EXECUTION VERSION
Exhibit 10.5
$1,270,000,000
CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
CINEMARK HOLDINGS, INC.,
as the Parent
CINEMARK, INC.,
as Holdings,
CNMK HOLDING, INC.,
as Intermediate Holdings,
CINEMARK USA, INC.,
as the Borrower,
The Several Lenders
from Time to Time Parties Hereto,
LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.
and
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners,
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as Syndication Agent,
BNP PARIBAS
and
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as Co-Documentation Agents,
and
LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC.,
as Administrative Agent
Dated as of October 5, 2006

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

                              Page   SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS     1  
 
  1.1   Defined Terms     1  
 
  1.2   Other Definitional Provisions     31  
 
                SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS     32  
 
  2.1   Term Loan Commitments     32  
 
  2.2   Procedure for Term Loan Borrowing     32  
 
  2.3   Repayment of Term Loans     33  
 
  2.4   Revolving Credit Commitments     34  
 
  2.5   Procedure for Revolving Credit Borrowing     34  
 
  2.6   Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt     34  
 
  2.7   Commitment Fees, etc.     35  
 
  2.8   Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments     36  
 
  2.9   Optional Prepayments     36  
 
  2.10   Mandatory Prepayments     36  
 
  2.11   Conversion and Continuation Options     37  
 
  2.12   Minimum Amounts and Maximum Number of Eurodollar Tranches     38  
 
  2.13   Interest Rates and Payment Dates     38  
 
  2.14   Computation of Interest and Fees     39  
 
  2.15   Inability to Determine Interest Rate     39  
 
  2.16   Pro Rata Treatment and Payments     40  
 
  2.17   Requirements of Law     41  
 
  2.18   Taxes     43  
 
  2.19   Indemnity     44  
 
  2.20   Illegality     45  
 
  2.21   Change of Lending Office     45  
 
  2.22   Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances     45  
 
  2.23   Addition of Peso Subfacility     46  
 
                SECTION 3. LETTERS OF CREDIT     47  
 
  3.1   L/C Commitment     47  
 
  3.2   Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit     48  
 
  3.3   Fees and Other Charges     48  
 
  3.4   L/C Participations     48  
 
  3.5   Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower     49  
 
  3.6   Obligations Absolute     50  
 
  3.7   Letter of Credit Payments     50  
 
  3.8   Applications     50  
 
                SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES     51  
 
  4.1   Financial Condition     51  
 
  4.2   No Change     52  
 
  4.3   Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law     52  

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  4.4   Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations     52  
 
  4.5   No Legal Bar     53  
 
  4.6   No Material Litigation     53  
 
  4.7   No Default     53  
 
  4.8   Ownership of Property; Liens     53  
 
  4.9   Intellectual Property     53  
 
  4.10   Taxes     54  
 
  4.11   Federal Regulations     54  
 
  4.12   Labor Matters     54  
 
  4.13   ERISA     54  
 
  4.14   Investment Company Act; Other Regulations     55  
 
  4.15   Subsidiaries     55  
 
  4.16   Use of Proceeds     55  
 
  4.17   Environmental Matters     55  
 
  4.18   Accuracy of Information, etc.     56  
 
  4.19   Security Documents     57  
 
  4.20   Solvency     57  
 
  4.21   Senior Indebtedness     57  
 
  4.22   Regulation H     57  
 
                SECTION 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT     58  
 
  5.1   Conditions to Initial Extension of Credit     58  
 
  5.2   Conditions to Each Extension of Credit     63  
 
                SECTION 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS     63  
 
  6.1   Financial Statements     63  
 
  6.2   Certificates; Other Information     64  
 
  6.3   Payment of Obligations     66  
 
  6.4   Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence; Compliance     66  
 
  6.5   Maintenance of Property; Insurance     66  
 
  6.6   Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions     66  
 
  6.7   Notices     67  
 
  6.8   Environmental Laws     67  
 
  6.9   Additional Collateral, etc.     68  
 
  6.10   Further Assurances     70  
 
  6.11   Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries     70  
 
  6.12   Maintenance of Separate Existence     70  
 
  6.13   Maintenance of Fee Owned Properties     72  
 
  6.14   Post-Closing Date Mortgaged Properties     73  
 
  6.15   Specified Leasehold Mortgaged Properties     73  
 
                SECTION 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS     73  
 
  7.1   Consolidated Net Senior Secured Leverage Ratio     73  
 
  7.2   Limitation on Indebtedness     73  
 
  7.3   Limitation on Liens     77  
 
  7.4   Limitation on Fundamental Changes     80  

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  7.5   Limitation on Disposition of Property     81  
 
  7.6   Limitation on Restricted Payments     82  
 
  7.7   Limitation on Capital Expenditures     84  
 
  7.8   Limitation on Investments     85  
 
  7.9   Limitation on Optional Payments and Modifications of Debt Instruments,
etc.     86  
 
  7.10   Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates     87  
 
  7.11   Limitation on Sales and Leasebacks     88  
 
  7.12   Limitation on Changes in Fiscal Periods     88  
 
  7.13   Limitation on Negative Pledge Clauses     88  
 
  7.14   Limitation on Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions     89  
 
  7.15   Limitation on Lines of Business     90  
 
  7.16   Limitation on Activities of the Parent, Holdings and Intermediate
Holdings     90  
 
  7.17   Limitation on Hedge Agreements     92  
 
  7.18   Limitation on New Leases     92  
 
  7.19   Limitations on Activities of Class II Restricted Subsidiaries and
Unrestricted Subsidiaries     92  
 
  7.20   Amendments to Acquisition Documentation     92  
 
                SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT     93  
 
  8.1   Events of Default     93  
 
  8.2   Borrower’s Right to Cure     96  
 
                SECTION 9. THE AGENTS     97  
 
  9.1   Appointment     97  
 
  9.2   Delegation of Duties     97  
 
  9.3   Exculpatory Provisions     97  
 
  9.4   Reliance by Agents     97  
 
  9.5   Notice of Default     98  
 
  9.6   Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders     98  
 
  9.7   Indemnification     99  
 
  9.8   Agent in Its Individual Capacity     99  
 
  9.9   Successor Agents     99  
 
  9.10   Authorization to Release Liens and Guarantees     100  
 
  9.11   The Arrangers; the Syndication Agent; the Co-Documentation Agent    
100  
 
                SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS     100  
 
  10.1   Amendments and Waivers     100  
 
  10.2   Notices     102  
 
  10.3   No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies     104  
 
  10.4   Survival of Representations and Warranties     104  
 
  10.5   Payment of Expenses     104  
 
  10.6   Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments     106  
 
  10.7   Adjustments; Set-off     109  
 
  10.8   Counterparts     110  
 
  10.9   Severability     110  
 
  10.10   Integration     110  

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  10.11   GOVERNING LAW     110  
 
  10.12   Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers     110  
 
  10.13   Acknowledgments     111  
 
  10.14   Confidentiality     111  
 
  10.15   Release of Collateral and Guarantee Obligations     112  
 
  10.16   Accounting Changes     113  
 
  10.17   Delivery of Lender Addenda     113  
 
  10.18   WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL     113  

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ANNEXES:

     
A
  Pricing Grid
 
   
SCHEDULES:
   
 
   
1.1A
  Existing Letters of Credit
1.1B
  Mortgaged Properties
4.4
  Consents, Authorizations, Filings and Notices
4.6
  Litigation
4.13
  ERISA
4.15(a)
  Subsidiaries
4.15(b)
  Agreements Affecting Capital Stock
4.19(a)
  UCC Filing Jurisdictions
4.19(b)
  Mortgage Filing Jurisdictions
5.1(k)
  Local Counsel Opinions
6.9
  Real Property Valuation
6.15
  Specified Leasehold Mortgaged Property
7.2(d)
  Existing Indebtedness
7.2(k)
  Class II Restricted Subsidiary Intercompany Indebtedness
7.3(f)
  Existing Liens
7.5(k)
  Permitted Dispositions
7.11
  Sale and Leaseback Real Property
 
   
EXHIBITS:
   
 
   
A
  Form of Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
B
  Form of Compliance Certificate
C
  Form of Closing Certificate
D
  Form of Mortgage
E
  Form of Assignment and Acceptance
F-1
  Form of Legal Opinion of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.
F-2
  Form of Legal Opinion of Local Counsel
G-1
  Form of Term Note
G-2
  Form of Revolving Credit Note
H
  Form of Exemption Certificate
I
  Form of Lender Addendum
J
  Form of Borrowing Notice

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          CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of October 5, 2006, among CINEMARK
HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (together with any of its permitted
successors and assigns, the “Parent”), CINEMARK, INC., a Delaware corporation
(together with any of its permitted successors and assigns, “Holdings”), CNMK
HOLDING, INC., a Delaware corporation, CINEMARK USA, INC., a Texas corporation
(together with any of its permitted successors and assigns, the “Borrower”), the
several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time
parties to this Agreement (the “Lenders”), LEHMAN BROTHERS INC. (“LBI”) and
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. (“Morgan Stanley”), as joint lead arrangers
and joint bookrunners (in such capacities, the “Arrangers”), MORGAN STANLEY
SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as syndication agent (in such capacity, the “Syndication
Agent”), BNP PARIBAS and GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as
co-documentation agents (in such capacity, the “Co-Documentation Agents”), and
LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the
“Administrative Agent”).
W I T N E S S E T H :
          WHEREAS, the Parent and the Borrower are parties to that certain Stock
Purchase Agreement dated as of August 7, 2006 by and among the Parent, the
Borrower, Century Theatres, Inc. (the “Target”) and certain affiliates of the
Target (together with any amendments, supplements or other modifications
permitted hereunder, the “Acquisition Agreement”) pursuant to which the Borrower
will acquire, by purchase or contribution, all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of the Target;
          WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that simultaneously with the
consummation of the Acquisition, the Lenders extend credit to the Borrower in
the form of (i) Term Loans (as this and other capitalized terms used in these
preliminary statements are defined in Section 1.1 below) in an initial aggregate
amount of $1,120,000,000 and (ii) a Revolving Credit Facility in an initial
aggregate amount of $150,000,000;
          WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Term Loans made on the Closing Date will
be used to finance the Acquisition, to repay in full all amounts outstanding
under the Existing Credit Agreement and the Target Credit Agreement and to pay
related fees and expenses (collectively, the “Transactions”);
          WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Revolving Credit Loans will be used for
general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
          WHEREAS, the Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;
          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS
          1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the terms listed in this
Section 1.1 shall have the respective meanings set forth in this Section 1.1.

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          “Acquisition”: as defined in Section 5.1(b).
          “Acquisition Agreement”: as defined in the recitals hereto.
          “Acquisition Documentation”: collectively, the Acquisition Agreement
and all schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto and all side letters and
agreements affecting the terms thereof or entered into in connection therewith.
          “Adjustment Date”: as defined in the Pricing Grid.
          “Administrative Agent”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
          “Affiliate”: as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or
indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with,
such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the
power, directly or indirectly, either to (a) vote 10% or more of the securities
having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or individuals
performing similar functions) of such Person or (b) direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether by contract or
otherwise.
          “Agents”: the collective reference to the Syndication Agent, the
Co-Documentation Agents and the Administrative Agent.
          “Aggregate Exposure”: with respect to any Lender at any time, an
amount equal to (a) until the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of such
Lender’s Commitments at such time and (b) thereafter, the sum of (i) the
aggregate then unpaid principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans and (ii) the
amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect or, if the
Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated, the amount of such Lender’s
Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
          “Aggregate Exposure Percentage”: with respect to any Lender at any
time, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of such Lender’s Aggregate Exposure
at such time to the sum of the Aggregate Exposures of all Lenders at such time.
          “Agreement”: this Credit Agreement, as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time.
          “Annualized Theatre”: for any period, any newly constructed theatre
owned, operated or managed by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
which has completed at least one full quarter of operations as of the last day
of such period, but less than four full quarters of operations as of the last
day of such period, in each case as identified to the Administrative Agent.
          “Applicable Amount”: as of any date of determination (the
“Determination Date”), the amount (but in no event less than zero) equal to
(a) the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of cash and the fair market value of
non-cash items received by the Parent or the Borrower as common equity after the
Closing Date and on or prior to such Determination Date, (ii) the amount of the
net reduction after the Closing Date and on or prior to such Determination Date,
in Investments held by the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower
and its

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Class I Restricted Subsidiaries in Class II Restricted Subsidiaries,
Unrestricted Subsidiaries and other entities that are not Class I Restricted
Subsidiaries made after the Closing Date resulting from proceeds realized on the
sale or other Disposition of such Investments, proceeds representing the return
of capital, including redemptions, dividends and distributions, the amount of
all guarantees released, all payments of principal of, or interest on,
Indebtedness and other obligations that constitute such Investments, and the
fair market value (not in excess of the amount previously subtracted under
clause (b)(ii) below) of any Unrestricted Subsidiary redesignated as a Class I
Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) Consolidated EBITDA minus two times Consolidated
Interest Expense, in each case in this clause (iii) for the fiscal quarter in
which the Closing Date occurs and for each full fiscal quarter completed since
the Closing Date and prior to the Determination Date for which financial
statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a)or 6.1(b), as
applicable, (iv) to the extent deducted in computing the Consolidated EBITDA
specified in clause (iii) above and not included in clause (ii) above, any net
gains on sales of assets outside the ordinary course of business (including,
without limitation, any such gains that are extraordinary gains), (v)
$150,000,000 and (vi) (A) in the case of expenditures made pursuant to
Sections 7.7(c) and 7.8(h) and the designation on or after the Closing Date of
any Class I Restricted Subsidiaries of the Parent as Unrestricted Subsidiaries,
$275,000,000 in the aggregate, and (B) in the case of expenditures made pursuant
to Sections 7.9(a)(i) and 7.9(a)(ii), $200,000,000 in the aggregate, minus
(b) the sum of (i) the portion of such sum expended on and after the Closing
Date and on or prior to such Determination Date pursuant to Sections 7.6(j),
7.7(c), 7.8(h), 7.9(a)(i) and 7.9(a)(ii) and (ii) the fair market value (as of
the date of such designation) of any Class I Restricted Subsidiaries of the
Parent designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries on or after the Closing Date.
Expenditures made pursuant to Sections 7.7(c), 7.8(h), 7.9(a)(i) and 7.9(a)(ii)
and in connection with the designation of a Class I Restricted Subsidiary as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to utilize the amounts in clause (vi)(A)
above or (vi)(B) above, as applicable, prior to utilization of the amounts in
clauses (i) through (v) above.
          “Applicable Consolidated EBITDA Amount”: on any date of determination,
an amount equal to the product of (x) Consolidated EBITDA for the Fiscal Year
ended immediately prior to such date of determination for which financial
statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.1(a) multiplied by (y) the
Capital Expenditure Percentage for the Fiscal Year in which such determination
date occurs.
          “Applicable Margin”: for each Type of Loan under each Facility, the
rate per annum set forth opposite such Facility under the relevant column
heading below:

                      Base Rate Loans   Eurodollar Loans
Term Loan Facility
    1.00 %     2.00 %
Revolving Credit Facility
    1.00 %     2.00 %

provided that, from and after the first Adjustment Date occurring after the
completion of two full fiscal quarters of the Borrower after the Closing Date,
the Applicable Margin with respect to the Loans will be determined pursuant to
the Pricing Grid.

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          “Application”: an application, in such form as the relevant Issuing
Lender may specify from time to time, requesting such Issuing Lender to issue a
Letter of Credit.
          “Arrangers”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
          “Asset Sale”: any Disposition of Property or series of related
Dispositions of Property (excluding any such Disposition permitted by clauses
(a) through (n) of Section 7.5) which yields gross proceeds to the Parent,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Class I Restricted
Subsidiaries (valued at the initial principal amount thereof in the case of
non-cash proceeds consisting of notes or other debt securities and valued at
fair market value as reasonably determined by the board of directors of the
Borrower in the case of other non-cash proceeds) in excess of $10,000,000.
          “Assignee”: as defined in Section 10.6(c).
          “Assignment and Acceptance”: an Assignment and Acceptance,
substantially in the form of Exhibit E.
          “Assignor”: as defined in Section 10.6(c).
          “Assumed Loan Amount”: at any time, an amount equal to the sum of
(i) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding
plus (ii) the Total Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect or, if the
Revolving Credit Commitments have been terminated, the Total Revolving
Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
          “Available Revolving Credit Commitment”: with respect to any Revolving
Credit Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such
Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment then in effect over (b) such Lender’s
Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding.
          “Base Rate”: for any day, a rate per annum (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to the greater of (a) the Prime Rate
in effect on such day and (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such
day plus, in the case of this clause (b), 1/2 of 1%. For purposes hereof: “Prime
Rate” shall mean the prime lending rate as set forth on the British Banking
Association Telerate Page 5 (or such other comparable page as may, in the
reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, replace such page for the
purpose of displaying such rate), as in effect from time to time. Any change in
the Base Rate 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.
          “Base Rate Loans”: Loans for which the applicable rate of interest is
based upon the Base Rate.
          “Benefitted Lender”: as defined in Section 10.7(a).
          “Board”: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the
United States (or any successor).

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          “Borrower”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
          “Borrowing Date”: any Business Day specified by the Borrower as a date
on which the Borrower requests the relevant Lenders to make Loans hereunder.
          “Borrowing Notice”: with respect to any request for borrowing of Loans
hereunder, a notice from the Borrower, substantially in the form of, and
containing the information prescribed by, Exhibit J, delivered to the
Administrative Agent.
          “Brazilco”: Cinemark Brasil S.A.
          “Business Day”: (a) for all purposes other than as covered by clause
(b) below, a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial
banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close and (b) with
respect to all notices and determinations in connection with, and payments of
principal and interest on, Eurodollar Loans, any day which is a Business Day
described in clause (a) and which is also a day for trading by and between banks
in Dollar deposits in the interbank eurodollar market.
          “Capital Expenditure Percentage”: (a) 50% during Fiscal Year 2007 and
(b) 35% during each Fiscal Year thereafter.
          “Capital Expenditures”: for any period, with respect to any Person,
the aggregate of all cash expenditures by such Person for the acquisition or
leasing (pursuant to a capital lease (other than an EITF 97-10 Capital Lease))
of fixed or capital assets or additions to equipment (including replacements,
capitalized repairs and improvements during such period) which are required to
be capitalized under GAAP on a balance sheet of such Person, provided that, for
the purposes of Section 7.7, “Capital Expenditures” shall exclude expenditures
associated with replacements, capitalized repairs and improvements. For the
purposes of this definition, the purchase price of equipment which is purchased
by a Person contemporaneously with the trade in of existing equipment owned by
such Person or with insurance proceeds shall be included in the determination of
Capital Expenditures only to the extent of cash paid in excess of the credit
granted with respect to the equipment which is being traded in or the amount of
such insurance proceeds, as the case may be.
          “Capital Lease Obligations”: with respect to any Person, the
obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or
other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a
combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and
accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP;
and, for the purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations at any
time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in
accordance with GAAP.
          “Capital Stock”: any and all shares, interests, participations or
other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any
and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation)
and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase any of the foregoing.
          “Cash Equivalents”: (a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or
unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States government or issued by any
agency thereof

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and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case
maturing within one year from the date of acquisition; (b) certificates of
deposit, time deposits, eurodollar time deposits or overnight bank deposits
having maturities of six months or less from the date of acquisition and demand
deposits, in each case issued by (A) (i) any Lender, (ii) any commercial bank
organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof
having combined capital and surplus of not less than $100,000,000, or
(iii) overseas branches of commercial banks incorporated under the laws of the
United States of America, any state thereof, the District of Columbia, Canada or
any province or territory thereof having combined capital and surplus and
undivided profits in excess of $100,000,000 or any commercial bank or similar
entity organized under the laws of any other country that is a member of the
Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) and has total
assets in excess of $100,000,000 or (B) with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary,
(i) any entity described in the foregoing clause (A) or (ii) any commercial bank
or similar entity organized under the laws of the jurisdiction in which such
Foreign Subsidiary maintains an office or engages in business provided that, in
the case of deposits under this clause (b)(B)(ii), such deposits are made in the
ordinary course of business for cash management purposes; (c) commercial paper
of an issuer rated at least A-2 by S&P or P-2 by Moody’s, or carrying an
equivalent rating by a nationally recognized rating agency, if both of the two
named rating agencies cease publishing ratings of commercial paper issuers
generally, and maturing within nine months from the date of acquisition;
(d) repurchase obligations of any Lender or of any commercial bank satisfying
the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, having a term of not more
than 30 days with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by
the United States government; (e) securities with maturities of one year or less
from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, province,
commonwealth or territory of the United States or Canada, by any political
subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, province, commonwealth or
territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, province,
commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign
government (as the case may be) are rated at least A by S&P or A by Moody’s;
(f) securities with maturities of six months or less from the date of
acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any Lender or any
commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition;
(g) shares of money market mutual or similar funds which invest exclusively in
assets satisfying the requirements of clauses (a) through (f) of this
definition; and (h) with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary having its principal
operations in Mexico only, (i) Certificados de la Tesoreria de la Federación
(Cetes), Bonos de Desarrollo del Gobierno Federal (Bondes) or Bonos Adjustables
del Gobierno Federal (Adjustabonos), in each case, issued by the Mexican
government, and (ii) any other instruments issued or guaranteed by Mexico and
denominated and payable in Pesos; provided, that, in each case, such investments
under this clause (h) are made in the ordinary course of business for cash
management purposes.
          “Change of Control”: the occurrence of any of the following events:
          (a) prior to the consummation of a Qualified IPO, any “person” or
“group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange
Act), excluding the Permitted Investors, shall become, or obtain rights (whether
by means or warrants, options or otherwise) to become, the “beneficial owner”
(as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or
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Capital Stock of the Parent entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors than the corresponding percentage thereof then held by the Permitted
Investors;
          (b) after the consummation of a Qualified IPO, (i) any “person” or
“group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange
Act), excluding the Permitted Investors, shall become, or obtain rights (whether
by means or warrants, options or otherwise) to become, the “beneficial owner”
(as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or
indirectly, of more than 35% of the voting power of the outstanding common stock
of the Parent or (ii) a majority of the members of the board of directors of the
Parent shall not be Continuing Directors;
          (c) (i) at any time prior to the occurrence of the Specified
Reorganization (A) the Parent shall cease to own and control, of record and
beneficially, directly, 100% of each class of outstanding Capital Stock of
Holdings free and clear of all Liens, (B) Holdings shall cease to own and
control, of record and beneficially, directly, 100% of each class of outstanding
Capital Stock of Intermediate Holdings free and clear of all Liens and
(C) Intermediate Holdings shall cease to own and control, of record and
beneficially, directly, 100% of each class of outstanding Capital Stock of the
Borrower free and clear of all Liens and (ii) at any time after the occurrence
of the Specified Reorganization, any of the Parent, Holdings or Intermediate
Holdings shall cease to own and control, of record and beneficially, directly,
100% of each class of outstanding Capital Stock of the Borrower free and clear
of all Liens (in each case, except Liens permitted under Section 7.3(a) or
(h) hereof); or
          (d) a Specified Change of Control.
          “Class I Restricted Subsidiary”: any Restricted Subsidiary which is
not a Class II Restricted Subsidiary.
          “Class II Restricted Subsidiaries”: (a) Cinemark Theatres Canada,
Inc., Cinemark Holdings Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., Cinemark de Mexico S.A. de
C.V., Cinemark del Norte S.A. de C.V. and Servicios Cinemark S.A. de C.V. and
any Subsidiary of a Class II Restricted Subsidiary other than an Unrestricted
Subsidiary and (b) any Unrestricted Subsidiary designated as a Class II
Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 6.11.
          “Closing Date”: the date on which the conditions precedent set forth
in Section 5.1 shall have been satisfied or waived, which date is October 5,
2006.
          “Code”: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
          “Co-Documentation Agents”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
          “Collateral”: all Property of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter
acquired, upon which a Lien is purported to be created by any Security Document.
          “Commitment”: with respect to any Lender, each of the Term Loan
Commitment and the Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender.
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          “Commitment Fee Rate”: 0.50% per annum; provided that the Commitment
Fee Rate shall be 0.375% per annum for any fiscal quarter in which the
Consolidated Net Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as of the last day of such fiscal
quarter is less than 2.25 to 1.0.
          “Commonly Controlled Entity”: an entity, whether or not incorporated,
that is under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of
Section 4001 of ERISA or is part of a group that includes the Borrower and that
is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.
          “Compliance Certificate”: a certificate duly executed by a Responsible
Officer, substantially in the form of Exhibit B.
          “Confidential Information Memorandum”: the Confidential Information
Memorandum dated September 2006 and furnished to the initial Lenders in
connection with the syndication of the Facilities.
          “Consolidated Current Assets”: at any date, all amounts (other than
cash and Cash Equivalents) 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 the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at
such date.
          “Consolidated Current Liabilities”: at any date, 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 the
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date, but excluding (a) the
current portion of any Funded Debt of the Borrower and its Restricted
Subsidiaries and (b) without duplication, all Indebtedness consisting of
Revolving Credit Loans, to the extent otherwise included therein.
          “Consolidated EBITDA”: for any period, without duplication,
Consolidated Net Income for such period (excluding from Annualized Theatres)
plus, to the extent reflected as a charge in the statement of such Consolidated
Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) expenses for taxes based on income or
capital, including franchise and similar taxes, (b) Consolidated Interest
Expense, amortization or writeoff of debt discount and debt issuance costs and
commissions, discounts and other fees and charges associated with Indebtedness,
(c) depreciation and amortization expense, (d) amortization of intangibles
(including, but not limited to, goodwill) and organization costs, (e) any
extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses (including, without limitation,
expenses for severance, non-recurring retention bonuses, payments to employees
of acquired entities under stock option plans or similar incentive plans such as
long term incentive plans, relocation and restructuring costs related to the
Acquisition and acquisitions after the date hereof) or losses (including,
whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such
Consolidated Net Income for such period, (x) net losses on sales of assets
outside of the ordinary course of business and (y) losses or costs arising from
lease dispositions), (f) any call premium (or original issue discount) expenses
associated with the repurchase or repayment of Indebtedness, (g) to the extent
actually reimbursed by a third party (other than the Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries) and not otherwise added back in the computation of Consolidated
Net Income, expenses incurred for payments under indemnification provisions in
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consulting and advisory fees paid to shareholders of the Parent up to an
aggregate amount of $1,000,000 per fiscal year, (i) any other non-cash charges
(including foreign exchange losses not included in operating income but deducted
from earnings in determining Consolidated Net Income), (j) any reasonable
expense related to any equity offering, Permitted Acquisition, Investment,
recapitalization, Asset Sale or Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under this
Agreement (in each case, whether or not successful), (k) letter of credit fees
and annual agency fees paid to the Administrative Agent, (l) to the extent
covered by insurance under which the insurer has been properly notified and has
not denied or contested coverage, expenses with respect to liability or casualty
events or business interruption and (m) costs incurred in connection with the
closing or Disposition of any theatre or screen within a theatre, and minus, to
the extent included in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such
period, the sum of, (a) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring income or
gains (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the
statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, net gains on sales of
assets outside of the ordinary course of business) and (b) any other non-cash
income or gains (including foreign exchange gains not included in operating
income but otherwise included in earnings in determining Consolidated Net
Income) (other than the amortization of prepaid cash income), all as determined
on a consolidated basis, and plus, except to the extent already included in the
computation of Consolidated Net Income, any cash dividend paid on the Capital
Stock of NCM Holdings or National CineMedia, LLC (other than any NCM
Recapitalization Dividend) during such period, and plus any Pro Forma Cost
Savings for such period minus any Pro Forma Cost Savings added to Consolidated
EBITDA during any prior period to the extent that such Pro Forma Cost Savings
were not achieved within 18 months of the Closing Date in the case of the
Acquisition and within 18 months of the closing date of any Permitted
Acquisition in the case of such Permitted Acquisition, as applicable; provided
that for purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its
Restricted Subsidiaries for any period:
     (i) the Consolidated EBITDA of any Person or theatre or theatres acquired
by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries or of any Annualized Theatres
during such period shall be included on a pro forma basis for such period
(assuming the consummation of such acquisition or the operations of such
Annualized Theatre and, in any such case, the incurrence or assumption of any
Indebtedness in connection therewith had occurred on the first day of such
period and without giving effect to clause (a) of the proviso set forth in the
definition of Consolidated Net Income in this Section 1.1) if, in the case of an
acquisition of a Person, the consolidated balance sheet of such acquired Person
and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of the period preceding the
acquisition of such Person and the related consolidated statements of income and
stockholders’ equity and of cash flows for the period in respect of which
Consolidated EBITDA is to be calculated (x) have been previously provided to the
Administrative Agent and (y) either (1) have been reported on without a
qualification arising out of the scope of the audit by independent certified
public accountants of nationally recognized standing or (2) have been found
reasonably acceptable by the Administrative Agent;
     (ii) the Consolidated EBITDA of any Person or theatre or theatres Disposed
of by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period shall be
excluded for such period (assuming the consummation of such Disposition and the
repayment of any Indebtedness in connection therewith had occurred on the first
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     (iii) any redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted
Subsidiary and any designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary which occurred during such period shall be deemed to have occurred on
the first day of such period.
          “Consolidated Interest Expense”: for any period, total cash interest
expense (including that attributable to Capital Lease Obligations) of the
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period with respect to all
outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries
(including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and other fees and
charges owed by the Borrower with respect to letters of credit and bankers’
acceptance financing and net costs of the Borrower under Hedge Agreements in
respect of interest rates to the extent such net costs are allocable to such
period in accordance with GAAP) other than intercompany Indebtedness owed to
Holdings, the Parent, Intermediate Holdings, Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary, except to the extent paid in cash by the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary to Holdings, the Parent or Intermediate Holdings.
          “Consolidated Net Income”: for any period, the consolidated net income
(or loss) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period,
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, that in
calculating Consolidated Net Income of the Borrower and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for any period, there shall be excluded (a) the income (or deficit)
of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of
the Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) the income (or deficit) of any Person (other than a
Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower) in which the Borrower or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent that any
such income is actually received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary
in the form of dividends or similar distributions or payment of principal or
interest of intercompany Indebtedness, (c) the undistributed earnings of any
Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower to the extent that the declaration or
payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary is
not at the time permitted by the terms of any Contractual Obligation (other than
under any Loan Document) or Requirement of Law applicable to such Restricted
Subsidiary and (d) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles
during such period to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income. There
shall be excluded from Consolidated Net Income for any period the purchase
accounting effects of adjustments to property and equipment, software and other
intangible assets required or permitted by GAAP and related authoritative
pronouncements, as a result of the Acquisition, any acquisition consummated
prior to the Closing Date, the Madison Acquisition or any Permitted
Acquisitions.
          “Consolidated Net Senior Secured Leverage Ratio”: as of the last day
of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower, the ratio of
(a) Consolidated Senior Secured Debt on such day less the aggregate amount of
cash and Cash Equivalents owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on
such day (in each case, free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens permitted
under Sections 7.3(a), (h), (j) or (n))) to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for such
period.
          “Consolidated Senior Secured Debt”: all Consolidated Total Debt
(excluding Capital Lease Obligations outstanding on the relevant date of
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amount not to exceed $200,000,000) that is secured by a Lien on any assets of
the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries.
          “Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio”: as of the last day of
any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters of the Borrower, the ratio of
(a) Consolidated Senior Secured Debt on such day to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for
such period.
          “Consolidated Total Debt”: at any date, the aggregate principal amount
of all Funded Debt of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date,
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
          “Consolidated Working Capital”: at any date, the difference of
(a) Consolidated Current Assets on such date less (b) Consolidated Current
Liabilities on such date.
          “Continuing Directors”: with respect to any period of two consecutive
years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the board of
directors of the Parent (together with any new directors whose election by such
board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Parent was
approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors of the Parent then
still in office who where either directors at the beginning of such period or
whose election or nomination was previously so approved or is a designee of the
Permitted Investors or was nominated or elected by the Permitted Investors or
any of their designees).
          “Contractual Obligation”: as to any Person, any provision of any
security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other
undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its
Property is bound.
          “Default”: any of the events specified in Section 8.1, whether or not
any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, has been
satisfied.
          “Derivatives Counterparty”: as defined in Section 7.6.
          “Digital Projector Financing”: financing arrangements in respect of
digital projector equipment for use in the ordinary course of business in
theatres owned, leased or operated by the Borrower and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, to the extent such financing arrangements (i) do not result in the
Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries being or becoming legally liable
for any debt (including, without limitation, principal or interest) incurred to
finance the manufacture or acquisition of such equipment (or involve a
transaction that has constructively the same economic effect as being legally
liable for a material portion of such debt), (ii) limit the Borrower’s and its
Restricted Subsidiaries’ payment and other obligations, taken as a whole, with
respect to such equipment to obligations that are not materially more adverse to
the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than obligations of
similarly-situated companies in the movie exhibition business with respect to
similar equipment, and (iii) result in the Borrower being required to recognize
a liability on its consolidated balance sheet in respect of the debt (including,
without limitation, principal or interest) incurred by a third party (other than
the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries) to finance the manufacture and/or
acquisition of such equipment or its replacement cost. Obligations in respect of
Digital Projector Financing shall not constitute “Indebtedness” and the rights
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equipment shall not constitute a Lien on the assets of the Borrower or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries.
          “Disposition”: with respect to any Property, any sale, lease, sale and
leaseback, assignment, conveyance, transfer or other disposition thereof (but
excluding the granting of a Lien); and the terms “Dispose” and “Disposed of”
shall have correlative meanings.
          “Dollars” and “$”: lawful currency of the United States of America.
          “Domestic Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Borrower organized under
the laws of any jurisdiction within the United States of America.
          “ECF Percentage”: 50%; provided that the ECF Percentage shall be
reduced to 0% if the Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as of the last
day of such fiscal year is not greater than 3.0 to 1.0.
          “EITF 97-10”: Emerging Issues Task Force Regulation 97-10 and any
similar pronouncement modifying GAAP with respect to the issues addressed in
Regulation 97-10.
          “EITF 97-10 Capital Leases”: any lease that is classified as a
“capital lease” under GAAP, but which would not be so classified if not for the
application of EITF 97-10 and similar principles.
          “Environmental Laws”: any and all laws, rules, orders, regulations,
statutes, ordinances, codes, decrees, or other legally enforceable requirements
(including, without limitation, common law) of any international authority,
foreign government, the United States, or any state, local, municipal or other
governmental authority, regulating, relating to or imposing liability or
standards of conduct concerning protection of the environment or of human
health.
          “Environmental Permits”: any and all permits, licenses, approvals,
registrations, notifications, exemptions and other authorizations required under
any Environmental Law.
          “ERISA”: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time.
          “Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements”: for any day, the aggregate
(without duplication) of the maximum rates (expressed as a decimal fraction) of
reserve requirements in effect on such day (including, without limitation,
basic, supplemental, marginal and emergency reserves) under any regulations of
the Board or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction with respect
thereto dealing with reserve requirements prescribed for eurocurrency funding
(currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the
Board) maintained by a member bank of the Federal Reserve System.
          “Eurodollar Base Rate”: with respect to each day during each Interest
Period, the rate per annum 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. In the event that such rate does not appear on Page 3750 of the
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screen (or otherwise on such screen), the “Eurodollar Base Rate” for purposes of
this definition shall be determined by reference to such other comparable
publicly available service for displaying eurodollar rates as may be reasonably
selected by the Administrative Agent.
          “Eurodollar Loans”: Loans for which the applicable rate of interest is
based upon the Eurodollar Rate.
          “Eurodollar Rate”: with respect to each day during each Interest
Period, a rate per annum determined for such day in accordance with the
following formula (rounded upward to the nearest 1/100th of 1%):
Eurodollar Base Rate

