Exhibit 10.01

AMENDMENT NO. 2

          AMENDMENT NO. 2, dated as of March 31, 2005 (this “Amendment”), to the
Credit Agreement dated as of September 25, 2003 (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) among Quintiles
Transnational Corp., as borrower (the “Borrower”), the Lenders referred to
therein and Citicorp North America, Inc., as administrative agent (the
“Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement (as amended
hereby).

          WHEREAS, the Borrower desires to amend certain provisions of the
Credit Agreement as further described below;

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to
be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

          Section 1. Amendments.

          (a) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
clause (ii) of the definition of “Applicable Rate” in its entirety and replacing
it with the following:

          “(ii) in the case of Term B Loans that are ABR Loans, 0.75% and in the
case of Term B Loans that are Eurocurrency Loans, 1.75%”.

          (b) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting the following definition:

          “Amendment No. 2 Prepayment Amount” means the optional prepayment of
$147,426,196.99 aggregate principal amount of Term B Loans made on March 31,
2005 in connection with Amendment No. 2 to this Credit Agreement.

          (c) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the word “and” between clauses (vii) and (viii) of the definition of
“Consolidated EBITDA” and inserting the following after clause (viii) thereof:

          “and (ix) other restructuring charges incurred no later than March 31,
2007 not to exceed $75.0 million in the aggregate”.

 

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          (d) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the reference to “$50.0 million” in the parenthetical in the definition of
“Consolidated Indebtedness” and replacing it with “$100.0 million”.

          (e) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the existing definition of “Cymbalta Ramp Up Period” in its entirety and
replacing it with the following:

          ““Cymbalta™ Ramp Up Period” means the period from the first day of the
first Fiscal Quarter in which the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries incur
expenses in amounts in excess of $10.0 million in the aggregate during such
Fiscal Quarter relating to the Cymbalta™ Launch (net of all royalties relating
to Cymbalta™ and net of other fees from Eli Lilly received by the Borrower or
its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to Cymbalta™ during such Fiscal
Quarter) to and including the last day of the sixth Fiscal Quarter after such
Fiscal Quarter.”

          (f) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
(i) deleting the word “or” in between the words “Japan” and “Korea” in clause
(i) of the definition of “Designated Asian Subsidiary” and replacing it with a
comma and (ii) adding the phrase “or any additional Asian countries where the
Borrower maintains, or plans to maintain, significant operations” after the word
“Korea” in clause (i) thereto.

          (g) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
(i) deleting the parenthetical in clause (a) of the definition of “Excess Cash
Flow” in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

          “(without giving effect either to non-cash write-up or non-cash write
down of assets and without giving effect to clause (iii) of the definition
thereof with respect to any cash net after-tax income from discontinued
operations or after-tax gain or disposal of discontinued operations)”

          and (ii) deleting clause (h) thereof in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:

          “(h) optional prepayments of principal under the Term B Loans (other
than the Amendment No. 2 Prepayment Amount) from internally generated funds made
during such period; minus”

          (h) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the existing definition of “Hedging Agreement” in its entirety and replacing it
with the following:

 

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          ““Hedging Agreement” means any interest rate protection agreement,
foreign currency exchange agreement, commodity or equity price protection
agreement or other interest or currency exchange rate or commodity or equity
price hedging arrangement and all other similar agreements or arrangements
designed to alter the risks of any Person arising from fluctuations in interest
rate, currency values, equity prices or commodity prices.”

          (i) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the existing definition of “Net Cymbalta Expenses” in its entirety and replacing
it with the following:

          ““Net Cymbalta™ Expenses” means, to the extent reducing Consolidated
EBITDA during any Fiscal Quarter, expenses of the Borrower or its Restricted
Subsidiaries during the Cymbalta™ Ramp Up Period relating to the Cymbalta™
Launch by the Borrower, net of all royalties relating to Cymbalta™ received by
the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries during such Fiscal Quarter.”

          (j) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
clause (a) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” in its entirety and
replacing it with the following:

          “(a) marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally
guaranteed by, (A) the United States Government or any member state of the
European Union (as it exists on the Effective Date) or issued by any agency or
instrumentality thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United
States of America or such member state of the European Union or (B) the Canadian
Government, the South African Government, the Australian Government, the
Singapore Government, the Indian Government, the Japanese Government or the
Korean Government, only to the extent Investments pursuant to this clause
(B) are made by Non-U.S. Subsidiaries organized in the country which issues or
guarantees such obligation, in each case maturing within one year from the date
of acquisition thereof;”

          (k) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
clause (d) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” in its entirety and
replacing it with the following:

          “(d) time deposits, demand deposits, certificates of deposit,
Eurodollar time deposits or bankers’ acceptances maturing within one year from
the date of acquisition thereof or overnight bank deposits, in each case, issued
by any bank having at the date of acquisition thereof combined capital and
surplus of not less than $500.0 million and organized under the laws of (A) any
member state of the European Union (as it exists on the Effective Date), the
United States of America or any State thereof or the District of Columbia or any
U.S. branch of a foreign bank or (B) Canada, South Africa, Australia, Singapore,
India, Japan or Korea only to the extent Investments pursuant to this clause
(B) are made by Non-U.S. Subsidiaries organized in the country in which such
bank is organized;”

 

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          (l) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the phrase “that is not an Affiliate of the Borrower” from the first sentence of
the definition of “Permitted PharmaBio Swaps”.

