agreements. As carried interest and the related general partner investments are considered to be a single unit of account under KKR’s new accounting policy, the equity method income associated with the general partner interests will be combined with the associated carried interest and reported in a single line within the statement of operations. KKR expects to apply this change in accounting on a full retrospective basis. The pattern and amount of recognition under the new policy is not expected to differ materially from KKR’s existing recognition. As it pertains to incentive fees, KKR expects the recognition of incentive fees, which are a form of variable consideration, to be deferred until such fees are no longer subject to significant reversal, which is consistent with KKR’s existing recognition treatment. Additionally, KKR is currently in the process of implementing the new revenue guidance and is continuing to evaluate the effect this guidance will have on other revenue streams. KKR expects to adopt the new revenue recognition guidance effective January 1, 2018.

Financial Instruments

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments (Topic 825): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”). The amended guidance (i) requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income; (ii) eliminates the requirement to disclose the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is currently required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at fair value; (iii) requires an entity to present separately in other comprehensive income the portion of the total change in the fair value of a liability resulting from a change in the instrument-specific credit risk when the entity has elected to measure the liability at fair value in accordance with the fair value option for financial instruments and (iv) requires separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset (that is, securities or loans and receivables) on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements. ASU 2016-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The amended guidance should be applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. The amended guidance related to equity securities without readily determinable fair values (including the disclosure requirements) should be applied prospectively to equity investments that exist as of the date of adoption. KKR is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the financial statements.


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Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). The guidance requires the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP. The guidance retains a distinction between finance leases and operating leases. The classification criteria for distinguishing between finance leases and operating leases are substantially similar to the classification criteria for distinguishing between capital leases and operating leases under previous GAAP. The recognition, measurement and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee have not changed significantly from previous GAAP. For operating leases, a lessee is required to do the following: (a) recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability, initially measured at the present value of the lease payments, in the Statement of Financial Condition, (b) recognize a single lease cost, calculated so that the cost of the lease is allocated over the lease term on a generally straight-line basis, and (c) classify all cash payments within operating activities in the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early application is permitted. KKR is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the financial statements.

Investments

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-07, Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323): Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting ("ASU 2016-07"), which simplifies the equity method of accounting by eliminating the requirement to retrospectively apply the equity method to an investment that subsequently qualifies for such accounting as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence. ASU 2016-07 is effective for all entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted for all entities. Entities are required to apply the guidance prospectively to increases in the level of ownership interest or degree of influence occurring after the ASU’s effective date. Additional transition disclosures are not required upon adoption. This guidance has been adopted as of January 1, 2017 and did not have a material impact on KKR's results of operations or financial condition.

Equity-Based Compensation

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Shared-Based Payment Accounting ("ASU 2016-09"), which simplifies several aspects of the accounting for employee share-based payment transactions for both public and nonpublic entities, including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures, and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-09 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those annual reporting periods. KKR adopted ASU 2016-09 on January 1, 2017 and will apply prospective application. In connection with this adoption, the most significant impacts to KKR relate to the following: (i) with respect to the tax impact of equity based compensation charges, KKR has accounted for the difference between the deduction for tax purposes and the compensation cost recognized for financial reporting purposes as an income tax expense or benefit in the statement of operations, (ii) KKR has classified this difference with other income tax cash flows as an operating activity in the statement of cash flows and (iii) KKR has made an election to continue to estimate the number of equity compensation awards that are expected to vest, net of forfeitures, over the life of an equity award and not account for forfeitures as they occur.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting ("ASU 2017-09"), which amends the scope of modification accounting for share-based payment arrangements. ASU 2017-09 provides guidance on the types of changes to the terms or conditions of share-based payment awards to which an entity would be required to apply modification accounting. Specifically, an entity would not apply modification accounting if the fair value, vesting conditions, and classification of the awards are the same immediately before and after the modification. ASU 2017-09 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. KKR is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the financial statements.

Cash Flow Classification

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (“ASU 2016-15”), which amends the guidance on the classification of certain cash receipts and payments in the statement of cash flows. The amended guidance adds or clarifies guidance on eight cash flow matters: (i) debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs, (ii) settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments or other debt instruments with coupon interest rates that are insignificant in relation to the effective interest rate of the borrowing, (iii) contingent consideration payments made after a business combination, (iv) proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims, (v) proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, (vi) distributions received from equity method investees, (vii) beneficial interests in securitization transactions and (viii) separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance

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principle. The guidance in the ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted. The guidance must be applied retrospectively to all periods presented but may be applied prospectively from the earliest date practicable if retrospective application would be impracticable. KKR is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the financial statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash (“ASU 2016-18”), which amends the guidance to add or clarify guidance on the classification and presentation of restricted cash in the statement of cash flows. The amended guidance requires the following: (i) restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included in the cash and cash-equivalents balances in the statement of cash flows; (ii) changes in restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents that result from transfers between cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should not be presented as cash flow activities in the statement of cash flows; (iii) a reconciliation between the statement of financial position and the statement of cash flows must be disclosed when the statement of financial position includes more than one line item for cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash, and restricted cash equivalents; and (iv) the nature of the restrictions must be disclosed for material restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents amounts. The guidance in this ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods therein. Early adoption is permitted. The guidance must be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. KKR is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the financial statements.

Income Taxes

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory ("ASU 2016-16"), which removed the prohibition in ASC 740 against the immediate recognition of the current and deferred income tax effects of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory. ASU 2016-16 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those annual reporting periods. KKR is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the financial statements.

Clarifying the Definition of a Business

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-01, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business (“ASU 2017-01”). This guidance amends the definition of a business and provides a threshold which must be considered to determine whether a transaction is an asset acquisition or a business combination. ASU 2017-01 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. KKR is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the financial statements.

Goodwill

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”). This guidance simplifies the accounting for goodwill impairments by eliminating the second step from the goodwill impairment test. The ASU requires goodwill impairments to be measured on the basis of the fair value of a reporting unit relative to the reporting unit’s carrying amount rather than on the basis of the implied amount of goodwill relative to the goodwill balance of the reporting unit. The ASU also (i) clarifies the requirements for excluding and allocating foreign currency translation adjustments to reporting units related to an entity’s testing of reporting units for goodwill impairment; and (ii) clarifies that an entity should consider income tax effects from any tax deductible goodwill on the carrying amount of the reporting unit when measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if applicable. The guidance is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is allowed for entities as of January 1, 2017, for annual and any interim impairment tests occurring after January 1, 2017. KKR is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the financial statements.

Other Income

In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-05, Other Income—Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets (Subtopic 610-20): Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets ("ASU 2017-05"). The ASU conforms the derecognition guidance on nonfinancial assets with the model for transactions in the new revenue standard (ASC 606, as amended). The effective date of the new guidance is aligned with the requirements in the new revenue standard, which is effective for annual and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The ASU allows an entity to use a full or modified retrospective adoption approach. KKR is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the financial statements.



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Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-08, Receivables - Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs (Subtopic 310-20): Premium Amortization on Purchased Callable Debt Securities (“ASU 2017-08”). This guidance amends the amortization period for certain purchased callable debt securities held at a premium. The guidance requires the premium to be amortized to the earliest call date. The guidance does not require an accounting change for securities held at a discount; the discount continues to be amortized to maturity. ASU 2017-08 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted and the guidance when adopted should be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. KKR is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance on the financial statements.



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3. NET GAINS (LOSSES) FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES
 
Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities in the condensed consolidated statements of operations consist primarily of the realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments (including foreign exchange gains and losses attributable to foreign denominated investments and related activities) and other financial instruments, including those for which the fair value option has been elected. Unrealized gains or losses result from changes in the fair value of these investments and other financial instruments during a period. Upon disposition of an investment or financial instrument, previously recognized unrealized gains or losses are reversed and an offsetting realized gain or loss is recognized in the current period.
 
The following tables summarize total Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively:
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2017
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
 
Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
 
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
 
Total
 
Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
 
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
 
Total
Private Equity (1)
$
21,253

 
$
291,748

 
$
313,001

 
$
200,003

 
$
(237,407
)
 
$
(37,404
)
Credit and Other (1)
(363,791
)
 
256,371

 
(107,420
)
 
18,338

 
(123,115
)
 
(104,777
)
Investments of Consolidated CFEs (1)
(3,777
)
 
15,064

 
11,287

 
(183,816
)
 
287,866

 
104,050

Real Assets (1)
(61,747
)
 
170,593

 
108,846

 

 
119,365

 
119,365

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
  and Options (2)
8,082

 
(184,118
)
 
(176,036
)
 
(17,186
)
 
34,799

 
17,613

Securities Sold Short (2)
258,924

 
9,398

 
268,322

 
(16,133
)
 
(22,553
)
 
(38,686
)
Other Derivatives (2)
(119
)
 
(706
)
 
(825
)
 
(1,876
)
 
21,253

 
19,377

Debt Obligations and Other (3)
39,763

 
(38,510
)
 
1,253

 
109,441

 
(179,811
)
 
(70,370
)
Net Gains (Losses) From Investment
Activities
$
(101,412
)
 
$
519,840

 
$
418,428

 
$
108,771

 
$
(99,603
)
 
$
9,168

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
 
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
 
Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
 
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
 
Total
 
Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
 
Net Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
 
Total
Private Equity (1)
$
128,066

 
$
295,036

 
$
423,102

 
$
197,876

 
$
(449,768
)
 
$
(251,892
)
Credit and Other (1)
(586,199
)
 
704,617

 
118,418

 
(22,166
)
 
(360,165
)
 
(382,331
)
Investments of Consolidated CFEs (1)
(4,880
)
 
28,047

 
23,167

 
(220,805
)
 
507,050

 
286,245

Real Assets (1)
(58,687
)
 
177,391

 
118,704

 
12,355

 
(3,773
)
 
8,582

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts
  and Options (2)
18,068

 
(242,381
)
 
(224,313
)
 
575

 
(11,401
)
 
(10,826
)
Securities Sold Short (2)
505,711

 
51,668

 
557,379

 
(974
)
 
(39,888
)
 
(40,862
)
Other Derivatives (2)
(5,879
)
 
(5,553
)
 
(11,432
)
 
(18,389
)
 
25,609

 
7,220

Debt Obligations and Other (3)
48,552

 
(76,701
)
 
(28,149
)
 
117,016

 
(459,207
)
 
(342,191
)
Net Gains (Losses) From Investment
Activities
$
44,752

 
$
932,124

 
$
976,876

 
$
65,488

 
$
(791,543
)
 
$
(726,055
)
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
See Note 4 "Investments."
(2)
See Note 8 "Other Assets and Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities."
(3)
See Note 10 "Debt Obligations."











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4. INVESTMENTS
 
Investments consist of the following:
 
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Private Equity
$
3,847,420

 
$
2,915,667

Credit
5,553,692

 
4,847,936

Investments of Consolidated CFEs
15,286,680

 
13,950,897

Real Assets
2,457,053

 
1,807,128

Equity Method
3,536,324

 
2,728,995

Carried Interest
2,776,470

 
2,384,177

Other
2,810,128

 
2,774,965

Total Investments
$
36,267,767

 
$
31,409,765

 
As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there were no investments which represented greater than 5% of total investments. In addition, as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , investments totaling $17.8 billion and $16.1 billion , respectively, were pledged as direct collateral against various financing arrangements. See Note 10 “Debt Obligations.” The majority of the securities underlying private equity investments represent equity securities.

Carried Interest
    
Carried interest allocated to the general partner in respect of performance of investment funds that are not consolidated were as follows:
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2016
 
$
2,384,177

Carried Interest Allocated as a result of Changes in Fund Fair Value
 
886,776

Cash Proceeds Received
 
(494,483
)
Balance at June 30, 2017
 
$
2,776,470

    
5 . FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
 
The following tables summarize the valuation of KKR's assets and liabilities by the fair value hierarchy. Carried Interest and Equity Method Investments for which the fair value option has not been elected have been excluded from the tables below.
 
Assets, at fair value:
 
June 30, 2017
 
Level I
 
Level II
 
Level III
 
Total
Private Equity
$
1,384,889

 
$
68,033

 
$
2,394,498

 
$
3,847,420

Credit

 
1,688,622

 
3,865,070

 
5,553,692

Investments of Consolidated CFEs

 
9,839,430

 
5,447,250

 
15,286,680

Real Assets

 
33,634

 
2,423,419

 
2,457,053

Equity Method

 
207,577

 
571,575

 
779,152

Other
1,001,303

 
37,198

 
1,771,627

 
2,810,128

Total
2,386,192

 
11,874,494

 
16,473,439

 
30,734,125

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts and Options

 
113,147

 

 
113,147

Other Derivatives

 
7,112

 
57,354

(1)
64,466

Total Assets
$
2,386,192

 
$
11,994,753

 
$
16,530,793

 
$
30,911,738



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(1)
Includes derivative assets that were valued using a third party valuation firm. The approach used to estimate the fair value of these derivative assets was generally the discounted cash flow method, which includes consideration of the current portfolio, projected portfolio construction, projected portfolio realizations, portfolio volatility (based on the volatility, correlation, and size of each underlying asset class), and the discounting of future cash flows to the reporting date.

 
December 31, 2016
 
Level I
 
Level II
 
Level III
 
Total
Private Equity
$
1,240,108

 
$
116,000

 
$
1,559,559

 
$
2,915,667

Credit

 
1,557,575

 
3,290,361

 
4,847,936

Investments of Consolidated CFEs

 
8,544,677

 
5,406,220

 
13,950,897

Real Assets

 

 
1,807,128

 
1,807,128

Equity Method

 
220,896

 
570,522

 
791,418

Other
994,677

 
12,715

 
1,767,573

 
2,774,965

Total
2,234,785

 
10,451,863

 
14,401,363

 
27,088,011

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign Exchange Contracts and Options

 
240,627

 

 
240,627

Other Derivatives

 
81,593

 

 
81,593

Total Assets
$
2,234,785

 
$
10,774,083

 
$
14,401,363

 
$
27,410,231



Liabilities, at fair value:
 
June 30, 2017
 
Level I
 
Level II
 
Level III
 
Total
Securities Sold Short
$
583,665

 
$

 
$

 
$
583,665

Foreign Exchange Contracts and Options

 
176,400

 

 
176,400

Unfunded Revolver Commitments

 

 
16,533

(1)
16,533

Other Derivatives

 
28,271

 
50,400

(2)
78,671

Debt Obligations of Consolidated CFEs

 
9,407,372

 
5,333,203

 
14,740,575

Total Liabilities
$
583,665

 
$
9,612,043

 
$
5,400,136

 
$
15,595,844


(1)
These unfunded revolver commitments are classified as Level III within the fair value hierarchy and valued using the same valuation methodologies as KKR’s Level III credit investments.
(2)
Includes options issued in connection with the acquisition of the 24.9% equity interest in Marshall Wace LLP and its affiliates to increase KKR's ownership interest to 39.9% in periodic increments from 2017 to 2019. The option is valued using a Monte-Carlo simulation valuation methodology. Key inputs used in this methodology that require estimates include Marshall Wace's dividend yield, assets under management volatility and equity volatility.

 
December 31, 2016
 
Level I
 
Level II
 
Level III
 
Total
Securities Sold Short
$
644,196

 
$
3,038

 
$

 
$
647,234

Foreign Exchange Contracts and Options

 
75,218

 

 
75,218

Unfunded Revolver Commitments

 
9,023

 

 
9,023

Other Derivatives

 
44,015

 
56,000

(1)
100,015

Debt Obligations of Consolidated CFEs

 
8,563,547

 
5,294,741

 
13,858,288

Total Liabilities
$
644,196

 
$
8,694,841

 
$
5,350,741

 
$
14,689,778


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The following tables summarize changes in investments and debt obligations reported at fair value for which Level III inputs have been used to determine fair value for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively: 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
 
 
Level III Investments
 
Level III 
Debt Obligations
 
Private
Equity
 
Credit
 
Investments of
Consolidated
CFEs
 
Real Assets
 
Equity Method
 
Other
 
Total
 
Debt 
Obligations of
Consolidated
CFEs
Balance, Beg. of Period
$
2,001,204

 
$
3,903,023

 
$
5,426,552

 
$
2,045,587

 
$
593,227

 
$
1,806,381

 
$
15,775,974

 
$
5,313,570

Transfers Out Due to Deconsolidation of Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers In

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers Out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Asset Purchases / Debt Issuances
394,861

 
347,036

 

 
354,950

 
1,576

 
208,385

 
1,306,808

 

Sales / Paydowns
(149,854
)
 
(549,466
)
 
(8,995
)
 
(85,964
)
 
(8,300
)
 
(134,608
)
 
(937,187
)
 

Settlements

 
30,200

 

 

 

 

 
30,200

 
(8,995
)
Net Realized Gains (Losses)
689

 
(93,386
)
 

 
(61,747
)
 
626

 
(3,911
)
 
(157,729
)
 

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
147,598

 
224,757

 
29,693

 
170,593

 
(15,554
)
 
(104,620
)
 
452,467

 
28,628

Change in Other Comprehensive Income

 
2,906

 

 

 

 

 
2,906

 

Balance, End of Period
$
2,394,498

 
$
3,865,070

 
$
5,447,250

 
$
2,423,419

 
$
571,575

 
$
1,771,627

 
$
16,473,439

 
$
5,333,203

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Changes in Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities related to Level III Assets and Liabilities still held as of the Reporting Date
$
147,598

 
$
127,361

 
$
29,693

 
$
100,146

 
$
(15,554
)
 
$
(104,620
)
 
$
284,624

 
$
28,628


 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
 
Level III Investments
 
Level III 
Debt Obligations
 
Private
Equity
 
Credit
 
Investments of
Consolidated
CFEs
 
Real Assets
 
Equity Method
 
Other
 
Total
 
Debt 
Obligations of
Consolidated
CFEs
Balance, Beg. of Period
$
1,313,701

 
$
4,256,576

 
$
5,550,482

 
$
1,426,693

 
$
455,945

 
$
504,326

 
$
13,507,723

 
$
5,447,158

Transfers Out Due to Deconsolidation of Funds
(49,350
)
 
(1,643,833
)
 

 

 

 
1,041,980

 
(651,203
)
 

Transfers In

 
41,303

 

 
58,537

 

 

 
99,840

 

Transfers Out
(96,640
)
 
(760
)
 

 

 

 

 
(97,400
)
 

Asset Purchases / Debt Issuances
18,535

 
210,044

 

 
229,252

 
10,761

 
169,744

 
638,336

 

Sales / Paydowns

 
(193,970
)
 
(7,639
)
 
(14,138
)
 
(2,826
)
 
(75,290
)
 
(293,863
)
 

Settlements

 
48,931

 

 

 

 

 
48,931

 
(7,639
)
Net Realized Gains (Losses)

 
(19,986
)
 

 

 

 
17,198

 
(2,788
)
 

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
45,622

 
(20,429
)
 
72,499

 
119,365

 
13,339

 
(162,261
)
 
68,135

 
66,762

Change in Other Comprehensive Income

 
(5,697
)
 

 

 

 

 
(5,697
)
 

Balance, End of Period
$
1,231,868

 
$
2,672,179

 
$
5,615,342

 
$
1,819,709

 
$
477,219

 
$
1,495,697

 
$
13,312,014

 
$
5,506,281

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Changes in Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities related to Level III Assets and Liabilities still held as of the Reporting Date
$
45,622

 
$
(20,429
)
 
$
72,499

 
$
119,365

 
$
13,339

 
$
(186,011
)
 
$
44,385

 
$
66,762


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Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
 
 
Level III Investments
 
Level III 
Debt Obligations
 
Private
Equity
 
Credit
 
Investments of
Consolidated
CFEs
 
Real Assets
 
Equity Method
 
Other
 
Total
 
Debt 
Obligations of
Consolidated
CFEs
Balance, Beg. of Period
$
1,559,559

 
$
3,290,361

 
$
5,406,220

 
$
1,807,128

 
$
570,522

 
$
1,767,573

 
$
14,401,363

 
$
5,294,741

Transfers Out Due to Deconsolidation of Funds

 
(95,962
)
 

 

 

 

 
(95,962
)
 

Transfers In

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers Out

 

 

 

 

 
(1,496
)
 
(1,496
)
 

Asset Purchases / Debt Issuances
824,505

 
943,898

 

 
605,228

 
11,132

 
223,504

 
2,608,267

 

Sales / Paydowns
(172,483
)
 
(718,324
)
 
(17,935
)
 
(107,641
)
 
(20,978
)
 
(142,736
)
 
(1,180,097
)
 

Settlements

 
19,125

 

 

 

 

 
19,125

 
(17,935
)
Net Realized Gains (Losses)
689

 
(102,629
)
 

 
(58,687
)
 
626

 
(23,441
)
 
(183,442
)
 

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
182,228

 
504,796

 
58,965

 
177,391

 
10,273

 
(51,777
)
 
881,876

 
56,397

Change in Other Comprehensive Income

 
23,805

 

 

 

 

 
23,805

 

Balance, End of Period
$
2,394,498

 
$
3,865,070

 
$
5,447,250

 
$
2,423,419

 
$
571,575

 
$
1,771,627

 
$
16,473,439

 
$
5,333,203

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Changes in Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities related to Level III Assets and Liabilities still held as of the Reporting Date
$
182,228

 
$
407,400

 
$
58,965

 
$
106,944

 
$
10,273

 
$
(51,777
)
 
$
714,033

 
$
56,397

 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
 
 
Level III Investments
 
Level III 
Debt Obligations
 
Private
Equity
 
Credit
 
Investments of
Consolidated
CFEs
 
Real Assets
 
Equity Method
 
Other
 
Total
 
Debt 
Obligations of
Consolidated
CFEs
Balance, Beg. of Period
$
18,903,538

 
$
5,012,355

 
$

 
$
4,048,281

 
$
891,606

 
$
2,581,188

 
$
31,436,968

 
$

Transfers Out Due to Deconsolidation of Funds
(17,856,098
)
 
(2,354,181
)
 

 
(2,628,999
)
 

 
(984,813
)
 
(23,824,091
)
 

Transfers In

 
43,750

 
4,343,829

 

 

 

 
4,387,579

 
4,272,081

Transfers Out
(104,000
)
 
(760
)
 

 

 
(311,270
)
 

 
(416,030
)
 

Asset Purchases / Debt Issuances
254,076

 
554,099

 
1,026,801

 
453,771

 
18,992

 
203,670

 
2,511,409

 
990,450

Sales / Paydowns

 
(480,074
)
 
(14,917
)
 
(72,757
)
 
(60,386
)
 
(130,818
)
 
(758,952
)
 

Settlements

 
50,178

 

 

 

 

 
50,178

 
(14,917
)
Net Realized Gains (Losses)

 
(8,595
)
 

 
12,355

 
(1,991
)
 
(7,415
)
 
(5,646
)
 

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
34,352

 
(142,137
)
 
259,629

 
7,058

 
(59,732
)
 
(166,115
)
 
(66,945
)
 
258,667

Change in Other Comprehensive Income

 
(2,456
)
 

 

 

 

 
(2,456
)
 

Balance, End of Period
$
1,231,868

 
$
2,672,179

 
$
5,615,342

 
$
1,819,709

 
$
477,219

 
$
1,495,697

 
$
13,312,014

 
$
5,506,281

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Changes in Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) Included in Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities related to Level III Assets and Liabilities still held as of the Reporting Date
$
34,352

 
$
(142,137
)
 
$
259,629

 
$
7,058

 
$
(59,732
)
 
$
(189,865
)
 
$
(90,695
)
 
$
258,667



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Total realized and unrealized gains and losses recorded for Level III assets and liabilities are reported in Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The following table summarizes the fair value transfers between fair value levels for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016:
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Assets, at fair value:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Transfers from Level I to Level II (1)
 
$

 
$
73,600

 
$

 
$
73,600

Transfers from Level II to Level III (2)
 
$

 
$
99,840

 
$

 
$
4,387,579

Transfers from Level III to Level II (3)
 
$

 
$
760

 
$

 
$
312,030

Transfers from Level III to Level I (4)
 
$

 
$
96,640

 
$
1,496

 
$
104,000

 
 
 
 
 
 


 


Liabilities, at fair value:
 
 
 
 
 


 


Transfers from Level II to Level III (5)
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
4,272,081


(1)
Transfers out of Level I into Level II are principally attributable to certain investments that experienced an insignificant level of market activity during the period and thus were valued in the absence of observable inputs.
(2)
Transfers out of Level II into Level III are principally attributable to certain investments that experienced an insignificant level of market activity during the period and thus were valued in the absence of observable inputs.
(3)
Transfers out of Level III into Level II are principally attributable to certain investments that experienced a higher level of market activity during the period and thus were valued using observable inputs.
(4)
Transfers out of Level III into Level I are attributable to portfolio companies that are valued using their publicly traded market price.
(5)
Transfers out of Level II into Level III are principally attributable to debt obligations of CMBS vehicles due to an insignificant level of market activity during the period and thus were valued in the absence of observable inputs.


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The following table presents additional information about valuation methodologies and significant unobservable inputs used for investments and debt obligations that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level III as of June 30, 2017 :
 
Fair Value
June 30,
2017
 
Valuation
Methodologies
 
Unobservable Input(s) (1)
 
Weighted
Average (2)
 
Range
 
Impact to
 Valuation
from an
Increase in
Input (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Private Equity
$
2,394,498

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Private Equity
$
1,131,550

 
Inputs to market comparables, discounted cash flow and transaction price
 
Illiquidity Discount
 
9.2%
 
5.0% - 15.0%
 
Decrease
 
 

 
 
Weight Ascribed to Market Comparables
 
48.1%
 
0.0% - 50.0%
 
(4)
 
 

 
 
Weight Ascribed to Discounted Cash Flow
 
49.3%
 
25.0% - 100.0%
 
(5)
 
 

 
 
Weight Ascribed to Transaction Price
 
2.6%
 
0.0% - 50.0%
 
(6)
 
 

 
Market comparables
 
Enterprise Value/LTM EBITDA Multiple
 
13.5x
 
5.9x - 26.0x
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
Enterprise Value/Forward EBITDA Multiple
 
12.0x
 
5.7x - 25.7x
 
Increase
 
 

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
 
9.8%
 
6.8% - 19.3%
 
Decrease
 
 

 
 
Enterprise Value/LTM EBITDA Exit Multiple
 
10.6x
 
6.0x - 13.4x
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Growth Equity
$
1,262,948

 
Inputs to market comparables, discounted cash flow and milestones
 
Illiquidity Discount
 
13.8%
 
10.0% - 20.0%
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
Weight Ascribed to Market Comparables
 
31.3%
 
0.0% - 100.0%
 
(4)
 
 
 
 
Weight Ascribed to Discounted Cash Flow
 
9.9%
 
0.0% - 75.0%
 
(5)
 
 
 
 
Weight Ascribed to Milestones
 
58.8%
 
0.0% - 100.0%
 
(6)
 
 
 
Scenario Weighting
 
Base
 
53.2%
 
30.0% - 80.0%
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
Downside
 
22.7%
 
10.0% - 40.0%
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
Upside
 
24.1%
 
10.0% - 40.0%
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit
$
3,865,070

 
Yield Analysis
 
Yield
 
11.3%
 
3.4% - 37.5%
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
Net Leverage
 
5.9x
 
0.3x - 19.3x
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
EBITDA Multiple
 
10.9x
 
0.1x - 18.4
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments of Consolidated CFEs
$
5,447,250

(9)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt Obligations of Consolidated CFEs
$
5,333,203

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Yield
 
5.4%
 
1.9% - 27.1%
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real Assets
$
2,423,419

(10)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Energy
$
1,267,241

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
 
10.7%
 
9.6% - 16.9%
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
 
Average Price Per BOE (8)
 
$36.05
 
$30.34 - $39.39
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real Estate
$
952,096

 
Inputs to direct income capitalization and discounted cash flow
 
Weight Ascribed to Direct Income Capitalization
 
34.2%
 
0.0% - 75.0%
 
(7)
 
 

 
 
Weight Ascribed to Discounted Cash Flow
 
65.8%
 
25.0% - 100.0%
 
(5)
 
 

 
Direct income capitalization
 
Current Capitalization Rate
 
5.8%
 
2.9% - 12.0%
 
Decrease
 
 

 
Discounted cash flow
 
Unlevered Discount Rate
 
9.1%
 
4.5% - 20.0%
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other
$
1,771,627

 
Inputs to market comparables, discounted cash flow and transaction price
 
Illiquidity Discount
 
10.6%
 
5.0% - 15.0%
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
Weight Ascribed to Market Comparables
 
27.2%
 
0.0% - 100.0%
 
(4)
 
 
 
 
Weight Ascribed to Discounted Cash Flow
 
46.8%
 
0.0% - 100.0%
 
(5)
 
 
 
 
Weight Ascribed to Transaction Price
 
26.0%
 
0.0% - 100.0%
 
(6)
 
 
 
Market comparables
 
Enterprise Value/LTM EBITDA Multiple
 
11.6x
 
0.1x - 17.7x
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
Enterprise Value/Forward EBITDA Multiple
 
9.9x
 
0.6x - 13.7x
 
Increase
 
 
 
Discounted cash flow
 
Weighted Average Cost of Capital
 
11.1%
 
5.6% - 16.5%
 
Decrease
 
 
 
 
Enterprise Value/LTM EBITDA Exit Multiple
 
6.9x
 
2.2x - 9.0x
 
Increase
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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(1)
In determining certain of these inputs, management evaluates a variety of factors including economic conditions, industry and market developments, market valuations of comparable companies and company specific developments including exit strategies and realization opportunities. Management has determined that market participants would take these inputs into account when valuing the investments and debt obligations. LTM means last twelve months and EBITDA means earnings before interest taxes depreciation and amortization.
(2)
Inputs were weighted based on the fair value of the investments included in the range.
(3)
Unless otherwise noted, this column represents the directional change in the fair value of the Level III investments that would result from an increase to the corresponding unobservable input. A decrease to the unobservable input would have the opposite effect. Significant increases and decreases in these inputs in isolation could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements.
(4)
The directional change from an increase in the weight ascribed to the market comparables approach would increase the fair value of the Level III investments if the market comparables approach results in a higher valuation than the discounted cash flow approach and transaction price. The opposite would be true if the market comparables approach results in a lower valuation than the discounted cash flow approach and transaction price.
(5)
The directional change from an increase in the weight ascribed to the discounted cash flow approach would increase the fair value of the Level III investments if the discounted cash flow approach results in a higher valuation than the market comparables approach, transaction price and direct income capitalization approach. The opposite would be true if the discounted cash flow approach results in a lower valuation than the market comparables approach and transaction price.
(6)
The directional change from an increase in the weight ascribed to the transaction price or milestones would increase the fair value of the Level III investments if the transaction price results in a higher valuation than the market comparables and discounted cash flow approach. The opposite would be true if the transaction price results in a lower valuation than the market comparables approach and discounted cash flow approach.
(7)
The directional change from an increase in the weight ascribed to the direct income capitalization approach would increase the fair value of the Level III investments if the direct income capitalization approach results in a higher valuation than the discounted cash flow approach. The opposite would be true if the direct income capitalization approach results in a lower valuation than the discounted cash flow approach.
(8)
The total energy fair value amount includes multiple investments (in multiple locations throughout North America) that are held in multiple investment funds and produce varying quantities of oil, condensate, natural gas liquids, and natural gas. Commodity price may be measured using a common volumetric equivalent where one barrel of oil equivalent, or BOE, is determined using the ratio of six thousand cubic feet of natural gas to one barrel of oil, condensate or natural gas liquids. The price per BOE is provided to show the aggregate of all price inputs for the various investments over a common volumetric equivalent although the valuations for specific investments may use price inputs specific to the asset for purposes of our valuations. The discounted cash flows include forecasted production of liquids (oil, condensate, and natural gas liquids) and natural gas with a forecasted revenue ratio of approximately 85% liquids and 15% natural gas.
(9)
KKR measures CMBS investments on the basis of the fair value of the financial liabilities of the CMBS vehicle. See Note 2 "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies."
(10)
Includes one Infrastructure investment for $204.1 million that was valued using a discounted cash flow analysis. The significant inputs used included the weighted average cost of capital 7.9% and the enterprise value/LTM EBITDA Exit Multiple 12.0 x.

The table above excludes equity method investments in the amount of $571.6 million , comprised primarily of interests in real estate joint ventures, which were valued using Level III value methodologies which are generally the same as those shown for real estate investments.

In the table above, certain private equity investments may be valued at cost for a period of time after an acquisition as the best indicator of fair value. In addition, certain valuations of private equity investments may be entirely or partially derived by reference to observable valuation measures for a pending or consummated transaction.
  
The various unobservable inputs used to determine the Level III valuations may have similar or diverging impacts on valuation. Significant increases and decreases in these inputs in isolation and interrelationships between those inputs could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements as noted in the table above.


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6. FAIR VALUE OPTION

The following table summarizes the financial instruments for which the fair value option has been elected:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Assets
 
 
 
Private Equity
$
576,936

 
$
96,721

Credit
2,804,341

 
1,392,525

Investments of Consolidated CFEs
15,286,680

 
13,950,897

Real Assets
331,410

 
247,376

Equity Method
779,152

 
791,418

Other
387,040

 
240,343

     Total
$
20,165,559

 
$
16,719,280

 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
Debt Obligations of Consolidated CFEs
$
14,740,575

 
$
13,858,288

     Total
$
14,740,575

 
$
13,858,288


The following tables present the realized and net change in unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments on which the fair value option was elected for the three and six months ended, June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2017
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2016
 
Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
 
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
 
Total
 
Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
 
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
 
Total
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Private Equity
$
689

 
$
40,133

 
$
40,822

 
$

 
$
846

 
$
846

Credit
(169,500
)
 
28,968

 
(140,532
)
 
10,213

 
3,603

 
13,816

Investments of Consolidated CFEs
(3,777
)
 
15,064

 
11,287

 
(183,816
)
 
287,866

 
104,050

Real Assets
30

 
40,822

 
40,852

 

 
5,355

 
5,355

Equity Method
626

 
(23,408
)
 
(22,782
)
 

 
(7,804
)
 
(7,804
)
Other
(3,346
)
 
(4,471
)
 
(7,817
)
 

 
(8,495
)
 
(8,495
)
     Total
$
(175,278
)
 
$
97,108

 
$
(78,170
)
 
$
(173,603
)
 
$
281,371

 
$
107,768

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt Obligations of Consolidated CFEs
35,621

 
(43,915
)
 
(8,294
)
 
102,542

 
(179,707
)
 
(77,165
)
     Total
$
35,621

 
$
(43,915
)
 
$
(8,294
)
 
$
102,542

 
$
(179,707
)
 
$
(77,165
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2017
 
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2016
 
Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
 
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
 
Total
 
Net Realized
Gains (Losses)
 
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
 
Total
Assets


 


 


 
 
 
 
 
 
Private Equity
$
689

 
$
40,495

 
$
41,184

 
$

 
$
(2,298
)
 
$
(2,298
)
Credit
(408,598
)
 
84,838

 
(323,760
)
 
5,017

 
(42,038
)
 
(37,021
)
Investments of Consolidated CFEs
(4,880
)
 
28,047

 
23,167

 
(220,805
)
 
507,050

 
286,245

Real Assets
(186
)
 
47,610

 
47,424

 

 
10,595

 
10,595

Equity Method
626

 
(3,046
)
 
(2,420
)
 
(1,991
)
 
(101,097
)
 
(103,088
)
Other
(22,145
)
 
12,810

 
(9,335
)
 
(1,816
)
 
(18,997
)
 
(20,813
)
     Total
$
(434,494
)
 
$
210,754

 
$
(223,740
)
 
$
(219,595
)
 
$
353,215

 
$
133,620

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt Obligations of Consolidated CFEs
40,446

 
(54,973
)
 
(14,527
)
 
102,542

 
(447,163
)
 
(344,621
)
     Total
$
40,446

 
$
(54,973
)
 
$
(14,527
)
 
$
102,542

 
$
(447,163
)
 
$
(344,621
)

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7. NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO KKR & CO. L.P. PER COMMON UNIT
 
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , basic and diluted Net Income (Loss) attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. per common unit were calculated as follows:
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. Common Unitholders
$
405,646

 
$
93,890

 
$
664,989

 
$
(236,049
)
Basic Net Income (Loss) Per Common Unit
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted Average Common Units Outstanding - Basic
466,170,025

 
448,221,538

 
459,967,395

 
449,241,840

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. Per Common Unit - Basic
$
0.87

 
$
0.21

 
$
1.45

 
$
(0.53
)
Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Common Unit 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted Average Common Units Outstanding - Basic
466,170,025

 
448,221,538

 
459,967,395

 
449,241,840

Weighted Average Unvested Common Units and Other Exchangeable Securities
35,007,398

 
33,588,074

 
38,975,899

 

Weighted Average Common Units Outstanding - Diluted
501,177,423

 
481,809,612

 
498,943,294

 
449,241,840

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. Per Common Unit - Diluted
$
0.81

 
$
0.19

 
$
1.33

 
$
(0.53
)
 
Weighted Average Common Units Outstanding—Diluted primarily includes unvested equity awards that have been granted under the Equity Incentive Plan as well as exchangeable equity securities issued in connection with the acquisition of Avoca. Vesting or exchanges of these equity interests dilute KKR and KKR Holdings pro rata in accordance with their respective ownership interests in the KKR Group Partnerships.

For the six months ended June 30, 2016, equity awards granted under the Equity Incentive Plan as well as exchangeable equity securities issued in connection with the acquisition of Avoca have been excluded from the calculation of diluted Net Income (Loss) attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. per common unit since these equity awards and exchangeable equity securities would be anti-dilutive, having the effect of decreasing the loss per common unit.

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Weighted Average KKR Holdings Units Outstanding
346,473,324

 
358,728,334

 
349,513,066

 
359,522,981


For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , KKR Holdings units have been excluded from the calculation of Net Income (Loss) attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. per common unit - diluted since the exchange of these units would not dilute KKR’s respective ownership interests in the KKR Group Partnerships.




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8. OTHER ASSETS AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER LIABILITIES
 
Other Assets consist of the following:
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Unsettled Investment Sales (1)
$
133,493

 
$
144,600

Receivables
333,976

 
49,279

Due from Broker (2)
497,265

 
1,084,602

Oil & Gas Assets, net (3)
264,256

 
276,694

Deferred Tax Assets, net
277,317

 
286,948

Interest Receivable
201,157

 
158,511

Fixed Assets, net (4)
322,968

 
283,262

Foreign Exchange Contracts and Options (5)
113,147

 
240,627

Intangible Assets, net (6)
19,320

 
135,024

Goodwill (6)
83,500

 
89,000

Derivative Assets
64,466

 
81,593

Deferred Transaction Related Expenses
41,571

 
17,688

Prepaid Taxes
45,479

 
46,996

Prepaid Expenses
15,188

 
17,761

Deferred Financing Costs
10,318

 
10,507

Other
70,108

 
73,773

Total
$
2,493,529

 
$
2,996,865

 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Represents amounts due from third parties for investments sold for which cash settlement has not occurred.
(2)
Represents amounts held at clearing brokers resulting from securities transactions.
(3)
Includes proved and unproved oil and natural gas properties under the successful efforts method of accounting, which is net of impairment write-downs, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization.
(4)
Net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $149,694 and $141,911 as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense of $3,867 and $3,988 for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $8,064 and $7,904 for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, is included in General, Administrative and Other in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.
(5)
Represents derivative financial instruments used to manage foreign exchange risk arising from certain foreign currency denominated investments.
(6)
See Note 16 “Goodwill and Intangible Assets.”

    


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Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities consist of the following:
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Amounts Payable to Carry Pool (1)
$
1,152,015

 
$
987,994

Unsettled Investment Purchases (2)
913,528

 
722,076

Securities Sold Short (3) 
583,665

 
647,234

Derivative Liabilities
78,671

 
100,015

Accrued Compensation and Benefits
181,255

 
20,764

Interest Payable
148,847

 
114,894

Foreign Exchange Contracts and Options (4)
176,400

 
75,218

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
128,341

 
114,854

Deferred Rent
20,053

 
19,144

Taxes Payable
25,518

 
12,514

Redemptions Payable

 
4,021

Due to Broker (5)

 
83,206

Other Liabilities
99,836

 
79,326

Total
$
3,508,129

 
$
2,981,260

 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Represents the amount of carried interest payable to principals, professionals and other individuals with respect to KKR’s active funds and co-investment vehicles that provide for carried interest.
(2)
Represents amounts owed to third parties for investment purchases for which cash settlement has not occurred.
(3)
Represents the obligations of KKR to deliver a specified security at a future point in time. Such securities are measured at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. See Note 3 “Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities” for the net changes in fair value associated with these instruments.
(4)
Represents derivative financial instruments used to manage foreign exchange risk arising from certain foreign currency denominated investments.
(5)
Represents amounts owed for securities transactions initiated at clearing brokers.



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9. VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES
 
Consolidated VIEs
 
KKR consolidates certain VIEs in which it is determined that KKR is the primary beneficiary as described in Note 2 "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" and which are predominately CFEs and certain investment funds. The primary purpose of these VIEs is to provide strategy specific investment opportunities to earn capital gains, current income or both in exchange for management and performance based fees or carried interest. KKR’s investment strategies for these VIEs differ by product; however, the fundamental risks have similar characteristics, including loss of invested capital and loss of management fees and carried interests. KKR does not provide performance guarantees and has no other financial obligation to provide funding to these consolidated VIEs, beyond amounts previously committed, if any.
  
Unconsolidated VIEs
 
KKR holds variable interests in certain VIEs which are not consolidated as it has been determined that KKR is not the primary beneficiary. VIEs that are not consolidated include certain investment funds sponsored by KKR and certain CLO vehicles.
 
Investments in Unconsolidated Investment Funds
 
KKR’s investment strategies differ by investment fund; however, the fundamental risks have similar characteristics, including loss of invested capital and loss of management fees and carried interests. KKR’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its investments in the unconsolidated investment funds is the carrying value of such investments, including KKR's capital interest and any unrealized carried interest, which was approximately $4.2 billion at June 30, 2017 . Accordingly, disaggregation of KKR’s involvement by type of unconsolidated investment fund would not provide more useful information. For these unconsolidated investment funds in which KKR is the sponsor, KKR may have an obligation as general partner to provide commitments to such investment funds. As of June 30, 2017 , KKR's commitments to these unconsolidated investment funds was $2.8 billion . KKR has not provided any financial support other than its obligated amount as of June 30, 2017 .
 
Investments in Unconsolidated CLO Vehicles
 
KKR provides collateral management services for, and has made nominal investments in, certain CLO vehicles that it does not consolidate. KKR’s investments in the unconsolidated CLO vehicles, if any, are carried at fair value in the consolidated statements of financial condition. KKR earns management fees, including subordinated collateral management fees, for managing the collateral of the CLO vehicles. As of June 30, 2017 , combined assets under management in the pools of unconsolidated CLO vehicles were $0.7 billion . KKR’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its investments in the residual interests of unconsolidated CLO vehicles is the carrying value of such investments, which was $1.2 million as of June 30, 2017 . CLO investors in the CLO vehicles may only use the assets of the CLO to settle the debt of the related CLO, and otherwise have no recourse against KKR for any losses sustained in the CLO structures.
 
As of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , the maximum exposure to loss, before allocations to the carry pool and noncontrolling interests, if any, for those VIEs in which KKR is determined not to be the primary beneficiary but in which it has a variable interest is as follows:
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Investments
$
4,230,381

 
$
3,632,162

Due from (to) Affiliates, net
42,416

 
(60,604
)
Maximum Exposure to Loss
$
4,272,797

 
$
3,571,558


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10. DEBT OBLIGATIONS
 
KKR borrows and enters into credit agreements and issues debt for its general operating and investment purposes. Additionally, certain of KKR's consolidated investment funds borrow to meet financing needs of their operating and investing activities. KKR consolidates and reports KFN's debt obligations which are non-recourse to KKR beyond the assets of KFN.

Fund financing facilities have been established for the benefit of certain investment funds. When an investment fund borrows from the facility in which it participates, the proceeds from the borrowings are limited for their intended use by the borrowing investment fund. KKR’s obligations with respect to these financing arrangements are generally limited to KKR’s pro-rata equity interest in such funds.

In addition, certain consolidated CFE vehicles issue debt securities to third party investors which are collateralized by assets held by the CFE vehicle. Debt securities issued by CFEs are supported solely by the assets held at the CFEs and are not collateralized by assets of any other KKR entity. CFEs also may have warehouse facilities with banks to provide liquidity to the CFE. The CFE's debt obligations are non-recourse to KKR beyond the assets of the CFE.
 
KKR’s borrowings consisted of the following:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
Financing Available
 
Borrowing Outstanding
 
Fair Value
 
Financing Available
 
Borrowing Outstanding
 
Fair Value
 
Revolving Credit Facilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate Credit Agreement
$
1,000,000

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,000,000

 
$

 
$

 
KCM Credit Agreement
488,256

 

 

 
500,000

 

 

 
KCM Short-Term Credit Agreement
750,000

 

 

 

 

 

 
Notes Issued:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KKR Issued 6.375% Notes Due 2020 (1)

 
498,097

 
560,675

(10)  

 
497,804

 
562,960

(10)  
KKR Issued 5.500% Notes Due 2043 (2)

 
491,327

 
554,950

(10)  

 
491,158

 
502,800

(10)  
KKR Issued 5.125% Notes Due 2044 (3)

 
990,192

 
1,058,750

(10)  

 
990,009

 
955,240

(10)  
KFN Issued 5.500% Notes Due 2032 (4)

 
367,728

 
378,417

 

 

 

 
KFN Issued 7.500% Notes Due 2042 (5)

 

 

 

 
123,008

 
116,699

(11)  
KFN Issued Junior Subordinated Notes (6)

 
235,330

 
201,365

 

 
250,154

 
210,084

 
Other Consolidated Debt Obligations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fund Financing Facilities and Other (7)
2,643,471

 
2,102,004

 
2,102,004

(12)  
2,039,532

 
2,333,654

 
2,333,654

(12)  
CLO Senior Secured Notes (8)

 
9,132,461

 
9,132,461

 

 
8,279,812

 
8,279,812

 
CLO Subordinated Notes (8)

 
274,911

 
274,911

 

 
283,735

 
283,735

 
CMBS Debt Obligations (9)

 
5,333,203

 
5,333,203

 

 
5,294,741

 
5,294,741

 
 
$
4,881,727

 
$
19,425,253

 
$
19,596,736

 
$
3,539,532

 
$
18,544,075

 
$
18,539,725

 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
$500 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% senior notes of KKR due 2020. Borrowing outstanding is presented net of i) unamortized note discount and ii) unamortized debt issuance costs of $1.2 million and $1.4 million as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
(2)
$500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.500% senior notes of KKR due 2043. Borrowing outstanding is presented net of i) unamortized note discount and ii) unamortized debt issuance costs of $3.8 million and $3.9 million as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
(3)
$1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.125% senior notes of KKR due 2044. Borrowing outstanding is presented net of i) unamortized note discount (net of premium) and ii) unamortized debt issuance costs of $8.5 million and $8.6 million as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.
(4)
KKR consolidates KFN and thus reports KFN’s outstanding $375 million aggregate principal amount of 5.500% senior unsecured notes due 2032. Borrowing outstanding is presented net of i) unamortized note discount and ii) unamortized debt issuance costs of $4.7 million as of June 30, 2017 . These debt obligations are classified as Level III within the fair value hierarchy and valued using the same valuation methodologies as KKR’s Level III credit investments.
(5)
KKR consolidates KFN and thus reports KFN’s outstanding $115 million aggregate principal amount of 7.500% senior notes due 2042. These senior notes were redeemed in April 2017. Borrowing outstanding is presented net of unamortized note premium as of December 31, 2016.    
(6)
KKR consolidates KFN and thus reports KFN’s outstanding $264.8 million aggregate principal amount of junior subordinated notes. The weighted average interest rate is 3.6% and the weighted average years to maturity is 19.5 years as of June 30, 2017 . These debt obligations are classified as Level III within the fair value hierarchy and valued using the same valuation methodologies as KKR’s Level III credit investments.

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(7)
Certain of KKR’s consolidated investment funds have entered into financing arrangements with major financial institutions, generally to enable such investment funds to make investments prior to or without receiving capital from fund limited partners. The weighted average interest rate is 2.6% and 2.4% as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively. In addition, the weighted average years to maturity is 4.0 years and 2.4 years as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 , respectively.
(8)
CLO debt obligations are carried at fair value and are classified as Level II within the fair value hierarchy. See Note 5 “Fair Value Measurements.”
(9)
CMBS debt obligations are carried at fair value and are classified as Level III within the fair value hierarchy. See Note 5 “Fair Value Measurements.”
(10)
The notes are classified as Level II within the fair value hierarchy and fair value is determined by third party broker quotes.
(11)
The notes are classified as Level I within the fair value hierarchy and fair value is determined by quoted prices in active markets since the debt is publicly listed.
(12)
Carrying value approximates fair value given the fund financing facilities’ interest rates are variable.

Revolving Credit Facilities

KCM Short-Term Credit Agreement

On June 29, 2017, KKR Capital Markets entered into a 364 -day revolving credit agreement (the “KCM Short-Term Credit Agreement”) with a major financial institution for use in KKR’s capital markets business. This financial institution also provides the existing KCM Credit Agreement. The KCM Short-Term Credit Agreement provides for revolving borrowings of up to $750 million , expires on June 28, 2018, and ranks pari passu with the KCM Credit Agreement. Borrowings under the KCM Short-Term Credit Agreement may only be used to facilitate the settlement of debt transactions syndicated by KKR’s capital markets business. Obligations under the KCM Short-Term Credit Agreement are limited solely to entities involved in KKR’s capital markets business, and liabilities under the KCM Short-Term Credit Agreement are non-recourse to other parts of KKR.

If a borrowing is made under the KCM Short-Term Credit Agreement, the interest rate will vary depending on the type of drawdown requested. If the borrowing is a Eurocurrency loan, it will be based on a LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin ranging between 1.25% and 2.50% , depending on the duration of the loan. If the borrowing is an ABR loan, it will be based on a base rate plus an applicable margin ranging between 0.25% and 1.50% , depending on the duration of the loan.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2017, no amounts were borrowed under the KCM Short-Term Credit Agreement.

Notes Issuances and Redemptions

KFN Issued 5.500% Notes Due 2032

On March 30, 2017, KFN issued $375.0 million par amount of 5.500% Senior Unsecured Notes (“KFN 2032 Senior Unsecured Notes”) in a private placement, resulting in net proceeds to KFN of $368.6 million . Interest on the KFN 2032 Senior Unsecured Notes is payable semi-annually on March 30th and September 30th. The KFN 2032 Senior Unsecured Notes will mature on March 30, 2032. KFN may redeem the KFN 2032 Senior Unsecured Notes in whole, but not in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption on or after March 30, 2022 and annually thereafter, after providing notice to noteholders of such redemption not less than 30 and no more than 60 business days prior to such redemption date. At any time prior to March 30, 2022, KFN may redeem the KFN 2032 Senior Unsecured Notes in whole, but not in part, at a redemption price equal to (i) 100% of the outstanding principal amount, (ii) plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of redemption, (iii) plus the excess, if any, of (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the Notes (as if the Notes matured on March 30, 2022), discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) at a rate equal to the sum of the applicable treasury rate plus 50 basis points, minus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the KFN 2032 Senior Unsecured Notes being redeemed to, but excluding, the redemption date over (b) the principal amount of the KFN 2032 Senior Unsecured Notes being redeemed.

KFN Issued 7.500% Notes Due 2042

On April 24, 2017, KFN redeemed all of its outstanding 7.500% Senior Notes due 2042 (the “KFN 2042 Senior Notes”) for cash, in accordance with the optional redemption provisions provided in the documents governing the KFN 2042 Senior Notes. The redemption price was equal to 100% of the principal amount of the KFN 2042 Senior Notes plus unpaid interest accrued thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date, in accordance with the terms of the KFN 2042 Senior Notes.

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Other Consolidated Debt Obligations

Debt Obligations of Consolidated CFEs
 
As of June 30, 2017 , debt obligations of consolidated CFEs consisted of the following: 
    
 
Borrowing
Outstanding
 
Weighted
Average
Interest Rate
 
Weighted Average
Remaining
Maturity in Years
Senior Secured Notes of Consolidated CLOs
$
9,132,461

 
2.7
%
 
11.2
Subordinated Notes of Consolidated CLOs
274,911

 
(1)

 
11.4
Debt Obligations of Consolidated CMBS Vehicles
5,333,203

 
4.5
%
 
31.5
 
$
14,740,575

 
 

 
 
 
 
(1)
The subordinated notes do not have contractual interest rates but instead receive a pro rata amount of the net distributions from the excess cash flows of the respective CLO vehicle. Accordingly, weighted average borrowing rates for the subordinated notes are based on cash distributions during the period, if any.

Debt obligations of consolidated CFEs are collateralized by assets held by each respective CFE vehicle and assets of one CFE vehicle may not be used to satisfy the liabilities of another. As of June 30, 2017 , the fair value of the consolidated CFE assets was $16.5 billion . This collateral consisted of Cash and Cash Equivalents Held at Consolidated Entities, Investments, and Other Assets.

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11. INCOME TAXES
 
The consolidated entities of KKR are generally treated as partnerships or disregarded entities for U.S. and non-U.S. tax purposes.  The taxes payable on the income generated by partnerships and disregarded entities are generally paid by the fund investors, unitholders, principals and other third parties who beneficially own such partnerships and disregarded entities and are generally not payable by KKR.  However, certain consolidated entities are or are treated as corporations for U.S. and non-U.S. tax purposes and are therefore subject to U.S. federal, state and/or local income taxes and/or non-U.S. taxes at the entity-level. In addition, certain consolidated entities which are treated as partnerships for U.S. tax purposes are subject to the New York City Unincorporated Business Tax or other local taxes.
 
The effective tax rates were 2.09% and 2.16% for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and 3.42% and (1.66)% for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The effective tax rate differs from the statutory rate primarily due to the following: (i) a substantial portion of the reported net income (loss) before taxes is not attributable to KKR but rather is attributable to noncontrolling interests held in KKR’s consolidated entities by KKR Holdings or by third parties, (ii) a significant portion of the amount of the reported net income (loss) before taxes attributable to KKR is from certain entities that are not subject to U.S. federal, state or local income taxes and/or non-U.S. taxes, and (iii) certain compensation charges attributable to KKR are not deductible for tax purposes.
 
During the three and six month period ended June 30, 2017 , there were no material changes to KKR’s uncertain tax positions and KKR believes there will be no significant increase or decrease to the uncertain tax positions within 12 months of the reporting date.


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12. EQUITY BASED COMPENSATION
 
The following table summarizes the expense associated with equity based compensation for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2017
 
2016
Equity Incentive Plan Units
$
44,976

 
$
48,026

 
$
94,919

 
$
97,987

KKR Holdings Principal Awards
27,268

 
7,165

 
72,247

 
13,713

Other Exchangeable Securities

 
3,590

 

 
6,846

Discretionary Compensation
15,696

 
1,876

 
31,810

 
5,934

Total
$
87,940

 
$
60,657

 
$
198,976

 
$
124,480

 
Equity Incentive Plan
 
Under the Equity Incentive Plan, KKR is permitted to grant equity awards representing ownership interests in KKR & Co. L.P. common units. Vested awards under the Equity Incentive Plan dilute KKR & Co. L.P. common unitholders and KKR Holdings pro rata in accordance with their respective percentage interests in the KKR Group Partnerships.

The total number of common units that may be issued under the Equity Incentive Plan is equivalent to 15% of the number of fully diluted common units outstanding, subject to annual adjustment. Equity awards have been granted under the Equity Incentive Plan and are generally subject to service based vesting, typically over a three to five year period from the date of grant. In certain cases, these awards are subject to transfer restrictions and/or minimum retained ownership requirements. The transfer restriction period, if applicable, lasts for (i)  one year with respect to one-half of the interests vesting on any vesting date and (ii)  two years with respect to the other one-half of the interests vesting on such vesting date. While providing services to KKR, if applicable, certain of these awards are also subject to minimum retained ownership rules requiring the award recipient to continuously hold common unit equivalents equal to at least 15% of their cumulatively vested awards that have the minimum retained ownership requirement.
 
Expense associated with the vesting of these awards is based on the closing price of the KKR & Co. L.P. common units on the date of grant, discounted for the lack of participation rights in the expected distributions on unvested units. Beginning with the financial results reported for the first quarter of 2017, KKR intends to make quarterly distributions to common unitholders of $ 0.17 per common unit per quarter or $ 0.68 per year. Therefore, for units granted on or after January 1, 2017, the discount for lack of participation rights in the expected distributions on unvested units is based on the $ 0.68 annual distribution. KKR has made equal quarterly distributions to holders of its common units of $0 .16 per common unit per quarter or $ 0.64 per year in respect of financial results reported for the first quarter of 2016 through the fourth quarter of 2016. Accordingly, for units granted subsequent to December 31, 2015 but before January 1, 2017, the discount for the lack of participation rights in the expected distributions on unvested units was based on the $0.64 annual distribution. The discount range for awards granted prior to December 31, 2015 was based on management’s estimates of future distributions that the unvested equity awards would not be entitled to receive between the grant date and the vesting date which ranged from 8% to 56% .
 
Expense is recognized on a straight line basis over the life of the award and assumes a forfeiture rate of up to 8% annually based upon expected turnover by class of recipient.


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As of June 30, 2017 , there was approximately $304.3 million of estimated unrecognized expense related to unvested awards. That cost is expected to be recognized as follows:
Year
 
Unrecognized Expense 
(in millions)
Remainder of 2017
 
$
83.1

2018
 
123.1

2019
 
72.3

2020
 
21.8

2021
 
3.7

2022
 
0.3

Total
 
$
304.3


A summary of the status of unvested awards granted under the Equity Incentive Plan from January 1, 2017 through June 30, 2017 is presented below:
 
Units
 
Weighted
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
Balance, January 1, 2017
37,498,333

 
$
13.85

Granted
2,512,331

 
15.21

Vested
(8,321,851
)
 
14.80

Forfeited
(1,244,074
)
 
13.72

Balance, June 30, 2017
30,444,739

 
$
13.71

 
The weighted average remaining vesting period over which unvested awards are expected to vest is 1.4 years .
 
A summary of the remaining vesting tranches of awards granted under the Equity Incentive Plan is presented below:
Vesting Date
 
Units
October 1, 2017
 
3,700,493

April 1, 2018
 
10,015,163

October 1, 2018
 
3,148,174

April 1, 2019
 
6,842,517

October 1, 2019
 
1,736,871

April 1, 2020
 
3,683,049

October 1, 2020
 
519,844

April 1, 2021
 
593,544

October 1, 2021
 
120,000

April 1, 2022
 
85,084

 
 
30,444,739


KKR Holdings Awards

KKR Holdings units are exchangeable for KKR Group Partnership Units and allow for their exchange into common units of KKR & Co. L.P. on a one -for one basis. As of June 30, 2017 and 2016, KKR Holdings owned approximately 42.2% or 342,993,993 and 44.6% , or 358,673,603 units respectively, of outstanding KKR Group Partnership Units. Awards for KKR Holdings units that have been granted are generally subject to service based vesting, typically over a three to five year period from the date of grant. They are also subject to transfer restrictions which last for (i) one year with respect to one-half of the interests vesting on any vesting date and (ii) two years with respect to the other one-half of the interests vesting on such vesting date. While providing services to KKR, the recipients are also subject to minimum retained ownership rules requiring them to continuously hold 25% of their vested interests. Upon separation from KKR, award recipients are subject to the terms of a confidentiality and restrictive covenants agreement that would require the forfeiture of certain vested and unvested units should

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the terms of the agreement be violated. Holders of KKR Holdings units are not entitled to participate in distributions made on KKR Group Partnership Units underlying their KKR Holdings units until such units are vested.

Because KKR Holdings is a partnership, all of the 342,993,993 KKR Holdings units have been legally allocated, but the allocation of 7,936,872 of these units has not been communicated to each respective principal and the final allocation and terms of vesting for these units are subject to change and the exercise of judgment by the general partner of KKR Holdings. It was therefore determined that the grant date and service inception date had not occurred and these units do not yet meet the criteria for recognition of compensation expense.
    
The fair value of awards granted out of KKR Holdings is generally based on the closing price of KKR & Co L.P. common units on the date of grant. KKR determined this to be the best evidence of fair value as a KKR & Co. L.P. common unit is traded in an active market and has an observable market price. Additionally, a KKR Holdings unit is an instrument with terms and conditions similar to those of a KKR & Co. L.P. common unit. Specifically, units in both KKR Holdings and KKR & Co. L.P. represent ownership interests in KKR Group Partnership Units and, subject to any vesting, minimum retained ownership requirements and transfer restrictions, each KKR Holdings unit is exchangeable into a KKR Group Partnership Unit and then into a KKR & Co. L.P. common unit on a one -for-one basis.

In February 2016, approximately 28.9 million KKR Holdings units were granted that were originally subject to market condition and service-based vesting that were subsequently modified in November 2016 to eliminate the market condition vesting and instead require only service-based vesting in equal annual installments over a five year period. At the date of modification, total future compensation expense amounted to $320.9 million , net of estimated forfeitures, to be recognized over the remaining vesting period of the modified awards.

The awards described above were granted from outstanding but previously unallocated units of KKR Holdings, and consequently these grants did not increase the number of KKR Holdings units outstanding or outstanding KKR common units on a fully-diluted basis. If and when vested, these awards will not dilute KKR's respective ownership interests in the KKR Group Partnerships.
    
KKR Holdings Awards give rise to equity-based compensation in the consolidated statements of operations based on the grant-date fair value of the award discounted for the lack of participation rights in the expected distributions on unvested units. Beginning with the financial results reported for the first quarter of 2017, KKR intends to make quarterly distributions to common unitholders of $ 0.17 per common unit per quarter or $ 0.68 per year. Therefore, for awards granted on or after January 1, 2017, the discount for lack of participation rights in the expected distributions on unvested units is based on the $ 0.68 annual distribution. KKR has made equal quarterly distributions to holders of its common units of $0.16 per common unit per quarter or $0.64 per year in respect of financial results reported for the first quarter of 2016 through the fourth quarter of 2016. Accordingly, for awards granted subsequent to December 31, 2015 but before January 1, 2017, the discount for the lack of participation rights in the expected distributions on unvested units was based on the $0.64 annual distribution.

Expense is recognized on a straight line basis over the life of the award and assumes a forfeiture rate of up to 8% annually based on expected turnover by class of recipient.

As of June 30, 2017 , there was approximately $235.5 million of estimated unrecognized expense related to unvested KKR Holdings awards. That cost is expected to be recognized as follows:
Year
 
Unrecognized Expense 
(in millions)
Remainder of 2017
 
$
36.5

2018
 
66.2

2019
 
60.1

2020
 
54.9

2021
 
17.8

Total
 
$
235.5




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A summary of the status of unvested awards granted under the KKR Holdings Plan from January 1, 2017 through June 30, 2017 is presented below:
 
Units
 
Weighted
Average Grant
Date Fair Value
Balance, January 1, 2017
28,245,886

 
$
12.10

Granted

 

Vested
(5,968,939
)
 
13.97

Forfeited
(377,807
)
 
11.61

Balance, June 30, 2017
21,899,140

 
$
11.60


The weighted average remaining vesting period over which unvested awards are expected to vest is 2.3 years.

A summary of the remaining vesting tranches of awards granted under the KKR Holdings Plan is presented below:
Vesting Date
 
Units
October 1, 2017
 
93,486

April 1, 2018
 
824,999

May 1, 2018
 
5,110,000

April 1, 2019
 
349,143

May 1, 2019
 
5,110,000

April 1, 2020
 
191,512

May 1, 2020
 
5,110,000

May 1, 2021
 
5,110,000

 
 
21,899,140


Other Exchangeable Securities
 
As of October 1, 2016, all equity securities of a subsidiary of a KKR Group Partnership and of KKR & Co. L.P. both of which are exchangeable into common units of KKR & Co. L.P. on a one -for-one basis issued in connection with the acquisition of Avoca ("Other Exchangeable Securities") have either vested or forfeited, and there is no unrecognized expense associated with Other Exchangeable Securities as of June 30, 2017.

Discretionary Compensation
 
KKR employees and certain employees of certain consolidated entities are eligible to receive discretionary cash bonuses. While cash bonuses paid to most employees are borne by KKR and certain consolidated entities and result in customary compensation and benefits expense, cash bonuses that are paid to certain principals are currently borne by KKR Holdings. These compensation charges are currently recorded based on the amount of cash expected to be paid by KKR Holdings.

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13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
 
Due from Affiliates consists of:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Amounts due from portfolio companies
$
90,439

 
$
66,940

Amounts due from unconsolidated investment funds
296,986

 
170,219

Amounts due from related entities
7,292

 
13,293

Due from Affiliates
$
394,717

 
$
250,452



Due to Affiliates consists of:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Amounts due to KKR Holdings in connection with the tax receivable agreement
$
137,770

 
$
128,091

Amounts due to unconsolidated investment funds
254,570

 
230,823

Amounts due to related entities

 
565

Due to Affiliates
$
392,340

 
$
359,479



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14. SEGMENT REPORTING
 
KKR operates through four reportable business segments. These segments, which are differentiated primarily by their business objectives and investment strategies, are presented below. These financial results represent the combined financial results of the KKR Group Partnerships on a segment basis. KKR earns the majority of its fees from subsidiaries located in the United States.
 
Private Markets
 
Through KKR’s Private Markets segment, KKR manages and sponsors private equity funds and co-investment vehicles, which invest capital for long-term appreciation, either through controlling ownership of a company or strategic minority positions. KKR also manages and sponsors investment funds and co-investment vehicles that invest capital in real assets, such as infrastructure, energy and real estate.
 
Public Markets
 
KKR operates and reports its combined credit and hedge funds businesses through the Public Markets segment. KKR’s credit business invests capital in leveraged credit strategies, including leveraged loans, high yield bonds and opportunistic credit, and alternative credit strategies including special situations and private credit opportunities, such as mezzanine or private credit opportunities, direct lending, and revolving credit investment strategies. KKR’s hedge funds business consists of strategic partnerships with third party hedge fund managers in which KKR owns minority stakes.
 
Capital Markets
 
KKR’s global capital markets business supports the firm, portfolio companies, and third-party clients by developing and implementing both traditional and non-traditional capital solutions for investments or companies seeking financing. These services include arranging debt and equity financing for transactions, placing and underwriting securities offerings and providing other types of capital markets services.

Principal Activities

Through KKR's Principal Activities segment, we manage the firm’s assets and deploy capital to support and grow our businesses.

KKR's Principal Activities segment uses its balance sheet assets to support KKR's investment management and capital markets businesses, including to make capital commitments as general partner to its funds, to seed new businesses or investments for new funds or to bridge capital selectively for its funds’ investments.

The Principal Activities segment also provides the required capital to fund the various commitments of KKR's Capital Markets business or to meet regulatory capital requirements.
 
Key Performance Measure - Economic Net Income (“ENI”)
 
ENI is used by management in making operating and resource deployment decisions as well as assessing the overall performance of each of KKR’s reportable business segments. The reportable segments for KKR’s business are presented prior to giving effect to the allocation of income (loss) between KKR & Co. L.P. and KKR Holdings and as such represents the business in total. In addition, KKR’s reportable segments are presented without giving effect to the consolidation of the funds that KKR manages.

ENI is a measure of profitability for KKR’s reportable segments and is used by management as an alternative measurement of the operating and investment earnings of KKR and its business segments. ENI is comprised of total segment revenues; less total segment expenses and certain economic interests in KKR’s segments held by third parties.

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The following tables present the financial data for KKR’s reportable segments:
 
 
As of and for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
Private
Markets
 
Public
 Markets
 
Capital
Markets
 
Principal Activities
 
Total
Reportable
Segments
Segment Revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Management Fees
$
142,253

 
$
87,316

 
$

 
$

 
$
229,569

Monitoring Fees
30,510

 

 

 

 
30,510

Transaction Fees
37,252

 
25,515

 
93,698

 

 
156,465

Fee Credits
(31,750
)
 
(19,634
)
 

 

 
(51,384
)
Total Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
178,265

 
93,197

 
93,698

 

 
365,160

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Income (Loss)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Realized Incentive Fees

 
2,624

 

 

 
2,624

Realized Carried Interest
264,668

 

 

 

 
264,668

Unrealized Carried Interest
279,010

 
17,709

 

 

 
296,719

Total Performance Income (Loss)
543,678

 
20,333

 

 

 
564,011

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Net Realized Gains (Losses)

 

 

 
7,180

 
7,180

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)

 

 

 
307,977

 
307,977

Total Realized and Unrealized

 

 

 
315,157

 
315,157

Interest Income and Dividends

 

 

 
67,836

 
67,836

Interest Expense

 

 

 
(47,026
)
 
(47,026
)
Net Interest and Dividends

 

 

 
20,810

 
20,810

Total Investment Income (Loss)

 

 

 
335,967

 
335,967

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Segment Revenues
721,943

 
113,530

 
93,698

 
335,967

 
1,265,138

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Expenses
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Compensation and Benefits
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Cash Compensation and Benefits
60,453

 
22,950

 
17,568

 
34,551

 
135,522

Realized Performance Income Compensation
110,867

 
1,050

 

 

 
111,917

Unrealized Performance Income Compensation
112,690

 
7,084

 

 

 
119,774

Total Compensation and Benefits
284,010

 
31,084

 
17,568

 
34,551

 
367,213

Occupancy and Related Charges
7,530

 
1,749

 
628

 
3,500

 
13,407

Other Operating Expenses
27,992

 
8,234

 
3,699

 
13,144

 
53,069

Total Segment Expenses
319,532

 
41,067

 
21,895

 
51,195

 
433,689

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 
1,180

 

 
1,180

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Economic Net Income (Loss)
$
402,411

 
$
72,463

 
$
70,623

 
$
284,772

 
$
830,269

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Assets
$
2,032,830

 
$
1,252,887

 
$
517,438

 
$
11,197,514

 
$
15,000,669



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As of and for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
Private
Markets
 
Public
Markets
 
Capital
Markets
 
Principal Activities
 
Total
Reportable
Segments
Segment Revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Management Fees
$
118,783

 
$
84,834

 
$

 
$

 
$
203,617

Monitoring Fees
28,998

 

 

 

 
28,998

Transaction Fees
23,400

 
5,888

 
39,276

 

 
68,564

Fee Credits
(33,319
)
 
(5,754
)
 

 

 
(39,073
)
Total Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
137,862

 
84,968

 
39,276

 

 
262,106

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Income (Loss)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Realized Incentive Fees

 
4,645

 

 

 
4,645

Realized Carried Interest
305,275

 

 

 

 
305,275

Unrealized Carried Interest
9,974

 
8,724

 

 

 
18,698

Total Performance Income (Loss)
315,249

 
13,369

 

 

 
328,618

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Net Realized Gains (Losses)

 

 

 
224,699

 
224,699

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)

 

 

 
(297,448
)
 
(297,448
)
Total Realized and Unrealized

 

 

 
(72,749
)
 
(72,749
)
Interest Income and Dividends

 

 

 
74,451

 
74,451

Interest Expense

 

 

 
(48,447
)
 
(48,447
)
Net Interest and Dividends

 

 

 
26,004

 
26,004

Total Investment Income (Loss)

 

 

 
(46,745
)
 
(46,745
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Segment Revenues
453,111

 
98,337

 
39,276

 
(46,745
)
 
543,979

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Expenses
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Compensation and Benefits
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Cash Compensation and Benefits
45,675

 
20,117

 
7,403

 
23,695

 
96,890

Realized Performance Income Compensation
122,110

 
1,858

 

 

 
123,968

Unrealized Performance Income Compensation
5,035

 
3,490

 

 

 
8,525

Total Compensation and Benefits
172,820

 
25,465

 
7,403

 
23,695

 
229,383

Occupancy and Related Charges
9,039

 
2,007

 
943

 
3,670

 
15,659

Other Operating Expenses
26,009

 
9,930

 
3,222

 
10,372

 
49,533

Total Segment Expenses
207,868

 
37,402

 
11,568

 
37,737

 
294,575

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 
575

 

 
575

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Economic Net Income (Loss)
$
245,243

 
$
60,935

 
$
27,133

 
$
(84,482
)
 
$
248,829

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Assets
$
1,792,584

 
$
1,165,388

 
$
321,000

 
$
9,744,199

 
$
13,023,171



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As of and for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2017
 
Private
Markets
 
Public
Markets
 
Capital
Markets
 
Principal Activities
 
Total
Reportable
Segments
Segment Revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Management Fees
$
265,765

 
$
172,088

 
$

 
$

 
$
437,853

Monitoring Fees
43,730

 

 

 

 
43,730

Transaction Fees
155,134

 
29,571

 
214,795

 

 
399,500

Fee Credits
(117,400
)
 
(23,001
)
 

 

 
(140,401
)
Total Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
347,229

 
178,658

 
214,795

 

 
740,682

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Income (Loss)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Realized Incentive Fees

 
4,310

 

 

 
4,310

Realized Carried Interest
470,872

 

 

 

 
470,872

Unrealized Carried Interest
402,516

 
34,829

 

 

 
437,345

Total Performance Income (Loss)
873,388

 
39,139

 

 

 
912,527

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Net Realized Gains (Losses)

 

 

 
86,631

 
86,631

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)

 

 

 
512,013

 
512,013

Total Realized and Unrealized

 

 

 
598,644

 
598,644

Interest Income and Dividends

 

 

 
124,718

 
124,718

Interest Expense

 

 

 
(88,735
)
 
(88,735
)
Net Interest and Dividends

 

 

 
35,983

 
35,983

Total Investment Income (Loss)

 

 

 
634,627

 
634,627

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Segment Revenues
1,220,617

 
217,797

 
214,795

 
634,627

 
2,287,836

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Expenses
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Compensation and Benefits
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Cash Compensation and Benefits
120,461

 
42,734

 
40,129

 
71,633

 
274,957

Realized Performance Income Compensation
198,260

 
1,724

 

 

 
199,984

Unrealized Performance Income Compensation
163,056

 
13,932

 

 

 
176,988

Total Compensation and Benefits
481,777

 
58,390

 
40,129

 
71,633

 
651,929

Occupancy and Related Charges
15,637

 
3,605

 
1,292

 
7,242

 
27,776

Other Operating Expenses
54,879

 
16,572

 
9,027

 
26,089

 
106,567

Total Segment Expenses
552,293

 
78,567

 
50,448

 
104,964

 
786,272

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 
2,764

 

 
2,764

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Economic Net Income (Loss)
$
668,324

 
$
139,230

 
$
161,583

 
$
529,663

 
$
1,498,800

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Assets
$
2,032,830

 
$
1,252,887

 
$
517,438

 
$
11,197,514

 
$
15,000,669



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As of and for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2016
 
Private
Markets
 
Public
Markets
 
Capital
Markets
 
Principal Activities
 
Total
Reportable
Segments
Segment Revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Management Fees
$
236,581

 
$
161,636

 
$

 
$

 
$
398,217

Monitoring Fees
41,035

 

 

 

 
41,035

Transaction Fees
60,798

 
7,020

 
96,831

 

 
164,649

Fee Credits
(55,915
)
 
(5,965
)
 

 

 
(61,880
)
Total Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
282,499

 
162,691

 
96,831

 

 
542,021

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Income (Loss)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Realized Incentive Fees

 
6,238

 

 

 
6,238

Realized Carried Interest
398,725

 
3,838

 

 

 
402,563

Unrealized Carried Interest
(184,725
)
 
(20,382
)
 

 

 
(205,107
)
Total Performance Income (Loss)
214,000

 
(10,306
)
 

 

 
203,694

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Net Realized Gains (Losses)

 

 

 
200,516

 
200,516

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)

 

 

 
(862,439
)
 
(862,439
)
Total Realized and Unrealized

 

 

 
(661,923
)
 
(661,923
)
Interest Income and Dividends

 

 

 
182,571

 
182,571

Interest Expense

 

 

 
(96,991
)
 
(96,991
)
Net Interest and Dividends

 

 

 
85,580

 
85,580

Total Investment Income (Loss)

 

 

 
(576,343
)
 
(576,343
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Segment Revenues
496,499

 
152,385

 
96,831

 
(576,343
)
 
169,372

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Expenses
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Compensation and Benefits
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Cash Compensation and Benefits
94,642

 
39,171

 
15,571

 
48,405

 
197,789

Realized Performance Income Compensation
159,490

 
4,030

 

 

 
163,520

Unrealized Performance Income Compensation
(69,965
)
 
(8,152
)
 

 

 
(78,117
)
Total Compensation and Benefits
184,167

 
35,049

 
15,571

 
48,405

 
283,192

Occupancy and Related Charges
17,964

 
4,682

 
1,571

 
7,392

 
31,609

Other Operating Expenses
63,135

 
19,208

 
7,318

 
21,758

 
111,419

Total Segment Expenses
265,266

 
58,939

 
24,460

 
77,555

 
426,220

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 
1,242

 

 
1,242

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Economic Net Income (Loss)
$
231,233

 
$
93,446

 
$
71,129

 
$
(653,898
)
 
$
(258,090
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Assets
$
1,792,584

 
$
1,165,388

 
$
321,000

 
$
9,744,199

 
$
13,023,171






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The following tables reconcile KKR’s total reportable segments to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP: 
Fees and Other
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
Total Segment Revenues
$
1,265,138

 
$
543,979

 
$
2,287,836

 
$
169,372

Management fees relating to consolidated funds and placement fees
(52,300
)
 
(44,048
)
 
(99,402
)
 
(82,318
)
Fee credits relating to consolidated funds
2,707

 
1,921

 
3,646

 
2,349

Net realized and unrealized carried interest - consolidated funds
(10,384
)
 
(19,186
)
 
(21,441
)
 
(9,625
)
Total investment income (loss)
(335,967
)
 
46,745

 
(634,627
)
 
576,343

Revenue earned by oil & gas producing entities
17,382

 
18,225

 
34,655

 
31,786

Reimbursable expenses
36,076

 
18,638

 
59,625

 
34,519

Other
9,136

 
10,483

 
17,448

 
17,136

Fees and Other
$
931,788

 
$
576,757

 
$
1,647,740

 
$
739,562

 
Expenses
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
Total Segment Expenses
$
433,689

 
$
294,575

 
$
786,272

 
$
426,220

Equity based compensation
87,940

 
60,657

 
198,976

 
124,480

Reimbursable expenses and placement fees
58,860

 
30,525

 
94,983

 
54,632

Operating expenses relating to consolidated funds, CFEs and other entities
21,229

 
21,281

 
34,659

 
64,952

Expenses incurred by oil & gas producing entities
12,924

 
20,392

 
24,101

 
38,218

Intangible amortization
5,062

 
(3,865
)
 
11,428

 
13,528

Other
10,024

 
(347
)
 
19,323

 
9,511

Total Expenses
$
629,728

 
$
423,218

 
$
1,169,742

 
$
731,541

 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. Common Unitholders
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
Economic Net Income (Loss)
$
830,269

 
$
248,829

 
$
1,498,800

 
$
(258,090
)
Income tax
(18,538
)
 
(6,045
)
 
(59,080
)
 
(7,935
)
Amortization of intangibles, placement fees and other, net (1)
(4,524
)
 
(9,144
)
 
(37,361
)
 
(38,026
)
Equity based compensation
(87,940
)
 
(60,657
)
 
(198,976
)
 
(124,480
)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings
(305,280
)
 
(73,400
)
 
(521,712
)
 
198,175

Preferred Unit Distributions
(8,341
)
 
(5,693
)
 
(16,682
)
 
(5,693
)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. Common Unitholders
$
405,646

 
$
93,890

 
$
664,989

 
$
(236,049
)
 
(1) Other primarily represents the statement of operations impact of the accounting convention differences for (i) direct interests in oil & natural gas properties outside of investment funds and (ii) certain interests in consolidated CLOs and other entities. On a segment basis, direct interests in oil & natural gas properties outside of investment funds are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recorded in Economic Net Income (Loss) and certain interests in consolidated CLOs and other entities are carried at cost. See Note 2 "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" for the GAAP accounting for these direct interests in oil and natural gas producing properties outside investment funds and interests in consolidated CLOs and other entities.

The items that reconcile KKR’s total reportable segments to the corresponding consolidated amounts calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP for net income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests are primarily attributable to the impact of KKR Holdings L.P., KKR's consolidated funds and certain other entities.

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Assets
 
As of June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
Total Segment Assets
$
15,000,669

 
$
13,023,171

Impact of Consolidation of Investment Vehicles and Other Entities (1)
26,412,562

 
23,086,165

Carry Pool Reclassification to Liabilities
1,152,015

 
1,107,578

Impact of KKR Management Holdings Corp.
302,835

 
289,957

Total Assets
$
42,868,081

 
$
37,506,871

 
 
 
 
(1) Includes accounting basis difference for oil & natural gas properties of $12,757 and $39,430 as of June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

    




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15. EQUITY

Reorganization of India Capital Markets and Corporate NBFC

On March 30, 2017, KKR reorganized KKR’s Indian capital markets and credit asset management businesses, to create KKR India Financial Investments Pte. Ltd. or “KIFL”. KKR owns 60% of KIFL. This reorganization transaction was accounted for as a transfer of interests under common control, and the difference between KKR’s carrying value before and after the transaction was treated as a reallocation of equity interests, and no gain or loss was recognized in the consolidated financial statements. This reallocation amounted to an increase to KKR’s equity of $10.3 million and to KKR Holdings of $7.9 million .

Unit Repurchase Program

Since October 27, 2015, KKR has authorized a total of $750.0 million to repurchase its common units, of which $459.0 million has been spent to repurchase 31.7 million common units as of July 24, 2017. Under this common unit repurchase program, common units may be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The timing, manner, price and amount of any unit repurchases will be determined by KKR in its discretion and will depend on a variety of factors, including legal requirements, price and economic and market conditions. KKR expects that the program, which has no expiration date, will be in effect until the maximum approved dollar amount has been used to repurchase common units. The program does not require KKR to repurchase any specific number of common units, and the program may be suspended, extended, modified or discontinued at any time. See condensed consolidated statements of changes in equity for the amount of common units repurchased during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 .

Distribution Policy

Under KKR's distribution policy for its common units, KKR intends to make equal quarterly distributions to holders of its common units in an amount of $0.17 per common unit per quarter. The declaration and payment of any distributions are subject to the discretion of the board of directors of the general partner of KKR and the terms of its limited partnership agreement. There can be no assurance that distributions will be made as intended or at all, that unitholders will receive sufficient distributions to satisfy payment of their tax liabilities as limited partners of KKR or that any particular distribution policy will be maintained.


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16. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
 
Goodwill
 
As of December 31, 2016 , the carrying value of goodwill was $89.0 million , which was allocated to Public Markets and Principal Activities in the amounts of $59.0 million and $30.0 million , respectively. As part of the PAAMCO Prisma transaction that occurred on June 1, 2017, goodwill of $5.5 million was included in determining the gain on the contribution of Prisma to PAAMCO Prisma. In accordance with ASC 350, the amount of goodwill included in the gain calculation was based on the relative fair values of Prisma, which was integrated in Public Markets, and the remaining portion of Public Markets. Subsequent to this transaction the remaining carrying value of goodwill in Public Markets and Principal Activities is $53.5 million and $30.0 million , respectively, as of June 30, 2017 .

Goodwill is recorded in Other Assets in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. All of the goodwill is currently expected to be deductible for tax purposes. See Note 8 “Other Assets and Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities.”
 
Intangible Assets
 
Intangible Assets, Net consists of the following:
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets
$
73,249

 
$
251,768

Accumulated Amortization
(53,929
)
 
(116,744
)
Intangible Assets, Net
$
19,320

 
$
135,024

 
Changes in Intangible Assets, Net consists of the following: 
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2017
Balance, Beginning of Period
$
135,024

Amortization Expense
(11,418
)
Foreign Exchange
1,347

Other (1)
(105,633
)
Balance, End of Period
$
19,320

 
 
(1) Represents the removal of intangible assets in connection with the PAAMCO Prisma transaction.

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17. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
 
Debt Covenants
 
Borrowings of KKR contain various debt covenants. These covenants do not, in management’s opinion, materially restrict KKR’s operating business or investment strategies as of June 30, 2017 . KKR is in compliance with its debt covenants in all material respects as of June 30, 2017 .

Funding Commitments
 
As of June 30, 2017 , KKR had unfunded commitments consisting of  $3,465.9 million to its active private equity and other investment vehicles. In addition to the uncalled commitments to KKR's investment funds, KKR has entered into contractual commitments with respect to (i) the purchase of investments and other assets in its Principal Activities segment, and (ii) underwriting transactions, debt financing, and syndications in KKR's Capital Markets segment. As of June 30, 2017 , these commitments amounted to $152.8 million and $461.3 million , respectively. Whether these amounts are actually funded, in whole or in part, depends on the contractual terms of such commitments, including the satisfaction or waiver of any conditions to closing or funding. In the case of purchases of investments or assets in our Principal Activities segment, the amount to be funded includes amounts that are intended to be syndicated to third parties, and the actual amounts to be funded may be less than shown.

Contingent Repayment Guarantees
 
The partnership documents governing KKR’s carry-paying funds, including funds relating to private equity, infrastructure, energy, real estate, mezzanine, direct lending and special situations investments, generally include a “clawback” provision that, if triggered, may give rise to a contingent obligation requiring the general partner to return amounts to the fund for distribution to the fund investors at the end of the life of the fund. Under a clawback obligation, upon the liquidation of a fund, the general partner is required to return, typically on an after-tax basis, previously distributed carry to the extent that, due to the diminished performance of later investments, the aggregate amount of carry distributions received by the general partner during the term of the fund exceed the amount to which the general partner was ultimately entitled, including the effects of any performance thresholds. Excluding carried interest received by the general partners of funds that were not contributed to KKR in the acquisition of the assets and liabilities of KKR & Co. (Guernsey) L.P. (formerly known as KKR Private Equity Investors, L.P.) on October 1, 2009 (the “KPE Transaction”), as of June 30, 2017 , $47.3 million of carried interest was subject to this clawback obligation, assuming that all applicable carry paying funds were liquidated at their June 30, 2017 fair values. Had the investments in such funds been liquidated at zero value, the clawback obligation would have been $2,078.7 million . Carried interest is recognized in the statement of operations based on the contractual conditions set forth in the agreements governing the fund as if the fund were terminated and liquidated at the reporting date and the fund’s investments were realized at the then estimated fair values. Amounts earned pursuant to carried interest are earned by the general partner of those funds to the extent that cumulative investment returns are positive and where applicable, preferred return thresholds have been met. If these investment amounts earned decrease or turn negative in subsequent periods, recognized carried interest will be reversed and to the extent that the aggregate amount of carry distributions received by the general partner during the term of the fund exceed the amount to which the general partner was ultimately entitled, a clawback obligation would be recorded. For funds that are consolidated, this clawback obligation, if any, is reflected as an increase in noncontrolling interests in the consolidated statements of financial condition. For funds that are not consolidated, this clawback obligation, if any, is reflected as a reduction of KKR’s investment balance as this is where carried interest is initially recorded.
 
Prior to the KPE Transaction in 2009, certain principals who received carried interest distributions with respect to certain private equity funds contributed to KKR had personally guaranteed, on a several basis and subject to a cap, the contingent obligations of the general partners of such private equity funds to repay amounts to fund investors pursuant to the general partners’ clawback obligations. The terms of the KPE Transaction require that principals remain responsible for any clawback obligations relating to carry distributions received prior to the KPE Transaction, up to a maximum of $223.6 million . Through investment realizations, the principals' potential exposure has been reduced to $72.2 million as of June 30, 2017 . Using valuations as of June 30, 2017 , $19.7 million would be due with respect to the clawback obligation required to be funded by principals. Carry distributions arising subsequent to the KPE Transaction may give rise to clawback obligations that may be allocated generally to KKR and persons who participate in the carry pool. In addition, guarantees of or similar arrangements relating to clawback obligations in favor of third party investors in an individual investment partnership by entities KKR owns may limit distributions of carried interest more generally.
 

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Indemnifications and Other Guarantees
 
KKR may incur contingent liabilities for claims that may be made against it in the future. KKR enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations, warranties and covenants, including indemnifications. For example, certain of KKR’s investment funds and KFN have provided certain indemnities relating to environmental and other matters and have provided nonrecourse carve-out guarantees for fraud, willful misconduct and other customary wrongful acts, each in connection with the financing of certain real estate investments that KKR has made. In addition, KKR has also provided credit support to certain of its subsidiaries’ obligations in connection with a limited number of investment vehicles that KKR manages. For example, KKR has guaranteed the obligations of a general partner to post collateral on behalf of its investment vehicle in connection with such vehicle’s derivative transactions, and KKR has also agreed to be liable for certain investment losses and/or for providing liquidity in the events specified in the governing documents of another investment vehicle. KKR has also provided credit support regarding repayment obligations to third party lenders to certain of its employees, excluding its executive officers, in connection with their personal investments in KKR investment funds and to a strategic partnership regarding the ownership of its business. KKR also may become liable for certain fees payable to sellers of businesses or assets if a transaction does not close, subject to certain conditions, if any, specified in the acquisition agreements for such businesses or assets. KKR’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is currently unknown and KKR's liabilities for these matters would require a claim to be made against KKR in the future.

Litigation
 
From time to time, KKR is involved in various legal proceedings, lawsuits and claims incidental to the conduct of KKR’s business. KKR’s business is also subject to extensive regulation, which may result in regulatory proceedings against it.
 
KKR currently is and expects to continue to become, from time to time, subject to examinations, inquiries and investigations by various U.S. and non U.S. governmental and regulatory agencies, including but not limited to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, Department of Justice, state attorney generals, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, and the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority. Such examinations, inquiries and investigations may result in the commencement of civil, criminal or administrative proceedings against KKR or its personnel.
 
Moreover, in the ordinary course of business, KKR is and can be both the defendant and the plaintiff in numerous lawsuits with respect to acquisitions, bankruptcy, insolvency and other types of proceedings. Such lawsuits may involve claims that adversely affect the value of certain investments owned by KKR’s funds.
 
KKR establishes an accrued liability for legal proceedings only when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and reasonably estimable. In such cases, there may be an exposure to loss in excess of any amounts accrued. No loss contingency is recorded for matters where such losses are either not probable or reasonably estimable (or both) at the time of determination. Such matters may be subject to many uncertainties, including among others (i) the proceedings may be in early stages; (ii) damages sought may be unspecified, unsupportable, unexplained or uncertain; (iii) discovery may not have been started or is incomplete; (iv) there may be uncertainty as to the outcome of pending appeals or motions; (v) there may be significant factual issues to be resolved; or (vi) there may be novel legal issues or unsettled legal theories to be presented or a large number of parties. Consequently, management is unable to estimate a range of potential loss, if any, related to these matters. In addition, loss contingencies may be, in part or in whole, subject to insurance or other payments such as contributions and/or indemnity, which may reduce any ultimate loss.
 
It is not possible to predict the ultimate outcome of all pending legal proceedings, and some of the matters discussed above seek or may seek potentially large and/or indeterminate amounts. As of such date, based on information known by management, management has not concluded that the final resolutions of the matters above will have a material effect upon the financial statements. However, given the potentially large and/or indeterminate amounts sought or may be sought in certain of these matters and the inherent unpredictability of investigations and litigations, it is possible that an adverse outcome in certain matters could, from time to time, have a material effect on KKR’s financial results in any particular period.
 

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18. REGULATORY CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
 
KKR has registered broker-dealer subsidiaries which are subject to the minimum net capital requirements of the SEC and the FINRA. Additionally, KKR entities based in London and Dublin are subject to the regulatory capital requirements of the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and the Central Bank of Ireland, respectively. In addition, KKR has an entity based in Hong Kong which is subject to the capital requirements of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Ordinance, an entity based in Tokyo subject to the capital requirements of Financial Services Authority of Japan, and two entities based in Mumbai which are subject to capital requirements of the Reserve Bank of India or RBI and the Securities and Exchange Board of India or SEBI. All of these entities have continuously operated in excess of their respective minimum regulatory capital requirements.
 The regulatory capital requirements referred to above may restrict KKR’s ability to withdraw capital from its registered broker-dealer entities. At June 30, 2017 , approximately $144.6 million of cash at KKR’s registered broker-dealer entities may be restricted as to the payment of cash dividends and advances to KKR.
 
19. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
Common Unit Distribution
 
A distribution of $0.17 per KKR & Co. L.P. common unit was announced on July 27, 2017 , and will be paid on August 22, 2017 to common unitholders of record as of the close of business on August 7, 2017 . KKR Holdings will receive its pro rata share of the distribution from the KKR Group Partnerships.

Preferred Unit Distributions

A distribution of $0.421875 per Series A Preferred Unit has been declared as announced on July 27, 2017 and set aside for payment on September 15, 2017 to holders of record of Series A Preferred Units as of the close of business on September 1, 2017 .

A distribution of $0.406250 per Series B Preferred Unit has been declared as announced on July 27, 2017 and set aside for payment on September 15, 2017 to holders of record of Series B Preferred Units as of the close of business on September 1, 2017 .


