EXHIBIT 10.1

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$175,000,000 Revolving Loan

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of

October 29, 2004

among

NRP (OPERATING) LLC,
as Borrower

The Lenders Party Hereto

and

CITIBANK, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

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CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. and WACHOVIA CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
as Syndication Agent

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
    1  
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms
    1  
SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings
    16  
SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally
    16  
SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP
    17  
ARTICLE II THE CREDITS
    17  
SECTION 2.01. Commitments
    17  
SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings
    17  
SECTION 2.03. Requests for Revolving Borrowings
    18  
SECTION 2.04. Intentionally Deleted
    18  
SECTION 2.05. Intentionally Deleted
    18  
SECTION 2.06. Letters of Credit
    18  
SECTION 2.07. Funding of Borrowings
    23  
SECTION 2.08. Interest Elections
    23  
SECTION 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments
    24  
SECTION 2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt
    25  
SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans
    25  
SECTION 2.12. Fees
    26  
SECTION 2.13. Interest
    27  
SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest
    27  
SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs
    28  
SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments
    29  
SECTION 2.17. Taxes
    29  
SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs
    30  
SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
    32  
SECTION 2.20. Increase of Commitments
    32  
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
    34  
SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers
    34  
SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability
    34  
SECTION 3.03. No Undisclosed Liabilities
    34  
SECTION 3.04. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts
    34  
SECTION 3.05. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change
    35  
SECTION 3.06. Properties
    35  
SECTION 3.07. Litigation and Environmental Matters
    35  
SECTION 3.08. Compliance with Laws and Agreements
    35  
SECTION 3.09. Investment and Holding Company Status
    35  
SECTION 3.10. Taxes
    36  
SECTION 3.11. ERISA
    36  
SECTION 3.12. Disclosure
    36  
SECTION 3.13. Labor Matters
    36  
SECTION 3.14. Subsidiaries
    36  

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SECTION 3.15. Margin Stock
    36  
SECTION 3.16. Licenses and Permits
    37  
SECTION 3.17. Reportable Transaction
    37  
SECTION 3.18. Public Utility Holding Company Act
    37  
SECTION 3.19. Senior Debt Status
    37  
SECTION 3.20. Leases
    37  
SECTION 3.21. Solvency
    37  
SECTION 3.22. Foreign Assets Control Regulation
    37  
SECTION 3.23. Representations Regarding the Parent
    38  
ARTICLE IV CONDITIONS
    38  
SECTION 4.01. Effective Date
    38  
SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event
    39  
ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
    40  
SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements; Ratings Change and Other Information
    40  
SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events
    41  
SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business
    41  
SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations
    41  
SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance
    42  
SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights
    42  
SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws
    42  
SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit
    42  
SECTION 5.09. Compliance with ERISA
    42  
SECTION 5.10. Intentionally Deleted
    42  
SECTION 5.11. Compliance with Environmental Laws; Environmental Reports
    43  
SECTION 5.12. Further Assurances
    43  
SECTION 5.13. Tax Shelter Regulations
    43  
SECTION 5.14. Leases; Material Contracts
    43  
SECTION 5.15. Clean-Down Period
    43  
SECTION 5.16. Guaranties
    43  
ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS
    44  
SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness
    44  
SECTION 6.02. Liens
    44  
SECTION 6.03. Fundamental Changes
    46  
SECTION 6.04. Investments, Loans, Advances and Guarantees
    46  
SECTION 6.05. Swap Agreements
    47  
SECTION 6.06. Restricted Payments
    47  
SECTION 6.07. Transactions with Affiliates
    47  
SECTION 6.08. Sales of Assets
    47  
SECTION 6.09. Constituent Documents
    48  
SECTION 6.10. Regulation T, U and X Compliance
    48  
SECTION 6.11. Sales and Leasebacks
    48  
SECTION 6.12. Changes in Fiscal Year
    48  
SECTION 6.13. Change in the Nature of Business
    48  

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SECTION 6.14. Limitation on Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions
    48  
SECTION 6.15. Changes to the Omnibus Agreement
    49  
SECTION 6.16. Changes to the Note Purchase Agreement
    49  
SECTION 6.17. Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio
    49  
SECTION 6.18. Maximum Leverage Ratio
    49  
SECTION 6.19. Permitted Acquisitions
    49  
ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT
    50  
ARTICLE VIII THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
    52  
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS
    54  
SECTION 9.01. Notices
    54  
SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments
    55  
SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
    56  
SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns
    57  
SECTION 9.05. Survival
    60  
SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness
    60  
SECTION 9.07. Severability
    60  
SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff
    61  
SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process
    61  
SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
    61  
SECTION 9.11. Headings
    62  
SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality
    62  
SECTION 9.13. Interest Rate Limitation
    62  
SECTION 9.14. USA PATRIOT ACT
    62  
SECTION 9.15. Separateness
    63  
SECTION 9.16. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and
Unitholders
    63  
SCHEDULES:
       
Schedule 2.01 — Commitments
       
Schedule 3.03 — Disclosed Matters
       
Schedule 3.14 — Subsidiaries
       
Schedule 6.01 — Existing Indebtedness
       
Schedule 6.02 — Existing Liens
       
Schedule 6.08 — Permitted Asset Sales
       
Schedule 6.14 — Existing Restrictions
       
EXHIBITS:
       
Exhibit A — Form of Assignment and Assumption
       
Exhibit B — Form of Commitment Increase Notice
       
Exhibit C — Form of New Lender Agreement
       
Exhibit D — Form of Guaranty Agreement (Subsidiary)
       
Exhibit E — Form of Borrowing Request
       
Exhibit F — Form of Compliance Certificate
       

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          CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of October 29, 2004,
among NRP (OPERATING) LLC, the LENDERS party hereto, and CITIBANK, N.A., as
Administrative Agent.

          The parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

          SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms have the meanings specified below:

          “ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to
whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest
at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

          “Acquisition” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.18.

          “Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing
for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest
Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

          “Administrative Agent” means Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as
administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder.

          “Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire
in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

          “Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person
that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is
Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

          “Agent Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.01(c).

          “Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory
paragraph hereof.

          “Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to
the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Base CD Rate
in effect on such day plus 1% and (c) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect
on such day plus 1/2 of 1%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a
change in the Prime Rate, the Base CD Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate
shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the
Prime Rate, the Base CD Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate, respectively.

          “Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, the
percentage of the total Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment. If
the Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be
determined based upon the Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to
any assignments.

          “Applicable Rate” means, for any day during any period between two
successive Financial Statement Delivery Dates commencing on the first Financial
Statement Delivery Date in such period and ending on the day before the
following Financial Statement Delivery Date, with respect to any

 

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ABR Loan, Eurodollar Revolving Loan, or with respect to the commitment fees
payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable margin per annum set forth
in the appropriate column below under the caption “ABR Spread,” “Eurodollar
Spread” or “Commitment Fee Rate,” as the case may be, for the Leverage Ratio for
the fiscal period for which such financial statements were delivered as of the
Financial Statement Delivery Date:

                              ABR   Eurodollar   Commitment Fee Leverage Ratio:

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  Spread

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  Spread

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  Rate

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Less than 2.0:1.0
    0.25 %     1.25 %     0.30 %
Greater than or equal to 2.0:1.0 but less than 2.5:1.0
    0.50 %     1.50 %     0.35 %
Greater than or equal to 2.5:1.0 but less than 3.75:1.0
    0.75 %     1.75 %     0.40 %
Greater than 3.75:1.00
    1.00 %     2.00 %     0.40 %

          For purposes of the foregoing, (a) if sufficient information does not
exist to calculate the Applicable Rate, or the Borrower has not delivered such
information to the Administrative Agent in a timely manner, Eurodollar
Borrowings shall not be available to the Borrower and the Applicable Rate for
ABR Loans shall be 1.00% per annum and for the commitment fee shall be .40% per
annum; and (b) if the Leverage Ratio shall change upon delivery of any financial
statements required under Section 5.01, such change in the Applicable Rate shall
be effective as of the date on which any such financial statement is delivered,
irrespective of whether it is in the middle of an Interest Period or when notice
of such change shall have been furnished by the Borrower to the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 5.01 hereof or otherwise. Each change
in the Applicable Rate shall apply during the period commencing on the effective
date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective
date of the next such change. Notwithstanding the above, the Applicable Rate
from the Effective Date through the first Financial Statement Delivery Date
shall be 0.25% for ABR Loans, 1.25% for Eurodollar Revolving Loans and 0.30%
with respect to the commitment fee.

          “Approved Fund” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04.

          “Assessment Rate” means, for any day, the annual assessment rate in
effect on such day that is payable by a member of the Bank Insurance Fund
classified as “well-capitalized” and within supervisory subgroup “B” (or a
comparable successor risk classification) within the meaning of 12 C.F.R.
Part 327 (or any successor provision) to the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation for insurance by such Corporation of time deposits made in dollars
at the offices of such member in the United States; provided that if, as a
result of any change in any law, rule or regulation, it is no longer possible to
determine the Assessment Rate as aforesaid, then the Assessment Rate shall be
such annual rate as shall be determined by the Administrative Agent to be
representative of the cost of such insurance to the Lenders.

          “Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered
into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is
required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form
of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

          “Available Cash” has the meaning set forth in the Partnership
Agreement.

          “Availability Period” means the period from and including the
Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of
termination of the Commitments.

          “Base CD Rate” means the sum of (a) the Three-Month Secondary CD Rate
multiplied by the Statutory Reserve Rate plus (b) the Assessment Rate.

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          “Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of
the United States of America.

          “Borrower” means NRP (Operating) LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.

          “Borrowing” means Revolving Loans of the same Type, made, converted or
continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a
single Interest Period is in effect.

          “Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in
accordance with Section 2.03 and made in a form substantially similar to the
form attached hereto as Exhibit E attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference.

          “Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other
day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by Law
to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan,
the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open
for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

          “Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of
such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other
arrangement conveying the right to use) 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 the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof
determined in accordance with GAAP.

          “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following
events: (a) Corbin J. Robertson, Jr., WPP Group and/or one or more of their
direct or indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries cease to own and control more than
50% of the general partnership interests of the General Partner or otherwise
cease to Control the General Partner; (b) the General Partner shall cease to own
and control, of record and beneficially, directly, 100% of the general partner
interests in the Parent; (c) the Parent shall cease to own and control, of
record and beneficially, 100% of the membership interests of the Borrower; or
(d) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)
under the Exchange Act), other than Corbin J. Robertson, Jr., WPP Group and/or
one or more of their direct or indirect, wholly-owned subsidiaries, 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, in the aggregate, more than 20% of
the total number of Outstanding Units our Outstanding Partnership Securities (as
defined in the Partnership Agreement).

          “Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation
after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation
or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority
after the date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by any Lender or the Issuing
Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender
or by such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any
request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any
Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement.

          “Class”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to
such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, as Revolving Loans.

          “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time
to time.

          “Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of
such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of
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amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving
Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to
time pursuant to Section 2.09, (b) increased from time to time pursuant to
Section 2.20, and (c) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to
assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of
each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and
Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as
applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Commitments is
$175,000,000.

          “Commitment Increase Notice” has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.20.

          “Commitment Increase Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 2.20.

          “Communications” has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 9.01(c).

          “Consolidated EBITDDA” means, with respect to the Parent, the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries (or, following a Parent Event, the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries) for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus,
without duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge in the statement of
such Consolidated Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) income tax expense,
(b) interest expense, amortization or write-off of debt discount and debt
issuance costs and commissions, discounts and other fees and charges associated
with Indebtedness (including the Indebtedness hereunder), (c) depletion expense,
(d) depreciation and amortization expense, (e) amortization of intangibles and
organization costs, (f) any extraordinary non-cash expenses or losses and
(g) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring cash income or gains to the
extent not included in Consolidated Net Income, and minus, (i) to the extent
included in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, any
extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring non-cash income or gains (including,
whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such
Consolidated Net Income for such period, gains on the sales of assets outside of
the ordinary course of business) and (ii) any cash payments made during such
period in respect of non-cash expenses or losses and subsequent to the fiscal
quarter in which the relevant non-cash expenses or losses were reflected as a
charge in the statement of Consolidated Net Income, all as determined on a
consolidated basis. For purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDDA of the
Parent (or if a Parent Event has occurred, the Borrower) and its Subsidiaries
for any period for the purposes of Section 6.17 and Section 6.18 of this
Agreement, (i) the earnings before interest, taxes, depletion, depreciation and
amortization calculated as set forth above of any Person or assets acquired by
the Borrower or its Subsidiaries during such period shall be included on a pro
forma basis for such period as if such acquisition, and the incurrence or
assumption of any Indebtedness in connection therewith, had occurred on the
first day of such period and based upon the financial statements and other
information delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.01
hereof, and (ii) the earnings before interest, taxes, depletion, depreciation
and amortization calculated as set forth above of any Person or assets Disposed
of by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries during such period shall be excluded, on
a pro forma basis for such period as if such Disposition, and the payment of any
Indebtedness in connection therewith, had occurred on the first day of such
period and based upon the financial statements and other information delivered
to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.01 hereof.

          “Consolidated Indebtedness” means the consolidated Indebtedness of the
Parent, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (or, following a Parent Event, the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries).

          “Consolidated Interest Expense” means, for any period, the sum of
aggregate interest expense and capitalized interest (including the interest
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Parent, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (or, following a Parent Event, the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries) determined on a consolidated basis for such
period.

          “Consolidated Lease Expense” means, for the relevant period, with
respect to the Parent, the Borrower, and its Subsidiaries (or, following a
Parent Event, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) on a consolidated basis, the
sum of all rentals in respect of all leases whereunder the Parent, the Borrower
or any Subsidiary (or, following a Parent Event, the Borrower or any Subsidiary)
is lessee, excluding Capital Lease Obligations to the extent such are included
in Consolidated Interest Expense.

          “Consolidated Net Income” means for any period, the consolidated net
income (or loss) of the Parent, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (or, following
a Parent Event, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries), as applicable, determined on
a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be
excluded (a) the income (or deficit) of any Person accrued prior to the date it
becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower, or is merged into or consolidated with the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, (b) the income (or deficit)
of any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Borrower, as applicable) in which
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, has an ownership
interest, except to the extent that any such income is actually received by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, in the form of dividends or
similar distributions, and (c) the undistributed earnings of any Subsidiary of
the Borrower, to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or
similar distributions by such Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by the
terms of any Contractual Obligation or by any Law applicable to such Subsidiary.

          “Contractual Obligation” means as to any Person, any provision of any
security issued by such Person or of any material agreement, instrument or other
undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its
property is bound.

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

          “Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of
Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or
waived, become an Event of Default.

          “Disclosed Matters” means the actions, suits and proceedings and the
environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.03.

          “Dispose” means with respect to any property, to sell, lease, engage
in a sale and leaseback with respect thereto, assign, convey, transfer or
otherwise dispose thereof. The term “Disposition” shall have a correlative
meaning.

          “Distribution Loan” means any portion of any Borrowing used by the
Borrower to fund Restricted Payments permitted pursuant to Section 6.06.

          “dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of
America.

          “EDGAR”: the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval
computer system for the receipt, acceptance, review and dissemination of
documents submitted to the SEC in electronic format.

          “Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions specified in
Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).

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          “Environmental Laws” means all applicable laws, rules, regulations,
codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, or legally
enforceable directives issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental
Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation
of natural resources, the management or release of any Hazardous Material or to
health (with respect to exposure to Hazardous Materials) and safety matters.

          “Environmental Liability” means any liability (including any liability
for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or
indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting
from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation,
use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous
Materials, (c) the exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release of any
Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other
consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with
respect to any of the foregoing.

          “Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership
interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial
interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any
warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or
acquire any such equity interest.

          “ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time.

          “ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not
incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer
under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302
of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under
Section 414 of the Code.

          “ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in
Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a
Plan (other than an event for which the 30-day notice period is waived); (b) the
existence with respect to any Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as
defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not
waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d)
of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with
respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA
Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the
termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to
terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan;
(f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any
liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or
Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of
any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability
or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent
or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

          “Eurodollar”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers
to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing
interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

          “Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in
Article VII.

          “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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          “Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any
Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or
on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder, (a) income or franchise
taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United States of
America, or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is
organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any
Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, (b) any branch
profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed
by any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located and (c) in the case
of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the
Borrower under Section 2.19(b)), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts
payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party
to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office) or is attributable to
such Foreign Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(e), except to the
extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the
time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive
additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to such withholding tax
pursuant to Section 2.17(a).

          “Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the weighted
average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on
overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System
arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business
Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so
published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such
transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds
brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

          “Fee Letter” means the letter agreement dated September 30, 2004,
between the Borrower, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., Citibank, N.A., Wachovia
Capital Markets, LLC and Wachovia Bank, National Association pertaining to
certain fees and expenses payable by Borrower to such parties as set forth in
such letter.

          “Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal
accounting officer, treasurer or controller of the Parent or the Borrower as
applicable.

          “Financial Statement Delivery Date” means the earlier of the date on
which the financial statements of the Parent (or, if a Parent Event has
occurred, the Borrower) are delivered or are required to be delivered to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or
Section 5.01(b), as the case may be.

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

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

          “General Partner”: NRP (GP) LP, a Delaware limited partnership and the
sole general partner of the Parent.

          “Governmental Approval” means (i) any authorization, consent,
approval, license, waiver, ruling, permit, tariff, rate, certification,
exemption, filing, variance, claim, order, judgment, decree, sanction or
publication of, by or with; (ii) any notice to; (iii) any declaration of or
with; or (iv) any registration by or with, or any other action by or on behalf
of, any Governmental Authority.

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          “Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of
America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or
local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court,
central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to
government.

          “Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any
obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the
economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any
other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or
indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect,
(a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment
of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or
supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to
purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring
the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof,
(c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement
condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary
obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party
in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such
Indebtedness or obligation; provided that the term Guarantee shall not include
endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

          “Guarantor” means each Subsidiary of the Borrower in existence on the
Effective Date and each Person who becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower after
the Effective Date.

          “Guaranty Agreement” means any guaranty agreement executed by a
Guarantor in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit D, together with all extensions, renewals,
amendments, substitutions and replacements thereof or thereto.

          “Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or
wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants,
including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing
materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas and all other substances or
wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

          “Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such
Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all
obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention
agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (d) all obligations of
such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services
(excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of
business), (e) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of
such Indebtedness has an existing right to be secured by) any Lien on property
owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured
thereby has been assumed, (f) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of
others, (g) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (h) all obligations,
contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of
letters of credit and letters of guaranty and (i) all obligations, contingent or
otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances. The Indebtedness
of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any
partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person
is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other
relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such
Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor.

          “Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

          “Information Memorandum” means the Confidential Information Memorandum
dated September 2004 relating to the Borrower and the Transactions.

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          “Interest Coverage Ratio” means, at any date, the ratio of (i)
Consolidated EBITDDA to (ii) (a) Consolidated Interest Expense, plus (b)
Consolidated Lease Expense, in each case for the period of four consecutive
fiscal quarters most recently ended on or prior to such date for which financial
information is available.

          “Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert
or continue a Revolving Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08.

          “Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the
last day of each March, June, September and December, and (b) with respect to
any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the
Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar
Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day
prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three
months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period.

          “Interest Period” means with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the
period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically
corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three, six or, if
available by all Lenders, nine months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect;
provided that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a
Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing only, such next
succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case
such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (ii) any
Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Borrowing that commences on the last
Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically
corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end
on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For
purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which
such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most
recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

          “Issuing Bank” means Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as the issuer of
Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in
Section 2.06(i). The Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or
more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of the Issuing Bank, in which
case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to
Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.

          “Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners” means Citigroup Global
Markets, Inc. and Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC, in their capacity as Joint Lead
Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners hereunder.

          “Law” means all laws, statutes, treaties, ordinances, codes, acts,
rules, regulations, Government Approvals and orders of all Governmental
Authorities, whether now or hereafter in effect.

          “LC Disbursement” means a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to
a Letter of Credit.

          “LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn
amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate
amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf
of the Borrower or converted into a Revolving Loan pursuant to Section 2.06(e)
at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable
Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time.

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          “Lease” means any lease, mineral lease, mining agreement or other
agreement to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party and pursuant to
which one Person transfers or grants to another Person the right to extract,
mine or otherwise remove coal.

          “Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other
Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and
Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant
to an Assignment and Assumption.

          “Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this
Agreement.

          “Letter of Credit Collateral Account” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 2.06.

          “Leverage Ratio” means, at any date, the ratio of (i) Consolidated
Indebtedness at such date to (ii) Consolidated EBITDDA for the four consecutive
fiscal quarters most recently ended on or prior to such date for which financial
information is available.

          “LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any
Interest Period, the rate appearing on Page 3750 of the Dow Jones Market Service
(or on any successor or substitute page of such Service, or any successor to or
substitute for such Service, providing rate quotations comparable to those
currently provided on such page of such Service, as determined by the
Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of
interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the
commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with a
maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not
available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBO Rate” with respect to such
Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which dollar
deposits of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are
offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in
immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately
11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such
Interest Period.

          “Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of
trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in,
on or of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any
conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any
financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the
foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any
purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such
securities.

          “Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Guaranty Agreements, any
promissory notes executed in connection herewith, the Letters of Credit (and any
applications therefor and reimbursement agreements relating thereto), the Fee
Letter and any other agreements and documents executed and delivered in
connection with this Agreement.

          “Loan Party” and “Loan Parties” means, singularly and collectively,
the Borrower and each Guarantor.

          “Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant
to this Agreement.

          “Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the
business, assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise, of the
Parent, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (or, if a Parent Event has occurred,
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the

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Borrower to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement or (c) the
rights of or benefits available to the Lenders under this Agreement.

          “Material Contract” means any individual Lease or, collectively, group
of Leases, from the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to a single operator or
such operator’s Affiliates which either (i) accounted for twenty percent (20%)
or more of the gross revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the
previous fiscal year, or (ii) is projected to account for twenty percent (20%)
or more of the gross revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the
current fiscal year.

          “Material Indebtedness” means (i) Indebtedness (other than the Loans
and Letters of Credit), and (ii) obligations in respect of one or more Swap
Agreements, of any one or more of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an
aggregate principal amount exceeding $10,000,000. For purposes of determining
Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Borrower
or any Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the
maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the
Borrower or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were
terminated at such time.

          “Maturity Date” means October 29, 2009.

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

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

          “New Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20.

          “New Lender Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 2.20.

          “Note Purchase Agreement” means that certain Note Purchase Agreement
dated as of June 19, 2003 among the Borrower and the Purchasers listed therein.

          “Omnibus Agreement” means that certain Omnibus Agreement, dated
October 17, 2002, by and among the General Partner, the Parent, the Borrower, GP
Natural Resource Partners LLC, WPP Group, Arch Coal Inc., Ark Land Company, and
Robertson Coal Management LLC, which provides, among other things, certain
non-competition provisions and indemnities for environmental and tax
liabilities.

          “Other Taxes” means 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.

          “Outstanding Units” has the meaning set forth in the Partnership
Agreement.

          “Parent” means Natural Resource Partners L.P.

          “Parent Event” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) the Parent has any subsidiary, joint venture or other investment other than
the Borrower, (ii) the Borrower is not wholly owned by the Parent, (iii) the
Parent’s financials are no longer filed with the SEC, or (iv) the Parent has any
Indebtedness to, or Guarantees any Indebtedness of, any Person other than the
Borrower.

          “Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.

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          “Partnership Agreement” means the First Amended and Restated Agreement
of Limited Partnership of the Parent dated as of October 17, 2002, as amended by
that certain Amendment No. 1 to First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited
Partnership dated December 8, 2003, but shall not include any other amendments
or changes thereto.

          “PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and
defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

          “Permitted Encumbrances” means:

     (a) Liens imposed by law for taxes that are not yet due or are being
contested in compliance with Section 5.04;

     (b) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and
other like Liens imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of business and
securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 30 days or are being
contested in compliance with Section 5.04;

     (c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in
compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social
security laws or regulations;

     (d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases,
statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other
obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

     (e) judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event
of Default under clause (k) of Article VII;

     (f) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances
on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business
that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from
the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of
business of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

     (h) Liens securing obligations (other than obligations representing
Indebtedness for borrowed money) under operating, reciprocal easement or similar
agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries;

     (i) licenses of patents, trademarks and other intellectual property rights
granted by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business and not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct
of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

     (j) the lien reserved in leases for rent and for compliance with the terms
of the lease in the case of leasehold estates;

     (k) any Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority to secure partial,
progress, advance or other payments pursuant to any contract or statute, or any
Lien securing industrial development, pollution control or similar revenue
bonds;

     (l) any easements, exceptions or reservations in any property or assets
granted or reserved for the purpose of pipelines, roads, the removal of oil,
gas, coal, timber or other minerals, and other like purposes, or for the joint
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equipment which are incidental to, and do not materially interfere with, the
ordinary conduct of the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ business; and

     (m) 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 and
burdening only deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor
depository institution.

provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien
securing Indebtedness except as otherwise permitted above.

          “Permitted Investments” means:

(a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which
are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any
agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and
credit of the United States of America), in each case maturing within one year
from the date of acquisition thereof;

(b) investments in commercial paper, asset-backed securities, auction rate
securities or similar instruments maturing within 270 days from the date of
acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, a credit rating of
at least A-2 from S&P or P-2 from Moody’s;

(c) investments in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and time
deposits maturing within 180 days from the date of acquisition thereof issued or
guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or
offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws
of the United States of America or any State thereof which has a combined
capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $250,000,000;

(d) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than
30 days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a
financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above;

(e) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in SEC
Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (ii) are rated
AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least
$5,000,000,000;

(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;
and

(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, except that with respect to the maturities of the assets included in
such funds the requirements of clauses (a) through (f) shall not be applied to
the individual assets included in such funds but to the weighted-average
maturity of all assets included in such funds.

          “Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability
company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental
Authority or other entity.

          “Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a
Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or
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in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan
were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an
“employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

          “Platform” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.01(c).

          “Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced
from time to time by Citibank, N.A. as its prime rate in effect at its principal
office in New York City; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from
and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

          “Prior Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement by and
among Borrower, the several lenders from time to time party thereto, PNC Bank,
National Association, as Administrative Agent, Branch Banking and Trust Company,
as Syndication Agent, Bank of Montreal and BNP Paribas, as Documentation Agents
and PNC Capital Markets, Inc., as Lead Arranger, dated October 17, 2002, as
amended.

          “Quarterly Distributions” means the distributions by the Parent of
Available Cash.

          “Re-Allocation Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section
2.20.

          “Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.04.

          “Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board, as the same is from
time to time in effect, and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder
or thereof.

          “Regulation T” means Regulation T of the Board, as the same is from
time to time in effect, and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder
or thereof.

          “Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board, as the same is from
time to time in effect, and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder
or thereof.

          “Regulation X” means Regulation X of the Board, as the same is from
time to time in effect, and all official rulings and interpretations thereunder
or thereof.

          “Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such
Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents
and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

          “Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit
Exposures representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Revolving Credit
Exposures or, if at such time no Lenders have Revolving Credit Exposure, Lenders
having unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the unused Commitments
at such time.

          “Response” means (a) “response” as such term is defined in CERCLA, 42
U.S.C. §9601(25), and (b) all other actions required by any Governmental
Authority or voluntarily undertaken to: (i) clean up, remove, treat, abate, or
in any other way address any Hazardous Material in the environment; (ii) prevent
the release of any Hazardous Material; or (iii) perform studies and
investigations in connection with clause (i) or (ii) above.

          “Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether
in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in
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payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking
fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement,
acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in the
Borrower or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity
Interests in the Borrower.

          “Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any
time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving
Loans and its LC Exposure at such time.

          “Revolving Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.03.

          “S&P” means Standard & Poor’s.

          “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission (or successors
thereto or an analogous Governmental Authority).

          “Solvent” means, with respect to any Person on a particular date, that
on such date (i) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than
the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such
Person, (ii) the present fair salable value of the assets of such Person is not
less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such
Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (iii) such Person is
able to realize upon its assets and pay its debts and other liabilities,
contingent obligations and other commitments as they mature in the normal course
of business, (iv) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it
will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay as such
debts and liabilities mature, taking into account the possibility of refinancing
such debt or selling such assets, and (v) such Person is not engaged in business
or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for
which such Person’s property would constitute unreasonably small capital. In
computing the amount of contingent liabilities at any time, it is intended that
such liabilities will be computed at the amount which, in light of all the facts
and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can
reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

          “Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal),
the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the
number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any
marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal
established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject (a) with
respect to the Base CD Rate, for new negotiable non-personal time deposits in
dollars of over $100,000 with maturities approximately equal to three months and
(b) with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently
referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Such
reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D.
Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be
subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration,
exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender
under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate
shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in
any reserve percentage.

          “subsidiary(ies)” means, singularly and collectively, with respect to
any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be
consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial
statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as
of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other
ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of
the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the
general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held,
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Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the
parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.

          “Subsidiary” means any subsidiary of the Borrower.

          “Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap,
forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement
involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies,
commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or
pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or
any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that
no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of
services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or
consultants of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.

          “Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts,
duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental
Authority.

          “Three-Month Secondary CD Rate” means, for any day, the secondary
market rate for three-month certificates of deposit reported as being in effect
on such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business
Day) by the Board through the public information telephone line of the Federal
Reserve Bank of New York (which rate will, under the current practices of the
Board, be published in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15(519) during the
week following such day) or, if such rate is not so reported on such day or such
next preceding Business Day, the average of the secondary market quotations for
three-month certificates of deposit of major money center banks in New York City
received at approximately 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day (or, if
such day is not a Business Day, on the next preceding Business Day) by the
Administrative Agent from three negotiable certificate of deposit dealers of
recognized standing selected by it.

          “Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the
Borrower of this Agreement, the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds
thereof and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.

          “Type” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to
whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such
Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate
Base Rate.

          “Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a
result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such
terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

          “WPP Group” means, collectively, Western Pocahontas Properties Limited
Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, Great Northern Properties Limited
Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership, and New Gauley Coal Corporation, a
West Virginia corporation.

          SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of
this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a
“Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Loan”) or by Class and Type
(e.g., a “Eurodollar Revolving Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and
referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a
“Eurodollar Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Revolving
Borrowing”).

          SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall
apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever
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include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words
“include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same
meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise
(a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other
document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or
other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
(subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications
set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to
include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof”
and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to
this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof,
(d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be
construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to,
this Agreement and (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to
have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and
intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and
contract rights.

          SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be
construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided
that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower
requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any
change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on
the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the
Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof
for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or
after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision
shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately
before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been
withdrawn or such provision amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and
the Required Lenders.

ARTICLE II

The Credits

          SECTION 2.01. Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein, each Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower from
time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount
that will not result in (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding
such Lender’s Commitment or (b) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures
exceeding the total Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the
terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and
re-borrow Revolving Loans.

          SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings. (a) Each Revolving Loan shall be
made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans made by the Lenders
ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments. The failure of any
Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other
Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the
Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s
failure to make Loans as required.

          (b) Subject to Section 2.14, each Revolving Borrowing shall be
comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request
in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar Loan
by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make
such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the
obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement.

          (c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar
Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an
integral multiple of $1,000,000 and

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not less than $1,000,000. At the time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made,
such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of
$1,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000; provided that an ABR Revolving
Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused
balance of the total Commitments or that is required to finance the
reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e).
Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided
that there shall not at any time be more than a total of ten (10) Eurodollar
Revolving Borrowings outstanding.

          (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue,
any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end
after the Maturity Date.

          SECTION 2.03. Requests for Revolving Borrowings. To request a
Revolving Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such
request by telephone (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than
11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the
proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than
11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided
that any such notice of an ABR Revolving Borrowing to finance the reimbursement
of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e) may be given not later
than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each
such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed
promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written
Borrowing Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by
the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify
the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

     (i) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;

     (ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

     (iii) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar
Borrowing;

     (iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to
be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of
the term “Interest Period”; and

     (v) the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to
be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.07.

If no election as to the Type of Revolving Borrowing is specified, then the
requested Revolving Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period
is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, then
the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s
duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with
this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details
thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the
requested Borrowing.

          SECTION 2.04. Intentionally Deleted.

          SECTION 2.05. Intentionally Deleted.

          SECTION 2.06. Letters of Credit. (a) General. Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request the issuance of Letters of
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account of any Subsidiary, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent and the Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the
Availability Period. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter
of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or
entered into by the Borrower with, the Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of
Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.

          (b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain
Conditions. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment,
renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall
hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if
arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Issuing Bank) to the Issuing
Bank and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date
of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a notice requesting the issuance
of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended,
renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or
extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of
Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section), the
amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof
and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or
extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the Issuing Bank, the Borrower
also shall submit a letter of credit application on the Issuing Bank’s standard
form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit
shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be
deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance,
amendment, renewal or extension (i) the LC Exposure shall not exceed $2,000,000
and (ii) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the
total Commitments.

          (c) Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to
the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of
the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or
extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (ii) the date
that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date; provided, however, that
any Letter of Credit with a one year tenor may provide for the renewal thereof
for additional one year periods which shall in no event extend beyond the date
that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date unless cash collateral, as
set forth in Section 2.06(k) below shall have been granted to the Issuing Bank
as security for the Indebtedness under the Loan Documents no later than five
Business Days prior to the Maturity Date, in which case such cash collateralized
Letter of Credit shall not have an expiration date later than one year after the
Maturity Date.

          (d) Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an
amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any
further action on the part of the Issuing Bank or the Lenders, the Issuing Bank
hereby grants to each Lender, and each Lender hereby acquires from the Issuing
Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of
Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby
absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for
the account of the Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC
Disbursement made by the Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower on the
date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section, or of any reimbursement
payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. Each Lender
acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant
to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional
and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any
amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and
continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and
that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding
or reduction whatsoever. Promptly following receipt of a notice from Borrower
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Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 2.06(b), the Administrative Agent
shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such
Lender’s participation in such Letter of Credit.

          (e) Reimbursement. If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement
in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC
Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC
Disbursement not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date that
such LC Disbursement is made, if the Borrower shall have received notice of such
LC Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date, or, if
such notice has not been received by the Borrower prior to such time on such
date, then not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on (i) the Business
Day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is received prior to
10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the day of receipt, or (ii) the Business Day
immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such
notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt; provided that
the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein,
request in accordance with Section 2.03 that such payment be financed with an
ABR Revolving Borrowing in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed,
the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced
by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing. If the Borrower fails to make such
payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the
applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect
thereof and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following
receipt of such notice, each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its
Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower, in the same
manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender
(and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of
the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuing
Bank the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. Promptly following receipt
by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to this
paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the Issuing
Bank or, to the extent that Lenders have made payments pursuant to this
paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and the Issuing
Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to
this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than
the funding of ABR Revolving Loans as contemplated above) shall not constitute a
Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC
Disbursement.

          (f) Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC
Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section shall be absolute,
unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and
irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of
Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or
other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged,
fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or
inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of
Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply
with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance
whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for
the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or
provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. Neither
the Administrative Agent, the Lenders nor the Issuing Bank, nor any of their
Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in
connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment
or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the
circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission,
interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or
other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any
document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of
technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the
Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the
Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages
(as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby
waived by the Borrower to the extent

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permitted by applicable Law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the
Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and
other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms
thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross
negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank (as finally
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall be
deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the
foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that,
with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in
substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank
may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents
without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or
information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such
documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such
Letter of Credit.

          (g) Disbursement Procedures. The Issuing Bank shall, promptly
following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a
demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The Issuing Bank shall promptly
notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by
telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or
will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or
delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to
reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to any such LC
Disbursement.

          (h) Interim Interest. If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC
Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in
full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall
bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is
made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such LC
Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans;
provided that, if the Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due
pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, then Section 2.13(d) shall apply.
Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the
Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by
any Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse the Issuing
Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.

          (i) Replacement of the Issuing Bank. The Issuing Bank may be replaced
at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent,
the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative
Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of the Issuing Bank. At
the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all
unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to
Section 2.12(b). From and after the effective date of any such replacement,
(i) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of the
Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued
thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed
to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor
and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the
replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain
a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an
Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it
prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters
of Credit.

          (j) Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans
has been accelerated, the Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50%
of the total LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to
this paragraph, the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative
Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the
Lenders, an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure as

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of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the
obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately,
and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or
other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with
respect to the Borrower described in clause (h), (i) or (j) of Article VII. Such
deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment
and performance of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement. The
Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the
exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Funds held in such account
shall be invested in money market funds of the Administrative Agent or in
another investment if mutually agreed upon by the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent, but the Administrative Agent shall have no other
obligation to make any other investment of the funds therein. The Administrative
Agent shall exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation of any
funds held in such account and shall be deemed to have exercised such care if
such funds are accorded treatment substantially equivalent to that which the
Administrative Agent accords its own property, it being understood that the
Administrative Agent shall not have any responsibility for taking any necessary
steps to preserve rights against any parties with respect to any such funds.
Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such
account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to
reimburse the Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it has not been
reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction
of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such
time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the
consent of the Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the
total LC Exposure), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower
under this Agreement. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash
collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such
amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the
Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured
or waived.

          (k) In the event any Letters of Credit shall be outstanding according
to their terms after the Maturity Date, the Borrower shall pay to the
Administrative Agent, no later than the date that is five Business Days prior to
the Maturity Date, an amount equal to the undrawn amount of such Letters of
Credit to be held in a special interest bearing cash collateral account pledged
to the Administrative Agent (the “Letter of Credit Collateral Account”). The
Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall establish the Letter of Credit
Collateral Account and the Borrower shall execute all documents and agreements,
including the Administrative Agent’s standard form of assignment of deposit
accounts, that the Administrative Agent reasonably requests in connection
therewith to establish the Letter of Credit Collateral Account and grant the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a first priority security
interest in such account and the funds therein. The Borrower hereby pledges to
the Administrative Agent and grants the Administrative Agent a security interest
in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account, whenever established, in all funds
held in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account from time to time, and in all
proceeds thereof as security for the payment of all Indebtedness existing under
the Loan Documents. Funds held in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account shall
be held as cash collateral for obligations described in this Section 2.06 and
all other Indebtedness under the Loan Documents and promptly applied by the
Administrative Agent at the request of the Issuing Bank to any reimbursement or
other obligations under Letters of Credit that exist or occur in the future
during such time as the Borrower has any outstanding obligations to the Issuing
Bank. To the extent that any surplus funds are held in the Letters of Credit
Collateral Account above the undrawn amount of any outstanding Letters of
Credit, during the existence of an Event of Default the Administrative Agent may
(A) hold such surplus funds in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account as cash
collateral or (B) apply such surplus funds to satisfy any outstanding
Indebtedness under the Loan Documents. If no Default exists, the Administrative
Agent shall release to the Borrower at the Borrower’s written request any funds
held in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account above the amount required by
this Section. Funds held in the Letter of Credit Collateral Account shall be
invested in money market funds of the Administrative Agent or in another
investment if mutually agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent,
but the

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Administrative Agent shall have no other obligation to make any other investment
of the funds therein. The Administrative Agent shall exercise reasonable care in
the custody and preservation of any funds held in the Letter of Credit
Collateral Account and shall be deemed to have exercised such care if such funds
are accorded treatment substantially equivalent to that which the Administrative
Agent accords its own property, it being understood that the Administrative
Agent shall not have any responsibility for taking any necessary steps to
preserve rights against any parties with respect to any such funds.

          SECTION 2.07. Funding of Borrowings. (a) Each Lender shall make each
Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of
immediately available funds by 12:00 noon, New York City time, to the account of
the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by
notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available
to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to
an account of the Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent in New York
City and designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request;
provided that ABR Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC
Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e) shall be remitted by the
Administrative Agent to the Issuing Bank.

          (b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a
Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not
make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such
Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such
share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section
and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a
corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share
of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the
applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative
Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for
each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the
Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at
(i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate
and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking
industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrower,
the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to
the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan
included in such Borrowing.

          SECTION 2.08. Interest Elections. (a) Each Revolving Borrowing
initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request
and, in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, shall have an initial
Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower
may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such
Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, may elect
Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may
elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected
Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the
Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising
each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

          (b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall
notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a
Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were
requesting a Revolving Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be
made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest
Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand
delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election
Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by the
Borrower.

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          (c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall
specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

     (i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if
different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof,
the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case
the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall
be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

     (ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest
Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

     (iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a
Eurodollar Borrowing; and

     (iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest
Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which
shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.
If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does
not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have
selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

          (d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the
Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such
Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

          (e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election
Request with respect to a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing prior to the end of the
Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as
provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be
converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if
an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent,
at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long
as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Revolving Borrowing may
be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid,
each Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at
the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

          SECTION 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments. (a) Unless
previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date.

          (b) The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time
reduce, the Commitments; provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments
shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less
than $10,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the
Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in
accordance with Section 2.11, the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures would
exceed the total Commitments.

          (c) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election
to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at
least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or
reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly
following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the
Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant
to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of
the Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is
conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case
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revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to
the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any
termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent and such
Commitments shall not be reinstated. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be
made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.

          SECTION 2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) The Borrower
hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the
account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan
on the Maturity Date.

          (b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice
an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such
Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of
principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time
hereunder.

          (c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall
record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder and Type thereof and the
Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest
due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender
hereunder, and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent
hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

          (d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph
(b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and
amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any
Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error
therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay
the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

          (e) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a
promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver
to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender (or, if
requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a
form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by
such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after
assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory
notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such
promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).

          SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans. (a) The Borrower shall have the
right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in
part, subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section;
provided that each such prepayment shall be in an amount that is an integral
multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000.

          (b) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone
(confirmed by telecopy) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of
prepayment of a Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New
York City time, two Business Days before the date of prepayment, or (ii) in the
case of prepayment of an ABR Revolving Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New
York City time, on the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable
and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing
or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is
given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments
as contemplated by Section 2.09, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked
if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.09.
Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Revolving Borrowing,
the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each
partial prepayment of any Revolving Borrowing shall be in an amount that would
be permitted in the case of an advance of a Revolving Borrowing of the same Type
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2.02. Each prepayment of a Revolving Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the
Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by
accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.13.

          SECTION 2.12. Fees. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee, which
shall accrue at the Applicable Rate on the daily amount of the Commitment of
such Lender (whether used or unused) during the period from and including the
date of this Agreement to but excluding the date on which such Commitment
terminates; provided that, if such Lender continues to have any Revolving Credit
Exposure after its Commitment terminates, then such commitment fee shall
continue to accrue on the daily amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit
Exposure from and including the date on which its Commitment terminates to but
excluding the date on which such Lender ceases to have any Revolving Credit
Exposure. Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of
March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the
Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date
hereof; provided that any commitment fees accruing after the date on which the
Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. All commitment fees shall be
computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual
number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

          (b) The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the
account of each Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in
Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the same Applicable Rate used to
determine the interest rate applicable to Eurodollar Revolving Loans on the
average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof
attributable to un-reimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and
including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which
such Lender’s Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to
have any LC Exposure, and (ii) to the Issuing Bank a fronting fee, which shall
accrue at the rate of one-eighth of one percent (0.125%) per annum, on the
average daily amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof
attributable to un-reimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and
including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date of
termination of the Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC
Exposure, as well as the Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to the
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing
of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and
including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year shall
be payable on the third Business Day following such last day, commencing on the
first such date to occur after the Effective Date; provided that all such fees
shall be payable on the date on which the Commitments terminate and any such
fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate shall be payable
on demand. Any other fees payable to the Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph
shall be payable within 10 days after demand. All participation fees and
fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be
payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but
excluding the last day).

          (c) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its
own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon
between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

          (d) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead
Arrangers, for their own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times
separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Joint Lead Arrangers and
Joint Bookrunners.

          (e) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in
immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the Issuing
Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of
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Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, as applicable. Fees paid shall not be
refundable under any circumstances.

          SECTION 2.13. Interest. (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing
shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

          (b) The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest
at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing
plus the Applicable Rate.

          (c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on
any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder is not
paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such
overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate
per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus the
rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs
of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate
applicable to ABR Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.

          (d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each
Interest Payment Date for such Loan and upon termination of the Commitments;
provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section
shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of
any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the end of
the Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or
prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and
(iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Revolving Loan prior to
the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan
shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

          (e) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of
360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate
at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be
computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in
each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the
first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate,
Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent,
and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

          SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement
of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:

          (a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be
conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not
exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable,
for such Interest Period; or

          (b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that
the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period
will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of
making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for
such Interest Period;

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the
Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and,
until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the
circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest
Election Request that requests the conversion of any Revolving Borrowing to, or
continuation of any Revolving Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be
ineffective, and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Revolving
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the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings,
then the other Type of Borrowings shall be permitted.

          SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs. (a) If any Change in Law shall:

     (i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or
similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or
credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in
the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Bank; or

     (ii) impose on any Lender or the Issuing Bank or the London interbank
market any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by
such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such
Lender of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its
obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender or the
Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or
to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or the
Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the
Borrower will pay to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such
additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank,
as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

          (b) If any Lender or the Issuing Bank determines that any Change in
Law regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the
rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital
of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence
of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit
held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank, to a
level below that which such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the
Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law
(taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s policies and the
policies of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to
capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender
or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as
will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the Issuing
Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

          (c) A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the
amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or its
holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of
this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent
manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the
case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days
after receipt thereof.

          (d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to
demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of
such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided
that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing
Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred
more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as
the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such
increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s
intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change
in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then
the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of
retroactive effect thereof.

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          SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment
of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an
Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of
Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day
of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert,
continue or prepay any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any notice
delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked
under Section 2.11(b) and is revoked in accordance therewith), or (d) the
assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest
Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.19, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender
for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a
Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to
include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the
amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan
had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been
applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last
day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure
to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest
Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on
such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender
would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar
deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurodollar
market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that
such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered
to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower
shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within
10 days after receipt thereof.

          SECTION 2.17. Taxes. (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any
obligation of the Borrower hereunder shall be made free and clear of and without
deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if the
Borrower shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from
such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that
after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to
additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative Agent, Lender or
Issuing Bank (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would
have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make
such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the
relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law.

          (b) In addition, the Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the
relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Law.

          (c) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each Lender
and the Issuing Bank, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full
amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent,
such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, on or with respect to any
payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder (including
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to
amounts payable under this Section) and any penalties, interest and reasonable
expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted
by the relevant Governmental Authority, except to the extent such sums are
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable
judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or such Lender, as applicable. A
certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the
Borrower by a Lender or the Issuing Bank, or by the Administrative Agent on its
own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or the Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive
absent manifest error. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank nor
any Lender shall be entitled to receive any payment with respect to Indemnified
Taxes that are incurred or accrued more than 180 days prior to the date such
party gives notice and demand with respect thereto to the Borrower.

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          (d) As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or
Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall
deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a
receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of
the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

          (e) Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or
reduction of 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, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable
Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower as will permit such payments to be
made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding.

          (f) If the Administrative Agent or a Lender determines, in its sole
discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to
which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the
Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17, it shall pay
over such refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments
made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 2.17 with
respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all
out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender and without
interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority
with respect to such refund); provided, that the Borrower, upon the request of
the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to
the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the
relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in
the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such
refund to such Governmental Authority. This Section shall not be construed to
require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns
(or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to
the Borrower or any other Person.

          (g) Each Lender and the Issuing Bank shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policies and legal and
regulatory restrictions) to select a jurisdiction for its applicable lending
office or change the jurisdiction of its applicable lending office, as the case
may be, so as to avoid the imposition of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes or
to eliminate or reduce the payment of any additional sums under this
Section 2.17; provided that no such selection or change of the jurisdiction for
its applicable lending office shall be made if, in the sole judgment of such
Lender or the Issuing Bank, as applicable, such selection or change would be
materially disadvantageous to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as applicable.

          (h) If the Administrative Agent or any Lender or Issuing Bank becomes
entitled to receive payment of Indemnified Taxes, Other Taxes or additional sums
pursuant to this Section 2.17, it shall give notice and demand thereof to the
Borrower, and the Borrower (unless the Administrative Agent, Lender or Issuing
Bank shall withdraw such notice and demand or the Borrower is not obligated to
pay such amounts) shall pay such Indemnified Taxes, Other Taxes or additional
sums within 10 days after the Borrower’s receipt of such notice and demand.

          SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of
Set-offs. (a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it
hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC
Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.15, Section 2.16 or
Section 2.17, or otherwise) prior to 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date
when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any
amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the
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succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such
payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 2 Penns
Way, 1st Floor, New Castle, Delaware 19720, Attention: Tara A. Wooster, except
payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank as expressly provided herein
and except that payments pursuant to Section 2.15, Section 2.16, Section 2.17
and Section 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The
Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the
account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following
receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a
Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest
thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments
hereunder shall be made in dollars.

          (b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to
the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, un-reimbursed LC
Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied
(i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably
among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest
and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal
and un-reimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties
entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and un-reimbursed
LC Disbursements then due to such parties.

          (c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or
counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or
interest on any of its Revolving Loans or participations in LC Disbursements
resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the
aggregate amount of its Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements
and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender,
then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at
face value) participations in the Revolving Loans and participations in LC
Disbursements of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of
all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the
aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective
Revolving Loans and participations in LC Disbursements; provided that (i) if any
such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving
rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the
purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and
(ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any
payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express
terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for
the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or
participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or participant, other than to
the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions
of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and
agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Law, that any
Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may
exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to
such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the
Borrower in the amount of such participation.

          (d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from
the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative
Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the
Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that
the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may,
in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank,
as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in
fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the
case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on
demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest
thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to
it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the
greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank
compensation.

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          (e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made
by it pursuant to Section 2.06(e), Section 2.07(b), Section 2.18(d) or Section
9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding
any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the
Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s
obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully
paid.

          SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) If
any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is
required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental
Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such
Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for
funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations
hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment
of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce
amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the
future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any un-reimbursed cost or
expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower
hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in
connection with any such designation or assignment.

          (b) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the
Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any
Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17,
or if any Lender defaults in its obligation to fund Loans hereunder, then the
Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the
Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without
recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in
Section 9.04), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to
an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another
Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) the Borrower
shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (and
if a Commitment is being assigned, the Issuing Bank), which consent shall not
unreasonably be withheld, (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an
amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC
Disbursements, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts
payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding
principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all
other amounts) and (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a
claim for compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required to be made
pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in such
compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such
assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such
Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such
assignment and delegation cease to apply.

          SECTION 2.20. Increase of Commitments. (a) If, prior to and after
giving effect to any increase in the Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.20,
no Default, Event of Default or Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred and
be continuing, the Borrower may at any time and from time to time, but in no
event more than two (2) times in any fiscal year, request an increase of the
aggregate Commitments by notice to the Administrative Agent in writing of the
amount of such proposed increase (such notice, a “Commitment Increase Notice”);
provided, however, that (i) each such increase shall be at least $10,000,000,
(ii) the cumulative increase in Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.20 shall
not exceed $125,000,000, (iii) the Commitment of any Lender may not be increased
without such Lender’s consent, and (iv) the aggregate amount of the Lenders’
Commitments shall not exceed $300,000,000 without the approval of the Required
Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall, within five (5) Business Days after
receipt of the Commitment Increase Notice, notify each Lender of such request.
Each Lender desiring to increase its Commitment shall so notify the
Administrative Agent in writing no later than twenty (20) days after receipt by
the Lender of such request. Any Lender that accepts an offer to it by the
Borrower to increase its Commitment pursuant to this Section 2.20 shall, in each
case, execute an agreement (a “Commitment Increase Agreement”), in substantially
the form attached hereto as Exhibit B,

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with the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, whereupon such Lender shall be
bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement with respect to the full
amount of its Commitment as so increased, and the definition of Commitment in
Section 1.01 and Schedule 2.01 hereof shall be deemed to be amended to reflect
such increase. Any Lender that does not notify the Administrative Agent within
such period that it will increase its Commitment shall be deemed to have
rejected such offer to increase its Commitment. No Lender shall have any
obligation whatsoever to agree to increase its Commitment. Any agreement to
increase a Lender’s pro rata share of the increased Commitment shall be
irrevocable and shall be effective upon notice thereof by the Administrative
Agent at the same time as that of all other increasing Lenders.

          (b) If any portion of the increased Commitments is not subscribed for
by such Lenders, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, but with the consent
of the Administrative Agent as to any Person that is not at such time a Lender
(which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), offer to any
existing Lender or to one or more additional banks or financial institutions the
opportunity to participate in all or a portion of such unsubscribed portion of
the increased Commitments pursuant to paragraph (c) below by notifying the
Administrative Agent. Promptly and in any event within five (5) Business Days
after receipt of notice from the Borrower of its desire to offer such
unsubscribed commitments to certain existing Lenders, to the additional banks or
to financial institutions identified therein or such additional banks or
financial institutions identified by the Administrative Agent and approved by
the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify such proposed lenders of the
opportunity to participate in all or a portion of such unsubscribed portion of
the increased Commitments.

          (c) Any additional bank or financial institution that the Borrower
selects to offer participation in the increased Commitments shall execute and
deliver to the Administrative Agent a New Lender Agreement (a “New Lender
Agreement”), in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, setting
forth its Commitment, and upon the effectiveness of such New Lender Agreement
such bank or financial institution (a “New Lender”) shall become a Lender for
all purposes and to the same extent as if originally a party hereto and shall be
bound by and entitled to the benefits of this Agreement, and the signature pages
hereof shall be deemed to be amended to add the name of such New Lender and the
definition of Commitment in Section 1.01 and Schedule 2.01 hereof shall be
deemed amended to increase the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders by the
Commitment of such New Lender, provided that the Commitment of any New Lender
shall be an amount not less than $5,000,000. Each New Lender Agreement shall be
irrevocable and shall be effective upon notice thereof by the Administrative
Agent at the same time as that of all other New Lenders.

          (d) The effectiveness of any New Lender Agreement or Commitment
Increase Agreement shall be contingent upon receipt by the Administrative Agent
of such corporate resolutions of the Borrower and legal opinions of counsel to
the Borrower as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request with respect
thereto, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent. Once a New Lender Agreement or Commitment Increase
Agreement becomes effective, the Administrative Agent shall reflect the
increases in the Commitments effected by such agreements by appropriate entries
in the Register.

          (e) If any bank or financial institution becomes a New Lender pursuant
to Section 2.20(c) or any Lender’s Commitment is increased pursuant to Section
2.20(a), additional Revolving Loans made on or after the effectiveness thereof
(the “Re-Allocation Date”) shall be made pro rata based on their respective
Commitments in effect on or after such Re-Allocation Date (except to the extent
that any such pro rata borrowings would result in any Lender making an aggregate
principal amount of Revolving Loans in excess of its Commitment, in which case
such excess amount will be allocated to, and made by, such New Lender and/or
Lenders with such increased Commitments to the extent of, and pro rata based on,
their respective Commitments), and continuations of Loans outstanding on such
Re-Allocation Date shall be effected by repayment of such Loans on the last day
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applicable thereto or, in the case of ABR Loan, on the date of such increase,
and the making of new Loans of the same Type pro rata based on the respective
Commitments in effect on and after such Re-Allocation Date.

          (f) If on any Re-Allocation Date there is an unpaid principal amount
of Eurodollar Loans, such Eurodollar Loans shall remain outstanding with the
respective holders thereof until the expiration of their respective Interest
Periods (unless the Borrower elects to prepay any thereof in accordance with the
applicable provisions of this Agreement), and interest on and repayments of such
Eurodollar Loans will be paid thereon to the respective Lenders holding such
Eurodollar Loans pro rata based on the respective principal amounts thereof
outstanding.

ARTICLE III

Representations and Warranties

          The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:

          SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers. Each Loan Party and each general
partner or managing member of each Loan Party is (i) duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization, (ii) has all requisite power and authority to carry on its
business as now conducted, and (iii) is qualified to do business in, and is in
good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required,
except in each case where the failure to do so, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect,.

          SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability.. The Transactions are
within each Loan Party’s corporate, partnership or limited liability company
powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or
limited liability company action. This Agreement and each Loan Document have
been duly executed and delivered by the Loan Party(ies) thereto and constitute
legal, valid and binding obligations of such Loan Party(ies) thereto,
enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

          SECTION 3.03. No Undisclosed Liabilities. The Loan Parties have no
material liabilities or obligations of any nature except for (i) liabilities or
obligations reflected or reserved against in the financial statements described
in Section 3.05 below or in the financial statements most recently delivered by
the Parent (or, if a Parent Event has occurred, the Borrower) pursuant to
Section 5.01, as applicable, (ii) current liabilities incurred in the ordinary
course of business since the date of such financial statements,
(iii) liabilities or obligations that are not required to be included in
financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, and (iv) those set forth
in Schedule 3.03 attached to this Agreement or previously disclosed in the
Parent’s filings with the SEC or otherwise disclosed in writing to the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

          SECTION 3.04. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions
(a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or
any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been
obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (b) will not violate any
applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational
documents of any Loan Party or any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) will
not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other
instrument binding upon any Loan Party or its assets, or give rise to a right
thereunder to require any payment to be made by any Loan Party, and (d) will not
result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or
any Loan Party.

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          SECTION 3.05. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. (a) The
Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders the Parent’s consolidated
balance sheet and statements of income and cash flows (i) as of and for the
fiscal year ended 2003, reported on by Ernst & Young L.L.P., independent public
accountants, and (ii) as of and for the fiscal quarter and the portion of the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2004, certified by its chief financial officer. Such
financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position and results of operations and cash flows of the Parent and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance
with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in
the case of the statements referred to in clause (ii) above.

          (b) Since December 31, 2003, no event has occurred that could
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

          SECTION 3.06. Properties. (a) Each Loan Party has good title to, or
valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its
business, except for such defects in title that would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.

          (b) Each Loan Party owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks,
tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its
business, and the use thereof by such Loan Party does not infringe upon the
rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually
or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.

          SECTION 3.07. Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a) There are no
actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental
Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened
against or affecting any Loan Party (i) as to which there is a reasonable
possibility of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, would
reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a
Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed Matters) or (ii) that involve
this Agreement or the Transactions.

          (b) Except for the Disclosed Matters and except with respect to any
other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, no Loan Party (i) has failed to
comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any
permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) has
become subject to any Environmental Liability, (iii) has received notice of any
claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for
any Environmental Liability.

          (c) Since the date of this Agreement, there has been no change in the
status of the Disclosed Matters that, individually or in the aggregate, has
resulted in, or materially increased the likelihood of, a Material Adverse
Effect.

          SECTION 3.08. Compliance with Laws and Agreements. Each Loan Party is
in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental
Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and
other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to
do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing.

          SECTION 3.09. Investment and Holding Company Status. No Loan Party is
(a) an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the
Investment Company Act of 1940 or (b) a “holding company” as defined in, or
subject to regulation under, the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.

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          SECTION 3.10. Taxes. Each Loan Party has timely filed or caused to be
filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or
caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes
that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which
such Loan Party has set aside on its books adequate reserves or (b) to the
extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.

          SECTION 3.11. ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably
expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for
which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated
benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes
of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date
of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair
market value of the assets of such Plan by an amount that would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and the present value of all
accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the
assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements
reflecting such amounts, exceed the fair market value of the assets of all such
underfunded Plans by an amount that would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

          SECTION 3.12. Disclosure. The Borrower has disclosed to the Lenders
all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which any
Loan Party is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or
in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. Neither the Information Memorandum nor any of the other reports,
financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on
behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection
with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or
supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material
misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial
information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in
good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time.

          SECTION 3.13. Labor Matters. There are no strikes, lockouts or
slowdowns against any Loan Party pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower,
threatened that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
The hours worked by and payments made to employees of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries have not been in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any
other Law dealing with such matters to the extent that such violation could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

          SECTION 3.14. Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.14 lists, for each Subsidiary
of the Borrower as of the date hereof, its full legal name, its jurisdiction of
organization, the number of shares of capital stock or other Equity Interests
outstanding and the owner(s) of such shares or Equity Interests. As of the date
hereof, Parent is the sole member of the Borrower and the Borrower is the sole
Subsidiary of the Parent.

          SECTION 3.15. Margin Stock. No Loan Party is engaged principally, or
as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the
purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of
Regulation T, U or X of the Board), and no part of the proceeds of any Loan will
be used to purchase or carry any margin stock in violation of said Regulation T,
U or X or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying
margin stock in violation of said Regulation T, U or X.

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          SECTION 3.16. Licenses and Permits. Each Loan Party possesses all
licenses, permits, authorizations, registrations, approvals and similar rights
necessary under Law for such Person to conduct its operations as now being
conducted, each of such licenses, permits, authorizations, registrations,
approvals and similar rights is valid and subsisting, in full force and effect
and enforceable by such Person, and such Person is in compliance with all terms,
conditions or other provisions of such permits, authorizations, registrations,
approvals and similar rights except where, in each case, such failure to
possess, such invalidity, or such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.

          SECTION 3.17. Reportable Transaction. The Borrower does not intend to
treat the Loans as being a “reportable transaction” (within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4). In the event the Borrower determines to
take any action inconsistent with such intention, it will promptly notify the
Administrative Agent thereof. Furthermore, the Borrower acknowledges that one or
more of the Lenders may treat its Loans as part of a transaction that is subject
to Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4 or Section 301.6112-1, and the
Administrative Agent and such Lender or Lenders, as applicable, may file such
IRS forms or maintain such lists and other records as they may determine are
required by such Treasury Regulations.

          SECTION 3.18. Public Utility Holding Company Act. No Loan Party is a
non-exempt “holding company,” or subject to regulation as such, or, to the
knowledge of the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s officers, an “affiliate” of a
“holding company” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company,” within the
meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended.

          SECTION 3.19. Senior Debt Status. As of the Effective Date, all
Indebtedness outstanding under the Loan Documents constitutes senior
Indebtedness of the Borrower and ranks at least pari passu in priority of
payment with all other Indebtedness owed by the Borrower, except Indebtedness of
the Borrower which may be secured by Permitted Encumbrances permitted pursuant
to Section 6.02.

          SECTION 3.20. Leases. Each Lease to which any Loan Party is a party is
in full force and effect and there is no default thereunder and no event has
occurred or is occurring which after notice or lapse of time or both will result
in such default, except for defaults which could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. Each lessee under the Leases is paying royalties
currently due under its respective Lease directly to Borrower or its
Subsidiaries and, with the exception of payment of the minimum royalties
required thereunder, lessee has not prepaid any sums payable by any lessee under
any of the Leases, except to the extent such non-payment or prepayment could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Lessee under a
Lease or group of Leases which constitute a Material Contract is more than
thirty (30) days past due with respect to the payment of royalties under its
respective Lease(s) and, with the exception of payment of the minimum royalties
required thereunder, no such lessee has prepaid any sums payable by such lessee
under any of such Leases more than thirty (30) days in advance. There is no
consent or approval required under any Lease with respect to this Agreement or
the consummation of the Transactions which has not been obtained.

          SECTION 3.21. Solvency. After giving effect to the Loans and the terms
of this Agreement, the Borrower is, and will be, individually and together with
(i) its Subsidiaries, and (ii) prior to the occurrence of a Parent Event, the
Parent, Solvent.

          SECTION 3.22. Foreign Assets Control Regulation. Borrower’s use of the
proceeds of the Loans will not violate the Trading with the Enemy Act, as
amended, or any of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States
Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) or any enabling
legislation or executive order relating thereto.

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          SECTION 3.23. Representations Regarding the Parent. Prior to the
occurrence of a Parent Event (i) the Parent has not amended its charter or
by-laws or other constituent documents in any manner that would materially and
adversely affect the rights of the Lenders under this Agreement or their ability
to enforce the same; (ii) the Parent has not changed the end of its fiscal year
to a date other than December 31; (iii) the Parent has not engaged in any
business that a master limited partnership would not be entitled to engage in
pursuant to applicable Law; (iv) the Parent has not made any changes to the
Omnibus Agreement that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries would be prohibited
from making pursuant to Section 6.15 of this Agreement; and (v) the Parent has
kept proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries
have been made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and
activities.

ARTICLE IV

Conditions

          SECTION 4.01. Effective Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make
Loans and of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not
become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is
satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):

          (a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from
each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement, a Guaranty
Agreement executed by each of the Guarantors and all other documents required by
Lender in connection with this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or
(ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may
include telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that
such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement and all other documents
required by Lender in connection with this Agreement.

          (b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written
opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the
Effective Date) of Vinson Elkins, LLP, counsel for the Borrower, relating to the
Parent, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, this Agreement or the Transactions
and any other matters as the Required Lenders shall reasonably request. The
Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion.

          (c) The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written
opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the
Effective Date) of the general counsel of the Borrower, relating to the Parent,
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, this Agreement or the Transactions and any
other matters as the Required Lenders shall reasonably request.

          (d) The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and
certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request
relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Borrower,
Parent and the General Partner, the authorization of the Transactions and any
other legal matters relating to the Borrower, Parent and the General Partner,
this Agreement or the Transactions, all in form and substance satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

          (e) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated
the Effective Date and signed by the President, a Vice President or a Financial
Officer of the Borrower, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in
paragraphs (a) and (b) of Section 4.02.

          (f) The Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint
Bookrunners shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or
prior to the Effective Date,

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including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket
expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder.

          (g) The Lenders shall have received (i) satisfactory audited
consolidated financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for the
period ended December 31, 2003 and for the period from the commencement of
operations (October 17, 2002) to December 31, 2002, and (ii) satisfactory
unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of the Borrower for each
quarterly period ended subsequent to the date of the latest financial statements
delivered pursuant to clause (i) immediately above as to which such financial
statements are available.

          (h) The Administrative Agent shall have received satisfactory evidence
that the Prior Credit Agreement has been terminated and of the occurrence of the
following with respect to the Prior Credit Agreement: (i) all obligations owing
to any lender, agent or any other Person thereunder shall have been paid in full
and all commitments of any lender, agent or any other Person thereunder to make
any future loans shall have been terminated, and (ii) each Letter of Credit
issued thereunder shall have been terminated or canceled, or the Issuer thereof
shall have accepted cash collateral or a Letter of Credit as security therefor.

          (i) Each of the Guarantors shall have executed and delivered to the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a Guaranty Agreement
substantially in the form of Exhibit “D” attached hereto.

          (j) No event shall have occurred with respect to the Parent, the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, which has had, or could
reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

     The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the
Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing
Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective unless each
of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 9.02) at
or prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 29, 2004 (and, in the
event such conditions are not so satisfied or waived, the Commitments shall
terminate at such time).

          SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make
a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of the Issuing Bank to issue,
amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction of
the following conditions:

          (a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in
this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Borrowing
or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of
Credit, as applicable, except to the extent any such representation or warranty
is stated to relate to an earlier date in which case such representation and
warranty will be true and correct on and as of such earlier date.

          (b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such
Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of
Credit, as applicable, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing.

Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of
Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the
Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and
(b) of this Section.

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ARTICLE V

Affirmative Covenants

          Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the
principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have
been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated and
all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and
agrees with the Lenders that:

          SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements; Ratings Change and Other
Information. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each
Lender:

          (a) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Parent
(or, if a Parent Event has occurred, the Borrower), on EDGAR (or (i) upon the
request of any Lender, the Borrower shall provide a copy of such statement or
report described below to any Lender that does not have access to EDGAR, or
(ii) if a Parent Event has occurred or such statement or report is no longer
available on EDGAR for any reason, a copy of such statement or report described
below to each Lender and the Administrative Agent), the Parent’s (or, if a
Parent Event has occurred, the Borrower’s) audited consolidated balance sheet
and related statements of operations, partners’ capital and cash flows as of the
end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the
figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by Ernst & Young L.L.P. or
other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a
“going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification
or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated
financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial
condition and results of operations of the Parent, the Borrower and its
consolidated Subsidiaries (or, if a Parent Event has occurred, the Borrower and
its consolidated Subsidiaries) on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied;

          (b) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal
quarters of each fiscal year of the Parent on EDGAR (or (i) upon the request of
any Lender, the Borrower shall provide a copy of such statement or report
described below to any Lender that does not have access to EDGAR, or (ii) if a
Parent Event has occurred or such statement or report is no longer available on
EDGAR for any reason, a copy of such statement or report described below to each
Lender and the Administrative Agent), the Parent’s (or, if a Parent Event has
occurred, the Borrower’s) consolidated balance sheet and related statements of
operations and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the
then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in
comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in
the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all
certified by one of the Parent’s (or, if a Parent Event has occurred, the
Borrower’s) Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the
financial condition and results of operations of the Parent, the Borrower and
its consolidated Subsidiaries (or, if a Parent Event has occurred, the Borrower
and its consolidated Subsidiaries) on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the
absence of footnotes;

          (c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under
clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower
(i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has
occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be
taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations
demonstrating compliance with Section 6.17 and Section 6.18, and (iii) stating
whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the
date of the last audited financial statements delivered pursuant to Section
5.01(a) above and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of
such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate;

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          (d) promptly after the same become publicly available, on EDGAR (or
(i) upon the request of any Lender, the Borrower shall provide a copy of such
statement or report described below to any Lender that does not have access to
EDGAR, or (ii) if a Parent Event has occurred or such statement or report is no
longer available on EDGAR for any reason, a copy of such statement or report
described below to each Lender and the Administrative Agent) copies of all
periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the
Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary with the SEC, or with any national
securities exchange, as the case may be; and

          (e) promptly following any request therefor, such other information
regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the
Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of this
Agreement, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.

          SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events. The Borrower will furnish to
the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written notice of the following:

          (a) the occurrence of any Default of which Borrower has, or could
reasonably be expected to have, knowledge;

          (b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or
before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Parent,
the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof that, if adversely determined, could
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

          (c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any
other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in
liability of the Parent, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate
amount that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

          (d) any other development that results in, or could reasonably be
expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of
a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the
details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken
or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

          SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business. The Borrower will, and
will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things
necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal
existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material
to the conduct of its business except where the failure to do so in each case
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided
that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or
dissolution permitted under Section 6.03.

          SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations. The Borrower will cause each of
its Subsidiaries to, pay its obligations before the same shall become delinquent
or in default, including Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, could result in a
Material Adverse Effect, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Borrower or
such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect
thereto in accordance with GAAP, and (c) the failure to make payment pending
such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.

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          SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The Borrower will,
and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property
material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition in
accordance with industry practice, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and
(b) maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies,
insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained
by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or
similar locations.

          SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights. The Borrower will,
and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and
account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and
transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower will, and
will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by
the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice and subject
to applicable safety rules and regulations, to visit and inspect its properties,
to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its
affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants,
all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested.

          SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause
each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders
of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the
failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

          SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit. The proceeds of
the Loans will be used only (i) to repay amounts outstanding under the Prior
Credit Agreement; (ii) to pay the fees, expenses and other transaction costs of
the Transactions contemplated hereby; and (iii) to fund working capital needs,
(iii) to fund acquisitions permitted hereunder and engage in other transactions
permitted hereby, and (iv) for general corporate purposes of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether
directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the
regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X. Letters of Credit
will be issued only to support the working capital needs and general corporate
obligations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries relating to their respective
lines of business.

          SECTION 5.09. Compliance with ERISA. In addition to and without
limiting the generality of Section 5.07, the Borrower shall, and shall cause its
Subsidiaries to, (a) comply in all material respects with all applicable
provisions of ERISA and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder
with respect to all employee benefit plans (as defined in ERISA), (b) not take
any action or fail to take action the result of which could be (i) a liability
to the PBGC or (ii) a past due liability to any Multiemployer Plan, (c) not
participate in any prohibited transaction that could result in any civil penalty
under ERISA or any tax under the Code, and (d) operate each employee benefit
plan in such a manner that will not incur any tax liability under Section 4980B
of the Code or any liability to any qualified beneficiary as defined in
Section 4980B of the Code except to the extent, in each case, where the failure
to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect. The Borrower shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, furnish to the
Administrative Agent upon the Administrative Agent’s request such additional
information about any employee benefit plan sponsored, maintained or contributed
to by any of said Persons and/or the Parent, as may be reasonably requested by
the Administrative Agent.

          SECTION 5.10. Intentionally Deleted

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          SECTION 5.11. Compliance with Environmental Laws; Environmental
Reports. (i) In addition to and without limiting the generality of Section 5.07,
the Borrower shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, (i) comply in all
material respects with all Environmental Laws applicable to its operations and
real property except where the failure to do so, individually or in the
aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(ii) obtain and renew all material Governmental Approvals required under
Environmental Laws applicable to its operations and real property except where
the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) conduct any Response
legally required by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in accordance with
applicable Environmental Laws except where the failure to do so, individually or
in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.

          SECTION 5.12. Further Assurances. The Borrower will, and will cause
its Subsidiaries to, at its own cost and expense, to promptly (i) correct any
material defect or error that may be discovered in any Loan Document or in the
execution, acknowledgment, filing or recordation thereof and (ii) do, execute,
acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register
any and all such further acts, deeds, certificates, assurances and other
instruments the Administrative Agent may reasonably require from time to time in
order to carry out more effectively the purposes of the Loan Documents.

          SECTION 5.13. Tax Shelter Regulations. If the Borrower determines to
take any action inconsistent with Section 3.17, the Borrower will promptly
notify the Administrative Agent thereof and will promptly deliver to the
Administrative Agent a duly completed copy of IRS Form 8886 (or any successor
form). The Borrower acknowledges that, upon any such notification, any Lender
may treat its Loans hereunder as part of a transaction that is subject to
Treasury Regulation Section 301.6112-1, and such Lender will maintain the lists
and other records required by such Treasury Regulation.

          SECTION 5.14. Leases; Material Contracts. The Borrower will perform
and observe, or cause to be performed and observed, all of the covenants and
conditions required to be performed by it or any of its Subsidiaries under each
Lease, except where such failure could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower will promptly notify the Administrative
Agent in writing of the receipt by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any notice
from any third party to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any material default
under, or the termination of, any Material Contract pursuant to the provisions
of such Material Contract, and will promptly cause a copy of each such notice
received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary from any third party to be delivered
to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any
Subsidiary to, without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders,
terminate or surrender, or suffer or permit any termination or surrender, of any
Material Contract during the initial term thereof or any valid extension
thereto.

          SECTION 5.15. Clean-Down Period. The Borrower will cause the aggregate
outstanding principal balance of Distribution Loans to be zero for a period of
at least fifteen (15) consecutive days during each twelve month period.

          SECTION 5.16. Guaranties. Immediately upon the formation or
acquisition of any entity which meets the definition of a Guarantor, such
Guarantor shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent for the benefit
of the Lenders a Guaranty Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit “D”
attached hereto.

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ARTICLE VI

Negative Covenants

          Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of
and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full
and all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated and all LC Disbursements
shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders
that:

          SECTION 6.01. Indebtedness. The Borrower will not, and will not permit
any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness,
except:

          (a) Indebtedness created hereunder;

          (b) unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower so long as the incurrence
or maintenance of such Indebtedness does not cause a Default or an Event of
Default under any other provision of this Agreement;

          (c) Indebtedness existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule
6.01, and any extensions, refinancing, renewals or replacements of any such
Indebtedness; provided that such Indebtedness is not increased in connection
therewith except for increases in an amount equal to a reasonable premium or
other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in
connection with such extension, renewal, refinancing, or replacement and in an
amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder, and is not
secured by any additional assets;

          (d) purchase money Indebtedness (including Capital Lease Obligations)
of the Subsidiaries representing the portion of the purchase price of any office
equipment, data processing equipment (including, without limitation, computer
and computer peripheral equipment), trucks, tractors, trailers and other
transportation equipment which may be secured by Liens permitted under Section
6.02; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by
this clause (d) shall not exceed $10,000,000 at any time outstanding;

          (e) any Indebtedness incurred or assumed in connection with any
transaction or acquisition permitted by Section 6.19 hereof;

          (f) Indebtedness of the Borrower to any Subsidiary and of any
Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;

          (g) Guarantees by the Borrower of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary and
by any Subsidiary of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;

          (h) Indebtedness consisting of surety bonds that the Borrower or any
Subsidiary is required to obtain in order to comply with applicable Law or the
requirements of any Governmental Authority.

          SECTION 6.02. Liens. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any
Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property
or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any income or
revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any thereof,
except:

          (a) Permitted Encumbrances;

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          (b) any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.02; provided
that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those
obligations which it secures on the date hereof and any extensions, renewals and
replacements thereof;

          (c) any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the
acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or existing on any
property or asset of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary after the date hereof
prior to the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Lien
is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or
such Person becoming a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (ii) such Lien shall not
apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and
(iii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations which it secures on the date
of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Subsidiary, as the case
may be, and any extensions, renewals and replacements thereof;

          (d) Liens securing the Indebtedness permitted by clause (d) of Section
6.01 and placed on the property described therein contemporaneously with the
purchase thereof or within 90 days thereafter, by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries to secure all or a portion of the purchase price thereof; provided
that such Lien shall not extend to any other property or assets of the Borrower
or its Subsidiaries;

          (e) Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved
by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that (i) such security interests and
the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 180 days after
such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (ii) the
Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the cost of acquiring,
constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (iii) such security
interests shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary;

          (f) any interest or title of a lessor under any lease entered into by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of its business
and covering only the assets so leased, and any interest of a landowner in the
case of easements entered into by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the
ordinary course of its business and covering only the property subject to the
easement;

          (g) Liens not otherwise permitted by this Section so long as the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of the obligations secured thereby does
not exceed (as to the Borrower and all its Subsidiaries) $15,000,000 at any one
time;

          (h) any Lien created or assumed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in
connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, the interest on which is
excludable from gross income of the holder of such Indebtedness pursuant to the
Code, for the purpose of financing, in whole or in part, the acquisition or
construction of property or assets to be used by the Borrower or its
Subsidiaries;

          (i) Liens on any additions, improvements, replacements, repairs,
fixtures, appurtenances or component parts thereof attaching to or required to
be attached to property or assets pursuant to the terms of any mortgage, pledge
agreement, security agreement or other similar instrument, creating a Lien upon
such property or asset otherwise permitted under this Section;

          (j) any Liens arising out of the refinancing, extension, renewal or
refunding of any Indebtedness secured by any Lien permitted by any of the
foregoing clauses of this Section, provided that such Indebtedness is not
increased except for increases in an amount equal to a reasonable premium or
other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in
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extension, renewal, refinancing, or replacement and in an amount equal to any
existing commitments unutilized thereunder, and is not secured by any additional
assets; and

          (k) Liens securing Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01(e); provided
that the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the fair market
value of the assets or Equity Interests acquired in such transaction or
acquisition.

          SECTION 6.03. Fundamental Changes. Neither the Borrower nor any
Subsidiary will merge or consolidate with or into any other Person nor shall any
Subsidiary liquidate or dissolve, except that if before and after giving effect
to such merger or consolidation, there exists no Default or Event of Default
(A) the Borrower or any Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with any Person so
long as the Borrower or such Subsidiary is the surviving Person; (B) a
Subsidiary may merge into the Borrower in a transaction in which the Borrower is
the surviving Person; (C) a Subsidiary may merge into any other Subsidiary; and
(D) any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if such liquidation or dissolution
is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous
to the Lenders.

          SECTION 6.04. Investments, Loans, Advances and Guarantees. The
Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, purchase,
hold or acquire (including pursuant to any merger with any Person that was not a
wholly-owned Subsidiary prior to such merger) any capital stock, evidences of
indebtedness or other securities (including any option, warrant or other right
to acquire any of the foregoing) of, make or permit to exist any loans or
advances to, or Guarantee any Indebtedness of, or make or permit to exist any
investment or any other interest in, any other Person, except that, so long as
no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or will
result therefrom, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries may make:

          (a) Permitted Investments;

          (b) investments by the Borrower in the Equity Interests of its
Subsidiaries and investments by any Subsidiary in the Borrower or any other
Subsidiary;

          (c) loans or advances made by the Borrower to any Subsidiary and made
by any Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;

          (d) Guarantees constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01;

          (e) investments consisting of non-cash consideration with respect to
any sale of assets by the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

          (f) Swap Agreements to the extent permitted under Section 6.05;

          (g) any purchases or other acquisitions of all or substantially all of
the Equity Interests in any Person permitted by Section 6.19; provided that,
immediately upon consummation thereof, such Person will be a Guarantor
(including, without limitation, as a result of a merger or consolidation
otherwise permitted under this Agreement) and any other purchase or acquisition
of any property or assets of any Person permitted by Section 6.19;

          (h) investments consisting of extensions of credit, including without
limitation, in the nature of accounts receivable arising from the grant of trade
credit or prepayments or similar transactions entered into in the ordinary
course of business and investments by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in
satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account
debtors to prevent or limit financial loss;

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          (i) to the extent not prohibited by Law, loans and advances to the
officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries made from
time to time in the ordinary course of business; provided that the aggregate
amount of investments permitted by this clause (l) shall not exceed $500,000 at
anytime outstanding; and

          (j) investments not otherwise permitted by this Section 6.04 in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 at anytime outstanding.

          SECTION 6.05. Swap Agreements. The Borrower will not, and will not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any Swap Agreement, except
(a) Swap Agreements entered into to hedge or mitigate risks to which the
Borrower or any Subsidiary has actual exposure (other than those in respect of
Equity Interests of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries), and (b) Swap
Agreements entered into in order to effectively cap, collar or exchange interest
rates (from fixed to floating rates, from one floating rate to another floating
rate, from floating to fixed rates or otherwise) with respect to any
interest-bearing liability or investment of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

          SECTION 6.06. Restricted Payments. The Borrower will not, and will not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make,
directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payments, except that so long as no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and provided
that no Default or Event of Default would result from the making of such
Restricted Payment:

     (i) any Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any
Subsidiary; and

     (ii) the Borrower may declare, make or incur a liability to make
distributions to the Parent to fund Quarterly Distributions; provided that
(A) such Quarterly Distributions are made in accordance with the provisions of
the Partnership Agreement, and (ii) the aggregate amount of Quarterly
Distributions made by the Parent with respect to any fiscal quarter shall not
exceed Available Cash for such fiscal quarter.

          SECTION 6.07. Transactions with Affiliates. Except as otherwise
permitted hereunder, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or
purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise
engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) as
permitted by the Partnership Agreement, and (b) transactions between or among
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not involving any other Affiliate.

          SECTION 6.08. Sales of Assets. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary
shall enter into any arrangement, direct or indirect, with any Person other than
a Loan Party pursuant to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall sell or
otherwise transfer or dispose of any property, real, personal or mixed, whether
now owned or hereafter acquired, except (i) sales, transfers or dispositions in
the ordinary course of business and the granting of any option or other right to
purchase or otherwise acquire property in the ordinary course of business,
(ii) sales, transfers or dispositions not in the ordinary course of business
provided that the aggregate proceeds of all such sales, transfers and
dispositions permitted by this item (ii) shall not exceed, (A) from the date
hereof during any period of twelve (12) consecutive months more than $25,000,000
and (B) during the term hereof more than $50,000,000, (iii) sales of wetlands
credits; (iv) sales, transfers or dispositions of property that are no longer
commercially viable to maintain or obsolete, surplus or worn-out property,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired; (v) sales, transfers or dispositions of
equipment or real property to the extent that (A) such equipment or real
property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar
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property, or (B) the proceeds of such sales, transfers or dispositions are
reasonably promptly, but in any event within 90 days, applied to the purchase
price of such replacement equipment or real property; (vi) the sale, transfer or
disposition of certain timber properties more specifically described on
Schedule 6.08; (vii) dispositions resulting from the bona fide exercise by a
Governmental Authority of its actual power of eminent domain or other
dispositions otherwise required by applicable law, and (viii) dispositions of
property subject to a Permitted Encumbrance that are transferred to a lienholder
or its designee in satisfaction or settlement of the lienholder’s claim or a
realization upon a security interest permitted under this Agreement..

          SECTION 6.09. Constituent Documents. The Borrower will not, and will
not permit any Subsidiary to, amend its charter or by-laws or other constituent
documents in any manner that would materially and adversely affect the rights of
the Lenders under this Agreement or their ability to enforce the same.

          SECTION 6.10. Regulation T, U and X Compliance. The Borrower shall not
and shall not permit any Subsidiary to use the proceeds of the Loans to purchase
or carry Margin Stock (as defined in Regulation U, or otherwise act so as to
cause any Lender, in extending credit hereunder, to be in contravention of
Regulations T, U or X.

          SECTION 6.11. Sales and Leasebacks. Except to the extent such leases
in the aggregate would not require total payments of more than $10,000,000 per
annum, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, become or remain liable as lessee or as a guarantor or
other surety with respect to any lease of any property (whether real, personal
or mixed), whether now owned or hereafter acquired that (i) the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries has sold or transferred or is to sell or transfer to any
other Person (other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) or (ii) the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries intends to use for substantially the same
purpose as any other property that has been or is to be sold or transferred by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to any Person (other than the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries) in connection with such lease.

          SECTION 6.12. Changes in Fiscal Year. The Borrower shall not change
the end of its fiscal year to a date other than December 31.

          SECTION 6.13. Change in the Nature of Business. The Borrower shall not
engage directly or indirectly in any business activity that would cause less
than 90% of the gross income of the Borrower to constitute “qualifying income”
within the meaning of Section 7704(d) of the Code.

          SECTION 6.14. Limitation on Restrictions on Subsidiary Distributions.
The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to enter
into or suffer to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or
restriction on the ability of any Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments in
respect of any Equity Interests of such Subsidiary held by, or pay any
Indebtedness owed to, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary; provided that
(i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions imposed by
applicable Law or by this Agreement, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to
restrictions and conditions existing on the date hereof (but shall apply to any
extension or renewal of, or any amendment or modification expanding the scope
of, any such restriction or condition) to the extent such restrictions are
listed on Schedule 6.14 attached hereto, (iii) the foregoing shall not apply to
customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the
sale of a Subsidiary pending such sale, provided such restrictions and
conditions apply only to the Subsidiary that is to be sold and such sale is
permitted hereunder, and (iv) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and
conditions contained in the documentation evidencing any Indebtedness permitted
hereunder; provided that in no event shall such restrictions and conditions
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Indebtedness be more restrictive than the restrictions and conditions set forth
in Section 6.06 of this Agreement and this Section 6.14.

          SECTION 6.15. Changes to the Omnibus Agreement. Without the prior
written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, neither the Borrower nor any of its
Subsidiaries shall (i) make any material change to the terms of the Omnibus
Agreement, (ii) release any party from its obligations under the Omnibus
Agreement or (iii) fail to diligently enforce the Omnibus Agreement and avail
itself of the rights and indemnities available thereunder, except in each case,
where such change, release or failure could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.

          SECTION 6.16. Changes to the Note Purchase Agreement. The Borrower
will not agree to, and will not permit any amendment to the Note Purchase
Agreement which would (i) increase the principal amount of the Notes issued
thereunder, (ii) make the covenants in Section 10 of the Note Purchase Agreement
more restrictive on the Borrower than the corresponding financial covenants in
Section 6.17 and Section 6.18 hereof, or (iii) make the events of default in
Section 11 of the Note Purchase Agreement more restrictive on the Borrower than
the Events of Default hereunder, in each case, without the consent of the
Required Lenders; provided, however, that in no event shall the covenants set
forth in Section 10 of the Note Purchase Agreement and the events of default set
forth in the Note Purchase Agreement as in effect on the date hereof be deemed
to be more restrictive than the corresponding covenants set forth in
Section 6.17 and Section 6.18 and the Events of Default hereunder. The Borrower
will not make any voluntary prepayments of principal or interest on the notes
outstanding under the Note Purchase Agreement.

          SECTION 6.17. Minimum Interest Coverage Ratio. The Borrower shall not
permit the Interest Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter to
be less than 4.0 to 1.0.

          SECTION 6.18. Maximum Leverage Ratio. The Borrower shall not permit
the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter to exceed 3.75 to
1.0; provided, however, that, if during any one of the four fiscal quarters with
respect to which the Leverage Ratio is being determined, the Borrower or any
Subsidiary has purchased or otherwise acquired the Equity Interests of any
Person in a transaction otherwise permitted by the terms of this Agreement (an
“Acquisition”), then the Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 4.0 to 1.0 with respect
to (i) the fiscal quarter in which the Acquisition occurred and (ii)(A) if such
Acquisition occurs during the first half of such fiscal quarter, the two fiscal
quarters immediately following the fiscal quarter in which such Acquisition
occurred, or (B) if such Acquisition occurs during the second half of such
fiscal quarter, the three fiscal quarters immediately following the fiscal
quarter in which such Acquisition occurred.

          SECTION 6.19. Permitted Acquisitions. The Borrower shall not, except
as otherwise permitted or required in this Agreement, purchase or otherwise
acquire, or permit any Subsidiary to purchase or acquire, any Equity Interests
in, any obligations or stock of, or any other interest in, or all or
substantially all of the assets of, any Person whatsoever unless (i) permitted
by Section 6.03 above, or (ii) (a) immediately prior to and after giving effect
to any such purchase or acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred or be continuing or will result therefrom, (b) such purchase or
acquisition is consummated in accordance with applicable Law, and
(c) immediately after giving effect to such purchase or acquisition of a company
or business pursuant to this Section 6.19, the Borrower shall be in pro forma
compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 6.17 and Section 6.18 above,
as evidenced by a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower
delivered to the Administrative Agent on the earlier of (i) the date that
Borrower submits a Borrowing Request if Borrower is making a Borrowing in
connection therewith, or (ii) the date that Borrower consummates the transaction
requiring the delivery of such certificate.

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ARTICLE VII

Events of Default

          If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:

          (a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any
reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same
shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed
for prepayment thereof or otherwise;

          (b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee
or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this
Article) payable under this Agreement, when and as the same shall become due and
payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three
Business Days;

          (c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf
of any Loan Party in or in connection with this Agreement or any amendment or
modification hereof or waiver hereunder, or in any report, certificate,
financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection
with this Agreement or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder,
shall prove to have been incorrect when made or deemed made;

          (d) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant,
condition or agreement contained in Section 5.02, 5.03 (with respect to
existence) or 5.08 or in Article VI;

          (e) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant,
condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified
in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article) or in any other Loan Document, and
such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after notice
thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice will be
given at the request of any Lender);

          (f) any Loan Party shall fail to make any payment (whether of
principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material
Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable or within any
applicable grace period;

          (g) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material
Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or
permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the
holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or
their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the
prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled
maturity; provided that this clause (g) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness
that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property
or assets securing such Indebtedness;

          (h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary
petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief
in respect of any Loan Party or its debts, or of a substantial part of its
assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership
or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver,
trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for any Loan
Party or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such
proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or
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          (i) any Loan Party shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or
file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any
Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law
now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to
contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described
in clause (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of
a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official
for any Loan Party or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer
admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such
proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or
(vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

          (j) any Loan Party shall become unable, admit in writing its inability
or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

          (k) one or more final non-appealable judgments for the payment of
money in an aggregate amount in excess of $10,000,000 (net of insurance coverage
which is reasonably expected to be paid by the insurer thereunder as confirmed
by such insurer) shall be rendered against any Loan Party or any combination
thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive
days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall
be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of any
Loan Party to enforce any such judgment and is not released, vacated or fully
bonded within 60 days after its attachment or levy;

          (l) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with
all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to
result in liability of the Parent, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an
aggregate amount that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect;

          (m) a Change in Control shall occur;

          (n) this Agreement or any other Loan Document ceases to be valid and
binding on any Loan Party in any material respect or is declared null and void
in any material respect, or the validity or enforceability thereof is contested
by any Loan Party or any Loan Party denies it has any or further liability under
this Agreement or under the other Loan Documents to which it is a party;

          (o) prior to the occurrence of a Parent Event, the Parent fails to
keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses,
permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business
except where the failure to do so in each case could not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect; or

          (p) prior to the occurrence of a Parent Event, any of the following
events occur and continue unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after
notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice will
be given at the request of any Lender) (i) the Parent fails to pay its
obligations before the same shall become delinquent or in default, including Tax
liabilities, that, if not paid, could result in a Material Adverse Effect,
except where (A) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings, (B) the Parent has set aside on its books adequate
reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, and (C) the failure to
make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) the Parent fails to permit any representatives
designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior
notice and subject to applicable safety rules and regulations, to visit and
inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records,
and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and
independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably
requested; (iii) the Parent fails to comply with all laws, rules, regulations
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Authority applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect; or (iv) (A) the Parent fails to comply in all
material respects with all applicable provisions of ERISA and the regulations
and published interpretations thereunder with respect to all employee benefit
plans (as defined in ERISA), (B) the Parent takes any action, or fails to take
action, the result of which could be a liability to the PBGC or a past due
liability to any Multiemployer Plan, (C) the Parent participates in any
prohibited transaction that could result in any civil penalty under ERISA or any
tax under the Code, or (D) the Parent does not operate each employee benefit
plan in such a manner that will not incur any tax liability under Section 4980B
of the Code or any liability to any qualified beneficiary as defined in
Section 4980B of the Code except to the extent, in each case, where the failure
to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect;

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower
described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter
during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the
request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or
both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the
Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and
(ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in
part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may
thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of
the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest
thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder,
shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest
or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and
in case of any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or
(i) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the
principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon
and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall
automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or
other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

ARTICLE VIII

The Administrative Agent

          Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints
the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to
take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to
the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such actions and
powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

          The bank serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the
same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may
exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such bank
and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage
in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate
thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

          The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations
except those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or
other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is
continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any
discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary
rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative Agent is
required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or such
other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the
circumstances as provided in Section 9.02), and (c) except as expressly set
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duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any
information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is
communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any
of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable
for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of
the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall
be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) or in the
absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative
Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until
written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a
Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any
duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation
made in or in connection with this Agreement, (ii) the contents of any
certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection
herewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants,
agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein, (iv) the validity,
enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any other
agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set
forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items
expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

          The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not
incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent,
statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine
and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent
also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed
by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for
relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who
may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts
selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it
in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

          The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and
exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents
appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such
sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers
through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the
preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related
Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to
their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit
facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

          Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor
Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent may
resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Borrower.
Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the
consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
conditioned or delayed), to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been
so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment
within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its
resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the
Lenders and the Issuing Bank, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which
shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any
such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent
hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with
all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative
Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties
and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor
Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor
unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the
Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and
Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring
Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in
respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was
acting as Administrative Agent.

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          Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without
reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such
documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit
analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also
acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and
information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its
own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement,
any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

ARTICLE IX

Miscellaneous

          SECTION 9.01. Notices. (a) Except in the case of notices and other
communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to
paragraph (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein
shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service,
mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy (or sent by email as
set forth in Section 9.01(c) below), as follows:

     (i) if to the Borrower, to it at 601 Jefferson, Suite 3600, Houston, Texas
77002, Attention of Dwight L. Dunlap (Telecopy No. (713) 751-7515; Email
address: ddunlap@quintanaminerals.com);

     (ii) if to the Administrative Agent, to it at 2 Penns Way, 1st Floor, New
Castle, Delaware 19720, Attention of Tara A. Wooster (Telecopy No.
(212) 994-0961); and

     (iii) if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number or
email address) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

          (b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be
delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures
approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not
apply to notices pursuant to Article II unless otherwise agreed by the
Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the
Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other
communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to
procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be
limited to particular notices or communications.

          (c) The Borrower hereby agrees that it will provide to the
Administrative Agent all information, documents and other materials that it is
obligated to furnish to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents,
including, without limitation, all notices, requests, financial statements,
financial and other reports, certificates and other information materials, but
excluding any such communication that (i) relates to a request for a new, or a
conversion of an existing, borrowing or other extension of credit (including any
election of an interest rate or interest period relating thereto), (ii) relates
to the payment of any principal or other amount due under the Credit Agreement
prior to the scheduled date therefor, (iii) provides notice of any default or
event of default under the Credit Agreement, or (iv) is required to be delivered
to satisfy any condition precedent to the effectiveness of the Credit Agreement
and/or any borrowing or other extension of credit thereunder (all such
non-excluded communications being referred to herein collectively as
“Communications”), by transmitting the Communications in an electronic/soft
medium in a format acceptable to the Administrative Agent to
“oploanswebadmin@citigroup.com”. In addition, the Borrower agrees to continue to
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Communications to the Agent in the manner specified in the Loan Documents but
only to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent.

          The Borrower further agrees that the Administrative Agent may make the
Communications available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on
Intralinks or a substantially similar electronic transmission systems (the
“Platform”). The Borrower acknowledges that the distribution of material through
an electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that there are
confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution.

          The Platform is provided “as is” and “as available”. The Agent Parties
(as defined below) do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of the
Communications, or the adequacy of the Platform and expressly disclaim liability
for errors or omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express,
implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of
merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third
party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by the agent
parties in connection with the Communications or the Platform. In no event shall
the Administrative Agent or any of its affiliates or any of their respective
officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors or representatives
(collectively, “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender
or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including, without
limitation, direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages,
losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the
Borrower’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Communications through
the internet, except to the extent the liability of any agent party is found in
a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have
resulted primarily from such Agent Party’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct.

          The Administrative Agent agrees that the receipt of the Communications
by the Agent at its e-mail address set forth above shall constitute effective
delivery of the Communications to the Agent for purposes of the Loan Documents.
Each Lender agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence)
specifying that the Communications have been posted to the Platform shall
constitute effective delivery of the Communications to such Lender for purposes
of the Loan Documents. Each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent in
writing (including by electronic communication) from time to time of such
Lender’s e-mail address to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic
transmission, and (ii) that the foregoing notice may be sent to such e-mail
address. Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent or
any Lender to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Credit
Document in any other manner specified in such Credit Document.

          (d) Any party hereto may change its address, telecopy number or email
address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other
parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto
in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been
given on the date of receipt.

          SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments. (a) No failure or delay by the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or
power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or
discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights
and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders
hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that
they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or
consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be
effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section,
and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance
and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be
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Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or
knowledge of such Default at the time.

          (b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived,
amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing
entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or by the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no
such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the
written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or
LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees
payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby,
(iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan
or LC Disbursement, or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or
reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the
scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of
each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.18(b) or (c) in a manner
that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the
written consent of each Lender, (v) release any Guarantor, or (vi) change any of
the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any
other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required
to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or
grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender;
provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect
the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank hereunder
without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or the Issuing
Bank, as the case may be.

          SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) The Borrower
shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the
Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges
and disbursements of one counsel for the Administrative Agent, in connection
with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the
preparation and administration of this Agreement or any amendments,
modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof (whether or not the
Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Bank in connection
with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or
any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender,
including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, in connection with the
enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement,
including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or
Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses
incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such
Loans or Letters of Credit.

          (b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Joint
Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, the Issuing Bank and each Lender, and each
Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an
“Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees,
charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or
asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a
result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any agreement or
instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their
respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any
other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the
use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank to
honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented
in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such
Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous
Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim,
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proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or
any other theory and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto;
provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to
the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses
are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and non-appealable
judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
such Indemnitee.

          (c) To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required
to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank under paragraph
(a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such Lender’s
Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable
un-reimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount;
provided that the un-reimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage,
liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted
against the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank in its capacity as such.

          (d) Each Loan Party shall defend and indemnify the Administrative
Agent and each Lender and hold them harmless from and against all loss,
liability, damage, expense, claims, costs, fines, penalties, assessments
(including interest on any of the foregoing) and reasonable attorneys’ fees,
suffered or incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender which arise,
result from or in any way relate to a breach or violation by any Loan Party of
any applicable Environmental Laws, either prior to or subsequent to the date
hereof, including the assertion or imposition of any Lien on any Loan Party’s
assets, or which relate to or arise out of any Environmental Liability. Each
Loan Party’s obligations hereunder shall survive the termination of this
Agreement and the repayment of the Loans.

          (e) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not
assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of
liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed
to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result
of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the
Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

          (f) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than
ten (10) days after written demand therefor.

          SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns. (a) The provisions of this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any
Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that
(i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or
obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any
attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be
null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or
obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this
Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person
(other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns
permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any
Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this
Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties
of each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders) any legal
or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

          (b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii)
below, any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its
rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its
Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent
(such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:

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          (A) the Borrower, provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be
required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved
Fund or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other
assignee;

          (B) the Administrative Agent, provided that no consent of the
Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an
Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and

          (C) the Issuing Bank.

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

          (A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of
a Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning
Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans
of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the
date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered
to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that no
such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing;

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

          (C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing
and recordation fee of $3,500; and

          (D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

          For the purposes of this Section 9.04(b), the term “Approved Fund” has
the following meaning:

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

     (iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph
(b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each
Assignment and Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and,
to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have
the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning
Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such
Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement
(and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning
Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to
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Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of
rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this
Section 9.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such
Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with
paragraph (c) of this Section.

     (iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the
Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and
Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and
addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount of the
Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof
from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be
conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the
Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to
the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement,
notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for
inspection by the Borrower, the Issuing Bank and any Lender, at any reasonable
time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

     (v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed
by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative
Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the
processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and
any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this
Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption
and record the information contained therein in the Register; provided that if
either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed to make any
payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.06(d), Section 2.06(e),
Section 2.07(b), Section 2.18(d) or Section 9.03(c), the Administrative Agent
shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the
information therein in the Register unless and until such payment shall have
been made in full, together with all accrued interest thereon. No assignment
shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in
the Register as provided in this paragraph.

          (c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, sell participations to one or more
banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s
rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its
Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s
obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall
remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of
such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Bank and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such
Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this
Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a
participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to
enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of
any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may
provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree
to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to
Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of
this Section, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the
benefits of Section 2.15, Section 2.16 and Section 2.17 to the same extent as if
it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to
paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant
also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a
Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18(c) as
though it were a Lender.

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     (ii) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment
under Section 2.15 or 2.17 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled
to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless
the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s
prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a
Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.17 unless the Borrower
is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant
agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 2.17(e) as
though it were a Lender.

          (d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in
all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of
such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure
obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any
such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge
or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its
obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender
as a party hereto.

          SECTION 9.05. Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and
warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other
instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be
considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans
and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by
any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or
knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any
credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as
long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any
other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any
Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired
or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and
Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the
consummation of the Transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the
Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the
Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

          SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement
may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different
counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when
taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and any
separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative
Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject
matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings,
oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in
Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been
executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall
have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the
signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page
of this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually
executed counterpart of this Agreement.

          SECTION 9.07. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in
a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other
jurisdiction.

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          SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby
authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by
law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or
demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time
owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the
Borrower against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter
existing under this Agreement held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or
not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although
such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section
are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff)
which such Lender may have.

          SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of
Process. (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed
by the law of the State of New York.

          (b) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for
itself and its property, to the nonexclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States
District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court
from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this
Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the
parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in
respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New
York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of
the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding
shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the
judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement shall
affect any right that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender
may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement
against the Borrower or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

          (c) The Borrower hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the
fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may
now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in
paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient
forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

          (d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of
process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this
Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process
in any other manner permitted by law.

          SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES,
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A
TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER
BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES
THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED,
EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF
LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT
AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY,
AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

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          SECTION 9.11. Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of
Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this
Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into
consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

          SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Bank and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the
Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to
its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including
accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the
Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential
nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information
confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (c) to
the extent required by applicable Laws or regulations or by any subpoena or
similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in
connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or
proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder,
(f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as
those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any
prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations
under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its
advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its
obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such
Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of
this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Bank or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the
Borrower. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information
received from the Borrower relating to the Borrower or its business, other than
any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Bank or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the
Borrower; provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower
after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of
delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of
Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied
with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of
care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would
accord to its own confidential information.

          SECTION 9.13. Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan,
together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest
on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the
maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged,
taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with
applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder,
together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the
Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have
been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the
operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges
payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased
(but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together
with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of
repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

          SECTION 9.14. USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the
requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into
law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to
the requirements of the Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record
information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name
and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to
identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.

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          SECTION 9.15. Separateness. The Lenders acknowledge that (i) the
Lenders have advanced funds to the Borrower in reliance upon the separateness of
the Parent and the Borrower from each other and from any other Persons, and
(ii) the Borrower has assets and liabilities that are separate from those of
other Persons, including the Parent.

          SECTION 9.16. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees
and Unitholders. No director, officer, partner, employee, member or manager of
the General Partner will have any liability for any obligations of the Borrower,
or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or
their creation. Each Lender waives and releases all such liability. This waiver
and release are part of the consideration for the making of the Loans and the
issuance of Letters of Credit.

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

            BORROWER:

NRP (OPERATING) LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
      By:   /s/ Dwight L. Dunlap         Dwight L. Dunlap,        Chief
Financial Officer   

            CITIBANK, N.A.,
a national banking association
      By:   /s/ Daniel J. Miller         Name:           Title:   Vice
President   

            WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
      By:   /s/ Jonathon R. Richardson         Name:           Title:   Vice
President   

            BANK OF MONTREAL
      By:   John M. Cook         Name:           Title:   Director   

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            BNP PARIBAS
      By:   /s/ J. Onischuk         Name:           Title:   Director   

                  By:   /s/Greg Smothers         Name:           Title:   Vice
President   

            BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY
      By:   /s/ Timothy A. Paxton         Name:           Title:   Senior Vice
President   

            THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK
      By:   /s/ L. Blair DeVan         Name:           Title:   Vice President 
 

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            COMERICA BANK
      By:   /s/ Juli Bieser         Name:           Title:   Vice President   

            COMPASS BANK
      By:   /s/ Murray E. Brasseux         Name:           Title:   Executive
Vice President   

            ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
      By:   /s/ Lorne Gartner         Name:           Title:   Authorized
Signatory   

            SOUTHWEST BANK OF TEXAS, N.A.
      By:   /s/ W. Bryan Chapman         Name:           Title:   Senior Vice
President, Energy Lending   

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