          (m) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
clause (ii) of the fourth sentence of the definition of “Unrestricted
Subsidiary” in its entirety and replacing it with the following: “(ii) such
Subsidiary is a Wholly Owned U.S. Subsidiary (and becomes a party to the
Guarantee Agreement, Security Agreement and the Pledge Agreement), a
Wholly-Owned Non-U.S. Subsidiary, or a Designated Asian Subsidiary”.

          (n) Clause (c)(iii) of Section 2.06 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting clause (y) thereto in its entirety and replacing it with
“(y) all such Net Proceeds from Assets Sales of Collateral shall be held in the
Collateral Account and released therefrom only in accordance with the terms of
the Security Agreement”

          (o) Clause (g) of Section 2.06 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with “[Intentionally
Omitted]”.

          (p) Clause (c) of Section 5.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with “[Intentionally
Omitted]”.

          (q) Clause (e) of Section 5.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by (i) deleting the reference to “January 31” and replacing it with
“February 28” and (ii) deleting the phrase “and the succeeding Fiscal Years
through the Term B Loan Maturity Date (including a projected consolidated
balance sheet and related statements of projected operations and cash flow as of
the end of each such Fiscal Year)”.

          (r) Clause (m) of Section 5.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with “[Intentionally
Omitted]”.

          (s) Clause (a) of Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by (1) deleting the word “and” between clauses (xxi) and (xxii) thereof,
(2) deleting the “.” at the end of clause (xxii) and replacing it with “; and”
and (3) inserting the following after clause (xxii):

          “(xxiii) Guarantees by the Borrower of operating leases of
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practices.”

          (t) Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting the phrase “, including Liens on Permitted PharmaBio Investments
granted in connection with Hedging Agreements permitted by Section 6.01(a)(xi)”
at the end of clause (xiv) thereto.

 

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          (u) Clause (a) of Section 6.03 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by (i) deleting the word “and” between clauses (iii) and (iv) and
replacing it with a comma and (ii) inserting the following after clause (iv) and
before the proviso: “and (v) any Restricted Subsidiary may dissolve if such
dissolution is desirable in the conduct of the business of the Borrower and the
Restricted Subsidiaries and will not result in a Material Adverse Effect”.

          (v) Section 6.04 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
the third parenthetical in the lead-in paragraph thereto in its entirety and
replacing it with the following:

          “(other than expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business,
including without limitation, the provisions of sales force personnel and
related expenses or arising pursuant to agreements entered into in connection
with Permitted PharmaBio Investments so long as such items are expected to be
treated as expenses (and not capitalized) on the income statement of such
Person)”

          (w) Clause (iv) of Section 6.04 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended (i) by inserting the phrase “or a Designated Asian Subsidiary” after the
words “Wholly-Owned Non-U.S. Subsidiary in clause (b) thereof and (ii) by
deleting the reference to “$50.0 million” in the first proviso thereof and
replacing it with “$150.0 million”.

          (x) Clause (x) of Section 6.04 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting the reference to “$150.0 million” and replacing it with
“$250.0 million” and adding the following proviso to the end of such clause (x):

          “provided, however, that any gain realized upon the sale of a
Permitted PharmaBio Investment shall not be included in the determination of
Cumulative Excess Cash Flow to the extent such gain is included in Cumulative
Consolidated Net Income and utilized to make Restricted Payments under section
6.07 (vii);”

          (y) Clause (i) of Section 6.05 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by inserting the phrase “, transfers and dispositions” after the word
“sales”.

          (z) Clause (v) of Section 6.05 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by (i) deleting the word “and” between clauses (A) and (B) thereof and
replacing it with a comma and (ii) inserting the following after clause (B) and
before the proviso: “and (C) sales of Investments that would otherwise
constitute a Permitted PharmaBio Investment but for the fact that such
Investment was made by a Non-U.S. Subsidiary permitted by Section 6.04(iv)(b)”.

          (aa) Clause (x) of Section 6.05 is hereby amended by (i) deleting the
parenthetical in its entirety and replacing it with “(other than Equity
Interests, including,

 

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without limitation, any preferred or preference Equity Interests, of a
Restricted Subsidiary unless, after giving effect to such sale, transfer or
disposition of Equity Interests, such Restricted Subsidiary would no longer
constitute a Subsidiary of the Borrower and any remaining Equity Interests in
such Person would be permitted to be owned under Section 6.04)” and
(ii) deleting in the proviso thereto the phrase “$35.0 million during any Fiscal
Year and $100.0 million in the aggregate” and replacing it with “$250.0 million
in the aggregate since the Effective Date”.