 



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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of KKR & Co. L.P., together with its consolidated subsidiaries, and the related notes included elsewhere in this report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2017 (our "Annual Report"), including the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained therein. The historical condensed consolidated financial data discussed below reflects the historical results and financial position of KKR. In addition, this discussion and analysis contains forward looking statements and involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including those described under “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements” and “Risk Factors" in this report, our Annual Report and other quarterly reports. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward looking statements.
 
Overview
 
We are a leading global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, growth equity, credit and, through our strategic partners, hedge funds. We aim to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world‑class people, and driving growth and value creation in our portfolio companies. We invest our own capital alongside the capital we manage for fund investors and provide financing solutions and investment opportunities through our capital markets business.
Our business offers a broad range of investment management services to our fund investors and provides capital markets services to our firm, our portfolio companies and third parties. Throughout our history, we have consistently been a leader in the private equity industry, having completed more than 300 private equity investments in portfolio companies with a total transaction value in excess of $550 billion as of June 30, 2017 . We have grown our firm by expanding our geographical presence and building businesses in areas, such as leveraged credit, alternative credit, hedge funds, capital markets, infrastructure, energy, real estate and growth equity. Our balance sheet has provided a significant source of capital in the growth and expansion of our business, and has allowed us to further align our interests with those of our fund investors. These efforts build on our core principles and industry expertise, allowing us to leverage the intellectual capital and synergies in our businesses, and to capitalize on a broader range of the opportunities we source. Additionally, we have increased our focus on meeting the needs of our existing fund investors and in developing relationships with new investors in our funds.
We conduct our business with offices throughout the world, providing us with a pre-eminent global platform for sourcing transactions, raising capital and carrying out capital markets activities. Our growth has been driven by value that we have created through our operationally focused investment approach, the expansion of our existing businesses, our entry into new lines of business, innovation in the products that we offer investors in our funds, an increased focus on providing tailored solutions to our clients and the integration of capital markets distribution activities.
As a global investment firm, we earn management, monitoring, transaction, incentive fees and carried interest for providing investment management, monitoring and other services to our funds, vehicles, CLOs, managed accounts and portfolio companies, and we generate transaction-specific income from capital markets transactions. We earn additional investment income from investing our own capital alongside that of our fund investors, from other assets on our balance sheet and from the carried interest we receive from our funds and certain of our other investment vehicles. A carried interest entitles the sponsor of a fund to a specified percentage of investment gains that are generated on third-party capital that is invested.
Our investment teams have deep industry knowledge and are supported by a substantial and diversified capital base, an integrated global investment platform, the expertise of operating consultants, senior advisors and other advisors and a worldwide network of business relationships that provide a significant source of investment opportunities, specialized knowledge during due diligence and substantial resources for creating and realizing value for stakeholders. These teams invest capital, a substantial portion of which is of a long duration and not subject to redemption. As of June 30, 2017 , approximately 78% of our fee paying assets under management are not subject to redemption for at least 8 years from inception, providing us with significant flexibility to grow investments and select exit opportunities. We believe that these aspects of our business will help us continue to expand and grow our business and deliver strong investment performance in a variety of economic and financial conditions.

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Business Segments
 
Private Markets
 
Through our Private Markets segment, we manage and sponsor private equity funds and co-investment vehicles that invest capital for long-term appreciation, either through controlling ownership of a company or strategic minority positions. Our private equity investment strategies include traditional private equity, growth equity and core private equity. We also manage and sponsor investment funds and co-investment vehicles that invest capital in real assets, such as infrastructure, energy and real estate. These funds, vehicles and accounts are managed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., an SEC registered investment adviser. As of June 30, 2017 , the segment had $85.0 billion of AUM and FPAUM of $62.0 billion , consisting of $47.8 billion in private equity and $14.2 billion in real assets (including infrastructure, energy and real estate) and related strategies.
 

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The table below presents information as of June 30, 2017 relating to our current private equity, growth equity and real asset funds and other investment vehicles for which we have the ability to earn carried interest. This data does not reflect acquisitions or disposals of investments, changes in investment values or distributions occurring after June 30, 2017 .
 
 
Investment Period  (1)
 
Amount ($ in millions)
 
Start Date
End Date
 
Commitment  (2)
Uncalled
Commitments
Percentage
Committed by
General
Partner
Invested
Realized
Remaining
Cost  (3)
Remaining
Fair Value
Private Markets
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Private Equity and Growth Equity
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 

 

 

Asian Fund III (4)
4/2017
4/2023
 
$
9,000.0

$
9,000.0

5.6%
$

$

$

$

Americas Fund XII (4)
1/2017
1/2023
 
13,500.0

13,500.0

7.4%



6.3

Health Care Strategic Growth Fund
12/2016
12/2021
 
1,010.8

1,010.8

14.8%




Next Generation Technology Growth Fund (4)
3/2016
3/2021
 
658.9

431.3

22.5%
227.6


227.6

267.5

European Fund IV (4)
12/2014
12/2020
 
3,486.3

1,734.2

5.7%
1,752.1


1,752.1

2,145.9

Asian Fund II (4)
4/2013
4/2017
 
5,825.0

1,012.7

1.3%
5,779.5

1,464.6

4,746.5

6,956.4

North America Fund XI (4)
9/2012
1/2017
 
8,718.4

1,056.0

2.9%
9,005.4

3,776.8

6,599.4

11,073.9

China Growth Fund
11/2010
11/2016
 
1,010.0


1.0%
1,010.0

516.2

714.0

885.9

E2 Investors (Annex Fund)
8/2009
11/2013
 
195.8


4.9%
195.8

195.7

18.1

1.7

European Fund III
3/2008
3/2014
 
6,135.6

808.3

4.6%
5,327.3

6,936.4

2,058.8

3,174.2

Asian Fund
7/2007
4/2013
 
3,983.3


2.5%
3,945.9

7,657.6

837.9

830.1

2006 Fund
9/2006
9/2012
 
17,642.2

337.7

2.1%
17,304.5

24,297.5

5,797.7

9,279.6

European Fund II
11/2005
10/2008
 
5,750.8


2.1%
5,750.8

8,455.4


70.3

Millennium Fund
12/2002
12/2008
 
6,000.0


2.5%
6,000.0

13,305.4

444.9

599.3

Total Private Equity and Growth Equity
 
 
 
82,917.1

28,891.0

 
56,298.9

66,605.6

23,197.0

35,291.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Co-Investment Vehicles and Other (4)
Various
Various
 
6,121.0

1,490.9

Various
4,819.6

1,972.3

3,845.8

5,113.3

 
 
 
 




 








Total Private Equity and Growth Equity
 
 
 
89,038.1

30,381.9

 
61,118.5

68,577.9

27,042.8

40,404.4

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 

 

 

Real Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Energy Income and Growth Fund (4)
9/2013
9/2018
 
1,974.2

444.4

12.9%
1,559.9

250.8

1,359.0

1,360.5

Natural Resources Fund
Various
Various
 
887.4

2.8

Various
884.6

113.4

794.9

159.8

Global Energy Opportunities (4)
Various
Various
 
979.2

613.2

Various
405.4

58.8

291.2

311.1

Global Infrastructure Investors (4)
9/2011
10/2014
 
1,040.0

76.1

4.8%
994.9

823.6

587.9

743.8

Global Infrastructure Investors II (4)
10/2014
10/2020
 
3,034.3

1,903.3

4.1%
1,318.1

189.8

1,128.4

1,345.3

Real Estate Partners Americas (4)
5/2013
5/2017
 
1,229.1

404.3

16.3%
948.5

672.8

587.1

668.8

Real Estate Partners Americas II (4)
5/2017
(4)
 
792.7

792.7

18.9%




Real Estate Partners Europe (4)
9/2015
6/2020
 
704.1

572.4

9.4%
132.6

4.9

130.7

152.7

Co-Investment Vehicles and Other
Various
Various
 
1,861.9

425.7

Various
1,436.2

491.5

1,433.9

1,756.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real Assets
 
 
 
$
12,502.9

$
5,234.9

 
$
7,680.2

$
2,605.6

$
6,313.1

$
6,498.7

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unallocated Commitments
 
 
 
176.1

176.1

Various




 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Private Markets Total
 
 
 
$
101,717.1

$
35,792.9

 
$
68,798.7

$
71,183.5

$
33,355.9

$
46,903.1

 
 
 
 
 
 

(1)
The start date represents the date on which the general partner of the applicable fund commenced investment of the fund’s capital or the date of the first closing. The end date represents the earlier of (i) the date on which the general partner of the applicable fund was or will be required by the fund’s governing agreement to cease making investments on behalf of the fund, unless extended by a vote of the fund investors or (ii) the date on which the last investment was made.
(2)
The commitment represents the aggregate capital commitments to the fund, including capital commitments by third-party fund investors and the general partner. Foreign currency commitments have been converted into U.S. dollars based on (i) the foreign exchange rate at the date of purchase for each investment and (ii) the exchange rate that prevailed on June 30, 2017 , in the case of uncalled commitments.

(3)
The remaining cost represents the initial investment of the general partner and limited partners, with the limited partners’ investment reduced for any return of capital and realized gains from which the general partner did not receive a carried interest.

(4)
The “Invested” and “Realized” columns include the amounts of any realized investments that restored the unused capital commitments of the fund investors, if any.

 

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The tables below present information as of June 30, 2017 relating to the historical performance of certain of our Private Markets investment vehicles since inception, which we believe illustrates the benefits of our investment approach. The information presented under Total Investments includes all of the investments made by the specified investment vehicle, while the information presented under Realized/Partially Realized Investments includes only those investments that have been disposed of or have otherwise generated disposition proceeds or current income including dividends that have been distributed by the relevant fund. This data does not reflect additional capital raised since June 30, 2017 or acquisitions or disposals of investments, changes in investment values or distributions occurring after that date. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
 
Amount
 
Fair Value of Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Private Markets Investment Funds
Commitment
Invested (5)
 
Realized  (5)
Unrealized
 
Total Value
 
Gross
IRR (5)
Net IRR (5)
 
Multiple of Invested
Capital (5)
($ in millions)
 
 
Total Investments
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 
 

 

 
 

Legacy Funds (1)
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 
 

 

 
 

1976 Fund
$
31.4

$
31.4

 
$
537.2

$

 
$
537.2

 
39.5
 %
35.5
 %
 
17.1

1980 Fund
356.8

356.8

 
1,827.8


 
1,827.8

 
29.0
 %
25.8
 %
 
5.1

1982 Fund
327.6

327.6

 
1,290.7


 
1,290.7

 
48.1
 %
39.2
 %
 
3.9

1984 Fund
1,000.0

1,000.0

 
5,963.5


 
5,963.5

 
34.5
 %
28.9
 %
 
6.0

1986 Fund
671.8

671.8

 
9,080.7


 
9,080.7

 
34.4
 %
28.9
 %
 
13.5

1987 Fund
6,129.6

6,129.6

 
14,949.2


 
14,949.2

 
12.1
 %
8.9
 %
 
2.4

1993 Fund
1,945.7

1,945.7

 
4,143.3


 
4,143.3

 
23.6
 %
16.8
 %
 
2.1

1996 Fund
6,011.6

6,011.6

 
12,476.9


 
12,476.9

 
18.0
 %
13.3
 %
 
2.1

Subtotal - Legacy Funds
16,474.5

16,474.5

 
50,269.3


 
50,269.3

 
26.1
 %
19.9
 %
 
3.1

Included Funds
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 
 

 

 
 

European Fund (1999) (2)
3,085.4

3,085.4

 
8,757.7


 
8,757.7

 
26.9
 %
20.2
 %
 
2.8

Millennium Fund (2002)
6,000.0

6,000.0

 
13,305.4

599.3

 
13,904.7

 
21.9
 %
16.0
 %
 
2.3

European Fund II (2005) (2)
5,750.8

5,750.8

 
8,455.4

70.3

 
8,525.7

 
6.1
 %
4.5
 %
 
1.5

2006 Fund (2006)
17,642.2

17,304.5

 
24,297.5

9,279.6

 
33,577.1

 
11.6
 %
9.0
 %
 
1.9

Asian Fund (2007)
3,983.3

3,945.9

 
7,657.6

830.1

 
8,487.7

 
18.8
 %
13.6
 %
 
2.2

European Fund III (2008) (2)
6,135.6

5,327.3

 
6,936.4

3,174.2

 
10,110.6

 
16.5
 %
11.2
 %
 
1.9

E2 Investors (Annex Fund) (2009) (2)
195.8

195.8

 
195.7

1.7

 
197.4

 
0.2
 %
(0.5
)%
 
1.0

China Growth Fund (2010)
1,010.0

1,010.0

 
516.2

885.9

 
1,402.1

 
13.1
 %
7.1
 %
 
1.4

Natural Resources Fund (2010)
887.4

884.6

 
113.4

159.8

 
273.2

 
(32.0
)%
(33.4
)%
 
0.3

Global Infrastructure Investors (2011) (2)  
1,040.0

994.9

 
823.6

743.8

 
1,567.4

 
14.3
 %
12.3
 %
 
1.6

North America Fund XI (2012)
8,718.4

9,005.4

 
3,776.8

11,073.9

 
14,850.7

 
26.2
 %
20.4
 %
 
1.6

Asian Fund II (2013)
5,825.0

5,779.5

 
1,464.6

6,956.4

 
8,421.0

 
28.3
 %
20.5
 %
 
1.5

Real Estate Partners Americas (2013)
1,229.1

948.5

 
672.8

668.8

 
1,341.6

 
21.6
 %
16.1
 %
 
1.4

Energy Income and Growth Fund (2013)
1,974.2

1,559.9

 
250.8

1,360.5

 
1,611.3

 
2.2
 %
(1.6
)%
 
1.0

Global Infrastructure Investors II (2014) (2)
3,034.3

1,318.1

 
189.8

1,345.3

 
1,535.1

 
16.1
 %
11.3
 %
 
1.2

European Fund IV (2015) (2)
3,486.3

1,752.1

 

2,145.9

 
2,145.9

 
22.3
 %
14.8
 %
 
1.2

Real Estate Partners Europe (2015) (2) (3)
704.1

132.6

 
4.9

152.7

 
157.6

 


 

Next Generation Technology Growth Fund (2016) (3)
658.9

227.6

 

267.5

 
267.5

 


 

Health Care Strategic Growth Fund (2016) (3)
1,010.8


 


 

 


 

Americas Fund XII (2017) (3)
13,500.0


 

6.3

 
6.3

 


 

Asian Fund III (2017) (3)
9,000.0


 


 

 


 

Real Estate Partners Americas II (2017) (3)
792.7





 

 


 

Subtotal - Included Funds
95,664.3

65,222.9

 
77,418.6

39,722.0

 
117,140.6

 
15.6
 %
11.5
 %
 
1.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All Funds
$
112,138.8

$
81,697.4

 
$
127,687.9

$
39,722.0

 
$
167,409.9

 
25.6
 %
18.8
 %
 
2.0

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Amount
 
Fair Value of Investments
 
 
 
 
Private Markets Investment Funds
Commitment
Invested (5)
 
Realized (5)
Unrealized
 
Total Value
 
Multiple of Invested
Capital
(5)
($ in millions)
 
Realized/Partially Realized Investments (4)
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 
 

Legacy Funds (1)
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 
 

1976 Fund
$
31.4

$
31.4

 
$
537.2

$

 
$
537.2

 
17.1

1980 Fund
356.8

356.8

 
1,827.8


 
1,827.8

 
5.1

1982 Fund
327.6

327.6

 
1,290.7


 
1,290.7

 
3.9

1984 Fund
1,000.0

1,000.0

 
5,963.5


 
5,963.5

 
6.0

1986 Fund
671.8

671.8

 
9,080.7


 
9,080.7

 
13.5

1987 Fund
6,129.6

6,129.6

 
14,949.2


 
14,949.2

 
2.4

1993 Fund
1,945.7

1,945.7

 
4,143.3


 
4,143.3

 
2.1

1996 Fund
6,011.6

6,011.6

 
12,476.9


 
12,476.9

 
2.1

Subtotal - Legacy Funds
16,474.5

16,474.5

 
50,269.3


 
50,269.3

 
3.1

Included Funds
 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 
 

European Fund (1999)  (2)
3,085.4

3,085.4

 
8,757.7


 
8,757.7

 
2.8

Millennium Fund (2002)
6,000.0

5,599.4

 
13,305.4

560.5

 
13,865.9

 
2.5

European Fund II (2005) (2)
5,750.8

5,245.4

 
8,455.4

70.3

 
8,525.7

 
1.6

2006 Fund (2006)
17,642.2

12,615.1

 
24,297.5

4,150.5

 
28,448.0

 
2.3

Asian Fund (2007)
3,983.3

3,118.2

 
7,657.6

352.1

 
8,009.7

 
2.6

European Fund III (2008) (2)
6,135.6

3,897.0

 
6,936.4

1,766.8

 
8,703.2

 
2.2

E2 Investors (Annex Fund) (2009) (2)
195.8

94.8

 
195.7


 
195.7

 
2.1

China Growth Fund (2010)
1,010.0

427.5

 
516.2

224.2

 
740.4

 
1.7

Natural Resources Fund (2010)
887.4

886.9

 
113.4

159.8

 
273.2

 
0.3

Global Infrastructure Investors (2011) (2)
1,040.0

994.9

 
823.6

743.8

 
1,567.4

 
1.6

North America Fund XI (2012)
8,718.4

4,466.7

 
3,776.8

5,542.3

 
9,319.1

 
2.1

Asian Fund II (2013)
5,825.0

2,728.6

 
1,464.6

3,739.6

 
5,204.2

 
1.9

Real Estate Partners Americas (2013)
1,229.1

723.8

 
672.8

424.5

 
1,097.3

 
1.5

Energy Income and Growth Fund (2013)
1,974.2

1,559.8

 
250.8

1,360.5

 
1,611.3

 
1.0

Global Infrastructure Investors II (2014) (2)
3,034.3

501.7

 
189.8

436.5

 
626.3

 
1.2

European Fund IV (2015) (2)
3,486.3


 


 

 

Real Estate Partners Europe (2015) (2) (3) (4)
704.1


 


 

 

Next Generation Technology Growth Fund (2016) (3) (4)
658.9


 


 

 

Health Care Strategic Growth Fund (2016) (3) (4)
1,010.8


 


 

 

Americas Fund XII (2017) (3) (4)
13,500.0


 


 

 

Asian Fund III (2017) (3) (4)
9,000.0


 


 

 

Real Estate Partners Americas II (2017) (3) (4)
792.7


 


 

 

Subtotal - Included Funds
95,664.3

45,945.2

 
77,413.7

19,531.4

 
96,945.1

 
2.1

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
All Realized/Partially Realized Investments
$
112,138.8

$
62,419.7

 
$
127,683.0

$
19,531.4

 
$
147,214.4

 
2.4


(1)
These funds were not contributed to KKR as part of the KPE Transaction.
(2)
The capital commitments of the European Fund, European Fund II, European Fund III, E2 Investors (Annex Fund), European Fund IV, Global Infrastructure Investors, Global Infrastructure Investors II and Real Estate Partners Europe include euro-denominated commitments of €196.5 million, €2,597.5 million, €2,882.8 million, €55.5 million, €1,626.1 million, €30.0 million, €243.8 million and €276.6 million, respectively. Such amounts have been converted into U.S. dollars based on (i) the foreign exchange rate at the date of purchase for each investment and (ii) the exchange rate prevailing on June 30, 2017 in the case of unfunded commitments.
(3)
The gross IRR, net IRR and multiple of invested capital are calculated for our investment funds that made their first investment at least 24 months prior to June 30, 2017 . None of the Real Estate Partners Europe, Next Generation Technology Growth Fund, Health Care Strategic Growth Fund, Americas Fund XII, Asian Fund III or Real Estate Partners Americas II has invested for at least 24 months as of June 30, 2017 . We therefore have not calculated gross IRRs, net IRRs and multiples of invested capital with respect to those funds.
(4)
An investment is considered partially realized when it has been disposed of or has otherwise generated disposition proceeds or current income that has been distributed by the relevant fund. In periods prior to the three months ended September 30, 2015, realized proceeds excluded current income such as dividends and interest. Realizations have not been shown for those investment funds that have either made their first investment more recently than 24 months prior to June 30, 2017 or have otherwise not had any realizations. We therefore have not calculated gross IRRs, net IRRs and multiples of invested capital with respect to the investments of those funds.
(5)
IRRs measure the aggregate annual compounded returns generated by a fund’s investments over a holding period. Net IRRs are calculated after giving effect to the allocation of realized and unrealized carried interest and the payment of any applicable management fees. Gross IRRs are calculated before giving effect to the allocation of carried interest and the payment of any applicable management fees.

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         The multiples of invested capital measure the aggregate value generated by a fund’s investments in absolute terms. Each multiple of invested capital is calculated by adding together the total realized and unrealized values of a fund’s investments and dividing by the total amount of capital invested by the fund. Such amounts do not give effect to the allocation of any realized and unrealized returns on a fund’s investments to the fund’s general partner pursuant to a carried interest or the payment of any applicable management fees.

KKR Private Markets funds may utilize third party financing facilities to provide liquidity to such funds. In such event IRRs are calculated from the time capital contributions are due from fund investors to the time fund investors receive a related distribution from the fund, and the use of such financing facilities generally decreases the amount of invested capital that would otherwise be used to calculate IRRs and multiples of invested capital, which tends to increase IRRs and multiples when fair value grows over time and decrease IRRs and multiples when fair value decreases over time.  KKR Private Markets funds also generally provide in certain circumstances, which vary depending on the relevant fund documents, for a portion of capital returned to investors to be restored to unused commitments as recycled capital. For KKR's Private Markets funds that have a preferred return, we take into account recycled capital in the calculation of IRRs and multiples of invested capital because the calculation of the preferred return includes the effect of recycled capital. For KKR's Private Markets funds that do not have a preferred return, we do not take recycled capital into account in the calculation of IRRs and multiples of invested capital. The inclusion of recycled capital generally causes invested and realized amounts to be higher and IRRs and multiples of invested capital to be lower than had recycled capital not been included.  The inclusion of recycled capital would reduce the composite net IRR of all Included Funds by 0.1% and the composite net IRR of all Legacy Funds by 0.5%, and would reduce the composite multiple of invested capital of Included Funds by less than 0.1 and the composite multiple of invested capital of Legacy Funds by 0.4. 

Public Markets
 
We operate and report our combined credit and hedge funds businesses through the Public Markets segment. Our credit business advises funds, collateralized loan obligation vehicles, or CLOs, separately managed accounts, and investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, or the Investment Company Act, including business development companies or BDCs, and alternative investments funds or AIFs, which invest capital in (i) leveraged credit strategies, including leveraged loans, high yield bonds and opportunistic credit, and (ii) alternative credit strategies, including special situations and private credit strategies such as private credit opportunities, direct lending and revolving credit investment strategies. The funds, accounts, registered investment companies, BDCs and CLOs in our leveraged credit and alternative credit strategies, including special situations and private credit strategies are managed by KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC, which is an SEC‑registered investment adviser, KKR Credit Advisors (Ireland) Unlimited Company, regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland, and KKR Credit Advisors (UK) LLP, regulated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, or FCA. Our Public Markets segment also includes our hedge funds business which consists of strategic partnerships with third party hedge fund managers in which KKR owns minority stakes. Our hedge fund strategic partnerships offer a variety of investment strategies, including hedge fund-of-funds, equity hedge funds, credit hedge funds, and funds focused on natural catastrophe and weather risks.
As of June 30, 2017 , this segment had $63.5 billion of AUM, comprised of $20.8 billion of assets managed in our leveraged credit strategies, $7.3 billion of assets managed in our special situations strategy, $10.1 billion of assets managed in our private credit strategies, $24.1 billion of assets managed through our hedge fund business and $1.2 billion of assets managed in other strategies. Our private credit strategies include $2.7 billion of assets managed in our private opportunistic credit strategy, $6.5 billion of assets managed in our direct lending strategy and $0.9 billion of assets managed in our revolving credit strategy.
On June 1, 2017, KKR completed its previously announced transaction to combine Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company, LLC, or PAAMCO, with Prisma Capital Partners LP, formerly known as KKR Prisma, to create PAAMCO Prisma Holdings LLC. PAAMCO Prisma is a leading liquid alternatives investment firm, which operates independently of KKR. KKR owns 39.9% of PAAMCO Prisma and receives certain other payments from PAAMCO Prisma.
Credit
Performance
We generally review our performance in our credit business by investment strategy. Our leveraged credit strategies principally invest in leveraged loans and high yield bonds, or a combination of both. In certain cases, these strategies have meaningful track records and may be compared to widely-known indices. The following table presents information regarding larger leveraged credit strategies managed by KKR from inception to June 30, 2017 . Past performance is no guarantee of future results.


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Leveraged Credit Strategies: Inception-to-Date Annualized Gross Performance vs. Benchmark by Strategy
($ in millions)
 
Inception Date
 
Gross
Returns
 
Net
Returns
 
Benchmark (1)
 
Benchmark
Gross
Returns
Bank Loans Plus High Yield
 
Jul 2008
 
8.30
%
 
7.66
%
 
65% S&P/ LSTA, 35% BoAML HY Master II Index (2)
 
6.49
%
Opportunistic Credit (3)
 
May 2008
 
13.27
%
 
11.20
%
 
BoAML HY Master II Index (3)
 
8.23
%
Bank Loans
 
Apr 2011
 
5.53
%
 
4.91
%
 
S&P/ LSTA Loan Index (4)
 
4.24
%
High Yield
 
Apr 2011
 
7.19
%
 
6.61
%
 
BoAML HY Master II Index (5)
 
6.73
%
Bank Loans Conservative
 
Apr 2011
 
4.82
%
 
4.20
%
 
S&P/ LSTA BB-B Loan Index (6)
 
4.25
%
European Leveraged Loans (7)
 
Sep 2009
 
5.71
%
 
5.18
%
 
CS Inst West European Leveraged Loan Index (8)
 
4.94
%
High Yield Conservative
 
Apr 2011
 
6.60
%
 
6.02
%
 
BoAML HY BB-B Constrained
 
6.64
%
European Credit Opportunities (7)
 
Sept 2007
 
5.85
%
 
4.94
%
 
S&P LSTA European Leveraged Loans (All Loans)
 
4.47
%
 
(1)
The Benchmarks referred to herein include the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index (the “S&P/LSTA Loan Index”), S&P/LSTA U.S. B/BB Ratings Loan Index (the '"S&P/ LSTA BB-B Loan Index"), the Bank of America Merrill Lynch High Yield Master II Index (the “BoAML HY Master II Index”), the BofA Merrill Lynch BB-B US High Yield Index (the “BoAML HY BB-B Constrained"), the Credit Suisse Institutional Western European Leveraged Loan Index (the “CS Inst European Leveraged Loan Index"), and S&P LSTA European Leveraged Loans (All Loans). The S&P/LSTA Loan Index is a daily tradable index for the U.S. loan market that seeks to mirror the market-weighted performance of the largest institutional loans that meet certain criteria. The S&P/ LSTA BB-B Loan Index is comprised of loans in the S&P/LSTA Loan Index, whose rating is BB+, BB, BB-, B+, B or B-. The BoAML HY Master II Index is an index for high yield corporate bonds. It is designed to measure the broad high yield market, including lower-rated securities. The BOAML HY BB-B Constrained is a subset of the BoAML HY Master II Index including all securities rated BB1 through B3, inclusive. The CS Inst European Leveraged Loan Index contains only institutional loan facilities priced above 90 , excluding TL and TLa facilities and loans rated CC, C or are in default. The S&P European Leveraged Loan Index reflects the market-weighted performance of institutional leveraged loan portfolios investing in European credits. While the returns of these strategies reflect the reinvestment of income and dividends, none of the indices presented in the chart above reflect such reinvestment, which has the effect of increasing the reported relative performance of these strategies as compared to the indices. Furthermore, these indices are not subject to management fees, incentive allocations or expenses.
(2)
Performance is based on a blended composite of Bank Loans Plus High Yield strategy accounts. The Benchmark used for purposes of comparison for the Bank Loans Plus High Yield strategy is based on 65% S&P/LSTA Loan Index and 35% BoAML HY Master II Index.
(3)
The Opportunistic Credit strategy invests in high yield securities and corporate loans with no preset allocation. The Benchmark used for purposes of comparison for the Opportunistic Credit strategy presented herein is based on the BoAML HY Master II Index. Funds within this strategy may utilize third party financing facilities to enhance investment returns. In cases where financing facilities are used, the amounts drawn on the facility are deducted from the assets of the fund in the calculation of net asset value, which tends to increase returns when net asset value grows over time and decrease returns when net asset value decreases over time.
(4)
Performance is based on a composite of portfolios that primarily invest in leveraged loans. The Benchmark used for purposes of comparison for the Bank Loans strategy is based on the S&P/LSTA Loan Index.
(5)
Performance is based on a composite of portfolios that primarily invest in high yield securities. The Benchmark used for purposes of comparison for the High Yield strategy is based on the BoAML HY Master II Index.
(6)
Performance is based on a composite of portfolios that primarily invest in leveraged loans rated B-/Baa3 or higher. The Benchmark used for purposes of comparison for the Bank Loans strategy is based on the S&P/LSTA BB/B Loan Index.
(7)
The returns presented are calculated based on local currency.
(8)
Performance is based on a composite of portfolios that primarily invest in higher quality leveraged loans. The Benchmark used for purposes of comparison for the European Senior Loans strategy is based on the CS Inst West European Leveraged Loan Index.


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Our alternative credit strategies primarily invest in more illiquid instruments through private investment funds, BDCs and separately managed accounts. The following table presents information regarding our Public Markets alternative credit commingled funds where investors are subject to capital commitments from inception to June 30, 2017 . Some of these funds have been investing for less than 24 months, and thus their performance is less meaningful and not included below. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

Credit Strategies: Fund Performance
 
 
 
 
Amount
 
Fair Value of Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Public Markets 
Investment Funds
 
Inception Date
 
Commitment
 
Invested (1)
 
Realized (1)
 
Unrealized
 
Total Value
 
Gross
IRR (2)
 
Net IRR (2)
 
Multiple
 of Invested
Capital (3)
($ in Millions)
 
 
Special Situations Fund
 
Dec-12
 
$
2,274.3

 
$
2,202.3

 
$
620.1

 
$
2,145.8

 
$
2,765.9

 
8.7
 %
 
6.5
 %
 
1.3

Special Situations Fund II
 
Dec-14
 
3,234.5

 
961.5

 

 
927.3

 
927.3

 
(2.0
)%
 
(5.2
)%
 
1.0

Mezzanine Partners
 
Mar-10
 
1,022.8

 
913.9

 
803.3

 
459.9

 
1,263.2

 
12.4
 %
 
8.0
 %
 
1.4

Private Credit Opportunities Partners II
 
Dec-15
 
592.6

 

 

 
24.2

 
24.2

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
N/A

Lending Partners
 
Dec-11
 
460.2

 
405.3

 
269.0

 
241.9

 
510.9

 
7.6
 %
 
6.2
 %
 
1.3

Lending Partners II
 
Jun-14
 
1,335.9

 
1,136.7

 
207.0

 
1,173.9

 
1,380.9

 
15.3
 %
 
13.0
 %
 
1.2

Lending Partners III
 
Apr-17
 
618.8

 

 

 
1.4

 
1.4

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
N/A

Lending Partners Europe
 
Mar-15
 
847.6

 
242.3

 
27.5

 
261.7

 
289.2

 
24.8
 %
 
16.4
 %
 
1.2

Revolving Credit Partners
 
May-15
 
510.0

 

 
25.2

 
(14.8
)
 
10.4

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
N/A

Other Alternative Credit Vehicles
 
Various
 
5,084.0

 
3,360.0

 
1,865.6

 
2,701.4

 
4,567.0

 
N/A

 
N/A

 
N/A

All Funds
 
 
 
$
15,980.7

 
$
9,222.0

 
$
3,817.7

 
$
7,922.7

 
$
11,740.4

 
 

 
 

 
 

(1)    Recycled capital is excluded from the amounts invested and realized. 

(2)    These credit funds utilize third party financing facilities to provide liquidity to such funds, and in such event IRRs are calculated from the time capital contributions are due from fund investors to the time fund investors receive a related distribution from the fund. The use of such financing facilities generally decreases the amount of invested capital that would otherwise be used to calculate IRRs, which tends to increase IRRs when fair value grows over time and decrease IRRs when fair value decreases over time. IRRs measure the aggregate annual compounded returns generated by a fund’s investments over a holding period and are calculated taking into account recycled capital. Net IRRs presented are calculated after giving effect to the allocation of realized and unrealized carried interest and the payment of any applicable management fees.  Gross IRRs are calculated before giving effect to the allocation of carried interest and the payment of any applicable management fees.
 
(3)    The multiples of invested capital measure the aggregate value generated by a fund’s investments in absolute terms. Each multiple of invested capital is calculated by adding together the total realized and unrealized values of a fund’s investments and dividing by the total amount of capital invested by the investors. The use of financing facilities generally decreases the amount of invested capital that would otherwise be used to calculate multiples of invested capital, which tends to increase multiples when fair value grows over time and decrease multiples when fair value decreases over time. Such amounts do not give effect to the allocation of any realized and unrealized returns on a fund’s investments to the fund’s general partner pursuant to a carried interest or the payment of any applicable management fees and are calculated without taking into account recycled capital.



    

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Public Markets Vehicle Structures
The table below presents information as of June 30, 2017 , based on the investment funds, vehicles or accounts offered by our Public Markets segment.  Our funds, vehicles and accounts have been sorted based upon their primary investment strategies.  However, the AUM and FPAUM presented for each line in the table includes certain investments from non-primary investment strategies, which is permitted by their investment mandates, for purposes of presenting the fees and other terms for such funds, vehicles and accounts.
($ in millions)
 
AUM
 
FPAUM
 
Typical 
Management
Fee Rate
 
Incentive Fee /
Carried
Interest
 
Preferred
Return
 
Duration
of Capital
Leveraged Credit:
 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Leveraged Credit SMAs/Funds
 
$
10,145

 
$
9,493

 
0.35%-1.50%
 
Various (1)
 
Various (1)
 
Subject to redemptions
CLO’s
 
9,383

 
9,383

 
0.40%-0.50%
 
Various (1)
 
Various (1)
 
10-14 Years (2)
Total Leveraged Credit
 
19,528

 
18,876

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alternative Credit: (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Special Situations
 
8,186

 
4,663

 
0.90%-1.75% (4)
 
10.00-20.00%
 
8.00-12.00%
 
8-15 Years (2)
Private Credit
 
7,353

 
4,315

 
0.50%-1.50%
 
10.00-20.00%
 
5.00-8.00%
 
8-15 Years (2)
Total Alternative Credit
 
15,539

 
8,978

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hedge Funds (5)
 
24,105

 
18,456

 
0.50%-2.00%
 
Various (1)
 
Various (1)
 
Subject to redemptions
Business Development Companies (6)
 
4,327

 
4,327

 
1.00%
 
10.00%
 
7.00%
 
7 years
Total
 
$
63,499

 
$
50,637

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1)
Certain funds and CLOs are subject to a performance fee in which the manager or general partner of the funds share in up to 20% of the net profits earned by investors in excess of performance hurdles (generally tied to a benchmark or index) and subject to a provision requiring the funds and vehicles to regain prior losses before any performance fee is earned.
(2)
Duration of capital is measured from inception. Inception dates for CLOs were between 2005 and 2016 and for separately managed accounts and funds investing in alternative credit strategies from 2009 through 2017.
(3)
Our alternative credit funds generally have investment periods of 3 to 5 years and our newer alternative credit funds generally earn fees on invested capital during the investment period.
(4)
Lower fees on uninvested capital in certain vehicles.
(5)
Hedge Funds represent KKR's pro-rata portion of AUM and FPAUM of strategic partnerships, which consist of minority stakes in other hedge fund managers.
(6)
Consists of Corporate Capital Trust (CCT) and Corporate Capital Trust II, which are BDCs sub-advised by KKR. These vehicles invest in both leveraged credit and private credit strategies. On April 6, 2017, CCT filed a preliminary proxy statement with the SEC to call a meeting of CCT shareholders to vote, among other things, on a proposal for KKR Credit Advisors (US) LLC to become CCT’s sole investment adviser subject to the listing of CCT’s shares on a national securities exchange.

Capital Markets
 
Our capital markets business supports our firm, our portfolio companies and third-party clients by developing and implementing both traditional and non-traditional capital solutions for investments or companies seeking financing. These services include arranging debt and equity financing, placing and underwriting securities offerings and providing other types of capital markets services. When we underwrite an offering of securities or a loan on a firm commitment basis, we commit to buy and sell an issue of securities or indebtedness and generate revenue by purchasing the securities or indebtedness at a discount or for a fee. When we act in an agency capacity or best efforts basis, we generate revenue for arranging financing or placing securities or debt with capital markets investors. We may also provide issuers with capital markets advice on security selection, access to markets, marketing considerations, securities pricing, and other aspects of capital markets transactions in exchange for a fee. When we are sole arrangers of a credit facility, we generally advance amounts to the borrower on behalf of other lenders, for which such lenders are expected to repay us promptly. KKR Capital Markets LLC is an SEC-registered broker-dealer and a FINRA member, and we are also registered or authorized to carry out certain broker-dealer activities in various countries in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.


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Principal Activities
 
Through our Principal Activities segment, we manage the firm’s own assets on our balance sheet and deploy capital to support and grow our businesses. Our Principal Activities segment uses our balance sheet assets to support our investment management and capital markets businesses. Typically, the funds in our Private Markets and Public Markets businesses contractually require us, as general partner of the funds, to make sizable capital commitments from time to time. We believe our general partner commitments are indicative of the conviction we have in a given fund’s strategy, which assists us in raising new funds from limited partners. We also use our balance sheet to acquire investments in order to help establish a track record for fundraising purposes in new strategies. We may also use our own capital to seed investments for new funds, to bridge capital selectively for our funds’ investments or finance strategic acquisitions and partnerships, although the financial results of an acquired business or strategic partnership may be reported in our other segments.

Our Principal Activities segment also provides the required capital to fund the various commitments of our Capital Markets business when underwriting or syndicating securities, or when providing term loan commitments for transactions involving our portfolio companies and for third parties. Our Principal Activities segment also holds assets that may be utilized to satisfy regulatory requirements for our Capital Markets business and risk retention requirements for our CLO business.

We also make opportunistic investments through our Principal Activities segment, which include co-investments alongside our Private Markets and Public Markets funds, as well as make Principal Activities investments that do not involve our Private Markets or Public Markets funds.

We endeavor to use our balance sheet strategically and opportunistically to generate an attractive risk-adjusted return on equity in a manner that is consistent with our fiduciary duties and in compliance with applicable laws.

The chart below presents the holdings of our Principal Activities segment by asset class as of June 30, 2017 .

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(1) General partner commitments in our funds are included in the various asset classes shown above. Assets and revenues of other asset managers with which KKR has formed strategic partnerships where KKR does not hold more than 50% ownership interest are not included in our Principal Activities segment but are reported in the financial results of our other segments. Private Equity and Other Equity includes KKR private equity funds, co-investments alongside such KKR sponsored private equity funds, core private equity co-investments, and other opportunistic investments. However, equity investments in other asset classes, such as real estate, special situations and energy appear in these other asset classes.  Other Credit consists of liquid credit and specialty finance strategies.



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Business Environment
 
Market Conditions
Global Economic Conditions . As a global investment firm, we are affected by financial and economic conditions globally. Global and regional economic conditions have a substantial impact on our financial condition and results of operations, impacting the values of the investments we make, our ability to exit these investments profitably and our ability to make new investments. Financial and economic conditions in the United States and the European Union are significant contributors to the global economy. According to Bloomberg consensus forecasts as of June 30, 2017, real GDP in the United States increased at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 2.4% for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 compared to 1.4% for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. unemployment rate was 4.4% as of June 30, 2017, down from 4.5% as of March 31, 2017. Key economic and financial issues for the United States include, but are not limited to, whether or not the U.S. government will enact its proposed fiscal stimulus through tax cuts or infrastructure spending, the pace and levels at which the Federal Reserve raises interest rates and reduces its balance sheet, and the renewed debate over the U.S. debt ceiling and the ability of the U.S. government to pay its debts when due. These and other key issues could have adverse repercussions across regional and global financial markets, which could adversely affect the valuations of our investments. For the quarter ended June 30, 2017, Bloomberg estimates suggest that Euro Area real GDP growth was 0.4% on a quarter over quarter basis, compared to actual quarter over quarter growth of 0.6% as of March 31, 2017. Euro Area core inflation was 1.1% on a year over year basis as of June 30, 2017, compared to 0.7% as of March 31, 2017. In March 2017, the United Kingdom triggered Article 50 to formally begin the process to exit from the European Union. Continuing controversy and uncertainty surrounding key issues such as immigration, austerity, and globalization and risk of countries exiting the European Union could impair economic growth in the region and lead to financial market volatility. These and other key issues could have adverse repercussions across regional and global financial markets, which could adversely affect the valuations of our investments. In addition, on a quarter over quarter, seasonally adjusted basis, China’s National Bureau of Statistics indicated that real GDP grew 1.7% in the quarter ended June 30, 2017, more than the 1.3% reported for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. A slowdown in China's economic growth could adversely impact the valuations of our investments in China and could also adversely impact the global economy, particularly other emerging markets. For a further discussion of how market conditions may affect our businesses, see “Risk Factors- Risks Related to Our Business - Difficult market conditions can adversely affect our business in many ways, including by reducing the value or performance of the investments that we manage or by reducing the ability of our funds to raise or deploy capital, each of which could negatively impact our net income and cash flow and adversely affect our financial condition” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 
Global Equity and Credit Markets . Global equity and credit markets have a substantial effect on our financial condition and results of operations. In general, a climate of reasonable interest rates and high levels of liquidity in the debt and equity capital markets provide a positive environment for us to generate attractive investment returns, which also impacts our ability to generate incentive fees and carried interest. Periods of volatility and dislocation in the capital markets present substantial risks, but also can present us with opportunities to invest at reduced valuations that position us for future growth and investment returns.

Many of our investments are in equities, so a change in global equity prices or in market volatility directly impacts the value of our investments and our profitability as well as our ability to realize investment gains and the receptiveness of fund investors to our investment products. For the quarter ended June 30, 2017, global equity markets were positive, with the S&P 500 Index up 3.1% and the MSCI World Index up 4.2% on a total return basis including dividends. Equity market volatility as evidenced by the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index, or the VIX, a measure of volatility, ended at 11.2 as of June 30, 2017 decreasing from 12.4 as of March 31, 2017. For a further discussion of our valuation methods, see “Risk Factors-Risks Related to the Assets We Manage - Our investments are impacted by various economic conditions that are difficult to quantify or predict, and may have a significant impact on the valuation of our investments and, therefore, on the investment income we realize and our financial condition and results of operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and “-Critical Accounting Policies-Fair Value Measurements-Level III Valuation Methodologies” in this report.

Many of our investments are also in credit instruments, and our funds and our portfolio companies also rely on credit financing and the ability to refinance existing debt. Consequently, any decrease in the value of credit instruments that we have invested in or any increase in the cost of credit financing reduces our returns and decreases our net income. In particular due in part to holdings of credit instruments such as CLOs on our balance sheet, the performance of the credit markets has had an amplified impact on our financial results, as we directly bear the full extent of losses from credit instruments on our balance sheet. Credit markets can also impact valuations because a discounted cash flow analysis is generally used as one of the methodologies used to ascertain the fair value of our investments that do not have readily observable market prices. In addition, with respect to our credit instruments, tightening credit spreads are generally expected to lead to an increase, and widening credit spreads are generally expected to lead to a decrease, in the value of these credit investments, if not offset by hedging or

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other factors. In addition, the significant widening of credit spreads is also typically expected to negatively impact equity markets, which in turn would negatively impact our portfolio and us as noted above. During the quarter ended June 30, 2017, US Investment Grade corporate bond spreads (BoAML US Corporate Index) tightened by 9 basis points and US High-Yield corporate bond spreads (BoAML HY Master II Index) tightened by 15 basis points. For a further discussion of how market conditions may affect our businesses, see “Risk Factors- Risks Related to Our Business - Difficult market conditions can adversely affect our business in many ways, including by reducing the value or performance of the investments that we manage or by reducing the ability of our funds to raise or deploy capital, each of which could negatively impact our net income and cash flow and adversely affect our financial condition" and "Risks Related to the Assets We Manage - Our investments are impacted by various economic conditions that are difficult to quantify or predict, and may have a significant impact on the valuation of our investments and, therefore, on the investment income we realize and our financial condition and results of operations" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The sub-investment grade credit indices rose during the quarter ended June 30, 2017, with the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index up 0.8% and the BoAML HY Master II Index up 2.1%. For the quarter ended June 30, 2017, 10-year government bond yields fell 8 basis points in the United States, rose 28 basis points in China, rose 2 basis points in Japan and rose 14 basis points in Germany. For further discussion of the impact of global credit markets on our financial condition and results of operations, see “Risk Factors - Risks Related to the Assets We Manage -Changes in the debt financing markets may negatively impact the ability of our investment funds, their portfolio companies and strategies pursued with our balance sheet assets to obtain attractive financing for their investments or refinance existing debt and may increase the cost of such financing if it is obtained, which could lead to lower-yielding investments and potentially decrease our net income,” “- Our investments are impacted by various economic conditions that are difficult to quantify or predict, and may have a significant impact on the valuation of our investments and, therefore, on the investment income we realize and our financial condition and results of operations” and “- Because we hold interests in some of our portfolio companies both through our management of private equity funds as well as through separate investments in those funds and direct co-investments, fluctuation in the fair values of these portfolio companies may have a disproportionate impact on the investment income earned by us” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K and “-Critical Accounting Policies-Fair Value Measurements-Level III Valuation Methodologies” in this report.

Foreign Exchange Rates . Foreign exchange rates have a substantial impact on the valuations of our investments that are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Currency volatility can also affect our businesses and investments, which deal in cross‑border trade. The appreciation or depreciation of the U.S. dollar is expected to contribute to a decrease or increase, respectively, in the U.S. dollar value of our non‑U.S. investments to the extent unhedged. In addition, an appreciating U.S. dollar would be expected to make the exports of U.S. based companies less competitive, which may lead to a decline in their export revenues, if any, while a depreciating U.S. dollar would be expected to have the opposite effect.  Moreover, when selecting investments for our investment funds that are denominated in U.S. dollars, an appreciating U.S. dollar may create opportunities to invest at more attractive U.S. dollar prices in certain countries outside of the U.S., while a depreciating U.S. dollar would be expected to have the opposite effect. For the quarter ended June 30, 2017, the euro rose 7.3%, the Chinese renminbi rose 1.5%, and the British pound rose 3.8%, respectively, relative to the U.S. dollar. See “Risk Factors- Risks Related to Our Business - Difficult market conditions can adversely affect our business in many ways, including by reducing the value or performance of the investments that we manage or by reducing the ability of our funds to raise or deploy capital, each of which could negatively impact our net income and cash flow and adversely affect our financial condition” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. In China, the continued potential for greater depreciation of China's currency, the yuan, remains a large source of uncertainty. For additional information regarding our foreign exchange rate risk, see “-Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk - Exchange Rate Risk” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Commodity Markets . Our Private Markets portfolio contains energy real asset investments, and certain of our other Private Markets and Public Markets strategies and products, including private equity, direct lending, special situations and CLOs, also have meaningful investments in the energy sector. The value of these investments is heavily influenced by the price of natural gas and oil. During the quarter ended June 30, 2017, the long-term price of WTI crude oil decreased approximately 4%, while the long-term price of natural gas was relatively stable. The long-term price of WTI crude oil declined from approximately $51 per barrel to $49 per barrel, and the long-term price of natural gas increased from approximately $2.84 per mcf to $2.85 per mcf as of March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, respectively. When commodity prices decline or if a decline is not offset by other factors, we would expect the value of our energy real asset investments to be adversely impacted. In addition, because we hold certain energy assets on our balance sheet, which had a fair value of  $0.6 billion  as of June 30, 2017 , these price movements would have an amplified impact on our financial results, as we would directly bear the full extent of such gains or losses. For additional information regarding our energy real assets, see “-Critical Accounting Policies-Fair Value Measurements-Level III Valuation Methodologies-Real Asset Investments” in this report and “Risk Factors - Risks Related to the Assets We Manage - Because we hold interests in some of our portfolio companies both through our management of private equity funds as well as

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through separate investments in those funds and direct co-investments, fluctuation in the fair values of these portfolio companies may have a disproportionate impact on the investment income earned by us” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Basis of Accounting
 
We consolidate the financial results of the KKR Group Partnerships and their consolidated subsidiaries, which include the accounts of our investment management and capital markets companies, the general partners of unconsolidated funds and vehicles, general partners of certain funds that are consolidated and their respective consolidated funds and certain other entities including certain consolidated CLOs and commercial real estate mortgage-backed securities, or "CMBS". We refer to CLOs and CMBS as collateralized financing entities or CFEs.

When an entity is consolidated, we reflect the accounts of the consolidated entity, including its assets, liabilities, fees, expenses, investment income, cash flows and other amounts, on a gross basis. While the consolidation of a consolidated fund or entity does not have an effect on the amounts of Net Income Attributable to KKR or KKR's partners' capital that KKR reports, the consolidation does significantly impact the financial statement presentation under GAAP. This is due to the fact that the accounts of the consolidated entities are reflected on a gross basis while the allocable share of those amounts that are attributable to third parties are reflected as single line items. The single line items in which the accounts attributable to third parties are recorded are presented as noncontrolling interests on the consolidated statements of financial condition and net income attributable to noncontrolling interests on the consolidated statements of operations.
 
For a further discussion of our consolidation policies, see "Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)--Summary of Significant Accounting Policies."
 
Key Financial Measures Under GAAP
 
Fees and Other
 
Fees and other consist primarily of (i) transaction fees earned in connection with successful investment transactions and from capital markets activities, (ii) management and incentive fees from providing investment management services to unconsolidated funds, CLOs, other vehicles and separately managed accounts, (iii) monitoring fees from providing services to portfolio companies, (iv) carried interest allocations to general partners of unconsolidated funds, (v) revenue earned by oil and gas-producing entities that are consolidated and (vi) consulting fees earned by entities that employ non-employee operating consultants. These fees are based on the contractual terms of the governing agreements and are recognized when earned, which coincides with the period during which the related services are performed and in the case of transaction fees, upon closing of the transaction. Monitoring fees may provide for a termination payment following an initial public offering or change of control. These termination payments are recognized in the period when the related transaction closes. Monitoring fees also include certain expense reimbursements from certain portfolio companies and unconsolidated funds.
 
For a further discussion of our fee policies, see "Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)--Summary of Significant Accounting Policies."
 
Expenses
 
Compensation and Benefits
 
Compensation and benefits expense includes cash compensation consisting of salaries, bonuses, and benefits, as well as equity-based compensation consisting of charges associated with the vesting of equity-based awards, carry pool allocations and other performance-based income compensation. All employees and employees of certain consolidated entities receive a base salary that is paid by KKR or its consolidated entities, and is accounted for as compensation and benefits expense. These employees are also eligible to receive discretionary cash bonuses based on performance, overall profitability and other matters. While cash bonuses paid to most employees are borne by KKR and certain consolidated entities and result in customary compensation and benefits expense, cash bonuses that are paid to certain employees are currently borne by KKR Holdings. These bonuses have historically been funded with distributions that KKR Holdings receives on KKR Group Partnership Units held by KKR Holdings but are not then passed on to holders of unvested units of KKR Holdings. Because employees are not entitled to receive distributions on units that are unvested, any amounts allocated to employees in excess of an employee's vested equity interests are reflected as employee compensation and benefits expense. These compensation charges are currently recorded based on the amount of cash expected to be paid by KKR Holdings. Because KKR makes only fixed quarterly distributions, the distributions made on KKR Group Partnership Units underlying any unvested KKR Holdings units are generally insufficient to fund annual cash bonus compensation to the same extent as in periods prior to the fourth quarter of

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2015. In addition, substantially all units in KKR Holdings have been allocated and will vest over a 5 year period, thus decreasing the amount of distributions received by KKR Holdings that are available for annual cash bonus compensation. We, therefore, expect to pay an increasing portion and eventually all of the cash bonus payments currently borne by KKR Holdings from other sources, including cash from our operations, the carry pool and other performance-based income compensation as described below. See "Risks Related to Our Business - If we cannot retain and motivate our principals and other key personnel and recruit, retain and motivate new principals and other key personnel, our business, results and financial condition could be adversely affected" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding the adequacy of such distributions to fund future discretionary cash bonuses.

KKR uses three different methods, which are designed to yield comparable results, to allocate carried interest and other performance income compensation. With respect to KKR’s investment funds that provide for carried interest without a preferred return, KKR allocates 40% of the carried interest received from such funds to its carry pool for employees and non-employee operating consultants. In addition, for investment funds that provide for incentive fees rather than carried interest, our carry pool is supplemented by allocating 40% of the incentive fees earned from such funds to performance income compensation. Beginning with the quarter ended September 30, 2016, for investment funds that provide for carried interest with a preferred return and have accrued carried interest as of June 30, 2017, KKR also includes 40% of the management fees that would have been subject to a management fee refund as performance income compensation. Because of the different ways management fees are refunded in preferred return and non-preferred return funds that provide for carried interest, this calculation of 40% of the portion of the management fees subject to refund for funds that have a preferred return is designed to allocate to compensation an amount comparable to the amount that would have been allocated to the carry pool had the fund not had a preferred return. Beginning with the quarter ending September 30, 2017, for future and current carry generating funds with no or minimal accrued carried interest as of June 30, 2017, KKR will allocate 43% of the carried interest to the carry pool instead of 40% of carried interest. The incremental 3% replaces the allocation of management fee refunds that would have been calculated for those funds and is designed, based on a historical financial analysis of certain investment funds, to allocate an amount for preferred return funds that is comparable to the management fee refunds that would have been allocated as performance income compensation for those funds. The percentage of carried interest, management fee refunds, and incentive fees allocable to the carry pool or as performance income compensation is subject to change from time to time. For a discussion of how management fees are refunded for preferred return funds and non-preferred funds see "--Fair Value Measurements--Recognition of Carried Interest in the Statement of Operations".

The amounts allocated to the carry pool and other performance-based income compensation are accounted for as compensatory profit-sharing arrangements and recorded as compensation and benefits expense for KKR employees and general, administrative and other expense for certain non-employee consultants and service providers in the consolidated statements of operations prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
 
General, Administrative and Other
 
General, administrative and other expense consists primarily of professional fees paid to legal advisors, accountants, advisors and consultants, insurance costs, travel and related expenses, communications and information services, depreciation and amortization charges, changes in fair value of contingent consideration, expenses incurred by oil and gas-producing entities (including impairment charges) that are consolidated and other general and operating expenses which are not borne by fund investors and are not offset by credits attributable to fund investors' noncontrolling interests in consolidated funds. General, administrative and other expense also consists of costs incurred in connection with pursuing potential investments that do not result in completed transactions, a substantial portion of which are borne by fund investors.

Investment Income (Loss)
 
Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities
 
Net gains (losses) from investment activities consist of realized and unrealized gains and losses arising from our investment activities. A large portion of our net gains (losses) from investment activities are related to our private equity investments. Fluctuations in net gains (losses) from investment activities between reporting periods is driven primarily by changes in the fair value of our investment portfolio as well as the realization of investments. The fair value of, as well as the ability to recognize gains from, our private equity and other investments is significantly impacted by the global financial markets, which, in turn, affects the net gains (losses) from investment activities recognized in any given period. Upon the disposition of an investment, previously recognized unrealized gains and losses are reversed and an offsetting realized gain or loss is recognized in the current period. Since our investments are carried at fair value, fluctuations between periods could be significant due to changes to the inputs to our valuation process over time. For a further discussion of our fair value measurements and fair value of investments, see "—Critical Accounting Policies—Fair Value Measurements."

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Dividend Income
 
Dividend income consists primarily of distributions that we and our consolidated investment funds receive from portfolio companies in which they invest. Dividend income is recognized primarily in connection with (i) dispositions of operations by portfolio companies, (ii) distributions of excess cash generated from operations from portfolio companies and (iii) other significant refinancings undertaken by portfolio companies.

Interest Income
 
Interest income consists primarily of interest that is received on our credit instruments in which we and our consolidated funds and other entities invest as well as interest on our cash balances and other investments.
 
Interest Expense
 
Interest expense is incurred from debt issued by KKR, including debt issued by KFN which was consolidated upon completion of the acquisition of KFN, credit facilities entered into by KKR, debt securities issued by consolidated CFEs and financing arrangements at our consolidated funds entered into primarily with the objective of managing cash flow. KFN's debt obligations are non-recourse to KKR beyond the assets of KFN. Debt securities issued by consolidated CFEs are supported solely by the investments held at the CFE and are not collateralized by assets of any other KKR entity. Our obligations under financing arrangements at our consolidated funds are generally limited to our pro-rata equity interest in such funds. However, in some circumstances, we may provide limited guarantees of the obligations of our general partners in an amount equal to its pro rata equity interest in such funds. We also may provide other kinds of guarantees. See "—Liquidity".
 
Income Taxes
 
The KKR Group Partnerships and certain of their subsidiaries operate in the United States as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes and as corporate entities in non-U.S. jurisdictions. Accordingly, these entities, in some cases, are subject to New York City unincorporated business taxes, or non-U.S. income taxes. Furthermore, we hold our interest in one of the KKR Group Partnerships through KKR Management Holdings Corp., which is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and certain other subsidiaries of the KKR Group Partnerships are treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, certain subsidiaries of KKR, including KKR Management Holdings Corp., are subject to U.S. federal, state and local corporate income taxes at the entity level and the related tax provision attributable to KKR's share of this income is reflected in the financial statements. We also generate certain interest income to our unitholders and interest deductions to KKR Management Holdings Corp.

We use the asset and liability method to account for income taxes in accordance with GAAP. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis using currently enacted tax rates. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period when the change is enacted. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

Tax laws are complex and subject to different interpretations by the taxpayer and respective governmental taxing authorities. Significant judgment is required in determining tax expense and in evaluating tax positions including evaluating uncertainties. We review our tax positions quarterly and adjust our tax balances as new information becomes available.
 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
 
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests primarily represents the ownership interests that certain third parties hold in entities that are consolidated in the financial statements as well as the ownership interests in our KKR Group Partnerships that are held by KKR Holdings. The allocable share of income and expense attributable to these interests is accounted for as net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests. Given the consolidation of certain of our investment funds and the significant ownership interests in our KKR Group Partnerships held by KKR Holdings, we expect a portion of net income (loss) will continue to be attributed to noncontrolling interests in our business.

For a further discussion of our noncontrolling interests policies, see "Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)--Summary of Significant Accounting Policies."


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Segment Operating and Performance Measures
 
The segment key performance measures that follow are used by management in making operating and resource deployment decisions as well as assessing the overall performance of each of KKR's reportable business segments. The reportable segments for KKR's business are presented prior to giving effect to the allocation of income (loss) between KKR & Co. L.P. and KKR Holdings L.P. and as such represent the business in total. In addition, KKR's reportable segments are presented without giving effect to the consolidation of the investment funds and CFEs that KKR manages as well as other consolidated entities that are not subsidiaries of KKR & Co. L.P.
 
We disclose the following financial measures in this report that are calculated and presented using methodologies other than in accordance with GAAP. We believe that providing these performance measures on a supplemental basis to our GAAP results is helpful to unitholders in assessing the overall performance of KKR's businesses. These financial measures should not be considered as a substitute for similar financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP, if available. We caution readers that these non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the calculations of other investment managers, and as a result, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other investment managers. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, where applicable, are included within "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Note 14. Segment Reporting" and later in this report under "—Segment Balance Sheet."

Adjusted Units

Adjusted units are used as a measure of the total common equity ownership of KKR that is held by KKR & Co. L.P. (including equity awards issued under the KKR & Co. L.P. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the "Equity Incentive Plan"), but excluding preferred units), KKR Holdings and other holders of securities exchangeable into common units of KKR & Co. L.P. and represent the fully diluted common unit count using the if-converted method. We believe this measure is useful to unitholders as it provides an indication of the total common equity ownership of KKR as if all outstanding KKR Holdings units, equity awards issued under the Equity Incentive Plan and other exchangeable securities had been exchanged for common units of KKR & Co. L.P. The Series A and Series B Preferred Units are not exchangeable for common units of KKR & Co. L.P.

Adjusted Units Eligible for Distribution

Adjusted units eligible for distribution represents the portion of total adjusted units that is eligible to receive a distribution. We believe this measure is useful to unitholders as it provides insight into the calculation of amounts available for distribution on a per unit basis. Adjusted units eligible for distribution is used in the calculation of after-tax distributable earnings per unit.

After-Tax Distributable Earnings

After-tax distributable earnings is used by management as an operating measure of the earnings excluding mark-to-market gains (losses) of KKR. KKR believes this measure is useful to unitholders as it provides a supplemental measure to assess performance, excluding the impact of mark-to-market gains (losses). After-tax distributable earnings excludes certain realized investment losses to the extent unrealized losses on these investments were recognized prior to the combination with KPE on October 1, 2009. After-tax distributable earnings does not represent and is not used to calculate actual distributions under KKR’s distribution policy.


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The following table presents our calculation of after-tax distributable earnings on common units for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 as described above. For a discussion of the components that drove the changes in our after-tax distributable earnings, see discussion of (i) management, monitoring and transaction fees, (ii) realized performance income, (iii) realized gains and net interest and dividends within investment income and (iv) expenses excluding unrealized performance income compensation within “—Segment Analysis.”
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
($ in thousands except per unit data)
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
Distributable Segment Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fees and Other, Net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Management Fees
 
$
229,569

 
$
203,617

 
$
437,853

 
$
398,217

Monitoring Fees
 
30,510

 
28,998

 
43,730

 
41,035

Transaction Fees
 
156,465

 
68,564

 
399,500

 
164,649

Fee Credits
 
(51,384
)
 
(39,073
)
 
(140,401
)
 
(61,880
)
Total Fees and Other, Net
 
365,160

 
262,106

 
740,682

 
542,021

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Realized Performance Income (Loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Incentive Fees
 
2,624

 
4,645

 
4,310

 
6,238

Carried Interest
 
264,668

 
305,275

 
470,872

 
402,563

Total Realized Performance Income (Loss)
 
267,292

 
309,920

 
475,182

 
408,801

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Realized Investment Income (Loss)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Realized Gains (Losses)
 
7,180

 
224,699

 
86,631

 
200,516

Interest Income and Dividends
 
67,836

 
74,451

 
124,718

 
182,571

Interest Expense
 
(47,026
)
 
(48,447
)
 
(88,735
)
 
(96,991
)
Total Realized Investment Income (Loss)
 
27,990

 
250,703

 
122,614

 
286,096

Total Distributable Segment Revenues
 
660,442

 
822,729

 
1,338,478

 
1,236,918

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Distributable Segment Expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Compensation and Benefits
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Compensation and Benefits
 
135,522

 
96,890

 
274,957

 
197,789

Performance Income Compensation
 
111,917

 
123,968

 
199,984

 
163,520

Total Compensation and Benefits
 
247,439

 
220,858

 
474,941

 
361,309

Occupancy and Related Charges
 
13,407

 
15,659

 
27,776

 
31,609

Other Operating Expenses
 
53,069

 
49,533

 
106,567

 
111,419

Total Distributable Segment Expenses
 
313,915

 
286,050

 
609,284

 
504,337

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
 
1,180

 
575

 
2,764

 
1,242

Income taxes paid
 
15,084

 
22,819

 
41,359

 
49,322

Preferred distributions
 
8,341

 
5,693

 
16,682

 
5,693

After-tax Distributable Earnings
 
$
321,922

 
$
507,592

 
$
668,389

 
$
676,324

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Per Adjusted Unit eligible for Distribution
 
$
0.39

 
$
0.63

 
$
0.82

 
$
0.84

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 









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Assets Under Management ("AUM")

Assets under management ("AUM") represent the assets managed or advised by KKR from which KKR is entitled to receive fees or a carried interest (either currently or upon deployment of capital), general partner capital and assets managed or advised by strategic partners in which KKR holds a minority ownership interest. We believe this measure is useful to unitholders as it provides additional insight into KKR's capital raising activities and the overall activity in its investment funds and strategic partnerships. KKR calculates the amount of AUM as of any date as the sum of: (i) the fair value of the investments of KKR's investment funds; (ii) uncalled capital commitments from these funds, including uncalled capital commitments from which KKR is currently not earning management fees or carried interest; (iii) the fair value of investments in KKR's co-investment vehicles; (iv) the par value of outstanding CLOs (excluding CLOs wholly-owned by KKR); (v) KKR's pro-rata portion of the AUM of strategic partners in which KKR holds a minority ownership interest, and (vi) the fair value of other assets managed by KKR. The pro-rata portion of the AUM of strategic partners is calculated based on KKR’s percentage ownership interest in such entities multiplied by such entity’s respective AUM. KKR's definition of AUM is not based on any definition of AUM that may be set forth in the agreements governing the investment funds, vehicles or accounts that it manages or calculated pursuant to any regulatory definitions.

Book Value

Book value is a measure of the net assets of KKR’s reportable segments and is used by management primarily in assessing the unrealized value of KKR’s investments and other assets, including carried interest. We believe this measure is useful to unitholders as it provides additional insight into the assets and liabilities of KKR excluding the assets and liabilities that are allocated to noncontrolling interest holders and to the holders of the Series A and Series B Preferred Units.

Capital Invested

Capital invested is the aggregate amount of capital invested by (i) KKR’s investment funds, (ii) KKR's Principal Activities segment as a co-investment, if any, alongside KKR’s investment funds, and (iii) the Principal Activities segment in connection with a syndication transaction conducted by KKR's Capital Markets segment, if any.  Capital invested is used as a measure of investment activity at KKR during a given period. We believe this measure is useful to unitholders as it provides a measure of capital deployment across KKR’s business segments.  Capital invested includes investments made using investment financing arrangements like credit facilities, as applicable.  Capital invested excludes (i) investments in liquid credit strategies, (ii) capital invested by KKR’s Principal Activities segment that is not a co-investment alongside KKR’s investment funds, and (iii) capital invested by the Principal Activities segment that is not invested in connection with a syndication transaction by KKR’s Capital Markets segment. Capital syndicated by our Capital Markets segment to third parties other than KKR’s investment funds or Principal Activities segment is not included in capital invested.  See also syndicated capital. In the fourth quarter of 2016, the capital invested metric was changed to include capital invested by KKR's Principal Activities segment and all prior periods in this report have been adjusted.

Economic Net Income (Loss) (“ENI”)

Economic net income (loss) is a measure of profitability for KKR’s reportable segments and is used by management as an alternative measurement of the operating and investment earnings of KKR and its business segments. We believe this measure is useful to unitholders as it provides additional insight into the overall profitability of KKR’s businesses inclusive of carried interest, incentive fees and related carry pool allocations and investment income. ENI is comprised of total segment revenues less total segment expenses and certain economic interests in KKR’s segments held by third parties. Pre-tax Economic Net Income (Loss) represents Economic Net Income (Loss) after equity-based compensation. After-tax Economic Net Income (Loss) represents Economic Net Income (Loss) after equity-based compensation, provision for income taxes and preferred distributions.

Fee Paying AUM ("FPAUM")

Fee paying AUM ("FPAUM") represents only the AUM from which KKR receives management fees. We believe this measure is useful to unitholders as it provides additional insight into the capital base upon which KKR earns management fees. FPAUM is the sum of all of the individual fee bases that are used to calculate KKR's and its strategic partners' management fees and differs from AUM in the following respects: (i) assets and commitments from which KKR does not receive a management fee are excluded (i.e. assets and commitments with respect to which it receives only carried interest or is otherwise not currently receiving a management fee) and (ii) certain assets, primarily in its private equity funds, are reflected based on capital commitments and invested capital as opposed to fair value because fees are not impacted by changes in the fair value of underlying investments.

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Fee Related Earnings ("FRE")

Fee related earnings is a measure of the operating earnings of KKR and its business segments before performance income, related performance income compensation and investment income. KKR believes this measure may be useful to unitholders as it provides additional insight into the operating profitability of KKR's fee generating management companies and capital markets businesses.

Outstanding Adjusted Units

Outstanding adjusted units represents the portion of total adjusted units that would receive assets of KKR if it were to be liquidated as of a particular date. Outstanding adjusted units is used to calculate book value per outstanding adjusted unit, which we believe is useful to unitholders as it provides a measure of net assets of KKR’s reportable segments on a per unit basis.

Syndicated Capital

Syndicated capital is generally the aggregate amount of capital in transactions originated by KKR and its investment funds and carry-yielding co-investment vehicles, which has been distributed to third parties in exchange for a fee. It does not include (i) capital invested in such transactions by KKR investment funds and carry-yielding co-investment vehicles, which is instead reported in capital invested and (ii) debt capital that is arranged as part of the acquisition financing of transactions originated by KKR investment funds and (iii) debt capital that is either underwritten or arranged on a best efforts basis. Syndicated capital is used as a measure of investment activity for KKR during a given period, and we believe that this measure is useful to unitholders as it provides additional insight into levels of syndication activity in KKR's Capital Markets segment and across its investment platfor m .

Uncalled Commitments

Uncalled commitments are used as a measure of unfunded capital commitments that KKR’s investment funds and carry-paying co-investment vehicles have received from partners to contribute capital to fund future investments. We believe this measure is useful to unitholders as it provides additional insight into the amount of capital that is available to KKR’s investment funds to make future investments. Uncalled commitments are not reduced for investments completed using fund-level investment financing arrangements.
    















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A reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. Common Unitholders on a GAAP basis to ENI, FRE and After-tax Distributable Earnings is provided below. For a discussion of the components that drove the changes in our FRE, see discussion of (i) management, monitoring and transaction fees, and (ii) expenses of our Private Markets, Public Markets and Capital Markets segments excluding unrealized performance income compensation in “—Segment Analysis.”
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
($ in thousands)
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. Common Unitholders
 
$
405,646

 
$
93,890

 
$
664,989

 
$
(236,049
)
Plus: Preferred Distributions
 
8,341

 
5,693

 
16,682

 
5,693

Plus: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings L.P.
 
305,280

 
73,400

 
521,712

 
(198,175
)
Plus: Non-cash equity-based charges
 
87,940

 
60,657

 
198,976

 
124,480

Plus: Amortization of intangibles, placement fees and other, net
 
4,524

 
9,144

 
37,361

 
38,026

Plus: Income tax (benefit)
 
18,538

 
6,045

 
59,080

 
7,935

Economic Net Income (Loss)
 
830,269

 
248,829

 
1,498,800

 
(258,090
)
Plus: Income attributable to segment noncontrolling interests
 
1,180

 
575

 
2,764

 
1,242

Less: Total investment income (loss)
 
335,967

 
(46,745
)
 
634,627

 
(576,343
)
Less: Net performance income (loss)
 
332,320

 
196,125

 
535,555

 
118,291

Plus: Expenses of Principal Activities Segment
 
51,195

 
37,737

 
104,964

 
77,555

Fee Related Earnings
 
214,357

 
137,761

 
436,346

 
278,759

Plus: Net interest and dividends
 
20,810

 
26,004

 
35,983

 
85,580

Less: Expenses of Principal Activities Segment
 
51,195

 
37,737

 
104,964

 
77,555

Plus: Realized performance income (loss), net
 
155,375

 
185,952

 
275,198

 
245,281

Plus: Net realized gains (losses)
 
7,180

 
224,699

 
86,631

 
200,516

Less: Income taxes paid
 
15,084

 
22,819

 
41,359

 
49,322

Less: Preferred distributions
 
8,341

 
5,693

 
16,682

 
5,693

Less: Income attributable to segment noncontrolling interests
 
1,180

 
575

 
2,764

 
1,242

After-tax Distributable Earnings
 
$
321,922

 
$
507,592

 
$
668,389

 
$
676,324

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Results of Operations
 
The following is a discussion of our condensed consolidated results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 . You should read this discussion in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. For a more detailed discussion of the factors that affected the results of operations of our four business segments in these periods, see “—Segment Analysis.”

Three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to three months ended June 30, 2016
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
 
Change
 
($ in thousands)
Revenues
 

 
 

 
 
Fees and Other
$
931,788

 
$
576,757

 
$
355,031

 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenses
 

 
 

 
 
Compensation and Benefits
462,841

 
296,412

 
166,429

Occupancy and Related Charges
14,032

 
16,188

 
(2,156
)
General, Administrative and Other
152,855

 
110,618

 
42,237

Total Expenses
629,728

 
423,218

 
206,510

 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 

 
 

 
 
Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities
418,428

 
9,168

 
409,260

Dividend Income
69,446

 
31,669

 
37,777

Interest Income
295,718

 
266,213

 
29,505

Interest Expense
(198,590
)
 
(181,313
)
 
(17,277
)
Total Investment Income (Loss)
585,002

 
125,737

 
459,265

 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) Before Taxes
887,062

 
279,276

 
607,786

 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Taxes
18,538

 
6,045

 
12,493

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss)
868,524

 
273,231

 
595,293

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
22,387

 
1,533

 
20,854

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
432,150

 
172,115

 
260,035

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P.
413,987

 
99,583

 
314,404

 
 
 
 
 
 
Less: Net Income Attributable to Series A Preferred Unitholders
5,822

 
5,693

 
129

Less: Net Income Attributable to Series B Preferred Unitholders
2,519

 

 
2,519

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. Common Unitholders
$
405,646

 
$
93,890

 
$
311,756




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Fees and Other

For the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , fees and other consisted of the following:

 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
 
Change
Management Fees
 
$
177,269

 
$
159,569

 
$
17,700

Transaction Fees
 
156,472

 
67,452

 
89,020

Monitoring Fees
 
66,586

 
47,918

 
18,668

Fee Credits
 
(48,677
)
 
(37,152
)
 
(11,525
)
Carried Interest
 
551,003

 
304,787

 
246,216

Incentive Fees
 
845

 
4,253

 
(3,408
)
Oil and Gas Revenue
 
17,382

 
18,225

 
(843
)
Consulting Fees
 
10,908

 
11,705

 
(797
)
Total Fees and Other
 
$
931,788

 
$
576,757

 
$
355,031



Management fees, transaction fees, monitoring fees and fee credits all increased in the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2016. For a more detailed discussion of the factors that affected our management fees, transaction fees, monitoring fees and fee credits during the period, see “—Segment Analysis.”

The carried interest gains earned during the three months ended June 30, 2017 were due primarily to an overall increase in the value of our private equity and credit portfolios. For a more detailed discussion of the factors that affected our Private Markets and Public Markets carried interest during the period, see “—Segment Analysis -- Private Markets -- Segment Revenues -- Performance Income and —Segment Analysis -- Public Markets -- Segment Revenues -- Performance Income.”

Compensation and Benefits Expenses

The increase was primarily due to a higher level of carry pool allocations reflecting higher appreciation in the value of our private equity and credit portfolios as well as increased cash compensation and benefits in connection with a higher level of fees during the three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2016.

General Administrative and Other Expenses

The increase was primarily due to (i) an increase in placement fees incurred in connection with capital raising activity, the most significant of which relates to Lending Partners III, and (ii) an increase in expenses reimbursable by investment funds. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in depreciation, depletion and amortization of our consolidated oil and gas producing entities caused by a lower cost basis due to previously recorded impairments, resulting in a lower unit of production depletion rate compared to the prior period.


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Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities

The following is a summary of net gains (losses) from investment activities:
 
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
($ in thousands)
Private Equity Investments
$
313,001

 
$
(37,404
)
Credit & Other Investments
(107,420
)
 
(104,777
)
Investments of Consolidated CFE's
11,287

 
104,050

Real Assets Investments
108,846

 
119,365

Debt Obligations
1,253

 
(70,370
)
Other Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities
91,461

 
(1,696
)
Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities
$
418,428

 
$
9,168

 
 
 
 

The net gains from investment activities for the three months ended June 30, 2017 were comprised of net unrealized gains of $519.8 million and net realized losses of $(101.4) million . For the three months ended June 30, 2017 , net unrealized gains were driven primarily by (i) mark-to-market gains in our private equity portfolio held directly by KKR, the most significant of which were unrealized gains in First Data Corporation (NYSE: FDC), (ii) mark-to-market gains and the reversal of unrealized losses on the sale of investments in our energy portfolio and (iii) mark-to-market gains on investments held through consolidated CMBS. Offsetting these unrealized gains were unrealized losses, the most significant of which were unrealized losses relating to (i) the reversal of unrealized gains on the partial sale of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD), and (ii) mark-to-market losses on debt held through consolidated CMBS. For the three months ended June 30, 2017 , net realized losses were comprised primarily of realized losses on the sale of investments in our energy portfolio held directly by KKR and alternative credit assets in our consolidated special situations funds. Partially offsetting these realized losses were realized gains, the most significant of which was a realized gain on the partial sale of US Foods Holding Corp. For a discussion of other factors that affected KKR's investment income, see "--Segment Analysis."

The net gains from investment activities for the three months ended June 30, 2016 were comprised of net realized gains of $108.8 million and net unrealized losses of $99.6 million. For the three months ended June 30, 2016, net realized gains were comprised primarily of the net impact of (i) realized gains on sales of private equity investments held directly by KKR, including the partial sales of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA) and HCA Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HCA); (ii) realized losses on assets held at consolidated CLOs and (iii) realized gains on debt held at consolidated CLOs. For the three months ended June 30, 2016, net unrealized losses were driven primarily by (i) mark-to-market losses in our private equity portfolio held directly by KKR which included unrealized losses in First Data Corporation (NYSE: FDC), (ii) mark-to-market losses in assets in our consolidated special situations funds and (iii) the reversal of unrealized gains on the partial sales of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and HCA Holdings, Inc., as well as the reversal of unrealized gains on debt realizations in our consolidated CLOs. Offsetting these unrealized losses were unrealized gains, the most significant of which were mark-to-market gains in our energy investments held through consolidated funds and reversals of unrealized losses on asset realizations in our consolidated CLOs.

Dividend Income
 
The increase in dividend income was primarily due to a higher level of dividends received on (i) alternative credit assets in our consolidated special situations funds and (ii) various investments across our real estate strategy during the three months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the prior period. During the three months ended June 30, 2016 significant dividends received included dividends from Sedgwick Claims Management Services (financial services sector) of $12.7 million and PRA Health Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: PRAH) of $4.1 million. Significant dividends from portfolio companies are generally not recurring quarterly dividends, and while they may occur in the future, their size and frequency are variable. For a discussion of other factors that affected KKR's dividend income, see "--Segment Analysis."

Interest Income
 
The increase in interest income was primarily due to a higher level of interest earned related to (i) an increase in the amount of investments held by KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. compared to the prior period, (ii) an increase in the amount of investments held at our India debt financing company, and (iii) the consolidation of four additional CLOs subsequent to the

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three months ended June 30, 2016. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in interest income at KFN associated with the paydown of KFN's CLO 2007-1 in the second quarter of 2016. For a discussion of other factors that affected KKR's interest income, see "--Segment Analysis."

Interest Expense
 
The increase in interest expense was primarily due to (i) increased CMBS borrowings by KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc., (ii) increased borrowings at our India debt financing company and (iii) the consolidation of four additional CLOs subsequent to the three months ended June 30, 2016. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in interest expense associated with the paydown of KFN's CLO 2007-1 in the second quarter of 2016 and a lower cost of borrowing at KFN in connection with redemptions and lower cost refinancing of KFN senior notes. For a discussion of other factors that affected KKR's interest expense, see "--Segment Analysis."
 
Income (Loss) Before Taxes
 
The increase in income (loss) before taxes was due primarily to higher carried interest gains accrued by certain fund entities and higher net gains from investment activities, partially offset by higher expenses, in each case as described above.

Income Taxes

The increase in income taxes is due primarily to a higher level of fees earned by our management companies and capital markets companies and carried interest gains accrued by certain general partner entities subject to corporate income tax during the three months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to losses in the prior period.

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the three months ended June 30, 2017 relates primarily to net income attributable to KKR Holdings L.P. representing its ownership interests in the KKR Group Partnerships as well as third party limited partner interests in those investment funds that we consolidate. The increase from the prior period is due primarily to a higher level of income recorded by certain consolidated fund entities that is attributable to third party limited partners as well as higher amounts attributed to KKR Holdings L.P. in connection with a higher level of income as compared to the prior period.
 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P.
 
The increase for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , was due primarily to a higher level of investment and carried interest gains in the current period and to a lesser extent, increased fee income as compared to the prior period.


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Six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to six months ended June 30, 2016
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
 
Change
 
($ in thousands)
Revenues
 

 
 

 
 
Fees and Other
$
1,647,740

 
$
739,562

 
$
908,178

 
 
 
 
 
 
Expenses
 

 
 

 
 
Compensation and Benefits
865,804

 
421,901

 
443,903

Occupancy and Related Charges
28,883

 
32,754

 
(3,871
)
General, Administrative and Other
275,055

 
276,886

 
(1,831
)
Total Expenses
1,169,742

 
731,541

 
438,201

 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 

 
 

 
 
Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities
976,876

 
(726,055
)
 
1,702,931

Dividend Income
79,370

 
94,882

 
(15,512
)
Interest Income
576,698

 
496,689

 
80,009

Interest Expense
(385,444
)
 
(352,707
)
 
(32,737
)
Total Investment Income (Loss)
1,247,500

 
(487,191
)
 
1,734,691

 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) Before Taxes
1,725,498

 
(479,170
)
 
2,204,668

 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Taxes
59,080

 
7,935

 
51,145

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss)
1,666,418

 
(487,105
)
 
2,153,523

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
43,320

 
1,495

 
41,825

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
941,427

 
(258,244
)
 
1,199,671

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P.
681,671

 
(230,356
)
 
912,027

 
 
 
 
 
 
Less: Net Income Attributable to Series A Preferred Unitholders
11,644

 
5,693

 
5,951

Less: Net Income Attributable to Series B Preferred Unitholders
5,038

 

 
5,038

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. Common Unitholders
$
664,989

 
$
(236,049
)
 
$
901,038




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Fees and Other

For the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , fees and other consisted of the following:

 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
 
Change
Management Fees
 
$
338,451

 
$
315,899

 
$
22,552

Transaction Fees
 
400,130

 
164,720

 
235,410

Monitoring Fees
 
103,355

 
76,021

 
27,334

Fee Credits
 
(136,755
)
 
(59,531
)
 
(77,224
)
Carried Interest
 
886,776

 
187,831

 
698,945

Incentive Fees
 
1,118

 
2,245

 
(1,127
)
Oil and Gas Revenue
 
34,655

 
31,786

 
2,869

Consulting Fees
 
20,010

 
20,591

 
(581
)
Total Fees and Other
 
$
1,647,740

 
$
739,562

 
$
908,178



Management fees, transaction fees, monitoring fees and fee credits all increased in the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2016. For a more detailed discussion of the factors that affected our management fees, transaction fees, monitoring fees and fee credits during the period, see “—Segment Analysis.”

The carried interest gains earned during the six months ended June 30, 2017 were due primarily to an overall increase in the value of our private equity and credit portfolios. For a more detailed discussion of the factors that affected our Private Markets and Public Markets carried interest during the period, see “—Segment Analysis -- Private Markets -- Segment Revenues -- Performance Income and —Segment Analysis -- Public Markets -- Segment Revenues -- Performance Income.

Compensation and Benefits Expenses

The increase was primarily due to a higher level of carry pool allocations reflecting higher appreciation in the value of our private equity and credit portfolios as well as increased cash compensation and benefits in connection with a higher level of fees during the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2016.

General Administrative and Other Expenses

The decrease was primarily due to (i) a lower level of financing costs incurred relating to debt at new consolidated CLOs for which the fair value option has been elected and (ii) a decrease in depreciation, depletion and amortization of our consolidated oil and gas producing entities caused by a lower cost basis due to previously recorded impairments, resulting in a lower unit of production depletion rate compared to the prior period. These decreases were partially offset by (i) an increase in placement fees incurred in connection with capital raising activity, the most significant of which relates to Asia Fund III and Lending Partners III and (ii) an increase in expenses reimbursable by investment funds.


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Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities

The following is a summary of net gains (losses) from investment activities:
 
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
($ in thousands)
Private Equity Investments
$
423,102

 
$
(251,892
)
Credit & Other Investments
118,418

 
(382,331
)
Investments of Consolidated CFE's
23,167

 
286,245

Real Assets Investments
118,704

 
8,582

Debt Obligations
(28,149
)
 
(342,191
)
Other Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities
321,634

 
(44,468
)
Net Gains (Losses) from Investment Activities
$
976,876

 
$
(726,055
)
 
 
 
 

The net gains from investment activities for the six months ended June 30, 2017 were comprised of net realized gains of $44.8 million and net unrealized gains of $932.1 million . For the six months ended June 30, 2017 , net realized gains were comprised primarily of realized gains on sales of private equity investments held directly by KKR, including the final sale of Galenica AG (VTX: GALN) and HCA Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HCA) and a partial sale of US Foods Holding Corp. Partially offsetting these realized gains were realized losses, the most significant of which related to the sale of investments in our energy portfolio held directly by KKR and alternative credit assets in our consolidated special situations funds. For the six months ended June 30, 2017 , net unrealized gains were driven primarily by (i) mark-to-market gains in our private equity portfolio held directly by KKR, the most significant of which were unrealized gains in First Data Corporation, (ii) mark-to-market gains on alternative credit assets in our consolidated special situations funds and KFN, (iii) mark-market gains and the reversal of unrealized losses on the sale of investments in our energy portfolio and (iv) mark-to-market gains on investments held through consolidated CMBS structures. Offsetting these unrealized gains were unrealized losses, the most significant of which were unrealized losses relating to (i) the reversal of unrealized gains on the final sales of Galenica AG and HCA Holdings, Inc. and the partial sale of US Foods Holding Corp., and (ii) mark-to-market losses on debt held through consolidated CMBS. For a discussion of other factors that affected KKR's investment income, see "--Segment Analysis."

The net losses from investment activities for the six months ended June 30, 2016 were comprised of net realized gains of $65.5 million and net unrealized losses of $791.5 million. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, net realized gains were comprised primarily of the net impact of (i) realized gains on sales of private equity investments held directly by KKR, including the partial sales of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and HCA Holdings, Inc.; (ii) realized losses on assets held at consolidated CLOs and (iii) realized gains on debt held at consolidated CLOs. For the six months ended June 30, 2016, net unrealized losses were driven primarily by (i) mark-to-market losses in our private equity portfolio held directly by KKR including unrealized losses in First Data Corporation and to a lesser extent WMI Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: WMIH), (ii) mark-to-market losses on assets in our consolidated special situations funds, (iii) mark-to-market losses on debt held through consolidated CMBS and (iv) the reversal of unrealized gains on the partial sales of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and HCA Holdings, Inc., as well as the reversal of unrealized gains on debt realizations our consolidated CLOs. Offsetting these unrealized losses were unrealized gains, the most significant of which were unrealized gains relating to investments held through consolidated CMBS structures and reversals of unrealized losses on asset realizations in our consolidated CLOs.

Dividend Income
 
The decrease in dividend income was primarily due to a lower level of dividends received on investments in our private equity portfolio held directly by KKR which was partially offset by a higher level of dividends received on alternative credit assets in our consolidated special situations funds during the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the prior period. During the six months ended June 30, 2016 significant dividends received included US Foods Holding Corp. of $23.4 million, Sedgwick Claims Management Services of $12.7 million and PRA Health Sciences Inc. of $4.1 million. Significant dividends from portfolio companies are generally not recurring quarterly dividends, and while they may occur in the future, their size and frequency are variable. For a discussion of other factors that affected KKR's dividend income, see "--Segment Analysis."





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Interest Income
 
The increase in interest income was primarily due to a higher level of interest earned related to (i) an increase in the amount of investments held by KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. compared to the prior period, (ii) an increase in the amount of investments held at our India debt financing company and (iii) the consolidation of four additional CLOs subsequent to the six months ended June 30, 2016. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in interest income at KFN associated with the paydown of KFN's CLO 2007-1 in the second quarter of 2016. For a discussion of other factors that affected KKR's interest income, see "--Segment Analysis."

Interest Expense
 
The increase in interest expense was primarily due to (i) increased CMBS borrowings by KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc., (ii) increased borrowings at our India debt financing company and (iii) the consolidation of four additional CLOs subsequent to the six months ended June 30, 2016. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in interest expense associated with the paydown of KFN's CLO 2007-1 in the second quarter of 2016 and a lower cost of borrowing at KFN in connection with redemptions and lower cost refinancing of KFN senior notes. For a discussion of other factors that affected KKR's interest expense, see "--Segment Analysis."
 
Income (Loss) Before Taxes
 
The increase in income (loss) before taxes was due primarily to higher carried interest gains accrued by certain fund entities and net gains from investment activities, as compared to losses in the prior period, partially offset by an increase in expenses, in each case as described above.

Income Taxes

The increase in income taxes is due primarily to a higher level of fees earned by our management companies and capital markets companies and carried interest gains accrued by certain general partner entities subject to corporate income tax during the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to carried interest losses at such general partner entities in the prior period.

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the six months ended June 30, 2017 relates primarily to net income attributable to KKR Holdings L.P. representing its ownership interests in the KKR Group Partnerships as well as third party limited partner interests in those investment funds that we consolidate. The increase from the prior period is due primarily to a higher level of income recorded by certain consolidated fund entities that is attributable to third party limited partners as well as higher amounts attributed to KKR Holdings L.P. in connection with income recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to losses recognized in the prior period.
 
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to KKR & Co. L.P.
 
The increase for the six months ended June 30, 2017, was due primarily to higher carried interest gains and net investment gains in the current period as compared to net investment losses in the prior period and to a lesser extent, increased fee income.



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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

The following table provides the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition on a GAAP Basis as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 .
(Amounts in thousands, except common unit and per common unit amounts)
 
 
As of
 
As of
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
$
2,131,687

 
$
2,508,902

Investments
 
36,267,767

 
31,409,765

Other
 
4,468,627

 
5,084,230

Total Assets
 
42,868,081

 
39,002,897

 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Equity
 
 
 
 
Debt Obligations
 
19,425,253

 
18,544,075

Other Liabilities
 
3,900,469

 
3,340,739

Total Liabilities
 
23,325,722

 
21,884,814

 
 
 
 
 
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
 
512,481

 
632,348

 
 
 
 
 
Equity
 
 
 
 
Series A Preferred Units
 
332,988

 
332,988

Series B Preferred Units
 
149,566

 
149,566

KKR & Co. L.P. Capital - Common Unitholders
 
6,212,556

 
5,457,279

Noncontrolling Interests
 
12,334,768

 
10,545,902

Total Equity
 
19,029,878

 
16,485,735

Total Liabilities and Equity
 
$
42,868,081

 
$
39,002,897

 
 
 
 
 
KKR & Co. L.P. Capital Per Outstanding Common Unit - Basic
 
$
13.22

 
$
12.06

 
 
 
 
 




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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
The accompanying condensed consolidated statements of cash flows include the cash flows of our consolidated entities which include certain consolidated investment funds and CFEs notwithstanding the fact that we may hold only a minority economic interest in those funds and CFEs.

The assets of our consolidated funds and CFEs, on a gross basis, can be substantially larger than the assets of our business and, accordingly, could have a substantial effect on the cash flows reflected in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. The primary cash flow activities of our consolidated funds and CFEs involve: (i) capital contributions from fund investors; (ii) using the capital of fund investors to make investments; (iii) financing certain investments with indebtedness; (iv) generating cash flows through the realization of investments; and (v) distributing cash flows from the realization of investments to fund investors. Because our consolidated funds and CFEs are treated as investment companies for accounting purposes, certain of these cash flow amounts are included in our cash flows from operations.

Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities
 
Our net cash provided (used) by operating activities was $(1.9) billion and $(1.2) billion during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. These amounts primarily included: (i) proceeds from sales of investments net of purchases of investments of $(3.0) billion and $(0.8) billion during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively; (ii) net realized gains (losses) on investments of $44.8 million and $65.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively; (iii) change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments of $932.1 million and $(791.5) million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively; and (iv) carried interest allocated as a result of changes in fund fair value of $886.8 million and $187.8 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Investment funds are, for GAAP purposes, investment companies and reflect their investments and other financial instruments at fair value.
 
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Investing Activities
 
Our net cash provided (used) by investing activities was $59.4 million and $75.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Our investing activities included: (i) a change in restricted cash and cash equivalents (that primarily funds collateral requirements) of $108.8 million and $80.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively; (ii) the purchase of fixed assets of $(48.2) million and $(3.8) million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively; and (iii) development of oil and natural gas properties of $(1.1) million and $(1.2) million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively.
 
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Financing Activities
 
Our net cash provided (used) by financing activities was $1.4 billion and $1.6 billion during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively. Our financing activities primarily included: (i) distributions to, net of contributions by, our noncontrolling and redeemable noncontrolling interests of $1.1 billion and $0.4 billion during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively; (ii) proceeds received net of repayment of debt obligations of $0.5 billion and $1.2 billion during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively; (iii) distributions to our partners of $(150.9) million and $(142.3) million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 , respectively; (iv) unit repurchases of $(265.2) million during the six months ended June 30, 2016; (v) issuance of Preferred Units of $482.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016; and (vi) Preferred Units distributions of $(16.7) million and $(5.7) million during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016.


