Exhibit 10.1

 

 

COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY

and

MAX-TRAC TIRE CO., INC.,

as Borrowers

 

 

 

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

Dated as of July 27, 2011

$200,000,000

 

 

 

 

CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS,

as Lenders,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Syndication Agent,

BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,

as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Book Manager,

PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC,

as Joint Lead Arranger and Joint Book Manager

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Documentation Agent

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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SECTION 1.

  DEFINITIONS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION      1   

1.1.

  Definitions      1   

1.2.

  Accounting Terms      25   

1.3.

  Uniform Commercial Code      25   

1.4.

  Certain Matters of Construction      25   

SECTION 2.

  CREDIT FACILITIES      26   

2.1.

  Revolver Commitment      26   

2.2.

  Letter of Credit Facility      27   

2.3.

  Facility Increase      30   

SECTION 3.

  INTEREST, FEES AND CHARGES      31   

3.1.

  Interest      31   

3.2.

  Fees      33   

3.3.

  Computation of Interest, Fees, Yield Protection      33   

3.4.

  Reimbursement Obligations      33   

3.5.

  Illegality      34   

3.6.

  Inability to Determine Rates      34   

3.7.

  Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy      34   

3.8.

  Mitigation      36   

3.9.

  Funding Losses      36   

3.10.

  Maximum Interest      36   

SECTION 4.

  LOAN ADMINISTRATION      36   

4.1.

  Manner of Borrowing and Funding Loans      36   

4.2.

  Defaulting Lender      38   

4.3.

  Number and Amount of LIBOR Loans; Determination of Rate      39   

4.4.

  Borrower Agent      39   

4.5.

  One Obligation      39   

4.6.

  Effect of Termination      39   

SECTION 5.

  PAYMENTS      40   

5.1.

  General Payment Provisions      40   

5.2.

  Repayment of Loans      40   

5.3.

  Payment of Other Obligations      40   

5.4.

  Marshaling; Payments Set Aside      40   

5.5.

  Post-Default Allocation of Payments      41   

5.6.

  Application of Payments      42   

5.7.

  Loan Account; Account Stated      42   

5.8.

  Taxes      42   

5.9.

  Foreign Lenders      43   

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5.10.

  Nature and Extent of Each Borrower’s Liability      43   

SECTION 6.

  CONDITIONS PRECEDENT      46   

6.1.

  Conditions Precedent to Initial Loans      46   

6.2.

  Conditions Precedent to All Credit Extensions      48   

6.3.

  Limited Waiver of Conditions Precedent      48   

SECTION 7.

  COLLATERAL      48   

7.1.

  Grant of Security Interest      48   

7.2.

  Lien on Deposit Accounts; Cash Collateral      49   

7.3.

  Other Collateral      50   

7.4.

  No Assumption of Liability      50   

7.5.

  Further Assurances      50   

SECTION 8.

  COLLATERAL ADMINISTRATION      50   

8.1.

  Borrowing Base Certificates      50   

8.2.

  Administration of Accounts      51   

8.3.

  Administration of Inventory      52   

8.4.

  Administration of Deposit Accounts      52   

8.5.

  General Provisions      53   

8.6.

  Power of Attorney      54   

SECTION 9.

  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES      54   

9.1.

  General Representations and Warranties      54   

9.2.

  Complete Disclosure      60   

SECTION 10.

  COVENANTS AND CONTINUING AGREEMENTS      60   

10.1.

  Affirmative Covenants      60   

10.2.

  Negative Covenants      63   

SECTION 11.

  EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES ON DEFAULT      67   

11.1.

  Events of Default      67   

11.2.

  Remedies upon Default      70   

11.3.

  Limited Conditional License for Intellectual Property      71   

11.4.

  Setoff      71   

11.5.

  Remedies Cumulative; No Waiver      72   

SECTION 12.

  AGENT      72   

12.1.

  Appointment, Authority and Duties of Agent      72   

12.2.

  Agreements Regarding Collateral and Field Examination Reports      74   

12.3.

  Reliance By Agent      74   

12.4.

  Action Upon Default      75   

12.5.

  Ratable Sharing      75   

12.6.

  Indemnification of Agent Indemnitees      75   

12.7.

  Limitation on Responsibilities of Agent      76   

12.8.

  Successor Agent and Co-Agents      76   

12.9.

  Due Diligence and Non-Reliance      77   

 

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12.10.

  Replacement of Certain Lenders      77   

12.11.

  Remittance of Payments and Collections      77   

12.12.

  Agent in its Individual Capacity      78   

12.13.

  Bank Product Providers      78   

12.14.

  Agent Titles      79   

12.15.

  No Third Party Beneficiaries      79   

SECTION 13.

  BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS      79   

13.1.

  Successors and Assigns      79   

13.2.

  Participations      79   

13.3.

  Assignments      80   

SECTION 14.

  MISCELLANEOUS      81   

14.1.

  Consents, Amendments and Waivers      81   

14.2.

  Indemnity      82   

14.3.

  Notices and Communications      82   

14.4.

  Performance of Borrowers’ Obligations      83   

14.5.

  Credit Inquiries      83   

14.6.

  Severability      83   

14.7.

  Cumulative Effect; Conflict of Terms      83   

14.8.

  Counterparts      83   

14.9.

  Entire Agreement      83   

14.10.

  Relationship with Lenders      83   

14.11.

  No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility      84   

14.12.

  Confidentiality      84   

14.13.

  Certifications Regarding Indentures      85   

14.14.

  GOVERNING LAW      85   

14.15.

  Consent to Forum      85   

14.16.

  Waivers by Borrowers      85   

14.17.

  Patriot Act Notice      86   

SECTION 15.

  AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT      86   

15.1.

  Amendment and Restatement; No Novation      86   

15.2.

  Effect on Existing Loan and Security Agreement and on the Obligations      86
  

15.3.

  No Implied Waivers      87   

15.4.

  Reaffirmation of Liens and Loan Documents      87   

15.5.

  Loans Under the Existing Loan and Security Agreement      87   

 

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LIST OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

 

Exhibit A

  Note

Exhibit B

  Assignment and Acceptance

Exhibit C

  Assignment Notice

Exhibit D

  Borrowing Base

Exhibit E

  Compliance Certificate

Exhibit F

  Closing Checklist

 

Schedule 1.1

  Commitments of Lenders

Schedule 8.2.4

  Dominion Accounts

Schedule 8.4

  Deposit Accounts

Schedule 8.5.1

  Business Locations

Schedule 9.1.4

  Names and Capital Structure

Schedule 9.1.5

  Former Names and Companies

Schedule 9.1.15

  Restrictive Agreements

Schedule 9.1.18

  Pension Plans

Schedule 9.1.20

  Labor Contracts

Schedule 10.2.1

  Existing Debt

Schedule 10.2.2

  Existing Liens

Schedule 10.2.17

  Existing Affiliate Transactions

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of July 27,
2011, among COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (“Cooper”),
MAX-TRAC TIRE CO., INC., an Ohio corporation (“Max-Trac” and together with
Cooper, collectively, “Borrowers”), the financial institutions party to this
Agreement from time to time as lenders (collectively, “Lenders”), BANK OF
AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association, as administrative agent (in such
capacity, “Administrative Agent”) for the Lenders and collateral agent (in such
capacity, “Collateral Agent”) for the Lenders and other Secured Parties, PNC
Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as syndication agent
(“Syndication Agent”), Banc of America Securities LLC and PNC Capital Markets
LLC, as joint book managers (in such capacity, “Joint Book Managers”) and joint
lead arrangers (in such capacity, “Joint Lead Arrangers”) amends and restates in
its entirety the Loan and Security Agreement (as amended to the date hereof,
without giving effect to the amendments and restatements set forth herein, the
“Existing Loan and Security Agreement”), dated as of November 9, 2007, among the
Borrowers party thereto, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders and
Bank of America, N.A., as agent for such lenders.

R E C I T A L S:

Borrowers have requested that Lenders provide a credit facility to Borrowers to
finance their mutual and collective business enterprise. Lenders are willing to
provide the credit facility on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration hereby acknowledged, the parties
agree as follows:

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

1.1. Definitions. As used herein, the following terms have the meanings set
forth below:

Account: as applied to a Borrower, means an account as defined in the UCC,
including all rights to payment for goods sold or leased, or for services
rendered.

Account Debtor: a Person who is obligated under an Account, Chattel Paper or
General Intangible.

Accounts Formula Amount: 85% of the Value of Eligible Accounts.

Acquisition: with respect to any Person, any transaction or series of related
transactions for the direct or indirect (whether by purchase, lease, exchange,
issuance of Equity Interests or other equity or debt securities, merger,
reorganization or any other method) (a) acquisition by such Person of any other
Person, which acquired Person shall then become consolidated with the acquiring
Person in accordance with GAAP, or (b) acquisition by such Person of all or any

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substantial part of the assets of any other Person or any division or line of
business of any other Person.

Affiliate: with respect to any 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. “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 correlative meanings.

Agent: Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.

Agent Indemnitees: Agent and its officers, directors, employees, Affiliates,
agents and attorneys.

Agent Professionals: attorneys, accountants, appraisers, auditors, business
valuation experts, environmental engineers or consultants, turnaround
consultants, and other professionals and experts retained by Agent.

Allocable Amount: as defined in Section 5.10.3.

Anti-Terrorism Laws: any laws relating to terrorism or money laundering,
including the Patriot Act.

Applicable Law: all laws, rules, regulations and governmental guidelines
applicable to the Person, conduct, transaction, agreement or matter in question,
including all applicable statutory law, common law and equitable principles, and
all provisions of constitutions, treaties, statutes, rules, regulations, orders
and decrees of Governmental Authorities.

Applicable Margin: with respect to any Type of Loan, the margin set forth below,
as determined by Average Availability (defined below) for the last Fiscal
Quarter:

 

Level

   Average Availability    Base Rate
Loans     LIBOR
Loans  

I

   < $50,000,000      0.75 %      2.00 % 

II

   > $50,000,000 < $125,000,000      0.50 %      1.75 % 

III

   > 125,000,000      0.25 %      1.50 % 

Until the end of the first full Fiscal Quarter following the Closing Date,
margins shall be determined as if Level III were applicable. Thereafter, the
margins shall be subject to increase or decrease upon receipt by Agent pursuant
to Section 8.1 of the first Borrowing Base Certificate for each Fiscal Quarter,
which change shall be effective as of the first day of such Fiscal Quarter. If,
by the fifteenth day of a Fiscal Quarter, the first Borrowing Base Certificate
for such Fiscal Quarter has not been received, then the margins shall be
determined as if Level I were applicable, from such day until the first day of
the calendar month following actual receipt.

 

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Appraisal Trigger Date: as defined in Section 10.1.1(b).

Approved Fund: any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in
making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and
similar extensions of credit in its ordinary course of activities, and is
administered or managed by a Lender, an entity that administers or manages a
Lender, or an Affiliate of either.

Asset Disposition: a sale, lease, license, consignment, transfer or other
disposition of Property of a Borrower, including a disposition of Property in
connection with a sale-leaseback transaction or synthetic lease.

Assignment and Acceptance: an assignment agreement between a Lender and Eligible
Assignee, in the form of Exhibit B.

Availability: the Borrowing Base minus the principal balance of all Loans.

Availability Block: the greater of (X) the lesser of (i) 10.00% of the aggregate
amount of Revolver Commitments on such date and (ii) 10.00% of the Borrowing
Base then in effect; and (Y) $17,500,000.

Availability Reserve: the sum (without duplication) of (a) the Inventory
Reserve; (b) the Rent and Charges Reserve; (c) the LC Reserve; (d) the Bank
Product Reserve; (e) all accrued Royalties, whether or not then due and payable
by a Borrower; (f) the aggregate amount of liabilities secured by Liens upon
Collateral that are senior to Agent’s Liens (but imposition of any such reserve
shall not waive an Event of Default arising therefrom); (g) the Availability
Block and (h) such additional reserves, in such amounts and with respect to such
matters, as are customary in similar asset-based financing facilities as Agent
in its Credit Judgment may elect to impose from time to time.

Availability Test: any time when (a) no Default or Event of Default exists and
(b) as of the date of the proposed transaction, both immediately before and
after giving effect thereto, Availability is greater than the greater of
(X) 17.50% of the aggregate amount of Revolver Commitments then in effect, and
(Y) $30,000,000.

Average Availability: for any period, an amount equal to the sum of the actual
amount of Availability on each day during such period, as calculated by Agent,
divided by the number of days in such period, a copy of which calculation in
reasonable detail shall be provided by Agent as soon as practicable to Borrower
Agent upon request.

Bank of America: Bank of America, N.A., a national banking association, and its
successors and assigns.

Bank of America Indemnitees: Bank of America and its officers, directors,
employees, Affiliates, agents and attorneys.

Bank Product: any of the following products, services or facilities extended to
any Borrower by any Lender or any of its Affiliates: (a) Cash Management
Services; (b) products

 

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under Hedging Agreements; (c) commercial credit card and merchant card services;
and (d) other banking products or services as may be requested by any Borrower,
other than Letters of Credit.

Bank Product Debt: Debt and other obligations of a Borrower relating to Bank
Products.

Bank Product Reserve: the aggregate amount of reserves established by Agent from
time to time in its discretion in respect of Secured Bank Product Obligations.

Bankruptcy Code: Title 11 of the United States Code.

Base Rate: for any day, a per annum rate equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime
Rate for such day; (b) the Federal Funds Rate for such day, plus 0.50%; and
(c) LIBOR for a 30 day interest period as determined on such day, plus 1.50%.

Base Rate Loan: any Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

Board of Governors: the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Borrowed Money: with respect to any Borrower, without duplication, its (a) Debt
that (i) arises from the lending of money by any Person to such Borrower,
(ii) is evidenced by notes, drafts, bonds, debentures, credit documents or
similar instruments, (iii) accrues interest or is a type upon which interest
charges are customarily paid (excluding trade payables owing in the Ordinary
Course of Business), or (iv) was issued or assumed as full or partial payment
for Property; (b) Capital Leases; (c) reimbursement obligations with respect to
letters of credit, surety bonds or similar agreements or arrangements;
(d) arises from cash pooling or similar arrangements and (e) guaranties of any
Debt of the foregoing types owing by another Person.

Borrower Agent: as defined in Section 4.4.

Borrowing: a group of Loans of one Type that are made on the same day or are
converted into Loans of one Type on the same day.

Borrowing Base: on any date of determination, an amount equal to the lesser of
(a) the aggregate amount of Revolver Commitments, minus the LC Reserve, minus
the Availability Block; or (b) the sum of the Accounts Formula Amount, plus the
Inventory Formula Amount, minus the Availability Reserve.

Borrowing Base Certificate: a certificate, in the form of Exhibit D, by which
Borrowers certify calculation of the Borrowing Base.

Business Day: any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
commercial banks are authorized to close under the laws of, or are in fact
closed in, Ohio, Wisconsin, North Carolina or New York, and if such day relates
to a LIBOR Loan, any such day on which dealings in Dollar deposits are conducted
between banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market.

Capital Expenditures: all liabilities incurred, expenditures made or payments
due (whether or not made) by a Borrower or Subsidiary for the acquisition of any
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improvements, replacements, substitutions or additions thereto with a useful
life of more than one year, including the principal portion of Capital Leases.

Capital Lease: any lease that is required to be capitalized for financial
reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.

Cash Collateral: cash, and any interest or other income earned thereon, that is
delivered to Agent to Cash Collateralize any Obligations.

Cash Collateral Account: a demand deposit, money market or other account
established by Agent at such financial institution as Agent may select in its
discretion, which account shall be subject to Agent’s Liens for the benefit of
Secured Parties.

Cash Collateralize: the delivery of cash to Agent, as security for the payment
of Obligations, in an amount equal to (a) with respect to LC Obligations, 105%
of the aggregate LC Obligations, and (b) with respect to any inchoate,
contingent or other Obligations (including Secured Bank Product Obligations),
Agent’s good faith estimate of the amount due or to become due, including all
fees and other amounts relating to such Obligations. “Cash Collateralization”
has a correlative meaning.

Cash Equivalents: (a) marketable obligations issued or unconditionally
guaranteed by, and backed by the full faith and credit of, the United States
government, maturing within 12 months of the date of acquisition;
(b) certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers’ acceptances maturing
within 12 months of the date of acquisition, and overnight bank deposits, in
each case which are issued by Bank of America or a commercial bank organized
under the laws of the United States or any state or district thereof, rated A-1
(or better) by S&P or P-1 (or better) by Moody’s at the time of acquisition, and
(unless issued by a Lender) not subject to offset rights; (c) repurchase
obligations with a term of not more than 30 days for underlying investments of
the types described in clauses (a) and (b) entered into with any bank described
in clause (b); (d) commercial paper issued by Bank of America or rated A-1 (or
better) by S&P or P-1 (or better) by Moody’s, and maturing within nine months of
the date of acquisition; and (e) shares of any money market fund that has
substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the types of
investments referred to above, has net assets of at least $500,000,000 and has
the highest rating obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P.

Cash Management Services: any services provided from time to time by any Lender
or any of its Affiliates to any Borrower in connection with operating,
collections, payroll, trust, or other depository or disbursement accounts,
including automated clearinghouse, e-payable, electronic funds transfer, wire
transfer, controlled disbursement, overdraft, depository, information reporting,
lockbox and stop payment services.

CERCLA: the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act
(42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.).

Change in Law: the occurrence, after the date hereof, of (a) the adoption or
taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty; (b) any change in any law,
rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation or
application thereof by any Governmental Authority; or (c) the making or issuance
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law) by any Governmental Authority provided that notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in
connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives
promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on
Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States
or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in
each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted,
adopted or issued.

Change of Control: (a) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in
Section 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than employee or retiree
benefit plans or trusts sponsored or established by Cooper or any Borrower is or
becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the Equity Interests of Cooper;
(b) a change in the majority of directors of Cooper, unless approved by the then
majority of directors; or (c) all or substantially all of a Borrower’s assets
are sold or transferred, other than sale or transfer to another Borrower.

Claims: all claims, liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties,
judgments, proceedings, interest, costs and expenses of any kind (including
remedial response costs, reasonable attorneys” fees and Extraordinary Expenses)
at any time (including after Full Payment of the Obligations, resignation or
replacement of Agent, or replacement of any Lender) incurred by any Indemnitee
or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Borrower or other Person in any way
relating to (a) any Loans, Letters of Credit, Loan Documents, or the use thereof
or transactions relating thereto, (b) any action taken or omitted to be taken by
any Indemnitee in connection with any Loan Documents, (c) the existence or
perfection of any Liens, or realization upon any Collateral, (d) exercise of any
rights or remedies under any Loan Documents or Applicable Law, or (e) failure by
any Borrower to perform or observe any terms of any Loan Document, in each case
including all costs and expenses relating to any investigation, litigation,
arbitration or other proceeding (including an Insolvency Proceeding or appellate
proceedings), whether or not the applicable Indemnitee is a party thereto.

Closing Date: as defined in Section 6.1.

Code: the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Collateral: all Property described in Section 7.1, all Property described in any
Security Documents as security for any Obligations, and all other Property that
now or hereafter secures (or is intended to secure) any Obligations, excluding
Accounts, General Intangibles, Chattel Paper, Payment Intangibles and Supporting
Obligations relating to any of the foregoing, in each case solely to the extent
sold, purportedly sold (but recharacterized as financed), transferred, assigned,
contributed or otherwise conveyed to the Receivables Securitization Facility.

Commitment Termination Date: the earliest to occur of (a) the Revolver
Termination Date; (b) the date on which Borrowers terminate the Revolver
Commitments pursuant to Section 2.1.4; or (c) the date on which the Revolver
Commitments are terminated pursuant to Section 11.2.

 

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Compliance Certificate: a certificate, in the form of Exhibit E and covering
such other matters as the Agent may request.

Contingent Obligation: any obligation of a Person arising from a guaranty,
indemnity or other assurance of payment or performance of any Debt, lease,
dividend or other obligation (“primary obligations”) of another obligor
(“primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any
obligation of such Person under any (a) guaranty, endorsement, co-making or sale
with recourse of an obligation of a primary obligor; (b) obligation to make
take-or-pay or similar payments regardless of nonperformance by any other party
to an agreement; and (c) arrangement (i) to purchase any primary obligation or
security therefor, (ii) to supply funds for the purchase or payment of any
primary obligation, (iii) to maintain or assure working capital, equity capital,
net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iv) to purchase Property or
services for the purpose of assuring the ability of the primary obligor to
perform a primary obligation, or (v) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the
holder of any primary obligation against loss in respect thereof. The amount of
any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be the stated or determinable
amount of the primary obligation (or, if less, the maximum amount for which such
Person may be liable under the instrument evidencing the Contingent Obligation)
or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability
with respect thereto.

Credit Judgment: Agent’s judgment exercised in good faith, based upon its
consideration of any factor that it believes (a) could adversely affect the
quantity, quality, mix or value of Collateral (including any Applicable Law that
may inhibit collection of an Account), the enforceability or priority of Agent’s
Liens, or the amount that Agent and Lenders could receive in liquidation of any
Collateral; (b) suggests that any collateral report or financial information
delivered by any Borrower is incomplete, inaccurate or misleading in any
material respect; (c) materially increases the likelihood of any Insolvency
Proceeding involving a Borrower; or (d) creates or could result in a Default or
Event of Default. In exercising such judgment, Agent may consider any factors
that could increase the credit risk of lending to Borrowers on the security of
the Collateral.

CWA: the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.).

Debt: as applied to any Person, without duplication, (a) all items that would be
included as liabilities on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP, including
Capital Leases, but excluding trade payables incurred and being paid in the
Ordinary Course of Business; (b) all Contingent Obligations; (c) all
reimbursement obligations in connection with letters of credit issued for the
account of such Person; (d) obligations of such Person (whether contingent or
otherwise) in respect of surety bonds or similar agreements or arrangements;
(e) obligations in respect of cash pooling or similar arrangements and (f) in
the case of a Borrower, the Obligations. The Debt of a Person shall include any
recourse Debt of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner or
joint venturer.

Default: an event or condition that, with the lapse of time or giving of notice,
would constitute an Event of Default.

Default Rate: for any Obligation (including, to the extent permitted by law,
interest not paid when due), 2% plus the interest rate otherwise applicable
thereto.

 

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Defaulting Lender: any Lender that, as determined by Agent, (a) has failed to
perform any funding obligations hereunder, and such failure is not cured within
three Business Days; (b) has notified Agent or any Borrower that such Lender
does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder or has made a
public statement to the effect that it does not intend to comply with its
funding obligations hereunder or under any other credit facility in which such
Lender commits to extend credit and Agent has determined that such Lender is a
“Defaulting Lender” hereunder based on such Lender’s public statement with
respect to such other credit facility; (c) has failed, within three Business
Days following request by Agent, to confirm in a manner satisfactory to Agent
that such Lender will comply with its funding obligations hereunder; or (d) has,
or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, become the subject of an
Insolvency Proceeding or taken any action in furtherance thereof; provided,
however, that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of a
Governmental Authority’s ownership of an equity interest in such Lender or
parent company.

Deposit Account Control Agreements: the Deposit Account control agreements to be
executed by each institution maintaining a Deposit Account listed on Schedule
8.2.4, except RPA Blocked Accounts, for a Borrower, in favor of Agent, for the
benefit of Secured Parties, as security for the Obligations.

Distribution: any declaration or payment of a distribution, interest or dividend
on any Equity Interest (other than payment-in-kind); any distribution, advance
or repayment of Debt to a holder of Equity Interests; or any purchase,
redemption, or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interest.

Dollars: lawful money of the United States.

Dominion Account: a special account established by Borrowers at Bank of America
or another bank acceptable to Agent, over which Agent has exclusive control for
withdrawal purposes.

EBITDA: determined on a consolidated basis for Borrowers and Subsidiaries, net
income, calculated before interest expense, provision for income taxes,
depreciation and amortization expense, gains or losses arising from the sale of
capital assets, gains arising from the write-up of assets, and any extraordinary
gains (in each case, to the extent included in determining net income).

Eligible Account: an Account owing to Max-Trac that arises in the Ordinary
Course of Business from the sale of goods or rendition of services, is payable
in Dollars and is deemed by Agent, in its discretion, to be an Eligible Account.
Without limiting the foregoing, no Account shall be an Eligible Account if
(a) it is unpaid for more than 60 days after the original due date, or more than
120 days after the original invoice date; (b) 50% or more of the Accounts owing
by the Account Debtor are not Eligible Accounts under the foregoing clause;
(c) when aggregated with other Accounts owing by the Account Debtor or any group
of affiliated Account Debtors, it exceeds 15% of the aggregate Eligible Accounts
(or such higher percentage as Agent may establish for any Account Debtor or
group of affiliated Account Debtors from time to time); (d) it does not conform
to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 9.1.7 hereof; (e) it
is owing by a creditor or supplier, or is otherwise subject to a potential
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dispute, deduction, discount, recoupment, reserve, defense, chargeback, credit
or allowance (but ineligibility shall be limited to the amount thereof) of which
Max-Trac has knowledge; (f) an Insolvency Proceeding has been commenced by or
against the Account Debtor; or the Account Debtor has failed, has suspended or
ceased doing business, is liquidating, dissolving or winding up its affairs, or
is not Solvent; (g) the Account Debtor is organized or has its principal offices
or assets outside the United States or Canada; (h) it is owing by a Government
Authority, unless the Account Debtor is the United States or any department,
agency or instrumentality thereof and the Account has been assigned to Agent in
compliance with the Assignment of Claims Act; (i) it is not subject to a duly
perfected, first priority Lien in favor of Agent, or is subject to any other
Lien; (j) the goods giving rise to it have not been delivered to and accepted by
the Account Debtor, the services giving rise to it have not been accepted by the
Account Debtor, or it otherwise does not represent a final sale; (k) it is
evidenced by Chattel Paper or an Instrument of any kind, or has been reduced to
judgment; (l) its payment has been extended, the Account Debtor has made a
partial payment, or it arises from a sale on a cash-on-delivery basis; (m) it
arises from a sale to an Affiliate, or from a sale on a bill-and-hold,
guaranteed sale, sale-or-return, sale-on-approval, consignment, or other
repurchase or return basis; (n) it represents a progress billing or retainage;
(o) it includes a billing for interest, fees or late charges, but ineligibility
shall be limited to the extent thereof; or (p) it arises from a retail sale to a
Person who is purchasing for personal, family or household purposes. In
calculating delinquent portions of Accounts under clauses (a) and (b), credit
balances more than 90 days old will be excluded.

Eligible Assignee: a Person that is (a) a Lender, U.S.-based Affiliate of a
Lender or Approved Fund; (b) any other financial institution approved by Agent
and Borrower Agent (which approval by (i) Agent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed and (ii) by Borrower Agent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed and shall be deemed given if no objection is made within two
Business Days after notice of the proposed assignment; provided, that no consent
of the Borrower Agent shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing), that is organized under the laws of the United States or any
state or district thereof, has total assets in excess of $5 billion, extends
asset-based lending facilities in its ordinary course of business and whose
becoming an assignee would not constitute a prohibited transaction under
Section 4975 of the Code or any other Applicable Law; and (c) during any Event
of Default, any Person acceptable to Agent in its discretion (approval of any
such Person by Agent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

Eligible Finished Goods Inventory: Eligible Inventory that is domestic finished
goods.

Eligible Inventory: Inventory owned by a Borrower that Agent, in its discretion,
deems to be Eligible Inventory. Without limiting the foregoing, no Inventory
shall be Eligible Inventory unless it (a) is finished goods, raw materials or
work-in-process, and not packaging or shipping materials, labels, samples,
display items, bags, replacement parts or manufacturing supplies and is not
subject to an Account (regardless of whether such Account has been or is to be
sold pursuant to the Receivables Securitization Facility); (b) is not held on
consignment, nor subject to any deposit or downpayment; (c) is in new and
saleable condition and is not damaged, defective, shopworn or otherwise unfit
for sale; (d) is not slow-moving, obsolete or unmerchantable, and does not
constitute returned or repossessed goods; (e) meets all standards imposed by any
Governmental Authority, and does not constitute hazardous materials under any
Environmental Law; (f) conforms with the covenants and representations herein;
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Agent’s duly perfected, first priority Lien, and no other Lien; (h) is within
the continental United States, is not in transit except between locations of
Borrowers, is not consigned to any Person and is not sold on approval; (i) is
not subject to any warehouse receipt or negotiable Document; (j) is not subject
to any License or other arrangement that restricts such Borrower’s or Agent’s
right to dispose of such Inventory, unless Agent has received an appropriate
Lien Waiver; (k) is not located on leased premises or in the possession of a
warehouseman, processor, repairman, mechanic, shipper, freight forwarder or
other Person, unless the lessor or such Person has delivered a Lien Waiver or an
appropriate Rent and Charges Reserve has been established; (l) is not subject to
a third party’s trademark or other proprietary right, unless Agent is satisfied
that it could sell the inventory on satisfactory terms in a default; and (m) is
reflected in the details of a current perpetual inventory report.

Eligible Raw Materials Inventory: Eligible Inventory that is domestic raw
materials Inventory.

Eligible Work-in-Process Inventory: Eligible Inventory that is domestic
work-in-process Inventory.

Enforcement Action: any action to enforce any Obligations (other than Secured
Bank Product Obligations) or Loan Documents or to realize upon any Collateral
(whether by judicial action, self-help, notification of Account Debtors,
exercise of setoff or recoupment, exercise of any right to vote or act in a
Borrower’s Insolvency Proceeding, or otherwise).

Environmental Laws: all Applicable Laws (including all programs, permits and
guidance promulgated by regulatory agencies), relating to public health (but
excluding occupational safety and health, to the extent regulated by OSHA) or
the protection or pollution of the environment, including CERCLA, RCRA and CWA.

Environmental Notice: a notice (whether written or oral) from any Governmental
Authority or other Person of any possible noncompliance with, investigation of a
possible violation of, litigation relating to, or potential fine or liability
under any Environmental Law, or with respect to any Environmental Release,
environmental pollution or hazardous materials, including any complaint,
summons, citation, order, claim, demand or request for correction, remediation
or otherwise.