          (bb) Clause (vii) of Section 6.07 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

          “(vii) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments, directly or
indirectly, to the Intermediate Parent or the Parent to be used by the Parent to
make Restricted Payments pursuant to this clause (vii) in an amount not to
exceed the sum of (A) $100.0 million and (B) Cumulative Consolidated Net Income
since the Effective Date (for purposes of this clause (vii) only, such
Cumulative Consolidated Net Income shall be calculated (1) to include any net
gain or loss realized upon the sale or other disposition of Permitted PharmaBio
Investments during the applicable period if and to the extent such gain or loss
is included in the calculation of “Consolidated Net Income” under the terms of
the Subordinated Notes Indenture; provided that any such gain shall not be
included in Cumulative Consolidated Net Income to the extent such gain is
included in Cumulative Excess Cash Flow and utilized to make Investments under
Section 6.04 (x), (2) to exclude, to the extent non-cash, any unusual,
non-operating or non-recurring gain or loss (including to the extent related to
the Transactions) if and to the extent such gain or loss is excluded from the
calculation of “Consolidated Net Income” under the terms of the Subordinated
Notes Indenture and (3) to exclude expenses or charges (whether cash or
non-cash) related to the Transactions (including legal, accounting and debt
issuance costs) and any restructuring related thereto, including any refunding
or refinancing expenses related to Indebtedness repaid or refinanced, if and to
the extent such gain or loss is excluded from the calculation of “Consolidated
Net Income” under the terms of the Subordinated Notes Indenture) so long as
(x) both before and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing and (y) the Total Leverage Ratio as of the Test
Period ending on the last day for which financial statements have been delivered
to the Lenders pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) on a pro forma basis for such
Restricted Payment is less than 2.80x;”

          (cc) Section 6.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting from the chart the references to the Test Periods and corresponding
Ratios from March 31, 2005 through December 31, 2008 and replacing them with the
following:

                    Test Period     Ratio    
March 31, 2005
      2.50      
June 30, 2005
      2.50      

 

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                    Test Period     Ratio    
September 30, 2005
      2.50      
December 31, 2005
      2.50      
March 31, 2006
      3.00      
June 30, 2006
      3.00      
September 30, 2006
      3.00      
December 31, 2006
      3.00      
March 31, 2007
      3.50      
June 30, 2007
      3.50      
September 30, 2007
      3.50      
December 31, 2007
      3.50      
March 31, 2008
      4.00      
June 30, 2008
      4.00      
September 30, 2008
      4.00      
December 31, 2008
      4.00      

          (dd) Section 6.14 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting from the chart the references to the Test Periods and corresponding
Ratios from March 31, 2005 through December 31, 2008 and replacing them with the
following:

                    Test Period     Ratio    
March 31, 2005
      4.50      
June 30, 2005
      4.50      
September 30, 2005
      4.50      
December 31, 2005
      4.50      
March 31, 2006
      4.00      
June 30, 2006
      4.00      
September 30, 2006
      4.00      
December 31, 2006
      4.00      
March 31, 2007
      3.50      
June 30, 2007
      3.50      
September 30, 2007
      3.50      
December 31, 2007
      3.50      
March 31, 2008
      3.00      
June 30, 2008
      3.00      
September 30, 2008
      3.00      
December 31, 2008
      3.00      

 

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          (ee) Section 6.15 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting from the chart the references to the Test Periods and corresponding
Ratios from March 31, 2005 through December 31, 2005 and replacing them with the
following:

                    Test Period     Ratio    
March 31, 2005
      1.75      
June 30, 2005
      1.75      
September 30, 2005
      1.75      
December 31, 2005
      1.75      

          Section 2. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower represents and
warrants to the Lenders as of the date hereof that:

          (a) The execution and delivery of this Amendment by the Borrower has
been duly authorized.

          (b) Neither the execution or delivery by the Borrower of this
Amendment, nor compliance by the Borrower with the terms and provisions hereof,
(i) will contravene any applicable provision of any law, statute, rule or
regulation, or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or
Governmental Authority, (ii) will conflict or be inconsistent with, or result in
any breach of, any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or
constitute a default under, the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust,
loan agreement, credit agreement or any other material agreement, contract or
instrument to which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries’ property or assets is bound or to which the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may be subject, or (iii) will violate any
provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or equivalent
organizational or other charter documents) of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries.