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Segment Analysis
 
The following is a discussion of the results of our four reportable business segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 . You should read this discussion in conjunction with the information included under “—Basis of Financial Presentation—Segment Operating and Performance Measures” and the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. 

Expense Allocations

Certain expenses are allocated among our operating segments. Specifically, as described below, (i) a portion of expenses, except for broken deal expenses, originating in our Private Markets, Public Markets and Capital Markets segments are reflected in the Principal Activities segment and (ii) corporate expenses are allocated across all segments.

Expenses Allocated to Principal Activities

KKR allocates certain expenses to its Principal Activities segment. The Principal Activities segments incurs its own direct costs, and an allocation from the other segments is also made to reflect the estimated amount of costs that are necessary to operate our Principal Activities segment, which are incremental to those costs incurred directly by the Principal Activities segment. These allocable expenses consist of a portion of our cash compensation and benefits, occupancy and related charges and other operating expenses that are initially recognized within our Private Markets, Public Markets and Capital Markets segments. Consistent with prior years, the total amount of expenses (other than its direct costs) that is allocated to Principal Activities is based on the proportion of revenue earned by Principal Activities, relative to other operating segments revenue, over the preceding four calendar years. Beginning in 2017, however, KKR has determined that this allocation percentage will not be less than the allocation percentage calculated using the cumulative amount of such revenues since 2009 (the year we completed the KPE transaction). For 2017, KKR determined that this allocation percentage is 25.7%. This allocation percentage is expected to be updated annually or more frequently if there are material changes to our business.
 
Below is a summary of the allocation to Principal Activities, relative to other operating segments, for the 2017 and 2016 periods.

2017 Allocation: 25.7%, based on cumulative revenues earned since 2009
2016 Allocation: 22.6%, based on revenues earned in 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012
    
Once the total amount of expense to be allocated to the Principal Activities segment is estimated for each reporting period, the amount of this expense will be allocated from the Private Markets, Public Markets and Capital Markets segments based on the proportion of headcount in each of these three segments.

Allocations of Corporate Expenses

Corporate expenses are allocated to each of the Private Markets, Public Markets, Capital Markets and Principal Activities segments based on the proportion of revenues earned by each segment over the preceding four calendar years. However, to the extent that expenses allocated to Principal Activities, as described above, is based on the cumulative amount of such revenues since 2009, corporate expenses will be allocated in the same manner.

    

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Below is a summary of the allocations percentages used for corporate expenses to each of our operating segments for the 2017 and 2016 periods.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Expense Allocation
Segment
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
 
 
Private Markets
 
59.6
%
 
61.6
%
Public Markets
 
9.0
%
 
10.1
%
Capital Markets
 
5.7
%
 
5.7
%
Principal Activities
 
25.7
%
 
22.6
%
Total Reportable Segments
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
Allocation basis
 
Cumulative revenue since 2009
 
Revenue earned in 2015, 2014, 2013 & 2012
 
 
 
 
 




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Private Markets Segment
 
The following tables set forth information regarding the results of operations and certain key operating metrics for our Private Markets segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 .

Three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to three months ended June 30, 2016
 
Three Months Ended
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
 
Change
 
($ in thousands)
Segment Revenues
 

 
 

 
 
Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 

 
 

 
 
Management Fees
$
142,253

 
$
118,783

 
$
23,470

Monitoring Fees
30,510

 
28,998

 
1,512

Transaction Fees
37,252

 
23,400

 
13,852

Fee Credits
(31,750
)
 
(33,319
)
 
1,569

Total Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
178,265

 
137,862

 
40,403

 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Income
 

 
 

 
 
Realized Incentive Fees

 

 

Realized Carried Interest
264,668

 
305,275

 
(40,607
)
Unrealized Carried Interest
279,010

 
9,974

 
269,036

Total Performance Income
543,678

 
315,249

 
228,429

 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 

 
 

 
 
Net Realized Gains (Losses)

 

 

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)

 

 

   Total Realized and Unrealized

 

 

Interest Income and Dividends

 

 

Interest Expense

 

 

Net Interest and Dividends

 

 

Total Investment Income (Loss)

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Segment Revenues
721,943

 
453,111

 
268,832

 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Expenses
 

 
 

 
 
Compensation and Benefits
 

 
 

 
 
Cash Compensation and Benefits
60,453

 
45,675

 
14,778

Realized Performance Income Compensation
110,867

 
122,110

 
(11,243
)
Unrealized Performance Income Compensation
112,690

 
5,035

 
107,655

Total Compensation and Benefits
284,010

 
172,820

 
111,190

Occupancy and related charges
7,530

 
9,039

 
(1,509
)
Other operating expenses
27,992

 
26,009

 
1,983

Total Segment Expenses
319,532

 
207,868

 
111,664

 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Economic Net Income (Loss)
$
402,411

 
$
245,243

 
$
157,168

 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets Under Management
$
84,984,000

 
$
75,357,000

 
$
9,627,000

Fee Paying Assets Under Management
$
62,008,900

 
$
46,027,600

 
$
15,981,300

Capital Invested
$
3,623,300

 
$
1,020,500

 
$
2,602,800

Uncalled Commitments
$
35,792,900

 
$
31,173,300

 
$
4,619,600



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Segment Revenues
 
Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 
The net increase was primarily due to an increase in management fees and transaction fees. The increase in management fees was primarily due to (i) Americas Fund XII entering its investment period in the first quarter of 2017, in which it earns management fees on a larger pool of capital than its predecessor fund North America Fund XI, which entered its post investment period, (ii) Asian Fund III entering its investment period in the second quarter of 2017, in which it earns management fees on a larger pool of capital than its predecessor fund Asian Fund II, which entered its post investment period and (iii) new capital raised in our Next Generation Technology Growth Fund. This net increase was partially offset by decreases due to (i) North America Fund XI and Asian Fund II entering their post investment periods, during which they earn fees at a lower rate and based on invested capital rather than committed capital, and (ii) lower invested capital as a result of realizations primarily in our 2006 Fund and China Growth Fund. The increase in transaction fees was primarily attributable to an increase in both the number and size of transaction fee-generating investments. During the three months ended June 30, 2017 , there were 12 transaction fee-generating investments that paid an average fee of $3.1 million compared to 10 transaction fee-generating investments paying an average fee of $2.3 million during the three months ended June 30, 2016. The majority of these transaction fees were paid by companies located in North America. Transaction fees vary by investment based upon a number of factors, the most significant of which are transaction size, the particular discussions as to the amount of the fees, the complexity of the transaction and KKR’s role in the transaction. Monitoring fees remained relatively flat during the three months ended June 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016. For the three months ended June 30, 2017, we received termination payments of $16.0 million in connection with the initial public offering (IPO) of Gardner Denver Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GDI) compared to $15.3 million of termination payments received in the three months ended June 30, 2016, in connection with the IPO of US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD). These termination payments may occur in the future; however, they are infrequent in nature and are generally correlated with IPO and other realization activity in our private equity portfolio, and may be smaller in size and number in the future compared to current and prior periods. In addition, we received recurring monitoring fees from 50 portfolio companies that were paying an average monitoring fee of $0.3 million in the three months ended June 30, 2017, compared with 45 portfolio companies that were paying an average monitoring fee of $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2016.
 
Performance Income
 
The net increase is attributable to a higher level of carried interest gains, primarily reflecting a higher level of appreciation in value of our private equity portfolio in the current period compared to the prior period.
Realized carried interest for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , consisted primarily of realized gains from the sale of PortAventura Entertainment S.A. (hotels/leisure sector) and partial sales of US Foods Holding Corp. and Go Daddy, Inc. (NYSE: GDDY).

Realized carried interest for the three months ended June 30, 2016, consisted primarily of realized gains from the sale or partial sale of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA), HCA Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HCA) and Scout24 Schweiz (media sector).







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The following table presents performance income by investment vehicle for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 :

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
 
 
Realized Carried Interest
Unrealized Carried Interest
Total
Carried Interest
 
Realized Carried Interest
Unrealized Carried Interest
Total
Carried
Interest
North America Fund XI
$
14,663

$
151,328

$
165,991

 
$
47,053

$
17,494

$
64,547

2006 Fund
104,330

17,927

122,257

 
139,613

(102,975
)
36,638

Co-Investment Vehicles and Other
4,530

65,502

70,032

 
6,136

(1,982
)
4,154

Asian Fund II
29,351

38,976

68,327

 

96,930

96,930

European Fund III
78,545

(26,519
)
52,026

 
35,231

31,814

67,045

European Fund IV

42,179

42,179

 

(1,010
)
(1,010
)
Global Infrastructure Investors II

18,298

18,298

 

(233
)
(233
)
Global Infrastructure Investors
14,772

(9,835
)
4,937

 

12,659

12,659

Real Estate Partners Americas
1,685

3,388

5,073

 

2,641

2,641

Next Generation Technology Growth

1,317

1,317

 



China Growth Fund
13,239

(12,704
)
535

 

10,308

10,308

Asian Fund
3,553

(3,198
)
355

 

33,115

33,115

E2 Investors



 

1,304

1,304

European Fund



 
1,503

(761
)
742

European Fund II

(512
)
(512
)
 
20,268

(24,076
)
(3,808
)
Millennium Fund

(4,423
)
(4,423
)
 
55,471

(62,925
)
(7,454
)
Management Fee Refunds

(2,714
)
(2,714
)
 

(2,329
)
(2,329
)
Total (1)
$
264,668

$
279,010

$
543,678

 
$
305,275

$
9,974

$
315,249

(1) The above table excludes any funds for which there was no carried interest during either of the periods presented.
 
Unrealized carried interest reflects the difference between total carried interest and realized carried interest. The recognition of realized carried interest results in the reversal of accumulated unrealized carried interest, generally resulting in minimal impact on total performance income. Additionally, because unrealized carried interest can be reversed upon a realization event, in periods where there is significant realized carried interest, unrealized carried interest can be negative even in periods of portfolio appreciation.

For the three months ended June 30, 2017 , the value of our private equity investment portfolio increased 7.3%. This was comprised of a 12.5% increase in the share prices of various publicly held or publicly indexed investments and a 5.0% increase in value of our privately held investments. The most significant increases in share prices of various publicly held or publicly indexed investments were gains in First Data Corporation (NYSE: FDC), Gardner Denver Holdings Inc. and Qingdao Haier (CH: 600690). These increases were partially offset by decreased share prices of various publicly held investments, the most significant of which were losses in Fujian Sunner Development Co. Ltd (SZ: 002299), US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) and COFCO Meat Holdings Ltd (HK: 1610). Our privately held investments contributed the remainder of the change in value, the most significant of which were gains relating to Hensoldt GmbH (industrial sector), Visma AS (technology sector) and SBB/Telemach Group (telecom sector). The unrealized gains on our privately held investments were partially offset by unrealized losses relating primarily to Santanol Pty Ltd (forestry sector), Toys R Us, Inc. (retail sector) and Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (healthcare sector). The increased valuations of individual companies in our privately held investments, in the aggregate, generally related to, (i) in the case of Visma AS, a valuation that reflects a pending realization event, (ii) an increase in the value of market comparables and (iii) individual company performance. The decreased valuations of individual companies in our privately held investments, in the aggregate, generally related to (i) individual company performance or, in certain cases, an unfavorable business outlook and (ii) a decrease in the value of market comparables.
 
Subsequent to June 30, 2017, realization activity such as dividends and agreements to sell, including partial sales and secondary sales, are expected, with respect to the following private equity portfolio companies: Capsugel (healthcare sector),

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Gland Pharma Limited (manufacturing sector), Sentio Healthcare Properties (real estate sector) and Visma AS (technology sector). These transactions, if consummated as of June 30, 2017, and, based on the then anticipated realization values, represent distributable earnings of approximately $200 million. Some or all of these transactions are subject to the satisfaction of closing conditions prior to their completion, and there can be no assurance if or when any of these transactions will be completed.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016, the value of our private equity investment portfolio increased 4.5%. This was comprised of a 2.9% increase in the share prices of various publicly held or publicly indexed investments and a 6.0% increase in the value of our privately held investments. The most significant increase in share prices of various publicly held or publicly indexed investments were gains in US Foods Holding Corp., Qingdao Haier and Max Financial Services Limited (BSE: MFSL.BO). These increases were partially offset by decreased share prices of various publicly held investments, the most significant of which were First Data Corporation, and to a lesser extent Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and Pets at Home Ltd. (LSE: PETS). Our privately held investments contributed the remainder of the change in value, the most significant of which were gains relating to Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd. (healthcare sector), WMF (consumer products sector) and Alliance Tire Group B.V. (manufacturing sector). The unrealized gains on our privately held investments were partially offset by unrealized losses relating primarily to Aricent Inc. (technology sector), MMI Holdings corp. (technology sector) and OEG Management Partners (energy sector). The increased valuations of individual companies in our privately held investments, in the aggregate, generally related to, (i) in the case of WMF and Alliance Tire Group, valuations that reflect agreements to sell these investments, (ii) an increase in the value of market comparables and (iii) individual company performance. The decreased valuations of individual companies in our privately held investments, in the aggregate, generally related to (i) individual company performance or, in certain cases, an unfavorable business outlook and (ii) a decrease in the value of market comparables.

Segment Expenses
 
Compensation and Benefits
 
The net increase was due primarily to higher performance income compensation resulting from gains in our private equity portfolio in the current period as described above as well as increased cash compensation and benefits in connection with a higher level of fees.

Occupancy and Other Operating Expenses

The increase is primarily due to an increase in professional fees. Partially offsetting this increase were a decrease in expenses that are creditable to our investment funds which include expenses for unconsummated transactions, also known as broken-deal expenses.

Economic Net Income (Loss)
 
The increase was primarily due to a higher level of performance income gains in the current period compared to the prior period and higher management and transaction fees, partially offset by the increase in compensation and benefits as described above.

Assets Under Management

The following table reflects the changes in our Private Markets AUM from March 31, 2017 to June 30, 2017 :
 
($ in thousands)
March 31, 2017
$
80,197,600

New Capital Raised
4,789,400

Distributions and Other
(3,502,000
)
Change in Value
3,499,000

June 30, 2017
$
84,984,000


AUM for the Private Markets segment was $85.0 billion at June 30, 2017 , an increase of $4.8 billion, compared to $80.2 billion at March 31, 2017. The increase was primarily attributable to new capital raised primarily in our Asian Fund III and Real Estate funds, and to a lesser extent, an increase in the value of our Private Markets portfolio. These increases were offset by (i) distributions to Private Markets fund investors primarily as a result of realizations, most notably in our 2006 Fund,

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European Fund III and Asian Fund II and (ii) a decrease of $0.8 billion reflecting expired commitments that are no longer eligible to be called for investments.
 
The increase in the value of our Private Markets portfolio was driven primarily by net gains of $0.9 billion in our North America Fund XI, $0.7 billion in our 2006 Fund and $0.4 billion in each of our European Fund III and Asian Fund II.  The drivers of the overall change in value for Private Markets were a 12.5% increase in the share prices of various publicly held or publicly indexed investments and a 5.0% increase in value of our privately held investments. The most significant increases in share prices of various publicly held or publicly indexed investments were gains in First Data Corporation (NYSE: FDC), Gardner Denver Holdings Inc. and Qingdao Haier (CH: 600690). These increases were partially offset by decreased share prices of various publicly held investments, the most significant of which were losses in Fujian Sunner Development Co. Ltd (SZ: 002299), US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) and COFCO Meat Holdings Ltd (HK: 1610). Our privately held investments contributed the remainder of the change in value, the most significant of which were gains relating to Hensoldt GmbH (industrial sector), Visma AS (technology sector) and SBB/Telemach Group (telecom sector). The unrealized gains on our privately held investments were partially offset by unrealized losses relating primarily to Santanol Pty Ltd (forestry sector), Toys R Us, Inc. (retail sector) and Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (healthcare sector). The increased valuations of individual companies in our privately held investments, in the aggregate, generally related to, (i) in the case of Visma AS, a valuation that reflects a pending realization event, (ii) an increase in the value of market comparables and (iii) individual company performance. The decreased valuations of individual companies in our privately held investments, in the aggregate, generally related to (i) individual company performance or, in certain cases, an unfavorable business outlook and (ii) a decrease in the value of market comparables.

Certain investments included in our AUM are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Those investments expose our AUM to the risk that the value of the investments will be affected by changes in exchange rates between the currency in which the investments are denominated and the currency in which the investments are made. Our policy is to minimize these risks in certain cases by employing hedging techniques, including using foreign currency options and foreign exchange forward contracts to reduce exposure to changes in exchange rates when a meaningful amount of capital has been invested in currencies other than the currencies in which the investments are denominated. We do not, however, hedge our currency exposure in all currencies or all investments. See “-Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk -- Exchange Rate Risk” and “Risk Factors-Risks Related to the Assets We Manage--We make investments in companies that are based outside of the United States, which may expose us to additional risks not typically associated with investing in companies that are based in the United States” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.
 
Fee-Paying Assets Under Management
 
The following table reflects the changes in our Private Markets FPAUM from March 31, 2017 to June 30, 2017 :
 
($ in thousands)
March 31, 2017
$
56,667,600

New Capital Raised
6,536,500

Distributions and Other
(1,205,200
)
Net Changes in Fee Base of Certain Funds
(377,300
)
Change in Value
387,300

June 30, 2017
$
62,008,900


FPAUM in our Private Markets segment was $62.0 billion at June 30, 2017 , an increase of $5.3 billion, compared to $56.7 billion at March 31, 2017. The increase was primarily attributable to new capital raised in our Asian Fund III (which reached its $8.5 billion limit on fee paying limited partner capital during the second quarter of 2017) as well as (i) our Asian Fund II, which entered its post investment period in the quarter ended March 31, 2017 and (ii) North America Fund XI, each of which reflects capital deployed during the second quarter. These increases were partially offset by distributions primarily related to realizations in our 2006 Fund and European Fund III. Uncalled capital commitments from investment funds from which KKR is currently not earning management fees amounted to approximately $5.4 billion at June 30, 2017, which includes capital commitments reserved for follow-on investments for funds that have completed their investment periods.  This capital will generally begin to earn management fees upon deployment of the capital or upon the commencement of the fund's investment period.  The average annual management fee rate associated with this capital is approximately 0.9%. We will not begin earning fees on this capital until it is deployed or the related investment period commences, neither of which is guaranteed.  If and when such management fees are earned, which will occur over an extended period of time, a portion of existing FPAUM may cease paying fees or pay lower fees, thus offsetting a portion of any new management fees earned.


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Capital Invested
 
The increase was driven primarily by a $2.0 billion increase in capital invested in our private equity platform, which includes an increase in core private equity of $1.0 billion consisting of an investment in USI, Inc. made by us and one of our investment funds, and a $0.6 billion increase in capital invested in our real assets and other platforms. Generally, the portfolio companies acquired through our private equity funds have higher transaction values and result in higher capital invested relative to transactions in our real assets funds. The number of large private equity investments made in any quarter is volatile and, consequently, a significant amount of capital invested in one quarter or a few quarters may not be indicative of a similar level of capital deployment in future quarters. During the three months ended June 30, 2017, 61% of capital deployed in private equity, excluding core private equity, was in transactions in Europe, 20% was in the Asia-Pacific region, and 19% was in North America. As of July 27, 2017, our Private Markets business had announced transactions that were subject to closing conditions which aggregated approximately $4.0 billion. Some or all of these transactions are subject to the satisfaction of closing conditions prior to their completion, and there can be no assurance if or when any of these transactions will be completed.
Uncalled Commitments
 
As of June 30, 2017 , our Private Markets segment had $35.8 billion of remaining uncalled capital commitments that could be called for investments in new transactions. The increase is due primarily to new capital raised in Asian Fund III and Americas Fund XII partially offset by capital called from fund investors to fund investments during the period. 



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Six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to six months ended June 30, 2016
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
 
Change
 
($ in thousands)
Segment Revenues
 

 
 

 
 
Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 

 
 

 
 
Management Fees
$
265,765

 
$
236,581

 
$
29,184

Monitoring Fees
43,730

 
41,035

 
2,695

Transaction Fees
155,134

 
60,798

 
94,336

Fee Credits
(117,400
)
 
(55,915
)
 
(61,485
)
Total Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
347,229

 
282,499

 
64,730

 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Income
 

 
 

 
 
Realized Incentive Fees

 

 

Realized Carried Interest
470,872

 
398,725

 
72,147

Unrealized Carried Interest
402,516

 
(184,725
)
 
587,241

Total Performance Income
873,388

 
214,000

 
659,388

 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 

 
 

 
 
Net Realized Gains (Losses)

 

 

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)

 

 

   Total Realized and Unrealized

 

 

Interest Income and Dividends

 

 

Interest Expense

 

 

Net Interest and Dividends

 

 

Total Investment Income (Loss)

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Segment Revenues
1,220,617

 
496,499

 
724,118

 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Expenses
 

 
 

 
 
Compensation and Benefits
 

 
 

 
 
Cash Compensation and Benefits
120,461

 
94,642

 
25,819

Realized Performance Income Compensation
198,260

 
159,490

 
38,770

Unrealized Performance Income Compensation
163,056

 
(69,965
)
 
233,021

Total Compensation and Benefits
481,777

 
184,167

 
297,610

Occupancy and related charges
15,637

 
17,964

 
(2,327
)
Other operating expenses
54,879

 
63,135

 
(8,256
)
Total Segment Expenses
552,293

 
265,266

 
287,027

 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Economic Net Income (Loss)
$
668,324

 
$
231,233

 
$
437,091

 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets Under Management
$
84,984,000

 
$
75,357,000

 
$
9,627,000

Fee Paying Assets Under Management
$
62,008,900

 
$
46,027,600

 
$
15,981,300

Capital Invested
$
8,107,500

 
$
3,104,700

 
$
5,002,800

Uncalled Commitments
$
35,792,900

 
$
31,173,300

 
$
4,619,600


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Segment Revenues
 
Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 
The net increase was primarily due to an increase in transaction fees of $94.3 million, partially offset by a corresponding increase in fee credits of $61.5 million, and an increase in management fees of $29.2 million. The increase in transaction fees was primarily attributable to an increase in both the number and size of transaction fee-generating investments. During the six months ended June 30, 2017 , there were 25 transaction fee-generating investments that paid an average fee of $6.2 million compared to 20 transaction fee-generating investments paying an average fee of $3.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2016. Approximately 44% of these transaction fees were paid by companies located in the Asia-Pacific region, 26% were paid from companies located in Europe and 31% were paid from companies in North America. Transaction fees vary by investment based upon a number of factors, the most significant of which are transaction size, the particular discussions as to the amount of the fees, the complexity of the transaction and KKR’s role in the transaction. The increase in fee credits is due primarily to a higher level of transaction fees. The increase in management fees was primarily due to (i) Americas Fund XII entering its investment period in the first quarter of 2017, in which it earns management fees on a larger pool of capital than its predecessor fund North America Fund XI, which entered its post investment period, (ii) Asian Fund III entering its investment period in the second quarter of 2017, in which it earns management fees on a larger pool of capital than its predecessor fund Asian Fund II, which entered its post investment period and (iii) new capital raised in our Next Generation Technology Growth Fund. This net increase was partially offset by decreases due to (i) North America Fund XI and Asian Fund II entering their post investment periods during the first six months of 2017, in which they earn fees at a lower rate and based on invested capital rather than committed capital, and (ii) lower invested capital as a result of realizations primarily in our 2006 Fund and Asian Fund. Recurring monitoring fees remained relatively flat during the six months ended June 30, 2017, compared to the same period in 2016. For the six months ended June 30, 2017 , we had 51 portfolio companies that were paying an average monitoring fee of $0.5 million compared with 47 portfolio companies that were paying an average monitoring fee of $0.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, we also received termination payments of $16.0 million in connection with the initial public offering (IPO) of Gardner Denver Holdings Inc. compared to $15.3 million of termination payments received in the six months ended June 30, 2016, in connection with the IPO of US Foods Holding Corp. These termination payments may occur in the future; however, they are infrequent in nature and are generally correlated with IPO and other realization activity in our private equity portfolio, and may be smaller in size and number in the future compared to current and prior periods.
 
Performance Income
 
The net increase is attributable to a higher level of net carried interest gains in the six months ended June 30, 2017, compared to the six months ended June 30, 2016, primarily reflecting appreciation in value of our private equity portfolio in the current period compared to the prior period.
Realized carried interest for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , consisted primarily of realized gains from the partial sales of US Foods Holding Corp. and PortAventura Entertainment S.A. and the final sale of Galenica AG (VTX: GALN).

Realized carried interest for the six months ended June 30, 2016 consisted primarily of realized gains from the sale or partial sale of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and HCA Holdings, Inc. and a dividend received from US Foods Holding Corp.






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The following table presents performance income by investment vehicle for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 :
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
($ in thousands)
 
 
 
Realized Carried Interest
Unrealized Carried Interest
Total
Carried Interest
 
Realized Carried Interest
Unrealized Carried Interest
Total
Carried
Interest
North America Fund XI
$
39,182

$
284,372

$
323,554

 
$
47,053

$
6,487

$
53,540

2006 Fund
216,153

(45,921
)
170,232

 
195,503

(265,691
)
(70,188
)
Co-Investment Vehicles and Other
6,833

85,562

92,395

 
6,540

(19,156
)
(12,616
)
Asian Fund II
29,351

71,618

100,969

 

81,780

81,780

European Fund III
78,545

4,117

82,662

 
35,231

70,254

105,485

European Fund IV

43,909

43,909

 

(1,536
)
(1,536
)
Global Infrastructure Investors II

18,298

18,298

 

(272
)
(272
)
Global Infrastructure Investors
14,772

5,867

20,639

 

17,462

17,462

Asian Fund
17,846

(5,497
)
12,349

 
30,937

30,239

61,176

Real Estate Partners Americas
1,685

7,379

9,064

 

3,065

3,065

China Growth Fund
20,130

(15,718
)
4,412

 

4,580

4,580

Next Generation Technology Growth

2,280

2,280

 



Millennium
28,266

(24,510
)
3,756

 
59,707

(68,240
)
(8,533
)
European Fund



 
1,503

(2,293
)
(790
)
E2 Investors

(306
)
(306
)
 

1,562

1,562

European Fund II
18,109

(23,794
)
(5,685
)
 
22,251

(36,106
)
(13,855
)
Management Fee Refunds

(5,140
)
(5,140
)
 

(6,860
)
(6,860
)
Total (1)
$
470,872

$
402,516

$
873,388

 
$
398,725

$
(184,725
)
$
214,000

(1) The above table excludes any funds for which there was no carried interest during either of the periods presented.
 
Unrealized carried interest reflects the difference between total carried interest and realized carried interest. The recognition of realized carried interest results in the reversal of accumulated unrealized carried interest, generally resulting in minimal impact on total performance income. Additionally, because unrealized carried interest can be reversed upon a realization event, in periods where there is significant realized carried interest, unrealized carried interest can be negative even in periods of portfolio appreciation.

For the six months ended June 30, 2017 , the value of our private equity investment portfolio increased 11.7%. This was comprised of a 18.9% increase in the share prices of various publicly held or publicly indexed investments and a 8.0% increase in value of our privately held investments. The most significant increases in share prices of various publicly held or publicly indexed investments were gains in First Data Corporation (NYSE: FDC), Gardner Denver Holdings Inc. and PRA Health Sciences (NASDAQ: PRAH). These increases were partially offset by decreased share prices of various publicly held investments, the most significant of which were losses in Fujian Sunner Development Co. Ltd (SZ: 002299), Pets At Home Limited (LSE: PETS) and US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD). Our privately held investments contributed the remainder of the change in value, the most significant of which were gains relating to PortAventura Entertainment S.A. (hotels/leisure sector), National Vision Inc. (retail sector) and Hensoldt GmbH (industrial sector). The unrealized gains on our privately held investments were partially offset by unrealized losses relating primarily to Santanol Pty Ltd (forestry sector), Toys R Us, Inc. (retail sector) and Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (healthcare sector). The increased valuations of individual companies in our privately held investments, in the aggregate, generally related to, (i) in the case of PortAventura, a valuation that reflected a recent realization event, (ii) an increase in the value of market comparables and (iii) individual company performance. The decreased valuations of individual companies in our privately held investments, in the aggregate, generally related to (i) individual company performance or, in certain cases, an unfavorable business outlook and (ii) a decrease in the value of market comparables.
 
For the six months ended June 30, 2016, the value of our private equity investment portfolio increased 3.5%. This was comprised of a 3.1% decrease in the share prices of various publicly held or publicly indexed investments which was more than offset by a 9.3% increase in value of our privately held investments. The most significant decreases in share prices of various

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publicly held or publicly indexed investments were losses in First Data Corporation (NYSE: FDC), and to a lesser extent Qingdao Haier (CH: 600690) and PRA Health Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: PRAH). These decreases were partially offset by increased share prices of various publicly held investments, the most significant of which were US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD), Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZBH) and HCA Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HCA). Our privately held investments contributed the remainder of the change in value, the most significant of which were gains relating to Alliance Tire Group B.V. (manufacturing sector), Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd. (healthcare sector) and WMF (consumer products sector). The unrealized gains on our privately held investments were partially offset by unrealized losses relating primarily to Aricent Inc. (technology sector), KKR Debt Investors 2006 S.à r.l. (financial services sector), a vehicle created to invest opportunistically in the credit markets, and MMI Holdings Limited (technology sector). The increased valuations of individual companies in our privately held investments, in the aggregate, generally related to (i) in the case of Alliance Tire Group B.V. and WMF, valuations that reflect agreements to sell these investments, (ii) an increase in the value of market comparables and (iii) individual company performance. The decreased valuations of individual companies in our privately held investments, in the aggregate, generally related to (i) individual company performance or, in certain cases, an unfavorable business outlook, (ii) a decrease in the value of market comparables and, (iii) in the case of KKR Debt Investors 2006 S.à r.l., a valuation that reflects price movements of the underlying credit assets in the portfolio.
 
Segment Expenses
 
Compensation and Benefits
 
The net increase was due primarily to higher performance income compensation resulting from a higher level of gains in our private equity portfolio in the current period compared to the prior period as described above as well as increased cash compensation and benefits in connection with a higher level of fees.

Occupancy and Other Operating Expenses

The decrease is primarily due to a decrease in expenses that are creditable to our investment funds, which includes broken-deal expenses, partially offset by an increase in professional fees.

Economic Net Income (Loss)
 
The increase was primarily due to a higher level of performance income in the current period compared to the prior period and higher fees partially offset by the increase in compensation and benefits as described above.

Assets Under Management

The following table reflects the changes in our Private Markets AUM from December 31, 2016 to June 30, 2017 :
 
($ in thousands)
December 31, 2016
$
73,815,500

New Capital Raised
11,080,300

Distributions and Other
(5,368,500
)
Change in Value
5,456,700

June 30, 2017
$
84,984,000


AUM for the Private Markets segment was $85.0 billion at June 30, 2017 , an increase of $11.2 billion, compared to $73.8 billion at December 31, 2016. The increase was primarily attributable to new capital raised primarily in our Asian Fund III and Americas Fund XII and, to a lesser extent, an increase in the value of our Private Markets portfolio. These increases were partially offset by (i) distributions to Private Markets fund investors primarily as a result of realizations most notably in our 2006 Fund, European Fund III, and Asian Fund II and (ii) a decrease of $0.8 billion reflecting expired commitments that are no longer eligible to be called for investments. Our flagship private equity funds like our Americas Fund XII and Asian Fund III, which represent $22.5 billion of AUM at June 30, 2017, are raised only episodically toward the end of the investment period of their predecessor funds or when their predecessor funds' capital becomes largely invested or allocated for investment.
 
The increase in the value of our Private Markets portfolio was driven primarily by net gains of $1.7 billion in our North America Fund XI, $1.0 billion in our 2006 Fund and $0.5 billion in each of our European Fund III and Asian Fund II.  The drivers of the overall change in value for Private Markets were a 18.9% increase in the share prices of various publicly held or publicly indexed investments and a 8.0% increase in value of our privately held investments. The most significant increases in

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share prices of various publicly held or publicly indexed investments were gains in First Data Corporation (NYSE: FDC), Gardner Denver Holdings Inc. and PRA Health Sciences (NASDAQ: PRAH). These increases were partially offset by decreased share prices of various publicly held investments, the most significant of which were losses in Fujian Sunner Development Co. Ltd (SZ: 002299), Pets At Home Limited (LSE: PETS) and US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD). Our privately held investments contributed the remainder of the change in value, the most significant of which were gains relating to PortAventura Entertainment S.A. (hotels/leisure sector), National Vision Inc. (retail sector) and Hensoldt GmbH (industrial sector). The unrealized gains on our privately held investments were partially offset by unrealized losses relating primarily to Santanol Pty Ltd (forestry sector), Toys R Us, Inc. (retail sector) and Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (healthcare sector). The increased valuations of individual companies in our privately held investments, in the aggregate, generally related to, (i) in the case of PortAventura, a valuation that reflected a recent realization event, (ii) an increase in the value of market comparables and (iii) individual company performance. The decreased valuations of individual companies in our privately held investments, in the aggregate, generally related to (i) individual company performance or, in certain cases, an unfavorable business outlook and (ii) a decrease in the value of market comparables.

Fee-Paying Assets Under Management
 
The following table reflects the changes in our Private Markets FPAUM from December 31, 2016 to June 30, 2017 :
 
($ in thousands)
December 31, 2016
$
52,204,800

New Capital Raised
13,450,100

Distributions and Other
(1,750,700
)
Net Changes in Fee Base of Certain Funds
(2,418,800
)
Change in Value
523,500

June 30, 2017
$
62,008,900


FPAUM in our Private Markets segment was $62.0 billion at June 30, 2017 , an increase of $9.8 billion, compared to $52.2 billion at December 31, 2016. The increase was primarily attributable to new capital raised in our Asian Fund III (which reached its $8.5 billion limit on fee paying limited partner capital during the second quarter of 2017) and capital invested in our Asian Fund II and North America Fund XI. These increases were partially offset by net changes in the fee base of our Asian Fund II as a result of it entering into its post investment period, during which it earns fees based on invested capital rather than committed capital. Distributions and other activity primarily related to realizations in our 2006 Fund and European Fund III.

Capital Invested
 
The increase in capital invested was driven primarily by a $3.7 billion increase in capital invested in our private equity platform, which includes an increase in core private equity of $1.0 billion consisting of an investment in USI, Inc. made by us and one of our investment funds, and an $1.3 billion increase in capital invested in our real assets and other platforms. Generally, the portfolio companies acquired through our private equity funds have higher transaction values and result in higher capital invested relative to transactions in our real assets funds. The number of large private equity investments made in any quarter is volatile and consequently, a significant amount of capital invested in one quarter or a few quarters may not be indicative of a similar level of capital deployment in future quarters. During the six months ended June 30, 2017, 44% of capital deployed in private equity, excluding core private equity, was in transactions in the Asia-Pacific region, 32% was in Europe and 24% was in North America.
Uncalled Commitments
 
As of June 30, 2017 , our Private Markets segment had $35.8 billion of remaining uncalled capital commitments that could be called for investments in new transactions. The increase is due primarily to new capital raised in Asian Fund III and Americas Fund XII, partially offset by capital called from fund investors to fund investments during the period. 




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Public Markets Segment
 
The following tables set forth information regarding the results of operations and certain key operating metrics for our Public Markets segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 .

Three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to three months ended June 30, 2016
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
 
Change
 
 
($ in thousands)
Segment Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 
 

 
 

 
 
Management Fees
 
$
87,316

 
$
84,834

 
$
2,482

Monitoring Fees
 

 

 

Transaction Fees
 
25,515

 
5,888

 
19,627

Fee Credits
 
(19,634
)
 
(5,754
)
 
(13,880
)
Total Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 
93,197

 
84,968

 
8,229

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Income
 
 

 
 

 
 
Realized Incentive Fees
 
2,624

 
4,645

 
(2,021
)
Realized Carried Interest
 

 

 

Unrealized Carried Interest
 
17,709

 
8,724

 
8,985

Total Performance Income
 
20,333

 
13,369

 
6,964

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 
 

 
 

 
 
Net Realized Gains (Losses)
 

 

 

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
 

 

 

   Total Realized and Unrealized
 

 

 

Interest Income and Dividends
 

 

 

Interest Expense
 

 

 

Net Interest and Dividends
 

 

 

Total Investment Income (Loss)
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Segment Revenues
 
113,530

 
98,337

 
15,193

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Expenses
 
 

 
 

 
 
Compensation and Benefits
 
 

 
 

 
 
Cash Compensation and Benefits
 
22,950

 
20,117

 
2,833

Realized Performance Income Compensation
 
1,050

 
1,858

 
(808
)
Unrealized Performance Income Compensation
 
7,084

 
3,490

 
3,594

Total Compensation and Benefits
 
31,084

 
25,465

 
5,619

Occupancy and related charges
 
1,749

 
2,007

 
(258
)
Other operating expenses
 
8,234

 
9,930

 
(1,696
)
Total Segment Expenses
 
41,067

 
37,402

 
3,665

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Economic Net Income (Loss)
 
$
72,463

 
$
60,935

 
$
11,528

 
 
 

 
 

 
 
Assets Under Management
 
$
63,499,000

 
$
55,633,500

 
$
7,865,500

Fee Paying Assets Under Management
 
$
50,637,300

 
$
48,580,500

 
$
2,056,800

Capital Invested
 
$
1,293,100

 
$
1,146,700

 
$
146,400

Uncalled Commitments
 
$
6,758,700

 
$
7,193,600

 
$
(434,900
)
 

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Segment Revenues
 
Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 
The net increase was primarily due to an increase in transaction fees, partially offset by a corresponding increase in fee credits, and an increase in management fees. The increase in transaction fees was driven primarily by a $18.5 million breakup fee received in the three months ended June 30, 2017 in connection with a terminated transaction, compared to no such breakup fees in the three months ended June 30, 2016. The net amount of this fee attributable to us after credits to our limited partners was $4.6 million. Management fees increased primarily due to capital invested in our Special Situations Fund II, Lending Partners II Fund and Lending Partners Europe Fund as well as an increase in management fees from our strategic partnerships. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in management fees in our hedge funds solutions business as a result of a reduction in fee paying AUM due to redemptions. See "-- Business Segments - Public Markets." KKR reports its investment in PAAMCO Prisma using the equity method of accounting, and on a segment basis, KKR reflects its allocation of the net income of PAAMCO Prisma as management fees and realized incentive fees.  Accordingly, the management fees and other revenues and expenses of Prisma that had been reported on a gross basis prior to the closing of the transaction on June 1, 2017 are reported on a net basis as part of our allocation of the net income of PAAMCO Prisma after June 1, 2017. 

Performance Income
 
The net increase was primarily attributable to a higher level of net carried interest gains in the three months ended June 30, 2017 , compared to the three months ended June 30, 2016. The carried interest gains in the current period were primarily the result of net increases in the value of our credit portfolio, the most significant of which was in our mezzanine strategy. These increases were partially offset by lower carried interest in our direct lending strategy.

Segment Expenses
 
Compensation and Benefits
 
The increase was primarily due to higher net performance income compensation in connection with a higher level of net carried interest gains for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , as compared to three months ended June 30, 2016 , as described above as well as increased cash compensation and benefits in connection with a higher level of fees.
 
Occupancy and Other Operating Expenses
 
The decrease was primarily driven by lower operating expenses as a result of having transferred certain leased office space and other operating expenses as part of the PAAMCO Prisma transaction. See "-- Business Segments - Public Markets"
 
Economic Net Income (Loss)
 
The increase is primarily attributable to the increase in fees and performance income, partially offset by an increase in compensation and benefits expense as described above.
 
Assets Under Management
 
The following table reflects the changes in our Public Markets AUM from March 31, 2017 to June 30, 2017
 
($ in thousands)
March 31, 2017
$
57,418,700

New Capital Raised
1,967,500

Impact of Other Transactions
3,811,400

Distributions
(571,400
)
Redemptions
(432,300
)
Change in Value
1,305,100

June 30, 2017
$
63,499,000


AUM in our Public Markets segment totaled $63.5 billion at June 30, 2017 , an increase of $6.1 billion compared to AUM of $57.4 billion at March 31, 2017. The increase was primarily due to the impact of the PAAMCO Prisma transaction (reflected under "Impact of Other Transactions") and new capital raised across multiple strategies, most notably $0.6 billion in our Lending Partners III Fund and $0.6 billion in our strategic partnerships. The closing of the PAAMCO Prisma transaction

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resulted in a net increase of approximately $3.8 billion reflecting the excess of our pro-rata portion of the AUM of PAAMCO Prisma over the historical AUM of Prisma Capital Partners, our former hedge funds solutions platform. The increases due to change in value were driven primarily by $0.5 billion in our strategic partnerships and $0.3 billion in our European CLOs. Partially offsetting these increases were redemptions and distributions from certain investment vehicles, most notably in our strategic partnerships and our CLOs. For the three months ended June 30, 2017, new capital raised has outpaced redemptions within our strategic partnership platform. 

Fee-Paying Assets Under Management
 
The following table reflects the changes in our Public Markets FPAUM from March 31, 2017 to June 30, 2017
 
($ in thousands)
March 31, 2017
$
50,463,500

New Capital Raised
2,015,300

Impact of Other Transactions
(1,600,000
)
Distributions
(939,600
)
Redemptions
(432,300
)
Change in Value
1,130,400

June 30, 2017
$
50,637,300

 
FPAUM in our Public Markets segment was $50.6 billion at June 30, 2017 , an increase of $0.1 billion compared to FPAUM of $50.5 billion at March 31, 2017. The increase was primarily due to new capital raised across multiple strategies most notably $0.6 billion in our strategic partnership platform, $0.3 billion in our Lending Partners II Fund and $0.2 billion in our Lending Partners III Fund. New capital raised includes capital that was raised in previous periods but began earning fees upon deployment of capital. Partially offsetting these increases were redemptions and distributions from certain investment vehicles across multiple strategies driven by $0.4 billion from our strategic partnerships platform and $0.3 billion from our CLOs. The impact of other transactions represents the closing of the PAAMCO Prisma transaction. This resulted in a net decrease of approximately $1.6 billion reflecting the excess of our historical FPAUM of Prisma Capital Partners, our former hedge funds solutions platform, over our pro-rata portion of the FPAUM of PAAMCO Prisma. FPAUM excludes assets under advisement of PAAMCO Prisma. For the three months ended June 30, 2017, within our strategic partnerships platform, new capital raised has outpaced redemptions. Uncalled capital commitments from investment funds from which KKR is currently not earning management fees amounted to approximately $4.5 billion.  This capital will generally begin to earn management fees upon deployment of the capital or upon the commencement of the fund's investment period.  The average annual management fee rate associated with this capital is approximately 1.2%.  We will not begin earning fees on this capital until it is deployed or the related investment period commences, neither of which is guaranteed.  If and when such management fees are earned, which will occur over an extended period of time, a portion of existing FPAUM may cease paying fees or pay lower fees, thus offsetting a portion of any new management fees earned.
 
Capital Invested
 
Capital invested increased for the three months ended June 30, 2017 , compared to the three months ended June 30, 2016. The increase is primarily due to a higher level of net capital deployed in our direct lending strategy.

Uncalled Commitments
 
As of June 30, 2017 , our Public Markets segment had $6.8 billion of uncalled capital commitments that could be called for investments in new transactions. The decrease from June 30, 2016, is due to capital called from limited partners to fund investments during the period, partially offset by new capital raised primarily in Lending Partners III Fund.

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Six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to six months ended June 30, 2016
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
 
Change
 
 
($ in thousands)
Segment Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 
 

 
 

 
 
Management Fees
 
$
172,088

 
$
161,636

 
$
10,452

Monitoring Fees
 

 

 

Transaction Fees
 
29,571

 
7,020

 
22,551

Fee Credits
 
(23,001
)
 
(5,965
)
 
(17,036
)
Total Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 
178,658

 
162,691

 
15,967

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Income
 
 

 
 

 
 
Realized Incentive Fees
 
4,310

 
6,238

 
(1,928
)
Realized Carried Interest
 

 
3,838

 
(3,838
)
Unrealized Carried Interest
 
34,829

 
(20,382
)
 
55,211

Total Performance Income
 
39,139

 
(10,306
)
 
49,445

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 
 

 
 

 
 
Net Realized Gains (Losses)
 

 

 

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
 

 

 

   Total Realized and Unrealized
 

 

 

Interest Income and Dividends
 

 

 

Interest Expense
 

 

 

Net Interest and Dividends
 

 

 

Total Investment Income (Loss)
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Segment Revenues
 
217,797

 
152,385

 
65,412

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Segment Expenses
 
 

 
39171

 
 
Compensation and Benefits
 
 

 
4030

 
 
Cash Compensation and Benefits
 
42,734

 
39,171

 
3,563

Realized Performance Income Compensation
 
1,724

 
4,030

 
(2,306
)
Unrealized Performance Income Compensation
 
13,932

 
(8,152
)
 
22,084

Total Compensation and Benefits
 
58,390

 
35,049

 
23,341

Occupancy and related charges
 
3,605

 
4,682

 
(1,077
)
Other operating expenses
 
16,572

 
19,208

 
(2,636
)
Total Segment Expenses
 
78,567

 
58,939

 
19,628

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Economic Net Income (Loss)
 
$
139,230

 
$
93,446

 
$
45,784

 
 
 

 
 

 
 
Assets Under Management
 
$
63,499,000

 
$
55,633,500

 
$
7,865,500

Fee Paying Assets Under Management
 
$
50,637,300

 
$
48,580,500

 
$
2,056,800

Capital Invested
 
$
2,186,700

 
$
1,565,000

 
$
621,700

Uncalled Commitments
 
$
6,758,700

 
$
7,193,600

 
$
(434,900
)

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Segment Revenues
 
Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 
The net increase was primarily due to an increase in transaction fees, partially offset by a corresponding increase in fee credits, and an increase in management fees. The increase in transaction fees was driven primarily by a $18.5 million breakup fee received in the six months ended June 30, 2017 in connection with a terminated transaction, compared to no such breakup fees in the six months ended June 30, 2016. The net amount of this fee attributable to us after credits to our limited partners was $4.6 million. The increase in management fees related primarily to capital invested in our Special Situations Fund II, Lending Partners II Fund, and Lending Partners Europe Fund as well as an increase in management fees from our strategic partnerships. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in management fees in our hedge funds solutions business as a result of a reduction in fee paying AUM due to redemptions.

Performance Income
 
The net increase was primarily attributable to net carried interest gains in the six months ended June 30, 2017, compared to net carried interest losses during the six months ended June 30, 2016. The carried interest gains in the current period were primarily the result of increases in the value of our private credit portfolio, with the most significant carried interest gains arising in our Mezzanine Fund. In the prior period, carried interest losses were experienced in our Mezzanine Fund and direct lending strategies.

Segment Expenses
 
Compensation and Benefits
 
The increase was primarily due to higher net performance income compensation in connection with net carried interest gains for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , as compared to net carried interest losses for the six months ended June 30, 2016 , as described above as well as increased cash compensation and benefits in connection with a higher level of fees.
 
Occupancy and Other Operating Expenses
 
The decrease was primarily driven by lower operating expenses as a result of having transferred certain leased office space and other operating expenses as part of the PAAMCO Prisma transaction. See "-- Business Segments - Public Markets"
 
Economic Net Income (Loss)
 
The increase is primarily attributable to the increase in performance income and transaction and management fees, partially offset by an increase in compensation and benefits expense as described above.
 
Assets Under Management
 
The following table reflects the changes in our Public Markets AUM from December 31, 2016 to June 30, 2017
 
($ in thousands)
December 31, 2016
$
55,740,200

New Capital Raised
4,216,700

Impact of Other Transactions
3,811,400

Distributions
(1,242,800
)
Redemptions
(1,470,100
)
Change in Value
2,443,600

June 30, 2017
$
63,499,000


AUM in our Public Markets segment totaled $63.5 billion at June 30, 2017 , an increase of $7.8 billion compared to AUM of $55.7 billion at December 31, 2016. The "Impact of Other Transactions" represents the closing of the PAAMCO Prisma transaction. This resulted in a net increase of approximately $3.8 billion reflecting the excess of our pro-rata portion of the AUM of PAAMCO Prisma over the historical AUM of Prisma Capital Partners, our former hedge funds solutions platform. The remaining increase for the period was primarily due to new capital raised across multiple strategies most notably $1.3 billion in our liquid credit strategies, $1.1 billion in our strategic partnerships platforms, $0.6 billion in our CLOs and $0.6 billion in our Lending Partners III Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2017 within our strategic partnership platform, new capital

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raised outpaced our redemptions. The increases due to change in value were driven primarily by our strategic partnerships platform and our US private credit strategy. Partially offsetting these increases were redemptions and distributions from certain investment vehicles across multiple strategies, primarily in our strategic partnerships platform and our CLOs.
 
Fee-Paying Assets Under Management
 
The following table reflects the changes in our Public Markets FPAUM from December 31, 2016 to June 30, 2017
 
($ in thousands)
December 31, 2016
$
49,268,600

New Capital Raised
4,680,100

Impact of Other Transactions
(1,600,000
)
Distributions
(2,042,500
)
Redemptions
(1,470,100
)
Change in Value
1,801,200

June 30, 2017
$
50,637,300

 
FPAUM in our Public Markets segment was $50.6 billion at June 30, 2017 , an increase of $1.3 billion compared to FPAUM of $49.3 billion at December 31, 2016. The increase was primarily due to new capital raised across multiple strategies, most notably $1.1 billion in strategic partnerships platform, $0.8 billion in our liquid credit strategies, $0.6 billion in our CLOs and $0.4 billion in our Lending Partners Fund II. New capital raised includes capital that was raised in previous periods but began earning fees upon deployment of capital. For the six months ended June 30, 2017, new capital raised has outpaced redemptions within our strategic partnership platform. Change in value was driven primarily by $0.6 billion in our strategic partnerships, $0.4 billion in our European CLOs, and $0.3 billion in our European liquid credit strategy. Partially offsetting these increases were redemptions and distributions from certain investment vehicles across multiple strategies driven by $0.9 billion from our strategic partnerships platform, $0.6 billion from our CLOs, and $0.5 billion from our Special Situations II Fund. The "Impact of Other Transactions" represents the closing of the PAAMCO Prisma transaction. This resulted in a net decrease of approximately $1.6 billion reflecting the excess of our historical FPAUM of Prisma Capital Partners, our former hedge funds solutions platform, over our pro-rata portion of the FPAUM of PAAMCO Prisma. FPAUM excludes assets under advisement of PAAMCO Prisma.
 
Capital Invested
 
Capital invested increased for the six months ended June 30, 2017 , compared to the six months ended June 30, 2016. The increase is primarily due to a higher level of net capital deployed in our direct lending and special situations strategies.

Uncalled Commitments
 
As of June 30, 2017 , our Public Markets segment had $6.8 billion of uncalled capital commitments that could be called for investments in new transactions. The decrease from June 30, 2016, is due to capital called from limited partners to fund investments during the period, partially offset by new capital raised primarily in Lending Partners III Fund.







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Capital Markets
 
The following tables set forth information regarding the results of operations and certain key operating metrics for our Capital Markets segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 .

Three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to three months ended June 30, 2016
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
 
Change
 
 
($ in thousands)
Segment Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 
 

 
 

 
 
Management Fees
 
$

 
$

 
$

Monitoring Fees
 

 

 

Transaction Fees
 
93,698

 
39,276

 
54,422

Fee Credits
 

 

 

Total Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 
93,698

 
39,276

 
54,422

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Income
 
 

 
 

 
 
Realized Incentive Fees
 

 

 

Realized Carried Interest
 

 

 

Unrealized Carried Interest
 

 

 

Total Performance Income
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 
 

 
 

 
 
Net Realized Gains (Losses)
 

 

 

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
 

 

 

   Total Realized and Unrealized
 

 

 

Interest Income and Dividends
 

 

 

Interest Expense
 

 

 

Net Interest and Dividends
 

 

 

Total Investment Income (Loss)
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Segment Revenues
 
93,698

 
39,276

 
54,422

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Expenses
 
 

 
 

 
 
Compensation and Benefits
 
 

 
 

 
 
Cash Compensation and Benefits
 
17,568

 
7,403

 
10,165

Realized Performance Income Compensation
 

 

 

Unrealized Performance Income Compensation
 

 

 

Total Compensation and Benefits
 
17,568

 
7,403

 
10,165

Occupancy and related charges
 
628

 
943

 
(315
)
Other operating expenses
 
3,699

 
3,222

 
477

Total Segment Expenses
 
21,895

 
11,568

 
10,327

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
1,180

 
575

 
605

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Economic Net Income (Loss)
 
$
70,623

 
$
27,133

 
$
43,490

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Syndicated Capital
 
$
453,000

 
$
11,200

 
$
441,800

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Segment Revenues
 
Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net

Transaction fees increased due primarily to an increase in both the number and size of capital markets transactions for the three months ended June 30, 2017, compared to the three months ended June 30, 2016. Overall, we completed 49 capital markets transactions for the three months ended June 30, 2017, of which 11 represented equity offerings and 38 represented debt offerings, as compared to 31 transactions for the three months ended June 30, 2016, of which 4 represented equity offerings and 27 represented debt offerings. We earned fees in connection with underwriting, syndication and other capital markets services. While each of the capital markets transactions that we undertake in this segment is separately negotiated, our fee rates are generally higher with respect to underwriting or syndicating equity offerings than with respect to debt offerings, and the amount of fees that we collect for like transactions generally correlates with overall transaction sizes. Our capital markets fees are sourced from our Private Markets and Public Markets businesses as well as third party companies. For the three months ended June 30, 2017, approximately 27% of our transaction fees were earned from unaffiliated third parties as compared to approximately 28% for the three months ended June 30, 2016. Our transaction fees are comprised of fees earned from North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, including India. For the three months ended June 30, 2017, approximately 26% of our transaction fees were sourced outside of the United States as compared to approximately 31% for the three months ended June 30, 2016. Our capital markets business is dependent on the overall capital markets environment, which is influenced by equity prices, credit spreads and volatility. Our capital markets business does not generate management or monitoring fees.

Segment Expenses
 
Compensation and Benefits and Other Operating Expenses
 
Segment expenses have increased compared to the prior period primarily due to higher compensation and benefits expense as a result of higher transactions fees.

Economic Net Income (Loss)
 
The increase is primarily attributable to the increase in transaction fees as described above.

Syndicated Capital
 
The increase is primarily due to an increase in both the number and average size of syndication transactions in the three months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2016. Overall, we completed 4 syndication transactions for the three months ended June 30, 2017, as compared to 1 syndication transaction for the three months ended June 30, 2016.



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Six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to six months ended June 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
 
Change
 
 
($ in thousands)
Segment Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 
 

 
 

 
 
Management Fees
 
$

 
$

 
$

Monitoring Fees
 

 

 

Transaction Fees
 
214,795

 
96,831

 
117,964

Fee Credits
 

 

 

Total Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 
214,795

 
96,831

 
117,964

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Income
 
 

 
 

 
 
Realized Incentive Fees
 

 

 

Realized Carried Interest
 

 

 

Unrealized Carried Interest
 

 

 

Total Performance Income
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 
 

 
 

 
 
Net Realized Gains (Losses)
 

 

 

Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
 

 

 

Total Realized and Unrealized
 

 

 

Interest Income and Dividends
 

 

 

Interest Expense
 

 

 

Net Interest and Dividends
 

 

 

Total Investment Income (Loss)
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Segment Revenues
 
214,795

 
96,831

 
117,964

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Expenses
 
 

 
 

 
 
Compensation and Benefits
 
 

 
 

 
 
Cash Compensation and Benefits
 
40,129

 
15,571

 
24,558

Realized Performance Income Compensation
 

 

 

Unrealized Performance Income Compensation
 

 

 

Total Compensation and Benefits
 
40,129

 
15,571

 
24,558

Occupancy and related charges
 
1,292

 
1,571

 
(279
)
Other operating expenses
 
9,027

 
7,318

 
1,709

Total Segment Expenses
 
50,448

 
24,460

 
25,988

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
2,764

 
1,242

 
1,522

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Economic Net Income (Loss)
 
$
161,583

 
$
71,129

 
$
90,454

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Syndicated Capital
 
$
1,634,300

 
$
676,500

 
$
957,800

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Segment Revenues
 
Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 
Transaction fees increased due to an increase in both the number and size of capital markets transactions for the six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2016. Overall, we completed 96 capital markets transactions for the six months ended June 30, 2017 of which 18 represented equity offerings and 78 represented debt offerings, as compared to 51 transactions for the six months ended June 30, 2016 of which 9 represented equity offerings and 42 represented debt offerings. We earned fees in connection with underwriting, syndication and other capital markets services. While each of the capital markets transactions that we undertake in this segment is separately negotiated, our fee rates are generally higher with respect to underwriting or syndicating equity offerings than with respect to debt offerings, and the amount of fees that we collect for like transactions generally correlates with overall transaction sizes. Our capital markets fees are sourced from our Private Markets and Public Markets businesses as well as third party companies. For the six months ended June 30, 2017 approximately 23% of our transaction fees were earned from third parties as compared to approximately 18% for the six months ended June 30, 2016. Our transaction fees are comprised of fees earned from North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and India. For the six months ended June 30, 2017 approximately 42% of our transaction fees were sourced outside of the United States as compared to approximately 41% for the six months ended June 30, 2016. Our capital markets business is dependent on the overall capital markets environment, which is influenced by equity prices, credit spreads and volatility. Our capital markets business does not generate management or monitoring fees.

Segment Expenses
 
Compensation and Benefits and Other Operating Expenses
 
Segment expenses have increased compared to the prior period primarily due to higher compensation and benefits expense as a result of higher transactions fees. The increase in Other operating expenses as compared to the prior period is primarily attributable to increased transaction costs in connection with a reorganization of our India debt financing company.
 
Economic Net Income (Loss)
 
The increase is primarily attributable to the increase in transaction fees, which is partially offset by the increase in compensation and benefits expense as described above.

Syndicated Capital
 
The increase is primarily due to an increase in both the number and average size of syndication transactions in the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2016. Overall, we completed 9 syndication transactions for the six months ended June 30, 2017 as compared to 6 syndications for the six months ended June 30, 2016.






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Principal Activities
 
The following tables set forth information regarding the results of operations and certain key operating metrics for our Principal Activities segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 .

Three months ended June 30, 2017 compared to three months ended June 30, 2016
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
 
Change
 
 
($ in thousands)
Segment Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 
 

 
 

 
 
Management Fees
 
$

 
$

 
$

Monitoring Fees
 

 

 

Transaction Fees
 

 

 

Fee Credits
 

 

 

Total Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Income
 
 

 
 

 
 
Realized Incentive Fees
 

 

 

Realized Carried Interest
 

 

 

Unrealized Carried Interest
 

 

 

Total Performance Income
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 
 

 
 

 
 
Net Realized Gains (Losses)
 
7,180

 
224,699

 
(217,519
)
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
 
307,977

 
(297,448
)
 
605,425

   Total Realized and Unrealized
 
315,157

 
(72,749
)
 
387,906

Interest Income and Dividends
 
67,836

 
74,451

 
(6,615
)
Interest Expense
 
(47,026
)
 
(48,447
)
 
1,421

Net Interest and Dividends
 
20,810

 
26,004

 
(5,194
)
Total Investment Income (Loss)
 
335,967

 
(46,745
)
 
382,712

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Segment Revenues
 
335,967

 
(46,745
)
 
382,712

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Expenses
 
 

 
 

 
 
Compensation and Benefits
 
 

 
 

 
 
Cash Compensation and Benefits
 
34,551

 
23,695

 
10,856

Realized Performance Income Compensation
 

 

 

Unrealized Performance Income Compensation
 

 

 

Total Compensation and Benefits
 
34,551

 
23,695

 
10,856

Occupancy and related charges
 
3,500

 
3,670

 
(170
)
Other operating expenses
 
13,144

 
10,372

 
2,772

Total Segment Expenses
 
51,195

 
37,737

 
13,458

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Economic Net Income (Loss)
 
$
284,772

 
$
(84,482
)
 
$
369,254

 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Investment Income
The net increase is primarily due to realized and unrealized gains during the three months ended June 30, 2017, compared to realized and unrealized losses in the prior period, partially offset by a decrease in net interest and dividends of $5.2 million.
For the three months ended June 30, 2017, net realized gains were primarily comprised of gains from the sale of private equity investments including the sales or partial sales of PortAventura Entertainment S.A., Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd., US Foods Holding Corp. and GoDaddy Inc. partially offset by losses on the restructurings of special situations investment Algeco Scotsman, Inc. (industrial sector) and Aurora Eaglebine (energy sector). Net unrealized gains were primarily attributable to mark-to-market gains on various Private Markets investments including First Data Corporation, The Hut Group (retail sector), and Veresen Midstream (infrastructure sector) as well as the reversal of unrealized losses on the restructuring of assets mentioned above. These increases were partially offset by unrealized losses due to the reversal of unrealized gains on the sales of private equity investments mentioned above as well as mark to market losses on various investments including FanDuel (entertainment sector) and our CLOs.
As of June 30, 2017, $265.1 million of investments in CLOs and our $325.0 million investment in KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc., our real estate investment trust or REIT, were carried at cost. As of June 30, 2017, the cumulative net unrealized gain or loss relating to changes in fair value for these investments was a $0.1 million loss for CLOs and a $24.4 million gain for the real estate investment trust.
For the three months ended June 30, 2016, net realized gains were comprised primarily of the sales or partial sales of private equity investments, the most significant of which were Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and HCA Holdings, Inc. These gains were partially offset by losses from certain CLOs being called and the sale of certain alternative credit investments. Net unrealized losses were primarily attributable to the mark to market loss on First Data Corporation and to a lesser extent, the reversal of unrealized gains on the partial sales of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and HCA Holdings, Inc. These losses were partially offset by an increase in the fair value of our energy portfolio and certain credit portfolios in the current period.
For the three months ended June 30, 2017, net interest and dividends were comprised of (i) $36.1 million of interest income which consists primarily of interest that is received from our Public Markets investments including CLOs and other credit investments and to a lesser extent our capital markets business and our cash balances, (ii) $31.7 million of dividend income from distributions received primarily through our private equity investments and real estate investments including our investment in our REIT and (iii) $47.0 million of interest expense primarily relating to the senior notes outstanding for KKR and KFN.
For the three months ended June 30, 2016, net interest and dividends were comprised of (i) $44.3 million of interest income which consists primarily of interest that is received from our Public Markets investments including CLOs and to a lesser extent our cash balances and other assets, (ii) $30.1 million of dividend income from distributions received through our private equity investments, real estate funds and Public Markets investments and, (iii) $48.5 million of interest expense primarily relating to the senior notes outstanding for KKR and KFN.
The net decrease in net interest and dividends is due primarily to the lower amount of interest income in connection with the lower amount of capital invested in CLOs described above.
Segment Expenses
Compensation and Benefits
The increase was primarily due to a greater amount of compensation and benefits expenses allocated from the other operating segments to Principal Activities, as well as a greater amount of corporate compensation allocated to Principal Activities, in each case as a result of an increase in the proportion of revenue earned by Principal Activities relative to other operating segments as well as an increase in the absolute amount of compensation recorded.  See "-Segment Analysis" for a discussion of expense allocations among segments.
Occupancy and Other Operating Expenses
The increase was primarily due to a greater amount of other operating expenses allocated from the other operating segments to Principal Activities, as well as a greater amount of corporate other operating expenses allocated to Principal Activities, in each case as a result of an increase in the proportion of revenue earned by Principal Activities relative to other operating segments.

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Economic Net Income (Loss)
The increase in economic net income for the three months ended June 30, 2017 was primarily driven by net investment income as described above.
Six months ended June 30, 2017 compared to six months ended June 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
June 30, 2016
 
Change
 
 
($ in thousands)
Segment Revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 
 

 
 

 
 
Management Fees
 
$

 
$

 
$

Monitoring Fees
 

 

 

Transaction Fees
 

 

 

Fee Credits
 

 

 

Total Management, Monitoring and Transaction Fees, Net
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Performance Income
 
 

 
 

 
 
Realized Incentive Fees
 

 

 

Realized Carried Interest
 

 

 

Unrealized Carried Interest
 

 

 

Total Performance Income
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment Income (Loss)
 
 

 
 

 
 
Net Realized Gains (Losses)
 
86,631

 
200,516

 
(113,885
)
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
 
512,013

 
(862,439
)
 
1,374,452

Total Realized and Unrealized
 
598,644

 
(661,923
)
 
1,260,567

Interest Income and Dividends
 
124,718

 
182,571

 
(57,853
)
Interest Expense
 
(88,735
)
 
(96,991
)
 
8,256

Net Interest and Dividends
 
35,983

 
85,580

 
(49,597
)
Total Investment Income (Loss)
 
634,627

 
(576,343
)
 
1,210,970

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Segment Revenues
 
634,627

 
(576,343
)
 
1,210,970

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment Expenses
 
 

 
 

 
 
Compensation and Benefits
 
 

 
 

 
 
Cash Compensation and Benefits
 
71,633

 
48,405

 
23,228

Realized Performance Income Compensation
 

 

 

Unrealized Performance Income Compensation
 

 

 

Total Compensation and Benefits
 
71,633

 
48,405

 
23,228

Occupancy and related charges
 
7,242

 
7,392

 
(150
)
Other operating expenses
 
26,089

 
21,758

 
4,331

Total Segment Expenses
 
104,964

 
77,555

 
27,409

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income (Loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Economic Net Income (Loss)
 
$
529,663

 
$
(653,898
)
 
$
1,183,561

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Segment Revenues
Investment Income
The net increase is primarily due to unrealized gains during the six months ended June 30, 2017 , compared to unrealized losses in the prior period, partially offset by a decrease in net interest and dividends of $49.6 million.
For the six months ended June 30, 2017 , net realized gains were primarily comprised of gains from the sale of private equity investments including the sales or partial sales of HCA Holdings, Inc., Galenica AG and PortAventura Entertainment S.A. partially offset by losses on the sale of Fortune Creek Partnership (energy sector) and the restructurings of Algeco Scotsman and Aurora Eaglebine. Net unrealized gains were primarily attributable to mark-to-market gains on various Private Markets investments including First Data Corporation, an oil field services investment in our special situations strategy, and Veresen Midstream. These increases were partially offset primarily by unrealized losses due to the reversal of unrealized gains on the sales of private equity investments mentioned above.
As of June 30, 2017 , $265.1 million of investments in CLOs and our $325.0 million investment in our REIT, were carried at cost. As of June 30, 2017 , the cumulative net unrealized gain or loss relating to changes in fair value for these investments was an $0.1 million loss for CLOs and a $24.4 million gain for the REIT.
Since April 30, 2014, the date we completed our acquisition of KFN, the amount of invested capital in our CLOs has decreased. After the acquisition and prior to 2017, the notes issued by all six legacy CLOs held by KFN have been called for redemption. These legacy CLOs held by KFN, which were issued prior to 2012, were larger in total transaction size relative to those that were issued subsequently. The size of new CLOs and the frequency of CLO issuances will depend on market conditions. CLO issuances typically increase when the spread between the value of CLO assets and liabilities generates an attractive return to KKR and other subordinated note holders, such as KKR. In the case where demand for loans leads to tighter spreads or if interest rates for the liabilities increase, the return to subordinated note holders would be less attractive, and the issuance of CLOs would be expected to generally decline. Consequently, since April 30, 2014, the amount of interest income and dividends from our CLOs has declined.  While the size of our CLO portfolio has declined compared to prior years, along with the levels of associated interest income and dividends, as we have called for redemption all notes issued by all six legacy CLOs held by KFN, we do not expect the rate of decline in the near term to be as significant as in the first six months of 2017 compared to 2016. Based on the above factors combined with alternative investment opportunities, we may selectively redeploy capital to other assets outside of CLOs and credit into other asset classes such as private equity.
For the six months ended June 30, 2016, net realized gains were primarily comprised of gains from the sale of private equity investments including the sales or partial sales of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. and HCA Holdings, Inc., offset by the loss from the redemption of limited partner interests in a fund managed by BlackGold Capital Management, which redemption did not include the interest that we own in their general partner and management company, as well as certain CLOs being called and the sale of certain alternative credit investments. As of June 30, 2016, KKR no longer holds any limited partner interests in BlackGold Capital Management. Net unrealized losses were primarily attributable to mark-to-market losses on various Private Markets investments including First Data Corporation and to a lesser extent WMI Holdings Corp., mark-to-market losses on various alternative credit investments and unrealized losses on energy investments, and reversals of unrealized gains on the sales of private equity investments.
For the six months ended June 30, 2017 , net interest and dividends were comprised of (i) $74.6 million of interest income which consists primarily of interest that is received from our Public Markets investments including CLOs and other credit investments and to a lesser extent our capital markets business and our cash balances, (ii) $50.1 million of dividend income from distributions received primarily through our private equity investments and real estate investments including our investment in our REIT and (iii) $88.7 million of interest expense primarily relating to the senior notes outstanding for KKR and KFN.
For the six months ended June 30, 2016, net interest and dividends were comprised of (i) $96.0 million of interest income which consists primarily of interest that is received from our Public Markets investments including CLOs and to a lesser extent our cash balances and other assets, (ii) $86.6 million of dividend income from distributions received through our private equity investments, real estate funds and Public Markets investments and (iii) $97.0 million of interest expense primarily relating to the senior notes outstanding for KKR and KFN.
The net decrease in net interest and dividends is due primarily to the lower amount of capital invested in CLOs described above, as well as a lower level of dividends in the 2017 period, partially offset by lower interest expense due to the redemption and paydown of KFN's 8.375% senior notes due 2041 and other debt after the second quarter of 2016.

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Segment Expenses
Compensation and Benefits
The increase was primarily due to a greater amount of compensation and benefits expenses allocated from the other operating segments to Principal Activities, as well as a greater amount of corporate compensation allocated to Principal Activities, in each case as a result of an increase in the proportion of revenue earned by Principal Activities relative to other operating segments as well as an increase in the absolute amount of compensation recorded.  See "-Segment Analysis" for a discussion of expense allocations among segments.
Occupancy and Other Operating Expenses
The increase was primarily due to a greater amount of other operating expenses allocated from the other operating segments to Principal Activities, as well as a greater amount of corporate other operating expenses allocated to Principal Activities, in each case as a result of an increase in the proportion of revenue earned by Principal Activities relative to other operating segments.
Economic Net Income (Loss)
The increase in economic net income for the six months ended June 30, 2017 was primarily driven by net investment income as described above.

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Segment Balance Sheet
 
Our segment balance sheet is the balance sheet of KKR & Co. L.P. and its subsidiaries on a segment basis which includes, but is not limited to, our investment management companies, broker-dealer companies, general partners of our investment funds and KFN. Our segment balance sheet excludes the assets and liabilities of our investment funds and CFEs and other consolidated entities that are not subsidiaries of KKR & Co. L.P.
 
Investments
 
Investments is a term used solely for purposes of financial presentation of a portion of KKR's balance sheet and includes majority ownership of subsidiaries that operate KKR's asset management and other businesses, including the general partner interests of KKR's investment funds.

Cash and Short-Term Investments
 
Cash and short-term investments represent cash and liquid short-term investments in high-grade, short-duration cash management strategies used by KKR to generate additional yield on our excess liquidity and is used by management in evaluating KKR's liquidity position. We believe this measure is useful to unitholders as it provides additional insight into KKR's available liquidity. Cash and short-term investments differ from cash and cash equivalents on a GAAP basis as a result of the inclusion of liquid short-term investments in cash and short-term investments. The impact that these liquid short-term investments have on cash and cash equivalents on a GAAP basis is reflected in the consolidated statements of cash flows within cash flows from operating activities. Accordingly, the exclusion of these investments from cash and cash equivalents on a GAAP basis has no impact on cash provided (used) by operating activities, investing activities or financing activities.
 
The following tables present information with respect to our segment balance sheet as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 :
 
 
As of
 
As of
 
 
June 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
($ in thousands, except per unit amounts)
Cash and Short-term Investments
 
$
3,074,003

 
$
3,387,673

Investments
 
8,357,597

 
6,958,873

Unrealized Carry (1)
 
1,498,310

 
1,213,692

Other Assets
 
1,909,534

 
1,611,678

Corporate Real Estate
 
161,225

 
161,225

Total Assets
 
$
15,000,669

 
$
13,333,141

 
 
 
 
 
Debt Obligations - KKR (ex-KFN)
 
$
2,000,000

 
$
2,000,000

Debt Obligations - KFN
 
639,767

 
398,560

Preferred Shares - KFN
 
373,750

 
373,750

Other Liabilities
 
491,262

 
244,676

Total Liabilities
 
3,504,779

 
3,016,986

 
 
 
 
 
Noncontrolling Interests
 
22,397

 
19,564

Preferred Units
 
500,000

 
500,000

 
 
 
 
 
Book Value
 
$
10,973,493

 
$
9,796,591

 
 
 
 
 
Book Value Per Outstanding Adjusted Unit
 
$
13.50

 
$
12.15

 
 
 
 
 
(1)  Unrealized Carry
 
 
 
 
Private Markets
 
$
1,392,639

 
$
1,141,610

Public Markets
 
105,671

 
72,082

Total
 
$
1,498,310

 
$
1,213,692

 
 


 


 




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The following table presents the holdings of our segment balance sheet by asset class as of June 30, 2017 . To the extent investments on our segment balance sheet, for example in energy, direct lending, CLOs and specialty finance, are realized at values below their cost, after-tax distributable earnings would be adversely affected by the amount of such loss, if any, during the period in which the realization event occurs.
 
 
As of June 30, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments
 
Cost
 
Carrying
Value
 
Carrying Value as a Percentage of
Total Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Private Equity Co-Investments and Other Equity
 
$
2,351,789

 
$
2,796,608

 
33.5
%
Private Equity Funds
 
1,030,347

 
1,316,484

 
15.7
%
Private Equity Total
 
3,382,136

 
4,113,092

 
49.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Energy
 
984,290

 
593,600

 
7.1
%
Real Estate (1)
 
765,009

 
823,649

 
9.9
%
Infrastructure
 
237,803

 
298,348

 
3.6
%
Real Assets Total
 
1,987,102

 
1,715,597

 
20.6
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Special Situations
 
784,763

 
826,465

 
9.9
%
Direct Lending
 
105,636

 
99,253

 
1.2
%
Mezzanine
 
25,822

 
27,755

 
0.3
%
Alternative Credit Total
 
916,221

 
953,473

 
11.4
%
CLOs (1)
 
971,211

 
602,386

 
7.2
%
Liquid Credit
 
149,773

 
162,226

 
1.9
%
Specialty Finance
 
288,621

 
212,193

 
2.5
%
Credit Total
 
2,325,826

 
1,930,278

 
23.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other
 
578,209

 
598,630

 
7.2
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investments
 
$
8,273,273

 
$
8,357,597

 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of June 30, 2017
Significant Investments: (2)
 
Cost
 
Carrying
Value
 
Carrying Value as a Percentage of
Total Investments
First Data Corporation (NYSE: FDC)
 
$
1,031,827

 
$
1,391,845

 
16.7
%
USI, Inc. (financial services sector)
 
500,099

 
500,099

 
6.0
%
KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. (NYSE: KREF)
 
325,000

 
325,000

 
3.9
%
PortAventura Entertainment S.A. (hotels/leisure sector)
 
269,364

 
285,658

 
3.4
%
WMIH Corp. (NASDAQ: WMIH)
 
221,412

 
207,577

 
2.5
%
Total Significant Investments
 
2,347,702

 
2,710,179

 
32.5
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Investments
 
5,925,571

 
5,647,418

 
67.5
%
Total Investments
 
$
8,273,273

 
$
8,357,597

 
100.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Includes approximately $265.1 million and $325.0 million of CLOs and our ownership of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc., respectively, that are not held for investment purposes and are held at cost.
(2) The significant investments include the top five investments (other than investments expected to be syndicated or transferred in connection with new fundraising) based on their carrying values as of June 30, 2017. The carrying value figures include the co-investment and the limited partner and/or general partner interests held by KKR in the underlying investment, if applicable.

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The following tables provide reconciliations of KKR’s GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition to Total Reportable Segments Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.
As of June 30, 2017
(Amounts in thousands)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (GAAP BASIS)
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 
TOTAL REPORTABLE SEGMENTS BALANCE SHEET
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
2,131,687

 

 

 
942,316

 

 

 
$
3,074,003

Cash and Short-term Investments
Investments
36,267,767

 
(25,259,845
)
 
(1,152,015
)
 
(1,498,310
)
 

 

 
8,357,597

Investments
 
 
 

 

 
1,498,310

 

 

 
1,498,310

Unrealized Carry
Other Assets
4,468,627

 
(1,152,717
)
 

 
(1,103,541
)
 

 
(302,835
)
 
1,909,534

Other Assets
 
 
 

 

 
161,225

 

 

 
161,225

Corporate Real Estate
Total Assets
$
42,868,081

 
(26,412,562
)
 
(1,152,015
)
 

 

 
(302,835
)
 
$
15,000,669

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt Obligations
$
19,425,253

 
(16,785,486
)
 

 
(639,767
)
 

 

 
$
2,000,000

Debt Obligations - KKR (ex-KFN)
 
 
 

 

 
639,767

 

 

 
639,767

Debt Obligations - KFN
 
 
 

 

 
373,750

 

 

 
373,750

Preferred Shares - KFN
Other Liabilities
3,900,469

 
(2,084,483
)
 
(1,152,015
)
 

 

 
(172,709
)
 
491,262

Other Liabilities
Total Liabilities
23,325,722

 
(18,869,969
)
 
(1,152,015
)
 
373,750

 

 
(172,709
)
 
3,504,779

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
512,481

 
(512,481
)
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series A Preferred Units
332,988

 

 

 
(332,988
)
 

 

 

 
Series B Preferred Units
149,566

 

 

 
(149,566
)
 

 

 

 
KKR & Co. L.P. Capital - Common Unitholders
6,212,556

 
137,831

 

 
(17,446
)
 
4,770,678

 
(130,126
)
 
10,973,493

Book Value
Noncontrolling Interests
12,334,768

 
(7,167,943
)
 

 
(373,750
)
 
(4,770,678
)
 

 
22,397

Noncontrolling Interests
 
 
 

 

 
500,000

 

 

 
500,000

Preferred Units
Total Liabilities and Equity
$
42,868,081

 
(26,412,562
)
 
(1,152,015
)
 

 

 
(302,835
)
 
$
15,000,669

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
IMPACT OF CONSOLIDATION OF INVESTMENT VEHICLES AND OTHER ENTITIES
2
CARRY POOL RECLASSIFICATION
 
3
OTHER RECLASSIFICATIONS
 
4
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS HELD BY KKR HOLDINGS L.P. AND OTHER
 
5
EQUITY IMPACT OF KKR MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS CORP.
 





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As of December 31, 2016
(Amounts in thousands)
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (GAAP BASIS)
 
1
 
2
 
3
 
4
 
5
 
TOTAL REPORTABLE SEGMENTS BALANCE SHEET
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
2,508,902

 

 

 
878,771

 

 

 
$
3,387,673

Cash and Short-term Investments
Investments
31,409,765

 
(22,249,206
)
 
(987,994
)
 
(1,213,692
)
 

 

 
6,958,873

Investments
 
 
 

 

 
1,213,692

 

 

 
1,213,692

Unrealized Carry
Other Assets
5,084,230

 
(2,118,364
)
 

 
(1,039,996
)
 

 
(314,192
)
 
1,611,678

Other Assets
 
 
 

 

 
161,225

 

 

 
161,225

Corporate Real Estate
Total Assets
$
39,002,897

 
(24,367,570
)
 
(987,994
)
 

 

 
(314,192
)
 
$
13,333,141

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities and Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Debt Obligations
$
18,544,075

 
(16,145,515
)
 

 
(398,560
)
 

 

 
$
2,000,000

Debt Obligations - KKR (ex-KFN)
 
 
 

 

 
398,560

 

 

 
398,560

Debt Obligations - KFN
 
 
 

 

 
373,750

 

 

 
373,750

Preferred Shares - KFN
Other Liabilities
3,340,739

 
(1,945,039
)
 
(987,994
)
 

 

 
(163,030
)
 
244,676

Other Liabilities
Total Liabilities
21,884,814

 
(18,090,554
)
 
(987,994
)
 
373,750

 

 
(163,030
)
 
3,016,986

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
632,348

 
(632,348
)
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series A Preferred Units
332,988

 

 

 
(332,988
)
 

 

 
 
 
Series B Preferred Units
149,566

 

 

 
(149,566
)
 

 

 
 
 
KKR & Co. L.P. Capital - Common Unitholders
5,457,279

 
118,635

 

 
(17,446
)
 
4,389,285

 
(151,162
)
 
9,796,591

Book Value
Noncontrolling Interests
10,545,902

 
(5,763,303
)
 

 
(373,750
)
 
(4,389,285
)
 

 
19,564

Noncontrolling Interests
 
 
 

 

 
500,000

 

 

 
500,000

Preferred Units
Total Liabilities and Equity
$
39,002,897

 
(24,367,570
)
 
(987,994
)
 

 

 
(314,192
)
 
$
13,333,141

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
IMPACT OF CONSOLIDATION OF INVESTMENT VEHICLES AND OTHER ENTITIES
 
2
CARRY POOL RECLASSIFICATION
 
3
OTHER RECLASSIFICATIONS
 
4
NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS HELD BY KKR HOLDINGS L.P. AND OTHER
 
5
EQUITY IMPACT OF KKR MANAGEMENT HOLDINGS CORP.
 


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The following tables provide reconciliations of KKR’s GAAP Common Units Outstanding to Adjusted Units, Adjusted Units Eligible for Distribution and Outstanding Adjusted Units:
 
As of
As of
 
June 30, 2017
December 31, 2016
GAAP Common Units Outstanding - Basic
469,968,183

452,380,335

Adjustments:
 

 

Unvested Common Units (1)
30,487,944

37,519,436

Other Exchangeable Securities (2)
4,002,713

4,600,320

GAAP Common Units Outstanding - Diluted
504,458,840

494,500,091

Adjustments:
 

 

KKR Holdings Units (3)
342,993,993

353,757,398

Adjusted Units
847,452,833

848,257,489

Adjustments:
 
 
Unvested Common Units
(30,487,944
)
(37,519,436
)
Adjusted Units Eligible for Distribution
816,964,889

810,738,053

Adjustments:
 
 
Vested Other Exchangeable Securities (2)
(4,002,713
)
(4,600,320
)
Outstanding Adjusted Units
812,962,176

806,137,733

 
(1)
Represents equity awards granted under the Equity Incentive Plan. The issuance of common units of KKR & Co. L.P. pursuant to awards under the Equity Incentive Plan dilutes KKR common unitholders and KKR Holdings pro rata in accordance with their respective percentage interests in the KKR business. Year-end 2016 equity awards were granted before December 31, 2016 (except for awards to our named executive officers), rather than, as has been historical practice, after the end of the year. As a result, adjusted units increased in the fourth quarter of 2016, rather than in the first quarter of 2017.

(2)
Represents securities in a subsidiary of a KKR Group Partnership and of KKR & Co. L.P. that are exchangeable into KKR & Co. L.P. common units issued in connection with the acquisition of Avoca.

(3)
Common units that may be issued by KKR & Co. L.P. upon exchange of units in KKR Holdings L.P. for KKR common units.

Liquidity
 
We manage our liquidity and capital requirements by focusing on our cash flows before the consolidation of our funds and CFEs and the effect of changes in short term assets and liabilities, which we anticipate will be settled for cash within one year. Our primary cash flow activities on a segment basis typically involve: (i) generating cash flow from operations; (ii) generating income from investment activities, by investing in investments that generate yield (namely interest and dividends) as well as the sale of investments and other assets; (iii) funding capital commitments that we have made to, and advancing capital to, our funds and CLOs; (iv) developing and funding new investment strategies, investment products and other growth initiatives, including acquisitions of other investments, assets and businesses; (v) underwriting and funding commitments in our capital markets business; (vi) distributing cash flow to our unitholders, certain holders of certain exchangeable securities and holders of our Series A and Series B Preferred Units; and (vii) paying borrowings, interest payments and repayments under credit agreements, our senior notes and other borrowing arrangements.  See "-Liquidity - Liquidity Needs - Distributions."

Sources of Liquidity
 
Our primary sources of liquidity consist of amounts received from: (i) our operating activities, including the fees earned from our funds, portfolio companies, and capital markets transactions; (ii) realizations on carried interest from our investment funds; (iii) interest and dividends from investments that generate yield, including our investments in CLOs; (iv) realizations on and sales of investments and other assets, including the transfers of investments for fund formations and (v) borrowings under our credit facilities, debt offerings and other borrowing arrangements. In addition, we may generate cash proceeds from sales of equity securities.
 
Many of our investment funds provide carried interest. With respect to our private equity funds, carried interest is distributed to the general partner of a private equity fund with a clawback provision only after all of the following are met: (i) a realization event has occurred (e.g., sale of a portfolio company, dividend, etc.); (ii) the vehicle has achieved positive overall investment returns since its inception, in excess of performance hurdles where applicable; and (iii) with respect to investments with a fair value below cost, cost has been returned to fund investors in an amount sufficient to reduce remaining cost to the

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investments' fair value. As of June 30, 2017 , certain of our funds had met the first and second criteria, as described above, but did not meet the third criteria. In these cases, carried interest accrues on the consolidated statement of operations, but will not be distributed in cash to us as the general partner of an investment fund upon a realization event. For a fund that has a fair value above cost, overall, but has one or more investments where fair value is below cost, the shortfall between cost and fair value for such investments is referred to as a "netting hole." When netting holes are present, realized gains on individual investments that would otherwise allow the general partner to receive carried interest distributions are instead used to return invested capital to our funds' limited partners in an amount equal to the netting hole. Once netting holes have been filled with either (a) return of capital equal to the netting hole for those investments where fair value is below cost, or (b) increases in the fair value of those investments where fair value is below cost, then realized carried interest will be distributed to the general partner upon a realization event. A fund that is in a position to pay cash carry refers to a fund for which carried interest is expected to be paid to the general partner upon the next material realization event, which includes funds with no netting holes as well as funds with a netting hole that is sufficiently small in size such that the next material realization event would be expected to result in the payment of carried interest. Strategic partnerships with fund investors may require netting across the various funds in which they invest, which may reduce the carried interest we otherwise would have earned if such fund investors were to have invested in our funds without the existence of a strategic partnership.
 
As of June 30, 2017 , netting holes in excess of $50 million existed at four of our private equity funds, which were our European Fund IV, Asian Fund II, European Fund III and Asian Fund which had netting holes of approximately $130 million, $81 million, $78 million and $65 million, respectively. In accordance with the criteria set forth above, other funds currently have and may in the future develop netting holes, and netting holes for those and other funds may otherwise increase or decrease in the future.

We have access to funding under various credit facilities, other borrowing arrangements and other sources of liquidity that we have entered into with major financial institutions or which we receive from the capital markets. The following describes these sources of liquidity.
 
Revolving Credit Agreements, Senior Notes, KFN Debt Obligations & KFN Securities

For a discussion of KKR's debt obligations, including our revolving credit agreements, senior notes, KFN debt obligations and KFN securities, see Note 10 "Debt Obligations" to the audited financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. The information presented below supplements and updates, and should be read in conjunction with, such information. No amounts were borrowed under our corporate credit agreement with HSBC Bank USA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 . With respect to the KCM Credit Agreement, a total of $522 million and $847 million was borrowed and $522 million and $847 million was repaid for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 , respectively. As of June 30, 2017 no amounts were drawn under the KCM Credit Agreement, but a letter of credit was outstanding in the amount of $12 million which reduces the overall capacity of the KCM Credit Agreement.

KCM Short-Term Credit Agreement

On June 29, 2017, KKR Capital Markets entered into a 364-day revolving credit agreement (the “KCM Short-Term Credit Agreement”) with a major financial institution for use in KKR’s capital markets business. This financial institution also provides the existing KCM Credit Agreement. The KCM Short-Term Credit Agreement provides for revolving borrowings of up to $750 million, expires on June 28, 2018, and ranks pari passu with the KCM Credit Agreement. Borrowings under the KCM Short-Term Credit Agreement may only be used to facilitate the settlement of debt transactions syndicated by KKR’s capital markets business. Obligations under the KCM Short-Term Credit Agreement are limited solely to entities involved in KKR’s capital markets business, and liabilities under the KCM Short-Term Credit Agreement are non-recourse to other parts of KKR. No amounts were borrowed under the KCM Short-Term Credit Agreement for the three months ended June 30, 2017 .

Preferred Units

For a discussion of KKR's Series A and Series B Preferred Units, see Note 15 "Equity" to the audited financial statements and "--Liquidity Needs--Preferred Units" in the management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, each of which is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.



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Common Units

On May 16, 2014, KKR & Co. L.P. filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the sale by us from time to time of up to 5,000,000 common units of KKR & Co. L.P. to generate cash proceeds (a) up to (1) the amount of withholding taxes, social benefit payments or similar payments payable by us in respect of awards granted pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan, and (2) the amount of cash delivered in respect of awards granted pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan that are settled in cash instead of common units; and (b) to the extent the net proceeds from the sale of common units exceeds the amounts due under clause (a), for general corporate purposes. This registration statement expired on June 4, 2017 with 4,173,039 common units issued and sold.

Liquidity Needs
 
We expect that our primary liquidity needs will consist of cash required to:

continue to grow our business, including seeding new strategies, funding our capital commitments made to existing and future funds, co-investments and any net capital requirements of our capital markets companies and otherwise supporting investment vehicles which we sponsor;
 
warehouse investments in portfolio companies or other investments for the benefit of one or more of our funds, vehicles, accounts or CLOs pending the contribution of committed capital by the investors in such vehicles, and advancing capital to them for operational or other needs;

service debt obligations including the payment of obligations upon maturity or redemption, as well as any contingent liabilities that may give rise to future cash payments;

fund cash operating expenses, including litigation matters; 

pay amounts that may become due under our tax receivable agreement with KKR Holdings; 

make cash distributions in accordance with our distribution policy for our common units or the terms of our preferred units;  

underwrite commitments, advance loan proceeds and fund syndication commitments within our capital markets business;

make future purchase price payments in connection with our proprietary investments, such as our strategic partnership with Marshall Wace, to the extent not paid by newly issued common units;

acquire other assets for our Principal Activities segment, including other businesses, investments and assets; and

repurchase KKR & Co. L.P. common units pursuant to the unit repurchase program announced on October 27, 2015 and subsequently increased on February 9, 2017.

KKR & Co. L.P. Unit Repurchase Program

On October 27, 2015, KKR announced the authorization of a program providing for the repurchase by KKR of up to $500 million in the aggregate of its outstanding common units. On February 9, 2017, KKR announced the authorization of an incremental $250 million under this unit repurchase program. Under this unit repurchase program, units may be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The timing, manner, price and amount of any unit repurchases will be determined by KKR in its discretion and will depend on a variety of factors, including legal requirements, price and economic and market conditions. KKR expects that the program, which has no expiration date, will be in effect until the maximum approved dollar amount has been used to repurchase common units. The program does not require KKR to repurchase any specific number of common units, and the program may be suspended, extended, modified or discontinued at any time. Since inception of the unit repurchase program through July 27, 2017, KKR has repurchased and canceled approximately 31.7 million outstanding common units for approximately $459 million. There is $291 million remaining as of July 27, 2017 under the current repurchase program. No units were repurchased during the first six months of 2017.


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In addition to the purchases of common units above, (1) cash may be used to pay the amount of withholding taxes, social benefit payments or similar payments payable by KKR in respect of awards granted pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan and (2) cash may be delivered in respect of certain awards granted pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan and Other Exchangeable Securities. During the first six months of 2017, KKR canceled equity awards representing 2.1 million common units to satisfy tax and cash-settlement obligations of $37.8 million in connection with their vesting. See "--Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds."

Capital Commitments

The agreements governing our active investment funds generally require the general partners of the funds to make minimum capital commitments to such funds, which usually range from 2% to 8% of a fund's total capital commitments at final closing; however, the size of our general partner commitment to certain funds pursuing newer strategies may exceed this range. The following table presents our uncalled commitments to our active investment funds as of June 30, 2017 :
 
 
Uncalled
Commitments
Private Markets
($ in thousands)
Americas Fund XII
$
1,000,000

Asian Fund III
500,000

Real Estate Partners Americas II
150,000

Next Generation Technology Growth Fund
97,100

European Fund IV
95,600

Global Infrastructure Investors II
78,300

Energy Income and Growth
57,700

Real Estate Partners Europe
54,100

Other Private Markets Vehicles
1,006,200

Total Private Markets Commitments
3,039,000

 
 

Public Markets
 

Special Situations Fund II
203,700

Lending Partners Europe
30,800

Lending Partners III
25,900

Other Public Markets Vehicles
166,500

Total Public Markets Commitments
426,900

 
 

Total Uncalled Commitments
$
3,465,900

 
Other Commitments

In addition to the uncalled commitments to our investment funds as shown above, KKR has entered into contractual commitments with respect to (i) the purchase of investments and other assets in its Principal Activities segment, and (ii) underwriting transactions, debt financing, and syndications in our Capital Markets segment. As of June 30, 2017 , these commitments amounted to $152.8 million and $461.3 million , respectively. Whether these amounts are actually funded, in whole or in part, depends on the contractual terms of such commitments, including the satisfaction or waiver of any conditions to closing or funding. In the case of purchases of investments or assets in our Principal Activities segment, the amount to be funded include amounts that are intended to be syndicated to third parties, and the actual amounts to be funded may be less than shown.
 