1.00 — Eurocurrency Reserve Requirements
          “Eurodollar Tranche”: the collective reference to Eurodollar Loans the
then current Interest Periods with respect to all of which begin on the same
date and end on the same later date (whether or not such Loans shall originally
have been made on the same day).
          “Event of Default”: any of the events specified in Section 8.1,
provided that any requirement for the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or
both, has been satisfied.
          “Excess Cash Flow”: for any Fiscal Year, the difference, if positive,
of (a) the sum, without duplication, of (i) Consolidated Net Income for such
Fiscal Year, (ii) the amount of all non-cash charges (including, without
limitation, depreciation and amortization) deducted in arriving at such
Consolidated Net Income, (iii) the amount of the decrease, if any, in
Consolidated Working Capital for such Fiscal Year, (iv) the aggregate net amount
of non-cash loss on the Disposition of Property by the Borrower and its
Restricted Subsidiaries during such Fiscal Year (other than sales of inventory
in the ordinary course of business), to the extent deducted in arriving at such
Consolidated Net Income and (v) the net increase during such Fiscal Year (if
any) in deferred tax accounts of the Borrower, but in each case excluding
amounts in this clause (a) attributable to Class II Restricted Subsidiaries to
the extent not paid to a Class I Restricted Subsidiary, minus (b) the sum,
without duplication, of (i) the amount of all non-cash credits included in
arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, (ii) the aggregate amount of all
principal payments, repurchases, redemptions and defeasances of Funded Debt
(including, without limitation, the Term Loans, but excluding (A) voluntary and
mandatory prepayments of the Term Loans and (B) repayments or prepayments in
respect of any revolving credit facility to the extent there is not an
equivalent permanent reduction in commitments thereunder) of the Borrower and
its Restricted Subsidiaries made during such Fiscal Year, (iii) the amount of
the increase, if any, in Consolidated Working Capital for such Fiscal Year,
(iv) the aggregate net amount of gain on the Disposition of Property (including,
without limitation, upon the occurrence of a Recovery Event with respect
thereto) by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such Fiscal Year
(other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), to the
extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, (v) the net
decrease during such Fiscal Year (if any) in deferred tax accounts of the
Borrower, (vi) the aggregate amount actually paid by the Borrower and its
Restricted Subsidiaries in cash during such fiscal year on account of Capital
Expenditures to the extent that such Capital Expenditures were financed directly
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by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in cash to the extent permitted
under Section 7.6(c), (d), (e), (g), (h) or (i) and to the extent financed
directly or indirectly with cash from operations, (viii) cash from operations
used directly or indirectly to finance Permitted Acquisitions or Investments
under Section 7.8(g), (h), (i), (k) or (m), (ix) letter of credit and commitment
or facility fees (including the Commitment Fee and similar fees in respect of
any other revolving and committed line of credit), (x) cash expenditures made in
respect of Hedge Agreements to the extent not reflected in the computation of
Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Interest Expense, (xi) cash payments by the
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period in respect of
long-term liabilities of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other
than Indebtedness) to the extent financed directly or indirectly with cash from
operations and (xii) the amount of any proceeds received from either (A) the
sale of the Capital Stock of NCM Holdings or National CineMedia, LLC or (B) the
payment of any NCM Recapitalization Dividend.
          “Excess Cash Flow Application Date”: as defined in Section 2.10(d).
          “Exchange Act”: the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, in each case as amended from time to time.
          “Excluded Foreign Subsidiaries”: any Foreign Subsidiary in respect of
which either (a) the pledge of all of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary as
Collateral or (b) the guaranteeing by such Subsidiary of the Obligations, would,
in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, result in adverse tax consequences
to the Borrower.
          “Existing Credit Agreement”: the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated as of April 2, 2004 among Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower,
the several lenders parties thereto and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as
administrative agent, as amended and otherwise modified prior to the date
hereof.
          “Existing Letters of Credit”: the Letters of Credit listed on
Schedule 1.1A.
          “Facility”: each of (a) the Term Loan Commitments and the Term Loans
made thereunder (the “Term Loan Facility”) and (b) the Revolving Credit
Commitments and the extensions of credit made thereunder (the “Revolving Credit
Facility”).
          “Federal Funds Effective Rate”: for any day, the weighted average of
the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal
Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published on the next
succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such
rate is not so published for any day which 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.
          “Fiscal Year”: the fiscal year of the Borrower.
          “Foreign Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a
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          “Funded Debt”: with respect to any Person, all Indebtedness of such
Person of the types described in clauses (a) through (e) of the definition of
“Indebtedness” in this Section, excluding (i) obligations arising under any EITF
97-10 Capital Leases and (ii) any intercompany Indebtedness owed to Holdings,
the Parent, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or a Guarantor.
          “Funding Office”: the office specified from time to time by the
Administrative Agent as its funding office by notice to the Borrower and the
Lenders.
          “GAAP”: generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
of America as in effect from time to time, subject to Section 10.16.
          “Governmental Authority”: any nation or government, any state or other
political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.
          “Guarantee and Collateral Agreement”: the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement to be executed and delivered by the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor, substantially in the form
of Exhibit A, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time.
          “Guarantee Obligation”: as to any Person (the “guaranteeing person”),
any obligation of (a) the guaranteeing person or (b) another Person (including,
without limitation, any bank under any letter of credit), if to induce the
creation of such obligation of such other Person the guaranteeing person has
issued a reimbursement, counterindemnity or similar obligation, in either case
guaranteeing or in effect guaranteeing any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or
other obligations (the “primary obligations”) of any other third Person (the
“primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including,
without limitation, any obligation of the guaranteeing person, whether or not
contingent, (i) to purchase any such primary obligation or any Property
constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply
funds (1) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (2) to
maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise
to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase
Property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner
of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make
payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless
the owner of any such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof;
provided, however, that the term Guarantee Obligation shall not include
endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of
business. The amount of any Guarantee Obligation of any guaranteeing person
shall be deemed to be the lower of (a) an amount equal to the stated or
determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Guarantee
Obligation is made and (b) the maximum amount for which such guaranteeing person
may be liable pursuant to the terms of the instrument embodying such Guarantee
Obligation, unless such primary obligation and the maximum amount for which such
guaranteeing person may be liable are not stated or determinable, in which case
the amount of such Guarantee Obligation shall be such guaranteeing person’s
maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the
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          “Guarantors”: the collective reference to the Parent, Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings and the Subsidiary Guarantors.
          “Hedge Agreements”: all interest rate or currency swaps, caps or
collar agreements, foreign exchange agreements, commodity contracts or similar
arrangements entered into by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries
providing for protection against fluctuations in or to reduce overall costs with
respect to interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodity prices or the
exchange of nominal interest obligations, either generally or under specific
contingencies. For avoidance of doubt, Hedge Agreements shall include any
interest rate swap or similar agreement that provides for the payment by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of amounts based upon a floating rate in
exchange for receipt by the Borrower or such Subsidiary of amounts based upon a
fixed rate.
          “Holdings”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
          “Indebtedness”: of any Person at any date, without duplication,
(a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of
such Person for the deferred purchase price of Property or services (other than
(i) trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of such Person’s business and
(ii) any earn-out obligation or post-closing payment adjustments until such
obligation or adjustment becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person
in accordance with GAAP), (c) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes,
bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, (d) all indebtedness created or
arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with
respect to Property acquired by such Person (even though the rights and remedies
of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited
to repossession or sale of such Property, provided that, in such event, the
amount of such Indebtedness shall be deemed to be the lesser of the value of the
Property covered by such agreement and the aggregate principal amount of such
Indebtedness), (e) all Capital Lease Obligations or Synthetic Lease Obligations
of such Person, (f) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, as
an account party or applicant under acceptance, letter of credit or similar
facilities, (g) all obligations of such Person, contingent or otherwise, to
purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire for value (whether on the
scheduled date thereof or any earlier required date) any Capital Stock of such
Person on or prior to the date which is six months after the seventh anniversary
of the Closing Date (other than for consideration consisting solely of common
stock of the Parent), (h) all Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of
obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (g) above, (i) all
obligations of the kind referred to in clauses (a) through (h) above secured by
(or for which the holder of such obligation has an existing right, contingent or
otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on Property owned by such Person, whether
or not such Person has assumed or become liable for the payment of such
obligation to the extent of the value of the Property subject to such Lien and
(j) for the purposes of Section 8.1(e) only, all obligations of such Person in
respect of Hedge Agreements.
          “Indemnified Liabilities”: as defined in Section 10.5.
          “Indemnitee”: as defined in Section 10.5.
          “Insolvency”: with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the condition
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          “Insolvent”: pertaining to a condition of Insolvency.
          “Intellectual Property”: the collective reference to all rights,
priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising
under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including,
without limitation, copyrights, copyright licenses, patents, patent licenses,
trademarks, trademark licenses, technology, know-how and processes, and all
rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment
thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.
          “Interest Payment Date”: (a) as to any Base Rate Loan, the last day of
each March, June, September and December to occur while such Loan is outstanding
and the final maturity date of such Loan, (b) as to any Eurodollar Loan having
an Interest Period of three months or shorter, the last day of such Interest
Period, (c) as to any Eurodollar Loan having an Interest Period longer than
three months, each day that is three months, or a whole multiple thereof, after
the first day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period
and (d) as to any Loan (other than any Revolving Credit Loan that is a Base Rate
Loan), the date of any repayment or prepayment made in respect thereof.
          “Interest Period”: as to any Eurodollar Loan, (a) initially, the
period commencing on the Borrowing Date or conversion date, as the case may be,
with respect to such Eurodollar Loan and ending one, two, three or six or (with
the consent of all Lenders under the relevant Facility, as determined by such
Lenders in their sole discretion) nine or twelve months thereafter, as selected
by the Borrower in its Borrowing Notice or notice of conversion, as the case may
be, given with respect thereto; and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on
the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar
Loan and ending one, two, three or six or (with the consent of all Lenders under
the relevant Facility, as determined by such Lenders in their sole discretion)
nine or twelve months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower by irrevocable
notice to the Administrative Agent not less than three Business Days prior to
the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto; provided
that, all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject
to the following:
     (i) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a
Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest
Period into another calendar month in which event such Interest Period shall end
on the immediately preceding Business Day;
     (ii) any Interest Period that would otherwise extend beyond the Revolving
Credit Termination Date or beyond the date final payment is due on the Term
Loans shall end on the Revolving Credit Termination Date or such due date, as
applicable; and
     (iii) any Interest Period that begins on the last Business Day of a
calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day
in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last
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          “Investments”: as defined in Section 7.8.
          “Intermediate Holdings”: CNMK Holding, Inc., a Delaware corporation,
together with any of its permitted successors and assigns.
          “Issuing Lender”: any Revolving Credit Lender from time to time
designated by the Borrower as an Issuing Lender with the consent of such
Revolving Credit Lender and notice to the Administrative Agent.
          “L/C Commitment”: $15,000,000; provided, that with the consent of the
relevant Issuing Lender and the consent of the Administrative Agent (such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld), the L/C Commitment may be increased by
up to $25,000,000 if it is necessary to support, with a Letter of Credit issued
hereunder, the obligations of the borrower under the Peso Subfacility or the
Third-Party Peso Loans, as the case may be.
          “L/C Fee Payment Date”: the last day of each March, June, September
and December and the last day of the Revolving Credit Commitment Period.
          “L/C Obligations”: at any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the
aggregate then undrawn and unexpired amount of the then outstanding Letters of
Credit and (b) the aggregate amount of drawings under Letters of Credit that
have not then been reimbursed pursuant to Section 3.5.
          “L/C Participants”: with respect to any Letter of Credit, the
collective reference to all the Revolving Credit Lenders other than the Issuing
Lender that issued such Letter of Credit.
          “Lehman Entity”: any of Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. or any of its
affiliates (including Syndicated Loan Funding Trust).
          “Lender Addendum”: with respect to any initial Lender, a Lender
Addendum, substantially in the form of Exhibit I, to be executed and delivered
by such Lender on the Closing Date as provided in Section 10.17.
          “Lenders”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
          “Letters of Credit”: as defined in Section 3.1(a).
          “Lien”: any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit
arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge or other security
interest or any preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential
arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement and any capital lease having
substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).
          “Loan”: any loan made by any Lender pursuant to this Agreement.
          “Loan Documents”: this Agreement, the Security Documents, the
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          “Loan Parties”: the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a party to a
Loan Document.
          “Madison Acquisition”: the merger of an entity controlled by the
Sponsor with and into Holdings on April 2, 2004 and the related recapitalization
of Holdings.
          “Majority Facility Lenders”: with respect to any Facility, the holders
of more than 50% of (a) in the case of the Term Loan Facility, the aggregate
unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans or (b) in the case of the Revolving
Credit Facility, prior to any termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments,
the Total Revolving Commitments (or, if the Revolving Commitments are no longer
in effect, the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit then outstanding).
          “Majority Revolving Credit Facility Lenders”: the Majority Facility
Lenders in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility.
          “Material Adverse Effect”: a material adverse effect on (a) the
business, assets, property, operations, condition, financial condition or
prospects of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole (after giving effect
to the Acquisition) or (b) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or
any of the other Loan Documents or the material rights or remedies of the Agents
or the Lenders hereunder or thereunder.
          “Material Environmental Amount”: an amount or amounts payable by the
Borrower and/or any of its Class I Restricted Subsidiaries, in the aggregate in
excess of $5,000,000, for: costs to bring an environmental condition into
compliance with any Environmental Laws; costs of any investigation, and any
remediation, of any Material of Environmental Concern; and compensatory damages
(including, without limitation damages to natural resources), punitive damages,
fines, and penalties pursuant to any Environmental Law.
          “Materials of Environmental Concern”: any gasoline or petroleum
(including crude oil or any fraction thereof) or petroleum products,
polychlorinated biphenyls, urea-formaldehyde insulation, asbestos, pollutants,
contaminants, radioactivity, and any other substances, whether or not any such
substance is defined as hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Law, that is
regulated pursuant to or could give rise to liability under any Environmental
Law.
          “Mitchell Family”: (a) Lee Roy Mitchell or Tandy Mitchell, or any
descendent of Lee Roy Mitchell or the spouse of such descendent, the estate of
Lee Roy Mitchell, Tandy Mitchell, any descendent of Lee Roy Mitchell or the
spouse of such descendent (each, a “Mitchell”), (b) any trust or other
arrangement for the benefit of a Mitchell, any trust established by a Mitchell
or any trustee, custodian, fiduciary or foundation which will hold the common
stock of the Parent for charitable purposes or for the benefit of any Mitchell
and (c) any Person at least 80% beneficially owned and controlled by one or more
Mitchells.
          “Moody’s”: Moody’s Investor Services, Inc.
          “Mortgaged Properties”: (a) the real properties listed on
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granted a Lien pursuant to one or more Mortgages, with a notation for each
Post-Closing Date Mortgaged Property and each Specified Leasehold Mortgaged
Property and (b) any real property or leasehold interest acquired or leased
after the Closing Date by any Loan Party which is required to be pledged to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.9(b).
          “Mortgages”: each of the mortgages and deeds of trust made by any Loan
Party in favor of, or for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit D (with
such changes thereto as shall be advisable under the law of the jurisdiction in
which such mortgage or deed of trust is to be recorded), in each case, as the
same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
          “Multiemployer Plan”: a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined
in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
          “National CineMedia, LLC”: National CineMedia, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, together with any of its permitted successors and assigns.
          “NCM Holdings”: a Delaware entity to be formed that will be the
holding company for National CineMedia, LLC, together with any of its permitted
successors and assigns.
          “NCM Recapitalization Dividend”: any dividend paid to Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries out
of the net proceeds of Indebtedness incurred in connection with the
recapitalization of NCM Holdings or National CineMedia, LLC.
          “Net Cash Proceeds”: (a) in connection with any Asset Sale, any
Recovery Event or any Sale and Leaseback Transaction permitted by Section 7.11,
the proceeds thereof in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents (including any
such proceeds received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a
note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or
otherwise, but only as and when received), net of attorneys’ fees, accountants’
fees, investment banking fees, amounts required to be applied to the repayment
of Indebtedness existing prior to such transaction secured by a Lien permitted
hereunder on any asset which is the subject of such Asset Sale, Recovery Event
or Sale and Leaseback Transaction (other than any Lien pursuant to a Security
Document), all distributions and other payments required to be made pursuant to
partnership agreements, limited liability company organizational documents,
joint venture agreements or similar agreements to minority interest holders in
Restricted Subsidiaries as a result of such Asset Sale, Recovery Event or Sale
and Leaseback Transaction, and other arm’s length costs, fees and expenses
actually incurred in connection therewith and net of taxes paid or reasonably
estimated to be payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any
available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements) provided
that, such Net Cash Proceeds shall not include any amounts reserved for purchase
price adjustments and post-closing liabilities in connection with any Asset Sale
or Sale and Leaseback Transaction until such amounts have been released or are
no longer reserved and (b) in connection with (i) any Permitted Equity Issuance
or the sale of the Capital Stock of NCM Holdings or National CineMedia, LLC,
(ii) the payment of any NCM Recapitalization Dividend or (iii) any incurrence of
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attorneys’ fees, investment banking fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting
discounts and commissions and other arm’s-length costs, fees and expenses
actually incurred in connection therewith and net of taxes paid or reasonably
estimated to be payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any
available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements).
          “Non-Excluded Taxes”: as defined in Section 2.18(a).
          “Non-Recourse Debt”: Indebtedness:
     (a) with respect to any Unrestricted Subsidiary and any Class II Restricted
Subsidiary, except to the extent of any guarantee permitted by Section 7.8,
(i) as to which none of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower nor any of the Class I Restricted Subsidiaries (x) provides credit
support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that
would constitute Indebtedness), (y) is directly or indirectly liable (as a
guarantor or otherwise), or (z) constitutes the lender; (ii) no default with
respect to which (including any rights that the holders thereof may have to take
enforcement action against any Unrestricted Subsidiary or Class II Restricted
Subsidiary) would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any
other Indebtedness (other than the Obligations and the Senior Discount Notes) of
the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Class I
Restricted Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause
the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity;
and (iii) as to which the lenders thereunder will not have any recourse to the
Capital Stock or assets of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower or any of the Class I Restricted Subsidiaries; and
     (b) with respect to the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower or any of the Class I Restricted Subsidiaries, (1) for which none of
the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Class I
Restricted Subsidiaries provides credit support of any kind (including any
undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness) or is
directly or indirectly liable (as guarantor or otherwise), other than as primary
obligor; and (2) as to which the lenders thereunder will not have any recourse
to the Capital Stock or assets of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings,
the Borrower or any of the Class I Restricted Subsidiaries other than the asset
financed by such Indebtedness, additions, accessions and improvements thereto
and proceeds thereof.
          “Non-U.S. Lender”: as defined in Section 2.18(d).
          “Note”: any promissory note evidencing any Loan.
          “Obligations”: the unpaid principal of and interest on (including,
without limitation, interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and
Reimbursement Obligations and interest accruing after the filing of any petition
in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like
proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or
post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding) the Loans, the
Reimbursement Obligations and all other obligations and liabilities of the
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Administrative Agent or to any Lender or any Qualified Counterparty, whether
direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now
existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection
with, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Letters of Credit, any
Specified Hedge Agreement or any other document made, delivered or given in
connection herewith or therewith, whether on account of principal, interest,
reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses (including,
without limitation, all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the
Administrative Agent or to any Lender that are required to be paid by the
Borrower pursuant hereto) or otherwise; provided, that (i) obligations of the
Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary under any Specified Hedge
Agreement shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Security Documents
only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other Obligations are so
secured and guaranteed and (ii) any release of Collateral or Guarantors effected
in the manner permitted by this Agreement shall not require the consent of
holders of obligations under Specified Hedge Agreements.
          “Other Taxes”: any and all present or future stamp or documentary
taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising
from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement
of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
          “Parent”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
          “Participant”: as defined in Section 10.6(b).
          “Payment Office”: the office of the Administrative Agent specified in
Section 10.2 or as otherwise specified from time to time by the Administrative
Agent as its payment office by notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
          “PBGC”: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant
to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor).
          “Permitted Acquisition”: on any date of determination, the acquisition
in any transaction or series of transactions by the Borrower or any of its
Class I Restricted Subsidiaries of a theatre or theatres (or the Capital Stock
of a Person that owns a theatre or theatres) approved by the board of directors
of the Borrower.
          “Permitted Equity Issuance”: any sale or issuance of any common stock
of the Parent.
          “Permitted Investors”: the collective reference to (a) the Mitchell
Family, (b) Quadrangle, (c) Syufy Enterprises, LP, (d) the Sponsor and (e) the
Related Parties.
          “Person”: an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability
company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association,
joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature.
          “Peso”: the coin or currency of the United Mexican States as at the
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          “Peso Borrowing Calculation Date”: the second Business Day prior to
any date of incurrence of any Third-Party Peso Loan.
          “Peso Borrowing Date”: any date of incurrence of any Third-Party Peso
Loan.
          “Peso Subfacility”: as defined in Section 2.23.
          “Peso Subfacility Amendments”: as defined in Section 2.23.
          “Peso Subfacility Borrower”: as defined in Section 2.23(a).
          “Peso Subfacility Commitment”: as defined in Section 2.23(a).
          “Peso Subfacility Commitment Period”: as defined in Section 2.23(a).
          “Peso Subfacility Lenders”: as defined in Section 2.23.
          “Peso Subfacility Loans”: as defined in Section 2.23.
          “Plan”: at a particular time, any employee benefit plan that is
covered by ERISA and in respect of which the Borrower or a Commonly Controlled
Entity is (or, if such plan were terminated at such time, would under
Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5)
of ERISA.
          “Pledged Stock”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement.
          “Post-Closing Date Mortgaged Properties”: each of the Mortgaged
Properties listed as such on Schedule 1.1B.
          “Pricing Grid”: the pricing grid attached hereto as Annex A.
          “Pro Forma Balance Sheet”: as defined in Section 4.1(a).
          “Pro Forma Cost Savings”: for any period and to the extent not
deducted elsewhere in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA, the amount of net
cost savings projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result
of any actions taken in connection with the Acquisition or a Permitted
Acquisition (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings had
been realized on the first day of such period), net of the amount of actual
benefits realized during such period from such actions to the extent not
deducted elsewhere in the definition of Consolidated EBITDA, provided that
(a) such cost savings are projected by the Borrower in good faith, are
reasonably identifiable and factually supportable and shall be set forth in the
applicable Compliance Certificate for such period and (b) such cost savings are
projected to occur within 18 months after the Closing Date in the case of the
Acquisition and within 18 months after the closing date of any Permitted
Acquisition in the case of such Permitted Acquisition, as applicable.
          “Pro Forma Statements of Operations”: as defined in Section 4.1(a).
          “Projections”: as defined in Section 6.2(c).

