Each Co-Borrower shall keep its business and the Collateral insured for risks and in amounts standard for companies in such Co-Borrower’s industry and location, and as Collateral Agent or Lender may reasonably request. Insurance policies shall be in a form, with companies, and in amounts that are reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent and Lender. All property policies shall have a lender’s loss payable endorsement showing Collateral Agent and Lender as an additional loss payee and all general liability policies shall show Collateral Agent and Lender as an additional insured and all policies shall provide that the insurer must give Collateral Agent at least thirty (30) days notice before canceling its policy. At Collateral Agent’s or Lender’s request, Borrower Representative shall deliver certified copies of policies and evidence of all premium payments. Proceeds payable under any property policy shall, at Collateral Agent’s or Lender’s option, be payable to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lender, or to Lender on account of the Obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Co-Borrowers shall have the option of applying the proceeds of any property policy, toward the replacement or repair of destroyed or damaged property; provided that (a) any such replaced or repaired property (i) shall be of equal or like value as the replaced or repaired Collateral and (ii) shall be deemed Collateral in which Collateral Agent and Lender have been granted a first priority security interest and (b) after the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default all proceeds payable under such property policy shall, at the option of Collateral Agent or Lender, be payable to Collateral Agent, for the benefit of Lender, or to Lender on account of the Obligations. If any Co-Borrower fails to obtain insurance as required under Section 6.8 or to pay any amount or furnish any required proof of payment to third persons and Collateral Agent, Collateral Agent or Lender may make all or part of such payment or obtain such insurance policies required in Section 6.8, and take any action under the policies Collateral Agent or Lender deems prudent. On or prior to the first Funding Date and prior to each policy renewal, Borrower Representative shall furnish to Collateral Agent certificates of insurance or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Collateral Agent that insurance complying with all of the above requirements is in effect.


The Company agrees to provide Executive with the severance payments and benefits described in Section 4(b) [and Section 4(c)] of the Employment Agreement, payable at the times set forth in, and subject to the terms and conditions of, the Employment Agreement. In addition, to the extent not already paid, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement, the Company shall pay or provide to Executive all other payments or benefits described in Section 3(c) of the Employment Agreement, subject to and in accordance with the terms thereof.


Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company shall be addressed to the Company in care of the Secretary of the Company at the Company’s principal office, and any notice to be given to the Participant shall be addressed to the Participant at the Participant’s last address (physical or electronic) reflected on the Company’s records. Any notice shall be deemed duly given when sent by reputable overnight courier or by certified mail (return receipt requested) through the United States Postal Service.


This Agreement shall terminate upon the payment in full in cash of the Obligations (other than Unasserted Contingent Obligations); provided, however, this Agreement shall be reinstated if at any time any payment of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by any holder of the Obligations or any representative of such holder and the Obligations, or portion thereof, intended to have been satisfied shall be deemed to be reinstated and outstanding as if such payment had not occurred. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the provisions of Sections 2.9, 10.1, 10.12 and this 10.17 shall survive any such termination and payment in full of the Obligations, and shall inure to the benefit of any Person that at any time held a right thereunder (as a Holder, an Indemnitee or otherwise) and, thereafter, its successors and permitted assigns.


ALL JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS BROUGHT AGAINST THE GRANTOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING HERETO OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY OF THE OBLIGATIONS, MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE, COUNTY AND CITY OF NEW YORK. BY EXECUTING AND DELIVERING THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT, THE GRANTOR, FOR ITSELF AND IN CONNECTION WITH ITS PROPERTIES, IRREVOCABLY (i) ACCEPTS GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF SUCH COURTS; (ii) WAIVES ANY DEFENSE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS; (iii) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ALL PROCESS IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT MADE TO CT CORPORATION AT 28 LIBERTY STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10005 APPOINTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 9.14(b) OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT IS SUFFICIENT TO CONFER PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER THE GRANTOR, IN ANY SUCH PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND OTHERWISE CONSTITUTES EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT; AND (iv) AGREES THAT THE COLLATERAL AGENT RETAINS THE RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO BRING PROCEEDINGS AGAINST THE GRANTOR, IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.


Neither the Plan nor this Agreement shall confer upon the Participant any right to be retained in any position, as an employee, consultant or director of the Company or any Affiliate. Further, nothing in the Plan or this Agreement shall be construed to limit the discretion of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate the Participant’s employment or service with the Company or an Affiliate at any time, with or without Cause.


Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Agreement, and all rights and obligations of the parties to this Agreement provided herein, shall terminate, and be of no further force or effect, upon the closing of a Qualifying Transaction; provided, that no such termination shall relieve any party hereto of liability for any breach or default under this Agreement by such party that occurred prior to such termination; provided, further, Section 6.12 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement.


Each Agent is hereby authorized to demand specific performance of this Agreement, whether or not any Credit Party shall have complied with any of the provisions of any of the Credit Documents, at any time when any other Party shall have failed to comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to it. Each Agent, for and on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties represented thereby, hereby irrevocably waives any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law that might be asserted as a bar to such remedy of specific performance.


This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and merges all prior discussions between them. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the parties to this Agreement. The failure by either party to enforce any rights under this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any rights of such party.


The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the issuance and sale of the Note and the issuance of the Closing Shares and, if applicable, the Make Whole Shares hereunder will not (a) conflict with or result in a violation of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, (b) conflict with, or constitute a material default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a material default) under, or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any material agreement to which the Company or any of the Subsidiaries is a party, or (c) subject to the making of the filings referred to in Section 5, and, violate in any material respect any Law or any rule or regulation of the Nasdaq Stock Market applicable to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or by which any of their properties or assets are bound or affected. Assuming the accuracy of the Investor’s representations in Section 4 and subject to the making of the filings referred to in Section 5, (i) no approval or authorization will be required from any governmental authority or agency, regulatory or self-regulatory agency or other third party (including the Nasdaq Stock Market) in connection with the issuance of the Note, the Closing Shares and, if applicable, the Make Whole Shares and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Note) and (ii) the issuance of the Note, the Closing Shares and, if applicable, the Make Whole Shares, and the issuance of the Conversion Shares upon the conversion of the Note will be exempt from the registration and qualification requirements under the 1933 Act and all applicable state securities Laws.


Provided that the Second Release Effective Date (as that term is defined in Paragraph 5(h) herein) occurs, and subject to the Executive’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement at all times, the Company agrees to pay to Executive, no later than the sixtieth (60 th ) day following the Separation Date, $1,325,000, less applicable withholdings and deductions, which sum represents one (1) times the sum of Executive’s 2019 Base Salary and Target Bonus, in satisfaction of the Company’s severance obligation under Section 7(c)(iii) of the Employment Agreement.