Prisma Capital Partners
 
As of June 30, 2017, no amounts were due under the contingent consideration arrangement in connection with the acquisition of the equity interests of Prisma on October 1, 2012. The final measurement date for such contingent consideration was June 30, 2017. On June 1, 2017, KKR completed its previously announced transaction to combine Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company, LLC, or PAAMCO, with Prisma Capital Partners LP, formerly known as KKR Prisma. See "--Overview - Business Segments - Public Markets."

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Investment in Marshall Wace LLP

On November 2, 2015, KKR entered into a long-term strategic relationship with Marshall Wace LLP and its affiliates and acquired a 24.9% interest in Marshall Wace through a combination of cash and common units. Subject to the exercise of a put option by Marshall Wace or a call option by KKR, at subsequent closings to occur in the second, third and fourth years following the initial closing described above, and subject to satisfaction or waiver of certain closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, KKR may at each such closing subscribe (or be required to subscribe) for an incremental 5% equity interest, for ultimate aggregate ownership of up to 39.9% of Marshall Wace. The exercise of such options would require the use of cash and/or KKR common units. KKR's investment in Marshall Wace is accounted for using the equity method of accounting.

Tax Receivable Agreement

We and certain intermediate holding companies that are taxable corporations for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes, may be required to acquire KKR Group Partnership Units from time to time pursuant to our exchange agreement with KKR Holdings. KKR Management Holdings L.P. made an election under Section 754 of the Internal Revenue Code that will remain in effect for each taxable year in which an exchange of KKR Group Partnership Units for common units occurs, which may result in an increase in our intermediate holding companies' share of the tax basis of the assets of the KKR Group Partnerships at the time of an exchange of KKR Group Partnership Units. Certain of these exchanges are expected to result in an increase in our intermediate holding companies' share of the tax basis of the tangible and intangible assets of the KKR Group Partnerships, primarily attributable to a portion of the goodwill inherent in our business that would not otherwise have been available. This increase in tax basis may increase depreciation and amortization deductions for tax purposes and therefore reduce the amount of income tax our intermediate holding companies would otherwise be required to pay in the future. This increase in tax basis may also decrease gain (or increase loss) on future dispositions of certain capital assets to the extent tax basis is allocated to those capital assets.

We have entered into a tax receivable agreement with KKR Holdings, which requires our intermediate holding companies to pay to KKR Holdings, or to current and former principals who have exchanged KKR Holdings units for KKR common units as transferees of KKR Group Partnership Units, 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that the intermediate holding companies realize as a result of the increase in tax basis described above, as well as 85% of the amount of any such savings the intermediate holding companies realize as a result of increases in tax basis that arise due to future payments under the agreement. We expect our intermediate holding companies to benefit from the remaining 15% of cash savings, if any, in income tax that they realize. A termination of the agreement or a change of control could give rise to similar payments based on tax savings that we would be deemed to realize in connection with such events. In the event that other of our current or future subsidiaries become taxable as corporations and acquire KKR Group Partnership Units in the future, or if we become taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we expect that each will become subject to a tax receivable agreement with substantially similar terms.

These payment obligations are obligations of our intermediate holding companies and not the KKR Group Partnerships. As such, cash payments received by common unitholders may vary from those received by holders of KKR Group Partnership Units held by KKR Holdings and its current and former principals to the extent payments are made to those parties under the tax receivable agreement. Payments made under the tax receivable agreement are required to be made within 90 days of the filing of the tax returns of our intermediate holding companies, which may result in a timing difference between the tax savings received by KKR's intermediate holdings companies and the cash payments made to the selling holders of KKR Group Partnership Units.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, no cash payments have been made under the tax receivable agreement. As of June 30, 2017 , $4.2 million of cumulative income tax savings have been realized. See "-Liquidity-Other Liquidity Needs- Contractual Obligations, Commitments and Contingencies" for a discussion of amounts payable and cumulative cash payments made under this agreement.


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Distributions
A distribution of $0.17 per common unit has been declared, which will be paid on August 22, 2017 to holders of record of common units as of the close of business on August 7, 2017 . Under KKR's current distribution policy for its common units, KKR intends to make equal quarterly distributions to holders of common units in an amount of $0.17 per common unit per quarter, beginning with the financial results reported for the first quarter of 2017.
A distribution of $0.421875 per Series A Preferred Unit has been declared and set aside for payment on September 15, 2017 to holders of record of Series A Preferred Units as of the close of business on September 1, 2017. A distribution of $0.406250 per Series B Preferred Unit has been declared and set aside for payment on September 15, 2017 to holders of record of Series B Preferred Units as of the close of business on September 1, 2017.
The declaration and payment of any future distributions on preferred or common units are subject to the discretion of the board of directors of the general partner of KKR & Co. L.P. and the terms of its limited partnership agreement. There can be no assurance that future distributions will be made as intended or at all, that unitholders will receive sufficient distributions to satisfy payment of their tax liabilities as limited partners of KKR & Co. L.P. or that any particular distribution policy for common units will be maintained. Furthermore, the declaration and payment of distributions by the KKR Group Partnerships and our other subsidiaries may also be subject to legal, contractual and regulatory restrictions, including restrictions contained in our debt agreements and the preferred units of the KKR Group Partnerships.
When KKR & Co. L.P. receives distributions from the KKR Group Partnerships (the holding companies of the KKR business), KKR Holdings receives its pro rata share of such distributions from the KKR Group Partnerships.
 
Other Liquidity Needs
 
We may also be required to fund various underwriting, syndications and fronting commitments in our capital markets business in connection with the underwriting of loans, securities or other financial instruments, which has increased in significance in the first six months of 2017 and may continue to be significant in future quarters. We generally expect that these commitments will be syndicated to third parties or otherwise fulfilled or terminated, although we may in some instances elect to retain a portion of the commitments for our own investment.

Contractual Obligations, Commitments and Contingencies on a Consolidated Basis
 
In the ordinary course of business, we and our consolidated funds and CFEs enter into contractual arrangements that may require future cash payments. The following table sets forth information relating to anticipated future cash payments as of June 30, 2017 .
 
 
Payments due by Period
Types of Contractual Obligations
 
<1 Year
 
1-3 Years
 
3-5 Years
 
>5 Years
 
Total
 
 
($ in millions)
Uncalled commitments to investment funds (1)
 
$
6,059.3

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
6,059.3

Debt payment obligations (2)
 
1,034.3

 
962.2

 
1,064.1

 
16,146.1

 
19,206.7

Interest obligations on debt (3)
 
693.0

 
1,342.6

 
1,247.6

 
4,068.7

 
7,351.9

Underwriting commitments (4)
 
416.3

 

 

 

 
416.3

Lending commitments (5)
 
45.0

 

 

 

 
45.0

Purchase commitments (6)
 
122.5

 
29.7

 
0.3

 
0.3

 
152.8

Lease obligations
 
52.9

 
96.2

 
39.2

 
10.9

 
199.2

Corporate real estate (7)
 

 
292.5

 

 

 
292.5

Total
 
$
8,423.3

 
$
2,723.2

 
$
2,351.2

 
$
20,226.0

 
$
33,723.7


(1)
These uncalled commitments represent amounts committed by our consolidated investment funds, which include amounts committed by KKR and our fund investors, to fund the purchase price paid for each investment made by our investment funds which are actively investing. Because capital contributions are due on demand, the above commitments have been presented as falling due within one year. However, given the size of such commitments and the pace at which our investment funds make investments, we expect that the capital commitments presented above will be called over a period of several years. See "—Liquidity—Liquidity Needs."


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(2)
Amounts include (i) the 2020 Senior Notes, 2043 Senior Notes and 2044 Senior Notes of $2.0 billion gross of unamortized discount, (ii) KFN 2032 Senior notes of $0.4 billion gross of unamortized discount, (iii) KFN Junior Subordinated Notes of $0.3 billion , gross of unamortized discount, (iv) financing arrangements entered into by our consolidated funds with the objective of providing liquidity to the funds of $2.1 billion , (v) debt securities issued by our consolidated CLOs of $9.4 billion and (vi) debt securities issued by our consolidated CMBS entities of $5.0 billion . KFN's debt obligations are non-recourse to KKR beyond the assets of KFN. Debt securities issued by consolidated CLOs and CMBS entities are supported solely by the investments held at the CLO and CMBS vehicles and are not collateralized by assets of any other KKR entity. Obligations under financing arrangements entered into by our consolidated funds are generally limited to our pro-rata equity interest in such funds. Our management companies bear no obligations to repay any financing arrangements at our consolidated funds.

(3)
These interest obligations on debt represent estimated interest to be paid over the maturity of the related debt obligation, which has been calculated assuming the debt outstanding at June 30, 2017 is not repaid until its maturity. Future interest rates are assumed to be those in effect as of June 30, 2017 , including both variable and fixed rates, as applicable, provided for by the relevant debt agreements. The amounts presented above include accrued interest on outstanding indebtedness.

(4)
Represents various commitments in our capital markets business in connection with the underwriting of loans, securities and other financial instruments. These commitments are shown net of amounts syndicated.

(5)
Represents obligations in our capital markets business to lend under various revolving credit facilities.

(6)
Represents commitments of KKR and KFN to fund the purchase of various investments.

(7)
Represents the purchase price due upon delivery of a new KKR office being constructed, all or a portion of which represents construction financing obtained by the developer and may be refinanced upon delivery of the completed office.
 
The commitment table above excludes contractual amounts owed under the tax receivable agreement because the ultimate amount and timing of the amounts due are not presently known. As of June 30, 2017 , a payable of $137.8 million has been recorded in due to affiliates in the condensed consolidated financial statements representing management's best estimate of the amounts currently expected to be owed under the tax receivable agreement. As of June 30, 2017 , approximately $24.0 million of cumulative cash payments have been made under the tax receivable agreement. See "—Liquidity Needs—Tax Receivable Agreement."
 
Contractual Obligations, Commitments and Contingencies on an Unconsolidated Basis
 
In the ordinary course of business, we enter into contractual arrangements that may require future cash payments. The following table sets forth information relating to anticipated future cash payments as of June 30, 2017 on an unconsolidated basis before the consolidation of funds and CFEs. This table differs from the table presented above which sets forth contractual commitments on a consolidated basis principally because this table excludes the obligations of our consolidated funds and CFEs.
 
 
Payments due by Period
Types of Contractual Obligations
 
<1 Year
 
1-3 Years
 
3-5 Years
 
>5 Years
 
Total
 
 
($ in millions)
Uncalled commitments to investment funds (1)
 
$
3,465.9

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
3,465.9

Debt payment obligations (2)
 

 

 
500.0

 
2,139.8

 
2,639.8

Interest obligations on debt (3)
 
147.6

 
281.8

 
233.9

 
2,036.6

 
2,699.9

Underwriting commitments (4)
 
416.3

 

 

 

 
416.3

Lending commitments (5)
 
45.0

 

 

 

 
45.0

Purchase commitments (6)
 
122.5

 
29.7

 
0.3

 
0.3

 
152.8

Lease obligations
 
52.9

 
96.2

 
39.2

 
10.9

 
199.2

Corporate real estate (7)
 

 
292.5

 

 

 
292.5

Total
 
$
4,250.2

 
$
700.2

 
$
773.4

 
$
4,187.6

 
$
9,911.4



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(1)
These uncalled commitments represent amounts committed by us to fund a portion of the purchase price paid for each investment made by our investment funds which are actively investing. Because capital contributions are due on demand, the above commitments have been presented as falling due within one year. However, given the size of such commitments and the pace at which our investment funds make investments, we expect that the capital commitments presented above will be called over a period of several years. See "—Liquidity—Liquidity Needs." 

(2)
Represents the 2020 Senior Notes, 2043 Senior Notes, 2044 Senior Notes, KFN 2032 Senior Notes, and KFN Junior Subordinated Notes which are presented gross of unamortized discounts and net of unamortized premiums. KFN's debt obligations are non-recourse to KKR beyond the assets of KFN.

(3)
These interest obligations on debt represent estimated interest to be paid over the maturity of the related debt obligation, which has been calculated assuming the debt outstanding at June 30, 2017 is not repaid until its maturity. Future interest rates are assumed to be those in effect as of June 30, 2017 , including both variable and fixed rates, as applicable, provided for by the relevant debt agreements. The amounts presented above include accrued interest on outstanding indebtedness.

(4)
Represents various commitments in our capital markets business in connection with the underwriting of loans, securities and other financial instruments. These commitments are shown net of amounts syndicated.

(5)
Represents obligations in our capital markets business to lend under various revolving credit facilities.

(6)
Represents commitments of KKR and KFN to fund the purchase of various investments.

(7)
Represents the purchase price due upon delivery of a new KKR office being constructed in New York, all or a portion of which represents construction financing obtained by the developer and may be refinanced upon delivery of the completed office.
 
The commitment table above excludes contractual amounts owed under the tax receivable agreement, because the ultimate amount and timing of the amounts due are not presently known. As of June 30, 2017 , a payable of $137.8 million has been recorded in due to affiliates in the condensed consolidated financial statements representing management's best estimate of the amounts currently expected to be owed under the tax receivable agreement. As of June 30, 2017 , approximately $24.0 million of cumulative cash payments have been made under the tax receivable agreement. See "—Liquidity Needs—Tax Receivable Agreement."
 
We may incur contingent liabilities for claims that may be made against us in the future. We enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations, warranties and covenants, including indemnifications. For example, certain of our investment funds and KFN have provided certain indemnities relating to environmental and other matters and have provided nonrecourse carve-out guarantees for fraud, willful misconduct and other customary wrongful acts, each in connection with the financing of certain real estate investments that we have made. In addition, we have also provided credit support to certain of our subsidiaries’ obligations in connection with a limited number of investment vehicles that we manage. For example, KKR has guaranteed the obligations of a general partner to post collateral on behalf of its investment vehicle in connection with such vehicle’s derivative transactions, and we have also agreed to be liable for certain investment losses and/or for providing liquidity in the events specified in the governing documents of another investment vehicle. Our maximum exposure under these arrangements is currently unknown as our liabilities for these matters would require a claim to be made against us in the future.
 
The partnership documents governing our carry-paying funds, including funds and vehicles relating to private equity, mezzanine, infrastructure, energy, direct lending and special situations investments, generally include a "clawback" provision that, if triggered, may give rise to a contingent obligation requiring the general partner to return amounts to the fund for distribution to the fund investors at the end of the life of the fund. Under a clawback obligation, upon the liquidation of a fund, the general partner is required to return, typically on an after-tax basis, previously distributed carry to the extent that, due to the diminished performance of later investments, the aggregate amount of carry distributions received by the general partner during the term of the fund exceed the amount to which the general partner was ultimately entitled, including the effects of any performance thresholds. Excluding carried interest received by the general partners of funds that were not contributed to us in the KPE Transaction, as of June 30, 2017 , $47.3 million of carried interest was subject to this clawback obligation, assuming that all applicable carry paying funds were liquidated at their June 30, 2017 fair values. Had the investments in such funds been liquidated at zero value, the clawback obligation would have been $2,078.7 million . Carried interest is recognized in the statement of operations based on the contractual conditions set forth in the agreements governing the fund as if the fund were terminated and liquidated at the reporting date and the fund's investments were realized at the then estimated fair values.

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Amounts earned pursuant to carried interest are earned by the general partner of those funds to the extent that cumulative investment returns are positive and where applicable, preferred return thresholds have been met. If these investment amounts earned decrease or turn negative in subsequent periods, recognized carried interest will be reversed and to the extent that the aggregate amount of carry distributions received by the general partner during the term of the fund exceed the amount to which the general partner was ultimately entitled, a clawback obligation would be recorded. For funds that are consolidated, this clawback obligation, if any, is reflected as an increase in noncontrolling interests in the consolidated statements of financial condition. For funds that are not consolidated, this clawback obligation, if any, is reflected as a reduction of our investment balance as this is where carried interest is initially recorded.
 
Prior to the KPE Transaction in 2009, certain principals who received carried interest distributions with respect to certain private equity funds contributed to us had personally guaranteed, on a several basis and subject to a cap, the contingent obligations of the general partners of such private equity funds to repay amounts to fund investors pursuant to the general partners' clawback obligations. The terms of the KPE Transaction require that principals remain responsible for any clawback obligations relating to carry distributions received prior to the KPE Transaction, up to a maximum of $223.6 million . Through investment realizations, the principals' potential exposure has been reduced to $72.2 million as of June 30, 2017 . Using valuations as of June 30, 2017 , $19.7 million would be due with respect to the clawback obligation required to be funded by principals. Carry distributions arising subsequent to the KPE Transaction may give rise to clawback obligations that may be allocated generally to us and to persons who participate in the carry pool. In addition, guarantees of or similar arrangements relating to clawback obligations in favor of third party investors in an individual investment partnership by entities we own may limit distributions of carried interest more generally. 

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
Other than contractual commitments and other legal contingencies incurred in the normal course of our business, we do not have any off-balance sheet financings or liabilities.

Critical Accounting Policies
 
The preparation of our condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires our management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and reported amounts of fees, expenses and investment income. Our management bases these estimates and judgments on available information, historical experience and other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. However, these estimates, judgments and assumptions are often subjective and may be impacted negatively based on changing circumstances or changes in our analyses. If actual amounts are ultimately different from those estimated, judged or assumed, revisions are included in the condensed consolidated financial statements in the period in which the actual amounts become known. We believe our critical accounting policies could potentially produce materially different results if we were to change underlying estimates, judgments or assumptions.

The following discussion details certain of our critical accounting policies. For a full discussion of all critical accounting policies, please see the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements "--Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)--Summary of Significant Accounting Policies." 

Fair Value Measurements
 
Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions. Except for certain of KKR's equity method investments and debt obligations, KKR's investments and other financial instruments are recorded at fair value or at amounts whose carrying values approximate fair value. Where available, fair value is based on observable market prices or parameters or derived from such prices or parameters. Where observable prices or inputs are not available, valuation techniques are applied. These valuation techniques involve varying levels of management estimation and judgment, the degree of which is dependent on a variety of factors.

GAAP establishes a hierarchical disclosure framework which prioritizes and ranks the level of market price observability used in measuring financial instruments at fair value. Market price observability is affected by a number of factors, including the type of financial instrument, the characteristics specific to the financial instrument and the state of the marketplace, including the existence and transparency of transactions between market participants. Financial instruments with readily available quoted prices in active markets generally will have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment used in measuring fair value.


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Financial instruments measured and reported at fair value are classified and disclosed based on the observability of inputs used in the determination of fair values, as follows: 

Level I
 
Pricing inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the measurement date. The types of financial instruments included in this category are publicly-listed equities, credit investments and securities sold short.

We classified 7.8% of total investments measured and reported at fair value as Level I at June 30, 2017 .
 
Level II
 
Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the measurement date, and fair value is determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies. The types of financial instruments included in this category are credit investments, investments and debt obligations of consolidated CLO entities, convertible debt securities indexed to publicly-listed securities, less liquid and restricted equity securities and certain over-the-counter derivatives such as foreign currency option and forward contracts.

We classified 38.6% of total investments measured and reported at fair value as Level II at June 30, 2017 .
 
Level III
 
Pricing inputs are unobservable for the financial instruments and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the financial instrument. The inputs into the determination of fair value require significant management judgment or estimation. The types of financial instruments generally included in this category are private portfolio companies, real assets investments, credit investments, equity method investments for which the fair value option was elected and investments and debt obligations of consolidated CMBS entities.

We classified 53.6% of total investments measured and reported at fair value as Level III at June 30, 2017 . The valuation of our Level III investments at June 30, 2017 represents management's best estimate of the amounts that we would anticipate realizing on the sale of these investments in an orderly transaction at such date.
 
In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and consideration of factors specific to the asset.
 
A significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability is an indication that transactions or quoted prices may not be representative of fair value because in such market conditions there may be increased instances of transactions that are not orderly. In those circumstances, further analysis of transactions or quoted prices is needed, and a significant adjustment to the transactions or quoted prices may be necessary to estimate fair value.
 
The availability of observable inputs can vary depending on the financial asset or liability and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of instrument, whether the instrument has recently been issued, whether the instrument is traded on an active exchange or in the secondary market, and current market conditions. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by us in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level III. The variability and availability of the observable inputs affected by the factors described above may cause transfers between Levels I, II, and III, which we recognize at the beginning of the reporting period.
 
Investments and other financial instruments that have readily observable market prices (such as those traded on a securities exchange) are stated at the last quoted sales price as of the reporting date. We do not adjust the quoted price for these investments, even in situations where we hold a large position and a sale could reasonably affect the quoted price.

Management’s determination of fair value is based upon the methodologies and processes described below and may incorporate assumptions that are management’s best estimates after consideration of a variety of internal and external factors.
 

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Level II Valuation Methodologies
 
Credit Investments: These instruments generally have bid and ask prices that can be observed in the marketplace. Bid prices reflect the highest price that KKR and others are willing to pay for an instrument. Ask prices represent the lowest price that KKR and others are willing to accept for an instrument. For financial assets and liabilities whose inputs are based on bid-ask prices obtained from third party pricing services, fair value may not always be a predetermined point in the bid-ask range. KKR’s policy is generally to allow for mid-market pricing and adjusting to the point within the bid-ask range that meets KKR’s best estimate of fair value.

Investments and Debt Obligations of Consolidated CLO Vehicles: Investments of consolidated CLO vehicles are valued using the same valuation methodology as described above for credit investments. Under ASU 2014-13, KKR measures CLO debt obligations on the basis of the fair value of the financial assets of the CLO.
 
Securities indexed to publicly-listed securities: The securities are typically valued using standard convertible security pricing models. The key inputs into these models that require some amount of judgment are the credit spreads utilized and the volatility assumed. To the extent the company being valued has other outstanding debt securities that are publicly-traded, the implied credit spread on the company’s other outstanding debt securities would be utilized in the valuation. To the extent the company being valued does not have other outstanding debt securities that are publicly-traded, the credit spread will be estimated based on the implied credit spreads observed in comparable publicly-traded debt securities. In certain cases, an additional spread will be added to reflect an illiquidity discount due to the fact that the security being valued is not publicly-traded. The volatility assumption is based upon the historically observed volatility of the underlying equity security into which the convertible debt security is convertible and/or the volatility implied by the prices of options on the underlying equity security.

Restricted Equity Securities: The valuation of certain equity securities is based on an observable price for an identical security adjusted for the effect of a restriction.

Derivatives: The valuation incorporates observable inputs comprising yield curves, foreign currency rates and credit spreads.
 
Level III Valuation Methodologies
 
Financial assets and liabilities categorized as Level III consist primarily of the following:
 
Private Equity Investments:  We generally employ two valuation methodologies when determining the fair value of a private equity investment. The first methodology is typically a market comparables analysis that considers key financial inputs and recent public and private transactions and other available measures. The second methodology utilized is typically a discounted cash flow analysis, which incorporates significant assumptions and judgments. Estimates of key inputs used in this methodology include the weighted average cost of capital for the investment and assumed inputs used to calculate terminal values, such as exit EBITDA multiples. In certain cases the results of the discounted cash flow approach can be significantly impacted by these estimates. Other inputs are also used in both methodologies. Also, as discussed in greater detail under "—Business Environment" in this report and "Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Assets We Manage—Our investments are impacted by various economic conditions that are difficult to quantify or predict, but may have a significant adverse impact on the value of our investments" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, a change in interest rates could have a significant impact on valuations. In addition, when a definitive agreement has been executed to sell an investment, KKR generally considers a significant determinant of fair value to be the consideration to be received by KKR pursuant to the executed definitive agreement.
 
Upon completion of the valuations conducted using these methodologies, a weighting is ascribed to each method, and an illiquidity discount is typically applied where appropriate. The ultimate fair value recorded for a particular investment will generally be within a range suggested by the two methodologies, except that the value may be higher or lower than such range in the case of investments being sold pursuant to an executed definitive agreement.
 
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funds, approximately 66% of the fair value is derived from investments that are valued based exactly 50% on market comparables and 50% on a discounted cash flow analysis. Less than 5% of the fair value of this Level III private equity investment portfolio is derived from investments that are valued either based 100% on market comparables or 100% on a discounted cash flow analysis. As of June 30, 2017 , the overall weights ascribed to the market comparables methodology, the discounted cash flow methodology and a methodology based on pending sales for this portfolio of Level III private equity investments were 38%, 42% and 20%, respectively.
 
When an illiquidity discount is to be applied, we seek to take a uniform approach across our portfolio and generally apply a minimum 5% discount to all private equity investments. We then evaluate such private equity investments to determine if factors exist that could make it more challenging to monetize the investment and, therefore, justify applying a higher illiquidity discount. These factors generally include (i) whether we are unable to freely sell the portfolio company or conduct an initial public offering of the portfolio company due to the consent rights of a third party or similar factors, (ii) whether the portfolio company is undergoing significant restructuring activity or similar factors and (iii) characteristics about the portfolio company regarding its size and/or whether the portfolio company is experiencing, or expected to experience, a significant decline in earnings. These factors generally make it less likely that a portfolio company would be sold or publicly offered in the near term at a price indicated by using just a market multiples and/or discounted cash flow analysis, and these factors tend to reduce the number of opportunities to sell an investment and/or increase the time horizon over which an investment may be monetized. Depending on the applicability of these factors, we determine the amount of any incremental illiquidity discount to be applied above the 5% minimum, and during the time we hold the investment, the illiquidity discount may be increased or decreased, from time to time, based on changes to these factors. The amount of illiquidity discount applied at any time requires considerable judgment about what a market participant would consider and is based on the facts and circumstances of each individual investment. Accordingly, the illiquidity discount ultimately considered by a market participant upon the realization of any investment may be higher or lower than that estimated by us in our valuations.

In the case of growth equity investments, enterprise values may be determined using the market comparables analysis and discounted cash flow analysis described above. A scenario analysis may also be conducted to subject the estimated enterprise values to a downside, base and upside case, which involves significant assumptions and judgments. A milestone analysis may also be conducted to assess the current level of progress towards value drivers that we have determined to be important, which involves significant assumptions and judgments. The enterprise value in each case may then be allocated across the investment’s capital structure to reflect the terms of the security and subjected to probability weightings.  In certain cases, the values of growth equity investments may be based on recent or expected financings.
 
Real Assets Investments:  Real asset investments in infrastructure, energy and real estate are valued using one or more of the discounted cash flow analysis, market comparables analysis and direct income capitalization, which in each case incorporates significant assumptions and judgments. Infrastructure investments are generally valued using the discounted cash flow analysis. Key inputs used in this methodology can include the weighted average cost of capital and assumed inputs used to calculate terminal values, such as exit EBITDA multiples. Energy investments are generally valued using a discounted cash flow analysis. Key inputs used in this methodology that require estimates include the weighted average cost of capital. In addition, the valuations of energy investments generally incorporate both commodity prices as quoted on indices and long-term commodity price forecasts, which may be substantially different from, and are currently higher than, commodity prices on certain indices for equivalent future dates. Certain energy investments do not include an illiquidity discount. Long-term commodity price forecasts are utilized to capture the value of the investments across a range of commodity prices within the energy investment portfolio associated with future development and to reflect a range of price expectations. Real estate investments are generally valued using a combination of direct income capitalization and discounted cash flow analysis. Key inputs used in such methodologies that require estimates include an unlevered discount rate and current capitalization rate, and certain real estate investments do not include a minimum illiquidity discount. The valuations of real assets investments also use other inputs.
 
On a segment basis, our energy real asset investments in oil and gas producing properties as of June 30, 2017 had a fair value of approximately $594 million . Based on this fair value, we estimate that an immediate, hypothetical 10% decline in the fair value of these energy investments from one or more adverse movements to the investments' valuation inputs would result in a decline in investment income of $59.4 million and a decline in net income attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. of $34.3 million, after deducting amounts that are attributable to noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings L.P. As of June 30, 2017 , if we were to value our energy investments using only the commodity prices as quoted on indices and did not use long-term commodity price forecasts, and also held all other inputs to their valuation constant, we estimate that investment income would have been approximately $73 million lower, resulting in a lower amount of net income attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. of approximately 57.8% of the overall decrease in investment income, after deducting amounts that are attributable to noncontrolling interests held by KKR Holdings L.P.


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These hypothetical declines relate only to investment income. There would be no current impact on KKR's carried interest since all of the investment funds which hold these types of energy investments have investment values that are either below their cost or not currently accruing carried interest. Additionally, there would be no impact on fees since fees earned from investment funds which hold investments in oil and gas producing properties are based on either committed capital or capital invested.

For GAAP purposes, where KKR holds energy investments consisting of working interests in oil and gas producing properties directly and not through an investment fund, such working interests are consolidated based on the proportion of the working interests held by us. Accordingly, we reflect the assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, investment income and cash flows of the consolidated working interests on a gross basis and changes in the value of these energy investments are not reflected as unrealized gains and losses in the consolidated statements of operations. Accordingly, a change in fair value for these investments does not result in a decrease in net gains (losses) from investment activities, but may result in an impairment charge reflected in general, administrative and other expenses. For segment purposes, these directly held working interests are treated as investments and changes in value are reflected in our segment results as unrealized gains and losses.

Credit Investments:  Credit investments are valued using values obtained from dealers or market makers, and where these values are not available, credit investments are generally valued by us based on ranges of valuations determined by an independent valuation firm. Valuation models are based on discounted cash flow analyses, for which the key inputs are determined based on market comparables, which incorporate similar instruments from similar issuers.
 
Other Investments:  With respect to other investments including equity method investments for which the fair value election has been made, we generally employ the same valuation methodologies as described above for private equity investments when valuing these other investments.
 
Investments and Debt Obligations of Consolidated CMBS Vehicles: Under ASU 2014-13, we measure CMBS investments on the basis of the fair value of the financial liabilities of the CMBS. Debt obligations of consolidated CMBS vehicles are valued based on discounted cash flow analyses. The key input is the expected yield of each CMBS security using both observable and unobservable factors, which may include recently offered or completed trades and published yields of similar securities, security-specific characteristics (e.g. securities ratings issued by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, credit support by other subordinate securities issued by the CMBS and coupon type) and other characteristics.
 
Key unobservable inputs that have a significant impact on our Level III investment valuations as described above are included in Note 5 "Fair Value Measurements" of the financial statements included elsewhere in this report. We utilize several unobservable pricing inputs and assumptions in determining the fair value of our Level III investments. These unobservable pricing inputs and assumptions may differ by investment and in the application of our valuation methodologies. Our reported fair value estimates could vary materially if we had chosen to incorporate different unobservable pricing inputs and other assumptions or, for applicable investments, if we only used either the discounted cash flow methodology or the market comparables methodology instead of assigning a weighting to both methodologies. For valuations determined for periods other than at year end, various inputs may be estimated prior to the end of the relevant period.
 
Level III Valuation Process
 
The valuation process involved for Level III measurements is completed on a quarterly basis and is designed to subject the valuation of Level III investments to an appropriate level of consistency, oversight, and review.

For Private Markets investments classified as Level III, investment professionals prepare preliminary valuations based on their evaluation of financial and operating data, company specific developments, market valuations of comparable companies and other factors. These preliminary valuations are reviewed by an independent valuation firm engaged by KKR to perform certain procedures in order to assess the reasonableness of KKR’s valuations annually for all Level III investments in Private Markets and quarterly for investments other than certain investments, which have values less than pre-set value thresholds and which in the aggregate comprise less than 5% of the total value of KKR’s Level III Private Markets investments. The valuations of certain real asset investments are determined solely by an independent valuation firm without the preparation of preliminary valuations by our investment professionals, and instead such independent valuation firm relies on valuation information available to it as a broker or valuation firm. For credit investments and debt obligations of consolidated CMBS vehicles, an independent valuation firm is generally engaged quarterly by KKR with respect to most investments classified as Level III. The valuation firm either provides a value or provides a valuation range from which KKR’s investment professionals select a point in the range to determine the preliminary valuation or performs certain procedures in order to assess the reasonableness and provide positive assurance of KKR’s valuations. After reflecting any input from the independent valuation

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firm, the valuation proposals are submitted to their respective valuation sub-committees. As of June 30, 2017 , less than 5% of the total value of our Level III credit investments are not valued with the engagement of an independent valuation firm.

KKR has a global valuation committee comprised of senior employees including investment professionals and professionals from business operations functions, and includes one of our Co-Presidents and Co-Chief Operating Officers and our Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. The global valuation committee is assisted by valuation sub-committees and investment professionals for each business strategy. All preliminary Level III valuations are reviewed and approved by the valuation sub-committees for private equity, real estate, energy and infrastructure and credit, as applicable. For periods prior to the completion of the PAAMCO Prisma transaction, when Level III valuations were required to be performed on hedge fund investments, a valuation sub-committee for hedge funds reviewed these valuations. The valuation sub-committees are responsible for the review and approval of valuations in their respective business lines on a quarterly basis. The members of the valuation sub-committees are comprised of investment professionals, including the heads of each respective strategy, and professionals from business operations functions such as legal, compliance and finance, who are not primarily responsible for the management of the investments.

The global valuation committee provides general oversight of the valuation sub-committees. The global valuation committee is responsible for coordinating and implementing the firm’s valuation process to ensure consistency in the application of valuation principles across portfolio investments and between periods. All valuations are subject to approval by the global valuation committee. When valuations are approved by the global valuation committee after reflecting any input from it, the valuations of Level III investments, as well as the valuations of Level I and Level II investments, are presented to the audit committee of the board of directors of the general partner of KKR & Co. L.P. and are then reported to the board of directors.
 
As of June 30, 2017 , upon completion by, where applicable, an independent valuation firm of certain limited procedures requested to be performed by them on certain investments, the independent valuation firm concluded that the fair values, as determined by KKR, of those investments reviewed by them were reasonable. The limited procedures did not involve an audit, review, compilation or any other form of examination or attestation under generally accepted auditing standards and were not conducted on all Level III investments. We are responsible for determining the fair value of investments in good faith, and the limited procedures performed by an independent valuation firm are supplementary to the inquiries and procedures that we are required to undertake to determine the fair value of the commensurate investments.
 
As described above, Level II and Level III investments were valued using internal models with significant unobservable inputs and our determinations of the fair values of these investments may differ materially from the values that would have resulted if readily observable inputs had existed. Additional external factors may cause those values, and the values of investments for which readily observable inputs exist, to increase or decrease over time, which may create volatility in our earnings and the amounts of assets and partners' capital that we report from time to time.
 
Changes in the fair value of investments impacts the amount of carried interest that is recognized as well as the amount of investment income that is recognized for investments held directly and through our consolidated funds as described below. We estimate that an immediate 10% decrease in the fair value of investments held directly and through consolidated investment funds generally would result in a commensurate change in the amount of net gains (losses) from investment activities for investments held directly and through investment funds and a more significant impact to the amount of carried interest recognized, regardless of whether the investment was valued using observable market prices or management estimates with significant unobservable pricing inputs. With respect to consolidated investment funds, the impact that the consequential decrease in investment income would have on net income attributable to KKR would generally be significantly less than the amount described above, given that a majority of the change in fair value of our consolidated funds would be attributable to noncontrolling interests and therefore we are only impacted to the extent of our carried interest and our balance sheet investments.
 
As of June 30, 2017 , there were no investments which represented greater than 5% of total investments on a GAAP basis. On a segment basis, as of June 30, 2017 , investments which represented greater than 5% of total reportable segments investments consisted of First Data Corporation and USI, Inc. (financial services sector) valued at $1,391.8 million and $500.1 million , respectively. Our investment income can be impacted by volatility in the public markets related to our holdings of publicly traded securities, including our sizable holdings of First Data Corporation (NYSE: FDC). For the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2017 , the increase in the stock price of First Data Corporation increased economic net income on a segment basis by approximately $258 million and $382 million, respectively. See "--Business Environment" for a discussion on the impact of global equity markets on our financial condition and "--Segment Balance Sheet" for additional information regarding our largest holdings on a segment basis in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.
 

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Recognition of Investment Income

Investment income consists primarily of the net impact of: (i) realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments, (ii) dividends, (iii) interest income, (iv) interest expense and (v) foreign exchange gains and losses relating to mark-to-market activity on foreign exchange forward contracts, foreign currency options, foreign denominated debt and debt securities issued by consolidated CFEs. Unrealized gains or losses resulting from the aforementioned activities are included in net gains (losses) from investment activities. Upon disposition of an instrument that is marked-to-market, previously recognized unrealized gains or losses are reversed and a realized gain or loss is recognized. While this reversal generally does not significantly impact the net amounts of gains (losses) that we recognize from investment activities, it affects the manner in which we classify our gains and losses for reporting purposes.
 
Certain of our investment funds are consolidated. When a fund is consolidated, the portion of our funds' investment income that is allocable to our carried interests and capital investments is not shown in the condensed consolidated financial statements. For funds that are consolidated, all investment income (loss), including the portion of a funds' investment income (loss) that is allocable to KKR's carried interest, is included in investment income (loss) on the consolidated statements of operations. The carried interest that KKR retains in net income (loss) attributable to KKR & Co. L.P. is reflected as an adjustment to net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests. However, because certain of our funds remain consolidated and because we hold a minority economic interest in these funds' investments, our share of the investment income is less than the total amount of investment income presented in the condensed consolidated financial statements for these consolidated funds.
 
Recognition of Carried Interest in the Statement of Operations
 
Carried interest entitles the general partner of a fund to a greater allocable share of the fund's earnings from investments relative to the capital contributed by the general partner and correspondingly reduces noncontrolling interests' attributable share of those earnings. Carried interest is earned by the general partner of those funds to the extent that cumulative investment returns are positive and where applicable, preferred return thresholds have been met. If these investment returns decrease or turn negative in subsequent periods, recognized carried interest will be reversed and reflected as losses in the statement of operations. For funds that are not consolidated, amounts earned pursuant to carried interest are included in fees and other in the consolidated statements of operations. Amounts earned pursuant to carried interest at consolidated funds are eliminated from fees and other upon consolidation of the fund and are included as investment income (loss) in net gains (losses) from investment activities along with all of the other investment gains and losses at the consolidated fund.
 
Carried interest is recognized in the statement of operations based on the contractual conditions set forth in the agreements governing the fund as if the fund were terminated and liquidated at the reporting date and the fund's investments were realized at the then estimated fair values. Due to the extended durations of our private equity funds, we believe that this approach results in income recognition that best reflects our periodic performance in the management of those funds. Amounts earned pursuant to carried interest are earned by the general partner of those funds to the extent that cumulative investment returns are positive and where applicable, preferred return thresholds have been met. If these investment amounts earned decrease or turn negative in subsequent periods, recognized carried interest will be reversed and to the extent that the aggregate amount of carry distributions received by the general partner during the term of the fund exceed the amount to which the general partner was ultimately entitled, a clawback obligation would be recorded. For funds that are not consolidated, this clawback obligation, if any, is reflected as a reduction of our investment balance as this is where carried interest is initially recorded. For funds that are consolidated, this clawback obligation, if any, is reflected as an increase in noncontrolling interests in the consolidated statements of financial condition.

Prior to January 1, 2016, most of our historical private equity funds that provide for carried interest do not have a preferred return. For these funds, the management company is required to refund up to 20% of any management fees earned from its limited partners in the event that the fund recognizes carried interest. At such time as the fund recognizes carried interest in an amount sufficient to cover 20% of the management fees earned or a portion thereof, a liability due to the fund’s limited partners is recorded and revenue is reduced for the amount of the carried interest recognized, not to exceed 20% of the management fees earned. The refunds to the limited partners are paid, and liabilities relieved, at such time that the underlying investment is sold and the associated carried interest is realized. In the event that a fund’s carried interest is not sufficient to cover all or a portion of the amount that represents 20% of the earned management fees, such management fees would be retained and not returned to the funds’ limited partners.

Most of our newer investment funds that provide for carried interest, however, have a preferred return. In this case, the management company does not refund the management fees earned from the limited partners of the fund as described above. Instead, the management fee is effectively returned to the limited partners through a reduction of the realized gain on which

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carried interest is calculated. To calculate the carried interest, KKR calculates whether a preferred return has been achieved based on an amount that includes all of the management fees paid by the limited partners as well as the other capital contributions and expenses paid by them to date. To the extent the fund has exceeded the preferred return at the time of a realization event, and subject to any other conditions for the payment of carried interest like netting holes, carried interest is distributed to the general partner. Until the preferred return is achieved, no carried interest is recorded. Thereafter, the general partner is entitled to a catch up allocation such that the general partner’s carried interest is paid in respect of all of the fund’s net gains, including the net gains used to pay the preferred return, until the general partner has received the full percentage amount of carried interest that the general partner is entitled to under the terms of the fund. In general, investment funds that entitle the management company to receive an incentive fee have a preferred return and are calculated on a similar basis that takes into account management fees paid.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
  
For a full discussion of recently issued accounting pronouncements, please see the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements "--Item 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)--Summary of Significant Accounting Policies."


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ITEM 3.      QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
There was no material change in our market risks during the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 . For additional information, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 , filed with the SEC on February 24, 2017.

ITEM 4.      CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed or submitted by us under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Co-Chief Executive Officers and the Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurances of achieving the desired controls.
 
As of the period ended June 30, 2017 , we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Co-Chief Executive Officers and the Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the period ended June 30, 2017 , our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to accomplish their objectives at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

No changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) occurred during the three or six months ended June 30, 2017 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

    


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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
 
The section entitled “Litigation” appearing in Note 17 “Commitments and Contingencies” of our financial statements included elsewhere in this report is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS.
 
For a discussion of our potential risks and uncertainties, see the information under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 filed with the SEC on February 24, 2017.


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ITEM 2.  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

Common Unit Repurchases in the Second Quarter of 2017

As announced on October 27, 2015 and February 9, 2017, KKR is authorized to repurchase up to $750 million in the aggregate of its outstanding common units. Under this unit repurchase program, units may be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. The timing, manner, price and amount of any unit repurchases will be determined by KKR in its discretion and will depend on a variety of factors, including legal requirements, price and economic and market conditions. KKR expects that the program, which has no expiration date, will be in effect until the maximum approved dollar amount has been used to repurchase common units. The program does not require KKR to repurchase any specific number of common units, and the program may be suspended, extended, modified or discontinued at any time.

The table below sets forth the information with respect to purchases made by or on behalf of KKR & Co. L.P. or any “affiliated purchaser” (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of our common units during the second quarter of 2017.

Issuer Purchases of Common Units
(amounts in thousands, except unit and per unit amounts)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Number of Units Purchased
 
Average Price Paid Per Units
 
Cumulative Number of Units Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
 
Approximate Dollar Value of Units that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
Month #1
April 1, 2017 to
April 30, 2017)

 
$

 
31,674,162

 
$
291,225

Month #2
(May 1, 2017 to
May 31, 2017)

 
$

 
31,674,162

 
$
291,225

Month #3
(June 1, 2017 to
June 30, 2017)

 
$

 
31,674,162

 
$
291,225

Total through June 30, 2017

 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases subsequent to June 30, 2017:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(July 1, 2017 to
July 27, 2017)

 
$

 
31,674,162

 
$
291,225

Total through July 27, 2017

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

In addition to the purchases of common units above, (1) cash may be used to pay the amount of withholding taxes, social benefit payments or similar payments payable by KKR in respect of awards granted pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan and (2) cash may be delivered in respect of certain awards granted pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan and Other Exchangeable Securities. During the first six months of 2017, KKR canceled equity awards representing 2.1 million common units to satisfy tax and cash-settlement obligations of $37.8 million in connection with their vesting, bringing cumulative cancellations of equity awards representing 7.2 million common units to satisfy tax obligations of approximately $116.7 million since October 27, 2015.

During the second quarter of 2017, 8,170,382 KKR Group Partnership Units were exchanged by (i) KKR Holdings and (ii) holders of other exchangeable securities issued in connection with the acquisition of Avoca for an equal number of our common units. This resulted in an increase in our ownership of the KKR Group Partnerships and a corresponding decrease in the ownership of the KKR Group Partnerships by KKR Holdings and holders of the other exchangeable security holders.

 

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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.
 
Not applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

Required exhibits are listed in the Index to Exhibits and are incorporated herein by reference.


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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
KKR & CO. L.P.
 
 
 
 
 
By: KKR Management LLC
 
 
Its General Partner
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ William J. Janetschek
 
 
 
William J. Janetschek
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
(principal financial and accounting officer of KKR Management LLC and authorized signatory)
 
 
 
 
DATE:
August 4, 2017
 
 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
The following is a list of all exhibits filed or furnished as part of this report:
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description of Exhibit
10.1
 
364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2017, among KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., certain subsidiaries of KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., each of the Lenders (as defined therein), and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as administrative agent.
10.2
 
First Amendment, dated as of June 29, 2017, to Second Amended and Restated 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2016, among KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., certain subsidiaries of KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., the Majority Lenders (as defined therein), and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as administrative agent.
 
Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002.
 
Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101
 
Interactive data files pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T: (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016; (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016, (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and June 30, 2016, and (vi) the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

† Certain portions have been omitted in accordance with a request for confidential treatment that the Company has submitted to the SEC. Omitted information has been filed separately with the SEC.

The agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this report are not intended to provide factual information or other disclosure other than with respect to the terms of the agreements or other documents themselves, and you should not rely on them for that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by us in these agreements or other documents were made solely within the specific context of the relevant agreement or document and may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time.


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Execution Version
 
$750,000,000
 
364-DAY REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
 
Dated as of June 29, 20 17
 
Among
 
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.,
KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC,
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CA) LLC
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (TN) LLC
and
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC
as Borrowers ,
 
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO
 
and
 
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
as Administrative Agent
 

 
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Section
 
Page
     
ARTICLE I
   
     
DEFINITIONS
 
1
SECTION 1.01.
Defined Terms
1
SECTION 1.02.
Terms Generally
22
SECTION 1.03.
Accounting Terms; GAAP; Calculation of Debt to Equity Ratio
22
     
ARTICLE II
   
     
THE COMMITMENTS
23
SECTION 2.01.
The Loans
23
SECTION 2.02.
Letter of Credit Facility
25
SECTION 2.03.
Fees
30
SECTION 2.04.
Changes of Commitments
31
SECTION 2.05.
Concerning Joint and Several Liability of the Borrowers
31
SECTION 2.06.
Contribution
34
     
ARTICLE III
   
     
PAYMENTS
 
35
SECTION 3.01.
Repayment
35
SECTION 3.02.
Interest
35
SECTION 3.03.
Eurocurrency Reserves
35
SECTION 3.04.
Interest Rate Determinations
36
SECTION 3.05.
Voluntary Conversion or Continuation of Loans
36
SECTION 3.06.
Prepayments of Loans
37
SECTION 3.07.
Payments; Computations; Etc.
38
SECTION 3.08.
Sharing of Payments, Etc.
40
SECTION 3.09.
Increased Costs
41
SECTION 3.10.
Illegality
42
SECTION 3.11.
Taxes
42
SECTION 3.12.
Break Funding Payments
44
SECTION 3.13.
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
45
SECTION 3.14.
Defaulting Lenders
46
     
ARTICLE IV
   
   
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
48
SECTION 4.01.
Closing Conditions
48
SECTION 4.02.
Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing and Issuance
49
 
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ARTICLE V
   
     
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
50
SECTION 5.01.
Representations and Warranties
50
     
ARTICLE VI
   
     
COVENANTS
 
53
SECTION 6.01.
Affirmative Covenants
53
SECTION 6.02.
Negative Covenants
57
SECTION 6.03.
Financial Covenant
63
     
ARTICLE VII
   
     
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
63
SECTION 7.01.
Events of Default
63
SECTION 7.02.
Investors’ Right to Cure
65
     
ARTICLE VIII
   
     
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
66
SECTION 8.01.
Appointment and Authority
66
SECTION 8.02.
Rights as a Lender
66
SECTION 8.03.
Exculpatory Provisions
67
SECTION 8.04.
Reliance by Administrative Agent
67
SECTION 8.05.
Delegation of Duties
68
SECTION 8.06.
Resignation of Administrative Agent
68
SECTION 8.07.
Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders
69
SECTION 8.08.
No Other Duties; Etc.
69
SECTION 8.09.
Intercreditor Agreement Governs
69
     
ARTICLE IX
   
     
MISCELLANEOUS
69
SECTION 9.01.
Amendments, Etc.
69
SECTION 9.02.
Notices, KCMH as Administrative Borrower, Etc.
70
SECTION 9.03.
No Waiver; Remedies; Setoff
73
SECTION 9.04.
Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
74
SECTION 9.05.
Binding Effect, Successors and Assigns
75
SECTION 9.06.
Assignments and Participations
75
SECTION 9.07.
GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; ETC.
78
SECTION 9.08.
Severability
79
SECTION 9.09.
Counterparts; Effectiveness; Execution
79
SECTION 9.10.
Survival
80
SECTION 9.11.
Waiver of Jury Trial
80
SECTION 9.12.
Confidentiality
80
SECTION 9.13.
No Fiduciary Relationship
81
 
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SECTION 9.14.
Headings
82
SECTION 9.15.
USA PATRIOT Act
82
SECTION 9.16.
Judgment Currency
82
SECTION 9.17.
European Monetary Union
82
 
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ANNEXES
 
   
Annex A
Pricing Grid
   
SCHEDULES
 
   
Schedule I
Lenders and Commitments
Schedule II
Mandatory Cost Rate
Schedule III
Subsidiaries
   
EXHIBITS
 
   
Exhibit A
Form of Note
Exhibit B
Form of Guarantee and Security Agreement
Exhibit C
Form of Notice of Borrowing
Exhibit D
Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit E-1
Form of Tax Statement for Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit E-2
Form of Tax Statement for Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit E-3
Form of Tax Statement for Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit E-4
Form of Tax Statement for Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
 
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364-DAY REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of June 29, 201 7 (as further amended or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”) among KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.,   a Delaware limited partnership (“ KCMH ”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL U.S. ”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CA) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL C.A.”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING (TN) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL T.N.”) and KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL U.K. ”; KCMH, KCL U.S., KCL C.A., KCL T.N. and KCL U.K. are collectively referred to herein as the “ Borrowers ” and individually sometimes as a “ Borrower ”), each of the Lenders (as defined below), and MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).

WHEREAS, the parties hereto hereby agree, as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 1.01.   Defined Terms .  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:

ABR ” means a fluctuating interest rate per annum which shall at any time be the higher of:

(a)             the rate of interest established by the Administrative Agent as its “prime rate” in effect at its principal office in New York, New York; and

(b)            1/2 of 1.00% per annum above the Federal Funds Rate.

The “prime rate” is a rate established by MHCB based upon various factors including MHCB’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate.  Any change in such rate established by MHCB shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified by MHCB of such change.

ABR Loan ” means, at any time, a Loan which bears interest at rates based upon the ABR.

Administrative Agent ” has the meaning specified in the introduction hereto.

Administrative Agent’s Account ” means, with respect to any Currency, the account of the Administrative Agent for such Currency most recently designated by it as such by notice to KCMH and the Lenders.

Administrative Questionnaire ” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
 
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Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly or indirectly Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with such specified Person.

Aggregate Borrowing Availability ” means, at any time, the Aggregate Facility Amount at such time minus the Total Credit Exposure at such time.

Aggregate Facility Amount ” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Commitments then in effect.  The initial Aggregate Facility Amount is $750,000,000.

Allocable Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.06(b).

Alternate Currency ” means the Euro, British Pounds Sterling and any other currency acceptable to the Lenders that is freely convertible into Dollars and available to be borrowed in the interbank market in London or the Principal Financial Center for such currency, so long as no central bank or other governmental authorization in the country of issue of such currency (including, in the case of the Euro, any authorization by the European Central Bank) is required to permit the use of such currency by any Lender for making any Loan hereunder and/or permit a Borrower to borrow and repay the principal thereof and to pay the interest thereon, unless such authorization has been obtained and is in full force and effect.

Alternate Currency Equivalent ” means, on any date, with respect to any amount denominated in a given currency, the amount of Alternate Currency that would be required to purchase such amount of such given currency at or about 11:00 a.m., Local Time, on such date, for delivery two Business Days later, as determined by the Administrative Agent on the basis of the spot selling rate for the offering of such given currency for Alternate Currency in the Principal Financial Center for the applicable given currency, all determinations thereof by the Administrative Agent to be conclusive and binding on the parties in the absence of manifest error.

Applicable Lending Office ” means, with respect to any Lender, such Lender’s Domestic Lending Office in the case of an ABR Loan and such Lender’s Eurocurrency Lending Office in the case of a Eurocurrency Loan.

Applicable Margin ” has the meaning specified in Annex A.

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 .

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  9.06(b)) and accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit D or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
 
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Availability Period ” means the period from the Closing Date until the earlier of (a) the Commitment Termination Date and (b) the date of termination of the Commitments.

Borrowers ” and “ Borrower ” have the respective meanings specified in the heading hereof.

Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Loans of the same Type made by the Lenders to a Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01.

Broker-Dealer Subsidiary ” means each of KCM U.K., KCM U.S. , KCM Asia , KCM Japan and any other direct or indirect broker-dealer Subsidiary of KCMH.

Business Day ” means (a) a day on which commercial banks are not authorized by law or required to close in New York City, (b) if such day relates to a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Dollars, that is also a day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are carried out in the London interbank market, (c) if such day relates to a Borrowing of, or a payment or prepayment of principal of or interest on or an Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in an Alternate Currency (other than Euros), or a notice with respect thereto, that is also a day on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments in the Principal Financial Center for such Currency, and (d) if such day relates to a Borrowing of, or a payment or prepayment of principal of or interest on or an Interest Period for, a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Euros, or a notice with respect thereto, that is also a Target Operating Day (as defined in Section 9.17).

Capital Lease Obligations ” of a Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) Property which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP ; provided , that the adoption or issuance of any accounting standards after the Closing Date will not cause any obligations under any lease that were not or would not have been Capital Lease Obligations prior to such adoption or issuance to be deemed Capital Lease Obligations .

Cash Equivalents ” means:

(a)            securities issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, in each case having maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof;

(b)            securities issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having an investment grade rating generally obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, then from another nationally recognized rating service);
 
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(c)            commercial paper issued by any Lender or any bank holding company owning any Lender;

(d)            commercial paper maturing no more than 12 months after the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 or P-1 from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service);

(e)            domestic and LIBOR certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances, having a rating of at least A-1 or P-1 from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service), maturing no more than one year after the date of acquisition thereof issued by any Lender or any other bank having combined capital and surplus of not less than $200,000,000 in the case of domestic banks and $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof) in the case of foreign banks;

(f)             repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 90 days for underlying securities of the type described in clauses (a), (b) and (e) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (e) above or securities dealers of recognized national standing;

(g)            marketable short-term money market and similar funds having a rating of at least A-1 or P-1 from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service);

(h)            shares of investment companies that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and substantially all the investments of which are one or more of the types of securities described in clauses (a) through (g) above; and

(i)             in the case of any non-U.S. organized Subsidiary or investment made in a country outside the United States, other customarily utilized high-quality investment in the country where such non-U.S. organized Subsidiary is located or in which such investment is made and of a type analogous to the foregoing.

Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, or of any change in applicable law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction or the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (a) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (b) 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
 
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issued; provided   further , that any increased costs associated with a Change in Law based on the foregoing clauses (a) and/or (b) may only be imposed to the extent the relevant Lender or Issuing Lender, as applicable, imposes the same charges generally on other similarly situated borrowers under comparable credit facilities.

Change of Control ” means, and shall be deemed to have occurred if, (a) KKR and/or its Affiliates shall at any time not own, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, (i) more than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Shares of KCMH and (ii) at least 25% of the outstanding Equity Interests of KCMH; (b) KCMH shall at any time not own, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, more than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Shares of KCM U.S., KCM U.K. or KCM Asia; or (c) during any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of KCMH 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, (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 or (iv) who are employees, partners, members, directors or officers of KKR or its Affiliates.

Closing Date ” means June 29, 2017.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Collateral ” has the meaning specified in the Guarantee and Security Agreement.

Commitment ” means, as to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Loans to the Borrowers under Section 2.01(a)(i) and purchase participations in L/C Exposure in an aggregate amount at any one time outstanding up to the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I or, if such Lender has entered into an Assignment and Assumption, set forth for such Lender in the Register, as such amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.04(b).

Commitment Percentage ” means, with respect to any Lender, at any time, the percentage of the Aggregate Facility Amount represented by such Lender’s Commitment; provided , that if the Commitments have terminated or expired, the Commitment Percentages shall equal the percentage of aggregate outstanding Loans and L/C Exposure held by such Lender and if there is no outstanding Loans and L/C Exposure, the Commitment Percentage shall be determined based upon the Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.

Commitment Termination Date ” means the date 364 days after the Closing Date, provided that if such date is not a Business Day, the Commitment Termination Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.
 
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Continuation ”, “ Continue ” and “ Continued ” refer to a continuation of Eurocurrency Loans from one Interest Period to the next Interest Period pursuant to Section  3.05(b).

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

Convert ”, “ Conversion ” and “ Converted ” refer to a conversion of Loans of one Type into Loans of the other Type pursuant to Section 3.04 or Section 3.05.

Cure Right ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.

Currencies ” means, collectively, Dollars and the Alternate Currencies.

Debt to Equity Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of Total Debt to Total Equity.

Default ” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender ” means, subject to Section 3.14(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the requesting Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified KCMH , the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or KCMH , to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and KCMH that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and KCMH ), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar law, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or
 
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assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Equity Interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.  Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 3.14(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to KCMH , the Issuing Lender and each Lender.

Designated Entity ” means at any time, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity formed or acquired after the Closing Date that is not a Borrower and of which at least a majority but less than 100% of the Voting Shares are at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by KCMH or one or more Subsidiaries of KCMH, which has been designated in a written notice from KCMH to the Administrative Agent as a Designated Entity; provided that at the time of such designation (a) no Default or Event of Default would result from such designation and (b) after giving pro forma effect to such designation the Debt to Equity Ratio is less than or equal to * to 1.00.  KCMH may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, de-designate any Designated Entity and thereafter such entity shall not longer constitute a Designated Entity, but only if (a) no Default or Event of Default would result from such de-designation and (b) after giving pro forma effect to such de-designation the Debt to Equity Ratio is less than or equal to * to 1.00; provided further that notwithstanding the foregoing, KKR-MM Vector GP LLC, KKR-MM Vector L.P., Merchant Capital Solutions LLC, MCS Corporate Lending LLC, MCS Capital Markets LLC, any entity formed for the purpose of acting in an administrative or other agency roles in respect of financings (with written notice thereof provided by KCMH to the Administrative Agent) and any of their respective direct or indirect subsidiaries, now existing or hereafter formed, shall each be deemed a Designated Entity (unless otherwise de-designated by KCMH in accordance with this definition).

Disqualified Equity Interests ” means any Equity Interest which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests other than Disqualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Equity Interests other than Disqualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash, or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case of clauses (a) through (d) above, prior to the date that is ninety‑one days after the Commitment Termination Date.
 
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*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.

Dollar Equivalent ” means, on any date, with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternate Currency, the amount of Dollars that would be required to purchase such amount of such Alternate Currency at or about 11:00 a.m., Local Time, on such date, for delivery two Business Days later, as determined by the Administrative Agent on the basis of the spot selling rate for the offering of such Alternate Currency for Dollars in the Principal Financial Center for the applicable Alternate Currency, all determinations thereof by the Administrative Agent to be conclusive and binding on the parties in the absence of manifest error.

Dollars ” and “ $ ” refers to lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Lending Office ” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Domestic Lending Office” in the Administrative Questionnaire of such Lender or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which it became a Lender, or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to KCMH and the Administrative Agent.

Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

Eligible Assignee ” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund, and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender and, unless an Event of Default of the kind referred to in Section 7.01(a), 7.01(b), 7.01(g) or 7.01(h) has occurred and is continuing, by KCMH (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided , that notwithstanding the foregoing, assignments to any private equity fund, hedge fund or other similar investment vehicle shall require the consent of KCMH in its sole discretion.

Equity Interests ” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company (including any securities convertible or exchangeable for such stock or interests), beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

ERISA Affiliate ” means any Person that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

ERISA Event ” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than those events for which the 30‑day notice period is waived pursuant to Department of Labor Reg. Section 4043 as in effect on the date hereof); (b) the failure of any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section
 
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412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

Euro ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.17.

Eurocurrency Liabilities ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

Eurocurrency Lending Office ” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Eurocurrency Lending Office” in the Administrative Questionnaire of such Lender or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which it became a Lender (or, if no such office is specified, its Domestic Lending Office), or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to KCMH and the Administrative Agent.

Eurocurrency Loan ” means, at any time, a Loan which bears interest at rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate.

Eurocurrency Rate ” means, for any Interest Period for each Eurocurrency Loan denominated in a particular Currency comprising part of the same Borrowing, an interest rate per annum equal to the rate per annum for deposits in such Currency having a maturity closest to such Interest Period which appears on the relevant Screen Page as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the day two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period; provided , that, if such rate does not appear on the relevant Screen Page for such Interest Period, the Eurocurrency Rate for that Interest Period will be based on the rate at which deposits in such Currency having a maturity closest to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the day that is two Business Days preceding the first day of such Interest Period to prime banks in the London interbank market in a principal amount of $5,000,000 (or, in the case of a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in an Alternate Currency, the equivalent thereof in such Alternate Currency, rounded to the nearest 1,000 units of such Alternate Currency); provided   further , that the Eurocurrency Rate for any Eurocurrency Loan denominated in an Alternate Currency that is loaned by a Lender from an office in the United Kingdom for any Interest Period shall be the sum of (a) the rate referred to above plus (b) the MCR Cost.
 
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Events of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.

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

Excluded Taxes ” means, with respect to any recipient of any payment to be made by or on such recipient’s account of any obligation of the Borrowers hereunder to the Administrative Agent and each Lender , Taxes (a) imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes and branch profit Taxes, in each case,  imposed by a jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) imposing such tax (other than any such connection arising solely as a result of such recipient having executed , delivered or performed its obligations under or received a payment pursuant to this Agreement ), ( b) that are attributable to such recipient ’s failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph (e) or (f) of Section 3.11, ( c) that are withholding taxes imposed on amounts payable to such recipient at the time such recipient becomes a party to this Agreement, except to the extent that such recipient ’s assignor (if any) was entitled, at the time of assignment, to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such Taxes pursuant to Section 3.11(b) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 “ FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Closing Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code and any law, regulation, rule, promulgation, or official agreement implementing an official government agreement with respect to the foregoing .

Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

Finance Subsidiary ” means KCL U.K., KCL U.S. , KCL C.A., KCL T.N., KCL Cayman and any other direct or indirect Subsidiary of KCMH formed for the purpose of  providing financing in KCMH ’s financing business.

Finance Subsidiary Debt ” means Indebtedness under any warehouse credit facility or other similar line of credit entered into for the purpose of funding Indebtedness originated or extended by any Finance Subsidiary.

Financial Officer ” means the chief financial officer, principal financial officer, treasurer, controller or a director of a Borrower.
 
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FINRA ”  means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or any other Self Regulatory Organization that succeeds to the functions thereof.

Five-Year Credit Agreement ” means that certain Second Amended and Restated 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated March 30, 2016 among KCMH, KCL U.S., KCL, U.K., MHCB as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto, as from time to time further amended, modified or supplemented.

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

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

General Partner ” means KKR Capital Markets Holdings GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

GAAP ” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States as in effect from time to time.

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guarantee issued to support such Indebtedness; provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.  The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made (or, if such Guarantee is limited by its terms to a lesser amount, such lesser amount) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith.
 
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Guarantee and Security Agreement ” means the Guaranty and Security Agreement dated as of June 29, 2017 among the Obligors and the Administrative Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit B, as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented.

Guarantors ” means, at any time, collectively, those Subsidiaries of KCMH that are parties to the Guarantee and Security Agreement.

Hedging Agreement ” means any interest rate protection agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement or other derivative transaction.

Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or similar instruments, (b) the deferred purchase price of assets or services that in accordance with GAAP would be included as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person, (c) the face amount of all letters of credit issued for the account of such Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder and all direct obligations arising under bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments, (d) all Indebtedness of any other Person secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person, (e) the principal component of all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) all obligations of such Person under interest rate swap, cap or collar agreements, interest rate future or option contracts, currency swap agreements, currency future or option contracts, commodity price protection agreements or other commodity price hedging agreements and other similar agreements, (g) without duplication, all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others and (h) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests, provided that Indebtedness shall not include (i) trade and other ordinary course payables and accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii) deferred or prepaid revenue and (iii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the respective seller. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (d) shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (ii) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith .

Indemnified Taxes ” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

Indemnitee ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.04(b).

Intercreditor Agreement ” means that certain First Lien Intercreditor Agreement dated June 29, 2017, among the Administrative Agent, the administrative agent in respect of the Five-Year Credit Agreement, the other parties thereto from time to time and acknowledged by the Obligors.

Interest Period ” means, for any Eurocurrency Loan, the period beginning on the date such Eurocurrency Loan is made, or Continued or Converted from an ABR Loan, and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the
 
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provisions below, and thereafter each subsequent period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period therefor and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below.  The duration of each Interest Period shall be one month, or if agreed by the Administrative Agent, two, three or six months (or if available to all relevant Lenders, nine or twelve months), as the Borrower may select by notice to the Administrative Agent no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the third Business Day (or, with respect to such nine‑ or twelve‑month periods, fourth Business Day) prior to the first day of such Interest Period.

Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(w)           if any Interest Period would otherwise commence before and end after the Commitment Termination Date, such Interest Period shall end on the Commitment Termination Date,

(x)            each Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall end on the next succeeding Business Day, unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the succeeding month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day,

(y)            each Interest Period that commences on the last day of a month (or on any day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the appropriate subsequent month) shall end on the last Business Day of the appropriate subsequent calendar month, and

(z)             Interest Periods commencing on the same day for Eurocurrency Loans comprising part of the same Borrowing shall be of the same duration.

Investment ” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or interest in, another Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit or all or a substantial part of the business of, such Person.

Issuing Lender ” means MHCB, and/or any other Lender from time to time designated as an Issuing Lender in a writing signed by such Lender, KCMH and the Administrative Agent (MHCB and such other Lender being collectively referred to herein as the “Issuing Lender” unless the context otherwise requires).

KCL Cayman ” means KKR Corporate Lending (Cayman) Ltd., a Cayman limited liability company, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement.

KCL C.A. ” has the meaning specified in the heading hereof, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .
 
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KCL T.N. ” has the meaning specified in the heading hereof, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .

KCL U.K. ” has the meaning specified in the heading hereof, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .

KCL U.S. ” has the meaning specified in the heading hereof, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .

KCMH ” has the meaning specified in the heading hereof, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .

KCM Asia ” means KKR Capital Markets Asia Limited, a Hong Kong limited liability company, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .

KCM Group Entity ” means KCMH and any entity in which KCMH, directly or indirectly, owns an Equity Interest.

KCM Japan ” means KKR Capital Markets Japan Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .

KCM U.S. ” means KKR Capital Markets LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .

KCM U.K. ” means KKR Capital Markets Limited, a United Kingdom limited liability company, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .

KKR ” means Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .

L/C Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of unreimbursed L/C Payments under all outstanding Letters of Credit (or, if applicable with respect to clauses (a) and (b), the Dollar Equivalent thereof).

L/C Payment ” means a payment by an Issuing Lender of a draft or demand drawn under a Letter of Credit.

L/C Reimbursement Obligation ” means the obligation of a Borrower to reimburse an Issuing Lender for an L/C Payment pursuant to Section 2.02(d)(ii).

L/C Related Documents ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(c)(i).

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

Lead Arranger ” means MHCB, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner.

Lender ” means each bank or other financial institution listed on the signature pages hereof and each Person that shall become a party hereto pursuant to 9.06.

Letter of Credit ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a)(i).

Letter of Credit Facility Amount ” means the lesser of (a) $0 and (b) the Aggregate Facility Amount.

Lien ” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a)(i).

Loan Documents ” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Guarantee and Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement.

Local Time ” means (a) with respect to any Loan denominated or any payment to be made in Dollars, New York time, and (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan denominated or any payment to be made in an Alternate Currency, the local time in the Principal Financial Center for such Alternate Currency.

London Banking Day ” means any day on which commercial banks are open for business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in London.

Majority Lenders ” means, at any time, (a) Lenders holding more than 50% of the Commitments, or (b) if the Commitments have terminated or expired, Lenders having collectively more than 50% of the sum of (i) aggregate amount of the unpaid principal amount of the Loans and (ii) L/C Exposure (computed at any time, in the case of Loans and L/C Exposure denominated in an Alternate Currency, as the Dollar Equivalent thereof as determined by the Administrative Agent); provided that the unused Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Credit Exposure held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Majority Lenders.
 
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Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, financial condition, properties or operations of KCMH and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of any Obligor to perform any of its material obligations under any Loan Document or (c) the material rights and remedies of, or benefits available, to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under any Loan Document.

Material Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary.

Material Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Foreign Subsidiary (inclusive of its Subsidiaries) that, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of KCMH most recently ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(i) or (ii), (a) generated over 25% of consolidated revenues of KCMH and its Subsidiaries for the period of two years ended at the end of such fiscal quarter or (b) to which more than $* of the Aggregate Facility Amount has been funded as of such date and has been funded for the period of six months immediately preceding such date.
 
Material Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of the type described in clause (a) of the definition thereof issued or incurred under any agreement or instrument in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of $* or more.

Material Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that constitutes a “significant subsidiary” as defined under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC, as in effect from time to time; provided that each of KCM U.S. and KCM U.K. shall be a Material Subsidiary.

MCR Cost ” means, with respect to any Lender, in connection with Loans, if any, denominated in an Alternate Currency that are loaned by a Lender from an office in the United Kingdom, the cost imputed to such Lender of compliance with the Mandatory Cost Rate requirements of the Bank of England during the relevant period, determined in accordance with Schedule II hereto.

MHCB ” means Mizuho Bank, Ltd. or any successor thereto.

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

Multiemployer Plan ” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

 “ Non-Defaulting Lender ” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
 
Non-U.S. Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.11(e).

Note ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(e).

Notice of Borrowing ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b)(ii).
 
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*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.

Notice of Issuance ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(c)(i).

Obligations ” means (a) all obligations of the Borrowers under the Loan Documents to pay the principal of and interest on the Loans and the L/C Reimbursement Obligations and all fees, premiums, costs, expenses, indemnification payments and other amounts or obligations whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter from time to time owing to the Secured Creditors arising under, out of, or in connection with the Loan Documents and all obligations of the Borrowers to any Lender (or any Affiliate thereof) under any Hedging Agreement and (b) in the case of each of the foregoing, including all interest thereon and expenses related thereto, including any interest or expenses accruing or arising after the commencement of any case with respect to any Obligor under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other bankruptcy or insolvency law (whether or not such interest or expenses are allowed or allowable as a claim in whole or in part in such case).

Obligors ” means, collectively, the Borrowers and the Guarantors.

Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.

Participant ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06(d).

Patriot Act ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.15.

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in Section 4002 of ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

Permitted Liens ” means:

(a)            Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims not yet overdue for a period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been established to the extent required by and in accordance with GAAP, or for property taxes on property that the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries has determined to abandon if the sole recourse for such tax, assessment, charge or claim is to such property;

(b)            Liens in respect of property or assets of KCMH or any of its Subsidiaries imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, in each case so long as such Liens arise in the ordinary course of business and do not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect;

(c)            Liens arising from judgments or decrees in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under 7.01(j);
 
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(d)            Liens incurred or deposits made in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(e)            ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are located;

(f)            easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances not interfering in any material respect with the business of KCMH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(g)            any interest or title of a lessor or secured by a lessor’s interest under any lease permitted by this Agreement;

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

(i)            leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of KCMH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(j)            Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statement or similar filings made in respect of operating leases entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(k)            Liens created in the ordinary course of business in favor of banks and other financial institutions over credit balances of any bank accounts , brokerage accounts or commodities accounts of KCMH and its Subsidiaries held at such banks or financial institutions, including any accounts maintained with any clearing or settlement bank or other financial institution; and

(l)             any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of KCMH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Permitted Subordinated Debt ” shall mean senior subordinated notes, or other senior subordinated Indebtedness, issued by a Borrower or any Guarantor, (a) the terms of which (i) do not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory redemption or sinking fund obligation prior to a date 91 days after Commitment Termination Date (other than customary offers to purchase upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and customary acceleration rights after an event of default) and (ii) provide for customary subordination to the obligations of the Obligors under the Loan Documents, (b) the covenants, events of default, guarantees, collateral and other terms of which (other than interest rate and redemption premiums), taken as a whole, are not more restrictive to KCMH and its Subsidiaries than those herein; provided that a certificate of a Financial Officer of KCMH is delivered to the Administrative Agent at least seven Business Days
 
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(or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that KCMH has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the Administrative Agent notifies KCMH within such period that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees), (c) of which no Subsidiary of KCMH (other than a Guarantor) is an obligor and (d) after giving pro   forma effect to the issuance thereof, KCMH shall be in compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 6.03.

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

Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

Pledged Equity ” has the meaning specified in the Guarantee and Security Agreement.

Principal Financial Center ” means, for any Currency, the principal financial center in the country of issue of such Currency, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.

Property ” of any Person means any property or assets, or interest therein, of such Person.

Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06(c).

Regulations T, U and X ” means, respectively, Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor), as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented.

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

Restricted Payment ” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of any Person, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to any Person’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof).
 
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Rule 15c3-1 ” means Rule 15c3-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240, 15c3-1), as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, or such other rule or regulation of the SEC which replaces Rule 15c3-1.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services or any successor thereto.

Screen Page ” means the Reuters Page LIBOR01 or such other Reuters screen page displaying interbank offered rates for the applicable Currency.  If at least two relevant rates appear on said page with respect to an Interest Period, the Eurocurrency Rate for that Interest Period will be based upon the arithmetic mean of such rates.

Secured Creditors ” means, collectively, the Lenders (including each Issuing Lender) and the Administrative Agent, any other holder from time to time of any of the Obligations and, in each case, their respective successors and assigns.

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

Self Regulatory Organization ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act.

SIPA ” means the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970, as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented.

SIPC ” means the Securities Investor Protection Corporation established pursuant to SIPA or any other corporation succeeding to the principal functions thereof.

Solvent ” and “ Solvency ” mean, with respect to any Person, that as of the Closing Date, (a) (i) the sum of such Person’s debts (including contingent liabilities) does not exceed the present fair saleable value of such Person’s present assets; (ii) such Person’s capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its business as contemplated on the Closing Date; and (iii) such Person has not incurred and does not intend to incur, or believe that it will incur, debts including current obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise); and (b) such Person is “solvent” within the meaning given that term and similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances.  For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria for accrual under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5).

Subordinated Indebtedness ” means any Permitted Subordinated Debt or any other Indebtedness the terms of which provide for customary subordination in right of payment to the obligations of a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
 
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Subsidiary ” means, at any time, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which at least a majority of the Voting Shares are at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by KCMH or one or more Subsidiaries of KCMH; provided that no Designated Entity shall be a Subsidiary.

Support Payment ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.06(a).

Taxes ” means all present and future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings or similar charges, with respect to any amount payable on or in respect of any Loan Document, Loans, Notes or Letters of Credit, and all interest, penalties and similar amounts with respect thereto, now or thereafter imposed, assessed, levied or collected by any jurisdiction from which any amount payable under the Loan Documents is paid, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, or any organization or federation of which any of the foregoing may be a member or associated.

Total Credit Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans (being the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of Eurocurrency Loans denominated in an Alternate Currency) plus (b) the aggregate outstanding L/C Exposure.

Total Debt ” means, at any date, (a) all Indebtedness of the types described in clause (a), clause (c) (but, in the case of clause (c), only to the extent of any unreimbursed drawings under any letter of credit) and clause (e) of the definition thereof actually owing by KCMH and/or its Subsidiaries on such date to the extent appearing on the consolidated balance sheet of KCMH determined in accordance with GAAP ( provided that the amount of any Capital Lease Obligations or any such Indebtedness issued at a discount to its face value shall be determined in accordance with GAAP) minus (b) the aggregate cash and Cash Equivalents included on the consolidated balance sheet of KCMH as at such date to the extent the use thereof for application to the payment of Indebtedness is not prohibited by law or any contract to which KCMH or any Subsidiary is a party; provided that for the purposes of this definition, Indebtedness shall not include (i) any Finance Subsidiary Debt, (ii) any liabilities includable solely based on the application of FAS 140 or FIN-46(R) and (iii) any Indebtedness of any Designated Entity.

Total Equity ” means, as of any date of determination, (a) KCMH’s consolidated partners’ capital (or stockholders’ equity, as the case may be) measured on a GAAP basis, minus (b) the sum of (i) any declared but unpaid distribution or dividend to KCMH’s general or limited partners (or any other equity holders) and (ii) any loans or advances made to KCMH’s general or limited partners (or any other equity holders); provided that Total Equity shall not include KCMH’s partners’ capital (or stockholders’ equity, as the case may be) attributable to any Designated Entity.

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

United States ” or “ U.S. ” means the United States of America.

Voting Shares ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Equity Interests having the right to vote for the election of directors, or other individuals performing similar functions, of such Person under ordinary circumstances.

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of which all of the Equity Interests (other than, in the case of a corporation, directors’ qualifying shares) are directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

Withdrawal Liability ” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

SECTION 1.02.   Terms Generally .  The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.  In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” mean “to but excluding”.  The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”.  The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”.  Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed in each case as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed in each case to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import shall be construed in each case to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, and (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, references in Articles VIII and IX to the Lenders shall include in each case the Issuing Lender, unless the context otherwise requires.

SECTION 1.03.   Accounting Terms; GAAP; Calculation of Debt to Equity Ratio.

(a)            Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time;
 
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provided that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that it requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Majority Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

(b)            Calculation of the Debt to Equity Ratio shall be based on relevant information in the financial statements and asset schedules delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(a)(i), (ii) and (vi) giving pro   forma effect to such information where appropriate; provided that the amount of Total Debt shall be the amount outstanding as of the date of determination after giving effect to the incurrence of any Indebtedness on such date of determination.

ARTICLE II

THE COMMITMENTS

SECTION 2.01.  The Loans .

(a)            (i)            Each Lender severally agrees, on and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to make loans to the Borrowers under this Section 2.01(a)(i) (each, a “ Loan ”) from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to but not exceeding the Commitment of such Lender and, as to all Lenders and all Borrowers, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to but not exceeding the Aggregate Borrowing Availability (or the Alternate Currency Equivalent thereof).

(ii)            ABR Loans shall be denominated in Dollars, and Eurocurrency Loans may be denominated in Dollars or one or more Alternate Currencies.

(iii)            Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Total Credit Exposure shall not at any time exceed the then Aggregate Facility Amount.

(iv)           Within such limits, the Borrowers may from time to time borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay Loans in whole or in part pursuant to Section 3.06(a) and reborrow under this Section 2.01.

(v)           The Borrowers shall be co-borrowers with respect to each Borrowing, and shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations and liabilities with respect thereto in accordance with Sections 2.05 and 2.06 .

(b)            Borrowing Procedure .  (i)  Each Borrowing shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000   in the case of a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans, or $1,000,000, in the case of a Borrowing of ABR Loans, or in each case an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof
 
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(or, in the case of a Borrowing denominated in an Alternate Currency, the Alternate Currency Equivalent thereof, rounded to the nearest 1,000 units of such Alternate Currency), and shall be made on notice by the requesting Borrower to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the third Business Day (or, with respect to Interest Periods other than one, two, three or six months, fourth Business Day) prior to the date of such Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Eurocurrency Loans or not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the date of such Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of ABR Loans, and the Administrative Agent shall give each Lender prompt notice thereof.

(ii)            Each such notice of a Borrowing (a “ Notice of Borrowing ”) shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrowers and shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit C, specifying therein the requested (1) date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (2) Type of Loans comprising such Borrowing, (3) aggregate amount of such Borrowing, stated in Dollars, and the Currency thereof and (4) in the case of a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans, initial Interest Period for such Loans.

(iii)           Each Lender shall, before 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the date of such Borrowing, make available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Account, in same day funds, such Lender’s ratable portion of such Borrowing.

(iv)           After the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such funds, and subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV, the Administrative Agent will make such funds available to the requesting Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to such account of such Borrower as the Administrative Agent and such Borrower may agree.

(v)            If the requesting Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Notice of Borrowing, then the applicable Loans shall be made as ABR Loans.  If the requesting Borrower fails to provide a timely notice of Conversion or Continuation with respect to a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans, then such Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Continuation with respect thereto with an Interest Period of one month.  If the requesting Borrower requests a Borrowing of, Conversion to, or Continuation of Eurocurrency Loans in any such Notice of Borrowing, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.  If the requesting Borrower requests a Borrowing of, Conversion to, or Continuation of Eurocurrency Loans in any such Notice of Borrowing, but fails to specify the Currency thereof, it will be deemed to have specified such Loans in Dollars.

(vi)           After giving effect to all Borrowings, all Conversions and all Continuations, there shall not be more than 15 Interest Periods in effect.

(c)            Types of Loans .  Each Borrowing and each Conversion or Continuation thereof shall consist of Loans of the same Type (and, if such Loans are Eurocurrency Loans, having the same Interest Period) made, Continued or Converted on the same day by the Lenders ratably according to their Commitment Percentages.
 
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(d)            Accounts .  (i)  Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

(ii)            The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (x) the amount of each Loan, the Type thereof, the Borrowing Category applicable thereto and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (y) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to each Lender hereunder and (z) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

(iii)           The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to this clause (d) shall be prima   facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided , that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay the Loans made to any Borrower or make payments for other obligations (including L/C Reimbursement Obligations) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(e)            Notes .  Any Lender may, through the Administrative Agent, request that the Loans to be made by it be evidenced by a promissory note of the Borrowers.  In such event, the Borrowers shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a joint and several promissory note payable to such Lender (or its registered assigns), substantially in the form of Exhibit A (each, a “ Note ”), in the amount of the Commitment of such Lender, dated the Closing Date and otherwise appropriately completed.

SECTION 2.02.  Letter of Credit Facility .
 
(a)            Letters of Credit .  (i)  Each Issuing Lender agrees, on and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to issue one or more letters of credit (each, a “ Letter of Credit ”) for the account of a Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the date ten Business Days before the Commitment Termination Date, provided , that the total L/C Exposure with respect to Letters of Credit may not at any time exceed the Letter of Credit Facility Amount.

(ii)            Letters of Credit may be denominated in Dollars or any Alternate Currency, as requested in writing by the Borrower.

(iii)           Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the issuance of Letters of Credit shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.01(a)(iii).

(iv)           Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, a Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be revolving, and accordingly a Borrower may, during the period referred to in clause (i) above, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.
 
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(v)            The Borrowers shall be co-obligors with respect to each Letter of Credit, and shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations and liabilities with respect thereto in accordance with Sections 2.05 and 2.06 .

(b)            Terms; Issuance .  (i)             Each Letter of Credit shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender and have a stated expiration date that is no later than the earlier of (x) one year after its date of issuance and (y) five Business Days prior to the Commitment Termination Date; provided that a Letter of Credit with a one-year tenor may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond a date five Business Days prior to the Commitment Termination Date (except that one or more Letters of Credit may expire up to one year after the Commitment Termination Date if each such Letter of Credit has been cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Borrowers, the relevant Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent)).

(ii)            An Issuing Lender shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if (A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Lender from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to such Issuing Lender or any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or direct that such Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date (for which such Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder), or (B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate any laws binding upon such Issuing Lender.

(c)            Issuance Procedure .  (i)  Each Letter of Credit shall be issued upon notice, given not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the third Business Day prior to the proposed issuance date of such Letter of Credit, by the requesting Borrower to the relevant Issuing Lender (or such shorter notice as shall be acceptable to such Issuing Lender), with a copy to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall give to each Lender prompt notice thereof by telecopier or email.  Each such notice from the requesting Borrower (a “ Notice of Issuance ”) shall be by telecopier or email, confirmed promptly by hard copy, specifying therein the Issuing Lender and the requested date of issuance (which shall be a Business Day) of such Letter of Credit, its face amount and expiration date and the name and address of the beneficiary thereof, and shall attach the proposed form thereof (or such other information as shall be necessary to prepare such Letter of Credit).  If requested by the applicable Issuing Lender, the requesting Borrower shall supply such application and agreement for letter of credit, in the form reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender, as the relevant Issuing Lender may require in connection with such requested Letter of Credit (“ L/C Related Documents ”) along with such other information reasonably related to the requested Letter of Credit.

(ii)            If the proposed Letter of Credit complies with the requirements of this Section 2.02, such Issuing Lender will, unless the Issuing Lender has received written
 
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notice from the Administrative Agent, that one or more of the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV shall not be satisfied, make such Letter of Credit available to the requesting Borrower as agreed with the requesting Borrower in connection with such issuance.  In the event and to the extent that the provisions of any L/C Related Documents shall conflict with this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern.

(iii)           Each Issuing Lender shall furnish (A) upon request of the Administrative Agent, copies of the Letters of Credit issued by it hereunder, and (B) to the Administrative Agent on the first Business Day of each fiscal quarter a written report setting forth the Letters of Credit issued in Alternate Currencies, solely for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent thereof.

(d)            Reimbursement; Syndicate Participation .  (i)  Automatically upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to have automatically and unconditionally acquired a participation therein to the extent of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage on the terms provided in this clause (d) without any further action.

(ii)            Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of drawing under such Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Lender shall notify the requesting Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof.  Not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the second Business Day following any L/C Payment by an Issuing Lender (the “ Honor Date ”), the Borrowers jointly and severally agree to reimburse such Issuing Lender directly in an amount equal to the amount of such L/C Payment.

(iii)           If the Borrowers fail to so reimburse such Issuing Lender by such date, or if any amounts reimbursed by any Borrower are required to be returned or disgorged for any reason, such Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the unreimbursed amount of such L/C Payment (the “ Unreimbursed Amount ”), and the amount of such Lender’s pro   rata share thereof.  In such event, such Borrower shall be irrevocably deemed to have requested a Borrowing of ABR Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an aggregate Dollar Equivalent amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount (without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section  2.01(b)); provided that, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in this Section 2.02, no such Borrowing of ABR Loans shall be permitted unless the Debt to Equity Ratio shall be less than or equal to * to 1.00 after giving pro   forma effect to such Borrowing and the conditions specified in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 have been satisfied on or as of the date of such Borrowing.  Any notice given by an Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.02(d)(iii) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided , that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

(iv)           Subject to the proviso in Section 2.02(d)(iii), each Lender (including any Lender acting as an Issuing Lender) unconditionally agrees upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.02(d)(iii) to make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Issuing Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Account in an amount
 
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*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.

equal to its Commitment Percentage of the unpaid L/C Reimbursement Obligation not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made an ABR Loan to the Borrower in such amount.  The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the relevant Issuing Lender.

(v)            The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay interest on the unreimbursed amount of each L/C Reimbursement Obligation to the relevant Issuing Lender, for each day from the date of the relevant L/C Payment until such L/C Reimbursement Obligation is reimbursed or refinanced in full as herein provided, at the rate provided in Section 3.02(b)(ii).

(vi)          Subject to the proviso in Section 2.02(d)(iii), each Lender’s obligation to make the payments provided in clause (iv) above to reimburse an Issuing Lender for any L/C Payment shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by (A) any setoff or counterclaim which such Lender may have against an Issuing Lender, any Borrower or any other Person, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or any reduction or termination of the Commitments or any of them, (C) any of the matters referred to in clause (e) below or (D) any other circumstance whatsoever.

(vii)          If any Lender fails timely to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of an Issuing Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.02, such Issuing Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such Issuing Lender at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect (without duplication of amounts paid by any Borrower under clause (v) above).  A certificate of such Issuing Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(viii)         At any time after an Issuing Lender has made an L/C Payment and has received funds from a Lender in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.02, if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of such Issuing Lender any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from a Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of cash collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to such Lender its pro   rata share thereof in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

(e)            Borrowers Obligations Unconditional .  The joint and several obligation of the Borrowers to reimburse each Issuing Lender for each L/C Payment under each Letter of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances whatsoever, including the following:
 
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(i)             any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, any Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;

(ii)            the existence of any claim, counterclaim, set-off, defense or other right that the Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary may be acting), such Issuing Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto; or

(iii)           any sight draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to obtain an L/C Payment under such Letter of Credit; or

(iv)           any payment by such Issuing Lender under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a sight draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or any payment made by such Issuing Lender under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar law.

(f)             Issuing Lender Rights .  Each Lender and each Borrower agrees that, in making any L/C Payment under a Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Lender shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificate and other document expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering the same.  None of the Issuing Lenders, the Administrative Agent, any of the respective Related Parties, nor any correspondents, participants or assignees of the Issuing Lender shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Majority Lenders, as applicable, (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct, or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or L/C Related Document.  None of the Issuing Lenders, the Administrative Agent, any of the respective Related Parties, nor any correspondents, participants or assignees of the Issuing Lender, shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in Section 2.02(e); provided that anything therein or elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrowers may have a claim against an Issuing Lender, and such Issuing Lender may be liable to the Borrowers, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct (as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive) damages suffered by the Borrowers which were directly caused by such Issuing Lender’s bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence as determined by a final and nonappealable ruling of a court of competent jurisdiction.  In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Issuing Lender may accept documents that appear on their
 
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face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary.

(g)            Applicability of ISP98 .  Unless otherwise expressly agreed by an Issuing Lender and the requesting Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance) shall apply to each Letter of Credit.

SECTION 2.03.  Fees .

(a)            Agency Fee .  The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the Administrative Agent’s own account, an administrative agency fee at the times and in the amounts as agreed in writing by KCMH and the Administrative Agent.

(b)            Facility Fee .  The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, a facility fee on the amount of the Commitment of such Lender for each day during the period from the date hereof until the Commitment Termination Date, at the rate per annum described in the fee schedule set forth on Annex A, payable quarterly in arrears on the entire Aggregate Facility Amount (irrespective of usage) on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year, on the Commitment Termination Date and on the date of termination of the Commitments.

(c)            Letter of Credit Fees .

(i)             The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the pro rata account of the Lenders based on their respective Commitment Percentages, a commission on the average daily undrawn amount of each outstanding Letter of Credit at a rate equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect for Eurocurrency Loans ( minus the amount of the fronting fee referred to below), payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the Commitment Termination Date, commencing on the first such date after the date hereof.

(ii)            The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to each Issuing Lender, for the sole account of such Issuing Lender, (x) a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender, payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the Commitment Termination Date, in an amount equal to *% per annum of the average daily available amount of such Letter of Credit and (y) such customary fees and charges in connection with the issuance or administration of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender as may be agreed in writing between KCMH and such Issuing Lender from time to time.  The Issuing Lender will notify the Borrowers of any and all such fees and charges payable under this Section.

(d)            Other Fees .  The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arranger for their own respective accounts such other fees in the amounts and at the times as may be agreed in writing between KCMH and the Administrative Agent and/or the Lead Arranger.
 
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*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.

SECTION 2.04.  Changes of Commitments .

(a)            Commitment Termination Date .  The Commitment of each Lender shall be automatically reduced to zero on the Commitment Termination Date.

(b)            Commitment Termination or Reduction KCMH shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate in whole or reduce ratably in part the unused portions of the Commitments; provided , that (i) each partial reduction shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of $5,000,000 and (ii) after giving effect to such termination or reduction, (A) the Total Credit Exposure does not exceed the Aggregate Facility Amount and (B) the L/C Exposure does not exceed the Letter of Credit Facility Amount.  Once terminated or reduced, the Commitments may not be reinstated.

SECTION 2.05.  Concerning Joint and Several Liability of the Borrowers .

(a)            Each of the Borrowers is accepting joint and several liability hereunder and under the other Loan Documents in consideration of the financial accommodations to be provided by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each of the Borrowers and in consideration of the undertakings of each other Borrower to accept joint and several liability for the Obligations.

(b)            Each of the Borrowers, jointly and severally, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a primary obligor and co-debtor, joint and several liability with each other Borrower, with respect to the payment and performance of all of the Obligations (including, without limitation, any Obligations arising under this Section 2.05 ), it being the intention of the parties hereto that all the Obligations shall be the joint and several obligations of each of the Borrowers without preferences or distinction among them.

(c)            If and to the extent that any of the Borrowers shall fail to make any payment with respect to any of the Obligations as and when due or to perform any of the Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof, then, in each such event, the other Borrowers will make such payment with respect to, or perform, such Obligation.

(d)            The Obligations of each of the Borrowers under the provisions of this Section 2.05 constitute the full recourse Obligations of each of the Borrowers enforceable against each such Person to the full extent of its properties and assets, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any other circumstance whatsoever.