          (c) At the time of and after giving effect to this Amendment, no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

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          Section 3. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become
effective on the date (the “Amendment Effective Date”) on which (a) the
Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from Lenders
constituting the Requisite Lenders and each Term B Lender, either
(i) counterparts of this Amendment signed on behalf of such parties or
(ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may
include telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Amendment) that
such parties have signed counterparts of this Amendment; (b) an amount not less
than $150,000,000 (including the Amendment No. 2 Prepayment Amount and the
mandatory prepayment of Loans with the Net Proceeds from Asset Sales to be
released from the Collateral Account pursuant to Section 2.06(c)(iii)) shall
have been utilized to repay Term B Loans; (c) the Borrower shall have paid to
the Administrative Agent on behalf of each Term B Lender executing this
Amendment a fee in an amount equal to 1.00% of such Term B Lender’s total Term B
Loans outstanding after giving effect to the repayment in clause (b) to this
Section 3; and (d) the expenses referred to in Section 4 have been repaid in
full.

          Section 4. Expenses. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the
Administrative Agent’s out-of-pocket expenses incurred by it in connection with
this Amendment, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of
Cahill Gordon & Reindel llp, counsel for the Administrative Agent.

          Section 5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number
of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original, but
all of which when taken together shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery
of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile
transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart
hereof.

          Section 6. Applicable Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY,
CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

          Section 7. Headings. The headings of this Amendment are for purposes
of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be duly executed as of the date first above written.

            QUINTILES TRANSNATIONAL CORP., as the Borrower
      By:   /s/ John D. Ratliff         Name:   John D. Ratliff        Title:  
EVP & CFO     

            CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC., as Administrative
Agent and Lender
      By:   /s/ Robert H. Chen         Name:   Robert H. Chen        Title:  
Vice President     

 

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                      ARCHIMEDES FUNDING III, Ltd.        

  BY:   ING Capital Advisors, LLC        

      as Collateral Manager        
 
               

  By:   /s/ Helen Y. Rhee        

               

      Helen Y. Rhee        

      Director        
 
                    NEMEAN CLO, Ltd.        

  BY:   ING Capital Advisors LLC,        

      As Investment Manager        
 
               

  By:   /s/ Helen Y. Rhee        

               

      Helen Y. Rhee        

      Director        
 
                    ING-ORYX CLO, LTD, as a Lender        

  BY:   ING Capital Advisors, LLC        

      As Collateral Manager        
 
               

  By:   /s/ Helen Y. Rhee        

               

      Helen Y. Rhee        

      Director        

 

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                      Atrium CDO ,               ,         as a Lender        
 
               

  By:   /s/ David H. Lerner        

             

      Name: DAVID H. LERNER        

      Title: AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY        

 

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                      Apex (Trimaran) CDO I, Ltd.             By Trimaran
Advisors, L.L.C.             as Lender        
 
               

  By:   /s/ David M. Millison        

               

      Name: David M. Millison        

      Title: Managing Director        

 

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                      BIG SKY SENIOR LOAN FUND, LTD.             BY: EATON VANCE
MANAGEMENT             AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR ,                 ,       as a
Lender        
 
               

  By:   /s/ Payson F. Swaffield        

             

      Name: Payson F. Swaffield        

      Title: Vice President        

 

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                      BLACKROCK LIMITED DURATION INCOME TRUST            
MAGNETITE IV CLO, LIMITED             MAGNETITE V CLO, LIMITED ,                
‘       as a Lender        
 
               

  By:   /s/ [illegible]        

             

      Name:        

      Title: Auth. Sig.        

 

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                      BRYN MAWR CLO, Ltd.             By: Deerfield Capital
Management LLC             as its Collateral Manager        
 
               

  By:   /s/ Dale Burrow        

               

      Name: Dale Burrow        

      Title: Senior Vice President        

 

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                      Canyon Capital CDO 2001-1 Ltd. ,                 '      
as a Lender,        
 
               

  By:   /s/ R. Christian B. Evensen        

             

      R. Christian B. Evensen        

      Managing Director        
 
               

  By:   Canyon Capital Advisors LLC,        

      a Delaware Limited Liability Company,        

      its Collateral Manager.        

 

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                      Canyon Capital CDO 2002-1 Ltd. ,                 '      
as a Lender,        
 
               

  By:   /s/ R. Christian B. Evensen        

             

      R. Christian B. Evensen        

      Managing Director        
 
               

  By:   Canyon Capital Advisors LLC,        

      a Delaware Limited Liability Company,        

      its Collateral Manager.        

 

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                      Canyon Capital CLO 2004-1 Ltd. ,                 ‘      
as a Lender,        
 
               

  By:   /s/ R. Christian B. Evensen        

             

      R. Christian B. Evensen        

      Managing Director        
 
               

  By:   Canyon Capital Advisors LLC,        

      a Delaware Limited Liability Company,        

      its Collateral Manager.        

