Exhibit 10.1

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$250,000,000

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

December 19, 2012

ANNTAYLOR, INC.,
ANNCO, INC.,
ANNTAYLOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC.,
ANNTAYLOR RETAIL, INC.
and
ANN CARD SERVICES, INC.,
as the U.S. Borrowers,

ANN CANADA INC.,
as the Canadian Borrower,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent,

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Syndication Agent,

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Documentation Agent

and

THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NAMED HEREIN,
as Lenders

BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH,
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC,
as Joint Lead Arrangers

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
ARTICLE 1
LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT    2

1.1
Total Facility    2

1.2
Revolving Loans    2

1.3
Letters of Credit    5

1.4
Bank Products    10

1.5
Increase in U.S. Commitments    10

ARTICLE 2
INTEREST AND FEES    12

2.1
Interest    12

2.2
Continuation and Conversion Elections    13

2.3
Maximum Interest Rate    14

2.4
Fees    15

2.5
Unused Line Fee    15

2.6
Letter of Credit Fees    16

ARTICLE 3
PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS    17

3.1
Revolving Loans    17

3.2
Termination of Facility    17

3.3
Payments by the Borrowers    18

3.4
Payments as Revolving Loans    18

3.5
Apportionment, Application and Reversal of Payments    18

3.6
Indemnity for Returned Payments    19

3.7
Agent’s and Lenders’ Books and Records; Monthly Statements    20

3.8
Currency Matters    20

3.9
Currency Fluctuations    21

ARTICLE 4
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY    21

4.1
Taxes    21

4.2
Illegality    24

4.3
Inability to Determine Rates    25

4.4
Increased Costs    25

4.5
Compensation for Losses    27

4.6
Mitigation Obligations    27

4.7
Survival    28

4.8
Replacement of Lenders    28

ARTICLE 5
BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL INFORMATION; NOTICES    28

5.1
Books and Records    28

5.2
Financial Information    29

5.3
Notices to the Lenders    32

ARTICLE 6
GENERAL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS    34

6.1
Authorization, Validity, and Enforceability of this Agreement and the Loan
Documents    34

6.2
Validity and Priority of Security Interest    35

6.3
Organization and Qualification    35

6.4
Corporate Name; Prior Transactions    35

6.5
Subsidiaries and Affiliates    35

6.6
Financial Statements and Projections    35

6.7
Capitalization    36

6.8
Solvency    36

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6.9
Debt    36

6.10
Distributions    36

6.11
Real Estate; Store Locations    36

6.12
Trade Names    37

6.13
Litigation    37

6.14
Labor Disputes    37

6.15
Environmental Laws    37

6.16
No Violation of Law    38

6.17
No Default    38

6.18
ERISA Compliance; Canadian Pension Plans    38

6.19
Taxes    39

6.20
Regulated Entities    39

6.21
Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations    39

6.22
Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Licenses, etc    39

6.23
No Material Adverse Effect    40

6.24
Full Disclosure    40

6.25
Bank Accounts and Credit Card Processors    40

6.26
Governmental Authorization    40

6.27
Tax Shelter Regulations    40

6.28
OFAC    41

ARTICLE 7
AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS    41

7.1
Taxes and Other Obligations    41

7.2
Legal Existence and Good Standing    42

7.3
Compliance with Law and Agreements; Maintenance of Licenses    42

7.4
Maintenance of Property; Appraisals and Inspection of Property    42

7.5
Insurance    43

7.6
Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds    43

7.7
Environmental Laws    43

7.8
Compliance with ERISA; Canadian Pension Plans    44

7.9
Debt    44

7.10
Sales of Assets; Liens    46

7.11
Investments    48

7.12
Accommodation Obligations    50

7.13
Restricted Payments    50

7.14
Conduct of Business    51

7.15
Transactions with Affiliates    51

7.16
Restriction on Fundamental Changes    52

7.17
ERISA    52

7.18
Sales and Leasebacks    53

7.19
Margin Regulations    53

7.20
Change of Fiscal Year    53

7.21
Subsidiaries    53

7.22
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio    53

7.23
Further Assurances    54

7.24
Pledge of After-Acquired Property; Additional Borrowers    54

7.25
Cash Collateral and Deposit Accounts    55

7.26
Restrictions on Payment of Certain Debt    57

ARTICLE 8
CONDITIONS OF LENDING    57

8.1
Conditions Precedent to Making of Credit Extensions on the Effective Date    57

8.2
Conditions Precedent to Each Credit Extension    59

ARTICLE 9
DEFAULT; REMEDIES    60

9.1
Events of Default    60

9.2
Remedies    62

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ARTICLE 10
TERM AND TERMINATION    63

10.1
Term and Termination    63

ARTICLE 11
AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS; PARTICIPATIONS; ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS    64

11.1
Amendments and Waivers    64

11.2
Assignments; Participations    65

ARTICLE 12
THE AGENT    68

12.1
Appointment and Authorization    68

12.2
Delegation of Duties    69

12.3
Liability of Agent    69

12.4
Reliance by Agent    69

12.5
Notice of Default    69

12.6
Credit Decision    70

12.7
Indemnification    70

12.8
Agent in Individual Capacity    71

12.9
Successor Agent    71

12.10
Collateral Matters    71

12.11
Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments    72

12.12
Agency for Perfection    73

12.13
Payments by Agent to Lenders    73

12.14
Settlement    73

12.15
Letters of Credit; Intra-Lender Issues    76

12.16
Concerning the Collateral and the Related Loan Documents    78

12.17
Field Audit and Examination Reports; Disclaimer by Lenders    78

12.18
Relation Among Lenders    79

12.19
Co-Agents    79

12.20
Defaulting Lenders    79

ARTICLE 13
GUARANTEES    82

13.1
Guaranty    82

13.2
Contribution    83

13.3
Waivers; Other Agreements    84

13.4
Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional    87

13.5
Reinstatement    88

13.6
Payment    88

ARTICLE 14
MISCELLANEOUS    89

14.1
No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies    89

14.2
Severability    89

14.3
Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process    89

14.4
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL    90

14.5
Survival of Representations and Warranties    90

14.6
Other Security and Guaranties    91

14.7
Fees and Expenses    91

14.8
Notices    91

14.9
Waiver of Notices    92

14.10
Binding Effect    93

14.11
Indemnity of the Agent and the Lenders by the Borrowers    93

14.12
Limitation of Liability    95

14.13
Final Agreement    95

14.14
Counterparts    95

14.15
Captions    95

14.16
Right of Setoff    95

14.17
Confidentiality    96

14.18
Conflicts with Other Loan Documents    97

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14.19
No Lender Reliance on Margin Stock    97

14.20
Judgment Currency    97

14.21
Canadian Anti-Money Laundering Legislation    98

14.22
Canadian Obligations    98

14.23
USA PATRIOT Act    98

ARTICLE 15
AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT    98

15.1
Amendment and Restatement    98

15.2
Assignment and Acceptance    99

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ANNEXES, EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

ANNEX A    -     DEFINITIONS
EXHIBIT A    -     FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT B     -     FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT C     -     [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
EXHIBIT D     -     FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING
EXHIBIT E     -     FORM OF NOTICE OF CONTINUATION/CONVERSION
EXHIBIT F     -     FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT G     -     FORM OF SECURITY AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT H     -     FORM OF PARENT GUARANTY
SCHEDULE 1.1     –     COMMITMENTS
SCHEDULE 1.3     –     EXISTING LETTERS OF CREDIT
SCHEDULE 5.2(j) –     ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL AND COLLATERAL REPORTS
SCHEDULE 6.5     –     SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES
SCHEDULE 6.7     –     SUBSIDIARY CAPITALIZATION
SCHEDULE 6.9     –     DEBT
SCHEDULE 6.10 –     DISTRIBUTIONS
SCHEDULE 6.11 –     REAL ESTATE
SCHEDULE 6.12 –     TRADE NAMES
SCHEDULE 6.13 –     LITIGATION
SCHEDULE 6.15 –     ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
SCHEDULE 6.18 –     ERISA COMPLIANCE
SCHEDULE 6.25 –     BANK ACCOUNTS AND CREDIT CARD PROCESSORS
SCHEDULE 7.10(b) – PERMITTED EXISTING LIENS
SCHEDULE 7.11 –     INVESTMENTS

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FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of December 19, 2012
(this “Agreement”), is made by and among the financial institutions from time to
time parties hereto (such financial institutions, together with their respective
successors and assigns, are referred to hereinafter each individually as a
“Lender” and collectively as the “Lenders”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as
Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent for the Lenders (in such capacities,
the “Agent”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Syndication Agent, WELLS FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Documentation Agent, ANNTAYLOR, INC., a Delaware
corporation (“ATI”), ANNCO, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ANNCO”), ANNTAYLOR
DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“AT Distribution”),
ANNTAYLOR RETAIL, INC., a Florida corporation (“AT Retail”) and ANN CARD
SERVICES, INC., a Florida corporation (“ACS”; ATI, ANNCO, AT Distribution, AT
Retail and ACS may be referred to individually herein as a “U.S. Borrower” or
collectively as the “U.S. Borrowers”) and ANN CANADA INC., a Canadian
corporation (the “Canadian Borrower” and together with the U.S. Borrowers,
collectively, the “Borrowers”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, ATI, ANNCO, AT Distribution and AT Retail, the lenders referred to
therein, the syndication agents named therein, the issuing banks named therein
and the administrative agent named therein have entered into that certain
Original Credit Agreement (as defined in Annex A hereto);
WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Lenders continue to make
available to them a revolving line of credit for loans and letters of credit in
an amount not to exceed $250,000,000 (subject to increase to $400,000,000
pursuant to the terms set forth herein) by amending the terms of the Original
Credit Agreement, and restating such terms in their entirety, as set forth
herein;
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Annex A which is attached
hereto and incorporated herein; the rules of construction contained therein
shall govern the interpretation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents
(except as otherwise provided for therein), and all Annexes, Exhibits and
Schedules attached hereto are incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to continue to make available to the Borrowers
a revolving credit facility upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual conditions and agreements set
forth in this Agreement, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt of
which is hereby acknowledged, the Lenders, the Agent and the Borrowers hereby
agree that the Original Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety, effective as of the Effective Date, as follows.

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ARTICLE 1

1.1    Total Facility. Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Lenders agree to make available a credit facility (the
“Facility”) of up to $250,000,000, with a subfacility of up to $75,000,000 for
Canadian Loans and Canadian Letters of Credit (the “Canadian Subfacility
Amount”) or such greater amount as may be established pursuant to Section 1.5
(the “Total Facility Amount”), to the Borrowers from time to time during the
term of this Agreement. The Facility shall be composed of a revolving line of
credit consisting of Revolving Loans and Letters of Credit.
1.2    Revolving Loans.
(a)    Amounts. Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set
forth in Article 8, each U.S. Lender severally, but not jointly, agrees, upon
any U.S. Borrower’s request from time to time on any Business Day during the
period from the Effective Date to the Termination Date and each Canadian Lender
severally, but not jointly, agrees, upon the Canadian Borrower’s request for
Canadian Loans from time to time on any Business Day during such period, to make
revolving loans (the “Revolving Loans”) (i) to the applicable U.S. Borrower in
Dollars only and (ii) to the Canadian Borrower in Canadian Dollars only, in each
case in amounts not to exceed such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of Availability,
except for Non-Ratable Loans and Agent Advances. The Lenders, however, in their
unanimous discretion, may elect to make Revolving Loans or issue or arrange to
have issued Letters of Credit in excess of the Borrowing Base on one or more
occasions, but if they do so, neither the Agent nor the Lenders shall be deemed
thereby to have changed the limits of the Borrowing Base or to be obligated to
exceed such limits on any other occasion. If any Borrowing would exceed
Availability or if any Borrowing by the Canadian Borrower would cause the
aggregate outstanding Dollar Equivalent of all Credit Extensions made to the
Canadian Borrower to exceed the Canadian Subfacility Amount, the applicable
Lenders may refuse to make or may otherwise restrict the making of Revolving
Loans as the applicable Lenders determine until such excess has been eliminated,
subject to the Agent’s authority, in its sole discretion, to make Agent Advances
pursuant to the terms of Section 1.2(i).
(b)    Procedure for Borrowing.
(i)    Each Borrowing (other than an L/C Borrowing or Agent Advance) shall be
made upon a Borrower’s irrevocable written notice delivered to the Agent in the
form of a notice of borrowing (“Notice of Borrowing”), which must be received by
the Agent prior to (i) 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) three Business Days prior
to the requested Funding Date, in the case of LIBOR Loans or Canadian BA Rate
Loans, (ii) 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) one Business Day prior to the
requested Funding Date, in the case of Canadian Prime Rate Loans and (iii) 11:00
a.m. (New York City time) on the requested Funding Date, in the case of Base
Rate Loans, specifying:
(A)    the amount of the Borrowing, which in the case of a LIBOR Loan or
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Rate Loans) and increments of $1,000,000 (CDN$1,000,000 for Canadian BA Rate
Loans) in excess of such amount;
(B)    the requested Funding Date, which must be a Business Day;
(C)    whether the Revolving Loans requested are to be Base Rate Loans, Canadian
Prime Rate Loans, LIBOR Loans or Canadian BA Rate Loans (and if not specified,
it shall be deemed a request for a Base Rate Loan or Canadian Prime Rate Loan,
as applicable); and
(D)    the duration of the Interest Period for LIBOR Loans and Canadian BA Rate
Loans (and if not specified, it shall be deemed a request for an Interest Period
of one month);
provided, however, that with respect to the Borrowing to be made on the
Effective Date, such Borrowings will consist of Base Rate Loans or Canadian
Prime Rate Loans, as applicable, only.
(ii)    In lieu of delivering a Notice of Borrowing, any Borrower may give the
Agent telephonic notice of such request for advances to the Designated Account
on or before the deadline set forth above. The Agent at all times shall be
entitled to rely on such telephonic notice in making such Revolving Loans,
regardless of whether any written confirmation is received.
(c)    Reliance upon Authority. Prior to the Effective Date, each Borrower shall
deliver to the Agent, a notice setting forth the account of such Borrower
(“Designated Account”) to which the Agent is authorized to transfer the proceeds
of the Revolving Loans requested hereunder. Any Borrower may designate a
replacement account from time to time by written notice from a Responsible
Officer. All such Designated Accounts must be reasonably satisfactory to the
Agent. The Agent is entitled to rely conclusively on any person’s request for
Revolving Loans on behalf of such Borrower, so long as the proceeds thereof are
to be transferred to the Designated Account. The Agent has no duty to verify the
identity of any individual representing himself or herself as a person
authorized by such Borrower to make such requests on its behalf.
(d)    No Liability. The Agent shall not incur any liability to any Borrower as
a result of acting upon any notice referred to in Sections 1.2(b) and (c), which
the Agent reasonably believes in good faith to have been given by an officer or
other person duly authorized by such Borrower to request Revolving Loans on its
behalf. The crediting of Revolving Loans to the Designated Account conclusively
establishes the obligation of such Borrower to repay such Revolving Loans as
provided herein.
(e)    Notice Irrevocable. Any Notice of Borrowing (or telephonic notice in lieu
thereof) made pursuant to Section 1.2(b) shall be irrevocable. The applicable
Borrower shall be bound to borrow the funds requested therein in accordance
therewith.
(f)    Agent’s Election. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Borrowing (or
telephonic notice in lieu thereof), the Agent shall elect to have the terms of
Section 1.2(g) or the terms of Section 1.2(h) apply to such requested Borrowing.
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discretion to make a Non-Ratable Loan pursuant to Section 1.2(h), the terms of
Section 1.2(g) shall apply to the requested Borrowing.
(g)    Making of Revolving Loans. If Agent elects to have the terms of this
Section 1.2(g) apply to a requested Borrowing, then promptly after receipt of a
Notice of Borrowing or telephonic notice in lieu thereof, the Agent shall notify
the applicable Lenders by telecopy, telephone or e-mail of the requested
Borrowing. Each applicable Lender shall transfer its Pro Rata Share of the
requested Borrowing available to the Agent in immediately available funds, to
the account from time to time designated by the Agent, not later than 12:00 noon
(New York City time) on the applicable Funding Date. After the Agent’s receipt
of all proceeds of such Revolving Loans, the Agent shall make the proceeds of
such Revolving Loans available to the applicable Borrower on the applicable
Funding Date by transferring same day funds to the applicable Designated
Account; provided, however, that the amount of Revolving Loans so made on any
date shall not exceed the Availability on such date.
(h)    Making of Non-Ratable Loans.
(i)    If Agent elects, with the consent of the Bank, to have the terms of this
Section 1.2(h) apply to a requested Borrowing, the Bank shall, in its sole
discretion, make a Revolving Loan in the amount of that Borrowing available to
the applicable U.S. Borrower on the applicable Funding Date by transferring same
day funds to such U.S. Borrower’s Designated Account. Each Revolving Loan made
solely by the Bank pursuant to this Section is herein referred to as a
“Non-Ratable Loan”, and such Revolving Loans are collectively referred to as the
“Non-Ratable Loans.” Each Non-Ratable Loan shall be subject to all the terms and
conditions applicable to other Revolving Loans except that all payments thereon
shall be payable to the Bank solely for its own account. The aggregate amount of
Non-Ratable Loans outstanding at any time shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of
the Total Facility Amount. The Agent shall not request the Bank to make any
Non-Ratable Loan if (A) the Agent has received written notice from any U.S.
Borrower or any Lender that one or more of the applicable conditions precedent
set forth in Article 8 will not be satisfied on the requested Funding Date for
the applicable Borrowing, or (B) the requested Borrowing would exceed
Availability on that Funding Date.
(ii)    The Non-Ratable Loans shall be secured by the Agent’s Liens in and to
the Collateral and shall constitute Base Rate Loans and Obligations hereunder.
(iii)    Each U.S. Lender shall automatically be deemed to have irrevocably and
unconditionally purchased, without recourse or warranty, a participation in each
Non-Ratable Loan when made based on such U.S. Lender’s Pro Rata Share.
(i)    Agent Advances.
(i)    Subject to the limitations set forth below, the Agent is authorized by
the U.S. Borrowers and the U.S. Lenders, from time to time in the Agent’s sole
discretion after notice to and consultation with ATI, (A) after the occurrence
of a Default or an Event of Default, or (B) at any time that any of the
conditions precedent set forth in Article 8 have not been satisfied, to make
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of the U.S. Lenders which the Agent, in its reasonable business judgment, deems
necessary or desirable (1) to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion
thereof, (2) to enhance the likelihood of, or maximize the amount of, repayment
of the Revolving Loans, Letter of Credit Outstandings and other Obligations
(other than Bank Product Obligations) (including to provide cash collateral for
outstanding Letters of Credit to the extent not otherwise Fully Supported by the
U.S. Borrowers in accordance with Section 1.3(b) or (g)), or (3) to pay any
other amount chargeable to any U.S. Borrower pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, including costs, fees and expenses as described in Section 14.7 (any
of such advances are herein referred to as “Agent Advances”); provided, that (A)
the aggregate amount of Agent Advances shall not exceed 10% of the Borrowing
Base on the date any Agent Advance is made, (B) at no time shall the aggregate
amount of Agent Advances plus Aggregate Outstandings exceed the Total Facility
Amount, and (C) the Required Lenders may at any time revoke the Agent’s
authorization to make Agent Advances. Any such revocation must be in writing and
shall become effective prospectively upon the Agent’s receipt thereof.
(ii)    As of the date of any Agent Advance made hereunder, the Agent shall have
made arrangements with the U.S. Borrowers intended to eliminate or repay such
Agent Advance within a reasonable time thereafter but in no event later than
sixty (60) days following the date such Agent Advance is made.
(iii)    The Agent Advances shall be secured by the Agent’s Liens in and to the
Collateral and shall constitute Base Rate Loans and Obligations hereunder.
(iv)    Each U.S. Lender shall automatically be deemed to have irrevocably and
unconditionally purchased, without recourse or warranty, a participation in each
Agent Advance when made based on such U.S. Lender’s Pro Rata Share.
1.3    Letters of Credit.
(a)    Agreement to Issue or Cause To Issue. Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement and the applicable Issuing Bank Agreement, upon request of any
Borrower an applicable Letter of Credit Issuer will issue for the account of any
Borrower, the Parent or any Subsidiary thereof one or more Letters of Credit.

(b)    Amounts; Outside Expiration Date; Automatic Renewal. No Letter of Credit
Issuer shall have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit at any time if:
(i) the maximum face amount of the requested Letter of Credit is greater than
the Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility at such time; (ii) the maximum undrawn
amount of the requested Letter of Credit and all commissions, fees, and charges
due from such Borrower in connection with the opening thereof would exceed
Availability at such time; (iii) such Letter of Credit has an expiration date
less than four (4) Business Days prior to the Stated Termination Date or more
than 12 months from the date of issuance for Standby Letters of Credit and 180
days (subject to extension for a maximum period of sixty (60) days) for
Commercial Letters of Credit; (iv) any applicable condition precedent in Article
8 has not been satisfied; or (v) any Lender is at such time a Defaulting Lender
hereunder, unless (A) after giving effect to the requested issuance, the
Aggregate Outstandings would not exceed the aggregate Commitments of all Lenders
other than such Defaulting Lender or (B) the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer
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arrangements with the Borrowers or such Lender to eliminate the Letter of Credit
Issuer’s risk with respect to such Lender. If the Dollar Equivalent of Letter of
Credit Outstandings at any time exceeds the lesser of the Borrowing Base or the
applicable Letter of Credit Subfacility, the Borrowers shall immediately upon
notice cause Letters of Credit to be Fully Supported in the amount of such
excess to be held by the Agent until such time that no such excess amount
exists.
The Letter of Credit Issuers and the Lenders agree that, while a Standby Letter
of Credit is outstanding and prior to the Termination Date, at the option of the
applicable Borrower and upon the written request of the applicable Borrower
received by the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer at least five (5) days (or
such shorter time as such Letter of Credit Issuer may agree in a particular
instance in its sole discretion) prior to the proposed date of notification of
renewal, such Letter of Credit Issuer shall be entitled to authorize the
automatic renewal of any Standby Letter of Credit issued by it so long as,
immediately after the renewal thereof, (i) the aggregate Dollar Equivalent
amount of Letter of Credit Outstandings does not exceed the Letter of Credit
Subfacility, (ii) Letter of Credit Outstandings attributable to Canadian Letters
of Credit, together with the outstanding amount of all Canadian Loans, do not
exceed the Canadian Subfacility Amount and (iii) Aggregate Outstandings do not
exceed the lesser of the Total Facility Amount or the Borrowing Base. Each such
request for renewal of a Letter of Credit shall specify in form and detail
satisfactory to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer (i) the Letter of Credit
to be renewed, (ii) the proposed date of notification of renewal of the Letter
of Credit (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the revised expiry date of the
Letter of Credit, and (iv) such other matters as such Letter of Credit Issuer
may require. No Letter of Credit Issuer shall so renew any Letter of Credit if
(A) such Letter of Credit Issuer has actual knowledge that it would have no
obligation at such time to issue or amend a Letter of Credit under the terms of
Section 1.3(b) or (c) or Section 8.2, or (B) the beneficiary of any such Letter
of Credit does not accept the proposed renewal of the Letter of Credit.
(c)    Other Conditions. In addition to conditions precedent contained in
Article 8, the obligation of any Letter of Credit Issuer to issue any Letter of
Credit is subject to the following conditions precedent having been satisfied in
a manner reasonably satisfactory to such Letter of Credit Issuer and the Agent:
(i)    The applicable Borrower shall have delivered to the applicable Letter of
Credit Issuer, at such times and in such manner as such Letter of Credit Issuer
may prescribe, an application in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
such Letter of Credit Issuer and reasonably satisfactory to the Agent for the
issuance of the Letter of Credit and such other documents as may be required
pursuant to the terms thereof, and the form and terms of the proposed Letter of
Credit shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and such Letter of Credit
Issuer; and
(ii)    As of the date of issuance, no order of any court, arbitrator or
Governmental Authority shall purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain money
center banks generally from issuing letters of credit of the type and in the
amount of the proposed Letter of Credit, and no law, rule or regulation
applicable to money center banks generally and no request or directive (whether
or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with
jurisdiction over money center banks generally shall prohibit, or request that
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of Credit Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or
the issuance of such Letters of Credit.
(d)    Issuance of Letters of Credit.
(i)    Request for Issuance. The Borrower for whose account the Letter of Credit
is to be issued must notify the Agent and the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer
of a requested Letter of Credit on or prior to the proposed issuance date. Such
notice shall be irrevocable and must specify the original face amount of the
Letter of Credit requested, whether such Letter of Credit is to be denominated
in Dollars or Canadian Dollars, the Business Day of issuance of such requested
Letter of Credit, whether such Letter of Credit may be drawn in a single or in
partial draws, the Business Day on which the requested Letter of Credit is to
expire, the purpose for which such Letter of Credit is to be issued, and the
beneficiary of the requested Letter of Credit. In the case of Standby Letters of
Credit, the full text of any certificate to be presented by the beneficiary in
case of any drawing thereunder shall be delivered to the applicable Letter of
Credit Issuer on the date of such request. Such notice shall comply with any
additional requirements as are set forth in the relevant Issuing Bank Agreement
or as the relevant Letter of Credit Issuer may require. Such Borrower shall
attach to such notice the proposed form of the Letter of Credit.
(ii)    Responsibilities of the Borrowers; Issuance. As of the requested
issuance date of the Letter of Credit, the requesting Borrower shall determine
the amount of the Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility and Availability and that
all conditions to the obligation of any Letter of Credit Issuer to issue a
Letter of Credit under Sections 1.3(b) and (c) and Section 8.2 have been
satisfied. If (i) the face amount of the requested Letter of Credit is less than
the Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility and (ii) the amount of such requested
Letter of Credit and all commissions, fees, and charges due from the requesting
Borrower in connection with the opening thereof would not exceed Availability,
such Borrower may apply to an applicable Letter of Credit Issuer to issue the
requested Letter of Credit on the requested issuance date so long as the other
conditions hereof and under the applicable Issuing Bank Agreement are met.
(e)    Payments Pursuant to Letters of Credit. Not later than 3:00 p.m. on the
Business Day of any payment made by a Letter of Credit Issuer in respect of a
drawing under a Letter of Credit, the U.S. Borrowers or the Canadian Borrower,
as applicable, shall reimburse the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer for such
draw under any Letter of Credit issued for the account of such Borrower and pay
the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer the amount of all other charges and fees
payable to such Letter of Credit Issuer in connection with such Letter of Credit
immediately when due, irrespective of any claim, setoff, defense or other right
which such Borrower may have at any time against such Letter of Credit Issuer or
any other Person; provided, that such payment obligation may be discharged and
replaced by a Revolving Loan incurred in accordance with the following sentence.
Upon notice by a Borrower, or otherwise if not reimbursed by the U.S. Borrowers
or the Canadian Borrower, as applicable, in accordance with the foregoing
sentence, the drawing under such Letter of Credit shall give rise to a Borrowing
of a Base Rate Loan or Canadian Prime Rate Loan, as applicable, in the amount or
Canadian Dollar Equivalent amount, as applicable, of such drawing; provided that
if the conditions precedent set forth in Section 8.2 cannot be satisfied as of
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Borrowers or the Canadian Borrower, as applicable, shall be deemed to have
incurred from the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the
unreimbursed amount of each unreimbursed payment under such Letter of Credit,
which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest).
In any such event described in the proviso to the preceding sentence, each
Lender’s payment to the Agent for the account of the applicable Letter of Credit
Issuer pursuant to this Section 1.3(e) shall be deemed to be a payment in
respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C
Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligations under
this Section 1.3. The Funding Date with respect to such borrowing shall be the
date of such drawing.
(f)    Indemnification; Exoneration; Power of Attorney.
(i)    Indemnification. In addition to amounts payable as elsewhere provided in
this Section 1.3, each Borrower agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save the
Lenders and the Agent harmless from and against any and all claims, demands,
liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees) which any Lender or the Agent (other than the Agent or any
Lender in its capacity as a Letter of Credit Issuer) may incur or be subject to
as a consequence, direct or indirect, of the issuance of any Letter of Credit
for the account of such Borrower, except to the extent it is determined in a
final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that such
amounts arose as a direct result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct
of the Agent or such Lender. The Borrowers’ obligations under this Section shall
survive payment of all other Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations).
(ii)    Assumption of Risk by the Borrowers. As among the Borrowers, the
Lenders, and the Agent, each Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and
omissions of, or misuse of any of the Letters of Credit by, the respective
beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit; provided the Canadian Borrower only
assumes such risk with respect to beneficiaries of Canadian Letters of Credit.
In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Lenders (other than
the Agent or any Lender in its capacity as a Letter of Credit Issuer) and the
Agent shall not be responsible for: (A) the form, validity, sufficiency,
accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any Person in
connection with the application for and issuance of and presentation of drafts
with respect to any of the Letters of Credit, even if it should prove to be in
any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (B)
the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or
purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits
thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be
invalid or ineffective for any reason; (C) the failure of the beneficiary of any
Letter of Credit to comply duly with conditions required in order to draw upon
such Letter of Credit; (D) errors, omissions, interruptions, or delays in
transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or
otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (E) errors in interpretation of
technical terms; (F) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any
document required in order to make a drawing under any Letter of Credit or of
the proceeds thereof; (G) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any Letter of
Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; (H) any
consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Lenders or the Agent,
including any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or
future de jure or de facto Governmental Authority or (I) a Letter of Credit
Issuer’s honor of a draw for which the draw or any certificate fails to comply
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respect with the terms of the Letter of Credit. None of the foregoing shall
affect, impair or prevent the vesting of any rights or powers of the Agent or
any Lender under this Section 1.3(f).
(iii)    Exoneration. Without limiting the foregoing, no action or omission
whatsoever by the Agent or any Lender (excluding the Agent or any Lender in its
capacity as a Letter of Credit Issuer) shall result in any liability of the
Agent or any such Lender to any Borrower as of the result of or in connection
with the issuance of any Letter of Credit, or relieve any Borrower of any of its
obligations hereunder to any such Person under any Letter of Credit; provided,
however, that anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, the
Borrowers may have a claim against the Agent or any Lender in its capacity as a
Letter of Credit Issuer to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as
opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by a Borrower which were
caused by the such Letter of Credit issuer’s willful misconduct or gross
negligence or such Letter of Credit Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any
Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight
draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a
Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, any
Letter of Credit Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in
order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any
notice or information to the contrary, and no Letter of Credit Issuer shall be
responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or
assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights
or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove
to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.
(iv)    Rights Against Letter of Credit Issuers. Nothing contained in this
Agreement is intended to limit or increase any Borrower’s rights, if any, with
respect to a Letter of Credit Issuer which arise as a result of the Issuing Bank
Agreement, the letter of credit application and related documents executed by
and between such Borrower and a Letter of Credit Issuer.
(v)    Account Party. Each Borrower hereby authorizes and directs any Letter of
Credit Issuer to name such Borrower as the “account party” in a Letter of Credit
requested by such Borrower and to deliver to the Agent all instruments,
documents and other writings and property received by such Letter of Credit
Issuer pursuant to the Letter of Credit, and to accept and rely upon the Agent’s
instructions and agreements with respect to compliance with all matters relating
to this Agreement arising in connection with the Letter of Credit or the
application therefor.
(g)    Support of Letters of Credit. If, notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 1.3(b) and Section 10.1, any Letter of Credit is outstanding 30 days
prior to the termination of this Agreement, or upon such termination of this
Agreement, then each applicable Borrower shall cause such Letter of Credit to be
Fully Supported.
(h)    Letter of Credit Reporting. Each Letter of Credit Issuer shall notify the
Agent and the Agent shall notify the Lenders on the first Business Day of each
week of the Dollar Equivalent of the total face amount of all of the Letters of
Credit issued by it during the preceding week; provided however, the failure of
any Letter of Credit Issuer or the Agent to deliver such notice shall not affect
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1.4    Bank Products. Each U.S. Borrower and the Canadian Borrower may request
and the Bank and each other Lender (or their respective Affiliates or branches)
may, in its sole and absolute discretion, arrange for such Borrower to obtain
from the Bank or such Lender (or their respective Affiliates or branches) Bank
Products, although a Borrower is not required to do so. If Bank Products are
provided by an Affiliate or branch of the Bank or a Lender to a Borrower, the
U.S. Borrowers, jointly and severally, agree, and in respect of Canadian Bank
Products only, the Canadian Borrower, severally, agrees, to indemnify and hold
harmless the Agent, the Bank and the other Lenders from any and all costs and
obligations now or hereafter incurred by the Agent, the Bank or any of the
Lenders which arise from any indemnity (which shall not extend to gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Affiliates or branches) given by the
Bank or such Lender to their respective Affiliates or branches related to such
Bank Products; provided, however, nothing contained in this Section 1.4 is
intended to limit any Borrower’s rights with respect to any Lender, the Bank or
their respective Affiliates or branches, if any, which arise as a result of the
execution of documents by and between such Borrower and a Lender or the Bank or
their respective Affiliates or branches which relate to Bank Products and to the
extent the terms of indemnity of such documents are different from the terms of
indemnity set forth above, the terms of such documents shall control; and
provided further, that nothing contained in this Section 1.4 is intended to
obligate any Lender, the Bank or their respective Affiliates or branches or any
Borrower to provide any indemnity in connection with any Bank Products other
than the indemnity of the Borrowers specifically provided for above. The
agreement contained in this Section shall survive termination of this Agreement.
Each Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the obtaining of Bank Products from a
Lender, the Bank or their respective Affiliates or branches (a) is in the sole
and absolute discretion of such Lender, the Bank or their respective Affiliates
or branches, and (b) is subject to all rules and regulations of such Lender, the
Bank or their respective Affiliates or branches.
1.5    Increase in U.S. Commitments
(a)    Provided no Default or Event of Default exists, upon written notice to
the Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders), the U.S. Borrowers may from
time to time, request an increase in the Facility and the aggregate U.S.
Commitments hereunder by an amount (for all such requests that are satisfied)
not exceeding $150,000,000. Such notice shall specify the time period within
which each U.S. Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less
than ten (10) Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the
Lenders). Each U.S. Lender shall notify the Agent within such time period
whether or not it agrees to increase its U.S. Commitment and, if so, whether by
an amount equal to, greater than, or less than its Pro Rata Share of such
requested increase. Any U.S. Lender not responding within such time period shall
be deemed to have declined to increase its U.S. Commitment. No U.S. Lender
declining to increase its U.S. Commitment in connection with such a request
shall be entitled to fees, if any, paid in connection with such U.S. Commitment
increase. The Agent shall notify the U.S. Borrowers and each Lender of the U.S.
Lenders’ responses to each request made hereunder. To achieve the full amount of
a requested increase, the U.S. Borrowers may also invite additional Eligible
Assignees to become Lenders pursuant to a joinder agreement in form and
substance acceptable to the Agent and subject to a $5,000,000 minimum U.S.
Commitment amount for each such Eligible Assignee. Any increase in the aggregate
U.S. Commitments may require the agreement of the U.S. Borrowers to pay
additional arrangement, upfront and/or Agent’s fees to the Agent or the U.S.
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proportionate increase in all Liquidity and Availability thresholds hereunder,
including, without limitation, the Availability threshold for the Applicable
Margin and the Liquidity thresholds for reporting requirements, covenant
limitations and cash dominion triggers under the Collection Account Control
Agreement.
(b)    If the aggregate U.S. Commitments are increased in accordance with this
Section, the Agent and the U.S. Borrowers shall determine the effective date
(the “Increase Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such increase. The
Agent shall promptly notify the U.S. Borrowers and the Lenders of the final
allocation of such increase and the Increase Effective Date. As a condition
precedent to such increase, the U.S. Borrowers shall deliver to the Agent a
certificate of each Credit Party dated as of the Increase Effective Date (in
sufficient copies for each U.S. Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of such
Credit Party (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by such Credit
Party approving or consenting to such increase, and (ii) in the case of the U.S.
Borrowers, certifying that, before and after giving effect to such increase, (A)
the representations and warranties made to the Agent, the Letter of Credit
Issuers or the Lenders by any Credit Party contained in Article 6 and the other
Loan Documents are true and correct on and as of the Extension Effective Date,
except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer
to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct as of such earlier
date, and except that for purposes of this Section 1.5, the representations and
warranties contained in subsection (a) of Section 6.6 shall be deemed to refer
to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), of
Section 5.2, and (B) no Default or Event of Default exists. On the Increase
Effective Date, Schedule 1.1 shall be deemed to be deleted in its entirety and
replaced with a new Schedule 1.1 reflecting the increased Commitments. The
respective U.S. Lenders shall fund and/or be pre-paid, as applicable, any
Revolving Loans outstanding on the Increase Effective Date (and the U.S.
Borrowers shall pay any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 4.4) to
the extent necessary to keep the outstanding Revolving Loans ratable with any
revised Pro Rata Shares arising from any non-ratable increase in the U.S.
Commitments under this Section.
(c)    This Section shall supersede any provisions in Sections 11.1 or Section
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ARTICLE 2
INTEREST AND FEES
2.1    Interest.
(a)    Interest Rates. Except as otherwise provided herein, all outstanding
Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations) shall bear interest on the
unpaid principal amount thereof (including, to the extent permitted by law, on
interest thereon not paid when due) from the date made (or due, in the case of
Obligations other than Revolving Loans) until paid in full in cash at a rate
determined by reference to the Base Rate, Canadian Prime Rate, LIBOR Rate or
Canadian BA Rate plus the Applicable Margins as set forth below, but not to
exceed the Maximum Rate. If at any time Revolving Loans are outstanding with
respect to which the applicable Borrower has not delivered to the Agent a notice
specifying the basis for determining the interest rate applicable thereto in
accordance herewith, those Revolving Loans shall bear interest at a rate
determined by reference to the Base Rate or the Canadian Prime Rate, as
applicable, until notice to the contrary has been given to the Agent in
accordance with this Agreement and such notice has become effective. Except as
otherwise provided herein, the outstanding Obligations (other than Bank Product
Obligations) shall bear interest as follows:
(i)    For all Base Rate Loans and Canadian Prime Rate Loans, at a fluctuating
per annum rate equal to the applicable Base Rate or Canadian Prime Rate, as
applicable, plus the Applicable Margin; and
(ii)    For all LIBOR Loans and Canadian BA Rate Loans at a per annum rate equal
to the LIBOR Rate or Canadian BA Rate, as applicable, plus the Applicable
Margin.
Each change in the Base Rate or Canadian Prime Rate shall be reflected in the
interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans as of
the effective date of such change. All interest charges with respect to Base
Rate Loans, Canadian Prime Rate Loans and Canadian BA Rate Loans shall be
computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, and actual
days elapsed. All interest charges with respect to LIBOR Loans shall be computed
on the basis of a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed.
For the purpose of complying with the Interest Act (Canada), it is expressly
stated that where interest is calculated pursuant hereto at a rate based upon a
360-day period or any other period of time that is less than a calendar year
(for the purposes of this Section, the “first rate”), the yearly rate or
percentage of interest to which the first rate is equivalent is the first rate
multiplied by the actual number of days in the calendar year in which the same
is to be ascertained and divided by 360, or such other number of days, as the
case may be, and the parties hereto acknowledge that there is a material
distinction between the nominal and effective rates of interest and that they
are capable of making the calculations necessary to compare such rates and that
the calculations herein are to be made using the nominal rate method and not on
any basis that gives effect to the principle of deemed reinvestment of interest.
(b)    Payment of Interest. The applicable Borrowers shall pay to the Agent, for
the ratable benefit of the applicable Lenders, interest accrued on all Base Rate
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and Canadian Prime Rate Loans in arrears on the first Business Day of each month
hereafter and on the Termination Date. The applicable Borrowers shall pay to the
Agent, for the ratable benefit of the applicable Lenders, interest on all LIBOR
Loans and Canadian BA Rate Loans in arrears on each applicable Interest Payment
Date. Interest on Revolving Loans shall be payable in the currency (i.e. Dollars
or Canadian Dollars, as the case may be) of the underlying Revolving Loan.
(c)    Default Rate. Notwithstanding the rates of interest specified in Section
2.1(a) and the payment dates specified in Section 2.1(b), effective at the
direction of the Agent after the occurrence of any Event of Default or after
acceleration of maturity pursuant to Section 9.2(a) and for so long thereafter
as any such Event of Default or acceleration shall be continuing, the principal
balance of all Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations) then due and
payable (including all amounts due and payable pursuant to Section 9.2(a)),
shall bear interest payable upon demand at the applicable Default Rate.
2.2    Continuation and Conversion Elections.
(a)    Each applicable Borrower may, except to the extent an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing:
(i)    elect, as of any Business Day, in the case of Base Rate Loans to convert
any Base Rate Loans (or any part thereof in an amount not less than $1,000,000,
or that is in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof) into LIBOR
Loans;
(ii)    elect, as of any Business Day, in the case of Canadian Prime Rate Loans
to convert any Canadian Prime Rate Loans (or any part thereof in an amount not
less than CDN$1,000,000, or that is in an integral multiple of CDN$1,000,000 in
excess thereof) into Canadian BA Rate Loans; or
(iii)    elect, as of the last day of the applicable Interest Period, to
continue any LIBOR Loans or Canadian BA Rate Loans, as applicable, having
Interest Periods expiring on such day (or any part thereof in an amount not less
than $1,000,000 (or CDN$1,000,000 with respect to Canadian BA Rate Loans), or
that is in an integral multiple of $1,000,000 (or CDN$1,000,000 with respect to
Canadian BA Rate Loans) in excess thereof);
provided, that if at any time the aggregate amount of LIBOR Loans or Canadian BA
Rate Loans in respect of any Borrowing is reduced, by payment, prepayment, or
conversion of part thereof to be less than $1,000,000 (or CDN$1,000,000 with
respect to Canadian BA Rate Loans), such LIBOR Loans or Canadian BA Rate Loans
shall automatically convert into Base Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans,
respectively; provided further that if the notice shall fail to specify the
duration of the Interest Period, such Interest Period shall be one month.
(b)    The applicable Borrower shall deliver a notice of continuation/conversion
(“Notice of Continuation/Conversion”) to the Agent not later than 12:00 noon
(New York City time) at least three (3) Business Days in advance of the
Continuation/Conversion Date, if the Revolving Loans are to be converted into or
continued as LIBOR Loans or Canadian BA Rate Loans, as applicable, and
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(i)    the proposed Continuation/Conversion Date;
(ii)    the aggregate amount of Revolving Loans to be converted or renewed;
(iii)    the type of Revolving Loans resulting from the proposed conversion or
continuation; and
(iv)    the duration of the requested Interest Period, provided, however, such
Borrower may not select an Interest Period that ends after the Stated
Termination Date.
(c)    If upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to any LIBOR
Loans or Canadian BA Rate Loans, as applicable, the applicable Borrower has
failed to select timely a new Interest Period to be applicable to such LIBOR
Loans or Canadian BA Rate Loans, as applicable, and no Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, such Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to
convert such LIBOR Loans or Canadian BA Rate Loans into LIBOR Loans or Canadian
BA Rate Loans, respectively, having a one-month Interest Period effective as of
the expiration date of such Interest Period. At any time during the continuation
of an Event of Default, each Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert
all LIBOR Loans and Canadian BA Rate Loans into Base Rate Loans and Canadian
Prime Rate Loans, respectively, effective as of the expiration date of their
respective Interest Periods.
(d)    The Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of a Notice of
Continuation/Conversion. All conversions and continuations shall be made ratably
according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Revolving Loans
with respect to which the notice was given held by each Lender.
(e)    There may not be more than five (5) different LIBOR Loans and not more
than three (3) different Canadian BA Rate Loans in effect hereunder at any time.
(f)    The conversion of any Borrowing pursuant to this Section 2.2 shall not
be, and shall not be deemed to be, a discharge, rescission, extinguishment,
novation or substitution of such Borrowing and, following such conversion, the
Borrowing shall continue to be the same obligation and not a new obligation .
2.3    Maximum Interest Rate. In no event shall any interest rate provided for
hereunder exceed the maximum rate legally chargeable by any Lender under
applicable Requirements of Law for such Lender with respect to loans of the type
provided for hereunder (the “Maximum Rate”). If, in any month, any interest
rate, absent such limitation, would have exceeded the Maximum Rate, then the
interest rate for that month shall be the Maximum Rate, and, if in future
months, that interest rate would otherwise be less than the Maximum Rate, then
that interest rate shall remain at the Maximum Rate until such time as the
amount of interest paid hereunder equals the amount of interest which would have
been paid if the same had not been limited by the Maximum Rate. In the event
that, upon payment in full of the Obligations (other than Bank Product
Obligations), the total amount of interest paid or accrued under the terms of
this Agreement is less than the total amount of interest which would, but for
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have been paid or accrued if the interest rate otherwise set forth in this
Agreement had at all times been in effect, then such Borrower shall, to the
extent permitted by applicable law, pay the Agent, for the account of the
applicable Lenders, an amount equal to the excess of (a) the lesser of (i) the
amount of interest which would have been charged if the Maximum Rate had, at all
times, been in effect or (ii) the amount of interest which would have accrued
had the interest rate otherwise set forth in this Agreement, at all times, been
in effect over (b) the amount of interest actually paid or accrued under this
Agreement. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Agent and/or
any Lender has received interest and other charges hereunder in excess of the
Maximum Rate, such excess shall be deemed received on account of, and shall
automatically be applied to reduce, the Obligations (other than Bank Product
Obligations) other than interest, and if there are no Obligations (other than
Bank Product Obligations) outstanding, the Agent and/or such Lender shall refund
to such Borrower such excess. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing
provisions of this Section 2.3, if any provision of any of the Loan Documents
would obligate the Canadian Borrower to make any payment of interest with
respect to the Canadian Obligations in an amount or calculated at a rate which
would be prohibited by Requirement of Law or would result in the receipt of
interest with respect to the Canadian Obligations at a criminal rate (as such
terms are construed under the Criminal Code (Canada)), then notwithstanding such
provision, such amount or rates shall be deemed to have been adjusted with
retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may
be, as would not be so prohibited by law or so result in a receipt by the
applicable recipient of interest with respect to the Canadian Obligations at a
criminal rate, such adjustment to be effected, to the extent necessary, as
follows: (i) first, by reducing the amount or rates of interest required to be
paid to the applicable recipient under the Loan Documents; and (ii) thereafter,
by reducing any fees, commissions, premiums and other amounts required to be
paid to the applicable recipient which would constitute interest with respect to
the Canadian Obligations for purposes of Section 347 of the Criminal Code
(Canada). Notwithstanding the foregoing, and after giving effect to all
adjustments contemplated thereby, if the applicable recipient shall have
received an amount in excess of the maximum permitted by that section of the
Criminal Code (Canada), then the Canadian Borrower shall be entitled, by notice
in writing to the Agent, to obtain reimbursement from the applicable recipient
in an amount equal to such excess, and pending such reimbursement, such amount
shall be deemed to be an amount payable by the applicable recipient to the
Canadian Borrower. Any amount or rate of interest with respect to the Canadian
Obligations referred to in this Section 2.3 shall be determined in accordance
with generally accepted actuarial practices and principles as an effective
annual rate of interest over the term that any Canadian Loans or Canadian
Letters of Credit to the Canadian Borrower remains outstanding on the assumption
that any charges, fees or expenses that fall within the meaning of “interest”
(as defined in the Criminal Code (Canada)) shall, if they relate to a specific
period of time, be pro rated over that period of time and otherwise be pro rated
over the period from the Effective Date to the date of payment in full of the
Canadian Obligations, and, in the event of a dispute, a certificate of a Fellow
of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries appointed by the Agent shall be
conclusive for the purposes of such determination.
2.4    Fees. The U.S. Borrowers agree, jointly and severally, to pay the Agent
the fees payable as set forth in the fee letter dated November 28, 2012, between
the Agent, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and ATI (the “Fee
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2.5    Unused Line Fee. On the first day of each month and on the Termination
Date the U.S. Borrowers agree, jointly and severally, to pay to the Agent, for
the account of the Lenders, in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares,
an unused line fee (the “Unused Line Fee”) equal to (a) 0.25% times the amount
by which the Total Facility Amount exceeded the sum of the average daily
outstanding amount of Revolving Loans made to the Borrowers and the average
daily undrawn face amount of outstanding Letters of Credit issued to the
Borrowers if less than fifty percent (50%) of the Total Facility Amount has been
used during the applicable month or (b) 0.20% times the amount by which the
Total Facility Amount exceeded the sum of the average daily outstanding amount
of Revolving Loans made to the Borrowers and the average daily undrawn face
amount of outstanding Letters of Credit issued to the Borrowers if fifty percent
(50%) or more of the Total Facility Amount has been used during the applicable
month, and in each case, during the immediately preceding month or shorter
period if calculated for the first month hereafter or on the Termination Date.
The Unused Line Fee shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days,
as applicable, for the actual number of days elapsed. All principal payments
received by the Agent shall be deemed to be credited to the applicable
Borrower’s Loan Account immediately upon receipt for purposes of calculating the
Unused Line Fee pursuant to this Section 2.5.
2.6    Letter of Credit Fees.
(a)    The U.S. Borrowers, jointly and severally, agree (i) to pay to the Agent,
for the account of the U.S. Lenders, in accordance with their respective Pro
Rata Shares, (A) for each Commercial Letter of Credit issued for the account of
such U.S. Borrower, a fee (the “U.S. Commercial Letter of Credit Fee”) at a per
annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin for the U.S. Commercial Letter of
Credit Fee multiplied by the average daily undrawn amount available to be drawn
on such Commercial Letter of Credit during the immediately preceding month and
(B) for each Standby Letter of Credit issued for the account of such U.S.
Borrower, a fee (the “U.S. Standby Letter of Credit Fee”) at a per annum rate
equal to the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans multiplied by the average daily
undrawn amount available to be drawn on such Standby Letter of Credit during the
immediately preceding month, (ii) to pay to the applicable Letter of Credit
Issuer a fronting fee (the “U.S. Fronting Fee”) of one-eighth of one percent
(.125%) of the undrawn face amount of each Letter of Credit issued for the
account of such U.S. Borrower, and (iii) to pay to the applicable Letter of
Credit Issuer, such out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses incurred by each
Letter of Credit Issuer in connection with the application for, processing of,
issuance of, or amendment to any Letter of Credit issued for the account of such
U.S. Borrower, as the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and such U.S. Borrower
shall agree upon, but which costs, fees and expenses shall not include the U.S.
Fronting Fee. The U.S. Commercial Letter of Credit Fee and the U.S. Standby
Letter of Credit Fee shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first day of
each month following any month in which such a Letter of Credit is outstanding
and on the Termination Date. The U.S. Fronting Fee shall be payable on each date
of issuance or renewal (automatic or otherwise) of each Letter of Credit. All
fees described in this Section 2.6 shall be computed on the basis of a year of
365 or 366 days, as applicable, for the actual number of days elapsed.
(b)    The Canadian Borrower agrees (i) to pay to the Agent, for the account of
the Canadian Lenders, in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, (A)
for each Commercial Letter of Credit issued for the account of the Canadian
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“Canadian Commercial Letter of Credit Fee”) at a per annum rate equal to the
Applicable Margin for the Canadian Commercial Letter of Credit Fee multiplied by
the average daily undrawn amount available to be drawn on such Commercial Letter
of Credit during the immediately preceding month and (B) for each Standby Letter
of Credit issued for the account of the Canadian Borrower, a fee (the “Canadian
Standby Letter of Credit Fee”) at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable
Margin for Canadian BA Rate Loans multiplied by the average daily undrawn amount
available to be drawn on such Standby Letter of Credit during the immediately
preceding month, (ii) to pay to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer a
fronting fee (the “Canadian Fronting Fee”) of one-eighth of one percent (.125%)
of the undrawn face amount of each Letter of Credit issued for the account of
the Canadian Borrower, and (iii) to pay to the applicable Letter of Credit
Issuer, such out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses incurred by each Letter of
Credit Issuer in connection with the application for, processing of, issuance
of, or amendment to any Letter of Credit issued for the account of the Canadian
Borrower, as the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Canadian Borrower
shall agree upon, but which costs, fees and expenses shall not include the
Canadian Fronting Fee. The Canadian Commercial Letter of Credit Fee and the
Canadian Standby Letter of Credit Fee shall be payable monthly in arrears on the
first day of each month following any month in which such a Letter of Credit is
outstanding and on the Termination Date. The Canadian Fronting Fee shall be
payable on each date of issuance or renewal (automatic or otherwise) of each
Letter of Credit. All fees described in this Section 2.6 shall be computed on
the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable, for the actual number of
days elapsed.
(c)    Notwithstanding the calculation of the Letter of Credit Fees specified in
Section 2.6, effective at the direction of the Agent after the occurrence of any
Event of Default or after acceleration of maturity pursuant to Section 9.2(a)
and for so long thereafter as any such Event of Default or acceleration shall be
continuing, such Letter of Credit Fees shall be determined at the applicable
Default Rate.

ARTICLE 3    
PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS
3.1    Revolving Loans. The Borrowers shall repay the outstanding principal
balance of the Revolving Loans made to them, plus all accrued but unpaid
interest thereon, on the Termination Date. Any Borrower may prepay Revolving
Loans at any time, and reborrow subject to the terms of this Agreement. In
addition, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon demand by
the Agent (a) the U.S. Borrowers shall repay the principal amount of Revolving
Loans to the Agent, for account of the U.S. Lenders, in the amount, without
duplication, by which the Aggregate Outstandings exceeds the lesser of the
Borrowing Base or the Total Facility Amount and (b) the Canadian Borrower shall
repay the principal amount of Canadian Loans to the Agent, for the account of
the Canadian Lenders, in the amount, without duplication, by which the
outstanding principal amount of Canadian Loans and outstanding Canadian Letters
of Credit exceeds the Canadian Subfacility Amount.
3.2    Termination of Facility. The Borrowers may terminate this Agreement upon
at least five (5) Business Days’ notice to the Agent and the Lenders, upon (a)
the payment in full of all outstanding Revolving Loans, together with accrued
interest thereon, and the cancellation and return of all outstanding Letters of
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Supported, (b) the payment in full in cash of all reimbursable expenses and
other Obligations, and (c) with respect to any LIBOR Loans or Canadian BA Rate
Loans prepaid, payment of the amounts due under Section 4.4, if any, in each
case on or prior to the Termination Date.
3.3    Payments by the Borrowers.
(a)    All payments to be made by the Borrowers shall be made without set-off,
recoupment or counterclaim. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all
payments by the Borrowers shall be made to the Agent for the account of the
applicable Lenders, at the account designated by the Agent and shall be made in
Dollars (with respect to the U.S. Obligations) and Canadian Dollars (with
respect to the Canadian Obligations) and in immediately available funds, no
later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the date specified herein. Any
payment received by the Agent after such time shall be deemed (for purposes of
calculating interest only) to have been received on the following Business Day
and any applicable interest shall continue to accrue.
(b)    Subject to the provisions set forth in the definition of “Interest
Period”, whenever any payment is due on a day other than a Business Day, such
payment shall be due on the following Business Day, and such extension of time
shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or fees, as the
case may be.
(c)    If any LIBOR Loans or Canadian BA Rate Loans are repaid prior to the
expiration date of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the applicable
Borrowers shall pay to the applicable Lenders the amounts described in Section
4.4.
3.4    Payments as Revolving Loans. At the election of the Agent, all payments
of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations in connection with Letters of
Credit, fees, premiums, reimbursable expenses and other sums payable hereunder
that are due but have not been paid by the Borrowers at the date and time
specified herein, may be paid from the proceeds of Revolving Loans made
hereunder. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agent to charge the
Loan Account of such Borrower for the purpose of paying all amounts from time to
time due hereunder in respect of principal, interest or fees (or, during the
continuance of an Event of Default, all other Obligations (other than Bank
Product Obligations)) and agrees that all such amounts charged shall constitute
Revolving Loans.
3.5    Apportionment, Application and Reversal of Payments.
(a)    Principal and interest payments shall be apportioned ratably among the
applicable Lenders (according to the unpaid principal balance of the Credit
Extensions to which such payments relate held by each Lender) and payments of
the fees shall, as applicable, be apportioned ratably among the Lenders, except
for fees payable solely to the Agent and the applicable Letter of Credit Issuers
and except as provided in Section 11.1(b).
(b)    After the occurrence of an Event of Default and the exercise of any of
the remedies provided for in Section 9.2(a)(v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) or 9.2(b)
(or after the Revolving Loans have automatically become immediately due and
payable and the Letter of Credit Obligations have been required to be Fully
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of the Obligations shall be applied by the Agent in the following order: first,
to pay any fees, indemnities or expense reimbursements then due to the Agent;
second, to pay interest and principal due to the Bank in respect of all
Non-Ratable Loans; third, to pay all fees, expenses and indemnities due to the
Letter of Credit Issuers; fourth, to pay any Obligations constituting fees due
to the Lenders (other than fees relating to Bank Products) ratably; fifth, to
pay interest due to the Lenders in respect of all Revolving Loans (other than
Non-Ratable Loans) ratably; sixth, to pay or prepay principal of all Revolving
Loans (other than Non-Ratable Loans) to the Lenders ratably and unpaid
reimbursement obligations in respect of Letters of Credit; seventh, to pay an
amount to the Agent equal to all Letter of Credit Outstandings to be held as
cash collateral for such Obligations; and eighth, to the payment of any other
Obligation due to the Agent, any Letter of Credit Issuer, any Lender or any
Affiliate or branch of the Bank (including any Obligations arising under Bank
Products).
(c)    Amounts distributed with respect to any Bank Product Obligations shall be
the lesser of the applicable Bank Product Amount last reported to the Agent or
the actual Bank Product Amount as calculated by the methodology reported to the
Agent for determining the amount due. The Agent shall have no obligation to
calculate the amount to be distributed with respect to any Bank Products, but
may rely upon written notice of the amount (setting forth a reasonably detailed
calculation) from the applicable Lender. In the absence of such notice, the
Agent may assume the amount to be distributed is the Bank Product Amount last
reported to it.
(d)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement,
unless so directed by the Borrowers, or unless an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, neither the Agent nor any Lender shall apply any payments
which it receives to any LIBOR Loan or Canadian BA Rate Loan, as applicable,
except (a) on the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable to any such
LIBOR Loan or Canadian BA Rate Loan, as applicable, or (b) in the event, and
only to the extent, that there are no outstanding Base Rate Loans or Canadian
Prime Rate Loans, as applicable.
The Agent and the Lenders shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply
and reverse and reapply any and all such proceeds and payments to any portion of
the Obligations in accordance with Section 3.5(b). The allocations set forth in
Section 3.5(b) are solely to determine the rights and priorities of the Agent
and the applicable Lenders as among themselves, and may be changed by agreement
among them without the consent of any Credit Party; provided that all such
amounts received by the Agent shall be (i) credited upon receipt to the Loan
Account and applied towards payment of Obligations hereunder and (ii) shall not
be applied to the payment of Bank Product Obligations prior to the payment in
full of all other amounts specified in clauses first through sixth of Section
3.5(b).
3.6    Indemnity for Returned Payments. If after receipt of any payment which is
applied to the payment of all or any part of the Obligations, the Agent, any
Lender, any Letter of Credit Issuer, the Bank or any Affiliate or branch of the
Bank (each an “Affected Payee”) is for any reason compelled to surrender such
payment or proceeds to any Person because such payment or application of
proceeds is invalidated, declared fraudulent, set aside, determined to be void
or voidable as a preference, transaction at undervalue, impermissible setoff, or
a diversion of trust funds, or for any other reason, then the Obligations or
part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued and this
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such payment or proceeds had not been received by the Affected Payee and the
applicable Borrower or Borrowers shall be liable to pay to the Affected Payee,
and hereby does indemnify the Affected Payee and holds harmless the Affected
Payee, for the amount of such payment or proceeds surrendered. The provisions of
this Section 3.9 shall be and remain effective notwithstanding any contrary
action which may have been taken by the Affected Payee in reliance upon such
payment or application of proceeds, and any such contrary action so taken shall
be without prejudice to the Affected Payee’s rights under this Agreement and
shall be deemed to have been conditioned upon such payment or application of
proceeds having become final and irrevocable. The provisions of this Section 3.9
shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
3.7    Agent’s and Lenders’ Books and Records; Monthly Statements. The Agent
shall record the principal amount of the Revolving Loans owing to each Lender,
the undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and the aggregate
amount of unpaid reimbursement obligations outstanding with respect to the
Letters of Credit from time to time on its books. In addition, each Lender may
note the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal of such
Lender’s Loans in its books and records. Failure by the Agent or any Lender to
make such notation shall not affect the obligations of the Borrowers with
respect to the Revolving Loans or the Letters of Credit. Each Borrower agrees
that the Agent’s and each Lender’s books and records showing the Obligations and
the transactions pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall
be admissible in any action or proceeding arising therefrom, and shall
constitute rebuttably presumptive proof thereof (absent manifest error),
irrespective of whether any Obligation is also evidenced by a promissory note or
other instrument. The Agent will provide to ATI, on behalf of the Borrowers, a
monthly statement of Credit Extensions, payments, and other transactions
pursuant to this Agreement. Such statement shall be deemed presumptively
correct, accurate, and binding on the Borrowers and an account stated (except
for reversals and reapplications of payments made as provided in Section 3.5 and
corrections of errors discovered by the Agent), unless the Borrowers (or ATI on
their behalf) notify the Agent in writing to the contrary within thirty (30)
days after such statement is rendered. In the event a timely written notice of
objections is given by a Borrower (or ATI on behalf of such Borrower), only the
items to which exception is expressly made will be considered to be disputed by
such Borrower.
3.8    Currency Matters. Dollars are the currency of account and payment for
each and every sum at any time due from U.S. Borrowers hereunder and Canadian
Dollars are the currency of account and payment for each and every sum at any
time due from the Canadian Borrower hereunder, unless otherwise specifically
provided in this Agreement, any other Loan Document or otherwise agreed to by
the Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing:
(a)    Each repayment of a Revolving Loan or Letter of Credit or a part thereof
shall be made in the currency in which such Revolving Loan or Letter of Credit
is denominated at the time of that repayment;
(b)    Each payment of interest shall be made in the currency in which the
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(c)    Each payment of fees by a U.S. Borrower pursuant to Section 2.4 shall be
in Dollars;
(d)    Each payment in respect of any costs, expenses and indemnities shall be
made in the currency in which the same were incurred by the party to whom
payment is to be made; and
(e)    Any amount expressed to be payable in Canadian Dollars shall be paid in
Canadian Dollars.
No payment to any Lender (whether under any judgment or court order or
otherwise) shall discharge the obligation or liability of the Credit Party in
respect of which it was made unless and until such Lender shall have received
payment in full in the currency in which such obligation or liability is payable
pursuant to the above provisions of this Section 3.8.
3.9    Currency Fluctuations. On any Business Day determined by the Agent (the
“Calculation Date”), the Agent shall determine the Exchange Rate as of such
date. The Exchange Rate so determined shall become effective on the first
Business Day immediately following such determination (a “Reset Date”) and shall
remain effective until the next succeeding Reset Date. On each Reset Date, the
Agent shall determine the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of outstanding
Canadian Loans made to, and Canadian Letters of Credit issued to, the Canadian
Borrower (the “Canadian Revolver Exposure”). If, on any Reset Date, the
Aggregate Outstandings exceeds the total amount of the Commitments on such date
or the Dollar Equivalent of Canadian Revolver Exposure on such date exceeds the
Canadian Commitments on such date (the amount of any such excess referred to
herein as the “Excess Amount”) then (i) the Agent shall give notice thereof to
the Canadian Borrower and the Canadian Lenders and (ii) within one  Business Day
thereafter (if such notice is given prior to 11:00 a.m., and if later, two
Business Days thereafter), the Canadian Borrower shall cause such excess to be
eliminated, either by repayment of Revolving Loans or depositing of cash
collateral with the Agent with respect to Canadian Letters of Credit and until
such Excess Amount is repaid, Canadian Lenders shall not have any obligation to
make any Revolving Loans to the Canadian Borrower.

ARTICLE 4    
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY
4.1    Taxes.
(a)    Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments made to the Agent, the
Letter of Credit Issuers or any Lender by or on account of any obligation of the
Borrowers hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and
clear of and without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required
by applicable Requirements of Law, provided that if any Borrower shall be
required by applicable Requirements of Law to deduct any Indemnified 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 Agent, a Lender or a Letter of
Credit Issuer, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would
have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Borrower shall make
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shall timely pay or remit the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental
Authority in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law.
(b)    Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrowers. Without limiting the provisions
of subsection (a) above, the Borrowers shall timely pay or remit any Other Taxes
to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable
Requirements of Law.
(c)    Indemnification by the Borrowers. The U.S. Borrowers shall indemnify the
Agent, each U.S. Lender and each Letter of Credit Issuer that issues Letters of
Credit to U.S. Borrowers and the Canadian Borrower shall (provided with respect
to the Canadian Borrower, solely to the extent of the Canadian Borrower’s
obligations) indemnify the Agent, each Canadian Lender and each Letter of Credit
Issuer that issues Canadian Letters of Credit, within 10 days after demand
therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified
Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this
Section) paid or remitted by the Agent, such Lender or such Letter of Credit
Issuer, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses
arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes
were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental
Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment, remittance or
liability and in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of such amounts,
delivered to any Borrower by a Lender or a Letter of Credit Issuer (with a copy
to the Agent), or by the Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or a
Letter of Credit Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d)    Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment or
remittance of Taxes by the Borrowers to a Governmental Authority, the Borrowers
shall deliver to the Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued
by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment or remittance, a copy of
the return reporting such payment or remittance or other evidence of such
payment or remittance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
(e)    Status of Lenders and Letter of Credit Issuers. Any Lender or Letter of
Credit Issuer that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding
tax under the Requirements of Law of the jurisdiction in which any Borrower is
resident for tax purposes, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party,
with respect to payments hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall
deliver to the applicable Borrower (with a copy to the Agent), at the time or
times prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law or reasonably requested by
such Borrower or the Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation
prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law as will permit such payments to be
made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any
Lender or Letter of Credit Issuer, if requested by such Borrower or the Agent,
shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Requirements of
Law or reasonably requested by such Borrower or the Agent as will enable such
Borrower or the Agent to determine whether or not such Lender or Letter of
Credit Issuer is subject to backup withholding or information reporting
requirements.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Foreign Lender or Foreign
Letter of Credit Issuer shall deliver to the applicable Borrower and the Agent
(in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to
the date on which, in the case of a Foreign Lender, such Foreign Lender becomes
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Foreign Letter of Credit Issuer, such Foreign Letter of Credit Issuer becomes a
Letter of Credit Issuer under this Agreement, (and from time to time thereafter
upon the request of such Borrower or the Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender
or Foreign Letter of Credit Issuer is legally entitled to do so), whichever of
the following is applicable:
(i)    duly completed and executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8BEN, or any successor form, and any required attachments thereto, claiming
eligibility for benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a
party,
(ii)    duly completed and executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8ECI, or any successor form, and any required attachments thereto,
(iii)    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption
for portfolio interest under section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate to
the effect that such Foreign Lender is not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of
section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a “10 percent shareholder” of the
applicable Borrower within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or
(C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in section 881(c)(3)(C) of the
Code and (y) duly completed and executed copies of Internal Revenue Service Form
W-8BEN, or any successor form, and any required attachments thereto, or
(iv)    any other documentation prescribed by the U.S. law as a basis for
claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States Federal withholding tax
duly completed and executed together with such supplementary documentation as
may be prescribed by the U.S. law to permit the applicable Borrower to determine
the withholding or deduction required to be made.
Without limiting the generality of this Section 4.1(e), any Lender that is not a
Foreign Lender or any Letter of Credit Issuer that is not a Foreign Letter of
Credit Issuer shall complete and deliver to the applicable Borrower and the
Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) a
statement signed by an authorized signatory of the Lender or the Letter of
Credit Issuer to the effect that it is a United States person, for U.S. federal
income tax purposes, together with duly completed and executed copies of
Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, or successor form, and any required
attachments thereto, establishing that the Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer
is not subject to U.S. backup withholding tax.
If a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S.
federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply
with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained
in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall
deliver to the applicable Borrower and the Agent at the time or times prescribed
by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the applicable Borrower
or the Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as
prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional
documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as may be
necessary for the applicable Borrower and the Agent to comply with their
obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such
Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and
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paragraph, “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of
this Agreement.
Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered
expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such
form or certification or promptly notify the applicable Borrower and the Agent
in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(f)    Mitigation. Each Lender and Letter of Credit Issuer shall use reasonable
efforts (in the case of a Lender, including reasonable efforts to change its
applicable Lending Office) to avoid the imposition of any Indemnified Taxes;
provided, however, that such efforts would not subject such Lender or Letter of
Credit Issuer to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be
disadvantageous to such Lender or Letter of Credit Issuer. The Borrower hereby
agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or Letter
of Credit Issuer in connection with such mitigation efforts.
(g)    Treatment of Certain Refunds. If the Agent, any Lender or any Letter of
Credit Issuer determines, in its sole discretion, that it is entitled to receive
a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrowers or
with respect to which any Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this
Section 4.1, it shall use reasonable best efforts to obtain such refund and upon
receipt of any such refund shall promptly pay to the Borrowers an amount equal
to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional
amounts paid, by the Borrowers under this Section 4.1 with respect to the Taxes
giving rise to such refund, plus any interest included in such refund by the
relevant Governmental Authority attributable thereto), net of all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses of the Agent, such Lender or such Letter of Credit
Issuer, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid
by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided
that the Borrowers, upon the request of the Agent, such Lender or such Letter of
Credit Issuer, agree to repay the amount paid over to the Borrowers (plus any
penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental
Authority) to the Agent, such Lender or such Letter of Credit Issuer in the
event the Agent, such Lender or such Letter of Credit Issuer is required to
repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This subsection shall not be
construed to require the Agent, any Lender or such Letter of Credit Issuer to
make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes
that it deems confidential) to the Borrowers or any other Person.
4.2    Illegality. If any Lender determines that any Requirement of Law has made
it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is
unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or
fund LIBOR Loans or Canadian BA Rate Loans, as applicable, or to determine or
charge interest rates based upon the Eurodollar Rate or Canadian BA Rate, as
applicable, or any Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on
the authority of such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of,
Dollars in the London interbank market or Canadian Dollars through bankers’
acceptances, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrowers through the
Agent, any obligation of such Lender to make or continue LIBOR Loans or Canadian
BA Rate Loans, respectively, or to convert Base Rate Loans or Canadian Prime
Rate Loans to LIBOR Loans or Canadian BA Rate Loans, respectively, shall be
suspended until such Lender notifies the Agent and the Borrowers that the
circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of
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applicable Borrowers shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the
Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all LIBOR Loans or Canadian BA Rate
Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans,
respectively, either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such
Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such LIBOR Loans or Canadian BA Rate
Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to
maintain such LIBOR Loans or Canadian BA Rate Loans. Upon any such prepayment or
conversion, the applicable Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the
amount so prepaid or converted.
4.3    Inability to Determine Rates. If the Required Lenders determine that for
any reason in connection with any request for a LIBOR Loan or a Canadian BA Rate
Loan or a conversion to or continuation thereof that (a) Dollar deposits are not
being offered to banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for the
applicable amount and Interest Period of such LIBOR Loan, (b) Canadian Dollar
deposits are not being offered through bankers’ acceptances for the applicable
amount and Interest Period of such Canadian BA Rate Loan, (c) adequate and
reasonable means do not exist for determining the Offshore Base Rate for any
requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan or for
determining the Canadian BA Rate for a proposed Canadian BA Rate Loan, or (c)
that the Offshore Base Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a
proposed LIBOR Loan or the Canadian BA Rate for a proposed Canadian BA Rate Loan
does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such
Loan, the Agent will promptly so notify the Borrowers and each Lender.
Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain LIBOR Loans or
Canadian BA Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Agent (upon the instruction
of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, the
Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or
continuation of LIBOR Loans and Canadian BA Rate Loans or, failing that, will be
deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base
Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans in the amount specified therein.
4.4    Increased Costs.
(a)    Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i)    impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit,
compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of,
deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by,
any Lender (except any reserve or similar requirement reflected in the LIBOR
Rate or Canadian BA Rate) or any Letter of Credit Issuer;
(ii)    subject any Lender or any Letter of Credit Issuer to any tax of any kind
whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any
participation in a Letter of Credit or any LIBOR Loan or Canadian BA Rate Loan
made by it, or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender or such
Letter of Credit Issuer in respect thereof (except for Indemnified Taxes covered
by Section 4.1 and the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any Excluded
Tax payable by such Lender or such Letter of Credit Issuer); or
(iii)    impose on any Lender or any Letter of Credit Issuer or the London
interbank market or the Canadian bankers’ acceptances market any other
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or expense affecting this Agreement or LIBOR Loans or Canadian BA Rate 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 LIBOR Loan or Canadian BA Rate Loan (or of
maintaining its obligation to make any such Revolving Loan), or to increase the
cost to such Lender or such Letter of Credit Issuer of participating in, issuing
or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to
participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any
sum received or receivable by such Lender or such Letter of Credit Issuer
hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon
request of such Lender or such Letter of Credit Issuer, the applicable Borrowers
will pay to such Lender or such Letter of Credit Issuer, as the case may be,
such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Letter
of Credit Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or
reduction suffered.
(b)    Capital Requirements. If any Lender or any Letter of Credit Issuer
determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or such Letter of Credit
Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or such Letter of
Credit Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity
requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such
Lender’s or such Letter of Credit Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such
Lender’s or such Letter of Credit Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a
consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Revolving
Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or
the Letters of Credit issued by such Letter of Credit Issuer, to a level below
that which such Lender or such Letter of Credit Issuer or such Lender’s or such
Letter of Credit Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such
Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such Letter of Credit
Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or such Letter of Credit
Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then
from time to time the applicable Borrowers will pay to such Lender or such
Letter of Credit Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts
as will compensate such Lender or such Letter of Credit Issuer or such Lender’s
or such Letter of Credit Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction
suffered.
(c)    Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or any Letter
of Credit Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate
such Lender or such Letter of Credit Issuer or its holding company, as the case
may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to
the Borrowers shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The applicable
Borrowers shall pay such Lender or such Letter of Credit Issuer, as the case may
be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 30 days after receipt
thereof.
(d)    Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or such
Letter of Credit Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing
provisions of this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or
such Letter of Credit Issuer’s right to demand such compensation, provided that
the Borrowers shall not be required to compensate a Lender or such Letter of
Credit Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section for any
increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than one hundred eighty
(180) days prior to the date that such Lender or such Letter of Credit Issuer,
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Borrowers of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions
and of such Lender’s or such Letter of Credit Issuer’s intention to claim
compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such
increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred
to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).
4.5    Compensation for Losses. Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the
Agent) from time to time, the applicable Borrowers shall promptly compensate
such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense
incurred by it as a result of:
(a)    any conversion, payment or prepayment of any Revolving Loan other than a
Base Rate Loan or Canadian Prime Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of
the Interest Period for such Revolving Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory,
automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);
(b)    any failure by the Borrowers (for a reason other than the failure of such
Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Revolving Loan
other than a Base Rate Loan or Canadian Prime Rate Loan on the date or in the
amount notified by the Borrowers; or
(c)    any assignment of a LIBOR Loan or Canadian BA Rate Loan on a day other
than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by
the Borrowers pursuant to Section 4.8;
including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of
funds obtained by it to maintain such Revolving Loan or from fees payable to
terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. The Borrowers shall
also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection
with the foregoing.
For purposes of calculating amounts payable by the Borrowers to the Lenders
under this Section 4.5, each U.S. Lender shall be deemed to have funded each
LIBOR Loan made by it at the LIBOR Rate for such Revolving Loan by a matching
deposit or other borrowing in the London interbank eurodollar market for a
comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such LIBOR Loan
was in fact so funded and each Canadian Lender shall be deemed to have funded
each Canadian BA Rate Loan made by it at the Canadian BA Rate for such Revolving
Loan by a matching deposit or other borrowing through bankers’ acceptances for a
comparable amount and for a comparable period, whether or not such Canadian BA
Rate Loan was in fact so funded.
4.6    Mitigation Obligations. If any Lender requests compensation under Section
4.4, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 4.2, then such Lender
shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding
or booking its Revolving Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations
hereunder to another of its offices, branches or Affiliates, provided that it
would be an Eligible Assignee, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such
designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant
to Section 4.4, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the
notice pursuant to Section 4.2, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not
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unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such
Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses
incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.
4.7    Survival. All of the Borrowers’ obligations under this Article 4 shall
survive termination of the Commitments and repayment of all other Obligations
(other than Bank Product Obligations) hereunder.
4.8    Replacement of Lenders. (a) If and with respect to each occasion that a
Lender other than the Agent either makes a demand for compensation pursuant to
Sections 4.1 or 4.4 or is unable to fund LIBOR Loans or Canadian BA Rate Loans
pursuant to Section 4.2 or such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Borrowers
may, upon at least five (5) Business Days’ prior irrevocable written notice to
each of such Lender and Agent, in whole permanently replace the Commitment of
such Lender; provided that (i) no Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing at the time of such proposed replacement of the Commitment of such
Lender, and (ii) the Borrowers shall replace such Commitment with the Commitment
of a financial institution reasonably satisfactory to Agent (and such consent of
the Agent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Such replacement
Lender shall upon the effective date of replacement purchase the Revolving Loans
owed to such replaced Lender for the aggregate amount thereof and shall
thereupon for all purposes become a “Lender” hereunder. Such notice from the
Borrowers shall specify an effective date for the replacement of such Lender’s
Commitment, which date shall not be later than the thirtieth (30th) day after
the day such notice is given. On the effective date of any replacement of such
Lender’s Commitment pursuant to this Section 4.8, the Borrowers (in the case of
the Canadian Borrower, only in respect of any Canadian Lender) shall pay to
Agent for the account of such Lender (a) any fees due to such Lender to the date
of such replacement; (b) accrued interest on the principal amount of outstanding
Revolving Loans held by such Lender to the date of such replacement, and (c) the
amount or amounts requested by such Lender pursuant to Article 4. On or before
the effective date for the replacement of such Lender’s Commitment, the
Borrowers will cause any Letter of Credit issued by such replaced Lender to be
terminated or transferred to the replacement Lender or to another Lender. Upon
the effective date of repayment of any Lender’s Revolving Loans, the termination
or transfer of such Lender’s Letters of Credit and termination of such Lender’s
Commitment pursuant to this Section 4.8, such Lender shall cease to be a Lender
hereunder. No such termination of any such Lender’s Commitment and the purchase
of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and termination or transfer of such Lender’s
Letters of Credit pursuant to this Section 4.8 shall affect (i) any liability or
obligation of the Borrowers or any other Lender to such terminated Lender which
accrued on or prior to the date of such termination or which by the terms of
this Agreement expressly survive termination hereof or (ii) such terminated
Lender’s rights hereunder in respect of any such liability or obligation.

ARTICLE 5
BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL INFORMATION; NOTICES
5.1    Books and Records. Each Borrower shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries
to, maintain, at all times, correct and complete books, records and accounts in
which complete, correct and timely entries are made of its transactions in
accordance with GAAP applied consistently with the audited Financial Statements
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5.2(a). Each Borrower shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, by means of
appropriate entries, reflect in such accounts and in all Financial Statements
proper liabilities and reserves for all taxes and proper provision for
depreciation and amortization of property and bad debts, all in accordance with
GAAP. Each U.S. Borrower shall, and shall cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to,
maintain at all times books and records pertaining to the Collateral in such
detail, form and scope as the Agent shall reasonably require, including, but not
limited to, records of (a) all payments received and all credits and extensions
granted with respect to the Accounts; (b) the return, rejection, repossession,
stoppage in transit, loss, damage, or destruction of any Inventory; and (c) all
other dealings affecting the Collateral.
5.2    Financial Information. Each Borrower will furnish, or cause to be
furnished, to the Agent, in sufficient copies for distribution by the Agent to
each Lender, in such detail as the Agent or the Lenders shall reasonably
request, the following:
(a)    As soon as available, but in any event not later than ninety (90) days
after the close of each Fiscal Year, a consolidated audited balance sheet,
income statement, cash flow statement and statement of change in stockholders’
equity for the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year,
and the accompanying notes thereto, setting forth in each case in comparative
form figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail, fairly
presenting the financial position and the results of operations of the Parent
and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the date thereof and for the Fiscal Year
then ended, and prepared in accordance with GAAP. Such statements shall be
examined in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by and, in the
case of such statements performed on a consolidated basis, accompanied by a
report thereon unqualified in any respect of independent certified public
accountants selected by the Borrowers and reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
Each Borrower hereby authorizes the Agent to communicate directly with its
certified public or chartered accountants and, by this provision, authorizes
those accountants to disclose to the Agent any and all financial statements and
other supporting financial documents and schedules relating to such Borrower and
to discuss directly with the Agent the finances and affairs of such Borrower;
provided, however, the Agent shall give ATI not less than five (5) days prior
written notice of any such communication, disclosure or discussion and nothing
in this Section 5.2(a) shall limit the right of any of the Borrowers to be
present during any such discussions; provided, further, that the requirements
set forth in this clause (a) may be fulfilled by providing the Agent and each
Lender the report of the Parent to the SEC on Form 10-K for the applicable
Fiscal Year.
(b)    As soon as available, but in any event not later than forty-five (45)
days after the end of each fiscal quarter (other than the last fiscal quarter of
any Fiscal Year), a consolidated unaudited balance sheet as of the end of such
period, income statement and cash flow statement for the Parent and its
consolidated Subsidiaries for such fiscal quarter and for the period from the
beginning of the Fiscal Year to the end of such fiscal quarter, all in
reasonable detail, fairly presenting the financial position and results of
operations of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the date
thereof and for such periods, and in each case in comparative form, figures for
the corresponding period in the prior Fiscal Year, and prepared in accordance
with GAAP applied consistently with the audited Financial Statements required to
be delivered pursuant to Section 5.2(a) (subject to normal year-end
adjustments), together with a report identifying all Unrestricted Subsidiaries;
provided, however, if Liquidity shall be less than the greater of (i)
$27,500,000 and (ii) fifteen percent (15%) of the Line Cap at any time, the
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Financial Statements described in this Section 5.2(b) shall thereafter (until
Liquidity exceeds the greater of (i) $27,500,000 and (ii) fifteen percent (15%)
of the Line Cap for 90 consecutive days) be provided monthly no later than 30
days after the end of each month and be prepared on a monthly basis. Each
Borrower shall certify by a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer that all
such statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly
the consolidated financial position of the Parent and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as at the dates thereof and results of operations for the periods
then ended, subject to normal year-end adjustments; provided that the quarterly
reporting requirements set forth in this clause (b) may be fulfilled by
providing the Agent and each Lender the report of the Parent to the SEC on Form
10-Q for the applicable quarterly period.
(c)    Concurrently with the delivery of the items in clause (b) above, a
certificate of a Responsible Officer of ATI in the form of Exhibit A hereto
setting forth in reasonable detail the calculations required to establish that
the Borrowers were in compliance with the applicable covenants set forth therein
at the end of such fiscal quarter or month, as applicable, and stating that,
except as explained in reasonable detail in such certificate, (i) all of the
representations and warranties of the Borrowers contained in this Agreement and
the other principal Loan Documents are correct and complete in all material
respects as at the date of such certificate as if made at such time, except for
those that speak as of a particular date, (ii) the Borrowers are, at the date of
such certificate, in compliance in all material respects with all of their
respective covenants and agreements in this Agreement and the other principal
Loan Documents, (iii) no Default or Event of Default then exists, and (iv)
whether or not a Fixed Charge Trigger Period has arisen or been in effect during
such fiscal quarter or month, as applicable, and setting forth in reasonable
detail a calculation of Liquidity as of the end of such fiscal quarter or month,
as applicable. If such certificate discloses that a representation or warranty
is not correct or complete, or that a covenant has not been complied with, or
that a Default or Event of Default existed or exists, such certificate shall set
forth what action the Borrowers have taken or proposes to take with respect
thereto.
(d)    Upon the occurrence of a Fixed Charge Trigger Period and within fifteen
(15) days after the end of each month during which any portion of a Fixed Charge
Trigger Period shall be in effect, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of ATI
in the form of the applicable portion of Exhibit A hereto setting forth in
reasonable detail the calculations required to establish that the Borrowers were
in compliance with the covenant set forth in Section 7.22 at the end of the most
recently completed Twelve-Month Period and each month thereafter.
(e)    Within forty-five (45) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, annual
projections (to include a projected consolidated balance sheet, income statement
and cash flow statement) for the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at
the end of and for each month of the current Fiscal Year, including a
calculation, satisfactory to the Agent and certified by ATI (the “Restricted
Payment Certification”), of projected Liquidity for each month of such Fiscal
Year and all anticipated Restricted Payments for the acquisition of Common Stock
of the Parent described in Section 7.13(d) for each month of such Fiscal Year,
demonstrating, in a manner satisfactory to the Agent, compliance with Section
7.13(d) for each such month and such Fiscal Year on a pro forma basis assuming
that the applicable Restricted Payments, individually and in the aggregate, were
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(f)    Upon request of the Agent, copies of all reports on Forms 10-Q or 10-K
and definitive proxy statements filed by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries
with the SEC under the Exchange Act.
(g)    As soon as available, but in any event not later than 15 days after any
Borrower’s receipt thereof, a copy of each annual management report prepared for
the Parent or any Borrower by any independent certified public or chartered
accountants.
(h)    Upon request of the Agent, copies of any and all proxy statements,
financial statements, and reports which the Parent makes available to its
shareholders.
(i)    Upon request of the Agent, within 30 days after filing with the IRS or
other applicable Governmental Authority, a copy of each federal and provincial
income tax return filed by the Parent or by any of its Subsidiaries.
(j)    So long as there are no outstanding Revolving Loans, within fifteen (15)
days following the end of each fiscal quarter, (i) a Borrowing Base Certificate
for such fiscal quarter, together with (A) a detailed calculation of Eligible
Credit Card Accounts and Eligible Inventory, (B) a calculation of Liquidity for
such fiscal quarter and (C) a calculation of all Parent Share Repurchases for
such fiscal quarter and (ii) a separately prepared summary stock ledger report
with reconciliation to the corresponding Inventory reporting in the Borrowing
Base Certificate; provided, however, if Liquidity shall at such time be less
than $100,000,000, the Borrowing Base Certificate shall be accompanied by (A) a
schedule of Eligible Credit Card Accounts; (B) an aging of all U.S. Borrowers’
accounts payable; (C) Inventory reports by category and location, together with
a reconciliation to the corresponding Borrowing Base and to the Borrowers’
general stock ledger; (D) each of the financial and collateral reports described
on Schedule 5.2(j), at the times set forth in such Schedule, (E) such other
reports as to the Collateral as the Agent shall reasonably request from time to
time; and (F) with the delivery of the foregoing, a certificate of a Responsible
Officer of ATI certifying as to the accuracy and completeness of the foregoing;
provided further, however, if there are outstanding Revolving Loans, the
Borrowing Base Certificate and other information described in this Section
5.2(j) shall thereafter be provided within fifteen (15) days following the end
of each month; provided further, however, if Liquidity shall at any time be less
than the greater of (x) $27,500,000 and (y) fifteen percent (15%) of the Line
Cap, the Borrowing Base Certificate and, to the extent requested by the Agent,
other information described in this Section 5.2(j) shall thereafter (until
Liquidity exceeds the greater of (x) $27,500,000 and (y) fifteen percent (15%)
of the Line Cap for 90 consecutive days) be provided weekly. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
documents and information required to be provided under this Section 5.2(j)
shall be provided on a more frequent basis than set forth herein if and as
requested by the Agent. If records or reports of the Collateral of the type
required to be delivered hereunder are prepared by an accounting service or
other agent, each Borrower hereby authorizes such service or agent to deliver
such records, reports, and related documents (but only to the extent necessary
to satisfy the foregoing reporting requirements) to the Agent, for distribution
to the Lenders; provided, however, the Agent shall give written notice to ATI
not less than five (5) days prior to any such contact with such accounting
service or agent. Furthermore, upon the request of a Borrower to withdraw
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account subject to the sole dominion and control of the Agent, the Borrowers
shall deliver a revised Borrowing Base Certificate reflecting such requested
withdrawal.
(k)    Promptly after a Borrower has notified the Agent of any intention by such
Borrower to treat the Revolving Loans and/or Letters of Credit and related
transactions as being a “reportable transaction” (within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.6011-4), a duly completed copy of IRS Form 8886 or any
successor form.
(l)    Such additional information as the Agent and/or any Lender may from time
to time reasonably request regarding the financial and business affairs of the
Parent, the Borrowers or any Subsidiary.
5.3    Notices to the Lenders. ATI shall notify the Agent in writing of the
following matters at the following times:
(a)    As promptly as practicable but no later than three (3) Business Days
after any Borrower becomes aware (i) of any Default or Event of Default, (ii) of
the commencement of any Fixed Charge Trigger Period, (iii) that Liquidity has
become less than (A) the greater of (x) $25,000,000 and (y) twelve and a half
percent (12.5%) of the Line Cap (as set forth in Sections 7.11(i), 7.13(d),
7.25(a) and 7.26), (B) the greater of (x) $27,500,000 and (y) fifteen percent
(15%) of the Line Cap (as set forth in Sections 5.2(b) and 5.2(j)) or (C)
twenty-five percent (25%) of the Line Cap (as set forth in Section 7.4(b)) or
(iv) that outstanding Revolving Loans are greater than thirty percent (30%) of
the Line Cap (as set forth in Section 7.4(b));
(b)    As promptly as practicable but no later than three (3) Business Days
after any Borrower becomes aware of any event or circumstance which could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(c)    As promptly as practicable but no later than three (3) Business Days
after any Borrower becomes aware of any pending or threatened action, suit, or
proceeding, by any Person, or any pending or threatened investigation by a
Governmental Authority, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect;
(d)    As promptly as practicable but no later than three (3) Business Days
after any Borrower becomes aware of any pending or threatened strike, work
stoppage, unfair labor practice claim, or other labor dispute affecting the
Parent, any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in a manner which could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(e)    As promptly as practicable but no later than three (3) Business Days
after any Borrower becomes aware of any violation of any Requirement of Law by
the Parent, any Borrower or any Subsidiary which could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect;
(f)    As promptly as practicable but no later than three (3) Business Days
after receipt of any notice of any violation by the Parent, any Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries of any Environmental Law which could reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect or that any Governmental Authority has
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Borrower or any Subsidiary is not in compliance with any Environmental Law or is
investigating the Parent, any Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s compliance
therewith to the extent any such non-compliance or investigation could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(g)    As promptly as practicable but no later than three (3) Business Days
after receipt of any written notice that the Parent, any Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries is or may be liable to any Person as a result of the Release or
threatened Release of any Contaminant or that the Parent, any Borrower or any
Subsidiary is subject to investigation by any Governmental Authority evaluating
whether any remedial action is needed to respond to the Release or threatened
Release of any Contaminant which, in either case, is reasonably likely to give
rise to liability in excess of $5,000,000;
(h)    As promptly as practicable but no later than three (3) Business Days
after receipt of any written notice of the imposition of any Environmental Lien
against any property of the Parent, any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(i)    At least thirty (30) days prior to any change in (i) any Credit Party’s
name as it appears in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or other
organization, or (ii) any Credit Party’s jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization, the jurisdiction in which its chief executive office or registered
office is located, type of entity or form of organization, organizational
identification number, or trade names under which any Borrower will sell
Inventory or create Accounts or to which instruments in payment of Accounts may
be made payable;
(j)    Within ten (10) Business Days after any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
knows or has reason to know, that an ERISA Event, Canadian Pension Event or a
prohibited transaction (as defined in Sections 406 of ERISA and 4975 of the
Code) has occurred, and, when known, any action taken or threatened by the IRS,
the DOL, the PBGC or any other Governmental Authority with respect thereto;
(k)    Upon request, or, in the event that such filing reflects a significant
change with respect to the matters covered thereby which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, within ten (10) Business Days after
the filing thereof with the PBGC, the DOL, the IRS or any other Governmental
Authority, as applicable, copies of the following: (i) each annual report (form
5500 series), including Schedule B thereto, filed with the PBGC, the DOL or the
IRS with respect to each Plan, (ii) a copy of each funding waiver request filed
with the PBGC, the DOL, the IRS or any other Governmental Authority with respect
to any Plan, Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian MEPP and all communications
received by the Parent, any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC, the
DOL, the IRS or any other Governmental Authority with respect to such request,
and (iii) a copy of each other filing or notice filed with the PBGC, the DOL,
the IRS or any other Governmental Authority, with respect to each Plan, Canadian
Pension Plan or Canadian MEPP by the Parent, any Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate;
(l)    Upon request, copies of each actuarial report for any Plan, Canadian
Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan and annual report for any Multi-employer
Plan; and within ten (10) Business Days after receipt thereof by any Borrower or
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copies of the following: (i) any notices of the PBGC’s or other Governmental
Authority’s intention to terminate a Plan, Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian
MEPP or to have a trustee appointed to administer such Plan or Canadian Pension
Plan or Canadian MEPP; (ii) any unfavorable determination letter from the IRS or
other Governmental Authority regarding the qualification of a Plan under Section
401(a) of the Code or of a Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian MEPP pursuant to
the Requirements of Law; or (iii) any notice from a Multi-employer Plan or
Canadian MEPP regarding the imposition of withdrawal liability;
(m)    In relation to any Canadian MEPP, upon request, shall cause the
applicable Credit Party to request the administrator of the Canadian MEPP to
provide to such Credit Party a copy of the actuarial report for such Canadian
MEPP and shall cause such Credit Party to provide such actuarial report upon
receipt from the administrator of the Canadian MEPP;
(n)    Within ten (10) Business Days after the occurrence thereof: (i) any
changes in the benefits of any existing Plan, Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian
MEPP which increase any Borrower’s annual costs with respect thereto by an
amount in excess of $5,000,000, or the establishment of any new Plan, Canadian
Pension Plan or Canadian MEPP or the commencement of contributions to any Plan
to which any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate was not previously contributing; or
(ii) any failure by any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to make a required
installment or any other required payment under Section 412 of the Code or a
regular contribution to a Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian MEPP on or before or
within ten (10) days after the due date for such installment, contribution or
payment; or
(o)    Within ten (10) Business Days after any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate
knows or has reason to know that any of the following events has or will occur:
(i) a Multi-employer Plan, Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian MEPP has been or
will be terminated; (ii) the administrator or plan sponsor of a Multi-employer
Plan, Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian MEPP intends to terminate a
Multi-employer Plan, Canadian Pension Plan or Canadian MEPP; or (iii) the PBGC
has instituted or will institute proceedings under Section 4042 of ERISA or
other applicable law to terminate a Multi-employer Plan, Canadian Pension Plan
or Canadian MEPP.
Each notice given under this Section shall describe the subject matter thereof
in reasonable detail, and, to the extent applicable, shall set forth the action
that the Parent, such Borrower, its Subsidiaries, or any ERISA Affiliate, as
applicable, has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto.

ARTICLE 6
GENERAL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS
Each Borrower warrants and represents to the Agent and the Lenders that except
as hereafter disclosed to and accepted by the Agent and the Required Lenders in
writing:
6.1    Authorization, Validity, and Enforceability of this Agreement and the
Loan Documents. Each Credit Party has the power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, to incur
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the Parent Guaranty, as applicable, and to grant to the Agent Liens upon and
security interests in the Collateral. Each Credit Party has taken all necessary
action (including obtaining approval of its stockholders or other equityholders,
if necessary) to authorize its execution, delivery, and performance of the Loan
Documents to which it is a party. The Loan Documents (other than those not
required to be in effect on the date of this representation) to which it is a
party have been duly executed and delivered by each Credit Party, and constitute
the legal, valid and binding obligations of each Credit Party, enforceable
against it in accordance with their respective terms, except to the extent that
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights or by the effect of general equitable principles. Each Credit Party’s
execution, delivery, and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a
party do not and will not conflict with, or constitute a violation or breach of,
or result in the imposition of any Lien upon the property of each Credit Party
or any of its Subsidiaries, by reason of the terms of (a) any material contract,
mortgage, lease, agreement, indenture, or instrument to which any Borrower is a
party or which is binding upon it, (b) any Requirement of Law applicable to any
Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries, or (c) the certificate or articles of
incorporation or bylaws or the limited liability company or limited partnership
agreement of any Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries.
6.2    Validity and Priority of Security Interest. The provisions of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents create legal and valid Liens on all the
Collateral in favor of the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Agent and the
Lenders, and such Liens constitute perfected and continuing Liens on all the
Collateral, having priority over all other Liens on the Collateral (except for
those Liens identified in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) and (f) of the definition
of Permitted Liens and Liens permitted by clauses (b)(iv) through (viii) of
Section 7.10 hereof) securing all the Obligations, and enforceable against each
Credit Party (other than the Canadian Borrower) and all third parties.
6.3    Organization and Qualification. Each Credit Party (a) is duly organized
or incorporated and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization or incorporation, (b) is qualified to do
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which qualification is
necessary in order for it to own or lease its property and conduct its business,
except to the extent any such failure to be so qualified would not have a
Material Adverse Effect on such Credit Party and (c) has all requisite power and
authority to conduct its business and to own its property.
6.4    Corporate Name; Prior Transactions. As of the Effective Date, no Credit
Party has, during the past five (5) years, been known by or used any other
corporate or fictitious name other than AnnTaylor Stores Corporation and ANN
ANNTAYLOR LOFT, or been a party to any merger, amalgamation or consolidation, or
acquired all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, or acquired any
of its property outside of the ordinary course of business.
6.5    Subsidiaries and Affiliates. Schedule 6.5 is a correct and complete list
of the name and relationship to the Parent of each and all of the Parent’s
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6.6    Financial Statements and Projections.
(a)    The audited balance sheet and related statements of income, retained
earnings, cash flows, and changes in stockholders equity for the Parent and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of January 28, 2012, and for the Fiscal Year then
ended, together with the report thereon of its independent certified public
accountants, Deloitte & Touche LLC, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
(subject to normal year-end adjustments) and present accurately and fairly in
all material respects the financial position of the Parent and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as at the dates thereof and their results of operations for the
periods then ended.
(b)    The Latest Projections when submitted to the Lenders as required herein
represent the Borrowers’ best estimate of the future financial performance of
the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the periods set forth therein
and the Latest Projections have been prepared on the basis of the assumptions
set forth therein, which the Borrowers believe are fair and reasonable in light
of current and reasonably foreseeable business conditions at the time submitted
to the Lenders (it being understood that the forecasts and forward looking
statements are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of
which are beyond the Borrowers’ control and that no guaranty can be given that
the Latest Projections will be realized as further described in the Parent’s SEC
filings).
6.7    Capitalization. As of the Effective Date, the authorized and issued
capital stock of each Subsidiary (other than Subsidiaries of AnnTaylor Sourcing
Far East) of the Parent is set forth on Schedule 6.7 and all such issued shares
are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable and are owned
beneficially and of record as set forth in Schedule 6.7 hereto.
6.8    Solvency. Each of (a) the Parent and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis are, and (b) each Borrower is, Solvent prior to and after giving effect to
each Credit Extension.
6.9    Debt. After giving effect to the making of the Revolving Loans to be made
on the Effective Date, the Parent and its Subsidiaries have no Debt as of the
Effective Date, except (a) the Obligations, and (b) Debt described on Schedule
6.9.
6.10    Distributions. As of the Effective Date, except as set forth on Schedule
6.10, since January 28, 2012, no Restricted Payment has been declared, paid, or
made upon or in respect of any capital stock or other securities of the Parent
or any Borrower.
6.11    Real Estate; Store Locations. Schedule 6.11 sets forth, as of the
Effective Date, a correct and complete list of all Real Estate owned by the
Parent and the Borrowers and all store locations operated by the Parent and the
Borrowers. As of the Effective Date, each material lease and sublease of the
Parent and the Borrowers is valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms
and is in full force and effect, and no material default by any Credit Party
party to any such lease or sublease exists. As of the Effective Date, the Parent
and each U.S. Borrower has good and marketable title in fee simple to its owned
Real Estate, or valid leasehold interests in all material leasehold properties
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good, indefeasible, and merchantable title to all of its other property
reflected on the January 28, 2012 Financial Statements delivered to the Agent
and the Lenders, except as disposed of in the ordinary course of business since
the date thereof, free of all Liens except Permitted Liens.
6.12    Trade Names. As of the Effective Date, all material trade names or
styles under which any Borrower creates Accounts in the United States, or to
which instruments in payment of Accounts may be made payable, are listed on
Schedule 6.12.
6.13    Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.13, there is no pending,
or to the best of each Borrower’s knowledge threatened, action, suit,
proceeding, or counterclaim by any Person, or to the best of each Borrower’s
knowledge, investigation by any Governmental Authority, which could reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.14    Labor Disputes. Except as to matters that could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, as of the Effective Date (a) there
is no collective bargaining agreement or other labor contract covering employees
of the Credit Parties, (b) no such collective bargaining agreement or other
labor contract is scheduled to expire during the term of this Agreement, (c) no
union or other labor organization is seeking to organize, or to be recognized
as, a collective bargaining unit of employees of the Credit Parties or for any
similar purpose, and (d) there is no pending or (to the best of each Borrower’s
knowledge) threatened, strike, work stoppage, material unfair labor practice
claim, or other material labor dispute against or affecting the Credit Parties
or their employees that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
6.15    Environmental Laws. Except for matters that could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or as otherwise disclosed on Schedule
6.15:
(a)    The Parent, each Borrower and its respective Subsidiaries have complied
in all material respects with all Environmental Laws and none of the Parent, the
Borrowers or their Subsidiaries nor any of their presently owned real property
or presently conducted operations, nor their previously owned real property or
prior operations to the extent relating to their ownership of or their
operations on any property at the time of such ownership or operations on such
property, is subject to any enforcement order from or liability agreement with
any Governmental Authority or private Person respecting (i) compliance with any
Environmental Law or (ii) any potential liabilities and costs or remedial action
arising from the Release or threatened Release of a Contaminant.
(b)    The Parent, each Borrower and its respective Subsidiaries have obtained
all permits necessary for their current operations under Environmental Laws, and
all such permits are in good standing and the Parent, each Borrower and its
respective Subsidiaries are in compliance with all material terms and conditions
of such permits.
(c)    None of the Parent, any Borrower or its respective Subsidiaries nor, to
the best of each Borrower’s knowledge, any of its predecessors in interest, has
in violation of applicable law stored, treated or disposed of any hazardous
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(d)    None of the Parent, any Borrower or its respective Subsidiaries has
received any summons, complaint, order or similar written notice indicating that
it is not currently in compliance with, or that any Governmental Authority is
investigating its compliance with, any Environmental Laws or that it is or may
be liable to any other Person as a result of a Release or threatened Release of
a Contaminant.
(e)    To the best of each Borrower’s knowledge, none of the present or past
operations of the Parent, any Borrower or its respective Subsidiaries is the
subject of any investigation by any Governmental Authority evaluating whether
any remedial action is needed to respond to a Release or threatened Release of a
Contaminant.
(f)    None of the Parent, any Borrower or its respective Subsidiaries has filed
any notice under any requirement of Environmental Law reporting a spill or
accidental and unpermitted Release or discharge of a Contaminant into the
environment.
(g)    None of the Parent, any Borrower or its respective Subsidiaries has
entered into any negotiations or settlement agreements with any Person
(including the prior owner of its property) imposing material obligations or
liabilities on any Credit Party with respect to any remedial action in response
to the Release of a Contaminant or environmentally related claim.
(h)    None of the products manufactured, distributed or sold by any of the
Parent, any Borrower or its respective Subsidiaries contain asbestos containing
material.
6.16    No Violation of Law. None of the Parent, any Borrower nor any of their
respective Subsidiaries is in violation of any Requirements of Law applicable to
it which violation could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
6.17    No Default. As of the Effective Date, none of the Parent, any Borrower
nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is in default with respect to any note,
indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease, deed, or other agreement to which
such Borrower or such Subsidiary is a party or by which it is bound, which
default could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.18    ERISA Compliance; Canadian Pension Plans. Except for matters that could
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or as specifically
disclosed in Schedule 6.18:
(a)    Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable
provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state laws. Each Plan which
is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable
determination letter from the IRS and to the knowledge of each Borrower, nothing
has occurred which would cause the loss of such qualification. Each Borrower and
each ERISA Affiliate has made all required contributions to any Plan subject to
Section 412 of the Code, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension
of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made
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(b)    There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of each Borrower,
threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority,
with respect to any Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no non-exempt prohibited
transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to
any Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a
Material Adverse Effect.
(c)    (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii)
no Pension Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability as of January 1, 2003; (iii)
neither any Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects
to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan
(other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv)
neither any Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects
to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of
notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under
Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multi-employer Plan; and (v)
neither any Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that
could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.
(d)    The Credit Parties are in compliance in all material respects with the
requirements of the PBA and of any binding requirements of general application
of a Governmental Authority with respect to each Canadian Pension Plan and are
in compliance with any directive or order of a Governmental Authority directed
specifically at a Canadian Pension Plan. No fact or situation that may
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect exists in
connection with any Canadian Pension Plan. No Credit Party or an Affiliate
thereof maintains, contributes or has any liability with respect to a Canadian
Pension Plan which provides benefits on a defined benefit basis other than a
Canadian MEPP. No Canadian Pension Event has occurred that when taken together
with all other Canadian Pension Events, Termination Events and ERISA Events for
which liability is reasonably expected to occur, would reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. All contributions required to be made by
any Credit Party or its Subsidiary to any Canadian Pension Plan have been made
in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms of such Canadian Pension Plan
and the PBA. No Lien has arisen, choate or inchoate, in respect of any Credit
Party or their property in connection with any Canadian Pension Plan (save for
contribution amounts not yet due).
6.19    Taxes. The Credit Parties have filed all federal, provincial and other
material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid and
remitted all federal, provincial and other material taxes, assessments, fees and
other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties,
income or assets otherwise due and payable except as permitted under Section
7.1.
6.20    Regulated Entities. None of the Credit Parties is an “Investment
Company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and none of
the Credit Parties is subject to regulation under Requirements of Law limiting
its ability to incur indebtedness.
6.21    Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. The proceeds of the Credit
Extensions are to be used solely for working capital and other corporate
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Parent, any Borrower nor any Subsidiary is engaged, principally or as one of its
important activities, in the business of purchasing or selling Margin Stock or
extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock.
6.22    Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Licenses, etc. The Parent and each
Borrower owns, is licensed or otherwise has the lawful right to use, all
patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, technology,
know-how and processes (collectively the “Intellectual Property”) used in or
necessary for the conduct of its business as currently conducted which are
material to its financial condition, business, operations, assets and prospects,
individually or taken as a whole. To the knowledge of the Borrowers, the use of
such Intellectual Property by the Parent or the Borrowers does not infringe on
the rights of any Person, subject to such claims and infringements the existence
of which do not have or are not reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. The transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents will not impair the
ownership of or rights under (or the license or other right to use, as the case
may be) any Intellectual Property by the Parent or any Borrower in any manner
which has or might have a Material Adverse Effect.
6.23    No Material Adverse Effect. No Material Adverse Effect has occurred
since the date of the audited Financial Statements referred to in Section 6.6(a)
or the date of the most recent audited Financial Statements delivered to the
Lenders pursuant to Section 5.2(a).
6.24    Full Disclosure. None of the representations or warranties made to the
Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuers or the Lenders by any Credit Party in the
Loan Documents as of the date such representations and warranties are made or
deemed made, and none of the statements contained in any written exhibit,
report, statement or certificate furnished to the Agent, the Letter of Credit
Issuers or the Lenders by or on behalf of any Credit Party in connection with
the Loan Documents (including the offering and disclosure materials delivered by
or on behalf of any Borrower to the Lenders prior to the Effective Date),
contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits any material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein,
in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading as of
the time when made or delivered (as the case may be); it being understood that
for the purpose of this Section 6.24, such information and data shall not
include projections and pro forma financial information or information of a
general outlook or general industry nature.
6.25    Bank Accounts and Credit Card Processors. Schedule 6.25 contains as of
the Effective Date (a) a complete and accurate list of all Deposit Accounts and
Securities Accounts maintained by all Credit Parties with any bank or other
financial institution and (b) a complete list of all credit card processors or
issuers of the Borrowers.
6.26    Governmental Authorization. The Parent and the Borrowers hold all
licenses, permits and other approvals of Governmental Authorities necessary for
the conduct of their business as currently conducted. No approval, consent,
exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any
Governmental Authority or other Person is necessary or required in connection
with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any
Credit Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party, except such as have
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6.27    Tax Shelter Regulations. No Borrower intends to treat the Revolving
Loans and/or Letters of Credit and related transactions as being a “reportable
transaction” (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4). In
the event any Borrower determines to take any action inconsistent with such
intention, it will promptly notify the Agent thereof. If any Borrower so
notifies the Agent, such Borrower acknowledges that one or more of the Lenders
may treat its Revolving Loans and/or its interest in Non-Ratable Loans and/or
Agent Advances and/or Letters of Credit as part of a transaction that is subject
to Treasury Regulation Section 301.6112-1, and such Lender or Lenders, as
applicable, will maintain the lists and other records required by such Treasury
Regulation
6.28    OFAC. Each Credit Party is and will remain in compliance in all material
respects with all applicable U.S. and Canadian economic sanctions laws and
implementing regulations as promulgated by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office
of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and
Terrorist Financing Act (Canada), the Criminal Code (Canada), and all applicable
anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing provisions of the Bank
Secrecy Act and all regulations issued pursuant to any of the foregoing. No
Credit Party and no Subsidiary or Affiliate of a Credit Party (i) is a Person
designated by the U.S. government on the list of the Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons (the “SDN List”) with which a Person cannot deal
with or otherwise engage in business transactions, (ii) is a Person designated
by the Canadian government on any list set out in the United Nations Al-Qaida
and Taliban Regulations, the Regulations Implementing the United Nations
Resolutions on the Suppression of Terrorism or the Criminal Code (collectively,
the “Terrorist Lists”) with which a Person cannot deal or otherwise engage in
business transactions, (iii) is a Person who is otherwise the target of U.S.
economic sanctions laws such that a Person cannot deal or otherwise engage in
business transactions with such Person or (iii) is controlled by (including
without limitation by virtue of such person being a director or owning voting
shares or interests), or acts, directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of, any
person or entity on the SDN List, a Terrorist List or a foreign government that
is the target of U.S. or Canadian sanctions such that the entry into, or
performance under, this Agreement or any other Loan Document would be prohibited
under U.S. law or Canadian law.

ARTICLE 7
AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Each Borrower covenants to the Agent and each Lender that so long as any of the
Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations) remain outstanding or this
Agreement is in effect:
7.1    Taxes and Other Obligations. Each Borrower shall, and shall cause the
Parent to, as applicable, (a) file when due all Canadian and U.S. federal,
provincial and state income tax returns and other material returns (including
with respect to provincial sales taxes, harmonized sales taxes and goods and
services taxes) and reports which it is required to file; and (b) pay, remit or
provide for the payment, when due, of all Canadian and U.S. federal and
provincial taxes and other material taxes, fees, assessments and other charges
of Governmental Authorities against it or upon its property, income and
franchises, make all required withholding and other tax deposits and
remittances, and establish adequate reserves for the payment and remittance of
all such items, and provide to the Agent and the Lenders, upon request,
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evidence of its timely compliance with the foregoing; provided, however, so long
as ATI has notified the Agent in writing, none of the Parent or the Borrowers
need pay any tax, fee, assessment, or governmental charge (i) it is contesting
in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued, (ii) as to which
the Parent or such Borrower, as the case may be, has established proper reserves
as required under GAAP, and (iii) the nonpayment or non‑remittance of which does
not result in the imposition of a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien).
7.2    Legal Existence and Good Standing. Except as otherwise permitted under
Sections 7.10(a)(ix) or 7.16(a), each Borrower shall, and shall cause the Parent
to, maintain its legal existence and its qualification and good standing in all
jurisdictions in which the failure to maintain such existence and qualification
or good standing could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.3    Compliance with Law and Agreements; Maintenance of Licenses. Each
Borrower shall comply, and shall cause the Parent to comply, in all material
respects with all Requirements of Law of any Governmental Authority having
jurisdiction over it or its business (including the Federal Fair Labor Standards
Act (with respect to the U.S. Borrowers), and all Environmental Laws) where the
failure to so comply could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Each Borrower shall obtain and maintain, and shall cause the Parent to
obtain and maintain, all material licenses, permits, franchises, and
governmental authorizations necessary to own its property and to conduct its
business as conducted from time to time in compliance with the terms hereof. No
Borrower shall modify, amend or alter, or permit the Parent to modify, amend or
alter, its certificate or articles of incorporation, or its limited liability
company operating agreement or limited partnership agreement, as applicable,
other than in a manner which does not adversely affect the rights and interests
of the Lenders or the Agent.
7.4    Maintenance of Property; Appraisals and Inspection of Property.
(a)    Each Borrower shall maintain, and shall cause the Parent to maintain, all
of its property material to the operation of its business in good operating
condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear and, subject to Section 7.6, loss
or damage from casualty, expropriation or condemnation excepted.
(b)    Each Borrower shall permit, and shall cause the Parent to permit,
representatives and independent contractors of the Agent to visit and inspect
any of its or the other Credit Parties’ properties and, with respect to the U.S.
Borrowers only, to conduct appraisals and audits of Collateral, and, with
respect to all Borrowers, to examine its corporate, financial and operating
records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom and to discuss its
affairs, finances and accounts with its directors, officers and independent
public accountants, at reasonable times during normal business hours; provided,
however, that (i) if outstanding Revolving Loans at any time during any Fiscal
Year are greater than thirty percent (30%) of the Line Cap, the Agent shall only
be permitted to conduct one field exam and one inventory appraisal during such
Fiscal Year at the Borrowers’ expense (ii) if Liquidity is less than twenty-five
percent (25%) of the Line Cap at any time during any Fiscal Year, the Agent
shall only be permitted to conduct two field exams and two inventory appraisals
during such Fiscal Year at the Borrowers’ expense, and (iii) if any Event of
Default described in Section 9.1(a), (b), (c)(i) or (ii), (d), (e), (f), (g),
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frequency limitations in clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 7.4(b) shall not
apply and all visits, inspections, appraisals and audits shall be at the
applicable Borrower’s expense. Appraisals of the Tradename Collateral shall be
completed and acceptable to the Agent prior to such tradenames becoming Eligible
Tradenames under the Borrowing Base and such Tradename Collateral shall only be
subject to re-appraisal at the applicable Borrower’s expense one time per Fiscal
Year so long as Availability is less than forty percent (40%) of the Line Cap at
any time during such Fiscal Year; provided, however, that if any Event of
Default described in Section 9.1(a), (b), (c)(i) or (ii), (d), (e), (f), (g),
(h), (i), (k), (l) or (m) shall have occurred and be continuing, the foregoing
frequency limitation with respect to appraisals of Tradename Collateral shall
not apply and all appraisals shall be at the applicable Borrower’s expense.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Agent may conduct, at its own expense, one
field exam, one inventory appraisal and one tradename appraisal per Fiscal Year.
7.5    Insurance.
(a)    Each Borrower shall maintain, and shall cause the Parent to maintain,
with financially sound and reputable insurers having a rating of at least A- or
better by Best Rating Guide, insurance of such types as is customary for Persons
of similar size engaged in the same or similar business in amounts and under
policies reasonably acceptable to the Agent and otherwise as is customary for
Persons of similar size engaged in the same or similar types of business.
(b)    Each U.S. Borrower shall cause the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the
Agent and the Lenders, to be named as secured party or mortgagee and sole loss
payee or additional insured with respect to each policy described in the
foregoing clause (a) of this Section 7.5, in a manner reasonably acceptable to
the Agent. Each such policy of insurance shall contain a clause or endorsement
requiring the insurer to give not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written
notice to the Agent in the event of cancellation of the policy for any reason
whatsoever and such other clauses or endorsements as the Agent shall reasonably
request. All premiums for such insurance shall be paid by the U.S. Borrowers
when due, and certificates of insurance and, if reasonably requested by the
Agent, photocopies of the policies, shall be delivered to the Agent, in each
case in sufficient quantity for distribution by the Agent to each of the
Lenders. If any U.S. Borrower fails to procure such insurance or to pay the
premiums therefor when due, the Agent may, and at the direction of the Required
Lenders shall, do so from the proceeds of Revolving Loans.
7.6    Insurance and Condemnation Proceeds. Each U.S. Borrower shall promptly
notify the Agent and the Lenders of any material loss, damage, or destruction to
the Collateral, whether or not covered by insurance. The Agent is hereby
authorized to collect all property insurance and condemnation or expropriation
proceeds in respect of Collateral in an amount in excess of (a) $2,000,000 if an
Activation Period is in effect or (b) $5,000,000 if no Activation Period is in
effect, in either case for any incident (“Excess Proceeds”) directly and, after
deducting from such proceeds the reasonable expenses, if any, incurred by the
Agent in the collection or handling thereof, the Agent may in its discretion
remit such proceeds to the Borrowers or apply such proceeds to the reduction of
the Obligations in the order provided for in Section 7.25 or, if applicable,
Section 3.5. Any such proceeds other than Excess Proceeds may be retained by the
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7.7    Environmental Laws.
(a)    Each Borrower shall, and shall cause the Parent and each of its
Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in compliance with all Environmental Laws
applicable to it, including those relating to the generation, handling, use,
storage, and disposal of any Contaminant unless the failure to do so could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and the Borrowers
shall, and shall cause the Parent and each of its Subsidiaries to, take prompt
and appropriate action to respond to any such non-compliance with Environmental
Laws and shall regularly report to the Agent on such response.
(b)    Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, ATI shall submit to the
Agent and the Lenders annually, commencing on the date that occurs one year
after the Effective Date, and on each such anniversary date of the Effective
Date thereafter, copies of any material notices received by the Borrowers from
any Governmental Authority under any Environmental Law, if any, and copies of
any environmental reports prepared by the Borrowers, in each case prepared by or
received by the Borrowers during such prior year, if any. The Agent or any
Lender may request copies of technical reports prepared by any Borrower and its
communications with any Governmental Authority to determine whether such
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is proceeding reasonably to correct, cure or
contest in good faith any alleged non-compliance or environmental liability.
7.8    Compliance with ERISA; Canadian Pension Plans. (a) Each U.S. Borrower
shall, and shall cause each of its ERISA Affiliates to: (i) maintain each Plan
in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA,
the Code and other federal or state law; (ii) cause each Plan which is qualified
under Section 401(a) of the Code to maintain such qualification; (iii) make all
required contributions to any Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code; (iv) not
engage in a non-exempt prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary
responsibility rules with respect to any Plan; and (v) not engage in a
transaction that could reasonably be expected to be subject to Section 4069 or
4212(c) of ERISA.
(b)    The Canadian Borrower shall (i) maintain each Canadian Pension Plan in
compliance in all material respects with the applicable Requirements of Law;
(ii) cause each Canadian Pension Plan which is qualified under applicable
Requirements of Law to maintain such qualification; (iii) make all required
contributions to any Canadian Pension Plan subject to applicable Requirements of
Law; and (iv) not become liable under, or contribute to, any Canadian Pension
Plan that provides benefits on a defined benefit basis, other than a Canadian
MEPP.
(c)    The Canadian Borrower shall, in relation to any Canadian MEPP, make all
contributions it is required to make and shall, in all material respects, comply
with its obligations as a participating employer under any such Canadian MEPP.
7.9    Debt. No Borrower shall, nor permit the Parent to, create, incur, assume
or otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to any
Debt, except:
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(b)    Debt in the form of bank overdrafts in the ordinary course of business;
(c)    (i) Debt incurred by any Borrower to finance Capital Expenditures and
(ii) Capital Lease obligations of any Borrower;
(d)    Debt in respect of Accommodation Obligations permitted under
Section 7.12;
(e)    Debt of the Parent to ATI in connection with any advances made pursuant
to Section 7.11(b);
(f)    Debt in respect of Hedge Agreements and Foreign Currency Exchange
Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for
speculative purposes;
(g)    (i) intercompany Debt among the U.S. Borrowers and (ii) Debt incurred by
the Canadian Borrower in connection with an Investment in the Canadian Borrower
permitted under Section 7.11(i);
(h)    Permitted Existing Debt and refinancings, renewals or extensions thereof
so long as (A) no Default or Event of Default exists or would be caused thereby,
(B) the principal amount of any such Permitted Existing Debt is not increased
(other than by an amount equal to the reasonable amount of fees and expenses
payable in connection with such refinancing, renewal or extension); (C) the
maturity date thereof is not accelerated as a result of any such refinancing,
renewal or extension and (D) no such refinancing, renewal or extension would be
otherwise detrimental in any material respect to the rights of or benefits to
the Borrowers, the Agent or the Lenders;
(i)    Debt in an aggregate amount of up to $25,000,000 of any Person assumed
from the acquired entity (or, if applicable, its Affiliates) in connection with
an Acquisition of such Person permitted under Section 7.11(i) if such Person
becomes a Borrower after the date hereof; provided, that such Debt exists at the
time such Person becomes a Borrower and was not created in anticipation of such
acquisition;
(j)    Debt consisting of (A) unsecured deferred payment obligations of a
Borrower owing to sellers in permitted Acquisitions and (B) customary purchase
price adjustments, earn-outs, indemnification obligations and similar items of
the Borrowers in connection with permitted Acquisitions and asset sales;
(k)    the AT Sourcing Obligation;
(l)    unsecured Debt of the Credit Parties; provided that (i) no Default or
Event of Default exists immediately prior to or immediately following the
incurrence of such Debt, (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount
thereof, together with the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Debt
permitted under Sections 7.9(m) and (n), shall not exceed $400,000,000 at any
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following the Stated Termination Date and (iv) mandatory prepayments and
scheduled amortization of such Debt shall not exceed 1% of the original
principal amount thereof annually;
(m)    Permitted Secured Debt; provided that (x) no Default or Event of Default
exists immediately prior to or immediately following the incurrence of such Debt
and (y) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of such Debt, together with
the aggregate outstanding principal amount Debt permitted under Sections 7.9(l)
and (n), shall not exceed $400,000,000 at any time; and
(n)    other unsecured Debt of the Credit Parties (i) consisting of uncommitted
letter of credit facilities for the issuance of letters of credit with an
aggregate maximum face amount not exceeding $25,000,000 at any time and (ii)
consisting of other unsecured Debt not exceeding in the aggregate a principal
amount of $25,000,000 at any one time outstanding; provided that with respect to
any Debt permitted under clauses (i) and (ii) immediately above, (x) no Default
or Event of Default exists immediately prior to or immediately following the
incurrence of such Debt and (y) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of
such Debt, together with the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Debt
permitted under Sections 7.9(l) and (m), shall not exceed $400,000,000 at any
time.
7.10    Sales of Assets; Liens.
(a)    Sales. No Borrower shall, nor permit the Parent to, sell, assign,
transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of, any properties or assets,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or any income or profits therefrom,
except among the Credit Parties (other than the Canadian Borrower) and except:
(i)    sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business;
(ii)    subleases of real property;
(iii)    sales or other dispositions of equipment that is obsolete, unused or,
in the judgment of such Borrower, no longer best used or useful in its business;
(iv)    bulk sales or other dispositions of the Inventory of a Borrower not in
the ordinary course of business in connection with store closings, at arm’s
length, provided, that such store closures and related Inventory dispositions
shall not exceed (i) in any Fiscal Year of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, ten
percent (10%) of the number of the Borrowers’ stores as of the beginning of such
Fiscal Year (net of new store openings) and (ii) in the aggregate from and after
the Effective Date, twenty-five percent (25%) of the number of the Borrowers’
stores in existence as of the Effective Date (net of new store openings),
provided that, in all events, (A) if an Activation Period is in effect, the
proceeds from such disposition shall be applied to the reduction of the
Obligations in the order provided for in Section 7.25 or, if applicable, Section
3.5, and (B) no Event of Default shall exist immediately prior to or after
giving effect to such disposition, and (C) all sales of Inventory in connection
with any store closings (in a single or series of related transactions) of five
percent (5%) or more of the number of the Borrowers’ stores then in existence,
shall be in accordance with liquidation agreements and with professional
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(v)    license or sublicense agreements or marketing agreements with third
parties in the ordinary course of business, provided, however that no such
license or sublicense or marketing agreement shall materially impair the ability
of the Agent to dispose of the Collateral;
(vi)    sales or dispositions of Cash Equivalents;
(vii)    sales or other dispositions of assets to the Canadian Borrower, subject
to Section 7.11(i) and Section 7.15;
(viii)    sales of Investments permitted under clauses (j) or (k) of Section
7.11; and
(ix)    so long as no Event of Default shall have then occurred and be
continuing or would result therefrom, transfer of cash or property (A) to a
charitable foundation established by any Borrower or the Parent in an amount not
to exceed $1,000,000 (or, if Liquidity is in excess of $37,500,000 both before
and after giving effect thereto, $20,000,000) for each Fiscal Year or (B) to a
charitable foundation not established by any Borrower or the Parent in the
ordinary course of business and consistent with industry practice;
(x)    dispositions as the result of any taking or condemnation so long as
insurance, expropriation or condemnation proceeds are received in connection
therewith and are applied as required by Section 7.6;
(xi)    other sales of assets, including the sale of Securities of Subsidiaries,
whether or not in the ordinary course of business, having an aggregate fair
market value of not more than $15,000,000 pursuant to any one single disposition
or $20,000,000 in the aggregate pursuant to several dispositions in any one
Fiscal Year; and
(xii)    a sale of the Louisville, Kentucky distribution center as part of a
sale-leaseback transaction in accordance with Section 7.18;
provided, that no disposition permitted above (other than transfers permitted by
clause (i), (vii), (viii), (ix) or (xi)) in excess of $1,000,000 per transaction
shall be permitted unless the price to be received therefor represents the then
fair market value of the asset or property sold at the time of such disposition
and (other than in the case of subleases or license or sublicense or marketing
arrangements) at least 70% of the price is to be paid in cash at the closing of
the disposition.
(b)    Liens. No Borrower shall, nor permit the Parent to, create, incur, assume
or permit to exist, directly or indirectly, any Lien on or with respect to any
of its property except:
(i)    Liens granted to the Agent securing the Obligations;
(ii)    Liens upon (A) the interest or title of a lessor or secured by a
lessor’s interest under any lease under which any Borrower is the lessee or (B)
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(iii)    Permitted Liens;
(iv)    Liens granted by any Borrower (including the interest of a lessor under
a Capital Lease) and Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition
thereof by such Borrower, in each case securing Debt permitted by Section
7.9(c), provided that such Liens are limited to the assets financed with such
Debt;
(v)    Permitted Existing Liens and any extensions, renewals and replacements
thereof so long as (i) the amount of the obligations secured thereby is not
increased in connection with any such extension, renewal or replacement and (ii)
such Lien is limited to the property subject thereto prior to such extension,
renewal or replacement;
(vi)    Liens on assets other than Collateral in respect of Debt of a Person
permitted pursuant to Section 7.9(i) so long as such Liens attach only to assets
of such Person existing prior to the Acquisition, amalgamation or merger of such
Person;
(vii)    to the extent Debt secured thereby is permitted to be extended,
renewed, replaced or refinanced, a future Lien upon any property which is
subject to a Lien described in clause (vi) above, if such future Lien attaches
only to the same property, secures only such permitted extensions, renewals,
replacements or refinancings and is of like quality, character and extent;
(viii)    Liens on cash earnest money deposits in connection with Acquisitions
otherwise permitted by this Agreement in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$2,500,000 at any time outstanding; and
(ix)    Liens in respect of Debt permitted pursuant to Section 7.9(m).
7.11    Investments. No Borrower shall, nor permit the Parent to, make or own,
directly or indirectly, any Investment in any Person except:
(a)    Investments by the Parent and the Borrowers in Cash Equivalents;
(b)    Investments by any Borrower resulting from advances to the Parent to fund
any of the items set forth in Section 7.13(a);
(c)    Investments by the Parent in ATI;
(d)    Investments by any U.S. Borrower in any other U.S. Borrower (other than
any Investment made in connection with the Acquisition of any U.S. Borrower);
(e)    Investments by the Borrowers in joint ventures (in the form of
corporations, partnerships or otherwise) and Unrestricted Subsidiaries; provided
that, after giving effect to such Investment (i) the aggregate amount then
outstanding of all such Investments (other than the AT Sourcing Obligation) in
excess of the amount of Investments in joint ventures and Unrestricted
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Investments in the nature of sales and transfers of assets for less than fair
market value and Accommodation Obligations) shall not exceed $75,000,000, (ii)
Liquidity shall not be less than $37,500,000 both after giving effect to such
Investment and on a projected basis for a period of twelve months following such
Investment and (ii) no Event of Default shall exist or will occur as a result of
such Investment;
(f)    Investments not exceeding $10,000,000 at any one time outstanding in
respect of loans to senior executives and key employees of the Parent or any
Borrower; provided that after giving effect to such Investment, (i) Liquidity
shall not be less than $37,500,000 both after giving effect to such Investment
and on a projected basis for a period of twelve months following such
Investment, and (ii) no Event of Default shall exist or will occur as a result
of such Investment;
(g)    [reserved];
(h)    Investments in respect of Hedge Agreements and Foreign Currency Exchange
contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for
speculative purposes;
(i)    other Investments by the Borrowers, including Acquisitions, provided that
(i) the Person to be (or whose assets are to be) acquired does not oppose such
Acquisition, (ii) the Person to be acquired will immediately become, directly or
indirectly, a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of ATI, (iii) the line or lines of
business of the Person to be acquired are substantially the same as one or more
line or lines of business conducted by the Borrowers at the time such
Acquisition is consummated or is permitted to be conducted by the Borrowers
pursuant to Section 7.14, (iv) immediately after giving effect to any such
Investment (including reasonable estimates of any indemnification or purchase
price adjustment obligations), Liquidity shall not be less than the greater of
(A) $25,000,000 and (B) twelve and a half percent (12.5%) of the Line Cap both
after giving effect to such Investment and on a projected pro forma basis for a
period of six months following such Investment, (v) immediately after giving
effect to such Investment, no Event of Default shall exist or will occur as a
result of such Investment and (vi) solely to the extent the Liquidity in the
foregoing clause (iv) is less than the greater of (A) $35,000,000 and (B) twenty
percent (20%) of the Line Cap, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the
Twelve-Month Period most recently completed prior to such Investment, calculated
on a pro forma basis as if such Investment were made at the beginning of such
Twelve-Month Period, shall be at least 1.00 to 1.00;
(j)    promissory notes and other similar non-cash consideration received by any
Borrower in connection with dispositions of assets permitted by Section 7.10(a);
(k)    Investments in securities of account debtors received pursuant to any
proposal, plan of reorganization or similar arrangement upon the bankruptcy or
insolvency of such account debtors;
(l)    Investments consisting of Accommodation Obligations permitted under
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(m)    Investments in joint ventures and Unrestricted Subsidiaries existing on
the Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 7.11; and
(n)    Investments in the form of progress payments in connection with the
development of software and related hardware made in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practice of the Parent and the Borrowers.
The Borrowers hereby agree to provide to the Agent on the date of consummation
of any Investment over $2,000,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year permitted
under clauses (e), (f), (g) and (i) above, a certificate of a Responsible
Officer of ATI that each of the conditions contained in the provisos to such
clauses have been met and demonstrating in a manner satisfactory to the Agent
the required projected and pro forma Liquidity.
7.12    Accommodation Obligations. No Borrower shall, nor permit the Parent to,
create or become or be liable, directly or indirectly, with respect to any
Accommodation Obligation except:
(a)    guaranties resulting from endorsement of negotiable instruments for
collection in the ordinary course of business;
(b)    obligations, warranties and indemnities, not relating to Debt of any
Person, which have been or are undertaken or made in the ordinary course of
business and not for the benefit or in favor of an Affiliate of any Borrower or
such Subsidiary;
(c)    Accommodation Obligations of ATI in connection with obligations of the
other Credit Parties to fund (A) income and franchise taxes payable in any
Fiscal Year owed by the Credit Parties pursuant to the Amended and Restated Tax
Sharing Agreement dated as of November 10, 2003 between the Parent and ATI; (B)
other ordinary operating expenses of the Parent not in excess of $500,000 in any
Fiscal Year; (C) purchases of capital stock of the Parent held by employees of
any Credit Party to enable such employee to pay withholding taxes in connection
with the vesting of such stock and (D) the Parent’s share of expenses incurred
in connection with any public offering of Common Stock;
(d)    Accommodation Obligations of the Parent or any Borrower in respect of any
obligations of any U.S. Borrower otherwise permitted hereunder;
(e)    Accommodation Obligations with respect to obligations of Unrestricted
Subsidiaries to the extent such Accommodation Obligations constitute Investments
permitted by Section 7.11(e);
(f)    Accommodation Obligations in respect of customary indemnification and
purchase price adjustment obligations incurred in connection with Acquisitions
or asset sales permitted by this Agreement; and
(g)    Accommodation Obligations in respect of performance bonds, surety bonds,
appeal bonds or custom bonds required in the ordinary course of business or in
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7.13    Restricted Payments. No Borrower shall, nor permit the Parent to,
declare or make any Restricted Payment except:
(a)    dividends paid and declared in any Fiscal Year by any U.S. Borrower to
the Parent or ATI to fund (i) income and franchise taxes payable in such Fiscal
Year owed by ATI pursuant to the Amended and Restated Tax Sharing Agreement
dated as of November 10, 2003 between the Parent and ATI; (ii) other ordinary
operating expenses of the Parent not in excess of $500,000 in any Fiscal Year;
(iii) purchases of Common Stock of the Parent held by employees of any Credit
Party to enable such employee to pay withholding taxes in connection with the
vesting of such stock and (iv) the Parent’s share of expenses incurred in
connection with any public offering of Common Stock;
(b)    any Restricted Payment made by any Borrower (other than ATI) on its
capital stock;
(c)    Restricted Payments by the Parent or any Borrower (in addition to
payments made pursuant to clause (a)(iii) of this Section) to acquire shares of
Common Stock from employees of the Parent or any Borrower in an aggregate amount
not exceeding $100,000 in any Fiscal Year; and
(d)    Restricted Payments by ATI to the Parent to concurrently fund any
dividend, redemption, retirement, sinking fund, or similar payment, purchase or
other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any shares of Common Stock
of the Parent now or hereafter outstanding and Restricted Payments by the Parent
for such purpose; provided that after giving effect to any such Restricted
Payment (i) Liquidity shall not be less than the greater of (A) $25,000,000 and
(B) twelve and a half percent (12.5%) of the Line Cap on the date of such
Restricted Payment and on a projected pro forma basis (calculated assuming that
such Restricted Payment was made on the first day of the then current month) for
the following six-month period, including the month in which such Restricted
Payment is made, (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall exist or will occur
as a result of such Restricted Payment and (iii) solely to the extent the
Liquidity in the foregoing clause (i) is less than the greater of (A)
$35,000,000 and (B) twenty percent (20%) of the Line Cap, the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio for the Twelve-Month Period most recently completed prior to such
Restricted Payment, calculated on a pro forma basis as if such Restricted
Payment were made at the beginning of such Twelve-Month Period, shall be at
least 1.10 to 1.00.
The Borrowers hereby agree to provide to the Agent on the date of consummation
of each such Restricted Payment over $2,000,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal
Year, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of ATI certifying that each of the
conditions contained in Section 7.13(d) have been met and demonstrating in a
manner satisfactory to the Agent such compliance.
7.14    Conduct of Business. No Borrower shall, nor permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than (a) the business engaged in
by such Borrower or such Subsidiary on the date hereof and other businesses
similar or related thereto; and (b) any business activities related to the home
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7.15    Transactions with Affiliates. No Borrower shall, nor permit the Parent
to, at any time after the Effective Date directly or indirectly enter into or
permit to exist any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange
of any property or the rendering of any service) with any of its Affiliates
outside the ordinary course of its business or inconsistent with past practices
or on terms that are less favorable to it than those fair and reasonable terms
that might be obtained in a comparable arms-length transaction at the time;
provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to transactions among
any U.S. Borrower and any other Credit Party (other than the Canadian Borrower),
customary fees paid to members of the Board of Directors of any Borrower or the
Parent or arrangements permitted under Section 7.11(f) or the business
contemplated by the joint ventures permitted under Section 7.11(e).
7.16    Restriction on Fundamental Changes. No Borrower shall, nor permit the
Parent to, enter into any merger, amalgamation or consolidation, or liquidate,
wind-up or dissolve (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), discontinue its
business or convey, lease, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one
transaction or series of transactions, all or any substantial part of its
business or property, whether now or hereafter acquired, except (i) as otherwise
permitted under Section 7.10(a), (ii) that any U.S. Borrower may merge into,
amalgamate with, or convey, sell, lease or transfer all or substantially all of
its assets to, any other U.S. Borrower, (iii) that the Canadian Borrower may
convey, sell, lease or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to any
U.S. Borrower, (iv) that nothing contained herein shall prohibit any Subsidiary
of ATI from voluntarily dissolving or liquidating if in the reasonable opinion
of ATI’s senior management such dissolution or liquidation has no reasonable
likelihood of having a Material Adverse Effect and (v) the merger or
amalgamation of any Person with or into a Borrower if the Acquisition of the
capital stock of such Person by such Borrower would have been permitted under
Section 7.11(i); provided, that with respect to the foregoing clauses (ii) and
(v), (x) in the case of ATI, ATI shall be the continuing or surviving Person and
(y) if a Borrower (other than ATI) is not the surviving or continuing Person,
the surviving or continuing Person becomes a Borrower and a party to this
Agreement and all other applicable Loan Documents in accordance with Section
7.24(c).
7.17    ERISA. No Borrower shall, nor permit any of its ERISA Affiliates to, do
any of the following to the extent that such act or failure to act would in the
aggregate, after taking into account any other such acts or failures to act,
have a Material Adverse Effect:
(a)    Engage, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to engage, in any prohibited
transaction described in Sections 406 of ERISA or 4975 of the Code for which a
statutory or class exemption is not available or a private exemption has not
been previously obtained from the DOL;
(b)    permit to exist any accumulated funding deficiency (as defined in
Sections 302 of ERISA and 412 of the Code), whether or not waived;
(c)    terminate, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to terminate, any Benefit Plan
which would result in any liability of any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate under
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(d)    fail, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to fail, to make any contribution or
payment to any Multiemployer Plan which any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may
be required to make under any agreement relating to such Multiemployer Plan, or
any Requirement of Law pertaining thereto;
(e)    fail, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to fail, to pay any required
installment or any other payment required under Section 412 of the Code on or
before the due date for such installment or other payment; or
(f)    amend, or permit any ERISA Affiliate to amend, a Plan resulting in an
increase in current liability for the plan year such that any Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate is required to provide security to such Plan under Section
401(a)(29) of the Code.
7.18    Sales and Leasebacks. Except with respect to any sale-leaseback of the
Borrowers’ main distribution center in Louisville, Kentucky approved by the
Required Lenders, no Borrower shall, nor permit the Parent to, become liable,
directly or by way of any Accommodation Obligation, with respect to any lease,
whether an Operating Lease or a Capital Lease, of any property whether now owned
or hereafter acquired, (a) which any Borrower has sold or transferred or is to
sell or transfer to any other Person, or (b) which such Borrower intends to use
for substantially the same purposes as any other property which has been or is
to be sold or transferred by that entity to any other Person in connection with
such lease.
7.19    Margin Regulations. No portion of the proceeds of any credit extended
under this Agreement shall be used, directly or indirectly, in any manner which
would cause any Credit Extension or the application of such proceeds to violate
Regulation U or X of the Federal Reserve Board, in each case as in effect on the
date or dates of such Credit Extension and such use of proceeds.
7.20    Change of Fiscal Year. Neither the Parent nor any Borrower shall change
its Fiscal Year.
7.21    Subsidiaries.
(a)    No Borrower shall, nor permit the Parent to, hereafter (i) become a
general partner in any general partnership or limited partnership or (ii)
organize or acquire any other Person, except (A) any Borrower may organize or
acquire any new Wholly Owned Subsidiary that becomes a Borrower pursuant to the
terms of Section 7.24(c) and (B) subject to the provisions of Section
7.24(d), any Borrower may organize, acquire or participate in any new joint
venture (other than a general partnership) or Unrestricted Subsidiary permitted
pursuant to Section 7.11(e).
(b)    No Borrower shall create or otherwise permit to become effective any
consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind, other than those contemplated
in or permitted under the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, Liens
permitted under Section 7.10(b)(iv) hereof), on the ability of any Borrower to
pay dividends or make any other distribution in respect of its stock or make any
other Restricted Payment, pay any Debt or other obligation owed to any other
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other Borrower or sell, transfer or otherwise convey any of its property to any
other Borrower except in any lease the terms of which prohibit the transfer of
such lease to any Credit Party or otherwise.
7.22    Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Upon the occurrence of a Fixed Charge
Trigger Period, the Borrowers shall not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
to be less than 1.00 to 1.00 determined as of (a) the last day of any
Twelve-Month Period most recently ended before the commencement of a Fixed
Charge Trigger Period and (b) the last day of each Twelve-Month Period ending
during any Fixed Charge Trigger Period.
7.23    Further Assurances. The Credit Parties shall execute and deliver, or
cause to be executed and delivered, to the Agent and/or the Lenders such
documents and agreements, and shall take or cause to be taken such actions, as
the Agent or any Lender may, from time to time, reasonably request to carry out
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The
Credit Parties shall also deliver to Agent, upon request, written detail with
respect to Existing Letters of Credit, intercompany Debt, Deposit Accounts,
Credit Card Processors and Trademarks as the Agent may reasonably request, all
certified by a Responsible Officer of Borrower as true and correct.
7.24    Pledge of After-Acquired Property; Additional Borrowers. (a) With
respect to any property acquired after the Effective Date by the Parent or any
U.S. Borrower (other than (1) any property described in paragraph (b) or (c)
below, (2) any property subject to a Lien expressly permitted by Section
7.10(b)(iv), (vi), (vii) and (viii), (3) leasehold interests, motor vehicles and
other property excluded from the Collateral pursuant to Section 2(a) of the
Security Agreement, (4) any shares of Parent’s capital stock or (5) any Margin
Stock, unless the Parent or the Borrowers in aggregate own at any time Margin
Stock (other than shares of Parent’s capital stock) with an aggregate value over
$1,000,000, in which case this Section will apply to Margin Stock (other than
shares of Parent’s capital stock) to the extent not promptly disposed of for
Cash Equivalents to be included as Collateral) as to which the Agent, for the
benefit of the Lenders, does not have a perfected Lien, the applicable U.S.
Borrower shall, or shall cause the Parent to, promptly (i) execute and deliver
to the Agent such amendments to the Pledge and Security Agreement or such other
documents as the Agent deems necessary or advisable to grant to the Agent, for
the benefit of the Lenders, a security interest in such property and (ii) take
all actions necessary or advisable to grant to the Agent, for the benefit of the
Lenders, a perfected first priority (subject to prior Liens permitted under the
Loan Documents) security interest in such property, including the filing of
Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be
required by the Collateral Documents or by any Requirement of Law or as may be
requested by the Agent; provided, that the U.S. Borrowers shall not be required
to update (or reimburse the Agent for any update of) any filings with the U.S.
Patent & Trademark Office more frequently than once per year.
(b)    [reserved].
(c)    With respect to any Subsidiary other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary
created or acquired after the Effective Date, the applicable Credit Party shall
promptly (i) cause such new Subsidiary (A) to become a party to this Agreement
as a “Borrower” hereunder and the Security Agreement as “Grantor”, (B) to take
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necessary or advisable to grant to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a
perfected first priority (subject to prior Liens permitted under the Loan
Documents) security interest in the Collateral described in the Security
Instruments with respect to such new Subsidiary, including the filing of Uniform
Commercial Code financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be required by
the Security Instruments or by Requirement of Law or as may be requested by the
Agent and (C) to deliver to the Agent a certificate of such Subsidiary of the
type delivered on the Effective Date with respect to other Borrowers in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agent, (ii) execute and deliver to the Agent such
amendments to the Security Instruments and UCC‑1 financing statements as the
Agent deems necessary or advisable to grant to the Agent, for the benefit of the
Lenders, a perfected first priority (subject to prior Liens permitted under the
Loan Documents) security interest in the Securities of such new Subsidiary that
are owned by any Credit Party, (iii) deliver to the Agent the certificates, if
any, representing such Securities, together with undated stock powers, in blank,
executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of such Credit Party, and
(iv) if requested by the Agent, deliver to the Agent legal opinions relating to
the matters described above, which opinions shall be in form and substance, and
from counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
7.25    Cash Collateral and Deposit Accounts.
(a)    Until the Agent notifies ATI to the contrary, the Credit Parties (other
than the Canadian Borrower) shall make collection of all Accounts and other
Collateral for the Agent, shall receive all payments as the Agent’s trustee, and
shall immediately deliver all payments in their original form duly endorsed in
blank into one or more Approved Deposit Accounts established in the name of such
Credit Party. All amounts deposited into such Approved Deposit Accounts shall be
swept on a daily basis and transferred to the Payment Account for further
dispersal subject to the Collection Account Control Agreement. None of the
Borrowers shall make any material change in their cash management practices,
including any change that would cause amounts held in any Approved Deposit
Account not to be swept on a daily basis to the Payment Account. Following
receipt of written notice from the Agent that an Activation Period (as defined
below) exists and until receipt of written notice from the Agent that all
Activation Periods have terminated, the Clearing Bank shall not permit any
Credit Party to make any withdrawals from the Payment Account or other
Controlled Account. Prior to or after the termination of an Activation Period,
the Credit Parties shall have the right to operate and transact business through
the Payment Account in normal fashion, including making withdrawals from the
Payment Account, but covenants to the Agent it will not close the Payment
Account. No later than two (2) Business Days following the commencement of the
Activation Period, and continuing on each Business Day thereafter, the Clearing
Bank shall transfer all collected and available balances in the Payment Account
to the Agent as the Agent shall direct. The “Activation Period” means each
period which (a) commences upon the day that either (i) Liquidity is less than
the greater of (A) $25,000,000 and (B) twelve and a half percent (12.5%) of the
Line Cap or (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (b)
terminates on the day Liquidity is in excess of the greater of (i) $25,000,000
and (ii) twelve and a half percent (12.5%) of the Line Cap for a period of
forty-five (45) consecutive days or such Event of Default has been waived, as
applicable.
(b)    On or prior to the Effective Date, the U.S. Borrowers shall have
delivered to the Agent (i) notifications executed by each of the U.S. Borrowers
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depository institution identified on Schedule 6.25 with which a Deposit Account
is maintained, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, of
the Agent’s interest in each related Deposit Account (each, a “DDA
Notification”), which DDA Notifications shall be held in escrow by the Agent
until the occurrence of an Activation Period, at which time the Agent may, in
its discretion, forward such DDA Notifications to the applicable institutions,
and (ii) notifications executed on behalf of the U.S. Borrowers to each credit
card processor identified on Schedule 6.25 in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent of the Agent’s interest in all related credit card
receivable proceeds (each, a “Credit Card Notification”), which Credit Card
Notifications the Agent may, in its discretion, forward to the applicable credit
card processors at any time. The DDA Notifications and the Credit Card
Notifications shall require during the continuance of an Activation Period, the
sweep on each Business Day of all available cash receipts and other proceeds
from the sale or disposition of any Collateral, including, without limitation,
the proceeds of all credit card receivables (all such cash receipts and
proceeds, “Cash Receipts”) (and with respect to institutions which maintain a
Deposit Account net of a minimum balance not to exceed $10,000) to the Payment
Account. The Agent may request at any time that the U.S. Borrowers provide or
cause to be provided to the Agent Control Agreements with respect to each
Deposit Account and Securities Accounts, all as identified on Schedule 6.25 or
hereafter maintained by the Credit Parties, which the Agent determines contains
from time to time any material amount of cash or other property of the Credit
Parties (other than the Canadian Borrower).
(c)    The U.S. Borrowers may close Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts
and/or open new Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts, subject to (i) written
quarterly notification to the Agent in the case of any closure of an Approved
Deposit Account and (ii) the execution and delivery to the Agent of appropriate
DDA Notifications or Control Agreements, as applicable, consistent with the
provisions of this Section 7.25. Unless consented to in writing by the Agent,
the U.S. Borrowers may not enter into any agreements with additional credit card
processors unless, contemporaneously therewith, a Credit Card Notification is
executed and delivered to the Agent.
(d)    If at any time during the continuance of an Activation Period, any cash
or cash equivalents owned by the U.S. Borrowers and constituting proceeds of
Collateral are deposited to any account, or held or invested in any manner,
other than in an Approved Deposit Account, the Agent may require the U.S.
Borrowers to close such account and have all funds therein transferred to the
Payment Account, or such other Approved Deposit Account as the Agent may direct.
(e)    In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7.25,
during the continuance of an Activation Period, the U.S. Borrowers receive or
otherwise have dominion and control of any such proceeds or collections of
Collateral, such proceeds and collections shall be held in trust by the U.S.
Borrowers for the Agent and shall not be commingled with any of the U.S.
Borrowers’ other funds or deposited in any account of any U.S. Borrower other
than as instructed by the Agent.
(f)    All payments received by the Agent during an Activation Period at a bank
account designated by it, will be the Agent’s sole property for its benefit and
the benefit of the Lenders and, provided no Event of Default shall have occurred
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credited to the Loan Account immediately (conditional upon final collection) if
received no later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) and otherwise on the next
Business Day and shall be applied to outstanding Obligations as follows: first,
to pay any fees, indemnities or expense reimbursements then due to the Agent;
second, to pay interest and principal due to the Bank in respect of all
Non-Ratable Loans; third, to pay all fees, expenses and indemnities due to the
Letter of Credit Issuers in respect of Letters of Credit; fourth, to pay any
Obligations constituting fees due to the Lenders (other than fees relating to
Bank Products); fifth, to pay interest due in respect of all Revolving Loans
(other than Non-Ratable Loans); and sixth, to pay or prepay principal of all
Revolving Loans (other than Non-Ratable Loans) and unpaid reimbursement
obligations in respect of Letters of Credit; with any excess after all such
applications of payment being released to the Borrowers.
7.26    Restrictions on Payment of Certain Debt. No Credit Party shall, nor
permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any voluntary prepayments
with respect to any Debt unless, after giving effect to any such payment (a)
Liquidity shall not be less than (i) $25,000,000 and (ii) twelve and a half
percent (12.5%) of the Line Cap on the date of such payment and on a pro forma
basis (calculated assuming that such payment was made on the first day of the
then current month) for the following six-month period, including the month in
which such payment is made, (b) no Default or Event of Default shall exist or
will occur as a result of such payment and (c) solely to the extent the
Liquidity in the foregoing clause (a) is less than the greater of (i)
$35,000,000 and (iii) twenty percent (20%) of the Line Cap, the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio, calculated on a pro forma basis, shall be at least 1.00 to 1.00.
The Credit Parties hereby agree to provide to the Agent on the date of
consummation of each such payment over $2,000,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal
Year, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of ATI certifying that each of the
conditions contained in Section 7.26 have been met and demonstrating in a manner
satisfactory to the Agent such compliance.

ARTICLE 8
CONDITIONS OF LENDING
8.1    Conditions Precedent to Making of Credit Extensions on the Effective
Date. The obligation of the Lenders to make the initial Revolving Loans, if any,
on the Effective Date, and the obligation of the Agent to cause any Letter of
Credit Issuer to initially issue any Letter of Credit on the Effective Date
(including for purposes hereof, the inclusion of each letter of credit set forth
on Schedule 1.3 hereto as a Letter of Credit governed by this Agreement), are
subject to the following conditions precedent having been satisfied in a manner
satisfactory to the Agent and each Lender:
(a)    This Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall have been executed by
each party thereto and the Borrowers shall have performed and complied with all
covenants, agreements and conditions contained herein and the other Loan
Documents which are required to be performed or complied with by the Borrowers
before or on such Effective Date.
(b)    Immediately after making the Revolving Loans (including such Revolving
Loans made to pay fees, costs and expenses then payable under this Agreement),
if any, on the Effective Date and after giving effect to any Letters of Credit
issued or outstanding on the Effective Date, the Borrowers shall have
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(c)    The Agent and the Lenders shall have received such opinions of counsel
for the Borrowers and the other Credit Parties as the Agent shall request, each
such opinion to be in a form, scope, and substance satisfactory to the Agent,
the Lenders, and their respective counsel.
(d)    The Agent shall have received:
(i)    fully completed financing statements to be filed under the UCC of all
jurisdictions that the Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to perfect
the Agent’s Liens; and
(ii)    duly executed UCC-3 Termination Statements and such other instruments,
in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, as shall be necessary to
terminate and satisfy all Liens on the property of the Credit Parties other than
Liens permitted hereunder.
(e)    The U.S. Borrowers shall have paid all fees and expenses of the Agent
(and all other fees required to be paid hereunder) and the Attorney Costs of
single counsel to the Agent and the Lenders incurred by the Agent in connection
with any of the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby to the
extent invoiced.
(f)    The Agent shall have received, in form, scope, and substance, reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent, evidence of all insurance coverage as required by
this Agreement.
(g)    The Agent shall have completed all due diligence, including receipt of
completed appraisals and field examinations, with results reasonably
satisfactory to the Agent.
(h)    The Agent shall have received financial projections consisting of (i)
income statements, balance sheets and statements of cash flow (including a
monthly model of Availability) for Fiscal Year 2013 prepared on a quarterly and
an annual basis and (ii) income statements, balance sheets and statements of
cash flow (without any model of Availability) for Fiscal Years 2012, 2014 and
2015 prepared on an annual basis, each of which shall be in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
(i)    The parties hereto shall have executed and delivered all documents,
certificates and instruments necessary to evidence the release of the Agent’s
security interest in certain assets of the U.S. Borrowers under the Original
Credit Agreement that no longer constitute Collateral.
(j)    All proceedings taken in connection with the execution of this Agreement,
all other Loan Documents and all documents and papers relating thereto shall be
reasonably satisfactory in form, scope, and substance to the Agent and the
Lenders.
(k)    Without limiting the generality of the items described above, each
Borrower and each Person guarantying or securing payment of the Obligations
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to the Agent), the financial statements, instruments, resolutions, documents,
agreements, certificates, opinions and other items set forth on the “Closing
Checklist” delivered by the Agent to ATI prior to the Effective Date.
The acceptance by the Borrowers of any Credit Extension made on the Effective
Date shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty made by the Borrowers
to the effect that all of the conditions precedent to the making of such Credit
Extension have been satisfied, with the same effect as delivery to the Agent and
the Lenders of a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of each Borrower,
dated the Effective Date, to such effect.
Execution and delivery to the Agent by a Lender of a counterpart of this
Agreement shall be deemed confirmation by such Lender that (i) all conditions
precedent in this Section 8.1 have been fulfilled to the satisfaction of such
Lender, (ii) the decision of such Lender to execute and deliver to the Agent an
executed counterpart of this Agreement was made by such Lender independently and
without reliance on the Agent or any other Lender as to the satisfaction of any
condition precedent set forth in this Section 8.1, and (iii) all documents sent
to such Lender for approval, consent, or satisfaction were acceptable to such
Lender.
8.2    Conditions Precedent to Each Credit Extension. The obligation of the
Lenders to make each Credit Extension, including the initial Revolving Loans on
or after the Effective Date, and the obligation of any Letter of Credit Issuer
to issue or permit the renewal (automatic or otherwise) of any Letter of Credit
shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that on and as of the date
of any such Credit Extension:
(a)    The following statements shall be true, and the acceptance by any
Borrower of any Credit Extension shall be deemed to be a statement to the effect
set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) with the same effect as the delivery to
the Agent and the Lenders of a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of
such Borrower, dated the date of such Credit Extension, stating that:
(i)    The representations and warranties of the Credit Parties contained in
this Agreement and the other principal Loan Documents are correct in all
material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension and are deemed
made on and as of such date, other than any such representation or warranty
which relates to a specified prior date and except to the extent the Agent and
the Lenders have been notified in writing by any Borrower that any
representation or warranty is not correct and the Required Lenders have
explicitly waived in writing compliance with such representation or warranty;
and
(ii)    No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such
Credit Extension, which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default; and
(iii)    No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such
Credit Extension, which has had or would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b)    No such Credit Extension shall exceed Availability, provided, however,
that the foregoing conditions precedent are not conditions to each Lender
participating in or reimbursing the Bank or the Agent for such Lenders’ Pro Rata
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Loan or Agent Advance made in accordance with the provisions of Sections 1.2(h)
or (i) or any Revolving Loan made to reimburse any drawing under a Letter of
Credit pursuant to Section 1.3(e).
(c)    The Agent shall have received a Borrowing Base Certificate giving effect
to such Credit Extension.

ARTICLE 9
DEFAULT; REMEDIES
9.1    Events of Default. It shall constitute an event of default (“Event of
Default”) if any one or more of the following shall occur for any reason:
(a)    any failure by any Borrower to pay (i) the principal of the Revolving
Loans or reimbursement obligation under any Letter of Credit when due, (ii) the
interest on any of the Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations) or any
fee hereunder when due, whether upon demand or otherwise and such failure under
this clause (ii) shall continue for a period of three (3) or more Business Days,
or (iii) any other amount owing hereunder when due, whether upon demand or
otherwise and such failure under this clause (iii) shall continue for a period
of five (5) or more Business Days;
(b)    any representation or warranty made or deemed made to the Agent, the
Letter of Credit Issuers or the Lenders by any Borrower in this Agreement or by
any Credit Party in any of the other Loan Documents, any Financial Statement, or
any certificate furnished by any Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries at any time
to the Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuers or any Lender shall prove to be
untrue in any material respect as of the date on which made, deemed made, or
furnished;
(c)    (i) any default by a Credit Party shall occur in the observance or
performance of any of the covenants and agreements contained in Sections 5.2(j),
7.2, 7.9 through 7.22 or 7.25 (including any corresponding default of the Parent
under Section 4(g) of the Parent Guaranty), (ii) any default by a Credit Party
shall occur in the observance or performance of any of the covenants and
agreements contained in Sections 5.2 (other than 5.2(j)), 5.3 or 7.5 (including
any corresponding default of the Parent under Section 4(g) of the Parent
Guaranty) and such default shall continue for five (5) Business Days or more
after written notice thereof from the Agent or any Lender or actual knowledge
thereof by a Responsible Officer of any Borrower; or (iii) any default by a
Credit Party shall occur in the observance or performance of any of the other
covenants or agreements contained in any other Section of this Agreement or any
other principal Loan Document, and such default shall continue for thirty (30)
days or more after written notice thereof from the Agent or any Lender or actual
knowledge thereof by a Responsible Officer of any Borrower;
(d)    any default shall occur with respect to any Debt (other than the
Obligations but including Bank Product Obligations) of any Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries in an outstanding principal amount which exceeds $5,000,000
(“Material Debt”), or under any agreement or instrument under or pursuant to
which any such Material Debt may have been issued, created, assumed, or
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default shall continue for more than the period of grace, if any, therein
specified, if the effect thereof (with or without the giving of notice or
further lapse of time or both) is to accelerate, or to permit the holders of any
such Material Debt to accelerate, the maturity of any such Material Debt; or any
such Material Debt shall be declared due and payable or be required to be
prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment) prior to the
stated maturity thereof;
(e)    any Credit Party shall (i) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or
file a voluntary petition, a notice of intention to make a proposal, a proposal
or an answer or otherwise commence any action or proceeding seeking
reorganization, arrangement, compromise or readjustment of its debts or for any
other relief under any Debtor Relief Law, or consent to, approve of, or
acquiesce in, any such petition, action or proceeding; (ii) apply for or
acquiesce in the appointment of a receiver, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator,
custodian, monitor, trustee or similar officer for it or for all or any part of
its property; (iii) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (iv) be
unable generally to pay its debts as they become due;
(f)    an involuntary petition shall be filed or an action or proceeding
otherwise commenced seeking reorganization, arrangement, consolidation,
compromise or readjustment of the debts of any Credit Party or for any other
relief under any Debtor Relief Law and such petition or proceeding shall
continue in effect and not be dismissed or stayed for a period of sixty (60)
consecutive days after the filing or commencement thereof, or an order of relief
shall be entered with respect thereto under any Debtor Relief Law;
(g)    a receiver, interim receiver, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator,
custodian, monitor, trustee or similar officer for any Credit Party or for all
or any material part of its property shall be appointed or a warrant of
attachment, execution or similar process shall be issued against any material
part of the property of any Credit Party;
(h)    any Credit Party shall file a certificate of dissolution under applicable
law or shall be liquidated, dissolved or wound-up or shall commence or have
commenced against it any action or proceeding for dissolution, winding-up or
liquidation, or shall take any corporate action in furtherance thereof except as
permitted by Section 7.16(a)(iii);
(i)    any Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be subject to any event described in
the foregoing clauses (e), (f), (g) or (h) of this Section 9.1 and such event
would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(j)    all or any material part of the property of any Credit Party shall be
nationalized, expropriated or condemned, seized, expropriated or otherwise
appropriated, or custody or control of such property or of such Credit Party
shall be assumed by any Governmental Authority or any court of competent
jurisdiction at the instance of any Governmental Authority, except where
contested in good faith by proper proceedings diligently pursued where a stay of
enforcement is in effect;
(k)    any material Loan Document shall be revoked or declared void, invalid or
unenforceable or any Credit Party shall reject or deny its obligations under any
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(l)    one or more judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards is entered
against any Credit Party involving in the aggregate liability (to the extent not
covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer does not
dispute coverage) as to any single or related or unrelated series of
transactions, incidents or conditions, of $5,000,000 or more, and the same shall
remain unsatisfied, unvacated and unstayed pending appeal for a period of sixty
(60) days after the entry thereof;
(m)    any loss, theft, damage or destruction of any item or items of Collateral
or other property of any Credit Party occurs which would reasonably be expected
to cause a Material Adverse Effect and is not adequately covered by insurance;
(n)    for any reason other than any failure of the Agent to take any action
available to it to maintain perfection of the Agent’s Liens, pursuant to the
Loan Documents, any material Loan Document ceases to be in full force and effect
(other than in accordance with its terms) or any Lien with respect to any
material portion of the Collateral intended to be secured thereby ceases to be,
or is not, valid, perfected and prior to all other Liens (other than Permitted
Liens) or is terminated, revoked or declared void;
(o)    any Termination Event or Canadian Pension Event occurs which will or is
reasonably likely to subject either ATI or an ERISA Affiliate or the Canadian
Borrower to a liability which will or is reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect; or
(p)    there occurs a Change in Control.
9.2    Remedies.
(a)    Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of any Event of Default,
the Agent may, in its discretion, and shall, at the direction of the Required
Lenders, do one or more of the following at any time or times and in any order,
without notice to or demand on the Borrowers: (i) reduce advance rates against
any amounts used in calculating the Borrowing Base or otherwise reduce one or
more other elements of the Borrowing Base, effective only for so long as such
Event of Default continues without being waived; (ii) reduce the Total Facility
Amount, effective only for so long as such Event of Default continues without
being waived; (iii) restrict the amount of or refuse to make Revolving Loans,
effective only for so long as such Event of Default continues without being
waived; and (iv) restrict or refuse to provide Letters of Credit, effective only
for so long as such Event of Default continues without being waived; (v)
terminate the Commitments; (vi) declare any or all Obligations (other than Bank
Product Obligations) to be immediately due and payable; provided, however, that
upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Sections 9.1(e),
9.1(f), 9.1(g), or 9.1(h) as to any Credit Party, the Commitments shall
automatically and immediately expire and all Obligations (other than Bank
Product Obligations) shall automatically become immediately due and payable
without notice or demand of any kind; (vii) require (A) the U.S. Borrowers to
Fully Support all outstanding U.S. Letter of Credit Obligations and (B) the
Canadian Borrower to Fully Support all outstanding Canadian Letter of Credit
Obligations; and/or (viii) pursue its other rights and remedies under the Loan
Documents and applicable law. Agent will use commercially reasonable efforts to
provide notice to ATI of any remedy or other action described under this Section
9.2(a), but the failure to give such notice shall not impair any right or remedy
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available to the Agent or create any right or remedy in favor of any Credit
Party or liability of the Agent or any Lender.
(b)    If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing: (i) the Agent
shall have for the benefit of the Lenders, in addition to all other rights of
the Agent and the Lenders, the rights and remedies of a secured party under the
Loan Documents and the UCC; (ii) the Agent may, at any time, take possession of
the Collateral and keep it on the applicable Borrower’s premises, at no cost to
the Agent or any Lender, or remove any part of it to such other place or places
as the Agent may desire, or the applicable Borrower shall, upon the Agent’s
demand, at such Borrower’s cost, assemble the Collateral and make it available
to the Agent at a place reasonably convenient to the Agent; and (iii) the Agent
may sell and deliver any Collateral at public or private sales, for cash, upon
credit or otherwise, at such prices and upon such terms as the Agent deems
advisable in its sole discretion and may, if the Agent deems it reasonable,
postpone or adjourn any sale of the Collateral by an announcement at the time
and place of sale or of such postponed or adjourned sale without giving a new
notice of sale. Without in any way requiring notice to be given in the following
manner, each U.S. Borrower agrees that any notice by the Agent of sale,
disposition or other intended action hereunder or in connection herewith,
whether required by the UCC or otherwise, shall constitute reasonable notice to
such Borrower if such notice is mailed by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, or is delivered personally against receipt,
at least ten (10) Business Days prior to such action to such Borrower’s address
specified in or pursuant to Section 14.8. If any Collateral is sold on terms
other than payment in full at the time of sale, no credit shall be given against
the Obligations until the Agent or the Lenders receive payment, and if the buyer
defaults in payment, the Agent may resell the Collateral without further notice
to such Borrower. In the event the Agent seeks to take possession of all or any
portion of the Collateral by judicial process, each U.S. Borrower irrevocably
waives: (A) the posting of any bond, surety or security with respect thereto
which might otherwise be required; (B) any demand for possession prior to the
commencement of any suit or action to recover the Collateral; and (C) any
requirement that the Agent retain possession and not dispose of any Collateral
until after trial or final judgment. Each U.S. Borrower agrees that the Agent
has no obligation to preserve rights to the Collateral or marshal any Collateral
for the benefit of any Person. To the extent not prohibited by applicable
Requirements of Law or by any material contract of any Credit Party, the Agent
is hereby granted a license or other right to use, without charge, such
Borrower’s labels, patents, copyrights, name, trade secrets, trade names,
trademarks, and advertising matter, or any similar property, in completing
production of, advertising or selling any Collateral, and such Borrower’s rights
under all licenses and all franchise agreements shall inure to the Agent’s
benefit for such purpose. The proceeds of sale shall be applied first to all
expenses of sale, including attorneys’ fees, and then to the Obligations. The
Agent will return any excess to such Borrower and such Borrower shall remain
liable for any deficiency.
(c)    If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, each U.S. Borrower
hereby waives all rights to notice and hearing prior to the exercise by the
Agent of the Agent’s rights to repossess the Collateral without judicial process
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ARTICLE 10
TERM AND TERMINATION
10.1    Term and Termination. The term of this Agreement shall end on the Stated
Termination Date unless sooner terminated in accordance with the terms hereof.
Upon the effective date of termination of this Agreement for any reason
whatsoever, all Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations) (including all
unpaid principal, accrued and unpaid interest and any early termination or
prepayment fees or penalties) shall become immediately due and payable and the
Borrowers shall immediately arrange for the Letters of Credit then outstanding
to be Fully Supported.

ARTICLE 11
AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS; PARTICIPATIONS; ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS
11.1    Amendments and Waivers.
(a)    Except as otherwise provided for herein or in such other Loan Documents,
no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, and no consent with respect to any departure by any Borrower or any
other Credit Party therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in
writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Agent at the written
request of the Required Lenders) and each Borrower and then any such waiver or
consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific
purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such waiver, amendment, or
consent shall, unless in writing and signed by all the Lenders and each Borrower
and acknowledged by the Agent, do any of the following:
(i)    increase or extend the Commitment, Canadian Commitment or U.S. Commitment
of the Lenders (provided that if any Lender desires to increase its Commitment
and such increase would not result in an increase in the aggregate Commitments,
only the consent of such Lender shall be required for such increase);
(ii)    postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan
Document for any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to
the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document;
(iii)    reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on
any Revolving Loan, or any fees or other amounts payable to the Agent, the
Letter of Credit Issuers or the Lenders hereunder or under any other Loan
Document;
(iv)    change the percentage of the Commitments, Canadian Commitments or U.S.
Commitments or of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Revolving Loans
which is required for the Lenders or any of them to take any action hereunder;
(v)    increase any of the percentages set forth in the definition of the
Borrowing Base or in the proviso to Section 1.2(i)(i);
(vi)    amend this Section or any provision of this Agreement providing for
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(vii)    release any Borrower or any Guarantor or release Collateral other than
as otherwise expressly permitted by the Loan Documents;
(viii)    change the definition of “Required Lenders”;
(ix)    increase the Total Facility Amount, Letter of Credit Subfacility or
Canadian Subfacility Amount; or
(x)    change Section 3.5 in any manner that would alter the ratable sharing of
payments among Lenders;
provided, however, the Agent may, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding the
limitations contained in clauses (v) and (ix) above and any other terms of this
Agreement, make Agent Advances in accordance with Section 1.2(i) and, provided
further, that no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and
signed by the Agent, affect the rights or duties of the Agent under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document and provided further, that no amendment,
waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the applicable Letter
of Credit Issuer, affect the rights or duties of such Letter of Credit Issuer
with regard to Letters of Credit under this Agreement or any other Loan Document
and provided further, that Schedule 1.1 hereto (Commitments) may be amended from
time to time by Agent alone to reflect assignments of Commitments in accordance
herewith. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender
shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent
hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the
consent of all Lenders may be effected with the consent of the applicable
Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) the Commitment of any
Defaulting Lender may not be increased or extended without the consent of such
Defaulting Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the
consent of all Lenders that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender
disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require
the consent of such Defaulting Lender.
(b)    If any fees are paid to the Lenders as consideration for amendments,
waivers or consents with respect to this Agreement, at Agent’s election, such
fees may be paid only to those Lenders that agree to such amendments, waivers or
consents within the time specified for submission thereof.
(c)    If, in connection with any proposed amendment, waiver or consent (a
“Proposed Change”) requiring the consent of all Lenders, the consent of Required
Lenders is obtained, but the consent of other Lenders is not obtained (any such
Lender whose consent is not obtained as described in this clause (c) being
referred to as a “Non-Consenting Lender”), then, so long as the Agent is not a
Non-Consenting Lender, at the Borrowers’ request, the Agent or an Eligible
Assignee shall have the right (but not the obligation) with the Agent’s
approval, to purchase from the Non-Consenting Lenders, and the Non-Consenting
Lenders agree that they shall sell, all the Non-Consenting Lenders’ Commitments
for an amount equal to the principal balances thereof and all accrued interest
and fees with respect thereto through the date of sale pursuant to Assignment
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11.2    Assignments; Participations.
(a)    Any Lender may assign and delegate to one or more Eligible Assignees
(each an “Assignee”) all, or any ratable part of all, of the Revolving Loans and
risk participations in Letters of Credit, the Commitments and the other rights
and obligations of such Lender hereunder, in a minimum amount of $1,000,000
(provided that, unless an assignor Lender has assigned and delegated all of its
Revolving Loans and risk participations in Letters of Credit and Commitments, no
such assignment and/or delegation shall be permitted unless, after giving effect
thereto, such assignor Lender retains a Commitment in a minimum amount of
$5,000,000); provided, however, that the Borrowers and the Agent may continue to
deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with the interest so
assigned to an Assignee until (i) written notice of such assignment, together
with payment instructions, addresses and related information with respect to the
Assignee, shall have been given to the Borrowers (or ATI on behalf of the
Borrowers) and the Agent by such Lender and the Assignee; (ii) such Lender and
its Assignee shall have delivered to the Borrowers (or ATI on behalf of the
Borrowers) and the Agent an Assignment and Acceptance in the form of Exhibit F
(“Assignment and Acceptance”) together with any note or notes subject to such
assignment and (iii) the assignor Lender or Assignee has paid to the Agent a
processing fee in the amount of $3,500. Each Borrower agrees to promptly execute
and deliver promissory notes and replacement promissory notes as reasonably
requested by the Agent or any Lender to evidence assignments of the Revolving
Loans and risk participations in Letters of Credit and Commitments in accordance
herewith. The Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the
Borrowers, shall maintain at one of its offices in the United States a copy of
each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register for the
recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the commitments of,
and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the loans owing to, each Lender
pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in
the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrowers, the
Agent and the Lenders shall 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. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrowers
and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable
prior notice.
(b)    From and after the date that the Agent notifies the assignor Lender that
it has received an executed Assignment and Acceptance and payment of the
above-referenced processing fee, (i) the Assignee thereunder shall be a party
hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations, including, but not
limited to, the obligation to participate in Letters of Credit have been
assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, shall have the rights
and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, and (ii) the assignor
Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder and under the
other Loan Documents have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and
Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under
this Agreement (and in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or
the remaining portion of an assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this
Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto).
(c)    By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assigning
Lender thereunder and the Assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each
other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided in
such Assignment and Acceptance, such assigning Lender makes no representation or
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responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations
made in or in connection with this Agreement or the execution, legality,
validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or
any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto or the attachment, perfection,
or priority of any Lien granted by any U.S. Borrower to the Agent or any Lender
in the Collateral; (ii) such assigning Lender makes no representation or
warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition
of any Borrower or the performance or observance by any Borrower of any of its
obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant
hereto; (iii) such Assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this
Agreement, together with such other documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such
Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such Assignee will, independently and without
reliance upon the Agent, such assigning Lender or any other Lender, and based on
such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time,
continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under
this Agreement; (v) such Assignee appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such
action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement
as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers,
including the discretionary rights and incidental power, as are reasonably
incidental thereto; and (vi) such Assignee agrees that it will perform in
accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of this
Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
(d)    Immediately upon satisfaction of the requirements of Section 11.2(a),
this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, but only to the
extent, necessary to reflect the addition of the Assignee and the resulting
adjustment of the Commitments arising therefrom. The Commitment allocated to
each Assignee shall reduce such Commitments of the assigning Lender pro tanto.
(e)    Any Lender may at any time sell to one or more commercial banks,
financial institutions, or other Persons not Affiliates of any Borrower (a
“Participant”) participating interests in any Revolving Loans and risk
participations in Letters of Credit, the Commitment of that Lender and the other
interests of that Lender (the “originating Lender”) hereunder and under the
other Loan Documents; provided, however, that (i) the originating Lender’s
obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) the originating
Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations,
(iii) the Borrowers and the Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly
with the originating Lender in connection with the originating Lender’s rights
and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (iv) no
Lender shall transfer or grant any participating interest under which the
Participant has rights to approve any amendment to, or any consent or waiver
with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document except the matters
set forth in Section 11.1(a)(i), (ii) and (iii), and (v) all amounts payable by
the Borrowers hereunder shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such
participation; except that, if amounts outstanding under this Agreement are due
and unpaid, or shall have become due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event
of Default, each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of set-off in
respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to
the same extent and subject to the same limitation as if the amount of its
participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this
Agreement. If a Lender sells a participating interest in its Revolving Loans and
risk participations in Letters of Credit, commitments or other interests
hereunder as described above, such Lender shall, acting solely for this purpose
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maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant
and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest
in the Revolving Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the
“Participation Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to
disclose all or any portion of the Participation Register (including the
identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s
interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations
under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure
is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other
obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States
Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participation Register shall be
conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose
name is recorded in the Participation Register as the owner of such
participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to
the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Agent (in its capacity as Agent)
shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participation Register. A
Participant may not, with respect to such participation, enter into any
subparticipation or otherwise subdivide, sell, transfer or assign any of its
rights therein without prior written consent of the applicable Lender, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. In the event that the
Lender consents to the proposed subparticipation, sale, transfer or assignment
of or with respect to any participation (any such subdivision, sale, transfer or
assignment, a “Transfer”), the Lender shall thereafter maintain a copy of the
written consent to such Transfer and shall record the names and addresses of
each transferee (a “Transferee”) and the principal amount (and stated interest)
of each such Transfer in the Participation Register. A Participant shall not be
entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 4.1 or 4.4 than the
applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the
participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to
such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. A
Participant shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 4.1 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
4.1(e) as though it were a Lender.
(f)    Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, any Lender may at
any time create a security interest in, or pledge, all or any portion of its
rights under and interest in this Agreement in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank
in accordance with Regulation A of the FRB or U.S. Treasury Regulation 31 CFR
§203.14, and such Federal Reserve Bank may enforce such pledge or security
interest in any manner permitted under applicable law.

ARTICLE 12 THE AGENT
12.1    Appointment and Authorization. Each Lender hereby designates and
appoints Bank as its Agent under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and
each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agent to take such action on its
behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and
to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it
by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such
powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Agent agrees to act as such on
the express conditions contained in this Article 12. Notwithstanding any
provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other
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therein, nor shall the Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary
relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions,
responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or otherwise exist against the Agent.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term
“agent” in this Agreement with reference to the Agent is not intended to connote
any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency
doctrine of any applicable law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of
market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative
relationship between independent contracting parties. Except as expressly
otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Agent shall have and may use its sole
discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any
discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which the
Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, including (a) the determination of the applicability of
ineligibility criteria with respect to the calculation of the Borrowing Base,
(b) the making of Agent Advances pursuant to Section 1.2(i), and (c) the
exercise of remedies pursuant to Section 9.2, and any action so taken or not
taken shall be deemed consented to by the Lenders.
12.2    Delegation of Duties. The Agent may execute any of its duties under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document by or through agents, employees or
attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all
matters pertaining to such duties. The Agent shall not be responsible for the
negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney-in-fact that it selects as
long as such selection was made without gross negligence or willful misconduct.
12.3    Liability of Agent. None of the Agent-Related Persons shall (i) be
liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in
connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions
contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct),
or (ii) be responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recital,
statement, representation or warranty made by any Borrower or any Subsidiary or
Affiliate of any Borrower, or any officer thereof, contained in this Agreement
or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other
document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Agent under or in
connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity,
effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or
any other Loan Document, or for any failure of any Borrower or any other party
to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. No
Agent- Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain
or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements
contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to
inspect the properties, books or records of any Borrower or any of any
Borrower’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
12.4    Reliance by Agent. The Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be
fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent,
certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message,
statement or other document or conversation believed by it to be genuine and
correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons,
and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to the
Borrowers), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Agent. The
Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such
advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders as it deems appropriate and, if it
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Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by it by
reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Agent shall in all
cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this
Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of
the Required Lenders (or all Lenders if so required by Section 11.1) and such
request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding
upon all of the Lenders.
12.5    Notice of Default. The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or
notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Agent
shall have received written notice from a Lender or any Borrower referring to
this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that
such notice is a “notice of default.” The Agent will notify the Lenders of its
receipt of any such notice. The Agent shall take such action with respect to
such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Required Lenders in
accordance with Article 9; provided, however, that unless and until the Agent
has received any such request, the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to)
take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such
Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable.
12.6    Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that none of the Agent-Related
Persons has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the
Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of any Borrower and
its respective Affiliates, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or
warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender. Each Lender represents to
the Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related
Person and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate,
made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, prospects,
operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of each
Borrower and its respective Affiliates, and all applicable bank regulatory laws
relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to
enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrowers. Each Lender
also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any
Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it shall
deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis,
appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and
the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary
to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial
and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrowers. Except for notices,
reports and other documents expressly herein required to be furnished to the
Lenders by the Agent, the Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to
provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business,
prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or
creditworthiness of any Borrower which may come into the possession of any of
the Agent-Related Persons.
12.7    Indemnification. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are
consummated, the Lenders shall indemnify upon demand the Agent-Related Persons
(to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrowers and without
limiting the obligation of the Borrowers to do so), in accordance with their Pro
Rata Shares, from and against any and all Indemnified Liabilities as such term
is defined in Section 14.11; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable
for the payment to the Agent-Related Persons of any portion of such Indemnified
Liabilities resulting directly from such Agent-Related Person’s gross negligence
or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall
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upon demand for its Pro Rata Share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses
(including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Agent in connection with the
preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or
enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of,
or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement,
any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein,
to the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf
of the Borrowers. The undertaking in this Section shall survive the payment of
all Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations) hereunder and the
resignation or replacement of the Agent.
12.8    Agent in Individual Capacity. The Bank and its Affiliates may make loans
to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire
equity interests in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust,
financial advisory, underwriting or other business with any Borrower and its
respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates as though the Bank were not the Agent
hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Lenders. The Bank or its
Affiliates may receive information regarding any Borrower, its respective
Affiliates and Account Debtors (including information that may be subject to
confidentiality obligations in favor of such Borrower or such Subsidiary) and
acknowledge that the Agent and the Bank shall be under no obligation to provide
such information to them. With respect to its Revolving Loans, the Bank shall
have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may
exercise the same as though it were not the Agent, and the terms “Lender” and
“Lenders” include the Bank in its individual capacity.
12.9    Successor Agent. The Agent may resign as Agent upon at least 30 days’
prior notice to the Lenders and the Borrowers (or to ATI on behalf of the
Borrowers), such resignation to be effective upon the acceptance of a successor
agent to its appointment as Agent. In the event the Bank sells all of its
Commitment and Revolving Loans as part of a sale, transfer or other disposition
by the Bank of substantially all of its loan portfolio, the Bank shall resign as
Agent and such purchaser or transferee shall become the successor Agent
hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, if the Agent resigns under this Agreement,
the Required Lenders shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent for
the Lenders reasonably acceptable to the Borrowers. If no successor agent is
appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of the Agent, the Agent
may appoint, after consulting with the Lenders and the Borrowers, a successor
agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as
successor agent hereunder, such successor agent shall succeed to all the rights,
powers and duties of the retiring Agent and the term “Agent” shall mean such
successor agent and the retiring Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as Agent
shall be terminated. After any retiring Agent’s resignation hereunder as Agent,
the provisions of this Article 12 shall continue to inure to its benefit as to
any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this
Agreement.
12.10    Collateral Matters.
(a)    The Lenders hereby irrevocably authorize the Agent, at its option and in
its sole discretion, to release any Agent’s Liens upon any Collateral (i) upon
the termination of the Commitments and payment and satisfaction in full by the
Borrowers of all Revolving Loans and reimbursement obligations in respect of
Letters of Credit, and the termination of all outstanding Letters of Credit
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and all other Obligations; (ii) constituting property being sold or disposed of
if such U.S. Borrower certifies to the Agent that the sale or disposition is
made in compliance with Section 7.10 (and the Agent may rely conclusively on any
such certificate, without further inquiry); (iii) constituting property in which
such U.S. Borrower owned no interest at the time the Lien was granted or at any
time thereafter; or (iv) constituting property leased to such U.S. Borrower
under a lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted
under this Agreement. Except as provided above, the Agent will not release any
of the Agent’s Liens without the prior written authorization of the Lenders;
provided that the Agent may, in its discretion, release the Agent’s Liens on
Collateral valued in the aggregate not in excess of $5,000,000 during each
Fiscal Year without the prior written authorization of the Lenders and the Agent
may release the Agent’s Liens on Collateral valued in the aggregate not in
excess of $10,000,000 during each Fiscal Year with the prior written
authorization of Required Lenders. Upon request by the Agent or the U.S.
Borrowers at any time, the Lenders will confirm in writing the Agent’s authority
to release any Agent’s Liens upon particular types or items of Collateral
pursuant to this Section 12.10.
(b)    Upon receipt by the Agent of any authorization required pursuant to
Section 12.10(a) from the Lenders of the Agent’s authority to release Agent’s
Liens upon particular types or items of Collateral, and upon at least five (5)
Business Days prior written request by the U.S. Borrowers, the Agent shall (and
is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders to) execute such documents as
may be necessary to evidence the release of the Agent’s Liens upon such
Collateral; provided, however, that (i) the Agent shall not be required to
execute any such document on terms which, in the Agent’s opinion, would expose
the Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other
than the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty, and (ii) such
release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or
any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of
the Borrowers in respect of) all interests retained by such U.S. Borrower,
including the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute
part of the Collateral.
(c)    The Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any of the Lenders to
assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by any U.S. Borrower or is cared
for, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that the Agent’s Liens have
been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or
enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise at all or in
any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to
continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or
available to the Agent pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, it being
understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or
event related thereto, the Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate,
in its sole discretion given the Agent’s own interest in the Collateral in its
capacity as one of the Lenders and that the Agent shall have no other duty or
liability whatsoever to any Lender as to any of the foregoing.
12.11    Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments.
(a)    Each of the Lenders agrees that it shall not, without the express consent
of the Agent and the Required Lenders, and that it shall, to the extent it is
lawfully entitled to do so, upon the request of the Agent and the Required
Lenders, set off against the Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations),
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Borrower or any accounts of any Borrower now or hereafter maintained with such
Lender. Each of the Lenders further agrees that it shall not, unless
specifically requested to do so by the Agent, take or cause to be taken any
action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or any other Loan Document
against any Borrower, including the commencement of any legal or equitable
proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security
interest in, any of the Collateral.
(b)    If at any time or times any Lender shall receive (i) by payment,
foreclosure, setoff or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments
with respect to the Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations) of any
Borrower to such Lender arising under, or relating to, this Agreement or the
other Loan Documents, except for any such proceeds or payments received by such
Lender from the Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments
from the Agent in excess of such Lender’s ratable portion of all such
distributions by the Agent, such Lender shall promptly (1) turn the same over to
the Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate
the same to the Agent, or in same day funds, as applicable, for the account of
all of the U.S. Lenders or Canadian Lenders, as applicable, and for application
to the Obligations in accordance with the applicable provisions of this
Agreement, or (2) purchase, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest
and participation in the Obligations owed to the other U.S. Lenders or Canadian
Lenders, as applicable, so that such excess payment received shall be applied
ratably as among the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares; provided,
however, that if all or part of such excess payment received by the purchasing
party is thereafter recovered from it, those purchases of participations shall
be rescinded in whole or in part, as applicable, and the applicable portion of
the purchase price paid therefor shall be returned to such purchasing party, but
without interest except to the extent that such purchasing party is required to
pay interest in connection with the recovery of the excess payment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amounts of the Canadian Borrower so offset
shall be applied solely to the Canadian Obligations and any adjustments with
respect thereto shall be made solely among Canadian Lenders.
12.12    Agency for Perfection. Each U.S. Lender hereby appoints the Agent and
each other U.S. Lender as agent for the purpose of perfecting the U.S. Lenders’
security interest in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC can
be perfected only by possession. Should any U.S. Lender (other than the Agent)
obtain possession of any such Collateral, such U.S. Lender shall notify the
Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Agent’s request therefor shall deliver
such Collateral to the Agent or in accordance with the Agent’s instructions.
12.13    Payments by Agent to Lenders. All payments to be made by the Agent to
the Lenders shall be made promptly in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement by bank wire transfer or internal transfer of immediately available
funds to each Lender pursuant to wire transfer instructions delivered in writing
to the Agent on or prior to the Effective Date (or if such Lender is an
Assignee, on the applicable Assignment and Acceptance), or pursuant to such
other wire transfer instructions as each party may designate for itself by
written notice to the Agent. Concurrently with each such payment, the Agent
shall identify whether such payment (or any portion thereof) represents
principal, premium or interest on the Revolving Loans or otherwise. Unless the
Agent receives notice from any Borrower prior to the date on which any payment
is due to the Lenders that such Borrower will not make such payment in full as
and when required, the Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment
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date in immediately available funds and the Agent may (but shall not be so
required), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to each Lender on such
due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and to the
extent such Borrower has not made such payment in full to the Agent, each Lender
shall repay to the Agent on demand such amount distributed to such Lender,
together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate (with respect to
Canadian Lenders, the Bank of Canada Rate) for each day from the date such
amount is distributed to such Lender until the date repaid.
12.14    Settlement.
(a)    (i) Each Lender’s funded portion of the Revolving Loans is intended by
the Lenders to be equal at all times to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the
outstanding Revolving Loans. Notwithstanding such agreement, the Agent, the
Bank, and the other Lenders agree (which agreement shall not be for the benefit
of or enforceable by the Borrowers) that in order to facilitate the
administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, settlement among
them as to the Revolving Loans, the Non-Ratable Loans and the Agent Advances
shall take place on a periodic basis in accordance with the following
provisions:
(ii)    The Agent shall request settlement (“Settlement”) with the U.S. Lenders
and Canadian Lenders, as applicable, on at least a weekly basis, or on a more
frequent basis at Agent’s election, (A) on behalf of the Bank, with respect to
each outstanding Non-Ratable Loan, (B) for itself, with respect to each Agent
Advance, and (C) with respect to collections received, in each case, by
notifying the Lenders of such requested Settlement by telecopy, telephone or
other similar form of transmission, of such requested Settlement, no later than
12:00 noon (New York City time) on the date of such requested Settlement (the
“Settlement Date”). Each U.S. Lender or Canadian Lender, as applicable (other
than the Bank, in the case of Non-Ratable Loans and the Agent in the case of
Agent Advances) shall transfer the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the
outstanding principal amount of the Non-Ratable Loans and Agent Advances with
respect to each Settlement to the Agent, to Agent’s account, not later than 2:00
p.m. (New York City time), on the Settlement Date applicable thereto.
Settlements may occur during the continuation of a Default or an Event of
Default and whether or not the applicable conditions precedent set forth in
Article 8 have then been satisfied. Such amounts made available to the Agent
shall be applied against the amounts of the applicable Non-Ratable Loan or Agent
Advance and, together with the portion of such Non-Ratable Loan or Agent Advance
representing the Bank’s Pro Rata Share thereof, shall constitute Revolving Loans
of such Lenders. If any such amount required hereunder to be so transferred is
not transferred to the Agent by any Lender on the Settlement Date applicable
thereto, the Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such
Lender together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate (with respect to
Canadian Lenders, the Bank of Canada Rate) for the first three (3) days from and
after the Settlement Date and thereafter at the Interest Rate then applicable to
the Revolving Loans (A) on behalf of the Bank, with respect to each outstanding
Non-Ratable Loan, and (B) for itself, with respect to each Agent Advance, but
only to the extent such amount is not paid by such Borrower.
(iii)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, not more than one (1) Business Day after
demand is made by the Agent (whether before or after the occurrence of a Default
or an Event of Default and regardless of whether the Agent has requested a
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with respect to a Non-Ratable Loan or Agent Advance), each other U.S. Lender or
Canadian Lender, as applicable, (A) shall irrevocably and unconditionally
purchase and receive from the Bank or the Agent, as applicable, without recourse
or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in such Non-Ratable Loan or
Agent Advance equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Non-Ratable Loan or
Agent Advance and (B) if Settlement has not previously occurred with respect to
such Non-Ratable Loans or Agent Advances, upon demand by Bank or Agent, as
applicable, shall pay to Bank or Agent, as applicable, as the purchase price of
such participation an amount equal to one-hundred percent (100%) of such
Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Non-Ratable Loans or Agent Advances. If such
amount is not in fact made available to the Agent by any U.S. Lender or Canadian
Lender, as applicable, the Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount on
demand from such Lender together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate
(with respect to Canadian Lenders, the Bank of Canada Rate) for the first three
(3) days from and after such demand and thereafter at the Interest Rate then
applicable to Base Rate Loans or Canadian Prime Rate Loans, as applicable, but
only to the extent such amount is not paid by such Borrower.
(iv)    From and after the date, if any, on which any U.S. Lender or Canadian
Lender, as applicable, purchases an undivided interest and participation in any
Non-Ratable Loan or Agent Advance pursuant to clause (iii) above, the Agent
shall promptly distribute to such Lender, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all
payments of principal and interest and all proceeds of Collateral received by
the Agent in respect of such Non-Ratable Loan or Agent Advance.
(v)    Between Settlement Dates, the Agent, to the extent no Agent Advances are
outstanding, may pay over to the Bank any payments received by the Agent, which
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement would be applied to the reduction
of the Revolving Loans, for application to the Bank’s Revolving Loans including
Non-Ratable Loans. If, as of any Settlement Date, collections received since the
then immediately preceding Settlement Date have been applied to the Bank’s
Revolving Loans (other than to Non-Ratable Loans or Agent Advances in which such
Lender has not yet funded its purchase of a participation pursuant to clause
(iii) above), as provided for in the previous sentence, the Bank shall pay to
the Agent for the accounts of the U.S. Lenders or Canadian Lenders, as
applicable, to be applied to the outstanding Revolving Loans of such Lenders, an
amount such that each U.S. Lender or Canadian Lender, as applicable, shall, upon
receipt of such amount, have, as of such Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of
the Revolving Loans. During the period between Settlement Dates, the Bank with
respect to Non-Ratable Loans, the Agent with respect to Agent Advances, and each
Lender with respect to the Revolving Loans other than Non-Ratable Loans and
Agent Advances, shall be entitled to interest at the applicable rate or rates
payable under this Agreement on the actual average daily amount of funds
employed by the Bank, the Agent and the other Lenders.
(vi)    Unless the Agent has received written notice from a Lender to the
contrary, the Agent may assume that the applicable conditions precedent set
forth in Article 8 have been satisfied and the requested Borrowing will not
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(b)    Lenders’ Failure to Perform. All Revolving Loans (other than Non-Ratable
Loans and Agent Advances) shall be made by the U.S. Lenders or Canadian Lenders,
as applicable, simultaneously and in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares. It
is understood that (i) no Lender shall be responsible for any failure by any
other Lender to perform its obligation to make any Revolving Loans hereunder,
nor shall any Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of
any failure by any other Lender to perform its obligation to make any Revolving
Loans hereunder, (ii) no failure by any Lender to perform its obligation to make
any Revolving Loans hereunder shall excuse any other Lender from its obligation
to make any Revolving Loans hereunder, and (iii) the obligations of each Lender
hereunder shall be several, not joint and several.
(c)    Agent Assumptions. Unless the Agent receives notice from a Lender on or
prior to the Effective Date or, with respect to any Borrowing after the
Effective Date, at least one Business Day prior to the date of such Borrowing,
that such Lender will not make available as and when required hereunder to the
Agent that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of a Borrowing, the Agent may assume that
each Lender has made such amount available to the Agent in immediately available
funds on the Funding Date. Furthermore, the Agent may, in reliance upon such
assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower on such date a
corresponding amount. If any Lender has not transferred, on the date required
hereunder, its full Pro Rata Share of any required funding to the Agent in
immediately available funds and the Agent has transferred the corresponding
amount to a Borrower, such Lender, on the Business Day following such date,
shall make such amount available to the Agent, together with interest at the
Federal Funds Rate (with respect to Canadian Loans, the Bank of Canada Rate) for
that day. A notice by the Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to amounts
owing shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. If a Lender’s full Pro Rata
Share is transferred to the Agent as required, the amount transferred to the
Agent shall constitute that Lender’s Revolving Loan for all purposes of this
Agreement. If that amount is not transferred to the Agent on the Business Day
following the Funding Date, the Agent will notify the applicable Borrower of
such failure to fund and, upon demand by the Agent, such Borrower shall pay such
amount to the Agent for the Agent’s account, together with interest thereon for
each day elapsed since the date of such Borrowing, at a rate per annum equal to
the Interest Rate applicable at the time to the Revolving Loans comprising that
particular Borrowing.
12.15    Letters of Credit; Intra-Lender Issues.
(a)    Notice of Letter of Credit Balance. On each Settlement Date the Agent
shall notify each Lender of the issuance of all Letters of Credit since the
prior Settlement Date.
(b)    Participations in Letters of Credit.
(i)    Purchase of Participations. Immediately upon issuance of any Letter of
Credit or the making of any L/C Borrowing in accordance with Section 1.3(d) or
(e), as applicable, each U.S. Lender and each Canadian Lender, as applicable,
shall be deemed to have irrevocably and unconditionally purchased and received
without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation equal to
such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the face amount of such Letter of Credit
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and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto) or the amount of such
L/C Borrowing, as applicable.
(ii)    Sharing of Reimbursement Obligation Payments. Whenever the Agent
receives a payment from a Borrower on account of reimbursement obligations in
respect of a Letter of Credit or L/C Borrowing as to which the Agent has
previously received for the account of a Letter of Credit Issuer thereof payment
from a Lender, the Agent shall promptly pay to such Lender such Lender’s Pro
Rata Share of such payment from such Borrower. Each such payment shall be made
by the Agent on the next Settlement Date.
(iii)    Documentation. Upon the request of any Lender, the Agent shall, to the
extent delivered to the Agent by the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer, furnish
to such Lender copies of any Letter of Credit, reimbursement agreements executed
in connection therewith, applications for any Letter of Credit, and such other
documentation as may reasonably be requested by such Lender.
(iv)    Obligations Irrevocable. The obligations of each U.S. Lender and each
Canadian Lender, as applicable, to make payments to the Agent with respect to
any Letter of Credit or with respect to their participation therein or with
respect to the Revolving Loans made as a result of a drawing under a Letter of
Credit and the obligations of any Borrower for whose account the Letter of
Credit was issued to make payments in respect thereof in accordance with the
terms thereof and hereof, shall be irrevocable and shall not be subject to any
qualification or exception whatsoever, including any of the following
circumstances:
(1)    any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents;
(2)    the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which such
Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit
or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such
transferee may be acting), any Lender, the Agent, the issuer of such Letter of
Credit, or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, any
Letter of Credit, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated
transactions (including any underlying transactions between such Borrower or any
other Person and the beneficiary named in any Letter of Credit);
(3)    any draft, certificate or any other document presented under the Letter
of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any
respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;
(4)    the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or
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(5)    the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default; or
(6)    the failure of such Borrower to satisfy the applicable conditions
precedent set forth in Article 8.
(c)    Recovery or Avoidance of Payments; Refund of Payments In Error. In the
event any payment by or on behalf of a Borrower received by the Agent with
respect to any Letter of Credit or L/C Borrowing and distributed by the Agent to
the U.S. Lenders or Canadian Lenders, as applicable, on account of their
respective participations therein is thereafter set aside, avoided or recovered
from the Agent in connection with any receivership, liquidation, insolvency or
bankruptcy proceeding, the U.S. Lenders or Canadian Lenders, as applicable,
shall, upon demand by the Agent, pay to the Agent their respective Pro Rata
Shares of such amount set aside, avoided or recovered, together with interest at
the rate required to be paid by the Agent upon the amount required to be repaid
by it. Unless the Agent receives notice from the applicable Borrower prior to
the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders that such Borrower will not
make such payment in full as and when required, the Agent may assume that such
Borrower has made such payment in full to the Agent on such date in immediately
available funds and the Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance
upon such assumption, distribute to each U.S. Lender or Canadian Lender, as
applicable, on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender.
If and to the extent such Borrower has not made such payment in full to the
Agent, each U.S. Lender or Canadian Lender, as applicable, shall repay to the
Agent on demand such amount distributed to such Lender, together with interest
thereon at the Federal Funds Rate (with respect to Canadian Lenders, the Bank of
Canada Rate) for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such
Lender until the date repaid.
(d)    Indemnification by Lenders. To the extent not reimbursed by the Borrowers
and without limiting the obligations of the Borrowers hereunder, the U.S.
Lenders or Canadian Lenders, as applicable, agree to indemnify the Letter of
Credit Issuers ratably in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, for
any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions,
judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees) or disbursements
of any kind and nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or
asserted against any Letter of Credit Issuer in any way relating to or arising
out of any Letter of Credit or the transactions contemplated thereby or any
action taken or omitted by such Letter of Credit Issuer under any Letter of
Credit or any Loan Document in connection therewith; provided that no Lender
shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent it arises from the gross
negligence or willful misconduct of such Letter of Credit Issuer to be
indemnified. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to
reimburse each Letter of Credit Issuer promptly upon demand for its Pro Rata
Share of any costs or expenses payable by any Borrower to such Letter of Credit
Issuer, to the extent that any Letter of Credit Issuer is not promptly
reimbursed for such costs and expenses by such Borrower. The agreement contained
in this Section shall survive payment in full of all other Obligations (other
than Bank Product Obligations).
12.16    Concerning the Collateral and the Related Loan Documents. Each Lender
authorizes and directs the Agent to enter into the other Loan Documents, for the
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and obligation of the Agent and the Lenders. Each Lender agrees that any action
taken by the Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and the exercise by the
Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, of their respective powers set
forth therein or herein, together with such other powers that are reasonably
incidental thereto, shall be binding upon all of the Lenders. The U.S. Lenders
acknowledge that the Revolving Loans made to the U.S. Borrowers, reimbursement
obligations under Letters of Credit issued to the U.S. Borrowers, Agent
Advances, Non-Ratable Loans, Bank Products and all interest, fees and expenses
hereunder constitute one Debt, secured pari passu by all of the Collateral.
12.17    Field Audit and Examination Reports; Disclaimer by Lenders. By signing
this Agreement, each Lender:
(a)    is deemed to have requested that the Agent furnish such Lender, promptly
after it becomes available, a copy of each field audit or examination report
(each a “Report” and collectively, “Reports”) prepared by or on behalf of the
Agent;
(b)    expressly agrees and acknowledges that neither the Bank nor the Agent (i)
makes any representation or warranty as to the accuracy of any Report, or (ii)
shall be liable for any information contained in any Report;
(c)    expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Reports are not comprehensive
audits or examinations, that the Agent or the Bank or other party performing any
audit or examination will inspect only specific information regarding the
Borrowers and will rely significantly upon the Borrowers’ books and records, as
well as on representations of the Borrowers’ personnel; and
(d)    without limiting the generality of any other indemnification provision
contained in this Agreement, agrees: (i) to hold the Agent and any such other
Lender preparing a Report harmless from any action the indemnifying Lender may
take or conclusion the indemnifying Lender may reach or draw from any Report in
connection with any loans or other credit accommodations that the indemnifying
Lender has made or may make to the Borrowers, or the indemnifying Lender’s
participation in, or the indemnifying Lender’s purchase of, a loan or loans of
any Borrower; and (ii) to pay and protect, and indemnify, defend and hold the
Agent and any such other Lender preparing a Report harmless from and against,
the claims, actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses and other amounts
(including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Agent and any such other Lender
preparing a Report as the direct or indirect result of any third parties who
might obtain all or part of any Report through the indemnifying Lender.
12.18    Relation Among Lenders. The Lenders are not partners or co-venturers,
and no Lender shall be liable for the acts or omissions of, or (except as
otherwise set forth herein in case of the Agent) authorized to act for, any
other Lender.
12.19    Co-Agents. None of the Lenders identified on the facing page or
signature pages of this Agreement as a “syndication agent” shall have any right,
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such. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Lenders so identified as a
“co-agent” shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any
Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on
any of the Lenders so identified in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in
taking or not taking action hereunder.
12.20    Defaulting Lenders.
(a)    Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as
that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by
applicable Requirements of Law:
(i)    Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or
disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall
be restricted as set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders” and Section
11.1.
(ii)    Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or
other amounts received by the Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender
(whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article 9 or
otherwise) or received by the Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section
14.16 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Agent
as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender
to the Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any
amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the applicable Letter of Credit
Issuer hereunder; third, to cash collateralize the applicable Letter of Credit
Issuer’s risk with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section
1.3(b); fourth, as the Borrowers may request (so long as no Default or Event of
Default exists), to the funding of any Revolving Loan in respect of which such
Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this
Agreement, as determined by the Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Agent and
the Borrowers, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to
(x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with
respect to Revolving Loans under this Agreement and (y) cash collateralize the
applicable Letter of Credit Issuer’s future risk with respect to such Defaulting
Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in
accordance with Section 1.3(b); sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to
the other Lenders (including the Letter of Credit Issuers) as a result of any
judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender (including
the Letter of Credit Issuers) against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such
Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so
long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts
owing to the Borrowers as a result of any judgment of a court of competent
jurisdiction obtained by the Borrowers against such Defaulting Lender as a
result of such Defaulting Lender's breach of its obligations under this
Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a
court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment
of the principal amount of any Revolving Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of
which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y)
such Revolving Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a
time when the conditions set forth in Section 8.2 were satisfied or waived, such
payment shall be applied solely to pay the Revolving Loans of, and Letter of
Credit Outstandings owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis
prior to being applied to the payment of any Revolving Loans of, or Letter of
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Outstandings owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Revolving
Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letter of Credit Outstandings
and Non-Ratable Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the
Commitments hereunder without giving effect to Section 12.20(a)(iv). Any
payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender
that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post
cash collateral pursuant to this Section 12.20(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to
and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents
hereto.
(iii)    Certain Fees.
(A)    No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fee payable under
Section 2.5 for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and
the U.S. Borrowers shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise
would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).
(B)    Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit fees
payable under Section 2.6 for any period during which that Lender is a
Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Pro Rata Share of the
stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided cash collateral.
(C)    With respect to any Letter of Credit fee not required to be paid to any
Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the U.S. Borrowers shall
(x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise
payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s
participation in outstanding Letters of Credit that has been reallocated to such
Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the applicable
Letter of Credit Issuer the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such
Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such Letter of Credit Issuer’s risk
with respect to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the
remaining amount of any such fee.
(D)    With respect to any Canadian Letter of Credit fee not required to be paid
to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Canadian
Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such
fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting
Lender’s participation in outstanding Canadian Letters of Credit that has been
reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay
to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer the amount of any such fee otherwise
payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such Letter of
Credit Issuer’s risk with respect to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be
required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.
(iv)    Reallocation of Pro Rata Shares to Reduce Risk. All or any part of such
Defaulting Lender’s participation in Letter of Credit Outstandings and
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Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with
their respective Pro Rata Shares (calculated without regard to such Defaulting
Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in
Section 8.2 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the
Borrowers shall have otherwise notified the Agent at such time, the Borrowers
shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are
satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate
principal amount of any Non-Defaulting Lender’s outstanding Revolving Loans and
such Non-Defaulting Lender’s participation in outstanding Letters of Credit and
Non-Ratable Loans to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Commitment. No
reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any
party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having
become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a
result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such
reallocation. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section
12.20(a)(iv), (A) obligations in respect of Letter of Credit Outstandings of a
Canadian Lender that is a Defaulting Lender shall only be reallocated among
other Canadian Lenders and (B) obligations in respect of Letter of Credit
Outstandings or Non-Ratable Loans of a U.S. Lender that is a Defaulting Lender
shall only be reallocated among other U.S. Lenders.
(v)    Cash Collateral, Repayment of Non-Ratable Loans. If the reallocation
described in clause (a)(iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected,
(A) the U.S. Borrowers shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available
to it hereunder or under applicable Requirement of Law, (x) first, prepay
Non-Ratable Loans in an amount equal to the Agent’s risk and (y) second, cash
collateralize the Letter of Credit Issuers’ risk with respect to the Defaulting
Lender in accordance with Section 1.3(b) and (B) the Canadian Borrower shall,
with respect to any Canadian Letter of Credit and without prejudice to any right
or remedy available to it hereunder or under applicable Requirement of Law, cash
collateralize the Letter of Credit Issuers’ risk with respect to the Defaulting
Lender in accordance with Section 1.3(b).
(b)    Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrowers, the Agent and the Letter of
Credit Issuers agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender,
the Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date
specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which
may include arrangements with respect to any cash collateral), that Lender will,
to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Revolving
Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Agent may determine
to be necessary to cause the Revolving Loans and funded and unfunded
participations in Letters of Credit and Non-Ratable Loans to be held on a pro
rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares (without
giving effect to Section 12.20(a)(iv)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a
Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with
respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrowers while
that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the
extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder
from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any
claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting
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ARTICLE 13
GUARANTEES
13.1    Guaranty. Each U.S. Borrower hereby jointly and severally,
unconditionally, continually and irrevocably guarantees to the Agent, for its
benefit and the benefit of the Lenders and the Letter of Credit Issuers, the
full and prompt payment when due, whether at maturity or earlier, by reason of
acceleration, mandatory prepayment or otherwise, and in accordance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, of all of the Obligations, whether or
not from time to time reduced or extinguished or hereafter increased or
incurred, whether or not recovery may be or hereafter may become barred by any
statute of limitations, and whether enforceable or unenforceable as against any
other Borrower, now or hereafter existing, or due or to become due (all such
indebtedness, liabilities and obligations being hereinafter collectively
referred to as the “Guaranteed Obligations”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
liability of each U.S. Borrower individually with respect to its Guaranteed
Obligations shall be limited to an aggregate amount equal to the largest amount
that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under
Section 548 of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provisions of
any applicable state law.
13.2     Contribution. The U.S. Borrowers hereby agree as among themselves that,
if any U.S. Borrower shall make an Excess Payment (as defined below), such U.S.
Borrower shall have a right of contribution from each other U.S. Borrower in an
amount equal to such other U.S. Borrower’s Contribution Share (as defined below)
of such Excess Payment. The payment obligations of any U.S. Borrower under this
paragraph shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the Guaranteed
Obligations until such time as the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full
and all Commitments have been terminated, and none of the U.S. Borrowers shall
exercise any right or remedy under this paragraph against any other U.S.
Borrower until the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full and all
Commitments have been terminated. For purposes of this paragraph, (a) “Excess
Payment” shall mean the amount paid by any U.S. Borrower pursuant to this
Article 13 in excess of its Pro Rata Guaranty Share of any Guaranteed
Obligations; (b) “Pro Rata Guaranty Share” shall mean, for any U.S. Borrower in
respect of any payment of Obligations by such U.S. Borrower, the ratio
(expressed as a percentage) as of the date of such payment of Guaranteed
Obligations of (i) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value
of all of its assets and properties exceeds the amount of all debts and
liabilities of such U.S. Borrower (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured
and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of such U.S.
Borrower hereunder) to (ii) the amount by which the aggregate present fair
salable value of all assets and other properties of all of the U.S. Borrowers
exceeds the amount of all of the debts and liabilities (including contingent,
subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the
obligations of the U.S. Borrowers hereunder) of the U.S. Borrowers; provided,
however, that, for purpose of calculating the Pro Rata Guaranty Shares of the
U.S. Borrowers in respect of any payment of Guaranteed Obligations, any U.S.
Borrower that became a U.S. Borrower subsequent to the date of any such payment
shall be deemed to have been a U.S. Borrower on the date of such payment and the
financial information for such U.S. Borrower as of the date such U.S. Borrower
became a U.S. Borrower shall be utilized for such U.S. Borrower in connection
with such payment; and (c) “Contribution Share” shall mean, for any U.S.
Borrower in respect of any Excess Payment made by any other U.S. Borrower, the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) as of the date of suchExcess Payment of (i)
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and properties exceeds the amount of all debts and liabilities of such U.S.
Borrower (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated
liabilities, but excluding the obligations of such U.S. Borrower hereunder) to
(ii) the amount by which the aggregate present fair salable value of all assets
and other properties of the U.S. Borrowers other than the maker of such Excess
Payment exceeds the amount of all of the debts and liabilities (including
contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding
the obligations of the U.S. Borrowers hereunder) of the U.S. Borrowers other
than the maker of such Excess Payment; provided, however, that, for purposes of
calculating the Contribution Shares of the U.S. Borrowers in respect of any
Excess Payment, any U.S. Borrower that became a U.S. Borrower subsequent to the
date of any such Excess Payment shall be deemed to have been a U.S. Borrower on
the date of such Excess Payment and the financial information for such U.S.
Borrower as of the date such U.S. Borrower became a U.S. Borrower shall be
utilized for such U.S. Borrower in connection with such Excess Payment.
13.3    Waivers; Other Agreements.    (i) Subject to the terms hereof, the Agent
is hereby authorized by the U.S. Borrowers (subject to any additional
authorization required by the Lenders or the Required Lenders), without notice
to or demand upon any U.S. Borrower, which notice or demand is expressly waived
under this Article 13, and without discharging or otherwise affecting the
obligations of any U.S. Borrower under this Article 13 (which shall remain
absolute and unconditional notwithstanding any such action or omission to act),
from time to time, to:
(A)    supplement, renew, extend, accelerate or otherwise change the time for
payment of, or other terms relating to, the Guaranteed Obligations, or otherwise
modify, amend or change the terms of any promissory note or other agreement,
document or instrument (including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents)
now or hereafter executed by any U.S. Borrower and delivered to the Agent,
including, without limitation, any increase or decrease of the rate of interest
thereon;
(B)    waive or otherwise consent to noncompliance with any provision of any
instrument evidencing the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, or any
other instrument or agreement in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations
(including this Agreement and the other Loan Documents) now or hereafter
executed by any U.S. Borrower and delivered to the Agent;
(C)    accept partial payments on the Guaranteed Obligations;
(D)    receive, take and hold additional security or collateral for the payment
of the Guaranteed Obligations, or for the payment of any other guaranties of the
Guaranteed Obligations or other liabilities of any U.S. Borrower, and exchange,
enforce, waive, substitute, liquidate, terminate, abandon, fail to perfect,
subordinate, transfer, otherwise alter and release any such additional security
or collateral;
(E)    apply any and all such security or collateral and direct the order or
manner of sale thereof as the Agent may determine in its sole discretion;
(F)    settle, release, compromise, collect or otherwise liquidate the
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or impair any security or collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations or any other
guaranty therefor, in any manner;
(G)    add, release or substitute any one or more other guarantors, makers or
endorsers of the Guaranteed Obligations and otherwise enforce its rights under
the Loan Documents against any U.S. Borrower or any other guarantor, maker or
endorser as the Agent may elect in its sole discretion;
(H)    apply any and all payments or recoveries from any U.S. Borrower, from any
other guarantor, maker or endorser of the Guaranteed Obligations to the
Obligations in such order as provided in Section 3.5 hereof, whether such
Guaranteed Obligations are secured or unsecured or guaranteed or not guaranteed
by others;
(I)    apply any and all payments or recoveries from any U.S. Borrower or any
other guarantor, maker or endorser of the Guaranteed Obligations or sums
realized from security furnished by any of them upon any of their indebtedness
or obligations to the Agent as the Agent in its sole discretion, may determine,
whether or not such indebtedness or obligations relate to the Guaranteed
Obligations; and
(J)    refund at any time, at the Agent’s sole discretion, any payment received
by the Agent in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations, and payment to the Agent
of the amount so refunded shall be fully guaranteed hereby even though prior
thereto this Agreement shall have been cancelled or surrendered (or any release
or termination of any collateral by virtue thereof) by the Agent, and such prior
cancellation or surrender shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or
otherwise affect the obligations of any U.S. Borrower hereunder in respect of
the amount so refunded (and any collateral so released or terminated shall be
reinstated with respect to such obligations);
even if any right of reimbursement or subrogation or other right or remedy of
any U.S. Borrower is extinguished, affected or impaired by any of the foregoing
(including, without limitation, any election of remedies by reason of any
judicial, non-judicial or other proceeding in respect of the Guaranteed
Obligations which impairs any subrogation, reimbursement or other right of such
Borrower).
The foregoing provisions are intended to eliminate suretyship defenses and are
not intended to affect the operation of Section 11.1.
(ii)    Each U.S. Borrower hereby waives, with respect to this Article 13:
(A)    any requirements of diligence or promptness on the part of the Agent;
(B)    presentment, demand for payment or performance and protest and notice of
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(C)    notices (I) of nonperformance, (II) of acceptance of this Agreement,
(III) of default in respect of the Guaranteed Obligations, (IV) of the
existence, creation or incurrence of new or additional indebtedness, arising
either from additional loans extended to any Borrower or otherwise, (V) that the
principal amount, or any portion thereof, and/or any interest on any instrument
or document evidencing all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations is due,
(VI) of any and all proceedings to collect from any Borrower, any endorser or
any other guarantor of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, or from
anyone else, and (VII) of exchange, sale, surrender or other handling of any
security or collateral given to the Agent to secure payment of the Guaranteed
Obligations or any guaranty therefor;
(D)    any right to require the Agent to (I) proceed first against any other
Borrower, or any other person whatsoever, (II) proceed against or exhaust any
security given to or held by the Agent in connection with the Guaranteed
Obligations, or (III) pursue any other remedy in the Agent’s power whatsoever;
(E)    any defense arising by reason of (I) any disability or other defense of
any U.S. Borrower, (II) the cessation from any cause whatsoever of the liability
of any U.S. Borrower, (III) any act or omission of the Agent or others which
directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise, results in or aids the
discharge or release of any Borrower or any security given to or held by the
Agent in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations;
(F)    any and all other suretyship defenses under applicable law; and
(G)    the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting the Guaranteed
Obligations or such U.S. Borrower’s liability under this Article 13 or the
enforcement of this Article 13.
In connection with the foregoing, each U.S. Borrower covenants that the
provisions of this Article 13 shall not be discharged, except by complete
performance of the obligations contained herein.

(iii)    Each U.S. Borrower hereby assumes responsibility for keeping itself
informed of the financial condition of each other Borrower, of any and all
endorsers and/or other guarantors of any instrument or document evidencing all
or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations and of all other circumstances bearing
upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof
that diligent inquiry would reveal and each Borrower hereby agrees that the
Agent shall not have any duty to advise any Borrower of information known to the
Agent regarding such condition or any such circumstances.
(iv)    Each U.S. Borrower hereby agrees that any Debt of any other U.S.
Borrower now or hereafter owing to such U.S. Borrower is hereby subordinated to
all of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether heretofore, now or hereafter created
(the “Subordinated Debt”), and that without the prior consent of the Agent, the
Subordinated Debt shall not be paid in whole or in part until the Guaranteed
Obligations have been paid in full, the commitments of the Lenders to extend
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Credit are outstanding and the Credit Agreement has been terminated and is of no
further force or effect, except that payments of principal and interest on the
Subordinated Debt shall be permitted so long as no Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing to the extent such payments would not render such
U.S. Borrower incapable of performing the Guaranteed Obligations. No U.S.
Borrower will accept any payment of or on account of any Subordinated Debt at
any time in contravention of the foregoing. At the request of the Agent, each
U.S. Borrower shall pay to the Agent all or any part of the Subordinated Debt
and any amount so paid to the Agent shall be applied to payment of the
Guaranteed Obligations. Each payment on the Subordinated Debt received in
violation of any of the provisions hereof shall be deemed to have been received
by the relevant U.S. Borrower as trustee for the Agent and shall be paid over to
the Agent immediately on account of the Guaranteed Obligations, but without
otherwise affecting in any manner such U.S. Borrower’s liability under any of
the provisions of this Agreement. Each U.S. Borrower agrees to file all claims
against any other U.S. Borrower in any bankruptcy or other proceeding in which
the filing of claims is required by law in respect of any Subordinated Debt, and
the Agent shall be entitled to all of such U.S. Borrower’s right thereunder. If
for any reason the relevant U.S. Borrower fails to file such claim at least
thirty (30) days prior to the last date on which such claim should be filed, the
Agent, as such U.S. Borrower’s attorney-in-fact, is hereby authorized to do so
in such U.S. Borrower’s name or, in the Agent’s discretion, to assign such claim
to and cause proof of claim to be filed in the name of the Agent or its nominee.
In all such cases, whether in administration, bankruptcy or otherwise, the
person or persons authorized to pay such claim shall pay to the Agent the full
amount payable on the claim in the proceeding, and, to the full extent necessary
for that purpose, each U.S. Borrower hereby assigns to the Agent all such U.S.
Borrower’s rights to any payments or distributions to which such U.S. Borrower
otherwise would be entitled. If the amount so paid is greater than such U.S.
Borrower’s liability hereunder, the Agent will pay the excess amount to the
party entitled thereto. In addition, until all the Guaranteed Obligations have
been paid in full in cash, each U.S. Borrower hereby appoints the Agent as its
attorney-in-fact to exercise all of such U.S. Borrower’s voting rights in
connection with any bankruptcy proceeding or any plan for the reorganization of
any other U.S. Borrower.
13.4    Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional. Each U.S. Borrower hereby
expressly agrees that this Article 13 is a continuing, unconditional guaranty of
payment and not of collection and its obligations under this Article 13 are
joint and several, absolute and unconditional and shall not be discharged or
otherwise affected as a result of:
(i)    the invalidity or unenforceability of any security for or other guaranty
of the Guaranteed Obligations or of any promissory note or other document
(including, without limitation, this Agreement) evidencing all or any part of
the Guaranteed Obligations, or the lack of perfection or continuing perfection
or failure of priority of any security for the Guaranteed Obligations or any
other guaranty therefor;
(ii)    the absence of any attempt to collect the Guaranteed Obligations from
any other U.S. Borrower or any other guarantor or other action to enforce the
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(iii)    failure by the Agent to take any steps to perfect and maintain any
security interest in, or to preserve any rights to, any security or collateral
for the Guaranteed Obligations or any other guaranty therefor;
(iv)    any borrowing or grant of a security interest by any U.S. Borrower, as
debtor-in-possession, or extension of credit, under Section 364 of the
Bankruptcy Code;
(v)    the disallowance, under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code, of all or any
portion of the Agent’s claim(s) for repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations;
(vi)    any use of cash collateral under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code;
(vii)    any agreement or stipulation as to the provision of adequate protection
in any bankruptcy proceeding;
(viii)    the avoidance of any lien in favor of the Agent for any reason;
(ix)    any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of
debt, liquidation or dissolution proceeding commenced by or against any U.S.
Borrower or any other guarantor, maker or endorser, including without
limitation, any discharge of, or bar or stay against collecting, all or any of
the Guaranteed Obligations (or any interest thereon) in or as a result of any
such proceeding;
(x)    failure by the Agent to file or enforce a claim against any Borrower or
its estate in any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding;
(xi)    any action taken by the Agent that is authorized by this Agreement;
(xii)    any election by the Agent under Section 9-501(4) of the Uniform
Commercial Code as enacted in any relevant jurisdiction as to any security for
the Guaranteed Obligations or any guaranty of the Guaranteed Obligations; or
(xiii)    any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or
equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor.
13.5    Reinstatement. Each U.S. Borrower further agrees that, if any payment
made by any Borrower or any other person and applied to the Guaranteed
Obligations is at any time annulled, set aside, rescinded, invalidated, declared
to be fraudulent or preferential or otherwise required to be refunded or repaid,
or the proceeds of any Collateral are required to be returned by the Agent, any
of the Lenders and any Letter of Credit Issuer to any U.S. Borrower, its estate,
trustee, receiver or any other party, including, without limitation, any
guarantor, under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or
equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or repayment, each U.S.
Borrower’s liability under this Article 13 (and any lien, security interest or
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effect, as fully as if such payment had never been made, or, if prior thereto
this Agreement shall have been cancelled or surrendered (and if any lien,
security interest or other collateral securing any U.S. Borrower’s liability
under this Article 13 shall have been released or terminated by virtue of such
cancellation or surrender), this Article 13 (and such lien, security interest or
other collateral) shall be reinstated in full force and effect, and such prior
cancellation or surrender shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or
otherwise affect the obligations of any U.S. Borrower under this Article 13 in
respect of the amount of such payment (or any lien, security interest or other
collateral securing such obligation).
13.6    Payment. (i) Each U.S. Borrower agrees that if any other U.S. Borrower
shall default in payment or performance of any of the Guaranteed Obligations,
whether principal, interest, premium, fee (including, but not limited to, loan
fees and attorneys’ fees and expenses), or otherwise, when and as the same shall
become due, and after expiration of any applicable grace period, whether
according to the terms of this Agreement, by acceleration, or otherwise, or upon
the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, then such
U.S. Borrower will, upon demand thereof by the Agent, fully pay to the Agent,
for the benefit of the Lenders and the Letter of Credit Issuers in an amount
equal to all the Guaranteed Obligations then due and owing.
(ii)    Each U.S. Borrower further agrees to pay all costs and expenses promptly
upon written demand by the Agent, including, without limitation, all court costs
and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses paid or incurred by the Agent (i) in
endeavoring to collect all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations after the
same become due and owing from, or in prosecuting any action against, any U.S.
Borrower or any other guarantor of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations
or (ii) in endeavoring to realize upon (whether by judicial, non-judicial or
other proceedings) any Collateral or any other collateral securing any
Guarantor’s liabilities under this Article 13.

ARTICLE 14
MISCELLANEOUS
14.1    No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by the Agent or any Lender
to exercise any right, remedy, or option under this Agreement or any present or
future supplement thereto, or in any other agreement between or among any
Borrower and the Agent and/or any Lender, or delay by the Agent or any Lender in
exercising the same, will operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by the Agent or
any Lender will be effective unless it is in writing, and then only to the
extent specifically stated. No waiver by the Agent or the Lenders on any
occasion shall affect or diminish the Agent’s and each Lender’s rights
thereafter to require strict performance by any Borrower of any provision of
this Agreement. The Agent and the Lenders may proceed directly to collect the
Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations) when due and payable hereunder
without any prior recourse to the Collateral. The Agent’s and each Lender’s
rights under this Agreement will be cumulative and not exclusive of any other
right or remedy which the Agent or any Lender may have.
14.2    Severability. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the
illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or any Loan
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or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the
legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or any
instrument or agreement required hereunder.
14.3    Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process.
(a)    THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE
PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK; PROVIDED THAT THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS
ARISING UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
(b)    ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR THEREIN) MAY BE
BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK IN NEW YORK COUNTY OR OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND BY EXECUTION AND
DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE BORROWERS, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS
CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. EACH OF THE BORROWERS, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY
OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE
GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE
BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT RELATED HERETO. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING: (1) THE
AGENT AND THE LENDERS SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING
AGAINST ANY BORROWER OR ITS RESPECTIVE PROPERTY IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION THE AGENT OR THE LENDERS DEEM NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO
REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR OTHER SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS AND (2) EACH OF
THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THE COURTS DESCRIBED IN
THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SENTENCE MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED
OUTSIDE THOSE JURISDICTIONS.
(c)    EACH BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS UPON
IT AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED MAIL
(RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED) DIRECTED TO SUCH BORROWER AT ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH IN
SECTION 14.8 AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE COMPLETED FIVE (5) DAYS
AFTER THE SAME SHALL HAVE BEEN SO DEPOSITED IN THE U.S. MAILS POSTAGE PREPAID.
NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF AGENT OR THE LENDERS TO SERVE
LEGAL PROCESS BY ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.
14.4    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH BORROWER, THE LENDERS AND THE AGENT EACH
IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR
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OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF
ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY
AGENT-RELATED PERSON, PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT
CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. EACH BORROWER, THE LENDERS AND THE AGENT EACH
AGREE THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL
WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT
THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION
AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN
PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER
LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF OR THEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO
ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS
AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.
14.5    Survival of Representations and Warranties. All of each Borrower’s
representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive the
execution, delivery, and acceptance thereof by the parties, notwithstanding any
investigation by the Agent or the Lenders or their respective agents.
14.6    Other Security and Guaranties. The Agent, may, without notice or demand
and without affecting any Borrower’s obligations hereunder, from time to time:
(a) accept from any Person (other than Parent and its Subsidiaries) and hold
collateral (other than the Collateral) for the payment of all or any part of the
Obligations and exchange, enforce or release such collateral or any part
thereof; and (b) accept and hold any endorsement or guaranty of payment of all
or any part of the Obligations and release or substitute any such endorser or
guarantor, or any Person who has given any Lien in any other collateral as
security for the payment of all or any part of the Obligations, or any other
Person in any way obligated to pay all or any part of the Obligations.
14.7    Fees and Expenses. The U.S. Borrowers, jointly and severally, agree to
promptly pay to the Agent, for its benefit, on demand, all reasonable and
documented costs and expenses (other than any Taxes, which are governed by
Section 4.1) that Agent pays or incurs in connection with the negotiation,
preparation, syndication, consummation, administration, enforcement, and
termination of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including: (a)
its Attorney Costs; (b) reasonable and documented costs and expenses (including
reasonable and documented attorneys’ and paralegals’ fees and disbursements) for
any amendment, supplement, waiver, consent, or subsequent closing in connection
with the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby; (c) costs and
expenses of lien and title searches and title insurance; (d) taxes, fees and
other charges for filing financing statements and continuations, and other
actions to perfect, protect, and continue the Agent’s Liens; (e) sums paid or
incurred to pay any amount or take any action required of any Borrower under the
Loan Documents that such Borrower fails to pay or take; (f) subject to Section
7.4, costs of appraisals, field exams, inspections, audits, and verifications of
the Collateral, including travel, lodging, and meals for inspections of the
Collateral and any Borrower’s operations by the Agent plus the Agent’s then
customary charge for field examinations and audits and the preparation of
reports thereof; and (g) costs and expenses of forwarding loan proceeds,
collecting checks and other items of payment, and establishing and maintaining
Payment Accounts and lock boxes, and costs and expenses of preserving and
protecting the Collateral. In addition, the U.S. Borrowers jointly and severally
agree to pay costs and expenses incurred by the Agent (including its Attorneys’
Costs) to the Agent, for its benefit, promptly upon written demand by Agent, and
to the other Lenders for their benefit, promptly upon written demand, and all
reasonable and documented fees, expenses and disbursements incurred by such
other Lenders for one law firm retained by such other Lenders, in each case,
paid or incurred to obtain payment of the Obligations, enforce the Agent’s
Liens, sell or otherwise realize upon the Collateral, and otherwise enforce
against the Credit Parties the provisions of the Loan Documents, or to defend
any claims made or threatened against the Agent or any Lender (other than by
another Lender) arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby (including
preparations for and consultations concerning any such matters). The foregoing
shall not be construed to limit any other provisions of the Loan Documents
regarding costs and expenses to be paid by any Borrower.
14.8    Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices, demands and
requests that any party is required or elects to give to any other shall be in
writing, or by a telecommunications device capable of creating a written record,
and any such notice shall become effective (a) upon personal delivery thereof,
including, but not limited to, delivery by overnight mail and courier service,
(b) four (4) days after it shall have been mailed by United States mail, first
class, certified or registered, with postage prepaid, or (c) in the case of
notice by such a telecommunications device, when properly transmitted, in each
case addressed to the party to be notified as follows:
If to the Agent or to the Bank:
Bank of America, N.A.
100 Federal Street
MA5 100 09-09
Boston, MA 02110
Attention:    Kathleen Dimock
Facsimile No.: (617) 434-4131
Telephone No.: (617) 434-3830
If to the Borrowers
AnnTaylor, Inc.
7 Times Square
New York, New York 10036
Attention: Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (212) 536-4412
Telephone No.: (212) 536-4253

With copies to:

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

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One Liberty Plaza
New York, NY 10006
Attention:  Kimberly B. Blacklow, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 225-3999
Telephone No.: (212) 225-2000

or to such other address as each party may designate for itself by like notice.
Failure or delay in delivering copies of any notice, demand, or request to the
persons designated above to receive copies shall not adversely affect the
effectiveness of such notice, demand, or request. Each of ANNCO, AT Retail, AT
Distribution, ACS and the Canadian Borrower hereby appoint ATI as its agent for
purposes of receiving and delivering all notices, demands and requests pursuant
hereto and under the other Loan Documents.
14.9    Waiver of Notices. Each Borrower waives presentment, and notice of
demand or dishonor and protest as to any instrument, notice of intent to
accelerate the Obligations and notice of acceleration of the Obligations, as
well as any and all other notices to which it might otherwise be entitled,
except, in each case, to the extent expressly provided for in the Loan
Documents. No notice to or demand on any Borrower which the Agent or any Lender
may elect to give shall entitle any Borrower to any or further notice or demand
in the same, similar or other circumstances.
14.10    Binding Effect. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the respective representatives, successors, and
permitted assigns of the parties hereto; provided, however, that no interest
herein may be assigned by any Borrower without prior written consent of the
Agent and each Lender or by any Lender other than in accordance with Section
11.2. Each Lender agrees to give prompt notice of any such assignment to the
Agent and ATI on behalf of the Borrowers.
14.11    Indemnity of the Agent and the Lenders by the Borrowers.
(a)    Each U.S. Borrower agrees to defend, indemnify and hold the Agent-Related
Persons, and each U.S. Lender and each of its respective officers, directors,
employees, counsel, representatives, agents and attorneys-in-fact (each, a “U.S.
Indemnified Person”) harmless from and against any and all liabilities,
obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs,
charges, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney Costs) of any kind or
nature whatsoever which may at any time (including at any time following
repayment of the Credit Extensions and the termination, resignation or
replacement of the Agent or replacement of any U.S. Lender) be imposed on,
incurred by or asserted against any such U.S. Indemnified Person in any way
relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the
transactions contemplated hereby, or any action taken or omitted by any such
U.S. Indemnified Person under or in connection with any of the foregoing,
including with respect to any investigation, litigation or proceeding (including
any Insolvency Proceeding or appellate proceeding) related to or arising out of
this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or the Credit Extensions (or the use of
the proceeds thereof) or Letters of Credit, whether or not any U.S. Indemnified
Person is a party thereto and whether or not brought by another U.S. Indemnified
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holders or directors (all the foregoing, collectively, the “U.S. Indemnified
Liabilities”); provided, that the U.S. Borrowers shall have no obligation
hereunder to any U.S. Indemnified Person with respect to U.S. Indemnified
Liabilities to the extent, as to any U.S. Indemnified Person, it shall be
determined in a final, nonappealable judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses resulted
from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such U.S. Indemnified Person;
provided, further, that the indemnity provided in this Section 14.11 shall in no
event entitle any U.S. Indemnified Person to payment in respect of claims,
losses, liabilities or expenses of any kind that are expressly limited by or
governed by other provisions of this Agreement in excess of amounts (if any) to
which such U.S. Indemnified Person is entitled pursuant to such provisions. The
agreements in this Section shall survive payment of all other Obligations.
(b)    The Canadian Borrower agrees to defend, indemnify and hold the
Agent-Related Persons, and each Canadian Lender and each of its respective
officers, directors, employees, counsel, representatives, agents and
attorneys-in-fact (each, a “Canadian Indemnified Person”), solely with respect
to obligations of the Canadian Borrower, harmless from and against any and all
liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits,
costs, charges, expenses and disbursements (including Attorney Costs) of any
kind or nature whatsoever which may at any time (including at any time following
repayment of the Credit Extensions and the termination, resignation or
replacement of the Agent or replacement of any Canadian Lender) be imposed on,
incurred by or asserted against any such Canadian Indemnified Person in any way
relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the
transactions contemplated hereby, or any action taken or omitted by any such
Canadian Indemnified Person under or in connection with any of the foregoing,
including with respect to any investigation, litigation or proceeding (including
any Insolvency Proceeding or appellate proceeding) related to or arising out of
this Agreement, any other Loan Document, or the Credit Extensions (or the use of
the proceeds thereof) or Letters of Credit, whether or not any Canadian
Indemnified Person is a party thereto and whether or not brought by another
Canadian Indemnified Person or any of their officers, equity holders or
directors (all the foregoing, collectively, the “Canadian Indemnified
Liabilities”); provided, that the Canadian Borrower shall have no obligation
hereunder to any Canadian Indemnified Person with respect to Canadian
Indemnified Liabilities to the extent, as to any Canadian Indemnified Person, it
shall be determined in a final, nonappealable judgment by a court of competent
jurisdiction that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses resulted
from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Canadian Indemnified
Person; provided, further, that the indemnity provided in this Section 14.11
shall in no event entitle any Canadian Indemnified Person to payment in respect
of claims, losses, liabilities or expenses of any kind that are expressly
limited by or governed by other provisions of this Agreement in excess of
amounts (if any) to which such Canadian Indemnified Person is entitled pursuant
to such provisions. The agreements in this Section shall survive payment of all
other Obligations.
(c)    Each U.S. Borrower agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each
U.S. Indemnified Person from any loss or liability directly or indirectly
arising out of the use, generation, manufacture, production, storage, release,
threatened release, discharge, disposal or presence of a hazardous substance
relating to any U.S. Borrower’s operations, business or property. This indemnity
will apply whether the hazardous substance is on, under or about such U.S.
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The indemnity includes but is not limited to Attorneys Costs. This indemnity
will survive repayment of all other Obligations.
(d)    The Canadian Borrower agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless,
solely with respect to obligations of the Canadian Borrower, each Canadian
Indemnified Person from any loss or liability directly or indirectly arising out
of the use, generation, manufacture, production, storage, release, threatened
release, discharge, disposal or presence of a hazardous substance relating to
the Canadian Borrower’s operations, business or property. This indemnity will
apply whether the hazardous substance is on, under or about the Canadian
Borrower’s property or operations or property leased to the Canadian Borrower.
The indemnity includes but is not limited to Attorneys Costs. This indemnity
will survive repayment of all other Obligations.
(e)    For purposes of clauses (c) and (d) above “hazardous substances” means
any substance, material or waste that is or becomes designated or regulated as
“toxic,” “hazardous,” “pollutant,” or “contaminant” or a similar designation or
regulation under any federal, state or local law (whether under common law,
statute, regulation or otherwise) or judicial or administrative interpretation
of such, including petroleum or natural gas.
14.12    Limitation of Liability. NO CLAIM MAY BE MADE BY ANY PARTY HERETO
AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO OR THE AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS,
EMPLOYEES, COUNSEL, REPRESENTATIVES, AGENTS OR ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT OF ANY SUCH
PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN RESPECT OF
ANY CLAIM FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF
OR RELATED TO THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENT, OR ANY ACT, OMISSION OR EVENT OCCURRING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, RELEASES AND AGREES NOT TO SUE UPON ANY CLAIM
FOR SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER OR NOT ACCRUED AND WHETHER OR NOT KNOWN OR SUSPECTED
TO EXIST IN ITS FAVOR.
14.13    Final Agreement. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are
intended by the Borrowers, the Agent and the Lenders to be the final, complete,
and exclusive expression of the agreement between them. This Agreement
supersedes any and all prior oral or written agreements relating to the subject
matter hereof except for the Fee Letter.
14.14    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, and by the Agent, each Lender and each Borrower in separate
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall
together constitute one and the same agreement; signature pages may be detached
from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that
all signature pages are physically attached to the same document.
14.15    Captions. The captions contained in this Agreement are for convenience
of reference only, are without substantive meaning and should not be construed
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14.16    Right of Setoff. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders
provided by law, if an Event of Default exists or the Revolving Loans have been
accelerated, each Lender is authorized at any time and from time to time,
without prior notice to the Borrowers, any such notice being waived by the
Borrowers 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 by, and other indebtedness at any time owing by, such Lender or any
Affiliate or branch of such Lender to or for the credit or the account of any
Borrower against any and all Obligations owing to such Lender, now or hereafter
existing, irrespective of whether or not the Agent or such Lender shall have
made demand under this Agreement or any Loan Document and although such
Obligations may be contingent or unmatured; provided, that in the event that any
Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so
set off shall be paid over immediately to the Agent for further application in
accordance with the provisions of Section 12.20 and, pending such payment, shall
be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in
trust for the benefit of the Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuers and the
Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Agent a
statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such
Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any amounts of the Canadian Borrower so offset shall be applied
solely to the Canadian Obligations. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the
Borrowers (or ATI on behalf of the Borrowers) and the Agent after any such
set-off and application made by such Lender; provided, however, that the failure
to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and
application. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NO LENDER SHALL EXERCISE ANY RIGHT
OF SET-OFF, BANKER’S LIEN, OR THE LIKE AGAINST ANY DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR PROPERTY
OF ANY BORROWER HELD OR MAINTAINED BY SUCH LENDER WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN
CONSENT OF THE AGENT AND THE REQUIRED LENDERS.
14.17    Confidentiality.
(a)    Each Borrower hereby consents that the Agent and each Lender may issue
and disseminate to the public general information describing the credit
accommodation entered into pursuant to this Agreement, including the name and
address of any Borrower and any other Subsidiary and a general description of
any Borrower’s and its respective Subsidiaries’ business.
(b)    Each Lender and the Agent severally agrees to take normal and reasonable
precautions and exercise due care to maintain the confidentiality of all
information provided to the Agent or any Lender by or on behalf of any Credit
Party under this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including any Report
provided by the Agent to any Lender), except to the extent that such information
(i) was or becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of
disclosure by the Agent or such Lender, or (ii) was or becomes available on a
nonconfidential basis from a source other than any Borrower, provided that such
source is not bound by a confidentiality agreement with any Borrower or an
Affiliate thereof known to the Agent or such Lender; provided, however, that the
Agent and any Lender may disclose such information (1) at the request or
pursuant to any requirement of any Governmental Authority to which the Agent or
such Lender is subject or in connection with an examination of the Agent or such
Lender by any such Governmental Authority; (2) pursuant to subpoena or other
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Requirements of Law; (4) to the extent reasonably required in connection with
any litigation or proceeding (including, but not limited to, any bankruptcy
proceeding) to which the Agent, any Lender or their respective Affiliates may be
party; (5) to the extent reasonably required in connection with the exercise of
any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document; (6) to the Agent’s or
such Lender’s independent auditors, accountants, attorneys and other
professional advisors, each of which will be informed of the confidential nature
thereof; (7) to any prospective Participant or Assignee under any Assignment and
Acceptance, actual or potential, provided that such prospective Participant or
Assignee agrees to keep such information confidential to the same extent
required of the Agent and the Lenders hereunder; (8) as expressly permitted
under the terms of any other document or agreement regarding confidentiality to
which any Borrower is party with the Agent or such Lender, and (9) to its
Affiliates and to its and their respective employees, officers, directors,
advisors or agents, each of which will be informed of the confidential nature
thereof.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the information subject to this
Section 14.17(b) shall not include, and the Borrowers, Agent and each Lender and
the respective Affiliates and branches of each of the foregoing (and the
respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other
representatives of each of the foregoing and their Affiliates) may disclose to
any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, (a) any information with
respect to the federal, provincial and state income tax treatment of the
transactions contemplated hereby and any facts that may be relevant to
understanding such tax treatment, which facts shall not include for this purpose
the names of the parties or such other Persons, or any pricing terms or other
nonpublic business or financial information that is unrelated to such tax
treatment or facts and (b) all materials of any kind (including opinions or
other tax analyses) that are provided to the Agent or such Lender relating to
such tax treatment or facts.
14.18    Conflicts with Other Loan Documents. Unless otherwise expressly
provided in this Agreement (or in another Loan Document by specific reference to
the applicable provision contained in this Agreement), if any provision
contained in this Agreement conflicts with any provision of any other Loan
Document, the provision contained in this Agreement shall govern and control.
14.19    No Lender Reliance on Margin Stock. Each Lender acknowledges and
represents that it, in good faith, has not relied upon Margin Stock of the
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as collateral in its decision to make any
Credit Extensions to the Borrowers.
14.20    Judgment Currency. If, for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any
court or obtaining an order enforcing a judgment, it becomes necessary to
convert any amount due under this Agreement in Dollars or in any other currency
(hereinafter in this Section 14.20 called the “first currency”) into any other
currency (hereinafter in this Section 14.20 called the “second currency”), then
the conversion shall be made at the Exchange Rate for buying the first currency
with the second currency prevailing at the Agent’s close of business on the
Business Day next preceding the day on which the judgment is given or (as the
case may be) the order is made. Any payment made by a Credit Party to the Agent
or any Lender pursuant to this Agreement in the second currency shall constitute
a discharge of the obligations of any applicable Credit Party to pay to the
Agent or such Lender any amount originally due to the Agent or Lender in the
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Agent or such Lender is able, on the date of the receipt by it of such payment
in any second currency, to purchase, in accordance with the Agent’s or such
Lender’s normal banking procedures, with the amount of such second currency so
received. If the amount of the first currency falls short of the amount
originally due to the Agent or such Lender in the first currency under this
Agreement, the Credit Parties agree that they will indemnify the Agent and each
Lender against and save the Agent and such Lender harmless from any shortfall so
arising. This indemnity shall constitute an obligation of each such Credit Party
separate and independent from the other obligations contained in this Agreement,
shall give rise to a separate and independent cause of action and shall continue
in full force and effect notwithstanding any judgment or order for a liquidated
sum or sums in respect of amounts due to the Agent or any Lender under any Loan
Documents or under any such judgment or order. Any such shortfall shall be
deemed to constitute a loss suffered by the Agent or such Lender and the Credit
Parties shall not be entitled to require any proof or evidence of any actual
loss. If the amount of the first currency exceeds the amount originally due to
the Agent or a Lender in the first currency under this Agreement, the Agent or
such Lender shall promptly remit such excess to the Credit Parties. The
covenants contained in this Section 14.20 shall survive payment in full of the
Obligations under this Agreement
14.21    Canadian Anti-Money Laundering Legislation. If the Agent has
ascertained the identity of the Canadian Borrower or any authorized signatories
of the Canadian Borrower for the purposes of the Proceeds of Crime Act and other
applicable anti-money laundering, anti-terrorist financing, economic or trade
sanctions and “know your client” policies, regulations, laws or rules (the
Proceeds of Crime Act and such other applicable policies, regulations, laws or
rules, collectively, including any guidelines or orders thereunder, “AML
Legislation”), then the Agent shall be deemed to have done so as an agent for
each Canadian Lender, and this Agreement shall constitute a “written agreement”
in such regard between each Canadian Lender and the Agent within the meaning of
the applicable AML Legislation; and shall provide to each Canadian Lender copies
of all information obtained in such regard without any representation or
warranty as to its accuracy or completeness. Notwithstanding the preceding
sentence and except as may otherwise be agreed in writing, each of the Canadian
Lenders agrees that the Agent has no obligation to ascertain the identity of the
Canadian Borrower or any authorized signatories of the Canadian Borrower on
behalf of any Canadian Lender, or to confirm the completeness or accuracy of any
information it obtains from the Canadian Borrower or any such authorized
signatory in doing so.
14.22    Canadian Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any
Loan Document, the Canadian Borrower will have no obligation with respect to the
U.S. Obligations and will not guarantee, support or pledge any of its assets to
secure the U.S. Obligations.
14.23    USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter
defined) and the Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby
notifies the Borrowers that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act
(Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it
is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the
Borrowers, which information includes the name and address of the Borrowers and
other information that will allow such Lender or the Agent, as applicable, to
identify the Borrowers in accordance with the Act. The Borrowers shall, promptly
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Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the
Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations
under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and
regulations, including the Act.

ARTICLE 15
PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS
15.1    Amendment and Restatement. Each Borrower, the Agent, the Letter of
Credit Issuers and the Lenders hereby agree that upon the effectiveness of this
Agreement, the terms and provisions of the Original Credit Agreement which in
any manner govern or evidence the Obligations, the rights and interests of the
Lenders and any terms, conditions or matters related to any thereof, shall be
and hereby are amended and restated in their entirety by the terms and
provisions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Original Credit
Agreement shall be superseded by this Agreement, except as expressly provided
herein.
Notwithstanding the amendment and restatement of the Original Credit Agreement
and certain of the related “Loan Documents” as defined in the Original Credit
Agreement (the “Prior Loan Documents”) by this Agreement and the other Loan
Documents as herein defined, all of the indebtedness, liabilities and
obligations owing by any Borrower under the Original Credit Agreement shall
continue as Obligations hereunder and shall be and remain secured by the
Security Instruments for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders. This
Agreement is given as a substitution of, and not as a payment of, the
indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the Borrowers, under the Original
Credit Agreement and is not intended to constitute a novation thereof or of any
of the other Prior Loan Documents. As of the Effective Date, there are no
Revolving Loans outstanding. Upon the effectiveness of this Agreement, all
Revolving Loans owing by the Borrowers and Letters of Credit outstanding under
the Original Credit Agreement shall continue as Revolving Loans and Letters of
Credit hereunder.
15.2    Assignment and Acceptance. Each Borrower, the Agent, the Letter of
Credit Issuers and the Lenders hereby acknowledge the assignment by the lenders
party to the Original Credit Agreement to the Lenders party hereto of all
Revolving Loans and risk participations in Letters of Credit and Commitments
under the Original Credit Agreement in the amounts and allocations as reflected
on Schedule 1.1 substantially simultaneously with the effectiveness of this
Agreement and such assignment shall be deemed to have been consummated in
accordance with Section 12.01 of the Original Credit Agreement and the terms,
conditions, representations and warranties set forth in the form of Assignment
and Acceptance set forth as Exhibit 12.01 of the Original Credit Agreement shall
be deemed to have been made and agreed to as between the lenders party to the
Original Credit Agreement and Lender party hereto as if an Assignment and
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Agreement on the date
first above written.
U.S. BORROWERS:
ANNTAYLOR, INC.
By: /s/ Michael J. Nicholson    
Name:    Michael J. Nicholson
Title:    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
ANNCO, INC.
By: /s/ Michael J. Nicholson    
Name:    Michael J. Nicholson
Title:    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
ANNTAYLOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Michael J. Nicholson    
Name:    Michael J. Nicholson
Title:    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
ANNTAYLOR RETAIL, INC.
By: /s/ Michael J. Nicholson    
Name:    Michael J. Nicholson
Title:    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
ANN CARD SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Michael J. Nicholson    
Name:    Michael J. Nicholson
Title:    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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CANADIAN BORROWER:
ANN CANADA INC.
By: /s/ Michael J. Nicholson    
Name:    Michael J. Nicholson
Title:    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND
COLLATERAL AGENT:

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as the Agent, Collateral Agent and a Letter of Credit
Issuer
By: /s/ Matthew Potter    
Name:    Matthew Potter
Title: Vice President

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LENDERS:
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as a U.S. Lender
By: /s/ Matthew Potter    
Name:    Matthew Potter
Title:    Vice President

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. (ACTING THROUGH ITS CANADA BRANCH),
as a Canadian Lender

By: /s/ Medina Sales de Andrade    
Name:    Medina Sales de Andrade
Title:    Vice President

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as
Syndication Agent and as a U.S. Lender

By: /s/ Nisha Gupta                
Name:    Nisha Gupta
Title:    Authorized Officer

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., Toronto Branch, as a Canadian Lender

By: /s/ Steve Volgt                
Name:    Steve Volgt
Title:    Senior Vice President

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RBS CITIZENS, N.A., as a U.S. Lender

By: /s/ Michael K. Makaitis            
Name:    Michael K. Makaitis
Title:    Vice President

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RBS CITIZENS, N.A., as a Canadian Lender

By: /s/ Michael K. Makaitis            
Name:    Michael K. Makaitis
Title:    Vice President

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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Documentation Agent and as a U.S.
Lender

By: /s/ Lauren Murphy            
Name:    Lauren Murphy
Title:    Assistant Vice President

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WELLS FARGO CAPITAL FINANCE CORPORATION CANADA, as a Canadian Lender

By: /s/ Domenic Cosentino            
Name:    Domenic Cosentino
Title:    Vice President

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SCOTIABANC INC., as a U.S. Lender

By: /s/ J.F. Todd                
Name:    J.F. Todd
Title:    Managing Director

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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a Canadian Lender

By: /s/ David Mahmood            
Name:    David Mahmood
Title:    Managing Director

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FIFTH THIRD BANK, as a U.S. Lender

By: /s/ Valerie Schanzer            
Name:    Valerie Schanzer
Title:    Vice President

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FIFTH THIRD BANK, Operating Through its Canadian Branch, as a Canadian Lender

By: /s/ Mauro Spagnolo            
Name:    Mauro Spagnolo
Title:    Managing Director and Principal Officer

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ANNEX A
to
Credit Agreement
1.    Definitions.
Capitalized terms used in the Loan Documents shall have the following respective
meanings (unless otherwise defined therein), and all section references in the
following definitions shall refer to sections of the Agreement:
“Accommodation Obligation” as applied to any Person, shall mean any contractual
obligation, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with respect to any Debt or
other obligation or liability of another, including any such Debt, obligation or
liability directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed (otherwise than for
collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), co-made or discounted
or sold with recourse by that Person, or in respect of which that Person is
otherwise directly or indirectly liable, including Contractual Obligations
(contingent or otherwise) arising through any agreement to purchase, repurchase,
or otherwise acquire such Debt, obligation or liability or any security
therefor, or to provide funds for the payment or discharge thereof (whether in
the form of loans, advances, stock purchases, capital contributions or
otherwise), or to maintain solvency, assets, level of income, or other financial
condition.
“Accounts” means all of any U.S. Borrower’s now owned or hereafter acquired or
arising accounts, as defined in the UCC, including any rights to payment for the
sale or lease of goods or rendition of services, whether or not they have been
earned by performance.
“Account Debtor” means each Person obligated in any way on or in connection with
an Account.
“ACH Transactions” means any cash management or related services that include
the automated clearing house transfer of funds by any Lender which is a bank for
the account of any Credit Party pursuant to agreement or overdrafts.
“Acquisition” means the acquisition of (i) a controlling equity interest in
another Person (including the purchase of an option, warrant or convertible or
similar type security to acquire such a controlling interest at the time it
becomes exercisable by the holder thereof), whether by purchase of such equity
interest or upon exercise of an option or warrant for, or conversion of
securities into, such equity interest, or (ii) assets of another Person which
constitute all or substantially all of the assets of such Person or of a line or
lines of business conducted by such Person.
“Activation Period” has the meaning specified in Section 7.25.
“Adjusted Availability” means at any time (a) the Borrowing Base, minus (b)
Aggregate Outstandings.
“Adjusted Net Earnings from Operations” means, with respect to any fiscal period
on a consolidated basis, the Parent’s and each Borrower’s net income after
provision for income taxes for such fiscal period, as determined in accordance
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Financial Statements for such period, excluding any and all of the following
included in such net income: (a) gain or loss arising from the sale of any
capital assets; (b) gain arising from any write-up in the book value of any
asset; (c) earnings of any Person other than a Subsidiary in which any Borrower
has an ownership interest unless (and only to the extent) such earnings shall
actually have been received by such Borrower in the form of cash distributions;
(d) earnings of any Person in which any other Person (other than a Borrower or a
Subsidiary) has an ownership interest, except to the extent of the amount of
dividends or other distributions actually paid in cash to a Borrower or a
Subsidiary by such Person during such period; (e) earnings of Unrestricted
Subsidiaries; (f) earnings of any Person to which all or substantially all of
the assets of any Borrower shall have been sold, transferred or disposed of, or
into which any Borrower shall have been merged or amalgamated, or which has been
a party with any Borrower to any consolidation or other form of reorganization,
prior to the date of such transaction; (g) gain or loss arising from the
acquisition of debt or equity securities of the Parent and the Borrowers or from
cancellation or forgiveness of Debt; and (h) gain or loss arising from
extraordinary items, as determined in accordance with GAAP or from any other
non-recurring transaction.
“Affected Payee” has the meaning given to such term in Section 3.9.
“Affiliate” as applied to any Person, shall mean any other Person directly or
indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that
Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative
meanings, the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control
with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly,
of the power to vote 10% or more of the Securities having voting power for the
election of directors of such Person or otherwise to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the
ownership of voting Securities or by contract or otherwise; provided that no
financial institution, mutual fund or investment banking firm shall be an
Affiliate of any Borrower unless it owns, directly or indirectly, at least 20%
of such Securities of such Borrower.
“Agent Advances” has the meaning specified in Section 1.2(i).
“Agent’s Liens” means the Liens on the Collateral granted to the Agent, for the
benefit of the Lenders, Bank, and Agent pursuant to this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents.
“Agent-Related Persons” means the Agent, together with its Affiliates, and the
officers, directors, employees, counsel, representatives, agents and
attorneys-in-fact of the Agent and such Affiliates.
“Aggregate Outstandings” means, at any date of determination: the sum of (a) the
unpaid balance of the Dollar Equivalent of Revolving Loans, (b) the aggregate
amount of the Dollar Equivalent of Pending Revolving Loans, and (c) all Letter
of Credit Outstandings.
“Agreement” means the Credit Agreement to which this Annex A is attached, as
from time to time amended, modified or restated.
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(i)
with respect to Base Rate Loans and Canadian Prime Rate Loans, 0.50%;

(ii)
with respect to LIBOR Loans, Canadian BA Rate Loans and Standby Letter of Credit
Fees, 1.50%; and

(iii)
with respect to the Commercial Letter of Credit Fees, 0.625%.

Adjustments in Applicable Margins shall be determined by reference to the
following grids:
If Average Daily Availability is:
Level of  
Applicable Margins:
Greater than or equal to $100,000,000
Level I
Less than $100,000,000
Level II

Low to High
 
 
 
 
Applicable Margins
 
Level I
Level II
Base Rate Loans and Canadian Prime Rate Loans
0.25%
0.50%
LIBOR Loans, Canadian BA Rate Loans and Standby Letter of Credit Fee
1.25%
1.50%
Commercial Letter of Credit Fee
0.50%
0.625%

Beginning with the fiscal quarter commencing February 3, 2013, all adjustments
in the Applicable Margins shall be implemented quarterly on a prospective basis
on the first day of each fiscal quarter of ATI (each an “Adjustment Date”) based
on the Average Daily Availability for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter
as determined by the Agent. If an Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing at the time any reduction in the Applicable Margins is to be
implemented, no reduction may occur until the first day of the first calendar
month following the date on which such Event of Default is waived or cured.
“Applicable Value” means (a) with respect to Eligible Inventory and Eligible
In-Transit Inventory at any time, the lower of (i) average cost of such Eligible
Inventory at such time (calculated in accordance with GAAP) or (ii) market value
of such Eligible Inventory at such time, and (b) with respect to Eligible L/C
Inventory at any time, the aggregate undrawn face amount of Commercial Letters
of Credit issued to finance the purchase of such Eligible L/C Inventory.
“Appraisal Date” means each of (a) the date of the appraisal conducted prior to
the Effective Date, (b) any date upon which the Agent receives results of an
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by an Eligible Appraiser at the Agent’s request in accordance with Section 7.4
and (c) any other date on which results are received by the Agent of an
appraisal conducted by an Eligible Appraiser at any Borrower’s request or, if an
Event of Default exists, the Agent’s request.
“Approved Deposit Account” means each Deposit Account (a) that is maintained
within the United States with a commercial bank organized under the laws of the
United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia having
combined capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000 and otherwise acceptable
to the Agent, (b) as to which a DDA Notification or Control Agreement, as
applicable, has been executed and delivered to the Agent and (c) as to which the
deposits therein are not subject to any Lien, security interest or restriction
upon withdrawal, other than the Agent’s Liens and rights of setoff, Liens or
adjustment of the applicable depositary bank.
“Assignee” has the meaning specified in Section 11.2(a).
“Assignment and Acceptance” has the meaning specified in Section 11.2(a).
“AT Sourcing” means AnnTaylor Sourcing Far East Limited, a Hong Kong
corporation.
“AT Sourcing Obligation” means the accrued obligations of ATI to AT Sourcing for
sourcing services rendered in the ordinary course of business to ATI; provided
such obligations shall not be evidenced by a promissory note or other negotiable
instrument that has not been delivered to the Agent and duly endorsed in blank,
and total Debt of AT Sourcing other than Debt for borrowed money owed to a
wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Parent shall not exceed $500,000.
“ATI” means AnnTaylor, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
“Attorney Costs” means and includes all reasonable fees, expenses and
disbursements of any law firm or other counsel engaged by any Person, the
reasonably allocated costs and expenses of internal legal services of any
Person.
“Availability” means at any time (a) the Line Cap, minus (b) Aggregate
Outstandings.
“Average Daily Availability” means average daily Availability for the most
recently ended fiscal quarter (or three month period for the Initial Adjustment
Date only).
“Bank” means Bank of America, N.A., a national banking association, or any
successor entity thereto.
“Bank of America–Canada Branch” means Bank of America, N.A. (acting through its
Canada branch), a banking corporation carrying on business under the Bank Act
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“Bank of Canada Rate” means, on any date of determination, the rate of interest
charged by the Bank of Canada on one-day Canadian Dollar loans to financial
institutions, for such date.
“Bank Products” means any U.S. Bank Products or Canadian Bank Products.
“Bank Product Amount” means any U.S. Bank Product Amount or Canadian Bank
Product Amount.
“Bank Product Obligations” all debts, liabilities and obligations now or
hereafter arising from or in connection with Bank Products, except to the extent
the Agent shall have received written notice from the applicable Lender or
Affiliate or branch of Bank that is providing such Bank Products that such
debts, liabilities or obligations under such Bank Products shall be excluded as
“Bank Product Obligations” under this Agreement.
“Bank Product Reserves” means all reserves which the Agent from time to time
establishes in its reasonable discretion for the Bank Products then provided or
outstanding.
“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. § 101 et
seq.), as amended.
“Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest
of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%; (b) the rate of interest in effect
for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its
“prime rate” and (c) LIBOR for a 30-day interest period as determined on such
day plus 1%. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon
various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general
economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for
pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate.
Any change in such rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the
opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such
change.
“Base Rate Loans” means a Revolving Loan during any period in which it bears
interest based on the Base Rate.
“Benefit Plan” shall mean a defined benefit plan as defined in Section 3(35) of
ERISA (other than a Multi-employer Plan) which the ATI or an ERISA Affiliate
maintains, administers, contributes to or is required to contribute to, or under
which ATI or any ERISA Affiliate may incur any liability.
“Borrowing” means a borrowing hereunder consisting of Revolving Loans made on
the same day by the Lenders to a Borrower or by Bank in the case of a borrowing
funded by Non-Ratable Loans or by the Agent in the case of a borrowing
consisting of an Agent Advance, or the making of an L/C Borrowing in connection
with any payment made pursuant to a Letter of Credit.
“Borrowing Base” at any time, means an amount equal to:
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(i)     ninety percent (90%) of the Net Amount of Eligible Credit Card Accounts;
plus
(ii)     ninety percent (90%) of the NOLV of Eligible Inventory, Eligible L/C
Inventory and Eligible In-Transit Inventory; provided that such percentage may
increase to ninety-two and a half percent (92.5%) of the NOLV at the U.S.
Borrowers’ option, upon delivery of an updated Borrowing Base Certificate, for
any ninety (90) day period from June 1 through November 30 each year; plus
(iii)    the lesser of (A) $50,000,000 or (B) one hundred percent (100%) of
Qualified Cash; plus
(iv)    solely to the extent the Tradename Collateral has been added as
Collateral under the Facility, the lesser of (A) $80,000,000 (as such amount is
reduced by $2,500,000 per quarter after the Tradename Inclusion Date until such
amount equals $50,000,000) or (B) fifty percent (50%) of the appraised NOLV of
Eligible Tradenames; minus
(b)    Reserves from time to time established by the Agent in its Commercial
Judgment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this definition, no Accounts or
Inventory being acquired in an Acquisition or otherwise created, purchased,
completed or owned by a business unit acquired pursuant to an Acquisition will
be included in the Borrowing Base unless (i) the Agent, in its reasonable
commercial discretion exercised in good faith, confirms that such Accounts or
Inventory conform to standards of eligibility established from time to time by
the Agent in accordance with this Agreement, and (ii) to the extent deemed
necessary by the Agent, an audit of such Accounts and an appraisal of such
Inventory is conducted (which appraisal shall be conducted in accordance with
the provisions hereof).
“Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate by a Responsible Officer of
ATI, substantially in the form of Exhibit B (or another form acceptable to the
Agent) setting forth the calculation of the Borrowing Base, including a
calculation of each component thereof and each other item specified in Section
5.2(j), all in such detail as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent. All
calculations of the Borrowing Base in connection with the preparation of any
Borrowing Base Certificate shall originally be made by ATI and certified to the
Agent; provided, that the Agent shall have the right to review and adjust, in
the exercise of its reasonable credit judgment, any such calculation (1) to
reflect its reasonable estimate of declines in value of any of the Collateral
described therein that are reflected in an appraisal or audit of such
Collateral, and (2) to the extent that such calculation is not in accordance
with this Agreement.
“Business Day” means (a) any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on
which banks in New York, New York or Charlotte, North Carolina are required or
permitted to be closed, and (b) with respect to all notices, determinations,
fundings and payments in connection with the LIBOR Rate or LIBOR Loans, any day
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clause (a) above and that is also a day on which trading in Dollars is carried
on by and between banks in the London interbank market; provided that when used
in connection with any Revolving Loan to the Canadian Borrower, the term
“Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are required or
permitted to be closed in Toronto, Canada.
“Calculation Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.9.
“CAM Letter” means that certain Letter Agreement among the Agent and the Lenders
dated as of the date hereof relating to allocation of certain credit exposure
among the Lenders.
“Canadian BA Rate” means with respect to each Interest Period for a Canadian BA
Rate Loan, the rate of interest per annum equal to the average rate applicable
to Canadian Dollar bankers’ acceptances having an identical or comparable term
as the proposed Canadian BA Rate Loan displayed and identified as such on the
display referred to as the “CDOR Page ” (or any display substituted therefor) of
Reuter Monitor Money Rates Service as at approximately 10:00 a.m. Toronto time
on such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, as of 10:00 a.m. Toronto
time on the immediately preceding Business Day), provided that if such rate does
not appear on the CDOR Page at such time on such date, the rate for such date
will be the annual discount rate (rounded upward to the nearest whole multiple
of 1/100 of 1%) as of 10:00 a.m. Toronto time on such day at which a Canadian
chartered bank listed on Schedule 1 of the Bank Act (Canada) as selected by the
Agent is then offering to purchase Canadian Dollar bankers’ acceptances accepted
by it having such specified term (or a term as closely as possible comparable to
such specified term).
“Canadian BA Rate Loan” means a Canadian Loan, or portion thereof, funded in
Canadian Dollars and bearing interest calculated by reference to the Canadian BA
Rate.
“Canadian Bank Products” means any one or more of the following types of
services or facilities extended to the Canadian Borrower by any Canadian Lender,
including the Bank and any of their respective Affiliates or branches in
reliance on the Bank’s or a Canadian Lender’s agreement to indemnify such
affiliate: (i) credit cards; (ii) ACH Transactions; (iii) cash management,
including controlled disbursement services; and (iv) Hedge Agreements; provided,
however, that for obligations in respect of any of the foregoing to be included
as a “ Canadian Obligation” for purposes of a distribution under Section 3.5,
the applicable Canadian Lender must have previously provided written notice to
Agent of (i) the existence of such Canadian Bank Product, (ii) the current
Dollar Equivalent amount of obligations arising thereunder (determined, in the
case of Hedge Agreements and any other Canadian Bank Products that are Debt, in
accordance with the definition of “Debt” herein) (“Canadian Bank Product
Amount”), and (iii) the methodology to be used by such parties in determining
the Canadian Bank Product Amount owing from time to time. The Canadian Bank
Product Amount may be changed from time to time upon written notice to the Agent
by the applicable Canadian Lender. No Canadian Bank Product Amount may be
established or increased at any time that a Default or Event of Default exists
or if a reserve in such amount would cause Outstandings to exceed Availability.
“Canadian Bank Product Amount” has the meaning provided in the definition of
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“Canadian Borrower” has the definition set forth in the preamble hereto.
“Canadian Commitment” means, at any time with respect to a Canadian Lender, the
principal amount set forth beside such Canadian Lender’s name under the heading
“Canadian Commitment” on Schedule 1.1 attached to the Agreement or on the
signature page of the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender
became a Canadian Lender hereunder in accordance with the provisions of Section
11.2, as such Canadian Commitment may be adjusted from time to time in
accordance with the provisions of Section 11.2, and “Canadian Commitments”
means, collectively, the aggregate amount of the commitments of all of the
Lenders.
“Canadian Dollars and CDN$” means the lawful currency of Canada.
“Canadian Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount
denominated in Canadian Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount
denominated in any other currency, the amount of Canadian Dollars that the Agent
determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest
error) would be necessary to be sold on such date at the applicable Exchange
Rate to obtain the stated amount of the other currency.
“Canadian Lenders” means the Lenders having Canadian Commitments from time to
time or at any time, each of which is a Canadian Qualified Lender unless
otherwise permitted in this Agreement.
“Canadian Letter of Credit” shall mean any Letter of Credit denominated in
Canadian Dollars issued by any Letter of Credit Issuer for the account of the
Canadian Borrower pursuant to Section 1.3.
“Canadian Loan” means each Revolving Loan denominated in Canadian Dollars made
to the Canadian Borrower.
“Canadian MEPP” means a Canadian Pension Plan that is either (a) a multi-
employer pension plan as defined in the PBA or (b) a plan that provides target
benefits as defined in the PBA, in either case being a plan where the employer’s
contribution obligations to such plan are set out in one or more collective
agreements and are defined contribution in nature.
“Canadian Obligations” means, on any date, the portion of the Obligations
outstanding that are owing by the Canadian Borrower.
“Canadian Pension Event” means solely with respect to Canadian Pension Plans (a)
the whole or partial withdrawal of a Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries
from a Canadian Pension Plan during a plan year; or (b) the filing of a notice
of proposal to terminate in whole or in part a Canadian Pension Plan or the
treatment of a Canadian Pension Plan amendment as a termination or partial
termination; or (c) the issuance of a notice of proposal by any Governmental
Authority to terminate in whole or in part or have an administrator or like body
appointed to administer a Canadian Pension Plan; or (d) any other event or
condition which might constitute grounds for the termination of, winding up or
partial termination or winding up or the appointment of a trustee to administer,
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relevant Government Authority has so notified a Credit Party, unless such
grounds are being duly contested by a Credit Party in good faith.
“Canadian Pension Plan” means a plan, program or arrangement which is required
to be registered as a pension plan under any applicable pension benefits
standards or tax statute or regulation in Canada maintained or contributed to
by, or to which there is or may be an obligation to contribute by, any Credit
Party in respect of its Canadian employees or former employees.
“Canadian Prime Rate” means, for any day, a per annum rate equal to the greater
of (a) the per annum rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly
announced from time to time by Bank of America – Canada Branch as its “prime
rate” for loans in Canadian Dollars; or (b) the Canadian BA Rate for a one-month
interest period as determined on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day,
the immediately preceding Business Day), plus 0.5%.
“Canadian Prime Rate Loan” means a Canadian Loan, or portion thereof, funded in
Canadian Dollars and bearing interest calculated by reference to the Canadian
Prime Rate.
“Canadian Qualified Lender” means a financial institution that is listed on
Schedule I, II or III of the Bank Act (Canada), has received an approval to have
a financial establishment in Canada pursuant to Section 522.21 of the Bank Act
(Canada) or is not a foreign bank for purposes of the Bank Act (Canada), and if
such financial institution is not resident in Canada and is not deemed to be
resident in Canada for purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada), then such
financial institution deals at arm’s length with the Canadian Borrower for
purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
“Canadian Subfacility Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 1.1.
“Capital Expenditures” means all expenditures of any Credit Party due (whether
or not paid during any fiscal period) during any period in respect of the cost
of any fixed asset which in accordance with GAAP would be reflected as a fixed
asset on the balance sheet of such Credit Party.
“Capital Lease” means any lease of property by any Credit Party which, in
accordance with GAAP, should be reflected as a capital lease on the balance
sheet of such Credit Party.
“Cash Equivalents” shall mean (a) marketable direct obligations issued or
unconditionally guaranteed by the United States Government, the Government of
Canada or issued by an agency thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of
the United States of America or Government of Canada or having a rating of at
least A-1 or P-1 from either S&P or Moody’s, in each case maturing within 360
days after the date of acquisition thereof; (b) marketable direct obligations
issued by (i) any state of the United States of America or any political
subdivision of any such state or any public instrumentality thereof or (ii) a
province of Canada or any political subdivision of any such province or any
public instrumentality thereof, in either such case maturing within 180 days
(or, if no Revolving Loans are outstanding at the time of acquisition thereof
and after giving effect thereto, 360 days) after the date of acquisition thereof
and, at the time of acquisition, having one of the two highest ratings
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either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be
rating such obligations, then from such other nationally recognized rating
services acceptable to the Requisite Lenders) and not listed in Credit Watch
published by S&P; (c) commercial paper, other than commercial paper issued by
any Borrower or any Subsidiary of any Borrower or any of their Affiliates,
maturing no more than 180 days (or, if no Credit Extensions are outstanding at
the time of acquisition thereof and after giving effect thereto, 270 days) after
the date of creation thereof and, at the time of acquisition thereof, having a
rating of at least A-1 or P-1 from either S&P or Moody’s (or, if at any time
neither S&P nor Moody’s shall be rating such obligations, then the highest
rating from other nationally recognized rating services acceptable to the
Required Lenders); (d) domestic and Eurodollar certificates of deposit or time
deposits or bankers’ acceptances maturing within 180 days (or, if no Credit
Extensions are outstanding at the time of acquisition thereof and after giving
effect thereto, 360 days) after the date of acquisition thereof issued by any
commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any
state thereof or the District of Columbia or under the laws of Canada having
combined capital and surplus of not less than $500,000,000; (e) repurchase
agreements with parties reasonably acceptable to the Agent with a term of not
more than 30 days for securities described in clauses (a) through (d) of this
definition; and (f) shares of money market mutual or similar funds which invest
substantially all their assets in assets satisfying the requirements of clauses
(a) through (d) of this definition.
“Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as either of
the following events shall occur:
(a)    There shall be consummated any consolidation, amalgamation or merger of
the Parent or any Borrower pursuant to which the Common Stock would be converted
into cash, or other property, in each case, other than a consolidation,
amalgamation or merger of the Parent or any Borrower in which the holders of
Common Stock immediately prior to the consolidation, amalgamation or merger
have, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the total voting power in
the aggregate of all classes of common stock of the continuing or surviving
corporation normally entitled to vote in elections of directors immediately
after such consolidation, amalgamation or merger; or
(b)    There is a report filed by any person, including its Affiliates and
Associates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under
the Exchange Act), on Schedule 13D or 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or
report) pursuant to the Exchange Act, disclosing that such person (for the
purposes of this definition only, the term “person” shall include a “person”
within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or Section 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act
or any successor provision to either of the foregoing) has become the beneficial
owner (as the term “beneficial owner” is defined under Rule 13d-3 or any
successor rule or regulation promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 50% or more
of the total voting power in the aggregate of all classes of capital stock then
outstanding of the Parent or any Borrower normally entitled to vote in elections
of directors; provided, however, that a person shall not be deemed beneficial
owner of, or to own beneficially, (A) any securities tendered pursuant to a
tender or exchange offer made by or on behalf of such person or any of such
person’s Affiliates or Associates until such tendered securities are accepted
for purchase or exchange thereunder, or (B) any securities if such beneficial
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of a revocable proxy delivered in response to a proxy or consent solicitation
made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable rules and regulations
under the Exchange Act, and (2) is not also then reportable on Schedule 13D (or
any successor schedule, form or report) under the Exchange Act; or
(c)    The Parent shall cease to be the owner of 100% of the capital stock of
ATI.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have
occurred if at any time the Parent, any Subsidiary of the Parent, any employee
stock ownership plan or any other employee benefit plan of either the Parent or
any Subsidiary of the Parent, or any person holding shares of Common Stock for
or pursuant to the terms of any such employee benefit plan, files or becomes
obligated to file a report under or in response to Schedule 13D or Schedule
14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report) under the Exchange Act
disclosing beneficial ownership by it of 50% or more of the total voting power
in the aggregate of all classes of Common Stock then outstanding of the Parent
normally entitled to vote in elections of directors.
“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any
of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation
or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the
administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental
Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive
(whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided
that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or
directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests,
rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International
Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or
similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in
each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in
Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
“Claim” shall mean any claim or demand, by any Person, of whatsoever kind or
nature for any actual or alleged Liabilities and Costs, whether based in
contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil
statute, license, permit, ordinance or regulation, common law or otherwise.
“Clearing Bank” means Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (successor by
merger to Wachovia Bank, National Association), or any other banking institution
with whom the Payment Account has been established pursuant to the Collection
Account Control Agreement.
“Closing Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as from time to time amended, or
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“Collateral” means the assets of each Credit Party (other than the Canadian
Borrower) from time to time subject to Agent’s Liens securing payment or
performance of the Obligations pursuant to the Security Instruments.
“Collection Account Control Agreement” means the Account Control Agreement dated
as of the Effective Date among ATI, the Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, or any replacement account control agreement, in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, concerning the collection of payments
which represent the proceeds of Accounts or of any other Collateral, as from
time to time amended, supplemented or replaced.
“Commercial Judgment” means the reasonable commercial discretion exercised in
good faith based on an event, condition or circumstance either (i) arising after
the Effective Date or (ii) existing on the date hereof to the extent the Agent
has not been notified thereof in writing by any Credit Party prior to the
Effective Date.
“Commercial Letter of Credit shall mean any Letter of Credit which is drawable
upon presentation of documents, drafts at sight and time drafts evidencing the
sale or shipment of goods purchased by the Credit Parties in the ordinary course
of its business.
“Commitment” means, at any time with respect to a Lender, the principal amount
set forth beside such Lender’s name under the heading “Commitment” on Schedule
1.1 attached to the Agreement or on the signature page of the Assignment and
Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender hereunder in accordance
with the provisions of Section 11.2, as such Commitment may be adjusted from
time to time in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.2, and
“Commitments” means, collectively, the aggregate amount of the commitments of
all of the Lenders.
“Common Stock” shall mean the common stock of the Parent, the par value of which
is set forth in the Parent’s certificate of incorporation, as amended, restated
or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Contaminant” means any waste, pollutant, hazardous substance, toxic substance,
hazardous waste, special waste, petroleum or petroleum-derived substance or
waste, asbestos in any form or condition, polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”), or
any constituent of any such substance or waste.
“Contractual Obligation”, as applied to any Person, shall mean any provision of
any Securities issued by that Person or any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
contract, undertaking, document, instrument or other agreement or instrument to
which that Person is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound,
or to which it or any of its properties is subject (including any restrictive
covenant affecting such Person or any of its properties).
“Contribution Share” has the meaning specified in Section 13.2.
“Continuation/Conversion Date” means the date on which a Revolving Loan is
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“Control Agreement” means each control agreement establishing control in favor
of the Agent, in form and substance acceptable to the Agent in the exercise of
its reasonable discretion, executed by each depositary institutions or financial
institution or intermediary at which Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts of
the Credit Parties (other than the Canadian Borrower) are held, the terms of
which shall provide that following receipt of written notice from the Agent that
an Activation Period exists, and until receipt of written notice from the Agent
that all Activation Periods have terminated, the depository institution or
financial institution or intermediary holding such Deposit Account or Securities
Account shall not permit any Person (including any Credit Party) to make
withdrawals therefrom or otherwise direct disposition of funds or other property
held therein and shall act only on instructions from the Agent.
“Controlled Account” means any Deposit Account or Securities Account which is
subject to a Control Agreement.
“Credit Card Account” means an Account arising in the ordinary course of
business in respect of a credit card receivable due to a U.S. Borrower from the
Proprietary Credit Card Issuer or any major processor or issuer of MasterCard,
Visa, American Express or Discover credit cards or any other nationally or
internationally recognized credit card provider.
“Credit Card Notification” has the meaning specified in Section 7.25.
“Credit Extension” means all Borrowings of Revolving Loans and the issuance of
Letters of Credit for the account of a Borrower hereunder.
“Credit Party” means the Borrowers and the Parent.
“DDA Notification” has the meaning specified in Section 7.25.
“Debt” means, without duplication, with respect to any Credit Party all
indebtedness of such Credit Party for borrowed money and all payment obligations
of such Credit Party for the deferred purchase price of property, in each case
excluding Trade Payables, but including (a) the Obligations; (b) all payment
obligations in each case of any Person of the type described in this definition
secured by any Lien on such Credit Party’s property, even though such Credit
Party shall not have assumed or become liable for the payment thereof; provided,
however, that all such obligations which are limited in recourse to such
property shall be included in Debt only to the extent of the book value of such
property as would be shown on a balance sheet of such Credit Party prepared in
accordance with GAAP; (c) all payment obligations created or arising under any
Capital Lease or conditional sale or other title retention agreement with
respect to property used or acquired by such Credit Party, even if the rights
and remedies of the lessor, seller or lender thereunder are limited to
repossession of such property; provided, however, that all such obligations
which are limited in recourse to such property shall be included in Debt only to
the extent of the book value of such property as would be shown on a balance
sheet of such Credit Party prepared in accordance with GAAP; (d) all payment
obligations of such Credit Party under Guaranties of obligations of the type
described in this definition; (e) the present value (discounted at the Base
Rate) of lease payments due under synthetic leases; (f) all reimbursement
obligations of such Credit Party under letters of credit or bankers acceptances
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of such Credit Party in respect of Hedge Agreements and Foreign Currency
Exchange Contracts; provided, however, that for purposes of determining Debt,
the “principal amount” of the obligations of a Credit Party in respect of any
Hedge Agreement or Foreign Currency Exchange Contract at any time shall be the
maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that such
Credit Party would be required to pay if such contract were terminated at such
time.
“Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code or any other bankruptcy or
insolvency act or law, state, provincial, federal or foreign (including, without
limitation, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada)) and the Companies’
Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada)), now or hereafter existing.
“Default” means any event or circumstance which, with the giving of notice, the
lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 12.20(b), any Lender that (a) has
failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Revolving Loans within two Business
Days of the date such Revolving Loans were required to be funded hereunder
unless such Lender notifies the Agent and the Borrowers in writing that such
failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions
precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any
applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not
been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuers or any
other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including, in
respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Non-Ratable Loans) within
two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrowers, the
Agent or the Letter of Credit Issuers in writing that it does not intend to
comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to
that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s
obligation to fund a Revolving Loan hereunder and states that such position is
based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding
(which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be
specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be
satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by
the Agent or the Borrowers, to confirm in writing to the Agent and the Borrowers
that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided
that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause
(c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Agent and the Borrowers),
or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the
subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or (ii) had appointed for
it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the
benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or
liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a
capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by
virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any capital stock in that Lender or
any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so
long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with
immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the
enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such
Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or
disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination
by the Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of
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shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be
deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 12.20(b)) as of the date
established therefor by the Agent in a written notice of such determination,
which shall be delivered by the Agent to the Borrowers, the Letter of Credit
Issuers and each other Lender promptly following such determination.
“Default Rate” means a fluctuating per annum interest rate at all times equal to
the sum of the otherwise applicable Interest Rate plus (b) two percent (2%) per
annum. Each Default Rate shall be adjusted simultaneously with any change in the
applicable Interest Rate. In addition, application of the Default Rate shall
result in an increase in the Letter of Credit Fees by two percent (2%) per annum
for so long as the Default Rate is in effect.
“Deposit Account” means all “deposit accounts”, as defined in the UCC, now or
hereafter owned by a Credit Party.
“Designated Account” has the meaning specified in Section 1.2(c).
“Documents” means all documents as such term is defined in the UCC, including
bills of lading, warehouse receipts or other documents of title, now owned or
hereafter acquired by any Credit Party.
“DOL” means the United States Department of Labor or any successor department or
agency.
“Dollar” and “$” means dollars in the lawful currency of the United States.
Unless otherwise specified, all payments under the Agreements shall be made in
Dollars.
“Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount
denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount
denominated in any other currency, the amount of Dollars that the Agent
determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest
error) would be necessary to be sold on such date at the applicable Exchange
Rate to obtain the stated amount of the other currency.
“EBITDA” means, with respect to any fiscal period on a consolidated basis for
the Parent and the Borrowers, Adjusted Net Earnings from Operations, plus, to
the extent deducted in the determination of Adjusted Net Earnings from
Operations for that fiscal period, Interest Expense, federal, state, provincial,
local and foreign income taxes, depreciation and amortization.
“Effective Date” means the date of this Agreement.
“Eligible Appraiser” means any independent appraiser reasonably acceptable to
the Agent and, so long as no Event of Default is continuing, the Borrowers.
“Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender; (b) an Affiliate of a Lender that is a
commercial financial institution having total assets in excess of
$1,000,000,000; and (c) any other commercial financial institution having total
assets in excess of $1,000,000,000 approved by the Agent (such approval not to
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Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (i) consented to by ATI and
(ii) if a Canadian Lender, the Assignee is a Canadian Qualified Lender.
“Eligible Credit Card Accounts” means, as of any date of determination, Credit
Card Accounts, other than Accounts as of such date:
(a)    that have been outstanding for more than five (5) Business Days from the
date of sale;
(b)    with respect to which a U.S. Borrower does not have good, valid and
marketable title thereto, free and clear of any Liens (other than Liens granted
to the Agent, for its benefit and the ratable benefit of the Lenders, pursuant
to the Security Instruments);
(c)    that are not subject to a first priority security interest in favor of
the Agent, for the benefit of itself and the Lenders;
(d)    which arose on account of any private label credit card issued by any
Person other than the Proprietary Credit Card Issuer;
(e)    which are disputed by the processor or issuer of the applicable credit
card, are with recourse against a U.S. Borrower, or with respect to which a
claim, counterclaim, offset or chargeback has been asserted against a U.S.
Borrower (to the extent of such dispute, claim, counterclaim, offset or
chargeback and to the extent not captured under the definition of Net Amount of
Eligible Credit Card Accounts); or
(f)    with respect to which any of the representations, warranties, covenants,
and agreements contained in the Security Agreement are incorrect, untrue or have
been breached.
Each U.S. Borrower shall notify the Agent if it becomes aware that any Credit
Card Accounts in an amount in excess of $500,000 which are then currently
included in Eligible Credit Card Accounts has ceased to constitute Eligible
Credit Card Accounts for any reason; provided, however, the U.S. Borrowers shall
have no affirmative duty to monitor, audit or otherwise investigate the status
of any Accounts other than (i) as required under the terms of the Loan Documents
and (ii) as historically conducted in the ordinary course of business.
“Eligible Inventory” means, as of any date of determination, Inventory, which
the Agent, in its reasonable discretion, determines to be Eligible Inventory.
Without limiting the discretion of the Agent to establish other criteria of
ineligibility, Eligible Inventory shall not, unless the Agent in its sole
discretion elects, include any Inventory:
(a)    that is not owned by a U.S. Borrower;
(b)    that is not subject to the Agent’s Liens, which are perfected as to such
Inventory, or that are subject to any other Lien whatsoever (other than the
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such Permitted Liens (i) are junior in priority to the Agent’s Liens or subject
to Reserves and (ii) do not impair directly or indirectly the ability of the
Agent to realize on or obtain the full benefit of the Collateral);
(c)    that does not consist of finished goods or raw materials;
(d)    that consists of goods to be returned to vendors, work-in-process,
samples, prototypes, supplies, or packing and shipping materials;
(e)    that is unmerchantable, or does not meet all standards imposed by any
Governmental Authority, having regulatory authority over such goods, their use
or sale;
(f)    as to which any of the representations, warranties, covenants or
agreements contained in the Security Agreement are incorrect, untrue or have
been breached;
(g)    that is obsolete, slow moving beyond the ordinary course of first quality
merchantable Inventory or stale;
(h)    that is not of a type held for sale in the ordinary course of the
Borrower’s business;
(i)    that is located outside the United States of America or Puerto Rico (or
that is in-transit from vendors or suppliers);
(j)    that is located in a public warehouse or in possession of a bailee or in
a facility (other than a retail store location) leased by such Borrower, if the
warehouseman, or the bailee, or the lessor has not delivered to the Agent, if
requested by the Agent, a subordination agreement or lien waiver in form and
substance satisfactory to the Agent or if a Reserve for rents or storage charges
has not been established for Inventory at that location;
(k)    that contains or bears any Intellectual Property licensed to such
Borrower by any Person, if the Agent is not reasonably satisfied that it may
sell or otherwise dispose of such Inventory in accordance with the terms of the
Security Agreement and Section 9.2 without infringing the rights of the licensor
of such Intellectual Property or violating any contract with such licensor (and
without payment of any royalties other than any royalties due with respect to
the sale or disposition of such Inventory pursuant to the existing license
agreement), and, as to which such Borrower has not delivered to the Agent a
consent or sublicense agreement from such licensor in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Agent if requested;
(l)    that is not reflected in the details of a current inventory report; or
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If the Agent determines in its Commercial Judgment that any Inventory at any
time ceases to be Eligible Inventory, such Inventory shall promptly be excluded
from the calculation of Eligible Inventory. Each U.S. Borrower shall notify the
Agent if it becomes aware that any Inventory with an appraised or market value
(whichever is higher) in excess of $2,500,000 which is then currently included
in Eligible Inventory has ceased to constitute Eligible Inventory for any
reason; provided, however, the U.S. Borrowers shall have no affirmative duty to
monitor, audit or otherwise investigate the status of any Inventory other than
(i) as required under the terms of the Loan Documents and (ii) as historically
conducted in the ordinary course of business.
“Eligible In-Transit Inventory” means, as of the date of determination thereof,
without duplication of other Eligible Inventory, Inventory owned by a U.S.
Borrower that would be Eligible Inventory if it were not subject to a Document
and in transit from a foreign location to a location of such U.S. Borrower
within the United States, and that Agent, in its Commercial Judgment, deems to
be Eligible In-Transit Inventory. Without limiting the foregoing, no Inventory
shall be Eligible In-Transit Inventory unless it (a) is subject to a negotiable
Document showing a U.S. Borrower or the Agent as consignee, which Document is in
the possession of Agent or a U.S. Borrower or such other Person as Agent shall
approve; (b) has been identified to the applicable sales contract and title has
passed to the U.S. Borrower; (c) is not sold by a vendor that has a right to
reclaim, divert shipment of, repossess, stop delivery, claim any reservation of
title or otherwise assert Lien rights against the Inventory, or with respect to
whom any U.S. Borrower is in default of any obligations; (d) is subject to
purchase orders and other sale documentation satisfactory to Agent; (e) is
shipped by a common carrier no more than forty (40) days prior to the date of
determination thereof; (f) is covered by insurance policies (including, without
limitation, marine cargo insurance) reasonably acceptable to the Agent; and (g)
is being handled by a customs broker, freight-forwarder or other handler that
has delivered a customs broker agreement or other lien waiver acceptable to the
Agent. Upon the request of the Agent, the U.S. Borrowers shall promptly deliver
to the Agent copies of all of the foregoing Documents.
“Eligible L/C Inventory” means, as of the date of determination thereof,
Inventory (a) constituting work in progress not yet delivered to the U.S.
Borrowers and for which no documents of title have been issued, (b) the purchase
of which is supported by a Commercial Letter of Credit having an expiry within
sixty (60) days of the date of issuance and providing that it may be drawn only
after such Inventory is completed and after documents of title have been issued
for such Inventory either (i) reflecting a U.S. Borrower or the Agent as
consignee of such Inventory or (ii) as to which the Agent has control (such as
by possession of such documents of title or by the delivery of a customs broker
agency agreement or similar document satisfactory to the Agent), and (d) which
otherwise would constitute Eligible Inventory.
“Eligible Tradenames” means those tradenames that have been (a) subjected to an
acceptable NOLV appraisal satisfactory to the Agent and (b) added as Tradename
Collateral at least ninety (90) days prior to inclusion in the Borrowing Base
(the end of such ninety (90) day period being the “Tradename Inclusion Date”).
 
“Environmental Claims” means all claims, however asserted, by any Governmental
Authority or other Person alleging potential liability or responsibility for
violation of any Environmental Law, or for a Release or injury to the
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“Environmental Compliance Reserve” means any reserve which the Agent establishes
in its reasonable discretion after prior written notice to ATI from time to time
for amounts that are reasonably likely to be expended by any Borrower or its
respective Subsidiaries in order for the Borrowers, the other Credit Parties,
and each of its operations and property (a) to comply with any notice from a
Governmental Authority asserting material non-compliance with Environmental
Laws, or (b) to correct any such material non-compliance identified in a report
delivered to the Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 7.7.
“Environmental Laws” means all federal, state, provincial, municipal or local
laws, statutes, common law duties, rules, regulations, ordinances and codes,
together with all administrative orders, directed duties, licenses,
authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority,
in each case relating to environmental, health, safety and land use matters.
“Environmental Lien” means a Lien in favor of any Governmental Authority for (a)
any liability under Environmental Laws, or (b) damages arising from, or costs
incurred by such Governmental Authority in response to, a Release or threatened
Release of a Contaminant into the environment.
“Equipment” means all of the U.S. Borrowers’ now owned and hereafter acquired
machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, and other tangible
personal property (except Inventory), including embedded software, motor
vehicles with respect to which a certificate of title has been issued, aircraft,
dies, tools, jigs, molds and office equipment, as well as all of such types of
property leased by any U.S. Borrower and all of each U.S. Borrowers’ rights and
interests with respect thereto under such leases (including, without limitation,
options to purchase); together with all present and future additions and
accessions thereto, replacements therefor, component and auxiliary parts and
supplies used or to be used in connection therewith, and all substitutes for any
of the foregoing, and all manuals, drawings, instructions, warranties and rights
with respect thereto; wherever any of the foregoing is located.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated)
under common control with any Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or
(c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of
provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).
“ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan, (b) a
withdrawal by any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to
Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer
(as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations which
is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA, (c) a complete
or partial withdrawal by any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a
Multi-employer Plan or notification that a Multi-employer Plan is in
reorganization, (d) the filing by the PBGC of a notice of intent to terminate,
the treatment by the PBGC of a Plan amendment as a termination under Section
4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to
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Plan, (e) the occurrence of an event or condition which could reasonably be
expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination
of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or
Multi-employer Plan, or (f) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of
ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of
ERISA, upon any Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 9.1.
“Excess Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 13.2.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exchange Rate” means on any date, (a) with respect to Canadian Dollars in
relation to Dollars, the spot rate as quoted by Bank at its noon spot rate at
which Dollars are offered on such date for Canadian Dollars, and (b) with
respect to Dollars in relation to Canadian Dollars, the spot rate as quoted by
Bank at its noon spot rate at which Canadian Dollars are offered on such date
for such Dollars.
“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Agent, any Lender, any Letter of
Credit Issuer or any other recipient of any payment (any of the foregoing, a
“recipient”) to be made by or on account of any Obligation, (a) any income or
franchise Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its gross or net income (i) by the
jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such
recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or in which
its applicable Lending Office is located or (ii) that are Other Connection
Taxes, (b) any branch profits Taxes, (c) any Taxes imposed as a result of a
Lender or Letter of Credit Issuer’s failure or inability (other than as a result
of a Change in Law that occurs after such recipient becomes a Lender or Letter
of Credit Issuer under this Agreement) to comply with Section 4.1(e), (d) in the
case of a recipient (other than a replacement Lender pursuant to a request by a
Borrower under Section 4.8), any withholding Taxes that are imposed on amounts
payable to such recipient at the time such recipient becomes a party to this
Agreement (or designates a new Lending Office), or becomes a Letter of Credit
Issuer or Participant under this Agreement, except to the extent that in the
case of a Foreign Lender that designates a new Lending Office or is an Assignee,
such Foreign Lender or its assignor, respectively, was entitled, before giving
effect to such designation or assignment, to receive additional amounts from the
applicable Borrower with respect to such Taxes pursuant to Section 4.1(a), and
(e) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
“Existing Letters of Credit” means the outstanding letters of credit issued
under the Original Credit Agreement all of which are set forth on Schedule 1.3.
“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this
Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable
and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future
regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into
pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.
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“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) equal to the weighted average of the
rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal
Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers on such day, as published by
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such
day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate
for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding
Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no
such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal
Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate charged to the Bank on such
day on such transactions as determined by the Agent.
“Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System or any successor thereto.
“Fee Letter” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.4.
“Financial Statements” means, according to the context in which it is used, the
financial statements referred to in Sections 5.2 and 6.6 or any other financial
statements required to be given to the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement.
“Fiscal Year” means the Borrowers’ fiscal year for financial accounting
purposes. The current Fiscal Year of each Borrower will end on February 2, 2013.
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Twelve-Month Period,
the ratio of (a) EBITDA minus Capital Expenditures (excluding Capital
Expenditures funded with Debt other than Revolving Loans) paid in cash during
such period by the Parent and the Borrowers to (b) Fixed Charges.
“Fixed Charges” means, with respect to any Twelve-Month Period of the Parent and
the Borrowers on a consolidated basis, without duplication, Interest Expense,
all scheduled principal payments of Debt, and Federal, state, local and foreign
income taxes, excluding deferred taxes, paid or accrued during such period.
“Fixed Charge Trigger Period” means the period beginning on the date that
Liquidity shall be less than the greater of (a) $20,000,000 and (b) ten percent
(10%) of the Line Cap and ending on the first date thereafter that Liquidity
shall be in excess of the greater of (i) $20,000,000 and (ii) ten percent (10%)
of the Line Cap for a period of forty-five (45) consecutive days.
“Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts” shall mean any foreign currency exchange
agreement or other currency exchange rate arrangement providing currency
exchange rate protection, entered into by any Borrower, the Parent or any of
their respective Restricted Subsidiaries.
“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a
jurisdiction other than the United States of America or any State thereof or the
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“Foreign Letter of Credit Issuer” means any Letter of Credit Issuer that is
organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States of
America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary that is not organized under a
political subdivision of the United States of America or (b) which is organized
under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the
District of Columbia, but for which no more than a de minimis amount of such
Subsidiary’s assets consist of assets other than capital stock or in
indebtedness of one or more Foreign Subsidiaries (within the meaning of clause
(a) of this definition).
“Fronting Fee” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.6.
“Fully Supported” means, with respect to any outstanding Letter of Credit, the
U.S. Borrowers or the Canadian Borrower, as applicable, shall have deposited
with the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the applicable Letter of Credit
Issuer and the applicable Lenders, at the Agent’s election, either (a) a standby
letter of credit (a “Supporting Letter of Credit”) in form and substance
satisfactory to the Agent, issued by an issuer satisfactory to the Agent in an
amount equal to the greatest amount for which such Letter of Credit may be drawn
plus any outstanding L/C Borrowing made or other unreimbursed amount owing with
respect to such Letter of Credit plus any fees and expenses associated with such
Letter of Credit (the “Letter of Credit Exposure”), under which Supporting
Letter of Credit the Agent shall be entitled to draw amounts necessary to
reimburse such Letter of Credit Issuer and the Lenders for payments to be made
by the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Lenders under such Letter of
Credit and any fees and expenses associated with such Letter of Credit or (b)
cash in an amount sufficient to cover the Letter of Credit Exposure to be held
as cash collateral for such Letter of Credit Exposure.
“Funding Date” means the date on which a Borrowing occurs.
“GAAP” means (a) with respect to the U.S. Borrowers, generally accepted
accounting principles and practices set forth from time to time in the opinions
and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of
comparable stature and authority within the U.S. accounting profession), which,
solely in the case of computation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, are
applicable to the circumstances as of the Effective Date or (b) with respect to
the Canadian Borrower, Canadian generally accepted accounting principles and
practices.
“Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state, province or
other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or
regulatory authority) thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government,
and any corporation or other entity owned or controlled, through stock or
capital ownership or otherwise, by any of the foregoing.
“Guarantor” means the Parent and each U.S. Borrower pursuant to the terms of
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“Guaranty” means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person
which in any manner directly or indirectly guarantee or assure, or in effect
guarantee or assure, the payment or performance of any indebtedness, dividend or
other obligations of any other Person (the “guaranteed obligations”), or assure
or in effect assure the holder of the guaranteed obligations against loss in
respect thereof, including any such obligations incurred through an agreement,
contingent or otherwise: (a) to purchase the guaranteed obligations or any
property constituting security therefor; (b) to advance or supply funds for the
purchase or payment of the guaranteed obligations or to maintain a working
capital or other balance sheet condition; or (c) to lease property or to
purchase any debt or equity securities or other property or services.
“Hedge Agreement” means any and all transactions, agreements or documents now
existing or hereafter entered into, which provides for an interest rate, credit,
commodity or equity swap, cap, floor, collar, forward foreign exchange
transaction, currency swap, cross currency rate swap, currency option, or any
combination of, or option with respect to, these or similar transactions, for
the purpose of hedging any Borrower’s exposure to fluctuations in interest or
exchange rates, loan, credit exchange, security or currency valuations or
commodity prices.
“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes (including Other Taxes) imposed with respect to
any payment made by or on account of any Obligation, other than Excluded Taxes.
“Initial Adjustment Date” has the meaning given to such term in the definition
of Applicable Margin.
“Intellectual Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.22.
“Interest Expense” means, for any fiscal period, the aggregate amount of
interest required to be paid or accrued by the Parent and the Borrowers during
such period on all Debt of the Parent and the Borrowers during such period,
whether such interest was or is required to be reflected as an item of expense
or capitalized, including payments consisting of interest in respect of Capital
Leases or synthetic leases), net of all interest income they receive during such
period.
“Interest Payment Date” means, with respect to a LIBOR Loan or Canadian BA Rate
Loan, (a) the Termination Date, (b) if the Interest Period with respect to such
LIBOR Loan or Canadian BA Rate Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates
that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period, and
(c) the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Loan or
Canadian BA Rate Loan.
“Interest Period” means, as to any LIBOR Loan or Canadian BA Rate Loan, the
period commencing on the Funding Date of such Loan or on the
Continuation/Conversion Date on which the Loan is converted into or continued as
a LIBOR Loan or Canadian BA Rate Loan, as applicable, and ending on the date
one, two, three or six months thereafter as selected by the applicable Borrower
in its Notice of Borrowing, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, or Notice
of Continuation/Conversion, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E, provided
that:
(a)    if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a
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such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar
month, in which event such Interest Period shall end on the preceding Business
Day;
(b)    any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Loan or Canadian BA Rate Loan
that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which
there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of
such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month
at the end of such Interest Period; and
(c)    no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Stated Termination Date.
“Interest Rate” means each or any of the interest rates, including the Default
Rate, set forth in Section 2.1.
“Inventory” means all of the Borrowers’ now owned and hereafter acquired
inventory, goods and merchandise, wherever located, to be furnished under any
contract of service or held for sale or lease, all returned goods, raw
materials, work-in-process, finished goods (including embedded software), other
materials and supplies of any kind, nature or description which are used or
consumed in the Borrowers’ business or used in connection with the packing,
shipping, advertising, selling or finishing of such goods, merchandise, and all
documents of title or other Documents representing them.
“Investment” shall mean, as applied to any Person, (a) any direct or indirect
purchase or other acquisition by that Person of all or substantially all of the
assets of any other Person or a line of business of any other Person, or of
Securities, or of a beneficial interest in Securities, of any other Person, and
(b) any direct or indirect loan, advance (other than deposits with financial
institutions available for withdrawal on demand, prepaid expenses, advance
payments to suppliers, advances to such Person, to employees and similar items,
all made or incurred in the ordinary course of business), or capital
contribution by such Person to any other Person, including all Accommodation
Obligations provided by such Person to or for the benefit of such other Person
and all Debt and accounts owed to such Person by that other Person which are not
current assets or did not arise from sales of goods or services to that Person
in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Investment shall be
determined in conformity with GAAP.
“IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service and any Governmental Authority
succeeding to any of its principal functions under the Code.
“Issuing Bank Agreement” means, as to each Letter of Credit Issuer, any
agreement entered into by such Letter of Credit Issuer and a Borrower relating
to Letters of Credit.
“L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Lender, such Lender’s funding of its
pro rata participation in any L/C Borrowing.
“L/C Borrowing” means the extension of credit made pursuant to Section 1.3(e) if
conditions precedent under Section 8.2 would not be satisfied resulting from a
payment under a Letter of Credit that has not been either reimbursed by the
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“Latest Projections” means: (a) on the Effective Date and thereafter until the
Agent receives new projections pursuant to Section 5.2(e), the projections of
the Borrowers’ consolidated financial condition, results of operations, and cash
flows, for the period commencing on January 29, 2012 and ending on January 30,
2016, and delivered to the Agent prior to the Effective Date; and (b)
thereafter, the projections most recently received by the Agent pursuant to
Section 5.2(e).
“Lender” and “Lenders” have the meanings specified in the introductory paragraph
hereof and shall include the Agent to the extent of any Agent Advance
outstanding and the Bank to the extent of any Non-Ratable Loan outstanding.
“Lending Office” means the office through which a Lender or Letter of Credit
Issuer is acting at any particular time for the purpose of this Agreement.
“Letter of Credit” shall mean any Commercial Letter of Credit or any Standby
Letter of Credit issued by any Letter of Credit Issuer for the account of any
Borrower pursuant to Section 1.3 and includes each Existing Letter of Credit and
each Canadian Letter of Credit.
“Letter of Credit Fees” means the U.S. Commercial Letter of Credit Fee, the U.S.
Standby Letter of Credit Fee, Canadian Commercial Letter of Credit Fee and the
Canadian Standby Letter of Credit Fee, each as defined in Section 2.6.
“Letter of Credit Issuer” means the Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., any of their Affiliates or branches or
any other Lender selected by the Borrowers and approved by the Agent (such
approval not to be unreasonably withheld) that agrees to become a Letter of
Credit Issuer.
“Letter of Credit Outstandings” means, at any time, the Dollar Equivalent of the
aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time,
plus the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate unpaid reimbursement obligations
with respect to Letters of Credit at such time.
“Letter of Credit Subfacility” means, (a) with respect to the U.S. Borrowers, an
amount equal to the Total Facility Amount and (b) with respect to the Canadian
Borrower, an amount equal to the Canadian Subfacility Amount.
“Liabilities and Costs” means all liabilities, claims, obligations,
responsibilities, losses, damages, punitive damages, consequential damages,
treble damages, charges, costs and expenses (including attorney’s, expert’s and
consulting fees and costs of investigation and feasibility studies), fines,
penalties and monetary sanctions, interest, direct or indirect, known or
unknown, absolute or contingent, past, present or future.
“LIBOR Loans” means a Revolving Loan during any period in which it bears
interest based on the LIBOR Rate.
“LIBOR Rate” means for any Interest Period with respect to any LIBOR Loan, a
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Eurodollar Rate =
                 Eurodollar Base Rate
 
1.00 – Eurodollar Reserve Percentage

Where,
“Eurodollar Base Rate” means, for such Interest Period, the rate per annum equal
to the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate or the successor thereto if the
British Bankers Association is no longer making a LIBOR rate available
(“LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source
providing quotations of LIBOR as designated by the Agent from time to time) at
approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the
commencement of such Interest Period, for Dollar deposits (for delivery on the
first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest
Period. If such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the
“Eurodollar Base Rate” for such Interest Period shall be the rate per annum
determined by the Agent to be the rate at which deposits in Dollars for delivery
on the first day of such Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate
amount of the LIBOR Loan being made, continued or converted by Bank of America
and with a term equivalent to such Interest Period would be offered by Bank of
America’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market
at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days
prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.
“Eurodollar Reserve Percentage” means, for any day during any Interest Period,
the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, carried out to five decimal
places) in effect on such day, whether or not applicable to any Lender, under
regulations issued from time to time by the Federal Reserve Board for
determining the maximum reserve requirement (including any emergency,
supplemental or other marginal reserve requirement) with respect to Eurocurrency
funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities”). The LIBOR Rate
for each outstanding LIBOR Loan shall be adjusted automatically as of the
effective date of any change in the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage.
“Lien” means: (a) any security interest, charge, claim, hypothec or lien arising
from a mortgage, deed of trust, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation, assignment,
deposit arrangement, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt or a
lease, consignment or bailment for security purposes; (b) to the extent not
included under clause (a), any reservation, exception, encroachment, easement,
servitude, right-of-way, covenant, condition, restriction, lease or other title
exception or encumbrance affecting real property; and (c) any contingent or
other agreement to provide any of the foregoing.
“Line Cap” means the lesser of (a) the Borrowing Base and (b) the Total Facility
Amount.
“Liquidity” means, on any date of determination thereof, (a) the difference of
(but not less than zero) (i) the sum of (A) all cash (other than Qualified Cash)
of the Credit Parties (other than the Canadian Borrower) held in Approved
Deposit Accounts on such date, plus (B) all Cash Equivalents (other than
Qualified Cash) owned by the Credit Parties (other than the Canadian Borrower)
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prepared prior such date, minus (ii) $37,500,000 plus (b) Availability or, if as
of such date of determination of Liquidity there shall have been no Revolving
Loans outstanding during the immediately preceding ninety (90) days (or if any
Revolving Loans were outstanding during such period they shall not have been
outstanding for a continuous period of ten or more Business Days), Adjusted
Availability in either case on such date.
“Loan Account” means the loan account reflecting outstanding Revolving Loans,
Letters of Credit, repayments, and similar information for the Borrowers as
maintained by the Agent in accordance with the provisions hereof.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Security Instruments, the Parent
Guaranty, the CAM Letter, and any other agreements, instruments, and documents
heretofore, now or hereafter evidencing, securing or guaranteeing the payment
obligations of the Credit Parties under this Agreement, the Security Agreement
or the Parent Guaranty (excluding Bank Product Obligations) or the Liens on the
Collateral.
“Margin Stock” means “margin stock” as such term is defined in Regulation T, U
or X of the Federal Reserve Board.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material
adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, condition (financial
or otherwise) or prospects of the Credit Parties taken as a whole or any
material portion of the Collateral; (b) a material impairment of the ability of
any Borrower or any other Credit Party to perform under any material Loan
Document to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the
legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Credit Party of
any material Loan Document to which it is a party.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
“Multi-employer Plan” means a “multi-employer plan” as defined in Section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA which is or was at any time during the current year or the
immediately preceding six (6) years contributed to by any Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate.
“Net Amount of Eligible Credit Card Accounts” means, at any time of
determination hereunder, the amount owing under Eligible Credit Card Accounts
net of chargebacks and fees due to the credit card issuer or processor.
“NOLV” means the net orderly liquidation value of Inventory or tradenames, as
applicable (expressed as a percentage with respect to Inventory), expected to be
realized at an orderly, liquidation sale held within a reasonable period of
time, net of all liquidation expenses, as determined from the most recent
appraisal of a U.S. Borrower’s Inventory or tradenames, as applicable, performed
by a nationally recognized professional liquidation and appraisal firm and on
terms satisfactory to the Agent.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting
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“Non-Ratable Loan” and “Non-Ratable Loans” have the meanings specified in
Section 1.2(h).
“Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning specified in Section 1.2(b).
“Notice of Continuation/Conversion” has the meaning specified in Section 2.2(b).
“Obligations” means all present and future loans, advances, liabilities, payment
obligations and debts owing by any Credit Party to the Agent and/or any Lender,
arising under or pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents,
whether or not evidenced by any note, or other instrument or document, whether
arising from an extension of credit, opening of a letter of credit, acceptance,
loan, guaranty, indemnification or otherwise, whether direct or indirect,
absolute or contingent, due or to become due, primary or secondary, as principal
or guarantor, and including all principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees,
attorneys’ fees, filing fees and any other sums chargeable to any Credit Party
hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents. “Obligations” includes,
without limitation, (a) all debts, liabilities, and payment obligations of any
Credit Party now or hereafter arising from or in connection with the Letters of
Credit and L/C Borrowings and (b) all Bank Product Obligations.
“OFAC” has the meaning specified in Section 6.28.
“Operating Lease” shall mean, as applied to any Person, any lease of any
property by that Person as lessee which is not a Capital Lease.
“Original Credit Agreement” means that certain $250,000,000 Third Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated April 23, 2008 by and between ATI, AT Retail,
ANNCO, AT Distribution, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, the
lenders party thereto, the arranger party thereto, the syndication agents party
thereto, the documentation agents party thereto and the co-agents party thereto,
as amended.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to the Agent, any Lender, any
Letter of Credit Issuer or any other recipient of any payment (any of the
foregoing, a “recipient”), Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former
connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other
than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become
a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received
or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction
pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in
any Borrowing or Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means any present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any
other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies which arise from any
payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or registration of, or
otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Documents,
excluding, in each case, any such Taxes imposed as a result of an assignment, or
designation of a new Lending Office under this Agreement or any other Loan
Document, unless such assignment or designation is consented in writing by a
Borrower or is requested by a Borrower under Section 4.8.
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“Parent Guaranty” shall mean the Fourth Amended and Restated Guaranty dated as
of the Effective Date substantially in the form of, and on the terms set forth
in, Exhibit H, as the same may be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented
from time to time.
“Parent Share Repurchase” means each purchase of Common Stock by the Parent
funded in accordance with the terms of Section 7.13.
“Participant” means any Person who shall have been granted the right by any
Lender to participate in the financing provided by such Lender under this
Agreement, and who shall have entered into a participation agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to such Lender.
“Participation Register” has the meaning specified in Section 11.2(e).
“Payment Account” means the bank account established pursuant to the Security
Agreement, to which amounts held in the Approved Deposit Accounts of the Parent
and the Borrowers are swept and deposited or credited, and which is maintained
in the name of the Agent or any Borrower, as the Agent may determine, on terms
acceptable to the Agent.
“PBA” means the Pension Benefits Act (Ontario) or similar legislation of any
other Canadian federal or provincial jurisdiction, and the regulations
promulgated thereunder applicable to a Canadian Pension Plan.
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any Governmental
Authority succeeding to the functions thereof.
“Pending Revolving Loans” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of
all Revolving Loans requested in any Notice of Borrowing received by the Agent
which have not yet been advanced.
“Pension Plan” means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA)
subject to Title IV of ERISA which any Borrower (or an ERISA Affiliate)
sponsors, maintains, or to which it makes, is making, or is obligated to make
contributions, or in the case of a Multi-employer Plan has made contributions at
any time during the immediately preceding five (5) plan years, but excludes any
Canadian Pension Plan.
“Permitted Existing Debt” shall mean the Debt existing on the date hereof and
set forth in Schedule 6.9.
“Permitted Existing Liens” shall mean the Liens on any property, other than any
Environmental Liens, reflected on Schedule 7.10(b).
“Permitted Liens” means:
(a)    Liens (other than Environmental Liens and any Lien imposed under ERISA or
the PBA) for claims, taxes, assessments or charges of any Governmental Authority
which are not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
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are being maintained in accordance with GAAP and as to which a stay of
enforcement is in effect;
(b)    statutory Liens of landlords, bankers, carriers, warehousemen, mechanics,
materialmen and other similar Liens (other than any Lien imposed under ERISA or
any Environmental Lien) imposed by law, arising in the ordinary course of
business securing obligations, and, in each case, for amounts which (A) are not
yet due, (B) are not more than 30 days past due as long as no notice of default
has been given or other action taken to enforce such Liens, or (C)(1) are not
more than 30 days past due and a notice of default has been given or other
action taken to enforce such Liens, or (2) are more than 30 days past due, and,
in the case of clause (1) or (2), are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings which are sufficient to prevent imminent foreclosure of
such Liens and with respect to which adequate reserves or other appropriate
provisions are being maintained in accordance with GAAP and as to which a stay
of enforcement is in effect;
(c)    Liens (other than any Lien imposed under ERISA or the PBA or any
Environmental Lien) incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business
(including surety bonds and appeal bonds) in connection with workers’
compensation, unemployment insurance and other types of employment benefits or
to secure the performance of tenders, bids, leases, contracts (other than in
respect of Debt), statutory obligations and other similar obligations or arising
as a result of progress payments under government contracts;
(d)    easements (including reciprocal easement agreements and utility
agreements), rights-of-way, servitudes, covenants, consents, rights of
landlords, reservations, encroachments, variations and other restrictions,
charges or encumbrances (whether or not recorded) affecting the use of Real
Estate, which do not materially detract from the value of such Real Estate or
materially interfere with its use in the ordinary conduct of the business of any
Borrower;
(e)    Liens arising from judgments and attachments in connection with court
proceedings provided that the attachment or enforcement of such Liens would not
result in an Event of Default hereunder and such judgments are being contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings, adequate reserves have been set aside
and no material property is subject to a material risk of loss or forfeiture and
the claims in respect of such Liens are fully covered by insurance (subject to
ordinary and customary deductibles) and a stay of execution pending appeal or
proceeding for review is in effect.
(f)    Liens on goods in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a
matter of law in the ordinary course of business to secure payment of customs
duties in connection with the importation of such goods.
“Permitted Secured Debt” means
(a)     Debt issued by any Borrower (other than the Canadian Borrower) or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries so long as (i) such Debt may be secured by a Lien
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secondary and expressly subordinated to the first priority security interest of
the Agent in any Collateral and (B) first priority with respect to assets and
property of the Borrowers and their Restricted Subsidiaries other than
Collateral, the terms and condition of such secondary Lien being reasonably
acceptable to the Agent; and (ii) the Agent shall be granted a Lien on all
assets (other than Collateral) securing such Debt, which Lien shall be secondary
and expressly subordinated to the first priority security interest of the
holders of the such Debt;
(b)    other secured Debt so long as any Lien securing such Debt attaches only
to assets other than Collateral; and
(c)    in case of each of clauses (a) and (b) above, such Debt has terms
consistent with, but not limited to, the following: (i) the terms and conditions
of such Indebtedness and all Liens described above shall be subject to an
intercreditor agreement reasonably acceptable to the Agent; (ii) none of the
maturity date, any scheduled payment of principal in excess of 1% per annum or
any obligation to repurchase or prepay such Debt (whether absolute or at the
option of the holder (other than as a result of the occurrence of a specified
event as agreed to by the Agent that would constitute an Event of Default))
occurs for at least 180 days following the Stated Termination Date; (iii) the
terms of such Debt contain covenants and other terms or conditions that are
reasonably acceptable to the Agent; and (iv) on or prior to the date of
incurrence thereof, ATI has delivered to the Agent a Compliance Certificate
demonstrating compliance (calculated on a pro forma basis), giving effect to the
incurrence of such Debt in an amount in excess of $2,000,000, with the financial
covenant set forth in Section 7.22, and in the case of clauses (a), (b) and
(c)(i)-(iii) above, acceptable to the Agent in the exercise of its reasonable
discretion.
“Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited
liability company, unlimited liability company, joint venture, trust,
unincorporated organization, association, corporation, Governmental Authority,
or any other entity.
“Plan” means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA)
which any Borrower (or an ERISA Affiliate) sponsors or maintains or to which any
Borrower (or an ERISA Affiliate) makes, is making, or is obligated to make
contributions and includes any Pension Plan but excludes any Canadian Pension
Plan.
“Proceeds of Crime Act” means the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and
Terrorist Financing Act (Canada) and the regulations promulgated thereunder, as
amended.
“Proprietary Credit Card Issuer” means Alliance Data Systems Corporation or any
successor or replacement issuer or manager of a credit card program acceptable
to the Agent.
“Pro Rata Guaranty Share” has the meaning specified in Section 13.2.
“Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to:
(a)    any U.S. Lender, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of
which is the amount of such U.S. Lender’s U.S. Commitment and the denominator of
which is the sum of the amounts of all of the U.S. Lenders’ U.S. Commitments, or
if no U.S. Commitments are outstanding, a fraction (expressed as a percentage),
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the amount of U.S. Obligations (other than U.S. Bank Product Obligations) owed
to such U.S. Lender and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of the
U.S. Obligations (other than U.S. Bank Product Obligations) owed to the U.S.
Lenders, in each case giving effect to a U.S. Lender’s participation in
Non-Ratable Loans and Agent Advances;
(b)    any Canadian Lender, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the
numerator of which is the amount of such Canadian Lender’s Canadian Commitment
and the denominator of which is the sum of the amounts of all of the Canadian
Lenders’ Canadian Commitments, or if no Canadian Commitments are outstanding, a
fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is the amount of
Canadian Obligations (other than Canadian Bank Product Obligations) owed to such
Canadian Lender and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of the
Canadian Obligations (other than Canadian Bank Product Obligations) owed to the
Canadian Lenders;
(c)    any Lender, a fraction (expressed as a percentage). the numerator of
which is the amount of such Lender’s Commitment and the denominator of which is
the sum of the amounts of all of the Lenders’ Commitments, or if no Commitments
are outstanding, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which
is the amount of Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations) owed to such
Lender and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of the Obligations
(other than Bank Product Obligations) owed to the Lenders, in each case giving
effect to a Lender’s participation in Non-Ratable Loans and Agent Advances;

provided that such calculation shall exclude any Defaulting Lenders and any such
Defaulting Lender’s Commitment in the event that such Defaulting Lender’s rights
to participate shall have been suspended or terminated pursuant to Section 12.20
of this Agreement.
“Qualified Cash” means unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents held in the United
States in one or more designated Deposit Accounts at Bank (or another United
States financial institution acceptable to the Agent), which shall be
non-operating accounts subject to the sole dominion and control of the Agent on
terms acceptable to the Agent.
“Rate Suspension Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 4.5.
“Real Estate” means all of any Credit Party’s now or hereafter owned or leased
estates in real property, including, without limitation, all fees, leaseholds
and future interests, together with all of such Credit Party’s now or hereafter
owned or leased interests in the improvements thereon, the fixtures attached
thereto and the easements appurtenant thereto.
“Release” means a release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection,
deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration of a Contaminant
into the indoor or outdoor environment or into or out of any Real Estate or
other property, including the movement of Contaminants through or in the air,
soil, surface water, groundwater or Real Estate or other property.
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“Reportable Event” means, any of the events set forth in Section 4043(b) of
ERISA or the regulations thereunder, other than any such event for which the
30-day notice requirement under ERISA has been waived in regulations issued by
the PBGC.
“Required Lenders” means at any time two (2) or more Lenders whose Pro Rata
Shares aggregate more than 50% of the aggregate of all Lenders’ Pro Rata Shares.
“Requirement of Law” means, any international, foreign, federal, state,
provincial, municipal and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines,
regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or
authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any
Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or
administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed
duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with,
any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law,
in each case applicable to or binding upon the Person or any of its property or
to which the Person or any of its property is subject. For purposes of Section
4.1, the term “Requirement of Law” shall include FATCA.
“Reserves” means reserves that limit the availability of credit hereunder,
consisting of reserves against Availability, Eligible Credit Card Accounts or
Eligible Inventory established by the Agent from time to time in its Commercial
Judgment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Reserves may
include: (a) Bank Product Reserves, (b) a reserve for accrued, unpaid interest
on the Obligations (other than Bank Product Obligations) arising under this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents, (c) inventory shrinkage, (d)
warehousemen’s, bailees’ and landlords’ charges and statutory liens, and (e)
reserves for gift cards and merchandise credits. No reserve pursuant to this
definition shall be duplicative of any other reserve or of any amount already
deducted in the calculation of the Borrowing Base. The Agent shall give the
Borrowers prompt notice of any change in the composition or calculation of any
Reserves, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the
applicability of such change.
“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, the chief operating
officer, the president, the chief financial officer, the controller, the
assistant secretary, the general counsel (other than with respect to financial
reporting matters), any senior vice president or any assistant treasurer of the
applicable Borrower, or any other officer having substantially the same
authority and responsibility.
“Restricted Payment” shall mean (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct
or indirect (including by means of any Accommodation Obligation), on account of
any shares of any class of capital stock of the Parent or any Borrower or any of
its respective Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding, including the Common
Stock, except a distribution of stock as part of a stock split and except a
dividend payable solely in shares of that class of stock or in any junior class
of stock to the holders of that class, (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking
fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or
indirect, of any shares of any class of capital stock of the Parent or any
Borrower or any of its respective Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding, (c)
any payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding
warrants, options or other rights to acquire any shares of any class of capital
stock of the Parent or any Borrower or any of its respective Subsidiaries now or
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purchases of warrants, options and other rights to acquire such shares in
connection with the termination, retirement or other departure of employees of
the Parent or its Subsidiaries), or (d) any consideration paid to any Person for
the purpose of any of the foregoing.
“Restricted Payment Certification” has the meaning given to such term in
Section 5.2(e).
“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of any Borrower that is not an
Unrestricted Subsidiary.
“Revolving Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 1.2 and includes each
Agent Advance, L/C Borrowing and Non-Ratable Loan.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc.
“SDN List” has the meaning specified in Section 6.28.
“SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other Governmental
Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.
“Securities” shall mean any stock, shares, voting trust certificates, bonds,
debentures, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, secured or unsecured,
convertible, subordinated or otherwise, or in general any instruments commonly
known as “securities”, or any certificates of interest, shares, or
participations in temporary or interim certificates for the purchase or
acquisition of, or any right to subscribe to, purchase or acquire any of the
foregoing, but shall not include any evidence of the Obligations.
“Securities Account” means all “securities accounts”, as defined in the UCC, now
or hereafter owned by a Credit Party.
“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended to the date
hereof and from time to time hereafter, and any successor statute.
“Security Agreement” means the Fourth Amended and Restated Pledge and Security
Agreement dated as of the date hereof by the Borrowers and the Parent to the
Agent in Form of Exhibit G hereto, and each other security agreement delivered
pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents, each as hereafter modified, amended
or supplemented from time to time.
“Security Instruments” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the
Collection Account Control Agreement, each DDA Notification, each Credit Card
Notification and all other agreements (including control agreements),
instruments and other documents, whether now existing or hereafter in effect,
pursuant to which any Credit Party (other than the Canadian Borrower) or other
Person shall grant or convey to the Agent or the Lenders a Lien in, or any other
Person shall acknowledge any such Lien in, property as security for all or any
portion of the Obligations or any other obligation under any other Loan
Document, as any of them may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to
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“Settlement” and “Settlement Date” have the meanings specified in
Section 12.15(a)(ii).
“Solvent” means, when used with respect to any Person, that at the time of
determination:
(a)    the assets of such Person, at a fair valuation, are in excess of the
total amount of its debts (including contingent liabilities); and
(b)    the present fair saleable value of its assets is greater than its
probable liability on its existing debts as such debts become absolute and
matured; and
(c)    it is then able and expects to be able to pay its debts (including
contingent debts and other commitments) as they mature; and
(d)    it has capital sufficient to carry on its business as conducted and as
proposed to be conducted.
For purposes of determining whether a Person is Solvent, the amount of any
contingent liability shall be computed as the amount that, 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.
“Standby Letter of Credit” shall mean any Letter of Credit which is not a
Commercial Letter of Credit.
“Stated Termination Date” means December 19, 2017.
“Subsidiary” of a Person means any corporation, association, partnership,
limited liability company, unlimited liability company, joint venture or other
business entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or
other equity interests (in the case of Persons other than corporations), is
owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Person, or one or more of the
Subsidiaries of such Person, or a combination thereof. Unless the context
otherwise clearly requires, references herein to a “Subsidiary” refer to a
Subsidiary of a Borrower.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,
withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental
Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable
thereto.
“Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (i) the Stated Termination
Date, (ii) the date the Facility is terminated either by the Borrowers pursuant
to Section 3.2 or by the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 9.2, and (iii) the
date this Agreement is otherwise terminated for any reason whatsoever pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement.
“Termination Event” shall mean (i) a Reportable Event with respect to any Plan;
(ii) the withdrawal of ATI or any ERISA Affiliate from a Benefit Plan during a
plan year in which ATI or such ERISA Affiliate was a “substantial employer” as
defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or the cessation of operations which
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employment of 20% of Benefit Plan participants who are employees of ATI and its
ERISA Affiliates; (iii) the imposition of an obligation on ATI or any ERISA
Affiliate under Section 4041 of ERISA to provide affected parties written notice
of intent to terminate a Benefit Plan in a distress termination described in
Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (iv) the termination of, or the institution under
ERISA of proceedings to terminate, a Benefit Plan (including the giving of
written notice thereof); (v) any event or condition which constitutes grounds
under Section 4042 of ERISA (excluding Section 4042(a)(4)) for the termination
of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Benefit Plan (including
the giving of written notice thereof); (vi) the partial or complete withdrawal
of ATI or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multi-employer Plan or notification that a
Multi-employer Plan is in reorganization; (vii) any “accumulated funding
deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived, shall
exist with respect to any Plan; (viii) ATI or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred
or is likely to incur a liability in connection with any nonexempt “prohibited
transaction” (as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code)
involving any Plan; (ix) the failure to make a required contribution to a
Benefit Plan if such failure is sufficient to give rise to a lien under Section
302 (f) of ERISA; or (x) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of
ERISA, other than PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of
ERISA, upon ATI or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Terrorist Lists” has the meaning specified in Section 6.28.
“Total Facility Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 1.1.
“Total Outstandings” means, at any time, the Dollar Equivalent of the total
outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Loans plus all Letter of Credit
Outstandings.
“Tradename Collateral” means, collectively, all trademarks and tradenames of the
Borrower that are subject to perfected Agent’s Liens securing payment or
performance of the Obligations pursuant to the Security Instruments.
“Tradename Inclusion Date” has the meaning given to such term in the definition
of “Eligible Tradenames”.
“Trade Payables” means all trade payables of the Credit Parties and their
Subsidiaries arising in the ordinary course of business, including any private
label or corporate letter of credit issued by or any guaranty of any Credit
Party to support the payment of such trade payables.
“Transfer” has the meaning specified in Section 11.2(e).
“Transferee” has the meaning specified in Section 11.2(e).
“Twelve-Month Period” a period of twelve full consecutive fiscal months of the
Borrowers and their Subsidiaries, taken together as one accounting period.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time, of the
State of New York or of any other state the laws of which are required as a
result thereof to be applied in connection with the issue of perfection of
security interests; provided, that to the extent that the UCC is used to define
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defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the UCC, the
definition of such term contained in Article or Division 9 shall govern.
“Unfunded Pension Liability” means the excess of a Plan’s benefit liabilities
under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Plan’s
assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding the
Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable plan year.
“Unrestricted Subsidiary” shall mean any Foreign Subsidiary (other than a
Foreign Subsidiary which is a Borrower) and any other Subsidiary of any Borrower
which has been designated as such by resolution duly adopted by the board of
directors of such Borrower, which at the time of such designation does not own
or hold any Securities of the Parent or any Borrower, provided (a) no Subsidiary
of a Borrower shall be (or if already an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall
immediately cease to be) an Unrestricted Subsidiary if, at any time, the Parent
or any Borrower shall create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or in any other
manner whatsoever be or become liable with respect to any Claim against or any
Contractual Obligation or Debt of, such Subsidiary which is not permitted under
Article 7 and (b) the Parent or the Borrowers shall be deemed to have made an
Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary at the time of designation of such
Subsidiary as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” in an amount equal to the sum of (i)
any Debt owed by such Subsidiary to the Parent and any Borrower at such time,
(ii) any outstanding Guarantees or Liens created by the Parent or any Borrower
in favor of or for the benefit of such Subsidiary and (iii) the total assets of
such Subsidiary at such time as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP. As of the Effective Date, the following Subsidiaries are Unrestricted
Subsidiaries: AnnTaylor Travel, Inc., AnnTaylor Sourcing Far East Ltd. and
AnnTaylor of Puerto Rico, Inc.
“Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility” means an amount equal to the applicable
Letter of Credit Subfacility minus the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount
of all outstanding Letters of Credit plus, without duplication, (b) the
aggregate unpaid reimbursement obligations with respect to all Letters of
Credit.
“Unused Line Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.5.
“U.S. Bank Products” means any one or more of the following types of services or
facilities extended to a U.S. Borrower by any U.S. Lender, including the Bank
and any of their Affiliates in reliance on the Bank’s or a U.S. Lender’s
agreement to indemnify such affiliate: (i) credit cards; (ii) ACH Transactions;
(iii) cash management, including controlled disbursement services; (iv) supply
chain or similar financing; and (v) Hedge Agreements; provided, however, that
for obligations in respect of any of the foregoing to be included as a “U.S.
Obligation” for purposes of a distribution under Section 3.5, the applicable
U.S. Lender must have previously provided written notice to Agent of (i) the
existence of such U.S. Bank Product, (ii) the current dollar amount of
obligations arising thereunder (determined, in the case of Hedge Agreements and
any other U.S. Bank Products that are Debt, in accordance with the definition of
“Debt” herein) (“U.S. Bank Product Amount”), and (iii) the methodology to be
used by such parties in determining the U.S. Bank Product Amount owing from time
to time. The U.S. Bank Product Amount may be changed from time to time upon
written notice to the Agent by the applicable U.S. Lender. No U.S. Bank Product
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change in value thereof) may be established or increased at any time that a
Default or Event of Default exists or if a reserve in such amount would cause
Outstandings to exceed Availability.
“U.S. Bank Product Amount” has the meaning provided in the definition of U.S.
Bank Products.
“U.S. Borrowers” has the definition set forth in the preamble hereto.
“U.S. Commitment” means, at any time with respect to a Lender, the principal
amount set forth beside such Lender’s name under the heading “U.S. Commitment”
on Schedule 1.1 attached to the Agreement or on the signature page of the
Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender became a Lender
hereunder in accordance with the provisions of Section 11.2, as such U.S.
Commitment may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions
of Section 11.2, and “U.S. Commitments” means, collectively, the aggregate
amount of the commitments of all of the Lenders.
“U.S. Lenders” means the Lenders having U.S. Commitments from time to time or at
any time.
“U.S. Obligations” means, on any date, the portion of the Obligations
outstanding that are owing by the U.S. Borrowers or any other Guarantor.
“Wholly Owned” means, with respect to any Person, a Subsidiary of such Person,
all of the outstanding Capital Stock of which (other than director’s qualifying
shares and other similar de minimis issuances required by law) are at the time
owned directly or indirectly by such Person.
2.    Accounting Terms. Any accounting term used in the Agreement shall have,
unless otherwise specifically provided herein, the meaning customarily given in
accordance with GAAP, and all financial computations in the Agreement shall be
computed, unless otherwise specifically provided therein, in accordance with
GAAP as consistently applied and using the same method for inventory valuation
as used in the preparation of the Financial Statements.
3.    Interpretive Provisions. (a) The meanings of defined terms are equally
applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.
(b)    The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar words refer to the
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of the Agreement; and
Subsection, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to the Agreement unless
otherwise specified.
(c)    (i)    The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents,
agreements, certificates, indentures, notices and other writings, however
evidenced.
(ii)    The term “including” is not limiting and means “including without
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(iii)    In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later
specified date, unless otherwise expressly provided herein, the word “from”
means “from and including,” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but
excluding” and the word “through” means “to and including.”
(iv)    The word “or” is not exclusive.
(d)    Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) references to agreements
(including the Agreement) and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to
include all subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto, but only to
the extent such amendments and other modifications are not prohibited by the
terms of any relevant Loan Document, and (ii) references to any statute or
regulation are to be construed as including all statutory and regulatory
provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting the
statute or regulation.
(e)    The captions and headings of the Agreement and other Loan Documents are
for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of the
Agreement.
(f)    The Agreement and other Loan Documents may use several different
limitations, tests or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters. All
such limitations, tests and measurements are cumulative and shall each be
performed in accordance with their terms.
(g)    For purposes of Section 9.1, a breach of a financial covenant contained
in Sections 7.22 shall be deemed to have occurred as of any date of
determination thereof by the Agent or as of the last day of any specified
measuring period, regardless of when the Financial Statements reflecting such
breach are delivered to the Agent.
(h)    The Agreement and the other Loan Documents are the result of negotiations
among and have been reviewed by counsel to the Agent, the Borrowers and the
other parties, and are the products of all parties. Accordingly, they shall not
be construed against the Lenders or the Agent merely because of the Agent’s or
Lenders’ involvement in their preparation.
4.    Accounting for Acquisitions.
With respect to any Acquisition consummated on or after the Effective Date, the
following shall apply:
(a)    For each of the twelve Twelve-Month Periods ending next following the
date of any Acquisition, EBITDA shall include the results of operations of the
Person or assets so acquired on a historical pro forma basis, and which amounts
may include such adjustments as are permitted under Regulation S-X of the SEC
and reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
(b)    For each of the twelve Twelve-Month Periods ending next following the
date of each Acquisition, Fixed Charges shall include the results of operations
of the Person or assets so acquired, which amounts shall be determined on a
historical pro forma basis; provided, however, Interest Expense shall be
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interest expense accrued during such period on any Debt repaid in connection
with such Acquisition and (ii) include interest expense on any Debt (including
Debt hereunder) incurred, acquired or assumed in connection with such
Acquisition (“Incremental Debt”) calculated (x) as if all such Incremental Debt
had been incurred as of the first day of such Twelve-Month Period and (y) at the
following interest rates: (I) for all periods subsequent to the date of the
Acquisition and for Incremental Debt assumed or acquired in the Acquisition and
in effect prior to the date of Acquisition, at the actual rates of interest
applicable thereto, and (II) for all periods prior to the actual incurrence of
such Incremental Debt, equal to the average daily rate of interest actually
applicable to such Incremental Debt hereunder or under other financing documents
applicable thereto, as the case may be.
5.    Currency Equivalents Generally. Any amount specified in this Agreement
(other than in Section 1, 11, 12 and 14) or any of the other Loan Documents to
be in Dollars shall also include the equivalent of such amount in any currency
other than Dollars to the extent necessary to give effect to the intent, where
applicable, that this Agreement apply to the Canadian Borrower, such equivalent
amount thereof in the applicable currency to be determined by Agent at such time
on the basis of the Exchange Rate for the purchase of such currency with
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
This Certificate is delivered to you pursuant to Section 5.2(c) of the Fourth
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2012 (as amended,
supplemented or modified from time to time, (the “Credit Agreement”), among
AnnTaylor, Inc. (“ATI”), ANNCO, Inc., AnnTaylor Distribution Services, Inc.,
AnnTaylor Retail, Inc., ANN Card Services, Inc. (collectively, the “U.S.
Borrowers”), ANN Canada Inc. (the “Canadian Borrower” and together with the U.S.
Borrower, collectively, the “Borrowers”), Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of
America”), as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, (the
“Agent”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent and Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, as Documentation Agent. Terms defined in the Credit
Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein with the meanings so
defined.

1.    I am the duly elected, qualified and acting [Senior Vice President - Chief
Financial Officer] [Vice President ‑ Controller] of ATI.

2.    I have reviewed and am familiar with the contents of this Certificate. I
am providing this Certificate solely in my capacity as an officer of ATI. The
matters set forth herein are true to the best of my knowledge after due inquiry,
but I express no personal opinion as to any conclusions of law or other legal
matters.

3.I have reviewed the terms of the Credit Agreement and the principal Loan
Documents. Such review did not disclose the existence of, and I have no
knowledge of the existence, as of the date of this Certificate, of any condition
or event which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default [, except as set
forth below]. [Except as set forth below,] [A]ll of the representations and
warranties of the Borrowers contained in the Credit Agreement and the other
principal Loan Documents are correct and complete in all material respects as at
the date of this certificate as if made as of the date hereof, except for those
that speak as of a particular date. [Except as set forth below,] [T]he Borrowers
are, as of _____________, ___, 20__ [most recent quarter-end] (the
“Determination Date”) in compliance in all material respects with all of their
respective covenants and agreements in the Credit Agreement and the other
principal Loan Documents. No Fixed Charge Trigger Period has arisen or been in
effect since the last Compliance Certificate delivered to the Agent [, except as
set forth below].

4.Liquidity as of the Determination Date is as set forth below:

(a)     Cash (other than Qualified Cash and cash
held by the Canadian Borrower) held in
Approved Deposit Accounts                $___________
(b)    Cash Equivalents (other than Qualified Cash
and Cash Equivalents held by the Canadian
Borrower) reflected on most recently consolidated
balance sheet of Parent                $___________
(c)    4(a) plus 4(b)                        $___________
(d)    4(c) minus $37,500,000                $___________*

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(e)    Availability**                        $___________
Liquidity                        $___________

*     But not less than zero
**    (or Adjusted Availability, if applicable)

5.    If the Determination Date is the end of a fiscal quarter of ATI, attached
hereto as Attachment 1 are the computations showing compliance with the
covenants specified therein as of the Determination Date.

6.    If any portion of a Fixed Charge Trigger Period shall have been in effect
during the month ending on the Determination Date, attached hereto as Attachment
2 is the computation showing compliance with Section 7.22 as of the
Determination Date.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I execute this Certificate this ___ day of ___________,
20__.

ANNTAYLOR, INC.

By:    _____________________________
Name:    _____________________________
Title:    _____________________________

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Attachment 1
to Exhibit A

The information described herein is as of ___________, ____, and pertains to the
period from _______________, ____ to ________________ __, ____.

I.
Negative Covenants

A.    Indebtedness (Section 7.9)

Section                        Amount

            7.9(l)                        $__________

B.     Sales (Section 7.10(a))

Section                        Amount

        7.10(a)(ii)                    $__________
7.10(a)(vii)                    $__________
7.10(a)(ix)                     $__________
 
C.     Investments (Section 7.11)

Section                        Amount

            7.11(e)                        $__________
            7.11(f)                        $__________
            7.11(g)                        $__________
            7.11(o)                        $__________

D.    Restricted Payments (Section 7.13)

Section                        Amount

7.13(a)                     $__________
                        

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Attachment 2
to Exhibit A

The information described herein is as of ___________, ____, and pertains to the
period from _______________, ____ to ________________ __, ____.

I.    Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

A.    Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (Section 7.22)

1.     Calculation of EBITDA:

a.     Adjusted Net Earnings From Operations

(i)    consolidated net income after
provision for income
taxes for such fiscal period        $______________

Less, to the extent included in net income

(ii)    gain or loss arising from the sale
of any capital assets        $______________
(iii)    gain arising from any write-up
in the book value of any asset        $______________
(iv)    earnings of any Person (other
than a Subsidiary) in which
any Borrower has an ownership interest
unless (and only to the extent) such
earnings or loss shall actually have
been received by such Borrower
in the form of cash distributions    $______________
(v)    earnings or loss of any Person to
which assets of any Borrower shall
have been sold, transferred or
disposed of, or into which any Borrower
shall have been merged, or which has
been a party with any Borrower
to any consolidation or other form
of reorganization, prior to
the date of such transaction        $______________
(vi)    gain or loss arising from the
acquisition of debt or equity
securities of the Parent and the

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Borrowers or from
cancellation or forgiveness of Debt    $___________
(vii)    gain or loss arising from extraordinary
items, as determined in accordance
with GAAP, or from any other
non-recurring transaction, to the
extent included in net income        $___________
(viii)    Adjusted Net Earnings from
Operations     $___________

plus (to the extent
deducted in the calculation thereof)        $___________

b.    amortization                    $___________
c.    depreciation                    $___________
d.    Interest Expense                $___________
e.    income tax expense                $___________

EBITDA                    $        

2.    Capital Expenditures (other than those
financed with Debt other than
Revolving Loans)                    $___________

3.    A.1 less A.2                        $        

4.    Fixed Charges

a.    Interest Expense                $___________
b.    Scheduled principal payments
of Debt                    $___________
c.    Income taxes (non-deferred)            $___________

FIXED CHARGES                    $        

5.     Ratio of line 3 to line 4                    _____:1

Minimum Required Ratio:
1.0 to 1.0

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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE

[To be attached]

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EXHIBIT C
[INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

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EXHIBIT D
NOTICE OF BORROWING
Date: ______________, 20__
To:
Bank of America, N.A. as Agent for the Lenders who are parties to the Fourth
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2012 (as
extended, renewed, amended or restated from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”) by and among AnnTaylor, Inc., ANNCO, Inc., AnnTaylor Distribution
Services, Inc., AnnTaylor Retail, Inc., ANN Card Services, Inc., ANN Canada
Inc., the Lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Agent, JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as Documentation Agent.

Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, ________________________ (the “Borrower”), refers to the Credit
Agreement, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined, and
hereby gives you notice irrevocably of the Borrowing specified below:
1.
The Business Day of the proposed Borrowing is _______________, 20__.

2.
The aggregate amount of the proposed Borrowing is [$_______________]
[CDN$______________].

3.
The Borrowing is to be comprised of [$_______________ of Base Rate
Loans][CDN$_____________ of Canadian Prime Rate Loans] and [$_______________ of
LIBOR Loans][CDN$______________ or Canadian BA Rate Loans].

4.
The duration of the Interest Period for the [LIBOR Loans][Canadian BA Rate
Loans], if any, included in the Borrowing shall be _____ months.

The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the
date hereof, and will be true on the date of the proposed Borrowing, before and
after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds therefrom:
(a)The representations and warranties of the Credit Parties contained in the
Credit Agreement and the other principal Loan Documents are correct in all
material respects on and as of the date of the Credit Extension requested
hereunder and are deemed made on and as of the date hereof, other than any such
representation or warranty which relates to a specified prior date and except to
the extent the Agent and the Lenders have been notified in writing by any
Borrower that any representation or warranty is not correct and the Required
Lenders have explicitly waived in writing compliance with such representation or
warranty; and

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(b)No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from the Credit
Extension requested hereby, which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default;
and
(c)No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Credit
Extension requested hereby, which has had or would have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(d)The proposed Borrowing will not cause the aggregate principal amount of all
outstanding Revolving Loans plus all Letter of Credit Outstandings, to exceed
the Borrowing Base or the combined Commitments of the Lenders.
(e)The proposed Borrowing will not cause the aggregate principal Dollar
Equivalent amount of all outstanding Canadian Loans plus all Letter of Credit
Outstandings relating to Canadian Letters of Credit, to exceed the Canadian
Subfacility Amount or the combined Canadian Commitments of the Canadian Lenders.

__________________________________
By:        
Title:        

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EXHIBIT E
NOTICE OF CONTINUATION/CONVERSION
Date: _______________, 20__
To:
Bank of America, N.A. as Agent for the Lenders to the Fourth Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2012 (as extended, renewed,
amended or restated from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among AnnTaylor,
Inc., ANNCO, Inc., AnnTaylor Distribution Services, Inc., AnnTaylor Retail,
Inc., ANN Card Services, Inc., ANN Canada Inc., the Lenders party thereto and
Bank of America, N.A., as Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent
and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Documentation Agent.

Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned, _______________________ (the “Borrower”), refers to the Credit
Agreement, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined, and
hereby gives you notice irrevocably of the [conversion] [continuation] of the
Revolving Loans specified herein, that:
1.
The Continuation/Conversion Date is _______________, 20__.

2.
The aggregate amount of the Revolving Loans to be [converted] [continued] is
[$_______________][CDN$_______________].

3.
The Loans are to be [converted into] [continued as] [LIBOR Rate] [Base Rate]
[Canadian Prime Rate] [Canadian BA Rate] Loans.

4.
The duration of the Interest Period for the [LIBOR Loans] [Canadian BA Rate
Loans] included in the [conversion] [continuation] shall be _____ months.

The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the
date hereof, and will be true on the proposed Continuation/Conversion Date,
before and after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds
therefrom:
(a)    The representations and warranties of the Credit Parties contained in the
Credit Agreement and the other principal Loan Documents are correct in all
material respects on and as of the date of the [continuation][conversion]
requested hereunder and are deemed made on and as of the date hereof, other than
any such representation or warranty which relates to a specified prior date and
except to the extent the Agent and the Lenders have been notified in writing by
any Borrower that any representation or warranty is not correct and the Required
Lenders have explicitly waived in writing compliance with such representation or
warranty.

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(b)    No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from the
[continuation][conversion] requested hereby, which constitutes a Default or an
Event of Default.
(c)    No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such
[continuation][conversion] requested hereby, which has had or would have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(d)    The proposed [continuation][conversion] will not cause the aggregate
principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans plus all Letter of Credit
Outstandings, to exceed the Borrowing Base or the combined Commitments of the
Lenders.
(e)    The proposed [continuation][conversion] will not cause the aggregate
principal Dollar Equivalent amount of all outstanding Canadian Loans plus all
Letter of Credit Outstandings relating to Canadian Letters of Credit, to exceed
the Canadian Subfacility Amount or the combined Canadian Commitments of the
Canadian Lenders.

_______________________________
By:        
Title:        

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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT
This ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT (this “Assignment and Acceptance”)
dated as of ____________________, 20__ is made between
______________________________ (the “Assignor”) and __________________________
(the “Assignee”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Assignor is party to that certain Fourth Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 2012 (as amended, amended and
restated, modified, supplemented or renewed, the “Credit Agreement”) among
AnnTaylor, Inc., ANNCO, Inc., AnnTaylor Distribution Services, Inc., AnnTaylor
Retail, Inc., ANN Card Services, Inc., ANN Canada Inc., the Lenders party
thereto and Bank of America, N. A., as agent for the Lenders (the “Agent”),
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as Documentation Agent. Any terms defined in the Credit Agreement
and not defined in this Assignment and Acceptance are used herein as defined in
the Credit Agreement;
WHEREAS, as provided under the Credit Agreement, the Assignor has committed to
making Revolving Loans (the “Committed Loans”) to the Borrowers in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $__________ (the “Commitment”);
WHEREAS, the Assignor has made Committed Loans in the aggregate principal amount
of $__________ to the Borrowers;
WHEREAS, [the Assignor has acquired a participation in its pro rata share of the
Lenders’ liabilities under Letters of Credit in an aggregate principal amount of
$____________ (the “L/C Obligations”)] [no Letters of Credit are outstanding
under the Credit Agreement]; and
WHEREAS, the Assignor wishes to assign to the Assignee [part of the] [all]
rights and obligations of the Assignor under the Credit Agreement in respect of
its Commitment, together with a corresponding portion of each of its outstanding
Committed Loans and L/C Obligations, in an amount equal to $__________ (the
“Assigned Amount”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein
and the Assignee wishes to accept assignment of such rights and to assume such
obligations from the Assignor on such terms and subject to such conditions;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements
contained herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.    Assignment and Acceptance.
(a)    Subject to the terms and conditions of this Assignment and Acceptance,
(i) the Assignor hereby sells, transfers and assigns to the Assignee, and (ii)
the Assignee hereby purchases, assumes and undertakes from the Assignor, without
recourse and without

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representation or warranty (except as provided in this Assignment and
Acceptance) __% (the “Assignee’s Percentage Share”) of (A) the Commitment, the
Committed Loans and the L/C Obligations of the Assignor and (B) all related
rights, benefits, obligations, liabilities and indemnities of the Assignor under
and in connection with the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents (including,
without limitation, the CAM Letter).
(b)    With effect on and after the Effective Date (as defined in Section 5
hereof), the Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and succeed to
all of the rights and be obligated to perform all of the obligations of a Lender
under the Credit Agreement, including the requirements concerning
confidentiality and the payment of indemnification, with a Commitment in an
amount equal to the Assigned Amount. The Assignee agrees that it will perform in
accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the
Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender. It is the
intent of the parties hereto that the Commitment of the Assignor shall, as of
the Effective Date, be reduced by an amount equal to the Assigned Amount and the
Assignor shall relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under
the Credit Agreement to the extent such obligations have been assumed by the
Assignee; provided, however, the Assignor shall not relinquish its rights under
Sections 4.4 and 14.11 of the Credit Agreement to the extent such rights relate
to the time prior to the Effective Date.
(c)    After giving effect to the assignment and assumption set forth herein, on
the Effective Date the Assignee’s Commitment will be $__________.
(d)    After giving effect to the assignment and assumption set forth herein, on
the Effective Date the Assignor’s Commitment will be $__________.
2.    Payments.
(a)    As consideration for the sale, assignment and transfer contemplated in
Section 1 hereof, the Assignee shall pay to the Assignor on the Effective Date
in immediately available funds an amount equal to $__________, representing the
Assignee’s Pro Rata Share of the principal amount of all Committed Loans.
(b)    The Assignee further agrees to pay to the Agent a processing fee in the
amount specified in Section 11.2(a) of the Credit Agreement.
3.    Reallocation of Payments.
Any interest, fees and other payments accrued to the Effective Date with respect
to the Commitment, and Committed Loans and L/C Obligations shall be for the
account of the Assignor. Any interest, fees and other payments accrued on and
after the Effective Date with respect to the Assigned Amount shall be for the
account of the Assignee. Each of the Assignor and the Assignee agrees that it
will hold in trust for the other party any interest, fees and other amounts
which it may receive to which the other party is entitled pursuant to the
preceding sentence and pay to the other party any such amounts which it may
receive promptly upon receipt.
4.    Independent Credit Decision.

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The Assignee (a) acknowledges that it has received a copy of the Credit
Agreement and the Schedules and Exhibits thereto, together with copies of the
most recent financial statements of the Borrowers, and such other documents
(including, without limitation, the CAM Letter) and information as it has deemed
appropriate to make its own credit and legal analysis and decision to enter into
this Assignment and Acceptance; and (b) agrees that it will, independently and
without reliance upon the Assignor, the Agent or any other Lender and based on
such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time,
continue to make its own credit and legal decisions in taking or not taking
action under the Credit Agreement.
5.    Effective Date; Notices.
(a)    As between the Assignor and the Assignee, the effective date for this
Assignment and Acceptance shall be __________, 20__ (the “Effective Date”);
provided that the following conditions precedent have been satisfied on or
before the Effective Date:
(i)    this Assignment and Acceptance shall be executed and delivered by the
Assignor and the Assignee;
(ii)    the consent of each of the Agent and ATI required for an effective
assignment of the Assigned Amount by the Assignor to the Assignee shall have
been duly obtained and shall be in full force and effect as of the Effective
Date;
(iii)    the Assignee shall pay to the Assignor all amounts due to the Assignor
under this Assignment and Acceptance;
[(iv)    the Assignee shall have complied with Section 11.2 of the Credit
Agreement (if applicable);]
(v)    the processing fee referred to in Section 2(b) hereof and in Section
11.2(a) of the Credit Agreement shall have been paid to the Agent; and
(b)    Promptly following the execution of this Assignment and Acceptance, the
Assignor shall deliver to the Borrowers and the Agent for acknowledgment by the
Agent, a Notice of Assignment in the form attached hereto as Schedule 1.
6.    [Agent. [INCLUDE ONLY IF ASSIGNOR IS AGENT]
(a)    The Assignee hereby appoints and authorizes the Assignor to take such
action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit
Agreement as are delegated to the Agent by the Lenders pursuant to the terms of
the Credit Agreement.
(b)    The Assignee shall assume no duties or obligations held by the Assignor
in its capacity as Agent under the Credit Agreement.]
7.    Withholding Tax.
The Assignee (a) represents and warrants to the Lender, the Agent and the
Borrowers that under applicable law and treaties no tax will be required to be
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Borrower and/or the Agent [and/or any Lender], as applicable with respect to any
payments to be made to the Assignee hereunder, (b) agrees to furnish to the
Agent and the Borrowers prior to the time that the Agent or Borrower is required
to make any payment of principal, interest or fees hereunder and (so long as it
remains eligible to do so) from time to time thereafter upon reasonable request
by the Agent or a Borrower, (x) if the Assignee is organized under the laws of
any jurisdiction other than the United States or any State thereof, duplicate
executed originals of either U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI or U.S.
Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (wherein the Assignee claims entitlement to
the benefits of a tax treaty that provides for a complete exemption from U.S.
federal income withholding tax on all payments hereunder), or (y) if the
Assignee is organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof,
duplicate executed originals of U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9, and
agrees to provide new forms upon the expiration of any previously delivered form
or comparable statements in accordance with applicable U.S. law and regulations
and amendments thereto, duly executed and completed by the Assignee, and (c)
agrees to comply with all applicable U.S. laws and regulations with regard to
such withholding tax exemption.
8.    Representations and Warranties.
(a)    The Assignor represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and
beneficial owner of the interest being assigned by it hereunder and that such
interest is free and clear of any Lien or other adverse claim; (ii) it is duly
organized and existing and it has the full power and authority to take, and has
taken, all action necessary to execute and deliver this Assignment and
Acceptance and any other documents required or permitted to be executed or
delivered by it in connection with this Assignment and Acceptance and to fulfill
its obligations hereunder; (iii) no notices to, or consents, authorizations or
approvals of, any Person are required (other than any already given or obtained)
for its due execution, delivery and performance of this Assignment and
Acceptance, and apart from any agreements or undertakings or filings required by
the Credit Agreement, no further action by, or notice to, or filing with, any
Person is required of it for such execution, delivery or performance; and (iv)
this Assignment and Acceptance has been duly executed and delivered by it and
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Assignor, enforceable
against the Assignor in accordance with the terms hereof, subject, as to
enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization and other
laws of general application relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to
general equitable principles.
(b)    The Assignor makes no representation or warranty and assumes no
responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations
made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or the execution, legality,
validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit
Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto. The
Assignor makes no representation or warranty in connection with, and assumes no
responsibility with respect to, the solvency, financial condition or statements
of any Borrower, or the performance or observance by any Borrower, of any of its
respective obligations under the Credit Agreement or any other instrument or
document furnished in connection therewith.
(c)    The Assignee represents and warrants that (i) it is duly organized and
existing and it has full power and authority to take, and has taken, all action
necessary to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and any other
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be executed or delivered by it in connection with this Assignment and
Acceptance, and to fulfill its obligations hereunder; (ii) no notices to, or
consents, authorizations or approvals of, any Person are required (other than
any already given or obtained) for its due execution, delivery and performance
of this Assignment and Acceptance; and apart from any agreements or undertakings
or filings required by the Credit Agreement, no further action by, or notice to,
or filing with, any Person is required of it for such execution, delivery or
performance; (iii) this Assignment and Acceptance has been duly executed and
delivered by it and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Assignee, enforceable against the Assignee in accordance with the terms hereof,
subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
reorganization and other laws of general application relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights and to general equitable principles; and (iv) it is an
Eligible Assignee.
9.    Further Assurances.
The Assignor and the Assignee each hereby agree to execute and deliver such
other instruments, and take such other action, as either party may reasonably
request in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Assignment and
Acceptance, including the delivery of any notices or other documents or
instruments to the Borrowers or the Agent, which may be required in connection
with the assignment and assumption contemplated hereby.
10.    Miscellaneous.
(a)    Any amendment or waiver of any provision of this Assignment and
Acceptance shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto. No failure or
delay by either party hereto in exercising any right, power or privilege
hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof and any waiver of any breach of the
provisions of this Assignment and Acceptance shall be without prejudice to any
rights with respect to any other or further breach thereof.
(b)    All payments made hereunder shall be made without any set-off or
counterclaim.
(c)    The Assignor and the Assignee shall each pay its own costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and
performance of this Assignment and Acceptance.
(d)    This Assignment and Acceptance may be executed in any number of
counterparts and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to
constitute one and the same instrument.
(e)    THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF _______________. The Assignor and the
Assignee each irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any State
or Federal court sitting in [_______________] over any suit, action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Assignment and Acceptance and
irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may
be heard and determined in such [_______________] State or Federal court. Each
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irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, the defense
of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding.
(f)    THE ASSIGNOR AND THE ASSIGNEE EACH HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND
INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHTS THEY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF
ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, ANY RELATED DOCUMENTS AND
AGREEMENTS OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, OR STATEMENTS (WHETHER
ORAL OR WRITTEN).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor and the Assignee have caused this Assignment
and Acceptance to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as
of the date first above written.
[ASSIGNOR]
By:     
Title:     
Address:     
[ASSIGNEE]
By:     
Title:     
Address:     

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SCHEDULE 1
to
ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
_______________, 20__
Bank of America, N.A., as Agent
________________________
________________________
________________________    
Attention: ___________________-Account Executive
AnnTaylor, Inc.
_____________________
_____________________
_____________________
Re: AnnTaylor, Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We refer to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
December 19, 2012 (as amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented or
renewed from time to time the “Credit Agreement”) among AnnTaylor, Inc., ANNCO,
Inc., AnnTaylor Distribution Services, Inc., AnnTaylor Retail, Inc., ANN Card
Services, Inc., ANN Canada Inc., the Lenders party thereto and Bank of America,
N. A., as agent for the Lenders (the “Agent”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
Syndication Agent and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Documentation
Agent. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
1.    We hereby give you notice of, and request your consent to, the assignment
by __________________ (the “Assignor”) to _______________ (the “Assignee”) of
_____% of the right, title and interest of the Assignor in and to the Credit
Agreement (including the right, title and interest of the Assignor in and to the
Commitments of the Assignor, all outstanding Revolving Loans made by the
Assignor and the Assignor’s participation in the Letters of Credit pursuant to
the Assignment and Acceptance Agreement attached hereto (the “Assignment and
Acceptance”). We understand and agree that the Assignor’s Commitment, as of
_______________, 20__, is $___________, the aggregate amount of its outstanding
Revolving Loans is $_____________, and its participation in L/C Obligations (as
defined in the Assignment and Acceptance) is $_____________.

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2.    The Assignee agrees that, upon receiving the consent of the Agent to such
assignment, the Assignee will be bound by the terms of the Credit Agreement as
fully and to the same extent as if the Assignee were the Lender originally
holding such interest in the Credit Agreement.
3.    The following administrative details apply to the Assignee:
(A)    Notice Address:
Assignee name:                 
Address:                    
                
                
Attention:                    
Telephone: (___)                 
Telecopier: (___)                 
Telex (Answerback):                 
(B)    Payment Instructions:
Account No.:                    
At:                    
                
                
Reference:                    
Attention:                    
4.    You are entitled to rely upon the representations, warranties and
covenants of each of the Assignor and Assignee contained in the Assignment and
Acceptance.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Assignor and the Assignee have caused this Notice of
Assignment and Acceptance to be executed by their respective duly authorized
officials, officers or agents as of the date first above mentioned.
Very truly yours,
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:        
Title:        
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:        
Title:        
ACKNOWLEDGED AND ASSIGNMENT
CONSENTED TO:
Bank of America, N. A.
as Agent
By:                    
Title:                    

AnnTaylor, Inc.
By:                    
Title:                    

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EXHIBIT G
FORM OF SECURITY AGREEMENT

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EXHIBIT H
FORM OF PARENT GUARANTY

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SCHEDULE 1.1
COMMITMENTS
Lender
U.S. Commitment
Canadian Commitment
Total Commitment
Pro Rata Share  
(9 decimals)
 
 
 
 
 
Bank of America, N.A.

$75,000,000

$22,500,000

$75,000,000

30.000000000
%
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

$60,000,000

$18,000,000

$60,000,000

24.000000000
%
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association

$40,000,000

$12,000,000

$40,000,000

16.000000000
%
RBS Citizens, N.A.

$35,000,000

$10,500,000

$35,000,000

14.000000000
%
Fifth Third Bank

$35,000,000

$10,500,000

$35,000,000

14.000000000
%
Scotiabanc Inc.

$5,000,000

$1,500,000

$5,000,000

2.000000000
%
 

$250,000,000

$75,000,000

$250,000,000

100.000000000
%

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SCHEDULE 1.2
EXISTING LETTERS OF CREDIT