UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2016

 

 

GRUBHUB INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware

 

001-36389

 

46-2908664

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

111 W. Washington Street, Suite 2100,

Chicago, Illinois

 

 

 

60602

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

 

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (877) 585-7878

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 


 

Item 1.01.

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement  

On April 29, 2016, Grubhub Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), as guarantor, and Grubhub Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“ Grubhub Holdings ”), as borrower, entered into a Credit Agreement (the “ Credit Agreement ”), with Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and Citibank, N.A. and BMO Capital Markets Corp., as co-lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and the other lenders party thereto.  

The Credit Agreement provides, among other things, for (a) revolving loans in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $185,000,000, subject to an increase of up to an additional $30,000,000 pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement (the “ Commitment Amount ”), (b) issuances of letters of credit in a maximum aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $10,000,000 (as a sublimit of the Commitment Amount), and (c) swing line loans in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $10,000,000 (as a sublimit of the Commitment Amount). The credit facility will be available to the Company until April 28, 2021. Grubhub Holdings intends to use amounts available under the Credit Agreement for general corporate purposes, including funding working capital and acquisitions.  

Under the Credit Agreement, loans bear interest, at Grubhub Holdings’ option, based on LIBOR or an alternate base rate, plus a margin, in the case of LIBOR loans, of between 1.25% and 2.00% and, in the case of alternate base rate loans, of between 0.25% and 1.00%, in each case, based upon the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement).  The Company is required to pay a commitment fee on the undrawn portion available under the revolving loan facility of between 0.20% and 0.30% per annum, based upon the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio.

Grubhub Holdings’ obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company and its domestic subsidiaries. The obligations under the Credit Agreement and the guarantees are secured by a lien on substantially all of the tangible and intangible property of the Company and the domestic subsidiaries that are guarantors, and by a pledge of all of the equity interests of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries.

The Credit Agreement contains customary covenants that, among other things, require the Company to satisfy certain financial covenants and restrict the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ ability to incur additional debt, pay dividends and make distributions, make certain investments and acquisitions, create liens, transfer and sell material assets and merge or consolidate. Non-compliance with one or more of the covenants and restrictions could result in any amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement becoming immediately due and payable and termination of the commitments.

The banks party to the Credit Agreement and/or their affiliates have from time to time provided, and/or may in the future provide, various financial advisory, commercial banking, investment banking and other services to the Company and its affiliates, for which they receive or may receive customary compensation and expense reimbursement.

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

 

Item 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On May 3, 2016, the Company issued a press release reporting the Company’s results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.  

Information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation by reference language in such filings except as otherwise expressly stated in such a filing.

 

 


 

Item 2.03.

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

The discussion of the Credit Agreement in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is furnished with this report:

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

 

 

10.1

 

Credit Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2016, by and among the Company, Grubhub Holdings Inc., Citibank, N.A. and BMO Capital Markets Corp., as co-lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, the other lenders party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent.

 

 

 

99.1

  

Press Release issued by GrubHub Inc. on May 3, 2016.

 


 

 


 

SIGNATURES

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

GRUBHUB INC.

 

 

 

 

 

Date: May 3, 2016

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ Adam DeWitt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adam DeWitt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 


 

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

 

 

10.1

 

Credit Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2016, by and among the Company, Grubhub Holdings Inc., Citibank, N.A. and BMO Capital Markets Corp., as co-lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, the other lenders party thereto, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent.

 

 

 

99.1

  

Press Release issued by GrubHub Inc. on May 3, 2016.

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

 

$185,000,000

CREDIT AGREEMENT,

dated as of April 29, 2016

among

GRUBHUB HOLDINGS INC.,

as Borrower,

 

GRUBHUB INC.,

as Guarantor,

 

CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS,

as the Lenders,

 

and

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent for the Lenders

 

 

 

CITIBANK, N.A.

and

BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP.,

as Co-Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Page

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

1

 

Section 1.1

Defined Terms

1

 

Section 1.2

Use of Defined Terms

29

 

Section 1.3

Certain Rules of Construction

29

 

Section 1.4

Accounting and Financial Determinations

30

 

Section 1.5

Rounding

31

ARTICLE II. COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

31

 

Section 2.1

Commitments

31

 

Section 2.2

Lenders Not Permitted or Required To Make Credit Extensions

32

 

Section 2.3

Voluntary Reduction of the Commitment Amounts

32

 

Section 2.4

Borrowing Procedures.

32

 

Section 2.5

Continuation and Conversion Elections

33

 

Section 2.6

Funding

33

 

Section 2.7

Letters of Credit

33

 

Section 2.8

Swing Line Loans.

38

 

Section 2.9

Notes

40

 

Section 2.10

Cashless Settlement

40

 

Section 2.11

Increase in Commitment.

40

ARTICLE III. PAYMENTS, INTEREST AND FEES

42

 

Section 3.1

Repayments and Prepayments

42

 

Section 3.2

Interest Provisions

44

 

Section 3.3

Fees

45

 

Section 3.4

Administrative Agent’s Fees, etc.

46

ARTICLE IV. YIELD PROTECTION, TAXES AND RELATED PROVISIONS

46

 

Section 4.1

Eurodollar Rate Lending Unlawful

46

 

Section 4.2

Inability to Determine Rates

46

 

Section 4.3

Increased Costs, Generally

46

 

Section 4.4

Funding Losses

47

 

Section 4.5

Increased Capital Requirements

48

 

Section 4.6

Taxes.

48

 

Section 4.7

Payments, Interest Calculations, etc.

52

 

Section 4.8

Sharing of Payments

53

 

Section 4.9

Setoff

53

 

Section 4.10

Use of Proceeds.

54

 

Section 4.11

Funding and Payment Reliance, etc.

54

 

Section 4.12

Designation of a Different Lending Office

55

 

Section 4.13

Replacement of Lenders

55

 

Section 4.14

Defaulting Lenders.

56

 

Section 4.15

New Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit

58

 

Section 4.16

Cash Collateral by the Borrower.

59

ARTICLE V. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

59

 

Section 5.1

Conditions to Effective Date

59

 

Section 5.2

Condition to Any Credit Extension After the Effective Date.

63

ARTICLE VI. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

64

 

Section 6.1

Organization, etc.

64

 

Section 6.2

Due Authorization, Non Contravention, etc.

64

 

Section 6.3

Required Approvals

65

 

Section 6.4

Validity, etc.

65

 

Section 6.5

Financial Condition.

65

 

Section 6.6

No Material Adverse Change

66

 

Section 6.7

Litigation, Labor Matters, etc.

66

 

Section 6.8

Capitalization and Subsidiaries

66

 

Section 6.9

Compliance with Laws, etc.

66

 

Section 6.10

Properties, Permits, etc.

67

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Section 6.11

Taxes, etc.

68

 

Section 6.12

ERISA.

68

 

Section 6.13

Environmental Warranties

69

 

Section 6.14

Intellectual Property

69

 

Section 6.15

Accuracy of Information.

69

 

Section 6.16

Absence of Default

70

 

Section 6.17

Margin Regulations

70

 

Section 6.18

Investment Company Status

70

 

Section 6.19

Compliance with Agreements

70

 

Section 6.20

Solvency

71

 

Section 6.21

Insurance

71

 

Section 6.22

Affiliate Transactions

71

 

Section 6.23

Patriot Act, etc.

71

 

Section 6.24

Sanctions.

72

ARTICLE VII. COVENANTS

72

 

Section 7.1

Affirmative Covenants

72

 

Section 7.2

Negative Covenants

82

ARTICLE VIII. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

90

 

Section 8.1

Events of Default

90

 

Section 8.2

Action if Bankruptcy

92

 

Section 8.3

Action if Other Event of Default

92

 

Section 8.4

Foreclosure on Collateral

92

 

Section 8.5

Appointment of Administrative Agent as Attorney in Fact

92

 

Section 8.6

Payments Upon Acceleration

93

 

Section 8.7

Swap Liabilities and Cash Management Liabilities

94

ARTICLE IX. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

94

 

Section 9.1

Appointment; Lender Indemnification.

94

 

Section 9.2

Exculpation.

95

 

Section 9.3

Reliance by Administrative Agent

96

 

Section 9.4

Delegation of Duties

96

 

Section 9.5

Resignation of Administrative Agent.

96

 

Section 9.6

Rights as a Lender

97

 

Section 9.7

Non Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders

98

 

Section 9.8

Copies, etc.

98

 

Section 9.9

Certain Collateral Matters.

98

 

Section 9.10

Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim

99

 

Section 9.11

Application to L/C Issuers

100

ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

100

 

Section 10.1

Waivers, Amendments, etc.

100

 

Section 10.2

Notices.

101

 

Section 10.3

Payment of Costs and Expenses.

102

 

Section 10.4

Indemnification by the Borrower.

104

 

Section 10.5

Survival

105

 

Section 10.6

Severability

106

 

Section 10.7

Headings

106

 

Section 10.8

Execution in Counterparts, Effectiveness, etc.

106

 

Section 10.9

Governing Law; Entire Agreement

106

 

Section 10.10

Assignments and Participations.

107

 

Section 10.11

Press Releases and Related Matters

111

 

Section 10.12

Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisdiction

111

 

Section 10.13

Waiver of Jury Trial, etc.

112

 

Section 10.14

Waiver of Consequential Damages, etc.

112

 

Section 10.15

No Strict Construction

112

 

Section 10.16

Confidentiality

113

 

Section 10.17

Patriot Act Information

113

 

Section 10.18

Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions

114

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Section 10.19

No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

114

 

Section 10.20

Other Agents

115

ARTICLE XI. GUARANTY

115

 

Section 11.1

Guaranty

115

 

Section 11.2

Waivers

115

 

Section 11.3

Guarantee Absolute

115

 

Section 11.4

Acceleration

116

 

Section 11.5

Delay of Subrogation, etc.

116

 

Section 11.6

Subordination of Indebtedness

117

 

Section 11.7

Keepwell

117

 

Section 11.8

Termination; Reinstatement

117

 

Section 11.9

Stay of Acceleration

117

 

Section 11.10

Condition of Borrower

117

 

 


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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE I

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Disclosure Schedules

SCHEDULE II

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Percentages and Amounts

SCHEDULE III

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Guarantors Schedule

SCHEDULE IV

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Administrative Information

 

 

EXHIBITS

Exhibit A-1

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Form of Revolving Note

Exhibit A-2

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Form of Swing Line Note

Exhibit B-1

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Form of Borrowing Request

Exhibit B-2

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Form of Continuation/Conversion Notice

Exhibit B-3

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Form of Letter of Credit Issuance Request

Exhibit C

-

Form of Assignment and Assumption

Exhibit D

-

Form of Compliance Certificate

Exhibit E

-

Form of Pledge Agreement

Exhibit F

-

Form of Security Agreement

Exhibit G

-

Form of Guaranty

Exhibit H-1

-

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (for Foreign Lenders that are Not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit H-2

-

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (for Foreign Participants that are Not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit H-3

-

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (for Foreign Participants that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit H-4

-

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (for Foreign Lenders that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit I

-

Form of Incremental Commitment Joinder Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

CREDIT AGREEMENT , dated as of April 29, 2016 (this “ Agreement ”), by and among GRUBHUB HOLDINGS, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Borrower ”); GRUBHUB INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Parent ”); CITIBANK, N.A., a national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America (“ Citibank ”) and BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A. (“ BMOH ”), each other Lender from time to time party hereto (each a “ Lender ” and collectively, the “ Lenders ”); and Citibank, acting as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS , the Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide Revolving Loan Commitments pursuant to which (a) Revolving Loans will be made by the Lenders from time to time in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount; (b) Letters of Credit will be issued by each L/C Issuer from time to time in a maximum aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the Letter of Credit Commitment Amount; and (c) Swing Line Loans will be made by the Swing Line Lender in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the Swing Line Loan Commitment Amount, provided that, in any event, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans, together with the aggregate principal amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings, shall not at any one time exceed the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount; and

WHEREAS , the Lenders are willing, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth (including Article V ), to extend such Commitments, make such Loans and issue (or participate in) Letters of Credit, in each case for the account of the Borrower;

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

ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

Section 1.1 Defined Terms .  The following terms when used in this Agreement , including its preamble and recitals, shall, except where the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings:

Account ” means any “account” (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(2)(i) or 9-102(a)(2)(ii) of the U.C.C.) of any Person.

Accounting Change ” means changes in accounting principles required by the promulgation of any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or, if applicable, the SEC.

Adjusted Eurodollar Rate ” means, for any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the rate per annum obtained by dividing (rounded upwards to the next nearest 1/100 of 1%) (a) (i) the rate per annum equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate per annum (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) appearing on Reuters LIBOR01 Page (or any successor page) as the London interbank offered Rate for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest

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Period) with a term equivalent to such period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two (2) Business Days prior to th e first day of such Interest Period, or (ii) in the event the rates referenced in the preceding clause (i) are not available, the rate per annum (rounded upwards to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) equal to the offered quotation rate to major banks in the London i nterbank market by the Administrative Agent for deposits (for delivery on the first day of the relevant Interest Period) in Dollars of amounts in same day funds comparable to the principal amount of the applicable Loan of the Administrative Agent, in its c apacity as a Lender, for which the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate is then being determined with maturities comparable to such period as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, by (b ) an amount equal to (i) one minus (ii) the Eurodollar Reserve Requirement; provided that, if the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

Administrative Agent ” is defined in the preamble and includes each successor Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.5 .

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more of its intermediaries Controls or is Controlled by or is under direct or indirect common Control with such specified Person.  

Agreement ” is defined in the preamble.

Alternate Base Rate ” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of:

(a) the rate of interest announced publicly by Ci tibank in New York, New York, in effect on such date, as Citibank’s prime rate for loans denominated in Dollars;

(b) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of one percent; and

(c) the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for a one month Interest Period on such day plus 2.00% (for the avoidance of doubt, the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate for any day shall be based on the rate appearing on Reuters LIBOR01 Page (or other commercially available source providing such quotations as designated by the Agent from time to time) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London, England time on such day); provided , that if the Alternate Base Rate is less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in Citibank’s prime rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in Citibank’s prime rate, the Federal Funds Rate or the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate, respectively and without the necessity of notice being provided to the Borrower or any other Person.

AML Legislation ” is defined in Section 5.1.15 .

Anti-Corruption Laws ” means the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (the “ FCPA ”) and the rules, regulations and legally enforceable requirements thereunder, the United Kingdom Bribery Act 2010 (“ UK Bribery Act ”) and all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Loan Parties at the relevant time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

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Anti- Terrorism and AML Laws ” means any of the following” (a) Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 24, 2001, Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (Title 12, Part 595 of the US Code of Federal Regulations); (b) the Terrorism Sanctions Regulations (Title 31 Part 595 of the US Code of Federal Regulations); (c) the Terrorism List Governments Sanctions Regulations (Title 31 Part 596 of the US Code of Federal Regulations); (d) the Fo reign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations (Title 31 Part 597 of the US Code of Federal Regulations); (e) the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (Pub. L. No. 107-56); (f) the U.S. Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, as amended; (g) the Bank Secrecy Act, 31 U.S.C. sections 5301 et seq.; (h) Laundering of Monetary Instruments, 18 U.S.C. section 1956; (i) Engaging in Monetary Transactions in Property Derived from Specified Unlawful Activity, 18 U.S.C. section 1957; (j) the Financial Recordkeeping and Reporting of Currency and Foreign Transactions Regulations (Title 31 Part 103 of the US Code of Federal Regulations); (k) any other similar United States federal Government Rule having the force of law and relating to money laundering, terrorist acts or acts of war ; and (l) any regulations promulgated under any of the foregoing.

Applicable Margin ” means (a) with respect to the unpaid principal amount of each Base Rate Loan, the applicable percentage set forth below in the column entitled “Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans”; and (b) with respect to the unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Rate Loan, the applicable percentage set forth below in the column entitled “Applicable Margin for Eurodollar Rate Loans”.

 

Level

 

Consolidated Leverage Ratio

 

Applicable Margin For Base Rate Loans

 

Applicable Margin For Eurodollar Rate Loans

 

Unused Commitment Fee Rate

I.

 

Greater than or equal to 2.00:1.00

 

1.000%

 

2.000%

 

0.300%

II.

 

Greater than or equal to 1.50:1.00 but less than 2.00:1.00

 

0.750%

 

1.750%

 

0.250%

III.

 

Greater than or equal to 1.00:1.00 but less than 1.50:1.00

 

0.500%

 

1.500%

 

0.225%

IV.

 

Less than 1.00:1.00

 

0.250%

 

1.250%

 

0.200%

 

The Consolidated Leverage Ratio that is used to compute the Applicable Margin shall be the Consolidated Leverage Ratio set forth in the Compliance Certificate most recently delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (f) of Section 7.1.1 ; changes in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the first day of the month following delivery by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent of a new Compliance Certificate pursuant to clause (f) of Section 7.1.1 .  If the Borrower shall fail to deliver a Compliance Certificate as and when required pursuant to clause (f) of Section 7.1.1 , the Applicable Margin from and including the date of such required delivery, to but not including, the date the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent such Compliance Certificate shall conclusively be presumed to equal the relevant Applicable Margin set forth at Level I above.  In the event that (i) any financial statement delivered pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of Section 7.1.1 or any Compliance Certificate delivered by the Borrower is shown to be inaccurate; and (ii) such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin for any period than the Applicable Margin applied for such period, then (x) the Borrower shall promptly (and, in any event, within three (3) Business Days thereafter) deliver to the Administrative Agent a corrected Compliance Certificate for such period; (y) the Applicable Margin for such period shall be the corrected Applicable Margin; and (z) the Borrower shall promptly (and, in any

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event, within five (5) Business Days thereafter) pay to the Administrative Agent  the accrued additional interest owing as a result of the applicati on of such increased Applicable Margin for such period.  The Applicable Margin shall be automatically increased to the Applicable Margin set forth in Level I above during all periods of time in which any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  Su bject to the preceding sentence, until the first Compliance Certificate is delivered as provided in clause (f) of Section 7.1.1 after the Effective Date, the Applicable Margin shall conclusively be presumed to equal the relevant Applicable Margin set forth in Level IV above.

Applicable Revolving Percentage ” means, relative to any Lender, the percentage of the total Revolving Loan Commitment represented by such Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment.  If the Revolving Loan Commitment has terminated or expired, the Applicable Revolving Percentage shall be determined based upon the Revolving Loan Commitment most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.

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 10.10(b) ), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit D or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.

Authorized Officer ” means, relative to any Loan Party, each Financial Officer and other officers of such Loan Party whose signatures and incumbency shall have been certified to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 5.1.1 , as such certificate may be updated from time to time.

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

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

Base Rate Loan ” means a Loan bearing interest at a fluctuating interest rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

BMOH ” is defined in the preamble.

Borrower ” is defined in the preamble.

Borrowing ” means the Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, having the same Interest Period, made by all Lenders on the same Business Day and pursuant to the same Borrowing Request in accordance with Section 2.1 .

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Borrowing Request ” means a Borrowing Request, duly executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1 attached hereto.

Business Day ” means (a) any day on which the Administrative Agent is open for business and is neither a Saturday or Sunday nor a legal holiday on which commercial banks are authorized or required to be closed under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, New York, New York; and (b) relative to the making, continuing, conversion into, prepaying or repaying of any Eurodollar Rate Loan, any day which is a Business Day described in clause (a) above and which is also a day on which dealings in Dollars are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

Capitalized Lease ” of the Borrower means any lease of real or personal property by the Borrower as lessee which in accordance with GAAP, is classified on the balance sheet of the Borrower as a capitalized lease.

Capitalized Lease Liabilities ” means all monetary obligations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries under any Capitalized Lease and, for purposes of this Agreement and each other Loan Document, the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP, and the stated maturity date thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty.

Cash Collateral ” shall have a meaning correlative to the definition “Cash Collateralize” and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

Cash Collateralize ” means, to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the L/C Issuers or Lenders, as collateral for Letter of Credit Outstandings or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of Letter of Credit Outstandings, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and each applicable L/C Issuer shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each applicable L/C Issuer.

Cash Equivalent Investment ” means, at any time:

(a) any evidence of Indebtedness, maturing not more than one year after the date of issuance, issued or guaranteed by the United States (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States);

(b) Dollar denominated commercial paper (including asset-backed commercial paper) and Euro denominated commercial paper rated at least A-1 by S&P or P 1 by Moody’s, which is issued by a corporation (other than an Affiliate of any Loan Party);

(c) any certificate of deposit or bankers’ acceptance or time de posit, maturing not more than one year after such time, which is issued by a commercial banking institution that (i) is a member of the Federal Reserve System; (ii) has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $1,000,000,000; and (iii) has a credit rating at least A-1 by S&P or P 1 by Moody’s;

(d) any investment in money market mutual funds rated at least AAA by S&P or aaa by Moody’s; provided , that in no event may the amount invested by any such money market mutual

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fund in any individual issuer exceed (i) more than 5% of the total amount invested by such money market mutual fund; or (ii) $200,000,000; or

(e) any repurchase agreement that is entered into with a commercial banking institution of the stature referred to in clause (c) that is secured by a fully perfected Lien in any securities of the type described in any of clauses (a) through (c) , has a maturity of not more than 90 days and a market value at the time such repurchase agreement is entered into of not less than 100% of the repurchase obligation thereunder of such commercial banking institution.

Cash Management Liabilities ” means all obligations of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries owing to any Lender or Affiliate thereof with respect to (a) commercial credit cards, merchant card services, purchase or debit cards, including non-card e-payables services, or electronic funds transfer services, (b) treasury management services (including controlled disbursement, overdraft automatic clearing house fund transfer services, return items, and depository network services) and (c) any other demand deposit or operating account relationships or other cash management services that are provided to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.

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

CERCLIS ” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Information System List.

CFTC ” means U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Change in Control ” means:

(a) the failure at any time of the Parent to (i) own beneficially at least 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower (whether voting or non-voting), on a fully diluted basis; or (ii) have and exercise voting power for the election of at least a majority of the board of directors of the Borrower, such Equity Interests to be held free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of the Lender Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents);

(b) the failure of the Borrower at any time to own beneficially 100% of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any of its Subsidiaries (whether voting or non-voting), on a fully diluted basis, such Equity Interests to be held free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of the Lender Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents);

(c) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of Exchange Act), excluding the Parent, shall become, or obtain rights (whether by means or warrants, options or otherwise) to become, the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 30% of the outstanding Equity Interests of the Parent; or  

(d) the majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of d irectors or similar governing body of the Parent shall cease to be occupied by Persons (i) who were members of the board of directors or similar governing body of the Parent on the Effective Date; or (ii) who were

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nominated, appointed or approved by the Bo rrower or the Parent or the board of directors or similar governing body of the Borrower or the Parent.

Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the Effective Date, of (a) the adoption or taking effect of any Law; (b) any change in any Law or in the administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority; or (c) 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, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith; and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines and 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.

Citibank ” is defined in the preamble.

Class ” means each separate class of Lenders comprising the Lenders or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended or otherwise modified from time to time.

Co-Lead Arrangers ” means Citibank and BMO Capital Markets Corp., in their capacities as co-lead arrangers and book-runners.

Collateral ” means the “Collateral” or other similar term referred to in any Collateral Document and all of the other property and assets that are or are intended under the terms of the Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Collateral Documents ” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, intellectual property security agreements, or similar agreements, and any joinders to any of the Collateral Documents delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 7.1.8 , and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Commitment ” means, as the context may require, a Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment, Letter of Credit Commitment or Swing Line Loan Commitment.

Commitment Amount ” means, as the context may require, either (i) the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount; (ii) the Letter of Credit Commitment Amount; or (iii) the Swing Line Loan Commitment Amount.

Commitment Termination Event ” means (a) the occurrence of any Event of Default described in clauses (a) through (d) of Section 8.1.9 or (b) the occurrence and continuance of any other Event of Default and either (i) the declaration of the Loans to be due and payable pursuant to Section 8.3 or (ii) the giving of notice by the Administrative Agent, acting at the direction of the Required Lenders, to the Borrower that the Commitments have been terminated.

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

Commonly Controlled Entity ” means an entity, whether or not incorporated, which is under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA or is a part of a group which includes the Borrower and which is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

Communications ” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material that any Loan Party provides to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed to any Lender Party by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through the Platform.

Compliance Certificate ” means a Compliance Certificate duly executed by a Financial Officer of the Parent, substantially in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto, together with such changes thereto as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request for the purpose of monitoring the compliance of the Loan Parties with the financial covenants contained herein.

Connection Income Taxes ” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any period, the sum, without duplication, for such period, of Consolidated Net Income during such periods; plus the following to the extent deducted in calculating Consolidated Net Income:  (a) Consolidated Interest Expense during such period; (b) the provision for all income, franchise and similar taxes (whether paid or deferred) of the Parent and its Subsidiaries; (c) the amortization, accretion and depreciation of expense of the Parent and its Subsidiaries during such period; (d) reasonable fees, expenses and charges related to (A) the Loans and the Loan Documents, (B) other Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by the Borrower or any other Loan Party under this Agreement, and (C) mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and dispositions permitted by this Agreement in an aggregate amount during any rolling twelve month period not to exceed 10% of Consolidated EBITDA prior to giving effect to any such add-backs; (e) stock-based compensation expenses; and (f) other expenses reducing Consolidated Net Income which do not represent a cash item in such period or any future period (in each case of or by the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period), minus the following to the extent included in calculating Consolidated Net Income:  (i) all income and franchise tax credits; and (ii) all non-cash items increasing Consolidated Net Income (in each case of or by the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such period).

Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio ” means, as of the close of any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio, computed for the Rolling Period ending as of the close of such Fiscal Quarter, of:

 

(a)

Consolidated EBITDA for the Rolling Period ending as of such Fiscal Quarter end;

to

 

(b)

Consolidated Interest Expense (other than pay-in-kind interest that is added to the principal amount of the applicable Indebtedness) during such Rolling Period.

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Consolidated Interest Expense ” means, for any period, the aggregate consolidated interest expense of the P arent and its Subsidiaries for such period, as determined in accordance with GAAP, including, without duplication, the portion of any Capitalized Lease Liabilities of the Parent and its Subsidiaries allocable to interest expense, all commissions, discounts and other fees charged with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing, the amortization of debt discounts and the net costs under Swap Agreements in respect of interest rates, and the interest portion of any deferred payment obligatio ns, in each case paid, payable or allocable during such period.

Consolidated Leverage Ratio ” means, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, the ratio of:

 

(a)

the outstanding principal amount of Consolidated Total Indebtedness as of the last day of such Fiscal Quarter end of the Parent and its Subsidiaries;

to

 

(b)

Consolidated EBITDA for the Rolling Period ending as of the last day of such Fiscal Quarter end.

Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period, all amounts (exclusive of all amounts, net of tax, in respect of any extraordinary gains or losses) which, in accordance with GAAP, would be included as net income or net loss on the consolidated statements of income of the Parent and its Subsidiaries at such time; provided , however , that there shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income, without duplication, (a) the income of any Person in which any other Person has a joint interest (other than a Subsidiary), except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions that were actually paid in cash to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries by such Person during such period; (b) the net income or net loss of any Person prior to the date it became a Subsidiary of, or was merged or consolidated into, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; or (c) the undistributed earnings of any Subsidiary of the Borrower to the extent that the declaration or payment of such dividends or distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the terms of any contractual obligation or requirement of Law applicable to such Subsidiary.

Consolidated Total Indebtedness ” means, at any date, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries at such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.  For purpose of determining Consolidated Total Indebtedness, the Indebtedness of the Parent or any Subsidiary in respect of a Swap Agreement on the date of determination shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to netting agreements) that the Parent or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.

Contingent Liability ” means any agreement, undertaking or arrangement by which any Person guarantees, endorses or otherwise becomes or is contingently liable upon (by direct or indirect agreement, contingent or otherwise, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds to, or otherwise to invest in, a debtor, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss (including by providing a Lien on its property or assets, maintaining any financial statement condition or liquidity level, or purchasing or leasing any property or services)) the indebtedness or any other liability of any other Person (other than by endorsements of instruments in the course of collection), or guarantees the payment of dividends or other distributions upon the Equity Interests of any other Person.  The principal amount of any Person’s obligation under any Contingent Liability shall (subject to any limitation set forth therein) be deemed to

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be the outstanding principal amount (or maximum principal amount, if larger) of the debt, obligation or other liability guaranteed thereby.

Continuation/Conversion Notice ” means a Continuation/Conversion Notice duly executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-2 attached hereto.

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

Credit Extension ” means, as the context may require (a) the making of a Loan by a Lender; or (b) the issuance of any Letter of Credit, any increase in the Stated Amount of any Letter of Credit or the extension of any Stated Expiry Date of any existing Letter of Credit, by an L/C Issuer.

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

Default ” means any Event of Default or any condition, occurrence or event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender ” means, subject to clause (b) of Section 4.14 , any Lender that (a) has failed to: (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable Default, if any, shall be specifically identified in writing) has not been satisfied; or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent or any other Lender Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans) within two (2) Business Days of the date when due; (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable Default, if any, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied); (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower); or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; or (iii) became the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect

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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 a ny 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 Len der shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to clause (b) of Section 4.14 ) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower and each other Lender Party.

Deposit Account has the meaning provided for in the U.C.C. and includes, without limitation, each bank account, lock-box account, concentration account and collateral account maintained by the Parent, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries.

Deposit Account Bank means each bank or other financial institution that has entered into a Deposit Account Control Agreement.

Deposit Account Control Agreement means each Deposit Account Control Agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, executed by a Deposit Account Bank and the Borrower or other applicable Loan Party.

Disbursement ” is defined in Section 2.7.3 .

Disbursement Date ” is defined in Section 2.7.3 .

Disclosure Schedule ” means the Disclosure Schedule attached as Schedule I hereto, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time by the Borrower with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

Disqualified Equity Interests ” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security or any other Equity Interest into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event or condition (a) matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable (other than for Qualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Qualified Equity Interests), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale), (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than for Qualified Equity Interests and cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Qualified Equity Interests), in whole or in part (except as a result of a change of control or asset sale), (c) provides for and requires scheduled payments of dividends in cash, or (d) is or becomes convertible into or exchangeable for Indebtedness or any other Equity Interest that would constitute Disqualified Equity Interests, in each case, prior to the date that is 91 days after the Maturity Date in effect at the time of issuance; provided that if such Equity Interests are issued pursuant to a plan for the benefit of employees, directors, managers, officers or consultants of the Parent (or any parent company) or its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such Persons, such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Equity Interests solely because it may be required to be repurchased by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

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

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Domestic Subsidiary ” means each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is organized under the Laws of any State of the United States or the District of Columbia.

ECP Guarantor ” means, with respect to any transaction under a Lender Provided Swap Agreement, a Guarantor that, at the time such transaction is entered into or, if later, when such Guarantor becomes a party to a Guaranty, is an “eligible contract participant” as defined in Section 1(a)(18) of the Commodity Exchange Act (and any related regulations promulgated thereunder and the applicable rules issued by the CFTC and/or the SEC) by virtue of having total assets exceeding $10,000,000 and/or satisfying any other criteria relevant to such status under said Section 1a(18) (and related regulations).

EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) if this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country ” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority ” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.  

Effective Date ” means the date this Agreement becomes effective pursuant to Section 10.8 .

Eligible Assignee ” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.10(b)(iii), (v) and (vi) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.10(b)(iii) ).

Environmental Laws ” means all Laws relating to public health and safety and protection of the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, Release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters, including CERCLA, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq ., the Clean Air Act of 1970, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq ., the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq ., the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, 29 U.S.C., §§ 651 et seq ., the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq., the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300(f) et seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 5101 et seq. , the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq ., the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. §§ 136 et seq ., and any similar or implementing state or local Law.

Equipment ” has the meaning provided for in the U.C.C. and includes, without limitation, all Equipment wherever located and whether or not affixed to any real property, including all accessories, additions, attachments, improvements, substitutions and replacements thereto.

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Equit y Interests ” means, with respect to any Person, all shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company or other ownership in participation or equivalent interests (however designated, whether voting or non-v oting) of such Person’s equity capital (including any warrants, options or other purchase rights with respect to the foregoing), whether now outstanding or issued after the Effective Date.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with any Loan Party, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b) of ERISA 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 ERISA Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (b) the failure by any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Sections 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) and, in the case of any Multiemployer Plan, Sections 431 and 432 of the Code, in all cases whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 303(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of it ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any Withdrawal Liability; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

ERISA Reportable Event ” means (a) any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b) of ERISA, other than those events as to which the 30 day notice period is waived under subsection .13, .14, .16, .18, .19 or .20 of PBGC Reg. § 4043; (b) withdrawal from a Pension Plan described in Section 4063 of ERISA; (c) a cessation of operations described in Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (d) any requirement to make additional contributions or give security to any Pension Plan pursuant to Section 436 of the Code or Section 206(g) of ERISA; or (e) a  failure to make a payment required by Section 412(m) of the Code or Section 302(e) of ERISA when due.

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

Eurodollar Rate Loan ” means a Loan bearing interest, at all times during an Interest Period applicable to such Loan, at a fixed rate of interest determined by reference to the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate.  All Eurodollar Rate Loans shall bear interest from and including the first day of the applicable Interest Period to (but not including) the last day of such Interest Period at the interest rate determined as applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loan.

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Eurodollar Reserve Requirement ” means, for any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the maximum rate, expressed as a decimal, at which reserves (including, witho ut limitation, any basic marginal, special, supplemental, emergency or other reserves) are required to be maintained with respect thereto against “Eurocurrency liabilities” (as such term is defined in Regulation D of the F.R.S. Board) under regulations iss ued from time to time by the F.R.S. Board or other applicable banking regulator.  Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, the Eurodollar Reserve Requirement shall reflect any other reserves required to be maintained by such member banks with respect to (a) any category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the applicable Adjusted Eurodollar Rate or any other interest rate of a Loan is to be determined or (b) any category of extensions of credit or other assets which include Euro dollar Rate Loans.  For the purposes of this Agreement, Eurodollar Rate Loans shall constitute Eurocurrency liabilities and shall be subject to applicable reserve requirements without the benefit of or credit for proration, exceptions or offsets that may b e available from time to time to the applicable Lender.  The rate of interest on Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in the Eurodollar Reserve Requirement.

