Exhibit 10.61.(b)

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 22, 2007 (this
“Agreement”), among SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
“Borrower”), SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), the Lenders
(such capitalized term and all other capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein to have the meanings provided in the recitals and in Article I below) who
are signatories to this Agreement, the Additional Lenders that are signatories
to this Agreement, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent (in such
capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and the
Administrative Agent have entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of
November 1, 2006, (as amended or otherwise modified to but excluding the
effective date of this Agreement, the “Existing Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, Holdings and the Borrower have requested that the Lenders agree to
amend the Existing Credit Agreement as hereinafter set forth to (a) amend the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio covenant under Section 7.11 of the Credit Agreement
as set forth herein, and (b) make certain other changes as provided herein;

WHEREAS, the Lenders signatory to this Agreement are, on the terms and
conditions stated below, willing to grant the request of Holdings and the
Borrower;

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, each party to this Agreement agrees as
follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

1.01     Definitions.    The following terms when used in this Agreement,
including its preamble and recitals, shall have the following meanings (such
definitions to be equally applicable to the singular and plural forms thereof):

“Credit Agreement” means the Existing Credit Agreement as amended hereby and as
otherwise amended, restated or modified from time to time.

“First Amendment Effective Date” means the date on which the conditions
precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement as specified in Article III
herein have been satisfied.

1.02    Other Definitions.    Unless otherwise defined herein or the context
otherwise requires, terms used in this Agreement, including its preamble and
recitals, have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.

1.03    Other Interpretive Provisions.    The rules of construction in Sections
1.02 to 1.06 of the Credit Agreement shall be equally applicable to this
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ARTICLE II

AMENDMENTS

Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Article III
below, from and after the First Amendment Effective Date, the Existing Credit
Agreement is amended as follows:

2.01    Amendments to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement.    The definition of
“SP1 Facilities” in Section 1.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby
deleted and the following new definition is inserted in place thereof:

“SP1 Facilities” means those certain fabrication facilities located in
Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan and owned by Spansion Japan Limited.

2.02    Amendment to Section 7.02(j).    Section 7.02(j) of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended by inserting after the words “leased or financed” in clause
(ii) thereof the words “and any other assets of Spansion Japan Limited”.

2.03    Amendment to Section 7.09.    Section 7.09 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended by deleting the reference to “Section 7.02(i)” in the eleventh
line thereof and inserting in place thereof the reference “Sections 7.02(i) and
7.02(j)”.

2.04    Amendment to Section 7.11(b).    Section 7.11(b) of the Credit Agreement
is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

(b) Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio at any
time during any period of four fiscal quarters of Holdings ending on the last
day of the fiscal quarters set forth below to be greater than the ratio set
forth below opposite such fiscal quarter:

 

Four Fiscal Quarters Ending

   Maximum Consolidated
Leverage Ratio

Funding Date through third fiscal quarter 2007

   3.00:1.00

Fourth fiscal quarter 2007 through second fiscal quarter 2008

   2.75:1.00

Third fiscal quarter 2008 and each fiscal quarter thereafter

   2.50:1.00

ARTICLE III

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

3.01    Conditions of Effectiveness.    This Agreement is subject to the
provisions of Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement, and shall become effective
when, and only when, each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

 

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(a) Deliveries. The Administrative Agent shall have received all of the
following documents, each such document (unless otherwise specified) dated the
date of receipt thereof by the Administrative Agent and each in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

(i) counterparts of this Agreement executed by (A) the Borrower, (B) the
Administrative Agent and (C) the Required Lenders; and

(ii) such other approvals, opinions or documents as any Lender through the
Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

(b) Payments. The Administrative Agent shall have received payment for the
account of the Administrative Agent, payment of the amount of any expenses
required to be reimbursed on or before the First Amendment Effective Date
pursuant to Section 5.03 hereof; and

(c) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the
Loan Parties contained in Article IV hereof shall be true and correct in all
material respects.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement, each of Holdings
and the Borrower, hereby represents and warrants that on and as of the First
Amendment Effective Date after giving effect to this Agreement:

4.01    Due Authorization; No Conflict.    The execution and delivery by such
Person of this Agreement and the performance by it of this Agreement and the
Credit Agreement, as amended by this Agreement, have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate or other organizational action of such Person, and do not
and will not: (a) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization
Documents; (b) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, or the
creation of any Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (i) any
Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or affecting such Person
or the properties of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any order,
injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award
to which such Person or its property is subject; or (c) violate any Law.