The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of United Parcel Service, Inc. (“Committee”) hereby amends and restates this Long-Term Incentive Performance Program (“LTIP”) adopted effective as of January 1, 2006, to provide for Awards in the form of Restricted Performance Units (“Units”) pursuant to the United Parcel Service, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, as amended from time to time (“ICP”). This document sets forth the rules under which LTIP Awards shall be made and administered. Unless otherwise defined in this document, capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in the ICP.


Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise, by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other party hereto; provided, however, that (a) the Investor or any Investor Party may assign its rights, interests and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to one or more Permitted Transferees, including as contemplated in Section  5.08 and (b) in the event of such assignment, the assignee shall agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement, including the rights, interests and obligations so assigned; provided, that no such assignment will relieve any Investor Party of its obligations hereunder prior to the Closing; provided, further, that substantially contemporaneously with or at the Closing the Investor may assign all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or any portion thereof to one or more Affiliates who execute and deliver a joinder substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, and such Affiliate shall have all the rights and obligations of a Purchaser or any portion thereof (as set forth in such joinder); provided, further, that no party hereto shall assign any of its obligations hereunder with the primary intent of avoiding, circumventing or eliminating such party’s obligations hereunder. Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.


(a) The US Borrowers jointly and severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Non-Defaulting Lender a commitment commission (the “ Commitment Commission ”) for the period from and including the Effective Date to and including the Final Maturity Date (or such earlier date on which the Total Revolving Loan Commitment has been terminated) computed at a rate per annum equal to the Applicable Commitment Commission Percentage of the Unutilized Revolving Loan Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect from time to time. Accrued Commitment Commission shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on each Quarterly Payment Date and on the date upon which the Total Revolving Loan Commitment is terminated.


Employee warrants that Employee is not bound by the terms of a confidentiality agreement or non-competition agreement or any other agreement with a former employer or other third party that would preclude Employee from accepting employment with the Company or that would preclude Employee from effectively performing Employee’s duties for the Company. Employee further warrants that Employee has the right to make all disclosures that Employee will make to the Company during the course of Employee’s employment with the Company. Employee agrees that Employee shall not disclose to the Company, or seek to induce the Company to use, any confidential information in the nature of trade secrets or other proprietary information belonging to others and that in the event that the Company directs Employee to perform tasks that would result in the disclosure or use of any such confidential information, that Employee shall notify the Company in advance of any such disclosure. Employee agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company for any losses that it incurs as a result of the Employee’s violation of any non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure, or trade secret obligations that Employee may have to any other party during employment with the Company. Employee also agrees that any violation by Employee of any non-competition, non-solicitation, non-disclosure, or trade secret obligations that Employee may have to any other party during employment with the Company shall be grounds for immediate discharge.


EACH BORROWER, EACH OTHER LOAN PARTY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, THE ADVANCES, THE LETTERS OF CREDIT OR THE ACTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER PARTY IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE OR ENFORCEMENT THEREOF.


Except as otherwise permitted by Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement, Trustor shall pay prior to delinquency all Impositions which are (or if not paid, may become) a Lien on all or part of the Trust Estate or any interest in it, except for Permitted Liens. This Section 1.4 is subject to the right granted in Section 9.03 of the Credit Agreement to contest in good faith certain Impositions.


It has good and marketable title in fee simple to all real property that it purports to own, it has valid leasehold interests pursuant to valid and enforceable leases in all real and personal property that it purports to hold as lessee, and it has valid and indefeasible title to all personal property that it purports to own, in each case free and clear of all Liens except Permitted Liens.


TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW WHICH CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY FORUM IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE OR ACTION, CLAIM, CAUSE OF ACTION OR SUIT (IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE), INQUIRY, PROCEEDING OR INVESTIGATION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING.  EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO THAT THIS SECTION 8(C)  CONSTITUTES A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT UPON WHICH THEY ARE RELYING AND WILL RELY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT.  ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 8(C)  WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.


Neither the specification of any dollar amount in any representation or warranty contained in this Agreement nor the inclusion of any specific item in any Schedule hereto is intended to imply that such amount, or the item so included, are material.


The Committee reserves the right at any time to amend the terms of this Award Agreement, and the Board may amend the Plan in any respect; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing and Sections 1.3.2(f), 1.3.2(h) and 3.1 of the Plan, no such amendment will materially adversely affect your rights and obligations under this Award Agreement without your consent; and provided further that the Committee expressly reserves its rights to amend the Award Agreement and the Plan as described in Sections 1.3.2(h)(1), (2) and (4) of the Plan. A modification that impacts the tax consequences of this Award or the timing of delivery of RSU Shares will not be an amendment that materially adversely affects your rights and obligations under this Award Agreement. Any amendment of this Award Agreement will be in writing.


Executive hereby acknowledges that he understands this Agreement and enters into this Agreement voluntarily.


The provisions of this Agreement shall be regarded as divisible, and if any of said provisions or any part hereof are declared invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity and enforceability of the remainder of such provisions or parts hereof and the applicability thereof shall not be affected thereby.


Upon the effective date of the termination of Participant’s Service before the Vesting Date, or upon a breach of Section 10 herein, the Restricted Stock Units and Performance Units shall immediately be forfeited without consideration or future action being required of F.N.B. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Restricted Stock Units and Performance Units shall be subject to accelerated and/or scheduled vesting upon the occurrence of events and subject to the terms described in the following “Accelerated / Scheduled Vesting Table”, provided that the Participant has remained continuously in Service through the Accelerated Vesting Event.


The proceeds of the Loans shall be used (i) to refinance existing indebtedness for borrowed money, (ii) to finance working capital and capital expenditures; (iii) to make Permitted Acquisitions, and (iv) for general corporate purposes including, but not limited to dividends and Company stock purchases as permitted under Section 8.2.5 [Dividends and Related Distributions] (including the payment of fees and expenses related to the foregoing permitted purposes).


THE BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER HEREBY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ANY MATTER (WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF, RELATED TO, OR CONNECTED WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED THEREUNDER.


This Fourth Amendment 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.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Fourth Amendment by telecopy or other electronic imaging means (including “.pdf”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Fourth Amendment.


The PSUs subject to this Award are subject to both a time-based vesting condition (the “ Time-Based Condition ”) and a performance-based vesting condition (the “ Performance Condition ”).  None of the PSUs shall vest unless and until both the Time-Based Condition and the Performance Condition are satisfied.


No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by an amount that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by an amount that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans.


The Company has provided to the Share Acquiror a complete list of each direct and indirect Subsidiary of the Company, including its name and jurisdiction of incorporation or formation. Each Subsidiary has been duly incorporated or organized, as the case may be, and is validly existing as a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has the power and authority (corporate or other) to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as presently conducted. Each Subsidiary is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure to so qualify or be in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, constitute a Material Adverse Effect. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock or other equity or ownership interests of each Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable and are owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any encumbrances or preemptive and similar rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.


