Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of
June 30, 2014,
among
BEST BUY CO., INC.,
The SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS Party Hereto,
The LENDERS Party Hereto
and
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent
 
$1,250,000,000
 
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC,
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
COMPASS BANK,
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
and
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Syndication Agent
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
COMPASS BANK
and
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Documentation Agents

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I

Definitions
SECTION 1.01.
Defined Terms
1

SECTION 1.02.
Classification of Loans and Borrowings
24

SECTION 1.03.
Terms Generally
25

SECTION 1.04.
Accounting Terms; GAAP
25

ARTICLE II
The Credits
SECTION 2.01.
The Commitments
26

SECTION 2.02.
Loans and Borrowings
26

SECTION 2.03.
Requests for Syndicated Borrowings
27

SECTION 2.04.
Competitive Bid Procedure
28

SECTION 2.05.
Swingline Loans
30

SECTION 2.06.
Letters of Credit
32

SECTION 2.07.
Funding of Borrowings
39

SECTION 2.08.
Interest Elections
40

SECTION 2.09.
Termination, Reduction and Increase of the Commitments
41

SECTION 2.10.
Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt
44

SECTION 2.11.
Prepayment of Loans
45

SECTION 2.12.
Fees
46

SECTION 2.13.
Interest
47

SECTION 2.14.
Alternate Rate of Interest
47

SECTION 2.15.
Increased Costs
48

SECTION 2.16.
Break Funding Payments
50

SECTION 2.17.
Taxes
50

SECTION 2.18.
Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs
54

SECTION 2.19.
Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders
56

SECTION 2.20.
Extension of Commitment Termination Date
58

SECTION 2.21.
Defaulting Lenders
60

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ARTICLE III
Guarantee
SECTION 3.01.
The Guarantee
62

SECTION 3.02.
Obligations Unconditional
63

SECTION 3.03.
Reinstatement
63

SECTION 3.04.
Subrogation
64

SECTION 3.05.
Remedies
64

SECTION 3.06.
Instrument for the Payment of Money
64

SECTION 3.07.
Continuing Guarantee
64

SECTION 3.08.
Rights of Contribution
64

SECTION 3.09.
General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations
65

SECTION 3.10.
Designation of Subsidiary Guarantors
65

SECTION 3.11.
Release of Guarantees
66

ARTICLE IV
Representations and Warranties
SECTION 4.01.
Organization
66

SECTION 4.02.
Authorization; Enforceability
66

SECTION 4.03.
Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts
66

SECTION 4.04.
Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change
67

SECTION 4.05.
Properties
67

SECTION 4.06.
Litigation and Environmental Matters
67

SECTION 4.07.
Compliance with Laws and Agreements
67

SECTION 4.08.
Investment Company Status
68

SECTION 4.09.
Taxes
68

SECTION 4.10.
ERISA
68

SECTION 4.11.
Subsidiaries
68

SECTION 4.12.
Federal Reserve Regulations
68

ARTICLE V
Conditions
SECTION 5.01.
Effective Date
68

SECTION 5.02.
Each Credit Event
70

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ARTICLE VI
Affirmative Covenants
SECTION 6.01.
Financial Statements, Rating Changes and Other Information
70

SECTION 6.02.
Notices of Material Events
72

SECTION 6.03.
Existence; Conduct of Business
72

SECTION 6.04.
Payment of Obligations
72

SECTION 6.05.
Maintenance of Properties; Insurance
72

SECTION 6.06.
Books and Records; Inspection Rights
73

SECTION 6.07.
Compliance with Laws
73

SECTION 6.08.
New Specified Subsidiaries to Become Subsidiary Guarantors
73

SECTION 6.09.
Use of Proceeds; Federal Reserve Regulations
73

ARTICLE VII
Negative Covenants
SECTION 7.01.
Subsidiary Indebtedness
74

SECTION 7.02.
Liens
75

SECTION 7.03.
Fundamental Changes
76

SECTION 7.04.
Restrictive Agreements
77

SECTION 7.05.
Transactions with Affiliates
78

SECTION 7.06.
Certain Financial Covenants
79

SECTION 7.07.
Investments in Foreign Subsidiaries
79

ARTICLE VIII
Events of Default
ARTICLE IX
Agency
SECTION 9.01.
Administrative Agent
81

SECTION 9.02.
Bookrunners, Etc
85

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ARTICLE X
Miscellaneous
SECTION 10.01.
Notices
85

SECTION 10.02.
Waivers; Amendments
87

SECTION 10.03.
Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver
89

SECTION 10.04.
Successors and Assigns
91

SECTION 10.05.
Survival
95

SECTION 10.06.
Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution
95

SECTION 10.07.
Severability
96

SECTION 10.08.
Right of Setoff
96

SECTION 10.09.
Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.
97

SECTION 10.10.
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
97

SECTION 10.11.
Headings
98

SECTION 10.12.
Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality
98

SECTION 10.13.
Non-Public Information
99

SECTION 10.14.
USA PATRIOT Act
99

SECTION 10.15.
Interest Rate Limitation
99

SECTION 10.16.
No Fiduciary Relationship
100

SCHEDULE 2.01 ‑ Commitments
SCHEDULE 2.05 ‑ Swingline Commitments
SCHEDULE 2.06 ‑ Existing Letters of Credit
SCHEDULE 4.11 ‑ Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 7.01 ‑ Existing and Available Indebtedness
SCHEDULE 7.02 ‑ Certain Existing Liens
SCHEDULE 7.04 ‑ Restrictive Agreements

EXHIBIT A ‑ Form of Assignment and Assumption
EXHIBIT B ‑ Form of Guarantee Assumption Agreement
EXHIBIT C ‑ Form of Non-Bank Certificate
EXHIBIT D ‑ Form of Borrowing Request

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FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of June 30, 2014, among BEST BUY CO., INC.,
the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS party hereto, the LENDERS party hereto and JPMORGAN
CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.
The Borrower (as hereinafter defined) has requested that the Lenders (as
hereinafter defined) make extensions of credit (by means of loans and letters of
credit) to the Borrower in an original aggregate principal or face amount not
exceeding $1,250,000,000 at any one time outstanding in Dollars. The Lenders are
prepared to extend such credit upon the terms and conditions hereof, and,
accordingly, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.01.    Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement (including the
introductory paragraph hereto), the following terms have the meanings specified
below:

“364-Day Credit Agreement” means the 364-Day Credit Agreement dated as of June
25, 2013 (as amended, supplemented, replaced or otherwise modified (subject to
any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth
herein)), among the Borrower, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, JPMCB, as
administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto.
“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such
Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate
determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.
“Additional Commitment Lender” means any Person that is an Eligible Assignee and
that agrees to provide a Commitment or (in the case of an existing Lender)
agrees to increase the amount of its Commitment, in each case pursuant to
Section 2.09(e) or 2.20, with the consent of the Administrative Agent, each
Issuing Lender and each Swingline Lender (in each case, such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld).
“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, for the Interest Period for any Syndicated
Eurocurrency Borrowing, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest
Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate for such Interest Period.
“Administrative Agent” means JPMCB, in its capacity as administrative agent for
the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and its successors in
such capacity as provided in Article IX.
“Administrative Agent’s Account” means an account designated by the
Administrative Agent in a notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.

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“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form
supplied by the Administrative Agent.
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that
directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is
Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.
“Agreement” means this Five-Year Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended,
restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time.
“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest
of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective
Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1% per annum and (c) the Adjusted LIBO
Rate on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately
preceding Business Day) for a deposit in Dollars with a maturity of one month
plus 1%. For purposes of clause (c) above, the Adjusted LIBO Rate on any day
shall be based on the rate per annum appearing on the applicable Reuters screen
page (currently page LIBOR01) displaying interest rates for Dollar deposits in
the London interbank market (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a
page of the Reuters screen, on the appropriate page of such other information
service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative
Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion) at approximately 11:00
a.m., London time, on such day for deposits in Dollars with a maturity of one
month; provided that if such rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be
deemed to be zero. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the
Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be
effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime
Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, as the case
may be.
“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any
jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time
concerning or relating to bribery, corruption or money laundering.
“Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the
total Commitments represented by such Lender’s Commitment. If the Commitments
have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based
upon the Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.
“Applicable Rate” means, for any day, with respect to any ABR Loan (including
any Swingline Loan) or Syndicated Eurocurrency Loan, or with respect to the
facility fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per
annum set forth below under the caption ABR Spread, Eurocurrency Spread or
Facility Fee Rate, as the case may be, based upon the applicable Moody’s Rating
and/or S&P Rating, respectively, applicable on such date:

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S&P Rating/
Moody’s Rating
ABR Spread
Eurocurrency Spread
Facility Fee Rate
Category 1
BBB+/Baa1
0.000%
1.000%
0.125%
Category 2
BBB/Baa2
0.075%
1.075%
0.175%
Category 3
BBB-/Baa3
0.275%
1.275%
0.225%
Category 4
BB+/Ba1
0.475%
1.475%
0.275%
Category 5
BB/Ba2 or lower, or unrated
0.925%
1.925%
0.325%

For purposes of the foregoing, (a) if any of Moody’s or S&P shall not have in
effect a Moody’s Rating or an S&P Rating, as the case may be (other than by
reason of the circumstances referred to in the last sentence of this
definition), then the Borrower and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to
amend this definition to reflect the unavailability of ratings from such rating
agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, such rating agency
shall be deemed to have established a rating in Category 5; (b) if the Moody’s
Rating or the S&P Rating established or deemed to have been established by
Moody’s or S&P, as the case may be, shall fall within different Categories, the
Applicable Rate shall be based on the higher of the two ratings, unless the
ratings differ by two or more categories, in which case the Applicable Rate
shall be based on the Category one level below that corresponding to the higher
rating; and (c) if the Moody’s Rating or the S&P Rating established or deemed to
have been established by Moody’s or S&P, as the case may be, shall be changed
(other than as a result of a change in the rating system of Moody’s or S&P),
such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by
the applicable rating agency, irrespective of when notice of such change shall
have been furnished by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
pursuant to Section 6.01 or otherwise. Each change in the Applicable Rate shall
apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and
ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such
change. If the rating system of Moody’s or S&P shall change, or if any such
rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt
obligations, the Borrower and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend
this definition to reflect such changed rating system or the unavailability of
ratings from such rating agency and, pending the effectiveness of any such
amendment, the Applicable Rate shall be determined by reference to the rating
most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation.

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“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged
in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions
of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or
managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an
Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.
“Arranger” means each of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, U.S. Bank National
Association, Compass Bank, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Merrill Lynch,
Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, in its capacity as joint lead arranger and
joint bookrunner for the credit facility established hereunder.
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a
Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any Person whose consent is
required by Section 10.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in
substantially the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the
Administrative Agent.
“Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit” means a Letter of Credit with an initial expiry
date of one year or less after the date of its issuance that has automatic
renewal provisions.
“Availability Period” means the period from and including the Effective Date to
but excluding the earlier of the Commitment Termination Date and the date of
termination of the Commitments.
“Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, that such Person has
become the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a
receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the
benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or
liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith
determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance
of, or indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such
proceeding or appointment; provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result
solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership
interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority; provided, however, that
such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity
from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States of America or from the
enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such
Person (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or
disaffirm any agreements made by such Person.
“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United
States of America.
“Borrower” means Best Buy Co., Inc., a Minnesota corporation.
“Borrowing” means (a) all Syndicated ABR Loans made, converted or continued on
the same date, (b) Syndicated Eurocurrency Loans or Competitive Loans of the
same Type that have the same Interest Period (or any single Competitive Loan
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not have the same Interest Period as any other Competitive Loan of the same
Type) or (c) Swingline Loans made on the same day.
“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Syndicated Borrowing
or a Swingline Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.05, as applicable.
“Business Day” means any day (a) that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on
which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to
remain closed and (b) if such day relates to a Competitive Bid Request or
Competitive Bid for a Competitive Eurocurrency Loan, or to a borrowing, a
continuation or conversion of or into, or the Interest Period for, a
Eurocurrency Borrowing, or to a notice by the Borrower with respect to any such
borrowing, payment, prepayment, continuation, conversion, or Interest Period,
that is also a day on which dealings in deposits denominated in Dollars are
carried out in the London interbank market.
“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person
to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying
the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which
obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on
a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations
shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash Flow Leverage Ratio” means, as of the last day of any Measurement Period,
the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) Net Interest-bearing Indebtedness on such day,
(ii) the principal amount of the Securitization Transactions on such day plus
(iii) eight times Rental and Lease Expense for the Measurement Period ended on
such day, to (b) the sum of EBITDA and Rental and Lease Expense for the
Measurement Period ended on such day.
“Change in Control” means either (a) after the Effective Date, any Person or two
or more Persons acting in concert acquiring beneficial ownership (within the
meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of common stock of the Borrower
representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of all common stock of the
Borrower entitled to vote in the election of directors or (b) during any period
of up to twelve consecutive months, whether commencing before or after the
Effective Date, individuals who at the beginning of such twelve-month period
were directors of the Borrower, ceasing for any reason (other than by reason of
death, disability or scheduled retirement) to constitute a majority of the Board
of Directors of the Borrower, unless such directors were replaced by new
directors whose election to the Board of Directors of the Borrower, or whose
nomination for election by the shareholders of the Borrower, was approved by a
majority of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the
beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was
previously so approved.
“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
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implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the
making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not
having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that,
notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or
directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) 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, promulgated or issued; and
provided further that the determination by any Lender of any additional amount
owing to it, to the extent claimed in reliance on the preceding proviso, shall
be made in good faith in a manner generally consistent with such Lender’s
standard practices and only if such Lender seeks, or intends to seek,
reimbursement for such additional amounts under other syndicated credit
facilities involving similarly situated borrowers under which such Lender is a
lender and may seek such reimbursement.
“Class”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such
Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Syndicated Loans, Competitive
Loans or Swingline Loans.
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender
to make Syndicated Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and
Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum
aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such
commitment may be (a) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to
Section 2.09 and (b) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to
assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 10.04. The initial amount
of each Lender’s Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, in the Assignment and
Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment or,
in the case of an Additional Commitment Lender, in the agreement reflecting its
Commitment Increase (in the case of Section 2.09) or its new or additional
commitment (in the case of Section 2.20), as applicable. The initial aggregate
amount of the Lenders’ Commitments is $1,250,000,000.
“Commitment Increase” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(e).
“Commitment Increase Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(e).
“Commitment Termination Date” means (a) June 30, 2019 (or, if such date is not a
Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) or (b) with respect to any
Lender the Commitment of which has been extended pursuant to Section 2.20, the
date to which such Lender’s Commitment has been so extended.
“Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication,
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Borrower or any other Obligor pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions
contemplated therein that is distributed to the Administrative Agent, any Lender
or any Issuing Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section
10.01, including through the Platform.
“Competitive”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to
whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are made pursuant to
Section 2.04.
“Competitive Bid” means an offer by a Lender to make a Competitive Loan in
accordance with Section 2.04.
“Competitive Bid Rate” means, with respect to any Competitive Bid, the Margin or
the Fixed Rate, as applicable, offered by the Lender making such Competitive
Bid.
“Competitive Bid Request” means a request by the Borrower for Competitive Bids
in accordance with Section 2.04.
“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or
measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or
branch profits Taxes.
“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct
or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether
through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.
“Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.
“Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or
which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become
an Event of Default.
“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business
Days of the date required to be funded or paid, (i) to fund any portion of its
Loans, (ii) to fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or
Swingline Loans or (iii) to pay to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender
or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder,
unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative
Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith
determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified in
writing, including, if applicable, by reference to a specific Default) has not
been satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any
Issuing Lender or any Swingline Lender in writing, or has made a public
statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of
its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public
statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good-faith
determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified in such
writing, including, if applicable, by reference to a specific Default) to
funding a Loan cannot be satisfied) or

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generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has
failed, within three Business Days after request by the Administrative Agent,
any Issuing Lender or any Swingline Lender, made in good faith, to provide a
certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will
comply with its obligations to fund prospective Loans and participations in then
outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans, provided that such Lender
shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon the
receipt by the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender or the Swingline Lender
of such certification, or (d) has become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event.
“Documentary Letter of Credit” means a Letter of Credit which requires that the
drafts thereunder be accompanied by a document of title covering or securing
title to the goods acquired with the proceeds of such drafts.
“Documentation Agent” means each of Bank of America, N.A., Compass Bank and
Citibank, N.A. in its capacity as documentation agent for the credit facility
established hereunder.
“Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.
“Domestic Securitization Transaction” means any transfer by the Borrower or any
of its Domestic Subsidiaries of its accounts receivable or interests (including
security interests) therein  (a) to a trust, partnership, corporation, limited
liability company or other entity, which transfer is funded in whole or in part,
directly or indirectly, by the incurrence or issuance by the transferee or
successor transferee of Indebtedness or other securities that are to receive
payments from, or that represent interests in, the cash flow derived from such
accounts receivable or interests therein, or (b) directly to one or more
investors or other purchasers.
“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower organized or
incorporated under the laws of any State within the United States of America or
the District of Columbia.
“EBITDA” means, for any period, the consolidated net earnings (loss) of the
Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries determined in accordance with GAAP
(but excluding therefrom any portion thereof attributable to any noncontrolling
interest in a Subsidiary) plus (a) to the extent deducted in determining such
consolidated net earnings (loss), the sum of (i) interest expense (net of
interest income), income tax expense and depreciation and amortization, all as
determined in accordance with GAAP, (ii) extraordinary, non-recurring or unusual
charges or losses, (iii) charges resulting from the application of FASB
Statement Number 123 (Revised), (iv) other non-cash charges, and (v) losses
arising from the sale of assets other than in the ordinary course of business,
minus (b) to the extent included in such consolidated net earnings (loss),
extraordinary gains and gains arising from the sale of assets other than in the
ordinary course of business.
“Effective Date” means the date on which the Administrative Agent declares this
Agreement effective as provided in Section 5.01.