4.02    Enforceability.    Each of this Agreement and the Credit Agreement, as
amended by this Agreement (including, without limitation, the Guaranty of
Holdings), constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person,
enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by applicable Debtor Relief Laws and by general
equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or
at law).

4.03    Credit Agreement Representations.    The representations and warranties
of the Borrower contained in the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all
material respects as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such
representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which
case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier
date.

 

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4.04    No Default.    Immediately before and after giving effect to this
Agreement, no Default or Event of Default exists.

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

5.01    Loan Document.    This Agreement is a Loan Document executed pursuant to
the Credit Agreement and shall (unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) be
construed, administered and applied in accordance with the terms and provisions
thereof.

5.02    Effect of Agreement.    Except as expressly set forth herein, the
amendments provided herein shall not by implication or otherwise limit,
constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the
Administrative Agent and Lenders under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan
Document, nor shall they constitute a waiver of any Default or Event of Default,
nor shall they alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms,
conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit
Agreement or any other Loan Document. Each of the amendments provided herein
shall apply and be effective only with respect to the provisions of the Credit
Agreement specifically referred to by such amendments. Except as expressly
amended herein, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue
in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof.

5.03    Costs and Expenses.    On the First Amendment Effective Date, the
Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses of the Administrative
Agent in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder
(including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of McGuireWoods
LLP, as special counsel for the Administrative Agent) in accordance with the
Credit Agreement, in each case, which are invoiced to the Borrower on or prior
to the First Amendment Effective Date.

5.04    Section Captions.    Section captions used in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the construction of this
Agreement.

5.05    Counterparts.    This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall
constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of
this Agreement by telecopier or by other electronic means shall be effective as
manual delivery of an executed counterpart hereof.

5.06    Governing Law.    THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

5.07    Guarantors’ Acknowledgement.    Each Guarantor hereby consents and
agrees (a) to the terms of this Agreement and the Credit Agreement, as amended
and otherwise modified by this Agreement, and (b) that each Loan Document,
including, without limitation, each Guaranty, is and shall continue to be in
full force and effect and is hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed, and,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Collateral Documents and
all of the Collateral described therein do and shall continue to secure the
payment of all Obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents, in each
case as amended by the Agreement.

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

 

BORROWER: SPANSION LLC, a Delaware limited liability company By:   /s/    Dario
Sacomani  

Name: Dario Sacomani

Title: CFO

GUARANTORS: SPANSION INC., a Delaware corporation By:   /s/    Dario Sacomani  

Name: Dario Sacomani

Title: CFO

SPANSION TECHNOLOGY, INC. By:   /s/    Robert C. Melendres  

Name: Robert C. Melendres

Title: Secretary

SPANSION INTERNATIONAL, INC. By:   /s/    Dario Sacomani  

Name: Dario Sacomani

Title: CFO

CERIUM LABORATORIES LLC By:   /s/    Dario Sacomani  

Name: Dario Sacomani

Title: CFO & VP

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent By:   /s/    Ken Puro  

Name: Ken Puro

Title: Vice President

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ALASKA CBNA LOAN FUNDING LLC By:   /s/    Jason Muelver  

Name: Jason Muelver

Title: Attorney-in-fact

BISMARCK CBNA LOAN FUNDING LLC By:   /s/    Jason Muelver  

Name: Jason Muelver

Title: Attorney-in-fact

GRAND CENTRAL ASSET TRUST, HLD SERIES By:   /s/    Janet Haack  

Name: Janet Haack

Title: As Attorney In Fact

GRAND CENTRAL ASSET TRUST, PFV SERIES By:   /s/    Jason Muelver  

Name: Jason Muelver

Title: Attorney-in-fact

STICHTING PENSIOENFONDS ABP

By: ABP Investments US, Inc., its agent

By:   /s/    Paul Spijkers  

Name: Paul Spijkers

Title: President/CEO

By:   /s/    Peter Spoken  

Name: Peter Spoken

Title: CFO/COO

 

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AMMC CLO V LIMITED By:   American Money Management Corp., as Collateral Manager
By:   /s/    David P. Meyer  

Name: David P. Meyer

Title: Senior Vice President

AMMC VII LTD By:   American Money Management Corp., as Collateral Manager By:  
/s/    David P. Meyer  