 

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                      Carlyle High Yield Partners, L.P. ,                      
  as a Lender        
 
               

  By:   /s/ Linda Pace        

             

      Name: LINDA PACE        

      Title: MANAGING DIRECTOR        

 

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                      Carlyle High Yield Partners II, Ltd. ,                    
    as a Lender        
 
               

  By:   /s/ Linda Pace        

               

      Name: LINDA PACE        

      Title:   MANAGING DIRECTOR        

 

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                      Carlyle High Yield Partners III, Ltd. ,                  
      as a Lender        
 
               

  By:   /s/ Linda Pace        

               

      Name: LINDA PACE        

      Title:   MANAGING DIRECTOR        

 

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                      Carlyle High Yield Partners IV, Ltd. ,                   
      as a Lender        
 
               

  By:   /s/ Linda Pace        

               

      Name: LINDA PACE        

      Title:   MANAGING DIRECTOR        

 

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                      Carlyle High Yield Partners VI, Ltd. ,                    
    as a Lender        
 
               

  By:   /s/ Linda Pace        

               

      Name: LINDA PACE        

      Title:   MANAGING DIRECTOR        

 

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                      Carlyle Loan Investment, Ltd. ,                         as
a Lender        
 
               

  By:   /s/ Linda Pace        

               

      Name: LINDA PACE        

      Title:   MANAGING DIRECTOR        

 

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                      Carlyle Loan Opportunity Fund ,                         as
a Lender        
 
               

  By:   /s/ Linda Pace        

               

      Name: LINDA PACE        

      Title:   MANAGING DIRECTOR        

 

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                      Citadel Hill 2000 Ltd. ,                         as a
Lender        
 
               

  By:   /s/ Ken Irvine        

               

      Name: KEN IRVINE        

      Title:   AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY        

 

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                      Citicorp Insurance and Investment Trust by Travelers Asset
Management International Company, LLC ,                         as a Lender    
   
 
               

  By:   /s/ Matthew J. McInerny        

               

      Name: MATTHEW J. MCINERNY        

      Title:   INVESTMENT OFFICER        

 

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                      COSTANTINUS EATON VANCE CDO V, LTD.             BY: EATON
VANCE MANAGEMENT             AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR ,                         as
a Lender        
 
               

  By:   /s/ Payson F. Swaffield        

               

      Name: Payson F. Swaffield        

      Title:   Vice President        

 

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                      CSAM Funding I ,                         as a Lender      
 
 
               

  By:   /s/ David H. Lerner        

               

      Name: DAVID H. LERNER        

      Title:   AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY        

 

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  CSAM Funding II ,  

           

  as a Lender        

                  By:   /s/ David H. Lerner          

      Name:   DAVID H. LERNER

      Title:   AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY

 

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  Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas        

  by: DB Services New Jersey, Inc. ,  

           

  as a Lender        

                  By:   /s/ Edward Schaffer          

      Name:   Edward Schaffer

      Title:   Vice President

 

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  Dryden High Yield CDO 2001-I ,  

           

  as a Lender        

                  By:   Prudential Investment Management Inc., as Collateral
Manager                   /s/ B. Ross Smead          

      Name:   B. Ross Smead

      Title:   Vice President

 

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  Dryden Leveraged Loan CDO 2002-II ,  

           

  as a Lender        

                  By:   Prudential Investment Management, Inc., as Collateral
Manager                   /s/ B. Ross Smead          

      Name:   B. Ross Smead

      Title:   Vice President

 

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  Dryden III – Leveraged Loan CDO 2002 ,  

           

  as a Lender        

                  By:   Prudential Investment Management, Inc., as Collateral
Manager                   /s/ B. Ross Smead          

      Name:   B. Ross Smead

      Title:   Vice President

 

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  Dryden IV – Leveraged Loan CDO 2003 ,  

           

  as a Lender        

                  By:   Prudential Investment Management, Inc., as Collateral
Manager                   /s/ B. Ross Smead          

      Name:   B. Ross Smead

      Title:   Vice President

 

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  Dryden V – Leveraged Loan CDO 2003 ,  

           

  as a Lender        

                  By:   Prudential Investment Management, Inc., as Collateral
Manager                   /s/ B. Ross Smead          

      Name:   B. Ross Smead

      Title:   Vice President

 

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  Dryden VII – Leveraged Loan CDO 2004 ,  

           

  as a Lender        

                  By:   Prudential Investment Management, Inc., as Collateral
Manager                   /s/ B. Ross Smead          

      Name:   B. Ross Smead

      Title:   Vice President

 

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  EATON VANCE CDO III, LTD.

  BY: EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT

  AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR

  as Lender

                  By:   /s/ Payson F. Swaffield          

      Name:   Payson F. Swaffield

      Title:   Vice President

 

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  EATON VANCE CDO VI LTD.        