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“Eligible Assignee” means (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender, (c) an
Approved Fund and (d) any other Person, other than, in each case, (i) a
Defaulting Lender or a Lender Parent thereof, (ii) the Borrower or any
Subsidiary or other Affiliate of the Borrower, (iii) a natural person or (iv) a
holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the
primary benefit of, a natural person, other than, in the case of this clause
(iv), any such holding company, investment vehicle or trust that (A) has not
been established for the primary purpose of acquiring Loans or Commitments, (B)
is managed by a professional advisor, who is not such natural person or a
relative thereof, having significant experience in the business of making or
purchasing commercial loans, (C) has assets greater than $25,000,000 and (D)
makes or purchases commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the
ordinary course of its business as significant part of its activities.
“Environmental Laws” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances,
orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued,
promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way
to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the
management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health
and safety matters.
“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise
(including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines,
penalties or indemnities), directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon
(a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling,
transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials,
(c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release
of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement
or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or
imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.
“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests,
membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a
trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options
or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such
equity interest.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated)
that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section
414(b) or (c) of the Code, or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and
Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of
the Code.
“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of
ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an
event for which the 30‑day notice period is waived); (b) a failure by any Plan
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ERISA) applicable to such Plan, in each instance, whether or not waived; (c) the
filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an
application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any
Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any
liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan;
(e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan
administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or
Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the
Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the
withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the
receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by
any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice,
concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a
Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization,
within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.
“Eurocurrency”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to
whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest
at a rate determined by reference to (a) in the case of a Syndicated Loan or a
Syndicated Borrowing, the Adjusted LIBO Rate, or (b) in the case of a
Competitive Loan or a Competitive Borrowing, the LIBO Rate.
“Events of Default” has the meaning specified in Article VIII.
“Excess Funding Guarantor” has the meaning specified in Section 3.08.
“Excess Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 3.08.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender,
any Issuing Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on
account of any obligation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder
or under any other Loan Document, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income
(however denominated), franchise Taxes or minimum Taxes (in lieu of net income
Taxes), and branch profits Taxes imposed as a result of such recipient being
organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of
any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing
such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof), (b) any Taxes that are Other
Connection Taxes, (c) in the case of a Lender (other than an assignee pursuant
to a request by the Borrower under Section 2.19(b) or 2.20(b)), any withholding
Tax that is imposed by the United States of America on amounts payable to such
Lender at the time such Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new
lending office), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any)
was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or
assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to
such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.17(a) or 2.17(c), (d) Taxes
attributable to such Lender’s or Issuing Lender’s failure or inability (other
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Section 2.17(f) or 2.17(g), and (e) any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed
under FATCA.
“Existing Commitment Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.20(a).
“Existing Credit Agreement” means the Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of
October 7, 2011, among the Borrower, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto,
JPMCB, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, as heretofore
amended.
“Existing Letters of Credit” means each letter of credit previously issued for
the account of the Borrower pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement that is
(a) outstanding on the Effective Date and (b) listed on Schedule 2.06.
“Extension Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(a).
“Extension Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(a).
“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) and any current or future
regulations or official interpretations thereof, any intergovernmental
agreements entered into thereunder and any agreements entered into pursuant to
Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.
“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded
upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight
Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged
by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for
any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to
the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions
received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of
recognized standing selected by it.
“Financial Officer” means the principal financial officer, chief financial
officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer, controller or
director-treasury of the Borrower; provided that, when such term is used in
reference to any document executed by, or a certification of, a Financial
Officer, the secretary or assistant secretary of the Borrower shall have,
theretofore (including on the Effective Date) or concurrently therewith,
delivered an incumbency certificate to the Administrative Agent as to the
authority of such individual.
“Fixed Rate” means, with respect to any Competitive Loan (other than a
Competitive Eurocurrency Loan), the fixed rate of interest per annum specified
by the Lender making such Competitive Loan in its related Competitive Bid. When
used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, “Fixed Rate” refers to whether such
Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Competitive Loans bearing
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“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a
jurisdiction other than the United States of America, a State thereof or the
District of Columbia.
“Foreign Securitization Transaction” means any transfer by any Foreign
Subsidiary of its accounts receivable or interests (including security
interests) therein (a) to a trust, partnership, corporation, limited liability
company or other entity, which transfer is funded in whole or in part, directly
or indirectly, by the incurrence or issuance by the transferee or successor
transferee of Indebtedness or other securities that are to receive payments
from, or that represent interests in, the cash flow derived from such accounts
receivable or interests therein, or (b) directly to one or more investors or
other purchasers.
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic
Subsidiary.
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America.
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or
any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or
local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court,
central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to
government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or
the European Central Bank).
“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation,
contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic
effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person
(the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and
including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase
or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such
Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds
for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or
lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of
such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain
working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or
liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such
Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any
letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or
obligation; provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for
collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.
“Guarantee Assumption Agreement” means a Guarantee Assumption Agreement
substantially in the form of Exhibit B by (a) any Domestic Subsidiary that,
pursuant to Section 6.08, is required to become a “Subsidiary Guarantor”
hereunder or (b) any Domestic Subsidiary that, pursuant to Section 3.10, is
designated a “Subsidiary Guarantor” by the Borrower, in each case in favor of
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“Guaranteed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01.
“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes
and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including
petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials,
polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other
substances or wastes of any nature regulated as “toxic” or “hazardous” or as a
“pollutant” or “contaminant” by any Governmental Authority.
“Hedging Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward,
future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or
settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or
debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or
measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar
transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom
stock or similar plan (including the Borrower’s omnibus stock and incentive plan
and the Borrower’s employee stock purchase plan) providing for payments only on
account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees
or consultants of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries shall be a Hedging Agreement.
“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person at any time of determination,
without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money,
(b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or
other similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which
interest charges are customarily paid or accrued by such Person, (d) all
obligations of such Person for the deferred purchase price of property not
constituting a current liability, (e) all Capital Lease Obligations of such
Person, (f) all obligations of such Person, actual or contingent, as an account
party in respect of letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances, (g) all
Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others and (h) all Indebtedness of
others secured by any Lien on property owned by such Person, whether or not the
Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed. The Indebtedness of any Person
shall include the Indebtedness of any other Person (including any partnership in
which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable
therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other
relationship with such other Person, except to the extent the terms of such
Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. It is understood
that the term “Indebtedness” does not include obligations in respect of
operating leases (which, for purposes hereof, shall be determined in accordance
with Section 1.04), including any operating leases arising under sale and
lease-back transactions.
“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes imposed on or with respect to any payment made
by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor,
other than Excluded Taxes.
“Indemnitee” has the meaning specified in Section 10.03(b).
“Interest Coverage Ratio” means, for any Measurement Period, the ratio of (a)
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the sum of Net Interest Expense/Income and Rental and Lease Expense for such
Measurement Period.
“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or
continue a Syndicated Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08.
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any Syndicated ABR Loan and
any Swingline Loan, each Quarterly Date, (b) with respect to any Eurocurrency
Loan, the last day of each Interest Period therefor and, in the case of any
Interest Period for a Eurocurrency Loan of more than three months’ duration,
each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at
three‑month intervals after the first day of such Interest Period and (c) with
respect to any Fixed Rate Loan, the last day of the Interest Period therefor
and, in the case of any Interest Period for a Fixed Rate Loan of more than 90
days’ duration (unless otherwise specified in the applicable Competitive Bid
Request), each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at
90‑day intervals after the first day of such Interest Period, and any other
dates that are specified in the applicable Competitive Bid Request as Interest
Payment Dates with respect to such Loan.
“Interest Period” means:
(a)    for any Syndicated Eurocurrency Loan or Borrowing, the period commencing
on the date of such Loan or Borrowing and ending on the day that is seven days
or the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two,
three or six months (or, with the consent of each Lender, twelve months)
thereafter, as specified in the applicable Borrowing Request or Interest
Election Request;
(b)    for any Competitive Eurocurrency Loan or Borrowing, the period commencing
on the date of such Loan or Borrowing and ending on the numerically
corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months
thereafter, as specified in the applicable Competitive Bid Request; and
(c)    for any Fixed Rate Loan or Borrowing, the period (which shall not be less
than seven days or more than 360 days) commencing on the date of such Loan or
Borrowing and ending on the date specified in the applicable Competitive Bid
Request;
provided that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a
Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing only, such next
succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case
such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (ii) any
Interest Period pertaining to a Eurocurrency Borrowing that commences on the
last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no
numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest
Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such
Interest Period and (iii) any Interest Period must comply with Section 2.02(d).
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initially shall be the date on which such Loan or Borrowing is made and, in the
case of a Syndicated Loan or Borrowing, thereafter shall be the effective date
of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Loan or Borrowing.
“Inventory” means goods held for sale, lease or use by a Person in the ordinary
course of business, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Issuing Lender” means each of JPMCB, USB and each other Lender designated by
the Borrower as an “Issuing Lender” hereunder that has agreed to such
designation (and is reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), each in
its capacity as an issuer of one or more Letters of Credit hereunder, and its
successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.06(j), in each case so long
as such Person shall remain an Issuing Lender hereunder. Any Issuing Lender may,
in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by
Affiliates of such Issuing Lender, in which case the term “Issuing Lender” shall
include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such
Affiliate (it being agreed that such Issuing Lender shall cause such Affiliate
to comply with the requirements of Section 2.06 with respect to such Letters of
Credit).
“JPMCB” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“LC Disbursement” means a payment made by an Issuing Lender pursuant to a Letter
of Credit.
“LC Exposure” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of
all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of
all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the
Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its
Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time, adjusted to give
effect to any reallocation under Section 2.21(c) of the LC Exposures of
Defaulting Lenders in effect at such time.
“LC Sublimit” means (a) with respect to each of JPMCB and USB, in their capacity
as an Issuing Lender, $75,000,000 and (b) with respect to any other Issuing
Lender, an amount agreed to by such Issuing Lender and the Borrower.
“Lender Parent” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person in respect of
which such Lender is a subsidiary.
“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that
shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or in
accordance with Section 2.09 or 2.20, other than any such Person that ceases to
be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context
otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lenders.
“Letter of Credit” means each Existing Letter of Credit and any letter of credit
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“Letter of Credit Documents” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit,
collectively, any application therefor and any other agreements, instruments,
guarantees or other documents (whether general in application or applicable only
to such Letter of Credit) governing or providing for (a) the rights and
obligations of the parties concerned or at risk with respect to such Letter of
Credit or (b) any collateral security for any of such obligations, each as the
same may be modified and supplemented and in effect from time to time.
“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurocurrency Borrowing for any Interest
Period, a rate per annum equal to the London interbank offered rate as
administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other Person that takes
over the administration of such rate) for deposits in Dollars (for delivery on
the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest
Period as displayed on the Reuters screen page that displays such rate
(currently page LIBOR01) (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a page
of the Reuters screen, on the appropriate page of such other information service
that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from
time to time in its reasonable discretion), at approximately 11:00 a.m., London
time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period;
provided that if such rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to
be zero.
“Lien” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien,
pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of
such asset and (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional
sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing
lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing)
relating to such asset.
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Guarantee Assumption Agreement, each
agreement referred to in Section 2.09(e)(ii)(B) and each agreement referred to
in Section 2.20(b).
“Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this
Agreement.
“Margin” means, with respect to any Competitive Loan bearing interest at a rate
based on the LIBO Rate, the marginal rate of interest, if any, to be added to or
subtracted from the LIBO Rate to determine the rate of interest applicable to
such Loan, as specified by the Lender making such Loan in its related
Competitive Bid.
“Margin Stock” means “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U issued by
the Board, as from time to time amended.
“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a materially adverse effect on the business,
assets, operations, or financial condition of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) material impairment of the ability of the
Obligors taken as a whole to perform any material obligation under any Loan
Document to which such Person is or becomes a party or (c) material impairment
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benefits available to, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders or the
Lenders under any Loan Document.
“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of
Credit) and Securitization Transactions, or obligations in respect of one or
more Hedging Agreements, of any one or more of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $150,000,000. For purposes of
determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of (a) the obligations
of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of any Hedging Agreement
at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting
agreements) that the Borrower or any Subsidiary would be required to pay if such
Hedging Agreement were terminated at such time and (b) any Securitization
Transaction shall be determined as set forth in the definition of such term.
“Material Subsidiary” means, at any time, with respect to any fiscal year of the
Borrower, any Subsidiary which accounted for an amount equal to or greater than
5.0% of the consolidated aggregate revenues of the Borrower for such fiscal
year, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, each Subsidiary Guarantor
shall be deemed to be a “Material Subsidiary”.
“Measurement Period” means a period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending
on the last day of a fiscal quarter of the Borrower.
“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and any successor to its rating
agency business.
“Moody’s Rating” means Moody’s rating of the Borrower’s long term, unenhanced,
senior unsecured debt.
“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3)
of ERISA.
“Net Interest-bearing Indebtedness” means, as of the last day of any Measurement
Period, all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for borrowed money
or that bears interest and that, in accordance with GAAP, would be classified as
long term or short term debt on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower,
net of the aggregate amount of invested cash and cash equivalents held by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary as of such date, excluding any such cash and cash
equivalents that (a) are subject to any Liens (other than Liens in favor of the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders, the Swingline Lenders or any other
Lender created under the Loan Documents), (b) are subject to any restrictions on
the use or disposition thereof or (c) are held by a Subsidiary, to the extent
such Subsidiary is subject to any restriction on the distribution of such cash
or cash equivalents without prior approval or waiver (that has not been
obtained), pursuant to the terms of such Subsidiary’s organizational documents
or any agreement, judgment, order, law or other restriction binding upon such
Subsidiary; provided that in no event shall Net Interest-bearing Indebtedness be
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“Net Interest Expense/Income” means, for any Measurement Period, interest
expense minus interest income, in each case calculated on a consolidated basis
for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.
“Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that is not a Defaulting
Lender at such time.
“Non-Extending Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.20(a).
“Obligor” means the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor.
“OFAC” means the United States Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any
Lender, any Issuing Lender or any other 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 Loan, any other Guaranteed obligation or any
Loan Document).
“Other Taxes” means any and all present or future recording, stamp, court,
documentary, filing, excise, property or similar Taxes arising from any payment
made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery
or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other
Loan Document, except (i) any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed
with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment pursuant to a request by
the Borrower under Section 2.19(b) or 2.20(b)) and (ii) any Excluded Taxes.
“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.04(c)(i).
“Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.04(c)(i).
“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in
ERISA.
“Permitted Encumbrances” means:
(a)    Liens for Taxes not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings and for which whatever reserves required by GAAP have
been established;
(b)    Liens consisting of easements, rights-of-way, zoning restrictions,
restrictions on the use of real property, and defects and irregularities in the
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(c)    Liens imposed by law, such as landlord’s, materialmens’, mechanic’s,
workmen’s, repairmen’s, carriers’, warehousemans’, vendors’ or other similar
liens and encumbrances arising in the ordinary course of the business of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or governmental (federal, state or
municipal) Liens arising out of contracts for the sale of products or services
by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, securing obligations
that are not overdue by more than 30 days or which are being contested in
compliance with Section 6.04, or deposits or pledges to obtain the release of
any of the foregoing Liens;
(d)    deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases,
statutory obligations, government contracts, supply agreements, utilities,
performance and return-of money bonds contracts, surety and appeal bonds and
other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of
business;
(e)    licenses, leases, or subleases granted to third Persons or to the
Borrower or its Subsidiaries by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in the
ordinary course of business;
(f)    Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from
statutory, regulatory, contractual or warranty requirements of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries (excluding deposits securing the repayment of Indebtedness);
(g)    Liens encumbering customary initial deposits and margin deposits, and
other Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business and which are within the
general parameters customary in the industry securing obligations, under
commodities agreements;
(h)    Liens arising in connection with Capital Lease Obligations; provided that
no such Lien shall extend to or cover any assets other than the assets subject
to the applicable capital leases;
(i)    any (i) interest or title of a lessor or sublessor under any lease, (ii)
restriction or encumbrance that the interest or title of such lessor or
sublessor may be subject to, or (iii) subordination of the interest of the
lessee or sublessee under such lease to any restriction or encumbrance referred
to in the preceding clause (ii);
(j)    Liens on any property or assets of any Person existing at the time such
Person is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary,
provided that such Lien was not incurred in contemplation thereof and does not
extend to any other property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(k)    Liens arising from filing UCC financing statements relating solely to
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(l)    Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of
law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of
goods;
(m)    judgment Liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of
Default under clause (j) of Article VIII;
(n)    Liens solely on cash earnest money deposits made by Borrower or any
Subsidiary in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement
permitted hereunder; provided that such Liens are granted on customary business
terms and in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary;
and
(o)    Liens (i) of a collection bank arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC on
items in the course of collection and (ii) in favor of a banking institution
arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits (including the right of set-off)
and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry,
in each case existing solely with respect to cash or cash equivalents.
“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company,
trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority
or other entity.
“Platform” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(d).
“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan)
subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or
Section 302 of ERISA that is sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the
Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.
“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time
to time by JPMCB as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York
City. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the
date such change is publicly announced as being effective.
“Pro Rata Share” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.08.
“Quarterly Dates” means the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter of the
Borrower in each of its fiscal years, the first of which shall be the first such
day after the date hereof.
“Receivables” means all rights of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to
payments (whether constituting accounts, chattel paper, instruments, general
intangibles or otherwise, and including the right to payment of any interest or
finance charges), which rights are identified (or, in the case of future rights
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in the accounting records of the Borrower or such Subsidiary as accounts
receivable, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.04.
“Related Parties” means, with respect to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates
and the partners, members, trustees, directors, officers, employees, agents and
advisors of such Person and of such Person’s Affiliates.
“Release” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, dumping, injection,
pouring, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration into or
through the environment.
“Rental and Lease Expense” means, for any Measurement Period, all items that, in
accordance with GAAP, would be classified as rental and lease expense that are
included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the consolidated
statement of earnings of the Borrower, in each case determined in accordance
with GAAP, provided that Rental and Lease Expense shall not include any Rental
and Lease Expense incurred during the Measurement Period under leases that have
been assigned to and assumed by any Person (other than the Borrower or a
Subsidiary) or that constitute or relate to discontinued operations, in each
case, for which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are no longer obligated.
“Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Revolving Credit Exposures
and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total
Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time; provided that,
for purposes of declaring the Loans to be due and payable pursuant to
Article VIII, and for all purposes after the Loans become due and payable
pursuant to Article VIII or the Commitments expire or terminate, the outstanding
Competitive Loans of the Lenders shall be included in their respective Revolving
Credit Exposures in determining the Required Lenders.
“Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer or the chairman of the
board (if an officer) of the Borrower or a Financial Officer; provided that,
when such term is used in reference to any document executed by, or a
certification of, a Responsible Officer, the secretary or assistant secretary of
the Borrower shall have, theretofore (including on the Effective Date) or
concurrently therewith, delivered an incumbency certificate to the
Administrative Agent as to the authority of such individual.
“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the
sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Syndicated Loans and
its LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time.
“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, any Person listed in any
Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the OFAC, the U.S.
Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or
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“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed,
administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including
those administered by the OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the
United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of
the United Kingdom.
“Securitization Transaction” means any Domestic Securitization Transaction or
any Foreign Securitization Transaction. The “amount” or “principal amount” of
any Domestic Securitization Transaction or Foreign Securitization Transaction
shall be deemed at any time to be the aggregate principal or stated amount of
the Indebtedness or other securities referred to in the definition of the term
“Domestic Securitization Transaction” or “Foreign Securitization Transaction”,
as applicable, or, if there shall be no such principal or stated amount, the
uncollected amount of the accounts receivable or interests therein transferred
pursuant to such Domestic Securitization Transaction or Foreign Securitization
Transaction, as applicable, net of any such accounts receivable or interests
therein that have been written off as uncollectible.
“Specified Subsidiary” means, with respect to any fiscal year of the Borrower,
any Domestic Subsidiary which accounted for an amount equal to or greater than
20.0% of the consolidated aggregate revenues of the Borrower for such fiscal
year, provided that if, in any fiscal year of the Borrower, the Subsidiaries
(other than Best Buy Stores, L.P.), on a collective basis, accounted for more
than 50.0% of the consolidated aggregate revenues of the Borrower for such
fiscal year, then the percentage amount stated in the clause preceding the
proviso clause of this definition shall be automatically and permanently reduced
to 5.0%.
“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of McGraw Hill
Financial, Inc., and any successor to its rating agency business.
“S&P Rating” means S&P’s corporate credit rating for the Borrower.
“Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the
numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number
one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any
marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves), expressed as a decimal,
established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject for
eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency liabilities” in
Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed
pursuant to Regulation D of the Board. Eurocurrency Loans shall be deemed to
constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements
without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be
available from time to time to any Lender under Regulation D of the Board or any
comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted
automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve
percentage.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity
the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the
parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were
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as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, association or other entity of which securities or other ownership
interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the
ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the
general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held by
the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or
more subsidiaries of the parent. Unless otherwise specified, “Subsidiary” means
a Subsidiary of the Borrower.
“Subsidiary Guarantor” means Best Buy Stores, L.P., BBC Investment Co., BBC
Property Co., each Specified Subsidiary that becomes a “Subsidiary Guarantor”
after the date hereof pursuant to Section 6.08 and each Domestic Subsidiary that
becomes a “Subsidiary Guarantor” after the date hereof pursuant to Section 3.10.
“Swingline Borrowing” means a Borrowing of Swingline Loans.
“Swingline Commitment” means, with respect to each Swingline Lender, the
commitment of such Swingline Lender to make Swingline Loans pursuant to Section
2.05, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate principal amount
of such Swingline Lender’s outstanding Swingline Loans hereunder. The initial
amount of each Swingline Lender’s Swingline Commitment is set forth on
Schedule 2.05. The aggregate amount of the Swingline Commitments on the date
hereof is $100,000,000.
“Swingline Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all
Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Lender
at any time shall be the sum of (a) its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate
principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time (excluding, in
the case of any Lender that is a Swingline Lender, Swingline Loans made by it
outstanding at such time) and (b) in the case of any Lender that is a Swingline
Lender, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans made by such
Lender outstanding at such time to the extent that the other Lenders shall not
have funded their participations in such Swingline Loans, in each case adjusted
to give effect to any reallocation under Section 2.21 of the Swingline Exposure
of Defaulting Lenders in effect at such time.
“Swingline Lender” means each of JPMCB and USB, in its capacity as a lender of
Swingline Loans hereunder.
“Swingline Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.05.
“Syndicated”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether
such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are made pursuant to Section
2.01.
“Syndication Agent” means USB, in its capacity as syndication agent for the
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“Tangible Net Worth” means, as of any date, the sum for the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in
accordance with GAAP, but excluding all amounts attributable to noncontrolling
interests in any Subsidiary), of the following:
(a)    the total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as shown on the
consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal
quarter or fiscal year of the Borrower most recently ended on or prior to such
date prepared in accordance with GAAP, minus
(b)    the total liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as shown on
such consolidated balance sheet, minus
(c)    the net book amount of all assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
shown as intangible assets (including goodwill) on such consolidated balance
sheet.
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,
withholdings (including backup withholdings), assessments, fees or other charges
imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax
or penalties applicable thereto.
“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by each Obligor of
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Obligor is intended to
be a party, the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds thereof and the
issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.
“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the
rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is
determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the Alternate Base Rate or,
in the case of a Competitive Loan or Borrowing, the LIBO Rate or a Fixed Rate.
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York.
“USA Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.
“USB” means U.S. Bank National Association.
“Withdrawal Liability” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a
complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are
defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
“Withholding Agent” means the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 1.02.    Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this
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“Competitive Loan”), by Type (e.g., a “Eurocurrency Loan”) or by Class and Type
(e.g., a “Competitive Eurocurrency Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and
referred to by Class (e.g., a “Competitive Borrowing”), by Type (e.g., a
“Eurocurrency Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Competitive
Eurocurrency Borrowing”).
SECTION 1.03.    Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply
equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the
context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine,
feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall
be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will”
shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. The
words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and
effect and to refer to any and all real and personal, tangible and intangible
assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.
The word “law” shall be construed as referring to all statutes, rules,
regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings and
interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected
Persons customarily comply), and all judgments, orders, writs and decrees, of
all Governmental Authorities. Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any
definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein
(including this Agreement) shall be construed as referring to such agreement,
instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements
or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall
be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any
restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any
Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have
succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (c) any definition of or reference to
any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring thereto as from
time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by
succession of comparable successor laws), (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and
“hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this
Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof and (e) all
references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be
construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to,
this Agreement.
SECTION 1.04.    Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in
accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time; provided that if the
Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an
amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change
occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the
operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the
Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof
for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or
after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision
shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately
before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been
withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, (a) all liabilities under or in respect of any lease (whether now
outstanding or at any time entered into or incurred) that, under GAAP as in
effect on the Effective Date, would be accrued as Rental and Lease Expense and
would not constitute a Capital Lease Obligation, shall continue to be treated as
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and Lease Expense in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Effective Date and
shall not constitute a Capital Lease Obligation, in each case, for purposes of
the covenants set forth herein and all defined terms as used therein, (b)
Indebtedness shall be determined without giving effect to the application of
Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 815 (and
related interpretations) to the extent such application would otherwise increase
or decrease the principal amount of Indebtedness for any purpose hereunder as a
result of accounting for any embedded derivatives created by the terms of such
Indebtedness and (c) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein
shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to
herein shall be made, (i) without giving effect to any election under Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial
Assets and Financial Liabilities, or any successor thereto (including pursuant
to the Accounting Standards Codification), to value any Indebtedness of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein and (ii) without
giving effect to any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt
instruments under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards
Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification having a
similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or
bifurcated manner as described therein, it being agreed that such Indebtedness
shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof.

ARTICLE II

The Credits

SECTION 2.01.    The Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, each Lender agrees to make Syndicated Loans in Dollars to the Borrower
from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal
amount that will not result in (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure
exceeding such Lender’s Commitment or (b) the sum of the total Revolving Credit
Exposures plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Competitive Loans
exceeding the total Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the
terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and
reborrow Syndicated Loans.
SECTION 2.02.    Loans and Borrowings. (a) Obligations of Lenders. Each
Syndicated Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the
same Class and Type made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their
respective Commitments. Each Competitive Loan shall be made in accordance with
the procedures set forth in Section 2.04, and each Swingline Loan shall be made
in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.05. The failure of any
Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other
Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments and
Competitive Bids of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible
for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.
(b)    Type of Loans. Subject to Section 2.14, (i) each Syndicated Borrowing
shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or of Eurocurrency Loans, as the
Borrower may request in accordance herewith, and (ii) each Competitive Borrowing
shall be comprised entirely of Eurocurrency Loans or Fixed Rate Loans, as the
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request in accordance herewith. Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan. Each
Lender at its option may make any Eurocurrency Loan by causing any domestic or
foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any
exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay
such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(c)Minimum Amounts; Limitation on Number of Borrowings. Each Syndicated
Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 or a larger
multiple of $500,000. Each Syndicated ABR Borrowing shall be in an aggregate
amount equal to $2,000,000 or a larger multiple of $500,000; provided that a
Syndicated ABR Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the
entire unused balance of the total Commitments or that is required to finance
the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(f). Each
Competitive Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount equal to $5,000,000 or a
larger multiple of $1,000,000. Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount equal
to $1,000,000 or a larger multiple of $250,000. Borrowings of more than one
Class and Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall
not at any time be more than a total of 20 Syndicated Eurocurrency Borrowings
outstanding.
(d)Limitations on Interest Periods. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request (or to elect to convert
to or continue as a Syndicated Eurocurrency Borrowing) any Borrowing if the
Interest Period requested therefor would end after the earliest Commitment
Termination Date then in effect.
SECTION 2.03.    Requests for Syndicated Borrowings. (a) Notice by the Borrower.
To request a Syndicated Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative
Agent of such request by telephone (i) in the case of a Syndicated Eurocurrency
Borrowing, not later than 1:00 pm, New York City time, three Business Days
before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (ii) in the case of a Syndicated
ABR Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, the same Business
Day as the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such telephonic Borrowing
Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery,
facsimile or e-mail (in .pdf or .tif format) to the Administrative Agent of a
written Borrowing Request in substantially the form of Exhibit D and signed by a
Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
(b)    Content of Borrowing Requests. Each telephonic and written Borrowing
Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i)the aggregate principal amount of the requested Borrowing;
(ii)the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii)whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency
Borrowing;
(iv)in the case of a Syndicated Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Interest Period
therefor, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term
“Interest Period” and permitted under Section 2.02(d); and