Such Purchaser possesses all requisite power and authority necessary to carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.


This Second Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement is an amendment and restatement of, and not a novation or extinguishment of, the Original Guaranty Agreement and supersedes the Original Guaranty Agreement in its entirety. Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that the guarantees granted by any Guarantor party hereto under the Original Guaranty Agreement shall continue under this Agreement, and shall not in any event be terminated, extinguished or annulled, but shall hereafter be governed by this Agreement. All references to the “Guaranty Agreement” in any Loan Document (other than this Second Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement) or other document or instrument delivered in connection therewith shall be deemed to refer to this Second Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement and the provisions hereof. It is understood and agreed that the Original Guaranty Agreement is being amended and restated by entry into this Second Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreement on the date hereof.


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


Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Sublessor shall have, in addition to any other rights and remedies available to it under this Sublease and/or at law and/or in equity, any and all rights and remedies of Master Lessor set forth in Section 14.2 of the Master Lease as incorporated herein. All rights and remedies of Sublessor herein enumerated shall be cumulative and none shall exclude any other right allowed by law or in equity and said rights and remedies may be exercised and enforced concurrently and whenever and as often as occasion therefor arises.


In the event the Grantee shall cease to be a director of the Corporation prior to the expiration of the Service Period by reason of: (a) retirement, whether or not early, with the consent of the Compensation Committee; (b) a transfer of the Grantee in a spinoff; (c) death; or (d) total and permanent disability as determined by the Compensation Committee (“Disability”), then the vesting requirements on a fraction of Grantee’s RSUs will be deemed to have been fulfilled. With respect to the Time-Based RSUs, the vested portion shall be calculated as follows: the number of Time-Based RSUs granted multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full calendar months that elapsed in the Service Period prior to the death, Disability, retirement or transfer in a spinoff of the Grantee and the denominator of which is the total number of full calendar months in the Service Period. With respect to the Performance-Based RSUs, the vested portion shall be calculated as follows: the number of Performance-Based RSUs that would have vested in accordance with Section 3(b) had Grantee remained a director through the Service Period, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of full calendar months that elapsed in the Service Period prior to the death, Disability, retirement or transfer in a spinoff of the Grantee and the denominator of which is the total number of full calendar months in the Service Period. Shares underlying all Time-Based RSUs that vest in accordance with the terms of this Section 5 shall be issued as soon as practicable following such vesting and Performance-Based RSUs that vest in accordance with the terms of this Section 5 shall be issued as soon as practicable following the Performance Vesting Date. Any remaining RSUs which have not vested as provided in this Section 5 shall be forfeited.


Each Restricted Entity (a) has good and indefeasible title to, or a valid and subsisting leasehold interest in, all real property, and good title to all personal Property, material to the conduct of its business, and (b) none of the Property owned by any Restricted Entity is subject to any Lien except Permitted Liens.  As of the Closing Date, and after giving effect to the Transactions, no Restricted Entity owns any real property other than those listed on Schedule 4.5 and all equipment and Inventory owned by any Credit Party are located at the fee owned or leased real property listed on Schedule 4.5 other than (i) office equipment and equipment located on jobsites, in transit or off location for servicing, repairs or modifications, and (ii) Inventory held at Inventory processors and Inventory located on premises owned or operated by the customer that is to purchase such Inventory.


The provisions of Sections 8, 9, 10, 11, 14 and 18 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement.


The Board may amend this Plan as it shall deem advisable; provided, however, that no amendment to the Plan shall be effective without the approval of the Company’s stockholders if (i) stockholder approval is required by applicable law, rule or regulation, including any rule of the Nasdaq Capital Market or any other stock exchange on which the Common Stock is then traded, or (ii) such amendment seeks to modify Section 2.4 hereof; provided further, that no amendment may materially impair the rights of a holder of an outstanding award without the consent of such holder.


This Lease and any exhibit, rider or addendum that may be attached hereto set forth all the promises, agreements, conditions and understandings between Landlord and Tenant relative to the Premises, and there are no promises, agreements, conditions or understandings, either oral or written, between them other than are herein set forth. Except as herein otherwise provided, no subsequent alteration, amendment, change or addition to this Lease shall be binding upon Landlord or Tenant unless reduced to writing and signed by them.


Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Deed and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Deed.


This Agreement will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, notwithstanding any conflict of law principles to the contrary. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods will not apply to this Agreement. Any action which in any way involves the rights, duties and obligations of either party hereto under this Agreement will be brought in the state or federal courts sitting in the Eastern District of New York, and the parties to this Agreement hereby submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts. The parties waive any and all rights to have any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement tried before a jury.


This Option may be exercised only to the extent it is vested on the vesting dates in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth in the Summary of Stock Option Award. The vested percentage indicated in such Vesting Schedule will be exercisable, as to all or part of the vested shares, at any time or times after the respective vesting date and until the expiration or termination of the Option. The vesting of this Option may be accelerated in certain events as set forth in (i) the Plan, or (ii), if applicable, the Noble Energy, Inc. 2016 Severance Benefit Plan or any other severance benefits or early retirement plan or program maintained at any time by Noble (each referred to herein as a “Severance Plan”), which Severance Plan specifically provides for earlier vesting of the Option upon a qualifying termination from employment.


This Agreement may be amended or modified (a) as provided in Section 3.10 of this Agreement or (b) upon the consent of the Majority Members; provided that, solely for purposes of clause (b) of this Section 16.03, the second reference to “a majority” in the definition of Majority Members shall be deemed to be “thirty-three percent (33%) or more”.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment or modification (x) to this Section 16.03 may be made without the prior written consent of the Manager and each of the Members, (y) to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement which terms and conditions expressly require the approval or action of certain Persons may be made without obtaining the consent of the requisite number or specified percentage of such Persons who are entitled to approve or take action on such matter, and (z) to any of the terms and conditions of Article VI or Section 14.01 (and related definitions as used directly or indirectly therein) may be made without the prior written consent of the Manager, which consent may be given or withheld in the Manager’s sole discretion.


The Borrower Representative and Increasing Lender agree to execute, acknowledge, deliver, file and record such further certificates, instruments and documents, and to do all other acts and things as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent as reasonably necessary or advisable pursuant to this Additional Lender Agreement or the Credit Agreement.


There is no claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation (or any counter or cross-claim in an action brought by or on behalf of Elle), whether at law or in equity, or before or by any governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, or before any arbitrator of any kind, that is pending or, to Elle’s Knowledge, threatened, against Elle, which (i) could reasonably be expected to adversely affect Elle’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or the Patent Assignment or complete any of the transactions contemplated hereby; or (ii) involves the possibility of any judgment or liability, or which may become a claim, against the Assets, Harrow or its business. Elle is not subject to any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree or award of any court, arbitrator or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality having jurisdiction over Elle or any of the Assets that affects, involves or relates to the Assets.


Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.17 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Revolving Line Portions and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.


The following description of the federal income tax consequences of the Performance Units is based on currently applicable provisions of the Code and regulations, and is only a general summary. The summary does not discuss state and local tax laws, which may differ from the federal tax law, or federal estate, gift and employment tax laws. You are urged to consult with your own tax advisor regarding the application of the tax laws to your particular situation.


This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. Any action brought by either party against the other concerning the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of New York or in the federal courts located in the state and county of New York, or the Federal courts within the southern or eastern districts of New York. The parties to this Agreement hereby irrevocably waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue of any action instituted hereunder and shall not assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue or based upon forum non conveniens. The Company and Buyer waive trial by jury. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from the other party its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or any other agreement delivered in connection herewith is invalid or unenforceable under any applicable statute or rule of law, then such provision shall be deemed inoperative to the extent that it may conflict therewith and shall be deemed modified to conform with such statute or rule of law. Any such provision which may prove invalid or unenforceable under any law shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of any agreement. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any suit, action or proceeding in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.


This Program was originally effective as of May 20, 2015 upon approval of the Plan by the shareholders of the Company at the 2015 annual meeting of shareholders of the Company, and amended with such amendment effective as of December 12, 2017.


This Agreement, each of the Notes and any other Related Writing (except as otherwise set forth in any Loan Document executed by a Foreign Subsidiary) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the respective rights and obligations of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders shall be governed by New York law.


Each Issuer hereby represents and warrants to the Executive that (i) it is a limited liability company, duly formed and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and to issue the Class B-1 Units, (ii) it is fully authorized by action of its Board of Managers (and of any other persons or body whose action is required) to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement, (iii) its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it does not violate any applicable law, regulation, order, judgement or decree or any agreement or governance document to which it is a party or by which it is bound, and (iv) upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties, this Agreement shall be its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general or by general principals of equity.


Termination or expiration of this Agreement will not affect any rights and obligations of the Parties that arose prior to such termination or expiration, but neither Party shall be liable for or have any obligation to pay any amount or payment accruing or becoming payable under this Agreement after the date of termination or expiration of this Agreement. In addition, Sections 5.3(b), 5.5, 8.6, 8.7, 10, 11.4(b), 11.5, 11.6, 11.7, 12, 13 and 14 shall survive termination or expiration of this Agreement.


Tenant hereby warrants and represents that there were no brokers or agents involved in the transaction which resulted in this Amendment other than other than Lincoln Property Company Commercial, Inc. Services which acted as Landlord’s agent.  Tenant shall indemnify Landlord against any expense incurred by Landlord as a result of any claim for brokerage or other commissions made by any broker, finder, or agent, whether or not meritorious, employed by Tenant or claiming by, through, or under Tenant.


Each of the Subsidiary Loan Parties, in its capacity as a guarantor under the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement and a pledgor under the other Security Documents to which it is a party, hereby (i) consents to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and agrees that each of the Subsidiary Guarantee Agreement and the other Security Documents to which it is a party is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed on the 2019 Effective Date, except that, on and after the 2019 Effective Date, each reference to “Credit Agreement”, “First Lien Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import shall, unless the context otherwise requires, mean and be a reference to the Amended Credit Agreement and (ii) confirms that the Security Documents to which it is a party and all of the Collateral described therein do, and shall continue to, secure the payment of all of the Obligations.


Except in a reorganization of capital of the Company (as described in Sections 2.2 and 2.3) or as permitted by the ASX Listing Rules, Holder has no right to a change in Warrant Price, or a change to the Number of Shares over which the Warrant can be exercised.


Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary thereof is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation that would, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Change. No Potential Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.


Except for the notice described in Section 7(a), no failure by either the Company or Executive at any time to give notice of any breach by the other of, or to require compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement.


This agreement binds my heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives and assigns and inures to the benefit of Honeywell and its successors and assigns. Only a written amendment executed by both Honeywell and me can modify this agreement.


If any term, provision, covenant or condition of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to exceed the limitations permitted by applicable law, as determined by such court in such action, then the provisions will be deemed reformed to apply to the maximum limitations permitted by applicable law and the Parties hereby expressly acknowledge their desire that in such event such action be taken. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties further agree that if any term, provision, covenant or condition of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect and in no way shall be affected, impaired or invalidated.


The term of the Company commenced on the date specified in the Certificate of Formation filed for record in the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and shall continue until the Company is dissolved pursuant to this Agreement.


If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other Governmental Authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such a determination, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.


There is no action, suit or proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of the Purchaser, investigation, action, suit or proceeding threatened (including “cease and desist” letters) against, nor any outstanding Order against, the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective assets before or by any Governmental Entity, that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the Purchaser’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis.


All matters arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including its validity, interpretation, construction, performance and enforcement, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the Jersey Isles, without giving effect to its principles of conflict of laws unless mandatory provisions of Austrian (labor) law prevail.


The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.


In reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this First Amendment, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Credit Agreement shall be amended, effective as of the First Amendment Effective Date, in the manner provided in this Section 2.


Except with respect to the material terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Offering Materials, the Company confirms that neither it nor any other person acting on its behalf has provided the Subscriber or its agents or counsel with any information that it believes constitutes or might constitute material, non-public information. The Company understands and confirms that the Subscriber will rely on the foregoing representation in effecting transactions in securities of the Company.


Subject to the other terms of this Agreement, the Parties agree to execute and deliver such other instruments and perform such acts, in addition to the matters in this Agreement specified, as may be reasonably appropriate or necessary from time to time, to effectuate the intent of this Agreement.


The parties hereto acknowledge that each of the Company and PDL BioPharma, Inc. shall be irreparably harmed and that there shall be no adequate remedy at law for a breach of any of the covenants or agreements of the Investors set forth herein. Therefore, it is agreed that, in addition to any other remedies that may be available to each of the Company and PDL BioPharma, Inc. upon any such breach (or threatened breach), each of the Company and PDL BioPharma, Inc. shall have the right to enforce such covenants and agreements by specific performance, injunctive relief or by any other means available at law or in equity.


This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties to this Agreement in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement via telephone facsimile transmission or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. Subject to the other provisions hereof, this Agreement shall become effective when each of the parties has received a counterpart of this Agreement executed by the other parties to this Agreement or a copy of such executed Agreement signed in counterparts.


In the event the General Partner redeems any REIT Shares, then the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to purchase from the General Partner a number of Partnership Units as determined based on the application of the Conversion Factor on the same terms that the General Partner exchanged such REIT Shares. Moreover, if the General Partner makes a cash tender offer or other offer to acquire REIT Shares, then the General Partner shall cause the Partnership to make a corresponding offer to the General Partner to acquire an equal number of Partnership Units held by the General Partner. In the event any REIT Shares are exchanged by the General Partner pursuant to such offer, the Partnership shall redeem an equivalent number of the General Partner's Partnership Units for an equivalent purchase price based on the application of the Conversion Factor.


