Exhibit 10.1
 
 
CREDIT AGREEMENT
 
among
 
SELECT COMFORT CORPORATION,
 
as Borrower;
 
VARIOUS LENDERS;
 
and
 
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 
as Administrative Agent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Closing Date:  March 26, 2010
 

 
 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS  1    Section 1.1  Definitions  1    Section 1.2  Rules of
Construction      19

 

 

 ARTICLE II CREDIT FACILITIES 20    Section 2.1  Revolving Facility  20   
Section 2.2  Procedures for Borrowings  20    Section 2.3  Converting ABR Loans
to LIBOR Loans; Procedures  20    Section 2.4  Procedures at End of an Interest
Period  21    Section 2.5  Setting and Notice of Rates  21    Section 2.6
 Commitment to Issue Letters of Credit  21    Section 2.7  Interest on Loans  25
   Section 2.8  Obligation to Repay Advances  26    Section 2.9  Notes; Payment
Dates; Mandatory Prepayments  26    Section 2.10  Computation of Interest and
Fees  27    Section 2.11  Fees  27    Section 2.12  Use of Proceeds  28   
Section 2.13  Voluntary Reduction or Termination of the Commitments; Prepayments
 28    Section 2.14  Payments  29    Section 2.15  Increased Costs  31   
Section 2.16  Taxes  32    Section 2.17  Illegality  34    Section 2.18  Loan
Losses  34    Section 2.19  Right of Lenders to Fund through Other Offices  34
   Section 2.20  Discretion of Lenders as to Manner of Loan  34    Section 2.21
 Conclusiveness of Statements; Survival of Provisions  35    Section 2.22
 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders  35

 
 
 
 ARTICLE III CONDITIONS TO CREDIT  EXTENSIONS
 
36
   Section 3.1  Conditions Precedent to the Initial Credit Extension  36   
Section 3.2  Conditions Precedent to All Credit Extensions  37

 
 
 ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
 
38
   Section 4.1  Legal Existence and Power; Name; Chief Executive Office  38   
Section 4.2  Authorization for Borrowings and Letters of Credit; No Conflict as
to Law or Agreements  38    Section 4.3  Legal Agreements  39    Section 4.4
 Capitalization  39    Section 4.5  Financial Condition  39    Section 4.6
 Adverse Change  39    Section 4.7  Projections  39

 
 
 
 
 

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   Section 4.8  Litigation  39    Section 4.9  Regulation U  40    Section 4.10
 Taxes  40    Section 4.11  Titles and Liens  40    Section 4.12  Plans  40   
Section 4.13  Environmental Compliance  41    Section 4.14  Submissions to
Lenders  42    Section 4.15  Financial Solvency  42    Section 4.16
 Information Regarding Owned and Leased Real Estate of the Obligors; Information
Regarding the Location of Inventory
 and Equipment of the Obligors
 
 43
   Section 4.17  Intellectual Property Rights  43    Section 4.18  Conflicts of
Interest  44    Section 4.19  Other Relationships  44    Section 4.20  Licenses;
Compliance with Laws; Other Agreements, etc.  45    Section 4.21  Capital and
Operating Leases  45    Section 4.22  Investment Company Act  45    Section 4.23
 Security Documents  45    Section 4.24  Labor Relations  45

 
 

 ARTCILE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS  46    Section 5.1  Reporting Requirements  46
   Section 5.2  Books and Records; Inspection and Examination  48    Section 5.3
 Compliance with Laws  49    Section 5.4  Payment of Taxes and Other Claims  49
   Section 5.5  Maintenance of Properties  49    Section 5.6  Insurance  50   
Section 5.7  Preservation of Legal Existence  50    Section 5.8  Creation of New
Obligors and Subsidiaries  50    Section 5.9  Further Assurances  51    Section
5.10  Appraisals  51    Section 5.11  Minimum Consolidated Net Worth  51   
Section 5.12  Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio  52    Section 5.13  Annual
Revolving Advance Clean-Up  52    Section 5.14  Establishment and Maintenance of
Bank Accounts  52    Section 5.15  Landlord Waivers, Warehouseman
Acknowledgments, etc.  52    Section 5.16
 Disclosure of Information Regarding newly Acquired Owned and
 Leased Real Estate; Disclosure Regarding New Locations of
 Inventory and Equipment of the Obligors
 
 
53
   Section 5.17  Disclosure of Newly Created or Acquired Intellectual Property
Rights 54    Section 5.18  Original Stock Certificates for Capital Stock  54

 
 

 ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS  55    Section 6.1  Liens  55    Section 6.2
 Debt  56

 
 
 
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   Section 6.3  Guaranties and other Contingent Liabilities  57    Section 6.4
 Investments  57    Section 6.5  Restricted Payments  58    Section 6.6
 Restrictions on Sale and Issuance of Subsidiary Stock  58    Section 6.7
 Transactions with Affiliates  59    Section 6.8  Fundamental Changes  59   
Section 6.9  Sale and Leaseback  60    Section 6.10  Restrictions on Nature of
Business  60    Section 6.11  Accounting  60    Section 6.12  Hazardous
Substances  60    Section 6.13  Subordinated Debt  60    Section 6.14  Capital
Expenditures  61    Section 6.15  Tax Consolidation  61    Section 6.16
 Negative Pledges, Restrictive Agreements, etc.  61    Section 6.17
 Inconsistent Agreements  61    Section 6.18  Fiscal Year  61    Section 6.19
 Contributions to the Select Comfort Executive Investment Plan Trust  61

 
 
 ARTICLE VII EVENTS OF DEFAULT; RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
 
62
   Section 7.1  Events of Default  62    Section 7.2  Rights and Remedies  64   
Section 7.3  Right of Setoff  65

 
 
 ARTICLE VIII AGREEMENT AMONG LENDERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
 
 66
   Section 8.1  Authorization; Powers; Administrative Agent for Collateral
Purposes  66    Section 8.2  Application of Proceeds  66    Section 8.3
 Exculpation  67    Section 8.4  Use of the Term "Administrative Agent"  67   
Section 8.5  Reimbursement for Costs and Expenses  68    Section 8.6  Payments
Received Directly by Lenders  68    Section 8.7  Administrative Agent and
Affiliates  68    Section 8.8  Credit Investigation  68    Section 8.9  Defaults
 69    Section 8.10  Obligations Several  69    Section 8.11  Resignation and
Assignment of Administrative Agent  69    Section 8.12  Borrower not a
Beneficiary or Party  70

 
 

 ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS  70    Section 9.1  No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies  70
   Section 9.2  Amendments, Requested Waivers, Etc.  70    Section 9.3
 Successors and assigns; Register  71    Section 9.4  Sharing of Payments by
Lenders  74    Section 9.5  Notices; Distribution of Information Via Electronic
Means  75    Section 9.6  Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver  76

 
 
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   Section 9.7  Replacement of Non-Consenting Lender  77    Section 9.8
 Governing Law  78    Section 9.9  Arbitration  78    Section 9.10
 Confidentiality  80    Section 9.11  Integration; Inconsistency  81    Section
9.12  Agreement Effectiveness  82    Section 9.13  Advice from Independent
Counsel  82    Section 9.14  Judicial Interpretation  82    Section 9.15
 Binding Effect; No Assignemnt by Borrower  82    Section 9.16  Severability of
Provisions  82    Section 9.17  Headings  82    Section 9.18  Counterparts  82
   Section 9.19  Customer Identification - USA Patriot Act Notice  82

 
 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT
 
 
This Agreement is entered into as of March 26, 2010, by and among SELECT COMFORT
CORPORATION, a Minnesota corporation (the “Borrower”), the several banks and
other financial institutions from time to time party hereto as lenders (the
“Lenders”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association (“Wells Fargo”), in its capacity as letter of credit issuer (in such
capacity, together with any successor thereto in such capacity, the “Letter of
Credit Issuer”) and in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (in
such capacity, together with any successor thereto in such capacity, the
“Administrative Agent”).
 
RECITALS
 
The Borrower has asked the Lenders to provide it with a $20,000,000 revolving
line of credit for working capital and general corporate purposes of the
Borrower and its subsidiaries, and to facilitate the issuance of letters of
credit.  The Lenders are agreeable to meeting the Borrower’s request, provided
that the Borrower agrees to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
 
ACCORDINGLY, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
 
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
 
Section 1.1   Definitions.  As used herein:
 
“ABR Advance” means any Advance that bears interest at a rate determined by
reference to the Adjusted Base Rate.
 
“ABR Loan” means any Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by reference
to the Adjusted Base Rate, including ABR Advances.
 
“Adjusted Base Rate” means, for any day, an annual rate equal to the higher of
(a) the Base Rate and (b) the Daily Three-Month LIBO Rate plus one percent
(1.0%).
 
“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to an Interest Period, the rate
obtained by dividing (a) the applicable LIBO Rate by (b) a percentage equal to
1.00 minus the applicable percentage (expressed as a decimal) prescribed by the
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor thereto) for
determining the maximum reserve requirements applicable to eurodollar fundings
(currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D) or any
other maximum reserve requirements applicable to a member bank of the Federal
Reserve System with respect to such eurodollar fundings, rounded upwards, if
necessary, to the nearest 1/16 of 1%.
 
“Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified in the preamble.
 
 
 
 

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“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form
supplied by the Administrative Agent.
 
“Advance” means a loan of funds by a Lender to the Borrower under the Revolving
Facility.
 
“Affiliate” means, with respect to a Person, (a) any officer of such Person or
member of the Governing Board of such Person, (b) any Person who, individually
or with his immediate family owns or holds more than 15% of the voting interest
in the subject Person, and (c) any Person controlled by, controlling or under
common control with such Person, including (but not limited to) any Subsidiary
of such Person.  For purposes of this definition, “control”, when used with
respect to a Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of
such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise; provided, however, that for purposes of
this Agreement no Lender Party shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any
Obligor.  Unless otherwise specified, “Affiliate” means an Affiliate of the
Borrower.
 
“Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount” means $20,000,000, constituting the sum
of the Revolving Commitments of all Lenders, subject to adjustment in accordance
with Section 2.13.
 
“Agreement” means this Credit Agreement, including all exhibits and schedules
hereto.
 
“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a
Lender and an assignee of that Lender’s interest, in substantially the form of
Exhibit G or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.
 
“Banking Services Obligations” means each and every debt, liability and other
obligation (whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become
due, now existing or hereafter arising) of every type and description owing by
the Borrower or any Subsidiary to any Person that was a Lender or an Affiliate
of a Lender when such debt, liability or obligation arose, with respect to
(a) credit cards, (b) credit card processing services, (c) debit cards,
(d) purchase cards, (e) treasury and cash management or related services
(including but not limited to controlled disbursement, automated clearinghouse
transactions, return items, overdrafts and interstate depository network
services), and (f) any agreement that provides for an interest rate, credit,
commodity or equity swap, cap, floor, collar, forward foreign exchange
transaction, currency swap, cross currency rate swap, currency option, or any
combination of, or option with respect to, these or similar transactions,
including, without limitation, any debt, liability and other obligation under
the Corporate Card Agreement and under the Credit Card Program Agreement to the
extent such agreements are provided by a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender when
such debt, liability or obligation arose.
 
“Base Rate” means, for any day, the rate of interest in effect for such day as
publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its “prime”
or “base” rate (whether or not such rate is actually charged by the
Administrative Agent), or
 
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if the Administrative Agent ceases to announce such a rate so designated, any
similar successor rate designated by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable
discretion.  Any change in the Base Rate announced by the Administrative Agent
shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public
announcement of such change.  Such rate is a reference rate and does not
necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any
customer.  Wells Fargo or any other Lender may make commercial loans or other
loans at rates of interest at, above or below the Base Rate.
 
“Borrower” has the meanings specified in the preamble.
 
“Borrowing” means a borrowing by the Borrower under the Revolving Facility,
consisting of the aggregate of all Advances made by the Lenders to the Borrower
pursuant to a request under Section 2.2.
 
“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday on which national
banks are required to be open for business in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, in
addition, if such day relates to a LIBOR Loan or fixing of a LIBO Rate, a day on
which dealings in U.S.  dollar deposits are carried on in the London interbank
eurodollar market.
 
“Capital Expenditure” means, with respect to any Person, any expenditure of
money for the purchase or construction of fixed assets or for the purchase or
construction of any other capital assets, or for improvements or additions
thereto, which are presented on the cash flow statement of such Person;
provided, however, that Capital Expenditures shall not include expenditures made
in connection with the replacement, substitution or restoration of assets to the
extent financed (a) from insurance proceeds (or other similar recoveries) paid
on account of the loss of or damage to the assets being replaced or restored or
(b) with awards of compensation arising from the taking by eminent domain or
condemnation of the assets being replaced; provided, that for purposes of
Section 6.14 only, Capital Expenditures shall include (without duplication)
amounts paid for, or reimbursed to, the Borrower or any Subsidiary by any
developer, landlord or other third party with respect to leasehold improvements
at any retail location leased by the Borrower or any Subsidiary that would
otherwise be required to be classified as a fixed or capital asset of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries if paid for by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries.
 
“Capital Lease” means, with respect to any Person, any lease of (or other
agreement conveying the right to use) any real or personal property of such
Person that, in conformity with GAAP, is accounted for as a capital lease on the
balance sheet of such Person.
 
“Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares,
interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of such
Person’s capital stock or equity, whether now outstanding or issued after the
date hereof, including all common stock, preferred stock, partnership interests
and limited liability company member interests.
 
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“Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any
of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation
or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the
administration, interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental
Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, guideline or directive
(whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority.
 
“Change of Control” means any event, circumstance or occurrence that results in
(a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of
record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder
as in effect on the date hereof) of Capital Stock representing more than 30% of
the issued and outstanding voting Capital Stock of the Borrower, (b) the
Borrower failing to own, directly or indirectly through another wholly-owned
Subsidiary, all issued and outstanding Capital Stock of each Subsidiary, or
(c) a change in the composition of the Governing Board of the Borrower such that
continuing directors cease to constitute more than 50% of the Borrower’s
Governing Board.  As used in this definition, “continuing directors” means, as
of any date, (x) those Directors of the applicable Person who assumed office
prior to such date, and (y) those Directors of the applicable Person who assumed
office after such date and whose appointment or nomination for election by that
Person’s Shareholders was approved by a vote of at least 50% of the Directors in
office immediately prior to such appointment or nomination.
 
“Closing Date” means the date of this Agreement.
 
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
 
“Collateral” means all property or assets in which the Administrative Agent, on
behalf of the Lender Parties, has been granted a Lien pursuant to any Security
Document, together with all substitutions and replacements for and products and
proceeds of any of the foregoing.
 
“Commercially Available Intellectual Property” means all Licensed Intellectual
Property that is licensed to an Obligor on a nonexclusive basis and for which
licenses are readily available on commercially reasonable terms.
 
“Commitment” means, with respect to any Lender, such Lender’s Revolving
Commitment.
 
“Communications” has the meaning specified in Section 9.5(a).
 
“Consolidated Group” means the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries,
including but not limited to each Guarantor.
 
“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period of determination, with respect
to the Consolidated Group on a consolidated basis, cumulative net income earned
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such period (determined before the deduction of minority interests) as
determined in accordance with GAAP.
 
“Consolidated Net Worth” means, with respect to the Consolidated Group, as of
any date of determination, the aggregate of the Shareholders’ equity in the
Consolidated Group, as determined in accordance with GAAP.
 
“Copyright Security Agreement” means a copyright security agreement of one or
more of the Obligors in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of
the Lenders.
 
“Corporate Card Agreement” means that certain Bank of America Corporate Card
Agreement dated as of April 11, 2007 by and between FIA Card Services, N.A. and
the Borrower, as amended, together with any subsequent renewal or replacement of
such agreement with Bank of America or another entity that provides similar
financial arrangements to the arrangements provided under the Bank of America
Corporate Card Agreement, as amended from time to time in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.
 
“Credit Card Program Agreement” means (i) that certain Amended and Restated
Private Label Consumer Credit Card Program Agreement dated as of December 14,
2005 among GE Money Bank, the Borrower and Select Comfort Retail Corporation (as
amended through the date hereof, the “Current GE Agreement” and (ii) that
certain Help Card Agreement dated as of December 1, 2001 by and between the
Borrower and Dent-a-Med, Inc. d.b.a. The HELPcard (the “Current Help Card
Agreement”), in each case, together with any amendment, supplement, extension or
replacement thereof entered into in accordance with the terms of this Agreement,
the terms of which relating to the financial obligations of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries are reasonably similar to those set forth in the Current GE
Agreement or the Current Help Card Agreement, as applicable.
 
“Covenant Compliance Date” means the last day of each fiscal quarter of the
Borrower.
 
“Covenant Computation Period” means the 4 consecutive fiscal quarters
immediately preceding and ending on a Covenant Compliance Date.
 
“Credit Extension” means the making of any Advance, the conversion to or
continuation of any LIBOR Loan, or the issuance of any Letter of Credit.
 
“Daily Three-Month LIBO Rate” means, for any day, a rate equal to the Adjusted
LIBO Rate with respect to a three-month Interest Period commencing on that
day.  For the purposes of this definition, the Adjusted LIBO Rate as of any date
shall be determined using the Adjusted LIBO Rate as otherwise determined by the
Administrative Agent in accordance with the definitions of “LIBO Rate” and
“Adjusted LIBO Rate” hereunder, except that (x) if the day is a Business Day,
such determination shall be made on such day (rather than 1 Business Day prior
to the commencement of an Interest
 
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Period), and (y) if the day is not a Business day, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for
such day shall be the rate determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to
the preceding clause (x) for the most recent Business Day preceding such day.
 
“Debt” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication (a) all
obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or
advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds,
debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such
Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of
such Person under conditional sales or other title retention agreements relating
to property acquired by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person to pay
the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts
payable arising in the ordinary course of business, (f) all obligations of such
Person as lessee under Capital Leases which have been or should be recorded as
liabilities on a balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP, (g) all
indebtedness secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person, whether or not such
indebtedness has been assumed by such Person; provided, however, to the extent
such indebtedness is otherwise non-recourse to such Person only the lesser of
(1) the amount of such indebtedness or (2) the value of such asset, (h) all
indebtedness and other obligations of others guaranteed by such Person, (i) all
net obligations of such Person under currency, commodity or interest rate swap
program or any similar agreement, arrangement or undertaking relating to
fluctuations in commodity prices, currency values or interest rates, (j) all
obligations, contingent or otherwise, with respect to the face amount of letters
of credit (whether or not drawn) and bankers’ acceptances issued for the account
of such Person, (k) all Redeemable Capital Stock of such Person, (l) all
Off-Balance Sheet Liabilities of such Person and (m) all obligations of such
Person to advance funds to, or purchase assets, property or services from, any
other Person in order to maintain the financial condition of such Person.  For
all purposes of this Agreement, the Debt of any Person shall include the Debt of
any partnership or joint venture in which such Person is a general partner or a
joint venturer; provided, that the portion (if any) of any such Debt which
exceeds the amount of such Debt as to which there is recourse to such Person
shall not be included hereunder as Debt of such Person.  For purposes of clause
(j) of Section 7.1 hereof only, all of the obligations of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries under the Corporate Card Agreement shall be deemed to constitute
Debt or indebtedness, as applicable.
 
“Default” means an event that, with giving of notice or passage of time or both,
would constitute an Event of Default.
 
“Default Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(c).
 
“Defaulting Lender” means at any time, any Lender that, at such time (a) has
failed to make an Advance or failed to participate in a Letter of Credit as
required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (b) has failed to pay to any
Lender Party an amount owed by such Lender pursuant to the terms hereof, (c) has
been deemed insolvent or has become subject to a bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding or to a receiver, trustee or similar official or (d) has notified the
Administrative Agent or the Borrower that such
 
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Lender does not intend to comply with its obligation to make further Advances or
other payments as required under this Agreement.
 
“Director” means, with respect to any Person, (a) if such Person is a
corporation, a member of the board of directors of such Person, (b) if such
Person is a limited liability company, a governor, manager or managing member of
such Person and (c) if such Person is a partnership, a general partner of such
Person.
 
“Domestic Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary that is incorporated under the laws
of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia.
 
“EBITDAR” means, with respect to the Consolidated Group, for any period of
determination, the Consolidated Net Income of the Consolidated Group from
continuing operations, plus, to the extent included in the determination of
Consolidated Net Income, (a) income taxes and franchise taxes paid or accrued
during such period, (b) Interest Expense during such period, (c) and
amortization and depreciation deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income
for such period, (d) non-cash equity compensation expense deducted in
determining Consolidated Net Income for such period, (e) non-cash impairment
expenses relating to store closures and/or remodeling during such period,
(f) non-cash charges or gains which are unusual, non-recurring or extraordinary
during such period, (g) Operating Lease Expense during such period, and
(h) amortization of fees payable in connection with the incurrence of Debt
during such period; all as determined in accordance with GAAP.
 
“Eligible Lender” means (a) a financial institution organized under the laws of
the United States, or any state thereof, and having a combined capital and
surplus of at least $100,000,000; (b) a commercial bank organized under the laws
of any other country which is a member of the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development, or a political subdivision of any such country, and
having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000, provided that
such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States; (c)
a Person controlled by, controlling, or under common control with any entity
identified in clause (a) or (b) above; or (d) any other Person acceptable to the
Administrative Agent and, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall exist,
acceptable to the Borrower.
 
“Environmental Laws” has the meaning specified in Section 4.13.
 
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
 
“ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that
is, along with the Borrower or any Subsidiary, a member of a controlled group of
corporations or a controlled group of trades or businesses, as described in
sections 414(b) and 414(c), respectively, of the Code.
 
“Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 7.1.
 
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“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to any Lender Party or any other recipient
of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower
hereunder, (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) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or
any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is
located and (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender, any withholding tax that is
imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign
Lender becomes a party hereto (or designates a new lending office) or is
attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure or inability (other than as a
result of a Change in Law) to comply with Section 2.16(e), 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 pursuant to
Section 2.16(a).
 
“Exclusively Licensed Intellectual Property” means all Licensed Intellectual
Property that is licensed to an Obligor (or a group of Obligors) on an exclusive
basis.
 
“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate set forth in the weekly
statistical release designated as H.15(519), or any successor publication,
published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (including any such successor
publication, “H.15(519)”) on the preceding Business Day opposite the caption
“Federal Funds (Effective)”; or, if for any relevant day such rate is not so
published on any such preceding Business Day, the rate for such day will be the
arithmetic mean as determined by the Administrative Agent of the rates for the
last transaction in overnight federal funds arranged prior to 9:00 a.m.  (New
York City time) on that day by each of the three leading brokers of federal
funds transactions in New York City, as selected by the Administrative Agent in
its discretion.
 
“Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, principal accounting
officer, vice president-finance, treasurer or controller of the Borrower.
 
“Financial Covenants” means the covenants contained in Sections 5.11 through
5.13 and Section 6.14.
 
“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with respect to the Consolidated Group, for
any period of determination, the ratio of (a) the EBITDAR of the Consolidated
Group for such period, minus the sum of (i) the Capital Expenditures made during
such period, (ii) to the extent included in the determination of EBITDAR during
such period, income taxes and franchise taxes paid or accrued during such
period, and (iii) Restricted Payments made during such period, to (b) the Fixed
Charges of the Consolidated Group for such period.
 