(e)            Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each Borrower hereby waives promptness, diligence, presentment, demand, protest, notice of acceptance of its joint and several liability, notice of any and all advances of the Loans made under this Agreement and any promissory note issued hereunder, notice of occurrence of any Default or Event of Default (except to the extent notice is expressly required to be given pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents), or of any demand for any payment under this Agreement, notice of any action at any time taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under or in respect of any of the Obligations hereunder, any requirement of diligence
 
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and, generally, all demands, notices and other formalities of every kind in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each Borrower hereby waives all defenses which may be available by virtue of any valuation, stay, moratorium law or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, any right to require the marshaling of assets of the Borrowers and any other entity or Person primarily or secondarily liable with respect to any of the Obligations, and all surety ship defenses generally. Each Borrower hereby assents to, and waives notice of, any extension or postponement of the time for the payment, or place or manner for payment, compromise, refinancing, consolidation or renewals of any of the Obligations hereunder, the acceptance of any partial payment thereon, any waiver, consent or other action or acquiescence by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders at any time or times in respect of any default by any Borrower in the performance or satisfaction of any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, any and all other indulgences whatsoever by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in respect of any of the Obligations hereunder, and the taking, addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, at any time or times, of any security for any of such Obligations or the addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, of any Borrower or any other entity or Person primarily or secondarily liable for any Obligation. Each Borrower further agrees that its Obligations shall not be released or discharged, in whole or in part, or otherwise affected by the adequacy of any rights which the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have against any collateral security, guaranty or other means of obtaining repayment of any of the Obligations, the impairment of any collateral security securing or guaranty supporting the Obligations, including, without limitation, the failure to protect or preserve any rights which any Administrative Agent or any Lender may have in such collateral security  or guaranty or the substitution, exchange, surrender, release, loss or destruction of any such collateral security, any other act or omission which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of such Borrower, or otherwise operate as a release or discharge of such Borrower, all of which may be done without notice to such Borrower. If for any reason any other Borrower has no legal existence or is under no legal obligation to discharge any of the Obligations, or if any of the Obligations have become irrecoverable from any other Borrower by reason of such other Borrower’s insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization or by other operation of law or for any reason, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party shall nevertheless be binding on such Borrower to the same extent as if such Borrower at all times had been the sole obligor on such Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower assents to any other action or delay in acting or failure to act on the part of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, including, without limitation, any failure strictly or diligently to assert any right or to pursue any remedy or to comply fully with applicable laws or regulations thereunder which might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.05 , afford grounds for terminating, discharging or relieving such Borrower, in whole or in part, from any of its obligations under this Section 2.05 , it being the intention of each Borrower that, so long as any of the Obligations hereunder remain unsatisfied, the obligations of such Borrower under this Section 2.05 shall not be discharged except by performance and then only to the extent of such performance. The Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.05 shall not be diminished or rendered unenforceable by any winding up, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation, reconstruction or similar proceeding with respect to any reconstruction or similar proceeding with respect to any other Borrower, or any of the Lenders. The joint and several liability of the Borrowers hereunder shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any absorption, merger, amalgamation or any other change whatsoever in the name, ownership, membership,
 
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constitution or place of formation of any Borrower or the Lenders. Each of the Borrowers acknowledges and confirms that it has itself established its own adequate means of obtaining from the other Borrowers on a continuing basis all information desired by such Borrower concerning the financial condition of the other Borrowers and that each such Borrower will look to the other Borrowers and not to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in order for such Borrower to keep adequately informed of changes in the other Borrowers’ respective financial conditions.

(f)             The provisions of this Section 2.05 are made for the benefit of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and may be enforced by it or them from time to time against any or all of the Borrowers as often as occasion therefor may arise and without requirement on the part of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or such successor or assign first to marshal any of its or their claims or to exercise any of its or their rights against the other Borrowers or to exhaust any remedies available to it or them against any other Borrower or to resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations hereunder or to elect any other remedy. The provisions of this Section 2.05 shall remain in effect until all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full or otherwise fully satisfied and all Commitments terminated. If at any time, any payment, or any part thereof made in respect of any of the Obligations, is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by any Lender or the Administrative Agent upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any of the Borrowers, or otherwise, the provisions of this Section 2.05 will forthwith be reinstated in effect, as though such payment had not been made.

(g)            Each of the Borrowers hereby agrees that it will not enforce any of its rights of reimbursement, contribution, subrogation or the like against any other Borrower with respect to any liability incurred by it hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, any payments made by it to any of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent with respect to any of the Obligations or any collateral security therefor until such time as all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash and all Commitments terminated. Any claim which any Borrower may have against any other Borrower with respect to any payments to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Documents are hereby expressly made subordinate and junior in right of payment, without limitation as to any increases in the Obligations arising hereunder or thereunder, to the prior payment in full of the Obligations and, in the event of any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding under the laws of any jurisdiction relating to any Borrower, its debts or its assets, whether voluntary or involuntary, all such Obligations shall be paid in full before any payment or distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property, shall be made to any other Borrower therefor.

(h)            Each of the Borrowers hereby agrees that the payment of any amounts due with respect to the indebtedness owing by any Borrower to any other Borrower is hereby subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of the Obligations and the termination of the all Commitments. Each Borrower hereby agrees that after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees, such Borrower will not demand, sue for or otherwise attempt to collect any indebtedness of any other Borrower owing to such Borrower until the Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, such Borrower shall collect, enforce or receive any
 
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amounts in respect of such indebtedness, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by such Borrower as trustee for the Administrative Agent on account of the Obligations and shall be paid promptly after receipt to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 2.06.  Contribution .

(a)            To the extent that any Borrower shall make a payment under Section 2.05 of all or any of the Obligations (other than Loans made to that Borrower for which it is primarily liable) (a “ Support Payment ”) that, taking into account all other Support Payments then previously or concurrently made by any other Borrower, exceeds the amount that such Borrower would otherwise have paid if each Borrower had paid the aggregate Obligations satisfied by such Support Payment in the same portion that such Borrower’s Allocable Amount (as determined immediately prior to such Support Payment) bore to the aggregate Allocable Amounts of each of the Borrowers as determined immediately prior to the making of such Support Payment, then, following indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Obligations and termination of the Commitments, such Borrower shall be entitled to receive contribution and indemnification payments from, and be reimbursed by, the other Borrowers for the net amount of such excess, pro rata based upon their respective Allocable Amounts in effect immediately prior to such Support Payment.

(b)            As of any date of determination, the “Allocable Amount” of any Borrower shall be equal to the maximum amount of the claim that could then be recovered from such Borrower under Section 2.06(a) without rendering such claim voidable or avoidable under Section 548 of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code or under any applicable state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or similar statute or common law.

(c)            This Section 2.06 is intended only to define the relative rights of Borrowers and nothing set forth in this Section 2.06 is intended or shall impair the obligations of the Borrowers, jointly and severally, to pay any amounts as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including Section 2.05 . Nothing contained in this Section 2.06 shall limit the liability of any Borrower to pay the Loans or L/C Reimbursement Obligations made directly or indirectly to or for the benefit of that Borrower and accrued interest, fees and expenses with respect thereto for which such Borrower shall be primarily liable.

(d)            The parties hereto acknowledge that the rights of contribution and indemnification of any Borrower under this Section 2.06 shall constitute assets of such Borrower.

(e)            The rights of an indemnifying Borrower against the other Borrowers under this Section 2.06 shall be exercisable upon the full and indefeasible payment of the Obligations and the termination of Commitments.
 
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ARTICLE III

PAYMENTS

SECTION 3.01.   Repayment.   Each Borrower agrees to repay the full principal amount of each Loan by each Lender, and each such Loan shall mature, on the Commitment Termination Date.

SECTION 3.02.  Interest.

(a)            Ordinary Interest .  The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan, from the date of such Loan until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at the following rates per annum:

(i)            ABR Loans .  While such Loan is an ABR Loan, a rate per annum equal to the ABR in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin as in effect from time to time, interest under this clause (i) to be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the date such ABR Loan shall be Converted and on the date of each payment of principal thereof.

(ii)            Eurocurrency Loans .  While such Loan is a Eurocurrency Loan, a rate per annum for each Interest Period for such Loan equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin as in effect from time to time, interest under this clause (ii) to be payable on the last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration of more than three months, on the date three months after the first day of such Interest Period, and on each date on which such Eurocurrency Loan shall be Continued or Converted and on the date of each payment of principal thereof.

(b)            Default Interest .  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrowers jointly and severally shall pay interest on:

(i)            any principal of any Loan that is not paid when due (whether at scheduled maturity or otherwise), payable on demand and in any event on the date such amount shall be paid, at a rate per annum equal at all times to two percent (2%) per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on such Loan pursuant to said Section 3.02(a)(i) or (a)(ii), as applicable; and

(ii)            any interest, fee or other amount thereof (other than any principal) that is not paid when due, from the due date thereof until such amount shall be paid, payable on demand and in any event on the date such amount shall be paid in full, at a rate per annum equal at all times to two percent (2%) per annum above the rate per annum then required to be paid on ABR Loans.

SECTION 3.03.   Eurocurrency Reserves .  The Borrowers jointly and severally shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as “Eurocurrency Liabilities”), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurocurrency Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such
 
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Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided   KCMH shall have received at least 10 days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest from such Lender.  If a Lender fails to give notice 10 days prior to the relevant interest payment date, such additional interest shall be due and payable 10 days from receipt of such notice.

SECTION 3.04.  Interest Rate Determinations .

(a)            Notice of Interest Rates .  The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to KCMH and the Lenders of the applicable interest rates determined by the Administrative Agent.

(b)            Eurocurrency Rate Inadequate .  If, with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, the Majority Lenders notify the Administrative Agent that the Eurocurrency Rate for any Interest Period for such Loans will not fairly reflect the cost to such Majority Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their respective Eurocurrency Loans for such Interest Period, the Administrative Agent shall so notify KCMH and the Lenders, whereupon:

(i)            any Notice of Borrowing requesting a Borrowing comprised of Eurocurrency Loans shall be ineffective;

(ii)            each Eurocurrency Loan will automatically, on the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor, be Converted into an ABR Loan; and

(iii)           the obligation of the Lenders to make or Continue, or to Convert Loans into, Eurocurrency Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify KCMH and such Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.

(c)            Certain Mandatory Conversions .

(i)             Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, (x) each Eurocurrency Loan will automatically, on the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor, be Converted into an ABR Loan and (y) the obligation of the Lenders to make or Continue, or to Convert Loans into, Eurocurrency Loans shall be suspended.

(ii)            If this Agreement shall require that any Eurocurrency Loan be Converted to an ABR Loan and such Eurocurrency Loan is denominated in an Alternate Currency, the Borrowers jointly and severally shall on the last day of the current Interest Period pay or prepay the full amount of such Eurocurrency Loan ( provided , that the foregoing shall not prevent the Borrower from borrowing additional Loans to the extent otherwise permitted hereunder).

SECTION 3.05.  Voluntary Conversion or Continuation of Loans .
 
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(a)            Conversions .  The requesting Borrower may on any Business Day, upon written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) given to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the third Business Day (or, with respect to Interest Periods other than one, two, three or six months, fourth Business Day) prior to the date of the proposed Conversion, Convert all or any portion of the outstanding Loans of one Type comprising part of the same Borrowing into Loans of the other Type; provided that in the case of any such Conversion of a Eurocurrency Loan into an ABR Loan on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period therefor, the Borrowers jointly and severally shall promptly reimburse the Lenders the amounts provided in Section 3.12 relating to such prepayment.  Each such notice of a Conversion shall, within the restrictions specified above, specify (i) the date of such Conversion, (ii) the Loans to be Converted, and (z) if such Conversion is into Eurocurrency Loans, the duration of the initial Interest Period for each such Loan.  Each notice of Conversion shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrowers.

(b)            Continuations .  The requesting Borrower may, on any Business Day, upon written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) given to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the third Business Day (or, with respect to Interest Periods other than one, two, three or six months, fourth Business Day) prior to the date of the proposed Continuation, Continue all or any portion of the outstanding Eurocurrency Loans comprising part of the same Borrowing for one or more Interest Periods.  Each such notice of a Continuation shall, within the restrictions specified above, specify (i) the date of such Continuation, (ii) the Eurocurrency Loans to be Continued and (y) the duration of the next Interest Period for the Eurocurrency Loans subject to such Continuation.  Each notice of Continuation shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrowers.

SECTION 3.06.  Prepayments of Loans .

(a)            Optional Prepayment .  The requesting Borrower may, on notice (given not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the Business Day of the proposed prepayment of Loans, with respect to ABR Loans, and on the third Business Day prior to the date of prepayment with respect to Eurocurrency Loans) stating the proposed date and aggregate principal amount (stated in Dollars) of the prepayment, and if such notice is given the Borrowers jointly and severally shall, prepay the outstanding principal amounts of the Loans comprising part of the same Borrowing in whole or ratably in part, together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid; provided , however , that (i) each partial prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount not less than $5,000,000 or integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or, in the case of Loans denominated in an Alternate Currency, the Alternate Currency Equivalent thereof in such Alternate Currency) and (ii) in the case of any such prepayment of a Eurocurrency Loan on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period therefor, the Borrowers jointly and severally shall reimburse the Lenders the amounts provided in Section 3.12 relating to such prepayment.

(b)            Alternate Currency Revaluation .  If at any time by reason of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates the Total Credit Exposure exceeds 105% of the then aggregate amount of the Commitments, and the Majority Lenders so request, the Administrative Agent shall use all reasonable efforts to give prompt written notice thereof to KCMH , specifying the amount to be prepaid under this clause (b), and the Borrowers jointly and severally shall prepay Loans or, if no
 
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Loans are outstanding, provide cash collateral for or otherwise backstop outstanding Letters of Credit on terms reasonably satisfactory to KCMH , the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent, in such aggregate amount as may be required to cause the Total Credit Exposure (treating such cash collateralization or other backstopping for purposes hereof as a reduction in such Total Credit Exposure) to be equal to or less than the aggregate amount of the Commitments, such payments or other measures to be made within 10 Business Days of demand or, in the case of prepayment of Eurocurrency Loans, on the date that is the earlier of (i) the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor and (ii) the last Business Day of the first full calendar month after such revaluation, provided that any such prepayment shall be accompanied by any amounts payable under Section 3.12.  The determinations of the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrowers in the absence of manifest error.

SECTION 3.07.  Payments; Computations; Etc.

(a)            Pro Rata Payments .  The Loans comprising each Borrowing shall be made pro   rata among the Lenders based on their respective Commitment Percentages.  Except as otherwise provided hereunder, all payments of principal of and interest on the Loans shall be made for the pro   rata account of the Lenders based on the respective outstanding principal amounts thereof, and all payments of commitment fees and letter of credit commission shall be made for the pro   rata account of the Lenders based on their respective Commitment Percentages.

(b)            Lenders’ Obligations Several .  The obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement are several and the failure of any Lender to make any Loan or any payment required to be made by it hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder, nor shall any Lender be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make any Loan required to be made by such other Lender.

(c)            Currencies .  All payments by the Borrower of or in respect of principal of and interest on and other amounts directly relating to any Loan that are denominated in an Alternate Currency shall be made in such Alternate Currency.  All payments of principal and interest on any Loan denominated in Dollars, all payments in respect of any Letter of Credit, and all payments of fees payable pursuant to Section 2.03(c), commitment fees and agency fees hereunder and all other payments by any Borrower provided for in this Agreement, except as provided in the preceding sentence, shall be made in Dollars.

(d)            Payments .

(i)             The Borrowers shall make each payment hereunder and under each other Loan Document without set-off, counterclaim or deduction of any kind to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Account in the Principal Financial Center for the relevant Currency not later than 11:00 a.m. Local Time on the due date of such payment (each such payment made after such time on such date to be deemed to have been made on the next Business Day).

(ii)            The Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest ratably to the Lenders as provided in Section 3.07(a) for the account of their respective Applicable Lending
 
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Offices, and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Upon its acceptance of an Assignment and Assumption and recording of the information contained therein in the Register pursuant to Section 9.06(c), from and after the assignment date set forth therein, the Administrative Agent shall remit all payments hereunder and under the Notes in respect of the interest assigned thereby to the Lender assignee thereunder, and the parties to such Assignment and Assumption shall make all appropriate adjustments in such payments for periods prior to such assignment date directly between themselves.

(e)            Computations .  All computations of interest based on the ABR (except any Federal Funds Rate component thereof) shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest is payable.  All computations of interest based on the Eurocurrency Rate or the Federal Funds Rate and of commitment fee shall be made by the Administrative Agent, and any computations of amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.03, shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days, for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or other amount is payable.  Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(f)            Payment Dates .  Whenever any payment hereunder or under the Notes would be due on a day other than a Business Day, such due date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and any such extension of such due date shall in such case be included in the computation of interest; provided , that if such extension would cause payment of principal or interest in respect of Eurocurrency Loans to be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day.

(g)            Presumption by Administrative Agent .

(i)             Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed time of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made its share available at such time in accordance with Section 2.01(b) and may (but shall not be obligated), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to a Borrower a corresponding amount.  In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then (A) the applicable Lender, on one hand, and (B) the Borrowers on a joint and several basis on the other hand, severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to a Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (x) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (y) in the case of a payment to be made by a Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans.  If a Borrower and such Lender
 
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shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to such Borrower the amount of such interest paid by such Borrower for such period.  If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.  Any payment by a Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim such Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

(ii)            Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from KCMH prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrowers will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrowers have made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may (but shall not be obligated), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due.  In such event, if the Borrowers have not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation (if such Loan is denominated in Dollars) or at the overnight London Interbank offered rate for the relevant Currency (if such Loan is denominated in an Alternate Currency).

SECTION 3.08.   Sharing of Payments, Etc.   If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or other obligations hereunder resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon or other such obligations greater than its pro   rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and such other obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them, provided , that:

(i)             if any such participation is purchased and all or any portion of the related payment is recovered, such participation shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and

(ii)            the provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrowers pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans other than to a Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this subsection shall apply).

The Borrowers consent to the foregoing and agree, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements
 
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may exercise against the Borrowers, jointly and severally, rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrowers in the amount of such participation.

SECTION 3.09.  Increased Costs .

(a)            Eurocurrency Costs .  If any Change in Law shall:

(i)             impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement contemplated by Section 3.03) or the Issuing Lender; or

(ii)            impose on any Lender or the Issuing Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurocurrency Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any Eurocurrency Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or the Issuing Lender of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the Issuing Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, from time to time upon request of such Lender or the Issuing Lender, the Borrowers jointly and severally will pay to such Lender or the Issuing Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.  This Section 3.09 shall not apply to Excluded Taxes or any matters covered by Section 3.11 relating to Taxes.

(b)            Capital Requirements .  If any Lender or the Issuing Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the Issuing Lender or any lending office of such Lender or the Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or the Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time upon request of such Lender or the Issuing Lender, the Borrowers jointly and severally will pay to such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company for such reduction.

(c)            Certificates for Reimbursement .  A certificate of any Lender or the Issuing Lender setting forth the amount or amounts and a reasonable basis for the determination thereof
 
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necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 3.09 and delivered to KCMH shall be conclusive on all Borrowers absent manifest error.  The Borrowers jointly and severally shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof.

(d)            Delay in Requests .  Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 3.09 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s right to demand such compensation, provided , that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, notifies KCMH of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

SECTION 3.10.   Illegality .  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its Eurocurrency Lending Office to perform its obligations hereunder to make or continue Eurocurrency Loans or to fund or otherwise maintain Eurocurrency Loans hereunder, (a) the obligation of such Lender to make or Continue, or to Convert Loans into, Eurocurrency Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify KCMH and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist and (b) each Eurocurrency Loan of such Lender shall convert into an ABR Loan at the end of the then current Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Loan, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Loans.

SECTION 3.11.  Taxes .

(a)            All payments on account of the principal of and interest on the Loans and the Notes, fees and all other amounts whatsoever payable by the Borrowers under the Loan Documents shall be made free and clear of and without reduction or liability for Indemnified Taxes.

(b)            In the event that any Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall be required by applicable law, decree or regulation to deduct or withhold Indemnified Taxes from any amounts payable   to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on, under or in respect of this Agreement, the Loans or any Loan Document, the Borrowers jointly and severally shall promptly pay such recipient such additional amounts as may be required, after the deduction or withholding of Indemnified Taxes, to enable such recipient to receive from the Borrowers on the due date thereof an amount equal to the full amount stated to be payable to such recipient .

(c)            The Borrowers jointly and severally shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (including each Issuing Lender) against, and reimburse them upon
 
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demand for, any incremental Taxes, interest or penalties, that they may incur at any time arising out of or in connection with any such failure of the Borrowers to make any payment of Indemnified Taxes when due.

(d)            KCMH shall furnish to the Administrative Agent original or certified copies of official tax receipts in respect of each payment of Indemnified Taxes required under this Section 3.11, as soon as practicable after the date such payment is made, and the Borrowers shall promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent at its request or at the request of any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) to KCMH any other information, documents and receipts that the Administrative Agent or such Lender may reasonably require to establish that full and timely payment has been made of all Indemnified Taxes required to be paid under this Section 3.11.

(e)            (i) Each Lender or Participant that is not a “U.S. Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “Non-U.S. Lender”) shall deliver to KCMH and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) two copies of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable , Form W-8ECI, Form W-8 IMY , Form W-8 EXP , or, in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of “portfolio interest”, a statement substantially in the form of Exhibit E and a Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto, properly completed and duly executed by such Non-U.S. Lender claiming complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of, U.S. federal withholding tax on all payments by the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  Such forms shall be delivered by each Non-U.S. Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of any Participant, on or before the date such Participant purchases the related participation).  (ii) Each Lender that is a “U.S. Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to KCMH and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Participant of a Non-U.S. Lender, to such Non-U.S. Lender) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of KCMH or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender or Participant, as applicable, is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding tax .

(f)             Each Lender shall deliver to any Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by applicable law and at such time or times reasonably requested by such Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law and such additional documentation reasonably requested by such Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for such Borrower or the Administrative Agent to comply with any obligations of such Borrower of the Administrative Agent under FATCA or any similar regime arising as a result of the transactions contemplated under any Loan Document.

In addition, each Non-U.S. Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the written request of KCMH after the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Non-U.S. Lender.  Each Non-U.S. Lender shall promptly notify KCMH at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate to KCMH (or any other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose).
 
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Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, a Non-U.S. Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this paragraph that such Non-U.S. Lender is not legally able to deliver.

(g)            A Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of non-U.S. withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which a Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to KCMH (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by KCMH , such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate, provided that such Lender is legally entitled to complete, execute and deliver such documentation and in such Lender’s judgment such completion, execution or submission would not materially prejudice the legal position of such Lender.

(h)            If the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund or credit (in lieu of such refund) of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrowers or with respect to which a Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.11, it shall pay to such Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Borrower under this Section 3.11 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that each Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Borrower to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender in the event the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  This subsection shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender to make available its tax returns or its books or records (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Borrower or any other Person.

(i)             If pursuant to this Section 3.11 a Borrower is required to pay to or for the account of any Lender any additional amounts, then such Lender shall use commercially reasonable efforts to change the jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending Office if, in the sole and absolute judgment of such Lender, such change (i) would eliminate or reduce any such excess additional amounts and (ii) would not otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.

SECTION 3.12.   Break Funding Payments .  The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to indemnify each Lender and to hold each Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender which is in the nature of funding breakage costs or costs of liquidation or redeployment of deposits or other funds and any other related expense (but excluding loss of margin or other loss of anticipated profit), which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by any Borrower in making any Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans after a Borrower has given a Notice of Borrowing requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement (including as a result of any failure to fulfill, on or before the date specified in such Notice of Borrowing, the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV), (b)
 
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default by any Borrower in making any prepayment of any Eurocurrency Loan when due after such Borrower has given notice thereof in accordance with this Agreement, (c) the making by any Borrower of a prepayment of any Eurocurrency Loan on a day which is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto, (d) default by any Borrower in payment when due of the principal of or interest on any Eurocurrency Loan, (e) the Conversion or Continuation of any Eurocurrency Loan on a day other than on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto, and (f) any assignment such Lender is required to make pursuant to Section 3.13(b) if such Lender holds Eurocurrency Loans at the time of such assignment.  A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts and a reasonable basis for the determination thereof that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section and delivered to KCMH shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  The Borrowers jointly and severally shall pay to such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

SECTION 3.13.  Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders .

(a)            Designation of a Different Lending Office .  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.09, or requires any Borrower to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.11, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, if, in the sole and absolute judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.09 or 3.11, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender.

(b)            Replacement of Lenders .  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.09, or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.11, or if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, or if any Lender has failed to consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, discharge or termination that, pursuant to the terms of Section 9.01, requires the consent of all of the Lenders or all of the Lenders affected (and such Lender is an affected Lender) and with respect to which the Majority Lenders shall have granted their consent, then such Borrower may, at the Borrowers’ joint and several sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 9.06), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:

(i)             no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on and as of the date of such notice and the date of such assignment;

(ii)            such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.12) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding
 
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principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);
 
(iii)           in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.09 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.11, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter; and
 
(iv)          such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws.
 
A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling a Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.  A Lender so replaced shall not be required to pay the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section 9.06(b).
 
SECTION 3.14.   Defaulting Lenders .
 
(a)            Adjustments .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:
 
(i)             Waivers and Amendments .  Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Majority Lenders.
 
(ii)            Reallocation of Payments .  Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 9.03 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second , to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Lender hereunder; third , to cash collateralize the Issuing Lenders’ L/C Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender; fourth , as any Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth , if so determined by the Administrative Agent and KCMH , to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) cash collateralize the Issuing Lender’s future L/C Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement; sixth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or the Issuing Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the Issuing Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh , so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to
 
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any Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by such Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth , to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Payments in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Payments owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Payments owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Reimbursement Obligations are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their Commitments without giving effect to Section 3.14(a)(iv). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post cash collateral pursuant to this Section 3.14(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
 
(iii)           Certain Fees .  Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive the facility fee pursuant to Section 2.03(b) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to extent allocable to the sum of (1) the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans funded by it, and (2) its Commitment Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided cash collateral. Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive letter of credit fees pursuant to Section 2.03(c) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Commitment Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided cash collateral pursuant to the terms hereof.  With respect to any facility fee or letter of credit fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to this Section 3.14(a)(iii), the Borrowers jointly and severally shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letters of Credit that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the Issuing Lender the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to the Issuing Lender’s L/C Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.
 
(iv)           Reallocation of Participations to Reduce L/C Exposure .  All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letters of Credit shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that (x), if requested by the applicable Issuing Lender, the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrowers shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate of the
 
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Total Credit Exposure allocable to any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Commitment.  No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation
 
(v)            Cash Collateral . If the reallocation described in clause (iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrowers shall jointly and severally, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, promptly cash collateralize the Issuing Lenders’ L/C Exposure.
 
(b)            Defaulting Lender Cure .  If KCMH , the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any cash collateral), such Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Commitment Percentages (without giving effect to Section 3.14(a)(iv)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrowers while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
 
(c)            New Letters of Credit .  So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Issuing Lender shall not be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is reasonably satisfied that it will have no L/C Exposure after giving effect thereto.

 
ARTICLE IV
 
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
 
SECTION 4.01.   Closing Conditions .  Effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent:
 
(a)            The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following:
 
(i)             this Agreement, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and each of the other parties hereto;
 
(ii)            the Guarantee and Security Agreement , duly executed and delivered by the Borrowers as of the Closing Date, together with duly prepared financing statements
 
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in form for filing under the applicable UCC in the jurisdiction of formation of each Borrower;
 
(iii)           certified copies of (x) the constitutive documents of each Borrower and (y) resolutions or other authorizing documentation of each Obligor and the General Partner evidencing the taking of all necessary action authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance by each Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party;
 
(iv)           a certificate of an officer of each Borrower certifying the names and true signatures of the officers authorized to sign the Loan Documents and any other documents to be delivered hereunder by each Borrower;
 
(v)            the legal opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, counsel to the Borrowers, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;
 
(vi)           a certificate of an officer of KCMH , dated the Closing Date, certifying that (a) the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.01 and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as though made on and as of such date and (b) no event has occurred and is continuing on and as of such date which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default;
 
(vii)          a certificate attesting to the Solvency of KCMH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, after giving effect to the effectiveness of this Agreement and any Loans made or Letters of Credit issued or outstanding on the Closing Date; and
 
(viii)         all documentation and other information reasonably requested in writing at least five Business Days prior to the Closing Date in order to allow the Administrative Agent to comply with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act.
 
(b)            KCMH shall have paid all fees and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel invoiced prior to the Closing Date) required to be paid on or prior to the Closing Date to the Administrative Agent or the Lead Arranger in connection with this Agreement.
 
The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of the occurrence of the Closing Date.
 
SECTION 4.02.   Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing and Issuance .  The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan during the Availability Period on the occasion of each Borrowing and of the Issuing Lender to issue each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the conditions precedent that on the date of and after giving effect to such Borrowing or issuance, the Total Credit Exposure shall not exceed the then Aggregate Facility Amount, and that the following statements shall be true:
 
(a)            the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.01 and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date
 
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of such Borrowing or issuance as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case it is true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date;
 
(b)            no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Borrowing or issuance or from the application of the proceeds from such Borrowing, which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default;
 
(c)            the Debt to Equity Ratio shall be less than or equal to * to 1.00 after giving pro   forma effect to such Borrowing or issuance; and
 
(d)            the Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the Issuing Lender shall have received a request for Borrowing or issuance of Letter of Credit in accordance with the requirements hereof.
 
Each request for a Borrowing or issuance of a Letter of Credit (other than a notice for Conversion or Continuation of Loans) submitted by a Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 4.02 have been satisfied on and as of the date of such request.

ARTICLE V
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
 
SECTION 5.01.   Representations and Warranties .  Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:
 
(a)            Organization .  Each Borrower is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, under the laws of Delaware, and each Guarantor and the General Partner is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept is recognized under such law) under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization.  Each Obligor (i) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (A) own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (B) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) is duly qualified and is licensed and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (i)(A) or (ii), to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect
 
(b)            Authorization .  The execution, delivery and performance by each Borrower of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are within its powers as set forth in its applicable constituent documents, as the case may be, and have been duly authorized by all necessary action thereunder, and the execution, delivery and performance by each Guarantor of the Guarantee and Security Agreement are within the powers of such Guarantor and have been
 
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*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.

duly authorized by all necessary action and the execution, delivery and performance by KCMH of the Loan Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary action of the General Partner.
 
(c)            Approvals; No Conflicts; Etc.   The execution, delivery and performance by each Obligor of the Loan Documents to which it is a party (i) do not require any consent or approval of, or registration or filing with, any Governmental Authority or Self Regulatory Organization (except for (A) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect in all material respects, (B) filings and recordings in respect of Liens created pursuant to the Guarantee and Security Agreement and (C) such licenses, approvals, authorizations or consents the failure to obtain or make would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect), (ii) will not violate any applicable Law, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority the violation of which would be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) will not violate or constitute an event of default under any credit agreement, loan agreement, note or indenture, or any other material agreement, binding upon it or its Property; and no Default has occurred and is continuing.
 
(d)            Enforceability .  Each Obligor has duly executed and delivered each Loan Document to which it is a party and each such Loan Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity.
 
(e)            No Material Adverse Change .  Since December 31, 2016, no event or circumstance has occurred that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(f)             No Litigation .  There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of KCMH, threatened against or affecting it or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(g)            Compliance with Laws .  Each Obligor is in compliance with all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its Property (including, without limitation, the Patriot Act, ERISA, environmental laws and Rule 15c3-1), except where the failure to be in compliance, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(h)            Investment Company Status; Margin Regulations .  None of the Obligors is required to register under and none of the Obligors is subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.  No Borrower is engaged and no Borrower will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock, in each case in violation of such Regulation U.  Each U.S. Broker-Dealer Subsidiary is a broker-dealer subject to Regulation T.  Neither the making of any Loan hereunder, nor the use of proceeds thereof, will violate or be inconsistent with the provisions of Regulation T, U or X.
 
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(i)             Disclosure .  No written report, financial statement, certificate or other written information furnished by or on behalf of it to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, taken as a whole, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that with respect to projected financial information, it represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time and that actual results may differ materially from such information.
 
(j)             Use of Proceeds .  The proceeds of the Loans and Letters of Credit shall be used by KCMH and/or its Subsidiaries’ to facilitate debt capital markets “fronting” arrangements pursuant to which KCMH or such Subsidiary is acting as the initial purchaser or lender of a debt instrument that has been reserved by KCMH or such Subsidiary for purchase by another Person from whom an order has been received and such arrangement involves terms that are customary in the market for “fronting” transactions .
 
(k)            Guarantee and Security Agreement .  The Guarantee and Security Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof (except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity).  Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, in the case of the Pledged Stock represented by certificates described in the Guarantee and Security Agreement, when any stock certificates representing such Pledged Stock are delivered to the Administrative Agent (or its designee), and in the case of the other Collateral described in the Guarantee and Security Agreement, when financing statements in appropriate form are duly completed and filed in the offices specified on Annex I to the Guarantee and Security Agreement and such other filings as are specified on Annex I to the Guarantee and Security Agreement have been completed, the Guarantee and Security Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Obligors in such Collateral and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee and Security Agreement), in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (other than with respect to Liens permitted by this Agreement), in each case to the extent security interests in such Collateral may be perfected by delivery of such certificates representing Pledged Stock or such filings.
 
(l)             Ownership of Property .  KCMH and each of its Subsidiaries has good record and marketable title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(m)            Taxes .  Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, KCMH and each of its Subsidiaries have paid and discharged all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits, or upon any properties belonging to it, other than those (i) not yet delinquent or (ii) contested in good faith as to which adequate reserves have been provided to the extent required by Law and
 
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in accordance with GAAP and which would not reasonable be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(n)            ERISA Matters .  (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any Plan and (ii) neither KCMH nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or is reasonably expected to incur any Withdrawal Liability to any Multiemployer Plan, which in either case of (i) or (ii) has not been fully satisfied or, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii), except as would not reasonably be expect to result in any Material Adverse Effect.
 
(o)            Subsidiaries .  Schedule III is a complete list of Subsidiaries of KCMH as of the Closing Date .
 
(p)            Registered Broker-Dealer; Membership .  Each of KCM U.S. and each other U.S. Broker-Dealer Subsidiary is duly registered with the SEC as a broker-dealer and is a member in good standing of FINRA, and each non-U.S. Broker-Dealer Subsidiary is duly registered with, or licensed by, any Governmental Authority that requires registration or licensing and is a member in good standing of any local body similar to FINRA, including, but not limited to, the Financial Services Authority (in the case of KCM U.K.) and the Securities and Futures Commission (in the case of KCM Asia) to the extent that such membership is required by any Governmental Authority.
 
(q)            SIPC Assessments . No U.S. Broker-Dealer Subsidiary is in arrears with respect to any assessment made upon it by the SIPC, and no non-U.S. Broker Dealer Subsidiary is in arrears with respect to any assessment made upon it by any local body which is similar to the SIPC.
 
ARTICLE VI
 
COVENANTS
 
SECTION 6.01.   Affirmative Covenants .  So long as any principal of or interest on any Loan or any other amount or obligation under the Loan Documents (other than contingent indemnity obligations not then due) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Lender shall have any Commitment or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding hereunder (unless such Letter of Credit has been cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender), KCMH covenants and agrees that, unless the Majority Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:
 
(a)            Reporting Requirements .  KCMH will furnish to the Lenders:
 
(i)             within 50 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters, its unaudited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows, in each case as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form (if applicable) the figures for the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, certified by a Financial Officer to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of KCMH and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in
 
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accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to the absence of (or absence of a requirement to have) footnotes and to year-end adjustments;
 
(ii)            within 100 days after the end of each fiscal year, KCMH’s unaudited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form (if applicable) the figures for the previous fiscal year, certified by a Financial Officer to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of KCMH and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to the absence of (or absence of a requirement to have) footnotes;
 
(iii)           concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clauses (i) and (ii) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer (x) certifying that no Default has occurred or, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (y) identifying any Subsidiary that has become a Material Foreign Subsidiary during the most recently ended fiscal quarter and (z) setting forth calculations demonstrating in reasonable detail compliance with Section 6.03;
 
(iv)           concurrently with the delivery of financial statements under clause (ii) above, an operating income budget of KCMH in reasonable detail for the current fiscal year as customarily prepared by management of KCMH for their internal use, setting forth the principal assumptions upon which such budget is based;
 
(v)           as soon as available, but in any event within five Business Days of delivery to any Governmental Authority or Self Regulatory Organization, the audited annual financial statements of any Broker-Dealer Subsidiary required to be furnished to such Governmental Authority or Self Regulatory Organization; and
 
(vi)           promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Majority Lenders, such other information regarding the business, operations and financial condition of any Obligor as such Lender may reasonably request (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall use reasonable efforts to coordinate any such requests).
 
(b)            Existence; Conduct of Business .  It will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and, except to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business (including, in the case of each Broker-Dealer Subsidiary, its registration, license or qualification as a broker-dealer with the SEC and/or such other applicable domestic or foreign Governmental Authority); provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any transaction expressly permitted under Section 6.02(c).
 
(c)            Compliance with Laws .  It will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees of any Governmental
 
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Authority applicable to it, its business or its Property (including, in the case of each Broker-Dealer Subsidiary, such rules and regulations of the SEC, FINRA and/or such other applicable domestic or foreign Governmental Authority or Self Regulatory Organization) except, with respect to all matters other than noncompliance by any Broker-Dealer Subsidiary with applicable minimum capital requirements, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(d)            Maintenance of Insurance .  It will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all its tangible Property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as KCMH believes (in the good faith judgment of KCMH) are usually insured against in the same general area by companies of a similar size engaged in the same or a similar business and in a manner that is consistent with KCMH’s and its Subsidiaries’ past practices.
 
(e)            Payment of Taxes .  It will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge, all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits, or upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which material penalties attach thereto, and all lawful material claims in respect of any Taxes imposed, assessed or levied that, if unpaid, could reasonably be expected to become a material Lien upon any Property of KCMH or any Subsidiary, provided that neither KCMH, nor any Subsidiary shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim that is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings if it has maintained adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of management of KCMH) with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and the failure to pay would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(f)             Maintenance of Properties .  It will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep and maintain all Property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except to the extent failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
 
(g)            Books and Records; Visitation and Inspection Rights .  It will, and will cause each Borrower as well as each of its Material Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in accordance with GAAP, and permit representatives designated by the Administrative Agent, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its Properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants (it being agreed that KCMH shall be given the opportunity to participate in any such discussion with its independent accountants), all at the reasonable expense of KCMH and at such reasonable times during normal business hours, but in each case subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws of any Governmental Authority and such confidentiality measures relating thereto as KCMH may reasonably require; provided that, other than after the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, (i) such visitations and inspections shall not be permitted on more than two instances in any calendar year and (ii) only one such visitation and inspection shall be at the expense of KCMH.
 
(h)            Notices of Material Events .  It will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written notice of the following:
 
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(i)             the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
 
(ii)            the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority against or affecting it or any of its Subsidiaries which would reasonably be expected to be adversely determined and, if so determined, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and
 
(iii)           any other event that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
 
Each notice delivered under this subsection shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
 
(i)             Additional Guarantors and Grantors .  Subject to any applicable limitations set forth in the Guarantee and Security Agreement, KCMH will promptly cause each direct or indirect Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary or a Domestic Subsidiary that is a disregarded entity for U.S. federal tax purposes substantially all of whose assets consist of capital stock and/or indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries) formed or otherwise purchased or acquired after the date hereof, to execute a supplement to the Guarantee and Security Agreement substantially in the form attached to the Guarantee and Security Agreement (or otherwise in a form reasonable satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) in order to become a Guarantor and a grantor thereunder and take all other action reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant a perfected security interest in its assets to substantially the same extent as granted by the Obligors on the Closing Date; provided that in any event, no Broker-Dealer Subsidiary shall be required to enter into, provide a guarantee, or grant any security interests in its assets under the Guarantee and Security Agreement or any other Loan Document.
 
(j)             Pledge of Material Foreign Subsidiaries .  Subject to any applicable limitations set forth in the Guarantee and Security Agreement, KCMH will promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent a local law pledge agreement under the jurisdiction of organization or formation of each Subsidiary that is directly owned by an Obligor and identified as a Material Foreign Subsidiary in accordance with Section 6.01(a)(iii)(y) in a customary form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, together with (i) copies of such Material Foreign Subsidiary’s constitutive documents and documents evidencing that such Material Foreign Subsidiary has taken of all necessary action authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) a legal opinion in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent from counsel to such Material Foreign Subsidiary.
 
(k)            Pledge of Additional Stock and Evidence of Indebtedness .  Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and to any applicable limitations set forth in the Guarantee and Security Agreement or with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent (confirmed in writing by notice to KCMH), the cost or other consequences (including any adverse tax consequences) of doing so shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, KCMH will cause (i) all certificates representing Equity Interests (if
 
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any) of any Subsidiary held directly by any Borrower or any Guarantor and (ii) all evidences of Indebtedness in excess of $5,000,000 received by any Borrower or any of the Guarantors, in each case, promptly to be delivered along with applicable instruments of transfer duly executed in blank to the Administrative Agent (or its designee) as security for the obligations owed under the Loan Documents, under the Guarantee and Security Agreement.
 
(l)             Further Assurances .  Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, it will, and will cause each of the Guarantors to, from time to time give, execute, deliver, file and/or record any financing statement, notice, instrument, document, agreement or other paper that is necessary to cause the Liens created by the Guarantee and Security Agreement to be valid first priority perfected Liens on the Property purported to be covered thereby (including after-acquired Property , it being understood that, except as set forth in paragraph (j) above, there shall be no requirement to enter into or deliver security agreements or pledge agreements governed by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction or otherwise take steps to perfect any security interest or Lien securing the Obligations under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction ), subject to no equal or prior Lien except as otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents, and promptly from time to time obtain and maintain in full force and effect, and cause each of the Guarantors to obtain and maintain in full force and effect, all licenses, consents, authorizations and approvals of, and make all filings and registrations with, any Governmental Authority necessary under the Laws of the jurisdiction of organization of such Guarantor (or any other jurisdiction in which part of the Collateral owned by it or by any Guarantor may be situated) for the making and performance by it of the Loan Documents to which it is a party.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, it is hereby agreed and acknowledged that any requirement to take any action to establish perfection by control under any Loan Document is subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, and the establishment of such control by the Administrative Agent’s designee of bailee set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement shall constitute compliance with any such requirement to establish such control by the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.
 
SECTION 6.02.   Negative Covenants .  So long as any principal of or interest on any Loan or any other amount or obligation under the Loan Documents (other than contingent indemnity obligations not then due) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Lender shall have any Commitment or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding hereunder (unless such Letter of Credit has been cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender), KCMH covenants and agrees that, unless the Majority Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:
 
(a)            Indebtedness .  It will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, provided   that KCMH and any Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness (and all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest with regard to such Indebtedness) if (x) immediately before and after such incurrence, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (y) the Debt to Equity Ratio is less than or equal to * to 1.00 after giving pro   forma effect thereto.  The limitations set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall not apply to any of the following items:
 
(i)             Indebtedness arising under the Loan Documents;
 
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(ii)            Intercompany Indebtedness owed among the Borrowers and/or their Subsidiaries (including any Indebtedness used to finance any Financing Transaction);
 
(iii)           Permitted Subordinated Debt;
 
(iv)           Indebtedness in respect of Hedging Agreements;
 
(v)            Indebtedness in respect of overdraft facilities, netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements and other cash management and similar arrangements in the ordinary course of business;
 
(vi)           additional Indebtedness of KCMH and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $* at any time outstanding;
 
(vii)          Indebtedness arising under the Five-Year Credit Agreement (and the other Loan Documents (as defined therein)), and any refinancing, renewal or replacement thereof;
 
(viii)         Indebtedness arising under fronting and/or settlement facilities (“ Fronting Facilities ”); provided that, at least 10 Business Days prior to incurring any such Indebtedness (or such shorter period as MHCB shall reasonably agree, it being agreed MHCB shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide a response to KCMH as soon as practicable after receipt of such notice), KCMH and/or the relevant Subsidiary shall have provided MHCB a bona fide opportunity (through a written notice to MHCB) to provide such Indebtedness, including an offer regarding the timing of establishing such indebtedness, and MHCB shall have either (1) declined (through a written notice from the Administrative Agent to KCMH and/or such Subsidiary) to accept such offer to provide such Indebtedness or (2) failed to respond in writing to such offer, in each case, within such 10 Business Day period;
 
(ix)            all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (i) through (viii) above.
 
(b)            Liens . It will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any Property now owned or hereafter acquired by it, except Liens under the Guarantee and Security Agreement and other Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent as contemplated hereby and except:
 
(i)             Liens arising under the Loan Documents;
 
(ii)            Liens securing Finance Subsidiary Debt; provided that the terms of any Finance Subsidiary Debt (including any intercreditor arrangements entered into in connection therewith) shall provide that the Liens on the Collateral granted under the Guarantee and Security Agreement have at least second priority (to the extent the terms of such Finance Subsidiary Debt do not permit the obligations under the Loan Documents to be secured on a first priority basis pari passu with such Finance Subsidiary Debt) after giving effect to the incurrence of such Finance Subsidiary Debt;
 
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provided   further that the assets securing any such Finance Subsidiary Debt shall be limited to (A) the assets of the Finance Subsidiary or Finance Subsidiaries incurring such Finance Subsidiary Debt and (B) the common equity interests of such Finance Subsidiary or Finance Subsidiaries;
 
(iii)           Permitted Liens;
 
(iv)           Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a KCMH or any Subsidiary of KCMH in favor of KCMH or any Subsidiary of KCMH;
 
(v)            Liens (A) of a collecting bank arising under Section 4-208 of the UCC on items in the course of collection, (B) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodities brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business; and (C) in favor of a banking institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off);
 
(vi)           Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business;
 
(vii)          Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (A) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (B) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of KCMH or any of its Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of KCMH and its Subsidiaries or (C) relating to agreements entered into with customers of KCMH or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;
 
(viii)         additional Liens so long as the aggregate principal amount of the obligations secured thereby at any time outstanding does not exceed $*;
 
(ix)            the modification, replacement, extension or renewal of any Lien permitted by this Section 6.02(b) upon or in the same assets theretofore subject to such Lien (or upon or in after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or any proceeds or products thereof) or the replacement, extension or renewal (without increase in the amount or change in any direct or contingent obligor except to the extent otherwise permitted hereunder) of the Indebtedness secured thereby;
 
(x)            Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness outstanding under Section 6.02(a)(vii), provided such Liens shall only extend to Collateral and shall be pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations hereunder and subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, or junior to the Liens securing the Obligations and subject to an intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and KCMH; and
 
(xi)            Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness outstanding under Section 6.02(a)(viii), provided such Liens only extend to the loans made pursuant to such Fronting Facility and other assets related thereto, and in each case, the proceeds
 
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thereof.  It is agreed that upon the incurrence of a Lien permitted pursuant to this clause (xi), any Collateral subject to such Lien shall be automatically released from the Liens securing the Obligations (and the Administrative Agent shall take such actions as reasonably requested by KCMH to evidence such release (or absence) of such Lien, it being understood that the Lenders authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such documentation, with the Administrative Agent authorized to rely on a certificate from KCMH confirming the automatic release (or absence) of such Lien hereunder in delivering any such documentation).
 
(c)            Mergers, Consolidations, Sales of Assets, Etc.   It will not merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its Property (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve ( provided , that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any Person may merge into KCMH in a transaction in which KCMH is the surviving entity) and it will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with any Subsidiary, if a Default or Event of Default would result as a result from any such merger or consolidation and, if involving a Borrower or a Guarantor, unless such Borrower or Guarantor is the surviving entity or such successor entity is a Subsidiary of KCMH immediately following such merger or consolidation and expressly assumes the obligations of such Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, under the Loan Documents ; provided further that Subsidiaries of KCMH shall be permitted to liquidate or dissolve, except to the extent such liquidation or dissolution would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and provided that upon or prior to the liquidation or dissolution of any Borrower no Borrowings of such Borrower or Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower are outstanding.
 
(d)            Investments .  Without the prior written consent of the Majority Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), it will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any Investment in KKR or its Affiliates; provided , that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, KCMH and its Subsidiaries may make Investments in the ordinary course of KCMH and its Subsidiaries’ capital markets business and in compliance with Section 6.02(i) in (i) any KCM Group Entity, (ii) any portfolio company (or any entity controlled by a portfolio company) of any fund, separately managed account or partnership managed or controlled or sponsored by KKR and/or its Affiliates (any such fund, account or partnership, a “ KKR Vehicle ”) and (iii) any KKR Vehicle with publicly traded securities or securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 or any foreign equivalent or with respect to which a registration statement or equivalent foreign document has been filed.
 
(e)            Dividends .  It will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or pay any dividends or make distributions (other than dividends or distributions payable solely in its Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests)) or return any capital to its equity holders or make any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its equity holders as such, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, for consideration, any of its Equity Interests or Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent
 
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thereof now or hereafter outstanding, or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any Equity Interests of KCMH, now or hereafter outstanding (all of the foregoing, “ dividends ”), provided   that KCMH and any Subsidiary may pay dividends if (x) immediately before and after paying such dividend, no (1) Default or (2) Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (y) the Debt to Equity Ratio is less than or equal to * to 1.00 after giving pro   forma effect thereto.  The limitations set forth in the immediately preceding sentence (other than subclause (x)(2) in the proviso thereto) shall not apply to any of the following items so long as KCMH is in compliance with Section 6.03 after giving pro   forma effect thereto:
 
(i)             it may (or may pay dividends to permit any direct or indirect parent thereof to) redeem in whole or in part any of its Equity Interests for another class of its (or such parent’s) Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests), provided that such new Equity Interests contain terms and provisions at least as advantageous to the Lenders in all respects material to their interests as those contained in the Equity Interests redeemed thereby;
 
(ii)            it may pay dividends, the proceeds of which will be used to pay (or to pay dividends to allow any direct or indirect parent of KCMH to pay (including to the individual owners of any direct or indirect parent of KCMH)) the tax liability of such parent and the individual owners of any direct or indirect parent, determined at the highest rate combined federal, state and local income tax rate applicable to an individual resident in New York City, attributable to KCMH or its Subsidiaries determined as if KCMH and its Subsidiaries filed separately;
 
(iii)           it or any of its Subsidiaries may (i) pay cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof and (ii) honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible Indebtedness and make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any such conversion; and
 
(iv)           any Subsidiary of KCMH may pay dividends to its direct parent; provided that if any such dividends are paid by a non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, such dividends shall be made ratably based on the equity holder’s interests therein (or any other amount more favorable to KCMH), provided   further that if the proceeds of any outstanding Loans or Letters of Credit have been used for an Investment in such non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, any cash dividends paid to such parent shall be applied to prepay such Loans or cash collateralize such Letters of Credit if no Loans are outstanding, at the option of the Administrative Agent, without application of Section 3.12 or at the end of the next Interest Period(s).
 
(f)            Subordinated Debt Payments .  It will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, prepay, repurchase or redeem, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner, or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of, any Subordinated Indebtedness; provided   that KCMH and any Subsidiary may prepay, repurchase or redeem, defease or otherwise satisfy any Subordinated Indebtedness if (x)
 
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immediately before and after such payment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (y) the Debt to Equity Ratio is less than or equal to * to 1.00 after giving pro   forma effect thereto.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 6.02(f) shall prohibit the repayment or prepayment of intercompany Subordinated Indebtedness owed among KCMH and/or its Subsidiaries, in either case unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and KCMH has received a notice from the Administrative Agent instructing it not to make or permit any such repayment or prepayment.
 
(g)            Burdensome Agreements .  It will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability (i) of any Obligor to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its material Property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure the Obligations or, in the case of any Guarantor, its obligations under the Guarantee and Security Agreement, or (ii) of any Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to any Borrower or any Guarantor or to otherwise transfer property to or invest in any Borrower or any Guarantor, other than (A) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (B) any agreements governing Finance Subsidiary Debt and, in the case of clause (i) above only, purchase money Liens (or any permitted refinancing in respect thereof) or Capital Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby and in the case of any permitted refinancing of purchase money Indebtedness, no more restrictive than that in the relevant refinanced agreement), (C) any such agreement in effect at the time any Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of KCMH, so long as such agreement was not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of KCMH; (D) any such agreement imposed or required by or otherwise entered into with any applicable Governmental Authority, (E) any agreement in respect of Indebtedness outstanding under Section 6.02(a)(vii) or (viii) and (F) any agreement in respect of Indebtedness permitted to be outstanding under this Agreement, provided such restrictions do not, in the good faith judgment of KCMH, impair in any material respect the ability of the Borrowers hereunder to comply with their payment obligations under the Loan Documents.
 
(h)            Affiliate Transactions .  It will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction, including, without limitation, any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of Property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with any Affiliate (other than KCMH or any of its Subsidiaries) unless such transaction is (a) otherwise permitted under this Agreement, including the payment and receipt of any dividend permitted pursuant to Section 6.02(e), and (b) upon terms that, in the aggregate, are no less favorable to KCMH or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate; provided that nothing in this Section 6.02(h) shall prohibit KCMH or any of its Subsidiaries from providing placement, advisory or other services in the ordinary course of business so long as such services do not include a funding obligation of KCMH or such Subsidiary.
 
(i)             Line of Business .  It will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any business, either directly or through any Subsidiary, except for those businesses in which KCMH and its Subsidiaries are engaged on the Closing Date or that are reasonably related thereto.
 
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(j)             Change in Fiscal Year .  It will not make any change to its fiscal year; provided that KCMH may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year end to any other fiscal year end reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case KCMH and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the other parties hereto to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to effect such change.
 
SECTION 6.03.   Financial Covenant .  So long as any principal of or interest on any Loan or any other amount or obligation under the Loan Documents (other than contingent indemnity obligations not then due) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Lender shall have any Commitment or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding hereunder (unless such Letter of Credit has been cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent), KCMH covenants and agree that, unless the Majority Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, KCMH will not permit the Debt to Equity Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter of KCMH to exceed * to 1.00.
 
ARTICLE VII
 
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
 
SECTION 7.01.   Events of Default .  If any of the following events (“ Events of Default ”) shall occur and be continuing:
 
(a)            any Borrower shall fail to pay when due any principal of any Loan;
 
(b)            any Borrower shall fail for five Business Days or more to pay any interest, fee or L/C Reimbursement Obligation or any other amount (other than principal) payable by such Borrower under any Loan Document when and as the same shall become due and payable;
 
(c)            any representation or warranty made or deemed made by an Obligor in this Agreement, any other Loan Document or in any certificate furnished pursuant to this Agreement shall prove to have been untrue in any material respect when made or deemed made;
 
(d)            any Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 6.01(b) (with respect to the legal existence of such Borrower), (h)(i), 6.02 (other than those contained in clause (j) of such Section) or 6.03;
 
(e)            any Obligor shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Section) or in any other Loan Document, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to KCMH ;
 
(f)             any Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than any Finance Subsidiary that is not a Borrower) shall fail to make any payment of principal of or interest on any Material Indebtedness when and as the same shall become due and payable (beyond any period of grace, if any); or any event or condition occurs that results in the acceleration (or, solely
 
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with respect to any Material Indebtedness incurred under Section 6.02(a)(iii), permits the holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holders) to cause such acceleration) of such Material Indebtedness prior to its scheduled maturity;
 
(g)            an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, winding up, reorganization or other relief in respect of any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (other than any Finance Subsidiary that is not a Borrower) or its debts, or of a substantial part of its Property, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (other than any Finance Subsidiary that is not a Borrower) or for a substantial part of its Property, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;
 
(h)            any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (other than any Finance Subsidiary that is not a Borrower) shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (g) of this Section, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (other than any Finance Subsidiary) or for a substantial part of its Property, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;
 
(i)             any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (other than any Finance Subsidiary that is not a Borrower) shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;
 
(j)             one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $* shall be rendered against KCMH or any Subsidiary and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any Property of KCMH or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;
 
(k)            an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred for which liability has not been fully satisfied, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
 
(l)             the Guarantee and Security Agreement shall cease to be valid and binding on, or enforceable against, (i) KCMH or (ii) any other Borrower or Guarantor which is a Material Subsidiary (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof or as a result of
 
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acts or omissions of the Administrative Agent or any Lender), or KCMH or any such other Borrower or Guarantor shall so assert in writing; or
 
(m)           a Change of Control shall occur;
 
then the Administrative Agent shall upon the request of the Majority Lenders, by notice to KCMH , take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times:  (i) terminate the Commitments and thereupon they shall terminate immediately, (ii) terminate any obligation of the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, and thereupon such obligations shall terminate, (iii) declare the Loans and all other amounts payable by the Obligors under the Loan Documents to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of each Borrower accrued and other amounts payable by the Obligors under the Loan Documents, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Borrower, and/or (iv) require the Borrowers to jointly and severally provide cash collateral for L/C Reimbursement Obligations and the outstanding undrawn Letters of Credit in an aggregate amount equal to the then aggregate L/C Exposure and thereupon the Borrowers shall forthwith provide such cash collateral on terms and subject to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lenders and the Administrative Agent; and in case of any event applicable to any Borrower described in clause (g) or (h) of this Section, the Commitments and such obligations of the Issuing Lender shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Obligors accrued under the Loan Documents, shall automatically become due and payable, and the Borrowers jointly and severally shall automatically be required to provide such cash collateral, all without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Borrower.  Nothing herein shall terminate or otherwise modify the obligations of the Lenders under Section 2.02(d).
 
SECTION 7.02.  Investors’ Right to Cure.
 
(a)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 7.01(d), in the event that KCMH fails to comply with the requirements of the covenant set forth in Section 6.03, until the expiration of the tenth day after the date on which financial statements for the fiscal period in which the covenant set forth in such Section 6.03 is being measured are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a), any Person shall have the right to make a direct or indirect equity investment in KCMH in cash (the “ Cure Right ”), and upon the receipt by such Person of net cash proceeds pursuant to the exercise of the Cure Right (including through the capital contribution of any such net cash proceeds to such Person), the covenant set forth in such Section 6.03 shall be recalculated, giving effect to a pro   forma increase to Total Equity as of the relevant date of determination in an amount equal to such net cash proceeds.
 
(b)            If, after the exercise of the Cure Right and the recalculations pursuant to clause (a) above, KCMH shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the covenant set forth in Section 6.03 for the relevant fiscal quarter, KCMH shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of such covenant as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as
 
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though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable Default or Event of Default under Section 7.01(d) that had occurred shall be deemed cured.
 
ARTICLE VIII
 
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
 
SECTION 8.01.   Appointment and Authority .  (a)            Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints MHCB to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent under and in connection with the Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and the Borrowers shall have no rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.
 
(b)            Each Issuing Lender shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and each such Issuing Lender shall have all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Administrative Agent in this Article VIII with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by such Issuing Lender in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the applications and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in this Article VIII included such Issuing Lender with respect to such acts or omissions, and (ii) as additionally provided herein with respect to such Issuing Lender.
 
(c)            The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and the Issuing Lender for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Obligors to secure any of the obligations of the Obligors under the Loan Documents, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto.  In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Loan Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article VIII and Article IX as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.
 
SECTION 8.02.   Rights as a Lender .  The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity.  Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with
 
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any Obligor or any Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.
 
SECTION 8.03.  Exculpatory Provisions .
 
(a)            The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
 
(i)             shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;
 
(ii)            shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Majority Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for in the Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law; and
 
(iii)           shall not, except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Obligor or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.
 
(b)            The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Majority Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.01) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.  The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by a Borrower or a Lender.
 
(c)            The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.
 
SECTION 8.04.   Reliance by Administrative Agent .  The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any
 
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electronic message, internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person.  The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.  In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan or such issuance.  The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for a Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
 
SECTION 8.05.   Delegation of Duties .  The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers under any Loan Document by or through any one or more sub‑agents appointed by the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent and any such sub‑agent and any Issuing Lender may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties.  The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub‑agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub‑agent and the Issuing Lender, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.
 
SECTION 8.06.   Resignation of Administrative Agent .  The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and KCMH .  Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Majority Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with KCMH , to appoint a successor, which shall be a nationally recognized bank with an office in New York, New York or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in New York, New York.  If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Majority Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above, provided , that if the Administrative Agent shall notify KCMH and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (a) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (b) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time as the Majority Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this subsection.  Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this subsection).  The fees payable by the Borrowers
 
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to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between KCMH and such successor.  After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub‑agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.
 
SECTION 8.07.   Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders .  Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement.  Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon any Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.
 
SECTION 8.08.   No Other Duties; Etc.   Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Lead Arranger and any bookrunner listed on the cover page hereof shall not, in such capacities, have any powers, duties or responsibilities under any of the Loan Documents.
 
SECTION 8.09.   Intercreditor Agreement Governs . The Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Obligor hereby agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement entered into pursuant to the terms hereof.  Each Lender hereby authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement and each other intercreditor agreement entered into pursuant to the terms hereof (including any amendments or other modifications thereof) and to subject the Liens securing the Obligations to the provisions thereof
 
ARTICLE IX
 
MISCELLANEOUS
 
SECTION 9.01.  Amendments, Etc.
 
(a)            No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, nor consent to any departure by a Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Borrowers and the Majority Lenders, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided , that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, do any of the following:  (i) subject such Lender to any additional obligations including, without limitation, any extension of the expiry date of the Commitment of such Lender or increase the Commitment of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal of, or rate of interest on, any Loan, L/C Reimbursement Obligation or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, (iii) postpone any date for payment of principal of, or interest on, any Loan, L/C Reimbursement Obligation or any fees or other
 
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amounts payable hereunder when due (other than fees or other amounts payable for the sole account of an Issuing Lender), or (iv) modify any of the provisions of the Loan Documents relating to pro   rata payments; and provided   further , that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all of the Lenders, change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans, or the number of Lenders, which shall be required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder, (A) amend Section 3.07(a) or (b), or this Section 9.01, or (B) release all or substantially all of the Collateral or all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees provided by the Guarantors; and provided   further , that (x) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lenders in addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or, as the case may be, the Issuing Lenders under any Loan Document and (y) if the Administrative Agent and KCMH shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agent and KCMH shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Majority Lenders within five Business Days after notice thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender (it being understood that any Commitments or Loans held or deemed held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for a vote of the Lenders hereunder requiring any consent of the Lenders).
 
(b)            This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the other agreements provided for herein constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
 
SECTION 9.02.  Notices, KCMH as Administrative Borrower, Etc.
 
(a)            Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, in each case, as follows:
 
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(i)             if to any Borrower or any Guarantor:
 
c/o KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200
New York, NY 10019
Attention: * – Financial Controller; * – Counsel
Telephone:  *
Facsimile:  *
Electronic Mail:  *
 
(ii)          if to the Administrative Agent:
 
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
New York Branch
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attention:  *
Telephone:  *
Facsimile:  *
Electronic Mail:  *
 
(iii)         if to the Issuing Lender:
 
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
New York Branch
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attention:  *
Telephone:  *
Facsimile:  *
Electronic Mail:  *
 
(iv)           if to a Lender, to it at its address (or telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire;
 
provided , that any party may change its address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties.  Except as provided in clause (d) below, notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient), except that notices and communications to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article II or Article VII shall not be effective until received by the Administrative Agent.  Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in clause (b)  below, shall be effective as provided in said clause (b).
 
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(b)            Notices and other communications to any Lender hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication.  The Administrative Agent or any Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.
 
Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.
 
(c)            Each Borrower further agrees that the Administrative Agent may make communications to Lenders available to the Lenders by posting the communications on Intralinks or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “ Platform ”).  THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”.  THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS, OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE COMMUNICATIONS.  NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY THE AGENT PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE PLATFORM.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ADVISORS OR REPRESENTATIVES (COLLECTIVELY, THE “ AGENT PARTIES ”) HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY OBLIGOR, ANY LENDER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF SUCH OBLIGOR’S OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THE LIABILITY OF ANY AGENT PARTY IS FOUND IN A FINAL NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED PRIMARILY FROM SUCH AGENT PARTY’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.
 
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(d)            The Administrative Agent agrees that the receipt of the communications by the Administrative Agent at its e-mail address set forth above shall constitute effective delivery of the communications to the Administrative Agent for purposes of the Loan Documents.  Each Lender agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that the communications have been posted to the Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the communications to such Lender for purposes of the Loan Documents.  Each Lender agrees (i) to provide to the Administrative Agent in writing (including by electronic communication), promptly after the date of this Agreement, one or more e-mail addresses to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and (ii) that the foregoing notice may be sent to such e-mail address or addresses.
 
(e)            Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document in any other manner specified in such Loan Document.
 
(f)            The Borrowers each hereby irrevocably appoint KCMH as the administrative borrower with respect to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and all notices, demands and interactions with KCMH are hereby authorized by the other Borrowers, and shall be conclusive and binding on the other Borrowers, who duly and irrevocably authorize KCMH to act on their behalf for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may conclusively rely on all notices, directions, and other interactions with KCMH without consulting in any manner with the other Borrowers.
 
SECTION 9.03.  No Waiver; Remedies; Setoff .
 
(a)            No failure on the part of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.
 
(b)            If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower against any and all of the obligations of such now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of such Borrower may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness.  The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender may have.  Each Lender agrees to notify KCMH and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application,
 
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provided , that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
 
SECTION 9.04.  Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver .
 
(a)            Costs and Expenses .  The Borrowers jointly and severally shall pay (i) all reasonable out‑of‑pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arranger and their respective Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel (together with one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction)), in connection with the syndication of the facility contemplated hereby, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof, (ii) all out‑of‑pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including the fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel (together with one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction) and, after notice to KCMH , of more than one such counsel to the extent the Administrative Agent or any Lender reasonably determines that there is an actual conflict of interest requiring the employment of separate counsel) in connection with the enforcement (including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect thereof) or, during the continuance of an Event of Default, protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section and (iii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Lender in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder.
 
(b)            Indemnification by the Borrower .  The Borrowers jointly and severally hereby indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arranger, each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel for the Indemnitees (together with one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction) and, after notice to KCMH , of more than one such counsel to the extent any Indemnitee reasonably determines that there is an actual conflict of interest requiring the employment of separate counsel), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by any Borrower or any other Obligor arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, or (iii) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by any Borrower or any other Obligor and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided , that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by any Borrower against an Indemnitee for material breach of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if such Borrower has obtained a final and
 
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nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
 
(c)            Reimbursement by Lenders .  To the extent that the Borrowers for any reason fail to indefeasibly pay any amount required under clause (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s Commitment Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided , that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender in connection with such capacity.
 
(d)            Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc .  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereto agrees that it will not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any other party hereto, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof or any Letter of Credit or the use of proceeds thereof.  No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
 
(e)            Payments .  All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than 15 Business Days after demand therefor.
 
SECTION 9.05.   Binding Effect, Successors and Assigns .  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and permitted assigns, except that no Borrower shall have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
 
SECTION 9.06.  Assignments and Participations .
 
(a)            Successors and Assigns Generally .  The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that no Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of clause (b) of
 
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this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of clause (d) of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest in accordance with clause (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void).  Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in clause (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
 
(b)            Assignments by Lenders .  Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided , that
 
(i)             except in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to a Lender, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, KCMH otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed);
 
(ii)            each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned;
 
(iii)           the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 and the Eligible Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire; and
 
(iv)           no assignment shall be made to a natural person.
 
Subject to notice to KCMH and acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (c) of this Section, from and after the Assignment Date specified in each Assignment and Assumption (an “ Assignment Date ”), the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under
 
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this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.09, 3.11, 3.12   and 9.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to such Assignment Date.  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with clause (d) of this Section.
 
(c)            Register .  The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain at its address specified in Section 9.02 a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.
 
(d)            Participations .  Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, any Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or any Borrower or any of any of KCMH’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided , that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.
 
Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided , that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso of Section 9.01   that affects such Participant.  Subject to clause (e) of this Section, each Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits and obligations of Sections 3.09, 3.11,   and 3.12   to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to clause (b) of this Section 9.06.  Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.  The entries
 
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in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

(e)            Limitations upon Participant Rights .  A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.09, 3.11 and 3.12 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant.
 
(f)             Certain Pledges .  Any Lender, without the consent of any Borrower or the Administrative Agent may at any time grant security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement or any Note to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided , that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder.
 
(g)            Resignation as Issuing Lender after Assignment .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time MHCB assigns all of its Commitment and Loans pursuant to Section 9.06(b), MHCB may, upon 30 days’ notice to KCMH and the Lenders, resign as Issuing Lender.  In the event of any such resignation as Issuing Lender, KCMH shall be entitled to appoint, from among the Lenders, a successor Issuing Lender hereunder; provided , however , that no failure by KCMH to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of MHCB as Issuing Lender.  If MHCB resigns as Issuing Lender, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the Issuing Lender hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as Issuing Lender and all L/C Exposure with respect thereto.  Upon the appointment of a successor Issuing Lender, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Issuing Lender, and (b) the successor Issuing Lender shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to MHCB to effectively assume the obligations of MHCB with respect to such Letters of Credit.
 
SECTION 9.07.  GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; ETC.
 
(A)           GOVERNING LAW .  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
 
(B)            SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION .  EACH BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE
 
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COURT OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT.  EACH BORROWER AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
 
(C)             WAIVER OF VENUE .  EACH BORROWER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (B) ABOVE.  EACH BORROWER  IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
 
(D)           SERVICE OF PROCESS .  EACH BORROWER AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 9.02, OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED IN WRITING BY KCMH .
 
SECTION 9.08.   Severability .  Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
 
SECTION 9.09.  Counterparts; Effectiveness; Execution .
 
(a)            Counterparts; Effectiveness .  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
 
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(b)            Electronic Execution of Loan Documents or any Assignments .  The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
 
SECTION 9.10.   Survival .  The provisions of Sections 3.09, 3.11 and 3.12 and Article VIII and Section 9.04 shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.
 
SECTION 9.11.   Waiver of Jury Trial .  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
 
SECTION 9.12.   Confidentiality .  Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and will be subject to customary confidentiality obligations of professional practice or will agree (which agreement may be oral or pursuant to company policy) to be bound by the terms of this Section 9.12 (or language substantially similar to this Section 9.12)), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any Self Regulatory Organization), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to the Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to any
 
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Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of KCMH or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than KCMH or its Subsidiary.
 
For purposes of this Section, “ Information ” means all information received from KCMH or any of its Subsidiaries relating to KCMH or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by KCMH or any of its Subsidiaries.  Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.
 
SECTION 9.13.   No Fiduciary Relationship .  In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby, each Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (a) the credit facility provided for hereunder and any related arranging or other services in connection therewith (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) are an arm’s length commercial transaction between the Borrowers and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arranger, on the other hand, and each Borrower is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents (including any amendment, waiver or other modification thereof); (b) in connection with the process leading to such transaction, the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arranger, each is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary, for any Borrower or any of its Affiliates, equity holders, creditors or employees or any other Person; (c) neither the Administrative Agent nor the Lead Arranger has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of any Borrower with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, including with respect to any amendment waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document (irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent or the Lead Arranger has advised or is currently advising any Borrower or any of its Affiliates on other matters) and neither the Administrative Agent nor the Lead Arranger has any obligation to any Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; (d) the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arranger and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrowers and their Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor the Lead Arranger has any obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (e) the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arranger have not provided and will not provide any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) and the Borrowers have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulator and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate.  Each Borrower hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arranger with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty.
 
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SECTION 9.14.   Headings .  Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

SECTION 9.15.   USA PATRIOT Act .  Each Lender hereby notifies each Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Patriot Act ”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrowers and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.
 
SECTION 9.16.   Judgment Currency .  This is an international loan transaction in which the specification of Dollars or an Alternate Currency, as the case may be (the “ Specified Currency ”), and any payment in New York City or the country of the Specified Currency, as the case may be (the “ Specified Place ”), is of the essence, and the Specified Currency shall be the currency of account in all events relating to amounts denominated in such Specified Currency.  The payment obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be discharged by an amount paid in another currency or in another place, whether pursuant to a judgment or otherwise, to the extent that the amount so paid on conversion to the Specified Currency and transfer to the Specified Place under normal banking procedures does not yield the amount of the Specified Currency at the Specified Place due hereunder.  If for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in the Specified Currency into another currency (the “ Second Currency ”), the rate of exchange which shall be applied shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the Specified Currency with the Second Currency on the Business Day next preceding that on which such judgment is rendered.  The obligation of the Borrowers in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder shall, notwithstanding the rate of exchange actually applied in rendering such judgment, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, of any sum adjudged to be due hereunder or under the Notes in the Second Currency to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase and transfer to the Specified Place the Specified Currency with the amount of the Second Currency so adjudged to be due; and the Borrowers hereby, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, jointly and severally agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, against, and to pay the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, on demand in the Specified Currency, any difference between the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, in the Specified Currency and the amount of the Specified Currency so purchased and transferred.
 
SECTION 9.17.   European Monetary Union .  (a)  Definitions .  In this Section 9.17 and in each other provision of this Agreement to which reference is made in this Section 9.17 (whether expressly or impliedly), the following terms have the following respective meanings:
 
EMU ” shall mean economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.
 
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EMU Legislation ” shall mean legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency, being in part the implementation of the third stage of EMU.
 
Euro ” shall mean the single currency of Participating Member States of the European Union, which shall be a Currency under this Agreement.
 
Euro Unit ” shall mean a currency unit of the Euro.
 
National Currency Unit ” shall mean a unit of any Currency (other than a Euro Unit) of a Participating Member State.
 
Participating Member State ” shall mean each state so described in any EMU Legislation.
 
Target Operating Day ” shall mean any day that is not (a) a Saturday or Sunday, (b) Christmas Day or New Year’s Day or (c) any other day on which the Trans-European Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer system (or any successor settlement system) is not operating (as determined by the Administrative Agent).
 
Treaty on European Union ” shall mean the Treaty of Rome of March 25, 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986 and the Maastricht Treaty (which was signed at Maastricht on February 7, 1992, and came into force on November 1, 1993), as amended from time to time.
 
(b)            Alternative Currencies .  If and to the extent that any EMU Legislation provides that an amount denominated either in the Euro or in the National Currency Unit of a Participating Member State and payable within the Participating Member State by crediting an account of the creditor can be paid by the debtor either in the Euro Unit or in that National Currency Unit, any party to this Agreement shall be entitled to pay such amount either in the Euro Unit or in such National Currency Unit.
 
(c)            Payments by the Administrative Agent Generally .  With respect to the payment of any amount denominated in the Euro or in a National Currency Unit, the Administrative Agent shall not be liable to any Borrower or any of the Lenders in any way whatsoever for any delay, or the consequences of any delay, in the crediting to any account of any amount required by this Agreement to be paid by the Administrative Agent if the Administrative Agent shall have taken all relevant steps to achieve, on the date required by this Agreement, the payment of such amount in immediately available, freely transferable, cleared funds (in the Euro Unit or, as the case may be, in a National Currency Unit) to the account of any Borrower or any Lender, as the case may be, in the Principal Financial Center in the Participating Member State which the Borrower or, as the case may be, such Lender shall have specified for such purpose.  In this paragraph (c), “ all relevant steps ” shall mean all such steps as may be prescribed from time to time by the regulations or operating procedures of such clearing or settlement system as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably determine for the purpose of clearing or settling payments of the Euro.
 
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(d)            Determination of Eurocurrency Rate .  For the purposes of determining the date on which the applicable rate for Eurocurrency Loans, as the case may be, is determined under this Agreement for any Loan denominated in the Euro (or any National Currency Unit) for any Interest Period therefor, references in this Agreement to London Banking Days shall be deemed to be references to Target Operating Days.  In addition, if the Administrative Agent determines that there is no Eurocurrency Rate displayed on the Screen Page for deposits denominated in the National Currency Unit in which any Loans are denominated, the Eurocurrency Rate for such Loans shall be based upon the rate displayed on the applicable Screen Page for the offering of deposits denominated in Euro Units.
 
(e)            Rounding .  Without prejudice and in addition to any method of conversion or rounding prescribed by the EMU Legislation, each reference in this Agreement to a minimum amount (or a multiple thereof) in a National Currency Unit to be paid to or by the Administrative Agent shall be replaced by a reference to such reasonably comparable and convenient amount (or a multiple thereof) in the Euro Unit as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify.
 
(f)             Other Consequential Changes .  Without prejudice to the respective liabilities of the Borrowers to the Lenders and the Lenders to the Borrowers under or pursuant to this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Section 9.17, each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be necessary or appropriate to reflect the introduction of or changeover to the Euro in Participating Member States.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers or representatives thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
 
 
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.,
 
as a Borrower
     
 
By:
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS
   
GP LLC, its general partner
     
 
By:
/s/ Adam Smith
 
   
Name: Adam Smith
   
Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC, as a
Borrower
     
 
By:
/s/ Adam Smith
 
   
Name: Adam Smith
   
Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CA) LLC, as a
Borrower
     
 
By:
/s/ Adam Smith
 
   
Name: Adam Smith
   
Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (TN) LLC, as a
Borrower
     
 
By:
/s/ Adam Smith
 
   
Name: Adam Smith
   
Title: Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement]
 

KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC, as a
Borrower
     
 
By:
/s/ Adam Smith
 
   
Name: Adam Smith
   
Title: Chief Executive Officer

[Signature Page to 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement]
 

 
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
 
as Administrative Agent and as a Lender
     
 
By:
/s/ James Yu
 
   
Name: James Yu
   
Title: Director

[Signature Page to 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement]
 

ANNEX A
 
PRICING GRID
 
The Applicable Margin (“ Applicable Margin ”) in respect of Borrowings, Letters of Credit under Section 2.03(c)(i) and the facility fee payable under Section 2.03(b) shall equal the amounts indicated in the pricing grid (the “ Pricing Grid ”) below (based, in the case of the Applicable Margin for Loans, on the number of days such Loan (or as applicable, Letter of Credit) remains outstanding after the date it is initially outstanding, as set forth below):
 
Days From Date Loan (or as
applicable letter of credit)
is Initially Outstanding
Applicable Margin
for Eurocurrency
Loans
Applicable Margin
for ABR Loans
Applicable Margin
for Facility Fee
 
*
 
1.25%
0.25%
0.20%
 
*
 
*%
*%
0.20%
 
*
 
*%
*%
0.20%
 
*
 
2.50%
1.50%
0.20%
 
*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.
 

SCHEDULE I

LENDERS AND COMMITMENTS

Lender
Commitment
   
*
$*

*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.
 

SCHEDULE II

MANDATORY COST RATE

Calculation of Mandatory Cost Rate

1.
The MCR Cost is an addition to the interest rate to compensate Lenders for the cost of compliance with (a) the requirements of the Bank of England and/or the Financial Services Authority (or, in either case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions) or (b) the requirements of the European Central Bank.
 
2.
On the first day of each Interest Period for any Loan denominated in an Alternate Currency (or as soon as possible thereafter) the Administrative Agent shall calculate, as a percentage rate, a rate (the “ Additional Cost Rate ”) for each Lender, in accordance with the paragraphs set out below.  The MCR Cost will be calculated by the Administrative Agent as a weighted average of the Lenders’ Additional Cost Rates (weighted in proportion to the percentage participation of each Lender in the relevant Loan) and will be expressed as a percentage rate per annum.
 
3.
The Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from an Applicable Lending Office in a Participating Member State (as defined in Section 9.17) will be the percentage notified by that Lender to the Administrative Agent.  This percentage will be certified by that Lender in its notice to the Administrative Agent to be its reasonable determination of the cost (expressed as a percentage of that Lender’s participation in all Loans made from that Applicable Lending Office) of complying with the minimum reserve requirements of the European Central Bank in respect of loans made from that Applicable Lending Office.
 
4.
The Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from an Applicable Lending Office in the United Kingdom will be calculated by the Administrative Agent as follows:
 
(a)
in relation to a Loan made in Pounds Sterling:
 
AB + C(B – D) + E  x 0.01
 
100 – (A + C)
  per cent, per annum.
 
 
 
(b)
in relation to a Loan denominated in any Alternate Currency other than Pounds Sterling:
 
E x 0.01
 
300
  per cent, per annum.
 
 
 
Where:
 
A
is the percentage of Eligible Liabilities (assuming these to be in excess of any stated minimum) which such Lender is from time to time required to maintain as
 

an interest free cash ratio deposit with the Bank of England to comply with cash ratio requirements.
 
B
is the percentage rate of interest (excluding the Applicable Margin and the MCR Cost and, if applicable, any additional amount of interest specified in Section 3.02(b)) payable for the relevant Interest Period on the Loan.
 
C
is the percentage (if any) of Eligible Liabilities which such Lender is required from time to time to maintain as interest bearing Special Deposits with the Bank of England.
 
D
is the percentage rate per annum payable by the Bank of England to the Administrative Agent on interest bearing Special Deposits.
 
E
is designed to compensate Lenders for amounts payable under the Fees Rules and is calculated by the Administrative Agent as being the average of the most recent rates of charge pursuant to paragraph 7 below and expressed in pounds per £1,000,000;
 
5.
For the purposes of this Schedule:
 
(a)
Eligible Liabilities ” and “ Special Deposits ” have the meanings given to them from time to time under or pursuant to the Bank of England Act 1998 or (as may be appropriate) by the Bank of England.
 
(b)
Fees Rules ” means the rules on periodic fees contained in the Financial Services Authority Fees Manual or such other law or regulation as may be in force from time to time in respect of the payment of fees for the acceptance of deposits.
 
(c)
Fee Tariffs ” means the fee tariffs specified in the Fees Rules under the activity group A.1 Deposit acceptors (ignoring any minimum fee or zero rated fee required pursuant to the Fees Rules but taking into account any applicable discount rate).
 
(d)
Tariff Base ” has the meaning given to it in, and will be calculated in accordance with, the Fees Rules.
 
6.
In application of the above formulae, A, B, C and D will be included in the formulae as percentages (i.e. 5 per cent. will be included in the formula as 5 and not as 0.05).  A negative result obtained by subtracting D from B shall be taken as zero.  The resulting figures shall be rounded to four decimal places.
 
7.
For purposes hereof, the Administrative Agent shall determine the rate of charge payable by it to the Financial Services Authority pursuant to the Fees Rules in respect of the relevant financial year of the Financial Services Authority (calculated for this purpose as being the average of the Fee Tariffs applicable to the Administrative Agent for that financial year) and expressed in pounds per £1,000,000 of the Tariff Base of the Administrative Agent.
 

8.
Each Lender shall supply any information required by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of calculating its Additional Cost Rate.  In particular, but without limitation, each Lender shall supply the following information on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Lender:
 
(a)               the jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending Office; and
 
(b)               any other information that the Administrative Agent may reasonably require for such purpose.
 
Each Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of any change to the information provided by it pursuant to this paragraph.
 
9.
The percentages of each Lender for the purpose of A and C above and the rate of charge of the Administrative Agent for the purpose of E above shall be determined by the Administrative Agent based upon the information supplied to it pursuant to paragraphs 7 and 8 above and on the assumption that, unless a Lender notifies the Administrative Agent to the contrary, each Lender’s obligations in relation to cash ratio deposits and Special Deposits are the same as those of a typical bank from its jurisdiction of incorporation with an Applicable Lending Office in the same jurisdiction as its Applicable Lending Office.
 
10.
The Administrative Agent shall have no liability to any person if such determination results in an Additional Cost Rate which over or under compensates any Lender and shall be entitled to assume that the information provided by any Lender pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 8 above is true and correct in all respects.
 
11.
The  Administrative Agent shall distribute the additional amounts received as a result of the MCR to the Lenders on the basis of the Additional Cost Rate for each Lender based on the information provided by each Lender and determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 above.
 
12.
Any determination by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Schedule II in relation to a formula, the MCR, an Additional Cost Rate or any amount payable to a Lender shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all Parties.
 
13.
The Administrative Agent may from time to time, after consultation with KCMH and the Lenders, determine and provide notice to KCMH and the Lenders of any amendments which are required to be made to this Schedule II in order to comply with any change in law, regulation or any requirements from time to time imposed by the Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority or the European Central Bank (or, in any case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions) and any such determination shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all parties to the Credit Agreement.
 

SCHEDULE III

SUBSIDIARIES
 
Legal Name
 
Jurisdiction
of Formation
 
Type
of Entity
 
Equity Interest Holders
 
Percentage
Held
                 
KKR Corporate Lending LLC
 
Delaware
 
Limited Liability Company
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
100%
KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC
 
Delaware
 
Limited Liability Company
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
100%
KKR Capital Markets LLC
 
Delaware
 
Limited Liability Company
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
100%
KKR Capital Markets Japan Holdings LLC
 
Delaware
 
Limited Liability Company
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
100%
KKR Capital Markets Limited
 
U. K.
 
Limited Liability Company
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
100%
KKR Capital Markets Asia Limited
 
Hong Kong
 
Limited Liability Company
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
100%
KKR Corporate Lending (Cayman) Ltd.
 
Cayman Islands
 
Limited Liability Company
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
100%
KKR Capital Markets Japan Limited
 
Japan
 
Corporation
 
KKR Capital Markets Japan Holdings LLC
 
100%
KKR Corporate Lending (CA) LLC
 
Delaware
 
Limited Liability Company
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
100%
KKR Corporate Lending (TN) LLC
 
Delaware
 
Limited Liability Company
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
100%
 

EXHIBIT A
 
[FORM OF NOTE]
 
PROMISSORY NOTE
 
$[_________]
[________], 20[__]
 
New York, New York
 
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.,   a Delaware limited partnership (“ KCM ”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL U.S. ”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CA) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL C.A. ”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING (TN) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL T.N. ”) and KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL U.K. ”; KCM, KCL U.S., KCL C.A. and KCL T.N. and KCL U.K. are collectively referred to herein as the “ Borrowers ”), hereby jointly and severally promise to pay to the order of [ NAME OF LENDER ] (the “ Lender ”), at such of the offices of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. in New York, New York as shall be notified to KCM from time to time, the principal sum of [ DOLLAR AMOUNT ] [United States Dollars, in lawful money of the United States] and in immediately available funds, on  [__], [20__], or such lesser amount at any time as shall equal the then aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans made by the Lender under the Credit Agreement referred to below, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof, at such office, in like money and funds, for the period commencing on the date hereof until the principal hereof shall be paid in full, at the rates per annum and on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement referred to below.
 
This note (the “ Note ”) evidences the Loans made by the Lender under the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2017  (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among the Borrowers, the lenders party thereto (including the Lender) and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent.  Terms used but not defined in this Note have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.
 
The date, amount, Type, Currency, interest rate and Interest Period of each Loan made by the Lender to the Borrowers, and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by the Lender on its books and, prior to any transfer of this Note, endorsed by the Lender on the Schedule attached hereto or any continuation thereof; provided that the failure of the Lender to make any such recordation (or any error in making any such recordation) or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrowers to make a payment when due of any amount owing under the Credit Agreement or hereunder.
 
Form of Note
 

The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this Note upon the occurrence of certain events and for prepayments hereof upon the terms and conditions specified therein.
 
Except as permitted by Section 9.06 of the Credit Agreement, this Note may not be assigned by the Lender to any other Person.
 
This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
 
 
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.
     
 
By
   
   
Name:
   
Title:
     
 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC
     
 
By
 
   
Name:
   
Title:
     
 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CA) LLC
     
 
By
   
   
Name:
   
Title:
     
 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (TN) LLC
     
 
By
   
   
Name:
   
Title:
     
 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC
     
 
By
 
   
Name:
   
Title:
 
Form of Note
 

SCHEDULE OF LOANS
 
This Note evidences the Loans made under the within-described Credit Agreement to the Borrowers, on the dates, in the principal amounts and of the Types, and bearing interest at the rates and having the Interest Period set forth below, subject to the payments and prepayments of principal set forth below:
 
Borrower
Principal
Amount of
Loan
(in Dollars)
Currency
Type of Loan
Interest
Rate and
Period
Amount Paid
or Prepaid
Unpaid
Principal
Amount
Notation
Made By
 
Form of Note
 

EXHIBIT B
 
[FORM OF GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT]
 
Form of Guarantee and Security Agreement
 

GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
 
GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of June 29, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), among KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.,   a Delaware limited partnership (“ KCMH ”), each Subsidiary of KCMH identified under the caption “GUARANTORS” on the signature pages hereto and each entity, if any, that becomes a “Guarantor” hereunder as contemplated by Section 7.13 hereof (individually, a “ Guarantor ” and, collectively, the “ Guarantors ” and, together with KCMH, the “ Obligors ”), and MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as administrative agent for the parties defined as “Lenders” under the Credit Agreement referred to below (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
 
Reference is made to that certain 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2017, among KCMH, KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL U.S. ”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CA) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL C.A. ”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING (TN) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL T.N. ”), and KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL U.K. ”; each of KCMH, KCL U.S., KCL C.A., KCL T.N. and KCL U.K. are individually referred to herein as a “ Borrower ” and collectively referred to herein as the “ Borrowers ”) and the Administrative Agent (as the same may be modified and supplemented from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), providing, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, for extensions of credit (by means of loans and letters of credit) to be made by the Lenders to the Borrowers.  In addition, the Borrowers may from time to time be obligated to various Lenders (or their Affiliates) in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements.
 
Each Obligor is, as of the date hereof, the owner of (a) the shares of Equity Interests (the “ Initial Pledged Equity ”), (b) the indebtedness (the “ Initial Pledged Debt ”) and (c) the deposit account the (“ Pledged Deposit Account ”), each as set forth opposite such Obligor’s name on Part A of Annex II hereto.
 
To induce each Lender to enter into the Credit Agreement and to extend credit thereunder and under any Hedging Agreements, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Guarantor, jointly and severally with each other Guarantor, has agreed to guarantee the Guaranteed Obligations (as hereinafter defined) and each Obligor has agreed to grant a security interest in the Collateral (as so defined) as security for the Secured Obligations (as so defined) and each Guarantor and each other Obligor have agreed to enter into this Agreement pursuant to the terms set forth below.
 
Accordingly, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
 
SECTION 1.  Definitions, Etc .
 
1.01          Terms Generally . Terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.
 
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1.02          Certain Uniform Commercial Code Terms .  As used herein, the terms “ Account ”, “ Chattel Paper ”, “ Deposit Accounts ”, “ Document ”, “ Equipment ”, “ General Intangible ”, “ Instrument ”, “ Inventory ”, “ Investment Property ”, “ Letter-of-Credit Right ”, “ Commercial Tort Claims ” and “ Proceeds ” have the respective meanings set forth in Article 9 of the UCC, and the terms “ Entitlement Holder ”, “ Financial Asset ” and “ Securities Account ” have the respective meanings set forth in Article 8 of the UCC.
 
1.03          Additional Definitions .  In addition, as used herein:
 
Bankruptcy Law ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01 .
 
Collateral ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4 .
 
Collateral Account ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01 .
 
Excess Funding Guarantor ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.08 .
 
Excess Payment ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.08 .
 
Guaranteed Obligations ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01 .
 
“Initial Pledged Debt ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.
 
Initial Pledged Equity ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.
 
L/C Exposure Sub-Account ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.04 .
 
Pledged Deposit Account ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.
 
Pledged Debt ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4(b)(iv) .
 
Pledged Equity ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4(b)(iii) .
 
Pro Rata Share ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.08 .
 
Secured Creditors ” means, collectively, the Lenders (including each Issuing Lender) and the Administrative Agent, any other holder from time to time of any of the Secured Obligations and, in each case, their respective successors and assigns.
 
Secured Obligations ” means, collectively, (a) in the case of the Borrowers, (i) all obligations of the Borrowers under the Loan Documents to pay the principal of and interest on the Loans and the L/C Reimbursement Obligations and all fees, premiums, costs, expenses, indemnification payments and other amounts or obligations whatsoever,
 
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whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter from time to time owing to the Secured Creditors or any of them under the Loan Documents and (ii) all obligations of the Borrowers to any Lender (or any Affiliate thereof) under any Hedging Agreement, (b) in the case of the Guarantors, all obligations of the Guarantors under Section 2 hereof and (c) in the case of each of the foregoing, including all interest thereon and expenses related thereto, including any interest or expenses accruing or arising after the commencement of any case with respect to any Obligor under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other bankruptcy or insolvency law (whether or not such interest or expenses are allowed or allowable as a claim in whole or in part in such case).
 
Security Collateral ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4(b) .
 
Subagent ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.15(b) .
 
Subordinated Obligations ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10 .
 
1.04          Treatment of Hedging Agreements .  For purposes hereof, it is understood that any obligations of any Borrower to a Person arising under a Hedging Agreement entered into with a Lender or an Affiliate thereof shall nevertheless continue to constitute Secured Obligations and Guaranteed Obligations, and such Person shall continue to be a Secured Creditor, for purposes hereof, notwithstanding that such Person (or its Affiliates) may have assigned all of its Loans and other interests in the Credit Agreement and, therefore, at the time a claim is to be made in respect of such obligations, such Person (or its Affiliates) is no longer a “Lender” party to the Credit Agreement.
 
SECTION 2.  Guarantee .
 
2.01          The Guarantee .  Each Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to each of the Secured Creditors and their respective successors and assigns the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of:
 
(a)            the principal of and interest on the Loans and the L/C Reimbursement Obligations and all fees, premiums, costs, expenses, indemnification payments and other amounts or obligations whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter from time to time owing to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent or any of them by any Obligor under any of the Loan Documents, and
 
(b)            all obligations of any Borrower to any Lender (or any Affiliate thereof) under any Hedging Agreement,
 
in each case in accordance with the terms thereof and including all interest and expenses accrued or incurred subsequent to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding with respect to any Obligor, whether or not such interest or expenses are allowed as a claim in such proceeding (such obligations being herein collectively called the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”).  Each Guarantor hereby further jointly and severally agrees that if any Obligor shall fail to pay in
 
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full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed Obligations, such Guarantor will promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.
 