Event of Default ” is defined in Section 8.1 .

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Excluded Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary (a) that is a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code; (b) substantially all of the assets of which consist of Equity Interests in one or more Subsidiaries described in clause (a) of this definition; or (c) the Equity Interests of which are directly or indirectly owned by any Subsidiary described in clause (a) .

Excluded Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the CFTC (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section 11.7 and any other “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor, or a grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation.  If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guaranty or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

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

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than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 4.13 ); or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 4.6 , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office; (c) Taxes attributable to suc h Lender Party’s failure to comply with clause (g) of Section 4.6 ; and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code as of the Effective 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 agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.

Federal Fund Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal Funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal Funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day, provided that if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate quoted to the Administrative Agent on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent in a commercially reasonable manner.

Fee Letter ” means the Fee Letter, dated as of March 16, 2016, by and between Citibank, BMOH, and the Borrower.

Financial Officer ” means the president, chief financial officer and principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Borrower and the Parent whose signatures and incumbency have been certified to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 5.1.1 or otherwise.

Fiscal Quarter ” means any fiscal quarter of a Fiscal Year.

Fiscal Year ” means any period of 12 consecutive calendar months ending on December 31.

Foreign Lender ” means any Lender that is organized under the Laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.  For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

Foreign Subsidiary ” means each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

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

F.R.S. Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor thereto.

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

GAAP ” is means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time.

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

Guarantor ” or “ Guarantors ” means the Parent and the other entities listed on the Guarantors Schedule and each direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary subsequently acquired by the Parent.

Guarantors Schedule ” means the Guarantors Schedule attached as Schedule III hereto, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time by the Borrower with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

Guaranty ” means the Guaranty made by the Parent under Article XI in favor of the Secured Parties and the Guaranty made by the other Guarantors in favor of the Secured Parties substantially in the form of Exhibit G attached hereto, together with each other guaranty and guaranty supplement delivered pursuant to Section 7.1.8 .

Hazardous Material ” means (a) any “hazardous substance” as defined by CERCLA, (b) any “hazardous waste” as defined by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, (c) any petroleum product or (d) any pollutant or contaminant or hazardous, dangerous or toxic chemical, material or substance within the meaning of any Law relating to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning any hazardous, toxic or dangerous waste, substance or material.

Incremental Commitment ” is defined in clause (a) of Section 2.11 .

Incremental Commitment Increase Effective Date ” is defined in clause (d) of Section 2.11 .

Incremental Commitment Joinder Agreement means Incremental Commitment Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit I attached hereto.

Incremental Commitment Request is defined in clause (a) of Section 2.11 .

Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication:

(a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, including all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments (including, without li mitation, the Loans);

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(b) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, relative to the face amount of all letters of credit (including, without limitation, the Letters of Credit), whether or not drawn, and banker’s acceptances issued for the account of such P erson;

(c) all obligations of such Person in the nature of Capitalized Lease Liabilities;

(d) the Termination Value of all Swap Agreements of such Person;

(e) whether or not so included as liabilities in accordance with GAAP, all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business), and indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;

(f) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value (including by means of converting into, or exchanging for, Indebtedness) any Equity Interest of another Person;

(g) all obligations of such Person in respect of the Disqualified Equity Interests of such Person;

(h) al l obligations and liabilities secured by any Lien on such Person’s property or assets, even though such Person shall not have assumed or become liable for the payment thereof;

(j) all Off-Balance Sheet Obligations of such Person; and

(k) all Contingent Lia bilities of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

For all purposes of this Agreement, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer; provided, however, that to the extent any such Indebtedness is limited recourse to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries only the amount of such Indebtedness that is recourse to the Parent or its Subsidiaries shall be included for purposes of this definition.

Indemnified Liabilities ” is defined in Section 10.4 .

Indemnified Parties ” is defined in Section 10.4 .

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

Intellectual Property Collateral ” means, collectively, the Copyright Collateral, the Patent Collateral, the Trademark Collateral and the Trade Secrets Collateral, as set forth in Item 6.14 (“ Intellectual Property ”) of the Disclosure Schedule, each as defined in the Security Agreement.

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Interest Period ” means, relative to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the period beginning on (and including) the da te on which such Eurodollar Rate Loan is made or continued as, or converted into, a Eurodollar Rate Loan pursuant to Section 2.4 or Section 2.5 and shall end on (but exclude) the day which numerically corresponds to such date one, two, three, or six months thereafter, in each case as the Borrower may select in its relevant notice pursuant to Section 2.4 or Section 2.5 ; provided , however , that:

(a) the Borrower shall not be permitted to select Interest Periods to be in effect at any one time which have expiration dates occurring on more than six (6) different dates;

(b) if such Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day, su ch Interest Period shall end on the next following Business Day (unless such next following Business Day is the first Business Day of a month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the Business Day next preceding such numerically corresponding day);

(c) if there is no numerically corresponding day in such month, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of such month; and

(d) the Borrower shall not be permitted to select, and there shall not be applicable, any Interest Period that wo uld end later than the Maturity Date.

Inventory ” means “inventory” as defined in Section 9-102(a)(48) of the U.C.C.

Investment ” means, with respect to any Person, (a) any loan, advance, other extension of credit or capital contribution made by such Person to any other Person (excluding Accounts generated in the ordinary course of business of such Person and loans, advances or guarantees provided by such Person to or for the benefit of its employees in connection with an employee benefit program or arrangement); (b) any Contingent Liability of such Person incurred in connection with any item described in clause (a) ; and (c) any Equity Interest held by such Person in any other Person.  The amount of any Investment shall be the original principal or capital amount thereof less all returns of principal or equity thereon (without adjustment by reason of the financial condition of such other Person) and shall, if made by the transfer or exchange of property other than cash, be deemed to have been made in an original principal or capital amount equal to the fair market value of such property.

Investment Company Act of 1940 ” means the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 C.F.R. Part 270).

IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Issuance Request ” means an Letter of Credit Issuance Request duly executed by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit B-3 hereto.

Laws ” means, collectively, all statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities of any Governmental Authority, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, consent decrees, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.

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L/C Issuer ” means Citibank, in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit or any successor issuer of Letters o f Credit hereunder.  At the request of Citibank, another Lender or an Affiliate of Citibank may issue one or more Letters of Credit hereunder, in which event such other Lender or Affiliate shall be an L/C Issuer hereunder.

Lender ” or “ Lenders ” has the meaning specified in the preamble, and as the context requires, includes the Swing Line Lender.

Lender Party ” means, as the context may require, any Lender (including the Swing Line Lender), any L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent, together with each of their respective successors, transferees and assigns.

Lender Provided Swap Agreement ” means any Swap Agreement between a Loan Party and a counterparty that at the time such Swap Agreement is entered into is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender.

Letter of Credit ” is defined in Section 2.1.2 .

Letter of Credit Commitment ” is defined in Section 2.1.2 .  The Letter of Credit Commitment is a sub-facility of the Revolving Loan Commitment and is a part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Loan Commitment.

Letter of Credit Commitment Amount ” means, on any date, $10,000,000, as such amount is reduced from time to time in accordance with Section 2.3 , Section 8.2 or Section 8.3 .

Letter of Credit Outstandings ” means, on any date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the then aggregate amount which is undrawn and available under all issued and outstanding Letters of Credit plus (b) the then aggregate amount of all unpaid and outstanding Reimbursement Obligations.

Lien ” means any security interest, mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, collateral, assignment for security, encumbrance, lien (statutory or otherwise), charge against or interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation, or other priority or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest.

Loan ” means, as the context may require, either (i) a Revolving Loan; or (ii) a Swing Line Loan.

Loan Documents ” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Notes, the Letters of Credit (and any applications related thereto), the Fee Letter, the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement, the other Collateral Documents, the Guaranty, each Assignment and Assumption, each Deposit Account Control Agreement and each other agreement, instrument or document executed and delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.  Any reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, and all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, and shall refer to this Agreement or such other Loan Document as the same may be in effect at any and all times such reference becomes operative.

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Loan Party ” or “ Loan Parties ” means, collectively, the Parent, the Borrower and each Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent or any other Person (other than any Lender Party) that has executed the Guaranty or a supplement thereto.

Margin Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Regulation U of the Board.

Material Acquisition ” means any Permitted Acquisition in excess of $100,000,000.

Material Adverse Effect ” means any event or series of events (whether or not related) that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on:

(a) the business, assets, operations, properties, condition (f inancial or otherwise) or prospects of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(b) the ability of the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party to perform or pay its Obligations in accordance with the terms hereof or of any other Loan Documen t;

(c) the Administrative Agent’s first priority security interest (subject to any Liens permitted in Section 7.2.3 ) in the Collateral; or

(d) the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or the rights and remedies available to the Administrative Ag ent or the Lenders under any Loan Document.

Maturity Date ” means April 28, 2021.

Minimum Collateral Amount ” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 103% of the Fronting Exposure of all the L/C Issuers with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time, and (b) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and each applicable L/C Issuer in their sole discretion.

Monthly Payment Date ” means the last Business Day of each calendar month or, if any such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Multiemployer Plan ” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

Net Disposition Proceeds ” means the sum of:

(a) the gross cash proceeds received by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (i) from any Permitted Disposition or (ii) as a result of the taking of any of their assets under the power of eminent domain, condemnation or similar proceeding (each, a “ Taking ”), including any cash payments received by way of a deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only when and as received;

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(b) in connection with suc h Permitted Disposition or Taking (i) all reasonable and customary fees and expenses paid in cash by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries which have not been paid to the Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates; (ii) all taxes actually p aid or reasonably estimated by the Parent (determined in good faith by a Financial Officer) to be payable in cash in the same year of such Permitted Disposition; and (iii) all Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Loan Documents) p ermitted by this Agreement that is payable to a Person other than the Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates, which Indebtedness is secured by the assets the subject of a Permitted Disposition or Taking and is required to be repaid (and is in fact repaid) by the holder thereof upon consummation of such Permitted Disposition or Taking.

Net Insurance Proceeds ” means the sum of:

(a) insurance proceeds that have been received on account of the loss or damage to any of the property of the Pa rent or any of its Subsidiaries, net of all out-of-pocket fees and expenses paid in cash by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (to Persons other than the Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates) in connection with the adjustment, settlement or collection of any claims;

minus

(b) all Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness incurred pursuant to the Loan Documents) permitted by this Agreement that is payable to a Person other than the Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliat es, which Indebtedness is secured by the property or assets the subject of the relevant insurance event and is required to be repaid (and is in fact repaid) by the holder thereof upon the occurrence of such insurance event.

Non-Consenting Lender ” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (i) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 10.1 and (ii) has been approved by the Required Lenders.

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

Note ” means, as the context may require, either a Revolving Note or a Swing Line Note.

Obligations ” means (a) all obligations (monetary or otherwise) of the Parent, the Borrower and each other Loan Party arising under or in connection with this Agreement and each other Loan Document, including principal, interest (including post default interest and interest accruing after the commencement of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding referred to in Section 8.1.9 , whether or not a claim for post filing or post-petition interest is allowed in any such proceeding), reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and each Lender required to be paid by the Borrower) that are owing under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, in each case whether now existing or hereafter incurred, direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and due or to become due; (b) the Cash Management Liabilities; and (c) Swap Liabilities arising from any Swap Agreement that is entered into in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and at the time of entering into was between the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, on the other hand, provided that Obligations shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations.

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

OFAC Laws ” means any laws, regulations, and executive orders relating to the economic sanctions programs administered by OFAC, including without limitation, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. sections 1701 et seq.; the Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 App. U.S.C. sections 1 et seq.; and the OFAC, Department of the Treasury Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Parts 500 et seq. (implementing the economic sanctions programs administered by OFAC).

Off-Balance Sheet Obligation ” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease; or (b) an agreement for the use of property or sale of assets that creates obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, could be characterized as Indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).

Organizational Document ” means, with respect to any Loan Party, its articles of incorporation, partnership agreement, operating agreement, bylaws and all shareholder agreements, voting trusts and similar arrangements applicable to any of its authorized Equity Interests.

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

Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 4.13 ).

Parent ” is defined in the preamble.

Participant ” is defined in clause (d)(i) of Section 10.10 .

Participant Register ” is defined in clause (d)(ii) of Section 10.10 .

Patriot Act ” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Pension 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.

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Percentage ” means, relative to any Lender, the percentage set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule II hereto, in a duly executed Incremental Commitment Joinder Agreement or in a duly executed Assignment and Assumption, as such percentage may be adjuste d from time to time pursuant to each Assignment and Assumption executed and delivered pursuant to Section 10.10 .

Permitted Acquisition means the acquisition (including Material Acquisitions) by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of all or substantially all the assets of a Person or line of business of a Person, or all or substantially all of the Equity Interests of a Person (referred to herein as the “ Acquired Entity ”); provided that (a) such Acquired Entity is engaged in the same or similar line of business or a business reasonably related and complementary thereto or a logical extension thereof; (b) such acquisition was not preceded by, or consummated pursuant to, an unsolicited tender offer or proxy contest initiated by or on behalf of the Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Related Parties; (c) the Acquired Entity shall, upon consummation of the acquisition, be owned (or, in the case of an asset purchase, such assets shall be owned) by the Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary of the Borrower; (d) at the time of such transaction, both immediately before and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (e) after giving effect to any such acquisition and incurrence or assumption of Indebtedness in connection therewith, the Parent and its Subsidiaries, as of the end of the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be less than 2.25 to 1.00; (f) immediately before and after giving effect to any such acquisition and the incurrence of Indebtedness in connection therewith, the Parent and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the negative covenant regarding the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio set forth in Section 7.2.4(a) as of the end of the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered; (g) all actions required to be taken with respect to such Acquired Entity under Section 7.1.8 shall have been taken with the required time frames; (h) satisfactory evidence of compliance with clauses (e) and (f) ; and (i) any other financial information, transactional information or other information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent shall be provided to the Administrative Agent at least ten (10) days prior to the closing of any such acquisition (including, without limitation, information required pursuant to Section 5.1.15 ).

Permitted Disposition ” means any sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of assets (including, without limitation, Equity Interests of any Subsidiary of the Parent and Accounts) of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted by clause (a) or (b) of Section 7.2.9 ; provided , however , that (a) the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries shall receive only cash consideration therefor; (b) the aggregate fair market value of all the assets subject to such dispositions shall not exceed at any time (i) an amount equal to 10% of the total net asset value reflected on the most recent consolidated financial statement of the Parent and its Subsidiaries; or (ii) during the term of this Agreement, an aggregate amount equal to 30% of the total net asset value reflected on the most recent consolidated financial statement of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, (c); the Parent and its Subsidiaries shall have received fair value therefor; and (d) both immediately before and after giving effect to each such disposition no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness issued or incurred (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Indebtedness) to refinance, refund, extend, renew or replace existing Indebtedness (“ Refinanced Indebtedness ”); provided that; (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such refinancing, refunding, extending, renewing or replacing Indebtedness is not greater than the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such

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Refinanced Indebtedness; (b) such refinancing, refunding, extending, renewing or replacing Indebtedness has a final maturity that is no sooner than, and a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is no shorter than, such Refinanced Indebtedness; (c) if such Refinanced Indebtedness or an y Contingent Liabilities thereof are subordinated to the Obligations, such refinancing, refunding, extending, renewing or replacing Indebtedness and any Contingent Liabilities thereof are subordinated on terms no less favorable to the Lenders in any materi al respect; (d) the obligors in respect of such Refinanced Indebtedness immediately prior to such refinancing, refunding, extending, renewing or replacing are the only obligors on such refinancing, refunding, extending, renewing or replacing Indebtedness, except as otherwise permitted hereunder; and (e) the terms and conditions (excluding interest rates and any prepayment premium, redemption or put provisions) of any such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, taken as a whole, are not materially less favorabl e to the Lenders than the terms and conditions of the Refinanced Indebtedness; provided that a certificate of a Financial Officer delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five (5) Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together w ith a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions, of such Indebtedness or substantially final drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions sati sfy the foregoing requirements shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirements.

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, joint venture, association, company, partnership, trust, Governmental Authority or other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.

Platform ” is defined in Section 10.2(c) .

Pledge Agreement ” means the Pledge Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G attached hereto.

Pro Rata ” means (a) with respect to all payments, computations and other matters relating to any Revolving Loan or the Revolving Loan Commitment of any Revolving Lender, including any Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans issued or participated in by each such Lender, such Lender’s Percentage with respect to the same; and (b) for all other purposes the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount of such Lender (or, if the Revolving Loan Commitment has been terminated, the sum of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of such Lender plus the aggregate principal amount of all participations by such Lender in any Letter of Credit Outstandings and obligation to make Revolving Loans with respect to outstanding Swing Line Loans) by (ii) the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount of all the Lenders (or, if the Revolving Loan Commitment has been terminated, the sum of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans of all the Lenders plus the aggregate principal amount of all participations of all the Lenders in any Letter of Credit Outstandings and obligation to make Revolving Loans with respect to outstanding Swing Line Loans).

Qualified Equity Interest ” means any Equity Interest, other than a Disqualified Equity Interest.

Quarterly Payment Date ” means the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, or, if any such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day.

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Real Property Assets ” means all in terest (including leasehold interests) of any Loan Party in any real property, including those referred to in Item 6.10(c) (“ Real Property Assets ”) of the Disclosure Schedule.

Refunded Swing Line Loans ” is defined in clause (b) of Section 2.8 .

Register ” is defined in clause (c) of Section 10.10 .

Reimbursement Obligation ” is defined in Section 2.7.4 .

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

Release ” means a “release” or “threatened release” as such terms are defined in CERCLA, including any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, seeping, migrating, dumping or disposing of any Hazardous Material into the indoor or outdoor environment.

Required Lenders ” means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, Non Defaulting Lenders holding more than 50% of the then aggregate unused Commitments and unpaid principal amount of the Loans and Letter of Credit Outstandings (excluding the Commitments and aggregate unpaid principal amount of Loans, Letter of Credit Outstandings and unused Commitments held by Defaulting Lenders).

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ” means, collectively, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§6901, et seq ., as in effect from time to time.

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

Revolving Loan Commitment ” is defined in Section 2.1.1 .

Revolving Loan Commitment Amount ” means, on any date, $185,000,000, as such amount may, from time to time, be increased pursuant to Section 2.11 or reduced pursuant to Section 2.3 , Section 8.2 or Section 8.3 .

Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date ” means the earliest of (a) April 28, 2021; (b) the date on which the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount is terminated in full or reduced to zero pursuant to Section 2.3 ; and (c) the date on which any Commitment Termination Event occurs.  Upon the occurrence of any event described above, the Revolving Loan Commitments shall terminate automatically and without any further action.

Revolving Loans ” is defined in Section 2.1.1 .

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Revolving Note ” means a prom issory note of the Borrower that is payable to any Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 attached hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from outstanding Revolving Loans, and also means all other p romissory notes accepted from time to time in substitution therefor or renewal thereof.

Rolling Period ” means, as of any date of calculation, the immediately preceding four Fiscal Quarters.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of the McGraw Hill Companies, Inc.

Sanctioned Country ” means, at any time, any country or territory, in each case, to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject (or becomes the subject) of any Sanctions. (at the time of this Agreement, the Crimea Region, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

Sanctioned Person ” means any Person subject to international economic sanctions adopted, administered or enforced by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Canada (including any Persons subject to country specific or activity-specific sanctions administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development), the United Kingdom, OFAC (including any persons subject to country-specific or activity-specific sanctions administered by OFAC and any persons named on any OFAC List), the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security, the U.S. Department of State or pursuant to any other law, rules, regulations or other official acts of the United States (each of the foregoing, collectively, “ Sanctions ”). As of the date hereof, certain information regarding Sanctioned Persons issued by the United States can be found on the website of the United States Department of Treasury at www.treas.gov/ofac/.  

Sanctions ” is defined in the definition of “Sanctioned Person”.

Sanctions Laws ” means the economic sanctions laws, regulations, rules, embargoes or restrictive measures promulgated or administered by any Governmental Authority, including without limitation the sanctions and other restrictive measures applied by OFAC, the US Department of State, the European Union (and its member states) in pursuit of the Common Foreign and Security Policy objectives set out in the Treaty on European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury.  

SEC ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Secured Parties ” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, each L/C Issuer, Lenders or Affiliates of Lenders who entered into interest rate Swap Agreements in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, Lenders or Affiliates of Lenders with Cash Management Liabilities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.4 , and the other Persons with Obligations owing to which are or are purported to be secured under the terms of the Collateral Documents.

Security Agreement ” means the Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto.

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Solvent ” means, when used with respect to any Person, that, as of any date of determination:

(a) the amount of the “present fair saleable value” of the assets of such Person, as of such date, exceeds the amount of all “liabilities of such Person, contingent or otherwise”, as o f such date, as such value is established and such liabilities are evaluated in accordance with Section 101(32) of the Federal Bankruptcy Code and the relevant state Debtor Relief Laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors of New York and each state where such Person is organized or has its principal place of business;

(b) such Person does not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small amount of capital with which to conduct its business; and

(c) such Person is able to pay its debts as the y mature.

For purposes of this definition, (i) “debt” means liability on a “claim”; and (ii) “claim” means any (x) right to payment, whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured; or (y) right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured or unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured.

Specified Loan Party ” means any Loan Party that is not an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 11.7 ).

Stated Amount ” of each Letter of Credit means the total amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit upon the issuance thereof.

Stated Expiry Date ” is defined in Section 2.7.1 .

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person:

(a) any corporation of wh ich more than 50% of the outstanding capital stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other governing body of such corporation (irrespective of whether at the time capital stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall or might have voting power upon the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned by such Person, or by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or with respect to which any such Person has the right to vote or designate the vote of more than 50% of such Equity Interests (whether by proxy, agreement, operation of  law or otherwise); or

(b) any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity as to which such Person, or one or more Subsid iaries of such Person, owns (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or capital contribution) more than a 50% Equity Interest, acts as the general partner or has power to direct or cause the direction of management and policies, or the power to elect the managing partner (or the equivalent), of such partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity, as the case may be.

Swap Agreement ” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, spot, future, credit default or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one

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or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financia l or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions.

Swap Liabilities ” means any and all obligations of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired, under (a) any and all Swap Agreements; and (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Swap Agreement transaction.

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

Swing Line Lender ” means Citibank, acting solely in its capacity as the Lender, making Swing Line Loans, and any successor thereto in such capacity.

Swing Line Loans ” are defined in Section 2.1.3 .

Swing Line Loan Commitment ” is defined in Section 2.1.3 .  The Swing Line Loan Commitment is a sub facility of the Revolving Loan Commitment and is a part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Loan Commitment.

Swing Line Loan Commitment Amount ” means, on any date, $10,000,000, as such amount is reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.3 .

Swing Line Note ” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to the Swing Line Lender, in the form of Exhibit A-2 attached hereto, evidencing the aggregate Indebtedness of the Borrower to the Swing Line Lender resulting from outstanding Swing Line Loans, and also means all other promissory notes accepted from time to time in substitution therefor or renewal thereof.

Taking ” is defined in clause (a) of the definition “Net Disposition Proceeds”.

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

Termination Value ” means, with respect to one or more Swap Agreements at any time, after taking into account the effect of any netting agreement relating to such Swap Agreements, the maximum aggregate amount that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries would be required to pay if any such Swap Agreement was terminated at such time.

Type ” means, relative to any Loan, the portion thereof, if any, being maintained as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.

U.C.C. ” means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the State of New York.

United States ” or “ U.S. ” means the United States of America.

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Unused Commitment Fee Rate ” means the applicable percentage set forth below the column entitled “Unused Commitment Fee Rate” in the table in the definition of “Applicable Margin”.

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

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.6(g)(ii)(B)(3) .

Weighted Average Life to Maturity ” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the product obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness; provided that for purposes of determining the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, the effects of any amortization or prepayments made on such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness prior to the date of the applicable modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement or extension shall be disregarded.

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of a Person of which the securities (except in the case of a corporation for directors’ qualifying shares) or other ownership interests representing 100% of the Equity Interests are, at the time any determination is being made, owned, controlled or held by such Person or 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.

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

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

Section 1.2 Use of Defined Terms .  Unless otherwise defined or the context otherwise requires, terms for which meanings are provided in this Agreement shall have such meanings when used in each disclosure schedule and each other Loan Document .

Section 1.3 Certain Rules of Construction .  Unless otherwise specified, references in this Agreement and in each other Loan Document to any Article or Section are references to such Article or Section of this Agreement or such other Loan Document , as the case may be.  The words “ herein ,” “ hereof ” and “ hereunder ” and other words of similar import refer, as the context may require, to the relevant agreement as a whole, including all annexes, exhibits and schedules, and not to any particular section, subsection or clause contained in such agreement , annex, exhibit or schedule.  Wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and the plural, and pronouns stated in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender shall include the masculine, feminine and neuter genders.  The words “ including ”, “ includes ” and “ include ” shall be

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deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”, and where general words are followed by a specific listing of items, the general words shall be given their widest meaning and shall not be limited by an enumeration of specific matters; the word “ or ” is not exclusive; references to Persons include their respective successors and assigns ( to the extent and only to th e extent permitted by the Loan Documents ) or , in the case of any Governmental Authority, Persons succeeding to the relevant functions of such Governmental Authority ; all references to any Law shall include any amendments and successors of the same; all ref erences to any agreement , instrument or document shall refer to each such agreement , instrument or document as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (subject to any restrictions on any of the foregoing as may be set forth in this Agreement ); and the words “ asset ” and “ property ” shall have the same meaning and refer to tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.  A Default shall be deemed to exist at all times duri ng the period commencing on the date that such Default occurs to the date on which such Default is waived by the applicable Lender Parties as required under Section 10.1 or cured within any period of cure expressly provided for in this Agreement .  An Event of Default shall be deemed to exist at all times during the period commencing on the date that such Event of Default occurs to the date on which such Event of Default is waived by the applicable Lender Parties as required under Section 10.1 .   Whenever any provision in any Loan Document refers to the knowledge ( or an analogous phrase) of any Loan Party , such words are intended to signify that a senior member of management, a senior officer or a member of the board of directors or comparable bo dy of such Loan Party has actual knowledge or awareness of a particular fact or circumstance or a senior member of management, senior officer or member of the board of directors or comparable body of such Loan Party , if it had exercised reasonable diligenc e, would have known or been aware of such fact or circumstance.  For purposes of computing a period of time from a specified date, the word “ from ” means “ from and including ” and the word “ to ” and “ until ” each mean “ to , but excluding”; provided that in calc ulating fees and interest payable hereunder , such period shall, in any event, consist of at least one full day.  Reference to ordinary course of business ” means, in respect of any transaction relating to a Loan Party , the ordinary course of such Loan Part y ’s business that is substantially the same as previously conducted by such Loan Party or is substantially consistent with past practice of such Loan Party , in each case undertaken by such Loan Party in good faith and not for the purpose of evading any cov enant or restriction contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document .

Section 1.4 Accounting and Financial Determinations .  Unless otherwise specified, all accounting terms used herein or in any other Loan Document shall be interpreted, all accounting determinations and computations hereunder or thereunder ( including under Section  7.2.4 ) shall be made, and all financial statements required to be delivered hereunder or thereunder shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP , as in effect from time to time; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 and FASB ASC 470-20 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein , all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to the re-characterization of leases that would have been characterized as operating leases on the Effective Date as Capitalized Leases .  In the event that any Accounting Change shall occur that results in a change in the method of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms in this Agreement , the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall enter into negotiations in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to equitably reflect such Accounting Changes with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating the financial condition and performance of the Parent and its Subsidiaries shall be the same after such Accounting

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Changes as if such Accounting Changes had not been made.  Until such time as such an amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Parent , the Borrower , the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders , all financial covenants, standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be calculated or construed as if such Acco unting Changes had not occurred.   

Section 1.5 Rounding .  Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding up if there is no nearest number).

ARTICLE II.
COMMITMENTS A ND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

Section 2.1 Commitments .  On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement ( including Article V ) , each Lender severally agrees to make Loans , and each L/C Issuer agrees that it will issue Letters of Credit and each Lender severally agrees that it will purchase participation interests in each such Letter of Credit , all pursuant to the Commitments described in this Section.

2.1.1 Revolving Loan Commitment .  From time to time on any Business Day occurring prior to the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date , each Lender agrees to make loans (relative to such Lender , its “ Revolving Loans ”) to the Borrower equal to such Lender ’s Percentage of the aggregate amount of the Borrowing of the Revolving Loans requested by the Borrower to be made on such day.  The commitment of each Lender described in this Section is herein referred to as its “ Revolving Loan Commitment ”.  On the terms and subject to the conditions hereof , the Borrower may from time to time borrow, prepay and re-borrow Revolving Loans.

2.1.2 Letter of Credit Commitment .  From time to time on any Business Day occurring prior to the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date and not less than 30 Business Days prior to the Maturity Date , each L/C Issuer will issue one or more standby letters of credit (relative to such L/C Issuer , its “ Letter of Credit ”) for the account of the Borrower or its Domestic Subsidiaries subject to the terms and conditions contained herein and pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2.7 . The commitment of each L/C Issuer to issue, and each Lender to participate in, each Letter of Credit described in this Section is herein referred to as the “ Letter of Credit Commitment ”.

2.1.3 Swing Line Loan Commitment .  From time to time on any Business Day occurring prior to the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date , in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in Section 2.8 , the Swing Line Lender may in its sole discretion make loans (relative to such Lender , its “ Swing Line Loans ”) to the Borrower equal to the aggregate amount of the Borrowing of the Swing Line Loans requested by the Borrower to be made on such day not to exceed at any time the Swing Line Loan Commitment Amount .  The (a) commitment of the Swing Line Lender to consider requests by the Borrower to make the Swing Line Loan and the making of such Swing Line Loans in its sole discretion, and (b) deemed irrevocable and unconditional purchase of a participation interest set out in Section 2.8 of the other Lenders is herein referred to as the “ Swing Line Loan Commitment ”.  On the terms and subject to the conditions hereof , the Borrower may from time to time borrow, prepay and re-borrow Swing Line Loans .

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Section 2.2 Lenders N ot Permitted or R equired To Make Credit Extensions .  No Lender shall be permitted or required to make any Loan or participate in any Letter of Credit , and no L/C Issuer shall be obligated to issue or extend any Letter of Credit , under any circumstances described below in this Section.

2.2.1 Revolving Loans, Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit .  No Borrowing of Revolving Loans or Swing Line Loans or issuance or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be made if, after giving effect thereto :

(a) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all the Revolving Loans and Swing Line Loans , together with the aggregate principal amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings , (i) of all the Lenders and the Swing Line Lender would exceed the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount or (ii) of any Lender would exceed such Lender ’s Percentage of the Loan Commitment Amount ;

(b) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Swing Line Loans w ould exceed the Swing Line Loan Commitment Amount; or

(c) the aggregate principal amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings w ould exceed the Letter of Credit Commitment Amount.

Section 2.3 Voluntary Reduction of the Commitment Amounts .  The Borrower may, from time to time on any Business Day after the Effective Date , voluntarily reduce the unused amount of any remaining Commitment Amount ; provided , however , that (i) all such reductions shall be made on not less than one nor more than five Business Days ’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent and be permanent; (ii) any partial reduction of the unused amount of the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount shall be in a minimum amount of $ 1,000,000 and in an integral multiple of $ 100,000; (iii) the Revolving Loans shall have been prepaid to the extent required by Section 3.1.2 ; and (iv) any partial reduction of the unused amount of the Swing Line Loan Commitment shall be in a minimum amount of $ 500,000 and in an integral multiple of $ 100,000.  Any reduction of the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount which reduces the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount below the then current amount of the Swing Line Loan Commitment Amount or the Letter of Credit Commitment Amount shall result in an automatic and corresponding reduction of the Swing Line Loan Commitment Amount and Letter of Credit Commitment Amount , as the case may be, to the amount of the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount , as reduced, without any further action on the part of any Lender Party or otherwise.

Section 2.4 Borrowing P rocedures .

(a) Borrowing Requests .   By delivering a duly completed and executed Borrowing Request to t he Administrative Agent o n or b efore 11:00 a.m. (New York City time), on a Business Day o ccurring prior to the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date ( in the case of the Revolving Loans), the Borrower m ay from t ime to t ime irrevocably request that (i) a Base Rate Loan b e made not less than one nor more than five Business Days t hereafter or t hat (ii) a Eurodollar Rate Loan b e made not less than three nor more than five Business Days t hereafter; provided , however , that (A) no Revolving Loan s hall be made as a Eurodollar Rate Loan a fter the day that is one month prior to t he Maturity Date; a nd (B) any request for a Base Rate Loan a ll the proceeds of which are used to f inance any Reimbursement Obligation m ay be made on or b efore 8:00 a.m. (New York City time), on t he day of the proposed Borrowing.   All (i) Base Rate Loans ( other than Swing Line Loans) shall be made in a

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minimum amount of $1,000,000 a nd an integral multiple of $100,000 or, if less, in the unused amount of the applicable Commitment; and (ii) Eurodollar Rate Loans s hall be made in a minimum amount of $1,000,000 a nd an integral multiple of $100,000.   The proceeds of all Loans s hall be used solely for the purposes described in Section 4.10 .   

(b) Funding by Lenders .   The Administrative Agent s hall promptly notify each relevant Lender o f its receipt of a Borrowing Request p ursuant to c lause (a) , the amount required to b e funded by each such Lender a nd when such amount must be funded.  On the terms and subject to t he conditions of this Agreement, each Borrowing s hall be made on the Business Day s pecified in such Borrowing Request.   On or b efore 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on s uch Business Day e ach relevant Lender s hall deposit with the Administrative Agent s ame day funds in an amount equal to s uch Lender’ s Percentage o f the requested Borrowing.   Such deposit will be made to a n account which the Administrative Agent s hall specify from t ime to t ime by notice to t he Lenders.   To the extent funds are received from t he Lenders, the Administrative Agent s hall make such funds available to t he Borrower b y wire transfer to t he accounts the Borrower s hall have specified in its Borrowing Request.