Name: David P. Meyer

Title: Senior Vice President

BANK OF AMERICA TRADE By:   /s/    Michael Roof  

Name: Michael Roof

Title: Vice President

BEAR STEARNS INVESTMENT PRODUCTS INC. By:   /s/    Jonathan Weiss  

Name: Jonathan Weiss

Title: Authorized Signatory

CALLIDUS DEBT PARTNERS CLO FUND II, LTD. By:   Its Collateral Manager, Callidus
Capital Management, LLC By:   /s/    Wayne Mueller  

Name: Wayne Mueller

Title: Senior Managing Director

CALLIDUS DEBT PARTNERS CLO FUND III LTD. By:   Its Collateral Manager, Callidus
Capital Management, LLC By:   /s/    Wayne Mueller  

Name: Wayne Mueller

Title: Senior Managing Director

 

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CALLIDUS DEBT PARTNERS CLO FUND IV LTD. By:   Its Collateral Manager, Callidus
Capital Management, LLC By:   /s/    Wayne Mueller  

Name: Wayne Mueller

Title: Senior Managing Director

CALLIDUS DEBT PARTNERS CLO FUND V, LTD. By:   Its Collateral Manager, Callidus
Capital Management, LLC By:   /s/    Wayne Mueller  

Name: Wayne Mueller

Title: Senior Managing Director

CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC. By:   /s/    Andrew Giangrave  

Name: Andrew Giangrave

Title: Managing Director

COLUMBUSNOVA CLO LTD 2006-II By:   /s/    Patrick Engel  

Name: Patrick Engel

Title: Director

COLUMBUSNOVA CLO LTD 2007-I By:   /s/    Patrick Engel  

Name: Patrick Engel

Title: Director

ATRIUM III By:   /s/    David H. Lerner  

Name: David H. Lerner

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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ATRIUM IV By:   /s/    David H. Lerner  

Name: David H. Lerner

Title: Authorized Signatory

CASTLE GARDEN FUNDING By:   /s/    David H. Lerner  

Name: David H. Lerner

Title: Authorized Signatory

MADISON PARK FUNDING II LTD By:   /s/    David H. Lerner  

Name: David H. Lerner

Title: Authorized Signatory

MADISON PARK FUNDING IV LTD By:   /s/    David H. Lerner  

Name: David H. Lerner

Title: Authorized Signatory

MADISON PARK FUNDING VI LTD By:   /s/    David H. Lerner  

Name: David H. Lerner

Title: Authorized Signatory

TRS FORE LLC By:  

Deutsche Bank AG

New York Branch, its sole member

By:   DB Services New Jersey, Inc. By:   /s/    Deirdre Whorton  

Name: Deirdre Whorton

Title: Assistant Vice President

By:   /s/    Alice L. Wagner  

Name: Alice L. Wagner

Title: Vice President

 

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FRANKLIN CLO II, LIMITED By:   /s/    Tyler Chan  

Name: Tyler Chan

Title: Vice President

FRANKLIN CLO V, LTD By:   /s/    Tyler Chan  

Name: Tyler Chan

Title: Vice President

FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE DAILY ACCESS FUND By:   /s/    Tyler Chan  

Name: Tyler Chan

Title: Vice President

FRANKLIN FLOATING RATE MASTER SERIES By:   /s/    Tyler Chan  

Name: Tyler Chan

Title: Vice President

GOLDENTREE LOAN OPPORTUNITIES I, LTD By:   GoldenTree Asset Management, LLP By:
  /s/    Authorized Signatory  

Name:

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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GOLDENTREE LOAN OPPORTUNITIES III, LTD By:   GoldenTree Asset Management, LLP
By:   /s/    Authorized Signatory  

Name:

Title: Authorized Signatory

GOLDENTREE LOAN OPPORTUNITIES IV, LTD By:   GoldenTree Asset Management, LLP By:
  /s/    Authorized Signatory  

Name:

Title: Authorized Signatory

GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT CLO, PLC By:   Goldman Sachs Asset Manager, as
Manager By:   /s/    Sandra L. Stulberger  

Name: Sandra L. Stulberger

Title: Authorized Signatory

AMHERST CLO LTD By:   Highland Capital Management, L.P., as Collateral Manager
By:   Strand Advisors, Inc., its General Partner By:   /s/    Brian Lohrding  