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“Fixed Charges” means, with respect to the Consolidated Group, for any period of
determination, the sum, without duplication, of (a) the Interest Expense paid
during such period, (b) all scheduled installments of principal on Funded Debt
which are due on demand or during such period, and (c) the Operating Lease
Expense during such period.
 
“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a
jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any state thereof or the
District of Columbia.
 
“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is incorporated or organized
under the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, any
State thereof or the District of Columbia.
 
“Funded Debt” of any Person means all Debt of such Person, including but not
limited to all Subordinated Debt of such Person, other than any such Debt
described in clauses (i) and (m) of the definition of “Debt” herein (including
guaranties of any such items of Debt).
 
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on the
Closing Date and applied on a basis consistent with the accounting practices
applied in the financial statements of the Borrower referred to in Section 4.5,
except for any change in accounting practices to the extent that, due to a
promulgation of the Financial Accounting Standards Board changing or
implementing any new accounting standard, the Borrower either (a) is required to
implement such change, or (b) for future periods will be required to and for the
current period may in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
implement such change, for its financial statements to be in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles (any such change is hereinafter
referred to as a “Required GAAP Change”), provided that (x) the Borrower shall
fully disclose in such financial statements any such Required GAAP Change and
the effects of the Required GAAP Change on the Borrower’s income, retained
earnings or other accounts, as applicable, and (y) the Financial Covenants shall
be adjusted as necessary to reflect the effects of such Required GAAP Change,
provided that if the Required Lenders and the Borrower cannot agree on such
adjustments, the Financial Covenants will be calculated without giving effect to
the Required GAAP Change.
 
“Governing Board” means, with respect to any corporation, limited liability
company or similar Person, the board of directors, board of governors or other
body or entity that sets overall institutional direction for such Person.
 
“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America or
any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or
local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court,
central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial,
taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to
government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or
the European Central Bank).
 
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“Guarantor” means Select Comfort Retail Corporation, Select Comfort Canada
Holding Inc. and selectcomfort.com corporation, together with each Person that
executes and delivers a Guaranty in favor of the Administrative Agent for the
benefit of the Lender Parties pursuant to Section 5.8.
 
“Guaranty” means a guaranty of a Guarantor made in favor of the Administrative
Agent for the benefit of the Lender Parties guarantying payment of all
Obligations.
 
“Hazardous Substance” means any asbestos, urea-formaldehyde, polychlorinated
biphenyls, nuclear fuel or material, chemical waste, radioactive material,
explosives, known carcinogens, petroleum products and by-products and other
dangerous, toxic or hazardous pollutants, contaminants, chemicals, materials or
substances listed or identified in, or regulated by, any Environmental Laws.
 
“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.
 
“Indemnitees” has the meaning specified in Section 9.6(b).
 
“Intellectual Property Rights” means all actual or prospective rights arising in
connection with any intellectual property or other proprietary rights, including
all rights arising in connection with copyrights, patents, service marks, trade
dress, trade secrets, trademarks, trade names or mask works.
 
“Interest Expense” means, with respect to any Person, for any period of
determination, the total gross interest expense on all Debt of such Person
during such period including, but not limited to and without duplication,
(a) accrued interest (whether or not paid) on all Debt, (b) the amortization of
Debt discounts, (c) that portion of any Capital Lease Payment which would
constitute imputed interest as determined in accordance with GAAP, (d) all fees
and charges with respect to letters of credit issued for the account of such
Person, and (e) net costs (or income) of rate hedging in respect of interest
rates allocable to such period; provided, however, that Interest Expense
excludes amortization of fees payable in connection with the incurrence of Debt
to the extent included in interest expense.
 
“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to each ABR Loan, the last day of
each month, (b) with respect to each LIBOR Loan, the last day of the Interest
Period applicable thereto, and (c) with respect to each Loan, the Maturity Date.
 
“Interest Period” means, relative to any LIBOR Loan, the period beginning on
(and including) the date on which such LIBOR Loan is made, or continued as, or
converted into, a LIBOR Loan pursuant to Section 2.2, 2.3 or 2.4 and shall end
on (but exclude) the day which numerically corresponds to such date 1, 2 or 3
months thereafter (or, if such month has no numerically corresponding day, on
the last Business Day of such month), as the Borrower may select in their
relevant notice pursuant to Section 2.2, 2.3 or 2.4; provided, however, that:
 
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(a)           No more than 6 different Interest Periods may be outstanding at
any one time.
 
(b)           If an Interest Period would otherwise end on a day which is not a
Business Day, such Interest Period shall end on the next following Business Day
(unless such next following Business Day is the first Business Day of a month,
in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business
Day).
 
(c)           No Interest Period applicable to a Loan may end later than the
Maturity Date.
 
(d)           In no event shall the Borrower select Interest Periods with
respect to Loans which, in the aggregate, would require payment of funding
losses under Section 2.18 in order to make payments of regularly scheduled
installments of principal thereunder.
 
“Investment” means any Capital Stock, securities or evidence of indebtedness of,
loans or advances to, or other interest in, any Person.
 
“Lender” has the meaning specified in the preamble.
 
“Lender Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Letter of
Credit Issuer, the Lenders and each Affiliate of any Lender to whom any Banking
Services Obligations are owed.
 
“Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6.
 
“Letter of Credit Documents” means such applications, reimbursement agreements
and other documents as the Letter of Credit Issuer may require as a condition to
issuance of a Letter of Credit.
 
“Letter of Credit Exposure” means the sum of (a) the aggregate remaining
available amount of all issued and outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) amounts
drawn under Letters of Credit for which the Letter of Credit Issuer has not been
reimbursed with proceeds of a Borrowing or otherwise.
 
“Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(b).
 
“Letter of Credit Issuer” has the meaning specified in the preamble.
 
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means $10,000,000.
 
“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to an Interest Period, (a) the rate per annum
determined by the Administrative Agent on the date 1 Business Day before the
commencement of such Interest Period by reference to the British Bankers’
Association Interest Settlement Rates for deposits in dollars offered on the
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comparable to the aggregate amount of the relevant Loan (as displayed in the
Bloomberg Financial Market System or any successor thereto or any other service
selected by the Administrative Agent that has been nominated by the British
Bankers’ Association as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of
displaying such rates), or (b) if such rate cannot be determined, the rate per
annum equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance
with Section 2.5 to be a rate at which U.S.  dollar deposits are offered to
major banks in the London interbank eurodollar market for funds to be made
available on the first day of such Interest Period and maturing at the end of
such Interest Period.
 
“LIBOR Advance” means any Advance that bears interest at a rate determined by
reference to a LIBO Rate (other than the Daily Three-Month LIBO Rate).
 
“LIBOR Loan” means any Loan that bears interest at a rate determined by
reference to a LIBO Rate (other than the Daily Three-Month LIBO Rate), including
LIBOR Advances.
 
“License Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 4.20.
 
“Licensed Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property Rights licensed
to an Obligor by a Person who is not an Obligor.
 
“Lien” means any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, security interest or
other charge or encumbrance, of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited
to the interest of the lessor or titleholder under any Capital Lease, title
retention contract or similar agreement.
 
“Loan” means a designated portion of outstanding principal indebtedness under
the Revolving Facility that bears interest at a rate determined by reference to
a particular LIBO Rate or the Adjusted Base Rate, as the case may be.
 
“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranties, each Letter of
Credit Document and the Security Documents.
 
“Margin” means (a) with respect to computation of the applicable interest rate
on ABR Loans, one-half of one percent (.5%) and (b) with respect to computation
of the applicable interest rate on LIBOR Loans, three percent (3.0%).
 
“Material Adverse Effect” means, with respect to any event or circumstance, a
material adverse effect on:
 
(a)           the business, financial condition, operations or prospects of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
 
(b)           the ability of an Obligor to perform any material obligation under
any Loan Document to which it is a party;
 
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(c)           the validity, enforceability as to any material provision or
collectibility of any Loan Document; or
 
(d)           the status, existence, perfection, priority or enforceability of
any Lien granted pursuant to any Security Document with respect to any material
portion of the Collateral.
 
“Maturity Date” means July 1, 2012.
 
“Multi-employer Plan” means a multi-employer plan (as defined in section
4001(a)(3) of ERISA) to which the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA
Affiliate contributes or is obligated to contribute.
 
“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 9.7.
 
“Note” means a Revolving Note.
 
“Notice” has the meaning specified in Section 9.5(b).
 
“Obligations” means (a) each and every debt, liability and other obligation of
every type and description arising under or in connection with any of the Loan
Documents which the Borrower may now or at any time hereafter owe to any Lender
Party, whether such debt, liability or obligation now exists or is hereafter
created or incurred, whether it is direct or indirect, due or to become due,
absolute or contingent, primary or secondary, liquidated or unliquidated, or
sole, joint, several or joint and several, and including but not limited to
principal of and interest on the Notes, all fees due under this Agreement or any
related agreement, and the Borrower’s obligation to reimburse any Lender Party
for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, whether such reimbursement
obligation arises directly under this Agreement or under a separate
reimbursement agreement, and (b) Banking Services Obligations.
 
“Obligor” means the Borrower or a Guarantor, including but not limited to each
additional Person which becomes a Guarantor pursuant to Section 5.8.
 
“Off-Balance Sheet Liability” of a Person means (a) any repurchase obligation or
liability of such Person with respect to accounts or notes receivable sold by
such Person, (b) any liability under any Synthetic Lease entered into by such
Person, or (c) any obligation arising with respect to any other transaction
which is the functional equivalent of or takes the place of borrowing but which
does not constitute a liability on the balance sheets of such Person.
 
“Operating Lease” means, with respect to any Person, any leasing or similar
arrangement for the lease or use of any real property or personal property
assets which, in accordance with GAAP, would not be characterized as a Capital
Lease.
 
“Operating Lease Expense” means, with respect to any Person, for any period of
determination, the total base rent as reported in the financial statements of
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connection with any leases of (or other agreements conveying the right to use)
any real property or personal property, whether paid or accrued.
 
“Organizational Documents” means, (a) with respect to any corporation, the
articles of incorporation and bylaws of such corporation, (b) with respect to
any partnership, the partnership agreement of such partnership, (c) with respect
to any limited liability company, the articles of organization and operating
agreement of such company, and (d) with respect to any entity, any and all other
shareholder, partner or member control agreements and similar organizational
documents relating to such entity.
 
“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any
other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any
payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution,
delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any
other Loan Document.
 
“Owned Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property Rights owned by an
Obligor.
 
“Patent and Trademark Security Agreement” means a patent and trademark security
agreement of one or more of the Obligors in favor of the Administrative Agent,
for the benefit of the Lender Parties.
 
“Pension Plan” means a pension plan (as defined in section 3(2) of ERISA)
maintained for employees of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate
and covered by Title IV of ERISA.
 
“Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, the ratio of that Lender’s
Revolving Credit Exposure to the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of all
Lenders.
 
“Permitted Acquisition” means the acquisition by the Borrower or a Domestic
Subsidiary of (x) assets constituting a business, division or product line of
any Person not already a Subsidiary, or (y) the Capital Stock of any such Person
(including by way of merger) as a result of which stock acquisition such Person
shall become a Subsidiary of the Borrower or shall be merged with and into a
Subsidiary of the Borrower (such assets or Person are referred to as a
“Target”), provided that (in each case):
 
(a)           no Default or Event of Default is continuing at the time of such
transaction or would be caused by such transaction;
 
(b)           the business activities of the Target are substantially similar to
the business activities conducted by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries at the
time of the transaction or a reasonable extension thereof;
 
(c)           prior to such acquisition, the Borrower shall have obtained the
written consent or approval for such acquisition from the Shareholders or
Governing Board of the Borrower and any applicable Subsidiary;
 
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(d)           at least 5 Business Days prior to such acquisition, the Borrower
has delivered to the Administrative Agent, (A) to the extent reasonably
available, financial statements of the Target (or, in the case of assets
constituting less than all of the assets of a Person, the equivalent of
financial statements with respect to such assets) for the immediately preceding
36 months to the extent available, but in no event for less than the immediately
preceding twelve months, and (B) pro forma financial statements reflecting the
combined projected performance of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including
the Target, during the 12 months immediately following consummation of such
transaction, certified to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as being the
good faith projections of the Borrower (subject to the qualifications described
in Section 4.7), in form and detail reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent, which projections shall demonstrate (i) that such acquisition will not
result in any Default or Event of Default hereunder and (ii) immediately after
giving effect to such acquisition, (A) the aggregate amount of cash and cash
equivalents (inclusive of short-term Investments) plus (B) the excess of the
Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount over the Revolving Facility Outstanding
Amount, will not be less than $10,000,000;
 
(e)           in the case of any asset acquisition, the Borrower or a Subsidiary
which is an Obligor shall acquire such assets;
 
(f)           in the case of the acquisition of a Target which is to remain or
become a separate Subsidiary of Borrower, such Subsidiary shall become an
Obligor as required by Section 5.8 simultaneously with the closing of such
acquisition.
 
(g)           in the case of any consolidation or merger involving a Target, the
Borrower or an existing Subsidiary which is an Obligor shall be the continuing
or surviving corporation (provided, however, that under no circumstances may the
Borrower merge into or consolidate with any Subsidiary);
 
(h)           immediately upon the consummation of such acquisition, the
Administrative Agent shall hold a perfected, first priority security interest in
and Lien on all of the personal property directly or indirectly acquired by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary in such transaction (including but not limited to the
assets of the Target and, if the Target survives such transaction as a separate
Subsidiary, any Capital Stock in the Target), subject only to Permitted Liens;
 
(i)           the aggregate consideration (inclusive of all Debts incurred or
assumed) to be paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on account of such
transaction, together with the aggregate consideration (inclusive of all Debts
incurred or assumed) paid in all other Permitted Acquisitions for the twelve
months immediately preceding such acquisition does not exceed $10,000,000;
 
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(j)           any Debt incurred or assumed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary
(including the Target) on account of such transaction is permitted hereunder;
 
(k)           the Target or the assets so acquired shall not be subject to any
Liens other than Permitted Liens;
 
(l)           no Target shall be organized or domiciled under the law of any
jurisdiction outside the United States, and no Target shall have more than 15%
of its assets or annual revenues based in or from outside of the United States
or Canada (as determined from the most recently available financial information
for the Target); and
 
(m)           such acquisition is non-hostile (i.e., the prior, effective
written consent or approval of the Target’s Governing Board and Shareholders, if
applicable, shall have been obtained).
 
“Permitted Liens” has the meaning specified in Section 4.11.
 
“Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization or Governmental Authority.
 
“Plan” means an employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA)
maintained for employees of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or ERISA Affiliate.
 
“Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 9.5(a).
 
“Redeemable Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person, any Capital Stock
of such Person which, either by its terms, by the terms of any security into
which it is convertible or exchangeable or otherwise, (a) is or upon the
happening of an event or passage of time would be required to be redeemed (for
consideration other than shares of the common equity capital of such Person) on
or prior to the Maturity Date, (b) is redeemable at the option of the holder
thereof (for consideration other than shares of the common equity capital of
such Person) on or prior to the Maturity Date or (c) is convertible into or
exchangeable for debt securities on or prior to the Maturity Date.
 
“Register” has the meaning specified in Section 9.3(c).
 
“Reportable Event” means a reportable event (as defined in section 4043 of
ERISA), other than an event for which the 30-day notice requirement under ERISA
has been waived in regulations issued by the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
 
“Required Lenders” means one or more Lenders having an aggregate Percentage in
excess of 50%; provided, however, that if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender at
such time of determination, the Percentage of such Defaulting Lender shall be
excluded from the determination of Required Lenders; provided, further, that at
any time during which only one Lender exists, “Required Lenders” means the
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“Required Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.14(c).
 
“Restricted Payment” means any payment on account of any Capital Stock of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary, including but not limited to any dividend or
distribution and any payment in purchase, redemption, retirement or other
acquisition thereof.
 
“Revolving Advance” means a loan of funds by a Lender to the Borrower under the
Revolving Facility, including both ABR Loans and LIBOR Loans made thereunder.
 
“Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, (a) the amount so
designated opposite such Lender’s name on Exhibit A, plus or minus any such
amount assumed or assigned pursuant to any Assignment and Assumption, or (b) as
the context may require, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving
Advances under Section 2.1 and participate in Letters of Credit in accordance
with Section 2.6.
 
“Revolving Commitment Termination Date” means the earlier of (a) the Maturity
Date and (b) the date on which the Revolving Commitments are terminated pursuant
to Section 2.13(a) or 7.2 or reduced to zero pursuant to Section 2.13(a).
 
“Revolving Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender, (a) at all times
prior to termination of the Revolving Commitments, such Lender’s Revolving
Commitment and (b) thereafter, such Lender’s Revolving Facility Outstanding
Amount.
 
“Revolving Facility” means the revolving credit facility being made available to
the Borrower by the Lenders pursuant to Article II.
 
“Revolving Facility Outstanding Amount” means, as of the date of determination,
the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving
Advances, and (b) the Letter of Credit Exposure.
 
“Revolving Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to a Lender in
the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment, in substantially the form of
Exhibit B, as such promissory note may be amended, extended or otherwise
modified from time to time, and including each other promissory note accepted
from time to time in substitution therefor or in renewal thereof.
 
“Security Agreement” means a security agreement of one or more of the Obligors
in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Parties,
pursuant to which such Obligor or Obligors grant the Administrative Agent a Lien
on substantially all the personal property of such Obligor to secure payment of
the Obligations.
 
“Security Documents” means each Security Agreement, each Copyright Security
Agreement, each Patent and Trademark Security Agreement and each other security
agreement, pledge agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, assignment of rents and
leases, control agreement and each and every additional agreement entered into
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more of the Obligors for the benefit of the Lender Parties to secure payment of
the Obligations or otherwise relating to any Collateral.
 
“Select Comfort Canada Holding Inc.” means Select Comfort Canada Holding Inc., a
Minnesota corporation.
 
“selectcomfort.com corporation” means selectcomfort.com corporation, a Minnesota
corporation.
 
“Select Comfort Executive Investment Plan” means the Select Comfort Executive
Investment Plan (January 1, 2009 Revision), as the same may be amended or
revised from time to time.
 
“Select Comfort Executive Investment Plan Trust” means that certain trust
established under the Trust Agreement establishing the Select Comfort Executive
Plan Trust dated as of July 1, 2005, by and between the Borrower and Prudential
Bank & Trust, FSB, as the same may be amended or restated from time to time.
 
“Select Comfort Retail Corporation” means Select Comfort Retail Corporation, a
Minnesota corporation.
 
“Shareholder” means, with respect to any Person, the holder of any legal or
beneficial interest in any Capital Stock of that Person.
 
“Specified Intellectual Property” means all Owned Intellectual Property and
Licensed Intellectual Property (other than Commercially Available Intellectual
Property) consisting of trademark registrations, service mark registrations,
copyright registrations, patents, applications for any of the foregoing, and
material unregistered trademarks, service marks and copyrights.
 
“Subordinated Debt” means those items of Funded Debt (including principal,
interest, fees and other amounts) which have been subordinated to payment of the
Obligations pursuant to a Subordination Agreement on terms and conditions
satisfactory to the Required Lenders, in their sole discretion, as to the right
and time of payment and as to any other rights and remedies thereunder.
 
“Subordination Agreement” means an agreement (in form and substance satisfactory
to the Required Lenders) executed and delivered by each holder of Subordinated
Debt in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender
Parties, pursuant to which such Person subordinates payment of such Subordinated
Debt or other obligations as therein provided to payment of the Obligations to
the extent provided therein.
 
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to a Person, any corporation, partnership,
limited liability company or other entity of which more than 50% of the
outstanding Capital Stock having general voting power under ordinary
circumstances to elect a majority of the Governing Board of such entity
(irrespective of whether or not at the time
 
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stock or membership interests of any other class or classes shall have or might
have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time
directly or indirectly owned by such Person.  Unless otherwise specified,
“Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower.
 
“Synthetic Lease” means, with respect to any Person, any lease (including leases
that may be terminated by the lessee at any time) of any property (whether real,
personal or mixed) (a) that is not a Capital Lease and (b) in respect of which
the lessee retains or obtains ownership of the property so leased for federal
income tax purposes, other than any such lease under which such Person is the
lessor.
 
“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions,
withholdings, assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental
Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable
thereto.
 
“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the
state designated in Section 9.8 as the state whose laws shall govern this
Agreement, or in any other state whose laws are held to govern this Agreement or
any portion hereof.
 
“Unused Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(a).
 
“Wells Fargo” has the meaning specified in the preamble.
 
Section 1.2   Rules of Construction.  For all purposes of this Agreement, except
as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
 
(a)           The terms defined in the preamble have the meanings therein
assigned to them.
 
(b)           The terms defined in this Article have the meanings assigned to
them in this Article, and include the plural as well as the singular.
 
(c)           All accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings assigned to them in accordance with GAAP.
 
(d)           References to documents (including this Agreement) shall be deemed
to include all subsequent amendments and other modifications thereto and
restatements thereof, but only to the extent such amendments, modifications and
restatements are not prohibited by the terms of any Loan Document.
 
(e)           All references to times of day in this Agreement shall be
references to Minneapolis, Minnesota time unless otherwise specifically
provided.
 
(f)           The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the
same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible
assets and properties, including, without limitation, cash, securities, accounts
and contract rights.
 
 
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ARTICLE II
CREDIT FACILITIES
 
Section 2.1   Revolving Facility.  Each Lender hereby agrees, on the terms and
subject to the conditions herein set forth, including satisfaction of all
conditions set forth in Section 3.2, to make Revolving Advances to the Borrower
from time to time during the period from the Closing Date to and including the
Revolving Commitment Termination Date, in an amount equal to such Lender’s
Percentage of each Borrowing from time to time requested by the Borrower under
the Revolving Facility; provided, however, that (i) the Revolving Facility
Outstanding Amount shall at no time exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitment
Amount, and (ii) no Lender’s Percentage of the Revolving Facility Outstanding
Amount shall at any time exceed such Lender’s Revolving Commitment.  Within the
above limits, the Borrower may obtain Revolving Advances, prepay Revolving
Advances in accordance with the terms hereof and reborrow Revolving Advances in
accordance with the applicable terms and conditions of this Agreement.
 
Section 2.2   Procedures for Borrowings.  Each Borrowing shall be funded by the
Lenders as either ABR Advances or, so long as no Default or Event of Default has
occurred, LIBOR Advances, as the Borrower shall specify in the related notice of
proposed Borrowing.  ABR Loans and LIBOR Loans may be outstanding at the same
time.  The principal amount of any Borrowing shall be in an amount equal to
(a) $500,000 or a higher integral multiple of $500,000 if such Borrowing is
funded as an ABR Loan and (b) $500,000 or a higher integral multiple of $100,000
if such Borrowing is funded as a LIBOR Loan.  The Borrower shall give notice to
the Administrative Agent of each proposed Borrowing not later than 12:00 noon on
a Business Day that, in the case of a Borrowing that includes only ABR Loans, is
the proposed date of such Borrowing or, in the case of a Borrowing that includes
LIBOR Loans, is at least 1 Business Day prior to the proposed date of such
Borrowing.  Each such notice shall be effective upon receipt by the
Administrative Agent, shall be in writing or by telephone or telecopy
transmission, to be confirmed in writing by the Borrower if so requested by the
Administrative Agent (in the form of Exhibit C), and shall specify the amount of
the Borrowing, the date of the Borrowing (which shall be a Business Day),
whether the Borrowing is to include ABR Loans, LIBOR Loans or both, and, in the
case of a Borrowing that includes LIBOR Loans, the Interest Period to be
applicable thereto.  Promptly upon receipt of such notice (but in no event later
than 1:00 p.m. with respect to an ABR Advance, and the close of business, with
respect to a LIBOR Advance, in each case on the Business Day of receipt of such
notice), the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the proposed
Borrowing.  Subject to satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in
Article III with respect to such Borrowing, at or before 2:00 p.m. on the date
of the requested Borrowing, each Lender shall provide the Administrative Agent
at the principal office of the Administrative Agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota
(or such other office as the Administrative Agent may designate), with
immediately available funds covering such Lender’s Percentage of such
Borrowing.  The Administrative Agent shall pay over proceeds of such Borrowing
to the Borrower, in immediately available funds, prior to the close of business
on the date of the requested Borrowing.
 