Section 2.5 Continuation and Conversion Elections .  By delivering a Continuation/Conversion Notice to the Administrative Agent on or before 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day , the Borrower may from time to time irrevocably elect on not less than one nor more than five (5) Business Days ’ notice, in the case of Base Rate Loans , and not less than three (3) Business Days (but not more than five (5) Business Days ’) notice, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans , that all, or any portion in an aggregate minimum amount of $ 1,000,000 and an integral multiple of $ 100,000 be, in the case of Base Rate Loans , converted into Eurodollar Rate Loans (for the Interest Period specified in such Continuation/Conversion Notice) or be, in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans , converted into Base Rate Loans or continued as Eurodollar Rate Loans (in the absence of delivery of a Continuation/Conversion Notice with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan at least three Business Days (but not more than five Business Days ) before the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, such Eurodollar Rate Loan shall, on such last day, automatically convert to a Base Rate Loan ); provided , however , that; (a) each such conversion or continuation shall be prorated among the applicable outstanding Loans of all Lenders ; (b) no portion of the outstanding principal amount of any Loans may be continued as, or be converted into, Eurodollar Rate Loans when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, unless the Required Lenders otherwise agree; (c) no Loans may be continued as, or be converted into, Eurodollar Rate Loans after the day that is one month prior to the Maturity Date ; and (d) if the aggregate amount of Eurodollar Rate Loans in respect of any Borrowing is reduced by payment, prepayment or conversion to be less than $ 1,000,000 such Eurodollar Rate Loans shall automatically convert to Base Rate Loans .

Section 2.6 F unding .  Each Lender may, if it so elects, fulfill its obligation to make, continue or convert Eurodollar Rate Loans hereunder by causing one of its foreign branches or Affiliates ( or an international banking facility created by such Lender ) to make or maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loan ; provided , however , that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Eurodollar Rate Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement .

Section 2.7 Letters of Credit .  The Borrower may request, in accordance with the terms hereof , the issuance of a Letter of Credit for its own account, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer , at any time and from time to time while the Revolving Loan Commitment remains in effect.

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2.7.1 Issua nce Procedures .

(a) By delivering to t he relevant L/C Issuer, and, if the L/C Issuer i s not Citibank, the Administrative Agent, a duly completed and executed Issuance Request, together with a duly completed application and agreement f or such Letter of Credit a s such L/C Issuer m ay specify, on or b efore 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day n ot less than 30 days prior to t he Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date, the Borrower m ay, from t ime to t ime irrevocably request, on not less than three Business Days’ notice, that such L/C Issuer i ssue or e xtend the Stated Expiry Date o f, as the case may be, a Letter of Credit i n such form as may be requested by the Borrower a nd approved by such L/C Issuer, such Letter of Credit to b e used solely for the purposes described in Section 4.10 .   Each Letter of Credit s hall by its terms be stated to e xpire on a date (its “ Stated Expiry Date ) no later than the earlier of (i) one year from t he date of issuance; and (ii) five (5) Business Days p rior to t he Maturity Date f or the Revolving Loans; provided , however , that a Letter of Credit m ay, if requested by the Borrower, provide on terms acceptable to t he Administrative Agent a nd each applicable L/C Issuer, for renewal for successive periods of one year or l ess (but not beyond five (5) Business Days p rior to t he Maturity Date f or the Revolving Loans), unless the Administrative Agent  or s uch L/C Issuer s hall have delivered to t he beneficiary of such Letter of Credit a notice of non-renewal.  The relevant L/C Issuer w ill make available to t he beneficiary thereof the original of each Letter of Credit w hich it issues hereunder.   Unless notified in writing by the Administrative Agent or t he Required Lenders b efore it issues a Letter of Credit t hat a Default or Event of Default e xists or t hat the conditions precedent for issuing the same have not been established, the relevant L/C Issuer m ay issue the requested Letter of Credit i n accordance with such L/C Issuer’ s customary practices.  In the event and to t he extent that the provisions of any Letter of Credit a pplication and agreement o f the Borrower c onflicts with this Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement s hall govern.

(b) No L/C Issuer s hall be under any obligation to i ssue any Letter of Credit i f at the time of request of such issuance any order, judgment or d ecree of any Governmental Authority s hall by its terms purport to e njoin or r estrain such L/C Issuer from i ssuing such Letter of Credit, or a ny requirement of Law a pplicable to s uch L/C Issuer or a ny directive from a ny Governmental Authority w ith jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer s hall prohibit, or r equest that such L/C Issuer r efrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or s uch Letter of Credit i n particular, or s hall impose upon such L/C Issuer w ith respect to s uch Letter of Credit a ny restriction, reserve or c apital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer i s not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Effective Date, or s hall impose upon such L/C Issuer a ny unreimbursed loss, cost or e xpense which was not applicable on the Effective Date a nd which such L/C Issuer i n good faith deems material to i t.  No L/C Issuer s hall be required to a mend, extend or r enew any Letter of Credit i f at the time of the request therefor it would not be required to i ssue a Letter of Credit a s provided in this clause.

(c) If the Administrative Agent is an L/C Issuer, it will notify the Lenders, within three (3) Business Days a fter the end of each calendar month, of all issuance, renewal and amendment to Letters of Credit d uring the preceding calendar month.  Each L/C Issuer that is not the Administrative Agent will notify the Administrative Agent p romptly (and, in any event, within three (3) Business Days f ollowing the occurrence thereof) of the issuance, renewal and amendment of all Letters of Credit i ssued by it.

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2.7.2 Other R evolving Lenders’ Participation .

(a) Upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit p ursuant hereto, and without further action, each Lender ( other than each L/C Issuer) shall be deemed to h ave irrevocably and unconditionally purchased (without recourse, representation or w arranty), to t he extent of its Percentage, a participation interest in each such Letter of Credit, including a ll Reimbursement Obligations w ith respect thereto.

(b) If either (i) any L/C Issuer m akes any payment or disbursement u nder any Letter of Credit a nd the Borrower h as not, in accordance with Section 2.7.3 , reimbursed in full the applicable L/C Issuer w ith respect thereto or ( ii) any reimbursement received by any L/C Issuer from t he Borrower i s returned or r escinded upon or d uring any bankruptcy or r eorganization of any Loan Party or o therwise, each Lender s hall be irrevocably and unconditionally obligated to p ay to e ach applicable L/C Issuer i ts Percentage o f such payment or disbursement; provided that no such payment by the Lenders s hall diminish the Obligations o f the Borrower u nder Section 2.7.3 to r epay such disbursements and payments in full.  Each Lender a grees to m ake its required reimbursement payment not later than 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on t he Business Day t hat it receives a notice of payment or disbursement b y the Administrative Agent or t he applicable L/C Issuer (or, if any Lender r eceives such notice after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a ny Business Day, prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on t he next following Business Day) , together with interest thereon from t he date of requested prepayment until t he date of such reimbursement at a rate per annum equal to t he greater of (x) the Federal Funds Rate or ( y) the rate determined by the Administrative Agent i n accordance with banking industry rates on interbank compensation, for the first three Business Days following such Lender’s receipt of such n otice, and thereafter at the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans that are Revolving Loans.   Any Lender’ s failure to m ake available to t he applicable L/C Issuer i ts Percentage o f any such payment or disbursement s hall not relieve any other Lender o f its obligation hereunder to m ake available such other Lender’ s Percentage o f such payment, but no Lender s hall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to m ake available such other Lender’ s Percentage o f any such payment or disbursement.

(c) Each Lender ( i) that has complied with its obligations u nder this Section shall be entitled to r eceive its Pro Rata s hare of Letter of Credit f ees payable pursuant to S ection 3.3.2 w ith respect to e ach relevant Letter of Credit; a nd (ii) if such Lender h as funded a reimbursement payment as provided in clause (b) w ith respect to a particular Letter of Credit, its Pro Rata s hare of all reimbursement payments paid by the Borrower w ith respect thereto.

2.7.3 Disbursements .  Each L/C Issuer will notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly of the presentment for payment of any Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer , together with notice of the date (the “ Disbursement Date ”) such payment shall be made (each such payment, a “ Disbursement ”).  Subject to the terms and provisions of such Letter of Credit and this Agreement , such L/C Issuer shall make such payment to the beneficiary ( or its designee) of such Letter of Credit .  Not later than 4:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day that each relevant L/C Issuer notifies the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that it has made a Disbursement under a Letter of Credit ( or , if the Borrower receives such notice after 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day , prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the next following Business Day), the Borrower will reimburse the Administrative Agent , for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer and each such Lender that has made a reimbursement payment to such L/C Issuer with respect thereto pursuant to Section 2.7.2(b) , for all amounts which such L/C Issuer and each such Lender have

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disbursed under such Letter of Credit , together with interest thereon from the Disbu rsement Date through the date of such reimbursement at a rate per annum applicable to Base Rate Loans that are Revolving Loans (subject to Section 3.2.2 with respect to late payments); provided, that the Borrower may request in accordance with Section 2.4 that such payment be financed with Base Rate Loans in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such reimbursement payments shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Base Rate Loans.

2.7.4 Reimbursement .  The obligation (a “ Reimbursement Obligation ”) of the Borrower under Section 2.7.3 to reimburse each L/C Issuer with respect to each Disbursement and, upon the failure of the Borrower to reimburse each such L/C Issuer ( or if any reimbursement by the Borrower must be returned or disgorged by any such L/C Issuer for any reason), each Lender ’s obligation under Section 2.7.2(b) to reimburse each such L/C Issuer , shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment which the Borrower or each such Lender , as the case may be, may have or have had against any L/C Issuer , the Administrative Agent or any Lender , including any defense based upon the failure of any Disbursement to conform to the terms of the applicable Letter of Credit , any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of the proceeds of such Letter of Credit , or the existence of any Default or Event or Default ; provided , however , that after paying in full its Reimbursement Obligations hereunder , nothing herein shall adversely affect the right of the Borrower or each such Lender , as the case may be, to commence any proceeding against any L/C Issuer in accordance with the last paragraph of Section 2.7.6 .

2.7.5 Deemed Disbursements .  Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default of the type described in Section 8.1.9 or , with notice from the Administrative Agent , upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any other Event of Default , the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize all the Letters of Credit Outstandings in an amount equal to 103% thereof.  Such cash collateral shall be held in a collateral account under the sole dominion and control of the Administrative Agent as collateral security for the Obligations , all on terms and pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent .  Moneys in such collateral account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse each L/C Issuer for Disbursements for which they have not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the Letter of Credit Outstandings at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, shall be applied to satisfy other Obligations.  If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.  

2.7.6 Nature of Reimbursement Obligations .  The Borrower and, to the extent set forth in Section 2.7.2 , each Lender shall assume all risks of the acts, omissions or misuse of any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof.  No L/C Issuer shall be responsible for, nor shall any of the obligations of the Borrower or any Lender with respect to any Letter of Credit be affected by, any of the following:

(a) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or l egal effect of any Loan Document, any Letter of Credit or a ny document submitted by any party in connection with the application for and issuance of a Letter of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to b e in any or a ll respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or f orged;

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(b) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or l egal effect of any instrument transferring or a ssigning or p urporting to t ra nsfer or a ssign a Letter of Credit or t he rights or b enefits thereunder or t he proceeds thereof, in whole or i n part, which may prove to b e invalid or i neffective for any reason;

(c) the failure of the beneficiary to c omply fully with conditions required in order to d emand payment under a Letter of Credit;

(d) errors, omissions, interruptions or d elays in transmission or d elivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telecopier, telex or o therwise;

(e) any loss or d elay in the transmission or o therwise of any document or d raft required in order;

(f) any other act or o mission to a ct or d elay of any kind of the L/C Issuers, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or a ny other Person or a ny other event or c ircumstance whatsoever, whether or n ot similar to a ny of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or e quitable discharge of the Borrower’ s obligations hereunder; or

(g) the existence of any Default or Event of Default, or t he termination of the Commitments.

None of the foregoing shall affect, impair or prevent the vesting of any of the rights or powers granted to the L/C Issuers, the Administrative Agent or any Lender hereunder.  In furtherance of the foregoing, neither the Administrative Agent nor any L/C Issuer or Lender shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of, or in connection with, the form, validity issuance, transfer, payment, nonpayment or any other transaction related to any Letter of Credit, provided the foregoing shall not excuse any L/C Issuer from liability to the Borrower or the Lenders to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower and the Lenders to the extent permitted by applicable Law) suffered by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders that are caused by such L/C Issuer’s failure to exercise reasonable care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof.  The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of any L/C Issuer (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), such L/C Issuer shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in each such determination.  Without limiting the foregoing, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, each L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

2.7.7 International Standby Practices .  The International Standby Practices 1998 ISP 98 published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice most recently at the time of issuance of any standby Letter of Credit shall apply to each such Letter of Credit .

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Section 2.8 Swing Line Loans .

(a) Borrowing Requests .   By utilizing a form of electronic communication that has been approved by the Administrative Agent a nd the Swing Line Lender t he Borrower m ay irrevocably request, on or b efore 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on a ny Business Day a proposed Swing Line Loan i s to b e made, that Swing Line Loans b e made by the Swing Line Lender i n any minimum amount.  Notwithstanding Section 3.2.1(a) , all Swing Line Loans s hall be made as Base Rate Loans a nd shall not be entitled to b e converted into Eurodollar Rate Loans.   Promptly following confirmation from t he Administrative Agent to t he Swing Line Lender t hat all the conditions for making a Swing Line Loan h ave been satisfied, the proceeds of each Swing Line Loan s hall be made available by the Swing Line Lender, by its close of business on the Business Day i n which it receives such confirmation from t he Administrative Agent, to t he Borrower, by wire transfer in accordance with the written instructions provided to t he Swing Line Lender b y the Borrower.    Upon the making of any Swing Line Loan, and without further action, each Lender ( other than the Swing Line Lender) shall be deemed to h ave irrevocably and unconditionally purchased (without recourse, representation or w arranty), to t he extent of its Percentage, a participation interest in each such Swing Line Loan.

(b) Refinancing Swing Line Loans .   

(i) If:

(1) requested at any time by the Swing Line Lender ( as communicated to t he Administrative Agent a nd the Borrower) in its sole discretion;

(2) any Swing Line Loan i s or w ill be outstanding on a date when the Borrower r equests that a Revolving Loan b e made; or

(3) any Default or Event of Default s hall occur and be continuing;

then in each case, each Lender (other than the Swing Line Lender ) irrevocably agrees that it will, promptly following notice from the Administrative Agent to the Lenders of the occurrence of any of the events referred to in the preceding clauses (1) through (3) (which notice the Administrative Agent agrees to provide promptly for and on behalf of the Swing Line Lender ), make a Revolving Loan (which shall initially be funded as a Base Rate Loan ) in an amount equal to such Lender ’s Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of all such Swing Line Loans then outstanding (such outstanding Swing Line Loans hereinafter referred to as the “ Refunded Swing Line Loans ”).  On or before 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the first Business Day following the occurrence of one of the foregoing ( provided that if any Lender shall receive such notice at or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on a Business Day such funding shall be made by such Lender on or before 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on such Business Day ), each such Lender shall deposit in an account specified by the Swing Line Lender the amount so requested in same day funds and such funds shall be applied by the Swing Line Lender to repay the Refunded Swing Line Loans .  At the time the aforementioned Lenders make the above referenced Revolving Loans, the Swing Line Lender shall be deemed to have made, in consideration of the making of the Refunded Swing Line Loans , Revolving Loans in an amount equal to the Swing Line Lender ’s Percentage of the aggregate principal amount of the Refunded Swing Line Loans .  Upon the making ( or deemed making, in the case of the Swing Line Lender) of any Revolving Loans pursuant to

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this clause, the amount so funded shall become outstanding under such Lender ’s Revolving Note and shall no longer be owed under the Swing Line Note .  The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender to charge the Borrower ’s accounts with the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender in order to immediately pay the Swing Line Lender the amount of the Refunded Swing Line Loans to the extent the proceeds of the Revolving Loans made by the Lenders , including the Revolving Loan deemed to be made by the Swing Line Lender , are not sufficient to repay in full the Refunded Swing Line Loans .

(ii) If for any reason any Swing Line Loan c annot be refinanced by a Refunded Swing Line Loan i n accordance with clause (i) , the request for any such Refunded Swing Line Loan s hall be deemed to b e a request by the Swing Line Lender t hat each of the Lenders fund i ts risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, and each Lender’ s payment to t he Administrative Agent f or the account of the Swing Line Lender p ursuant to c lause (i) s hall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

(iii) In the event any Lender f ails to fund w hen due as herein p rovided its Refunded Swing Line Loan or p articipation in any Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender s hall be entitled to r ecover such amount on demand from s uch Lender t ogether with interest at a rate per annum equal to t he greater of (x) the Federal Funds Rate or ( y) the rate determined by the Administrative Agent i n accordance with banking industry rates on interbank compensation, for the first Business Day following such Lender’s receipt of such n otice, and thereafter at the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans that are Revolving Loans.   Each Lender’ s obligation to m ake Refunded Swing Line Loans a nd fund i ts participation in any Swing Line Loan s hall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including, without limitation, (A) any set off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or o ther right which such Lender m ay have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or a ny other Person f or any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence   or c ontinuance of any Default or Event of Default; (C) the acceleration or m aturity of any Loans or t he termination of any Commitment a fter the making of any Swing Line Loan; (D) any breach of this Agreement or a ny other Loan Document b y the Borrower, any Lender or t he Administrative Agent; or ( E) any other circumstance, happening or e vent whatsoever, whether or n ot similar to a ny of the foregoing.

(c) Repayment of Participations .

(i) At any time after any Lender h as purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender r eceives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender w ill distribute to s uch Lender i ts Percentage t hereof in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.

(ii) If any payment that is received by the Swing Line Lender i n respect of principal or i nterest on any Swing Line Loan i s required to b e returned or d isgorged by the Swing Line Lender f or any reason, each Lender s hall pay to t he Swing Line Lender i ts Percentage t hereof promptly following a demand therefor by the Administrative Agent ( which demand the Administrative Agent a grees to p romptly make upon the request of the Swing Line Lender) , plus interest thereon from t he date of such demand to t he date such amount is returned to t he Swing Line Lender, at a rate per annum equal to t he greater of (x) the Federal Funds Rate; or ( y) the rate determined by the Administrative Agent i n accordance with banking industry rates on interbank compensation, for the first

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Business D ay following such Lender’s receipt of such n otice, and thereafter at the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans that are Revolving Loans.

Section 2.9 Notes .  Each Lender ’s Loans under a Commitment shall, if requested by such Lender , be evidenced by a Note payable to the order of such Lender in a principal amount equal to such Lender ’s Percentage of the original Commitment Amount .  Each Lender shall record in its records the outstanding amount owing pursuant to its Notes ; provided , however , that the failure of any Lender to make any such notations shall not limit or otherwise affect any Obligations of the Borrower or any other Loan Party .  Such notations shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower absent manifest error.

Section 2.10 Cashless Settlement .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement , any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover all of the portion of its Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement , pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower , the Administrative Agent , and such Lender .

Section 2.11 Increase in Commitment .

(a) Request for Increase .    If no Default or Event of Default h as occurred and is continuing the Borrower m ay, from t ime to t ime, request (each an “ Incremental Commitment Request ) by delivering a notice to t he Administrative Agent ( who shall promptly notify the Lenders o f the substance thereof) that the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount b e increased by an aggregate amount (for all such requests) not exceeding $30,000,000 ( each such increase, an “ Incremental Commitment ); provided that (i) each such Incremental Commitment Request s hall request an increase in a minimum amount of $10,000,000 (or, if less, the remaining portion of such of total amount) and integral multiples of $5,000,000 i n excess thereof; and (ii) the Borrower m ay not submit more than two (2) Incremental Commitment Requests d uring the term of this Agreement.   The notice by the Administrative Agent to t he Lenders d escribing each Incremental Commitment Request s hall specify the time period ( to b e determined by the Borrower i n consultation with the Administrative Agent b ut in no event to b e less than fifteen (15) Business Days from t he date of delivery by the Borrower o f the applicable Incremental Commitment Request to t he Administrative Agent) within which each Lender i s required to i nform the Administrative Agent w hether such Lender i ntends to p rovide any portion of the applicable Incremental Commitment.

(b) Lender E lections to I ncrease .  Each Lender s hall notify the Administrative Agent w ithin the required time period whether or n ot it agrees to p rovide any portion of the applicable Incremental Commitment a nd, if so, shall specify the amount of such Incremental Commitment i t desires to b e allocated to i t.  Any Lender n ot responding within such time period shall be deemed to h ave declined to i ncrease its Commitment Amount.   Each determination by a Lender to p rovide a portion of an Incremental Commitment s hall be made by it in its sole and absolute discretion.

(c) Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Lenders .   The Administrative Agent s hall notify the Borrower a nd each Lender o f the Lenders’ responses to e ach Incremental Commitment Request.   To achieve the full amount of the Incremental Commitment s pecified in the applicable Incremental Commitment Request, subject to t he approval of the Administrative Agent ( which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) the Borrower m ay obtain the agreement o f additional Eligible Assignees to b ecome Lenders p ursuant to a n Incremental Commitment

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Joinder Agreement.   Each such Eligible Assignee s hall, as a condition to p articipating in any Incremental Commitment, be required to d eliver al l forms, if any, that are required to b e delivered by such Eligible Assignee p ursuant to c lause (e) o f Section 4.6 and any other information t hat the Administrative Agent r equires from Lenders a s a condition to b ecoming a party to t his Agreement.

(d) Effective Date a nd Allocations .  If the Commitment Amount i s increased in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent a nd the Borrower s hall determine the effective date o f each such increase (each an “ Incremental Commitment Increase Effective Date ) and the final allocation of each Incremental Commitment.   The Administrative Agent s hall promptly notify the Borrower a nd the Lenders o f the final allocation of such increase and the applicable Incremental Commitment Increase Effective Date.

(e) Conditions to E ffectiveness of Increase .  As a condition precedent to t he occurrence of each Incremental Commitment Increase Effective Date, the Borrower s hall deliver to t he Administrative Agent a certificate dated as of the applicable Incremental Commitment Increase Effective Date ( in sufficient copies for each Lender) and signed b y a Financial Officer ( i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by the Borrower a pproving the applicable Incremental Commitment; a nd (ii) certifying that, before and after giving effect to the a pplicable Incremental Commitment, (A) the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties c ontained in Article V and the other Loan Documents a re true and correct in all material respects o n and as of such Incremental Commitment Increase Effective Date; provided , that such representations and warranties (x) that relate solely to a n earlier date shall be true and correct in all material respects a s of such earlier date and (y) shall be true and correct in all respects i f they are qualified by a materiality standard; (B) no Default or Event of Default s hall have occurred and be continuing; (C) for the most recently completed Rolling Period p rior to t he applicable Incremental Commitment Increase Effective Date, the Borrower i s in compliance with the covenants set forth in clauses (a) a nd (b) o f Section 7.2.4 before and after giving pro forma effect to the Credit Extensions to be made on the Incremental Commitment Increase Effective Date (to the extent the Borrower is requesting a Credit Extension on the Incremental Commitment Increase Effective Date), which compliance shall be evidenced by the due completion, execution a nd delivery of a Compliance Certificate; provided that, in the event the initial Credit Extension hereunder is requested after the Incremental Commitment Increase Effective Date , the Borrower shall be required to fulfill all conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.2 with respect to such Credit Extension, and to provide a certificate for the most recently completed Rolling Period prior to the date of such Credit Extension with respect to an Incremental Commitment that the Borrower is in pro forma compliance with the covenants set forth in clauses (a) a nd (b) o f Section 7.2.4 (before and after giving pro forma effect to such Credit Extension) ; and (D) all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses ( including a ny accrued fees and out-of-pocket expenses) of each Lender p roviding such Incremental Commitment and Citibank i n its capacity as Administrative Agent have been paid in full.

(f) Terms of Incremental Commitment .   The terms and provisions of the Revolving Loans c omprising each Incremental Commitment shall be documented solely as an increase to the Commitments without any change of terms to this Agreement and s hall (i) rank pari passu in right of payment and of security with, and shall have the same guarantees as the existing Loans; (ii) have a maturity date t hat is not earlier than the Maturity Date o f the applicable Class o f Loans b eing increased ; (iii) have a rate of interest as set forth in each applicable Incremental Commitment Joinder Agreement; provided , however that, with respect to a ny Class o f the Loans, if the interest rate margin is greater than the interest rate margin on the existing Loans o f such Class, the interest rate margin on the existing

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Loans o f such Class s hall be increased so as to e qual the interest rate margin applicable to t he Revolving Loans o f such Class c omprising such Incremental Commitment; and (iv) otherwise be treated the same as, and not be entitle d to a ny additional benefits than or i mpose any more obligations t han, the existing Loans.

(g) Notes .   Any existing Lender t hat has a Note a nd participates in any Incremental Commitment s hall, substantially contemporaneously with the delivery of its Note to b e replaced to t he Borrower, receive a replacement Note t hat evidences the aggregate principal amount of its Loans o utstanding hereunder.   Any new Lender r equesting a Note s hall receive such a Note i n an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Incremental Revolving Loans i t is required to fund p ursuant to t he terms of this Section.

(h) Percentage A djustment .    The Borrower a nd the Lenders a uthorize the Administrative Agent to r atably adjust the Percentage o f each or Lender i n order to g ive effect to a ny Incremental Commitment w ith respect to t he Revolving Loan Commitment.   Upon a Lender p roviding any Incremental Commitment, each other Lender i n the same Class a s such Lender t hat does not participate in such Incremental Commitment s hall have its Percentage r educed on a pro rata b asis such that the total Percentage o f all Lenders o f such Class s hall remain 100%.

(i) Incremental Revolver Prepayment .  If the Borrower s hall increase the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount p ursuant to t his Section it shall prepay any Revolving Loans that are outstanding on the date of such increase (and pay any amounts required pursuant to Section 4.4 ) to t he extent necessary to k eep the outstanding Revolving Loan r atable with any revised Percentages a s provided in clause (b) t hat arise from a ny non-ratable increase in the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount.   

ARTICLE III.
PAYMENTS, INTEREST AND FEES

Section 3.1 Repayments and Prepayments .  The Borrower shall repay in full the unpaid principal amount of each Loan on the Maturity Date therefor and pursuant to Section 8.2 and Section 8.3 .   Prior thereto, repayments and prepayments of Loans shall be made as set forth in this Section.

3.1.1 Voluntary Prepayments .  Prior to the applicable Maturity Date , the Borrower may, from time to time on any Business Day , make a voluntary prepayment, in whole or in part, of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans ; provided , however , that:

(a) any such prepayments shall be made Pro Rata am ong Loans of the same Class an d, if applicable, having the same Interest Period of all the applicable Lenders;

(b) all such voluntary prepayments shall require (i) in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, notice to th e Administrative Agent on or be fore 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) not le ss than three (3) Business Days in advance of any prepayment thereof; and (ii) in the case of Base Rate Loans, notice to th e Administrative Agent on or be fore 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on th e Business Day of any prepayment thereof; and

(c) all such voluntary partial prepayments shall be (i) in the case of Re volving Loans, in an aggregate minimum amount of $1,000,000 an d an integral multiple of $100,000 or, if less,

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the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans ou tstanding hereunder, or (i i) in the case of Swing Line Loans, in any minimum.

3.1.2 Mandatory Repayments and Prepayments .

(a) Excess Outstandings .  The Borrower sh all, on each date (i) when the sum of (A) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans; (B) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Swing Line Loans; an d (C) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Letter of Credit Outstandings ex ceeds the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount (a s it may be reduced from ti me to ti me) , first , prepay all the Swing Line Loans until th ey have been paid in full, and if after such repayment such sum continues to exceed the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount (as it may be reduced from time to time), second , repay the outstanding Reimbursement Obligations until th ey have been paid in full, and if after such repayment such sum continues to exceed the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount (as it may be reduced from time to time), third , prepay the Revolving Loans until th ey have been paid in full an d , if after such repayment such sum continues to exceed the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount (as it may be reduced from time to time) , fourth , Cash Collateralize al l remaining Letters of Credit Outstandings in an amount equal to 103% of such Letter of Credit Outstandings, on terms, pursuant to documentation, and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each applicable L/C Issuer; and (ii) when the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all the Swing Line Loans ex ceeds the Swing Line Loan Commitment Amount (a s it may be reduced from ti me to ti me), make a mandatory prepayment of the Swing Line Loans, in each case in an aggregate amount equal to su ch excess.

(b) Mandatory Prepayments from Ce rtain Sources .  Th e Borrower shall, on the date of receipt by the Parent, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries of any

(i) Net Disposition Proceeds not received in the ordinary course of business ; or

(ii) Net Insurance Proceeds , in each case in excess of $ 10,000,000, apply 75% of all such   Net Disposition Proceeds and such Net Insurance Proceeds , as applicable, to :

(1) f irst , make a mandatory prepayment of the Swing Line Loans;

(2) second , if all Swing Line Loans have been paid in full , repay outstanding Reimbursement Obligations ;

(3) third , if all Swing Line Loans an d outstanding Reimbursement Obligations have been paid in full, make a mandatory prepayment of the Revolving Loans; and

(4) fourth , if all Swing Line Loans , outstanding Reimbursement Obligations and Revolving Loans have been paid in full , cash collateralize all other Letter of Credit Outstandings in an amount equal to 103% of such Letter of Credit Outstandings , on terms, pursuant to documentation and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each applicable L/C Issuer .

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(5) The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (i) not later than two (2) Business Days prior to th e time of each prepayment required under this Section a certificate signed by a Financial Officer setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount of such prepayment, and (ii) notice of each mandatory prepayment on or before 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) one Business Day in advance of such prepayment.

(c) Maturity Date . On the Maturity Date, the Borrower sh all (i) repay in full the then aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans an d Reimbursement Obligations an d (ii) Cash Collateralize al l other Letter of Credit Outstandings in an amount equal to 103% of such Letter of Credit Outstandings, on terms, pursuant to documentation and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each applicable L/C Issuer.

(d) Acceleration .  The Borrower shall, immediately upon any acceleration of the Maturity Date of any Loans or Letter of Credit Outstandings pursuant to Section 8.2 or Section 8.3 , (i) repay all ( or if only a portion is accelerated thereunder, such portion of) the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations then outstanding and (ii) Cash Collateralize all other Letter of Credit Outstandings .

3.1.3 Application of Prepayments, etc .

(a) Each prepayment of any Loans ma de pursuant to th is Section shall be applied, to th e extent of such prepayment, first , to th e prepayment of Base Rate Loans an d, second , to th e prepayment of Eurodollar Rate Loans.

(b) Each prepayment of any Loans ma de pursuant to th is Section shall be without premium or pe nalty but subject to Section 4.4 .

Section 3.2 Interest Provisions .  Interest on the outstanding principal amount of Loans shall accrue and be payable in accordance with this Section.

3.2.1 Rates .  Subject to Section 2.4 , Section 2.5 and Section 2.8 , the Borrower may elect, pursuant to an appropriately delivered Borrowing Request or Continuation/Conversion Notice , that Loans comprising a Borrowing accrue interest at a rate per annum :

(a) o n that portion maintained from ti me to ti me as a Base Rate Loan, equal to th e sum of the Alternate Base Rate from ti me to ti me in effect plus the Applicable Margin; and

(b) on that portion maintained from ti me to ti me as a Eurodollar Rate Loan (except in the case of Swing Line Loans), during each Interest Period ap plicable thereto, equal to th e sum of the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate fo r such Interest Period pl us the Applicable Margin.

3.2.2 Post Default Ra tes .  Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default , the Borrower shall pay, but only to the extent permitted by applicable Law , interest (after as well as before judgment) on the Obligations at a rate per annum equal to , in the case of Loans , Letter of Credit Outstandings and other amounts due under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document , the rate that would be applicable to a Base Rate Loan plus 2% per annum from the date of such nonpayment until such amount is paid in full (in any such case, after as well as before judgment);

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provided that no interest at such default rate shall accrue or be payable to a Defaulting Lender so long as such Lender shall be a Defaultin g Lender .

3.2.3 P ayment Dates .  Interest accrued on each Loan shall be paid as follows:

(a) on the Maturity Date th erefor;

(b) on the date of any payment or pr epayment, in whole or in part, of principal outstanding on such Loan on the principal amount so paid or pr epaid;

(c) with respect to Base Rate Loans, on each Monthly Payment Date;

(d) with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans, on the last day of each applicable Interest Period; provided , however , that if an Interest Period for a Eurodollar Rate Loan exceeds three (3) months, the respective dates that fall every three (3) months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be an interest payment date; and

(e) on that portion of any Loans th e Maturity Date of which is accelerated pursuant to Section 8.2 or Section 8.3 , immediately upon such acceleration.

Interest accrued on Loans or other monetary Obligations arising under this Agreement or any other Loan Document after the date such amount is due and payable (whether on the Maturity Date, upon acceleration or otherwise) shall be payable upon demand.

Section 3.3 Fees .  The Borrower agrees to pay the fees set forth in this Section.  All such fees shall be non-refundable.

3.3.1 Unused Commitment Fee .  The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent , for the Pro Rata account of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender ), for the period ( including any portion thereof when the Revolving Loan Commitment is suspended by reason of the Borrower ’s inability to satisfy any condition of Article V ) commencing on the Effective Date and continuing through the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date , an unused commitment fee at the rate per annum equal to the Unused Commitment Fee Rate on such Lender ’s Percentage of the average daily unused portion of the Revolving Loan Commitment Amount. Such unused commitment fees shall be payable by the Borrower in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date , commencing with the first Quarterly Payment Date following the Effective Date , and on the Revolving Loan Commitment Termination Date .  The unused commitment fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Unused Commitment Fee Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Unused Commitment Fee Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Unused Commitment Fee Rate was in effect.  For purposes of calculating the unused commitment fee the making of Swing Line Loans by the Swing Line Lender shall not constitute the usage of the Revolving Loan Commitment .