(v)the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be
disbursed, or, in the case of any Syndicated ABR Borrowing requested to finance
the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(f), the
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(c)Notice by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders. Promptly following receipt
of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent
shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such
Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.
(d)Failure to Elect. If no election as to the Type of a Syndicated Borrowing is
specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no
Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Syndicated
Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an
Interest Period of one month’s duration.
SECTION 2.04.    Competitive Bid Procedure. (a) Requests for Bids by the
Borrower. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, from time to
time during the Availability Period the Borrower may request Competitive Bids
and may (but shall not have any obligation to) accept Competitive Bids and
borrow Competitive Loans denominated in Dollars; provided that (i) the sum of
the total Revolving Credit Exposures plus the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Competitive Loans at any time shall not exceed the total Commitments
and (ii) in the event the Commitment Termination Date shall have been extended
as provided in Section 2.20, the sum of (x) the LC Exposure attributable to
Letters of Credit expiring after any Existing Commitment Termination Date, plus
(y) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Competitive Loans maturing
after such Existing Commitment Termination Date plus (z) the Swingline Exposure
attributable to Swingline Loans maturing after such Existing Commitment
Termination Date shall not exceed the total Commitments that shall have been
extended to a date after the latest expiration date of such Letters of Credit
and the latest maturity date of such Competitive Loans and such Swingline Loans.
To request Competitive Bids, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent
of such request by telephone, in the case of a Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later
than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, four Business Days before the date of the
proposed Borrowing and, in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than
12:00 noon, New York City time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed
Borrowing; provided that the Borrower may submit up to (but not more than) one
Competitive Bid Request on the same day, but a Competitive Bid Request shall not
be made within four Business Days after the date of any previous Competitive Bid
Request, unless any and all such previous Competitive Bid Requests shall have
been withdrawn or all Competitive Bids received in response thereto rejected.
Each such telephonic Competitive Bid Request shall be confirmed promptly by hand
delivery, facsimile or e-mail (in .pdf or .tif format) to the Administrative
Agent of a written Competitive Bid Request in a form approved by the
Administrative Agent and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Each
such telephonic and written Competitive Bid Request shall specify the following
information in compliance with Section 2.02:
(i)the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;
(ii)the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;
(iii)the maturity date of such Borrowing, which date shall not be less than
seven days or more than 360 days after the date of such Borrowing;
(iv)whether such Borrowing is to be a Eurocurrency Borrowing or a Fixed Rate
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(v)the Interest Period for such Borrowing, which shall be a period contemplated
by the definition of the term “Interest Period” that does not extend beyond the
earliest Commitment Termination Date then in effect; and
(vi)the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be
disbursed.
Promptly following receipt of a Competitive Bid Request in accordance with this
Section, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of the details
thereof, inviting the Lenders to submit Competitive Bids.
(b)Making of Bids by Lenders. Each Lender may (but shall not have any obligation
to) make one or more Competitive Bids to the Borrower in response to a
Competitive Bid Request. Each Competitive Bid by a Lender must be in a form
approved by the Administrative Agent and must be received by the Administrative
Agent by facsimile or e-mail (in .pdf or .tif format), in the case of a
Competitive Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City
time, three Business Days before the proposed date of such Borrowing, and in the
case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 9:30 a.m., New York City time, on
the proposed date of such Borrowing. Competitive Bids that do not conform
substantially to the form approved by the Administrative Agent may be rejected
by the Administrative Agent, and the Administrative Agent shall notify the
applicable Lender of such rejection as promptly as practicable. Each Competitive
Bid shall specify (i) the principal amount (which shall be $5,000,000 or a
larger multiple of $1,000,000 and which may equal the entire principal amount of
the Competitive Borrowing requested by the Borrower) of the Competitive Loan or
Loans that the Lender is willing to make, (ii) the Competitive Bid Rate or
Competitive Bid Rates at which the Lender is prepared to make such Loan or Loans
(expressed as a percentage rate per annum in the form of a decimal to no more
than four decimal places) and (iii) the Interest Period for each such Loan and
the last day thereof.
(c)Notification of Bids by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall
promptly notify the Borrower by facsimile or e-mail of the Competitive Bid Rate
and the principal amount specified in each Competitive Bid and the identity of
the Lender that shall have made such Competitive Bid.
(d)Acceptance of Bids by the Borrower. Subject only to the provisions of this
paragraph, the Borrower may accept or reject any Competitive Bid. The Borrower
shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone, confirmed by facsimile or
e-mail (in .pdf or .tif format) of a writing signed by a Responsible Officer of
the Borrower and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent, whether and to
what extent it has decided to accept or reject each Competitive Bid, in the case
of a Competitive Eurocurrency Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York
City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Competitive
Borrowing, and in the case of a Fixed Rate Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m.,
New York City time, on the proposed date of the Competitive Borrowing; provided
that (i) the failure of the Borrower to give such notice shall be deemed to be a
rejection of each Competitive Bid, (ii) the Borrower shall not accept a
Competitive Bid made at a particular Competitive Bid Rate if the Borrower
rejects a Competitive Bid made at a lower Competitive Bid Rate, (iii) the
aggregate amount of the Competitive Bids accepted by the Borrower shall not
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Borrowing specified in the related Competitive Bid Request, (iv) to the extent
necessary to comply with clause (iii) of this proviso, the Borrower may accept
Competitive Bids at the same Competitive Bid Rate in part, which acceptance, in
the case of multiple Competitive Bids at such Competitive Bid Rate, shall be
made pro rata in accordance with the amount of each such Competitive Bid, and
(v) except pursuant to clause (iv) of this proviso, no Competitive Bid shall be
accepted for a Competitive Loan unless such Competitive Loan is in a principal
amount of $5,000,000 or a larger multiple of $1,000,000; provided further that
if a Competitive Loan must be in an amount less than $5,000,000 because of the
provisions of clause (iv) of the first proviso of this paragraph, such
Competitive Loan may be in the amount of $1,000,000 or any multiple thereof, and
in calculating the pro rata allocation of acceptances of portions of multiple
Competitive Bids at a particular Competitive Bid Rate pursuant to such
clause (iv) the amounts shall be rounded to multiples of $1,000,000 in a manner
determined by the Borrower. A notice given by the Borrower pursuant to this
paragraph shall be irrevocable.
(e)Notification of Acceptances by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify each bidding Lender whether or not its Competitive
Bid has been accepted (and, if so, the amount and Competitive Bid Rate so
accepted), and each successful bidder will thereupon become bound, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, to make the Competitive Loan in respect of
which its Competitive Bid has been accepted.
(f)Bids by the Administrative Agent. If the Administrative Agent shall elect to
submit a Competitive Bid in its capacity as a Lender, it shall submit such
Competitive Bid directly to the Borrower at least one quarter of an hour earlier
than the time by which the other Lenders are required to submit their
Competitive Bids to the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (b) of this
Section. Any Competitive Bid submitted by the Administrative Agent that fails to
comply with the provisions of paragraph (b) above and this paragraph (f) shall
be void ab initio.
SECTION 2.05.    Swingline Loans. (a) Agreement to Make Swingline Loans. Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Swingline Lender agrees to
make Swingline Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability
Period, in Dollars, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding
that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding
Swingline Loans exceeding $100,000,000, (ii) the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Swingline Loans of any Swingline Lender exceeding the Swingline
Commitment of such Swingline Lender, (iii) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any
Swingline Lender exceeding the Commitment of such Swingline Lender, (iv) the sum
of the total Revolving Credit Exposures plus the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Competitive Loans exceeding the total Commitments or (v) in the
event the Commitment Termination Date shall have been extended as provided in
Section 2.20, the sum of (x) the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit
expiring after any Existing Commitment Termination Date, plus (y) the aggregate
principal amount of outstanding Competitive Loans maturing after such Existing
Commitment Termination Date, plus (z)  the Swingline Exposure attributable to
Swingline Loans maturing after such Existing Commitment Termination Date
exceeding the total Commitments that shall have been extended to a date after
the latest expiration date of such Letters of Credit and the latest maturity
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Swingline Lender shall be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an
outstanding Swingline Loan and (B) each Swingline Borrowing shall be made by the
Swingline Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Swingline
Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.
The failure of any Swingline Lender to make any Swingline Loan required to be
made by it shall not relieve any other Swingline Lender of its obligations
hereunder; provided that the Swingline Commitments of the Swingline Lenders are
several and no Swingline Lender shall be responsible for any other Swingline
Lender’s failure to make Swingline Loans as required.
(b)Notice of Swingline Loans by the Borrower. To request a Swingline Borrowing,
the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone,
not later than 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the day of the proposed
Swingline Borrowing. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall be
confirmed promptly by hand delivery, facsimile or e-mail (in .pdf or .tif
format) to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in the form
approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by a Responsible Officer of the
Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify, in
compliance with Section 2.02, the requested date (which shall be a Business
Day), the principal amount of the requested Swingline Borrowing and the location
and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, or, in
the case of any Swingline Borrowing requested to finance the reimbursement of an
LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(f), the identity of the Issuing
Lender that made such LC Disbursement. The Administrative Agent will promptly
advise each Swingline Lender of any such Borrowing Request received from the
Borrower and of the amount of such Swingline Lender’s Swingline Loan to be made
as part of the requested Swingline Borrowing. Each Swingline Lender shall make
each Swingline Loan to be made by it hereunder available to the Borrower by
means of a credit to a deposit account of the Borrower specified in such
Borrowing Request (or, in the case of a Swingline Borrowing made to finance the
reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(f), by
remittance to the relevant Issuing Lender) by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
the requested date of such Swingline Loan.
(c)Participations by Lenders in Swingline Loans. Each Swingline Lender may by
written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m., New
York City time, on any Business Day require the Lenders to acquire
participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of its Swingline Loans
outstanding. Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans
in which Lenders will be required to participate. Promptly upon receipt of such
notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Lender,
specifying in such notice such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline
Loan or Loans. Each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay,
upon receipt of notice as provided above in this paragraph, to the
Administrative Agent, in Dollars, for account of the applicable Swingline
Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans.
Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire
participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and
unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever,
including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or
termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without
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withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Lender further acknowledges and agrees
that, in making any Swingline Loan, each Swingline Lender shall be entitled to
rely, and shall not incur any liability for relying, upon the representation and
warranty of the Borrower deemed made pursuant to Section 5.02, unless, at least
two Business Days prior to the time such Swingline Loan was made, the Required
Lenders shall have notified such Swingline Lender (with a copy to the
Administrative Agent) in writing that, as a result of one or more events or
circumstances described in such notice, one or more of the conditions precedent
set forth in Section 5.02 would not be satisfied if such Swingline Loan were
then made (it being understood and agreed that, in the event any Swingline
Lender shall have received any such notice, no Swingline Lender shall make any
Swingline Loan until and unless it shall be satisfied that the events and
circumstances described in such notice shall have been cured or otherwise shall
have ceased to exist). Each Lender shall comply with its obligation under this
paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as
provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and
Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the
Lenders under this paragraph), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay
to the applicable Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the
Lenders.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any participations in any
Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to the preceding paragraph, and thereafter
payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative
Agent and not to the applicable Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by a
Swingline Lender from the Borrower (or other party on behalf of the Borrower) in
respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by such Swingline Lender of the
proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the
Administrative Agent; and any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent
shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders that shall
have made their payments pursuant to the preceding paragraph and to such
Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear; provided that any such payment
so remitted shall be repaid to such Swingline Lender or to the Administrative
Agent, as applicable, if and to the extent such payment is required to be
refunded to the Borrower for any reason. The purchase of participations in a
Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the Borrower of any
default in the payment thereof.
SECTION 2.06.    Letters of Credit. (a) General. Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein, in addition to the Loans provided for in
Section 2.01, the Borrower may request any Issuing Lender to issue, at any time
and from time to time during the Availability Period, Letters of Credit
denominated in Dollars for its own account in such form as is acceptable to the
Administrative Agent and such Issuing Lender in its reasonable determination.
Letters of Credit issued hereunder shall constitute utilization of the
Commitments. From and after the Effective Date, each Existing Letter of Credit
shall be deemed, for all purposes of this Agreement (including paragraphs (e)
and (f) of this Section), to be a Letter of Credit issued for the account of the
Borrower on the Effective Date.
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(i)    To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal
or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit, other than an automatic renewal
of an Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit permitted pursuant to clause (ii) of this
Section 2.06(b)), the Borrower shall hand deliver, fax or e-mail (in .pdf or
.tif format) to the relevant Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent
(reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or
extension) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or
identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and
specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be
a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which
shall comply with paragraph (d) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of
Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other
information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter
of Credit. If requested by the relevant Issuing Lender, the Borrower also shall
submit a letter of credit application on such Issuing Lender’s standard form in
connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. In the event of any
inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms
and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement
submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, an Issuing
Lender relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this
Agreement shall control.
(ii)    Any Letter of Credit issuable under this Agreement may be issued, if the
Borrower so requests and the relevant Issuing Lender so agrees, in the form of
an Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit; provided that any such Auto-Renewal Letter of
Credit must permit such Issuing Lender to prevent any such renewal at least once
in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter
of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof of such Issuing
Lender’s option not to extend the Letter of Credit beyond the expiration date (a
“Non-Renewal Notice”).  Such Issuing Lender shall have the option to issue a
Non-Renewal Notice during a specified period in each such twelve-month period to
be agreed upon by the Borrower, such Issuing Lender and the Administrative Agent
at the time such Letter of Credit is issued (the date of such notice shall be
referred to herein as the “Non-Renewal Notice Date”).  Once an Auto-Renewal
Letter of Credit has been issued, each Lender shall be deemed to have authorized
(but may not require) the relevant Issuing Lender to permit the renewal of such
Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than one year after its
date of issuance or renewal; provided that such Issuing Lender shall not permit
any such renewal if such Issuing Lender has reasonably determined that it would
have no obligation at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its renewed
form under the terms of this Agreement (by reason of the provisions of paragraph
(c) or (d) of this Section or otherwise).
(c)Limitations on Amounts. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed
or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each
Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that),
after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (i) the
aggregate LC Exposure shall not exceed $150,000,000, (ii) the aggregate amount
of the Letter of Credit Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit issued by any
Issuing Lender shall not exceed the LC Sublimit of such Issuing Lender,
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the Commitment of such Lender, (iv) the sum of the total Revolving Credit
Exposures plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Competitive Loans
shall not exceed the total Commitments and (v) in the event the Commitment
Termination Date shall have been extended as provided in Section 2.20, the sum
of (x) the LC Exposure attributable to Letters of Credit expiring after any
Existing Commitment Termination Date, plus (y) the aggregate principal amount of
outstanding Competitive Loans maturing after such Existing Commitment
Termination Date plus (z) the Swingline Exposure attributable to Swingline Loans
maturing after such Existing Commitment Termination Date shall not exceed the
total Commitments that shall have been extended to a date after the latest
expiration date of such Letters of Credit and the latest maturity date of such
Competitive Loans and such Swingline Loans.
(d)Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close
of business on the earlier of (i) the date twelve-months after the date of the
issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension
thereof, twelve-months after the then‑current expiration date of such Letter of
Credit), subject to automatic renewal of any Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit as
provided in Section 2.06(b)(ii), and (ii) the date that is five Business Days
prior to the Commitment Termination Date.
(e)Participations. By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a
Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) by any Issuing Lender, and
without any further action on the part of such Issuing Lender or the Lenders,
such Issuing Lender hereby grants to each Lender, and each Lender hereby
acquires from such Issuing Lender, a participation in such Letter of Credit
equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available
to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees
that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in
respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be
affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or
extension of any Letter of Credit, the occurrence and continuance of a Default
or reduction or termination of the Commitments, or any force majeure or other
event that under any rule of law or uniform practices to which any Letter of
Credit is subject (including Section 3.14 of ISP 98 or any successor publication
of the International Chamber of Commerce) permits a drawing to be made under
such Letter of Credit after the expiration thereof or of the Commitments. Each
Lender further acknowledges and agrees that, in issuing, amending, renewing or
extending any Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Lender shall be entitled to
rely, and shall not incur any liability for relying, upon the representation and
warranty of the Borrower deemed made pursuant to Section 5.02, unless, at least
two Business Days prior to the time of issuance, or the time of any amendment,
renewal or extension subject to Section 5.02, of any Letter of Credit by such
Issuing Lender (or, in the case of an automatic renewal permitted pursuant to
clause (ii) of Section 2.06(b), at least two Business Days prior to the time by
which the election not to permit renewal must be made by the relevant Issuing
Lender), the Required Lenders shall have notified the applicable Issuing Lender
(with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in writing that, as a result of one or
more events or circumstances described in such notice, one or more of the
conditions precedent set forth in Section 5.02 would not be satisfied if such
Letter of Credit were then issued or so amended, renewed or extended (it being
understood and agreed that, in the event any Issuing Lender shall have received
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any Letter of Credit until and unless it shall be satisfied that the events and
circumstances described in such notice shall have been cured or otherwise shall
have ceased to exist).
In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby
absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for
account of the relevant Issuing Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of
each LC Disbursement made by an Issuing Lender (i) in the event the Borrower
fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due, as provided in paragraph (f)
of this Section, promptly upon the receipt of notice from the Administrative
Agent referred to in paragraph (f) of this Section and (ii) if any reimbursement
payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason, at any time
thereafter, promptly upon the request of such Issuing Lender. Such payment shall
be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each
such payment shall be made in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with
respect to Syndicated Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply,
mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders under this
paragraph), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the relevant
Issuing Lender the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. Promptly
following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower
pursuant to paragraph (f) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall
distribute such payment to the relevant Issuing Lender or, to the extent that
the Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such
Issuing Lender, then to such Lenders and such Issuing Lender as their interests
may appear. Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse
an Issuing Lender for any LC Disbursement shall not constitute a Loan and shall
not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.
(f)Disbursement and Reimbursement. If an Issuing Lender shall make any LC
Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, such Issuing Lender shall give
prompt notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone
(confirmed by hand delivery, facsimile or e-mail), and the Borrower shall
reimburse such Issuing Lender in respect of such LC Disbursement by paying to
the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than
12:00 noon, New York City time, on (i) the Business Day that the Borrower
receives notice of such LC Disbursement, if such notice is received prior to
10:00 a.m., New York City time, or (ii) the Business Day immediately following
the day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is not received
prior to such time; provided that if such LC Disbursement is not less than
(x) $2,000,000 in the case of a Syndicated ABR Borrowing and (y) $1,000,000 in
the case of a Swingline Borrowing, the Borrower may, subject to the conditions
to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.05
that such payment be financed with a Syndicated ABR Borrowing or a Swingline
Borrowing in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s
obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the
resulting Syndicated ABR Borrowing or Swingline Borrowing.
If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent
shall notify each Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due
from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage
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(g)Obligations Absolute. The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements
as provided in paragraph (f) of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional
and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of
(i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this
Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document
presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid
in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any
respect, (iii) payment by an Issuing Lender under a Letter of Credit against
presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply strictly with the
terms of such Letter of Credit, (iv) the failure to perfect any lien or security
interest granted to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent or any of the
Lenders as security for any reimbursement obligations in respect of any LC
Disbursement, (v) any force majeure or other event that under any rule of law or
uniform practices to which any Letter of Credit is subject (including Section
3.14 of ISP 98 or any successor publication of the International Chamber of
Commerce) permits a drawing to be made under such Letter of Credit after the
stated expiration date thereof or of the Commitments or (vi) any other event or
circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that
might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable
discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations
hereunder.
None of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or the Issuing Lenders, or any of
their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of
or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit by any
Issuing Lender or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder
(irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding
sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission
or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any
Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder),
any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from
causes beyond the control of the relevant Issuing Lender; provided that the
foregoing shall not be construed to excuse an Issuing Lender from liability to
the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to special,
indirect, consequential or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are
hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law)
suffered by the Borrower that are caused by such Issuing Lender’s failure to
exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented
under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto
expressly agree, to the fullest extent permitted by law, that, in the absence of
gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of an Issuing Lender (with
such absence to be presumed unless otherwise determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction in a final and nonappealable judgment), such Issuing Lender shall
be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination, and that:
(i)an Issuing Lender may accept documents that appear on their face to be in
substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit without
responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or
information to the contrary, and may make payment upon presentation of documents
that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of such
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(ii)an Issuing Lender shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to decline
to accept such documents and to make such payment if such documents are not in
strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit; and
(iii)this sentence shall establish the standard of care to be exercised by an
Issuing Lender when determining whether drafts and other documents presented
under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof (and the parties hereto
hereby waive, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any standard of care
inconsistent with the foregoing).
(h)Disbursement Procedures. The Issuing Lender for any Letter of Credit shall,
within a reasonable time following its receipt thereof, examine all documents
purporting to represent a demand for payment under such Letter of Credit. Such
Issuing Lender shall promptly after such examination notify the Administrative
Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by hand delivery, facsimile or
e-mail) of such demand for payment and whether such Issuing Lender has made or
will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or
delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to
reimburse such Issuing Lender and the Lenders with respect to any such LC
Disbursement.
(i)Interim Interest. If the Issuing Lender for any Letter of Credit shall make
any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC
Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount
thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC
Disbursement is made to, but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses
such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to Syndicated ABR
Loans; provided that, if the Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement
when due pursuant to paragraph (f) of this Section, then Section 2.13(d) shall
apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of
such Issuing Lender, except that interest accrued on and after the date of
payment by any Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse
such Issuing Lender shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of
such payment, and shall be payable on demand or, if no demand has been made, on
the date on which the Borrower reimburses the applicable LC Disbursement in
full.
(j)Additional Issuing Lenders; Termination of Issuing Lenders. An Issuing Lender
may be added, or an existing Issuing Lender may be terminated, under this
Agreement at any time by written agreement between the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Lender. The Administrative Agent
shall notify the Lenders of any such addition or termination. At the time any
such termination shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees
accrued for the account of the Issuing Lender being terminated pursuant to
Section 2.12(b). From and after the effective date of any such addition, the new
Issuing Lender shall have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Lender
under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter.
After the termination of an Issuing Lender hereunder, the terminated Issuing
Lender shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and
obligations of an Issuing Lender under this Agreement with respect to any
outstanding Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such termination, but shall
not be required to issue any new Letters of Credit or to amend, renew or extend
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(k)Issuing Lender Reports to the Administrative Agent. Unless otherwise agreed
by the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Lender shall, in addition to its
notification obligations set forth elsewhere in this Section, report in writing
to the Administrative Agent (i) periodic activity (for such period or recurrent
periods as shall be requested by the Administrative Agent) in respect of Letters
of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender, including all issuances, extensions,
amendments and renewals, all expirations and cancellations and all disbursements
and reimbursements, (ii) reasonably prior to the time that such Issuing Lender
issues, amends, renews or extends any Letter of Credit, the date of such
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, and the stated amount of the Letters
of Credit issued, amended, renewed or extended by it and outstanding after
giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (and whether the
amounts thereof shall have changed), (iii) on each Business Day on which such
Issuing Lender makes any LC Disbursement, the date and amount of such LC
Disbursement, (iv) on any Business Day on which the Borrower fails to reimburse
an LC Disbursement required to be reimbursed to such Issuing Lender on such day,
the date of such failure and the amount of such LC Disbursement and (v) on any
other Business Day, such other information as the Administrative Agent shall
reasonably request as to the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender.
(l)Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be
continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the
Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans
has been accelerated pursuant to Article VIII, Lenders with LC Exposure
representing more than 50% of the total LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of
cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, the Borrower shall immediately
deposit into an account established and maintained on the books and records of
the Administrative Agent, which account may be a “securities account” (within
the meaning of Section 8‑501 of the UCC), in the name of the Administrative
Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders, an amount in immediately available
funds in Dollars equal to 103% of the LC Exposure as of such date plus any
accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit
such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall
become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind,
upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower
described in clause (h) or (i) of Article VIII. The Borrower also shall deposit
cash collateral in accordance with this paragraph as and to the extent required
by Section 2.21. Each such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as
collateral for the LC Exposure and other obligations of the Borrower under this
Agreement, and for this purpose the Borrower hereby grants a security interest
to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and the Issuing
Lenders in such collateral account and in any financial assets (as defined in
the UCC) or other property held therein.
The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including
the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. All amounts on deposit
pursuant to this paragraph (l) shall be invested by the Administrative Agent in
interest bearing instruments or accounts, with the selection of which
instruments or accounts to be determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole
discretion; provided that the Administrative Agent shall consult with the
Borrower as to the selection of such instruments or accounts; provided further
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Borrower. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits,
such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such
investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be
applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the relevant Issuing Lender for
LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so
applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of
the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans
has been accelerated (but (i) subject to the consent of Lenders with LC Exposure
representing 100% of the total LC Exposure and (ii) in the case of any such
application at a time when any Lender is a Defaulting Lender (but only if, after
giving effect thereto, the remaining cash collateral shall be less than the
aggregate LC Exposure of all the Defaulting Lenders), the consent of each
Issuing Lender)), be applied to satisfy other obligations of the Borrower under
this Agreement. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash
collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, the
amount (including any interest and profits earned thereon as aforesaid) standing
to the credit of such account (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be
returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default
have been cured or waived. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of
cash collateral hereunder pursuant to Section 2.21, such amount (to the extent
not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower, as promptly as
practicable, to the extent that, after giving effect to such return, no Issuing
Lender shall have any exposure in respect of any outstanding Letter of Credit
that is not fully covered by the Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders
and/or the remaining cash collateral and no Event of Default shall have occurred
and be continuing.
SECTION 2.07.    Funding of Borrowings. (a) Funding by Lenders. Each Lender
shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by
wire transfer of immediately available funds by 2:00 p.m., New York City time
(or, in the case of any Syndicated ABR Loan, 4:00 p.m., New York City time), to
the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such
purpose by notice to the Lenders; provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as
provided in Section 2.05. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans
available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like
funds, to an account of the Borrower designated by the Borrower in the
applicable Borrowing Request; provided that Syndicated ABR Borrowings made to
finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(f)
shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the relevant Issuing Lender
specified in the applicable Borrowing Request.
(b)Presumption by the Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent
shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any
Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent
such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that
such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with
paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make
available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has
not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the
Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally
agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding
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the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent,
at (i) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the
Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent
in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation and (ii) in
the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable
to Syndicated ABR Loans. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest
to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the
Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such
interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of
the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid
shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by
the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have
against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the
Administrative Agent.
SECTION 2.08.    Interest Elections. (a) Elections by the Borrower for
Syndicated Borrowings. The Loans comprising each Syndicated Borrowing initially
shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request or as
otherwise provided in Section 2.03(d) and, in the case of a Syndicated
Eurocurrency Borrowing, shall have the Interest Period specified in such
Borrowing Request or as otherwise provided in Section 2.03(d). Thereafter, the
Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a Borrowing of a different Type
or to continue such Borrowing as a Borrowing of the same Type and, in the case
of a Syndicated Eurocurrency Borrowing, may elect the Interest Period therefor,
all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with
respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such
portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans
comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be
considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Competitive
Borrowings or Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.
(b)Notice of Elections. To make an election pursuant to this Section, the
Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by
the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the
Borrower were requesting a Syndicated Borrowing of the Type resulting from such
election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic
Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly
by hand delivery, facsimile or e-mail (in .pdf or .tif format) to the
Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved
by the Administrative Agent and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.
(c)Content of Interest Election Requests. Each telephonic and written Interest
Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with
Section 2.02:
(i)the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if
different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof,
the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case
the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall
be specified for each resulting Borrowing);
(ii)the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election
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(iii)whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurocurrency
Borrowing; and
(iv)if the resulting Borrowing is a Syndicated Eurocurrency Borrowing, the
Interest Period therefor after giving effect to such election, which shall be a
period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period” and
permitted under Section 2.02(d).
(d)Notice by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders. Promptly following receipt
of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each
Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting
Borrowing.
(e)Failure to Elect; Events of Default. If the Borrower fails to deliver a
timely and complete Interest Election Request with respect to a Syndicated
Eurocurrency Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period therefor, then,
unless such Syndicated Eurocurrency Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, the
Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s
duration.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the
Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower (provided that no such notice shall
be required in the case of any Event of Default under clause (h) or (i) of
Article VII with respect to the Borrower), then, so long as an Event of Default
is continuing (A) no outstanding Syndicated Borrowing may be converted to or
continued as a Syndicated Eurocurrency Borrowing and (B) unless repaid, each
Syndicated Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be converted to a Syndicated ABR
Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period therefor.
SECTION 2.09.    Termination, Reduction and Increase of the Commitments. (a)
Scheduled Termination. Unless previously terminated, each Commitments shall
terminate on the Commitment Termination Date applicable to such Commitment.
(b)Voluntary Termination or Reduction. The Borrower may at any time terminate,
or from time to time reduce, the Commitments; provided that (i) each partial
reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount that is $5,000,000 or a
larger multiple thereof and (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the
Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in
accordance with Section 2.11, the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures
plus the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Competitive Loans would
exceed the total Commitments.
(c)Notice of Voluntary Termination or Reduction. The Borrower shall notify the
Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments
under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three Business Days prior to the
effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and
the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the
Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each
notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable;
provided that a notice of termination of the Commitments delivered by the
Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of
other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the
Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified
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(d)Effect of Termination or Reduction. Any termination or reduction of the
Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments shall be made
ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.
(e)Increase of Commitments.
(i)Requests for Increase. The Borrower may, at any time following the Effective
Date, effect an increase in the Commitments hereunder (each such increase being
a “Commitment Increase”) by having one or more Additional Commitment Lenders
provide new or additional Commitments hereunder, by notice to the Administrative
Agent specifying the amount of the relevant Commitment Increase, the identity of
the Additional Commitment Lender(s) and the date on which such increase is to be
effective (the “Commitment Increase Date”), which shall be a Business Day at
least three Business Days after delivery of such notice and 30 days prior to the
Commitment Termination Date (or, if at such time, there shall exist different
Commitment Termination Dates for the Lenders hereunder, the latest applicable
Commitment Termination Date); provided that:
(A)the minimum amount of each Commitment Increase shall be $25,000,000;
(B)immediately after giving effect to any Commitment Increase, the aggregate
Commitments hereunder shall not exceed $1,500,000,000;
(C)at the time of any such Commitment Increase, no Default shall have occurred
and be continuing or would result therefrom; and
(D)the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV and in the other
Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of
the Commitment Increase Date as if made on and as of such date (or, if any such
representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a
specific date, as of such specific date).
Each notice by the Borrower under this paragraph shall be deemed to constitute a
representation and warranty by the Borrower as to the matters specified in
clauses (B), (C) and (D) above as of the relevant Commitment Increase Date.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Lender shall have any
obligation hereunder to become an Additional Commitment Lender and any election
to do so shall be in the sole discretion of each Lender.
(ii)Effectiveness of Increase. Each Commitment Increase (and the new or
additional Commitment of each Additional Commitment Lender resulting therefrom)
shall become effective as of the relevant Commitment Increase Date upon receipt
by the Administrative Agent, on or prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on
such Commitment Increase Date, of:
(A)a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower stating that
the conditions with respect to such Commitment Increase under this paragraph (e)
have been satisfied;
(B)an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent, pursuant to which each such Additional Commitment Lender
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amount specified therein and (if not then an existing Lender) become a Lender
hereunder, in each case duly executed by each such Additional Commitment Lender
and the Borrower and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent; and
(C)such evidence of authority of the Borrower to effect such Commitment Increase
as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
Upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of a fully executed agreement from each
Additional Commitment Lender referred to in clause (B) above, together with the
certificates and/or other documents referred to in clauses (A) and (C) above,
the Administrative Agent shall record the information contained in each such
agreement in the Register and give prompt notice of the effectiveness of the
relevant Commitment Increase to the Borrower and the Lenders (including each
Additional Commitment Lender).
(iii)On each Commitment Increase Date, (i) the aggregate principal amount of the
Syndicated Loans outstanding (the “Existing Syndicated Borrowings”) immediately
prior to the effectiveness of such Commitment Increase shall be deemed to be
repaid, (ii) each Additional Commitment Lender that shall have had a Commitment
prior to the effectiveness of such Commitment Increase shall pay to the
Administrative Agent in Dollars, in immediately available funds, an amount equal
to the difference between (A) the product of (1) such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage (calculated after giving effect to the effectiveness of such
Commitment Increase) multiplied by (2) the aggregate amount of the Resulting
Syndicated Borrowings (as defined below) and (B) the product of (1) such
Lender’s Applicable Percentage (calculated without giving effect to the
effectiveness of such Commitment Increase) multiplied by (2) the aggregate
amount of the Existing Syndicated Borrowings, (iii) each Additional Commitment
Lender that shall not have had a Commitment prior to the effectiveness of such
Commitment Increase shall pay to Administrative Agent in Dollars, in immediately
available funds, an amount equal to the product of (1) such Lender’s Applicable
Percentage (calculated after giving effect to the effectiveness of such
Commitment Increase) multiplied by (2) the aggregate amount of the Resulting
Syndicated Borrowings, (iv) after the Administrative Agent receives the funds
specified in clauses (ii) and (iii) above, the Administrative Agent shall pay to
each Lender the portion of such funds that is equal to the difference between
(A) the product of (1) such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (calculated without
giving effect to the effectiveness of such Commitment Increase) multiplied by
(2) the aggregate amount of the Existing Syndicated Borrowings, and (B) the
product of (1) such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (calculated after giving
effect to the effectiveness of such Commitment Increase) multiplied by (2) the
aggregate amount of the Resulting Syndicated Borrowings, (v) after the
effectiveness of such Commitment Increase, the Borrower shall be deemed to have
made new Syndicated Borrowings (the “Resulting Syndicated Borrowings”) in an
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Existing Syndicated Borrowings and of the Types and for the Interest Periods
specified in a Borrowing Request delivered to the Administrative Agent in
accordance with Section 2.03 (and the Borrower shall deliver such Borrowing
Request), (vi) each Lender shall be deemed to hold its Applicable Percentage of
each Resulting Syndicated Borrowing (calculated after giving effect to the
effectiveness of such Commitment Increase) and (vii) the Borrower shall pay each
Lender any and all accrued but unpaid interest on its Loans comprising the
Existing Syndicated Borrowings. The deemed payments of the Existing Syndicated
Borrowings made pursuant to clause (i) above shall be subject to compensation by
the Borrower pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.16 if the date of the
effectiveness of such Commitment Increase occurs other than on the last day of
the Interest Period relating thereto. Upon each Commitment Increase, the
participation interests of the Lenders in the then outstanding Letters of Credit
shall automatically be adjusted to reflect, and each Lender (including each
Additional Commitment Lender) shall have a participation in each such Letter of
Credit equal to, the Lenders’ respective Applicable Percentage of the aggregate
amount available to be drawn under each such Letter of Credit, after giving
effect to such Commitment Increase.
SECTION 2.10.    Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt. (a) Repayment. The
Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay the Loans as follows:
(i)to the Administrative Agent for account of each Lender the outstanding
principal amount of the Syndicated Loans of such Lender on the Commitment
Termination Date applicable to such Syndicated Loans,
(ii)to the Administrative Agent for account of each Lender the then unpaid
principal amount of each Competitive Loan of such Lender on the last day of the
Interest Period therefor, and
(iii)to the applicable Swingline Lender or, to the extent required by
Section 2.05(c), to the Administrative Agent for account of the Lenders, the
then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the
Commitment Termination Date applicable to such Swingline Loan and the first date
after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or last day of a calendar
month and is at least seven Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made;
provided that on each date that a Syndicated Borrowing or Competitive Borrowing
is made, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding.
(b)Maintenance of Records by Lenders. Each Lender shall maintain in accordance
with its usual practice records evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to
such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts
of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time
hereunder.
(c)Maintenance of Records by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent
shall maintain records in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made
hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and, if applicable, each Interest Period
therefor, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to
become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the
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received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for account of the Lenders and
each Lender’s share thereof.
(d)Effect of Entries. The entries made in the records maintained pursuant to
paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the
existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the
failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such records or
any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower
to repay the Loans or pay any other amounts hereunder in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.
(e)Promissory Notes. Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced
by a promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and
deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender and its
registered assigns and in customary form reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory
note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment
pursuant to Section 10.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in
such form payable to the payee named therein or its registered assigns.
SECTION 2.11.    Prepayment of Loans. (a) Optional Prepayments. The Borrower
shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing
in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, subject to the requirements of
this Section; provided that the Borrower shall not have the right to prepay any
Competitive Loan without the prior consent of the Lender thereof.
(b)Notices, Etc. The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the
case of prepayment of a Swingline Borrowing, each Swingline Lender) by telephone
(confirmed by hand delivery, facsimile or e-mail (in .pdf or .tif format)) of
any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Syndicated
Eurocurrency Borrowing or of a Competitive Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon,
New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment, (ii) in
the case of prepayment of a Syndicated ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon,
New York City time, on the date of prepayment or (iii) in the case of prepayment
of a Swingline Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the
date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the
prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to
be prepaid; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with
a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by
Section 2.09, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of
termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.09. Promptly following
receipt of any such notice relating to a Syndicated Borrowing or Competitive
Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents
thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that
would be permitted in the case of a Borrowing of the same Class and Type as
provided in Section 2.02. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied
ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be
accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.13 and any
payments pursuant to Section 2.16, if applicable. If the Borrower provides a
notice of prepayment but fails to make a timely selection of the Borrowing or
Borrowings to be prepaid, such prepayment shall be applied, first, to pay any
outstanding Swingline Borrowing, second, to any outstanding Syndicated ABR
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order of the remaining duration of their respective Interest Periods (the
Borrowing with the shortest remaining Interest Period to be repaid first).
SECTION 2.12.    Fees. (a) Facility Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent for account of each Lender a facility fee, which shall
accrue at the Applicable Rate on the daily amount of the Commitment of such
Lender (whether used or unused) during the period from and including the date
hereof to but excluding the date such Commitment terminates; provided that if
such Lender continues to have any Revolving Credit Exposure after its Commitment
terminates, then such facility fee shall continue to accrue on the daily amount
of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure from and including the date on which
its Commitment terminates to but excluding the date on which such Lender ceases
to have any Revolving Credit Exposure. Accrued facility fees shall be payable in
arrears on each Quarterly Date and on the date the Commitments terminate,
commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof; provided that
any facility fees accruing after the date on which the Commitments terminate
shall be payable on demand. All facility fees shall be computed on the basis of
a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed
(including the first day but excluding the last day).
(b)Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative
Agent for account of each Lender a participation fee with respect to its
participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at a rate per annum
equal to the Applicable Rate applicable to interest on Syndicated Eurocurrency
Loans (or, the case of Documentary Letters of Credit, 50% of such Applicable
Rate) on the average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any
portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period
from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on
which such Lender’s Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender
ceases to have any LC Exposure, and (ii) to each Issuing Lender a fronting fee,
which shall accrue at the rate or rates per annum separately agreed upon between
the Borrower and such Issuing Lender on the average daily amount of the LC
Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC
Disbursements) in respect of Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender
during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the
later of the date of termination of the Commitments and the date on which there
ceases to be any such LC Exposure, as well as such Issuing Lender’s standard
fees with respect to the administration, issuance, amendment, renewal or
extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder.
Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including each
Quarterly Date shall be payable on the third Business Day following such
Quarterly Date, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective
Date; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the
Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the
Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to any
Issuing Lender pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within 10 days after
demand. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis
of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed
(including the first day but excluding the last day).
(c)Administrative Agent Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative
Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times
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(d)Payment of Fees. All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due,
in Dollars and immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to
the relevant Issuing Lender, in the case of fees payable to it) for
distribution, in the case of facility fees and participation fees, to the
Lenders entitled thereto. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any
circumstances.
SECTION 2.13.    Interest. (a) ABR Loans. The Loans comprising each ABR
Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at a rate per
annum equal to the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.
(b)Eurocurrency Loans. The Loans comprising each Eurocurrency Borrowing shall
bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of a Syndicated
Eurocurrency Borrowing, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period for such
Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate, or (ii) in the case of a Competitive
Eurocurrency Borrowing, the LIBO Rate for the Interest Period for such Borrowing
plus (or minus, as applicable) the Margin applicable to such Borrowing.
(c)Fixed Rate Loans. Each Fixed Rate Loan shall bear interest at a rate per
annum equal to the Fixed Rate applicable to such Loan.
(d)Default Interest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or
interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower
hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or
otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before
judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of
any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided above
or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR
Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.
(e)Payment of Interest. Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in
arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and, in the case of
Syndicated Loans and Swingline Loans, upon termination of the Commitments;
provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section
shall be payable on demand; (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of
any Loan (other than a prepayment of a Syndicated ABR Loan prior to the
Commitment Termination Date applicable to such Loan), accrued interest on the
principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such
repayment or prepayment; and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any
Syndicated Eurocurrency Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period
therefor, accrued interest on such Borrowing shall be payable on the effective
date of such conversion.
(f)Computation. All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year
of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base
Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be
computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in
each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the
first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate,
Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent,
and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
SECTION 2.14.    Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of the
Interest Period for any Eurocurrency Borrowing:
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for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate (in the case of a Syndicated
Eurocurrency Borrowing) or the LIBO Rate (in the case of a Competitive
Eurocurrency Borrowing) for such Interest Period; or
(b)the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders (or, in the case
of a Competitive Eurocurrency Borrowing, any Lender that is required to make a
Loan included in such Borrowing) that the Adjusted LIBO Rate (in the case of a
Syndicated Eurocurrency Borrowing) or the LIBO Rate (in the case of a
Competitive Eurocurrency Borrowing) for such Interest Period will not adequately
and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining
their respective Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing for such
Interest Period;
then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the
Lenders by telephone, facsimile or e-mail as promptly as practicable thereafter
and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that
the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest
Election Request that requests the conversion of any Syndicated Borrowing to, or
the continuation of any Syndicated Borrowing as, a Syndicated Eurocurrency
Borrowing shall be ineffective and such Syndicated Borrowing (unless prepaid)
shall be continued as, or converted to, a Syndicated ABR Borrowing, (ii) any
Borrowing Request for a Syndicated Eurocurrency Borrowing shall be treated as a
request for a Syndicated ABR Borrowing and (iii) in the case of any such
Competitive Eurocurrency Borrowing, notwithstanding anything to the contrary set
forth herein, the applicable Lender or Lenders shall have no obligation to make,
and the Borrower shall have no right or obligation to borrow, the Loan of such
Lender or the Loans of such Lenders, in each case, included in such Borrowing.
SECTION 2.15.    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 requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or any
Issuing Lender;
(ii)subject any Lender or any Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent to any
Tax (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Other Taxes, (C) Taxes described in
clauses (a) and (c) through (e) of the definition of Excluded Taxes, (D)
Connection Income Taxes and (E) Taxes imposed on gross or net income, profits or
revenue, including value-added and similar Taxes) of any kind whatsoever with
respect to its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments or other
obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital
attributable thereto; or
(iii)impose on any Lender or any Issuing Lender or the London interbank market
any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement, Eurocurrency
Loans or Fixed 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, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Eurocurrency Loan
or Fixed Rate Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or
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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
Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent hereunder (whether of principal,
interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender, such Issuing
Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, the Borrower will pay to
such Lender, such Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may
be, in Dollars, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such
Lender, such Issuing Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, for
such additional costs or expense incurred or reduction suffered.
(b)Capital and Liquidity Requirements. If any Lender or any Issuing Lender
determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or such Issuing Lender
or any lending office of such Lender or such Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or
such Issuing Lender’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity
requirements has had or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on
such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s capital or on the capital of such
Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of
this Agreement, the Commitment (or the Swingline Commitment) of such Lender or
the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans
held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender, to
a level below that which such Lender or such Issuing Lender or such Lender’s or
such Issuing Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in
Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s policies
and the policies of such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s holding company with
respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower
will pay to such Lender or such Issuing Lender, as the case may be, in Dollars,
such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Issuing
Lender or such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s holding company for any such
reduction suffered.
(c)Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate of a Lender or an Issuing
Lender setting forth the amount or amounts in Dollars (and including a
reasonable statement as to the calculation of such amount or amounts) necessary
to compensate such Lender or such Issuing Lender or its holding company, as the
case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered
to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall
pay such Lender or such Issuing Lender, as the case may be, the amount shown as
due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.
(d)Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any Issuing
Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a
waiver of such Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’s right to demand such
compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a
Lender or an Issuing Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs
incurred or reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that
such Lender or such Issuing Lender, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of
the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such
Lender’s or such Issuing Lender’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 nine‑month period referred to above shall be
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(e)Competitive Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section,
a Lender shall not be entitled to compensation pursuant to this Section in
respect of any Competitive Loan if the Change in Law (other than any Change in
Law referred to in the proviso of the definition of such term) that would
otherwise entitle it to such compensation shall have been publicly announced
prior to submission of the Competitive Bid pursuant to which such Loan was made.
SECTION 2.16.    Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any
principal of any Eurocurrency Loan or Fixed Rate Loan other than on the last day
of the Interest Period therefor (including as a result of an Event of Default),
(b) the conversion of any Syndicated Eurocurrency Loan other than on the last
day of the Interest Period therefor, (c) the failure to borrow, convert,
continue or prepay any Syndicated Loan on the date specified in any notice
delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice is permitted to be
revocable under Section 2.11(b) and is revoked in accordance herewith), (d) the
failure to borrow any Competitive Loan after accepting the Competitive Bid to
make such Loan, or (e) the assignment as a result of a request by the Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.19(b) of any Syndicated Eurocurrency Loan other than on
the last day of the Interest Period therefor, then, in any such event, the
Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense
attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurocurrency Loan, the loss to any
Lender attributable to any such event shall be deemed to include an amount
determined by such Lender to be equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the amount
of interest that such Lender would pay for a deposit equal to the principal
amount of such Loan for the period from the date of such payment, conversion,
failure or assignment to the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (or,
in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, the duration of the
Interest Period that would have resulted from such borrowing, conversion or
continuation) if the interest rate payable on such deposit were equal to the
Adjusted LIBO Rate (in the case of a Syndicated Eurocurrency Loan) or the LIBO
Rate (in the case of a Competitive Eurocurrency Loan) for such Interest Period,
over (ii) the amount of interest that such Lender would earn on such principal
amount for such period if such Lender were to invest such principal amount for
such period at the interest rate that would be bid by such Lender (or an
affiliate of such Lender) for deposits denominated in Dollars from other banks
in the London interbank market at the commencement of such period. A certificate
of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled
to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall
be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the
amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt
thereof.
SECTION 2.17.    Taxes. (a) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or
on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor
hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and
without deduction or withholding for any Indemnified Taxes (including Other
Taxes); provided that if the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be
required by applicable law to deduct any Indemnified Taxes (including any Other
Taxes) from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as
necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions
applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Administrative
Agent, Lender or Issuing Lender, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to
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or such Subsidiary Guarantor shall make or cause to be made such deductions and
(iii) the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor shall timely pay or cause to be
paid the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in
accordance with applicable law.
(b)Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. Without limiting the provisions of
paragraph (a) above, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor shall timely pay
any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with
applicable law.
(c)Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the
Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Lender, within 30 days after
written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including
Other Taxes, and Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to