Environmental Release: a release as defined in CERCLA or under any other
Environmental Law.

Equity Interest: the interest of any (a) shareholder in a corporation;
(b) partner in a partnership (whether general, limited, limited liability or
joint venture); (c) member in a limited liability company; or (d) other Person
having any other form of equity security or ownership interest.

ERISA: the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

ERISA Affiliate: any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under
common control with a Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of
the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions
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ERISA Event: (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) a
withdrawal by any Borrower or ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to
Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer
(as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is
treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or
partial withdrawal by any Borrower or ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan
or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization; (d) the filing
of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a
termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of
proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan;
(e) the failure by any Borrower or ERISA Affiliate to meet any funding
obligations with respect to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (f) an event
or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the
termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan
or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of
ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of
ERISA, upon any Borrower or ERISA Affiliate.

Event of Default: as defined in Section 11.

Exchange Act: the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Excluded Tax: with respect to Agent, any Lender, Issuing Bank or any other
recipient of a payment to be made by or on account of any Obligation, (a) taxes
imposed on or measured by its overall net income (however denominated), and
franchise taxes imposed on it (in lieu of net income taxes), by the jurisdiction
(or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is
organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any
Lender, in which its applicable Lending Office is located; (b) in the case of a
Foreign Lender, any withholding tax attributable to such Foreign Lender’s
failure or inability (other than as a result of a Change in Law) to comply with
Section 5.9, except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if
any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or
assignment), to receive additional amounts from the Borrower with respect to
such withholding tax and (c) taxes imposed on it by reason of Section 1471 or
1472 of the Code.

Existing Indenture: that certain Indenture dated as of March 17, 1997 between
Cooper and The Chase Manhattan Bank, as trustee.

Existing Senior Unsecured Notes: those notes evidencing Cooper’s obligations
under the Existing Indenture.

Existing Letters of Credit means, collectively, all “Letters of Credit” (as
defined in the Existing Loan and Security Agreement on the date hereof) under
the Existing Loan and Security Agreement on the Closing Date.

Extraordinary Expenses: all costs, expenses or advances that Agent may incur
during a Default or Event of Default, or during the pendency of an Insolvency
Proceeding of a Borrower, including those relating to (a) any audit, inspection,
repossession, storage, repair, appraisal, insurance, manufacture, preparation or
advertising for sale, sale, collection, or other preservation of or realization
upon any Collateral; (b) any action, arbitration or other proceeding (whether
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Borrower or any other Person) in any way relating to any Collateral (including
the validity, perfection, priority or avoidability of Agent’s Liens with respect
to any Collateral), Loan Documents, Letters of Credit or Obligations, including
any lender liability or other Claims; (c) the exercise, protection or
enforcement of any rights or remedies of Agent in, or the monitoring of, any
Insolvency Proceeding; (d) settlement or satisfaction of any taxes, charges or
Liens with respect to any Collateral; (e) any Enforcement Action;
(f) negotiation and documentation of any modification, waiver, workout,
restructuring or forbearance with respect to any Loan Documents or Obligations;
and (g) Protective Advances. Such costs, expenses and advances include transfer
fees, Other Taxes, storage fees, insurance costs, permit fees, utility
reservation and standby fees, legal fees, appraisal fees, brokers’ fees and
commissions, auctioneers’ fees and commissions, accountants’ fees, environmental
study fees, wages and salaries paid to employees of any Borrower or independent
contractors in liquidating any Collateral, and travel expenses.

Facility: as defined in Section 2.

Facility Increase: as defined in Section 2.3.

Facility Increase Amount: as defined in Section 2.3.

Facility Increase Effective Date: as defined in Section 2.3.

Federal Funds Rate: (a) the weighted average of interest rates on overnight
federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged
by federal funds brokers on the applicable Business Day (or on the preceding
Business Day, if the applicable day is not a Business Day), as published by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the next Business Day; or (b) if no such
rate is published on the next Business Day, the average rate (rounded up, if
necessary, to the nearest 1/8 of 1%) charged to Bank of America on the
applicable day on such transactions, as determined by Agent.

Fee Letter: the fee letter agreement between Agent and Borrowers.

Fiscal Quarter: each period of three months, commencing on the first day of a
Fiscal Year.

Fiscal Year: the fiscal year of Borrowers and Subsidiaries for accounting and
tax purposes, ending on December 31 of each year.

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio: the ratio, determined on a consolidated basis for
Borrowers and Subsidiaries for the most recent four Fiscal Quarters, of
(a) EBITDA minus Capital Expenditures (except those financed with Borrowed Money
other than Loans), to (b) Fixed Charges.

Fixed Charges: the sum of cash interest paid, cash taxes paid, principal
payments made on Borrowed Money, and Distributions made.

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Foreign Lender: any Lender that is not a U.S. person as defined in
Section 7701(a)(3) of the Code.

Foreign Plan: any employee benefit plan or arrangement (a) maintained or
contributed to by any Borrower or Subsidiary that is not subject to the laws of
the United States; or (b) mandated by a government other than the United States
for employees of any Borrower or Subsidiary.

Foreign Subsidiary: a Subsidiary that is a “controlled foreign corporation”
under Section 957 of the Code, such that a guaranty by such Subsidiary of the
Obligations or a Lien on the assets of such Subsidiary to secure the Obligations
would result in material tax liability to Borrowers.

Fronting Exposure: a Defaulting Lender’s Pro Rata share of LC Obligations or
Swingline Loans, as applicable, except to the extent allocated to other Lenders
under Section 4.2.

Full Payment: with respect to any Obligations, (a) the full and indefeasible
cash payment thereof, including any interest, fees and other charges accruing
during an Insolvency Proceeding (whether or not allowed in the proceeding);
(b) if such Obligations are LC Obligations or inchoate or contingent in nature,
Cash Collateralization thereof (or delivery of a standby letter of credit
acceptable to Agent in its discretion, in the amount of required Cash
Collateral); and (c) a release of any Claims of the Borrowers against Agent,
Lenders and Issuing Bank arising on or before the payment date. No Loans shall
be deemed to have been paid in full until all Commitments related to such Loans
have expired or been terminated.

GAAP: generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the United States
from time to time.

Governmental Approvals: all authorizations, consents, approvals, licenses and
exemptions of, registrations and filings with, and required reports to, all
Governmental Authorities.

Governmental Authority: any federal, state, municipal, foreign or other
governmental department, agency, commission, board, bureau, court, tribunal,
instrumentality, political subdivision, or other entity or officer exercising
executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions for or
pertaining to any government or court, in each case whether associated with the
United States, a state, district or territory thereof, or a foreign entity or
government.

Guarantor Payment: as defined in Section 5.10.3.

Hedging Agreement: an agreement relating to any swap, cap, floor, collar,
option, forward, cross right or obligation, or combination thereof or similar
transaction, with respect to interest rate, foreign exchange, currency,
commodity, credit or equity risk.

Immaterial Subsidiary: each Subsidiary of a Borrower organized in a jurisdiction
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Indemnified Taxes: Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

Indemnitees: Agent Indemnitees, Lender Indemnitees, Issuing Bank Indemnitees and
Bank of America Indemnitees.

Insolvency Proceeding: any case or proceeding commenced by or against a Person
under any state, federal or foreign law for, or any agreement of such Person to,
(a) the entry of an order for relief under the Bankruptcy Code, or any other
insolvency, debtor relief or debt adjustment law; (b) the appointment of a
receiver, trustee, liquidator, administrator, conservator or other custodian for
such Person or any part of its Property; or (c) an assignment or trust mortgage
for the benefit of creditors.

Intellectual Property: all intellectual and similar Property of a Person,
including inventions, designs, patents, copyrights, trademarks, service marks,
trade names, trade secrets, confidential or proprietary information, customer
lists, know-how, software and databases; all embodiments or fixations thereof
and all related documentation, applications, registrations and franchises; all
licenses or other rights to use any of the foregoing; and all books and records
relating to the foregoing.

Intellectual Property Claim: any claim or assertion (whether in writing, by suit
or otherwise) that a Borrower’s or Subsidiary’s ownership, use, marketing, sale
or distribution of any Inventory, Equipment, Intellectual Property or other
Property violates another Person’s Intellectual Property.

Intercreditor Agreement: the Intercreditor Agreement dated as of the Original
Closing Date, between PNC Bank, National Association and Agent, relating to the
Receivables Securitization Facility.

Interest Period: as defined in Section 3.1.3.

Inventory: as defined in the UCC, including all goods intended for sale, lease,
display or demonstration; all work in process; and all raw materials, and other
materials and supplies of any kind that are or could be used in connection with
the manufacture, printing, packing, shipping, advertising, sale, lease or
furnishing of such goods, or otherwise used or consumed in a Borrower’s business
(but excluding Equipment).

Inventory Formula Amount: (a) Until the Appraisal Trigger Date, the sum of
(i) 40% of the Value of Eligible Raw Materials Inventory; plus (ii) 55% of the
Value of Eligible Work-in-Process Inventory; plus (iii) 70% of the Value of
Eligible Finished Goods Inventory and (b) from and after the Appraisal Trigger
Date, the sum of (i) the lesser of (A) 40% of the Value of Eligible Raw
Materials Inventory or (B) 85% of the NOLV Percentage of such Inventory; plus
(ii) the lesser of (A) 55% of the Value of Eligible Work-in-Process Inventory
and (B) 85% of the NOLV Percentage of such Inventory; plus (iii) the lesser of
(A) 70% of the Value of Eligible Finished Goods Inventory and (B) 85% of the
NOLV Percentage of such Inventory.

Inventory Reserve: reserves established by Agent to reflect factors that may
negatively impact the Value of Inventory, including change in salability,
obsolescence, seasonality, theft, shrinkage, imbalance, change in composition or
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Investment: any acquisition of all or substantially all assets of a Person; any
acquisition of record or beneficial ownership of any Equity Interests of a
Person; or any loan, advance or other extension of credit, guarantee or credit
support to or for the benefit of a Person; or capital contribution to or other
investment in a Person. “Investment” shall also include any indirect loan or
extension of credit to a Subsidiary through any cash pooling arrangement in
which a Person Participates.

IRS: the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Issuing Bank: Bank of America or an Affiliate of Bank of America.

Issuing Bank Indemnitees: Issuing Bank and its officers, directors, employees,
Affiliates, agents and attorneys.

LC Application: an application by Borrower Agent to Issuing Bank for issuance of
a Letter of Credit, in form and substance satisfactory to Issuing Bank.

LC Conditions: the following conditions necessary for issuance of a Letter of
Credit: (a) each of the conditions set forth in Section 6; (b) after giving
effect to such issuance, total LC Obligations do not exceed the Letter of Credit
Subline, no Overadvance exists and, if no Loans are outstanding, the LC
Obligations do not exceed the Borrowing Base (without giving effect to the LC
Reserve for purposes of this calculation); (c) the expiration date of such
Letter of Credit is (i) no more than 365 days from issuance, in the case of
standby Letters of Credit, (ii) no more than 120 days from issuance, in the case
of documentary Letters of Credit, and (iii) at least 20 Business Days prior to
the Revolver Termination Date; (d) the Letter of Credit and payments thereunder
are denominated in Dollars; and (e) the purpose and form of the proposed Letter
of Credit is satisfactory to Agent and Issuing Bank in their discretion.

LC Documents: all documents, instruments and agreements (including LC Requests
and LC Applications) delivered by Borrowers or any other Person to Issuing Bank
or Agent in connection with issuance, amendment or renewal of, or payment under,
any Letter of Credit.

LC Obligations: the sum (without duplication) of (a) all amounts owing by
Borrowers for any drawings under Letters of Credit; (b) the stated amount of all
outstanding Letters of Credit; and (c) all fees and other amounts owing with
respect to Letters of Credit.

LC Request: a request for issuance of a Letter of Credit, to be provided by
Borrower Agent to Issuing Bank, in form satisfactory to Agent and Issuing Bank.

LC Reserve: the aggregate of all LC Obligations, other than (a) those that have
been Cash Collateralized; and (b) if no Default or Event of Default exists,
those constituting charges owing to the Issuing Bank.

Lender Indemnitees: Lenders and their officers, directors, employees,
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Lenders: as defined in the preamble to this Agreement, including Agent in its
capacity as a provider of Swingline Loans and any other Person who hereafter
becomes a “Lender” pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.

Lending Office: the office designated as such by the applicable Lender at the
time it becomes party to this Agreement or thereafter by notice to Agent and
Borrower Agent.

Letter of Credit: any standby or documentary letter of credit issued by Issuing
Bank for the account of a Borrower, or any indemnity, guarantee, exposure
transmittal memorandum or similar form of credit support issued by Agent or
Issuing Bank for the benefit of a Borrower.

Letter of Credit Subline: $150,000,000.

LIBOR: for any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Loan, the per annum rate
of interest (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 1/8th of 1%),
determined by Agent at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two Business Days
prior to commencement of such Interest Period, for a term comparable to such
Interest Period, equal to (a) the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate (“BBA
LIBOR”), as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source
designated by Agent); or (b) if BBA LIBOR is not available for any reason, the
interest rate at which Dollar deposits in the approximate amount of the LIBOR
Loan would be offered by Bank of America’s London branch to major banks in the
London interbank Eurodollar market. If the Board of Governors imposes a Reserve
Percentage with respect to LIBOR deposits, then LIBOR shall be the foregoing
rate, divided by 1 minus the Reserve Percentage.

LIBOR Loan: a Loan that bears interest based on LIBOR.

License: any license or agreement under which a Borrower is authorized to use
Intellectual Property in connection with any manufacture, marketing,
distribution or disposition of Collateral, any use of Property or any other
conduct of its business.

Licensor: any Person from whom a Borrower obtains the right to use any
Intellectual Property.

Lien: any Person’s interest in Property securing an obligation owed to, or a
claim by, such Person, whether such interest is based on common law, statute or
contract, including liens, security interests, pledges, hypothecations,
statutory trusts, reservations, exceptions, encroachments, easements,
rights-of-way, covenants, conditions, restrictions, leases, and other title
exceptions and encumbrances affecting Property.

Lien Waiver: an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to Agent, by which
(a) for any material Collateral located on leased premises, the lessor waives or
subordinates any Lien it may have on the Collateral, and agrees to permit Agent
to enter upon the premises and remove the Collateral or to use the premises to
store or dispose of the Collateral; (b) for any Collateral held by a
warehouseman, processor, shipper, customs broker or freight forwarder, such
Person waives or subordinates any Lien it may have on the Collateral, agrees to
hold any Documents in its possession relating to the Collateral as agent for
Agent, and agrees to deliver the Collateral to Agent upon request; (c) for any
Collateral held by a repairman, mechanic or bailee, such Person acknowledges
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agrees to deliver the Collateral to Agent upon request; and (d) for any
Collateral subject to a Licensor’s Intellectual Property rights, the Licensor
grants to Agent the right, vis-à-vis such Licensor, to enforce Agent’s Liens
with respect to the Collateral, including the right to dispose of it with the
benefit of the Intellectual Property, whether or not a default exists under any
applicable License.

Loan: a loan made pursuant to Section 2.1, and any Swingline Loan, Overadvance
Loan or Protective Advance.

Loan Account: the loan account established by each Lender on its books pursuant
to Section 5.7.

Loan Documents: this Agreement, Other Agreements and Security Documents.

Loan Year: each 12 month period commencing on the Closing Date and on each
anniversary of the Closing Date.

Margin Stock: as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors.

Material Adverse Effect: the effect of any event or circumstance that, taken
alone or in conjunction with other events or circumstances, (a) has or could be
reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on the business,
operations, prospects or condition (financial or otherwise) of any Borrower, on
the value of any material Collateral, on the enforceability of any Loan
Documents, or on the validity or priority of Agent’s Liens on any Collateral;
(b) impairs the ability of any Borrower to perform any obligations under the
Loan Documents, including repayment of any Obligations; or (c) otherwise impairs
the ability of Agent or any Lender to enforce or collect any Obligations or to
realize upon any Collateral.

Material Contract: any agreement or arrangement to which a Borrower or
Subsidiary is party (other than the Loan Documents) (a) that is deemed to be a
material contract under any securities law applicable to such Borrower or
Subsidiary, including the Securities Act of 1933; (b) for which breach,
termination, nonperformance or failure to renew could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect; or (c) that relates to Debt in an aggregate
amount of $10,000,000 or more.

Moody’s: Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and its successors.

Multiemployer Plan: any employee benefit plan of the type described in
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which any Borrower or ERISA Affiliate makes or
is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has
made or been obligated to make contributions.

Net Proceeds: with respect to an Asset Disposition, proceeds (including, when
received, any deferred or escrowed payments) received by a Borrower or
Subsidiary in cash from such disposition, net of (a) reasonable and customary
costs and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith, including legal
fees and sales commissions; (b) amounts applied to repayment of Debt secured by
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transfer or similar taxes; and (d) reserves for indemnities, until such reserves
are no longer needed.

NOLV Percentage: the net orderly liquidation value of Inventory, expressed as a
percentage of Value, expected to be realized at an orderly, negotiated sale held
within a reasonable period of time, net of all liquidation expenses, as
determined from the most recent appraisal of Borrowers’ Inventory after the
Appraisal Trigger Date performed by an appraiser and on terms satisfactory to
Agent.

Notes: each promissory note executed by Borrowers in favor of a Lender in the
form of Exhibit A, which shall be in the amount of such Lender’s Commitment and
shall evidence the Loans made by such Lender or other promissory note executed
by a Borrower to evidence any Obligations.

Notice of Borrowing: a Notice of Borrowing to be provided by Borrower Agent to
request a Borrowing of Loans, in form satisfactory to Agent.

Notice of Conversion/Continuation: a Notice of Conversion/Continuation to be
provided by Borrower Agent to request a conversion or continuation of any Loans
as LIBOR Loans, in form satisfactory to Agent.

Notice of Facility Increase: as defined in Section 2.3.

Obligations: all (a) principal of and premium, if any, on the Loans, (b) LC
Obligations and other obligations of Borrowers with respect to Letters of
Credit, (c) interest, expenses, fees and other sums payable by Borrowers under
Loan Documents, (d) obligations of Borrowers under any indemnity for Claims,
(e) Extraordinary Expenses, (f) Secured Bank Product Obligations, and (g) other
Debts, obligations and liabilities of any kind owing by Borrowers pursuant to
the Loan Documents, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether evidenced
by a note or other writing, whether allowed in any Insolvency Proceeding,
whether arising from an extension of credit, issuance of a letter of credit,
acceptance, loan, guaranty, indemnification or otherwise, and whether direct or
indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, primary or secondary, or
joint or several.

Offerees: as defined in Section 2.3.

Ordinary Course of Business: the ordinary course of business of any Borrower or
Subsidiary, consistent with past practices and undertaken in good faith.

Organic Documents: with respect to any Person, its charter, certificate or
articles of incorporation, bylaws, articles of organization, limited liability
agreement, operating agreement, members agreement, shareholders agreement,
partnership agreement, certificate of partnership, certificate of formation,
voting trust agreement, or similar agreement or instrument governing the
formation or operation of such Person.

Original Closing Date: November 9, 2007.

OSHA: the Occupational Safety and Hazard Act of 1970.

 

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Other Agreement: each Note; LC Document; Fee Letter; Lien Waiver; Intercreditor
Agreement; Borrowing Base Certificate, Compliance Certificate, financial
statement or report delivered hereunder; or other document, instrument or
agreement (other than this Agreement or a Security Document) now or hereafter
delivered by a Borrower or other Person to Agent or a Lender in connection with
any transactions relating hereto.

Other Taxes: all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other
excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment
made under any Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of,
or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document.

Overadvance: as defined in Section 2.1.5.

Overadvance Loan: a Base Rate Loan made when an Overadvance exists or is caused
by the funding thereof.

Participant: as defined in Section 13.2.

Patriot Act: the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate
Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Pub. L.
No. 107-56, 115 Stat. 272 (2001).

Payment Item: each check, draft or other item of payment payable to a Borrower,
including those constituting proceeds of any Collateral.

PBGC: the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Pension Plan: any employee pension benefit plan (as such term is defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA), other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to
Title IV of ERISA and is sponsored or maintained by any Borrower or ERISA
Affiliate or to which the Borrower or ERISA Affiliate contributes or has an
obligation to contribute, or in the case of a multiple employer or other plan
described in Section 4064(a) of ERISA, has made contributions at any time during
the preceding five plan years.

Permitted Asset Disposition: as long as no Default or Event of Default exists
and all Net Proceeds are remitted to Agent, an Asset Disposition that is (a) a
sale of Inventory in the Ordinary Course of Business; (b) a disposition of
Inventory that is obsolete, unmerchantable or otherwise unsalable in the
Ordinary Course of Business; (c) termination of a lease of real or personal
Property that is not necessary for the Ordinary Course of Business, could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and does not result
from a Borrower’s default; (d) a disposition by Cooper of all of its Equity
Interests in Oliver Rubber Company, a California corporation; or (e) approved in
writing by Agent and Required Lenders; provided that any Asset Disposition
described in clauses (b) and (d) shall be for fair market value and 80% cash
consideration.

Permitted Contingent Obligations: Contingent Obligations (a) arising from
indorsements of Payment Items for collection or deposit in the Ordinary Course
of Business; (b) arising from Hedging Agreements permitted hereunder;
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extension or renewal thereof that does not increase the amount of such
Contingent Obligation when extended or renewed; (d) incurred in the Ordinary
Course of Business with respect to surety, appeal or performance bonds, or other
similar obligations; (e) arising from customary indemnification obligations in
favor of purchasers in connection with dispositions of Equipment permitted
hereunder; (f) arising under the Loan Documents; (f) arising from unsecured
guarantees of Debt of a foreign Subsidiary incurred to finance such foreign
Subsidiary’s operations; or (h) in an aggregate amount of $20,000,000 or less at
any time.

Permitted Lien: as defined in Section 10.2.2.

Permitted Purchase Money Debt: Purchase Money Debt of Borrowers and Subsidiaries
that is unsecured or secured only by a Purchase Money Lien, as long as the
aggregate amount does not exceed $20,000,000 at any time.

Person: any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
joint venture, joint stock company, land trust, business trust, unincorporated
organization, Governmental Authority or other entity.

Plan: any employee benefit plan (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of
ERISA) established by a Borrower or, with respect to any such plan that is
subject to Section 412 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA, an ERISA Affiliate.

Pledge Agreement: the Pledge Agreement dated the Original Closing Date, by
Cooper and Collateral Agent.

Prime Rate: the rate of interest announced by Bank of America from time to time
as its prime rate. Such rate is set by Bank of America on the basis of various
factors, including its costs and desired return, general economic conditions and
other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which
may be priced at, above or below such rate. Any change in such rate announced by
Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day
specified in the public announcement of such change.

Pro Rata: with respect to any Lender, a percentage (carried out to the ninth
decimal place) determined (a) while Revolver Commitments are outstanding, by
dividing the amount of such Lender’s Revolver Commitment by the aggregate amount
of all Revolver Commitments; and (b) at any other time, by dividing the amount
of such Lender’s Loans and LC Obligations by the aggregate amount of all
outstanding Loans and LC Obligations.

Properly Contested: with respect to any obligation of a Borrower, (a) the
obligation is subject to a bona fide dispute regarding amount or the Borrower’s
liability to pay; (b) the obligation is being properly contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently pursued;
(c) appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;
(d) non-payment could not have a Material Adverse Effect, nor result in
forfeiture or sale of any assets of the Borrower; (e) no Lien is imposed on
assets of the Borrower, unless bonded and stayed to the satisfaction of Agent;
and (f) if the obligation results from entry of a judgment or other order, such
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Property: any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal
or mixed, or tangible or intangible.

Protective Advances: as defined in Section 2.1.6.

Purchase and Sale Agreement: Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of August 30,
2006, between the Originators party thereto and Cooper Receivables LLC, as
amended, modified, or supplemented through the Closing Date and from time to
time thereafter to the extent permitted by subsection 10.1 thereof and
Section 10.2.17 hereof.1

Purchase Money Debt: (a) Debt (other than the Obligations) for payment of any of
the purchase price of fixed assets; (b) Debt (other than the Obligations)
incurred within 30 days before or after acquisition of any fixed assets, for the
purpose of financing any of the purchase price thereof; and (c) any renewals,
extensions or refinancings (but not increases) thereof.

Purchase Money Lien: a Lien that secures Purchase Money Debt, encumbering only
the fixed assets acquired with such Debt and the proceeds thereof and
constituting a Capital Lease or a purchase money security interest under the
UCC.

RCRA: the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 6991-6991i).

Real Estate: all right, title and interest (whether as owner, lessor or lessee)
in any real Property or any buildings, structures, parking areas or other
improvements thereon.

Receivables Accounts: any Accounts sold pursuant to the Receivables
Securitization Facility.

Receivables Purchase Agreement: Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase
Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2007, among Cooper, Cooper Receivables LLC,
the various Purchasers and Purchaser Agents from time to time party thereto and
PNC Bank, National Association, as amended, modified, or supplemented by a Third
Amendment to Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement dated June 2,
2011 and as thereafter amended through the Closing Date and from time to time
thereafter to the extent permitted by subsection 6.1 thereof and Section 10.2.17
hereof. 2

Receivables Securitization Facility: the accounts receivable securitization
facility in an amount not to exceed $175,000,000 provided for by (a) the
Purchase and Sale Agreement, (b) the Receivables Purchase Agreement and (c) all
documents, agreements, and instruments relating to either of the foregoing, in
each case, as amended, modified, or supplemented through the Closing Date and
from time to time thereafter to the extent permitted by subsection 10.1 of the
Purchase and Sale Agreement, Section 6.1 of the Receivables Purchase Agreement
and Section 10.2.17 hereof.

 

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Borrowers to deliver current version of this agreement along with all
amendments, and to certify as true, correct and complete copies as part of the
closing deliveries.

2 

Borrowers to deliver current version of this agreement along with all
amendments, and to certify as true, correct and complete copies as part of the
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Receivables Securitization Facility Subordinated Note: the Company Note dated
August 30, 2006 executed by Cooper Receivables LLC in favor of Cooper.

Refinancing Conditions: the following conditions for Refinancing Debt: (a) it is
in an aggregate principal amount that does not exceed the principal amount of
the Debt being extended, renewed or refinanced; (b) it has a final maturity no
sooner than, a weighted average life no less than, and an interest rate no
greater than, the Debt being extended, renewed or refinanced; (c) it is
subordinated to the Obligations at least to the same extent as the Debt being
extended, renewed or refinanced; (d) the representations, covenants and defaults
applicable to it are no less favorable to Borrowers than those applicable to the
Debt being extended, renewed or refinanced; (e) no additional Lien is granted to
secure it; (f) no additional Person is obligated on such Debt; and (g) upon
giving effect to it, no Default or Event of Default exists.

Refinancing Debt: Borrowed Money that is the result of an extension, renewal or
refinancing of Debt permitted under Section 10.2.1(c) or (e).

Reimbursement Date: as defined in Section 2.2.2.

Rent and Charges Reserve: the aggregate of (a) all past due rent and other
amounts owing by a Borrower to any landlord, warehouseman, processor, repairman,
mechanic, shipper, freight forwarder, broker or other Person who possesses any
Collateral or could assert a Lien on any Collateral; and (b) a reserve at least
equal to three months rent and other charges that could be payable to any such
Person, unless it has executed a Lien Waiver.

Report: as defined in Section 12.2.3.

Reportable Event: any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, other
than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.

Required Lenders: Lenders (subject to Section 4.2) having Revolver Commitments
in excess of 50% of the aggregate Revolver Commitments.

Reserve Percentage: the reserve percentage (expressed as a decimal, rounded
upward to the nearest 1/8th of 1%) applicable to member banks under regulations
issued from time to time by the Board of Governors for determining the maximum
reserve requirement (including any emergency, supplemental or other marginal
reserve requirement) with respect to Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to
as “Eurocurrency liabilities”).

Restricted Investment: any Investment by a Borrower or Subsidiary, other than
(a) Investments in Subsidiaries to the extent existing on the Closing Date;
(b) Cash Equivalents that are subject to Agent’s Lien and control, pursuant to
documentation in form and substance satisfactory to Agent; (c) loans and
advances permitted under Section 10.2.6; (d) loans and advances that, when taken
together with all loans and advances permitted under Section 10.2.6(d), do not
exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding; and (e) Investments
in connection with the Receivables Securitization Facility.

Restrictive Agreement: an agreement (other than a Loan Document) that conditions
or restricts the right of any Borrower or Subsidiary to incur or repay Borrowed
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Liens on any assets, to declare or make Distributions, to modify, extend or
renew any agreement evidencing Borrowed Money, or to repay any intercompany
Debt.

Revolver Commitment: for any Lender, its obligation to make Loans and to
participate in LC Obligations up to the maximum principal amount shown on
Schedule 1.1, or as hereafter determined pursuant to each Assignment and
Acceptance to which it is a party. “Revolver Commitments” means the aggregate
amount of such commitments of all Lenders.

Revolver Credit Maximum Amount: $200,000,000, as such amount may be increased or
reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Revolver Termination Date: July 27, 2016.

Royalties: all royalties, fees, expense reimbursement and other amounts payable
by a Borrower or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates under a License.

RPA Blocked Accounts: blocked accounts established in connection with the
Receivables Securitization Facility.

S&P: Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc., and its successors.

Secured Bank Product Obligations: Bank Product Debt owing to a Secured Bank
Product Provider, up to the maximum amount (in the case of any Secured Bank
Product Provider other than Bank of America and its Affiliates) specified by
such provider in writing to Agent, which amount may be established or increased
(by further written notice to Agent from time to time) as long as no Default or
Event of Default exists and no Overadvance would result from establishment of a
Bank Product Reserve for such amount and all other Secured Bank Product
Obligations.

Secured Bank Product Provider: (a) Bank of America or any of its Affiliates; and
(b) any other Lender or Affiliate of a Lender that is providing a Bank Product,
provided such provider delivers written notice to Agent, in form and substance
satisfactory to Agent, by the later of the Closing Date or 10 days following
creation of the Bank Product, (i) describing the Bank Product and setting forth
the maximum amount to be secured by the Collateral and the methodology to be
used in calculating such amount, and (ii) agreeing to be bound by Section 12.13.