3.3.2 Letter of Credit Fee .  The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent , for the Pro Rata account of each Lender , a Letter of Credit fee in an amount equal to the then Applicable Margin with respect to Revolving Loans that are Eurodollar Rate Loans (whether or not Eurodollar Rate Loans are actually outstanding) multiplied by the average daily principal amount of Letter of Credit Outstandings of each such Letter of Credit , such fee shall be calculated quarterly in

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arrears and shall be paid by the Borrower in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date (commencing with the first Quarterly Payment Date following the Effective Date ) and on the expiry date of each such Letter of Credit .  The Borrower further agrees to pay to each L/C Issuer with respect to each of its newly is sued or re-issued Letters of Credit (a) a fronting fee equal to 0.250% of the face amount of such Letter of Credit ; and (b) all related costs, expenses and processing charges.

Section 3.4 Administrative Agent ’s Fees, etc .  The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent , for its own account, fees in the amounts, on the dates and in the manner and subject to limitations set forth in the Fee Letter .

ARTICLE IV.
YIELD PROTECTION, TAXES AND RELATED PROVISIONS

Section 4.1 Eurodollar Rate Lending Unlawful .  If any Lender shall determine (which determination shall, upon notice thereof to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent , be conclusive and binding on the Borrower ) that the introduction of or any change in or in the interpretation of any Law makes it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority asserts that it is unlawful, for such Lender to make, continue or maintain any Loan as, or to convert any Loan into, a Eurodollar Rate Loan , the obligations of such Lender to make, continue, maintain or convert any such Eurodollar Rate Loan shall, upon such determination, forthwith be suspended until such Lender shall notify the Administrative Agent that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist, and all outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loans of such Lender shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans at the end of the then current Interest Periods with respect thereto or sooner, if required by such Law or assertion.

Section 4.2 Inability to Det ermine Rates .  If the Administrative Agent shall have determined or been instructed by the Required Lenders that adequate means do not exist for adequately and fairly determining the cost to the Lenders or do not adequately cover the costs of such Lenders of making or maintaining Eurodollar Rate Loans or calculating the same then, upon notice from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower and the Lenders , the obligations of all Lenders under Section 2.4 and Section 2.5 to make or continue any Loans as, or to convert any Loans into, Eurodollar Rate Loans shall forthwith be suspended until the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.

Section 4.3 Increased Costs, Generally .  If any Change in Law shall:

(a) impose, modify or dee m applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance cha rge or sim ilar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or cre dit extended or par ticipated in by, any Lender or any L/C Issuer (ex cept any reserve requirement reflected in the Eurodollar Reserve Requirement);

(b) subj ect any Lender or any L/C Issuer to any Taxes (other than (i) Indemnified Taxes; (ii) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of “Excluded Taxes”; and (iii) Connection Income Taxes on its Credit Extensions or Commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto); or

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(c) im pose on any Lender, any L/C Issuer or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or exp ense affecting this Agreement (ot her than Taxes), any Loan or any Letter of Credit or par ticipation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such L/C Issuer of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan, or to increase the cost to such Lender or such L/C Issuer 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 such L/C Issuer (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or such L/C Issuer, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such L/C Issuer such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.  A certificate of such Lender or such L/C Issuer delivered to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) as to such additional amount or amounts that are necessary to compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer as aforesaid shall, absent manifest error, be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and shall be payable within 10 days after receipt thereof by the Borrower.  Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender or such L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate any Lender or any L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or such L/C Issuer notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender or such L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

Section 4.4 Funding Losses .  In the event any Lender shall incur any loss or expense ( including any loss or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to make, continue or maintain any portion of the principal amount of any Loan as, or to convert any portion of the principal amount of any Loan into, a Eurodollar Rate Loan ) as a result of:

(a) any conversion or rep ayment or pre payment of the principal amount of any Eurodollar Rate Loans on a date other than the scheduled last day of the Interest Period app licable thereto, whether pursuant to Section 2.5 , Section 3.1 , Section 4.1 , Article VIII or oth erwise;

(b) any Loans not being made as Eurodollar Rate Loans in accordance with the Borrowing Request the refor;

(c) any Loans not being continued as, or con verted into, Eurodollar Rate Loans in accordance with the Continuation/Conversion Notice the refor; or

(d) th e operation of Section 4.13 ;

then, upon the notice of such Lender to the Borrower setting forth in reasonable detail the basis therefor (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall promptly (and, in any event, within three (3) Business Days of receipt of such notice) pay directly to such Lender such amount as will (in the

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reasonable determination of such Lender) reimburse such Lender for such loss or expense.  Such notice shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding on the Borrower.  For the purpo se of calculating the amount or amounts payable to a Lender under this Section, each Lender shall be deemed to have actually funded its relevant Eurodollar Rate Loan through the purchase of a deposit bearing interest at the Adjusted Eurodollar Rate in an a mount equal to the amount of that Eurodollar Rate Loan and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period; provided , that each Lender may fund each of its Eurodollar Rate Loans in any manner it sees fit, and the foregoing assumption shall be utilized only for the calculation of the amount or amounts payable under this Section.

Section 4.5 Increased Capital Requirements .  If any Lender or any L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or such L/C Issuer or any lending office of such Lender or such L/C Issuer or such Lender or such L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender or such L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender or such L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement , the Commitments of such Lender or such L/C Issuer or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans held by, such Lender , to a level below that which such Lender or such L/C Issuer or such Lender or such L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender or such L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender or such L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy) , then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such L/C Issuer such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer or such Lender or such L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.  A certificate of a Lender or an L/C Issuer delivered to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent ) as to any such additional amount or amounts or reduced returns shall, absent manifest error, be conclusive and binding on the Borrower , and shall be payable within 10 days after the receipt thereof.  In determining such amount, each Lender or each L/C Issuer may use any method of averaging and attribution that it (in its sole and absolute discretion) shall deem applicable.  Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender or such L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an L/C Issuer pursuant to this Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or such L/C Issuer notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender or such L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

Section 4.6 Taxes .

(a) D efined Terms .  For purposes of this Section, the term “ Lender” includes any L/C Issuer and the term “ applicable law” includes FATCA.

(b) P ayments Free of Taxes .   Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party und er any Loan Document sha ll be made without deduction or wit hholding for any Taxes, e xcept as required by applicable law.   If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) r equires the deduction or wit hholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, t hen the applicable Withholding Agent sha ll be entitled to mak e such deduction or wit hholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or wit hheld to the

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relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and , if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, t hen the sum payable by the appli cable Loan Party sha ll be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or wit hholding has been made ( including suc h deductions and withholdings applicable to add itional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Lender Party rec eives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or wit hholding been made.

(c) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower .   The Loan Parties sha ll timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent tim ely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(d) I ndemnification by the Borrower .   The Loan Parties sha ll jointly and severally indemnify each Lender Party, w ithin 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imp osed or ass erted on or att ributable to amo unts payable under this Section) payable or pai d by such Lender Party or req uired to be withheld or ded ucted from a p ayment to suc h Lender Party and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or wit h respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes wer e correctly or leg ally imposed or ass erted by the relevant Governmental Authority.   A certificate as to the amount of such payment or lia bility delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (wi th a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, s hall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(e) Indemnification by the Lenders .   Each Lender sha ll severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, w ithin 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes att ributable to suc h Lender (bu t only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so); (ii) any Taxes att ributable to suc h Lender’s failure to com ply with the provisions of Section 10.10 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register; and (iii) any Excluded Taxes att ributable to suc h Lender, i n each case, that are payable or pai d by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, a nd any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or wit h respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes wer e correctly or leg ally imposed or ass erted by the relevant Governmental Authority.   A certificate as to the amount of such payment or lia bility delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent sha ll be conclusive absent manifest error.  Each Lender her eby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to suc h Lender und er any Loan Document or oth erwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent und er this paragraph (e) .

(f) Ev idence of Payments .  As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a G overnmental Authority pursuant to thi s Section, such Loan Party sha ll deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a c ertified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evi dencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or oth er evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(g) S tatus of Lenders .  (i) Any Lender tha t is entitled to an exemption from or red uction of withholding Tax wit h respect to pay ments made under any Loan Document sha ll deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, a t the time or tim es reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, s uch properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.  In addition, any Lender, i f reasonably requested by the

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Borrower or the Administrative Agent, s hall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or rea sonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to det ermine whether or not such Lender is subject to bac kup withholding or information rep orting requirements.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentat ion set forth in Section 4.6(g)(ii)(A) , 4.6(g)(ii)(B) and 4.6(g)(ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or sub mission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or exp ense or w ou ld materially prejudice the legal or com mercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person ,

(A) any Lender tha t is a U.S. Person sha ll deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or pri or to the date on which such Lender bec omes a Lender und er this Agreement (an d from tim e to tim e thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS For m W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S . federal backup withholding tax;

(B) any Foreign Lender sha ll, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or pri or to the date on which such Foreign Lender bec omes a Lender und er this Agreement (an d from tim e to tim e thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

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

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

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

(4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2 or Exhibit H-3 , IRS Form W-9, and/ or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that

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if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibi t H-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C) any Foreign Lender sha ll, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or pri or to the date on which such Foreign Lender bec omes a Lender und er this Agreement (an d from tim e to tim e thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a r eduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, d uly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to per mit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to det ermine the withholding or ded uction required to be made; and

(D) if a payment made to a Lender und er any Loan Document wou ld be subject to U.S . federal withholding Tax imp osed by FATCA if such Lender wer e to fai l to com ply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including tho se contained in Section 1471(b) or 147 2(b) of the Code, a s applicable), such Lender sha ll deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or tim es prescribed by law and at such time or tim es reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent suc h documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) a nd such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to com ply with their obligations und er FATCA and to det ermine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations und er FATCA or to det ermine the amount to ded uct and withhold from suc h payment.  Solely for purposes of this clause (D) FATCA” s hall include any amendments made to FATCA aft er the date of this Agreement.

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

(h) Treatment of Certain Refunds .  If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to whi ch it has been indemnified pursuant to thi s Section ( including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to thi s Section), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to suc h refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section with respect to the Taxes giv ing rise to suc h refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses ( including Taxes) o f such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority wit h respect to suc h refund).  Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to suc h indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to thi s clause (plus any penalties, interest or oth er charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) i n the event that such indemnified party is required to rep ay such refund to suc h Governmental Authority.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this clause, in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to thi s clause the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after- Tax pos ition than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax sub ject to ind emnification and giving rise to suc h refund had not been deducted, withheld or oth erwise imposed and the indemnification payments or add itional amounts with respect to suc h Tax had never been paid.  This paragraph shall not be construed

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to req uire any i ndemnified party to mak e available its Tax ret urns ( or any other information rel ating to its Taxes tha t it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(i) S urvival .  Each party’s obligations und er this Section shall survive the resignation or rep lacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, t he termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or dis charge of all obligations und er any Loan Document.

Section 4.7 P ayments, Interest Calculations, etc .   

(a) Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, a ll payments by the Borrower pur suant to or in respect of this Agreement, t he Notes, e ach Letter of Credit or any other Loan Document sha ll be made by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent for the Pro Rata acc ount of the Lender Parties ent itled to rec eive such payment, provided , however , that all payments with respect to the Swing Line Loans sha ll be made only to the Swing Line Lender.   All such payments required to be made to the Administrative Agent or the Swing Line Lender (in the case of the Swing Line Loans), as the case may be, shall be made without setoff, deduction or cou nterclaim, not later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City time), on the date due, in same day or imm ediately available funds, to suc h account as the Administrative Agent sha ll specify from tim e to tim e by notice to the Borrower.  Funds rec eived after that time shall be deemed to hav e been received by the Administrative Agent and the Swing Line Lender (in the case of the Swing Line Loans) o n the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest shall continue to acc rue thereon.  The Administrative Agent sha ll promptly remit (and, in any event, on the same Business Day if received by the Administrative Agent is so received on or pri or to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time)) in same day funds to eac h Lender Party its share, if any, of such payments received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender Party.

(b) Al l interest and fees shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days ( including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring during the period for which such interest or fee is payable over a year comprised of 360 days ( or , i n the case of interest on Base Rate Loans, 3 65 days or , i f appropriate, 366 days).  If a Loan is repaid on the same day it is made one day’s interest shall be charged.  Whenever any payment to be made shall otherwise be due on a day which is not a Business Day, s uch payment shall (except as otherwise required by clause (c) of the definition of the term “ Interest Period” w ith respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans) b e made on the next succeeding Business Day and such ext ension of time shall be included in computing interest and fees, if any, in connection with such payment.

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Section 4.8 Sharing of Payments .  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 Obligat ions hereunder resulting in such Lender 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 participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and

(ii) the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to app ly to (x) any payment made by the Borrower pur suant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sal e of a participation in any of its Loans or par ticipations in Disbursements to any assignee or participant, o ther than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary the reof (as to whi ch the provisions of this paragraph shall apply).

The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, 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 Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

Section 4.9 Setoff .  If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender or L/C Issuer and its Affiliates 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 or L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate , to or for the credit or the account of any Loan Party against any and all of the obligations of any such Loan Party now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender , L/C Issuer or Affiliate , irrespective of whether or not such Lender , L/C Issuer or Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of such Loan Party may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch, office or Affiliate of such Lender or L/C Issuer different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness ; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (a) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.14 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the other Lender Parties , and (b) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff.  The rights of each Lender or L/C Issuer and its Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies ( including other rights of setoff) that such Lender , L/C Issuer or its Affiliates may have.  Each Lender and L/C Issuer

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agrees to notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the fail ure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.

Section 4.10 Use of Proceeds .   

4.10.1 The Borrower shall apply, subject to any other restrictions contained herein , all the proceeds of the Loans to (a) fund the working capital needs of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties (excluding the Parent); (b) pay for Permitted Acquisitions contemplated from time to time; (c) pay for Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to Section 7.2.6 , including to the Parent as specifically permitted thereby ; (d) pay all fees, commissions and expenses relating to the negotiation, preparation, execution , delivery and administration of this Agreement and each other Loan Document ; and (e) finance other general corporate purposes of the Loan Parties (excluding the Parent) not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document .

4.10.2 Neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries will, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of any Loans or any Letters of Credit , or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary , joint venture partner or other Person : (i) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with (x) any Sanctioned Person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation; or (y) in any Sanctioned Country ; (ii) in any other manner that will result in a violation of applicable Anti-Terrorism and AML Laws, Anti-Corruption Laws, or Sanctions by any Person ( including any Lender Party participating in any transactions contemplated hereby or thereby are consummated).  

Section 4.11 Fu nding and Payment Reliance, etc .   

(a) Unless the Administrative Agent sha ll have received notice from any Lender pri or to the proposed date of any Borrowing tha t such Lender wil l not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s Percentage of such Borrowing, t he Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available to the Administrative Agent on such date in accordance with clause (b) of Section 2.4 and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a c orresponding amount.  If and to the extent that such Lender sha ll not have made its share of the applicable Borrowing ava ilable to the Administrative Agent, s uch Lender and the Borrower sev erally agree to pay the Administrative Agent for thwith on demand such corresponding amount together with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent at:  

(i) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender , (1) for the first three (3) Business Days after such payment was due, the greater of (x) the Federal Funds Rate ; and (y) a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation; and (2 ) thereafter, at the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans ; and

(ii) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower , the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans .  If the 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 the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period.  If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent , then the amount so paid shall

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constitute such Lender ’s Loan included in such Borrowing .  Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such pay ment to the Administrative Agent .  Nothing in this Section or otherwise set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to advance funds on behalf of any other Lender , relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its commitments hereunder or prejudice any rights that the Administrative Agent or the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of its failure to advance such funds.

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent sha ll have received notice from the Borrower pri or to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuers hereunder tha t the Borrower wil l not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the L/C Issuers, a s the case may be, the amount due.  In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the L/C Issuers, a s the case may be, severally agrees to rep ay to the Administrative Agent for thwith on demand the amount so distributed to suc h Lender or L/C Issuer, w ith 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 a rate per annum equal to the greater of (x) the Federal Funds Rate; or (y) the rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rates on interbank compensation, for the first Business Day following such Lender’s receipt of such dem and, and thereafter at the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans that are Revolving Loans.

Section 4.12 D esignation of a Different Lending Office .  If any Lender requests compensation under Section 4.3 or Section 4.5 , or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 4.6 , then such Lender shall, at the request of the Borrower , use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender , such designation or assignment (a) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 4.3 , Section 4.5 or Section 4.6 , as the case may be, in the future; and (b) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender .  The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

Section 4.13 Replacement of Lenders .  If:

(a) any Lender req uests compensation under Section 4.3 or Section 4.5 ,

(b) the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or add itional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pur suant to Section 4.6 , and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to des ignate a different lending office in accordance with Section 4.12 ,

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(d) an y Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender, t hen the Borrower may , at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to suc h Lender and the Administrative Agent, r equire such Lender to ass ign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by Section 10.10 ) , all of its interests, rights (other than its exis ting rights to pay ments pursuant to Section 4.3 or Section 4.6 ) an d obligations und er this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee tha t shall assume such obligations (wh ich assignee may be another Lender, i f a Lender acc epts such a ssignment), provided that :

(i) the Borrower sha ll have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in clause (b) of Section 10.10 ;

(ii) such Lender sha ll have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in Letters of Credit, a ccrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 4.4 ) 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 4.3 or Section 4.5 or pay ments required to be made pursuant to Section 4.6 , such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or pay ments thereafter;

(iv) such assignment does not conflict with applicable Law; a nd

(v) in the case of any assignment resulting from a Lender bec oming a Non-Consenting Lender, t he applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or con sent.

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

Section 4.14 Defaulting Lenders .

(a) Defaulting Lender Adj ustments .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, i f any Lender bec omes a Defaulting Lender, t hen, until suc h time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

(i) W aivers and Amendments .  Such Defaulting Lender’s right to app rove or dis approve any amendment, waiver or con sent with respect to thi s Agreement sha ll be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders.

(ii) Defaulting Lender Wat erfall . Any payment of principal, interest, fees or oth er amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (wh ether voluntary or man datory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 8.6 or oth erwise) or rec eived by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pur suant to Section 4.9 shall be applied at such time or tim es 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; s econd , to the payment on a pro rata bas is of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any L/C Issuer or

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Swing Line Lender hereunder; t hird , to Ca sh Collateralize eac h L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure wit h respect to suc h Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 4.16 ; fourth , as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), to the funding of a ny Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, a s determined by the Administrative Agent; f ifth , if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (i) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations wit h respect to Loans und er this Agreement; and (ii) Cash Collateralize eac h L/C Issuer’s future Fronting Exposure wit h re spect to suc h Defaulting Lender wit h respect to fut ure Letters of Credit iss ued under this Agreement, i n accordance with Section 4.16 ; sixth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, t he L/C Issuers or Swing Line Lenders as a result of any judgm ent of a court of competent jurisdiction obt ained by any Lender, L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender aga inst such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations und er this Agreement; s eventh , so long as no Default or Ev ent of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obt ained by the Borrower aga inst such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lende r’s breach of its obligations und er this Agreement; a nd eighth , to suc h Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; p rovided that if (A) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or Letter of Credit Outstandings in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share; and (B) such Loans wer e made or the related Letters of Credit wer e issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 w ere satisfied, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and Letter of Credit Outstandings owe d to , a ll Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata bas is prior to bei ng applied to the payment of any Loans of, or Letter of Credit Outstandings owe d to , s uch Defaulting Lender until suc h time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letter of Credit Outstandings and Swing Line Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the applicable Commitments wit hout giving effect to cla use (iv) .  A ny payments, prepayments or oth er amounts paid or pay able to a Defaulting Lender tha t are applied ( or hel d) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to pos t Cash Collateral pur suant to thi s clause shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, a nd each Lender irr evocably consents hereto.

(iii) Certain Fees .

(A) Eac h Defaulting Lender sha ll be entitled to rec eive any fee pursuant to Sec tion 3.3.1 for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender onl y to the extent allocable to the sum of (i) the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loans fun ded by it and (ii) its Applicable Revolving Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pur suant to Section 4.16 .

(B) Each Defaulting Lender sha ll be entitled to rec eive a Letter of Credit fee pursuant to Sec tion 3.3.2 for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender onl y to the extent allocable to its Applicable Revolving Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pur suant to Section 4.16 .

(C) With respect to any commitment fee or Letter of Credit fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pur suant to cla use (i) or (ii) , th e Borrower sha ll (x) pay to eac h Non-Defaulting Lender tha t portion of any such fee otherwise payable to suc h Defaulting Lender wit h respect to suc h Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Outstandings or Swing Line

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Loans tha t has been reallocated to suc h Non-Defaulting Lender pur suant to cla use (iv) bel ow; (y) pay to eac h L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender, a s applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to suc h Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to suc h L/C Issuer’s or Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure to suc h Defaulting Lender; and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

(iv) Reallocation of Participations to Red uce Fronting Exposure .  All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Outstandings and Swing Line Loans sha ll be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Revolving Percentages (ca lculated without regard to suc h Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment) b ut only to the extent that (A) the conditions set forth in Section 5.2 were satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower sha ll have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrower sha ll be deemed to hav e represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time); and (B) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exc eed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Loan Commitment.  Subject to Section 10.18 , no reallocation hereunder sha ll constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder aga inst a Defaulting Lender ari sing from tha t Lender hav ing 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; R epayment of Swing Line Loans .   If the reallocation described in clause (iv) above can not, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower sha ll, without prejudice to any right or rem edy available to it hereunder or und er Law, ( A) first, prepay Swing Line Loans in an amount equal to the Swing Line Lenders’ Fronting Exposure and (B) second, Cash Collateralize eac h L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 4.16 .

(b) Defaulting Lender Cur e .  If the Borrower, t he Administrative Agent, t he Swing Line Lender and each L/C Issuer agr ee in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, t he Administrative Agent wil l so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date spe cified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arr angements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender wil l, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or tak e such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cau se the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with their Revolving Loan Commitments (wi thout giving effect to cla use (a)(iv) ), w hereupon such Lender wil l cease to be a Defaulting Lender; p rovided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fee s accrued or pay ments made by or on behalf of the Borrower whi le that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; a nd provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Non-Defaulting Lender wil l constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder ari sing from tha t Non-Defaulting Lender hav ing been a Defaulting Lender.

Section 4.15 New Swing Line Loans and Letters of Credit .  So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender , (i) the Swing Line Lender shall not be required to fund any Swing Line Loans unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect to such Swing Line Loan (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error); and (ii) no L/C Issuer shall be

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required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto .

Section 4.16 Cash Collateral by the Borrower .   

(a) At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, w ithin one Business Day fol lowing the written request of the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer (wi th a copy to the Administrative Agent) the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ Fronting Exposure wit h respect to suc h Defaulting Lender (de termined after giving effect to Section 4.14(a)(v) and any Cash Collateral pro vided by such Defaulting Lender) i n an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount.

(b) Gr ant of Security Interest .  The Borrower, a nd to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, s uch Defaulting Lender, h ereby grants to the Administrative Agent, f or the benefit of the L/C Issuers, a nd agrees to mai ntain, a fir st priority security interest in all such Cash Collateral as security for the Defaulting Lenders’ o bligation to fund par ticipations in respect of Letter of Credit Outstandings, to be applied pursuant to cla use (c) bel ow.  If at any time the Administrative Agent det ermines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person, o ther than the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers as herein pro vided , or tha t the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, t he Borrower wil l, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, p ay or pro vide to the Administrative Agent add itional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eli minate such deficiency ( after giving effect to any Cash Collateral pro vided by the Defaulting Lender).

(c) Application .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral pro vided under this Section or Section 4.14 in respect of Letters of Credit sha ll be applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lender’s obligation to fund par ticipations in respect of Letter of Credit Outstandings (including, a s to Cash Collateral pro vided by a Defaulting Lender, a ny interest accrued on such obligation) for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.

(d) T ermination of Requirement .   Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to red uce any L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure sha ll no longer be required to be held as Cash Collateral pur suant to thi s Section following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender sta tus of the applicable Lender); or (ii ) the determination by the Administrative Agent and each L/C Issuer tha t there exists excess Cash Collateral; p rovided that, subject to Section 4.14 , the Person pro viding Cash Collateral and each L/C Issuer may agree that Cash Collateral sha ll be held to sup port future anticipated Fronting Exposure or oth er obligations and , provided , further , that to the extent that such Cash Collateral was provided by the Borrower, s uch Cash Collateral sha ll remain subject to the security interest granted pursuant to the Loan Documents.

ARTICLE V.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

Section 5.1 Conditions to Effective Date . The effectiveness of this Agreement is subject to the condition that each of the conditions precedent set forth in this Section be satisfied in a manner

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acceptable to each Lender Party .  There shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent , on behalf of each Lender Party , a sufficient number of originally executed counterparts or copies, as the case may be, of each of the items set forth below.  

5.1.1 Agreement .  The Administrative Agent shall have received this Agreement , duly executed and delivered by each Lender , the Administrative Agent , and an Authorized Officer of Borrower and the Parent .

5.1.2 Officer’s Certificates; Organizational Documents; Good Standing Certificates .  The Administrative Agent shall have received from each Loan Party a certificate, dated the Effective Date , of its Secretary or Assistant Secretary as to :

(a) resolutions of its board of directors ( or equivalent body) then in full force and effect authorizing the execution , delivery and performance of each Loan Document to be executed by it;

(b) each Organizational Document of each Loan Party; provided that the Borrower shall deliver, with respect solely to the Organizational Documentation of MEALPORT LAS LLC , a certified copy of such Organizational Documentation on a date not later than 20 days after the Effective Date (the failure of the Borrower to deliver a certified copy of such Organizational Documentation on or prior to such 20 day extension shall constitute an immediate Event of Default); and

(c) the incumbency and signatures of each officer ( including each Authorized Officer and Financial Officer) of each such Loan Party that is authorized to act with respect to each Loan Document executed by it,

upon which certificate each Lender Party may conclusively rely until it shall have received a further certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the relevant Loan Party canceling or amending such prior certificate.  In addition, the Administrative Agent shall have received good standing certificates for each jurisdiction in which each Loan Party is organized that affirms the good standing of each of such Loan Party; provided that the Borrower shall deliver, with respect solely to the good standing certificate of MEALPORT SAN LLC, such good standing certificate on a date not later than 20 days after the Effective Date (the failure of the Borrower to deliver such Organizational Documentation on or prior to such 20 day extension shall constitute an immediate Event of Default).

5.1.3 Delivery of Notes .  The Administrative Agent shall have received, for the account of each Lender that has requested a Note , its Swing Line Note and Revolving Note in an amount equal to such Lender ’s applicable Commitment Amount , each dated the Effective Date and duly executed and delivered by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower .

5.1.4 Required Consents and Approvals .  All required consents and approvals shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and from (a) all relevant Governmental Authorities ; and (b) any other Person whose consent or approval the Administrative Agent deems necessary or appropriate to effect the transactions contemplated hereby.

5.1.5 Opinions of Counsel .  The Administrative Agent shall have received legal opinions, each dated the Effective Date and addressed to the Administrative Agent and all the

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Lenders , from New York and local legal counsel to the Parent , the Borrower and the other Loan Parties , in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent .   

5.1.6 Financial Information , etc.   The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Financial Officer attaching true and correct copies of:

(a) annual audited consolidated financial statements for the Parent and its Subsidiaries for each of their last three Fiscal Years , in each case prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and free of any qualification of the type referred to in clause (a) of Section 7.1.1 ;

(b) quarterly unaudited consolidated financial statements for the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the three-month period ending March 31, 2016, certified by a Financial Officer of the Parent , prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

(c) a pro forma balance sheet for the Parent and its Subsidiaries , certified by a Financial Officer of the Parent , after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents ; and

(d) projections for the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the period from the Effective Date through the Maturity Date , certified by a Financial Officer , after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents , which projections shall be prepared on an annual basis.

5.1.7 Evi dence of Insurance . The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of the insurance coverage required to be maintained pursuant to Section 7.1.4 .   

5.1.8 Guaranty .  The Administrative Agent shall have received the Guaranty , dated as of the date hereof , duly executed by an Authorized Officer of each Domestic Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Borrower ).  The Parent shall have duly executed by an Authorized Officer the Guaranty of the Parent contained in Article XI of this Agreement .  

5.1.9 Pledge Agreement, Pledged Property, Documents, etc.   The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the Pledge Agreement , dated as of the date hereof , duly executed by an Authorized Officer of the Parent , the Borrower and each of their Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded Foreign Subsidiary ); (ii) original certificates (if any) evidencing all of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests required to be pledged pursuant to the terms of the Pledge Agreement , which certificates shall be accompanied by undated stock and other powers duly executed in blank by each relevant pledgor; provided that the Borrower shall deliver, with respect solely to the Equity Interests of Seamless Europe, Ltd., any documents required pursuant to this sub-clause (ii) on a date not later than 20 days after the Effective Date (the failure of the Borrower to deliver any such documents on or prior to such 20 day extension shall constitute an immediate Event of Default); and (iii) the original promissory notes evidencing intercompany Indebtedness required to be pledged pursuant to the terms of the Pledge Agreement , duly endorsed in blank by each relevant pledgor in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties .  

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5.1.10 U.C.C. Search Results, etc.   The Administrative Agent shall have received:

(a) U.C.C. search reports certified by a party acceptable to the Administrative Agent , dated a date reasonably near (but prior to ) the Effective Date , listing all effective U.C.C. financing statements, federal and state tax Liens , and judgment Liens which name the Parent , the Borrower or any other Loan Party , as the debtor, and which are filed in each jurisdiction in which U.C.C. filings are to be made pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents and any other appropriate jurisdictions, together with copies of such financing statements (none of which (other than any Liens permitted under this Agreement and Liens to be terminated on or prior to the Effective Date ) shall cover any of the Collateral ); and

(b) with respect to all the Intellectual Property Collateral , search results from the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office to the extent of any patents, trademarks or copyrights form a part of the Collateral .

5.1.11 Security Agreement, Filings, etc.   The Administrative Agent shall have received the Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof , duly executed by an Authorized Officer of the Parent , the Borrower and each of their Subsidiaries (other than any Excluded Foreign Subsidiary ), together with (i) U.C.C.-1 financing statements naming the Parent , the Borrower and each of the other Loan Parties , as the case may be, as the debtor and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties , such U.C.C. financing statements to be filed under the U.C.C. of all jurisdictions as may be necessary or , in the opinion of the Administrative Agent , appropriate to perfect the first priority security interest of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Security Agreement ; and (ii) delivery of appropriate trademark, copyright and patent security agreements or supplements to be filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and United States Copyright Office to the extent relevant.  

5.1.12 Solvency Certificate .  The Administrative Agent shall have received a solvency certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to it, duly executed by a Financial Officer of the Parent on behalf of the Parent and each of its Subsidiaries , dated the Effective Date .  

5.1.13 [Reserved].

5.1.14 Satisfactory Due Diligence .  Each Lender Party shall have completed, to its satisfaction, a due diligence analysis with respect to the business, assets, operations, condition (financial and otherwise) and prospects of the Parent and its Subsidiaries , including with respect to their ability to comply with the representations and warranties and covenants contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents , and their customer and vendor references.

5.1.15 Patriot Act . The Administrative Agent and Lenders shall have received all documentation and other information about each Loan Party that is required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer”, anti-terrorist financing, government sanction and anti-money laundering rules, guidelines, orders and regulations, applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Terrorism and AML Laws, including the Patriot Act (collectively, “AML Legislation”), from each Lender subject to the Patriot Act, and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender.   

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5.1.16 Borrower IRS Forms .  The Administrative Agent shall have received an IRS Form W-8 or W-9 duly executed by an authorized officer of the Borrower .

5.1.17 Compliance Certificate .  The Administrative Agent shall have received an initial Compliance Certificate , dated on the Effective Date and duly executed and delivered by a Financial Officer of the Borrower , evidencing (in reasonable detail and with appropriate calculation and computations in all respects satisfactory to the Administrative Agent ), compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 7.2.4 for the Rolling Period ending March 31, 2016.  

5.1.18 Deposit Account Control Agreements , etc.   Subject to Section 7.1.10 and Section 4.9(c) of the Security Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall have received a duly executed Deposit Account Control Agreement with respect to each Deposit Account maintained by the Parent or each of the Loan Parties.

5.1.19 Administrative Agent ’s Closing Fees, Expenses, etc.   The Administrative Agent shall have received for its own account, and for the account of each other Lender Party , as the case may be, all costs, fees, expenses ( including the reasonable fees and out of pocket expenses of legal counsel to the Administrative Agent ), due and payable pursuant to Section 3.3 and, if then invoiced, Section 10.3 .   

Section 5.2 Condition to Any Credit Extension After the Effective Date .   

5.2.1 The obligation of each Lender and L/C Issuer to make any Credit Extension ( including the initial Credit Extension ) shall be subject to the fulfillment of each of the conditions precedent set forth in this Section.

5.2.2 Compliance with Warranties, No Default , etc.   Both before and after giving effect to any Credit Extension :

(a) the representations and warranties set forth in Article VI and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as if then made; provided , that such representations and warranties (i) that relate solely to an earlier date shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; and (ii) shall be true and correct in all respects if they are qualified by a materiality standard; and

(b) no Default or Event of Default shall have then occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom.

5.2.3 Credit Extension Request, etc.   The Administrative Agent (and each relevant L/C Issuer , if a Letter of Credit is being requested) shall have received, as herein provided, a duly completed and executed Borrowing Request , if a Loan is being requested or an Issuance Request , if a Letter of Credit is being requested or extended.  Each delivery of a Borrowing Request or Issuance Request shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that on the date of such Credit Extension (both immediately before and after giving effect to such Credit Extension and the application of the proceeds thereof) the statements made in Section 5.2.2 are true and correct.