During and following the Executive’s employment by the Company, the Executive shall hold in confidence and not directly or indirectly disclose or use or copy or make lists of any confidential information or proprietary data of the Company (including that of the Employer), except (i) to the extent authorized in writing by the Board of Directors of the Company, (ii) as required by law or any court or administrative agency, (iii) to an employee or director of the Company or a person to whom disclosure is reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance by the Executive of duties as an executive of the Company, or (iv) as requested by any administrative or law enforcement agency. Confidential information shall not include any information known generally to the public or any information of a type not otherwise considered confidential by persons engaged in the same business or a business similar to that of the Company. All records, files, documents and materials, or copies thereof, relating to the business of the Company which the Executive shall prepare, or use, or come into contact with, shall be and remain the sole property of the Company and shall be promptly returned to the Company upon termination of employment with the Company. However, nothing in this Agreement or elsewhere shall prohibit the Executive from retaining, and using appropriately, copies of documents relevant to his personal rights and obligations.


Each party to this Agreement agrees that it will perform all such further acts and to execute and deliver all such further documents as may be reasonably required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.


Each party’s obligations under this Section 4.6 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.


All notices thereunder shall be in writing addressed to the respective party as set forth below and may be personally served, sent by facsimile transmission, sent by overnight courier service, or sent by United States mail, return receipt requested.   Such notices shall be deemed to have been given: (i ) if delivered in person, on the date of delivery; ( ii ) if delivered by facsimile transmission, on the date of transmission if transmitted by 5:00 p.m. (local time, Omaha, Nebraska) on a business day or, if not, on the next succeeding business day; provided that a copy of such notice is also sent the same day as the facsimile transmission by any other means permitted herein; ( iii ) if delivered by overnight courier, on the date that delivery is first attempted; or ( iv ) if by United States mail, on the earlier of two (2) business days after depositing in the United States mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed, or the date delivery is first attempted.   Notices shall be addressed as set forth as set forth on the signature page hereof, or to such other address as the party to whom such notice is intended shall have previously designated by written notice to the serving party.   Notices shall be deemed effective upon receipt.


Neither party may assign or transfer this Agreement, or any portion thereof, without the prior written consent of the other party.  Any assignment or transfer of this Agreement or any portion thereof without such written consent will void this Agreement.  However Customer shall have the power and right to assign its interest in the Agreement to any successor-in-interest or to any subsidiary, parent corporation, sponsor, wholly owned or controlled affiliate of Customer.


Any provision hereof prohibited by law shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. This Agreement and all amendments, riders and exhibits thereon (if any) embody the entire agreement between Merchant, Guarantor and Purchaser and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.


Each of the parties to this Agreement represents and warrants that it has not heretofore transferred or assigned, or purported to transfer or assign, to any person, firm, or corporation any claims, demands, obligations, losses, causes of action, damages, penalties, costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, liabilities or indemnities herein released. Each of the parties represents and warrants that neither it nor any assignee has filed any lawsuit against the other.


Except as set forth on Schedule 4.4, the Company shall not sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in Section 2 of the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale of the Securities or that would be integrated with the offer or sale of the Securities for purposes of the rules and regulations of any Trading Market such that it would require stockholder approval prior to the closing of such other transaction unless stockholder approval is obtained before the closing of such subsequent transaction.


This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the parties hereto on the same or separate counterparts, and each such counterpart, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Amendment. Receipt by telecopy or electronic mail of any executed signature page to this Amendment shall constitute effective delivery of such signature page.


(a) Each Loan Party that owns Vessel Collateral shall maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Parent Borrower insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or a similar business of such types and in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance compatible with the following standards) as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons, and as required to be maintained under the terms of the Fleet Mortgages, and the Loan Parties shall cause the Collateral Agent to be named as loss payee, for the ratable benefit of the Secured Parties, as to the Vessel Collateral, including, as trustee/mortgagee, and the Collateral Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties, to be named as an additional insured, with a waiver of rights of subrogation, under a marine and war-risk insurance policy, and the Collateral Agent, as agent for the Secured Parties, to be named as an additional insured, with a waiver of rights of subrogation, under the comprehensive general liability insurance, statutory workers’ compensation insurance and longshoreman and harbor workers’ act coverage policies. Such policies of insurance must also contain a provision prohibiting cancellation or the alteration of such insurance without at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Collateral Agent of such intended cancellation or alteration.


Each Lender hereby authorizes and directs the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent (a) to enter into the Intercreditor Agreements on its behalf, perform the Intercreditor Agreements on its behalf and take any actions thereunder as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to be necessary or advisable to protect the interest of the Lenders, and each Lender agrees to be bound by the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements and (b) to enter into any other intercreditor agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent on its behalf, perform such intercreditor agreement on its behalf and take any actions thereunder as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to be necessary or advisable to protect the interests of the Lenders, and each Lender agrees to be bound by the terms of such intercreditor agreement. Each Lender acknowledges that (i)  the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement governs, among other things, Lien priorities and rights of the Lenders and the ABL Secured Parties (as defined in the ABL/Term Loan Intercreditor Agreement) with respect to the Collateral, including the ABL Priority Collateral. and (ii) the Term Intercreditor Agreement governs, among other things, Lien priorities and rights of the Lenders and the Senior Secured Parties (as defined in the Term Intercreditor Agreement) with respect to the Collateral, including the Term Priority Collateral. In the event of any inconsistency between any Loan Document and any Intercreditor Agreement, the provision of the applicable Intercreditor Agreement shall prevail.


This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by and against the Company, its successors and assigns, and Employee, his heirs, beneficiaries, and legal representatives. The Company may assign this Agreement or any rights hereunder, or delegate any obligations hereunder, without the consent of Employee. Employee shall not assign this Agreement or delegate Employee’s obligations hereunder. Employee’s right to receive payments under this Agreement shall not be subject to alienation, anticipation, commutation, sale, assignment, encumbrance, setoff, charge, pledge, offset or hypothecation or to execution, levy, attachment, or similar process or assignment by operation of law, and any attempt, voluntary or involuntary, to effect any such action shall be null, void and of no effect.


(a) Do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, except, in the case of a Subsidiary of the Borrower, where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and except as otherwise permitted under Section 6.05, and except for the liquidation or dissolution of Subsidiaries if the assets of such Subsidiaries to the extent they exceed estimated liabilities are acquired by the Borrower or a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower in such liquidation or dissolution; provided, that Subsidiary Loan Parties may not be liquidated into Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties and Domestic Subsidiaries may not be liquidated into Foreign Subsidiaries (except in each case as permitted under Section 6.05).


THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BUT WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY OTHER CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE PERFECTION, THE EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF THE INTERESTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY PURCHASER IN THE SUPPORT ASSETS IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK).


If any portion of this Agreement is determined to be in violation of any statute or public policy, then only the portion(s) of this Agreement that have been found to violate such statute or public policy shall be deleted and all portions of this Agreement that have not been found to violate any statute or public policy will continue in full force and effect. Furthermore, it is the parties’ intent that any order that requires deletion of any portion of this Agreement should modify the deleted portion of the Agreement as narrowly as possible to give as much effect as possible to the intentions of the parties hereto.


Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the performance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the fulfillment of the terms hereof will conflict with, result in any breach of any of the material terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a material default under, any indenture, contract, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties are bound.


Each of the Lenders and each of the Issuing Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.  The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (including each other holder of the Obligations) and the Issuing Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and such Issuing Lender for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Obligors to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto (including, without limitation, to enter into additional Loan Documents or supplements to existing Loan Documents on behalf of the Lenders).  In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Article IX for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Security Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent), shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of Articles IX and X (including Section 10.03, as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.


The audited financial statements for Holdings and its Subsidiaries for Fiscal Years 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015, the audited financial statements for the Companies and their Subsidiaries for Fiscal Years 2012, 2013 2014, and 2015, the interim unaudited financial statements through June 30, 2015 for Holdings and its Subsidiaries, the interim unaudited financial statements through June 30, 2015 for the Companies, and the projections of the Companies’ financial condition (in each case income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements) and results of operations, on a Fiscal Year basis for Fiscal Years 2016, 2017 and 2018.


The Lenders severally agree to indemnify each Agent and any Issuing Lender in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Aggregate Exposure Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section 9.7 (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Commitments shall have terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Aggregate Exposure Percentages immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent or any Issuing Lender in any way relating to or arising out of, the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent or any Issuing Lender under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent’s or any Issuing Lender’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section 9.7 shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder. This Section 9.7 shall not apply to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.


This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in conformity with the laws of the State of California.


Paragraph headings used herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not be considered in construing this Agreement.


The titles and captions of paragraphs, sections. subparagraphs and subsections contained in this Agreement are provided for convenience of reference only, and shall not be considered terms or conditions of this Agreement.


The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loans on the Closing Date solely for incremental liquidity, working capital catch-up and fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions related thereto, in each case in a manner consistent with the Approved Budget. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X.


The Executive shall not at any time (whether during or after Executive’s employment with the Company) make, or cause to be made, any statement or communicate any information (whether oral or written) that disparages or reflects negatively on the Company or any of its affiliates, except for truthful statements that may be made pursuant to legal process, including without limitation in litigation, arbitration or similar dispute resolution proceedings. This Section 10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and Executive’s employment for any reason.


The provisions of this ARTICLE IX shall survive the dissolution, liquidation, winding up and termination of the Company.


Any provision in this Amendment that is held to be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid without affecting the remaining provisions in that jurisdiction or the operation, enforceability, or validity of that provision in any other jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of this Amendment are declared to be severable.


By accepting this award, you agree, with respect to any claim brought in connection with your employment with the Firm in any forum (i) to waive the right to a jury trial and (ii) that any judicial proceeding or arbitration claim will be brought on an individual basis, and you hereby waive any right to submit, initiate, or participate in a representative capacity or as a plaintiff, claimant or member in a class action, collective action, or other representative or joint action.


The Company has not made any commitment or otherwise incurred an obligation to pay any commission to any broker or finder in connection with the transaction provided for in this Agreement.


If the Parties hereto determine that any payments or benefits payable under this Agreement intended to comply with Section 409A do not so comply, Ms. McLean and the Company agree to amend this Agreement, or take such other actions as Ms. McLean and the Company deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the requirements of Section 409A, while preserving benefits that are, in the aggregate, no less favorable than the benefits as provided to Ms. McLean under this Agreement. If any provision of this Agreement would cause such payments or benefits to fail to so comply, such provision shall not be effective and shall be null and void with respect to such payments or benefits, and such provision shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.


Except as shown on Schedule 4.11, no consent of any Person is necessary to the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement by Alliance. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to parties to Contracts with Alliance, this representation shall only pertain to those Contracts that (i) are included in the Alliance Assets and (ii) provide or may reasonably be anticipated to entail aggregate payments in excess of $5,000.


The Purchaser has all requisite limited liability company power, authority and capacity to carry on its business as it is now being conducted, to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform all of its obligations hereunder. The Purchaser has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement, and the agreements to which it is or will become a party contemplated by this Agreement, and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby. The Purchaser does not believe, nor does it have any cause or reason to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant required of it contained in this Agreement.


The Plan and all determinations made hereunder and actions taken pursuant hereto, will be governed by the substantive laws (excluding the conflict of laws rules) of the U.S. State of Delaware.


Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor compliance with the terms and provisions hereof on the part of such party shall breach any statutes or regulations of any governmental authority, domestic or foreign, or shall conflict with or result in a breach of such party’s organizational document(s) (if applicable) or of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any judgment, order, injunction, decree, agreement or instrument to which such party is a party or by which it or its assets are or may be bound, or constitute a default thereunder or an event which with the giving of notice or passage of time or both would constitute a default thereunder, or require the consent of any person or entity.


All authorizations, consents, approvals and licenses required under applicable law or regulation for the ownership or operation of the property owned or operated by Borrower, or for the conduct of any business in which it is engaged have been duly issued and are in full force and effect, except in each case to the extent that failure of the foregoing to be duly issued and in full force and effect would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower is not in default, nor has any event occurred which with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default, under any of the terms or provisions of any part thereof, or under any order, decree, ruling, regulation, closing agreement or other decision or instrument of any governmental commission, bureau or other administrative agency or public regulatory body having jurisdiction over Borrower, which default would have a Material Adverse Effect on Borrower. Borrower has all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party.


The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, it is agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. The remedies of the Parties under this Agreement are cumulative and shall not exclude any other remedies to which any person may be lawfully entitled.


To the extent allowable pursuant to applicable law, each member of the Administrator or of the Board shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by such member in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action or failure to act pursuant to the Plan and against and from any and all amounts paid by him or her in satisfaction of judgment in such action, suit, or proceeding against him or her; provided he or she gives the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled pursuant to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any power that the Company may have to indemnify them or hold them harmless.


All action on the part of such party necessary for the execution of this Agreement, sale and delivery of the Purchased Shares and the performance of such party’s obligations hereunder has been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing, including obtaining all necessary consents.


The Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable business expenses incurred by Executive in performing services hereunder, including all expenses of travel and living expenses while away from home on business or at the request of and in the service of the Company; provided, in each case, that such expenses are incurred and accounted for in accordance with the policies and procedures established by the Company.  Any such reimbursement of expenses shall be made by the Company upon or as soon as practicable following receipt of supporting documentation reasonably satisfactory to the Company (but in any event not later than the close of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense is incurred by Executive); provided, however, that, upon Executive’s termination of employment with the Company, in no event shall any additional reimbursement be made prior to the Section 409A Payment Date to the extent such payment delay is required under section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code.  In no event shall any reimbursement be made to Executive for such fees and expenses after the later of (a) the first anniversary of the date of Executive’s death or (b) the date that is five years after the date of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company (other than by reason of Executive’s death).


Executive acknowledges that money damages would not be a sufficient remedy for any breach of this  0 by Executive, and the Company or its affiliates shall be entitled to enforce the provisions of this  0 by terminating payments then owing to Executive under this Agreement or otherwise and to specific performance and injunctive relief as remedies for such breach or any threatened breach.  Such remedies shall not be deemed the exclusive remedies for a breach of this  0 but shall be in addition to all remedies available at law or in equity, including the recovery of damages from Executive and Executive’s agents. However, if it is determined that Executive has not committed a breach of this  0, then the Company shall resume the payments and benefits due under this Agreement and pay to Executive and Executive’s spouse, if applicable, all payments and benefits that had been suspended pending such determination.


The Article and/or Section headings and the Table of Contents in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.


If any provision of this Agreement, or any application thereof to any circumstances, is invalid, in whole or in part, such provision or application shall to that extent be severable and shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Agreement.


Closing (“Closing”) shall take place within ten (10) days after the completion of due diligence as specified in the Agreement, and the satisfaction of all conditions to Closing in the Agreement, including all regulatory compliance requirements, but in no case later than March 31, 2019, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.


The Company shall withhold all applicable taxes from any Award. The Company shall not be liable to any Participant for any tax, interest or penalties the Participant might owe as a result of its participation in this Plan.


In the event of Participant’s death prior to the Vesting Date, all of the PSUs will vest immediately and the underlying Shares shall be issued to his or her heirs, at their request made within 6 months following the Participant’s date of death. In the event of the Participant’s Disability (as defined below) prior to the Vesting Date, all of the PSUs will vest and be immediately transferable as of the date of such Disability. In the event of Participant’s Retirement (as defined below) prior to the Vesting Date, the Participant will retain the right to receive vested PSUs on the Vesting Date.


This Agreement shall be effective as of the date of the execution of this Agreement by the parties hereto; provided that if the transactions contemplated under that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between the Bank’s parent company, Business First Bancshares, Inc., and Richland State Bancorp, Inc., shall not be consummated as provided therein, this Agreement shall be automatically be void and of no force and effect.


The General Partner may, at any time and from time to time, determine that the Partnership requires additional funds (“ Additional Funds ”) for the acquisition or development of additional Properties, for the redemption of Partnership Units or for such other purposes as the General Partner may determine. Additional Funds may be obtained by the Partnership, at the election of the General Partner, in any manner provided in, and in accordance with, the terms of this Section 4.3 without the approval of any Limited Partners.


THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS.


During the Employment Period, the Company agrees to employ Executive in the position of Co-Chief Operating Officer and Head of Strategic Operations. Executive will report to the Chief Executive Officer, or to such other person as the Company subsequently may determine (your “ Supervisor ”), and Executive will be working out of the Company’s office in New York City, New York. Executive will perform the duties and responsibilities and authority customarily performed and held by an employee in Executive’s position or as otherwise may be assigned or delegated to Executive by Executive’s Supervisor.


Any term or provision of this Agreement may be waived, or the time for its performance may be extended, by the party or parties entitled to the benefit thereof.  Any such waiver shall be validly and sufficiently authorized for the purposes of this Agreement if, as to any party, it is authorized in writing by an authorized representative of Seller or by an authorized representative of Buyer, as the case may be.  The failure of any party hereto to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed to be a waiver of such provision, nor in any way to affect the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof or the right of any party thereafter to enforce each and every such provision.  No waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall be held to constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent breach.


Except as could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect: there are no Unfunded Liabilities under any Single Employer Plans; none of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other member of the Controlled Group has incurred, or is reasonably expected to incur, any withdrawal or partial withdrawal liability to Multiemployer Plans; each Plan complies in all material respects with all applicable requirements of law and regulations; no Reportable Event has occurred with respect to any Plan; none of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any other member of the Controlled Group has withdrawn from any Plan or initiated steps to do so; and no steps have been taken to terminate or appoint a trustee to administer any Plan.


Concurrently herewith, Borrower shall cause VIVOPHARM PTY LTD to execute and deliver to PFG the Consent and Reaffirmation attached hereto as Schedule 1.


The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.


Agent shall make no representations, claims, or warranties with respect to the Products, either orally or in writing, unless such representations, claims or warranties have been previously approved by StelKast in writing. StelKast will not be bound in any manner whatsoever should Agent make such representations, claims, or warranties in violation of this Agreement.


All salary, bonus and other compensation payable to the Executive shall be subject to applicable withholding taxes.


The Lenders hereby consent to the consummation of the TTI Japan Reorganization.


By this Agreement the Parties mutually terminate and cancel the Employment Agreement effective immediately rendering all its terms, obligations and provisions no longer in effect. The Parties agree that this Agreement satisfies all requirements for termination of the Employment Agreement under its terms and provisions, including but not limited to, amendment and notice provisions. Notwithstanding the termination above described, the Company and Executive have agreed that Executive will continue to perform the duties of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer on an interim basis until such time as the Company has retained the services of a duly qualified individual or individuals to perform such duties, or upon sooner request of the Company. Upon the retention of such individual(s), or upon sooner request of the Company, Executive agrees to relinquish the title of Chief Financial Officer and/or Chief Investment Officer.


The Guarantor is not in violation in any material respect of any applicable law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property.


Each of the Lenders (including in its capacity as a potential Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank) and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints Wells Fargo to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, and neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions.


The various headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any provisions hereof.


During the Employment Period, the Company shall employ Executive, and Executive shall serve as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Executive’s principal place of employment shall be at the corporate offices of the Company in Houston, Texas. Executive understands and agrees that Executive may be required to travel from time to time for purposes of the Company’s business.


This Agreement and the Plan shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas, United States of America. The venue for any and all disputes arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be Harris County, Texas, United States of America, and the courts sitting exclusively in Harris County, Texas, United States of America shall have exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate such disputes. Each party hereby expressly consents to the exercise of jurisdiction by such courts and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to such laying of venue (including the defense of inconvenient forum).


Employee agrees to keep the terms of this Agreement confidential between Employee and Company, except that Employee may tell Employee’s immediate family, attorney and accountant, if any, as needed (and provided that Employee first obtains the agreement of any such person to maintain the confidentiality of the terms of this Agreement), but in no event should Employee discuss this Agreement or its terms with any current or prospective employee of Company.