amounts paid or payable under this Section, but excluding Excluded Taxes under
all circumstances) paid or payable by the Administrative Agent, such Lender or
such Issuing Lender, as the case may be, and any penalties and interest arising
therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes
(including Other Taxes) were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the
relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment
or liability, prepared in good faith and delivered to the Borrower by a Lender
or an Issuing Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the
Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or an Issuing
Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall not be
obligated to indemnify for any Indemnified Taxes (including Other Taxes) if a
written demand therefor is not made by the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an
Issuing Lender, as the case may be, within 120 days from the first date the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Lender knows or reasonably
should have known of the imposition of such Taxes.
(d)Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified
Taxes (including Other Taxes) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor to a
Governmental Authority, the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor shall deliver
to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued
by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment or other evidence of such
payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(e)Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the
Administrative Agent for any Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the
extent that the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors have not already
indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Taxes and without limiting the
obligation of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors to do so) that are paid
or payable by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document and
any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or
not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant
Governmental Authority. The indemnity under this paragraph (e) shall be paid
within 10 days after the Administrative Agent delivers to the applicable Lender
a certificate stating the amount of Taxes so paid or payable by the
Administrative Agent. Such certificate shall be conclusive of the amount so paid
or payable absent manifest error.
(f)Foreign Lender Tax Certifications. (i) Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to
an exemption from, or reduction of, any applicable withholding Tax with respect
to any payments under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the
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Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation
reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit
such payments to be made without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding. Upon the
reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, any Lender shall
update any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this paragraph
(f). If any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this
Section expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect with respect to
a Lender, such Lender shall promptly (and in any event within 10 days after such
expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy) notify the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent in writing of such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy
and update the form or certification if it is legally eligible to do so.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing;
(A) each Foreign Lender shall (x) furnish on or before the date on which it
becomes a party to this Agreement either (1) two accurate and complete
originally executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E,
as applicable (or successor form), (2) two accurate and complete originally
executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or successor form), and/or
(3) two accurate and complete originally executed U.S. Internal Service Form
W-8IMY (together with the forms described in clauses (1) and (2), as required)
certifying, in each case, to such Foreign Lender’s legal entitlement to a
complete exemption from U.S. Federal withholding tax with respect to all
interest payments hereunder, and (y) provide a new Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E,
as applicable (or successor form) or Form W-8ECI (or successor form) and/or Form
W-8IMY (or successor form) upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously
delivered form to reconfirm complete exemption from U.S. Federal withholding tax
with respect to any interest payment hereunder to the extent (in case of this
clause (y)) such Foreign Lender is legally able to do so; provided that any
Foreign Lender that is relying on the so-called “portfolio interest exemption”
and is not (x) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code,
(y) a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section
881(c)(3)(B) of the Code and (z) a controlled foreign corporation described in
Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, shall also furnish a “Non-Bank Certificate” in
the form of Exhibit C together with a Form W-8BEN or Form W-8BEN-E, as
applicable. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.17(f)(ii)(A),
a Foreign Lender that is an assignee shall not be required to deliver any
documentation pursuant to this Section 2.17(f)(ii)(A) that such Foreign Lender
is not legally able to deliver. For the avoidance of doubt, the legal inability
of a Foreign Lender to provide any documentation pursuant to this Section
2.17(f)(ii)(A) shall not cause any Tax resulting from such inability to be an
Excluded Tax in circumstances where such inability arises solely due to a Change
in Law subsequent to the date the Foreign Lender becomes a party to this
Agreement. Subject to Section 2.17(a), if any Foreign Lender fails to provide
the certifications described in this paragraph, each such Foreign Lender
acknowledges that the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to
deduct and withhold any Taxes imposed by the United States or any taxing
authority thereof or therein, to the extent required by law.
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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 Withholding Agent, at the time or times prescribed by law
and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Withholding 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 Withholding Agent as may be necessary for the
Withholding Agent to comply with its obligations under FATCA, to determine that
such Lender has or has not complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA
and, as necessary, to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such
payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 2.17(f)(ii)(B), “FATCA” shall
include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(g) U.S. Lender Tax Certifications. Any Lender that is a United States person,
as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code and is not an exempt recipient
within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6049-4(c), shall deliver to
the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) two accurate and complete
original signed copies of Internal Service Form W-9, or any successor form that
such person is entitled to provide, establishing that the Lender is not subject
to U.S. Federal backup withholding Tax.
(h)Cooperation in Contesting Indemnified Taxes. If the Borrower determines in
good faith that a reasonable basis exists for contesting any Indemnified Taxes
(including Other Taxes) for which additional amounts have been paid under this
Section 2.17, the Administrative Agent or the relevant Lender or Issuing Lender,
as the case may be, shall cooperate with the Borrower in challenging such
Indemnified Taxes (including Other Taxes) at the Borrower’s expense, if so
requested by the Borrower in writing; provided that, in the sole discretion,
exercised in good faith, of the Administrative Agent, such Lender or such
Issuing Lender, as the case may be, doing so would not materially prejudice the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Lender, and the Administrative
Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Lender would not be required to disclose any
information it considers proprietary or make available its Tax returns (or any
other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the
Borrower or any other Person.
(i)Treatment of Certain Refunds. If the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an
Issuing Lender determines, in its reasonable discretion, that it has received a
refund of any Indemnified Taxes (including Other Taxes) as to which it has been
indemnified by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor or with respect to which
the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor has paid additional amounts pursuant to
this Section, it shall pay to the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor an
amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made,
or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor under
this Section with respect to the Indemnified Taxes (including Other Taxes)
giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the
Administrative Agent, such Lender or such Issuing Lender, 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 Borrower or such
Subsidiary Guarantor, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Lender
or such Issuing Lender, shall repay the amount paid over to the Borrower or such
Subsidiary Guarantor (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by
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Lender or such Issuing Lender in the event the Administrative Agent, such Lender
or such Issuing Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental
Authority. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Administrative
Agent, any Lender or an Issuing Lender to disclose any information it considers
proprietary or make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating
to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower, any Subsidiary
Guarantor or any other Person.
SECTION 2.18.    Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Setoffs. (a)
Payments by the Obligors. Each Obligor shall make each payment required to be
made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of
LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or
otherwise), or under any other Loan Document (except to the extent otherwise
provided therein), prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date when due,
in immediately available funds, without setoff or counterclaim. Any amounts
received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the
Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding
Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments
shall be made to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Account,
except as otherwise expressly provided in the relevant Loan Document and except
payments to be made directly to an Issuing Lender or a Swingline Lender as
expressly provided herein and except payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16,
2.17 and 10.03, which shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto.
The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for
account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following
receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a
Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding
Business Day and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon
shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments under each Loan
Document shall be made in Dollars.
(b)Application of Insufficient Payments. If at any time insufficient funds are
received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts
of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due
hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, to pay all fees then due, and
all costs and expenses then due or reimbursable, to the Administrative Agent, in
its capacity as such, under any Loan Document, (ii) second, to pay all principal
and interest then due hereunder in respect of the Swingline Loans, ratably
between the Swingline Lenders in accordance with the amounts of such principal
and interest then due to the Swingline Lenders, (iii) third, to reimburse all
unreimbursed LC Disbursements and to pay all letter of credit fronting fees then
due hereunder, ratably between the Issuing Lenders entitled thereto in
accordance with the amounts thereof then due to the Issuing Lenders, (iv)
fourth, to pay all other interest and other fees then due hereunder, ratably
among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of such
interest and fees then due to such parties, and (v) fifth, to pay all other
principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in
accordance with the amounts of such principal then due to such parties.
(c)Pro Rata Treatment. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein (for the
avoidance of doubt, as this Agreement is in effect from time to time), including
Sections 2.20(d) and 2.21: (i) each payment of facility fees under
Section 2.12(a) and letter of credit fees under Section 2.12(b) shall be made
for account of the Lenders, and each termination or reduction of the amount of
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applied to the respective Commitments of the Lenders, pro rata according to the
amounts of their respective Commitments (or, in the case of any such payment of
facility fees at a time when the Commitments shall have terminated or expired,
pro rata according to the amounts of their respective Revolving Credit
Exposure); (ii) each Syndicated Borrowing shall be allocated pro rata among the
Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Commitments (in the case of
the making of Syndicated Loans) or their respective Loans that are to be
included in such Borrowing (in the case of conversions and continuations of
Loans); (iii) each payment or prepayment of any Syndicated Borrowing shall be
applied ratably to the Loans included in the repaid or prepaid Syndicated
Borrowing; (iv) each Swingline Borrowing shall be allocated pro rata between the
Swingline Lenders according to the amounts of their respective Swingline
Commitments; and (v) each payment or prepayment of any Swingline Borrowing shall
be applied ratably to the Swingline Loans included in the repaid or prepaid
Swingline Borrowing.
(d)Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If (i) any Lender shall, by exercising any
right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any
principal of or interest on any of its Loans (other than a Competitive Loan) or
participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender’s
receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans
(other than Competitive Loans) and accrued interest thereon than the proportion
received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion
shall (A) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact and (B) purchase (for
cash at face value) participations in the Loans (other than Competitive Loans)
and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans of other Lenders, or
make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all
such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the
aggregate amounts of principal of and accrued interest on their Loans (other
than Competitive Loans) and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline
Loans or (ii) any Swingline Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or
counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or
interest on any of its Swingline Loans resulting in such Swingline Lender
receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its
Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by the
other Swingline Lender, then the Swingline Lender receiving such greater
proportion shall (A) notify the Administrative Agent and the other Swingline
Lender of such fact and (B) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in
the Swingline Loans of the other Swingline Lender to the extent necessary so
that the amount of all such payments shall be shared by the Swingline Lenders
ratably in accordance with the aggregate amounts of principal of and accrued
interest on their Swingline Loans, provided that:
(i)if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the
payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded
and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without
interest; and
(ii)the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (x) any
payment made by any Obligor pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms
of this Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, as this Agreement is in effect
from time to time), including Sections 2.09(e)(iii) and 2.20(d), or (y) any
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in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans to
any Eligible Assignee.
Each Obligor consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may
effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a
participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against each
Obligor rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as
fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of each Obligor in the amount of
such participation.
(e)Payments by the Borrower; Presumptions by the Administrative Agent. Unless
the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to
the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account
of the Lenders or an Issuing Lender hereunder that the Borrower will not make
such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made
such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such
assumption, distribute to the Lenders or such Issuing Lender, as the case may
be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such
payment, then each of the Lenders or such Issuing Lender, as the case may be,
severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the
amount so distributed to such Lender or such Issuing Lender with interest
thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to
it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the
greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank
compensation.
(f)Certain Deductions by the Administrative Agent. If any Lender shall fail to
make any payment required to be made by it hereunder to or for the account of
the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Swingline Lender, then the
Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary
provision hereof), (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the
Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s
obligations in respect of such payment until all such unsatisfied obligations
have been discharged or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account as
cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such
Lender pursuant to this Agreement (including pursuant to Sections 2.05(c),
2.06(e), 2.06(f), 2.07(b), 2.18(e) and 10.03(c)), in each case in such order as
shall be determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.
SECTION 2.19    Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders. (a) Designation
of a Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under
Section 2.15, or requires the Borrower to pay any additional amount to any
Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to
Section 2.17, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a
different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign
and delegate its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices,
branches or Affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or
assignment and delegation (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant
to Section 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not
subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise
be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all
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and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or
assignment and delegation.
(b)Replacement of Lenders. If (i) any Lender requests compensation under
Section 2.15, (ii) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any
Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to
Section 2.17, (iii) any Lender has become a Defaulting Lender, (iv) any Lender
has become a Non-Extending Lender or (v) any Lender does not consent to any
proposed amendment, supplement, modification, consent or waiver of any provision
of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that requires the consent of such
Lender or each of the Lenders or each of the Lenders affected thereby (so long
as the consent of the Required Lenders has been obtained), then the Borrower
may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the
Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without
recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and
consents required by, Section 10.04), all of its interests, rights (other than
its existing rights to payment pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.17) and obligations
under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents (other than any outstanding
Competitive Loans held by it) to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such
obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such
assignment), provided that:
(A)the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent (and, if a Commitment or any Lender’s obligations in
respect of LC Exposure or Swingline Exposure is being assigned, each Issuing
Lender and each Swingline Lender), which consent shall not unreasonably be
withheld;
(B)the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee
specified in Section 10.04;
(C)such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding
principal of its Loans (other than Competitive Loans) and participations in LC
Disbursements and Swingline Loans that have been funded by such Lender, accrued
interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts (except Competitive Loans)
payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any
amounts under Section 2.16) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding
principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all
other amounts);
(D)in the case of any such assignment and delegation resulting from a claim for
compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to
Section 2.17, such assignment and delegation will result in a reduction in such
compensation or payments thereafter;
(E)in the case of any such assignment and delegation resulting from any Lender
becoming a Non-Extending Lender, the assignee shall be an Additional Commitment
Lender and, upon the effectiveness of any such assignment and delegation, such
assignee shall be deemed to have consented to the extension of the Commitment
Termination Date requested in the relevant Extension Request (and, if such
assignment and delegation shall become effective after the relevant Extension
Effective Date, the Commitment Termination Date with respect to such Additional
Commitment Lender (insofar as relating to the interests, rights and obligations
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automatically extend to the date specified in the relevant Extension Request);
and
(F)such assignment does not conflict with applicable law.
A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if,
prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the
circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation
cease to apply. Each party hereto agrees that an assignment and delegation
required pursuant to this paragraph may be effected pursuant to an Assignment
and Assumption executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the
assignee and that the Lender required to make such assignment and delegation
need not be a party thereto.
SECTION 2.20.    Extension of Commitment Termination Date. (a) The Borrower may,
by notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Lenders)
not more than 90 days and not less than 30 days prior to each anniversary of the
date hereof (or if such anniversary date is not a Business Day, the Business Day
next succeeding such anniversary), request (each, an “Extension Request”) that
the Lenders extend the Commitment Termination Date then in effect (or, if at
such time there shall exist different Commitment Termination Dates for the
Lenders hereunder, the latest applicable Commitment Termination Date then in
effect) (the “Existing Commitment Termination Date”) for an additional one year
(the date on which any such extension shall become effective is referred to
herein as an “Extension Effective Date”); provided that only two Extension
Requests may be requested hereunder. Each Lender, acting in its sole discretion,
shall, by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent given not later
than the 20th day (or such later day as shall be acceptable to the Borrower)
following the date of the Borrower’s notice, advise the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent whether or not such Lender agrees to such extension;
provided that any Lender that does not so advise the Borrower shall be deemed to
have rejected such Extension Request (any such Lender which shall have rejected
or is deemed to have rejected such extension being a “Non-Extending Lender”).
The election of any Lender to agree to such extension shall not obligate any
other Lender to so agree. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no
Lender shall have any obligation hereunder to extend its Commitment.
(b)The Borrower shall have the right, at any time on or prior to, or at any time
following, the relevant Extension Effective Date, unless an Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, to replace any Non-Extending Lender with
one or more Additional Commitment Lenders in accordance with Section 2.19(b). If
requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, each such Additional
Commitment Lender shall enter into an agreement with the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent, pursuant to which such Additional Commitment Lender shall
reconfirm its Commitment hereunder so assumed from the relevant Non-Extending
Lender and, in the case of any such replacement becoming effective after the
relevant Extension Effective Date, reconfirm the extension of the Commitment
Termination Date applicable thereto as contemplated by clause (E) of Section
2.19(b).
(c)If (and only if) the total of the Commitments of the Lenders that have agreed
in connection with any Extension Request to extend the Existing Commitment
Termination Date and (if applicable) the Commitments of the Additional
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(b) above shall, in the aggregate, be at least 50% of the aggregate amount of
the Commitments in effect immediately prior to the Extension Effective Date,
then, effective as of the Extension Effective Date, the Commitment Termination
Date, but only with respect to each Lender that has agreed to so extend its
Commitment and (if applicable) each Additional Commitment Lender that has
replaced a Non-Extending Lender (and to Commitments and Loans of each such
Lender and Additional Commitment Lender), shall be extended to the date that is
one year after the then Existing Commitment Termination Date (or, if such date
is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day); provided that
the extension of the Existing Commitment Termination Date, and the occurrence of
the Extension Effective Date, shall not be effective with respect to any Lender
unless as of the Extension Effective Date: (i) no Default shall have occurred
and be continuing; (ii) the representations and warranties of the Obligors set
forth in Article IV and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in
all material respects, on and as of the Extension Effective Date as if made on
and as of such date (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly
stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date); (iii)
the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate executed by a
Responsible Officer of the Borrower, dated as of the Extension Effective Date,
stating that the conditions with respect to such extension have been satisfied;
and (iv) the Administrative Agent shall have received such evidence and other
related documents as it may reasonably request with respect to the authorization
of the Borrower of such extension and its obligations hereunder as so extended.
Upon the effectiveness of such extension, the Administrative Agent shall record
the relevant information in the Register and give prompt notice of such
extension to the Borrower and the Lenders.
(d)Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) with respect to any
Non-Extending Lender, the Commitment Termination Date for such Lender shall
remain unchanged (and the Commitment of such Lender shall terminate, the Loans
made by such Lender to the Borrower hereunder shall mature and be payable by the
Borrower, and all other amounts owing to such Non-Extending Lender hereunder
shall be payable, on such date), and on such date the Borrower shall also make
such other prepayments of Loans as shall be required in order that, after giving
effect to the termination of the Commitments of, and all payments to, the
Non-Extended Lenders pursuant to this sentence, the sum of (x) the outstanding
aggregate principal amount of all Loans and (y) the LC Exposure will not exceed
the Commitments and (ii) the “Availability Period” and the “Commitment
Termination Date” (without taking into consideration any extension pursuant to
this Section 2.20), as such terms are used in reference to any Issuing Lender or
any Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender or any Swingline Lender or
any Swingline Loan made by such Swingline Lender, may not be extended without
the prior written consent of such Issuing Lender and such Swingline Lender, as
applicable (it being understood and agreed that, in the event any Issuing Lender
or Swingline Lender shall not have consented to any such extension, (i) such
Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender, as applicable, shall continue to have all
the rights and obligations of an Issuing Lender or a Swingline Lender, as
applicable, hereunder through the Existing Commitment Termination Date (or the
Availability Period determined on the basis thereof, as applicable), and
thereafter shall have no obligation to make any Swingline Loans or to issue,
amend, extend or renew any Letter of Credit (but shall, in each case, continue
to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.05, 2.06, 2.13, 2.15, 10.03 and
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as applicable as to Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans issued or made prior to
such time), and (ii) the Borrower shall cause the LC Exposure attributable to
Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Lender and the Swingline Exposure
attributable to Swingline Loans made by such Swingline Lender to be zero no
later than the day on which such LC Exposure or Swingline Exposure, as
applicable, would have been required to have been reduced to zero in accordance
with the terms hereof without giving effect to any effectiveness of the
extension of the applicable Existing Commitment Termination Date pursuant to
this Section (and, in any event, no later than such Existing Commitment
Termination Date)).
SECTION 2.21.    Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this
Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the
following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting
Lender:
(a)facility fees shall continue to accrue on the amount of the Commitment of
such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(a) only to the extent of the
Revolving Credit Exposure of such Defaulting Lender (excluding any portion
thereof constituting Swingline Exposure or LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender
that is subject to reallocation under clause (c)(i) below);
(b)the Commitment, the Revolving Credit Exposure and the aggregate principal
amount of outstanding Competitive Loans of such Defaulting Lender shall not be
included in determining whether the Required Lenders or any other requisite
Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder or under any other Loan
Document (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification
pursuant to Section 10.02); provided that any amendment, waiver or other
modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or all Lenders affected
thereby shall, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.02, require the
consent of such Defaulting Lender in accordance with the terms hereof;
(c)if any Swingline Exposure or LC Exposure exists at the time such Lender
becomes a Defaulting Lender then:
(i)the Swingline Exposure (other than any portion thereof with respect to which
such Defaulting Lender shall have funded its participation as contemplated by
Section 2.05(c) and, in the case of any Defaulting Lender that is a Swingline
Lender, other than the portion of such Swingline Exposure referred to in clause
(b) of the definition of such term) and LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender
(other than any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements
with respect to which such Defaulting Lender shall have funded its participation
as contemplated by Sections 2.06(e) and 2.06(f)) shall be reallocated among the
Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable
Percentages but only to the extent that (A) the sum of all Non-Defaulting
Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures plus such Defaulting Lender’s Swingline
Exposure and LC Exposure (in each case, excluding the portion thereof referred
to above) does not exceed the sum of all Non-Defaulting Lenders’ Commitments and
(B) after giving effect thereto, the Revolving Credit Exposure of any
Non-Defaulting Lender shall not exceed the Commitment of such Non-Defaulting
Lender;
(ii)if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only
partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within one Business Day following
notice by the Administrative Agent (A) first, prepay the portion of such
Defaulting Lender’s Swingline Exposure that has not been reallocated as set
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second, cash collateralize for the benefit of the Issuing Lenders the portion of
such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure that has not been reallocated as set forth
in such clause in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.06(l)
for so long as such LC Exposure is outstanding;
(iii)if the Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s
LC Exposure pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall not be required to
pay participation fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(b)
with respect to such portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure for so long
as such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is cash collateralized;
(iv)if any portion of the LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender is reallocated
pursuant to clause (i) above, then the participation fees payable to the Lenders
pursuant to Section 2.12(b) shall be adjusted to give effect to such
reallocation;
(v)if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Swingline Exposure that is
subject to reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above is neither reallocated nor
reduced pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any
rights or remedies of any Swingline Lender or any other Lender hereunder, all
facility fees that otherwise would have been payable to such Defaulting Lender
with respect to such portion of its Swingline Exposure shall be payable to the
Swingline Lenders (and allocated among them ratably based on the amount of such
portion of the Swingline Exposure of such Defaulting Lender attributable to
Swingline Loans made by each Swingline Lender) until and to the extent that such
Swingline Exposure is reallocated and/or reduced to zero; and
(vi)if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure that is
subject to reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above is neither reallocated nor
cash collateralized pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without
prejudice to any rights or remedies of any Issuing Lender or any other Lender
hereunder, all facility fees that otherwise would have been payable to such
Defaulting Lender with respect to such portion of its LC Exposure, and all
participation fees payable under Section 2.12(b) with respect to such portion of
its LC Exposure, shall be payable to the Issuing Lenders (and allocated among
them ratably based on the amount of such portion of the LC Exposure of such
Defaulting Lender attributable to Letters of Credit issued by each Issuing
Lender) until and to the extent that such LC Exposure is reallocated and/or cash
collateralized; and
(d)so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, no Swingline Lender shall be
required to fund any Swingline Loan and no Issuing Lender shall be required to
issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, unless in each case it is
satisfied that the related exposure and the Defaulting Lender’s then outstanding
Swingline Exposure or LC Exposure, as applicable, will be fully covered by the
Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral provided by the
Borrower in accordance with clause (c) above, and participating interests in any
such funded Swingline Loan or in any such issued, amended, renewed or extended
Letter of Credit will be allocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner
consistent with clause (c)(i) above (and such Defaulting Lender shall not
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In the event that a Bankruptcy Event with respect to a Lender Parent of any
Lender shall have occurred following the date hereof and for so long as such
Bankruptcy Event shall continue, no Swingline Lender shall be required to fund
any Swingline Loan, and no Issuing Lender shall be required to issue, amend,
renew or extend any Letter of Credit, unless such Swingline Lender or such
Issuing Lender, as the case may be, shall have entered into arrangements
(including arrangements referred to in clause (c) above, treating such Lender as
if it were a Defaulting Lender (with each Lender hereby agreeing to such
arrangements)) with the Borrower or the applicable Lender satisfactory to such
Swingline Lender or such Issuing Lender, as the case may be, to defease any risk
to it in respect of such Lender hereunder.
In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, each Swingline Lender
and each Issuing Lender each agree that a Defaulting Lender has adequately
remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the
Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect
the inclusion of such Lender’s Commitment and on such date such Lender shall
purchase at par (plus pay any break funding amounts, determined in accordance
with Section 2.16, to the extent such purchase occurs on a date other than on
the last day of the Interest Period applicable to thereto) such of the
Syndicated Loans of the other Lenders as the Administrative Agent shall
determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in
accordance with its Applicable Percentage.
ARTICLE III