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          “Property”: any right or interest in or to property of any kind
whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible,
including, without limitation, Capital Stock. For the avoidance of doubt, the
Capital Stock of a Person is not Property of such Person.
          “Quadrangle”: Quadrangle Capital Partners LP.
          “Qualified Counterparty”: (a) with respect to any Specified Hedge
Agreement existing on the Closing Date, any counterparty thereto that is a
Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender on the Closing Date and (b) with respect to
any other Specified Hedge Agreement, any counterparty thereto that, at the time
such Specified Hedge Agreement was entered into, was a Lender or an Affiliate of
a Lender.
          “Qualified IPO”: the issuance by the Parent of its common Capital
Stock in an underwritten primary public offering pursuant to an effective
registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
          “Recovery Event”: any settlement of or payment or transfer (voluntary
or otherwise) in respect of any property or casualty insurance claim or any
condemnation proceeding relating to any asset of Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Class I Restricted Subsidiaries.
          “Register”: as defined in Section 10.6(d).
          “Regulation H”: Regulation H of the Board as in effect from time to
time.
          “Regulation U”: Regulation U of the Board as in effect from time to
time.
          “Reimbursement Obligation”: the obligation of the Borrower to
reimburse each Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.5 for amounts drawn under
Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender.
          “Reinvestment Deferred Amount”: with respect to any Reinvestment
Event, the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Class I Restricted Subsidiaries in
connection therewith that are not applied to prepay the Loans pursuant to
Section 2.10(b) as a result of the delivery of a Reinvestment Notice.
          “Reinvestment Event”: any Asset Sale, Recovery Event or Sale and
Leaseback Transaction in respect of which the Borrower has delivered a
Reinvestment Notice.
          “Reinvestment Notice”: a written notice executed by a Responsible
Officer stating that (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing and that the Borrower (directly or indirectly through a Class I
Restricted Subsidiary) intends and expects to use all or a specified portion of
the Net Cash Proceeds of a Reinvestment Event to acquire or fund the
construction of assets (other than inventory) useful in its or a Class I
Restricted Subsidiary’s business, or to make capital improvements (other than
maintenance capital improvements) to such assets (including leased assets), or
(ii) during the six-month period prior to a Reinvestment Event, the Borrower
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Subsidiary) used an amount of funds equal to or greater than all or a specified
portion of the Net Cash Proceeds of such Reinvestment Event to acquire or fund
the construction of assets (other than inventory) useful in its or a Class I
Restricted Subsidiary’s business or to make capital improvements (other than
maintenance capital improvements) to such assets (including leased assets).
          “Reinvestment Prepayment Amount”: with respect to any Reinvestment
Event, the Reinvestment Deferred Amount relating thereto less any amount
expended prior to the relevant Reinvestment Prepayment Date (including any
amount expended during the six-month period prior to such Reinvestment Event) to
acquire or fund the construction of assets (other than inventory) useful in the
Borrower’s or a Class I Restricted Subsidiary’s business, or to make capital
improvements (other than maintenance capital improvements) to such assets
(including leased assets).
          “Reinvestment Prepayment Date”: with respect to any Reinvestment
Event, the earlier of (a) the date occurring six months after such Reinvestment
Event, provided that, such date shall be extended, (x) if the Borrower or any of
its Class I Restricted Subsidiaries shall have entered into a definitive
agreement to acquire or fund the construction of assets useful in the Borrower’s
or a Class I Restricted Subsidiary’s business, or to make capital improvements
(other than maintenance capital improvements) to such assets (including leased
assets) prior to, or within six months after, such Reinvestment Event, to the
date which is 15 months after such Reinvestment Event or (y) in the case of a
Recovery Event, the Property which was the subject of the Recovery Event was
leased by the Borrower or any of its Class I Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to
a lease which requires the Borrower or such Class I Restricted Subsidiary, as
the case may be, to rebuild such Property after completion of any construction
necessary by the landlord, to the date which is nine months after the date the
landlord has completed such necessary construction, and, so long as the
Administrative Agent is reasonably satisfied that the Borrower is diligently
pursuing such rebuilding, such date shall be further extended by the number of
days during which the Borrower is reasonably delayed in completing such
rebuilding as a result of events of force majeure, and (b) the date on which the
Borrower shall have determined not to, or shall have otherwise ceased to,
acquire or fund the construction of assets useful in the Borrower’s or a Class I
Restricted Subsidiary’s business, or to make capital improvements (other than
maintenance capital improvements) to such assets (including leased assets) with
all or any portion of the relevant Reinvestment Deferred Amount.
          “Related Fund”: with respect to any Lender, any fund that (x) invests
in commercial loans and (y) is managed or advised by the same investment advisor
as such Lender or an Affiliate of such investment advisor, by such Lender or an
Affiliate of such Lender.
          “Related Party”: (a) with respect to the Sponsor, Quadrangle and Syufy
Enterprises, LP, any investment fund or other entity controlled by or under
common control with such Permitted Investors or the principals that control such
Permitted Investors, (b) with respect to the Mitchell Family, any group which
includes any member or members of the Mitchell Family if a majority of the
Capital Stock of the Parent held by such group is beneficially owned (including
the power to vote such Capital Stock of the Parent) by (x) such member or
members or (y) one or more affiliates at least 80% of the equity of which are
owned by one or more of such member or members, and (c) any trust, corporation,
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beneficiaries, stockholders, partners, owners or Persons beneficially holding an
80% or more controlling interest of which consist of Permitted Investors.
          “Reorganization”: with respect to any Multiemployer Plan, the
condition that such plan is in reorganization within the meaning of Section 4241
of ERISA.
          “Reportable Event”: any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of
ERISA, other than those events as to which the 30 day notice period is waived
under subsections .27, .28, .29, .30, .31, .32, .34 or .35 of PBGC Reg. § 4043.
          “Required Lenders”: at any time, the holders of more than 50% of
(a) until the Closing Date, the Commitments and (b) thereafter, the sum of
(i) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans then outstanding and
(ii) the Total Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect or, if the Revolving
Credit Commitments have been terminated, the Total Revolving Extensions of
Credit then outstanding.
          “Required Prepayment Lenders”: the Majority Facility Lenders in
respect of each Facility.
          “Requirement of Law”: 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 to which such Person or
any of its Property is subject.
          “Responsible Officer”: the chief executive officer, president or chief
financial officer of the Borrower, but in any event, with respect to financial
matters, the chief financial officer or treasurer of the Borrower.
          “Restricted Payments”: as defined in Section 7.6.
          “Restricted Subsidiary”: any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not an
Unrestricted Subsidiary.
          “Revolving Credit Commitment”: as to any Lender, the obligation of
such Lender, if any, to make Revolving Credit Loans in an aggregate principal
and/or face amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading
“Revolving Credit Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1 to the
Lender Addendum delivered by such Lender, or, as the case may be, in the
Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto,
as the same may be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The
original aggregate amount of the Total Revolving Credit Commitments is
$150,000,000.
          “Revolving Credit Commitment Period”: the period from and including
the Closing Date to the Revolving Credit Termination Date or such earlier date
on which the Revolving Credit Commitments are terminated in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.
          “Revolving Credit Facility”: as defined in the definition of
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          “Revolving Credit Lender”: each Lender that has a Revolving Credit
Commitment or that is the holder of Revolving Credit Loans.
          “Revolving Credit Loans”: as defined in Section 2.4.
          “Revolving Credit Note”: as defined in Section 2.6(e).
          “Revolving Credit Percentage”: as to any Revolving Credit Lender at
any time, the percentage which such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment then
constitutes of the Total Revolving Credit Commitments (or, at any time after the
Revolving Credit Commitments shall have expired or terminated, the percentage
which the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Extensions of Credit then
outstanding constitutes of the amount of the Total Revolving Extensions of
Credit then outstanding).
          “Revolving Credit Termination Date”: the date which is the sixth
anniversary of the Closing Date; provided that the Revolving Credit Termination
Date shall be August 1, 2012 if, on such date, the Indebtedness under the Senior
Subordinated Notes has not been refinanced with Indebtedness that matures no
earlier than the date which is six months after the seventh anniversary of the
Closing Date and that otherwise meets the requirements for a refinancing
permitted by Section 7.2(f).
          “Revolving Extensions of Credit”: as to any Revolving Credit Lender at
any time, an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of
all Revolving Credit Loans made by such Lender then outstanding and (b) such
Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage of the L/C Obligations then outstanding.
          “Rollup Subsidiaries”: Pricino I, L.P., Pricino II, L.P, Pricino III,
L.P., Pricino IV, L.P., Pricino V, L.P., Pricino VI, L.P., Pricino VII, L.P.,
Pricino VIII, L.P., Pricino IX, L.P., Pricino X, L.P., Pricino XI, L.P., Pricino
XII, L.P., Priciba EY Trust XIII and Priciba RI Trust XIII or any of their
successors.
          “Rollup Transaction”: the acquisition, in one or multiple
transactions, by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of the legal or
beneficial interests in the Rollup Subsidiaries which are landlords in up to
thirteen of the Borrower’s properties which were sold to such Rollup
Subsidiaries as part of a sale leaseback transaction.
          “S&P”: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services.
          “Sale and Leaseback Transaction”: any sale and leaseback transaction
conducted by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower or any Class I
Restricted Subsidiary, but excluding transactions of the type described in EITF
97-10.
          “SEC”: the Securities and Exchange Commission (or successors thereto
or an analogous Governmental Authority).
          “Secured Parties”: as defined in the Guarantee and Collateral
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          “Security Documents”: the collective reference to the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement, the Mortgages and all other security documents hereafter
delivered to the Administrative Agent granting a Lien on any Property of any
Person to secure the obligations and liabilities of any Loan Party under any
Loan Document.
          “Senior Discount Note Indenture”: the Indenture entered into by
Holdings in connection with the issuance of the Senior Discount Notes, together
with all instruments and other agreements entered into by Holdings in connection
therewith, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time in accordance with Section 7.9 or refinanced pursuant to
Section 7.2(g) or (o).
          “Senior Discount Notes”: $535,558,000 aggregate outstanding principal
amount at maturity of Holdings’ 93/4% Senior Discount Notes due 2014, as the
same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in
accordance with Section 7.9 or refinanced pursuant to Section 7.2(g).
          “Senior Subordinated Note Indenture”: the Indenture entered into by
the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors in connection with the issuance of
the Senior Subordinated Notes, together with all instruments and other
agreements entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor in
connection therewith, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time in accordance with Section 7.9 or refinanced pursuant
to Section 7.2(f).
          “Senior Subordinated Notes”: $332,250,000 aggregate outstanding
principal amount of the Borrower’s 9% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013, as the
same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in
accordance with Section 7.9 or refinanced pursuant to Section 7.2(f).
          “Single Employer Plan”: any Plan that is covered by Title IV of ERISA,
but which is not a Multiemployer Plan.
          “Solvent”: with respect to any Person, as of any date of
determination, (a) the amount of the “present fair saleable value” of the assets
of such Person will, as of such date, exceed the amount of all “liabilities of
such Person, contingent or otherwise”, as of such date, as such quoted terms are
determined in accordance with applicable federal and state laws governing
determinations of the insolvency of debtors, (b) the present fair saleable value
of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, be greater than the amount
that will be required to pay the liability of such Person on its debts as such
debts become absolute and matured, (c) such Person will not have, as of such
date, an unreasonably small amount of capital with which to conduct its
business, and (d) such Person will be able to pay its debts as they mature. For
purposes of this definition, (i) “debt” means liability on a “claim”, and (ii)
“claim” means any (x) right to payment, whether or not such a right is reduced
to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured,
disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured or (y) right to an
equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right
to payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to
judgment, fixed, contingent, matured or unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured
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          “Specified Change of Control”: a “Change of Control”, or like event,
as defined in any outstanding Senior Subordinated Note Indenture or the Senior
Discount Note Indenture.
          “Specified Hedge Agreement”: any Hedge Agreement entered into by
(a) Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Class I Restricted Subsidiaries and
(b) any Person that, at the time such Hedge Agreement is entered into, is a
Qualified Counterparty.
          “Specified Leasehold Mortgaged Properties”: each of the Mortgaged
Properties listed as such on Schedule 1.1B.
          “Specified Reorganizations”: any transaction or series of transactions
pursuant to which one or more of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and
the Borrower will be merged or otherwise combined into one or more of such
entities.
          “Sponsor”: Madison Dearborn Capital Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company.
          “Subsidiary”: as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited
liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership
interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership
interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to
elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such
corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the
management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one
or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise qualified, all
references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer
to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.
          “Subsidiary Guarantor”: each Class I Restricted Subsidiary that is a
Wholly Owned Subsidiary as of the Closing Date and each other Subsidiary that
becomes a party to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement on or after the
Closing Date, in each case, unless and until released in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.
          “Syndication Agent”: as defined in the preamble hereto.
          “Syndication Date”: the date on which the syndication of the
Facilities is completed and the entities selected in such syndication process
become parties to this Agreement.
          “Synthetic Lease Obligations”: all monetary obligations of a Person
under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease or
(b) an agreement for the use or possession of property creating obligations
which do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the
insolvency or bankruptcy of such Person, would be characterized as the
Indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).
          “Target”: as defined in the recitals hereto.
          “Target Credit Agreement”: the Credit Agreement dated as of March 1,
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administrative agent for itself and the other lenders party thereto, as amended
and otherwise modified prior to the date hereof.
          “Term Loan”: as defined in Section 2.1.
          “Term Loan Commitment”: as to any Lender, the obligation of such
Lender, if any, to make a Term Loan to the Borrower hereunder in a principal
amount not to exceed the amount set forth under the heading “Term Loan
Commitment” opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1 to the Lender Addendum
delivered by such Lender, or, as the case may be, in the Assignment and
Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender became a party hereto, as the same may
be changed from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof. The original
aggregate amount of the Term Loan Commitments is $1,120,000,000.
          “Term Loan Facility”: as defined in the definition of “Facility” in
this Section 1.1.
          “Term Loan Lender”: each Lender that has a Term Loan Commitment or is
the holder of a Term Loan.
          “Term Loan Percentage”: as to any Term Loan Lender at any time, the
percentage which such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment then constitutes of the
aggregate Term Loan Commitments (or, at any time after the Closing Date, the
percentage which the aggregate principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loan then
outstanding constitutes of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans then
outstanding).
          “Term Note”: as defined in Section 2.6(e).
          “Third-Party Peso Loans”: as defined in Section 7.2(n).
          “Total Revolving Credit Commitments”: at any time, the aggregate
amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments then in effect.
          “Total Revolving Extensions of Credit”: at any time, the aggregate
amount of the Revolving Extensions of Credit of the Revolving Credit Lenders
outstanding at such time.
          “Transactions”: as defined in the recitals hereto.
          “Transferee”: as defined in Section 10.14.
          “Type”: as to any Loan, its nature as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar
Loan.
          “Unrestricted Subsidiary”: a collective reference to:
     (a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower that does not directly, indirectly, or
beneficially own or hold any Capital Stock of, or own or hold any Lien on any
Property of, the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of
its Class I Restricted Subsidiaries and that, at the time of determination,
shall be an Unrestricted Subsidiary as designated by the board of directors of
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notice to the Administrative Agent or as listed as such on Schedule 4.15(a);
provided, that such Subsidiary at the time of such designation (i) has no
Indebtedness other than Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.2(i), (j),
(k), (l), (p), (q) and (r); (ii) is not a party to any agreement, contract,
arrangement or understanding with the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings,
the Borrower or any of its Class I Restricted Subsidiaries unless the terms of
any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable
to the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or such Class I
Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that might be obtained at
the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Borrower; (iii) in the case
of the designation of a Class I Restricted Subsidiary, the Applicable Amount
immediately prior to such designation is at least equal to the fair market value
(as of the time of such designation) of the Class I Restricted Subsidiary to be
so designated; (iv) is a Person as to which none of the Parent, Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Class I Restricted
Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect obligation (x) to subscribe for
additional Capital Stock or (y) to maintain or preserve such Person’s financial
condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified level of operating
results; and (v) has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided
credit support for any Indebtedness of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Class I Restricted Subsidiaries; and
          (b) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary;
provided that, any Unrestricted Subsidiary may be designated as a Restricted
Subsidiary pursuant to Section 6.11.
          In addition, upon the consummation of the Rollup Transaction, the
Rollup Subsidiaries shall be Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
          “Wholly Owned Subsidiary”: as to any Person, (a) any other Person all
of the Capital Stock of which with voting power under ordinary circumstances to
elect directors (or Persons having similar or corresponding powers and
responsibilities) (other than directors’ qualifying shares required by law and
shares required by applicable law to be held by a Person other than the Borrower
or its Subsidiaries) is owned by such Person directly and/or through other
Wholly Owned Subsidiaries and (b) any Subsidiary of which the Parent owns,
directly and indirectly, less than all of the Capital Stock having such voting
power, but the Parent and its Affiliates otherwise have the power, without the
consent of any other stockholder or other equity holder, to cause such
Subsidiary to become a Subsidiary Guarantor.
          1.2 Other Definitional Provisions. (a) Unless otherwise specified
therein, all terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings
when used in the other Loan Documents or any certificate or other document made
or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto.
          (b) As used herein and in the other Loan Documents, and any
certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto,
accounting terms relating to the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries not defined in Section 1.1 and accounting terms
partly defined in Section 1.1, to the extent not defined, shall have the
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          (c) 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
not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section, Schedule and
Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
          (d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.
          (e) All calculations of the financial ratio set forth in Section 7.1
shall be calculated to the same number of decimal places as the relevant ratios
are expressed in and shall be rounded upward if the number in the decimal place
immediately following the last calculated decimal place is five or greater. For
example, if the relevant ratio is to be calculated to the hundredth decimal
place and the calculation of the ratio is 5.126, the ratio will be rounded up to
5.13.
          (f) Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the
corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.
          (g) For avoidance of doubt, (i) the words “include,” “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”
and (ii) the word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect
as the word “shall.”
          (h) Any reference to any law or regulation herein shall, unless
otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time.
SECTION 2. AMOUNT AND TERMS OF COMMITMENTS
          2.1 Term Loan Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof,
the Term Loan Lenders severally agree to make term loans (each, a “Term Loan”)
to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an amount for each Term Loan Lender equal
to the amount of the Term Loan Commitment of such Lender. The Term Loans may
from time to time be Eurodollar Loans or Base Rate Loans, as determined by the
Borrower and notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with
Sections 2.2 and 2.11.
          2.2 Procedure for Term Loan Borrowing. The Borrower shall deliver to
the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Notice (which Borrowing Notice must be
received by the Administrative Agent prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, at
least one Business Day prior to the anticipated Closing Date) requesting that
the Term Loan Lenders make the Term Loans to be made on the Closing Date. The
Term Loans made on the Closing Date shall initially be Base Rate Loans, and no
Term Loan may be converted into or continued as a Eurodollar Loan having an
Interest Period in excess of one month prior to the date which is the earlier of
(i) 60 days after the Closing Date and (ii) the Syndication Date. Upon receipt
of such Borrowing Notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each
Term Loan Lender thereof. Not later than 12:00 Noon, New York City time, on the
Closing Date each Term Loan Lender shall make available to the Administrative
Agent at the Funding Office an amount in immediately available funds equal to
the Term Loan or Term Loans to be made by such Lender. The Administrative Agent
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available to the Administrative Agent by the Term Loan Lenders, in like funds as
received by the Administrative Agent.
          2.3 Repayment of Term Loans. (a) The Term Loan of each Term Loan
Lender shall mature in 28 consecutive quarterly installments, commencing on
December 31, 2006, each of which shall be in an amount equal to such Lender’s
Term Loan Percentage multiplied by the percentage set forth below opposite such
installment of the aggregate Term Loans made on the Closing Date:

      Installment   Principal Amount
December 31, 2006
  0.25%
March 31, 2007
  0.25%
June 30, 2007
  0.25%
September 30, 2007
  0.25%
December 31, 2007
  0.25%
March 31, 2008
  0.25%
June 30, 2008
  0.25%
September 30, 2008
  0.25%
December 31, 2008
  0.25%
March 31, 2009
  0.25%
June 30, 2009
  0.25%
September 30, 2009
  0.25%
December 31, 2009
  0.25%
March 31, 2010
  0.25%
June 30, 2010
  0.25%
September 30, 2010
  0.25%
December 31, 2010
  0.25%
March 31, 2011
  0.25%
June 30, 2011
  0.25%
September 30, 2011
  0.25%
December 31, 2011
  0.25%
March 31, 2012
  0.25%
June 30, 2012
  0.25%
September 30, 2012
  0.25%
December 31, 2012
  23.50%
March 31, 2013
  23.50%
June 30, 2013
  23.50%
October 5, 2013
  Aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Term Loans