Secured Parties: Agent, Issuing Bank, Lenders and Secured Bank Product
Providers.

Security Documents: the Pledge Agreement, Deposit Account Control Agreements,
and all other documents, instruments and agreements now or hereafter securing
(or given with the intent to secure) any Obligations.

Senior Officer: the chief financial officer or treasurer of a Borrower.

Settlement Report: a report delivered by Agent to Lenders summarizing the Loans
and participations in LC Obligations outstanding as of a given settlement date,
allocated to Lenders on a Pro Rata basis in accordance with their Revolver
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Significant Subsidiary: a “significant subsidiary” within the meaning of
Regulation S-X promulgated under the Exchange Act and organized under any state
of the United States of America.

Solvent: as to any Person, such Person (a) owns Property whose fair salable
value is greater than the amount required to pay all of its debts (including
contingent, subordinated, unmatured and unliquidated liabilities); (b) owns
Property whose present fair salable value (as defined below) is greater than the
probable total liabilities (including contingent, subordinated, unmatured and
unliquidated liabilities) of such Person as they become absolute and matured;
(c) is able to pay all of its debts as they mature; (d) has capital that is not
unreasonably small for its business and is sufficient to carry on its business
and transactions and all business and transactions in which it is about to
engage; (e) is not “insolvent” within the meaning of Section 101(32) of the
Bankruptcy Code; and (f) has not incurred (by way of assumption or otherwise)
any obligations or liabilities (contingent or otherwise) under any Loan
Documents, or made any conveyance in connection therewith, with actual intent to
hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors of such Person or
any of its Affiliates. “Fair salable value” means the amount that could be
obtained for assets within a reasonable time, either through collection or
through sale under ordinary selling conditions by a capable and diligent seller
to an interested buyer who is willing (but under no compulsion) to purchase.

Subsidiary: any entity more than 50% of whose voting securities or Equity
Interests is owned by a Borrower or any combination of Borrowers (including
indirect ownership by a Borrower through other entities in which the Borrower
directly or indirectly more than 50% of the voting securities or Equity
Interests).

Swingline Loan: any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans funded with Agent’s funds,
until such Borrowing is settled among Lenders pursuant to Section 4.1.3.

Taxes: all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,
withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental
Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable
thereto.

Transferee: any actual or potential Eligible Assignee, Participant or other
Person acquiring an interest in any Obligations.

Trigger Period: the period (a) commencing on the day that an Event of Default
occurs, or Availability is less than the greater of (X) the lesser of (i) 12.50%
of the aggregate amount of Revolver Commitments on such date and (ii) 12.50% of
the Borrowing Base then in effect; and (Y) $20,000,000; and (b) continuing
until, during the preceding 90 consecutive days, no Event of Default has existed
and Availability has been greater than the greater of (X) the lesser of
(i) 12.50% of the aggregate amount of Revolver Commitments and (ii) 12.50% of
the Borrowing Base and (Y) $20,000,000 at all times.

Type: any type of a Loan (i.e., Base Rate Loan or LIBOR Loan) that has the same
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UCC: the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York or, when
the laws of any other jurisdiction govern the perfection or enforcement of any
Lien, the Uniform Commercial Code of such jurisdiction.

Unfunded Pension Liability: the excess of a Pension Plan’s benefit liabilities
under Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, over the current value of that Pension
Plan’s assets, determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding
the Pension Plan pursuant to Section 412 of the Code for the applicable plan
year.

Upstream Payment: a Distribution by a Subsidiary of a Borrower to such Borrower.

Value: (a) for Inventory, its value determined on the basis of the lower of cost
or market, calculated on a first-in, first-out basis, and excluding any portion
of cost attributable to intercompany profit among Borrowers and their
Affiliates; and (b) for an Account, its face amount, net of any returns,
rebates, discounts (calculated on the shortest terms), credits, allowances or
Taxes (including sales, excise or other taxes) that have been or could be
claimed by the Account Debtor or any other Person.

1.2. Accounting Terms. Under the Loan Documents (except as otherwise specified
herein), all accounting terms shall be interpreted, all accounting
determinations shall be made, and all financial statements shall be prepared, in
accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the most recent audited
financial statements of Borrowers delivered to Agent before the Closing Date and
using the same inventory valuation method as used in such financial statements,
except for any change required or permitted by GAAP if Borrowers’ certified
public accountants concur in such change and the change is disclosed to Agent.

1.3. Uniform Commercial Code. As used herein, the following terms are defined in
accordance with the UCC in effect in the State of New York from time to time:
“Chattel Paper,” “Commercial Tort Claim,” “Deposit Account,” “Document,”
“Equipment,” “General Intangibles,” “Goods,” “Instrument,” “Investment
Property,” “Letter-of-Credit Right,” “Payment Intangibles” and “Supporting
Obligation.”

1.4. Certain Matters of Construction. The terms “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder”
and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
any particular section, paragraph or subdivision. Any pronoun used shall be
deemed to cover all genders. In the computation of periods of time from a
specified date to a later specified date, “from” means “from and including,” and
“to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding.” The terms “including” and
“include” shall mean “including, without limitation” and, for purposes of each
Loan Document, the parties agree that the rule of ejusdem generis shall not be
applicable to limit any provision. Section titles appear as a matter of
convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of any Loan Document.
All references to (a) laws or statutes include all related rules, regulations,
interpretations, amendments and successor provisions; (b) any document,
instrument or agreement include any amendments, waivers and other modifications,
extensions or renewals (to the extent permitted by the Loan Documents); (c) any
section mean, unless the context otherwise requires, a section of this
Agreement; (d) any exhibits or schedules mean, unless the context otherwise
requires, exhibits and schedules attached hereto, which are hereby incorporated
by reference; (e) any Person include successors and assigns; (f) time of day
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time of day at Agent’s notice address under Section 14.3.1; or (g) discretion of
Agent, Issuing Bank or any Lender mean the sole and absolute discretion of such
Person. All calculations of Value, fundings of Loans, issuances of Letters of
Credit and payments of Obligations shall be in Dollars and, unless the context
otherwise requires, all determinations (including calculations of Borrowing
Base) made from time to time under the Loan Documents shall be made in light of
the circumstances existing at such time. Borrowing Base calculations shall be
consistent with historical methods of valuation and calculation, and otherwise
satisfactory to Agent (and not necessarily calculated in accordance with GAAP).
Borrowers shall have the burden of establishing any alleged negligence,
misconduct or lack of good faith by Agent, Issuing Bank or any Lender under any
Loan Documents. No provision of any Loan Documents shall be construed against
any party by reason of such party having, or being deemed to have, drafted the
provision. Whenever the phrase “to the best of Borrowers’ knowledge” or words of
similar import are used in any Loan Documents, it means actual knowledge of a
Senior Officer, or knowledge that a Senior Officer would have obtained if he or
she had engaged in good faith and diligent performance of his or her duties,
including reasonably specific inquiries of employees or agents and a good faith
attempt to ascertain the matter to which such phrase relates.

SECTION 2. CREDIT FACILITIES

Subject to the terms and conditions of, and in reliance upon the representations
and warranties made in, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Lenders
agree, severally and not jointly, to make a credit facility (the “Facility”) of
up to the Revolving Credit Maximum Amount available upon Borrowers’ request
therefor, as follows:

2.1. Revolver Commitment.

2.1.1. Loans. Each Lender agrees, severally on a Pro Rata basis up to its
Revolver Commitment, on the terms set forth herein, to make Loans to Borrowers
from time to time through the Commitment Termination Date. The Loans may be
repaid and reborrowed as provided herein. In no event shall Lenders have any
obligation to honor a request for a Loan if the unpaid balance of Loans
outstanding at such time (including the requested Loan) would exceed the
Borrowing Base.

2.1.2. Notes. The Loans made by each Lender and interest accruing thereon shall
be evidenced by the records of Agent and such Lender. At the request of any
Lender, Borrowers shall deliver a Note to such Lender.

2.1.3. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of Loans shall be used by Borrowers solely
(a) to satisfy existing Debt; (b) to pay fees and transaction expenses
associated with the closing of this credit facility; (c) to pay Obligations in
accordance with this Agreement; and (d) for working capital, capital
expenditures and other lawful corporate purposes of Borrowers.

2.1.4. Voluntary Reduction or Termination of Revolver Commitments.

(a) The Revolver Commitments shall terminate on the Revolver Termination Date,
unless sooner terminated in accordance with this Agreement. Upon at least 90
days prior written notice to Agent, Borrowers may, at their option, terminate
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and this credit facility. Any notice of termination given by Borrowers shall be
irrevocable. On the termination date, Borrowers shall make Full Payment of all
Obligations.

(b) Borrowers may permanently reduce the Revolver Commitments, on a Pro Rata
basis for each Lender, upon at least 90 days prior written notice to Agent,
which notice shall specify the amount of the reduction and shall be irrevocable
once given. Each reduction shall be in a minimum amount of $25,000,000, or an
increment of $1,000,000 in excess thereof.

2.1.5. Overadvances. If the aggregate Loans exceed the Borrowing Base
(“Overadvance”) or the aggregate Revolver Commitments at any time, the excess
amount shall be payable by Borrowers on demand by Agent, but all such Loans
shall nevertheless constitute Obligations secured by the Collateral and entitled
to all benefits of the Loan Documents. Unless its authority has been revoked in
writing by Required Lenders, Agent may require Lenders to honor requests for
Overadvance Loans and to forbear from requiring Borrowers to cure an
Overadvance, (a) when no other Event of Default is known to Agent, as long as
(i) the Overadvance does not continue for more than 30 consecutive days (and no
Overadvance may exist for at least five consecutive days thereafter before
further Overadvance Loans are required), and (ii) the Overadvance, together with
any Protective Advances, is not known by Agent to exceed 10% of the Borrowing
Base; and (b) regardless of whether an Event of Default exists, if Agent
discovers an Overadvance not previously known by it to exist, as long as from
the date of such discovery the Overadvance (i) is not increased by more than
$5,000,000, and (ii) does not continue for more than 30 consecutive days. In no
event shall Overadvance Loans be required that would cause the outstanding Loans
and LC Obligations to exceed the aggregate Revolver Commitments. Any funding of
an Overadvance Loan or sufferance of an Overadvance shall not constitute a
waiver by Agent or Lenders of the Event of Default caused thereby. In no event
shall any Borrower be deemed a beneficiary of this Section nor authorized to
enforce any of its terms.

2.1.6. Protective Advances. Agent shall be authorized, in its discretion, at any
time that any conditions in Section 6 are not satisfied, to make Base Rate Loans
(“Protective Advances”) (a) as long as the Overadvance, together with any
Protective Advances, is not known by Agent to exceed 10% of the Borrowing Base,
if Agent deems such Loans necessary or desirable to preserve or protect
Collateral, or to enhance the collectibility or repayment of Obligations; or
(b) to pay any other amounts chargeable to Borrowers under any Loan Documents,
including costs, fees and expenses. In no event shall Protective Advances be
permitted to the extent they would cause the outstanding Loans and LC
Obligations to exceed the aggregate Revolver Commitments. Each Lender shall
participate in each Protective Advance on a Pro Rata basis. Required Lenders may
at any time revoke Agent’s authority to make further Protective Advances by
written notice to Agent. Absent such revocation, Agent’s determination that
funding of a Protective Advance is appropriate shall be conclusive.

2.2. Letter of Credit Facility.

2.2.1. Issuance of Letters of Credit. Issuing Bank agrees to issue Letters of
Credit from time to time until 30 days prior to the Revolver Termination Date
(or until the Commitment Termination Date, if earlier), on the terms set forth
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(a) Each Borrower acknowledges that Issuing Bank’s willingness to issue any
Letter of Credit is conditioned upon Issuing Bank’s receipt of a LC Application
with respect to the requested Letter of Credit, as well as such other
instruments and agreements as Issuing Bank may customarily require for issuance
of a letter of credit of similar type and amount. Issuing Bank shall have no
obligation to issue any Letter of Credit unless (i) Issuing Bank receives a LC
Request and LC Application at least three Business Days prior to the requested
date of issuance; (ii) each LC Condition is satisfied, and (iii) if a Defaulting
Lender exists, such Lender or Borrowers have entered into arrangements
satisfactory to Agent and Issuing Bank to eliminate any Fronting Exposure
associated with such Lender. If Issuing Bank receives written notice from a
Lender at least five Business Days before issuance of a Letter of Credit that
any LC Condition has not been satisfied, Issuing Bank shall have no obligation
to issue the requested Letter of Credit (or any other) until such notice is
withdrawn in writing by that Lender or until Required Lenders have waived such
condition in accordance with this Agreement. Prior to receipt of any such
notice, Issuing Bank shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any failure of LC
Conditions.

(b) Letters of Credit may be requested by a Borrower only (i) to support
obligations of such Borrower incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business; or
(ii) otherwise approved by Agent from time to time in writing. The renewal or
extension of any Letter of Credit shall be treated as the issuance of a new
Letter of Credit, except that delivery of a new LC Application shall be required
at the discretion of Issuing Bank.

(c) Borrowers assume all risks of the acts, omissions or misuses of any Letter
of Credit by the beneficiary. In connection with issuance of any Letter of
Credit, none of Agent, Issuing Bank or any Lender shall be responsible for the
existence, character, quality, quantity, condition, packing, value or delivery
of any goods purported to be represented by any Documents; any differences or
variation in the character, quality, quantity, condition, packing, value or
delivery of any goods from that expressed in any Documents; the form, validity,
sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any Documents or of any
endorsements thereon; the time, place, manner or order in which shipment of
goods is made; partial or incomplete shipment of, or failure to ship, any goods
referred to in a Letter of Credit or Documents; any deviation from instructions,
delay, default or fraud by any shipper or other Person in connection with any
goods, shipment or delivery; any breach of contract between a shipper or vendor
and a Borrower; errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or
delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex, telecopy, e-mail,
telephone or otherwise; errors in interpretation of technical terms; the
misapplication by a beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or the proceeds thereof;
or any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of Issuing Bank,
Agent or any Lender, including any act or omission of a Governmental Authority.
The rights and remedies of Issuing Bank under the Loan Documents shall be
cumulative. Issuing Bank shall be fully subrogated to the rights and remedies of
each beneficiary whose claims against Borrowers are discharged with proceeds of
any Letter of Credit.

(d) In connection with its administration of and enforcement of rights or
remedies under any Letters of Credit or LC Documents, Issuing Bank shall be
entitled to act, and shall be fully protected in acting, upon any certification,
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been signed, sent or made by a proper Person. Issuing Bank may consult with and
employ legal counsel, accountants and other experts to advise it concerning its
obligations, rights and remedies, and shall be entitled to act upon, and shall
be fully protected in any action taken in good faith reliance upon, any advice
given by such experts. Issuing Bank may employ agents and attorneys-in-fact in
connection with any matter relating to Letters of Credit or LC Documents, and
shall not be liable for the negligence or misconduct of agents and
attorneys-in-fact selected with reasonable care.

2.2.2. Reimbursement; Participations.

(a) If Issuing Bank honors any request for payment under a Letter of Credit,
Borrowers shall pay to Issuing Bank, on the same day (“Reimbursement Date”), the
amount paid by Issuing Bank under such Letter of Credit, together with interest
at the interest rate for Base Rate Loans from the Reimbursement Date until
payment by Borrowers. The obligation of Borrowers to reimburse Issuing Bank for
any payment made under a Letter of Credit shall be absolute, unconditional,
irrevocable, and joint and several, and shall be paid without regard to any lack
of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or the existence of any
claim, setoff, defense or other right that Borrowers may have at any time
against the beneficiary. Whether or not Borrower Agent submits a Notice of
Borrowing, Borrowers shall be deemed to have requested a Borrowing of Base Rate
Loans in an amount necessary to pay all amounts due Issuing Bank on any
Reimbursement Date and each Lender agrees to fund its Pro Rata share of such
Borrowing whether or not the Commitments have terminated, an Overadvance exists
or is created thereby, or the conditions in Section 6 are satisfied.

(b) Upon issuance of a Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to have
irrevocably and unconditionally purchased from Issuing Bank, without recourse or
warranty, an undivided Pro Rata interest and participation in all LC Obligations
relating to the Letter of Credit. If Issuing Bank makes any payment under a
Letter of Credit and Borrowers do not reimburse such payment on the
Reimbursement Date, Agent shall promptly notify Lenders and each Lender shall
promptly (within one Business Day) and unconditionally pay to Agent, for the
benefit of Issuing Bank, the Lender’s Pro Rata share of such payment. Upon
request by a Lender, Issuing Bank shall furnish copies of any Letters of Credit
and LC Documents in its possession at such time.

(c) The obligation of each Lender to make payments to Agent for the account of
Issuing Bank in connection with Issuing Bank’s payment under a Letter of Credit
shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, not subject to any
counterclaim, setoff, qualification or exception whatsoever, and shall be made
in accordance with this Agreement under all circumstances, irrespective of any
lack of validity or unenforceability of any Loan Documents; any draft,
certificate or other document presented under a Letter of Credit having been
determined to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or
any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or the
existence of any setoff or defense that any Borrower may have with respect to
any Obligations. Issuing Bank does not assume any responsibility for any failure
or delay in performance or any breach by any Borrower or other Person of any
obligations under any LC Documents. Issuing Bank does not make to Lenders any
express or implied warranty, representation or guaranty with respect to the
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recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties contained in,
or for the execution, validity, genuineness, effectiveness or enforceability of
any LC Documents; the validity, genuineness, enforceability, collectibility,
value or sufficiency of any Collateral or the perfection of any Lien therein; or
the assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations, business,
creditworthiness or legal status of any Borrower.

(d) No Issuing Bank Indemnitee shall be liable to any Lender or other Person for
any action taken or omitted to be taken in connection with any LC Documents
except as a result of its actual gross negligence or willful misconduct. Issuing
Bank shall not have any liability to any Lender if Issuing Bank refrains from
any action under any Letter of Credit or LC Documents until it receives written
instructions from Required Lenders.

2.2.3. Cash Collateral. If any LC Obligations, whether or not then due or
payable, shall for any reason be outstanding at any time (a) that an Event of
Default exists, (b) that Availability is less than zero, (c) after the
Commitment Termination Date, or (d) within 20 Business Days prior to the
Revolver Termination Date, then Borrowers shall, at Issuing Bank’s or Agent’s
request, Cash Collateralize the stated amount of all outstanding Letters of
Credit and pay to Issuing Bank the amount of all other LC Obligations. Borrowers
shall, on demand by Issuing Bank or Agent from time to time, Cash Collateralize
the Fronting Exposure of any Defaulting Lender. If Borrowers fail to provide
Cash Collateral as required herein, Lenders may (and shall upon direction of
Agent) advance, as Loans, the amount of the Cash Collateral required (whether or
not the Commitments have terminated, an Overadvance exists or the conditions in
Section 6 are satisfied).

2.3. Facility Increase. Borrowers may from time to time request an increase in
the Revolver Credit Maximum Amount and the aggregate Revolver Commitments by an
aggregate amount of up to $50,000,000 (each such increase, a “Facility
Increase”). Each Facility Increase shall be made on notice given by any Borrower
to Agent no later than 12:00 noon (Central time) 30 days prior to the date of
the proposed Facility Increase. Each such notice (a “Notice of Facility
Increase”) shall (i) specify the date of such proposed Facility Increase (the
“Facility Increase Effective Date”), (ii) specify the aggregate amount of such
proposed Facility Increase, which shall be in an amount not less than
$10,000,000 (the “Facility Increase Amount”), and (iii) certify that, (a) at
such time, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing
(provided that by accepting a requested Facility Increase, Borrower shall be
deemed to have represented to Lenders that no Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing at the time the Facility Increase becomes
effective), (b) all representations and warranties shall be true and correct in
all material respects immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect
to, the incurrence of the Facility Increase and (c) resolutions attached to such
notice are true, correct and complete resolutions of Borrowers authorizing such
Facility Increase. Agent shall give each Lender prompt notice of Agent’s receipt
of a Notice of Facility Increase. Each Lender, in its sole and absolute
discretion, may notify the Agent within ten Business Days after the Notice of
Facility Increase whether or not it agrees to provide part of the Facility
Increase. Any Lender not responding within such time period shall be deemed to
have declined to increase its Commitment. If the existing Lenders do not agree
to the full amount of the Facility Increase, then the Agent may approach the
existing Lenders to provide the Facility Increase, or, at Borrowers’ request,
Agent shall invite such other financial institutions selected by Borrowers and
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Lenders (such existing Lenders and other financial institutions, the
“Offerees”). Each Offeree shall have until 3:00 p.m. (Central time) on the fifth
Business Day preceding the Facility Increase Effective Date to commit in writing
to all or a portion of the Facility Increase. If the Offerees deliver
commitments with respect to such Facility Increase in an amount in excess of the
Facility Increase Amount, then Agent shall allocate the Facility Increase to the
Offerees committing to the Facility Increase on any basis Agent determines
appropriate in consultation with Borrower Agent. On the Facility Increase
Effective Date, (A) each Offeree committing to a portion of such Facility
Increase shall execute an assumption agreement satisfactory to Agent pursuant to
which such Offeree agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement as a
Lender, (B) the Revolver Credit Maximum Amount and the Revolver Commitments will
be increased by the Facility Increase Amount in accordance with the allocations
determined by Agent, and (C) each Lender, after giving effect to such Facility
Increase, shall purchase or sell the Loans held by it from or to the other
Lenders, as directed by Agent, such that after giving effect to such purchases
and sales each Lender holds its ratable portion of the outstanding Loans. If the
commitments of the Offerees in respect of such Facility Increase are less than
the Facility Increase Amount, none of the Lenders shall have any obligation to
commit to the uncommitted portion of such Facility Increase, and Borrowers may
elect either to reduce the Facility Increase Amount accordingly or to terminate
the request for a Facility Increase. Upon the effective date of any Facility
Increase, Agent shall have received, if requested, opinion letters, promissory
notes and such other agreements, documents and instruments reasonably requested
by and reasonably satisfactory to Agent in its reasonable discretion evidencing
and setting for the conditions of the Facility Increase. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no Facility Increase shall be effected unless the conditions set
forth in Section 6.2 are satisfied on the Facility Increase Effective Date.

SECTION 3. INTEREST, FEES AND CHARGES

3.1. Interest.

3.1.1. Rates and Payment of Interest.

(a) The Obligations shall bear interest (i) if a Base Rate Loan, at the Base
Rate in effect from time to time, plus the Applicable Margin; (ii) if a LIBOR
Loan, at LIBOR for the applicable Interest Period, plus the Applicable Margin;
and (iii) if any other Obligation (including, to the extent permitted by law,
interest not paid when due), at the Base Rate in effect from time to time, plus
the Applicable Margin for Base Rate Loans. Interest shall accrue from the date
the Loan is advanced or the Obligation is incurred or payable, until paid by
Borrowers. If a Loan is repaid on the same day made, one day’s interest shall
accrue.

(b) During an Insolvency Proceeding with respect to any Borrower, or during any
other Event of Default if Agent or Required Lenders in their discretion so
elect, Obligations shall bear interest at the Default Rate (whether before or
after any judgment). Each Borrower acknowledges that the cost and expense to
Agent and Lenders due to an Event of Default are difficult to ascertain and that
the Default Rate is a fair and reasonable estimate to compensate Agent and
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(c) Interest accrued on the Loans shall be due and payable in arrears, (i) on
the first day of each month and, for any LIBOR Loan, the last day of its
Interest Period; provided, however, that if any Interest Period exceeds three
month, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of
such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; (ii) on any date of
prepayment, with respect to the principal amount of Loans being prepaid; and
(iii) on the Commitment Termination Date. Interest accrued on any other
Obligations shall be due and payable as provided in the Loan Documents and, if
no payment date is specified, shall be due and payable on demand.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, interest accrued at the Default Rate shall be due
and payable on demand.

3.1.2. Application of LIBOR to Outstanding Loans.

(a) Borrowers may on any Business Day, subject to delivery of a Notice of
Conversion/Continuation, elect to convert any portion of the Base Rate Loans to,
or to continue any LIBOR Loan at the end of its Interest Period as, a LIBOR
Loan. During any Default or Event of Default, Agent may (and shall at the
direction of Required Lenders) declare that no Loan may be made, converted or
continued as a LIBOR Loan.

(b) Whenever Borrowers desire to convert or continue Loans as LIBOR Loans,
Borrower Agent shall give Agent a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, no later
than 11:00 a.m. at least three Business Days before the requested conversion or
continuation date. Promptly after receiving any such notice, Agent shall notify
each Lender thereof. Each Notice of Conversion/Continuation shall be
irrevocable, and shall specify the amount of Loans to be converted or continued,
the conversion or continuation date (which shall be a Business Day), and the
duration of the Interest Period (which shall be deemed to be one month if not
specified). If, upon the expiration of any Interest Period in respect of any
LIBOR Loans, Borrowers shall have failed to deliver a Notice of
Conversion/Continuation, they shall be deemed to have elected to convert such
Loans into Base Rate Loans.

3.1.3. Interest Periods. In connection with the making, conversion or
continuation of any LIBOR Loans, Borrowers shall select an interest period
(“Interest Period”) to apply, which interest period shall be one, two, three or
six months; provided, however, that:

(a) the Interest Period shall commence on the date the Loan is made or continued
as, or converted into, a LIBOR Loan, and shall expire on the numerically
corresponding day in the calendar month at its end;

(b) if any Interest Period commences on a day for which there is no
corresponding day in the calendar month at its end or if such corresponding day
falls after the last Business Day of such month, then the Interest Period shall
expire on the last Business Day of such month; and if any Interest Period would
expire on a day that is not a Business Day, the period shall expire on the next
Business Day; and

(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Revolver Termination Date.

3.1.4. Interest Rate Not Ascertainable. If Agent shall determine that on any
date for determining LIBOR, due to any circumstance affecting the London
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Agent shall immediately notify Borrowers of such determination. Until Agent
notifies Borrowers that such circumstance no longer exists, the obligation of
Lenders to make LIBOR Loans shall be suspended, and no further Loans may be
converted into or continued as LIBOR Loans.

3.2. Fees.

3.2.1. Unused Line Fee. Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for the Pro Rata benefit
of Lenders (other than any Defaulting Lender for so long as such Defaulting
Lender has not funded its Pro Rata share of a Revolver Loan), a fee equal to
0.375% per annum times the amount by which the Revolver Commitments (other than
Revolving Commitments of a Defaulting Lender for so long as such Defaulting
Lender has not funded its Pro Rata share of a Revolver Loan) exceed the average
daily balance of Loans and stated amount of Letters of Credit during any month.
Such fee shall be payable in arrears, on the first day of each month for the
preceding month and on the Commitment Termination Date.

3.2.2. LC Facility Fees. Borrowers shall pay (a) to Agent, for the Pro Rata
benefit of Lenders, a fee equal to the Applicable Margin in effect for LIBOR
Loans times the average daily stated amount of Letters of Credit, which fee
shall be payable quarterly in arrears, on the first day of each Fiscal Quarter
for the preceding Fiscal Quarter and on the Commitment Termination Date; (b) to
Agent, for its own account, a fronting fee equal to 0.125% per annum on the
stated amount of each Letter of Credit, which fee shall be payable quarterly in
arrears, on the first day of each Fiscal Quarter for the preceding Fiscal
Quarter and on the Commitment Termination Date; and (c) to Issuing Bank, for its
own account, all customary charges associated with the issuance, amending,
negotiating, payment, processing, transfer and administration of Letters of
Credit, which charges shall be paid as and when incurred. During an Event of
Default, the fee payable under clause (a) shall be increased by 2% per annum.

3.2.3. Agent Fees. In consideration of Agent’s syndication of the Commitments
and service as Agent hereunder, Borrowers shall pay to Agent, for its own
account, the fees described in the Fee Letter.

3.3. Computation of Interest, Fees, Yield Protection. All interest, as well as
fees and other charges calculated on a per annum basis, shall be computed for
the actual days elapsed, based on a year of 360 days. Each determination by
Agent of any interest, fees or interest rate hereunder shall be final,
conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. All fees shall
be fully earned when due and shall not be subject to rebate, refund or
proration. All fees payable under Section 3.2 are compensation for services and
are not, and shall not be deemed to be, interest or any other charge for the
use, forbearance or detention of money. A certificate as to amounts payable by
Borrowers under Section 3.4, 3.6, 3.7, 3.9 or 5.9, submitted to Borrower Agent
by Agent or the affected Lender, as applicable, shall be final, conclusive and
binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and Borrowers shall pay such
amounts to the appropriate party within 10 days following receipt of the
certificate.

3.4. Reimbursement Obligations. Borrowers shall reimburse Agent for all
Extraordinary Expenses. Borrowers shall also reimburse Agent for all legal,
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negotiation and preparation of any Loan Documents, including any amendment or
other modification thereof; (b) administration of and actions relating to any
Collateral, Loan Documents and transactions contemplated thereby, including any
actions taken to perfect or maintain priority of Agent’s Liens on any
Collateral, to maintain any insurance required hereunder or to verify
Collateral; and (c) subject to the limits of Section 10.1.1(b), each inspection,
audit or appraisal with respect to any Borrower or Collateral, whether prepared
by Agent’s personnel or a third party. All legal, accounting and consulting fees
shall be charged to Borrowers by Agent’s professionals at their billed rates.
If, for any reason (including inaccurate reporting on financial statements or a
Compliance Certificate), it is determined that a higher Applicable Margin should
have applied to a period than was actually applied, then the proper margin shall
be applied retroactively and Borrowers shall immediately pay to Agent, for the
Pro Rata benefit of Lenders, an amount equal to the difference between the
amount of interest and fees that would have accrued using the proper margin and
the amount actually paid. All amounts payable by Borrowers under this Section
shall be due on demand.