Each Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and each other Secured Creditor, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such Persons that this Agreement and the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder do not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law (as hereinafter defined), the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar foreign, federal or state law to the extent applicable to this Agreement and the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder.  To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Administrative Agent, the other Secured Creditors and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the Guaranteed Obligations of each Guarantor at any time shall be limited to the maximum amount as will result in the obligations of such Guarantor not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.  For purposes hereof, “ Bankruptcy Law ” means any proceeding of the type referred to in Sections 7.01(g) or (h) of the Credit Agreement or under Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar foreign, federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
 
2.02          Obligations Unconditional .  The obligations of each Guarantor under Section 2.01 are absolute and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the obligations of any Obligor under any of the Loan Documents or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of this Section 2.02 that the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional, joint and several, under any and all circumstances.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the liability of such Guarantor hereunder, which shall remain absolute and unconditional as described above:
 
(a)            at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Guarantors, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;
 
(b)            any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be done or omitted;
 
(c)            the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be modified, supplemented or amended in any respect, or any right under any of the Loan Documents shall be waived or any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;
 
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(d)           any Lien in favor of any Secured Creditor as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be perfected or be released;
 
(e)            any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument relating thereto; or
 
(f)             any other circumstance (including, without limitation, any statute of limitations) or any existence of or reliance on any representation by any Secured Creditor that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or discharge of, any Obligor or any other guarantor or surety.
 
Each Guarantor hereby expressly, unconditionally and irrevocably waive diligence, presentment, promptness, demand of payment, protest, default, acceleration and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that any Secured Creditor exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any Obligor under any of the Loan Documents or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations.
 
Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives (a) any defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by any Secured Creditor that in any manner impairs, reduces, releases or otherwise adversely affects the subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification rights of such Guarantor or other rights of such Guarantor to proceed against any of the other Obligors, any other guarantor or any other Person or any Collateral and (b) any defense based on any right of set-off or counterclaim against or in respect of the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder.
 
Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Loan Documents and that the waivers set forth in this Section 2 are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
 
2.03          Reinstatement .  The obligations of each Guarantor under this Section 2 shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on behalf of any Borrower in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise, and each Guarantor jointly and severally agrees that it will indemnify the Secured Creditors on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including fees of counsel) incurred by the Secured Creditors in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.
 
2.04          Subrogation .  Each Guarantor jointly and severally agrees that, until the payment and satisfaction in full of all Guaranteed Obligations (other than contingent indemnity obligations not then due) and the expiration and termination of the Commitments under the Credit Agreement and the expiry, termination or cash collateralization or other back-stopping on terms reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent and KCMH of all Letters of Credit thereunder, they shall not exercise any right or remedy (whether
 
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or not arising in equity or under contract, statute or common law) arising by reason of any existence, payment, enforcement or performance by such Guarantor of its obligations under any Loan Document, whether by subrogation or otherwise, against any Obligor or any other guarantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations.
 
2.05          Remedies .  Each Guarantor jointly and severally agrees that, as between such Guarantor and the Lenders, the obligations of any Borrower under the Credit Agreement may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Article VII of the Credit Agreement (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in said Article VII) for purposes of Section 2.01 notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against any Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by any Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section 2.01 .
 
2.06          Instrument for the Payment of Money .  Each Guarantor acknowledges that the guarantee in this Section 2 constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that any Secured Creditor, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by such Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to bring motion-action under New York CPLR Section 3213.
 
2.07          Continuing Guarantee; Assignments .  The guarantee in this Section 2 is a continuing guarantee, and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the latest of (i) the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than any contingent indemnity obligations not then due), (ii) the termination or expiration of all the Commitments of the Lenders and (iii) the latest date of expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (unless cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent and KCMH), (b) be binding upon each Guarantor, its successors and assigns and (c) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Secured Creditors and their successors, transferees and assigns.  Without limiting the generality of clause (c) of the immediately preceding sentence, any Secured Creditor may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, all or any portion of its Commitments, the Loans owing to it and the Note or Notes held by it) to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Secured Creditor herein or otherwise, in each case as and to the extent provided in Section 9.06 of the Credit Agreement.
 
2.08          Rights of Contribution .  The Guarantors hereby agree, as between themselves, that if any Guarantor shall become an Excess Funding Guarantor (as defined below) by reason of the payment by such Guarantor of any Guaranteed Obligations, then each other Guarantor shall, upon the demand of such Excess Funding Guarantor (but subject to the next sentence), pay to such Excess Funding Guarantor an amount equal to such Guarantor’s Pro Rata Share (as defined below and determined, for this purpose, without reference to the properties, debts and liabilities of such Excess Funding Guarantor) of the Excess Payment (as defined
 
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below) in respect of such Guaranteed Obligations.  The payment obligation of a Guarantor to any Excess Funding Guarantor under this Section 2.08 shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the obligations of such Guarantor to the Secured Creditor under the other provisions of this Section 2 and such Excess Funding Guarantor shall not exercise any right or remedy with respect to such excess until payment and satisfaction in full of all of such obligations.
 
For purposes of this Section 2.08 , (a) “ Excess Funding Guarantor ” means, in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations, a Guarantor that has paid an amount in excess of its Pro Rata Share of such Guaranteed Obligations, (b) “ Excess Payment ” means, in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations, the amount paid by an Excess Funding Guarantor in excess of its Pro Rata Share of such Guaranteed Obligations and (c) “ Pro Rata Share ” means, for any Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (x) the amount by which the aggregate fair saleable value of all properties of such Guarantor (excluding any shares of stock or other equity interest of any other Guarantor) exceeds the amount of all the debts and liabilities of such Guarantor (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder and any obligations of any other Guarantor that have been Guaranteed by such Guarantor) to (y) the amount by which the aggregate fair saleable value of all properties of all of the Guarantors exceeds the amount of all the debts and liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder and under the other Loan Documents) of all of the Guarantors, determined (i) with respect to any Guarantor that is a party hereto on the date hereof, as of the date hereof, and (ii) with respect to any other Guarantor, as of the date such Guarantor becomes a Guarantor hereunder.
 
2.09          Payments Free and Clear of Taxes, Etc .   Any and all payments made by any Guarantor under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes on the same terms and to the same extent that payments by the Borrowers are required to be made free and clear of Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes pursuant to Section 3.11 of the Credit Agreement.
 
2.10          Subordination .  Each Guarantor hereby subordinates any and all debts, liabilities and other obligations owed to such Guarantor by each other Obligor (the “ Subordinated Obligations ”) to the Guaranteed Obligations to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth in this Section 2.10 :
 
(a)            Prohibited Payments, Etc .  Except after the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law relating to any other Obligor), each Guarantor may receive regularly scheduled payments from any other Obligor on account of the Subordinated Obligations.
 
(b)            Prior Payment of Guaranteed Obligations .  After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law relating to any other
 
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Obligor), however, unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees, no Guarantor shall demand, accept or take any action to collect any payment on account of the Subordinated Obligations.
 
(c)            Prior Payment of Guaranteed Obligations .  In any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law relating to any other Obligor, each Guarantor agrees that the Secured Creditors shall be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations before such Guarantor receives payment of any Subordinated Obligations.
 
(d)            Turn-Over .  After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law relating to any other Obligor), each Guarantor shall, if the Administrative Agent so requests, collect, enforce and receive payments on account of the Subordinated Obligations as trustee for the Secured Creditors and deliver such payments to the Administrative Agent on account of the Guaranteed Obligations, together with any necessary endorsements or other instruments of transfer, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under the other provisions of this Agreement.
 
2.11          Covenants .  Each Guarantor covenants and agrees that, so long as any part of the Guaranteed Obligations shall remain unpaid (other than any contingent indemnity obligations not then due), any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding (unless cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent and KCMH) or any Lender shall have any Commitment, such Guarantor will perform and observe, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to perform and observe, all of the terms, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents that any Borrower has agreed to cause such Guarantor or such Subsidiaries to perform or observe.
 
SECTION 3.  Representations and Warranties .  Each Obligor represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors that:
 
3.01          Organizational Matters; Enforceability, Etc .   In the case of each Guarantor the representations and warranties of the Borrowers relating to such Guarantor in Article V of the Credit Agreement are true as of the date such representations were made.
 
3.02          Title .  Such Obligor is the sole beneficial owner of the Collateral in which it purports to grant a security interest pursuant to Section 4 and no Lien exists upon the Collateral (and no right or option to acquire the same exists in favor of any other Person) other than (a) Liens permitted by the Credit Agreement and (b) the security interest created or provided for herein, which security interest constitutes a valid first priority perfected Lien on the Collateral (or in the case of Collateral upon which Liens permitted by Section 6.02(b)(ii) of the Credit Agreement exist, a valid second priority perfected Lien on the Collateral) subject to Liens permitted by the Credit Agreement; provided that, except in the case of the Pledged Deposit Agreement listed on Part A of Annex II (subject to Section 6.01(m) of the Credit Agreement) or any other deposit account used as the primary account to deposit funds from the Credit
 
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Agreement, possession of certificated securities and Instruments, no Obligor shall be required to perfect the security interest created or provided for herein by any means other than filings pursuant to the UCC or with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“ PTO ”) or the United States Copyright Office (and any similar office in any other country).
 
3.03          Names, Etc .  The full and correct legal name, type of organization, jurisdiction of organization, organizational identification number (if applicable) and mailing address of each Obligor as of the date hereof are correctly set forth in Annex I hereto.  Said Annex I correctly specifies (a) the place of business of such Obligor or, if such Obligor has more than one place of business, the location of the chief executive office of such Obligor, and (b) each location where any financing statement naming such Obligor as debtor is currently on file.
 
3.04          Changes in Circumstances .  Such Obligor has not (a) within the period of three months prior to the date hereof, changed its location (as defined in Section 9-307 of the UCC), (b) heretofore changed its name, type of organization, jurisdiction of organization or organizational identification number or (c) heretofore become a “new debtor” (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(56) of the UCC) with respect to a currently effective security agreement previously entered into by any other Person.
 
3.05          Guarantors .  Each Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of KCMH that is a Domestic Subsidiary, other than any Broker-Dealer Subsidiary, existing on the date hereof, has executed this Agreement and is identified under the caption “GUARANTOR” on the signature pages hereto.
 
3.06          Security
 
(a)            If such Obligor is an issuer of Security Collateral, such Obligor confirms that it has received notice of the security interest granted hereunder.
 
(b)            The Pledged Equity pledged by such Obligor hereunder, to the extent such Pledged Equity has been issued by another Obligor or Subsidiary of KCMH, has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and non-assessable (to the extent such terms are applicable).  The Pledged Debt pledged by such Obligor hereunder, to the extent such Pledged Debt has been issued by another Obligor or Subsidiary of KCMH, has been duly authorized, authenticated or issued and delivered, is the legal, valid and  binding obligation of the issuers thereof.
 
(c)            The Initial Pledged Equity pledged by such Obligor constitutes, as of the date hereof, the percentage of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the issuers thereof indicated on Annex II hereto.  The Initial Pledged Debt constitutes all of the outstanding indebtedness owed to such Obligor by the issuers thereof that is evidenced by instruments on the date hereof and is outstanding in the principal amount indicated on Annex II hereto.
 
(d)           As of the date hereof, other than as set forth on Annex II, such Obligor has (i) no deposit accounts and (ii) no Securities Accounts.
 
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SECTION 4.  Collateral .  As collateral security for the payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Secured Obligations, each Obligor hereby pledges and grants to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Creditors, as hereinafter provided, a security interest in all of such Obligor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the following property, in each case whether tangible or intangible, wherever located, and whether now owned by such Obligor or hereafter acquired and whether now existing or hereafter coming into existence:
 
(a)            all Accounts, Chattel Paper, Collateral Accounts, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Equipment, General Intangibles, Instruments, Inventory, Investment Property, money; and
 
(b)            the following (collectively, the “ Security Collateral ”):
 
(i)           the Initial Pledged Equity and the certificates, if any, representing the Initial Pledged Equity, and all dividends,  distributions, return of capital, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Initial Pledged Equity, all warrants, rights or options issued thereon or with respect thereto and all general intangibles (including membership status, control rights and economic interests) arising therefrom;
 
(ii)          the Initial Pledged Debt and the instruments, if any, evidencing the Initial Pledged Debt, and all interest, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Initial Pledged Debt;
 
(iii)         all additional shares of stock and other Equity Interests from time to time acquired by such Obligor in any manner (such shares and other Equity Interests, together with the Initial Pledged Equity, being the “ Pledged Equity ”), and the certificates, if any, representing such additional shares or other Equity Interest, and all dividends, distributions, return of capital, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such shares or other Equity Interests, all warrants, rights or options issued thereon or with respect thereto and all general intangibles (including membership status, control rights and economic interests) arising therefrom;
 
(iv)         all additional indebtedness from time to time owed to such Obligor (such indebtedness, together with the Initial Pledged Debt, being the “ Pledged Debt ”) and the instruments, if any, evidencing such indebtedness, and all interest, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such indebtedness;
 
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(v)          the Securities Accounts, all security entitlements with respect to all financial assets from time to time credited to the Securities Accounts, and all financial assets, and all dividends, distributions, return of capital, interest, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such security entitlements or financial assets and all warrants, rights or options issued thereon or with respect thereto; and
 
(vi)         all other investment property (including, without limitation, all (A) securities, whether certificated or uncertificated, (B) security entitlements, (C) securities accounts, (D) commodity contacts and (E) commodity accounts) in which such Obligor has now, or acquires from time to time hereafter, any right, title or interest in any manner, and the certificates or instruments, if any, representing or evidencing such investment property, and all dividends, distributions, return of capital, interest, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such investment property and all warrants, rights or options issued thereon or with respect thereto;
 
(c)            all Proceeds of, collateral for, income, royalties and other economic rights or payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to, any of the Collateral, all substitutions and replacements for, any of the Collateral, cash and, to the extent related to any Collateral, all books, correspondence, credit files, records, invoices and other papers (including all tapes, cards, computer runs and other papers and documents in the possession or under the control of such Obligor or any computer bureau or service company from time to time acting for such Obligor),
 
(all of the property described in this Section 4 being collectively referred to herein as “ Collateral ”) PROVIDED , HOWEVER , that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in (a) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding Voting Shares of any non-Domestic Subsidiary (or any Domestic Subsidiary that is a disregarded entity for U.S. federal tax purposes substantially all of whose assets consist of capital stock and/or indebtedness of one of more Foreign Subsidiaries), (b) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, Letter of Credit Rights and Commercial Tort Claims, (c) any application for registration of a trademark filed with the PTO on an intent-to-use basis until such time (if any) as a statement of use or amendment to allege use is accepted by the PTO, at which time such trademark shall automatically become part of the Collateral and subject to the security interest pledged, (d) those assets over which the granting of security interests in such assets would be prohibited by applicable law, regulation, or agreements containing anti-assignment clauses not overridden by the UCC or other applicable law, (e) those assets as to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably determine that the cost of obtaining such a security interest or perfection thereof are excessive in relation to the benefit to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby and (f) any Equity Interests in any Designated Entity.
 
SECTION 5.          Collateral Account and Deposit Account .
 
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5.01          Collateral Account .  The Administrative Agent will, if so directed by the Issuing Lender or the Majority Lenders, as applicable, cause to be established at the Administrative Agent a collateral account (the “ Collateral Account ”), that
 
(a)            to the extent of all Investment Property or Financial Assets (other than cash) credited thereto shall be a Securities Account in respect of which the Administrative Agent shall be the Entitlement Holder or which shall be subject to a control agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and
 
(b)            to the extent of any cash credited thereto shall be a Deposit Account in respect of which the Administrative Agent shall be the depositary bank’s customer and shall have control over such Deposit Account, and
 
into which each Obligor agrees to deposit from time to time the cash proceeds of any of the Collateral required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto or pursuant to any other Loan Document, and into which the Obligors may from time to time deposit any additional amounts that it wishes to provide as additional collateral security hereunder.  The Collateral Account, and any money or other property from time to time therein, shall constitute part of the Collateral hereunder and shall not constitute payment of the Secured Obligations until applied as hereinafter provided.
 
5.02          Withdrawals .  The balance from time to time in the Collateral Account shall be subject to withdrawal only as provided in this Section 5.02 and Section 5.03 below.  The Administrative Agent shall (except as otherwise provided in the last sentence of this Section 5.02 and except after the occurrence of and during the continuation of an Event of Default) remit the collected balance standing to the credit of the Collateral Account to or upon the order of the relevant Obligor as such Obligor (through KCMH) shall from time to time instruct.  At any time following the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may (and, if instructed by the Lenders as provided in the Credit Agreement, shall) in its (or their) discretion, after written notice to KCMH, apply or cause to be applied (subject to collection) the balance from time to time standing to the credit of the Collateral Account (regardless of the origin thereof) to the prepayment of the principal of the Loans (and/or to provide payment or cover for L/C Exposure) in the manner specified in Article VII of the Credit Agreement.
 
5.03          Investment of Balance in Collateral Account .  The cash balance standing to the credit of the Collateral Account shall be invested from time to time as the respective Obligor through KCMH or, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall determine which investments shall be held in the name and be under the control of the Administrative Agent (and credited to the Collateral Account); provided that at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may (and, if instructed by the Lenders as provided in the Credit Agreement, shall) in its (or their) discretion at any time and from time to time elect to liquidate any such investments and to apply or cause to be applied the proceeds thereof to the payment of the Secured Obligations then due and payable in the manner specified in Section 6.08 .
 
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5.04          Cover for L/C Exposure .  Amounts deposited into the Collateral Account as cover for L/C Exposure under the Credit Agreement as contemplated by Article VII thereof shall be held by the Administrative Agent in a separate sub-account (designated “ L/C Exposure Sub-Account ”) and all amounts held in such sub-account shall constitute collateral security first for the L/C Exposure outstanding from time to time and second as collateral security for the other Secured Obligations hereunder.
 
5.05          Delivery of Security Collateral .  All certificates or instruments representing or evidencing Security Collateral (if and to the extent certificated and, with respect to Indebtedness (other than Intercompany Indebtedness), in an amount in excess of $5,000,000), other than Security Collateral that is subject to a Lien permitted by Section 6.02(b)(ii), shall be promptly delivered to and held by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent (or its bailee or designee) pursuant hereto and shall be in suitable form for transfer by delivery, or shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (or its bailee or designee).
 
5.06          Maintaining Pledged Deposit Account . Subject to Section 6.01(m) of the Credit Agreement, so long as any Guaranteed Obligation or Secured Obligation shall remain unpaid (other than any contingent obligations not then due), any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding (unless cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent and KCMH), or any Lender shall have any Commitment, each Obligor will maintain the primary account to deposit funds from the Credit Agreement only with the financial institution acting as Administrative Agent hereunder or with a bank that has agreed with such Obligor and the Administrative Agent (or its bailee or designee) to comply with instructions originated by the Administrative Agent (or its bailee or designee) directing the disposition of funds in such deposit account without the further consent of such Obligor, such agreement to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (or its bailee or designee).  As of the Closing Date the Pledged Deposit Account is used as the primary account to deposit funds from the Credit Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, such Pledged Deposit Account may be replaced by another deposit account as the primary account to deposit funds from the Credit Agreement, subject to the requirements of this Section 5.06 .
 
SECTION 6.  Collateral Account and Deposit Further Assurances; Remedies .  In furtherance of the grant of the security interest pursuant to Section 4 , each Obligor hereby, jointly and severally with each other Obligor, agrees with the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors as follows:
 
6.01          Delivery and Other Perfection .  Each Obligor shall promptly from time to time give, execute, deliver, file, record, authorize or obtain all such financing statements, continuation statements, notices, instruments, documents, agreements or consents or other papers as may be necessary to create, preserve, perfect, maintain the perfection of or validate the security interest granted pursuant hereto or to enable the Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce its rights hereunder with respect to such security interest, including recordations before the PTO, United States Copyright Office (and any similar office in any other country), as appropriate.  Each Obligor hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to file one or more
 
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financing statements indicating that such financing statement covers all assets or all personal property (or words of similar effect) of such Obligor, in each case without the signature of such Obligor, and regardless of whether any particular asset described in such financing statements falls within the scope of the UCC or the granting clause of this Agreement.  A photocopy or other reproduction of this Agreement shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law.
 
6.02          Other Financing Statements or Control .  Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and except to the extent otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents, no Obligor shall (a) file or suffer to be on file, or authorize or permit to be filed or to be on file, in any jurisdiction, any financing statement or like instrument with respect to any of the Collateral in which the Administrative Agent is not named as the sole secured party for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, or (b) cause or permit any Person other than the Administrative Agent to have “control” (as defined in Section 9-106 of the UCC) of any Equity Interest held by such Obligor in any of its Subsidiaries constituting part of the Collateral.
 
6.03          Preservation of Rights .  The Administrative Agent shall not be required to take steps necessary to preserve any rights against prior parties to any of the Collateral.
 
6.04          Remedies .  (a)   Rights and Remedies Generally upon Default .  Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent, in addition to other  rights and remedies provided for herein or in any other Loan Document, or otherwise available to it, shall have all of the rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral of a secured party under the UCC (whether or not the UCC is in effect in the jurisdiction where the rights and remedies are asserted) and such additional rights and remedies to which a secured party is entitled under the laws in effect in any jurisdiction where any rights and remedies hereunder may be asserted, including the right, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to exercise all voting, consensual and other powers of ownership pertaining to the Collateral as if the Administrative Agent were the sole and absolute owner thereof (and each Obligor agrees to take all such action as may be appropriate to give effect to such right); and without limiting the foregoing:
 
(i)             the Administrative Agent in its discretion may, in its name or in the name of any Obligor or otherwise, demand, sue for, collect or receive any money or other property at any time payable or receivable on account of or in exchange for any of the Collateral, but shall be under no obligation to do so;
 
(ii)            the Administrative Agent may make any reasonable compromise or settlement deemed desirable with respect to any of the Collateral and may extend the time of payment, arrange for payment in installments, or otherwise modify the terms of, any of the Collateral; provided that the Administrative Agent shall provide KCMH with prior notice thereof;
 
(iii)           the Administrative Agent may require the Obligors to notify (and each Obligor hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to so notify) each account debtor in respect of any Account, Chattel Paper or General Intangible, and each obligor on any Instrument,
 
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constituting part of the Collateral that such Collateral has been assigned to the Administrative Agent hereunder, and to instruct that any payments due or to become due in respect of such Collateral shall be made directly to the Administrative Agent or as it may direct (and if any such payments, or any other Proceeds of Collateral, are received by any Obligor they shall be held in trust by such Obligor for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and as promptly as possible remitted or delivered to the Administrative Agent for application as provided herein);
 
(iv)           the Administrative Agent may prohibit withdrawals from, and/or apply to the payment of the Secured Obligations, any money or other property in the Collateral Account; provided that the Administrative Agent shall provide KCMH with prior notice thereof;
 
(v)            the Administrative Agent may require the Obligors to cause any securities constituting part of the Collateral, to be transferred of record into the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee (and the Administrative Agent agrees that if any of such securities is transferred into its name or the name of its nominee, the Administrative Agent will thereafter promptly give to respective Obligor (through KCMH) copies of any notices and communications received by it with respect to such securities);
 
(vi)           the Administrative Agent may sell, lease, license, assign or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Collateral now owned or hereafter acquired at such place or places as the Administrative Agent deems best, and for cash or for credit or for future delivery (without thereby assuming any credit risk), at public or private sale, without demand of performance or notice of intention to effect any such disposition or of the time or place thereof (except such notice as is required by applicable statute and cannot be waived), and the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Creditor or anyone else may be the purchaser, lessee, licensee, assignee or recipient of any or all of the Collateral so disposed of at any public sale (or, to the extent permitted by law, at any private sale) and thereafter hold the same absolutely, free from any claim or right of whatsoever kind, including any right or equity of redemption (statutory or otherwise), of the Obligors, any such demand, notice and right or equity being hereby expressly waived and released.  The Administrative Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for the sale, and such sale may be made at any time or place to which the sale may be so adjourned; and
 
(vii)          if the Administrative Agent shall determine to exercise its right to sell all or any of the Security Collateral of any Obligor pursuant this Section 6 , each Obligor agrees that, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Obligor will, at its own expense, do or cause to be done all such other acts and things as may be necessary to make such sale of such Security Collateral or any part thereof valid and binding and in compliance with applicable law.
 
The Proceeds of each collection, sale or other disposition under this Section 6.04 , shall be applied in accordance with Section 6.08 .
 
(b)           Certain Securities Act Limitations .  The Obligors recognize that, by reason of certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws, the Administrative Agent may be compelled, with respect
 
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to any sale of all or any part of the Collateral, to limit purchasers to those who will agree, among other things, to acquire the Collateral for their own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof.  The Obligors acknowledge that any such public sales may be at prices and on terms less favorable to the Administrative Agent than those obtainable through a public sale without such restrictions, and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agree that any such public sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner and that the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to engage in public sales and no obligation to delay the sale of any Collateral for the period of time necessary to permit the issuer thereof to register it for public sale.
 
(c)            Notice .  The Obligors agree that to the extent the Administrative Agent is required by applicable law to give reasonable prior notice of any sale or other disposition of any Collateral, fifteen Business Days’ notice shall be deemed to constitute reasonable prior notice.
 
6.05          Deficiency .  If the proceeds of sale, collection or other realization of or upon the Collateral pursuant to Section 6.04 are insufficient to cover the costs and expenses of such realization and the payment in full of the Secured Obligations, the Obligors shall remain liable for any deficiency.
 
6.06          Locations; Names, Etc .  Without at least 30 days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent (or such shorter period of time as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably agree), no Obligor shall (a) change its location (as defined in Section 9-307 of the UCC) or (b) change its name, type of organization, mailing address or jurisdiction of organization from those set forth in Annex I hereto.
 
6.07          Public Sale .  None of the Secured Creditors and the Administrative Agent shall incur any liability as a result of the sale of the Collateral, or any part thereof, at any public sale pursuant to Section 6.04 conducted in a commercially reasonable manner.  Each Obligor hereby waives any claims against the Secured Creditors or the Administrative Agent arising by reason of the fact that the price at which the Collateral may have been sold at such a public sale was less than the price that might have been obtained at a public sale without such restrictions or was less than the aggregate amount of the Secured Obligations, even if the Administrative Agent accepts the first offer received and does not offer the Collateral to more than one offeree.
 
6.08          Application of Proceeds .  Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, except as otherwise herein expressly provided and except as provided below in this Section 6.08 , the Proceeds of any collection, sale or other realization of all or any part of the Collateral pursuant hereto, and any other cash at the time held by the Administrative Agent under Section 5 or this Section 6 , shall be applied by the Administrative Agent:
 
First , to the payment of the costs and expenses of such collection, sale or other realization, including reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel, and all expenses incurred and advances made by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith;
 
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Second , to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest but including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;
 
Third , to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit fees) payable to the Lenders and the Issuing Lender (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and the Issuing Lender), equally and ratably in accordance with the respective amounts thereof then due and owing;
 
Fourth , to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit fees and interest on the Loans, L/C Reimbursement Obligations and other obligations of the Obligors under the Loan Documents, equally and ratably in accordance with the respective amounts thereof then due and owing;
 
Fifth , to the payment in full of the Secured Obligations (other than those specified in clauses Second , Third and Fourth above), in each case equally and ratably in accordance with the respective amounts thereof then due and owing or as the Lenders holding the same may otherwise agree; and
 
Finally , to the payment to the relevant Obligor, or its successors or assigns, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct, of any surplus then remaining.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the proceeds of any cash or other amounts held in the L/C Exposure Sub-Account of the Collateral Account pursuant to Section 5.04 shall be applied first to the L/C Exposure outstanding from time to time and second to the other Secured Obligations in the manner provided above in this Section 6.08 .
 
6.09          Attorney-in-Fact .  Without limiting any rights or powers granted by this Agreement to the Administrative Agent while no Event of Default has occurred and be continuing, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default the Administrative Agent is hereby appointed the attorney-in-fact of each Obligor for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Section 6 and taking any action and executing any instruments that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which appointment as attorney-in-fact is irrevocable and coupled with an interest.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, so long as the Administrative Agent shall be entitled under this Section 6 to make collections in respect of the Collateral, the Administrative Agent shall have the right and power to receive, endorse and collect all checks made payable to the order of any Obligor representing any dividend, payment or other distribution in respect of the Collateral or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same.
 
6.10          Continuing Security Interest; Assignments .  (a) This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall, subject to clause (b) below, (i) remain in full force and effect until the latest of (A) the payment in full in cash of the Secured Obligations (other than any contingent obligations indemnity not then due), (B) the termination
 
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or expiration of all of the Commitments of the Lenders and (C) the termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit (unless cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent and KCMH), (ii) be binding upon each Obligor, its successors and assigns and (iii) inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent hereunder, to the benefit of the Secured Creditors and their respective successors, transferees and permitted assigns.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (iii), any Lender may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, all or any portion of its Commitments, the Loans owing to it an the Note or Notes, if any, held by it) to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Lender Party herein or otherwise, in each case as provided in Section 9.06 of the Credit Agreement.
 
(b)            If any of the Collateral shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by any Obligor in a transaction not otherwise prohibited by any Loan Document (or a Lien permitted under Section 6.02(a)(viii) of the Credit Agreement shall apply to such Collateral), then such Collateral shall automatically be released from the Liens created hereby or under any other Loan Document and the Administrative Agent, at the request and sole expense of any Obligor, shall execute and deliver to such Obligor all releases or other documents reasonably necessary or desirable for the release of the Liens created hereby on such Collateral.  At the request and sole expense of any Obligor, such Obligor (other than KCMH) shall be released from its obligations hereunder in the event that such Obligor shall cease to be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of KCMH pursuant to a transaction not otherwise prohibited by any Loan Document.
 
6.11          Termination .  When all Secured Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash (other than contingent indemnity obligations not then due) and the Commitments of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement and all L/C Exposure shall have expired or been terminated or have been cash collateralized or otherwise back-stopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent and KCMH, this Agreement shall terminate, and the Administrative Agent shall forthwith cause to be assigned, transferred and delivered, against receipt but without any recourse, warranty or representation whatsoever, any remaining Collateral and money received in respect thereof, to or on the order of the relevant Obligor.  The Administrative Agent shall also, at the expense of such Obligor, execute and deliver to the respective Obligor upon such termination such UCC termination statements, as shall be reasonably requested by the respective Obligor to effect the termination and release of the Liens on the Collateral as required by this Section 6.11 .
 
6.12          Further Assurances and Post-Closing Matters .  Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, each Obligor agrees that from time to time (at the expense of such Obligor) upon the written request of the Administrative Agent, such Obligor will execute and deliver such further instruments and documents and do such other acts and things as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to fully effect the purposes of this Agreement and to enable the Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral.
 
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6.13          Voting Rights; Dividends; Etc .  (a)   So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
 
(i)             Each Obligor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Security Collateral of such Obligor or any part thereof for any purpose not in violation of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents;
 
(ii)            Each Obligor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends, interest and other distributions paid in respect of the Security Collateral of such Obligor if and to the extent that the payment thereof is not otherwise prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents; provided , however , that any and all dividends, interest and other distributions paid or payable other than in cash in respect of, and instruments and other property received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, or in exchange for, any Security Collateral shall, if received by such Obligor, be received in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and, if required by Section 5.05 , promptly be delivered to the Administrative Agent and held as Security Collateral in the same form received (with any necessary endorsements); and
 
(iii)           The Administrative Agent will execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) to each Obligor all such proxies and other instruments as such Obligor may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Obligor to exercise the voting and other rights that it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (i) above and to receive the dividends, interest and other payments that it is authorized to receive and retain pursuant to paragraph (ii) above.
 
(b)           Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:
 
(i)             All rights of each Obligor (x) to exercise or refrain from exercising the voting and other consensual rights that it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 6.13(a) shall, upon notice to such Obligor by the Administrative Agent, cease and (y) to receive the dividends, interest and other distributions that it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to Section 6.13(a) shall, upon notice to such Obligor by the Administrative Agent, cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Administrative Agent, which shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise or refrain from exercising such voting and other consensual rights and to receive and hold as Security Collateral such dividends, interest and other distributions.
 
(ii)            All dividends, interest and other distributions that are received by any Obligor contrary to the provisions of paragraph (i) of this Section 6.13(b) shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, shall be segregated from other funds of such Obligor and shall be forthwith paid over to the Administrative Agent as Security Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement).
 
6.14          Administrative Agent May Perform .  If any Obligor fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Administrative Agent may, but without any obligation to do so and without notice, itself perform, or cause the performance of, such agreement, and the
 
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reasonable expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by such Obligor.
 
6.15          The Administrative Agent’s Duties .  (a)   The powers conferred on the Administrative Agent hereunder are solely to protect the Secured Creditors’ interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers.  Except for the safe custody of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral, as to ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relative to any Collateral, whether or not any Secured Creditor has or is deemed to have knowledge of such matters, or as to the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral.  The Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Collateral in its possession if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property.
 
(b)            Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent may from time to time, when the Administrative Agent deems it to be necessary, appoint one or more subagents (each a “ Subagent ”) for the Administrative Agent hereunder with respect to all or any part of the Collateral.  In the event that the Administrative Agent so appoints any Subagent with respect to any Collateral, (i) the assignment and pledge of such Collateral and the security interest granted in such Collateral by each Obligor hereunder shall be deemed, for purposes of this Agreement, to have been made to such Subagent, in addition to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Creditors, as security for the Secured Obligations of such Obligor, (ii) such Subagent shall automatically be vested, in addition to the Administrative Agent, with all rights, powers, privileges, interests and remedies of the Administrative Agent hereunder with respect to such Collateral and (iii) the term “Administrative Agent,” when used herein in relation to any rights, powers, privileges, interests and remedies of the Administrative Agent with respect to such Collateral, shall include such Subagent; provided , however , that no such Subagent shall be authorized to take any action with respect to any such Collateral unless and except to the extent expressly authorized in writing by the Administrative Agent.
 
SECTION 7.  Miscellaneous .
 
7.01          Notices .  All notices, requests, consents and demands hereunder shall be in writing and telecopied or delivered to the intended recipient at its “address for notices” specified pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Credit Agreement and shall be deemed to have been given at the times specified in said Section 9.02.  Any notice to be delivered to any Guarantor hereunder shall be delivered to KCMH (at its aforesaid address) on behalf of such Guarantor.
 
7.02          No Waiver .  No failure on the part of any Secured Creditor to exercise, and no course of dealing with respect to, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by any Secured Creditor of any right, power or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise
 
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thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.  The remedies herein are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
 
7.03          Amendments, Etc.   The terms of this Agreement may be waived, altered or amended only by an instrument in writing duly executed by each applicable Obligor and the Administrative Agent (with the consent of the Lenders as specified in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement).  Any such amendment or waiver shall be binding upon the Secured Creditors and each Obligor.
 
7.04          Indemnification by the Obligors .  Each Obligor shall indemnify each Secured Creditor and each Related Party (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel for the Indemnitees (together with one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction) and, after notice to KCMH, of more than one such counsel to the extent any Indemnitee reasonably determines that there is an actual conflict of interest requiring the employment of separate counsel), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by any Obligor arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, including, without limitation, enforcement of this Agreement, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by any Obligor and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided, that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by an Obligor against an Indemnitee for material breach of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder, if such Obligor has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
 
7.05          Expenses .  The Obligors jointly and severally agree to reimburse each of the Secured Creditors for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by them (including the reasonable fees and expenses of one legal counsel for the Secured Creditors in each relevant jurisdiction or of more than one such legal counsel to the extent any Secured Creditor reasonably determines that there is an actual conflict of interest requiring the employment of separate legal counsel) in connection with (a) any enforcement of their rights hereunder, or, during the continuation of an Event of Default, protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement or collection proceeding resulting therefrom, including, without limitation, all manner of participation in or other involvement with (i) performance by the Administrative Agent of any obligations of the Obligors in respect of the Collateral that the Obligors have failed or refused to perform, (ii) bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, foreclosure, winding up or liquidation proceedings, or any actual or attempted sale, or any exchange, enforcement, collection, compromise or settlement in respect of any of the Collateral, and for the care of the Collateral and defending or asserting rights and claims of the Administrative Agent in respect thereof, by litigation or otherwise, including expenses of insurance, (iii) judicial or regulatory proceedings and (iv) workout, restructuring or other negotiations or proceedings (whether or not the workout, restructuring or transaction contemplated thereby is consummated), (b) the enforcement of this Section 7.05 , (c) the administration of this Agreement and (d) the custody, preservation, use or
 
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sale of any of the Collateral, and all such costs and expenses shall be Secured Obligations entitled to the benefits of the collateral security provided pursuant to Section 4 .
 
7.06          Successors and Assigns .  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of each Obligor and the Secured Creditors; provided that no Obligor shall assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
 
7.07          Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart.
 
7.08          Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Etc .  (a)   Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
 
(b)            Submission to Jurisdiction .  Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its Property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each Guarantor irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, in such Federal court.  Each Guarantor agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that any Secured Creditor may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against any Obligor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
 
(c)            Waiver of Venue .  Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section 7.08 .  Each Guarantor irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.
 
7.09          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 THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER
 
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PARTY 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 BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
 
7.10          Captions .  The captions and section headings appearing herein are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
 
7.11          Agents and Attorneys-in-Fact .  The Administrative Agent may employ agents and attorneys-in-fact in connection herewith and shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it in good faith.
 
7.12          Severability .  If any provision hereof is invalid and unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (a) the other provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction and shall be liberally construed in favor of the Secured Creditors in order to carry out the intentions of the parties hereto as nearly as may be possible and (b) the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
 
7.13          Additional Subsidiary Guarantors .  The Obligors shall cause any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of KCMH that is a Domestic Subsidiary, other than any Broker-Dealer Subsidiary or any Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary or a Domestic Subsidiary that is a disregarded entity for U.S. federal tax purposes substantially all of whose assets consist of capital stock and/or indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries, formed or acquired after the date hereof to become a “Guarantor” and an “Obligor” under this Agreement, by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a Guarantee Assumption Agreement in the form of Exhibit 1 hereto (together with an appropriate legal opinion of counsel, as referred to in said Exhibit 1).  Accordingly, upon the execution and delivery of any such Guarantee Assumption Agreement by any such new Subsidiary, such new Subsidiary shall automatically and immediately, and without any further action on the part of any Person, become a “Guarantor” and an “Obligor” under and for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each reference in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the “Collateral” shall also mean and be a reference to the Collateral granted by such new Subsidiary and each reference in this Agreement to an Annex shall also mean and be a reference to the annex as attached to such Guaranteed Assumption Agreement.  In addition, upon the execution and delivery of any such Guarantee Assumption Agreement, the new Guarantor makes the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 hereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of (i) KCM U.S. nor any other Broker-Dealer Subsidiary or (ii) any Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary, the giving of a guarantee hereunder would, in the reasonable determination of KCMH, materially and adversely affect the ability of such Subsidiary to comply with applicable Laws and regulations, shall be a Guarantor under this Agreement.
 
7.14          Set off .  Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Secured Creditor is hereby authorized at any time
 
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and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Secured Creditor to or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any and all of the obligations of such now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Secured Creditor irrespective of whether or not such Secured Creditor shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of such Guarantor may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Secured Creditor different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness.  The rights of each Secured Creditor under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Secured Creditor may have.  Each Secured Creditor agrees to notify such Guarantor and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
 
7.15          Intercreditor Agreements . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Lien and Security Interest granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Administrative Agent hereunder, are subject to the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.  No right, power or remedy granted to the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be exercised by the Administrative Agent, and no direction shall be given by the Administrative Agent, in contravention of any such Intercreditor Agreement.
 
[ Signature pages follow. ]
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Guarantee and Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
 
 
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.
 
   
By:
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS GP LLC, its General Partner  
         
   
By
 
 
     
Name:
 
     
Title:
 

 
GUARANTORS :
 
       
 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC
 
         
   
By
 
 
     
Name:
 
     
Title:
 

 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CA) LLC
         
   
By
 
 
     
Name:
 
     
Title:
 
 
 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (TN) LLC
         
   
By
 
 
     
Name:
 
     
Title:
 
 
 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC
         
   
By
 
 
     
Name:
 
     
Title:
 

[Signature Page to Guarantee and Security Agreement]
 
Form of Guarantee and Security Agreement
 

 
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
 
 
as Administrative Agent
 
       
   
By
 
 
     
Name:
 
     
Title:
 
         
 
[Signature Page to Guarantee and Security Agreement]
 
Form of Guarantee and Security Agreement
 

EXHIBIT 1
[Form of Guarantee Assumption Agreement]
 
GUARANTEE ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT
 
GUARANTEE ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of ________ __, 20__ by [NAME OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR], a ________ corporation (the “ Additional Guarantor ”), in favor of Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as administrative agent for the Lenders party to the Credit Agreement referred to below (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
 
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.,   a Delaware limited partnership (“ KCMH ”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL U.S. ”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CA) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL C.A. ”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING (TN) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL T.N. ”) and KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL U.K. ”; KCMH, KCL U.S., KCL C.A., KCL T.N. and KCL U.K. are collectively referred to herein as the “ Borrowers ”), and the Administrative Agent are parties to a 364-Day Credit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2017 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”).  In connection with the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers, the Guarantors referred to therein and the Administrative Agent are parties to a Guarantee and Security Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2017 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “ Guarantee and Security Agreement ”).  Terms defined in the Credit Agreement or the Guarantee and Security Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement or the Guarantee and Security Agreement.
 
In accordance with Section 7.13 of the Guarantee and Security Agreement, the Additional Guarantor hereby agrees that each reference in any of the Loan Documents to a “Guarantor” or an “Obligor” shall also mean and be a reference to the Additional Guarantor, that each reference to the “Collateral” or any part thereof shall also mean and be a reference to the Additional Guarantor’s Collateral or part thereof, as the case may be, and that each reference in the Guarantee and Security Agreement to an Annex shall also mean and be a reference to the annexes attached hereto.  Without limiting the foregoing, the Additional Guarantor hereby, (a) jointly and severally with the other Guarantors, guarantees to each Secured Creditor and their respective successors and assigns the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all Guaranteed Obligations in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided in Section 2 of the Guarantee and Security Agreement and (b) as collateral security for the payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Secured Obligations, pledges and grants to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Creditors a security interest in all of the Additional Guarantor’s rights, title and interest in, to and under the Collateral of the undersigned, in each case whether tangible or intangible, wherever located, and whether now owned or hereafter acquired and whether now existing or hereafter coming into existence.  The undersigned has attached hereto supplemental Annex I and Annex II to Annex I and Annex II, respectively, to the Guarantee and Security Agreement, and the undersigned hereby certifies that such supplemental annexes have
 
Exhibit I - 1
 
Form of Guarantee and Security Agreement
 

been prepared by the undersigned in substantially the form of the equivalent Annexes to the Guarantee and Security Agreement and are complete and correct in all material respects.  In addition, the Additional Guarantor hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 of the Guarantee and Security Agreement, with respect to itself and its obligations under this Agreement, as if each reference in such Sections to any of the Loan Documents included reference to this Agreement.
 
The Additional Guarantor hereby instructs its counsel to deliver any opinions to the Secured Creditors required to be delivered in connection with the execution and delivery hereof.
 
Exhibit I - 2
 
Form of Guarantee and Security Agreement
 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Additional Guarantor has caused this Guarantee Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
 
 
[NAME OF ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR]
   
 
By 
   
 
Title:
 
Accepted and agreed:
 
[NAME OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT],
 
as Administrative Agent
 
By
 
     
Title
 
 
Exhibit I - 3
 
Form of Guarantee and Security Agreement
 

Annex I to the
Guarantee and Security Agreement
 
FILING DETAILS
 
[See Sections 3.03 and 3.04 and 6.06]
 
1.               Name Etc.
 
 
Legal Name
 
Type of
Organization
 
Jurisdiction
of
Organization
 
Address
 
Filing
Jurisdiction
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
Limited Partnership
 
Delaware
 
9 West 57 th Street, Suite 4200,
New York, NY 10019
 
Delaware
 
KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC
 
Limited Liability Company
 
Delaware
 
c/o KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.,
9 West 57 th Street, Suite 4200,
New York, NY 10019
 
Delaware
 
KKR Corporate Lending LLC
 
Limited Liability Company
 
Delaware
 
c/o KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.,
9 West 57 th Street, Suite 4200,
New York, NY 10019
 
Delaware
 
KKR Corporate Lending (CA) LLC
 
Limited Liability Company
 
Delaware
 
c/o KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.,
9 West 57 th Street, Suite 4200,
New York, NY 10019
 
Delaware
 
KKR Corporate Lending (TN) LLC
 
Limited Liability Company
 
Delaware
 
c/o KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.,
9 West 57 th Street, Suite 4200,
New York, NY 10019
 
Delaware
 
2.               Change in Locations; Names, Etc.
 
None.
 
Form of Guarantee and Security Agreement
 

Annex II to the
Guarantee and Security Agreement
 
Part A
 
INVESTMENT PROPERTY
 
Initial Pledged Equity
 
 
Grantor
 
Issuer
 
Certificate
No(s)
 
 
Aggregate
 Number of
Units
 
Percentage Pledged
of the Aggregate
Outstanding Units
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC
 
001
 
1
 
100%
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
KKR Corporate Lending (CA) LLC
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
100%
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
KKR Corporate Lending (TN) LLC
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
100%
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
KKR Corporate Lending LLC
 
001
 
1
 
100%
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
KKR Capital Markets LLC
 
001
 
1
 
100%
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
KKR Capital Markets Limited
 
005
006A
 
1,690,000
 
65 1 %
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
KKR Capital Markets Asia Limited
 
6
 
14,300,000
 
65%


1   65% of the shares of KKR Capital Markets Limited are pledged pursuant to this agreement, notwithstanding the possibility that that certificates delivered Administrative Agent (or its designee or bailee) may account for more than 65% of the outstanding units of this entity.
 
Form of Guarantee and Security Agreement
 

 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
KKR Corporate Lending (Cayman) Ltd.
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
65%
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
KKR Capital Markets Japan Holdings LLC
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
65%
 
Initial Pledged Debt
 
None.
 
PLEDGED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT
 
 
Obligor
 
Type of Account
 
Name of Bank
 
Account Number
 
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.
 
*
 
*
 
*

Form of Guarantee and Security Agreement
*Material omitted pursuant to an application with the Commission for confidential treatment.
 

Part B
 
ADDITIONAL DEPOSIT AND SECURITIES ACCOUNTS
 
Obligor
Type of Account
Name of Bank
Account Number
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS LP
*
*
*
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS LP
*
*
*
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS LP
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CA) LLC
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (TN) LLC
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CAYMAN) LIMITED
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CAYMAN) LIMITED
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC
*
*
*

Form of Guarantee and Security Agreement
*Material omitted pursuant to an application with the Commission for confidential treatment.
 

EXHIBIT C
 
[FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING]
 
NOTICE OF BORROWING
 
[Date]
 
Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent
for the Lenders parties to the Revolving Credit
Agreement referred to below
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York  10020
 
Attention:  [________]
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
The undersigned, [Requesting Borrower], refers to the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2017 (as from time to time amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., KKR Corporate Lending LLC, KKR Corporate Lending (CA) LLC, KKR Corporate Lending (TN) LLC and KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC, as Borrowers, the Lenders party thereto and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent for such Lenders, and hereby, irrevocably and unconditionally, gives you notice pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of the Credit Agreement, that the undersigned hereby requests a Borrowing of Loans thereunder, and in that connection set forth below the information relating to such Borrowing (the “ Proposed Borrowing ”) as required by Section 2.01(b) of the Credit Agreement: 2
 
(i)             The Business Day of the Proposed Borrowing is ___________ __, _____.
 
(ii)            The Type of Loan of the Proposed Borrowing is ___________.
 
(iii)           The applicable Borrowing Category for the Proposed Borrowing is ___________.
 
(iv)           The aggregate amount of the Proposed Borrowing stated in Dollars is $___________ and the Currency thereof is __________.
 

2
To the extent applicable, the requesting Borrower shall provide (a) Moody’s/S&P Rating for each Financing Transaction outstanding on the date hereof (and any proposed Financing Transaction), (b) percentage of Aggregate Facility Amount for each applicable Rating represented by this Borrowing, (c) if applicable, the internal credit approved hold position, (d) the debt to EBITDA ratio of any applicable borrower or issuer in connection with any Financing Transaction, to the extent such borrower or issuer is “Unrated” and (e) the percentage of the total amount of any proposed Financing Transaction that is represented by the underwriting obligation or financing commitment of KCMH or any Subsidiary.
 
Form of Notice of Borrowing
 

(v)            The initial Interest Period for each Loan made as part of the Proposed Borrowing is ______ month[s] 3 .
 
The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed Borrowing:
 
(A)  the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.01 of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, as though made on and as of such date;
 
(B)   no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Proposed Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, which constitutes an Event of Default or a Default; and
 
(C)   the Debt to Equity Ratio shall be less than or equal to * to 1.00 after giving pro forma effect to the Proposed Borrowing.
 
  Very truly yours,  
 
[REQUESTING BORROWER]
 
         
   
By:
 
 
   
Name:
 
   
 
Title:
 


3
For Eurocurrency Loans only.
 
Form of Notice of Borrowing
*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.
 

EXHIBIT D
 
[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION]
 
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
 
This Assignment and Assumption (the “ Assignment and Assumption ”) is dated as of the Assignment Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [ Insert name of Assignor ] (the “ Assignor ”) and [ Insert name of Assignee ] (the “ Assignee ”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee.  The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.
 
For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Assignment Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including, without limitation, any guarantees included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively, as the “ Assigned Interest ”).  Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
 
1.
Assignor:
 
 
   
[and is [not] a Defaulting Lender]
     
       
2.
Assignee:
[and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [ identify Lender ] 4 ]


4
Select as applicable.
 
Form of Assignment and Assumption
 

3.
Borrowers:
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., KKR Corporate Lending LLC, KKR Corporate Lending (CA) LLC, KKR Corporate Lending (TN) LLC and KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC
     
4.
Administrative Agent:
Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement
     
5.
Credit Agreement:
$750,000,000 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2017 among KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., KKR Corporate Lending LLC, KKR Corporate Lending (CA) LLC, KKR Corporate Lending (TN) LLC, KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC, the Lenders party thereto and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent
     
6.
Assigned Interest:
 
 
Aggregate Amount
of Commitment for
all Lenders
Amount of
Commitment
Assigned
Percentage Assigned
of Commitment
Outstanding
Loans
CUSIP Number
$
$
%
   
$
$
%
   
$
$
%
   
 
[7.            Trade Date:            ______________] 5
 
Assignment Date:   _____________ ___, 20___ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]
 
The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
 
 
ASSIGNOR
   
 
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]


5
To be completed if the Assignor and the Assignee intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.
 
Form of Assignment and Assumption
 

 
By:
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 
       
 
ASSIGNEE
 
     
 
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
 
     
 
By:
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 
 
[Consented to and] 6 Accepted:
 
MIZUHO BANK
LIMITED, as Administrative Agent
 
By:
 
 
Name:
 
Title:
 
 
[Consented to:] 7
 
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.
 
By:
 
 
Name:
 
Title:
 


6
To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
 
7
To be added only if the consent of KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P. is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
 
Form of Assignment and Assumption
 

ANNEX 1
 
$750,000,000 364-DAY REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF JUNE 29, 2017 AMONG
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P., KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CA) LLC,
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (TN) LLC, KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC,
KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC, THE LENDERS PARTY THERETO
AND MIZUHO BANK, LTD., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
 
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION
 
1.  Representations and Warranties .
 
1.1   Assignor .  The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) is [not] a Defaulting Lender; and (b) except as provided for in clause (a) above, assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.
 
1.2.  Assignee .  The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all requirements of an Eligible Assignee under the Credit Agreement (subject to receipt of such consents as may be required under the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Assignment Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (vi) such Assignee appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise
 
Form of Assignment and Assumption
 

such powers under the Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto and (vii) if it is a Foreign Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
 
2.  Payments .  From and after the Assignment Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Assignment Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Assignment Date. 8 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments of interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Assignment Date to the Assignee.
 
3.  General Provisions .  This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.  This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption .   This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.


8
The Administrative Agent should consider whether this method conforms to its systems.  In some circumstances, the following alternative language may be appropriate:  “From and after the Assignment Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to, on or after the Assignment Date.  The Assignor and the Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Administrative Agent for periods prior to the Assignment Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves.”
 
Form of Assignment and Assumption
 

EXHIBIT E-1
 
[FORM OF NON-U.S. LENDER TAX STATEMENT]
 
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
 
(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
 
Reference is hereby made to the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 29, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., KKR Corporate Lending LLC, KKR Corporate Lending (CA) LLC, KKR Corporate Lending (TN) LLC and KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC, as Borrowers, the Lenders party thereto and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.
 
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.11(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to any Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
 
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
 
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
 
[NAME OF LENDER]
 
   
By:
   
 
Name:
 
 
Title:
 
 
Date: ________ __, 20[  ]
 
Form of Non-U.S. Lender Tax Statement
 

EXHIBIT E-2
 
[FORM OF NON-U.S. PARTICIPANT TAX STATEMENT]
 
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
 
(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
 
Reference is hereby made to the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 29, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., KKR Corporate Lending LLC, KKR Corporate Lending (CA) LLC, KKR Corporate Lending (TN) LLC and KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC, as Borrowers, the Lenders party thereto and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.
 
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.11(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to any Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code].
 
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or w-8BEN-E.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
 
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
 
 
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
 
By:
   
 
Name:
 
Title:
 
Date: ________ __, 20[  ]
 
Form of Non-U.S. Participant Tax Statement
 

EXHIBIT E-3
 
[FORM OF NON-U.S. PARTICIPANT TAX STATEMENT]
 
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
 
(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
 
Reference is hereby made to the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 29, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., KKR Corporate Lending LLC, KKR Corporate Lending (CA) LLC, KKR Corporate Lending (TN) LLC and KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC, as Borrowers, the Lenders party thereto and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.
 
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.11(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to any Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
 
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E  or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
 
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
 
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
 
By:
   
 
Form of Non-U.S. Participant Tax Statement
 

 
Name:
 
Title:
 
Date: ________ __, 20[  ]
 
Form of Non-U.S. Participant Tax Statement
 

EXHIBIT E-4
 
[FORM OF NON-U.S. LENDER TAX STATEMENT]
 
U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
 
(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
 
Reference is hereby made to the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of June 29, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., KKR Corporate Lending LLC, KKR Corporate Lending (CA) LLC, KKR Corporate Lending (TN) LLC and KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC, as Borrowers, the Lenders party thereto and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.
 
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.11(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to any Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
 
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
 
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
 
Form of Non-U.S. Lender Tax Statement
 

[NAME OF LENDER]
 
By:
   
 
Name:
 
Title:
 
Date: ________ __, 20[  ]
 
Form of Non-U.S. Lender Tax Statement
 
 


Exhibit 10.2

EXECUTION VERSION

FIRST AMENDMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT (this “ Amendment ”) is made as of June 29, 2017 by and among KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ KCMH ”), KKR Corporate Lending LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL U.S. ”), KKR Corporate Lending (CA) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL C.A. ”), KKR Corporate Lending (TN) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL T.N. ”), and KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL U.K. ”; KCMH, KCL U.S. and KCL U.K. are collectively referred to herein as the “ Existing Borrowers ” and individually sometimes as an “Existing Borrower ”, and together with KCL C.A. and KCL T.N., the “ Borrowers ” and individually sometimes as a “ Borrower ”), the Majority Lenders party to the Existing Credit Agreement (as defined below), and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement as modified by this Amendment.
 
W I T N E S S E T H:
 
WHEREAS, the Existing Borrowers, the Majority Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Second Amended and Restated 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated March 30, 2016 (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”, as amended pursuant to this Amendment hereinafter referred to as the “ Credit Agreement ”);
 
WHEREAS, the Existing Borrowers and the Administrative Agent are parties to that certain Second Amended and Restated Guarantee and Security Agreement dated March 30, 2016 (as amended or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Existing Guarantee and Security Agreement ”, as amended pursuant to this Amendment hereinafter referred to as the “ Guarantee and Security Agreement ”);
 
WHEREAS, the Existing Borrowers have requested that the Lenders party hereto agree to make certain amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement and the Existing Guarantee and Security Agreement to permit, among other things, (i) the incurrence of Indebtedness under the 364-Day Credit Agreement and to secure such Indebtedness pari passu with the Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement and the Guarantee and Security Agreement, (ii) the addition of KCL C.A. and KCL T.N. as borrowers under the Credit Agreement and (iii) the addition of KCL C.A. and KCL T.N. as guarantors under the Guarantee and Security Agreement;
 
WHEREAS, Section 9.01(a) of the Existing Credit Agreement provides that the Existing Credit Agreement may be amended by the Existing Borrowers and the Majority Lenders;
 
WHEREAS, Section 7.03 of the Existing Guarantee and Security Agreement provides that the Existing Guarantee and Security Agreement may be amended by the Existing Borrowers, Administrative Agent and Majority Lenders as specified in Section 9.01(a) of the Existing Credit Agreement;
 
WHEREAS, the Lenders party hereto and listed on the signature pages hereof have agreed to such amendments on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
 

I.                Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement .  The Existing Credit Agreement is, effective as of the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), 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 pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto.  For the avoidance of doubt, effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, KCL C.A. and KCL T.N. will each become a Borrower under the Credit Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Borrower.
 
II.              Amendments to the Existing Guarantee and Security Agreement .  The Existing Guarantee and Security Agreement is, effective as of the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), 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 pages of the Guarantee and Security Agreement attached as Exhibit B hereto.  For the avoidance of doubt, effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, KCL C.A. and KCL T.N. will each become a Guarantor under the Guarantee and Security Agreement with the same force and effect as if originally named therein as a Guarantor.  Additionally, KCMH hereby represents that as of the date hereof that KKR Capital Markets Limited is not a Material Foreign Subsidiary, and in reliance on the foregoing, the parties hereto hereby agree and confirm that any local UK law governed pledge of equity of KKR Capital Markets Limited is hereby terminated in full as of the Amendment Effective Date.

 
III.            Conditions of Effectiveness .  This Amendment shall become effective on the date that each of the following conditions is met or waived (the “ Amendment Effective Date ”):

(a)            The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Amendment executed by each Borrower and the Majority Lenders.
 
(b)            As of the Amendment Effective Date, immediately before and after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties of each Borrower set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment Effective Date with the same effect as though made on and as of the Amendment Effective Date; provided that, to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; provided further that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the Amendment Effective Date or on such earlier date, as the case may be.
 
(c)            As of the Amendment Effective Date, immediately before and after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
 
(d)            The Administrative Agent shall have received, in immediately available funds, payment or reimbursement of all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel) required to be reimbursed or paid by any Borrower under any Loan Document to the extent invoiced at least two Business Days prior to the Amendment Effective Date.
 
IV.             Representations and Warranties
 
(a)            To induce the other parties hereto to enter into this Amendment, the Borrowers represent and warrant to each of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, as of the Amendment Effective Date and after giving effect to the transactions and amendments to occur on the Amendment
 
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Effective Date, this Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each of the Borrowers and constitutes, and the Existing Credit Agreement and the Existing Guarantee and Security Agreement, as amended hereby on the Amendment Effective Date, will each constitute, its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against the Borrowers and in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(b)            Immediately before and after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties of each Borrower set forth in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment Effective Date with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent (i) such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date) or (ii) such representations and warranties are qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language (in which case such representation and warranties are true and correct in all respects as of the Amendment Effective Date or as of such earlier date, as the case may be).
 
(c)            Immediately before and after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the Amendment Effective Date.
 
V.             Effect of Amendment .
 
(a)            Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of, the Lenders or the Administrative Agent under the Existing Credit Agreement, the Existing Guarantee and Security Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Existing Credit Agreement, the Existing Guarantee and Security Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to establish a precedent for purposes of interpreting the provisions of the Credit Agreement or the Guarantee and Security Agreement or entitle any Loan Party to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement, the Guarantee and Security Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances.  This Amendment shall apply to and be effective only with respect to the provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement, Existing Guarantee and Security Agreement and the other Loan Documents specifically referred to herein (including Exhibit A and Exhibit B hereto).
 
(b)            On and after the Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement and the Guarantee and Security Agreement, respectively, to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import, and each reference to the Credit Agreement and the Guarantee and Security Agreement, respectively, “thereunder”, “thereof”, “therein” or words of like import in any other Loan Document, shall be deemed a reference to the Existing Credit Agreement or the Existing Guarantee and Security Agreement, as applicable, as amended hereby.  This Amendment shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement, the Guarantee and Security Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
 
VI.            Governing Law .  This Amendment and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.  The provisions of Sections 9.07 and 9.11 of the Existing Credit Agreement shall apply to this Amendment to the same extent as if fully set forth herein.
 
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VII.            Counterparts .  This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  Delivery of any executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

VIII.          Headings .  The headings of this Amendment are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

IX.             Successors and Assigns . The consent of any Lender to this Amendment shall be binding upon such Lender’s successors, assigns and participants permitted by the Existing Credit Agreement. Further, the provisions of this Amendment shall be binding and inure to the benefit of, such Lender’s successors, assigns and participants permitted by the Existing Credit Agreement.
 
[Signature pages follow]
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties thereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their officers as of the date first above written.
 
 
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.,
as a Borrower
   
 
By:
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS
 
GP LLC, its general partner
     
 
By:
/s/ Adam Smith
 
   
Name: Adam Smith
   
Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC, as a
Borrower
     
 
By:
/s/ Adam Smith
 
   
Name: Adam Smith
   
Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CA) LLC, as a
Borrower
     
 
By:
/s/ Adam Smith
 
   
Name: Adam Smith
   
Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (TN) LLC, as a
Borrower
     
 
By:
/s/ Adam Smith
 
   
Name: Adam Smith
   
Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC, as a
Borrower
     
 
By:
/s/ Adam Smith
 
   
Name: Adam Smith
   
Title: Chief Executive Officer
 
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement and Guarantee & Security Agreement Amendment]
 

MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,  
   
as Administrative Agent and as a Lender
       
By:
/s/ James Yu
 
   
Name: James Yu
 
   
Title: Director
 
 
[Signature Page to Credit Agreement and Guarantee & Security Agreement Amendment]
 

Execution Version Exhibit A

 
 
 
 
$500,000,000

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED 5-YEAR REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of March 30, 20 16

Among
 
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.,
KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC ,
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CA) LLC,
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (TN) LLC
and
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC
as Borrowers ,
 
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO

and
 
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
as Administrative Agent
 


MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,

as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner
 
 
 
 
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Section
 
Page
     
ARTICLE I
 
     
 
DEFINITIONS
1
 
SECTION 1.01.   Defined Terms
1
 
SECTION 1.02.   Terms Generally
23 24
 
SECTION 1.03.   Accounting Terms; GAAP; Calculation of Debt to Equity Ratio
23 24
     
ARTICLE II
 
     
 
THE COMMITMENTS
24 25
 
SECTION 2.01.   The Loans
24 25
 
SECTION 2.02.   Letter of Credit Facility
26 27
 
SECTION 2.03.   Fees.
31
 
SECTION 2.04.   Changes of Commitments
31 32
 
SECTION 2.05.   Concerning Joint and Several Liability of the Borrowers
32 33
 
SECTION 2.06.   Contribution
35
     
ARTICLE III
 
     
 
PAYMENTS
36
 
SECTION 3.01.   Repayment
36
 
SECTION 3.02.   Interest
36
 
SECTION 3.03.   Eurocurrency Reserves
36 37
 
SECTION 3.04.   Interest Rate Determinations
37
 
SECTION 3.05.   Voluntary Conversion or Continuation of Loans
37 38
 
SECTION 3.06.   Prepayments of Loans
38 39
 
SECTION 3.07.   Payments; Computations; Etc.
39
 
SECTION 3.08.   Sharing of Payments, Etc.
41 42
 
SECTION 3.09.   Increased Costs
42
 
SECTION 3.10.   Illegality
43 44
 
SECTION 3.11.   Taxes
43 44
 
SECTION 3.12.   Break Funding Payments
45 46
 
SECTION 3.13.   Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
46
 
SECTION 3.14.   Defaulting Lenders
47
     
ARTICLE IV
 
     
 
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
49 50
 
SECTION 4.01.   Closing Conditions
49 50
 
SECTION 4.02.   Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing and Issuance
50 51
 
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ARTICLE V
 
     
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
51 52
 
SECTION 5.01.   Representations and Warranties
51 52
     
ARTICLE VI
 
     
 
COVENANTS
54 55
 
SECTION 6.01.   Affirmative Covenants
54 55
 
SECTION 6.02.   Negative Covenants
58 59
 
SECTION 6.03.   Financial Covenant
63 65
     
ARTICLE VII
 
     
 
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
63 65
 
SECTION 7.01.   Events of Default
63 65
 
SECTION 7.02.   Investors’ Right to Cure
66 67
     
ARTICLE VIII
 
     
 
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
66 68
     
 
SECTION 8.01.   Appointment and Authority
66 68
 
SECTION 8.02.   Rights as a Lender
67 69
 
SECTION 8.03.   Exculpatory Provisions
67 69
 
SECTION 8.04.   Reliance by Administrative Agent
68 70
 
SECTION 8.05.   Delegation of Duties
68 70
 
SECTION 8.06.   Resignation of Administrative Agent
69 70
 
SECTION 8.07.   Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders
69 71
 
SECTION 8.08.   No Other Duties; Etc.
69 71
 
SECTION 8.09.   Intercreditor Agreement Governs
71
   
ARTICLE IX
 
     
 
MISCELLANEOUS
70 71
 
SECTION 9.01.   Amendments, Etc.
70 71
 
SECTION 9.02.   Notices, KCMH as Administrative Borrower, Etc.
70 72
 
SECTION 9.03.   No Waiver; Remedies; Setoff
73 75
 
SECTION 9.04.   Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
74 76
 
SECTION 9.05.   Binding Effect, Successors and Assigns
75 77
 
SECTION 9.06.   Assignments and Participations
75 77
 
SECTION 9.07.   GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; ETC.
78 80
 
SECTION 9.08.   Severability
79 81
 
SECTION 9.09.   Counterparts; Effectiveness; Execution
79 81
 
SECTION 9.10.   Survival
80 82
 
SECTION 9.11.   Waiver of Jury Trial
80 82
 
SECTION 9.12.   Confidentiality
80 82
 
SECTION 9.13.   No Fiduciary Relationship
81 83
 
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SECTION 9.14.   Headings
82 84
 
SECTION 9.15.   USA PATRIOT Act
82 84
 
SECTION 9.16.   Judgment Currency
82 84
 
SECTION 9.17.   European Monetary Union
83 84
 
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ANNEXES
 
   
Annex A
Pricing Grid
Annex B
Concentration Limits
   
SCHEDULES
 
   
Schedule I
Lenders and Commitments
Schedule II
Mandatory Cost Rate
Schedule III
Subsidiaries
   
EXHIBITS
 
   
Exhibit A
Form of Note
Exhibit B
Form of Second Amended and Restated Guarantee and Security Agreement
Exhibit C
Form of Notice of Borrowing
Exhibit D
Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit E-1
Form of Tax Statement for Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit E-2
Form of Tax Statement for Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit E-3
Form of Tax Statement for Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit E-4
Form of Tax Statement for Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
 
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of March 30, 201 6 (as further amended or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”) among KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.,   a Delaware limited partnership (“ KCMH ”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL U.S. ”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CA) LLC, a Delaware limited liability Company (“KCL C.A.”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING (TN) LLC, a Delaware limited liability Company (“KCL T.N.”) and KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL U.K. ”; KCMH, KCL U.S. , KCL C.A., KCL T.N. and KCL U.K. are collectively referred to herein as the “ Borrowers ” and individually sometimes as a “ Borrower ”), each of the Lenders (as defined below), and MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).

WHEREAS, KCMH, the Existing Lenders (as defined below) and the Administrative Agent are parties to the Existing Credit Agreement (as defined below); and
 
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested, and the Lenders have consented to, the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, effective as of the Closing Date, the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety, and the parties hereto hereby agree, as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS
 
SECTION 1.01.  Defined Terms .  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:

“364-Day Credit Agreement” means that certain 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement dated June 29, 2017, among KCMH, KCL U.S., KCL C.A., KCL T.N., KCL U.K., MHCB as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto, as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented.

ABR ” means a fluctuating interest rate per annum which shall at any time be the higher of:

(a)            the rate of interest established by the Administrative Agent as its “prime rate” in effect at its principal office in New York, New York; and

(b)            1/2 of 1 1.00 % per annum above the Federal Funds Rate.
 
The “prime rate” is a rate established by MHCB based upon various factors including MHCB’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate.  Any change in such rate established by MHCB shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified by MHCB of such change.
 
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ABR Loan ” means, at any time, a Loan which bears interest at rates based upon the ABR.
 
Administrative Agent ” has the meaning specified in the introduction hereto.
 
Administrative Agent’s Account ” means, with respect to any Currency, the account of the Administrative Agent for such Currency most recently designated by it as such by notice to KCMH and the Lenders.
 
Administrative Questionnaire ” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.
 
Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly or indirectly Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with such specified Person.
 
Aggregate Borrowing Availability ” means, at any time, the Aggregate Facility Amount at such time minus the Total Credit Exposure at such time.
 
Aggregate Facility Amount ” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Commitments then in effect.  The initial Aggregate Facility Amount is $500,000,000.
 
Allocable Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.06(b).
 
 “ Alternate Currency ” means the Euro, British Pounds Sterling and any other currency acceptable to the Lenders that is freely convertible into Dollars and available to be borrowed in the interbank market in London or the Principal Financial Center for such currency, so long as no central bank or other governmental authorization in the country of issue of such currency (including, in the case of the Euro, any authorization by the European Central Bank) is required to permit the use of such currency by any Lender for making any Loan hereunder and/or permit a Borrower to borrow and repay the principal thereof and to pay the interest thereon, unless such authorization has been obtained and is in full force and effect.
 
“Alternate Currency Equivalent” means, on any date, with respect to any amount denominated in a given currency, the amount of Alternate Currency that would be required to purchase such amount of such given currency at or about 11:00 a.m., Local Time, on such date, for delivery two Business Days later, as determined by the Administrative Agent on the basis of the spot selling rate for the offering of such given currency for Alternate Currency in the Principal Financial Center for the applicable given currency, all determinations thereof by the Administrative Agent to be conclusive and binding on the parties in the absence of manifest error.
 
Applicable Lending Office ” means, with respect to any Lender, such Lender’s Domestic Lending Office in the case of an ABR Loan and such Lender’s Eurocurrency Lending Office in the case of a Eurocurrency Loan.
 
Applicable Margin ” has the meaning specified in Annex A.
 
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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 .
 
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  9.06(b)) and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially in the form of Exhibit D or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
 
Availability Period ” means the period from the Closing Date until the earlier of (a) the Commitment Termination Date and (b) the date of termination of the Commitments.
 
Borrowers ” and “ Borrower ” have the respective meanings specified in the heading hereof.
 
Borrower Partnership Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement, dated as of February 27, 2008, among KKR Capital Markets Holdings GP LLC, MHCB and the other limited partners thereto, as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented.
 
Borrowing ” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Loans of the same Type made by the Lenders to a Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01.
 
Borrowing Category ” means a Category I Borrowing, a Category II Borrowing, a Category III Borrowing, a Category IV Borrowing or a Category V Borrowing.
 
Broker-Dealer Subsidiary ” means each of KCM U.K., KCM U.S. , KCM Asia , KCM Japan and any other direct or indirect broker-dealer Subsidiary of KCMH.
 
Business Day ” means (a) a day on which commercial banks are not authorized by law or required to close in New York City, (b) if such day relates to a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Dollars, that is also a day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are carried out in the London interbank market, (c) if such day relates to a Borrowing of, or a payment or prepayment of principal of or interest on or an Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in an Alternate Currency (other than Euros), or a notice with respect thereto, that is also a day on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments in the Principal Financial Center for such Currency, and (d) if such day relates to a Borrowing of, or a payment or prepayment of principal of or interest on or an Interest Period for, a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in Euros, or a notice with respect thereto, that is also a Target Operating Day (as defined in Section 9.17).
 
Capital Lease Obligations ” of a Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) Property which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP ; provided , that the adoption or issuance of any accounting standards after the Closing Date
 
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will not cause any obligations under any lease that were not or would not have been Capital Lease Obligations prior to such adoption or issuance to be deemed Capital Lease Obligations .

Cash Equivalents ” means:
 
(a)            securities issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, in each case having maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof;
 
(b)            securities issued by any state of the United States or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof or any political subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having an investment grade rating generally obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, then from another nationally recognized rating service);
 
(c)            commercial paper issued by any Lender or any bank holding company owning any Lender;
 
(d)            commercial paper maturing no more than 12 months after the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-1 or P-1 from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service);
 
(e)            domestic and LIBOR certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances, having a rating of at least A-1 or P-1 from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service), maturing no more than one year after the date of acquisition thereof issued by any Lender or any other bank having combined capital and surplus of not less than $200,000,000 in the case of domestic banks and $100,000,000 (or the Dollar Equivalent thereof) in the case of foreign banks;
 
(f)             repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 90 days for underlying securities of the type described in clauses (a), (b) and (e) above entered into with any bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (e) above or securities dealers of recognized national standing;
 
(g)            marketable short-term money market and similar funds having a rating of at least A-1 or P-1 from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service);
 
(h)            shares of investment companies that are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and substantially all the investments of which are one or more of the types of securities described in clauses (a) through (g) above; and
 
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(i)             in the case of any non-U.S. organized Subsidiary or investment made in a country outside the United States, other customarily utilized high-quality investment in the country where such non-U.S. organized Subsidiary is located or in which such investment is made and of a type analogous to the foregoing.

Category I Borrowing ” means a Borrowing made or a Letter of Credit issued for general corporate purposes or to finance the working capital needs of KCMH or any Subsidiary of KCMH, including financing the regulatory capital requirements of any Broker-Dealer Subsidiary.

Category II Borrowing ” means a Borrowing made or a Letter of Credit issued to finance obligations of KCMH or any Subsidiary of KCMH relating to any Senior Debt Transaction.

Category III Borrowing ” means a Borrowing made or a Letter of Credit issued to finance obligations of KCMH or any Subsidiary of KCMH relating to a Subordinated Debt Transaction.

Category IV Borrowing ” means a Borrowing made or a Letter of Credit issued to finance obligations of KCMH or any Subsidiary of KCMH relating to an Equity Bridge Transaction.

Category V Borrowing ” means a Borrowing made to finance KCMH’s, or any Subsidiary of KCMH’s, facilitation of a debt capital markets “fronting” arrangement pursuant to which KCMH or such Subsidiary is acting as the initial purchaser or lender of a debt instrument that has been reserved by KCMH or such Subsidiary for purchase by another Person from whom an order has been received and such arrangement involves terms that are customary in the market for “fronting” transactions (and such Borrowing, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be deemed to be outstanding under any other Borrowing Category unless such Borrowing remains outstanding for 45 days after the date on which such Borrowing was initially made, at which time the outstanding amount of such Borrowing shall be converted to, and deemed to be outstanding under, the Borrowing Category that otherwise would have applied based upon the type of transaction being financed); provided that only the portion of a Borrowing constituting such “fronting” arrangement may be deemed a Category V Borrowing, with the portion not constituting such “fronting” arrangement being allocated to such other applicable Borrowing Category.  On or prior to the making of a Borrowing any portion of which constitutes a Category V Borrowing, the applicable Borrower shall deliver the certificate required pursuant to Section 4.02(e), which shall specify the “fronting” portion of such Borrowing and the applicable Borrowing Category for any portion that is not a “fronting” portion.

Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, or of any change in applicable law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction or the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental
 
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Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (a) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (b) 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; provided   further , that any increased costs associated with a Change in Law based on the foregoing clauses (a) and/or (b) may only be imposed to the extent the relevant Lender or Issuing Lender, as applicable, imposes the same charges generally on other similarly situated borrowers under comparable credit facilities.

Change of Control ” means, and shall be deemed to have occurred if, (a) KKR and/or its Affiliates shall at any time not own, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, (i) more than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Shares of KCMH and (ii) at least 25% of the outstanding Equity Interests of KCMH; (b) KCMH shall at any time not own, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of record, more than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Shares of KCM U.S., KCM U.K. or KCM Asia; or (c) during any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of KCMH 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, (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 or (iv) who are employees, partners, members, directors or officers of KKR or its Affiliates.

Closing Date ” means March 30, 2016.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Collateral ” has the meaning specified in the Guarantee and Security Agreement.

Commitment ” means, as to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Loans to the Borrowers under Section 2.01(a)(i) and purchase participations in L/C Exposure in an aggregate amount at any one time outstanding up to the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I or, if such Lender has entered into an Assignment and Assumption, set forth for such Lender in the Register, as such amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.04(b).

Commitment Percentage ” means, with respect to any Lender, at any time, the percentage of the Aggregate Facility Amount represented by such Lender’s Commitment; provided , that if the Commitments have terminated or expired, the Commitment Percentages shall equal the percentage of aggregate outstanding Loans and L/C Exposure
 
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held by such Lender and if there is no outstanding Loans and L/C Exposure, the Commitment Percentage shall be determined based upon the Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.

Commitment Termination Date ” means the date five years after the Closing Date, provided that if such date is not a Business Day, the Commitment Termination Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.

Concentration Limits ” has the meaning specified in Annex B.

 “ Continuation ”, “ Continue ” and “ Continued ” refer to a continuation of Eurocurrency Loans from one Interest Period to the next Interest Period pursuant to Section  3.05(b).

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

Convert ”, “ Conversion ” and “ Converted ” refer to a conversion of Loans of one Type into Loans of the other Type pursuant to Section 3.04 or Section 3.05.

Cure Right ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.02.

Currencies ” means, collectively, Dollars and the Alternate Currencies.

Debt to Equity Ratio ” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of Total Debt to Total Equity.

Default ” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender ” means, subject to Section 3.14(b), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the requesting Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified KCMH , the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement)
 
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cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or KCMH , to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and KCMH that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and KCMH ), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar law, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any e E quity i I nterest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender.  Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 3.14(b)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to KCMH , the Issuing Lender and each Lender.

Designated Entity ” means at any time, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity formed or acquired after the Closing Date that is not a Borrower and of which at least a majority but less than 100% of the Voting Shares are at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by KCMH or one or more Subsidiaries of KCMH, which has been designated in a written notice from KCMH to the Administrative Agent as a Designated Entity; provided that at the time of such designation (a) no Default or Event of Default would result from such designation and (b) after giving pro forma effect to such designation the Debt to Equity Ratio is less than or equal to * to 1.00.  KCMH may, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, de-designate any Designated Entity and thereafter such entity shall not longer constitute a Designated Entity, but only if (a) no Default or Event of Default would result from such de-designation and (b) after giving pro forma effect to such de-designation the Debt to Equity Ratio is less than or equal to * to 1.00 . ; provided further that notwithstanding the foregoing, KKR-MM Vector GP LLC, KKR-MM Vector L.P., Merchant Capital Solutions LLC, MCS Corporate Lending LLC, MCS Capital Markets LLC, any entity formed for the purpose of acting as an administrative or other agency role (with written notice thereof provided by KCMH to the Administrative Agent) and any of their respective direct or indirect subsidiaries, now existing or hereafter formed, shall each be deemed a Designated Entity (unless otherwise de-designated by KCMH in accordance with this definition).

Disqualified Equity Interests ” means any Equity Interest which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or other Equity Interests into which it is convertible or for
 
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*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.

which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable (other than solely for Equity Interests other than Disqualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than solely for Equity Interests other than Disqualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part, (c) provides for the scheduled payments of dividends in cash, or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interests that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case of clauses (a) through (d) above, prior to the date that is ninety‑one days after the Commitment Termination Date.

Dollar Equivalent ” means, on any date, with respect to any amount denominated in an Alternate Currency, the amount of Dollars that would be required to purchase such amount of such Alternate Currency at or about 11:00 a.m., Local Time, on such date, for delivery two Business Days later, as determined by the Administrative Agent on the basis of the spot selling rate for the offering of such Alternate Currency for Dollars in the Principal Financial Center for the applicable Alternate Currency, all determinations thereof by the Administrative Agent to be conclusive and binding on the parties in the absence of manifest error.

Dollars ” and “ $ ” refers to lawful money of the United States.

Domestic Lending Office ” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Domestic Lending Office” in the Administrative Questionnaire of such Lender or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which it became a Lender, or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to KCMH and the Administrative Agent.

Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

Eligible Assignee ” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an Approved Fund, and (d) any other Person (other than a natural person) approved by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender and, unless an Event of Default of the kind referred to in Section 7.01(a), 7.01(b), 7.01(g) or 7.01(h) has occurred and is continuing, by KCMH (each such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided , that notwithstanding the foregoing, assignments to any private equity fund, hedge fund or other similar investment vehicle shall require the consent of KCMH in its sole discretion.

Equity Bridge Transaction ” means an equity underwriting or commitment of KCMH or any Subsidiary of KCMH.

Equity Interests ” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company (including any securities convertible or exchangeable for such stock or interests), beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest.
 
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ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

ERISA Affiliate ” means any Person that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

ERISA Event ” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than those events for which the 30‑day notice period is waived pursuant to Department of Labor Reg. Section 4043 as in effect on the date hereof); (b) the failure of any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

Euro ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.17.

Eurocurrency Liabilities ” has the meaning assigned to that term in Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.

Eurocurrency Lending Office ” means, with respect to any Lender, the office of such Lender specified as its “Eurocurrency Lending Office” in the Administrative Questionnaire of such Lender or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which it became a Lender (or, if no such office is specified, its Domestic Lending Office), or such other office of such Lender as such Lender may from time to time specify to KCMH and the Administrative Agent.

Eurocurrency Loan ” means, at any time, a Loan which bears interest at rates based upon the Eurocurrency Rate.

Eurocurrency Rate ” means, for any Interest Period for each Eurocurrency Loan denominated in a particular Currency comprising part of the same Borrowing, an interest rate per annum equal to the rate per annum for deposits in such Currency having a maturity closest to such Interest Period which appears on the relevant Screen Page as of
 
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11:00 a.m., London time, on the day two Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period; provided , that, if such rate does not appear on the relevant Screen Page for such Interest Period, the Eurocurrency Rate for that Interest Period will be based on the rate at which deposits in such Currency having a maturity closest to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on the day that is two Business Days preceding the first day of such Interest Period to prime banks in the London interbank market in a principal amount of $5,000,000 (or, in the case of a Eurocurrency Loan denominated in an Alternate Currency, the equivalent thereof in such Alternate Currency, rounded to the nearest 1,000 units of such Alternate Currency); provided   further , that the Eurocurrency Rate for any Eurocurrency Loan denominated in an Alternate Currency that is loaned by a Lender from an office in the United Kingdom for any Interest Period shall be the sum of (a) the rate referred to above plus (b) the MCR Cost.

Events of Default ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.01.

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

Excluded Taxes ” means, with respect to any recipient of any payment to be made by or on such recipient’s account of any obligation of the Borrowers hereunder to the Administrative Agent and each Lender , Taxes (a) imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes and branch profit Taxes, in each case,  imposed by a jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction (or political subdivision thereof) imposing such tax (other than any such connection arising solely as a result of such recipient having executed , delivered or performed its obligations under or received a payment pursuant to this Agreement ), ( b) that are attributable to such recipient ’s failure to comply with the requirements of paragraph (e) or (f) of Section 3.11, ( c) that are withholding taxes imposed on amounts payable to such recipient at the time such recipient becomes a party to this Agreement, except to the extent that such recipient ’s assignor (if any) was entitled, at the time of assignment, to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such Taxes pursuant to Section 3.11.(b) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Credit Agreement ” means that certain Amended and Restated 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement dated March 30, 2012 among KCMH, KCL U.S., KCL, U.K., MHCB as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto.

Existing Lenders ” means the “Lenders” as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement.

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Closing Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Internal
 
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Revenue Code and any law, regulation, rule, promulgation, or official agreement implementing an official government agreement with respect to the foregoing .

Federal Funds Rate ” means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

Finance Subsidiary ” means KCL U.K., KCL U.S. , KCL C.A., KCL T.N., KCL Cayman and any other direct or indirect Subsidiary of KCMH formed for the purpose of  providing financing in KCMH ’s financing business.
 
Finance Subsidiary Debt ” means Indebtedness under any warehouse credit facility or other similar line of credit entered into for the purpose of funding Indebtedness originated or extended by any Finance Subsidiary.
 
Financial Officer ” means the chief financial officer, principal financial officer, treasurer, controller or a director of a Borrower.
 
Financing Transaction ” means any Equity Bridge Transaction, Senior Debt Transaction or Subordinated Debt Transaction.
 
Financing Transaction Borrowing ” means any Category II Borrowing, Category III Borrowing or Category IV Borrowing.
 
FINRA ”  means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or any other Self Regulatory Organization that succeeds to the functions thereof.
 
Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
 
Fund ” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is or will be engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business.
 
General Partner ” means KKR Capital Markets Holdings GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
 
GAAP ” means accounting principles generally accepted in the United States as in effect from time to time.
 
Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of
 
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or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guarantee issued to support such Indebtedness; provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.  The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made (or, if such Guarantee is limited by its terms to a lesser amount, such lesser amount) or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith.

Guarantee and Security Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Guaranty and Security Agreement dated as of March 30, 2012, as amended and restated by the Second Amended and Restated Guaranty and Security Agreement among the Obligors and the Administrative Agent in substantially the form of Exhibit B, as from time to time further amended, modified or supplemented.

Guarantors ” means, at any time, collectively, those Subsidiaries of KCMH that are parties to the Guarantee and Security Agreement.

Hedging Agreement ” means any interest rate protection agreement, foreign currency exchange agreement or other derivative transaction.

Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or similar instruments, (b) the deferred purchase price of assets or services that in accordance with GAAP would be included as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person, (c) the face amount of all letters of credit issued for the account of such Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder and all direct obligations arising under bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments, (d) all Indebtedness of any other Person secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person, (e) the principal component of all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) all obligations of such Person under interest rate swap, cap or collar agreements, interest rate future or option contracts, currency swap agreements, currency future or
 
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option contracts, commodity price protection agreements or other commodity price hedging agreements and other similar agreements, (g) without duplication, all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others and (h) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Equity Interests, provided that Indebtedness shall not include (i) trade and other ordinary course payables and accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii) deferred or prepaid revenue and (iii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the respective seller. The amount of Indebtedness of any Person for purposes of clause (d) shall be deemed to be equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate unpaid amount of such Indebtedness and (ii) the fair market value of the property encumbered thereby as determined by such Person in good faith .

Indemnified Taxes ” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

Indemnitee ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.04(b).

“Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain First Lien Intercreditor Agreement dated June 29, 2017, among the Administrative Agent, the administrative agent in respect of the 364-Day Credit Agreement, the other parties thereto from time to time and acknowledged by the Obligors.

Interest Period ” means, for any Eurocurrency Loan, the period beginning on the date such Eurocurrency Loan is made, or Continued or Converted from an ABR Loan, and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below, and thereafter each subsequent period commencing on the last day of the immediately preceding Interest Period therefor and ending on the last day of the period selected by the Borrower pursuant to the provisions below.  The duration of each Interest Period shall be one, two, three or six months (or if available to all relevant Lenders, nine or twelve months), as the Borrower may select by notice to the Administrative Agent no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the third Business Day (or, with respect to such nine‑ or twelve‑month periods, fourth Business Day) prior to the first day of such Interest Period.

Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(w)           if any Interest Period would otherwise commence before and end after the Commitment Termination Date, such Interest Period shall end on the Commitment Termination Date,

(x)            each Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall end on the next succeeding Business Day, unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the succeeding month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day,

(y)           each Interest Period that commences on the last day of a month (or on any day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the appropriate subsequent month) shall end on the last Business Day of the appropriate subsequent calendar month, and
 
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(z)            Interest Periods commencing on the same day for Eurocurrency Loans comprising part of the same Borrowing shall be of the same duration.

Investment ” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or interest in, another Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit or all or a substantial part of the business of, such Person.

Issuing Lender ” means MHCB, and/or any other Lender from time to time designated as an Issuing Lender in a writing signed by such Lender, KCMH and the Administrative Agent (MHCB and such other Lender being collectively referred to herein as the “Issuing Lender” unless the context otherwise requires).

KCL Cayman ” means KKR Corporate Lending (Cayman) Ltd., a Cayman limited liability company, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement.

“KCL C.A.” has the meaning specified in the heading hereof, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .

“KCL T.N.” has the meaning specified in the heading hereof, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .

KCL U.K. ” has the meaning specified in the heading hereof, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .

KCL U.S. ” has the meaning specified in the heading hereof, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .

KCMH ” has the meaning specified in the heading hereof, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .

KCM Asia ” means KKR Capital Markets Asia Limited, a Hong Kong limited liability company, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .

KCM Group Entity ” means KCMH and any entity in which KCMH, directly or indirectly, owns an Equity Interest.

KCM Japan ” means KKR Capital Markets Japan Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .
 
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KCM U.S. ” means KKR Capital Markets LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .

KCM U.K. ” means KKR Capital Markets Limited, a United Kingdom limited liability company, and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .

KKR ” means Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and includes any successor thereto in accordance with this Agreement .

L/C Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of unreimbursed L/C Payments under all outstanding Letters of Credit (or, if applicable with respect to clauses (a) and (b), the Dollar Equivalent thereof).

L/C Payment ” means a payment by an Issuing Lender of a draft or demand drawn under a Letter of Credit.

L/C Reimbursement Obligation ” means the obligation of a Borrower to reimburse an Issuing Lender for an L/C Payment pursuant to Section 2.02(d)(ii).
 
L/C Related Documents ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(c)(i).

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

Lead Arranger ” means MHCB, in its capacity as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner.

Lender ” means each bank or other financial institution listed on the signature pages hereof and each Person that shall become a party hereto pursuant to 9.06.

Letter of Credit ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(a)(i).

Letter of Credit Facility Amount ” means the lesser of (a) $500,000,000 and (b) the Aggregate Facility Amount.

Lien ” means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

Loan ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a)(i).
 
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Loan Documents ” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Guarantee and Security Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement .
 
Local Time ” means (a) with respect to any Loan denominated or any payment to be made in Dollars, New York time, and (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan denominated or any payment to be made in an Alternate Currency, the local time in the Principal Financial Center for such Alternate Currency.
 
London Banking Day ” means any day on which commercial banks are open for business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in London.
 
Majority Lenders ” means, at any time, (a) Lenders holding more than 50% of the Commitments, or (b) if the Commitments have terminated or expired, Lenders having collectively more than 50% of the sum of (i) aggregate amount of the unpaid principal amount of the Loans and (ii) L/C Exposure (computed at any time, in the case of Loans and L/C Exposure denominated in an Alternate Currency, as the Dollar Equivalent thereof as determined by the Administrative Agent); provided that the unused Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Credit Exposure held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Majority Lenders.
 
Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, financial condition, properties or operations of KCMH and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of any Obligor to perform any of its material obligations under any Loan Document or (c) the material rights and remedies of, or benefits available, to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under any Loan Document.
 
Material Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Material Subsidiary.
 
Material Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Foreign Subsidiary (inclusive of its Subsidiaries) that, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter of KCMH most recently ended for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a)(i) or (ii), (a) generated over 25% of consolidated revenues of KCMH and its Subsidiaries for the period of two years ended at the end of such fiscal quarter or (b) to which more than $* of the Aggregate Facility Amount has been funded as of such date and has been funded for the period of six months immediately preceding such date.
 
Material Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness of the type described in clause (a) of the definition thereof issued or incurred under any agreement or instrument in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of $* or more.
 
Material Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that constitutes a “significant subsidiary” as defined under Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC, as in effect from time to time; provided that each of KCM U.S. and KCM U.K. shall be a Material Subsidiary.
 
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*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.

MCR Cost ” means, with respect to any Lender, in connection with Loans, if any, denominated in an Alternate Currency that are loaned by a Lender from an office in the United Kingdom, the cost imputed to such Lender of compliance with the Mandatory Cost Rate requirements of the Bank of England during the relevant period, determined in accordance with Schedule II hereto.

MHCB ” means Mizuho Bank, Ltd. or any successor thereto.
 
Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor thereto.

Multiemployer Plan ” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

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

 “ Non-U.S. Lender ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.11(e).

Note ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(e).

Notice of Borrowing ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b)(ii).

Notice of Issuance ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(c)(i).

Obligations ” means (a) all obligations of the Borrowers under the Loan Documents to pay the principal of and interest on the Loans and the L/C Reimbursement Obligations and all fees, premiums, costs, expenses, indemnification payments and other amounts or obligations whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter from time to time owing to the Secured Creditors arising under, out of, or in connection with the Loan Documents and all obligations of the Borrowers to any Lender (or any Affiliate thereof) under any Hedging Agreement and (b) in the case of each of the foregoing, including all interest thereon and expenses related thereto, including any interest or expenses accruing or arising after the commencement of any case with respect to any Obligor under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other bankruptcy or insolvency law (whether or not such interest or expenses are allowed or allowable as a claim in whole or in part in such case).
 
Obligors ” means, collectively, the Borrowers and the Guarantors.

Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.

Participant ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06(d).

Patriot Act ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.15.
 
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PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in Section 4002 of ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

Permitted Liens ” means:

(a)            Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims not yet overdue for a period of more than 30 days or that are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been established to the extent required by and in accordance with GAAP, or for property taxes on property that the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries has determined to abandon if the sole recourse for such tax, assessment, charge or claim is to such property;

(b)            Liens in respect of property or assets of KCMH or any of its Subsidiaries imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and mechanics’ Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business, in each case so long as such Liens arise in the ordinary course of business and do not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect;

(c)            Liens arising from judgments or decrees in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under 7.01(j);

(d)            Liens incurred or deposits made in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of social security, or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(e)            ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are located;

(f)             easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, minor defects or irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances not interfering in any material respect with the business of KCMH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(g)            any interest or title of a lessor or secured by a lessor’s interest under any lease permitted by this Agreement;

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

(i)             leases, licenses, subleases or sublicenses granted to others not interfering in any material respect with the business of KCMH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(j)             Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statement or similar filings made in respect of operating leases entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
 
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(k)            Liens created in the ordinary course of business in favor of banks and other financial institutions over credit balances of any bank accounts , brokerage accounts or commodities accounts of KCMH and its Subsidiaries held at such banks or financial institutions, including any accounts maintained with any clearing or settlement bank or other financial institution; and

(l)             any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of KCMH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Permitted Subordinated Debt ” shall mean senior subordinated notes, or other senior subordinated Indebtedness, issued by a Borrower or any Guarantor, (a) the terms of which (i) do not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory redemption or sinking fund obligation prior to a date 91 days after Commitment Termination Date (other than customary offers to purchase upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and customary acceleration rights after an event of default) and (ii) provide for customary subordination to the obligations of the Obligors under the Loan Documents, (b) the covenants, events of default, guarantees, collateral and other terms of which (other than interest rate and redemption premiums), taken as a whole, are not more restrictive to KCMH and its Subsidiaries than those herein; provided that a certificate of a Financial Officer of KCMH is delivered to the Administrative Agent at least seven Business Days (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that KCMH has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirement unless the Administrative Agent notifies KCMH within such period that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees), (c) of which no Subsidiary of KCMH (other than a Guarantor) is an obligor and (d) after giving pro   forma effect to the issuance thereof, KCMH shall be in compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 6.03.

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

Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

Pledged Equity ” has the meaning specified in the Guarantee and Security Agreement.
 
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Principal Financial Center ” means, for any Currency, the principal financial center in the country of issue of such Currency, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.

Property ” of any Person means any property or assets, or interest therein, of such Person.

Register ” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06(c).

Regulations T, U and X ” means, respectively, Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor), as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented.

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

Restricted Payment ” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of any Person, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to any Person’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent Person thereof).
 
Rule 15c3-1 ” means Rule 15c3-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240, 15c3-1), as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, or such other rule or regulation of the SEC which replaces Rule 15c3-1.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services or any successor thereto.

Screen Page ” means the Reuters Page LIBOR01 or such other Reuters screen page displaying interbank offered rates for the applicable Currency.  If at least two relevant rates appear on said page with respect to an Interest Period, the Eurocurrency Rate for that Interest Period will be based upon the arithmetic mean of such rates.

Secured Creditors ” means, collectively, the Lenders (including each Issuing Lender) and the Administrative Agent, any other holder from time to time of any of the Obligations and, in each case, their respective successors and assigns.

Senior Debt Transaction ” means a senior debt underwriting or commitment of KCMH or any Subsidiary of KCMH.

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to the principal functions thereof.
 
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Self Regulatory Organization ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3(a)(26) of the Exchange Act.

SIPA ” means the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970, as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented.

SIPC ” means the Securities Investor Protection Corporation established pursuant to SIPA or any other corporation succeeding to the principal functions thereof.

Solvent ” and “ Solvency ” mean, with respect to any Person, that as of the Closing Date, (a) (i) the sum of such Person’s debts (including contingent liabilities) does not exceed the present fair saleable value of such Person’s present assets; (ii) such Person’s capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its business as contemplated on the Closing Date; and (iii) such Person has not incurred and does not intend to incur, or believe that it will incur, debts including current obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise); and (b) such Person is “solvent” within the meaning given that term and similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances.  For purposes of this definition, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability (irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria for accrual under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 5).

Subordinated Debt Transaction ” means a subordinated debt underwriting or commitment of KCMH or any Subsidiary of KCMH.

Subordinated Indebtedness ” means any Permitted Subordinated Debt or any other Indebtedness the terms of which provide for customary subordination in right of payment to the obligations of a Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Subsidiary ” means, at any time, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which at least a majority of the Voting Shares are at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by KCMH or one or more Subsidiaries of KCMH; provided that no Designated Entity shall be a Subsidiary.

Support Payment ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.06(a).
 
Taxes ” means all present and future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings or similar charges, with respect to any amount payable on or in respect of any Loan Document, Loans, Notes or Letters of Credit, and all interest, penalties and similar amounts with respect thereto, now or thereafter imposed, assessed, levied or collected by any jurisdiction from which any amount payable under the Loan Documents is paid, or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, or any organization or federation of which any of the foregoing may be a member or associated.
 
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Total Credit Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans (being the Dollar Equivalent thereof in the case of Eurocurrency Loans denominated in an Alternate Currency) plus (b) the aggregate outstanding L/C Exposure.
 
Total Debt ” means, at any date, (a) all Indebtedness of the types described in clause (a), clause (c) (but, in the case of clause (c), only to the extent of any unreimbursed drawings under any letter of credit) and clause (e) of the definition thereof actually owing by KCMH and/or its Subsidiaries on such date to the extent appearing on the consolidated balance sheet of KCMH determined in accordance with GAAP ( provided that the amount of any Capital Lease Obligations or any such Indebtedness issued at a discount to its face value shall be determined in accordance with GAAP) minus (b) the aggregate cash and Cash Equivalents included on the consolidated balance sheet of KCMH as at such date to the extent the use thereof for application to the payment of Indebtedness is not prohibited by law or any contract to which KCMH or any Subsidiary is a party; provided that for the purposes of this definition, Indebtedness shall not include (i) any Finance Subsidiary Debt, (ii) any liabilities includable solely based on the application of FAS 140 or FIN-46(R) and (iii) any Indebtedness of any Designated Entity.

Total Equity ” means, as of any date of determination, (a) KCMH’s consolidated partners’ capital (or stockholders’ equity, as the case may be) measured on a GAAP basis, minus (b) the sum of (i) any declared but unpaid distribution or dividend to KCMH’s general or limited partners (or any other equity holders) and (ii) any loans or advances made to KCMH’s general or limited partners (or any other equity holders); provided that Total Equity shall not include KCMH’s partners’ capital (or stockholders’ equity, as the case may be) attributable to any Designated Entity.

Type ” refers to whether a Loan is an ABR Loan or a Eurocurrency Loan.

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

United States ” or “ U.S. ” means the United States of America.

Voting Shares ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Equity Interests having the right to vote for the election of directors, or other individuals performing similar functions, of such Person under ordinary circumstances.

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any Subsidiary of which all of the Equity Interests (other than, in the case of a corporation, directors’ qualifying shares) are directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or
 
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more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

Withdrawal Liability ” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

SECTION 1.02.  Terms Generally .  The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.  In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” mean “to but excluding”.  The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”.  The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”.  Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed in each case as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed in each case to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import shall be construed in each case to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, and (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement.  For the avoidance of doubt, references in Articles VIII and IX to the Lenders shall include in each case the Issuing Lender, unless the context otherwise requires.

SECTION 1.03.  Accounting Terms; GAAP; Calculation of Debt to Equity Ratio .

(a)            Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that it requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Majority Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

(b)            Calculation of the Debt to Equity Ratio shall be based on relevant information in the financial statements and asset schedules delivered pursuant to Sections 6.01(a)(i), (ii) and (vi) giving pro   forma effect to such information where appropriate; provided that the amount of Total Debt shall be the amount outstanding as of the date of determination after giving effect to the incurrence of any Indebtedness on such date of determination.
 
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ARTICLE II
 
THE COMMITMENTS

SECTION 2.01.  The Loans .

(a)            (i)           Each Lender severally agrees, on and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to make loans to the Borrowers under this Section 2.01(a)(i) (each, a “ Loan ”) from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to but not exceeding the Commitment of such Lender and, as to all Lenders and all Borrowers, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to but not exceeding the Aggregate Borrowing Availability (or the Alternate Currency Equivalent thereof).
 
(ii)           ABR Loans shall be denominated in Dollars, and Eurocurrency Loans may be denominated in Dollars or one or more Alternate Currencies.
 
(iii)           Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, (A) the Total Credit Exposure shall not at any time exceed the then Aggregate Facility Amount and (B) the obligation of the Lenders to make Loans is subject to the Concentration Limits.
 
(iv)           Within such limits, the Borrowers may from time to time borrow under this Section 2.01, prepay Loans in whole or in part pursuant to Section 3.06(a) and reborrow under this Section 2.01.
 
(v)            The Borrowers shall be co-borrowers with respect to each Borrowing, and shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations and liabilities with respect thereto in accordance with Sections 2.05 and 2.06 .

(b)            Borrowing Procedure .  (i)  Each Borrowing shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000   in the case of a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans, or $1,000,000, in the case of a Borrowing of ABR Loans, or in each case an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or, in the case of a Borrowing denominated in an Alternate Currency, the Alternate Currency Equivalent thereof, rounded to the nearest 1,000 units of such Alternate Currency), and shall be made on notice by the requesting Borrower to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the third Business Day (or, with respect to Interest Periods other than one, two, three or six months, fourth Business Day) prior to the date of such Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Eurocurrency Loans or not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the date of such Borrowing in the case of a Borrowing consisting of ABR Loans, and the Administrative Agent shall give each Lender prompt notice thereof.

(ii)            Each such notice of a Borrowing (a “ Notice of Borrowing ”) shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrowers and shall be in substantially the form of Exhibit C, specifying therein the requested (1) date of such Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (2) Type of Loans comprising such Borrowing, (3) the applicable Borrowing Category (or as applicable Borrowing Categories), (4) aggregate amount of
 
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such Borrowing, stated in Dollars, and the Currency thereof and (5) in the case of a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans, initial Interest Period for such Loans.
 
(iii)            Each Lender shall, before 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the date of such Borrowing, make available for the account of its Applicable Lending Office to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Account, in same day funds, such Lender’s ratable portion of such Borrowing.
 
(iv)           After the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such funds, and subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV, the Administrative Agent will make such funds available to the requesting Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to such account of such Borrower as the Administrative Agent and such Borrower may agree.
 
(v)            If the requesting Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Notice of Borrowing, then the applicable Loans shall be made as ABR Loans.  If the requesting Borrower fails to provide a timely notice of Conversion or Continuation with respect to a Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans, then such Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Continuation with respect thereto with an Interest Period of one month.  If the requesting Borrower requests a Borrowing of, Conversion to, or Continuation of Eurocurrency Loans in any such Notice of Borrowing, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.  If the requesting Borrower requests a Borrowing of, Conversion to, or Continuation of Eurocurrency Loans in any such Notice of Borrowing, but fails to specify the Currency thereof, it will be deemed to have specified such Loans in Dollars.
 
(vi)            After giving effect to all Borrowings, all Conversions and all Continuations, there shall not be more than 15 Interest Periods in effect.

(c)            Types of Loans .  Each Borrowing and each Conversion or Continuation thereof shall consist of Loans of the same Type (and, if such Loans are Eurocurrency Loans, having the same Interest Period) made, Continued or Converted on the same day by the Lenders ratably according to their Commitment Percentages.

(d)            Accounts .  (i)  Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrowers to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

(ii)            The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (x) the amount of each Loan, the Type thereof, the Borrowing Category applicable thereto and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (y) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to each Lender hereunder and (z) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.
 
(iii)           The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to this clause (d) shall be prima   facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded
 
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therein; provided , that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay the Loans made to any Borrower or make payments for other obligations (including L/C Reimbursement Obligations) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(e)            Notes .  Any Lender may, through the Administrative Agent, request that the Loans to be made by it be evidenced by a promissory note of the Borrowers.  In such event, the Borrowers shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a joint and several promissory note payable to such Lender (or its registered assigns), substantially in the form of Exhibit A (each, a “ Note ”), in the amount of the Commitment of such Lender, dated the Closing Date and otherwise appropriately completed.

SECTION 2.02.  Letter of Credit Facility .

(a)            Letters of Credit .  (i)  Each Issuing Lender agrees, on and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to issue one or more letters of credit (each, a “ Letter of Credit ”) for the account of a Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the date ten Business Days before the Commitment Termination Date, provided , that the total L/C Exposure with respect to Letters of Credit may not at any time exceed the Letter of Credit Facility Amount.

(ii)            Letters of Credit may be denominated in Dollars or any Alternate Currency, as requested in writing by the Borrower.

(iii)           Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the issuance of Letters of Credit shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.01(a)(iii) and to the Concentration Limits.
 
(iv)           Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, a Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be revolving, and accordingly a Borrower may, during the period referred to in clause (i) above, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.
 
(v)            The Borrowers shall be co-obligors with respect to each Letter of Credit, and shall be jointly and severally liable for all obligations and liabilities with respect thereto in accordance with Sections 2.05 and 2.06 .
 
(b)            Terms; Issuance .  (i)             Each Letter of Credit shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender and have a stated expiration date that is no later than the earlier of (x) one year after its date of issuance and (y) five Business Days prior to the Commitment Termination Date; provided that a Letter of Credit with a one-year tenor may provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond a date five Business Days prior to the Commitment Termination Date (except that one or more Letters of Credit may expire up to one year after the Commitment Termination Date if each such Letter of Credit has been cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Borrowers, the relevant Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent)).
 
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(ii)            An Issuing Lender shall be under no obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if (A) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Lender from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any law applicable to such Issuing Lender or any directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Lender shall prohibit, or direct that such Issuing Lender refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Lender with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such Issuing Lender any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date (for which such Issuing Lender is not otherwise compensated hereunder), or (B) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate any laws binding upon such Issuing Lender.

(c)            Issuance Procedure .  (i)  Each Letter of Credit shall be issued upon notice, given not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the third Business Day prior to the proposed issuance date of such Letter of Credit, by the requesting Borrower to the relevant Issuing Lender (or such shorter notice as shall be acceptable to such Issuing Lender), with a copy to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall give to each Lender prompt notice thereof by telecopier or email.  Each such notice from the requesting Borrower (a “ Notice of Issuance ”) shall be by telecopier or email, confirmed promptly by hard copy, specifying therein the Issuing Lender and the requested date of issuance (which shall be a Business Day) of such Letter of Credit, its face amount and expiration date and the name and address of the beneficiary thereof, and shall attach the proposed form thereof (or such other information as shall be necessary to prepare such Letter of Credit).  If requested by the applicable Issuing Lender, the requesting Borrower shall supply such application and agreement for letter of credit, in the form reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender, as the relevant Issuing Lender may require in connection with such requested Letter of Credit (“ L/C Related Documents ”) along with such other information reasonably related to the requested Letter of Credit.

(ii)            If the proposed Letter of Credit complies with the requirements of this Section 2.02, such Issuing Lender will, unless the Issuing Lender has received written notice from the Administrative Agent, that one or more of the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV shall not be satisfied, make such Letter of Credit available to the requesting Borrower as agreed with the requesting Borrower in connection with such issuance.  In the event and to the extent that the provisions of any L/C Related Documents shall conflict with this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern.
 
(iii)           Each Issuing Lender shall furnish (A) upon request of the Administrative Agent, copies of the Letters of Credit issued by it hereunder, and (B) to the Administrative Agent on the first Business Day of each fiscal quarter a written report setting forth the Letters of Credit issued in Alternate Currencies, solely for purposes of determining the Dollar Equivalent thereof.
 
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(d)            Reimbursement; Syndicate Participation .  (i)  Automatically upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to have automatically and unconditionally acquired a participation therein to the extent of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage on the terms provided in this clause (d) without any further action.

(ii)            Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of drawing under such Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Lender shall notify the requesting Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof.  Not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the second Business Day following any L/C Payment by an Issuing Lender (the “ Honor Date ”), the Borrowers jointly and severally agree to reimburse such Issuing Lender directly in an amount equal to the amount of such L/C Payment.
 
(iii)            If the Borrowers fail to so reimburse such Issuing Lender by such date, or if any amounts reimbursed by any Borrower are required to be returned or disgorged for any reason, such Issuing Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the Honor Date, the unreimbursed amount of such L/C Payment (the “ Unreimbursed Amount ”), and the amount of such Lender’s pro   rata share thereof.  In such event, such Borrower shall be irrevocably deemed to have requested a Borrowing of ABR Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an aggregate Dollar Equivalent amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount (without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section  2.01(b)); provided that, notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary in this Section 2.02, no such Borrowing of ABR Loans shall be permitted unless the Debt to Equity Ratio shall be less than or equal to * to 1.00 after giving pro   forma effect to such Borrowing and the conditions specified in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 4.02 have been satisfied on or as of the date of such Borrowing.  Any notice given by an Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.02(d)(iii) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided , that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.
 
(iv)           Subject to the proviso in Section 2.02(d)(iii), each Lender (including any Lender acting as an Issuing Lender) unconditionally agrees upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.02(d)(iii) to make funds available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Issuing Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Account in an amount equal to its Commitment Percentage of the unpaid L/C Reimbursement Obligation not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon each Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made an ABR Loan to the Borrower in such amount.  The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the relevant Issuing Lender.
 
(v)            The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay interest on the unreimbursed amount of each L/C Reimbursement Obligation to the relevant Issuing Lender, for each day from the date of the relevant L/C Payment until such L/C Reimbursement Obligation is reimbursed or refinanced in full as herein provided, at the rate provided in Section 3.02(b)(ii).
 
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*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.

(vi)           Subject to the proviso in Section 2.02(d)(iii), each Lender’s obligation to make the payments provided in clause (iv) above to reimburse an Issuing Lender for any L/C Payment shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by (A) any setoff or counterclaim which such Lender may have against an Issuing Lender, any Borrower or any other Person, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or any reduction or termination of the Commitments or any of them, (C) any of the matters referred to in clause (e) below or (D) any other circumstance whatsoever.
 
(vii)          If any Lender fails timely to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of an Issuing Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.02, such Issuing Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such Issuing Lender at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect (without duplication of amounts paid by any Borrower under clause (v) above).  A certificate of such Issuing Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (vii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
 
(viii)         At any time after an Issuing Lender has made an L/C Payment and has received funds from a Lender in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.02, if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of such Issuing Lender any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from a Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of cash collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to such Lender its pro   rata share thereof in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

(e)            Borrowers Obligations Unconditional .  The joint and several obligation of the Borrowers to reimburse each Issuing Lender for each L/C Payment under each Letter of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances whatsoever, including the following:

(i)            any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, any Loan Document or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
 
(ii)            the existence of any claim, counterclaim, set-off, defense or other right that the Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary may be acting), such Issuing Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto; or
 
(iii)           any sight draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, or any loss or
 
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delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to obtain an L/C Payment under such Letter of Credit; or
 
(iv)           any payment by such Issuing Lender under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a sight draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or any payment made by such Issuing Lender under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar law.

(f)             Issuing Lender Rights .  Each Lender and each Borrower agrees that, in making any L/C Payment under a Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Lender shall not have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificate and other document expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering the same.  None of the Issuing Lenders, the Administrative Agent, any of the respective Related Parties, nor any correspondents, participants or assignees of the Issuing Lender shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders or the Majority Lenders, as applicable, (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct, or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or L/C Related Document.  None of the Issuing Lenders, the Administrative Agent, any of the respective Related Parties, nor any correspondents, participants or assignees of the Issuing Lender, shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in Section 2.02(e); provided that anything therein or elsewhere in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrowers may have a claim against an Issuing Lender, and such Issuing Lender may be liable to the Borrowers, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct (as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive) damages suffered by the Borrowers which were directly caused by such Issuing Lender’s bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence as determined by a final and nonappealable ruling of a court of competent jurisdiction.  In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Issuing Lender may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary.

(g)            Applicability of ISP98 .  Unless otherwise expressly agreed by an Issuing Lender and the requesting Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance) shall apply to each Letter of Credit.

SECTION 2.03.  Fees .

(a)            Agency Fee .  The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the Administrative Agent’s own account, an administrative agency fee at the times and in the amounts as agreed in writing by KCMH and the Administrative Agent.
 
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(b)            Facility Fee .  The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender, a facility fee on the amount of the Commitment of such Lender for each day during the period from the date hereof until the Commitment Termination Date, at the rate calculated based on usage of the Aggregate Facility Amount in accordance with the fee schedule set forth on Annex A, payable quarterly in arrears on the entire Aggregate Facility Amount (irrespective of usage) on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year, on the Commitment Termination Date and on the date of termination of the Commitments.

(c)            Letter of Credit Fees .

(i)             The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the pro rata account of the Lenders based on their respective Commitment Percentages, a commission on the average daily undrawn amount of each outstanding Letter of Credit at a rate equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect for Eurocurrency Loans ( minus the amount of the fronting fee referred to below), payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the Commitment Termination Date, commencing on the first such date after the date hereof.
 
(ii)            The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to each Issuing Lender, for the sole account of such Issuing Lender, (x) a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender, payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the Commitment Termination Date, in an amount equal to *% per annum of the average daily available amount of such Letter of Credit and (y) such customary fees and charges in connection with the issuance or administration of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender as may be agreed in writing between KCMH and such Issuing Lender from time to time.  The Issuing Lender will notify the Borrowers of any and all such fees and charges payable under this Section.

(d)            Other Fees .  The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arranger for their own respective accounts such other fees in the amounts and at the times as may be agreed in writing between KCMH and the Administrative Agent and/or the Lead Arranger.

SECTION 2.04.  Changes of Commitments .

(a)            Commitment Termination Date .  The Commitment of each Lender shall be automatically reduced to zero on the Commitment Termination Date.

(b)            Commitment Termination or Reduction KCMH shall have the right, upon at least three Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, to terminate in whole or reduce ratably in part the unused portions of the Commitments; provided , that (i) each partial reduction shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of $5,000,000 and (ii) after giving effect to such termination or reduction, (A) the Total Credit Exposure does not exceed the Aggregate
 
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*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.

Facility Amount and (B) the L/C Exposure does not exceed the Letter of Credit Facility Amount.  Once terminated or reduced, the Commitments may not be reinstated.

SECTION 2.05.  Concerning Joint and Several Liability of the Borrowers .

(a)            Each of the Borrowers is accepting joint and several liability hereunder and under the other Loan Documents in consideration of the financial accommodations to be provided by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each of the Borrowers and in consideration of the undertakings of each other Borrower to accept joint and several liability for the Obligations.

(b)            Each of the Borrowers, jointly and severally, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a primary obligor and co-debtor, joint and several liability with each other Borrower, with respect to the payment and performance of all of the Obligations (including, without limitation, any Obligations arising under this Section 2.05 ), it being the intention of the parties hereto that all the Obligations shall be the joint and several obligations of each of the Borrowers without preferences or distinction among them.

(c)            If and to the extent that any of the Borrowers shall fail to make any payment with respect to any of the Obligations as and when due or to perform any of the Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof, then, in each such event, the other Borrowers will make such payment with respect to, or perform, such Obligation.

(d)            The Obligations of each of the Borrowers under the provisions of this Section 2.05 constitute the full recourse Obligations of each of the Borrowers enforceable against each such Person to the full extent of its properties and assets, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any other circumstance whatsoever.

(e)            Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each Borrower hereby waives promptness, diligence, presentment, demand, protest, notice of acceptance of its joint and several liability, notice of any and all advances of the Loans made under this Agreement and any promissory note issued hereunder, notice of occurrence of any Default or Event of Default (except to the extent notice is expressly required to be given pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents), or of any demand for any payment under this Agreement, notice of any action at any time taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under or in respect of any of the Obligations hereunder, any requirement of diligence and, generally, all demands, notices and other formalities of every kind in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each Borrower hereby waives all defenses which may be available by virtue of any valuation, stay, moratorium law or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, any right to require the marshaling of assets of the Borrowers and any other entity or Person primarily or secondarily liable with respect to any of the Obligations, and all surety ship defenses generally. Each Borrower hereby assents to, and waives notice of, any extension or postponement of the time for the payment, or place or manner for payment, compromise, refinancing, consolidation or renewals of any of the Obligations hereunder, the acceptance of any partial payment thereon, any waiver, consent or other action or acquiescence
 
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by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders at any time or times in respect of any default by any Borrower in the performance or satisfaction of any term, covenant, condition or provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, any and all other indulgences whatsoever by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in respect of any of the Obligations hereunder, and the taking, addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, at any time or times, of any security for any of such Obligations or the addition, substitution or release, in whole or in part, of any Borrower or any other entity or Person primarily or secondarily liable for any Obligation. Each Borrower further agrees that its Obligations shall not be released or discharged, in whole or in part, or otherwise affected by the adequacy of any rights which the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have against any collateral security, guaranty or other means of obtaining repayment of any of the Obligations, the impairment of any collateral security securing or guaranty supporting the Obligations, including, without limitation, the failure to protect or preserve any rights which any Administrative Agent or any Lender may have in such collateral security  or guaranty or the substitution, exchange, surrender, release, loss or destruction of any such collateral security, any other act or omission which might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of such Borrower, or otherwise operate as a release or discharge of such Borrower, all of which may be done without notice to such Borrower. If for any reason any other Borrower has no legal existence or is under no legal obligation to discharge any of the Obligations, or if any of the Obligations have become irrecoverable from any other Borrower by reason of such other Borrower’s insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization or by other operation of law or for any reason, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party shall nevertheless be binding on such Borrower to the same extent as if such Borrower at all times had been the sole obligor on such Obligations. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Borrower assents to any other action or delay in acting or failure to act on the part of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, including, without limitation, any failure strictly or diligently to assert any right or to pursue any remedy or to comply fully with applicable laws or regulations thereunder which might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.05 , afford grounds for terminating, discharging or relieving such Borrower, in whole or in part, from any of its obligations under this Section 2.05 , it being the intention of each Borrower that, so long as any of the Obligations hereunder remain unsatisfied, the obligations of such Borrower under this Section 2.05 shall not be discharged except by performance and then only to the extent of such performance. The Obligations of each Borrower under this Section 2.05 shall not be diminished or rendered unenforceable by any winding up, reorganization, arrangement, liquidation, reconstruction or similar proceeding with respect to any reconstruction or similar proceeding with respect to any other Borrower, or any of the Lenders. The joint and several liability of the Borrowers hereunder shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding any absorption, merger, amalgamation or any other change whatsoever in the name, ownership, membership, constitution or place of formation of any Borrower or the Lenders. Each of the Borrowers acknowledges and confirms that it has itself established its own adequate means of obtaining from the other Borrowers on a continuing basis all information desired by such Borrower concerning the financial condition of the other Borrowers and that each such Borrower will look to the other Borrowers and not to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in order for such Borrower to keep adequately informed of changes in the other Borrowers’ respective financial conditions.

(f)             The provisions of this Section 2.05 are made for the benefit of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and may be
 
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enforced by it or them from time to time against any or all of the Borrowers as often as occasion therefor may arise and without requirement on the part of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or such successor or assign first to marshal any of its or their claims or to exercise any of its or their rights against the other Borrowers or to exhaust any remedies available to it or them against any other Borrower or to resort to any other source or means of obtaining payment of any of the Obligations hereunder or to elect any other remedy. The provisions of this Section 2.05 shall remain in effect until all of the Obligations shall have been paid in full or otherwise fully satisfied and all Commitments terminated. If at any time, any payment, or any part thereof made in respect of any of the Obligations, is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by any Lender or the Administrative Agent upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any of the Borrowers, or otherwise, the provisions of this Section 2.05 will forthwith be reinstated in effect, as though such payment had not been made.

(g)            Each of the Borrowers hereby agrees that it will not enforce any of its rights of reimbursement, contribution, subrogation or the like against any other Borrower with respect to any liability incurred by it hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, any payments made by it to any of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent with respect to any of the Obligations or any collateral security therefor until such time as all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash and all Commitments terminated. Any claim which any Borrower may have against any other Borrower with respect to any payments to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Documents are hereby expressly made subordinate and junior in right of payment, without limitation as to any increases in the Obligations arising hereunder or thereunder, to the prior payment in full of the Obligations and, in the event of any insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding under the laws of any jurisdiction relating to any Borrower, its debts or its assets, whether voluntary or involuntary, all such Obligations shall be paid in full before any payment or distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property, shall be made to any other Borrower therefor.

(h)            Each of the Borrowers hereby agrees that the payment of any amounts due with respect to the indebtedness owing by any Borrower to any other Borrower is hereby subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of the Obligations and the termination of the all Commitments. Each Borrower hereby agrees that after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees, such Borrower will not demand, sue for or otherwise attempt to collect any indebtedness of any other Borrower owing to such Borrower until the Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash. If, notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, such Borrower shall collect, enforce or receive any amounts in respect of such indebtedness, such amounts shall be collected, enforced and received by such Borrower as trustee for the Administrative Agent on account of the Obligations and shall be paid promptly after receipt to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 2.06.  Contribution .

(a)            To the extent that any Borrower shall make a payment under Section 2.05 of all or any of the Obligations (other than Loans made to that Borrower for which it is primarily liable) (a “ Support Payment ”) that, taking into account all other Support Payments then
 
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previously or concurrently made by any other Borrower, exceeds the amount that such Borrower would otherwise have paid if each Borrower had paid the aggregate Obligations satisfied by such Support Payment in the same portion that such Borrower’s Allocable Amount (as determined immediately prior to such Support Payment) bore to the aggregate Allocable Amounts of each of the Borrowers as determined immediately prior to the making of such Support Payment, then, following indefeasible payment in full in cash of the Obligations and termination of the Commitments, such Borrower shall be entitled to receive contribution and indemnification payments from, and be reimbursed by, the other Borrowers for the net amount of such excess, pro rata based upon their respective Allocable Amounts in effect immediately prior to such Support Payment.

(b)            As of any date of determination, the “Allocable Amount” of any Borrower shall be equal to the maximum amount of the claim that could then be recovered from such Borrower under Section 2.06(a) without rendering such claim voidable or avoidable under Section 548 of Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code or under any applicable state Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act or similar statute or common law.
 
(c)            This Section 2.06 is intended only to define the relative rights of Borrowers and nothing set forth in this Section 2.06 is intended or shall impair the obligations of the Borrowers, jointly and severally, to pay any amounts as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including Section 2.05 . Nothing contained in this Section 2.06 shall limit the liability of any Borrower to pay the Loans or L/C Reimbursement Obligations made directly or indirectly to or for the benefit of that Borrower and accrued interest, fees and expenses with respect thereto for which such Borrower shall be primarily liable.

(d)            The parties hereto acknowledge that the rights of contribution and indemnification of any Borrower under this Section 2.06 shall constitute assets of such Borrower.

(e)            The rights of an indemnifying Borrower against the other Borrowers under this Section 2.06 shall be exercisable upon the full and indefeasible payment of the Obligations and the termination of Commitments.

ARTICLE III

PAYMENTS
 
SECTION 3.01.  Repayment .  Each Borrower agrees to repay the full principal amount of each Loan by each Lender, and each such Loan shall mature, on the Commitment Termination Date.

SECTION 3.02.  Interest.

(a)            Ordinary Interest .  The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan, from the date of such Loan until such principal amount shall be paid in full, at the following rates per annum:
 
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(i)             ABR Loans .  While such Loan is an ABR Loan, a rate per annum equal to the ABR in effect from time to time plus the Applicable Margin as in effect from time to time, interest under this clause (i) to be payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and on the date such ABR Loan shall be Converted and on the date of each payment of principal thereof.
 
(ii)            Eurocurrency Loans .  While such Loan is a Eurocurrency Loan, a rate per annum for each Interest Period for such Loan equal to the Eurocurrency Rate for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin as in effect from time to time, interest under this clause (ii) to be payable on the last day of such Interest Period and, if such Interest Period has a duration of more than three months, on the date three months after the first day of such Interest Period, and on each date on which such Eurocurrency Loan shall be Continued or Converted and on the date of each payment of principal thereof.

(b)            Default Interest .  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrowers jointly and severally shall pay interest on:
 
(i)             any principal of any Loan that is not paid when due (whether at scheduled maturity or otherwise), payable on demand and in any event on the date such amount shall be paid, at a rate per annum equal at all times to two percent (2%) per annum above the rate per annum required to be paid on such Loan pursuant to said Section 3.02(a)(i) or (a)(ii), as applicable; and
 
(ii)            any interest, fee or other amount thereof (other than any principal) that is not paid when due, from the due date thereof until such amount shall be paid, payable on demand and in any event on the date such amount shall be paid in full, at a rate per annum equal at all times to two percent (2%) per annum above the rate per annum then required to be paid on ABR Loans.
 
SECTION 3.03.  Eurocurrency Reserves .  The Borrowers jointly and severally shall pay to each Lender, as long as such Lender shall be required to maintain reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including Eurocurrency funds or deposits (currently known as “Eurocurrency Liabilities”), additional interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Eurocurrency Loan equal to the actual costs of such reserves allocated to such Loan by such Lender (as determined by such Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan, provided   KCMH shall have received at least 10 days’ prior notice (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of such additional interest from such Lender.  If a Lender fails to give notice 10 days prior to the relevant I i nterest P p ayment D d ate, such additional interest shall be due and payable 10 days from receipt of such notice.
 
SECTION 3.04.  Interest Rate Determinations .

(a)            Notice of Interest Rates .  The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to KCMH and the Lenders of the applicable interest rates determined by the Administrative Agent.
 
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(b)            Eurocurrency Rate Inadequate .  If, with respect to any Eurocurrency Loan, the Majority Lenders notify the Administrative Agent that the Eurocurrency Rate for any Interest Period for such Loans will not fairly reflect the cost to such Majority Lenders of making, funding or maintaining their respective Eurocurrency Loans for such Interest Period, the Administrative Agent shall so notify KCMH and the Lenders, whereupon:

(i)             any Notice of Borrowing requesting a Borrowing comprised of Eurocurrency Loans shall be ineffective;
 
(ii)            each Eurocurrency Loan will automatically, on the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor, be Converted into an ABR Loan; and
 
(iii)            the obligation of the Lenders to make or Continue, or to Convert Loans into, Eurocurrency Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify KCMH and such Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.

(c)            Certain Mandatory Conversions .
 
(i)             Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, (x) each Eurocurrency Loan will automatically, on the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor, be Converted into an ABR Loan and (y) the obligation of the Lenders to make or Continue, or to Convert Loans into, Eurocurrency Loans shall be suspended.
 
(ii)            If this Agreement shall require that any Eurocurrency Loan be Converted to an ABR Loan and such Eurocurrency Loan is denominated in an Alternate Currency, the Borrowers jointly and severally shall on the last day of the current Interest Period pay or prepay the full amount of such Eurocurrency Loan ( provided , that the foregoing shall not prevent the Borrower from borrowing additional Loans to the extent otherwise permitted hereunder).
 
SECTION 3.05.  Voluntary Conversion or Continuation of Loans .
 
(a)            Conversions .  The requesting Borrower may on any Business Day, upon written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) given to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the third Business Day (or, with respect to Interest Periods other than one, two, three or six months, fourth Business Day) prior to the date of the proposed Conversion, Convert all or any portion of the outstanding Loans of one Type comprising part of the same Borrowing into Loans of the other Type; provided that in the case of any such Conversion of a Eurocurrency Loan into an ABR Loan on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period therefor, the Borrowers jointly and severally shall promptly reimburse the Lenders the amounts provided in Section 3.12 relating to such prepayment.  Each such notice of a Conversion shall, within the restrictions specified above, specify (i) the date of such Conversion, (ii) the Loans to be Converted, and (z) if such Conversion is into Eurocurrency Loans, the duration of the initial Interest Period for each such Loan.  Each notice of Conversion shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrowers.
 
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(b)            Continuations .  The requesting Borrower may, on any Business Day, upon written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) given to the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the third Business Day (or, with respect to Interest Periods other than one, two, three or six months, fourth Business Day) prior to the date of the proposed Continuation, Continue all or any portion of the outstanding Eurocurrency Loans comprising part of the same Borrowing for one or more Interest Periods.  Each such notice of a Continuation shall, within the restrictions specified above, specify (i) the date of such Continuation, (ii) the Eurocurrency Loans to be Continued and (y) the duration of the next Interest Period for the Eurocurrency Loans subject to such Continuation.  Each notice of Continuation shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrowers.

SECTION 3.06.  Prepayments of Loans .

(a)            Optional Prepayment .  The requesting Borrower may, on notice (given not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on the Business Day of the proposed prepayment of Loans, with respect to ABR Loans, and on the third Business Day prior to the date of prepayment with respect to Eurocurrency Loans) stating the proposed date and aggregate principal amount (stated in Dollars) of the prepayment, and if such notice is given the Borrowers jointly and severally shall, prepay the outstanding principal amounts of the Loans comprising part of the same Borrowing in whole or ratably in part, together with accrued interest to the date of such prepayment on the principal amount prepaid; provided , however , that (i) each partial prepayment shall be in an aggregate principal amount not less than $5,000,000 or integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (or, in the case of Loans denominated in an Alternate Currency, the Alternate Currency Equivalent thereof in such Alternate Currency) and (ii) in the case of any such prepayment of a Eurocurrency Loan on a day other than the last day of an Interest Period therefor, the Borrowers jointly and severally shall reimburse the Lenders the amounts provided in Section 3.12 relating to such prepayment.

(b)            Alternate Currency Revaluation .  If at any time by reason of fluctuations in foreign exchange rates the Total Credit Exposure exceeds 105% of the then aggregate amount of the Commitments, and the Majority Lenders so request, the Administrative Agent shall use all reasonable efforts to give prompt written notice thereof to KCMH , specifying the amount to be prepaid under this clause (b), and the Borrowers jointly and severally shall prepay Loans or, if no Loans are outstanding, provide cash collateral for or otherwise backstop outstanding Letters of Credit on terms reasonably satisfactory to KCMH , the Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent, in such aggregate amount as may be required to cause the Total Credit Exposure (treating such cash collateralization or other backstopping for purposes hereof as a reduction in such Total Credit Exposure) to be equal to or less than the aggregate amount of the Commitments, such payments or other measures to be made within 10 Business Days of demand or, in the case of prepayment of Eurocurrency Loans, on the date that is the earlier of (i) the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor and (ii) the last Business Day of the first full calendar month after such revaluation, provided that any such prepayment shall be accompanied by any amounts payable under Section 3.12.  The determinations of the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrowers in the absence of manifest error.

SECTION 3.07.  Payments; Computations; Etc.
 
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(a)            Pro Rata Payments .  The Loans comprising each Borrowing shall be made pro   rata among the Lenders based on their respective Commitment Percentages.  Except as otherwise provided hereunder, all payments of principal of and interest on the Loans shall be made for the pro   rata account of the Lenders based on the respective outstanding principal amounts thereof, and all payments of commitment fees and letter of credit commission shall be made for the pro   rata account of the Lenders based on their respective Commitment Percentages.
 
(b)            Lenders’ Obligations Several .  The obligations of the Lenders under this Agreement are several and the failure of any Lender to make any Loan or any payment required to be made by it hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder, nor shall any Lender be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make any Loan required to be made by such other Lender.
 
(c)            Currencies .  All payments by the Borrower of or in respect of principal of and interest on and other amounts directly relating to any Loan that are denominated in an Alternate Currency shall be made in such Alternate Currency.  All payments of principal and interest on any Loan denominated in Dollars, all payments in respect of any Letter of Credit, and all payments of fees payable pursuant to Section 2.03(c), commitment fees and agency fees hereunder and all other payments by any Borrower provided for in this Agreement, except as provided in the preceding sentence, shall be made in Dollars.
 
(d)            Payments .
 
(i)             The Borrowers shall make each payment hereunder and under each other Loan Document without set-off, counterclaim or deduction of any kind to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Account in the Principal Financial Center for the relevant Currency not later than 11:00 a.m. Local Time on the due date of such payment (each such payment made after such time on such date to be deemed to have been made on the next Business Day).
 
(ii)            The Administrative Agent will promptly thereafter cause to be distributed like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest ratably to the Lenders as provided in Section 3.07(a) for the account of their respective Applicable Lending Offices, and like funds relating to the payment of any other amount payable to any Lender to such Lender for the account of its Applicable Lending Office, in each case to be applied in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Upon its acceptance of an Assignment and Assumption and recording of the information contained therein in the Register pursuant to Section 9.06(c), from and after the assignment date set forth therein, the Administrative Agent shall remit all payments hereunder and under the Notes in respect of the interest assigned thereby to the Lender assignee thereunder, and the parties to such Assignment and Assumption shall make all appropriate adjustments in such payments for periods prior to such assignment date directly between themselves.
 
(e)            Computations .  All computations of interest based on the ABR (except any Federal Funds Rate component thereof) shall be made by the Administrative Agent on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest is payable.
 
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All computations of interest based on the Eurocurrency Rate or the Federal Funds Rate and of commitment fee shall be made by the Administrative Agent, and any computations of amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.03, shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days, for the actual number of days (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which such interest or other amount is payable.  Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(f)             Payment Dates .  Whenever any payment hereunder or under the Notes would be due on a day other than a Business Day, such due date shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and any such extension of such due date shall in such case be included in the computation of interest; provided , that if such extension would cause payment of principal or interest in respect of Eurocurrency Loans to be made in the next following calendar month, such payment shall be made on the next preceding Business Day.

(g)            Presumption by Administrative Agent .

(i)             Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed time of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made its share available at such time in accordance with Section 2.01(b) and may (but shall not be obligated), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to a Borrower a corresponding amount.  In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then (A) the applicable Lender, on one hand, and (B) the Borrowers on a joint and several basis on the other hand, severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to a Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (x) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (y) in the case of a payment to be made by a Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans.  If a Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to such Borrower the amount of such interest paid by such Borrower for such period.  If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.  Any payment by a Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim such Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

(ii)            Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from KCMH prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrowers will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrowers have made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may (but shall not be obligated), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due.  In such event, if the Borrowers
 
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have not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation (if such Loan is denominated in Dollars) or at the overnight London Interbank offered rate for the relevant Currency (if such Loan is denominated in an Alternate Currency).

SECTION 3.08.  Sharing of Payments, Etc.   If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or other obligations hereunder resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon or other such obligations greater than its pro   rata share thereof as provided herein, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and such other obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts owing them, provided , that:

(i)             if any such participation is purchased and all or any portion of the related payment is recovered, such participation shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and

(ii)            the provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrowers pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans other than to a Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which the provisions of this subsection shall apply).

The Borrowers consent to the foregoing and agree, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrowers, jointly and severally, rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrowers in the amount of such participation.

SECTION 3.09.  Increased Costs .

(a)            Eurocurrency Costs .  If any Change in Law shall:

(i)             impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement contemplated by Section 3.03) or the Issuing Lender; or
 
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(ii)            impose on any Lender or the Issuing Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Eurocurrency Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurocurrency Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any Eurocurrency Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or the Issuing Lender of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the Issuing Lender hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, from time to time upon request of such Lender or the Issuing Lender, the Borrowers jointly and severally will pay to such Lender or the Issuing Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.  This Section 3.09 shall not apply to Excluded Taxes or any matters covered by Section 3.11 relating to Taxes.

(b)            Capital Requirements .  If any Lender or the Issuing Lender determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the Issuing Lender or any lending office of such Lender or the Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letter of Credit issued by the Issuing Lender, to a level below that which such Lender or the Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time upon request of such Lender or the Issuing Lender, the Borrowers jointly and severally will pay to such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s holding company for such reduction.

(c)            Certificates for Reimbursement .  A certificate of any Lender or the Issuing Lender setting forth the amount or amounts and a reasonable basis for the determination thereof necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 3.09 and delivered to KCMH shall be conclusive on all Borrowers absent manifest error.  The Borrowers jointly and severally shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof.

(d)            Delay in Requests .  Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 3.09 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Lender’s right to demand such compensation, provided , that the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, notifies KCMH of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the
 
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Issuing Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

SECTION 3.10.  Illegality .  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if any Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any law or regulation makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its Eurocurrency Lending Office to perform its obligations hereunder to make or C c ontinue Eurocurrency Loans or to fund or otherwise maintain Eurocurrency Loans hereunder, (a) the obligation of such Lender to make or Continue, or to Convert Loans into, Eurocurrency Loans shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify KCMH and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist and (b) each Eurocurrency Loan of such Lender shall convert into an ABR Loan at the end of the then current Interest Period for such Eurocurrency Loan, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Eurocurrency Loans.

SECTION 3.11.  Taxes .

(a)            All payments on account of the principal of and interest on the Loans and the Notes, fees and all other amounts whatsoever payable by the Borrowers under the Loan Documents shall be made free and clear of and without reduction or liability for Indemnified Taxes.

(b)            In the event that any Borrower or the Administrative Agent shall be required by applicable law, decree or regulation to deduct or withhold Indemnified Taxes from any amounts payable to the Administrative Agent of or any Lender on, under or in respect of this Agreement, the Loans or any Loan Document, the Borrowers jointly and severally shall promptly pay such recipient such additional amounts as may be required, after the deduction or withholding of Indemnified Taxes, to enable such recipient to receive from the Borrowers on the due date thereof an amount equal to the full amount stated to be payable to such recipient .

(c)            The Borrowers jointly and severally shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (including each Issuing Lender) against, and reimburse them upon demand for, any incremental Taxes, interest or penalties, that they may incur at any time arising out of or in connection with any such failure of the Borrowers to make any payment of Indemnified Taxes when due.

(d)            KCMH shall furnish to the Administrative Agent original or certified copies of official tax receipts in respect of each payment of Indemnified Taxes required under this Section 3.11, as soon as practicable after the date such payment is made, and the Borrowers shall promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent at its request or at the request of any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) to KCMH any other information, documents and receipts that the Administrative Agent or such Lender may reasonably require to establish that full and timely payment has been made of all Indemnified Taxes required to be paid under this Section 3.11.
 
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(e)            (i) Each Lender or Participant that is not a “U.S. Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a “Non-U.S. Lender”) shall deliver to KCMH and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been purchased) two copies of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable , Form W-8ECI , Form W-8 IMY , Form W-8 EXP , or, in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S. federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of “portfolio interest”, a statement substantially in the form of Exhibit E and a Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, as applicable, or any subsequent versions thereof or successors thereto, properly completed and duly executed by such Non-U.S. Lender claiming complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of, U.S. federal withholding tax on all payments by the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  Such forms shall be delivered by each Non-U.S. Lender on or before the date it becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of any Participant, on or before the date such Participant purchases the related participation).  (ii) Each Lender that is a “U.S. Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall deliver to KCMH and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a Participant of a Non-U.S. Lender, to such Non-U.S. Lender) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of KCMH or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender or Participant, as applicable, is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding tax .

(f)             Each Lender shall deliver to any Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by applicable law and at such time or times reasonably requested by such Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law and such additional documentation reasonably requested by such Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for such Borrower or the Administrative Agent to comply with any obligations of such Borrower of the Administrative Agent under FATCA or any similar regime arising as a result of the transactions contemplated under any Loan Document.

In addition, each Non-U.S. Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the written request of KCMH after the obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Non-U.S. Lender.  Each Non-U.S. Lender shall promptly notify KCMH at any time it determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously delivered certificate to KCMH (or any other form of certification adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose).  Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, a Non-U.S. Lender shall not be required to deliver any form pursuant to this paragraph that such Non-U.S. Lender is not legally able to deliver.

(g)            A Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of non-U.S. withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which a Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement shall deliver to KCMH (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by KCMH , such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate, provided that such Lender is legally entitled to complete, execute and deliver such documentation and in such Lender’s judgment such completion, execution or submission would not materially prejudice the legal position of such Lender.
 
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(h)            If the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender determines, in its sole discretion, that it has received a refund or credit (in lieu of such refund) of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrowers or with respect to which a Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.11, it shall pay to such Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Borrower under this Section 3.11 with respect to the Taxes of or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that each Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Borrower to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender in the event the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority.  This subsection shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Lender to make available its tax returns or its books or records (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Borrower or any other Person.

(i)             If pursuant to this Section 3.11 a Borrower is required to pay to or for the account of any Lender any additional amounts, then such Lender shall use commercially reasonable efforts to change the jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending Office if, in the sole and absolute judgment of such Lender, such change (i) would eliminate or reduce any such excess additional amounts and (ii) would not otherwise be materially disadvantageous to such Lender.

SECTION 3.12.  Break Funding Payments .  The Borrowers jointly and severally agree to indemnify each Lender and to hold each Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender which is in the nature of funding breakage costs or costs of liquidation or redeployment of deposits or other funds and any other related expense (but excluding loss of margin or other loss of anticipated profit), which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by any Borrower in making any Borrowing of Eurocurrency Loans after a Borrower has given a Notice of Borrowing requesting the same in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement (including as a result of any failure to fulfill, on or before the date specified in such Notice of Borrowing, the applicable conditions set forth in Article IV), (b) default by any Borrower in making any prepayment of any Eurocurrency Loan when due after such Borrower has given notice thereof in accordance with this Agreement, (c) the making by any Borrower of a prepayment of any Eurocurrency Loan on a day which is not the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto, (d) default by any Borrower in payment when due of the principal of or interest on any Eurocurrency Loan, (e) the Conversion or Continuation of any Eurocurrency Loan on a day other than on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto, and (f) any assignment such Lender is required to make pursuant to Section 3.13(b) if such Lender holds Eurocurrency Loans at the time of such assignment.  A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts and a reasonable basis for the determination thereof that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section and delivered to KCMH shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  The Borrowers jointly and severally shall pay to such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

SECTION 3.13.  Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders .
 
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(a)            Designation of a Different Lending Office .  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.09, or requires any Borrower to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.11, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, if, in the sole and absolute judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.09 or 3.11, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender.

(b)            Replacement of Lenders .  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.09, or if any Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 3.11, or if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, or if any Lender has failed to consent to a proposed amendment, waiver, discharge or termination that, pursuant to the terms of Section 9.01, requires the consent of all of the Lenders or all of the Lenders affected (and such Lender is an affected Lender) and with respect to which the Majority Lenders shall have granted their consent, then such Borrower may, at the Borrowers’ joint and several sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 9.06), all of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that:

(i)            no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on and as of the date of such notice and the date of such assignment;
 
(ii)            such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.12) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);
 
(iii)           in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.09 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.11, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter; and
 
(iv)           such assignment does not conflict with applicable Laws.

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling a Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.  A Lender so replaced shall not be required to pay the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section 9.06(b).

SECTION 3.14.  Defaulting Lenders .
 
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(a)            Adjustments .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

(i)             Waivers and Amendments .  Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Majority Lenders.

(ii)            Reallocation of Payments .  Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 9.03 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second , to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Lender hereunder; third , to cash collateralize the Issuing Lenders’ L/C Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender; fourth , as any Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth , if so determined by the Administrative Agent and KCMH , to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) cash collateralize the Issuing Lender’s future L/C Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement; sixth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or the Issuing Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the Issuing Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh , so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to any Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by such Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth , to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Payments in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Payments owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Payments owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Reimbursement Obligations are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their Commitments without giving effect to Section 3.14(a)(iv). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post cash collateral pursuant to this Section 3.14(a)(ii) shall be deemed
 
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paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii)           Certain Fees .  Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive the facility fee pursuant to Section 2.03(b) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to extent allocable to the sum of (1) the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans funded by it, and (2) its Commitment Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided cash collateral. Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive letter of credit fees pursuant to Section 2.03(c) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Commitment Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided cash collateral pursuant to the terms hereof.  With respect to any facility fee or letter of credit fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to this Section 3.14(a)(iii), the Borrowers jointly and severally shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letters of Credit that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the Issuing Lender the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to the Issuing Lender’s L/C Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

(iv)           Reallocation of Participations to Reduce L/C Exposure .  All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letters of Credit shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that (x), if requested by the applicable Issuing Lender, the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrowers shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrowers shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate of the Total Credit Exposure allocable to any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Commitment.  No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation

(v)            Cash Collateral . If the reallocation described in clause (iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrowers shall jointly and severally, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, promptly cash collateralize the Issuing Lenders’ L/C Exposure.

(b)            Defaulting Lender Cure .  If KCMH , the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any cash collateral), such Lender will,
 
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to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Commitment Percentages (without giving effect to Section 3.14(a)(iv)), whereupon that Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrowers while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

(c)            New Letters of Credit .  So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Issuing Lender shall not be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is reasonably satisfied that it will have no L/C Exposure after giving effect thereto.

ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

SECTION 4.01.  Closing Conditions .  Effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions precedent:

(a)            The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following:

(i)             this Agreement, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and each of the other parties hereto;

(ii)            the Guarantee and Security Agreement , duly executed and delivered by the Borrowers as of the Closing Date, together with duly prepared financing statements in form for filing under the applicable UCC in the jurisdiction of formation of each Borrower;
 
(iii)           certified copies of (x) the constitutive documents of each Borrower and (y) resolutions or other authorizing documentation of each Obligor and the General Partner evidencing the taking of all necessary action authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance by each Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party;

(iv)           a certificate of an officer of each Borrower certifying the names and true signatures of the officers authorized to sign the Loan Documents and any other documents to be delivered hereunder by each Borrower;

(v)            the legal opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, counsel to the Borrowers, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(vi)            a certificate of an officer of KCMH , dated the Closing Date, certifying that (a) the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.01 and in the other Loan
 
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Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as though made on and as of such date and (b) no event has occurred and is continuing on and as of such date which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default;

(vii)          a certificate attesting to the Solvency of KCMH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, after giving effect to the effectiveness of this Agreement and any Loans made or Letters of Credit issued or outstanding on the Closing Date; and

(viii)         all documentation and other information reasonably requested in writing at least five Business Days prior to the Closing Date in order to allow the Administrative Agent to comply with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act.

(b)            KCMH shall have paid (i) all accrued and unpaid fees and any outstanding and accrued and unpaid interest thereon under the Existing Credit Agreement and (ii) all fees and expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel invoiced prior to the Closing Date) required to be paid on or prior to the Closing Date to the Administrative Agent or the Lead Arranger in connection with this Agreement.

The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of the occurrence of the Closing Date.

SECTION 4.02.  Conditions Precedent to Each Borrowing and Issuance .  The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan during the Availability Period on the occasion of each Borrowing and of the Issuing Lender to issue each Letter of Credit shall be subject to the conditions precedent that on the date of and after giving effect to such Borrowing or issuance, the Total Credit Exposure shall not exceed the then Aggregate Facility Amount, and that the following statements shall be true:

(a)            the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.01 and in the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing or issuance as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representation or warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case it is true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date;

(b)            no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Borrowing or issuance or from the application of the proceeds from such Borrowing, which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default;

(c)            the Debt to Equity Ratio shall be less than or equal to * to 1.00 after giving pro   forma effect to such Borrowing or issuance;

(d)            the Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the Issuing Lender shall have received a request for Borrowing or issuance of Letter of Credit in accordance with the requirements hereof; and

(e)            in connection with Category V Borrowings, the Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the Issuing Lender shall have received a certificate from the Borrower
 
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*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.

setting out the information required pursuant to the definition of “Category V Borrowing”.

Each request for a Borrowing or issuance of a Letter of Credit (other than a notice for Conversion or Continuation of Loans) submitted by a Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this Section 4.02 have been satisfied on and as of the date of such request.

ARTICLE V
 
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 5.01.  Representations and Warranties .  Each Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:

(a)            Organization .  Each Borrower is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing as a limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, under the laws of Delaware, and each Guarantor and the General Partner is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (to the extent such concept is recognized under such law) under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization.  Each Obligor (i) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (A) own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (B) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) is duly qualified and is licensed and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (i)(A) or (ii), to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)            Authorization .  The execution, delivery and performance by each Borrower of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are within its powers as set forth in its applicable constituent documents, as the case may be, and have been duly authorized by all necessary action thereunder, and the execution, delivery and performance by each Guarantor of the Guarantee and Security Agreement are within the powers of such Guarantor and have been duly authorized by all necessary action and the execution, delivery and performance by KCMH of the Loan Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary action of the General Partner.

(c)            Approvals; No Conflicts; Etc.   The execution, delivery and performance by each Obligor of the Loan Documents to which it is a party (i) do not require any consent or approval of, or registration or filing with, any Governmental Authority or Self Regulatory Organization (except for (A) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect in all material respects, (B) filings and recordings in respect of Liens created pursuant to the Guarantee and Security Agreement and (C) such licenses, approvals, authorizations or consents the failure to obtain or make would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect), (ii) will not violate any applicable Law, regulation or order of any Governmental Authority the violation of which would be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) will not violate or constitute an event of default under any credit agreement, loan
 
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agreement, note or indenture, or any other material agreement, binding upon it or its Property; and no Default has occurred and is continuing.

(d)            Enforceability .  Each Obligor has duly executed and delivered each Loan Document to which it is a party and each such Loan Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity.

(e)            No Material Adverse Change .  Since December 31, 2015 2016 , no event or circumstance has occurred that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

(f)             No Litigation .  There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of KCMH, threatened against or affecting it or any of its Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(g)            Compliance with Laws .  Each Obligor is in compliance with all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its Property (including, without limitation, the Patriot Act, ERISA, environmental laws and Rule 15c3-1), except where the failure to be in compliance, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(h)            Investment Company Status; Margin Regulations .  None of the Obligors is required to register under and none of the Obligors is subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.  No Borrower is engaged and no Borrower will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock, in each case in violation of such Regulation U.  Each U.S. Broker-Dealer Subsidiary is a broker-dealer subject to Regulation T.  Neither the making of any Loan hereunder, nor the use of proceeds thereof, will violate or be inconsistent with the provisions of Regulation T, U or X.

(i)            Disclosure .  No written report, financial statement, certificate or other written information furnished by or on behalf of it to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, taken as a whole, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that with respect to projected financial information, it represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time and that actual results may differ materially from such information.

(j)            Use of Proceeds .  The proceeds of the Loans and Letters of Credit shall be used to fund (i) the capital requirements of KCMH and its Subsidiaries and (ii) the general corporate and working capital needs of KCMH and its Subsidiaries, in each case, in the ordinary
 
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course of KCMH and its Subsidiaries’ capital markets business in compliance with Section 6.02(i); provided that no more than $* of the aggregate outstanding Commitments shall be utilized at any one time to make Investments in all Designated Entities and all KCMH Group Entities that are not Subsidiaries of KCMH and through which KCMH and its Subsidiaries conduct its capital markets business in compliance with Section 6.02(i).

(k)            Guarantee and Security Agreement .  The Guarantee and Security Agreement is effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Collateral described therein and proceeds thereof (except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity).  In the Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, in the case of the Pledged Stock represented by certificates described in the Guarantee and Security Agreement, when any stock certificates representing such Pledged Stock are delivered to the Administrative Agent (or its designee) , and in the case of the other Collateral described in the Guarantee and Security Agreement, when financing statements in appropriate form are duly completed and filed in the offices specified on Annex I to the Guarantee and Security Agreement and such other filings as are specified on Annex I to the Guarantee and Security Agreement have been completed, the Guarantee and Security Agreement shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Obligors in such Collateral and the proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee and Security Agreement), in each case prior and superior in right to any other Person (other than with respect to Liens permitted by this Agreement), in each case to the extent security interests in such Collateral may be perfected by delivery of such certificates representing Pledged Stock or such filings.

(l)             Ownership of Property .  KCMH and each of its Subsidiaries has good record and marketable title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(m)           Taxes .  Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, KCMH and each of its Subsidiaries have paid and discharged all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits, or upon any properties belonging to it, other than those (i) not yet delinquent or (ii) contested in good faith as to which adequate reserves have been provided to the extent required by Law and in accordance with GAAP and which would not reasonable be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(n)            ERISA Matters .  (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur with respect to any Plan and (ii) neither KCMH nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or is reasonably expected to incur any Withdrawal Liability to any Multiemployer Plan, which in either case of (i) or (ii) has not been fully satisfied or, with respect to clauses (i) and (ii), except as would not reasonably be expect to result in any Material Adverse Effect.

(o)            Subsidiaries .  Schedule III is a complete list of Subsidiaries of KCMH as of the Closing Date .
 
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*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.

(p)            Registered Broker-Dealer; Membership .  Each of KCM U.S. and each other U.S. Broker-Dealer Subsidiary is duly registered with the SEC as a broker-dealer and is a member in good standing of FINRA, and each non-U.S. Broker-Dealer Subsidiary is duly registered with, or licensed by, any Governmental Authority that requires registration or licensing and is a member in good standing of any local body similar to FINRA, including, but not limited to, the Financial Services Authority (in the case of KCM U.K.) and the Securities and Futures Commission (in the case of KCM Asia) to the extent that such membership is required by any Governmental Authority.

(q)            SIPC Assessments . No U.S. Broker-Dealer Subsidiary is in arrears with respect to any assessment made upon it by the SIPC, and no non-U.S. Broker Dealer Subsidiary is in arrears with respect to any assessment made upon it by any local body which is similar to the SIPC.

ARTICLE VI

COVENANTS

SECTION 6.01.  Affirmative Covenants .  So long as any principal of or interest on any Loan or any other amount or obligation under the Loan Documents (other than contingent indemnity obligations not then due) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Lender shall have any Commitment or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding hereunder (unless such Letter of Credit has been cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender), KCMH covenants and agrees that, unless the Majority Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:

(a)            Reporting Requirements .  KCMH will furnish to the Lenders:

(i)             within 50 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters, its unaudited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows, in each case as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter, setting forth in each case in comparative form (if applicable) the figures for the corresponding period of the previous fiscal year, certified by a Financial Officer to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of KCMH and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to the absence of (or absence of a requirement to have) footnotes and to year-end adjustments;

(ii)            within 100 days after the end of each fiscal year, KCMH’s unaudited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form (if applicable) the figures for the previous fiscal year, certified by a Financial Officer to the effect that such financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of KCMH and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to the absence of (or absence of a requirement to have) footnotes;
 
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(iii)           concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clauses (i) and (ii) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer (x) certifying that no Default has occurred or, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (y) identifying any Subsidiary that has become a Material Foreign Subsidiary during the most recently ended fiscal quarter and (z) setting forth calculations demonstrating in reasonable detail compliance with Section 6.03;

(iv)           concurrently with the delivery of financial statements under clause (ii) above, an operating income budget of KCMH in reasonable detail for the current fiscal year as customarily prepared by management of KCMH for their internal use, setting forth the principal assumptions upon which such budget is based;

(v)            as soon as available, but in any event within five Business Days of delivery to any Governmental Authority or Self Regulatory Organization, the audited annual financial statements of any Broker-Dealer Subsidiary required to be furnished to such Governmental Authority or Self Regulatory Organization;

(vi)           within 15 days after the end of each calendar month as to which there are any Loans or Letters of Credit outstanding on the last date of such calendar month, a schedule of Category II Borrowings, Category III Borrowings and Category IV Borrowings on the consolidated balance sheet of KCMH and its Subsidiaries, which schedule will provide the notional value of each and reflect management’s good faith estimate of the value thereof as determined in a manner consistent with KCMH’s internal valuation practices; and

(vii)          promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Majority Lenders, such other information regarding the business, operations and financial condition of any Obligor as such Lender may reasonably request (it being understood that the Administrative Agent shall use reasonable efforts to coordinate any such requests).

(b)            Existence; Conduct of Business .  It will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and, except to the extent that failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business (including, in the case of each Broker-Dealer Subsidiary, its registration, license or qualification as a broker-dealer with the SEC and/or such other applicable domestic or foreign Governmental Authority); provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any transaction expressly permitted under Section 6.02(c).

(c)            Compliance with Laws .  It will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees of any Governmental Authority applicable to it, its business or its Property (including, in the case of each Broker-Dealer Subsidiary, such rules and regulations of the SEC, FINRA and/or such other applicable domestic or foreign Governmental Authority or Self Regulatory Organization) except, with respect to all matters other than noncompliance by any Broker-Dealer Subsidiary with applicable
 
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minimum capital requirements, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(d)            Maintenance of Insurance .  It will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all its tangible Property in at least such amounts and against at least such risks as KCMH believes (in the good faith judgment of KCMH) are usually insured against in the same general area by companies of a similar size engaged in the same or a similar business and in a manner that is consistent with KCMH’s and its Subsidiaries’ past practices.

(e)            Payment of Taxes .  It will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay and discharge, all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income or profits, or upon any properties belonging to it, prior to the date on which material penalties attach thereto, and all lawful material claims in respect of any Taxes imposed, assessed or levied that, if unpaid, could reasonably be expected to become a material Lien upon any Property of KCMH or any Subsidiary, provided that neither KCMH, nor any Subsidiary shall be required to pay any such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim that is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings if it has maintained adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of management of KCMH) with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and the failure to pay would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(f)             Maintenance of Properties .  It will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep and maintain all Property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except to the extent failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(g)            Books and Records; Visitation and Inspection Rights .  It will, and will cause each Borrower as well as each of its Material Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account in accordance with GAAP, and permit representatives designated by the Administrative Agent, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its Properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants (it being agreed that KCMH shall be given the opportunity to participate in any such discussion with its independent accountants), all at the reasonable expense of KCMH and at such reasonable times during normal business hours, but in each case subject to and in accordance with all applicable laws of any Governmental Authority and such confidentiality measures relating thereto as KCMH may reasonably require; provided that, other than after the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, (i) such visitations and inspections shall not be permitted on more than two instances in any calendar year and (ii) only one such visitation and inspection shall be at the expense of KCMH.

(h)            Notices of Material Events .  It will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written notice of the following:

(i)             the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
 
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(ii)            the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Authority against or affecting it or any of its Subsidiaries which would reasonably be expected to be adversely determined and, if so determined, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

(iii)           any other event that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

Each notice delivered under this subsection shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

(i)             Additional Guarantors and Grantors .  Subject to any applicable limitations set forth in the Guarantee and Security Agreement, KCMH will promptly cause each direct or indirect Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary or a Domestic Subsidiary that is a disregarded entity for U.S. federal tax purposes substantially all of whose assets consist of capital stock and/or indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries) formed or otherwise purchased or acquired after the date hereof, to execute a supplement to the Guarantee and Security Agreement substantially in the form attached to the Guarantee and Security Agreement (or otherwise in a form reasonable satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) in order to become a Guarantor and a grantor thereunder and take all other action reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant a perfected security interest in its assets to substantially the same extent as granted by the Obligors on the Closing Date; provided that in any event, no Broker-Dealer Subsidiary shall be required to enter into, provide a guarantee, or grant any security interests in its assets under the Guarantee and Security Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(j)             Pledge of Material Foreign Subsidiaries .  Subject to any applicable limitations set forth in the Guarantee and Security Agreement, KCMH will promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent a local law pledge agreement under the jurisdiction of organization or formation of each Subsidiary that is directly owned by an Obligor and identified as a Material Foreign Subsidiary in accordance with Section 6.01(a)(iii)(y) in a customary form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, together with (i) copies of such Material Foreign Subsidiary’s constitutive documents and documents evidencing that such Material Foreign Subsidiary has taken of all necessary action authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) a legal opinion in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent from counsel to such Material Foreign Subsidiary.

(k)            Pledge of Additional Stock and Evidence of Indebtedness .  Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and to any applicable limitations set forth in the Guarantee and Security Agreement or with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent (confirmed in writing by notice to KCMH), the cost or other consequences (including any adverse tax consequences) of doing so shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom, KCMH will cause (i) all certificates representing Equity Interests (if any) of any Subsidiary held directly by any Borrower or any Guarantor and (ii) all evidences of Indebtedness in excess of $5,000,000 received by any Borrower or any of the Guarantors, in each
 
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case, promptly to be delivered along with applicable instruments of transfer duly executed in blank to the Administrative Agent (or its designee) as security for the obligations owed under the Loan Documents, under the Guarantee and Security Agreement.

(l)             Further Assurances It Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, it will, and will cause each of the Guarantors to, from time to time give, execute, deliver, file and/or record any financing statement, notice, instrument, document, agreement or other paper that is necessary to cause the Liens created by the Guarantee and Security Agreement to be valid first priority perfected Liens on the Property purported to be covered thereby (including after-acquired Property , it being understood that, except as set forth in paragraph (j) above, there shall be no requirement to enter into or deliver security agreements or pledge agreements governed by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction or otherwise take steps to perfect any security interest or l L ien securing the Obligations under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction ), subject to no equal or prior Lien except as otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents, and promptly from time to time obtain and maintain in full force and effect, and cause each of the Guarantors to obtain and maintain in full force and effect, all licenses, consents, authorizations and approvals of, and make all filings and registrations with, any Governmental Authority necessary under the Laws of the jurisdiction of organization of such Guarantor (or any other jurisdiction in which part of the Collateral owned by it or by any Guarantor may be situated) for the making and performance by it of the Loan Documents to which it is a party. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, it is hereby agreed and acknowledged that any requirement to take any action to establish perfection by control under any Loan Document is subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, and the establishment of such control by the Administrative Agent’s designee or bailee set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement shall constitute compliance with any such requirement to establish such control by the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.

(m)           Post Closing Actions .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document, it will, with 45 days after the Closing Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably agree) enter into a control agreement with respect to the Pledged Deposit Account (as defined in the Guaranty and Security Agreement), it being understood no such requirement for a control agreement on the Pledged Deposit Account set forth in any Loan Document shall apply until such date.

SECTION 6.02.  Negative Covenants .  So long as any principal of or interest on any Loan or any other amount or obligation under the Loan Documents (other than contingent indemnity obligations not then due) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Lender shall have any Commitment or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding hereunder (unless such Letter of Credit has been cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender), KCMH covenants and agrees that, unless the Majority Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing:

(a)            Indebtedness .  It will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, provided   that KCMH and any Subsidiary may incur Indebtedness (and all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest with regard to such Indebtedness) if (x) immediately before and after such incurrence, no Default or Event of Default
 
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shall have occurred and be continuing and (y) the Debt to Equity Ratio is less than or equal to * to 1.00 after giving pro   forma effect thereto.  The limitations set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall not apply to any of the following items:

(i)             Indebtedness arising under the Loan Documents;

(ii)            Intercompany Indebtedness owed among the Borrowers and/or their Subsidiaries (including any Indebtedness used to finance any Financing Transaction);

(iii)           Permitted Subordinated Debt;

(iv)           Indebtedness in respect of Hedging Agreements;

(v)            Indebtedness in respect of overdraft facilities, netting services, automatic clearinghouse arrangements and other cash management and similar arrangements in the ordinary course of business;

(vi)           additional Indebtedness of KCMH and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $* at any time outstanding; and

(vii)          Indebtedness arising under the 364-Day Credit Agreement (and the other Loan Documents (as defined therein)), and any refinancing, renewal or replacement thereof;

(viii)         Indebtedness arising under fronting and/or settlement facilities (“Fronting Facilities”); provided that, at least 10 Business Days prior to incurring any such Indebtedness (or such shorter period as MHCB shall reasonably agree, it being agreed MHCB shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide a response to KCMH as soon as practicable after receipt of such notice), KCMH and/or the relevant Subsidiary shall have provided MHCB a bona fide opportunity (through a written notice to MHCB) to provide such Indebtedness, including an offer regarding the timing of establishing such indebtedness, and MHCB shall have either (1) declined (through a written notice from the Administrative Agent to KCMH and/or such Subsidiary) to accept such offer to provide such Indebtedness or (2) failed to respond in writing to such offer, in each case, within such 10 Business Day period; and

( vii ix )       all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (i) through ( vi viii ) above.

(b)            Liens . It will not, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any Property now owned or hereafter acquired by it, except Liens under the Guarantee and Security Agreement and other Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent as contemplated hereby and except:

(i)             Liens arising under the Loan Documents;
 
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(ii)            Liens securing Finance Subsidiary Debt; provided that the terms of any Finance Subsidiary Debt (including any intercreditor arrangements entered into in connection therewith) shall provide that the Liens on the Collateral granted under the Guarantee and Security Agreement have at least second priority (to the extent the terms of such Finance Subsidiary Debt do not permit the obligations under the Loan Documents to be secured on a first priority basis pari passu with such Finance Subsidiary Debt) after giving effect to the incurrence of such Finance Subsidiary Debt; provided   further that the assets securing any such Finance Subsidiary Debt shall be limited to (A) the assets of the Finance Subsidiary or Finance Subsidiaries incurring such Finance Subsidiary Debt and (B) the common equity interests of such Finance Subsidiary or Finance Subsidiaries;

(iii)            Permitted Liens;

(iv)           Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of a KCMH or any Subsidiary of KCMH in favor of KCMH or any Subsidiary of KCMH;

(v)            Liens (A) of a collecting bank arising under Section 4-208 of the UCC on items in the course of collection, (B) attaching to commodity trading accounts or other commodities brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business; and (C) in favor of a banking institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off);

(vi)           Liens encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits and similar Liens attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(vii)          Liens that are contractual rights of set-off (A) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (B) relating to pooled deposit or sweep accounts of KCMH or any of its Subsidiaries to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business of KCMH and its Subsidiaries or (C) relating to agreements entered into with customers of KCMH or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(viii)         additional Liens so long as the aggregate principal amount of the obligations secured thereby at any time outstanding does not exceed $*; and

(ix)            the modification, replacement, extension or renewal of any Lien permitted by this Section 6.02(b) upon or in the same assets theretofore subject to such Lien (or upon or in after-acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or any proceeds or products thereof) or the replacement, extension or renewal (without increase in the amount or change in any direct or contingent obligor except to the extent otherwise permitted hereunder) of the Indebtedness secured thereby . ;

(x)             Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness outstanding under Section 6.02(a)(vii), provided such Liens shall only extend to Collateral and shall be
 
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pari passu with the Liens securing the Obligations hereunder and subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, or junior to the Liens securing the Obligations and subject to an intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and KCMH; and

(xi)            Liens securing obligations in respect of Indebtedness outstanding under Section 6.02(a)(viii), provided such Liens only extend to the loans made pursuant to such Fronting Facility and other assets related thereto, and in each case, the proceeds thereof.  It is agreed that upon the incurrence of a Lien permitted pursuant to this clause (xi), any Collateral subject to such Lien shall be automatically released from the Liens securing the Obligations (and the Administrative Agent shall take such actions as reasonably requested by KCMH to evidence such release (or absence) of such Lien, it being understood that the Lenders authorize the Administrative Agent to enter into any such documentation, with the Administrative Agent authorized to rely on a certificate from KCMH confirming the automatic release (or absence) of such Lien hereunder in delivering any such documentation).

(c)            Mergers, Consolidations, Sales of Assets, Etc.   It will not merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its Property (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve ( provided , that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any Person may merge into KCMH in a transaction in which KCMH is the surviving entity) and it will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with any Subsidiary, if a Default or Event of Default would result as a result from any such merger or consolidation and, if involving a Borrower or a Guarantor, unless such Borrower or Guarantor is the surviving entity or such successor entity is a Subsidiary of KCMH immediately following such merger or consolidation and expressly assumes the obligations of such Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, under the Loan Documents ; provided further that Subsidiaries of KCMH shall be permitted to liquidate or dissolve, except to the extent such liquidation or dissolution would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and provided that upon or prior to the liquidation or dissolution of any Borrower no Borrowings of such Borrower or Letters of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower are outstanding.

(d)            Investments .  Without the prior written consent of the Majority Lenders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), it will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any Investment in KKR or its Affiliates; provided , that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, KCMH and its Subsidiaries may make Investments in the ordinary course of KCMH and its Subsidiaries’ capital markets business and in compliance with Section 6.02(i) in (i) any KCM Group Entity, (ii) any portfolio company (or any entity controlled by a portfolio company) of any fund, separately managed account or partnership managed or controlled or sponsored by KKR and/or its Affiliates (any such fund, account or partnership, a “ KKR Vehicle ”) and (iii) any KKR Vehicle with publicly traded securities or securities issued pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 or any foreign equivalent or with respect to which a registration statement or equivalent foreign document has been filed.
 
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(e)            Dividends .  It will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or pay any dividends or make distributions (other than dividends or distributions payable solely in its Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests)) or return any capital to its equity holders or make any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its equity holders as such, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, for consideration, any of its Equity Interests or Equity Interests of any direct or indirect parent thereof now or hereafter outstanding, or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any Equity Interests of KCMH, now or hereafter outstanding (all of the foregoing, “ dividends ”), provided   that KCMH and any Subsidiary may pay dividends if (x) immediately before and after paying such dividend, no (1) Default or (2) Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (y) the Debt to Equity Ratio is less than or equal to * to 1.00 after giving pro   forma effect thereto.  The limitations set forth in the immediately preceding sentence (other than subclause (x)(2) in the proviso thereto) shall not apply to any of the following items so long as KCMH is in compliance with Section 6.03 after giving pro   forma effect thereto:

(i)             it may (or may pay dividends to permit any direct or indirect parent thereof to) redeem in whole or in part any of its Equity Interests for another class of its (or such parent’s) Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests) or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Equity Interests), provided that such new Equity Interests contain terms and provisions at least as advantageous to the Lenders in all respects material to their interests as those contained in the Equity Interests redeemed thereby;

(ii)            it may pay dividends, the proceeds of which will be used to pay (or to pay dividends to allow any direct or indirect parent of KCMH to pay (including to the individual owners of any direct or indirect parent of KCMH)) the tax liability of such parent and the individual owners of any direct or indirect parent, determined at the highest rate combined federal, state and local income tax rate applicable to an individual resident in New York City, attributable to KCMH or its Subsidiaries determined as if KCMH and its Subsidiaries filed separately;

(iii)           it or any of its Subsidiaries may (i) pay cash in lieu of fractional Equity Interests in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof and (ii) honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible Indebtedness and make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any such conversion; and

(iv)           any Subsidiary of KCMH may pay dividends to its direct parent; provided that if any such dividends are paid by a non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, such dividends shall be made ratably based on the equity holder’s interests therein (or any other amount more favorable to KCMH), provided   further that if the proceeds of any outstanding Loans or Letters of Credit have been used for an Investment in such non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, any cash dividends paid to such parent shall be applied to prepay such Loans or cash collateralize such Letters of Credit if no Loans are outstanding, at the option of the Administrative Agent, without application of Section 3.12 or at the end of the next Interest Period(s).
 
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(f)             Subordinated Debt Payments .  It will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, prepay, repurchase or redeem, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner, or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of, any Subordinated Indebtedness; provided   that KCMH and any Subsidiary may prepay, repurchase or redeem, defease or otherwise satisfy any Subordinated Indebtedness if (x) immediately before and after such payment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (y) the Debt to Equity Ratio is less than or equal to * to 1.00 after giving pro   forma effect thereto.   Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 6.02(f) shall prohibit the repayment or prepayment of intercompany Subordinated Indebtedness owed among KCMH and/or its Subsidiaries, in either case unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and KCMH has received a notice from the Administrative Agent instructing it not to make or permit any such repayment or prepayment.

(g)            Burdensome Agreements .  It will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into or suffer to exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability (i) of any Obligor to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its material Property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure the Obligations or, in the case of any Guarantor, its obligations under the Guarantee and Security Agreement, or (ii) of any Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to any Borrower or any Guarantor or to otherwise transfer property to or invest in any Borrower or any Guarantor, other than (A) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (B) any agreements governing Finance Subsidiary Debt and, in the case of clause (i) above only, purchase money Liens (or any permitted refinancing in respect thereof) or Capital Lease Obligations otherwise permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby and in the case of any permitted refinancing of purchase money Indebtedness, no more restrictive than that in the relevant refinanced agreement), (C) any such agreement in effect at the time any Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary of KCMH, so long as such agreement was not entered into solely in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary of KCMH or ,   (D) any such agreement imposed or required by or otherwise entered into with any applicable Governmental Authority . , (E) any agreement in respect of Indebtedness outstanding under Section 6.02(a)(vii) or (viii) and (F) any agreement in respect of Indebtedness permitted to be outstanding under this Agreement, provided such restrictions do not, in the good faith judgment of KCMH, impair in any material respect the ability of the Borrowers hereunder to comply with their payment obligations under the Loan Documents.

(h)            Affiliate Transactions .  It will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any transaction, including, without limitation, any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of Property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with any Affiliate (other than KCMH or any of its Subsidiaries) unless such transaction is (a) otherwise permitted under this Agreement, including the payment and receipt of any dividend permitted pursuant to Section 6.02(e), and (b) upon terms that, in the aggregate, are no less favorable to KCMH or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate; provided that nothing in this Section 6.02(h) shall prohibit KCMH or any of its Subsidiaries from providing placement, advisory or other services in the ordinary course of business so long as such services do not include a funding obligation of KCMH or such Subsidiary.
 
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*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.

(i)             Line of Business .  It will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any business, either directly or through any Subsidiary, except for those businesses in which KCMH and its Subsidiaries are engaged on the Closing Date or that are reasonably related thereto.

(j)             Change in Fiscal Year .  It will not make any change to its fiscal year; provided that KCMH may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent, change its fiscal year end to any other fiscal year end reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case KCMH and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the other parties hereto to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary to effect such change.

SECTION 6.03.  Financial Covenant .  So long as any principal of or interest on any Loan or any other amount or obligation under the Loan Documents (other than contingent indemnity obligations not then due) shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Lender shall have any Commitment or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding hereunder (unless such Letter of Credit has been cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent), KCMH covenants and agree that, unless the Majority Lenders shall otherwise consent in writing, KCMH will not permit the Debt to Equity Ratio on the last day of any fiscal quarter of KCMH to exceed * to 1.00.

ARTICLE VII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

SECTION 7.01.  Events of Default .  If any of the following events (“ Events of Default ”) shall occur and be continuing:

(a)            any Borrower shall fail to pay when due any principal of any Loan;

(b)            any Borrower shall fail for five Business Days or more to pay any interest, fee or L/C Reimbursement Obligation or any other amount (other than principal) payable by such Borrower under any Loan Document when and as the same shall become due and payable;

(c)            any representation or warranty made or deemed made by an Obligor in this Agreement, any other Loan Document or in any certificate furnished pursuant to this Agreement shall prove to have been untrue in any material respect when made or deemed made;

(d)            any Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 6.01(b) (with respect to the legal existence of such Borrower), (h)(i), 6.02 (other than those contained in clause (j) of such Section) or 6.03;

(e)            any Obligor shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Section) or in any other Loan Document, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to KCMH ;
 
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(f)             any Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than any Finance Subsidiary that is not a Borrower) shall fail to make any payment of principal of or interest on any Material Indebtedness when and as the same shall become due and payable (beyond any period of grace, if any); or any event or condition occurs that results in the acceleration (or, solely with respect to any Material Indebtedness incurred under Section 6.02(a)(iii), permits the holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holders) to cause such acceleration) of such Material Indebtedness prior to its scheduled maturity;

(g)            an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, winding up, reorganization or other relief in respect of any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (other than any Finance Subsidiary that is not a Borrower) or its debts, or of a substantial part of its Property, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (other than any Finance Subsidiary that is not a Borrower) or for a substantial part of its Property, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

(h)            any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (other than any Finance Subsidiary that is not a Borrower) shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, winding up, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (g) of this Section, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (other than any Finance Subsidiary) or for a substantial part of its Property, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(i)             any Borrower or any Material Subsidiary (other than any Finance Subsidiary that is not a Borrower) shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

(j)             one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $* shall be rendered against KCMH or any Subsidiary and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any Property of KCMH or any Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment;

(k)            an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred for which liability has not been fully satisfied, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
 
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(l)            the Guarantee and Security Agreement shall cease to be valid and binding on, or enforceable against, (i) KCMH or (ii) any other Borrower or Guarantor which is a Material Subsidiary (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof or as a result of acts or omissions of the Administrative Agent or any Lender), or KCMH or any such other Borrower or Guarantor shall so assert in writing; or

(m)           a Change of Control shall occur;

then the Administrative Agent shall upon the request of the Majority Lenders, by notice to KCMH , take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times:  (i) terminate the Commitments and thereupon they shall terminate immediately, (ii) terminate any obligation of the Issuing Lender to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, and thereupon such obligations shall terminate, (iii) declare the Loans and all other amounts payable by the Obligors under the Loan Documents to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of each Borrower accrued and other amounts payable by the Obligors under the Loan Documents, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Borrower, and/or (iv) require the Borrowers to jointly and severally provide cash collateral for L/C Reimbursement Obligations and the outstanding undrawn Letters of Credit in an aggregate amount equal to the then aggregate L/C Exposure and thereupon the Borrowers shall forthwith provide such cash collateral on terms and subject to documentation reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lenders and the Administrative Agent; and in case of any event applicable to any Borrower described in clause (g) or (h) of this Section, the Commitments and such obligations of the Issuing Lender shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Obligors accrued under the Loan Documents, shall automatically become due and payable, and the Borrowers jointly and severally shall automatically be required to provide such cash collateral, all without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Borrower.  Nothing herein shall terminate or otherwise modify the obligations of the Lenders under Section 2.02(d).

SECTION 7.02.  Investors’ Right to Cure.

(a)            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 7.01(d), in the event that KCMH fails to comply with the requirements of the covenant set forth in Section 6.03, until the expiration of the tenth day after the date on which financial statements for the fiscal period in which the covenant set forth in such Section 6.03 is being measured are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a), any Person shall have the right to make a direct or indirect equity investment in KCMH in cash (the “ Cure Right ”), and upon the receipt by such Person of net cash proceeds pursuant to the exercise of the Cure Right (including through the capital contribution of any such net cash proceeds to such Person), the covenant set forth in such Section 6.03 shall be recalculated, giving effect to a pro   forma increase to Total Equity as of the relevant date of determination in an amount equal to such net cash proceeds.
 
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(b)            If, after the exercise of the Cure Right and the recalculations pursuant to clause (a) above, KCMH shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the covenant set forth in Section 6.03 for the relevant fiscal quarter, KCMH shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of such covenant as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable Default or Event of Default under Section 7.01(d) that had occurred shall be deemed cured.

ARTICLE VIII

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

SECTION 8.01.  Appointment and Authority .  (a)            Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints MHCB to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent under and in connection with the Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and the Borrowers shall have no rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

(b)            Each Issuing Lender shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and each such Issuing Lender shall have all of the benefits and immunities (i) provided to the Administrative Agent in this Article VIII with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by such Issuing Lender in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the applications and agreements for letters of credit pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in this Article VIII included such Issuing Lender with respect to such acts or omissions, and (ii) as additionally provided herein with respect to such Issuing Lender.

(c)            The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders and the Issuing Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and the Issuing Lender for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Obligors to secure any of the obligations of the Obligors under the Loan Documents, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto.  In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Loan Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article VIII and Article IX as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.

SECTION 8.02.  Rights as a Lender .  The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term
 
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“Lender” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity.  Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with any Obligor or any Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

SECTION 8.03.  Exculpatory Provisions .

(a)            The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:

(i)             shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

(ii)            shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated by the Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Majority Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for in the Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law; and

(iii)            shall not, except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to any Obligor or any of its Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity.

(b)            The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Majority Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.01) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.  The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice describing such Default is given to the Administrative Agent by a Borrower or a Lender.

(c)            The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein,
 
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other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 8.04.  Reliance by Administrative Agent .  The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person.  The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon.  In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan or such issuance.  The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for a Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

SECTION 8.05.  Delegation of Duties .  The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers under any Loan Document by or through any one or more sub‑agents appointed by the Administrative Agent.  The Administrative Agent and any such sub‑agent and any Issuing Lender may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties.  The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub‑agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub‑agent and the Issuing Lender, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

SECTION 8.06.  Resignation of Administrative Agent .  The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders and KCMH .  Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Majority Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with KCMH , to appoint a successor, which shall be a nationally recognized bank with an office in New York, New York or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in New York, New York.  If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Majority Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above, provided , that if the Administrative Agent shall notify KCMH and the Lenders that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (a) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (b) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender directly, until such time as the Majority
 
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Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this subsection.  Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations under the Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this subsection).  The fees payable by the Borrowers to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between KCMH and such successor.  After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub‑agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

SECTION 8.07.  Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders .  Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement.  Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon any Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

SECTION 8.08.  No Other Duties; Etc.   Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Lead Arranger and any   B b ookrunner listed on the cover page hereof shall not, in such capacities, have any powers, duties or responsibilities under any of the Loan Documents.

SECTION 8.09.  Intercreditor Agreement Governs. The Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Obligor hereby agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and any other intercreditor agreement entered into pursuant to the terms hereof.  Each Lender hereby authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement and each other intercreditor agreement entered into pursuant to the terms hereof (including any amendments or other modifications thereof) and to subject the Liens securing the Obligations to the provisions thereof.

ARTICLE IX
 
MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 9.01.  Amendments, Etc.

(a)            No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, nor consent to any departure by a Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Borrowers and the Majority
 
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Lenders, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided , that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, do any of the following:  (i) subject such Lender to any additional obligations including, without limitation, any extension of the expiry date of the Commitment of such Lender or increase the Commitment of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal of, or rate of interest on, any Loan, L/C Reimbursement Obligation or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder, (iii) postpone any date for payment of principal of, or interest on, any Loan, L/C Reimbursement Obligation or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder when due (other than fees or other amounts payable for the sole account of an Issuing Lender), or (iv) modify any of the provisions of the Loan Documents relating to pro   rata payments; and provided   further , that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all of the Lenders, change the percentage of the Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans, or the number of Lenders, which shall be required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder, (A) amend Section 3.07(a) or (b), or this Section 9.01, or (B) release all or substantially all of the Collateral or all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees provided by the Guarantors; and provided   further , that (x) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lenders in addition to the Lenders required above to take such action, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or, as the case may be, the Issuing Lenders under any Loan Document and (y) if the Administrative Agent and KCMH shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agent and KCMH shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Majority Lenders within five Business Days after notice thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder, except that the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such Lender (it being understood that any Commitments or Loans held or deemed held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for a vote of the Lenders hereunder requiring any consent of the Lenders).

(b)            This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the other agreements provided for herein constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

SECTION 9.02.  Notices, KCMH as Administrative Borrower, Etc.

(a)            Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopier, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, in each case, as follows:
 
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(i)             if to any Borrower or any Guarantor:

c/o KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200
New York, NY 10019
Attention: * – Financial Controller; * - Counsel
Telephone:  *
Facsimile:  *
Electronic Mail:  *

(ii)            if to the Administrative Agent:

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
New York Branch
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attention:  *
Telephone:  *
Facsimile:  *
Electronic Mail:  *

(iii)            if to the Issuing Lender:

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
New York Branch
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
Attention:  *
Telephone:  *
Facsimile:  *
Electronic Mail:  *

(iv)           if to a Lender, to it at its address (or telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire;

provided , that any party may change its address, telecopier number, electronic mail address or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties.  Except as provided in clause (d) below, notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by telecopier shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient), except that notices and communications to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Article II or Article VII shall not be effective until received by the Administrative Agent.  Notices delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in clause (b)  below, shall be effective as provided in said clause (b).
 
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*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.

(b)            Notices and other communications to any Lender hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender pursuant to Article II if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication.  The Administrative Agent or any Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next b B usiness d D ay for the recipient, and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor.

(c)            Each Borrower further agrees that the Administrative Agent may make the C c ommunications to Lenders available to the Lenders by posting the C c ommunications on Intralinks or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “ Platform ”).  THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”.  THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS, OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE COMMUNICATIONS.  NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY THE AGENT PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE PLATFORM.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ADVISORS OR REPRESENTATIVES (COLLECTIVELY, THE “ AGENT PARTIES ”) HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY OBLIGOR, ANY LENDER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF SUCH OBLIGOR’S OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THE LIABILITY OF ANY AGENT PARTY IS FOUND IN A FINAL NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED PRIMARILY FROM SUCH AGENT PARTY’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.
 
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(d)            The Administrative Agent agrees that the receipt of the communications by the Administrative Agent at its e-mail address set forth above shall constitute effective delivery of the communications to the Administrative Agent for purposes of the Loan Documents.  Each Lender agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that the communications have been posted to the Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the communications to such Lender for purposes of the Loan Documents.  Each Lender agrees (i) to provide to the Administrative Agent in writing (including by electronic communication), promptly after the date of this Agreement, one or more e-mail addresses to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and (ii) that the foregoing notice may be sent to such e-mail address or addresses.

(e)            Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document in any other manner specified in such Loan Document.

(f)             The Borrowers each hereby irrevocably appoint KCMH as the administrative borrower with respect to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and all notices, demands and interactions with KCMH are hereby authorized by the other Borrowers, and shall be conclusive and binding on the other Borrowers, who duly and irrevocably authorize KCMH to act on their behalf for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may conclusively rely on all notices, directions, and other interactions with KCMH without consulting in any manner with the other Borrowers.

SECTION 9.03.  No Waiver; Remedies; Setoff .

(a)            No failure on the part of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.  The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

(b)            If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower against any and all of the obligations of such now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of such Borrower may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Lender different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness.  The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender may have.  Each Lender agrees to notify KCMH and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application,
 
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provided , that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

SECTION 9.04.  Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver .

(a)            Costs and Expenses .  The Borrowers jointly and severally shall pay (i) all reasonable out‑of‑pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arranger and their respective Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel (together with one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction)), in connection with the syndication of the facility contemplated hereby, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof, (ii) all out‑of‑pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (including the fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel (together with one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction) and, after notice to KCMH , of more than one such counsel to the extent the Administrative Agent or any Lender reasonably determines that there is an actual conflict of interest requiring the employment of separate counsel) in connection with the enforcement (including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect thereof) or, during the continuance of an Event of Default, protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section and (iii) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Lender in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder.

(b)            Indemnification by the Borrower .  The Borrowers jointly and severally hereby indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Lead Arranger, each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel for the Indemnitees (together with one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction) and, after notice to KCMH , of more than one such counsel to the extent any Indemnitee reasonably determines that there is an actual conflict of interest requiring the employment of separate counsel), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by any Borrower or any other Obligor arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom, or (iii) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by any Borrower or any other Obligor and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided , that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by any Borrower against an Indemnitee for material breach of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if such Borrower has obtained a final and
 
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nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(c)            Reimbursement by Lenders .  To the extent that the Borrowers for any reason fail to indefeasibly pay any amount required under clause (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s Commitment Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount, provided , that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lender in connection with such capacity.

(d)            Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc .  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereto agrees that it will not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any other party hereto, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof or any Letter of Credit or the use of proceeds thereof.  No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

(e)            Payments .  All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than 15 Business Days after demand therefor.

SECTION 9.05.  Binding Effect, Successors and Assigns .  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and each Lender and their respective successors and permitted assigns, except that no Borrower shall have the right to assign its rights hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

SECTION 9.06.  Assignments and Participations .

(a)            Successors and Assigns Generally .  The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that no Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an Eligible Assignee in accordance with the provisions of clause (b) of
 
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this Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of clause (d) of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest in accordance with clause (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void).  Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in clause (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b)            Assignments by Lenders .  Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it); provided , that

(i)             except in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to a Lender, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than $5,000,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, unless each of the Administrative Agent and, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, KCMH otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed);

(ii)            each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans or the Commitment assigned;

(iii)           the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 and the Eligible Assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire; and

(iv)           no assignment shall be made to a natural person.

Subject to notice to KCMH and acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (c) of this Section, from and after the Assignment Date specified in each Assignment and Assumption (an “ Assignment Date ”), the Eligible Assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under
 
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this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.09, 3.11, 3.12   and 9.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to such Assignment Date.  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with clause (d) of this Section.

(c)            Register .  The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain at its address specified in Section 9.02 a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(d)            Participations .  Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, any Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or any Borrower or any of any of KCMH’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided , that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided , that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso of Section 9.01   that affects such Participant.  Subject to clause (e) of this Section, each Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits and obligations of Sections 3.09, 3.11,   and 3.12   to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to clause (b) of this Section 9.06 Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.  The entries
 
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in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary.

(e)            Limitations upon Participant Rights .  A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.09, 3.11 and 3.12 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant.

(f)             Certain Pledges .  Any Lender, without the consent of any Borrower or the Administrative Agent may at any time grant security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement or any Note to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided , that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder.

(g)            Resignation as Issuing Lender after Assignment .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time MHCB assigns all of its Commitment and Loans pursuant to Section 9.06(b), MHCB may, upon 30 days’ notice to KCMH and the Lenders, resign as Issuing Lender.  In the event of any such resignation as Issuing Lender, KCMH shall be entitled to appoint, from among the Lenders, a successor Issuing Lender hereunder; provided , however , that no failure by KCMH to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of MHCB as Issuing Lender.  If MHCB resigns as Issuing Lender, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the Issuing Lender hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as Issuing Lender and all L/C Exposure with respect thereto.  Upon the appointment of a successor Issuing Lender, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Issuing Lender, and (b) the successor Issuing Lender shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to MHCB to effectively assume the obligations of MHCB with respect to such Letters of Credit.

SECTION 9.07.  GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; ETC.

(A)            GOVERNING LAW .  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(B)            SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION .  EACH BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE
 
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COURT OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT.  EACH BORROWER AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST ANY BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

(C)           WAIVER OF VENUE .  EACH BORROWER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN CLAUSE (B) ABOVE.  EACH BORROWER  IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT

(D)           SERVICE OF PROCESS .  EACH BORROWER AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 9.02, OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED IN WRITING BY KCMH .

SECTION 9.08.  Severability .  Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 9.09.  Counterparts; Effectiveness; Execution .

(a)            Counterparts; Effectiveness .  This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.  This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
 
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(b)            Electronic Execution of Loan Documents or any Assignments .  The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents or any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

SECTION 9.10.  Survival .  The provisions of Sections 3.09, 3.11 and 3.12 and Article VIII and Section 9.04 shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

SECTION 9.11.  Waiver of Jury Trial .  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

SECTION 9.12.  Confidentiality .  Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and will be subject to customary confidentiality obligations of professional practice or will agree (which agreement may be oral or pursuant to company policy) to be bound by the terms of this Section 9.12 (or language substantially similar to this Section 9.12)), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any Self Regulatory Organization), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to the Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to any
 
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Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of KCMH or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than KCMH or its Subsidiary.

For purposes of this Section, “ Information ” means all information received from KCMH or any of its Subsidiaries relating to KCMH or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by KCMH or any of its Subsidiaries.  Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

SECTION 9.13.  No Fiduciary Relationship .  In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby, each Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (a) the credit facility provided for hereunder and any related arranging or other services in connection therewith (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) are an arm’s length commercial transaction between the Borrowers and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arranger, on the other hand, and each Borrower is capable of evaluating and understanding and understands and accepts the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents (including any amendment, waiver or other modification thereof); (b) in connection with the process leading to such transaction, the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arranger, each is and has been acting solely as a principal and is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary, for any Borrower or any of its Affiliates, equity holders, creditors or employees or any other Person; (c) neither the Administrative Agent nor the Lead Arranger has assumed or will assume an advisory, agency or fiduciary responsibility in favor of any Borrower with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, including with respect to any amendment waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document (irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent or the Lead Arranger has advised or is currently advising any Borrower or any of its Affiliates on other matters) and neither the Administrative Agent nor the Lead Arranger has any obligation to any Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; (d) the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arranger and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrowers and their Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent nor the Lead Arranger has any obligation to disclose any of such interests by virtue of any advisory, agency or fiduciary relationship; and (e) the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arranger have not provided and will not provide any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice with respect to any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document) and the Borrowers have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulator and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate.  Each Borrower hereby waives and releases, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent and the Lead Arranger with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty.
 
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SECTION 9.14.  Headings .  Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

SECTION 9.15.  USA PATRIOT Act .  Each Lender hereby notifies each Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Patriot Act ”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrowers and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.
 
SECTION 9.16.  Judgment Currency .  This is an international loan transaction in which the specification of Dollars or an Alternate Currency, as the case may be (the “ Specified Currency ”), and any payment in New York City or the country of the Specified Currency, as the case may be (the “ Specified Place ”), is of the essence, and the Specified Currency shall be the currency of account in all events relating to A a mounts denominated in such Specified Currency.  The payment obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be discharged by an amount paid in another currency or in another place, whether pursuant to a judgment or otherwise, to the extent that the amount so paid on conversion to the Specified Currency and transfer to the Specified Place under normal banking procedures does not yield the amount of the Specified Currency at the Specified Place due hereunder.  If for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in the Specified Currency into another currency (the “ Second Currency ”), the rate of exchange which shall be applied shall be that at which in accordance with normal banking procedures the Administrative Agent could purchase the Specified Currency with the Second Currency on the Business Day next preceding that on which such judgment is rendered.  The obligation of the Borrowers in respect of any such sum due from it to the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder shall, notwithstanding the rate of exchange actually applied in rendering such judgment, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, of any sum adjudged to be due hereunder or under the Notes in the Second Currency to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, may in accordance with normal banking procedures purchase and transfer to the Specified Place the Specified Currency with the amount of the Second Currency so adjudged to be due; and the Borrowers hereby, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, jointly and severally agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, against, and to pay the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, on demand in the Specified Currency, any difference between the sum originally due to the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be, in the Specified Currency and the amount of the Specified Currency so purchased and transferred.
 
SECTION 9.17.  European Monetary Union .  (a)  Definitions .  In this Section 9.17 and in each other provision of this Agreement to which reference is made in this Section 9.17 (whether expressly or impliedly), the following terms have the following respective meanings:
 
EMU ” shall mean economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.
 
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EMU Legislation ” shall mean legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency, being in part the implementation of the third stage of EMU.
 
Euro ” shall mean the single currency of Participating Member States of the European Union, which shall be a Currency under this Agreement.
 
Euro Unit ” shall mean a currency unit of the Euro.
 
National Currency Unit ” shall mean a unit of any Currency (other than a Euro Unit) of a Participating Member State.
 
Participating Member State ” shall mean each state so described in any EMU Legislation.
 
Target Operating Day ” shall mean any day that is not (a) a Saturday or Sunday, (b) Christmas Day or New Year’s Day or (c) any other day on which the Trans-European Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer system (or any successor settlement system) is not operating (as determined by the Administrative Agent).
 
Treaty on European Union ” shall mean the Treaty of Rome of March 25, 1957, as amended by the Single European Act 1986 and the Maastricht Treaty (which was signed at Maastricht on February 7, 1992, and came into force on November 1, 1993), as amended from time to time.
 
(b)            Alternative Currencies .  If and to the extent that any EMU Legislation provides that an amount denominated either in the Euro or in the National Currency Unit of a Participating Member State and payable within the Participating Member State by crediting an account of the creditor can be paid by the debtor either in the Euro Unit or in that National Currency Unit, any party to this Agreement shall be entitled to pay such amount either in the Euro Unit or in such National Currency Unit.
 
(c)            Payments by the Administrative Agent Generally .  With respect to the payment of any amount denominated in the Euro or in a National Currency Unit, the Administrative Agent shall not be liable to any Borrower or any of the Lenders in any way whatsoever for any delay, or the consequences of any delay, in the crediting to any account of any amount required by this Agreement to be paid by the Administrative Agent if the Administrative Agent shall have taken all relevant steps to achieve, on the date required by this Agreement, the payment of such amount in immediately available, freely transferable, cleared funds (in the Euro Unit or, as the case may be, in a National Currency Unit) to the account of any Borrower or any Lender, as the case may be, in the Principal Financial Center in the Participating Member State which the Borrower or, as the case may be, such Lender shall have specified for such purpose.  In this paragraph (c), “ all relevant steps ” shall mean all such steps as may be prescribed from time to time by the regulations or operating procedures of such clearing or settlement system as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably determine for the purpose of clearing or settling payments of the Euro.
 
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(d)            Determination of Eurocurrency Rate .  For the purposes of determining the date on which the applicable rate for Eurocurrency Loans, as the case may be, is determined under this Agreement for any Loan denominated in the Euro (or any National Currency Unit) for any Interest Period therefor, references in this Agreement to London Banking Days shall be deemed to be references to Target Operating Days.  In addition, if the Administrative Agent determines that there is no Eurocurrency Rate displayed on the Screen Page for deposits denominated in the National Currency Unit in which any Loans are denominated, the Eurocurrency Rate for such Loans shall be based upon the rate displayed on the applicable Screen Page for the offering of deposits denominated in Euro Units.
 
(e)            Rounding .  Without prejudice and in addition to any method of conversion or rounding prescribed by the EMU Legislation, each reference in this Agreement to a minimum amount (or a multiple thereof) in a National Currency Unit to be paid to or by the Administrative Agent shall be replaced by a reference to such reasonably comparable and convenient amount (or a multiple thereof) in the Euro Unit as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify.
 
(f)             Other Consequential Changes .  Without prejudice to the respective liabilities of the Borrowers to the Lenders and the Lenders to the Borrowers under or pursuant to this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Section 9.17, each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Administrative Agent may from time to time specify to be necessary or appropriate to reflect the introduction of or changeover to the Euro in Participating Member States.
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers or representatives thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
 
 
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.,
 
as a Borrower
     
 
By:
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS
   
GP LLC, its general partner
     
   
By:
 
     
Name:
     
Title:

 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC, as a Borrower
     
 
By:
   
Name:
   
Title:
     
 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC, as a Borrower
     
 
By:
   
Name:
   
Title:
 

 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CA) LLC, as a Borrower
     
 
By:                                                                                          
             
Name:       
             
Title:
     
 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (TN) LLC, as a Borrower
     
 
By:                                                                                           
             
Name:
             
Title:
 

 
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
 
as Administrative Agent and as a Lender
   
 
By:
 
   
Name:
   
Title:
 

ANNEX A
 
PRICING GRID
 
The Applicable Margin (“ Applicable Margin ”) in respect of Borrowings, Letters of Credit under Section 2.03(c)(i) and the facility fee payable under Section 2.03(b) shall equal the amounts indicated in the pricing grid (the “ Pricing Grid ”) below (with the Total Credit Exposure to be determined and calculated on a daily basis):
 
Total Credit Exposure
Applicable Margin
for Eurocurrency
Loans
Applicable Margin
for ABR Loans
Applicable Margin
for Facility Fee
Less than or equal to $*
1.25%
0.25%
*%
Greater than $*, but less than or equal to $*
*%
*%
*%
Greater than $*, but less than or equal to $*
*%
*%
*%
Greater than $*, but less than or equal to $*
2.50%
1.50%
*%

; provided that the Applicable Margin with respect to any Extended Transaction Borrowing (as defined below) that is a (a) Category * Borrowing shall increase by * % per annum on the Reference Date (as defined below), an additional * % per annum on the date which is * months following the Reference Date and an additional * % per annum on the date which is * months following the Reference Date and (b) Category * or * Borrowing shall increase by * % per annum on the Reference Date (as defined below), an additional * % per annum on the date which is * months following the Reference Date and an additional * % per annum on the date which is * months following the Reference Date.
 
For purposes hereof an “ Extended Transaction Borrowing ” shall refer to the portion of any Financing Transaction Borrowing that is used to fund a Non-Hold Position  and which remains outstanding after the reference date described below (the “ Reference Date ”) opposite the applicable Borrowing Category, such Reference Date measured from the effective date of KCMH or its Subsidiary’s funding obligation in respect of such Financing Transaction; provided that no undrawn, outstanding Letters of Credit shall constitute an Extended Transaction Borrowing.
 
*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.
 

A “ Non-Hold Position ” means the portion of a Senior Debt Transaction, Subordinated Debt Transaction or Equity Bridge Transaction that has not been designated to be retained in the ordinary course of business, and in lieu of syndication, as an internal credit approved “hold” position. KCMH shall, upon or prior to entering into any Financing Transaction, record in its internal books and records the amount of any internal credit approved hold position for such transaction and such amount shall either be set forth in any applicable notice of borrowing delivered to the Administrative Agent or, to the extent it is not, it shall be deemed to be *.

Borrowing Category
Reference Date
Category * Borrowing
* months after the effective date of KCMH or its Subsidiary’s funding obligation
Category * Borrowing
* months after the effective date of KCMH or its Subsidiary’s funding obligation
Category * Borrowing
* months after the effective date of KCMH or its Subsidiary’s funding obligation
 
*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.
 

ANNEX B
 
CONCENTRATION LIMITS
 
The aggregate amount of Category * Borrowings at any time outstanding (including any Category * Borrowing made on the date of determination), shall not exceed *% of the Aggregate Facility Amount.
 
All Financing Transaction Borrowings shall be subject to the following concentration limits, measured on an aggregate basis of all outstanding Financing Transaction Borrowings as of the date of determination (including any Borrowing made on such date of determination), based on the underlying corporate family ratings of the issuer or borrower in the related Financing Transaction:
 
Moody’s / S&P Rating
(on stable outlook or better)
Percentage of
Aggregate Facility Amount
* / * or better
*%
* / *
*%
* / *
*%
*
*%
* / * or lower
*%

; provided that in the case of Financing Transactions where the issuer or borrower is “*” and the ratio of total debt to EBITDA of the any such borrower or issuer on a pro   forma basis after giving effect to each such Financing Transaction is equal to or less than * to 1.00 (the calculation of such ratio to be based upon the pro   forma or historical financial statements furnished to the KCMH or its applicable Subsidiary in connection with such Financing Transaction, and, as applicable, used to determine the applicable ratios in the definitive documentation for such Financing Transaction) then the aggregate concentration limit on such Financing Transaction Borrowings shall be *%.
 
In addition, in any transaction where the underwriting obligation or financing commitment of KCMH or its Subsidiary for any single Financing Transaction represents more than *% of the total amount of such Financing Transaction, any associated Financing Transaction Borrowing shall be subject to the following additional concentration limits, based on the underlying corporate family ratings of the issuer or borrower in the related Financing Transaction:
 
Moody’s / S&P Rating
(on stable outlook or better)
Percentage of
Aggregate Facility Amount
* / * or better
*%
* / *
*%
* / *
*%
* / *
*%
*
*%
* / * or lower
*%

*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.
 

; provided that in the case of any Financing Transaction where the issuer or borrower is “*” and the ratio of total debt to EBITDA of the any such borrower or issuer on a pro   forma basis after giving effect to each such Financing Transaction is equal to or less than * to 1.00 then the single transaction concentration limit on any such Financing Transaction Borrowing shall be *%.
 
Notwithstanding anything in this Annex B to the contrary, the aggregate amount of outstanding Financing Transaction Borrowings made to finance Financing Transactions in which the underlying issue or facility rating is * or lower by S&P, or * or lower by Moody’s, shall not exceed *% of the Aggregate Facility Amount at any time.
 
Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, Category * Borrowings shall not be subject to any concentration limits, provided that a Category * Borrowing shall not be permitted to remain outstanding for more than * days after such Category * Borrowing is initially made, and on the * th day following the day any Category V Borrowing was initially made, any amount of such Category * Borrowing that remains outstanding shall be converted to, and deemed to be outstanding under, the Borrowing Category that would have otherwise applied based upon the type of transaction being financed.
 
All ratings determinations made for purposes of this Annex B shall be made as of the date of the relevant Financing Transaction Borrowing.  In the event of a split rating, as applicable, the lower of the two ratings shall apply; provided that in the event of a ratings split of two or more levels, the rating shall be deemed to be one level below the higher of the two ratings; provided   further that in the event either of the ratings is not on stable outlook or better, the rating shall be deemed to be one level above the lower of the two ratings.

*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.
 

SCHEDULE I

LENDERS AND COMMITMENTS

Lender
Commitment
*
*

*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.
 

SCHEDULE II

MANDATORY COST RATE

Calculation of Mandatory Cost Rate

1.
The MCR Cost is an addition to the interest rate to compensate Lenders for the cost of compliance with (a) the requirements of the Bank of England and/or the Financial Services Authority (or, in either case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions) or (b) the requirements of the European Central Bank.
 
2.
On the first day of each Interest Period for any Loan denominated in an Alternate Currency (or as soon as possible thereafter) the Administrative Agent shall calculate, as a percentage rate, a rate (the “ Additional Cost Rate ”) for each Lender, in accordance with the paragraphs set out below.  The MCR Cost will be calculated by the Administrative Agent as a weighted average of the Lenders’ Additional Cost Rates (weighted in proportion to the percentage participation of each Lender in the relevant Loan) and will be expressed as a percentage rate per annum.
 
3.
The Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from an Applicable Lending Office in a Participating Member State (as defined in Section 9.17) will be the percentage notified by that Lender to the Administrative Agent.  This percentage will be certified by that Lender in its notice to the Administrative Agent to be its reasonable determination of the cost (expressed as a percentage of that Lender’s participation in all Loans made from that Applicable Lending Office) of complying with the minimum reserve requirements of the European Central Bank in respect of loans made from that Applicable Lending Office.
 
4.
The Additional Cost Rate for any Lender lending from an Applicable Lending Office in the United Kingdom will be calculated by the Administrative Agent as follows:
 
 
(a)
in relation to a Loan made in Pounds Sterling:
 
AB + C(B – D) + E  x 0.01
 
100 – (A + C)
  per cent, per annum.
 
 
 
(b)
in relation to a Loan made denominated in any Alternate Currency other than Pounds Sterling:
 
E x 0.01
 
300
  per cent, per annum.
 
 
 
Where:
 
A
is the percentage of Eligible Liabilities (assuming these to be in excess of any stated minimum) which such Lender is from time to time required to maintain as
 

an interest free cash ratio deposit with the Bank of England to comply with cash ratio requirements.
 
B
is the percentage rate of interest (excluding the Applicable Margin and the MCR Cost and, if applicable, any additional amount of interest specified in Section 3.02(b)) payable for the relevant Interest Period on the Loan.
 
C
is the percentage (if any) of Eligible Liabilities which such Lender is required from time to time to maintain as interest bearing Special Deposits with the Bank of England.
 
D
is the percentage rate per annum payable by the Bank of England to the Administrative Agent on interest bearing Special Deposits.
 
E
is designed to compensate Lenders for amounts payable under the Fees Rules and is calculated by the Administrative Agent as being the average of the most recent rates of charge pursuant to paragraph 7 below and expressed in pounds per £1,000,000;
 
5.
For the purposes of this Schedule:
 
 
(a)
Eligible Liabilities ” and “ Special Deposits ” have the meanings given to them from time to time under or pursuant to the Bank of England Act 1998 or (as may be appropriate) by the Bank of England.
 
 
(b)
Fees Rules ” means the rules on periodic fees contained in the Financial Services Authority Fees Manual or such other law or regulation as may be in force from time to time in respect of the payment of fees for the acceptance of deposits.
 
 
(c)
Fee Tariffs ” means the fee tariffs specified in the Fees Rules under the activity group A.1 Deposit acceptors (ignoring any minimum fee or zero rated fee required pursuant to the Fees Rules but taking into account any applicable discount rate).
 
 
(d)
Tariff Base ” has the meaning given to it in, and will be calculated in accordance with, the Fees Rules.
 
6.
In application of the above formulae, A, B, C and D will be included in the formulae as percentages (i.e. 5 per cent. will be included in the formula as 5 and not as 0.05).  A negative result obtained by subtracting D from B shall be taken as zero.  The resulting figures shall be rounded to four decimal places.
 
7.
For purposes hereof, the Administrative Agent shall determine the rate of charge payable by it to the Financial Services Authority pursuant to the Fees Rules in respect of the relevant financial year of the Financial Services Authority (calculated for this purpose as being the average of the Fee Tariffs applicable to the Administrative Agent for that financial year) and expressed in pounds per £1,000,000 of the Tariff Base of the Administrative Agent.
 

8.
Each Lender shall supply any information required by the Administrative Agent for the purpose of calculating its Additional Cost Rate.  In particular, but without limitation, each Lender shall supply the following information on or prior to the date on which it becomes a Lender:
 
(a)              the jurisdiction of its Applicable Lending Office; and
 
(b)             any other information that the Administrative Agent may reasonably require for such purpose.
 
Each Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of any change to the information provided by it pursuant to this paragraph.
 
9.
The percentages of each Lender for the purpose of A and C above and the rate of charge of the Administrative Agent for the purpose of E above shall be determined by the Administrative Agent based upon the information supplied to it pursuant to paragraphs 7 and 8 above and on the assumption that, unless a Lender notifies the Administrative Agent to the contrary, each Lender’s obligations in relation to cash ratio deposits and Special Deposits are the same as those of a typical bank from its jurisdiction of incorporation with an Applicable Lending Office in the same jurisdiction as its Applicable Lending Office.
 
10.
The Administrative Agent shall have no liability to any person if such determination results in an Additional Cost Rate which over or under compensates any Lender and shall be entitled to assume that the information provided by any Lender pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 8 above is true and correct in all respects.
 
11.
The  Administrative Agent shall distribute the additional amounts received as a result of the MCR to the Lenders on the basis of the Additional Cost Rate for each Lender based on the information provided by each Lender and determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraphs 3, 7 and 8 above.
 
12.
Any determination by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Schedule II in relation to a formula, the MCR, an Additional Cost Rate or any amount payable to a Lender shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all Parties.
 
13.
The Administrative Agent may from time to time, after consultation with KCMH and the Lenders, determine and provide notice to KCMH and the Lenders of any amendments which are required to be made to this Schedule II in order to comply with any change in law, regulation or any requirements from time to time imposed by the Bank of England, the Financial Services Authority or the European Central Bank (or, in any case, any other authority which replaces all or any of its functions) and any such determination shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on all parties to the Credit Agreement.
 

SCHEDULE III

SUBSIDIARIES

Legal Name
 
Jurisdiction
of Formation
 
Type
of Entity
 
Equity Interest Holders
 
Percentage
Held
                 
KKR Corporate Lending LLC
 
Delaware
 
Limited Liability Company
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
100%
KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC
 
Delaware
 
Limited Liability Company
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
100%
KKR Capital Markets LLC
 
Delaware
 
Limited Liability Company
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
100%
KKR Capital Markets Japan Holdings LLC
 
Delaware
 
Limited Liability Company
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
100%
KKR Capital Markets Limited
 
U. K.
 
Limited Liability Company
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
100%
KKR Capital Markets Asia Limited
 
Hong Kong
 
Limited Liability Company
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
100%
KKR Corporate Lending (Cayman) Ltd.
 
Cayman Islands
 
Limited Liability Company
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
100%
KKR Capital Markets Japan Limited
 
Japan
 
Corporation
 
KKR Capital Markets Japan Holdings LLC
 
100%
KKR Corporate Lending (CA) LLC
 
Delaware
 
Limited Liability Company
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
100%
KKR Corporate Lending (TN) LLC
 
Delaware
 
Limited Liability Company
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
100%
 

Execution Version Exhibit B

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
 
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED GUARANTEE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of March 30, 2016, among KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.,   a Delaware limited partnership (“ KCMH ”), each Subsidiary of KCMH identified under the caption “GUARANTORS” on the signature pages hereto and each entity, if any, that becomes a “Guarantor” hereunder as contemplated by Section 7.13 hereof (individually, a “ Guarantor ” and, collectively, the “ Guarantors ” and, together with KCMH, the “ Obligors ”), and MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as administrative agent for the parties defined as “Lenders” under the Credit Agreement referred to below (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
 
KCMH, such Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2012 (as modified and supplemented and in effect prior to the date hereof, the “ Existing Credit Agreement ”), providing, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, for extensions of credit (by means of loans and letters of credit) to be made by the Lenders to KCMH, and pursuant thereto KCMH and certain of its Subsidiaries entered into an Amended and Restated Guarantee and Security Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2012, in favor of the Administrative Agent (as modified and supplemented and in effect prior to the date hereof, the “ Existing Guarantee and Security Agreement ”).
 
KCMH and the other Borrowers party thereto have requested that certain amendments be made to the Existing Credit Agreement pursuant to a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2016, among KCMH, KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL U.S. ”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CA) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“KCL C.A.”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING (TN) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“KCL T.N.”) and KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL U.K. ”; each of KCMH, KCL U.S ., KCL C.A., KCL T.N . and KCL U.K. are individually referred to herein as a “ Borrower ” and collectively referred to herein as the “ Borrowers ”) and the Administrative Agent (as the same may be further modified and supplemented from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), providing, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, for extensions of credit (by means of loans and letters of credit) to be made by the Lenders to the Borrowers, and pursuant thereto, the Borrowers have requested that the Existing Guarantee and Security Agreement be amended and restated in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Second Amended and Restated Guarantee and Security Agreement (as the same may be further modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “ Agreement ”). In addition, the Borrowers may from time to time be obligated to various Lenders (or their Affiliates) in respect of one or more Hedging Agreements.
 
Each Obligor is, as of the date hereof, the owner of (a) the shares of Equity Interests (the “ Initial Pledged Equity ”), (b) the indebtedness (the “ Initial Pledged Debt ”) and (c) the deposit account the (“ Pledged Deposit Account ”), each as set forth opposite such Obligor’s name on Part A of Annex II hereto.
 
To induce each Lender to amend and restate the Existing Credit Agreement and to
 

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extend credit thereunder and under any Hedging Agreements, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Guarantor, jointly and severally with each other Guarantor, has agreed to guarantee the Guaranteed Obligations (as hereinafter defined) and each Obligor has agreed to grant a security interest in the Collateral (as so defined) as security for the Secured Obligations (as so defined) and each Guarantor and each other Obligor have agreed to amend and restate the Existing Guarantee and Security Agreement as set forth below.
 
Accordingly, the parties hereto hereby agree to amend and restate the Existing Guarantee and Security Agreement, and the Existing Guarantee and Security Agreement is hereby amended and restated, as follows:
 
SECTION 1.  Definitions, Etc .
 
1.01          Terms Generally .  Terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement. 1.02            Certain Uniform Commercial Code Terms .  As used herein, the terms “ Account ”, “ Chattel Paper ”, “ Deposit Accounts ”, “ Document ”, “ Equipment ”, “ General Intangible ”, “ Instrument ”, “ Inventory ”, “ Investment Property ”, “ Letter-of-Credit Right ”, “ Commercial Tort Claims ” and “ Proceeds ” have the respective meanings set forth in Article 9 of the UCC, and the terms “ Entitlement Holder ”, “ Financial Asset ” and “ Securities Account ” have the respective meanings set forth in Article 8 of the UCC.
 
1.03         Additional Definitions .  In addition, as used herein:
 
Bankruptcy Law ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01 .
 
Collateral ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4 .
 
Collateral Account ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.01 .
 
Excess Funding Guarantor ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.08 .
 
Excess Payment ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.08 .
 
Guaranteed Obligations ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01 .
 
“Initial Pledged Debt ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.
 
Initial Pledged Equity ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.
 
L/C Exposure Sub‑Account ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.04 .
 

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Pledged Deposit Account ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.
 
Pledged Debt ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4(b)(iv) .
 
Pledged Equity ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4(b)(iii) .
 
Pro Rata Share ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.08 .
 
Secured Creditors ” means, collectively, the Lenders (including each Issuing Lender) and the Administrative Agent, any other holder from time to time of any of the Secured Obligations and, in each case, their respective successors and assigns.
 
Secured Obligations ” means, collectively, (a) in the case of the Borrowers, (i) all obligations of the Borrowers under the Loan Documents to pay the principal of and interest on the Loans and the L/C Reimbursement Obligations and all fees, premiums, costs, expenses, indemnification payments and other amounts or obligations whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter from time to time owing to the Secured Creditors or any of them under the Loan Documents and (ii) all obligations of the Borrowers to any Lender (or any Affiliate thereof) under any Hedging Agreement, (b) in the case of the Guarantors, all obligations of the Guarantors under Section 2 hereof and (c) in the case of each of the foregoing, including all interest thereon and expenses related thereto, including any interest or expenses accruing or arising after the commencement of any case with respect to any Obligor under the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other bankruptcy or insolvency law (whether or not such interest or expenses are allowed or allowable as a claim in whole or in part in such case).
 
Security Collateral ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4(b) .
 
Subagent ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.15(b) .
 
Subordinated Obligations ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10 .
 
1.04          Treatment of Hedging Agreements .  For purposes hereof, it is understood that any obligations of any Borrower to a Person arising under a Hedging Agreement entered into with a Lender or an Affiliate thereof shall nevertheless continue to constitute Secured Obligations and Guaranteed Obligations, and such Person shall continue to be a Secured Creditor, for purposes hereof, notwithstanding that such Person (or its Affiliates) may have assigned all of its Loans and other interests in the Credit Agreement and, therefore, at the time a claim is to be made in respect of such obligations, such Person (or its Affiliates) is no longer a “Lender” party to the Credit Agreement.
 
SECTION 2.  Guarantee .
 
2.01          The Guarantee .  Each Guarantor hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees to each of the Secured Creditors and their respective successors and
 

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assigns the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of :
 
(a)           the principal of and interest on the Loans and the L/C Reimbursement Obligations and all fees, premiums, costs, expenses, indemnification payments and other amounts or obligations whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter from time to time owing to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent or any of them by any Obligor under any of the Loan Documents, and
 
(b)            all obligations of any Borrower to any Lender (or any Affiliate thereof) under any Hedging Agreement,
 
in each case in accordance with the terms thereof and including all interest and expenses accrued or incurred subsequent to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding with respect to any Obligor, whether or not such interest or expenses are allowed as a claim in such proceeding (such obligations being herein collectively called the “ Guaranteed Obligations ”).  Each Guarantor hereby further jointly and severally agrees that if any Obligor shall fail to pay in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed Obligations, such Guarantor will promptly pay the same, without any demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be promptly paid in full when due (whether at extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of such extension or renewal.
 
Each Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and each other Secured Creditor, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such Persons that this Agreement and the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder do not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law (as hereinafter defined), the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar foreign, federal or state law to the extent applicable to this Agreement and the obligations of each Guarantor hereunder.  To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Administrative Agent, the other Secured Creditors and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the Guaranteed Obligations of each Guarantor at any time shall be limited to the maximum amount as will result in the obligations of such Guarantor not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance.  For purposes hereof, “ Bankruptcy Law ” means any proceeding of the type referred to in Sections 7.01(g) or (h) of the Credit Agreement or under Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar foreign, federal or state law for the relief of debtors.
 
2.02          Obligations Unconditional .  The obligations of each Guarantor under Section 2.01 are absolute and unconditional, joint and several, irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability of the obligations of any Obligor under any of the Loan Documents or any substitution, release or exchange of any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrespective of any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of this Section 2.02 that the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional, joint and several, under any and all circumstances.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the
 

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liability of such Guarantor hereunder, which shall remain absolute and unconditional as described above:
 
(a)           at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Guarantors, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance shall be waived;
 
(b)            any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or therein shall be done or omitted;
 
(c)            the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be modified, supplemented or amended in any respect, or any right under any of the Loan Documents shall be waived or any other guarantee of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor shall be released or exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with;
 
(d)            any Lien in favor of any Secured Creditor as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall fail to be perfected or be released;
 
(e)            any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument relating thereto; or
 
(f)             any other circumstance (including, without limitation, any statute of limitations) or any existence of or reliance on any representation by any Secured Creditor that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or discharge of, any Obligor or any other guarantor or surety.
 
Each Guarantor hereby expressly, unconditionally and irrevocably waive diligence, presentment, promptness, demand of payment, protest, default, acceleration and all notices whatsoever, and any requirement that any Secured Creditor exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against any Obligor under any of the Loan Documents or against any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the Guaranteed Obligations.
 
Each Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives (a) any defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by any Secured Creditor that in any manner impairs, reduces, releases or otherwise adversely affects the subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification rights of such Guarantor or other rights of such Guarantor to proceed against any of the other Obligors, any other guarantor or any other Person or any Collateral and (b) any defense based on any right of set-off or counterclaim against or in respect of the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder.
 
Each Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by the Loan Documents and that the waivers set forth in this Section 2 are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.
 
2.03         Reinstatement .  The obligations of each Guarantor under this Section 2 shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that for any reason any payment by or on
 

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behalf of any Borrower in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or reorganization or otherwise, and each Guarantor jointly and severally agrees that it will indemnify the Secured Creditors on demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including fees of counsel) incurred by the Secured Creditors in connection with such rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference, fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law.
 
2.04         Subrogation .  Each Guarantor jointly and severally agrees that, until the payment and satisfaction in full of all Guaranteed Obligations (other than contingent indemnity obligations not then due) and the expiration and termination of the Commitments under the Credit Agreement and the expiry, termination or cash collateralization or other back-stopping on terms reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent and KCMH of all Letters of Credit thereunder, they shall not exercise any right or remedy (whether or not arising in equity or under contract, statute or common law) arising by reason of any existence, payment, enforcement or performance by such Guarantor of its obligations under any Loan Document, whether by subrogation or otherwise, against any Obligor or any other guarantor of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations.
 
2.05        Remedies .  Each Guarantor jointly and severally agrees that, as between such Guarantor and the Lenders, the obligations of any Borrower under the Credit Agreement may be declared to be forthwith due and payable as provided in Article VII of the Credit Agreement (and shall be deemed to have become automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in said Article VII) for purposes of Section 2.01 notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming automatically due and payable) as against any Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by any Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for purposes of Section 2.01 .
 
2.06        Instrument for the Payment of Money .  Each Guarantor acknowledges that the guarantee in this Section 2 constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that any Secured Creditor, at its sole option, in the event of a dispute by such Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder, shall have the right to bring motion-action under New York CPLR Section 3213.
 
2.07        Continuing Guarantee; Assignments .  The guarantee in this Section 2 is a continuing guarantee, and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the latest of (i) the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations (other than any contingent indemnity obligations not then due), (ii) the termination or expiration of all the Commitments of the Lenders and (iii) the latest date of expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (unless cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent and KCMH), (b) be binding upon each Guarantor, its successors and assigns and (c) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Secured Creditors and their successors, transferees and assigns.  Without limiting the generality of clause (c) of the
 

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immediately preceding sentence, any Secured Creditor may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, all or any portion of its Commitments, the Loans owing to it and the Note or Notes held by it) to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Secured Creditor herein or otherwise, in each case as and to the extent provided in Section 9.06 of the Credit Agreement.
 
2.08        Rights of Contribution .  The Guarantors hereby agree, as between themselves, that if any Guarantor shall become an Excess Funding Guarantor (as defined below) by reason of the payment by such Guarantor of any Guaranteed Obligations, then each other Guarantor shall, upon the demand of such Excess Funding Guarantor (but subject to the next sentence), pay to such Excess Funding Guarantor an amount equal to such Guarantor’s Pro Rata Share (as defined below and determined, for this purpose, without reference to the properties, debts and liabilities of such Excess Funding Guarantor) of the Excess Payment (as defined below) in respect of such Guaranteed Obligations.  The payment obligation of a Guarantor to any Excess Funding Guarantor under this Section 2.08 shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in full of the obligations of such Guarantor to the Secured Creditor under the other provisions of this Section 2 and such Excess Funding Guarantor shall not exercise any right or remedy with respect to such excess until payment and satisfaction in full of all of such obligations.
 
For purposes of this Section 2.08 , (a) “ Excess Funding Guarantor ” means, in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations, a Guarantor that has paid an amount in excess of its Pro Rata Share of such Guaranteed Obligations, (b) ” Excess Payment ” means, in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations, the amount paid by an Excess Funding Guarantor in excess of its Pro Rata Share of such Guaranteed Obligations and (c) ” Pro Rata Share ” means, for any Guarantor, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (x) the amount by which the aggregate fair saleable value of all properties of such Guarantor (excluding any shares of stock or other equity interest of any other Guarantor) exceeds the amount of all the debts and liabilities of such Guarantor (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of such Guarantor hereunder and any obligations of any other Guarantor that have been Guaranteed by such Guarantor) to (y) the amount by which the aggregate fair saleable value of all properties of all of the Guarantors exceeds the amount of all the debts and liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of the Guarantors hereunder and under the other Loan Documents) of all of the Guarantors, determined (i) with respect to any Guarantor that is a party hereto on the date hereof, as of the date hereof, and (ii) with respect to any other Guarantor, as of the date such Guarantor becomes a Guarantor hereunder.
 
2.09          Payments Free and Clear of Taxes, Etc .  Any and all payments made by any Guarantor under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes on the same terms and to the same extent that payments by the Borrowers are required to be made free and clear of Indemnified Taxes and Other Taxes pursuant to Section 3.11 of the Credit Agreement.
 

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2.10          Subordination .  Each Guarantor hereby subordinates any and all debts, liabilities and other obligations owed to such Guarantor by each other Obligor (the “ Subordinated Obligations ”) to the Guaranteed Obligations to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth in this Section 2.10 :
 
(a)          Prohibited Payments, Etc .  Except after the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law relating to any other Obligor), each Guarantor may receive regularly scheduled payments from any other Obligor on account of the Subordinated Obligations.
 
(b)            Prior Payment of Guaranteed Obligations .  After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law relating to any other Obligor), however, unless the Administrative Agent otherwise agrees, no Guarantor shall demand, accept or take any action to collect any payment on account of the Subordinated Obligations.
 
(c)            Prior Payment of Guaranteed Obligations .  In any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law relating to any other Obligor, each Guarantor agrees that the Secured Creditors shall be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations before such Guarantor receives payment of any Subordinated Obligations.
 
(d)            Turn-Over .  After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law relating to any other Obligor), each Guarantor shall, if the Administrative Agent so requests, collect, enforce and receive payments on account of the Subordinated Obligations as trustee for the Secured Creditors and deliver such payments to the Administrative Agent on account of the Guaranteed Obligations, together with any necessary endorsements or other instruments of transfer, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under the other provisions of this Agreement.
 
2.11          Covenants .  Each Guarantor covenants and agrees that, so long as any part of the Guaranteed Obligations shall remain unpaid (other than any contingent indemnity obligations not then due), any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding (unless cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent and KCMH) or any Lender shall have any Commitment, such Guarantor will perform and observe, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to perform and observe, all of the terms, covenants and agreements set forth in the Loan Documents that any Borrower has agreed to cause such Guarantor or such Subsidiaries to perform or observe.
 

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SECTION 3.  Representations and Warranties .  Each Obligor represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors that:
 
3.01          Organizational Matters; Enforceability, Etc .  In the case of each Guarantor the representations and warranties of the Borrowers relating to such Guarantor in Article V of the Credit Agreement are true as of the date such representations were made.
 
3.02        Title .  Such Obligor is the sole beneficial owner of the Collateral in which it purports to grant a security interest pursuant to Section 4 and no Lien exists upon the Collateral (and no right or option to acquire the same exists in favor of any other Person) other than (a) Liens permitted by the Credit Agreement and (b) the security interest created or provided for herein, which security interest constitutes a valid first priority perfected Lien on the Collateral (or in the case of Collateral upon which Liens permitted by Section 6.02(b)(ii) of the Credit Agreement exist, a valid second priority perfected Lien on the Collateral) subject to Liens permitted by the Credit Agreement ; provided that, except in the case of the Pledged Deposit Agreement listed on Part A of Annex II (subject to Section 6.01(m) of the Credit Agreement) or any other deposit account used as the primary account to deposit funds from the Credit Agreement, possession of certificated securities and Instruments, no Obligor shall be required to perfect the security interest created or provide d for herein by any means other than filings pursuant to the UCC or with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“ PTO ”) or the United States Copyright Office (and any similar office in any other country).
 
3.03        Names, Etc .  The full and correct legal name, type of organization, jurisdiction of organization, organizational identification number (if applicable) and mailing address of each Obligor as of the date hereof are correctly set forth in Annex I hereto.  Said Annex I correctly specifies (a) the place of business of such Obligor or, if such Obligor has more than one place of business, the location of the chief executive office of such Obligor, and (b) each location where any financing statement naming such Obligor as debtor is currently on file.
 
3.04         Changes in Circumstances .  Such Obligor has not (a) within the period of three months prior to the date hereof, changed its location (as defined in Section 9‑307 of the UCC), (b) heretofore changed its name, type of organization, jurisdiction of organization or organizational identification number or (c) heretofore become a “new debtor” (as defined in Section 9‑102(a)(56) of the UCC) with respect to a currently effective security agreement previously entered into by any other Person.
 
3.05        Guarantors .  Each Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of KCMH that is a Domestic Subsidiary, other than any Broker-Dealer Subsidiary, existing on the date hereof, has executed this Agreement and is identified under the caption “GUARANTOR” on the signature pages hereto.
 
3.06        Security
 
(a)            If such Obligor is an issuer of Security Collateral, such Obligor confirms that it has received notice of the security interest granted hereunder.
 

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(b)            The Pledged Equity pledged by such Obligor hereunder, to the extent such Pledged Equity has been issued by another Obligor or Subsidiary of KCMH, has been duly authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and non-assessable (to the extent such terms are applicable).  The Pledged Debt pledged by such Obligor hereunder, to the extent such Pledged Debt has been issued by another Obligor or Subsidiary of KCMH, has been duly authorized, authenticated or issued and delivered, is the legal, valid and  binding obligation of the issuers thereof.
 
(c)            The Initial Pledged Equity pledged by such Obligor constitutes, as of the date hereof, the percentage of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the issuers thereof indicated on Annex II hereto.  The Initial Pledged Debt constitutes all of the outstanding indebtedness owed to such Obligor by the issuers thereof that is evidenced by instruments on the date hereof and is outstanding in the principal amount indicated on Annex II hereto.
 
(d)            As of the date hereof, other than as set forth on Annex II, such Obligor has (i) no deposit accounts and (ii) no Securities Accounts.
 
SECTION 4.  Collateral .  As collateral security for the payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Secured Obligations, pursuant to the Existing Guarantee and Security Agreement, each Obligor pledged and granted to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Creditors, and pursuant hereto, each Obligor hereby pledges and grants to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Creditors, as hereinafter provided, a security interest in all of such Obligor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the following property, in each case whether tangible or intangible, wherever located, and whether now owned by such Obligor or hereafter acquired and whether now existing or hereafter coming into existence:
 
(a)           all Accounts, Chattel Paper, Collateral Accounts, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Equipment, General Intangibles, Instruments, Inventory, Investment Property, money; and
 
(b)            the following (collectively, the “ Security Collateral ”):
 
(i)            the Initial Pledged Equity and the certificates, if any, representing the Initial Pledged Equity, and all dividends,  distributions, return of capital, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Initial Pledged Equity, all warrants, rights or options issued thereon or with respect thereto and all general intangibles (including membership status, control rights and economic interests) arising therefrom;
 
(ii)           the Initial Pledged Debt and the instruments, if any, evidencing the Initial Pledged Debt, and all interest, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Initial Pledged Debt;
 

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(iii)          all additional shares of stock and other Equity Interests from time to time acquired by such Obligor in any manner (such shares and other Equity Interests, together with the Initial Pledged Equity, being the “ Pledged Equity ”), and the certificates, if any, representing such additional shares or other Equity Interest, and all dividends, distributions, return of capital, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such shares or other Equity Interests, all warrants, rights or options issued thereon or with respect thereto and all general intangibles (including membership status, control rights and economic interests) arising therefrom;
 
(iv)          all additional indebtedness from time to time owed to such Obligor (such indebtedness, together with the Initial Pledged Debt, being the “ Pledged Debt ”) and the instruments, if any, evidencing such indebtedness, and all interest, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such indebtedness;
 
(v)           the Securities Accounts, all security entitlements with respect to all financial assets from time to time credited to the Securities Accounts, and all financial assets, and all dividends, distributions, return of capital, interest, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such security entitlements or financial assets and all warrants, rights or options issued thereon or with respect thereto; and
 
(vi)          all other investment property (including, without limitation, all (A) securities, whether certificated or uncertificated, (B) security entitlements, (C) securities accounts, (D) commodity contacts and (E) commodity accounts) in which such Obligor has now, or acquires from time to time hereafter, any right, title or interest in any manner, and the certificates or instruments, if any, representing or evidencing such investment property, and all dividends, distributions, return of capital, interest, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such investment property and all warrants, rights or options issued thereon or with respect thereto;
 
(c)            all Proceeds of, collateral for, income, royalties and other economic rights or payments now or hereafter due and payable with respect to, any of the Collateral, all substitutions and replacements for, any of the Collateral, cash and, to the extent related to any Collateral, all books, correspondence, credit files, records, invoices and other papers (including all tapes, cards, computer runs and other papers and documents in the possession or under the control of such Obligor or any computer bureau or service company from time to time acting for such Obligor),
 
(all of the property described in this Section 4 being collectively referred to herein as “ Collateral ”) PROVIDED , HOWEVER , that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
 

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Agreement, this Agreement shall not constitute a grant of a security interest in (a) more than 65% of the issued and outstanding Voting Shares of any non-Domestic Subsidiary (or any Domestic Subsidiary that is a disregarded entity for U.S. federal tax purposes substantially all of whose assets consist of capital stock and/or indebtedness of one of more Foreign Subsidiaries), (b) motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title, Letter of Credit Rights and Commercial Tort Claims, (c) any application for registration of a trademark filed with the PTO on an intent-to-use basis until such time (if any) as a statement of use or amendment to allege use is accepted by the PTO, at which time such trademark shall automatically become part of the Collateral and subject to the security interest pledged, (d) those assets over which the granting of security interests in such assets would be prohibited by applicable law, regulation, or agreements containing anti-assignment clauses not overridden by the UCC or other applicable law and , (e) those assets as to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably determine that the cost of obtaining such a security interest or perfection thereof are excessive in relation to the benefit to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby and (f) any Equity Interests in any Designated Entity .
 
SECTION 5.    Collateral Account and Deposit Account.
 
5.01        Collateral Account .  The Administrative Agent will, if so directed by the Issuing Lender or the Majority Lenders, as applicable, cause to be established at the Administrative Agent a collateral account (the “ Collateral Account ”), that
 
(a)          to the extent of all Investment Property or Financial Assets (other than cash) credited thereto shall be a Securities Account in respect of which the Administrative Agent shall be the Entitlement Holder or which shall be subject to a control agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and
 
(b)            to the extent of any cash credited thereto shall be a Deposit Account in respect of which the Administrative Agent shall be the depositary bank’s customer and shall have control over such Deposit Account, and
 
into which each Obligor agrees to deposit from time to time the cash proceeds of any of the Collateral required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto or pursuant to any other Loan Document, and into which the Obligors may from time to time deposit any additional amounts that it wishes to provide as additional collateral security hereunder.  The Collateral Account, and any money or other property from time to time therein, shall constitute part of the Collateral hereunder and shall not constitute payment of the Secured Obligations until applied as hereinafter provided.
 
5.02          Withdrawals .  The balance from time to time in the Collateral Account shall be subject to withdrawal only as provided in this Section 5.02 and Section 5.03 below.  The Administrative Agent shall (except as otherwise provided in the last sentence of this Section 5.02 and except after the occurrence of and during the continuation of an Event of Default) remit the collected balance standing to the credit of the Collateral Account to or upon the order of the relevant Obligor as such Obligor (through KCMH) shall from time to time instruct.  At any time following the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may (and, if instructed by the Lenders as provided in the Credit
 

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Agreement, shall) in its (or their) discretion, after written notice to KCMH, apply or cause to be applied (subject to collection) the balance from time to time standing to the credit of the Collateral Account (regardless of the origin thereof) to the prepayment of the principal of the Loans (and/or to provide payment or cover for L/C Exposure) in the manner specified in Article VII of the Credit Agreement.
 
5.03        Investment of Balance in Collateral Account .  The cash balance standing to the credit of the Collateral Account shall be invested from time to time as the respective Obligor through KCMH or, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall determine which investments shall be held in the name and be under the control of the Administrative Agent (and credited to the Collateral Account); provided that at any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may (and, if instructed by the Lenders as provided in the Credit Agreement, shall) in its (or their) discretion at any time and from time to time elect to liquidate any such investments and to apply or cause to be applied the proceeds thereof to the payment of the Secured Obligations then due and payable in the manner specified in Section 6.08 .
 
5.04        Cover for L/C Exposure .  Amounts deposited into the Collateral Account as cover for L/C Exposure under the Credit Agreement as contemplated by Article VII thereof shall be held by the Administrative Agent in a separate sub‑account (designated “ L/C Exposure Sub‑Account ”) and all amounts held in such sub‑account shall constitute collateral security first for the L/C Exposure outstanding from time to time and second as collateral security for the other Secured Obligations hereunder.
 
5.05        Delivery of Security Collateral .  All certificates or instruments representing or evidencing Security Collateral (if and to the extent certificated and, with respect to Indebtedness (other than Intercompany Indebtedness), in an amount in excess of $5,000,000), other than Security Collateral that is subject to a Lien permitted by Section 6.02(b)(ii), shall be promptly delivered to and held by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent (or its bailee or designee) pursuant hereto and shall be in suitable form for transfer by delivery, or shall be accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment in blank, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (or its bailee or designee) .
 
5.06        Maintaining Pledged Deposit Account . Subject to Section 6.01(m) of the Credit Agreement, so long as any Guaranteed Obligation or Secured Obligation shall remain unpaid (other than any contingent obligations not then due), any Letter of Credit shall be outstanding (unless cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent and KCMH), or any Lender shall have any Commitment, each Obligor will maintain the primary account to deposit funds from the Credit Agreement only with the financial institution acting as Administrative Agent hereunder or with a bank that has agreed with such Obligor and the Administrative Agent (or its bailee or designee) to comply with instructions originated by the Administrative Agent (or its bailee or designee) directing the disposition of funds in such deposit account without the further consent of such Obligor, such agreement to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (or its bailee or designee) .  As of the Closing Date the Pledged Deposit Account is used as the primary account to deposit funds from the Credit Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, such Pledged Deposit Account may be replaced by another deposit account
 

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as the primary account to deposit funds from the Credit Agreement, subject to the requirements of this Section 5.06 .  
 
SECTION 6.  Collateral Account and Deposit Further Assurances; Remedies .  In furtherance of the grant of the security interest pursuant to Section 4 , each Obligor hereby, jointly and severally with each other Obligor, agrees with the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Creditors as follows:
 
6.01        Delivery and Other Perfection .  Each Obligor shall promptly from time to time give, execute, deliver, file, record, authorize or obtain all such financing statements, continuation statements, notices, instruments, documents, agreements or consents or other papers as may be necessary to create, preserve, perfect, maintain the perfection of or validate the security interest granted pursuant hereto or to enable the Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce its rights hereunder with respect to such security interest, including recordations before the PTO, United States Copyright Office (and any similar office in any other country), as appropriate.  Each Obligor hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to file one or more financing statements indicating that such financing statement covers all assets or all personal property (or words of similar effect) of such Obligor, in each case without the signature of such Obligor, and regardless of whether any particular asset described in such financing statements falls within the scope of the UCC or the granting clause of this Agreement.  A photocopy or other reproduction of this Agreement shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law.
 
6.02        Other Financing Statements or Control No Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and except to the extent otherwise permitted by the Loan Documents, no Obligor shall (a) file or suffer to be on file, or authorize or permit to be filed or to be on file, in any jurisdiction, any financing statement or like instrument with respect to any of the Collateral in which the Administrative Agent is not named as the sole secured party for the benefit of the Secured Creditors, or (b) cause or permit any Person other than the Administrative Agent to have “control” (as defined in Section 9‑106 of the UCC) of any Equity Interest held by such Obligor in any of its Subsidiaries constituting part of the Collateral.
 
6.03        Preservation of Rights .  The Administrative Agent shall not be required to take steps necessary to preserve any rights against prior parties to any of the Collateral.
 

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6.04          Remedies .  (a)     Rights and Remedies Generally upon Default If Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent, in addition to other  rights and remedies provided for herein or in any other Loan Document, or otherwise available to it, shall have all of the rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral of a secured party under the UCC (whether or not the UCC is in effect in the jurisdiction where the rights and remedies are asserted) and such additional rights and remedies to which a secured party is entitled under the laws in effect in any jurisdiction where any rights and remedies hereunder may be asserted, including the right, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to exercise all voting, consensual and other powers of ownership pertaining to the Collateral as if the Administrative Agent were the sole and absolute owner thereof (and each Obligor agrees to take all such action as may be appropriate to give effect to such right); and without limiting the foregoing:
 
(i)            the Administrative Agent in its discretion may, in its name or in the name of any Obligor or otherwise, demand, sue for, collect or receive any money or other property at any time payable or receivable on account of or in exchange for any of the Collateral, but shall be under no obligation to do so;
 
(ii)            the Administrative Agent may make any reasonable compromise or settlement deemed desirable with respect to any of the Collateral and may extend the time of payment, arrange for payment in installments, or otherwise modify the terms of, any of the Collateral; provided that the Administrative Agent shall provide KCMH with prior notice thereof;
 
(iii)           the Administrative Agent may require the Obligors to notify (and each Obligor hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to so notify) each account debtor in respect of any Account, Chattel Paper or General Intangible, and each obligor on any Instrument, constituting part of the Collateral that such Collateral has been assigned to the Administrative Agent hereunder, and to instruct that any payments due or to become due in respect of such Collateral shall be made directly to the Administrative Agent or as it may direct (and if any such payments, or any other Proceeds of Collateral, are received by any Obligor they shall be held in trust by such Obligor for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and as promptly as possible remitted or delivered to the Administrative Agent for application as provided herein);
 
(iv)           the Administrative Agent may prohibit withdrawals from, and/or apply to the payment of the Secured Obligations, any money or other property in the Collateral Account; provided that the Administrative Agent shall provide KCMH with prior notice thereof;
 
(v)            the Administrative Agent may require the Obligors to cause any securities constituting part of the Collateral, to be transferred of record into the name of the Administrative Agent or its nominee (and the Administrative Agent agrees that if any of such securities is transferred into its name or the name of its nominee, the Administrative Agent will thereafter promptly give to respective Obligor (through KCMH) copies of any notices and communications received by it with respect to such securities);
 
(vi)           the Administrative Agent may sell, lease, license, assign or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Collateral now owned or hereafter acquired at such place or
 

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places as the Administrative Agent deems best, and for cash or for credit or for future delivery (without thereby assuming any credit risk), at public or private sale, without demand of performance or notice of intention to effect any such disposition or of the time or place thereof (except such notice as is required by applicable statute and cannot be waived), and the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Creditor or anyone else may be the purchaser, lessee, licensee, assignee or recipient of any or all of the Collateral so disposed of at any public sale (or, to the extent permitted by law, at any private sale) and thereafter hold the same absolutely, free from any claim or right of whatsoever kind, including any right or equity of redemption (statutory or otherwise), of the Obligors, any such demand, notice and right or equity being hereby expressly waived and released.  The Administrative Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public or private sale or cause the same to be adjourned from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for the sale, and such sale may be made at any time or place to which the sale may be so adjourned; and
 
(vii)          if the Administrative Agent shall determine to exercise its right to sell all or any of the Security Collateral of any Obligor pursuant this Section 6 , each Obligor agrees that, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Obligor will, at its own expense, do or cause to be done all such other acts and things as may be necessary to make such sale of such Security Collateral or any part thereof valid and binding and in compliance with applicable law.
 
The Proceeds of each collection, sale or other disposition under this Section 6.04 , shall be applied in accordance with Section 6.08 .
 
(b)            Certain Securities Act Limitations .  The Obligors recognize that, by reason of certain prohibitions contained in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable state securities laws, the Administrative Agent may be compelled, with respect to any sale of all or any part of the Collateral, to limit purchasers to those who will agree, among other things, to acquire the Collateral for their own account, for investment and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof.  The Obligors acknowledge that any such public sales may be at prices and on terms less favorable to the Administrative Agent than those obtainable through a public sale without such restrictions, and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agree that any such public sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner and that the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to engage in public sales and no obligation to delay the sale of any Collateral for the period of time necessary to permit the issuer thereof to register it for public sale.
 
(c)            Notice .  The Obligors agree that to the extent the Administrative Agent is required by applicable law to give reasonable prior notice of any sale or other disposition of any Collateral, fifteen Business Days’ notice shall be deemed to constitute reasonable prior notice.
 
6.05         Deficiency .  If the proceeds of sale, collection or other realization of or upon the Collateral pursuant to Section 6.04 are insufficient to cover the costs and expenses of such realization and the payment in full of the Secured Obligations, the Obligors shall remain liable for any deficiency.
 

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6.06          Locations; Names, Etc .  Without at least 30 days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent ,   (or such shorter period of time as  the Administrative Agent shall reasonably agree), no Obligor shall (a) change its location (as defined in Section 9‑307 of the UCC) ,   or (b) change its name, type of organization, mailing address or jurisdiction of organization from those set forth in Annex I hereto , or (c) agree to or authorize any modification of the terms of any item of Collateral that would result in a change thereof from one Uniform Commercial Code category to another such category (such as from a General Intangible to Investment Property), if, in the case of clause (c), the effect thereof would be to result in a loss of perfection of, or diminution of priority for, the security interests created hereunder in such item of Collateral, or the loss of control (within the meaning of Section 9‑104, 9‑105, 9‑106 or 9‑107 of the UCC) over such item of Collateral. .
 
6.07        Public Sale .  None of the Secured Creditors and the Administrative Agent shall incur any liability as a result of the sale of the Collateral, or any part thereof, at any public sale pursuant to Section 6.04 conducted in a commercially reasonable manner.  Each Obligor hereby waives any claims against the Secured Creditors or the Administrative Agent arising by reason of the fact that the price at which the Collateral may have been sold at such a public sale was less than the price that might have been obtained at a public sale without such restrictions or was less than the aggregate amount of the Secured Obligations, even if the Administrative Agent accepts the first offer received and does not offer the Collateral to more than one offeree.
 
6.08        Application of Proceeds Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement,   E e xcept as otherwise herein expressly provided and except as provided below in this Section 6.08 , the Proceeds of any collection, sale or other realization of all or any part of the Collateral pursuant hereto, and any other cash at the time held by the Administrative Agent under Section 5 or this Section 6 , shall be applied by the Administrative Agent:
 
First , to the payment of the costs and expenses of such collection, sale or other realization, including reasonable out‑of‑pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel, and all expenses incurred and advances made by the Administrative Agent in connection therewith;
 
Second , to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest but including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;
 
Third , to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit fees) payable to the Lenders and the Issuing Lender (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the respective Lenders and the Issuing Lender), equally and ratably in accordance with the respective amounts thereof then due and owing;
 
Fourth , to payment of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit fees and interest on the Loans, L/C Reimbursement Obligations and other obligations of the Obligors under the Loan Documents, equally and ratably in accordance with the respective amounts thereof then due and owing;
 

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Fifth , to the payment in full of the Secured Obligations (other than those specified in clauses Second , Third and Fourth above), in each case equally and ratably in accordance with the respective amounts thereof then due and owing or as the Lenders holding the same may otherwise agree; and
 
Finally , to the payment to the relevant Obligor, or its successors or assigns, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct, of any surplus then remaining.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the proceeds of any cash or other amounts held in the L/C Exposure Sub‑Account of the Collateral Account pursuant to Section 5.04 shall be applied first to the L/C Exposure outstanding from time to time and second to the other Secured Obligations in the manner provided above in this Section 6.08 .
 
6.09          Attorney‑in‑Fact .  Without limiting any rights or powers granted by this Agreement to the Administrative Agent while no Event of Default has occurred and be continuing, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default the Administrative Agent is hereby appointed the attorney‑in‑fact of each Obligor for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Section 6 and taking any action and executing any instruments that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof, which appointment as attorney‑in‑fact is irrevocable and coupled with an interest.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, so long as the Administrative Agent shall be entitled under this Section 6 to make collections in respect of the Collateral, the Administrative Agent shall have the right and power to receive, endorse and collect all checks made payable to the order of any Obligor representing any dividend, payment or other distribution in respect of the Collateral or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same.
 
6.10        Continuing Security Interest; Assignments .  (a) This Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall, subject to clause (b) below, (i) remain in full force and effect until the latest of (A) the payment in full in cash of the Secured Obligations (other than any contingent obligations indemnity not then due), (B) the termination or expiration of all of the Commitments of the Lenders and (C) the termination or expiration of all Letters of Credit (unless cash collateralized or otherwise backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent and KCMH), (ii) be binding upon each Obligor, its successors and assigns and (iii) inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent hereunder, to the benefit of the Secured Creditors and their respective successors, transferees and permitted assigns.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (iii), any Lender may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, all or any portion of its Commitments, the Loans owing to it an the Note or Notes, if any, held by it) to any other Person, and such other Person shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to such Lender Party herein or otherwise, in each case as provided in Section 9.06 of the Credit Agreement.
 
(b)          If any of the Collateral shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by any Obligor in a transaction not otherwise prohibited by any Loan Document (or a Lien permitted under Section 6.02(a)(viii) of the Credit Agreement shall apply to such Collateral) , then such Collateral shall automatically be released from the Liens created hereby or under any
 

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other Loan Document and the Administrative Agent, at the request and sole expense of any Obligor, shall execute and deliver to such Obligor all releases or other documents reasonably necessary or desirable for the release of the Liens created hereby on such Collateral.  At the request and sole expense of any Obligor, such Obligor (other than KCMH) shall be released from its obligations hereunder in the event that such Obligor shall cease to be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of KCMH pursuant to a transaction not otherwise prohibited by any Loan Document.
 
6.11          Termination .  When all Secured Obligations shall have been paid in full in cash (other than contingent indemnity obligations not then due) and the Commitments of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement and all L/C Exposure shall have expired or been terminated or have been cash collateralized or otherwise back-stopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to the relevant Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent and KCMH, this Agreement shall terminate, and the Administrative Agent shall forthwith cause to be assigned, transferred and delivered, against receipt but without any recourse, warranty or representation whatsoever, any remaining Collateral and money received in respect thereof, to or on the order of the relevant Obligor.  The Administrative Agent shall also, at the expense of such Obligor, execute and deliver to the respective Obligor upon such termination such UCC termination statements, as shall be reasonably requested by the respective Obligor to effect the termination and release of the Liens on the Collateral as required by this Section 6.11 .
 
6.12        Further Assurances and Post-Closing Matters Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement,   E e ach Obligor agrees that from time to time (at the expense of such Obligor) upon the written request of the Administrative Agent, such Obligor will execute and deliver such further instruments and documents and do such other acts and things as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to fully effect the purposes of this Agreement and to enable the Administrative Agent to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral.
 
6.13        Voting Rights; Dividends; Etc .  (a)   So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
 
(i)           Each Obligor shall be entitled to exercise any and all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Security Collateral of such Obligor or any part thereof for any purpose not in violation of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents;
 
(ii)           Each Obligor shall be entitled to receive and retain any and all dividends, interest and other distributions paid in respect of the Security Collateral of such Obligor if and to the extent that the payment thereof is not otherwise prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents; provided , however , that any and all dividends, interest and other distributions paid or payable other than in cash in respect of, and instruments and other property received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of, or in exchange for, any Security Collateral shall, if received by such Obligor, be received in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and, if required by Section 5.05 , promptly be delivered to the Administrative Agent and held as Security Collateral in the same form received (with any necessary endorsements); and
 
(iii)           The Administrative Agent will execute and deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) to each Obligor all such proxies and other instruments as such Obligor
 

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may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling such Obligor to exercise the voting and other rights that it is entitled to exercise pursuant to paragraph (i) above and to receive the dividends, interest and other payments that it is authorized to receive and retain pursuant to paragraph (ii) above.
 
(b)            After Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default:
 
(i)             All rights of each Obligor (x) to exercise or refrain from exercising the voting and other consensual rights that it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 6.13(a) shall, upon notice to such Obligor by the Administrative Agent, cease and (y) to receive the dividends, interest and other distributions that it would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain pursuant to Section 6.13(a) shall, upon notice to such Obligor by the Administrative Agent, cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Administrative Agent, which shall thereupon have the sole right to exercise or refrain from exercising such voting and other consensual rights and to receive and hold as Security Collateral such dividends, interest and other distributions.
 
(ii)            All dividends, interest and other distributions that are received by any Obligor contrary to the provisions of paragraph (i) of this Section 6.13(b) shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, shall be segregated from other funds of such Obligor and shall be forthwith paid over to the Administrative Agent as Security Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement).
 
6.14          Administrative Agent May Perform .  If any Obligor fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Administrative Agent may, but without any obligation to do so and without notice, itself perform, or cause the performance of, such agreement, and the reasonable expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by such Obligor.
 
6.15        The Administrative Agent’s Duties .  (a)   The powers conferred on the Administrative Agent hereunder are solely to protect the Secured Creditors’ interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers.  Except for the safe custody of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall have no duty as to any Collateral, as to ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relative to any Collateral, whether or not any Secured Creditor has or is deemed to have knowledge of such matters, or as to the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral.  The Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any Collateral in its possession if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property.
 
(b)          Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Administrative Agent may from time to time, when the Administrative Agent deems it to be necessary, appoint one or more subagents (each a “ Subagent ”) for the Administrative Agent hereunder with respect to all or any part of the Collateral.  In the event that the
 

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Administrative Agent so appoints any Subagent with respect to any Collateral, (i) the assignment and pledge of such Collateral and the security interest granted in such Collateral by each Obligor hereunder shall be deemed, for purposes of this Agreement, to have been made to such Subagent, in addition to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Creditors, as security for the Secured Obligations of such Obligor, (ii) such Subagent shall automatically be vested, in addition to the Administrative Agent, with all rights, powers, privileges, interests and remedies of the Administrative Agent hereunder with respect to such Collateral and (iii) the term “Administrative Agent,” when used herein in relation to any rights, powers, privileges, interests and remedies of the Administrative Agent with respect to such Collateral, shall include such Subagent; provided , however , that no such Subagent shall be authorized to take any action with respect to any such Collateral unless and except to the extent expressly authorized in writing by the Administrative Agent.
 
SECTION 7.  Miscellaneous .
 
7.01          Notices .  All notices, requests, consents and demands hereunder shall be in writing and telecopied or delivered to the intended recipient at its “address for notices” specified pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Credit Agreement and shall be deemed to have been given at the times specified in said Section 9.02.  Any notice to be delivered to any Guarantor hereunder shall be delivered to KCMH (at its aforesaid address) on behalf of such Guarantor.
 
7.02        No Waiver .  No failure on the part of any Secured Creditor to exercise, and no course of dealing with respect to, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by any Secured Creditor of any right, power or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy.  The remedies herein are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
 
7.03         Amendments, Etc.   The terms of this Agreement may be waived, altered or amended only by an instrument in writing duly executed by each applicable Obligor and the Administrative Agent (with the consent of the Lenders as specified in Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement).  Any such amendment or waiver shall be binding upon the Secured Creditors and each Obligor.
 
7.04        Indemnification by the Obligors .  Each Obligor shall indemnify each Secured Creditor and each Related Party (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel for the Indemnitees (together with one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction) and, after notice to KCMH, of more than one such counsel to the extent any Indemnitee reasonably determines that there is an actual conflict of interest requiring the employment of separate counsel), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by any Obligor arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, including, without limitation, enforcement of this Agreement, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by any Obligor and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, provided, that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent
 

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that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (y) result from a claim brought by an Obligor against an Indemnitee for material breach of such Indemnitee’s obligations hereunder, if such Obligor has obtained a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.

7.05          Expenses .  The Obligors jointly and severally agree to reimburse each of the Secured Creditors for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by them (including the reasonable fees and expenses of one legal counsel for the Secured Creditors in each relevant jurisdiction or of more than one such legal counsel to the extent any Secured Creditor reasonably determines that there is an actual conflict of interest requiring the employment of separate legal counsel) in connection with (a) any enforcement of their rights hereunder, or, during the continuation of an Event of Default, protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement or collection proceeding resulting therefrom, including, without limitation, all manner of participation in or other involvement with (i) performance by the Administrative Agent of any obligations of the Obligors in respect of the Collateral that the Obligors have failed or refused to perform, (ii) bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, foreclosure, winding up or liquidation proceedings, or any actual or attempted sale, or any exchange, enforcement, collection, compromise or settlement in respect of any of the Collateral, and for the care of the Collateral and defending or asserting rights and claims of the Administrative Agent in respect thereof, by litigation or otherwise, including expenses of insurance, (iii) judicial or regulatory proceedings and (iv) workout, restructuring or other negotiations or proceedings (whether or not the workout, restructuring or transaction contemplated thereby is consummated), (b) the enforcement of this Section 7.05 , (c) the administration of this Agreement and (d) the custody, preservation, use or sale of any of the Collateral, and all such costs and expenses shall be Secured Obligations entitled to the benefits of the collateral security provided pursuant to Section 4 .

7.06          Successors and Assigns .  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of each Obligor and the Secured Creditors; provided that no Obligor shall assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.

7.07          Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart.

7.08          Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Etc .  (a)   Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

(b)            Submission to Jurisdiction .  Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its Property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each Guarantor irrevocably agrees that
 

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all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, in such Federal court.  Each Guarantor agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  Nothing in this Agreement shall affect any right that any Secured Creditor may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement against any Obligor or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c)            Waiver of Venue .  Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section 7.08 .  Each Guarantor irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

7.09          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 THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).  EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

7.10         Captions .  The captions and section headings appearing herein are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.

7.11          Agents and Attorneys‑in‑Fact .  The Administrative Agent may employ agents and attorneys‑in‑fact in connection herewith and shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any such agents or attorneys‑in‑fact selected by it in good faith.

7.12          Severability .  If any provision hereof is invalid and unenforceable in any jurisdiction, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, (a) the other provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect in such jurisdiction and shall be liberally construed in favor of the Secured Creditors in order to carry out the intentions of the parties hereto as nearly as may be possible and (b) the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

7.13          Additional Subsidiary Guarantors .  The Obligors shall cause any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of KCMH that is a Domestic Subsidiary, other than any Broker-Dealer
 

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Subsidiary or any Domestic Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary or a Domestic Subsidiary that is a disregarded entity for U.S. federal tax purposes substantially all of whose assets consist of capital stock and/or indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries, formed or acquired after the date hereof to become a “Guarantor” and an “Obligor” under this Agreement, by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent a Guarantee Assumption Agreement in the form of Exhibit 1 hereto (together with an appropriate legal opinion of counsel, as referred to in said Exhibit 1).  Accordingly, upon the execution and delivery of any such Guarantee Assumption Agreement by any such new Subsidiary, such new Subsidiary shall automatically and immediately, and without any further action on the part of any Person, become a “Guarantor” and an “Obligor” under and for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, each reference in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the “Collateral” shall also mean and be a reference to the Collateral granted by such new Subsidiary and each reference in this Agreement to an Annex shall also mean and be a reference to the annex as attached to such Guaranteed Assumption Agreement.  In addition, upon the execution and delivery of any such Guarantee Assumption Agreement, the new Guarantor makes the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 hereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of (i) KCM U.S. nor any other Broker-Dealer Subsidiary or (ii) any Wholly-Owned Domestic Subsidiary, the giving of a guarantee hereunder would, in the reasonable determination of KCMH, materially and adversely affect the ability of such Subsidiary to comply with applicable Laws and regulations, shall be a Guarantor under this Agreement.

7.14          Set off If Subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Secured Creditor is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Secured Creditor to or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any and all of the obligations of such now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Secured Creditor irrespective of whether or not such Secured Creditor shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of such Guarantor may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of such Secured Creditor different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness.  The rights of each Secured Creditor under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Secured Creditor may have.  Each Secured Creditor agrees to notify such Guarantor and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application, provided, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

7.15          Intercreditor Agreements. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Lien and Security Interest granted to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the Administrative Agent hereunder, are subject to the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect.  In the event of any conflict between the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of such Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.  No right, power or remedy granted to the Administrative Agent hereunder shall be exercised by the Administrative Agent, and no direction shall be given by the Administrative Agent, in contravention of any such Intercreditor Agreement.
 

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[ Signature pages follow. ]
 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Guarantee and Security Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
 
 
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.
     
   
By: KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS GP LLC, its General Partner
     
   
By
   
     
Name:
 
     
Title:
 

 
GUARANTORS :
     
 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC
         
   
By
   
     
Name:
 
     
Title:
 

KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC
         
   
By
   
     
Name:
 
     
Title:
 
 

 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CA) LLC
       
   
By ________________________
     
Name:
     
Title:
 
 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (TN) LLC
       
   
By ________________________
   
Name:
     
Title:
 

 
MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,
 
 
as Administrative Agent
 
         
   
By
   
     
Name:
 
     
Title:
 
 

EXHIBIT 1

[Form of Guarantee Assumption Agreement]

GUARANTEE ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

GUARANTEE ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of ________ __, 20__ by [NAME OF ADDITIONAL GUARANTOR], a ________ corporation (the “ Additional Guarantor ”), in favor of Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as administrative agent for the Lenders party to the Credit Agreement referred to below (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).

KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.,   a Delaware limited partnership (“ KCMH ”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL U.S. ”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CA) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“KCL C.A.”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING (TN) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“KCL T.N.”) and KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL U.K. ”; KCMH, KCL U.S ., KCL C.A., KCL T.N . and KCL U.K. are collectively referred to herein as the “ Borrowers ”), and the Administrative Agent are parties to a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2016 (as further modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”).  In connection with the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers, the Guarantors referred to therein and the Administrative Agent are parties to a Second Amended and Restated Guarantee and Security Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2016 (as further modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “ Guarantee and Security Agreement ”).  Terms defined in the Credit Agreement or the Guarantee and Security Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement or the Guarantee and Security Agreement.

In accordance with Section 7.13 of the Guarantee and Security Agreement, the Additional Guarantor hereby agrees that each reference in any of the Loan Documents to a “Guarantor” or an “Obligor” shall also mean and be a reference to the Additional Guarantor, that each reference to the “Collateral” or any part thereof shall also mean and be a reference to the Additional Guarantor’s Collateral or part thereof, as the case may be, and that each reference in the Guarantee and Security Agreement to an Annex shall also mean and be a reference to the annexes attached hereto.  Without limiting the foregoing, the Additional Guarantor hereby, (a) jointly and severally with the other Guarantors, guarantees to each Secured Creditor and their respective successors and assigns the prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of all Guaranteed Obligations in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided in Section 2 of the Guarantee and Security Agreement and (b) as collateral security for the payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the Secured Obligations, pledges and grants to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Secured Creditors a security interest in all of the Additional Guarantor’s rights, title and interest in, to and under the Collateral of the undersigned, in each case whether tangible or intangible, wherever located, and whether now owned or hereafter acquired and
 

whether now existing or hereafter coming into existence.  The undersigned has attached hereto supplemental Annex I and Annex II to Annex I and Annex II, respectively, to the Guarantee and Security Agreement, and the undersigned hereby certifies that such supplemental annexes have been prepared by the undersigned in substantially the form of the equivalent Annexes to the Guarantee and Security Agreement and are complete and correct in all material respects.  In addition, the Additional Guarantor hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 of the Guarantee and Security Agreement, with respect to itself and its obligations under this Agreement, as if each reference in such Sections to any of the Loan Documents included reference to this Agreement.

The Additional Guarantor hereby instructs its counsel to deliver any opinions to the Secured Creditors required to be delivered in connection with the execution and delivery hereof.
 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Additional Guarantor has caused this Guarantee Assumption Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
 
 
[NAME OF ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR]
     
 
By
 
 
 
 
Title:
 
Accepted and agreed:
 
[NAME OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT],
as Administrative Agent
 
By
 
 
Title
 

Annex I to the
Guarantee and Security Agreement

FILING DETAILS

[See Sections 3.03 and 3.04 and 6.06]

1.
Name Etc.
 
 
Legal Name
 
Type of
Organization
 
Jurisdiction of
Organization
 
Address
 
Filing
Jurisdiction
                   
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
Limited Partnership
 
Delaware
 
9 West 57 th Street, Suite 4200,
New York, NY 10019
 
Delaware
 
                   
 
KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC
 
Limited Liability Company
 
Delaware
 
c/o KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.,
9 West 57 th Street, Suite 4200,
New York, NY 10019
 
Delaware
                   
 
KKR Corporate Lending LLC
 
Limited Liability Company
 
Delaware
 
c/o KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.,
9 West 57 th Street, Suite 4200,
New York, NY 10019
 
Delaware
                   
 
KKR Corporate Lending (CA) LLC
 
Limited Liability Company
 
Delaware
 
c/o KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.,
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200,
New York, NY 10019
 
Delaware
                   
 
KKR Corporate Lending (TN) LLC
 
Limited Liability Company
 
Delaware
 
c/o KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.,
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4200,
New York, NY 10019
 
Delaware
                   
 
2.
Change in Locations; Names, Etc.

None.
 

Annex II to the
Guarantee and Security Agreement

Part A

INVESTMENT PROPERTY

Initial Pledged Equity
 
Grantor
 
Issuer
 
Certificate
No(s)
 
 
 
Aggregate Number
of Units
 
Percentage
Pledged of the
Aggregate
Outstanding Units
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC
 
001
 
1
 
100%
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
KKR Corporate Lending (CA) LLC
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
100%
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
KKR Corporate Lending (TN) LLC
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
100%
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
KKR Corporate Lending LLC
 
001
 
1
 
100%
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
KKR Capital Markets LLC
 
001
 
1
 
100%
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
KKR Capital Markets Limited
 
005
 
006A
 
1,690,000
 
65 1 %


1 65% of the shares of KKR Capital Markets Limited are pledged pursuant to this agreement, notwithstanding the possibility that that certificates delivered Administrative Agent (or its designee or bailee) may account for more than 65% of the outstanding units of this entity.
 

 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
KKR Capital Markets Asia Limited
 
4 6
 
15,000,000 14,300,000
 
65 2 %
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
KKR Corporate Lending (Cayman) Ltd.
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
65%
 
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P.
 
KKR Capital Markets Japan Holdings LLC
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
65%
 
Initial Pledged Debt
None.
 
PLEDGED DEPOSIT ACCOUNT
 
Obligor
 
Type of Account
 
Name of Bank
 
Account Number
 
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.
 
*
 
*
 
*
 
Part B

ADDITIONAL DEPOSIT AND SECURITIES ACCOUNTS
 
Obligor
Type of Account
Name of Bank
Account Number
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS LP
*
*
*
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L P .P.
*
*
*
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L P .P.
*
*
*


2 This entity has 22,000,000 outstanding units.  Certificate number 4 represents more than 65% of such units.
 
*Material omitted pursuant to an application with the Commission for confidential treatment.
 

KKR CAPITAL MARKETS CORPORATE HO L EN DING S   (UK) L LC .P.
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (CA) LLC
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (TN) LLC
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING ( UK CAYMAN ) LLC LIMITED
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING ( UK CAYMAN ) LLC LIMITED
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC
*
*
*
KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC
*
*
*
 
*Material omitted pursuant to an application with the Commission for confidential treatment.
 

[Additional Exhibits and Schedules not included in First Amendment to Existing Credit Agreement]
 

EXHIBIT A

[FORM OF NOTE]

PROMISSORY NOTE
 
$[_________]
[________], 20[__]
 
New York, New York

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.,   a Delaware limited partnership (“ KCM ”), KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL U.S. ”), and KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ KCL U.K. ”; KCM, KCL U.S. and KCL U.K. are collectively referred to herein as the “ Borrowers ”), hereby jointly and severally promise to pay to the order of [ NAME OF LENDER ] (the “ Lender ”), at such of the offices of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. in New York, New York as shall be notified to KCM from time to time, the principal sum of [ DOLLAR AMOUNT ] [United States Dollars, in lawful money of the United States] and in immediately available funds, on March [__], [20__], or such lesser amount at any time as shall equal the then aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Loans made by the Lender under the Credit Agreement referred to below, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof, at such office, in like money and funds, for the period commencing on the date hereof until the principal hereof shall be paid in full, at the rates per annum and on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement referred to below.

This note (the “ Note ”) evidences the Loans made by the Lender under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2016 (as modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among the Borrowers, the lenders party thereto (including the Lender) and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent.  Terms used but not defined in this Note have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

The date, amount, Type, Currency, interest rate and Interest Period of each Loan made by the Lender to the Borrowers, and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by the Lender on its books and, prior to any transfer of this Note, endorsed by the Lender on the Schedule attached hereto or any continuation thereof; provided that the failure of the Lender to make any such recordation (or any error in making any such recordation) or endorsement shall not affect the obligations of the Borrowers to make a payment when due of any amount owing under the Credit Agreement or hereunder.
 
Form of Note
 

The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this Note upon the occurrence of certain events and for prepayments hereof upon the terms and conditions specified therein.

Except as permitted by Section 9.06 of the Credit Agreement, this Note may not be assigned by the Lender to any other Person.

This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
 
 
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.
   
 
By
   
   
Name:
   
Title:

 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC
   
 
By
   
   
Name:
 
   
Title:
 

 
KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC
   
 
By
   
   
Name:
   
Title:
 
Form of Note
 

SCHEDULE OF LOANS

This Note evidences the Loans made under the within-described Credit Agreement to the Borrowers, on the dates, in the principal amounts and of the Types, and bearing interest at the rates and having the Interest Period set forth below, subject to the payments and prepayments of principal set forth below:
 
Borrower
Principal
Amount of
Loan (in
Dollars)
Currency
Type of Loan
Interest
Rate and
Period
Amount Paid
or Prepaid
Unpaid
Principal
Amount
Notation
Made By
 
Form of Note
 

EXHIBIT C

[FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING]

NOTICE OF BORROWING

[Date]

Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent
for the Lenders parties to the Revolving Credit
Agreement referred to below
1251 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York  10020
 
Attention:  [________]
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned, [Requesting Borrower], refers to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2016 (as from time to time amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., KKR Corporate Lending LLC and KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC, as Borrowers, the Lenders party thereto and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent for such Lenders, and hereby, irrevocably and unconditionally, gives you notice pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of the Credit Agreement, that the undersigned hereby requests a Borrowing of Loans thereunder, and in that connection set forth below the information relating to such Borrowing (the “ Proposed Borrowing ”) as required by Section 2.01(b) of the Credit Agreement: 2

(i)            The Business Day of the Proposed Borrowing is ___________ __, _____.

(ii)            The Type of Loan of the Proposed Borrowing is ___________.

(iii)           The applicable Borrowing Category for the Proposed Borrowing is ___________.


2
To the extent applicable, the requesting Borrower shall provide (a) Moody’s/S&P Rating for each Financing Transaction outstanding on the date hereof (and any proposed Financing Transaction), (b) percentage of Aggregate Facility Amount for each applicable Rating represented by this Borrowing, (c) if applicable, the internal credit approved hold position, (d) the debt to EBITDA ratio of any applicable borrower or issuer in connection with any Financing Transaction, to the extent such borrower or issuer is “Unrated” and (e) the percentage of the total amount of any proposed Financing Transaction that is represented by the underwriting obligation or financing commitment of KCMH or any Subsidiary.
 
Form of Notice of Borrowing
 

(iv)           The aggregate amount of the Proposed Borrowing stated in Dollars is $___________ and the Currency thereof is __________.

(v)            The initial Interest Period for each Loan made as part of the Proposed Borrowing is ______ month[s] 3 .

The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the Proposed Borrowing:

(A)  the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.01 of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, as though made on and as of such date;

(B)   no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Proposed Borrowing or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, which constitutes an Event of Default or a Default; and

(C) the Debt to Equity Ratio shall be less than or equal to * to 1.00 after giving pro forma effect to the Proposed Borrowing.
 
 
Very truly yours,
   
 
[REQUESTING BORROWER]
   
   
By:
   
     
Name:
 
     
Title:
 
 

3
For Eurocurrency Loans only.
 
Form of Notice of Borrowing
*Material omitted and separately filed with the Commission under an application for confidential treatment.
 

EXHIBIT D

[FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION]

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

This Assignment and Assumption (the “ Assignment and Assumption ”) is dated as of the Assignment Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [ Insert name of Assignor ] (the “ Assignor ”) and [ Insert name of Assignee ] (the “ Assignee ”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee.  The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Assignment Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including, without limitation, any guarantees included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively, as the “ Assigned Interest ”).  Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
 
1.
Assignor:
 
   
[and is [not] a Defaulting Lender]
     
       
2.
Assignee:
[and is an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [ identify Lender ] 4 ]
       
3.
Borrowers:
KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., KKR Corporate Lending LLC and KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC


4
Select as applicable.
 
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4.
Administrative Agent:
Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement
     
5.
Credit Agreement:
$500,000,000 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2016 among KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., KKR Corporate Lending LLC, KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC, the Lenders party thereto and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent
     
6.
Assigned Interest:
 

 
Aggregate Amount
of Commitment for
all Lenders
 
Amount of
Commitment
Assigned
Percentage Assigned
of Commitment
Outstanding
Loans
CUSIP Number
 
$
 
$
%
   
 
$
 
$
%
   
 
$
 
$
%
   

[7.
Trade Date:
______________] 5
 
Assignment Date:   _____________ ___, 20___ [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:
 
 
ASSIGNOR
     
 
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
       
 
By:
   
 
Name:
 
Title:
     
 
ASSIGNEE
     
 
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]


5
To be completed if the Assignor and the Assignee intend that the minimum assignment amount is to be determined as of the Trade Date.
 
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By:
   
   
Name:
   
Title:
[Consented to and] 6 Accepted:
 
MIZUHO BANK
LIMITED, as Administrative Agent

By:
   
 
Name:
 
Title:

[Consented to:] 7
 
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P.
 
By:
   
Name:
Title:


6
To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
7
To be added only if the consent of KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P. is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
 
Form of Assignment and Assumption
 

ANNEX 1

$500,000,000 SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF MARCH 30, 2016 AMONG
KKR CAPITAL MARKETS HOLDINGS L.P., KKR CORPORATE LENDING (UK) LLC,
KKR CORPORATE LENDING LLC, THE LENDERS PARTY THERETO
AND MIZUHO BANK, LTD., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
 
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
 
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1.  Representations and Warranties .

1.1   Assignor .  The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) is [not] a Defaulting Lender; and (b) except as provided for in clause (a) above, assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrowers, any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2.  Assignee .  The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all requirements of an Eligible Assignee under the Credit Agreement (subject to receipt of such consents as may be required under the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Assignment Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, (vi) such Assignee appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto and (vii) if it is a
 
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Foreign Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

2.  Payments .  From and after the Assignment Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Assignment Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Assignment Date. 8 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments of interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Assignment Date to the Assignee.

3.  General Provisions .  This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.  This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption .   This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.


8
The Administrative Agent should consider whether this method conforms to its systems.  In some circumstances, the following alternative language may be appropriate:  “From and after the Assignment Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignee whether such amounts have accrued prior to, on or after the Assignment Date.  The Assignor and the Assignee shall make all appropriate adjustments in payments by the Administrative Agent for periods prior to the Assignment Date or with respect to the making of this assignment directly between themselves.”
 
Form of Assignment and Assumptiot
 

EXHIBIT E-1

[FORM OF NON-U.S. LENDER TAX STATEMENT]

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 30, 2016 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., KKR Corporate Lending LLC and KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC, as Borrowers, the Lenders party thereto and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.11(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to any Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
 
[NAME OF LENDER]
 
By:
   
 
Name:
 
Title:
 
Date: ________ __, 20[  ]
 
Form of Non-U.S. Lender Tax Statement
 

EXHIBIT E-2

[FORM OF NON-U.S. PARTICIPANT TAX STATEMENT]

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 30, 2016 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., KKR Corporate Lending LLC and KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC, as Borrowers, the Lenders party thereto and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.11(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to any Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code].

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or w-8BEN-E.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.


[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
 
By:
   
 
Name:
 
Title:
 
Date: ________ __, 20[  ]
 
Form of Non-U.S. Participant Tax Statement
 

EXHIBIT E-3

[FORM OF NON-U.S. PARTICIPANT TAX STATEMENT]

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Non-U.S. Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 30, 2016 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., KKR Corporate Lending LLC and KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC, as Borrowers, the Lenders party thereto and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.11(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to any Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E  or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
 
[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
 
By:
   
 
Form of Non-U.S. Participant Tax Statement
 


 
Name:
 
Title:
 
Date: ________ __, 20[  ]
 
Form of Non-U.S. Participant Tax Statement
 

EXHIBIT E-4

[FORM OF NON-U.S. LENDER TAX STATEMENT]

U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 30, 2016 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among KKR Capital Markets Holdings L.P., KKR Corporate Lending LLC and KKR Corporate Lending (UK) LLC, as Borrowers, the Lenders party thereto and Mizuho Bank, Ltd., as Administrative Agent for the Lenders.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.11(e) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to any Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrowers with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption.  By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrowers and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
 
[NAME OF LENDER]

Form of Non-U.S. Lender Tax Statement
 

By:
   
 
Name:
 
Title:
 
Date: ________ __, 20[  ]

 



Exhibit 31.1
 
CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION
 
I, Henry R. Kravis, certify that:

1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2017 of KKR & Co. L.P.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
 All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date:
August 4, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Henry R. Kravis
 
 
Henry R. Kravis
 
 
Co-Chief Executive Officer





Exhibit 31.2
 
CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION
 
I, George R. Roberts, certify that:
 
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2017 of KKR & Co. L.P.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date:
August 4, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ George R. Roberts
 
 
George R. Roberts
 
 
Co-Chief Executive Officer





Exhibit 31.3
 
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION
 
I, William J. Janetschek, certify that:
 
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2017 of KKR & Co. L.P.;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
Date:
August 4, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ William J. Janetschek
 
 
William J. Janetschek
 
 
Chief Financial Officer





Exhibit 32.1
 
CERTIFICATION OF CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
 
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350,
 
As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
In connection with the Quarterly Report of KKR & Co. L.P. (the “Partnership”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2017 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Henry R. Kravis, Co-Chief Executive Officer of the general partner of the Partnership, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
 
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership.
 
Date:
August 4, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Henry R. Kravis
 
 
Henry R. Kravis
 
 
Co-Chief Executive Officer
 

*                                          The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.





Exhibit 32.2
 
CERTIFICATION OF CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
 
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350,
 
As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
In connection with the Quarterly Report of KKR & Co. L.P. (the “Partnership”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2017 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, George R. Roberts, Co-Chief Executive Officer of the general partner of the Partnership, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
 
(1)
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership.
 
Date:
August 4, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ George R. Roberts
 
 
George R. Roberts
 
 
Co-Chief Executive Officer
 

*                                          The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.





Exhibit 32.3
 
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
 
Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350,
 
As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
In connection with the Quarterly Report of KKR & Co. L.P. (the “Partnership”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2017 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, William J. Janetschek, Chief Financial Officer of the general partner of the Partnership, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:
 
(1)           The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
(2)           The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership.
 
Date:
August 4, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ William J. Janetschek
 
 
William J. Janetschek
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 

*                                          The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate disclosure document.