          (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Borrower
shall repay all outstanding Term Loans on August 1, 2012 if, on such date, the
Indebtedness under the Senior Subordinated Notes has not been refinanced with
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date which is six months after the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date and
that otherwise meets the requirements for a refinancing permitted by
Section 7.2(f) below.
          2.4 Revolving Credit Commitments. (a) Subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, the Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to make
revolving credit loans (“Revolving Credit Loans”) to the Borrower from time to
time during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period in an aggregate principal
amount at any one time outstanding for each Revolving Credit Lender which, when
added to such Lender’s Revolving Credit Percentage of the L/C Obligations then
outstanding does not exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit
Commitment. During the Revolving Credit Commitment Period the Borrower may use
the Revolving Credit Commitments by borrowing, prepaying the Revolving Credit
Loans in whole or in part, and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and
conditions hereof. The Revolving Credit Loans may from time to time be
Eurodollar Loans or Base Rate Loans, as determined by the Borrower and notified
to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Sections 2.5 and 2.11, provided
that no Revolving Credit Loan shall be made as a Eurodollar Loan after the day
that is one month prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the aggregate principal amount
of the Revolving Loans made on the Closing Date shall not exceed $25,000,000.
          (b) The Borrower shall repay all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans on
the Revolving Credit Termination Date.
          2.5 Procedure for Revolving Credit Borrowing. The Borrower may borrow
under the Revolving Credit Commitments on any Business Day during the Revolving
Credit Commitment Period, provided that the Borrower shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent a Borrowing Notice (which Borrowing Notice must be received
by the Administrative Agent prior to 12:00 Noon, New York City time, (a) three
Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the case of Eurodollar
Loans, or (b) one Business Day prior to the requested Borrowing Date, in the
case of Base Rate Loans). Any Revolving Credit Loans made on the Closing Date
shall initially be Base Rate Loans. Each borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans
under the Revolving Credit Commitments shall be in an amount equal to (x) in the
case of Base Rate Loans, $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $200,000 in excess
thereof (or, if the then aggregate Available Revolving Credit Commitments are
less than $1,000,000, such lesser amount) and (y) in the case of Eurodollar
Loans, $3,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof. Upon
receipt of any such Borrowing Notice from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent
shall promptly notify each Revolving Credit Lender thereof. Each Revolving
Credit Lender will make its Revolving Credit Percentage of the amount of each
borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans available to the Administrative Agent for
the account of the Borrower at the Funding Office prior to 12:00 Noon, New York
City time, on the Borrowing Date requested by the Borrower in funds immediately
available to the Administrative Agent. Such borrowing will then be promptly made
available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent in like funds as received
by the Administrative Agent.
          2.6 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The Borrower hereby
unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of
the appropriate Revolving Credit Lender or Term Loan Lender, as the case may be,
(i) the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Credit Loan of such
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Termination Date (or on such earlier date on which (x) principal payments are
required by Section 2.8 or 2.10 or (y) the Loans become due and payable pursuant
to Section 8.1) and (ii) the principal amount of each Term Loan of such Term
Loan Lender in installments according to the amortization schedule set forth in
Section 2.3(a) (or on such earlier date on which (x) principal payments are
required by Section 2.10 or 2.3(b) (y) the Loans become due and payable pursuant
to Section 8.1) which shall be applied pursuant to Section 2.16. The Borrower
hereby further agrees to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of the
Loans from time to time outstanding from the date hereof until payment in full
thereof at the rates per annum, and on the dates, set forth in Section 2.13.
          (b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice
an account or accounts evidencing indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender
resulting from each Loan of such Lender from time to time, including the amounts
of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time
under this Agreement.
          (c) The Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Borrower, shall
maintain the Register pursuant to Section 10.6(d), and a subaccount therein for
each Lender, in which shall be recorded (i) the amount of each Loan made
hereunder and any Note evidencing such Loan, the Type of such Loan and each
Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest
due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender
hereunder and (iii) both the amount of any sum received by the Administrative
Agent hereunder from the Borrower and each Lender’s share thereof.
          (d) The entries made in the Register and the accounts of each Lender
maintained pursuant to Section 2.6(b) shall, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the
obligations of the Borrower therein recorded; provided, however, that the
failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain the Register or
any such account, or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the
obligation of the Borrower to repay (with applicable interest) the Loans made to
the Borrower by such Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
          (e) The Borrower agrees that, upon the request to the Administrative
Agent by any Lender, the Borrower will promptly execute and deliver to such
Lender a promissory note of the Borrower evidencing any Term Loans or Revolving
Credit Loans, as the case may be, of such Lender, substantially in the forms of
Exhibit G-1 or G-2, respectively (a “Term Note” or
          “Revolving Credit Note”, respectively), with appropriate insertions as
to date and principal amount; provided, that delivery of Notes shall not be a
condition precedent to the occurrence of the Closing Date or the making of the
Loans on the Closing Date.
          2.7 Commitment Fees, etc. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender a
commitment fee (a “Commitment Fee”) for the period from and including the
Closing Date to the last day of the Revolving Credit Commitment Period, computed
at the Commitment Fee Rate on the average daily amount of the Available
Revolving Credit Commitment of such Lender during the period for which payment
is made, payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June,
September and December and on the Revolving Credit Termination Date, commencing
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          (b) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees in
the amounts and on the dates from time to time agreed to in writing by the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
          2.8 Termination or Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments. The
Borrower shall have the right, upon not less than three Business Days’ notice to
the Administrative Agent, to terminate the Revolving Credit Commitments or, from
time to time, to reduce the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit
Commitments; provided that no such termination or reduction of Revolving Credit
Commitments shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto and to any
prepayments of the Revolving Credit Loans made on the effective date thereof,
the Total Revolving Extensions of Credit would exceed the Total Revolving Credit
Commitments. Any such reduction shall be in an amount equal to $1,000,000, or a
whole multiple thereof, and shall reduce permanently the Revolving Credit
Commitments then in effect.
          2.9 Optional Prepayments. The Borrower may at any time and from time
to time prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (other
than pursuant to Section 2.19), upon irrevocable notice delivered to the
Administrative Agent at least three Business Days prior thereto in the case of
Eurodollar Loans and at least one Business Day prior thereto in the case of Base
Rate Loans, which notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment,
whether such prepayment is of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, and whether
such prepayment is of Eurodollar Loans or Base Rate Loans; provided, that if a
Eurodollar Loan is prepaid on any day other than the last day of the Interest
Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall also pay any amounts owing
pursuant to Section 2.19. Upon receipt of any such notice the Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof. If any such notice is
given, the amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date
specified therein, together with (except in the case of Revolving Credit Loans
that are Base Rate Loans) accrued interest to such date on the amount prepaid.
Partial prepayments of Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans shall be in an
aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $200,000 in
excess thereof.
          2.10 Mandatory Prepayments. (a) Unless the Required Prepayment Lenders
shall otherwise agree, if on any date the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Class I Restricted Subsidiaries shall incur
any Indebtedness (excluding any Indebtedness incurred in accordance with
Section 7.2), an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be
applied on the date of such issuance or incurrence toward the prepayment of the
Loans as set forth in Section 2.10(e). The provisions of this Section do not
constitute a consent to the incurrence of any Indebtedness by the Parent,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries not
permitted by Section 7.2.
          (b) Except as set forth in clause Section 2.10(c) below, unless the
Required Prepayment Lenders shall otherwise agree, if on any date Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Class I Restricted
Subsidiaries shall receive Net Cash Proceeds from any Asset Sale, any Sale and
Leaseback Transaction or any Recovery Event then, unless a Reinvestment Notice
shall be delivered in respect thereof, on the date of receipt by Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Class I Restricted
Subsidiaries of such Net Cash Proceeds, the Loans shall be prepaid by an amount
equal to the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds (excluding any amounts subject to
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Section 2.10(e); provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the
aggregate Net Cash Proceeds that may be excluded from the foregoing requirement
pursuant to a Reinvestment Notice shall not exceed $250,000,000 in the aggregate
during the term of the Facilities and (ii) on each Reinvestment Prepayment Date
the Loans shall be prepaid by an amount equal to the Reinvestment Prepayment
Amount with respect to the relevant Reinvestment Event, as set forth in
Section 2.10(e). The provisions of this Section do not constitute a consent to
the consummation of any Disposition not permitted by Section 7.5 or any Sale and
Leaseback Transaction not permitted by Section 7.11.
          (c) Unless the Required Prepayment Lenders shall otherwise agree, if
on any date Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries shall receive Net Cash Proceeds from either (i) the sale
of the Capital Stock of NCM Holdings or National CineMedia, LLC or (ii) the
payment of any NCM Recapitalization Dividend, then not later than 360 days after
the date of receipt by Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries of such Net Cash Proceeds, the Loans shall be
prepaid by an amount equal to the amount of such Net Cash Proceeds, as set forth
in Section 2.10(e); provided that to the extent that the Consolidated Senior
Secured Leverage Ratio for the period most recently ended prior to the date of
consummation of the relevant transaction described above in this
Section 2.10(c), after giving pro forma effect to such transaction and the
application of the Net Cash Proceeds therefrom, is less than 3.0 to 1.0, the
percentage of Net Cash Proceeds required to be prepaid pursuant to this
Section 2.10(c) shall be 50%. The provisions of this Section do not constitute a
consent to the consummation of any Disposition not permitted by Section 7.5.
          (d) Unless the Required Prepayment Lenders shall otherwise agree, if,
for any fiscal year of the Borrower commencing with the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2007 there shall be Excess Cash Flow, the Borrower shall, on the
relevant Excess Cash Flow Application Date, apply the ECF Percentage of such
Excess Cash Flow toward the prepayment of the Loans, if and to the extent that
such amount exceeds the amount of voluntary prepayments of the Term Loans made
during such fiscal year to the extent such voluntary prepayments are financed
directly or indirectly with cash from operations, and any such prepayment shall
be applied as set forth in Section 2.10(e). Each such prepayment shall be made
on a date (an “Excess Cash Flow Application Date”) no later than five days after
the date on which the financial statements of the Borrower referred to in
Section 6.1(a), for the fiscal year with respect to which such prepayment is
made, are required to be delivered to the Lenders.
          (e) Amounts to be applied as prepayments pursuant to this Section
shall be applied, first, to the prepayment of the Term Loans and second, to the
prepayment of the Revolving Credit Loans. Any such mandatory prepayment of the
Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall not result in a
mandatory reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments. Amounts prepaid in
respect of Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.10 may not be reborrowed.
          2.11 Conversion and Continuation Options. (a) Subject to Section 2.19,
the Borrower may elect from time to time to convert Eurodollar Loans to Base
Rate Loans by giving the Administrative Agent at least two Business Days’ prior
irrevocable notice of such election. The Borrower may elect from time to time to
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giving the Administrative Agent at least three Business Days’ prior irrevocable
notice of such election (which notice shall specify the length of the initial
Interest Period therefor), provided that no Base Rate Loan under a particular
Facility may be converted into a Eurodollar Loan (i) when any Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent has, or the Majority
Facility Lenders have, determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit
such conversions or (ii) after the date that is one month prior to the final
scheduled termination or maturity date of such Facility. Upon receipt of any
such notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender
thereof.
          (b) The Borrower may elect to continue any Eurodollar Loan as such
upon the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto by
giving irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, in accordance with the
applicable provisions of the term “Interest Period” set forth in Section 1.1, of
the length of the next Interest Period to be applicable to such Loans, provided
that no Eurodollar Loan under a particular Facility may be continued as such (i)
when any Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative
Agent has, or the Majority Facility Lenders in respect of such Facility have,
determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such continuations or
(ii) after the date that is one month prior to the final scheduled termination
or maturity date of such Facility, and provided, further, that if the Borrower
shall fail to give any required notice as described above in this paragraph or
if such continuation is not permitted pursuant to the preceding proviso, such
Loans shall be converted automatically to Base Rate Loans on the last day of
such then expiring Interest Period. Upon receipt of any such notice the
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each relevant Lender thereof.
          2.12 Minimum Amounts and Maximum Number of Eurodollar Tranches.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, all borrowings,
conversions, continuations and optional prepayments of Eurodollar Loans and all
selections of Interest Periods shall be in such amounts and be made pursuant to
such elections so that, (a) after giving effect thereto, the aggregate principal
amount of the Eurodollar Loans comprising each Eurodollar Tranche shall be equal
to $3,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess thereof and (b) no more
than 20 Eurodollar Tranches shall be outstanding at any one time.
          2.13 Interest Rates and Payment Dates. (a) Each Eurodollar Loan shall
bear interest for each day during each Interest Period with respect thereto at a
rate per annum equal to the Eurodollar Rate determined for such day plus the
Applicable Margin in effect for such day.
          (b) Each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest for each day on which it
is outstanding at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate in effect for such day
plus the Applicable Margin in effect for such day.
          (c) (i) If all or a portion of the principal amount of any Loan or
Reimbursement Obligation shall not be paid when due (whether at the stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), such overdue amount (to the extent
legally permitted) shall bear interest at a rate per annum that is equal to
(x) in the case of the Loans, the rate that would otherwise be applicable
thereto pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section plus 2% or (y) in
the case of Reimbursement Obligations, the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans
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or Reimbursement Obligation or any commitment fee or other amount payable
hereunder 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 equal to the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans under the
relevant Facility plus 2% (or, in the case of any such other amounts that do not
relate to a particular Facility, the rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans
under the Revolving Credit Facility plus 2%), in each case, with respect to
clauses (i) and (ii) above, from the date of such non-payment until such amount
is paid in full (after as well as before judgment).
          (d) Interest shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment
Date, provided that interest accruing pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section
shall be payable from time to time on demand.
          2.14 Computation of Interest and Fees. (a) Interest, fees and
commissions payable pursuant hereto shall be calculated on the basis of a
360-day year for the actual days elapsed, except that, with respect to Base Rate
Loans on which interest is calculated on the basis of the Prime Rate, the
interest thereon shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the
case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed. The Administrative Agent
shall as soon as practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of
each determination of a Eurodollar Rate. Any change in the interest rate on a
Loan resulting from a change in the Base Rate or the Eurocurrency Reserve
Requirements shall become effective as of the opening of business on the day on
which such change becomes effective. The Administrative Agent shall as soon as
practicable notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders of the effective date
and the amount of each such change in interest rate.
          (b) Each determination of an interest rate by the Administrative Agent
pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on
the Borrower and the Lenders in the absence of manifest error. The
Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Borrower, deliver to the
Borrower a statement showing the quotations used by the Administrative Agent in
determining any interest rate pursuant to Sections 2.13(a) and (b).
          2.15 Inability to Determine Interest Rate. If prior to the first day
of any Interest Period:
     (a) the Administrative Agent shall have determined (which determination
shall be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower) that, by reason of
circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do
not exist for ascertaining the Eurodollar Rate for such Interest Period, or
     (b) the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Majority
Facility Lenders in respect of the relevant Facility that the Eurodollar Rate
determined or to be determined for such Interest Period will not adequately and
fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (as conclusively certified by such
Lenders) of making or maintaining their affected Loans during such Interest
Period,
the Administrative Agent shall give telecopy or telephonic notice thereof to the
Borrower and the relevant Lenders as soon as practicable thereafter. If such
notice is given (x) any Eurodollar Loans denominated in Dollars under the
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such Interest Period shall be made as Base Rate Loans, (y) any Loans under the
relevant Facility that were to have been converted on the first day of such
Interest Period to Eurodollar Loans shall be continued as Base Rate Loans and
(z) any outstanding Eurodollar Loans under the relevant Facility shall be
converted, on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect
thereto, to Base Rate Loans. Until such notice has been withdrawn by the
Administrative Agent, no further Eurodollar Loans under the relevant Facility
shall be made or continued as such, nor shall the Borrower have the right to
convert Loans under the relevant Facility to Eurodollar Loans.
          2.16 Pro Rata Treatment and Payments. (a) Each borrowing by the
Borrower from the Lenders hereunder, each payment by the Borrower on account of
any commitment fee or Letter of Credit fee, and any reduction of the Commitments
of the Lenders, shall be made pro rata according to the respective Term Loan
Percentages or Revolving Credit Percentages, as the case may be, of the relevant
Lenders.
          (b) Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on
account of principal of and interest on the Term Loans shall be allocated among
the Term Loan Lenders holding such Term Loans pro rata based on the principal
amount of such Term Loans held by such Term Loan Lenders. The amount of each
principal prepayment of the Terms Loans shall be applied first, to the four
immediately succeeding installments of such Term Loans and, second, to the
remaining installments of such Term Loans pro rata based on the remaining
outstanding principal amount of such installments. Amounts repaid or prepaid on
account of the Term Loans may not be reborrowed.
          (c) Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on
account of principal of and interest on the Revolving Credit Loans shall be made
pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the
Revolving Credit Loans then held by the Revolving Credit Lenders. Each payment
in respect of Reimbursement Obligations in respect of any Letter of Credit shall
be made to the Issuing Lender that issued such Letters of Credit.
          (d) The application of any payment of Loans under any Facility
(including optional and mandatory prepayments) shall be made, first, to Base
Rate Loans under such Facility and, second, to Eurodollar Loans under such
Facility. Each payment of the Loans (except in the case of Revolving Credit
Loans that are Base Rate Loans) shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the
date of such payment on the amount paid.
          (e) All payments (including prepayments) to be made by the Borrower
hereunder, whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise, shall
be made without setoff or counterclaim and shall be made prior to 12:00 Noon,
New York City time, on the due date thereof to the Administrative Agent, for the
account of the relevant Lenders, at the Payment Office, in Dollars and in
immediately available funds. Any payment made by the Borrower after 12:00 Noon,
New York City time, on any Business Day shall be deemed to have been on the next
following Business Day. The Administrative Agent shall distribute such payments
to the Lenders promptly upon receipt in like funds as received. If any payment
hereunder (other than payments on the Eurodollar Loans) becomes due and payable
on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be extended to the next
succeeding Business Day. If any payment on a Eurodollar Loan becomes due and
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thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless the result
of such extension would be to extend such payment into another calendar month,
in which event such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business
Day. In the case of any extension of any payment of principal pursuant to the
preceding two sentences, interest thereon shall be payable at the then
applicable rate during such extension.
          (f) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in
writing by any Lender prior to a borrowing that such Lender will not make the
amount that would constitute its share of such borrowing available to the
Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender is
making such amount available to the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative
Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a
corresponding amount. If such amount is not made available to the Administrative
Agent by the required time on the Borrowing Date therefor, such Lender shall pay
to the Administrative Agent, on demand, such amount with interest thereon at a
rate equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate for the period
until such Lender makes such amount immediately available to the Administrative
Agent. A certificate of the Administrative Agent submitted to any Lender with
respect to any amounts owing under this paragraph shall be conclusive in the
absence of manifest error. If such Lender’s share of such borrowing is not made
available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender within three Business Days
after such Borrowing Date, the Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to
recover such amount with interest thereon at the rate per annum applicable to
Base Rate Loans under the relevant Facility, on demand, from the Borrower.
          (g) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified in
writing by the Borrower prior to the date of any payment due to be made by the
Borrower hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment to the
Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower is
making such payment, and the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be required
to, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Lenders their
respective pro rata shares of a corresponding amount. If such payment is not
made to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower within three Business Days
after such due date, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover, on
demand, from each Lender to which any amount which was made available pursuant
to the preceding sentence, such amount with interest thereon at the rate per
annum equal to the daily average Federal Funds Effective Rate. Nothing herein
shall be deemed to limit the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender
against the Borrower.
          2.17 Requirements of Law. (a) If the adoption of or any change in any
Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance
by any Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of
law) from any central bank or other Governmental Authority made subsequent to
the date hereof:
          (i) shall subject any Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with
respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any Application or any
Eurodollar Loan made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such
Lender in respect thereof (except for Non-Excluded Taxes covered by Section 2.18
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          (ii) shall impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special
deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against assets held by, deposits
or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances, loans or other
extensions of credit by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of
such Lender that is not otherwise included in the determination of the
Eurodollar Rate hereunder; or
          (iii) shall impose on such Lender any other condition;
and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Lender,
by an amount which such Lender deems to be material, of making, converting into,
continuing or maintaining Eurodollar Loans or issuing or participating in
Letters of Credit, or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder in respect
thereof, then, in any such case, the Borrower shall promptly pay such Lender,
upon its demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate such Lender for
such increased cost or reduced amount receivable. If any Lender becomes entitled
to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall promptly
notify the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) of the event by
reason of which it has become so entitled.
          (b) If any Lender shall have determined that the adoption of or any
change in any Requirement of Law regarding capital adequacy or in the
interpretation or application thereof or compliance by such Lender or any
corporation controlling such Lender with any request or directive regarding
capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental
Authority made subsequent to the date hereof shall have the effect of reducing
the rate of return on such Lender’s or such corporation’s capital as a
consequence of its obligations hereunder or under or in respect of any Letter of
Credit to a level below that which such Lender or such corporation could have
achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration
such Lender’s or such corporation’s policies with respect to capital adequacy)
by an amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then from time to time, after
submission by such Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative
Agent) of a written request therefor, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such
additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such corporation
for such reduction.
          (c) A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to
this Section submitted by any Lender to the Borrower (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The
obligations of the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall survive the
termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts
payable hereunder.
          (d) The Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant
to this Section for any amounts incurred more than six months prior to the date
that such Lender notifies the Borrower of such Lender’s intention to claim
compensation therefor; provided that, if the circumstances giving rise to such
claim have a retroactive effect, then such six-month period shall be extended to
include the period of such retroactive effect. In addition, the Borrower shall
not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for Eurocurrency
Reserve Requirements to the extent such compensation would duplicate
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          2.18 Taxes. (a) All payments made by the Borrower under this Agreement
shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on
account of, any present 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
net income taxes and franchise taxes (imposed in lieu of net income taxes)
imposed on any Agent or any Lender as a result of a present or former connection
between such 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 such
Agent’s or such Lender’s having executed, delivered or performed its obligations
or received a payment under, or enforced, this Agreement or any other Loan
Document). If any such non-excluded taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges,
fees, deductions or withholdings (“Non-Excluded Taxes”) or any Other Taxes are
required to be withheld from any amounts payable to any Agent or any Lender
hereunder, the amounts so payable to such Agent or such Lender shall be
increased to the extent necessary to yield to such Agent or such Lender (after
payment of all Non-Excluded Taxes and Other 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 with respect to any Non-Excluded
Taxes (i) that are attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the
requirements of paragraph (d) or (e) of this Section or (ii) that are United
States withholding taxes imposed on amounts payable to such Lender at the time
such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement, except to the extent that such
Lender’s assignor (if any) was entitled, at the time of assignment, to receive
additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such Non-Excluded Taxes
pursuant to this paragraph (a).
          (b) In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the
relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
          (c) Whenever any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes are payable by the
Borrower, as promptly as possible thereafter the Borrower shall send to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Agent or Lender, as the
case may be, a certified copy of an original official receipt received by the
Borrower showing payment thereof. If the Borrower fails to pay any Non-Excluded
Taxes or Other Taxes when due to the appropriate taxing authority or fails to
remit to the Administrative Agent the required receipts or other required
documentary evidence, the Borrower shall indemnify the Agents and the Lenders
for any incremental taxes, interest or penalties that may become payable by any
Agent or any Lender as a result of any such failure. The agreements in this
Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the
Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
          (d) Each Lender (or Transferee) that is not a citizen or resident of
the United States of America, a corporation, partnership or other entity created
or organized in or under the laws of the United States of America (or any
jurisdiction thereof), or any estate or trust that is subject to federal income
taxation regardless of the source of its income (a “Non-U.S. Lender”) shall
deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a
Participant, to the Lender from which the related participation shall have been
purchased) two copies of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or
Form W-8ECI, or, in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming exemption from U.S.
federal withholding tax under Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect
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Exhibit H and a Form W-8BEN, or any subsequent versions thereof or successors
thereto properly completed and duly executed by such Non-U.S. Lender claiming
complete exemption from, or a reduced rate of, U.S. federal withholding tax on
all payments by the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Such forms shall be delivered by each Non-U.S. Lender on or before the date it
becomes a party to this Agreement (or, in the case of any Participant, on or
before the date such Participant purchases the related participation). In
addition, each Non-U.S. Lender shall deliver such forms promptly upon the
obsolescence or invalidity of any form previously delivered by such Non-U.S.
Lender. Each Non-U.S. Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower at any time it
determines that it is no longer in a position to provide any previously
delivered certificate to the Borrower (or any other form of certification
adopted by the U.S. taxing authorities for such purpose). Notwithstanding any
other provision of this paragraph, a Non-U.S. Lender shall not be required to
deliver any form pursuant to this paragraph that such Non-U.S. Lender is not
legally able to deliver.
          (e) A Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of
non-U.S. withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower
is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to
payments under this Agreement shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or
reasonably requested by the Borrower, such properly completed and executed
documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit such payments to be
made without withholding or at a reduced rate, provided that such Lender is
legally entitled to complete, execute and deliver such documentation and in such
Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would not
materially prejudice the legal position of such Lender.
          2.19 Indemnity. The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Lender for, and
to hold each Lender harmless from, any loss or expense that such Lender may
sustain or incur as a consequence of (a) default by the Borrower in making a
borrowing of, conversion into or continuation of Eurodollar Loans after the
Borrower has given a notice requesting the same in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement, (b) default by the Borrower in making any
prepayment after the Borrower has given a notice thereof in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement or (c) the making of a prepayment or conversion of
Eurodollar Loans on a day that is not the last day of an Interest Period with
respect thereto. Such indemnification may include an amount equal to the excess,
if any, of (i) the amount of interest that would have accrued on the amount so
prepaid, or not so borrowed, converted or continued, for the period from the
date of such prepayment or of such failure to borrow, convert or continue to the
last day of such Interest Period (or, in the case of a failure to borrow,
convert or continue, the Interest Period that would have commenced on the date
of such failure) in each case at the applicable rate of interest for such Loans
provided for herein (excluding, however, the Applicable Margin included therein,
if any) over (ii) the amount of interest (as reasonably determined by such
Lender) that would have accrued to such Lender on such amount by placing such
amount on deposit for a comparable period with leading banks in the interbank
Eurodollar market. The Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender
pursuant to this Section for any amounts incurred more than six months prior to
the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of such Lender’s intention to
claim compensation therefor. A certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to
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absence of manifest error. This covenant shall survive the termination of this
Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
          2.20 Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, if the
adoption of or any change in any Requirement of Law or in the interpretation or
application thereof shall make it unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain
Eurodollar Loans as contemplated by this Agreement, (a) the commitment of such
Lender hereunder to make Eurodollar Loans, continue Eurodollar Loans as such and
convert Base Rate Loans to Eurodollar Loans shall forthwith be canceled and
(b) such Lender’s Loans then outstanding as Eurodollar Loans, if any, shall be
converted automatically to Base Rate Loans on the respective last days of the
then current Interest Periods with respect to such Loans or within such earlier
period as required by law. If any such conversion of a Eurodollar Loan occurs on
a day which is not the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect
thereto, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such amounts, if any, as may be
required pursuant to Section 2.19.
          2.21 Change of Lending Office. Each Lender agrees that, upon the
occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.17, 2.18(a) or
2.20 with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower, use
reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to
designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event with the
object of avoiding the consequences of such event; provided, that such
designation is made on terms that, in the sole judgment of such Lender, cause
such Lender and its lending office(s) to suffer no economic, legal or regulatory
disadvantage, and provided, further, that nothing in this Section shall affect
or postpone any of the obligations of any Borrower or the rights of any Lender
pursuant to Section 2.17, 2.18(a) or 2.20.
          2.22 Replacement of Lenders under Certain Circumstances. The Borrower
shall be permitted to replace any Lender that (a) requests reimbursement for
amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.17 or 2.18 or gives a notice of illegality
pursuant to Section 2.20 or (b) defaults in its obligation to make Loans
hereunder, with a replacement lender; 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) prior to any
such replacement, such Lender shall have taken no action under Section 2.21 so
as to eliminate the continued need for payment of amounts owing pursuant to
Section 2.17 or 2.18 or to eliminate the illegality referred to in such notice
of illegality given pursuant to Section 2.20, (iv) the replacement lender shall
purchase, at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to such replaced Lender on
or prior to the date of replacement, (v) the Borrower shall be liable to such
replaced Lender under Section 2.19 (as though Section 2.19 were applicable) if
any Eurodollar Loan owing to such replaced Lender shall be purchased other than
on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto, (vi) the replacement
lender, if not already a Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, (vii) the replaced Lender shall be obligated to make such
replacement in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.6 (provided that the
Borrower shall be obligated to pay the registration and processing fee referred
to therein), (viii) the Borrower shall pay all additional amounts (if any)
required pursuant to Section 2.17 or 2.18, as the case may be, in respect of any
period prior to the date on which such replacement shall be consummated, and
(ix) any such replacement shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights that
the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against
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          2.23 Addition of Peso Subfacility. The Borrower has advised the
Lenders that, after the Closing Date, the Borrower and certain of the Revolving
Credit Lenders or their Affiliates (in their sole discretion) or other lenders
selected by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent
(the “Peso Subfacility Lenders”) may wish to establish a subfacility (the “Peso
Subfacility”) whereby up to $25,000,000 of the Revolving Credit Commitments
would be made available by Peso Subfacility Lenders for revolving credit loans
denominated and funded in Pesos (“Peso Subfacility Loans”). Accordingly, at any
time during the Revolving Credit Commitment Period, the Borrower, the Peso
Subfacility Lenders and the Administrative Agent and, in the circumstances
contemplated by paragraph (h) below only, all Revolving Credit Lenders (in each
case, without the consent of any other party hereto) may enter into amendments
(or amendments and restatements), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent, to this Agreement and the other relevant Loan
Documents (the “Peso Subfacility Amendments”) providing for the following:
     (a) The Peso Subfacility Amendments shall provide that each Peso
Subfacility Lender shall make available to the Borrower (or to a Subsidiary of
the Borrower organized under the laws of Mexico and designated by the Borrower)
(any such Mexican Subsidiary or, as the case may be, the Borrower, as the
borrower under the Peso Subfacility, the “Peso Subfacility Borrower”), a
commitment (for each Peso Subfacility Lender, the “Peso Subfacility Commitment”
of such Peso Subfacility Lender) to make Peso Subfacility Loans during the
period specified in the Peso Subfacility Amendments (which period shall in any
event end not later than the Revolving Credit Termination Date) (the “Peso
Subfacility Commitment Period”) in an aggregate principal amount for all Peso
Subfacility Lenders not exceeding the equivalent in Pesos of $25,000,000. The
Peso Subfacility Amendments shall provide that all Peso Subfacility Loans will
be payable no later than the last day of the Peso Subfacility Commitment Period.
The Peso Subfacility Amendments shall provide for such interest rate basis or
bases, applicable margins, and fees and other pricing terms applicable to the
Peso Subfacility and the Peso Subfacility Loans as shall be agreed upon by the
parties thereto.
     (b) The Peso Subfacility Amendments shall provide that the aggregate amount
available under the Revolving Credit Commitments and the Peso Subfacility, plus
the amount of any Third-Party Peso Loans, shall not exceed the Total Revolving
Credit Commitments.
     (c) In the event that the Peso Subfacility Amendments provide that a
Subsidiary of the Borrower shall be the Peso Subfacility Borrower, the Peso
Subfacility Amendments may provide that the obligations of the Peso Subfacility
Borrower in respect of the Peso Subfacility Loans will be guaranteed by the
Borrower and the Guarantors pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
and such guarantees will be secured, equally and ratably with all other
Obligations, pursuant to all Security Documents, as applicable.
     (d) Subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in paragraph
(h) below, the Peso Subfacility Amendments may provide that, in connection with
the Peso Subfacility, the Revolving Credit Lenders will purchase, ratably in
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interests in any such Peso Subfacility Loan, pursuant to participation
provisions substantially equivalent to those set forth in Section 3 in respect
of participating interests in Letters of Credit, mutatis mutandis.
     (e) The Peso Subfacility Amendments may provide for the conversion to
Dollars of any amounts owing under the Peso Subfacility under such conditions
and pursuant to such conversion mechanisms as shall be set forth in the Peso
Subfacility Amendments.
     (f) The Peso Subfacility Amendments may provide for amendments of such
other provisions of the Loan Documents (including, without limitation,
amendments providing for indemnities, exchange rate fluctuation protection, tax
gross-up provisions and other provisions in respect of the Peso Subfacility) as
the parties thereto shall reasonably determine to be necessary or advisable to
accomplish the purpose of establishing the Peso Subfacility and causing the Peso
Subfacility to be treated, to the extent practicable and applicable, as a
subfacility of the Revolving Credit Facility, benefiting from the protections of
the Loan Documents equally and ratably with, and in a manner otherwise
equivalent to, the Revolving Credit Facility.
     (g) The Peso Subfacility Amendments shall set forth, as conditions
precedent to the availability of credit under the Peso Subfacility, the delivery
of such corporate records, documents, evidence of corporate approvals, evidence
of necessary consents and approvals of Governmental Authorities and legal
opinions as the parties thereto shall reasonably determine to be necessary or
advisable.
     (h) In the event that the Peso Subfacility Amendments provide for Revolving
Credit Lenders (other than the Peso Subfacility Lenders) to purchase
participating interests in amounts outstanding under the Peso Subfacility, each
of the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be a party to, or give its written consent
to, the Peso Subfacility Amendments (it being understood that each Revolving
Credit Lender, in its sole discretion, may determine to consent or withhold
consent to becoming obligated to purchase participating interests in amounts
outstanding under the Peso Subfacility).
SECTION 3. LETTERS OF CREDIT
          3.1 L/C Commitment. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof,
each Issuing Lender, in reliance on the agreements of the other Revolving Credit
Lenders set forth in Section 3.4(a), agrees to issue letters of credit (the
letters of credit issued on and after the Closing Date pursuant to this
Section 3, together with all Existing Letters of Credit, the “Letters of
Credit”) for the account of the Borrower on any Business Day during the
Revolving Credit Commitment Period in such form as may be approved from time to
time by such Issuing Lender; provided, that no Issuing Lender shall issue any
Letter of Credit if, after giving effect to such issuance, (i) the L/C
Obligations would exceed the L/C Commitment or (ii) the aggregate amount of the
Available Revolving Credit Commitments would be less than zero. Each Letter of
Credit shall (i) be denominated in Dollars and (ii) expire no later than the
earlier of (x) the first anniversary of its date of issuance and (y) the date
which is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Credit Termination Date;
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provide for the renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in
no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (y) above). All Existing
Letters of Credit shall be deemed to have been issued pursuant hereto and from
and after the Closing Date shall be subject to and governed by the terms and
conditions hereof.
          (b) No Issuing Lender shall at any time be obligated to issue any
Letter of Credit hereunder if such issuance would conflict with, or cause such
Issuing Lender or any L/C Participant to exceed any limits imposed by, any
applicable Requirement of Law.
          3.2 Procedure for Issuance of Letter of Credit. The Borrower may from
time to time request that an Issuing Lender issue a Letter of Credit by
delivering to such Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified herein an
Application therefor, with a copy to the Administrative Agent, completed to the
satisfaction of such Issuing Lender, and such other certificates, documents and
other papers and information as such Issuing Lender may request. Upon receipt of
any Application, an Issuing Lender will process such Application and the
certificates, documents and other papers and information delivered to it in
connection therewith in accordance with its customary procedures and shall
promptly issue the Letter of Credit requested thereby by issuing the original of
such Letter of Credit to the beneficiary thereof or as otherwise may be agreed
to by such Issuing Lender and the Borrower (but in no event shall any Issuing
Lender be required to issue any Letter of Credit earlier than three Business
Days after its receipt of the Application therefor and all such other
certificates, documents and other papers and information relating thereto).
Promptly after issuance by an Issuing Lender of a Letter of Credit, such Issuing
Lender shall furnish a copy of such Letter of Credit to the Borrower. Each
Issuing Lender shall promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent of the
issuance of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender (including the
amount thereof). Upon the written request of any Revolving Credit Lender, the
Administrative Agent will, within three Business Days of such request, inform
such Revolving Credit Lender of the aggregate drawable amount of all Letters of
Credit outstanding on the date of such request.
          3.3 Fees and Other Charges. (a) The Borrower will pay a fee on the
aggregate drawable amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at a per annum
rate equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Eurodollar
Loans under the Revolving Credit Facility, shared ratably among the Revolving
Credit Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Credit Percentages
and payable quarterly in arrears on each L/C Fee Payment Date after the issuance
date of such Letters of Credit. In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the
relevant Issuing Lender for its own account a fronting fee on the aggregate
drawable amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by it at a rate per
annum to be agreed upon by such Issuing Lender and the Borrower, payable
quarterly in arrears on each L/C Fee Payment Date after the issuance date.
          (b) In addition to the foregoing fees, the Borrower shall pay or
reimburse each Issuing Lender for such normal and customary costs and expenses
as are incurred or charged by such Issuing Lender in issuing, negotiating,
effecting payment under, amending or otherwise administering any Letter of
Credit.
          3.4 L/C Participations. (a) Each Issuing Lender irrevocably agrees to
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Credit hereunder, each L/C Participant irrevocably agrees to accept and purchase
and hereby accepts and purchases from each Issuing Lender, on the terms and
conditions hereinafter stated, for such L/C Participant’s own account and risk,
an undivided interest equal to such L/C Participant’s Revolving Credit
Percentage in each Issuing Lender’s obligations and rights under each Letter of
Credit issued by such Issuing Lender hereunder and the amount of each draft paid
by such Issuing Lender thereunder. Each L/C Participant unconditionally and
irrevocably agrees with each Issuing Lender that, if a draft is paid under any
Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender for which such Issuing Lender is
not reimbursed in full by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, such L/C Participant shall pay to such Issuing Lender upon demand at
such Issuing Lender’s address for notices specified herein an amount equal to
such L/C Participant’s Revolving Credit Percentage of the amount of such draft,
or any part thereof, that is not so reimbursed.
          (b) If any amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant to an
Issuing Lender pursuant to Section 3.4(a) in respect of any unreimbursed portion
of any payment made by such Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit is paid to
such Issuing Lender within three Business Days after the date such payment is
due, such L/C Participant shall pay to such Issuing Lender on demand an amount
equal to the product of (i) such amount, times (ii) the daily average Federal
Funds Effective Rate during the period from and including the date such payment
is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to such
Issuing Lender, times (iii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of
days that elapse during such period and the denominator of which is 360. If any
such amount required to be paid by any L/C Participant pursuant to
Section 3.4(a) is not made available to such Issuing Lender by such L/C
Participant within three Business Days after the date such payment is due, such
Issuing Lender shall be entitled to recover from such L/C Participant, on
demand, such amount with interest thereon calculated from such due date at the
rate per annum applicable to Base Rate Loans under the Revolving Credit
Facility. A certificate of such Issuing Lender submitted to any L/C Participant
with respect to any such amounts owing under this Section shall be conclusive in
the absence of manifest error.
          (c) Whenever, at any time after an Issuing Lender has made payment
under any Letter of Credit and has received from any L/C Participant its pro
rata share of such payment in accordance with Section 3.4(a), such Issuing
Lender receives any payment related to such Letter of Credit (whether directly
from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Collateral applied thereto
by such Issuing Lender), or any payment of interest on account thereof, such
Issuing Lender will distribute to such L/C Participant its pro rata share
thereof; provided, however, that in the event that any such payment received by
such Issuing Lender shall be required to be returned by such Issuing Lender,
such L/C Participant shall return to such Issuing Lender the portion thereof
previously distributed by such Issuing Lender to it.
          3.5 Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower. The Borrower agrees to
reimburse each Issuing Lender, on each date on which such Issuing Lender
notifies the Borrower of the date and amount of a draft presented under any
Letter of Credit and paid by such Issuing Lender, for the amount of (a) such
draft so paid and (b) any taxes, fees, charges or other costs or expenses
incurred by such Issuing Lender in connection with such payment (the amounts
described in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b) in respect of any drawing,
collectively, the “Payment Amount”). Each such payment by the Borrower of the
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made to such Issuing Lender at its address for notices specified herein in
lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds.
Interest shall be payable on each Payment Amount from the date of the applicable
drawing until payment in full at the rate set forth in (i) until the second
Business Day following the date of the applicable drawing, Section 2.13(b) and
(ii) thereafter, Section 2.13(c). Each drawing under any Letter of Credit shall
(unless an event of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 8.1(f)
shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to the Borrower, in which
case the procedures specified in Section 3.4 for funding by L/C Participants
shall apply) constitute a request by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent
for a borrowing pursuant to Section 2.5 of Revolving Credit Loans as Base Rate
Loans in the amount of such drawing. The Borrowing Date with respect to such
borrowing shall be the first date on which a borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans
could be made, pursuant to Section 2.5, if the Administrative Agent had received
a notice of such borrowing at the time the Administrative Agent receives notice
from the relevant Issuing Lender of such drawing under such Letter of Credit.
          3.6 Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligations under this
Section 3 shall be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances
and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment that the
Borrower may have or have had against any Issuing Lender, any beneficiary of a
Letter of Credit or any other Person. The Borrower also agrees with each Issuing
Lender that such Issuing Lender shall not be responsible for, and the Borrower’s
Reimbursement Obligations under Section 3.5 shall not be affected by, among
other things, the validity or genuineness of documents or of any endorsements
thereon, even though such documents shall in fact prove to be invalid,
fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the Borrower and any
beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any other party to which such Letter of
Credit may be transferred or any claims whatsoever of the Borrower against any
beneficiary of such Letter of Credit or any such transferee. No Issuing Lender
shall be liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in transmission,
dispatch or delivery of any message or advice, however transmitted, in
connection with any Letter of Credit, except for errors or omissions found by a
final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have
resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Issuing Lender.
The Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by an Issuing Lender under
or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it or the related drafts or
documents, if done in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct and
in accordance with the standards or care specified in the Uniform Commercial
Code of the State of New York, shall be binding on the Borrower and shall not
result in any liability of such Issuing Lender to the Borrower.
          3.7 Letter of Credit Payments. If any draft shall be presented for
payment under any Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Lender shall promptly
notify the Borrower of the date and amount thereof. The responsibility of the
relevant Issuing Lender to the Borrower in connection with any draft presented
for payment under any Letter of Credit, in addition to any payment obligation
expressly provided for in such Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender,
shall be limited to determining that the documents (including each draft)
delivered under such Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment appear
on their face to be in conformity with such Letter of Credit.
          3.8 Applications. To the extent that any provision of any Application
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Collateral Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement or the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement, as applicable, shall apply.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
          To induce the Agents and the Lenders to enter into this Agreement and
to make the Loans and issue or participate in the Letters of Credit, the Parent,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrower hereby jointly and severally
represent and warrant to each Agent and each Lender that:
          4.1 Financial Condition. (a) The (i) unaudited pro forma consolidated
balance sheet of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at December 31,
2005 (the “Pro Forma Balance Sheet”), and (ii) unaudited pro forma consolidated
statement of operations as at December 31, 2005, the unaudited pro forma
consolidated statement of operations as at the end of the most recent interim
period for which unaudited financial statements have been delivered pursuant to
Section 5.1(c)(iii) and the unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of
operations as at the end of the twelve-month period ending on the last day of
such interim period (the statements described in this clause (ii) collectively,
the “Pro Forma Statements of Operations”), copies of which have heretofore been
furnished to each Lender, have been prepared giving effect (as if such events
had occurred (x) in the case of the Pro Forma Balance Sheet, on such date and
(y) in the case of the Pro Forma Statements of Operations, as of the first day
of the applicable period) to (A) the consummation of the Acquisition, (B) the
Loans to be made on the Closing Date and the use of proceeds thereof and (C) the
payment of fees and expenses in connection with the foregoing. The Pro Forma
Balance Sheet and the Pro Forma Statements of Operations have been prepared
based on the best information available to the Parent as of the date of delivery
thereof, and present fairly in all material respects on a pro forma basis the
estimated financial position of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as
at December 31, 2005 and, in the case of the Pro Forma Statements of Operations,
as at the dates specified in clause (ii) above, assuming that the events
specified in the preceding sentence had actually occurred at such date.
(b) (i) The audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as at December 31, 2004 and December 31, 2005 and the
related consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for the fiscal years
ended on such dates, reported on by and accompanied by an unqualified report
from Deloitte & Touche LLP present fairly in all material respects the
consolidated financial condition of the Borrower and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as at such dates respectively, and the consolidated results of its
operations and its consolidated cash flows for the respective fiscal years then
ended.
     (ii) The audited restated consolidated balance sheets of the Target and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as at September 30, 2004 and September 29, 2005, and
the related restated consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for the
fiscal years ended on such dates, reported on by and accompanied by an
unqualified report from Grant Thorton LLP, present fairly in all material
respects the consolidated financial condition of the Target and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as at such dates respectively, and the consolidated results of its
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     (iii) All such financial statements referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) of
this paragraph (b), including the related schedules and notes thereto, have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently to each consolidated group
throughout the periods involved (except as approved by the aforementioned firm
of accountants and disclosed therein). The Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including the Target and
its Subsidiaries) do not have any material Guarantee Obligations, contingent
liabilities and liabilities for taxes, or any long-term leases or unusual
forward or long-term commitments, including, without limitation, any interest
rate or foreign currency swap or exchange transaction or other obligation in
respect of derivatives, that are required to be but are not reflected in the
most recent financial statements referred to in this paragraph. During the
period from December 31, 2005 to and including the date hereof there has been no
Disposition by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any material part of
its business or Property. During the period from September 29, 2005 to and
including the date hereof there has been no Disposition by the Target or any of
its Subsidiaries of any material part of its business or Property.
          4.2 No Change. Since September 29, 2005 there has been no development
or event that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
          4.3 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law. Each of the Parent,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries
(a) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has the corporate power and authority,
and the legal right, to own and operate its Property, to lease the Property it
operates as lessee and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged,
(c) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation and in good standing under the
laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of Property or
the conduct of its business requires such qualification except to the extent
that the failure to do so could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect and (d) is in compliance with all Requirements of
Law except to the extent that the failure to comply therewith could not, in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
          4.4 Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. Each Loan
Party has the corporate power and authority, and the legal right, to make,
deliver and perform the Loan Documents to which it is a party, to consummate the
Transactions (to the extent applicable) and, in the case of the Borrower, to
borrow hereunder. Each Loan Party has taken all necessary corporate or other
action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan
Documents to which it is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, to authorize
the borrowings on the terms and conditions of this Agreement. No consent or
authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any
Governmental Authority or any other Person (each, a “Filing”) is required in
connection with the Acquisition, the borrowings hereunder or the execution,
delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of
the other Loan Documents, except (i) Filings described in Schedule 4.4, which
Filings have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (ii) the
Filings referred to in Section 4.19 and any other Filing contemplated by this
Agreement or any other Loan Document and (iii) any antitrust Filings required to
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executed and delivered on behalf of each Loan Party that is a party thereto.