Guarantee

SECTION 3.01.    The Guarantee. The Subsidiary Guarantors hereby jointly and
severally, as a primary obligor and not merely as a surety, guarantee to each
Lender, each other holder of a Guaranteed Obligation (as hereinafter defined)
and the Administrative Agent and their respective successors and assigns the
prompt payment in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise) of the principal of and interest on the Loans made by the Lenders to
the Borrower and all fees, indemnification payments and other amounts
whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, now or hereafter
from time to time owing to the Lenders or the Administrative Agent by the
Borrower under this Agreement and by any Obligor under any of the other Loan
Documents, in each case strictly in accordance with the terms thereof and
including all interest, fees and expenses accrued or incurred subsequent to the
commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings with respect to the
Borrower, whether or not such interest, fees or expenses are allowed as a claim
in such proceeding (such obligations being herein collectively called the
“Guaranteed Obligations”). The Subsidiary Guarantors hereby further jointly and
severally agree that if the Borrower shall fail to pay in full when due (whether
at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) any of the Guaranteed
Obligations, the Subsidiary Guarantors will promptly pay the same, without any
demand or notice whatsoever, and that in the case of any extension of time of
payment or renewal of any of the Guaranteed Obligations, the same will be
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extended maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of
such extension or renewal.
SECTION 3.02.    Obligations Unconditional. The obligations of the Subsidiary
Guarantors under Section 3.01 are absolute and unconditional, joint and several,
irrespective of the value, genuineness, validity, regularity or enforceability
of the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement or any other agreement
or instrument referred to herein, or any substitution, release or exchange of
any other guarantee of or security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations, and,
to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, irrespective of any other
circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable
discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor, it being the intent of this
Section that the obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereunder shall be
absolute and unconditional, joint and several, under any and all circumstances.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is agreed that the
occurrence of any one or more of the following shall not alter or impair the
liability of the Subsidiary Guarantors hereunder, which shall remain absolute
and unconditional as described above:
(i)at any time or from time to time, without notice to the Subsidiary
Guarantors, the time for any performance of or compliance with any of the
Guaranteed Obligations shall be extended, or such performance or compliance
shall be waived;
(ii)any of the acts mentioned in any of the provisions of this Agreement or any
other agreement or instrument referred to herein shall be done or omitted;
(iii)the maturity of any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be accelerated, or
any of the Guaranteed Obligations shall be modified, supplemented or amended in
any respect, or any right under this Agreement or any other agreement or
instrument referred to herein shall be waived or any other guarantee of any of
the Guaranteed Obligations or any security therefor shall be released or
exchanged in whole or in part or otherwise dealt with; or
(iv)any lien or security interest granted to, or in favor of, the Administrative
Agent or any Lender or Lenders as security for any of the Guaranteed Obligations
shall fail to be perfected.
The Subsidiary Guarantors hereby expressly waive diligence, presentment, demand
of payment, protest and all notices whatsoever. Each Subsidiary Guarantor agrees
that its guarantee hereunder constitutes a guarantee of payment when due
(whether or not any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar proceeding
shall have stayed the accrual or collection of any of the Guaranteed Obligations
or operated as a discharge thereof) and not merely of collection, and hereby
expressly waives any requirement that the Administrative Agent or any Lender
exhaust any right, power or remedy or proceed against the Borrower under this
Agreement or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein, or against
any other Person under any other guarantee of, or security for, any of the
Guaranteed Obligations.
SECTION 3.03.    Reinstatement. The obligations of the Subsidiary Guarantors
under this Article shall be automatically reinstated if and to the extent that
for any reason any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower in respect of the
Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must be otherwise restored by any holder
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Obligations, whether as a result of any proceedings in bankruptcy or
reorganization or otherwise, and the Subsidiary Guarantors jointly and severally
agree that they will indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender on
demand for all reasonable costs and expenses (including fees of counsel)
incurred by the Administrative Agent or such Lender in connection with such
rescission or restoration, including any such costs and expenses incurred in
defending against any claim alleging that such payment constituted a preference,
fraudulent transfer or similar payment under any bankruptcy, insolvency or
similar law.
SECTION 3.04.    Subrogation. The Subsidiary Guarantors hereby jointly and
severally agree that until the payment and satisfaction in full of all
Guaranteed Obligations and the expiration and termination of the Commitments of
the Lenders under this Agreement they shall not exercise any right or remedy
arising by reason of any performance by them of their guarantee in Section 3.01,
whether by subrogation or otherwise, against the Borrower or any other guarantor
of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any security for any of the Guaranteed
Obligations.
SECTION 3.05.    Remedies. The Subsidiary Guarantors jointly and severally agree
that, as between the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Lenders, the obligations of
the Borrower under this Agreement may be declared to be forthwith due and
payable as provided in Article VIII (and shall be deemed to have become
automatically due and payable in the circumstances provided in Article VIII) for
purposes of Section 3.01 notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other
prohibition preventing such declaration (or such obligations from becoming
automatically due and payable) as against the Borrower and that, in the event of
such declaration (or such obligations being deemed to have become automatically
due and payable), such obligations (whether or not due and payable by the
Borrower) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Subsidiary Guarantors
for purposes of Section 3.01.
SECTION 3.06.    Instrument for the Payment of Money. To the fullest extent
permitted by N.Y. Civ. Prac. L&R § 3213 and other applicable law, each
Subsidiary Guarantor hereby acknowledges that the guarantee in this Article
constitutes an instrument for the payment of money, and consents and agrees that
any Lender or the Administrative Agent, at its sole option, in the event of a
dispute by such Subsidiary Guarantor in the payment of any moneys due hereunder,
shall have the right to bring motion action under N.Y. Civ. Prac. L&R § 3213.
SECTION 3.07.    Continuing Guarantee. The guarantee in this Article is a
continuing guarantee, and shall apply to all Guaranteed Obligations whenever
arising. Each Subsidiary Guarantor further agrees that the Guaranteed
Obligations may be extended or renewed, in whole or in part, or amended or
modified, without notice to or further assent from it, and that it will remain
bound upon its guarantee hereunder notwithstanding any extension, renewal,
amendment or modification of any Guaranteed Obligation.
SECTION 3.08.    Rights of Contribution. The Subsidiary Guarantors hereby agree,
as between themselves, that if any Subsidiary Guarantor shall become an Excess
Funding Guarantor (as defined below) by reason of the payment by such Subsidiary
Guarantor of any Guaranteed Obligations, then each other Subsidiary Guarantor
shall, on demand of such Excess Funding Guarantor (but subject to the next
sentence), pay to such Excess Funding Guarantor an amount equal to such
Subsidiary Guarantor’s Pro Rata Share (as defined below and determined, for this
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and liabilities of such Excess Funding Guarantor) of the Excess Payment (as
defined below) in respect of such Guaranteed Obligations. The payment obligation
of a Subsidiary Guarantor to any Excess Funding Guarantor under this Section
shall be subordinate and subject in right of payment to the prior payment in
full of the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under the other provisions
of this Article and such Excess Funding Guarantor shall not exercise any right
or remedy with respect to such excess until payment and satisfaction in full of
all of such obligations.
For purposes of this Section, (a) “Excess Funding Guarantor” means, in respect
of any Guaranteed Obligations, a Subsidiary Guarantor that has paid an amount in
excess of its Pro Rata Share of such Guaranteed Obligations, (b) “Excess
Payment” means, in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations, the amount paid by an
Excess Funding Guarantor in excess of its Pro Rata Share of such Guaranteed
Obligations and (c) “Pro Rata Share” means, for any Subsidiary Guarantor, the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (i) the amount by which the aggregate
present fair saleable value of all properties of such Subsidiary Guarantor
(excluding any shares of stock or other equity interest of any other Subsidiary
Guarantor) exceeds the amount of all the debts and liabilities of such
Subsidiary Guarantor (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and
unliquidated liabilities, but excluding the obligations of such Subsidiary
Guarantor hereunder and any obligations of any other Subsidiary Guarantor that
have been Guaranteed by such Subsidiary Guarantor) to (ii) the amount by which
the aggregate fair saleable value of all properties of all of the Subsidiary
Guarantors exceeds the amount of all the debts and liabilities (including
contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities, but excluding
the obligations of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereunder and
under the other Loan Documents) of all of the Subsidiary Guarantors, determined
(A) with respect to any Subsidiary Guarantor that is a party hereto on the
Effective Date, as of the Effective Date, and (B) with respect to any other
Subsidiary Guarantor, as of the date such Subsidiary Guarantor becomes a
Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder.
SECTION 3.09.    General Limitation on Guarantee Obligations. In any action or
proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code, if the obligations of any Subsidiary
Guarantor under Section 3.01 would otherwise, taking into account the provisions
of Section 3.08, be held or determined to be void, invalid or unenforceable
under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable applicable provisions
of state law on account of the amount of its liability under Section 3.01, then,
notwithstanding any other provision hereof to the contrary, the amount of such
liability shall, without any further action by such Subsidiary Guarantor, any
Lender, the Administrative Agent or any other Person, be automatically limited
and reduced to the highest amount that is valid and enforceable as determined in
such action or proceeding. The term “Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the
United States Code entitled “Bank-ruptcy”.
SECTION 3.10.    Designation of Subsidiary Guarantors. The Borrower may at any
time and from time to time designate, in its sole discretion, any Domestic
Subsidiary as a Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case by delivery to the
Administrative Agent of (a) a duly executed Guarantee Assumption Agreement
properly completed for such Subsidiary and in such number of counterparts as may
reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent and (b) proof of corporate
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of counsel and other documents consistent with those delivered by the Subsidiary
Guarantors pursuant to Section 5.01 on the Effective Date as may reasonably be
requested by the Administrative Agent. Any Subsidiary Guarantor designated as
such pursuant to this Section 3.10 shall continue to be a Subsidiary Guarantor
until the Borrower shall have delivered written notice to the Administrative
Agent of the termination of such designation; provided that the preceding clause
shall not limit the Borrower’s obligations with respect to Specified
Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 6.08.
SECTION 3.11.    Release of Guarantees. A Subsidiary Guarantor will
automatically be released from its obligations under this Article III upon the
consummation of any transaction permitted by this Agreement as a result of which
neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interest in
such Subsidiary Guarantor, provided that, if so required by this Agreement, the
Required Lenders shall have consented to such transactions and the terms of such
consent shall not have provided otherwise. In connection with any release
pursuant to this Section, the Administrative Agent shall execute and deliver to
any Obligor, at such Obligor’s expense, all documents that such Obligor shall
reasonably request to evidence such release. Any execution and delivery of
documents pursuant to this Section shall be without recourse to or warranty by
the Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE IV

Representations and Warranties
The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders
that:
SECTION 4.01.    Organization. Each Obligor is duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization.
SECTION 4.02.    Authorization; Enforceability. The Transactions are within each
Obligor’s corporate or other organizational powers and have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate or other organizational action. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by each Obligor identified herein as a
signatory party hereto and constitutes, and each of the other Loan Documents to
which any Obligor is a party when executed and delivered by such Obligor will
constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Obligor, enforceable
against each Obligor in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability
may be limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws of general applicability affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights and (b) the application of general principles of equity (regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
SECTION 4.03.    Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions (a) do
not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any
other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained
or made and are in full force and effect, (b)(i) do not violate the charter,
by‑laws or other organizational documents of any Obligor and (ii) do not violate
any applicable law or regulation or any order of any Governmental Authority, and
(c) do not constitute (and will not, with notice or lapse of time or both,
constitute) a default under any material indenture, agreement or other
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in each case above (other than in the case of clause (b)(i) above), where
failure to obtain or make such consent, approval, registration, filing or other
action, any such violation or any such default could not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.04.    Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. (a) Financial
Condition. The Borrower’s consolidated balance sheet and statements of earnings,
changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows (i) as of and for the fiscal year
ended February 1, 2014, reported on by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent
registered public accounting firm, and (ii) as of and for the fiscal quarter and
the portion of the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, certified by a Financial
Officer of the Borrower, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial
position and results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance
with GAAP, subject to year end audit adjustments and the absence of certain
footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause (ii).
(b)No Material Adverse Change. Since February 1, 2014, there has been no
material adverse change in the business, assets, operations or condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
SECTION 4.05.    Properties. Except in respect of matters that would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries have title to, or leasehold interests in, or the use of, property
sufficient to conduct their business, except for defects in title that do not
interfere with their ability to conduct their business.
SECTION 4.06.    Litigation and Environmental Matters. (a) Actions, Suits and
Proceedings. (i) There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any
arbitrator or Governmental Authority now pending against or, to the knowledge of
the Borrower, threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, except as disclosed in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of the Borrower for the fiscal year ended February 1, 2014
as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(ii)There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or
Governmental Authority now pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower,
threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that
purport to affect the legality, validity or enforceability of any Loan Document,
the borrowing or repayment of any Loans, or the issuance of any Letter of Credit
or payment of any reimbursement obligation in respect thereof.
(b)Environmental, Health and Safety Laws. Neither the Borrower nor any
Subsidiary has received any notice to the effect that any part of its operations
or properties is not in compliance with any Environmental Law or order or any
notice that it or its property is the subject of any governmental investigation
evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to any release of
any Hazardous Material into the environment, which non-compliance or remedial
action could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.07.    Compliance with Laws and Agreements. (a) Each of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of
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and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure
to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing.
(b)The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures
designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and their
respective directors, officers and employees with Anti-Corruption Laws and
applicable Sanctions, and the Borrower and the other Obligors and, to the
knowledge of the Borrower, their respective officers, employees and directors
are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all
material respects. None of the Borrower or any other Obligor or, to the
knowledge of the Borrower, any of their respective directors, officers or
employees is a Sanctioned Person.
SECTION 4.08.    Investment Company Status. No Obligor is an “investment
company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company
Act of 1940.
SECTION 4.09.    Taxes. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has timely
filed or caused to be filed al material Tax returns and reports required to have
been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been
paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings and for which such Person has set aside on its books
adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP or (b) to the extent that the failure
to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION 4.10.    ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to
occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which
liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.11.    Subsidiaries. Set forth on Schedule 4.11 is a complete and
correct list as of the Effective Date of (a) all of the Subsidiaries of the
Borrower and (b) each Subsidiary holding ownership interests in other
Subsidiaries of the Borrower, together with, for each such Subsidiary, the
jurisdiction of organization of such Subsidiary. Schedule 4.11 separately
identifies all Specified Subsidiaries and Material Subsidiaries as of the date
hereof.
SECTION 4.12.    Federal Reserve Regulations. Neither the Borrower nor any
Subsidiary is engaged principally or as one of its important activities in the
business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin
Stock.  The value of all Margin Stock owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
(including, without limitation, all capital stock of the Borrower held by the
Borrower in treasury) does not constitute more than 25.0% of the value of the
consolidated assets of the Borrower.

ARTICLE V

Conditions
SECTION 5.01.    Effective Date. The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans
and of the Issuing Lenders to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become
effective until the date on which the following conditions shall have been
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(a)Executed Counterparts. The Administrative Agent shall have received from each
party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such
party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which
may include facsimile or other electronic transmission of a signed signature
page to this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this
Agreement.
(b)Opinion of Counsel to the Obligors. The Administrative Agent shall have
received opinions, dated the Effective Date, of General Counsel of the Borrower
and of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, special counsel for the Borrower, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and each
Obligor hereby instructs such counsel to deliver such opinion to the Lenders and
the Administrative Agent).
(c)Corporate Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received such
documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may
reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of
each Obligor, the authorization of the Transactions, all in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.
(d)Officer’s Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a
certificate, dated the Effective Date and signed by the president, a vice
president or a Financial Officer of the Borrower, confirming, to the best
knowledge of such Person, following due inquiry, compliance with the conditions
set forth in the lettered clauses of the first sentence of Section 5.02 (except,
in the case of clause (a) thereof, without giving effect to the parenthetical
statement therein.
(e)Repayment of Existing Indebtedness. The Administrative Agent shall have
received evidence that the principal of and interest on, and all other amounts
owing in respect of, Indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement shall have
been (or shall simultaneously be) paid in full, that the commitments to extend
credit under the Existing Credit Agreement have been (or shall simultaneously
be) canceled or terminated and letters of credit outstanding thereunder shall
have expired or been terminated or shall be Existing Letters of Credit.
(f)Delivery of Information. The Lenders shall have received all documentation
and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable
“know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including
the USA PATRIOT Act that have been requested at least five Business Days prior
to the Effective Date.
(g)Fees and Expense Reimbursement. The payment by the Borrower of such fees and
expense reimbursement as the Borrower shall have agreed in writing to pay to any
Lender or the Administrative Agent in connection herewith, including the
reasonable and documented fees and expenses of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New
York counsel to JPMCB, in connection with the negotiation, preparation,
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the
extensions of credit hereunder (to the extent that statements for such fees and
expenses have been delivered to the Borrower at least one Business Day prior to
the Effective Date).
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders when it
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and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Lenders to
make Loans and of the Issuing Lenders to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall
not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or
waived pursuant to Section 10.02) at or prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time,
on June 30, 2014 (and, in the event such conditions are not so satisfied or
waived, the Commitments shall terminate at such time).
SECTION 5.02.    Each Credit Event. The obligation of each Lender to make any
Loan, and of each Issuing Lender to issue, amend (if increasing the amount
thereof), renew (other than automatic renewals of any Auto-Renewal Letter of
Credit) or extend any Letter of Credit, is additionally subject to the receipt
of a request therefor in accordance herewith and the satisfaction of the
following conditions:
(a)the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in this
Agreement (other than, after the Effective Date, those set forth in Sections
4.04(b) and 4.06(a)(i)) shall be true and correct in all material respects on
and as of the date of such Loan or the date of such issuance, amendment, renewal
or extension, as applicable; and
(b)at the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Loan or such
issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, no Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing.
Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment (if increasing the amount thereof),
renewal (other than automatic renewals of any Auto-Renewal Letter of Credit) or
extension of any Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation
and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof that the conditions specified
in the preceding sentence have been satisfied.
ARTICLE VI

Affirmative Covenants
Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and
interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder shall have been paid in
full, and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated (or have been
cash collateralized or backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to each
applicable Issuing Lender) and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed,
the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 6.01.    Financial Statements, Rating Changes and Other Information. The
Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender (through the
Administrative Agent):
(a)as soon as available and in any event within 90 days after the end of each
fiscal year of the Borrower, the audited consolidated balance sheet and related
statements of earnings, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case
in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by
Deloitte & Touche LLP or another independent registered public accounting firm
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exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such
audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations and
cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP;
(b)as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of
the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the
consolidated balance sheet and related statements of earnings, shareholders’
equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of and
for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting
forth in each case in comparative form the figures for (or, in the case of the
balance sheet, as of the end of) the corresponding period or periods of the
previous fiscal year, all certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrower as
presenting fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition and results
of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal year-end audit
adjustments and the absence of certain footnotes;
(c)concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a)
or (b) of this Section, a certificate executed by a Financial Officer of the
Borrower (i) certifying as to whether, to the best knowledge of such Financial
Officer (following due inquiry), a Default has occurred and, if a Default has
occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be
taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations
demonstrating compliance with Section 7.06, and (iii) stating whether any change
in GAAP or in the application thereof has been given effect in the preparation
of such financial statements that became effective after the date of the audited
financial statements referred to in Section 4.04 that affects calculations
pursuant to Section 7.06 and has not previously been reported in such a
certificate and, if any such not previously reported change has occurred,
specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying
such certificate;
(d)promptly after Moody’s or S&P shall have publicly announced a change in the
Moody’s Rating or the S&P Rating, as the case may be, written notice of such
rating change; and
(e)promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the
operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender through the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
The Borrower’s obligations under clauses (a) and (b) of this Section shall in
any event be deemed sufficiently performed if the financial statements referred
to therein are delivered by the time required under the applicable clause in
such form and content as permitted under the Exchange Act. Documents required to
be delivered pursuant to clauses (a) and (b) of this Section (to the extent any
such documents are included in materials otherwise filed and publicly available
with the Securities and Exchange Commission), may be delivered electronically
and, if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on
which the Borrower posts such documents on www.sec.gov, or provides a link
thereto on the Borrower’s website at www.bestbuy.com. Notices required to be
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clause (d) of this Section may be delivered electronically and, if so delivered,
shall be deemed delivered on the date on which the applicable rating agency
posts such notice, or provides a link thereto, on the website of such rating
agency. All documents and notices required by this Section shall be deemed
sufficiently delivered when posted by the Administrative Agent on the Platform
to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have been granted access.
SECTION 6.02.    Notices of Material Events. The Borrower will furnish to the
Administrative Agent and each Lender (through the Administrative Agent) prompt
written notice of the following:
(a)the occurrence of any Default;
(b)the filing or commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by or before any
arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect;
(c)the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other
ERISA Events that have occurred, results in, or could reasonably be expected to
result in, a Material Adverse Effect; and
(d)any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to
result in, a Material Adverse Effect.
Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of
a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the
details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken
or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
SECTION 6.03.    Existence; Conduct of Business. The Borrower will, and will
cause each of its Material Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things
necessary to obtain, preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal
existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges, authorizations and
franchises material to the conduct of its business, except (other than with
respect to the Borrower) to the extent that failure to do so, individually or in
the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any transaction permitted
under Section 7.03.
SECTION 6.04.    Payment of Obligations. The Borrower will, and will cause each
of its Subsidiaries to, pay its obliga-tions, including Tax liabilities, that,
if not paid, would result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall
become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof
is being contested in good faith by appropri-ate proceedings, (b) the Borrower
or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect
thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment pending such
contest would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 6.05.    Maintenance of Properties; Insurance. The Borrower will, and
will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property
material to the conduct of its business in working order and condition
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failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) maintain, with financially
sound and reputable insurance companies (or with the Borrower’s captive
self-insurance Subsidiary or other customary self insurance, so long as such
arrangements are administered in accordance with sound business practices),
insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained
by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or
similar locations.
SECTION 6.06.    Books and Records; Inspection Rights. The Borrower will, and
will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books of record and account
in such detail as is necessary to allow the delivery of the reports required by
Section 6.01, in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings
and transactions in relation to its business and activities in accordance with
and as required by GAAP in all material respects. The Borrower will, and will
cause each of its Subsidiaries to, permit any representatives designated by the
Administrative Agent (on its own behalf or as requested by any Lender), upon
reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and
make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances
and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such
reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested (collectively, the
“Inspections”); provided that the Borrower shall not be obligated to permit more
than one Inspection in any calendar year unless a Default or Event of Default is
then continuing or to make available material non-public information to any
Person in any respect that would (in the opinion of counsel to the Borrower)
violate applicable law, including the Exchange Act.
SECTION 6.07.    Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause each of
its Subsidiaries to, comply with all laws (including ERISA and Environmental
Laws) and all rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority
applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so,
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 6.08.    New Specified Subsidiaries to Become Subsidiary Guarantors.
With respect to each Subsidiary that becomes a Specified Subsidiary after the
Effective Date, the Borrower will (a) within 30 Business Days after such
Subsidiary becomes a Specified Subsidiary, cause such Subsidiary to duly execute
and deliver to the Administrative Agent a Guarantee Assumption Agreement
properly completed for such Subsidiary and in such number of counterparts as may
reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent and (b) deliver to the
Administrative Agent within a reasonable time (not exceeding 30 days) after its
request therefor, such proof of corporate action, incumbency of officers,
opinions of counsel and other documents consistent with those delivered by the
Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to Section 5.01 on the Effective Date as may
reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent.  Subject to Section 3.11,
nothing in this Agreement shall obligate the Administrative Agent or the Lenders
to release or terminate the Guarantee under Article III of this Agreement or any
Guarantee Assumption Agreement of any Subsidiary Guarantor which ceases to be a
Specified Subsidiary.
SECTION 6.09.    Use of Proceeds; Federal Reserve Regulations. The Borrower will
use the proceeds of the Loans, and the Letters of Credit will be used, for
general corporate purposes (including, in the case of the Loans, to repay
existing Indebtedness) in compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory
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that neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall have any
responsibility as to the use of any of such proceeds. No part of the proceeds of
any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that
entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including
Regulations T, U and X, and the Borrower will not permit the value of all Margin
Stock owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including, without limitation,
all capital stock of the Borrower from time to time held by the Borrower in
treasury) to constitute more than 25.0% of the value of the consolidated assets
of the Borrower. The Borrower will not request any Borrowing or Letter of
Credit, and the Borrower shall not use, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries
and its or their respective directors, officers and employees to use, the
proceeds of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit (a) in furtherance of an offer,
payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or
anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws
or (b) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions
applicable to any party hereto.