3.5. Illegality. If any Lender determines that any Applicable Law has made it
unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful,
for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund LIBOR
Loans, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon LIBOR, or any
Governmental Authority has imposed material restrictions on the authority of
such Lender to purchase or sell, or to take deposits of, Dollars in the London
interbank market, then, on notice thereof by such Lender to Agent, any
obligation of such Lender to make or continue LIBOR Loans or to convert Base
Rate Loans to LIBOR Loans shall be suspended until such Lender notifies Agent
that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon
delivery of such notice, Borrowers shall prepay or, if applicable, convert all
LIBOR Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans, either on the last day of the
Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such
LIBOR Loans to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully
continue to maintain such LIBOR Loans. Upon any such prepayment or conversion,
Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted.

3.6. Inability to Determine Rates. If Required Lenders notify Agent for any
reason in connection with a request for a Borrowing of, or conversion to or
continuation of, a LIBOR Loan that (a) Dollar deposits are not being offered to
banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market for the applicable amount and
Interest Period of such Loan, (b) adequate and reasonable means do not exist for
determining LIBOR for the requested Interest Period, or (c) LIBOR for the
requested Interest Period does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to
such Lenders of funding such Loan, then Agent will promptly so notify Borrower
Agent and each Lender. Thereafter, the obligation of Lenders to make or maintain
LIBOR Loans shall be suspended until Agent (upon instruction by Required
Lenders) revokes such notice. Upon receipt of such notice, Borrower Agent may
revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of
a LIBOR Loan or, failing that, will be deemed to have submitted a request for a
Base Rate Loan.

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(a) 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 LIBOR) or Issuing Bank;

(b) subject any Lender or Issuing Bank to any Tax with respect to any Loan, Loan
Document, Letter of Credit or participation in LC Obligations, or change the
basis of taxation of payments to such Lender or Issuing Bank in respect thereof
(except for Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by Section 5.8 and the
imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any Excluded Tax payable by such
Lender or Issuing Bank); or

(c) impose on any Lender or Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any
other condition, cost or expense affecting any Loan, Loan Document, Letter of
Credit or participation in LC Obligations, or Commitment;

and the result thereof shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or
maintaining any LIBOR Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such
Loan) or Commitment, or to increase the cost to such Lender or Issuing Bank of
participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining
its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce
the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or Issuing Bank
hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon
request of such Lender or Issuing Bank, Borrowers will pay to such Lender or
Issuing Bank, as applicable, such additional amount or amounts as will
compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank, as applicable, for such additional costs
incurred or reduction suffered.

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

3.7.3. Compensation. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or Issuing Bank
to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of
its right to demand such compensation, but Borrowers shall not be required to
compensate a Lender or Issuing Bank for any increased costs incurred or
reductions suffered more than nine months prior to the date that the Lender or
Issuing Bank notifies Borrower Agent of the Change in Law giving rise to such
increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’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 extended to include the period of retroactive effect
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3.8. Mitigation. If any Lender gives a notice under Section 3.5 or requests
compensation under Section 3.7, or if Borrowers are required to pay additional
amounts with respect to a Lender under Section 5.8, then such Lender shall use
reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office or to assign its
rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or
Affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment
(a) would eliminate the need for such notice or reduce amounts payable or to be
withheld in the future, as applicable; and (b) in each case, would not subject
such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be
disadvantageous to such Lender or unlawful. Borrowers agree to pay all
reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such
designation or assignment.

3.9. Funding Losses. If for any reason (other than default by a Lender) (a) any
Borrowing of, or conversion to or continuation of, a LIBOR Loan does not occur
on the date specified therefor in a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of
Conversion/Continuation (whether or not withdrawn), (b) any repayment or
conversion of a LIBOR Loan occurs on a day other than the end of its Interest
Period, (c) Borrowers fail to repay a LIBOR Loan when required hereunder or
(d) a Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender) is required to assign a LIBOR Loan
prior to the end of its Interest Period pursuant to Section 12.10, then
Borrowers shall pay to Agent its customary administrative charge and to each
Lender all losses and expenses that it sustains as a consequence thereof,
including loss of anticipated profits and any loss or expense arising from
liquidation or redeployment of funds or from fees payable to terminate deposits
of matching funds. Lenders shall not be required to purchase Dollar deposits in
the London interbank market or any other offshore Dollar market to fund any
LIBOR Loan, but the provisions hereof shall be deemed to apply as if each Lender
had purchased such deposits to fund its LIBOR Loans.

3.10. Maximum Interest. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan
Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted
by Applicable Law (“maximum rate”). If Agent or any Lender shall receive
interest in an amount that exceeds the maximum rate, the excess interest shall
be applied to the principal of the Obligations or, if it exceeds such unpaid
principal, refunded to Borrowers. In determining whether the interest contracted
for, charged or received by Agent or a Lender exceeds the maximum rate, such
Person may, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, (a) characterize any
payment that is not principal as an expense, fee or premium rather than
interest; (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof; and
(c) amortize, prorate, allocate and spread in equal or unequal parts the total
amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations
hereunder.

SECTION 4. LOAN ADMINISTRATION

4.1. Manner of Borrowing and Funding Loans.

4.1.1. Notice of Borrowing.

(a) Whenever Borrowers desire funding of a Borrowing of Loans, Borrower Agent
shall give Agent a Notice of Borrowing. Such notice must be received by Agent no
later than 11:00 a.m. (i) on the Business Day of the requested funding date, in
the case of Base Rate Loans, and (ii) at least three Business Days prior to the
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LIBOR Loans. Notices received after 11:00 a.m. shall be deemed received on the
next Business Day. Each Notice of Borrowing shall be irrevocable and shall
specify (A) the amount of the Borrowing, (B) the requested funding date (which
must be a Business Day), (C) whether the Borrowing is to be made as Base Rate
Loans or LIBOR Loans, and (D) in the case of LIBOR Loans, the duration of the
applicable Interest Period (which shall be deemed to be one month if not
specified).

(b) Unless payment is otherwise timely made by Borrowers, the becoming due of
any Obligations (whether principal, interest, fees or other charges, including
Extraordinary Expenses, LC Obligations, Cash Collateral and Bank Product Debt)
shall be deemed to be a request for Base Rate Loans on the due date, in the
amount of such Obligations. The proceeds of such Loans shall be disbursed as
direct payment of the relevant Obligation. In addition, Agent may, at its
option, charge such Obligations against any operating, investment or other
account of a Borrower maintained with Agent or any of its Affiliates.

4.1.2. Fundings by Lenders. Each Lender shall timely honor its Revolver
Commitment by funding its Pro Rata share of each Borrowing of Loans that is
properly requested hereunder. Except for Borrowings to be made as Swingline
Loans, Agent shall endeavor to notify Lenders of each Notice of Borrowing (or
deemed request for a Borrowing) by 12:00 noon on the proposed funding date for
Base Rate Loans or by 3:00 p.m. at least two Business Days before any proposed
funding of LIBOR Loans. Each Lender shall fund to Agent such Lender’s Pro Rata
share of the Borrowing to the account specified by Agent in immediately
available funds not later than 2:00 p.m. on the requested funding date, unless
Agent’s notice is received after the times provided above, in which event Lender
shall fund its Pro Rata share by 11:00 a.m. on the next Business Day. Subject to
its receipt of such amounts from Lenders, Agent shall disburse the proceeds of
the Loans as directed by Borrower Agent. Unless Agent shall have received (in
sufficient time to act) written notice from a Lender that it does not intend to
fund its Pro Rata share of a Borrowing, Agent may assume that such Lender has
deposited or promptly will deposit its share with Agent, and Agent may disburse
a corresponding amount to Borrowers. If a Lender’s share of any Borrowing or of
any settlement pursuant to Section 4.1.3(b) is not in fact received by Agent,
then Borrowers agree to repay to Agent on demand the amount of such share,
together with interest thereon from the date disbursed until repaid, at the rate
applicable to such Borrowing.

4.1.3. Swingline Loans; Settlement.

(a) Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, advance Swingline Loans to
Borrowers, up to an aggregate outstanding amount of $15,000,000, unless the
funding is specifically required to be made by all Lenders hereunder. Each
Swingline Loan shall constitute a Loan for all purposes, except that payments
thereon shall be made to Agent for its own account. The obligation of Borrowers
to repay Swingline Loans shall be evidenced by the records of Agent and need not
be evidenced by any promissory note.

(b) To facilitate administration of the Loans, Lenders and Agent agree (which
agreement is solely among them, and not for the benefit of or enforceable by any
Borrower) that settlement among them with respect to Swingline Loans and other
Loans may take place periodically on a date determined from time to time by
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each week. On each settlement date, settlement shall be made with each Lender in
accordance with the Settlement Report delivered by Agent to Lenders. Between
settlement dates, Agent may in its discretion apply payments on Loans to
Swingline Loans, regardless of any designation by Borrower or any provision
herein to the contrary. Each Lender’s obligation to make settlements with Agent
is absolute and unconditional, without offset, counterclaim or other defense,
and whether or not the Commitments have terminated, an Overadvance exists or the
conditions in Section 6 are satisfied. If, due to an Insolvency Proceeding with
respect to a Borrower or otherwise, any Swingline Loan may not be settled among
Lenders hereunder, then each Lender shall be deemed to have purchased from Agent
a Pro Rata participation in each unpaid Swingline Loan and shall transfer the
amount of such participation to Agent, in immediately available funds, within
one Business Day after Agent’s request therefor.

4.1.4. Notices. Each Borrower authorizes Agent and Lenders to extend, convert or
continue Loans, effect selections of interest rates, and transfer funds to or on
behalf of Borrowers based on telephonic or e-mailed instructions. Borrowers
shall confirm each such request by prompt delivery to Agent of a Notice of
Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation, if applicable, but if it differs
in any material respect from the action taken by Agent or Lenders, the records
of Agent and Lenders shall govern. Neither Agent nor any Lender shall have any
liability for any loss suffered by a Borrower as a result of Agent or any Lender
acting upon its understanding of telephonic or e-mailed instructions from a
person believed in good faith by Agent or any Lender to be a person authorized
to give such instructions on a Borrower’s behalf.

4.2. Defaulting Lender.

4.2.1. Reallocation of Pro Rata Share; Amendments. For purposes of determining
Lenders’ obligations to fund or participate in Loans or Letters of Credit, Agent
may exclude the Commitments and Loans of any Defaulting Lender(s) from the
calculation of Pro Rata shares. A Defaulting Lender shall have no right to vote
on any amendment, waiver or other modification of a Loan Document, except as
provided in Section 14.1.1(c).

4.2.2. Payments; Fees. Agent may, in its discretion, receive and retain any
amounts payable to a Defaulting Lender under the Loan Documents, and a
Defaulting Lender shall be deemed to have assigned to Agent such amounts until
all Obligations owing to Agent, non-Defaulting Lenders and other Secured Parties
have been paid in full. Agent may apply such amounts to the Defaulting Lender’s
defaulted obligations, use the funds to Cash Collateralize such Lender’s
Fronting Exposure, or readvance the amounts to Borrowers hereunder. A Lender
shall not be entitled to receive any fees accruing hereunder during the period
in which it is a Defaulting Lender, and the unfunded portion of its Commitment
shall be disregarded for purposes of calculating the unused line fee under
Section 3.2.1. If any LC Obligations owing to a Defaulted Lender are reallocated
to other Lenders, fees attributable to such LC Obligations under Section 3.2.2
shall be paid to such Lenders. Agent shall be paid all fees attributable to LC
Obligations that are not reallocated.

 

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4.2.3. Cure. Borrowers, Agent and Issuing Bank may agree in writing that a
Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender. At such time, Pro Rata shares shall be
reallocated without exclusion of such Lender’s Commitments and Loans, and all
outstanding Revolver Loans, LC Obligations and other exposures under the
Revolver Commitments shall be reallocated among Lenders and settled by Agent
(with appropriate payments by the reinstated Lender) in accordance with the
readjusted Pro Rata shares. Unless expressly agreed by Borrowers, Agent and
Issuing Bank, no reinstatement of a Defaulting Lender shall constitute a waiver
or release of claims against such Lender. The failure of any Lender to fund a
Loan, to make any payment in respect of LC Obligations or to otherwise perform
its obligations hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations,
and no Lender shall be responsible for default by another Lender.

4.3. Number and Amount of LIBOR Loans; Determination of Rate. No more than 5
Borrowings of LIBOR Loans may be outstanding at any time, and each Borrowing of
LIBOR Loans when made shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000, or an
increment of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Upon determining LIBOR for any
Interest Period requested by Borrowers, Agent shall promptly notify Borrowers
thereof by telephone or electronically and, if requested by Borrowers, shall
confirm any telephonic notice in writing.

4.4. Borrower Agent. Each Borrower hereby designates Cooper (“Borrower Agent”)
as its representative and agent for all purposes under the Loan Documents,
including requests for Loans and Letters of Credit, designation of interest
rates, delivery or receipt of communications, preparation and delivery of
Borrowing Base and financial reports, receipt and payment of Obligations,
requests for waivers, amendments or other accommodations, actions under the Loan
Documents (including in respect of compliance with covenants), and all other
dealings with Agent, Issuing Bank or any Lender. Borrower Agent hereby accepts
such appointment. Agent and Lenders shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall be
fully protected in relying upon, any notice or communication (including any
notice of borrowing) delivered by Borrower Agent on behalf of any Borrower.
Agent and Lenders may give any notice or communication with a Borrower hereunder
to Borrower Agent on behalf of such Borrower. Each of Agent, Issuing Bank and
Lenders shall have the right, in its discretion, to deal exclusively with
Borrower Agent for any or all purposes under the Loan Documents. Each Borrower
agrees that any notice, election, communication, representation, agreement or
undertaking made on its behalf by Borrower Agent shall be binding upon and
enforceable against it.

4.5. One Obligation. The Loans, LC Obligations and other Obligations shall
constitute one general obligation of Borrowers and (unless otherwise expressly
provided in any Loan Document) shall be secured by Agent’s Lien upon all
Collateral; provided, however, that Agent and each Lender shall be deemed to be
a creditor of, and the holder of a separate claim against, each Borrower to the
extent of any Obligations jointly or severally owed by such Borrower.

4.6. Effect of Termination. On the effective date of any termination of the
Commitments, all Obligations shall be immediately due and payable, and any
Lender may terminate its and its Affiliates’ Bank Products (including, only with
the consent of Agent, any Cash Management Services). All undertakings of
Borrowers contained in the Loan Documents shall survive any termination, and
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rights and remedies under the Loan Documents until Full Payment of the
Obligations. Notwithstanding Full Payment of the Obligations, Agent shall not be
required to terminate its Liens in any Collateral unless, with respect to any
damages Agent may incur as a result of the dishonor or return of Payment Items
applied to Obligations, Agent receives (a) a written agreement, executed by
Borrowers and any Person whose advances are used in whole or in part to satisfy
the Obligations, indemnifying Agent and Lenders from any such damages; or
(b) such Cash Collateral as Agent, in its discretion, deems necessary to protect
against any such damages. The provisions of Sections 2.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7, 3.9,
5.4, 5.8, 12, 14.2 and this Section, and the obligation of each Borrower and
Lender with respect to each indemnity given by it in any Loan Document, shall
survive Full Payment of the Obligations and any release relating to this credit
facility.

SECTION 5. PAYMENTS

5.1. General Payment Provisions. All payments of Obligations shall be made in
Dollars, without offset, counterclaim or defense of any kind, free of (and
without deduction for) any Taxes, and in immediately available funds, not later
than 1:00 noon on the due date. Any payment after such time shall be deemed made
on the next Business Day. If any payment under the Loan Documents shall be
stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, the due date shall be
extended to the next Business Day and such extension of time shall be included
in any computation of interest and fees. Any payment of a LIBOR Loan prior to
the end of its Interest Period shall be accompanied by all amounts due under
Section 3.9. Any prepayment of Loans shall be applied first to Base Rate Loans
and then to LIBOR Loans; provided, however, that as long as no Event of Default
exists, prepayments of LIBOR Loans may, at the option of Borrowers and Agent, be
held by Agent as Cash Collateral and applied to such Loans at the end of their
Interest Periods.

5.2. Repayment of Loans. Loans shall be due and payable in full on the Revolver
Termination Date, unless payment is sooner required hereunder. Loans may be
prepaid from time to time, without penalty or premium. If any Asset Disposition
results in an Overadvance, Borrowers shall apply such portion of the Net
Proceeds of such Asset Disposition to the Loans in order to eliminate the
Overadvance. Upon the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, Borrowers
shall apply all Net Proceeds from Asset Dispositions to the Loans.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if an Overadvance exists,
Borrowers shall, on the sooner of Agent’s demand or the first Business Day after
any Borrower has knowledge thereof, repay the outstanding Loans in an amount
sufficient to reduce the principal balance of Loans to the Borrowing Base.

5.3. Payment of Other Obligations. Obligations other than Loans, including LC
Obligations and Extraordinary Expenses, shall be paid by Borrowers as provided
in the Loan Documents or, if no payment date is specified, on demand.

5.4. Marshaling; Payments Set Aside. None of Agent or Lenders shall be under any
obligation to marshal any assets in favor of any Borrower or against any
Obligations. If any payment by or on behalf of Borrowers is made to Agent,
Issuing Bank or any Lender, or Agent, Issuing Bank or any Lender exercises a
right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part
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set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by
Agent, Issuing Bank or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee,
receiver or any other Person, then to the extent of such recovery, the
Obligation originally intended to be satisfied, and all Liens, rights and
remedies relating thereto, shall be revived and continued in full force and
effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred.

5.5. Post-Default Allocation of Payments.

5.5.1. Allocation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, during an
Event of Default, monies to be applied to the Obligations, whether arising from
payments by Borrowers, realization on Collateral, setoff or otherwise, shall be
allocated as follows:

(a) first, to all costs and expenses, including Extraordinary Expenses, owing to
Agent (excluding costs and expenses relating to Secured Bank Product
Obligations);

(b) second, to all amounts owing to Agent on Swingline Loans;

(c) third, to all amounts owing to Issuing Bank on LC Obligations;

(d) fourth, to all Obligations constituting fees (excluding amounts relating to
Secured Bank Product Obligations);

(e) fifth, to all Obligations constituting interest (excluding amounts relating
to Secured Bank Product Obligations);

(f) sixth, to provide Cash Collateral for outstanding Letters of Credit;

(g) seventh, to all other Obligations, other than Secured Bank Product
Obligations; and

(h) last, to Secured Bank Product Obligations.

Amounts shall be applied to each category of Obligations set forth above until
Full Payment thereof and then to the next category. If amounts are insufficient
to satisfy a category, they shall be applied on a pro rata basis among the
Obligations in the category. Amounts distributed with respect to any Secured
Bank Product Obligations shall be the lesser of the maximum Secured Bank Product
Obligations last reported to Agent or the actual Secured Bank Product
Obligations as calculated by the methodology reported to Agent for determining
the amount due. Agent shall have no obligation to calculate the amount to be
distributed with respect to any Secured Bank Product Obligations, and may
request a reasonably detailed calculation of such amount from the applicable
Secured Party. If a Secured Party fails to deliver such calculation within five
days following request by Agent, Agent may assume the amount to be distributed
is the maximum Secured Bank Product Obligations last reported to Agent. The
allocations set forth in this Section are solely to determine the rights and
priorities of Agent and Secured Parties as among themselves, and may be changed
by agreement among them without the consent of any Borrower. This Section is not
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5.5.2. Erroneous Application. Agent shall not be liable for any application of
amounts made by it in good faith and, if any such application is subsequently
determined to have been made in error, the sole recourse of any Lender or other
Person to which such amount should have been made shall be to recover the amount
from the Person that actually received it (and, if such amount was received by
any Lender, such Lender hereby agrees to return it).

5.6. Application of Payments. The ledger balance in the main Dominion Account as
of the end of a Business Day shall be applied to the Obligations at the
beginning of the next Business Day, during any Trigger Period. If, as a result
of such application, a credit balance exists, the balance shall not accrue
interest in favor of Borrowers and shall be made available to Borrowers as long
as no Default or Event of Default exists. Each Borrower irrevocably waives the
right to direct the application of any payments or Collateral proceeds, and
agrees that Agent shall have the continuing, exclusive right to apply and
reapply same against the Obligations, in such manner as Agent deems advisable,
notwithstanding any entry by Agent in its records.

5.7. Loan Account; Account Stated.

5.7.1. Loan Account. Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual and
customary practices an account or accounts (“Loan Account”) evidencing the Debt
of Borrowers resulting from each Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit from
time to time. Any failure of Agent to record anything in the Loan Account, or
any error in doing so, shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligation of
Borrowers to pay any amount owing hereunder. Agent may maintain a single Loan
Account in the name of Borrower Agent, and each Borrower confirms that such
arrangement shall have no effect on the joint and several character of its
liability for the Obligations.

5.7.2. Entries Binding. Entries made in the Loan Account shall constitute
presumptive evidence of the information contained therein. If any information
contained in the Loan Account is provided to or inspected by any Person, then
such information shall be conclusive and binding on such Person for all purposes
absent manifest error, except to the extent such Person notifies Agent in
writing within 30 days after receipt or inspection that specific information is
subject to dispute.

5.8. Taxes.

5.8.1. Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by any Borrower on account
of any Obligations shall be made free and clear of and without reduction or
withholding for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, provided that if a
Borrower shall be required by Applicable Law to deduct any Indemnified Taxes
(including any Other Taxes) from such payments, then (a) 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)
Agent, Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to
the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made; (b) the
Borrower shall make such deductions; and (c) Borrowers shall timely pay the full
amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with
Applicable Law. Without limiting the foregoing, Borrowers shall timely pay all
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5.8.2. Payment. Borrowers shall indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse Agent,
Lenders and Issuing Bank, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full
amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or
Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this
Section) paid by Agent, any Lender or Issuing Bank with respect to any
Obligations, Letters of Credit or Loan Documents, and any penalties, interest
and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or
not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or
asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount
of such payment or liability delivered to Borrower Agent by a Lender or Issuing
Bank (with a copy to Agent), or by Agent, shall be conclusive absent manifest
error. As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other
Taxes by a Borrower, Borrower Agent shall deliver to Agent a receipt issued by
the Governmental Authority evidencing such payment or other evidence of payment
satisfactory to Agent.

5.9. Foreign Lenders.

5.9.1. Exemption. Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or
reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which a
Borrower is resident for tax purposes, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction
is a party, with respect to payments under any Loan Document shall deliver to
Agent and Borrower Agent, at the time or times prescribed by Applicable Law or
reasonably requested by Agent or Borrower Agent, such properly completed and
executed documentation prescribed by Applicable Law as will permit such payments
to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition,
any Lender, if requested by Agent or Borrower Agent, shall deliver such other
documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by Agent or
Borrower Agent as will enable Agent and Borrower Agent to determine whether or
not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting
requirements.

5.9.2. Documentation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if a
Borrower is resident for tax purposes in the United States, a Foreign Lender
shall deliver to Agent and Borrower Agent (in such number of copies as shall be
requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender
becomes a Lender hereunder (and from time to time thereafter upon the request of
Agent or Borrower Agent, but only if such Foreign Lender is legally entitled to
do so), (a) duly completed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN claiming eligibility for
benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party; (b) duly
completed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI; (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender
claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under section
881(c) of the Code, (i) a certificate to the effect that such Foreign Lender is
not (A) a “bank” within the meaning of section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (B) a
“10 percent shareholder” of any Borrower within the meaning of section
881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or (C) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in
section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code, and (ii) duly completed copies of IRS Form
W-8BEN; or (d) any other form prescribed by Applicable Law as a basis for
claiming exemption from or a reduction in United States federal withholding tax,
duly completed together with such supplementary documentation as may be
prescribed by Applicable Law to permit Borrowers to determine the withholding or
deduction required to be made.

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5.10.1. Joint and Several Liability. Each Borrower agrees that it is jointly and
severally liable for, and absolutely and unconditionally guarantees to Agent and
Lenders the prompt payment and performance of, all Obligations and all
agreements under the Loan Documents. Each Borrower agrees that its guaranty
obligations hereunder constitute a continuing guaranty of payment and not of
collection, that such obligations shall not be discharged until Full Payment of
the Obligations, and that such obligations are absolute and unconditional,
irrespective of (a) the genuineness, validity, regularity, enforceability,
subordination or any future modification of, or change in, any Obligations or
Loan Document, or any other document, instrument or agreement to which any
Borrower is or may become a party or be bound; (b) the absence of any action to
enforce this Agreement (including this Section) or any other Loan Document, or
any waiver, consent or indulgence of any kind by Agent or any Lender with
respect thereto; (c) the existence, value or condition of, or failure to perfect
a Lien or to preserve rights against, any security or guaranty for the
Obligations or any action, or the absence of any action, by Agent or any Lender
in respect thereof (including the release of any security or guaranty); (d) the
insolvency of any Borrower; (e) any election by Agent or any Lender in an
Insolvency Proceeding for the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the
Bankruptcy Code; (f) any borrowing or grant of a Lien by any other Borrower, as
debtor-in-possession under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise;
(g) the disallowance of any claims of Agent or any Lender against any Borrower
for the repayment of any Obligations under Section 502 of the Bankruptcy Code or
otherwise; or (h) any other action or circumstances that might otherwise
constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a surety or guarantor,
except Full Payment of all Obligations.

5.10.2. Waivers.

(a) Each Borrower expressly waives all rights that it may have now or in the
future under any statute, at common law, in equity or otherwise, to compel Agent
or Lenders to marshal assets or to proceed against any Borrower, other Person or
security for the payment or performance of any Obligations before, or as a
condition to, proceeding against such Borrower. Each Borrower waives all
defenses available to a surety, guarantor or accommodation co-obligor other than
Full Payment of all Obligations. It is agreed among each Borrower, Agent and
Lenders that the provisions of this Section 5.10 are of the essence of the
transaction contemplated by the Loan Documents and that, but for such
provisions, Agent and Lenders would decline to make Loans and issue Letters of
Credit. Each Borrower acknowledges that its guaranty pursuant to this Section is
necessary to the conduct and promotion of its business, and can be expected to
benefit such business.

(b) Agent and Lenders may, in their discretion, pursue such rights and remedies
as they deem appropriate, including realization upon Collateral by judicial
foreclosure or non-judicial sale or enforcement, without affecting any rights
and remedies under this Section 5.10. If, in taking any action in connection
with the exercise of any rights or remedies, Agent or any Lender shall forfeit
any other rights or remedies, including the right to enter a deficiency judgment
against any Borrower or other Person, whether because of any Applicable Laws
pertaining to “election of remedies” or otherwise, each Borrower consents to
such action and waives any claim based upon it, even if the action may result in
loss of any rights of subrogation that any Borrower might otherwise have had.
Any election of remedies that results in denial or impairment of the right of
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Borrower shall not impair any other Borrower’s obligation to pay the full amount
of the Obligations. Each Borrower waives all rights and defenses arising out of
an election of remedies, such as nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to any
security for the Obligations, even though that election of remedies destroys
such Borrower’s rights of subrogation against any other Person. Agent may bid
all or a portion of the Obligations at any foreclosure or trustee’s sale or at
any private sale, and the amount of such bid need not be paid by Agent but shall
be credited against the Obligations. The amount of the successful bid at any
such sale, whether Agent or any other Person is the successful bidder, shall be
conclusively deemed to be the fair market value of the Collateral, and the
difference between such bid amount and the remaining balance of the Obligations
shall be conclusively deemed to be the amount of the Obligations guaranteed
under this Section 5.10, notwithstanding that any present or future law or court
decision may have the effect of reducing the amount of any deficiency claim to
which Agent or any Lender might otherwise be entitled but for such bidding at
any such sale.

5.10.3. Extent of Liability; Contribution.

(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each Borrower’s liability
under this Section 5.10 shall be limited to the greater of (i) all amounts for
which such Borrower is primarily liable, as described below, and (ii) such
Borrower’s Allocable Amount.

(b) If any Borrower makes a payment under this Section 5.10 of any Obligations
(other than amounts for which such Borrower is primarily liable) (a “Guarantor
Payment”) that, taking into account all other Guarantor Payments previously or
concurrently made by any other Borrower, exceeds the amount that such Borrower
would otherwise have paid if each Borrower had paid the aggregate Obligations
satisfied by such Guarantor Payments in the same proportion that such Borrower’s
Allocable Amount bore to the total Allocable Amounts of all Borrowers, then such
Borrower shall be entitled to receive contribution and indemnification payments
from, and to be reimbursed by, each other Borrower for the amount of such
excess, pro rata based upon their respective Allocable Amounts in effect
immediately prior to such Guarantor Payment. The “Allocable Amount” for any
Borrower shall be the maximum amount that could then be recovered from such
Borrower under this Section 5.10 without rendering such payment voidable under
Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or under any applicable state fraudulent
transfer or conveyance act, or similar statute or common law.

(c) Nothing contained in this Section 5.10 shall limit the liability of any
Borrower to pay Loans made directly or indirectly to that Borrower (including
Loans advanced to any other Borrower and then re-loaned or otherwise transferred
to, or for the benefit of, such Borrower), LC Obligations relating to Letters of
Credit issued to support such Borrower’s business, and all accrued interest,
fees, expenses and other related Obligations with respect thereto, for which
such Borrower shall be primarily liable for all purposes hereunder. Agent and
Lenders shall have the right, at any time in their discretion, to condition
Loans and Letters of Credit upon a separate calculation of borrowing
availability for each Borrower and to restrict the disbursement and use of such
Loans and Letters of Credit to such Borrower.

5.10.4. Joint Enterprise. Each Borrower has requested that Agent and Lenders
make this credit facility available to Borrowers on a combined basis, in order
to finance Borrowers’ business most efficiently and economically. Borrowers’
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collective enterprise, and Borrowers believe that consolidation of their credit
facility will enhance the borrowing power of each Borrower and ease the
administration of their relationship with Lenders, all to the mutual advantage
of Borrowers. Borrowers acknowledge and agree that Agent’s and Lenders’
willingness to extend credit to Borrowers and to administer the Collateral on a
combined basis, as set forth herein, is done solely as an accommodation to
Borrowers and at Borrowers’ request.

5.10.5. Subordination. Each Borrower hereby subordinates any claims, including
any rights at law or in equity to payment, subrogation, reimbursement,
exoneration, contribution, indemnification or set off, that it may have at any
time against any other Borrower, howsoever arising, to the Full Payment of all
Obligations.

SECTION 6. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

6.1. Conditions Precedent to Initial Loans. In addition to the conditions set
forth in Section 6.2, Lenders shall not be required to fund any requested Loan,
issue any Letter of Credit, or otherwise extend credit to Borrowers hereunder,
until the date (“Closing Date”) that each of the following conditions has been
satisfied:

(a) Notes shall have been executed by Borrowers and delivered to each Lender
that requests issuance of a Note. Each other Loan Document shall have been duly
executed and delivered to Agent by each of the signatories thereto, and each
Borrower shall be in compliance with all terms thereof.

(b) Agent shall have received acknowledgments of all filings or recordations
necessary to perfect its Liens in the Collateral, as well as UCC and Lien
searches and other evidence satisfactory to Agent that such Liens are the only
Liens upon the Collateral, except Permitted Liens.

(c) Agent shall have received duly executed agreements establishing each
Dominion Account and related lockbox, in form and substance, and with financial
institutions, satisfactory to Agent.

(d) Agent shall have received certificates, in form and substance satisfactory
to it, from a knowledgeable Senior Officer of each Borrower certifying that,
after giving effect to the initial Loans and transactions hereunder, (i) such
Borrower is Solvent; (ii) no Default or Event of Default exists; (iii) the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 9 are true and correct; and
(iv) such Borrower has complied with all agreements and conditions to be
satisfied by it under the Loan Documents.

(e) Agent shall have received a certificate of a duly authorized officer of each
Borrower, certifying as to (i) such Borrower’s Organic Documents;
(ii) resolutions authorizing execution and delivery of the Loan Documents; and
(iii) to the title, name and signature of each Person authorized to sign the
Loan Documents. Agent may conclusively rely on this certificate until it is
otherwise notified by the applicable Borrower in writing.

(f) Agent shall have received a written opinion of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick,
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satisfactory to Agent concerning enforceability under the laws of the State of
New York and other customary matters (including, without limitation, no
conflicts with the Existing Indenture, the Purchase and Sale Agreement,
Receivables Purchase Agreement and other contracts) as well as opinions under
the laws of the State of Ohio and the State of Delaware as to organization,
existence, good standing, perfection and validity of security interests, and
other customary matters (including, without limitation, no conflicts with the
Existing Indenture, the Purchase and Sale Agreement, Receivables Purchase
Agreement and other contracts).

(g) Agent shall have received copies of the charter documents of each Borrower,
certified by the Secretary of State or other appropriate official of such
Borrower’s jurisdiction of organization. Agent shall have received good standing
certificates for each Borrower, issued by the Secretary of State or other
appropriate official of such Borrower’s jurisdiction of organization and each
jurisdiction where such Borrower’s conduct of business or ownership of Property
necessitates qualification.

(h) Agent shall have received copies of policies or certificates of insurance
for the insurance policies carried by Borrowers, all in compliance with the Loan
Documents.

(i) Agent shall have completed its business, financial and legal due diligence
of Borrowers, including a field examination, with results satisfactory to Agent
and including evidence that Borrowers have received all governmental and third
party consents and approvals necessary to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereunder. No material adverse change in business, assets,
properties, liabilities, operations, condition or prospects of any Borrower
shall have occurred since December 31, 2010.

(j) Borrowers shall have paid all fees and expenses to be paid to Agent and
Lenders on the Closing Date.

(k) Agent shall have received a Borrowing Base Certificate prepared as of
March 31, 2011.

(l) Agent shall have received, each in form and substance satisfactory to them,
(a) 2 year projections of Borrowers and Subsidiaries, dated as of the Closing
Date, evidencing Borrower’s ability to comply with the availability requirements
set forth in the loan documentation, and (c) interim financial statements for
Borrowers as of May 31, 2011.

(m) Borrowers shall have paid to the Agent all accrued and unpaid interest and
fees under the Existing Loan and Security Agreement.

(n) Agent shall have received an executed copy of the reaffirmation of the
Intercreditor Agreement in form and substance acceptable to Agent.

(o) The execution and delivery or satisfaction of each of the other agreements,
documents or other instruments or conditions set forth in the closing checklist
attached hereto as Exhibit F (the “Closing Checklist”), in form, substance and
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6.2. Conditions Precedent to All Credit Extensions. Agent, Issuing Bank and
Lenders shall not be required to fund any Loans, arrange for issuance of any
Letters of Credit or grant any other accommodation to or for the benefit of
Borrowers, unless the following conditions are satisfied:

(a) No Default or event described in Section 11.1(a) – (n) shall exist at the
time of, or result from, such funding, issuance or grant, regardless of whether
or not the existence of the event is deemed an Event of Default;

(b) The representations and warranties of each Borrower in the Loan Documents
shall be true and correct on the date of, and upon giving effect to, such
funding, issuance or grant (except for representations and warranties that
expressly relate to an earlier date);

(c) All conditions precedent in any other Loan Document shall be satisfied;

(d) No event shall have occurred or circumstance exist that has or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

(e) With respect to issuance of a Letter of Credit, the LC Conditions shall be
satisfied.

Each request (or deemed request) by Borrowers for funding of a Loan, issuance of
a Letter of Credit or grant of an accommodation shall constitute a
representation by Borrowers that the foregoing conditions are satisfied on the
date of such request and on the date of such funding, issuance or grant. As an
additional condition to any funding, issuance or grant, Agent shall have
received such other information, documents, instruments and agreements as it
deems appropriate in connection therewith.

6.3. Limited Waiver of Conditions Precedent. If Agent, Issuing Bank or Lenders
fund any Loans, arrange for issuance of any Letters of Credit or grant any other
accommodation when any conditions precedent are not satisfied (regardless of
whether the lack of satisfaction was known or unknown at the time), it shall not
operate as a waiver of (a) the right of Agent, Issuing Bank and Lenders to
insist upon satisfaction of all conditions precedent with respect to any
subsequent funding, issuance or grant; nor (b) any Default or Event of Default
due to such failure of conditions or otherwise.

SECTION 7. COLLATERAL

7.1. Grant of Security Interest. To secure the prompt payment and performance of
all Obligations, each Borrower hereby grants to Agent, for the benefit of
Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in and Lien upon all of the
following Property of such Borrower, whether now owned or hereafter acquired,
and wherever located:

(a) all Accounts, excluding Accounts sold pursuant to the Receivables
Securitization Facility and excluding all Accounts owed by The Pep Boys – Manny,
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(b) all Inventory;

(c) all Deposit Accounts of the Borrowers;

(d) all Chattel Paper arising from the sale of Inventory, excluding Chattel
Paper to the extent sold, purportedly sold (but recharacterized as financed),
transferred, assigned, contributed or otherwise conveyed pursuant to the
Receivables Securitization Facility;

(e) all Payment Intangibles arising from the sale of Inventory, excluding
Payment Intangibles to the extent sold, purportedly sold (but recharacterized as
financed), transferred, assigned, contributed or otherwise conveyed pursuant to
the Receivables Securitization Facility;

(f) the Receivables Securitization Facility Subordinated Note;

(g) the membership interests of Cooper Receivables LLC;

(h) all Documents relating to any of the foregoing;

(i) all Supporting Obligations relating to any of the foregoing;

(j) all accessions to, substitutions for, and all replacements, products, and
cash and non-cash proceeds of the foregoing, including proceeds of and unearned
premiums with respect to insurance policies, and claims against any Person for
loss, damage or destruction of any Collateral; and

(k) all books and records (including customer lists, files, correspondence,
tapes, computer programs, print-outs and computer records) pertaining to the
foregoing.

7.2. Lien on Deposit Accounts; Cash Collateral.

7.2.1. Deposit Accounts. To further secure the prompt payment and performance of
all Obligations, each Borrower hereby grants to Agent, for the benefit of
Secured Parties, a continuing security interest in and Lien upon all amounts
credited to any Deposit Account of such Borrower, including any sums in any
blocked or lockbox accounts or in any accounts into which such sums are swept,
but excluding any RPA Blocked Accounts. Each Borrower shall authorize and direct
each bank or other depository to deliver to Agent (following notice to such
banks and other depositories delivered by Agent of a Default or Event of
Default), on a daily basis, all balances in each Deposit Account maintained by
such Borrower with such depository for application to the Obligations then
outstanding. Each Borrower irrevocably appoints Agent as such Borrower’s
attorney-in-fact to collect such balances to the extent any such delivery is not
so made. Cooper shall at all times cause the collections from all RPA Blocked
Accounts to be swept daily (except Canadian Accounts) to a Deposit Account of
Cooper that is subject to the foregoing requirements.

7.2.2. Cash Collateral. Any Cash Collateral may be invested, at Agent’s
discretion, in Cash Equivalents, but Agent shall have no duty to do so,
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investment or loss. Each Borrower hereby grants to Agent, for the benefit of
Secured Parties, a security interest in all Cash Collateral held from time to
time and all proceeds thereof, as security for the Obligations, whether such
Cash Collateral is held in a Cash Collateral Account or elsewhere. Agent may
apply Cash Collateral to the payment of any Obligations, in such order as Agent
may elect, as they become due and payable. Each Cash Collateral Account and all
Cash Collateral shall be under the sole dominion and control of Agent. No
Borrower or other Person claiming through or on behalf of any Borrower shall
have any right to any Cash Collateral, until Full Payment of all Obligations.

7.3. Other Collateral. By the fifteenth day of each Fiscal Quarter of Borrowers,
Borrowers shall notify Agent in writing if any Borrower has obtained any
interest in any Collateral consisting of Deposit Accounts, Documents, or
Inventory since Borrowers’ prior such disclosure and, upon Agent’s request,
shall promptly take such actions as Agent deems appropriate to effect Agent’s
duly perfected, first priority Lien upon such Collateral, including obtaining
any appropriate possession, control agreement (subject to the requirements of
Section 8.4 hereof) or Lien Waiver. If any Collateral is in the possession of a
third party, at Agent’s request, Borrowers shall obtain an acknowledgment that
such third party holds the Collateral for the benefit of Agent.

7.4. No Assumption of Liability. The Lien on Collateral granted hereunder is
given as security only and shall not subject Agent or any Lender to, or in any
way modify, any obligation or liability of Borrowers relating to any Collateral.

7.5. Further Assurances. Promptly upon request, Borrowers shall deliver such
instruments, assignments, title certificates, or other documents or agreements,
and shall take such actions, as Agent deems appropriate under Applicable Law to
evidence or perfect its Lien on any Collateral, or otherwise to give effect to
the intent of this Agreement. Each Borrower authorizes Agent to file any
financing statement that indicates the Collateral as being of an equal or lesser
scope, or with greater or lesser detail, than as set forth in Section 7.1 and
ratifies any action taken by Agent before the Closing Date to effect or perfect
its Lien on any Collateral.

SECTION 8. COLLATERAL ADMINISTRATION

8.1. Borrowing Base Certificates. (a) By the 15th day of each Fiscal Quarter of
Borrowers, and (b) from and after such time as the sum of the total principal
amount of all Loans and LC Obligations exceeds $10,000,000, by the 15th day of
each month, Borrowers shall deliver to Agent (and Agent shall promptly deliver
same to Lenders) a Borrowing Base Certificate prepared as of the close of
business of the previous Fiscal Quarter or month, as applicable, and at such
other times as Agent may request. All calculations of Availability in any
Borrowing Base Certificate shall originally be made by Borrowers and certified
by a Senior Officer, provided that Agent may from time to time review and adjust
any such calculation (a) to reflect its reasonable estimate of declines in value
of any Collateral, due to collections received in the Dominion Account or
otherwise; (b) to adjust advance rates to reflect changes in dilution, quality,
mix and other factors affecting Collateral; and (c) to the extent the
calculation is not made in accordance with this Agreement or does not accurately
reflect the Availability Reserve. Concurrently with the delivery of each
Borrowing Base Certificate pursuant to this Section, Borrowers shall deliver to
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Borrowing Base (including Accounts, Inventory and Loans) to the general ledger
of Borrowers and of such general ledger to the financial statements most
recently delivered pursuant to Section 10.1.2.

8.2. Administration of Accounts.

8.2.1. Records and Schedules of Accounts. Each Borrower shall keep accurate and
complete records of its Accounts, including all payments and collections
thereon, and shall submit to Agent sales, collection, reconciliation and other
reports in form satisfactory to Agent, on such periodic basis as Agent may
request. Each Borrower shall also provide to Agent, on or before the 15th day of
each month or quarterly as provided for in Section 8.1, a detailed aged trial
balance of all Accounts of Max-Trac, except when a Default or Event of Default
exists, then all Accounts, as of the end of the preceding month, specifying each
Account’s Account Debtor name and address, amount, invoice date and due date,
showing any discount, allowance, credit, authorized return or dispute, and
including such proof of delivery, copies of invoices and invoice registers,
copies of related documents, repayment histories, status reports and other
information as Agent may reasonably request. If Accounts in an aggregate face
amount of $1,000,000 or more cease to be Eligible Accounts, Borrowers shall
notify Agent of such occurrence promptly (and in any event within one Business
Day) after any Borrower has knowledge thereof.

8.2.2. Taxes. If an Account of any Borrower includes a charge for any Taxes,
Agent is authorized, in its discretion, to pay the amount thereof to the proper
taxing authority for the account of such Borrower and to charge Borrowers
therefor; provided, however, that neither Agent nor Lenders shall be liable for
any Taxes that may be due from Borrowers or with respect to any Collateral.

8.2.3. Account Verification. Whether or not a Default or Event of Default
exists, Agent shall have the right at any time, in the name of Agent, any
designee of Agent or any Borrower, to verify the validity, amount or any other
matter relating to any Accounts of Max-Trac by mail, telephone or otherwise.
Borrowers shall cooperate fully with Agent in an effort to facilitate and
promptly conclude any such verification process.

8.2.4. Maintenance of Dominion Account. Borrowers shall maintain Dominion
Accounts pursuant to lockbox or other arrangements acceptable to Agent as listed
on Schedule 8.2.4. Borrowers shall obtain an agreement (in form and substance
satisfactory to Agent) from each lockbox servicer and Dominion Account bank
listed on Schedule 8.2.4, establishing Agent’s control over and Lien in the
lockbox or Dominion Account, which may be exercised by Agent during any Trigger
Period, requiring immediate deposit of all remittances received in the lockbox
to a Dominion Account, and waiving offset rights of such servicer or bank,
except for customary administrative charges. If a Dominion Account is not
maintained with Bank of America, Agent may, during any Trigger Period, require
immediate transfer of all funds in such account to a Dominion Account maintained
with Bank of America. Neither Agent nor Lenders assume any responsibility to
Borrowers for any lockbox arrangement or Dominion Account, including any claim
of accord and satisfaction or release with respect to any Payment Items accepted
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8.2.5. Proceeds of Collateral. Borrowers shall request in writing and otherwise
take all necessary steps to ensure that all payments on Accounts of Max-Trac
and, when a Default or Event of Default exists, all Accounts of Cooper, and all
payments otherwise relating to Collateral are made directly to a Dominion
Account (or a lockbox relating to a Dominion Account). If any Borrower or
Subsidiary receives cash or Payment Items with respect to any Collateral, it
shall hold same in trust for Agent and promptly (not later than the next
Business Day) deposit same into a Dominion Account. Cooper shall require Cooper
Receivables LLC to transfer (on a daily basis) all collections except Canadian
collections held in all RPA Blocked Accounts to a Dominion Account.

8.3. Administration of Inventory.

8.3.1. Records and Reports of Inventory. Each Borrower shall keep accurate and
complete records of its Inventory, including costs and daily withdrawals and
additions, and shall submit to Agent inventory and reconciliation reports in
form satisfactory to Agent, on such periodic basis as Agent may request. Each
Borrower shall conduct a physical inventory at least once per calendar year (and
on a more frequent basis if requested by Agent when an Event of Default exists)
and periodic cycle counts consistent with historical practices, and shall
provide to Agent a report based on each such inventory and count promptly upon
completion thereof, together with such supporting information as Agent may
request. Agent may participate in and observe each physical count.

8.3.2. Returns of Inventory. No Borrower shall return any Inventory to a
supplier, vendor or other Person, whether for cash, credit or otherwise, unless
(a) such return is in the Ordinary Course of Business; (b) no Default, Event of
Default or Overadvance exists or would result therefrom; (c) Agent is promptly
notified if the aggregate Value of all Inventory returned in any month exceeds
$10,000,000; and (d) any payment received by a Borrower for a return is promptly
remitted to Agent for application to the Obligations.

8.3.3. Acquisition, Sale and Maintenance. Borrower shall take all steps to
assure that all Inventory is produced in accordance with Applicable Law,
including the FLSA. Borrowers shall use, store and maintain all Inventory with
reasonable care and caution, in accordance with applicable standards of any
insurance and in conformity with all Applicable Law, and shall make current rent
payments (within applicable grace periods provided for in leases) at all
locations where any Collateral is located.

8.4. Administration of Deposit Accounts. Schedule 8.4 sets forth all Deposit
Accounts maintained by Borrowers, including all Dominion Accounts. Each Borrower
shall take all actions necessary to establish Agent's control of each Dominion
Account and, after an Event of Default, each other such Deposit Account (other
than an account exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes or employee
benefits, or an account containing not more that $10,000 at any time or RPA
Blocked Accounts). Each Borrower shall be the sole account holder of each
Deposit Account and shall not allow any other Person (other than Agent) to have
control over a Deposit Account or any Property deposited therein. Each Borrower
shall promptly notify Agent of any opening or closing of a Deposit Account and,
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8.5. General Provisions.

8.5.1. Location of Collateral. All tangible items of Collateral, other than
Inventory in transit, shall at all times be kept by Borrowers at the business
locations set forth in Schedule 8.5.1, except that Borrowers may (a) make sales
or other dispositions of Collateral in accordance with Section 10.2.5; and
(b) move Collateral to another location in the United States, upon 5 Business
Days prior written notice to Agent.

8.5.2. Insurance of Collateral; Condemnation Proceeds.

(a) Each Borrower shall maintain property and casualty and third party liability
insurance with respect to the Collateral in amounts, with endorsements and with
insurers (with a Best Rating of at least A7, unless otherwise approved by Agent)
satisfactory to Agent. All proceeds relating to or arising out of a loss or
claim with respect to Collateral under each property and casualty policy shall
be payable to Agent. From time to time upon request, Borrowers shall deliver to
Agent the originals or certified copies of its property and casualty liability
insurance policies. Unless Agent shall agree otherwise, each property and
casualty policy shall include satisfactory endorsements (i) showing Agent as
sole loss payee or additional insured, as appropriate; (ii) requiring 30 days
prior written notice to Agent in the event of cancellation of the policy for any
reason whatsoever; and (iii) specifying that the interest of Agent shall not be
impaired or invalidated by any act or neglect of any Borrower or the owner of
the Property, nor by the occupation of the premises for purposes more hazardous
than are permitted by the policy. Upon request, Borrowers shall deliver to Agent
originals or certified copies of third party liability insurance policies and
certificates of insurance evidencing third party liability coverage naming Agent
as an additional insured and requiring 30 days’ prior written notice to Agent of
any cancellation. If any Borrower fails to provide and pay for any required
property and casualty or third party liability insurance, Agent may, at its
option, but shall not be required to, procure such insurance and charge
Borrowers therefor. During any period that no Event of Default exists, Borrowers
may settle, adjust or compromise any insurance claim relating to or arising out
of a loss or claim with respect to Collateral, as long as the proceeds are
delivered to Agent. If an Event of Default exists, only Agent shall be
authorized to settle, adjust and compromise such claims.

(b) Any proceeds of insurance that relate to Inventory shall be paid to Agent
and applied to payment of the Loans, and then to any other Obligations (other
than Bank Product Debt) outstanding. Thereafter, any excess will be returned to
Borrowers.

8.5.3. Protection of Collateral. All expenses of protecting, storing,
warehousing, insuring, handling, maintaining and shipping any Collateral, all
Taxes payable with respect to any Collateral (including any sale thereof), and
all other payments required to be made by Agent to any Person to realize upon
any Collateral, shall be borne and paid by Borrowers. Agent shall not be liable
or responsible in any way for the safekeeping of any Collateral, for any loss or
damage thereto (except for reasonable care in its custody while Collateral is in
Agent’s actual possession), for any diminution in the value thereof, or for any
act or default of any warehouseman, carrier, forwarding agency or other Person
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8.5.4. Defense of Title to Collateral. Each Borrower shall at all times defend
its title to Collateral and Agent's Liens therein against all Persons, claims
and demands whatsoever, except Permitted Liens.

8.6. Power of Attorney. Each Borrower hereby irrevocably constitutes and
appoints Agent (and all Persons designated by Agent) as such Borrower's true and
lawful attorney (and agent-in-fact) for the purposes provided in this Section.
Agent, or Agent's designee, may, without notice and in either its or a
Borrower's name, but at the cost and expense of Borrowers:

(a) Indorse a Borrower's name on any Payment Item or other proceeds of
Collateral (including proceeds of insurance) that come into Agent's possession
or control; and

(b) During an Event of Default, (i) notify any Account Debtors of the assignment
of their Accounts, demand and enforce payment of Accounts, by legal proceedings
or otherwise, and generally exercise any rights and remedies with respect to
Accounts; (ii) settle, adjust, modify, compromise, discharge or release any
Accounts or other Collateral, or any legal proceedings brought to collect
Accounts or Collateral; (iii) sell or assign any Accounts and other Collateral
upon such terms, for such amounts and at such times as Agent deems advisable;
(iv) take control, in any manner, of any proceeds of Collateral; (v) prepare,
file and sign a Borrower’s name to a proof of claim or other document in a
bankruptcy of an Account Debtor, or to any notice, assignment or satisfaction of
Lien or similar document; (vi) receive, open and dispose of mail addressed to a
Borrower, and notify postal authorities to change the address for delivery
thereof to such address as Agent may designate; (vii) indorse any Chattel Paper,
Document, Instrument, invoice, freight bill, bill of lading, or similar document
or agreement relating to any Accounts, Inventory or other Collateral; (viii) use
a Borrower's stationery and sign its name to verifications of Accounts and
notices to Account Debtors; (ix) use the information recorded on or contained in
any data processing equipment and computer hardware and software relating to any
Collateral; (x) make and adjust claims under policies of insurance; (xi) take
any action as may be necessary or appropriate to obtain payment under any letter
of credit or banker's acceptance for which a Borrower is a beneficiary; and
(xii) take all other actions as Agent deems appropriate to fulfill any
Borrower's obligations under the Loan Documents.

SECTION 9. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

9.1. General Representations and Warranties. To induce Agent and Lenders to
enter into this Agreement and to make available the Commitments, Loans and
Letters of Credit, each Borrower represents and warrants that:

9.1.1. Organization and Qualification. Each Borrower is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization. Each Borrower is duly qualified, authorized to do business and in
good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction where failure to be
so qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

9.1.2. Power and Authority. Each Borrower is duly authorized to execute, deliver
and perform its Loan Documents. The execution, delivery and performance of the
Loan Documents have been duly authorized by all necessary action, and do not
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or approval of any holders of Equity Interests of any Borrower, other than those
already obtained; (b) contravene the Organic Documents of any Borrower;
(c) violate or cause a default under any Applicable Law or Material Contract; or
(d) result in or require the imposition of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens)
on any Property of any Borrower.

9.1.3. Enforceability. Each Loan Document is a legal, valid and binding
obligation of each Borrower party thereto, enforceable in accordance with its
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.

9.1.4. Capital Structure. Schedule 9.1.4 shows, for each Borrower, its name, its
jurisdiction of organization, its authorized and issued Equity Interests, the
holders of its Equity Interests, and all agreements binding on such holders with
respect to their Equity Interests. Each Borrower has good title to its Equity
Interests in its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Liens, and all such Equity
Interests are duly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. There are no
outstanding options to purchase, warrants, subscription rights, agreements to
issue or sell, convertible interests, phantom rights or powers of attorney
relating to any Equity Interests of any Borrower or Subsidiary.

9.1.5. Corporate Names; Locations. During the five years preceding the Closing
Date, except as shown on Schedule 9.1.5, no Borrower has been known as or used
any corporate, fictitious or trade names, has been the surviving corporation of
a merger or combination, or has acquired any substantial part of the assets of
any Person. The chief executive offices and other places of business of
Borrowers are shown on Schedule 8.5.1. During the five years preceding the
Closing Date, no Borrower has had any other office or place of business.

9.1.6. Title to Properties; Priority of Liens. Each Borrower and Subsidiary has
good and marketable title to (or valid leasehold interests in) all Inventory,
free of Liens except Permitted Liens. Each Borrower and Significant Subsidiary
has paid and discharged all lawful claims that, if unpaid, could become a Lien
on its Properties, other than Permitted Liens. All Liens of Agent in the
Collateral are duly perfected, first priority Liens, subject only to Permitted
Liens that are expressly allowed to have priority over Agent’s Liens.

9.1.7. Accounts. Agent may rely, in determining which Accounts of Max-Trac are
Eligible Accounts, on all statements and representations made by Borrowers with
respect thereto. Borrowers warrant, with respect to each Account at the time it
is shown as an Eligible Account in a Borrowing Base Certificate, that:

(a) it is genuine and in all respects what it purports to be, and is not
evidenced by a judgment;

(b) it arises out of a completed, bona fide sale and delivery of goods or
rendition of services in the Ordinary Course of Business, and substantially in
accordance with any purchase order, contract or other document relating thereto;

(c) it is for a sum certain, maturing as stated in the invoice covering such
sale or rendition of services, a copy of which has been furnished or is
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(d) it is not subject to any offset, Lien (other than Agent’s Lien), deduction,
defense, dispute, counterclaim or other adverse condition except as arising in
the Ordinary Course of Business and disclosed to Agent; and it is absolutely
owing by the Account Debtor, without contingency in any respect;

(e) no purchase order, agreement, document or Applicable Law restricts
assignment of the Account to Agent (regardless of whether, under the UCC, the
restriction is ineffective), and the applicable Borrower is the sole payee or
remittance party shown on the invoice;

(f) no extension, compromise, settlement, modification, credit, deduction or
return has been authorized with respect to the Account, except discounts or
allowances granted in the Ordinary Course of Business for prompt payment that
are reflected on the face of the invoice related thereto and in the reports
submitted to Agent hereunder; and

(g) to the best of Borrowers’ knowledge, (i) there are no facts or circumstances
that are reasonably likely to impair the enforceability or collectibility of
such Account; (ii) the Account Debtor had the capacity to contract when the
Account arose, continues to meet the applicable Borrower’s customary credit
standards, is Solvent, is not contemplating or subject to an Insolvency
Proceeding, and has not failed, or suspended or ceased doing business; and
(iii) there are no proceedings or actions threatened or pending against any
Account Debtor that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Account Debtor’s financial condition.

9.1.8. Financial Statements. The consolidated and consolidating balance sheets,
and related statements of income, cash flow and shareholder’s equity, of
Borrowers and Subsidiaries that have been and are hereafter delivered to Agent
and Lenders, are prepared in accordance with GAAP, and fairly present the
financial positions and results of operations of Borrowers and Subsidiaries at
the dates and for the periods indicated. All projections delivered from time to
time to Agent and Lenders have been prepared in good faith, based on reasonable
assumptions in light of the circumstances at such time. Since December 31, 2010,
there has been no change in the condition, financial or otherwise, of any
Borrower or Subsidiary that could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. No financial statement delivered to Agent or Lenders at any time
contains any untrue statement of a material fact, nor fails to disclose any
material fact necessary to make such statement not materially misleading. Each
Borrower and Subsidiary is Solvent.

9.1.9. Taxes. Each Borrower and Subsidiary has filed all federal, state and
local tax returns and other reports that it is required by law to file, and has
paid, or made provision for the payment of, all Taxes upon it, its income and
its Properties that are due and payable other than (a) those presently payable
without penalty or interest or (b) those which are being Properly Contested or
(c) those which could not, individually or not, in the aggregate, be reasonably
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The provision for Taxes on the books
of each Borrower is adequate for all years not closed by applicable statutes,
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9.1.10. Brokers. There are no brokerage commissions, finder’s fees or investment
banking fees payable in connection with any transactions contemplated by the
Loan Documents.

9.1.11. Intellectual Property. Each Borrower and Subsidiary owns or has the
lawful right to use all Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of its
business, without conflict with any rights of others, except where the failure
to own or have such right to use or the existence of conflict with any rights of
others could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There
is no pending or, to any Borrower’s knowledge, threatened Intellectual Property
Claim with respect to any Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their Property
(including any Intellectual Property), which could be reasonably likely to have
a Material Adverse Effect.

9.1.12. Governmental Approvals. Each Borrower and Significant Subsidiary has, is
in compliance with, and is in good standing with respect to, all material
Governmental Approvals necessary to conduct its business and to own, lease and
operate its Properties. All necessary import, export or other licenses, permits
or certificates for the import or handling of any goods or other Collateral have
been procured and are in effect, and Borrowers and Subsidiaries have complied
with all foreign and domestic laws with respect to the shipment and importation
of any goods or Collateral, except where noncompliance could not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

9.1.13. Compliance with Laws. Each Borrower and Subsidiary has duly complied,
and its Properties and business operations are in compliance with all Applicable
Law, except where noncompliance could not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. There have been no citations, notices or orders of
noncompliance issued to any Borrower or Subsidiary under any Applicable Law that
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Inventory has
been produced in violation of the FLSA.

9.1.14. Compliance with Environmental Laws. To any Borrower’s knowledge, except
as set forth in the Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K or S-4 filed by the Borrowers with the
SEC after January 1, 2011 and prior to June 30, 2011, the Borrowers and their
Subsidiaries are in material compliance with all Environmental Laws.

9.1.15. Burdensome Contracts. No Borrower is a party or subject to any contract,
agreement or charter restriction that could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. No Borrower is, and as of the Closing Date, no
Subsidiary is, party or subject to any Restrictive Agreement, except as shown on
Schedule 9.1.15, none of which prohibit the execution or delivery of any Loan
Documents by a Borrower nor the performance by a Borrower of any obligations
thereunder.

9.1.16. Litigation. Except as set forth in Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K or S-4 filed
with the SEC after January 1, 2011 and prior to June 30, 2011, there is no
litigation or governmental proceedings pending or, to any Borrower’s knowledge,
after diligent inquiry, threatened against any Borrower or Subsidiary, that
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Borrower or
Subsidiary is in default with respect to any order, injunction or judgment of
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9.1.17. No Defaults. No event or circumstance has occurred or exists that
constitutes a Default or Event of Default. No Borrower is in default, and no
event or circumstance has occurred or exists that with the passage of time or
giving of notice would constitute a default, under any Material Contract or in
the payment of any Borrowed Money in excess of $10,000,000. There is no basis
upon which any party (other than a Borrower or Subsidiary) could terminate a
Material Contract prior to its scheduled termination date.

9.1.18. ERISA. Except as disclosed on Schedule 9.1.18:

(a) Each Plan is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable
provisions of ERISA, the Code, and other federal and state laws. Each Plan that
is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable
determination letter from the IRS or an application for such a letter is
currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto and, to the knowledge
of Borrowers, nothing has occurred which would prevent, or cause the loss of,
such qualification. Each Borrower and ERISA Affiliate has made all required
contributions to each Plan subject to Section 412 of the Code, and no
application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period
pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any Plan.

(b) There are no pending or, to the knowledge of Borrowers, threatened claims,
actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to
any Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary
responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted in or could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (ii) no
Pension Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability; (iii) no Borrower or ERISA
Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under
Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan (other than premiums due and
not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA); (iv) no Borrower or ERISA Affiliate
has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has
occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would
result in such liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a
Multiemployer Plan; and (v) no Borrower or ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a
transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA, in the
case of clauses (i) – (v) above, except to the extent such event could not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) Except to the extent that, if any such event occurred or status exists, it
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, with respect
to any Foreign Plan, (i) all employer and employee contributions required by law
or by the terms of the Foreign Plan have been made, or, if applicable, accrued,
in accordance with normal accounting practices; (ii) the fair market value of
the assets of each funded Foreign Plan, the liability of each insurer for any
Foreign Plan funded through insurance, or the book reserve established for any
Foreign Plan, together with any accrued contributions, is sufficient to procure
or provide for the accrued benefit obligations with respect to all current and
former participants in such Foreign Plan according to the actuarial assumptions
and valuations most recently used to account for such obligations in accordance
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has been registered as required and has been maintained in good standing with
applicable regulatory authorities.

9.1.19. Trade Relations. There exists no actual or threatened termination,
limitation or modification of any business relationship between any Borrower or
Subsidiary and any customer or supplier, or any group of customers or suppliers,
who individually or in the aggregate are material to the business of such
Borrower or Subsidiary. There exists no condition or circumstance that could
reasonably be expected to impair the ability of any Borrower or Significant
Subsidiary to conduct its business at any time hereafter in substantially the
same manner as conducted on the Closing Date.

9.1.20. Labor Relations. Each Borrower and Subsidiary is in compliance with all
employee benefit plans, employment agreements, collective bargaining agreements
and labor contracts and all applicable federal, state and local labor and
employment laws including, but not limited to, those related to equal employment
opportunity and affirmative action, labor relations, minimum wage, overtime,
child labor, medical insurance continuation, worker adjustment and relocation
notices, immigration controls and worker and unemployment compensation, except
where the failure to comply could not be reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse effect. Except as described on Schedule 9.1.20, no Borrower is party to
or bound by any collective bargaining agreement, management agreement or
consulting agreement. Schedule 9.1.20 sets forth the scheduled expiration or
termination date of each such collective bargaining agreement, management
agreement or casualty agreement. There are no material grievances, disputes or
controversies with any union or other organization of any Borrower’s employees,
or, to any Borrower’s knowledge, any asserted or threatened strikes, work
stoppages or demands for collective bargaining.

9.1.21. Payable Practices. No Borrower or Significant Subsidiary has made any
material change in its historical accounts payable practices from those in
effect on the Closing Date.

9.1.22. Not a Regulated Entity. No Borrower or Significant Subsidiary is (a) an
“investment company” or a “person directly or indirectly controlled by or acting
on behalf of an investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company
Act of 1940; or (b) subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act, the
Interstate Commerce Act, any public utilities code or any other Applicable Law
regarding its authority to incur Debt.

9.1.23. Margin Stock. No Borrower or Significant Subsidiary is engaged,
principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending
credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. No Loan
proceeds or Letters of Credit will be used by Borrowers to purchase or carry, or
to reduce or refinance any Debt incurred to purchase or carry, any Margin Stock
or for any related purpose governed by Regulations T, U or X of the Board of
Governors.

9.1.24. Immaterial Subsidiaries. The Borrowers’, Immaterial Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, do not represent more than 20% of Cooper’s consolidated EBITDA or
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9.1.25. Significant Subsidiaries. On the Closing Date, Cooper has no Significant
Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of a State in the United States
other than Max-Trac.

9.2. Complete Disclosure. No Loan Document contains any untrue statement of a
material fact, nor fails to disclose any material fact necessary to make the
statements contained therein not materially misleading. There is no fact or
circumstance that any Borrower has failed to disclose to Agent in writing that
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 10. COVENANTS AND CONTINUING AGREEMENTS

10.1. Affirmative Covenants. As long as any Commitments or Obligations are
outstanding, each Borrower shall:

10.1.1. Inspections; Appraisals.

(a) Permit Agent from time to time, subject (except when a Default or Event of
Default exists) to reasonable notice and normal business hours, to visit and
inspect the Properties of any Borrower, inspect, audit and make extracts from
any Borrower’s books and records, and discuss with its officers, employees,
agents, advisors and independent accountants such Borrower’s business, financial
condition, assets, prospects and results of operations. Lenders may participate
in any such visit or inspection, at their own expense. Neither Agent nor any
Lender shall have any duty to any Borrower to make any inspection, nor to share
any results of any inspection, appraisal or report with any Borrower. Borrowers
acknowledge that all inspections, appraisals and reports are prepared by Agent
and Lenders for their purposes, and Borrowers shall not be entitled to rely upon
them.

(b) Reimburse Agent for all charges, costs and expenses of Agent in connection
with (i) examinations of any Borrower’s books and records or any other financial
or Collateral matters as Agent deems appropriate, up to three times per Loan
Year; and (ii) after the Appraisal Trigger Date, appraisals of Inventory up to
two times per Loan Year; provided, however, that if an examination or appraisal
is initiated during a Default or Event of Default, all charges, costs and
expenses therefor shall be reimbursed by Borrowers without regard to such
limits. Subject to and without limiting the foregoing, Borrowers specifically
agree to pay Agent’s then standard charges for each day that an employee of
Agent or its Affiliates is engaged in any examination activities, and shall pay
the standard charges of Agent’s internal appraisal group. The limitations on
Borrowers’ liability under this Section shall not be construed to limit Agent’s
right to conduct examinations or to obtain appraisals at any time in its
discretion, nor to use third parties for such purposes. In addition to the
foregoing, Borrowers shall cooperate with Agent in connection with appraisals of
Inventory from and after the date, if any, that the sum of the total principal
amount of all Loans and LC Obligations exceeds $50,000,000 (such date, the
“Appraisal Trigger Date”), such appraisal to be accomplished within 45 days
following the Appraisal Trigger Date.

10.1.2. Financial and Other Information. Keep, and cause each Subsidiary to
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proper entries, which, for Borrowers and Domestic Subsidiaries, are made in
accordance with GAAP reflecting all financial transactions; and furnish to Agent
and Lenders:

(a) as soon as available, and in any event within 90 days after the close of
each Fiscal Year, balance sheets as of the end of such Fiscal Year and the
related statements of income, cash flow and shareholders’ equity for such Fiscal
Year, on a consolidated basis for Borrowers and Subsidiaries, which consolidated
statements shall be audited and certified (without qualification as to scope,
“going concern” or similar items) by a firm of independent certified public
accountants of recognized standing selected by Borrowers and acceptable to
Agent, and shall set forth in comparative form corresponding figures for the
preceding Fiscal Year and other information acceptable to Agent;

(b) as soon as available, and in any event within 45 days after the end of each
Fiscal Quarter, unaudited balance sheets as of the end of such quarter and the
related statements of income and cash flow for such quarter and for the portion
of the Fiscal Year then elapsed, on consolidated basis for Borrowers and
Subsidiaries, setting forth in comparative form corresponding figures for the
preceding Fiscal Year and certified by the chief financial officer of Borrower
Agent as prepared in accordance with GAAP and fairly presenting the financial
position and results of operations for such quarter and period, subject to
normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

(c) with each of the financial statements delivered under clauses (a) and
(b) above, internally prepared consolidating statements by business segment;

(d) concurrently with delivery of financial statements under clauses (a) and
(b) above, or more frequently if requested by Agent while a Default or Event of
Default exists, a Compliance Certificate executed by the chief financial officer
of Borrower Agent;

(e) concurrently with delivery of financial statements under clause (a) above,
copies of all management letters and other material reports submitted to
Borrowers by their accountants in connection with such financial statements;

(f) no later than 60 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, projections of
Borrowers’ and Subsidiaries’ consolidated balance sheets, results of operations,
cash flow and Availability for the next Fiscal Year, month by month;

(g) at Agent’s request, a listing of each Borrower’s trade payables, specifying
the trade creditor and balance due, and a detailed trade payable aging, all in
form satisfactory to Agent;

(h) promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of any proxy
statements, financial statements or reports that any Borrower has made generally
available to its shareholders; copies of any regular, periodic and special
reports or registration statements or prospectuses that any Borrower files with
the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other Governmental Authority, or
any securities exchange; and copies of any press releases or other statements
made available by a Borrower to the public concerning material changes to or
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(i) at Agent’s request, promptly after the sending or filing thereof, copies of
any annual report to be filed in connection with each Plan or Foreign Plan; and

(j) such other reports and information (financial or otherwise) as Agent may
request from time to time in connection with any Collateral or any Borrower’s or
Subsidiary’s financial condition or business.

10.1.3. Notices. Notify Agent and Lenders in writing, promptly after a
Borrower’s obtaining knowledge thereof, of any of the following that affects a
Borrower: (a) the threat or commencement of any proceeding or investigation,
whether or not covered by insurance, if an adverse determination could have a
Material Adverse Effect; (b) any pending or threatened labor dispute, strike or
walkout, or the expiration of any material labor contract; (c) any default under
or termination of a Material Contract; (d) the existence of any Default or Event
of Default; (e) any judgment in an amount exceeding $10,000,000; (f) the
assertion of any Intellectual Property Claim, if an adverse resolution could
have a Material Adverse Effect; (g) any violation or asserted violation of any
Applicable Law (including ERISA, OSHA, FLSA, or any Environmental Laws), if an
adverse resolution could have a Material Adverse Effect; (h) any Environmental
Release by a Borrower or on any Property owned, leased or occupied by a
Borrower; or receipt of any Environmental Notice regarding a noncompliance or
violation which, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result
in a Material Adverse Effect; (i) the occurrence of any ERISA Event in an amount
exceeding $10,000,000; (j) an Immaterial Subsidiary is now a Significant
Subsidiary; or (k) the discharge of or any withdrawal or resignation by
Borrowers’ independent accountants.

10.1.4. Landlord and Storage Agreements. Upon request, provide Agent with copies
of all existing agreements, and promptly after execution thereof provide Agent
with copies of all future agreements, between a Borrower and any landlord,
warehouseman, processor, shipper, bailee or other Person that owns any premises
at which any Collateral may be kept or that otherwise may possess or handle any
Collateral.

10.1.5. Compliance with Laws. Comply, and cause each Subsidiary to comply, with
all Applicable Laws, including ERISA, Environmental Laws, FLSA, OSHA,
Anti-Terrorism Laws, and laws regarding collection and payment of Taxes, and
maintain all Governmental Approvals necessary to the ownership of its Properties
or conduct of its business, unless failure to comply (other than failure to
comply with Anti-Terrorism Laws) or maintain could not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, if any Environmental Release occurs at or on any Properties of any
Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary, it shall act promptly and diligently to
investigate and report to Agent and all appropriate Governmental Authorities the
extent of, and to make appropriate remedial action to eliminate, such
Environmental Release, whether or not directed to do so by any Governmental
Authority.

10.1.6. Taxes. Pay and discharge all Taxes prior to the date on which they
become delinquent or penalties attach, unless such Taxes are being Properly
Contested.

10.1.7. Insurance. Maintain casualty and third party liability insurance as
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10.1.8. Licenses. Keep, and cause each Subsidiary to keep, each License
affecting any Collateral (including the manufacture, distribution or disposition
of Inventory) or any other material Property of Borrowers and Subsidiaries in
full force and effect; promptly notify Agent of any proposed modification to any
such License, or entry into any new License, in each case at least 30 days prior
to its effective date; pay, and cause each Subsidiary to pay, all Royalties when
due; and notify Agent of any default or breach asserted by any Person to have
occurred under any License.

10.1.9. Post Closing Matters. Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to
the contrary, Borrower Agent agrees that it shall deliver to the Agent within 45
days after the Closing Date (unless such time period is extended by the Agent in
its sole discretion), the executed Deposit Account Control Agreement with PNC
Bank in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.

10.2. Negative Covenants. As long as any Commitments or Obligations are
outstanding, each Borrower shall not:

10.2.1. Permitted Debt. Create, incur, guarantee or suffer to exist any Debt,
except:

(a) the Obligations;

(b) Permitted Purchase Money Debt;

(c) Borrowed Money (other than the Obligations and Permitted Purchase Money
Debt), but only to the extent such Debt is listed on Schedule 10.2.1,
outstanding on the Closing Date and not satisfied with proceeds of the initial
Loans;

(d) Bank Product Debt;

(e) Debt that is in existence when a Person becomes a Subsidiary or that is
secured by an asset when acquired by a Borrower or Subsidiary, as long as such
Debt was not incurred in contemplation of such Person becoming a Subsidiary or
such acquisition;

(f) Permitted Contingent Obligations;

(g) Refinancing Debt as long as each Refinancing Condition is satisfied;

(h) Debt under the Receivables Securitization Facility;

(i) Debt secured by a Lien permitted under Section 10.2.2(l) hereof to the
extent reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;

(j) Unsecured Contingent Obligations of a Borrower for debts of its Subsidiaries
to the extent such incurrence is customary in the conduct of the Borrowers’
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(k) Debt that is not included in any of the preceding clauses of this Section,
is not secured by a Lien and has a maturity date at least 6 months after the
Revolver Termination Date; and

(l) letters of credit that are not Letters of Credit hereunder or that are not
letters of credit extended under the Receivables Securitization Facility in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 at any time outstanding.

10.2.2. Permitted Liens. Create or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its
Property, except the following (collectively, “Permitted Liens”):

(a) Liens in favor of Agent;

(b) Purchase Money Liens securing Permitted Purchase Money Debt;

(c) Liens for Taxes not yet due or being Properly Contested;

(d) statutory Liens (other than Liens for Taxes or imposed under ERISA) arising
in the Ordinary Course of Business, but only if (i) payment of the obligations
secured thereby is not yet due or is being Properly Contested, and (ii) such
Liens do not materially impair the value or use of the Property or materially
impair operation of the business of any Borrower or Subsidiary;

(e) Liens incurred or deposits made in the Ordinary Course of Business to secure
the performance of tenders, bids, leases, contracts (except those relating to
Borrowed Money), stay or appeal bonds, statutory obligations and other similar
obligations, or arising as a result of progress payments under government
contracts, as long as such Liens are at all times junior to Agent’s Liens;

(f) Liens arising in the Ordinary Course of Business that are subject to Lien
Waivers;

(g) Liens arising by virtue of a judgment or judicial order against any Borrower
or Subsidiary, or any Property of a Borrower or Subsidiary, as long as such
Liens are (i) in existence for less than 20 consecutive days or being Properly
Contested, and (ii) at all times junior to Agent’s Liens;

(h) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, covenants or other agreements of
record, and other similar charges or encumbrances on Real Estate, that do not
secure any monetary obligation and do not interfere with the Ordinary Course of
Business;

(i) normal and customary rights of setoff upon deposits in favor of depository
institutions, and Liens of a collecting bank on Payment Items in the course of
collection;

(j) existing Liens shown on Schedule 10.2.2;

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(l) Liens on assets that constitute Principal Property (as defined in the
Existing Indenture) and sale and leaseback transactions (as defined in the
Existing Indenture) of Cooper and its Subsidiaries, in each case to the extent
permitted by the terms of the Existing Indenture (assuming that, at the time of
incurrence, such Existing Indenture are in full force and effect); and

(m) Liens on cash or Cash Equivalents in an aggregate amount not to exceed at
any time $50,000,000 securing Debt permitted pursuant to Section 10.2.1(l).

10.2.3. Distributions; Upstream Payments. Declare or make any Distributions,
except Upstream Payments; or create or suffer to exist any encumbrance or
restriction on the ability of Max-Trac or any other domestic Subsidiary of any
Borrower to make any Upstream Payment, except for restrictions under the Loan
Documents, under Applicable Law or in effect on the Closing Date as shown on
Schedule 9.1.15; provided that such limitations on Distributions shall not apply
if at the time of the declaration of such Distribution, the Availability Test is
met and the most recently delivered Projections indicate that the Availability
Test will also be met.

10.2.4. Restricted Investments and Acquisitions. Make any Restricted Investment;
provided that limitations on Restricted Investments (other than restrictions on
Acquisitions) shall not apply if the Availability Test is met as of both the
date the applicable Borrower commits to make such Restricted Investment and the
date the Borrower funds such Restricted Investment; make, directly or indirectly
through any Subsidiary or Affiliate, any Acquisitions unless (i) no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (ii) the acquired business is
primarily in the same or a substantially similar line of business as the
Borrowers or a reasonable extension of such line of businesses; (iii) such
Acquisition is approved by the Board of Directors and shareholders of the
acquired business; and (iv) the consideration paid in such Acquisition does not
exceed $30,000,000 for any individual Acquisition or $100,000,000 for all
Acquisitions since the Closing Date; provided that limitations on the amount of
consideration that may be paid in connection with Acquisitions shall not apply
if the Availability Test is met and the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio a pro forma
basis after giving effect to such Acquisition is greater than 1.0:1.0 in each
case at the time the Borrower commits to such Acquisition and at the time the
Borrower funds such Acquisition.

10.2.5. Disposition of Assets. Make any Asset Disposition, except the following

(a) Permitted Asset Dispositions; and

(b) intercompany transfers among the Borrowers and any other intercompany
transfers (excluding transfers and liens under the Receivables Securitization
Facility) so long as on an arms-length basis and in the Ordinary Course of
Business;

(c) all other Asset Dispositions so long as, both immediately before and after
such Asset Disposition (and the accompanying prepayment, if applicable),
Borrowers are in compliance with the Availability Test;

(d) Dispositions of Accounts, General Intangibles, Chattel Paper, Payment
Intangibles and Supporting Obligations, in each case solely to the extent sold,
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(but recharacterized as financed), transferred, assigned, contributed or
otherwise conveyed to the Receivables Securitization Facility; and

(e) so long as no Default is continuing, sales of Accounts owned by Cooper that
are owed by foreign account debtors.

10.2.6. Loans. Make any loans or other advances (or distributions) of money to
any Person, except (a) advances to an officer or employee for salary, travel
expenses, commissions and similar items in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(b) prepaid expenses and extensions of trade credit made in the Ordinary Course
of Business; (c) any Investments permitted under Section 10.2.4 and (d) loans
and advances that, when taken together with all loans and advances permitted
under clause (d) of the definition of “Restricted Investments”, do not exceed
$10,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding.

10.2.7. Restrictions on Payment of Certain Debt. Make any payments (whether
voluntary or mandatory, or a prepayment, redemption, retirement, defeasance or
acquisition) with respect to any Borrowed Money (other than the Obligations)
prior to its due date under the agreements evidencing such Debt as in effect on
the Closing Date (or as amended thereafter with the consent of Agent); provided
the restrictions on voluntary payments shall not apply so long as the
Availability Test is met at the time of such prepayment.

10.2.8. Fundamental Changes. Merge, combine or consolidate with any Person, or
liquidate, wind up its affairs or dissolve itself, in each case whether in a
single transaction or in a series of related transactions, except for mergers or
consolidations of a wholly-owned Subsidiary with or into a Borrower (so long as
a Borrower is the surviving entity of such merger or consolidation); change its
name or conduct business under any fictitious name; change its tax, charter or
other organizational identification number; or change its form or state of
organization.

10.2.9. Organic Documents. Amend, modify or otherwise change any of its Organic
Documents as in effect on the Closing Date in a manner adverse to the Lenders.

10.2.10. Tax Consolidation. File or consent to the filing of any consolidated
income tax return with any Person other than Borrowers and Subsidiaries.

10.2.11. Accounting Changes. Make any material change in accounting treatment or
reporting practices, except as required by GAAP and in accordance with
Section 1.2; or change its Fiscal Year.

10.2.12. Restrictive Agreements. Become, or permit any domestic Significant
Subsidiary (other than Cooper Receivables LLC) to become, a party to any
Restrictive Agreement, except (a) a Restrictive Agreement as in effect on the
Closing Date and shown on Schedule 9.1.15; (b) a Restrictive Agreement relating
to secured Debt permitted hereunder, if such restrictions apply only to the
collateral for such Debt; and (c) customary provisions in leases and other
contracts restricting assignment thereof.

10.2.13. Hedging Agreements. Enter into any Hedging Agreement, except to hedge
risks arising in the Ordinary Course of Business (including interest rate swaps)
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10.2.14. Conduct of Business. Engage in any business, other than its business as
conducted on the Closing Date and any activities incidental thereto.

10.2.15. Affiliate Transactions. Enter into or be party to any transaction with
an Affiliate, except (a) transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents;
(b) payment of reasonable compensation to officers and employees for services
actually rendered, and loans and advances permitted by Section 10.2.6;
(c) payment of customary directors’ fees and indemnities; (d) transactions
solely among Borrowers; (e) transactions with Affiliates that were consummated
prior to the Closing Date, as shown on Schedule 10.2.17; (f) transactions with
Affiliates in the Ordinary Course of Business, upon fair and reasonable terms
(if requested by Agent, fully disclosed to Agent) and no less favorable than
would be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a non-Affiliate;
(g) sales of accounts receivable, payment intangibles and related assets or
participations therein, in connection with the Receivables Securitization
Facility; and (h) Restricted Investments permitted under Section 10.2.4 hereof.

10.2.16. Plans. Become party to any Multiemployer Plan or Foreign Plan, other
than any in existence on the Closing Date.

10.2.17. Amendments and Notices of Amendments to Receivables Purchase Agreement
or Purchase and Sale Agreement. Except for extensions and renewals, Cooper shall
(a) provide Agent with written notice of any proposed amendment, modification or
other change to, and each consent to a departure from, the terms or provisions
of the Receivables Securitization Facility and (b) promptly following the
effectiveness thereof, provide Agent with a copy of each such amendment,
modification or other change to, and each such consent to a departure from, the
terms or provisions of the Receivable Securitization Facility. Prior to a
Facility Termination Date (as defined under the Receivables Securitization
Facility), Cooper shall not, without the prior written consent of Agent, amend,
modify or otherwise change or obtain a consent to a departure from Section 1.4,
the definition of “Termination Day”, or any changes to Section 2 of Exhibit II
thereof, in each case under and as defined in the Receivables Purchase Agreement
that (i) would be adverse in any way (as determined by Agent in its commercially
reasonable discretion) to the Agent or Lenders or (ii) could in any way impair
the Lien of Agent or Lenders in the Collateral (including, without limitation,
by impairing the creation, attachment, perfection, or priority of such Lien).

SECTION 11. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES ON DEFAULT

11.1. Events of Default. Each of the following shall be an “Event of Default”
hereunder, if the same shall occur for any reason whatsoever, whether voluntary
or involuntary, by operation of law or otherwise:

(a) A Borrower fails to pay (i) any Obligations (except Bank Product Debt in an
aggregate amount less than $1,000,000) when due or (ii) Bank Product Debt in an
aggregate amount equal to or greater than $1,000,000 within three (3) days
following the date due, (in each case, whether at stated maturity, on demand,
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(b) Any representation, warranty or other written statement of a Borrower made
in connection with any Loan Documents or transactions contemplated thereby is
incorrect or misleading in any material respect when given;

(c) A Borrower breaches or fail to perform any covenant contained in
Section 7.2, 7.3, 7.5, 8.1 (unless the Borrowing Base Certificate is delivered
within 3 days following the date due), 8.2.4, 8.2.5, 8.5.2, 10.1.1, 10.1.2
(unless the required deliveries are made within 10 days following the date due)
or 10.2;

(d) A Borrower breaches or fails to perform any other covenant contained in any
Loan Documents, and such breach or failure is not cured within 30 days after a
Senior Officer of such Borrower has knowledge thereof or receives notice thereof
from Agent, whichever is sooner; provided, however, that such notice and
opportunity to cure shall not apply if the breach or failure to perform is not
capable of being cured within such period or is a willful breach by a Borrower;

(e) A Borrower denies or contests the validity or enforceability of any Loan
Documents or Obligations, or the perfection or priority of any Lien granted to
Agent; or any Loan Document ceases to be in full force or effect for any reason
(other than a waiver or release by Agent and Lenders);

(f) Any breach or default of a Borrower occurs under any document, instrument or
agreement to which it is a party or by which it or any of its Properties is
bound, relating to any Debt (other than the Obligations) in excess of
$10,000,000 if the maturity of or any payment with respect to such Debt may be
accelerated or demanded due to such breach; or any termination event or
unmatured termination event, however named, occurs under the Receivables
Securitization Facility (or any other securitization facility) to which Borrower
or any special purpose entity established by either Borrower is a party,
relating to any debt, interests in either Borrower’s Accounts (including,
without limitation, Receivables Accounts) or similar investment in excess of
$10,000,000, if such event allows such securitization facility to be accelerated
or terminated or causes the reinvestment of collections in new Accounts
(including, without limitation, Receivables Accounts) to terminate or be
suspended.

(g) Any judgment or order for the payment of money is entered against a Borrower
in an amount that exceeds, individually or cumulatively with all unsatisfied
judgments or orders against all Borrowers, $10,000,000 (net of any insurance
coverage, cash reserve or self-insurance coverage therefor acknowledged in
writing by the insurer), unless a stay of enforcement of such judgment or order
is obtained within sixty (60) days of the date of such judgment or order;

(h) A loss, theft, damage or destruction occurs with respect to any Collateral
in excess of $3,000,000 if the such Collateral is not covered by insurance;

(i) A Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary is enjoined, restrained or in any
way prevented by any Governmental Authority from conducting any material part of
its business; a Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary suffers the loss,
revocation or termination of any material license, permit, lease or agreement
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any material part of a Borrower’s or any Significant Subsidiary’s business for a
material period of time; any material Collateral or Property of a Borrower is
taken or impaired through condemnation; a Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary
agrees to or commences any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of its
affairs; or a Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary ceases to be Solvent;

(j) An Insolvency Proceeding is commenced by a Borrower or any Significant
Subsidiary; a Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary makes an offer of
settlement, extension or composition to its unsecured creditors generally; a
trustee is appointed to take possession of any substantial Property of or to
operate any of the business of a Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary; or an
Insolvency Proceeding is commenced against a Borrower or any Significant
Subsidiary and: the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary consents to
institution of the proceeding, the petition commencing the proceeding is not
timely controverted by the Borrower or the applicable Significant Subsidiary,
the petition is not dismissed within 30 days after filing, or an order for
relief is entered in the proceeding;

(k) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan
that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of a
Borrower to a Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or PBGC in excess of $10,000,000,
or that constitutes grounds for appointment of a trustee for or termination by
the PBGC of any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; a Borrower or ERISA
Affiliate fails to pay when due any installment payment with respect to its
withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan; or
any event similar to the foregoing occurs or exists with respect to a Foreign
Plan;

(l) A Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary or any of their respective Senior
Officers is criminally indicted or convicted for (i) a felony committed in the
conduct of the Borrower’s or a Significant Subsidiary’s business, or
(ii) violating any state or federal law (including the Controlled Substances
Act, Money Laundering Control Act of 1986 and Illegal Exportation of War
Materials Act) that could lead to forfeiture of any material Property or any
Collateral;

(m) A Change of Control occurs; or any event occurs or condition exists that has
a Material Adverse Effect; or

(n) The Existing Senior Unsecured Notes are not refinanced, defeased or reserved
for under the Borrowing Base at least 90 days prior to the maturity date of such
Existing Senior Unsecured Notes.

Notwithstanding any other provision in this Section 11.1, no Event of Default
under Sections 11.1(a) – (h) and (k) – (n) shall be deemed to occur if, at the
time of the occurrence of an event under any of Sections 11.1(a) – (h) or (k) –
(n):

(i) (a) no Loans and LC Obligations are outstanding and (b) within five
(5) Business Days, all fees and expenses then due under this Agreement have been
paid in full in cash and all other Obligations have been cash collateralized in
an amount equal to 100% of the outstanding amount of such Obligations and
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(ii) (a) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Loans and LC
Obligations is less than $50,000,000, (b) both immediately before and during the
immediately succeeding five (5) Business Day period following such event,
Availability is greater than $100,000,000 and (c) within five (5) Business Days
, (I) all Loans, drawings under Letters of Credit, fees and expenses have been
paid in full in cash, (II) all other LC Obligations have been cash
collateralized in an amount equal to 105% of the stated amount of such LC
Obligations and otherwise to Administrative Agent’s reasonable satisfaction and
(III) all other Obligations have been cash collateralized in an amount equal to
100% of the outstanding amount of such LC Obligations and otherwise to
Administrative Agent’s reasonable satisfaction.

11.2. Remedies upon Default. If an Event of Default described in Section 11.1(j)
occurs with respect to any Borrower, then to the extent permitted by Applicable
Law, all Obligations (other than Secured Bank Product Obligations) shall become
automatically due and payable and all Commitments shall terminate, without any
action by Agent or notice of any kind. In addition, or if any other Event of
Default exists, Agent may in its discretion (and shall upon written direction of
Required Lenders) do any one or more of the following from time to time:

(a) declare any Obligations (other than Secured Bank Product Obligations)
immediately due and payable, whereupon they shall be due and payable without
diligence, presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are
hereby waived by Borrowers to the fullest extent permitted by law;

(b) terminate, reduce or condition any Commitment, or make any adjustment to the
Borrowing Base;

(c) require Borrowers to Cash Collateralize LC Obligations, Bank Product Debt
and other Obligations that are contingent or not yet due and payable, and, if
Borrowers fail promptly to deposit such Cash Collateral, Agent may (and shall
upon the direction of Required Lenders) advance the required Cash Collateral as
Loans (whether or not an Overadvance exists or is created thereby, or the
conditions in Section 6 are satisfied);

(d) exercise any other rights or remedies afforded under any agreement, by law,
at equity or otherwise, including the rights and remedies of a secured party
under the UCC. Such rights and remedies include the rights to (i) take
possession of any Collateral; (ii) require Borrowers to assemble Collateral, at
Borrowers’ expense, and make it available to Agent at a place designated by
Agent; (iii) enter any premises where Collateral is located and store Collateral
on such premises until sold (and if the premises are owned or leased by a
Borrower, Borrowers agree not to charge for such storage); and (iv) sell or
otherwise dispose of any Collateral in its then condition, or after any further
manufacturing or processing thereof, at public or private sale, with such notice
as may be required by Applicable Law, in lots or in bulk, at such locations, all
as Agent, in its discretion, deems advisable. Each Borrower agrees that 10 days
notice of any proposed sale or other disposition of Collateral by Agent shall be
reasonable. Agent shall have the right to conduct such sales on any Borrower’s
premises, without charge, and such sales may be adjourned from time to time in
accordance with Applicable Law. Agent shall have the right to sell, lease or
otherwise dispose of any Collateral for cash, credit or any combination thereof,
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private sale and, in lieu of actual payment of the purchase price, may credit
bid and set off the amount of such price against the Obligations; and

(e) direct Account Debtors of the Borrowers (or require Borrowers to direct such
Account Debtors) to pay all amounts owing to Borrowers to a Dominion Account (or
other depository account identified by Agent).

Upon the occurrence of any event described in Section 11.1(a)—(n), Agent may, in
its discretion, (or, at the request of Requisite Lenders, shall) terminate,
reduce or condition any Commitment or make any adjustment to the Borrowing Base.

11.3. Limited Conditional License for Intellectual Property. In addition to, and
not by way of limitation of, the granting of a security interest in the
Collateral pursuant hereto, each of the Borrowers hereby assigns, transfers and
conveys to the Agent, for use upon the occurrence and during the continuation of
an Event of Default, the irrevocable, nonexclusive right and license to use all
present and future trademarks, trade names, trade dress and copyrights owned or
used by such Borrower that relate to the Collateral, together with any goodwill
associated therewith, all to the extent necessary to enable the Agent to realize
on, and exercise all rights of the Agent and the Lenders in relation to, the
Collateral in accordance with this Agreement (including without limitation
advertising in all media as the Agent deems appropriate in connection with
marketing and sales of the Collateral) and to enable any transferee or assignee
of the Collateral to enjoy the benefits of the Collateral, and including in such
license access to all media in which any of the licensed items may be recorded
or stored and to all computer software and programs used for the compilation or
printout thereof; provided, however, the license granted under this Section 11.3
shall not be construed to limit such Borrower’s ability to take reasonable
steps, in accordance with its then current business practices, to protect and
preserve its trademarks, trade names, trade dress and copyrights. This right
shall inure to the benefit of all successors, assigns and transferees of the
Agent and its successors, assigns and transferees, whether by voluntary
conveyance, operation of law, assignment, transfer, foreclosure, deed in lieu of
foreclosure or otherwise. Such right and license shall be granted free of
charge, without requirement that any monetary payment whatsoever be made to such
Borrower. In addition, each Borrower hereby grants to the Agent and its
employees, representatives and agents the right to visit such Borrower’s and any
of its Affiliate’s or subcontractor’s plants, facilities and other places of
business that are utilized in connection with the manufacture, production,
inspection, storage or sale of Collateral (or which were so utilized during the
prior six month period), and to inspect the quality control and all other
records relating thereto upon reasonable advance written notice to such Borrower
and at reasonable dates and times and as often as may be reasonably
requested. Notwithstanding the fact that the foregoing license does not extend
to or cover patents, patent applications and technical processes The Borrowers
acknowledge and agree that following the occurrence and continuance of an Event
of Default, Agent shall be permitted to sell the Collateral without liability
for intellectual property infringement.

11.4. Setoff. At any time during an Event of Default, Agent, Issuing Bank,
Lenders, and any of their Affiliates are authorized, to the fullest extent
permitted by Applicable Law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general
or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any
time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by
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a Borrower against any Obligations, irrespective of whether or not Agent,
Issuing Bank, such Lender or such Affiliate shall have made any demand under
this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such Obligations may be
contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office of Agent, Issuing
Bank, such Lender or such Affiliate different from the branch or office holding
such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of Agent, Issuing
Bank, each Lender and each such Affiliate under this Section are in addition to
other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Person
may have.

11.5. Remedies Cumulative; No Waiver.

11.5.1. Cumulative Rights. All covenants, conditions, provisions, warranties,
guaranties, indemnities and other undertakings of Borrowers contained in the
Loan Documents are cumulative and not in derogation or substitution of each
other. In particular, the rights and remedies of Agent and Lenders are
cumulative, may be exercised at any time and from time to time, concurrently or
in any order, and shall not be exclusive of any other rights or remedies that
Agent and Lenders may have, whether under any agreement, by law, at equity or
otherwise.

11.5.2. Waivers. The failure or delay of Agent or any Lender to require strict
performance by Borrowers with any terms of the Loan Documents, or to exercise
any rights or remedies with respect to Collateral or otherwise, shall not
operate as a waiver thereof nor as establishment of a course of dealing. All
rights and remedies shall continue in full force and effect until Full Payment
of all Obligations. No modification of any terms of any Loan Documents
(including any waiver thereof) shall be effective, unless such modification is
specifically provided in a writing directed to Borrowers and executed by Agent
or the requisite Lenders, and such modification shall be applicable only to the
matter specified. No waiver of any Default or Event of Default shall constitute
a waiver of any other Default or Event of Default that may exist at such time,
unless expressly stated. If Agent or any Lender accepts performance by any
Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary under any Loan Documents in a manner
other than that specified therein, or during any Default or Event of Default, or
if Agent or any Lender shall delay or exercise any right or remedy under any
Loan Documents, such acceptance, delay or exercise shall not operate to waive
any Default or Event of Default nor to preclude exercise of any other right or
remedy.

SECTION 12. AGENT

12.1. Appointment, Authority and Duties of Agent.

12.1.1. Appointment and Authority. Each Secured Party appoints and designates
Bank of America as Agent under all Loan Documents. Agent may, and each Secured
Party authorizes Agent to, enter into all Loan Documents to which Agent is
intended to be a party and accept all Security Documents, for Agent’s benefit
and the benefit of Secured Parties. Each Secured Party agrees that any action
taken by Agent or Required Lenders in accordance with the provisions of the Loan
Documents, and the exercise by Agent or Required Lenders of any rights or
remedies set forth therein, together with all other powers reasonably incidental
thereto, shall be authorized by and binding upon all Secured Parties. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Agent shall have the sole and
exclusive authority to (a) act as the disbursing and collecting agent for
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with the Loan Documents; (b) execute and deliver as Agent each Loan Document,
including any intercreditor or subordination agreement, and accept delivery of
each Loan Document from any Borrower or other Person; (c) act as collateral
agent for Secured Parties for purposes of perfecting and administering Liens
under the Loan Documents, and for all other purposes stated therein; (d) manage,
supervise or otherwise deal with Collateral; and (e) take any Enforcement Action
or otherwise exercise any rights or remedies with respect to any Collateral
under the Loan Documents, Applicable Law or otherwise. The duties of Agent shall
be ministerial and administrative in nature, and Agent shall not have a
fiduciary relationship with any Lender, Secured Party, Participant or other
Person, by reason of any Loan Document or any transaction relating thereto.
Agent alone shall be authorized to determine whether any Accounts or Inventory
constitute Eligible Accounts or Eligible Inventory, or whether to impose or
release any reserve, and to exercise its Credit Judgment in connection therewith
or whether any conditions to funding or to issuance of a Letter of Credit have
been satisfied, which determinations and judgments, if exercised in good faith,
shall exonerate Agent from liability to any Lender or other Person for any error
in judgment.

12.1.2. Duties. Agent shall not have any duties except those expressly set forth
in the Loan Documents. The conferral upon Agent of any right shall not imply a
duty on Agent’s part to exercise such right, unless instructed to do so by
Required Lenders in accordance with this Agreement.

12.1.3. Agent Professionals. Agent may perform its duties through agents and
employees. Agent may consult with and employ Agent Professionals, and shall be
entitled to act upon, and shall be fully protected in any action taken in good
faith reliance upon, any advice given by an Agent Professional. Agent shall not
be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents, employees or
Agent Professionals selected by it with reasonable care.

12.1.4. Instructions of Required Lenders. The rights and remedies conferred upon
Agent under the Loan Documents may be exercised without the necessity of joinder
of any other party, unless required by Applicable Law. Agent may request
instructions from Required Lenders or other Secured Parties with respect to any
act (including the failure to act) in connection with any Loan Documents, and
may seek assurances to its satisfaction from Secured Parties of their
indemnification obligations under Section 12.6 against all Claims that could be
incurred by Agent in connection with any act. Agent shall be entitled to refrain
from any act until it has received such instructions or assurances, and Agent
shall not incur liability to any Person by reason of so refraining. Instructions
of Required Lenders shall be binding upon all Secured Parties, and no Secured
Party shall have any right of action whatsoever against Agent as a result of
Agent acting or refraining from acting in accordance with the instructions of
Required Lenders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, instructions by and consent of
all Lenders shall be required in the circumstances described in Section 14.1.1,
and in no event shall Required Lenders, without the prior written consent of
each Lender, direct Agent to accelerate and demand payment of Loans held by one
Lender without accelerating and demanding payment of all other Loans, nor to
terminate the Commitments of one Lender without terminating the Commitments of
all Lenders. In no event shall Agent be required to take any action that, in its
opinion, is contrary to Applicable Law or any Loan Documents or could subject
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12.2. Agreements Regarding Collateral and Field Examination Reports.

12.2.1. Lien Releases; Care of Collateral. Secured Parties authorize Agent to
release any Lien with respect to any Collateral (a) upon Full Payment of the
Obligations; (b) that is the subject of an Asset Disposition which Borrowers
certify in writing to Agent is a Permitted Asset Disposition , an Asset
Disposition permitted by Section 10.2.5 or a Lien which Borrowers certify is a
Permitted Lien entitled to priority over Agent’s Liens (and Agent may rely
conclusively on any such certificate without further inquiry); (c) that does not
constitute a material part of the Collateral; or (d) with the written consent of
all Lenders. Secured Parties authorize Agent to subordinate its Liens to any
Purchase Money Lien permitted hereunder. Agent shall have no obligation to
assure that any Collateral exists or is owned by a Borrower, or is cared for,
protected, insured or encumbered, nor to assure that Agent’s Liens have been
properly created, perfected or enforced, or are entitled to any particular
priority, nor to exercise any duty of care with respect to any Collateral.

12.2.2. Possession of Collateral. Agent and Secured Parties appoint each Lender
as agent (for the benefit of Secured Parties) for the purpose of perfecting
Liens in any Collateral held or controlled by such Lender, to the extent such
Liens are perfected by possession or control. If any Lender obtains possession
or control of any Collateral, it shall notify Agent thereof and, promptly upon
Agent’s request, deliver such Collateral to Agent or otherwise deal with it in
accordance with Agent’s instructions.

12.2.3. Reports. Agent shall promptly, upon receipt thereof, forward to each
Lender copies of the results of any field audit, examination or appraisal
prepared by or on behalf of Agent with respect to any Borrower or Collateral
(“Report”). Each Lender agrees (a) that neither Bank of America nor Agent makes
any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any Report,
and shall not be liable for any information contained in or omitted from any
Report; (b) that the Reports are not intended to be comprehensive audits or
examinations, and that Agent or any other Person performing any audit or
examination will inspect only specific information regarding Obligations or the
Collateral and will rely significantly upon Borrowers’ books and records as well
as upon representations of Borrowers’ officers and employees; and (c) to keep
all Reports confidential and strictly for such Lender’s internal use, and not to
distribute any Report (or the contents thereof) to any Person (except to such
Lender’s Participants, attorneys and accountants or to the extent required by
Applicable Law or applicable Governmental Authorities) or use any Report in any
manner other than administration of the Loans and other Obligations. Each Lender
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Agent and any other Person preparing a
Report from any action such Lender may take as a result of or any conclusion it
may draw from any Report, as well as any Claims arising in connection with any
third parties that obtain any part or contents of a Report through such Lender.

12.3. Reliance By Agent. Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully
protected in relying, upon any certification, notice or other communication
(including those by telephone, telex, telegram, telecopy or e-mail) believed by
it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper
Person, and upon the advice and statements of Agent Professionals. Agent shall
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instruction, notice or other communication under any Loan Document, and shall
not be liable for any delay in acting.

12.4. Action Upon Default. Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any
Default or Event of Default unless it has received written notice from a
Borrower or Required Lenders specifying the occurrence and nature thereof. If
any Lender acquires knowledge of a Default, Event of Default or failure of such
conditions, it shall promptly notify Agent and the other Lenders thereof in
writing. Each Secured Party agrees that, except as otherwise provided in any
Loan Documents or with the written consent of Agent and Required Lenders, it
will not take any Enforcement Action, accelerate Obligations under any Loan
Documents (other than Secured Bank Product Obligations), or exercise any right
that it might otherwise have under Applicable Law to credit bid at foreclosure
sales, UCC sales or other similar dispositions of Collateral. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, however, a Lender may take action to preserve or enforce its
rights against a Borrower where a deadline or limitation period is applicable
that would, absent such action, bar enforcement of Obligations held by such
Lender, including the filing of proofs of claim in an Insolvency Proceeding.

12.5. Ratable Sharing. If any Lender shall obtain any payment or reduction of
any Obligation, whether through set-off or otherwise, in excess of its share of
such Obligation, determined on a Pro Rata basis or in accordance with
Section 5.5.1, as applicable, such Lender shall forthwith purchase from Agent,
Issuing Bank and the other Lenders such participations in the affected
Obligation as are necessary to cause the purchasing Lender to share the excess
payment or reduction on a Pro Rata basis or in accordance with Section 5.5.1, as
applicable. If any of such payment or reduction is thereafter recovered from the
purchasing Lender, the purchase shall be rescinded and the purchase price
restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if a Defaulting Lender obtains a payment or reduction of any
Obligation, it shall immediately turn over the amount thereof to Agent for
application under Section 4.2.2 and it shall provide a written statement to
Agent describing the Obligation affected by such payment or reduction. No Lender
shall set off against any Dominion Account without the prior consent of Agent.

12.6. Indemnification of Agent Indemnitees. EACH LENDER SHALL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD
HARMLESS AGENT INDEMNITEES AND ISSUING BANK INDEMNITEES, TO THE EXTENT NOT
REIMBURSED BY BORROWERS (BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS OF
BORROWERS UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS), ON A PRO RATA BASIS, AGAINST ALL CLAIMS
THAT MAY BE INCURRED BY OR ASSERTED AGAINST ANY SUCH INDEMNITEE, PROVIDED THAT
ANY CLAIM AGAINST AN AGENT INDEMNITEE RELATES TO OR ARISES FROM AN AGENT
INDEMNITEE ACTING AS OR FOR AGENT (IN ITS CAPACITY AS AGENT) PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
THAT NO LENDER SHALL BE LIABLE TO ANY AGENT INDEMNITEE OR ISSUING BANK
INDEMNITEE TO THE EXTENT SUCH LIABILITY HAS RESULTED PRIMARILY FROM THE GROSS
NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF SUCH AGENT INDEMNITEE OR SUCH ISSUING BANK
INDEMNITEE, AS DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN A FINAL
NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT OR ORDER. In Agent’s discretion, it may reserve for any
such Claims made against an Agent Indemnitee or Issuing Bank Indemnitee, and may
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proceeds of Collateral prior to making any distribution of Collateral proceeds
to Secured Parties. If Agent is sued by any receiver, bankruptcy trustee,
debtor-in-possession or other Person for any alleged preference or fraudulent
transfer, then any monies paid by Agent in settlement or satisfaction of such
proceeding, together with all interest, costs and expenses (including attorneys’
fees) incurred in the defense of same, shall be promptly reimbursed to Agent by
each Lender to the extent of its Pro Rata share.

12.7. Limitation on Responsibilities of Agent. Agent shall not be liable to any
Secured Party for any action taken or omitted to be taken under the Loan
Documents, except for losses directly and solely caused by Agent’s gross
negligence or willful misconduct. Agent does not assume any responsibility for
any failure or delay in performance or any breach by any Borrower, Lender or
other Secured Party of any obligations under the Loan Documents. Agent does not
make any express or implied warranty, representation or guarantee to Secured
Parties with respect to any Obligations, Collateral, Loan Documents or Borrower.
No Agent Indemnitee shall be responsible to Secured Parties for any recitals,
statements, information, representations or warranties contained in any Loan
Documents; the execution, validity, genuineness, effectiveness or enforceability
of any Loan Documents; the genuineness, enforceability, collectibility, value,
sufficiency, location or existence of any Collateral, or the validity, extent,
perfection or priority of any Lien therein; the validity, enforceability or
collectibility of any Obligations; or the assets, liabilities, financial
condition, results of operations, business, creditworthiness or legal status of
any Borrower or Account Debtor. No Agent Indemnitee shall have any obligation to
any Secured Party to ascertain or inquire into the existence of any Default or
Event of Default, the observance or performance by any Borrower of any terms of
the Loan Documents, or the satisfaction of any conditions precedent contained in
any Loan Documents.

12.8. Successor Agent and Co-Agents.

12.8.1. Resignation; Successor Agent. Subject to the appointment and acceptance
of a successor Agent as provided below, Agent may resign at any time by giving
at least 30 days written notice thereof to Lenders and Borrowers. Upon receipt
of such notice, Required Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor
Agent which shall be (a) a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender; or (b) a
commercial bank that is organized under the laws of the United States or any
state or district thereof, has a combined capital surplus of at least
$200,000,000 and (provided no Event of Default exists) is reasonably acceptable
to Borrowers. If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of
the resignation of Agent, then Agent may appoint a successor agent from among
Lenders or, if no Lender accepts such role, Agent may appoint Required Lenders
as successor Agent. Upon acceptance by a successor Agent of an appointment to
serve as Agent hereunder or upon appointment of Required Lenders as successor
Agent, such successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with
all the powers and duties of the retiring Agent without further act, and the
retiring Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder but
shall continue to have the benefits of the indemnification set forth in Sections
12.6 and 14.2. Notwithstanding any Agent’s resignation, the provisions of this
Section 12 shall continue in effect for its benefit with respect to any actions
taken or omitted to be taken by it while Agent. Any successor to Bank of America
by merger or acquisition of stock or this loan shall continue to be Agent
hereunder without further act on the part of the parties hereto, unless such
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12.8.2. Separate Collateral Agent. It is the intent of the parties that there
shall be no violation of any Applicable Law denying or restricting the right of
financial institutions to transact business in any jurisdiction. If Agent
believes that it may be limited in the exercise of any rights or remedies under
the Loan Documents due to any Applicable Law, Agent may appoint an additional
Person who is not so limited, as a separate collateral agent or co-collateral
agent. If Agent so appoints a collateral agent or co-collateral agent, each
right and remedy intended to be available to Agent under the Loan Documents
shall also be vested in such separate agent. Every covenant and obligation
necessary to the exercise thereof by such agent shall run to and be enforceable
by it as well as Agent. Secured Parties shall execute and deliver such documents
as Agent deems appropriate to vest any rights or remedies in such agent. If any
collateral agent or co-collateral agent shall die or dissolve, become incapable
of acting, resign or be removed, then all the rights and remedies of such agent,
to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, shall vest in and be exercised by
Agent until appointment of a new agent.

12.9. Due Diligence and Non-Reliance. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that
it has, independently and without reliance upon Agent or any other Lenders, and
based upon such documents, information and analyses as it has deemed
appropriate, made its own credit analysis of each Borrower and its own decision
to enter into this Agreement and to fund Loans and participate in LC Obligations
hereunder. Each Secured Party has made such inquiries concerning the Loan
Documents, the Collateral and each Borrower as such Secured Party feels
necessary. Each Lender further acknowledges and agrees that the other Secured
Parties have made no representations or warranties concerning any Borrower, any
Collateral or the legality, validity, sufficiency or enforceability of any Loan
Documents or Obligations. Each Secured Party will, independently and without
reliance upon any other Secured Party, and based upon such financial statements,
documents and information as it deems appropriate at the time, continue to make
and rely upon its own credit decisions in making Loans and participating in LC
Obligations, and in taking or refraining from any action under any Loan
Documents. Except for notices, reports and other information expressly requested
by a Lender, Agent shall have no duty or responsibility to provide any Secured
Party with any notices, reports or certificates furnished to Agent by any
Borrower or any credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial
condition, business or Properties of any Borrower (or any of its Affiliates)
which may come into possession of Agent or any of Agent’s Affiliates.

12.10. Replacement of Certain Lenders. If a Lender (a) is a Defaulting Lender,
or (b) fails to give its consent to any amendment, waiver or action for which
consent of all Lenders was required and Required Lenders consented, then, in
addition to any other rights and remedies that any Person may have, Agent may,
by notice to such Lender within 120 days after such event, require such Lender
to assign all of its rights and obligations under the Loan Documents to Eligible
Assignee(s) specified by Agent after consultation with the Borrower Agent,
pursuant to appropriate Assignment and Acceptance(s) and within 20 days after
Agent’s notice. Agent is irrevocably appointed as attorney-in-fact to execute
any such Assignment and Acceptance if the Lender fails to execute same. Such
Lender shall be entitled to receive, in cash, concurrently with such assignment,
all amounts owed to it under the Loan Documents, including all principal,
interest and fees through the date of assignment (but excluding any prepayment
charge).

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12.11.1. Remittances Generally. All payments by any Lender to Agent shall be
made by the time and on the day set forth in this Agreement, in immediately
available funds. If no time for payment is specified or if payment is due on
demand by Agent and request for payment is made by Agent by 11:00 a.m. on a
Business Day, payment shall be made by Lender not later than 2:00 p.m. on such
day, and if request is made after 11:00 a.m., then payment shall be made by
11:00 a.m. on the next Business Day. Payment by Agent to any Secured Party shall
be made by wire transfer, in the type of funds received by Agent. Any such
payment shall be subject to Agent’s right of offset for any amounts due from
such payee under the Loan Documents.

12.11.2. Failure to Pay. If any Secured Party fails to pay any amount when due
by it to Agent pursuant to the terms hereof, such amount shall bear interest
from the due date until paid at the rate determined by Agent as customary in the
banking industry for interbank compensation. In no event shall Borrowers be
entitled to receive credit for any interest paid by a Secured Party to Agent,
nor shall any Defaulting Lender be entitled to interest on any amounts held by
Agent pursuant to Section 4.2.

12.11.3. Recovery of Payments. If Agent pays any amount to a Secured Party in
the expectation that a related payment will be received by Agent from a Borrower
and such related payment is not received, then Agent may recover such amount
from each Secured Party that received it. If Agent determines at any time that
an amount received under any Loan Document must be returned to a Borrower or
paid to any other Person pursuant to Applicable Law or otherwise, then,
notwithstanding any other term of any Loan Document, Agent shall not be required
to distribute such amount to any Lender. If any amounts received and applied by
Agent to any Obligations are later required to be returned by Agent pursuant to
Applicable Law, each Lender shall pay to Agent, on demand, such Lender’s Pro
Rata share of the amounts required to be returned.

12.12. Agent in its Individual Capacity. As a Lender, Bank of America shall have
the same rights and remedies under the other Loan Documents as any other Lender,
and the terms “Lenders,” “Required Lenders” or any similar term shall include
Bank of America in its capacity as a Lender. Each of Bank of America and its
Affiliates may accept deposits from, maintain deposits or credit balances for,
invest in, lend money to, provide Bank Products to, act as trustee under
indentures of, serve as financial or other advisor to, and generally engage in
any kind of business with, Borrowers and their Affiliates, as if Bank of America
were not Agent hereunder, without any duty to account therefor (including any
fees or other consideration received in connection therewith) to the other
Lenders. In their individual capacities, Bank of America and its Affiliates may
receive information regarding Borrowers, their Affiliates and their Account
Debtors (including information subject to confidentiality obligations), and each
Secured Party agrees that Bank of America and its Affiliates shall be under no
obligation to provide such information to any Secured Party, if acquired in such
individual capacity.

12.13. Bank Product Providers. Each Secured Bank Product Provider, by delivery
of a notice to Agent of a Bank Product, agrees to be bound by Section 5.6 and
this Section 12. Each Secured Bank Product Provider shall indemnify and hold
harmless Agent Indemnitees, to the extent not reimbursed by Borrowers, against
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against any Agent Indemnitee in connection with such provider’s Secured Bank
Product Obligations.

12.14. Agent Titles. Each Lender, other than Bank of America, that is designated
(on the cover page of this Agreement or otherwise) by Bank of America as an
“Agent” or “Arranger” of any type shall not have any right, power,
responsibility or duty under any Loan Documents other than those applicable to
all Lenders, and shall in no event be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship
with any other Lender.

12.15. No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Section 12 is an agreement solely
among Lenders and Agent, and shall survive Full Payment of the Obligations. This
Section 12 does not confer any rights or benefits upon Borrowers or any other
Person. As between Borrowers and Agent, any action that Agent may take under any
Loan Documents or with respect to any Obligations shall be conclusively presumed
to have been authorized and directed by Lenders.

SECTION 13. BENEFIT OF AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENTS AND PARTICIPATIONS

13.1. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of Borrowers, Agent, Lenders, Secured Parties and their respective
successors and assigns, except that (a) no Borrower shall have the right to
assign its rights or delegate its obligations under any Loan Documents; and
(b) any assignment by a Lender must be made in compliance with Section 13.3.
Agent may treat the Person which made any Loan as the owner thereof for all
purposes until such Person makes an assignment in accordance with Section 13.3.
Any authorization or consent of a Lender shall be conclusive and binding on any
subsequent transferee or assignee of such Lender.

13.2. Participations.

13.2.1. Permitted Participants; Effect. Any Lender may, in the ordinary course
of its business and in accordance with Applicable Law, at any time sell to a
financial institution (“Participant”) a participating interest in the rights and
obligations of such Lender under any Loan Documents. Despite any sale by a
Lender of participating interests to a Participant, such Lender’s obligations
under the Loan Documents shall remain unchanged, such Lender shall remain solely
responsible to the other parties hereto for performance of such obligations,
such Lender shall remain the holder of its Loans and Commitments for all
purposes, all amounts payable by Borrowers shall be determined as if such Lender
had not sold such participating interests, and Borrowers and Agent shall
continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with the
Loan Documents. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for notifying its
Participants of any matters under the Loan Documents, and Agent and the other
Lenders shall not have any obligation or liability to any such Participant. A
Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be
entitled to the benefits of Section 5.8 unless Borrowers agree otherwise in
writing.

13.2.2. Voting Rights. Each Lender shall retain the sole right to approve,
without the consent of any Participant, any amendment, waiver or other
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rate or fees payable with respect to any Loan or Commitment in which such
Participant has an interest, postpones the Commitment Termination Date or any
date fixed for any regularly scheduled payment of principal, interest or fees on
such Loan or Commitment, or releases any Borrower or substantial portion of the
Collateral.

13.2.3. Benefit of Set-Off. Borrowers agree that each Participant shall have a
right of set-off in respect of its participating interest to the same extent as
if such interest were owing directly to a Lender, and each Lender shall also
retain the right of set-off with respect to any participating interests sold by
it. By exercising any right of set-off, a Participant agrees to share with
Lenders all amounts received through its set-off, in accordance with
Section 12.5 as if such Participant were a Lender.

13.3. Assignments.

13.3.1. Permitted Assignments. A Lender may assign to an Eligible Assignee any
of its rights and obligations under the Loan Documents, as long as (a) each
assignment is of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of the transferor
Lender’s rights and obligations under the Loan Documents and, in the case of a
partial assignment, is in a minimum principal amount of $10,000,000 (unless
otherwise agreed by Agent in its discretion) and integral multiples of
$1,000,000 in excess of that amount; (b) except in the case of an assignment in
whole of a Lender’s rights and obligations, the aggregate amount of the
Commitments retained by the transferor Lender is at least $10,000,000 (unless
otherwise agreed by Agent in its discretion); and (c) the parties to each such
assignment shall execute and deliver to Agent, for its acceptance and recording,
an Assignment and Acceptance. Nothing herein shall limit the right of a Lender
to pledge or assign any rights under the Loan Documents to (i) any Federal
Reserve Bank or the United States Treasury as collateral security pursuant to
Regulation A of the Board of Governors and any Operating Circular issued by such
Federal Reserve Bank, or (ii) counterparties to swap agreements relating to any
Loans; provided, however, that any payment by Borrowers to the assigning Lender
in respect of any Obligations assigned as described in this sentence shall
satisfy Borrowers’ obligations hereunder to the extent of such payment, and no
such assignment shall release the assigning Lender from its obligations
hereunder.

13.3.2. Effect; Effective Date. Upon delivery to Agent of an assignment notice
in the form of Exhibit C and a processing fee of $3,500 (unless otherwise agreed
by Agent in its discretion), the assignment shall become effective as specified
in the notice, if it complies with this Section 13.3. From such effective date,
the Eligible Assignee shall for all purposes be a Lender under the Loan
Documents, and shall have all rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder.
Upon consummation of an assignment, the transferor Lender, Agent and Borrowers
shall make appropriate arrangements for issuance of replacement and/or new
Notes, as applicable. The transferee Lender shall comply with Section 5.9 and
deliver, upon request, an administrative questionnaire satisfactory to Agent.

13.3.3. Certain Assignees. No assignment or participation may be made to a
Borrower, Affiliate of a Borrower, Defaulting Lender or natural person. In
connection with any assignment by a Defaulting Lender, such assignment shall be
effective only upon payment by the Eligible Assignee or Defaulting Lender to
Agent of an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution (through direct
payment, purchases of participations or other compensating actions as Agent
deems appropriate), (a) to satisfy all funding and payment liabilities then
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Rata share of all Loans and LC Obligations. If an assignment by a Defaulting
Lender shall become effective under Applicable Law for any reason without
compliance with the foregoing sentence, then the assignee shall be deemed a
Defaulting Lender for all purposes until such compliance occurs.

SECTION 14. MISCELLANEOUS

14.1. Consents, Amendments and Waivers.

14.1.1. Amendment. No modification of any Loan Document, including any extension
or amendment of a Loan Document or any waiver of a Default or Event of Default,
shall be effective without the prior written agreement of Agent (with the
consent of Required Lenders) and each Borrower party to such Loan Document;
provided, however, that

(a) without the prior written consent of Agent, no modification shall be
effective with respect to any provision in a Loan Document that relates to any
rights, duties or discretion of Agent;

(b) without the prior written consent of Issuing Bank, no modification shall be
effective with respect to any LC Obligations or Section 2.2;

(c) without the prior written consent of each affected Lender, no modification
shall be effective that would (i) increase the Commitment of such Lender; or
(ii) reduce the amount of, or waive or delay payment of, any principal, interest
or fees payable to such Lender; and

(d) without the prior written consent of all Lenders (except a defaulting Lender
as provided in Section 4.2), no modification shall be effective that would
(i) extend the Revolver Termination Date; (ii) alter Section 5.5, 7.1 (except to
add Collateral) or 14.1.1; (iii) amend the definitions of Borrowing Base (and
the defined terms used in such definition), Pro Rata or Required Lenders;
(iv) increase any advance rate, decrease the Availability Block or increase
total Commitments; (vi) release all or substantially all of the Collateral; or
(vii) release any Borrower from liability for any Obligations.

14.1.2. Limitations. The agreement of Borrowers shall not be necessary to the
effectiveness of any modification of a Loan Document that deals solely with the
rights and duties of Lenders, Agent and/or Issuing Bank as among themselves.
Only the consent of the parties to the Fee Letter or any agreement relating to a
Bank Product shall be required for any modification of such agreement, and no
Affiliate of a Lender that is party to a Bank Product agreement shall have any
other right to consent to or participate in any manner in modification of any
other Loan Document. The making of any Loans during the existence of a Default
or Event of Default shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of such Default
or Event of Default, nor to establish a course of dealing. Any waiver or consent
granted by Lenders hereunder shall be effective only if in writing, and then
only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it is
given.

14.1.3. Payment for Consents. No Borrower will, directly or indirectly, pay any
remuneration or other thing of value, whether by way of additional interest, fee
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Lender with any modification of any Loan Documents, unless such remuneration or
value is concurrently paid, on the same terms, on a Pro Rata basis to all
Lenders providing their consent.

14.2. Indemnity. EACH BORROWER SHALL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE INDEMNITEES
AGAINST ANY CLAIMS THAT MAY BE INCURRED BY OR ASSERTED AGAINST ANY INDEMNITEE,
INCLUDING CLAIMS ASSERTED BY ANY BORROWER OR OTHER PERSON OR ARISING FROM THE
NEGLIGENCE OF AN INDEMNITEE. In no event shall any party to a Loan Document have
any obligation thereunder to indemnify or hold harmless an Indemnitee with
respect to a Claim that is determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a
court of competent jurisdiction to result from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of such Indemnitee.

14.3. Notices and Communications.

14.3.1. Notice Address. Subject to Section 4.1.4, all notices and other
communications by or to a party hereto shall be in writing and shall be given to
any Borrower, at Borrower Agent’s address shown on the signature pages hereof,
and to any other Person at its address shown on the signature pages hereof (or,
in the case of a Person who becomes a Lender after the Closing Date, at the
address shown on its Assignment and Acceptance), or at such other address as a
party may hereafter specify by notice in accordance with this Section 14.3. Each
such notice or other communication shall be effective only (a) if given by
facsimile transmission, when transmitted to the applicable facsimile number, if
confirmation of receipt is received; (b) if given by mail, three Business Days
after deposit in the U.S. mail, with first-class postage pre-paid, addressed to
the applicable address; or (c) if given by personal delivery, when duly
delivered to the notice address with receipt acknowledged. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no notice to Agent pursuant to Section 2.1.4, 2.3, 3.1.2 or 4.1.1
shall be effective until actually received by the individual to whose attention
at Agent such notice is required to be sent. Any written notice or other
communication that is not sent in conformity with the foregoing provisions shall
nevertheless be effective on the date actually received by the noticed party.
Any notice received by Borrower Agent shall be deemed received by all Borrowers.
Each Person who becomes a Lender after the Closing Date shall give Agent and
Borrowers an Assignment Notice in the form of Exhibit C, and until the Person
provides Borrowers the Assignment Notice of the Person’s address, no Borrower is
required to give the Person notice hereunder.

14.3.2. Electronic Communications; Voice Mail. Electronic mail and internet
websites may be used only for routine communications, such as financial
statements, Borrowing Base Certificates and other information required by
Section 10.1.2, administrative matters, distribution of Loan Documents for
execution, and matters permitted under Section 4.1.4. Agent and Lenders make no
assurances as to the privacy and security of electronic communications.
Electronic and voice mail may not be used as effective notice under the Loan
Documents.

14.3.3. Non-Conforming Communications. Agent and Lenders may rely upon any
notices purportedly given by or on behalf of any Borrower even if such notices
were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not
confirmed, or if the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from
a later confirmation. Each Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each
Indemnitee from any liabilities, losses, costs and expenses arising from any
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14.4. Performance of Borrowers’ Obligations. Agent may, in its discretion at any
time and from time to time, at Borrowers’ expense, pay any amount or do any act
required of a Borrower under any Loan Documents or otherwise lawfully requested
by Agent to (a) enforce any Loan Documents or collect any Obligations;
(b) protect, insure, maintain or realize upon any Collateral; or (c) defend or
maintain the validity or priority of Agent’s Liens in any Collateral, including
any payment of a judgment, insurance premium, warehouse charge, finishing or
processing charge, or landlord claim, or any discharge of a Lien. All payments,
costs and expenses (including Extraordinary Expenses) of Agent under this
Section shall be reimbursed to Agent by Borrowers, on demand, with interest from
the date incurred to the date of payment thereof at the Default Rate applicable
to Base Rate Loans. Any payment made or action taken by Agent under this Section
shall be without prejudice to any right to assert an Event of Default or to
exercise any other rights or remedies under the Loan Documents.

14.5. Credit Inquiries. Each Borrower hereby authorizes Agent and Lenders (but
they shall have no obligation) to respond to usual and customary credit
inquiries from third parties concerning any Borrower or Subsidiary.

14.6. Severability. Wherever possible, each provision of the Loan Documents
shall be interpreted in such manner as to be valid under Applicable Law. If any
provision is found to be invalid under Applicable Law, it shall be ineffective
only to the extent of such invalidity and the remaining provisions of the Loan
Documents shall remain in full force and effect.

14.7. Cumulative Effect; Conflict of Terms. The provisions of the Loan Documents
are cumulative. The parties acknowledge that the Loan Documents may use several
limitations, tests or measurements to regulate similar matters, and they agree
that these are cumulative and that each must be performed as provided. Except as
otherwise provided in another Loan Document (by specific reference to the
applicable provision of this Agreement), if any provision contained herein is in
direct conflict with any provision in another Loan Document, the provision
herein shall govern and control.

14.8. Counterparts. Any Loan Document may be executed in counterparts, each of
which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall
constitute a single contract. This Agreement shall become effective when Agent
has received counterparts bearing the signatures of all parties hereto. Delivery
of a signature page of any Loan Document by telecopy shall be effective as
delivery of a manually executed counterpart of such agreement.

14.9. Entire Agreement. Time is of the essence of the Loan Documents. The Loan
Documents constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the
subject matter hereof, and supersede any and all previous agreements and
understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof.

14.10. Relationship with Lenders. The obligations of each Lender hereunder are
several, and no Lender shall be responsible for the obligations or Commitments
of any other Lender. Amounts payable hereunder to each Lender shall be a
separate and independent debt, and each Lender shall be entitled, to the extent
not otherwise restricted hereunder, to protect and enforce its rights arising
out of the Loan Documents. It shall not be necessary for Agent or any other
Lender to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purposes.
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this Agreement and no action of Agent or Lenders pursuant to the Loan Documents
shall be deemed to constitute Agent and Lenders to be a partnership,
association, joint venture or any other kind of entity, nor to constitute
control of any Borrower.

14.11. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects
of each transaction contemplated by any Loan Document, Borrowers acknowledge and
agree that (a)(i) this credit facility and any related arranging or other
services by Agent, any Lender, any of their Affiliates or any arranger are
arm’s-length commercial transactions between Borrowers and such Person;
(ii) Borrowers have consulted their own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax
advisors to the extent they have deemed appropriate; and (iii) Borrowers are
capable of evaluating and understanding, and do understand and accept, the
terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by the Loan
Documents; (b) each of Agent, Lenders, their Affiliates and any arranger is and
has been acting solely as a principal in connection with this credit facility,
is not the financial advisor, agent or fiduciary for Borrowers, any of their
Affiliates or any other Person, and has no obligation with respect to the
transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents except as expressly set forth
therein; and (c) Agent, Lenders, their Affiliates and any arranger may be
engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from
those of Borrowers and their Affiliates, and have no obligation to disclose any
of such interests to Borrowers or their Affiliates. To the fullest extent
permitted by Applicable Law, each Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims
that it may have against Agent, Lenders, their Affiliates and any arranger with
respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in
connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated by a Loan Document.

14.12. Confidentiality. Each of Agent, Lenders and Issuing Bank agrees to
maintain the confidentiality of all Information (as defined below), except that
Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates and to its and its
Affiliates’ respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents,
advisors and 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); (b) to the
extent requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction
over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners); (c) to the extent required by
Applicable Law or by any subpoena or similar legal process; (d) to any other
party hereto; (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies, the
enforcement of any rights, or any action or proceeding relating to any Loan
Documents; (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the
same as those of this Section, to any Transferee or any actual or prospective
party (or its advisors) to any Bank Product; (g) with the consent of the
Borrower Agent; or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly
available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes
available to Agent, any Lender, Issuing Bank or any of their Affiliates on a
nonconfidential basis from a source other than Borrowers. Agent, Lenders and
Issuing Bank shall use reasonable efforts to provide Borrowers notice of all
requests for information described in item (c) above to the extent not
prohibited by law or judicial process. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Agent and
Lenders may issue and disseminate to the public general information describing
this credit facility, including the names and addresses of Borrowers and a
general description of Borrowers’ businesses, and may use Borrowers’ names in
advertising and other promotional materials. For purposes of this Section,
“Information” means all information received from a Borrower or Subsidiary
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that is available to Agent, any Lender or Issuing Bank on a nonconfidential
basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or Subsidiary, provided that, in the
case of information received from a Borrower or Subsidiary after the date
hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as
confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information
pursuant to 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. Each of Agent, Lenders and Issuing Bank
acknowledges that (i) Information may include material non-public information
concerning a Borrower or Subsidiary; (ii) it has developed compliance procedures
regarding the use of material non-public information; and (iii) it will handle
such material non-public information in accordance with Applicable Law,
including federal and state securities laws.

14.13. Certifications Regarding Indentures. Borrowers certify to Agent and
Lenders that neither the execution or performance of the Loan Documents nor the
incurrence of any Obligations by Borrowers violates the Indenture, dated as of
March 17, 1997, between Cooper and The Chase Manhattan Bank. Agent may condition
Borrowings, Letters of Credit and other credit accommodations under the Loan
Documents from time to time upon Agent’s receipt of evidence that the
Commitments and Obligations continue to constitute permitted debt at such time.

14.14. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, UNLESS
OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES (BUT GIVING EFFECT TO
FEDERAL LAWS RELATING TO NATIONAL BANKS).

14.15. Consent to Forum.

14.15.1. Forum. EACH BORROWER HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION
OF ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT SITTING IN OR WITH JURISDICTION OVER NEW YORK, IN
ANY PROCEEDING OR DISPUTE RELATING IN ANY WAY TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND AGREES
THAT ANY SUCH PROCEEDING SHALL BE BROUGHT BY IT SOLELY IN ANY SUCH COURT. EACH
BORROWER IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL CLAIMS, OBJECTIONS AND DEFENSES THAT IT MAY HAVE
REGARDING SUCH COURT’S PERSONAL OR SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION, VENUE OR
INCONVENIENT FORUM. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS
IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 14.3.1. Nothing herein shall limit
the right of Agent or any Lender to bring proceedings against any Borrower in
any other court, nor limit the right of any party to serve process in any other
manner permitted by Applicable Law. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to
preclude enforcement by Agent of any judgment or order obtained in any forum or
jurisdiction.

14.16. Waivers by Borrowers. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law,
each Borrower waives (a) the right to trial by jury (which Agent, Issuing Bank
and each Lender hereby also waives) in any proceeding or dispute of any kind
relating in any way to any Loan Documents, Obligations or Collateral;
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of presentment, default (except as set forth in Section 11.1(d) with respect to
knowledge of such default), non-payment, maturity, release, compromise,
settlement, extension or renewal of any commercial paper, accounts, documents,
instruments, chattel paper and guaranties at any time held by Agent on which a
Borrower may in any way be liable, and hereby ratifies anything Agent may do in
this regard; (c) notice prior to taking possession or control of any Collateral;
(d) any bond or security that might be required by a court prior to allowing
Agent to exercise any rights or remedies; (e) the benefit of all valuation,
appraisement and exemption laws; (f) any claim against Agent, Issuing Bank or
any Secured Party, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect,
consequential, exemplary or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual
damages) in any way relating to any Enforcement Action, Obligations, Loan
Documents or transactions relating thereto; and (g) notice of acceptance hereof.
Each Borrower acknowledges that the foregoing waivers are a material inducement
to Agent and Lenders entering into this Agreement and that Agent and Lenders are
relying upon the foregoing in their dealings with Borrowers. Each Borrower has
reviewed the foregoing waivers with its legal counsel and has knowingly and
voluntarily waived its jury trial and other rights following consultation with
legal counsel. In the event of litigation, this Agreement may be filed as a
written consent to a trial by the court.

14.17. Patriot Act Notice. Agent and Lenders hereby notify Borrowers that
pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, Agent and Lenders are required
to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Borrower,
including its legal name, address, tax ID number and other information that will
allow Agent and Lenders to identify it in accordance with the Patriot Act. Agent
and Lenders will also require information regarding each personal guarantor, if
any, and may require information regarding Borrowers’ management and owners,
such as legal name, address, social security number and date of birth.

SECTION 15. AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT

15.1. Amendment and Restatement; No Novation. On the Closing Date, the Existing
Loan and Security Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety by
this Agreement and (i) all references to the Existing Loan and Security
Agreement in any Loan Document other than this Agreement (including in any
amendment, waiver or consent) shall be deemed to refer to the Existing Loan and
Security Agreement as amended and restated hereby, (ii) all references to any
section (or subsection) of the Existing Loan and Security Agreement in any Loan
Document (but not herein) shall be amended to be, mutatis mutandis, references
to the corresponding provisions of this Agreement and (iii) except as the
context otherwise provides, all references to this Agreement herein (including
for purposes of indemnification and reimbursement of fees) shall be deemed to be
references to the Existing Loan and Security Agreement as amended and restated
hereby. This Agreement is not intended to constitute, and does not constitute, a
novation of the obligations and liabilities under the Existing Loan and Security
Agreement (including the Obligations) or to evidence payment of all or any
portion of such obligations and liabilities.

15.2. Effect on Existing Loan and Security Agreement and on the Obligations. On
and after the Closing Date, (i) the Existing Loan and Security Agreement shall
be of no further force and effect except as amended and restated hereby and
except to evidence (A) the incurrence by any Borrower of the “Obligations” under
and as defined therein (whether or not such “Obligations” are contingent as of
the Closing Date), (B) the representations and warranties

 

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made by any Borrower prior to the Closing Date and (C) any action or omission
performed or required to be performed pursuant to the Existing Loan and Security
Agreement prior to the Closing Date (including any failure, prior to the Closing
Date, to comply with the covenants contained in such Existing Loan and Security
Agreement) and (ii) the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Secured
Parties’ rights and remedies under the Loan Documents, shall apply to all
Obligations incurred under the Existing Loan and Security Agreement, the Notes
issued thereunder and the Existing Letters of Credit.

15.3. No Implied Waivers. Except as expressly provided in any Loan Document,
this Agreement (x) shall not cure any breach of the Existing Loan and Security
Agreement or any “Default” or “Event of Default” thereunder existing prior to
the date hereof and (y) is limited as written and is not a consent to any other
modification of any term or condition of any Loan Document, each of which shall
remain in full force and effect.

15.4. Reaffirmation of Liens and Loan Documents. Each Borrower reaffirms the
Liens granted pursuant to the Existing Loan and Security Agreement and the
Security Documents to Agent, on behalf of itself and Secured Parties, which
Liens shall continue in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement
and any renewals or extensions thereof and shall continue to secure the
Obligations and the Security Documents, including the Liens created thereunder
and under the Existing Loan and Security Agreement, and all other Loan Documents
executed in connection with the Existing Loan and Security Agreement that are
not superseded by corresponding Loan Documents executed and delivered in
connection with this Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect with
respect to the Obligations and are hereby reaffirmed and ratified.

15.5. Loans Under the Existing Loan and Security Agreement. Each of the
Borrowers acknowledges and agrees that as of the Closing Date (i) the
outstanding principal amount of Revolver Loans under (and as defined in) the
Existing Loan and Security Agreement equals $0; and (iii) Existing Letters of
Credit are outstanding under (and as defined in) the Existing Loan and Security
Agreement having an aggregate stated amount of $1,905,000 and are continued as
Letters of Credit hereunder.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed and delivered as of the
date set forth above.

 

BORROWERS: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY By:  

/s/ Bradley E. Hughes

Name:   Bradley E. Hughes Title:   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
By:  

/s/ Stephen O. Schroeder

Name:   Stephen O. Schroeder Title:   Vice President and Treasurer Address:    

701 Lima Avenue

Findlay, Ohio 45840

Attn: Bradley Hughes

Telecopy: 419-424-4212

MAX-TRAC TIRE CO., INC. By:  

/s/ Charles F. Nagy

Name:   Charles F. Nagy Title:   Assistant Treasurer By:  

/s/ Donald P. Ingols

Name:   Donald P. Ingols Title:   Assistant Treasurer Address:    

4600 Prosper Drive

Stow, Ohio 44224

Attn: Joe Kohut

  Telecopy:                                                      

 

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AGENT AND LENDERS:

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Agent and Lender

By:  

/s/ Charles Fairchild

Name:   Charles Fairchild Title:   Assistant Vice President Address:    

135 S. LaSalle Street

Suite 925

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Attn: Charles Fairchild

Telecopy: 312-904-7190

 

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LENDER:

PNC Bank, National Association,

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Joseph G. Moran

Name:   Joseph G. Moran Title:   Senior Vice President Address:    

1900 East Ninth Street

B7-YB13-34-3

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

Attn: Joseph G. Moran

Telecopy: 216-222-9396

 

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LENDER:

FIFTH THIRD BANK, An Ohio Banking Corporation

as a Lender

By:  

/s/ Brian Jelinski

Name:   Brian Jelinski Title:   Vice President Address:    

1000 Town Center

Southfield, Michigan 48075

Attn: Brian Jelinski

Telecopy: 248-603-0548

 

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LENDER:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Documentation Agent and Lender

By:  

/s/ Randy J. Abrams

Name:   Randy J. Abrams Title:   Vice President Address:    

1300 East Ninth Street, 13th Floor

Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1573

Attn: Randy J. Abrams

Facsimile No.: 216-781-2071

Email: randy.j.abrams@chase.com

 

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EXHIBIT A

to

Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement

NOTE

 

[Date]    $                        [City, State of Governing Law]

COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (“Cooper”), MAX-TRAC TIRE
CO., INC., an Ohio corporation (“Max-Trac”, and together with Cooper,
collectively, “Borrowers”), for value received, hereby unconditionally promise
to pay, on a joint and several basis, to the order of                     
(“Lender”), the principal sum of                      DOLLARS ($        ), or
such lesser amount as may be advanced by Lender as Loans and owing as LC
Obligations from time to time under the Loan Agreement described below, together
with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon. Terms are used herein as defined
in the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July 27,
2011, among Borrowers, Bank of America, N.A., as Agent, Lender, and certain
other financial institutions, as such agreement may be amended, modified,
renewed or extended from time to time (“Loan Agreement”).

Principal of and interest on this Note from time to time outstanding shall be
due and payable as provided in the Loan Agreement. This Note is issued pursuant
to and evidences Loans and LC Obligations under the Loan Agreement, to which
reference is made for a statement of the rights and obligations of Lender and
the duties and obligations of Borrowers. The Loan Agreement contains provisions
for acceleration of the maturity of this Note upon the happening of certain
stated events, and for the borrowing, prepayment and reborrowing of amounts upon
specified terms and conditions.

The holder of this Note is hereby authorized by Borrowers to record on a
schedule annexed to this Note (or on a supplemental schedule) the amounts owing
with respect to Loans and LC Obligations, and the payment thereof. Failure to
make any notation, however, shall not affect the rights of the holder of this
Note or any obligations of Borrowers hereunder or under any other Loan
Documents.

Time is of the essence of this Note. Each Borrower and all endorsers, sureties
and guarantors of this Note hereby severally waive demand, presentment for
payment, protest, notice of protest, notice of intention to accelerate the
maturity of this Note, diligence in collecting, the bringing of any suit against
any party, and any notice of or defense on account of any extensions, renewals,
partial payments, or changes in any manner of or in this Note or in any of its
terms, provisions and covenants, or any releases or substitutions of any
security, or any delay, indulgence or other act of any trustee or any holder
hereof, whether before or after maturity. Borrowers jointly and severally agree
to pay, and to save the holder of this Note harmless against, any liability for
the payment of all costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable
attorneys’ fees) if this Note is collected by or through an attorney-at-law.

 

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In no contingency or event whatsoever shall the amount paid or agreed to be paid
to the holder of this Note for the use, forbearance or detention of money
advanced hereunder exceed the highest lawful rate permitted under Applicable
Law. If any such excess amount is inadvertently paid by Borrowers or
inadvertently received by the holder of this Note, such excess shall be returned
to Borrowers or credited as a payment of principal, in accordance with the Loan
Agreement. It is the intent hereof that Borrowers not pay or contract to pay,
and that holder of this Note not receive or contract to receive, directly or
indirectly in any manner whatsoever, interest in excess of that which may be
paid by Borrowers under Applicable Law.

This Note shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving
effect to any conflict of law principles (but giving effect to federal laws
relating to national banks).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Note is executed as of the date set forth above.

 

Attest:      

 

 

      Secretary     By  

 

      Title: [Seal]       Attest:      

 

 

      Secretary     By  

 

      Title: [Seal]       Attest:      

 

 

      Secretary     By  

 

      Title: [Seal]      

 

Exhibit A-2

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EXHIBIT B

to

Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement

ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

Reference is made to the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated
as of July 27, 2011, as amended (“Loan Agreement”), among COOPER TIRE & RUBBER
COMPANY (“Cooper”), MAX-TRAC TIRE CO., INC. (“Max-Trac”, and together with
Cooper, collectively, “Borrowers”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as agent (“Agent”)
for the financial institutions from time to time party to the Loan Agreement
(“Lenders”), and such Lenders. Terms are used herein as defined in the Loan
Agreement.

                     (“Assignor”) and                      (“Assignee”) agree as
follows:

1. Assignor hereby assigns to Assignee and Assignee hereby purchases and assumes
from Assignor (a) a principal amount of $         of Assignor’s outstanding
Loans and $         of Assignor’s participations in LC Obligations and (b) the
amount of $          of Assignor’s Revolver Commitment (which represents     %
of the total Revolver Commitments) (the foregoing items being, collectively, the
“Assigned Interest”), together with an interest in the Loan Documents
corresponding to the Assigned Interest. This Agreement shall be effective as of
the date (“Effective Date”) indicated in the corresponding Assignment Notice
delivered to Agent, provided such Assignment Notice is executed by Assignor,
Assignee, Agent and Borrower Agent, if applicable. From and after the Effective
Date, Assignee hereby expressly assumes, and undertakes to perform, all of
Assignor’s obligations in respect of the Assigned Interest, and all principal,
interest, fees and other amounts which would otherwise be payable to or for
Assignor’s account in respect of the Assigned Interest shall be payable to or
for Assignee’s account, to the extent such amounts accrue on or after the
Effective Date.

2. Assignor (a) represents that as of the date hereof, prior to giving effect to
this assignment, its Revolver Commitment is $         and the outstanding
balance of its Loans and participations in LC Obligations is $        ;
(b) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with
respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in
connection with the Loan Agreement or the execution, legality, validity,
enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Agreement or any
other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto, other than that
Assignor is the legal and beneficial owner of the interest being assigned by it
hereunder and that such interest is free and clear of any adverse claim; and
(c) makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with
respect to the financial condition of Borrowers or the performance by Borrowers
of their obligations under the Loan Documents. [Assignor is attaching the
Note[s] held by it and requests that Agent exchange such Note[s] for new Notes
payable to Assignee [and Assignor].]

3. Assignee (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter
into this Assignment and Acceptance; (b) confirms that it has received copies of
the Loan Agreement and

 

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such other Loan Documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make
its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and
Acceptance; (c) agrees that it shall, independently and without reliance upon
Assignor and based on such documents and information as it shall deem
appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or
not taking action under the Loan Documents; (d) confirms that it is an Eligible
Assignee; (e) appoints and authorizes Agent to take such action as agent on its
behalf and to exercise such powers under the Loan Agreement as are delegated to
Agent by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are incidental thereto;
(f) agrees that it will observe and perform all obligations that are required to
be performed by it as a “Lender” under the Loan Documents; and (g) represents
and warrants that the assignment evidenced hereby will not result in a
non-exempt “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA.

4. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. If any
provision is found to be invalid under Applicable Law, it shall be ineffective
only to the extent of such invalidity and the remaining provisions of this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

5. Each notice or other communication hereunder shall be in writing, shall be
sent by messenger, by telecopy or facsimile transmission, or by first-class
mail, shall be deemed given when sent and shall be sent as follows:

 

  (a) If to Assignee, to the following address (or to such other address as
Assignee may designate from time to time):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  (b) If to Assignor, to the following address (or to such other address as
Assignor may designate from time to time):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments hereunder shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available
Dollars as follows:

 

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If to Assignee, to the following account (or to such other account as Assignee
may designate from time to time):

 

 

 

 

  ABA No.  

 

 

 

  Account No.  

 

  Reference:  

 

 

If to Assignor, to the following account (or to such other account as Assignor
may designate from time to time):

 

 

 

 

  ABA No.  

 

 

 

  Account No.  

 

  Reference:  

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Assignment and Acceptance is executed as of
                    .

 

 

(“Assignee”) By  

 

  Title:

 

(“Assignor”) By  

 

  Title:

 

Exhibit B-3

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EXHIBIT C

to

Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement

ASSIGNMENT NOTICE

Reference is made to (1) the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement
dated as of July 27, 2011, as amended (“Loan Agreement”), among COOPER TIRE &
RUBBER COMPANY (“Cooper”), MAX-TRAC TIRE CO., INC. (“Max-Trac”, and together
with Cooper, collectively, “Borrowers”), BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as agent
(“Agent”) for the financial institutions from time to time party to the Loan
Agreement (“Lenders”), and such Lenders; and (2) the Assignment and Acceptance
dated as of                     , 20     (“Assignment Agreement”), between
                     (“Assignor”) and                      (“Assignee”). Terms
are used herein as defined in the Loan Agreement.

Assignor hereby notifies Borrowers and Agent of Assignor’s intent to assign to
Assignee pursuant to the Assignment Agreement (a) a principal amount of
$         of Assignor’s outstanding Loans and $         of Assignor’s
participations in LC Obligations and (b) the amount of $     of Assignor’s
Revolver Commitment (which represents     % of the total Revolver Commitments)
(the foregoing items being, collectively, the “Assigned Interest”), together
with an interest in the Loan Documents corresponding to the Assigned Interest.
This Agreement shall be effective as of the date (“Effective Date”) indicated
below, provided this Assignment Notice is executed by Assignor, Assignee, Agent
and Borrowers, if applicable. Pursuant to the Assignment Agreement, Assignee has
expressly assumed all of Assignor’s obligations under the Loan Agreement to the
extent of the Assigned Interest, as of the Effective Date.

For purposes of the Loan Agreement, Agent shall deem Assignor’s Revolver
Commitment to be reduced by $        , and Assignee’s Revolver Commitment to be
increased by $        .

The address of Assignee to which notices and information are to be sent under
the terms of the Loan Agreement is:

 

 

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

The address of Assignee to which payments are to be sent under the terms of the
Loan Agreement is shown in the Assignment and Acceptance.

This Notice is being delivered to Borrowers and Agent pursuant to Section 13.3
of the Loan Agreement. Please acknowledge your acceptance of this Notice by
executing and returning to Assignee and Assignor a copy of this Notice.

 

Exhibit C-1

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Assignment Notice is executed as of
                    .

 

 

(“Assignee”) By  

 

  Title:

 

(“Assignor”) By  

 

  Title:

ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED,

AS OF THE DATE SET FORTH ABOVE:

BORROWERS:*

 

 

By  

 

  Title:

 

By  

 

  Title:

 

By  

 

  Title:

 

* No signature required if Assignee is a Lender, U.S.-based Affiliate of a
Lender or Approved Fund, or if an Event of Default exists.

 

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Agent By  

 

  Title:

 

Exhibit C-3