This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document upon execution will
constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Loan Party that is a
party thereto, enforceable against each such Loan Party in accordance with its
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement
of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether
enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).
          4.5 No Legal Bar. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the issuance of Letters of Credit, the
borrowings hereunder, the use of the proceeds thereof and the consummation of
the Acquisition will not violate any Requirement of Law or any material
Contractual Obligation of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and will not result in, or
require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of their respective
properties or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law or any such
Contractual Obligation (other than the Liens created by the Security Documents).
No Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation applicable to the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
          4.6 No Material Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.6, no
litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or
Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent, Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, or the Borrower, threatened by or against the Parent,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or
against any of their respective properties or revenues (a) with respect to any
of the Loan Documents or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby,
or (b) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
          4.7 No Default. Neither the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings,
the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under or with respect to
any of its Contractual Obligations in any respect that could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing.
          4.8 Ownership of Property; Liens. Each of the Parent, Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries has title in
fee simple to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its real property, and good
title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all its other Property except for
such defects in title as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and none of such Property is
subject to any Lien except as permitted by Section 7.3.
          4.9 Intellectual Property. The Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns, or is
licensed to use, all Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of its
business as currently conducted in all material respects. No material claim has
been asserted and is pending by any Person challenging or questioning the use of
any Intellectual Property or the validity or effectiveness of any Intellectual
Property, nor does the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower
know of any valid basis for any such claim, other than any such claim that could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as would
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Intellectual Property by the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries does not infringe on the rights of any
Person.
          4.10 Taxes. Each of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has filed or caused to be filed
all Federal and other material tax returns that are required to be filed and has
paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on said returns or on any assessments
made against it or any of its Property and all other taxes, fees or other
charges imposed on it or any of its Property by any Governmental Authority, in
each case prior to delinquency (other than any the amount or validity of which
are currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with
respect to which reserves in conformity with GAAP have been provided on the
books of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or its
Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be); and no tax Lien has been filed,
and, to the knowledge of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the
Borrower, no claim is being asserted, with respect to any such tax, fee or other
charge.
          4.11 Federal Regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loans will be
used for “purchasing” or “carrying” any “margin stock” within the respective
meanings of each of the quoted terms under Regulation U as now and from time to
time hereafter in effect or for any purpose that violates the provisions of the
Regulations of the Board. If requested by any Lender or the Administrative
Agent, the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender a
statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the requirements of FR
Form G-3 or FR Form U-1 referred to in Regulation U.
          4.12 Labor Matters. There are no strikes or other labor disputes
against the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent, Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower, threatened that (individually or in the
aggregate) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Hours
worked by and payments made to employees of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have not been in
violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (to the extent applicable) or any
other applicable Requirement of Law dealing with such matters that (individually
or in the aggregate) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. All payments due from the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries on account of employee health and
welfare insurance that (individually or in the aggregate) could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, if not paid, have been paid or
accrued as a liability on the books of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary.
          4.13 ERISA. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13, neither a material
Reportable Event nor an “accumulated funding deficiency” (within the meaning of
Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) has occurred during the
five-year period prior to the date on which this representation is made or
deemed made with respect to any Plan, and each Plan has complied in all material
respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code. No termination of
a Single Employer Plan has occurred, and no Lien in favor of the PBGC or a Plan
has arisen, during such five-year period. The present value of all accrued
benefits under each Single Employer Plan (based on those assumptions used to
fund such Plans) did not, as of the last annual valuation date prior to the date
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exceed the value of the assets of such Plan allocable to such accrued benefits
by a material amount. Neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity
has had a complete or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan that has
resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a material liability under
ERISA, and neither the Borrower nor any Commonly Controlled Entity would become
subject to any material liability under ERISA if the Borrower or any such
Commonly Controlled Entity were to withdraw completely from all Multiemployer
Plans as of the valuation date most closely preceding the date on which this
representation is made or deemed made. No such Multiemployer Plan is in
Reorganization or Insolvent.
          4.14 Investment Company Act; Other Regulations. No Loan Party is an
“investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”,
within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. No Loan
Party is subject to regulation under any Requirement of Law which limits its
ability to incur Indebtedness.
          4.15 Subsidiaries. (a) The Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 4.15(a)
constitute all the Subsidiaries of the Borrower as of the Closing Date.
Schedule 4.15(a) sets forth as of the Closing Date the name and jurisdiction of
organization of each Subsidiary and, as to each Subsidiary, the percentage of
each class of Capital Stock owned by each Loan Party and whether such Subsidiary
is a Class I Restricted Subsidiary, Class II Restricted Subsidiary or an
Unrestricted Subsidiary and, in the case of each Class I Restricted Subsidiary,
whether such Subsidiary is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary and a Subsidiary Guarantor.
          (b) There are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls,
rights or other agreements or commitments (other than stock options granted to
employees or directors and directors’ qualifying shares) of any nature relating
to any Capital Stock of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower or any Subsidiary, except as disclosed on Schedule 4.15(b) or with
respect to such Capital Stock owned by third parties.
          4.16 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Term Loans shall be used
(i) to finance a portion of the Acquisition, (ii) for the repayment in full of
the loans outstanding under the Existing Credit Agreement and the payment in
full of any and all other amounts owing to the lenders thereunder, (iii) for the
repayment of existing Indebtedness of the Target and (iv) to pay fees and
expenses related to any of the foregoing. The proceeds of the Revolving Credit
Loans and the Letters of Credit shall be used for general corporate purposes of
the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business
(it being understood that the proceeds of the Revolving Credit Loans may not be
used to finance any portion of the Acquisition).
          4.17 Environmental Matters. Other than exceptions to any of the
following that could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
     (a) The Borrower and its Subsidiaries: (i) are, and within the period of
all applicable statutes of limitation have been, in compliance with all
applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) hold all Environmental Permits (each of
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otherwise operated by any of them; and (iii) are, and within the period of all
applicable statutes of limitation have been, in compliance with all of their
Environmental Permits.
     (b) Materials of Environmental Concern are not present at, on, under, in,
or about any real property now or formerly owned, leased or operated by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or at any other location (including,
without limitation, any location to which the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries has sent Materials of Environmental Concern for re-use or recycling
or for treatment, storage, or disposal) which could reasonably be expected to
(i) give rise to liability of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries under any
applicable Environmental Law, or (ii) interfere with the Borrower’s or any of
its Subsidiaries’ continued operations, or (iii) impair the fair saleable value
of any real property owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
     (c) There is no judicial, administrative, or arbitral proceeding (including
any notice of violation or alleged violation) under or relating to any
Environmental Law to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is, or to the
knowledge of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries will be, named as a party.
     (d) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any
written request for information, or been notified that it is a potentially
responsible party under or relating to the federal Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act or any similar Environmental Law, or
with respect to any Materials of Environmental Concern.
     (e) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into or
agreed to any consent decree, order, or settlement or other agreement, or is
subject to any judgment, decree, or order or other agreement, in any judicial,
administrative, arbitral, or other forum for dispute resolution, relating to
compliance with or liability under any Environmental Law.
     (f) Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has contractually
assumed any liabilities of another Person under any Environmental Law or with
respect to any Material of Environmental Concern.
          4.18 Accuracy of Information, etc. No statement or information
contained in this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Confidential
Information Memorandum or any other document, certificate or statement furnished
to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders or any of them, by or on behalf of
any Loan Party for use in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents, contained as of the date such statement,
information, document or certificate was so furnished (or, in the case of the
Confidential Information Memorandum, as of the date of this Agreement), any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein not
misleading. The projections and pro forma financial information contained in the
materials referenced above are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions
believed by management of the Borrower to be reasonable at the time made, it
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fact and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such
financial information may differ from the projected results set forth therein by
a material amount. There is no fact known to any Loan Party that could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect that has not been
expressly disclosed herein, in the other Loan Documents, in the Confidential
Information Memorandum or in any other documents, certificates and statements
furnished to the Agents and the Lenders for use in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents.
          4.19 Security Documents. (a) The Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is
effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the
Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the
Collateral described therein. In the case of the Pledged Stock, stock
certificates representing such Pledged Stock have been delivered to the
Administrative Agent, and in the case of the other Collateral described in the
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, financing statements in appropriate form
have been filed in the offices specified on Schedule 4.19(a) and such other
filings as are specified on Schedule 2 to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
have been completed and the Liens created under the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement constitute fully perfected Liens in all right, title and interest of
the Loan Parties in such Collateral, as security for the Obligations (as defined
in the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement), in each case prior and superior in
right to any other Person (except Liens permitted by Section 7.3(a), (m),
(s) and (u) and, in the case of Collateral other than Pledged Stock, other Liens
permitted by Section 7.3).
          (b) Each of the Mortgages is effective to create in favor of the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and
enforceable Lien on the Mortgaged Properties described therein and proceeds
thereof; and when the Mortgages are filed in the offices specified on
Schedule 4.19(b) (in the case of the Mortgages to be executed and delivered on
the Closing Date) or in the recording office designated by the Borrower (in the
case of any Mortgage to be executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.9(b),
Section 6.14 or Section 6.15), such Mortgage shall constitute a fully perfected
Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of the Loan
Parties in the Mortgaged Properties described therein and the proceeds thereof,
as security for the Obligations (as defined in the relevant Mortgage), in each
case prior and superior in right to any other Person (other than Persons holding
Liens or other encumbrances or rights permitted by the relevant Mortgage).
          4.20 Solvency. Each Loan Party is, and after giving effect to the
Transactions and the incurrence of all Indebtedness and obligations being
incurred in connection herewith will be, Solvent.
          4.21 Senior Indebtedness. The Obligations constitute “Designated
Senior Indebtedness” of the Borrower under and as defined in the Senior
Subordinated Note Indenture. In furtherance thereof, and for avoidance of doubt,
the Borrower hereby designates all “Indebtedness” (as defined in the Senior
Subordinated Note Indenture in existence on the date hereof) under this
Agreement as “Designated Senior Indebtedness” for purposes of the Senior
Subordinated Note Indenture.
          4.22 Regulation H. No Mortgage encumbers improved real property which
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as an area having special flood hazards and in which flood insurance has been
made available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (except any
Mortgaged Properties as to which such flood insurance as required by
Regulation H has been obtained and is in full force and effect as required by
this Agreement).
SECTION 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
          5.1 Conditions to Initial Extension of Credit. The agreement of each
Lender to make the initial extension of credit requested to be made by it
hereunder is subject to the satisfaction, prior to or concurrently with the
making of such extension of credit on the Closing Date, of the following
conditions precedent:
     (a) Loan Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) this
Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Parent,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrower, (ii) the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the
Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower and each Subsidiary
Guarantor and (iii) a Lender Addendum executed and delivered by each Lender and
accepted by the Borrower.
     (b) Acquisition, etc. (i) The acquisition of all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of the Target and all related transactions (the
“Acquisition”) shall have been consummated on terms consistent with the
Acquisition Documentation, and no material provision thereof shall have been
waived, amended or supplemented which would adversely affect the Lenders.
(ii) The Administrative Agent shall have received satisfactory evidence that
each of the Existing Credit Agreement and the Target Credit Agreement shall have
been terminated (subject to the survival of customary indemnification and
gross-up provisions) and all amounts thereunder (other than contingent indemnity
and gross-up claims) shall have been paid in full and satisfactory arrangements
shall have been made for the termination of all guarantees and Liens granted in
connection therewith.
(iii) All governmental and third party approvals (including landlords’ and other
consents, other than with respect to Post-Closing Date Mortgaged Properties)
required to be obtained pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement for the
consummation of the Acquisition shall have been obtained and be in full force
and effect, and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired without any
non-consensual action (it being understood and agreed that any consensual action
in respect of any divestiture in excess of what is provided for in
Section 6.3(d) of the Acquisition Agreement shall be treated as a waiver of a
material provision of the Acquisition Agreement for purposes of paragraph (b)(i)
above) being taken or threatened by any competent authority that would restrain,
prevent or otherwise impose any material adverse conditions on the Acquisition
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     (c) Pro Forma Balance Sheet; Financial Statements. The Administrative Agent
shall have received (i) the Pro Forma Balance Sheet and each of the Pro Forma
Statements of Operations; (ii) audited consolidated financial statements of
(A) Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries, (B) the Borrower and its
consolidated Subsidiaries and (C) the Target and its consolidated Subsidiaries,
in each case, for the 2004 and 2005 Fiscal Years; and (iii) unaudited interim
consolidated financial statements of (A) Holdings and its consolidated
Subsidiaries and (B) the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries, in each
case, to the extent available, for each quarterly period ended after the 2005
Fiscal Year. All such financial statements shall have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied to each consolidated group throughout
the applicable period.
     (d) Related Agreements. To the extent not previously delivered, the
Administrative Agent shall have received true and correct copies, certified as
to authenticity by the Borrower, of (i) the Acquisition Documentation and
(ii) such other material documents or instruments as may be reasonably requested
by the Administrative Agent, including, without limitation, a copy of any debt
instrument or security agreement to which the Loan Parties may be a party.
     (e) Fees. The Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received all
fees required to be paid, and all expenses for which invoices have been
presented supported by customary documentation (including reasonable fees,
disbursements and other charges of counsel to the Agents), on or before the
Closing Date. All such amounts will be paid with proceeds of Loans made on the
Closing Date and will be reflected in the funding instructions given by the
Borrower to the Administrative Agent on or before the Closing Date.
     (f) Solvency Analysis. The Lenders shall have received a reasonably
satisfactory solvency certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower
which shall certify as to the solvency of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
considered as a whole after giving effect to the Transactions and the financing
contemplated hereby.
     (g) Lien Searches. The Administrative Agent shall have received the results
of a recent lien search in each of the jurisdictions in which Uniform Commercial
Code financing statement or other filings or recordations should be made to
evidence or perfect security interests in all assets of the Loan Parties, and
such search shall reveal no liens on any of the assets of the Loan Party, except
for Liens permitted by Section 7.3.
     (h) Environmental Matters. To the extent not previously delivered, the
Administrative Agent shall have received, to the extent existing and requested
by the Administrative Agent, a written environmental assessment regarding each
Mortgaged Property (other than any Post-Closing Date Mortgaged Property) owned
in fee by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, prepared by an
environmental consultant reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in
form, scope, and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent,
together with a letter from the environmental consultant permitting the Agents
and the Lenders to rely on the environmental assessment as if addressed to and
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     (i) Appraisals. The Administrative Agent shall have received with respect
to each Mortgaged Property (other than any Post-Closing Date Mortgaged Property
and any Specified Leasehold Mortgaged Property), an appraisal of the value, or a
valuation, of such Mortgaged Property, which shall be reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent.
     (j) Closing Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a
certificate of each Loan Party, dated the Closing Date, substantially in the
form of Exhibit C, with appropriate insertions and attachments.
     (k) Legal Opinions. The Administrative Agent shall have received the
following executed legal opinions:
     (i) the legal opinion of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., counsel
to the Loan Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit F-1.
     (ii) to the extent consented to by the relevant counsel, each legal
opinion, if any, delivered in connection with the Acquisition Agreement,
accompanied by a reliance letter in favor of the Lenders; and
     (iii) the legal opinion of each local counsel listed on Schedule 5.1(k) and
of such other special and local counsel as may be reasonably requested by the
Administrative Agent, in each case, substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2.
Such legal opinions shall cover such other matters incident to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
require.
     (l) Pledged Stock; Stock Powers; Acknowledgment and Consent; Pledged Notes.
The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) to the extent not previously
delivered, the certificates representing the shares of Capital Stock pledged
pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, together with an undated
stock power for each such certificate executed in blank by a duly authorized
officer of the pledgor thereof, (ii) an Acknowledgment and Consent,
substantially in the form of Annex II to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement,
duly executed by any issuer of Capital Stock pledged pursuant to the Guarantee
and Collateral Agreement that is not itself a party to the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement and (iii) to the extent not previously delivered, each
promissory note pledged pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
endorsed (without recourse) in blank (or accompanied by an executed transfer
form in blank satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) by the pledgor thereof.
     (m) Filings, Registrations and Recordings. Each document (including,
without limitation, any Uniform Commercial Code financing statement) required by
the Security Documents (other than with respect to any Post-Closing Date
Mortgaged Property and any Specified Leasehold Mortgaged Property) or under law
or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or
recorded in order to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the Secured Parties, a perfected Lien on the Collateral described
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with respect to Liens permitted by Section 7.3), shall have been filed,
registered or recorded or shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent
and be in proper form for filing, registration or recordation.
     (n) Mortgages, etc. The Administrative Agent shall have received a Mortgage
with respect to each Mortgaged Property (other than any Post-Closing Date
Mortgaged Property and any Specified Leasehold Mortgaged Property) executed and
delivered by a duly authorized officer of each party thereto.
     (o) Title Insurance; Flood Insurance. With respect to each Mortgaged
Property (other than any Post-Closing Date Mortgaged Property and any Specified
Leasehold Mortgaged Property):
     (i) If requested by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent
shall have received, and the title insurance company issuing the policy referred
to in clause (ii) below (the “Title Insurance Company”) shall have received,
maps or plats of an as-built survey of the sites of such Mortgaged Property
prepared by an independent professional licensed land surveyor reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Title Insurance Company (and
certified by such surveyor to the Administrative Agent and the Title Insurance
Company), which maps or plats and the surveys on which they are based shall be
made in accordance with the Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for Land Title
Surveys jointly established and adopted by the American Land Title Association
and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping in 1992, and, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, there shall be surveyed and shown on
such maps, plats or surveys the following: (A) the locations on such sites of
all the buildings, structures and other improvements and the established
building setback lines; (B) the lines of streets abutting the sites and width
thereof; (C) all access and other easements appurtenant to the sites; (D) all
roadways, paths, driveways, easements, encroachments and overhanging projections
and similar encumbrances affecting the site, whether recorded, apparent from a
physical inspection of the sites or otherwise known to the surveyor; (E) any
encroachments on any adjoining property by the building structures and
improvements on the sites; (F) if the site is described as being on a filed map,
a legend relating the survey to said map; and (G) the flood zone designations,
if any, in which such Mortgaged Property is located.
     (ii) The Administrative Agent shall have received in respect of such
Mortgaged Property a mortgagee’s title insurance policy (or policies) or marked
up unconditional binder for such insurance. Each such policy shall (A) be in an
amount reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (B) be issued at
ordinary rates; (C) insure that the Mortgage insured thereby creates a valid
first Lien on such Mortgaged Property free and clear of all defects and
encumbrances, except as disclosed therein; (D) name the Administrative Agent for
the benefit of the Secured Parties as the insured thereunder; (E) be in the form
of ALTA Loan Policy — 1970 (Amended 10/17/70 and 10/17/84) (or equivalent
policies); (F) contain such endorsements and affirmative coverage as the
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Agent may reasonably request and (G) be issued by a title company reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including any such title companies
acting as co-insurers or reinsurers, at the option of the Administrative Agent).
The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it that
all premiums in respect of each such policy, all charges for mortgage recording
tax, and all related expenses, if any, have been paid.
     (iii) If requested by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent
shall have received (A) a policy of flood insurance that (1) covers any parcel
of improved real property that is encumbered by any Mortgage, (2) is written in
an amount not less than the outstanding principal amount of the indebtedness
secured by such Mortgage that is reasonably allocable to such real property or
the maximum limit of coverage made available with respect to the particular type
of property under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, whichever is less,
and (3) has a term which may be extended until a date which is after the
maturity of the Loans and (B) confirmation that the Borrower has received the
notice required pursuant to Section 208.25(i) of Regulation H of the Board.
     (iv) The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of all recorded
documents referred to, or listed as exceptions to title in, the title policy or
policies referred to in clause (ii) above and a copy of all other material
documents affecting such Mortgaged Properties.
     (v) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (o), the
Borrower shall not be required to take the actions described in this paragraph
(o) in respect of any Mortgaged Property until such Property is required to be
mortgaged pursuant to Section 6.14 or Section 6.15, as the case may be.
     (p) Lease Conditions. To the extent not previously delivered, the
Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that short form leases or
lease memoranda shall have been duly recorded in the local real estate records,
with respect to each Mortgaged Property (other than any Post-Closing Date
Mortgaged Property and any Specified Leasehold Mortgaged Property) constituting
a leasehold interest. The Administrative Agent shall have received with respect
to those Mortgaged Properties (other than any Post-Closing Date Mortgaged
Property and any Specified Leasehold Mortgaged Property) consisting of
leaseholds so designated by the Administrative Agent, copies of valid, binding
and enforceable lease amendments or landlord agreements in form and content
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, conferring on the
Administrative Agent rights of default notice, cure opportunity and such other
leasehold lender protections as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this paragraph (p), the Borrower
shall not be required to take the actions described in this paragraph (p) in
respect of any Mortgaged Property until such Property is required to be
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     (q) Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have received insurance
certificates satisfying the requirements of Section 5.3 of the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement.
     (r) PATRIOT Act. The Lenders shall have received, sufficiently in advance
of closing, all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory
authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering
rules and regulations, including without limitation the United States PATRIOT
Act.
     (s) Material Adverse Effect. Since December 31, 2005, there shall not have
occurred or become known to the Lenders any event, development or circumstance
that has caused or could reasonably be expected to cause a Company Material
Adverse Effect (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement on the date hereof) or a
material adverse effect on (i) the Acquisition or (ii) the validity or
enforceability of any of the documentation relating to this Agreement or any
other Loan Document or the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and
the Lenders hereunder or thereunder.
          5.2 Conditions to Each Extension of Credit. The agreement of each
Lender to make any extension of credit requested to be made by it hereunder on
any date (including, without limitation, its initial extension of credit) is
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
     (a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and
warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents (other
than, in the case of any extension of credit made on the Closing Date,
Section 4.2) shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of
such date as if made on and as of such date (except that any representation or
warranty which by its terms is made as of an earlier date shall be true and
correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).
     (b) No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing on such date or after giving effect to the extensions of credit
requested to be made on such date.
          Each borrowing by and issuance of a Letter of Credit on behalf of the
Borrower hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by the
Borrower as of the date of such extension of credit that the conditions
contained in this Section 5.2 have been satisfied.
SECTION 6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
          The Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrower hereby
jointly and severally agree that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect,
any Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any Loan or other amount is owing to
any Lender or any Agent hereunder, each of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings and the Borrower shall and shall cause each of its Class I Restricted
Subsidiaries (and, with respect to Section 6.12, Class II Restricted
Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries) to:
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     (a) (i) as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end
of each Fiscal Year, a copy of the audited consolidated balance sheet of
Holdings (or, if Holdings does not have any publicly-traded securities, the
Parent) and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such year and the
related audited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for such
year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures as of the end
of and for the previous year, reported on without a “going concern” or like
qualification or exception, or qualification arising out of the scope of the
audit, by Deloitte & Touche LLP or other independent certified public
accountants of nationally recognized standing; and
     (ii) as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of
each Fiscal Year, a copy of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of such year
and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows
for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for
the previous year; and
     (b) as soon as available, but in any event not later than 45 days after the
end of each of the first three quarterly periods of each Fiscal Year,
(i) unaudited consolidated balance sheets of Holdings (or, if Holdings does not
have any publicly-traded securities, the Parent) and its consolidated
Subsidiaries and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower
and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of such quarter and
the related unaudited consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for
such quarter and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such quarter,
setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures as of the end of and
for the corresponding period in the previous year, certified by a Responsible
Officer as being fairly stated in all material respects (subject to normal
year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes);
all such financial statements to present fairly in all material respects the
financial position of Holdings and its consolidated Subsidiaries or the Borrower
and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and, in each case, to be
prepared in reasonable detail and in accordance with GAAP applied consistently
throughout the periods reflected therein and with prior periods (except as
approved by such accountants or officer, as the case may be, and disclosed
therein).
          6.2 Certificates; Other Information. Furnish to each Agent, or, in the
case of clause (h), to the relevant Lender:
     (a) concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to
in Section 6.1(a)(i), a certificate of the independent certified public
accountants reporting on such financial statements stating that in making the
examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Default or Event
of Default, except as specified in such certificate (it being understood that
such certificate shall be limited to the items that independent certified public
accountants are permitted to cover in such certificates pursuant to their
professional standards and customs of the profession);
     (b) concurrently with the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to
Section 6.1, (i) a certificate of a Responsible Officer (A) stating that, to the
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Responsible Officer’s knowledge, each Loan Party during such period has observed
or performed all of its covenants and other agreements, and satisfied every
condition, contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it
is a party to be observed, performed or satisfied by it, and that such
Responsible Officer has obtained no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default
except as specified in such certificate and (B) certifying as to any change in
designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (ii) in the case of quarterly
or annual financial statements, (x) a Compliance Certificate containing all
information and calculations necessary for determining compliance by the Parent,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with the
provisions of this Agreement referred to therein as of the last day of the
fiscal quarter or Fiscal Year, as the case may be, (y) to the extent not
previously disclosed to the Administrative Agent, a listing of any Intellectual
Property acquired by any Loan Party since the date of the most recent list
delivered pursuant to this clause (y) (or, in the case of the first such list so
delivered, since the Closing Date) and (z) any UCC financing statements or other
filings specified in such Compliance Certificate as being required to be
delivered therewith;
     (c) as soon as available, and in any event no later than 90 days after the
end of each Fiscal Year, a detailed consolidated budget for the following fiscal
year (including a projected consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
Restricted Subsidiaries as of the end of the following fiscal year, and the
related consolidated statements of projected cash flow, projected changes in
financial position and projected income), and, as soon as available, significant
revisions, if any, of such budget and projections with respect to such fiscal
year (collectively, the “Projections”), which Projections shall in each case be
accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such
Projections are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions believed by
management of the Borrower to be reasonable at the time made and that such
Responsible Officer has no reason to believe that such Projections are incorrect
or misleading in any material respect;
     (d) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal
quarters, and within 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, of the Borrower,
a narrative discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of
operations of Holdings (or, if Holdings does not have any publicly-traded
securities, the Parent) and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such fiscal
quarter and for the period from the beginning of the then current fiscal year to
the end of such fiscal quarter, as compared to the comparable periods of the
previous year;
     (e) no later than five Business Days prior to the effectiveness thereof,
copies of substantially final drafts of any proposed amendment, supplement,
waiver or other modification with respect to the Senior Discount Note Indenture
or the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture;
     (f) within five days after the same are sent, copies of all financial
statements and reports that the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the
Borrower sends to the holders of any class of its debt securities or public
equity securities generally and, within five days after the same are filed,
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Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower may make to, or file
with, the SEC;
     (g) as soon as possible and in any event within 20 days of obtaining
knowledge thereof: (i) written notice of any development, event, or condition
that, individually or in the aggregate with other developments, events or
conditions, could reasonably be expected to result in the payment by the
Borrower and its Class I Restricted Subsidiaries, in the aggregate, of a
Material Environmental Amount; and (ii) any written notice that any Governmental
Authority may deny any application for a material Environmental Permit sought
by, or revoke or refuse to renew any material Environmental Permit held by, the
Borrower; and
     (h) promptly, such additional financial and other information as any Lender
(requesting through the Administrative Agent) may from time to time reasonably
request.
          6.3 Payment of Obligations. Pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or
before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all its
material obligations of whatever nature, except where the amount or validity
thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings
and reserves in conformity with GAAP with respect thereto have been provided on
the books of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or its
Class I Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be.
          6.4 Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence; Compliance. (a)
(i) Preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its corporate or other
existence and (ii) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges
and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business,
except, in each case, as otherwise permitted by Section 7.4 and except, in the
case of clause (ii) above, to the extent that failure to do so could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (b) comply with
all Contractual Obligations and Requirements of Law, except to the extent that
failure to comply therewith could not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
          6.5 Maintenance of Property; Insurance. (a) Keep all Property and
systems useful and necessary in its business in good working order and
condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted and (b) maintain with financially
sound and reputable insurance companies insurance on all its Property in at
least such amounts and against at least such risks (but including in any event
public liability, product liability and business interruption) as the Borrower
deems adequate for its business. Additional covenants regarding insurance
coverage are set forth in the Mortgages and in Section 5.3 of the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement.
          6.6 Inspection of Property; Books and Records; Discussions. (a) Keep
proper books of records and account in which full, true and correct entries in
conformity with GAAP and all Requirements of Law shall be made of all dealings
and transactions in relation to its business and activities and (b) upon prior
notice, permit representatives of any Lender to visit and inspect any of its
properties and examine and make abstracts from any of its books and records at
any reasonable time during normal business hours and as often as may reasonably
be desired and to discuss the business, operations, properties and financial and
other condition of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower and
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with officers of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower and
its Class I Restricted Subsidiaries and with its independent certified public
accountants.
          6.7 Notices. Promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent of:
     (a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
     (b) any (i) default or event of default under any Contractual Obligation of
the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or (ii) litigation, investigation or proceeding which may exist at
any time between the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries and any Governmental Authority, that in either case, if
not cured or if adversely determined, as the case may be, could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
     (c) any litigation or proceeding affecting the Parent, Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in
which the amount involved is $10,000,000 or more and not covered by insurance or
in which injunctive or similar relief is sought;
     (d) the following events, as soon as possible and in any event within
30 days after the Borrower knows or has reason to know thereof: (i) the
occurrence of any Reportable Event with respect to any Plan, a failure to make
any required contribution to a Plan, the creation of any Lien in favor of the
PBGC or a Plan or any withdrawal from, or the termination, Reorganization or
Insolvency of, any Multiemployer Plan or (ii) the institution of proceedings or
the taking of any other action by the PBGC or the Borrower or any Commonly
Controlled Entity or any Multiemployer Plan with respect to the withdrawal from,
or the termination, Reorganization or Insolvency of, any Plan; and
     (e) any development or event that has had or could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice pursuant to this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a
Responsible Officer setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein
and stating what action the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary proposes to take with respect thereto.
          6.8 Environmental Laws. (a) Comply in all material respects with, and
use commercially reasonable efforts to cause compliance in all material respects
by all tenants and subtenants, if any, with, all applicable Environmental Laws,
and obtain and comply in all material respects with and maintain, and use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause all tenants and subtenants obtain and
comply in all material respects with and maintain, any and all required
Environmental Permits.
          (b) Conduct and complete all investigations, studies, sampling and
testing, and all remedial, removal and other actions required under
Environmental Laws and promptly comply in all material respects with all lawful
orders and directives of all Governmental Authorities regarding Environmental
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          6.9 Additional Collateral, etc. (a) With respect to any Property
acquired after the Closing Date by the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings,
the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than (u) personal property as to
which the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, is not
required to have a perfected security interest pursuant to the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement, (v) the Capital Stock of any Unrestricted Subsidiary
organized under the laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States, (w) any
Property described in paragraph (c) or (d) of this Section, (x) any interest in
real property, (y) any foreign intellectual property and (z) any Property
subject to a Lien permitted by Section 7.3(g), (k) or (m)) as to which the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, does not have a
perfected Lien to the extent required pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement, promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such
amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or such other documents as
the Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable to grant to the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a security
interest in such Property and (ii) take all actions necessary or advisable to
grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a
perfected first priority (subject to Liens permitted by the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement) security interest in such Property, including without
limitation, the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in such
jurisdictions as may be required by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or by
law or as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
          (b) With respect to (i) any fee interest in any real property having a
value (together with improvements thereof) of at least $2,000,000 (valued in
accordance with Schedule 6.9; such valuation to be reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent) acquired after the Closing Date by the Parent,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor
(which, for purposes of this paragraph, shall include any such property owned or
leased by an entity at the time such entity becomes a Subsidiary) or (ii) any
leasehold interest in any real property contemplating an initial annual rent
payment, including projected percentage rent during such initial year, after the
expiration of any free rent or “rent abatement” period, of at least $500,000
acquired or leased after the Closing Date by the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor (in each case other than any
such real property subject to a Lien expressly permitted by Section 7.3(g),
(k) or (m)), if, at the time of such acquisition or lease commencement, the
aggregate value of all leasehold and fee-owned real property of the Borrower and
the Subsidiary Guarantors subject to a Mortgage (valued in accordance with
Schedule 6.9; such value to be demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of
the Administrative Agent) is less than 250% of the Assumed Loan Amount, then no
later than 60 days after the date of such acquisition or lease commencement:
(A) execute and deliver a first priority Mortgage in favor of the Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, covering such real property,
subject to any Liens permitted by such Mortgage, (B) if requested by the
Administrative Agent, provide the Lenders with (w) title and extended coverage
insurance covering such real property in an amount at least equal to the
purchase price of such real property (or such other amount as shall be
reasonably specified by the Administrative Agent) as well as an ALTA survey
thereof, together with a surveyor’s certificate, (x) any consents or estoppels
reasonably deemed necessary or advisable by the Administrative Agent in
connection with such Mortgage, each of the foregoing in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (y) appraisals of such real
property complying with Section 5.1(i) and (z) Phase I environmental reports
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Administrative Agent, Phase II environmental reports) with respect to such real
property, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent and (C) if requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver
to the Administrative Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described
above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and from counsel,
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
          (c) With respect to any new Subsidiary (other than (i) a Class II
Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) an Unrestricted Subsidiary organized under the
laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States) created or acquired after
the Closing Date (which, for the purposes of this paragraph, shall include any
existing Subsidiary that becomes a Class I Restricted Subsidiary because it
ceases to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary), by the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, promptly (i) execute and
deliver to the Administrative Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement as the Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable to
grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a
perfected first priority security interest in the Capital Stock of such new
Subsidiary that is owned by the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than any such Capital Stock subject
to a Lien expressly permitted by Section 7.3(m)), subject to the Liens permitted
by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, (ii) deliver to the Administrative
Agent the certificates representing such Capital Stock, together with undated
stock powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of
the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary
Guarantor, as the case may be, (iii) if such new Subsidiary is a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary, cause such new Subsidiary (A) to become a party to the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement and (B) to take such actions necessary or advisable to
grant to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties a
perfected first priority security interest in the Collateral described in the
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement with respect to such new Subsidiary, subject
to the Liens permitted by the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, including,
without limitation, the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements
in such jurisdictions as may be required by the Guarantee and Collateral
Agreement or by law or as may be requested by the Administrative Agent, and
(iv) if requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative
Agent legal opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions
shall be in form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
          (d) With respect to any new Class II Restricted Subsidiary created or
acquired after the Closing Date by the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings,
the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor (which, for purposes of this paragraph
(d), shall include any Unrestricted Subsidiary that becomes a Class II
Restricted Subsidiary), promptly (i) execute and deliver to the Administrative
Agent such amendments to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement or such other
documents as the Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable in order to
grant to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a
perfected first priority (subject to the Liens permitted by the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement) security interest in the Capital Stock of such new
Subsidiary that is owned by the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than any such Capital Stock subject
to a Lien expressly permitted by Section 7.3(m)) (provided that in no event
shall more than 65% of the total outstanding Capital Stock of any such new
Class II Restricted Subsidiary be required to be so pledged), (ii) deliver to
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Stock, together with undated stock powers, in blank, executed and delivered by a
duly authorized officer of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor, as the case may be, and take such other
action as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent,
desirable to perfect the Lien of the Administrative Agent thereon, and (iii) if
requested by the Administrative Agent, deliver to the Administrative Agent legal
opinions relating to the matters described above, which opinions shall be in
form and substance, and from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
          6.10 Further Assurances. From time to time execute and deliver, or
cause to be executed and delivered, such additional instruments, certificates or
documents, and take such actions, as the Administrative Agent may reasonably
request for the purposes of implementing or effectuating the provisions of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or of more fully perfecting or renewing
the rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the
Collateral (or with respect to any additions thereto or replacements or proceeds
thereof or with respect to any other Property or assets hereafter acquired by
the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Guarantor which may be deemed to be part of the Collateral) pursuant hereto or
thereto. Upon the exercise by the Administrative Agent or any Lender of any
power, right, privilege or remedy pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan
Documents which requires any consent, approval, recording, qualification or
authorization of any Governmental Authority, the Borrower will execute and
deliver, or will cause the execution and delivery of, all applications,
certifications, instruments and other documents and papers that the
Administrative Agent or such Lender may be required to obtain from the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries for such governmental consent, approval, recording,
qualification or authorization.
          6.11 Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries. (a) The
board of directors of the Borrower may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to
be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that no Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing immediately prior to or after giving effect to
such designation.
          (b) The board of directors of the Borrower may designate any Class I
or Class II Restricted Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if such
designation complies with paragraph (a) of the definition of the term
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” in Section 1.1.
          (c) If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary fails to comply with
the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary” or is redesignated by the board of
directors of the Borrower as a Restricted Subsidiary (i) it shall thereafter
cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement and shall
be a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be
deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower as of such date
and (iii) any Investments in such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be Investments
in a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower as of such date.
          6.12 Maintenance of Separate Existence. With respect to each
Unrestricted Subsidiary and Class II Restricted Subsidiary, cause such
Subsidiary to do all things necessary to continue to be readily distinguishable
from the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower and the Class I
Restricted Subsidiaries and maintain its existence separate and apart from that
of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower and the Class I
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     (a) practicing and adhering to organizational formalities, such as
maintaining appropriate books and records;
     (b) observing all organizational formalities in connection with all
dealings between itself and the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower and the Class I Restricted Subsidiaries;
     (c) observing all procedures required by its organizational documents and
the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization;
     (d) acting solely in its name and through its duly authorized officers or
agents in the conduct of its businesses;
     (e) maintaining its deposit and other bank accounts and all of its assets
separate from those of any other Person;
     (f) maintaining its financial records separate and apart from those of any
other Person;
     (g) not suggesting in any way, within its financial statements, that its
assets are available to pay the claims of creditors of the Parent, Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary;
     (h) ensuring that the responsible officers of the Unrestricted Subsidiary
or Class II Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, duly authorized in
accordance with its organizational documents, duly authorize all of its actions;
     (i) ensuring the receipt of proper authorization, when necessary, in
accordance with the terms of its organizational documents for its actions;
     (j) not (A) having or incurring any Indebtedness to the Parent, Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary (except
for any such Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2(k) or (l)); (B) guaranteeing
or otherwise becoming liable for any obligations of the Parent, Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower (other than Peso Subfacility Loans and
Third-Party Peso Loans, if any) or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary; (C) having
obligations guaranteed by the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary except to the extent of any
guarantee permitted by Section 7.8; (D) making any loans or advances to the
Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Guarantor except for any such Indebtedness that is (i) permitted by Section 7.2,
(ii) unsecured, and (iii) subordinated to the Obligations on terms and
conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (E) holding
itself out as responsible for debts of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary or for decisions or
actions with respect to the affairs of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary; (F) operating or
purporting to operate as an integrated, single economic unit with respect to the
Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted
Subsidiary; (G) seeking to obtain credit or incur any obligation to any third
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Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted
Subsidiary (except to the extent of any guarantee permitted by Section 7.8); and
(H) inducing any such third party to reasonably rely on the creditworthiness of
the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any Class I
Restricted Subsidiary (except to the extent of any guarantee permitted by
Section 7.8);
     (k) causing the Unrestricted Subsidiaries and the Class II Restricted
Subsidiaries to reimburse the Borrower and its other Subsidiaries for the
respective shares (determined on a commercially reasonable basis) of the
Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Class II Restricted Subsidiaries of the costs of
all shared corporate operating services, leases and expenses, including, without
limitation, those associated with the services of shared executive officers,
employees, consultants and agents, shared computer and other office equipment
and software and shared telephone numbers; and otherwise refraining from
engaging in any transaction with any of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary unless such
transaction is consummated (x) on terms and conditions no less favorable to the
Unrestricted Subsidiary or Class II Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be,
than transactions consummated on an arms-length basis with unaffiliated Persons
and (y) only with the proper approval and authorization in accordance with such
Unrestricted Subsidiary’s or Class II Restricted Subsidiary’s organizational
documents, as applicable;
     (l) refraining from filing or otherwise initiating or supporting the filing
of a motion in any bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding involving the
Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted
Subsidiary to substantively consolidate the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary with such
Unrestricted Subsidiary or Class II Restricted Subsidiary;
     (m) remaining Solvent;
     (n) conducting all of its business (whether written or oral) solely in its
own name (other than using servicemarks, trademarks, slogans or similar
Intellectual Property which are in common with those used by the Borrower and
its Restricted Subsidiaries) so as not to mislead others as to the identity of
each of the Unrestricted Subsidiary, Class II Restricted Subsidiary, the Parent,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower and any Class I Restricted
Subsidiary; and
     (o) maintaining a record with respect to any material asset purchased from
the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any Class I
Restricted Subsidiary, including bills of sale (or any similar instrument of
assignment) and, if appropriate, filings under the Uniform Commercial Code.
          6.13 Maintenance of Fee Owned Properties. Cause the aggregate value of
all fee-owned real property of the Borrower and the Class I Restricted
Subsidiaries subject to a Mortgage to be at least $400,000,000 minus the amount
of the Net Cash Proceeds of any Sale and Leaseback Transactions consummated
after the Closing Date at all times, such value to be determined in accordance
with Schedule 6.9 and demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the
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          6.14 Post-Closing Date Mortgaged Properties. Within 90 days after the
Closing Date, execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent with respect to
each Post-Closing Date Mortgaged Property and each Specified Leasehold Mortgaged
Property listed on Schedule 6.15(a) a Mortgage and each of the other
certificates and documents referred to in Sections 5.1(h), 5.1(i), 5.1(k)(iii)
(if applicable), (5.1(m), 5.1(n), 5.1(o) and, with respect to each Post-Closing
Date Mortgaged Property, Section 5.1(p), in each case, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, extend the date
for the foregoing deliveries for a period of up to an additional 60 days.
          6.15 Specified Leasehold Mortgaged Properties. Use its commercially
reasonable efforts to (a) obtain the landlord agreements and, if applicable, the
lease amendments described in Section 5.1(p) for the Specified Leasehold
Mortgaged Properties listed on Schedule 6.15(a) and (b) obtain all necessary
landlord consents and landlord agreements for the Specified Leasehold Mortgaged
Properties listed on Schedule 6.15(b) and if and to the extent any such consent
is obtained, within 90 days thereafter execute and deliver to the Administrative
Agent with respect to such Specified Leasehold Mortgaged Property a Mortgage and
each of the other certificates and documents referred to in Sections 5.1(h),
5.1(i), 5.1(k)(iii) (if applicable), 5.1(m), 5.1(n), 5.1(o) and 5.1(p), in each
case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS
          The Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrower hereby
jointly and severally agree that, so long as the Commitments remain in effect,
any Letter of Credit remains outstanding or any Loan or other amount is owing to
any Lender or any Agent hereunder, each of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Class I
Restricted Subsidiaries (and, (i) with respect to Sections 7.2, 7.3, 7.14(a),
7.15, 7.17 and 7.19, Class II Restricted Subsidiaries and (ii) with respect to
Sections 7.2 and 7.19, Unrestricted Subsidiaries) to, directly or indirectly:
          7.1 Consolidated Net Senior Secured Leverage Ratio. Permit the
Consolidated Net Senior Secured Leverage Ratio for any period of four
consecutive fiscal quarters ending with any fiscal quarter set forth below to
exceed the ratio set forth below opposite such fiscal quarter:

              Consolidated Net Senior Fiscal Quarter   Secured Leverage Ratio
9/30/06 — 9/30/07
    4.25 to 1.0  
12/31/07 — 9/30/08
    4.00 to 1.0  
12/31/08 — 9/30/09
    3.75 to 1.0  
12/31/09 — 9/30/10
    3.50 to 1.0  
12/31/10 and thereafter
    3.00 to 1.0  

          7.2 Limitation on Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to
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     (a) Indebtedness of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document;
     (b) Indebtedness of the Borrower to Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Parent or any Subsidiary, and Indebtedness of any Guarantor to the Borrower or
any other Guarantor;
     (c) (i) Capital Lease Obligations of the Borrower and its Class I
Restricted Subsidiaries in an amount not to exceed $100,000,000,
(ii) obligations under any leases of the Borrower and any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries in existence on the date hereof and characterized on the date
hereof as operating leases which are recharacterized as Capital Lease
Obligations after the date hereof and (iii) obligations under any EITF 97-10
Capital Leases;
     (d) Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Class I Restricted Subsidiaries
outstanding on the date hereof or arising under agreements entered into prior to
the Closing Date and in each case listed on Schedule 7.2(d) (other than the
Senior Subordinated Notes) and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or
extensions thereof (without any increase in the principal amount thereof (other
than any increase not exceeding the amount of all accrued and unpaid interest on
the Indebtedness being refinanced, and any fees, premium, if any, and financing
costs relating to such refinancing) or any shortening of the maturity of any
principal amount thereof);
     (e) Guarantee Obligations made in the ordinary course of business by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of obligations of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary Guarantor;
     (f) Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Guarantors in respect of the
Senior Subordinated Notes, including any refinancing thereof, provided that,
(w) the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed
$332,250,000 plus the amount of any interest, fees, premiums or penalties paid
in connection with such refinancing, (x) the maturity of any principal amount
thereof shall not be earlier than the date which is six months after the seventh
anniversary of the Closing Date, (y) the documents under which the Senior
Subordinated Notes are refinanced shall have covenants taken as a whole not
materially more restrictive than those applicable to the Indebtedness refinanced
thereby and (z) the obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantors in respect of
such refinancing Indebtedness are subordinated in right of payment to the
Obligations to at least the same extent in all material respects as the
obligations of the Borrower in respect of the Senior Subordinated Notes as in
effect on the Closing Date are subordinated to the Obligations;
     (g) (i) Indebtedness of the Parent or Holdings in respect of the Senior
Discount Notes, including any refinancing thereof, provided that, (x) the
aggregate amount of such Indebtedness shall not exceed an amount equal to the
Accreted Value (as defined in the Senior Discount Note Indenture) of the Senior
Discount Notes on the date of such refinancing plus the amount of any fees,
premiums or penalties paid in connection with such refinancing, (y) the maturity
of any principal amount thereof shall not be earlier than the date which is six
months after the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date and (z) the documents
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refinanced shall have covenants taken as a whole not materially more restrictive
than those applicable to the Indebtedness refinanced thereby; and
     (ii) unsecured Indebtedness of the Parent and Holdings so long as
(w) immediately prior to and after giving effect to the incurrence of such
Indebtedness, the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrower are
in compliance with Section 7.1, (x) the maturity of any principal amount thereof
shall not be earlier than the date which is six months after the seventh
anniversary of the Closing Date and (y) none of the Borrower or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries has any Guarantee Obligation with respect to such
Indebtedness;
     (h) (i) (A) Non-Recourse Debt of the Borrower or any Class I Restricted
Subsidiary secured by fee-owned real property of the Borrower or such Class I
Restricted Subsidiary that does not constitute Mortgaged Property and (B) upon
transfer of any fee-owned property of the type described in the foregoing clause
(A) to an Unrestricted Subsidiary, Non-Recourse Debt of such Unrestricted
Subsidiary secured by such property, (ii) Indebtedness in respect of Sale and
Leaseback Transactions permitted by clause (a) of the proviso to Section 7.11
and (iii) Indebtedness in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions permitted
by clause (b) of the proviso to Section 7.11; provided that (x) the sum of the
principal amount of such Non-Recourse Debt pursuant to clause (i)(A) of this
paragraph, plus the aggregate value (in sale price) of such Sale and Leaseback
Transactions pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph shall not exceed an
amount equal to $125,000,000 while this Agreement is outstanding and (y) the Net
Cash Proceeds of such Non-Recourse Debt and Sale and Leaseback Transactions are
applied toward prepayment of the Loans to the extent required by Section 2.10;
     (i) Indebtedness of any Unrestricted Subsidiary or Class II Restricted
Subsidiary consisting entirely of Non-Recourse Debt; provided that, if any such
Indebtedness ceases to be Non-Recourse Debt of such Unrestricted Subsidiary or
Class II Restricted Subsidiary, such event shall be deemed to constitute an
incurrence of Indebtedness by a Class I Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower
that was not permitted by this Section 7.2(i);
     (j) Guarantee Obligations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries in respect of the
obligations of other Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Class II Restricted
Subsidiaries not otherwise prohibited hereunder, and Guarantee Obligations of
Class II Restricted Subsidiaries of obligations of other Class II Restricted
Subsidiaries not otherwise prohibited hereunder;
     (k) intercompany Indebtedness of any Class II Restricted Subsidiary or
Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary
outstanding on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.2(k) (including any
accrued but unpaid interest thereon accruing subsequent to the Closing Date) and
any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof (without any
increase in the principal amount thereof other than the amount of any accrued
interest) or shortening of the maturity of any principal amount thereof (which
shall not prohibit any prepayments made with cash), which Indebtedness is
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satisfactory to the Administrative Agent which has been delivered to the
Administrative Agent;
     (l) other Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Class II Restricted
Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary permitted by
Section 7.8(h);
     (m) Indebtedness of any Person that is acquired by the Borrower or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries and becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is merged
with or into the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the
Closing Date and Indebtedness secured by an asset acquired by the Borrower or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date and, in each case,
refinancings, renewals, extensions, refundings and replacements thereof
(provided that any such refinancing, renewal, extension, refunding or
replacement shall not (i) increase the principal amount of such Indebtedness
other than by the amount of any accrued interest, (ii) shorten the maturity of
any principal amount of such Indebtedness, (iii) change the obligor under such
Indebtedness or (iv) expand the Property securing such Indebtedness); provided
that (i) such original Indebtedness was in existence on the date such Person
became a Restricted Subsidiary or merged with or into the Borrower or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries or on the date that such asset was acquired, as the case
may be, (ii) such original Indebtedness was not created in contemplation of such
Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or merging with or into the Borrower or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or such asset being acquired, as the case may
be, (iii) immediately after giving effect to the acquisition of such Person or
asset by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be,
no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and
(iv) after giving pro forma effect to such acquisition, the Consolidated Net
Senior Secured Leverage Ratio shall not be greater than 3.0 to 1.0;
     (n) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Class II Restricted Subsidiary
under the Peso Subfacility and/or under a loan facility denominated in Pesos
providing for loans made under documentation other than the Loan Documents
(“Third-Party Peso Loans”) in an aggregate maximum principal amount as of any
Peso Borrowing Date and after giving effect to the borrowings and any repayments
to be made on such date not to exceed the Peso equivalent (calculated as of the
Peso Borrowing Calculation Date) of $25,000,000 and guarantees thereof by the
Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted
Subsidiary; provided, that the aggregate amount available under the Peso
Subfacility, Third-Party Peso Loans and the Revolving Credit Commitments shall
not exceed the Total Revolving Credit Commitments;
     (o) unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors used
to refinance the Senior Discount Notes; provided that after giving pro forma
effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, the ratio of Consolidated Total
Debt to Consolidated EBITDA shall not be greater than 4.5 to 1.0;
     (p) Indebtedness resulting from the endorsement of negotiable instruments
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instrument presented by the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business against
insufficient funds;
     (q) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of
(i) workers’ compensation claims and self-insurance obligations incurred in the
ordinary course of business, (ii) the financing of insurance premiums with the
providers of such insurance or their Affiliates in the ordinary course of
business, (iii) surety, appeal and performance bonds entered into in the
ordinary course of business and (iv) take-or pay obligations arising under
supply agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business;
     (r) Indebtedness arising from or representing deferred compensation to
employees of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary
course of business; and
     (s) additional Indebtedness of the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100,000,000 at any one time
outstanding.
          7.3 Limitation on Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any
Lien upon any of its Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except
for:
     (a) Liens for taxes, fees, assessments and other governmental charges not
yet delinquent or which remain payable without penalty or which are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided that adequate
reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the Borrower or its
Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, in conformity with GAAP;
     (b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, landlords’ (whether statutory or otherwise),
mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising in the
ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than
30 days or remain payable without penalty or that are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings;
     (c) pledges or deposits in connection with workers’ compensation,
unemployment insurance and other social security legislation;
     (d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts (other than
for borrowed money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds,
performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the
ordinary course of business;
     (e) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, minor defects and
irregularities in title and other similar encumbrances incurred in the ordinary
course of business that, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount and
which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the Property
subject thereto or interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;
     (f) Liens in existence on the date hereof listed on Schedule 7.3(f),
securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2(d), and any replacements of such
Liens in connection with any refinancing of such Indebtedness permitted by such
Section, provided that no such Lien is spread to cover any additional Property
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Date (other than additions, accessions and improvements thereto and proceeds
thereof) and that the amount of Indebtedness (plus any interest, fees, premium,
if any, and financing costs) secured thereby is not increased;
     (g) Liens securing Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 7.2(c) to
finance the acquisition, construction or repair of fixed or capital assets or to
refinance any such Indebtedness, provided that (i) such Liens shall be created
substantially contemporaneously with the acquisition of such fixed or capital
assets, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any Property other than the
Property financed by such Indebtedness (other than any improvements, proceeds,
additions or accessions with respect thereto) and (iii) the amount of
Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased (other than to the extent of
accrued interest, fees, premium, if any and financing costs);
     (h) Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents;
     (i) any interest or title of a lessor under any lease entered into by the
Borrower or any other Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business and
covering only the assets so leased;
     (j) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision
relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies as
to deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository
institution; provided that (i) such deposit account is not a dedicated cash
collateral account and is not subject to restrictions against access by the
Borrower in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Federal
Reserve Board, and (ii) such deposit account is not intended by the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries to provide collateral to the depository institution;
     (k) Liens on fee-owned property of the Borrower and Class I Restricted
Subsidiaries not subject to a Mortgage securing Non-Recourse Debt or Sale and
Leaseback Transactions permitted by Section 7.11;
     (l) Liens on assets of any Class II Restricted Subsidiary securing
Non-Recourse Debt of such Class II Restricted Subsidiary permitted by
Section 7.2;
     (m) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.2(m) on property of
a Person or on an asset existing at the time such Person is merged with or into
or consolidated with or is acquired by the Borrower or any Class I Restricted
Subsidiary of the Borrower or such asset is so acquired; provided that such
Liens were not incurred in connection with or in contemplation of such
transaction and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person
merged into or consolidated with or acquired by, or the asset so acquired by,
the Borrower or such Class I Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, and
accessions, additions and improvements thereto and proceeds thereof;
     (n) Liens on assets of a Subsidiary of the Borrower in favor of the
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     (o) Liens in connection with the defeasance of the Senior Subordinated
Notes or Senior Discount Notes covering the proceeds of Indebtedness which
constitutes refinancing Indebtedness of the Senior Subordinated Notes or Senior
Discount Notes permitted by Section 7.2(f) or (g) and other funds intended for
such purpose, provided that, such Lien covers proceeds in an aggregate amount
necessary solely to defease the principal, interest, premium, if any, and, if
required by the terms of the relevant indenture, fees, costs and expenses due in
connection with the defeasance of such Senior Subordinated Notes or Senior
Discount Notes;
     (p) Liens of the trustee under Section 7.7 of the Senior Subordinated Note
Indenture as in effect on the Closing Date and Section 7.7 of the Senior
Discount Notes Indenture (and similar provisions if the Senior Subordinated Note
Indenture and the Senior Discount Notes Indenture are amended in accordance with
Section 7.9 or refinanced pursuant to Section 7.2(f), (g) or (o)) on money or
property held or collected by the trustee thereunder;
     (q) Liens on assets of any joint venture or partnership pursuant to the
organizational documents of such joint venture or partnership, provided that,
such Liens cover only the assets of such joint venture or partnership, as the
case may be;
     (r) Liens arising from judgments, decrees or attachments in circumstances
not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.1(h);
     (s) Liens in the nature of a right of first refusal, redemption rights or
other restrictions on transfer existing as of the Closing Date in respect of the
shares or partnership interest of Fandango, Inc., Laredo Theatre, Ltd., Greeley,
Ltd., NCM Holdings or National CineMedia, LLC held by the Borrower and its
Class I Restricted Subsidiaries;
     (t) the rights of film distributors under film licensing contracts entered
into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business on a basis customary in the movie exhibition industry;
     (u) Liens on the stock of and assets of Class II Restricted Subsidiaries to
secure the Peso Subfacility or the Third-Party Peso Loans;
     (v) Liens securing Indebtedness of the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors
permitted under Section 7.2(s);
     (w) Liens solely on earnest money deposits of cash made by the Borrower or
its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a Permitted Acquisition;
     (x) (i) Licenses, sublicenses or similar rights to use any patent,
trademark, copyright or other intellectual property right granted to others by
the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business which do not (A) interfere in any material respect with the business of
the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or (B) secure Indebtedness and
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Authority with respect to any franchise, grant, license or permit held by the
Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;
     (y) Liens securing insurance premium financing arrangements entered into in
the ordinary course of business; and
     (z) Liens securing obligations not constituting Indebtedness in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 at any one time outstanding.
          7.4 Limitation on Fundamental Changes. Enter into any merger,
consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or
suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose of all or substantially all
of its Property, except that:
     (a) the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Borrower may be merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or
into the Borrower (provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or
surviving corporation) or with or into any Guarantor (provided that (i) a
Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or
(ii) simultaneously with such transaction, the continuing or surviving
corporation shall become a Guarantor and the Borrower shall comply with Section
6.9 in connection therewith);
     (b) any Person may enter into a merger, consolidation or amalgamation with
any Class I Restricted Subsidiary as a means of implementing a Permitted
Acquisition permitted by Section 7.8 (provided that such Class I Restricted
Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving corporation);
     (c) any Person may Dispose of all or substantially all of its Property
pursuant to a transaction permitted by Section 7.5; and
     (d) the Specified Reorganizations may be consummated; provided that after
giving effect to each Specified Reorganization, (i) at least two of the Parent,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrower shall be the continuing or
surviving corporations of such Specified Reorganization, (ii) if any
Indebtedness of Holdings which is not guaranteed by the Borrower is then
outstanding, the Borrower and Holdings may not merge or otherwise combine with
each other, (iii) the Borrower or its successor shall be a direct Wholly Owned
Subsidiary of Holdings or its successor or Intermediate Holdings, (iv) whichever
of the Parent, Holdings or Intermediate Holdings that survives such Specified
Reorganization shall be a Guarantor hereunder and (v) if the Borrower is a party
to such Specified Reorganization and is not the surviving entity thereof,
Holdings (or its successor, if applicable) or Intermediate Holdings shall
execute and deliver all documentation and shall take all actions, and cause the
successor Borrower to take all actions, reasonably deemed necessary or advisable
by the Administrative Agent (including the delivery of all stock certificates
and related stock powers, the deliver of officer’s certificates, corporate
resolutions and legal opinions and the filing of Uniform Commercial Code
financings statements) to the confirm the Liens granted under the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement and the other Security Documents and assume all obligations
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          7.5 Limitation on Disposition of Property. Dispose of any of its
Property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or, in the case of any
Class I Restricted Subsidiary, issue or sell any shares of such Class I
Restricted Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to any Person, except:
     (a) the Disposition of obsolete, surplus or worn out property in the
ordinary course of business, including the sale of parcels of real property
adjacent to parcels being used in the Borrower’s or any Class I Restricted
Subsidiary’s business, which adjacent parcels are not necessary in the business
of the Borrower or such Class I Restricted Subsidiary;
     (b) (i) the Disposition of inventory in the ordinary course of business and
(ii) the granting of leases, licenses, subleases and sublicenses of real and
personal property (including Intellectual Property) in the ordinary course of
business and which do not materially interfere with the business of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries;
     (c) Dispositions permitted by Section 7.4(a), (b) and (d) and Sections 7.6
and 7.8;
     (d) the Disposition of any Property to, or the sale or issuance of any
Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor;
     (e) any Recovery Event;
     (f) an exchange or “swap” of fixed, tangible assets of the Borrower or any
of its Class I Restricted Subsidiaries for the assets of a Person other than the
Borrower and its Class I Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that, (i) the assets
received by the Borrower or such Class I Restricted Subsidiary will be used or
useful in a similar line of business that the Borrower and its Class I
Restricted Subsidiaries are engaged in on the date of this Agreement or that are
reasonably related thereto, (ii) the Borrower or such Class I Restricted
Subsidiary receives reasonably equivalent value for such assets, such equivalent
value to be demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative
Agent (or, in the case of an exchange or “swap” with a non-Affiliate of any Loan
Party, as determined by the board of directors of the Borrower or such Class I
Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be) and (iii) if the asset which is the
subject of such exchange or “swap” constituted Collateral hereunder, the
Borrower or such Class I Restricted Subsidiary shall take such action necessary
to create and perfect the security interest of the Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Parties in the assets received by the Borrower or such
Class I Subsidiary in such exchange or “swap” pursuant to Section 6.9, provided
further that, the fair market value of all such assets exchanged or “swapped”
shall not exceed $150,000,000 during the term of this Agreement;
     (g) the issuance and sale of directors’ qualifying shares and shares
required by applicable law to be held by a Person other than the Borrower or its
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     (h) the issuance and sale of minority interests in joint ventures,
partnerships and other entities to third parties to the extent that the proceeds
of such sale are reinvested in the related joint venture, partnership or other
entity;
     (i) any sale and leaseback transaction permitted by Section 7.11;
     (j) a sale or other Disposition of the type described in EITF 97-10 in
connection with a sale and leaseback transaction otherwise permitted hereby;
     (k) the Disposition of any real property subject to a sale contract on the
Closing Date as described on Schedule 7.5(k);
     (l) the Disposition of the Borrower’s or any Class I Restricted
Subsidiary’s minority interest in National CineMedia, LLC, NCM Holdings or any
holding company holding any such interest and the subsequent Disposition of any
consideration received pursuant to such Disposition; provided that the Net Cash
Proceeds of such Disposition are applied toward prepayment of the Loans to the
extent required by Section 2.10(c);
     (m) the Disposition of cash and Cash Equivalents permitted under this
Agreement;
     (n) Dispositions of Property pursuant to contracts between the Borrower and
the U.S. Department of Justice related to the Acquisition up to the amount set
forth in Section 6.3(d) of the Acquisition Agreement as in effect on the date of
execution thereof; and
     (o) the Disposition of other assets having a fair market value not to
exceed $500,000,000 during the term of this Agreement.
          7.6 Limitation on Restricted Payments. Declare or pay any dividend on,
or make any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other
analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition
for value of, any Capital Stock of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings,
the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary, whether now or hereafter
outstanding, or make any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly
or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of the Parent,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted
Subsidiary, or enter into any derivatives or other transaction with any
financial institution, commodities or stock exchange or clearinghouse (a
“Derivatives Counterparty”) obligating the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary to make payments to
such Derivatives Counterparty as a result of any change in market value of any
such Capital Stock (collectively, “Restricted Payments”), except that:
     (a) any Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any
Subsidiary that owns the common stock (or equivalent ownership interests) of the
Subsidiary making such Restricted Payment;
     (b) the Parent may make Restricted Payments in the form of common stock of
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such preferred stock is not redeemable at the option of the holder thereof and
not mandatorily redeemable in any circumstance until after the date which is six
months after the seventh anniversary of the Closing Date;
     (c) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Intermediate Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings may make Restricted Payments to Holdings and Holdings may
make Restricted Payments to the Parent, to permit the Parent to purchase, and
the Parent may purchase, the Parent’s common stock or common stock options from
present or former officers or employees (and their heirs, estates and assigns)
of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary upon the death, disability or
termination of employment of such officer or employee, provided, that the
aggregate amount of payments under this clause shall not exceed $3,000,000 in
any twelve month period (with unused amounts in any twelve month period being
carried over to succeeding twelve months periods subject to a maximum carry-over
amount of $6,000,000);
     (d) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Intermediate Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings may make Restricted Payments to Holdings, and Holdings may
make Restricted Payments to the Parent, to permit Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings and the Parent to pay (i) any taxes which are due and payable by the
Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrower and their Subsidiaries
as part of a consolidated group, (ii) customary fees to members of its board of
directors, (iii) ordinary course corporate operating expenses, (iv) principal
and interest on Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2, provided that, no
Restricted Payments may be made to pay cash interest on any Indebtedness
permitted under Section 7.2(g) prior to June 30, 2009 and (v) the management
advisory fees and expenses permitted under Section 7.10;
     (e) the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted
Payments to any other Person to repurchase minority interests in any joint
venture, partnership or other entity which is a Subsidiary of the Borrower;
     (f) the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any
Class I Restricted Subsidiary may purchase, redeem, retire or otherwise acquire
its Capital Stock with the proceeds of a substantially contemporaneous issuance
of new shares of its common stock or preferred stock that is not redeemable at
the option of the holder thereof and not mandatorily redeemable in any
circumstance until after the date which is six months following the seventh
anniversary of the Closing Date;
     (g) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may, upon the sale of any Subsidiary
of the Borrower or any assets of such Subsidiary, make distribution of the
proceeds of such sale to any holders of minority equity interests in such
Subsidiary as required by the partnership agreement, joint venture agreement or
other analogous agreement of such Subsidiary, as the case may be, provided that,
such sale is permitted under Section 7.5;
     (h) any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not 100% owned, directly or
indirectly, by the Borrower may make distributions to its equity holders as
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of such Subsidiary, provided that, the aggregate amounts distributed pursuant to
this clause (h) to Persons other than the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall
not exceed $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year;
     (i) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to Intermediate Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings may make Restricted Payments to Holdings, and Holdings may
make Restricted Payments to the Parent, in the amount required to redeem,
repurchase or defease the Senior Discount Notes to the extent permitted by
Section 7.9(a); and
     (j) the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any
Class I Restricted Subsidiary may make additional Restricted Payments in an
amount not to exceed the Applicable Amount at the time of, and immediately prior
to the making of, any such Restricted Payment; provided that, at the time of and
immediately after giving effect to any such Restricted Payment under this
paragraph (j), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing.
          7.7 Limitation on Capital Expenditures. Make or commit to make any
Capital Expenditures except:
     (a) Capital Expenditures made (or deemed made) with the proceeds of any
Reinvestment Deferred Amount (including Capital Expenditures made during the
six-month period prior to the relevant Reinvestment Event);
     (b) Capital Expenditures in any Fiscal Year to finance the acquisition,
construction or leasing of fixed or capital assets of the Borrower and its
Class I Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business not
exceeding:
     (i) for the Fiscal Year 2006, $160,000,000; and
     (ii) thereafter, the Applicable Consolidated EBITDA Amount for such Fiscal
Year;
provided, that (x) such amounts referred to above, if not so expended in the
Fiscal Year for which it is permitted, may be carried over for expenditure in
the next succeeding Fiscal Year and (y) Capital Expenditures made pursuant to
this paragraph (b) during any Fiscal Year shall be deemed made, first, in
respect of amounts permitted for such Fiscal Year as provided above and, second,
in respect of amounts carried over from the prior Fiscal Year pursuant to clause
(x) above; and
     (c) to the extent that no amounts under Section 7.7(a) and (b) are
available, Capital Expenditures to finance the acquisition, construction or
leasing of fixed or capital assets in an amount not to exceed the Applicable
Amount at the time of, and immediately prior to the making of, such Capital
Expenditure; provided that, immediately prior to and after giving effect to such
Capital Expenditure under this paragraph (c), no Default or Event of Default
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          7.8 Limitation on Investments. Make any advance, loan, extension of
credit (by way of guarantee or otherwise) or capital contribution to, or
purchase any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other debt securities
of, or any assets constituting an ongoing business from, or make any other
investment in, any other Person (all of the foregoing, “Investments”), except:
     (a) extensions of trade credit in the ordinary course of business;
     (b) Investments in Cash Equivalents;
     (c) Investments arising in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness
permitted by Sections 7.2(b), (e) and (k) (and any Investment consisting of
equity interests arising upon the conversion to equity of any Indebtedness
permitted by Section 7.2(k)) and any guarantee permitted by Section 7.2(a), (f),
(g)(ii), (m), (n) or (o);
     (d) Investments in assets useful in the Borrower’s or a Class I Restricted
Subsidiary’s business (other than inventory) made by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries with the proceeds of any Reinvestment Deferred Amount;
     (e) Investments (other than those relating to the incurrence of
Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.8(c)) by the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Borrower or
any Person that, prior to such Investment, is a Subsidiary Guarantor;
     (f) equity interests acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary
in a Person engaged in the indoor motion picture exhibition business if (i) such
Person’s theaters are managed by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary,
(ii) such equity interest is acquired solely in exchange for services rendered
in connection with the management of such Person’s theaters, (iii) the board of
directors of the Borrower determines that such acquisition is in the best
interests of the Borrower and (iv) promptly after the acquisition of such equity
interests, such equity interests are pledged to the Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Secured Parties to the extent required by Section 6.9;
     (g) loans and advances to employees of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower or any of the Class I Restricted Subsidiaries in the
ordinary course of business (including for travel and entertainment expenses) in
an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000 at any one time outstanding;
     (h) Investments by the Borrower or any of its Class I Restricted
Subsidiaries in Unrestricted Subsidiaries, Class II Restricted Subsidiaries,
partnerships, joint ventures and other entities that are not Guarantors in an
amount not to exceed the Applicable Amount at the time of, and immediately prior
to the making of, any such Investment; provided that, (i) any such amounts
invested in any entity that is not a Subsidiary or the business of which is
outside the Borrower’s primary line of business shall not exceed $5,000,000 in
any Fiscal Year and (ii) immediately prior to and after giving effect to such
Investment under this paragraph (h), no Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing; and provided further that (x) transfers by the
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Restricted Subsidiaries to any Unrestricted Subsidiary of fee-owned property in
connection with the incurrence by such Unrestricted Subsidiary of Non-Recourse
Debt secured by such fee-owned property, as contemplated by Section 7.2(h)(i)(B)
and (y) Investments in Brazilco by any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is
subsequently designated as a Class I Restricted Subsidiary, in each case shall
not constitute Investments for purposes of determining the Applicable Amount;
     (i) Investments by the Borrower or any of its Class I Restricted
Subsidiaries in Permitted Acquisitions, provided that, (A) to the extent such
Investment results in the creation or acquisition of a Subsidiary of the
Borrower (other than an Excluded Foreign Subsidiary of the Class I Restricted
Subsidiary so acquired), such Subsidiary must be a Class I Restricted Subsidiary
and (B) immediately prior to and after giving effect to such Permitted
Acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing;
     (j) Investments permitted by Sections 7.5(b), 7.5(f), 7.5(h), 7.6 and 7.17;
     (k) the Acquisition;
     (l) Investments in Subsidiaries of the Borrower resulting from purchases of
minority interests in such Subsidiaries in exchange for the Parent’s common
stock;
     (m) Investments by the Borrower or any of its Class I Restricted
Subsidiaries consisting of refundable construction advances made with respect to
the construction of motion picture exhibition theatres in the ordinary course of
business;
     (n) Investments by the Borrower or any of its Class I Restricted
Subsidiaries consisting of the licensing or contribution of Intellectual
Property pursuant to joint marketing arrangements; and
     (o) Investments by the Borrower or any of its Class I Restricted
Subsidiaries received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of or
settlement of, delinquent accounts and disputes with or judgments against,
customers and suppliers, in each case in the ordinary course of business.
          7.9 Limitation on Optional Payments and Modifications of Debt
Instruments, etc. (a) Except as permitted by Section 7.2(f), (g) or (o), make or
offer to make any optional or voluntary payment, prepayment, repurchase or
redemption of, or otherwise voluntarily or optionally defease, the Senior
Subordinated Notes or the Senior Discount Notes (except that (i) the Borrower
may repurchase or redeem the Senior Subordinated Notes, (ii) Holdings or the
Borrower may repurchase or redeem the Senior Discount Notes, provided that, the
aggregate principal amount of the Senior Subordinated Notes repurchased or
redeemed after the Closing Date pursuant to clause (i) above plus the aggregate
accreted amount of the Senior Discount Notes repurchased or redeemed after the
Closing Date pursuant to clause (ii) above shall not exceed the Applicable
Amount at the time of, and immediately prior to the making of, any such
repurchase or redemption, (iii) if at any time, the Consolidated Senior Secured
Leverage Ratio as of the most recent quarter end for which financial statements
have been delivered to the Agents pursuant to Section 6.1 is less than 3.0 to
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Subordinated Notes and (iv) if at any time, the Consolidated Senior Secured
Leverage Ratio as of the most recent quarter end for which financial statements
have been delivered to the Agents pursuant to Section 6.1 is less than 2.5 to
1.0, Holdings or the Borrower may repurchase or redeem the Senior Discount
Notes), or segregate funds (except in connection with a repurchase, redemption
or defeasance permitted by the preceding parenthetical) for any such payment,
prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance, or enter into any derivative
or other transaction with any Derivatives Counterparty obligating the Parent,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted
Subsidiary to make payments to such Derivatives Counterparty as a result of any
change in market value of the Senior Subordinated Notes, (b) amend, modify or
otherwise change, or consent or agree to any amendment, modification, waiver or
other change to, any of the terms of the Senior Subordinated Notes or the Senior
Discount Notes (other than any such amendment, modification, waiver or other
change which (A) would extend the maturity or reduce the amount of any payment
of principal thereof, reduce the rate or extend the date for payment of interest
thereon or relax any covenant or other restriction applicable to the Parent,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Class I Restricted
Subsidiaries or add any Guarantor as a guarantor of the Senior Subordinated
Notes, provided that such guarantee is subordinated in right of payment to the
Guarantor’s guarantee of the Obligations to at least the same extent in all
material respects as the obligations of the Borrower in respect of the Senior
Subordinated Notes are subordinated to the Obligations or (B) does not require
the consent of any holder of the Senior Subordinated Notes or Senior Discount
Notes, as applicable, to (i) cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency or (ii)
comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the
qualification of the Senior Subordinated Note Indenture or the Senior Discount
Note Indenture, as the case may be, under the TIA (as defined in the applicable
agreement)), (c) designate any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) as
“Designated Senior Indebtedness” for the purposes of the Senior Subordinated
Note Indenture or (d) amend its certificate of incorporation in any manner
reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent to be material and adverse to
the Lenders.
          7.10 Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any
transaction, including, without limitation, any purchase, sale, lease or
exchange of Property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any
management, advisory or similar fees, with any Affiliate (other than the Parent,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor)
unless such transaction is (a) otherwise permitted under this Agreement, (b) in
the ordinary course of business of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings,
the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, and (c) upon fair and
reasonable terms no less favorable to the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, than it would
obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an
Affiliate, except for:
     (i) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, the payment of customary annual fees and related expenses to the
Sponsor and its Affiliates; provided that such fees shall not, in the aggregate,
exceed $1,000,000 (plus out of pocket expenses) in any twelve-month period
commencing after the date of this Agreement;
     (ii) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
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fees and related expenses to the Sponsor and its Affiliates made pursuant to
financial advisory, financing or underwriting agreements in respect of other
investment banking activities, including, without limitation, in connection with
acquisitions or divestures, in each case, which payments are (a) reasonably
related to the services performed and (b) approved by a majority of the members
of the board of directors of the Borrower not affiliated with the Sponsor;
     (iii) such other transactions with transaction values not exceeding
$15,000,000 in the aggregate for all such transactions consummated during the
term of this Agreement; and
     (iv) transactions in the ordinary course of business with National
CineMedia, LLC and NCM Holdings and transactions in the ordinary course of
business with the other members of National CineMedia, LLC and NCM Holdings in
relation to Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s interest therein, so long as at the
time of entry into of any such transaction the Borrower determined that such
transaction was reasonable in relation to its business.
          7.11 Limitation on Sales and Leasebacks. Enter into any arrangement
with any Person providing for the leasing by the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary of real or personal
property which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Parent, Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or such Class I Restricted Subsidiary to
such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced
by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of the
Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or such Class I Restricted
Subsidiary; provided, that, so long as the Net Cash Proceeds of any of the
following transactions are applied toward prepayment of the Loans to the extent
required by Section 2.10, (a) the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary
may consummate Sale and Leaseback Transactions with respect to any fee-owned
property set forth on Schedule 7.11 that does not constitute Mortgaged Property
or property acquired in Section 7.5(f) swaps in exchange for such property set
forth on such Schedule and (b) the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary
may consummate Sale and Leaseback Transactions with respect to any real property
acquired by the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing
Date.
          7.12 Limitation on Changes in Fiscal Periods. Permit the Fiscal Year
to end on a day other than December 31 or change the Borrower’s method of
determining fiscal quarters.
          7.13 Limitation on Negative Pledge Clauses. Enter into or suffer to
exist or become effective any agreement that prohibits or limits the ability of
the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Class I
Restricted Subsidiaries to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien
upon any of its Property or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
to secure the Obligations or, in the case of any Guarantor, its obligations
under the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, other than:
     (a) this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
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     (c) the Senior Discount Note Indenture;
     (d) any agreements governing any purchase money Liens or Capital Lease
Obligations otherwise permitted hereby (in which case, any prohibition or
limitation shall only be effective against the assets financed thereby);
     (e) in connection with any Lien permitted under Section 7.3(b), (c), (d),
(f), (g), (i), (k), (m), (o), (s), (u) or (v) or any document or instrument
governing any such Lien, provided that such prohibition or limitation shall only
be effective against the assets subject to such Lien;
     (f) pursuant to customary restrictions and conditions contained in any
agreement related to the sale of any property permitted under Section 7.5,
pending the consummation of such sale, provided that such prohibition or
limitation shall only be effective against the assets to be sold;
     (g) leases, licenses and other agreements entered into in the ordinary
course of business (other than for Indebtedness);
     (h) provisions in corporate charters, bylaws, stockholders agreements,
partnership agreements, limited liability company agreements and similar
agreements entered into in connection with Investments permitted by Section 7.8
and negotiated in good faith and not with the purpose of avoiding the
restrictions of this Section; and
     (i) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth imposed by
customers and suppliers in the ordinary course of business.
          7.14 Limitation on Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions. Enter
into or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or
restriction on the ability of any Class I Restricted Subsidiary (or, in the case
of clause (a) only, any Class II Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower) to
(a) make Restricted Payments in respect of any Capital Stock of such Subsidiary
held by, or pay any Indebtedness owed to, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted
Subsidiary, (b) make Investments in the Borrower or any other Class I Restricted
Subsidiary or (c) transfer any of its assets to the Borrower or any other
Class I Restricted Subsidiary, except for such encumbrances or restrictions
existing under or by reason of (i) any restrictions existing under the Loan
Documents, (ii) any restrictions with respect to a Restricted Subsidiary imposed
pursuant to an agreement that has been entered into in connection with the
Disposition of all or substantially all of the Capital Stock or assets of such
Subsidiary pending such Disposition and (iii) agreements, instruments and
documents of the types described in clauses (b) through (i) of Section 7.13
(provided, that, in the case of any such type that is limited to certain assets
(including Capital Stock) or Persons, the permission in this clause (iii) shall
also be limited to such assets or Persons) and negotiated in good faith and not
with the purpose of avoiding the restrictions of this Section. Notwithstanding
any of the foregoing, the ability of any Class II Restricted Subsidiary to make
Restricted Payments may be subject to encumbrances and restrictions imposed by
agreements or instruments relating to any Non-Recourse Debt of such Class II
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          7.15 Limitation on Lines of Business. Enter into any material
business, either directly or through any Subsidiary, except for those businesses
in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are engaged on the date of this
Agreement or that are reasonably related thereto.
          7.16 Limitation on Activities of the Parent, Holdings and Intermediate
Holdings. In the case of the Parent, Holdings and Intermediate Holdings,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan
Document:
     (a) conduct, transact or otherwise engage in, or commit to conduct,
transact or otherwise engage in, any material business or operations other than
those incidental to
     (i) in the case of the Parent, (A) issuances and sales of its Capital Stock
and options, warrants and rights related thereto, and (B) its ownership of the
Capital Stock of Holdings, or after a Specified Reorganization, Intermediate
Holdings or the Borrower,
     (ii) in the case of Holdings, its ownership of the Capital Stock of
Intermediate Holdings, or after a Specified Reorganization, the Borrower,
     (iii) in the case of Intermediate Holdings, its ownership of the Capital
Stock of the Borrower,
     (iv) the Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2,
     (v) the ownership of intercompany Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2,
     (vi) the transactions permitted under Section 7.10,
     (vii) the Acquisition, and
     (viii) the rights and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents;
     (b) incur, create, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness or other
material liabilities or financial obligations, except
     (i) nonconsensual liabilities and obligations imposed by operation of law,
     (ii) pursuant to the Loan Documents to which it is a party,
     (iii) liabilities and obligations with respect to its Capital Stock (and in
the case of the Parent, options, warrants and rights related thereto),
     (iv) Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.2,
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     (vi) customary fees to members of its board of directors,
     (vii) ordinary course corporate operating expenses,
     (viii) liabilities and obligations arising out of Restricted Payments
permitted under Section 7.6,
     (ix) the transactions permitted under Section 7.10,
     (x) liabilities and obligations arising out of operations permitted under
clause (a) of this Section or ownership of assets permitted under clause (c) of
this Section; or
     (c) own, lease, manage or otherwise operate any properties or assets
(including cash and Cash Equivalents) other than
     (i) in the case of the Parent, the ownership of shares of Capital Stock of
Holdings, or after a Specified Reorganization, Intermediate Holdings or the
Borrower,
     (ii) in the case of Holdings, the ownership of shares of Capital Stock of
Intermediate Holdings or, after the occurrence of a Specified Reorganization,
the Borrower,
     (iii) in the case of Intermediate Holdings, the ownership of shares of
Capital Stock of the Borrower,
     (iv) the ownership of intercompany Indebtedness permitted under
Section 7.2,
     (v) customary minimum balances of cash and Cash Equivalents,
     (vi) cash and Cash Equivalents pending application to an Indebtedness,
liability or obligation permitted under clause (b) of this Section,
     (vii) in the case of the Parent, on any date cash and Cash Equivalents
pending application to ordinary course corporate operating expenses of the
Parent for the two year period following such date in an amount not to exceed
$3,000,000, and
     (viii) Capital Stock of the Target to the extent necessary or advisable
(with the agreement of the Administrative Agent (such agreement not to be
unreasonably withheld)) in connection with the Acquisition.
Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, Holdings shall be allowed to repurchase or
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          7.17 Limitation on Hedge Agreements. Enter into any Hedge Agreement
other than Hedge Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business
(i) to protect against changes in interest rates or to reduce overall interest
costs with respect to Funded Debt of the Parent and its Subsidiaries to the
extent that such Hedge Agreements have an aggregate notional amount equal to or
less than an amount reasonably related to the amount of such Funded Debt, all
such determinations to be made at the time of incurrence of such Hedge Agreement
and (ii) to protect against changes in currency exchange rates or commodity
prices and to reduce overall costs with respect to such currency exchange rates
or commodity prices to the extent that such Hedge Agreements are in an aggregate
notional amount equal to or less than an amount reasonably related to the
exposure of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to such
currencies or commodities, as applicable.
          7.18 Limitation on New Leases. Enter into any lease of real estate
contemplating an annual rental payment of more than $500,000, unless (i) the
leasehold lender protections required by Section 5.1(p) are incorporated into
such lease or a separate landlord’s agreement and (ii) accompanied by a binding
and recordable short form lease or lease memorandum.
          7.19 Limitations on Activities of Class II Restricted Subsidiaries and
Unrestricted Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, except to the extent the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower or a Class I Restricted Subsidiary would be permitted to take such
action under this Agreement: (a) permit any Class II Restricted Subsidiary or
Unrestricted Subsidiary to (i) pay any dividend on, or make any payment on
account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the
purchase, redemption, retirement or other acquisition for value of, any Capital
Stock of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any
Class I Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) make any other payment or distribution in
respect of any Capital Stock of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary or (iii) enter into any
derivatives or other transaction with a Derivatives Counterparty obligating such
Subsidiary to make payments to such Derivatives Counterparty as a result of any
change in the market value of any Capital Stock of the Parent, Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any Class I Restricted Subsidiary or the
Senior Subordinated Notes, (b) permit any Class II Restricted Subsidiary to make
or offer to make any optional or voluntary payment, prepayment, repurchase or
redemption of, or otherwise voluntarily or optionally defease, the Senior
Subordinated Notes or the Senior Discount Notes, or segregate funds for any such
payment, prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance or (c) furnish any
funds to any other Person for purposes of enabling it to engage in any
transaction prohibited by the foregoing clause (a).
          7.20 Amendments to Acquisition Documentation. (a) Amend, supplement or
otherwise modify (pursuant to a waiver or otherwise) the terms and conditions of
the indemnities and licenses furnished to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries pursuant to the Acquisition Documentation such that after giving
effect thereto the Acquisition taken as a whole shall be materially less
favorable to the interests of the Loan Parties or the Lenders with respect
thereto or (b) otherwise amend, supplement or otherwise modify the terms of the
Acquisition Documentation or any such other documents except for any such
amendment, supplement or modification that (i) becomes effective after the
Closing Date and (ii) could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
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SECTION 8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT
          8.1 Events of Default. If any of the following events shall occur and
be continuing:
     (a) The Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or
Reimbursement Obligation when due in accordance with the terms hereof; or the
Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation,
or any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, within
five days after any such interest or other amount becomes due in accordance with
the terms hereof or thereof; or
     (b) Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by any Loan Party
herein or in any other Loan Document or that is contained in any certificate,
document or financial or other statement furnished by it at any time under or in
connection with this Agreement or any such other Loan Document shall prove to
have been inaccurate in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed
made or furnished; or
     (c) (i) Any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of
any agreement contained in clause (i) or (ii) of Section 6.4(a) (with respect to
the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrower only),
Section 6.7(a) or Section 7, or (ii) an “Event of Default” under and as defined
in any Mortgage shall have occurred and be continuing; or
     (d) Any Loan Party shall default in the observance or performance of any
other agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other
than as provided in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Section), and such
default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days; or
     (e) The Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries shall (i) default in making any payment of any principal
of any Indebtedness (including, without limitation, any Guarantee Obligation,
but excluding the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations) on the scheduled or
original due date with respect thereto or, with respect to any Capital Lease
Obligation, after giving effect to any grace period with respect thereto; or
(ii) default in making any payment of any interest on any such Indebtedness
beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument or agreement
under which such Indebtedness was created; or (iii) default in the observance or
performance of any other 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, the effect
of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the
holder or beneficiary of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of
such holder or beneficiary) to cause, with the giving of notice if required,
such Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity or to become
subject to a mandatory offer to purchase by the obligor thereunder or (in the
case of any such Indebtedness constituting a Guarantee Obligation) to become
payable; provided, that a default, event or condition described in clause (i),
(ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall not at any time constitute an Event of
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or more defaults, events or conditions of the type described in clauses (i),
(ii) and (iii) of this paragraph (e) shall have occurred and be continuing with
respect to Indebtedness the outstanding principal amount of which exceeds in the
aggregate $25,000,000; or
     (f) (i) The Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries shall commence any case, proceeding or other action
(A) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign,
relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking
to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate
it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment,
winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect
to it or its debts, or (B) seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee,
custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any
substantial part of its assets, or the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings,
the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall make a general
assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (ii) there shall be commenced
against the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action of a nature
referred to in clause (i) above that (A) results in the entry of an order for
relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed,
undischarged or unbonded for a period of 60 days; or (iii) there shall be
commenced against the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action seeking
issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process
against all or any substantial part of its assets that results in the entry of
an order for any such relief that shall not have been vacated, discharged, or
stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; or
(iv) the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries shall take any action in furtherance of, or indicating
its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in
clause (i), (ii), or (iii) above; or (v) the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall generally
not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its
debts as they become due; or
     (g) (i) Any Person shall engage in any “prohibited transaction” (as defined
in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) involving any Plan,
(ii) any “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA),
whether or not waived, shall exist with respect to any Plan, or any Lien in
favor of the PBGC or a Plan shall arise on the assets of the Borrower or any
Commonly Controlled Entity, (iii) a Reportable Event shall occur with respect
to, or proceedings shall commence to have a trustee appointed, or a trustee
shall be appointed, to administer or to terminate, any Single Employer Plan,
which Reportable Event or commencement of proceedings or appointment of a
trustee is, in the reasonable opinion of the Required Lenders, likely to result
in the termination of such Plan for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (iv) any
Single Employer Plan shall terminate for purposes of Title IV of ERISA, (v) the
Borrower or any Commonly Controlled Entity shall, or in the reasonable opinion
of the Required Lenders shall be likely to, incur any liability in connection
with a withdrawal from, or the Insolvency or Reorganization of, a Multiemployer
Plan or (vi) any other event or condition shall occur or exist with respect to a
Plan; and in each case in clauses (i) through (vi) above, such event or
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conditions, if any, could, in the sole judgment of the Required Lenders,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; or
     (h) One or more final judgments or decrees shall be entered against the
Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries involving for the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the
Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole a liability (not paid
or fully covered by insurance as to which the relevant insurance company has not
disclaimed coverage) of $25,000,000 or more, and all such judgments or decrees
shall not have been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within
30 days from the entry thereof; or
     (i) (i) Any of the Security Documents shall cease, for any reason (other
than by reason of the express release thereof pursuant to this Agreement), to be
in full force and effect, and the Borrower shall not cure such event within
three Business Days after notice thereof; (ii) any Loan Party shall assert that
any of the Security Documents are not in full force and effect; or (iii) any
Lien created by any of the Security Documents shall cease to be enforceable and
of the same effect and priority purported to be created thereby or any Loan
Party shall so assert (other than by reason of the express release thereof
pursuant to this Agreement), and the Borrower shall not cure such event within
three Business Days after notice thereof; provided, that a default, event or
condition described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this paragraph (i) shall not
at any time constitute an Event of Default unless, at such time, one or more
defaults, events or conditions of the type described in clauses (i), (ii) and
(iii) of this paragraph shall have occurred and be continuing with respect to
Collateral with a fair market value which exceeds $250,000 in the aggregate; or
     (j) (i) The guarantee contained in Section 2 of the Guarantee and
Collateral Agreement shall cease, for any reason (other than by reason of the
express release thereof pursuant to this Agreement), to be in full force and
effect, and the Borrower shall not cure such event within three Business Days
after notice thereof; or (ii) or any Loan Party shall assert that the guarantee
contained in Section 2 of the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement is not in full
force and effect; or
     (k) Any Change of Control shall occur; or
     (l) The Senior Subordinated Notes shall cease, for any reason, to be
validly subordinated to the Obligations, as provided in any Senior Subordinated
Note Indenture (other than in the case of the defeasance of the Senior
Subordinated Notes), or any Loan Party, the trustee in respect of the Senior
Subordinated Notes or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount
of the Senior Subordinated Notes shall so assert;
then, and in any such event, (A) if such event is an Event of Default specified
in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (f) above with respect to the Borrower,
automatically the Commitments shall immediately terminate and the Loans
hereunder (with accrued interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all
amounts of L/C Obligations, whether or not the beneficiaries of the then
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immediately become due and payable, and (B) if such event is any other Event of
Default and such Event of Default is continuing, either or both of the following
actions may be taken: (i) with the consent of the Majority Revolving Credit
Facility Lenders, the Administrative Agent may, or upon the request of the
Majority Revolving Credit Facility Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, by
notice to the Borrower declare the Revolving Credit Commitments to be terminated
forthwith, whereupon the Revolving Credit Commitments shall immediately
terminate; and (ii) with the consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative
Agent may, or upon the request of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent
shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Loans hereunder (with accrued
interest thereon) and all other amounts owing under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents (including, without limitation, all amounts of L/C Obligations,
whether or not the beneficiaries of the then outstanding Letters of Credit shall
have presented the documents required thereunder) to be due and payable
forthwith, whereupon the same shall immediately become due and payable. In the
case of all Letters of Credit with respect to which presentment for honor shall
not have occurred at the time of an acceleration pursuant to this paragraph, the
Borrower shall at such time deposit in a cash collateral account opened by the
Administrative Agent an amount equal to the aggregate then undrawn and unexpired
amount of such Letters of Credit. Amounts held in such cash collateral account
shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to the payment of drafts drawn
under such Letters of Credit, and the unused portion thereof after all such
Letters of Credit shall have expired or been fully drawn upon, if any, shall be
applied to repay other obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the other
Loan Documents. After all such Letters of Credit shall have expired or been
fully drawn upon, all Reimbursement Obligations shall have been satisfied and
all other obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan
Documents shall have been paid in full, the balance, if any, in such cash
collateral account shall be returned to the Borrower within ten Business Days of
such expiration (or such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto).
          8.2 Borrower’s Right to Cure. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in Section 8.1, in the event of any Event of Default under
the covenant set forth in Section 7.1 and until the expiration of the tenth day
after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered with
respect to the applicable fiscal quarter hereunder, the Parent may engage in any
Permitted Equity Issuance to the Permitted Investors and apply the amount of the
Net Cash Proceeds thereof to increase Consolidated EBITDA with respect to such
applicable quarter; provided that such Net Cash Proceeds applied to the cure
right in this Section 8.2 (i) are actually received by the Borrower and
contributed to the common equity of the Borrower (including through capital
contribution of such Net Cash Proceeds directly or indirectly by the Parent to
the Borrower) no later than ten days after the date on which financial
statements are required to be delivered with respect to such fiscal quarter
hereunder, (ii) do not increase the Applicable Amount or any other item
specified in this Agreement as being increased by the amount of any contributed
equity, (iii) are not deducted from Consolidated Senior Secured Debt in the
determination of the Consolidated Net Senior Secured Leverage Ratio and (iv) do
not exceed the aggregate amount necessary to cure such Event of Default under
Section 7.1 for any applicable period. The parties hereby acknowledge that this
Section 8.2 may not be relied on for purposes of calculating any financial
ratios other than as applicable to Section 7.1 and shall not result in any
adjustment to any amounts other than the amount of the Consolidated EBITDA
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          (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.2(a), (x) in each
period of four fiscal quarters, there shall be at least one fiscal quarter in
which no cure set forth in Section 8.2(a) is made and (y) in each period of
eight fiscal quarters, there shall be at least four consecutive fiscal quarters
in which no cure set forth in Section 8.2(a) is made.
SECTION 9. THE AGENTS
          9.1 Appointment. Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and
appoints the Agents as the agents of such Lender under this Agreement and the
other Loan Documents, and each Lender irrevocably authorizes each Agent, in such
capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to exercise such powers and perform
such duties as are expressly delegated to such Agent by the terms of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with such other powers as are
reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary
elsewhere in this Agreement, no Agent shall 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 Loan
Document or otherwise exist against any Agent.
          9.2 Delegation of Duties. Each Agent may execute any of its duties
under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by or through agents or
attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all
matters pertaining to such duties. No Agent shall be responsible for the
negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with
reasonable care.
          9.3 Exculpatory Provisions. Neither any Agent nor any of its officers,
directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates shall be
(i) 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 Loan Document
(except to the extent that any of the foregoing are found by a final and
nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted
from its or such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct) or
(ii) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals,
statements, representations or warranties made by any Loan Party or any officer
thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any
certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in,
or received by the Agents under or in connection with, this Agreement or any
other Loan Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness,
enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or
for any failure of any Loan Party to perform its obligations hereunder or
thereunder. The Agents 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 Loan
Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Loan Party.
          9.4 Reliance by Agents. Each Agent shall be entitled to rely, and
shall be fully protected in relying, upon any instrument, 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
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limitation, counsel to the Loan Parties), independent accountants and other
experts selected by such Agent. The Agents may deem and treat the payee of any
Note as the owner thereof for all purposes unless such Note shall have been
transferred in accordance with Section 10.6 and all actions required by such
Section in connection with such transfer shall have been taken. Each Agent shall
be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice
or concurrence of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement,
all Lenders or any other instructing group of Lenders specified by this
Agreement) as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its
satisfaction by such 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.
Each Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining
from acting, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents in accordance
with a request of the Required Lenders (or, if so specified by this Agreement,
all Lenders or any other instructing group of Lenders specified by this
Agreement), 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.
          9.5 Notice of Default. No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge or
notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless
such Agent shall have received notice from a Lender, the Parent, Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing
such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of
default.” In the event that the Administrative Agent shall receive such a
notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders or if
such notice is from a Lender, to the Borrower. 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 (or, if so specified by this
Agreement, all Lenders or any other instructing group of Lenders specified by
this Agreement); 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.
          9.6 Non-Reliance on Agents and Other Lenders. Each Lender expressly
acknowledges that neither any of the Agents nor any of their respective
officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or affiliates have
made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by any Agent
hereafter taken, including any review of the affairs of a Loan Party or any
affiliate of a Loan Party, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or
warranty by any Agent to any Lender. Each Lender represents to the Agents that
it has, independently and without reliance upon any 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 Loan Parties and their
affiliates 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 any 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 Loan 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
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required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder,
no Agent shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any
credit or other information concerning the business, operations, property,
condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or creditworthiness of any Loan
Party or any affiliate of a Loan Party that may come into the possession of such
Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or
affiliates.
          9.7 Indemnification. The Lenders agree to indemnify each Agent in its
capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower or any Guarantor
and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower or any Guarantor to do so),
ratably according to their respective Aggregate Exposure Percentages in effect
on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section (or, if
indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Commitments shall have
terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance
with such Aggregate Exposure Percentages immediately prior to such date), for,
and to save each Agent harmless 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, without limitation, at any time following the payment of the Loans)
be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent in any way relating to
or arising out of, the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Loan
Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted
by such Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that no
Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision
of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent’s gross
negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section shall survive
the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.
          9.8 Agent in Its Individual Capacity. Each Agent and its affiliates
may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of
business with any Loan Party as though such Agent were not an Agent. With
respect to its Loans made or renewed by it and with respect to any Letter of
Credit issued or participated in by it, each Agent shall have the same rights
and powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as any Lender and
may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent, and the terms “Lender” and
“Lenders” shall include each Agent in its individual capacity.
          9.9 Successor Agents. The Administrative Agent may resign as
Administrative Agent upon ten days’ notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. If
the Administrative Agent shall resign as Administrative Agent under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, then the Required Lenders shall appoint
from among the Lenders a successor agent for the Lenders, which successor agent
shall (unless an Event of Default under Section 8.1(a) or Section 8.1(f) with
respect to the Borrower shall have occurred and be continuing) be subject to
approval by the Borrower (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed), 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
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or deed on the part of such former Administrative Agent or any of the parties to
this Agreement or any holders of the Loans. If no successor agent has accepted
appointment as Administrative Agent by the date that is ten days following a
retiring Administrative Agent’s notice of resignation, the retiring
Administrative Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become
effective, and the Lenders shall assume and perform all of the duties of the
Administrative Agent hereunder until such time, if any, as the Required Lenders
appoint a successor agent as provided for above. The Syndication Agent may, at
any time, by notice to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, resign as
Syndication Agent hereunder, whereupon the duties, rights, obligations and
responsibilities of the Syndication Agent, if any, hereunder shall automatically
be assumed by, and inure to the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, without
any further act by the Syndication Agent, the Administrative Agent or any
Lender. After any retiring Agent’s resignation as Agent, the provisions of this
Section 9 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be
taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
          9.10 Authorization to Release Liens and Guarantees. The Administrative
Agent is hereby irrevocably authorized by each of the Lenders to effect any
release of Liens or guarantee obligations contemplated by Section 10.15.
          9.11 The Arrangers; the Syndication Agent; the Co-Documentation Agent.
None of the Arrangers, the Syndication Agent or the Co-Documentation Agents, in
their respective capacities as such, shall have any duties or responsibilities,
or incur any liability, under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS
          10.1 Amendments and Waivers. Neither this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof may be amended, supplemented or
modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 10.1. The
Required Lenders and each Loan Party party to the relevant Loan Document may, or
(with the written consent of the Required Lenders) the Administrative Agent and
each Loan Party party to the relevant Loan Document may, from time to time,
(a) enter into written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to
the other Loan Documents (including amendments and restatements hereof or
thereof) for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other
Loan Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the
Loan Parties hereunder or thereunder or (b) waive, on such terms and conditions
as may be specified in the instrument of waiver, any of the requirements of this
Agreement or the other Loan 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:
     (i) forgive or reduce the principal amount or extend the final scheduled
date of maturity of any Loan or Reimbursement Obligation, extend the scheduled
date of any amortization payment in respect of any Term Loan, reduce the stated
rate of any interest or fee payable hereunder or extend the scheduled date of
any payment thereof, or increase the amount or extend the expiration date of any
Commitment of any Lender, in each case without the consent of each Lender
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     (ii) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section or reduce any
percentage specified in the definition of Required Lenders or Required
Prepayment Lenders, consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of any
of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
release all or substantially all of the Collateral or release all or
substantially all of the Guarantors from their guarantee obligations under the
Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, in each case without the consent of all
Lenders;
     (iii) amend, modify or waive any condition precedent to any extension of
credit under the Revolving Credit Facility set forth in Section 5.2 (including,
without limitation, the waiver of an existing Default or Event of Default
required to be waived in order for such extension of credit to be made) without
the consent of the Majority Revolving Credit Facility Lenders;
     (iv) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of Majority Facility
Lenders with respect to any Facility without the written consent of all Lenders
under such Facility;
     (v) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 9 or any other
provision of any Loan Document directly affecting the rights, obligations or
duties of any Agent without the consent of such Agent;
     (vi) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.16 without the
consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;
     (vii) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 3 without the consent
of the Issuing Lender;
     (viii) amend or modify Section 10.6 to add any additional consent
requirements necessary to effect any assignment or participation under such
Section (other than the consent of the Borrower) without the consent of each
Lender;
     (ix) amend, modify or waive any provision of Section 2.10 without the
consent of the Required Prepayment Lenders; or
     (x) amend Section 10.6(g) except in the manner set forth in the last
sentence thereof.
In addition to the amendments described above, and notwithstanding anything in
this Section 10.1 to the contrary, the Peso Subfacility Amendments may be
effected in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.23.
          Any waiver, amendment, supplement or modification effected in
accordance with this Section 10.1 shall apply equally to each of the Lenders and
shall be binding upon the Loan Parties, the Lenders, the Agents and all future
holders of the Loans. In the case of any waiver, the Loan Parties, the Lenders
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hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and any Default or Event of
Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; but no such
waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default, or
impair any right consequent thereon. Any such waiver, amendment, supplement or
modification shall be effected by a written instrument signed by the parties
required to sign pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section; provided,
that delivery of an executed signature page of any such instrument by facsimile
transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart
thereof.
          If the Required Lenders shall have approved any amendment which
requires the consent of all of the Lenders, the Borrower shall be permitted to
replace any non-consenting Lender with another lender, provided that, (i) the
replacement lender shall purchase at par, all Loans and other amounts owing to
such replaced Lender on or prior to the date of replacement, (ii) the Borrower
shall be liable to such replaced Lender under Section 2.19 if any Eurodollar
Loan owing to such replaced Lender shall be purchased other than on the last day
of the Interest Period relating thereto (as if such purchase constituted a
prepayment of such Loans), (iii) such replacement lender, if not already a
Lender, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and, with
respect to the replacement of a Revolving Credit Lender, each Issuing Lender
(such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), (iv) the replaced Lender shall
be obligated to make such replacement in accordance with the provisions of
Section 10.6 (provided that the Borrower shall be obligated to pay the
registration and processing fee referred to therein), (v) such replacement
Lender shall consent to the proposed amendment and (vi) any such replacement
shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent or any other Lender shall have against the replaced Lender
or of the replaced Lender against the Borrower.
          For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement and any other Loan Document
may be amended (or amended and restated) with the written consent of the
Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and each Loan Party to each relevant
Loan Document (x) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this
Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding
thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof (collectively,
the “Additional Extensions of Credit”) to share ratably in the benefits of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Term Loans and Revolving
Extensions of Credit and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof and
(y) to include appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any
determination of the Required Lenders, Required Prepayment Lenders, the Majority
Facility Lenders and Majority Revolving Facility Lenders; provided, however,
that no such amendment shall permit the Additional Extensions of Credit to share
ratably with (except pursuant to the Peso Subfacility Amendments) or with
preference to the Loans in the application of mandatory prepayments without the
consent of the Required Prepayment Lenders (prior to giving effect to clause
(y)).
          10.2 Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the
respective parties hereto to be effective shall be in writing (including by
telecopy), and, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, shall be deemed to
have been duly given or made when delivered, or three Business Days after being
deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of telecopy notice, when
received, addressed (a) in the case of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings, the Borrower and the Agents, as follows and (b) in the case of the
Lenders, as set forth in an administrative questionnaire delivered to the
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Lender Addendum to which such Lender is a party or, in the case of a Lender
which becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to an Assignment and
Acceptance, in such Assignment and Acceptance or (c) in the case of any party,
to such other address as such party may hereafter notify to the other parties
hereto:

         
 
  The Parent:   Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
 
      3900 Dallas Parkway
 
      Suite 500
 
      Plano, Texas 75093
 
      Attention: Robert Copple, Chief Financial Officer
 
      Telephone: (972) 665-1000
 
      Facsimile: (972) 665-1004
 
       
 
             with a copy to:   Attention: Michael Cavalier, Senior VP-General
Counsel
 
      Telephone: (972) 665-1000
 
      Facsimile: (972) 665-1004
 
       
 
  Holdings, Intermediate    
 
  Holdings and the Borrower:   c/o the Parent
 
       
 
  The Syndication Agent:   Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.
 
      1585 Broadway
 
      New York, New York 10036
 
      Attention: Steve King
 
      Telephone: (212) 761-3915
 
      Telecopy: (212) 507-4687
 
       
 
  The Administrative Agent:   Lehman Commercial Paper Inc.
 
      745 Seventh Avenue
 
      New York, New York 10019
 
      Attention: Loan Portfolio Group
 
      Telecopy: (646) 758-4617
 
      Telephone: (212) 526-7150
 
       
 
             with a copy to:   Lehman Brothers Inc.
 
      399 Park Avenue
 
      New York, NY 10022
 
      Attention: Brian Gross
 
      Telecopy: (646) 758-5331
 
      Telephone: (212) 526-4625
 
       
 
  Issuing Lender:   As notified by such Issuing Lender to the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower

provided that any notice, request or demand to or upon any Agent, any Issuing
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          10.3 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no
delay in exercising, on the part of any Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy,
power or privilege hereunder or under the other Loan 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.
          10.4 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations
and warranties made herein, in the other Loan 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 and other extensions of credit hereunder.
          10.5 Payment of Expenses. The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse
the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers for all their reasonable
out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the syndication of
the Facilities (other than fees payable to syndicate members) and the
development, preparation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or
modification to, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other
documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the consummation and
administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including,
without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements and other charges of
counsel to the Administrative Agent and the charges of Intralinks, (b) to pay or
reimburse each Lender and the Agents for all their out-of-pocket costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any
rights under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any other documents
prepared in connection herewith or therewith, including, without limitation, the
fees and disbursements of counsel (including the allocated fees and
disbursements and other charges of in-house counsel) to each Lender and of
counsel to the Agents, (c) to pay, indemnify, or reimburse each Lender and the
Agents for, and hold each Lender and the Agents harmless from, any and all
recording and filing fees and any and all liabilities with respect to, or
resulting from any delay caused by the Borrower in paying, Other Taxes, if any,
which 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 Loan
Documents and any such other documents, and (d) to pay, defend, indemnify or
reimburse each Lender, each Agent, their respective affiliates, and their
respective officers, directors, trustees, employees, advisors, agents and
controlling persons (each, an “Indemnitee”) for, and hold each Indemnitee
harmless 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 with respect to the execution, delivery,
enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement, the other Loan
Documents and any such other documents, including, without limitation, any of
the foregoing relating to the use of proceeds of the Loans or the violation of,
noncompliance with or liability under, any Environmental Law applicable to the
operations of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, any of
its Subsidiaries or any of the Properties and the fees and disbursements and
other charges of legal counsel in connection with claims, actions or proceedings
by any Indemnitee against the Borrower hereunder (all the foregoing in this
clause (d), collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”), provided, that the
Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee with respect to
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such Indemnified Liabilities are found by a final, nonappealable judgment of a
court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad
faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (ii) arising from claims
asserted by another Indemnitee against such Indemnitee. The Borrower shall have
the right to undertake, conduct and control through counsel of its own choosing
(which counsel shall be acceptable to the applicable Indemnitee acting
reasonably), the conduct and settlement of claims with respect to the related
Indemnified Liabilities, and such Indemnitee shall cooperate with the Borrower
in connection therewith; provided that the Borrower shall permit such Indemnitee
to participate in such conduct and settlement through counsel chosen by such
Indemnitee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Indemnitee shall have the right
to employ its own counsel and the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel
shall be at the Borrower’s cost and expense if such Indemnitee reasonably
determines that (i) the Borrower’s counsel is not defending any claim or
proceeding in a manner reasonably acceptable to such Indemnitee or (ii) the
interest of the Borrower and such Indemnitee have become adverse in any such
claim or cause of action, provided, however, that in such event, the Borrower
shall only be liable for the reasonable legal expenses of one counsel for all
such Indemnitees. If clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence is
applicable, at the option of the applicable Indemnitee, its attorneys shall
control the resolution of any such claim with respect to the related Indemnified
Liabilities. The Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of each
Indemnitee affected thereby, effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent
to the entry of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action
or claim in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or
not such Indemnitee is an actual or potential party to such action or claim)
unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (a) includes an unconditional
release of such Indemnitee from all liability arising out of such action or
claim, (b) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault,
culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of such Indemnitee and (c) does
not require such Indemnitee to pay any form of consideration to any party or
parties (including, without limitation, the payment of money) in connection
therewith. Without limiting the foregoing, and to the extent permitted by
applicable law, the Borrower agrees not to assert and to cause its Subsidiaries
not to assert, and hereby waives and agrees to cause its Subsidiaries so to
waive, all rights for contribution or any other rights of recovery with respect
to all claims, demands, penalties, fines, liabilities, settlements, damages,
costs and expenses of whatever kind or nature, under or related to Environmental
Laws, that any of them might have by statute or otherwise against any Indemnitee
until the date on which all Obligations (other than obligations in respect of
any Specified Hedge Agreement) have been paid in full, all Commitments have
terminated or expired and no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, the Borrower shall have no
obligation hereunder to any Indemnitee for any environmental claims arising from
actions taken by such Indemnitee with respect to any Property after the exercise
of remedies by such Indemnitee with respect to such Property. All amounts due
under this Section shall be payable not later than 30 days after written demand
therefor supported by customary documentation. Statements payable by the
Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be submitted to General Counsel
(Telephone No. (972) 665-1000) (Fax No. (972) 665-1004), at the address of the
Borrower set forth in Section 10.2, or to such other Person or address as may be
hereafter designated by the Borrower in a notice to the Administrative Agent.
The agreements in this Section shall survive repayment of the Loans and all
other amounts payable hereunder.
          No Indemnitee or any of the other parties hereto shall be liable to
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materials sent through electronic, telecommunications or other information
transmission systems that are intercepted by such Persons or for any special,
indirect, consequential or punitive damages in connection with the Facilities.
          10.6 Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments. (a) This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parent,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower, the Lenders, the Agents, all
future holders of the Loans and their respective successors and assigns, except
that the Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations
under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Agents and each
Lender.
          (b) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, in accordance
with applicable law, at any time sell to one or more banks, financial
institutions or other entities (each, a “Participant”) participating interests
in any Loan owing to such Lender, any Commitment of such Lender or any other
interest of such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents. In the
event of any such sale by a Lender of a participating interest to a Participant,
such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement to the other parties to this
Agreement shall remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely responsible
for the performance thereof, such Lender shall remain the holder of any such
Loan for all purposes under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and the
Borrower and the Agents shall continue to deal solely and directly with such
Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents. In no event shall any Participant under
any such participation have any right to approve any amendment or waiver of any
provision of any Loan Document, or any consent to any departure by any Loan
Party therefrom, except to the extent that such amendment, waiver or consent
would require the consent of all Lenders pursuant to Section 10.1. The Borrower
agrees that if amounts outstanding under this Agreement and the Loans are due or
unpaid, or shall have been declared or shall have become due and payable upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Participant shall, to the maximum
extent permitted by applicable law, be deemed to have the right of setoff in
respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to
the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing
directly to it as a Lender under this Agreement, provided that, in purchasing
such participating interest, such Participant shall be deemed to have agreed to
share with the Lenders the proceeds thereof as provided in Section 10.7(a) as
fully as if such Participant were a Lender hereunder. The Borrower and each
Lender also agree that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of
Sections 2.17, 2.18 and 2.19 with respect to its participation in the
Commitments and the Loans outstanding from time to time as if such Participant
were a Lender; provided that, in the case of Section 2.18, such Participant
shall have complied with the requirements of said Section, and provided,
further, that no Participant shall be entitled to receive any greater amount
pursuant to any such Section than the transferor Lender would have been entitled
to receive in respect of the amount of the participation transferred by such
transferor Lender to such Participant had no such transfer occurred.
          (c) Any Lender (an “Assignor”) may, in accordance with applicable law,
at any time and from time to time assign to any Lender or any Affiliate or
Related Fund thereof or, with the consent of (i) the Administrative Agent and so
long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the
Borrower (which, in each case, shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed)
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assignment of Term Loans, unless such assignment is to a Person that is a motion
picture exhibitor or an Affiliate or related entity of a motion picture
exhibitor, in which case such assignment shall require the consent of the
Borrower), and (ii) in the case of any assignment of the Revolving Credit
Commitments, the Issuing Lenders (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld), to an additional bank, financial institution or other entity (an
“Assignee”) all or any part of its rights and obligations under this Agreement
pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance, substantially in the form of
Exhibit E, executed by such Assignee and such Assignor (and, where the consent
of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Lenders is required
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, by the Borrower and such other Persons)
and delivered to the Administrative Agent for its acceptance and recording in
the Register; provided that no such assignment to an Assignee (other than any
Lender or any affiliate or Related Fund thereof) shall be in an aggregate
principal amount of less than $5,000,000, in the case of any assignment of
Revolving Credit Commitments, and $1,000,000, in the case of any assignment of
Term Loans (other than in the case of an assignment of all of a Lender’s
interests under this Agreement), unless otherwise agreed by the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent and, after giving effect to such assignment, the assigning
Lender (if it shall retain any Revolving Credit Commitment or Loans) shall have
Commitments and Loans aggregating at least $5,000,000, in the case of Revolving
Credit Commitments, and $1,000,000, in the case of the Term Loans. Any such
assignment need not be ratable as among the Facilities. Upon such execution,
delivery, acceptance and recording, from and after the effective date determined
pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, (x) the Assignee thereunder shall be
a party hereto and, to the extent provided in such Assignment and Acceptance,
have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder with Commitments and/or
Loans as set forth therein, and (y) the Assignor thereunder shall, to the extent
provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, be released from its obligations
under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering
all of an Assignor’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Assignor
shall cease to be a party hereto, except as to Sections 2.17, 2.18 and 10.5 in
respect of the period prior to such effective date and Section 10.14).
Notwithstanding any provision of this Section, the consent of the Borrower shall
not be required for any assignment that occurs at any time when any Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing. For purposes of the minimum
assignment amounts set forth in this paragraph, multiple assignments to or by
two or more Related Funds shall be aggregated and for purposes of the minimum
hold amounts, the Commitments and Loans of Related Funds shall be aggregated.
          (d) The Administrative Agent shall, on behalf of the Borrower,
maintain at its address referred to in Section 10.2 a copy of each Assignment
and Acceptance delivered to it and a register (the “Register”) for the
recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment of, and
principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender from time to time. The
entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error,
and the Borrower, each Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name
is recorded in the Register as the owner of the Loans and any Notes evidencing
such Loans recorded therein for all purposes of this Agreement. Any assignment
of any Loan, whether or not evidenced by a Note, shall be effective only upon
appropriate entries with respect thereto being made in the Register. Any
assignment or transfer of all or part of a Loan evidenced by a Note shall be
registered on the Register only upon surrender for registration of assignment or
transfer of the Note evidencing such Loan, accompanied by a duly executed
Assignment and Acceptance; thereupon one or more new Notes in the same aggregate
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and the old Notes shall be returned by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower
marked “canceled.” The Register shall be available for inspection by the
Borrower or any Lender (with respect to any entry relating to such Lender’s
Loans) at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior
notice.
          (e) Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance executed by an
Assignor and an Assignee (and, in any case where the consent of any other Person
is required by Section 10.6(c), by each such other Person) together with payment
to the Administrative Agent of a registration and processing fee of $3,500
(treating multiple, simultaneous assignments by or to two or more Related Funds
as a single assignment) (except that no such registration and processing fee
shall be payable in connection with an assignment by or to a Lehman Entity), the
Administrative Agent shall (i) promptly accept such Assignment and Acceptance
and (ii) on the effective date determined pursuant thereto record the
information contained therein in the Register and give notice of such acceptance
and recordation to the Borrower. On or prior to such effective date, the
Borrower, at its own expense, upon request, shall execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent (in exchange for the Revolving Credit Note and/or
applicable Term Notes, as the case may be, of the assigning Lender) a new
Revolving Credit Note and/or applicable Term Notes, as the case may be, to the
order of such Assignee in an amount equal to the Revolving Credit Commitment
and/or applicable Term Loans, as the case may be, assumed or acquired by it
pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance and, if the Assignor has retained a
Revolving Credit Commitment and/or Term Loans, as the case may be, upon request,
a new Revolving Credit Note and/or Term Notes, as the case may be, to the order
of the Assignor in an amount equal to the Revolving Credit Commitment and/or
applicable Term Loans, as the case may be, retained by it hereunder. Such new
Note or Notes shall be dated the Closing Date and shall otherwise be in the form
of the Note or Notes replaced thereby. In the event that the Administrative
Agent has received a Revolving Credit Note and/or a Term Note, as the case may
be, from the assigning Lender, the Administrative Agent shall promptly return to
the Borrower such Note and/or Notes for cancellation.
          (f) For avoidance of doubt, the parties to this Agreement acknowledge
that the provisions of this Section concerning assignments of Loans and Notes
relate only to absolute assignments and that such provisions do not prohibit
assignments creating security interests in Loans and Notes, including, without
limitation, any pledge or assignment by a Lender of any Loan or Note to any
Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with applicable law.
          (g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any
Lender (a “Granting Lender”) may grant to a special purpose funding vehicle (an
“SPC”), identified as such in writing from time to time by the Granting Lender
to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the option to provide to the
Borrower all or any part of any Loan that such Granting Lender would otherwise
be obligated to make to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement; provided that
(i) nothing herein shall constitute a commitment by any SPC to make any Loan and
(ii) if an SPC elects not to exercise such option or otherwise fails to provide
all or any part of such Loan, the Granting Lender shall be obligated to make
such Loan pursuant to the terms hereof. The making of a Loan by an SPC hereunder
shall utilize the Commitment of the Granting Lender to the same extent, and as
if, such Loan were made by such Granting Lender. Each party hereto hereby agrees
that no SPC shall be liable for any indemnity or similar payment obligation
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In furtherance of the foregoing, each party hereto hereby agrees (which
agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement) that, prior to the
date that is one year and one day after the payment in full of all outstanding
commercial paper or other indebtedness of any SPC, it will not institute
against, or join any other Person in instituting against, such SPC any
bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings
under the laws of the United States or any state thereof. In addition,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 10.6(g), any SPC may
(A) with notice to, but without the prior written consent of, the Borrower and
the Administrative Agent and without paying any processing fee therefor, assign
all or a portion of its interests in any Loans to the Granting Lender, or with
the prior written consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) to any financial institutions
providing liquidity and/or credit support to or for the account of such SPC to
support the funding or maintenance of Loans, and (B) disclose on a confidential
basis any non-public information relating to its Loans to any rating agency,
commercial paper dealer or provider of any surety, guarantee or credit or
liquidity enhancement to such SPC; provided that non-public information with
respect to the Borrower may be disclosed only with the Borrower’s consent which
will not be unreasonably withheld. This paragraph (g) may not be amended without
the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Borrower and any SPC with Loans
outstanding at the time of such proposed amendment.
          10.7 Adjustments; Set-off. (a) Except to the extent that this
Agreement provides for payments to be allocated to a particular Lender or to the
Lenders under a particular Facility, if any Lender (a “Benefitted Lender”) shall
at any time receive any payment of all or part of the Obligations owing to it,
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 8.1(f), or otherwise), in a greater proportion than any
such payment to or collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect
of such other Lender’s Obligations, such Benefitted Lender shall purchase for
cash from the other Lenders a participating interest in such portion of each
such other Lender’s Obligations, or shall provide such other Lenders with the
benefits of any such collateral, as shall be necessary to cause such Benefitted
Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such collateral 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 Benefitted Lender,
such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned,
to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
          (b) In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by
law, each Lender shall have the right, without prior notice to the Parent,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower, any such notice being expressly
waived by the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrower to the
extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by
the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the 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, but excluding deposits held by
the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower in a fiduciary
capacity for others), 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, agency or bank affiliate thereof to or for the credit or the account
of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower, as the case may
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notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such setoff and
application made by such Lender, provided that the failure to give such notice
shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
          10.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of
the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of
said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement or of a
Lender Addendum by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a
manually executed counterpart hereof. A set of the copies of this Agreement
signed by all the parties shall be lodged with the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent.
          10.9 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.
          10.10 Integration. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents
represent the entire agreement of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings,
the Borrower, the Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings,
representations or warranties by the Arrangers, any Agent or any Lender relative
to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in
the other Loan Documents. This Agreement supersedes and terminates the
commitment letter among the Borrower, the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent
(other than any provisions relating to obligations of the Borrower in respect of
syndication of the Facilities) but not the related fee letter.
          10.11 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF
THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND
INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
          10.12 Submission To Jurisdiction; Waivers. Each of the Parent,
Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the Borrower hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally:
     (a) submits for itself and its Property in any legal action or proceeding
relating to this Agreement and the other Loan 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
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     (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 Parent, Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower, as the case may be at its address set
forth in Section 10.2 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) together with each Lender, each Agent and the Arrangers, 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 any special,
exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
          10.13 Acknowledgments. Each of the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate
Holdings and the Borrower hereby acknowledges that:
     (a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
     (b) neither the Arrangers, any Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary
relationship with or duty to the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the
Borrower arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Arrangers, the Agents and the
Lenders, on one hand, and the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and the
Borrower, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that
of debtor and creditor; and
     (c) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or
otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the
Arrangers, the Agents and the Lenders or among the Parent, Holdings,
Intermediate Holdings, the Borrower and the Lenders.
          10.14 Confidentiality. Each of the Agents, the Lenders and the
Arrangers agrees to keep confidential all non-public information provided to it
by any Loan Party pursuant to this Agreement that is designated by such Loan
Party as confidential; provided that nothing herein shall prevent any Agent or
any Lender from disclosing any such information (a) to the Arrangers, any Agent,
any other Lender or any affiliate of any thereof, (b) to any Participant or
Assignee (each, a “Transferee”) or prospective Transferee that has agreed to
comply with the provisions of this Section, (c) to any of its employees,
directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors who
will be advised of such confidentiality, (d) to any financial institution that
is a creditor of such Agent or Lender or a direct or indirect contractual
counterparty of such Agent or Lender in swap agreements or such contractual
counterparty’s professional advisor (so long as such creditor or contractual
counterparty or professional advisor to such contractual counterparty has agreed
to be bound by the provisions of this Section), (e) upon the request or demand
of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it, (f) in response to
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Requirement of Law, (g) in connection with any litigation or similar proceeding,
(h) that has been publicly disclosed other than in breach of this Section,
(i) to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or any similar
organization or any nationally recognized rating agency that requires access to
information about a Lender’s investment portfolio in connection with ratings
issued with respect to such Lender or (j) in connection with the exercise of any
remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document; provided, however, with
respect to clauses (e), (f) and (g), each of the Agents and Lenders and the
Arrangers agrees to give the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings and
Borrower prompt notice of any request for such confidential information so as to
permit the Parent, Holdings, Intermediate Holdings or the Borrower to seek a
protective order or similar remedy or cause such information to be accorded
confidential treatment. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any
party to this Agreement (and any employee, representative, or other agent of any
party to this Agreement) may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation
of any kind, the structure and tax aspects of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax
analyses) related to such structure and tax aspects. Further, each party hereto
acknowledges that it has no proprietary rights to any tax matter or tax idea
related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
          10.15 Release of Collateral and Guarantee Obligations.
     (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any
other Loan Document, upon request of the Borrower in connection with any
Disposition of Property permitted by the Loan Documents, the Administrative
Agent shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any Lender, any Agent or
any Qualified Counterparty) take such actions as shall be required to release
its security interest in any Collateral being Disposed of in such Disposition,
and to release any guarantee obligations under any Loan Document of any Person
being Disposed of in such Disposition, to the extent necessary to permit
consummation of such Disposition in accordance with the Loan Documents.
     (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, the Borrower may request, and the Administrative Agent shall (without
notice to, or vote or consent of, any Lender, any Agent or any Qualified
Counterparty) grant, a release of any specific parcel of real property
Collateral if (i) (A) such release is in connection with a grant by the Borrower
or a Guarantor of additional real property Collateral of similar or greater
value (valued in accordance with Schedule 6.9; such value to be demonstrated to
the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent) and (B) immediately
after giving effect to such Collateral substitution, no Default or Event of
Default (including, without limitation, under Section 6.13) shall have occurred
and be continuing or (ii) such parcel represents an adjacent parcel of real
property not necessary in the business of the Borrower or any Class I Restricted
Subsidiary which has been separated from another parcel of real property of the
Borrower or a Class I Restricted Subsidiary by means of subdivision and
replatting.
     (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any other
Loan Document, when all Obligations (other than obligations in respect of any
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and no Letter of Credit shall be outstanding, upon request of the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent shall (without notice to, or vote or consent of, any
Lender, any Agent, or any Person that is a party to any Specified Hedge
Agreement) take such actions as shall be required to release its security
interest in all Collateral, and to release all guarantee obligations under any
Loan Document, whether or not on the date of such release there may be
outstanding Obligations in respect of Specified Hedge Agreements. Any such
release of guarantee obligations shall be deemed subject to the provision that
such guarantee obligations shall be reinstated if after such release any portion
of any payment in respect of the Obligations guaranteed thereby shall be
rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned upon the insolvency,
bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or reorganization of the Borrower or any
Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the appointment of a receiver, intervenor
or conservator of, or trustee or similar officer for, the Borrower or any
Guarantor or any substantial part of its property, or otherwise, all as though
such payment had not been made.
          10.16 Accounting Changes. In the event that any “Accounting Change”
(as defined below) shall occur and such change results in a change in the method
of calculation of financial covenants, standards or terms in this Agreement,
then the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree to enter into negotiations
in order to amend such provisions of this Agreement so as to equitably reflect
such Accounting Change with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating
the Borrower’s financial condition shall be the same after such Accounting
Change as if such Accounting Change had not been made. Until such time as such
an amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, all financial covenants,
standards and terms in this Agreement shall continue to be calculated or
construed as if such Accounting Change had not occurred. “Accounting Change”
refers to any change in accounting principles required by the promulgation of
any rule, regulation, pronouncement or opinion by the Financial Accounting
Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
(including the Emerging Issues Task Force thereof) or, if applicable, the SEC or
in the interpretation or application thereof by independent certified public
accountants of nationally recognized standing.
          10.17 Delivery of Lender Addenda. Each initial Lender shall become a
party to this Agreement by delivering to the Administrative Agent a Lender
Addendum duly executed by such Lender, the Borrower and the Administrative
Agent.
          10.18 WAIVERS OF JURY TRIAL. THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND
UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING
TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as
of the day and year first above written.

            CINEMARK HOLDINGS, INC.
      By:           Name:           Title:           CINEMARK, INC.
      By:   /s/ Michael Cavalier        Name: Michael Cavalier           Title:
Senior Vice President — General Counsel         CNMK HOLDING, INC.
      By:   /s/ Vatoni Ragsdale        Name: Vatoni Ragsdale          
Title: President          CINEMARK USA, INC.
      By:   /s/ Michael Cavalier        Name: Michael Cavalier           Title:
Senior Vice President — General Counsel      

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            LEHMAN BROTHERS INC., as a Joint Lead Arranger
      By:   /s/ Laurie Perper        Name:   Laurie Perper        Title:  
Senior Vice President        MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as a Joint
Lead Arranger and Syndication Agent
      By:   /s/ Christian Biggs        Name:   Christian Biggs        Title:  
VP        BNP PARIBAS, as Co-Documentation Agent
      By:   /s/ Gregg Bonardi        Name:   Gregg Bonardi        Title:  
Director              By:   /s/ Ola Anderssen        Name:   Ola Anderssen     
  Title:   Director        GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as
Co-Documentation Agent
      By:   /s/ Karl Kieffer        Name:   Karl Kieffer        Title:   Duly
Authorized Signatory        LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC., as Administrative
Agent
    By:   /s/ Laurie Perper        Name:   Laurie Perper        Title:   Senior
Vice President     

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