ARTICLE VII

Negative Covenants
Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and
interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full, and
all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated (or have been cash
collateralized or backstopped on terms reasonably satisfactory to each
applicable Issuing Lender) and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed,
the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:
SECTION 7.01.    Subsidiary Indebtedness. The Borrower will not permit any
Domestic Subsidiary that is not an Obligor to create, incur, assume or permit to
exist any Indebtedness, except:
(a)obligations under the Loan Documents;
(b)any other Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date and described in
Schedule 7.01 (and any Indebtedness that may be incurred after the Effective
Date under commitments to extend such Indebtedness available on the Effective
Date and so described), and Indebtedness the proceeds of which are used solely
to refinance such Indebtedness;
(c)Indebtedness referred to in, and secured by Liens permitted under,
Section 7.02(e);
(d)(i) Indebtedness incurred solely to finance the acquisition of real property
by the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary, and any Indebtedness of such
Domestic Subsidiary the proceeds of which are used solely to refinance such
Indebtedness, provided that (A) the aggregate principal amount of any such
Indebtedness does not exceed the cost of acquisition of such real property and
(B) if such Indebtedness is secured, the Liens resulting therefrom are permitted
under Section 7.02(c); and (ii) Indebtedness referred to in, and secured by
Liens permitted under, Section 7.02(d);
(e)Indebtedness in respect of (i) documentary letters of credit and trade
letters of credit incurred in the ordinary course of business and (ii) trade
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(f)current liabilities, other than for borrowed money, incurred in the ordinary
course of business;
(g)Indebtedness of any Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary;
(h)Indebtedness arising from Domestic Securitization Transactions permitted by
Section 7.02(k), provided that the aggregate amount of such Indebtedness shall
not exceed $300,000,000 at any time outstanding; and
(i)other Indebtedness, provided that, as of the Effective Date and as of the
time any Indebtedness is created, incurred or assumed in reliance on this clause
(i), the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness outstanding in reliance
on this clause (i) (together with the aggregate principal amount of any such
Indebtedness to be created, incurred or assumed in reliance on this clause (i))
does not exceed the greater of (i) $250,000,000 and (ii) 5.0% of Tangible Net
Worth as of the Effective Date or as of the date such Indebtedness is created,
incurred or assumed, as applicable.
SECTION 7.02.    Liens. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any
property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, or assign or sell any
income or revenues (including accounts receivable) or rights in respect of any
thereof, except:
(a)Liens existing on the Effective Date and, if securing a liability in excess
of $150,000,000, described on Schedule 7.02, and Liens on the same property (or,
if such Lien attaches to a type or class of property of any Person, on the same
type or class of property of such Person) securing any extension, renewal,
refinancing, refunding or replacement of the liability secured by such Liens
that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof;
(b)deposits or pledges, or cash collateral given to any financial institution
that has issued a letter of credit, to secure payment of workers’ compensation,
unemployment insurance, old age pensions or other social security or employee
benefit obligations, daylight overdraft exposure or ACH obligations, or
liabilities under or in respect of self-insurance programs, in each case in the
ordinary course of business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
(c)Liens created or assumed in connection with the acquisition of real property
by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided that such Liens attach only to the
property acquired and secure only Indebtedness incurred solely to finance the
acquisition of such property, and Liens on the same property securing any
Indebtedness the proceeds of which are used solely to refinance such
Indebtedness;
(d)Liens on inventory of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and proceeds thereof
pursuant to agreements with the suppliers of inventory or inventory letter of
credit providers to the Borrower or such Subsidiary; provided that such Liens
attach only to inventory financed pursuant to such agreements and secure only
Indebtedness or other obligations, in each case, incurred solely to finance the
acquisition of such inventory by the Borrower or such Subsidiary;
(e)Liens securing Indebtedness and related obligations incurred to finance the
acquisition or construction of capital assets not constituting real property or
to reimburse the Borrower or a Subsidiary for expenditures made to acquire or
construct such capital assets, and Liens securing Indebtedness and related
obligations incurred by the same obligor to extend, renew, refinance, refund or
replace any such Indebtedness or obligations

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so long as the outstanding principal amount thereof is not increased; provided
that such Liens attach only to such capital assets and the proceeds thereof;
(f)Liens securing Indebtedness and related obligations of any Subsidiary which
became a Subsidiary after the Effective Date if such Indebtedness and Liens were
outstanding prior to the time it became a Subsidiary and not incurred in
contemplation of its becoming a Subsidiary, and Liens on the same property (or,
if such Lien attaches to a type or class of property of any Person, on the same
type or class of property of such Person) securing Indebtedness and related
obligations incurred by the same obligor to extend, renew, refinance, refund or
replace such Indebtedness or obligations so long as the outstanding principal
thereof is not increased;
(g)Permitted Encumbrances;
(h)Liens consisting of easements, rights of way, zoning restrictions,
restrictions on the use of real property and defects and irregularities in the
title thereto, landlords’, materialmen’s or mechanic’s liens and other similar
liens and encumbrances none of which interfere materially with the use of the
property covered thereby in the ordinary course of the business of the Borrower
or such Subsidiary and which do not materially detract from the value of such
properties;
(i)Liens on assets of Foreign Subsidiaries securing Indebtedness or other
liabilities of Foreign Subsidiaries;
(j)cash collateral given to any financial institution that has issued a trade
bank acceptance draft in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries;
(k)Securitization Transactions, and Liens on accounts receivable, interests
therein and the proceeds thereof existing or deemed to exist in connection with
any Securitization Transaction; provided that the aggregate amount of the
Domestic Securitization Transactions shall not exceed $300,000,000 at any time;
(l)Liens on assets securing obligations under the 364-Day Credit Agreement so
long as obligations under this Agreement are secured on an equal and ratable
basis on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and
(m)Liens securing other liabilities, provided that, as of the Effective Date and
as of the time any Lien securing any obligations is created, incurred or assumed
in reliance on this clause (m), the aggregate principal amount of all
liabilities secured by Liens in reliance on this clause (m) (together with the
aggregate principal amount of all liabilities secured by such Lien to be
created, incurred or assumed in reliance on this clause (m)) does not exceed the
greater of (i) $250,000,000 and (ii) 10.0% of Tangible Net Worth as of the
Effective Date or as of the date any such Lien is created, incurred or assumed,
as applicable.
SECTION 7.03.    Fundamental Changes. (a) Mergers, Consolidations, Sales of
Assets, Etc.
i.The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary Guarantor to, merge
with or into or consolidate with (collectively, “merge” or a “merger”) any other
Person, or permit any other Person to merge with or into it, or liquidate or
dissolve; provided that, if at the time thereof and immediately after giving
effect thereto no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing, (A) any Subsidiary Guarantor may merge into the Borrower in a
transaction in which the Borrower is the surviving entity; (B) any Subsidiary
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in which the surviving entity is, or concurrently with the consummation of such
merger becomes, a Subsidiary Guarantor; (C) any Subsidiary Guarantor may be
disposed of pursuant to a merger with or into another Person so long as such
disposition does not violate clause (ii) below; (D) any Subsidiary Guarantor may
liquidate or dissolve if the Borrower determines in good faith that such
liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not
materially disadvantageous to the Lenders; and (E) the Borrower may merge with
or into any other Person organized under the laws of the United States of
America or any State thereof, provided that (1) the Borrower is the surviving
entity or (2) if the surviving entity is not the Borrower, then (x) the
surviving entity assumes all of the Borrower’s obligations under this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents pursuant to an agreement reasonably satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent and (y) the Lenders shall have received all
documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities
under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and
regulations, including the USA PATRIOT Act, with respect to such surviving
entity, and provided further that on the date of consummation of any such
merger, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate
executed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower demonstrating that the Borrower
would be in pro forma compliance with Section 7.06 as of the last day of the
fiscal quarter then most recently ended (determined as if such merger, and any
related incurrence of Indebtedness, had occurred on the first day of the period
of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such last day).
ii.The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell,
transfer, lease, license or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a
series of transactions, and whether directly or through any merger or
consolidation) assets representing all or substantially all the consolidated
assets of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries (whether now owned or hereafter
acquired), taken as a whole.
(b)Lines of Business. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, engage to any material extent in any business other than
businesses of the type conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the
date of execution of this Agreement and businesses reasonably related thereto.
SECTION 7.04.    Restrictive Agreements. The Borrower will not, and will not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into, incur or
permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or
imposes any condition upon (collectively, “Restrictions”) (a) the ability of the
Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist a first
priority Lien upon any of its assets securing the obligations of the Borrower
hereunder or, in the case of Domestic Subsidiaries, the Guarantees thereof,
(b) the ability of any Subsidiary to pay dividends or similar distributions with
respect to any shares of its capital stock (or similar Equity Interests) or to
make or repay loans or advances to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor or
(c) the ability of any Domestic Subsidiary to Guarantee any of the Guaranteed
Obligations; provided that:
(i)    the foregoing shall not apply to (A) Restrictions imposed by law, rule,
regulation or order or by this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
(B) Restrictions existing on the date hereof identified on Schedule 7.04 (but
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Restrictions), (C) Restrictions imposed by any agreement by which any Subsidiary
is bound at the time such Subsidiary became a Subsidiary, so long as such
agreement was in effect at the time of such acquisition and was not created in
contemplation of such acquisition and such Restrictions only apply to such
Subsidiary (but shall apply to any amendment or modification expanding the scope
of any such Restriction), (D) customary Restrictions contained in agreements
relating to the sale of a Subsidiary or assets pending such sale, provided that
(1) such Restrictions apply only to the Subsidiary or assets to be sold and (2)
such sale is permitted hereunder, (E) Restrictions on cash or other deposits
under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, (F) in the case
of any Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower,
Restrictions imposed by its organizational documents or any related joint
venture or similar agreement, provided that such Restrictions apply only to such
Subsidiary and to any Equity Interests in such Subsidiary, and (G) Restrictions
contained in lease agreements or agreements not relating to Indebtedness, in
each case, entered into by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course
of business;
(ii)    clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to (A) Restrictions imposed
by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement if
such Restrictions apply only to the assets securing such Indebtedness, (B)
Restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to Indebtedness permitted by this
Agreement incurred after the Effective Date to finance the acquisition of
particular assets (and any agreement relating to any refinancing of such
Indebtedness, so long as the aggregate principal amount of such refinancing
Indebtedness does not exceed the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of
such original Indebtedness), so long as such Restrictions apply only to such
assets (other than Inventory and Receivables), (C) Restrictions imposed by any
agreement relating to Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement, provided that
neither the Borrower nor any Domestic Subsidiary may create, incur or permit to
exist any Lien securing the Indebtedness under such agreement unless the
Indebtedness under this Agreement is equally and ratably secured thereby on
terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (D) customary
provisions in leases and other contracts restricting the assignment thereof; and
(iii)    clause (b) of the foregoing shall not apply to Restrictions imposed by
any agreement if the Borrower’s Board of Directors determines in good faith that
such Restrictions could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on the ability of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors to pay their
obligations under the Loan Documents when due.
SECTION 7.05.    Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and will
not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any
property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or
assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its
Affiliates, except (a)  at prices and on terms and conditions not less favorable
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on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties and (b) transactions
between or among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries not involving any other
Affiliate.
SECTION 7.06.    Certain Financial Covenants. (a) Cash Flow Leverage Ratio. The
Borrower will not permit the Cash Flow Leverage Ratio on the last day of any
fiscal quarter to exceed 3.50 to 1.00.
(b)Interest Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the Interest Coverage
Ratio, as at the end of any Measurement Period, to be less than 2.50 to 1.00.
SECTION 7.07.    Investments in Foreign Subsidiaries. The Borrower will not, and
will not permit any of its Domestic Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer, lease,
license or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of
transactions) to any Foreign Subsidiary (a) any Equity Interests in any Domestic
Subsidiary, (b) any United States patents, copyrights, trademarks, service
marks, trade names, trade dress, logos and other source or business identifiers,
all registrations and recordings thereof, all applications therefor, all
extensions or renewals thereof and all goodwill associated therewith or
symbolized thereby, that are, or are contemplated to be, used or useful in the
conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries taken as a
whole, (c) any assets (other than (i) cash and cash equivalents and
(ii) Indebtedness or other obligations owing to the Borrower or any Domestic
Subsidiary by any Foreign Subsidiary in the form of intercompany loans or
advances) that, individually or in the aggregate, are material to the conduct of
the business of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries taken as a whole or
(d) all or any substantial portion of the assets of the Borrower and its
Domestic Subsidiaries taken as a whole.

ARTICLE VIII

Events of Default
If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:
(a)the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement
obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become
due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for
prepayment thereof or otherwise;
(b)the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any
other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article)
payable under this Agreement or under any other Loan Document, when and as the
same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied
for a period of three or more Business Days;
(c)any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the
Borrower or any other Obligor in or in connection with this Agreement or any
other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or thereof, or any
waiver hereunder or thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial
statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this
Agreement or any other Loan Document or any amendment or modification hereof or
thereof, or any waiver hereunder or thereunder, shall prove to have been
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(d)the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or
agreement contained in Section 6.02(a), 6.03 (with respect to the Borrower’s
existence) or 6.09 or in Article VII;
(e)any Obligor shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or
agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than
those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article) and such failure
shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 or more days after written notice
thereof from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders to the Borrower;
(f)the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall fail to make any payment
(whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any
Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable (after
giving effect to any grace period applicable thereto); provided that any such
failure with respect to any Indebtedness arising from the purchase of goods or
services by the Borrower that is being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings shall not constitute an Event of Default as long as the Borrower’s
or such Subsidiary’s title to any substantial part of its property is not
materially adversely affected, its use of such property in the ordinary course
of its business is not materially interfered with and adequate reserves with
respect thereto have been set aside on its books in conformity with GAAP;
(g)any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness (i)
becoming due or required to be prepaid, repurchased, redeemed or defeased or
(ii) in the case of any Hedging Agreement or Securitization Transaction,
terminated, in each case prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or
permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the
holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness (other than in respect of any
Hedging Agreement) or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf, or, in the
case of any Securitization Transaction, the purchasers or lenders thereunder, to
cause any such Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the
prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled
maturity or, in the case of any Securitization Transaction, to cause the
termination thereof; provided that this clause (g) shall not apply to (A)
secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or
transfer of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness or (B) any
Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of a voluntary refinancing thereof by
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, in the case of any Indebtedness in
respect of a Hedging Agreement, a voluntary termination thereof by the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries;
(h)an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall
be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of
the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries or its debts, or of a
substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy,
insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the
appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or
similar official for the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries or for a
substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or
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period of 60 or more days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the
foregoing shall be entered;
(i)the Borrower or any of its Material Subsidiaries shall (i) voluntarily
commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization
or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the
institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any
proceeding or petition described in clause (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for
or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator,
conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any of its Material
Subsidiaries or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer
admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such
proceeding or (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors;
(j)one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in
excess of $150,000,000 shall be rendered against the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged
for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be
effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor
to attach or levy upon any assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to
enforce any such judgment;
(k)an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required
Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred,
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or
(l)a Change in Control shall occur;
then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower
described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter
during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent may, and at the
request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, take either or
both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the
Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and
(ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole, and
thereupon the principal of the Loans, together with accrued interest thereon and
all fees and other obligations of the Obligors accrued hereunder, shall become
due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other
notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Obligor; and in case
of any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this
Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the
Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and
other obligations of the Obligors accrued hereunder, shall automatically become
due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any
kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Obligor.
ARTICLE IX

Agency
SECTION 9.01.    Administrative Agent. Each of the Lenders and the Issuing
Lenders hereby irrevocably appoints the entity named as Administrative Agent in
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Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on
its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative
Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as
are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for
the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders,
and neither the Borrower nor any other Obligor shall have rights as a third
party beneficiary of such provisions.
The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same
rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender, an Issuing Lender or a Swingline
Lender as any other Lender, Issuing Lender or Swingline Lender and may exercise
the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such Person and its
Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as
the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage
in any kind of business with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or other
Affiliates as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and
without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders or the
Swingline Lenders.
The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those
expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties
thereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the Administrative Agent:
(a)shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of
whether a Default has occurred and is continuing (and it is understood and
agreed that the use of the term “agent” (or any other similar term) in this
Agreement or any other Loan Document with reference to the Administrative Agent
is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express)
obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law, and that such
term is used as a matter of market custom and is intended to create or reflect
only an administrative relationship between contracting parties);
(b)shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any
discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly
contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent
is required to exercise as directed in writing by the Required Lenders (or such
other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the
Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, under the
circumstances as provided in Section 10.02); provided that the Administrative
Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the
opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent to liability or be
contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law; and
(c)shall not, except as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan
Documents, have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to
disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or
other Affiliates that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as
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The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken
by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such
other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the
Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, under the
circumstances as provided in Section 10.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own
gross negligence or willful misconduct (with such absence to be presumed unless
otherwise determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and
nonappealable judgment). The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have
knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice describing such Default
is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, a Lender, an Issuing
Lender or a Swingline Lender.
The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to
ascertain or inquire into (a) any statement, warranty or representation made or
deemed made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document,
(b) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered
hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith, (c) the
performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or
conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default,
(d) the sufficiency, validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of
this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or
document or (e) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article V or
elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly
required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not have any liability
arising from any confirmation of the Revolving Credit Exposure or the component
amounts thereof.
The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any
liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent,
statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic
message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by
it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the
proper Person (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set
forth in the Loan Documents for being the signatory, sender or authenticator
thereof). The Administrative Agent also may rely upon, and shall not incur any
liability for relying upon, any statement made to it orally or by telephone and
believed by it to have been made by the proper Person (whether or not such
Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents for being
maker thereof), and may act upon any such statement prior to receipt of written
confirmation thereof. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to
the making of a Loan, or the issuance, extension, renewal or amendment of a
Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a
Lender or an Issuing Lender, the Administrative Agent may presume that such
condition is satisfactory to such Lender or such Issuing Lender unless the
Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender
or such Issuing Lender sufficiently prior to the making of such Loan or the
issuance, extension, renewal or amendment of such Letter of Credit. The
Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for an
Obligor), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall
not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the
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The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its
rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any
one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative
Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise
its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. The
exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to
the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and
shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of
the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as
Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the
negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of
competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the
Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the
selection of such sub-agents.
The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the
Lenders, the Issuing Lenders and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice
of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, with the consent of
the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, or required if an
Event of Default under clauses (a), (b), (h) or (i) of Article VIII has occurred
and is continuing), to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office
in the United States of America, or an Affiliate of any such bank. If no such
successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have
accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent
gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on
behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Lenders, appoint a successor
Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above, provided that
if the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders that no
qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall
nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (a) the retiring
Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations
hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (b) all payments,
communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the
Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender and each Issuing
Lender directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor
Administrative Agent as provided for above in this paragraph. Upon the
acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such
successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers,
privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the
retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and
obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already
discharged therefrom as provided above in this paragraph). The fees payable by
the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those
payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such
successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and
under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Sections
2.17(e) and 10.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring
Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in
respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the
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Each Lender, each Issuing Lender and each Swingline Lender acknowledges that it
has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other
Lender, any Issuing Lender, any Swingline Lender or any Arranger or any of their
Related Parties, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this
Agreement. Each Lender, each Issuing Lender and each Swingline Lender also
acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the
Administrative Agent, any other Lender, any Issuing Lender, any Swingline Lender
or any Arranger or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and
information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its
own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement,
any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished
hereunder or thereunder.
Each Lender, each Issuing Lender and each Swingline Lender, by delivering its
signature page to this Agreement on the Effective Date, or delivering its
signature page to an Assignment and Assumption or an agreement to provide a new
Commitment pursuant to Section 2.09(e)(ii)(B) pursuant to which it shall become
a Lender hereunder, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and
consented to and approved, this Agreement and each other document required to be
delivered to, or be approved by or satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent or
the Lenders on the Effective Date.
SECTION 9.02.    Bookrunners, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, none of the Arrangers, the Syndication Agent and the
Documentation Agents listed on the cover page hereof shall have any duties or
responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except
in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender, an
Issuing Lender or a Swingline Lender hereunder, but shall have the benefit of
the indemnities provided for hereunder.