Section 2.3   Converting ABR Loans to LIBOR Loans; Procedures.  So long as no
Default or Event of Default exists, the Borrower may convert all or any part of
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outstanding ABR Loan under the Revolving Facility into a LIBOR Loan by giving
notice to the Administrative Agent of such conversion not later than 12:00 noon
on a Business Day that is at least 1 Business Day prior to the date of the
requested conversion.  Each such notice shall be irrevocable, shall be effective
upon receipt by the Administrative Agent, shall be in writing or by telephone or
telecopy transmission, to be confirmed in writing by the Borrower if so
requested by the Administrative Agent (in the form of Exhibit D), shall specify
the date and amount of such conversion, the total amount of the Loan to be so
converted and the Interest Period therefor.  Each conversion of a Loan shall be
on a Business Day, and the aggregate amount of each such conversion of an ABR
Loan to a LIBOR Loan shall be in an amount equal to $500,000 or a higher
integral multiple of $100,000.
 
Section 2.4    Procedures at End of an Interest Period.  Unless the Borrower
requests a new LIBOR Loan in accordance with the procedures set forth below, or
prepays the principal of an outstanding LIBOR Loan at the expiration of an
Interest Period, each Lender shall automatically and without request of the
Borrower convert each LIBOR Loan to an ABR Loan on the last day of the relevant
Interest Period.  So long as no Default or Event of Default exists, the Borrower
may cause all or any part of any outstanding LIBOR Loan to continue as a LIBOR
Loan after the end of the then applicable Interest Period by notifying the
Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon on a Business Day that is at
least 1 Business Day prior to the first day of the new Interest Period.  Each
such notice shall be irrevocable, effective when received by the Administrative
Agent, shall be in writing or by telephone or telecopy transmission, to be
confirmed in writing by the Borrower if so requested by the Administrative Agent
(in the form of Exhibit E), and shall specify the first day of the applicable
Interest Period, the amount of the expiring LIBOR Loan to be continued and the
Interest Period therefor.  Each new Interest Period shall begin on a Business
Day and the amount of each LIBOR Loan shall be in an amount equal to $500,000 or
a higher integral multiple of $100,000.
 
Section 2.5   Setting and Notice of Rates.  The applicable LIBO Rate for each
Interest Period shall be determined by the Administrative Agent on the first
Business Day prior to the beginning of such Interest Period, whereupon notice
thereof (which may be by telephone) shall be given by the Administrative Agent
to the Borrower and each Lender.  Each such determination of the applicable LIBO
Rate shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties hereto, in the absence of
manifest error.  The Administrative Agent, upon written request of the Borrower
or any Lender, shall deliver to the Borrower or such requesting Lender a
statement showing the computations used by the Administrative Agent in
determining the applicable LIBO Rate hereunder.
 
Section 2.6   Commitment to Issue Letters of Credit.  The Letter of Credit
Issuer agrees, from the Closing Date to and including the thirtieth (30th) day
prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date, to issue one or more standby
letters of credit (including those which include a provision which automatically
extends the expiry date thereof for a specified period unless, within the same
prior of time in advance of the then applicable expiry date thereof, the Letter
of Credit Issuer gives notice to the beneficiary thereof to the effect that such
letter of credit shall not be so extended) or commercial letters of credit for
the account of the Borrower, and the Lenders agree to participate in the risk of
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for the account of the Borrower hereunder, on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth below:
 
(a)           Each letter of credit issued pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be
referred to herein as a “Letter of Credit.”  No Letter of Credit shall be issued
by the Letter of Credit Issuer if, after giving effect to the issuance of such
Letter of Credit (i) the Letter of Credit Exposure would exceed the Letter of
Credit Sublimit or (ii) the Revolving Facility Outstanding Amount would exceed
the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount.  The expiration date of any Letter of
Credit constituting a commercial letter of credit shall not be later than the
earlier of (i) 180 days after the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit and
(ii) 10 days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination Date.  The expiration
date of any Letter of Credit constituting a standby letter of credit shall not
be later than the earlier of (i) one year after the date of issuance of such
Letter of Credit and (ii) 10 days prior to the Revolving Commitment Termination
Date.  Each Letter of Credit will be issued under and pursuant to the terms and
conditions of such Letter of Credit Documents as the Letter of Credit Issuer may
reasonably require.  The Borrower shall request each Letter of Credit upon not
less than three (3) Business Days’ prior written application on the Letter of
Credit Issuer’s standard form or such other form as may be agreed to by the
Letter of Credit Issuer and the Borrower.  If any of the terms of any Letter of
Credit Document are inconsistent with the terms and provisions of this
Agreement, the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall govern.  The Letter
of Credit Issuer shall not be obligated to issue a Letter of Credit unless on
the date of issuance all of the conditions precedent specified in Section 3.2
shall have been satisfied as fully as if the issuance of such Letter of Credit
were a Revolving Advance.  Promptly after issuance of a Letter of Credit
pursuant hereto, the Administrative Agent shall so advise each Lender of all
relevant information with respect thereto.
 
(b)           The Borrower will pay to the Administrative Agent, for the pro
rata account of all Lenders, a fee with respect to each undrawn Letter of Credit
(the “Letter of Credit Fee”) at an annual rate equal to (i) two and one-half
percent (2.5%) of the undrawn amount of each outstanding Letter of Credit
constituting a standby letter of credit and (ii) such fee as shall be determined
by the Required Lenders with respect to each outstanding Letter of Credit
constituting a commercial letter of credit; provided, however, that from and
after the occurrence of an Event of Default and continuing thereafter until such
Event of Default shall be remedied to the written satisfaction of the Required
Lenders, upon written notice from the Administrative Agent the Letter of Credit
Fee payable hereunder with respect to each Letter of Credit shall be equal to
the sum of the applicable fee under clause (i) or (ii) above plus two percent
(2.0%).  The Letter of Credit Fee shall be payable in arrears on the last day of
each calendar quarter, and on the Maturity Date, or upon such other terms as may
be agreed upon by the Borrower and the Required Lenders at the time of issuance
of any such Letter of Credit.  Letter of Credit Fees payable by the Borrower to
the Lenders in accordance with this subsection (b) shall be shared among the
Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentages.
 
(c)           Upon issuance of a Letter of Credit hereunder, and without any
further notice to any Lender, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby
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unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Letter of Credit Issuer an
undivided participating interest in the Letter of Credit Issuer’s risk and
obligation under such Letter of Credit and in the obligation of the Letter of
Credit Issuer to honor drafts thereunder, and in the amount of any drawing
thereunder, and in all rights of the Letter of Credit Issuer to obtain
reimbursement from the Borrower in the amount of such drawing, and all other
rights of the Letter of Credit Issuer with respect thereto, in an amount equal
to such Lender’s Percentage of the maximum amount available to be drawn under
such Letter of Credit and the amount of any drawing thereunder.  Whenever a
draft submitted under a Letter of Credit is paid by the Letter of Credit Issuer,
the Letter of Credit Issuer shall so notify the Administrative Agent, the
Administrative Agent shall so notify each Lender and shall request immediate
reimbursement from the Borrower for the amount of the draft.  If sufficient
funds are not immediately paid to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, the
Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.2
and the Lenders shall be notified of such request in accordance with Section 2.2
and shall fund such request for a Borrowing as ABR Advances (in accordance with
their respective Percentages) for purposes of reimbursing the Letter of Credit
Issuer for the amount of such draft so paid by the Letter of Credit Issuer (less
any amounts realized by the Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to the second
sentence of this Section 2.6(c)).  If for any reason or under any circumstance
(including but not limited to the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default or
the failure to satisfy any of the conditions set forth in Section 3.2) the
Lenders do not make such Revolving Advances as contemplated above and the
Borrower does not otherwise reimburse the Letter of Credit Issuer for the amount
of the draft so paid by the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Borrower shall
nonetheless be obligated to reimburse the amount of the draft to the Letter of
Credit Issuer, with interest upon such amount at the Default Rate from and after
the date such draft is paid by the Letter of Credit Issuer until the amount
thereof is repaid to the Letter of Credit Issuer in full.  If the Letter of
Credit Issuer shall not have obtained reimbursement for any drawing under a
Letter of Credit (whether from the Borrower or as proceeds of a Borrowing), upon
demand of the Administrative Agent each Lender shall immediately advance the
amount of its participation in such drawing to the Letter of Credit Issuer and
shall be entitled to interest on such participating interest at the Default Rate
until reimbursed in full by the Borrower.
 
(d)           Each Lender and the Borrower agrees that, in paying any drawing
under a Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Issuer shall not have any
responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft and
certificates expressly required by such Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or
inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of
the Person executing or delivering any such document.  The Letter of Credit
Issuer shall not be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in
connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Lenders
(including the Required Lenders, as applicable); (ii) any action taken or
omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the
due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document
executed in connection with a Letter of Credit.
 
(e)           The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of
any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit;
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assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing
such rights and remedies as the Borrower may have against the beneficiary or
transferee at law or under any other agreement.  The Letter of Credit Issuer
shall not be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses
(i) through (vii) of subsection (f) below.  In furtherance and not in limitation
of the foregoing: (i) the Letter of Credit Issuer may accept documents that
appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further
investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary; and
(ii) the Letter of Credit Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or
sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to
transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or
proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or
ineffective for any reason.
 
(f)           The obligation of the Borrower under this Agreement to reimburse
the Letter of Credit Issuer for a drawing under a Letter of Credit shall be
unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:
 
(i)           Any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any
Letter of Credit Document.
 
(ii)           Any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any
other term of, all or any of the obligations of the Borrower in respect of any
Letter of Credit or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure
from any Letter of Credit Document.
 
(iii)           The existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right that
the Borrower may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of
any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such
transferee may be acting), the Letter of Credit Issuer or any other Person,
whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby
or any unrelated transaction.
 
 
(iv)           Any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under
any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient
in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any
respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document
required in order to make a drawing under any Letter of Credit.
 
 
(v)           Any payment by the Letter of Credit Issuer under any Letter of
Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly
comply with the terms of any Letter of Credit; or any payment made by the Letter
of Credit Issuer under any Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a
trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of
creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any
beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit, including any arising in
connection with any insolvency proceeding.
 
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(vi)           Any exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any
release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other
guarantee, for all or any of the obligations of the Borrower in respect of any
Letter of Credit.
 
(vii)           Any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not
similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might
otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or
any other Obligor.
 
(g)           Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.6 to the contrary,
including particularly subsections (e) and (f) above, the Borrower may have a
claim against the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Letter of Credit Issuer may be
liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as
opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which
the Borrower proves were caused by the Letter of Credit Issuer’s willful
misconduct or gross negligence or the willful and wrongful failure by the Letter
of Credit Issuer to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to the
Letter of Credit Issuer by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate
strictly complying with the terms and conditions of such Letter of Credit.
 
(h)           The Borrower shall indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless
each Indemnitee from and against all losses, liabilities, claims, damages,
judgments, costs and expenses, including but not limited to all reasonable
attorneys’ fees and legal expenses, incurred by the Indemnitees or imposed upon
the Indemnitees at any time by reason of the issuance, demand for honor or honor
of any Letter of Credit or the enforcement, protection or collection of the
Letter of Credit Issuer’s claims against the Borrower under this Section 2.6 or
by reason of any act or omission of any Indemnitee in connection with any of the
foregoing; provided, however, that such indemnification shall not extend to
losses, liabilities, claims, damages, judgments, costs and expenses to the
extent arising from any act or omission of an Indemnitee which constitutes gross
negligence or willful misconduct.
 
(i)           The Borrower will pay to the Letter of Credit Issuer, on demand,
all administrative fees charged by the Letter of Credit Issuer in the ordinary
course of business in connection with the issuance of Letters of Credit,
honoring of drafts under Letters of Credit, amendments thereto, transfers
thereof and all other activity with respect to Letters of Credit, at the then
current rates established by the Letter of Credit Issuer from time to time for
such services rendered on behalf of customers of the Letter of Credit Issuer
generally.
 
Section 2.7   Interest on Loans.  The Borrower will pay interest on the unpaid
principal amount of each Loan for the period commencing on the date of this
Agreement until the unpaid principal amount thereof is paid in full, in
accordance with the following:
 
(a)           ABR Loans.  Subject to subsection (c) below, while any outstanding
principal of a Loan constitutes an ABR Loan, the outstanding principal balance
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shall bear interest at an annual rate at all times equal to the Adjusted Base
Rate applicable to such ABR Loan, plus the applicable Margin.
 
(b)           LIBOR Loans.  Subject to subsection (c) below, while any
outstanding principal of a Loan constitutes a LIBOR Loan, the outstanding
principal balance thereof shall bear interest at an annual rate equal to the
Adjusted LIBO Rate established with respect such LIBOR Loan in accordance with
Section 2.2, 2.3 or 2.4, plus the applicable Margin.
 
(c)           Default Rate.  From and after written notice from the
Administrative Agent to the Borrower following the occurrence of an Event of
Default and continuing thereafter until such Event of Default shall be remedied
to the written satisfaction of the Required Lenders, the outstanding principal
balance of each Loan shall bear interest, until paid in full, at an annual rate
equal to the sum of (i) the interest rate otherwise in effect with respect to
such outstanding principal and (ii) two percent (2.0%).  In addition, any
unreimbursed amounts payable under Section 2.6 and all fees, indemnification
obligations and other Obligations not paid when due hereunder shall bear
interest, until paid in full, at an annual rate equal to the sum of (x) the
Adjusted Base Rate, (y) the Margin applicable to ABR Loans, and (z) two percent
(2.0%) (each rate described in this subsection (c) herein, a “Default Rate”).
 
(d)           Savings Clause.  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.7 to
the contrary, at no time shall the Borrower be obligated or required to pay
interest on any Obligation at a rate which could subject any Lender to either
civil or criminal liability as a result of being in excess of the maximum
interest rate which the Borrower is permitted by applicable law.  If, under the
terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the Borrower is at any time
required or obligated to pay interest on any Obligation at a rate in excess of
such maximum rate, the applicable interest rate shall be deemed to be
immediately reduced to such maximum rate and all previous payments in excess of
the maximum rate shall be deemed to have been payments in reduction of principal
and not on account of any interest thereon due hereunder.  All sums paid or
agreed to be paid to a Lender for the use, forbearance or retention of any
Obligation, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized,
prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full stated term of the Obligation
to which such payment applies until payment in full so that the rate or amount
of interest on account of any such Obligation does not exceed the maximum lawful
rate of interest from time to time in effect and applicable to such Obligation
for so long as the Obligation is outstanding.
 
Section 2.8   Obligation to Repay Advances.  The Borrower shall be obligated to
repay all Advances under this Article II notwithstanding the failure of the
Administrative Agent to receive any written request therefor or written
confirmation thereof and notwithstanding the fact that the Person requesting the
same was not in fact authorized to do so.
 
Section 2.9   Notes; Payment Dates; Mandatory Prepayments.
 
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(a)           Promissory Notes.  The Borrower’s obligation to repay the
principal of and interest on the Advances made by each Lender shall be evidenced
in the Register and shall, if requested by such Lender, also be evidenced by a
Revolving Note, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower, with blanks
appropriately completed, with respect to Revolving Advances made by such Lender.
 
(b)           Interest.  The Borrower shall pay accrued but unpaid interest on
each Loan on each Interest Payment Date with respect to that Loan.
 
(c)           Revolving Facility Principal.  The aggregate unpaid principal
amount of all Revolving Advances shall be payable on the Maturity Date.
 
(d)           Mandatory Prepayments as a Result of Excess Borrowing.  If the
Revolving Facility Outstanding Amount shall on any date exceed the Aggregate
Revolving Commitment Amount, then the Borrower, not later than the next Business
Day following such date, shall prepay the Revolving Advances in an amount equal
to such excess, without notice or demand by the Administrative Agent or any
Lender.
 
Section 2.10   Computation of Interest and Fees.  Interest accruing on the LIBOR
Loans shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a
year of 360 days.  Interest accruing on the ABR Loans and on the unreimbursed
portion of any Letter of Credit Exposure, all Letter of Credit Fees, Unused Fees
and other fees described in Section 2.11 shall be computed on the basis of the
actual number of days elapsed in a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be.
 
Section 2.11   Fees.  The Borrower will pay fees to the Lender Parties in
accordance with the following:
 
(a)           Unused Fee.  The Borrower will pay to the Administrative Agent,
for the pro rata account of the Lenders in accordance with their Percentages, an
ongoing Unused Fee (the “Unused Fee”) from the Closing Date to and including the
Revolving Commitment Termination Date, payable quarterly in arrears on the last
Business Day of each calendar quarter, computed as the product of (i) an annual
rate equal to one-half of one percent (.5%) and (ii) the daily average amount by
which (A) the sum of the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount exceeds (B) the
Revolving Facility Outstanding Amount; provided, however, in the event any
Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender as a result of a circumstance described in
clause (a) or (d) of the definition of Defaulting Lender, then, for the period
of time such Lender is a Defaulting Lender as a result of a circumstance
described in clause (a) or (d) of the definition of Defaulting Lender, the
Unused Fee shall cease to accrue on such Defaulting Lender’s Percentage of the
difference between the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount and the Revolving
Facility Outstanding Amount and such Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to
receive any portion of the Unused Fee with respect to such period of time.  Any
Unused Fee remaining unpaid on the Revolving Commitment Termination Date shall
be due and payable on such date.
 
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(b)           Audit Fees.  The Borrower will pay to the Administrative Agent, on
written demand, reasonable fees charged by the Administrative Agent in
connection with any audits or inspections by the Administrative Agent (or by the
employees, agents, consultants or auditors of the Administrative Agent) of any
Collateral or the operations or businesses of the Borrower, any Subsidiary of
the Borrower or any other Obligor, together with actual out-of-pocket costs and
expenses incurred in conducting any such audit or inspection; provided, however,
that if no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, only one such audit
or inspection of the Collateral and of the operations of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries period calendar year shall be at the sole expense of the Borrower.
 
Section 2.12   Use of Proceeds.  Proceeds of the Loans will be used to
(i) provide for the Borrower’s working capital requirements and general
corporate purposes, and (ii) pay fees and expenses in connection with the
negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and all other matters
related thereto.
 
Section 2.13   Voluntary Reduction or Termination of the Commitments;
Prepayments.
 
(a)           Reduction or Termination of Aggregate Revolving Commitment
Amount.  The Borrower, from time to time upon not less than 3 Business Days’
prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, may permanently reduce the
Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount; provided, however, that no such reduction
shall reduce the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount to an amount less than
the Revolving Facility Outstanding Amount.  Any such voluntary reduction shall
be pro rata as to all Revolving Commitments according to each Lender’s
Percentage and shall be in an aggregate amount equal to $5,000,000 or a higher
integral multiple of $1,000,000.  The Borrower at any time prior to the
Revolving Commitment Termination Date may terminate the Revolving Commitments by
(i) providing to the Administrative Agent not less than 5 Business Days’ prior
written notice of its intention to so terminate the Revolving Commitments and
(ii) making payment in full of all Loans and all other monetary Obligations and
terminating (or making a cash deposit of 105% of the then-current Letter of
Credit Exposure with respect to) outstanding Letters of Credit; provided,
however, that the written notice of termination of the Revolving Commitments
delivered by the Borrower may state that such termination is conditioned upon
the effectiveness of other credit facilities to refinance the Revolving
Commitments, in which case such notice of termination may be revoked by the
Borrower if such condition is not satisfied, by the Borrower’s delivery of
written notice of such revocation to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the
date previously specified as the termination date by the Borrower.
 
(b)           Voluntary Prepayments.  The Borrower from time to time may
voluntarily prepay the Loans in whole or in part; provided, however, that the
Borrower must notify the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon on a
Business Day that is at least 1 Business Day prior to any date on which the
Borrower will make a voluntary prepayment of any LIBOR Loan.  In the event of
either mandatory prepayment under Section 2.9(d)
 
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or voluntary prepayment hereunder (i) any prepayment of Loans shall be applied
against outstanding Loans of each Lender pro rata according to each Lender’s
Percentage, (ii) each prepayment of the Loans shall be made to the
Administrative Agent not later than 2:00 p.m. on a Business Day, and funds
received after that hour shall be deemed to have been received by the
Administrative Agent on the next following Business Day, (iii) each partial
prepayment of LIBOR Loans shall be accompanied by accrued interest on such
partial prepayment through the date of prepayment and additional compensation
calculated in accordance with Section 2.18, (iv) each partial prepayment of
LIBOR Loans shall be in an aggregate amount equal to the applicable minimum Loan
amount specified in Section 2.4 and, after application of any such prepayment,
shall not result in a LIBOR Loan remaining outstanding in an amount less than
such minimum Loan amount, and (v) each partial prepayment of ABR Loans shall be
in an aggregate amount equal to $100,000 or a higher integral multiple of
$100,000, unless (in either case) the aggregate outstanding balance of all Loans
being prepaid is less than such minimum Loan amount, in which event any such
prepayment may be in such lesser amount.  Unless otherwise provided in this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents, prepayments from the Borrower of Loans
shall be applied first to the principal of ABR Loans and then to the principal
of LIBOR Loans (and, among such LIBOR Loans, first to those with the earliest
expiring Interest Periods).
 
Section 2.14   Payments.
 
(a)           Making of Payments.  All payments of principal of and interest due
with respect to the Revolving Facility shall be made to the Administrative Agent
for the account of the applicable Lenders pro rata according to their respective
Percentages.  All payments of fees pursuant to Section 2.11 shall be made to the
Administrative Agent for the account of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders,
as specified in Section 2.11.  All payments hereunder shall be made to the
Administrative Agent at its office in Minneapolis, Minnesota (or at such other
location as the Administrative Agent may direct by notice to the Borrower) not
later than 2:00 p.m. on the date due, in immediately available funds, without
set-off or counterclaim, and funds received after that hour shall be deemed to
have been received on the next following Business Day.  The Borrower hereby
authorizes the Administrative Agent to charge the demand deposit account of the
Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent (or with any other Lender) for
the amount of any Obligation on its due date, but the Administrative Agent’s
failure to so charge any such account shall in no way affect the obligation of
the Borrower to make any such payment.  The Administrative Agent shall remit to
each Lender in immediately available funds on the same Business Day as received
by the Administrative Agent its share of all such payments received by the
Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender.  All payments under
Sections 2.15, 2.16 or 2.18 shall be made by the Borrower directly to the Lender
entitled thereto.
 
(b)           Effect of Payments.  Each payment by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14(a)
shall be deemed to constitute payment by the Borrower directly to such Lender,
provided, however, that in the event any such payment by the Borrower to the
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be returned to the Borrower for any reason whatsoever, then the Borrower’s
obligation to such Lender with respect to such payment shall be deemed to be
automatically reinstated.
 
(c)           Distributions by Administrative Agent.  Unless the Administrative
Agent shall have been notified by a Lender or the Borrower prior to the date on
which such Lender or the Borrower are scheduled to make payment to the
Administrative Agent of (in the case of a Lender) the proceeds of an Advance to
be made by it hereunder or (in the case of the Borrower) a payment to the
Administrative Agent for the account of one or more of the Lenders hereunder
(such payment by a Lender or the Borrower (as the case may be) being herein
called a “Required Payment”), which notice shall be effective upon receipt, that
it does not intend to make the Required Payment to the Administrative Agent, the
Administrative Agent may assume that the Required Payment has been made and may,
in reliance upon such assumption (but shall not be required to), make the amount
thereof available to the intended recipient(s) on such date and, if such Lender
or the Borrower (as the case may be) has not in fact made the Required Payment
to the Administrative Agent, the recipient(s) of such payment shall, on demand,
repay to the Administrative Agent the amount so made available together with
interest thereon for each day during the period commencing on the date such
amount was so made available by the Administrative Agent until the date the
Administrative Agent recovers such amount at an annual rate (i) equal to the
Federal Funds Rate for such day, in the case of a Required Payment owing by a
Lender, or (ii) equal to the applicable rate of interest as provided in this
Agreement, in the case of a Required Payment owing by the Borrower.
 
(d)           Setoff.  The Borrower agrees that each Lender, subject to such
Lender's sharing obligations set forth in Section 8.6, shall have all rights of
setoff and bankers’ lien provided by applicable law, and in addition thereto,
the Borrower agrees that if at any time any Obligation is due and owing by the
Borrower under this Agreement to any Lender at a time when an Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing hereunder, any Lender may apply any and all
balances, credits, and deposits, accounts or moneys of the Borrower then in the
possession of such Lender (excluding, however, any trust or escrow accounts held
by the Borrower for the benefit of any third party) to the payment thereof.
 
(e)           Due Date Extension.  Subject to subsection (b) of the definition
of “Interest Period” with respect to LIBOR Loans, if any payment of principal of
or interest on any Loan or any fees payable hereunder falls due on a day which
is not a Business Day, then such due date shall be extended to the next
following Business Day, and (in the case of principal) additional interest shall
accrue and be payable for the period of such extension.
 
(f)           Application of Payments.  Except as otherwise provided herein, so
long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing hereunder,
each payment received from the Borrower shall be applied to such Obligation as
the Borrower shall specify by notice to be received by the Administrative Agent
on or before the date of such payment.  In the absence of such notice and in any
event during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default, payments
received from the Borrower or any other Obligor shall be applied, first, to the
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Services Obligations, in such order as the Administrative Agent shall determine
in its discretion, and, second, to the payment of any Banking Services
Obligations.  Concurrently with each remittance to any Lender of its appropriate
share of any such payment (based upon such Lender’s Percentage), the
Administrative Agent shall advise such Lender as to the application of such
payment.
 
Section 2.15   Increased Costs.
 
(a)           Increased Costs Generally.  If any Change in Law shall:
 
(i)           impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit,
compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of,
deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by,
any Lender (except any reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate)
or the Letter of Credit Issuer;
 
(ii)           subject any Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer to any tax of
any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, any
participation in a Letter of Credit or any LIBOR Loan made by it, or change the
basis of taxation of payments to such Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer in
respect thereof (except for Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes covered by
Section 2.16 and the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any Excluded
Tax payable by such Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer); or
 
(iii)           impose on any Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer or the
London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this
Agreement or LIBOR Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or
participation therein;
 
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such
Lender of making or maintaining any LIBOR Loan (or of maintaining its obligation
to make any such Loan), or to increase the cost to such Lender or the Letter of
Credit Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit
(or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of
Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such
Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest
or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or the Letter of Credit
Issuer, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer, as
the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such
Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional
costs incurred or reduction suffered.
 
(b)           Capital Requirements.  If any Lender or the Letter of Credit
Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or the Letter of
Credit Issuer or any lending office of such Lender or such Lender’s or the
Letter of Credit Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital
requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such
Lender’s or the Letter of Credit Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such
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consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made
by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters
of Credit issued by the Letter of Credit Issuer, to a level below that which
such Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer or such Lender’s or the Letter of
Credit Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law
(taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Letter of Credit Issuer’s
policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the Letter of Credit Issuer’s
holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the
Borrower will pay to such Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer, as the case may
be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the
Letter of Credit Issuer or such Lender’s or the Letter of Credit Issuer’s
holding company for any such reduction suffered.
 
(c)           Certificates for Reimbursement.  A certificate of a Lender or the
Letter of Credit Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to
compensate such Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer or its holding company, as
the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section and
delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  The
Borrower shall pay such Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer, as the case may
be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt
thereof.
 
(d)           Delay in Requests.  Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or
the Letter of Credit Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to this Section
shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Letter of Credit Issuer’s
right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be
required to compensate a Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to this
Section for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than nine
months prior to the date that such Lender or the Letter of Credit Issuer, as the
case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such
increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the Letter of Credit
Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in
Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the
nine-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of
retroactive effect thereof).
 
Section 2.16   Taxes.
 
(a)           Payments Free of Taxes.  Any and all payments by or on account of
any obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall
be made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, provided that if the Borrower shall be
required by applicable law to deduct any Indemnified Taxes (including any Other
Taxes) from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as
necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions
applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the Lender Party
entitled thereto receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had
no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions, and
(iii) the Borrower shall timely pay the full amount deducted to the relevant
Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
 
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(b)           Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower.  Without limiting the
provisions of paragraph (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay any Other Taxes
to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.
 
(c)           Indemnification by the Borrower.  The Borrower shall indemnify
each Lender Party within 10 Business 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 such Lender Party, 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 the Borrower by a Lender Party (with a copy to
the Administrative Agent) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
 
(d)           Evidence of Payments.  As soon as practicable after any payment of
Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority,
the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a
certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing
such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of
such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
 
(e)           Status of Lenders.  Any Foreign Lender shall deliver to the
Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times it
first becomes a Lender hereunder or when prescribed by applicable law or
reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly
completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law as will permit
such payments hereunder or under any other Loan Documents to be made without
withholding.  In addition, any Lender, if requested by the Borrower or the
Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by
applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative
Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine
whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information
reporting requirements.
 
(f)           Treatment of Certain Refunds.  If any Lender Party determines, in
its sole discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes
as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the
Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall pay to
the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity
payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section
with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all
out-of-pocket expenses of such Lender Party and without interest (other than any
interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such
refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of a Lender Party, will
repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or
other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to such Lender
Party in the event such Lender Party is required to repay such refund to such
Governmental Authority.  This paragraph shall not be construed to require any
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 returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems
confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.
 
Section 2.17   Illegality.  If any change in (including the adoption of any new)
applicable laws or regulations, or any change in the interpretation of
applicable laws or regulations by any governmental authority, central bank,
comparable agency or any other regulatory body charged with the interpretation,
implementation or administration thereof, or compliance by a Lender with any
request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any such
authority, central bank, comparable agency or other regulatory body, should make
it or, in the good faith judgment of the affected Lender, shall raise a
substantial question as to whether it is unlawful for such Lender to make,
maintain or fund LIBOR Loans, then (i) the affected Lender shall promptly notify
the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, (ii) the obligation of the affected
Lender to make, maintain or convert into LIBOR Loans shall, upon the
effectiveness of such event, be suspended for the duration of such unlawfulness,
and (iii) for the duration of such unlawfulness, any notice by the Borrower
pursuant to Section 2.2, 2.3 or 2.4 requesting the affected Lender to make or
convert into LIBOR Loans shall be construed as a request to make or to continue
making ABR Loans.
 
Section 2.18   Loan Losses.  The Borrower hereby agrees that upon demand by any
Lender (which demand shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis
for the calculations of the amount being claimed) the Borrower will indemnify
such Lender against any loss or expense which such Lender may have sustained or
incurred (including but not limited to any net loss or expense incurred by
reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by
such Lender to fund or maintain LIBOR Loans) or which such Lender may be deemed
to have sustained or incurred, as reasonably determined by such Lender, (i) as a
consequence of any failure by the Borrower to make any payment when due of any
amount due hereunder in connection with any LIBOR Loans, (ii) due to any failure
of the Borrower to borrow or convert any LIBOR Loans on a date specified
therefor in a notice thereof or (iii) due to any payment or prepayment of any
LIBOR Loan on a date other than the last day of the applicable Interest Period
for such LIBOR Loan.  For this purpose, all notices under Sections 2.2, 2.3 and
2.4 shall be deemed to be irrevocable.
 
Section 2.19   Right of Lenders to Fund through Other Offices.  Each Lender, if
it so elects, may fulfill its agreements hereunder with respect to any LIBOR
Loan by causing a foreign branch or affiliate of such Lender to make such LIBOR
Loan; provided, that in such event the obligation of the Borrower to repay such
LIBOR Loan shall nevertheless be to such Lender and such LIBOR Loan shall be
deemed held by such Lender for the account of such branch or affiliate.
 
Section 2.20   Discretion of Lenders as to Manner of Loan.  Notwithstanding any
provision of this Agreement to the contrary, each Lender shall be entitled to
fund and maintain all or any part of its LIBOR Loans in any manner it deems fit,
it being understood, however, that for the purposes of this Agreement (including
but not limited to Section 2.18 hereof) all determinations hereunder shall be
made as if each Lender had actually funded and maintained each LIBOR Loan during
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purchase of deposits having a maturity corresponding to such Interest Period and
bearing an interest rate equal to the appropriate LIBO Rate for such Interest
Period.
 
Section 2.21   Conclusiveness of Statements; Survival of Provisions. 
Determinations and statements of a Lender pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16 or
2.18 shall be conclusive absent manifest error.  Each Lender may use reasonable
averaging and attribution methods in determining compensation pursuant to such
Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.18 and the provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.18
shall survive termination of this Agreement.
 
Section 2.22   Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.
 
(a)           If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or, if the
Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any
Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16,
then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending
office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder 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 (i) would eliminate
or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.16, as the case may be,
in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or
expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender.  Each Lender
also agrees to use its reasonable efforts to make such designation or assignment
prior to the occurrence of any circumstance described in Section 2.15 or
Section 2.16 in the event it has knowledge of such circumstance prior to its
occurrence or as soon thereafter as it becomes aware any circumstance prior to
its occurrence or as soon thereafter as it becomes aware thereof.  The Borrower
hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in
connection with any such designation or assignment.
 
(b)           If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15 or if the
Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any
Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.16 or
if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole
expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent,
require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with
and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.3), all of its interests,
rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to an
assignee that shall assume such rights and obligations (which assignee may be
another Lender, if another Lender accepts such assignment); provided that
(i) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the
Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, and (ii) such Lender shall have
received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans,
accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it
hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and
accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other
amounts).  A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and
delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a wavier by such Lender or
otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment
and delegation cease to apply.
 
 
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ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS
 
Section 3.1   Conditions Precedent to the Initial Credit Extension.  The
obligation of the Lenders to effect any Credit Extension is subject to the
condition precedent that, on or before the day of the first Credit Extension,
the Administrative Agent shall have received the following, each in form and
substance satisfactory to the Required Lenders:
 
(a)           Such Notes as shall be requested by any Lenders, each properly
executed on behalf of the Borrower.
 
(b)           The Guaranty, duly executed by each Guarantor.
 
(c)           The Security Documents, each properly executed on behalf of the
appropriate Obligor and any other party thereto, together with:
 
(i)           Financing statements and other filings with respect to each
Obligor to be filed in each jurisdiction and other offices which, in the opinion
of the Administrative Agent, is reasonably necessary to perfect the Liens
created by the Security Documents, to the extent such Liens can be perfected by
filing.
 
(ii)           Current searches of appropriate filing offices in each
jurisdiction in which an Obligor is organized, has an office or otherwise
conducts business (including but not limited to patent and trademark offices,
secretaries of state and other offices to the extent required by the
Administrative Agent) showing that no state or federal tax liens have been filed
and remain in effect against any Obligor, and that no financing statements or
other notifications or filings have been filed and remain in effect against any
Obligor, other than those for which the Administrative Agent has received an
appropriate release, termination or satisfaction or those permitted in
accordance with Section 6.1.
 
(iii)           Pursuant to the terms of the payoff letter described in
subsection (d) below, the agreement of JPMorgan Chase Bank, National
Association, to deliver to the Administrative Agent, the original stock
certificates (or other applicable evidence of ownership) evidencing (i) all
issued and outstanding Capital Stock of each Obligor (other than the Borrower),
together with stock powers executed in blank by the relevant Obligor, and
(ii) 65% of all issued and outstanding Capital Stock of each Subsidiary which is
a Foreign Subsidiary.
 
(iv)           stock powers executed in blank by the relevant Obligor with
respect to the Capital Stock described in subsection (c)(ii) above.
 
(d)           A payoff letter in form and content acceptable to the
Administrative Agent from JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as
administrative agent and collateral agent, together with evidence of payment in
full of all Debt (other than certain letters of credit to be cash
collateralized) of the Borrower arising from or related to the Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement dated November 13, 2009, among the Borrower, certain
 
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lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as
administrative agent and collateral agent, and release of all related Liens.
 
(e)           Evidence of all insurance required by this Agreement and the
Security Documents, together with certificates showing the Administrative Agent,
for the benefit of the Lender Parties, as lender loss payee and additional
insured thereunder.
 
(f)           Certificates of the secretary or other appropriate officer of the
Borrower and each other Obligor (i) certifying that the execution, delivery and
performance of the Loan Documents and other documents contemplated hereunder to
which the Borrower or such Obligor, as applicable, is a party have been duly
approved by all necessary action of the Governing Board of the Borrower or such
Obligor, as applicable, and attaching true and correct copies of the applicable
resolutions granting such approval, (ii) certifying that attached to such
certificate are true and correct copies of the Organizational Documents of the
Borrower or such Obligor, as applicable, together with such copies, and
(iii) certifying the names of the officers of the Borrower or such Obligor, as
applicable, that are authorized to sign the Loan Documents and other documents
contemplated hereunder, together with the true signatures of such officers.  The
Lender Parties may conclusively rely on such certificate until the
Administrative Agent receives a further certificate of the Secretary or
Assistant Secretary of the Borrower or such Obligor, as applicable, canceling or
amending the prior certificate and submitting the signatures of the officers
named in such further certificate.
 
(g)           A certificate of good standing for the Borrower and each other
Obligor from the Secretary of State (or the appropriate official) of the state
of formation of the Borrower or such Obligor, as applicable, dated not more than
30 days prior to the Closing Date.
 
(h)           A signed copy of an opinion of counsel for the Borrower and each
other Obligor addressed to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders,
with respect to the matters contemplated by the Loan Documents.
 
(i)           Payment of all fees and expenses then due and payable pursuant to
Sections 2.11 and 9.6(a) hereof.
 
Section 3.2   Conditions Precedent to All Credit Extensions.  The obligation of
the Lenders to effect any Credit Extension shall be subject to the further
conditions precedent that on the date of such Credit Extension:
 
(a)           The representations and warranties contained in Article IV and in
each other Loan Document are correct in all material respects on and as of the
date of such Credit Extension as though made on and as of such date, except to
the extent any such representation or warranty expressly relates to a specific
earlier date.
 
(b)           No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such
Credit Extension, which constitutes a Default or an Event of Default.
 
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Any request for a Credit Extension, whether written, telephonic, telecopy or
otherwise, shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that (i) the
statements set forth in this Section 3.2 are correct as of the time of the
request and (ii) if such Credit Extension is a Borrowing or Letter of Credit,
the amount of the requested Borrowing or Letter of Credit, when added to the
Revolving Facility Outstanding Amount, would not cause the sum of the Revolving
Facility Outstanding Amount to exceed the Aggregate Revolving Commitment Amount.
 
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
 
The Borrower represent and warrant to the Lender Parties as follows:
 
Section 4.1   Legal Existence and Power; Name; Chief Executive Office.  The
Borrower and each Subsidiary is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of
organization, and is duly licensed or qualified to transact business in all
jurisdictions where the character of the property owned or leased or the nature
of the business transacted by it makes such licensing or qualification
necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed or qualified, individually
or in the aggregate, could not be reasonably expected to result in a Material
Adverse Effect.  The Borrower and each Subsidiary has all requisite power and
authority, corporate or otherwise, to conduct its business, to own its
properties and to execute and deliver, and to perform all of its obligations
under, the Loan Documents to which it is a party.  Within the last 12 months,
the Borrower and each Subsidiary has done business solely under the names set
forth in Schedule 4.1.  The state of organization and the chief executive office
and principal place of business of the Borrower and each Subsidiary is
designated as such in Schedule 4.1, each other place of business of the Borrower
and each Subsidiary is located at the address set forth in Schedule 4.1 or in
Schedule 4.16, as replaced from time to time as contemplated in Section 5.16,
and all records relating to their respective businesses are kept at those
locations.
 
Section 4.2   Authorization for Borrowings and Letters of Credit; No Conflict as
to Law or Agreements.  The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower
and each Subsidiary of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, and the
Letters of Credit and Advances from time to time obtained hereunder, have been
duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not and will not
(a) require any consent or approval which has not been obtained prior to the
date hereof, (b) require any authorization, consent or approval by, or
registration, declaration or filing (other than filing of financing statements
as contemplated hereunder) with, or notice to, any governmental department,
commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, or
any third party, except such authorization, consent, approval, registration,
declaration, filing or notice as has been obtained, accomplished or given prior
to the date hereof, (c) violate any provision of any law, rule or regulation
(including but not limited to Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System) or of any order, writ, injunction or decree
presently in effect having applicability to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or of
the Organizational Documents of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (d) result in a
breach of or constitute a default under any indenture or loan or credit
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material agreement, lease or instrument to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary
is a party or by which it or its properties may be bound or affected, or
(e) result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature
upon or with respect to any of the properties now owned or hereafter acquired by
the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than as required in favor of the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Parties or as otherwise
permitted by this Agreement).
 
Section 4.3   Legal Agreements.  Each of the Loan Documents constitutes the
legal, valid and binding obligations and agreements of the Borrower and each
Subsidiary which is a party thereto, enforceable against the Borrower and each
such Subsidiary in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that
enforcement thereof may be limited by an applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or
similar laws now or hereafter in effect affecting creditors’ rights generally
and by general principles of equity.
 
Section 4.4   Capitalization.  The holder, class and percentage interests of the
ownership of the Subsidiaries (both direct and indirect) are set forth and
described in Schedule 4.4, wherein each Subsidiary which is a Guarantor is so
noted.  All of the issued and outstanding Capital Stock of each Subsidiary is
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.  No violation of
any preemptive rights will be triggered by virtue of the transactions
contemplated by the Loan Documents.
 
Section 4.5   Financial Condition.  The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the
Administrative Agent the audited financial statements of the Consolidated Group
for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2010.  Those financial statements fairly
present, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Consolidated
Group on the date thereof and the results of operations and cash flows of the
Consolidated Group for the periods then ended and were prepared in accordance
with GAAP.
 
Section 4.6   Adverse Change.  There has been no material adverse change in the
business, properties or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Consolidated
Group, taken as a whole, since the date of the financial statement referred to
in Section 4.5.
 
Section 4.7   Projections.  The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the
Administrative Agent pro forma financial statements reflecting the projected
performance of the Consolidated Group during the period from the date hereof
through December 31, 2011.  The Borrower has prepared such pro forma financial
statements in good faith based upon assumptions (believed by the Borrower at the
date of this Agreement to be reasonable) disclosed to the Lender Parties subject
to general business conditions and economic factors which may be beyond its
control or other unanticipated future events which could have an unforeseen
impact on the performance or condition of the Consolidated Group.
 
Section 4.8   Litigation.  Except as set forth and described in Schedule 4.8,
there are no actions, suits, investigations, claims or proceedings pending or,
to the best of the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting the
Borrower or any Subsidiary or the properties or business of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary before any court or governmental department, commission, board,
bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, (i) as to
 
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which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and
(ii) which, if determined adversely to such Person, could reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
 
Section 4.9   Regulation U.  Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has engaged
in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying
margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System), and no part of the proceeds of any Advance or
Letter of Credit will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock in violation
of Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
or to extend credit to any other Person for the purpose of purchasing or
carrying any margin stock.
 
Section 4.10   Taxes.  The Borrower and each Subsidiary has paid or caused to be
paid to the proper authorities when due all federal, state, foreign and local
taxes required to be withheld by it.  The Borrower and each Subsidiary has filed
all federal, state, foreign and local tax returns which are required to be
filed, and the Borrower and each Subsidiary has paid or caused to be paid to the
respective taxing authorities all taxes as shown on said returns or on any
assessment received by it to the extent such taxes have become due, except for
any such tax, assessment, charge or claim whose amount, applicability or
validity is being contested by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in good faith and
by proper proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary shall have
set aside adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP.  Proper and accurate
amounts have been withheld by the Borrower and each Subsidiary from its
respective employees for all periods in compliance with the tax, social security
and any employment withholding provisions of applicable federal, state, foreign
and local law, and proper and accurate federal, state, foreign and local returns
have been filed by the Borrower and each Subsidiary for all periods for which
returns were due with respect to employee income tax withholding, social
security and unemployment taxes, and the amounts shown thereon to be due and
payable have been paid in full or provision therefor included on the books of
the Borrower and each Subsidiary in accordance with and to the extent required
by GAAP.  Except as set forth and described in Schedule 4.10, there are no
pending investigations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary by any taxing authority
(i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination
and (ii) which, if determined adversely to such Person, could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
Section 4.11   Titles and Liens.  The Borrower and each Subsidiary has good and
absolute fee or leasehold title, as the case may be, to all of its properties
and assets reflected in the latest consolidated balance sheets referred to in
Section 4.5, free and clear of all Liens, except for the following Liens
(“Permitted Liens”): (a) Liens permitted by Section 6.1, and (b) covenants,
restrictions, rights, easements and minor irregularities in title which do not
(i) materially interfere with the business or operations of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary as presently conducted or (ii) materially impair the value of the
property to which they attach.  In addition, no financing statement naming the
Borrower or any Subsidiary as debtor is on file in any office except to perfect
only Liens permitted by Section 6.1.
 
Section 4.12   Plans.  None of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA
Affiliate (i) maintains or has maintained any Pension Plan, (ii) contributes or
has contributed to any Multi-employer Plan or (iii) provides or has provided
post-retirement medical or insurance
 
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benefits with respect to employees or former employees (other than benefits
required under Section 601 of ERISA, Section 4980B of the Code or applicable
state law).  None of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate has
received any notice or has any knowledge to the effect that it is not in
substantial compliance with any of the requirements of ERISA, the Code or
applicable state law with respect to any Plan.  No Reportable Event exists in
connection with any Pension Plan.  Each Plan which is intended to qualify under
the Code is so qualified, and no fact or circumstance exists which may have an
adverse effect on the Plan’s tax-qualified status that is not correctable under
available government correction programs.  None of the Borrower, any Subsidiary
or any ERISA Affiliate has (i) any accumulated funding deficiency (as defined in
Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code) under any Plan, whether or not
waived, (ii) any material liability under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA for any
withdrawal, partial withdrawal, reorganization or other event under any
Multi-employer Plan or (iii) any liability or knowledge of any facts or
circumstances which could result in any liability to the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation, the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or
any participant in connection with any Plan (other than routine claims for
benefits under the Plan), except for such facts or circumstances described in
this clause (iii) which, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably
be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  Other than claims for
benefits in the ordinary course of business, there are no actions, suits,
disputes, arbitrations or other material claims pending or, to the Borrower’s
knowledge, threatened with respect to any Plan, which, if determined adversely,
could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
 
Section 4.13   Environmental Compliance.  The Borrower and each Subsidiary has
obtained all permits, licenses and other authorizations which are required under
federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to emissions, discharges,
releases of pollutants, contaminants, hazardous or toxic materials, or wastes
into ambient air, surface water, ground water or land, or otherwise relating to
the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal,
transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants or hazardous or toxic
materials or wastes (“Environmental Laws”) at its facilities or in connection
with the operation of its facilities, except where the failure to do so,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect.  The Borrower and each Subsidiary and all activities
of the Borrower and each Subsidiary at its facilities comply with all material
Environmental Laws and with all terms and conditions of any required permits,
licenses and authorizations applicable to such Person with respect thereto,
except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  The Borrower and
each Subsidiary is in compliance with all limitations, restrictions, conditions,
standards, prohibitions, requirements, obligations, schedules and timetables
contained in Environmental Laws or contained in any plan, order, decree,
judgment or notice of which the Borrower and such Subsidiary is aware and with
respect to which noncompliance could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.  Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is aware of, or has
received notice of, any events, conditions, circumstances, activities,
practices, incidents, actions or plans which may interfere with or prevent
continued compliance with, or which may give rise to any material liability
under, any Environmental Laws.
 
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Section 4.14   Submissions to Lenders.  This Agreement, together with each other
Loan Document and the exhibits, schedules, attachments, written or oral
statements, documents, certificates and other items prepared or supplied to any
Lender Party by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary with respect to
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit a material fact necessary to make each
statement contained herein or therein not misleading (and, as to projections,
valuations or pro forma financial statements, all of such information presents a
good faith opinion based on assumptions believed by the Borrower to be
reasonable as of the date made as to such projections, valuations and pro forma
condition and results).  There is no fact which the Borrower has not disclosed
to the Lender Parties in writing and of which any of its Financial Officers is
aware and which has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lender Parties acknowledge
that the financial projections and pro forma information as to future periods
contained therein are subject to general business conditions and economic
factors which may be beyond the control of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries or
other unanticipated future events which could have an unforeseen impact on the
performance or condition of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries, it being
understood that all such financial projections will be subject to uncertainties
and contingencies and that no representation is given that any particular
financial projection will ultimately be realized.
 
Section 4.15   Financial Solvency.  Both before and after giving effect to all
of the loans, guaranties and other financial accommodations contemplated herein,
the Borrower and each Subsidiary:
 
(a)           was not and will not be insolvent, as that term is used and
defined in Section 101(32) of the United States Bankruptcy Code and Section 2 of
the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act;
 
(b)           does not have unreasonably small capital and is not engaged or
about to engage in a business or a transaction for which any remaining assets of
the Borrower or such Subsidiary are unreasonably small;
 
(c)           does not, by executing, delivering or performing its obligations
under the Loan Documents to which it is a party or by taking any action with
respect thereto, intend to, nor believe that it will, incur debts beyond its
ability to pay them as they mature;
 
(d)           does not, by executing, delivering or performing its obligations
under the Loan Documents to which it is a party or by taking any action with
respect thereto, intend to hinder, delay or defraud either its present or future
creditors; and
 
(e)           does not contemplate filing a petition in bankruptcy or for an
arrangement or reorganization or similar proceeding under any law any
jurisdiction or country, and, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, is not the
subject of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings or similar proceedings under
any law of any jurisdiction or country threatened or pending against the
Borrower or such Subsidiary.
 
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Section 4.16   Information Regarding Owned and Leased Real Estate of the
Obligors; Information Regarding the Location of Inventory and Equipment of the
Obligors.
 
(a)           Set forth and described in Schedule 4.16 is a correct and complete
list of all interests (including but not limited to all fee simple interests and
leasehold interests) of each Obligor in any real property, wherever located
(including the name of any such landlord (other than a retail store landlord)
and the address of such real property), except for any such interest in any real
property which has been acquired by an Obligor but which the Borrower is not yet
required to disclose to the Administrative Agent pursuant to
Section 5.16(a).  Schedule 4.16 specifically identifies any leased location
which has or could reasonably be expected to have at such location at any time
inventory and equipment of the Obligors having an aggregate value in excess of
$250,000.
 
(b)           Set forth and described in Schedule 4.16 is a correct and complete
list of all locations of inventory or equipment of the Obligors in the
possession of bailees, warehousemen, processors or consignees (including the
name and address of any such bailee, warehouseman, processor or consignee).
Schedule 4.16 specifically identifies any such bailee, warehouseman, processor
or consignee which has or which could reasonably be expected to have in its
possession at any time inventory and equipment of the Obligors having an
aggregate value in excess of $250,000.
 
Section 4.17   Intellectual Property Rights.
 
(a)           Specified Intellectual Property.  Schedule 4.17 is a complete list
of all Specified Intellectual Property, including the owner of each item and the
application, registration or patent number of each item, except for any
additional item of Specified Intellectual Property which has been acquired by an
Obligor but which the Borrower is not yet required to disclose to the
Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 5.17.
 
(b)           Owned Intellectual Property.  Except as disclosed on
Schedule 4.17, (i) each Obligor owns its Owned Intellectual Property free and
clear of all restrictions (including covenants not to sue a third Person), court
orders, injunctions, decrees, writs or Liens (other than Permitted Liens),
whether by written agreement or otherwise, (ii) no Person other than an Obligor
owns or has been granted any right in the Owned Intellectual Property, (iii) all
Owned Intellectual Property is valid, subsisting and enforceable, and (iv) each
Obligor has taken all commercially reasonable action necessary to maintain,
protect and enforce the Owned Intellectual Property owned by it.
 
(c)           Intellectual Property Rights of Others.  Except as disclosed on
Schedule 4.17 and in written agreements copies of which have been given to the
Administrative Agent, each Obligor’s licenses to use the Licensed Intellectual
Property are free and clear of all restrictions, court orders, injunctions,
decrees, or writs or Liens (other than Permitted Liens), whether by written
agreement or otherwise.  Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.17, (i) no Obligor is
obligated or under any liability whatsoever to make any payments of a material
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owner of, licensor of, or other claimant to, any Intellectual Property Rights
(other than payments of customary license fees with respect to Commercially
Available Intellectual Property), (ii) no Person other than an Obligor has been
granted any right in the Exclusively Licensed Intellectual Property, (iii) all
Exclusively Licensed Intellectual Property is valid, subsisting and enforceable,
and (iv) each Obligor has taken all commercially reasonable action necessary to
maintain, protect and enforce the Exclusively Licensed Intellectual Property
licensed to it.
 
(d)           Infringement.  Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.17, no Obligor
has any knowledge of, and no Obligor has received any written claim or notice
alleging, any infringement, dilution, misappropriation or other violation of
another Person’s Intellectual Property Rights (including any written claim that
an Obligor must license or refrain from using the Intellectual Property Rights
of any third Person) nor, to the knowledge of any Obligor, is there any
threatened claim or any reasonable basis for any such claim (i) as to which
there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and (ii) which, if
determined adversely, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
 
Section 4.18   Conflicts of Interest.  None of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or
any officer, employee or agent of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any other
Person acting on behalf of any of the foregoing has, directly or indirectly,
given or agreed to give any money, gift or similar benefit (other than legal
price concessions to customers in the ordinary course of business) to any
customer, supplier, employee or agent of a customer or supplier, or official or
employee of any governmental agency or instrumentality of any government
(domestic or foreign) or other Person who was, is, or may be in a position to
help or hinder the business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (or assist in
connection with any actual or proposed transaction) which (a) might subject the
Borrower or any Subsidiary to any material damage or penalty in any civil,
criminal or governmental litigation or proceeding, (b) if not given in the past,
could have had a Material Adverse Effect or (c) if not continued in the future,
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
Section 4.19   Other Relationships.  To the best knowledge of the Borrower,
except as set forth in Schedule 4.19:
 
(a)           No Director or officer of the Borrower or any Subsidiary has any
interest (other than as non-controlling holders of securities of a
publicly-traded company), either directly or indirectly, in any other Person
(whether as an employee, officer, Director, Shareholder, agent, independent
contractor, security holder, creditor, consultant or otherwise) that presently
(i)  provides any services or designs, produces or sells any products or product
lines, or engages in any activity which is the same, similar to or competitive
with any activity or business in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is now
engaged, (ii) is a supplier, customer or creditor of, or has an existing
contractual relationship with the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or (iii) has any
direct or indirect interest in any asset or property used by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary or any property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, that is
necessary or desirable for the conduct of the business of the Borrower or any
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(b)           No Director or officer of the  Borrower or any Subsidiary is at
present, directly or indirectly through his affiliation with any other Person, a
party to any transaction with the Borrower or any Subsidiary providing for the
furnishing of services by, or rental of real or personal property from, or
otherwise requiring cash payments to any such Person.
 
Section 4.20   Licenses; Compliance with Laws; Other Agreements, etc.  Set forth
in Schedule 4.20 is a true and complete list and summary description of all
material franchises, permits, licenses and other rights, including all
governmental approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses and permits, which
are necessary or required for the conduct of the businesses currently conducted
by the Borrower and each Subsidiary (collectively, the “Licenses”).  The
Borrower knows of no basis for the denial of any renewal of any License (i) as
to which there is a reasonable possibility of denial of renewal and (ii) which,
if renewal is so denied, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.  Each License has been properly entered into by the Borrower or the
relevant Subsidiary and any other party thereto, or validly issued to the
Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary, and is in full force and effect, and the
Borrower or the relevant Subsidiary is not in violation of any such
License.  Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in violation of any term of
its Organizational Documents.  The Borrower and each Subsidiary is in compliance
with each contract, agreement, judgment or decree, the non-compliance with which
could have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Borrower and each Subsidiary is in
full compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and rules the
non-compliance with which would have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
Section 4.21   Capital and Operating Leases.  Set forth in Schedule 4.21 is a
true and complete list and summary description of all Capital Leases and
Operating Leases under which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is a lessee,
together with the annual payment amounts due thereunder, expiration date and
other information as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
 
Section 4.22   Investment Company Act.  Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary
is required to be registered as an “investment company” within the meaning of
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
 
Section 4.23   Security Documents.  The Liens created in favor of the
Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender Parties, under each Security
Document constitute perfected security interests in the Collateral described in
each such Security Document under the governing law of each such Security
Document, subject to no security interests or Liens of any other Person.  No
filings or recordings (other than filings or recordings that have been made or
continuation statements that are required to be subsequently made) are required
in order to perfect (or maintain the perfection or priority of) the Liens
created in the Collateral under each Security Document except as otherwise
provided or permitted in any Security Document.
 
Section 4.24   Labor Relations.  Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is
engaged in any unfair labor practice that could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.  There is (a) no significant unfair labor practice
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Borrower or any Subsidiary or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened
against any of them before the National Labor Relations Board or any similar
Governmental Authority in any jurisdiction, and no significant grievance or
significant arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective
bargaining agreement is so pending against the Borrower or any Subsidiary or, to
the best knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against any of them, (b) no
significant strike, labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage is pending against the
Borrower or any Subsidiary and (c) to the best knowledge of the Borrower, no
question concerning union representation exists with respect to the employees of
the Borrower or any Subsidiary, except (with respect to any matter specified in
clause (a), (b) or (c) above, either individually or in the aggregate) such as
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
 
ARTICLE V
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
 
So long as any Obligations (other than unasserted contingent indemnity
obligations) remain unpaid or the Revolving Facility remains outstanding, the
Borrower will comply with the following requirements, unless the Required
Lenders (or the Administrative Agent, with the consent of the Required Lenders)
shall otherwise consent in writing:
 
Section 5.1   Reporting Requirements.  The Borrower will deliver, or cause to be
delivered, to the Administrative Agent, or if requested by the Administrative
Agent, to each Lender, each of the following, which shall be in form and detail
reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders:
 
(a)           As soon as available, and in any event within 90 days after the
end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, audited annual financial statements of
the Consolidated Group with the unqualified opinion of independent certified
public accountants of nationally recognized standing selected by the
Consolidated Group and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which
annual financial statements shall include the balance sheets of the Consolidated
Group as at the end of such fiscal year and the related statements of income,
retained earnings and cash flows of the Consolidated Group for the fiscal year
then ended, prepared on a consolidated basis, all in reasonable detail and
prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with a certificate of a Financial
Officer of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, stating that
(i) such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP,
(ii) whether or not such Financial Officer has knowledge of the occurrence of
any Default or Event of Default hereunder and, if so, stating in reasonable
detail the facts with respect thereto, and (iii) all relevant facts in
reasonable detail to evidence, and the computations as to, whether or not the
Borrower is in compliance with the Financial Covenants.
 
(b)           As soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end
of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower,
an unaudited interim balance sheet and statement of income, cash flow and
retained earnings of the Consolidated Group as at the end of and for such fiscal
quarter and for the year-to-date period then ended, prepared on a consolidated
basis, in reasonable detail and stating in comparative form the figures for the
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all prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and
the absence of footnotes; and accompanied by a certificate of a Financial
Officer of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit F, stating
(i) that such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP,
subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes, (ii) whether
or not such officer has knowledge of the occurrence of any Default or Event of
Default hereunder and, if so, stating in reasonable detail the facts with
respect thereto and (iii) all relevant facts in reasonable detail to evidence,
and the computations as to, whether or not the Borrower is in compliance with
the Financial Covenants.
 
(c)           Not later than 90 days after the commencement of each fiscal year
of the Borrower, the projected balance sheets, income statements and cash flow
statements for the Consolidated Group for each fiscal quarter of such year, each
in reasonable detail, representing the good faith projections of the Borrower
for each such fiscal quarter, and certified by a Financial Officer as being the
most accurate projections available (subject to the qualifications in
Section 4.7), together with such supporting schedules and information as the
Administrative Agent from time to time may reasonably request.
 
(d)           From time to time, with reasonable promptness, any and all
receivables schedules, collection reports, deposit records and such other
material reports, records or information as the Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders from time to time may reasonably request.
 
(e)           Promptly after the commencement thereof and, in any event, within
10 Business Days after the commencement thereof, notice of all litigation and of
all proceedings affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the type described
in Section 4.8 or which (i) seek a monetary recovery against the Borrower or any
Subsidiary in excess of $2,500,000 or (ii) if determined adversely to the
Borrower or any Subsidiary, could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
 
(f)           As promptly as practicable (but in any event not later
than 5 Business Days) after an officer of the Borrower obtains knowledge of the
occurrence of a Default or Event of Default hereunder, notice of such
occurrence, together with a detailed statement by a responsible officer of the
Borrower setting forth the steps being taken by the Borrower to cure the effect
of such Default or Event of Default.
 
(g)           As promptly as practicable, and in any event within 30 days after
the Borrower knows or has reason to know that any Reportable Event with respect
to any Pension Plan has occurred, the Borrower will deliver to the
Administrative Agent a statement of a Financial Officer setting forth details as
to such Reportable Event and the action which the Borrower proposes to take with
respect thereto, together with a copy of the notice of such Reportable Event to
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
 
(h)           As promptly as practicable, and in any event within 10 days after
the Borrower or any Subsidiary fails to make any quarterly contribution required
with respect to any Pension Plan under Section 412(m) of the Code, the Borrower
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Administrative Agent a statement of a Financial Officer setting forth details as
to such failure and the action which the Borrower proposes to take with respect
thereto, together with a copy of any notice of such failure required to be
provided to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
 
(i)           As promptly as practicable, and in any event within 10 days after
the Borrower knows or has reason to know that the Borrower or any Subsidiary has
or is reasonably expected to have any liability under Section 4201 or 4243 of
ERISA for any withdrawal, partial withdrawal, reorganization or other event
under any Multi-employer Plan, the Borrower will deliver to the Administrative
Agent a statement of a Financial Officer setting forth details as to such
liability and the action which Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto.
 
(j)           Promptly upon obtaining knowledge thereof, notice of the violation
by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any law, rule or regulation, the
non-compliance with which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
 
(k)           Promptly upon their distribution, copies of all financial
statements, reports and proxy statements which the Borrower shall have sent to
its Shareholders to the extent not otherwise available from a website of the
Securities and Exchange Commission or the Borrower.
 
(l)           Promptly after the sending or filing thereof, electronic copies of
all regular and periodic financial reports which the Borrower shall file with
the Securities and Exchange Commission or any national securities exchange,
excluding any reports filed by the Borrower with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
 
(m)           Upon request of the Administrative Agent not more often than once
per fiscal year, updated certificates of insurance covering all tangible
Collateral showing the Administrative Agent, on behalf of all Lender Parties, as
additional insured, loss payee and, as appropriate, mortgagee, and otherwise
satisfying all requirements specified in any Loan Document.
 
(n)           Promptly, such additional information concerning the Borrower and
each Subsidiary as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
 
All required deliveries pursuant to this Section 5.1 shall be made, to the
extent possible, by electronic means (e-mail transmission), followed by actual,
originally executed (if specifically requested by the Administrative Agent)
paper copies thereof.
 
Section 5.2   Books and Records; Inspection and Examination.  The Borrower will
keep, and will cause each Subsidiary to keep, accurate books of record and
account for itself pertaining to its business and financial condition and such
other matters as the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably
request in which true and complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied and, upon request of and reasonable notice by the
Administrative Agent, will permit any officer, employee, attorney or accountant
for any Lender Party to audit, review, make extracts from or copy any and all
 
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corporate and financial books and records of the Borrower and each Subsidiary at
all reasonable times during ordinary business hours, to send and discuss with
account debtors and other obligors requests for verification of amounts owed to
the Borrower or any Subsidiary, and to discuss the affairs of the Borrower or
any Subsidiary with any of its Directors, officers, employees or agents.  The
Borrower will permit, and will cause each Subsidiary to permit, any Lender Party
or its employees, accountants, attorneys or agents designated from time to time
by any Lender Party, to examine and inspect any property of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary at any time during ordinary business hours; provided, that each
Lender Party will use reasonable efforts to conduct (or have conducted) any such
examination or inspection so as to minimize disruptions to the operations of the
Borrower or such Subsidiary.
 
Section 5.3   Compliance with Laws.  The Borrower will, and will cause each
Subsidiary to, (a) comply with the requirements of all applicable laws and
regulations including (but not limited to) all Environmental Laws, except where
the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and (b) use and keep its assets,
and will require that others use and keep its assets, only for lawful purposes,
without violation of any federal, state or local law, statute or ordinance,
except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.  In addition, and
without limiting the foregoing sentence, the Borrower shall (i) use commercially
reasonable efforts to ensure, and cause each Subsidiary to use commercially
reasonable efforts to ensure, that no Person who owns a controlling interest in
or otherwise controls the Borrower or any Subsidiary is or shall be listed on
the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List or other similar
lists maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the
Department of the Treasury or included in any Executive Orders, (ii) not use or
permit the use of the proceeds of any Advance to violate any of the foreign
asset control regulations of OFAC or any enabling statute or Executive Order
relating thereto, and (iii) comply, and cause each Subsidiary to comply, with
all applicable Bank Secrecy Act laws and regulations, as amended.
 
Section 5.4   Payment of Taxes and Other Claims.  The Borrower will pay or
discharge, and will cause each Subsidiary to pay or discharge, when due, (a) all
taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied or imposed upon it or upon
its income or profits, or upon any properties belonging to it prior in each case
to the date on which penalties attach thereto, (b) all federal, state and local
taxes required to be withheld by it, and (c) all lawful claims for labor,
materials and supplies which, if unpaid, might by law become a Lien or charge
upon any properties of the Borrower or any Subsidiary; provided, that neither
the Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall be required to pay any such tax,
assessment, charge or claim whose amount, applicability or validity is being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or
such Subsidiary has set aside adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP.
 
Section 5.5   Maintenance of Properties.  The Borrower will keep and maintain,
and will cause each Subsidiary to keep and maintain, all of its properties
necessary or useful in its business in good condition, repair and working order
(normal wear and tear excepted); provided, however, that nothing in this
Section 5.5 shall prevent the Borrower or any Subsidiary from discontinuing the
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discontinuance is, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower or such
Subsidiary, desirable in the conduct of the business of the Borrower or such
Subsidiary and not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Lender
Parties.  The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, take all
commercially reasonable steps necessary to protect and maintain the Owned
Intellectual Property and the Exclusively Licensed Intellectual Property.  The
Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, take all commercially
reasonable steps necessary to prosecute any Person infringing, diluting,
misappropriating or otherwise violating any Owned Intellectual Property and the
Exclusively Licensed Intellectual Property, except where the failure to do so,
individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in
a Material Adverse Effect.
 
Section 5.6   Insurance.  The Borrower will obtain and at all times maintain,
and will cause each Subsidiary to obtain and at all times maintain, insurance
with insurers believed by it to be responsible and reputable in such amounts and
against such risks as is reasonable for companies engaged in similar business
and owning similar properties in the same general areas in which it operates.
 
Section 5.7   Preservation of Legal Existence.  Except as permitted by
Section 6.8, the Borrower will preserve and maintain, and will cause each
Subsidiary to preserve and maintain, its legal existence and all of its rights,
privileges and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its
business and shall conduct its business in an orderly, efficient and regular
manner.
 
Section 5.8    Creation of New Obligors and Subsidiaries.  The Borrower will
obtain the prior written approval of the Required Lenders prior to creating a
Subsidiary or acquiring any business which would constitute a Subsidiary;
provided, however, in connection with a Permitted Acquisition involving the
acquisition or creation of a new Subsidiary, the Borrower shall not be required
to obtain the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.  Upon receipt of
any such prior written approval or in connection with a Permitted Acquisition
involving the acquisition or creation of a new Subsidiary, the Borrower will
cause each new Subsidiary to deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the Lender Parties, (i) an executed Guaranty (or an executed joinder
to a Guaranty) on behalf of such Subsidiary in form and content acceptable to
the Administrative Agent, (ii) an executed Security Agreement (or an executed
joinder to a Security Agreement) and, if requested by the Administrative Agent,
a Copyright Security Agreement and a Patent and Trademark Security Agreement (or
an executed joinder thereto) on behalf of such Subsidiary in form and content
acceptable to the Administrative Agent, (iii) a certificate of the secretary or
other appropriate officer of such Subsidiary (A) certifying that the execution,
delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which such Subsidiary is a
party have been duly approved by all necessary action of the Governing Board of
such Subsidiary, and attaching true and correct copies of the applicable
resolutions granting such approval, (B) certifying that attached to such
certificate are true and correct copies of the Organizational Documents of such
Subsidiary, together with such copies, and (C) certifying the names of the
officers of such Subsidiary that are authorized to sign such Loan Documents; and
(iv) an opinion of counsel to such Subsidiary, opining as to the due execution,
delivery and enforceability of such Loan Documents, in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.  Upon the Administrative
Agent’s receipt of the foregoing items, such Subsidiary shall constitute an
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Subsidiary is a Foreign Subsidiary, the Lender Parties will negotiate in good
faith with the Borrower and such Subsidiary to (a) limit the amount of the stock
so pledged to the Lender Parties or (b) otherwise include provisions in such
Subsidiary’s Guaranty and the Security Agreement (relating to such Subsidiary)
designed to prevent deemed distributions to the Borrower under Section 956 of
the Code; provided, however, that such provisions shall preserve the maximum
security possible in such Subsidiary, its assets and the Borrower’s equity
interest therein for the Lender Parties possible in connection with such
considerations; provided, further, that no Lender Party shall be responsible to
the Borrower, any Obligor, any such Subsidiary or any other Person for the
sufficiency of such provisions to accomplish their stated purpose.
 
Section 5.9   Further Assurances.  The Borrower will, make, execute, endorse,
acknowledge, file and/or deliver, and will cause each Subsidiary to make,
execute, endorse, acknowledge, file and/or deliver, to the Administrative Agent
from time to time such schedules, confirmatory assignments, conveyances,
financing statements, transfer endorsements, powers of attorney, certificates,
reports, landlord waivers (to the extent required under the Security Agreement),
bailee or warehouseman letters (to the extent required under the Security
Agreement), control agreements and other assurances or instruments and take such
further steps relating to the Collateral covered by any of the Security
Documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require with respect to the
Collateral.
 
Section 5.10   Appraisals.  At any time that the Administrative Agent requests,
the Borrower will provide the Administrative Agent with appraisals or updates
thereof of its inventory, equipment, real property, intellectual property and
other intangible assets from an appraiser selected and engaged by the
Administrative Agent, and prepared on a basis satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent, such appraisals and updates to include, without limitation, information
required by applicable law and regulations; provided, however, that if no Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing, only one such appraisal of each type
of property specified above per calendar year shall be at the sole expense of
the Borrower and such appraiser shall be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower;
provided, further, that after the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default, any additional appraisals requested by the Administrative
Agent shall be at the Borrower’s sole expense.
 
Section 5.11   Minimum Consolidated Net Worth.  The Borrower will maintain the
Consolidated Net Worth of the Consolidated Group as of each Covenant Compliance
Date at not less than (a) for the fiscal quarter beginning on or about
January 1, 2010 and ending on April 3, 2010, $20,000,000, plus the sum of
(i) 50% of the amount of the Consolidated Net Income of the Consolidated Group
during such fiscal quarter (without subtracting any consolidated net loss during
any period, if any), (ii) 75% of the amount of all equity contributions received
by the Consolidated Group during such fiscal quarter, and (iii) 50% of the
amount of all non-cash stock-related compensation by the Consolidated Group
during such fiscal quarter and (b) for the fiscal quarter beginning on April 4,
2010, and for each fiscal quarter thereafter, an amount equal to the sum of the
Consolidated Net Worth required under this Section during the immediately
preceding fiscal quarter, plus the sum of (i) 50% of the amount of the
Consolidated Net Income of the Consolidated Group during such immediately
preceding fiscal quarter (without subtracting any consolidated net loss during
any period, if any), (ii) 75% of the amount of all equity contributions received
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preceding fiscal quarter, and (iii) 50% of the amount of all non-cash
stock-related compensation by the Consolidated Group during such immediately
preceding fiscal quarter.
 
Section 5.12   Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.  The Borrower will maintain
the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Consolidated Group as of each Covenant
Compliance Date, for the applicable Covenant Computation Period ending on such
Covenant Compliance Date, at not less than the ratio set forth opposite the
applicable date below:
 
Covenant Compliance Date
ending on or about
 
Ratio
March 31, 2010
 
2.00 to 1.00
June 30, 2010
 
2.00 to 1.00
September 30, 2010
 
1.80 to 1.00
December 31, 2010
 
1.15 to 1.00
March 31, 2011
 
1.15 to 1.00
June 30, 2011
 
1.15 to 1.00
September 30, 2011
 
1.20 to 1.00
December 31, 2011 and each
March 31, June 30, September 30
and December 31 thereafter
1.25 to1.00

 
Section 5.13   Annual Revolving Advance Clean-Up.  The Borrower will maintain
the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Revolving Advances at zero for a
period of not less than 30 consecutive days in each fiscal year of the Borrower.
 
Section 5.14   Establishment and Maintenance of Bank Accounts.  The Borrower
will establish, and will cause its Subsidiaries to establish as soon as
practicable after the Closing Date, and thereafter will maintain with the
Administrative Agent all usual and customary banking accounts and related
depository relationships.
 
Section 5.15   Landlord Waivers, Warehouseman Acknowledgments, etc.   Within 90
days after the date of this Agreement, the Borrower shall deliver to the
Administrative Agent each of the following:
 
(a)           A consent and waiver agreement signed by the following landlords
with respect to an Obligor’s locations leased from such landlords, acknowledging
the Administrative Agent’s prior security interest in all personal property
located on such leased site and allowing the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders to enter upon such leased site to remove such personal property at any
time, together with a copy of the applicable lease:  (i)  Comfort Ridge, L.L.C.
(9800 59th Avenue North, Plymouth, Minnesota  55442), (ii) Cabot Industrial
Properties, L.P. (6105 Trenton Lane North, Plymouth, Minnesota  55442),
(iii) Prologis North American Properties Fund I LLC (675
 
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N. Wright Brothers Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah  84116), and (iv) Blind John, LLC
(630 Western Lane, Irmo, South Carolina  29063).
 
(b)           An acknowledgment and waiver of Liens, signed by the following
bailees, warehousemen, consignors or processors in which inventory of an Obligor
is located, acknowledging the Administrative Agent’s prior security interest in
all property located on the premises of such Persons and agreeing to turn over
such property to the Administrative Agent upon request at any time, together
with a copy of the applicable agreements with such Persons:  (i) RP Sweeney
Warehouses (601 North Stone Street, Freemont, Ohio  43420), (ii) The Plastics
Group (2101 Cedar Street, Freemont, Ohio  43420), (iii) Carpenter Co. (2600
Jefferson Davis Hwy., P.O. Box 34546, Richmond, Virginia  23234-0546),
(iv) Carpenter Co. (P.O. Box 160446, Clearfield, Utah  84016), and (v) Carpenter
Co. (2009 Keisler Dairy Rd., Conover, North Carolina  28613).
 
Section 5.16   Disclosure of Information Regarding Newly Acquired Owned and
Leased Real Estate; Disclosure Regarding New Locations of Inventory and
Equipment of the Obligors.
 
(a)           Within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal
quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower and within 90 days after the end of
each fiscal year of the Borrower, the Borrower shall provide written notice to
the Administrative Agent of any interest (including but not limited to any fee
simple or leasehold interest) in any real property (including the name of any
landlord (other than a retail store landlord) and the address of any such real
property and whether such location will have or could reasonably be expected to
have at any time inventory and equipment of the Obligors having an aggregate
value in excess of $250,000) not previously disclosed on Schedule 4.16 or
previously disclosed in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent
pursuant to this Section 5.16(a); provided, however, with respect to any new
location which shall have or could reasonably be expected to have located
thereon at any time inventory and equipment of the Obligors having an aggregate
value in excess of $500,000, such written notice shall be made prior to such
Obligor’s acquiring such interest.  Upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of
such written notice from the Borrower, such interest in real property so
disclosed in such written notice shall be deemed to be included on
Schedule 4.16.  Upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of any such written
notice, the Administrative Agent may (but shall have no obligation to) deliver
to the Borrower and the Lender Parties a replacement Schedule 4.16 which shall
include such interest in real property and, upon the Administrative Agent’s
delivery of any such replacement Schedule 4.16, such replacement Schedule 4.16
shall be deemed to have replaced the previous Schedule 4.16 for all purposes of
this Agreement.
 
(b)           Within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal
quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower and within 90 days after the end of
each fiscal year of the Borrower, the Borrower shall provide written notice to
the Administrative Agent of any new arrangement to deliver possession of any
inventory or equipment of any Obligor to a bailee, warehouseman, processor or
consignee (including the name of any such bailee, warehouseman, processor or
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warehouseman, processor or consignee and whether such arrangement will have or
could reasonably be expected to have at any time inventory and equipment of the
Obligors having an aggregate value in excess of $250,000) not previously
disclosed on Schedule 4.16 or previously disclosed in writing by the Borrower to
the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 5.16(b); provided, however,
with respect to any such bailee, warehouseman, processor or consignee which
shall have or could reasonably be expected to have at any time inventory and
equipment of the Obligors in its possession having an aggregate value in excess
of $500,000, such prior written notice shall be made prior to such Obligor’s
entering into such arrangement.  Upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such
written notice from the Borrower, such new arrangement so disclosed in such
written notice shall be deemed to be included on Schedule 4.16 for all purposes
of this Agreement.  Upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of any such written
notice, the Administrative Agent may (but shall have no obligation to) deliver
to the Borrower and the Lender Parties a replacement Schedule 4.16 which shall
include such new arrangement and, upon the Administrative Agent’s delivery of
any such replacement Schedule 4.16, such replacement Schedule 4.16 shall be
deemed to have replaced the previous Schedule 4.16 for all purposes of this
Agreement.
 
Section 5.17   Disclosure of Newly Created or Acquired Intellectual Property
Rights.  Within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters
of each fiscal year of the Borrower and within 90 days after the end of each
fiscal year of the Borrower, the Borrower shall provide written notice to the
Administrative Agent of any item of Specified Intellectual Property (including
the name of the owner, the application number, the registration number, the
patent number and other relevant information regarding such item of Specified
Intellectual Property) not previously disclosed on Schedule  4.17 or previously
disclosed in writing by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent pursuant to
this Section 5.17.  Upon the Administrative Agent’s receipt of such written
notice from the Borrower, the item of Specified Intellectual Property so
disclosed in such written notice shall be deemed to be included on Schedule 4.17
for all purposes of this Agreement.  Upon receipt of any such written notice,
the Administrative Agent may (but shall have no obligation to) deliver to the
Borrower and the Lender Parties a replacement Schedule 4.17 which shall include
such item of Specified Intellectual Property and, upon the Administrative
Agent’s delivery of any such replacement Schedule 4.17, such replacement
Schedule 4.17 shall be deemed to have replaced the previous Schedule 4.17 for
all purposes of this Agreement.
 
Section 5.18   Original Stock Certificates for Capital Stock.   If not delivered
to the Administrative Agent on the Closing Date, the Borrower shall deliver, or
shall cause to be delivered, to the Administrative Agent (i) within 30 days
after the date of this Agreement, the original stock certificates required
pursuant to Section 3.1(c)(iii) for all Domestic Subsidiaries and (ii) within 60
days after the date of this Agreement, the original stock certificates required
pursuant to Section 3.1(c)(iii) for all Foreign Subsidiaries.
 
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ARTICLE VI
NEGATIVE COVENANTS
 
So long as any Obligations (other than unasserted contingent indemnity
obligations) remain unpaid or the Revolving Facility remains outstanding, the
Borrower will comply with the following requirements, unless the Required
Lenders (or the Administrative Agent, with the consent of the Required Lenders)
shall otherwise consent in writing:
 
Section 6.1   Liens.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary
to, create, incur or suffer to exist any Lien or other charge or encumbrance of
any nature on any of its assets, now owned or hereafter acquired, or assign or
otherwise convey any right to receive income or give its consent to the
subordination of any right or claim of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to any
right or claim of any other Person; excluding from the operation of the
foregoing:
 
(a)           any Lien on any property or asset of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary existing on the date hereof and set forth in Schedule 6.1; provided
that (i) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or asset of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those
obligations which it secures on the date hereof and extensions, renewals and
replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount
thereof;
 
(b)           any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the
acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in a Permitted
Acquisition; provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or
in connection with such acquisition, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other
property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (iii) such Lien shall
secure only those obligations which it secures on the date of such acquisition
and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the
outstanding principal amount thereof;
 
(c)           Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved
by the Borrower or any Subsidiary (together with proceeds thereof); provided
that (i) such Liens secure only the Debt permitted by Section 6.2(e), (ii) such
Liens and the Debt secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 90 days after
such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement,
(iii) the Debt secured thereby does not exceed 100% of the cost of acquiring,
constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (iv) such Liens shall
not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;
 
(d)           Liens securing Debt owed by any Foreign Subsidiary to the Borrower
or any other Obligor;
 
(e)           Liens for taxes or assessments or other governmental charges to
the extent not required to be paid by Section 5.4.
 
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(f)           Materialmen’s, merchants’, carriers’, worker’s, repairer’s,
landlord’s, warehouseman’s or other like liens arising in the ordinary course of
business to the extent not required to be paid by Section 5.4.
 
(g)           Pledges or deposits to secure obligations under worker’s
compensation laws, unemployment insurance and social security laws, or to secure
the performance of bids, tenders, contracts (other than for the repayment of
borrowed money) or leases or to secure statutory obligations or surety or appeal
bonds, or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds in the
ordinary course of business.
 
(h)           Zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, restrictions on the use
of real property or minor irregularities in title thereto, which do not
materially impair the use of such property in the operation of the business of
the Borrower or any Subsidiary or the value of such property for the purpose of
such business.
 
(i)           Liens granted to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders pursuant
to any of the Security Documents.
 
(j)           Bankers’ liens, rights of set off or similar rights as to accounts
maintained with a financial institution to the extent such accounts are
permitted under this Agreement.
 
(k)           Judgment Liens in respect of judgments which do not constitute an
Event of Default.
 
Section 6.2   Debt.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any other
Obligor to, incur, create, assume, permit or suffer to exist, any Debt except:
 
(a)           The Obligations to the Lender Parties.
 
(b)           Debt (including Subordinated Debt) in existence on the Closing
Date and listed in Schedule 6.2, together with any extension, renewal or
replacement thereof (so long as such indebtedness is not increased above the
amount outstanding immediately prior to giving effect to any such extension,
renewal or replacement).
 
(c)           (i) Debt of the Borrower to any Subsidiary and of any Domestic
Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary and (ii) Debt of any Foreign
Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary in an outstanding
principal amount, which Debt under this clause (c)(ii) together with any Debt
under clause (d)(iv) below, shall not at any time exceed $2,000,000 in the
aggregate;
 
(d)           Guaranties by (i) the Borrower of Debt of any Domestic Subsidiary,
(ii) any Domestic Subsidiary of Debt of the Borrower or any other Domestic
Subsidiary, (iii) any Foreign Subsidiary of Debt of any other Subsidiary and
(iv) the Borrower or any Domestic Subsidiary of Debt of any Foreign Subsidiary
in an outstanding principal amount, which together with any Debt incurred
pursuant to clause (c)(ii) above, shall not at any time exceed $2,000,000 in the
aggregate.
 
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(e)           (i) Debt of the Borrower or any Subsidiary incurred to finance the
acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets,
including Capital Leases, so long as such Debt is incurred prior to or within 90
days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or
improvement and (ii) any Debt assumed in connection with the acquisition of any
such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition
thereof, and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Debt that do not
increase the outstanding principal amount thereof; provided, that the aggregate
principal amount of all such Debt incurred pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii)
shall not exceed $5,000,000 at any time outstanding.
 
(f)           Other unsecured Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to
exceed $2,500,000 at any time outstanding.
 
Section 6.3   Guaranties and other Contingent Liabilities.  The Borrower will
not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, assume, guarantee, endorse or
otherwise become directly or contingently liable in connection with any
obligations of any other Person, except:
 
(a)           The Guaranties.
 
(b)           The endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or
collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business.
 
(c)           The guaranties, endorsements and other direct or contingent
liabilities in connection with the obligations of other Persons in existence on
the Closing Date and listed in Schedule 6.3, together with any extension,
renewal or replacement thereof (so long as such indebtedness is not increased
above the amount outstanding immediately prior to giving effect to any such
extension, renewal or replacement).
 
(d)           The guaranties permitted by Section 6.2(d).
 
(e)           Other unsecured guaranties guaranteeing an aggregate amount not to
exceed $2,500,000.
 
Section 6.4   Investments.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any
Subsidiary to, make, purchase, hold or permit to exist any Investment, except:
 
(a)           (i) Investments in direct obligations of the United States of
America or any agency or instrumentality thereof whose obligations constitute
the full faith and credit obligations of the United States of America having a
maturity of 1 year or less, (ii) commercial paper issued by a U.S.  corporation
rated at least “A-1” or “A-2” by Standard & Poors Rating Group or “P-1” or “P-2”
by Moody’s Investors Service, (iii) investments in money market funds that
(A) comply with the criteria set forth in Securities and Exchange Commission
Rule  2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (B) are rated AAA by
Standard & Poors Rating Group or Aaa by Moody’s Investors Service and (C) have
portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000, (iv) municipal investments and
direct obligations of any State of the United States of America, in each case
with a rating of AA or higher by Standard & Poors Rating Group and/or A1 or
 
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higher by Moody’s Investors Service and a maximum maturity of 12 months (for
securities when the interest rate is adjusted periodically (e.g. floating rate
securities), the reset date will be used to determine the maturity date), and
(v) repurchase agreements, certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances
having a maturity of 1 year or less issued by members of the Federal Reserve
System having deposits in excess of $500,000,000.
 
(b)           Advances or loans to officers and employees of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary for moving, relocation and travel expenses and other similar
expenditures not exceeding at any one time an aggregate for all members of the
Consolidated Group of $500,000.
 
(c)           Advances in the form of progress payments, prepaid rent or
security deposits.
 
(d)           (i) investments by the Borrower in the Capital Stock of its
Domestic Subsidiaries and (ii) investments by the Borrower in the Capital Stock
of its Foreign Subsidiary which shall not at any time exceed $2,500,000 in the
aggregate.
 
(e)           Debt permitted pursuant to Section 6.2(c) and Section 6.2(d).
 
(f)           Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection
with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers and in good
faith settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with,
customers and suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business.
 
(g)           Investments in hedging or swap arrangements entered into with
Wells Fargo.
 
(h)           Other Investments not to exceed $2,000,000 in the aggregate.
 
Section 6.5   Restricted Payments.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit
any of its Subsidiaries to, declare, pay or make, or agree to declare, pay or
make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment during the existence of a
Default or Event of Default; provided, however, that, regardless of the
existence of any Default or Event of Default, (i) Subsidiaries may declare and
pay dividends to the Borrower with respect to their Capital Stock, and (ii) the
Borrower may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Capital Stock payable
solely in additional shares of its common Capital Stock.
 
Section 6.6    Restrictions on Sale and Issuance of Subsidiary Stock.  The
Borrower will not:
 
(a)           Permit any of its Subsidiaries to issue or sell any units of any
class of such Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to any other Person (other than to the
Borrower or a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower).
 
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(b)           Sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any units of any class of
any of its Subsidiary’s Capital Stock to any other Person (except to the
Borrower or a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Borrower).
 
(c)           Permit any of its Subsidiaries to sell, transfer or otherwise
dispose of any units of any class of Capital Stock of any other Subsidiary of
the Borrower to any other Person (other than to the Borrower or a wholly-owned
Subsidiary of the Borrower).
 
Section 6.7   Transactions With Affiliates.  The Borrower will not, and will not
permit any Subsidiary to, enter into or be a party to any transaction with any
Affiliate of the Borrower or any Subsidiary except (i) in the ordinary course of
and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the business of the Borrower or
such Subsidiary and upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to
the Borrower or such Subsidiary than would be obtained in a comparable
arms-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of the Borrower or such
Subsidiary, (ii) for transactions among the Borrower and the other Obligors, and
(iii) transactions among the Obligors and Foreign Subsidiaries of the Borrower
permitted under Section 6.1(d), 6.2(c), 6.2(d) or Section 6.5.
 
Section 6.8   Fundamental Changes.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit
any Subsidiary to, liquidate, dissolve, terminate or suspend its business
operations or otherwise fail to operate its business in the ordinary course, or
merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to
merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise
dispose of assets, or acquire all or substantially all of the assets of any
other Person or any existing business (whether existing as a separate entity,
subsidiary, division, unit or otherwise) of any Person, or agree to do any of
the foregoing at any future time, except that the foregoing shall not prohibit:
 
(a)           Any Permitted Acquisition.
 
(b)           The merger or consolidation of any Subsidiary into the Borrower so
long as the Borrower is the surviving entity or the merger or consolidation of
any Subsidiary into another Subsidiary so long as the surviving Subsidiary is an
Obligor.
 
(c)           The sale, lease or transfer by any Subsidiary of all or a
substantial part of its assets to the Borrower, and the acquisition by the
Borrower of such assets, so long as such assets are expressly sold, leased or
transferred subject to any Lien granted under the Security Documents.
 
(d)           The sale, lease or transfer by any Subsidiary of all or a
substantial part of its assets to another Subsidiary which is an Obligor, and
the acquisition by such other Subsidiary of such assets, so long as such assets
are expressly sold, leased or transferred subject to any Lien granted under the
Security Documents.
 
(e)           The sale or other disposition of inventory in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice or the sale or other disposition of
obsolete or worn out equipment in the ordinary course of business consistent
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                transfer thereof by loss, destruction or damage or pursuant to
condemnation or other taking by a Governmental Authority.
 
(f)           The making of payments for property or services used by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business.
 
(g)           The sale or trading in Investments of the type permitted in
Section 6.4(a)(i) in the ordinary course of business; provided that any
replacement Investments or proceeds thereof remain subject to the Security
Interest of the Administrative Agent.
 
(h)           The making of Restricted Payments to the extent permitted under
Section 6.5.
 
(i)           Licenses of intellectual property in the ordinary course of
business.
 
Section 6.9    Sale and Leaseback.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit
any Subsidiary to, enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, with any
other Person whereby the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall sell or transfer any
real or personal property whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and then or
thereafter for more than 90 days shall rent or lease as lessee such property or
any part thereof or any other property which the Borrower or any Subsidiary
intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property
being sold or transferred to the extent the aggregate amount of the unpaid
rental payments related to all such sales and leasebacks at any time outstanding
would exceed $2,500,000.
 
Section 6.10   Restrictions on Nature of Business.  The Borrower will not, and
will not permit any Subsidiary to, engage in any line of business materially
different from that presently engaged in by the Borrower or any such Subsidiary
and will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, purchase, lease or
otherwise acquire assets not related to its business.
 
Section 6.11   Accounting.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any
Subsidiary to, adopt any material change in accounting principles, other than as
required by GAAP, and will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, adopt,
permit or consent to any change in its fiscal year.
 
Section 6.12   Hazardous Substances.  The Borrower will not cause or permit, and
will not permit any Subsidiary to cause or permit, any Hazardous Substances to
be disposed of in any manner which might result in any material liability to the
Borrower or any Subsidiary on, under or at any real property which is operated
by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has
any interest.
 
Section 6.13   Subordinated Debt.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit
any Subsidiary to, (a) issue or acquire any Subordinated Debt without first
obtaining the prior written consent of the Required Lenders (it being understood
that the Subordinated Debt set forth and described in Schedule 6.13, if any, is
hereby approved), (b) make any payment of any principal, interest, fees or other
amounts in respect of any Subordinated Debt in violation of the Subordination
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Subordinated Debt, (c) give security for all or any part of any Subordinated
Debt, (d) take any action whereby the subordination of any Subordinated Debt or
any part thereof to the Obligations might be terminated, impaired or adversely
affected, (e) omit to give the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of any
default under any Subordinated Debt by reason whereof any Subordinated Debt
might become or be declared to be immediately due and payable, (f) amend,
supplement or otherwise modify any terms or provisions of any documents
evidencing or related to any Subordinated Debt without first obtaining the prior
written consent of the Required Lenders.
 
Section 6.14   Capital Expenditures.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit
any Subsidiary to, make any Capital Expenditure if, after giving effect to such
expenditure, the aggregate amount of Capital Expenditures made by the
Consolidated Group during the first three fiscal quarters of the fiscal year
ending on or about December 31, 2010 would exceed $15,000,000.
 
Section 6.15   Tax Consolidation.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit
any Subsidiary to, file or consent to the filing of, any consolidated income tax
return with any Person other than a Subsidiary.
 
Section 6.16   Negative Pledges, Restrictive Agreements, etc.  Except as set
forth and described in Schedule 6.16, the Borrower will not, and will not permit
any Subsidiary to, enter into any agreement (excluding this Agreement)
restricting (a) the creation or assumption of any Lien upon its properties,
revenues or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or the ability of
the Borrower or any Subsidiary to amend or otherwise modify any Loan Document or
(b) the ability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to make any payments directly
or indirectly to the Borrower, by way of dividends, advances, repayments of
loans or advances, reimbursements of management and any other intercompany
charges, expenses and accruals, or otherwise.
 
Section 6.17   Inconsistent Agreements.  Except as set forth and described in
Schedule 6.16, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to,
enter into any agreement or arrangement which is inconsistent with the
obligations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary under this Agreement or any other
Loan Document.
 
Section 6.18   Fiscal Year.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any
Subsidiary to, change its fiscal year to end on any date other than the Saturday
closest to December 31 of each year.
 
Section 6.19   Contributions to the Select Comfort Executive Investment Plan
Trust.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, make any
contribution or other deposit of cash or other property to the Select Comfort
Executive Investment Plan Trust other than the deposit of actual deferrals of
compensation made by employees of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries who are
participants in the Select Comfort Executive Plan, pursuant to the terms of the
Select Comfort Executive Investment Plan.
 
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ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT; RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
 
Section 7.1   Events of Default.  “Event of Default”, wherever used herein,
means any one of the following events:
 
(a)           Default in the payment of any principal of any Loan when it
becomes due and payable, including but not limited to any such payment becoming
due and payable under Section
2.9(d).
 
(b)           Default in the payment of any Obligations (other than principal of
a Loan) when the same becomes due and payable and such failure shall continue
unremedied for a period of 3 Business Days.
 
(c)           Default in the performance, or breach, of any Financial Covenant
or any covenant or agreement of the Borrower under Section 5.1, Section 5.7 or
Article VI.
 
(d)           Default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or
agreement of the Borrower in this Agreement (other than a covenant or agreement
a default in whose performance or whose breach is specifically dealt with
elsewhere in this Section 7.1) or default in the performance, or breach, of any
covenant or agreement of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in any other Loan
Document (other than a covenant or agreement a default in whose performance or
whose breach is specifically dealt with elsewhere in this Section 7.1) and the
continuance of such default or breach for a period of (i) in the case of the
Security Agreement, 10 calendar days after the Borrower or such Subsidiary has
or should reasonably have had notice thereof, and (ii) in the case of any such
other Loan Document other than the Security Agreement, 30 calendar days after
the Borrower or any such Subsidiary has or should reasonably have had notice
thereof.
 
(e)           (i) The Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be or become insolvent,
however defined; or admit in writing its inability to pay debts as they mature;
or make a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or cease to do
business in the ordinary course; or (ii) the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall
institute any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, dissolution, liquidation
or similar proceeding relating to itself under the laws of any jurisdiction; or
the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall take any action to authorize any such
proceeding; or any such proceeding shall be instituted against the Borrower or
any Subsidiary and shall not be dismissed or discharged within 60 days after its
commencement; or the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall admit all of the material
allegations with respect to any such proceeding; or an order for relief or
similar order shall be entered in any such proceeding; or (iii) the Borrower or
any Subsidiary shall apply for the appointment of any receiver, trustee or
similar officer for itself or for all or substantially all of its property; or
the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall take any action to authorize any such
appointment; or an action for any such appointment shall be commenced by any
other Person and such action shall not be dismissed or discharged within 30 days
after its commencement; or the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall admit all of the
material allegations with respect to any such action; or any such appointment
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be made, with or without the consent of the Borrower or the applicable
Subsidiary; or (iv) a warrant, writ of attachment, execution or similar process
shall be issued or levied against any substantial part of the property of the
Borrower or any Subsidiary and shall not be fully released, stayed, vacated or
bonded within 30 days after such issuance or levy.
 
(f)           A petition shall be filed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary under
the United States Bankruptcy Code naming the Borrower or any Subsidiary as
debtor; or an involuntary petition shall be filed against the Borrower or any
Subsidiary under the United States Bankruptcy Code, and such petition shall not
have been dismissed within 60 days after such filing; or an order for relief
shall be entered in any case under the United States Bankruptcy Code naming the
Borrower or any Subsidiary as debtor.
 
(g)           Any representation or warranty made by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary in any Loan Document or by the Borrower (or any of its officers) in
any request for a Credit Extension, or in any other certificate, instrument, or
statement contemplated by or made or delivered pursuant to or in connection with
any Loan Document, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect
when made.
 
(h)           The rendering against the Borrower or any Subsidiary of a final
judgment, decree or order for the payment of money in an amount (after deducting
the portion thereof covered by proceeds of insurance) in the amount of
$1,000,000 or more and the continuance of such judgment, decree or order
unsatisfied and in effect for any period of 30 consecutive calendar days without
a stay of execution.
 
(i)           A writ of attachment, garnishment, levy or similar process shall
be issued against or served on any Lender Party with respect to (i) any property
of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in the possession of such Lender Party in
connection with a claim or claims, individually or in the aggregate, in excess
of $1,000,000, or (ii) any indebtedness of any Lender Party to the Borrower or
any Subsidiary in connection with a claim or claims individually or in the
aggregate, in excess of $1,000,000.
 
(j)           A default shall occur under any evidence of indebtedness, loan
agreement, credit agreement, security agreement, mortgage or deed of trust,
bond, debenture, note, securitization agreement or other evidence of
indebtedness or similar obligation of the Borrower or any Subsidiary evidencing
Debt (other than the Obligations) having a principal balance of $1,000,000 or
more which causes such Debt to become due or which enables the holders of such
Debt to cause such Debt to become due prior to its scheduled maturity,
including, without limitation, under any indenture or other instrument under
which any such evidence of indebtedness or similar obligation has been issued or
by which it is governed, and the expiration of the applicable period of grace,
if any, specified in such evidence of indebtedness, indenture or other
instrument; provided, however, this clause (j) shall not apply to any such
secured Debt that becomes due upon the voluntary sale or transfer of the
property securing such secured Debt so long as such secured Debt is fully repaid
in connection with such sale or transfer of the property securing such secured
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(k)           The Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be in default of payment
obligations under Operating Leases in an aggregate principal amount of
$2,500,000 or more.
 
(l)           Any Guaranty or any provisions of any Guaranty shall cease to be
in full force and effect or any Guarantor shall attempt to reject, terminate or
rescind its Guaranty or shall contest in any manner the validity, binding nature
or enforceability of its Guaranty.
 
(m)           Any Security Document shall cease to be in full force and effect
or shall cease to give the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lender
Parties, the Liens, rights, powers and privileges purported to be created
thereby with respect to any material item of collateral.
 
(n)           Any Reportable Event, which the Administrative Agent or the
Required Lenders determine in good faith may constitute grounds for the
termination of any Pension Plan or for the appointment by the appropriate United
States District Court of a trustee to administer any Pension Plan, shall have
occurred and be continuing 30 days after written notice to such effect shall
have been given to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent; or a trustee shall
have been appointed by an appropriate United States District Court to administer
any Pension Plan; or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall have
instituted proceedings to terminate any Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee to
administer any Pension Plan; or the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA
Affiliate shall have filed for a distress termination of any Pension Plan under
Title IV of ERISA; or the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate shall
have failed to make any quarterly contribution required with respect to any
Pension Plan under Section 412(m) of the Code, which the Administrative Agent or
the Required Lenders determine in good faith may by itself, or in combination
with any such failures that the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may
determine are likely to occur in the future, result in the imposition of a Lien
on the assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in favor of the Pension Plan; or
any withdrawal, partial withdrawal, reorganization or other event occurs with
respect to a Multi-employer Plan which results or could reasonably be expected
to result in a material liability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the
Multi-employer Plan under Title IV of ERISA.
 
(o)           Any Change of Control shall occur.
 
Section 7.2   Rights and Remedies.  Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
or at any time thereafter until such Event of Default is cured or waived to the
written satisfaction of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent may (and,
upon written request of the Required Lenders the Administrative Agent shall)
exercise any or all of the following rights and remedies:
 
(a)           By notice to the Borrower, declare the Commitments to be
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(b)           By notice to the Borrower, declare the entire unpaid principal
amount of the Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other
Obligations to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the Loans, all such
accrued interest and all such other Obligations shall become and be forthwith
due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any
kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower.
 
(c)           By notice to the Borrower, demand payment by the Borrower of funds
in an amount sufficient to fund a cash collateral account equal to the Letter of
Credit Exposure, which cash collateral account will be held by the
Administrative Agent (or its designee), without interest, as a pledged cash
collateral account and applied to reimbursement of all drafts submitted under
outstanding Letters of Credit.
 
(d)           Apply for the appointment of, the employment of, or taking
possession by, a trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar official to hold
or liquidate all or any substantial part of the properties or assets of the
Borrower and the Subsidiaries.  The Borrower hereby consents to such appointment
of, employment of or taking possession by, and agrees to execute and deliver,
and to cause each Subsidiary to execute and deliver, any and all documents
requested by the Administrative Agent relating to the appointment of, employment
of or taking possession by such trustee, receiver, liquidator or other similar
official (whether by joining in a petition for the appointment of such trustee,
receiver, liquidator or other similar official, by entering no contest to a
petition for the appointment of such trustee, receiver, liquidator or such other
official, or otherwise, as appropriate under applicable law).
 
(e)           Exercise and enforce the rights and remedies available to any
Lender Party under any Loan Document.
 
(f)           Exercise any other rights and remedies available to any Lender
Party by law or agreement.
 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default
described in Section 7.1(e) or (f), the entire unpaid principal amount of the
Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other Obligations shall
be immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or notice of
any kind.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Loan Documents, no Lender
Party (other than the Administrative Agent) may individually exercise any rights
under or with respect to the Loan Documents that arise after an Event of Default
without the consent of the Required Lenders.
 
Section 7.3   Right of Setoff.  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and
shall be continuing, each Lender Party and each of their Affiliates is hereby
authorized at any time and from time to time, 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 such Lender Party
or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary against any and all of the obligations of any Obligor now or
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 this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender Party or any such
Affiliate, irrespective of whether or not such Lender Party shall have made any
demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such
obligations of such Obligor may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a
branch or office of such Lender Party different from the branch or office
holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness.  The rights of each
Lender Party and its Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other
rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender Party or
its Affiliates may have.  Each Lender Party will notify the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided,
however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of
such setoff and application.
 
ARTICLE VIII
AGREEMENT AMONG LENDERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
 
Section 8.1   Authorization; Powers; Administrative Agent for Collateral
Purposes.  Each Lender irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative
Agent to act as administrative agent for and on behalf of such Lender to the
extent provided herein, in any Loan Documents or in any other document or
instrument delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, and to take such other
actions as may be reasonably incidental thereto.  The Administrative Agent
agrees to act as administrative agent for each Lender upon the express
conditions contained in this Article VIII, but in no event shall the
Administrative Agent constitute a fiduciary of any Lender, nor shall the
Administrative Agent have any fiduciary responsibilities in respect of any
Lender.  In furtherance of the foregoing, and not in limitation thereof, each
Lender irrevocably (a) authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute and
deliver and perform those obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which
the Administrative Agent is a party as are specifically delegated to the
Administrative Agent, and to exercise all rights, powers and remedies as may be
specifically granted or delegated hereunder or thereunder, together with such
additional powers as may be reasonably incidental thereto, (b) appoints the
Administrative Agent as nominal beneficiary or nominal secured party, as the
case may be, under the Loan Documents and all related UCC financing statements
and (c) authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as collateral agent of and
for such Lender for purposes of holding, perfecting and disposing of Collateral
under the Loan Documents.  As to any matters not expressly provided for by the
Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any
discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from
acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting)
upon the instructions of the Required Lenders or, if so required pursuant to
Section 9.2, upon the instructions of all Lenders; provided, however, that
except for action expressly required of the Administrative Agent hereunder, the
Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully justified in failing or
refusing to act hereunder unless it shall be indemnified to its satisfaction by
the Lenders against any and all liability and expense which may be incurred by
it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action, and the
Administrative Agent shall not in any event be required to take any action which
is contrary to the Loan Documents or applicable law.
 
Section 8.2   Application of Proceeds.  The Administrative Agent, after
deduction of any costs of collection, as provided in Section 8.5, shall remit to
each Lender (to the extent a Lender is to share therein) such Lender’s pro rata
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interest and fees payable hereunder in accordance with such Lender's
Percentage.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any
other Loan Document, all payments received by the Administrative Agent or any
Lender prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default in respect of Banking
Services Obligations shall be remitted directly to the appropriate counterparty
with respect to such Banking Services Obligations and no other Lender shall be
entitled to any portion thereof.  Each Lender’s interest under the Loan
Documents shall be payable solely from payments, collections and proceeds
actually received by the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents; and the
Administrative Agent’s only liability to a Lender with respect to any such
payments, collections and proceeds shall be to account for such Lender’s
Percentage of such payments, collections and proceeds in accordance with this
Agreement.  If the Administrative Agent is required for any reason to refund any
such payments, collections or proceeds, each Lender will refund to the
Administrative Agent, upon demand, its Percentage of such payments, collections
or proceeds, together with its Percentage of interest or penalties, if any,
payable by the Administrative Agent in connection with such refund.  If any
Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent shall remit
payments received by it to the other Lenders until such payments have reduced
the aggregate amounts owed by the Borrower to the extent that the aggregate
amount of the Advances owing to such Defaulting Lender hereunder are equal to
its Percentage of the aggregate amounts of the Advances owing under the
Revolving Facility to all of the Lenders hereunder.  The foregoing provision is
intended only to set forth certain rules for the application of payments,
proceeds and collections in the event that a Lender has breached its obligations
hereunder and shall not be deemed to excuse any Lender from such obligations.
 
Section 8.3   Exculpation.  The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any
action taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrative Agent in connection
with the Loan Documents, except for its own gross negligence or willful
misconduct.  The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon advice of
counsel concerning legal matters, the advice of independent public accountants
with respect to accounting matters and advice of other experts as to any other
matters and upon any Loan Document and any schedule, certificate, statement,
report, notice or other writing which it reasonably believes to be genuine or to
have been presented by a proper Person.  Neither the Administrative Agent nor
any of its Directors, officers, employees or agents shall be responsible or in
any way liable for (a) any recitals, representations or warranties contained in,
or for the execution, validity, genuineness, effectiveness or enforceability of
any Loan Document, or any other instrument or document delivered hereunder or in
connection herewith, (b) the validity, genuineness, perfection, effectiveness,
enforceability, existence, value or enforcement of any Collateral or (c) any
action taken or omitted by it.  The designation of Wells Fargo as administrative
agent hereunder shall in no way impair or affect any of the rights and powers
of, or impose any duties or obligations upon, Wells Fargo in its individual
capacity as a Lender hereunder.
 
Section 8.4   Use of the Term “Administrative Agent”.  The term “Administrative
Agent” is used herein in reference to the Administrative Agent merely as a
matter of custom.  It is intended to reflect only an administrative relationship
between the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as an independent contracting
party.  However, the obligations of the Administrative Agent shall be limited to
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no event shall the use of such term create or imply any fiduciary relationship
or any other obligation arising under the general law of agency.
 
Section 8.5   Reimbursement for Costs and Expenses.  All payments, collections
and proceeds received or effected by the Administrative Agent may be applied
first to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all reasonable costs and
expenses at any time incurred by or imposed upon the Administrative Agent in
connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (including but not
limited to all reasonable attorney’s fees (including allocated costs of in-house
counsel), foreclosure expenses and advances made to protect the security of any
Collateral, but excluding any costs, expenses, damages or liabilities arising
from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Administrative
Agent).  If the Administrative Agent does not receive payments, collections or
proceeds sufficient to cover any such costs and expenses within 5 days after
their incurrence or imposition, each Lender shall, upon demand and provision of
reasonably timely invoices and other evidence of any such amounts, remit to the
Administrative Agent such Lender’s Percentage of the difference between (i) such
costs and expenses and (ii) such payments, collections and proceeds, together
with interest on such amount for each day following the fifth day after demand
therefor until so remitted at a rate equal to the Federal Funds Rate for each
such day; provided, however, that in no event shall a Lender be obligated to
reimburse the Administrative Agent for any such costs or expenses incurred in
connection with matters undertaken by the Administrative Agent for its own
benefit and not for the benefit of all Lenders generally.
 
Section 8.6    Payments Received Directly by Lenders.  If any Lender shall
obtain any payment or other recovery (whether voluntary, involuntary, by
application of offset or otherwise) on account of any Obligations (other than
through distributions made in accordance with Section 8.2 hereof) in excess of
such Lender’s applicable Percentage with respect thereto, such Lender shall
promptly give notice of such fact to the Administrative Agent and shall promptly
remit to the Administrative Agent such amount as shall be necessary to cause the
remitting Lender to share such excess payment or other recovery ratably with
each of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Percentages, together
with interest for each day on such amount until so remitted at a rate equal to
the Federal Funds Rate for each such day; provided, however, that if all or any
portion of the excess payment or other recovery is thereafter recovered from
such remitting Lender or holder, the remittance shall be restored to the extent
of such recovery.
 
Section 8.7   Administrative Agent and Affiliates.  Wells Fargo shall have the
same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender hereunder as any other
Lender, and may exercise or refrain from exercising the same as though it were
not the Administrative Agent hereunder, and Wells Fargo and its affiliates may
accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with the
Borrower or any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of the Borrower or any Subsidiary as
fully as if Wells Fargo were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.
 
Section 8.8   Credit Investigation.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has made
such inquiries and taken such care on its own behalf as would have been the case
had its Commitment been granted and its Advances made directly by such Lender to
the Borrower without the intervention of the Administrative Agent or any other
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and acknowledges that no Lender Party makes any representation or warranty about
the creditworthiness of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any other party to
this Agreement or with respect to the legality, validity, sufficiency or
enforceability of this Agreement, any Loan Document, any Collateral or any other
instrument or document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith.
 
Section 8.9   Defaults.  The Administrative Agent shall have no duty to inquire
into any performance or failure to perform by the Borrower or any Subsidiary and
shall not be deemed to have knowledge of the occurrence of a Default or an Event
of Default (other than under Section 7.1(a) or 7.1(b)) hereof unless the
Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender Party or the Borrower
specifying the occurrence of such Default or Event of Default.  If the
Administrative Agent receives such a notice of the occurrence of a Default or an
Event of Default, the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice thereof to
the Lenders.  In the event of any Default or Event of Default, the
Administrative Agent (subject to Section 8.1) shall take such actions with
respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be directed by the Required
Lenders; provided that, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not need the consent
or direction of the Required Lenders to provide such notices as may be required
as a prerequisite to a Default becoming an Event of Default and (b) unless and
until the Administrative Agent shall have received directions as contemplated
herein, the Administrative Agent may take any action, or refrain from taking any
action, with respect to such Default of Event of Default as it shall deem
advisable.
 
Section 8.10   Obligations Several.  The obligations of each Lender Party
hereunder are the several obligations of such Lender Party, and no Lender Party
shall be responsible for the obligations of any other Lender Party hereunder,
nor will the failure by any Lender Party to perform any of its obligations
hereunder relieve any other Lender Party from the performance of its obligations
hereunder.  Nothing contained in this Agreement, and no action taken by any
Lender Party pursuant hereto or in connection herewith or pursuant to or in
connection with the Loan Documents shall be deemed to constitute the Lender
Parties as a partnership, association, joint venture, or other entity.
 
Section 8.11   Resignation and Assignment of Administrative Agent.
 
(a)           The Administrative Agent may resign as such at any time upon at
least 30 days’ prior notice to the Borrower and the Lender Parties.  In the
event of any resignation of the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders shall
as promptly as practicable appoint a successor Administrative Agent (provided
that if no Default or Event of Default then exists, the Borrower shall have the
right to approve such successor agent, such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld).  If no such successor Administrative Agent shall have been so
appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment
within 30 days after the resigning Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of
resignation, then the resigning Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the
Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a commercial
bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or of any State
thereof (provided that if no Default or Event of Default then exists the
Borrower shall have the right to approve such successor agent, such approval not
to be unreasonably withheld).
 
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(b)           The Administrative Agent may, without the consent of the Borrower
or the other Lender Parties, assign its rights and obligations as Administrative
Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents to its parent or to any
wholly owned subsidiary of its parent, and upon such assignment, the former
Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have retired, and such parent or wholly
owned subsidiary shall be deemed to be a successor Administrative Agent.
 
(c)           Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent
hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative
Agent shall thereupon be entitled to receive from the prior Administrative Agent
such documents of transfer and assignment as such successor Administrative Agent
may reasonably request and the resigning or assigning Administrative Agent shall
be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement to be
performed after the time of transfer.  After any resignation or assignment
pursuant to this Section 8.11, the provisions of this Section 8.11 shall inure
to the benefit of the retiring Administrative Agent as to any actions taken or
omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as Administrative Agent hereunder.
 
Section 8.12   Borrower not a Beneficiary or Party.  Except with respect to the
limitation of liability applicable to the Lenders under Section 8.10, the
provisions and agreements in this Article VIII are solely among the Lender
Parties, and the Borrower shall not be considered a party thereto or a
beneficiary thereof.
 
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
 
Section 9.1   No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.  No failure or delay on the part
of any Lender Party in exercising any right, power or remedy under the Loan
Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial
exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy under the
Loan Documents.  The remedies provided in the Loan Documents are cumulative and
not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
 
Section 9.2   Amendments, Requested Waivers, Etc.  No amendment, modification,
termination or waiver of any provision of any Loan Document or consent to any
departure by the Borrower or any Subsidiary therefrom shall be effective unless
the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or by the
Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and, if the
rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or the Letter of Credit Issuer are
affected thereby, by the Administrative Agent or the Letter of Credit Issuer, as
the case may be; provided, however, that no amendment, modification,
termination, waiver or consent shall do any of the following unless the same
shall be in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent and each Lender
affected thereby (and, as to clauses (d), (e), (f) and (g) hereof, all Lenders
shall be deemed affected):  (a) change the amount of any Commitment (except in
accordance with Section 2.13 or 9.3(b)), (b) reduce the amount of any principal
of or interest due on any Advances, the Unused Fees or any Letter of Credit Fees
payable to a Lender hereunder, (c) postpone any date fixed for any payment of
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outstanding Advances or the Unused Fees or Letter of Credit Fees payable to a
Lender hereunder, (d) change the definition of “Required Lenders”, (e) amend
this Section 9.2 or any other provision of this Agreement requiring the consent
or other action of the Required Lenders or any particular Lender, (f) release
any Guaranty or (g) release, subordinate or terminate any Lien in all or
substantially all of any Collateral now or hereafter obtained by the
Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lender Parties.  Any waiver or consent
given hereunder shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the
specific purpose for which given.  No notice to or demand on the Borrower or any
Subsidiary in any case shall entitle the Borrower or any Subsidiary to any other
or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
 
Section 9.3   Successors and Assigns; Register.
 
(a)           Successors and Assigns Generally.  The provisions of this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns
permitted hereby, except that the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer
any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each
Lender, and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or
obligations under this Agreement or under the other Loan Documents, except
(i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this
Section, (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph (d) of this Section or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a Lien
subject to the restrictions of paragraph (f) of this Section (and any other
attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and
void).  Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, shall be construed to
confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective
successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in
paragraph (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby,
the Affiliates of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or
equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.
 
(b)           Assignments by Lenders.  Any Lender may at any time assign to one
or more Eligible Lenders all or a portion of its rights and obligations under
this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at
the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the
following conditions:
 
(i)           Minimum Amounts.
 
(A)           In the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the
assigning Lender’s Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it or in the
case of an assignment to a Lender, no minimum amount need be assigned.
 
(B)           In any case not described in paragraph (b)(i)(A) of this Section,
the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans
outstanding thereunder) or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect,
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 assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the
Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the
Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and
Assumption, as of such Trade Date) shall not be less than $5,000,000.
 
(ii)           Proportionate Amounts.  Each partial assignment shall be made as
an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and
obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Loans and the Commitment
assigned.
 
(iii)           Required Consents.  No consent shall be required for any
assignment except as follows:
 
(A)           The consent of the Borrower shall be required unless (x) a Default
or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such
assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender.
 
(B)           The consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for any
assignment.
 
(iv)           Assignment and Assumption.  The parties to each assignment shall
execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption,
together with a processing and recordation fee of $5,000, and the assignee, if
it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative
Questionnaire.
 
(v)           No Assignment to Borrower.  No such assignment shall be made to
the Borrower, any Obligor or any Affiliate of the Borrower or any Obligor.
 
Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant
to paragraph (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in
each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this
Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and
Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement,
and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest
assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations
under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering
all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such
Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to
the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 9.6 with respect to facts and
circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment.  Any
assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement
that does not comply with this paragraph (b) shall be treated for purposes of
this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and
obligations in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section.
 
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(c)           Register.  The Borrower hereby designates the Administrative Agent
to serve as the Borrower’s agent, solely for purposes of this Section 9.3(c), to
maintain a register (the “Register”) on which it will record the Commitments
from time to time of each of the Lenders, the Loans made by each of the Lenders
and each repayment in respect of the principal amount of the Loans of each
Lender.  Failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation,
shall not affect the Borrower’s obligations in respect of such Loans.  With
respect to any Lender, the transfer of any Commitment of such Lender and the
rights to the principal of, and interest on, any Loan shall not be effective
until such transfer is recorded on the Register maintained by the Administrative
Agent with respect to ownership of such Commitment and Loans and prior to such
recordation all amounts owing to the transferor with respect to such Commitment
and Loans shall remain owing to the transferor.  The registration of assignment
or transfer of all or part of any Commitment or Loan shall be recorded by the
Administrative Agent on the Register only upon the acceptance by the
Administrative Agent of a properly executed and delivered Assignment and
Assumption Agreement pursuant to Section 9.3(b).  Coincident with the delivery
of such an Assignment and Assumption Agreement to the Administrative Agent for
acceptance and registration of assignment or transfer of all or part of a Loan,
or as soon thereafter as practicable, the assigning or transferor Lender shall
surrender the Note (if any) evidencing such Loan, and thereupon one or more new
Notes in the same aggregate principal amount shall be issued to the assigning or
transferor Lender and/or the new Lender at the request of any such Lender.
 
(d)           Participations.  Any Lender may at any time, without the consent
of, or notice to, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations
to any Person (other than a natural person or the Borrower or any Affiliate of
the Borrower or any Subsidiary) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of
such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a
portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such
Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such
Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the
performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrower, the Administrative
Agent, the Lenders and the Letter of Credit Issuer shall continue to deal solely
and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and
obligations under this Agreement.  Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which
a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain
the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment,
modification or waiver of any  provision of this Agreement; provided that such
agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the
consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver that
would (i) forgive any indebtedness of the Borrower under this Agreement or the
Notes, (ii) agree to reduce the rate of interest charged under this Agreement,
or (iii) agree to extend the final maturity of any indebtedness evidenced by the
Notes, except as expressly provided by the terms of the Loan Documents, in each
case to the extent that such amendment, modification or waiver would affect such
Participant.  Subject to paragraph (e) of this Section, the Borrower agrees that
each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and
9.6 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by
assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section.  To the extent permitted
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        Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 7.3 as
though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to
Section 9.4 as though it were a Lender.
 
(e)           Limitations upon Participant Rights.  A Participant shall not be
entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.15 and 2.16 than the
applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the
participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to
such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent.  A
Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be
entitled to the benefits of Section 2.16 unless the Borrower is notified of the
participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the
benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 2.16(e) as though it were a
Lender.
 
(f)           Certain Pledges.  Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a
Lien in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure
obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure
obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank; provided that no such pledge or
assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or
substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.
 
Section 9.4   Sharing of Payments by Lenders.  If any Lender shall, by
exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in
respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or other obligations
hereunder resulting in such Lender’s receiving payment of a proportion of the
aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon or other such
obligations greater than its pro rata share thereof as provided herein, then the
Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative
Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in
the Loans and such other obligations of the other Lenders, or make such other
adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments
shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount
of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and other amounts
owing them, provided that:
 
(a)           if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of
the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be
rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery,
without interest; and
 
(b)           the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply
to (x) any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the
express terms of this Agreement or (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as
consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its
Loans or participations in Letter of Credit Exposure to any assignee or
participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof (as to which
the provisions of this paragraph shall apply).
 
The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agree, to the extent the Borrower may
effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a
participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the
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counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were
a direct creditor of the Borrower and each Subsidiary in the amount of such
participation.
 
Section 9.5   Notices; Distribution of Information Via Electronic Means.
 
(a)           Use of Platform to Distribute Communications.  The Administrative
Agent may make any material delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative
Agent, as well as any amendments, waivers, consents, and other written
information, documents, instruments and other materials relating to the
Borrower, or any Subsidiaries of the Borrower or any other Obligor, or any other
materials or matters relating to any Loan Documents, or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby (collectively, the “Communications”) available to
the Lender Parties by posting such notices on an electronic delivery system such
as IntraLinks or a substantially similar electronic system (the
“Platform”).  Although the Lender Parties will use reasonable efforts to
maintain the confidentiality of the information distributed through the
Platform, the Borrower acknowledges that (i) the distribution of material
through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that there are
confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution, (ii) the
Platform is provided “as is” and “as available” and (iii) neither the
Administrative Agent nor any of its Affiliates warrants the accuracy,
completeness, timeliness, sufficiency, or sequencing of the Communications
posted on the Platform.  The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates expressly
disclaim with respect to the Platform any liability for errors in transmission,
incorrect or incomplete downloading, delays in posting or delivery, or problems
accessing the Communications posted on the Platform and any liability for any
losses, costs, expenses or liabilities that may be suffered or incurred in
connection with the Platform.  No warranty of any kind, express, implied or
statutory, including any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose, non-infringement of third party rights or freedom from viruses or other
code defects, is made by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in
connection with the Platform.
 
(b)           Notice by Electronic Means.  Each Lender agrees (i) on or before
the date it becomes a party to this Agreement, to notify the Administrative
Agent in writing of the e-mail address(es) to which a notice under this
Agreement (a “Notice”) may be sent to it and from time to time thereafter to
ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record an effective e-mail address
for it and (ii) that any Notice may be sent to such e-mail address(es).  Each
Lender agrees that an e-mail message notice to it (as provided in the previous
sentence) specifying that any Communication has been posted to the Platform
shall for purposes of this Agreement constitute effective delivery to such
Lender of such information, documents or other materials comprising such
Communication.
 
(c)           Notices By Other Means.  Except as otherwise expressly provided
herein, all notices, requests, demands and other communications provided for
under the Loan Documents shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission
or e-mail) and shall be sent to the applicable party at its address, e-mail
address or facsimile number set forth on Exhibit A. or on any Administrative
Questionnaire, or as to each party, at such other address, e-mail address or
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designated by such party in a written notice to the other party complying as to
delivery with the terms of this Section 9.5.  All such notices, requests,
demands and other communications shall be effective (i) when received, if sent
by facsimile, e-mail, hand delivery or overnight courier, or (ii) 3 Business
Days after the date when sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid;
provided, however, that notices or requests to any Lender Party pursuant to any
of the provisions of Article II shall not be effective until received by such
Lender Party.
 
Section 9.6   Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.
 
(a)           Costs and Expenses.  The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates
(including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the
Administrative Agent, and specifically including allocated costs of in-house
counsel if not duplication of the services of outside counsel), in connection
with the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of
this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or
waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated) and (ii) all out-of-pocket
expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and all out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by any Lender (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any
counsel for the Administrative Agent and the fees, charges and disbursements of
any counsel for any Lender and specifically including allocated costs of
in-house counsel if not duplication of the services of outside counsel) in
connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection
with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under
this Section 9.6, or (B) in connection with the Obligations, including all such
out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or
negotiations in respect of the Obligations.
 
(b)           Indemnification by the Borrower.  The Borrower shall indemnify
each Lender Party and each Affiliate of any Lender Party (each such Person being
called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and
all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the
fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee and
specifically including allocated costs of in-house counsel if not duplication of
the services of outside counsel) incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against
any Indemnitee by any third party or the Borrower or any Subsidiary arising out
of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this
Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated
hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective
obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) the Loans or the use or proposed use of the
proceeds therefrom, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or release of Hazardous
Substances on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, or any liability arising from any alleged breach of Environmental
Laws related in any way to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or (iv) any actual or
prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of
the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether
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Subsidiary, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto,
provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to
the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses
are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable
judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of
such Indemnitee.
 
(c)           Reimbursement by Lenders.  To the extent that the Borrower for any
reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under paragraph (a) or (b)
of this Section 9.6 to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any
sub-agent thereof), or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, each Lender
severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) or
such Affiliate, as the case may be, such Lender’s Percentage (determined as of
the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is
sought) of such unpaid amount, provided that the unreimbursed expense or
indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may
be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such
sub-agent) in its capacity as such, or against any Affiliate of any of the
foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent) in
connection with such capacity.  The obligations of the Lenders under this
paragraph (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 8.10.
 
(d)           Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc.  To the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives,
any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special,
indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual
damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement,
any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the Loans or the use of the
proceeds thereof.  No Indemnitee referred to in paragraph (b) above shall be
liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any
information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications,
electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby.
 
(e)           Payments.  All amounts due under this Section 9.6 shall be payable
promptly after demand therefor.
 
(f)           Survival.  The agreements in this Section 9.6 shall survive the
resignation of the Administrative Agent, the replacement of any Lender, the
termination in full of all of the Commitments and the payment, satisfaction or
discharge in full of all the other Obligations.
 
Section 9.7   Replacement of Non-Consenting Lender.  If any Lender refuses to
consent to an amendment to or waiver of any Loan Document or provision thereof
(a “Non-Consenting Lender”), which amendment or waiver requires unanimous
consent of all the Lenders in order to be effective, then the Administrative
Agent may or the Borrower may (but neither shall be obligated to), upon notice
to the Non-Consenting Lender (and the Administrative Agent, if applicable),
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recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in
Section 9.3) all of its interests, rights, duties and obligations under this
Agreement and the Loan Documents to an Eligible Lender that shall assume such
obligations (which assignee may be a Lender, if a Lender accepts such
assignment); provided that:
 
(a)           if it is an assignment at the request of the Borrower, the
Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative
Agent,
 
(b)           if it is an assignment at the request of the Administrative Agent
and there is no Default or Event of Default, the Borrower shall have consented
to such assignment,
 
(c)           the interests, rights, duties and obligations of all
Non-Consenting Lenders are similarly assigned to Eligible Lenders, and
 
(d)           the Non-Consenting Lender shall have received payment of an amount
equal to the sum of the outstanding principal of its Loans and its
participations in actual disbursements made by it with respect to unreimbursed
Letter of Credit Exposure, if any, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and
all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents,
from the Eligible Lender (to the extent of such outstanding principal, actual
disbursements with respect to unreimbursed Letter of Credit Exposure, accrued
interest and accrued fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts).
 
Section 9.8   Governing Law.  The Loan Documents shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Minnesota (other than its
conflicts of laws rules), except to the extent the law of any other jurisdiction
applies as to the perfection or enforcement of the Lenders’ Lien in any
Collateral and except to the extent expressly provided to the contrary in any
Loan Document.
 
Section 9.9   Arbitration.
 
(a)           Arbitration.  The parties hereto agree, upon demand by any party,
to submit to binding arbitration, all claims, disputes and controversies between
or among them (and their respective employees, officers, directors, attorneys
and other agents), whether in tort, contract or otherwise, in any way arising
out of or relating to (i) any credit subject hereto, or any of the Loan
Documents, and their negotiation, execution, collateralization, administration,
repayment, modification, extension, substitution, formation, inducement,
enforcement, default or termination; or (ii) requests for additional credit.
 
(b)           Governing Rules.  Any arbitration proceeding will (i) proceed in a
location in Hennepin County, Minnesota, selected by the American Arbitration
Association (“AAA”); (ii) be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (Title 9 of
the United States Code), notwithstanding any conflicting choice of law provision
in any of the documents between the parties; and (iii) be conducted by the AAA,
or such other administrator as the parties shall mutually agree upon, in
accordance with the AAA’s commercial dispute resolution procedures, unless the
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claimed interest, arbitration fees and costs in which case the arbitration shall
be conducted in accordance with the AAA’s optional procedures for large, complex
commercial disputes (the commercial dispute resolution procedures or the
optional procedures for large, complex commercial disputes to be referred to
herein, as applicable, as the “Rules”).  If there is any inconsistency between
the terms hereof and the Rules, the terms and procedures set forth herein shall
control.  Any party who fails or refuses to submit to arbitration following a
demand by any other party shall bear all costs and expenses incurred by such
other party in compelling arbitration of any dispute.  Nothing contained herein
shall be deemed to be a waiver by any party that is a bank of the protections
afforded to it under 12 U.S.C. § 91 or any similar applicable state law.
 
(c)           No Waiver of Provisional Remedies, Self-Help and Foreclosure.  The
arbitration requirement does not limit the right of any party to (i) foreclose
against real or personal property collateral; (ii) exercise self-help remedies
relating to collateral or proceeds of collateral such as setoff or repossession;
or (iii) obtain provisional or ancillary remedies such as replevin, injunctive
relief, attachment or the appointment of a receiver, before, during or after the
pendency of any arbitration proceeding.  This exclusion does not constitute a
waiver of the right or obligation of any party to submit any dispute to
arbitration or reference hereunder, including those arising from the exercise of
the actions detailed in sections (i), (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph.
 
(d)           Arbitrator Qualifications and Powers.  Any arbitration proceeding
in which the amount in controversy is $5,000,000 or less will be decided by a
single arbitrator selected according to the Rules, and who shall not render an
award of greater than $5,000,000.  Any dispute in which the amount in
controversy exceeds $5,000,000 shall be decided by majority vote of a panel of
three arbitrators; provided, however, that all three arbitrators must actively
participate in all hearings and deliberations.  The arbitrator will be a neutral
attorney licensed in the State of Minnesota or a neutral retired judge of the
state or federal judiciary of Minnesota, in either case with a minimum of ten
years experience in the substantive law applicable to the subject matter of the
dispute to be arbitrated.  The arbitrator will determine whether or not an issue
is arbitratable and will give effect to the statutes of limitation in
determining any claim.  In any arbitration proceeding the arbitrator will decide
(by documents only or with a hearing at the arbitrator’s discretion) any
pre-hearing motions which are similar to motions to dismiss for failure to state
a claim or motions for summary adjudication.  The arbitrator shall resolve all
disputes in accordance with the substantive law of Minnesota and may grant any
remedy or relief that a court of such state could order or grant within the
scope hereof and such ancillary relief as is necessary to make effective any
award.  The arbitrator shall also have the power to award recovery of all costs
and fees, to impose sanctions and to take such other action as the arbitrator
deems necessary to the same extent a judge could pursuant to the Federal Rules
of Civil Procedure, the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure or other applicable
law.  Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any
court having jurisdiction.  The institution and maintenance of an action for
judicial relief or pursuit of a provisional or ancillary remedy shall not
constitute a waiver of the right of any party, including the plaintiff, to
submit the controversy or claim to arbitration if any other party contests such
action for judicial relief.
 
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(e)           Discovery.  In any arbitration proceeding, discovery will be
permitted in accordance with the Rules.  All discovery shall be expressly
limited to matters directly relevant to the dispute being arbitrated and must be
completed no later than 20 days before the hearing date.  Any requests for an
extension of the discovery periods, or any discovery disputes, will be subject
to final determination by the arbitrator upon a showing that the request for
discovery is essential for the party’s presentation and that no alternative
means for obtaining information is available.
 
(f)           Class Proceedings and Consolidations.  No party hereto shall be
entitled to join or consolidate disputes by or against others in any
arbitration, except parties who have executed any Loan Document, or to include
in any arbitration any dispute as a representative or member of a class, or to
act in any arbitration in the interest of the general public or in a private
attorney general capacity.
 
(g)           Payment of Arbitration Costs and Fees.  The arbitrator shall award
all costs and expenses of the arbitration proceeding.
 
(h)           Miscellaneous.  To the maximum extent practicable, the AAA, the
arbitrators and the parties shall take all action required to conclude any
arbitration proceeding within 180 days of the filing of the dispute with the
AAA.  No arbitrator or other party to an arbitration proceeding may disclose the
existence, content or results thereof, except for disclosures of information by
a party required in the ordinary course of its business or by applicable law or
regulation.  If more than one agreement for arbitration by or between the
parties potentially applies to a dispute, the arbitration provision most
directly related to the Loan Documents or the subject matter of the dispute
shall control.  This arbitration provision shall survive termination, amendment
or expiration of any of the Loan Documents or any relationship between the
parties.
 
Section 9.10    Confidentiality.  Each of the Administrative Agent, the Letter
of Credit Issuer and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the
Confidential Information (as defined below), except that Confidential
Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers,
employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors
(it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be
informed of the confidential nature of such Confidential Information and
instructed to keep such Confidential Information confidential), (b) to the
extent requested by any regulatory authority, (c) to the extent required by
applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process,
(d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of
any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this
Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the enforcement of rights under this
Agreement or under the other Loan Documents, (f) subject to an agreement
containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to
(i) any assignee of or any Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or
Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or under
the other Loan Documents or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its
advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower or any
Subsidiary and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to
the extent such Confidential Information (i) becomes publicly available other
than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the
 
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Administrative Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer or any Lender on a
non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or a
Subsidiary.  For purposes of this Section, “Confidential Information” means all
non-public, confidential and/or proprietary information of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary, now or at any time hereafter provided to any Lender Party by the
Borrower or any Subsidiary, or by any of the officers, employees, agents or
representatives of the Borrower of any Subsidiary, in connection with this
Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall include, without limitation,
any and all financial, technical and/or business information relating to the
Borrower or any Subsidiary, including trade secrets, research and development
test results, marketing or business plans and strategies, forecasts, budgets,
projections, customer and supplier information, and any other analyses,
computations or studies prepared by or for the Borrower or any Subsidiary.  Any
Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Confidential Information as
provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its
obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to
maintain the confidentiality of such Confidential Information as such Person
would accord to its own confidential information.
 
EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 9.10 FURNISHED
TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION
CONCERNING THE BORROWER AND THE SUBSIDIARIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES, AND
CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF
MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL,
NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW,
INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
 
ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY THE
BORROWER OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF
ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY
CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE BORROWER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES,
THE LENDER PARTIES AND THEIR AFFILIATES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE
SECURITIES.  ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE BORROWER AND THE
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE
A CREDIT CONTACT WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL
NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND
APPLICABLE LAW.
 
Section 9.11   Integration; Inconsistency.  This Agreement, together with the
Loan Documents, comprise the final and complete integration of all prior
expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and
shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to
such subject matter, superseding all prior oral or written understandings.  If
any provision of a Loan Document is inconsistent with or conflicts with a
comparable or similar provision appearing in this Agreement, the comparable or
similar provision in this Agreement shall govern.
 
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Section 9.12   Agreement Effectiveness.  This Agreement shall become effective
upon delivery of fully executed counterparts hereof to each of the parties
hereto.
 
Section 9.13   Advice from Independent Counsel.  The parties hereto understand
that this Agreement is a legally binding agreement that may affect such party’s
rights.  Each party hereto represents to the others that it has received legal
advice from counsel of its choice regarding the meaning and legal significance
of this Agreement and that it is satisfied with its legal counsel and the advice
received from it.
 
Section 9.14    Judicial Interpretation.  Should any provision of this Agreement
require judicial interpretation, it is agreed that a court interpreting or
construing the same shall not apply a presumption that the terms hereof shall be
more strictly construed against any Person by reason of the rule of construction
that a document is to be construed more strictly against the Person who itself
through its agent prepared the same, it being agreed that all parties hereto
have participated in the preparation of this Agreement.
 
Section 9.15   Binding Effect; No Assignment by Borrower.  This Agreement shall
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Lender Parties and
their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that the Borrower
may not assign any or all of its rights or obligations hereunder or any of its
interest herein without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders.
 
Section 9.16    Severability of Provisions.  Any provision of this Agreement
which is prohibited or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such
prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions
hereof.
 
Section 9.17   Headings.  Article and Section headings in this Agreement are
included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a
part of this Agreement for any other purpose.
 
Section 9.18   Counterparts.  This Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be
executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and
delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts of
this Agreement or such other Loan Document, as the case may be, taken together,
shall constitute but one and the same instrument.
 
Section 9.19   Customer Identification – USA Patriot Act Notice.  The
Administrative Agent hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the
requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub.  L.  107-56, signed into
law October 26, 2001) (the “Act”), and the Administrative Agent’s policies and
practices, each Lender is required to obtain, verify and record certain
information and documentation that identifies the Borrower and each Subsidiary,
which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and each
Subsidiary and such other information that will allow each Lender to identify
the Borrower and each Subsidiary in accordance with the Act.
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first
above written.
 
                 SELECT COMFORT CORPORATION

                 By:  /s/ James C. Raabe
                 Name:  James C. Raabe
                 Title:  SVP & CFO

Signature Page to Credit Agreement
 
 
 
 

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                                  WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
                  ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent,
                                                                                                                                                                     
Letter of Credit Issuer and Lender

                 By: /s/ Sharlyn G. Rekenthaler
                 Name:  Sharlyn G. Rekenthaler
                 Title:  Vice President

 

 
 

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