Name: Brian Lohrding

Title: Treasurer

SEI GLOBAL MASTER FUND PLC – THE SEI ENHANCED INCOME FUND By:   SEI Global Bank
Loan Pool /Highland for the benefit of SEI Global Investments Fund PLC – The SEI
Enhanced Income Fund By:   /s/    M. Jason Blackburn  

Name: M. Jason Blackburn

Title: Treasurer

 

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SEI INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENTS TRUST—ENHANCED INCOME FUND By:   /s/    M. Jason
Blackburn  

Name: M. Jason Blackburn

Title: Treasurer

SEI INSTITUTIONAL MANAGED TRUST ENH—ENHANCED INCOME FUND By:   /s/    M. Jason
Blackburn  

Name: M. Jason Blackburn

Title: Treasurer

EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF WAUSAU By:   Highland Capital Management, L.P.,
its Investment Advisor By:   Strand Advisors, Inc., its General Partner By:  
/s/    Brian Lohrding  

Name: Brian Lohrding

Title: Treasurer

GLENEAGLES CLO, LTD By:   Highland Capital Management, LP, as Collateral Manager
By:   Strand Advisors, Inc., its General Partner By:   /s/    Brian Lohrding  

Name: Brian Lohrding

Title: Treasurer

LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY By:   Highland Capital Management, LP, its
Investment Advisor By:   Strand Advisors, Inc., its General Partner By:  
/s/    Brian Lohrding  

Name: Brian Lohrding

Title: Treasurer

 

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ROCKWALL CDO LTD By:   Highland Capital Management, LP, as Collateral Manager
By:   Strand Advisors, Inc., its General Partner By:   /s/    Brian Lohrding  

Name: Brian Lohrding

Title: Treasurer

BLUE SQUARE FUNDING LIMITED SERIES 3 By:   DB Services New Jersey, Inc. By:  
/s/    Alice L. Wagner  

Name: Alice L. Wagner

Title: Vice President

By:   /s/    Deirdre Whorton  

Name: Deirdre Whorton

Title: Assistant Vice President

EASTLAND CLO, LTD By:   Highland Capital Management, LP, as Collateral Manager
By:   Strand Advisors, Inc., its General Partner By:   /s/    Brian Lohrding  

Name: Brian Lohrding

Title: Treasurer

EMERALD ORCHARD LIMITED By:   /s/    Wendy Cheung  

Name: Wendy Cheung

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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FIRST TRUST/HIGHLAND CAPITAL FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND By:   /s/    M. Jason
Blackburn  

Name: M. Jason Blackburn

Title: Treasurer

GRAYSON CLO, LTD By:   Highland Capital Management, LP, as Collateral Manager
By:   Strand Advisors, Inc., its General Partner By:   /s/    Brian Lohrding  

Name: Brian Lohrding

Title: Treasurer

HIGHLAND CDO OPPORTUNITY FUND, LTD. By:   Highland Capital Management, LP, as
Collateral Manager By:   Strand Advisors, Inc., its General Partner By:  
/s/    Brian Lohrding  

Name: Brian Lohrding

Title: Treasurer

HIGHLAND CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND By:   /s/    M. Jason Blackburn  

Name: M. Jason Blackburn

Title: Treasurer

HIGHLAND FLOATING RATE ADVANTAGE FUND By:   /s/    M. Jason Blackburn  

Name: M. Jason Blackburn

Title: Treasurer

HIGHLAND FLOATING RATE LLC By:   /s/    M. Jason Blackburn  

Name: M. Jason Blackburn

Title: Treasurer

 

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HIGHLAND LOAN FUNDING V LTD. By:   Highland Capital Management, LP, as
Collateral Manager By:   Strand Advisors, Inc., its General Partner By:  
/s/    Brian Lohrding  

Name: Brian Lohrding

Title: Treasurer

HIGHLAND OFFSHORE PARTNERS L.P. By:   Highland Capital Management, LP, as
Collateral Manager By:   Strand Advisors, Inc., its General Partner By:  
/s/    Brian Lohrding  

Name: Brian Lohrding

Title: Treasurer

JASPER CLO, LTD. By:   Highland Capital Management, LP, as Collateral Manager
By:   Strand Advisors, Inc., its General Partner By:   /s/    Brian Lohrding  

Name: Brian Lohrding

Title: Treasurer

LIBERTY CLO, LTD. By:   Highland Capital Management, LP, as Collateral Manager
By:   Strand Advisors, Inc., its General Partner By:   /s/    Brian Lohrding  

Name: Brian Lohrding

Title: Treasurer

LOAN FUNDING IV LLC By:   Highland Capital Management, LP, as Collateral Manager
By:   Strand Advisors, Inc., its General Partner By:   /s/    Brian Lohrding  

Name: Brian Lohrding

Title: Treasurer

 

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LOAN FUNDING VII LLC By:   Highland Capital Management, LP, as Collateral
Manager By:   Strand Advisors, Inc., its General Partner By:   /s/    Brian
Lohrding  

Name: Brian Lohrding

Title: Treasurer

LOAN STAR STATE TRUST By:   Highland Capital Management, LP, as Collateral
Manager By:   Strand Advisors, Inc., its General Partner By:   /s/    Brian
Lohrding  

Name: Brian Lohrding

Title: Treasurer

OLIGRA43 By:   /s/    Wendy Cheung  

Name:Wendy Cheung

Title: Authorized Signatory

PIONEER FLOATING RATE TRUST By:   /s/    M. Jason Blackburn  

Name: M. Jason Blackburn

Title: Treasurer

RESTORATION FUNDING CLO, LTD By:   Highland Capital Management, LP, as
Collateral Manager By:   Strand Advisors, Inc., its General Partner By:  
/s/    Brian Lohrding  

Name: Brian Lohrding

Title: Treasurer

 

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SOUTHFORK CLO LTD By:   Highland Capital Management, LP, as Collateral Manager
By:   Strand Advisors, Inc., its General Partner By:   /s/    Brian Lohrding  

Name: Brian Lohrding

Title: Treasurer

ROCKWALL CDO II LTD. By:   Highland Capital Management, LP, as Collateral
Manager By:   Strand Advisors, Inc., its General Partner By:   /s/    Brian
Lohrding  

Name: Brian Lohrding

Title: Treasurer

ING PIMCO HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO By:   Pacific Investment Management Company LLC,
as its Investment Advisor By:   /s/    Arthur Y. D. Ong  

Name: Arthur Y. D. Ong

Title: Senior Vice President

JANUS ADVISER SERIES FLEXIBLE BOND FUND By:   /s/    Caroline B. Larson  

Name: Caroline B. Larson

Title: Manager Trade Operations

JANUS ADVISOR SERIES HIGH YIELD BOND FUND By:   /s/    Caroline B. Larson  

Name: Caroline B. Larson

Title: Manager Trade Operations

 

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JANUS ASPEN SERIES FLEXIBLE BOND FUND By:   /s/    Caroline B. Larson  

Name: Caroline B. Larson

Title: Manager Trade Operations

JANUS CAPITAL FUNDS PLC—JANUS US HIGH YIELD BOND FUND By:   /s/    Caroline B.
Larson  

Name: Caroline B. Larson

Title: Manager Trade Operations

JANUS CAPITAL FUNDS PLC—JANUS US FLEXIBLE BOND FUND By:   /s/    Caroline B.
Larson  

Name: Caroline B. Larson

Title: Manager Trade Operations

JANUS FLEXIBLE BOND FUND By:   /s/    Caroline B. Larson  

Name: Caroline B. Larson

Title: Manager Trade Operations

JANUS HIGH YIELD FUND By:   /s/    Caroline B. Larson  

Name: Caroline B. Larson

Title: Manager Trade Operations

JANUS SHORT TERM BOND FUND By:   /s/    Caroline B. Larson  

Name: Caroline B. Larson

Title: Manager Trade Operations

 

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JANUS CAPITAL FUNDS PLC—JANUS US SHORT TERM BOND FUND By:   /s/    Caroline B.
Larson  

Name: Caroline B. Larson

Title: Manager Trade Operations

KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION By:   /s/    Carla Laning  

Name: Carla Laning

Title: Vice President

KAMUNTING STREET MASTER FUND, LTD By:   Kamunting Street Capital Management,
L.P., as Investment Manager By:   /s/    Gregor Dannacher  

Name: Gregor Dannacher

Title: Director of Research

CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY By:   /s/    Marilou R. McGirr  

Name: Marilou R. McGirr

Title: Vice President and Assistant Treasurer

CENTAURUS LOAN TRUST By:   Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management Inc.,
as Investment Adviser By:   /s/    Robert Hoffman  

Name: Robert Hoffman

Title: Vice President

CLYDESDALE CLO 2003, LTD. By:   Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management
Inc., as Investment Adviser By:   /s/    Robert Hoffman  

Name: Robert Hoffman

Title: Vice President

 

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CLYDESDALE CLO 2004, LTD. By:   Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management
Inc., as Investment Adviser By:   /s/    Robert Hoffman  

Name: Robert Hoffman

Title: Vice President

CLYDESDALE CLO 2006, LTD. By:   Nomura Corporate Research and Asset Management
Inc., as Investment Adviser By:   /s/    Robert Hoffman  

Name: Robert Hoffman

Title: Vice President

CLYDESDALE STRATEGIC CLO I, LTD. By:   Nomura Corporate Research and Asset
Management Inc., as Investment Adviser By:   /s/    Robert Hoffman  

Name: Robert Hoffman

Title: Vice President

NCRAM SENIOR LOAN TRUST 2005 By:   Nomura Corporate Research and Asset
Management Inc., as Investment Adviser By:   /s/    Robert Hoffman  

Name: Robert Hoffman

Title: Vice President

CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM By:   Pacific Investment
Management Company LLC, as its Investment Advisor, acting through Investors
Fiduciary Trust Company By:   /s/    Arthur Y. D. Ong  

Name: Arthur Y. D. Ong

Title: Senior Vice President

FAIRWAY LOAN FUNDING COMPANY By:   Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, as
its Investment Advisor By:   /s/    Arthur Y. D. Ong  

Name: Arthur Y. D. Ong

Title: Senior Vice President

 

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IBM PERSONAL PENSION PLAN TRUST By:   Pacific Investment Management Company LLC,
as its Investment Advisor By:   /s/    Arthur Y. D. Ong  

Name: Arthur Y. D. Ong

Title: Senior Vice President

PIMCO FLOATING INCOME FUND By:   Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, as
its Investment Advisor, acting through Investors Fiduciary Trust Company in the
Nominee Name of IFTCO By:   /s/    Arthur Y. D. Ong  

Name: Arthur Y. D. Ong

Title: Senior Vice President

PIMCO FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND By:   Pacific Investment Management Company LLC,
as its Investment Advisor, acting through Investors Fiduciary Trust Company in
the Nominee Name of IFTCO By:   /s/    Arthur Y. D. Ong  

Name: Arthur Y. D. Ong

Title: Senior Vice President

PIMCO FLOATING RATE STRATEGY FUND By:   Pacific Investment Management Company
LLC, as its Investment Advisor, acting through Investors Fiduciary Trust Company
in the Nominee Name of IFTCO By:   /s/    Arthur Y. D. Ong  

Name: Arthur Y. D. Ong

Title: Senior Vice President

 

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PIMCO PRIVATE HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO By:   Pacific Investment Management Company
LLC, as its Investment Advisor, acting through Investors Fiduciary Trust Company
in the Nominee Name of IFTCO By:   /s/    Arthur Y. D. Ong  

Name: Arthur Y. D. Ong

Title: Senior Vice President

PRUDENTIAL SERIES FUND INC. By:   Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, as
its Investment Advisor, acting through State Street Bank and Trust Company, in
the Nominee Name of IFTCO By:   /s/    Arthur Y. D. Ong  

Name: Arthur Y. D. Ong

Title: Senior Vice President

PVIT HIGH YIELD BOND PORTFOLIO By:   Pacific Investment Management Company LLC,
as its Investment Advisor, acting through Investors Fiduciary Trust Company in
the Nominee Name of IFTCO By:   /s/    Arthur Y. D. Ong  

Name: Arthur Y. D. Ong

Title: Senior Vice President

RED RIVER HYPI, L.P. By:   Pacific Investment Management Company LLC, as its
Investment Advisor, acting through Investors Fiduciary Trust Company in the
Nominee Name of IFTCO By:   /s/    Arthur Y. D. Ong  

Name: Arthur Y. D. Ong

Title: Senior Vice President

 

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FINCH FUNDING LLC By:   /s/    Anna M. Tallent  

Name: Anna M. Tallent

Title: Assistant Vice President

AVERY POINT CLO LTD By:   Sankaty Advisors, LLC, as Collateral Manager By:  
/s/    Alan K. Halfenger  

Name: Alan K. Halfenger

Title: Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary

CASTLE HILL I – INGOTS, LTD. By:   Sankaty Advisors, LLC, as Collateral Manager
By:   /s/    Alan K. Halfenger  

Name: Alan K. Halfenger

Title: Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary

CHATHAM LIGHT II CLO, LIMITED By:   Sankaty Advisors, LLC, as Collateral Manager
By:   /s/    Alan K. Halfenger  

Name: Alan K. Halfenger

Title: Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary

CHATHAM LIGHT III CLO LIMITED By:   Sankaty Advisors, LLC, as Collateral Manager
By:   /s/    Alan K. Halfenger  

Name: Alan K. Halfenger

Title: Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary

HARBOUR TOWN FUNDING LLC By:   /s/    Anna M. Tallent  

Name: Anna M. Tallent

Title: Assistant Vice President

 

 

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KATONAH III, LTD. By:   Sankaty Advisors, LLC, as Sub-Advisors By:   /s/    Alan
K. Halfenger  

Name: Alan K. Halfenger

Title: Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary

KATONAH IV LTD By:   Sankaty Advisors, LLC, as Sub-Advisors By:   /s/    Alan K.
Halfenger  

Name: Alan K. Halfenger

Title: Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary

LOAN FUNDING XI LLC By:   Sankaty Advisors, LLC, as Collateral Manager By:  
/s/    Alan K. Halfenger  

Name: Alan K. Halfenger

Title: Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary

NASH POINT CLO By:   Sankaty Advisors, LLC, as Collateral Manager By:  
/s/    Alan K. Halfenger  

Name: Alan K. Halfenger

Title: Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary

RACE POINT CLO, LIMITED By:   Sankaty Advisors, LLC, as Collateral Manager By:  
/s/    Alan K. Halfenger  

Name: Alan K. Halfenger

Title: Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary

RACE POINT II CLO, LIMITED By:   Sankaty Advisors, LLC, as Collateral Manager
By:   /s/    Alan K. Halfenger  

Name: Alan K. Halfenger

Title: Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary

 

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RACE POINT IV CLO, LTD By:   Sankaty Advisors, LLC, as Collateral Manager By:  
/s/    Alan K. Halfenger  

Name: Alan K. Halfenger

Title: Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary

SANKATY HIGH YIELD PARTNERS II, L.P. By:   /s/    Alan K. Halfenger  

Name: Alan K. Halfenger

Title: Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary

SANKATY HIGH YIELD PARTNERS III, L.P. By:   /s/    Alan K. Halfenger  

Name: Alan K. Halfenger

Title: Chief Compliance Officer, Assistant Secretary

SKY CBNA LOAN FUNDING LLC By:   /s/    David Balmert  

Name: David Balmert

Title: Attorney-in-Kind

WB LOAN FUNDING 2, LLC By:   /s/    Diana M. Himes  

Name: Diana M. Himes

Title: Vice President

 

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CELERINA FUNDING By:   /s/    Wendy Cheung  

Name: Wendy Cheung

Title: Authorized Signatory

FEINGOLD OKEEFFE CV1 By:   /s/    Neam Ahmed  

Name: Neam Ahmed

Title: Authorized Signatory

SCOTIABANK (IRELAND) LTD By:   /s/    Neam Ahmed  

Name: Neam Ahmed

Title: Authorized Signatory

STRAND FUNDING By:   /s/    Wendy Cheung  

Name: Wendy Cheung

Title: Authorized Signatory

NOB HILL CLO II, LIMITED By:   /s/    Bradley Kane  

Name: Bradley Kane

Title: Portfolio Manager

NOB HILL CLO, LTD By:   /s/    Bradley Kane  

Name: Bradley Kane

Title: Portfolio Manager

 

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ORINDA SERVES I LTD By:   /s/    Bradley Kane  

Name: Bradley Kane

Title: Portfolio Manager

FABER SPIRET LOAN TRUST By:   /s/    Rachel L. Simpson  

Name: Rachel L. Simpson

Title: Sr. Financial Services Officer

UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH By:   /s/    Douglas Gervolino  

Name: Douglas Gervolino

Title: Associate Director Banking Products Services, US

By:   /s/    Douglas Gervolino  

Name: Toba Lumbantobing

Title: Associate Director Banking Products Services, US

SILVERADO CLO 2007-I LIMITED By:   Wells Capital Management as Portfolio Manager
By:   /s/    Zachary Tyler  

Name: Zachary Tyler

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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