  BY: EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT        

  AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR ,  

           

  as a Lender        

                  By:   /s/ Payson F. Swaffield          

      Name:   Payson F. Swaffield

      Title:   Vice President

 

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                           EATON VANCE FLOATING RATE          INCOME TRUST    
     BY: EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT          AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR ,             
     as a Lender
 
                         By:        /s/ Payson F. Swaffield                  

           Name:   Payson F. Swaffield    

           Title:   Vice President    

 

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                           EATON VANCE INSTITUTIONAL SENIOR LOAN          BY:
EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT          AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR ,                   as a
Lender
 
                         By:        /s/ Payson F. Swaffield                  

           Name:   Payson F. Swaffield    

           Title:   Vice President    

 

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                           EATON VANCE          LIMITED DURATION INCOME FUND    
     BY: EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT          AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR ,             
     as a Lender
 
                         By:        /s/ Payson F. Swaffield                  

           Name:   Payson F. Swaffield    

           Title:   Vice President    

 

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                               EATON VANCE SENIOR              FLOATING-RATE
TRUST              BY: EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT              AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR
,                           as a Lender    
 
                             By:        /s/ Payson F. Swaffield          

           Name:   Payson F. Swaffield        

           Title:   Vice President        

 

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                               EATON VANCE SENIOR INCOME TRUST              BY:
EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT              AS INVESTMENT ADVISOR ,                     
     as a Lender    
 
                             By:        /s/ Payson F. Swaffield          

           Name:   Payson F. Swaffield        

           Title:   Vice President        

 

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                           First Dominion Funding II ,                   as a
Lender
 
                         By:        /s/ David H. Lerner                  

           Name:   DAVID H. LERNER    

           Title:   AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY    

 

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                           First Dominion Funding III ,                   as a
Lender
 
                         By:        /s/ David H. Lerner                  

           Name:   DAVID H. LERNER    

           Title:   AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY    

 

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                      Flagship CLO III     by Flagship Capital Management, Inc.
 
                    By:        /s/ Eric S. Meyer                  

           Name:   Eric S. Meyer    

           Title:   Director    

 

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                           Foothill Income Trust, L.P.          By FIT GP, LLC,
Its General Partner                as a Lender
 
                         By:        /s/ Dennis R. Ascher                  

           Name:   Dennis R. Ascher    

           Title:   Managing Member    

 

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                      FOREST CREEK CLO, Ltd.     By: Deerfield Capital
Management LLC as its     Collateral Manager
 
                    By:        /s/ Dale Burrow                  

           Name:   Dale Burrow    

           Title:   Senior Vice President    

 

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                      Franklin CLO III, Limited ,                  as a Lender  
 
 
                    By:   /s/ David Ardini                  

      Name:   DAVID ARDINI    

      Title:   VICE PRESIDENT    

 

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                      FRANKLIN CLO IV, LIMITED ,                  as a Lender  
 
 
                    By:   /s/ David Ardini                  

      Name:   DAVID ARDINI    

      Title:   VICE PRESIDENT    

 

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                      FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE
DAILY ACCESS FUND ,        as a Lender    
 
                    By:   /s/ David Ardini                  

      Name:   DAVID ARDINI    

      Title:   ASST. VICE PRESIDENT    

 

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                      Franklin Floating Rate Master Series ,                  as
a Lender    
 
                    By:   /s/ David Ardini                  

      Name:   DAVID ARDINI    

      Title:   ASST. VICE PRESIDENT    

 

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                      Franklin Floating Rate Trust ,                  as a
Lender    
 
                    By:   /s/ David Ardini                  

      Name:   DAVID ARDINI    

      Title:   ASST. VICE PRESIDENT    

 

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                      FRANKLIN TEMPLETON LIM. DURATION INCOME TRUST ,           
      as a Lender    
 
                    By:   /s/ David Ardini                  

      Name:   DAVID ARDINI    

      Title:   ASST. VICE PRESIDENT    

 

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                      FRANKLIN TOTAL RETURN FUND ,                  as a Lender
   
 
                    By:   /s/ David Ardini                  

      Name:   DAVID ARDINI    

      Title:   ASST. VICE PRESIDENT    

 

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                      General Electric Capital Corporation                   as
a Lender    
 
                    By:   /s/ Jeffrey P. Hoffman                  

      Name:   Jeffrey P. Hoffman    

      Title:   Duly Authorized Signatory    

 

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                      GOLDENTREE HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES I, L.P.         By:
GoldenTree Asset Management, L.P.    
 
                    By:   /s/ Frederick S. Haddad                  

      Name:   Frederick S. Haddad    

      Title:   Partner    

 

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                      GOLDENTREE HIGH YIELD OPPORTUNITIES II, L.P.         By:
GoldenTree Asset Management, L.P.    
 
                    By:   /s/ Frederick S. Haddad                  

      Name:   Frederick S. Haddad    

      Title:   Partner    

 

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                          GOLDENTREE LOAN OPPORTUNITIES I, LTD             By:
GoldenTree Asset Management, L.P.        
 
                        By:   /s/ Frederick S. Haddad                          

      Name:   Frederick S. Haddad        

      Title:   Partner        

 

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                          GOLDENTREE LOAN OPPORTUNITIES II, LTD             By:
GoldenTree Asset Management, L.P.        
 
                        By:   /s/ Frederick S. Haddad                          

      Name:   Frederick S. Haddad        

      Title:   Partner        

 

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                          GRAYSON & CO             BY: BOSTON MANAGEMENT AND    
        RESEARCH AS INVESTMENT             ADVISOR ,                          as
a Lender        
 
                        By:   /s/ Payson F. Swaffield                          

      Name:   Payson F. Swaffield        

      Title:   Vice President        

 

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                          Hamilton CDO, Ltd.             By: Stanfield Capital  
          Partners LLC             As its Collateral Manager ,                 
        as a Lender        
 
                        By:   /s/ Christopher E. Jansen                        
 

      Name:   Christopher E. Jansen        

      Title:   Managing Partner        

 

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                          INDOSUEZ CAPITAL FUNDING VI LIMITED             By:
Lyon Capital Management LLC,             As Collateral Manager            
[INSERT LEGAL NAME],             as Lender        
 
                        By:   /s/ Alexander B. Kenna                          

      Name:   LYON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC        

          Alexander B. Kenna        

      Title:   Portfolio Manager        

 

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                          Inner Harbor CBO 2001-1 LTD ,                         
as a Lender             By: T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.             as
Collateral Manager        
 
                        By:   /s/ Kevin P. Loome                          

      Name:   Kevin P. Loome        

      Title:   Vice President        

 

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                          Loan Funding VILLC,             for itself or as agent
for             Corporate Loan Funding VILLC ,                          as a
Lender        
 
                        By:   /s/ Dean T Criares                          

      Name:   DEAN T CRIARES        

      Title:   Managing Director        

 

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                          LONG GROVE CLO, LIMITED             By: Deerfield
Capital Management LLC             as its Collateral Manager        
 
                        By:   /s/ Dale Burrow                          

      Name:   Dale Burrow        

      Title:   Senior Vice President        

 

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                          MADISON AVENUE CDO I             by METROPOLITAN LIFE
INSURANCE             COMPANY             AS COLLATERAL MANAGER ,               
          as a Lender        
 
                        By:   /s/ Susan M. Garrett                          

      Name:   Susan M. Garrett        

      Title:   Director        

 

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                          MADISON AVENUE CDO III             by METROPOLITAN
LIFE INSURANCE             COMPANY             AS COLLATERAL MANAGER ,         
                as a Lender        
 
                        By:   /s/ Susan M. Garrett                          

      Name:   Susan M. Garrett        

      Title:   Director        

 

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                               MADISON AVENUE CDO IV              by
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company              as Collateral Manager ,       
               as a Lender    
 
                             By:        /s/ Susan M. Garrett          

           Name:   Susan M. Garrett        

           Title:   Director        

 

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                          MARKET SQUARE CLO, Ltd.         By: Deerfield Capital
Management LLC         as its Collateral Manager    
 
                        By:        /s/ Dale Burrow          

           Name:   Dale Burrow        

           Title:   Senior Vice President        

 

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                               METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY ,           
           as a Lender    
 
                             By:        /s/ Susan M. Garrett          

           Name:   Susan M. Garrett        

           Title:   Director        

 

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                          Merrill Lynch Capital, a division of Merrill        
Lynch Business Financial Services, Inc.    
 
                        [INSERT LEGAL NAME],         as Lender    
 
                        By:        /s/ Luis Viera          

           Name:   Luis Viera        

           Title:   Vice President        

 

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                               Monument Park CDO Ltd.              By:
Blackstone Debt Advisors L.P.              As Collateral Manager ,             
         as a Lender    
 
                             By:        /s/ Dean T. Criares          

           Name:   DEAN T. CRIARES        

           Title:   Managing Director        

 

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                               MUIRFIELD TRADING LLC ,                       as
a Lender    
 
                             By:        /s/ Meredith J. Koslick          

           Name:   Meredith J. Koslick        

           Title:   Assistant Vice President        

 

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                               THE NORINCHUKIN BANK, NEW YORK BRANCH,        
     through State Street Bank and Trust Company N.A. as              Fiduciary
Custodian              By: Eaton Vance Management, Attorney-in-fact ,           
           as a Lender    
 
                             By:        /s/ Payson F. Swaffield          

           Name:   Payson F. Swaffield        

           Title:   Vice President        

 

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                               Nuveen Senior Income Fund    
 
                ,                       as a Lender              By Symphony
Asset Management LLC    
 
                             By:        /s/ [illegible]          

           Name:            

           Title:            

 

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                               R2 Top Hat, Ltd              By: Amalgamated
Gadget, L.P., its investment manager              By: Scepter Holdings, Inc.,
its General Partner ,                       as a Lender    
 
                             By:        /s/ Robert McCormick          

           Name:   Robert McCormick        

           Title:   Vice President        

 

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                               Redwood Master Fund, Ltd. ,                 
     as a Lender    
 
                             By:        /s/ Jonathan Kulatch          

           Name:   Jonathan Kulatch        

           Title:   Principal        

 

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                  Residential Funding Corporation,     as Lender
 
                By:   /s/ Dennis M. Hansen          

      Name:   Dennis M. Hansen

      Title:   Senior Vice President

 

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                          ROBECO CDO II LTD. ,                         as a
Lender        
 
                        By:   /s/ Michael Venezia          

      Name:   Michael Venezia        

      Title:   VP – Asst PM        

 

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              ROSEMONT CLO, Ltd.     By: Deerfield Capital Management     LLC as
its Collateral Manager
 
       

  By:   /s/ Dale Burrow

       

  Name:   Dale Burrow

  Title:   Senior Vice President

 

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                          SAWGRASS TRADING LLC ,                         as a
Lender        
 
                        By:   /s/ Meredith J. Koslick          

      Name:   Meredith J. Koslick        

      Title:   Assistant Vice President        

 

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                          SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO             By: Boston
Management and Research as Investment Advisor ,                         as a
Lender        
 
                        By:   /s/ Payson F. Swaffield          

      Name:   Payson F. Swaffield        

      Title:   Vice President        

 

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                  SEQUILS-Cumberland I, Ltd.     By: Deerfield Capital
Management LLC as its Collateral Manager
 
                By:   /s/ Dale Burrow          

      Name:   Dale Burrow

      Title:   Senior Vice President

 

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                          SRF 2000, INC. ,                         as a Lender  
     
 
                        By:   /s/ Meredith J. Koslick          

      Name:   Meredith J. Koslick        

      Title:   Assistant Vice President        

 

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                          Stanfield CLO Ltd.             By: Stanfield Capital
Partners LLC             as its Collateral Manager ,                         as
a Lender        
 
                        By:   /s/ Christopher E. Jansen          

      Name:   Christopher E. Jansen        

      Title:   Managing Partner        

 

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                          Stanfield/RMF Transatlantic CDO Ltd.             By:
Stanfield Capital Partners LLC             as its Collateral Manager ,          
              as a Lender        
 
                        By:   /s/ Christopher E. Jansen          

      Name:   Christopher E. Jansen        

      Title:   Managing Partner        

 

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                          Stichting Bedrijfstakpensoenfonds voor de Matelektro  
      By: GoldenTree Asset Management, L.P.
 
                                By:   /s/ Frederick S. Haddad                  

              Name:   Frederick S. Haddad

              Title:   Partner

 

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                  Stichting Pensioenfonds Hoogovens         By: GoldenTree Asset
Management, L.P.    
 
           

  By:   /s/ Frederick S. Haddad    

     

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      Name: Frederick S. Haddad    

      Title:   Partner    

 

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                  SunAmerica Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.         By: AIG
Global Investment Corp.         Investment Sub-Adviser ,                 as a
Lender    
 
           

  By:   /s/ John G. Lapham, III    

     

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      Name: John G. Lapham, III    

      Title:   Managing Director    

 

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                  TOLLI & CO.         BY: EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT         AS
INVESTMENT ADVISOR ,                 as a Lender    
 
           

  By:   /s/ Payson F. Swaffield    

     

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      Name: Payson F. Swaffield    

      Title:   Vice President    

 

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                  TORONTO DOMINION (NEW YORK), LLC ,                 as a Lender
   
 
           

  By:   /s/ Masood Fikree    

     

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      Name: MASOOD FIKREE    

      Title:   AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY    

 

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                  The Travelers Insurance Company ,                 as a Lender
   
 
           

  By:   /s/ Matthew J. McInerny    

     

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      Name: MATTHEW J. MCINERNY    

      Title:   INVESTMENT OFFICER    

 

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                  Union Square CDO Ltd.         By: Blackstone Debt Advisors
L.P.         As Collateral Manager ,                 as a Lender    
 
           

  By:   /s/ Dean T. Criares    

     

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      Name: DEAN T. CRIARES    

      Title:   Managing Director    

 

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            Venture CDO 2002, Limited,
as Lender

By its investment advisor, MJX
Asset Management LLC
      By:   /s/ [illegible]         Name:           Title:        

 

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            Venture III CDO Limited,
as Lender

By its investment advisor, MJX
Asset Management LLC
      By:   /s/ [illegible]         Name:           Title:      

 

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                  Windsor Loan Funding, Limited         By: Stanfield Capital
Partners LLC         as its Investment Manager ,                 as a Lender    
 
           

  By:   /s/ Christopher E. Jansen    

     

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      Name: Christopher E. Jansen    

      Title:   Managing Partner