The representations and warranties made hereunder shall survive the Closing for a period of one (1) year thereafter (the “ Expiration Date ”). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any representation or warranty in respect of which an indemnity may be sought hereof shall survive the time at which it would otherwise terminate pursuant to the preceding sentence, if a claim for indemnification shall have been given to the party against whom such indemnity may be sought prior to the Expiration Date.


This Agreement and any claims or causes of action pursuant to it will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard for its principles of conflict of laws.


This Award Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the DRUs granted hereunder (including, without limitation, the vesting and delivery schedules described herein and in Appendix A, and hereby replaces and supersedes any prior communication and arrangements between the Participant and the Partnership or any of its Affiliates with respect to the matters set forth herein and any other pre-existing economic or other arrangements between the Participant and the Partnership or any of its Affiliates, unless otherwise explicitly provided for in any other agreement that the Participant has entered into with the Partnership or any of its Affiliates and that is set forth on Schedule A hereto. Unless set forth on Schedule A hereto, no such other agreement entered into prior to the Date of Grant shall have any effect on the terms of this Award Agreement.


If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.


The assets used in the Transaction (1) are not assets of any “plan” (as such term is defined in Section 4975 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”)) subject to Section 4975 of the Code or any “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the U.S. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)) subject to Title I of ERISA, and (2) do not constitute “plan assets” within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation 2510.3-101, 29 CFR Section 2510-3-101.


The Covenant Not to Compete set forth in this Section 7 shall supersede and override any and all limitations on Executive’s right to compete with the Company including, without limitation, any similar covenants not to compete in the Equity Incentive Plans and shall be the sole standard by which Executive shall be bound.


All of the Stock Units and shares of Stock issued pursuant to this Award shall be fully vested upon issuance.


Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume, or suffer to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien on or with respect to any of its assets, of any kind, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom, except for Permitted Liens.


There is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note and no event has occurred which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event of acceleration, and neither Seller nor its predecessors have waived any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration; and neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates nor any of their respective predecessors, have waived any default, breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration; and with respect to each Co-op Loan, there is no default in complying with the terms of the Mortgage Note, the Assignment of Proprietary Lease and the Proprietary Lease and all maintenance charges and assessments (including assessments payable in the future installments, which previously became due and owing) have been paid, and Seller has the right under the terms of the Mortgage Note, Assignment of Proprietary Lease and Recognition Agreement to pay any maintenance charges or assessments owed by the Mortgagor.


Consultant represents that Consultant is legally authorized to enter into this Agreement and to perform the consulting services contracted for under this Agreement, and that such services will conform to all applicable laws and regulations.


On fulfilling its Charter Capital contribution obligations (and prior to that in accordance with the Law on Enterprises), each Member will own its Interest, unless and until such Interest changes in accordance with this Contract, the Charter or as agreed between the Members and approved by the relevant State Authority.


The Company shall assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any successor to all or substantially all of the business or the assets of the Company (by merger or otherwise). This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and its successors, assigns, personnel and legal representatives.


All notices, requests, demands, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by hand or mailed, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, with postage prepaid. Unless otherwise changed by notice, notice shall be properly addressed to the Executive if addressed to the address of the Executive on the books and records of the Employer at the time of the delivery of such notice, and properly addressed to the Employer if addressed to the Board, at PO 768, Lebanon, TN 37087.


Your initial annual salary will be $210,000 paid semi-monthly.  You will be eligible for a salary review in our 2015 common review cycle, and any changes to your salary will be pro-rated based on your effective date of employment.


During the two (2) years prior to the date hereof, the Company has filed all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting requirements of the 1934 Act (all of the foregoing filed prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and financial statements, notes and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein being hereinafter referred to as the “ SEC Documents ”). As of their respective dates, the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto as in effect as of the time of filing. Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or (ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may exclude the footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements) and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments which will not be material, either individually or in the aggregate).


The Company and its subsidiaries shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, insurance in such amounts and covering such risks as is reasonable and customary for the business for which it is engaged.


Each Party hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other party, its officers, directors, employees and agents against any and all losses, claims, expenses, damages or liabilities, jointly and severally, to which any of them may become subject or which they may incur, including all reasonable attorney’s fees and costs, to the fullest extent lawful, and all costs and expenses arising out of or in connection with any suit, action, or claim, arising out of the breach of their respective duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, or resulting from any breach of any representations or warranties under this Agreement with respect to their business, operations or assets.


During Employee’s employment, the Company shall promptly pay or reimburse Employee for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Employee in the performance of duties hereunder in accordance with the Company’s policies and procedures then in effect.


The Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, all material permits, licenses and other authorizations required by federal, state and local law in order to conduct their businesses substantially as described in the SEC Documents, and the Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall conduct their businesses, or cause their businesses to be conducted, in substantial compliance with such permits, licenses and authorizations and with applicable laws, except where the failure to maintain or be in compliance with such permits, licenses and authorizations could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company shall comply with all requirements imposed upon it by the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and applicable U.S. state securities or “Blue Sky” laws as from time to time may be in force in connection with the offer, issuance and sale of the Securities contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, neither the Company nor any of its officers, directors or affiliates will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed or intended to stabilize or manipulate the price of any security of the Company, or which would reasonably be expected to cause or result in, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company. The Company will conduct its affairs in such a manner so as to reasonably ensure that neither it nor the Subsidiaries will be or become, at any time prior to the termination of this Agreement, an “investment company,” as such term is defined in the Investment Company Act, assuming no change in the SEC’s current interpretation as to entities that are not considered an investment company. The Company and the Subsidiaries will use their best efforts to comply with all effective applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.


All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties 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 other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Section 2.15, Section 2.16, Section 2.17, Section 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any provision hereof or thereof.


(a) There are no material Security Interests for Taxes on any of the AVS Assets, other than Permitted Encumbrances, (b) all material Tax Returns required to be filed (taking into account any applicable extensions) with respect to the AVS Assets or the AVS Business have been duly and timely filed, and all such Tax Returns are true and correct in all material respects, (c) all material amounts of Taxes required to be paid with respect to the AVS Assets or the AVS Business have been timely paid in full, (d) Seller and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws regarding the collection, withholding and remittance to the appropriate Taxing Authority of amounts required to be collected or withheld by any of them with respect to the AVS Assets, the AVS Business and the Assumed AVS Liabilities, and (e) there is no material action, suit, proceeding, investigation, audit or claim with respect to a material amount of Taxes (“ Tax Proceeding ”) pending or asserted in writing with respect to the AVS Assets or the AVS Business. Except for the Canadian AVS Assets, none of the AVS Assets constitute “taxable Canadian property” within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada). Cooper-Standard Automotive Canada Limited is or is deemed to be a resident of Canada within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada).


THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER THE LAWS OF NEW YORK, AND FOR ALL PURPOSES SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO AND TO BE PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE.