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ARTICLE I Definitions, Interpretation and Accounting Terms
    
    
    1Section 1.1 Defined Terms
    
    
    1Section 1.2 UCC Terms
    
    
    45Section 1.3 Accounting Terms and Principles
    
    
    45Section 1.4 Payments
    
    
    46Section 1.5 Interpretation
    
    
    46ARTICLE II The Facilities
    
    
    47Section 2.1 The Commitments
    
    
    47Section 2.2 Borrowing Procedures
    
    
    48Section 2.3 Swing Loans
    
    
    49Section 2.4 Letters of Credit
    
    
    50Section 2.5 Reduction and Termination of the Commitments
    
    
    52Section 2.6 Repayment of Loans
    
    
    53Section 2.7 Optional Prepayments
    
    
    56Section 2.8 Mandatory Prepayments
    
    
    57Section 2.9 Interest
    
    
    58Section 2.10 Conversion and Continuation Options
    
    
    59Section 2.11 Fees
    
    
    60Section 2.12 Application of Payments
    
    
    61Section 2.13 Payments and Computations
    
    
    62Section 2.14 Evidence of Debt
    
    
    63Section 2.15 Suspension of Eurodollar Rate Option
    
    
    65Section 2.16 Breakage Costs; Increased Costs; Capital Requirements
    
    
    65Section 2.17 Taxes
    
    
    67Section 2.18 Substitution of Lenders
    
    
    70Section 2.19 Incremental Term Loans
    
    
    71Section 2.20 Defaulting Lenders
    
    
    74Section 2.21 Reverse Dutch Auction Repurchases
    
    
    76ARTICLE III Conditions To Loans And Letters Of Credit
    
    
    78Section 3.1 Conditions Precedent to Loans and Letters of Credit on the Closing Date
    
    
    78Section 3.2 Conditions Precedent to Each Loan and Letter of Credit
    
    
    81Section 3.3 Determinations of Initial Borrowing Conditions
    
    
    81ARTICLE IV Representations and Warranties
    
    
    81Section 4.1 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law
    
    
    81Section 4.2 Loan Documents
    
    
    82Section 4.3 Ownership of Group Member
    
    
    83Section 4.4 Financial Statements
    
    
    83Section 4.5 Material Adverse Effect
    
    
    84Section 4.6 Solvency
    
    
    84Section 4.7 Litigation
    
    
    84Section 4.8 Taxes
    
    
    84Section 4.9 Margin Regulations
    
    
    85Section 4.10 No Burdensome Obligations; No Defaults
    
    
    85Section 4.11 Investment Company Act
    
    
    85Section 4.12 Labor Matters
    
    
    85
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Section 4.13 ERISA
    
    
    86Section 4.14 Environmental Matters
    
    
    86Section 4.15 Intellectual Property
    
    
    87Section 4.16 Title; Real Property
    
    
    87Section 4.17 Bank and Security Accounts
    
    
    87Section 4.18 Insurance
    
    
    87Section 4.19 Use of Proceeds
    
    
    87Section 4.20 Full Disclosure
    
    
    88Section 4.21 Patriot Act
    
    
    88ARTICLE V Financial Covenants
    
    
    89Section 5.1 Maximum Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio
    
    
    89Section 5.2 Minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio
    
    
    89Section 5.3 Capital Expenditures
    
    
    89ARTICLE VI Reporting Covenants
    
    
    89Section 6.1 Financial Statements
    
    
    89Section 6.2 Other Events
    
    
    91Section 6.3 Copies of Notices and Reports
    
    
    92Section 6.4 Taxes
    
    
    92Section 6.5 Labor Matters
    
    
    92Section 6.6 ERISA Matters
    
    
    92Section 6.7 Environmental Matters
    
    
    92Section 6.8 Other Information
    
    
    93Section 6.9 Delivery of Information to Lenders
    
    
    93Section 6.10 Annual Lender Call
    
    
    93Section 6.11 Patriot Act
    
    
    93ARTICLE VII Affirmative Covenants
    
    
    93Section 7.1 Maintenance of Corporate Existence
    
    
    93Section 7.2 Compliance with Laws, Etc.
    
    
    94Section 7.3 Payment of Obligations
    
    
    94Section 7.4 Maintenance of Property
    
    
    94Section 7.5 Maintenance of Insurance
    
    
    94Section 7.6 Keeping of Books
    
    
    94Section 7.7 Access to Books and Property
    
    
    95Section 7.8 Environmental
    
    
    95Section 7.9 Use of Proceeds
    
    
    95Section 7.10 Additional Collateral and Guaranties
    
    
    95Section 7.11 Deposit Accounts; Securities Accounts and Cash Collateral Accounts
    
    
    97Section 7.12 Credit Rating
    
    
    98Section 7.13 Postclosing Deliveries
    
    
    98Section 7.14 Margin Regulations
    
    
    98ARTICLE VIII Negative Covenants
    
    
    98Section 8.1 Indebtedness
    
    
    98Section 8.2 Liens
    
    
    100Section 8.3 Investments
    
    
    101Section 8.4 Asset Sales and Stock Issuances
    
    
    102
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Section 8.5 Restricted Payments
    
    
    104Section 8.6 Payments on Junior Indebtedness
    
    
    105Section 8.7 Fundamental Changes
    
    
    106Section 8.8 Change in Nature of Business
    
    
    106Section 8.9 Transactions with Affiliates
    
    
    107Section 8.10 Third-Party Restrictions on Indebtedness, Liens, Investments or Restricted Payments
    
    
    107Section 8.11 Modification of Certain Documents
    
    
    108Section 8.12 Accounting Changes; Fiscal Year
    
    
    109Section 8.13 Margin Regulations
    
    
    109Section 8.14 Compliance with ERISA
    
    
    109Section 8.15 Hazardous Materials
    
    
    109ARTICLE IX Events Of Default
    
    
    109Section 9.1 Definition
    
    
    109Section 9.2 Remedies
    
    
    111Section 9.3 Actions in Respect of Letters of Credit
    
    
    112ARTICLE X The Administrative Agent
    
    
    112Section 10.1 Appointment and Duties
    
    
    112Section 10.2 Binding Effect
    
    
    113Section 10.3 Use of Discretion
    
    
    113Section 10.4 Delegation of Rights and Duties
    
    
    113Section 10.5 Reliance and Liability
    
    
    114Section 10.6 Administrative Agent Individually
    
    
    115Section 10.7 Lender Credit Decision
    
    
    115Section 10.8 Expenses; Indemnities
    
    
    115Section 10.9 Resignation of Administrative Agent or L/C Issuer
    
    
    116Section 10.10 Release of Collateral or Guarantors
    
    
    117Section 10.11 Additional Secured Parties
    
    
    117Section 10.12 Titles
    
    
    118ARTICLE XI Miscellaneous
    
    
    118Section 11.1 Amendments, Waivers, Etc.
    
    
    118Section 11.2 Assignments and Participations; Binding Effect
    
    
    120Section 11.3 Costs and Expenses
    
    
    123Section 11.4 Indemnities
    
    
    124Section 11.5 Survival
    
    
    125Section 11.6 Limitation of Liability for Certain Damages
    
    
    125Section 11.7 Lender-Creditor Relationship
    
    
    125Section 11.8 Right of Setoff
    
    
    125Section 11.9 Sharing of Payments, Etc.
    
    
    126Section 11.10 Marshaling; Payments Set Aside
    
    
    126Section 11.11 Notices
    
    
    126Section 11.12 Electronic Transmissions
    
    
    127Section 11.13 Governing Law
    
    
    128Section 11.14 Jurisdiction
    
    
    128Section 11.15 Waiver of Jury Trial
    
    
    129Section 11.16 Severability
    
    
    129
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Section 11.17 Execution in Counterparts
    
    
    129Section 11.18 Entire Agreement
    
    
    129Section 11.19 Use of Name
    
    
    129Section 11.20 Non-Public Information; Confidentiality
    
    
    130Section 11.21 Patriot Act Notice
    
    
    130Section 11.22 Senior Indebtedness.
    
    
    130
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Schedule I
    
    
    
    CommitmentsSchedule II
    
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    Addresses for NoticesSchedule 1.1(a)
    
    
    
    Inactive SubsidiariesSchedule 2.21
    
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    Reverse Dutch Auction ProceduresSchedule 4.2
    
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    ConsentsSchedule 4.3(a)
    
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    Ownership of each Group Member and its SubsidiariesSchedule 4.3(b)
    
    
    
    P&G JV AgreementsSchedule 4.4(b)
    
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    Material Liabilities or ObligationsSchedule 4.7
    
    
    
    LitigationSchedule 4.8
    
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    TaxesSchedule 4.12
    
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    Labor MattersSchedule 4.14
    
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    Environmental MattersSchedule 4.15
    
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    Intellectual PropertySchedule 4.16
    
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    Real PropertySchedule 4.17
    
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    Bank and Security AccountsSchedule 4.18
    
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    InsuranceSchedule 7.13
    
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    Postclosing DeliveriesSchedule 8.1(b)
    
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    Existing IndebtednessSchedule 8.2
    
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    Existing LiensSchedule 8.3
    
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    Existing InvestmentsSchedule 8.3A
    
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    Proposed AcquisitionsSchedule 8.9
    
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    Transactions with AffiliatesEXHIBITSExhibit A
    
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    Form of AssignmentExhibit B-1
    
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    Form of A Term Loan NoteExhibit B-2
    
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    Form of B Term Loan NoteExhibit B-3
    
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    Form of Delayed-Draw Term Loan NoteExhibit B-4
    
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    Form of Incremental Term Loan NoteExhibit B-5
    
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    Form of Revolving Loan NoteExhibit C
    
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    Form of Notice of BorrowingExhibit D
    
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    Form of Swingline RequestExhibit E
    
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    Form of L/C RequestExhibit F
    
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    Form of Notice of Conversion or ContinuationExhibit G
    
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    Form of Compliance CertificateExhibit H
    
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    Form of Guaranty and Security Agreement
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Borrower GE Capital  Administrative Agent
  
 Section 1.1 Defined Terms
 A Term Loan Section 2.1(b)(i)
 A Term Loan Commitment Schedule I A Term Loan
Commitment
 Affected Lender Section 2.18(a)
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A TERM LOANS, DELAYED-DRAWTERM LOANS, REVOLVINGLOANS AND SWING LOANS
    
    B TERM LOANSEURODOLLARRATE LOANS(EXCEPT FORCONSOLIDATED SECURED
    
    BASE RATE
    
    SWING
    
    BASE RATE
    
    EURODOLLARLEVEL
    
    LEVERAGE RATIO
    
    LOANS
    
    LOANS)
    
    LOANS
    
    RATE LOANSI
    
    Greater than 4.00: 1.00
    
    
    2.50
    %
    
    
    3.50
    %
    
    
    3.25
    %
    
    
    4.25
    %II
    
    Less than or equal to 4.00:1.00 and greater than 3.00 : 1.00
    
    
    2.00
    %
    
    
    3.00
    %
    
    
    2.75
    %
    
    
    3.75
    %III
    
    Less than or equal to 3.00: 1.00
    
    
    1.75
    %
    
    
    2.75
    %
    
    
    2.50
    %
    
    
    3.50
    %
 Applicable Margin Section 6.1(c) Section 9.1(e)(ii)
 Applicable Threshold Price Schedule 2.21
 Approved Fund
 Arrangers
 Assignment Section 11.2 Section 11.2 Exhibit A
 Auction Section 2.21(a)
 Auction Amount Schedule 2.21
 Auction Assignment and Assumption Schedule
2.21
 Auction Manager Section 2.21(a)
 Auction Notice Schedule 2.21
 B Term Loan Section 2.1(b)(ii)
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B Term Loan Commitment Schedule I B Term Loan
Commitment
 Base Rate plus
 Base Rate Loan
 Benefit Plan
 Borrowing Section 2.3 2.4
 Business Day
 Capital Expenditures
 Capital Lease
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Capitalized Lease Obligations
 Cash Collateral Account
 Cash Equivalents A-1 P-1 clause (a) (b) (c) (d) provided however clauses (a) (b) (c) (d) clauses (a) (e) clauses (a) (e) clause (ii)
 CERCLA
 Change of Control
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Section 8.1
 Closing Date
 Code
 Collateral
 Commitment
 Compliance Certificate Exhibit
G
 Consolidated
 Consolidated Cash Interest Expense less provided that
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Consolidated Current Assets
 Consolidated Current Liabilities provided however Consolidated Current Liabilities
 Consolidated EBITDA plus minus clause (vi) clause (b)(vi) clause (b)(vi)
 Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio
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Consolidated Interest Expense Section 8.5(f) minus
 Consolidated Net Income provided however
 Consolidated Secured Indebtedness
 Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio
 Consolidated Total Debt clause (a) (b) (c)(i) (d) (f) (g) minus
 Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio
 Constituent Documents
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Contractual Obligation
 Control Agreement
 Controlled Deposit Account
 Controlled Securities Account
 Copyrights
 Corporate Chart Section 7.10
 Customary Permitted Liens
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clauses (i) (ii)
   Section 9.1(f)
 clauses (i) (ii)
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Default
 Defaulting Lender
 Delayed-Draw Commitment Fee Section 2.11(b)
 Delayed-Draw Term Loan Section 2.1(b)(iii)
 Delayed-Draw Term Loan Commitment Schedule I Sections 2.5(a) 2.5(b) 9.2 Sections 2.18 11.2(b)
 Delayed-Draw Term Loan Commitment Termination Date
 Delayed-Draw Term Loan Facility
 Delayed-Draw Term Loan Lender
 Disclosure Documents
 Discount Range Schedule 2.21
 Disqualified Stock
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Dollars $
 Domestic Person
 E-Fax
 Effective Yield
 Electronic Transmission
 Eligible Assignee Section 11.2(b)
 Engagement Letter
 Environmental Laws
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Environmental Liabilities
 ERISA
 ERISA Affiliate
 ERISA Event
 E-Signature
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E-System ® ®
 Eurodollar Base Rate Eurodollar Base Rate
 Eurodollar Rate
 Eurodollar Rate Loan
 Eurodollar Reserve Requirements
 Event of Default Section 9.1
 Excess Cash Flow minus Section 2.8(a) Section 2.21
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Section 8.3 (j) (k) plus
 Excluded Foreign Subsidiary provided however Excluded Foreign Subsidiary Excluded Foreign Subsidiary
 Excluded Information Section 2.21(d)
 Excluded Investment Section 8.3
 Excluded Sales Section 2.8(c)
 Existing Credit Agreements
 Existing First Lien Credit Agreement
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Existing Indebtedness Section 8.1(b)
 Existing Notes
 Existing Notes Documents
 Existing Notes Indentures
 Existing Second Lien Credit Agreement
 Existing Senior Notes
 Existing Senior Notes Indenture
 Existing Subordinated Notes
 Existing Subordinated Notes Indentures
 Existing 2016 Subordinated Convertible Notes
 Existing 2016 Subordinated Convertible Notes Indenture
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Existing 2016 Subordinated Notes
 Existing 2016 Subordinated Notes Indenture
 Existing 2018 Subordinated Notes
 Existing 2018 Subordinated Notes Indenture
 Expiration Time Schedule 2.21
 Facilities
 FATCA
 Federal Funds Rate
 Federal Reserve Board
 Fee Letter
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financial maintenance covenants
 Financial Statement Section
4.4 6.1
 Fiscal Quarter
 Fiscal Year
 Foreign Subsidiary
 GAAP Section 1.3 GAAP Section 4.4(a)
 Governmental Authority
 Group Members
 Group Members Accountants
 Guarantor Schedule 4.3(a)
 Guaranty and Security Agreement Exhibit H
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Guaranty Obligation primary obligation primary obligor provided however Guaranty Obligations
 Hazardous Material
 Healthcare Laws
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Hedging Agreement
 Immaterial Subsidiary provided that clauses (a) (b) or clauses (x) (y)
 Inactive Subsidiaries
 Increasing Lender Section 2.19(a)
 Incremental Term Loan Section 2.19(a)
 Incremental Term Loan Amendment Section
2.19(c)
 Incremental Term Loan Commitments Section
2.19(a)
 Incremental Term Loan Facility
 Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date provided
 Indebtedness
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provided however clauses (a) (h)
 Indemnified Matters Section 11.4
 Indemnitee Section 11.4
 Individual Exposure
 Initial Projections
 Initial Term Loan
 Initial Term Loan Commitment
 Initial Term Loan Facility
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Intellectual Property
 Interest Period provided however
 Interest Rate Contracts
 Internet Domain Names
 Investment provided however
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IP Ancillary Rights
 IP License
 IRS
 Issue Issued Issuance
 Junior Indebtedness clause (i) Section 8.1(i) Section 8.1(n) pari passu
 L/C Back-Stop Arrangements Section 2.20(a)(ii)
 L/C Cash Collateral Account
 L/C Exposure
 L/C Issuer
 L/C Obligations
 L/C Reimbursement Agreement Section 2.4(a)
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L/C Reimbursement Date Section 2.4(e)
 L/C Reimbursement Obligation
 L/C Request Section 2.4(b)
 L/C Sublimit
 Lender Default Section 2.4(f) Sections
2.1(a) (b)(iii) (b)(iv) 2.3(a) Section 2.4 clause (ii) provided Section 11.2(f) provided further Section 2.20 Defaulting
Lender Section 2.4(f)
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provided
 Lenders Lender
 Letter of Credit Section 2.4
 Liabilities
 Lien
 Loan
 Loan Documents
 Loan Party
 Majority Lenders
 Margin Stock
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Material Adverse Effect
 Maturity Date
 Maximum Lawful Rate Section 2.9(d)
 Moodys
 Mortgage
 Mortgage Supporting Documents
 Multiemployer Plan
 Net Cash Proceeds
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Section 8.3 provided however Net
Cash Proceeds
 New Lender Section 2.19(b)
 Non-Defaulting Lender
 Non-Funding Lender Section 2.2(c)
 Non-U.S. Lender Party
 Note Exhibit B-1 B-2 B-3 B-4 B-5
 Notice of Borrowing Section 2.2
 Notice of Conversion or Continuation Section
2.10(b)
 Obligations Section 2.11
 Other Taxes Section 2.17(c)
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P&G Call Option
 P&G Holdings Guaranty
 P&G Joint Venture
 P&G JV Agreements
 P&G JV Capital Call Obligations
 P&G JV Companies
 P&G Put Date
 P&G Put Option PGIO PGUS
 Patents
 Patriot Act
 PBGC
 Pension Plan
 Permit
 Permitted Acquisition
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Schedule 8.3A Article V Section 5.1 clauses (b) (c) (d) provided Permitted Acquisition
 Permitted Acquisition Consideration
 Permitted Acquisition Debt
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Permitted Additional Debt pari passu Article
V Section 5.1 Section 6.1 clause (i)
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provided
 Permitted Additional Debt Documents
 Permitted Indebtedness Section 8.1
 Permitted Investment Section 8.3
 Permitted Lien Section 8.2
 Permitted Refinancing Section
8.1
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Permitted Reinvestment
 Permitted Stock Repurchases
 Person
 Preferred Stock
 Pro Forma Basis
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Pro Forma Cost Savings
 Pro Forma Transaction Section 2.21 Section 8.4(e) (f) (g) (h) Section 8.5(e) Section 8.5(f)
 Projections Section 6.1(e)
 Property Loss Event
 Proposed Acquisition
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Proposed Acquisition Target
 Pro Rata Outstandings
 Pro Rata Share provided however Section 2.18
 Qualifying Bid Schedule 2.21
 Refinancing Section
3.1(c)(i)
 Register Section 2.14(b)
 Regulation S-X
 Reinvestment Prepayment Amount less
 Reinvestment Prepayment Date th
 Related Person
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Article III Section 10.4
 Release
 Remedial Action
 Reply Amount Schedule 2.21
 Reply Price Schedule 2.21
 Repricing Event
 Required Lenders
 Required Revolving Credit Lenders
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Required Term Loan Lenders
 Requirements of Law
 Responsible Officer Section 6.1(d) Section 7.10
 Restricted
 Restricted Debt Payment Section 8.6(a)
 Restricted Payment
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Return Bid Schedule 2.21
 Revolver Availability Section 5.1
 Revolving Credit Commitment Schedule I Revolving Credit Commitment
 Revolving Credit Facility
 Revolving Credit Lender
 Revolving Credit Obligations
 Revolving Credit Outstandings
 Revolving Credit Percentage provided Section
2.20
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Revolving Credit Termination Date Section 2.5 9.2 Section 9.2
 Revolving Loan Section 2.1
 S&P
 Sale and Leaseback Transaction obligor counterparty
 Scheduled A Term Loan Maturity Date th provided however that
 Scheduled B Term Loan Maturity Date provided however that
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Scheduled A Term Loan Repayment Section 2.6(b)
 Scheduled A Term Loan Repayment Date Section
2.6(b)
 Scheduled B Term Loan Repayment Section 2.6(c)
 Scheduled B Term Loan Repayment Date Section
2.6(c)
 Scheduled Delayed-Draw Term Loan Repayment Section
2.6(d)
 Scheduled Delayed-Draw Term Loan Repayment Date Section 2.6(d)
 Scheduled Delayed-Draw Term Loan Maturity Date th provided however that
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Scheduled Revolving Credit Termination Date th provided however that
 SEC
 Secured Hedging Agreement Section 8.1(f)
 Secured Hedging Counterparty Section 8.1(f) Section 8.1(f)
 Secured Parties
 Secured Treasury Services Agreement
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Secured Treasury Services Creditor
 Security
 Sell Sale
 Solvent
 SPV
 Stock
 Stock Equivalents
 Subordinated Debt
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Subsidiary
 Substitute Lender Section 2.18(a)
 SWDA
 Swingline Commitment
 Swingline Lender
 Swingline Request Section 2.3(b)
 Swing Loan Section 2.3(a)
 Swing Loan Exposure
 Swissco
 Swiss Pledge Agreement Section 3.1(a)(iii)
 Tax Affiliate
 Tax Benefit Section 2.17(e)
 Tax Return Section 4.8
 Taxes Section 2.17(a)
 Term Loan
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Term Loan Commitment
 Term Loan Facility
 Term Loan Lender
 Term Loan Percentage
 Title IV Plan
 Total Assets Section 6.1(a) (b)
 Total A Term Loan Commitment
 Total B Term Loan Commitment
 Total Commitment
 Total Delayed-Draw Term Loan Commitment
 Total Revolving Credit Commitments
 Total Unutilized Delayed-Draw Term Loan Commitment less Section 2.1(b)(iii)
 Trademarks
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Trade Control Laws
 Trade Secrets
 Tranche provided Sections 2.6(a) 2.18 11.1 11.2(b) Section 2.19
 Transactions
 Treasury Services
 Treasury Services Agreements
 Type i.e.
 UCC
 Unfunded Pension Liability
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United States
 Unrestricted
 Unused Revolver Commitment Fee Section 2.11
 U.S. Lender Party
 Voting Stock
 Weighted Average Life to Maturity
 Wholly Owned Subsidiary
 Working Capital minus
 Section 1.2 UCC Terms
 Section 1.3 Accounting Terms and Principles GAAP Article V VIII
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Articles V VIII
 Pro Forma Article V
 Section 1.4 Payments
 Section 1.5 Interpretation Certain Terms property herein hereof from to until through including documents incur
 Certain References
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Section 2.1 The Commitments Revolving Credit Commitments Revolving Loan provided however clause (a) Section
2.1
 Term Loan Commitments A Term Loan
 B Term
Loan
 Delayed-Draw Term Loan
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Section 2.2 Borrowing Procedures Notice From the Borrower Exhibit C Notice of
Borrowing Section 2.15
 Notice to Each Lender Section 11.11 Section 3.1 Section 3.2
 Non-Funding Lenders Article II provided however Non-Funding Lender
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Section 2.3 Swing Loans Availability Swing Loan provided however Section
3.2 Section 3.2 clause (a) clause (a)
 Borrowing Procedures Exhibit D Swingline Request Section 2.2
 Refinancing Swing Loans Section 9.1(e) Section 9.1(e)
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clause (c)
 Obligation to Fund Absolute clause (c) Section 3.2 Section 2.2(a)
 Section 2.4 Letters of Credit Commitment and Conditions provided however
  provided however clause
(C)
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L/C Reimbursement Agreement
 Section 3.2 provided however Section 3.2
 Notice of Issuance Exhibit E L/C Request
 Reporting Obligations of L/C Issuers
 Acquisition of Participations
 Reimbursement Obligations of the Borrower L/C Reimbursement Date clause (i)
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clause (e)
 Reimbursement Obligations of the Revolving Credit Lenders clause (e) Section 9.1(e) clause (f)
 Obligations Absolute clauses (d) (e) (f) Section 3.2 Section 2.4
 Section 2.5 Reduction and Termination of the Commitments
 Optional
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provided however
 Mandatory
 Section 2.5(b)
 Section 2.5(b)
 Section 2.5(b)
  Section 2.5(b)
 Section 2.5(b) Section 2.12(b)
 Section 2.5(b)
 Section 2.6 Repayment of Loans
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Section 2.8 Scheduled A Term Loan Repayment Date Sections 2.12(a) 2.12(b Scheduled A Term Loan
Repayment
 Scheduled A Term Loan Repayment Date
    
    AmountDecember 31, 2011
    
    $7,812,500March 31, 2012
    
    $7,812,500June 30, 2012
    
    $7,812,500September 30, 2012
    
    $7,812,500December 31, 2012
    
    $7,812,500March 31, 2013
    
    $7,812,500June 30, 2013
    
    $7,812,500September 30, 2013
    
    $7,812,500December 31, 2013
    
    $7,812,500March 31, 2014
    
    $7,812,500June 30, 2014
    
    $7,812,500September 30, 2014
    
    $7,812,500December 31, 2014
    
    $7,812,500March 31, 2015
    
    $7,812,500June 30, 2015
    
    $7,812,500September 30, 2015
    
    $7,812,500December 31, 2015
    
    $7,812,500March 31, 2016
    
    $7,812,500Scheduled A Term Loan Maturity Date
    
    $484,375,000
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Section 2.8 Scheduled B Term Loan Repayment Date Sections 2.12(a) 2.12(b Scheduled B Term Loan
Repayment
 Scheduled B Term Loan Repayment Date
    
    AmountDecember 31, 2011
    
    $2,312,500March 31, 2012
    
    $2,312,500June 30, 2012
    
    $2,312,500September 30, 2012
    
    $2,312,500December 31, 2012
    
    $2,312,500March 31, 2013
    
    $2,312,500June 30, 2013
    
    $2,312,500September 30, 2013
    
    $2,312,500December 31, 2013
    
    $2,312,500March 31, 2014
    
    $2,312,500June 30, 2014
    
    $2,312,500September 30, 2014
    
    $2,312,500December 31, 2014
    
    $2,312,500March 31, 2015
    
    $2,312,500June 30, 2015
    
    $2,312,500September 30, 2015
    
    $2,312,500December 31, 2015
    
    $2,312,500March 31, 2016
    
    $2,312,500June 30, 2016
    
    $2,312,500September 30, 2016
    
    $2,312,500
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Scheduled B Term Loan Repayment Date
    
    AmountDecember 31, 2016
    
    $2,312,500March 31, 2017
    
    $2,312,500Scheduled B Term Loan Maturity Date
    
    $874,125,000
 Section 2.8 Scheduled Delayed-Draw Term Loan Repayment Date Sections 2.12(a) 2.12(b Scheduled Delayed-Draw Term Loan Repayment
 Scheduled Delayed-Draw Term Loan Repayment
    
    Scheduled Delayed-DrawDate
    
    Repayment Instalment PercentageSeptember 30, 2012
    
    1.25%December 31, 2012
    
    1.25%March 31, 2013
    
    1.25%June 30, 2013
    
    1.25%September 30, 2013
    
    1.25%December 31, 2013
    
    1.25%March 31, 2014
    
    1.25%June 31, 2014
    
    1.25%September 30, 2014
    
    1.25%December 31, 2014
    
    1.25%March 31, 2015
    
    1.25%June 30, 2015
    
    1.25%September 30, 2015
    
    1.25%December 31, 2015
    
    1.25%March 31, 2016
    
    1.25%Scheduled Delayed-Draw Term Loan Maturity Date
    
    81.25%
 Section 2.7 Optional Prepayments Section 2.11(d) Section 2.16(a) provided however
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Section 2.12(a)
 Section 2.8 Mandatory Prepayments Excess Cash Flow Section 6.1(b) provided however
 Debt Issuances clause (a) (b) Section 8.1
 Asset Sales and Property Loss Events clause (g) Section 8.4 provided however Excluded Sales clauses (a) (d) (f)(i) Section 8.4 clauses (f)(ii) (g) Section 8.4 Section 2.8(c)
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clauses (f)(ii) (g) Section 8.4
 Excess Outstandings
 Application of Payments Section 2.8 Section
2.12(b)
 Change of Control
 No Premium or Penalty Section 2.8 Section 2.11(d) Section 2.8(b) Section 2.16(a)
 Section 2.9 Interest Rate clause (c)
 Payments
 Default Interest clause
(a) Sections 9.1(a) 9.1(c)(i) Article
V Financial Covenants 9.1(e)(ii)
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Maximum Lawful Rate Section 2.9 Maximum Lawful Rate provided however clauses (a) (c) Section 2.9 Section 2.9(d) Section 2.12
 Section 2.10 Conversion and Continuation Options Option Section 2.16(a) provided however Section 2.15
 Procedure Exhibit F Notice
of Conversion or Continuation
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Section 2.11 Fees Unused Commitment Fees Unused Revolver Commitment Fee
 Delayed-Draw Commitment Fees Delayed-Draw Commitment
Fee
 Letter of Credit Fees provided however clause
(ii) Sections 9.1(a) 9.1(c)(i) Section 9.1(e)(ii)
 Soft Call Protection on B Term Loans Section 2.18
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Additional Fees
 Section 2.12 Application of Payments Application of Voluntary Prepayments Section 2.12(c) Section 2.7
 Application of Mandatory Prepayments clause
(c) Section
2.8 clause (b) first Section 2.8(d) Section 2.12(b) second third Section 2.8(d) Section 9.3 then
 Application of Payments During an Event of Default clause (a) Section 9.2 first second third fourth Sections 2.20 9.3 fifth
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Application of Payments Generally Section 2.12 first second third first then provided clause (a) Section 2.12 Section 2.12 Section 2.12
 Section 2.13 Payments and Computations Procedure
 
 Section 2.12 Section 2.3 2.4
 Computations of Interests and Fees
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Payment Dates provided however
 Advancing Payments
 Section 2.14 Evidence of Debt Records of Lenders Section 11.11 provided
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Records of Administrative Agent Section 2.14 Section 11.11 Register Section 2.18 Substitution of Lenders Section 11.2 Assignments and Participations; Binding Effect clause (A)
 Registered Obligations Section 2.14 Section 11.2 registered form
 Prima Facie Evidence clauses (a) (b) provided however
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Notes Exhibit B-1 B-2 B-3 B-4 B-5 provided however
 Section 2.15 Suspension of Eurodollar Rate Option Article II
 Interest Rate Unascertainable, Inadequate or Unfair clause (c)
 Illegality clause (c)
 Effect of Suspension clause (a)
 Section 2.16 Breakage Costs; Increased Costs; Capital Requirements Breakage Costs
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Section 2.15 clause (a)
 Increased Costs
 Increased Capital Requirements
 Compensation Certificate Section
2.16
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Section 2.16
 Section 2.16 Section 2.16
 Section 2.17 Taxes Payments Free and Clear of Taxes Section
2.17 Taxes clause (iii) Section
2.18(a) clause (f)
 Gross-Up Section 2.17
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Other Taxes Other Taxes Section 11.11
 Indemnification Section 2.17 clause (d)
 Mitigation Section 2.17 Section 2.17 Tax Benefit provided however Section 2.17(e)
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Section 2.17 Section 2.17(e) Section
2.17(e)
 Tax Forms clause (i)
 clause (f)
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clause (f)
 clause (f)
 Section 2.18 Substitution of Lenders Substitution Right Affected Lender clause (b) Increased Costs (c) Increased Capital
Requirements Section 2.16 Section
2.15(b) Illegality Section 2.17(b) Taxes Substitute Lender
 Procedure Section 2.8(d) Excess
Outstandings Section 11.2(c)
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Effectiveness clause
(b) Lender provided however
 Section 2.19 Incremental Term Loans Incremental Term Loans Incremental Term Loan Commitments provided
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Sections 5.1 5.2 Section 5.1
 Section 2.19 provided however Section 2.19 Section 2.6(c) Section 2.6(c)
 Section 2.19 provided however
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Section 2.19 provided
   Section 2.19 Increasing Lenders Section 2.19
 provided Section 2.19 Section 11.2(b) New Lender
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Section 2.14(e) Incremental
Term Loan Amendment Section 2.19 Section
2.19 Section 3.2 Section 11.1
 Section 2.20 Defaulting Lenders
  Section 3.2
 first second L/C Back-Stop Arrangements
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Section 2.11(c)
 Section 2.20(a) Section 2.11(c)
 Section 2.20(a) Section 2.11(c)
 Section 2.11(a)
 Section 2.11(b)
 Section 2.1(a) Section 2.4 Section
2.20(a) Section 2.20(a)(i)
 Section 2.11(a) Section 2.11(c) Section 2.11(b)
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Section 2.21 Reverse Dutch Auction Repurchases Auction Auction Manager
 Section 2.21 Schedule 2.21
     Sections 5.1 5.2
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Section 2.21 Sections 2.7 2.8 Section 11.9 Section
2.21 Section 2.6(b) (c)
 Section 2.21 provided Sections 2.7 2.8 Section 11.9 Section 2.21 Section 2.21 Article X Sections 11.3 11.4 mutatis mutandis
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Excluded Information
 
 Section 3.1 Conditions Precedent to Loans and Letters of Credit on the Closing
Date
 Certain Documents
 Section 2.14(e)
 Section 7.13 Section 7.13
 Swiss Pledge Agreement
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Section 7.13
  clause (v) Section 7.13
 Section 3.2(b)
 Section 7.9
 Section 7.5 Section 7.5
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Section
4.4
  Fees and Expenses
  Refinancing; Indebtedness
  Section 8.1 Section 3.1(c)
 Existing Notes clause
(d)
 Public Debt Ratings
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Patriot Act
 Section 3.2 Conditions Precedent to Each Loan and Letter of Credit
 Request Article II
 Representations and Warranties; No Defaults
  Section 3.3 Determinations of Initial Borrowing Conditions Section 3.1
 
 Section 3.2
 Section 4.1 Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law
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Section 4.2 Loan Documents Power and Authority Schedule 4.2
 Due Execution and Delivery
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Existing Subordinated Notes
 Section 4.3 Ownership of Group Member Schedule 4.3(a) Schedule
4.3(a)
  Section 8.8(c)
 Section 4.4 Financial Statements
 Schedule 4.4(b) clause (a) clause (a)
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provided that
 Section 4.5 Material Adverse Effect
 Section 4.6 Solvency
 Section 4.7 Litigation Schedule 4.7
 Section 4.8 Taxes clauses (i) (ii) (iii) Schedule 4.8 Tax Returns
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Section 4.9 Margin Regulations Section 8.5
 Section 7.13
 Section 4.10 No Burdensome Obligations; No Defaults
 Section 4.11 Investment Company Act
 Section 4.12 Labor Matters Schedule 4.12
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Section 4.13 ERISA
  Section 4.14 Environmental Matters clauses (a) (b) (c) (d) Schedule 4.14
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Section 4.15 Intellectual Property clauses (a) (b) clauses (x) (y) Schedule 4.15
 Section 4.16 Title; Real Property
 Schedule 4.16
 Section 4.17 Bank and Security Accounts Schedule 4.17
 Section 4.18 Insurance Schedule 4.18
 Section 4.19 Use of Proceeds Section 4.19(a)
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provided Section 4.19(a) clause (iii) (iv) (v)
 Section 4.20 Full Disclosure provided however
 Section 4.21 Patriot Act
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Section 5.1 Maximum Consolidated Secured Leverage Ratio
 Section 5.2 Minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio
 MINIMUM CONSOLIDATEDFISCAL QUARTER ENDING
    
    INTEREST COVERAGE RATIOSeptember 30, 2011
    
    2.25: 1.00December 31, 2011
    
    2.25: 1.00March 31, 2012
    
    2.25: 1.00June 30, 2012
    
    2.25: 1.00September 30, 2012
    
    2.25: 1.00December 31, 2012
    
    2.25:1.00March 31, 2013
    
    2.25:1.00June 30, 2013 and each Fiscal Quarter thereafter
    
    2.50: 1.00
 Section 5.3 Capital Expenditures
 
  Section 6.1 Financial Statements
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Quarterly Reports
 Annual Reports
 Compliance Certificate clause (a) (b) Article V clause (b)
 Corporate Chart clause (b) clause (d)
 Additional Projections
 Management Discussion and Analysis clause
(a) (b)
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Intercompany Loan Balances clause (b)
 Audit Reports, Management Letters, Etc clause (b)
 Insurance clause (b)
 Correspondence with Holders of the Subordinated Debt
 Permitted Stock Repurchases clauses (a) (b)
 Section 6.2 Other Events Section 2.8
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Section 6.3 Copies of Notices and Reports
 Section 6.4 Taxes
 Section 6.5 Labor Matters clause (b)
 Section 6.6 ERISA Matters
 Section 6.7 Environmental Matters
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clauses (A) (B) (C) clause (C)
 Section 6.8 Other Information
 Section 6.9 Delivery of Information to Lenders Article VI
 Section 6.10 Annual Lender Call Section 6.1(b)
 Section 6.11 Patriot Act
 
  Section 7.1 Maintenance of Corporate Existence Sections 8.4 8.7 clause
(b)
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Section 7.2 Compliance with Laws, Etc
 Section 7.3 Payment of Obligations clauses
(a) (b)
 Section 7.4 Maintenance of Property clauses (a) (b)
 Section 7.5 Maintenance of Insurance
 Section 7.6 Keeping of Books
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Section 7.7 Access to Books and Property
 Section 7.8 Environmental
 Section 7.9 Use of Proceeds
 Section 7.10 Additional Collateral and Guaranties Section 7.13
  95




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clause (i)
 provided however clause (z)
 clause (a)
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provided that clause (y)
  Section 7.10
 Section 7.11 Deposit Accounts; Securities Accounts and Cash Collateral
Accounts Section 7.10 Section 7.13 provided however provided Section 7.11
 Section
2.12
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Section 7.12 Credit Rating
 Section 7.13 Postclosing Deliveries Schedule 7.13
 Section 7.14 Margin Regulations
 
  Section 8.1 Indebtedness
  Schedule 8.1(b) clause (b) Existing Indebtedness clause (b)
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clause (c) provided however Schedule 8.1(b)
 Section 8.4(b)(ii) Section 8.4(g)
   Section
8.3
 clause (h)
  provided however Schedule 8.1(b)
 provided however Schedule
8.1(b)
 Section 8.2(e)
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clause (n)
 provided however
 Section 8.2 Liens
   Schedule 8.2
 Section 8.1(c) provided however
 provided however
 Section 8.1(k)
 Section 8.1(n) clause (x)
 provided that
 Section 8.4(b)(ii) (g) Section 8.1(d) provided however
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clause
(c), (d), (h) (i) clause (j)
 Section 8.1(o)
 Section 8.3 Investments
 Schedule 8.3 Schedule
4.3(a)
    provided however clause (ii)
 provided however clause (f)
 Section
8.2(b)
 Section 8.1(f)
 Section 8.1
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provided that
 provided however
 Section 8.5
 Excluded Investments Section 8.3(j)
 Section 8.4 Asset Sales and Stock Issuances
  102




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provided however
 Section 8.5 Section 8.5
  provided however
  provided however
  103




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Section 8.5 Restricted Payments
   provided however provided however clause (B) provided further clause (c)
 Section 8.6
 Article V
 Article V
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provided however clause (f)
 Section 8.6
 Section 8.6 Payments on Junior Indebtedness provided however
 Restricted Debt Payment
  105




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Section 8.1
   Section 8.7 Fundamental Changes Section 8.3(k) provided however
 Section 8.8 Change in Nature of Business
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Section 8.3(j) Schedule 4.7
 Schedule 4.7 provided
 Section 8.9 Transactions with Affiliates Schedule 8.9 Section
8.5 clause (ii) Section 8.3
 Section 8.10 Third-Party Restrictions on Indebtedness, Liens, Investments or
Restricted Payments
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clauses (a) (b) Section 8.1(b) (c
 Section 8.11 Modification of Certain Documents
  provided Section 8.1 Section 8.1(i) Section 8.1(n) clause (z)
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Section 8.1
 provided that
  Section 8.12 Accounting Changes; Fiscal Year
 Section 8.13 Margin Regulations
 Section 8.14 Compliance with ERISA
 Section 8.15 Hazardous Materials
 
 Section 9.1 Definition
 clause (i) clause (ii)
 109




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Section 2.20(a)(ii) Article V Section 6.1 ( 6.2(a) 7.1(a) 7.9 7.13 Article VIII clause (ii)
  clause (i) (ii)
  110




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clause (i) (ii) (iii)
  Article V
 Section 9.2 Remedies provided however Section 9.1(e)(ii) Section 9.3
 111




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Section 9.3 Actions in Respect of Letters of Credit Section 2.12 Section 11.11 clause (iii) Section 2.12
 
 Section 10.1 Appointment and Duties Appointment of Administrative
Agent Section 10.9
 Duties as Collateral and Disbursing Agent clause (a) Section 9.1(e)(ii) Section 9.1(e)(ii) provided however
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Limited Duties Section 2.14(b) Section 11.11 clauses (i) (iii)
 Section 10.2 Binding Effect
 Section 10.3 Use of Discretion No Action without Instructions
 Right Not to Follow Certain Instructions clause (a)
 Section 10.4 Delegation of Rights and Duties Article X
 113




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Section 10.5 Reliance and Liability Section 11.2(e) Section 2.14
      114




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clauses (i) (iv)
 Section 10.6 Administrative Agent Individually
 Section 10.7 Lender Credit Decision
 Section 10.8 Expenses; Indemnities
 115




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provided however
 Section 10.9 Resignation of Administrative Agent or L/C Issuer clause
(a)
 Section 10.3
 provided that provided that,
 116




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Section 10.10 Release of Collateral or Guarantors clause (b)(ii)
 Section 7.10
 Section 7.10 Section
8.2(d) (e)
 Section 10.10
 Section 10.11 Additional Secured Parties Article X Section 11.8 Section 11.9 Section 11.20 provided however Section 10.8
 117




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Section 10.12 Titles
 
 Section 11.1 Amendments, Waivers, Etc Section 2.19 provided however clause (2) (4)
 Section 3.1
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provided however clause (iii) Article
V
 provided however clause (iv) Section 2.8 Section 2.12
 Section 10.10
  Section 10.10 Release of Collateral or Guarantor Section 11.9 Sharing of Payments Section 11.1
 provided further Section 2.12(b) Application of Mandatory Prepayments Article X Section
11.2(f) Section 2.12(c) (d)
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Section 11.1 Section
2.12(c)
  Section 11.2 Assignments and Participations; Binding Effect Binding
Effect Article X Section 10.11 Section 10.9
 Right to Assign Eligible
Assignee provided provided Section 2.21 provided however
 120




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Procedure clause (b) clause (e) (f) Section 2.17(f) provided that Section
11.2(b)(iii)
 Effectiveness Section 2.14(b)
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Article X Section 11.8 Right of Setoff Section 11.9 Sharing of Payments Section
10.11 Additional Secured Parties
 Grant of Security Interests Section 11.2 provided however clause (b)
 Participants and SPVs Section 11.2 provided however Sections 2.16 Breakage Costs; Increased Costs; Capital Requirements 2.17 Taxes Section 2.17(f) provided however clause
(A) (B) clauses (ii) (iii) (iv) Section 11.1(a)
 122




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Section 11.1(a)(v) Section 10.10 clause (f) provided however
 Section 11.3 Costs and Expenses ® ®
 123




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Section 11.4 Indemnities Section 11.3 Indemnitee Indemnified Matters provided however Section 11.4
 Indemnified Matters
 124




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.
 Section 11.5 Survival Section 2.17 Taxes Section 2.16 Breakage Costs; Increased Costs; Capital
Requirements Article X The Administrative Agent Section 11.3 Costs and Expenses Section 11.4 Indemnities Section
11.5
 Section 11.6 Limitation of Liability for Certain Damages
 Section 11.7 Lender-Creditor Relationship
 Section 11.8 Right of Setoff provided however Section
11.8
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Section 11.9 Sharing of Payments, Etc. proceeds Sections 2.16 Breakage Costs; Increased Costs; Capital
Requirements 2.17 Taxes 2.18 Substitution of Lenders 2.21 Reverse Dutch Auction Repurchases provided however
 Section 11.9(a)
 Section 11.10 Marshaling; Payments Set Aside
 Section 11.11 Notices Addresses Schedule II ®
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® clause (i) clause (a)
 Effectiveness clause (a) clause (a)(ii) (a)(iii) provided however Article II Article X
 Section 11.12 Electronic Transmissions Authorization Section 11.11(a)
 Signatures Section 11.11(a)
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provided however
 Separate Agreements Section 11.11 Section 11.12
 Limitation of Liability
 Section 11.13 Governing Law
 Section 11.14 Jurisdiction Submission to Jurisdiction
 Service of Process Section 11.11
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Non-Exclusive Jurisdiction Section 11.14
 Section 11.15 Waiver of Jury Trial Section 11.15
 Section 11.16 Severability
 Section 11.17 Execution in Counterparts
 Section 11.18 Entire Agreement
 Section 11.19 Use of Name
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Section 11.20 Non-Public Information; Confidentiality
 Section 11.2(f) Section 11.2(e) Section 11.20 Section 11.20 Section 11.20
 Section 11.21 Patriot Act Notice
 Section 11.22 Senior Indebtedness
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ALERE INC., as BorrowerBy:
    /s/ David A. TeitelName:
    David A. TeitelTitle:
    CFO Signature Page to Alere Inc. Credit Agreement 2011
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GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as 
     Administrative Agent and LenderBy:
    /s/ Ryan GueninName:
    Ryan GueninTitle:
    Duly Authorized SignatoryGE CAPITAL FINANCIAL INC., as LenderBy:
    /s/ Stephen F. SchroppeName:
    Stephen F. SchroppeTitle:
    Duly Authorized Signatory Signature Page to Alere Inc. Credit Agreement 2011
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JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, as Syndication Agent and LenderBy:
    /s/ E.J. HessName:
    E.J. HessTitle:
    Managing Director Signature Page to Alere Inc. Credit Agreement 2011
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CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, as Co-Documentation AgentBy:
    /s/ Tom DavidsonName:
    Tom DavidsonTitle:
    Managing DirectorCREDIT SUISSE AG CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as LenderBy:
    /s/ Ari BrugerName:
    Ari BrugerTitle:
    Vice PresidentBy:
    /s/ Kevin BuddhdewName:
    Kevin BuddhdewTitle:
    Associate Signature Page to Alere Inc. Credit Agreement 2011
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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as Co-Documentation Agent and LenderBy:
    /s/ Meredith MackeyName:
    Meredith MackeyTitle:
    Authorized Signatory Signature Page to Alere Inc. Credit Agreement 2011
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT,
DATED AS OF THE DATE FIRST WRITTEN ABOVE,
AMONG ALERE INC., THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO
TIME PARTY HERETO, GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
CORPORATION AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,
JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC AS SYNDICATION AGENT
AND CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC,
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, DnB NOR BANK ASA
AND SUNTRUST BANK AS CO-DOCUMENTATION
AGENTS
DnB NOR BANK ASA, as Co-Documentation Agent and LenderBy:
    /s/ Phil KurpiewskiName: Phil KurpiewskiTitle:  
Senior Vice PresidentBy:
    /s/ Kristie LiName:
    Kristie LiTitle:
    Vice President Signature Page to Alere Inc. Credit Agreement 2011
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SUNTRUST BANK, as Co-Documentation Agent and LenderBy:
    /s/ C. David YatesName:
    C. David YatesTitle:
    Managing Director Signature Page to Alere Inc. Credit Agreement 2011
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF
THE DATE FIRST WRITTEN ABOVE, AMONG ALERE INC., THE
LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,
JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC AS SYNDICATION AGENT AND CREDIT
SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
DnB NOR BANK ASA AND SUNTRUST BANK AS
CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA:By:
    /s/ Michelle C. PhillipsName:
    Michelle C. PhillipsTitle:
    Director Signature Page to Alere Inc. Credit Agreement 2011
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF
THE DATE FIRST WRITTEN ABOVE, AMONG ALERE INC., THE
LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,
JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC AS SYNDICATION AGENT AND CREDIT
SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
DnB NOR BANK ASA AND SUNTRUST BANK AS
CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS
Bank of the West:By:
    /s/ Sidney JordanName:
    Sidney JordanTitle:
    Vice President Signature Page to Alere Inc. Credit Agreement 2011
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF
THE DATE FIRST WRITTEN ABOVE, AMONG ALERE INC., THE
LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,
JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC AS SYNDICATION AGENT AND CREDIT
SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
DnB NOR BANK ASA AND SUNTRUST BANK AS
CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS
HSBC Bank USA, National Association:By:
    /s/ David A. CarrollName:
    David A. CarrollTitle:
    Vice President Signature Page to Alere Inc. Credit Agreement 2011
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF
THE DATE FIRST WRITTEN ABOVE, AMONG ALERE INC., THE
LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,
JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC AS SYNDICATION AGENT AND CREDIT
SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
DnB NOR BANK ASA AND SUNTRUST BANK AS
CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS
HSBC Bank Plc:By:
    /s/ Mike F. KearName:
    Mike F. KearTitle:
    Global Relationship Manager Signature Page to Alere Inc. Credit Agreement 2011
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF
THE DATE FIRST WRITTEN ABOVE, AMONG ALERE INC., THE
LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,
JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC AS SYNDICATION AGENT AND CREDIT
SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
DnB NOR BANK ASA AND SUNTRUST BANK AS
CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS
RAYMOND JAMES BANK, FSB:By:
    /s/ Alexander L. RodyName:
    Alexander L. RodyTitle:
    Senior Vice President Signature Page to Alere Inc. Credit Agreement 2011
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF
THE DATE FIRST WRITTEN ABOVE, AMONG ALERE INC., THE
LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,
JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC AS SYNDICATION AGENT AND CREDIT
SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
DnB NOR BANK ASA AND SUNTRUST BANK AS
CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS
Royal Bank of Canada, as a Lender:By:
    /s/ Dean SasName:
    Dean SasTitle:
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF
THE DATE FIRST WRITTEN ABOVE, AMONG ALERE INC., THE
LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,
JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC AS SYNDICATION AGENT AND CREDIT
SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
DnB NOR BANK ASA AND SUNTRUST BANK AS
CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS
RBS Citizens, NABy:
    /s/ Cindy ChenName:
    Cindy ChenTitle:
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF
THE DATE FIRST WRITTEN ABOVE, AMONG ALERE INC., THE
LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,
JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC AS SYNDICATION AGENT AND CREDIT
SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC, GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
DnB NOR BANK ASA AND SUNTRUST BANK AS
CO-DOCUMENTATION AGENTS
SIEMENS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.By:
    /s/ Anthony CascianoName:
    Anthony CascianoTitle:
    Managing DirectorBy:
    /s/ Douglas MaherName:
    Douglas MaherTitle:
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Schedule I
 COMMITMENTS
 Delayed-DrawRevolving Credit
    
    A Term Loan
    
    B Term Loan
    
    Term LoanLender
    
    Commitment
    
    Commitment
    
    Commitment
    
    CommitmentJefferies Finance LLC
    
    $
    28,432,624.11
    
    
    $
    113,279,821.68
    
    
    $
    250,500,000.00
    
    
    $
    54,374,242.56General Electric Capital Corporation
    
    $
    28,432,624.11
    
    
    $
    99,279,821.68
    
    
    $
    250,500,000.00
    
    
    $
    13,374,242.56GE Capital Financial, Inc.
    
    $
    0.00
    
    
    $
    14,000,000.00
    
    
    $
    0.00
    
    
    $
    41,000,000.00Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch
    
    $
    50,000,000.00
    
    
    $
    20,270,270.27
    
    
    $
    242,000,000.00
    
    
    $
    9,729,729.73Goldman Sachs Bank USA
    
    $
    28,432,624.11
    
    
    $
    88,779,767.23
    
    
    $
    167,000,000.00
    
    
    $
    42,614,231.96DnB NOR Bank ASA
    
    $
    26,595,744.68
    
    
    $
    66,489,361.70
    
    
    $
    0.00
    
    
    $
    31,914,893.62Raymond James Bank, FSB
    
    $
    5,319,148.94
    
    
    $
    13,297,872.34
    
    
    $
    15,000,000.00
    
    
    $
    6,382,978.72Royal Bank of Canada
    
    $
    15,957,446.81
    
    
    $
    39,893,617.02
    
    
    $
    0.00
    
    
    $
    19,148,936.17The Bank of Nova Scotia
    
    $
    12,765,957.45
    
    
    $
    31,914,893.61
    
    
    $
    0.00
    
    
    $
    15,319,148.94Siemens Financial Services, Inc.
    
    $
    6,382,978.72
    
    
    $
    15,957,446.81
    
    
    $
    0.00
    
    
    $
    7,659,574.47HSBC Bank USA
    
    $
    5,319,148.94
    
    
    $
    13,297,872.34
    
    
    $
    0.00
    
    
    $
    6,382,978.72HSBC Bank Plc
    
    $
    5,319,148.94
    
    
    $
    13,297,872.34
    
    
    $
    0.00
    
    
    $
    6,382,978.72SunTrust Bank
    
    $
    26,595,744.68
    
    
    $
    66,489,361.70
    
    
    $
    0.00
    
    
    $
    31,914,893.62RBS Citizens, National Association
    
    $
    7,446,808.51
    
    
    $
    18,617,021.28
    
    
    $
    0.00
    
    
    $
    8,936,170.21Bank of the West
    
    $
    3,000,000.00
    
    
    $
    10,135,000.00
    
    
    $
    0.00
    
    
    $
    4,865,000.00TOTAL
    
    $
    250,000,000.00
    
    
    $
    625,000,000.00
    
    
    $
    925,000,000.00
    
    
    $
    300,000,000.00
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Schedule II
 ADDRESSES FOR NOTICES
 LENDERS:
    
    CONTACT DETAILS:Bank of the West
    
    Credit Contact:1977 Saturn Street, 3rd Floor
    
    Attention: Sidney JordanMonterey Park, CA 91755
    
    Telephone: 213-972-0625Telecopier: 213-972-0618Email: sidney.jordan@bankofthewest.comOperations Contact:Attention: Sandra FoxTelephone: 323-727-3065Telecopier: 323-727-3099Email: sandra.fox@bankofthewest.comCredit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch
    
    Credit Contact:Eleven Madison Avenue
    
    Attention: Ari BrugerNew York, New York 10010
    
    Telephone: 212-538-5577Telecopier: 646-935-8075Email: ari.bruger@credit-suisse.comAdministration Contact:Attention: Eric CeglowskiTelephone: 919-994-1357Telecopier: 866-469-3871Email: eric.ceglowski@credit-suisse.comDnB NOR Bank ASA
    
    Credit Contact:200 Park Avenue, 31st Floor
    
    Attention: Geshu SugandhNew York, New York 10166
    
    Telephone: 212-681-3873Telecopier: 212-681-3900Email: geshu.sugandh@dnbnor.noOperations Contact:Attention: Marybelle OrtizTelephone: 212-681-3848Telecopier: 212-681-4123Email: marybelle.ortiz@dnbnor.noGeneral Electric Capital Corporation
    
    Credit Contact:2 Bethesda Metro Center
    
    Attention: Ryan GueninBethesda, MD 20814
    
    Telephone: 301-634-3215Telecopier: 866-673-0624Email: ryan.guenin@ge.comOperations Contact:Attention: Rose GaskinTelephone: 312-441-7644Telecopier: 312-441-7871Email: rose.gaskin@ge.com
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LENDERS:
    
    CONTACT DETAILS:GE Capital Financial Inc.
    
    Credit Contact:2 Bethesda Metro Center
    
    Attention: Ryan GueninBethesda, MD 20814
    
    Telephone: 301-634-3215Telecopier: 866-673-0624Email: ryan.guenin@ge.comOperations Contact:Attention: Rose GaskinTelephone: 312-441-7644Telecopier: 312-441-7871Email: rose.gaskin@ge.comGoldman Sachs Bank USA
    
    Credit Contact:200 West Street
    
    Attention: Lauren DayNew York, New York 10282
    
    Telephone: 212-934-3921Email: gsd.link@gs.comOperations Contact:Telephone: 212-902-1099Telecopier: 917-977-3966Email: gs-sbd-admin-contacts@ny.email.gs.comHSBC Bank USA
    
    Credit Contact:520 Madison Avenue
    
    Attention: David CarrollNew York, New York 10022
    
    Telephone: 317-292-8495Telecopier: 617-338-3849Email: david.x.carroll@us.hsbc.comOperations Contact:Attention: Shoba RaniTelephone: 716-841-6216Telecopier: 917-229-0974Email: N/A  Notices must be faxedHSBC Bank Plc
    
    Credit Contact:8 Canada Square, Canary Wharf
    
    Attention: Mike F. KearLondon E14 5HQ
    
    Telephone: 0044-8455-856419United Kingdom
    
    Telecopier: 0044-8455-877941Email: mikekear@hsbc.comOperations Contact:Attention: Process ManagerTelephone: 020-7991-8296Telecopier: 020-7992-4680Jefferies Finance LLC
    
    Credit Contact:520 Madison Avenue
    
    Attention: JR YoungNew York, New York 10022
    
    Telephone: 212-284-8191Telecopier: 212-284-3444Email: jyoung@jefferies.comOperations Contact:Attention: Michael Burns
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LENDERS:
    
    CONTACT DETAILS:Telephone: 617-662-9741Telecopier: 617-937-0638Email: michael.burnsjr@statestreet.comRaymond James Bank, FSB
    
    Credit Contact:710 Carillon Parkway
    
    Attention: Alexander L. RodySt. Petersburg, FL 33716
    
    Telephone: 615-321-4238Telecopier: 866-205-1396(preference of email toRJBank-LoanOpsCorp@RaymondJames.com)Email: alex.rody@raymondjames.comRBS Citizens, National Association
    
    Credit Contact:One Citizens Plaza
    
    Attention: Cindy ChenProvidence, RI 02903
    
    Telephone: 617-994-7722Email: cindy.chen@rbscitizens.comOperations Contact:Attention: Carissa DApolitoTelephone: 781-655-4396Telecopier: 781-655-4050Email: carissa.joubert@rbscitizens.comRoyal Bank of Canada
    
    Credit Contact:200 Vesey Street, 3 WFC
    
    Attention: Dean SasNew York, New York 10281
    
    Telephone: 212-428-629Telecopier: 212-428-6460Email: dean.sas@rbccm.comFinance/Repayment Contact:Attention: Michael WangTelephone: 416-842-6987Telecopier: 416-842-4020Email: michael.wang@rbccm.comSiemens Financial Services, Inc.
    
    Credit Contact:170 Wood Avenue South
    
    Attention: Doug MaherIselin, NJ 08830
    
    Telephone: 732-476-3562Telecopier: 732-476-3567Email: douglas.maher@siemens.comOperations Contact:Attention: April Greaves-BryanTelephone: 732-476-3443Telecopier: 919-374-9105Email: sfspops.sfs@siemens.comSunTrust Bank
    
    Credit Contact:303 Peachtree Street, 25th Floor
    
    Attention: John CappellariAtlanta, GA 30308
    
    Telephone: 404-813-6001Telecopier: 404-588-7497Email: john.cappellari@suntrust.comOperations Contact:
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LENDERS:
    
    CONTACT DETAILS:Attention: Allyson MohanTelephone: 404-813-0030Telecopier: 404-588-4401Email: allyson.mohan@suntrust.comThe Bank of Nova Scotia
    
    Credit Contact:711 Louisiana Street, Suite 1400
    
    Attention: Michelle PhillipsHouston, TX 77002
    
    Telephone: 713-759-3475Telecopier: 832-426-6023Email: michellec_phillips@scotiacapital.comOperations Contact:Attention: Kathy WilliamsTelephone: 416-649-4009Telecopier: 212-225-5709Email: kathy_williams@scotiacapital.com
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SCHEDULE 2.21
 REVERSE DUTCH AUCTION PROCEDURES
 This Schedule 2.21 Section
2.21 Schedule 2.21 Schedule 2.21
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Auction Assignment and Assumption
 Acceptance Procedures Applicable Threshold Price Qualifying Bid
 Proration Procedures provided
 Notification Procedures ® ® Schedule 2.21
 Auction Assignment and Assumption
 (i)
    
    The conditions set forth in Section 2.21 of the Credit
Agreement have each been satisfied on and as of the date hereof, except to the
extent that such conditions refer to conditions that must be satisfied as of a
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Borrower must terminate any Auction if it fails to satisfy one of more of
the conditions which are required to be met at the time which otherwise
would have been the time of purchase of Term Loans pursuant to an Auction.(ii)
    
    The representations and warranties of the Borrower and each
other Loan Party contained in Article IV of the Credit Agreement or any
other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any
time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct in
all material respects (other than any representation or warranty that is
qualified by materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect, which shall
be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof, except to
the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an
earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier
date, and except that for purposes hereof, the representations and warranties
contained in Section 4.4(a) of the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to
refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b)
of Section 6.1 of the Credit Agreement.
 Additional Procedures Section 2.21 Section 2.21 Section 2.21 Schedule 2.21 Section 2.21 Schedule
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Borrower:
    
    Alere Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Borrower)Administrative Agent:
    
    General Electric Capital Corporation, as
administrative agent and collateral agent for the
Lenders and L/C Issuers (in such capacity and
together with its successors and permitted assigns,
the Administrative Agent)Credit Agreement:
    
    Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2011, among
the Borrower, the Lenders and L/C Issuers party
thereto and the Administrative Agent (as the same
may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise
modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement;
capitalized terms used herein without definition are
used as defined in the Credit Agreement)[Trade Date:
    
    _________, ____]Effective Date:
    
    _________, ____
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Aggregate amount
    
    Aggregate amountof Commitments
    
    of CommitmentsAssignor
    
    Assignee
    
    
    
    or principal
    
    or principal(collectively, the
    
    (collectively, the
    
    
    
    amount of Loans
    
    amount of Loans
    
    PercentageAssignors)
    
    Assignees)
    
    Facility Assigned1
    
    for all Lenders2
    
    Assigned3
    
    Assigned4[Name of Assignor]
    
    [Name of Assignee]
[Affiliate][Approved 
Fund] of [Name of 
Lender]
    
    
    
    $____________
    
    $____________
    
    _.______%[Name of Assignor]
    
    [Name of Assignee]
[Affiliate][Approved 
Fund] of [Name of 
Lender]
    
    
    
    $____________
    
    $____________
    
    _.______%[Name of Assignor]
    
    [Name of Assignee]
[Affiliate][Approved 
Fund] of [Name of 
Lender]
    
    
    
    $____________
    
    $____________
    
    _.______%
 [The Remainder of this Page Was Intentionally Left Blank]
 
 1
    
    Fill in the appropriate defined term for the
Tranche of Loans and/or Commitments under the Credit Agreement that are being
assigned under this Assignment (e.g., Revolving Credit Commitment, A Term
Loans, etc).2
    
    In the case of the Revolving Credit
Commitment, including Revolving Loans and interests, participations and
obligations to participate in Letters of Credit and Swing Loans.3
    
    Amount to be adjusted by the counterparties
to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date
and the Effective Date. The aggregate amounts are inserted for informational
purposes only to help in calculating the percentages assigned which,
themselves, are for informational purposes only.4
    
    Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, the
Assigned Interest as a percentage of the aggregate Commitment or Loans in the
respective Facility. This percentage is set forth for informational purposes
only and is not intended to be binding. The assignments are based on the
amounts assigned not on the percentages listed in this column. 
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Section 1. Assignment Assigned Interest
 Section 2. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Assignors Section 2.14(e)
 Section 3. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Assignees Section 11.20
 
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Section 11.2(c) Section 2.17(f)
 Section 4. Determination of Effective Date; Register Section 11.2(b) Effective Date
 Section 5. Effect
 Section 6. Distribution of Payments
 Section 7. Miscellaneous Sections 1.5 Interpretation 11.14(a) Submission to Jurisdiction 11.15 Waiver of Jury Trial
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[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]as AssignorBy:Name:Title:[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]as AssigneeBy:Name:Title:Lending Office [for Eurodollar Rate Loans]:[Insert Address (including contact name, fax number
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GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION 
as Administrative AgentBy:Name:Title:[ALERE INC.By:Name:Title:]5[[NAME OF SWINGLINE LENDER]By:Name:Title:[NAME OF EACH L/C ISSUER]By:Name:Title:]]6
 
 5
    
    The consent of the Borrower is only required
to the extent provided by Section 11.2(b) of the Credit Agreement.6
    
    The consent of the Swingline Lender and each
L/C Issuer is only required to the extent provided in Section 11.2(b)
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Lender: [NAME OF LENDER]
    
    New York, New YorkPrincipal Amount: $_______
    
    [_____], 2011
 Borrower Lender
   Credit Agreement
  Sections 1.5 Interpretation 11.14(a) Submission to Jurisdiction 11.15 Waiver of Jury Trial
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Lender: [NAME OF LENDER]
    
    New York, New YorkPrincipal Amount: $_______
    
    [_____], 2011
 Borrower Lender
   Credit Agreement
  Sections 1.5 Interpretation 11.14(a) Submission to Jurisdiction 11.15 Waiver of Jury Trial
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Lender: [NAME OF LENDER]
    
    New York, New YorkPrincipal Amount: $_______
    
    [_____], 2011
 Borrower Lender
   Credit Agreement
  Sections 1.5 Interpretation 11.14(a) Submission to Jurisdiction 11.15 Waiver of Jury Trial
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Lender: [NAME OF LENDER]
    
    New York, New YorkPrincipal Amount: $_______
    
    [_____], 2011
 Borrower Lender Incremental Term Loan
Maturity Date
   Credit Agreement
  Sections 1.5 Interpretation 11.14(a) Submission to Jurisdiction 11.15 Waiver of Jury Trial
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Lender: [NAME OF LENDER]
    
    New York, New YorkPrincipal Amount: $_______
    
    ___________, ____
 Borrower Lender
   Credit Agreement
  Sections 1.5 Interpretation 11.14(a) Submission to Jurisdiction 11.15 Waiver of Jury Trial
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ALERE INC. (the Borrower)
 Credit
Agreement
 Section 2.2 Proposed Borrowing
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 Credit
Agreement
 Section 2.3 Proposed Advance
 Funding Date
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 Credit
Agreement
 Section 2.4(b) Issue Date
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ALERE INC.By:Name:Title: