Exhibit 10.1

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of April 6, 2004

 

among

 

SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY,

as Borrower

 

SEALY CANADA LTD./LTEE,

as Canadian Borrower

 

CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF BORROWER,

as Guarantors

 

SEALY MATTRESS CORPORATION,

as Holdings and a Guarantor

 

SEALY CORPORATION,

as Parent

 

The Several Lenders

from Time to Time Parties Hereto

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,

as Administrative Agent

 

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC.,

as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner

 

GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.,

as Joint Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner and Syndication Agent

 

GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,

as Co-Documentation Agent

 

and

 

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,

as Co-Documentation Agent

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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SECTION 1.

  Definitions    2

1.1.

  Defined Terms    2

1.2.

  Exchange Rates    45

SECTION 2.

  Amount and Terms of Credit    45

2.1.

  Commitments    45

2.2.

  Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing; Maximum Number of Borrowings    48

2.3.

  Notice of Borrowing    49

2.4.

  Disbursement of Funds    50

2.5.

  Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt    52

2.6.

  Conversions and Continuations    54

2.7.

  Pro Rata Borrowings    55

2.8.

  Interest    56

2.9.

  Interest Periods    57

2.10.

  Increased Costs, Illegality, etc.    59

2.11.

  Compensation    61

2.12.

  Change of Lending Office    62

2.13.

  Notice of Certain Costs    62

2.14.

  Bankers’ Acceptances    62

2.15.

  Incremental Facilities    65

SECTION 3.

  Letters of Credit    67

3.1.

  Letters of Credit    67

3.2.

  Letter of Credit Requests    68

3.3.

  Letter of Credit Participations    69

3.4.

  Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings    71

3.5.

  Increased Costs    73

3.6.

  Successor Letter of Credit Issuer    73

SECTION 4.

  Fees; Commitments    74

4.1.

  Fees    74

4.2.

  Voluntary Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments    76

4.3.

  Mandatory Termination of Commitments    77

SECTION 5.

  Payments    77

5.1.

  Voluntary Prepayments.    77

5.2.

  Mandatory Prepayments    78

5.3.

  Method and Place of Payment    81

5.4.

  Net Payments    82

5.5.

  Computations of Interest and Fees    86

5.6.

  Limit on Rate of Interest.    86

SECTION 6.

  Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing    87

6.1.

  Credit Documents    87

6.2.

  Collateral    88

6.3.

  Legal Opinions    89

 

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6.4.

  No Default    89

6.5.

  Subordinated Notes; Senior Unsecured Term Loan    89

6.6.

  Equity Proceeds    89

6.7.

  Closing Certificates    89

6.8.

  Corporate Proceedings of Each Credit Party    89

6.9.

  Corporate Documents    90

6.10.

  Fees    90

6.11.

  Representations and Warranties    90

6.12.

  Related Agreements    90

6.13.

  Solvency Certificate    90

6.14.

  Governmental Authorizations and Consents    90

6.15.

  Financial Statements    90

6.16.

  Recapitalization    91

SECTION 7.

  Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events    91

7.1.

  No Default; Representations and Warranties    91

7.2.

  Notice of Borrowing; Letter of Credit Request    91

SECTION 8.

  Representations, Warranties and Agreements    92

8.1.

  Corporate Status    92

8.2.

  Corporate Power and Authority    92

8.3.

  No Violation    92

8.4.

  Litigation    93

8.5.

  Margin Regulations    93

8.6.

  Governmental Approvals    93

8.7.

  Investment Company Act    93

8.8.

  True and Complete Disclosure    93

8.9.

  Financial Condition; Financial Statements    93

8.10.

  Tax Returns and Payments    94

8.11.

  Compliance with ERISA    94

8.12.

  Subsidiaries    95

8.13.

  Patents, etc.    95

8.14.

  Environmental Laws    96

8.15.

  Properties    96

SECTION 9.

  Affirmative Covenants    96

9.1.

  Information Covenants    96

9.2.

  Books, Records and Inspections    100

9.3.

  Maintenance of Insurance    100

9.4.

  Payment of Taxes    100

9.5.

  Consolidated Corporate Franchises    100

9.6.

  Compliance with Statutes, Obligations, etc.    101

9.7.

  ERISA    101

9.8.

  Good Repair    101

9.9.

  Transactions with Affiliates    102

9.10.

  End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters    102

9.11.

  Additional Guarantors and Grantors    102

 

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9.12.

  Pledges of Additional Stock and Evidence of Indebtedness    103

9.13.

  Use of Proceeds    104

9.14.

  Changes in Business    104

9.15.

  Further Assurances    104

9.16.

  Canadian Borrower    105

9.17.

  Post-Closing Refinancing    105

SECTION 10.

  Negative Covenants    105

10.1.

  Limitation on Indebtedness    105

10.2.

  Limitation on Liens    109

10.3.

  Limitation on Fundamental Changes    110

10.4.

  Limitation on Sale of Assets    113

10.5.

  Limitation on Investments    114

10.6.

  Limitation on Dividends    116

10.7.

  Limitations on Debt Payments and Amendments; Unpaid Refinancing Amount    117

10.8.

  Limitations on Sale Leasebacks    118

10.9.

  Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio    118

10.10.

  Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense Ratio    118

10.11.

  Capital Expenditures    119

SECTION 11.

  Events of Default    120

11.1.

  Payments    120

11.2.

  Representations, etc.    120

11.3.

  Covenants    121

11.4.

  Default Under Other Agreements    121

11.5.

  Bankruptcy, etc.    121

11.6.

  ERISA    122

11.7.

  Guarantee    122

11.8.

  Pledge Agreement    122

11.9.

  Security Agreement    122

11.10.

  Mortgages    123

11.11.

  Foreign Guarantees    123

11.12.

  Canadian Security Documents    123

11.13.

  Subordination    123

11.14.

  Judgments    123

11.15.

  Change of Control    123

SECTION 12.

  The Administrative Agent    124

12.1.

  Appointment    124

12.2.

  Delegation of Duties    124

12.3.

  Exculpatory Provisions    125

12.4.

  Reliance by Administrative Agent    125

12.5.

  Notice of Default    125

12.6.

  Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders    126

12.7.

  Indemnification    126

12.8.

  Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity    127

12.9.

  Successor Agent    127

 

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12.10.

   Withholding Tax    127

12.11.

   Canadian Administrative Agent.    128

12.12.

   Quebec.    128

SECTION 13.

   Collateral Allocation Mechanism    129

13.1.

   Implementation of CAM    129

13.2.

   Letters of Credit    130

13.3.

   Net Payments Upon Implementation of CAM Exchange    131

SECTION 14.

   Miscellaneous    132

14.1.

   Amendments and Waivers    132

14.2.

   Notices    134

14.3.

   No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies    135

14.4.

   Survival of Representations and Warranties    135

14.5.

   Payment of Expenses and Taxes    136

14.6.

   Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments    136

14.7.

   Replacements of Lenders under Certain Circumstances    141

14.8.

   Adjustments; Set-off    141

14.9.

   Counterparts    142

14.10.

   Severability    142

14.11.

   Integration    142

14.12.

   GOVERNING LAW    143

14.13.

   Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers    143

14.14.

   Acknowledgments    143

14.15.

   WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL    144

14.16.

   Confidentiality    144

14.17.

   Judgment Currency    145

14.18.

   USA PATRIOT Act    145

 

SCHEDULES

 

Schedule 1.1(a)

  Existing Letters of Credit

Schedule 1.1 (b)

  Mortgaged Properties

Schedule 1.1 (c)

  Commitments and Addresses of Lenders

Schedule 1.1(d)

  EBITDA Add-Backs

Schedule 1.1(e)

  Excluded Subsidiaries

Schedule 8.11(ii)

  Canadian Pension Plan Disclosures

Schedule 8.12

  Subsidiaries

Schedule 10.1

  Closing Date Indebtedness

Schedule 10.2

  Closing Date Liens

Schedule 10.5

  Closing Date Investments

 

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EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A-1

   Form of Canadian Guarantee

Exhibit A-2

   Forms of Canadian Pledge Agreements

Exhibit A-3

   Form of Canadian Security Agreement

Exhibit C

   Form of Guarantee

Exhibit D

   Form of Mortgage (Real Property)

Exhibit E

   Form of Perfection Certificate

Exhibit F

   Form of Pledge Agreement

Exhibit G

   Form of Security Agreement

Exhibit H-1

   Form of US Letter of Credit Request

Exhibit H-2

   Form of Canadian Letter of Credit Request

Exhibit I-1

   Form of Legal Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Exhibit I-2

   Form of Legal Opinions of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

Exhibit I-3

   Form of Legal Opinion of Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

Exhibit I-4

   Form of Legal Opinion of general counsel

Exhibit J

   Form of Closing Certificate

Exhibit K

   Form of Assignment and Acceptance

Exhibit L-1

   Form of Promissory Note (Term Loans)

Exhibit L-2

   Form of Promissory Note (Revolving Credit and Swingline Loans)

Exhibit M

   Form of Joinder Agreement

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of April 6, 2004, among SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY, an
Ohio corporation (the “Borrower”), SEALY CANADA LTD./LTEE, a company organized
under the laws of Canada (the “Canadian Borrower”), SEALY MATTRESS CORPORATION,
a Delaware Corporation (“Holdings”) and SEALY CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (“Parent”), the lending institutions from time to time parties
hereto (each a “Lender” and, collectively, the “Lenders”), J.P. MORGAN
SECURITIES INC., as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Bookrunner, GOLDMAN SACHS
CREDIT PARTNERS L.P., as Joint Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner and Syndication
Agent, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Administrative Agent (such term and each other
capitalized term used but not defined in this introductory statement having the
meaning provided in Section 1), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, TORONTO BRANCH, as Canadian
Administrative Agent, and GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION and ROYAL BANK OF
CANADA, as Co-Documentation Agents.

 

In connection with the Recapitalization, (a)(i) an investment entity controlled
by KKR will contribute an amount that, together with the equity of the Permitted
Investors (as defined below), is not less than 29% of the capitalization
required for the consummation transactions contemplated by the Recapitalization
(the “Equity Proceeds”) in cash to Sealy Acquisition Corp. (“SAC”) as common
equity, (ii) the Management Investors and certain other investors will retain
certain of their common stock in Holdings (the “Permitted Investors”) and (iii)
SAC will merge with and into Parent (collectively, the “Merger”);

 

(b) the Borrower will issue not less than $390,000,000 in aggregate principal
amount of its senior subordinated notes (the “Subordinated Notes”) in a public
offering or in a Rule 144A or other private placement;

 

(c) the Borrower will enter into the Senior Unsecured Term Loan Agreement and
shall have received gross proceeds of not less than $100,000,000 in Senior
Unsecured Term Loans; and

 

(d) substantially concurrent with the Recapitalization and immediately after
distribution and payments of the proceeds of the financings of the Borrower as
consideration for the Merger, the Parent will contribute all of its equity
interest in the Borrower to Holdings, its newly formed wholly-owned Subsidiary,
after which Holdings shall be the immediate parent of the Borrower.

 

In connection with the foregoing, the Borrower has requested the Lenders to
extend credit in the form of (a) Term Loans, in an aggregate principal amount of
$560,000,000, (b) US Revolving Credit Loans made available to the Borrower at
any time and from time to time prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, in
an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not in excess of
$100,000,000 less the sum of (i) the aggregate Letter of Credit Outstanding at
such time and (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans
outstanding at such time and (c) Canadian Revolving Credit Loans made available
to the Canadian Borrower and the Borrower at any time and from time to time
prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, in an aggregate principal

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amount at any time outstanding not in excess of $25,000,000 less the sum of the
aggregate Canadian Letter of Credit Outstanding at such time. The Borrower has
requested (a) the Letter of Credit Issuer to issue Letters of Credit at any time
and from time to time prior to the L/C Maturity Date, in an aggregate face
amount at any time outstanding not in excess of $35,000,000 and (b) to deem the
letters of credit issued by the Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to the Existing
Credit Agreement (the “Existing Letters of Credit”) and identified on Schedule
1.1(a) hereto to be Letters of Credit for all purposes under this Agreement. The
Borrower has requested the Swingline Lender to extend credit in the form of
Swingline Loans at any time and from time to time prior to the Swingline
Maturity Date, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not in
excess of $25,000,000.

 

The proceeds of the Term Loans and no more than $15,000,000 of the proceeds of
the US Revolving Credit Loans will be used by the Borrower, together with (a)
the net proceeds of the issuance of the Subordinated Notes, (b) the net proceeds
of the Senior Unsecured Term Loans and (c) the net proceeds of the Equity
Proceeds, on the Closing Date solely to effect the Recapitalization and to pay
Transaction Expenses. Proceeds of Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans
will be used by the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower after the Closing Date
for general corporate purposes (including Permitted Acquisitions). Letters of
Credit will be used by the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower for general
corporate purposes.

 

The parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Definitions

 

1.1. Defined Terms. (a) As used herein, the following terms shall have the
meanings specified in this Section 1.1 unless the context otherwise requires (it
being understood that defined terms in this Agreement shall include in the
singular number the plural and in the plural the singular):

 

“ABR” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary,
to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on
such day and (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus ½
of 1%. Any change in the ABR due to a change in the Prime Rate or the Federal
Funds Effective Rate shall be effective as of the opening of business on the
effective day of such change in the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective
Rate, respectively.

 

“ABR Loan” shall mean each Loan bearing interest at the rate provided in Section
2.8(a) and, in any event, shall include all Swingline Loans.

 

“Acquired EBITDA” shall mean, with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business,
any Converted Restricted Subsidiary, any Sold Entity or Business or any
Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary (any of the foregoing, a “Pro Forma Entity”)
for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Pro
Forma Entity (determined using such definitions as if references to Holdings and
its Subsidiaries therein were to such Pro Forma Entity and its Subsidiaries),
all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Pro Forma Entity in
accordance with GAAP.

 

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“Acquired Entity or Business” shall have the meaning provided in the definition
of the term “Consolidated EBITDA”.

 

“Adjusted Canadian Total Revolving Credit Commitment” shall mean at any time the
Canadian Total Revolving Credit Commitment less the aggregate Canadian Revolving
Credit Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders.

 

“Adjusted US Total Revolving Credit Commitment” shall mean at any time the US
Total Revolving Credit Commitment less the aggregate US Revolving Credit
Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders.

 

“Adjusted Total Term Loan Commitment” shall mean at any time the Total Term Loan
Commitment less the Term Loan Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders.

 

“Administrative Agent” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, together with its
affiliates, as the arranger of the Commitments and as the administrative agent
for the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. With
respect to Borrowings by the Canadian Borrower, the Canadian Administrative
Agent may be an Affiliate of JPMorgan Chase Bank for purposes of administering
such Borrowings, and all references herein to the term “Administrative Agents”
shall be deemed to refer to both the Administrative Agent and the Canadian
Administrative Agent, as the context requires.

 

“Administrative Agent’s Office” shall mean (a) in respect of all Credit Events
for the account of the Borrower, the office of the Administrative Agent located
at 270 Park Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10017, or such other office as the
Administrative Agent may hereafter designate in writing as such to the other
parties hereto and (b) in respect of all Credit Events for the account of the
Canadian Borrower, the office of the Canadian Administrative Agent located at
200 Bay Street, Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J2, or such
other office in Canada as the Canadian Administrative Agent may hereafter
designate in writing as such to the other parties hereto and all references to
the term “Canadian Administrative Agent’s Office” shall mean the office referred
to in this clause (b).

 

“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common
control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control a corporation if
such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power (a) to vote 10% or more
of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of
such corporation or (b) to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of such corporation, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

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“Agents” shall mean each Joint Lead Arranger, the Administrative Agent, the
Canadian Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and the Documentation
Agents.

 

“Aggregate Canadian Revolving Credit Outstanding” shall have the meaning
provided in Section 5.2(b)(ii).

 

“Aggregate US Revolving Credit Outstanding” shall have the meaning provided in
Section 5.2(b)(i).

 

“Agreement” shall mean this Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Amortization Amount” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.2(c).

 

“Applicable ABR Margin” shall mean at any date, with respect to each ABR Loan,
Cdn ABR Loan and Canadian Prime Loan, the applicable percentage per annum set
forth below based upon the Status in effect on such date:

 

Status

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Applicable ABR Margin for
Revolving Credit and
Swingline Loans (including
ABR Loans, Cdn ABR
Loans and Canadian

Prime Loans)

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Applicable ABR

Margin for
Term Loans

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Level I Status

   1.25 %   1.50 %

Level II Status

   1.00 %   1.25 %

Level III Status

   0.75 %   1.25 %

Level IV Status

   0.50 %   1.25 %

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the term “Applicable ABR Margin” shall mean,
(a) with respect to each ABR Loan that is a Term Loan, 1.50% per annum and (b)
with respect to each ABR Loan, Cdn ABR Loan and Canadian Prime Loan that is a
Revolving Credit Loan or a Swingline Loan, 1.25% per annum, during the period
from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the Initial Financial
Statement Delivery Date and (ii) the Applicable ABR Margin, with respect to Term
Loans only, shall be reduced by 25 basis points from the then applicable Status
level, in the event the Term Loans have been assigned and maintain a credit
rating by Moody’s and S&P of B1 and B+, respectively, in each case with a
“stable” outlook.

 

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“Applicable Eurodollar Margin” shall mean at any date, with respect to each
Eurodollar Loan, the applicable percentage per annum set forth below based upon
the Status in effect on such date:

 

Status

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Applicable Eurodollar

Margin for Revolving
Credit and Swingline Loans

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Applicable Eurodollar

Margin for Term Loans

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Level I Status

   2.50 %   2.75 %

Level II Status

   2.25 %   2.50 %

Level III Status

   2.00 %   2.50 %

Level IV Status

   1.75 %   2.50 %

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the term “Applicable Eurodollar Margin” shall
mean, (a) with respect to each Eurodollar Loan that is a Term Loan, 2.75% per
annum and (b) with respect to each Eurodollar Loan that is a Revolving Credit
Loan, 2.50% per annum, during the period from and including the Closing Date to
but excluding the Initial Financial Statement Delivery Date and (ii) the
Applicable Eurodollar Margin, with respect to Term Loans only, shall be reduced
by 25 basis points from the then applicable Status level, in the event the Term
Loans have been assigned and maintain a credit rating by Moody’s and S&P of B1
and B+, respectively, in each case with a “stable” outlook.

 

“Applicable Stamping Fee” shall mean, with respect to each accepted or advanced
BA Loan by a Lender on any date, the applicable percentage per annum set forth
below based on the Status in effect on such date:

 

Status

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   Applicable Stamping Fee

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Level I Status

   2.50 %

Level II Status

   2.25 %

Level III Status

   2.00 %

Level IV Status

   1.75 %

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Applicable Stamping Fee” shall mean,
2.50% per annum, during the period from and including the Closing Date to but
excluding the Initial Financial Statement Delivery Date.

 

“Approved Fund” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.6.

 

“Asset Sale Prepayment Event” shall mean any sale, transfer or other disposition
of any business units, assets or other properties of the Borrower or any of the
Restricted Subsidiaries not in the ordinary course of business (including any
sale, transfer or other disposition of any capital stock of any Subsidiary of
the Borrower owned by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the term “Asset Sale Prepayment Event” shall not include any
transaction permitted by Section 10.4, other than transactions permitted by
Sections 10.4(b) and (e).

 

“Assignment and Acceptance” shall mean an assignment and acceptance
substantially in the form of Exhibit K.

 

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“Authorized Officer” shall mean the Chairman of the Board, the President, the
Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or any other senior officer of the
Borrower designated as such in writing to the Administrative Agent by the
Borrower.

 

“Available Amount” shall mean, on any date (the “Reference Date”), an amount
equal at such time to (a) the sum of, without duplication, (i) for the purposes
of Section 10.5(j), Section 10.5(m), Section 10.11(b) and the first proviso to
each of Sections 10.7(a) and 10.7(b) (to the extent, in the case of the first
proviso to each of Sections 10.7(a) and 10.7(b), that the Consolidated Total
Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio at such time and after giving effect to the
prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance, as applicable, to be completed
on the Reference Date is less than 2.25 to 1.00), $125,000,000 in aggregate,
(ii) an amount equal to (x) the cumulative amount of Excess Cash Flow for all
fiscal years completed after the Closing Date and prior to the Reference Date
minus (y) the portion of such Excess Cash Flow that has been after the Closing
Date and on or prior to the Reference Date (or will be) applied to the
prepayment of Loans in accordance with Section 5.2(a)(ii), (iii) the amount of
any capital contributions (other than the Equity Proceeds) made in cash to the
Borrower from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing
Date through and including the Reference Date, including contributions with the
proceeds from any issuance of equity securities by Holdings, (iv) the aggregate
amount of all cash dividends and other cash distributions received by the
Borrower or any Guarantor from any Minority Investments or Unrestricted
Subsidiaries after the Closing Date and on or prior to the Reference Date (other
than the portion of any such dividends and other distributions that is used by
the Borrower or any Guarantor to pay taxes), (v) the aggregate amount of all
cash repayments of principal received by the Borrower or any Guarantor from any
Minority Investments or Unrestricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date and on
or prior to the Reference Date in respect of loans made by the Borrower or any
Guarantor to such Minority Investments or Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (vi) the
aggregate amount of all net cash proceeds received by the Borrower or any
Guarantor in connection with the sale, transfer or other disposition of its
ownership interest in any Minority Investment or Unrestricted Subsidiary after
the Closing Date and on or prior to the Reference Date minus (b) the sum at such
time of (i) the aggregate amount of any investments (including loans) made by
the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 10.5(j) or Section
10.5(m) after the Closing Date and on or prior to the Reference Date, (ii) the
aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures made by the Borrower or any of the
Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date and on or prior to the Reference
Date pursuant to Section 10.11(b) and (iii) the aggregate price paid by the
Borrower in connection with any prepayment, repurchase or redemption of the
Subordinated Notes or Senior Unsecured Term Loans pursuant to Section 10.7(a) or
10.7(b), respectively, after the Closing Date and on or prior to the Reference
Date.

 

“Available Canadian Commitment” shall mean an amount equal to the excess, if
any, of (a) the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the Canadian Total Revolving
Credit Commitment over (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all
Canadian Revolving Credit Loans (but not Swingline Loans) then outstanding and
(ii) the aggregate Canadian Letter of Credit Outstanding at such time.

 

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“Available US Commitment” shall mean an amount equal to the excess, if any, of
(a) the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the US Total Revolving Credit
Commitment over (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount of all US
Revolving Credit Loans (but not Swingline Loans) then outstanding and (ii) the
aggregate US Letter of Credit Outstanding at such time.

 

“BA Discount Proceeds” shall mean, with respect to any BA Loan, an amount
(rounded to the nearest full Canadian cent with one-half of one Canadian cent
being rounded up), calculated on the date of acceptance or advance of such BA
Loan which is equal to the face or principal amount of such BA Loan divided by
the sum of one plus the product of (i) the BA Discount Rate applicable to such
BA Loan multiplied by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the term of
such BA Loan measured in days (commencing on the date of acceptance and purchase
or advance and ending on, but excluding, the maturity date thereof) and the
denominator of which is 365; with such product being rounded up or down to the
fifth decimal place and .000005 being rounded up.

 

“BA Discount Rate” shall mean:

 

(a) with respect to an issue of Bankers’ Acceptances to be accepted by a
Schedule I Lender hereunder, the CDOR Rate at or about 10:00 a.m. on the date of
issuance and acceptance of such Bankers’ Acceptance for bankers’ acceptances
having a comparable face value and an identical maturity date to the face value
and maturity date of such Bankers’ Acceptances; and

 

(b) with respect to an issue of Bankers’ Acceptances or a BA Equivalent Loan to
be accepted or advanced by another Canadian Lender hereunder, the lesser of:

 

(i) the rate determined by the Canadian Administrative Agent as being the
arithmetic average (rounded upwards to the nearest multiple of 0.01%) of the
discount rates, calculated on the basis of a year of 365 days, of the Schedule
II/III Reference Lenders determined in accordance with their normal practices at
or about 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on the date of issue and acceptance of such
Bankers’ Acceptances or advance of such BA Equivalent Loans for bankers’
acceptances having a comparable face amount and an identical maturity date to
the face or principal amount and maturity date of such Bankers’ Acceptance or BA
Equivalent Loans; and

 

(ii) the rate established in (a) above plus 0.10% per annum.

 

“BA Equivalent Loans” shall mean, in relation to a Loan by way of BA Loans, an
advance in Canadian Dollars made by a Non-Acceptance Lender pursuant to Section
2.14(i).

 

“BA Loans” shall mean Bankers’ Acceptances and BA Equivalent Loans; provided
that reference to the amount or principal amount of a BA Loan shall mean the
full face amount of the applicable Bankers’ Acceptances or Discount Notes issued
in connection therewith.

 

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“Bankers’ Acceptance” shall mean a Draft denominated in Dollars drawn by the
Canadian Borrower and accepted by a Canadian Lender as provided in Section 2.14
and includes a depository bill issued in accordance with the Depository Bills
and Notes Act (Canada).

 

“Bankruptcy Code” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.5.

 

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

 

“Borrower” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

“Borrowing” shall mean and include (a) the incurrence of Swingline Loans from
the Swingline Lender on a given date, (b) the incurrence of one Type of Term
Loan on the Closing Date (or resulting from conversions on a given date after
the Closing Date) having, in the case of Eurodollar Term Loans, the same
Interest Period (provided that ABR Loans incurred pursuant to Section 2.10(b)
shall be considered part of any related Borrowing of Eurodollar Term Loans) and
(c) the incurrence of one Type of Revolving Credit Loan on a given date (or
resulting from conversions on a given date) having, in the case of Eurodollar
Revolving Credit Loans or BA Loans, the same Interest Period (provided that ABR
Loans, Cdn ABR Loans or Canadian Prime Loans incurred pursuant to Section
2.10(b) or 2.10(c) shall be considered part of any related Borrowing of
Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loans or BA Loans, as the case may be).

 

“Business Day” shall mean any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day that
shall be in The City of New York or Toronto, Canada a legal holiday or a day on
which banking institutions are authorized by law or other governmental actions
to close.

 

“Calculation Date” means (a) the Closing Date, (b) each date on which a
Borrowing of Canadian Revolving Credit Loans is made, (c) the last Business Day
of each calendar month, (d) if at any time (i) the Aggregate US Revolving Credit
Outstandings exceed 75% of the US Total Revolving Credit Commitment or (ii) the
Aggregate Canadian Revolving Credit Outstandings exceed 75% of the Canadian
Total Revolving Credit Commitment, the last Business Day of each week and (e) if
a Default or an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such
additional dates as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders shall
specify.

 

“CAM” shall mean the mechanism for the allocation and exchange of interests in
the Credit Facilities and collections thereunder established under Section 13.

 

“CAM Exchange” shall mean the exchange of the Lender’s interests provided for in
Section 13.1.

 

“CAM Exchange Date” shall mean the date on which (a) any event referred to in
Section 11.5 shall occur in respect of any of Holdings, the Borrower or any
Specified Subsidiary or (b) an acceleration of the maturity of the Loans
pursuant to Section 11 shall occur.

 

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“CAM Percentage” shall mean, as to each Lender, a fraction, expressed as a
decimal, of which (a) the numerator shall be the aggregate Dollar Equivalent
(determined on the basis of Exchange Rates prevailing on the CAM Exchange Date)
of the Specified Obligations owed to such Lender and such Lender’s participation
in the aggregate Letter of Credit Outstanding immediately prior to the CAM
Exchange Date and (b) the denominator shall be the aggregate Dollar Equivalent
(as so determined) of the Specified Obligations owed to all the Lenders and the
aggregate Letter of Credit Outstanding immediately prior to such CAM Exchange
Date. For purposes of computing each Lender’s CAM Percentage, all Specified
Obligations which are denominated in Canadian Dollars shall be translated into
Dollars at the Exchange Rate in effect on the CAM Exchange Date.

 

“Canadian Administrative Agent” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, an authorized
foreign bank under the Bank Act (Canada), acting through its Toronto Branch, as
the Canadian administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement and the
other Credit Documents, together with any of its permitted successors appointed
pursuant to Section 12.

 

“Canadian Benefit Plans” shall mean all material employee benefit plans of any
nature or kind whatsoever that are not Canadian Pension Plans and are maintained
or contributed to by any Credit Party in relation to employees that it may have
in Canada.

 

“Canadian Borrower” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this
Agreement.

 

“Canadian Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing by the Canadian Borrower.

 

“Canadian Dollars” and “C$” shall mean the lawful money of Canada.

 

“Canadian Guarantee” shall mean the Canadian Guarantee Agreement, made by each
of the Canadian Guarantors in favor of the Canadian Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Lenders to the Canadian Borrower, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A-1, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time.

 

“Canadian Guarantors” shall mean (a) each Subsidiary of the Canadian Borrower on
the Closing Date and (b) each Subsidiary of the Borrower that becomes a party to
the Canadian Guarantee after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.11.

 

“Canadian Hypothec” means a trust deed of hypothec granted or to be granted by
any Credit Party in favor of the Canadian Administrative Agent on moveable or
immoveable property pursuant to the laws of the Province of Quebec, together
with all bonds, debentures and pledges or hypothecs thereof, as amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Canadian Lenders” means each Lender that has a Canadian Revolving Credit
Commitment or that holds Canadian Revolving Credit Loans; provided, that (a) as

 

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of the Closing Date, any such Lender shall be a Canadian Resident and (b) to the
extent that all or any portion of such Loans or Commitments of such Lender shall
be allocated to the Borrower, the relevant Canadian Lender in respect of such
allocation shall also be a “United States person” as specified in Section
2.1(b)(ii) or the Related Affiliate of such Canadian Revolving Credit Lender, if
any, designated by such Lender in accordance with Section 2.1(b)(ii).

 

“Canadian Letter of Credit” shall mean a Letter of Credit issued by the Canadian
Letter of Credit Issuer.

 

“Canadian Letter of Credit Commitment” shall mean $10,000,000, as the same may
be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 3.1.

 

“Canadian Letter of Credit Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Canadian
Lender, at any time, the sum of (a) the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of any
Unpaid Drawings in respect of which such Canadian Lender has made (or is
required to have made) payments to the Canadian Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant
to Section 3.4(a) at such time and (b) such Canadian Lender’s Canadian Revolving
Credit Commitment Percentage of the Canadian Letter of Credit Outstanding at
such time (excluding the portion thereof consisting of Unpaid Drawings in
respect of which the Canadian Lenders have made (or are required to have made)
payments to the Canadian Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to Section 3.4(a)).

 

“Canadian Letter of Credit Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section
4.1(d).

 

“Canadian Letter of Credit Issuer” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, Toronto
Branch or any affiliate thereof, or any other Canadian Lender with a Canadian
Revolving Credit Commitment designated as the Canadian Letter of Credit Issuer
in a written notice from the Canadian Administrative Agent and the Canadian
Borrower to the Lenders with a Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment; provided
that to the extent that any Canadian Letter of Credit shall be issued for the
account of the Borrower, the Canadian Issuing Lender shall, if it is not a “US
person” (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), make such Letters of
Credit available through its Related Affiliate in accordance with Section
3.1(a), and such Related Affiliate shall be deemed to be the Canadian Letter of
Credit Issuer for such purpose.

 

“Canadian Letter of Credit Outstanding” shall mean, at any time, the sum of
without duplication (a) the aggregate Stated Amount of outstanding Canadian
Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of all Unpaid Drawings in respect
all Canadian Letters of Credit.

 

“Canadian Letter of Credit Request” shall have the meaning provided in Section
3.2.

 

“Canadian Obligations” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
Canadian Security Agreement.

 

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“Canadian Pension Plans” shall mean each plan which is a registered pension plan
for the purposes of the Tax Act established, maintained or contributed to by any
Credit Party in relation to any employees that it may have in Canada.

 

“Canadian Pledge Agreements” shall mean the Canadian Pledge Agreement, entered
into by the parent of the Canadian Borrower, the Canadian Borrower, certain
other Restricted Subsidiaries and the Canadian Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Canadian Lenders in each case, substantially in the form of
Exhibit A-2, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time.

 

“Canadian Prime Loan” shall mean a Loan the rate of interest of which is based
on the Canadian Prime Rate.

 

“Canadian Prime Rate” shall mean the higher of (a) the rate of interest publicly
announced by the Canadian Administrative Agent as being its reference rate then
in effect for determining interest rates on C$ denominated commercial loans made
in Canada, and (b) the one-month CDOR Rate plus 1% per annum.

 

“Canadian Resident” shall mean, at any time, a Person who at that time is (a)
not a non-resident of Canada for purposes of the Tax Act or (b) an authorized
foreign bank deemed to be resident in Canada for purposes of the Tax Act in
respect of all amounts paid or credited to such Person under the Canadian
Revolving Credit Commitment or Canadian Letter of Credit Commitment pursuant to
this Agreement.

 

“Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment” shall mean, (a) with respect to each
Lender that is a Lender on the date hereof, the amount set forth opposite such
Lender’s name on Schedule 1.1(c) as such Lender’s “Canadian Revolving Credit
Commitment” and (b) in the case of any Lender that becomes a Lender after the
date hereof, the amount specified as such Lender’s “Canadian Revolving Credit
Commitment” in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender
assumed a portion of the Canadian Total Revolving Credit Commitment, in each
case as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof.
The aggregate amount of the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments as of the
Closing Date is US $25,000,000.

 

“Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage” shall mean at any time, for
each Canadian Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) such Lender’s
Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment by (b) the aggregate amount of the Canadian
Revolving Credit Commitments, provided that at any time when the Canadian Total
Revolving Credit Commitment shall have been terminated, each Canadian Lender’s
Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage shall be its Canadian Revolving
Credit Commitment Percentage as in effect immediately prior to such termination.

 

“Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Canadian
Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of the Dollar
Equivalent of the Canadian Revolving Credit Loans of such Lender then
outstanding, and (b) such Lender’s Canadian Letter of Credit Exposure at such
time.

 

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“Canadian Revolving Credit Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section
2.1(b)(ii).

 

“Canadian Security Agreement” shall mean the Canadian Security Agreement entered
into by the Canadian Borrower, certain other Restricted Subsidiaries and the
Canadian Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders to the Canadian
Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit A-3, as the same may be amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Canadian Security Documents” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Canadian
Guarantee, (b) the Canadian Pledge Agreements, (c) the Canadian Security
Agreement, and the Canadian Hypothecs, if any, with respect to collateral
located in Quebec, (d) any Mortgage or Canadian Hypothec, if applicable, over
Mortgaged Property of a Canadian Subsidiary and (e) any security document
entered into by a Canadian Subsidiary pursuant to Section 9.11 or 9.12.

 

“Canadian Subsidiary Guarantees” shall mean the Canadian Guarantee and any
guarantee agreement entered into by a Restricted Foreign Subsidiary pursuant to
Section 9.11 or 9.12.

 

“Canadian Subsidiary Guarantors” shall mean the Canadian Guarantors and any
Subsidiary that becomes a Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section
9.11.

 

“Canadian Total Revolving Credit Commitment” shall mean the sum of the Canadian
Revolving Credit Commitments.

 

“Capital Expenditures” shall mean, for any period, the aggregate of all
expenditures (whether paid in cash or accrued as liabilities and including in
all events all amounts expended or capitalized under Capital Leases, but
excluding any amount representing capitalized interest) by the Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries during such period that, in conformity with GAAP, are or
are required to be included as additions during such period to property, plant
or equipment reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, provided that the term “Capital Expenditures” shall not include
(a) expenditures made in connection with the replacement, substitution or
restoration of assets (i) to the extent financed from insurance proceeds paid on
account of the loss of or damage to the assets being replaced or restored or
(ii) with awards of compensation arising from the taking by eminent domain or
condemnation of the assets being replaced, (b) the purchase price of equipment
that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment to the
extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit
granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at
such time, (c) the purchase of plant, property or equipment made within one year
of the sale of any asset to the extent purchased with the proceeds of such sale
or (d) expenditures that constitute any part of Consolidated Lease Expense.

 

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“Capital Lease” shall mean, as applied to any Person, any lease of any property
(whether real, personal or mixed) by that Person as lessee that, in conformity
with GAAP, is, or is required to be, accounted for as a capital lease on the
balance sheet of that Person.

 

“Capitalized Lease Obligations” shall mean, as applied to any Person, all
obligations under Capital Leases of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries, in
each case taken at the amount thereof accounted for as liabilities in accordance
with GAAP.

 

“Cdn ABR” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the higher of (a)
the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the
Canadian Administrative Agent as its reference rate of interest then in effect
for determining interest rates on commercial loans denominated in Dollars made
by it in Canada and (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day
plus ½ of 1% per annum.

 

“Cdn ABR Loans” shall mean Loans the rate of interest applicable to which is
based upon the Cdn ABR.

 

“Cdn L/C Participants” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.3(b).

 

“Cdn L/C Participation” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.3(b).

 

“CDOR Rate” shall mean, as of any day with respect to a BA Loan and the Interest
Period selected by the Canadian Borrower for such BA Loan, or otherwise as
applicable, the average interest rate equal to:

 

  (a) the average of the annual rates for Canadian Dollar bankers acceptances
for a term equal to such Interest Period (or a term as closely possible
comparable to such Interest Period) or such other specified period quoted (at
approximately 10:00 a.m. New York time on such day) on the Reuters Monitor Money
Rates Service, CDOR page “Canadian Interbank Bid BA Rates”; and

 

  (b) if such rate is not available on such day, the rate for such date will be
the annual discount rate (rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple of 1/100
of 1%) as of 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on such day at which the Canadian
Administrative Agent is then offering to purchase Canadian Dollar bankers
acceptances for a term approximately equal to such Interest Period (or a term as
closely possible comparable to such Interest Period), or such other specified
period, accepted by it.

 

“Change of Control” shall mean and be deemed to have occurred if (a) (i) KKR,
its Affiliates, Permitted Investors and the Management Investors shall at any
time not own, in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, beneficially and of
record, at least

 

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35% of the outstanding Voting Stock of Holdings (other than as the result of one
or more widely distributed offerings of Holdings or Parent common stock, in each
case whether by Holdings, Parent or by KKR, its Affiliates, Permitted Investors
or the Management Investors) and/or (ii) any person, entity or “group” (within
the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended) shall at any time have acquired direct or indirect beneficial ownership
of a percentage of the outstanding Voting Stock of Holdings that exceeds the
percentage of such Voting Stock then beneficially owned, in the aggregate, by
KKR, its Affiliates, Permitted Investors and the Management Group, unless, in
the case of either clause (i) or (ii) above, KKR, its Affiliates, Permitted
Investors and the Management Investors have, at such time, the right or the
ability by voting power, contract or otherwise to elect or designate for
election a majority of the Board of Directors of Holdings; provided, however,
for purposes of this definition, Permitted Investors shall be deemed to own no
more than the aggregate amount of Voting Stock of Holdings that such Permitted
Investors owned as of the Closing Date; and/or (b) at any time Continuing
Directors shall not constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of Holdings;
and/or (c) any Person, other than Holdings acquires ownership, directly or
indirectly, beneficially or of record, of any equity interest (other than any
management or employee equity interests) of any nature in the Borrower; (d) any
Person, other than Parent acquires ownership, directly or indirectly,
beneficially or of record, of any equity interest of any nature in Holdings
and/or (e) a Change of Control (as defined in the Subordinated Note Indenture)
shall have occurred.

 

“Class”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such
Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Credit Loans, New
Revolving Loans, Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, Term Loans, New Term Loans of
each Series or Swingline Loans and, when used in reference to any Commitment,
refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Credit Commitment, a New
Revolving Loan Commitment, a Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment, Term Loan
Commitment or a New Term Loan Commitment.

 

“Closing Date” shall mean the date of the initial Borrowing hereunder.

 

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder. Section
references to the Code are to the Code, as in effect at the date of this
Agreement, and any subsequent provisions of the Code, amendatory thereof,
supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.

 

“Collateral” shall have the meaning provided in the Pledge Agreement, the
Security Agreement, any Foreign Security Document or any Mortgage, as
applicable.

 

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“Commitment Fee Rate” shall mean, with respect to the Available US Commitment
and the Available Canadian Commitment on any day, the rate per annum set forth
below opposite the Status in effect on such day:

 

Status

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Commitment

Fee Rate

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Level I Status

   0.500 %

Level II Status

   0.500 %

Level III Status

   0.500 %

Level IV Status

   0.375 %

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Commitment Fee Rate” shall mean 0.500%,
during the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the
Initial Financial Statement Delivery Date.

 

“Commitments” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s Term Loan
Commitment, Revolving Credit Commitment, New Revolving Loan Commitment or New
Term Loan Commitment.

 

“Confidential Information” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.16.

 

“Confidential Information Memorandum” shall mean the Confidential Information
Memorandum of the Borrower dated March, 2004, delivered to the Lenders in
connection with this Agreement.

 

“Consolidated Earnings” shall mean, for any period, “income (loss) before the
deduction of income taxes” of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries, excluding extraordinary items, for such period, determined in a
manner consistent with the manner in which such amount was determined in
accordance with the audited financial statements referred to in Section 9.1(a).

 

“Consolidated EBITDA” shall mean, for any period, the sum, without duplication,
of the amounts for such period of (a) Consolidated Earnings and to the extent
already deducted in arriving at Consolidated Earnings: (b) Consolidated Interest
Expense, (c) depreciation expense, (d) amortization expense, including
amortization of deferred financing fees, (e) extraordinary losses and unusual or
non-recurring charges (including severance, relocation costs and one-time
compensation charges), (f) non-cash charges (provided that if any such non-cash
charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future
period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be
subtracted from Consolidated EBITDA to such extent, and excluding amortization
of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period), (g) losses on asset
sales, (h) restructuring charges or reserves (including costs related to closure
of facilities), (i) in the case of any period that includes a period ending
during the fiscal year ending November 28, 2004, Transaction Expenses, to the
extent deducted in determining Consolidated Earnings, (j) any expenses or
charges incurred in connection with any issuance of debt, equity securities or
any refinancing transaction, (k) any fees and expenses related to Permitted
Acquisitions, (l) any deduction for minority interest expense, (m) the amount of
management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees and related expenses paid
to KKR and (n) those items described on Schedule 1.1(d) annexed

 

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hereto, less the sum of the amounts for such period of (o) extraordinary gains
and non-recurring gains, (p) non-cash gains (excluding any such non-cash gain to
the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for potential
cash item in any prior period) and (q) gains on asset sales, all as determined
on a consolidated basis for Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, provided that (i) except as provided in
clause (iv) below, there shall be excluded from Consolidated Earnings for any
period the income from continuing operations before income taxes and
extraordinary items of all Unrestricted Subsidiaries for such period to the
extent otherwise included in Consolidated Earnings, except to the extent
actually received in cash by Holdings, the Borrower or its Restricted
Subsidiaries during such period through dividends or other distributions, (ii)
there shall be excluded from Consolidated Earnings for any period the income
from continuing operations before income taxes and extraordinary items of each
Foreign Joint Venture for such period corresponding to the percentage of capital
stock or other equity interests in such Foreign Joint Venture not owned by the
Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Foreign Joint Ventures),
(iii) there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA non-operating
currency transaction gains and losses and (iv) (x) there shall be included in
determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period (A) the Acquired EBITDA of any
Person, property, business or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary)
acquired to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise disposed
of (but not including the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person, property,
business or assets to the extent not so acquired) by the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each such Person, property, business
or asset acquired and not subsequently so disposed of, an “Acquired Entity or
Business”), and the Acquired EBITDA of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is
converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “Converted
Restricted Subsidiary”), in each case based on the actual Acquired EBITDA of
such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such
period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or
conversion) and (B) for the purposes of the definition of the term “Permitted
Acquisition” and Sections 10.3, 10.9 and 10.10, an adjustment in respect of each
Acquired Entity or Business equal to the amount of the Pro Forma Adjustment with
respect to such Acquired Entity or Business for such period (including the
portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or conversion) as specified
in the Pro Forma Adjustment Certificate delivered to the Lenders and the
Administrative Agent and (y) for purposes of determining the Consolidated Total
Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio only, there shall be excluded in determining
Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property,
business or asset (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) sold, transferred or
otherwise disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each such Person,
property, business or asset so sold or disposed of, a “Sold Entity or
Business”), and the Acquired EBITDA of any Restricted Subsidiary that is
converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “Converted
Unrestricted Subsidiary”), in each case based on the actual Acquired EBITDA of
such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such
period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer,
disposition or conversion). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, Consolidated EBITDA shall be deemed to be $49,900,000, $47,300,000 and
$47,500,000, respectively, for the fiscal quarters ended August 31, 2003,
November 30, 2003 and February 29, 2004.

 

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“Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense Ratio” shall mean, as of
any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for the relevant
Test Period to (b) Consolidated Interest Expense for such Test Period.

 

“Consolidated Interest Expense” shall mean, for any period, the cash interest
expense (including that attributable to Capital Leases in accordance with GAAP),
net of cash interest income, of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis with respect to all outstanding
Indebtedness of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries,
including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with
respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net costs
under Hedge Agreements (other than currency swap agreements, currency future or
option contracts and other similar agreements), but excluding, however,
amortization of deferred financing costs and any other amounts of non-cash
interest, all as calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP,
provided that (a) except as provided in clause (b) below, there shall be
excluded from Consolidated Interest Expense for any period the cash interest
expense (or income) of all Unrestricted Subsidiaries for such period to the
extent otherwise included in Consolidated Interest Expense and (b) for purposes
of the definition of the term “Permitted Acquisition” and Sections 10.3, 10.9
and 10.10, there shall be included in determining Consolidated Interest Expense
for any period the cash interest expense (or income) of any Acquired Entity or
Business acquired during such period and of any Converted Restricted Subsidiary
converted during such period, in each case based on the cash interest expense
(or income) of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted
Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to
such acquisition or conversion) assuming any Indebtedness incurred or repaid in
connection with any such acquisition or conversion had been incurred or prepaid
on the first day of such period. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, for purposes of determining Consolidated Interest Expense for
any period ending prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date,
Consolidated Interest Expense shall be an amount equal to actual Consolidated
Interest Expense from the Closing Date through the date of determination
multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is 365 and the denominator of
which is the number of days from the Closing Date through the date of
determination.

 

“Consolidated Lease Expense” shall mean, for any period, all rental expenses of
Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period under
operating leases for real or personal property (including in connection with
Permitted Sale Leasebacks), excluding real estate taxes, insurance costs and
common area maintenance charges and net of sublease income, other than (a)
obligations under vehicle leases entered into in the ordinary course of
business, (b) all such rental expenses associated with assets acquired pursuant
to a Permitted Acquisition to the extent that such rental expenses relate to
operating leases in effect at the time of (and immediately prior to) such
acquisition and (c) Capitalized Lease Obligations, all as determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, provided that there shall be
excluded from Consolidated Lease Expense for any period the rental expenses of
all Unrestricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent otherwise included
in Consolidated Lease Expense.

 

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“Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, for any period, the consolidated net
income (or loss) after the deduction of income taxes of Holdings, the Borrower
and the Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP.

 

“Consolidated Net Sales” shall mean, for any fiscal year or any Test Period, as
the case may be, “net sales” of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries as set forth in the Section 9.1 Financials with respect to such
Test Period or fiscal year, as applicable.

 

“Consolidated Total Debt” shall mean, as of any date of determination, (a) the
sum of (i) all indebtedness of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries for borrowed money outstanding on such date and (ii) all
Capitalized Lease Obligations of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, all calculated on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP minus (b) the aggregate amount of cash included in the cash
accounts listed on the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings, the Borrower and
the Restricted Subsidiaries as at such date up to a maximum amount of
$45,000,000 to the extent the use thereof for application to payment of
Indebtedness is not prohibited by law or any contract to which the Borrower or
any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is a party.

 

“Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio” shall mean, as of any
date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt as of the last
day of the relevant Test Period to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period.

 

“Consolidated Working Capital” shall mean, at any date, the excess of (a) the
sum of all amounts (other than cash, cash equivalents and bank overdrafts) that
would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current
assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of Holdings, the
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date over (b) the sum of all
amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption
“total current liabilities” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance
sheet of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on such date,
but excluding (i) the current portion of any Funded Debt, (ii) without
duplication of clause (i) above, all Indebtedness consisting of Loans and Letter
of Credit Exposure to the extent otherwise included therein and (iii) the
current portion of deferred income taxes.

 

“Continuing Director” shall mean, at any date, an individual (a) who is a member
of the Board of Directors of Holdings on the date hereof, (b) who, as at such
date, has been a member of such Board of Directors for at least the 12 preceding
months, (c) who has been nominated to be a member of such Board of Directors,
directly or indirectly, by KKR or one of its Affiliates or Persons nominated by
KKR or one of its Affiliates or (d) who has been nominated to be a member of
such Board of Directors by a majority of the other Continuing Directors then in
office.

 

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“Converted Restricted Subsidiary” shall have the meaning provided in the
definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA”.

 

“Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary” shall have the meaning provided in the
definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA”.

 

“Credit Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Security Documents, each
Letter of Credit and any promissory notes issued by the Borrower hereunder.

 

“Credit Event” shall mean and include the making (but not the conversion or
continuation) of a Loan and the issuance of a Letter of Credit.

 

“Credit Facility” shall mean a category of Commitments and extensions of credit
thereunder.

 

“Credit Party” shall mean each of the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower, the
Guarantors, the Canadian Subsidiary Guarantors and each other Subsidiary of the
Borrower that is a party to a Credit Document.

 

“Cumulative Consolidated Net Income Available to Stockholders” shall mean, as of
any date of determination, Consolidated Net Income less cash dividends paid by
Holdings with respect to its capital stock for the period (taken as one
accounting period) commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the last day of
the most recent fiscal quarter for which Section 9.1 Financials have been
delivered to the Lenders under Section 9.1.

 

“Debt Incurrence Prepayment Event” shall mean any issuance or incurrence by the
Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (including
any issuance by the Borrower of Permitted Additional Subordinated Notes but
excluding any other Indebtedness permitted to be issued or incurred under
Section 10.1A other than Section 10.1A(o)).

 

“Default” shall mean any event, act or condition that with notice or lapse of
time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

 

“Defaulting Lender” shall mean any Lender with respect to which a Lender Default
is in effect.

 

“Discount Note” shall mean a non-interest-bearing promissory note or depository
note (within the meaning of the Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada))
denominated in Dollars issued by the Borrower to a Non-Acceptance Lender to
evidence a BA Equivalent Loan.

 

“Dividends” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.6.

 

“Documentation Agents” shall mean General Electric Capital Corporation, together
with its affiliates, and Royal Bank of Canada, together with its affiliates, as
the co-documentation agents for the Lenders under this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents.

 

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“Dollar Borrowing” shall mean a Borrowing denominated in Dollars.

 

“Dollar Equivalent” shall mean, on any date of determination, (a) with respect
to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any
amount denominated in any Canadian Dollars, the equivalent in Dollars of such
amount, determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 1.2(b) using
the applicable Exchange Rate with respect to such Canadian Dollars at the time
in effect under the provisions of such Section 1.2.

 

“Dollars” and “$” shall mean dollars in lawful currency of the United States of
America.

 

“Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is
organized under the laws of the United States, any state or territory thereof,
or the District of Columbia.

 

“Drawing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.4(b).

 

“Eligible Lender” shall mean, at any time, a Person who, on any date on which
interest is payable under this Agreement, is a Person which is beneficially
entitled to the interest payable to it under this Agreement.

 

“Environmental Claims” shall mean any and all administrative, regulatory or
judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of
noncompliance or violation, investigations (other than internal reports prepared
by the Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries (a) in the ordinary course of such
Person’s business or (b) as required in connection with a financing transaction
or an acquisition or disposition of real estate) or proceedings relating in any
way to any Environmental Law or any permit issued, or any approval given, under
any such Environmental Law (hereinafter, “Claims”), including (i) any and all
Claims by governmental or regulatory authorities for enforcement, cleanup,
removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any
applicable Environmental Law and (ii) any and all Claims by any third party
seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or
injunctive relief resulting from Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged
injury or threat of injury to health, safety or the environment.

 

“Environmental Law” shall mean any applicable Federal, state, foreign or local
statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code and rule of common law now or
hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, and any binding judicial or
administrative interpretation thereof, including any binding judicial or
administrative order, consent decree or judgment, relating to the environment,
human health or safety or Hazardous Materials.

 

“Equity Proceeds” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this
Agreement.

 

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“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA as in effect
at the date of this Agreement and any subsequent provisions of ERISA amendatory
thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.

 

“ERISA Affiliate” shall mean each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA)
that together with the Borrower or a Subsidiary would be deemed to be a “single
employer” within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for
purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a
single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

 

“Eurodollar Loan” shall mean any Eurodollar Term Loan or Eurodollar Revolving
Credit Loan.

 

“Eurodollar Rate” shall mean, in the case of any Eurodollar Term Loan or
Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loan, with respect to each day during each Interest
Period pertaining to such Eurodollar Loan, (a) the rate of interest determined
on the basis of the rate for deposits in Dollars for a period equal to such
Interest Period commencing on the first day of such Interest Period appearing on
Page 3750 of the Telerate screen as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business
Days prior to the beginning of such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the
Statutory Reserve Rate. In the event that any such rate does not appear on the
applicable Page of the Telerate Service (or otherwise on such service), the
“Eurodollar Rate” for the purposes of this paragraph shall be determined by
reference to such other publicly available service for displaying Eurodollar
rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower or, in
the absence of such agreement, the “Eurodollar Rate” for the purposes of this
paragraph shall instead be the rate per annum notified to the Administrative
Agent by the Reference Lender as the rate at which the Reference Lender is
offered Dollar deposits at or about 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days
prior to the beginning of such Interest Period in the interbank Eurodollar
market where the Eurodollar and foreign currency and exchange operations in
respect of its Eurodollar Loans are then being conducted for delivery on the
first day of such Interest Period for the number of days comprised therein and
in an amount comparable to the amount of its Eurodollar Term Loan or Eurodollar
Revolving Credit Loan, as the case may be, to be outstanding during such
Interest Period.

 

“Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loan” shall mean any Revolving Credit Loan bearing
interest at a rate determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate.

 

“Eurodollar Term Loan” shall mean any Term Loan bearing interest at a rate
determined by reference to the Eurodollar Rate.

 

“Event of Default” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.

 

“Excess Cash Flow” shall mean, for any period, an amount equal to the excess of
(a) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Consolidated Net Income for such
period, (ii) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash charges to the extent
deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, (iii) decreases in
Consolidated Working

 

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Capital for such period and (iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash
loss on the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of assets by the Borrower
and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than sales in the
ordinary course of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such
Consolidated Net Income over (b) the sum, without duplication, of (i) an amount
equal to the amount of all non-cash credits included in arriving at such
Consolidated Net Income, (ii) the aggregate amount actually paid by the Borrower
and the Restricted Subsidiaries in cash during such period on account of Capital
Expenditures (excluding the principal amount of Indebtedness incurred in
connection with such Capital Expenditures, whether incurred in such period or in
a subsequent period), (iii) the aggregate amount of all prepayments of Revolving
Credit Loans and Swingline Loans made during such period to the extent
accompanying reductions of the US Total Revolving Credit Commitments except to
the extent not financed with the proceeds of other Indebtedness of Holdings or
its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iv) the aggregate amount of all principal payments
of Indebtedness of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries (including any
Term Loans and the principal component of payments in respect of Capitalized
Lease Obligations but excluding Revolving Credit Loans, Swingline Loans and
voluntary prepayments of Term Loans pursuant to Section 5.1) made during such
period (other than in respect of any revolving credit facility to the extent
there is not an equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder) except
to the extent not financed with the proceeds of other Indebtedness of Holdings
or its Restricted Subsidiaries, (v) an amount equal to the aggregate net
non-cash gain on the sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of assets by the
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than sales in
the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such
Consolidated Net Income, (vi) increases in Consolidated Working Capital for such
period, (vii) payments by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during
such period in respect of long-term liabilities of the Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries other than Indebtedness, (viii) the amount of
investments made during such period pursuant to Section 10.5 to the extent that
such investments were financed with internally generated cash flow of the
Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, (ix) the amount of dividends paid
during such period pursuant to clause (b), (c), (d) or (e) of the proviso to
Section 10.6 to the extent such dividends were paid with the proceeds of any
amount referred to in paragraph (a) of this definition, (x) the aggregate amount
of expenditures actually made by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in
cash during such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing
fees) to the extent that such expenditures are not expensed during such period
and (xi) the aggregate amount of any premium, make-whole or penalty payments
actually paid in cash by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during
such period that are required to be made in connection with any prepayment of
Indebtedness and that are accounted for as extraordinary items.

 

“Exchange Rate” shall mean on any day (i) with respect to any Foreign Currency,
the rate at which such Foreign Currency may be exchanged into Dollars, as set
forth at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such day on the Reuters World
Currency Page for such Foreign Currency; in the event that such rate does not
appear on any Reuters World Currency Page, the Exchange Rate shall be determined
by reference to such other publicly available service for displaying exchange
rates as may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, or, in
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agreement, such Exchange Rate shall instead be the arithmetic average of the
spot rates of exchange of the Administrative Agent in the market where its
foreign currency exchange operations in respect of such Foreign Currency are
then being conducted, at or about 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on such date for
the purchase of Dollars for delivery two Business Days later and (ii) with
respect to calculations in connection with Canadian Borrowings, the rate at
which Canadian Dollars may be exchanged into Dollars, computed by the Canadian
Administrative Agent at the Bank of Canada noon spot rate, after 12:00 noon (New
York time) on such day, provided that if at the time of any such determination,
for any reason, no such spot rate is being quoted, the Canadian Administrative
Agent, after consultation with the Borrower, may use any reasonable method it
deems appropriate to determine such rate, and such determination shall be
conclusive absent manifest error.

 

“Existing Canadian Credit Agreement” shall mean the Credit Agreement, dated as
of February 14, 2001, as amended, among the Canadian Borrower, the lenders from
time to time party thereto, and Bank of America Canada as agent.

 

“Existing Credit Agreement” shall mean the Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2002, as amended, among the Borrower,
Holdings, the lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, as
administrative agent, and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as syndication
agent.

 

“Existing Indenture” shall mean the Indenture, dated as of December 18, 1997,
among the Borrower, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New
York, as trustee.

 

“Existing Letters of Credit” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to
this Agreement.

 

“Federal Funds Effective Rate” shall mean, for any day, the weighted average of
the per annum rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the
Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published on the
next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if
such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of
the quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Administrative
Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

 

“Fees” shall mean all amounts payable pursuant to, or referred to in, Section
4.1.

 

“Final Date” shall mean the date on which the Revolving Credit Commitments shall
have terminated, no Revolving Credit Loans shall be outstanding and the Letter
of Credit Outstandings shall have been reduced to zero.

 

“Foreign Borrowing Base Amount” shall mean, at any time, the sum of (i) 85% of
the book value of all accounts receivable of all Restricted Foreign Subsidiaries
of Holdings and (ii) 60% of the book value of all inventory of all Restricted
Foreign Subsidiaries of Holdings.

 

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“Foreign Currencies” shall mean Canadian Dollars, Euro and Sterling.

 

“Foreign Joint Venture” shall mean any Restricted Foreign Subsidiary in which
the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries own, collectively, less than 100%
of the equity interests and designated as such in a written notice to the
Administrative Agent by the Borrower, provided that in the event a Restricted
Subsidiary not previously designated by the Borrower as a Foreign Joint Venture
is subsequently re-designated as a Foreign Joint Venture, (x) such
re-designation shall be deemed to be an investment on the date of such
re-designation in a Foreign Joint Venture in an amount equal to the product of
(i) the net worth of such re-designated Restricted Subsidiary immediately prior
to such re-designation (such net worth to be calculated without regard to any
guarantee provided by such re-designated Restricted Subsidiary) and (ii) the
percentage of capital stock or other equity interests in such Foreign Joint
Venture owned by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Foreign
Joint Ventures) and (y) no Default or Event of Default would result from such
re-designation.

 

“Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a
Domestic Subsidiary, including the Canadian Borrower.

 

“Foreign Subsidiary Guarantors” shall mean any Foreign Subsidiary that becomes a
Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 9.11.

 

“Fronting Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(c).

 

“Funded Debt” shall mean all indebtedness of the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries for borrowed money that matures more than one year from the date of
its creation or matures within one year from such date that is renewable or
extendable, at the option of the Borrower or one of the Restricted Subsidiaries,
to a date more than one year from such date or arises under a revolving credit
or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit
during a period of more than one year from such date, including all amounts of
Funded Debt required to be paid or prepaid within one year from the date of its
creation and, in the case of the Borrower, Indebtedness in respect of the Loans.

 

“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
of America or Canada, as applicable, as in effect from time to time; provided,
however, that if there occurs after the date hereof any change in GAAP that
affects in any respect the calculation of any covenant contained in Section 10,
the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith amendments to the
provisions of this Agreement that relate to the calculation of such covenant
with the intent of having the respective positions of the Lenders and the
Borrower after such change in GAAP conform as nearly as possible to their
respective positions as of the date of this Agreement and, until any such
amendments have been agreed upon, the covenants in Section 10 shall be
calculated as if no such change in GAAP has occurred.

 

“Governmental Authority” shall mean any nation or government, any state,
province, territory or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to government.

 

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“Guarantee” shall mean the Guarantee, made by each Guarantor in favor of the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in
the form of Exhibit C, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time.

 

“Guarantee and Collateral Exception Amount” shall mean, at any time: (a)
$100,000,000 minus (b) the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness
incurred or assumed prior to such time pursuant to Section 10.1(j) or (k) that
is outstanding at such time and that was used to acquire, or was assumed in
connection with the acquisition of, capital stock and/or assets in respect of
which guarantees, pledges and security have not been given pursuant to Sections
9.11 and 9.12, (ii) the lesser of (x) the aggregate Increased Commitment Amount
at such time and (y) $50,000,000 and (iii) any Indebtedness incurred by any
Foreign Joint Venture, provided that if such amount is a negative number, the
Guarantee and Collateral Exception Amount shall be zero.

 

“Guarantee Obligations” shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such
Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness of any other
Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly,
including any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (a) to
purchase any such Indebtedness or any property constituting direct or indirect
security therefor (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment
of any such Indebtedness or (ii) to maintain working capital or equity capital
of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the
primary obligor, (c) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for
the purpose of assuring the owner of any such Indebtedness of the ability of the
primary obligor to make payment of such Indebtedness or (d) otherwise to assure
or hold harmless the owner of such Indebtedness against loss in respect thereof;
provided, however, that the term “Guarantee Obligations” shall not include
endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of
business. The amount of any Guarantee Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount
equal to the stated or determinable amount of the Indebtedness in respect of
which such Guarantee Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the
maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such
Person is required to perform thereunder) as determined by such Person in good
faith.

 

“Guarantors” shall mean Holdings, the US Subsidiary Guarantors and the Foreign
Subsidiary Guarantors, other than the immaterial Subsidiaries listed on Schedule
1.1(e).

 

“Hazardous Materials” shall mean (a) any petroleum or petroleum products,
radioactive materials, friable asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation,
transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing
regulated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas; (b) any chemicals,
materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous
substances”, “hazardous waste”, “hazardous materials”, “extremely hazardous
waste”, “restricted hazardous waste”, “toxic

 

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substances”, “toxic pollutants”, “contaminants”, or “pollutants”, or words of
similar import, under any applicable Environmental Law; and (c) any other
chemical, material or substance, which is prohibited, limited or regulated by
any Environmental Law.

 

“Hedge Agreements” shall mean interest rate swap, cap or collar agreements,
interest rate future or option contracts, currency swap agreements, currency
future or option contracts, commodity price protection agreements or other
commodity price hedging agreements, and other similar agreements entered into by
the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower in the ordinary course of business (and
not for speculative purposes) in order to protect the Borrower, the Canadian
Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries against fluctuations in interest
rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices.

 

“Historical Financial Statements” means as of the Closing Date, the audited
financial statements of Parent and its Subsidiaries, for the immediately
preceding three fiscal years, consisting of balance sheets and the related
consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such
fiscal years.

 

“Holdings” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

“Increased Amount Date” as defined in Section 2.15.

 

“Increased Commitment Amount” shall have the meaning given to that term in
Section 14.1.

 

“Indebtedness” of any Person shall mean (a) all indebtedness of such Person for
borrowed money, (b) the deferred purchase price of assets or services that in
accordance with GAAP would be included as liabilities in the balance sheet of
such Person, (c) the face amount of all letters of credit issued for the account
of such Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder, (d) all
Indebtedness of a second Person secured by any Lien on any property owned by
such first Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed, (e) all
Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person, (f) all obligations of such Person
under interest rate swap, cap or collar agreements, interest rate future or
option contracts, currency swap agreements, currency future or option contracts,
commodity price protection agreements or other commodity price hedging
agreements and other similar agreements and (g) without duplication, all
Guarantee Obligations of such Person, provided that Indebtedness shall not
include trade payables and accrued expenses, in each case payable directly or
through a bank clearing arrangement and arising in the ordinary course of
business.

 

“Initial Financial Statement Delivery Date” shall mean the date on which Section
9.1 Financials are delivered to the Lenders under Section 9.1 for the first full
fiscal quarter commencing after the Closing Date.

 

“Interest Period” shall mean, with respect to any Term Loan or Revolving Credit
Loan, the interest period applicable thereto, as determined pursuant to Section
2.9.

 

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“JPMCB” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, a New York banking corporation, and any
successor thereto by merger, consolidation or otherwise.

 

“Joinder Agreement” means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit M.

 

“Judgment Currency” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.17.

 

“Judgment Currency Conversion Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
14.17.

 

“Junior Subordinated Seller Notes” means the Junior Subordinated Seller Notes
issued in the initial principal amount of $25,000,000 on December 18, 1997 by
Holdings in favor of Zell/Chilmark Fund, L.P., and any additional amount of such
notes as are permitted to be issued under the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

“KKR” shall mean each of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., L.P. and KKR Associates,
L.P.

 

“L/C Maturity Date” shall mean the date that is five Business Days prior to the
Revolving Credit Maturity Date.

 

“L/C Participants”: means collectively the Cdn L/C Participants and the US L/C
Participants and each is an “L/C Participant”

 

“L/C Reserve Account” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.2(a)

 

“Lender” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

“Lender Default” shall mean (a) the failure (which has not been cured) of a
Lender to make available its portion of any Borrowing or to fund its portion of
any unreimbursed payment under Section 3.3 or (b) a Lender having notified the
Administrative Agent and/or the Borrower that it does not intend to comply with
the obligations under Section 2.1(b), 2.1(d) or 3.3, in the case of either
clause (a) or clause (b) above, as a result of the appointment of a receiver or
conservator with respect to such Lender at the direction or request of any
regulatory agency or authority.

 

“Letter of Credit” shall mean each standby letter of credit issued pursuant to
Section 3.1.

 

“Letter of Credit Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(b).

 

“Letter of Credit Issuers” means a collective reference to the US Letter of
Credit Issuer and the Canadian Letter of Credit Issuer and each is a “Letter of
Credit Issuer.”

 

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“Letter of Credit Request” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.2.

 

“Level I Status” shall mean, on any date, the Consolidated Total Debt to
Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is greater than or equal to 5.25 to 1.00 as of such
date.

 

“Level II Status” shall mean, on any date, the circumstance that Level I Status
does not exist and the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is
greater than or equal to 4.50 to 1.00 as of such date.

 

“Level III Status” shall mean, on any date, the circumstance that neither Level
I Status nor Level II Status exists and the Consolidated Total Debt to
Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is greater than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00 as of such
date.

 

“Level IV Status” shall mean, on any date, the circumstance that the
Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio is less than 4.00 to 1.00
as of such date.

 

“Lien” shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, hypothecation,
assignment, lien (statutory or other) or similar encumbrance (including any
agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement or any lease in the nature thereof).

 

“Loan” shall mean any Revolving Credit Loan, Swingline Loan, Term Loan or New
Term Loan made by any Lender hereunder.

 

“Management Group” shall mean, at any time, the Chairman of the Board, any
President, any Executive Vice President or Vice President, any Managing
Director, any Treasurer and any Secretary of any of Holdings, the Borrower or
any Subsidiaries at such time.

 

“Management Investors” means the management officers and employees of Holdings
and its Subsidiaries who are investors in Holdings on the Closing Date.

 

“Mandatory Borrowing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(d).

 

“Material Adverse Change” shall mean any change in the business, assets,
operations, properties or financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that would materially adversely affect the
ability of Holdings, the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, taken as a
whole, to perform their obligations under this Agreement or any of the other
Credit Documents.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a circumstance or condition affecting the
business, assets, operations, properties or financial condition of Holdings, the
Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that would materially adversely
affect (a) the ability of Holdings, the Borrower and the other Credit Parties,
taken as a whole, to perform their obligations under this Agreement or any of
the other Credit Documents or (b) the rights and remedies of the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents.

 

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“Material Subsidiary” shall mean, at any date of determination, each Restricted
Subsidiary of the Borrower (a) whose total assets at the last day of the Test
Period ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal period for which Section
9.1 Financials have been delivered were equal to or greater than 5% of the
consolidated total assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries at
such date or (b) whose gross revenues for such Test Period were equal to or
greater than 5% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance
with GAAP.

 

“Maturity Date” shall mean the Term Loan Maturity Date or the Revolving Credit
Maturity Date.

 

“Merger” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals hereto.

 

“Merger Agreement” shall mean that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as
of March 3, 2004, by and among Sealy Corporation and SAC (as assignee of the
rights and obligations of Posturepedic Acquisition Corp.).

 

“Minimum Borrowing Amount” shall mean (a) with respect to a Dollar Borrowing of
Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, $2,000,000, (b) with respect to a
C$—denominated Borrowing of Canadian Revolving Loans, C$1,000,000 and (c) with
respect to a Borrowing of Swingline Loans, $100,000.

 

“Minority Investment” shall mean any Person (other than a Subsidiary) in which
the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owns capital stock or other equity
interests.

 

“Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or any successor by merger
or consolidation to its business.

 

“Mortgage” shall mean a Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Security
Agreement and Financing Statement or other security document entered into by the
owner of a Mortgaged Property and the Administrative Agent for the benefit of
the Lenders in respect of that Mortgaged Property, substantially in the form of
Exhibit D or, in the case of Mortgaged Properties located outside the United
States of America, in such form as agreed between the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent, as applicable, as the
same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Mortgaged Property” shall mean, initially, each parcel of real estate and the
improvements thereto owned by a Credit Party and identified on Schedule 1.1(b),
and includes each other parcel of real property and improvements thereto with
respect to which a Mortgage is granted pursuant to Section 9.15.

 

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“Net Cash Proceeds” shall mean, with respect to any Prepayment Event or the
issuance after the Closing Date by the Borrower of any capital stock, (a) the
gross cash proceeds (including payments from time to time in respect of
installment obligations, if applicable) received by or on behalf of Holdings,
the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such Prepayment
Event or issuance, as the case may be, less (b) the sum of:

 

(i) in the case of any Prepayment Event, the amount, if any, of all taxes paid
or estimated to be payable by any of Holdings, the Borrower or any of the
Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Prepayment Event,

 

(ii) in the case of any Prepayment Event, the amount of any reasonable reserve
established in accordance with GAAP against any liabilities (other than any
taxes deducted pursuant to clause (i) above) (x) associated with the assets that
are the subject of such Prepayment Event and (y) retained by any of Holdings,
the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that the amount of
any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a
payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Cash
Proceeds of such a Prepayment Event occurring on the date of such reduction,

 

(iii) in the case of any Prepayment Event, the amount of any Indebtedness
secured by a Lien on the assets that are the subject of such Prepayment Event to
the extent that the instrument creating or evidencing such Indebtedness requires
that such Indebtedness be repaid upon consummation of such Prepayment Event,

 

(iv) in the case of any Asset Sale Prepayment Event (other than a transaction
permitted by Section 10.4(e)), the amount of any proceeds of such Asset Sale
Prepayment Event that the Borrower has reinvested (or intends to reinvest within
one year of the date of such Asset Sale Prepayment Event) in the business of the
Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (subject to Section 9.14),
provided that any portion of such proceeds that has not been so reinvested
within such one-year period shall (x) be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds of an
Asset Sale Prepayment Event occurring on the last day of such one-year period
and (y) be applied to the repayment of Term Loans in accordance with Section
5.2(a)(i); provided further that, for purposes of the preceding proviso, such
one-year period shall be extended by up to twelve months (or, if less, extended
by up to the shortest period of time in excess of one year that such a
reinvestment period exists pursuant to, or may be extended under the terms of,
any instrument governing any publicly offered or privately placed Indebtedness
of Holdings or the Borrower) from the last day of such one-year period so long
as (A) such proceeds are to be reinvested within such additional twelve-month
period under the Borrower’s business plan as most recently adopted in good faith
by its Board of Directors and (B) the Borrower believes in good faith that such
proceeds will be so reinvested within such additional twelve-month period, and

 

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(v) in the case of any Prepayment Event or the issuance by the Borrower of any
capital stock, reasonable and customary fees, commissions, expenses, issuance
costs, discounts and other costs paid by Holdings, the Borrower or any of the
Restricted Subsidiaries, as applicable, in connection with such Prepayment Event
or issuance, as the case may be (other than those payable to Holdings, the
Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower), in each case only to the extent not
already deducted in arriving at the amount referred to in clause (a) above.

 

“New Revolving Loan Commitments” as defined in Section 2.15.

 

“New Revolving Loan Lender” as defined in Section 2.15.

 

“New Revolving Loans” as defined in Section 2.15.

 

“New Term Loan Commitments” as defined in Section 2.15.

 

“New Term Loan Lender” as defined in Section 2.15.

 

“New Term Loan Maturity Date” means the date that New Term Loans of a Series
shall become due and payable in full hereunder, as specified in the applicable
Joinder Agreement, including by acceleration or otherwise.

 

“New Term Loans” as defined in Section 2.15.

 

“Non-Acceptance Lender” shall mean a Canadian Lender that does not accept
Bankers’ Acceptances.

 

“Non-Defaulting Lender” shall mean and include each Lender other than a
Defaulting Lender.

 

“Non-Excluded Taxes” shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.4(a).

 

“Notice of Borrowing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.3.

 

“Notice of Conversion or Continuation” shall have the meaning provided in
Section 2.6.

 

“Obligations” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Security
Documents.

 

“Parent” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

“Participant” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.6(c)(i).

 

“PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant
to Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.

 

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“Perfection Certificate” shall mean a certificate of the Borrower and the
Canadian Borrower in the form of Exhibit E or any other form approved by the
Administrative Agent.

 

“Permitted Acquisition” shall mean the acquisition, by merger or otherwise, by
the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of assets or capital stock or
other equity interests, so long as (a) such acquisition and all transactions
related thereto shall be consummated in accordance with applicable law; (b) such
acquisition shall result in the issuer of such capital stock or other equity
interests becoming (i) a Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) (x) in the case of a
Restricted Domestic Subsidiary, a Subsidiary Guarantor or (y) in the case of a
Restricted Foreign Subsidiary, a Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case to
the extent required by Section 9.11; (c) such acquisition shall result in the
Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent, as applicable, for
the benefit of the applicable Lenders, being granted a security interest in any
capital stock or any assets so acquired to the extent required by Sections 9.11,
9.12 and/or 9.15; (d) after giving effect to such acquisition, no Default or
Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and (e) the Borrower
shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such
acquisition (including any Indebtedness assumed or permitted to exist or
incurred pursuant to Sections 10.1(j) and 10.1(k), respectively, and any related
Pro Forma Adjustment), with the covenants set forth in Sections 10.9 and 10.10,
as such covenants are recomputed as at the last day of the most recently ended
Test Period under such Sections as if such acquisition had occurred on the first
day of such Test Period.

 

“Permitted Additional Subordinated Notes” shall mean Subordinated Notes other
than Subordinated Notes issued as Permitted Subordinated Debt, provided that the
aggregate principal amount of Permitted Additional Subordinated Notes
outstanding at any time shall not exceed $100,000,000, plus accrued interest
thereon as provided in the Subordinated Note Indenture.

 

“Permitted Capital Expenditure Amount” shall have the meaning given to such term
in Section 10.11.

 

“Permitted Investments” shall mean (a) securities issued or unconditionally
guaranteed by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality
thereof, in each case having maturities of not more than 24 months from the date
of acquisition thereof; (b) securities issued by any state of the United States
of America or any political subdivision of any such state or any public
instrumentality thereof or any political subdivision of any such state or any
public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 24 months from
the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition, having an
investment grade rating generally obtainable from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if
at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, then from
another nationally recognized rating service); (c) commercial paper issued by
any Lender or any bank holding company owning any Lender; (d) commercial paper
maturing no more than 12 months after the date of creation thereof and, at the
time of acquisition, having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either S&P or
Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such
obligations, an

 

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equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service); (e)
domestic and Eurodollar certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances maturing
no more than two years after the date of acquisition thereof issued by any
Lender or any other bank having combined capital and surplus of not less than
$250,000,000 in the case of domestic banks and $100,000,000 (or the dollar
equivalent thereof) in the case of foreign banks; (f) repurchase agreements with
a term of not more than 30 days for underlying securities of the type described
in clauses (a), (b) and (e) above entered into with any bank meeting the
qualifications specified in clause (e) above or securities dealers of recognized
national standing; (g) marketable short-term money market and similar
securities, having a rating of at least A-2 or P-2 from either S&P or Moody’s
(or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, an
equivalent rating from another nationally recognized rating service); (h) shares
of investment companies that are registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940 and invest solely in one or more of the types of securities described in
clauses (a) through (g) above; and (i) in the case of investments by any
Restricted Foreign Subsidiary or investments made in a country outside the
United States of America, other customarily utilized high-quality investments in
the country where such Restricted Foreign Subsidiary is located or in which such
investment is made.

 

“Permitted Investors” shall have the meaning provided in the preamble hereto.

 

“Permitted Liens” shall mean (a) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental
charges or claims not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by
appropriate proceedings for which appropriate reserves have been established in
accordance with GAAP; (b) Liens in respect of property or assets of the Borrower
or any of the Subsidiaries imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s and
mechanics’ Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of
business, in each case so long as such Liens arise in the ordinary course of
business and do not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse
Effect; (c) Liens arising from judgments or decrees in circumstances not
constituting an Event of Default under Section 11.14; (d) Liens incurred or
deposits made in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance
and other types of social security, or to secure the performance of tenders,
statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, leases, government
contracts, performance and return-of-money bonds and other similar obligations
incurred in the ordinary course of business; (e) ground leases in respect of
real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries are located; (f) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, minor
defects or irregularities in title and other similar charges or encumbrances not
interfering in any material respect with the business of Holdings, the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or the Canadian Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (g) any interest or title of a lessor or secured
by a lessor’s interest under any lease permitted by this Agreement; (h) Liens in
favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure
payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods; (i) Liens
on goods the purchase price of which is financed by a documentary letter of
credit issued for the account of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries,
provided that such Lien secures only the obligations of the Borrower or such
Subsidiaries in respect of such letter of credit to the extent permitted under
Section 10.1; (j) leases or subleases granted to others not

 

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interfering in any material respect with the business of Holdings, the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and (k) Liens created in the ordinary
course of business in favor of banks and other financial institutions over
credit balances of any bank accounts of any of Holdings, the Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries held at such banks or financial institutions, as the
case may be, to facilitate the operation of cash pooling and/or interest set-off
arrangements in respect of such bank accounts in the ordinary course of
business.

 

“Permitted Sale Leaseback” shall mean any Sale Leaseback consummated by the
Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date, provided
that such Sale Leaseback is consummated for fair value as determined at the time
of consummation in good faith by the Borrower and, in the case of any Sale
Leaseback (or series of related Sales Leasebacks) the aggregate proceeds of
which exceed $20,000,000, the Board of Directors of the Borrower (which such
determination may take into account any retained interest or other investment of
the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with, and any other
material economic terms of, such Sale Leaseback).

 

“Permitted Subordinated Debt” shall mean the Subordinated Notes, provided that
the aggregate principal amount of such Subordinated Notes outstanding at any
time shall not exceed $490,000,000.

 

“Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm,
corporation, limited liability company, association, trust or other enterprise
or any Governmental Authority.

 

“Plan” shall mean any multiemployer or single-employer plan, as defined in
Section 4001 of ERISA and subject to Title IV of ERISA, that is or was within
any of the preceding five plan years maintained or contributed to by (or to
which there is or was an obligation to contribute or to make payments to) the
Borrower, a Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate.

 

“Pledge Agreement” shall mean the Pledge Agreement, entered into by any of
Holdings, the Borrower, the other pledgors party thereto and the Administrative
Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, as
the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Prepayment Event” shall mean any Asset Sale Prepayment Event, Debt Incurrence
Prepayment Event or any Permitted Sale Leaseback.

 

“Prime Rate” shall mean the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from
time to time by the Administrative Agent as its reference rate in effect at its
principal office in New York City (the Prime Rate not being intended to be the
lowest rate of interest charged by JPMCB in connection with extensions of credit
to debtors).

 

“Pro Forma Adjustment” shall mean, for any test period that includes any of the
six fiscal quarters first ending following any Permitted Acquisition, with
respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the applicable Acquired Entity or Business or
the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower affected by such acquisition, the pro
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in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be,
projected by the Borrower in good faith as a result of reasonably identifiable
and factually supportable net cost savings or additional net costs, as the case
may be, realizable during such period by combining the operations of such
Acquired Entity or Business with the operations of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, provided that so long as such net cost savings or additional net
costs will be realizable at any time during such six-quarter period, it may be
assumed, for purposes of projecting such pro forma increase or decrease to such
Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, that such net
cost savings or additional net costs will be realizable during the entire such
period; provided further that any such pro forma increase or decrease to such
Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, shall be
without duplication for net cost savings or additional net costs actually
realized during such period and already included in such Acquired EBITDA or such
Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be.

 

“Pro Forma Adjustment Certificate” shall mean any certificate of an Authorized
Officer of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 9.1(h) or setting forth
the information described in clause (iv) to Section 9.1(d).

 

“Qualified PIK Securities” shall mean (1) any preferred capital stock or
preferred equity interest of Parent (a) that does not provide for any cash
dividend payments or other cash distributions in respect thereof on or prior to
the Term Loan Maturity Date and (b) that by its terms (or by the terms of any
security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable or
exercisable) or upon the happening of any event does not (i)(x) mature or become
mandatorily redeemable pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, (y)
become convertible or exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof for
Indebtedness or preferred stock that is not Qualified PIK Securities or (z)
become redeemable at the option of the holder thereof (other than as a result of
a change of control event), in whole or in part, in each case on or prior to the
first anniversary of the Term Loan Maturity Date and (ii) provide holders
thereunder with any rights upon the occurrence of a “change of control” event
prior to the repayment of the Obligations under the Credit Documents and (2) any
Indebtedness of Parent which has payments terms at least as favorable to the
Borrower and Lenders as described in clause (1)(a) above and is subordinated and
has other terms, other than with respect to interest rates, at least as
favorable to the Borrower and Lenders as the Subordinated Notes.

 

“Real Estate” shall have the meaning given to that term in Section 9.1(f).

 

“Recalculation Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.2.

 

“Recapitalization” shall mean the consummation of the Merger and the
Refinancing.

 

“Reference Lender” shall mean JPMCB.

 

“Refinancing” shall mean the repayment by the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower
of (a) all obligations under the Existing Credit Agreement, (b) all the
Borrower’s senior subordinated notes due 2007 issued pursuant to the Existing
Indenture

 

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and all other obligations under the Existing Indenture, except for the Unpaid
Refinancing Amount, (c) all obligations under the Junior Subordinated Seller
Notes and (d) all obligations under the Existing Canadian Credit Agreement.

 

“Register” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.6(b)(iv).

 

“Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D of the Board as from time to time in
effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing reserve
requirements.

 

“Regulation T” shall mean Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in
effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin
requirements.

 

“Regulation U” shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in
effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin
requirements.

 

“Regulation X” shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in
effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin
requirements.

 

“Related Affiliate” shall mean with respect to any Lender with a Canadian
Revolving Credit Commitment, an Affiliate or lending office of such Lender
designated by it to make its Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment, Canadian
Letters of Credit and Canadian Revolving Credit Loans available to the Borrower
under this Agreement.

 

“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s
Affiliates and the directors, officers, employees, agents, trustees, advisors of
such Person and any Person that possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person,
whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.

 

“Repayment Amount” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(b).

 

“Repayment Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(b).

 

“Reportable Event” shall mean an event described in Section 4043 of ERISA and
the regulations thereunder.

 

“Required Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders” shall mean, at any date, (a)
Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding a majority of the Dollar Equivalent of
the Adjusted Canadian Total Revolving Credit Commitment that relates to Canadian
Revolving Credit Loans at such date or (b) if the Canadian Total Revolving
Credit Commitment has been terminated, the holders (excluding Defaulting
Lenders) of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of the Dollar
Equivalent of the Canadian Revolving Credit Loans in the aggregate at such date.

 

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“Required Lenders” shall mean, at any date, (a) Non-Defaulting Lenders having or
holding a majority of the sum of (i) the Adjusted US Total Revolving Credit
Commitment at such date, (ii) the Adjusted Canadian Total Revolving Credit
Commitment at such date, (iii) the Adjusted Total Term Loan Commitment at such
date, (iv) the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans (excluding the
Term Loans held by Defaulting Lenders) at such date and (v) the outstanding
principal amount of the New Term Loans (excluding the New Term Loans held by
Defaulting Lenders) or (b) if the US Total Revolving Credit Commitment, the
Canadian Total Revolving Credit Commitment and the Total Term Loan Commitment
have been terminated or for the purposes of acceleration pursuant to Section 11,
the holders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) of a majority of the outstanding
principal amount of the Loans and Letter of Credit Exposures (excluding the
Loans and Letter of Credit Exposures of Defaulting Lenders) in the aggregate at
such date.

 

“Required US Revolving Credit Lenders” shall mean, at any date, (a)
Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding a majority of the Adjusted US Total
Revolving Credit Commitment that relates to US Revolving Credit Loans at such
date or (b) if the US Total Revolving Credit Commitment has been terminated, the
holders (excluding Defaulting Lenders) of a majority of the outstanding
principal amount of the US Revolving Credit Loans and Letter of Credit Exposures
(excluding the Loans and Letter of Credit Exposures of Defaulting Lenders) in
the aggregate at such date.

 

“Required Term Lenders” shall mean, at any date, Non-Defaulting Lenders having
or holding a majority of the sum of (a) the portion of the Adjusted Total Term
Loan Commitment that relates to Term Loan Commitments at such date and (b) the
outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans (excluding the Term Loans held by
Defaulting Lenders) in the aggregate at such date.

 

“Requirement of Law” shall mean, as to any Person, the Certificate of
Incorporation and By-Laws or other organizational or governing documents of such
Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an
arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable
to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or assets or to which such
Person or any of its property or assets is subject.

 

“Restricted Domestic Subsidiary” shall mean each Restricted Subsidiary that is
also a Domestic Subsidiary.

 

“Restricted Foreign Subsidiary” shall mean a Foreign Subsidiary that is a
Restricted Subsidiary.

 

“Restricted Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than an
Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

“Revolving Credit Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(b).

 

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“Revolving Credit Maturity Date” shall mean the date that is six years after the
Closing Date, or, if such date is not a Business Day, the next preceding
Business Day.

 

“SAC” shall have the meaning provided in the recitals hereto.

 

“Sale Leaseback” shall mean any transaction or series of related transactions
pursuant to which the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (a) sells,
transfers or otherwise disposes of any property, real or personal, whether now
owned or hereafter acquired, and (b) as part of such transaction, thereafter
rents or leases such property or other property that it intends to use for
substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property being sold,
transferred or disposed.

 

“S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or any successor by merger
or consolidation to its business.

 

“Schedule II/III Reference Lenders” means specified Canadian Lenders that are
banks named in Schedule II or Schedule III to the Bank Act (Canada) and approved
by the Canadian Borrower and the Canadian Administrative Agent.

 

“SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor
thereto.

 

“Section 9.1 Financials” shall mean the financial statements delivered, or
required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 9.1(a) or (b) together with the
accompanying officer’s certificate delivered, or required to be delivered,
pursuant to Section 9.1(e).

 

“Secured Parties” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the applicable
Security Documents.

 

“Security Agreement” shall mean the Security Agreement entered into by the
Borrower, the other grantors party thereto and the Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Lenders, substantially in the form of Exhibit G, as the same may
be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

“Security Documents” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Guarantee, (b) the Pledge
Agreement, (c) the Security Agreement, (d) the Mortgages, (e) the Canadian
Security Documents and (f) each other security agreement or other instrument or
document executed and delivered pursuant to Section 9.11 or 9.12 or pursuant to
any of the Security Documents to secure any of the Obligations.

 

“Senior Unsecured Term Loan Agreement” shall mean the Senior Unsecured Term Loan
Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Company, Holdings, J.P.
Morgan Securities Inc., as joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner, Goldman
Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as joint lead arranger, joint bookrunner and
syndication agent, JPMCB, as administrative agent and the other agents and the
lenders party thereto as it may be amended, modified, renewed, refunded,
replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time.

 

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“Senior Unsecured Term Loans” shall mean the Indebtedness incurred under the
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Agreement on the Closing Date in an aggregate
principal amount of $100,000,000.

 

“Series” as defined in Section 2.15.

 

“Sold Entity or Business” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of
the term “Consolidated EBITDA”.

 

“Solvent” means, with respect to the Borrower, that as of the Closing Date, both
(i) (a) the sum of the Borrower’s debt (including contingent liabilities) does
not exceed the present fair saleable value of the Borrower’s present assets; (b)
the Borrower’s capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its business as
contemplated on the Closing Date; and (c) the Borrower has not incurred and does
not intend to incur, or believe that it will incur, debts including current
obligations beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due (whether at
maturity or otherwise); and (ii) such Person is “solvent” within the meaning
given that term and similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent
transfers and conveyances. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any
contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light
of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the
amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability
(irrespective of whether such contingent liabilities meet the criteria for
accrual under Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No.5).

 

“Specified Obligations” shall mean Obligations consisting of (a) the principal
and interest on Loans and (b) reimbursement obligations in respect of Letters of
Credit.

 

“Specified Subsidiary” shall mean, at any date of determination, (a) any
Material Subsidiary or (b) any Unrestricted Subsidiary (i) whose total assets at
the last day of the Test Period ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal
period for which Section 9.1 Financials have been delivered were equal to or
greater than 15% of the consolidated total assets of the Borrower and the
Subsidiaries at such date or (ii) whose gross revenues for such Test Period were
equal to or greater than 15% of the consolidated gross revenues of the Borrower
and the Subsidiaries for such period, in each case determined in accordance with
GAAP.

 

“Stated Amount” of any Letter of Credit shall mean the maximum amount from time
to time available to be drawn thereunder, determined without regard to whether
any conditions to drawing could then be met.

 

“Status” shall mean, as to the Borrower as of any date, the existence of Level I
Status, Level II Status, Level III Status or Level IV Status, as the case may be
on such date. Changes in Status resulting from changes in the Consolidated Total
Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio shall become effective (the date of such
effectiveness, the “Effective Date”) as of the first day following the last day
of the most recent fiscal year or period for which (a) Section 9.1 Financials
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9.1 and (b) an officer’s certificate is delivered by the Borrower to the Lenders
setting forth, with respect to such Section 9.1 Financials, the then-applicable
Status, and shall remain in effect until the next change to be effected pursuant
to this definition, provided that (i) if the Borrower shall have made any
payments in respect of interest or commitment fees during the period (the
“Interim Period”) from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the day
any change in Status is determined as provided above, then the amount of the
next such payment due on or after such day shall be increased or decreased by an
amount equal to any underpayment or overpayment so made by the Borrower during
such Interim Period and (ii) each determination of the Consolidated Total Debt
to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio pursuant to this definition shall be made with
respect to the Test Period ending at the end of the fiscal period covered by the
relevant financial statements.

 

“Statutory Reserve Rate” shall mean for any day as applied to any Eurodollar
Loan, a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number
one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the
maximum reserve percentages that are in effect on that day (including any
marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves), expressed as a decimal,
as prescribed by the Board and to which the Administrative Agent is subject, for
eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in
Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed
pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute
eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without
benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available
from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable
regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as
of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

 

“Subordinated Note Indenture” shall mean the Indenture dated as of the Closing
Date, among the Borrower, the guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York,
as trustee, pursuant to which the Subordinated Notes are issued, as the same may
be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time to the extent
permitted by Section 10.7(c).

 

“Subordinated Notes” shall mean (a) the Subordinated Notes defined in the
Recitals hereof and (b) any replacement or refinancing thereof having terms no
more adverse to the interests of the Lenders than the terms thereof, provided
that any such amendment, replacement or refinancing shall bear a rate of
interest determined by the Board of Directors of the Borrower to be a market
rate of interest at the date of such amendment, replacement or refinancing and
have other terms customary for similar issuances under similar market conditions
or otherwise be on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

 

“Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean and include (a) any corporation more than
50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary
voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation
(irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of
such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the
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contingency) is at the time owned by such Person directly or indirectly through
Subsidiaries and (b) any partnership, association, joint venture or other entity
in which such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries has more than a
50% equity interest at the time. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all
references herein to a “Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

 

“Swingline Commitment” shall mean $25,000,000.

 

“Swingline Lender” shall mean JPMCB in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans
hereunder.

 

“Swingline Loans” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(c).

 

“Swingline Maturity Date” shall mean, with respect to any Swingline Loan, the
date that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.

 

“Syndication Agent” shall mean JPMCB, together with its affiliates, as the
syndication agent for the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents.

 

“Tax Act” means the Income Tax Act (Canada), as amended from time to time, and
regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

“Term Loan” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.1(a).

 

“Term Loan Commitment” shall mean, (a) in the case of each Lender that is a
Lender on the date hereof, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on
Schedule 1.1(c) as such Lender’s “Term Loan Commitment” and (b) in the case of
any Lender that becomes a Lender after the date hereof, the amount specified as
such Lender’s “Term Loan Commitment” in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant
to which such Lender assumed a portion of the Total Term Loan Commitment, in
each case as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms
hereof. The aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date
is $560,000,000.

 

“Term Loan Maturity Date” shall mean the date that is eight years after the
Closing Date, or, if such date is not a Business Day, the next preceding
Business Day.

 

“Test Period” shall mean, for any determination under this Agreement, the four
consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower then last ended; provided, however,
that for any period ending prior to one year after the end of the first fiscal
quarter ending after the Closing Date, pro forma adjustments shall be made with
respect to the relevant determination in accordance with Schedule 1.1(d).

 

“Total Commitment” shall mean the sum of the Total Term Loan Commitment, the US
Total Revolving Credit Commitment and the Canadian Total Revolving Credit
Commitment.

 

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“Total Credit Exposure” shall mean, at any date, the sum of (a) the US Total
Revolving Credit Commitment at such date, (b) the Canadian Total Revolving
Credit Commitment at such date, (c) the Total Term Loan Commitment at such date
and (d) the outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans at such date.

 

“Total Term Loan Commitment” shall mean the sum of the Term Loan Commitments and
New Term Loan Commitments, if applicable, of all the Lenders.

 

“Transaction Expenses” shall mean any fees or expenses incurred or paid by
Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Recapitalization,
this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby.

 

“Transferee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14.6(e).

 

“Type” shall mean (a) as to any Term Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a
Eurodollar Term Loan, (b) as to any US Revolving Credit Loan, its nature as an
ABR Loan or a Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loan and (c) as to any Canadian
Revolving Credit Loan, its nature as a BA Loan or a Canadian Prime Loan.

 

“Unfunded Current Liability” of any Plan shall mean the amount, if any, by which
the present value of the accrued benefits under the Plan as of the close of its
most recent plan year, determined in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 87 as in effect on the date hereof, based upon the
actuarial assumptions that would be used by the Plan’s actuary in a termination
of the Plan, exceeds the fair market value of the assets allocable thereto and
in relation to a Canadian Pension Plan shall mean the amount, if any, by which
(A) the present value of the accrued benefits under the Canadian Pension Plan as
of the close of business of its most recent plan year, determined in accordance
with (I) the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87 as in effect on
the date hereof, or (II) if in the normal course of business, no such
determination is made in relation to the Canadian Pension Plans, the Canadian
equivalent of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87 as in effect on
the date hereof, in either case such determination being based upon the
actuarial assumptions that would be used by the actuary for the Canadian Pension
Plan in the termination of that Canadian Pension Plan, exceeds (B) the fair
market value of the assets allocable thereto.

 

“Unpaid Drawing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.4(a).

 

“Unpaid Refinancing Amount” shall mean any amounts of the Borrower’s senior
subordinated notes issued pursuant to the Existing Indenture not tendered as of
the Closing Date.

 

“Unrestricted Subsidiary” shall mean (a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is
formed or acquired after the Closing Date (other than a Subsidiary that becomes
or is required to become a Credit Party hereunder), provided that at such time
(or promptly thereafter) the Borrower designates such Subsidiary an Unrestricted
Subsidiary in a written notice to the Administrative Agent, (b) any Restricted
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Restricted Subsidiary that is or becomes a Credit Party) subsequently
re-designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Borrower in a written notice
to the Administrative Agent, provided that (x) such re-designation shall be
deemed to be an investment on the date of such re-designation in an Unrestricted
Subsidiary in an amount equal to the sum of (i) the net worth of such
re-designated Restricted Subsidiary immediately prior to such re-designation
(such net worth to be calculated without regard to any guarantee provided by
such re-designated Restricted Subsidiary) and (ii) the aggregate principal
amount of any Indebtedness owed by such re-designated Restricted Subsidiary to
the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary immediately prior to such
re-designation, all calculated, except as set forth in the parenthetical to
clause (i), on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and (y) no Default
or Event of Default would result from such re-designation and (c) each
Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that at the time of
any written re-designation by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent that any
Unrestricted Subsidiary shall no longer constitute an Unrestricted Subsidiary,
such Unrestricted Subsidiary shall cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary to the
extent no Default or Event of Default would result from such re-designation. On
or promptly after the date of its formation, acquisition or re-designation, as
applicable, each Unrestricted Subsidiary (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary
that is a Foreign Subsidiary) shall have entered into a tax sharing agreement
containing terms that, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent,
provide for an appropriate allocation of tax liabilities and benefits.

 

“US L/C Participant” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.3(a).

 

“US L/C Participation” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.3(a).

 

“US Letter of Credit Commitment” shall mean $35,000,000, as the same may be
reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 3.1.

 

“US Letter of Credit Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, at any
time, the sum of (a) the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of any Unpaid Drawings
in respect of which such Lender has made (or is required to have made) payments
to the US Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to Section 3.4(a) at such time and
(b) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the US Letter of
Credit Outstanding at such time (excluding the portion thereof consisting of
Unpaid Drawings in respect of which the Lenders have made (or are required to
have made) payments to the US Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to Section
3.4(a)).

 

“US Letter of Credit Issuer” shall mean JPMCB, any of its Affiliates or any
successor pursuant to Section 3.6. The Letter of Credit Issuer may, in its
discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates
of the Letter of Credit Issuer, and in each such case the term “Letter of Credit
Issuer” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit
issued by such Affiliate. In the event that there is more than one Letter of
Credit Issuer at any time, references herein and in the other Credit Documents
to the Letter of Credit Issuer shall be deemed to refer to the Letter of Credit
Issuer in respect of the applicable Letter of Credit or to all Letter of Credit
Issuers, as the context requires.

 

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“US Letters of Credit Outstanding” shall mean, at any time, the sum of, without
duplication, (a) the aggregate Stated Amount of all outstanding US Letters of
Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of all Unpaid Drawings in respect of all US
Letters of Credit.

 

“US Letter of Credit Request” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.2.

 

“US Revolving Credit Commitment” shall mean, (a) with respect to each Lender
that is a Lender on the date hereof, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s
name on Schedule 1.1(c) as such Lender’s “US Revolving Credit Commitment” and
(b) in the case of any Lender that becomes a Lender after the date hereof, the
amount specified as such Lender’s “US Revolving Credit Commitment” in the
Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender assumed a portion of the
US Total Revolving Credit Commitment, in each case of the same may be changed
from time to time pursuant to terms hereof. The aggregate amount of the US
Revolving Credit Commitment as of the Closing Date is $100,000,000.

 

“US Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage” shall mean at any time, for each
Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) such Lender’s US Revolving
Credit Commitment by (b) the aggregate amount of the US Revolving Credit
Commitments, provided that at any time when the US Total Revolving Credit
Commitment shall have been terminated, each Lender’s US Revolving Credit
Commitment Percentage shall be its US Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage as
in effect immediately prior to such termination.

 

“US Revolving Credit Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any
time, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of the US Revolving Credit
Loans of such Lender then outstanding, and (b) such Lender’s US Letter of Credit
Exposure at such time.

 

“US Revolving Credit Loan” shall mean a Revolving Credit Loan denominated in
Dollars and made pursuant to Section 2.1(b).

 

“US Subsidiary Guarantors” shall mean (a) each Domestic Subsidiary (other than
an Unrestricted Subsidiary) on the Closing Date and (b) each Domestic Subsidiary
that becomes a party to the Guarantee after the Closing Date pursuant to Section
9.11.

 

“US Total Revolving Credit Commitment” shall mean the sum of the US Revolving
Credit Commitments of all the Lenders.

 

“Voting Stock” shall mean, with respect to any Person, shares of such Person’s
capital stock having the right to vote for the election of directors of such
Person under ordinary circumstances.

 

(b) The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import
when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and

 

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not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section references are to
Sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. The words “include,”
“includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without
limitation”.

 

1.2. Exchange Rates. (a) Not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York time) on each
Calculation Date, the Administrative Agent shall (i) determine the Exchange Rate
as of such Calculation Date with respect to Canadian Dollars to be used for
calculating the Dollar Equivalent and (ii) give notice thereof to the Lenders
and the Borrower. The Exchange Rates so determined shall become effective on the
first Business Day immediately following the relevant Calculation Date (a
“Recalculation Date”), shall remain effective until the next succeeding
Recalculation Date, and shall for all purposes of this Agreement (other than any
provision expressly requiring the use of a current Exchange Rate) be the
Exchange Rates employed in converting any amounts between Dollars and Canadian
Dollars.

 

(b) Not later than 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on each Recalculation Date and each
date on which Canadian Revolving Loans are made, the Administrative Agent shall
(i) determine the aggregate amount of the Dollar Equivalents of the principal
amounts of the Canadian Revolving Loans then outstanding (after giving effect to
any Canadian Revolving Loans made or repaid on such date), and (ii) notify the
Lenders and the Borrower of the results of such determination.

 

(c) For purposes of determining compliance under Sections 10.4, 10.5, 10.6,
10.9, 10.10 and 10.11 with respect to any amount in a Foreign Currency, such
amount shall be deemed to equal the Dollar Equivalent thereof based on the
average Exchange Rate for a Foreign Currency for the most recent twelve-month
period immediately prior to the date of determination determined in a manner
consistent with that used in calculating Consolidated EBITDA for the related
period. For purposes of determining compliance with Sections 10.1 and 10.2, with
respect to any amount of Indebtedness in a Foreign Currency, compliance will be
determined at the time of incurrence thereof using the Dollar Equivalent thereof
at the Exchange Rate in effect at the time of such incurrence.

 

SECTION 2. Amount and Terms of Credit

 

2.1. Commitments. (a) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set
forth, each Lender having a Term Loan Commitment severally agrees to make a loan
or loans (each a “Term Loan”) to the Borrower in Dollars, which Term Loans shall
not exceed for any such Lender the Term Loan Commitment of such Lender; and

 

Such Term Loans (i) shall be made on the Closing Date, (ii) may at the option of
the Borrower be incurred and maintained as, and/or converted into, ABR Loans or
Eurodollar Term Loans, provided that all such Term Loans made by each of the
Lenders pursuant to the same Borrowing shall, unless otherwise specifically
provided herein, consist entirely of Term Loans of the same Type, (iii) may be
repaid or prepaid in accordance with the provisions hereof, but once repaid or
prepaid, may not be reborrowed, (iv) shall not exceed for any such Lender the
Term Loan Commitment, of such Lender and (v) shall not exceed in the aggregate
the total of all Term Loan Commitments. On the Term Loan Maturity Date, all Term
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(b) (i) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, each
Lender having a US Revolving Credit Commitment severally agrees to make a loan
or loans denominated in Dollars (each a “US Revolving Credit Loan” and,
collectively, the “US Revolving Credit Loans” and, together with the Canadian
Revolving Credit Loans, the “Revolving Credit Loans”) to the Borrower which US
Revolving Credit Loans (A) shall be made at any time and from time to time on
and after the Closing Date and prior to the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (B)
may, at the option of the Borrower be incurred and maintained as, and/or
converted into, ABR Loans or Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loans, provided that
all US Revolving Credit Loans made by each of the Lenders pursuant to the same
Borrowing shall, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, consist entirely
of US Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type, (C) may be repaid and reborrowed
in accordance with the provisions hereof, (D) shall not, for any such Lender at
any time, after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds
thereof, result in such Lender’s US Revolving Credit Exposure at such time
exceeding such Lender’s US Revolving Credit Commitment at such time and (E)
shall not, after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds
thereof, result at any time in the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ US Revolving
Credit Exposures at such time exceeding the US Total Revolving Credit Commitment
then in effect.

 

(ii) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, each
Canadian Lender having a Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment severally agrees
to make a loan or loans denominated in Canadian Dollars or Dollars to the
Canadian Borrower or a loan or loans denominated in Dollars to the Borrower
(each a “Canadian Revolving Credit Loan” and, collectively, the “Canadian
Revolving Credit Loans”) which Canadian Revolving Credit Loans (A) shall be made
at any time and from time to time on and after the Closing Date and prior to the
Revolving Credit Maturity Date, (B) shall be incurred and maintained (x) as
Canadian Prime Loans or BA Loans if denominated in C$ or (y) as Cdn ABR Loans or
Eurodollar Loans if denominated in US$ and made to the Canadian Borrower, or (z)
as ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans if denominated in US$ and made to the Borrower;
provided that all Canadian Revolving Credit Loans made by each of the Canadian
Lenders pursuant to the same Borrowing shall, unless otherwise specifically
provided herein, consist entirely of Canadian Revolving Credit Loans of the same
Type made to the same Borrower, (C) may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance
with the provisions hereof, (D) shall not, for any such Canadian Lender at any
time, after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds
thereof, result in such Canadian Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure
allocated to the Canadian Borrower at such time exceeding such Canadian Lender’s
Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment allocated to the Canadian Borrower at such
time, (E) shall not, for any such Canadian Lender at any time, after giving
effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds thereof, result in such
Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure allocated to the Borrower at such
time exceeding such Canadian Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment
allocated to the Borrower at such time, (F) shall not, after giving effect
thereto and to the application of the proceeds thereof, result at any time in
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Revolving Credit Exposures at such time exceeding the Canadian Total Revolving
Credit Commitment then in effect, and (G) if made to the Canadian Borrower shall
be made by a Canadian Lender that is a Canadian Resident or a permitted assignee
of such Canadian Lender pursuant to Section 14.6(b)(ii). The allocation of the
Canadian Total Revolving Credit Commitment as between the Borrower (the
“Borrower Allocation”) on the one hand and the Canadian Borrower (the “Canadian
Borrower Allocation”) on the other hand shall be fixed by the Borrower at the
beginning of each calendar month by providing written notice to the
Administrative Agent and the Canadian Administrative Agent (which notice must be
received by each such agent prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York time), three (3)
Business Days before the date on which such allocations shall be revised)
specifying the revised allocation of the Canadian Total Revolving Credit
Commitment as between the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower, respectively. As
of the Closing Date, $0 of the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment is allocated
to the Borrower and $25,000,000 of the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment is
allocated to the Canadian Borrower. The portion of each Canadian Lender’s
Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment allocated to the Borrower and the Canadian
Borrower, respectively, shall be its Canadian Revolving Credit Percentage of the
Borrower Allocation and the Canadian Borrower Allocation, respectively. Each
Canadian Lender, if it is not a “United States person” (as such term is defined
in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code), shall designate by notice in writing to the
Administrative Agent and the Canadian Administrative Agent on the Closing Date,
and otherwise from time to time, a Related Affiliate of such Lender which is
either a “United States person” (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30)
of the Code) or is a Non-US Lender that has fulfilled the requirements in
Section 5.4(b), for the purposes of making Canadian Revolving Credit Loans
available to the Borrower.

 

(iii) Each Lender may at its option make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any
domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan,
provided that (A) any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of
the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, to repay such Loan,
(B) in exercising such option, such Lender shall use its reasonable efforts to
minimize any increased costs to the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the
case may be, resulting therefrom (which obligation of the Lender shall not
require it to take, or refrain from taking, actions that it determines would
result in increased costs for which it will not be compensated hereunder or that
it determines would be otherwise disadvantageous to it and in the event of such
request for costs for which compensation is provided under this Agreement, the
provisions of Section 3.5 shall apply) and (C) if a Eurodollar Loan is made to
the Canadian Borrower, it shall be made by a Canadian Lender that is a Canadian
resident or a permitted assignee of such Canadian Lender pursuant to Section
14.6(b)(ii). On the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, all Revolving Credit Loans
shall be repaid in full.

 

(c) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Swingline
Lender in its individual capacity agrees, at any time and from time to time on
and after the Closing Date and prior to the Swingline Maturity Date, to make a
loan or loans (each a “Swingline Loan” and, collectively, the “Swingline Loans”)
to the Borrower in Dollars, which Swingline Loans (i) shall be ABR Loans, (ii)
shall have the benefit of the provisions of Section 2.1(d), (iii) shall not
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the Swingline Commitment, (iv) shall not, after giving effect thereto and to the
application of the proceeds thereof, result at any time in the aggregate amount
of the Lenders’ US Revolving Credit Exposures at such time exceeding the US
Total Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect and (v) may be repaid and
reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof. On the Swingline Maturity
Date, each outstanding Swingline Loan shall be repaid in full. The Swingline
Lender shall not make any Swingline Loan after receiving a written notice from
the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any Lender stating that a Default or
Event of Default exists and is continuing until such time as the Swingline
Lender shall have received written notice of (i) rescission of all such notices
from the party or parties originally delivering such notice or (ii) the waiver
of such Default or Event of Default in accordance with the provisions of Section
14.1.

 

(d) On any Business Day, the Swingline Lender may, in its sole discretion, give
notice to the Lenders that all then-outstanding Swingline Loans shall be funded
with a Borrowing of US Revolving Credit Loans, in which case US Revolving Credit
Loans constituting ABR Loans (each such Borrowing, a “Mandatory Borrowing”)
shall be made on the immediately succeeding Business Day by all Lenders pro rata
based on each Lender’s US Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage, and the
proceeds thereof shall be applied directly to the Swingline Lender to repay the
Swingline Lender for such outstanding Swingline Loans. Each Lender hereby
irrevocably agrees to make such US Revolving Credit Loans upon one Business
Day’s notice pursuant to each Mandatory Borrowing in the amount and in the
manner specified in the preceding sentence and on the date specified to it in
writing by the Swingline Lender notwithstanding (i) that the amount of the
Mandatory Borrowing may not comply with the minimum amount for each Borrowing
specified in Section 2.2, (ii) whether any conditions specified in Section 7 are
then satisfied, (iii) whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing, (iv) the date of such Mandatory Borrowing or (v) any reduction in
the Total Commitment after any such Swingline Loans were made. In the event
that, in the sole judgment of the Swingline Lender, any Mandatory Borrowing
cannot for any reason be made on the date otherwise required above (including as
a result of the commencement of a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code in
respect of the Borrower), each Lender hereby agrees that it shall forthwith
purchase from the Swingline Lender (without recourse or warranty) such
participation of the outstanding Swingline Loans as shall be necessary to cause
the Lenders to share in such Swingline Loans ratably based upon their respective
US Revolving Credit Commitment Percentages, provided that all principal and
interest payable on such Swingline Loans shall be for the account of the
Swingline Lender until the date the respective participation is purchased and,
to the extent attributable to the purchased participation, shall be payable to
the Lender purchasing same from and after such date of purchase.

 

2.2. Minimum Amount of Each Borrowing; Maximum Number of Borrowings. The
aggregate principal amount of each Borrowing of Term Loans or Revolving Credit
Loans shall be in a multiple of $1,000,000 or C$100,000 (in the case of a
Borrowing denominated in C$) and Swingline Loans shall be in a multiple of
$100,000 and, in each case, shall not be less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount
with respect thereto (except that Mandatory Borrowings shall be made in the
amounts required by Section 2.1(d)). More than one Borrowing may be incurred on
any date, provided that at no time shall there be outstanding more than 20
Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans and BA loans under this Agreement.

 

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2.3. Notice of Borrowing. (a) The Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent
at the Administrative Agent’s Office (i) prior to 12:00 Noon (New York time) at
least three Business Days’ prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly
confirmed in writing) of the Borrowing of Term Loans if all or any of such Term
Loans are to be initially Eurodollar Loans, and (ii) prior written notice (or
telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York
time) on the date of the Borrowing of Term Loans if all such Term Loans are to
be ABR Loans. Such notice (together with each notice of a Borrowing of Revolving
Credit Loans pursuant to Section 2.3(b) and each notice of a Borrowing of
Swingline Loans pursuant to Section 2.3(d), a “Notice of Borrowing”) shall be
irrevocable and shall specify (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Term
Loans to be made, (ii) the date of the borrowing (which shall be the Closing
Date) and (iii) whether the Term Loans shall consist of ABR Loans and/or
Eurodollar Term Loans and, if the Term Loans are to include Eurodollar Term
Loans, the Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto. The
Administrative Agent shall promptly give each Lender written notice (or
telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of the proposed Borrowing of
Term Loans, of such Lender’s proportionate share thereof and of the other
matters covered by the related Notice of Borrowing.

 

(b) Whenever the Borrower desires to incur US Revolving Credit Loans or Canadian
Revolving Credit Loans in Dollars (subject to its allocated portion of the
Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment) hereunder (other than Mandatory Borrowings
or borrowings to repay Unpaid Drawings), it shall give the Administrative Agent
at the Administrative Agent’s Office, (i) prior to 12:00 Noon (NY Time) at least
three Business Days’ prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly
confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing of Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loans,
and (ii) prior to 12:00 Noon (New York time) at least one Business Day’s prior
written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each
Borrowing of ABR Loans. Each such Notice of Borrowing, except as otherwise
expressly provided in Section 2.10, shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i)
whether the Revolving Credit Loans are Canadian Revolving Credit Loans or US
Revolving Credit Loans, as applicable, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of
the Revolving Credit Loans to be made pursuant to such Borrowing, (iii) the date
of Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and (iv) whether the respective
Borrowing shall consist of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loans and,
if Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loans, the Interest Period to be initially
applicable thereto. The Administrative Agent shall promptly give each Lender
written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each
proposed Borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans, of such Lender’s proportionate
share thereof and of the other matters covered by the related Notice of
Borrowing.

 

(c) Whenever the Canadian Borrower desires to incur Canadian Revolving Credit
Loans in Dollars or Canadian Dollars (subject to its allocated portion of the
Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment) hereunder (other than Mandatory Borrowings
or borrowings to repay Unpaid Drawings), it shall give the Canadian

 

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Administrative Agent at the Canadian Administrative Agent’s Office, (i) prior to
12:00 Noon (New York time) at least three Business Days’ prior written notice
(or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of each Canadian Borrowing
of BA Loans or Eurodollar Loans, and (ii) prior to 12:00 Noon (New York time) at
least one Business Day’s prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly
confirmed in writing) of each Canadian Borrowing of Cdn ABR or Canadian Prime
Loans. Each such Notice of Borrowing, except as otherwise expressly provided in
Section 2.10, shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the aggregate principal
amount of the Revolving Credit Loans to be made pursuant to such Borrowing, (ii)
the date of Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day) and (iii) whether the
respective Borrowing shall consist of BA Loans, Eurodollar Loans, Canadian Prime
Loans or Cdn ABR Loans and, if BA Loans or Eurodollar Loans, the Interest Period
to be initially applicable thereto. The Canadian Administrative Agent shall
promptly give each Lender written notice (or telephonic notice promptly
confirmed in writing) of each proposed Borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans, of
such Lender’s proportionate share thereof and of the other matters covered by
the related Notice of Borrowing.

 

(d) Whenever the Borrower desires to incur Swingline Loans hereunder, it shall
give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly
confirmed in writing) of each Borrowing of Swingline Loans prior to 2:30 p.m.
(New York time) on the date of such Borrowing. Each such notice shall be
irrevocable and shall specify (i) the aggregate principal amount of the
Swingline Loans to be made pursuant to such Borrowing and (ii) the date of
Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day). The Administrative Agent shall
promptly give the Swingline Lender written notice (or telephonic notice promptly
confirmed in writing) of each proposed Borrowing of Swingline Loans and of the
other matters covered by the related Notice of Borrowing.

 

(e) Mandatory Borrowings shall be made upon the notice specified in Section
2.1(d), with the Borrower irrevocably agreeing, by its incurrence of any
Swingline Loan, to the making of Mandatory Borrowings as set forth in such
Section.

 

(f) Borrowings to reimburse Unpaid Drawings shall be made upon the notice
specified in Section 3.4(a).

 

(g) Without in any way limiting the obligation of the Borrower or the Canadian
Borrower, as the case may be, to confirm in writing any notice it may give
hereunder by telephone, the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Administrative
Agent may act prior to receipt of written confirmation without liability upon
the basis of such telephonic notice believed by the Administrative Agent and the
Canadian Administrative Agent in good faith to be from an Authorized Officer of
the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be. In each such case,
the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower each hereby waives the right to dispute
the Administrative Agent’s and the Canadian Administrative Agent’s record of the
terms of any such telephonic notice.

 

2.4. Disbursement of Funds. (a) No later than 12:00 Noon (New York time) on the
date specified in each Notice of Borrowing (including Mandatory

 

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Borrowings), each Lender will make available its pro rata portion, if any, of
each Borrowing requested to be made on such date in the manner provided below,
provided that all Swingline Loans shall be made available in the full amount
thereof by the Swingline Lender no later than 3:00 p.m. (New York time) on the
date requested.

 

(b) Each Lender shall make available all amounts it is to fund to the Borrower
under any Borrowing in the applicable currency for its applicable Commitments,
and in immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent at the
Administrative Agent’s Office and the Administrative Agent will (except in the
case of Mandatory Borrowings and Borrowings to repay Unpaid Drawings) make
available to the Borrower, by depositing to the Borrower’s account at the
Administrative Agent’s Office the aggregate of the amounts so made available in
Dollars. Each Canadian Lender shall make available all amounts it is to fund to
the Canadian Borrower under any Canadian Borrowing in the applicable currency
for its applicable Commitments, and in immediately available funds to the
Canadian Administrative Agent at the Canadian Administrative Agent’s Office and
the Canadian Administrative Agent will (except in the case of Mandatory
Borrowings and Borrowings to repay Unpaid Drawings) make available to the
Canadian Borrower, by depositing to the Canadian Borrower’s account (as
designated by it in a written notice to the Canadian Administrative Agent from
time to time) the aggregate of the amounts so made available in Canadian Dollars
or Dollars as applicable. Unless the Administrative Agent and the Canadian
Administrative Agent (in the case of Canadian Borrowings) shall have been
notified by any Lender prior to the date of any such Borrowing that such Lender
does not intend to make available to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian
Administrative Agent (in the case of Canadian Borrowings) its portion of the
Borrowing or Borrowings to be made on such date, the Administrative Agent or the
Canadian Administrative Agent (in the case of Canadian Borrowings) may assume
that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent or
the Canadian Administrative Agent (in the case of Canadian Borrowings) on such
date of Borrowing, and the Administrative Agent and the Canadian Administrative
Agent (in the case of Canadian Borrowings), in reliance upon such assumption,
may (in its sole discretion and without any obligation to do so) make available
to the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, a corresponding
amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the
Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent (in the case of
Canadian Borrowings) by such Lender and the Administrative Agent or the Canadian
Administrative Agent (in the case of Canadian Borrowings) has made available
same to the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, the
Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent (in the case of
Canadian Borrowings) shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount from
such Lender. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount forthwith
upon the Administrative Agent’s or the Canadian Administrative Agent (in the
case of Canadian Borrowings) demand therefor the Administrative Agent or the
Canadian Administrative Agent (in the case of Canadian Borrowings) shall
promptly notify the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, and
the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, shall immediately pay
such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian
Administrative Agent (in the case of Canadian Borrowings). The Administrative
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Borrowings) shall also be entitled to recover from such Lender or the Borrower
or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, interest on such corresponding
amount in respect of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made
available by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent (in
the case of Canadian Borrowings) to the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as
the case may be, to the date such corresponding amount is recovered by the
Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent (in the case of
Canadian Borrowings), at a rate per annum equal to (i) if paid by such Lender,
the Federal Funds Effective Rate (or, in the case of an amount owing in respect
of a Canadian Borrowing, the rate reasonably determined by the Canadian
Administrative Agent to be the cost to it of funding such amount) or (ii) if
paid by the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, the
then-applicable rate of interest or fees, calculated in accordance with Section
2.8, for the respective Loans.

 

(c) Nothing in this Section 2.4 shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its
obligation to fulfill its commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that
the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, may have against any
Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder (it being understood,
however, that no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender
to fulfill its commitments hereunder).

 

2.5. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The Borrower shall repay to the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, (i) on the Term Loan
Maturity Date, the then-unpaid Term Loans, in Dollars. The Borrower shall repay
to the Administrative Agent in Dollars, for the benefit of the applicable
Lenders, on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date, the then-unpaid US Revolving
Credit Loans and Canadian Revolving Credit Loans made to the Borrower. The
Canadian Borrower shall repay to the Canadian Administrative Agent in Dollars or
C$, as the case may be, for the benefit of the applicable Lenders, on the
Revolving Credit Maturity Date, the then-unpaid Canadian Revolving Credit Loans
made to the Canadian Borrower. The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative
Agent in Dollars, for the account of the Swingline Lender, on the Swingline
Maturity Date, the then-unpaid Swingline Loans.

 

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(b) The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent, in Dollars, for the
benefit of the Lenders of Term Loans, on each date set forth below (each a
“Repayment Date”), the principal amount of the Term Loans equal to (x) the
outstanding principal amount of Term Loans immediately after closing on the
Closing Date multiplied by (y) the percentage set forth below opposite such
Repayment Date (each a “Repayment Amount”):

 

Number of Months

From Closing Date

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Term Loan

Repayment Amount

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6

   0.50 %

9

   0.25 %

12

   0.25 %

15

   0.25 %

18

   0.25 %

21

   0.25 %

24

   0.25 %

27

   0.25 %

30

   0.25 %

33

   0.25 %

36

   0.25 %

39

   0.25 %

42

   0.25 %

45

   0.25 %

48

   0.25 %

51

   0.25 %

54

   0.25 %

57

   0.25 %

60

   0.25 %

63

   0.25 %

66

   0.25 %

69

   0.25 %

72

   0.25 %

75

   0.25 %

78

   0.25 %

81

   0.25 %

84

   0.25 %

87

   0.25 %

90

   0.25 %

93

   0.25 %

Term Loan Maturity Date

   92.25 %

 

; provided, in the event any New Term Loans are made, such New Term Loans shall
be repaid on each Installment Date occurring on or after the applicable
Increased Amount Date in an amount equal to (i) the aggregate principal amount
of New Term Loans of the applicable Series of New Term Loans, times (ii) the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (y) the amount of all other Term Loans
being repaid on such Installment Date and (z) the total aggregate principal
amount of all other Term Loans outstanding on such Increased Amount Date.

 

(c) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account
or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower and the Canadian
Borrower, as the case may be, to the appropriate lending office of such Lender
resulting

 

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from each Loan made by such lending office of such Lender from time to time,
including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such lending
office of such Lender from time to time under this Agreement.

 

(d) The Administrative Agent shall maintain the Register pursuant to Section
14.6(b), and a subaccount for each Lender, in which Register and subaccounts
(taken together) shall be recorded (i) the amount and currency of each Loan made
hereunder, whether such Loan is a Term Loan, a US Revolving Credit Loan, a
Canadian Revolving Credit Loan or a Swingline Loan, the Type of each Loan made
and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or
interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower and the
Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, to each Lender or the Swingline Lender
hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent
and the Canadian Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower and the
Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, and each Lender’s share thereof.

 

(e) The entries made in the Register and accounts and subaccounts maintained
pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section 2.5 shall, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, be prima facie evidence of the existence and
amounts of the obligations of the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower therein
recorded; provided, however, that the failure of any Lender or the
Administrative Agent to maintain such account, such Register or such subaccount,
as applicable, or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the
obligation of the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower to repay (with applicable
interest) the Loans made to the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower by such Lender
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

2.6. Conversions and Continuations. (a) Each of the Borrower and the Canadian
Borrower shall have the option on any Business Day to convert all or a portion
equal to at least the Minimum Borrowing Amount of the outstanding principal
amount of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans made to such Borrower (as
applicable) of one Type into a Borrowing or Borrowings of another Type in the
same currency and the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be,
shall have the option on any Business Day to continue the outstanding principal
amount of any Eurodollar Term Loans or Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loans as
Eurodollar Term Loans or Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loans, as the case may be,
for an additional Interest Period, provided that (i) no partial conversion of BA
Loans or Eurodollar Term Loans or Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loans shall reduce
the outstanding principal amount of BA Loans or Eurodollar Term Loans or
Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to a single Borrowing to less
than the Minimum Borrowing Amount, (ii) Cdn ABR Loans and ABR Loans may not be
converted into Eurodollar Term Loans or Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loans and
Canadian Prime Loans may not be converted into BA Loans if a Default or Event of
Default is in existence on the date of the conversion and the Administrative
Agent has or the Required Lenders have determined in its or their sole
discretion not to permit such conversion, (iii) BA Loans and Eurodollar Loans
may not be continued as BA Loans or Eurodollar Loans, respectively, for an
additional Interest Period if a Default or Event of Default is in existence on
the date of the proposed continuation and the Administrative Agent has or the
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discretion not to permit such continuation, (iv) no conversion or continuation
of BA Loans may be made on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period
applicable thereto and (v) Borrowings resulting from conversions pursuant to
this Section 2.6 shall be limited in number as provided in Section 2.2. Each
such conversion or continuation shall be effected by the Borrower or the
Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, by giving the Administrative Agent or the
Canadian Administrative Agent at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office
prior to 12:00 Noon (New York time) at least three Business Days’ (or one
Business Day’s notice in the case of a conversion into Cdn ABR Loans and ABR
Loans or Canadian Prime Loans) prior written notice (or telephonic notice
promptly confirmed in writing) (each a “Notice of Conversion or Continuation”)
specifying the Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans to be so converted or
continued, the Type of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans to be converted or
continued into and, if such Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans are to be
converted into or continued as BA Loans or Eurodollar Loans, the Interest Period
to be initially applicable thereto. The Administrative Agent (or the Canadian
Administrative Agent, in the case of Canadian Borrowings) shall give each Lender
notice as promptly as practicable of any such proposed conversion or
continuation affecting any of its Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans.

 

(b) If any Default or Event of Default is in existence at the time of any
proposed continuation of any BA Loans or Eurodollar Loans, as the case may be,
and the Administrative Agent has or the Required Lenders have determined in its
or their sole discretion not to permit such continuation, such BA Loans or
Eurodollar Loans shall be automatically converted on the last day of the current
Interest Period (i) in respect of Eurodollar Loans, into ABR Loans or Cdn ABR
Loans (in the case of the Canadian Borrower) and (ii) in respect of BA Loans,
into Canadian Prime Loans. If upon the expiration of any Interest Period in
respect of BA Loans or Eurodollar Loans, the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower,
as the case may be, has failed to elect a new Interest Period to be applicable
thereto as provided in paragraph (a) above, the Borrower or the Canadian
Borrower, as the case may be, shall be deemed to have elected to continue such
Borrowing of BA Loans or Eurodollar Loans, as the case may be, into a Borrowing
of Canadian Prime Loans or ABR Loans or Cdn ABR Loans (in the case of the
Canadian Borrower), as the case may be, effective as of the expiration date of
such current Interest Period.

 

2.7. Pro Rata Borrowings. Each Borrowing of Term Loans under this Agreement
shall be granted by the Lenders pro rata on the basis of their then-applicable
Term Loan Commitments. Each Borrowing of US Revolving Credit Loans under this
Agreement shall be granted by the Lenders pro rata on the basis of their
then-applicable US Revolving Credit Commitments. Each Borrowing of Canadian
Revolving Credit Loans under this Agreement shall be granted by the Canadian
Lenders (or their Related Affiliates if applicable) pro rata on the basis of
their then-applicable Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments allocated to the
Canadian Borrower or the Borrower, as applicable. Each Borrowing of New Term
Loans under this Agreement shall be granted by the Lenders pro rata on the basis
of their then-applicable New Term Loan Commitments. It is understood that no
Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in its
obligation to make Loans hereunder and that each Lender shall be obligated to
make the Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of
any other Lender to fulfill its commitments hereunder.

 

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2.8. Interest. (a) (i) The unpaid principal amount of each ABR Loan shall bear
interest from the date of the Borrowing thereof until maturity (whether by
acceleration or otherwise) at a rate per annum that shall at all times be the
Applicable ABR Margin plus the ABR in effect from time to time, (ii) the unpaid
principal amount of each Cdn ABR Loan shall bear interest from the date of the
Borrowing thereof until maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) at a
rate per annum that shall at all times be the Applicable ABR Margin plus the Cdn
ABR in effect from time to time, and (iii) the unpaid principal amount of each
Canadian Prime Loan shall bear interest from the date of the Borrowing thereof
until maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) at a rate per annum that
shall at all times be the Applicable ABR Margin plus the Canadian Prime Rate in
effect from time to time.

 

(b) (i) The unpaid principal amount of each Eurodollar Loan shall bear interest
from the date of the Borrowing thereof until maturity thereof (whether by
acceleration or otherwise) at a rate per annum that shall at all times be the
Applicable Eurodollar Margin in effect from time to time plus the relevant
Eurodollar Rate and (ii) the Canadian Borrower shall pay to each Lender that
accepts or advances a BA Loan, as a condition of and at the time of such
acceptance or advance, a fee at the rate of the then Applicable Stamping Fee
calculated on the basis of a year of 365 days on the face amount at maturity (or
the principal amount in the case of a BA Equivalent Loan) of such Bankers’
Acceptance for the period from and including the date of acceptance (or advance
in the case of a BA Equivalent Loan) of such Bankers’ Acceptance for the period
from and including the date of acceptance to but excluding the maturity date of
such Bankers’ Acceptance.

 

(c) If all or a portion of (i) the principal amount of any Loan or (ii) any
interest payable thereon shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount shall bear interest
at a rate per annum that is (x) in the case of overdue principal, the rate that
would otherwise be applicable thereto plus 2% or (y) in the case of any overdue
interest, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the rate described in
Section 2.8(a) plus 2% from and including the date of such non-payment to but
excluding the date on which such amount is paid in full (after as well as before
judgment).

 

(d) Interest on each Loan shall accrue from and including the date of any
Borrowing to but excluding the date of any repayment thereof and shall be
payable (i) in respect of each Canadian Prime Loan, Cdn ABR Loan and ABR Loan,
quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September and
December, (ii) in respect of each Eurodollar Loan, on the last day of each
Interest Period applicable thereto and, in the case of an Interest Period in
excess of three months, on each date occurring at three-month intervals after
the first day of such Interest Period, (iii) in respect of each Loan (except,
other than in the case of prepayments, any Canadian Prime Loan, Cdn ABR Loan or
ABR Loan), on any prepayment (on the amount prepaid), at maturity (whether by
acceleration or otherwise) and, after such maturity, on demand.

 

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(e) All computations of interest hereunder shall be made in accordance with
Section 5.5.

 

(f) The Administrative Agent, upon determining the interest rate for any
Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, shall promptly notify the Borrower (on its own
behalf and on behalf of the Canadian Borrower) and the relevant Lenders thereof.
Each such determination shall, absent clearly demonstrable error, be final and
conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.

 

2.9. Interest Periods.

 

(a) At the time the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as applicable, gives a
Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion or Continuation in respect of the
making of, or conversion into or continuation as, a Borrowing of Eurodollar
Loans (in the case of the initial Interest Period applicable thereto) or prior
to 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on the third Business Day prior to the expiration
of an Interest Period applicable to a Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans, the
Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as applicable, shall have the right to elect
by giving the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent (in the
case of the Canadian Borrower) written notice (or telephonic notice promptly
confirmed in writing) the Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing, which
Interest Period shall, at the option of the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower,
as applicable, be a one, two, three, six or (in the case of Revolving Credit
Loans, if available to all the Lenders making such loans as determined by such
Lenders in good faith based on prevailing market conditions) a nine or twelve
month period, provided that the initial Interest Period may be for a period less
than one month if agreed upon by the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf
of the Canadian Borrower) and the Agents. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained above:

 

(i) the initial Interest Period for any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans shall
commence on the date of such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion
from a Borrowing of ABR Loans or Cdn ABR Loans, as applicable) and each Interest
Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the
day on which the next preceding Interest Period expires;

 

(ii) if any Interest Period relating to a Borrowing of Eurodollar Credit Loans
begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month or begins on a day for which
there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of
such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of
the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period;

 

(iii) if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a
Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business
Day, provided that if any Interest Period in respect of a Eurodollar Loan would
otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day but is a day of the month
after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such Interest Period
shall expire on the next preceding Business Day; and

 

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(iv) the Borrower shall not be entitled to elect any Interest Period in respect
of any Eurodollar Loan if such Interest Period would extend beyond the
applicable Maturity Date of such Loan.

 

(b) At the time the Canadian Borrower gives a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of
Continuation in respect of the making of, or continuation into or continuation
as, a Borrowing of BA Loans prior to 12:00 noon. (New York time) on the third
Business Day prior to the applicable date of making or continuation of such BA
Loans, the Canadian Borrower shall have the right to elect by giving the
Canadian Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly
confirmed in writing) of the Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing, which
Interest Period shall, at the option of the Canadian Borrower, be one, two,
three or six months (or in the case of Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, if
available to all the Lenders making such loans as determined by such Lenders in
good faith based on prevailing market conditions), a nine or twelve month period
as well; provided that, in each case, the initial Interest Period for BA Loans
advanced on the Closing Date may be for a period less than one month if agreed
upon by the Canadian Borrower and the Canadian Administrative Agent.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above:

 

  (i) the initial Interest Period for any Borrowing of BA Loans shall commence
on the date of such Borrowing (including the date of any continuation from a
Borrowing of Canadian Prime Loans) and each Interest Period occurring thereafter
in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the day on which the next
preceding Interest Period expires;

 

  (ii) the Canadian Borrower shall not be entitled to elect any Interest Period
in respect of any BA Loan if such Interest Period would extend beyond the
applicable Maturity Date of such Loan;

 

  (iii) no BA Loan shall mature on a day which is not a Business Day and if any
Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, such
Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day; and

 

  (iv) if the Canadian Borrower fails to provide a Notice of Continuation within
the time period required in Section 2.6(a) in respect of BA Loans, such BA Loans
shall automatically be converted into Canadian Prime Loans on the last day of
the Interest period applicable thereto.

 

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2.10. Increased Costs, Illegality, etc. (a) In the event that (x) in the case of
clause (i) below, the Administrative Agent or (y) in the case of clauses (ii)
and (iii) below, any Lender shall have reasonably determined (which
determination shall, absent clearly demonstrable error, be final and conclusive
and binding upon all parties hereto):

 

(i) on any date for determining the Eurodollar Rate for any Interest Period that
(x) deposits in the principal amounts of the Loans comprising such Eurodollar
Borrowing are not generally available in the relevant market or (y) by reason of
any changes arising on or after the Closing Date affecting the interbank
Eurodollar market, adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the
applicable interest rate on the basis provided for in the definition of
Eurodollar Rate; or

 

(ii) at any time, that such Lender shall incur increased costs or reductions in
the amounts received or receivable hereunder with respect to any Eurodollar
Loans (other than any such increase or reduction attributable to taxes) because
of (x) any change since the date hereof in any applicable law, governmental
rule, regulation, guideline or order (or in the interpretation or administration
thereof and including the introduction of any new law or governmental rule,
regulation, guideline or order), such as, for example, without limitation, a
change in official reserve requirements, and/or (y) other circumstances
affecting the interbank Eurodollar market or the position of such Lender in such
market; or

 

(iii) at any time, that the making or continuance of any Eurodollar Loan has
become unlawful by compliance by such Lender in good faith with any law,
governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order (or would conflict with any
such governmental rule, regulation, guideline or order not having the force of
law even though the failure to comply therewith would not be unlawful), or has
become impracticable as a result of a contingency occurring after the date
hereof that materially and adversely affects the interbank Eurodollar market;

 

then, and in any such event, such Lender (or the Administrative Agent, in the
case of clause (i) above) shall within a reasonable time thereafter give notice
(if by telephone, confirmed in writing) to the Borrower (on its own behalf and
on behalf of the Canadian Borrower) and to the Administrative Agent of such
determination (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to
each of the other Lenders). Thereafter (x) in the case of clause (i) above,
Eurodollar Term Loans and Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loans shall no longer be
available until such time as the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower (on
its own behalf and on behalf of the Canadian Borrower) and the Lenders that the
circumstances giving rise to such notice by the Administrative Agent no longer
exist (which notice the Administrative Agent agrees to give at such time when
such circumstances no longer exist), and any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of
Conversion given by the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower with respect to
Eurodollar Term Loans or Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loans that have not yet
been incurred shall be deemed rescinded by the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower
(y) in the case of clause (ii) above, the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as
the case may be, shall pay to such Lender, promptly after receipt of written
demand therefor such additional amounts (in the form of an increased rate of, or
a different method of calculating, interest or otherwise as such Lender in its
reasonable discretion shall determine) as shall be required to compensate such
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receivable hereunder (it being agreed that a written notice as to the additional
amounts owed to such Lender, showing in reasonable detail the basis for the
calculation thereof, submitted to the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the
case may be, by such Lender shall, absent clearly demonstrable error, be final
and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) and (z) in the case of
clause (iii) above, the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be,
shall take one of the actions specified in Section 2.10(b) as promptly as
possible and, in any event, within the time period required by law.

 

(b) At any time that any Eurodollar Loan is affected by the circumstances
described in Section 2.10(a)(ii) or (iii), the Borrower or the Canadian
Borrower, as the case may be, may (and in the case of a Eurodollar Loan affected
pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(iii) shall) either (x) if the affected Eurodollar
Loan is then being made pursuant to a Borrowing, cancel said Borrowing by giving
the Administrative Agent telephonic notice (confirmed promptly in writing)
thereof on the same date that the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case
may be, was notified by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.10(a)(ii) or (iii) or (y)
if the affected Eurodollar Loan is then outstanding, upon at least three
Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, require the affected Lender
to convert each such Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loan and Eurodollar Term Loan
into an ABR Loan or Cdn ABR Loan, if applicable, provided that if more than one
Lender is affected at any time, then all affected Lenders must be treated in the
same manner pursuant to this Section 2.10(b).

 

(c) In the event that the Canadian Administrative Agent shall have reasonably
determined (which determination shall, absent clearly demonstrable error, be
final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) that there does not
exist a normal market in Canada for the purchase and sale of bankers’
acceptances, then, and in any such event, the Administrative Agent shall within
a reasonable time thereafter give notice (if by telephone confirmed in writing)
to the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and each of the other Lenders of such
determination. Thereafter BA Loans shall no longer be available until such time
as the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and the
Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice by the Administrative
Agent no longer exist (which notice the Administrative Agent agrees to give at
such time when such circumstances no longer exist), and any Notice of Borrowing
or Notice of Continuation given by the Borrower with respect to BA Loans that
have not yet been incurred shall be deemed rescinded by the Borrower. Any
maturing BA Loans shall thereafter, and until contrary notice is provided by the
Administrative Agent, be continued as a Canadian Prime Loan.

 

(d) If, after the date hereof, the adoption of any applicable law, rule or
regulation regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein, or any change in
the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, the
National Association of Insurance Commissioners, central bank or comparable
agency charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance
by a Lender or its parent with any request or directive made or adopted after
the date hereof regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of
law) of any such authority, association, central bank or comparable agency, has
or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or its
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consequence of such Lender’s commitments or obligations hereunder to a level
below that which such Lender or its parent or its Related Affiliate could have
achieved but for such adoption, effectiveness, change or compliance (taking into
consideration such Lender’s or its parent’s policies with respect to capital
adequacy), then from time to time, promptly after demand by such Lender (with a
copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the
case may be, shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or its parent for such reduction, it being understood and
agreed, however, that a Lender shall not be entitled to such compensation as a
result of such Lender’s compliance with, or pursuant to any request or directive
to comply with, any such law, rule or regulation as in effect on the date
hereof. Each Lender, upon determining in good faith that any additional amounts
will be payable pursuant to this Section 2.10(d), will give prompt written
notice thereof to the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of the Canadian
Borrower) which notice shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis of the
calculation of such additional amounts, although the failure to give any such
notice shall not, subject to Section 2.13, release or diminish any of the
Borrower’s or the Canadian Borrower’s, as the case may be, obligations to pay
additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.10(d) upon receipt of such notice.

 

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of Canadian Revolving Credit
Loans affected by the circumstances described in Section 2.10(a)(i), as promptly
as practicable but in no event later than three Business Days after the giving
of the required notice by the Canadian Administrative Agent with respect to such
circumstances, the Administrative Agent (in consultation with the Lenders) shall
negotiate with the Borrower in good faith in order to ascertain whether a
substitute interest rate (a “Substitute Rate”) may be agreed upon for the
maintaining of existing Canadian Revolving Credit Loans. If a Substitute Rate is
agreed upon by the Borrower and all the Lenders, such Substitute Rate shall
apply. If a Substitute Rate is not so agreed upon by the Borrower and all the
Lenders within such time, each Lender’s Canadian Revolving Credit Loans shall
thereafter bear interest at a rate equal to the sum of (i) the rate certified by
such Lender to be its costs of funds (from such sources as it may reasonably
select out of those sources then available to it) for such Canadian Revolving
Credit Loans, plus (ii) the Applicable Eurodollar Margin.

 

2.11. Compensation. If (a) any payment of principal of any BA Loan or Eurodollar
Loan is made by the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, to or
for the account of a Lender other than on the last day of the Interest Period
for such BA Loan or Eurodollar Loan as a result of a payment or conversion
pursuant to Section 2.5, 2.6, 2.10, 5.1, 5.2 or 14.7, as a result of
acceleration of the maturity of the Loans pursuant to Section 11 or for any
other reason, (b) any Borrowing of BA Loan or Eurodollar Loans is not made as a
result of a withdrawn Notice of Borrowing, (c) any ABR Loan is not converted
into a Eurodollar Loan as a result of a withdrawn Notice of Conversion or
Continuation, (d) any Canadian Prime Loan is not continued into a BA Loan as a
result of a withdrawn Notice of Continuation, (e) any BA Loan or Eurodollar Loan
is not continued as a BA Loan or Eurodollar Loan, as the case may be, as a
result of a withdrawn Notice of Conversion or Continuation or (f) any prepayment
of principal of any BA Loan or Eurodollar Loan is not made as a result of a
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prepayment pursuant to Section 5.1 or 5.2, the Borrower or the Canadian
Borrower, as the case may be, shall, after receipt of a written request by such
Lender (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for
requesting such amount), pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such
Lender any amounts required to compensate such Lender for any additional losses,
costs or expenses that such Lender may reasonably incur as a result of such
payment, failure to convert, failure to continue or failure to prepay, including
any loss, cost or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits) actually
incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds
acquired by any Lender to fund or maintain such BA Loan or Eurodollar Loan.

 

2.12. Change of Lending Office. Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of
any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.10(a)(ii), 2.10(a)(iii),
2.10(b), 2.10(c), 3.5 or 5.4 with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested
by the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, use reasonable
efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate
another lending office for any Loans affected by such event, provided that such
designation is made on such terms that such Lender and its lending office suffer
no economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, with the object of avoiding the
consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of any such Section.
Nothing in this Section 2.12 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of
the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, or the right of any
Lender provided in Section 2.10, 3.5 or 5.4.

 

2.13. Notice of Certain Costs. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, to the extent any notice required by Section 2.10, 2.11, 3.5 or 5.4 is
given by any Lender more than 180 days after such Lender has knowledge (or
should have had knowledge) of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the
additional cost, reduction in amounts, loss, tax or other additional amounts
described in such Sections, such Lender shall not be entitled to compensation
under Section 2.10, 2.11, 3.5 or 5.4, as the case may be, for any such amounts
incurred or accruing prior to the giving of such notice to the Borrower or the
Canadian Borrower, as the case may be.

 

2.14. Bankers’ Acceptances

 

(a) The Canadian Administrative Agent, promptly following receipt of a Notice of
Borrowing or Notice of Continuation, requesting BA Loans, shall advise each
applicable Canadian Lender of the face or principal amount and term of each BA
Loan to be accepted (and purchased) or advanced by it. The aggregate face or
principal amount of BA Loans to be accepted or advanced by a Canadian Lender
shall be determined by the Canadian Administrative Agent by reference to that
Canadian Lender’s applicable pro rata portion of the issue or advance of BA
Loans, except that the aggregate face amount of Bankers’ Acceptances to be
accepted by the applicable Canadian Lenders shall be increased or reduced by the
Canadian Administrative Agent in its sole discretion as may be necessary to
ensure that the face amount of the Bankers’ Acceptance to be accepted by each
applicable Canadian Lender would be C$100,000 or a whole multiple thereof. For
greater certainty, the foregoing C$100,000 minimum face amount of Bankers’
Acceptances for each Lender shall not apply to BA Equivalent Loans.

 

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(b) On the date specified in a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation on
which a BA Loan is to be made, the Canadian Administrative Agent shall advise
the Canadian Borrower as to the Canadian Administrative Agent’s determination of
the BA Discount Rate for the BA Loans to be purchased or advanced, as the case
may be.

 

(c) The Canadian Borrower shall sell and each Canadian Lender shall purchase the
Bankers’ Acceptance accepted by it at the applicable BA Discount Rate. Subject
to clause (d) below, each Canadian Lender shall provide the Canadian
Administrative Agent, for the account of the Canadian Borrower, the BA Discount
Proceeds less the Applicable Stamping Fee payable by the Canadian Borrower with
respect to the Bankers’ Acceptance.

 

(d) In the event the Canadian Borrower requests a continuation of BA Loans for a
further Interest Period, or requests conversion from Canadian Prime Loans into
BA Loans in accordance with Section 2.6, the Canadian Administrative Agent shall
make arrangements satisfactory to it to ensure the BA Discount Proceeds from the
replacement BA Loans are applied to repay the face amount of the maturing BA
Loans or the principal amount of such loans to be converted (the “Maturing
Amount”) and the Canadian Borrower should concurrently pay to the Canadian
Administrative Agent any positive difference between the Maturing Amount and
such BA Discount Proceeds.

 

(e) Each Canadian Lender may from time to time hold, sell, rediscount or
otherwise dispose of any or all Bankers’ Acceptances accepted and purchased by
it.

 

(f) In order to facilitate the issuance of Bankers’ Acceptances pursuant to this
Agreement, the Canadian Borrower hereby authorizes each of the Canadian Lenders,
and appoints each of the Canadian Lenders as the Canadian Borrower’s attorney,
to complete, sign and endorse drafts or depository bills (as defined in the
Depository Bills and Notes Act (Canada) (each such executed draft or bill being
herein referred to as a “Draft”) on its behalf in handwritten form or by
facsimile or mechanical signature or otherwise in accordance with the applicable
Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation and, once so completed, signed and
endorsed to accept them as Bankers’ Acceptances under this Agreement and then if
applicable, purchase, discount or negotiate such Bankers’ Acceptances in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Drafts so completed, signed,
endorsed and negotiated on behalf of the Canadian Borrower by a Canadian Lender
shall bind the Canadian Borrower as fully and effectively as if so performed by
an Authorized Officer of the Canadian Borrower. Each draft of a Bankers’
Acceptance completed, signed or endorsed by a Canadian Lender shall mature on
the last day of the term thereof. All Bankers’ Acceptances to be accepted by a
particular Canadian Lender shall, at the option of such Canadian Lender, be
issued in the form of depository bills made payable originally to and deposited
with The Depository for Securities Limited pursuant to the Depository Bills and
Notes Act (Canada).

 

(g) Any Drafts to be used for Bankers’ Acceptances which are held by a Canadian
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were such Canadian Lender’s own property being kept at the place at which they
are to be held. The Canadian Borrower may, by written notice to the Canadian
Administrative Agent, designate persons other than Authorized Officers
authorized to give the Canadian Administrative Agent instructions regarding the
manner in which Drafts are to be completed and the times at which they are to be
issued; provided however that receipt by the Canadian Administrative Agent of a
Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation requesting an advance or
continuation into, Bankers’ Acceptances shall be deemed to be sufficient
authority from Authorized Officers or such designated persons for each of the
Canadian Lenders to complete, and issue drafts in accordance with such notice.
None of the Canadian Administrative Agent or the Canadian Lenders nor any of
their respective directors, officers, employees or representatives shall be
liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under this
Section 2.14(g) except for their own respective gross negligence or willful
misconduct as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction.

 

(h) The Canadian Borrower waives presentment for payment and any other defense
to the payment of any amounts due to a Canadian Lender in respect of a Bankers’
Acceptance accepted and purchased by it pursuant to this Agreement which might
exist solely by reason of the Bankers’ Acceptance being held, at the maturity
thereof, by the Canadian Lender in its own right and the Canadian Borrower
agrees not to claim any days of grace if the Canadian Lender as holder sues the
Canadian Borrower on the Bankers’ Acceptance for payment of the amount payable
by the Canadian Borrower thereunder. Each Bankers’ Acceptance shall mature and
the face amount thereof shall be due and payable on the last day of the Interest
Period applicable thereto.

 

(i) Whenever the Canadian Borrower requests a Loan under this Agreement by way
of Bankers’ Acceptances, each Non-Acceptance Lender shall, in lieu of accepting
a Bankers’ Acceptance, make a BA Equivalent Loan by way of Discount Note in an
amount equal to the Non-Acceptance Lender’s pro rata portion of the BA Loan. All
terms of this Agreement applicable to Bankers’ Acceptances shall apply equally
to Discount Notes evidencing BA Equivalent Loans with such changes as may in the
context be necessary. For greater certainty:

 

  (i) the term of a Discount Note shall be the same as the Interest Period for
Bankers’ Acceptances accepted on the same date of the Borrowing in respect of
the same BA Loan;

 

  (ii) an acceptance fee will be payable in respect of a Discount Note and shall
be calculated at the same rate and in the same manner as the Applicable Stamping
Fee in respect of a Bankers’ Acceptance; and

 

  (iii) the proceeds from a BA Equivalent Loan shall be equal to the BA Discount
Proceeds of the Discount Note.

 

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2.15. Incremental Facilities

 

Borrower may by written notice to Syndication Agent elect to request (A) prior
to the Revolving Credit Commitment Maturity Date, an increase to the existing US
Revolving Credit Commitments (any such increase, the “New Revolving Loan
Commitments”) and/or (B) the establishment of one or more new term loan
commitments (the “New Term Loan Commitments”), by an amount not in excess of
$100,000,000 in the aggregate and not less than $25,000,000 individually (or
such lesser amount which shall be approved by Administrative Agent and
Syndication Agent or such lesser amount that shall constitute the difference
between $100,000,000 and all such New Revolving Loan Commitments and New Term
Loan Commitments obtained prior to such date), and integral multiples of
$5,000,000 in excess of that amount. Each such notice shall specify (A) the date
(each, an “Increased Amount Date”) on which Borrower proposes that the New
Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, shall be
effective, which shall be a date not less than 10 Business Days after the date
on which such notice is delivered to Syndication Agent and (B) the identity of
each Lender or other Person that is an eligible assignee pursuant to Section
14.6(b) (each, a “New Revolving Loan Lender” or “New Term Loan Lender”, as
applicable) to whom Borrower proposes any portion of such New Revolving Loan
Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, be allocated and the
amounts of such allocations; provided that Borrower shall first approach the
Lenders to provide all of the New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan
Commitments prior to approaching any other Person that is an eligible assignee
pursuant to Section 14.6(b); provided further that any Lender approached to
provide all or a portion of the New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan
Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide a New
Revolving Loan Commitment or a New Term Loan Commitment. Such New Revolving Loan
Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments shall become effective, as of such
Increased Amount Date; provided that (1) no Default or Event of Default shall
exist on such Increased Amount Date before or after giving effect to such New
Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable; (2) both
before and after giving effect to the making of any Series of New Term Loans,
each of the conditions set forth in Section 7 shall be satisfied; (3) Borrower
and its Subsidiaries shall be in pro forma compliance with each of the covenants
set forth in Sections 10.9 and 10.10 as of the last day of the most recently
ended fiscal quarter after giving effect to such New Revolving Loan Commitments
or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable; (4) the New Revolving Loan
Commitments or New Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, shall be effected
pursuant to one or more Joinder Agreements executed and delivered by Borrower,
Syndication Agent and Administrative Agent, and each of which shall be recorded
in the Register and shall be subject to the requirements set forth in Section
5.4(b); (5) Borrower shall make any payments required pursuant to Section 2.11
in connection with the New Revolving Loan Commitments or New Term Loan
Commitments, as applicable; and (6) Borrower shall deliver or cause to be
delivered any legal opinions or other documents reasonably requested by
Administrative Agent in connection with any such transaction. Any New Term Loans
made on an Increased Amount Date shall be designated, a separate series (a
“Series”) of New Term Loans for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

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On any Increased Amount Date on which New Revolving Loan Commitments are
effected, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (a)
each of the Lenders with US Revolving Credit Commitments shall assign to each of
the New Revolving Loan Lenders, and each of the New Revolving Loan Lenders shall
purchase from each of the Lenders with US Revolving Credit Commitments, at the
principal amount thereof (together with accrued interest), such interests in the
US Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on such Increased Amount Date as shall be
necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and
purchases, such US Revolving Credit Loans will be held by existing Lenders with
US Revolving Credit Loans and New Revolving Loan Lenders ratably in accordance
with their US Revolving Credit Commitments after giving effect to the addition
of such New Revolving Loan Commitments to the US Revolving Credit Commitments,
(b) each New Revolving Loan Commitment shall be deemed for all purposes a US
Revolving Credit Commitment and each Loan made thereunder (a “New Revolving
Loan”) shall be deemed, for all purposes, a US Revolving Credit Loan and (c)
each New Revolving Loan Lender shall become a Lender with respect to the New
Revolving Loan Commitment and all matters relating thereto.

 

On any Increased Amount Date on which any New Term Loan Commitments of any
Series are effective, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and
conditions, (i) each New Term Loan Lender of any Series shall make a Loan to
Company (a “New Term Loan”) in an amount equal to its New Term Loan Commitment
of such Series, and (ii) each New Term Loan Lender of any Series shall become a
Lender hereunder with respect to the New Term Loan Commitment of such Series and
the New Term Loans of such Series made pursuant thereto.

 

Administrative Agent shall notify Lenders promptly upon receipt of Borrower’s
notice of each Increased Amount Date and in respect thereof (y) the New
Revolving Loan Commitments and the New Revolving Loan Lenders or the Series of
New Term Loan Commitments and the New Term Loan Lenders of such Series, as
applicable, and (z) in the case of each notice to any Lender with US Revolving
Credit Loans, the respective interests in such Lender’s Revolving Credit Loans,
in each case subject to the assignments contemplated by this Section.

 

The terms and provisions of the New Term Loans and New Term Loan Commitments of
any Series shall be, except as otherwise set forth herein or in the Joinder
Agreement, identical to the Term Loans to the extent they are secured by the
Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Term Loans. The terms and provisions
of the New Revolving Loans shall be identical to the US Revolving Credit Loans.
In any event (i) the weighted average life to maturity of all New Term Loans of
any Series shall be no shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of the
Revolving Credit Loans and the Terms Loans, (ii) the applicable New Term Loan
Maturity Date of each Series shall be no shorter than the final maturity of the
Revolving Credit Loans and the Term Loans, (iii) the rate of interest applicable
to the New Term Loans of each Series shall be determined by Borrower and the
applicable new Lenders and shall be set forth in each applicable Joinder
Agreement; provided however that the interest rate margin applicable to the New
Term Loans shall not be greater than the highest interest rate that may, under
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circumstances (including, without limitation, any issuance at a discount or as a
result of the payment of any fees), be payable with respect to the Term Loans
plus 0.25% per annum unless the interest rate margin with respect to the Term
Loans is increased so as to be equal to, or be 0.25% per annum lower than, the
interest rate margin applicable to the New Term Loans, provided that such
limitation shall not apply to the extent such New Term Loans are junior in
collateral rights to the Term Loans, in which case customary terms shall apply
consistent with the other provisions of this Agreement and the then prevailing
market conditions. Each Joinder Agreement may, without the consent of any other
Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents
as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Syndication Agent and
Administrative Agent, to effect the provision of this Section 2.15.

 

SECTION 3. Letters of Credit

 

3.1. Letters of Credit. (a) Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein
set forth, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Date and prior to
the L/C Maturity Date, (i) the Borrower, may request that the US Letter of
Credit Issuer issue for the account of the Borrower a standby letter of credit
or letters of credit in Dollars (the “US Letters of Credit”) and (ii) the
Canadian Borrower may request that the Canadian Letter of Credit Issuer issue
for the account of the Canadian Borrower a standby letter of credit or letters
of credit in Canadian Dollars (the “Canadian Letters of Credit” and with the US
Letters of Credit, the “Letters of Credit” and each a “Letter of Credit”) in
such form as may be approved by the US Letter of Credit Issuer or the Canadian
Letter of Credit Issuer, as the case may be, in its reasonable discretion.

 

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no US Letter of Credit shall be issued
the Stated Amount of which, when added to the US Letter of Credit Outstanding at
such time, would exceed the US Letter of Credit Commitment then in effect; (ii)
no US Letter of Credit shall be issued the Stated Amount of which would cause
the aggregate amount of the Lender’s US Revolving Credit Exposures at such time
to exceed the US Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect; (iii) no Canadian
Letter of Credit shall be issued the Stated Amount of which when added to
Canadian Letter of Credit Outstanding would exceed the Canadian Letter of Credit
Commitment then in effect, (iv) no Canadian Letter of Credit shall be issued the
Stated Amount of which would cause the aggregate amount of the Canadian Lender’s
Revolving Credit Exposure at such time to exceed the Canadian Revolving Credit
Commitment, (v) each Letter of Credit shall have an expiration date occurring no
later than one year after the date of issuance thereof, unless otherwise agreed
upon by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent, as
applicable, and the Letter of Credit Issuer, provided that in no event shall
such expiration date occur later than the L/C Maturity Date; (vi) each US Letter
of Credit shall be denominated in Dollars; (vii) each Canadian Letter of Credit
shall be denominated in US Dollars or Canadian Dollars, (viii) no Letter of
Credit shall be issued if it would be illegal under any applicable law for the
beneficiary of the Letter of Credit to have a Letter of Credit issued in its
favor; (ix) no Letter of Credit shall be issued by a Letter of Credit Issuer
after it has received a written notice from the Borrower or the Canadian
Borrower or any Lender stating that a Default or Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing until such time as the Letter of Credit Issuer shall have
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(x) rescission of such notice from the party or parties originally delivering
such notice or (y) the waiver of such Default or Event of Default in accordance
with the provisions of Section 14.1; and (x) any Letter of Credit issued for the
account of the Canadian Borrower shall be made by a Canadian Lender described in
clause (a) of that definition or a permitted assigned of such Canadian Lender
that is a Canadian Resident. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
the issuance of US Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower shall be
deemed a utilization of the US Revolving Credit Commitments allocated to the
Borrower, and the issuance of the Canadian Letters of Credit for the account of
the Canadian Borrower shall be deemed a utilization of the Canadian Revolving
Credit Commitments.

 

(c) Upon at least one Business Day’s prior written notice (or telephonic notice
promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent and the US Letter of
Credit Issuer (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to
each of the applicable Lenders), the Borrower shall have the right, on any day,
permanently to terminate or reduce the US Letter of Credit Commitment in whole
or in part, provided that, after giving effect to such termination or reduction,
the US Letter of Credit Outstanding shall not exceed the US Letter of Credit
Commitment.

 

(d) The parties hereto agree that the Existing Letters of Credit shall be deemed
Letters of Credit for all purposes under this Agreement, without any further
action by the Borrower.

 

3.2. Letter of Credit Requests. (a) Whenever the Borrower desires that a US
Letter of Credit be issued for its account, it shall give the Administrative
Agent and the US Letter of Credit Issuer at least five (or such lesser number as
may be agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the Letter of Credit Issuer)
Business Days’ written notice thereof. Each notice shall be executed by the
Borrower and shall be in the form of Exhibit H-1 (each a “US Letter of Credit
Request”). The Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit copies of each US
Letter of Credit Request to each Lender.

 

(b) Whenever the Canadian Borrower desires that a Canadian Letter of Credit be
issued for its account, it shall give the Canadian Administrative Agent and the
Canadian Letter of Credit Issuer at least five (or such lesser number as may be
agreed upon by the Canadian Administrative Agent and the Canadian Letter of
Credit Issuer) Business Days’ written notice thereof in the form of an executed
Canadian Letter of Credit Request in the form of Exhibit H-2 (which shall, among
other things, specify whether such Letter of Credit is to be denominated in
Dollars or Canadian Dollars) (each a “Canadian Letter of Credit Request” and,
together with the US Letter of Credit Request, the “Letter of Credit Request”).

 

(c) The making of each Letter of Credit Request shall be deemed to be a
representation and warranty by the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the
case may be, that the Letter of Credit may be issued in accordance with, and
will not violate the requirements of, Section 3.1(b).

 

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3.3. Letter of Credit Participations. (a) Immediately upon the issuance by the
US Letter of Credit Issuer of any US Letter of Credit, the US Letter of Credit
Issuer shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each other Lender that
has a US Revolving Credit Commitment (each such other Lender, in its capacity
under this Section 3.3, an “US L/C Participant”), and each such US L/C
Participant shall be deemed irrevocably and unconditionally to have purchased
and received from the US Letter of Credit Issuer, without recourse or warranty,
an undivided interest and participation (each an “US L/C Participation”), to the
extent of such US L/C Participant’s US Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage in
such Letter of Credit, each substitute letter of credit, each drawing made
thereunder and the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement with respect
thereto, and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto (although
Letter of Credit Fees will be paid directly to the Administrative Agent for the
ratable account of the US L/C Participants as provided in Section 4.1(b) and the
US L/C Participants shall have no right to receive any portion of any Fronting
Fees).

 

(b) Immediately upon the issuance by the Canadian Letter of Credit Issuer of any
Canadian Letter of Credit on the account of the Canadian Borrower, the Canadian
Letter of Credit Issuer shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each
other Canadian Lender that has a Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment, to the
extent the Canadian Letter of Credit Obligations are owed by the Canadian
Borrower, (each such other Lender, in its capacity under this Section 3.3, an
“Cdn L/C Participant” and collectively the “Cdn L/C Participants”), and each
such Cdn L/C Participant shall be deemed irrevocably and unconditionally to have
purchased and received from the Canadian Letter of Credit Issuer, without
recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation (each a “Cdn L/C
Participation”), to the extent of such Cdn L/C Participant’s Canadian Revolving
Credit Commitment Percentage in such Canadian Letter of Credit, each substitute
letter of credit, each drawing made thereunder and the obligations of the
Borrower and the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, under this Agreement
with respect thereto, and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto.

 

(c) Letter of Credit Fees will be paid directly to the Canadian Administrative
Agent for the ratable account of the Cdn L/C Participants for Letters of Credit
issued on behalf of the Canadian Borrower as provided in Section 4.1(d). The Cdn
L/C Participants shall have no right to receive any portion of any Fronting
Fees.

 

(d) In determining whether to pay under any Letter of Credit, the relevant
Letter of Credit Issuer shall have no obligation relative to the L/C
Participants other than to confirm that any documents required to be delivered
under such Letter of Credit have been delivered and that they appear to comply
on their face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit. Any action taken
or omitted to be taken by the relevant Letter of Credit Issuer under or in
connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it, if taken or omitted in the
absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, shall not create for the
Letter of Credit Issuer any resulting liability.

 

(e) In the event that the Letter of Credit Issuer makes any payment under any
Letter of Credit issued by it and the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as
applicable, shall not have repaid such amount in full to the respective Letter
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Issuer pursuant to Section 3.4(a), the Letter of Credit Issuer shall promptly
notify the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent, as
applicable, and each applicable L/C Participant of such failure, and each such
L/C Participant shall promptly and unconditionally pay to the Administrative
Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent, as applicable,, for the account of
the Letter of Credit Issuer, the amount of such L/C Participant’s Revolving
Credit Commitment Percentage of such unreimbursed payment in Dollars and in
immediately available funds; provided, however, that no L/C Participant shall be
obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative
Agent, as applicable, for the account of the respective Letter of Credit Issuer
its Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of such unreimbursed amount arising
from any wrongful payment made by the Letter of Credit Issuer under a Letter of
Credit as a result of acts or omissions constituting willful misconduct or gross
negligence on the part of the Letter of Credit Issuer. If the Letter of Credit
Issuer so notifies, prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York time) on any Business Day, any
L/C Participant required to fund a payment under a Letter of Credit, such L/C
Participant shall make available to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian
Administrative Agent, as applicable, for the account of the Letter of Credit
Issuer such L/C Participant’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the
amount of such payment on such Business Day in immediately available funds. If
and to the extent such L/C Participant shall not have so made its Revolving
Credit Commitment Percentage of the amount of such payment available to the
Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent, as applicable, for
the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer, such L/C Participant agrees to pay
to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent, as applicable,
for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer, forthwith on demand, such
amount, together with interest thereon for each day from such date until the
date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian
Administrative Agent, as applicable, for the account of the Letter of Credit
Issuer at the Federal Funds Effective Rate. The failure of any L/C Participant
to make available to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative
Agent, as applicable, for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer its
Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of any payment under any Letter of Credit
shall not relieve any other L/C Participant of its obligation hereunder to make
available to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent, as
applicable, for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer its Revolving Credit
Commitment Percentage of any payment under such Letter of Credit on the date
required, as specified above, but no L/C Participant shall be responsible for
the failure of any other L/C Participant to make available to the Administrative
Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent, as applicable, such other L/C
Participant’s Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of any such payment.

 

(f) Whenever the Letter of Credit Issuer receives a payment in respect of an
unpaid reimbursement obligation as to which the Administrative Agent has
received for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer any payments from the
L/C Participants pursuant to paragraph (c) above, the Letter of Credit Issuer
shall pay to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall
promptly pay to each L/C Participant that has paid its Revolving Credit
Commitment Percentage of such reimbursement obligation, in Dollars and in
immediately available funds, an amount equal to such L/C Participant’s share
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originally funded by such L/C Participant to the aggregate amount funded by all
L/C Participants) of the principal amount of such reimbursement obligation and
interest thereon accruing after the purchase of the respective L/C
Participations.

 

(g) The obligations of the L/C Participants to make payments to the
Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent for the account of a
Letter of Credit Issuer with respect to Letters of Credit shall be irrevocable
and not subject to counterclaim, set-off or other defense or any other
qualification or exception whatsoever and shall be made in accordance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement under all circumstances, including under
any of the following circumstances:

 

(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other
Credit Documents;

 

(ii) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right that the
Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit,
any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such
transferee may be acting), the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Administrative
Agent the Letter of Credit Issuer, any Lender or other Person, whether in
connection with this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, the transactions
contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions (including any underlying
transaction between the Borrower and the beneficiary named in any such Letter of
Credit);

 

(iii) any draft, certificate or any other document presented under any Letter of
Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect
or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

 

(iv) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or
observance of any of the terms of any of the Credit Documents; or

 

(v) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

 

provided, however, that no L/C Participant shall be obligated to pay to the
Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent for the account of the
Letter of Credit Issuer its US Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage or
Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of any unreimbursed amount
arising from any wrongful payment made by the Letter of Credit Issuer under a
Letter of Credit as a result of acts or omissions constituting willful
misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Letter of Credit Issuer.

 

3.4. Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings. (a) The Borrower and the
Canadian Borrower hereby agree to reimburse the relevant Letter of Credit
Issuer, by making payment in the currency in which the relevant Letter of Credit
was denominated to the Administrative Agent (in the case of reimbursement made
by the Borrower) or the Canadian Administrative Agent (in the case of
reimbursement made by the Canadian Borrower) in immediately available funds for
any payment or disbursement made by the Letter of Credit Issuer under any Letter
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until reimbursed, an “Unpaid Drawing”) immediately after, and in any event on
the date of, such payment, with interest on the amount so paid or disbursed by
the Letter of Credit Issuer, to the extent not reimbursed prior to 5:00 p.m.
(New York time) on the date of such payment or disbursement, from and including
the date paid or disbursed to but excluding the date the Letter of Credit Issuer
is reimbursed therefor at a rate per annum that shall at all times be the
Applicable ABR Margin plus the ABR (or the Cdn ABR or Canadian Prime Rate, as
applicable, in the case of the Canadian Letter of Credit Issuer) as in effect
from time to time, provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in this
Agreement to the contrary, (i) unless the Borrower (or the Canadian Borrower)
shall have notified the Administrative Agent (or the Canadian Administrative
Agent) and the relevant Letter of Credit Issuer prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York
time) on the date of such drawing that the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as
the case may be, intends to reimburse the relevant Letter of Credit Issuer for
the amount of such drawing with funds other than the proceeds of Loans, the
Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may, be shall be deemed to have
given a Notice of Borrowing requesting that (A) with respect to US Letters of
Credit, that the Lenders with US Revolving Credit Commitments make US Revolving
Credit Loans (which shall be ABR Loans) and (B) with respect to Canadian Letters
of Credit, the Lenders with Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment make Canadian
Revolving Credit Loans (in the currency in which the Canadian Letter of Credit
is denominated which shall initially be Cdn ABR Loans or Canadian Prime Rate
Loans, as applicable) on the date on which such drawing is honored in an amount
equal to the amount of such drawing and (ii) the Administrative Agent or the
Canadian Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant L/C
Participant of such drawing and the amount of its Revolving Credit Loan to be
made in respect thereof, and each L/C Participant shall be irrevocably obligated
to make a Revolving Credit Loan to the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as
applicable, in the manner deemed to have been requested in the amount of its
Revolving Credit Commitment Percentage of the applicable Unpaid Drawing by 12:00
noon (New York time) on such Business Day by making the amount of such Revolving
Credit Loan available to the Administrative Agent (or the Canadian
Administrative Agent, as applicable). Such Revolving Credit Loans shall be made
without regard to the Minimum Borrowing Amount. The Administrative Agent (or the
Canadian Administrative Agent, as applicable) shall use the proceeds of such
Revolving Credit Loans solely for purpose of reimbursing the Letter of Credit
Issuer for the related Unpaid Drawing.

 

(b) The obligations of the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower under this Section
3.4 to reimburse the Letter of Credit Issuer with respect to Unpaid Drawings
(including, in each case, interest thereon) shall be absolute and unconditional
under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any set-off, counterclaim or
defense to payment that the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any other Person
may have or have had against the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Administrative
Agent, the Canadian Administrative Agent or any Lender (including in its
capacity as an L/C Participant), including any defense based upon the failure of
any drawing under a Letter of Credit (each a “Drawing”) to conform to the terms
of the Letter of Credit or any non-application or misapplication by the
beneficiary of the proceeds of such Drawing, provided that neither the Borrower
nor the Canadian Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the Letter of Credit
Issuer for any wrongful payment made by the Letter of Credit Issuer under the
Letter of Credit issued by it as a result of acts or omissions constituting
willful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the Letter of Credit
Issuer.

 

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3.5. Increased Costs. If after the date hereof, the adoption of any applicable
law, rule or regulation, or any change therein, or any change in the
interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority, central
bank or comparable agency charged with the interpretation or administration
thereof, or actual compliance by the Letter of Credit Issuer or any L/C
Participant with any request or directive made or adopted after the date hereof
(whether or not having the force of law), by any such authority, central bank or
comparable agency shall either (a) impose, modify or make applicable any
reserve, deposit, capital adequacy or similar requirement against letters of
credit issued by the Letter of Credit Issuer, or any L/C Participant’s L/C
Participation therein, or (b) impose on the Letter of Credit Issuer or any L/C
Participant any other conditions affecting its obligations under this Agreement
in respect of Letters of Credit or L/C Participations therein or any Letter of
Credit or such L/C Participant’s L/C Participation therein, and the result of
any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to the Letter of Credit Issuer or
such L/C Participant of issuing, maintaining or participating in any Letter of
Credit, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by the Letter
of Credit Issuer or such L/C Participant hereunder (other than any such increase
or reduction attributable to taxes) in respect of Letters of Credit or L/C
Participations therein, then, promptly after receipt of written demand to the
Borrower by the Letter of Credit Issuer or such L/C Participant, as the case may
be, (a copy of which notice shall be sent by the Letter of Credit Issuer or such
L/C Participant to the Administrative Agent (with respect to Letter of Credit
issued on account of the Borrower) and to the Canadian Administrative Agent with
respect to Letters of Credit issued on account of the Canadian Borrower)), the
Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as applicable, shall pay to the Letter of
Credit Issuer or such L/C Participant such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate the Letter of Credit Issuer or such L/C Participant for such
increased cost or reduction, it being understood and agreed, however, that the
Letter of Credit Issuer or a L/C Participant shall not be entitled to such
compensation as a result of such Person’s compliance with, or pursuant to any
request or directive to comply with, any such law, rule or regulation as in
effect on the date hereof. A certificate submitted to the Borrower or the
Canadian Borrower, as applicable, by the relevant Letter of Credit Issuer or a
L/C Participant, as the case may be, (a copy of which certificate shall be sent
by the Letter of Credit Issuer or such L/C Participant to the Administrative
Agent (with respect to Letters of Credit issued on account of the Borrower) and
to the Canadian Administrative Agent with respect to Letters of Credit issued on
account of the Canadian Borrower)) setting forth in reasonable detail the basis
for the determination of such additional amount or amounts necessary to
compensate the Letter of Credit Issuer or such L/C Participant as aforesaid
shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as
applicable, absent clearly demonstrable error.

 

3.6. Successor Letter of Credit Issuer. A Letter of Credit Issuer may resign as
Letter of Credit Issuer upon 60 days’ prior written notice to the Administrative
Agent, the Canadian Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower. If the
US Letter of Credit Issuer shall resign as US Letter of Credit Issuer under this
Agreement, then the Borrower shall appoint from among the Lenders with US
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Commitments a successor issuer of US Letters of Credit, whereupon such successor
issuer shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the US Letter of Credit
Issuer, and the term “US Letter of Credit Issuer” shall mean such successor
issuer effective upon such appointment. At the time such resignation shall
become effective, the Borrower shall pay to the resigning US Letter of Credit
Issuer all accrued and unpaid fees pursuant to Sections 4.1(c) and (e). The
acceptance of any appointment as the US Letter of Credit Issuer hereunder by a
successor Lender shall be evidenced by an agreement entered into by such
successor, in a form satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent
and, from and after the effective date of such agreement, such successor Lender
shall have all the rights and obligations of the previous Letter of Credit
Issuer under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. If the Canadian
Letter of Credit Issuer shall resign as Canadian Letter of Credit Issuer under
this Agreement, then the Canadian Borrower shall appoint from among the Lenders
with Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments a successor issuer of Canadian
Letters of Credit, whereupon such successor issuer shall succeed to the rights,
powers and duties of the Canadian Letter of Credit Issuer, and the term
“Canadian Letter of Credit Issuer” shall mean such successor issuer effective
upon such appointment. At the time such resignation shall become effective, the
Canadian Borrower and the Borrower, as applicable shall pay to the resigning
Letter of Credit Issuer all accrued and unpaid fees pursuant to Sections 4.1(d )
and (e). After the resignation of the Letter of Credit Issuer hereunder, the
resigning Letter of Credit Issuer shall remain a party hereto and shall continue
to have all the rights and obligations of a Letter of Credit Issuer under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents with respect to Letters of Credit issued
by it prior to such resignation, but shall not be required to issue additional
Letters of Credit. After any retiring Letter of Credit Issuer’s resignation as
Letter of Credit Issuer, the provisions of this Agreement relating to the Letter
of Credit Issuer shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted
to be taken by it (a) while it was Letter of Credit Issuer under this Agreement
or (b) at any time with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Letter of
Credit Issuer.

 

SECTION 4. Fees; Commitments

 

4.1. Fees. (a)

 

(i) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent in Dollars, for the
account of each Lender having a US Revolving Credit Commitment (in each case pro
rata according to the respective US Revolving Credit Commitments of all such
Lenders), a commitment fee for each day from and including the Closing Date to
but excluding the Final Date. Such commitment fee shall be payable in arrears
(i) on the last day of each March, June, September and December (for the
three-month period (or portion thereof) ended on such day for which no payment
has been received) and (ii) on the Final Date (for the period ended on such date
for which no payment has been received pursuant to clause (i) above), and shall
be computed for each day during such period at a rate per annum equal to the
Commitment Fee Rate in effect on such day on the Available US Commitments in
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(ii) The Canadian Borrower agrees to pay to the Canadian Administrative Agent
for the account of each Canadian Lender with a Canadian Revolving Credit
Commitment allocated to the Canadian Borrower (in each case pro rata according
to the respective Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments of all such Lenders), a
commitment fee for each day from and including the Closing Date to but excluding
the Final Date. Such commitment fee shall be payable in arrears (i) on the last
day of each March, June, September and December (for the three-month period (or
portion thereof) ended on such day for which no payment has been received) and
(ii) on the Final Date (for the period ended on such date for which no payment
has been received pursuant to clause (i) above), and shall be computed for each
day during such period at a rate per annum equal to the Commitment Fee Rate in
effect on such day on the portion of the Available Canadian Commitments
allocated to the Canadian Borrower on such day.

 

(iii) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of
each Canadian Lender with a Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment allocated to
the Borrower (in each case pro rata according to the respective Canadian
Revolving Credit Commitments of all such Lenders), a commitment fee for each day
from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the Final Date. Such
commitment fee shall be payable in arrears (i) on the last day of each March,
June, September and December (for the three-month period (or portion thereof)
ended on such day for which no payment has been received) and (ii) on the Final
Date (for the period ended on such date for which no payment has been received
pursuant to clause (i) above), and shall be computed for each day during such
period at a rate per annum equal to the Commitment Fee Rate in effect on such
day on the portion of the Available Canadian Commitments allocated to the
Borrower on such day.

 

(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Borrower nor the Canadian
Borrower shall be obligated to pay any amounts to any Defaulting Lender pursuant
to this Section 4.1.

 

(b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent in Dollars for the
account of the Lenders pro rata on the basis of their respective Letter of
Credit Exposure, a fee in respect of each Letter of Credit (the “Letter of
Credit Fee”), for the period from and including the date of issuance of such
Letter of Credit to but excluding the termination date of such Letter of Credit
computed at the per annum rate for each day equal to the Applicable Eurodollar
Margin for Revolving Credit Loans minus 0.125% per annum on the average daily
Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit. Such Letter of Credit Fees shall be due
and payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June, September
and December and on the date upon which the US Total Revolving Credit Commitment
terminates and the Letter of Credit Outstanding shall have been reduced to zero.

 

(c) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent in Dollars for the
account of the US Letter of Credit Issuer a fee in respect of each US Letter of
Credit issued by it (the “Fronting Fee”), for the period from and including the
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issuance of such US Letter of Credit to but excluding the termination date of
such US Letter of Credit, computed at the rate for each day equal to 0.125% per
annum on the average daily Stated Amount of such US Letter of Credit. Such
Fronting Fees shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of
each March, June, September and December and on the date upon which the US Total
Revolving Credit Commitment terminates and the US Letter of Credit Outstandings
shall have been reduced to zero.

 

(d) The Canadian Borrower agrees to pay to the Canadian Administrative Agent in
for the account of the Lenders with a Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment pro
rata on the basis of their respective Canadian Letter of Credit Exposure, a fee
in respect of each Canadian Letter of Credit (the “Canadian Letter of Credit
Fee”), for the period from and including the date of issuance of such Canadian
Letter of Credit to but excluding the termination date of such Canadian Letter
of Credit computed at the per annum rate for each day equal to the Applicable
Eurodollar Margin for Revolving Credit Loans minus 0.125% per annum on the
average daily Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit. Such Letter of Credit Fees
shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March,
June, September and December and on the date upon which the Canadian Total
Revolving Credit Commitment terminates and the Canadian Letter of Credit
Outstandings shall have been reduced to zero.

 

(e) The Borrower agrees to pay directly to the Letter of Credit Issuer in
Dollars upon each issuance of, drawing under, and/or amendment of, a Letter of
Credit issued by it such amount as the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Borrower
shall have agreed upon for issuances of, drawings under or amendments of,
letters of credit issued by it.

 

4.2. Voluntary Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments. Upon at least one
Business Day’s prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in
writing) to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office (which
notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders),
the Borrower (on behalf of itself and the Canadian Borrower) shall have the
right, without premium or penalty, on any day, permanently to terminate or
reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments in whole or in part, provided that (a)
any such reduction shall apply proportionately and permanently to reduce the US
Revolving Credit Commitment or the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment, as the
case may be, of each of the Lenders, (b) any partial reduction pursuant to this
Section 4.2 shall be in the amount of at least the Dollar Equivalent of
$1,000,000 and (c) after giving effect to such termination or reduction and to
any prepayments of the Loans made on the date thereof in accordance with this
Agreement, (i) the aggregate amount of the Lenders’ US Revolving Credit
Exposures shall not exceed the US Total Revolving Credit Commitment (ii) the
aggregate amount of the Canadian Lenders’ Canadian Revolving Credit Exposure to
the Canadian Borrower shall not exceed the portion of the Canadian Total
Revolving Credit Commitment allocated to the Canadian Borrower and (iii) the
aggregate amount of the Canadian Lenders’ Canadian Revolving Credit Exposures to
the Borrower shall not exceed the portion of the Canadian Total Revolving Credit
Commitment allocated to the Borrower.

 

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

 

(b) (i) The US Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall terminate at 5:00 p.m.
(New York time) on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date and (ii) the Canadian
Total Revolving Credit Commitment shall terminate at 5:00 p.m. (New York time)
on the Revolving Credit Maturity Date.

 

(c) The Swingline Commitment shall terminate at 5:00 p.m. (New York time) on the
Swingline Maturity Date.

 

SECTION 5. Payments

 

5.1. Voluntary Prepayments. The Borrower shall have the right to prepay Term
Loans, US Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans, and the Canadian Borrower
shall have the right to prepay Canadian Revolving Credit Loans, in each case,
without premium or penalty, in whole or in part from time to time on the
following terms and conditions: (a) the Borrower (on its own behalf and on
behalf of the Canadian Borrower) shall give the Administrative Agent and the
Canadian Administrative Agent at the applicable Administrative Agent’s Office
written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of its or
the Canadian Borrower’s intent to make such prepayment, the amount of such
prepayment and (in the case of BA Loans and Eurodollar Loans) the specific
Borrowing(s) pursuant to which made, which notice shall be given by the Borrower
no later than (i) in the case of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, 10:00
a.m. (New York time) one Business Day prior to, or (ii) in the case of Swingline
Loans, 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on, the date of such prepayment and shall
promptly be transmitted by the Administrative Agent or the Canadian
Administrative Agent, as applicable, to each of the Lenders or the Swingline
Lender, as the case may be; (b) each partial prepayment of any Borrowing of Term
Loans or Revolving Credit Loans shall be in a multiple of the Dollar Equivalent
of $100,000 or C$100,000 and in an aggregate principal amount of the Dollar
Equivalent of at least $1,000,000 or C$1,000,000 and each partial prepayment of
Swingline Loans shall be in a multiple of the Dollar Equivalent of $100,000 and
in an aggregate principal amount of at least the Dollar Equivalent of $100,000,
provided that no partial prepayment of Eurodollar Term Loans or Eurodollar
Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to a single Borrowing shall reduce the
outstanding Eurodollar Term Loans or Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loans made
pursuant to such Borrowing to an amount less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount
for Eurodollar Term Loans or Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loans; (c) any
prepayment of Eurodollar Term Loans or Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loans
pursuant to this Section 5.1 on any day other than the last day of an Interest
Period applicable thereto shall be subject to compliance by the Borrower or the
Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, with the applicable provisions of Section
2.11 and (d) BA Loans may not be repaid on any day other than the last day of an
Interest Period applicable thereto except as may be otherwise provided in this
Agreement. Each prepayment in respect of any tranche of Term Loans pursuant to
this Section 5.1 shall be (a) applied to Term Loans in such manner as the
Borrower may determine and (b) applied to reduce Repayment Amounts in such order
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and on behalf of the Canadian Borrower) in connection with any prepayment
pursuant to this Section 5.1, such prepayment shall not be applied to any Term
Loan or Revolving Credit Loan of a Defaulting Lender.

 

5.2. Mandatory Prepayments. (a) Term Loan Prepayments. (i) On each occasion that
a Prepayment Event occurs, the Borrower shall, within one Business Day after the
occurrence of a Debt Incurrence Prepayment Event and within five Business Days
after the occurrence of any other Prepayment Event, prepay, in accordance with
paragraph (c) below, the principal amount of Term Loans in an amount equal to
100% of the Net Cash Proceeds from such Prepayment Event, provided that, at the
option of the Borrower, the Net Cash Proceeds from any transaction permitted by
Section 10.4(e) (including pursuant to any securitization) may be applied to
repay Revolving Credit Loans, which repayment shall automatically result in the
reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Lender by an amount equal
to the amount of the Revolving Credit Loans prepaid to such Lender.

 

(ii) Not later than the date that is ninety days after the last day of any
fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2004), the
Borrower shall prepay, in accordance with paragraph (c) below, the principal of
Term Loans in an amount equal to (x) 50% of Excess Cash Flow for such fiscal
year (provided such percentage shall be reduced to 25% if the Consolidated Total
Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio as of the end of such fiscal year is less than
4.00 to 1.00), minus (y) the amount of any such Excess Cash Flow that the
Borrower has, after the end of such fiscal year and prior to such date,
reinvested in the business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (subject
to Section 9.14) and minus (z) the principal amount of Term Loans voluntarily
prepaid pursuant to Section 5.1 during such fiscal year.

 

(b) Repayment of Revolving Credit Loans.

 

(i) Aggregate US Revolving Credit Outstandings. If on any date the aggregate
amount of the Lenders’ US Revolving Credit Exposures (all the foregoing,
collectively, the “Aggregate US Revolving Credit Outstandings”) exceeds 100% of
the US Total Revolving Credit Commitment as then in effect, the Borrower shall
forthwith repay on such date the principal amount of Swingline Loans and, after
all Swingline Loans have been paid in full, Revolving Credit Loans in an amount
equal to such excess. If, after giving effect to the prepayment of all
outstanding Swingline Loans and Revolving Credit Loans, the Aggregate US
Revolving Credit Outstandings exceed the US Total Revolving Credit Commitment
then in effect, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent an amount in
cash equal to such excess and the Administrative Agent shall hold such payment
for the benefit of the Lenders as security for the obligations of the Borrower
hereunder (including obligations in respect of Letter of Credit Outstandings)
pursuant to a cash collateral agreement to be entered into in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which shall permit certain investments
in Permitted Investments satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, until the
proceeds are applied to the secured obligations).

 

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(ii) Aggregate Canadian Revolving Credit Outstandings. If on any date the
aggregate amount of the Canadian Lenders’ Canadian Revolving Credit Exposures
(all the foregoing, collectively, the “Aggregate Canadian Revolving Credit
Outstandings”) exceeds 103% of the Canadian Total Revolving Credit Commitment as
then in effect, each of the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower, as the case may
be, shall forthwith repay on such date Canadian Revolving Credit Loans owing by
each of them, respectively, in an aggregate amount equal to such excess. If,
after giving effect to the prepayment of all outstanding Canadian Revolving
Credit Loans (other than BA Loans), the Aggregate Canadian Revolving Credit
Outstandings exceed the Canadian Total Revolving Credit Commitment then in
effect, the Borrower and/or the Canadian Borrower as the case may be, shall pay
to the Canadian Administrative Agent an amount in cash equal to such excess and
the Canadian Administrative Agent shall hold such payment for the benefit of the
applicable Lenders as security for the obligations of the Borrower and the
Canadian Borrower hereunder (including obligations in respect of Canadian Letter
of Credit Outstandings and BA Loans) pursuant to a cash collateral agreement to
be entered into in form and substance satisfactory to the Canadian
Administrative Agent (which shall permit certain investments in Permitted
Investments satisfactory to the Canadian Administrative Agent, until the
proceeds are applied to the secured obligations).

 

(c) Application to Repayment Amounts. Each prepayment of Term Loans required by
Section 5.2(a) shall be applied to reduce Repayment Amounts in such order as the
Borrower may determine up to an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the
applicable Repayment Amounts required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.5(b) during the two year period immediately following the date of the
prepayment (such amount being, the “Amortization Amount”), provided that to the
extent that the amount of the prepayment exceeds the Amortization Amount, such
excess shall be applied ratably to reduce the then remaining Repayment Amounts.
With respect to each such prepayment, (i) the Borrower will, not later than the
date specified in Section 5.2(a) for offering to make such prepayment, give the
Administrative Agent telephonic notice (promptly confirmed in writing)
requesting that the Administrative Agent provide notice of such prepayment to
each Term Loan Lender, (ii) each Term Loan Lender will have the right to refuse
any such prepayment by giving written notice of such refusal to the Borrower
within fifteen Business Days after such Lender’s receipt of notice from the
Administrative Agent of such prepayment (and the Borrower shall not prepay any
such Term Loans until the date that is specified in the immediately following
clause), (iii) the Borrower will make all such prepayments not so refused upon
the earlier of (x) such fifteenth Business Day and (y) such time as the Borrower
has received notice from each Lender that it consents to or refuses such
prepayment and (iv) any prepayment so refused may be retained by the Borrower,
provided that any prepayment so refused that relates to Net Cash Proceeds from a
Debt Incurrence Prepayment Event in respect of the issuance of Permitted
Additional Subordinated Notes shall be allocated to the then outstanding Term
Loans and shall be applied as set forth above in this paragraph (c).

 

(d) Application to Term Loans. With respect to each prepayment of Term Loans
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that are to be prepaid and the specific Borrowing(s) pursuant to which made,
provided that (i) Eurodollar Term Loans may be designated for prepayment
pursuant to this Section 5.2 only on the last day of an Interest Period
applicable thereto unless all Eurodollar Term Loans with Interest Periods ending
on such date of required prepayment and all ABR Loans have been paid in full;
and (ii) Eurodollar Term Loans made pursuant to a single Borrowing shall reduce
the outstanding Term Loans made pursuant to such Borrowing to an amount less
than the Minimum Borrowing Amount for Eurodollar Loans such Borrowing shall
immediately be converted into ABR Loans . In the absence of a designation by the
Borrower as described in the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall,
subject to the above, make such designation in its reasonable discretion with a
view, but no obligation, to minimize breakage costs owing under Section 2.11.

 

(e) Application to Revolving Credit Loans. With respect to each prepayment of
Revolving Credit Loans elected by the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.2(a) or
required by Section 5.2(b), the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of the
Canadian Borrower) may designate (i) the Types of Loans that are to be prepaid
and the specific Borrowing(s) pursuant to which made and (ii) the US Revolving
Credit Loans or Canadian Revolving Credit Loans to be prepaid, provided that (w)
Eurodollar Revolving Credit Loans may be designated for prepayment pursuant to
this Section 5.2 only on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto
unless all Eurodollar Loans with Interest Periods ending on such date of
required prepayment and all ABR Loans have been paid in full; (x) if any
prepayment by the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower of Eurodollar Revolving
Credit Loans made pursuant to a single Borrowing shall reduce the outstanding
Dollar Equivalent of the Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to such Borrowing
to an amount less than the Minimum Borrowing Amount for Eurodollar Revolving
Credit Loans, as the case may be, such Borrowing shall immediately be converted
into Cdn ABR Loans or ABR Loans, as applicable; (y) each prepayment of any Loans
made pursuant to a Borrowing shall be applied pro rata among such Loans; and (z)
notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding clause (y), no prepayment made
pursuant to Section 5.2(a) or Section 5.2(b) of Revolving Credit Loans shall be
applied to the Revolving Credit Loans of any Defaulting Lender. In the absence
of a designation by the Borrower as described in the preceding sentence, the
Administrative Agent shall, subject to the above, make such designation in its
reasonable discretion with a view, but no obligation, to minimize breakage costs
owing under Section 2.11.

 

(f) BA and Eurodollar Interest Periods. In lieu of making any payment pursuant
to this Section 5.2 in respect of any BA Loan or Eurodollar Loan other than on
the last day of the Interest Period therefor so long as no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower or the Canadian
Borrower, as the case may be, at its option may deposit with the Administrative
Agent an amount equal to the amount of the BA Loan or Eurodollar Loan to be
prepaid and such BA Loan or Eurodollar Loan, as the case may be, shall be repaid
on the last day of the Interest Period therefor in the required amount. Such
deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent in a corporate time deposit
account established on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, earning interest at the then-customary rate for accounts of such type.
Such deposit shall constitute cash collateral for the Obligations, provided that
the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, may at any time
direct that such deposit be applied to make the applicable payment required
pursuant to this Section 5.2.

 

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(g) Minimum Amount. No prepayment shall be required pursuant to Section
5.2(a)(i) unless and until the amount at any time of Net Cash Proceeds from
Prepayment Events required to be applied at or prior to such time pursuant to
such Section and not yet applied at or prior to such time to prepay Term Loans
pursuant to such Section exceeds the Dollar Equivalent of $15,000,000 in the
aggregate for all such Prepayment Events.

 

(h) Foreign Asset Sales. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section
5.2, (i) to the extent that any of or all the Net Cash Proceeds of any asset
sale by a Restricted Foreign Subsidiary giving rise to an Asset Sale Prepayment
Event (a “Foreign Asset Sale”) or Excess Cash Flow are prohibited or delayed by
applicable local law from being repatriated to the United States, the portion of
such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so affected will not be required to
be applied to repay Term Loans at the times provided in this Section 5.2 but may
be retained by the applicable Restricted Foreign Subsidiary so long, but only so
long, as the applicable local law will not permit repatriation to the United
States (the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower hereby agreeing to cause the
applicable Restricted Foreign Subsidiary to promptly take all actions required
by the applicable local law to permit such repatriation), and once such
repatriation of any of such affected Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow is
permitted under the applicable local law, such repatriation will be immediately
effected and such repatriated Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow will be
promptly (and in any event not later than two Business Days after such
repatriation) applied (net of additional taxes payable or reserved against as a
result thereof) to the repayment of the Term Loans pursuant to this Section 5.2
and (ii) to the extent that the Borrower (on its own behalf and on behalf of the
Canadian Borrower) has determined in good faith that repatriation of any of or
all the Net Cash Proceeds of any Foreign Asset Sale or Excess Cash Flow would
have a material adverse tax cost consequence with respect to such Net Cash
Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, the Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow so
affected may be retained by the applicable Restricted Foreign Subsidiary,
provided that, in the case of this clause (ii), on or before the date on which
any Net Cash Proceeds so retained would otherwise have been required to be
applied to reinvestments or prepayments pursuant to Section 5.2(a) (or such
Excess Cash Flow would have been so required if it were Net Cash Proceeds), (x)
the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, applies an amount
equal to such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow to such reinvestments or
prepayments as if such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow had been received
by the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, rather than such
Restricted Foreign Subsidiary, less the amount of additional taxes that would
have been payable or reserved against if such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash
Flow had been repatriated (or, if less, the Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash
Flow that would be calculated if received by such Foreign Subsidiary) or (y)
such Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow are applied to the repayment of
Indebtedness of a Restricted Foreign Subsidiary.

 

5.3. Method and Place of Payment. (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided
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Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, without set-off, counterclaim or deduction of
any kind, to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders
entitled thereto, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Canadian Letter of Credit
Issuer or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, not later than 12:00 Noon
(New York time) on the date when due and shall be made (i) in the case of
amounts payable in Dollars, in immediately available funds at the Administrative
Agent’s Office and (ii) in the case of amounts payable in a Canadian Dollars, in
immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office or at such
other office as the Administrative Agent shall specify for such purpose by
notice to the Borrower, it being understood that written or facsimile notice by
the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, to the Administrative
Agent to make a payment from the funds in the Borrower’s or the Canadian
Borrower’s, as the case may be, account at the Administrative Agent’s Office
shall constitute the making of such payment to the extent of such funds held in
such account. All payments under each Credit Document (whether of principal,
interest or otherwise) shall be made (i) in the case of the principal of and
interest on each Loan, in the currency in which such Loan is denominated, (ii)
in the case of reimbursement obligations in respect of Letters of Credit, in the
currency in which such Letter of Credit is denominated or (iii) in the case of
any indemnification or expense reimbursement payment, in Dollars, except as
otherwise expressly provided herein. The Administrative Agent will thereafter
cause to be distributed on the same day (if payment was actually received by the
Administrative Agent prior to 2:00 p.m. (New York time) on such day) like funds
relating to the payment of principal or interest or Fees ratably to the Lenders
entitled thereto.

 

(b) Any payments under this Agreement that are made later than 2:00 p.m. (New
York time) shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business
Day. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a
day that is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to the
next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal,
interest shall be payable during such extension at the applicable rate in effect
immediately prior to such extension.

 

5.4. Net Payments. (a) Subject to the following sentence, all payments made by
or on behalf of the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower under this Agreement or
any other Credit Document shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction
or withholding for or on account of, any current or future income, stamp or
other taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings,
now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any
Governmental Authority, excluding (i) net income taxes and franchise taxes
(imposed in lieu of net income taxes) and capital taxes imposed on the
Administrative Agent, the Canadian Administrative Agent or any Lender and (ii)
any taxes imposed on the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Administrative Agent
or any Lender as a result of a current or former connection between the
Administrative Agent, the Canadian Administrative Agent or such Lender and the
jurisdiction of the Governmental Authority imposing such tax or any political
subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein (other than any such
connection arising solely from the Administrative Agent, the Canadian
Administrative Agent or such Lender having executed, delivered or performed its
obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement). If any
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imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions or withholdings (“Non-Excluded
Taxes”) are required to be withheld from any amounts payable under this
Agreement, the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as applicable, shall increase
the amounts payable to the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Administrative
Agent or such Lender to the extent necessary to yield to the Administrative
Agent, the Canadian Administrative Agent or such Lender (after payment of all
Non-Excluded Taxes) interest or any such other amounts payable hereunder at the
rates or in the amounts specified in this Agreement; provided, however, that the
Borrower shall not be required to increase any such amounts payable to any
Lender that is not organized under the laws of the United States of America or a
state thereof (a “Non-U.S. Lender”) if such Lender fails to comply with the
requirements of paragraph (b) of this Section 5.4. Whenever any Non-Excluded
Taxes are payable by the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be,
as promptly as possible thereafter such Borrower or Canadian Borrower shall send
to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent for its own
account or for the account of such Lender, as the case may be, a certified copy
of an original official receipt (or other evidence acceptable to such Lender,
acting reasonably) received by such Borrower or Canadian Borrower showing
payment thereof. If the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be,
fails to pay any Non-Excluded Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority
or fails to remit to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative
Agent the required receipts or other required documentary evidence, such
Borrower or Canadian Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the
Canadian Administrative Agent and the Lenders for any incremental taxes,
interest, costs or penalties that may become payable by the Administrative
Agent, the Canadian Administrative Agent or any Lender as a result of any such
failure. The agreements in this Section 5.4(a) shall survive the termination of
this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable
hereunder.

 

(b) Each Non-U.S. Lender (other than a Canadian Lender making Loans only to the
Canadian Borrower) shall:

 

(i) deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two copies of either
(x) in the case of Non-U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S. Federal
withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to
payments of “portfolio interest”, United States Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8BEN (together with a certificate representing that such Non-U.S. Lender is
not a bank for purposes of Section 881(c) of the Code, is not a 10-percent
shareholder (within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code) of the
Borrower and is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower
(within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the Code)), or (y) Internal Revenue
Service Form W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI, in each case properly completed and duly
executed by such Non-U.S. Lender claiming complete exemption from, or reduced
rate of, U.S. Federal withholding tax on payments by the Borrower under this
Agreement;

 

(ii) deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent two further copies of
any such form or certification (or any applicable successor form) on or before
the date that any such form or certification expires or becomes obsolete and
after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form
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(iii) obtain such extensions of time for filing and complete such forms or
certifications as may reasonably be requested by the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent;

 

unless in any such case any change in treaty, law or regulation has occurred
prior to the date on which any such delivery would otherwise be required that
renders any such form inapplicable or would prevent such Lender from duly
completing and delivering any such form with respect to it and such Lender so
advises the Borrower and the Administrative Agent. Each Person that shall become
a Participant pursuant to Section 14.6 or a Lender pursuant to Section 14.6
shall, upon the effectiveness of the related transfer, be required to provide
all the forms and statements required pursuant to this Section 5.4(b), provided
that in the case of a Participant such Participant shall furnish all such
required forms and statements to the Lender from which the related participation
shall have been purchased.

 

(c) The Borrower shall not be required to indemnify any Non-U.S. Lender, or to
pay any additional amounts to any Non-U.S. Lender, in respect of U.S. Federal
withholding tax pursuant to paragraph (a) above to the extent that (i) the
obligation to withhold amounts with respect to U.S. Federal withholding tax
existed on the date such Non-U.S. Lender became a party to this Agreement (or,
in the case of a Participant that is not organized under the laws of the United
States of America or a state thereof (a “Non-U.S. Participant”), on the date
such Non-U.S. Participant became a Participant hereunder); provided, however,
that this clause (i) shall not apply to the extent that (x) the indemnity
payments or additional amounts any Lender (or Participant) would be entitled to
receive (without regard to this clause (i)) do not exceed the indemnity payment
or additional amounts that the person making the assignment, participation or
transfer to such Lender (or Participant) would have been entitled to receive in
the absence of such assignment, participation or transfer, or (y) such
assignment, participation or transfer had been requested by the Borrower or the
Canadian Borrower, (ii) the obligation to pay such additional amounts would not
have arisen but for a failure by such Non-U.S. Lender or Non-U.S. Participant to
comply with the provisions of paragraph (b) above or (iii) any of the
representations or certifications made by a Non-U.S. Lender or Non-U.S.
Participant pursuant to paragraph (b) above are incorrect at the time a payment
hereunder is made, other than by reason of any change in treaty, law or
regulation having effect after the date such representations or certifications
were made. The Canadian Borrower shall not be required to indemnify or pay
additional amounts to a Lender or Administrative Agent in respect of Canadian
withholding tax pursuant to paragraph (a) above to the extent that such
Non-Excluded Taxes result from a failure by the Lender or Administrative Agent
to comply with any certification, identification, information, documentation or
other reporting requirement (collectively referred to in this Section 5.4(c) as
a “Reporting Requirement”) if (i) compliance is required by law, regulation,
administrative practice or any applicable tax treaty as a precondition to
exemption from or a reduction in the rate of deduction or withholding of
Non-Excluded Taxes, and (ii) the Canadian Borrower has first made written
request to the Lender or the Canadian Administrative Agent, as applicable, that
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with the particular Reporting Requirement (identified specifically in such
request) and the Lender or Administrative Agent, as applicable, has not complied
with such Reporting Requirement within 30 Business Days of such written request;
provided, however that the Canadian Borrower shall not be relieved of its
obligation to indemnify or pay additional amounts to a Lender or Administrative
Agent (x) in respect of certain payments where the obligation to indemnify or
pay additional amounts in respect of those payments arose prior to Canadian
Borrower’s written request to the Lender or Canadian Administrative Agent, as
applicable, respecting such Reporting Requirement, (y) if, by reason of any
change in any law, regulation, administrative practice or applicable tax treaty
occurring after the date hereof, the Lender or Administrative Agent, as
applicable, is unable to duly comply with such Reporting Requirement, or (z) to
the extent that the additional payment or indemnity compensates the Lender or
Administrative Agent for an amount to which the Lender or Administrative Agent
would have been entitled to receive under paragraph (a) had the Lender or
Administrative Agent, as applicable complied with the Reporting Requirement.

 

(d) If the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower determines in good faith that a
reasonable basis exists for contesting any taxes for which indemnification has
been demanded hereunder, the relevant Lender, the Canadian Administrative Agent
or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall cooperate with such Borrower
or Canadian Borrower in challenging such taxes at Borrower’s or Canadian
Borrower’s expense if so requested by Borrower or Canadian Borrower. If any
Lender, the Canadian Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent, as
applicable, receives a refund of a tax for which a payment has been made by the
Borrower or the Canadian Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, which refund in
the good faith judgment of such Lender, the Canadian Administrative Agent or
Administrative Agent, as the case may be, is attributable to such payment made
by such Borrower or Canadian Borrower, then the Lender, the Canadian
Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, shall
reimburse Borrower or Canadian Borrower for such amount (together with any
interest received thereon) as the Lender, the Canadian Administrative Agent or
Administrative Agent, as the case may be, determines to be the proportion of the
refund as will leave it, after such reimbursement, in no better or worse
position than it would have been in if the payment had not been required. A
Lender, the Canadian Administrative Agent or Administrative Agent shall claim
any refund that it determines is available to it, unless it concludes in its
reasonable discretion that it would be adversely affected by making such a
claim. Neither the Lender, the Canadian Administrative Agent nor the
Administrative Agent shall be obliged to disclose any information regarding its
tax affairs or computations to the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower in
connection with this paragraph (d) or any other provision of this Section 5.4.

 

(e) Each Lender represents and agrees that, on the date hereof and at all times
during the term of this Agreement, it is not and will not be a conduit entity
participating in a conduit financing arrangement (as defined in Section 7701(1)
of the Code and the regulations thereunder) with respect to the Borrowings
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(f) Notwithstanding Section 5.4(a), the Canadian Borrower shall not be required
to indemnify or pay any additional amounts in respect of Canadian withholding
tax imposed under Part XIII of the Tax Act applicable to any amount payable with
respect to Canadian Revolving Credit Loans or Canadian Letters of Credit
pursuant to Section 5.4(a) above to any Lender that is not a Canadian Resident
for the purposes of the Tax Act, except if any such Loans were assigned,
participated or transferred to such Lender at the request of the Borrower or the
Canadian Borrower or were assigned, participated or transferred to such Lender
following the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default
pursuant to Section 11.1 or 11.5.

 

5.5. Computations of Interest and Fees. (a) Interest on Eurodollar Loans and,
except as provided in the next succeeding sentence, ABR Loans shall be
calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed. Interest
on (i) Canadian Prime Loans and (ii) ABR Loans in respect of which the rate of
interest is calculated on the basis of the Prime Rate and interest on overdue
interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the case may
be) day year for the actual days elapsed.

 

(b) Fees and Letter of Credit Outstanding shall be calculated on the basis of a
365- (or 366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed.

 

5.6. Limit on Rate of Interest.

 

(a) No Payment shall exceed Lawful Rate. Notwithstanding any other term of this
Agreement, neither the Borrower nor the Canadian Borrower shall be obliged to
pay any interest or other amounts under or in connection with this Agreement in
excess of the amount or rate permitted under or consistent with any applicable
law, rule or regulation. In particular, the Canadian Borrower shall not be
obliged to pay any interest or other amounts which would result in the receipt
by any Lender of interest on credit advanced at a rate in excess of the rate
permitted under the Criminal Code (Canada). For purposes of this Section 5.6,
“interest” and “credit advanced” have the meanings ascribed in the Criminal Code
(Canada) and the “effective annual rate of interest” shall be calculated in
accordance with generally accepted actuarial principles and practices.

 

(b) Payment at Highest Lawful Rate. If either the Borrower or the Canadian
Borrower is not obliged to make a payment which it would otherwise be required
to make, as a result of Section 5.6(a), the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower,
as applicable, shall make such payment to the maximum extent permitted by or
consistent with applicable laws, rules and regulations.

 

(c) Adjustment if any Payment exceeds Lawful Rate. If any provision of this
Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents would obligate the Borrower or
the Canadian Borrower to make any payment of interest or other amount payable to
any Lender in an amount or calculated at a rate which would be prohibited by any
applicable law, rule or regulation, or in the case of the Canadian Borrower,
would result in a receipt by that Lender of interest at a criminal rate (as such
terms are construed under the Criminal Code (Canada)), then notwithstanding such
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rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect to the
maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not be so
prohibited by law (in the case of the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower) or so
result in a receipt by that Lender of interest at a criminal rate (in the case
of the Canadian Borrower), such adjustment to be effected, to the extent
necessary, as follows:

 

(i) firstly, by reducing the amount or rate of interest required to be paid by
the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower to the affected Lender under Section 2.8;
and

 

(ii) thereafter, by reducing any fees, commissions, premiums and other amounts
required to be paid by the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower to the affected
Lender where, in the case of the Canadian Borrower, such amounts would
constitute interest for purposes of Section 347 of the Criminal Code (Canada).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, and after giving effect to all adjustments
contemplated thereby, if any Lender shall have received from the Borrower or the
Canadian Borrower an amount in excess of the maximum permitted by any applicable
law, rule or regulation or in the case of the Canadian Borrower, an amount in
excess of the maximum permitted under the Criminal Code (Canada), then the
Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as applicable, shall be entitled, by notice
in writing to the Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent, as
applicable, to obtain reimbursement from that Lender in an amount equal to such
excess, and pending such reimbursement, such amount shall be deemed to be an
amount payable by that Lender to the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as
applicable. Any amount or rate of interest referred to in this Section 5.6(c)
shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted actuarial practices
and principles as an effective annual rate of interest over the term that any
Loan remains outstanding on the assumption, with respect to Canadian Borrowings,
that any charges, fees or expenses that fall within the meaning of “interest”
(as defined in the Criminal Code (Canada)) shall, if the relate to a specific
period of time, be pro-rated over that period of time and otherwise be pro-rated
over the period from the Closing Date to the Maturity Date.

 

SECTION 6. Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing

 

The initial Borrowing under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the
following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed between the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent pursuant to that certain post-closing letter dated
as of the date hereof:

 

6.1. Credit Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received:

 

(a) this Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each
of the Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and each Lender;

 

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(b) the Guarantee, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each
Guarantor;

 

(c) the Pledge Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of
each pledgor party thereto;

 

(d) the Security Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer
of each grantor party thereto;

 

(e) a Mortgage in respect of each Mortgaged Property to be Mortgaged on the
Closing Date, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of each
mortgagor party thereto;

 

(f) the Canadian Guarantee, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer
of each guarantor party thereto;

 

(g) the Canadian Pledge Agreements, executed and delivered by a duly authorized
officer of each pledgor party thereto; and

 

(h) the Canadian Security Agreement, and Canadian Hypothecs executed and
delivered by a duly authorized officer of each grantor party thereto.

 

6.2. Collateral. (a) All outstanding equity interests in whatever form of the
Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary owned by or on behalf of any Credit
Party (other than a Restricted Foreign Subsidiary) shall have been pledged
pursuant to the Pledge Agreement (except that the Borrower and its Restricted
Subsidiaries shall not be required to pledge more than 65% of the outstanding
voting equity interests of any Restricted Foreign Subsidiary) and the
Administrative Agent shall have received all certificates representing
securities pledged under the Pledge Agreement, accompanied by instruments of
transfer and undated stock powers endorsed in blank.

 

(b) All outstanding equity interest in whatever form of each pledgor under the
Canadian Pledge Agreements shall have been pledged pursuant to the Canadian
Pledge Agreements and the Administrative Agent shall have received all
certificates representing securities pledged under the Canadian Pledge
Agreements, accompanied by instruments of transfer and undated stock powers
endorsed in blank.

 

(c) All Indebtedness of Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary that is owing
to any Credit Party to the Pledge Agreement shall be evidenced by one or more
global promissory notes and shall have been pledged pursuant to the Pledge
Agreement, and the Administrative Agent shall have received all such promissory
notes, together with instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in
blank.

 

(d) All documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code or other
applicable personal property security financing statements, required by law or
reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or
recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by the Security Agreement
and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required
by, the Security Agreement shall have been filed, registered or recorded or
delivered to the Administrative Agent for filing, registration or recording.

 

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(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received, in respect of each Mortgaged
Property owned by the Borrower or a US Subsidiary Guarantor, a policy or
policies of title insurance issued by a nationally recognized title insurance
company insuring the Lien of each Mortgage as a valid first Lien on the
Mortgaged Property described therein, free of any other Liens except as
expressly permitted by Section 10.2, together with such endorsements,
coinsurance and reinsurance as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

 

6.3. Legal Opinions. The Administrative Agent shall have received the executed
legal opinions of (a) Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, special New York counsel
to the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit I-1, (b) Osler, Hoskin &
Harcourt LLP, Canadian legal counsel to the Borrowers, substantially in the form
of Exhibit I-2, (c) Kenneth L. Walker, General Counsel to the Borrower and (d)
local counsel to the Borrower in certain jurisdictions as may be agreed upon by
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit
I-3. The Borrower, the Canadian Borrower, the other Credit Parties and the
Administrative Agent hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such legal
opinions.

 

6.4. No Default. After giving effect to the Borrowings on the Closing Date and
the other transactions contemplated hereby, no Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing.

 

6.5. Subordinated Notes; Senior Unsecured Term Loan. (a) The Borrower shall have
received gross proceeds of not less than $390,000,000 from the issuance of
Subordinated Notes under the Subordinated Note Indenture in a public offering or
in a Rule 144A or other private placement. The terms and conditions of the
Subordinated Notes (including, but not limited to, subordination, maturity,
covenants, events of default, remedies, redemption and prepayment events) shall
be reasonably satisfactory to the Agents.

 

(b) The Borrower shall have received gross proceeds of not less than
$100,000,000 in Senior Unsecured Term Loans. The terms and conditions of the
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Agreement shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
Agents.

 

6.6. Equity Proceeds. The Equity Proceeds shall have been irrevocably committed
to the payment of a portion of the Recapitalization.

 

6.7. Closing Certificates. The Administrative Agent shall have received a
certificate of each Credit Party, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the
form of Exhibit J, with appropriate insertions, executed by the President or any
Vice President and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of such Credit
Party, and attaching the documents referred to in Sections 6.8 and 6.9.

 

6.8. Corporate Proceedings of Each Credit Party. The Administrative Agent shall
have received a copy of the resolutions, in form and substance satisfactory to

 

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the Administrative Agent, of the Board of Directors of each Credit Party (or a
duly authorized committee thereof) authorizing (a) the execution, delivery and
performance of the Credit Documents (and any agreements relating thereto) to
which it is a party and (b) in the case of the Borrower and the Canadian
Borrower, the extensions of credit contemplated hereunder.

 

6.9. Corporate Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received true and
complete copies of the certificate of incorporation and by-laws (or equivalent
organizational documents) of each Credit Party.

 

6.10. Fees. (a) The Lenders shall have received the fees in the amounts
previously agreed in writing by the Agents and such Lenders to be received on
the Closing Date and all expenses (including the reasonable fees, disbursements
and other charges of counsel) for which invoices have been presented on or prior
to the Closing Date shall have been paid.

 

6.11. Representations and Warranties. On the Closing Date, the representations
and warranties made by each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower
in Section 8, as they relate to the Credit Parties at such time, shall be true
and correct in all material respects.

 

6.12. Related Agreements. Administrative Agent shall have received a fully
executed or conformed copy of the Merger Agreement which shall be in full force
and effect and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agents.

 

6.13. Solvency Certificate. On the Closing Date, Administrative Agent shall have
received a certificate from the chief financial officer of the Borrower in form,
scope and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, with appropriate
attachments and demonstrating that after giving effect to the consummation of
the Recapitalization, the Borrower taken as a whole with its Subsidiaries are
Solvent.

 

6.14. Governmental Authorizations and Consents. Each Credit Party shall have
obtained all approval and authorizations of Governmental Authorities and all
consents of other Persons, in each case that are necessary in connection with
the Recapitalization and the transactions contemplated by the Credit Documents
and each of the foregoing shall be in full force and effect. All applicable
waiting periods shall have expired without any action being taken or threatened
by any competent authority which would restrain, prevent or otherwise impose
adverse conditions on the transactions contemplated by the Recapitalization and
the Credit Documents and no action, request for stay, petition for review or
rehearing, reconsideration, or appeal with respect to any of the foregoing shall
be pending, and the time for any applicable agency to take action to set aside
its consent on its own motion shall have expired.

 

6.15. Financial Statements. Lenders shall have received from Holdings (i) the
Historical Financial Statements and (ii) pro forma consolidated and
consolidating balance sheets of Parent and its Subsidiaries as at the Closing
Date, and reflecting the consummation of the Recapitalization, the related
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contemplated by the Credit Documents to occur on or prior to the Closing Date,
which pro forma financial statements shall be in form and substance satisfactory
to Administrative Agent and shall demonstrate that the Consolidated Total Debt
to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio for the latest twelve month period ending February
29, 2004, after giving effect to the Recapitalization, shall not be greater than
6.54:1.00.

 

6.16. Recapitalization. Concurrently with the initial Credit Event made
hereunder, the Recapitalization shall have been consummated on terms and
conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Agents and all commitments to lend
under each of the Existing Credit Agreement and Existing Canadian Credit
Agreement shall have been terminated and all liens in respect of amounts due
under each of the Existing Credit Agreement and Existing Canadian Credit
Agreement shall have been released or arrangements for such release satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent shall have been made.

 

SECTION 7. Conditions Precedent to All Credit Events

 

The agreement of each Lender to make any Loan requested to be made by it on any
date (excluding Mandatory Borrowings) and the obligation of the Letter of Credit
Issuer to issue Letters of Credit on any date is subject to the satisfaction of
the following conditions precedent:

 

7.1. No Default; Representations and Warranties. At the time of each Credit
Event and also after giving effect thereto (a) no Default or Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing and (b) all representations and warranties
made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit Documents shall
be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though such
representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of such
Credit Event (except where such representations and warranties expressly relate
to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have
been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).

 

7.2. Notice of Borrowing; Letter of Credit Request. (a) Prior to the making of
each Term Loan, each Revolving Credit Loan (other than any Revolving Credit Loan
made pursuant to Section 3.4(a)) and each Swingline Loan, the Administrative
Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing (whether in writing or by
telephone) meeting the requirements of Section 2.3.

 

(b) Prior to the issuance of each Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent and
the Letter of Credit Issuer shall have received a Letter of Credit Request
meeting the requirements of Section 3.2(a).

 

The acceptance of the benefits of each Credit Event shall constitute a
representation and warranty by each Credit Party to each of the Lenders that all
the applicable conditions specified above exist as of that time.

 

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SECTION 8. Representations, Warranties and Agreements

 

In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement, to make the Loans
and issue or participate in Letters of Credit as provided for herein, Holdings,
the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower make the following representations and
warranties to, and agreements with, the Lenders, all of which shall survive the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans and the
issuance of the Letters of Credit:

 

8.1. Corporate Status. Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and each
Material Subsidiary (a) is a duly organized and validly existing corporation or
other entity in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization and has the corporate or other organizational power and authority
to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which it is
engaged and (b) has duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in
good standing in all jurisdictions where it is required to be so qualified,
except where the failure to be so qualified could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

8.2. Corporate Power and Authority. Each Credit Party has the corporate or other
organizational power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms
and provisions of the Credit Documents to which it is a party and has taken all
necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance of the Credit Documents to which it is a party. Each
Credit Party has duly executed and delivered each Credit Document to which it is
a party and each such Credit Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of such Credit Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, except
as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general
principles of equity.

 

8.3. No Violation. Neither the execution, delivery or performance by any Credit
Party of the Credit Documents to which it is a party nor compliance with the
terms and provisions thereof nor the consummation of the Recapitalization and
the other transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will (a) contravene any
applicable provision of any material law, statute, rule, regulation, order,
writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, (b)
result in any breach of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions
of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of
(or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any of the property or
assets of any of Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any of the
Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Liens created under the Credit Documents)
pursuant to, the terms of any material indenture (including the Subordinated
Note Indenture), loan agreement, lease agreement, mortgage, deed of trust,
agreement or other material instrument to which Holdings, the Borrower, the
Canadian Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by which
it or any of its property or assets is bound or (c) violate any provision of the
certificate of incorporation, By-Laws or other constitutional documents of
Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries.

 

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8.4. Litigation. There are no actions, suits or proceedings (including
Environmental Claims) pending or, to the knowledge of Holdings, the Borrower or
the Canadian Borrower, threatened with respect to Holdings, the Borrower, the
Canadian Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

8.5. Margin Regulations. Neither the making of any Loan hereunder nor the use of
the proceeds thereof will violate the provisions of Regulation T, U or X of the
Board.

 

8.6. Governmental Approvals. No order, consent, approval, license,
authorization, or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or
exemption by, any Governmental Authority is required to authorize or is required
in connection with (a) the execution, delivery and performance of any Credit
Document or (b) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any
Credit Document, except any of the foregoing the failure to obtain or make could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

8.7. Investment Company Act. Neither Holdings nor the Borrower is an “investment
company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

8.8. True and Complete Disclosure. (a) None of the factual information and data
(taken as a whole) heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by any of Holdings,
the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower, any of the Subsidiaries or any of their
respective authorized representatives in writing to the Administrative Agent
and/or any Lender on or before the Closing Date (including (i) the Confidential
Information Memorandum and (ii) all information contained in the Credit
Documents) for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any
transaction contemplated herein contained any untrue statement or omitted to
state any material fact necessary to make such information and data (taken as a
whole) not misleading at such time in light of the circumstances under which
such information or data was furnished, it being understood and agreed that for
purposes of this Section 8.8(a), such factual information and data shall not
include projections and pro forma financial information.

 

(b) The projections and pro forma financial information contained in the
information and data referred to in paragraph (a) above were based on good faith
estimates and assumptions believed by such Persons to be reasonable at the time
made, it being recognized by the Lenders that such projections as to future
events are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period
or periods covered by any such projections may differ from the projected
results.

 

8.9. Financial Condition; Financial Statements. The (a) unaudited historical
consolidated financial information of the Parent as set forth in the
Confidential Information Memorandum, and (b) the Historical Financial
Statements, in each case present or will, when provided, present fairly in all
material respects the combined financial position of the Borrower at the
respective dates of said information, statements

 

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and results of operations for the respective periods covered thereby. The
financial statements referred to in clause (b) of this Section 8.9 have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied except to the extent
provided in the notes to said financial statements. There has been no Material
Adverse Change since November 30, 2003, other than solely as a result of changes
in general economic conditions.

 

8.10. Tax Returns and Payments. Each of Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian
Borrower and the Subsidiaries has filed all federal income tax returns and all
other material tax returns, domestic and foreign, required to be filed by it and
has paid all material taxes and assessments payable by it that have become due,
other than those not yet delinquent or contested in good faith. Each of
Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries have
paid, or have provided adequate reserves (in the good faith judgment of the
management of the Borrower) in accordance with GAAP for the payment of, all
material federal, state, provincial and foreign income taxes applicable for all
prior fiscal years and for the current fiscal year to the Closing Date.

 

8.11. Compliance with ERISA. (i) Each Plan is in compliance with ERISA, the Code
and any applicable Requirement of Law; no Reportable Event has occurred (or is
reasonably likely to occur) with respect to any Plan; no Plan is insolvent or in
reorganization (or is reasonably likely to be insolvent or in reorganization),
and no written notice of any such insolvency or reorganization has been given to
any of Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate; no Plan
(other than a multiemployer plan) has an accumulated or waived funding
deficiency (or is reasonably likely to have such a deficiency); none of
Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred (or
is reasonably likely expected to incur) any liability to or on account of a Plan
pursuant to Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201 or
4204 of ERISA or Section 4971 or 4975 of the Code or has been notified in
writing that it will incur any liability under any of the foregoing Sections
with respect to any Plan; no proceedings have been instituted (or are reasonably
likely to be instituted) to terminate or to reorganize any Plan or to appoint a
trustee to administer any Plan, and no written notice of any such proceedings
has been given to any of Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA
Affiliate; and no lien imposed under the Code or ERISA on the assets of any of
Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate exists (or is
reasonably likely to exist) nor has Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or
any ERISA Affiliate been notified in writing that such a lien will be imposed on
the assets of any of Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA
Affiliate on account of any Plan, except to the extent that a breach of any of
the representations, warranties or agreements in this Section 8.11(i) would not
result, individually or in the aggregate, in an amount of liability that would
be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or relates to any matter
disclosed in the financial statements of the Borrower contained in the
Confidential Information Memorandum. No Plan (other than a multiemployer plan)
has an Unfunded Current Liability that would, individually or when taken
together with any other liabilities referenced in this Section 8.11(i), be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. With respect to Plans that
are multiemployer plans (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), the
representations and warranties in this Section 8.11(i), other than any made with
respect to (a) liability under Section 4201 or 4204 of ERISA or (b) liability
for termination or reorganization of such Plans under ERISA, are made to the
best knowledge of the Borrower.

 

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(ii) the Canadian Pension Plans are duly registered under all applicable
provincial pension benefits legislation; all material obligations of each Credit
Party and its Subsidiaries (including fiduciary, funding, investment and
administration obligations) required to be performed in connection with the
Canadian Pension Plans, the Canadian Benefit Plans and the funding agreements
therefore have been performed in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations; there are no outstanding disputes concerning the assets held
pursuant to any such funding agreement; all contributions or premiums required
to be made by any Credit Party and any of its Subsidiaries to the Canadian
Pension Plans and the Canadian Benefit Plans have been made within the time
limits required by, and in accordance with, the terms of such plans and
applicable laws and regulations; all employee contributions to the Canadian
Pension Plans and the Canadian Benefit Plans required to be made by way of
authorized payroll deduction have been properly withheld and fully paid into
such plans within the time limits required by, and in accordance with, the terms
of such plans and applicable laws and regulations; all reports and disclosures
relating to the Canadian Pension Plans and Canadian Benefit Plans required by
any applicable laws or regulations have been filed or distributed in accordance
with applicable laws and regulations; no Credit Party has made any improper
withdrawals, or applications of, the assets of any of the Canadian Pension
Plans; other than as disclosed in Schedule 8.11(ii), there have been no partial
terminations of any Canadian Pension Plan with a defined benefit provision; no
amount is owing by any of the Canadian Pension Plans under the Tax Act; no
Credit Party has any knowledge, nor any grounds for believing, that any of the
Canadian Pension Plans is the subject of an investigation, any other proceeding,
an action or a claim other than a routine claim for benefits; except to the
extent that a breach of any of the foregoing representations, warranties or
agreements in this Section 8.11(ii) would not result, individually or in the
aggregate, in an amount of liability that would be reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect, or relates to any matter disclosed in the financial
statements of the Borrower contained in the Confidential Information Memorandum;
No Canadian Pension Plan has an Unfunded Current Liability that would,
individually or when taken together with any other liabilities referenced in
this Section 8.11(ii) be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

8.12. Subsidiaries. On the Closing Date, Holdings does not have any Subsidiaries
other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. Schedule 8.12 lists each
Subsidiary of the Borrower (and the direct and indirect ownership interest of
the Borrower therein), in each case existing on the Closing Date. To the
knowledge of the Borrower, after due enquiry, each Material Subsidiary as of the
Closing Date has been so designated on Schedule 8.12.

 

8.13. Patents, etc. Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and each of
the Restricted Subsidiaries have obtained all patents, trademarks, servicemarks,
trade names, copyrights, licenses and other rights, free from burdensome
restrictions, that are necessary for the operation of their respective
businesses as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, except where
the failure to obtain any such rights could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

 

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8.14. Environmental Laws. (a) Except as could not reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect: (i) each of Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian
Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Environmental
Laws in all jurisdictions in which Holdings, the Borrower and each of the
Subsidiaries are currently doing business (including having obtained all
material permits required under Environmental Laws); (ii) each of Holdings, the
Borrower and the Canadian Borrower will comply and cause each of the
Subsidiaries to comply with all such Environmental Laws (including all permits
required under Environmental Laws); and (iii) none of Holdings, the Borrower,
the Canadian Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries has become subject to any
Environmental Claim or any other liability under any Environmental Law.

 

(b) None of Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any of the
Subsidiaries has treated, stored, transported, released or disposed of Hazardous
Materials at or from any currently or formerly owned Real Estate or facility
relating to its business in a manner that could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

 

8.15. Properties. Each of Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and each
of the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to or leasehold interest in
all properties that are necessary for the operation of their respective
businesses as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, free and
clear of all Liens (other than any Liens permitted by this Agreement) and except
where the failure to have such good title could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

SECTION 9. Affirmative Covenants

 

Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower hereby covenants and
agrees that on the Closing Date and thereafter, until the Commitments, the
Swingline Commitment and each Letter of Credit have terminated and the Loans and
Unpaid Drawings, together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations incurred
hereunder, are paid in full:

 

9.1. Information Covenants. Holdings or the Borrower will furnish to each Lender
and the Administrative Agent:

 

(a) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available and in any event on or
before the date on which such financial statements are required to be filed with
the SEC (or, if such financial statements are not required to be filed with the
SEC, on or before the date that is 90 days after the end of each such fiscal
year), the consolidated balance sheet of (i) Holdings, the Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) Holdings and its Subsidiaries, in each case as
at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statement of
operations and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth comparative
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by independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing
whose opinion shall not be qualified as to the scope of audit or as to the
status of Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any of the Material
Subsidiaries as a going concern, together in any event with a certificate of
such accounting firm stating that in the course of its regular audit of the
business of Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and the Material
Subsidiaries, which audit was conducted in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards, such accounting firm has obtained no knowledge of any
Default or Event of Default relating to Section 10.9 or 10.10 that has occurred
and is continuing or, if in the opinion of such accounting firm such a Default
or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, a statement as to the nature
thereof. The requirements of this Section 9.1(a) shall be satisfied by delivery
of financial statements of Parent and its Subsidiaries which otherwise meet the
requirements hereof and are accompanied by reconciliations for any difference
between what is delivered hereunder and what would have been delivered by
Holdings and its Subsidiaries pursuit to this Section 9.1(a).

 

(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available and in any event on or
before the date on which such financial statements are required to be filed with
the SEC with respect to each of the first three quarterly accounting periods in
each fiscal year of Holdings (or, if such financial statements are not required
to be filed with the SEC, on or before the date that is 45 days after the end of
each such quarterly accounting period), the consolidated balance sheet of (i)
Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) Holdings and its
Subsidiaries, in each case as at the end of such quarterly period and the
related consolidated statement of operations for such quarterly accounting
period and for the elapsed portion of the fiscal year ended with the last day of
such quarterly period, and the related consolidated statement of cash flows for
the elapsed portion of the fiscal year ended with the last day of such quarterly
period, and setting forth comparative consolidated figures for the related
periods in the prior fiscal year or, in the case of such consolidated balance
sheet, for the last day of the prior fiscal year, all of which shall be
certified by an Authorized Officer of the Borrower, subject to changes resulting
from audit and normal year-end audit adjustments. The requirements of this
Section 9.1(b) shall be satisfied by delivery of financial statements of Parent
and its Subsidiaries which otherwise meet the requirements hereof and are
accompanied by reconciliations for any difference between what is delivered
hereunder and what would have been delivered by Holdings and its Subsidiaries
pursuit to this Section 9.1(b).

 

(c) Budgets. Within 60 days after the commencement of each fiscal year of
Holdings and the Borrower, budgets of Holdings, the Borrower and the Canadian
Borrower in reasonable detail for the fiscal year as customarily prepared by
management of Holdings, the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower for their
internal use consistent in scope with the financial statements provided pursuant
to Section 9.1(a), setting forth the principal assumptions upon which such
budgets are based.

 

(d) Officer’s Certificates. At the time of the delivery of the financial
statements provided for in Sections 9.1(a) and (b), a certificate of an
Authorized Officer of the Borrower to the effect that no Default or Event of
Default exists or, if any Default or Event of Default does exist, specifying the
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shall set forth (i) the calculations required to establish whether Holdings, the
Borrower and the Subsidiaries were in compliance with the provisions of Sections
10.9 and 10.10 as at the end of such fiscal year or period, as the case may be,
(ii) a specification of any change in the identity of the Restricted
Subsidiaries, Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Foreign Subsidiaries as at the end
of such fiscal year or period, as the case may be, from the Restricted
Subsidiaries, Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Foreign Subsidiaries, respectively,
provided to the Lenders on the Closing Date or the most recent fiscal year or
period, as the case may be, (iii) the then applicable Status and (iv) the amount
of any Pro Forma Adjustment not previously set forth in a Pro Forma Adjustment
Certificate or any change in the amount of a Pro Forma Adjustment set forth in
any Pro Forma Adjustment Certificate previously provided and, in either case, in
reasonable detail, the calculations and basis therefor. At the time of the
delivery of the financial statements provided for in Section 9.1(a), (i) a
certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower setting forth in reasonable
detail the Available Amount as at the end of the fiscal year to which such
financial statements relate and (ii) a certificate of an Authorized Officer and
the chief legal officer of the Borrower (x) setting forth the information
required pursuant to Section 2 of the Perfection Certificate or confirming that
there has been no change in such information since the Closing Date or the date
of the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to this subsection (d)(ii), as
the case may be, and (ii) certifying that all Uniform Commercial Code and
Personal Property Security Act financing statements (including fixture filings,
as applicable) or other appropriate filings, recordings or registrations,
including all refilings, rerecordings and reregistrations, containing a
description of the Collateral have been filed of record in each governmental,
municipal or other appropriate office in each jurisdiction identified pursuant
to clause (x) above to the extent necessary to protect and perfect the security
interests under the Security Documents.

 

(e) Notice of Default or Litigation. Promptly after an Authorized Officer of any
of Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries
obtains knowledge thereof, notice of (i) the occurrence of any event that
constitutes a Default or Event of Default, which notice shall specify the nature
thereof, the period of existence thereof and what action any of Holdings, the
Borrower or the Canadian Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto, and
(ii) any litigation or governmental proceeding pending against any of Holdings,
the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries that could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f) Environmental Matters. Holdings, the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower will
promptly advise the Lenders in writing after obtaining knowledge of any one or
more of the following environmental matters, unless such environmental matters
would not, individually or when aggregated with all other such matters, be
reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect:

 

(i) Any pending or threatened Environmental Claim against any of Holdings, the
Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or any Real Estate;

 

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(ii) Any condition or occurrence on any Real Estate that (x) results in
noncompliance by any of Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any of
the Subsidiaries with any applicable Environmental Law or (y) could reasonably
be anticipated to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against any of
Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries or any
Real Estate;

 

(iii) Any condition or occurrence on any Real Estate that could reasonably be
anticipated to cause such Real Estate to be subject to any restrictions on the
ownership, occupancy, use or transferability of such Real Estate under any
Environmental Law; and

 

(iv) The taking of any removal or remedial action in response to the actual or
alleged presence of any Hazardous Material on any Real Estate.

 

All such notices shall describe in reasonable detail the nature of the claim,
investigation, condition, occurrence or removal or remedial action and the
response thereto. The term “Real Estate” shall mean land, buildings and
improvements owned or leased by any of Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian
Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries, but excluding all operating fixtures and
equipment, whether or not incorporated into improvements.

 

(g) Other Information. Promptly upon filing thereof, copies of any filings
(including on Form 10-K, 10-Q or 8-K) or registration statements with, and
reports to, the SEC or any analogous Government Authority in any relevant
jurisdiction by any of Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any of
the Subsidiaries (other than amendments to any registration statement (to the
extent such registration statement, in the form it becomes effective, is
delivered to the Lenders), exhibits to any registration statement and, if
applicable, any registration statements on Form S-8) and copies of all financial
statements, proxy statements, notices and reports that Holdings, the Borrower,
the Canadian Borrower or any of the Subsidiaries shall send to the holders of
any publicly issued debt of Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and/or
any of the Subsidiaries (including any Subordinated Notes (whether publicly
issued or not)) in their capacity as such holders (in each case to the extent
not theretofore delivered to the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement) and, with
reasonable promptness, such other information (financial or otherwise) as the
Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of any Lender may reasonably
request in writing from time to time.

 

(h) Pro Forma Adjustment Certificate. Not later than the consummation of the
acquisition of any Acquired Entity or Business by the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary for which there shall be a Pro Forma Adjustment or not later than any
date on which financial statements are delivered with respect to any
four-quarter period in which a Pro Forma Adjustment is made as a result of the
consummation of the acquisition of any Acquired Entity or Business by the
Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary for which there shall be a Pro Forma
Adjustment, a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower setting forth
the amount of such Pro Forma Adjustment and, in reasonable detail, the
calculations and basis therefor.

 

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(i) Perfection Certificate. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative
Agent on the Closing Date a completed Perfection Certificate dated the Closing
Date and signed by an Authorized Officer and the chief legal officer of the
Borrower, together with all attachments contemplated thereby.

 

9.2. Books, Records and Inspections. Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the
Canadian Borrower will, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to, permit
officers and designated representatives of the Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders to visit and inspect any of the properties or assets Holdings,
the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and any such Subsidiary in whomsoever’s
possession to the extent that it is within such party’s control to permit such
inspection, and to examine the books of account Holdings, the Borrower, the
Canadian Borrower and any such Subsidiary and discuss the affairs, finances and
accounts Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and of any such
Subsidiary with, and be advised as to the same by, its and their officers and
independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and intervals and to such
reasonable extent as the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may
desire.

 

9.3. Maintenance of Insurance. Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Canadian
Borrower will, and will cause each of the Material Subsidiaries to, at all times
maintain in full force and effect, with insurance companies that the Borrower
believes (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Borrower) are
financially sound and responsible at the time the relevant coverage is placed or
renewed, insurance in at least such amounts and against at least such risks (and
with such risk retentions) as are usually insured against in the same general
area by companies engaged in the same or a similar business; and will furnish to
the Lenders, upon written request from the Administrative Agent, information
presented in reasonable detail as to the insurance so carried.

 

9.4. Payment of Taxes. Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower
will pay and discharge, and will cause each of the Subsidiaries to pay and
discharge, all material taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies
imposed upon it or upon its income or profits, or upon any properties belonging
to it, prior to the date on which material penalties attach thereto, and all
lawful material claims that, if unpaid, could reasonably be expected to become a
material Lien upon any properties of the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any
of the Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that neither Holdings, the Borrower,
the Canadian Borrower nor any of the Subsidiaries shall be required to pay any
such tax, assessment, charge, levy or claim that is being contested in good
faith and by proper proceedings if it has maintained adequate reserves (in the
good faith judgment of the management of the Borrower) with respect thereto in
accordance with GAAP.

 

9.5. Consolidated Corporate Franchises. Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the
Canadian Borrower will do, and will cause each Material Subsidiary to do, or
cause to be done, all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and
effect its existence, corporate rights and authority, except to the extent that
the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect; provided, however, that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may consummate
any transaction permitted under Section 10.3, 10.4 or 10.5.

 

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9.6. Compliance with Statutes, Obligations, etc. Each of Holdings, the Borrower
and the Canadian Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, comply with
all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders, except to the extent the
failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.

 

9.7. ERISA. Promptly after Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any ERISA
Affiliate knows or has reason to know of the occurrence of any of the following
events that, individually or in the aggregate (including in the aggregate such
events previously disclosed or exempt from disclosure hereunder, to the extent
the liability therefor remains outstanding), would be reasonably likely to have
a Material Adverse Effect, the Parent Companies, Holdings or the Borrower will
deliver to each of the Lenders a certificate of an Authorized Officer or any
other senior officer of the Borrower setting forth details as to such occurrence
and the action, if any, that Holdings, the Borrower, such Subsidiary or such
ERISA Affiliate is required or proposes to take, together with any notices
(required, proposed or otherwise) given to or filed with or by Holdings, the
Borrower, such Subsidiary, such ERISA Affiliate, the PBGC, a Plan participant
(other than notices relating to an individual participant’s benefits) or the
Plan administrator with respect thereto: that a Reportable Event has occurred;
that an accumulated funding deficiency has been incurred or an application is to
be made to the Secretary of the Treasury for a waiver or modification of the
minimum funding standard (including any required installment payments) or an
extension of any amortization period under Section 412 of the Code with respect
to a Plan; that a Plan having an Unfunded Current Liability has been or is to be
terminated, reorganized, partitioned or declared insolvent under Title IV of
ERISA (including the giving of written notice thereof); that a Plan has an
Unfunded Current Liability that has or will result in a lien under ERISA or the
Code; that proceedings will be or have been instituted to terminate a Plan
having an Unfunded Current Liability (including the giving of written notice
thereof); that a proceeding has been instituted against the Borrower, a
Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Section 515 of ERISA to collect a
delinquent contribution to a Plan; that the PBGC has notified Holdings, the
Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of its intention to appoint a
trustee to administer any Plan; that Holdings, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or
any ERISA Affiliate has failed to make a required installment or other payment
pursuant to Section 412 of the Code with respect to a Plan; or that Holdings,
the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or will incur
(or has been notified in writing that it will incur) any liability (including
any contingent or secondary liability) to or on account of a Plan pursuant to
Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201 or 4204 of ERISA
or Section 4971 or 4975 of the Code.

 

9.8. Good Repair. Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower will,
and will cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, ensure that its
properties and equipment used or useful in its business in whomsoever’s
possession they may be to the extent that it is within the control of such party
to cause same, are kept in good repair, working order and condition, normal wear
and tear excepted, and that from time to time there are made in such properties
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repairs, renewals, replacements, extensions, additions, betterments and
improvements thereto, to the extent and in the manner customary for companies in
similar businesses and consistent with third party leases, except in each case
to the extent the failure to do so could not be reasonably expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

 

9.9. Transactions with Affiliates. Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the
Canadian Borrower will conduct, and cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to
conduct, all transactions with any of its Affiliates on terms that are
substantially as favorable to Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or
such Restricted Subsidiary as it would obtain in a comparable arm’s-length
transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate, provided that the foregoing
restrictions shall not apply to (a) the payment of customary annual fees to KKR
and/or its Affiliates for management, consulting and financial services rendered
to Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and the Subsidiaries and
customary investment banking fees paid to KKR and its Affiliates for services
rendered to Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and the Subsidiaries
in connection with divestitures, acquisitions, financings and other
transactions, (b) customary fees paid to members of the Board of Directors
Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and the Subsidiaries and (c)
transactions permitted by Section 10.6.

 

9.10. End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters. Holdings and the Borrower will, for
financial reporting purposes, cause (a) each of its, and each of its
Subsidiaries’, fiscal years to end on December 31 of each year and (b) each of
its, and each of its Subsidiaries’, fiscal quarters to end on dates consistent
with such fiscal year-end and Holdings and the Borrower’s past practice;
provided, however, that Holdings and the Borrower may, upon written notice to
the Administrative Agent, change the financial reporting convention specified
above to any other financial reporting convention reasonably acceptable to the
Administrative Agent, in which case Holdings and the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any
adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary in order to reflect such change
in financial reporting.

 

9.11. Additional Guarantors and Grantors. (a) Except as provided in Section
10.1(j) or (k), each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower will
cause (i) any direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary (other than any
Unrestricted Subsidiary) formed or otherwise purchased or acquired after the
date hereof (including pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition), (ii) any Subsidiary
(other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary) that is not a Domestic Subsidiary on
the date hereof but subsequently becomes a Domestic Subsidiary (other than any
Unrestricted Subsidiary) and (iii) any inactive Subsidiary listed on Schedule
1.1(e) (unless such Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary in
accordance with terms of this Agreement) which acquires any material assets or
is otherwise no longer deemed inactive, in each case to execute a supplement to
each of the Guarantee and the Security Agreement, substantially in the form of
Annex B or Annex 1, as applicable, to the respective agreement in order to
become a Guarantor under the Guarantee and a grantor under the Security
Agreement.

 

 

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(b) Except as provided in Section 10.1(j) or (k), each of Holdings, the Borrower
and the Canadian Borrower will cause each Foreign Subsidiary that is a
Restricted Foreign Subsidiary, or that is required to become a Restricted
Foreign Subsidiary for an investment to constitute a Permitted Acquisition, in
each case that makes an investment constituting a Permitted Acquisition pursuant
to Section 10.5(j) to enter into guarantee and security arrangements in relation
to the Obligations of the Borrower and/or the Canadian Obligations of the
Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, in respect of the capital stock and/or
assets acquired pursuant to such Permitted Acquisition, in a form and to an
extent agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, but to be
substantially consistent (taking into account the scope of customary collateral
arrangements in the applicable jurisdiction) with the scope of the guarantee and
collateral arrangements entered into pursuant to the Guarantees and the Security
Documents, and to comply with Section 9.15 in respect of such arrangements,
provided that no such Restricted Foreign Subsidiary shall be required to enter
into such arrangements to the extent that such arrangements would (i) be
prohibited by the law of the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation of such
Restricted Subsidiary or of the entity whose capital stock is acquired or (ii)
have material adverse tax consequences for any of Holdings, the Borrower or any
of the Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

9.12. Pledges of Additional Stock and Evidence of Indebtedness. (a) Except as
provided in Section 10.1(j) or (k), the Borrower will pledge, and, if
applicable, will cause each Domestic Subsidiary to pledge, to the Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (i) all the capital stock of each
Domestic Subsidiary (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary) and each Foreign
Subsidiary (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any capital stock
representing in excess of 65% of the issued and outstanding capital stock in any
Foreign Subsidiary) held by the Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary, in each case,
formed or otherwise purchased or acquired after the date hereof, in each case
pursuant to a supplement to the Pledge Agreement in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii) all evidences of
Indebtedness in excess of $5,000,000 received by the Borrower or any of the
Domestic Subsidiaries (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary) in connection
with any disposition of assets pursuant to Section 10.4(b), in each case
pursuant to a supplement to the Pledge Agreement, substantially in the form of
Annex A thereto and (iii) any global promissory notes executed after the date
hereof evidencing Indebtedness of any of Holdings, the Borrower and each
Subsidiary that is owing to any of the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary
(other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary), in each case pursuant to a supplement
to the Pledge Agreement, substantially in the form of Annex A thereto.

 

(b) Except as provided in Section 10.1(j) or (k), the Borrower will pledge, and,
if applicable, will cause each Subsidiary (other than any Foreign Joint Venture)
to pledge, to the Canadian Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders,
to the Canadian Borrower, (i) all the capital stock of each Subsidiary of the
Canadian Borrower and of any Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor formed or otherwise
purchased or acquired after the date hereof, in each case pursuant to a
supplement to the applicable Canadian Security Documents in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (or pledge arrangements in
relation to the Canadian Obligations of the Canadian Borrower, in a form and to
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Administrative Agent, but to be substantially consistent (taking into account
the scope of customary collateral arrangements in the applicable jurisdiction)
with the scope of the pledge arrangements entered into pursuant to the Canadian
Security Documents) and (ii) all evidences of Indebtedness with a Dollar
Equivalent in excess of $5,000,000 received by any of the Canadian Subsidiary
Guarantors in connection with any disposition of assets pursuant to Section
10.4(b), in each case pursuant to a supplement to the applicable Canadian
Security Documents in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent (or pledge arrangements in relation to the Obligations of
the Canadian Borrower, in a form and to an extent agreed between the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent, but to be substantially consistent (taking into
account the scope of customary collateral arrangements in the applicable
jurisdiction) with the scope of the pledge arrangements entered into pursuant to
the Canadian Security Documents).

 

(c) Holdings will pledge to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the
Lenders, all capital stock of the Borrower acquired by it after the Closing Date
(including any capital stock issued in connection with (i) loans and advances
made pursuant to Section 10.5(c)(i) and (ii) dividends paid by the Borrower
solely in its capital stock pursuant to Section 10.6) and the Borrower will
pledge to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties,
pursuant to the Pledge Agreement or the Canadian Pledge Agreements, as the case
may be, all capital stock of the Canadian Borrower acquired by it after the
Closing Date.

 

(d) Holdings, the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower agree that all Indebtedness
in excess of $5,000,000 of any of Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary
that is owing to any Credit Party to the Pledge Agreement shall be evidenced by
one or more global promissory notes.

 

9.13. Use of Proceeds. The Borrower and the Canadian Borrower will use the
Letters of Credit and the proceeds of all Loans for the purposes set forth in
the introductory statement to this Agreement.

 

9.14. Changes in Business. Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and the
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will not fundamentally and substantively alter
the character of their business, taken as a whole, from the business conducted
by Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and the Subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, on the Closing Date and other business activities incidental or related
to any of the foregoing.

 

9.15. Further Assurances. (a) Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Canadian
Borrower will, and will cause each other Credit Party to, execute any and all
further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take
all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing
statements, fixture filings, mortgages, deeds of trust and other documents),
which may be required under any applicable law, or which the Administrative
Agent or the Required Lenders may reasonably request, in order to grant,
preserve, protect and perfect the validity and priority of the security
interests created or intended to be created by the Security Agreement, the
Pledge Agreement or any Mortgage, all at the expense of Holdings, the Borrower
and the Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

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(b) If any assets (including any real estate or improvements thereto or any
interest therein) with a book value or fair market value in excess of $1,000,000
are acquired by the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any other Credit Party
after the Closing Date (other than assets constituting Collateral under the
Security Agreement that become subject to the Lien of the Security Agreement
upon acquisition thereof) that are of the nature secured by the Security
Agreement or any Mortgage, as the case may be, the Borrower will notify the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders thereof, and, if requested by the
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, the Borrower will cause such
assets to be subjected to a Lien securing the applicable Obligations and will
take, and cause the other Credit Parties to take, such actions as shall be
necessary or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to grant and
perfect such Liens consistent with the applicable requirements of the Security
Documents, including actions described in paragraph (a) of this Section, all at
the expense of the Credit Parties. Any Mortgage delivered to the Administrative
Agent in accordance with the preceding sentence shall be accompanied by (x) a
policy or policies of title insurance issued by a nationally recognized title
insurance company insuring the Lien of each Mortgage as a valid first Lien on
the Mortgaged Property described therein, free of any other Liens except as
expressly permitted by Section 10.2, together with such endorsements,
coinsurance and reinsurance as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request
and (y) an opinion of local counsel to the Borrower (or in the event a
Subsidiary of the Borrower is the Mortgagor, to such Subsidiary) substantially
in the form of Exhibit I-3.

 

9.16. Canadian Borrower. Holdings and the Borrower shall ensure that the
Canadian Borrower is on the Closing Date, and shall at all times thereafter be,
an indirect or direct wholly owned Subsidiary of the Borrower, Holdings and the
Borrower agree that the Canadian Borrower is not permitted to be sold,
transferred or otherwise disposed of pursuant to Section 10.4.

 

9.17. Post-Closing Refinancing. Within thirty-five (35) Business Days of the
Closing Date, the Company shall repay in full the Unpaid Refinancing Amount.

 

SECTION 10. Negative Covenants

 

Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower hereby covenant and
agree that on the Closing Date and thereafter, until the Commitments, the
Swingline Commitment and each Letter of Credit have terminated and the Loans and
Unpaid Drawings, together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations incurred
hereunder, are paid in full:

 

10.1. Limitation on Indebtedness. (A) The Borrower will not, and will not permit
any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist
any Indebtedness, except:

 

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(b) Indebtedness of (i) the Borrower to any Subsidiary of the Borrower and (ii)
any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary of the
Borrower;

 

(c) Indebtedness in respect of any bankers’ acceptance, letter of credit,
warehouse receipt or similar facilities entered into in the ordinary course of
business;

 

(d) except as provided in clauses (j) and (k) below, Guarantee Obligations
incurred by (i) Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Indebtedness of the
Borrower or other Restricted Subsidiaries that is permitted to be incurred under
this Agreement and (ii) the Borrower in respect of Indebtedness of the
Restricted Subsidiaries that is permitted to be incurred under this Agreement,
provided that there shall be no Guarantee (a) by a Restricted Foreign Subsidiary
of any Indebtedness of the Borrower and (b) in respect of the Permitted
Subordinated Debt, unless such Guarantee is made by a Guarantor and such
Guarantee is unsecured and subordinated to the Obligations to the same extent as
the applicable Permitted Subordinated Debt;

 

(e) Guarantee Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect
of obligations of suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors and licensees;

 

(f) (i) Indebtedness (including Indebtedness arising under Capital Leases)
incurred within 270 days of the acquisition, construction or improvement of
fixed or capital assets to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement
of such fixed or capital assets or otherwise incurred in respect of Capital
Expenditures permitted by Section 10.11, (ii) Indebtedness arising under Capital
Leases entered into in connection with Permitted Sale Leasebacks and (iii)
Indebtedness arising under Capital Leases, other than Capital Leases in effect
on the date hereof and Capital Leases entered into pursuant to subclauses (i)
and (ii) above, provided that the aggregate amount of Indebtedness incurred
pursuant to this subclause (iii) shall not exceed $25,000,000 at any time
outstanding, and (iv) any refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any
Indebtedness specified in subclause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, provided that the
principal amount thereof is not increased above the principal amount thereof
outstanding immediately prior to such refinancing, refunding, renewal or
extension;

 

(g) Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 10.1 and
any refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension thereof, provided that (i) the
principal amount thereof is not increased above the principal amount thereof
outstanding immediately prior to such refinancing, refunding, renewal or
extension, except to the extent otherwise permitted hereunder and (ii) the
direct and contingent obligors with respect to such Indebtedness are not
changed;

 

(h) Indebtedness in respect of Hedge Agreements;

 

(i) Indebtedness in respect of Permitted Subordinated Debt;

 

(j) (i) Indebtedness of a Person or Indebtedness attaching to assets of a Person
that, in either case, becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or Indebtedness attaching
to assets that are acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in
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the Closing Date as the result of a Permitted Acquisition, provided that (w)
such Indebtedness existed at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary
or at the time such assets were acquired and, in each case, was not created in
anticipation thereof, (x) such Indebtedness is not guaranteed in any respect by
the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any such person that so
becomes a Restricted Subsidiary), (y)(A) the capital stock of such Person is
pledged to the Administrative Agent to the extent required under Section 9.12
and (B) such Person executes a supplement to each of the Guarantee, the Security
Agreement and the Pledge Agreement (or alternative guarantee and security
arrangements in relation to the Obligations) to the extent required under
Sections 9.11 or 9.12, as applicable, provided that the requirements of this
subclause (y) shall not apply to an aggregate amount at any time outstanding of
up to (and including) the Guarantee and Collateral Exception Amount at such time
of the aggregate of (1) such Indebtedness and (2) all Indebtedness as to which
the proviso to clause (k)(i)(y) below then applies, and (z) the aggregate amount
of such Indebtedness and all Indebtedness incurred under clause (k) below, when
taken together, does not exceed $150,000,000 in the aggregate at any time
outstanding, and (ii) any refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any
Indebtedness specified in subclause (i) above, provided that, except to the
extent otherwise permitted hereunder, (x) the principal amount of any such
Indebtedness is not increased above the principal amount thereof outstanding
immediately prior to such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension and (y)
the direct and contingent obligors with respect to such Indebtedness are not
changed;

 

(k) (i) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred to
finance a Permitted Acquisition, provided that (x) such Indebtedness is not
guaranteed in any respect by any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Person
acquired (the “acquired Person”) as a result of such Permitted Acquisition or
the Restricted Subsidiary so incurring such Indebtedness) or, in the case of
Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary, by the Borrower, (y)(A) the Borrower
pledges the capital stock of such acquired Person to the Administrative Agent to
the extent required under Section 9.12 and (B) such acquired Person executes a
supplement to the Guarantee, the Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement (or
alternative guarantee and security arrangements in relation to the Obligations)
to the extent required under Sections 9.11 or 9.12, as applicable, provided that
the requirements of this subclause (y) shall not apply to an aggregate amount at
any time outstanding of up to (and including) the amount of the Guarantee and
Collateral Exception Amount at such time of the aggregate of (1) such
Indebtedness and (2) all Indebtedness as to which the proviso to clause
(j)(i)(y) above then applies, and (z) the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness
and all Indebtedness assumed or permitted to exist under clause (j) above, when
taken together, does not exceed $150,000,000 in the aggregate at any time
outstanding, and (ii) any refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any
Indebtedness specified in subclause (i) above, provided that (x) the principal
amount of any such Indebtedness is not increased above the principal amount
thereof outstanding immediately prior to such refinancing, refunding, renewal or
extension and (y) the direct and contingent obligors with respect to such
Indebtedness are not changed, except to the extent otherwise permitted
hereunder;

 

(l) Indebtedness of Restricted Foreign Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount at
any time outstanding not to exceed the Dollar Equivalents of (i) the greater of

 

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(x) $70,000,000 (which amount shall include the aggregate outstanding amount at
any time of any Indebtedness of Restricted Foreign Subsidiaries existing at the
Closing Date) or (y) the Foreign Borrowing Base Amount in effect at such time
minus (ii) the amount, if any, by which the aggregate amount of Indebtedness
incurred and outstanding at such time pursuant to clause (n) below exceeds the
Dollar Equivalent of $100,000,000;

 

(m) (i) Indebtedness incurred in connection with any Permitted Sale Leaseback
and (ii) any refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension of any Indebtedness
specified in subclause (i) above, provided that, except to the extent otherwise
permitted hereunder, (x) the principal amount of any such Indebtedness is not
increased above the principal amount thereof outstanding immediately prior to
such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension and (y) the direct and
contingent obligors with respect to such Indebtedness are not changed;

 

(n) (i) additional Indebtedness, provided that the aggregate amount of
Indebtedness incurred and remaining outstanding pursuant to this clause (n)
shall not at any time exceed the sum of (x) $100,000,000 and (y) the amount, if
any, by which $70,000,000 exceeds the aggregate amount of Indebtedness then
outstanding under clause (l) above, and (ii) any refinancing, refunding, renewal
or extension of any Indebtedness specified in subclause (i) above; provided,
further, at no time shall Indebtedness of Restricted Foreign Subsidiaries in an
aggregate amount at any time outstanding pursuant to subclause (l) above and
this subclause (n) exceed the aggregate amount permitted by subclause (l) above;

 

(o) Indebtedness in respect of Permitted Additional Subordinated Notes to the
extent that the Net Cash Proceeds therefrom are, immediately after the receipt
thereof, applied to the prepayment of Term Loans in accordance with Section 5.2;

 

(p) Indebtedness in respect of the Senior Unsecured Term Loans; and

 

(q) the Unpaid Refinancing Amount for a period of up to thirty-five (35)
Business Days after the Closing Date.

 

(B) Neither Parent nor Holdings will create, incur, assume or suffer to exist
any Indebtedness except (1) with respect to Parent, Qualified PIK Securities and
(2) the guarantee obligations of Parent and Holdings of the Senior Unsecured
Term Loans under the Senior Unsecured Term Loan Agreement and the Subordinated
Notes under the Subordinated Note Indenture (provided that Holdings shall not
guarantee the Subordinated Notes unless (i) Holdings also has guaranteed the
Obligations pursuant to the Guarantee, (ii) such guarantee of the Subordinated
Notes is unsecured and subordinated to such guarantee of the Obligations on
terms no less favorable to the Lenders than the subordination provisions of the
Subordinated Notes and (iii) such guarantee of the Subordinated Notes provides
for the release and termination thereof, without action by any party, upon any
release and termination of such guarantee of the Obligations).

 

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(C) Neither of Parent, Holdings nor the Borrower will, nor will they permit any
Subsidiary to, issue any preferred stock or other preferred equity interests,
other than, in the case of Parent, Qualified PIK Securities.

 

10.2. Limitation on Liens. (A) The Borrower and the Canadian Borrower will not,
and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume
or suffer to exist any Lien upon any property or assets of any kind (real or
personal, tangible or intangible) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:

 

(a) Liens arising under the Credit Documents;

 

(b) Permitted Liens;

 

(c) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 10.1(f), provided
that such Liens attach at all times only to the assets so financed, and Liens on
the assets of Foreign Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness permitted pursuant to
Section 10.1(l);

 

(d) Liens existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 10.2;

 

(e) the replacement, extension or renewal of any Lien permitted by clauses (a)
through (d) above and clauses (f) and (g) of this Section 10.2 upon or in the
same assets theretofore subject to such Lien or the replacement, extension or
renewal (without increase in the amount or change in any direct or contingent
obligor except to the extent otherwise permitted hereunder) of the Indebtedness
secured thereby;

 

(f) Liens existing on the assets of any Person that becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary, or existing on assets acquired, pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition
to the extent the Liens on such assets secure Indebtedness permitted by Section
10.1(j), provided that such Liens attach at all times only to the same assets
that such Liens attached to, and secure only the same Indebtedness that such
Liens secured, immediately prior to such Permitted Acquisition;

 

(g) (i) Liens placed upon the capital stock of any Restricted Subsidiary
acquired pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition to secure Indebtedness of the
Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary incurred pursuant to Section 10.1(k)
in connection with such Permitted Acquisition and (ii) Liens placed upon the
assets of such Restricted Subsidiary to secure a guarantee by such Restricted
Subsidiary or any such Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Restricted
Subsidiary; and

 

(h) additional Liens so long as the aggregate principal amount of the
obligations so secured does not exceed $25,000,000 at any time outstanding.

 

(B) Neither Parent nor Holdings will create, incur, assume or suffer to exist
any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or
assign or sell any income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights
in respect thereof, except (a) liens of the nature set forth in clauses (a), (c)
and (h) of the definition of the term “Permitted Liens” and (b) Liens created
under the Pledge Agreement.

 

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10.3. Limitation on Fundamental Changes. (A) Except as expressly permitted by
Section 10.4 or 10.5, each of Holdings, the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower
will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into
any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve
itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or convey, sell, lease,
assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, all or substantially all its business
units, assets or other properties, except that:

 

(a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any other Person may be merged or
consolidated with or into the Borrower, provided that (i) the Borrower shall be
the continuing or surviving corporation or the Person formed by or surviving any
such merger or consolidation (if other than the Borrower) shall be an entity
organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof,
the District of Columbia or any territory thereof (the Borrower or such Person,
as the case may be, being herein referred to as the “Successor Borrower”), (ii)
the Successor Borrower (if other than the Borrower) shall expressly assume all
the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (iii) no Default or Event of Default
would result from the consummation of such merger or consolidation, (iv) the
Successor Borrower shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis after giving
effect to such merger or consolidation, with the covenants set forth in Sections
10.9 and 10.10, as such covenants are recomputed as at the last day of the most
recently ended Test Period under such Section as if such merger or consolidation
had occurred on the first day of such Test Period, (v) each Guarantor, unless it
is the other party to such merger or consolidation, shall have by a supplement
to the Guarantee confirmed that its Guarantee shall apply to the Successor
Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, (vi) each Subsidiary grantor and
each Subsidiary pledgor, unless it is the other party to such merger or
consolidation, shall have by a supplement to the Security Agreement or the
Pledge Agreement, as applicable, confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall
apply to the Successor Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, (vii) each
mortgagor of a Mortgaged Property, unless it is the other party to such merger
or consolidation, shall have by an amendment to or restatement of the applicable
Mortgage confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor
Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, and (viii) the Borrower shall have
delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s certificate and an opinion of
counsel, each stating that such merger or consolidation and such supplement to
this Agreement or any Security Document comply with this Agreement; provided
further that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Borrower (if other
than the Borrower) will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Borrower under
this Agreement;

 

(b) any Subsidiary of the Canadian Borrower or any other Person may be merged,
amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Canadian Borrower, provided that
(i) the Canadian Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or
the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation or consolidation
(if other than the Canadian Borrower) shall be a corporation organized or
existing under the laws

 

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of Canada (the Canadian Borrower or such Person, as the case may be, being
herein referred to as the “Successor Canadian Borrower”), (ii) the Successor
Canadian Borrower (if other than the Canadian Borrower) shall expressly assume
all the obligations of the Canadian Borrower under this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (iii) no Default or Event of Default
would result from the consummation of such merger, amalgamation or
consolidation, (iv) the Borrower shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis
after giving effect to such merger, amalgamation or consolidation, with the
covenants set forth in Sections 10.9 and 10.10, as such covenants are recomputed
as at the last day of the most recently ended Test Period under such Section as
if such merger, amalgamation or consolidation had occurred on the first day of
such Test Period, (v) the Borrower, each Guarantor and each Foreign Subsidiary
Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation or
consolidation, shall have by a supplement to the Guarantee or Canadian
Subsidiary Guarantee, as the case may be, confirmed that its Guarantee or
Canadian Subsidiary Guarantee, as the case may be, shall apply to the Successor
Canadian Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, (vi) each grantor and each
pledgor, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation or
consolidation, shall have by a supplement to the applicable Security Document
confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Canadian
Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, (vii) each mortgagor of a Mortgaged
Property, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation or
consolidation, shall have by an amendment to or restatement of the applicable
Mortgage confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor
Canadian Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement, and (viii) the Canadian
Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an officer’s
certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such merger,
amalgamation or consolidation, such supplement to this Agreement or any Security
Document and such amendment or restatement to any applicable Mortgage, as the
case may be, comply with this Agreement; provided further that if the foregoing
are satisfied, the Successor Canadian Borrower (if other than the Canadian
Borrower) will succeed to, and be substituted for, the Canadian Borrower under
this Agreement;

 

(c) any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than the Canadian Borrower) or any
other Person may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into any one or
more Subsidiaries of the Borrower (other than the Canadian Borrower), provided
that (i) in the case of any merger, amalgamation or consolidation involving one
or more Restricted Subsidiaries, (A) a Restricted Subsidiary shall be the
continuing or surviving corporation or (B) the Borrower shall take all steps
necessary to cause the Person formed by or surviving any such merger,
amalgamation or consolidation (if other than a Restricted Subsidiary) to become
a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) in the case of any merger, amalgamation or
consolidation involving one or more Guarantors and/or Canadian Subsidiary
Guarantors, as the case may be, a Guarantor or Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor, as
the case may be, shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or the Person
formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation or consolidation (if other
than a Guarantor or Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be) shall
execute a supplement to the Guarantee Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the
Security Agreement and any applicable Mortgage or the analogous Canadian
Security Documents, as the case may be, in form and substance reasonably
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Agent in order to become a Guarantor or Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor, as the
case may be, and pledgor, mortgagor and grantor of Collateral for the benefit of
the Secured Parties, (iii) no Default or Event of Default would result from the
consummation of such merger, amalgamation or consolidation, (iv) the Borrower
shall be in compliance, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such merger,
amalgamation or consolidation, with the covenants set forth in Sections 10.9 and
10.10, as such covenants are recomputed as at the last day of the most recently
ended Test Period under such Section as if such merger or consolidation had
occurred on the first day of such Test Period, and (v) the Borrower shall have
delivered to the Administrative Agent an Officers’ Certificate stating that such
merger, amalgamation or consolidation and such supplements to any Security
Document comply with this Agreement;

 

(d) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or a Foreign Subsidiary
Guarantor may sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of its
assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower, the Canadian
Borrower, a Guarantor, a Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Restricted
Subsidiary of the Borrower;

 

(e) any Guarantor or any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor may sell, lease, transfer
or otherwise dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or
otherwise) to the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any other Guarantor or
Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor; and

 

(f) any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Canadian Borrower) may liquidate
or dissolve if (x) the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation
or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially
disadvantageous to the Lenders and (y) to the extent such Restricted Subsidiary
is a Credit Party, any assets or business not otherwise disposed of or
transferred in accordance with Section 10.4 or 10.5, or, in the case of any such
business, discontinued, shall be transferred to, or otherwise owned or conducted
by, another Credit Party after giving effect to such liquidation or dissolution.

 

(B) Holdings will not engage in any business or activity other than (a) the
ownership of all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Borrower, (b)
maintaining its corporate existence, (c) participating in tax, accounting and
other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated group of Holdings
and Borrower, (d) the performance of the Credit Documents to which it is a
party, (e) making any Dividend permitted by Section 10.6 or holding any cash
received in connection with Dividends made by the Borrower in accordance with
Section 10.6 pending application thereof by Holdings in the manner contemplated
by Section 10.6 and (f) activities incidental to the businesses or activities
described in clauses (a) to (e) of this Section 10.3(B). Holdings will not own
or acquire any assets (other than shares of capital stock of the Borrower, cash
and Permitted Investments) or incur any liabilities (other than liabilities
under the Credit Documents, liabilities under its guarantee of the Subordinated
Notes and liabilities imposed by law, including tax liabilities, and other
liabilities incidental to its existence and business and activities permitted by
this Agreement).

 

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(C) Parent will not engage in any business or activity other than (a) the
ownership of all the outstanding shares of capital stock of Holdings, (b)
maintaining its corporate existence, (c) participating in tax, accounting and
other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated group of Holdings
and Borrower, (d) the performance of the Credit Documents to which it is a
party, (e) holding any cash received in connection with Dividends made by
Holdings in accordance with Section 10.6 pending application thereof by Parent
in the manner contemplated by Section 10.6, (f) activities related to Qualified
PIK Securities and other permitted capital stock and (g) activities incidental
to the businesses or activities described in clauses (a) to (e) of this Section
10.3(C). Parent will not own or acquire any assets (other than shares of capital
stock of Holdings, cash and Permitted Investments) or incur any liabilities
(other than those liabilities permitted by Section 10.1(B) or liabilities
imposed by law, including tax liabilities, and other liabilities incidental to
its existence and business and activities permitted by this Agreement).

 

10.4. Limitation on Sale of Assets. Each of Holdings, the Borrower and the
Canadian Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted
Subsidiaries to, (i) convey, sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose
of any of its property, business or assets (including receivables and leasehold
interests), whether now owned or hereafter acquired (other than any such sale,
transfer, assignment or other disposition resulting from any casualty or
condemnation, of any assets of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries) or
(ii) sell to any Person (other than the Borrower, a Guarantor or a Restricted
Foreign Subsidiary) any shares owned by it of any Restricted Subsidiary’s
capital stock, except that:

 

(a) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may sell, transfer or otherwise
dispose of used or surplus equipment, vehicles, inventory and other assets in
the ordinary course of business;

 

(b) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may sell, transfer or otherwise
dispose of other assets (other than accounts receivable) for fair value,
provided that (i) the aggregate amount of such sales, transfers and disposals by
the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, pursuant to this
clause (b) shall not exceed in the aggregate $200,000,000, (ii) any
consideration in excess of $5,000,000 received by the Borrower or any Guarantor
in connection with such sales, transfers and other dispositions of assets
pursuant to this clause (b) that is in the form of Indebtedness shall be pledged
to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.12, (iii) with respect to any
such sale, transfer or disposition (or series of related sales, transfers or
dispositions) in an aggregate amount in excess of $10,000,000 the Borrower shall
be in compliance, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such sale,
transfer or disposition, with the covenants set forth in Sections 10.9 and
10.10, as such covenants are recomputed as at the last day of the most recently
ended Test Period under such Sections as if such sale, transfer or disposition
had occurred on the first day of such Test Period and (iv) after giving effect
to any such sale, transfer or disposition, no Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing;

 

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(c) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may make sales of assets to the
Borrower or to any Restricted Subsidiary, provided that any such sales to
Restricted Foreign Subsidiaries shall be for fair value;

 

(d) any Restricted Subsidiary may effect any transaction permitted by Section
10.3; and

 

(e) in addition to selling or transferring accounts receivable pursuant to the
other provisions hereof, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may (i)
sell or discount without recourse accounts receivable arising in the ordinary
course of business in connection with the compromise or collection thereof and
(ii) sell or transfer accounts receivable and related rights pursuant to
customary receivables financing facilities so long as, in the case of clauses
(i) and (ii), the Net Cash Proceeds thereof to the Borrower and its Restricted
Subsidiaries (except in the case of transactions permitted by Section 10.4(e)(i)
to the extent the Net Cash Proceeds of any such transaction do not exceed
$10,000) are promptly applied to the prepayment and/or commitment reductions as
provided for in Section 5.2.

 

10.5. Limitation on Investments. Holdings and the Borrower will not, and will
not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any advance, loan,
extensions of credit or capital contribution to, or purchase any stock, bonds,
notes, debentures or other securities of or any assets of, or make any other
investment in, any Person, except:

 

(a) extensions of trade credit and asset purchases in the ordinary course of
business;

 

(b) Permitted Investments;

 

(c) loans and advances to officers, directors and employees of Holdings or any
of its Subsidiaries (i) to finance the purchase of capital stock of Holdings
(provided that the amount of such loans and advances used to acquire such
capital stock shall be contributed by Holdings to the Borrower in cash as common
equity) and (ii) for additional purposes not contemplated by subclause (i) above
in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding with respect to this
clause (ii) not exceeding $10,000,000;

 

(d) investments existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 10.5 and any
extensions, renewals or reinvestments thereof, so long as the aggregate amount
of all investments pursuant to this clause (d) is not increased at any time
above the amount of such investments existing on the date hereof;

 

(e) investments in Hedge Agreements permitted by Section 10.1(h);

 

(f) investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of
suppliers or customers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other
disputes with, customers arising in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(g) investments to the extent that payment for such investments is made solely
with capital stock of Holdings;

 

(h) investments constituting non-cash proceeds of sales, transfers and other
dispositions of assets to the extent permitted by Section 10.4;

 

(i) investments in any Guarantor (other than Holdings), the Borrower, the
Canadian Borrower or any Foreign Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

(j) investments constituting Permitted Acquisitions, provided that the aggregate
amount of any such investment, as valued at the fair market value of such
investment at the time each such investment is made, made by the Borrower or any
Restricted Subsidiary in any Restricted Foreign Subsidiary, to the extent that
such Restricted Foreign Subsidiary does not become a Foreign Subsidiary
Guarantor pursuant to Section 9.11 and does not enter into the guarantee and
collateral arrangements contemplated thereby, shall not exceed the Available
Amount at the time of such investment plus an amount equal to any repayments,
interest, returns, profits, distributions, income and similar amounts actually
received in cash in respect of any such investment (which amount shall not
exceed the amount of such investment valued at the fair market value of such
investment at the time such investment was made);

 

(k) investments in the equity interests of one or more newly formed persons that
are received in consideration of the contribution by the Borrower or its
applicable Restricted Subsidiaries of assets (including capital stock) to such
person or persons, provided that (i) the fair market value of such assets,
determined on arms-length basis, so contributed pursuant to this paragraph (k)
shall not in the aggregate exceed $50,000,000, (ii) with respect to investments
in Foreign Joint Ventures, the sum of all investments in Foreign Joint Ventures
made pursuant to this Section 10.5 (k) prior to the date thereof and all
investment in Foreign Joint Ventures made pursuant to Section 10.5(m) below
prior to the date thereof, when taken together, as valued at the fair market
value of such investment at the time each such investment is made, does not
exceed $50,000,000 plus an amount equal to any repayments, interest, returns,
profits, distributions, income and similar amounts actually received in cash in
respect of any such investment (which amount shall not exceed the amount of such
investment valued at the fair market value of such investment at the time such
investment was made) in the aggregate and (iii) in respect of each such
contribution, an Authorized Officer of the Borrower shall certify, in a form to
be agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (x) after giving
effect to such contribution, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing, (y) the fair market value of the assets so contributed and
(z) that the requirements of paragraph (i) of this proviso remain satisfied;

 

(l) investments made to repurchase or retire common stock of Holdings owned by
any employee stock ownership plan or key employee stock ownership plan of
Holdings or the Borrower;

 

(m) additional investments (including investments in Minority Investments and
Unrestricted Subsidiaries), as valued at the fair market value of such

 

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investment at the time each such investment is made, in an aggregate amount at
the time of such investment not in excess of the Available Amount at such time
plus an amount equal to any repayments, interest, returns, profits,
distributions, income and similar amounts actually received in cash in respect
of any such investment (which amount shall not exceed the amount of such
investment valued at the fair market value of such investment at the time such
investment was made), provided, that with respect to investments in Foreign
Joint Ventures, the sum of all investments in Foreign Joint Ventures made
pursuant to Section 10.5 (k) above prior to the date thereof and all investment
in Foreign Joint Ventures made pursuant to this Section 10.5(m) prior to the
date thereof, when taken together, as valued at the fair market value of such
investment at the time each such investment is made, does not exceed $50,000,000
plus an amount equal to any repayments, interest, returns, profits,
distributions, income and similar amounts actually received in cash in respect
of any such investment (which amount shall not exceed the amount of such
investment valued at the fair market value of such investment at the time such
investment was made) in the aggregate; and

 

(n) investments permitted under Section 10.6.

 

10.6. Limitation on Dividends. None of Holdings, the Borrower or the Canadian
Borrower will declare or pay any dividends (other than, (a) in respect of
Holdings, dividends payable solely in its capital stock or rights, warrants or
options to purchase its capital stock and (b) in respect of the Borrower,
dividends payable solely in its capital stock) or return any capital to its
stockholders or make any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or
cash to its stockholders as such, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise
acquire, directly or indirectly, for consideration, any shares of any class of
its capital stock or the capital stock of any direct or indirect parent now or
hereafter outstanding (or any options or warrants or stock appreciation rights
issued with respect to any of its capital stock), or set aside any funds for any
of the foregoing purposes, or permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to
purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration (other than in connection with
an investment permitted by Section 10.5) any shares of any class of the capital
stock of Holdings or the Borrower, now or hereafter outstanding (or any options
or warrants or stock appreciation rights issued with respect to any of its
capital stock) (all of the foregoing “Dividends”), provided that, so long as no
Default or Event of Default exists or would exist after giving effect thereto,
(a) Holdings or the Borrower may redeem in whole or in part any of its capital
stock for another class of capital stock or rights to acquire its capital stock
or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances
of new shares of its capital stock, provided that such other class of capital
stock contains terms and provisions at least as advantageous to the Lenders in
all respects material to their interests as those contained in the capital stock
redeemed thereby, (b) Holdings or the Borrower may or may pay Dividends to
Parent to repurchase shares of its or Parent’s capital stock (or any options or
warrants or stock appreciation rights issued with respect to any of its or
Parent’s capital stock) held by officers, directors and employees of Parent,
Holdings and its Subsidiaries, with the proceeds of dividends from, seriatim,
the Borrower and Holdings, as applicable, which shall also be permitted, so long
as such repurchase is pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms of,
management and/or employee stock plans, stock subscription agreements or
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Subsidiaries may make investments permitted by Section 10.5, (d) Holdings may
declare and pay dividends on its capital stock, with the proceeds of dividends
from, seriatim, the Borrower, which shall also be permitted, provided that (i)
the aggregate amount of such dividends paid by Holdings pursuant to this clause
(d) shall not at any time exceed 50% of Cumulative Consolidated Net Income
Available to Stockholders at such time less the amount of dividends previously
paid pursuant to this clause (d) following the last day of the most recent
fiscal quarter for which Section 9.1 Financials have been delivered to the
Lenders under Section 9.1 and (ii) at the time of the payment of any such
dividends and after giving effect thereto, the Consolidated Total Debt to
Consolidated EBITDA Ratio on the date of such payment of such dividends shall be
less than 3.50:1.00 and (e) the Borrower and Holdings may declare and pay
dividends and/or make distributions on its capital stock, as applicable, the
proceeds of which will be used by Parent or Holdings solely to pay taxes of
Parent, Holdings, the Borrower and the Subsidiaries as part of a consolidated
tax filing group for U.S. federal, state or local tax purposes, along with
franchise taxes, administrative and similar expenses related to its existence
and ownership of the Borrower, as applicable, provided that the amount of such
dividends does not exceed in any fiscal year the amount of such taxes and
expenses payable for such fiscal year (it being understood that such expenses
shall in no event exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate per fiscal year).

 

10.7. Limitations on Debt Payments and Amendments; Unpaid Refinancing Amount.
(a) The Borrower will not prepay, repurchase or redeem or otherwise defease any
Subordinated Notes (it being understood that any payment of principal prior to
April 6, 2014 shall be deemed a prepayment for purposes of this Section 10.7);
provided, however, that so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, the Borrower may prepay, repurchase or redeem Subordinated
Notes (x) for an aggregate price not in excess of the Available Amount at the
time of such prepayment, repurchase or redemption, or (y) with the proceeds of
subordinated Indebtedness that (1) is permitted by Section 10.1 (other than
Permitted Additional Subordinated Notes) and (2) has terms material to the
interests of the Lenders not materially less advantageous to the Lenders than
those of the Subordinated Notes.

 

(b) The Borrower will not prepay any Senior Unsecured Term Loans; provided,
however, that so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the Borrower may prepay Senior Unsecured Term Loans (x) for an
aggregate price not in excess of the Available Amount at the time of such
prepayment, repurchase or redemption, or (y) with the proceeds of subordinated
Indebtedness that (1) is permitted by Section 10.1 and (2) has terms material to
the interests of the Lenders not materially less advantageous to the Lenders
than those of the Senior Unsecured Term Loans.

 

(c) The Borrower will not waive, amend, modify, terminate or release the
Subordinated Note Indenture or the Senior Unsecured Term Loan Agreement to the
extent that any such waiver, amendment, modification, termination or release
would be adverse to the Lenders in any material respect.

 

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(d) The Borrower may make payments to the extent necessary to pay the Unpaid
Refinancing Amount, if any, provided such payment is made within thirty (30)
Business Days of the Closing Date.

 

10.8. Limitations on Sale Leasebacks. Holdings and the Borrower will not, and
will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into or effect any
Sale Leasebacks, other than Permitted Sale Leasebacks.

 

10.9. Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA Ratio. Holdings and the
Borrower will not permit the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA
Ratio for any Test Period ending during any period set forth below to be greater
than the ratio set forth below opposite such period:

 

Period

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   Ratio

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March 1, 2004 to May 30, 2004

   7.50 to 1.00

May 31, 2004 to August 29, 2004

   7.50 to 1.00

August 30 2004 to November 28, 2004

   7.50 to 1.00

November 29, 2004 to February 27, 2005

   7.50 to 1.00

February 28, 2005 to May 29, 2005

   7.25 to 1.00

May 30, 2005 to August 28, 2005

   7.25 to 1.00

August 29 2005 to November 27, 2005

   7.00 to 1.00

November 28, 2005 to February 26, 2006

   6.75 to 1.00

February 27, 2006 to May 28, 2006

   6.75 to 1.00

May 29, 2006 to August 27, 2006

   6.50 to 1.00

August 28 2006 to November 26, 2006

   6.25 to 1.00

November 27, 2006 to February 25, 2007

   6.00 to 1.00

February 26, 2007 to May 27, 2007

   5.75 to 1.00

May 28, 2007 to August 26, 2007

   5.75 to 1.00

August 27, 2007 December 2, 2007

   5.50 to 1.00

December 3, 2007 to March 2, 2008

   5.50 to 1.00

March 3, 2008 to June 1, 2008

   5.25 to 1.00

June 2, 2008 to August 31, 2008

   5.25 to 1.00

September 1, 2008 to November 30, 2008

   5.00 to 1.00

December 1, 2008 to March 1, 2009

   5.00 to 1.00

March 2, 2009 to May 31, 2009

   4.75 to 1.00

June 1, 2009 to August 30, 2009

   4.75 to 1.00

August 31, 2009 to November 29, 2009

   4.50 to 1.00

November 30, 2009 to February 28, 2010

   4.50 to 1.00

March 1, 2010 to May 30, 2010

   4.25 to 1.00

June 1, 2010 to August 29, 2010

   4.25 to 1.00

August 30, 2010 to November 28, 2010

   4.00 to 1.00

November 29, 2010 and thereafter

   4.00 to 1.00

 

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10.10. Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense Ratio. Holdings and
the Borrower will not permit the Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest
Expense Ratio for any Test Period ending during any period set forth below to be
less than the ratio set forth below opposite such period:

 

Period

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   Ratio

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March 1, 2004 to May 30, 2004

   2.00 to 1.00

May 31, 2004 to August 29, 2004

   2.00 to 1.00

August 30 2004 to November 28, 2004

   2.00 to 1.00

November 29, 2004 to February 27, 2005

   2.00 to 1.00

February 28, 2005 to May 29, 2005

   2.00 to 1.00

May 30, 2005 to August 28, 2005

   2.00 to 1.00

August 29 2005 to November 27, 2005

   2.00 to 1.00

November 28, 2005 to February 26, 2006

   2.10 to 1.00

February 27, 2006 to May 28, 2006

   2.10 to 1.00

May 29, 2006 to August 27, 2006

   2.10 to 1.00

August 28 2006 to November 26, 2006

   2.10 to 1.00

November 27, 2006 to February 25, 2007

   2.10 to 1.00

February 26, 2007 to May 27, 2007

   2.10 to 1.00

May 28, 2007 to August 26, 2007

   2.20 to 1.00

August 27, 2007 December 2, 2007

   2.20 to 1.00

December 3, 2007 to March 2, 2008

   2.30 to 1.00

March 3, 2008 to June 1, 2008

   2.30 to 1.00

June 2, 2008 to August 31, 2008

   2.30 to 1.00

September 1, 2008 to November 30, 2008

   2.30 to 1.00

December 1, 2008 to March 1, 2009

   2.40 to 1.00

March 2, 2009 to May 31, 2009

   2.40 to 1.00

June 1, 2009 to August 30, 2009

   2.50 to 1.00

August 31, 2009 to November 29, 2009

   2.50 to 1.00

November 30, 2009 to February 28, 2010

   2.50 to 1.00

March 1, 2010 to May 30, 2010

   2.50 to 1.00

June 1, 2010 to August 29, 2010

   2.75 to 1.00

August 30, 2010 to November 28, 2010

   2.75 to 1.00

November 29, 2010 and thereafter

   2.75 to 1.00

 

10.11. Capital Expenditures. Holdings, the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower
will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any
Capital Expenditures (other than Permitted Acquisitions that constitute Capital
Expenditures), that would cause the aggregate amount of such Capital
Expenditures made by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in any fiscal
year of the Borrower set forth below to exceed (i) the sum of (a) the greater of
(x) the amount set forth in the table below opposite such fiscal year and (y) an
amount equal to 6.00% multiplied by Consolidated Net Sales for such fiscal year
(such greater amount, the “Permitted Capital Expenditure Amount”) and (b) the
Available Amount as of the last day of such fiscal year (provided that no
portion of the Available Amount may be used for Capital Expenditures until the
entire amount of the sum of (x) the Permitted Capital Expenditure Amount for
such year and (y) the carry-forward amount (as defined below in this Section
10.11) for such year shall have been used to make Capital Expenditures) less
(ii) to the extent deducted in arriving at Consolidated Earnings in the prior
fiscal year, the amount of expenses related to the implementation of enterprise
resource planning systems of such prior fiscal year.

 

Period

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   Amount

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March 1, 2004 to November 28, 2004

   $ 35,000,000

November 29, 2004 to November 27, 2005

   $ 45,000,000

November 28, 2005 to November 26, 2006

   $ 50,000,000

November 27, 2006 to December 2, 2007

   $ 40,000,000

December 3, 2007 to November 30, 2008

   $ 40,000,000

December 1, 2008 to November 29, 2009

   $ 40,000,000

November 30, 2009 to November 28, 2010

   $ 40,000,000

November 29, 2010 to the Maturity Date

   $ 40,000,000

 

 

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To the extent that Capital Expenditures (other than Permitted Acquisitions that
constitute Capital Expenditures) made by the Borrower and the Restricted
Subsidiaries during any fiscal year are less than the Permitted Capital
Expenditure Amount for such fiscal year, 100% of such unused amount (each such
amount, a “carry-forward amount”) may be carried forward to the immediately
succeeding fiscal year and utilized to make such Capital Expenditures in such
succeeding fiscal year in the event the amount set forth above for such
succeeding fiscal year has been used (it being understood and agreed that (a) no
carry-forward amount may be carried forward beyond the first two fiscal years
immediately succeeding the fiscal year in which it arose, (b) no portion of the
carry-forward amount available for any fiscal year may be used until the entire
amount of the Permitted Capital Expenditure Amount for such fiscal year (without
giving effect to such carry-forward amount) shall have been used to make Capital
Expenditures and (c) if the carry-forward amount available for any fiscal year
is the sum of amounts carried forward from each of the two immediately preceding
fiscal years, no portion of such carry-forward amount from the earlier of the
two immediately preceding fiscal years may be used until the entire portion of
such carry-forward amount from the more recent immediately preceding fiscal year
shall have been used for such Capital Expenditures made in such fiscal year).

 

SECTION 11. Events of Default

 

Upon the occurrence of any of the following specified events (each an “Event of
Default”):

 

11.1. Payments. The Borrower or the Canadian Borrower shall (a) default in the
payment when due of any principal of the Loans or (b) default, and such default
shall continue for five or more days, in the payment when due of any interest or
stamping fees on the Loans or any Fees or any Unpaid Drawings or of any other
amounts owing hereunder or under any other Credit Document; or

 

11.2. Representations, etc. Any representation, warranty or statement made or
deemed made by any Credit Party herein or in any Security Document or any
certificate delivered or required to be delivered pursuant hereto or thereto
shall prove to be untrue in any material respect on the date as of which made or
deemed made; or

 

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11.3. Covenants. Any Credit Party shall (a) default in the due performance or
observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 9.1(e),
Section 9.16 or Section 10 or (b) default in the due performance or observance
by it of any term, covenant or agreement (other than those referred to in
Section 11.1 or 11.2 or clause (a) of this Section 11.3) contained in this
Agreement, or any Security Document and such default shall continue unremedied
for a period of at least 30 days after receipt of written notice by the Borrower
from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders; or

 

11.4. Default Under Other Agreements. (a) Any of Holdings, the Borrower, the
Canadian Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall (i) default in any
payment with respect to any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) in excess
of $20,000,000 in the aggregate, for Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian
Borrower and such Subsidiaries, beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in
the instrument or agreement under which such Indebtedness was created or (ii)
default in the observance or performance of any agreement or condition relating
to any such Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing,
securing or relating thereto, or any other event shall occur or condition exist
(other than, with respect to Indebtedness consisting of any Hedge Agreements,
termination events or equivalent events pursuant to the terms of such Hedge
Agreements), the effect of which default or other event or condition is to
cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or
agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, any such Indebtedness to
become due prior to its stated maturity; or (b) without limiting the provisions
of clause (a) above, any such Indebtedness shall be declared to be due and
payable, or required to be prepaid other than by a regularly scheduled required
prepayment or as a mandatory prepayment (and, with respect to Indebtedness
consisting of any Hedge Agreements, other than due to a termination event or
equivalent event pursuant to the terms of such Hedge Agreements), prior to the
stated maturity thereof; or

 

11.5. Bankruptcy, etc. Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any
Specified Subsidiary shall commence a voluntary case, proceeding or action
concerning itself under (a) Title 11 of the United States Code entitled
“Bankruptcy,” or (b) in the case of the Canadian Borrower and any Foreign
Subsidiary that is a Specified Subsidiary, any domestic or foreign law relating
to bankruptcy, insolvency reorganization or relief of debtors legislation of its
jurisdiction of incorporation, in each case as now or hereafter in effect, or
any successor thereto (collectively, the “Bankruptcy Code”); or an involuntary
case, proceeding or action is commenced against any of Holdings, the Borrower,
the Canadian Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary and the petition is not
controverted within 10 days after commencement of the case, proceeding or
action; or an involuntary case, proceeding or action is commenced against any of
Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary and
the petition is not dismissed within 60 days after commencement of the case,
proceeding or action; or a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code)
receiver, receiver manager, trustee or similar person is appointed for, or takes
charge of, all or substantially all of the property of any of Holdings, the
Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary; or any of Holdings,
the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary commences any
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adjustment of debt, relief of debtors, dissolution, insolvency or liquidation or
similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to
any of Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any Specified
Subsidiary; or there is commenced against any of Holdings, the Borrower, the
Canadian Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary any such proceeding or action that
remains undismissed for a period of 60 days; or any of Holdings, the Borrower,
the Canadian Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary is adjudicated insolvent or
bankrupt; or any order of relief or other order approving any such case or
proceeding or action is entered; or any of Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian
Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary suffers any appointment of any custodian
receiver, receiver manager, trustee or the like for it or any substantial part
of its property to continue undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or
any of Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary
makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or any corporate action
is taken by any of Holdings, the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any
Specified Subsidiary for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or

 

11.6. ERISA. (a) Any Plan shall fail to satisfy the minimum funding standard
required for any plan year or part thereof or a waiver of such standard or
extension of any amortization period is sought or granted under Section 412 of
the Code; any Plan is or shall have been terminated or is the subject of
termination proceedings under ERISA (including the giving of written notice
thereof); an event shall have occurred or a condition shall exist in either case
entitling the PBGC to terminate any Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer
any Plan (including the giving of written notice thereof); any Plan shall have
an accumulated funding deficiency (whether or not waived); any of Holdings, the
Borrower or any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or is likely to
incur a liability to or on account of a Plan under Section 409, 502(i), 502(l),
515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201 or 4204 of ERISA or Section 4971 or 4975 of
the Code (including the giving of written notice thereof); (b) there could
result from any event or events set forth in clause (a) of this Section 11.6 the
imposition of a lien, the granting of a security interest, or a liability, or
the reasonable likelihood of incurring a lien, security interest or liability;
and (c) such lien, security interest or liability will or would be reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

11.7. Guarantee. The Guarantees or any material provision thereof shall cease to
be in full force or effect or any Guarantor thereunder or any Credit Party shall
deny or disaffirm in writing any Guarantor’s obligations under the Guarantee; or

 

11.8. Pledge Agreement. The Pledge Agreements or any material provision thereof
shall cease to be in full force or effect (other than pursuant to the terms
hereof or thereof or as a result of acts or omissions of the Administrative
Agent or any Lender) or any pledgor thereunder or any Credit Party shall deny or
disaffirm in writing any pledgor’s obligations under the Pledge Agreement; or

 

11.9. Security Agreement. The Security Agreements or any material provision
thereof shall cease to be in full force or effect (other than pursuant to the
terms hereof or thereof or as a result of acts or omissions of the
Administrative Agent or any Lender) or any grantor thereunder or any Credit
Party shall deny or disaffirm in writing any grantor’s obligations under the
Security Agreement; or

 

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11.10. Mortgages. Any Mortgage or any material provision of any Mortgage
relating to any material portion of the Collateral shall cease to be in full
force or effect (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof or as a
result of acts or omissions of the Administrative Agent or any Lender) or any
Mortgagor thereunder or any Credit Party shall deny or disaffirm in writing any
Mortgagor’s obligations under any Mortgage; or

 

11.11. Foreign Guarantees. The Canadian Guarantee or any material provision of
the Canadian Guarantee shall cease to be in full force or effect or any grantor
thereunder or any Credit Party shall deny or disaffirm in writing any grantors
obligations under the Canadian Guarantee; or

 

11.12. Canadian Security Documents. Any Canadian Security Document or any
material provision of any Canadian Security Document shall cease to be in full
force or effect (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof or as a
result of acts or omissions of the Administrative Agent or any Lender) or any
grantor thereunder or any Credit Party shall deny or disaffirm in writing any
grantors obligations under any Canadian Security Document; or

 

11.13. Subordination. The Obligations of the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower,
or the obligations of Holdings or any Subsidiaries pursuant to the Guarantee or
the Canadian Guarantee, shall cease to constitute senior indebtedness under the
subordination provisions of any document or instrument evidencing the
Subordinated Notes or any other permitted subordinated Indebtedness or such
subordination provisions shall be invalidated or otherwise cease to be legal,
valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto, enforceable in accordance
with their terms; or

 

11.14. Judgments. One or more judgments or decrees shall be entered against the
Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries involving
a liability of $20,000,000 or more in the aggregate for all such judgments and
decrees for the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (to the extent not paid
or fully covered by insurance provided by a carrier not disputing coverage) and
any such judgments or decrees shall not have been satisfied, vacated, discharged
or stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or

 

11.15. Change of Control. A Change of Control shall occur;

 

then, and in any such event, and at any time thereafter, if any Event of Default
shall then be continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, upon the written
request of the Required Lenders, by written notice to the Borrower, take any or
all of the following actions, without prejudice to the rights of the
Administrative Agent, the Canadian Administrative Agent or any Lender to enforce
its claims against the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower, except as otherwise
specifically provided for in this Agreement (provided that, if an Event of
Default specified in Section 11.5 shall occur with respect to the Borrower,

 

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the Canadian Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary, the result that would occur
upon the giving of written notice by the Administrative Agent as specified in
clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) below shall occur automatically without the giving of
any such notice): (i) declare the US Total Revolving Credit Commitment
terminated and the Canadian Total Revolving Credit Commitment terminated,
whereupon the Commitments and Swingline Commitment, if any, of each Lender or
the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, shall forthwith terminate immediately
and any Fees theretofore accrued shall forthwith become due and payable without
any other notice of any kind; (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued
interest and fees in respect of all Loans and all Obligations owing hereunder
and thereunder to be, whereupon the same shall become, forthwith due and payable
without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which
are hereby waived by the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower; (iii) terminate any
Letter of Credit that may be terminated in accordance with its terms; and/or
(iv) direct the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower to pay (and the Borrower and
the Canadian Borrower agree that upon receipt of such notice, or upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Section 11.5 with respect to the
Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or any Specified Subsidiary, it will pay) to the
Administrative Agent or the Canadian Administrative Agent, as applicable, at its
Administrative Agent’s Office such additional amounts of cash, to be held as
security for the Borrower’s and the Canadian Borrower’s respective reimbursement
obligations for (x) Drawings that may subsequently occur thereunder, equal to
the aggregate Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit issued and then outstanding
and (y) the full face amount of Bankers’ Acceptances outstanding prior to their
maturity dates.

 

SECTION 12. The Administrative Agent

 

12.1. Appointment. Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the
Administrative Agent as the agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the
other Credit Documents, and each such Lender irrevocably authorizes the
Administrative Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under
the provisions of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and to exercise
such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the
Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit
Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the
Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those
expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and
no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or
liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Credit Document or
otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent. Neither the Syndication Agent
nor the Documentation Agents, in their respective capacities as such, shall have
any obligations, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement but shall be
entitled to all benefits of this Section 12.

 

12.2. Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its
duties under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents by or through agents
or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all
matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be
responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact
selected by it with reasonable care.

 

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12.3. Exculpatory Provisions. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its
officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates shall be
(a) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by it or such
Person under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document
(except for its or such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or
(b) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals,
statements, representations or warranties made by the Borrower, the Canadian
Borrower, any Guarantor, any Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor, any other Credit
Party or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Credit
Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to
or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or in
connection with, this Agreement or any other Credit Document or for the value,
validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this
Agreement or any other Credit Document or for any failure of the Borrower, the
Canadian Borrower, any Guarantor, any Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor or any other
Credit Party to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The
Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to any Lender to
ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the
agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Credit
Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of the Borrower or the
Canadian Borrower.

 

12.4. Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be
entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing,
resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or
teletype message, statement, order or other document or conversation believed by
it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper
Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including
counsel to the Borrower and/or the Canadian Borrower), independent accountants
and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent
may deem and treat the Lender specified in the Register with respect to any
amount owing hereunder as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a written
notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with
the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in
failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Credit
Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the
Required Lenders as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its
satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expense that may
be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The
Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in
refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents in
accordance with a request of the Required Lenders, and such request and any
action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the
Lenders and all future holders of the Loans.

 

12.5. Notice of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have
knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default
hereunder unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender or
the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of
Default and

 

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stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that the
Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give
notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such action
with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed
by the Required Lenders, provided that unless and until the Administrative Agent
shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not
be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with
respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the
best interests of the Lenders (except to the extent that this Agreement requires
that such action be taken only with the approval of the Required Lenders or each
of the Lenders, as applicable).