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5.2.4 Satisfactory Legal Form .  All documents executed or submitted pursuant hereto by or on behalf of any Loan Party shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to each Lender Party and its legal counsel.   

5.2.5 Determinations Under Section 5.1 .   For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Section 5.1 , each Lender and L/C Issuer shall be deemed to have consented to and approved each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by each of them unless an officer of the Administrative Agent responsible for the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents shall have received a notice from such Lender or L/C Issuer prior to the Effective Date specifying its objection thereto and such Lender shall not have made available to the Administrative Agent its ratable portion of the requested Borrowing or such L/C Issuer shall not have issued the requested Letter of Credit .

ARTICLE VI.
RE PRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

In order to induce each Lender Party to enter into this Agreement and to make Credit Extensions hereunder, Holdings and the Borrower represents and warrants to each Lender Party as set forth in this Article.  

Section 6.1 Organization, etc .  Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries (a) ( i) is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company validly organized and existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; and (ii) is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or partnership in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect ; and (b) has full power and authority and holds all requisite permits, licenses, authorizations, approvals, entitlements, accreditations and privileges, from Governmental Authorities or otherwise, to (i) enter into and perform its Obligations under this Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party and; (ii) own and hold under lease its property and to conduct its business substantially as currently conducted by it, except in the case of this clause (b)(ii) , where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect .

Section 6.2 Due Authorization, Non Contravention, etc .  The execution , delivery and performance by each Loan Party of this Agreement and each other Loan Document executed or to be executed by it, are within each such Loan Party ’s corporate or other organizational powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and do not:

(a) contravene or re sul t in a default under any such Loan Party’s Organizational Documents;

(b) con travene any Law b indi ng on any such Loan Party;

(c) vio late, conflict with, result in a breach of, or co nst itute (alone or wi th notice or la pse of time or bo th) a default or event of default under , or gi ve rise to an y r ight to ac cel erate or to requi re the prepayment, repurchase or re dem ption of any obligation under, any material indenture, agreement, doc ument or ot her instrument;

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(d) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, or re sul t in the impairment, forfeiture or no n-r enewal of, any material permit, license, authorization, approval, entitlement, accreditat ion or pr ivi lege of any Governmental Authority; or

(e) re su lt in, or re qui re the creation or im pos ition of, any Lien on an y such Loan Party’s pr operties (other than Liens in fa vor of the Lender Parties pursu ant to an y Loan Document).

Section 6.3 Re quired Approvals .  Except as duly obtained and in full force and effect prior to ( or , in the case of clause (c) , substantially concurrently with the occurrence of) the Effective Date , no authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is required for:

(a) the due execution, del ivery or pe rfo rmance by each Loan Party of th is Agreement or each other Loan Document to which it is a party;

(b) the grant by any Loan Party of th e security interests, pledges and Liens grant ed by the Loan Documents; or

(c) th e perfection of or th e e xercise by the Administrative Agent of it s rights and remedies under this Agreement or any o ther Loan Document.

Section 6.4 Val idity, etc .  This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document executed by the Parent , the Borrower and each other Loan Party will, on the due execution and delivery thereof, constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Parent , the Borrower and each other relevant Loan Party enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject in each case to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar Law affecting creditors’ rights generally, and subject to the effect of general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law ).  Each of the Loan Documents which purports to create a security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lender Parties ) creates a valid first priority security interest (subject to Liens permitted by Section 7.2.3 ) in the Collateral , securing the payment of the Obligations , and all filings and other actions necessary or desirable to perfect such security interest as a first priority security interest (subject, in the case of non-possessory security interests only, to Liens permitted by Section 7.2.3 ) have been duly taken.

Section 6.5 Financ ial Condi tion .   

(a) The balance sheets and financial statements of the Parent and i ts Subsidiaries deliv ered to th e Lenders pursuant to Section 5.1.6 and S ection 7.1.1 have each been or wi ll be, as the case may be, prepared in accordance with GAAP consi stently applied and do or wi ll, as the case may be, present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Parent and i ts Subsidiaries as at the dates thereof and the results of their operations for the periods then ended; provided that unaudited interim financial statements are subject to no rma l year-end adjustments and absence of footnotes.  The pro forma balance sheet and financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.1.6 (i) have been prepared in good faith based on reasonable assumptions; (ii) are b ased on the best information avail able to the Parent and t he Borrower (at the time delivered) after due inquiry; (iii) accurately reflect in all material respects all adjustments necessary to gi ve effect to th e Loan Documents

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as of the Effective Date; and ( iv) subject to cl aus e (c) of Section 6.15 ), present fairly, in all material respects, the pro forma financial position of the Parent and i ts Subsidiaries as of each relevant date.

(b) Except as disclosed in the financial statements referred to ab ove or th e n otes thereto and for the items disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule as of the Effective Date, nei ther the Parent nor a ny of its Subsidiaries have any material Contingent Liabilities.

Section 6.6 No Material Adverse Change .  No event, change or condition has occurred that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect , since December 31, 2015.

Section 6.7 Litigation, Lab or Matters, etc .

(a) The re is no pending or , to th e k nowledge of any Loan Party, thr eatened, litigation , action, proceeding or la bor controversy against any Loan Party, any of its Subsidiaries, or an y o f their respective properties, businesses, assets or re ven ues, (i) with respect to an y Loan Document; or (ii) which could reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.  

(b) The hours worked by and payments made to em plo yees of each Loan Party and e ach of its Subsidiaries have n ot been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any o ther applicable Law d eali ng with such matters, except as would not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.  Th ere are no strikes, slowdowns, labor disputes, work stoppages or co ntr oversies pending, or to the k nowledge of any Loan Party threa tened, among any Loan Party or any o f its Subsidiaries and t heir employees, except as could not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.8 Cap italization and Subsidiaries .  As of the Effective Date , (a) the outstanding Equity Interests in any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries are held by those Persons set forth in Item 6.8 (“ Initial Capitalization ”) of the Disclosure Schedule ; provided with respect to the Parent , Item 6.8 only lists those holders owing at least 5% of the Equity Interests of the Parent as of the Effective Date based on publicly available information as of the Effective Date ; and (b) the type of entity and the jurisdiction of organization of any Loan Party are as set forth on Item 6.8 .  Except as set forth in such Disclosure Schedule , attached hereto, as of the Effective Date there are no (a) outstanding rights to purchase, options, warrants or similar rights pursuant to which any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries may be required to issue, sell, repurchase or redeem any of its Equity Interests ; or (b) voting rights agreements.  The Equity Interests so specified on the Disclosure Schedule (a) are fully paid and non-assessable; and (b) except in the case of the Equity Interests of the Parent, are owned by the applicable Person , directly or indirectly, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents ).

Section 6.9 Com pliance with Laws , etc .   Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all Laws applicable to it or its properties, except where the failure to be in compliance, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect .

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Section 6.10 Prop erties, Permits, etc .   

(a) Each Loan Party and e ach of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all permits, licenses, authorizations, approvals, entitlements, accreditations and p rivileges of Governmental Authorities or other wise that are required for such Person to lawfu lly own, lease, manage or op era te, or to acqui re, each business currently owned, leased, managed or op era ted, or to be ac quired by such Person, oth er than those permits, licenses, authorizations, approvals, entitlements, accreditations and p rivileges the lack of which could not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.  No condition exists or ev ent has occurred which, in itself or wi th the giving of notice or la pse of time or bo th, would result in the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or no n-r enewal of any such permit, license, authorization, approval, entitlement, accreditation or pr ivi lege, and there is no claim that any of the foregoing is not in full force and effect, except where such suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture, non-renewal or claim could not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Each Loan Party and e ach of its Subsidiaries has g ood and marketable title to , v al id leasehold interests in, or va lid licenses to us e, all property and assets material to it s b usiness, free and clear of all Liens excep t as permitted pursuant to Se cti on 7.2.3 .  All such properties and assets are in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

(c) Item 6.10(c) (“ Real Property Assets ”) of the Disclosure Schedule conta ins a true and complete list of: (i) the location by state and address of all Real Property Assets owned by each Loan Party as of the Effective Date, and describes the interest therein held by such Loan Party, und er the heading “ Fee Properties ”; and (ii) all material Real Property Assets lease d or su ble ased by each Loan Party, as lessee or su ble ssee, as of the date of the Effective Date, and describes the type of in terest therein held by each such Loan Party, und er the heading “ Leased Properties ”.

(d) Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries has (i) good and marketable fee title to all of its owned Real Property Assets (if any); and (ii) good and valid title to the leasehold estates in all of its leased Real Property Assets, in each case free and clear of all Liens, easements, covenants, rights of way and other similar restrictions of any nature whatsoever, except Liens permitted by Section 7.2.3 , or Liens which would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) All permits required to ha ve been issued to ea ch Loan Party and i ts Subsidiaries with respect to it s R eal Property Assets to enabl e such property to be la wfully occupied and used for all of the purposes for which it is currently occupied and used have been lawfully issued and are in full force and effect, other than such permits which, if not obtained, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on th e intended use or op era tion of any such Real Property Assets.  Al l the Real Property Assets compl y in all material respects with all applicable Laws .   No consent or ap pro val of any landlord or ot her third party in connection with any leased Real Prope rty Assets is ne cessary for any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries to enter into and execute the Loan Documents, other than such consents or approvals which, if not obtained, would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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all Real Property Assets for t heir intended purposes have been obtaine d and are in full force and effect, other than such easements, cross easements, licenses, air rights and rights-of-way or other similar property interests which, if not obtained, would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to  have a Material Adverse Effect on the intended use or operation of any such Real Property Assets.

(g) The representations and warranties contained in the Collateral Documents and e ach other Loan Document with respect to th e Collateral are true and correct in all material respects, pro vided that such representations and warranties, (i) that relate solely to an ea rlier date shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; and (ii) shall be true and correct in all respects if th ey are qualified by a materiality standard.

Section 6.11 Taxes, etc .   Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries has (a) timely filed all income Tax and other material Ta x returns and reports required by Law to have been filed by it, which Tax returns and reports are correct and complete in all material respects; and (b) paid all income Taxes and other material Taxes of Governmental Authorities thereby shown to be owing, except any such Taxes which are being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings which stay the enforcement of any Lien resulting from the nonpayment thereof and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP shall have been set aside on its books.   Item 6.11 (“ Taxes, etc . ”) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the Effective Date , those taxable years for which any Loan Party or its Subsidiaries income Tax or other material Tax returns or reports are currently being audited by any Governmental Authority , and any assessments or threatened assessments in connection with any such audit that is outstanding. Except as set forth in Item 6.11 (“Taxes, etc.”), neither the Loan Parties nor any Subsidiaries of the Loan Parties are a party to any tax sharing agreement.

Section 6.12 ERISA .

(a) Ea ch Pension Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and o ther Federal or st ate laws .   Ea ch Pension Plan that is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code has r eceived a favorable determination letter from the I nternal Revenue Service to th e e ffect that the form of such Plan is qu alified under Section 401(a) of the Code and t he trust related thereto has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be ex empt from feder al income tax u nder Section 501(a) of the Code , or an ap plication for such a letter is currently being processed by the Internal Revenue Service, or Borrower has adopted a volume submitter or prototype plan which has obtained an opinion from the IRS National Office on which the Borrower is entitled to rely.  To the best knowledge of the Borrower, not hing has occurred that would prevent or ca use the loss of such tax -q ual ified status.

(b) During the 36 month period prior to th e Effective Date or the m aking of any Credit Extension, (i) no steps have been taken to te rmi nate any Pension Plan; and ( ii) no contribution failure has occurred with respect to an y Pension Plan suffi cient to gi ve rise to a Lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA or Secti on 430(k) of the Code .   No condition exists or ev ent or tr ans action has occurred with respect to an y Pension Plan which could result in the incurrence by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates of an y material liability, fine or pe nal ty.  Neither the Borrower nor a ny Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates have i ncurred liability to th e PBGC (othe r than for current premiums) with respect to an y Pension Plan.  Al l contributions (if any) have been made on a timely basis to an y Multiemployer Plan that are required to be ma de by any Loan Party or any Commonly

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Controlled Entity under the terms of the plan or of an y collective bargaining agreement or by ap plicable Law ; neither the Borrower nor a ny member of any Commonly Controlled Entity has w ithdrawn or pa rti ally withdrawn from any Mul tiemployer Plan, inc urred any withdrawal liability with respect to an y s uch plan or re cei ved notice of any claim or deman d for withdrawal liability or parti al withdrawal liability from any s uch plan, and no condition has occurred which, if continued, could result in a withdrawal or pa rti al withdrawal from any s uch plan, and neither the Borrower nor a ny member of any Commonly Controlled Entity has r eceived any notice that any Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization, that increased contributions may be requir ed to av oid a reduction in plan benefits or th e i mposition of any excise tax , tha t any such plan is or ha s b een funded at a rate less than that required under Section 412 of the Code , tha t any such plan is or ma y b e terminated, or th at any such plan is or ma y b ecome insolvent.

Section 6.13 Environmental Warranties .  Except, in each case, as may be disclosed on Item 6.13 (“ Environmental Warranties ”) of the Disclosure Schedule , and except with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither any Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Laws or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license, authorization, approval entitlement or accreditation required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has become subject to any liability under any Environmental Law, (iii) has received any written notice of any claim with respect to any such liability, or (iv) knows of any basis for any such liability.

Section 6.14 Intellectual Property .  Each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property necessary to its business as currently conducted, and the use thereof by each Loan Party and its Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person , except for such infringements which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect , and, except as set forth on Item 6.14 (“ Intellectual Property ”), each Loan Party ’s rights thereto are not subject to any licensing agreement or similar arrangement. Item 6.14 sets forth a complete and accurate list of all (i) all United States Federally registered trademarks and trademark applications, United States Federally registered Patents and patent applications and United States Federally registered copyrights and copyright applications and domain names; and (ii) all other material intellectual property, in each case owned by each Loan Party as of the Effective Date . No slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by any Loan Party infringes upon or conflicts with any rights owned by any other Person , and no claim or litigation regarding any of the foregoing is pending or , to the knowledge of any Loan Party , threatened, except for such infringements and conflicts which could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 6.15 Accuracy of Information .   

(a) All written information (othe r than any projections and pro forma financial information and a ny general economic or sp eci fic industry information) fur nished from time to ti me (whether prior to or after the Effective Date) by or on be half of any Loan Party or any o f its Related Parties to th e Administrative Agent or any Lender in co nnection with this Agreement or any o ther Loan Document, or an y t ransaction contemplated hereby or th ere by, is and will be, as the case may be, taken as a whole, true and accurate in all material respects on th e date as of which such information is da ted or

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ce rti fied, and such information does no t, or will not, as the case may be, omit to st ate any material fact n ecessary to ma ke such information, taken as a whole, not m isleading.

(b) All information prepa red by any consultant or pr ofe ssional advisor on behalf of any Loan Party or any o f its Related Parties which was furnished to th e Administrative Agent or any Lender in co nnection with the preparation, execution and d elivery of this Agreement or any o ther Loan Document has b een reviewed by the Borrower, and nothing has come to th e a ttention of the Borrower in th e context of such review which would lead it to be lie ve that such information (or t h e a ssumptions on which such information is ba sed) taken as a whole, is not true and accurate in all material respects on th e date as of which such information is da ted or ce rti fied or th at such information omits to st ate any material fact necessary to ma ke such information, taken as a whole, not m aterially misleading.

(c) All projections and estimates prepared by any Loan Party and n ot delivered to th e Lender Parties hereunder have been prepared in good faith on the basis of assumptions believed by the preparer thereof to be re asonable at the time made (it being agreed that projections are subject to un cer tainties and contingencies and that actual results during the period or pe rio ds covered by such financial information may d iffer from the p rojected results set forth therein and that such differences may be material).

Section 6.16 Absence of Default .  No Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is (a) in default in the payment of ( or in the performance of any obligation applicable to ) any Indebtedness or (b) in violation of any (i) applicable Law ; (ii) contract, agreement , lease or other instrument; or (iii) permit, license, authorization, entitlement, accreditation or privilege of any Governmental Authority , which default or violation, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect .

Section 6.17 Marg in Regulations .  Neither the Loan Parties nor any Subsidiaries of the Loan Parties is engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying “margin stock” (as defined in F.R.S. Board Regulation U).  None of the proceeds of any Credit Extension will be used for the purpose of, or be made available by any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries in any manner to any other Person to enable or assist such Person in, directly or indirectly purchasing or carrying “margin stock” (as so defined) or otherwise in violation of Regulations T, U or X of the F.R.S. Board .

Section 6.18 Investment Company Status .  Neither the Loan Parties nor any Subsidiaries of the Loan Parties is an “ investment company ” nor a “ company controlled by an investment company ” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940 , as amended.  Neither the Loan Parties nor any Subsidiaries of the Loan Parties is a “ holding company ”, a “ subsidiary company ” of a “holding company” or an “ affiliate ” of a “holding company” or of a “ subsidiary company” of a “holding company” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 , as amended.

Section 6.19 Compliance with Agreements .  Each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with the terms contained in each agreement , document or instrument to which it is a party or to which any of its property or assets is bound, except where the failure to be in compliance, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect .

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Section 6.20 Solvency .  Each of the Borrower and the Parent is on an individual basis, and the Loan Parties and their respective Subsidiaries are on a co nsolidated basis, on the Effective Date, and after giving effect to any Credit Extension and all other Indebtedness and obligations incurred in connection with the Loan Documents or otherwise, will be, Solvent .

Section 6.21 Insurance .   Item 6.21 (“ Insurance ”) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, complete and correct description of all insurance maintained by each Loan Party and each of its Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date .  As of such date, such insurance is in full force and effect and all premiums have been duly paid.

Section 6.22 Affiliate Transactions .  Except as described on Item 6.22 (“ Affiliate Transactions ”) of the Disclosure Schedule , no Affiliate of any Loan Party is a party to any transaction with any Loan Party , including any contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from , or otherwise requiring payments to or from any such Affiliate, which would violate Section 7.2.11 .

Section 6.23 Patriot Act , etc.   

(a) Patriot Act .  No Loan Party is in violation of the requirements of the Patriot Act , to the extent applicable.  

(b) OFAC .  Except as otherwise disclosed to a Governmental Authority, the Parent and its Subsidiaries , during the last five (5) years, have conducted their export transactions (if any) in accordance in all material respects with applicable provisions of OFAC Laws , U.S. export laws and other applicable export laws of the countries where such entity conducts business, and neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notices of noncompliance, complaints or warnings with respect to its compliance with such U.S. export laws .

(c) Anti-Terrorism and Anti-Money Laundering Laws .  The use of proceeds of any Credit Extension by the Borrower or any Loan Party will not violate any Anti-Terrorism and AML Laws .  Neither the Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries nor to the knowledge of  the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries , any, director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is any of the following: (i) in material violation of any Anti-Terrorism and AML Laws ; (ii) a Person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)); (iii) a Person who engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such Executive Order , or is otherwise associated with any such Person in any manner that violates such Section 2; or (iv) a Person on the list of Sanctioned Persons or subject to the limitations or prohibitions under any other OFAC regulation or executive order.

(d) Anti-Corruption Laws .  Neither the Parent nor, to the knowledge of the Parent , any director, officer, agent, employee or Affiliate of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such Persons of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws , including , without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization or approval of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give or

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authorization of the giving of anything of value, directly or indirectly, to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA ) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office in contravention of the FCPA or any other applicable anti-corruption laws .  The Parent and its Subsidiaries and their respective Affiliates have, to the best of their information and belief, du ring the last five years conducted their businesses in compliance, in all material respects, with applicable anti-corruption laws and the FCPA and will conduct their business in a manner designed to promote and achieve compliance, in all material respects, with such laws and with the representation and warranty contained herein .

Section 6.24 Sanctions .

(a) None of the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries, or to the knowledge of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, any director, officer, or any employee, agent, or Affiliate of the Loan Parties or any of its Subsidiaries, is a Related Party that is, or is owned or controlled by Related Parties that are, (i) the subject of any Sanctions ; or (ii) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions , including , without limitation, currently a Sanctioned Country .

(b) None of the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries , or to the knowledge of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, any director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Loan Parties is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of any applicable anti-bribery law, including but not limited to , the UK Bribery Act and the FCPA .  

(c) Furthermore, the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and their Affiliates , to the extent applicable, have conducted their businesses in compliance with the UK Bribery Act , the FCPA , Anti-Terrorism and AML Laws and similar laws , rules or regulations and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

ARTICLE VII.
COVENANTS

Section 7.1 Affirmative Covenants .  The Parent and the Borrower agrees with each Lender Party that, until all Commitments have irrevocably terminated and all the Obligations under the Loan Documents (other than unasserted contingent indemnification liabilities) have been paid in full in cash ( or , in the case of Letter of Credit Outstandings not then due and owing, have been Cash Collateralized in an amount equal to 103% of such Letter of Credit Outstandings , on terms, pursuant to documentation and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each applicable L/C Issuer ) and performed in full, the Parent and the Borrower will perform the obligations set forth in this Section.

7.1.1 Financial Information , Reports, Notices, etc.   The Parent and the Borrower will furnish, or will cause to be furnished, to each Lender and the Administrative Agent copies of the following financial statements, reports, notices and information (all of which shall be in form and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent ):

(a) (i) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, ba lance sheets of the Parent, the Borrower and th eir Subsidiaries as of the end of

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such Fiscal Quarter and co nsolidated and consolidating statements of earnings and cash flow of the Parent, and its consolidated Subsidiaries for su ch Fiscal Quarter and fo r the period commencing at the end of the previous Fiscal Year and en ding with the end of such Fiscal Qua rter, in e ach case certified as complete and correct by a Financial Officer of the Parent as fai rly presenting in all material respects the financial position of the Parent and it s consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and for the period then en ded (subject to yea r-e nd audit adjustment and the absence of footnotes), together with comparable financial statements at the close of and for the corresponding Fiscal Quarter for th e prior Fiscal Year and fo r the corresponding portion of the previous Fisc al Year certif ied as complete and correct by a Financial Officer as fai rly presenting in all material respects the financial position of the Parent and it s consolidated Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and for the period then ended (subject to yea r-e nd audit adjustment and the absence of footnotes) together with; and (ii) c ompar able financial statements at the close of and for the corresponding Fiscal Quarter for th e previous Fiscal Year and fo r the corresponding portion of the previous Fiscal Year ;

(b) as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, a copy of the annual audit report for such Fiscal Year for the Parent and it s Subsidiaries to the ef fect that such consolidated financial statements fairly present in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Parent and it s Subsidiaries on a c onsolidated basis in accordance with GAAP c onsis tently applied , including therein consolidated balance sheets of the Parent and it s Subsidiaries as of the end of such Fiscal Year and consolidated statements of income and consolidated statements of cash flow of the Parent and it s Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, in each case certified without any “going concern” (or similar qualification) or any qualification or exception as the scope of audit, by Crowe Horwath LLP or other independent certified public accountants of nationally recognized standing or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, together with the annual letters to such accountants in connection with their audit examination detailing contingent liabilities and material litigation matters;

(c) concu rrently with the delivery of the financial statements pursuant to cla use s (a) and (b) , a cer tificate from a Financial Officer of the Parent that s uch Financial Officer has no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default existi ng as of such date except as specified in such certificate (and, if any Default or Event of Default then e xists, reasonably detailed information regard ing the same and the actions which the Parent or the Borrower has ta ken or pro pos e to tak e w ith respect thereto);

(d) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements pursuant to cla use (b) the fi nal management letter, if any, prepared by the independent public accountants who prepared such financial statements with respect to int ern al audit and financial controls of the Parent and it s Subsidiaries;

(e) con curr ently with the delivery of the financial statements pursuant to clauses (a) (with respect to the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year) and (b) , a management discussion and analysis of such financial statements and the financial information delivered pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) for the comparable period for the prior Fiscal Year;

(f) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements pursuant to clauses (a) (with respect to the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year) and (b) , a Compliance Certificate, exec uted by a Financial Officer of the Parent, show ing (in reasonable detail and with

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appropriate calculations and computations in all respects satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) comp utations of the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.2.4 as of the last day of the immediately preceding Fiscal Quarter;

(g) prom ptly and in any event within three days after a Financial Officer obtain s knowledge of the occurrence of any Default, Event of Default or event that could reasonably be expected to res ult in a Material Adverse Effect, a st atement of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower settin g forth reasonably detailed information regard ing such Default, Event of Default or event, and the action which the Borrower has ta ken and proposes to tak e w ith respect thereto;

(h) promptly and in any event within three days after (i) the occurrence of any material adverse development with respect to any litigation, acti on, proceeding or lab or controversy described in Section 6.7 ; (ii) the commencement of any litigation, acti on, proceeding or lab or controversy of the type d escri bed in Section 6.7 ; or (ii i) any change in the certified public accountants of the Borrower, noti ce thereof by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower and co pies of all documentation relating thereto;

(i) substantially concurrently with the sending or fil ing thereof, copies of all (i) material reports and documents which the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries sends to any of its holders of Equity Interests; (ii) press releases and other statements made available by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to the pu blic concerning material changes or dev elo pments in it business; and (iii) reports, financial statements and registration statements which the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries files with the SEC or any se curities exchange, except that the Parent and it s Subsidiaries shall not be required to del ive r any of the foregoing which has previously been delivered hereunder;

(j) prom ptly after becoming aware of any events which would give rise to a m and atory prepayment under clause (b) of Sec tion 3.1.2 , a sta tement of the Financial Officer settin g forth reasonably detailed information regard ing the same;

(k) all s uch notices and documents required to be del ivered pursuant to the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and any of the other Collateral Documents;

(l) promptly when available and, in any event, within 30 days after the end of each Fiscal Year (i) a budget for the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the next succeeding Fiscal Year; and (ii) a projected monthly consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the next succeeding Fiscal Year, together with related monthly consolidated statements of projected cash flow income for the next succeeding Fiscal Year), which projections shall be accompanied by a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Parent stating that such projections are based on reasonable estimates, information and assumptions and that such Financial Officer has no reason to believe that such projections are incorrect or misleading in any material respect (it being understood that projections are subject to uncertainties and contingencies and that no assurance can be given that any projection will be realized);

(m) subst antially concurrently with the receipt or del ive ry thereof the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, all material notices, including notice s of default or termin ation, received or del ive red by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries pursua nt to any Indebtedness of any such party;

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(n) prom ptly after any material change in the accounting policies or fin anc ial reporting practices of th e Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, noti ce thereof;

(o) promptly, and in any event within three days after a Financial Officer obtain s knowledge of the occurrence thereof, notice of any ERISA Event that, alone or tog eth er with any other ERISA Events that h ave occurred, could reasonably be expected to hav e a Material Adverse Effect;

(p) prom ptly, and in any event within three days after a Financial Officer obtain s knowledge of the occurrence thereof, notice of any proceeding, demand, investigation or claim of any Governmental Authority regard ing the non-compliance by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries with a ny Environmental Law that c ould reasonably be expected to hav e a Material Adverse Effect;

(q) pro mptly after the same become publicly available (but in no event later than three (3) Business Days after filing any quarterly reports), notice that any periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials have been filed by the Parent or any Subsidiary with t he SEC , or a ny Go vernmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the SEC or with a ny national securities exchange, or cop ies of any materials otherwise distributed by the Parent to its sh areholders generally, as the case may be; and

(r) such other information respec ting the condition or ope rat ions, financial or oth erw ise, of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as any Lender Party throug h the Administrative Agent may from t ime to tim e r easonably request.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to clauses (a) , (b) , sub-clause (iii) of clause (i) , and clause (q) of this Section 7.1.1 may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such documents are filed for public availability on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System; provided that the Parent shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the filing of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein, in every instance the Parent shall be required to provide paper copies of the Compliance Certificates required by clause (f) of this Section 7.1.1 to the Administrative Agent.

7.1.2 Compl iance with Laws; Payment of Obligations .  

(a) T he Loan Parties will, and will cause each of their Subsidiaries to, comp ly with all permits, licenses, authorizations, approvals, entitlements, accreditations and pr ivileges of each Governmental Authority and al l applicable Laws , exce pt where the failure to comply, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) The Loan Parties will m aintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ens ure compliance by the Loan Parties, any of their Subsidiaries and th eir respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and ap plicable Sanctions.

(c) The Loan Parties will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay before the same become delinquent, all (i) its Indebtedness (subje ct to any su bordination provisions

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relating thereto) and other obligations, including all in come and other Taxes , asse ssments and  charges imposed by Governmental Authorities upon i t or upo n i ts property; and (ii) lawful claims for labor, materials, assessments, charges and supplies or oth erw ise, except for the nonpayment of such Indebtedness, obligations, Taxes and cl aims that (A) are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings wh ich (i) suspend collection of the contested Indebtedness, othe r obligations, Taxes , asse ssments, charges and claims and any Lien a risin g therefrom and (ii) for which, in the case of claims for Taxes, adequate reserv es in acc ordance with GAAP s hall have bee n set aside on its books; and (B) could not reasonably be expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.  If such contest is terminated, adversely resolved or the co nditions set forth in this Section are no longer met , the Loan Parties and ea ch of their Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall promptly pay or dis cha rge the contested Indebtedness, obligations, taxes and cl aims.

7.1.3 Maintenance of Properties and Franchises .  

(a) The Loan Parties will, and will cause each of their Subsidiaries to, in t he exercise of its reasonable business judgment, maintain, preserve, protect and keep its material properties in good repair, working order and condition, and make necessary and proper repairs, renewals and replacements so that its business carried on in connection therewith may be properly conducted at all times, in each case except to the extent that any failure to do so could not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) The Loan Parties will, and will cause each of their Subsidiaries to, do or cau se to be don e all things necessary to pre ser ve, renew and keep in full force and effect (i) its legal existence and qualification as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction where it has assets or con duc ts business; and (ii) the permits, licenses, authorizations, approvals, entitlements, accreditations, priv ileges and franchises of all Governmental Authorities or otherw ise necessary for the proper conduct of its business; provided , that the foregoing shall not prohibit any transaction permitted by Section 7.2.5 or 7.2.8 or the te rmination, revocation, expiration or abs enc e of any of the foregoing that, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.1.4 Insurance .  

(a) T he Loan Parties will m aintain, and will cause each of their Subsidiaries to mainta in, insurance polici es and coverage with respect to all th eir property and assets to suc h e xtent and covering such risks as is customary for companies in sound financial condition in the same or sim ila r businesses and operations and in the same or sim ila r locations (after giving effect to any self-insurance compatible with such standards).  All such insurance policies will b e provided by insurance companies not Affiliates of the Loan Parties who are: (i) insurers authorized to und erw rite such risks; (ii) insurers having an A.M. Best policy holders rating of not less than “A”; or (ii i) such other insurers as the Administrative Agent may ap prove.

(b) All premiums on insurance polici es required to be maintained pursuant to this Section will be paid by the applicable Loan Party.  All insurance polici es, in each case if any, relating to busi ness interruption and any loss or dam age sustained in respect of any item constituting a part of the Collateral will c ontain a loss payable endorsement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in f avor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties.  All insurance polici es, in each case if any, relating to gen era l liability, umbrella and excess

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insurance covera ges will contain an additional insured endorsement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, in f avor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties.

All such insurance policies that have been endorsed in favor of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties will provide that the insurer will, simultaneously with the delivery to the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries of any notice of cancellation or termination of such policy, deliver to the Administrative Agent a copy of such notice.  All such insurance policies and loss payable clauses will provide that they may not be canceled or terminated unless the Administrative Agent is given at least the same number of days’ notice that the insurance company which issued such policies is required to give the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries.

(c) If the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries fails to mai nta in any policy of insurance that i s required by this Section the Administrative Agent may (b ut shall not be required), at the sole cost and expense of the Loan Parties, obta in and maintain such policies of insurance, pay the related premiums and take such other action as it deems reasonably advisable.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall have no liability with respect to the co st, scope, amount or oth er terms with respect to the insurance purcha sed by it pursuant to thi s p rovision.

(d) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall have the sole right, in the name of the Lenders, the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, to f il e c laims under any policy of insurance that i s required to be maintained pursuant to this Section, to rec eiv e receipt and give acquittance for any payments that may be payable thereunder, and to exe cut e any and all endorsements, receipts, releases, assignments, reassignments or oth er documents that may be necessary to eff ect the collection, compromise or set tle ment of any claims under any such insurance polici es.

7.1.5 Books and Records; Inspections .   

(a) The Loan Parties will, and will cause each of their Subsidiaries to, keep books and records which accurately reflect in all material respects its business affairs and transactions, in accordance with GAAP .

(b) The Loan Parties will, and will cause each of their Subsidiaries to, perm it the Administrative Agent and ea ch Lender or any of their respective representatives ( including outsid e auditors), upon reasonable prior notice, at reasonable times and intervals and during nor mal working hours, to vis it all of its offices, to dis cus s its financial matters with its officers and independent public accountant (and the Parent and th e Borrower hereby authorize such independent public accountant to dis cus s the Loan Parties and th eir Subsidiaries financ ial matters with each Lender or its re presentatives whether or not an y representative of the Parent or the Borrower is pre sent) and to exa min e (and, at the expense of the Borrower, copy extracts from ) of any of its Accoun ts, othe r assets and books or oth er corporate records ( including comput er records); provided that excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of any Event of Default, only one (1) such v isit during any six month period of a calendar year (two (2) total per calendar year) shall be at the Borrower’s reasonable exp ense, and during the continuation of any Event of Default such visits and i nspections may be made without the requirement of prior notice to the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries and at the Borrower’s expense.

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(c) Subj ect to cla use (b) , the Borrower will p ay all the reasonable fees and expenses of the Admini strative Agent and ea ch Lender in the exercise of their rights pursuant to thi s S ection.