ARTICLE X

Miscellaneous
SECTION 10.01.    Notices. (a) Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices
and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone or e-mail
(and except as provided in paragraph (b) below), all notices and other
communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by
hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or
sent by facsimile, as follows:
(i)if to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, to Best Buy Co., Inc. at 7601
Penn Avenue South, Richfield, Minnesota, 55423, Attention of Treasurer
(Telephone No. (612) 291-5781; Fax No. (952) 430-1316; e-mail
treasuryooo@bestbuy.com), with a copy to Best Buy Co., Inc. at 7601 Penn Avenue
South, Richfield, Minnesota, 55423, Attention of Legal Department-Corporate and
Securities (Telephone No. (612) 291-3140; Fax No. (952) 430-9775; e-mail
eric.halverson@bestbuy.com);
(ii)if to the Administrative Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Loan and
Agency Services Group, 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Ops 2 Floor 3, Newark,
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Fax No. (302) 634-8459; e-mail pranay.tyagi@jpmorgan.com) and Amanda Collins
(Telephone No. (302) 634-4403; Fax. No. (302) 634-8459), e-mail
amanda.collins@jpmorgan.com), with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
383 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, New York 10179, Attention of Sarah
Freedman (Telephone No. (212) 622-6603; Fax No. (917) 456-3358; e-mail
sarah.l.freedman@jpmorgan.com);
(iii)if to JPMCB as Issuing Lender, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 10420 Highland
Manor Drive, 4th Floor, Tampa, Florida 33610-9128, Attention of James Alonzo
(Telephone No. (813) 432-6339; Fax No. (856) 294-5267; e-mail
gts.client.services@jpmchase.com), in each case with a copy to JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A., 383 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, New York 10179, Attention
of Sarah L. Freedman (Telephone No. (212) 622-6603; Fax No. (917) 456-3358;
e-mail sarah.l.freedman@jpmorgan.com);
(iv)if to USB as Issuing Lender, to U.S. Bank National Association, 800 Nicollet
Mall, BC-MN-H20G, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402, Attention of Julie M. LeTourneau
(Telephone No. (612) 303-7395; Fax No. (612) 303-5226; e-mail:
julie.letourneau@usbank.com);
(v)if to any other Issuing Lender, to it at its address as provided in writing
to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower;
(vi)if to JPMCB as Swingline Lender, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 500 Stanton
Christiana Road, Ops 2 Floor 3, Newark, Delaware 19713-2107, Attention of Pranay
Tyagi (Telephone No. (302) 634-8799; Fax No. (302) 634-8459; e-mail
pranay.tyagi@jpmorgan.com) and Amanda Collins (Telephone No. (302) 634-4403;
Fax. No. (302) 634-8459), email amanda.collins@jpmorgan.com), with a copy to
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 383 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, New York
10179, Attention of Sarah Freedman (Telephone No. (212) 622-6603; Fax No. (917)
456-3358; e-mail sarah.l.freedman@jpmorgan.com);
(vii)if to USB as Swingline Lender, to U.S. Bank Agency Services; 800 Nicollet
Mall, BC-MN-H03R, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402, Attention of Judy Payne
(Telephone No. (612) 303-3868; Fax No. (612) 303-3851; e-mail:
judy.payne@usbank.com); and
(viii)if to a Lender, to it at its address (or fax number or e-mail) set forth
in its Administrative Questionnaire.
Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or
registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent
by fax shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given
during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been
given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient).
Notices delivered through electronic communications shall be effective as
provided in said paragraph (b).
(b)Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders
and the Issuing Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic
communications (including e-mail and Internet and intranet websites) pursuant to
procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing
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or Issuing Lender if such Lender or Issuing Lender, as applicable, has notified
the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such
Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower
may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it
hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it;
provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices
or communications. Notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address
shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from
the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as
available, return email or other written acknowledgement), and notices or
communications posted to an Internet or intranet website to the extent provided
in this paragraph shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the
intended recipient, at its email address as described above, of notification
that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website
address therefor, provided that, in each case, if such e-mail is not sent during
the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall
be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day
for the recipient.
(c)Change of Address, Etc. Any party hereto may change its address, fax number
or email address for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the
other parties hereto (or, in the case of any such change by a Lender, by notice
to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent).
(d)Platform. The Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors agree that the
Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make any Communication
by posting such Communication on Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak, ClearPar or
a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform”). The
Platform is provided “as is” and “as available”. Neither the Administrative
Agent nor any of its Related Parties warrants, or shall be deemed to warrant,
the adequacy of the Platform and expressly disclaim liability for errors or
omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or
statutory, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other
code defects, is made, or shall be deemed to be made, by the Administrative
Agent or any of its Related Parties in connection with the Communications or the
Platform. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related
Parties have any liability to the Loan Parties, any Lender, any Issuing Lender
or any other Person for damages of any kind, including, without limitation,
direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or
expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of any Obligor’s
or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of communications through the
Platform.
SECTION 10.02.    Waivers; Amendments. (a) No Deemed Waivers; Remedies
Cumulative. No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender
or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan
Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of
steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of
the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders hereunder and
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rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of
this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by any
Obligor therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be
permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent
shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which
given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the making of a Loan or the issuance of a Letter of
Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether
the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Lender may have had notice
or knowledge of such Default at the time.
(b)Amendments. Except as provided for in Sections 2.09 and 2.20, neither this
Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may be
waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in
writing entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or by the Borrower
and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided
that no such agreement shall:
(i)increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such
Lender,
(ii)reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement outstanding to
any Lender or reduce the rate of interest thereon (except in connection with the
waiver of applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates pursuant
to Section 2.13(d)), or reduce any fees payable to any Lender hereunder, without
the written consent of such Lender,
(iii)postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan
or LC Disbursement outstanding to any Lender, or any interest thereon, or any
fees payable to any Lender hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse
any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment
of any Lender, without the written consent of such Lender,
(iv)change Section 2.18(b), 2.18(c) or 2.18(d) in a manner that would alter the
pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of
each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby,
(v)change any of the provisions of this Section or the percentage in the
definition of the term “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof
specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or
modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent
hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely
affected thereby, or
(vi)release all or substantially all of the Guarantors from their guarantee
obligations under Article III without the written consent of each Lender, and
provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect
the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any
Swingline Lender hereunder without the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent, such Issuing Lender or such Swingline Lender, as the case
may be.
Notwithstanding the foregoing (but subject to the immediately preceding
proviso), (A) any amendment of the definition of the term “Applicable Rate”
pursuant to the last sentence of such definition shall require only the written
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Lenders, (B) no consent with respect to any amendment, waiver or other
modification of this Agreement shall be required of any Defaulting Lender,
except with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification referred to
in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of the first proviso of this paragraph and then
only in the event such Defaulting Lender shall be directly affected by such
amendment, waiver or other modification, (C) the Administrative Agent may enter
into one or more security agreements (including mortgages and pledge agreements)
in connection with any grant of a security interest securing Indebtedness under
this Agreement as contemplated by Sections 7.02(l) and 7.04 without the consent
of any Lender and (D) this Agreement may be amended (or amended and restated)
with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and
the Borrower (x) to add one or more additional credit facilities to this
Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit from time to time outstanding
thereunder and the accrued interest and fees in respect thereof to share in the
benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (y) to include
appropriately the Lenders holding such credit facilities in any determination of
the Required Lenders.
(c) Administrative Agent Execution. The Administrative Agent may, but shall have
no obligation to, with the written concurrence of any Lender, execute
amendments, waivers or other modifications on behalf of such Lender. Any
amendment, waiver or other modification effected in accordance with this Section
10.02 shall be binding upon each Person that is at the time thereof a Lender and
each Person that subsequently becomes a Lender.
SECTION 10.03.    Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver. (a) Costs and Expenses.
The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Documentation Agents,
the Syndication Agent and each of their respective Affiliates (including the
reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of one firm of counsel
(and one firm of local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction) for the
foregoing), in connection with the syndication of the credit facility provided
for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration
of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications
or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable and
documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by any Issuing Lender in connection
with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or
any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred
by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender (including the
reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one firm of counsel (and one firm
of local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction) for the Administrative Agent,
the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders and of any separate counsel (including local
counsel) that may be required in light of any conflicting interests among the
foregoing parties) in connection with the enforcement or protection of its
rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents,
including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with the Loans
made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket
expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect
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(b)Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the
Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), the Arrangers, the
Documentation Agents, the Syndication Agent, each Lender and each Issuing
Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person
being called an “Indemnitee”), against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from,
any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including
the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one firm of counsel (and one
firm of local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction) for the Indemnitees and
of any separate counsel (including local counsel) that may be required in light
of any conflicting interests among Indemnitees), incurred by any Indemnitee or
asserted against any Indemnitee by any third party or by the Borrower or any
other Obligor arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the
execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any
agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the
parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) any Loan
or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom
(including any refusal by any Issuing Lender to honor a demand for payment under
a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do
not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual
or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property
owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any
Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation
or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort
or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any
other Obligor, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto;
provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to
the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses
(x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and
nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the bad faith, gross negligence or
willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or its Related Parties or (y) result from
a claim brought in good faith by the Borrower or any other Obligor against an
Indemnitee for breach by such Indemnitee or its Related Parties of its
obligations under this Agreement.
(c)Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Borrower for any reason
fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under paragraph (a) or (b) of this
Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof),
an Issuing Lender or a Swingline Lender, or any Related Party of any of the
foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or
any such sub-agent), such Issuing Lender or such Swingline Lender, or such
Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage
(determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity
payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense
or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case
may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any
such sub-agent), such Issuing Lender or such Swingline Lender in its capacity as
such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the
Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), such Issuing Lender or such
Swingline Lender in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the
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(d)Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, no party hereto shall assert, and each party hereby waives, any
claim against any other party hereto, on any theory of liability, for special,
indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual
damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement,
any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or
thereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of
Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof, provided that nothing in this
sentence shall diminish the obligations of any Obligor under paragraphs (a) or
(b) of this Section or any other expense reimbursement or indemnity obligations
of any Obligor set forth herein. No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages
arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other
materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other
information transmission systems, except to the extent they are determined by a
final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have
resulted from the bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence of such
Indemnitee or any of its Related Parties, or for any special, indirect,
consequential or punitive damages in connection with this Agreement or the other
Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
(e)Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable promptly after
demand therefor.
SECTION 10.04.    Successors and Assigns. (a) Assignments Generally. The
provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby
(including any Affiliate of an Issuing Lender that issues any Letter of Credit),
except that (i) other than as expressly provided in Section 7.03(a)(i), the
Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations
hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted
assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and
void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or
obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this
Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person
(other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns
permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of an Issuing Lender that issues any
Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this
Section), the Arrangers, the Documentation Agent, the Syndication Agent and, to
the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the sub-agents of the Administrative
Agent and the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Lenders and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or
by reason of this Agreement.
(b)Assignments by Lenders.
(i)Assignments Generally. Subject to the conditions set forth in
paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees
all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including
all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with
the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) of:
(A)the Borrower; provided that (x) no consent of the Borrower shall be required
for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if
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(b), (h) or (i) of Article VIII has occurred and is continuing, any other
assignee, and (y) the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any
assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice (which may be by
e-mail) to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after having
received a written request for its consent to such assignment;
(B)the Administrative Agent; provided that no consent of the Administrative
Agent shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of the
Commitments or Syndicated Loans to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender;
(C)each Issuing Lender; and
(D)each Swingline Lender.
(ii)Certain Conditions to Assignments. Assignments shall be subject to the
following additional conditions:
(A)except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or
an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the
assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the
Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment
(determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such
assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than
$5,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise
consent, provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an
Event of Default described in any of clauses (a), (b), (h) or (i) of Article
VIII has occurred and is continuing;
(B)each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate
part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement;
provided that this clause (B) shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment
of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations
solely in respect of Syndicated Loans (and not Loans of any other Class) or of
Loans of any Class (other than Syndicated Loans);
(C)the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing
and recordation fee of $3,500; and
(D)the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee
designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information
(which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower and its
Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who
may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance
procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws.
(iii)Effectiveness of Assignments. Subject to acceptance and recording thereof
pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date
specified in each Assignment and Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a
party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and
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Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the
extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released
from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and
Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under
this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue
to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 10.03). Any
assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement
that does not comply with this Section shall be treated for purposes of this
Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and
obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.
(iv)Maintenance of Register. The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose
as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a
copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the
recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of,
and principal amount of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender
pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in
the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent,
the Issuing Lenders and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded
in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all
purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register
shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, any Issuing Lender and any
Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior
notice.
(v)Acceptance of Assignments by Administrative Agent. Upon its receipt of a duly
completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an
assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the
assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation
fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such
assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent
shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained
therein in the Register; provided that if either the assigning Lender or the
assignee shall have failed to make any payment required to be made by it
pursuant to Section 2.05(c), 2.06(e), 2.06(f), 2.07(b), 2.18(d) or 10.03(c), the
Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and
Assumption and record the information therein in the Register unless and until
such payment shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest
thereon. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless
it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph. Each
assigning Lender and the assignee, by its execution and delivery of an
Assignment and Assumption, shall be deemed to have represented to the
Administrative Agent that all written consents required by this Section with
respect thereto (other than the consent of the Administrative Agent) have been
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form (it being acknowledged that the Administrative Agent shall have no duty or
obligation (and shall incur no liability) with respect to obtaining (or
confirming the receipt) of any such written consent or with respect to the form
of (or any defect in) such Assignment and Assumption, any such duty and
obligation being solely with the assigning Lender and the assignee), and each
assignee, by its execution and delivery of an Assignment and Assumption, shall
be deemed to have represented to the assigning Lender and the Administrative
Agent that such assignee is an Eligible Assignee.
(c)Participations.
(i)Participations Generally. Any Lender may, without the consent of the
Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Swingline Lender,
sell participations to one or more Eligible Assignees (a “Participant”) in all
or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it);
provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain
unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties
hereto for the performance of such obligations and (C) the Borrower, the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and the other Lenders shall continue
to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s
rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument
pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such
Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any
amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided
that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without
the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver
described in the first proviso to Section 10.02(b) that directly and adversely
affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (c)(ii) of this Section, the
Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of
Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 (subject to the requirements and limitations
therein, including the requirements under Sections 2.17(f) and 2.17(g) (it being
understood that the documentation required under Sections 2.17(f) and 2.17(g)
shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it
were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to
paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant
also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08 as though it were a
Lender, provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18(d)
as though it were a Lender. Each Lender selling participations shall keep a
register (the “Participant Register”) in which it shall record the name and
address of each Participant to which such Lender sells participations and the
amount and terms of such participations, acting for this purpose as an agent of
the Borrower; provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all
or any portion of the Participant 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
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Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender
shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant 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
Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no
responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(ii)Limitations on Rights of Participants. A Participant shall not be entitled
to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15 or 2.17 than the applicable
Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation
sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such
Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. A Participant
that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the
benefits of Section 2.17 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation
sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the
Borrower, to comply with Section 2.17(f) as though it were a Lender.
(d)Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security
interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure
obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or
assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or other central
banking authority, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or
assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of
a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder
or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
SECTION 10.05.    Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and
warranties made by the Obligors herein and in the certificates or other
instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any
other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other
parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any
Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party
or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing
Lender, any Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing may have had notice
or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time
any Loan Document is executed and delivered or any credit is extended hereunder,
and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any
accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this
Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any LC Exposure is outstanding and so
long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of
Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 2.18(f), 3.03 and 10.03 and Article IX shall survive
and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or
termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of
this Agreement or any provision hereof.
SECTION 10.06.    Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic
Execution. (a) Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be
executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different
counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when
taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other
Loan Documents, and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable
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entire contract between and among the parties relating to the subject matter
hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or
written, relating to the subject matter hereof, including the commitments of the
Lenders and, if applicable, their Affiliates under any commitment letter entered
in connection herewith (but do not supersede any provisions of any separate
letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent or
any Issuing Lender). Except as provided in Section 5.01, this Agreement shall
become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent
and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that,
when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto.
Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by
facsimile (or other electronic transmission) shall be effective as delivery of a
manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
(b)Electronic Execution of Assignments. The words “execution,” “signed,”
“signature,” and words of like import in any Assignment and Assumption shall be
deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic
form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or
enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based
recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in
any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and
National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act,
or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions
Act.
SECTION 10.07.    Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in
a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
SECTION 10.08.    Right of Setoff. In addition to any rights and remedies of the
Lenders and the Issuing Lenders provided by law, each Lender and each Issuing
Lender shall have the right, without notice to the Borrower or any Subsidiary
Guarantor, any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower and each
Subsidiary Guarantor to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any
obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor under this Agreement or
any other Loan Document becoming due and payable (whether at the stated
maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), to apply to the payment of such
obligations, by setoff or otherwise, any and all deposits (general or special,
time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits,
indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or
owing by such Lender or such Issuing Lender, any Affiliate thereof or any of
their respective branches or agencies to or for the credit or the account of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that if any Defaulting Lender
shall exercise any such right of setoff, all amounts so set off shall be paid
over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement 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 Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders
and the Lenders (including the Swingline Lender). Each Lender (including any
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Administrative Agent promptly after any such application made by such Lender,
provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of
such application.
SECTION 10.09.    Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc. (a) Governing Law. This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the
State of New York.
(b)Submission to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and
unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the jurisdiction of the
Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the
United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and any
appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for recognition or
enforcement of any judgment, and each of the Obligors irrevocably and
unconditionally agrees that all claims arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or any other Loan Document brought by it or any of its Affiliates
shall be brought, and shall be heard and determined, exclusively in such New
York State court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such
Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any
such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other
jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall affect any right
that the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender may otherwise
have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other
Loan Document against any Obligor or its properties in the courts of any
jurisdiction.
(c)Waiver of Venue. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally
waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it
may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any
court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto
irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the
defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding
in any such court.
(d)Service of Process. Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of
process in the manner provided for notices in Section 10.01. Nothing in this
Agreement will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any
other manner permitted by applicable law.
SECTION 10.10.    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF
OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER
THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR
ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH
OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE
FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE
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AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL
WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
SECTION 10.11.    Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of
Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this
Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into
consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.
SECTION 10.12.    Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality. (a)
Treatment of Certain Information. The Borrower acknowledges that from time to
time financial advisory, investment banking and other services may be offered or
provided to the Borrower or one or more of its Subsidiaries (in connection with
this Agreement or otherwise) by any Lender, any Issuing Lender or by one or more
Subsidiaries or Affiliates of such Lender or such Issuing Lender and the
Borrower hereby authorizes each Lender and each Issuing Lender to share any
information delivered to such Lender or such Issuing Lender by the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement, or in connection with the decision
of such Lender or such Issuing Lender to enter into this Agreement, with any
Subsidiary or Affiliate of such Lender or Issuing Lender, it being understood
that any such Subsidiary or Affiliate of any Lender receiving such information
shall be bound by the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section as if it were
a Lender or an Issuing Lender hereunder. Such authorization shall survive the
repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit
and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision
hereof.
(b)Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lenders and
the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as
defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (i) to its Affiliates
and to its and its Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers,
employees, agents, advisors and other representatives (it being understood that
the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential
nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information
confidential), (ii) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority
purporting to have jurisdiction over it or its Affiliates (including any
self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance
Commissioners), (iii) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations
or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (iv) to any other party hereto,
(v) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other
Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any
other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder,
(vi) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as
those of this Section, to (x) any assignee of or Participant in, or any
prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations
under this Agreement or (y) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its
advisors) to any securitization, swap or derivative transaction relating to the
Borrower and its obligations, (vii) with the consent of the Borrower, (viii) to
the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a
result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the
Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or any Lender or any of their
respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than an
Obligor or (ix) to Moody’s, S&P or any other nationally recognized rating
agency. In addition, the Administrative Agent and each Lender may disclose the
existence of this Agreement and the information about this Agreement to service
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the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from
any Obligor or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any Obligor or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than (a) any such
information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Lender or
any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by an Obligor or any
of its Subsidiaries and (b) any such information that is publicly disclosed by
the Borrower in connection with its public filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of
Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied
with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of
care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would
accord to its own confidential information.
SECTION 10.13.    Non-Public Information. (a) EACH LENDER, EACH ISSUING LENDER
AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION FURNISHED TO IT
PURSUANT TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY
INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BORROWER AND ITS RELATED
PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES, AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED
COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND
THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
(b)ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY
ANY OBLIGOR OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF
ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS WILL BE
SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION
ABOUT THE BORROWER AND ITS RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES.
ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER AND EACH ISSUING LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE BORROWER AND
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE
QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN
MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND
APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
SECTION 10.14.    USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower and
the other Obligors that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act,
such Lender may be required to obtain, verify and record information that
identifies the Borrower and the other Obligors, which information includes the
name and address of the Borrower and the other Obligors and other information
that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower and the other Obligors in
accordance with the USA PATRIOT Act.
SECTION 10.15.    Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to
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all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan
under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum
lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken,
received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with
applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder,
together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the
Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have
been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the
operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges
payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased
(but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together
with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate for each day to the
date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.
SECTION 10.16.    No Fiduciary Relationship. The Borrower, on behalf of itself
and its Subsidiaries, agrees that (a) in connection with all aspects of the
transactions contemplated hereby and any communications in connection therewith,
the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their Affiliates, on the one hand, and the
Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders, the Arrangers, the
Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agents and their Affiliates, on the other
hand, will have a business relationship that does not create, by implication or
otherwise, any fiduciary duty on the part of the Administrative Agent, the
Lenders, the Issuing Lenders, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agent, the
Documentation Agents or their Affiliates, and no such duty will be deemed to
have arisen in connection with any such transactions or communications, and (b)
the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Lenders, the Arrangers, the
Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agents and their Affiliates may have
economic interests that conflict with those of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries
and their Affiliates, and none of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the
Issuing Lenders, the Arrangers, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agents
or their Affiliates has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first
above written.
BORROWER
 
 
BEST BUY CO., INC.
by
 
/s/ FLAVIO COSTA
 
Name: Flavio Costa
 
Title: Vice President, Treasurer

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS
 
 
BEST BUY STORES, L.P.,
by: BBC Property Co., its General Partner
by
 
/s/ FLAVIO COSTA
 
Name: Flavio Costa
 
Title: Vice President, Treasurer

BBC PROPERTY CO.,
by
 
/s/ FLAVIO COSTA
 
Name: Flavio Costa
 
Title: Vice President, Treasurer

BBC INVESTMENT CO.,
by
 
/s/ FLAVIO COSTA
 
Name: Flavio Costa
 
Title: Vice President, Treasurer

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LENDERS
 
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually, as Swingline Lender, as Issuing Lender
and as Administrative Agent
by
 
/s/ BARRY K. BERGMAN
 
Name: Barry K. Bergman
 
Title: Managing Director

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, individually, as Swingline Lender and as Issuing
Lender
by
 
/s/ LUDMILA YAKOVLEV
 
Name: Ludmila Yakovlev
 
Title: Vice President

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COMPASS BANK
by
 
/s/ KHOA DUONG
 
Name: Khoa Duong
 
Title: Vice President

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CITIBANK, N.A.
by
 
/s/ MICHAEL VONDRISKA
 
Name: Michael Vondriska
 
Title: Vice President

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LENDER SIGNATURE PAGE TO
BEST BUY CO., INC. FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT

Name of Institution:
Bank of America, N.A.
 
by
/s/ SABRINA HASSAN
 
 
Name: Sabrina Hassan
 
 
Title: Vice President

 
 
 
by1
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:

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signatures.

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LENDER SIGNATURE PAGE TO
BEST BUY CO., INC. FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT

Name of Institution:
Bank of China, New York Branch
 
by
/s/ HAIFENG XU
 
 
Name: Haifeng Xu
 
 
Title: Executive Vice President

 
 
 
by1
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:

1 The second signature block is for the use of those Lenders that require two
signatures.

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LENDER SIGNATURE PAGE TO
BEST BUY CO., INC. FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT

Name of Institution:
Bank of the West, A California Banking Corporation
 
by
/s/ OLE KOPPANG
 
 
Name: Ole Koppang
 
 
Title: Vice President

 
 
 
by1
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:

1 The second signature block is for the use of those Lenders that require two
signatures.

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LENDER SIGNATURE PAGE TO
BEST BUY CO., INC. FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT

Name of Institution:
THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ, LTD.
 
by
/s/ THOMAS DANIELSON
 
 
Name: Thomas Danielson
 
 
Title: Authorized Signatory

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LENDER SIGNATURE PAGE TO
BEST BUY CO., INC. FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT

Name of Institution:
Credit Suisse AG Cayman Islands Branch
 
by
/s/ BILL O'DALY
 
 
Name: Bill O'Daly
 
 
Title: Authorized Signatory

 
 
 
by1
/s/ SALLY REYES
 
 
Name: Sally Reyes
 
 
Title: Authorized Signatory

1 The second signature block is for the use of those Lenders that require two
signatures.

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LENDER SIGNATURE PAGE TO
BEST BUY CO., INC. FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT

Name of Institution:
DBS Bank Ltd., Los Angeles Agency
 
by
/s/ AIK LIM KOK
 
 
Name: Aik Lim Kok
 
 
Title: Chief Operating Officer

1 The second signature block is for the use of those Lenders that require two
signatures.

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LENDER SIGNATURE PAGE TO
BEST BUY CO., INC. FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT

Name of Institution:
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA
 
by
/s/ MARK WALTON
 
 
Name: Mark Walton
 
 
Title: Authorized Signatory

 
 
 
by1
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:

1 The second signature block is for the use of those Lenders that require two
signatures.

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LENDER SIGNATURE PAGE TO
BEST BUY CO., INC. FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT

Name of Institution:
Royal Bank of Canada
 
by
/s/ ALEXANDRE CHARRON
 
 
Name: Alexandre Charron
 
 
Title: Vice President, National Client Group - Finance, RBC Royal Bank

 
 
 
by1
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:

1 The second signature block is for the use of those Lenders that require two
signatures.

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LENDER SIGNATURE PAGE TO
BEST BUY CO., INC. FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT

Name of Institution:
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
 
by
/s/ TRACY RAHN
 
 
Name: Tracy Rahn
 
 
Title: Director

 
 
 
by1
 
 
 
Name:
 
 
Title:

1 The second signature block is for the use of those Lenders that require two
signatures.

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LENDER SIGNATURE PAGE TO
BEST BUY CO., INC. FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT

Name of Institution:
Standard Chartered Bank
 
by
/s/ STEVEN ALOUPIS
 
 
Name: Steven Aloupis A2388
 
 
Title: Managing Director, Capital Markets

 
 
 
by1
/s/ ROBIN FRANCIS
 
 
Name: Robin Francis
 
 
Title: Manager - LDU Americas

1 The second signature block is for the use of those Lenders that require two
signatures.

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LENDER SIGNATURE PAGE TO
BEST BUY CO., INC. FIVE-YEAR CREDIT AGREEMENT

Name of Institution:
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
 
by
/s/ PETER KIEDROWSKI
 
 
Name: Peter Kiedrowski
 
 
Title: Director