 

12.6. Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender
expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its
officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has made
any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative
Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower,
the Canadian Borrower, any Guarantor, any Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor or any
other Credit Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty
by the Administrative Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents to the
Administrative Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and
information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and
investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other
condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower, any
Guarantor, any Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor and any other Credit Party and made
its own decision to make its Loans hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each
Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and
information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own
credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under
this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and to make such investigation as
it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property,
financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower, the Canadian
Borrower, any Guarantor, any Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor and any other Credit
Party. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be
furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the
Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any
Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, assets,
operations, properties, financial condition, prospects or creditworthiness of
the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower, any Guarantor, any Canadian Subsidiary
Guarantor or any other Credit Party that may come into the possession of the
Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents,
attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.

 

12.7. Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent
in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower or the
Canadian Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower and the
Canadian Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective portions of
the Total Credit Exposure in effect on the date on which indemnification is
sought (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the
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terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance
with their respective portions of the Total Credit Exposure in effect
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 (including
at any time following the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or
asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out
of, the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Credit 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 the
Administrative Agent 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 resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross
negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section 12.7 shall
survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

 

12.8. Administrative Agent in its Individual Capacity. The Administrative Agent
and its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage
in any kind of business with the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower, any Guarantor,
any Canadian Subsidiary Guarantor and any other Credit Party as though the
Administrative Agent were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the
other Credit Documents. With respect to the Loans made by it, the Administrative
Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other
Credit Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not
the Administrative Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include the
Administrative Agent in its individual capacity.

 

12.9. Successor Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign as Administrative
Agent upon 20 days’ prior written notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If the
Administrative Agent shall resign as Administrative Agent under this Agreement
and the other Credit Documents, then the Required Lenders shall appoint from
among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent shall
be approved by the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld),
whereupon such successor agent shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of
the Administrative Agent, and the term “Administrative Agent” shall mean such
successor agent effective upon such appointment and approval, and the former
Administrative Agent’s rights, powers and duties as Administrative Agent shall
be terminated, without any other or further act or deed on the part of such
former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to this Agreement or any
holders of the Loans. After any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation as
Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Section 12 shall inure to its
benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was
Administrative Agent under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

 

12.10. Withholding Tax. To the extent required by any applicable law, the
Administrative Agent may withhold from any interest payment to any Lender an
amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax. If the Internal Revenue
Service or any authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a
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Administrative Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for
the account of any Lender (because the appropriate form was not delivered, was
not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the
Administrative Agent of a change in circumstances which rendered the exemption
from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective, or for any other reason),
such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent fully for all amounts paid,
directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as tax or otherwise,
including penalties and interest, together with all expenses incurred, including
legal expenses, allocated staff costs and any out of pocket expenses.

 

12.11. Canadian Administrative Agent. Each of the Lenders hereby agrees and
confirms that the provisions of this Section 12 shall apply to JPMorgan Chase
Bank, Toronto Branch, as Canadian Administrative Agent with respect to the
Canadian Revolving Credit Loans upon the same terms and subject to the same
conditions as provided in this Section 12 mutatis mutandis; provided, that any
successor Canadian Administrative Agent shall be a Canadian Resident with an
office in Toronto, Canada or Montreal, Canada having a combined capital and
surplus of at least $500,000,000 or an Affiliate of any such bank which is also
a bank.

 

12.12. Quebec. For greater certainty, and without limiting the powers of the
Agents or any other Person acting as an agent, attorney-in-fact or mandatary for
the Agents under this Agreement or under any of the other Credit Documents, each
Lender, hereby (a) irrevocably constitutes, to the extent necessary, the
Canadian Administrative Agent as the holder of an irrevocable power of attorney
(fondé de pouvoir within the meaning of Article 2692 of the Civil Code of
Québec) for the purposes of holding any Liens, including hypothecs, granted or
to be granted by any Credit Party on movable or immovable property pursuant to
the laws of the Province of Quebec to secure obligations of a Credit Party under
any bond issued by a Credit Party; and (b) appoints and agrees that the Canadian
Administrative Agent, acting as agent for the Lenders, may act as the bondholder
and mandatary with respect to any bond that may be issued and pledged from time
to time for the benefit of the Lenders.

 

The said constitution of the fondé de pouvoir (within the meaning of Article
2692 of the Civil Code of Quebec) as the holder of such irrevocable power of
attorney and of the Canadian Administrative Agent as bondholder and mandatary
with respect to any bond that may be issued and pledged from time to time for
the benefit of the Lenders shall be deemed to have been ratified and confirmed
by any assignee by the execution of an Assignment and Acceptance.

 

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 32 of An Act respecting the special
powers of legal persons (Quebec), the Canadian Administrative Agent may
purchase, acquire and be the holder of any bond issued by any Credit Party. Each
Credit Party hereby acknowledges that any such bond shall constitute a title of
indebtedness, as such term is used in Article 2692 of the Civil Code of Quebec.

 

The Canadian Administrative Agent herein appointed as fondé de pouvoir shall
have the same rights, powers and immunities as the Agents as stipulated in this
Article XII, which shall apply mutatis mutandis. Without limitation, the
provisions of Section 12.9 of this Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to the
resignation and appointment of a successor to the Canadian Administrative Agent
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SECTION 13. Collateral Allocation Mechanism

 

13.1. Implementation of CAM. (a) On the CAM Exchange Date, (i) the Commitments
shall automatically and without further act be terminated as provided in Section
11, (ii) the Lenders shall automatically and without further act (and without
regard to the provisions of Section 14.6) be deemed to have exchanged interests
in the Credit Facilities such that in lieu of the interest of each Lender in
each Credit Facility in which it shall participate as of such date (including
such Lender’s interest in the Specified Obligations of each Credit Party in
respect of each such Credit Facility), such Lender shall hold an interest in
every one of the Credit Facilities (including the Specified Obligations of each
Credit Party in respect of each such Credit Facility and each L/C Reserve
Account established pursuant to Section 13.2 below), whether or not such Lender
shall previously have participated therein, equal to such Lender’s CAM
Percentage thereof and (iii) simultaneously with the deemed exchange of
interests pursuant to clause (ii) above, in the case of (A) any Canadian Lender
that has prior to the date thereof notified the Canadian Administrative Agent
and the Borrower in writing that it has elected to have this clause (iii) apply
to it, and (B) any other Lender that has notified the Administrative Agent in
writing that it desires to have its deemed participation following the CAM
Exchange Date converted to Dollars, the interests in the Canadian Obligations to
be received by such Lender in such deemed exchange shall, automatically and with
no further action required, be converted into the Dollar Equivalent, determined
using the Exchange Rate calculated as of such date, of such amount and on and
after such date all amounts accruing and owed to such Lender in respect of such
Obligations shall accrue and be payable in Dollars at the rate otherwise
applicable hereunder, provided that such CAM Exchange will not affect the
aggregate amount of the Obligations of the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower to
the Lenders under the Credit Documents. Each Lender and each Credit Party hereby
consents and agrees to the CAM Exchange, and each Lender agrees that the CAM
Exchange shall be binding upon its successors and assigns and any person that
acquires a participation in its interests in any Credit Facility. Each Credit
Party agrees from time to time to execute and deliver to the Administrative
Agent all promissory notes and other instruments and documents as the
Administrative Agent shall reasonably request to evidence and confirm the
respective interests of the Lenders after giving effect to the CAM Exchange, and
each Lender agrees to surrender any promissory notes originally received by it
in connection with its Loans hereunder to the Administrative Agent against
delivery of new promissory notes evidencing its interests in the Credit
Facilities; provided, however, that the failure of any Credit Party to execute
or deliver or of any Lender to accept any such promissory note, instrument or
document shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the CAM Exchange.

 

(b) As a result of the CAM Exchange, upon and after the CAM Exchange Date, each
payment received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Credit Document in
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the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Credit Document in respect of the
Specified Obligations, shall be distributed to the Lenders pro rata in
accordance with their respective CAM Percentages. Any direct payment received by
a Lender upon or after the CAM Exchange Date, including by way of setoff, in
respect of a Specified Obligation shall be paid over to the Administrative Agent
for distribution to the Lenders in accordance herewith.

 

13.2. Letters of Credit. (a) In the event that on the CAM Exchange Date any
Letter of Credit shall be outstanding and undrawn in whole or in part, or any
amount drawn under a Letter of Credit shall constitute an Unpaid Drawing, each
Lender with a Revolving Credit Commitment or Canadian Commitment, as applicable,
in respect of Unpaid Drawings on Letters of Credit shall, before giving effect
to the CAM Exchange, promptly pay over to the Administrative Agent, in
immediately available funds and in the currency that such Letters of Credit are
denominated (or at the request of a Lender, such amount in the Dollar Equivalent
thereof at such time), an amount equal to such Lender’s Revolving Credit
Commitment Percentage (as notified to such Lender by the Administrative Agent),
of such Letter of Credit’s undrawn face amount or (to the extent it has not
already done so) such Letter of Credit’s Unpaid Drawing, as the case may be,
together with interest thereon from the CAM Exchange Date to the date on which
such amount shall be paid to the Administrative Agent at the rate that would be
applicable at the time to a Revolving Credit Loan that is an ABR Loan in a
principal amount equal to such amount, as the case may be. The Administrative
Agent shall establish a separate account or accounts for each Lender (each, an
“L/C Reserve Account”) for the amounts received with respect to each such Letter
of Credit pursuant to the preceding sentence. The Administrative Agent shall
deposit in each Lender’s L/C Reserve Account such Lender’s CAM Percentage of the
amounts received from the Lenders as provided above. The Administrative Agent
shall have sole dominion and control over each L/C Reserve Account, and the
amounts deposited in each L/C Reserve Account shall be held in such L/C Reserve
Account until withdrawn as provided in paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e) below. The
Administrative Agent shall maintain records enabling it to determine the amounts
paid over to it and deposited in the L/C Reserve Accounts in respect of each
Letter of Credit and the amounts on deposit in respect of each Letter of Credit
attributable to each Lender’s CAM Percentage. The amounts held in each Lender’s
L/C Reserve Account shall be held as a reserve against the Letter of Credit
Exposure, shall be the property of such Lender, shall not constitute Loans to or
give rise to any claim of or against any Credit Party and shall not give rise to
any obligation on the part of the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower to pay
interest to such Lender, it being agreed that the reimbursement obligations in
respect of Letters of Credit shall arise only at such times as drawings are made
thereunder, as provided in Section 3.

 

(b) In the event that after the CAM Exchange Date any drawing shall be made in
respect of a Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of
the Letter of Credit Issuer withdraw from the L/C Reserve Account of each Lender
any amounts, up to the amount of such Lender’s CAM Percentage of such drawing,
deposited in respect of such Letter of Credit and remaining on deposit and
deliver such amounts to the Letter of Credit Issuer in satisfaction of the
reimbursement obligations of the Lenders under Section 3 (but not of the
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respectively). In the event any Lender shall default on its obligation to pay
over any amount to the Administrative Agent in respect of any Letter of Credit
as provided in this Section 13.2, the Letter of Credit Issuer shall, in the
event of a drawing thereunder, have a claim against such Lender to the same
extent as if such Lender had defaulted on its obligations under Section 2.5(e),
but shall have no claim against any other Lender in respect of such defaulted
amount, notwithstanding the exchange of interests in the reimbursement
obligations pursuant to Section 9.01. Each other Lender shall have a claim
against such defaulting Lender for any damages sustained by it as a result of
such default, including, in the event such Letter of Credit shall expire
undrawn, its CAM Percentage of the defaulted amount.

 

(c) In the event that after the CAM Exchange Date any Letter of Credit shall
expire undrawn, the Administrative Agent shall withdraw from the L/C Reserve
Account of each Lender the amount remaining on deposit therein in respect of
such Letter of Credit and distribute such amount to such Lender.

 

(d) With the prior written approval of the Administrative Agent and the Letter
of Credit Issuer, any Lender may withdraw the amount held in its L/C Reserve
Account in respect of the undrawn amount of any Letter of Credit. Any Lender
making such a withdrawal shall be unconditionally obligated, in the event there
shall subsequently be a drawing under such Letter of Credit, to pay over to the
Administrative Agent, for the account of the Letter of Credit Issuer on demand,
its CAM Percentage of such drawing.

 

(e) Pending the withdrawal by any Lender of any amounts from its L/C Reserve
Account as contemplated by the above paragraphs, the Administrative Agent will,
at the direction of such Lender and subject to such rules as the Administrative
Agent may prescribe for the avoidance of inconvenience, invest such amounts in
Permitted Investments. Each Lender that has not withdrawn its CAM Percentage of
amounts in its L/C Reserve Account as provided in paragraph (d) above shall have
the right, at intervals reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent, to
withdraw the earnings on investments so made by the Administrative Agent with
amounts in its L/C Reserve Account and to retain such earnings for its own
account.

 

13.3. Net Payments Upon Implementation of CAM Exchange. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, if, as a direct result of the implementation
of the CAM Exchange, the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower is required to
withhold Non-Excluded Taxes from amounts payable to the Administrative Agent,
any Lender or any Participant hereunder, the amounts so payable to the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Participant shall be increased to the
extent necessary to yield to the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such
Participant (after payment of all Non-Excluded Taxes) interest or any such other
amounts payable hereunder at the rates or in the amounts specified in this
Agreement; provided, however, that the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower shall
not be required to increase any such amounts payable to such Lender or
Participant under this Section 13.3 (but, rather, shall be required to increase
any such amounts payable to such Lender or Participant to the extent required by
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Exchange Date already a Lender or Participant with respect to such Borrower or
Canadian Borrower. If a Non-U.S. Lender (or Non-U.S. Participant), in its good
faith judgment, is eligible for an exemption from, or reduced rate of, U.S.
Federal withholding tax on payments by the Borrower under this Agreement, the
Borrower shall not be required to increase any such amounts payable to such
Non-U.S. Lender (or Non-U.S. Participant) if such Non-U.S. Lender (or Non-U.S.
Participant) fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (b) of Section
5.4. The Canadian Borrower shall not be required to indemnify or pay any
additional amounts to any Lender in respect of Canadian withholding tax pursuant
to this Section 13.3 to the extent that such taxes result from a failure by the
Lender to comply with any Reporting Requirement described in Section 5.4(c) of
this Agreement if (i) compliance is required by law, regulation, administrative
practice or any applicable tax treaty as a precondition to exemption from or a
reduction in the rate of deduction or withholding of tax, and (ii) the Canadian
borrower has first made written request to the Lender that such Lender comply
with the particular Reporting Requirement (identified specifically in such
request) and the Lender has not complied with such Reporting Requirement within
30 Business Days of such written request; provided, however that the Canadian
Borrower shall not be relieved of its obligation to indemnify or pay additional
amounts to a Lender (x) where such obligation arose prior to the Canadian
Borrower’s written request to the Lender respecting such Reporting Requirement,
(y) if, by reason of any change in any law, regulation, administrative practice
or applicable tax treaty occurring after the date hereof, the Lender, as
applicable, is unable to duly comply with such Reporting Requirement, or (z) to
the extent that the additional payment or indemnity compensates the Lender for
an amount to which the Lender would have been entitled to received under this
Section 13.3 had the Lender complied with the Reporting Requirement. Upon a CAM
Exchange, a Lender (or Participant) will use commercially reasonable efforts,
and complete any procedural formalities necessary, to become an Eligible Lender
with respect to the Canadian Borrower and, if such Lender (or Participant) fails
to do so, the Canadian Borrower shall not be required to increase any such
amounts payable to such Lender (or Participant) (unless such Lender is
prohibited from becoming a Canadian Lender by its governing documents). If the
Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, fails to pay any such
Non-Excluded Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to
remit to the Administrative Agent the required receipts or other required
documentary evidence, such Borrower or Canadian Borrower shall indemnify the
Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Participants for any incremental
taxes, interest, costs or penalties that may become payable by the
Administrative Agent, such Lenders or such Participants as a result of any such
failure.

 

SECTION 14. Miscellaneous

 

14.1. Amendments and Waivers. Neither this Agreement nor any other Credit
Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or
modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 14.1. The
Required Lenders may, or, with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the
Administrative Agent may, from time to time, (a) enter into with the relevant
Credit Party or Credit Parties written amendments, supplements or modifications
hereto and to the other Credit Documents for the purpose of adding any
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Credit Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the
Credit Parties hereunder or thereunder or (b) waive, on such terms and
conditions as the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent, as the case may
be, may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or
the other Credit Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its
consequences; provided, however, that no such waiver and no such amendment,
supplement or modification shall directly (i) forgive any portion of any Loan or
extend the final scheduled maturity date of any Loan or reduce the stated rate,
or forgive any portion, or extend the date for the payment, of any interest or
fee payable hereunder (other than as a result of waiving the applicability of
any post-default increase in interest rates), or extend the final expiration
date of any Lender’s Commitment or extend the final expiration date of any
Letter of Credit beyond the L/C Maturity Date, or increase the aggregate amount
of the Commitments of any Lender, or amend or modify any provisions of Section
14.8(a), in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly and
adversely affected thereby, or (ii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this
Section 14.1 or reduce the percentages specified in the definitions of the terms
“Required Canadian Revolving Credit Lenders”, “Required US Revolving Credit
Lenders”, “Required Lenders” and “Required Term Lenders” or consent to the
assignment or transfer by the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower of its rights
and obligations under any Credit Document to which it is a party (except as
permitted pursuant to Section 10.3), in each case without the written consent of
each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, or (iii) amend, modify or
waive any provision of Section 12 without the written consent of the
then-current Administrative Agent, or (iv) amend, modify or waive any provision
of Section 3 without the written consent of the Letter of Credit Issuer, or (v)
amend, modify or waive any provisions hereof relating to Swingline Loans without
the written consent of the Swingline Lender, or (vi) change any Revolving Credit
Commitment to a Term Loan Commitment, or change any Term Loan Commitment to a
Revolving Credit Commitment, in each case without the prior written consent of
each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, or (vii) release all or
substantially all of the Guarantors under the Guarantee (except as expressly
permitted by the Guarantee), release all or substantially all of the Canadian
Subsidiary Guarantors under any Canadian Subsidiary Guarantee (except as
permitted by any Canadian Subsidiary Guarantee) or release all or substantially
all of the Collateral under the Pledge Agreement, the Security Agreement, the
Canadian Security Documents and the Mortgages, in each case without the prior
written consent of each Lender, or (viii) amend Section 2.9(a) so as to permit
Interest Period intervals greater than six months without regard to availability
to Lenders, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely
affected thereby, or (ix) decrease any Repayment Amount, extend any scheduled
Repayment Date or decrease the amount or allocation of any mandatory prepayment
to be received by any Lender holding any Term Loans, in each case without the
written consent of the Required Term Lenders and; provided further, that at any
time that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Revolving Credit Commitment of any Lender may be increased to finance a
Permitted Acquisition, with the consent of such Lender, the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent (which consent, in the case of the Administrative Agent,
shall not be unreasonably withheld) and without the consent of the Required
Lenders, so long as (i) the Increased Commitment Amount at such time, when added
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Section 10.1(k) and outstanding at such time, does not exceed the limits set
forth therein, (ii) the Borrower or its applicable Restricted Subsidiary shall
pledge the capital stock of any person acquired pursuant thereto to the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders to the extent required under
Section 9.12 and (iii) to the extent determined by the Administrative Agent to
be necessary to ensure pro rata borrowings commencing with the initial borrowing
after giving effect to such increase, the Borrower shall prepay any BA Loans or
Eurodollar Loans outstanding immediately prior to such initial borrowing; as
used herein, the “Increased Commitment Amount” means, at any time, aggregate
amount of all increases pursuant to this proviso made at or prior to such time
less the aggregate amount of all voluntary reductions of the Revolving Credit
Commitments made prior to such time. Any such waiver and any such amendment,
supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the affected Lenders
and shall be binding upon the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower, such Lenders, the
Administrative Agent and all future holders of the affected Loans. In the case
of any waiver, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall be
restored to their former positions and rights hereunder and under the other
Credit Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to
be cured and not continuing, it being understood that no such waiver shall
extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any
right consequent thereon.

 

14.2. Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the respective
parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by facsimile
transmission), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed
to have been duly given or made when delivered, or three days after being
deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when
received, addressed as follows in the case of the Borrower, the Canadian
Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and as set forth on Schedule 1.1(c) in
the case of the other parties hereto, or to such other address as may be
hereafter notified by the respective parties hereto:

 

The Borrower and the Canadian Borrower:   

Sealy Mattress Company

One Office Parkway

Trinity, NC 27370

Attention:        Kenneth L. Walker

Fax:                   +-336-861-3786

    

with a copy to:

 

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., L.P.

9 West 57th Street

Suite 4200

New York, NY 10019

Attention:        Brian Carroll

Fax:                   212-750-0003

 

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The Administrative Agent:   

JPMorgan Chase Bank

Agent Bank Services Group

1111 Fannin, 10th Floor

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention:        Teri Smith

Fax:                   (713) 750-2932

 

with a copy to:

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank

270 Park Avenue, 4th Floor

New York, New York 10017

Attention:        Pam Lambiase

Fax:                   (212) 270-0998

The Canadian Administrative Agent:   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, Toronto Branch

200 Bay Street, Suite 1800

Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J2

Attention:        Corporate Banker

Fax:                   416-981-9138

 

with a copy to:

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, Toronto Branch

200 Bay Street, Suite 1800

Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J2

Attention:        Corporate Banking Officer

Fax:                   416-981-9128

 

provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon the Administrative Agent
or the Lenders pursuant to Sections 2.3, 2.6, 2.9, 4.2 and 5.1 shall not be
effective until received.

 

14.3. No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in
exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right,
remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Credit Documents shall
operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.
The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and
not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

 

14.4. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and
warranties made hereunder, in the other Credit Documents and in any document,
certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith
shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the
Loans hereunder.

 

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14.5. Payment of Expenses and Taxes. The Borrower and the Canadian Borrower
agree (a) to pay or reimburse the Agents for all their reasonable out-of-pocket
costs and expenses incurred in connection with the development, preparation and
execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, this Agreement
and the other Credit Documents and any other documents prepared in connection
herewith or therewith, and the consummation and administration of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the reasonable fees,
disbursements and other charges of counsel to the Agents, (b) to pay or
reimburse each Lender and the Administrative Agent for all its reasonable and
documented costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or
preservation of any rights under this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and
any such other documents, including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other
charges of counsel to each Lender and of counsel to the Administrative Agent,
(c) to pay, indemnify, and hold harmless each Lender and the Administrative
Agent from, any and all recording and filing fees and any and all liabilities
with respect to, or resulting from any delay in paying, stamp, excise and other
similar taxes, if any, that may be payable or determined to be payable in
connection with the execution and delivery of, or consummation or administration
of any of the transactions contemplated by, or any amendment, supplement or
modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of, this
Agreement, the other Credit Documents and any such other documents, and (d) to
pay, indemnify, and hold harmless each Lender and the Administrative Agent and
their respective directors, officers, employees, trustees and agents from and
against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or
nature whatsoever, including reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and
other charges of counsel, with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement,
performance and administration of this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and
any such other documents, including any of the foregoing relating to the
violation of, noncompliance with or liability under, any Environmental Law or
any actual or alleged presence of Hazardous Materials applicable to the
operations of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of the Real Estate
(all the foregoing in this clause (d), collectively, the “indemnified
liabilities”), provided that the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower shall have
no obligation hereunder to the Administrative Agent or any Lender nor any of
their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with respect to
indemnified liabilities arising from (i) the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of the party to be indemnified or (ii) disputes among the
Administrative Agent, the Lenders and/or their transferees. The agreements in
this Section 14.5 shall survive repayment of the Loans and all other amounts
payable hereunder.

 

14.6. Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments. (a) The provisions
of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including
any Affiliate of the Letter of Credit Issuer that issues any Letter of Credit),
except that (i) the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower may not assign or
otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior
written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the
Borrower or the Canadian Borrower without such consent shall be null and void)
and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations
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Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person
(other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns
permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Letter of Credit Issuer that
issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph
(c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the
Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer
and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by
reason of this Agreement.

 

(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any
Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and
obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments
and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such
consent not be unreasonably withheld; it being understood that, without
limitation, the Borrower shall have the right to withhold its consent to any
assignment if, in order for such assignment to comply with applicable law, the
Borrower would be required to obtain the consent of, or make any filing or
registration with, any Governmental Authority) of:

 

(A) the Borrower, provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for
an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender (unless increased costs
would result therefrom except if an Event of Default under Section 11.1 or
Section 11.5 has occurred and is continuing), an Approved Fund or, if an Event
of Default under Section 11.1 or Section 11.5 has occurred and is continuing,
any other assignee; and

 

(B) the Administrative Agent, and, in the case of Revolving Credit Commitments
or Revolving Credit Loans or Canadian Letters of Credit only, the Swingline
Lender and the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer, provided that no consent of
the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer
shall be required for an assignment of (1) any Commitment to an assignee that is
a Lender with a Commitment of the same Class immediately prior to giving effect
to such assignment or (2) any Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or
an Approved Fund.

 

(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

 

(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or
an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the
assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the
Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment
(determined as of the date the Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such
assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than the
Dollar Equivalent of $2,500,000 or, in the case of a Term Loan Commitment or
Term Loan, the Dollar Equivalent of $1,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and
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Administrative Agent otherwise consents, provided that no such consent of the
Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under Section 11.1 or Section
11.5 has occurred and is continuing; provided further that contemporaneous
assignments to a single assignee made by Affiliate Lenders shall be aggregated
for purposes of meeting the minimum assignment amount requirements stated above;

 

(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate
part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement,
provided that this clause shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a
proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in
respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans;

 

(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent an Assignment and Acceptance, together with a processing
and recordation fee of $3,500, provided that only one such fee shall be payable
in the event of simultaneous assignments to or from two or more Approved Funds;

 

(D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in a form approved by the
Administrative Agent; and

 

(E) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, with respect
to any assignment of the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitments allocated to the
Canadian Borrower in accordance with Section 2.1(b)(ii), the Assignee shall be a
Canadian Resident and a pro rata portion of the Canadian Revolving Credit
Commitments of the Canadian Lender or its Related Affiliate, as applicable,
allocated to the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.1(b)(ii) shall be
assigned to a Related Affiliate, if applicable, of such assignee, that is either
a “United States person” (as such term is defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the
Code) or is a Non-US Lender that has fulfilled the requirements of Section
5.4(b).

 

For the purpose of this Section 14.6(b), the term “Approved Fund” has the
following meaning:

 

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

 

(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(v)
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Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and,
to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Acceptance, have
the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning
Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such
Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations under this Agreement
(and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all of the assigning
Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to
be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections
2.10, 2.11, 3.5, 5.4 and 14.5). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights
or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 14.6
shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a
participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of
this Section.

 

(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the
Borrower and the Canadian Borrower, shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s
Office a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register
for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the
Commitments of, and principal amount of the Loans and any payment made by the
Letter of Credit Issuer under any Letter of Credit owing to, each Lender
pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). In the case of
a Lender in respect of a Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment or a Canadian
Letter of Credit Commitment, the Register shall also record the address of the
lending office of the Lender through which such Lender acts under this Agreement
and whether or not the Lender is a Canadian Resident. Further, the Register
shall contain the name and address of the Administrative Agent and the Canadian
Administrative Agent and the lending office through which each such Person acts
under this Agreement. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the
Borrower, the Canadian Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit
Issuer and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the
Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of
this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be
available for inspection by the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower, the Letter of
Credit Issuer and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon
reasonable prior notice.

 

(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Acceptance executed by
an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative
Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the
processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and
any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this
Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Acceptance
and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment
shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in
the Register as provided in this paragraph.

 

(c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Canadian
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Swingline Lender, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities
(each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and
obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments
and the Loans owing to it), provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under
this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely
responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations
and (C) the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the
Letter of Credit Issuer and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and
directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and
obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which
a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain
the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment,
modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Credit
Document, provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such
Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment,
modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 14.1 that
affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the
Borrower and the Canadian Borrower agree that each Participant shall be entitled
to the benefits of Sections 2.10, 2.11 and 5.4 to the same extent as if it were
a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b)
of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be
entitled to the benefits of Section 14.8(b) as though it were a Lender, provided
such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 14.8(a) as though it were a
Lender.

 

(ii) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under
Section 2.10 or 5.4 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to
receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the
sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior
written consent. A Participant that would be a Non-U.S. Lender if it were a
Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 5.4 unless the Borrower
is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant
agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower, to comply
with Section 5.4(b) as though it were a Lender.

 

(d) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative
Agent, at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of
its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including
any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and
this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security
interest, provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest
shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any
such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto. In order to
facilitate such pledge or assignment, the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower
hereby agree that, upon request of any Lender at any time and from time to time
after the Borrower has made its initial borrowing hereunder, the Borrower or the
Canadian Borrower, as the case may be, shall provide to such Lender, at the
Borrower’s or the Canadian Borrower’s own expense, a promissory note,
substantially in the form of Exhibit L-1 or L-2, as the case may be, evidencing
the Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans and Swingline Loans, respectively,
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(e) Subject to Section 14.16, the Borrower and the Canadian Borrower authorize
each Lender to disclose to any Participant, secured creditor of such Lender or
assignee (each, a “Transferee”) and any prospective Transferee any and all
financial information in such Lender’s possession concerning the Borrower and
its Affiliates that has been delivered to such Lender by or on behalf of the
Borrower and its Affiliates pursuant to this Agreement or which has been
delivered to such Lender by or on behalf of the Borrower and its Affiliates in
connection with such Lender’s credit evaluation of the Borrower and its
Affiliates prior to becoming a party to this Agreement.

 

(f) Each Person that is or becomes a Lender or Administrative Agent in respect
of the Canadian Revolving Credit Commitment or Canadian Letter of Credit
Commitment shall (i) promptly direct the Administrative Agent to record in the
Register the information described in Section 14.6(b)(iv) of this Agreement,
(ii) upon written request made by Canadian Borrower, deliver to the Canadian
Borrower and the Administrative Agent such certificates, forms, documents, or
other evidence as may be applicable and determined by the Canadian Borrower,
acting reasonably, to be reasonably satisfactory to determine whether such
Person is a Canadian Resident, and (iii) promptly direct the Administrative
Agent to amend the Register to reflect any change in the information contained
therein with respect to such Person.

 

14.7. Replacements of Lenders under Certain Circumstances. The Borrower (on its
own behalf and on behalf of the Canadian Borrower) shall be permitted to replace
any Lender that (a) requests reimbursement for amounts owing pursuant to Section
2.10, 2.12, 3.5 or 5.4, (b) is affected in the manner described in Section
2.10(a)(iii) and as a result thereof any of the actions described in such
Section is required to be taken or (c) becomes a Defaulting Lender, with a
replacement bank or other financial institution, provided that (i) such
replacement does not conflict with any Requirement of Law, (ii) no Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such replacement,
(iii) the Borrower and/or the Canadian Borrower, as applicable shall repay (or
the replacement bank or institution shall purchase, at par) all Loans and other
amounts (other than any disputed amounts), pursuant to Section 2.10, 2.11, 2.12,
3.5 or 5.4, as the case may be) owing to such replaced Lender prior to the date
of replacement, (iv) the replacement bank or institution, if not already a
Lender, and the terms and conditions of such replacement, shall be reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (v) the replaced Lender shall be
obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section
14.6 (provided that the Borrower shall be obligated to pay the registration and
processing fee referred to therein) and (vi) any such replacement shall not be
deemed to be a waiver of any rights that the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower,
the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced
Lender.

 

14.8. Adjustments; Set-off. (a) If any Lender (a “benefited Lender”) shall at
any time receive any payment of all or part of its Loans, or interest thereon,
or receive any collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or
involuntarily, by set-off, pursuant to events or proceedings of the nature
referred to in Section 11.5, or otherwise), in a greater proportion than any
such payment to or collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect
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benefited Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a participating
interest in such portion of each such other Lender’s Loan, or shall provide such
other Lenders with the benefits of any such collateral, or the proceeds thereof,
as shall be necessary to cause such benefited Lender to share the excess payment
or benefits of such collateral or proceeds ratably with each of the Lenders;
provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits
is thereafter recovered from such benefited Lender, such purchase shall be
rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the extent of such
recovery, but without interest.

 

(b) After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, in
addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by law, each Lender
shall have the right, without prior notice to the Borrower or the Canadian
Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower and the
Canadian Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount
becoming due and payable by the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower hereunder
(whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) to set-off and
appropriate and apply against such amount any and all deposits (general or
special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other
credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or
owing by such Lender or any branch or agency thereof to or for the credit or the
account of the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the case may be. Each
Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, as the
case may be, and the Administrative Agent after any such set-off and application
made by such Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not
affect the validity of such set-off and application.

 

14.9. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties
to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile
or other electronic transmission), and all of said counterparts taken together
shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. A set of the copies
of this Agreement signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent.

 

14.10. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the
remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any
other jurisdiction.

 

14.11. Integration. This Agreement and the other Credit Documents represent the
agreement of the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower, the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no
promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Administrative
Agent or any Lender relative to subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or
referred to herein or in the other Credit Documents.

 

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14.12. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE
PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

14.13. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. The Borrower and the Canadian
Borrower each hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:

 

(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding
relating to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents to which it is a
party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to
the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York,
the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York
and appellate courts from any thereof;

 

(b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such courts
and waives any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any
such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding
was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;

 

(c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be
effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any
substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to the Borrower at its
address set forth in Section 14.2 or at such other address of which the
Administrative Agent shall have been notified pursuant thereto;

 

(d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of
process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right to sue in
any other jurisdiction; and

 

(e) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have
to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding referred to in this
Section 14.13 any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.

 

14.14. Acknowledgments. The Borrower and the Canadian Borrower each hereby
acknowledge that:

 

(a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the other Credit Documents;

 

(b) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary
relationship with or duty to the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower arising out
of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents,
and the relationship between Administrative Agent and Lenders, on one hand, and
the Borrower or the Canadian Borrower, on the other hand, in connection herewith
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(c) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Credit Documents or
otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the
Lenders or among the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower and the Lenders.

 

14.15. WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL. THE BORROWER, THE CANADIAN BORROWER, THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY
WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR ANY OTHER CREDIT DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

 

14.16. Confidentiality. The Administrative Agent and each Lender shall hold all
non-public information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Canadian
Borrower in connection with such Lender’s evaluation of whether to become a
Lender hereunder or obtained by such Lender or the Administrative Agent pursuant
to the requirements of this Agreement (“Confidential Information”), confidential
in accordance with its customary procedure for handling confidential information
of this nature and (in the case of a Lender that is a bank) in accordance with
safe and sound banking practices and in any event may make disclosure as
required or requested by any governmental agency or representative thereof or
pursuant to legal process or to such Lender’s or the Administrative Agent’s
attorneys, professional advisors or independent auditors or Affiliates, provided
that unless specifically prohibited by applicable law or court order, each
Lender and the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any request by
any governmental agency or representative thereof (other than any such request
in connection with an examination of the financial condition of such Lender by
such governmental agency) for disclosure of any such non-public information
prior to disclosure of such information, and provided further that in no event
shall any Lender or the Administrative Agent be obligated or required to return
any materials furnished by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower. Each
Lender and the Administrative Agent agrees that it will not provide to
prospective Transferees or to prospective direct or indirect contractual
counterparties in swap agreements to be entered into in connection with Loans
made hereunder any of the Confidential Information unless such Person is advises
of and agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 14.16.

 

Notwithstanding anything express or implied to the contrary herein or by the
documents referred to or incorporated by reference herein, or any other prior or
future oral or written statements by any parties hereto with respect to the
transactions contemplated herein or by the other Credit Documents, and whether
or not any of them are legally binding, the obligations of confidentiality
contained herein and therein, as they relate to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, shall not apply to the tax structure or tax treatment of such
transactions, and each recipient (and its employees, representatives, or other
agents) may immediately disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of
any kind, the U.S. Federal income tax structure and such recipient’s U.S.
Federal income tax treatment of such transactions and any opinions or other tax
analyses that have been provided by the parties hereto (or any agent thereof) to
the recipient regarding such tax structure or tax treatment. However, no such
recipient shall disclose any information relating to such tax structure or tax
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reasonably necessary to comply with applicable securities law. This paragraph is
intended to cause the transactions contemplated by this Agreement not to be
treated as having been offered under conditions of confidentiality for purposes
of Section 1.6011-4(b)(3) (or any successor provision) of the Treasury
Regulations promulgated under Section 6011 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended, and shall be construed in a manner consistent with such purpose.

 

14.17. Judgment Currency. (a) The obligations of the Borrower and the Canadian
Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents to make payments in
Dollars or in Canadian Dollars, as the case may be (the “Obligation Currency”),
shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender or recovery pursuant to any
judgment expressed in or converted into any currency other than the Obligation
Currency, except to the extent that such tender or recovery results in the
effective receipt by the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Administrative Agent
or a Lender of the full amount of the Obligation Currency expressed to be
payable to the Administrative Agent, the Canadian Administrative Agent or Lender
under this Agreement or the other Credit Documents. If, for the purpose of
obtaining or enforcing judgment against the Borrower, the Canadian Borrower or
any other Credit Party in any court or in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary
to convert into or from any currency other than the Obligation Currency (such
other currency being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an
amount due in the Obligation Currency, the conversion shall be made, at the rate
of exchange prevailing, in each case, as of the date immediately preceding the
day on which the judgment is given (such Business Day being hereinafter referred
to as the “Judgment Currency Conversion Date”).

 

(b) If there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment
Currency Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the
Borrower and the Canadian Borrower each covenant and agree to pay, or cause to
be paid, such additional amounts, if any (but in any event not a lesser amount),
as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency,
when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will
produce the amount of the Obligation Currency which could have been purchased
with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial
award at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Currency Conversion
Date.

 

(c) For purposes of determining the prevailing rate of exchange, such amounts
shall include any premium and costs payable in connection with the purchase of
the Obligation Currency.

 

14.18. USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant
to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed
into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain,
verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information
includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will
allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused a counterpart of this
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 

SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY

By:

 

/s/ Kenneth L. Walker

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Name:

 

Kenneth L. Walker

Title:

 

Corporate Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

SEALY MATTRESS CORPORATION

By:

 

/s/ Kenneth L. Walker

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Name:

 

Kenneth L. Walker

Title:

 

Corporate Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

SEALY CORPORATION

By:

 

/s/ Kenneth L. Walker

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Name:

 

Kenneth L. Walker

Title:

 

Corporate Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

SEALY CANADA LTD.

By:

 

/s/ Kenneth L. Walker

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Name:

 

Kenneth L. Walker

Title:

 

Corporate Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

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SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:

SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY OF PUERTO RICO

OHIO-SEALY MATTRESS MANUFACTURING CO., INC.

OHIO-SEALY MATTRESS MANUFACTURING CO.

SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY OF KANSAS CITY, INC.

SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY OF MEMPHIS

SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY OF ILLINOIS

SEALY MATTRESS COMPANY OF ALBANY, INC.

SEALY OF MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA, INC.

SEALY OF MINNESOTA, INC.

NORTH AMERICAN BEDDING COMPANY

SEALY, INC.

MATTRESS HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL LLC

THE OHIO MATTRESS COMPANY LICENSING AND COMPONENTS GROUP

SEALY MATTRESS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC.

SEALY TECHNOLOGY LLC

SEALY KOREA, INC.

SEALY REAL ESTATE, INC.

SEALY TEXAS MANAGEMENT, INC.

SEALY TEXAS HOLDINGS LLC

SEALY TEXAS L.P.

WESTERN MATTRESS COMPANY

GESTION CENTURION INC.

 

By:

 

/s/ Kenneth L. Walker

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Name:

 

Kenneth L. Walker

Title:

 

Corporate Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, as Administrative

Agent and as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Robert Anastasio

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Name:

 

Robert Anastasio

Title:

 

Vice President

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, TORONTO BRANCH, as Canadian Administrative Agent and as a
Canadian Lender

By:

 

/s/ Christine Chan

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Name:

 

Christine Chan

Title:

 

Vice President

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GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS, L.P., as Joint Lead Arranger, Joint Bookrunner,
Syndication Agent and as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Robert Wagner

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Name:

 

Robert Wagner

Title:

 

Authorized Signatory

GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Lender,

By:

 

/s/ Karl Kieffer

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Name:

 

Karl Kieffer

Title:

 

Duly Authorized Signatory

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Co-Documentation Agent and as a Lender,

By:

 

/s/ John M. Crawford

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Name:

 

John M. Crawford

Title:

 

Attorney in Fact

MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL, a division of Merrill Lynch Business Financial Services
Inc., as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Julia F. Maslanka

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Name:

 

Julia F. Maslanka

Title:

 

Vice President

UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Anthony N. Joseph

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Name:

 

Anthony N. Joseph

Title:

 

Associate Director Banking Products Services, US

By:

 

/s/ Joselin Fernandes

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Name:

 

Joselin Fernandes

Title:

 

Associate Director Banking Products Services, US

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GE Canada Finance Holding Company,

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Ellis Gaston

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Name:

 

Ellis Gaston

Title:

 

Vice President, Risk

KZH CYPRESSTREE-1 LLC,

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Dorian Herrera

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Name:

 

Dorian Herrera

Title:

 

Authorized Agent

KZH STERLING LLC,

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Dorian Herrera

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Name:

 

Dorian Herrera

Title:

 

Authorized Agent

KZH SOLEIL - 2 LLC,

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Dorian Herrera

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Name:

 

Dorian Herrera

Title:

 

Authorized Agent

KZH CRESCENT-2 LLC,

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Dorian Herrera

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Name:

 

Dorian Herrera

Title:

 

Authorized Agent

KZH SOLEIL LLC,

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Dorian Herrera

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Name:

 

Dorian Herrera

Title:

 

Authorized Agent

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KZH CRESCENT-3 LLC,

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Dorian Herrera

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Name:

 

Dorian Herrera

Title:

 

Authorized Agent

KZH RIVERSIDE LLC,

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Dorian Herrera

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Name:

 

Dorian Herrera

Title:

 

Authorized Agent

KZH PONDVIEW LLC,

as a Lender

By:

 

/s/ Dorian Herrera

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Name:

 

Dorian Herrera

Title:

 

Authorized Agent

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SCHEDULE 1.1(d)

 

EBITDA ADD-BACKS

 

1. Costs associated with the introduction of new products and incurred prior to
May 31, 2004.

 

2. Expenses related to the implementation of enterprise resource planning
systems in an aggregate amount not greater than $45,000,000 less the amount of
expenditures related thereto that are capitalized.

 

3 The amount of management, monitoring, consulting and advisory fees and related
expenses paid to Bain Capital, LLC to the extent such fees are incurred prior to
the Closing Date.

 

4. Expenses associated with the following items, which expenses are incurred
prior to the Closing Date:

 

  a) Workers compensation expenses;

 

  b) Facilities rationalization;

 

  c) Write-offs related to Affiliates;

 

  d) Stock based compensation;

 

  e) A/R process improvement; and

 

  f) Deferred debt write-offs.