7.1.6 Environmental Covenants .  

(a) The Parent and th e Borrower will, and will cause each of their Subsidiaries, less ees and other Persons occupy ing any of the Real Property Assets of the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries to:

(i) use a nd operate all of its all of such properties in compliance with all Environmental Laws, keep all permits, approvals, certificates, licenses and other authorizations relating to env iro nmental matters in effect and remain in compliance therewith, and handle all Hazardous Materials in com pliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, exce pt where the failure to do any of the foregoing, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(ii) take all such actions as are required by Governmental Authorities so tha t no liability with respect to the Environmental Laws may ar ise which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(iii) prom ptly notify the Administrative Agent and pr ovide copies upon receipt of all material written claims, complaints, notices or inq uir ies relating to the co ndition of its facilities and properties regarding compliance with, or lia bil ity pursuant to , Environmental Laws from Governmental Authorities, and shall cure and have dismissed with prejudice to the re asonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent any ac tions and proceedings regarding compliance with, or lia bil ity pursuant to ,   Environmental Laws which, with respect to the foregoing, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(iv) pro mptly notify the Administrative Agent of any Releases at, on or und er such properties which, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and promptly remediate all such Releases in acc ordance with applicable Environmental Laws; and

(v) provide such information and ce rtifications which the Administrative Agent may re asonably request from t ime to tim e to evi den ce compliance with this Section.

(b) If any Loan Party breach es the terms of clause (a) of this Agreement with r espect to env iro nmental matters, promptly following a request therefor by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the Borrower will p ermit an environmental consultant selected by the Administrative Agent to perfor m an environmental assessment on all Real P roperty Assets that a re the subject of such breach ( including, with out limitation, reviewing documents, interviewing knowledgeable persons, and sampling and analyzing soil, air, surface water, groundwater, and/ or oth er media in or abo ut property owned or lea sed by any Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries, or o n whi ch operations of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries otherw ise take place).  Such environmental assessment shall be in form, scope, and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.  The Loan Parties and ea ch of their Subsidiaries shall cooperate in permitting the performance of such environmental assessment, and

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shall pay the reasonable costs of such environmental assessment promptly following written demand therefore by the Administrative Ag ent.  The Administrative Agent shall have the right, but not the duty, to obt ain such environmental report.

7.1.7 Swap Agreements .  

(a) The Parent and the Borrower will, and will cause each of their Subsidiaries to, only enter into Swap Agreements for th e purpose of (i) hedging or mit iga ting risks to whi ch the Parent and the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries has ac tual exposure (other than those in respect of Equity Interests of the Parent and th e Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries); and (ii) effectively capping, collaring or exc han ging interest rates ( from f ixed to flo ati ng rates, from o ne fl oating rate to ano the r floating rate or oth erw ise) with respect to any in terest-bearing liability or investment of the Parent and the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries.

(b) All Swap Agreements shall be (i) with a counterparty that at the time of entering into such Swap Agreement is a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or anothe r Person that i s reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and (i i) unsecured unless such counterparty is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at the time of entering into thereof, in which case the obligations under each such Swap Agreement shall be secured pro rata with a ll the other Obligations hereunder.

7.1.8 Future Subsidiaries .  Upon any Person becoming, from and after the Effective Date , either a direct or indirect Subsidiary of any Loan Party , or upon any Loan Party acquiring additional Equity Interests of any existing Subsidiary , the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such transaction and, on or prior to the consummation of such transaction:

(a) such Person shall, if it is not an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary, (i) become (if not already a party thereto) a party to the Guaranty, the Pledge Agreement, the Security Agreement and any other Collateral Document requested by the Administrative Agent, in a m anner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and (i i) if it maintains any Deposit Accounts, ente r into a Deposit Account Control Agreement with a Deposit Account Bank to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent;

(b) each applicable Loan Party and ea ch such Subsidiary that i s not an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary shall, pursuant to the Pledge Agreement, pled ge to the Administrative Agent:

(i) all of the outstanding Equity Interests of suc h Subsidiary owned directly by it (but, in the case of an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary, not more than 65% of the voting Equity Interests and 10 0% of the non-voting Equity Interests of suc h Excluded Foreign Subsidiary shall be so pledged), along with undated stock or oth er powers for such certificates, executed in blank ( or , if a ny such Equity Interests are un certificated, confirmation and evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that t he security interest in such uncertificated securities has been transferred to and pe rfected by the Administrative Agent in acc ordance with the U.C.C. or any si milar Law wh ich may be applicable); and

(ii) all notes evidencing intercompany Indebtedness in fav or of the Borrower and ea ch such Subsidiary, as t he case may be;

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(c) the Administrative Agent shall have received from e ach s uch Subsidiary that i s not an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary certif ied copies of U.C.C. search reports certified by a party reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Age nt, date d a date reasonably near (but prior to ) th e date of any such Person becomi ng a direct or ind ire ct Subsidiary of the Parent, list ing all effective financing statements, tax li ens and judgment liens which name such Person as the debtor and which are filed in the jurisdictions in which filings are to be mad e pursuant to thi s Agreement and th e other Loan Documents, toge ther with copies of such financing statements (none of which (other than Liens permit ted under this Agreement) shal l cover any of the Co llateral); and

(d) the Administrative Agent shall have received from e ach s uch Subsidiary that i s not an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary, ackn owledgment copies of properly filed U.C.C. financing statements or suc h o ther evidence of filing or del ive ry for filing as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent, nami ng each such Subsidiary as the debtor and the Administrative Agent as the secured party, filed under the U.C.C. of all jurisdictions as may be necessary or rea son ably requested of the Administrative Agent, desi rable to per fec t the first priority security interest of the Administrative Agent on the assets of such Subsidiary that i s subject to the Security Agreement (including, with respect to any Intellectual Property Collateral, appr opriate trademark, copyright and patent security supplements with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office, as applicable.

The foregoing shall be accompanied with other documentary evidence, reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that evidences the foregoing, including copies of the resolutions of the board of directors (or equivalent body) of such Subsidiary authorizing the relevant transactions, copies of such Subsidiary’s Organizational Documents, incumbency certificates of such Subsidiary, certificates as to compliance of such Subsidiary with the requirements of this Section, opinions of legal counsel and evidence of the insurance required to be maintained pursuant to Section 7.1.4 .  The Borrower agrees that if (i) any Excluded Foreign Subsidiary is permitted to execute and deliver the Guaranty, the Pledge Agreement, the Security Agreement or any other Collateral Document; or (ii) it is permitted to pledge more than 65% of the voting Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary, in any such case without material adverse tax consequences which would result in such Subsidiary being an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary, then the provisions of this Section shall thereafter fully apply to such Foreign Subsidiary.  In furtherance of the foregoing to the extent permitted by applicable Law, each Loan Party authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute any such agreements, instruments or other documents in such Loan Party’s name in the event such Loan Party fails to do so within a reasonable period of time after a request thereof by the Administrative Agent.  Nothing in this Section 7.1.8 shall be construed as a consent to form or acquire any Subsidiary after the Effective Date that is not otherwise permitted in this Agreement.

7.1.9 Furth er Assurances; Additional Collateral .

(a) The Parent and the Borrower will, and will cause each of their Subsidiaries to, execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of U.C.C. financing statements, and other documents), which may be required under any applicable Law, or which the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or to grant, preserve, protect or perfect the Liens (subject to the Liens permitted by Section 7.2.3 ) securing all Obligations and created or intended to  be created by the

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Loan Documents.  Th e Borrower also agrees to provide to the Administrative Agent, from time to time upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent as to the perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Loan Documents.

(b) If any property or asset forming a part of the Collateral is acquired or leased by the Parent, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries (other than an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary) after the Effective Date, the Borrower will promptly notify the Administrative Agent thereof, provided that, such notice shall not be required if (i) the Administrative Agent has a valid first priority perfected security interest in such property or asset by virtue of any actions previously taken by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent; and (ii) such actions are not required by the terms of Security Agreement, and will cause such property or asset to be subjected to a first priority security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent (subject, in the case of non-possessory security interests, to the Liens permitted by Section 7.2.3 ) and will take, and cause each of their Subsidiaries to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (other than its Excluded Foreign Subsidiaries) to grant and perfect such Liens, (including the actions described in Section 7.1.8 and clause (a) .

Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else in this Agreement, none of the Borrower, the Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall be required to file, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall not file, any mortgages, fixture filings deeds of trust or similar documents with respect to any Real Property Assets owned or leased by any of them, unless such documents are in respect of Real Property Assets or fixtures owned by such Loan Party the fair market value of which equals or exceeds $5,000,000.

7.1.10 Deposit Accounts .  Notwithstanding Section 4.9(c) of the Security Agreement and Section 5.1.18 , the Borrower shall not be required to deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly executed Deposit Account Control Agreement on the Effective Date with respect to:

(a) each Account set forth in Part I of Item 7.1.10 (“ Deposit Accounts ”); provided that (i) the Administrative Agent shall have received a duly executed Deposit Account Control Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to it with respect to each such Account on a date not later than 60 days after the Effective Date;

(b) the Account held at JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. set forth in Part II of Item 7.1.10 (“ Deposit Accounts ”); provided that; (i) such Account is closed on a date not later than 90 days after the Effective Date; and (ii) from and including the Effective Date all amounts deposited in such Account shall be wire transferred on a daily basis to an Account held by the Parent, the Borrower or other Loan Party in respect of which the Administrative Agent has received a duly executed Deposit Account Control Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to it; and

(c) the Account held at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. set forth in Part III of Item 7.1.10 (“ Deposit Accounts ”); provided that; (i) at any time after the Effective Date there is no more than $1,969,513 (plus any interest accrued thereon) deposited in such Account; and (ii) any amounts deposited in such Account are held solely as cash collateral for a standby credit issued by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in favor of Trizechan 1065 Avenue of the Americas Property Owner LLC in respect of that

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certain lease agreement in connection with 5 Bryant Park dated as of May 1, 2011 between the Borrower and Trizechan 1065 Avenue of the Americas Property Owner LLC.

Section 7.2 Negative Covenants .  The Parent and the Borrower agrees with each Lender Party that, until all Commitments have irrevocably terminated and all the Obligations (other than unasserted contingent indemnification liabilities) have been paid in full in cash ( or , in the case of Letter of Credit Outstandings not then due and owing, have been Cash Collateralized in an amount equal to 103% of such Letter of Credit Outstandings , on terms, pursuant to documentation and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each applicable L/C Issuer ) and performed in full, the Parent and the Borrower will perform the obligations set forth in this Section.

7.2.1 Business Activities .  The Parent and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to , engage in any business activity, except business activity that is in the same or similar line of business as their respective businesses on the Effective Date or a business reasonably related and complementary thereto or a logical extension thereof.

7.2.2 Indebtedness .  The Parent and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to , create, incur, assume or suffer to exist or otherwise become or be liable in respect of any Indebtedness , other than, without duplication, the following:

(a) Indebtedness in res pect of the Credit Extensions and ot her Obligations;

(b) Indebtedness in res pect of any Swap Agreement entere d into in accordance with Section 7.1.7 ;

(c) Indebtedness of the Parent or its Subsidiaries identi fied in Item 7.2.2(c) (“ Existing Indebtedness ”) of the Disclosure Schedule, toge ther with Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in res pect thereof;

(d) Indebtedness of (i) the Borrower owed to any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any Subsidiary of the Borrower owed to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, provided that (A) all such Indebtedness (except Indebtedness owing to any Person that is not a Loan Party) shall be evidenced by a promissory note in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent; and (B) in the case of any such Indebtedness of any such Person that is not a Loan Party that is owing to a Loan Party (other than the Parent) (x) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing immediately before or after giving effect thereto; and (y) such Indebtedness shall be permitted only if the corresponding Investment is permitted under clause (d) of Section 7.2.5 ;

(e) (A) Indebtedness of any Loan Party (other than the Parent) or any Subsidiary that is incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capitalized Lease Liabilities and purchase money Indebtedness; provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness that may be incurred in any such Fiscal Year shall not exceed $2,500,000 ; and (ii) such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 90 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvements; and (B) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

(f) Contingent Liabilities of the Borrower and it s Subsidiaries in res pect of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, prov ided that (i) such Indebtedness is per mitted

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by this Section; (ii) in the case of Contingent Liabilities of any Subsidiary of the Borrower that i s a Loan Party in fav or of any Subsidiary of the Borrower that i s not a Loan Party, (A) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and continuing immediately before or after giving effect thereto; and (B ) such Contingent Liabilities shall be permitted only if the corresponding Investment is per mi tted under clause (d) of Sec tion 7.2.5 ; and ( iii) the Contingent Liabilities permit ted under this clause shall be subordinated to the Obligations of the Borrower and it s Subsidiary if, an d on the same terms as, the Indebtedness so sub ject to suc h Contingen t Liabilities is sub ordinated to the Obligations ;

(g) (A) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower in connection with a Permitted Acquisition after the Effective Date; provided that (i) such Indebtedness exists at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower and is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Subsidiary of the Borrower and after giving effect to such Indebtedness; (ii) immediately before and after such Person becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and (iii) no other Loan Party shall be liable, directly or indirectly, for such Indebtedness; and (B) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof; and

(h) Guarantees of the Loan Parties in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder.

The Borrower will, prior to entering into any agreement evidencing any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, deliver to the Administrative Agent, reasonably in advance of the execution thereof, any final or execution form copy of the agreements evidencing the same, and agrees not to enter into any such agreements without obtaining the prior written approval of the Administrative Agent.

7.2.3 Liens .  The Parent and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to , create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property, revenues or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:

(a) Liens s ecuri ng payment of the Obligations and gr anted pursuant to any Loan Document in fav or of any Secured Party in acc ordance with the terms thereof ;

(b) Liens g rante d to sec ure payment of the Indebtedness permit ted pursuant to cla use (e) of Sec tion 7.2.2 , provi ded that (i) each such Lien c overs only those assets acquired with the proceeds of such Indebtedness; (ii) each such Lien a ttach es to the re levant capital asset concurrently with or wit hin 30 days after the acquisition thereof; and (iii) the principal amount of such Indebtedness does n ot exceed the lesser of the cost or the fa ir market value of the relevant asset;

(c) Liens e xisti ng on the Effective Date and di sclosed on Item 7.2.3(c) (“ Existing Liens ”) of the Disclosure Schedule and Liens incurred in connection with renewals, extensions or refinancings of the Indebtedness secured by such Liens, prov ided that such Liens (i) do not spread to cov er any additional property or ass ets after the Effective Date; and (i i) only secure the Indebtedness permit ted by clause (c) of Sec tion 7.2.2 ;

(d) Liens for Taxes, asse ssments or oth er charges or lev ies of any Governmental Authority not at the time delinquent or bei ng diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserv es in acc ordance with GAAP s hall have been set aside on its books;

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(e) Liens o f car riers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, suppliers, landlords and similar Liens impose d by Law th at a re incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and ei ther (i) secure obligations that a re not overdue by more than 30 days or (ii ) a re being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserv es in acc ordance with GAAP s hall have been set aside on its books;

(f) deposits, letters of credit, bank guarantees and pledges of cash securing (i) obligations in con nection with worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of governmental insurance or benefi ts (other than Liens impose d by ERISA ) ; (ii ) the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, bids , leases, contracts and other similar obligations (other than for borrowed money); or (ii i) to sec ure obligations on sur ety or app eal bonds, but only in each case to the ex tent the foregoing is incurred or ent ere d into in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or any other Loan Party;

(g) judg ment Liens not co nstituting an Event of Default under Section 8.1.6 ;

(h) easem ents, rights of way, zoning and similar restrictions and other similar encumbrances or tit le defects which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from t he va lue of the property subject thereto or int erf ere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; and

(i) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by clause (g) of Section 7.22 .

7.2.4 Financial Condition .  The Parent and the Borrower will not permit:

(a) Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio .  The Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio for Rolling Period ending on the last date of each Fiscal Quarter to be les s than 2.50 to 1.0 0.

(b) Consolidated Leverage Ratio .  The Consolidated Leverage Ratio for th e Rolling Period ending on the last day of each Fiscal Quarter to be gre ater 2.50 to 1.0 0; provided that during the four consecutive Fiscal Quarters immedi ately following a Material Acquisition, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall be no greater than 2.75 to 1.0 0.

7.2.5 Investments .  No Loan Party will, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to , make, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Investment in any other Person , except:

(a) Investments existi ng on the Effective Date and id entified in Item 7.2.5 (“ Investments ”) of the Disclosure Schedule;

(b) Investments in the form of cash and Cash Equivalent Investments;

(c) Investments compri sing the Equity Interests of Subsidiaries of the Borrower set fo rth in Item 6.8 (“ Initial Capitalization ”) of the Disclosure Schedule and ot her Investments from time to tim e i n Subsidiaries of the Borrower; prov ided that the aggregate amount of Investments made a fter the Effective Date by Loan Parties in Subsidiaries of the Borrower that a re not Loan Parties pursua nt to thi s c lause and clause (d) below shall not exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement (witho ut regard to any wr ite-down or wri te- offs);

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(d) intercompany loans and Contingent Liabilities permit ted by clause (d) or (f) of Sec tion 7.2.2 ; provi ded , that the aggregate amount of such Investments made a fter the Effective Date by Loan Parties in Subsidiaries of the Borrower that a re not Loan Parties pursua nt to thi s c lause and c lause (c) shall not exceed $30,000,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement (witho ut regard to any wr ite-down or wri te- offs but after giving effect to the repaym ent of the principal amount of any such intercompany Indebtedness or termin ation of any such Contingent Liabilities);

(e) not es payable to , or Equity Interests issued by, account debtors, to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in goo d faith settlement of delinquent obligations and pu rsuant to any pl an of reorganization or sim ila r proceeding upon the bankruptcy or ins olv ency of any such accoun t debtor; and

(f) Investments in the form of Swap Agreements permit ted by Section 7.1.7 ; and

(g) l oans and advances to emp loy ees, directors and officers of the Borrower and it s Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business for tr avel, entertainment or rel oca tion, in an aggregate amount not to exc eed at any time $1,000,000 (deter mined without regard to any wr ite-downs or wri te- offs of such loans and advances);

(h) Investments held b y a Subsidiary of the Borrower acquir ed after the Effective Date or of a Person merged , amalgamated or con sol idated with or int o t he Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in e ach case in accordance with this Section and Section 7.2.8 , to th e ex tent that such Investments were n ot made in contemplation of or in con nection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or con sol idation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or con sol idation;

(i) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;

(j) Investments consisting of purchases and acquisitions of supplies, goods, materials and equipment, in each case in the ordinary course of business; and

(k) Permitted Acquisitions.

7.2.6 Restr icted Payments; Payments on Other Indebtedness .  

(a) The Parent and th e Borrower will n ot, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to (notwi thstanding the terms of any Organizational Document or any ot her agreement or instru ment), declare, pay or mak e o n any of its Equity Interests (or an y wa rrants, options or oth er rights with respect thereto) any dividend, distribution or oth er payment, on account of its Equity Interests, whet her on account of the purchase, redemption, sinking or ana log ous fund , reti rement or def eas ance of any Equity Interests and wh ether in cash, property or obligations (other than dividends or dis tri butions payable solely in its Equity Interests, warr ants to pur cha se its Equity Interests or split ups or rec las sifications of its Equity Interests into a dditional or oth er shares of its Equity Interests), or app ly, or per mit any of its Subsidiaries to apply, any of its funds, property or ass ets to the pu rchase, redemption, sinking or ana log ous fund , reti rement or def eas ance of, any such Equity Interests (or an y op tions,

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warrants or oth er rights with respect thereto) (any such action, a “ Restricted Payment ”); pr ovided , however that :

(i) the Parent may make Restricted Payments, provided that, both before and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment: (A) on a pro forma basis, either (1) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is less than 2.00 to 1.00; or (2) if the Restricted Payments are not more than $50,000,000 in the aggregate for the applicable Fiscal Year, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio is equal to or greater than 2.00 to 1.00, but less than 2.25 to 1.00; (B) as of the end of the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered, the Parent and its Subsidiaries shall be in compliance immediately before and after the Restricted Payment with Section 7.2.4(a) ; and (C) no Default or Event of Default shall exist or result therefrom;

(ii) the Subsidiaries of the Borrower may ma ke dividends, distributions and other payments to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(iii) the Borrower and it s Subsidiaries may ma ke, incur, assume or suf fer to exi st Investments to the ex tent permitted by Section 7.2.5 ;

(iv) the Borrower may make dividends, distributions and other payments to the Parent for the purpose of the Parent paying its actual (and not anticipated) federal, state and local income taxes on behalf of such consolidated group; provided , however , that (A) such dividends, distributions or other payments, as the case may be, are applied promptly, after the receipt thereof, to the payment of such income taxes; and (B) all such payments in the form of a loan shall be evidenced by one or more promissory notes duly executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent (each such promissory note to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and shall not be forgiven or otherwise discharged for any consideration other than the payment in full in cash; provided further , however , that any tax refunds received by the Parent shall be returned promptly to the Borrower; and

(v) the Borrower may ma ke dividends, distributions and other payments to the Parent for th e purpose of the Parent (A) paying its corporate overhead expenses that are incurred in the ordinary course of business on an arm’s-length basis and expenses required to mai nta in its corporate existence; and (B) making Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to clause (i) above; provided that as of the date of such dividend, distribution or other payment, the Parent and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with each of the requirements set forth therein.

(b) The Parent and th e Borrower will n ot, and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries, to make or agr ee to mak e, directly or ind ire ctly, any payment or oth er distribution (whether in cash, securities or oth er property) of or in res pect of principal of or int ere st on any Indebtedness, or a ny pa yment or oth er distribution (whether in cash, securities or oth er property), including any si nking fund or simila r deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or ter min ation of any Indebtedness, exce pt:  

(i) payment of Indebtedness create d under the Loan Documents;

(ii) paym ent of regularly scheduled interest and principal payments as and when due in respect of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred by this Agreement;

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(iii) any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permit ted by Section 7.2.2 ;

(iv) payme nt of any secured Indebtedness that b ecomes due as a result of the voluntary transfer or sal e o f the property or ass ets securing such Indebtedness, subject to any restrictions set forth in this Agreement; and

(v) payment of Indebtedness owed b y a Subsidiary of the Borrower that i s not a Loan Party to a Loan Party (other than the Parent).

7.2.7 Anti-Corruption Laws .  

(a) T he Borrower will n ot request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, and the Parent and th e Borrower shall not use, and shall procure that their Subsidiaries and th eir respective Related Parties shall not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay , or aut hor ization of the payment or giv ing of money, or any thi ng else of value, to any Person in vio lation of any Anti-Corruption Laws or AML and Anti-Terrorism Laws; (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or fac ili tating any activities, business or tra nsa ction with any Sanctioned Person, or i n any Sanctioned Country; or (iii ) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applic able to any pa rty hereto.

(b) The Borrower will n ot, directly or ind ire ctly, use the proceeds of the Loans , or l en d, contribute or oth erw ise make available such proceeds to the Parent, any Subsidiary, join t venture partner or oth er Person: (i) to fund any ac tivities or bus ine ss of or wit h a ny Person, or i n any country or ter rit ory, that, at the time of such funding, is, or who se government is, the subject of Sanctions; or ( ii ) i n any other manner that would result in a violation of Sanctions by any Person (including any Person partic ipating in the Loans , whet her as underwriter, advisor, investor or oth erw ise).

(c) No part of the proceeds of the Loan will be used, directly or indirectly, for any payments that could constitute a violation of any applicable anti-bribery Laws .

7.2.8 Fund amental Changes, etc.   The Parent and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to , liquidate or dissolve, consolidate or amalgamate with, or merge into or with, any other Person , or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of (in each case in one transaction or series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets, other than the following if no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing immediately before or after giving effect thereto :

(a) any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with or into, (i) the Borrower ( provided that the Borrower is the surviving entity); or (ii) any other Subsidiary that is a Loan Party (other than the Parent) ( provided that a Loan Party (other than the Parent) is the surviving entity);

(b) any Loan Party may se ll, lease, transfer or oth erw ise dispose of all or sub sta ntially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or oth erw ise), to the Borrower or to any ot her Loan Party (other than the Parent);

(c) any Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Borrower) may se ll, lease, transfer or oth erw ise dispose of all or sub sta ntially all of its assets to ano the r Loan Party (other than the

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Parent); prov ided , that if the transferor in a ny such transaction is a Loan Party, the transferee must either be the Borrower or anothe r Wholly-Owned Subsidiary; and

(d) any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to any other Loan Party (other than the Parent).

7.2.9 Asse t Dispositions, etc.   No Loan Party will, and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to , sell, transfer, lease, contribute or otherwise convey or dispose of (in each case in one transaction or series of transactions) all or any part of its assets ( including Accounts, Inventory and Equity Interests owned by any Loan Party and their Subsidiaries) to any Person , except:

(a) if such sale, transfer, lease, contribution, conveyance or dis pos ition is (i) of Inventory in the ordinary course of business; or (ii) i n respect of cash or Cash Equivalent Investments in the ordinary course of business;

(b) in r espect of (i) Equipment that is worn out or obs ole te and is sold or dis pos ed of in the ordinary course of business; or (ii) a ssets that are subject to dam age or des tru ction, or a c ond emnation proceeding instituted by a Governmental Authority;

(c) if su ch sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or dis pos ition is a Permitted Disposition;

(d) if s uch sale, transfer, lease, conveyance or oth er disposition is permitted by Section 7.2.8 ;

(e) sales , transfers or dis pos itions of accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business in con nection with the collection or com pro mise thereof (other than in connection with factoring programs, receivables programs or oth er similar programs); or

(f) sal es , transfers or dis pos itions of assets by a Subsidiary of the Parent or any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary; prov ided , that (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing immediately before or after giving effect to any such sale, transfer or dis pos ition; (ii) if the transferor of such property is a Loan Party the tr ansferee must either be the Borrower or anothe r Loan Party (other than the Parent); and (i ii) any such transaction involving a Subsidiary of the Borrower that i s not a Loan Party shall be made in compliance with Section 7.2.11 .

7.2.10 Modif ication of Certain Agreements .  The Loan Parties will not, and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to , consent to any amendment, supplement, waiver or other modification of any of the terms or provisions contained in, or applicable to , any of their Organizational Documents or any agreement to which it is a party which in any case:

(a) would violate the terms of this Agreement or any ot her Loan Document;

(b) coul d reasonably be expected to be adv erse to the ri ghts, interests or pri vil eges of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders or their ability to enf orc e the same; or

(c) cou ld reasonably be expected to res ult in a Material Adverse Effect.

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7.2.11 Tran sactions with Affiliates .  No Loan Party will, nor will it permit any Subsidiary to , sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to , or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from , or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates , except (a) transactions (other than with the Parent ) that (i) are in the ordinary course of business ; and (ii) are at prices and on te rms and conditions not less favorable to such Loan Party or such Subsidiary than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties; (b) transactions between or among any Borrower and any Subsidiary that is a Loan Party not involving a ny other Affiliate ; and (c) transactions that are otherwise expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents .

7.2.12 Nega tive Pledges, Restrictive Agreements, etc.   The Parent and the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to , enter into any agreement (excluding this Agreement and any other Loan Document ) prohibiting or restricting: (a) the ability to com ply with and perform their Obligations; (b) the creation or ass ump tion of any Lien u pon i ts properties, revenues or ass ets , whether now owned or her eaf ter acquired, or the ab ility of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to amend or oth erw ise modify this Agreement or any ot her Loan Document; or (c) t he a bility of any Subsidiary of the Borrower to make a ny payments, directly or ind ire ctly, to the Borrower by way of dividends, distributions, return on equity, advances, repayments of loans or adv anc es, reimbursements of management and other intercompany charges, expenses and accruals or oth er returns on investments, or a ny ot her agreement or arrang ement which restricts the ability of any such Subsidiary to make a ny payment or tra nsf er any property or ass et, directly or ind ire ctly, to the Borrower.  

The foregoing shall not, in any event, prohibit (i) restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to Liens permitted by Section 7.2.3 if such restrictions apply only to the property subject to such permitted Liens; (ii) customary restrictions contained in agreements relating to the sale of assets pending the closing of such sale if such restrictions apply only to the assets to be sold; (iii) customary provisions in licenses and of intellectual property entered into in the ordinary course of business that do not materially interfere with the business of the Parent and its Subsidiaries; (iv) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of either the Parent or any of their Subsidiaries; (v) customary provisions restricting assignment of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business; and (vi) the terms of applicable Law.

7.2.13 UK Pe nsions .  The Loan Parties will, and will cause its Subsidiaries to , to the extent applicable, ensure that no member of the group of companies of which they are party is or has been at any time an employer (for the purposes of sections 38 to 51 of the United Kingdom Pensions Act 2004 ) of an occupational pension scheme which is not a money purchase scheme (both terms as defined in the United Kingdom Pension Schemes Act 1993 ) or , except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect , “ connected ” with or an “ associate ” of (as those terms are used in sections 38 or 43 of the United Kingdom Pensions Act 2004) such an employer.

7.2.14 Fiscal Year-End, etc.   The Loan Parties will not, and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to , change its Fiscal Year .  In addition, except as required by GAAP neither the Loan Parties nor any of their Subsidiaries shall make any significant change in its accounting treatment or reporting practices.

7.2.15 Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions .  The Loan Parties will not, and will not permit any of their Subsidiaries to , enter into any arrangement with any Person

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whereby in a substantially contemporaneous transaction the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries sells or transfers all or substantially all of its right, title and interest in an asset and, in connection th erewith, acquires or leases back the right to use such asset.

ARTICLE VIII.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REM
EDIES

Section 8.1 Events of Default .  Each of the following events or occurrences described in this Section shall constitute an “ Event of Default ”.

8.1.1 Non-P ayment of Obligations .  Any Loan Party shall default in the payment or prepayment when due of any (a) principal on any Loan ; (b) Reimbursement Obligation ; or (c) interest on a Credit Extension , fee, indemnity or other monetary Obligation hereunder or under any other Loan Document ; provided , that in the case of clause (c) only, such default shall continue for a period of three (3) Business Days .

8.1.2 Breach of Representations and Warranties .  Any representation or warranty of any Loan Party made or deemed to be made hereunder , in any other Loan Document or any other writing or certificate furnished by or on behalf of any Loan Party to any Lender Party in connection with this Agreement or any such other Loan Document ( including any certificates delivered pursuant to Article V ) , is or shall be incorrect in any material respect when made ( or in all respects if such representation or warranty is qualified as to materiality).

8.1.3 Non Performance of Certain Covenants and Obligations .  Any Loan Party shall default in the due performance and observance of any of its obligations under Section 4.10 , the proviso to clause (b) of Section 5.1.2 , the proviso to the final paragraph of Section 5.1.2 , the proviso to sub-clause (ii) of Section 5.1.9 , Section 5.1.18 , or 7.1.1 (subject to a three Business Day grace period with respect to Section 7.1.1 , except with respect to clause (g) of Section 7.1.1 , for which there shall be no grace period), clause (b) of Section 7.1.3 (with regard to maintenance of corporate existence), Sections 7.1.4 , 7.1.5 , 7.1.7 , 7.1.10 , or Section 7.2 .

8.1.4 Non Per formance of Other Covenants and Obligations .  Any other Loan Party shall default in the due performance and observance of any other agreement contained herein or in any other Loan Document (other than items covered by Sections 8.1.1 or 8.1.3 ), and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the earlier of (x) notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower; and (y) the date a Financial Officer or other executive officer or director of the Borrower or such other Loan Party becomes aware of such failure.

8.1.5 Default on Other Indebtedness .  A default shall occur in the payment when due, whether by scheduled repayment, prepayment, acceleration or otherwise, in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness described in Section 8.1.1 ) of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries having a principal amount, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of $ 5,000,000 ( including undrawn committed amounts), or a default shall occur in the performance or observance of any obligation or condition with respect to such Indebtedness if the effect of such default is to either (a) accelerate the maturity of any such Indebtedness or (b) permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness , or any trustee or agent for such holders, to cause such Indebtedness to become due and payable prior to its expressed maturity.

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8.1.6 Judgments .  Any (a) money judgment, writs or warrants of attachment, executions or similar processes involving any aggregate amount ( to the extent not paid or fully covered by insurance maintained in accordance with the requirements of this Agreement and as to which the relevant insurance company has acknowledged coverage) in excess of $ 5,000,000 shall be rendered against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties; or (b) non-monetary judgment shall be rendered against any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries that, either individually or in the aggreg ate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order; or (ii) there shall be any period of 60 consecutive days during whic h a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order, by reason of a pending appeal, bond or otherwise, shall not be in effect.

8.1.7 ERISA Events .  An ERISA Event shall have occurred that, individually or when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred and are continuing, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect .

8.1.8 Change in Control .  Any Change in Control shall occur.

8.1.9 Bankruptcy, Insolvency, etc.   Any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries shall:

(a) g enerally fail to pay deb ts as they become due, or admi t i n writing its inability to pay deb ts as they become due;

(b) apply for, consent to , or ac qu ies ce in, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, sequestrator, or othe r c ustodian for any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any pro perty of any thereof, or make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;

(c) in the absence of such application, consent or acqu ies cence, permit or suff er to exis t t he involuntary appointment of a trustee, receiver, sequestrator or othe r c ustodian for any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or for a s ubstantial part of the property of any thereof, and such trustee, receiver, sequestrator or othe r c ustodian shall not be discharged within 60 days;

(d) permit or suff er to exis t t he involuntary commencement of, or volu nta rily commence, any bankruptcy, reorganization, debt ar range ment, or othe r c ase or proc eed ing under any Debtor Relief Laws, or pe rm it or suff er to exis t t he involuntary commencement of, or volu nta rily commence, any dissolution, winding up or liqu ida tion proceeding, in each case, by or agai nst any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries; provi ded , however , that if not commenced by any such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries such pr oceeding shall be consented to or a cquies ced in by any such Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or sh al l r esult in the entry of an order for relief or shal l r emain for 60 days undismissed; or

(e) take a ny corporate action authorizing, or in f urt herance of, any of the foregoing.

8.1.10 Impairment of Loan Documents, Secur ity, etc.   Any Loan Document , or any Lien granted thereunder, shall (except in accordance with its terms), in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of

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any Loan Party tha t is a party thereto; any Loan Party shall, directly or indirectly, contest in any manner such effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability; or any security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties s ecuring ( or required to secure) any Obligation shall, in whole or in part, cease to be a perfected first priority security interest (subject, in the case of non-possessory security interests only, to Liens permitted by Section 7.2.3 ) .

Section 8.2 Action if Bankruptcy .  If any Event of Default described in clauses (a) through (d) of Section 8.1.9 shall occur, the Commitments (if not theretofore terminated) shall automatically terminate and the outstanding principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all other Obligations shall automatically become immediately due and payable, without notice or demand.

Section 8.3 Action if Other Event of Default .  If any Event of Default (other than any Event of Default described in clauses (a) through (d) of Section 8.1.9 ) shall occur and be continuing for any reason, whether voluntary or involuntary, the Administrative Agent , may, and upon the direction of the Required Lenders , shall, by notice to the Borrower declare all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Loans and other Obligations to be due and payable and the Commitments (if not theretofore terminated) to be terminated, whereupon (without further notice, demand or presentment) the full unpaid amount of such Loans and other Obligations which shall be so declared due and payable shall become immediately due and payable and the Commitments shall terminate.

Section 8.4 Foreclosure on Collateral .  If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Administrative Agent shall have, in addition to all rights and remedies provided for in the U.C.C. and applicable Law , all such rights ( including the right of foreclosure) with respect to the Collateral as provided in the Pledge Agreement , the Security Agreement , each other Collateral Document and each other Loan Document .

Section 8.5 Appoin tment of Administrative Agent as Atto rney in Fact .  The Parent and the Borrower hereby constitute and appoint the Administrative Agent as their attorney in fact with full authority in the place and stead of them and in the name of each of them, from time to time in the Administrative Agent ’s discretion while any Event of Default is continuing, to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and any other Loan Document , including to :   (a) ask, demand, collect, sue for, recover, compound, receive and give acquittance and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in respect of any of the Collateral ; (b) enforce the obligations of any account debtor or other Person obligated on the Collateral and enforce the rights of any Loan Party with respect to such obligations and to any property that secures such obligations ; (c) file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable for the collection of or to preserve the value of any of the Collateral or otherwise to enforce the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to any of the Collateral ; (d) pay or discharge Taxes or Liens levied or placed upon or threatened against the Collateral in amounts necessary to discharge the same as determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (all of such payments made by the Administrative Agent shall become Obligations , due and payable immediately without demand); (e) sign and endorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, assignments, verifications and notices in connection with the Accounts, chattel paper or general intangibles and other documents relating to the Collateral ; (f) take any act required of any Loan Party under this Agreement or any other Loan Document ; and (g) sell, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any of the Collateral as fully and completely as though the

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Administrative Agent were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and to do, at the Administrative Agent ’s option and the Borrower ’s expense, at any time, all acts and things that the Administ rative Agent deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral .  The Parent and the Borrower hereby ratify and approve all acts of the Administrative Agent made or taken pursuant to this Section, agree to cooperate with the exercise by th e Administrative Agent in the exercise of its rights pursuant to this Section and shall not, either directly or indirectly, take or fail to take any action which could impair, in any respect, any action taken by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Se ction.  The appointment pursuant to this Section of the Administrative Agent as the Parent ’s and the Borrower ’s attorney and the Administrative Agent ’s rights and powers are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable, so long as any of the Commitments hereunder shall be in effect and until indefeasible payment in full in cash of all Obligations (other than unasserted contingent indemnification liabilities).

Section 8.6 Payments Upon Acceleration .  After the occurrence of an Event of Default and the acceleration of the Obligations pursuant to Section 8.2 or Section 8.3 , the Administrative Agent shall apply all payments in respect of the Obligations and all proceeds of Collateral to the Obligations in the following order:

(a) first , to pay Obligations (other than Swap Liabilities and Cash Management Liabilities) in re spect of any fees, expenses or inde mni ties then due to the Administrative Agent (including, witho ut limitation, fees and expenses referred to in Section 3.3 , Section 10.3 and Section 10.4 ) , whether or not the same is allowed in any bankruptcy or inso lve ncy proceeding of any Loan Party;

(b) secon d , to pay Obligations (other than Swap Liabilities and Cash Management Liabilities) in re spect of any fees, expenses or inde mni ties then due to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, wheth er or not the same is allowed in any bankruptcy or inso lve ncy proceeding of any Loan Party;

(c) third , to pay int erest due in respect of the Loans a nd Letters of Credit (whethe r or not the same is allowed in any bankruptcy or inso lve ncy proceeding of any Loan Party);

(d) four th , to (i) pay the principal outstanding with respect to the Loans a nd Reimbursement Obligations and Swap Liabilities arising from an y Swap Agreement that is required to be m ain tained by the terms of this Agreement and at the time of entering into was between the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, on th e one hand, and a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender , on th e other hand, and Cash Management Liabilities and (ii ) Cash Collateralize all oth er Letter of Credit Outstandings (in an amount equal to 103% of such Letter of Credit Outstandings) on te rms and pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each applicable L/C Issuer on terms pursuant to documentation and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each applicable L/C Issuer;

(e) fifth , to pay all other Obligations (including Swap Liabilities arising from an y Swap Agreement that wa s not required to be m ain tained by the terms of this Agreement and at the time of entering into was between the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, on th e one hand, and a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender , on th e other hand); and

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(f) sixth , to pay who may be lawfully entitled thereto, including any Loan Party.

In carrying out the foregoing: (i) amounts received shall be applied in the numerical order of each category and shall only be applied to the next succeeding category after all amounts in the preceding category have been paid in full in cash; and (ii) amounts owing to each relevant Lender Party in clauses (b) through (e) shall be allocated to the payment of the relevant Obligations ratably, based on the proportion of each Lender Party’s (or, in the case of Cash Management Liabilities and Swap Liabilities that are referred to above, each such Lender Party’s Affiliates) interest in the aggregate outstanding Obligations described in each such relevant clause.

Section 8.7 Swap Liabilities and Cash Management Liabilities .  Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement or in any Guaranty or any Collateral Document , no Lender or Affiliate of a Lender that obtains the benefits of Section 8.6 as a result of holding Swap Liabilities or Cash Management Liabilities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement , any Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions of this Agreement or of any Guaranty or any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to , direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral ( including the release or impairment of any Collateral ) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents .  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article VIII to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to , Obligations arising under Swap Liabilities or Cash Management Liabilities unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations , together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Lender or Affiliate of the Lender , as the case may be.

ARTICLE IX.
THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Section 9.1 Appoint ment; Lender I ndemnif ication .   

(a) Each Lender a nd L/C Issuer hereby i rrevocably appoints Citibank to act on i ts behalf as Administrative Agent under an d for purposes of this Agreement and each other Loan Document.  Each Lender a nd L/C Issuer authoriz es the Administrative Agent to act on b ehalf of such Lender a nd L/C Issuer under th is Agreement and each other Loan Document and, in the absence of other written instructions from the Required Lenders received from tim e to time by the Administrative Agent (with re spect to which th e Administrative Agent agrees t hat it will comply, except as otherwise provided in this Section or as ot her wise advised by counsel), to exerc ise such powers hereunder and ther eunder as are specifically delegated to the Administrative Agent by the t erms hereof a nd ther eof, together with such powers as may be reasonably incidental thereto.  In performing its duties hereunder the Administrative Agent is actin g solely on behalf of itself, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, and sh all not have any fiduciary, trust or simil ar relationship with any Loan Party.  Witho ut limiting the foregoing, the parties agree that the duties of the Administrative Agent shall be mechanical and administrative in nature.  Other than with respect to the Borrower’s express rights set forth in Section 9.5 , the provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, and no Loan Party shall ha ve rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.

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(b) The Administrative Agent shall no t be required to take any action hereunder or under an y other Loan Document, or to pr osecut e or defen d a ny suit in respect of this Agreement, the Notes or any othe r Loan Document, unless it is indemnified hereunder to its sati sfaction.  If any indemnity in favor of the Administrative Agent shall be or becom e, in the determination of the Administrative Agent, inadeq uate, the Administrative Agent may call for additional indemnification from the Lenders and ceas e to do th e a cts indemnified against hereunder until such add itional indemnity is given.

Section 9.2 Exculpation .

(a) Neither the Administrative Agent, nor an y of its directors, officers, employees, agents or Related Parties thereof, shall be liable to any Lender or L/C Issuer for any action taken or omitt ed to be ta ken by it under this Agreement or any othe r Loan Document, or in co nne ction herewith or there wit h, except as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have res ulted from its or h is o wn willful misconduct or gross ne gligence.  Under no circumstances shall the Administrative Agent or its Related Parties be respo nsible for, incur any liability with respect to , or h av e any duty to ascer tai n or inqui re into:  (i) any representations or warra nti es or state men ts made by any Loan Party in conne ction with any Loan Document; (ii) t he effectiveness, enforceability, validity or due execution of any Loan Document; (iii) the creation, perfection or prior ity of any Liens pu rporte d to be cr eat ed by any of the Collateral Documents or any othe r Loan Document; (iv) t he validity, genuineness, enforceability, existence, value or suffi cie ncy of, or taking any acti on with respect to the c are , protection or prese rva tion of, any Collateral; (v) th e performance or obser van ce by any Loan Party of any c ovenants or agree men ts or other te rms or condi tio ns contained in the Loan Documents; (vi) t he contents of any certificate, report or docum ent delivered pursuant to or in conne ction with any Loan Document; (vii) the satisfaction of any conditions ( including any cond itions set forth in Article V ) set for t h in the Loan Documents; (viii) the existence of any Default or Event of Default; or (ix ) the financial condition of any Loan Party.

(b) The Administrative Agent (i) is n ot required to make any inquiry respecting the performance by any Loan Party of its obligations hereunder or under an y other Loan Document (other t han to confi rm receipt of items expressly required to be de liv ered to the Administrative Agent), and a ny such inquiry which may be made by the Administrative Agent shall no t obligate it to make any further inquiry or to ta ke any action; (ii) shall not, except as expressly set forth herein a nd in t he other Loan Documents, have a ny duty to discl ose , or be li abl e for the failure to discl ose , any information relating to any Loan Party or any of their Affiliates that is communicated to or ob tained by the Administrative Agent or any of i ts Affiliates; (iii) shall not be deemed to have kno wledge of the existence of any Default or Event of Default unless i t has received written notice from an Authorized Officer or a Lender t hat spe cifically refers to and d esc ribes the same; (iv) shall not be subject to any f idu ciary or other im plied duties, regardless of whether any Default or Event of Default has occu rred and is continuing; and (v) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exerc ise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by th e o ther Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is requi red to exerc ise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such oth er percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein ), provi ded that the Administrative Agent shall no t, in any event, be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the o pin ion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liabilit y or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicab le Law , including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may

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effect a forfeiture, modification or termi nat ion of property of a Defaulting Lender in viola tion of any Debtor Relief Law.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall no t in any event be liable for any action taken or not t ake n by it with the consent or at th e r equest of the Required Lenders (or such oth er number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as th e Administrative Agent shall be lieve in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in Section 10.1 ) .

Section 9.3 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 the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit , that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender or L/C Issuer , the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit .  The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the 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 9.4 Delegation of Duties .  The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise any and all of its rights under the Loan Documents by or through any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, sub-agents or Related Parties thereof, and the exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to each such Person or when acting on behalf of the Administrative Agent .  The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any Person appointed by it to act on its behalf, except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and non-appealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of any such Person .

Section 9.5 Resignation of Administrative Agent .   

(a) The Administrative Agent may at a ny time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders , the L/C Issuers and the Borrower.  Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall ha ve the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to app oi nt a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any s uch bank with an office in the United States.  If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shal l have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives no tice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on b ehalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, appoin t a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above, provided that if the Administrative Agent shall no tify the Borrower, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers that no qualifying Person h as acce pted 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 duti es and obligations hereunder and unde r the other Loan Documents; and (b) the Required Lenders shall

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th ereafter perform all the duties of the retiring Administrative Agent under th e Loan Documents until such tim e as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provi ded for above in this Section.  Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such s uccessor shall succeed to and b eco me vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring ( or retir ed) Adminis trative Agent, and th e retiring ( or retir ed) Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of i ts duties and obligations hereunder or under th e other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section).  The fees paya ble by the Borrower to a succes sor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its p red ecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor.  After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resig nation hereunder and unde r the ot her Loan Documents, the pr ovisions of this Article and Section 10.3 and Section 10.4 shall continue in effect, for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent and its directors, officers, employees, agents and Related Parties thereof, in respect of a ny actions taken or omitt ed to be ta ken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acti ng as Administrative Agent.

(b) Resign ation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender after As signment .  Notwithstanding anything to the c ont rary contained herein , if at any time (i) any L/C Issuer assigns all of its Revolving Loan Commitments and Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 10.10(b) , such L/C Issuer may upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower and the other Lenders , resign as an L/C Issuer; and/or (ii) any Swing Line Lender assigns all of its Revolving Loan Commitments and Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 10.10(b) , such Swing Line Lender may upo n 30 days’ notice to the Borrower, resign as a Swing Line Lender.  In th e event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoi nt from amo ng th e Lenders a succes sor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provid ed , however , that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of the applicable L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be.  Upon the resignation of the applicable L/C Issuer, it sha ll retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of an L/C Issuer hereunder with res pect to all Letters of Credit outstand ing as of the effective date of its r esignation as an L/C Issuer and all Letter of Credit Commitments with res pect thereto ( including the righ t to requi re the Lenders to make any required reimbursement payments to such L/C Issuer pursuant to Secti on 2.7.2(b) ).   Upon the resignation of the applicable Swing Line Lender, it sha ll retain all rights of a Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with res pect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation.  Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer and/or Swing Line Lender, (a) su ch successor shall succeed to and b eco me vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be; and (b) the successor L/C Issuer shall is sue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any , outstanding at the time of such succession or make oth er arrangements satisfactory to the retiring L/C Issuer to effectiv ely assume the obligations of the retiring L/C Issuer with res pect to such Letters of Credit.

Section 9.6 Rights as a Lender .   Citibank shall have the same rights and powers with respect to the Credit Extensions made by it or any of its Affiliates as any other Lender , and may exercise such rights and powers to the same extent as if it were not the Administrative Agent .   Citibank and each of its Affiliates may accept deposits from , lend money to , act as a financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Parent , the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders .   Citibank shall have no duty to disclose any information obtained or received by it or any of its Affiliates relating to any Loan Party or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of any

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Loan Party to the extent such information was obtained or received in any capacity other than as Administrative Agent .

Section 9.7 Non Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders .  Each Lender and L/C Issuer acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon any other Lender Party or any of their Related Parties , and based on such Lender ’s or L/C Issuer ’s review of the financial information of the Loan Parties and each of their Subsidiaries and such other documents, information and investigations as such Lender and L/C Issuer has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents , and to extend its Commitments and make its Credit Extensions .  Each Lender and L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon any other Lender Party or any of their Related Parties , and based on other documents, information and investigations as it from time to time shall deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions as to exercising or not exercising from time to time any rights and privileges available to it under this Agreement or any other Loan Document .

Section 9.8 Copies, etc .  The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to each Lender of each notice or request given to the Administrative Agent by the Parent or the Borrower and required to be delivered to the Lenders pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (unless concurrently delivered to the Lenders by the Parent or the Borrower ).  The Administrative Agent will distribute to each Lender each document or instrument received for its account and copies of all other communications received by the Administrative Agent from the Parent or the Borrower for distribution to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement .

Section 9.9 Certain Collateral Matters .

(a) The Administrative Agent is autho rized on behalf of all the Lenders , withou t the necessity of any notice to or fu rther consent from the Lenders , from t im e to time to take any action with respect to any Collateral or the Collateral Documents or the othe r Loan Documents which ma y be necessary to perfe ct and maintain perfected the security interest in and Liens up on the Collateral granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents and the other Loan Documents.

(b) Each Lender a nd L/C Issuer agrees t hat none of them shall have any right individually to seek to reali ze upon the Collateral, it bei ng agreed that such rights and remedies may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the t erm s of the Collateral Documents and the other Loan Documents.

(c) Each Lender a nd L/C Issuer irrevoca bly authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any secu rity interest or Lien granted to or he ld by the Administrative Agent upon any Collateral (i) upon termination of the Commitments and paym ent in full in cash or cash col lateralization of all Loans an d all other Obligations (other than unasserted contingent indemnification Obligations) payabl e under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (ii) c onstituting property sold or to be sold or dispo sed of as part of or in co nne ction with any disposition permitted hereunder; (iii) constituting property in which the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries own no interest at the time the security interest is requested to be released; (iv) constituting property leased to the Loan Parties or any of their Subsidiaries under a lease which has expired or been ter minated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement; (v) co nsisting of an instrument evidencing Indebtedness or other debt ins trume nt, if the Indebtedness evidence d thereby has been paid in full; or

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(vi ) if approved by the Required Lenders or, if req uired by Section 10.1 , ea ch Lender a nd L/C Issuer, if app licable.  Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any t ime, the Lenders will con firm in writing the Administrative Agent’s autho rity to release particul ar types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Sec tion.

(d) Each Lender a nd L/C Issuer irrevoca bly authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to subor din ate any security interest on property granted to or he ld by the Administrative Agent under an y Loan Document to the hold er of a security interest on such property that is permitted by clause (e) of Secti on 7.2.2 .

(e) Each Lender a nd L/C Issuer irrevoca bly authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to release any othe r Loan Party from its obligations under th e Guaranty if such Person c eases to be a Subsidiary as a res ult of a transaction permitted by this Agreement.

(f) The Administrative Agent may from tim e to time mak e disbursements and advances that, in its sole discretion, it deems necessary or desir abl e to prese rve , protect, prepare for sale or lease or dispo se of the Collateral, to enh an ce the likelihood or maxim ize the amount of the Obligations that are repaid by the Loan Parties or pay any other amount chargeable to the Loan Parties hereunder.  All s uch amounts disbursed or advan ced by the Administrative Agent shall be Obligations that are secured by the Collateral and be r epayable by the Borrower on deman d.

Section 9.10 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim .  In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party , the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or Letter of Credit Outstandings shall then be due and payable and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Parent , the Borrower or any other Loan Party ) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a) to file a nd prove a claim fo r the whole or any p art of the amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans , Letter of Credit Outstandings and all other Obligations that are owing and unpaid, and to file suc h other documents as may be necessary or advis abl e in order to have the claims of the Lender Parties (including any claim fo r the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lender Parties and thei r respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lender Parties under Section 3.3 , Section 10.3 and Section 10.4 ) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b) to collec t and receive any monies or other pr operty payable or deliv era ble on any such claims and to distr ibu te the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and L/C Issuers to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Section 3.3 , Section 10.3 and Section 10.4 .

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Section 9.11 Applica t ion to L/C I ssu ers .  Each Lender agrees that each L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewi th.  Each L/C Issuer shall have all of the rights, benefits and immunities:

(a) provided to the Administrative Agent in this Article with respect to: (i) acting in its capacity as L/C Issuer; and (ii) any acts taken or omissions suffered by such L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and the applications pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent”, as used in this Article, included such L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions.

(b) as additionally provided in this Agreement with respect to such L/C Issuer .

ARTICLE X.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Section 10.1 Waivers, Amendments, etc.   

(a) Except for actions expressly permitted to be tak en by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the te rms of the Loan Documents, no amen dment, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any co nse nt to any de par ture by the Parent , the Borrower , any oth er Loan Party or their res pective Subsidiaries therefrom , shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower , the oth er applicable Loan Parties and the Required Lenders.  Except as set forth in clause (b) below, al l such amendments, modifications, terminations or waiver s r equiring the consent of the Lenders s hall onl y require the written consent of the Required Lenders. Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement, and any consent to any departure by the Borrower from the terms of any provision of this Agreement, shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given and shall be in writing and signed by: (i) in the case of a vote of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders; or (ii) the Administrative Agent, if such right to waive or consent is expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent under the terms of this Agreement.

(b) Notwiths tanding clause (a) , no amend ment, modification, termination or waiver of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall, un less in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent, each af fected L/C Issuer and each Lender di rectly affected thereby:  (i) increase the Commitment Amount or change th e Percentage of any af fected Lender ; ( ii) re duce the principal of, rate of interest on, or fees p aya ble with respect to any Loan or Letter of Credit Outstandings of any af fected Lender ; ( iii) e xtend the due date for, or reduce th e amount of, any scheduled payment or prepay men t under clause (a) , (b) or (c) of Section 3.1.2 of principal on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation of any af fected Lender ; ( iv) ex tend the due date for, or reduce th e amount of, any payment of interest (other than any waiver of any increase in the interest rate pursuant to Sectio n 3.2.2 ) or fees as to any af fec ted Lender ; ( v) release a ll or su bsta nti ally all of the Collateral (which ac tion shall be deemed to affect al l the Lenders ) other than in accordance with the terms of any Loan Document; (vi) release a ll or su bsta nti ally all Loan Parties from their gua rantee obligations under any Loan Document (which ac tion shall be deemed to affect al l the Lenders ) other than in accordance with the terms of any Loan Document; (vii) alter in any manner the pro rata sharing o f payments required hereunder (which ac tion shall be deemed to affect al l the Lenders ) or the te rm Pro Rata ; (viii) amend or waive thi s Section or the de fin ition of the “ Required Lenders”, or any ot her provision specifying the number or percentage of

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Len ders r equired to take a ny action under any Loan Document (including amending this clause (b) ) or amending the voting percentages of the Lenders (which ac tion shall be deemed to affect al l the Lenders ); (ix) ch ange Section 8.6 ) (which s h all be deemed to aff ect al l the Lenders ); or (x) p ostp one the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment of any af fected Lender .   Furthe rmore, no amendment, modification, termination or waiver af fecting the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lend er or any L/C Issuer under thi s Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in addition to Lenders required hereinabove to take s uch action.

(c) No failure or delay or course of dealing on the part of any Lender Party in exerci sing any power, right, or privil ege und er this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall ope rate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partia l e xercise of any such power, right or privil ege pre clude other or furthe r e xercise thereof or of any ot her power, right, or privil ege .   N o notice to or dem and on the Parent , the Borrower or any other Loan Party in any ca se shall entitle it to any no tic e or demand in similar or other cir cumstances.  The remedies provided in this Agreement are cumul ative and shall be in addition to and in dep endent of all rights, powers and remedies existing by virtue of any statute or rule o f l aw or in any of the other Loan Documents. Any forbearance or failure to exercise, and any delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall not impair any such right, power or remedy nor to be construed to be a waiver thereof, not shall it preclude the further exercise of any such right, power or remedy.

(d) In additi on, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 10.1 or any other Loan Document, (a) if the Administrative Agent and any Loan Party have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical nature, in each case, in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agent and the applicable Loan Party shall be permitted to amend such provision; and (b) guarantees, Collateral Documents and related documents executed by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in connection with this Agreement may be in a form reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and may be amended, supplemented or waived without the consent of any Lender if such amendment, supplement or waiver is delivered in order to (x) comply with local law or advice of local counsel; (y) cure ambiguities, omissions, mistakes or defects; or (z) cause such guarantee, Collateral Document or other related documents to be consistent with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Section 10.2 Notices .

(a) Except in the case of notices and communications expressly permitted to be as pro vided in clause (b) all notic es and other communications provided to any pa rty hereto under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be in writing, shall be delivered by hand or overni ght courier service, mailed by certified or regist ere d mail or sent b y f acsimile, and addressed to such p art y at its address or facsim ile number set forth on the Guarantors Schedule hereto, i n an Assignment and Assumption or at such o ther address or teleco py number as may be designated by such party in a notice to the ot her parties given in accordance with this Section.   Notices s ent by h and or overni ght courier service, or mailed by certified or regist ere d mail, shall be deemed to have b een given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have b een given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have b een given at the opening of business on the next business day for the r ecipient).  Notices delivered through electronic communications to the exten t provided in clause (b) , shall be effective as provided therein.

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(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders a nd L/C Issuers hereunder may be de livered or furnis hed by electronic communication ( including e-mail an d Internet or intran et websites) pursu ant to proced ure s approved by the Administrative Agent, provide d that the foregoing shall not apply to notice s to any Lender or L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or L/C Issuer, as appl icable, has notified the Administrative Agent that it i s incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication.  The Administrative Agent, the Parent, the Borrower or any other Loan Party may, in i ts discretion, agree to accept no tices and other communications to it hereunder by electr oni c communications pursuant to proced ure s approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to partic ula r notices or communications.  Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notic es a nd other communications sent to a n e-m ail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the inten ded recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other wri tten acknowledgement), provided that if such notice or other com munication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or commun ica tion shall be deemed to have b een sent at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the r ecipient; and (ii) noti ce s or communications posted to an Int ern et or intran et website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (a) of notification that such notice or commun ica tion is ava ilable and identifying the website address therefor;

(c) The Parent , the Borrower and the other Loan Parties agree that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to , make the Communications (as defined below) available to the Lender Parties by posting the Communications on Debt Domain , IntraLinks, Syndtrak or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “ Platform ”).

(d) The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available.”  The Administrative Agent and its Related Parties do not warrant 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 Administrative Agent and its Related Parties in connection with the Communications or the Platform .  In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties have any liability to any Loan Party , any other Lender Party 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 any Loan Party ’s or the Administrative Agent ’s transmission of communications through the Platform .  

Section 10.3 Payment of Costs and Expenses .

(a) The Parent a nd the Borrower agrees to pay al l r easonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, its dir ectors, officers, employees, agents and their Related Parties (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and out-of-pocket expenses of legal counsel to the Administrative Agent and accou ntants, appraisers, investment bankers, environmental advisors, management consultants and other consultants, if any, who may be retained by the Administrative Agent) that ar e incurred in connection with:

(i) the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein ;

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(ii) t he neg otiation, preparation, execution, deliver y and administration of this Agreement and each other Loan Document (including with resp ect to due di lig ence matters, the preparation of additional Loan Documents, the rev iew and preparation of agreements, instruments or docume nts pursuant to Sectio n 7.1.8 , Section 7.1.9 and Section 9.9 ) , and any amendments, waivers, consents, supplements or other mod ifications to this Agreement or any other Loan Document as may from time to t ime h ere after be required, and the Administrative Agent’s consid eration of their rights and remedies hereunder or in connec tion herewith from time to t ime w het her or not th e transactions contemplated hereby or thereb y a re consummated;

(iii) the filing, recording, refiling or rereco rdi ng of the Collateral Documents and any o f the other Loan Documents executed in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby;

(iv) the preparation and review of the form of any document or instru men t relevant to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or any other Loan Document;

(v) sums pa id or incurr ed to pay an y a mount or take a ny action required by the Parent , the Borrower or any other Loan Party under the Loan Documents that the Parent, the Borrower or any such Loan Party fails to pay or ta ke; and

(vi) cos ts of appraisals, field exams, inspections and verification of the Collateral, including, without limitation, travel, lodging, meals and other charges, including the costs , fees and expenses of independent auditors and appraisers (subject to the li mit ations otherwise set forth herein ).

(b) The Borrower further a grees to reimbu rse each Lender Party upon dema nd for all expenses ( including, without limitation, the fees and out of pocket expenses of legal counsel and consultants to each Lender Party who may b e retained by each such Lender Party) incurre d by each Lender Party in connec tion with (i) the consideration of their rights and remedies hereunder; (ii) th e negotiation of any restructuring or “work out ”, whether or not co nsu mmated, of any Obligations; (iii) t he enforcement or protec tio n of its rights in connection with this Agreement, any Collateral Document or any other Loan Document; and (iv ) any litigation, dispute , suit or procee din g relating to this Agreement, any Collateral Document or any Loan Document.

(c) To the extent that the Borrower for any r eason fails to indefe asi bly pay any amount required under clause (a) to be paid b y it to the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer (or any d i rec tor, officer, employee, agent or Related Party thereof), each Lender se verally agrees to pay to th e Administrative Agent or such L/C Issuer (or any s u ch director, officer, employee, agent or Related Party thereof), such Lender ’s Percentage (determin ed as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or paymen t i s sought) of such unpaid amount.  The obligations of the Lenders u nder thi s clause are several and not joint.

(d) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly and, in any event, not later than three Business Days after dem and therefor.

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Section 10.4 Indemnification by the Borrower .

(a) The Borrower agrees to indemn ify , exonerate and hold each Lender Party and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and Related Parties (collecti vely, the “ Indemnified Parties ”) free a nd harmless from and again st any and all actions, causes of action, suits, losses, costs, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses (in each case whether asserted by any third party or any Loan Party or any of th eir Affiliates and irres pective of whether any such Indemnified Party is a part y to the ac tio n for which indemnification hereunder is sought ), including, without limitation, the fees and out-of-pocket expenses of the Indemnified Parties (including the fees and out-of-pocket expenses of legal counsel and consultants to the Indemnified Parties who may b e retained by the Indemnified Parties) (collec tively, the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”), that arise out of or relate to :

(i) the n ego tiation, preparation, execution, deliver y or perfor man ce of the terms of, or consum mat ion of the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement, any oth er Loan Document or any other agreement or instrumen t contemplated thereby ( including any actio n brought by or on beh alf of the Parent , the Borrower or any other Loan Party as the re sult of any determination by the Required Lenders pursuant to Article V not to fund a ny Borrowing);

(ii) any Credit Extension or any trans action financed or to be financ ed in whole or in par t, directly or indire ctl y, with the proceeds of any Credit Extension (including any refus al by any L/C Issuer to honor a d emand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the do cuments presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit);

(iii) any ac quisition or propos ed acquisition by the Parent , the Borrower or any other Loan Party of all or any po rti on of the Equity Interests or assets of any Person , w hether or not th e Administrative Agent or any Lender is party thereto;

(iv) Environmental Laws relating to the Parent, the Borrower , any oth er Loan Party or any their Subsidiaries, including the asser tion of any Lien ther eunde r;

(v) the presence on or under, or the di sch arge, emission, spill or dispos al from , any Rea l Prop erty Assets or into or u pon a ny land or the at mos phere, of any Hazardous Material where a s ource of the Hazardous Material is such R eal Prop erty Assets (including, without limitation, (1) the costs of defending and or counte rcl aiming or claimi ng over against third parties in respect of any related action or matter ; a nd (2) any cost, liability or damage ar ising out of a settlement of any such action entered into by any Lender );

(vi) comply ing with or otherw ise in connection with any order, consent, decree, settlement, judgment or verdic t a rising from the depos it, storage, disposal, burial, dumping, injection, spilling, leaking, or other pla cement or release in, on or from a ny prope rty owned or leased by the Parent, the Borrower , any oth er Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries of any Hazardous Material (including, without limitation, any order under the Environmental Laws to clean up or decomm iss ion), whether or not su ch deposit, storage, disposal, burial, dumping, injecting, spillage, leaking or other pla cement or release in, on or from a ny such property of any Hazardous Material (1) resul ts by, through or under any Real Prop erty Assets of the Parent, the Borrower , any oth er Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries, (2) occ urred with the Parent ’s , the Borrower s or any other Loan Party’s

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knowle dge and consent, or (3) oc cur red before or after the Effective Date, whether with or withou t the Parent’s, the Borrower s or any other Loan Party’s knowle dge or ;

(vii) any a ct ual or prospe cti ve claim , litigation, investi gation or procee din g relating to any of th e foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any ot her theory;

except in each case for any such Indemnified Liabilities arising solely from the relevant Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.  This clause shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.  If and to the extent that the foregoing undertaking may be unenforceable for any reason, the Parent, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties agree to make the maximum contribution to the payment and satisfaction of each of the Indemnified Liabilities which is permissible under applicable Law.  Such indemnification shall be available regardless whether the relevant Indemnified Party is found to have acted with comparative, contributory or sole negligence.  Under no circumstances shall any Indemnified Party be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

(b) T o the extent that the Borrower for any r eason fails to indefe asi bly pay any amount required under clause (a) to be paid b y it to the Administrative Agent or any L/C Issuer (or any d i rec tor, officer, employee, agent or Related Party thereof), each Lender se verally agrees to pay to th e Administrative Agent or such L/C Issuer (or any d i rec tor, officer, employee, agent or Related Party thereof), such Lender ’s Percentage (determin ed as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount.  The obligations of the Lenders u nder thi s clause are several and not joint and shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

(c) All amo unts due under this Section shall be payable promptly and, in any event, not later than three (3) Business Days after dem and therefor.

(d) The Borrower and the Parent each agre es that, without the prior consent of the Administrative Agent (not to b e unr eas onably withheld), neither it nor any of its Affiliates will sett le, compromise or consen t to the en try of any judgment in any pending or threat ene d claim , ac tion or procee din g in respect of which indemnification has been or could be sought under the indemnification provisions hereof (w hether or not an y Indemnified Party is an act ual or potent ial party to such claim , ac tion or procee din g), unless such settlement, compromise or consen t ( i) includes a full an d unconditional written release o f each Indemnified Party from all liabi lity arising out of such claim , ac tion or procee din g and (ii) does not include a ny state ment as to or an admiss ion of fault, culpability or failur e to act by or on beh alf of any Indemnified Party.

Section 10.5 Survival .  The obligations of the Parent and the Borrower under Section 4.3 , Section 4.4 , Section 4.5 , Section 4.6 , Section 10.3 , and Section 10.4 , and the obligations of the Lenders under Section 9.1 , shall in each case survive any termination of this Agreement , the payment in full of all the Obligations and the termination of all the Commitments .  All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by each Loan Party in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the Lender Parties and shall survive the

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execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Credit Extension , regardless of any investigation made by any Lender Party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that any Lender Party may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or Event of Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder .  The terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents supersede all prior agreements, written or o ral, with respect to the matters covered thereby, provided that the Fee Letter shall continue to control the matters covered thereby.

Section 10.6 Severability .  If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions.  The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 10.7 Headings .  The various headings of this Agreement and of each other Loan Document are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or such other Loan Document or any provisions hereof or thereof.

Section 10.8 Execution in Counte rparts, Effectiveness, etc .  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 , the other Loan Documents , and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuers , constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof .  Except as provided in Section 5.1 , 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 facsimile or other electronic imaging means (e.g. “ pdf or tif ”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement .

Section 10.9 Governin g Law ; Enti re Agreement .  THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL EACH BE GOVERNED BY, AND EACH BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK .  THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT CONSTITUTE THE ENTIRE UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND SUPERSEDE ANY PRIOR AGREEMENTS, WRITTEN OR ORAL, WITH RESPECT THERETO.

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Section 10.10 Assignments and Participations .

(a) Successors and Assigns Generally .  The provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document shall be binding upon and inure to the be nef it of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that no Loan Party may assig n or otherw ise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder or any other Loan Document without t he prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender , a nd no Lender ma y assig n or otherw ise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i ) to an Eligible Assignee in accord ance with the provisions of clause (b) of 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 assign men t of a security interest subject to the re str ictions of clause (e) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transf er by any party hereto shall be null and void).  Nothing in this Agreement, express ed or implie d, shall be construed to confer up on any Person (o ther th an the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the ex ten t provided in clause (d) of this Section and, to t he ex ten t expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each o f the Administrative Agent and the Lenders ) any leg al or equita ble right, remedy or claim under or by rea son of this Agreement.

(b) Assignm ents by Lenders . Any Lender ma y at an y time assign to one or mo re Eligible Assignees all or a port ion of its rights and obligations under thi s Agreement (including all or a port ion of its Commitment and the Loans at the ti me owing to it); p rov ided that any suc h assignment shall be subject to the fo llo wing conditions:

(i) Minimum Amounts .  

(A) In the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender ’s Commitment and/ or the Loans at the time owing to it or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds (determined after giving effect to such assignments ) that equal at least the amount specified (b)( i) (B) of this Section in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund , no minimum amount need be assigned .

(B) In any case not described in (b)( i)(A) of this Section 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 $ 1,000,000 unless each of Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (such consent of the Borrower not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(ii) Proportionate Amounts .  Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender ’s rights and obligations under thi s Agreement with resp ect to the Loan or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause shall not apply to the Swing Line Lender’s rights and obligations in respec t of Swing Line Loans.

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(iii) Require d Consents .  No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the ex ten t required by (b)( i) (B) of this Section and, in addition :

(A) the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender , an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund ; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five Business Days after having received notice thereof;

(B) the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless such assignment is to a Lender , an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender ; and

(C) the consent of each L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment of Revolving Loan Commitments .

(iv) Assignment and Assumption .  The pa rties to each a ssi gnment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, togethe r with a processing and recordation fee in the amount of $ 3,500 an d the assignee, if it is not a Lender , s hall d eliver to the Administrative Agent an admini strative questionnaire; provided that the Administrative Agent may, in i ts sole discretion, elect to waive suc h processing and recordation.

(v) No Assignment to Certai n P ersons .  No such assignment shall be made to (1) the Parent or any of the Parent’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries; or (2) any Defaulting Lender or any of it s Subsidiaries, or any Person wh o, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would c onstitute any of the foregoing Persons d escribed in this clause.

(vi) No Assignment to Natura l P ersons .  No such assignment shall be made to a natu ral Person ( or a hol d ing company, investment vehicle or trust for , or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural Person ).

(vii) Certain Additional Payments .  In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until , in addi tion to the ot her conditions thereto set forth herein , t he par ties to the as sig nment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an agg regate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or sub-pa rti cipations, or other com pensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the app licable pro rata share of Loans pre viousl y requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each o f w hich the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pa y a nd satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer, each Swing Line Lender and each other Lender hereunder (and inte rest accrued thereon); and (y) acquire (and fund as a pprop riate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and parti cipations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans in accord ance with its Applicable Revolving Percentage.  Notwit hstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall bec ome effective under

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applicable Law witho ut c ompliance with the provisions of this clause, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all p ur poses of this Agreement until such comp liance occurs.

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, 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 this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 4.3 , Section 4.4 , Section 4.5 , Section 4.6 , Section 10.3 and Section 10.4 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.  Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph 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 paragraph (d) of this Section.  Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender.  

(c) Register . The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower , shall m aintain at an office specified from time to t ime a co py of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the r ecordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders , and the Commitments of, and p rincipal amounts of the Loans owi ng to, each Lender pu rsuant to the te rms hereof from time to t ime ( the Register ).  The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower , the Administrative Agent and the Lenders s hall tre at each Person wh ose nam e is recorded in the Register pursuant to the te rms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all p urposes of this Agreement.  The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender at any re asonable time and from time to t ime u pon reasonable prior notice.

(d) Participations .   (i) Any Lender ma y at an y time, without the consent of, or notice to , the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell pa rticipations to any Person (o ther th an a natural Person , or a ho ld ing company, investment vehicle or trust for , or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural Person , or the Parent or any of the Parent’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “ Participant ”) in all or a port ion of such Lender ’s rights and/ or obligations under thi s Agreement (including all or a port ion of its Commitment and/or th e Loans owi ng to it); p rov ided that (i) such Lender ’s obligations under thi s Agreement shall rem ain unchanged; (ii) such Lender sh all rem ain solely responsible to the ot her parties hereto for the performance of such obligations; and (iii) t he Borrower , the Administrative Agent, the Lenders a nd each other Lender Party shall con tinue to deal s ole ly and directly with such Lender in connec tion with such Lender ’s rights and obligations under thi s Agreement.  For th e avoidance of doubt, each Lender sh all be responsible for the indemnity under Section 10.4 with respect to any pa yme nts made by such Lender to its Parti cipants.

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and to ap prov e a ny amendment, modification or waiver of any  provision of this Agreement; provide d that such agreement or instrumen t may provide that suc h Lender wi ll not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any am end ment, modification or waiver th at requires the consent of all the Lenders or any affec ted Lender (i f it is the same Lender se lling t he participation to the Pa rti cipant) that affec ts such Participant.  The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 4.3 , Section 4.4 and Section 4.6 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 4.6 , it being under stood that the documentation required under Section 4.6 shall be delivered to the participating Lender) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to clause (b) of this Section; provided that such Partici pant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 4.12 and Section 4.13 as if it were an assignee under clause (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 4.3 or Section 4.6 , with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicabl e participation.  Each Lender th at sell s a participation agrees, at the Borrower s reques t and expense, to use re aso nable efforts to cooper ate with the Borrower to effectuat e the provisions of Section 4.13 with respect to any Pa rti cipant.  To the extent pe rmitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the be nef its of Section 4.9 as though it were a Lender ; p rovide d that such Participant agrees to be sub jec t to Section 4.8 as though it were a Lender .   Each Lender th at sell s a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower , maintai n 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 o bligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provi ded that no Lender sh all hav e any obligation to disclo se all or any po rti on of the Participant Register (including the ident ity of any Participant or any information relating to a Part ici pant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its ot her obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person ex cept to the ex ten t that such disclosure is necessary to establ ish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obl iga tion is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations.  The en tries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender sh all tre at each Person wh ose nam e is recorded in the Partic ipant Register as the ow ner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithst anding any notice to the co ntr ary.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its c apacity as Administrative Agent) shall h ave no responsibility fo r maintaining a Participant Register.

(e) Certain Pledges .  Any Lender ma y at an y time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any po rti on of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender , including any pledg e or assign men t to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or any ce ntr al bank having jurisdiction over such Lender an d this Section shall not apply to any su ch pledge or assign men t of a security interest; p rovide d that no such pledge or assign men t shall release s uch Lender from any of it s obligations hereunder or substitut e any such pledgee or assign ee for such Lender as a part y hereto.

(f) Electronic Execution of Assignments .  The words “ execution,” “signed ,” “signature,” and wo rds of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be deemed to include electroni c signatures or the ke epi ng of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforc eab ility as a manually executed signature or the use o f a paper based record keeping system, as the case may be, to the ex ten t and as provided for in any applicable Law , including the Feder al Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State

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Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any ot her similar state Laws base d on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

Section 10.11 Press Releases and Relat ed Matters .  The Parent and the Borrower agree that neither it nor any other Loan Party will issue any press release or other public disclosure using the name of the Administrative Agent , any Lender or its Affiliates (other than the filing of the Loan Documents and related required filings with the SEC ) without the prior consent of the Administrative Agent and each such Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) .  The Parent and the Borrower consent to the publication by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of a tombstone or similar advertising material relating to the financing transactions contemplated by this Agreement .  The Administrative Agent and each such Lender shall provide a draft of any such tombstone or similar advertising material to the Borrower for review and reasonable comment prior to the publication thereof.  In addition, the Administrative Agent reserves the right to provide to industry trade organizations customary information for inclusion in league table measurements.

Section 10.12 Forum Selection and Consent to Jurisd ict ion .  THE PARENT, THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OTHER LENDER PARTY OR ANY RELATED PARTY OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN 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, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT.  EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION 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 IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OTHER LENDER PARTY MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE PARENT , THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.  THE PARENT , THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY 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 THIS SECTION 10.12 .   THE PARENT , THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES,

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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.  TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PARENT , THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY HAS OR HEREAFTER MAY ACQUIRE ANY IMMUNITY FROM JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT OR FROM ANY LEGAL PROCESS (WHETHER THROUGH SERVICE OR NOTICE, ATTACHMENT PRIOR TO JUDGMENT, ATTACHMENT IN AID OF EXECUTIO N OR OTHERWISE) WITH RESPECT TO ITSELF OR ITS PROPERTY, THE PARENT , THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES SUCH IMMUNITY IN RESPECT OF ITS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.  THE PARENT , THE BORROWER AND EACH LOAN PARTY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.2 AT THE NEW YORK ADDRESS FOR SUCH PARTIES SET FORTH ON SCHEDULE IV HERETO.  NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT TH E RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT TO SERVICE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MATTER PERMITTED BY LAW.  

Section 10.13 Waiver of Jury Trial, etc .  EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH , THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT , OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE LENDER PARTIES , THE PARENT OR THE BORROWER .  THE PARENT AND THE BORROWER EACH ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE LENDER PARTIES ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT .

Section 10.14 Waiver o f Consequential Damages, etc .  TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW , THE PARENT , THE BORROWER AND EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY, ON THE ONE HAND, AND EACH LENDER PARTY ON THE OTHER HAND, SHALL NOT ASSERT, AND HEREBY WAIVES, ANY CLAIM AGAINST THE OTHER PARTY 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, ANY CREDIT EXTENSION OR THE USE OR INTENDED USE OF THE PROCEEDS THEREOF.  NO LENDER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE BY UNINTENDED RECIPIENTS OF ANY INFORMATION OR OTHER MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED BY IT THROUGH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRONIC OR OTHER INFORMATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

Section 10.15 No Strict Construction .  The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement .  In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no

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presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement .

Section 10.16 Confidentiality .  Each Lender Party agrees to keep confidential the Information (as defined below), except that each Lender Party shall be permitted to disclose Information (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its Affiliates Related Parties (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential); (b) to the extent requested or required by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties ( including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) or in connection with any pledge or assignment permitted by clause (e) of Section 10.10 ; (c) to the extent required by applicable Laws or by any subpoena or similar legal process; (d) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or in any suit, action or proceeding relating to the enforcement of its rights hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights thereunder; (e) to any other party hereto; (f) subject to any agreement containing provisions substantially the same as set forth in 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 party ( or its Related Parties ) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their obligations , this Agreement or payments hereunder ; (g) with the consent of the Borrower or the Parent ; (h) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating the Parent , the Borrower or their Subsidiaries or the Loans ; or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the Loans ; or (i) 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 , any L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Parent or the Borrower .  In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement , the other Loan Documents , and the Commitments .

For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information that is received from any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure by a Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries, provided, that in the case of information received from any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified in writing at the time of delivery as confidential.  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 its own confidential information.

Section 10.17 Patriot Act Information .  Each Lender that is subject to the Patriot Act, and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender), hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name, address and tax identification of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as

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applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the Pat riot Act.  Each Lender and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) may also, pursuant to the applicable AML Legislation, be required to obtain, verify and record information regarding the Loan Parties, their directors, authori zed signing officers, direct or indirect shareholders and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.  Each Loan Party shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable AML Legislation, including the Patriot Act .

Section 10.18 Acknowle dgement and Consent to Bail-I n o f EEA Financial Institutions .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement , arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document , to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to , and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by (a) the applicable Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution ; and (b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including , if applicable (i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability; (ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability, into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution , its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document ; or (iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority .

Section 10.19 No Adv isory or Fiduci ary Responsibility .  In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby ( including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), each of the Borrower and the Parent acknowledge and agree, and acknowledge their Affiliates and Subsidiaries understanding, that: (i) ( 1) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent , the Co-Lead Arrangers , and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates , on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent , the Co-Lead Arrangers , and the Lenders , on the other hand; (2) each of the Borrower and the Parent has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate; and (3) each of the Borrower and the Parent is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transaction contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents ; (ii) ( 1) the Administrative Agent , the Co-Lead Arrangers and the Lenders each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates , or any other Person ; and (2) neither the Administrative Agent , the Co-Lead Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents ; and (iii) the Administrative Agent , the Co-Lead Arrangers , the Lenders , and their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Loan Parties , their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates , and neither the Administrative Agent , the Co-Lead Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to any of the Loan Parties or any of their respective

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Subsidiaries or Affiliates .  To the fullest extent permitted by law, each of the Borrower and the Parent hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent , the Co-Lead Arrangers and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

Section 10.20 Other Agents .  Each of Citibank, N.A. and BMO Capital Markets Corp. is designated as a Co-Lead Arranger in connection with the syndication of the Revolving Loan Commitments under this Agreement .  None of such Persons shall have any additional rights or obligations or any liabilities under this Agreement or any other Loan Document as a result of such designation.

ARTICLE XI.
GUARANTY

Section 11.1 Guaranty .  For valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to make extensions of credit to the Borrower hereunder , the Parent hereby absolutely and unconditionally guarantees the prompt payment and performance when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, and at all times thereafter, of the Obligations .  Any term or provision of this Article XI to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) the aggregate maximum amount of the Obligations for which the Parent shall be liable under this Article XI shall not exceed the maximum amount for which the Parent can be liable without rendering this Agreement or any other Loan Document , as it relates to the Parent , void or voidable under applicable Law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer and (ii) the Obligations , as to the Parent , shall not include any obligations under any Lender Provided Swap Agreement to the extent and for any period that the Parent ’s guarantee of such obligations would violate or be void or voidable under the Commodity Exchange Act .   

Section 11.2 Waivers .  The Parent hereby waives notice of the acceptance of this Guaranty and of the extension or continuation of the Obligations or any part thereof.  The Parent further waives diligence, presentment, protest, notice or demand or action or delinquency in respect of the Obligations or any part thereof, including any right to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to sue the Borrower , any other guarantor or any other Person obligated with respect to the Obligations or any part thereof, or otherwise to enforce payment thereof against any collateral securing the Obligations or any part thereof, provided that if at any time any payment of any portion of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower or otherwise, the Parent ’s obligations hereunder with respect to such payment shall be reinstated at such time as though such payment had not been made.  The Administrative Agent and the holders of the Obligations shall have no obligation to disclose or discuss with the Parent their assessments of the financial condition of the Borrower .

Section 11.3 Guarante e Absolute .  This Guarantee is a g uarantee of payment and not of collection, is a primary obligation of the Parent and not merely one of surety, and the validity and enforceability of this Guaranty shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and shall not be impaired or affected by, any of the following: (a) any extension, modification or renewal of, or indulgence with respect to , or substitution for, the Obligations or any part thereof or any agreement relating thereto at any time; (b) any failure or omission to enforce any right, power or remedy with respect to the Obligations or any part thereof or any agreement relating thereto, or any collateral ; (c) any

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waiver of any right, power or remedy with respect to the Obligations or any part thereof or any agreement relating thereto or with respect to any collateral ; (d) any release , surrender, compromise, settlement, waiver, subordination or modification, with or without consideration, of any collateral , any other Guaranty with respect to the Obligations or any part thereof, or any other obligation of any Person with respect to the Obligations or any part thereof; (e) the enforceability or validity of the Obligations or any part thereof or the genuineness, enforceability or validity of any agreement relating thereto or with respect to any collateral ; (f) the application of payments received from any source to the payment of obligations other than the Obliga tions , any part thereof or amounts which are not covered by this Article XI even though the Administrative Agent or any other holder of an Obligation might lawfully have elected to apply such payments to any part or all of the Obligations or to amounts whi ch are not covered by this Article XI ; (g) any change in the ownership of the Borrower or the insolvency, bankruptcy or any other change in the legal status of the Borrower ; (h) change in or the imposition of any law, decree, regulation or other government al act which does or might impair, delay or in any way affect the validity, enforceability or the payment when due of the Obligations ; (i) the failure of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to maintain in full force, validity or effect or to obtain or ren ew when required all governmental and other approvals, licenses or consents required in connection with the Obligations or this Article XI , or to take any other action required in connection with the performance of all obligations pursuant to the Obligations or this Article XI ; (j) the existence of any claim , defense, deduction, recoupment, setoff or other rights which the Parent may have at any time against the Borrower , any or Loan Party or any other Person in connection herewith or an unrelated transaction; or (k) any other circumstance, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, which could constitute a defense to a guarantor ( including all defenses based on suretyship or impairment of collateral ); all whether or not the Parent shall have h ad notice or knowledge of any act or omission referred to in the foregoing clauses (a) through (k) of this Section.  It is agreed that the Parent ’s liability hereunder is several and independent of any other Guaranty or other obligations not arising under this Article XI at any time in effect with respect to the Obligations or any part thereof and that the Parent ’s liability hereunder may be enforced regardless of the existence, validity, enforcement or non-enforcement of any such other Guaranty or other ob ligations not arising under this Article XI or any provision of any applicable Law purporting to prohibit payment by the Borrower or any other Loan Party of the Obligations in the manner agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent or any other holder of Obligations .  This Guaranty is continuing, and shall remain in effect until all Obligations have been paid in full .  The Parent hereby waives any right to revoke this Guaranty as to any future transaction giving rise to any Obligation .

Section 11.4 Acceleration .  The Parent agrees that, as between the Parent on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent and the other holders of Obligations , on the other hand, the obligations of the Borrower guaranteed under this Article XI may be declared to be forthwith due and payable, or may be deemed automatically to have been accelerated, as provided in Article  VII , for purposes of this Article XI , notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition (whether in a bankruptcy proceeding affecting the Borrower or otherwise) preventing such declaration as against the Borrower and that, in the event of such declaration or automatic acceleration, such obligations (whether or not due and payable by the Borrower ) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Parent for purposes of this Article XI .

Section 11.5 Delay of Subrogation, etc .  Notwithstanding any payment made by or for the account of the Guarantor pursuant to this Article XI , the Parent shall not be subrogated to any right of the Administrative Agent , any Lender or any other holder of Obligations , or have any right to obtain reimbursement or indemnification from the Borrower , until such time as the Administrative Agent , the

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Lenders and the other holders of Obligations shall have received final payment in cash of the full amount of the Obligations .   

Section 11.6 Subord ination of Indebtedness .  Any Indebtedness of the Borrower now or hereafter owed to the Parent is hereby subordinated in right of payment to the payment of the Obligations , and if a default in the payment of any Obligations shall have occurred and be continuing, any such Indebtedness of the Borrower owed to the Parent , if collected or received by the Parent , shall be held in trust by the Parent for the holders of the Obligations and be paid over to the Administrative Agent for application in accordance with this Agreement .

Section 11.7 Keepwell .  Each Loan Party that is an ECP Guarantor at the time any Guaranty or the grant of the security interest under the Loan Documents , in each case, by any Specified Loan Party , becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation , hereby jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Loan Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Specified Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under its Guaranty and the other Loan Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering such ECP Guarantor ’s obligations and undertakings under this Article XI voidable under applicable Law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount).  The obligations and undertakings of each ECP Guarantor under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full.  Each ECP Guarantor intends this Section  to constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “ keepwell, support, or other agreement ” for the benefit of, each Specified Loan Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act .

Section 11.8 Terminat ion; Reinstatement .  This Guaranty is a continuing and irrevocable guaranty of all Obligations now or hereafter existing and shall remain in full force and effect until all Obligations and any other amounts payable under this Guaranty are indefeasibly paid in full in cash and the Revolving Loan Commitments and this Agreement with respect to the Obligations are terminated.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect or be revived, as the case may be, if any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Parent is made, or any of the Secured Parties exercises its right of setoff, in respect of the Obligations and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required ( including pursuant to any settlement entered into by any of the Secured Parties in their discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws or otherwise, all as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred and whether or not the Secured Parties are in possession of or have released this Guaranty and regardless of any prior revocation, rescission, termination or reduction.  The obligations of the Parent under this Section 11.8 shall survive termination in this Guaranty .

Section 11.9 Stay of Acceleration .  If acceleration of the time for payment of any of the Obligations is stayed, in connection with any case commenced by or against the Parent or the Borrower under any Debtor Relief Laws , or otherwise, all such amounts shall nonetheless be payable by the Parent immediately upon demand by the Secured Parties .

Section 11.10 Conditio n of Borrower .  The Parent acknowledges and agrees that it has the sole responsibility for, and has adequate means of, obtaining from the Borrower and any other guarantor such

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information concerning the financial condition, business and operations of the Borrower and any such other guarantor as the Parent requires, and that none of the Secured Parties has any duty, and the Pare nt is not relying on the Secured Parties at any time, to disclose to the Parent any information relating to the business, operations or financial condition of the Borrower or any other guarantor (the Parent waiving any duty on the part of the Secured Parti es to disclose such information and any defense relating to the failure to provide the same).

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers t hereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.

 

GRUBHUB HOLDINGS INC.,

as Borrower

 

By:

/s/ Matthew Maloney

 

Name: Matthew Maloney

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

GRUBHUB INC.,

as Guarantor

 

By:

/s/ Matthew Maloney

 

Name: Matthew Maloney

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

 


 


 

CITIBANK, N.A.,

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

 

By:

/s/ Bill Allen

 

Name: Bill Allen

 

Title: Senior Vice President

 


 


LENDERS:

 

CITIBANK, N.A.

 

By:

/s/ Bill Allen

 

Name: Bill Allen

Title: Senior Vice President

 

BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A.

 

By:

/s/ Sean Lightner

 

Name: Sean Lightner

Title: Vice President

 

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

 

By:

/s/ Casey Klepsch

 

Name: Casey Klepsch

Title: Assistant Vice President

 

BANK OF THE WEST

 

By:

/s/ David Wang

 

Name: David Wang

Title: Director

 

THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY

 

By:

/s/ Kurt Nichols

 

Name: Kurt Nichols

Title: Managing Director

 

SCHAUMBURG BANK & TRUST CO., N.A.

 

By:

/s/ Jon Swanson

 

Name: Jon Swanson

Title: VP

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

GRUBHUB REPORTS RECORD FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

 

Grubhub generates 27% revenue growth in the first quarter

 

Chicago, IL  – May 3, 2016 – Grubhub Inc. (NYSE: GRUB), the leading takeout marketplace, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016.  

 

“We had a strong start to 2016, generating a record $713 million in gross food sales during the quarter, even with significant headwinds from weather.” said Matt Maloney, CEO. “Revenue grew 27%, driven by the continued expansion of quality restaurants through Grubhub delivery, improvements in our technology platform and the rollout of our updated Grubhub branding.”  

 

First Quarter 2016 Highlights

 

The following results reflect the financial performance and key operating metrics of our business for the three months ended March 31, 2016 as compared to the same period in 2015.

 

First Quarter Financial Highlights

 

 

·

Revenues: $112.2 million, a 27% year-over-year increase from $88.2 million in the first quarter of 2015.

 

·

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA: $32.4 million, a 15% year-over-year increase from $28.3 million in the first quarter of 2015.

 

·

Net Income: $9.9 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, a 6% year-over-year decrease from $10.6 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2015.

 

·

Non-GAAP Net Income: $17.2 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, a 15% year-over-year increase from $14.9 million, or $0.18 per diluted share.

 

First Quarter Key Business Metrics Highlights

 

 

·

Active Diners were 6.97 million, a 24% year-over-year increase from 5.60 million Active Diners in the first quarter of 2015.

 

·

Daily Average Grubs were 267,800, a 14% year-over-year increase from 234,700 Daily Average Grubs in the first quarter of 2015.

 

·

Gross Food Sales were $713 million, a 21% year-over-year increase from $590 million in the first quarter of 2015.

 

Delivery

 

The Company has entered into an agreement to acquire LAbite, one of the largest restaurant delivery services in the U.S. In 2015, LAbite diners ordered almost $80 million in gross food sales, with most of the volume coming from the greater Los Angeles area.

 

“We are excited by the acquisition of LAbite as it adds to the tremendous strides we’ve made in expanding the breadth and depth of our delivery network and boosts our presence in an important market,” noted Maloney. “With more than 5,000 restaurants now using Grubhub delivery and our total network comprised of more than 44,000 restaurants, we are making great progress towards fulfilling our goal of being the most comprehensive marketplace for takeout diners and restaurants.”

 

Excluding the pending acquisition of LAbite, Grubhub is now delivering annual gross food sales volume of approximately $250 million.  This compares to almost no delivery volume at the beginning of 2015.


 

Credit Facility

 

On April 29, 2016, the Company entered into a revolving credit facility.  The credit facility will be available to the Company until April 28, 2021 and provides for a commitment of $185 million and the ability to increase the line under certain conditions up to $215 million.

 

Second Quarter and Full Year 2016 Guidance*

 

Based on information available as of May 3rd, 2016, the company is providing the following financial guidance for the second quarter and full year of 2016:

 

 

Second Quarter 2016

 

Full Year 2016

 

(in millions)

Expected revenue range

$109 - $111

 

$450 - $465

Expected Adjusted EBITDA range

$29 - $31

 

$122 - $130

 

*The above guidance excludes any impact from Grubhub’s pending acquisition of LAbite.  The Company will update guidance to include LAbite when the acquisition closes.

 

First Quarter 2016 Financial Results Conference Call:  Grubhub will webcast a conference call today at 9 a.m. CT to discuss the first quarter 2016 financial results. The webcast can be accessed on the Grubhub Investor Relations website at http://investors.grubhub.com, along with the company's earnings press release and financial tables. A replay of the webcast will be available at the same website until May 17, 2016.

About Grubhub

Grubhub (NYSE: GRUB) is the nation's leading online and mobile food-ordering company. Dedicated to moving eating forward and connecting diners with the food they love from their favorite local restaurants, the company's platforms and services strive to elevate food ordering through innovative restaurant technology, easy-to-use platforms and an improved delivery experience. Grubhub is proud to work with more than 44,000 restaurant partners in over 1,000 U.S. cities and London. The Grubhub portfolio of brands includes Grubhub, Seamless, AllMenus, MenuPages, Restaurants on the Run, DiningIn and Delivered Dish.

Use of Forward Looking Statements:

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding our management's future expectations, beliefs, intentions, goals, strategies, plans and prospects, including the expected financial performance of Grubhub following its recent acquisitions and investment in delivery. Such statements constitute “forward-looking” statements, which are subject to the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the matters set forth in the filings that we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including those set forth in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 26, 2016, which are on file with the SEC and are available on the Investor Relations section of our website at http://investors.grubhub.com/. Additional information will be set forth in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that will be filed for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, which should be read in conjunction with these financial results. Please also note that forward-looking statements represent our management's beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, even if new information, becomes available in the future.

 


 

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share attributable to common stockholders are financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP.  

 

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income adjusted to exclude acquisition and restructuring costs, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation expense. Non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share attributable to common stockholders exclude acquisition and restructuring costs, amortization of acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense and other nonrecurring items as well as the income tax effects of these non-GAAP adjustments. We use these non-GAAP financial measures as key performance measures because we believe they facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period by excluding potential differences primarily caused by variations in capital structures, tax positions, the impact of acquisitions and restructuring, the impact of depreciation and amortization expense on our fixed assets and the impact of stock-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share attributable to common stockholders are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP.

 

See “Schedule of Non-GAAP Financial Measures Reconciliation” below for a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP net income and non-GAAP net income per diluted share attributable to common stockholders.

 


Contacts:

Anan Kashyap

Corporate Finance & Investor Relations

ir@grubhub.com

 

Sandra Glading

Press

press@grubhub.com

 


 

 

GRUBHUB INC.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Revenues

$

112,240

 

 

$

88,249

 

Costs and expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and marketing

 

28,833

 

 

 

24,107

 

Operations and support

 

34,987

 

 

 

22,701

 

Technology (exclusive of amortization)

 

10,192

 

 

 

7,666

 

General and administrative

 

13,589

 

 

 

9,101

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

7,308

 

 

 

6,249

 

Total costs and expenses

 

94,909

 

 

 

69,824

 

Income before provision for income taxes

 

17,331

 

 

 

18,425

 

Provision for income taxes

 

7,398

 

 

 

7,855

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

$

9,933

 

 

$

10,570

 

Net income per share attributable to common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.12

 

 

$

0.13

 

Diluted

$

0.12

 

 

$

0.12

 

Weighted-average shares used to compute net income per share attributable to common stockholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

84,710

 

 

 

82,783

 

Diluted

 

85,699

 

 

 

85,098

 

 

KEY OPERATING METRICS

 

 

Three Months Ended

March 31,

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

Active Diners (000s)

 

6,970

 

 

 

5,604

 

Daily Average Grubs

 

267,800

 

 

 

234,700

 

Gross Food Sales (millions)

$

712.8

 

 

$

589.9

 

 


 

GRUBHUB INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

(in thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

December 31, 2015

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

203,312

 

 

$

169,293

 

Short term investments

 

121,129

 

 

 

141,448

 

Accounts receivable, less allowances for doubtful accounts

 

51,414

 

 

 

42,051

 

Prepaid expenses

 

3,578

 

 

 

3,482

 

Total current assets

 

379,433

 

 

 

356,274

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net of depreciation and amortization

 

24,226

 

 

 

19,082

 

OTHER ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other assets

 

3,383

 

 

 

3,105

 

Goodwill

 

396,220

 

 

 

396,220

 

Acquired intangible assets, net of amortization

 

280,772

 

 

 

285,567

 

Total other assets

 

680,375

 

 

 

684,892

 

TOTAL ASSETS

$

1,084,034

 

 

$

1,060,248

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restaurant food liability

$

74,375

 

 

$

64,326

 

Accounts payable

 

4,176

 

 

 

8,189

 

Accrued payroll

 

3,805

 

 

 

4,841

 

Taxes payable

 

423

 

 

 

426

 

Other accruals

 

15,699

 

 

 

11,830

 

Total current liabilities

 

98,478

 

 

 

89,612

 

LONG TERM LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred taxes, non-current

 

84,262

 

 

 

87,584

 

Other accruals

 

5,523

 

 

 

5,456

 

Total long term liabilities

 

89,785

 

 

 

93,040

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.0001 par value

 

8

 

 

 

8

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(826

)

 

 

(604

)

Additional paid-in capital

 

767,756

 

 

 

759,292

 

Retained earnings

 

128,833

 

 

 

118,900

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

$

895,771

 

 

$

877,596

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

$

1,084,034

 

 

$

1,060,248

 

 


 

GRUBHUB INC.

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

9,933

 

 

$

10,570

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

1,344

 

 

 

1,215

 

Provision for doubtful accounts

 

 

443

 

 

 

93

 

Deferred taxes

 

 

(3,321

)

 

 

1,219

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

5,964

 

 

 

5,034

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

6,901

 

 

 

3,007

 

Other

 

 

26

 

 

 

239

 

Change in assets and liabilities, net of the effects of business acquisitions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(9,956

)

 

 

(11,862

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

(136

)

 

 

255

 

Restaurant food liability

 

 

10,081

 

 

 

24,376

 

Accounts payable

 

 

(5,434

)

 

 

(1,826

)

Accrued payroll

 

 

(1,034

)

 

 

(3,146

)

Other accruals

 

 

3,855

 

 

 

1,248

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

18,666

 

 

 

30,422

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of investments

 

 

(56,227

)

 

 

(37,068

)

Proceeds from maturity of investments

 

 

76,615

 

 

 

38,060

 

Capitalized website and development costs

 

 

(2,331

)

 

 

(1,213

)

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(3,259

)

 

 

(441

)

Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired

 

 

 

 

 

(55,506

)

Acquisition of other intangible assets

 

 

(250

)

 

 

 

Other cash flows from investing activities

 

 

(173

)

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

14,375

 

 

 

(56,168

)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

(9,771

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

1,012

 

 

 

5,823

 

Excess tax benefits related to stock-based compensation

 

 

10,610

 

 

 

6,492

 

Taxes paid related to net settlement of stock-based compensation awards

 

 

(682

)

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

1,169

 

 

 

12,315

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

34,210

 

 

 

(13,431

)

Effect of exchange rates on cash

 

 

(191

)

 

 

(210

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

 

 

169,293

 

 

 

201,796

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

 

$

203,312

 

 

$

188,155

 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON CASH ITEMS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value of common stock issued for acquisitions

 

$

 

 

$

15,980

 


 

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES RECONCILIATION

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Net income

$

9,933

 

 

$

10,570

 

 

Income taxes

 

7,398

 

 

 

7,855

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

7,308

 

 

 

6,249

 

 

EBITDA

 

24,639

 

 

 

24,674

 

 

Acquisition and restructuring costs

 

831

 

 

 

569

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

6,901

 

 

 

3,007

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$

32,371

 

 

$

28,250

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2016

 

 

2015

 

 

Net income

$

9,933

 

 

$

10,570

 

 

Stock-based compensation

 

6,901

 

 

 

3,007

 

 

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

 

5,045

 

 

 

4,115

 

 

Acquisition and restructuring costs

 

831

 

 

 

569

 

 

Income tax adjustments

 

(5,469

)

 

 

(3,330

)

 

Non-GAAP net income

$

17,241

 

 

$

14,931

 

 

Weighted-average diluted shares used to compute net income per share attributable to common stockholders

 

85,699

 

 

 

85,098

 

 

Non-GAAP net income per diluted share attributable to common stockholders

$

0.20

 

 

$

0.18